How To Videos
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Watch HALSCRIB How-to BASICS Menu Settings video (1.5 MB, 2:47 minutes)
- launch from desktop icon
- click YES to confirm screen size pop-up
- click HALSCRIB logo on splash-screen
- CARDS menu
- COLORS menu - BOARD / PEGS / TABLE
- DEALER menu - ALTERNATE / CHANCE
- DISPLAY menu - MISTAKES / POINTS
- MODE menu - TRAIN
- OPTIONS menu - HINT / SCOPE / STATUS
- STRATEGY menu - MASTER
Watch HALSCRIB How-to PLAY a GAME video (1.6 MB, 2:57 minutes)
- ACTION menu - PLAY
- DEALER-CHANCE confirm cut
- deck location indicates dealer
- candidate discards
- release / reselect candidate(s)
- confirm discards
- location of starter on deck
- select pegging play(s)
- points calculated and displayed automatically for both players (as per DISPLAY-POINTS-AUTO)
- confirm HAL's pegging points
- click on "table" to begin "showing"
- confirm points in showing
- next deal
- RED status line end of game score projections
Watch HALSCRIB How-to ADVANCED Menu Settings video (2.0 MB, 3:57 minutes)
- DISPLAY menu - MISTAKES-NONE
- DISPLAY menu - POINTS-MANUAL-NO MUGS
- OPTIONS menu - SCOPE-100%
- STRATEGY menu - MASTER / G'MASTER
- ACTION menu - PLAY
- pegging - no typing required if 0 points
- click on "table" after points typed
- click on "table" to accept (confirm) HAL's points
- over-pegging - PENALTY flash
- under-pegging - POINTS? flash (as per DISPLAY-POINTS-MANUAL-NO MUGS)