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SKILL AND PARTICIPATION BASED PRIZING

  • US 20110165924A1
  • Filed: 01/06/2010
  • Published: 07/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method for awarding prizes to a plurality of users participating in a multiuser game via a user console, wherein the multiuser game includes multiple rounds of trivia questions, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) electronically delivering a trivia question and a plurality of answer choices to a game console associated with a user participating in the multiuser game;

    (b) receiving, from the game console, a selection of one of the plurality of answer choices delivered in step (a);

    (c) upon receiving a selected answer choice in step (b) from the game console, automatically awarding a participation-based prize to the user associated with the console;

    (d) when the answer choice received in step (b) correctly answers the question, awarding an accuracy score and at least one answer bonus to the user associated with the console;

    (e) when the answer choice received in step (b) incorrectly answers the question, awarding only a speed bonus to the user associated with the console; and

    (f) when the multiplayer game has ended, awarding users participating in the multiplayer game with one or more skill-based prizes, wherein the skill-based prizes are based on a total score that includes the accuracy score and answer bonuses awarded in step (d) and the speed bonus awarded in step (e) for each round of the multiuser game.

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