Computerized statistical football game
AssigneesMichael B. Hughes, Patrick J. Hughes, David C. Yager
InventorsPatrick Hughes, Michael Hughes, David Yager
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for playing football. The football game is played on a computer system and is based upon actual football performances by a database of football players. The computer football game is played by a league of individuals, each of whom can individually, or in groups, own a franchise. Franchises select their players from an initial draft. The starting players are then selected by individual franchise owners. Wins and losses for the computer football games occur by calculating a total of each individual player's points who make up a team. The calculation of points is done automatically either manually or using actual weekly performance by individual NFL players as the basis for determining points.
Claims3
A computer for playing football based upon actual football games, comprising:
- means for setting up individual football franchises;
- means for drafting actual football players into said franchises;
- means for selecting starting player rosters from said actual football players;
- means for trading said actual football players;
- means for scoring performances of said actual football players based upon actual game scores such that franchises automatically calculate a composite win or loss score from a total of said individual actual football players' scores;
- said players' scores are for quarterbacks, running backs and pass receivers in a first group and kickers in a second group;
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- wherein said players in said first and second groups receive bonus points.
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