Systems and Methods for Non-Synchronous Cooperative and Competitive Play on Multiple Connected Pinball Machines

A multiplayer competitive and/or cooperative pinball machine system comprising

• a. a plurality of pinball machines, known as Clients, wherein logic and circuitry control gameplay
• b. logic and circuitry that controls a subset of the pinball machines' gameplay, wherein said logic and circuitry is not located in the pinball machines, said logic and circuitry known as a Server or Host
• c. logic and circuitry that digitally allows bidirectional communication between the Host and the Clients, wherein the status of a Client is updated to the Host
• d. logic and circuitry on each Client that monitors progress on gameplay objectives on the Client and upon a Client achieving a gameplay objective:
• 1. Presents a gameplay choice to the first player
• 2. Accepts the gameplay choice of the first player
• 3. If the gameplay choice chosen by the first player only affects the first player's client, the client changes the game status of the first player's client
• 4. If the gameplay choice chosen by the player affects a second player's client, the first player's client communicates the choice to the Host, and the Host changes the game status of a second player's client.