Electronic Card Game Player Hand Selection Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
In current card games like blackjack, poker, and baccarat played electronically, players have no control over their starting hands, leading to frustration and surrender of wagers if they do not like their initial hand.
Innovation Solution
Players are given the option to pre-determine starting variables and objectives, allowing them to select from various values and suits in blackjack, baccarat, and poker, with corresponding payouts based on achieving these objectives, enabling multiple hand play and flexible betting options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If players have no control over starting hands in electronic card games, then the games can be played quickly with automated dealing, but players experience frustration and surrender wagers when they do not like their initial hand
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows players to pre-select their starting hand composition before the deal begins. Players can choose from predetermined hand options (e.g., specific card combinations in blackjack, starting poker hands) that they want to receive, enabling them to have control over their starting variables while still maintaining automated game flow. This preliminary selection action resolves the contradiction by giving players agency without requiring manual card dealing.
2Ease of operation
If players are given the option to pre-determine starting variables, then player excitement and control are enhanced, but the game complexity and betting options increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the starting hand selection into distinct, pre-defined categories or hand types (e.g., 'high card hands,' 'pair hands,' specific card combinations). Each segment represents a simple betting option with associated payouts, making the enhanced player control manageable and not overly complex. This segmentation allows players to choose from discrete hand options rather than configuring custom hands, reducing the perceived complexity while maintaining control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters of hand selection from random assignment to player-chosen parameters. Instead of receiving a random starting hand, players select hands based on desired characteristics (card values, suits, combinations). The system then adjusts the game parameters accordingly, providing customized payouts and game flow based on the selected hand type, thereby enhancing control without requiring complex player input.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple hand play and flexible betting options are introduced, then player engagement increases, but the game rules become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a universal framework that handles multiple hand types and betting variations through a single integrated mechanism. The same pre-selection interface and hand evaluation system work across different game variants (blackjack, poker, baccarat) and hand configurations. This multi-functionality allows the system to accommodate flexible betting options and multiple hand play without requiring separate complex rule sets for each variation, thereby increasing adaptability while managing complexity through unification.
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AI summary
Methods, systems and apparatuses of and for playing electronic or electro-mechanical wager gaming devices, including a player interface, of and for playing a poker and “video poker” type game based at least in part upon card-deck games such as but not limited to poker. The methods, systems and apparatuses include a plurality of configurations with multiple rule sets to facilitate the inducement and build game player excitement.