Method and apparatus

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, said at least one processor and said at least one memory configured to:

• retrieve from at least one memory information associated with a plurality of first objects, each first object having at least a first characteristic and at least one first object having an action characteristic, and causing said first objects to be displayed with respective first characteristics on a first area of a display in an arrangement;
• identify a match condition between at least three of said first objects having a same first characteristic in which at least one of said first objects satisfying the match condition has an action characteristic and in response thereto activating said action characteristic;
• determine at least one upgrade path in the arrangement in dependence on the activated action characteristic of the at least one of said first objects satisfying the match condition, the upgrade path having a plurality of first objects arranged along the upgrade path;
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• determine that at least one first object, other than said first objects satisfying said match condition, is positioned on the at least one upgrade path and has an action characteristic associated with one of a plurality of level values, and, determine an upgraded level value of the at least one first object positioned on the determined upgrade path.

A computer readable storage device storing instructions that, when processed by at least one processor of a device, causes said processor to:

• retrieve from at least one memory information associated with a plurality of first objects, each first object having at least a first characteristic and at least one first object having an action characteristic, and causing said first objects to be displayed with respective first characteristics and any action characteristic on a first area of a display in an arrangement;
• identify a match condition between said first objects having a same first characteristic in which at least one of said objects has an action characteristic;
• determine at least one upgrade path in the arrangement in dependence on the action characteristic;
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• determine that at least one first object, other than said first objects satisfying said match condition, is positioned on the at least one upgrade path and has an action characteristic associated with one of a plurality of level values, and, if so, determine an upgraded level value of the action characteristic of that at least one first object positioned on the determined upgrade path.