Dynamic Prize Offering in Wagering Game Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wagering game machines struggle to maintain player engagement and profitability in competitive environments, as players seek entertaining and rewarding experiences, and the transition to online gaming requires innovative concepts to attract and retain players.
Innovation Solution
A wagering game system that allows players to choose between playing a bonus game or selecting an instant prize, offering a prize option that can be funded by wagers or marketing accounts, with prize values dynamically adjusted to maintain an average expected payout, and incorporating features like progress meters and eligibility requirements to enhance player interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If players are offered traditional bonus games only, then game structure is simple, but player engagement and excitement decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The prize offering is segmented into multiple independent options: instant prizes, progressive prizes, and bonus game play. Each option can be presented separately to the player, allowing the system to offer versatility without requiring the entire prize structure to be complex. The segmentation allows players to choose their preferred interaction style while maintaining a manageable game architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The prize offering system is designed to be multi-functional by accommodating different prize types (instant, progressive, bonus game) within a single unified interface. This universal structure allows the game to adapt to various player preferences and betting levels without requiring separate game mechanisms for each prize type, thus improving versatility while controlling complexity.
2Productivity
If instant prizes are offered with dynamic values, then player engagement increases, but maintaining average expected payout becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The instant prize values are made dynamic rather than static, allowing them to change based on player betting levels, game state, and eligibility criteria. This dynamic adjustment increases player engagement as prizes adapt to current game conditions. The system manages this complexity through automated calculations that adjust prize values in real-time while maintaining the overall expected payout within target ranges.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor the average expected payout and adjust instant prize offerings accordingly. When the system detects that expected payouts are deviating from targets, it automatically adjusts prize values or eligibility requirements to bring payouts back into range. This feedback loop manages payout complexity automatically rather than requiring manual intervention.
3Ease of operation
If multiple prize options and eligibility requirements are implemented, then player interaction is enhanced, but game rule complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-determining player eligibility for different prize types before the actual prize offering occurs. Eligibility criteria such as betting level requirements, game state conditions, and progressive prize availability are evaluated in advance. This preliminary assessment simplifies the actual prize selection process for players, as they only need to choose from options they are already eligible for, rather than navigating complex real-time eligibility checks.
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AI summary
A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include detecting a trigger for a bonus game associated with presentation of a wagering game. The operations can further include, in response to the trigger, providing, for presentation, an option to select either a prize or play of the bonus game. The operations can further include detecting a selection of either the prize or the play of the bonus game, and providing either the prize or the play of the bonus game based on the selection.