Systems and methods for a token match game
AssigneeFunkitron, Inc.
InventorDavid Walls
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Abstract
An m×l array of randomly selected tokens may be provided as a playing field, and a second n×l array of randomly selected tokens may be provided as a hand. The player may select a cell within the m×l array to replace the token in said cell with a token in a corresponding cell of the n×l array. If the replacement results in a region of adjacent identical tokens in the m×l array, the tokens may be removed and the player's score incremented. If no plays are possible from the player's hand, the player may draw a new hand of randomly selected tokens to replace the tokens and/or blank spaces in the n×l array. Play continues until the player has exhausted a predetermined number of opportunities to draw a new hand.
Claims20
A method for a token match game, comprising:
- providing, by a token generator executed by a processor of a computing device, an m×l array of randomly selected tokens;
- providing, by the token generator, an n×l array of randomly selected tokens;
- receiving, by a rules engine executed by the processor, a selection of a cell within the m×l array;
- determining, by the rules engine, that replacement of a first token in the selected cell within the m×l array with a second token from a corresponding cell of the n×l array results in a region of adjacent identical tokens within the m×l array;
- and
- removing, by the rules engine, the tokens of the region of adjacent identical tokens within the m×l array, responsive to the determination.
A system for a token match game, comprising:
- a computing device comprising a processor executing a token generator and a rules engine;
- wherein the token generator is configured for:
- providing an m×l array of randomly selected tokens, and
- providing an n×l array of randomly selected tokens;
- and
- wherein the rules engine is configured for:
- receiving a selection of a cell within the m×l array,
- determining that replacement of a first token in the selected cell within the m×l array with a second token from a corresponding cell of the n×l array results in a region of adjacent identical tokens within the m×l array, and
- removing the tokens of the region of adjacent identical tokens within the m×l array, responsive to the determination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.