ELECTRONIC GAME

A game for providing gameplay on a display device is provided. The game apparatus includes a game controller that communicates with the display device. The game controller includes a receiving area having one or more game piece slots that receive one or more game pieces, where each game piece slot is associated with a reading device that reads data records retained by the one or more game pieces placed on the one or more game piece slots and that generates game piece input signals. A game processor provides a game having a current game activity that is based on the game piece input signals and transmits output signals to display a representation of the current game activity by the display device.