Patent ID: 8672741

Claim:
A state-based power-up management server, the server comprising: a communications interface; a memory; and a logic device, the logic device, the memory, and the communications interface operably connected and configured to: receive a first input via the communications interface indicating that a state-based power-up associated with the player has been redeemed for an in-game advantage during wagering game play and that a game outcome condition has not been met in association with the redemption of the state-based power-up at the first time, wherein: the state-based power-up is re-usable if a game outcome condition is met, and the in-game advantage provides an opportunity to improve a score or chances of winning within a game; determine, responsive to receipt of the first input, that the game outcome condition has not been met in association with providing the in-game advantage at the first time; determine, responsive to the determination that the game outcome condition has not been met, that the state-based power-up is to be disassociated from the player; wherein: the wagering game play involves the player playing against other players, and the game outcome condition is that the player achieve a higher score during the wagering game play than the other players.