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A method and apparatus for a video game in which a player controllable video player image positions video dominos at predetermined positions along a continuous line while one or more machine controlled video intruder images attempt to interfere. Manual player controls move the player image to place

A method and apparatus for a video game in which a player controllable video player image positions video dominos at predetermined positions along a continuous line while one or more machine controlled video intruder images attempt to interfere. Manual player controls move the player image to place the domino images and to protect against interference by the intruder images which could result in a chain reaction of falling dominos. The player manually selects either a place mode allowing the player image to place additional dominos or a protect mode for protecting itself or the dominos from an intruder. In an alternative embodiment, the player image also knocks over dominos while in the place mode. Duration of play is timed by a machine controlled image proceeding in a peripheral path to knock over the initial domino. Difficulty is increased by the complexity of the domino pattern, the timed duration, and the intruder images.

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A method of generating a video game display and controlling the play of a game on a video display in response to the operation of player controls, the method comprising the steps of: generating video display data transformable by said display into video display images including a playing field image

A method of generating a video game display and controlling the play of a game on a video display in response to the operation of player controls, the method comprising the steps of: generating video display data transformable by said display into video display images including a playing field image, a player controllable image, a machine controllable image and playing piece images; adjusting said video display data in response to manual operation of said player controls to vary the location of said player controllable image on said video display; monitoring said video data to detect data corresponding to the location of said player controllable image; generating data for placement of playing piece images at predetermined intervals in an array; comparing said player controllable image location data with said placement data for coincidence; generating video display data corresponding to the placement of playing piece images in an array coincident with said placement data in response to said coincidence; adapting said video display data to produce a video image of said machine controllable image moving to interface with said playing piece image array; detecting a collision corresponding to a close association of said machine controllable image with said player controllable image; terminating, at least temporarily, any attempted interference by said machine controllable image with said playing piece image array, in response to the detection of the collision; generating data corresponding to a machine selected pattern of playing piece image positions on said display; and automatically producing data corresponding to a video indication of the next position in said pattern to be occupied by one of said playing piece images including producing data corresponding to a video marker located adjacent to the position to be occupied.