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Item No. 80749 PRINTED IN CHINA
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Welcome to the Weakest Link! All eight players must work together to build the team’s bank balance. Seven players will leave the game with nothing. Only one will win the prize. Who is allergic to intelligence? Who has outstayed their welcome? It’s up to you to decide, as round by round you lose the player voted the Weakest Link! Remember, you need to be ruthless to be rich! This box includes: 1 electronic table top unit 65 double-sided question cards 10 double-sided head-to-head cards 1
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8 7 6 START 5 PLAYER BUTTONS ABOUT THE GAME PLAYER BUTTONS – used to identify and choose players during play and for voting CARD CODE WINDOW – used to display the code of the question card in the unit CARD DOOR– used to insert and remove cards QUESTION WINDOW – used to display the question in play ANSWER BUTTONS – used to select answers PASS – used in place of an answer button BANK – used to “bank” money won by answering questions correctly START – used to confirm number of players and to resume
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During the HEAD-TO-HEAD round ABOUT THE LCD The score between the final two players will be displayed. The LCD will display the information you need during the game. This screen will also be used for SUDDEN DEATH. During a regular round ABOUT THE CARDS SOUND – the selected volume level TIMER – will count down to zero QUESTION VALUE – the value of the current question PLAYER NUMBER – which player should be answering BANK VALUE – the amount of money banked during the round FRONT BACK At th
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The game cards that are labeled HEAD TO HEAD The question values increase as follows: are for use in the Head-to-Head and Sudden $ 1,000 Death rounds only. They should be separated $ 2,500 from the regular round cards before you $ 5,000 start the game. $ 10,000 $ 25,000 $ 50,000 $ 75,000 $125,000 Game cards can be stored in the base of The other way to reach the $125,000 target is to bank smaller amounts of money the unit when not being used. during the round. When you bank your
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Finally, the two players must face off in the Head-to-Head round. Alternately, each Average knowledge level player is asked five (5) special head-to-head questions. The player with the most Low knowledge level correct answers is the winner. If there is a tie, the game goes into Sudden Death. The VPs will maintain their set levels of knowledge during a game. This will allow In the Sudden Death round, each player is asked one question. As long as both human players to identify the VPs not wor
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INSERTING THE BATTERIES TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTION: Hold the unit as shown. • Do not mix old and new batteries • Do not mix alkaline, standard or rechargeable batteries • Battery insertion should be done by an adult • Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged • Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being charged Screw (if removable) • Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision (if removable) • Only batteries of the same or equivalent ty
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The last two players also play the Head-to-Head round. Players take turns answering “LET’S PLAY THE WEAKEST LINK!” five questions each. There is no timer. The player who answers the most questions Each game has six (6) regular rounds, one (1) Double Money round and one (1) correctly is the winner. Head-to-Head round. Turn on the game by pressing ON/OFF. The regular rounds are fast paced question and answer rounds. The goal of each You can adjust the volume control by pressing the SOUND butto
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NOTE: ALWAYS INSERT A NEW CARD SO THAT THE ODD NUMBERED CODE “INSERT A CARD AND SHOWS THROUGH THE CARD CODE WINDOW ENTER THE CODE” Close the card door. The card code will be displayed through the card code window. Choose any card from the regular game cards. Raise the card door and insert the Enter the card code using the player buttons. Anne will call out the numbers as you card, making sure that the cutout in the center of the card fits over the tab in the unit. enter them. If the card co
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The next player is announced. He has two options. “START THE CLOCK” 1 – Press BANK and safeguard the money before the wheel turns to reveal Anne will start the first round. The LCD will display the round number and the timer. the next question 2 – Do not press BANK and try to increase the money chain by taking the risk that he will answer the next question correctly. If the answer is incorrect, the money chain is broken. The next player is announced and a new money chain starts at $0. Player
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CHANGING THE QUESTION CARD “IT’S TIME TO SECRETLY VOTE OFF THE WEAKEST LINK!” During a round, it is likely that you will use all the questions on one or both sides of the game card. The unit will recognize when this happens. Anne will stop the clock At the end of each round, Anne will ask each active player to secretly vote off the so that the card can be turned or replaced. Once this is done correctly, the clock Weakest Link. will restart and the round will continue. Who has been getting too
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“WHY PLAYER 3?” TIE VOTES Once all the votes have been cast, Anne will reveal who voted for whom. She will If two or more players received the same number of votes, the strongest link from also ask two random players why they voted the way they did. Just like on TV, players the round gets to break the tie. have to explain their actions. To continue the game, press START. Anne will reveal the strongest link from the round. That player presses the player VPs will sometimes be asked to explain
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In turn, players answer the questions. The LCD will display a “ ” for each correct DOUBLE MONEY ROUND answer and an “X” for each incorrect answer. After six rounds of play, there will be only two players left in the game. These two players have one last chance to increase the prize total. In this round, all money banked will be doubled before it is added to the total. If they manage to reach the $125,000 target within the 1 minute 30 second time limit, the amount will be doubled, and $250,
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8 7 6 5 BANK 4 PASS A B C 3 SUDDEN DEATH CAUTION In this round, each player is asked one question. If one player answers correctly and the High temperature will Do not use a pencil or other answers incorrectly, the game is over. The player that answered correctly is the winner. destroy the unit. Do pin to press the RESET not leave unit in direct switch. Use a ball-point However, if both players answer correctly, or both answer incorrectly, the sudden sunlight. pen. death will continue. Clean o
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The product should be carefully packed in the original box or other packing materials 90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY sufficient to avoid damage during shipment. Include a complete written description of the defect, a check if product is beyond the 90-day warranty period, and your Tiger Electronics (Tiger), warrants to the original consumer purchaser of this product printed name, address and telephone number. that the product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for 90 days from the dat
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interfence and 2) This device must accept any interfence received including interference that may cause undesired operation. WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested found to comply with the
