Gaming Machine Bonus Round Risk Level Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines face challenges in maintaining player interest and profitability due to regulatory limitations and short payback cycles, necessitating innovative features in bonus rounds that enhance playability and loyalty.
Innovation Solution
A gaming method and machine that includes a bonus round with a trigger mechanism, allowing players to select a risk level for bonus play, which may include additional spins, and features a progressive counter and module for winning additional bonuses, enhancing player engagement and rewards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number of games is increased to maintain player interest, then player engagement improves, but regulatory complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bonus round system serves multiple functions: it provides player engagement through varied bonus games, implements regulatory compliance through controlled award distribution, and manages game progression through a unified trigger mechanism. The single bonus round interface handles different risk levels, award types, and game modes without requiring separate systems for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If bonus round features are enhanced to improve player loyalty, then player retention improves, but game complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bonus round is segmented into distinct risk levels (first, second, and third risk levels) with progressively higher rewards. Each risk level functions as an independent stage that players can progress through, allowing complex reward structures to be managed through modular, hierarchical organization rather than a monolithic system.
Solution Approach 2:
The bonus round system dynamically adapts to player choices by allowing progression between risk levels based on successful outcomes. The system transitions from lower-risk bonus rounds to higher-risk bonus rounds, creating a dynamic structure that responds to player performance rather than presenting a static, overly complex interface from the start.
3Ease of operation
If risk levels are added to bonus play to enhance player engagement, then player control and excitement improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes a predetermined hierarchy of risk levels with clearly defined progression rules before the player begins playing. The trigger conditions for advancing from one risk level to the next are predetermined and automatically enforced, eliminating the need for complex real-time decision-making about risk level transitions while maintaining player control over when to take risks.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a gaming method and machine with bonus round that allow a player select the risk level of the bonus play. Thus the player has control over risk during their bonus round. As the player becomes more familiar with the game, they can select a higher risk for the bonus round and be rewarded accordingly. The bonus may include a fixed or variable number of additional turns. The gaming method and machine may include a progressive counter incremented in dependence upon at least one of regular play and bonus play. The gaming method and machine may allow a player to win an additional bonus play during the bonus play.