Microcomputer controlled game

A sequencing game device comprising:

• a housing;
• a microprocessor disposed within said housing;
• a plurality of manually operable means affixed to said housing, each manually operable means being individually operable by a player;
• means within said microprocessor for generating at a randomly varying rate a sensorially perceptible time sequence of distinct, serially occurring events individually and in a random time sequence, with each distinct event being associated with a single corresponding one of said manually operable means;
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• means within said microprocessor operatively coupled to said manually operable means and to said sequence generating means for comparing the time sequence of events generated by the sequence generating means with a manually entered time sequence of events generated by individual and sequential operation of said manually operable means, said comparing means being operative to provide an error signal when an event of said manually entered sequence generated by an improper operation of one of said manually operable means does not correspond to a corresponding event of the sequence generated by said sequence generating means, and said comparing means providing a continuing indication when said manually entered sequence corresponds to the sequence generated by said sequence generating means to cause said sequence generating means to generate another sensorially perceptible time sequence of distinct serially occurring events individually and in a random time sequence, said another time sequence of events being one event longer than the previously generated time sequence of events.

A sequencing game comprising:

• means for generating a first sensorially perceptible time sequence of events, said first sequence generating means including means for generating a plurality of distinct sensorially perceptible events in a predetermined time sequence and at a predetermined time rate;
• means actuable by a participant for responding to said first time sequence of events and associated with a given distinct event;
• means for generating a second sensorially perceptible time sequence of events, said second sequence generating means including means for generating a plurality of distinct sensorially perceptible events in a predetermined time sequence and for a predetermined time period, said second sequence of events maintaining for a desired period of time a particular at randomly chosen one of said events;
• means coupled to said first time sequence generating means and to said participant actuable means for determining the correctness of the participant's response, said correctness determining means providing a first indication when said participant actuable means are actuated in a predetermined sequence corresponding to the first sequence generated by said time sequence generating means and for providing a second indication when said participant actuable means are actuated in a time sequence other than said first time sequence;
• means responsive to said first indication for having said first time sequence generating means generate another different time sequence of events, said another of said time sequence of events being one event longer than said the next previous time sequence of events, and for having said second sequence generating means generate another second sequence of events;
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• means responsive to said second indication for generating an error signal and for having said first time sequence generating means generate another different time sequence of events, said another time sequence of events being one event longer than the next preceding time sequence of events and for having said second sequence generating means generate another second time sequence of events, said another second time sequence of events not including the event associated with the improperly actuated participant actuable means.

An electronic game comprising:

• a plurality of means actuable by a participant;
• means for sequentially selecting one of said participant actuable means to be sensorially perceptible for a predetermined period of time;
• means coupled to said selecting means and to said participant actuable means for determining whether said participant has actuated said participant actuable means during the time said selecting means has made said participant actuable means sensorially perceptible, said determining means including means for giving a first indication when said participant actuable means has been properly actuated and a second indication when said participant actuable means has not been properly actuated;
• means responsive to said first indication to have said selecting means select at random one of said actuable means to make sensorially perceptible for a predetermined period of time and responsive to said second indication to provide an error signal;
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• means responsive to the number of times said participant actuable means are properly actuated to decrease the predetermined period of time said participant actuable means are sensorially perceptible.

A game board comprising:

• a portable housing having a top surface with a central panel extending between opposite edges of said housing;
• a plurality of manually operable means disposed in said top surface, each of which manually operable means including first and second push buttons with said first push buttons being connected to said central panel and extending toward one side of said housing and with said second push buttons being connected to said central panel and extending toward the other side of said housing;
• a plurality of light source means in said housing below said manually operable means, each of said light source means being associated with one of said manually operable means and selectively illuminating said manually operable means;
• a control means positioned on the top surface of said housing;
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• processing means within said housing to control the operation of said board game in accordance with said control means, said processing means including detecting means to detect which of said first and second push buttons have been actuated during the play of the game and said control means including a player actuable decision means which activate said processing means to announce the winner of the game by the selective illumination of said manually operable means.

A sequencing game comprising:

• means for generating a sensorily perceptable time sequence of events, said sequence generating means including means for generating a plurality of distinct sensorily perceptible events in a predetermined time sequence at a predetermined rate;
• means actuable by participant for responding to said time sequence of events;
• means coupled to said time sequence generating means and to said participate actuable means for determining the correctness of the participant's response, said correctness determining means providing a first indication when said participant actuable means are actuated in a predetermined sequence corresponding to the sequence generated by said time sequence generating means and for providing a second indication when said participant actuable means are actuated in a time sequence other than said predetermined time sequence;
• means responsive to said second indication for generating an error signal and to said first indiction for having said time sequence generating means generate another time sequence of events, said another time sequence of events being one event longer than said previous time sequence of events;
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• participant selecting means for generating a participant selecting sensorily perceptible time sequence of events, said participant selecting means generating said participant selecting time sequence of events for a first predetermined period of time following each time sequence of events being generated by said time sequence generating means and maintaining sensorily perceptible for a second predetermined period of time the last generated event in said participant selecting time sequence of events.

A sequencing game comprising:

• means for generating a sensorily perceptible time sequence of events, said sequence generating means including means for generating a plurality of distinct sensorily perceptible events in a predetermined time sequence at a predetermined rate;
• means actuable by a participant for responding to said time sequence of events;
• means coupled to said time sequence generating means and to said participant actuable means for determining the correctness of the participant's response, said correctness determining means providing a first indication when said participant actuable means are actuated in a predetermined sequence corresponding to the sequence generated by said time sequence generating means and for providing a second indication wherein said participant actuable means are actuated in a time sequence other than said predetermined time sequence;
• means responsive to said second indication for generating an error signal and to said first indication for having said time sequence generating means generate another time sequence of events, said another time sequence of events being one event longer than the previous time sequence of events;
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• said time sequence generating means generating each of said time sequences of events twice, said correctness determining means providing a first indication when said participant actuable means are actuated in step with said second repetition of said time sequence of events and providing said second indication when said participant actuable means are not actuated in step with said second repetition of said time sequence of events.