Method of conducting a fantasy sports game
AssigneeFantasy Sports Company
InventorGreg Liegey
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Abstract
A method of conducting a fantasy sports game is provided which includes increasing the points available for winning picks in later rounds and allowing participants to trade teams. The points awarded for picking the winning team may also be based on the Round of the tournament and the “seed” of the winning team. The number of trades available to participants may be decreased in later rounds, or discontinued in the final round. The game is also applicable to Internet based fantasy sports competitions.
Claims13
A fantasy sports game method, comprising the steps of:
- a. selecting a plurality of competitors from the field of sports tournaments;
- b. determining a result of the tournament on completion of a round of the tournament;
- c. calculating a point total from a base number and a seed number for the fantasy game participant based on the results of the round of competition;
- d. allowing a number of trades of the eliminated competitors for remaining competitors;
- e. repeating steps b-c until the ongoing tournament ends;
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- f. determining the winner of the fantasy sports game,
- g. wherein said base number increases with each round of the tournament.
A method of conducting a fantasy sports game for individual fantasy game participants based on an ongoing tournament of competitors, comprising the steps of:
- a. selecting a plurality of competitors from the field of the tournament;
- b. determining a result of the tournament on completion of a round of the ongoing tournament, based upon the remaining competitors in the field of the tournament and the eliminated competitors from the field of the tournament;
- c. calculating a point total for the fantasy game participant based on the results of the round of competition;
- d. allowing a number of trades of the eliminated competitors for remaining competitors;
- e. repeating steps b-c until the ongoing tournament ends;
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- f. determining the winner of the fantasy sports game;
- wherein calculating said point total for the fantasy game participant includes assigning a value for an individual team in the field, said value based upon a seeding of said individual team winning the next successive round of the tournament, and, for the set of winning teams selected, adding said values to the point total;
- and said number of trades is limited to number less than the total number of remaining competitors, and said number of trades allowed in an each successive round of the tournament is reduced with each successive round.
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