Tournament System and Method of Operation Thereof
First Claim
1. A tournament system for conducting a multiplayer tournament in which a plurality of players compete in a multiplayer game to determine a winner thereof, comprising:
- online means for conducting at least one online elimination round of the multiplayer game, the at least one online elimination round including a plurality of online instances of the multiplayer game, the online means being arranged to determine a winner for each online instance of the multiplayer game;
adjudication means for conducting at least one final round of the multiplayer game, the at least one final round consisting of a single instance of the multiplayer game in which the winner of this instance of the multiplayer game is determined as the winner of the tournament; and
broadcasting means associated with the adjudication means, the broadcasting means being operable to broadcast a video image of the progress of the at least one final round of the tournament.
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Abstract
A tournament system (1) for conducting a multiplayer tournament, in which a plurality of players compete in a multiplayer game to determine a winner thereof, comprises a gaming server (7) and a number of Internet-enabled computer workstations (9) for conducting a number of online elimination rounds of the multiplayer game. Each online elimination round includes a plurality of online instances of the multiplayer game. The gaming server (7) is arranged to determine a winner for each online instance of the multiplayer game. The gaming server (7) also provides for conducting a plurality of successive online elimination rounds of the multiplayer game and enable only the winner of each online instance of the multiplayer game in any online elimination round to participate in an immediately succeeding online elimination round.
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40 Claims
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1. A tournament system for conducting a multiplayer tournament in which a plurality of players compete in a multiplayer game to determine a winner thereof, comprising:
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online means for conducting at least one online elimination round of the multiplayer game, the at least one online elimination round including a plurality of online instances of the multiplayer game, the online means being arranged to determine a winner for each online instance of the multiplayer game; adjudication means for conducting at least one final round of the multiplayer game, the at least one final round consisting of a single instance of the multiplayer game in which the winner of this instance of the multiplayer game is determined as the winner of the tournament; and
broadcasting means associated with the adjudication means, the broadcasting means being operable to broadcast a video image of the progress of the at least one final round of the tournament. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operation of a tournament system for conducting a multiplayer tournament in which a plurality of players compete in a multiplayer game to determine a winner thereof, comprising the steps of:
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conducting at least one online elimination round of the multiplayer game, the at least one online elimination round including a plurality of online instances of the multiplayer game; determining a winner of each online instance of the multiplayer game; conducting at least one final round of the multiplayer game consisting of a single instance of the multiplayer game; determining the winner of the single instance of the multiplayer game in the final round to be the winner of the tournament; and broadcasting a video image of the progress of the final round of the tournament. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of conducting a multiplayer tournament in which a plurality of players compete in a multiplayer game to determine a winner thereof, comprising the steps of:
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conducting at least one online elimination round of the multiplayer game, the at least one elimination round including a plurality of online instances of the multiplayer game; determining a winner for each online instance of the multiplayer game; conducting at least one final round of the multiplayer game consisting of a single instance of the multiplayer game; determining the winner of the single instance of the multiplayer game in the final round as the winner of the tournament; and broadcasting a video image of the progress of the final round of the tournament. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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