Board game method and apparatus for providing electronically variable game pieces

摘要

A board game with game pieces with video displays thereon, which display character and player specific images and video, which depend upon the progress of the board game and depending upon personal characteristics of particular players of the board game. Communication between the variable game pieces is facilitated.

主权项

1. A board game with a variable game piece for use on a game board of the board game where the variable game piece is used to represent a predetermined play of the board game; the board game comprising:
a variable game piece which is electronically variable comprising:
a housing; sized and configured to be placed upon a game board;a variable game piece first side LCD coupled to said housing;means for electronically storing a plurality of distinct images to be displayed on said variable game piece first side LCD;means for electronically controlling operation of said variable game piece;a second side LCD coupled to said housing and on opposites sides of said housing with respect to said first side LCD;means for communicating with a second variable game piece;programmable logic configured to detect the presence of a nearby second variable game piece and initiate the display of computer simulated battle video;a speaker configured to generate sound with said computer simulated battle video; andan inertial sensor configured to determine if said variable game piece is tipped and to automatically terminate displaying a battle video when said variable game piece has been tipped on its side.