Game mobile element, such as a game piece, and related game system
AssigneeSylvius
InventorsFabrice Madigou, Albert Palombo
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Abstract
The invention concerns an element such as a game piece (10) or the like designed to be placed on a game board, the game being electronically controlled. The invention is characterized in that it comprises means (100, 102) for wirelessly receiving game control data, control means (100) responsive to the received data, and means (116) for moving the game piece driven by the control means. The invention also concerns an electronic game system comprising such game pieces. The invention is in particular applicable to electronic parlour games on a board with flat display.
Claims11
Element such as a pawn (1) or a similar piece that can be moved on a game board comprising a dynamic display system, the game being electronically controlled, characterised in that it comprises a means (100, 102) of receiving game control information by wireless transmission, and a control means (112, 114) sensitive to the received information.
Electronic game system, characterised in that it comprises:
- an electronic game platform comprising a central unit, a memory, a dynamic display device capable of being placed in an essentially horizontal position, at least one input device for the user, and a means of transmitting information by wireless transmission, and
- a plurality of pawns (10) that can be moved on the display device, each pawn including a means (100, 102) of receiving information by wireless transmission capable of communicating with the said transmission means, a control means (112, 114) sensitive to the received information, and a means (116) of animating the pawn controlled by the control means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.