Game system with robotic game pieces
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1. A game system comprising:
- a game board having a playing area, said game board having a position-coding pattern disposed thereon, the position-coding pattern identifying an identity of the game board;
one or more game pieces for playing a game on said game board, each game piece comprising a mobile robot for sensing and decoding the position-coding pattern; and
a computer system in communication with said one or more game pieces, wherein said computer system is configured to send instructions for moving each game piece relative to the playing area in response to position information corresponding to said one or more game pieces,wherein said computer system is configured to determine instructions for moving each game piece using a game-playing algorithm, said game-playing algorithm being determined using the identity of the game board.
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Abstract
A game system comprises a game board having a playing area and game pieces for playing a game on the game board. Each game piece comprises a mobile robot for sensing and decoding a position-coding pattern printed on the game board. Each game piece is in communication with a computer system. The computer system is configured to send instructions for moving each game piece relative to the playing area in response to position information corresponding to the game pieces.
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1. A game system comprising:
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a game board having a playing area, said game board having a position-coding pattern disposed thereon, the position-coding pattern identifying an identity of the game board; one or more game pieces for playing a game on said game board, each game piece comprising a mobile robot for sensing and decoding the position-coding pattern; and a computer system in communication with said one or more game pieces, wherein said computer system is configured to send instructions for moving each game piece relative to the playing area in response to position information corresponding to said one or more game pieces, wherein said computer system is configured to determine instructions for moving each game piece using a game-playing algorithm, said game-playing algorithm being determined using the identity of the game board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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