Dynamic Game Indicia Management for Wagering Suspense
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional casino games often lack suspense due to their static nature, with players using the same base set of symbols, leading to a desire for bonus payouts that increase with additional play, and existing methods fail to effectively manage game indicia depletion and restoration to enhance gameplay experience.
Innovation Solution
A method for conducting multiple sequential or simultaneous game hands using a finite set of game indicia, where indicia are cumulatively excluded from subsequent hands until a restoration event, allowing for controlled wagering and optional manual or automatic restoration, enabling dynamic gameplay and varying payout probabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional casino games use a static base set of symbols, then the game structure is simple and easy to operate, but the gameplay lacks suspense and excitement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic indicia management where symbols are removed from the base set after being used in winning combinations, transforming the static symbol set into a dynamic one that changes with each game hand. This creates suspense and excitement while maintaining simple player operation through automated management of the changing symbol set.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of the base set composition by removing used indicia from the available pool. This parameter change creates varying payout probabilities and enhances gameplay excitement while the system automatically manages these changes, preserving operational simplicity for the player.
2Productivity
If indicia are removed from the base set after use, then the likelihood of bonus payouts increases over time, but the game complexity increases due to indicia depletion management
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically managing indicia depletion and restoration without requiring player intervention. The base set dynamically updates itself by removing used indicia and the system handles restoration based on predetermined conditions, increasing bonus payout likelihood while avoiding added complexity for the player.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements discarding used indicia from the base set after they are depleted, and recovering them through automatic restoration after predetermined conditions are met. This cycle increases the likelihood of bonus payouts over time while the automated recovery process prevents complexity accumulation.
3Ease of operation
If automatic restoration of indicia is implemented, then gameplay is simplified, but the control over indicia depletion is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service through automatic restoration of indicia based on predetermined conditions, simplifying gameplay for the player. The automated system manages indicia depletion and restoration without requiring player control, maintaining ease of operation while the system adapts to create optimal gameplay conditions.
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AI summary
Embodiments related to conducting a wagering game according to the rules of a base game includes defining a finite set of game indicia. In some embodiments the player plays multiple sequential game hand by placing a wager, receiving game indicia from the finite set cumulatively excluding any game indicia previously dealt, playing the game hand to completion, collecting the game indicia from the player and excluding the dealt game indicia from further play, and displaying at least the excluded game indicia or any winning combinations precluded by the excluded game indicia. In some embodiments the game hands continue in sequence until a restoration event, which may include a manually triggered restoration or an automatic restoration event, that restores the excluded game indicia. Other embodiments are also described.