DIFFERENCE ENGINE HYBRID GAME

1 . An electromechanical gaming machine constructed to receive real world credits, comprising:

an entertainment software engine connected to a game world engine, wherein the entertainment software engine is constructed to:

execute an entertainment game of skill using initial conditions generated by a random number generator;

generate an actual entertainment game outcome on the basis player actions;

generate a perceivable output of the entertainment game outcome on a user interface device;

a real world engine connected to the game world engine, wherein the real world engine is constructed to:

receive the real world credits from a portable media, wherein the portable media includes at least one member of a group including a voucher , a smart card, and currency;

store the real world credits in a credit meter;

receive a trigger for a wager to determine the initial conditions of the entertainment game;

determine a randomly generated outcome using the random number generator;

distribute the randomly generated outcome to the game world engine;

receive a determined paytable from the game world engine;

augment or decrement the real world credits stored in the credit meter on the basis of the determined paytable and the randomly generated outcome;

and

the game world engine connected to the entertainment software engine and the real world engine, wherein the game world engine is constructed to:

calculate an optimal entertainment game outcome based on a standard of player performance for a plurality of players;

determine an amount of game world credits awarded to the player on the basis the entertainment game outcome;

compare the optimal entertainment game outcome to the actual entertainment game outcome using game world credits;

determine the paytable from among a plurality of paytables; and

add to the entertainment game, using the randomly generated outcome, one or more additional elements of the entertainment game to be acted upon by the player.

2 . The electromechanical gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the optimal entertainment game outcome is further measured using Euclidian distance.

3 . The electromechanical gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the entertainment software engine, the real world engine and the game world engine are constructed using a same processing apparatus.

4 . The electromechanical gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the entertainment software engine, the real world engine and the game world engine are constructed using different processing apparatuses.

5 . The electromechanical gaming machine of claim 1 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the game world engine;

a user output device operatively connected to the game world engine;

a credit input device operatively connected to the real world engine; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the real world engine.

6 . The electromechanical gaming machine of claim 6 , further comprising a regulated random number generator, wherein the real world engine is further constructed to:

communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input;

generate a random outcome using the regulated random number generator; and

update a credit meter based on the event outcome.