Patent ID: 7401783

Claim:
A board game apparatus comprising: a board on which a play of a game takes place, said board containing information relating to the play of the game; a physical marker used for the play of the game, said marker resting on said board and capable of being moved by a person during the play of the game; at least one TV Camera positioned to view said board and said marker, said TV camera producing an output; and a computer, connected to said at least one TV camera, wherein said computer comprises; a) means for analyzing the output of said TV camera and recognizing from the analysis a relative position of said marker with respect to the information on said board, b) means for analyzing and recognizing, after a movement of said marker during the play of the game which is viewed by said TV camera, a new position of said marker with respect to the information on said board, and c) means for automatically generating, after the new position of said marker is recognized, a sensory output designed to be capable of being perceived by the person, said sensory output being different from a view of said board and marker thereon and being associated with the recognized new position of said marker with respect to the information on said board.