Electronic Gaming System Minimum Bonus Award Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic gaming machines with multiplier features often provide diminished enhancement when the bonus award is less than the amount wagered, as the multiplier feature applies equally to small and large win amounts, leading to a diminished experience for players.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a minimum bonus award mechanism that ensures players receive at least a multiple of the amount wagered, in addition to any winnings, by triggering the multiplier feature on the wager amount, thereby enhancing the gaming experience regardless of win amounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the multiplier feature applies equally to small and large win amounts, then the bonus award is consistent across different outcomes, but the player experience is diminished when the bonus award is less than the amount wagered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different multiplier values to different win amount ranges. Specifically, when the win amount is less than the wager amount, a first multiplier value is applied, and when the win amount is greater than or equal to the wager amount, a second multiplier value is applied. This local differentiation ensures that players always receive a meaningful bonus enhancement, resolving the contradiction between consistency and player experience.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the multiplier feature is triggered by a trigger symbol, then the bonus award is awarded based on game outcomes, but the bonus award may be less than the amount wagered leading to diminished enhancement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of multiplier value based on the relationship between win amount and wager amount. By dynamically adjusting the multiplier value according to these parameters, the system ensures that the bonus award always provides meaningful enhancement rather than potential loss, resolving the contradiction between adaptable triggering and energy loss.
3Device complexity
If the multiplier feature applies to all win amounts, then the feature is simple to implement, but the enhancement is diminished when win amounts are small
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by applying different multiplier values to different win amount conditions. This approach maintains reasonable implementation complexity while significantly improving bonus award enhancement, as the system only requires comparing win amount to wager amount and selecting the appropriate multiplier value.
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AI summary
An electronic gaming machine is provided, including a player interface, a meter, a game display, and a game controller. The player interface is configured to receive a wager for a round of the wagering game. The meter is configured to record a wager amount for the round. The game display is configured to display a matrix of symbols. The game controller is coupled to the meter and the game display. The game controller is configured to conduct the round of the wagering game, including selecting the matrix of symbols. The game controller is further configured to detect a trigger symbol among the matrix of symbols. The trigger symbol corresponds to a multiplier feature. The game controller is further configured to award a multiple of the wager amount according to the multiplier feature.