Abstract: Operating a fantasy sports game that leverages player skill to provide limited opportunities to select game elements and incorporates real-life performance of human athletes to determine a computer-guided outcome. An entry fee is received from an entrant to play the game. An electronic display device presents a roster of real-life athletes of a real-life sport automatically selected from a pool of selectable real-life athletes. Entrant input is received that identifies, at the entrant's option, none, all, or at least one but less than all of the athletes in the roster to be replaced. The identified athletes, if any, are replaced in the roster with other real-life athletes automatically selected from the same pool. A total score is determined based on respective individual scores of the athletes in the roster from their respective real-life performance in the real-life sport. An award is awarded when the total score satisfies a predetermined criterion.