Roulette Progressive Bonus Animation via Dynamic Pocket Ranges
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Solution Overview
Problem
The gaming industry faces a challenge in providing a new and improved level of gameplay that encourages prolonged and frequent player participation, particularly in roulette games, where existing technologies lack innovative animations and engagement mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for an electronic roulette game that triggers a progressive jackpot bonus game by animating highlight effects on a player terminal, where the size of the eligible pocket range corresponds to progressive jackpot levels, and the game includes rounds with decreasing pocket ranges, enhancing player interaction and engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional roulette gameplay is used, then the game is simple and easy to understand, but player engagement and participation are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by introducing a progressive jackpot bonus game that dynamically adjusts the range of eligible pockets across multiple rounds. The pocket range decreases with each round, creating a dynamic gameplay structure that maintains player interest and extends participation duration while preserving the core simplicity of roulette betting.
2Duration of action of moving object
If progressive jackpot bonus features are added, then player engagement is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the bonus game into multiple distinct rounds, each with specific requirements and outcomes. This segmentation allows the complex progressive jackpot feature to be broken down into manageable stages that are easier to implement and understand, reducing the perceived complexity while maintaining enhanced player engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic adjustment of eligible pocket ranges across rounds provides a structured approach to complexity management. By systematically varying the pocket range based on round progress, the system creates engaging gameplay without requiring entirely new game mechanics, thus enhancing engagement while controlling complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the pocket range is reduced in subsequent rounds, then the difficulty of winning increases, but player engagement is maintained through challenge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of the eligible pocket range based on the round number. Each subsequent round has a smaller range of eligible pockets, creating increasing difficulty and challenge. This dynamic structure maintains player engagement through progressive challenge while systematically managing win probability across the multi-round format.
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AI summary
A method and/or system to perform operations associated with a roulette game. The operations include triggering a progressive jackpot bonus game in response to determination that a player terminal placed a bet on a randomly selected wheel-segment value from a roulette wheel. The bonus game comprises a plurality of rounds. For each round, the operations include animating, via an electronic display, a first highlight effect that indicates a range of eligible pockets on the roulette wheel associated with the randomly selected wheel-segment value. The size of the range of eligible pockets for each round corresponds respectively to one of a plurality of progressive jackpot levels associated with each round. The operations further include animating a spin of the roulette wheel, and animating, based on a result of the spin, a second highlight effect to indicate whether the result of the spin lands within the range of eligible pockets.