Electronic Gaming Machine Multi-Game Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic gaming machines lack features that retain player interest as the standard structure of base and feature games becomes familiar, leading to a lack of differentiation and incentive for continued play.
Innovation Solution
An electronic gaming machine that allows players to select multiple games simultaneously, with special symbols appearing in one game triggering game-enhancing elements such as multipliers, free games, or jackpot symbols, which are applied to all selected games, increasing prize values and enhancing gameplay experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the electronic gaming machine uses a standard structure with base game and feature game, then the game operation is simple and easy to understand, but player interest is lost after becoming familiar with the games
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the game structure adjustable and variable. Players can dynamically select the number of simultaneous games (1-5 games) and the feature game type (single or multiple). Special symbols dynamically trigger game-enhancing elements that modify game parameters during play, creating an adaptive experience that evolves during gameplay rather than remaining static.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the gaming experience into multiple simultaneous independent games while sharing common feature game resources. This segmentation allows players to diversify their gameplay across multiple game instances, each potentially triggering different feature games, thereby increasing variety and sustaining interest while maintaining simple individual game structures.
2Device complexity
If the electronic gaming machine provides limited feature games operated under single rules, then the game structure is simple, but there is no incentive for continued play
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by creating a feature game system that serves multiple functions simultaneously. The same feature game structure and rules are universally applied across multiple selected games, providing consistent gameplay mechanics while increasing variety through multiple triggers and combinations. This multi-functional approach allows a single feature game implementation to serve numerous games, increasing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple game instances and their associated feature games into a unified gaming system. Special symbols from any selected game can trigger feature games that enhance all selected games simultaneously. This merging creates interconnected gameplay where actions in one game affect others, increasing variety and incentive for continued play while maintaining manageable structural complexity through shared rules and resources.
3Ease of operation
If the electronic gaming machine lacks differentiation between games, then the operation is straightforward, but player engagement decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different feature games to be associated with different selected games while maintaining a unified control structure. Each game can have its own special symbols and trigger conditions, creating local differentiation in game characteristics and rewards. This enables customized gameplay experiences for each game instance while keeping the overall system operation straightforward through consistent rules and interfaces.
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AI summary
In an aspect, an electronic gaming machine includes an electronic game controller and a display for playing a plurality of games that are selectable for simultaneous play. Where one or more special symbols appear in a first game of the selected games, the electronic game controller applies one or more game enhancing elements that are associated with the special symbols to each of the selected games. In another aspect, the special symbols are associated with numerical values that are applied to each of the selected games. Gaming methods are also provided.