Patent ID: 8568216
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A pawn for use on a board and comprising: a support surface for supporting the pawn on a board surface of the board; at least two separate triggerable sub-parts for, upon a touch of each respective one of the at least two separate triggerable sub-parts by a user, respectively providing a first and a second electrical trigger signal, the first and the second electrical trigger signal being mutually distinguishable; and a communication unit communicating the first and the second electrical trigger signal to the board, the communication unit comprising at least one electrode, extending from an electrode contact at the support surface to one of the triggerable sub-parts, wherein the pawn is configured to perform a plurality of pawn actions, the first and the second electrical trigger signals each represent distinct ones of the plurality of pawn actions, and wherein a set of less than the entirety of the plurality of pawn actions are available based on a predetermined state of the pawn.