System and method for integrating human-only readable media into game play

1. A computer game system comprising:

a game screen comprising at least one game play element,

at least one human-only readable medium; and

a wager screen comprising controls that enable the player to select a wager amount for a competitive game and initiate a competitive game, such that the game screen is displayed when the competitive game is initiated;

wherein the human-only readable medium displays information about the at least one game play element instructing a player how to successfully accomplish a game task;

wherein the player, upon winning the game, is awarded with at least a portion of the amount wagered by an opponent; and

wherein the game is from a game developer, and at least a portion of the amount wagered by the opponent is awarded to the game developer.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one human-only readable medium is displayed adjacent to the game screen.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one human-only readable medium is displayed within the game screen.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one human-only readable medium is displayed within, and adjacent to, the game screen.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one game play element comprises a first game play element and the at least one human-only readable medium identifies the first game play element as one to be collected by the player.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one game play element comprises a first game play element and the at least one human-only readable medium identifies the first game play element as one to be avoided by the player.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one game play element comprises a first game play element and the at least one human-only readable medium identifies the first game play element as one to be targeted by the player.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one game play element comprises a first game play element and the at least one human-only readable medium identifies the first game play element as one to be destroyed by the player.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one game play element comprises a first game play element and the at least one human-only readable medium identifies the first game play element as one to be built by the player.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one game play element comprises a first game play element and the at least one human-only readable medium identifies the first game play element as one to be interacted with by the player.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein further comprising instructions that give the player information about the relationship between the at least one game play element and the at least one human-only readable medium.

12. The system of claim 1 further comprising an overlay that shows a wall or obstacle that is not otherwise displayed on the game screen.

13. The system of claim 1 further comprising an overlay that shows an image that is not otherwise shown on the game screen.

14. The system of claim 1 further comprising an overlay that shows an overlay game play element that is not otherwise shown on the game screen.

15. The system for claim 1 further comprising a rank system such that the player has a player rank, and a match making system that matches the player with an opponent having a respective ranking that is similar to the ranking of the player.

16. A device comprising:

a processor and a display;

wherein the display displays a wager screen comprising controls that enable the player to select a wager amount for a competitive game and initiate a competitive game, and a game screen comprising at least one game play element, and at least one human-only readable medium, such that the game screen is displayed when the competitive game is initiated;

wherein the human-only readable medium displays information about the at least one game play element instructing a player how to successfully accomplish a game;

wherein the player, upon winning the game, is awarded with at least a portion of the amount wagered by an opponent; and

wherein the game is from a game developer, and at least a portion of the amount wagered by the opponent is awarded to the game developer.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

display a wager screen comprising controls that enable a player to select a wager amount for a competitive game and initiate a competitive game, and

display a game screen comprising at least one game play element; and least one human-only readable medium, such that the game screen is displayed when the competitive game is initiated;

wherein the human-only readable medium displays information about the game play elements instructing a player how to successfully accomplish a game task;

wherein the player, upon winning the game, is awarded with at least a portion of the amount wagered by an opponent; and

wherein the game is from a game developer, and at least a portion of the amount wagered by the opponent is awarded to the game developer.