Variable Prize Allocation in Gaming Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming systems provide limited alternatives to maintain or increase player enjoyment, as the prize for scatter winning outcomes is often predictable and based solely on the total bet amount or fixed values.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that selects a plurality of symbols, evaluates game outcomes, and uses a prize allocator to determine awards based on special symbols, allowing for variable prizes through combinations of integers or multiplication factors, enhancing player engagement by making prizes unpredictable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the prize for scatter winning outcomes is based on fixed values or total bet amount, then the gaming system is simple to operate, but player enjoyment decreases due to predictable prizes
Solution Approach 1:
The prize allocation system transitions from static fixed values to dynamic determination based on randomly selected second symbols. The prize allocator dynamically selects symbols from a second set and applies mathematical operations (concatenation, addition, multiplication) to generate variable prizes, making the outcome unpredictable while maintaining operational simplicity through automated processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters used for prize determination from fixed bet amounts to variable symbol-based values. By selecting integers from a second set of symbols and applying different mathematical operations (concatenation, addition, multiplication), the system creates multiple prize determination modes that enhance player enjoyment while keeping the underlying mechanism simple.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the prize is determined using additional selected symbols and mathematical operations, then player enjoyment increases due to variable prizes, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The prize allocator performs multiple functions: it selects symbols from the second set, determines scatter outcomes, applies various mathematical operations (concatenation, addition, multiplication), and allocates prizes. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single component that handles all prize determination tasks, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining prize variability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the scatter symbols themselves (which are already selected and displayed) to determine the prize, rather than requiring separate random selection processes. The prize allocator utilizes the existing symbol selections and their associated integers, making the determined scatter outcome the basis for prize allocation, thereby simplifying the process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If integers are selected from a second set of symbols for prize determination, then the prize becomes unpredictable and more engaging, but the time required for prize calculation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integers associated with each symbol in the second set are predetermined and stored in the system. When scatter symbols are selected, their corresponding integers are already available for immediate retrieval and mathematical operation, eliminating the need for real-time generation or complex calculations, thus reducing calculation time while maintaining unpredictability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex real-time calculation mechanisms with pre-computed integer values stored in the symbol database. The mathematical operations (concatenation, addition, multiplication) are simple computational tasks that can be executed rapidly by the game controller, substituting potential time-consuming processes with efficient digital operations.
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AI summary
A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display in a display area at a plurality of display positions, an outcome evaluator arranged to evaluate a game outcome based on the selected symbols and to identify a scatter outcome when a plurality of special symbols are disposed in the display area at any display position, and a prize allocator. The prize allocator is arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a scatter outcome exists and to determine the prize awarded to a player using the plurality of special symbols. A corresponding method is also disclosed.