Mobile device gaming improvements

A non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores instructions which when performed by a client computing device, cause the client computing device to perform operations comprising:

• generating a graphical output of a local game instance on the client computing device, wherein the graphical output includes graphical objects displayed in a virtual gaining environment, and wherein gameplay of the local game instance is tracked by a server computer system;
• receiving and processing a first electronic indication provided from the server computer system, wherein the first electronic indication indicates that a first gameplay activity has been performed in a remote game instance, and wherein gameplay of the remote game instance is tracked by the server computer system;
• responsive to receiving and processing the first electronic indication, updating the graphical output of the local game instance based on game rules defined for the local game instance, wherein at least one of the graphical objects displayed in the virtual gaming environment is updated to another state;
• receiving and processing user input provided in the updated graphical output of the local game instance, wherein the user input is provided as a user interaction with the at least one of the graphical objects to perform a second gameplay activity, wherein the user interaction with the at least one of the graphical objects is enabled in response to the first electronic indication;
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• responsive to receiving and processing the user input, transmitting a second electronic indication to the server computer system, wherein the second electronic indication indicates that the second gameplay activity has been performed in the local game instance.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memory devices with instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions are executed by the one or more processors to implement one or more modules, the one or more modules including:
• a user interface display module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors:
• generate a graphical output of a local game instance, wherein the graphical output includes graphical objects displayed in a virtual gaming environment, and wherein gameplay of the local game instance is tracked by a server computer system;
• a gameplay module including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors:
• receive and process a first electronic indication provided from the server computer system, wherein the first electronic indication indicates that a first gameplay activity has been performed in a remote game instance, and wherein gameplay of the remote game instance is tracked by the server computer system;
• responsive to receipt and processing of the first electronic indication, updating the graphical output of the local game instance based on game rules defined for the local game instance, wherein at least one of the graphical objects displayed in the virtual gaming environment is updated to another state;
• receive and process user input provided in the updated graphical output of the local game instance, wherein the user input is provided as a user interaction with the at least one of the graphical objects to perform a second gameplay activity, wherein the user interaction with the at least one of the graphical objects is enabled in response to the first electronic indication;
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• responsive to receipt and processing of the user input, transmitting a second electronic indication to the server computer system, wherein the second electronic indication indicates that the second gameplay activity has been performed in the local game instance.