Patent ID: 8944917
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing, via a gaming device, a first tier of game playing that includes a first set of game playing features and an enticement directed at enticing a first tier game player to participate in a second tier of game playing; visually rendering via a display of the gaming device, a first portion of the enticement comprising an invitation to the first tier game player to join a multiplayer game session, but denying the first tier game player the ability to accept an offer; visually rendering via the display of the gaming device, a second portion of the enticement comprising a list of game sessions available to first and second tier game players, with at least one game session that is unavailable to the first tier game player visually emphasized in comparison to a game session that is available to the first tier game player, wherein the visual emphasis is applied to draw attention to the at least one game session that is unavailable in the first tier of game playing but would be available upon a subscription to the second tier of game playing; and responsive to an indication that a subscription to the second tier of game playing has been activated, removing, by the gaming device, the visual emphasis and making an exclusive feature available to the first tier game player.