Game based on statistical categories of sporting events

Abstract

A method of playing a game based on statistics obtained in a football game that includes the step of creating a team of players that corresponds to players participating in one or more actual football games. The game also calculates a yardage touchdown number wherein yardage obtained by team members in said one or more actual football games is a component of the yardage touchdown number. The game further calculates an actual touchdown number based upon the number of touchdowns received by team members in the one or more actual football games wherein the number of touchdowns obtained by team members in said one or more actual football games is a component of the actual touchdown number. The game also calculates a total touchdown number wherein at least a portion the yardage touchdown number and at least a portion of the actual touchdown number are components of the total touchdown number. Finally, the game calculates a score wherein a component of the score is the result of multiplying the total touchdown number by a score index.

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[0001] The present patent document claims the benefit of the filing date under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of Provisional U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 629,490, filed Nov. 18, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to a method of playing sports related games. In particular, the present invention relates to playing a game based on statistical categories recorded in sports events that are being contested independently of the game of the present invention. [0003] Various games exist that base game play on events that happen in actual sporting contests and the statistics that are recorded in those sporting contests. These games are commonly referred to as fantasy games or rotisserie games and are popular in sports such as football, baseball and basketball. Generally, two or more users play each other by virtually drafting, purchasing or otherwise acquiring the rights to players playing in a particular sport ...

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Benefits of technology

[0020] In another aspect of the present invention, a method of playing a game based on statistics obtained in a football game includes a step of creating a team of players that corresponds to players participating in one or more actual football games. The game also includes the step of calculating a yardage touchdown number wherein yardage obtained by team members in said one or more actual football games is used to determine the yardage touchdown number. The game further includes calculating an actual touchdown number based upon the number of touchdowns obtained by team members in the one or more actual football games wherein the number of touchdowns obtained by team members in said one or more actual football games is used to determine the actual touchdown number. The game also includes the step of calculating a total touchdown number, wherein at least a portion the yardage touchdown number and at least a portion of the actual touchdown number are components of the total touchdown number. The game also includes the step of calculating a score wherein a component of the score is the result of multiplying the total touchdown number by a score index.

[0021] In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, the invention is a method for playing a simulated football game based upon actual football games. In one step, the game creates a team of players that corresponds to players participating in one or more actual football games. In another step, the game calculates an offensive yardage number wherein yardage obtained by offensive team members in said one or more actual football games is used to determine the offensive yardage number. In yet another step the game calculates a defensive yardage number wherein yardage allowed by a team defense in said one or more actual football games is used to determine the defensive yardage number. In another step the game calculates an average yardage number by taking the average of the offensive yardage number from a user team and the defensive yardage number from an opponent team. In still another step the game calculates a yardage touchdown number by dividing the average yardage number by a touchdown index. In an additional step the game calculates an actual touchdown number based upon the number of touchdowns obtained by tea

Problems solved by technology

Also, typically fantasy games can only be played during an existing football season.

As a result, there is little incentive for users to play off-season games that replay a prior season as users know how many points will be awarded for each performance.

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