SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ONLINE MAP-BASED SPORTS FANTASY GAME COMPETITION

摘要

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing an online map-based sports fantasy game competition. For example, in a accordance with a particular embodiment, there is a system having at least a processor and a memory therein and having further means for receiving a request at the system from a remotely located user device requesting access to a user game interface; transmitting the user game interface to the user device for display; receiving first user input from the user game interface displayed to the user device, wherein the first user input specifies one or more of: (i) game settings, (ii) rules of gameplay, and (iii) scoring settings; receiving second user input from the user game interface displayed to the user device, wherein the second user input specifies multiple players to participate as a player league in a game instance; creating the player league and instantiating the game instance and the player league for the game instance at the system based on the first and second user inputs; setting a date and time for a league draft for the game instance; executing the league draft at the system by following a draft order for the multiple players of the player league, with each of the multiple players of the player league individually taking turns selecting an unclaimed polygon from a geographic map board during a first round of gameplay to establish a home territory for each of the multiple players of the player league; accumulating points based on the rules of gameplay and scoring settings specified; and determining one of the multiple players within the player league as a winner based on which player has accumulated a highest point total after all rounds of gameplay and terminating the game instance. Other related embodiments are disclosed.