Gaming machine with various game styles

• US 20090117973A1
• Filed: 11/02/2007
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konami Gaming Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Konami Gaming Incorporated (Konami Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Senoo, Kazuhiro, Suda, Satoshi
• Application Number:
  US11/982,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20090117973A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3274 wherein the players cooperate, e.g. team-play
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3276 wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plurality of gaming machines connected to each other, each gaming machine has a display screen and one type or a plurality of types of features provided on the display screen, wherein a play result of at least one or more gaming machines out of the plurality of gaming machines affect the operation of other gaming machines other than the gaming machine. Further, the plurality of gaming machines according to the present invention may be configured such that a plurality of players belong to the plurality of gaming machines compete against each other, or the plurality of players cooperate with each other.

Claims

1. A plurality of gaming machines, each of the plurality of gaming machines being connected with each other, each of said plurality of gaming machines comprising:

a display screen;

wherein a result of a play of not less than a machine of said plurality of gaming machines affects plays of gaming machines other than said not less than a machine.

2. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of gaming machines are set up so that players who play said gaming machines compete with each other.

3. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of gaming machines are set up so that players who play said gaming machines cooperate with each other.

4. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 1, wherein results of plays of said plurality of gaming machines are the same.

5. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 1, wherein results of plays of said plurality of gaming machines are different with each other.

6. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 1, wherein plays of not less than two gaming machines are displayed on said display screen of a gaming machine of the plurality of gaming machines.

7. A plurality of gaming machines having one or more payouts to pay back awards corresponding to play, each of said plurality of gaming machines comprising:

a game display for displaying a screen for a primary game, and

a symbol display for displaying a symbol

wherein said symbol displayed on said symbol displays changes corresponding to play of said primary game.

8. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 7, wherein said gaming machines have a controller, which determines whether said symbol is in a winning condition.

9. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 8, wherein said awards are paid back in case that said symbol is in said winning condition.

10. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 8, wherein said awards are paid back only in predetermined machines of said gaming machines in case that said symbols of said predetermined machines are in said winning condition.

11. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 8, wherein said awards are paid back in all of said gaming machines in case that said symbols of said predetermined machines are in said winning condition.

12. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 8, wherein said awards are paid back in all of said gaming machines in case that said symbols of all of said gaming machines are in said winning condition.

13. The plurality of gaming machines according to claim 8, wherein one of said game displays shows a plurality of game statuses, one of said game statuses being a status of game played by each of said plurality of gaming machines.