Gaming machine, method and computer program for controlling the same, and computer-readable storage medium having the program stored therein

• US 20050079907A1
• Filed: 07/07/2003
• Published: 04/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konami Gaming Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Gaming Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Aida, Eiji
• Granted Patent: US 7,857,694 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

A display includes a plurality of display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural hexagonal indicium. A controller determines a win occurrence, in a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on at least two of the display areas which are adjacently arranged on the display.

Claims

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display, including a plurality of display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural hexagonal indicium; and

a controller, which determines a win occurrence, in a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on at least two of the display areas which are adjacently arranged on the display.

2. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1, wherein a line connecting two display areas situated both ends of the display areas showing the identical kind of indicium and adjacently arranged is regarded as a winning line.

3. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 1, wherein the win occurrence is determined except a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on the display areas which are adjacently arranged in either an immediate horizontal direction or an immediate vertical direction.

9. The gaming machine as set forth in any one of claims 2, 5 and 7, wherein a number of winning line obtained is counted without considering kind of the indicium.

10. The gaming machine as set forth in any one of claims 1, 4 and 6, wherein the indicium includes a special indicia which substitutes all kinds of the indicium.

4. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display, including a plurality of first display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural octagonal indicium, and a plurality of second display areas separated from each other and connected with four of the first display areas, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural rectangular indicium; and

a controller, which determines a win occurrence, in a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on at least two of the first display areas and the second display areas which are adjacently arranged on the display.

5. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 4, wherein a line connecting two display areas situated both ends of the display areas showing the identical kind of indicium and adjacently arranged is regarded as a winning line.

6. A gaming machine, comprising:

a display, including a plurality of first display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural octagonal indicium, and a plurality of second display areas separated from each other and connected with four of the first display areas, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural rectangular indicium including a mark connecting at least two of the four first display areas; and

a controller, which determines a win occurrence, in a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on at least two of the first display areas connected by the mark stationarily displayed on at least one of the second display areas.

7. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 6, wherein a line connecting two first display areas situated both ends of the first display areas showing the identical kind of indicium and connected by the mark displayed on the at least one of the second display areas is regarded as a winning line.

8. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 6, wherein the rectangular indicium includes a mark isolating the four first display areas.

11. A gaming machine, comprising:

a plurality of first display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural octagonal indicium; and

a plurality of second display areas separated from each other and connected with four of the first display areas, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural rectangular indicium.

12. The gaming machine as set forth in claim 11, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine.

13. A method of controlling a gaming machine performed by a computer, comprising steps of:

providing a display, including a plurality of display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural hexagonal indicium; and

determining a win occurrence, in a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on at least two of the display areas which are adjacently arranged on the display.

14. The control method as set forth in claim 13, wherein a line connecting two display areas situated both ends of the display areas showing the identical kind of indicium and adjacently arranged is regarded as a winning line.

15. The control method as set forth in claim 13, wherein the win occurrence is determined except a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on the display areas which are adjacently arranged in either an immediate horizontal direction or an immediate vertical direction.

21. The control method as set forth in any one of claims 14, 17 and 19, wherein a number of winning line obtained is counted without considering kind of the indicium.

22. The control method as set forth in any one of claims 13, 16 and 18, wherein the indicium includes a special indicia which substitutes all kinds of the indicium.

24. A computer-readable storage medium, in which a program for causing a computer to execute the control method as set forth in any one of claims 13, 16, 18 and 23 is stored.

16. A method of controlling a gaming machine performed by a computer, comprising steps of:

providing a display, including a plurality of first display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural octagonal indicium, and a plurality of second display areas separated from each other and connected with four of the first display areas, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural rectangular indicium; and

determining a win occurrence, in a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on at least two of the first display areas and the second display areas which are adjacently arranged on the display.

17. The control method as set forth in claim 16, wherein a line connecting two display areas situated both ends of the display areas showing the identical kind of indicium and adjacently arranged is regarded as a winning line.

18. A method of controlling a gaming machine performed by a computer, comprising steps of:

providing a display, including a plurality of first display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural octagonal indicium, and a plurality of second display areas separated from each other and connected with four of the first display areas, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural rectangular indicium including a mark connecting at least two of the four first display areas; and

determining a win occurrence, in a case where an identical kind of indicium are stationarily displayed on at least two of the first display areas connected by the mark stationarily displayed on at least one of the second display areas.

19. The control method as set forth in claim 18, wherein a line connecting two first display areas situated both ends of the first display areas showing the identical kind of indicium and connected by the mark displayed on the at least one of the second display areas is regarded as a winning line.

20. The control method as set forth in claim 18, wherein the rectangular indicium includes a mark isolating the four first display areas.

23. A method of controlling a slot machine performed by a computer, comprising steps of:

providing a plurality of first display areas connected with each other, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural octagonal indicium; and

providing a plurality of second display areas separated from each other and connected with four of the first display areas, each operable to variably and stationarily display one kind of plural rectangular indicium.