WO2008019242A3 - Systems and methods for multi-character online gaming - Google Patents

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WO2008019242A3
WO2008019242A3 PCT/US2007/074708 US2007074708W WO2008019242A3 WO 2008019242 A3 WO2008019242 A3 WO 2008019242A3 US 2007074708 W US2007074708 W US 2007074708W WO 2008019242 A3 WO2008019242 A3 WO 2008019242A3
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Timothy Randolph Harris
Michael Mccarthy
David Vincent Shuck
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Seven Lights Llc
Timothy Randolph Harris
Michael Mccarthy
David Vincent Shuck
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Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a game system including a first characfer set (265), a character exchange component (254), and a competition component (254). The first character set (265) is adapted to include at least one character. At least one character in the first character set is adapted to be alterable by a user. The character exchange component (254) is adapted to allow at least one character from the first character set to be exchanged. The competition component (256) is adapted to allow a competition including at least one character in the first character set (265) and at least one character in a second character set (265).
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