Interactive multiple player game system and method of playing a game between at least two players

An interactive multiple player game system comprising:

• (a) a play station device including an interface apparatus and a play station clock;
• and
• (b) at least one playing device communicating with said interface apparatus over an ad-hoc, wireless, all-to-all broadcast network, a playing device including:
• (i) a processor for running a game scenario common to said at least one playing device and said play station device;
• (ii) a player controlled interface for enabling a player action within said game scenario;
• (iii) a transmitter connected to said player controlled interface, said transmitter transmitting said player action over said network;
• (iv) a receiver connected to said processor, said receiver receiving instructions from at least said play station device transmitting over said network;
• (v) a display for displaying at least a portion of said game scenario;
• and
• (vi) a playing device clock, said play station clock being synchronized with said playing device clock.

A method for playing an interactive multiple player game between at least two players, comprising the steps of:

• (a) establishing an ad-hoc, wireless, all-to-all broadcast network between at least two playing devices;
• (b) providing a game scenario common to all of the at least two playing devices;
• (c) enabling a player action by each player within the game scenario;
• (d) transmitting player actions over the network;
• (e) receiving player actions transmitted over the network;
• (f) displaying at least a portion of the game scenario;
• and
• (g) synchronizing a clock of a second playing device to a clock of a first playing device.