Patent ID: 8753195

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating a map-based game, the method comprising: establishing, by at least one computer processor, the map-based game containing a plurality of selectable units on a gameboard, the gameboard being accessible by a first player using a computing device; selecting, using the at least one computer processor, a software application from a software application repository, the software application repository storing a plurality of software applications; associating the selected software application with at least one selectable unit on the gameboard; receiving from the first player a selection of at least one unit on the gameboard; storing the selection in non-transitory memory; associating the at least one selected unit with the first player; determining, by the at least one computer processor, whether the first player wins a prize based on the selection of the at least one unit; and providing the first player with access to the software application as the prize in response to the step of determining, a portion of said software application capable of running on the computing device.