GAME WITH A USER ALTERABLE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION
A game, system, apparatus, and method are disclosed with an updatable prize result structure. The result structure having several first level result identifiers and an additional second level result. First level results are each associated with an expected number of plays per game. As with each first result level, the additional second result levels are each associated with a respective number of results per given number of plays. In contrast to first level results, the second level results correlate to a player or operator assigned value which may be modified during game play to change results provided in subsequent games.
1 . A game including
a set of possible game outcomes stored in a memory, each of the possible game outcomes including an associated prize and an occurrence probability; and
upon a play request, a processor configured to determine one of the game outcomes and award the associated prize;
the game being definable by a prize distribution corresponding to a mapping of each of the associated prizes and the respective occurrence probabilities;
subsequent to one or more plays of the game by a player, the prize distribution being modifiable with a user interface by changing the associated prize of at least one of the possible game outcomes.
2 . The game of claim 1 , the game comprising a wagering game.
3 . The game of claim 1 , the game comprising a sweepstakes game.
4 . The game of claim 1 , the game comprising a lottery game.
5 . The game of claim 2 , the wagering game comprising a reel-based game.
6 . The game of claim 5 , the processor applying a random or pseudo-random number generator to determine game outcomes for respective plays of the game.
7 . The game of claim 2 , the wagering game comprising a bingo-based game.
8 . The game of claim 1 , the associated prizes comprising zero and nonzero values.
9 . The game of claim 1 , the user interface being operable by a player to modify the prize distribution.
10 . The game of claim 1 , the user interface being operable by a casino operator to modify the prize distribution.
11 . The game of claim 1 , the set of possible game outcomes including at least two subsets, wherein a first of the subsets are associated with unalterable prizes.
12 . The game of claim 11 , wherein one or more possible outcomes are associated with a zero value prize, the zero value prize being modifiable to a nonzero value prize.
13 . The game of claim 11 , wherein one or more possible outcomes are associated with a nonzero value prize, the nonzero value prize being modifiable to a zero value prize.
14 . The game of claim 11 , wherein one or more possible outcomes are associated with a nonzero value prize, the nonzero value prize being modifiable to a different nonzero value prize.
15 . The game of claim 1 , the prize distribution being modifiable without modifying a total expected payout percentage, the total expected payout percentage being defined as the percentage of the total value of associated prizes expected to be awarded by the game for a selected number of plays.
16 . The game of claim 1 , the prize distribution being modifiable without modifying the associated probability of any possible outcome.
17 . The game of claim 1 wherein one or more selectable prize distribution characteristics is displayed upon a request by a user.
18 . The game of claim 17 , wherein the prize distribution is modified in accordance with a selection modifying at least one of the prize distribution characteristics,
the game thereafter being configured to award prizes in accordance with a modified prize distribution.
19 . The game of claim 18 , the one or more selectable prize distribution characteristics including at least one of a payout percentage, a hold percentage, an overall probability of achieving a winning result for a play, or an overall probability of achieving a winning result at least at a given prize value.
20 . The game of claim 1 , the user interface including
an input structure whereby a request to modify the prize distribution may be entered by a user; and
a display operable to present one or more selectable prize distribution characteristics;
the user interface operable to submit a modified prize distribution in accordance with a user selection.