Tournament Gaming System With Shared Elements

A computer-implemented method for offering a wagering game tournament to a plurality of players, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• displaying on at least a first display device and a second display device a plurality of game-play series of the wagering game tournament;
• determining, by at least one of one or more processors, randomly selected outcomes in the plurality of game-play series in which the plurality of players participate, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player;
• assigning a tournament rank, by at least one of the one or more processors, to each of the plurality of players in accordance with respective outcomes of the randomly selected outcomes achieved in the plurality of game-play series;
• in response to a tournament incentive, sharing, by at least one of the one or more processors, a tournament element between the first player and the second player, the tournament element having an effect on the tournament rank;
• and
• awarding, by at least one of the one or more processors, at least one tournament award based on the tournament rank.

One or more machine-readable non-transitory storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• displaying on at least a first display device and a second display device a plurality of game-play series of the wagering game tournament;
• determining randomly selected outcomes in the plurality of game-play series in which the plurality of players participate, the plurality of players including a first player and a second player;
• assigning a tournament rank to each of the plurality of players in accordance with respective outcomes of the randomly selected outcomes achieved in the plurality of game-play series;
• in response to a tournament incentive, sharing a tournament element between the first player and the second player, the tournament element having an effect on the tournament rank;
• and
• awarding at least one tournament award based on the tournament rank.