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 Frequently Asked Questions: 1. Who is responsible for the development of the new games? 2. What is the "Good game" criteria? 3. Game's progressive – advantages and disadvantages. 4. Mystery progressive – advantages and disadvantages. 5. Multigame – advantages and disadvantages. 6. Multidenom – advantages and disadvantages. 7. How to adjust the RTP percentage at new slot machines? 8. How to adjust the RTP percentage at multigame slot machine? 9. How to choose new slot machines for our casino? What kind of game's data we have to request from manufacturers to make our choice? 10. Games with one and the same Math design or just skins. 11. Why the game's RTP percentage is higher than the adjusted one? Volatility. After how many played games the RTP percentage will become equal with the adjusted one? 12. Random Number Generator. How to choose RNG? 13. Confidentiality and Exclusive Intellectual Property Rights. 14. What our Service includes? Complete Slot Game Design. 15. What is excluded from our Service? 16. The timeframe for developing a new game. 17. The cost of our Services.  1. Who is responsible for the development of the new games? Initially the customer provides the idea for a new game to our Senior Math Designer. A brief discussion between the Math Designer and the customer will establish the benchmark and a foundation of a new game will be created. After resolving the game’s task, the processing will be performed. It is well known that the high-quality Graphics & Animation contributes for better sells, but the quality Math Design is the one responsible for good market realization.The gambling market shows that the high-quality game is a product of successful collaboration between Graphic Design & Animation and Math Design. The experience in our company can be of a great value if you decide to develop new game. We have develop games for different markets, and on the basis of our experience we can consult our customers what will be best solution to their respective problems during the new game development. top 2. What is the "Good game" criteria? As we all know, the successful game in one casino is the one with more bets. There are some simple rules which lie in the foundations of a good video Slot game. The player should not spend a lot of time to think about the complicated rules. Especially this feature is the reason for the success of a video Slot games over the card games, like Blackjack or Poker for example. The complicated and the knotty game's rules are for sure a bad idea. top 3. Game's progressive – advantages and disadvantages. Its make sense when you have a progressive jackpot on a games where it's occur more often. For example: one jackpot that occurs once at 2 million games is senseless, except, if it's common for more than a hundred machines. In casinos that have below 200 machines, we do not recommend jackpot progressive. The fragmentation of progressive's percentage because of the different denominations of the game is also an argument against its existence. It is not necessary the accumulated jackpot to come into a competition with the national lottery. The existence of huge amounts like some progressive is not so good for the gambling field, because it is attracting the public attention. Using the mystery progressive is much better idea. top 4. Mystery progressive – advantages and disadvantages. It is a wonderful idea, especially when the percentage is a little bit bigger. But in most cases in Bulgaria the Mystery progressive percentage for all game's bets is almost symbolically – less than 1%. If your machines are adjusted at RTP 94%, we strongly recommend – Mystery progressive at 3%. That also will give you the possibility to supplement the American Roulette /with both single and double zero/ into casino's Mystery progressive. One of the problems is that each manufacturer has his own Mystery progressive systems, which are incompatible with others manufacturers systems. The compatibility of different machines /different manufacturers/ into one and the same Mystery progressive using the bet's mechanical counters is an antiquated method, which we do not recommend. Another serious problem comes from the fact that there is not any common standard for Mystery progressive, each manufacturer can easily manipulate his own server and subsequently to harm the player. Some casino operators has the feeling that Mystery progressive amount belongs to the casino, it is not true. Mystery accumulates from all bets and actually belongs to the players. It has to be a principle that every single player, whose bets forms the Mystery progressive, has the right to win it. Usually there is a minimum bet which can bring you the Mystery, but frequently the players are not well informed about that particular rule. Does not matter how many Mystery progressive are there in the casino – it is important that the accumulation has to be equal for all of them. That is the way how you will receive more players confidence. It is not so easy to adjust Mystery progressive server. Do not rely only on manufacturer's services. If you need our help and our consulting advices regarding the mentioned adjustments, Please do not hesitate to contact us! top 5. Multigame – advantages and disadvantages. If you have a multigame machine with 10 games, three of them will be bestsellers for sure, but you should know that minimum another three games will have not so good characteristics. It is like the music albums, we are buying the album, but we're listening only 3 or 4 songs. As far as we know, no one of the manufacturers does not make the multigame only will bestsellers game and on the other hand they don't give the chance to make your own compilation. From a mathematical point of view it is a fact that some manufacturers use the same math model for several games, only the graphics and the animations are different. Are those games real or just simple skins? The multigame machine has one main advantage for the casino operators – the volatility of the game becomes much lower. One main disadvantage is the fact that the data analysis becomes more complicated – you should have a specific data for each single game. top 6. Multidenom – advantages and disadvantages. It does not matter if the possible bets will be: • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50, with one denomination – 0.01 EUR or • 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, but with two denominations – 0.01 EUR and 0.10 EUR. It is not a good idea to adjust the high denominations on lower percentage of the game. We recommend the correlation between maximum bet per line on the highest denomination and minimum bet per line on the lowest denomination not to be more than 50. The reason for that is the huge RTP volatility; which can come out at bigger proportion. top 7. How to adjust the RTP percentage at new slot machines? Usually your new Slots are not more than 10-20% of the gaming machines which you own. It comes out of the logic that your new machines should be adjusted on the same percentage like the old ones. Do not adjust the machines from different manufacturer on a different percentage, because it will be difficult for you to compare them. The fact that some manufacturers, do not always give you the possibility to adjust the RTP percentage is a very clever move. There can be no successful game with an RTP set below 93%! Example: Two players decided to bet at one at the same game in two different casinos until they loose 100 EUR per player at bet of 1 EUR. The first player bets at slot with RTP – 92%, the second with RTP – 96%. Let's presume that the game has low volatility – the RTP percentage should be constant. The results show that the second player has twice more played games, twice higher general bet and twice bigger chance for Mystery and Jackpot Progressive. The first player has played 1250 games per 1 EUR for approximately two hours. The second player has played 2500 games per 1 EUR for approximately four hours. Those two players will have totally different opinion about this game, probably the first player would not play this game again, at least not is the same casino. It is not a bad idea to think about what is more profitable – the turnover or the surplus charge. Big Bets or Big Hold percent? If you have Big Hold percent, then your Bet statistic cannot be good. If you have good Bet statistic, then Hold percent is low. Casino owners must find the balance. The Hold percent is equal to 100 percent minus RTP percent. We recommend adjusting the RTP 94% or more for all Slots in the casino. top 8. How to adjust the RTP percentage at multigame slot machine? Unfortunately, it cannot be adjusted! In multigame machine each of the single games eventually can be adjusted as RTP percentage. The percentage of the machine stays variable. It changes by each bet made by different games in the machine. But it is important to know that in each case the RTP percentage of the multigame machine stays between the lowest and the highest RTP of the different games. top 9. How to choose new slot machines for our casino? What kind of game's data we have to request from manufacturers to make our choice? At first, we recommend to choose a multigame machine. Before that it's wisely to request from the manufacturer for each including game the following data: • Are there games with one and the same math model? We strongly recommend to have different games with different rules. • What are the possibilities to adjust the RTP percentages? • How many reels are there, visible positions of each reel, how many lines? • How much is the percentage of the winning games, when the bet is only at one line? • How much is the percentage of the winning games, when the bet is at all lines? • How much is the biggest winning (times line bet), when the bet is only at one line and what's its frequency (games)? • How much is the biggest winning (times line bet), when the bet is at all lines and what's its frequency (games)? • What's the bonus frequency (games)? What's the free spins frequency (games)? • How much is the average bonus winning (times total bet)? How much is the average free spin winning (times total bet)? • How much is the RTP percentage from bonus? How much is the RTP percentage from free spins? The data from two of last three paragraphs are quite enough to calculate the third one. • How much is the game's volatility (in percentage), when the bet is only at one line, for 10000 games? • How much is the game's volatility (in percentage), when the bet is at all lines, for 10000 games? Usually the volatility's data are based at 95% confidence level! • Has this game been certified by GLI, BMM, SIQ, TST, est.? The availability of the mentioned certificates can guaranty the game's fairness. But you should keep in mind that for every different version of one game there must be an additional certificate. • Does the new machine support the SAS 6.02 protocol, including REAL TIME EVENT REPORTING? Only the best manufacturer supports this chapter 12 form SAS protocol, the rest of them probably are hiding something. We strongly recommend demanding from the manufacturers the above mentioned data. It will help you making the best choice with the new slot machines. If you need help to analyze the mentioned data, Please don't hesitate to contact us! top 10. Games with one and the same Math design or just skins. It's a public secret, that a lot of manufacturers analyze the bestsellers games of their competition. Usually the next step is to make a game with the same or similar Math rules. In most cases those copy games doesn't have the success of the original ones. Even when the Math design has 100% identity, the success is uncertain. That's the reason why some manufacturer makes a cloning. Sometimes they copy not just the Math model but Graphics, Animation and even the type of cabinets. There are some examples for a multigame machine that has been copy at 99%, but they are selling much cheaper. It's different situation when the manufacturer makes a games with equal Math model. But, it is interesting to know, that the skins does not have the same market realization. We strongly do not recommend modifying a game's Math design after years of playing. top 11. Why the game's RTP percentage is higher than the adjusted one? Volatility. After how many played games the RTP percentage will become equal with the adjusted one? What does the game's RTP percentage means? This is the correlation between winnings /without progressive's ones/ and bets. Adjusted RTP percentage is also called theoretical RTP /Return to Player/ percentage and it is mathematically proved. Usually, the casino operators are complying when the game's percentage at the moment is bigger then the theoretical RTP. The Volatility is the diversion in percentages between RTP percentage for several played games /for example 10000/ and theoretical RTP percentage. Theoretically, the Volatility of each game /which has fair play rules/ can be endless. That's the reason why, the Volatility's data are given in 95% of the attempts. If the manufacturer tells you that in 95% of the attempts of million played games, the Volatility is 3%, it means that at 94% theoretical RTP after a million played games RTP percentage will be between 91% and 97%. Do not miss the fact that in 2.5% of the attempts the RTP percentage will be less than 91% and in another 2.5% of the attempts the RTP percentage will be bigger than 97%. The Volatility even depends on the line's number and line's configuration in the game, and also depends on symbol's arrangement at the reels. One game's RTP can be close to the theoretical RTP percentage only after a million played games. Then the Volatility usually is between 1% and 4%. If the Volatility is around 4% it means that the game has high Volatility /changeable/. The Volatility's data are given for equal conditions – equal line's number and equal bet for a line. When the real play begins, because of the fact that the spins are at different line's number and on different bets level also, the Volatility can vastly exceed these 4%, end even to reach 30%! That's the reason why it's very important for casino's operators do not adjust the machines at high value on maximum possible bet per line. We think it's very suspicious when the machines show low Volatility after a thousands played games. Probably in that case these machines don't follow the fair play principal. top 12. Random Number Generator. How to choose RNG? If you have some unknown RNG, then it’s better to change it. Our advice is not to use any libraries with dozens different implemented RNGs. Make your one source code with just one RNG. There is dozens of good pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), passed by all known tests. But we are using most famous one - Mersenne Twister MT19937, with 32-bit word length. MT19937 was developed in 1997 by Makoto Matsumoto and Takuji Nishimura from Japan. This RNG have a very, very long period (2 to a power of 19937, minus 1) and it’s extremely fast. The biggest advantage for this RNG, is that MT19937 pass instantly for certification via GLI, BMM, TST, SIQ and est. You will have no problem to take RNG certification from GLI with this generator. Other two very important things for implementing from your software developers team are RNG background cycling and RNG scaling algorithm, don’t forget them. If your video slot game works with MT19937, then we can easy compare our results. And we can easy find any potential errors in game logic. It can be very helpful for your QA staff. If we using same RNG - MT19937, same seed, same shuffling algorithm for arrays (if needed) and if you temporarily switch off your RNG background cycling (for test case only), then each your new game spin will be the same with my game simulator. top 13. Confidentiality and Exclusive Intellectual Property Rights. After the new game is developed, it's become our customer's property. They have the game's exclusive intellectual property rights, which are guaranteed by our contract. We, as an executor company guarantee full contract confidentiality, but we would like to keep the right to advertise ourselves like the author of the game design. If the customer is willing to preserve the right all for himself and not to allow the producer of the game to use it for commercial and advertising purposes, there would be a surplus of 25 %. top 14. What our Service includes? Complete Slot Game Design. We believe that our job is some kind of art. We usually make more than dozen variants before providing one of them to our customers. Before we start, we need to be provided with the game name and bitmap pictures for all symbols on the reels /128*128 pixels/. If you are not able to determine the amount of the symbols required for a slot game, out team will assist you making the decision. At the end of our Service you will have Complete Game Rules Description, PAR Sheets and Slot Game Simulator. Our customers have the right to choose 3 different RTP percent. The usual RTP percent are: 92-94-96. An additional charge may occur for ordering more than 3 three different RTP percent. Since November 2012 our company has been offering a Complete Slot Game Design. This package includes: - Math Design - Game Rules, PAR sheets and Simulator; - Graphic and Animation; - Music and Sound. In this case we will need full documentation with your requirements. PLEASE NOTE that the price per game is calculated for a base 2D graphic and animation package with a template provided by the customer. The base package includes: - game logo; - full set of game symbols; - main screen; - free games or other feature screen; - message banner; - game rules screens; - average up to 10 symbols animations and sounds. Additional content different than the base package: - new game template; - 3D graphic and animation elements; - additional symbols sets; - additional game logo; - mini games; - promotional screens and related animated features; - additional symbol animation or sound. In case the game requires any additional content, the price is due to negotiation. top 15. What is excluded from our Service? Please have in mind that the company does not provide the working files since they appear to be a part of the company’s know-how and workflow. Software Development is not part of our job. Our customers have to take care about Software Developers. The operating systems, any libraries and programming languages, totally depends on our customer's needs and they are not part of our job. top 16. The timeframe for developing a new game. We develop game's Math Design for the period of 15 working days . We develop Complete Slot Game Design for the period of 25 working days after initially set timeframe. It could be altered due to additional specifications. The customers clear vision about the new game, will guarantee an accelerate development process. Our experience shows that after we develop the second game for our customers. A good interaction is built between the both parties, which would normally result in decrease of the development period. top 17. The cost of our Services. The base price of a slot game is: - 5'000 EUR for Math Design; - 11'000 EUR for Complete Slot Game Design (including Math Design, Graphic and Animation, Sound and Music).  Discount 12% until the end of ICE Barcelona - January 2025. All prices exclude VAT. PLEASE NOTE - there is a 50 percent down payment on the negotiated amount. The rest of the agreed amount would be due to payment on the equal installments – after the settled period of completion of the game. top of page |
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