Using the G8TM Game Timer for Timing Advanced Are You A Werewolf? games - written by Jim Dunaway

The G8 game timer
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Programming the G8 game timer for Advanced Are You A Werewolf? games
1) Turn the G8 on, if necessary.
2) Press the MODE button repeatedly until Mode 2 is selected.
3) Press the – button to set the player time to 9 hours.
4) Press the MODE button twice. Mode 4 should now be selected.
5) Using the CLOCK button to select the appropriate digit and the + and – buttons
to increment or decrement the digits, set the turn time to 2 or 3 times the number
of players. For example, if you have 8 players, then you would set the turn time to
either 16 or 24 minutes.
6) Press the MODE button 3 times to select Mode 7.
7) Use the PAUSE button to select the type of alert, between sound only (S), light
only (L), light and sound (LS) or none.
8) Use the + and – buttons to increase or decrease the alert time, from 1 to 9 seconds,
if desired. 5 seconds is the default.
9) Press the MODE button to select Mode 8.
10) Use the + or – buttons to select the desired memory location to store the game
settings in.
11) Press the CLOCK button to save the settings.
12) Press the MODE button twice to select Mode 0. The G8 game timer is now ready
for use.

Using the G8 game timer during a game
1) If Mode 0 is not selected, press the MODE button repeatedly until it is. If at any
time the G8 game timer is turned off, when it is turned back on, it will
automatically switch to Mode 8 and select memory location A.
2) Press the – button, then the CLOCK button. This will suppress the display of the
total elapsed game time and display the actual elapsed time, counting down.
3) Press the START/STOP button to start the timer.
4) When time runs out, press the START/STOP button to start the next session.
If the session should end before the time runs out, simply press the
START/STOP button to restart the timer for the next session.
5) For the purpose of timing Advanced Are You A Werewolf? games, disregard the
last player time information. The only information that is important is the turn
time.

To temporarily stop the G8 game timer
1) Press the PAUSE button. DO NOT use the START/STOP button to stop the
timer as this will reset the timer to the next round and continue timing.
2) Press the START/STOP button to restart the timer.

To permanently stop the G8 game timer
1) If the G8 game timer is running, press the PAUSE button. If it is not, press the
START/STOP button to start the timer. It must be running in order to
permanently stop the timer.
2) Press the + and – buttons simultaneously, then the START/STOP button, then
the CLOCK button. This will stop and reset the timer. It WILL NOT erase
settings in either memory location A or B. To restart the timer, follow the
instructions in the To reset the G8 timer for the next game section below.

To reset the G8 game timer for the next game (if necessary)
1) Press the MODE button repeatedly until Mode 8 is selected, if necessary.
2) Use the + or – buttons to select the appropriate memory location, A or B.
3) Press the START/STOP button, then the CLOCK button to load the game
timing data.
4) Press the MODE button twice to select Mode 0. The G8 game timer is now ready
for use.

To save a game for future play
1) Press the PAUSE button.
2) Press the MODE button repeatedly until Mode 8 is selected
3) Press either the + or – buttons to select the other memory location
4) Press the CLOCK button to save the data.

To resume a saved game
1) Press the MODE button repeatedly until Mode 8 is selected, if necessary.
2) Use the + or – buttons to select the appropriate memory location, A or B.
3) Press the START/STOP button, then the CLOCK button to load the game
timing data.
4) Press the MODE button twice to select Mode 0.
The G8 game timer is now ready to resume the previous game.

To clear one or both memory locations
1) Make sure the G8 game timer is running.
2) Press the PAUSE button.
3) Press the + and – buttons simultaneously.
4) Press the START/STOP button.
5) Press the MODE button repeatedly until Mode 8 is selected.
6) Press the + or – buttons to select the memory location you wish to clear, if
necessary.
7) Press the CLOCK button. The selected memory location is now clear.
8) If you wish to also clear the other memory location, press either the + or – button
to select it, then press the CLOCK button to clear it.

To clear both memory locations simultaneously, simply insert the end of a paper clip
or pin into the reset hole located on the back of the G8. This will cause the G8 to clear
all three memory locations and do a self-test.
To program the G8 timer for the hidden 10-minute lynching timer rule
1) Press the MODE button repeatedly to select Mode 2.
2) Press the – button to set the player time to 9 hours.
3) Press the MODE button twice to select Mode 4.
4) Press the + button once to set the turn time to 10 minutes.
5) Press the MODE button three times to select Mode 7.
6) Since the timer is supposed to be a secret timer, it is recommended that you press
the PAUSE button repeatedly until Light only (L) alert is selected, if necessary.
7) Use the + or – button to increase or decrease the alert time, if necessary.
8) Press the MODE button to select Mode 8.
9) Press either the + or – buttons to select the desired memory location to store this
timing settings in. Note: you can save the Advanced Are You A Werewolf?
timing data in one memory location and the hidden 10-minute lynching timer rule
data in the other memory location. This will allow you to have both timer settings
pre-programmed and switch back and forth between them at will.
10) Press the CLOCK button to save the data into the selected memory location.
11) Press the MODE button twice to select Mode 0. The G8 is now ready for use.

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