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A system for maintaining continuous and progressive game play in a computer network. The system includes at least one server and at least one game-playing client, in communication with each other through a computer network. Each server includes a memory storing game data which includes initial game

A system for maintaining continuous and progressive game play in a computer network. The system includes at least one server and at least one game-playing client, in communication with each other through a computer network. Each server includes a memory storing game data which includes initial game data specifying an initial game state and which includes accumulated game data specifying updates to the initial game state. Either the server or the client includes memory storing knowledge base rules and storing an executable computer game program for applying the knowledge base rules to the game data. The executable computer game program generates responses to the client and updates the accumulated game data. The system optionally comprises a second game-playing client and a second server including memory which stores game data connected to the network. The game data in the second server may be derived from and identical to the game data in the first server, thereby establishing a second instance of the first server game state.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system enabling game-playing across a computer network, the system comprising:a franchiser memory storinga franchiser game executable andoriginal initialization game data;a first game server enabled to communicate with the franchiser memory and connected to the computer

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system enabling game-playing across a computer network, the system comprising:a franchiser memory storinga franchiser game executable andoriginal initialization game data;a first game server enabled to communicate with the franchiser memory and connected to the computer network, the first game server having a first server memory storinga first server game executable derived from the franchiser game executable andfirst server game state information which includes first server initialization data derived from the original initialization game data and first server client data; anda first game-playing client connected to the computer network having a first client memory storinga first client game executable which enables the client to continuously game-play on the first game server anda first client game state used by the first client game executable in maintaining continuous game-play.