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US 2010/0062846 A1Published application
Method and System for Multiplayer Multifunctional Electronic Surface Gaming Apparatus
OwnerEric Gustav Orlinsky, Charles A. Morrisinventors
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Abstract
A method for electronic board game play by producing on a display surface a first image which is a field of play image that senses at least one object on the display surface. The object is proximate or in contact with the display surface thus forming on a table-top horizontal display surface, at least one game piece image overlaid on the field of play image, and determined by sensing a position of the object on the display surface.
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A system for playing a board game comprising:
- producing on a display surface a first image, wherein the first image is a game board image;
- sensing at least one object on the display surface, wherein the object is in contact with the display surface;
- showing on the display surface at least one game piece image at a first position overlaid on the game board image, wherein the game piece image is created by sensing the object the display surface;
- moving the game piece image from the first position on the game board image to a second position on the game board image by contacting the object at the first position and subsequently at the second position.
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