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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
Puzzle game apparatus and computer readable storage medium having puzzle game program stored thereon
Masaki Tawara, Kyoto, JP;
Yuuki Sukekuni, Kyoto, JP;
Masaki Tawara, Kyoto, JP;
Yuuki Sukekuni, Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
In a solution area which has a plurality of cells arranged in a matrix thereof, a connective cell, which is obtained by interrelating a predetermined plurality of cells with one another, is displayed. Further, a normal numerical clue, which is caused to correspond to a row and a column in the matrix and represents the number of cells to be marked in the corresponding row and column, is displayed. Still further, a large numerical clue, which represents the number of cells to be marked in a contiguous form over a plurality of adjoining rows or a plurality of adjoining columns, is displayed so as to range over the plurality of rows or the plurality of columns. In accordance with an operation performed by a player, specific cells are marked, and then whether or not a set of the marked cells presents a figure which is a solution of a puzzle having been previously set.
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