Automated league and tournament system for electronic games

An electronically scored dart machine for use as a part of a dart league system, the electronically scored dart machine comprising:

• a microprocessor;
• an electronic target board coupled to said microprocessor;
• an input device coupled to said microprocessor to provide said microprocessor with input data entered by a player;
• a first area of memory coupled to said microprocessor for nonvolatile storage;
• a main program stored in said first area of memory and including a plurality of game programs, at least one of said game programs having a plurality of game options associated therewith;
• and
• a second area of memory coupled to said microprocessor for storage of contest data,
• said microprocessor being operable under control of said main program and in response to the input data to access a portion of the contest data that is associated with the input data, said portion of the contest data including game setup data that identified one of said game programs and one of said game options,
• said microprocessor further being operable under control of said main program to initiate execution of the identified one of said game programs and to select the identified one of said game options;
• wherein said input device includes a monitor having a user interface that includes user-selectable menu items and wherein data from the contest data is incorporated into said user-selectable menu items.

An electronically scored dart machine, comprising:

• a microprocessor;
• a first area of memory coupled to said microprocessor for nonvolatile storage;
• a game program stored in said first area of memory;
• a second area of memory coupled to said microprocessor for storage of players' scores;
• an electronic target coupled to said microprocessor;
• an input device coupled to said microprocessor;
• and
• a monitor coupled to said microprocessor, said microprocessor being operable under control of said game program to display a number scroller screen on said monitor and to permit player control of said number scroller screen using said input devices,
• said microprocessor being operable under control of said game program to permit a number of players to play a dart game organized into a first round and a plurality of subsequent rounds with the players' scores being inputted via said target and being accumulated in said second area of memory,
• said microprocessor being operable under control of said game program to utilize player handicaps to adjust the players' scores prior to the play of the first round.

An electronically scored dart machine, comprising:

• a microprocessor;
• a first area of memory coupled to said microprocessor for nonvolatile storage;
• a game program stored in said first area of memory;
• a second area of memory coupled to said microprocessor for storage of players' scores;
• an electronic target coupled to said microprocessor;
• said microprocessor being operable under control of said game program to permit a number of players to play a dart game, with the players' scores being inputted via said target and being accumulated in said second area of memory;
• an infrared sensor oriented to detect human movement in front of said target;
• an IR sensor circuit connected to said sensor and coupled to said microprocessor, said sensor circuit being operable in a first mode to detect human movement within a first distance of said target and in a second mode to detect human movement within a second distance of said target;
• and
• said microprocessor being operable under control of said game program to place said sensor circuit in said first mode during game play and to place said sensor circuit in said second mode during idle periods.