Multi-Win Bingo Wagering System with Tiered Prize Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional bingo games face challenges in maintaining player engagement and revenue due to the requirement of having a single winner, leading to increased consolation prize costs and reduced game frequency, as players often end the game when the first winner is determined, leaving others without a chance to win.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a Multi-Win feature that awards prizes to players who achieve the winning criterion within a specified number of calls, allowing the game to continue until a second number of calls are made, providing multiple winners and reducing consolation prize expenses by offering tiered prizes and no-split progressive jackpots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If traditional bingo games award a single prize to the first winner, then the game ends quickly, but player engagement decreases and consolation prize costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The single prize is segmented into multiple prizes with different award amounts. The system divides the total prize pool into multiple segments that can be awarded to different winners at different times, allowing the game to continue after the first winner is determined while distributing rewards to multiple players.
Solution Approach 2:
The game action continues uninterrupted after the first winner is determined. Instead of ending the game when the first player achieves the winning pattern, the system maintains continuous play and draws additional balls to determine subsequent winners, ensuring the useful action of playing bingo continues throughout the entire session.
2Productivity
If the game continues until a single winner is found, then player engagement increases, but consolation prize expenses increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing multiple prize tiers and predetermined award criteria before the game begins. This allows the operator to prepare the prize structure in advance, ensuring that when winners are determined, the appropriate prizes are automatically awarded without requiring additional consolation prizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of prize distribution from a single fixed prize to multiple variable prizes. By adjusting the number of prizes, their amounts, and the conditions for awarding them, the system optimizes both player engagement and operator costs, replacing uncertain consolation prize expenses with predetermined multi-prize structures.
3Productivity
If multiple winners are awarded, then player engagement and revenue increase, but the complexity of the gaming system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming system is designed with multi-functionality to handle multiple prize awards using the same core infrastructure. The existing ball drawing mechanism, random number generator, and prize management software are extended to support multiple winners without requiring separate systems, thereby reducing overall complexity while enabling enhanced revenue opportunities.
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AI summary
A system and method for playing a game of chance, either as a primary or secondary game offering, having a first winning criterion associated with matching player indicia on a player card to house indicia selected or otherwise determined by operator calls include awarding a first prize for every player card that satisfies the winning criterion after each operator call less than or equal to a first number of operator calls and awarding a subsequent prize for every player card that satisfies the same winning criterion after each call up to and including a second number of operator calls and continuing the game until at least all calls up to and including the second number of calls have been made.