Patent ID: 7985132

Claim:
A system, comprising: a processor; and a storage device in communication with the processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by the processor to: facilitate a play of a game session of a first game by a first player; facilitate a play of a game session of a second game by a second player, wherein the first game is a different type of game than the second game; determine a first mean score associated with the game session of the first game; determine a second mean score associated with the game session of the second game; normalize a first score achieved by the first player in the game session of the first game by converting the first score into a first number of standard deviations from the first mean; normalize a second score achieved by the second player in the game session of the second game by converting the second score into a second number of standard deviations from the second mean; determine that one or more of the first and second number of standard deviations is greater than a pre-determined threshold, wherein the pre-determined threshold comprises one standard deviation; and determine, based on the first and second number of standard deviations, that one or more of the first and second players, respectively, qualify for advancement to a subsequent round of a tournament.