Gaming System Shared Symbol Copying Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming terminals lack features that enhance player engagement and perceived winning opportunities, as existing systems do not effectively incorporate shared features across multiple wagering games to increase excitement and entertainment value.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that generate and display multiple wagering game outcomes simultaneously, allowing for the detection of triggering events to copy special symbols from one game to others, thereby modifying outcomes and evaluating them for winning combinations, which can trigger bonus games or enhance player rewards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wagering games are displayed simultaneously with shared features, then player engagement and entertainment value are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the gaming interface into multiple independent wagering game displays (first wagering game, second wagering game) that can operate simultaneously. Each game is segmented into distinct outcome matrices with symbols arranged in separate grids, allowing independent evaluation while maintaining shared features across the segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements shared features that function across multiple wagering games simultaneously. A special symbol generated in one game can be copied and applied to modify outcomes in other games, creating a universal mechanism that enhances all games through a single event. This multi-functionality allows one triggering event to affect multiple game outcomes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If special symbols are copied between multiple games, then winning opportunities are enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a copying mechanism where a special symbol generated in one wagering game outcome is replicated and transferred to modify outcomes in other wagering games. This copying process creates additional winning opportunities without requiring separate special symbol generation for each game, simplifying the implementation compared to independent symbol generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary evaluation of the first outcome to determine if a triggering event has occurred before proceeding to modify the second outcome. This preliminary action ensures that symbol copying only occurs when appropriate conditions are met, maintaining game integrity while enabling cross-game feature sharing.
3Productivity
If multiple outcomes are evaluated simultaneously, then player rewards are enhanced, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system evaluates outcomes in a periodic sequence: first evaluating the initial outcome, then copying special symbols if triggered, and finally evaluating the modified outcome. This structured periodic evaluation process manages processing time by breaking down simultaneous evaluation into discrete, manageable stages rather than attempting true parallel processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of playing a wagering game comprises receiving a wager, and generating a randomly selected first outcome of a first wagering game, the first outcome comprising a first plurality of symbols arranged in a first matrix. The method further comprises generating a randomly selected second outcome of a second wagering game, the second outcome comprising a second plurality of symbols arranged in a second matrix, and simultaneously displaying the first outcome and the second outcome on at least one display. The method further comprises detecting an occurrence of a triggering event, in response to the triggering event, copying a first special symbol occurring in the first outcome into the second outcome to yield a modified second outcome, and evaluating the first outcome and the modified second outcome for winning combinations of symbols.