Amusement devices: games – Board games – pieces – or boards therefor – Electrical
Patent
1980-10-22
1982-07-13
Hum, Vance Y.
Amusement devices: games
Board games, pieces, or boards therefor
Electrical
273 1GC, A63F 906
Patent
active
043391354
ABSTRACT:
An electronic computer game and method includes a matrix of 25 LED's (light emitting diodes) and two sets of push button switches positioned on opposite sides of the matrix. Each set of push buttons comprises a group of five push buttons corresponding to the five rows of the matrix and a group of five push buttons corresponding to the five columns of the matrix. Each set of push buttons is arranged so that the ten fingers of a player may be placed on the push buttons and any one of the LED's in the matrix may be rapidly selected by either player by simultaneous actuation of one push button in each of his groups. A game selector switch may be moved to select one of a number of games of action, reaction or strategy each of which is controlled by a microprocessor which stores selection of LED's by each player, sets up random patterns on the matrix which are randomly altered, keeps track of each player's score and provides audible and visual signals informing the players of the progress of the game, etc.
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Breslow Jeffrey D.
Imatt Alex
Oberth Christian H.
Hum Vance Y.
Marvin Glass & Associates
Picard Leo P.
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