King Company

Dennis Gustafsson

Gerardo Basurto

Grant Lafarge

Sebastian Knutsson

Robin Brook

Bjorn Ritzl

Olov Nordenstam

Walid Fayad

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer device comprising: a user interface controllable to display to a user a gameboard of multiple user selectable game elements of at least two types; and a processor configured to: generate a user activatable booster object for display on the user interface; detect a user input to activate the booster object; activate the booster object to generate a booster effect; wherein the processor is further configured, on activation of the booster object, to generate the booster effect by detecting a group of game elements in a region defined on the gameboard; and sort the game elements in the group to display game elements of a matching type adjacent one another in the region to generate a sorted configuration of game elements in the region.

Controlling a user interface of a computer device

Controlling the display of a computer device to deliver functions of a new type of clicker game, in which a player can control the location at which a booster is created on a game board. This provides a player with many more strategic options over game play because the clearing effects of a booster can be targeted more effectively. A game element which a player selects (clicks) to remove a group of adjacent matching game elements is identified and its location on the game board is 'reserved'. When the game board refills, the 'reserved' location is not refilled, but remains as a &#x2018;soft void&#x2019; in which a booster object can be created after refill has taken place. At that point the booster may be activated (automatically or by user interaction).

Controlling a display of a computer device

A computer system a plurality of user devices, each in communication with the server via a communication network. Each user device user plays a game and uploads game data. The user devices receive event data from the server and display an indicator of an event based on the event data at a navigable image rendered on the display. The event is associated with a location icon rendered on the display at the user device. The event data defines a game mode object accessible by a user at the location icon, the game mode object, when accessed providing a game mode which provides an interaction with other users at the user devices.

There is provided a computer implemented method of controlling a user interface and displaying a game board arrangement, the method comprising the following implemented by at least one processor in communication with said interface and at least one memory: displaying a subset of a set of game objects, each game object having one or more characteristics, information on said subset of game objects and said game objects being stored in said at least one memory, determining a position and trajectory of movement in dependence on user input via said user interface, executing an algorithm for determining if a particular game object is to be selected or if a different subset of game objects is to be displayed in dependence on the position and trajectory of movement and the stored information on said subset of game objects, updating said subset of game objects and information such that the particular game object is selected or a different subset of game objects is displayed; and displaying said updated subset of objects.

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Malmo, Sweden

Dennis Gustafsson