Skillfull regulated multi-level casino games and gaming machines configured to encourage exploration of game stages, scenarios, levels and areas
A computer-implemented method may comprise providing a wager-based electronic gaming device (EGD) comprising at least one processor, memory, a display, an input interface and a money acceptor. The EGD may be configured to accept money from a player via the money acceptor and establish an account balance using the received money; display a game environment configured to enable the player to participate, via the input interface, in a gaming session of a wager-based game comprising a plurality of stages, and enable, for the gaming session, game play and wagers in a current stage of the plurality of stages of the wager-based game. It may then be determined that game play in the current stage has reached a current stage complete state in which all requirements necessary for transitioning game play from the current stage to a next or other stage of the plurality of stages have been met. Thereafter, it may be determined whether the game play transitions from the current stage to the next or other stage or remains at or returns to the current stage. When game play transitions from the current stage to the next or other stage of the plurality of stages, a Return-To-Player (RTP) of the wager-based game may be increased (or maintained the same) and when game play remains at or returns to the current stage after the current stage complete state is reached, the RTP of the wager-based game may at least temporarily be decreased or maintained unchanged.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
providing a wager-based electronic gaming device (EGD), the EGD comprising at least one processor, memory, a display, an input interface, the at least one processor being configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory for at least:
accepting money from a player via the input interface and establishing an account balance using the received money;
displaying, on the display, a game environment configured to enable the player to participate, via the input interface, in a gaming session of a wager-based game comprising a plurality of stages;
enabling, for the gaming session, game play and wagers in a current stage of the plurality of stages of the wager-based game;
determining whether a current stage of the plurality of stages has been previously played;
when the current stage is determined to have been previously played, decreasing a Return-To-Player (RTP) of the wager-based game for the current stage; and
when the current stage is determined to not have been previously played, increasing the RTP of the wager-based game for at least one of the current stage and a next-consecutive stage of the plurality of stages.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining determines whether the current stage of the plurality of stages has been previously played within a selectable number N of stages played during the gaming session,
wherein the RTP is decreased for the current stage when the current stage is determined to have been previously played within the selectable number N of stages played during the gaming session, and
wherein the RTP is increased for the current stage when the current stage is determined not to have been previously played within the selectable number N of stages played during the gaming session.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining determines whether the current stage of the plurality of stages has been previously played by the player within a same day,
wherein the RTP is decreased for the current stage when the current stage is determined to have been previously played by the player within the same day, and
wherein the RTP is increased for the current stage when the current stage is determined not to have been previously played by the player during the same day.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining determines whether the current stage of the plurality of stages has an RTP that is less than a predetermined RTP,
wherein the RTP is increased for the current stage when the current stage is determined to have an RTP that is less than the predetermined
RTP.
5. An electronic, wager-based gaming device, comprising:
a memory;
at least one processor;
a display;
an input interface; and
a plurality of processes spawned by the processor, the plurality of processes comprising processing logic stored in the memory and configured to:
accept money from a player via the input interface and establish an account balance using the received money;
display, on the display, a game environment configured to enable the player to participate, via the input interface, in a gaming session of a wager-based game comprising a plurality of stages;
enable, for the gaming session, game play and wagers in a current stage of the plurality of stages;
determine whether a current stage of the plurality of stages has been previously played;
when the current stage is determined to have been previously played, decrease a Return-To-Player (RTP) of the wager-based game for the current stage; and
when the current stage is determined to not have been previously played, increase the RTP of the wager-based game for at least one of the current stage and a next-consecutive stage of the plurality of stages.
6. The electronic, wager-based gaming device of claim 5 ,
wherein the processing logic for determining is further configured to determine whether the current stage of the plurality of stages has been previously played within a selectable number N of stages played during the gaming session, and
when the current stage is determined to have been previously played within the selectable number N of stages played during the gaming session, the processing logic is configured to decrease the RTP for the current stage, and
when the current stage is determined not to have been previously played within the selectable number N of stages played during the gaming session, the processing logic is configured to increase the RTP for the current stage.
7. The electronic, wager-based gaming device of claim 5 , wherein the processing logic for determining is further configured to determine whether the current stage of the plurality of stages has been previously played by the player within a same day,
when the current stage is determined to have been previously played by the player within the same day, the processing logic is configured to decrease the RTP for the current stage, and
when the current stage is determined not to have been previously played by the player during the same day, the processing logic is configured to increase the RTP for the current stage.
8. The electronic, wager-based gaming device of claim 5 , wherein the processing logic for determining is further configured to determine whether the current stage of the plurality of stages has an RTP that is less than a predetermined RTP,
when the current stage is determined to have an RTP that is less than the predetermined RTP, the processing logic is configured to increase the RTP for the current stage, and
when the current stage is determined to not have an RTP that is less than the predetermined RTP, the processing logic is configured to maintain the RTP unchanged for the current stage.