Gaming Machine Dynamic Bonus Game Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gaming machines fail to provide personalized bonus game styles and team play experiences, limiting player engagement and variety, as they do not allow individual preferences in bonus stage selection or simultaneous multi-player slot game participation.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine with a display screen or physical reel mechanism that allows players to change their bet amount, activating additional features and adjusting game rules, including bonus games and progressives, and enabling multiple players to play together, affecting each other's outcomes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional gaming machines provide a single bonus game style to all players, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but player engagement and personalization are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming machine dynamically adjusts game rules and bonus game styles based on player-selected bet amounts. Different bet levels (e.g., 1-5 bets) trigger different game configurations, including varying reel configurations, bonus game types, and feature availability. This dynamic adaptation allows the same physical machine to provide personalized experiences without requiring multiple dedicated machines for each game style.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes key game parameters such as reel configurations, payline structures, bonus game triggers, and feature probabilities based on the bet amount selected by the player. For example, higher bets may activate additional reels, increase bonus frequency, or unlock special features, while lower bets provide simplified versions. This parameter-based differentiation resolves the contradiction by providing versatility through software configuration rather than hardware complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If players can select multiple features with extra bet wagers, then player engagement and excitement are improved, but the complexity of game operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming machine segments features into distinct selectable options, each associated with specific bet amounts. Players can choose to activate individual features (e.g., extra reels, bonus games, free spins) by placing corresponding extra wagers. This segmentation allows players to customize their experience by selecting only the features they desire, rather than forcing them to navigate complex unified controls. The segmentation of betting options into discrete, understandable units maintains operational simplicity while providing extensive versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple players can play simultaneously with team play, then social engagement and community feel are improved, but coordination and rule management become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming machine merges multiple players' gameplay into a shared bonus game experience. When players trigger bonus games simultaneously or sequentially, they are combined into a single team bonus round where all participants contribute to a common outcome. This merging approach allows multiple players to engage socially without requiring separate complex management systems for each player's bonus game. The system automatically handles the coordination, prize distribution, and rule application, reducing the perceived complexity for players while enabling rich multi-player interactions.
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The present invention relates to a gaming machine which has a display screen or physical reel mechanism and one or a plurality of types of features provided on said display screen, wherein said one or more features are activated when an extra bet wager is made separately of the initial wager amount, and can be adjusted independently. Also, the gaming machine of the present invention has one or more bonus games, and a player can change a bet amount at any time during the course of said bonus game.