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= ActiMates: Games Arthur and D.W. Play =

Article ID: 192096

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft ActiMates Interactive Arthur
 * Microsoft ActiMates Interactive D.W.

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This article was previously published under Q192096



SUMMARY
When you squeeze the ActiMates Arthur or D.W. character's toe, the character suggests a game. If you want to play a different game, squeeze the toe again!



MORE INFORMATION
The following is a list of the games that ActiMates Interactive Arthur and D.W. can play.

Count Down and Say Something Silly!
Arthur or D.W. thinks of a silly phrase, then counts backward from ten to one before saying the phrase. To choose a different silly phrase, sqeeeze the character's ear.

You can also play a similar version of this game in which you can change the length of the countdown. For more information about how to do this, see page 4 of the ActiMates Interactive Arthur and D.W. "Getting Started" manual.

Guess the Holiday
Arthur or D.W. says a date and asks you to guess what holiday falls on that date. Squeeze the character's hand to repeat the holiday fact. Squeeze the character's ear to play the game again with a different holiday.

How Long Is That?
Arthur or D.W. picks a length of time (5, 10, 15, or 20 seconds). When you think that the correct amount of time has passed, squeeze the character's hand. To play the game again with a different time, squeeze the character's ear.

The Memory Game
Arthur or D.W. says a sequence of body parts and then asks you to repeat the sequence by squeezing those parts on the character. For example: ear, toe, hand, toe, ear. When you give the correct answer, the character adds one more step to the sequence, up to a maximum of 12 items.

Rhyme Time
Arthur or D.W. says two words and asks you if the words rhyme. If they do, squeeze the character's hand. If they do not, squeeze the character's foot.

Say the Alphabet
Arthur or D.W. starts with the letter "A," and goes all the way to "Z." Each time you squeeze their hand, Arthur or D.W. says the next letter in the alphabet and a word that starts with that letter.

Say the Alphabet Backward
Arthur or D.W. starts with the letter "Z" and goes backward to "A." Each time you squeeze their hand, Arthur or D.W. says the previous letter in the alphabet See if you can guess which letter comes next!

Silly Sentences
Arthur or D.W. picks some funny words and puts them together to make a silly sentence. Squeeze the character's hand to repeat the sentence. Squeeze the character's ear to make a new silly sentence.

The Stopwatch Game
Get ready... go! Arthur or D.W. picks an activity and begins the timer to see how long you can keep going. For example: How long can you run in place? To stop the clock, squeeze the character's hand. To choose something else to time, squeeze the character's ear.

Tongue Twisters
Arthur or D.W. says a tongue twister and asks you to repeat it. Squeeze the character's hand to repeat the phrase. Squeeze the character's ear to play again with a new tongue twister.

For information about playing with ActiMates Arthur and D.W., please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

192086 ActiMates: How to Play with Arthur and D.W.

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