Gaming machine

• US 20060160596A1
• Filed: 11/29/2005
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp. (Universal Entertainment Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Yasuyuki, Toyoda, Hirobumi
• Application Number:
  US11/288,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20060160596A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3286 Type of games

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention is a gaming machine having a credit-value/bet-value processor storing the number of bets paid out by a player, a stage information generator determining CPU-side dice-numbers for the gaming machine, a player-side dice determination device determining player-side dice-numbers for the player, and a stage win and loss determination device making comparison between the CPU-side dice-numbers and the player-side dice-numbers for determining a win and loss of the relevant stage, whereby from among a plurality of stages, a stage available for the player to play is determined depending on the number of bets stored in the credit/value processor.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a first numeric value selection device automatically selecting at least one first numeric value, in a predetermined range, for a player of the gaming machine, and having a first storage device storing the first numeric value;

a second numeric value selection device automatically selecting at least one second numeric value falling in the same range as that of the first numeric value and having a second storage device storing the second numeric value; and

a win and loss determination device making comparison between the first numeric value and the second numeric value for determining a wind and loss of a game to be executed by the gaming machine.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein

the predetermined range, which is preliminary determined for the first numeric value, includes a natural number selectable by the first numeric value selection device,

the range selectable by the second numeric value selection device includes a natural number that is less than the first selected numeric value.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein

the game, to be executed by the gaming machine, includes at least one stage, and the win and loss determination device determines a win and loss for each stage.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising:

a player-side dice-number re-determination device re-determining a whole of or a part of the first numeric value, determined by the first numeric value selection device, upon selection of the player.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein

the win and loss determination device makes determination whether or not the first numeric value, selected by the first numeric value selection device, matches a predetermined combination whereby when the first numeric value matches the predetermined combination, a premium is paid out to the player.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein

the game, to be executed by the gaming machine, includes a plurality of stages,

and further comprising:

a third value selection device operative to determine a third value based on which a value of a difficulty level is randomly determined for determining a difficulty level of each stage and at least one of the ranges, which the first and second numeric value selection devices can take, is determined depending on the value of the difficulty level;

wherein the first numeric value selection device allows the first numeric value, selected by the first numeric value selection device, to be stored in the first storage device associated with a number corresponding to the third value determined by the third value selection device;

wherein the second storage device allows the second numeric value, selected by the second numeric value selection device, to be stored in the second storage device associated with a number corresponding to the third value determined by the third value selection device, and

wherein the win and lose determination device is operative to determine a win and loss for each stage.

7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein

the third value selection device is operative to determine the third value for the first numeric value selection device, while determining the third value for the second numeric value selection device, and determine the third value for the first numeric value selection device and the third value for the second numeric value selection device such that a difference or ratio between the third value for the first numeric value selection device and the third value for the second numeric value selection device takes a numeric value depending on the value of the difficulty level of the game executed in the gaming machine.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein

the third value selection device that randomly determines the value of the difficulty level and selects the third value in the range of N-pieces to M-pieces depending on the value of the difficulty level,

the second numeric value selection device selects the second numeral value by the number of the third value determined the third value selection device,

the first numeric value selection device selects L-pieces of the first numeral value, and wherein wherein the N, M and L take natural numbers, respectively, under a relationship expressed as N<

M≦

L.

9. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein

a difficulty level display area is provided for notifying the number of remaining stages for the number of the second storage device.

10. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein

the second numeric value selection device selects O-pieces of the second numeric values;

and

the third value selection device selects the third value in the range of P-pieces to Q-pieces; and

further comprising;

the first numeral value selection device selects the first numeral value by the number of the third value determined by the third value selection device;

wherein the O, P and Q take natural numbers, respectively, under a relationship expressed as O≦

P<

Q.

11. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein

a difficulty level display area is provided for notifying the number of remaining stages for the number of the second storage device.

12. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein

determination of the difficulty level is controlled depending on the number of bets.

13. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein

the game, to be executed by the gaming machine, is configured to allow a Jackpot to be executed when a predetermined condition is satisfied,

and further comprising:

a bet value processor storing bet values forming the number of bets credited by the player at a start of the game;

a Jackpot startup condition storage device storing a bet number condition, forming a condition under which a lottery is executed for the Jackpot, in a manner to be re-writable; and

a game outcome processor operative to permit a game value to be paid out to the player depending on an outcome of the game while executing the lottery for the Jackpot when the number of bets, stored by the bet value processor, satisfies the bet number condition for executing the lottery for the Jackpot.

14. The gaming machine according to claim 13, wherein

the bet number condition lies in a range of the number of bets.

15. The gaming machine according to claim 13, further comprising:

an input device inputting the bet number condition stored in the Jackpot startup condition storage device.

16. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein

the game, to be executed by the gaming machine, has a plurality of stages;

and further comprising;

a bet value processor storing the number of bets paid out by the player, and

wherein the gaming machine determines a stage available to be played by the player from among the plurality of stages depending on the number of bets stored by the bet value processor.

17. The gaming machine according to claim 16, further comprising:

a Jackpot accumulation device, accumulating Jackpot values for storage, which determines an availability of a winning of a premium, associated with a Jackpot value, depending on the number of bets stored in the bet value processor.