System and Method for Integrating Skill and Chance in a Game

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and a method for determining playing conditions of at least one session of at least one skills game according to results of a chance game. The system comprises a software application installed and operated through computerized means and connected to a player's terminal. The system may allow players to play at least one chance game, where at least one player plays said chance game using the terminal's interface to determine the results of the chance game according to predefined rules. The results are defined as threshold parameters according to which the player's playing conditions of the skills game and/or of at least some sessions of the skills game may be determined and set.

1 . A method for determining threshold parameters of at least one session of at least one skills game, wherein each session is a predefined part of the skills game
 wherein said method enables using of a software application installed and operated through computerized means and through a player's terminal,   said method comprising the steps of:
 playing the at least one chance game, where at least one player plays said chance game using the terminal's interface and the terminal's input interface; 
 determining the results of said chance game according to predefined rules and conditions; 
 defining the playing conditions of at least one session of the skills game, wherein said condition are defined according to the chance game's results. 
   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said playing conditions of each session are also defined according to specifications of said skills game. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the step of playing the skills game, wherein the players begin to play according to the players' playing conditions. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  further including the step of bidding, wherein said application allows the user to place bids along the skills game. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said terminal communicates with a server wherein said application is installed in said server to enable a multiplicity of players to play through a multiplicity of terminals. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  further enables defining the playing conditions and analyzing the player's skills by analyzing the player's results of the skills game. 
   
   
       7 . A system for determining playing conditions of at least one session of at least one skills game, where a session is a predefined part of said skills game,
 said system comprising at least one software application operated through at least one computerized playing terminal, wherein said application supports said game,   wherein said application enables to set up the threshold parameters of each player through a chance game wherein said parameters determine the playing conditions of said players in at least one session of said skills game according to the results of each player in the chance game.   
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein said application comprising an interface and a processor, wherein said interface enables the players to view and operate the games' actions, and the processor enables processing the action's input data and calculating said results and said threshold parameters. 
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8  wherein said interface comprising of:
 an instructions module enabling to view and update of the chance and skill games' instructions;   a chance module enabling to execute the chance game and to support the game's graphics and player's actions; and   a skills module enabling execution of the skills game and setting up the threshold parameters and consequent playing conditions of said skills game according to the resulting parameters of the chance game and supporting the graphics and actions of the skills game.   
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 8  wherein said terminal is connected to at least one server to enable a multiplicity of players using a multiplicity of terminals to connect through a communication and information network and to play against each other. 
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 10  wherein said server is connected to at least one database that stores players and games related data. 
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 11  wherein said server is a web server and said application is a web application that is installed on said server, wherein said terminals enable the players to play the chance and the skills games by communicating with said server and playing on the web. 
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 12  wherein said database stores chance games and skills games results associated with each identified player and wherein the web application enables to use said results for determining of playing conditions of at least one session of at least one skill game played through said application. 
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 8  wherein said terminal comprises at least one input interface enabling the player to operate at least some of the actions included in each game. 
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 7  wherein said application enables analyzing the players' skills of at least some of the available skills games and adding the analysis results to the calculations of the threshold parameters.