Patent ID: 7819733
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: providing, by a electronic device, a first game rule to a player, wherein the first game rule indicates how removal of a game icon from within a game boundary will cause remaining game icons to shift within the game boundary; receiving, by the electronic device, a first game input from the player, wherein the first game input is associated with a first game icon displayed within the game boundary; removing, by the electronic device, a first set of icons, wherein at least a portion of the first set of icons is adjacent to the first game icon, and wherein the removal of the first set of icons defines a second set of icons that remain within the game boundary; shifting, by the electronic device, at least a portion of the second set of game icons that remain within the game boundary, wherein the shifting is based on the first game rule; and revealing, by the electronic device after receiving the first game input, a second game rule to the player, wherein the second game rule indicates how removal of a game icon from within the game boundary will cause remaining game icons to shift within the game boundary, and wherein the second game rule is different from the first game rule.