Gaming System Overlapping Symbol Display for Feature Game Trigger
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming systems are limited in gameplay, leading to a need for alternative gaming systems that can enhance player experience without modifying the rules of classic games.
Innovation Solution
An electronic method of gaming that involves selecting a first set of symbols using a random process, displaying them on an electronic display, and conducting a second random selection process for a second set of display positions with overlapping spatial relationships, triggering a feature game upon certain outcomes, and determining the feature game outcome based on the number of special symbols displayed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a secondary game is added to enhance gameplay variety, then player engagement is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The secondary game is nested within the primary game's display area, with the secondary game's reels positioned overlapping the primary game's reels. This allows both games to share the same physical and computational resources, enhancing gameplay variety without proportionally increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The secondary game is implemented as an overlay in the visual dimension, allowing it to be displayed concurrently with the primary game on the same screen. This dimensional approach enables multiple games to coexist without requiring separate physical gaming devices
2Productivity
If a secondary game is conducted in parallel with the primary game, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The primary and secondary games share common resources including the display screen, random number generator, and processing capabilities. By merging these resources, the system achieves parallel game operation without duplicating all components, thus improving productivity while limiting the increase in device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming system is designed to handle multiple games simultaneously using universal components. The same display area, random number generation mechanism, and evaluation system serve both the primary and secondary games, enabling efficient parallel operation without requiring separate dedicated systems for each game
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AI summary
A gaming machine comprising a display, and a game controller that at least: selects a first set of symbols, causes the display to display the first set of symbols at a first set of display positions and conducts a random selection process so that a second set of display positions has an overlapping spatial relationship with a first set of display positions. The random selection process includes a first type of outcome where a designated number of special symbols is selected and a second type of outcome where less than the designated number of special symbols is selected. Upon the occurrence of the second type of outcome, the game controller displays the less than the designated number of special symbols selected at either individual ones of the first set of display positions or of the second set of display positions, and triggers a feature game for conducting feature game play.