Deferred Bonus Game with Increasing Multiplier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wagering games in casino environments lack features that effectively manage volatility, providing limited options for player interaction and enjoyment while maintaining profitability.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allow players to defer a bonus game in exchange for increasing a bonus multiplier for a future bonus game, thereby managing volatility and enhancing player engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If bonus games are awarded frequently with fixed multipliers, then player engagement increases, but operator profitability decreases due to higher volatility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic multiplier adjustment where the bonus multiplier increases over time based on player selections. The system transitions from static fixed multipliers to dynamic multipliers that change based on player behavior, allowing the game to adapt between high engagement mode (lower multipliers) and high payout mode (higher multipliers) to balance profitability and player engagement
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the multiplier parameter from a fixed value to a variable value that increases with each deferred bonus game selection. This parameter change allows the system to manage volatility by progressively increasing the multiplier, thereby reducing the frequency of bonus games while maintaining player engagement through the anticipation of larger future payouts
2Loss of energy
If bonus multipliers are increased for future games, then operator profitability improves, but player engagement decreases due to lower immediate rewards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by allowing players to defer the immediate bonus game in exchange for a guaranteed increased multiplier in a future bonus game. This preliminary deferral action enables the operator to maintain profitability by delaying payouts while the system builds up the multiplier value, creating a trade-off between immediate gratification and future enhanced rewards
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where player selections directly influence the multiplier value. When players choose to defer bonus games, the system provides feedback by increasing the multiplier for future games, creating a reinforcement loop that encourages player participation while managing volatility through conditional payout adjustments
3Ease of operation
If bonus games are played every time trigger condition is met, then player enjoyment increases, but volatility management becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action by allowing players to defer bonus games at specific trigger conditions, creating a rhythmic pattern of immediate and deferred payouts. This periodic deferral mechanism helps manage volatility by spacing out bonus game occurrences while maintaining player engagement through the anticipation of future bonuses with increased multipliers
Data Source
AI summary
A graphical user interface (GUI) of a gaming device displays a first option to play a bonus game at the first multiplier value and a second option to increase the first multiplier value for a future bonus game. Based on a selection of the first option by a player, the gaming device initiates the bonus game, generates a bonus game result, determines a first bonus game award based on the bonus game result, multiplies the first bonus game award based on the first multiplier to generate a first total bonus game award, and awards the first total bonus game award to the player. Based on a selection of the second option by the player, the gaming device increases the first multiplier value to a second multiplier value higher than the first multiplier value, removes the first bonus game trigger condition, and resumes play of the base wagering game.