Video game contest
First Claim
1. A method of organizing a video game contest, comprising:
- recording a predetermined number of game scores, the scores being results of a video game, from a plurality of players;
posting a number corresponding to the predetermined number of game scores on a leaderboard.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to methods of organizing video game contests. Implementations of the invention may include one or more of the following aspects. A predetermined number of game scores may be recorded, the scores being results of a video game, from a plurality of players. A number may be posted corresponding to the predetermined number of game scores on a leaderboard, wherein the leaderboard includes a set number of the top scoring of the plurality of players. On a separate leaderboard, an overall number may be posted which is calculated in part by the numbers posted each day in the multiday contest. The leaderboard may be updated over the duration of the video game contest. The recording and posting may be performed every day for a predetermined number of days in a multiday contest. The posting may only occur if the predetermined number of game scores exceeds a minimum threshold. The leaderboard may represent a set of top scores in the video game contest.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of organizing a video game contest, comprising:
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recording a predetermined number of game scores, the scores being results of a video game, from a plurality of players;
posting a number corresponding to the predetermined number of game scores on a leaderboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of organizing a video game contest, comprising:
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recording a predetermined number of game scores, the scores being results of a video game, from a plurality of players;
posting a number corresponding to the predetermined number of game scores on a leaderboard, wherein the leaderboard includes a set number of the top scoring of the plurality of players;
posting an overall number calculated in part by the numbers posted each day in the multiday contest;
updating the leaderboard over the duration of the video game contest;
such that the recording and posting are performed every day for a predetermined number of days in a multiday contest and wherein the posting only occurs if the predetermined number of game scores exceeds a minimum threshold; and
wherein the leaderboard represents a set of top scores in the video game contest.
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20. A computer program, residing on a computer-readable medium, for causing a computer to organize a video game contest, the steps of the program causing a computer to:
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record a predetermined number of game scores, the scores being results of a video game, from a plurality of players; and
post a number corresponding to the predetermined number of game scores on a leaderboard.
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