Patent ID: 8529335

Claim:
A method, performed by a computing system having a processor, for playing a multi-participant game, each participant of the multi-participant game having an associated skill level, the method comprising: establishing an initial value for the skill level of each of a plurality of participants; determining, from among a plurality of pre-defined challenges, a first challenge, wherein each of the pre-defined challenges has an associated challenge difficulty level, and the first challenge is determined by comparing the established initial value for the skill level of a first participant with the challenge difficulty level associated with the first challenge; presenting the first challenge for the first participant; receiving, from the first participant, a response to the first challenge; with a processor, adjusting the skill level of the first participant by a skill level adjustment amount based at least in part on the received response and a skill level of a second participant; and presenting a second challenge for the first participant based at least in part on the adjusted value of the skill level of the first participant.