Central Server Links Gaming Devices for Group Bonus Events
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines lack a mechanism for players to engage in competitive group bonus events across multiple devices, limiting player interaction and excitement.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system with a central server that links multiple gaming devices, allowing players to challenge each other to participate in a group bonus event, where a portion of their wagers is allocated to a shared meter, and the first player to trigger a bonus game wins the accumulated amount.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple gaming devices are linked together for group events, then player interaction and excitement are improved, but device complexity and system infrastructure requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
A central server acts as an intermediary to manage group bonus events across multiple gaming devices. The server coordinates challenges, tracks participant status, and distributes awards, eliminating the need for complex peer-to-peer communication infrastructure between gaming devices while enabling enhanced player interaction
2Adaptability or versatility
If a group bonus event is activated across linked devices, then player engagement is improved, but the complexity of game management worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The group bonus event system is segmented into independent functional modules: challenge initiation, participant acceptance, status tracking, and award distribution. Each module operates independently and is managed by the central server, reducing the complexity burden on individual gaming devices while enabling comprehensive group event functionality
3Adaptability or versatility
If players compete in group bonus events across multiple devices, then excitement and engagement are improved, but the difficulty of coordinating and tracking participants worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The central server implements continuous feedback mechanisms to track participant status in real-time, monitoring whether players have triggered bonus games or met winning conditions. This automated feedback system eliminates manual coordination efforts and enables seamless management of competitive group events across distributed gaming devices
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming system and method provides a competitive group bonus event for a plurality of players playing at linked gaming devices. Upon activation of the group bonus event, a first one of the players playing at one of the gaming devices can challenge one or more other players to participate in the group bonus event. Players who accept the challenge agree to compete for one or more awards associated with the group bonus event. The players play the primary games of their respective gaming devices independently of the group bonus event. The first player to trigger a bonus game on his or her gaming device wins the group bonus event and is provided with an award. The winner of the group bonus event additionally has the opportunity to play the triggered bonus game.