Electronic Card Game Deck Segmentation for Progressive Jackpots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video card games have limited options for large jackpots and scalable awards, relying on fixed pay tables and side bets, which restricts the potential for significant winnings.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for electronic card games using a fair deck of 52 traditional cards with additional proprietary cards, incorporating random number generators to determine card deals, and featuring multipliers, free picks, bonus games, and jackpots that persist across games, allowing players to make skill-based selections and progress through nested bonus levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If fixed pay tables and standard 52-card deck are used in video poker, then game rules are simple and easy to understand, but the maximum award is limited by the hit frequency of a Royal Flush
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the traditional 52-card deck into multiple specialized decks (e.g., 26-card decks, 13-card decks) with different card values and distributions. This segmentation allows the game to offer multiple award tiers and jackpot levels while maintaining simple gameplay mechanics, resolving the contradiction between rule simplicity and award potential.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension to the game by adding progressive jackpot levels (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 jackpots) and special award cards that exist beyond the traditional poker hand rankings. This dimensional expansion allows for scalable large awards while preserving the core simplicity of card selection and revelation mechanics.
2Ease of operation
If video blackjack and video baccarat use traditional table game rules, then game play is familiar to players, but options for large jackpots are limited and rely on side bets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal card game platform that can accommodate multiple game modes (poker, blackjack, baccarat) and jackpot structures within a single system. The specialized decks and award mechanisms serve multiple functions: they enable traditional game play familiarity while simultaneously providing versatile jackpot options without requiring separate side bets, thus resolving the contradiction between familiarity and versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic elements where card values and award potentials change based on the deck being used and the jackpot level achieved. The game transitions from static traditional rules to dynamic rules where the same card selection mechanics can lead to different award outcomes based on which specialized deck is active, allowing familiar play with enhanced jackpot versatility.
3Reliability
If RNG calls are limited to a predetermined number of electronic cards in each card deck, then fair card distribution is ensured, but the variety of winning outcomes is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameters of the card decks themselves by creating multiple decks with different card compositions (e.g., decks with fewer cards, decks with different value distributions). The RNG operates fairly within each deck's predetermined parameters, but the system allows switching between different deck parameters to achieve greater winning outcome variety, thus resolving the contradiction between fair distribution and outcome variety.
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AI summary
A system, method, and gaming machine includes a plurality of electronic cards and having a Random Number Generator (RNG), wherein a controller includes a processor to execute an algorithm of instructions to receive the input from at least one input device, presenting a predetermined number of the electronic cards for a Base Game, receive an input from the at least one input device for an amount of credits and decreasing the amount of credits from a credit meter, receive a selection of one of the predetermined number of the electronic cards from the at least one input device, reveal all of the predetermined number of the electronic cards, and if a special electronic card or other winning outcome was selected, display by the win meter an award amount and crediting the credit meter with the award amount.