Cooperative group play formats

摘要

Methods for facilitating cooperative group play of an online casino game are provided. One method includes initiating a group session of the online casino game over the Internet, the group session defined to include a plurality of players, and defining at least one group objective for the group session. The method then combines outcomes from gameplay of the online casino game of each of the plurality of players during the group session and compares the combined outcomes against the group objective. If the combined outcomes meet the group objective, then the method administers a prize associated with the group objective. The methods further facilitate game play in a social online environment, where the social interactions assist in advancing game play.

主权项

1. A method for facilitating cooperative group play of an online casino game, comprising:
initiating a group session of the online casino game over the Internet, the online casino game being provided by a website of an online casino, the group session defined to include a plurality of players; defining at least one group objective for the group session; combining outcomes from gameplay of the online casino game of each of the plurality of players during the group session; and comparing the combined outcomes against the group objective, and if the combined outcomes meet the group objective, then administering a prize associated with the group objective; wherein the group objective defines a requirement of two or more of the plurality of players achieving winning outcomes that are simultaneous or temporally proximate, the group objective further defining a requirement that the winning outcomes result from initiation of player decisions occurring simultaneously or temporally proximately, the completion of the player decisions resulting in the winning outcomes; wherein the method is executed by a processor.