Banked Bonus Wheel Selection for Multiplayer Award Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming systems lack a mechanism for players to make meaningful inputs in multi-player games that determine awards, leading to a lack of engagement and immediate feedback.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that includes a symbol display object, such as a wheel, where players can select sections before awards are revealed, with the system determining and displaying the awards based on player selections, providing immediate feedback and engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a wheel-based secondary game is used with predetermined awards, then the gaming system operates with simple mechanics, but player engagement is reduced due to lack of meaningful input
Solution Approach 1:
Players perform preliminary actions by selecting sections on the wheel before the award determination is finalized. This allows players to meaningfully influence the outcome while maintaining simple wheel-based mechanics. The system accepts player selections, then determines awards based on both the selected sections and the spin outcome.
2Device complexity
If awards are determined without player selection input, then the system operates with simple award distribution, but immediate feedback to players is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements immediate feedback by displaying the awards associated with each selected section right after the wheel stops spinning. Players can see which of their selected sections won awards, providing timely information about the outcome of their selections while keeping the award determination relatively simple.
3Ease of operation
If sections are displayed without associated awards, then player strategy is simplified, but player engagement through meaningful input is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays partial information by showing sections without immediately revealing all award details. Players select sections based on position and limited information, then the system reveals the awards after the spin. This partial disclosure maintains simplicity while encouraging player engagement through the revelation process.
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AI summary
Gaming systems and method that provide a banked bonus player selection feature including a symbol display such as a displayed wheel having a plurality of displayed player selectable sections for a play of a multi-player game.