On-line game based on words, making use of a search engine

Details On-line game based on words, making use of a search engine On-line game based on words, making use of a search engine

2011-07-19

2011-07-19

Suhol, Dmitry (Department: 3716)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

In a game requiring strategy or problem solving by a...

C463S042000, C273S429000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07980930

ABSTRACT:
A game session of the invention comprises, contained within a very short time lapse, the following successive stages: a) selecting a headword that is communicated to the player; b) for each of the N players, determining a first candidate word presenting semantic proximity with the headword, and transmitting said first candidate word to the gaming site, which submits it to a search engine in combination with the headword in order to receive a numerical score; c) presenting the N first candidate words submitted to the site by the various players and then, for each player, selecting from amongst these N words a second candidate word that, on reflection, the player believes represents that one of the first candidate words that corresponds to the highest score obtained during the first game stage. The final stage comprises calculating, for each player, a performance grade as a function at least of the pertinence of the second candidate word submitted during the second game stage, and classifying the players depending on said performance grades.

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