Logging, recovery and replay of wagering game instances
View Patent ↗A method of replay of a gambling game may involve receiving user input corresponding to a request for replay of the gambling game. The request may include a game round indication pertaining to an individual free game from within a feature game comprising a plurality of free games. The method may involve querying a game history data structure and retrieving game round metadata corresponding to the individual free game. The method may involve controlling a display to provide a sequence of images corresponding to the game round metadata. The sequence of images may correspond to a replay of the individual free game.
1. A method of replay of a gambling game, the method comprising:
receiving, by a control system and via a user interface, user input corresponding to a request for replay of a gambling game, the request comprising a game round indication pertaining to an individual free game from within a feature game comprising a plurality of free games;
querying, by the control system, a game history data structure;
retrieving, by the control system, game round metadata corresponding to the individual free game; and
controlling, by the control system, a display to provide a sequence of images corresponding to the game round metadata.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the game round indication comprises a base game indication and a feature game indication.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of images corresponds to a replay of the individual free game.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the game history data structure comprises game round metadata and game round index markers.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the game round index markers comprise free game index markers for individual free games of the plurality of free games.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein querying the game history data structure comprises searching for a free game index marker corresponding to the individual free game.
7. An apparatus, comprising:
an interface system comprising a user interface; and
a control system configured for:
receiving, via the user interface, user input corresponding to a request for replay of a gambling game, the request comprising a game round indication pertaining to an individual free game from within a feature game comprising a plurality of free games;
querying a game history data structure;
retrieving game round metadata corresponding to the individual free game; and
controlling a display to provide a sequence of images corresponding to the game round metadata.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the game round indication comprises a base game indication and a feature game indication.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the sequence of images corresponds to a replay of the individual free game.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the game history data structure comprises game round metadata and game round index markers.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the game round index markers comprise free game index markers for individual free games of the plurality of free games.
12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein querying the game history data structure comprises searching for a free game index marker corresponding to the individual free game.
13. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the apparatus includes the display.
14. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the apparatus includes a memory system in which the game history data structure is stored.
15. One or more non-transitory media having software stored thereon, the software comprising instructions for controlling one or more devices to perform a method of replay of a gambling game, the method comprising:
receiving, by a control system and via a user interface, user input corresponding to a request for replay of a gambling game, the request comprising a game round indication pertaining to an individual free game from within a feature game comprising a plurality of free games;
querying, by the control system, a game history data structure;
retrieving, by the control system, game round metadata corresponding to the individual free game; and
controlling, by the control system, a display to provide a sequence of images corresponding to the game round metadata.
16. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 15 , wherein the game round indication comprises a base game indication and a feature game indication.
17. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 15 , wherein the sequence of images corresponds to a replay of the individual free game.
18. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 15 , wherein the game history data structure comprises game round metadata and game round index markers and wherein the game round index markers comprise free game index markers for individual free games of the plurality of free games.