Method and system for presenting and operating a skill-based activity

A system for providing a skill-based game, the system comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium storing machine-readable code;
• at least one activity server system comprising a processor configured to execute the machine-readable code and to communicate over a wide area network with a plurality of presentation computing devices, each distinct one of the presentation computing devices associated with a distinct one of a plurality of users, and to receive information from the plurality of presentation computing devices;
• and
• a device storage system coupled to the activity server system storing (i) information concerning the plurality of users, each user identifiable by a user account, and (ii) event data pertinent to a set of events and a set of participants in the set of events;
• wherein, the machine-readable code, when executed by the activity server system, causes performance of computer processes comprising:
• evaluating, by the activity server system, using an automated process based upon statistical analysis, the set of participants, to determine a statistically expected fantasy score to be scored by the set of participants in at least one event in the set of events;
• serving, over the wide area network, to the presentation devices, a game comprising:
• (A) a plurality of matchups selectable by a given user, wherein each selectable matchup in the plurality of matchups offers, to the given user, an opportunity:
• to select whether a fantasy score of a first participant, chosen from the set of participants, will be over, or under, an expected fantasy score of the first participant;
• and
• (B) an associated fixed odds payout that is based on a number of matchups selected by the given;
• causing the presentation device of the given user to display the matchups selected by the given user and the associated fixed odds payouts;
• receiving, separately, from the presentation devices, over the wide area network, user roster data characterizing a set of user-selected winners;
• after occurrence of at least one event in the set of events, updating the event data pertinent to participants in the set of events based on a set of outcomes associated with the set of events;
• and
• using the updated data to determine if the given user is a winner based on the selections by the given user, wherein determination of whether the given user is a winner or loser is based upon the given user's selection and not based on the selections of other users.

A method for providing a skill-based game, the method comprising:

• evaluating, by at least one activity server system, using an automated process based upon statistical analysis, at least one participant in at least one event within a set of events to determine a statistically expected fantasy score to be scored by the participant in the at least one event, wherein the activity server system:
• comprises a processor and is configured to execute machine-readable code on a non-transitory storage medium and to communicate over a wide area network with a plurality of presentation computing devices, each of the plurality of presentation computing devices associated with at least one of a plurality of users, and to receive information from the plurality of presentation computing devices;
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• is coupled to a device storage system storing (i) information concerning the plurality of users, each user identifiable by a user account, and (ii) event data pertinent to the set of events and participants in the set of events;
• serving, over the wide area network, to the presentation devices, a game comprising:
• a plurality of matchups selectable by a given user, wherein each selectable matchup in the plurality of matchups offers, to the given user, an opportunity to select whether a fantasy score of a first participant will be over, or under, an expected fantasy score of the first participant;
• and
• an associated fixed odds payout that is based on a number of matchups selected by the given user;
• causing the presentation device of the given user to display the matchups and the associated fixed odds payout;
• receiving, separately, from the presentation devices, over the wide area network, user roster data characterizing a set of user-selected winners;
• after occurrence of at least one event in the set of events, updating the event data pertinent to the participants in the set of events based on a set of outcomes associated with the set of events;
• and
• using the updated data to determine if the given user is a winner based on the selections by the given user, wherein determination of whether the given user is a winner or loser is based upon the given user's selections and not based on the selections of other users.

A non-transitory storage medium storing machine readable code that, when executed by an activity server system including a processor configured to execute the machine readable code and to communicate over a wide area network with a plurality of presentation computing devices, each distinct one of the presentation computing devices associated with a distinct one of a plurality of users, and to receive information from the plurality of presentation computing devices, establishes computer processes for providing a skill-based game, the computer processes comprising:

• wherein a device storage system coupled to the activity server system storing (i) information concerning the plurality of users, each user identifiable by a user account, and (ii) event data pertinent to a set of events and a set pf participants in the set of events;
• evaluating, by the activity server system, using an automated process based upon statistical analysis, the set of participants, to determine a statistically expected fantasy score to be scored by the set of participants in the set of events;
• serving, over the wide area network, to a set of the plurality of presentation devices, a game comprising:
• (A) a plurality of matchups selectable by a given user, wherein each selectable matchup in the plurality offers, to the given user, an opportunity to select whether a fantasy score of a first participant chosen from the set of participants, will be over, or under, the statistically expected fantasy score of the first participant;
• and
• (B) an associated fixed odds payout that is based on a number of matchups selected by the given;
• causing a presentation device of the given user to display the matchups selected by the given user and the associated fixed odds payout;
• receiving, separately, from the plurality of presentation devices, over the wide area network, user roster data characterizing a set of user-selected winners;
• updating the event data pertinent to participants in the set of events;
• and
• using the updated data to determine if the given user is a winner based on the selections by the given user, wherein determination of whether the given user is a winner or loser is based upon the given user's selections and not based on the selections of other users.