Gaming System Catalyst Symbol Multiplier Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming systems face challenges in striking a balance between yield and randomness to create a feeling of luck, while also improving processing speed and efficiency to enhance gameplay experience with advanced graphics and animations, which are essential for prolonged player participation.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that utilizes a presentation assembly to display reels with catalyst and value-bearing symbols, where catalyst symbols determine a multiplier applied to value-bearing symbols, enhancing the award and animation to maintain player engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If advanced graphics and special effects are added to enhance game entertainment, then player engagement is improved, but processing speed and efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the game display into multiple reels with independent symbol arrays, allowing parallel processing of each reel's symbols. The catalyst symbol detection and multiplier calculation are separated from the base game logic, enabling efficient processing while maintaining visual complexity and player engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-determining multiplier values based on catalyst symbol positions before the main game outcome is resolved. The game logic circuitry calculates potential awards in advance based on catalyst symbol detection, reducing real-time processing requirements and improving overall system speed while maintaining entertainment value.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple bonus features with different game formats are implemented, then game complexity and entertainment are improved, but processing efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by creating a single unified game format with multiple reels that can serve multiple functions: base game play, catalyst symbol triggering, multiplier application, and award calculation. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate processing systems for different game formats, improving processing efficiency while maintaining game entertainment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by making the game outcome variable based on catalyst symbol positions and multiplier values. The same base game structure can produce different outcomes and award levels dynamically, providing entertainment variety without requiring multiple separate game formats or processing systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple random outcome determinations are added per feature, then player luck perception is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by determining all random outcomes and multiplier values before the main game resolution. The game logic circuitry pre-calculates potential awards based on catalyst symbol detection, allowing multiple random determinations to be made in advance rather than sequentially during gameplay, reducing processing time while maintaining luck perception.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent ensures continuity of useful action by maintaining constant RNG operation and symbol generation throughout the game process. The random number generator continues to produce outcomes and the catalyst symbols remain detectable throughout, allowing multiple random determinations to overlap in processing time rather than adding sequentially, thus reducing total processing time while preserving player luck perception.
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AI summary
There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize a presentation assembly configured to present a plurality of reels, an array, and an indicator. The plurality of reels bear a plurality of symbols. Game-logic circuitry is configured to spin and stop the plurality of reels to land symbols from the plurality of symbols in the array. In response to the landed symbols including one or more catalyst symbols and one or more value-bearing symbols, a multiplier is determined based on a number and locations of the catalyst symbols in the array. The multiplier is displayed in the indicator. An award is provided based on the multiplier applied to values borne by the value-bearing symbols.