Electronic Game Board

A game board, comprising:

• a top cover including at least a play area onto which a first plurality of game pieces are arranged for facilitating a game;
• and
• a drive system located beneath the top cover for simulating a move on the play area by moving at least one game piece of the first plurality of game pieces from a first position on the play area to a second position on the play area, the drive system including:
• first and second shafts that are parallel to and spaced apart from each other;
• first and second mounts that are slidably attached to the first and second shafts, respectively;
• a third shaft fixedly attached to the first and second mounts such that the third shaft is perpendicular to the first and second shafts;
• a robotic arm that is slidably attached to the third shaft, wherein the robotic arm is slidable over the third shaft to move along a first axis, wherein the first and second mounts are slidable over the first and second shafts, respectively, to move the robotic arm along a second axis, and wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis;
• and
• first and second actuators for controlling movement of the robotic arm by way of the first through third shafts and the first and second mounts, wherein to simulate the move, the first and second actuators control the movement of the robotic arm along the first and second axes such that the game piece is moved from the first position to the second position by way of the robotic arm.

A game board, comprising:

• a top cover including at least a play area onto which a first plurality of game pieces are arranged for facilitating a game;
• and
• a drive system located beneath the top cover for simulating a move on the play area by moving at least one game piece of the first plurality of game pieces from a first position on the play area to a second position on the play area, the drive system including:
• a base;
• a robotic arm including first and second links, wherein the first link is rotatably attached to the base, and wherein the second link is rotatably attached to the first link;
• and
• first and second actuators for controlling movements of the first and second links, respectively, such that the first link is circularly rotatable with respect to the base, and the second link is circularly rotatable with respect to the first link, wherein to simulate the move, the first and second actuators control the movements of the first and second links, respectively, such that the game piece is moved from the first position to the second position by way of the robotic arm.