Board Game System and Method

A system comprising:

• a game board, the game board comprising
• a surface adapted to receive a board game overlay;
• a detector array adapted to detect the respective positions of a plurality of game pieces placed on top of the board game overlay;
• and
• a transmitter adapted to transmit data indicating the respective positions to an entertainment device, and
• an entertainment device, the entertainment device comprising
• a receiver adapted to receive from the game board data indicating the respective positions of the plurality of game pieces;
• a game state analyser operable to update the state of a game in dependence upon the indicated respective positions of the plurality of game pieces;
• and
• an image generator operable to generate an image for output to a display, the content of the image being responsive to the detected state of the game.

A method of interacting with a board game for an entertainment device, the board game comprising a surface adapted to receive a board game overlay,

• a detector array adapted to detect the respective positions of a plurality of game pieces placed on top of the board game overlay, and a transmitter adapted to transmit data indicating the respective positions to an entertainment device, the method comprising the steps of:
• receiving from the game board data indicating the respective positions of the plurality of game pieces;
• updating the state of a game in dependence upon the indicated respective positions of the plurality of game pieces;
• generating an image for output to a display, the content of the image being responsive to the detected state of the game.