# US 2018/0021683 A1 · Fantasy sports game which scores a matrix which a participant populates periodically with picks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0021683 A1 - Document ID: US20180021683A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/218,315 - Filed: 2016-07-25 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-25 - Assignees: Gamestreaks, Inc. - Applicants: Gamestreaks, Inc. - Inventors: Marcos Gleffe - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180021683A1 ## CPC - A63F 13/828: Managing virtual sport teams - A63F 13/335: using Internet - A63F 13/533: for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu - A63F 13/65: automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition - A63F 13/79: involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories - A63F 2300/407: Data transfer via internet - A63F 2300/5546: using player registration data, e.g. identification, account, preferences, game history - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A fantasy sports game which scores a matrix, which a participant periodically populates with picks. After the games are actually played, the matrix is scored, with the scoring being dependent on the picks and their placement on the matrix. Preferably, the scoring is configured such that a participant is rewarded for having a streak of correct picks, aligned horizontally and/or vertically, in the matrix. The fantasy sports game may be configured such that the matrix is configured to be populated column by column, from left to right, by the participant. Each column of the matrix may be configured to be populated by having a participant move a pick up or down in the column. The fantasy sports game may be configured such that the participants communicate with a host of the game using, for example, one or more of the following: a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fantasy sports game configured to be played by a participant, said fantasy sports game comprising a matrix which is configured to be populated periodically with picks by the participant, wherein the fantasy sports game periodically scores the matrix after games are played corresponding to the picks. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 1, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured such that the matrix is configured to be populated column by column, from left to right, by the participant. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 2, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured such that each column of the matrix is configured to be populated by moving a pick up or down in the column. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 1, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured to provide enhanced scoring for streaks, wherein in a streak, correct picks are next to each other in the matrix. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 1, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured to provide enhanced scoring for consecutive correct picks in a horizontal line in the matrix. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 1, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured to provide enhanced scoring for consecutive correct picks in a vertical line in the matrix. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 1, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured to automatically populate cells of the matrix with automatic wins. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 7, wherein the automatically correct wins which are automatically populated in the matrix correspond to bye weeks of a sports league. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 1, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured to display a single column from the matrix, while providing indicators of streaks associated with the cells of the single column. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 1, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured to display a single column from the matrix, while providing indicators of automatic wins associated with the cells of the single column. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A fantasy sports game as recited in claim 1, wherein the fantasy sports game is configured to display a single column from the matrix, while simultaneously providing indicators of streaks associated with the cells of the single column of the matrix and providing indicators of automatic wins associated with the cells of the single column of the matrix. ### Claim 12 A method of hosting a fantasy sports game configured to be played by a participant, said method comprising having the participant periodically populate a matrix with picks, and periodically scoring the matrix after games are played corresponding to the picks. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A method as recited in claim 12, further comprising having the participant populate the matrix column by column, from left to right. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A method as recited in claim 13, further comprising having the participant populate each column by moving picks up or down in the column. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) A method as recited in claim 12, further comprising displaying a single column from the matrix, while providing indicators of streaks associated with the cells of the single column. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) A method as recited in claim 12, further comprising displaying a single column from the matrix, while displaying indicators of automatic wins associated with the cells of the single column. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) A method as recited in claim 12, further comprising displaying a single column from the matrix, while simultaneously displaying indicators of streaks associated with the cells of the single column of the matrix and displaying indicators of automatic wins associated with the cells of the single column of the matrix.