through a league statistics system 16 to the fantasy league system 14 the fantasy league system 14 is thus analogous to a fantasy football league system gameplayers 18 communicate with the virtual contest system 12 through the fantasy league system 14 where they receive statistics from the league statistics system 16 gameplayers 18 may also receive reporting from reporting module 20 through the fantasy league system 14 as will be described below and may influence the virtual contest system 12 through gameplayer input module 22 via the fantasy league system 14 which will also be described below generally each of gameplayers 18 may have equal access to the league statistics system 16 reporting module 20 and contestant input module 22 moderated only by their interest and investment in the game the virtual contest system 12 is intended to provide a simulation of an actual contest between individuals that is constrained by consistent rules and thus has some level of predictability largely the rules are not directly known by the gameplayers 18 but may be derived imperfectly by observation of successive contests of the virtual contest system 12 and information from the reporting module 20 verisimilitude and consistency in the contests of the virtual contest system 12 are provided by a u201c dna table u201d 24 providing information that characterizes.