Spot (GB) FAQ v. 1.0.0 (July 4th, 2001) 
by Steven Reich (yoshi1001@aol.com) 
Webmaster Pokewatch (http://www.smbhq.com/pokewatch) 
 
Don't use this FAQ without my permission. You've been warned. 
 
Contents 
1. Who is Spot? 
2. Important notice for Game Boy Color/Advance users 
3. Getting started 
4. The Game 
5. Conclusion 
 
1. Who is Spot? 
 
Before that Orlando Jones guy pitched for them, the 7up corporation 
used that dot in the logo as a spokesperson. Spot has sunglasses, 
gloved hands, shoes, and black arms and legs. This isn't the only 
game he's been in either, though it does have the least prominent 
product placement. 
 
2. Important notice for Game Boy Color/Advance users 
 
Because the GBC uses different color schemes for static and moving 
objects, the color used on the "To Play" indicator does not match 
the spots in play. However, the shade of the color does. 
 
3. Getting started 
 
Place the cartridge in the slot and turn the unit on. Wait through 
the legal text (you can skip this on subsequent trips) while the 
only real music in the game plays. Then you will see the following 
menu: 
 
OPTIONS 
 
BEGIN GAME 
 
EDIT BOARD 
 
Options: 
 
Here you can set each player as either a human or a computer player 
of one of five levels, and set the time limit of each player as none, 
5, 10, 20, or 30 seconds. Press start to exit. 
 
Begin game: 
 
Should be obvious. 
 
Edit board: 
 
The directions here are pretty simple. Just be aware you can't place 
blocks in the three-square corners, and you can't place more than 31 
blocks on the board. 
 
4. The Game 
 
Each player starts with 2 spots in two corners. There are two ways to 
win: 
 
a. Have the most Spots when no legal moves are left for either player 
b. Take over all your opponent's Spots (very rare) 
 
How to play: 
 
Players alternate turns, taking one of three legal moves: 
 
Key: 
 
1 = Spot before move 
2 = Possible Spot after move 
3 = Spot both before and after move 
- = Open space 
 
Cloning: Fortunately, Congress has yet to regulate Spot cloning (I  
hope this isn't too much politics there). In order to clone a Spot,  
select a Spot, then select any open square directly above, to the  
left, right, below, or diagonally from where the Spot is. The  
original Spot will stay where it is and spawn off another Spot where  
you indicated. Note that this is the only way to increase the total  
number of Spots on the board. 
 
222 
232 
222 
 
Skip: To skip, select a Spot, then select an open space that is two  
squares up, down, left, right, or diagonally. The Spot will leap from 
where it is to its new place. 
 
2-2-2 
----- 
2-1-2 
----- 
2-2-2 
 
Side Skip: Basically the same as a Knight in chess, select a Spot, 
then select an open square that is two squares away in the horizontal 
direction and one in the vertical, or vice versa. 
 
-2-2- 
2---2 
--1-- 
2---2 
-2-2- 
 
So basically, you have this pattern: 
 
22222 
22222 
22122 
22222 
22222 
 
24 choices! 
 
Capturing Spots: Whenever a cloned, skipping, or side skipping Spot lands 
next to a Spot of the opposing color, that Spot switches color. 
 
---B    ---B    ---A 
A--B -> --AB -> --AA 
---B    ---B    ---A 
 
And that's how you play the game. 
 
5. Conclusion 
 
Thanks to: 
 
Mom 
 
Mewtwo 
 
7up 
 
You for reading this 
 
Spot (GB) FAQ 
by Steven Reich (yoshi1001@aol.com) 
Webmaster Pokewatch (http://www.smbhq.com/pokewatch) 
 
Don't use this FAQ without my permission. You've been warned.