Game Machine Wild Symbol Display Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional game machines confuse players when multiple wins are established using wild symbols, as it is unclear which symbol arrangement resulted in the win, leading to reduced player interest and anticipation.
Innovation Solution
A game machine with a display module that shows changing and static symbols, an evaluation module that recognizes winning arrangements including wild symbols, and a display mechanism that visually highlights winning combinations and win lines, allowing players to easily identify their wins by vibrating symbols and displaying multiplication factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wild symbols are used to establish multiple wins, then the game becomes more attractive and player anticipation increases, but the player becomes confused and cannot understand which arrangement resulted in the win
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display of multiple winning arrangements into sequential segments. When multiple wins are established involving wild symbols, the system displays each winning arrangement one after another in sequence, rather than attempting to show all simultaneously. This segmentation allows players to clearly understand each winning combination without confusion, while still benefiting from the excitement of multiple wins.
2Productivity
If multiple wins are established by symbol arrangements including wild symbols, then player anticipation increases, but it is unclear which symbol arrangement resulted in the win
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by determining all winning arrangements in advance, including those involving wild symbols, before displaying them to the player. The system identifies which symbol arrangements constitute wins, stores this information, and then sequentially displays each winning arrangement with clear visual indication. This allows the game to maintain high excitement through multiple wins while ensuring players can easily identify each winning combination.
3Device complexity
If wild symbols only substitute for other symbols, then the game rules are simple, but the game becomes less attractive and player interest decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the universality of wild symbols by giving them multiple functions. Beyond their traditional role of substituting for other symbols to form winning combinations, wild symbols now also serve as indicators for displaying multiple winning arrangements. When a wild symbol is involved in multiple wins, it triggers the sequential display mechanism that highlights each winning arrangement, thereby enhancing game attractiveness while maintaining rule simplicity.
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AI summary
The game machine and game program of the present invention display, at the start of a game, multiple static symbols by constantly changing to various types of symbols including the wild symbol. The game machine then executes a static display by displaying such changing symbols statically again in each display area and recognizes the arrangements of each static symbol. Then, the game machine visually displays the arrangement of the symbols by which multiple wins are established or the win line related to such arrangements of the symbols, when the pre-determined combinations of symbols, in which at least one wild symbol is included, are arranged so that multiple wins are established. The game machine and game program according to the present invention increases the player's interest and arouses the player's anticipation.