Patent US 6,663,492

A game assistant software program is provided which assists users in methodically or sagaciously building a competitive gaming collection or arrangement of game units, and which is a subset of a larger universe of gaming units, such as for games having units with offensive and defensive capabilities. The games can include card games, board games, or electronic games. The software program has a database containing knowledge of the capabilities of each competitive game unit or piece, and includes logic, which enables effective subset selection of game units, as well as a wish list of game units which will enhance the performance of existing game units. The program data is accessible over a global computer network.