Method and system for administering a fantasy game

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for administering a plurality of fantasy games having a game server for hosting the plurality of fantasy games, a client for connecting to the game server, a virtual lobby for accessing the plurality of fantasy games hosted on the game server, a first fantasy game which persists for a predetermined duration, and a scoring module for awarding points to the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team and for determining a winner between the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team at the expiration of the predetermined duration. The first fantasy game has a first fantasy team with a first plurality of roster positions, a second fantasy team with a second plurality of roster positions, and a fantasy draft wherein a first manager selects a first fantasy player corresponding to a first real-world performer in a first real-world event.

1 . A system for administering a plurality of fantasy games comprising:
 a game server for hosting the plurality of fantasy games;   a client for connecting to the game server;   a virtual lobby for accessing the plurality of fantasy games hosted on the game server;   a first fantasy game which persists for a predetermined duration comprising:
 a first fantasy team comprising a first plurality of roster positions; 
 a second fantasy team comprising a second plurality of roster positions; 
 a fantasy draft wherein a first manager selects a first fantasy player corresponding to a first real-world performer in a first real-world event; and 
   a scoring module for awarding points to the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team and for determining a winner between the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team at the expiration of the predetermined duration.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a matching engine for suggesting a subset of the plurality of fantasy games; 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the suggesting includes an analysis of the play history of the first manager. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the subset includes a second fantasy game in which a previous opponent of the first manager is playing. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the subset includes a second fantasy game having a similar fantasy game characteristic to a previous fantasy game in which the first manager participated. 
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the predetermined duration is less than one week. 
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the predetermined duration is two days. 
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the predetermined duration begins at a start of the first real-world event on a Sunday and the predetermined duration ends at a termination of a second real-world event on the Sunday. 
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the fantasy draft further comprises:
 a second fantasy player corresponding to a second real-world performer in a second real-world event;   a third fantasy player corresponding to a third real-world performer in a third real-world event;   a fourth fantasy player corresponding to a fourth real-world performer in a fourth real-world event; and   a second manager who selects the second fantasy player wherein the second manager selects the third fantasy player before the first manager selects the fourth fantasy player.   
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising an authentication module for authenticating the client to the game server. 
   
   
       11 . A method for administering a plurality of fantasy games comprising:
 hosting the plurality of fantasy games on a game server;   connecting to the game server with a client;   providing a virtual lobby for accessing the plurality of fantasy games hosted on the game server;   selecting a first fantasy game which persists for a predetermined duration, the first fantasy game comprising:
 a first fantasy team comprising a first plurality of roster positions; 
 a second fantasy team comprising a second plurality of roster positions; 
 a fantasy draft wherein a first manager selects a first fantasy player corresponding to a first real-world performer in a first real-world event; and 
 a scoring module for awarding points to the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team and for determining a winner between the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team at the expiration of the predetermined duration. 
   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising browsing the plurality of fantasy games hosted on the game server. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising generating a subset of the plurality of fantasy games hosted on the game server. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the generating includes an analysis of the play history of the first manager. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the subset includes a second fantasy game similar to a previous fantasy game in which the first manager participated. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the predetermined duration is less than one week. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the predetermined duration is two days. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the predetermined duration is one day. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the predetermined duration begins at a start of the first real-world event on a Sunday and the predetermined duration ends at a termination of a second real-world event on the Sunday. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the fantasy draft further comprises:
 a second fantasy player corresponding to a second real-world performer in a second real-world event;   a third fantasy player corresponding to a third real-world performer in a third real-world event;   a fourth fantasy player corresponding to a fourth real-world performer in a fourth real-world event; and   a second manager who selects the second fantasy player wherein the second manager selects the third fantasy player before the first manager selects the fourth fantasy player.