Systems and methods for a network-based video game application

A system comprising:

• one or more hardware databases comprising memory, wherein the memory is configured to store:
• virtual entity information associated with a plurality of virtual entities;
• and
• user profile data associated with a plurality of users, including a first user associated with a first user device that is configured to display a first interactive user interface associated with a video game, and a second user associated with a second user device that is configured to display a second interactive user interface associated with the video game;
• one or more network interfaces;
• and
• one or more processors configured with computer executable instructions that cause the one or more processors to execute a game application for playing a video game, the game application configured to:
• based on a matching of the first user and second user, facilitate, via the one or more network interfaces, a connection between the first user device and the second user device;
• determine and assign a turn priority to the first user device;
• generate and transmit, to the first user device, instructions for display of a first interactive user interface, wherein the first interactive user interface includes a shared portion and a first portion;
• generate and transmit, to the second user device, instructions for display of a second interactive user interface, wherein the second interactive user interface includes the shared portion and a second portion;
• receive, from the first user device, a first placement of virtual entities on the shared portion;
• transmit, to the second user device, instructions for display of the first placement of virtual entities;
• receive, from the second user device, a second placement of virtual entities on the shared portion;
• transmit, to the first user device, instructions for display of the second placement of virtual entities;
• assign the turn priority to the second user device based at least in part on the first placement of virtual entities and the second placement of virtual entities;
• receive, from the second user device, a request to modify a marker location, wherein the marker location is associated with a location of a virtual positional marker;
• and
• based on the request, modify the marker location.