Patent ID: 8858322
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of conducting an online multiplayer game, wherein completion of a session of the online multiplayer game results in an awarding of a prize to a winner of the online multiplayer game, comprising: determining, by a processing device, a first player of the online multiplayer game; determining, by the processing device, a second player of the online multiplayer game; determining, by the processing device, that the second player has registered as a player of the online multiplayer game as a result of a referral by the first player; determining, by the processing device, that the first and second players have joined the same session of the online multiplayer game; determining, by the processing device, that at least one of the first and second player is the winner of the session of the online multiplayer game; and applying, by the processing device and based on the determination that the first and second players are playing in the same session of the online multiplayer game and that the second player has registered as a player of the online multiplayer game as a result of a referral by the first player, a multiplier to the prize.