Wagering Game System with Multiple Paytables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wagering games in casinos typically offer only one predetermined paytable for a specific machine game, limiting player options and excitement, and not allowing for varying wager amounts to alter payout rates effectively.
Innovation Solution
A wagering game system that allows players to select from multiple predetermined paytables based on different wager amounts, enabling varying payout odds and risk levels for a single game outcome, allowing players to place wagers across multiple paytables for increased excitement and profit potential.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If only one predetermined paytable is offered for a specific machine game, then the game rules and structure remain simple and easy to understand, but player options and excitement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic paytable selection where the paytable is not fixed but changes based on the player's wager amount. The system automatically adjusts which paytable applies based on the wager level, allowing the game to adapt its payout structure dynamically without requiring complex player input or manual configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of payout odds by offering multiple predetermined paytables with different payout structures. Each paytable has distinct parameters for winning combinations and payouts, and the system selects among these pre-defined parameter sets based on the wager amount, rather than allowing continuous parameter adjustment.
2Productivity
If multiple predetermined paytables are offered with varying payout odds, then player engagement and wagering amounts increase, but the game complexity and difficulty of understanding increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent displays all available predetermined paytables to the player before the wager is placed and the game outcome is determined. This preliminary display allows players to review and understand the different payout structures in advance, making an informed decision about which wager level to choose, thereby reducing confusion during actual play.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically determines which paytable applies based on the wager amount selected by the player. This automatic linkage between wager level and applicable paytable simplifies operation by removing the need for players to manually select or understand complex paytable configurations - they simply choose their wager level and the corresponding paytable is applied.
3Ease of operation
If players can place different wager amounts to select from multiple paytables, then player control over gaming budget increases, but the system complexity for managing multiple paytables increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic paytable selection where the applicable paytable is automatically determined by the wager amount the player chooses to place. This dynamic linkage allows players to control their budget by selecting different wager levels, with each level automatically corresponding to a specific paytable, simplifying budget management without requiring complex manual paytable selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows players to self-select their wager amount from available options, and the system automatically applies the corresponding predetermined paytable. This self-service approach gives players direct control over their gaming budget while the system handles the complexity of matching wagers to appropriate paytables automatically, without requiring additional player input or manual configuration.
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AI summary
A method of playing a wagering game that comprises the player making multiple wagers to play a single-outcome game, the multiple wagers being made on multiple predetermined paytables for said game. One single-outcome game and at least two differing paytables for said game are offered to the player. The paytables may be for different game versions or for a single game version with differing risk levels. The payback percentage of each of the said differing paytables may vary according to the amount of the wager. The player makes one wager for each predetermined paytable to be utilized in the resolve of the wagers. Multiple same paytables, multiple differing paytables or combinations thereof may be wagered for the play of a single game having a single outcome. The said single outcome is then compared to each wagered predetermined paytable, and each wager is resolved according to that same wagered predetermined paytable.