Leveraging optional game features to remove in-game assets from a virtual economy

摘要

A method of removing virtual currency from a virtual economy associated with a game is disclosed. A notification is received. The notification indicates that a player of the game has accepted an offer to enable an optional feature of the game in exchange for having a rake performed on winnings of the player. The feature of the game is enabled. It is detected that the player has received the winnings. The rake is deducted from the winnings. The rake is removed from the virtual economy. The player is provided with the remaining winnings.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a notification that a player of a card game has accepted an offer to enable an optional feature of the game in exchange for having a rake performed on winnings of the player, the optional feature including a hand strength meter; enabling the optional feature of the game; performing the rake on the winnings; removing the rake from a virtual economy associated with the game, the removing of the rake being performed by a computer processor; and providing a remaining winnings to the player.