Computer system and method for creating, displaying, removing, and repositioning game elements

A computer program product for controlling the display of a tile image on a display of a computer device, the computer program product comprising code embodied on a computer-readable medium and being configured so as when executed on a processor of the computer to:

• cause user actuatable game elements in a game board to be displayed;
• detect user input when a user engages with a game element in a move;
• on detecting a match game condition associated with the game elements, cause at least three game elements from the displayed game board to be removed and generate replacement user game elements for a subsequent move;
• render the game elements on the user interface, each game element having a graphical representation on a tile,
• provide at least one object on the user interface, said at least one object having a different graphical representation to each of said game elements, said at least one object being provided at a first location on said game board, said first location occupying a first plurality of tiles, each tile of said first plurality of tiles also having a respective game element;
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• control movement of said at least one object from said first location to a second location occupying a second plurality of tiles in dependence on a match game condition.

A computer implemented method of controlling a user interface responsive to user engagement with displayed game elements on an interface, the method comprising the following steps implemented by a processor of a computer device:

• causing user actuatable game elements in a game board to be displayed;
• detecting user input when a user engages with a game element in a move;
• on detecting a match game condition associated with the game elements, causing at least three game elements from the displayed game board to be removed and generate replacement user game elements for a subsequent move;
• rendering the game elements on the user interface, each game element having a graphical representation on a tile;
• providing at least one object on the user interface, said at least one object having a different graphical representation to each of said game elements, said at least one object being provided at a first location on said game board, said first location occupying a first plurality of tiles, each tile of said first plurality of tiles also having a respective game element;
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• controlling movement of said at least one object from said first location to a second location occupying a second plurality of tiles in dependence on a match game condition.