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Patent No.:

US 9028311 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2013
Applicant:

Dena Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takeshi Otsuka, San Francisco, CA (US);

Hidde Tonegawa, San Francisco, CA (US);

James Marr, San Francisco, CA (US);

Simon Paredes, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

DeNA Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); A63F 13/20 (2014.01); A63F 13/40 (2014.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/06 (2013.01); A63F 13/10 (2013.01); A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 2300/1068 (2013.01); A63F 2300/409 (2013.01); A63F 2300/6045 (2013.01); A63F 2300/64 (2013.01);
Abstract

A video game combines finger swiping to hurl a projectile at a target, with strategic elements arising from various combinations of player and target characteristics. User actions such as a direction of finger swipe against a touchscreen, a speed of finger swipe against the touchscreen, and/or a length of finger swipe against the touchscreen, may determine the trajectory and/or force of the projectile. The player may dynamically select specific roles from a plurality of cards available in a deck, with the particular role determining game parameters such as offensive effectiveness and defensive strength. The game may incorporate one or more strategic concepts such as the ability to combine roles, the evolution of roles over time, and the selective enlistment of allies.


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