DE4220133C2 - Method for operating a gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a gaming machine which has at least the functional group central control unit with random number generator, engine control directions for the drive motors of the circulating body, arrangement for Profit / non-profit determination, data storage devices and display devices for credit and profit storage, risk manager (s) and ver have different play tableaus and the way they work is that the random number generator determines random numbers until these of the central control unit are recognized as permissible and that subsequent gend the drive motors of the circulating body on that of the respective coincidence number corresponding stop position to be stopped and that by the Arrangement for profit / non-profit determination of the stop positions of the one individual circulation bodies checked for the existence of a winning combination what, if necessary, to increase the content of profit storage and their subordinate display devices leads.

Both the basic structure and the basic principle of those described above The way of working has been known for a long time.

Money or entertainment game devices of the generic type exist in essentially from the above-mentioned structural and functional groups. Only through different game systems, additional chances of winning such as bonus and Jackpot variations, combinations of free, special and multi-games, Drawings and the like are intended to create an incentive to play that appeals to as many players as possible and uses them to play on such devices animated.

It is also known from the publication DE 38 30 648 A1, by chance controls the player the possibility of taking a safe risk step to offer. However, the player has no way of influencing this on the time or the use of this safe risk step.  

This is where the object of the invention begins, which is a method to propose to operate a gaming machine by means of which An additional player, increasing the chances of winning and thus mode which increases the incentive to play is also offered.

The object is achieved by the characterizing features of the main claim in connection with the preamble. Beneficial Further training and improvements are possible according to the subclaims Lich.

The solution according to the invention is distinguished from the prior art nik characterized in that via the central control unit in the event of a win loss by risking profits already made, a control of on, at or in the immediate vicinity of the individual fields of at least one risk koleiter clearly assigned lighting elements according to a given scheme, and that activated over this Illuminated elements indicated a profit improvement in the following games shows.

An advantageous design variant is that the scheme for Control of the additional lighting elements is that in the case of Loss of profit by risking profits already made, at least one additional, but preferably assigned three risk levels below Luminous element is controlled by the central control unit, with what a Switching from dark to light is connected. In the event that this additional light element was already set to bright, that will be next additional lights that are above and not yet set to bright ment bright  set. If a profit is offered later for risk, then all the risk levels, their assigned additional lighting elements on bright are set with no or at least little risk of losing profit skipped so that the respective profit value on the Risk manager, the last (top) bright additional lighting element assigned, can be obtained.

Another advantageous embodiment of the invention is that in In the event of loss of profit and / or risk, what the central tax is displayed by pressing a button, this winning field assigned additional lighting elements is set to bright, which in in a later profit and / or risk case, skip this field is made possible.

Through the operation of a gaming machine described here, the On such a trained device offered the possibility Loss of profit by risking profits already made in a later ver Valuable option for the almost safe skipping of individual or convert multiple risk levels. First of all, this ensures that profit losses also gain a corresponding appreciation and secondly the player is encouraged to play on the device for a longer period of time because he is still playing illuminated light elements will almost certainly continue to play, to benefit from the easily accessible increase in profits.

In the following, the solution according to the invention is to be illustrated example will be described in more detail.

Usually there is in the case of gaming machines of the generic type Possibility of profits through  risk with a 50% probability of enlarging or ver lieren. This is indicated to the player by the fact that the player who has already won The value and the risk that can be obtained alternately light up. By The player can now press a risk button with this 50% Probability to reach the higher winning value. If you win the profit value achieved and the next higher alternation now flash miserable on. In the case of loss, the one already achieved with conventional devices Profit lost without replacement.

In contrast to this is a money game designed according to the invention gets on, at or in close proximity to each of the individual fields at least one, as a risk manager trained play boards, one additional Luminous element provided in a clear assignment.

The lighting of these additional lighting elements takes place in such a way that Loss of profit due to risking already achieved profits each one of the additional lighting elements controlled by the central control unit becomes. This can be below, but preferably three levels below driven additional lighting element arranged at the current risk level become.

Is determined by the central control unit that the to be controlled additional light element is already set to bright, it "searches" for it next higher lying and not yet highlighted additional lighting element and sets this to bright. In the best case, this can be achieved that all or at least a whole series of additional lighting elements can be controlled.

If a risk level is now reached in a later game, its assigned netes additional lighting element is set to bright, so this risk level without or  be skipped with very little risk of losing profit. are several successive additional lighting elements set to bright, see above can also take several risk levels with no or very little risk of Loss of profit can be skipped. This causes the previous Loss of profit in a later game results in an almost safe win lead increase.

Another possibility of profit utilization is that the bright set the additional lighting elements in case of profit and / or riskover can be done. This is done by the central control unit by means of a key activity indicated by the player. Thus, for example, the waiver on small cash prizes to be used in a later game single or a number of risk levels on the risk ladder without or skip with very little risk of losing profit. This can lead to a 30 pfennig profit risk immediately by skipping several risk levels into one Winning multiple (up to 50) special games can be converted. This makes it clear that in the money game designed according to the invention lost profits do not lapse without replacement, but for later games as Winning options can be used.

Claims (3)

1. Method for operating a gaming machine which has at least the functional groups

• 1. central control unit with random number generator,
• 2. Motor control devices for the drive motors of the circulating bodies,
• 3. Order to determine profit / non-profit,
• 4. Data storage devices and
• 5. display devices for credit and profit storage,
• 6. Risk manager (s) as well
• 7. different play tableaus

have and their mode of operation is
that the random number generator determines random numbers until these are recognized as permissible by the central control unit and
that subsequently the drive motors of the circulating bodies are stopped at the stop position corresponding to the respective random number and
that the stop positions of the individual circulating bodies are checked for the existence of a winning combination by the arrangement for determining profit / non-profit, which possibly leads to an increase in the contents of the profit memory and its subordinate display devices, characterized in that
that in the event of a loss of profit due to risking already achieved profits, the central control unit controls at least one of the risk conductors on, at or in the immediate vicinity of the individual fields with clearly provided lighting elements according to a predetermined pattern, and
that an improvement in profit is displayed in the following games via these activated lighting elements. 2. A method of operating a gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that
that the scheme for controlling the additional lighting elements consists of the fact that in the event of loss of profit due to risking profits already achieved, the at least one, but preferably three risk levels assigned additional lighting element is controlled by the central control unit, which is associated with a switch from dark to light,
that in the event that this additional lighting element was already set to bright, the next, lying above and not yet set to light additional lighting element is set bright and
that in the event of a profit subsequently offered for risk, all the risk levels whose associated additional lighting elements are set to bright are skipped without or with little risk of loss of profit, so that the respective profit value on the risk ladder, the last one in a chain, is used as risk gain upper, bright additional light element is assigned, can be obtained. 3. A method of operating a gaming machine according to claim 1 and 2, characterized, that in the event of loss of profit and / or risk, what the zen central control unit is displayed by pressing a button that the additional lighting element assigned to this profit field on bright is set, resulting in a later profit and / or risk if it is possible to skip this field.