Patent ID: 7104885

Claim:
A method, comprising: providing a game board to a player, wherein the game board defines a game boundary; providing a first game rule to the player, wherein the first 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; receiving 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 a first set of icons that are at least adjacent to the first game icon, wherein the removal of the first set of icons defines a second set of icons that remain within the game boundary; shifting 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, 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.