Granted Patent B2

US 8,821,264 · App. 14/019,384 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A controlled entity hybrid game, comprising:

a real world engine constructed to determine a randomly generated payout of real world credits for a wager;

an entertainment software engine constructed to execute an entertainment game providing an entertainment game outcome based upon a player's instruction of a controlled entity to consume an enabling element of the entertainment game during the player's skillful execution of the entertainment game; and

a game world engine constructed to manage the entertainment software engine by:

communicating, to the real world engine, a gameplay gambling event occurrence based upon the player's instruction of the controlled entity to consume the enabling element of the entertainment game, the gameplay gambling event occurrence triggering the wager in the real world engine whereby the randomly generated payout of real world credits is determined for the wager;

determining a change in an amount of game world credit on the basis of the entertainment game outcome and the controlled entity's consumption of the enabling element; and

changing an amount of the enabling element on the basis of the randomly generated payout of real world credits of the triggered wager in the real world engine and the game world credit as determined on the basis of the entertainment game outcome and the controlled entity's consumption of the enabling element.

2. The controlled entity hybrid game of claim 1 , wherein the game world engine if further constructed to change an attribute of the element on the basis of the randomly generated payout.

3. The controlled entity hybrid game of claim 1 , wherein consumption of the enabling element by the controlled entity causes an actionable element to trigger the wager.

4. The controlled entity hybrid game of claim 1 , wherein the enabling element is not consumed unless entertainment game state requirements are met.

5. A method of operating a controlled entity hybrid game, the method comprising:

providing a real world engine that determines a randomly generated payout of real world credits for a wager;

providing an entertainment software engine that executes an entertainment game providing an entertainment game outcome based upon a player's instruction of a controlled entity to consume an enabling element of the entertainment game during the player's skillful execution of the entertainment game; and

performing the following by a game world engine constructed that manages the entertainment software engine:

communicating, to the real world engine, a gameplay gambling event occurrence based upon the player's instruction of a controlled entity to consume the enabling element of the entertainment game, the gameplay gambling event occurrence triggering the wager in the real world engine whereby the randomly generated payout of real world credits is determined for the wager;

determining a change in an amount of game world credit on the basis of the entertainment game outcome and the controlled entity's consumption of the enabling element; and

changing an amount of the enabling element on the basis of the randomly generated payout of real world credits of the triggered wager in the real world engine and the game world credit as determined on the basis of the entertainment game outcome and the controlled entity's consumption of the enabling element.

6. The method of operating a controlled entity hybrid game of claim 5 , further comprising changing an attribute of the enabling element on the basis of the randomly generated payout of real world credits for the wager.

7. The method of operating a controlled entity hybrid game of claim 5 , wherein consumption of the element by the controlled entity causes an actionable element to trigger the wager.

8. The method of operating a controlled entity hybrid game of claim 5 , wherein the element is not consumed unless entertainment game state requirements are met.

9. A non-transitory machine readable medium containing processor instructions, where execution of the instructions by a processor causes the processor to perform a process comprising:

providing a real world engine that determines a randomly generated payout of real world credits for a wager;

providing an entertainment software engine that executes an entertainment game providing an entertainment game outcome based upon a player's instruction of a controlled entity to consume an enabling element of the entertainment game during the player's skillful execution of the entertainment game; and

performing the following by a game world engine constructed that manages the entertainment software engine:

communicating, to the real world engine, a gameplay gambling event occurrence based upon the player's instruction of a controlled entity to consume the enabling element of the entertainment game, the gameplay gambling event occurrence triggering the wager in the real world engine whereby the randomly generated payout of real world credits is determined for the wager;

determining a change in an amount of game world credit on the basis of the entertainment game outcome and the controlled entity's consumption of the enabling element; and

changing an amount of the enabling element on the basis of the randomly generated payout of real world credits of the triggered wager in the real world engine and the game world credit as determined on the basis of the entertainment game outcome and the controlled entity's consumption of the enabling element.

10. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 , wherein an attribute of the enabling element is changed on the basis of the randomly generated payout of real world credits for the wager.

11. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 , wherein consumption of the element by the controlled entity causes an actionable element to trigger the wager.

12. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the element is not consumed unless entertainment game state requirements are met.

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