Patent ID: 7918737

Claim:
A competitive game result management system comprising a first game device operated by a first player, a second game device operated by a second player, and a competitive game result management device configured to manage the result of a competitive game played by the first and the second players, the first game device comprising: a first obtaining unit configured to obtain game data of the second player from the competitive game result management device; and a first simulated competitive game unit configured to play a first simulated competitive game against the first player, the first simulated competitive game unit including a simulated second player based on the game data obtained by the first obtaining unit; the second game device comprising: a second obtaining unit configured to obtain game data of the first player from the competitive game result management device; and a second simulated competitive game unit configured to play a second simulated competitive game against the second player, the second simulated competitive game unit including a simulated first player based on the game data obtained by the second obtaining unit; and the competitive game result management device comprising: a player information storing unit configured to store the game data of the first and the second players; a first game data transmission unit configured to transmit the game data of the second player stored in the player information storing unit to the first game device operated by the first player; a second game data transmission unit configured to transmit the game data of the first player stored in the player information storing unit to the second game device operated by the second player; a first competitive game result receiving unit configured to receive the result of the first simulated competitive game from the first game device; a second competitive game result receiving unit configured to receive the result of the second simulated competitive game from the second game device; and a game outcome determination unit configured to determine the outcome between the first and the second players based on both the result of the first simulated competitive game received by the first competitive game result receiving unit and the result of the second simulated competitive game received by the second competitive game result receiving unit, such that the outcome of the first simulated competitive game is tabulated as a home game for the first player and an away game for the second player and the outcome of the second simulated competitive game is tabulated as a home game for the second player and an away game for the first player.