Multidimensional Grid Game Ticket With Multiple Winning Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing games of chance lack variations that allow for multiple wins on a single ticket, limiting player engagement and interest.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for a multidimensional grid game that allows players to win by matching characters in various geometric configurations on a tic-tac-toe style grid, with features like adjustable repetition frequency and win thresholds, enabling multiple winning opportunities on a single ticket.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional single-number matching game is used, then the game rules are simple, but the player has only one winning opportunity per ticket
Solution Approach 1:
The game ticket is segmented into multiple independent game areas (first game area and second game area), each capable of providing separate winning opportunities. The first game area uses traditional number matching while the second game area uses a matrix grid system, allowing players to win in multiple ways on a single ticket without overly complicating the overall game structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional number matching to two-dimensional matrix grid matching in the second game area. Players select numbers arranged in a matrix format and win by forming horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines, adding spatial dimensionality to the game and creating multiple winning paths within the same ticket.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple game areas are added to a ticket, then the number of winning opportunities increases, but the ticket complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Both game areas on the ticket use the same fundamental mechanism of number selection and matching, allowing the ticket to serve multiple functions (traditional matching and matrix line formation) while maintaining operational simplicity. The unified number selection process across both areas reduces the complexity burden despite having multiple winning pathways.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a matrix grid system is implemented, then geometric pattern matching wins are enabled, but the game rules become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The matrix grid area is designed with localized winning patterns (horizontal lines, vertical lines, diagonal lines) that are visually distinct and easy to identify. Each pattern type is confined to specific directions within the grid, making it simple for players to understand and check their wins without being overwhelmed by complex rules.
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AI summary
A method, a system and a computer program for a feature game of a multidimensional grid to be used together with a base game. A player may play an initial base game and elect to play the feature game. The player may be provided with a ticket that becomes a winning ticket if some or all of the characters in the multidimensional grid adjoin so as to produce a winning line of horizontal, vertical or diagonal matching characters with a winning set of characters. More than one winning line is possible on each game ticket, producing multiple ways of winning on a single game ticket.