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An electronic computer game and method includes a matrix of 25 LED\s (light emitting diodes) and two sets of push button switches positioned on opposite sides of the matrix. Each set of push buttons comprises a group of five push buttons corresponding to the five rows of the matrix and a group of fi

An electronic computer game and method includes a matrix of 25 LED\s (light emitting diodes) and two sets of push button switches positioned on opposite sides of the matrix. Each set of push buttons comprises a group of five push buttons corresponding to the five rows of the matrix and a group of five push buttons corresponding to the five columns of the matrix. Each set of push buttons is arranged so that the ten fingers of a player may be placed on the push buttons and any one of the LED\s in the matrix may be rapidly selected by either player by simultaneous actuation of one push button in each of his groups. A game selector switch may be moved to select one of a number of games of action, reaction or strategy each of which is controlled by a microprocessor which stores selection of LED\s by each player, sets up random patterns on the matrix which are randomly altered, keeps track of each player\s score and provides audible and visual signals informing the players of the progress of the game, etc.

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A microprocessor controlled portable game comprising: a generally rectangular, portable housing; a microprocessor within said portable housing; an array of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns on said housing and visible from atop thereof; first and second series of push buttons one f

A microprocessor controlled portable game comprising: a generally rectangular, portable housing; a microprocessor within said portable housing; an array of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns on said housing and visible from atop thereof; first and second series of push buttons one for each of two players connected to said microprocessor and positioned on opposite sides of said array, each series including a push button for each of said rows and a push button for each of said columns; means including said microprocessor and responsive to simultaneous actuation of a row push button and a column push button in one of said series for energizing the light emitting device in the row and column corresponding to said simultaneously actuated push buttons; and means within said microprocessor for identifying a simultaneous actuation of a row and column push button in either of said series corresponding to a previously selected light emitting device by one player or a device adjacent to a device previously selected by the other player and in the same row or column as said device previously selected by said other player as an invalid move and means responsive to said identifying means for preventing the energization of said adjacent device. The method of playing a microprocessor controlled game of the type which includes an array of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns and two sets of manually operable switches, one for each of two players, for identifying different ones of said devices, which comprises the steps of establishing a predetermined time period, sequentially energizing different ones of said devices in a predetermined one of said rows at random, then maintaining one of the devices in said predetermined row illuminated continuously for the predetermined time period, identifying said one device by one of the players, and responding to the identification of a device adjacent to said one device and in the same row or column as said one device by one of the players within said time period by sequentially energizing different ones of said devices at random in the row or column which contains said adjacent device and is perpendicular to a line connecting said one device and said adjacent device.