Shared Secondary Display Bonus Game System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming devices lack an exciting and rewarding mechanism for secondary games that provides higher average expected payouts, failing to offer players a unique and engaging experience beyond the primary game.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system with a shared secondary display that allows players to place designated wagers to qualify for a bonus game with higher average expected payouts, offering a chance to win larger awards and creating a public spectacle for other casino patrons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a player places a designated wager to qualify for the bonus game on the shared secondary display, then the player has a chance to win higher average expected payouts, but the player risks additional money on the side wager
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of payout magnitude by offering two distinct bonus game modes: one on individual gaming devices with standard payouts, and another on a shared secondary display with higher average expected payouts. Players can select which mode to enter by placing different types of wagers, thus changing the expected value parameter of the bonus game they will play.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the gaming system provides a shared secondary display for bonus games, then player engagement and excitement are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shared secondary display serves multiple functions: it displays bonus games for multiple players simultaneously, provides a platform for higher-value gameplay, and creates a public spectacle that enhances casino atmosphere. This multi-functional approach justifies the added system complexity by delivering multiple benefits from a single additional display component.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges multiple individual bonus game instances into a single shared bonus game experience on the secondary display. Instead of each player having a separate bonus game on their own device, multiple players can participate in the same bonus game simultaneously on the shared display, creating a more engaging social experience while consolidating hardware resources.
3Productivity
If the bonus game on the shared display offers higher average expected payouts, then the entertainment value increases, but the payout structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different payout qualities to different bonus game locations: standard payout values for bonus games on individual gaming devices, and elevated payout values for the bonus game on the shared secondary display. This local differentiation of quality creates the higher entertainment value on the shared display while maintaining a relatively simple overall payout structure based on location-based multipliers.
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AI summary
A gaming system including a plurality of gaming devices and a shared or a common secondary display associated with the gaming devices. In one embodiment, the shared display is adjacent to one or more of the gaming devices of the gaming system. The gaming system includes at least one primary game and at least one secondary or bonus game. The bonus game is associated with a plurality of average expected payouts or values. In one embodiment, the bonus game that is played on the secondary display is associated with a higher average expected payout or higher values than the average expected payouts or values of the bonus game played on the individual gaming devices. When the player places a designated wager, they qualify to play the game on the secondary display and thus qualify for a chance to win the higher awards.