Electronic maze game
OwnerPeter E. Rosenfeldinventor
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Abstract
An electronic maze game comprising a maze which is stored electronically in the memory of a microcomputer, a four bar display which indicates if there is a wall or an opening immediately above, below, right or left of the player's present position, and four push buttons which permit the player to make a move from his present position to the adjacent position lying above, below, to the right or left, provided that such move is not blocked by a wall. A number of different mazes are stored in the game, and the player may choose to play a "beginner", "intermediate" or "advanced" game, or repeat the last game played. A two digit display tells the player at the beginning of the game the minimum number of moves required to transit the maze, and during play of the game, the number of moves the player has made.
Claims8
An electronic maze game comprising:
- means for storing an electronic representation of a maze of at least two dimensions;
- means for storing an electronic representation of a player's present position in said maze;
- means coupled to said means for storing an electronic representation of a maze for displaying for said present position the presence or absence of a wall in the forward direction and the backward direction for each dimension of the maze said displaying means including an array of pairs of display elements, one pair for each dimension of the maze;
- means for moving from said present position to an adjacent position in said maze;
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- means for testing for the validity of a move by testing for the presence of a wall in the direction of the move.
A method of operating an electronic maze game comprising the steps of:
- storing an electronic representation of a maze of at least two dimentions;
- storing an electronic representation of a player's present position in said maze;
- displaying for said present position the presence or absence of a wall in the forward direction and the backward direction by an array of pairs of display elements, one pair for each dimension of the maze;
- signifying an intended move from said present position to an adjacent position in said maze;
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- testing for the validity of said intended move by testing for the presence of a wall in the direction of the move.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.