Setting Up the Game
When setting up the game, only the responses entered using Controller #1 will be accepted.
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1. To begin the game, Player #1 presses the START button. The game will begin only after the Jeopardy! introduction has been completed.
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2. Player #1, select the number of HUMAN players that will compete (1-3) by moving the Control Pad Up and Down until the desired number is displayed. Press the START Button to lock in your selection.
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3. If you have entered either 1 or 2 Players, then you may wish to play against a computer opponent. Player #1, make the selection by moving the Control Pad Up or Down until the desired answer appears. Press the START Button to lock in your selection.
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4. Player #1, enter your name by moving the cursor over the desired letters using the Control Pad and locking them in by pressing Button A. Press START when finished. The names being entered can be no more than 5 letters long. If you make a mistake while entering a name, press Button B to delete each letter.
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5. Player #1, to choose your character, press SELECT until the desired contestant appears. Lock in your selection by buzzing in as prompted by the computer. (How you buzz in is determined by the number of players competing.)
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6. Player #2 and #3, repeat steps 4 and 5.
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7. Once all players have entered their names and characters the game will start. If you are playing against a computer player(s), their characters will appear on the screen prior to revealing the board for the first Jeopardy! round.
How to Play Jeopardy!
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1. The Jeopardy! board appears on the screen. The dollar values are placed on the board and then the Jeopardy! categories are revealed. Player #1 goes first; choose a category and a dollar value. To do this, move the cursor around the board by moving the Control Pad UP, DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT. Lock in your selection by pressing either Button A or Button B. (Categories are often abbreviated at the top of the column because of space limitations, but the same category is also spelled out at the bottom of the screen.)
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2. At this point, the categories may be changed by pressing the SELECT button. This must be done while the message is on the screen.
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3. All players now get ready to respond. The answer will appear on the screen. You must wait until the STOP SIGN disappears and the timer starts to buzz in. Once the timer has begun to count down, you may buzz in using your Controller.
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4. The player who has buzzed in first will have total control of the board. The "answer" reappears on the screen along with the first part of the "question" (WHO IS...or WHAT IS...or WHAT ARE, etc.). On the bottom of the screen you will find an alphabet/number board in which the "question" is to be completed. To input your answer, move the highlighter over the letter(s) or number(s) you wish to select using the Control Pad. Once you have completed your selection, lock it in by pressing Button A. To delete a selection, press Button B.
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5. When you have completed your entry, press START to see if your response was correct. If you have responded correctly, the computer will display a message and add the appropriate amount to your earnings. If you have responded incorrectly, then the amount will be deducted from your earnings.
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6. If the response is incorrect, the "answer" then reappears on the screen, and the remaining players get the chance to jump in again to try to supply the "question." (The player who answered incorrectly cannot try again.)
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7. If no player buzzes in and the timer runs out, then the correct "question" will appear on the screen. At this point, the same player will have control of the board.
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8. The player who has given the last correct response will have control of the board.
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9. Play will continue until the board has been cleared.
The Daily Double
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1. During play, a hidden Daily Double appears in one of the 30 windows on the board. (The placement of the Daily Double is random.) If you are the player who has uncovered the Daily Double, you automatically shut out the other players and get to try the "question" alone.
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2. If you already have accumulated earnings, then you may wager as follows: a) Minimum wager is $5. b) If your accumulated earnings are less than the highest dollar value on the board, you may bet up to the highest dollar value on the board. c) If your accumulated earnings are greater than the highest dollar value on the board, then you may bet all or part of your winnings.
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3. If you do not have any accumulated earnings, or if you have a negative dollar amount, then you may place a wager up to the highest dollar on the board.
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4. The player's total earnings will appear in the wager box on the top of the screen. The player may change this wager by moving the cursor LEFT and RIGHT with the Control Pad and placing it over the number that they would like to change. The number is increased or decreased by moving the Control Pad UP and DOWN until the desired number appears. Press START to lock in the wager. At this point, the "answer" will appear and the timer will begin counting down, and the player must input his or her "question."
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5. If your response is correct, the value of