TW202031326A - Game system with mechanism for determining whether to trigger three-dimensional re-spin capable of enhancing the interest of the player in playing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is provided to use a control unit to determine whether a game result of a wheel game satisfies a specified condition. The specified condition is such that among a plurality of game symbols in the game result, replacing any of the game symbols satisfies a reward condition, and the replaced game symbol is defined to be located at a replacement position. When the control unit determines that the game result satisfies the specified condition, the control unit activates a three-dimensional re-spin element to generate a replacement game symbol. The replacement game symbol is used to replace the game symbol at the replacement position to update the game result, so that the control unit re-determines whether the updated game result satisfies the reward condition, and uses a reward unit to perform a reward procedure when the reward condition is satisfied. As such, when the result of the game for a player almost reaches entering the reward program, the present invention uses the three-dimensional re-spin element to give the player a squint-like excitement so as to expect to win the prize again, thereby enhancing the interest of the player in playing.

Description

Game system with mechanism for judging whether to trigger three-dimensional re-spin

The present invention relates to a game system, in particular to a game system that judges whether to trigger a three-dimensional re-spin mechanism.

Please refer to "Figure 1", the slot machine 1 has a plural number of rollers 2. After betting, the player can start the plural number of rollers 2 to rotate, which can be based on the symbol formed after the plural number of rollers 2 stop Arrange to earn points, and when certain symbols appear or meet preset conditions, you can enter a certain number of extra games or give extra points. The features of the extra games are free spin, multiple scores and the appearance of wild symbols Locking, high points, etc., which allow players to spend no cost, that is, there is a high probability of getting high points, so players will look forward to the extra game to win the prize, which is one of the important features of attracting players to use the wheel game machine 1. . Common game methods for additional games can be selected from the group consisting of respin, bonus game, free game, retrigger, jackpot, and so on. The re-rotation of the wheel (respin) is as shown in Figure 4 of the US Patent No. US 8,197,328; the bonus game is as shown in Figures 1A to 1B, Figure 3 to Figure 8 of the US Patent No. 6,602,137 and As stated in line 34 to line 50 of column 6 of the manual; free game and retrigger can be found in Figures 3A~3B, Figure 4 and column 6 of the manual of US6,955,600 In line 2 to line 57; for jackpot games, please refer to US Patent No. 10,176,670.

However, under a completely random setting, even in an extra game with a high chance of winning, the player has a considerable chance of not winning at all during the extra game, or winning but not accumulating many points. In this situation Players will suddenly fall into the mood of no winning or medium and small prizes from the mood of expecting a big prize, which is easy to cause the player to have negative emotions, thus reducing the player’s interest in using the wheel game machine 1; more clearly, Once the player does not get the expected amount of points, after the extra game is over, the player may directly end the game, which will affect the usage rate of the wheel game machine 1 and reduce the profit of the wheel game machine 1.

Therefore, there are many technologies that enhance or maintain players’ willingness to use the wheel game machine 1, such as US Patent No. 8,444,475, which uses a threshold-setting design to repeatedly execute additional games to accumulate additional games when the threshold is not reached. The points will be stopped until the player reaches the compensation threshold; accordingly, it can ensure that the player obtains a certain benefit in the additional game, and meet the player's expectations, and avoid reducing the profit of the wheel game machine 1.

The aforementioned technology can ensure that players obtain certain benefits in additional games, but they cannot increase the probability of players entering additional games. When players have not entered additional games for a long time, or often one symbol can enter additional games or get additional points , It is also easy to have a sense of loss. When in this situation for a long time, the player's interest in playing the game will also be greatly reduced, thereby reducing the usage rate of the wheel game machine 1.

The main purpose of the present invention is to disclose a system that can give players the expectation of winning the prize again, so as to maintain the player's interest for a long time and increase the usage rate of the wheel game machine.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a game system with a mechanism for judging whether to trigger a three-dimensional re-spin, which is applied to a wheel game. The wheel game has multiple game results. The game system includes a display element, a game result generation element, and a Three-dimensional re-rotation element, a reward unit and a control unit, wherein the display element has a game screen for displaying the real-time image of the wheel game; the game result generating element generates a plurality of game symbols, and the plurality of game symbols are displayed side by side on the The game screen, and the wheel game constitutes different game results according to the type composition of the plural game symbols; the three-dimensional re-rotating element has a three-dimensional image displayed on the game screen, and the three-dimensional image has at least four display surfaces arranged in three dimensions , The at least four display surfaces each have a game symbol, the three-dimensional re-rotation element randomly selects any one of the at least four display surfaces, and the three-dimensional image presents a random selection process in a three-dimensional rotation mode, and the three-dimensional re-rotation element After the display surface is selected, the selected display surface is displayed forward, and at the same time, the three-dimensional re-rotating element allows the game symbol corresponding to the selected display surface to be used as a substitute game symbol; the reward unit is generated in the wheel game immediately When the game result meets a reward condition, the reward unit performs a reward program; the control unit is connected to the display element, the game result generating element, the three-dimensional re-spin element and the reward unit.

In addition, the control unit of the present invention performs the following steps to control the game:

Step S1: Judgment program. The control unit judges whether the game result generated by the wheel game immediately meets a specified condition. The specified condition is the plural game symbols in the game result. Substituting any of the game symbols may satisfy the Reward conditions, and define that the replaced game symbol is located at a replacement position, when the control unit determines that the game result meets the specified condition, the control unit generates an activation signal;

Step S2: Re-rotate the program. The control unit transmits the activation signal to the three-dimensional re-rotation element. After receiving the activation signal, the three-dimensional re-rotation component generates the substitute game symbol, and the substitute game symbol is used to replace the replacement position. Game symbols to update the game result;

Step S3: Determine whether to reward, the control unit re-determines whether the updated game result meets the reward condition, and if it is satisfied, the control unit generates a reward signal;

Step S4: Perform an award, and the control unit informs the award unit to perform the award procedure.

Accordingly, the present invention compares whether the game result generated in real time for the wheel game meets the specified condition through the control unit through the judgment program, and after the specified condition is satisfied, the control unit transmits the activation signal to the stereo The component is rotated to generate the substitute game symbol. The substitute game symbol is used to replace the game symbol at the replacement position to update the game result. Therefore, the control unit can once again determine whether the game result meets the reward condition and let the player restart It is expected that the reward conditions will be met to carry out the reward process. Therefore, the present invention can give the player a squint-like excitement through the operation of the three-dimensional re-spin element, and at the same time give the player a chance to win the prize again, thereby enhancing the player’s play interest.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are described as follows in conjunction with the drawings:

Please refer to Figures 2 and 3: The present invention is a game system with a mechanism for judging whether to trigger a three-dimensional re-spin, which is applied to a wheel game, the wheel game has multiple game results, and the game system includes a display element 10, a The game result generating element 20, a three-dimensional re-rotating element 30, a reward unit 40 and a control unit 50, wherein the display element 10 has a game screen 11 for displaying the real-time image of the wheel game, and the game result generating element 20 A plurality of game symbols 21 are generated, and the plurality of game symbols 21 are displayed side by side on the game screen 11, and the wheel game constitutes different game results according to the type composition of the plurality of game symbols 21. In actual structure, the game result generating element 20 can be a plurality of roller elements 22A, the plurality of roller elements 22A generate the plurality of game symbols 21, and the plurality of roller elements 22A independently generate the game symbols 21, that is, the plurality of game symbols. 21 is respectively generated by the corresponding number of the plural roller elements 22A.

Or, please refer to FIG. 4 again, which is another embodiment, which has a plurality of roller elements 22B, but the plurality of game symbols 21 in the same row is generated by the same roller element 22B, that is, the same row of the The plural game symbols 21 are displayed continuously scrolling from top to bottom. For example, when the game screen 11 has the plural game symbols 21 arranged in a 4X5 matrix, it has five wheel elements 22B, and each wheel element 22B is simultaneously When four rows of game symbols 21 are displayed, the game symbols 21 will move from the first row to the second row, then to the third row, and finally to the fourth row, and then disappear from the game screen 11.

Please refer to FIG. 5 again. The three-dimensional re-rotation element 30 has a three-dimensional image 31A displayed on the game screen 11, and the three-dimensional image 31A has at least four display surfaces 32 arranged in a three-dimensional arrangement. In actual implementation, the three-dimensional re-rotation The three-dimensional image 31A of the element 30 can be a six-sided die, and its shape can be the same as a general die, and the at least four display surfaces 32 can be six, and they are located on the six sides of the six-sided die. Or, as shown in FIG. 6, the three-dimensional image 31B of the three-dimensional re-rotation element 30 can also be a spherical body (as drawn in FIG. 6) or a tetrahedron; if the three-dimensional image 31B is a spherical body, the at least four display surfaces 32 are inside Embedded on the outer surface of the spherical body. In addition, the at least four display surfaces 32 each have a game symbol 21. In terms of game design, the type of the game symbol 21 of the three-dimensional re-rotation element 30 may be the same as the type of the plurality of game symbols 21 of the game result generating element 20; Or, the number of the types of game symbols 21 of the three-dimensional re-rotation element 30 may be more than the types of the plurality of game symbols 21 of the game result generating element 20. For example, a new special symbol can be given a special reward effect.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 7 together. The three-dimensional re-rotation element 30 randomly selects any one of the at least four display surfaces 32. Here, the three-dimensional image 31A of the three-dimensional re-rotation element 30 is an example of a six-sided die It is explained that the three-dimensional image 31A presents a random selection process in a three-dimensional rotation mode (as shown in FIG. 5), and the three-dimensional re-rotation element 30 displays the selected display surface forward after selecting the display surface 32 32 (as shown in FIG. 7). At the same time, the three-dimensional re-rotating element 30 allows the selected game symbol 21 corresponding to the display surface 32 to serve as a substitute game symbol 21A, in order to attract the player's attention and achieve the goal of attracting the player's attention As a result, the three-dimensional re-rotation element 30 can display the three-dimensional image 31A on the game screen 11 in any display manner such as magnification, brightening, and high-contrast color display, as shown in FIG. The effect of expressing it.

The reward unit 40 shown in FIG. 2 is used for the reward unit 40 to perform a reward procedure when the game result generated immediately by the wheel game meets a reward condition. The reward procedure may allow the player to add extra Play an extra game. The game mode of the extra game can be selected from the group consisting of respin, bonus game, free game, retrigger, jackpot, etc. , Or the reward program can be to directly give extra points.

Please also refer to FIG. 8 again. The control unit 50 is connected to the display element 10, the game result generating element 20, the three-dimensional re-spin element 30 and the reward unit 40, and the control unit 50 controls the game progress. The following steps: Step S1: Judging procedure, Step S2: Re-transfer procedure, Step S3: Judging whether to reward, Step S4: Performing reward.

Please also refer to FIG. 9A. First, step S1: judgment procedure is performed. In step S1, the control unit 50 judges whether the game result generated by the wheel game immediately meets a specified condition, and the specified condition is the result of the game. For the plural game symbols 21, replacing any one of the game symbols 21 may satisfy the bonus condition, and it is defined that the replaced game symbol 21 is located at a replacement position 61. As mentioned here, "for the plural game symbols 21 in the game result, replacing any of the game symbols 21 may satisfy the reward condition"; for example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the game screen 11 has a 4X5 matrix For the arranged plural game symbols 21, suppose the reward condition is that the plural game symbols 21 in the same row are all love symbols, that is, the reward condition is satisfied when the plural game symbols 21 in any row have four love symbols; then For example, circled at 60, when the plural game symbols 21 in the same row have three love symbols, the specified condition is met. This is because as long as the game symbols 21 (located in the replacement position 61) that are not love symbols in the same row are replaced , Which may meet the specified conditions. When the control unit 50 determines that the game result meets the specified condition, the control unit 50 generates an activation signal. Moreover, the control unit 50 can be controlled to generate the start signal. More specifically, when the specified condition is met, the control unit 50 can randomly trigger the generation of the start signal. It is not possible to generate the start signal every time to maintain The system (banker) should have business benefits; of course, when the specified conditions are met, the control unit 50 can generate the activation signal every time to fully exert the effect of attracting players.

Next, to proceed to step S2: the re-rotation procedure. In step S2, the control unit 50 transmits the activation signal to the stereo re-rotation element 30. After receiving the activation signal, the stereo re-rotation element 30 rotates the stereo image 31A and moves toward The selected display surface 32 is displayed before, and the substitute game symbol 21A (as shown in FIG. 9B) is generated. The substitute game symbol 21A is used to replace the game symbol 21 at the replacement position 61 to update the game result.

Next, proceed to step S3: judging whether to award or not. In step S3, the control unit 50 re-determines whether the updated game result satisfies the award condition. If so, the control unit 50 generates a reward signal, as shown in FIG. 9B, When the generated substitute game symbol 21A is a love symbol, the control unit 50 will determine the satisfaction and generate the reward signal.

Finally, step S4 is performed: rewarding. In step S4, the control unit 50 informs the rewarding unit 40 to perform the rewarding procedure.

Please also refer to FIG. 10, which is a step flow chart of another embodiment of the present invention. After the control unit 50 generates the activation signal, the control unit 50 first performs step P1: detecting whether there is an extra bet, When the control unit 50 detects that there is an extra bet, it starts to proceed to step S2: re-transfer the procedure. More specifically, the game system will provide an extra betting option 70, as shown in Figure 3, which can be labeled "Extra Bet", and the player must place a bet on the extra betting option 70 before the game system proceeds to step S2. That is, the player must have additional bets to trigger the three-dimensional re-spin mechanism, which can further increase the betting amount while effectively maintaining the system (banker)'s due business benefits.

Please also refer to FIG. 11, which is a flowchart of the steps of another embodiment of the present invention. After the control unit 50 generates the start signal, the control unit 50 first proceeds to step P2: detecting whether to bet a designated item, When the control unit 50 detects that there is a betting designated item 80, it starts to proceed to step S2: re-switching procedure. More specifically, the game system will select at least one betting item as the designated item 80 for the existing betting items. As shown in Figure 3, "LINE20" can be designated as the designated item 80, and the player must select the designated item 80 "LINE20". "After placing a bet, the game system will proceed to step S2, that is, the player must have a bet on the designated item 80 to trigger the three-dimensional re-spin mechanism. The designated item 80 is an item with higher operating profit for the system (banker), so it can also be effective Maintain the business interests of the system (bookmaker).

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 9B, in order to allow players to truly enjoy the excitement similar to squinting, the game screen 11 of the display element 10 may display a prompt area 90 when the three-dimensional image 31A appears. In step S2: before re-turning the program, the control unit 50 further calculates that the replacement position 61 satisfies the missing game symbol 21 in the reward condition, and the control unit 50 notifies the display element 10 to display it in the prompt area 90 The game symbol 21 lacking in the award condition; as shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the game symbol 21 lacking in the award condition is a gold ingot; and in Fig. 9B, the game symbol 21 lacking in the award condition is a love symbol. According to this, the player can clearly know which type of game symbol 21 the substitute game symbol 21A generated by the three-dimensional re-spin element 30 is, the reward condition can be met, so the player can enjoy the excitement of squinting cards .

In summary, the advantages of the present invention include at least:

1. The present invention allows the three-dimensional re-rotation element to generate the substitute game symbol and update the game result through the control unit through the judgment program, so that the player can expect to meet the reward condition again, thereby maintaining the player's fun.

2. Before the three-dimensional re-rotation component, through the display of the prompt area of the game screen, the player can clearly know the game symbols that are missing in the bonus condition, so the player can use the three-dimensional re-rotation component to operate Give the player a sense of excitement similar to squinting, so as to enhance the player's interest in playing.

Learned 1: Wheel game machine 2: roller this invention S1: Judgment procedure S2: Re-transfer procedure S3: Determine whether to reward S4: Reward P1: Detect whether there are extra bets P2: Detect whether to bet on the specified item 10: Display components 11: Game screen 20: Game result generating components 21: Game symbols 21A: Alternative game symbols 22A, 22B: roller element 30: Three-dimensional re-rotation element 31A, 31B: Stereoscopic image 32: display surface 40: Reward Unit 50: control unit 60: Circle selection 61: Replacement position 70: Extra betting options 80: designated item 90: prompt area

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a conventional roller game machine. Figure 2 is a block diagram of the system of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the game screen of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a game screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional re-rotating element of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional re-rotating element according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional re-rotating element of the present invention displaying game symbols. Figure 8 is a flow chart of the steps of the present invention. Fig. 9A is a schematic diagram of the game screen of the present invention meeting the specified conditions. Fig. 9B is a schematic diagram of generating substitute game symbols on the game screen of the present invention. Figure 10 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 11 is a flowchart of the steps of still another embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (14)

A game system with a mechanism for judging whether to trigger a three-dimensional re-spin is applied to a wheel game. The wheel game has multiple game results. The game system includes: A display element, the display element having a game screen for displaying the real-time image of the wheel game; A game result generating element, the game result generating element generates a plurality of game symbols, the plurality of game symbols are displayed side by side on the game screen, and the wheel game constitutes different game results according to the type composition of the plurality of game symbols; A three-dimensional re-rotating element having a three-dimensional image displayed on the game screen, the three-dimensional image having at least four display surfaces arranged in a three-dimensional arrangement, the at least four display surfaces each having a game symbol, the three-dimensional re-rotating element Randomly select any one of the at least four display surfaces, and the three-dimensional image presents a random selection process in a three-dimensional rotating manner, and the three-dimensional re-rotating element displays the selected display surface forward after selecting the display surface, and at the same time The three-dimensional re-rotation element allows the selected game symbol corresponding to the display surface as a substitute game symbol; A reward unit, the reward unit performs a reward procedure when the game result generated in the wheel game meets a reward condition; and A control unit connected to the display element, the game result generating element, the three-dimensional re-spin element and the reward unit, and the control unit performs the following steps for controlling the game: Step S1: Judgment program. The control unit judges whether the game result generated by the wheel game immediately meets a specified condition. The specified condition is the plural game symbols in the game result. Substituting any of the game symbols may satisfy the Award conditions, and define that the replaced game symbol is located at a replacement position, when the control unit determines that the game result meets the specified condition, the control unit generates an activation signal; Step S2: Re-rotate the program. The control unit transmits the activation signal to the three-dimensional re-rotation element. After receiving the activation signal, the three-dimensional re-rotation component generates the substitute game symbol, and the substitute game symbol is used to replace the replacement position. Game symbols to update the game result; Step S3: Determine whether to reward, the control unit re-determines whether the updated game result meets the reward condition, and if it is satisfied, the control unit generates a reward signal; Step S4: Perform an award, and the control unit informs the award unit to perform the award procedure. The game system according to the first item of the scope of patent application, wherein the game result generating element is a plural roller element, and the plural roller element generates the plural game symbols. The game system described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the plural game symbols are respectively generated by a corresponding number of the plural roller elements. The game system described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the plural game symbols in the same row are generated by the same roller element. For the game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the reward program is for the player to play an additional game. For example, in the game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, when the specified condition is met, the control unit randomly triggers to generate the start signal. For the game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the control unit generates the activation signal every time when the specified condition is met. For example, in the game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, after the control unit generates the activation signal, the control unit first performs step P1: detecting whether there is an extra bet, and when the control unit detects that there is an extra bet, Begin to continue with step S2: re-transfer the program. For example, in the game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, after the control unit generates the activation signal, the control unit first performs step P2: detecting whether to bet on a designated item, and when the control unit detects that there is a betting designated item , Continue to step S2: re-transfer the program. The game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the type of the game symbol of the three-dimensional re-rotation element is the same as the type of the plurality of game symbols of the game result generating element. The game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the number of the types of game symbols of the three-dimensional re-rotating element is more than the types of the plural game symbols of the game result generating element. The game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the three-dimensional image of the three-dimensional re-rotating element is a six-sided die. The game system according to the first item of the scope of patent application, wherein the three-dimensional re-rotation element allows the three-dimensional image on the game screen to be displayed in any display manner of magnification, brightening and high-contrast color display. For example, the game system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the game screen of the display element displays a prompt area when the three-dimensional image appears, and the control unit performs further calculations before step S2: restarting the program The replacement position satisfies the missing game symbol of the award condition, and the control unit notifies the display element to display the missing game symbol of the award condition in the prompt area.

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