Games of chance based on event databases
A system and method for implementing a game of chance based on historical events. The method consists of randomly selecting a set of competitors from an event database. The competitors are presented to a player. A set of criteria comprising a subset of the competitors are received from the player. The database of events is filtered to produce a set of events comprising those events that match the set of criteria. A single event is randomly selected from the set of events to determine an outcome for the game.
1. A computer implemented method for implementing a fantasy baseball strategy card game, comprising:
using a computer to perform each of the steps comprising:
dealing a set of pitcher cards to a first player from a deck of pitcher cards, each card indicating a real world pitcher who has played in a baseball league;
dealing a set of batter cards to a second player from a deck of batter cards, each card indicating a real world batter who has played in the baseball league;
receiving from the first player a selection comprising one of the pitcher cards from the set of pitcher cards;
receiving from the second player a selection comprising one of the batter cards from the set of batter cards;
generating a set of events where the pitcher represented by the selected pitcher card pitched to the batter represented by the selected batter card in a real world game of the baseball league;
selecting randomly an event from the generated set of events; and
determining an outcome of the event, the outcome comprising one of a strike, a ball, a foul, a hit, or a walk.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying video footage of the event to the player.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining a score adjustment for the second player based on the outcome of the event; and
adjusting a second player's score based on the score adjustment.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein an event comprises a pitch from the athlete represented by the pitching selection in a past real world game of the baseball league, and the result of the pitch based on the actions of the selected athletes.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein an event comprises an at-bat from the athlete represented by the batting selection in a past real world game of the baseball league against the athlete represented by the pitching selection, and the result of the at-bat is based on the actions of the selected athletes.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of pitcher cards and the set of batting cards comprise five cards each.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sets of pitching or batting cards all indicate athletes from a same team of the baseball league.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sets of pitching or batting cards all indicate play by athletes of the baseball league that occurred in a range of years.
9. A system for implementing a fantasy baseball strategy card game, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing executable computer program instructions comprising instructions for:
dealing a set of pitcher cards to a first player from a deck of pitcher cards,
each card indicating a real world pitcher who has played in a baseball league;
dealing a set of batter cards to a second player from a deck of batter cards,
each card indicating a real world batter who has played in the baseball league;
receiving from the first player a selection comprising one of the pitcher cards from the set of pitcher cards;
receiving from the second player a selection comprising one of the batter cards from the set of batter cards;
generating a set of events where the pitcher represented by the selected pitcher card pitched to the batter represented by the selected batter card in a real world game of the baseball league;
selecting randomly an event from the generated set of events;
determining an outcome of the event, the outcome comprising one of a strike, a ball, a foul, a hit, or a walk; and
a processor for executing the computer program instructions.
10. The system of claim 9 further comprising:
a display for displaying video footage of the event to the player.
11. The method of claim 9 further comprising instructions for:
determining a score adjustment for the second player based on the outcome of the event; and
adjusting a second player's score based on the score adjustment.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein an event comprises a pitch from the athlete represented by the pitching selection in a past real world game of the baseball league, and the result of the pitch based on the actions of the selected athletes.
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein an event comprises an at-bat from the athlete represented by the batting selection in a past real world game of the baseball league against the athlete represented by the pitching selection, and the result of the at-bat is based on the actions of the selected athletes.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable computer program instructions for implementing a fantasy baseball strategy card game, the instructions executable to perform steps comprising:
dealing a set of pitcher cards to a first player from a deck of pitcher cards, each card indicating a real world pitcher who has played in a baseball league;
dealing a set of batter cards to a second player from a deck of batter cards, each card indicating a real world batter who has played in the baseball league;
receiving from the first player a selection comprising one of the pitcher cards from the set of pitcher cards;
receiving from the second player a selection comprising one of the batter cards from the set of batter cards;
generating a set of events where the pitcher represented by the selected pitcher card pitched to the batter represented by the selected batter card in a real world game of the baseball league;
selecting randomly an event from the generated set of events; and
determining an outcome of the event, the outcome comprising one of a strike, a ball, a foul, a hit, or a walk.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 further comprising:
displaying video footage of the event to the player.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 further comprising:
determining a score adjustment for the second player based on the outcome of the event; and
adjusting a second player's score based on the score adjustment.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein an event comprises a pitch from the athlete represented by the pitching selection in a past real world game of the baseball league, and the result of the pitch based on the actions of the selected athletes.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein an event comprises an at-bat from the athlete represented by the batting selection in a past real world game of the baseball league against the athlete represented by the pitching selection, and the result of the at-bat is based on the actions of the selected athletes.