A computer-implemented method for operating a fantasy sports system permits the limiting of player selections to defined categories. The categories are selected by a creator prior to initiating the contest and can be mutually exclusive or overlapping. Fantasy points are generated for each of the users and a total fantasy score for each fantasy team is generated based upon the fantasy points for each of the non-active players.

A computer-implemented method for operating a fantasy sports system permits the limiting of player selections to defined categories. The categories are selected by a creator prior to initiating the contest and can be mutually exclusive or overlapping. Fantasy points are generated for each of the users and a total fantasy score for each fantasy team is generated based upon the fantasy points for each of the non-active players.

A puzzle game that enhances a degree of freedom of movement of a puzzle element includes selecting a first puzzle element; moving the first puzzle element; generating a coupled puzzle element when a puzzle element with a same appearance comes into contact with the first puzzle element; causing, when a second puzzle element of a different type comes into contact with the first puzzle element or the coupled puzzle element, the second puzzle element to execute a predetermined operation; and when at least a condition in that an operation of a player with respect to the first puzzle element is no longer performed or a condition in that a predetermined time has elapsed from a time point at which the selection of the first puzzle element is satisfied, erasing the first puzzle element or the coupled puzzle element from the game area.

A puzzle game that enhances a degree of freedom of movement of a puzzle element includes selecting a first puzzle element; moving the first puzzle element; generating a coupled puzzle element when a puzzle element with a same appearance comes into contact with the first puzzle element; causing, when a second puzzle element of a different type comes into contact with the first puzzle element or the coupled puzzle element, the second puzzle element to execute a predetermined operation; and when at least a condition in that an operation of a player with respect to the first puzzle element is no longer performed or a condition in that a predetermined time has elapsed from a time point at which the selection of the first puzzle element is satisfied, erasing the first puzzle element or the coupled puzzle element from the game area.

A screen display method and apparatus, a device, a storage medium, and a program product, in the field of application development technologies are provided. The method includes: displaying a display interface of an application running on a terminal device, the display interface displaying a first application screen of a first user account in the application; displaying an account display bar, the account display bar displaying identifiers of a plurality of user accounts participating in a service related to the application; displaying, in response to an operation on an identifier of a target user account among the identifiers of the plurality of user accounts, the identifier of the target user account in the display interface; and displaying a target screen of the target user account in response to the operation on the identifier of the target user account, the target screen being a screen of the target user account in the application.

Systems and methods are described herein for monitoring a gameplay session for violations of a policy and creating a remediation gameplay session through which remediation can be provided to players or player accounts that violate gameplay policies. The systems and methods can create a remediation gameplay session based in part on the game state data of the gameplay session during which the violation occurs.

In various implementations, systems and methods of an online gaming platform may include an audit module for corroborating fair gameplay. In some implementations, the online gaming platform can be integrated with one or more cryptocurrency exchanges to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions as well as other currency transactions. In some implementations, the cryptocurrency exchanges can be integrated with an online gaming platform that offer games, such as poker and blackjack games, enabling that the games can be played with any one or more cryptocurrencies. In some implementations, the players can pay for gameplay directly from one or more crypto currency exchange account. In some implementations, players can verify that the gameplay in the online gaming platform was fair.

In various implementations, systems and methods of an online gaming platform may include an audit module for corroborating fair gameplay. In some implementations, the online gaming platform can be integrated with one or more cryptocurrency exchanges to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions as well as other currency transactions. In some implementations, the cryptocurrency exchanges can be integrated with an online gaming platform that offer games, such as poker and blackjack games, enabling that the games can be played with any one or more cryptocurrencies. In some implementations, the players can pay for gameplay directly from one or more crypto currency exchange account. In some implementations, players can verify that the gameplay in the online gaming platform was fair.

Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.

Provided is a method for controlling a gaming virtual space. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for controlling a gaming virtual space, comprising providing the gaming virtual space to at least one client account and allocating a location in the gaming virtual space to a character of the at least one client account; setting a safe area in the gaming virtual space, wherein the safe area is an area within a limiting border in the gaming virtual space, and wherein when the character is located outside the limiting border, additional damage is applied to the character; and indicating and adjusting the safe area.