Patent ID: 8444482

Claim:
A companion wagering game method in which a first player and a second player cooperatively play a first wagering game and a second wagering game, comprising: receiving at a first gaming module, via one or more input devices of the first gaming module, a first wager from the first player; receiving at a second gaming module, via one or more input devices of the second gaming module, a second wager from the second player; configuring the first gaming module and the second gaming module for a best-outcome mode, the first gaming module and the second gaming module being linked to allow communication of information between the first gaming module and the second gaming module; displaying the first wagering game at the first gaming module and the second wagering game at the second gaming module; randomly selecting, via one or more processors, a first game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes associated with the first wagering game and a second game outcome from a plurality of game outcomes associated with the second wagering game; initiating play of the first wagering game by the first player at the first gaming module to display the first outcome; initiating play of the second wagering game at the second gaming module to display the second outcome; selecting, via at least one of the one or more processors, a best outcome between the first and second game outcomes by comparing the first game outcome to the second game outcome so as to select the best outcome as having a highest expected value; responsive to the best outcome being a winning outcome, awarding a first award based on both the first wager and the best outcome to the first player and a second award based on both the second wager and the best outcome to the second player; and responsive to the best outcome being a bonus trigger, awarding a bonus to both the first player and the second player.