US 2014/0228083 A1 · RANDOMIZED INITIAL CONDITION HYBRID GAMES

Abstract

Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention operate a randomized initial condition hybrid game including a gambling game providing a game of chance and an entertainment game providing a game of skill, where the autonomous agent hybrid game utilizes a randomized initial condition module constructed to: communicate an initial condition random value request that triggers a random number generator of gambling game to generate at least one initial condition random value; communicate at least one initial condition that triggers generation of an initial condition within an entertainment game gameplay session, where: the initial condition setting is based upon at least one initial condition random value; at least one payout parameter is determined upon the generation of an initial condition; and communicate a gambling event occurrence detected from the entertainment game that triggers a wager made using at least one payout parameter to produce a wager payout.

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Dependent claims

A randomized initial condition hybrid game, comprising:

a real world engine constructed to:
generate an initial condition random value;
and
generate a gambling outcome for a wager in accordance with a specified pay table;
an entertainment software engine constructed to execute an entertainment game providing outcomes based upon a player's skillful execution of the entertainment game;
and
a game world engine constructed to:
request the initial condition random value from the real world engine;
determine an initial condition setting for the entertainment game using the initial condition random value;
determine the specified pay table using the initial condition random value and a payout parameter;
communicate the initial condition setting to the entertainment software engine that triggers the entertainment software engine to generate an initial condition within an entertainment game gameplay session;
detect a gambling event occurrence during the entertainment game gameplay session in which the entertainment game is being played in accordance with the initial condition;
and
trigger the wager of real credits in the real world engine in response to the detected gambling event occurrence, whereby the gambling outcome is generated in accordance with the payout parameter and the initial condition setting of the entertainment game.

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A method of operating a randomized initial condition hybrid game, comprising:

configuring at least one processor as a real world engine constructed to:
generate an initial condition random value;
and
generate a gambling outcome for a wager in accordance with a specified pay table;
configuring at least one processor as an entertainment software engine constructed to execute an entertainment game providing outcomes based upon a player's skillful execution of the entertainment game;
and
configuring at least one processor as a game world engine constructed to:
request the initial condition random value from the real world engine;
determine an initial condition setting for the entertainment game using the initial condition random value;
determine the specified pay table using the initial condition random value and a payout parameter;
communicate the initial condition setting to the entertainment software engine that triggers the entertainment software engine to generate an initial condition within an entertainment game gameplay session;
detect a gambling event occurrence during the entertainment game gameplay session in which the entertainment game is being played in accordance with the initial condition;
and
trigger the wager of real credits in the real world engine in response to the detected gambling event occurrence, whereby the gambling outcome is generated in accordance with the payout parameter and the initial condition setting of the entertainment game.

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