System and method for creating electronic multiplayer game tournaments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9881462
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15211253

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Systems and methods for creating a plurality of seeds for a multiplayer tournament of an electronic game are disclosed. The system includes a server including a seed generator module, a seed sorter module, and a seed selection module. The seed generator module randomly generates the plurality of seeds. Each of the plurality of corresponds to a unique shuffle of cards of a game of the multiplayer tournament. The seed sorter module rates each of the plurality of seeds, and then sorts the plurality of rated seeds in accordance with one or more business goals. A seed selection module is configured to receive a player identifier and a tournament play count associated with a first player of the multiplayer tournament. The seed selection module is further configured to identify a rated seed for the first player in accordance with the player identifier and the tournament play count.

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MEGATOUCH LLC155 RITTENHOUSE CIRCLE BRISTOL PA 19007

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Harwood, Malcolm J Bristol, US 4 21
Layne, William L Harleysville, US 2 2
McTernan, Brennan Bristol, US 6 15
Nyce, Greg Warrington, US 47 1917
Tamri, Samir Bouskoura, MA 3 34

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