Horse Race Gaming Machine Performance Point Reward System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional horse race gaming machines do not provide players with additional excitement by awarding prizes related to the racing game results beyond the main game outcomes, limiting player engagement.
Innovation Solution
A horse race gaming machine that awards players a special benefit or credit based on performance points of their racehorses, which are calculated from racing game results, and includes a side bet option to increase potential winnings from a jackpot prize.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a horse race gaming machine only awards prizes for guessing right the winning horse or order of arrival, then the game structure remains simple and easy to understand, but player excitement and engagement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The prize awarding system is segmented into multiple independent components: (1) traditional race result betting prizes, (2) performance point-based special benefits, and (3) jackpot prizes from side bets. Each segment operates independently with its own evaluation criteria, allowing the system to award multiple types of prizes simultaneously without requiring complex integrated rules.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming machine is enhanced with multi-functionality by adding performance point calculation and award mechanisms that work alongside traditional betting. The same racehorse performance data serves dual purposes: determining race outcomes and calculating performance points for additional prizes, making the system more versatile without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If performance points are calculated and awarded based on racehorse performance, then player engagement and excitement increase, but the system requires additional calculation and award mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
Performance points are calculated and accumulated in advance based on racehorse performance in each race. These pre-calculated performance points are then stored and automatically compared against predetermined thresholds to determine special benefit awards, eliminating the need for complex real-time evaluation during prize distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where racehorse performance results automatically feed into performance point calculations. The calculated performance points then trigger feedback loops that determine whether predetermined conditions are met and initiate appropriate special benefit awards, creating a self-regulating system that reduces manual intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a side bet option with jackpot prize is added, then potential winnings and player excitement increase, but the device structure and betting mechanisms become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The betting system is divided into separate, independent betting channels: main race betting and side bet betting. Each channel has its own betting interface, prize structure, and evaluation mechanism. The side bet specifically evaluates performance point conditions independently from main race outcomes, allowing players to engage with either or both betting types without confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The side bet mechanism is merged with the existing performance point system rather than creating a completely separate evaluation framework. The same performance point calculation infrastructure serves both the main race betting and side bet evaluations, consolidating processing requirements while enabling multiple betting options.
Data Source
AI summary
In a horse race gaming machine 1, a performance point is calculated on each of the player's racehorses, based on the results of respective racing games (S501). The number of wins, the number of races, a winning percentage, best time, etc. by the racehorses are taken into consideration when calculating the performance point. If the performance point satisfies a predetermined condition (S505: YES), a part or all of a jackpot prize amount is awarded to the player (S506). However, a side bet must be made for this racing game in order that a part or all of the jackpot prize amount is awarded to the player (S502: YES). Incidentally, to have a player's racehorse run in this racing game, there may be a case that the player is required to pay an entry point given to the player in accordance with BET amount specified by the player.