Patent ID: 8099182

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating user participation in a game simulation of a series of sporting events that comprise at least a portion of an upcoming season in a professional sports league; wherein the method comprises: using one or more processors to perform steps comprising: determining a plurality of parameters for each of a plurality of participants of the professional sports league, wherein each participant is expected to participate in the series of sporting events in the upcoming season of the professional sports league, wherein the plurality of parameters include at least a first parameter that is provided for each of the plurality of participants, wherein the first parameter quantifies, for each participant, a strength of one or more opponents for which that participant is scheduled to compete against in one or more of the sporting events in the upcoming season of the professional sports league; and indicating an overall value for each of the plurality of participants of the professional sports league based at least in part on a value of each of the plurality of parameters.