Tournament gaming system with shared elements
First Claim
1. A tournament gaming system for offering a wagering game tournament to a plurality of players, the tournament gaming system comprising:
- one or more input devices;
a plurality of display devices including at least a first display device and a second display device;
one or more processors; and
one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the tournament gaming system to;
display, on at least the first display device and the second display device, a plurality of game-play series of the wagering game,determine randomly selected outcomes in the plurality of game-play series in which the plurality of players participate, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player,assign a tournament rank to each of the plurality of players in accordance with respective outcomes of the randomly selected outcomes achieved in the plurality of game-play series,send an invitation from the first player to the second player to participate in the wagering game tournament,in response to the second player accepting the invitation from the first player to participate in the wagering game tournament, share a tournament game-play element between the first player and the second player, the tournament game-play element having an effect on the tournament rank, andaward a tournament award based on the tournament rank.
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Abstract
A tournament gaming system offers a wagering game tournament to players and includes displaying game-play series on a first display device and a second display device. A plurality of players, including a first player and a second player, participate in the game-play series. In accordance with respective randomly selected outcomes achieved in the plurality of game-play series, the players are assigned a tournament rank. A tournament element is shared between the first player and the second player in response to a tournament incentive. The tournament element has an effect on the tournament rank. A tournament award is awarded based on the tournament rank.
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19 Claims
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1. A tournament gaming system for offering a wagering game tournament to a plurality of players, the tournament gaming system comprising:
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one or more input devices; a plurality of display devices including at least a first display device and a second display device; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause the tournament gaming system to; display, on at least the first display device and the second display device, a plurality of game-play series of the wagering game, determine randomly selected outcomes in the plurality of game-play series in which the plurality of players participate, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player, assign a tournament rank to each of the plurality of players in accordance with respective outcomes of the randomly selected outcomes achieved in the plurality of game-play series, send an invitation from the first player to the second player to participate in the wagering game tournament, in response to the second player accepting the invitation from the first player to participate in the wagering game tournament, share a tournament game-play element between the first player and the second player, the tournament game-play element having an effect on the tournament rank, and award a tournament award based on the tournament rank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for offering a wagering game tournament to a plurality of players, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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displaying on at least a first display device and a second display device a plurality of game-play series of the wagering game tournament; determining, by at least one of one or more processors, randomly selected outcomes in the plurality of game-play series in which the plurality of players participate, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player; assigning a tournament rank, by at least one of the one or more processors, to each of the plurality of players in accordance with respective outcomes of the randomly selected outcomes achieved in the plurality of game-play series; sending an invitation from the first player to the second player to participate in the wagering game tournament; in response to the second player accepting the invitation from the first player to participate in the wagering game tournament, sharing, by at least one of the one or more processors, a tournament game-play element between the first player and the second player, the tournament game-play element having an effect on the tournament rank; and awarding, by at least one of the one or more processors, at least one tournament award based on the tournament rank. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more machine-readable non-transitory storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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displaying on at least a first display device and a second display device a plurality of game-play series of the wagering game tournament; determining randomly selected outcomes in the plurality of game-play series in which the plurality of players participate, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player; assigning a tournament rank to each of the plurality of players in accordance with respective outcomes of the randomly selected outcomes achieved in the plurality of game-play series; sending an invitation from the first player to the second player to participate in the wagering game tournament; in response to the second player accepting the invitation from the first player to participate in the wagering game tournament, sharing a tournament game-play element between the first player and the second player, the tournament game-play element having an effect on the tournament rank; and awarding at least one tournament award based on the tournament rank. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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