Distributed multi-player strategy game

Abstract

The present invention discloses a system for collaborative development of documents according to a method for collaboratively developing the documents. The method comprises the steps of: displaying on a computers pre-defined templates that assist corresponding users of each of the computers to formulate candidate documents on the corresponding computers; receiving, on the computers, information from the corresponding users of the computers, the information performing at least one of commenting on a document displayed on the corresponding computer, and amending a document displayed on the corresponding computer; The information received on one of the computers affects an associated document on all the computers; accumulating scores for each of the documents based upon the comments; and displaying summary information on the computers reflecting the scores, the scores ranking the candidate documents.

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         13 . A system for collaborative competition, said system comprising:
 a plurality of computers communicating over a network; and   a computer program comprising one or more functional modules, wherein the modules are distributed among the computers, and the modules are configured to execute a method for collaborative competition, said method comprising the steps of: displaying on the computers pre-defined templates that assist corresponding users of each of the computers to formulate candidate documents on the corresponding computers;   displaying on each of the computers all the candidate documents formulated on all the computers, each formulated document being displayed on a separate page on each of the computers;   receiving, on the computers, information from the corresponding users of the computers, said information performing at least one of commenting on a document displayed on the corresponding computer, and amending a document displayed on the corresponding computer; wherein said information received on one of said computers affects an associated document on all the computers;   accumulating scores for each of the documents based upon said comments; and displaying summary information on the computers reflecting the scores, said scores ranking the candidate documents.   
     
     
         14 . A system according to  claim 13 , wherein the received information performs one of merging a candidate document and deleting a candidate document. 
     
     
         15 . A method for collaborative competition, said method comprising the steps of:
 a. displaying on a plurality of computers communicating over a network pre-defined templates that assist corresponding users of each of the computers to formulate candidate documents on the corresponding computers;   b. displaying on each of the computers all the candidate documents formulated on all the computers, each formulated document being displayed on a separate page on each of the computers;   c. receiving, on the computers, information from the corresponding users of the computers, said information performing at least one of commenting on a document displayed on the corresponding computer, and amending a document displayed on the corresponding computer; wherein said information received on one of said computers affects an associated document on all the computers;   d. accumulating scores for each of the documents based upon said comments; and displaying summary information on the computers reflecting the scores, said scores ranking the candidate documents.   
     
     
         16 . A computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon, the program being executable by a plurality of networked computers to make the computers perform a method for collaborative development of a document, said method comprising the steps of:
 a. displaying on the plurality of computers communicating over a network predefined templates that assist corresponding users of each of the computers to formulate candidate documents on the corresponding computers;   b. displaying on each of the computers all the candidate documents formulated on all the computers, each formulated document being displayed on a separate page on each of the computers;   c. receiving, on the computers, information from the corresponding users of the computers, said information performing at least one of commenting on a document displayed on the corresponding computer, and amending a document displayed on the corresponding computer; wherein said information received on one of said computers affects an associated document on all the computers;   d. accumulating scores for each of the documents based upon said comments; and displaying summary information on the computers reflecting the scores, said scores ranking the candidate documents.   
     
     
         17 . A game system in which a plurality of teams, each playing on behalf of an associated entity, each team comprising a plurality of players, simultaneously formulate and refine, in a collaborative competitive manner, competing strategies for achieving defined goals on behalf of their associated entities in order to maximise player scores, said system comprising, for each player:
 a. a presentation module for displaying:
 a pre-defined template on a player display, said template enabling modelling of an entity profile and a general environment profile, said entity profile including at least one goal of the entity; and 
 multiple editable pages upon which said competing strategies are displayed; 
   b. a data input module for receiving modelling inputs for said profiles;   c. a strategy formulation module for formulating, based on said profiles and information from said player, at least one intermediate strategy satisfying the goal;   d. a comparative analysis and scoring module for awarding, based upon information from said player, player scores to all the intermediate strategies formulated by players in the team of which said player is a member, said intermediate strategies being displayed on multiple editable pages by the presentation module;   e. a decision, collaboration and merging module for transforming, based upon information from said player, the displayed intermediate strategies formulated by the players in the team of which said player is a member to a set of Round 1 strategies; and   f. a collaborative analysis, simulation and scoring module for producing, based upon information from said player, rating information for all the Round 1 strategies produced by all the players in all the teams, said Round 1 strategies being displayed on multiple editable pages by the presentation module, said rating information being Round 2 information;   wherein said Round 2 information can be used together with the profiles and the modules in paragraphs (a) to (e) to form refined Round 1 strategies in order to maximise said player scores.   
     
     
         18 . A game system in which a plurality of teams, each playing on behalf of an associated entity, each team comprising a plurality of players, formulate and refine competing strategies for achieving defined goals on behalf of their associated entities in order to maximise player scores, said system comprising, for each player:
 a. a presentation module for displaying a pre-defined template on a player display, said template enabling modelling of an entity profile and a general environment profile, said entity profile including at least one goal of the entity;   b. a data input module for receiving modelling inputs for said profiles;   c. a strategy formulation module for formulating, based on said profiles and information from said player, at least one intermediate strategy satisfying the goal;   d. a comparative analysis and scoring module for awarding, based upon information from said player, player scores to all the intermediate strategies formulated by players in the team of which said player is a member;   e. a decision, collaboration and merging module for transforming, based upon information from said player, the intermediate strategies formulated by the players in the team of which said player is a member to a set of Round 1 strategies; and   f. a collaborative analysis, simulation and scoring module for producing, based upon information from said player, rating information for all the Round 1 strategies produced by all the players in all the teams, said rating information being Round 2 information;   wherein said Round 2 information can be used together with the profiles and the modules in paragraphs (a) to (e) to form refined Round 1 strategies in order to maximise said player scores.   
     
     
         19 . A game system in which a plurality of teams, each playing on behalf of an associated entity, each team comprising a plurality of players, formulate and refine competing strategies for achieving defined goals on behalf of their associated entities in order to maximise player scores, said system comprising, for each player:
 a memory for storing a program; and   a processor for executing the program, said program comprising:
 a. code for displaying a pre-defined template on a player display, said template enabling modelling of an entity profile and a general environment profile, said entity profile including at least one goal of the entity; 
 b. code for receiving modelling inputs for said profiles; 
 c. code for formulating, based on said profiles and information from said player, at least one intermediate strategy satisfying the goal; 
 d. code for awarding player scores, based upon information from said player, to all the intermediate strategies formulated by players in the team of which said player is a member; 
 e. code for transforming, based upon information from said player, the intermediate strategies formulated by the players in the team of which said player is a member to a set of Round 1 strategies; and 
 f. code for producing, based upon information from said player, rating information for all the Round 1 strategies produced by all the players in all the teams, said rating information being Round 2 information; wherein said Round 2 information can be used together with the profiles and the modules in paragraphs (a) to (e) to form refined Round 1 strategies in order to maximise said player scores. 
   
     
     
         20 . A game system method in which a plurality of teams, each playing on behalf of an associated entity, each team comprising a plurality of players, formulate and refine competing strategies for achieving defined goals on behalf of their associated entities in order to maximise player scores, said method comprising:
 a. displaying, by a presentation module, a pre-defined template on a player display, said template enabling modelling of an entity profile and a general environment profile, said entity profile including at least one goal of the entity;   b. receiving, by a data input module, modelling inputs for said profiles;   c. formulating, by a strategy formulation module, based on said profiles and information from said player, at least one intermediate strategy satisfying the goal;   d. awarding, by a comparative analysis and scoring module based upon information from said player, player scores to all the intermediate strategies formulated by players in the team of which said player is a member;   e. transforming, by a decision, collaboration and merging module based upon information from said player, the intermediate strategies formulated by the players in the team of which said player is a member to a set of Round 1 strategies; and   f. producing, by a collaborative analysis, simulation and scoring module based upon information from said player, rating information for all the Round 1 strategies produced by all the players in all the teams, said rating information being Round 2 information;   wherein said Round 2 information can be used together with the profiles and the modules in paragraphs (a) to (e) to form refined Round 1 strategies in order to maximise said player scores.   
     
     
         21 . A computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon, the program being executable by a computer apparatus to make the computer perform a method in which a plurality of teams, each playing on behalf of an associated entity, each team comprising a plurality of players, formulate and refine competing strategies for achieving defined goals on behalf of their associated entities in order to maximise player scores, said program comprising:
 a. code for displaying, by a presentation module, a pre-defined template on a player display, said template enabling modelling of an entity profile and a general environment profile, said entity profile including at least one goal of the entity;   b. code for receiving, by a data input module, modelling inputs for said profiles;   c. code for formulating, by a strategy formulation module, based on said profiles and information from a said player, at least one intermediate strategy satisfying the goal;   d. code for awarding, by a comparative analysis and scoring module based upon information from said player, player scores to all the intermediate strategies formulated by players in the team of which said player is a member;   e. code for transforming, by a decision, collaboration and merging module based upon information from said player, the intermediate strategies formulated by the players in the team of which said player is a member to a set of Round 1 strategies; and   f. code for producing, by a collaborative analysis, simulation and scoring module based upon information from said player, rating information for all the Round 1 strategies produced by all the players in all the teams, said rating information being Round 2 information;   wherein said Round 2 information can be used together with the profiles and the modules in paragraphs (a) to (e) to form refined Round 1 strategies in order to maximise said player scores.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein each of said formulated documents comprises vertical shocks; wherein said formulated document formulate an environment of a collaborative competition strategy game; wherein said vertical shocks change the environment of the collaborative competition strategy game. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 17 , further comprises a successive round per each of the rounds; wherein each successive round comprises new strategies.