Gaming System Progressive Jackpot Increment Logic
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming systems fail to provide an enhanced player experience during free or feature games, as progressive jackpots do not increment during these games, leading to a perception that they are not genuinely rewarding.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where both paid and free game rounds contribute to a progressive jackpot, with specific formulas determining the jackpot increments based on wager amounts and game round frequencies to maintain an average increment per unit wager, ensuring the jackpot grows during all game types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If jackpots are incremented only during paid games proportional to the wager, then the jackpot increment is tied to player wagering, but the jackpot does not increment during free games giving the impression that free games are not genuinely rewarding
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of jackpot increment by introducing a conditional logic that adjusts whether the jackpot increments based on game type (paid vs. free). During paid games, the jackpot increments as before; during free games, the increment is suppressed. This parameter change resolves the contradiction by making the jackpot behavior adaptive to game context, thereby maintaining the perception of free game authenticity while managing complexity through a clear conditional rule.
2Ease of operation
If the jackpot increments during free games, then player engagement during free games is enhanced, but the average jackpot increment per unit wager may be disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system monitors game type (paid or free) and adjusts jackpot increment behavior accordingly. By providing feedback about the current game state to the jackpot logic, the system can enhance player engagement during free games when appropriate while maintaining precise control over the average jackpot increment per unit wager across all game types. This feedback loop resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptive behavior that responds to real-time game conditions.
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AI summary
A method of gaming comprising conducting one or more paid game rounds initiated in response to the payment of a wager by a player and a series of one or more free game rounds initiated in response to a free game series trigger event, the method comprising: in each paid game round, selecting a set of paid game round symbols for display to the player, determining a paid game round outcome based on the selected symbols, and incrementing a jackpot by a paid game jackpot increment; in each free game round, selecting a set of free game round symbols for display to the player, determining a free game round outcome based on the selected symbols, and incrementing the jackpot by a free game jackpot increment; and awarding the jackpot on the occurrence of a jackpot award event.