Patent ID: 8469361

Claim:
A non-transitory storage medium having a program encoded thereon in machine-readable format, wherein said program is executed by a processor and causes said processor to carry out a method having the steps of: instantiating a game comprising: a game area having a multi-dimensional configuration of spaces; a first game piece having a first game piece level value; a second game piece having a second game piece level value; and a third game piece having a third game piece level value; and placing said game pieces into play in said game, wherein said first game piece has: (a) an attacking range that indicates a maximum quantity of said spaces over which said first game piece can attack another game piece during a turn of play, and (b) an attacking ability value, wherein said first game piece, when within said attacking range with respect to said second and third game pieces: (i) is permitted to concurrently attack both of said second and third game pieces if a total of said second and third game piece level values is less than or equal to said attacking ability value, and (ii) is not permitted to concurrently attack both of said second and third game pieces if a total of said second and third game piece level values is greater than said attacking ability value.