Multi-Board Lottery Tickets With Independent Award Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing instant lottery tickets lack variety and engagement, with limited ways for players to win awards, and there is a need for more complex and interactive gameplay mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of lottery tickets with multiple combinations of boards and player symbol sets, featuring separate and independent award systems for each board, allowing players to win awards through completing symbol sets on each board, with varying quantities and probabilities, and potentially combining awards across boards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If instant lottery tickets use predetermined win/lose indicia under scratch-off coverings, then the tickets are simple and easy to manufacture, but they lack variety and player engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The lottery ticket is divided into multiple independent boards (first board, second board, third board, fourth board) with separate symbol sets and award systems. Each board operates independently with its own winning conditions and payouts, allowing players to engage with multiple game variants on a single ticket while maintaining simple individual board structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The ticket design incorporates multiple boards that can each be played independently or in combination, with each board having its own symbol sets and award structures. This multi-functional design provides various gameplay options and winning opportunities within a single ticket, enhancing versatility without requiring multiple separate tickets.
2Adaptability or versatility
If lottery tickets have multiple combinations of boards and player symbol sets, then player engagement and variety increase, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The award system is segmented into separate first awards and second awards, with each award type associated with specific boards and symbol sets. This segmentation allows for multiple award combinations and winning opportunities while keeping each individual award system simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple dimensions of gameplay by incorporating different board configurations, symbol set combinations, and award structures. Players can win first awards based on one set of conditions and second awards based on another set of conditions, creating a multi-dimensional award system that increases versatility.
3Quantity of substance
If each board has separate and independent award systems, then the potential for winnings increases, but the complexity of the ticket structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The award system is divided into separate first awards and second awards, with each award type independently associated with specific boards and symbol sets. This segmentation enables multiple independent winning opportunities while maintaining clear, simple structures for each award type.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple boards and award systems are merged into a single integrated ticket structure, allowing players to potentially win both first awards and second awards on one ticket. The paytable consolidates all award information in one location, making the complex multi-board structure manageable and clear.
Data Source
AI summary
Lottery tickets and lottery gaming systems and methods providing such lottery tickets, wherein the lottery tickets each have multiple combinations of boards and player symbol sets, wherein each of the multiple combinations includes two different boards and one player symbol set for both boards, and each of the board/player symbol set combination includes a first award associated with the first one of the boards of that combination a second award associated with a second one of the boards of that combination.