Patent ID: 8651950

Claim:
A gaming device comprising: an image display unit on which a plurality of moving objects are displayed in a virtual game space, the image display unit including a touch-input type display for allowing a game player to move a particular object or a particular group of objects, the touch-input type display having a plurality of sensed areas arranged at predetermined locations in correlation with the virtual game space to move a particular group of objects simultaneously by allowing the game player to touch a particular sensed area by pointing means; an initial fielding position storing unit for storing an initial fielding position of each of a plurality of objects appearing in the game; a changeable area storing unit for storing a changeable area within which the initial fielding position of each of the plurality of objects can be set; a group information storing unit for storing a relationship between the plurality of objects and to form a group to which a certain number of objects belongs; an object moving unit for specifying, when the pointing means is brought into contact with one of the sensed areas, the objects in a group associated with the sensed area that is touched, according to information stored on the group information storing unit, and moving the specified objects simultaneously in a direction associated with the sensed area that is touched, by an amount corresponding to a predetermined distance; and an object position storing unit for storing positions of the objects moved by the object moving unit.