Progressive Awards Using Guaranteed Symbol Generations and Random Extras
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming systems lack a mechanism to guarantee a minimum quantity of designated symbols, such as wild symbols, which are associated with additional awards, leading to unpredictable and potentially less engaging gameplay experiences.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a gaming system that maintains a progressive award associated with a guaranteed minimum quantity of designated symbols, which are randomly generated and utilized to modify game outcomes, ensuring that these symbols are consistently available for multiple plays, thereby enhancing gameplay randomness and volatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a progressive award is maintained with a guaranteed minimum quantity of designated symbols, then the reliability of symbol generation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-determines and guarantees a minimum quantity of designated symbols to be generated during the progressive award, rather than relying on random generation alone. This preliminary action ensures reliability by assuring players of a minimum number of special symbols before the award sequence begins.
Solution Approach 2:
The progressive award mechanism dynamically adjusts the generation of designated symbols, combining guaranteed minimum quantities with random additional generations. The system transitions from static random generation to a dynamic hybrid model that balances predetermined guarantees with unpredictable elements.
2Ease of operation
If designated symbols are guaranteed to occur, then player engagement is improved, but the volatility of the game increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameters of symbol generation by introducing a guaranteed minimum quantity parameter while maintaining random generation parameters. This dual-parameter approach allows the game to provide engagement through guarantees while preserving volatility through random elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The progressive award mechanism ensures continuous useful action by guaranteeing that designated symbols will occur throughout the award sequence, maintaining player engagement. The random additional generations continue to provide volatility and excitement throughout the extended play sequence.
3Productivity
If additional awards are associated with designated symbols, then the productivity of the gaming system is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The award structure is segmented into base awards and additional awards associated with designated symbols. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high productivity by providing multiple award opportunities while managing complexity through clear structural division between different award types.
Solution Approach 2:
The designated symbols serve multiple functions: they trigger additional awards, extend the progressive award sequence, and provide guaranteed occurrences for player engagement. This multi-functionality increases productivity without requiring separate mechanisms for each function, thereby managing complexity.
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AI summary
Gaming systems and methods that maintain a progressive award associated with a guaranteed minimum quantity of generations of a designated symbol, certain of which are associated with an additional award.