Video game

1. A simplified video game for play on a pay to play computing device having a touch screen display and input device, said game including a series of timed game events displayed on said touch screen where each game event is capable of a positive result or a negative result based on the timing of a player's input signal relative to the game event being displayed; said game for a positive result producing a series of screens depicting the positive result and displaying a quantified measurement of the positive result; said game for a negative result producing a series of screens depicting the negative results; said game automatically initiating the next game event of the series after completion of a game event until a total time period for the series of game events has expired wherein each event is associated with an object generally moving in a vertical direction being displayed on said touch screen and a displayed character for attempting to strike the falling object to displace the falling object based on the player's input controlling the timing of the strike of the falling object.

2. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 1 wherein said game event for a positive result requiring a particular amount of time greater than the time required for a game event for a negative result.

3. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 1 wherein said series of events includes a first series of events and a bonus series of events, said first series of events is associated with a first round of said game and said first round has a fixed time period, said game including a bonus round including said bonus series of events and having a fixed time period; said game providing a bonus round following a successful first round where a predetermined value has been exceeded, said predetermined value being compared to a cumulative total of at least some of the quantified measurements of events of said first round.

4. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 3 wherein said at least some of the quantified measurement of events of said first round includes at least the best 3 events of the first round.

5. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 3 wherein said at least some of the quantified measurement of events of said first round includes at least the best 5 events of the first round.

6. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 3 wherein the ratio of total time for a positive result to the total time for a negative result is at least 3:2.

7. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 2 wherein the ratio of total time for a positive result to the total time for a negative result is at least 3:2.

8. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 2 wherein the ratio of total time for a positive result to the total time for a negative result is at least 2:1.

9. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 6 wherein said time duration for a first round is less than 4 minutes.

10. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 9 wherein the time duration of a bonus round is less than 2 minutes.

11. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 1 wherein each event is associated with a falling object being displayed on said touch screen and a.

12. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 3 wherein each event is associated with a falling object being displayed on said touch screen and a.

13. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 12 wherein said character strikes the falling object using an implement.

14. A simplified video game as claimed in claim 1 wherein said game event for a positive result and said game event for a negative result, each producing a series of screens displayed on said touch screen and the time required for displaying the series of screens of a positive result is similar to the time required for displaying the series of screens of a negative result.