βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β GLOBAL MULTIPLAYER GAMING PLATFORM β
β Cross-Region Monopoly with Data Sovereignty β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β US PLAYERS β β ASIAN PLAYERS β
β β β β
β πΊπΈ [US Player 1] βββ β β βββ [CN Player 1] π¨π³ β
β πΊπΈ [US Player 2] βββΌβββ 20ms ββββ β β ββββ 30ms ββββΌββ [JP Player 2] π―π΅ β
β πΊπΈ [US Player 3] βββ β β β β βββ [KR Player 3] π°π· β
β β β β β β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β β
βΌ βΌ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β NETWORK ACCESS LAYER β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β AWS CloudFront CDN ββββββββ Global Load Balancer βββββββββββΊβ Azure CDN (Singapore) β β
β β (Game Assets - US) β β (Game Assets - Asia) β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β β
β β β β
β βββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββ β
β β Route 53 Health Check β β Azure Traffic Manager β β
β β DNS Failover ββββββββ Cross-Region Failover βββββββββββΊβ Geographic Routing β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β β
βΌ βΌ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β AWS US-WEST-2 REGION β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β MANAGEMENT CLUSTER (EKS) β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β ArgoCD β β Prometheus β β Grafana β β ELK Stack β β β
β β β GitOps CD β β Metrics β β Dashboards β β Logging β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββ β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β GAME CLUSTER (EKS) β β β
β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β Game Engine β β Matchmaking β β User Service β β Notification β β β
β β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β Service β β β
β β β β Monopoly β β β β Global β β β β US Player β β β βββββββββββββ β β β
β β β β Game Logicβ β β β Matching β β β β PII β β β βWebSockets β β β β
β β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββ β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β DATA LAYER β β β
β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β RDS Primary β β ElastiCache β β S3 Storage β β Consul KV β β β
β β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β β
β β β βUS Player β β β βGame State β β β βGame Assetsβ β β βGlobal Gameβ β β β
β β β βPII Data β β β β& Sessions β β β β& Configs β β β β State β β β β
β β β β(CCPA) β β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β β
β β β βββββββββββββ β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β CONSUL SERVICE MESH (US) β β β
β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββΌβββββββββ β β
β β β Consul Server 1 β β Consul Server 2 β β Consul Server 3 β β Mesh Gateway β β β
β β β (Leader) β β (Follower) β β (Follower) β β Cross-DC Comms β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββ β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β β
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β β
β β
ββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββ
β β WAN FEDERATION β β
β β (Encrypted mTLS) β β
β β <100ms Latency β β
ββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββ
β β
β β
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β β β β
β AZURE SINGAPORE REGION β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
β β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β CONSUL SERVICE MESH (SG) β β β
β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β Consul Server 1 β β Consul Server 2 β β Consul Server 3 β β Mesh Gateway β β β
β β β (Follower) β β (Follower) β β (Follower) β β Cross-DC Comms β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββ β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β GAME CLUSTER (AKS) β β β
β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β Game Engine β β Matchmaking β β User Service β β Notification β β β
β β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β Service β β β
β β β β Monopoly β β β β Global β β β βAsian Playerβ β β βββββββββββββ β β β
β β β β Game Logicβ β β β Matching β β β β PII β β β βWebSockets β β β β
β β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββ β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β DATA LAYER β β β
β β β β β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββΌββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β β Cosmos DB β β Azure Cache β β Blob Storage β β Consul KV β β β
β β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β β
β β β βAsian Playerβ β β βGame State β β β βGame Assetsβ β β βGlobal Gameβ β β β
β β β βPII Data β β β β& Sessions β β β β& Configs β β β β State β β β β
β β β β(China Law)β β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β βββββββββββββ β β β
β β β βββββββββββββ β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β
β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β SHARED GLOBAL SERVICES β β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
β β β
β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββ β
β βGlobal Tournamentβ β Leaderboards β β Game Analytics β β Cross-Region Game β β
β β System β β (No PII) β β (Anonymized) β β State Replication β β
β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
STEP 1: PLAYER AUTHENTICATION
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
US Player (πΊπΈ) Chinese Player (π¨π³)
β β
βΌ βΌ
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
βAWS US-West-2β βAzure Singaporeβ
β β β β
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
ββUser Serviceββ βββ Stores US PII βββ ββUser Serviceββ βββ Stores Asian PII βββ
βββββββββββββββ β βββββββββββββββ β
β β β β β β
βββββββββββββββ β βββββββββββββββ β
ββRDS (US PII)ββ ββββββββββββββββββββββ ββCosmos(Asia)ββ ββββββββββββββββββββββββ
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
β β
βΌ βΌ
[Auth Token] [Auth Token]
(No PII Data) (No PII Data)
STEP 2: GLOBAL MATCHMAKING
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
US Player Chinese Player
β β
βΌ βΌ
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
βMatchmaking β βββββββ Consul Service βββββββββββΊ βMatchmaking β
βService (US) β Discovery βService (SG) β
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
β β
ββββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
βΌ βΌ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β CONSUL WAN FEDERATION β
β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β Global Matchmaking β β
β β Algorithm β β
β β β β
β β Match: US + CN β β
β β Game Region: US β β
β β (Optimal Latency) β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββ β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β
βΌ
[Game Created in US]
STEP 3: CROSS-REGION GAME EXECUTION
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
US Player Move Chinese Player Move
β β
βΌ βΌ
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
βGame Engine β βGame Engine β
β (US) β β (SG) β
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
β β
βΌ βΌ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β CONSUL KV GLOBAL GAME STATE β
β β
β Game ID: game-12345 β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β Board State: β β
β β - US Player: $1500, owns Boardwalk β β
β β - CN Player: $1200, owns Park Place β β
β β - Current Turn: CN Player β β
β β - Last Move: US Player rolled 7, moved to GO β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β
β Replication: US ββ Singapore (<100ms sync) β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β β
βΌ βΌ
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
βWebSocket β βWebSocket β
βNotification β βNotification β
β (US) β β (SG) β
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
β β
βΌ βΌ
US Player sees: Chinese Player sees:
"CN Player moved to GO" "Your turn to roll dice"
STEP 4: DATA FLOW SUMMARY
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β DATA SOVEREIGNTY β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
β β
β US CLOUD (AWS) β SINGAPORE (Azure) β
β βββββββββββββββββββ β βββββββββββββββββββ β
β β US Player PII β βββββββββΌβββββββββΊβ NEVER CROSSES β β
β β - Names β β β REGION BOUNDARY β β
β β - Emails β β βββββββββββββββββββ β
β β - Payments β β β
β β - Addresses β β βββββββββββββββββββ β
β βββββββββββββββββββ β β Asian Player PIIβ β
β β β - Names β β
β βββββββββββββββββββ β β - Emails β β
β β SHARED GLOBALLY β βββββββββΌβββββββββΊβ - Payments β β
β β - Game State β β β - Addresses β β
β β - Leaderboards β β βββββββββββββββββββ β
β β - Tournaments β β β
β β - Game History β β βββββββββββββββββββ β
β βββββββββββββββββββ β β SHARED GLOBALLY β β
β β β - Game State β β
β β β - Leaderboards β β
β β β - Tournaments β β
β β β - Game History β β
β β βββββββββββββββββββ β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
STEP 5: MONITORING & OPERATIONS
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β MANAGEMENT CLUSTER (AWS) β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
β β
β βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ β
β β ArgoCD β β Prometheus β β Grafana β β
β β β β β β β β
β β Deploys to: β β Monitors: β β Dashboards: β β
β β β’ AWS EKS β β β’ US Clusterβ β β’ Latency β β
β β β’ Azure AKS β β β’ SG Clusterβ β β’ Players β β
β β β β β’ Cross-DC β β β’ Games β β
β βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ β
β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β ELK STACK β β
β β β β
β β Logs from: β β
β β β’ US Game Services β Elasticsearch β SG Services β β
β β β’ Cross-Region Calls β Logstash β Consul Mesh β β
β β β’ Player Actions β Kibana β Game Events β β
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
LATENCY OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
US Players ββββ 20ms ββββΊ AWS US-West-2 ββββ 150ms ββββΊ Azure Singapore ββββ 30ms ββββ Asian Players
β β β β
β β β β
βββ Optimal: Play on βββββββ βββββββ Optimal: Play on βββ
US Servers Singapore Servers
CROSS-REGION GAME SCENARIO
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
US Player ββββ 20ms ββββΊ AWS US (Game Server) βββββ 100ms sync βββββΊ Azure SG ββββ 30ms ββββ CN Player
β β
β β
Game State Game State
(Primary) (Replica)
β β
ββββββββββββ Consul KV Sync βββββββββββββββ
(<100ms replication)
FAILOVER SCENARIO
βββββββββββββββββ
US Player ββββ 170ms ββββΊ Azure Singapore (Backup) ββββ 30ms ββββ Asian Players
β
β
All Game State
(Promoted to Primary)
β
Higher latency for US players
but service continues
This ASCII diagram shows the complete architecture with clear separation of concerns, data sovereignty boundaries, and cross-region communication patterns for your global multiplayer gaming platform.