Dynamic Symbol Ratio Control for Gaming Machine Bet Incentives
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines do not effectively encourage players to bet higher amounts, leading to reduced gains for administrators, as the advantage of higher bets is not clearly communicated to players.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine design that increases the ratio of specific, more advantageous symbols in symbol arrays with higher bet amounts, displayed on a matrix of cells, allowing players to see the advantage of higher bets through increased symbol percentages, and includes features like free games and bonus rounds that enhance the betting experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the gaming machine uses fixed symbol ratios in symbol arrays regardless of bet amount, then the game structure remains simple and transparent, but the machine cannot effectively encourage players to bet higher amounts
Solution Approach 1:
The symbol array configuration is made dynamic by automatically selecting different symbol ratios based on the bet amount. The controller changes the symbol array parameters in real-time according to the player's betting level, allowing the game to adapt from simple fixed ratios to dynamic adjustable ratios without requiring manual intervention or complex mechanical changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the parameters of the symbol arrays by modifying the ratios of specific symbols to total symbols based on bet amount. When the bet amount increases, the controller adjusts the parameter of symbol ratio to increase the proportion of advantageous symbols, thereby making the game more attractive to high-betting players without altering the fundamental game structure.
2Productivity
If the gaming machine increases the ratio of advantageous symbols with higher bet amounts, then player engagement and administrator gains improve, but the transparency and simplicity of the game mechanics decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to players by displaying information about symbol ratios and their relationship to bet amounts. The controller communicates the advantageous nature of higher bets through the increased proportion of beneficial symbols, allowing players to understand the connection between their betting level and their chances of winning, thereby maintaining transparency while encouraging higher bets.
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AI summary
Probability of prize occurrence is easily controlled without provision of a blank between symbols on a reel. A gaming machine comprises: a lower image display panel configured to variably display a plurality of symbol arrays with a plurality of symbols including normal symbols and specific symbols more advantageous than the normal symbols, and then display a game result by rearranging the symbols in a symbol display region containing a matrix of cells; bet buttons capable of receiving a bet; and a controller configured to run a normal game which rearranges symbols on the symbol display device on condition that a bet is placed, the controller is configured to modify the symbols arrayed in the plurality of symbol arrays, so that the ratios of the specific symbols to the total number of the symbols in all the symbol arrays increases with an increase in the bet amount.