Dynamic multiplayer gaming platform
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a multiplayer game to players of a plurality of electronic gaming machines are described. When executed by a at least one processor, stored instructions cause the at least one processor to (i) cause to be displayed, on a multiplayer game display, a group metamorphic game element configured to interact with each of the plurality of electronic gaming machines, (ii) activate, during a first game play on a first electronic gaming machine, a multiplayer feature, (iii) cause the group metamorphic game element to transition one of the communal game elements from the multiplayer game display to an individual metamorphic game element associated with the first electronic gaming machine, and (iv) based on the transitioned communal game element, apply the activated multiplayer feature to a first game play on the first electronic gaming machine.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions embodied thereon which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
cause to be displayed, on a multiplayer game display, a group metamorphic game element, wherein the group metamorphic game element includes a plurality of communal game elements, the group metamorphic game element configured to interact with each of a plurality of electronic gaming machines;
cause to be displayed, on a first display of a first electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines, a first individual metamorphic game element;
activate, during a first game play on the first electronic gaming machine and based on a first output of a random number generator (RNG), a multiplayer feature of a multiplayer game;
in response to said activation, cause the first individual metamorphic game element to transition from the first display to the group metamorphic game element on the multiplayer game display;
cause display of the first individual metamorphic game element interacting with the group metamorphic game element on the multiplayer game display; and
cause, in response to the displayed interaction, a first portion of the plurality of communal game elements to transition from the multiplayer game display to the first display of the first electronic gaming machine.
2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to cause, in response to the displayed interaction, a second portion of the plurality of communal game elements to transition from the multiplayer game display to a second display of a second electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines.
3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to distribute, in response to transitioning the first individual metamorphic game element to the group metamorphic game element, a grouped award among each of the players of the multiplayer game.
4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 , wherein the grouped award is distributed to provide a different award amount to a player at the first electronic gaming machine from the other players of the multiplayer game.
5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to activate a cascading feature of the multiplayer feature based on a second output of the RNG received by the at least one processor; and
based on the activated cascading feature:
move at least one of the communal game elements from the first display to a second display of a second electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines; and
provide a highest award amount to the first electronic gaming machine based on the first gaming machine causing the activation, and a lower award amount to each other one of the plurality of gaming machines.
6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the first display and the second display are positioned adjacent to one another.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the multiplayer game display is positioned adjacent to the first game display, and wherein the first individual metamorphic game element follows a continuous path when being transitioned from the first display to the multiplayer game display.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic gaming machines includes a second gaming machine including a second display, the second display being positioned adjacent to the first display and the multiplayer game display.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the first individual metamorphic game element includes a firework, and wherein causing the first individual metamorphic game element to transition from the first display to the multiplayer game display includes causing display of the firework launching upwards on the first display and to the group metamorphic game element on the multiplayer game display.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to dynamically adjust display of the group metamorphic game element and the plurality of communal game elements on the multiplayer game display based on at least one of a determined bank configuration, a form factor of the plurality of electronic gaming machines, and a number of active players.
11. An electronic gaming system comprising:
a plurality of electronic gaming machines;
a multiplayer game display; and
at least one processor and at least one memory device with instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
cause to be displayed, on the multiplayer game display, a group metamorphic game element, wherein the group metamorphic game element includes a plurality of communal game elements, the group metamorphic game element configured to interact with each of the plurality of electronic gaming machines;
cause to be displayed, on a first display of a first electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines, a first individual metamorphic game element;
activate, during a first game play on the first electronic gaming machine and based on a first output of a random number generator (RNG), a multiplayer feature of a multiplayer game;
in response to said activation, cause the first individual metamorphic game element to transition from the first display to the group metamorphic game element on the multiplayer game display;
cause display of the first individual metamorphic game element interacting with the group metamorphic game element on the multiplayer game display; and
cause, in response to the displayed interaction, a first portion of the plurality of communal game elements to transition from the multiplayer game display to the first display of the first electronic gaming machine.
12. The electronic gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to cause, in response to the displayed interaction, a second portion of the plurality of communal game elements to transition from the multiplayer game display to a second display of a second electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines.
13. The electronic gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to distribute, in response to transitioning the first individual metamorphic game element to the group metamorphic game element, a grouped award among each of the players of the multiplayer game.
14. The electronic gaming system of claim 13 , wherein the grouped award is distributed to provide a different award amount to a player at the first electronic gaming machine from the other players of the multiplayer game.
15. The electronic gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the multiplayer game display is positioned adjacent to the first game display, and wherein the first individual metamorphic game element follows a continuous path when being transitioned from the first display to the multiplayer game display.
16. The electronic gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of electronic gaming machines includes a second gaming machine including a second display, the second display being positioned adjacent to the first display and the multiplayer game display.
17. The electronic gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to activate a cascading feature of the multiplayer feature based on a second output of the RNG received by the at least one processor; and, based on the activated cascading feature:
move at least one of the communal game elements from the first display to a second display of a second electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines; and
provide a highest award amount to the first electronic gaming machine based on the first gaming machine causing the activation, and a lower award amount to each other one of the plurality of gaming machines, wherein the first display and the second display are positioned adjacent to one another.
18. A method of electronic gaming comprising:
displaying, on a multiplayer game display, a group metamorphic game element, wherein the group metamorphic game element includes a plurality of communal game elements, the group metamorphic game element configured to interact with each of a plurality of electronic gaming machines;
displaying, on a first display of a first electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines, a first individual metamorphic game element;
activating, during a first game play on the first electronic gaming machine and based on a first output of a random number generator (RNG), a multiplayer feature of a multiplayer game;
in response to said activation, causing the first individual metamorphic game element to transition from the first display to the group metamorphic game element on the multiplayer game display;
displaying the first individual metamorphic game element interacting with the group metamorphic game element on the multiplayer game display; and
displaying, in response to the displayed interaction, a first portion of the plurality of communal game elements transitioning from the multiplayer game display to the first display of the first electronic gaming machine.