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Providing secret information in a multiplayer game

  • US 8,209,041 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2007
  • Issued: 06/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method performed by one or more processors for conveying secret information to a player in a multiplayer game being viewed by multiple players on a single screen, wherein each player is provided with a controller having a first input device and a second input device, comprising:

  • displaying instructions on the screen, wherein the instructions prompt each player to select the first input device on the controller to ask a first question and select the second input device of the controller to ask a second question;

    receiving input from each controller, wherein the input from each controller is based on whether the player selected the first input device or the second input device;

    displaying answers on the screen to the first question and the second question based on the input received from each controller;

    displaying a player identification on the screen for each player; and

    displaying the answers to the first question and the second question including displaying each answer to the first question and the second question proximate to each player identification displayed on the screen.

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