Gaming Machine Providing Chance Of Payout For Loss Game And Playing Method Thereof

• US 20090221349A1
• Filed: 07/23/2008
• Published: 09/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: YOSHIZAWA, Kazumasa
• Application Number:
  US12/178,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20090221349A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

A slot machine 1 includes a central liquid crystal panel 5B that has an arrangement area consisting of 5 columns and 3 rows (display windows 151 to 155) of a matrix type and arranges symbols 180 in the arrangement area, a coin insertion slot 12 that inserts a coin, a ready-to-win loss counter 92 that calculates a count, and a main control board 71. The main control board 71 rearranges the symbols 180 so that a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in at least one arrangement area is different from a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in another arrangement area, after a coin is inserted, generates a step in which there is a possibility that a predetermined combination is generated due to a relation between symbols 180 of an area already rearranged and symbols 180 to be rearranged in any one rearrangement area, before the symbols 180 are rearranged in that area, awards a base payout, when the predetermined combination is generated by the symbols 180 rearranged, calculates a count when the predetermined combination is not generated by the symbols 180 rearranged, and awards a special payout when the count reaches a predetermined value.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a display that has an arrangement area of a matrix type and arranges a plurality of symbols in the arrangement area;

a game value insertion means that inserts a game value;

a count means that calculates a count; and

a controller that operates;

(a1) to rearrange the symbols so that a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in at least one arrangement area is different from a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in another arrangement area, after a game value is inserted;

(a2) to generate a step in which there is a possibility that a predetermined combination is generated due to a relation between symbols of an area already rearranged and symbols to be rearranged in any one rearrangement area, before the symbols are rearranged in that area;

(a3) to award a base payout, when the predetermined combination is generated by the symbols rearranged;

(a4) to calculate the count, when the predetermined combination is not generated by the symbols rearranged; and

(a5) to award a special payout, when the count reaches a predetermined value.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller resets the value counted in the count means by a predetermined condition.

3. A gaming machine comprising:

a display that has an arrangement area of a matrix type and at least one payline and arranges a plurality of symbols in the arrangement area;

a game value insertion means that inserts a game value;

a count means that calculates a count; and

a controller that operates;

(b1) to rearrange the symbols so that a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in at least one arrangement area is different from a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in another arrangement area, after a game value is inserted;

(b2) to generate a step in which there is a possibility that a predetermined combination is generated on the payline due to a relation between symbols of an area already rearranged and symbols to be rearranged in any one rearrangement area, before the symbols are rearranged in that area;

(b3) to award a base payout, when the predetermined combination is generated on the payline by the symbols rearranged;

(b4) to calculate the count, when the predetermined combination is not generated on the payline by the symbols rearranged; and

(b5) to award a special payout, when the count reaches a predetermined value.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the controller resets the value counted in the count means by a predetermined condition.

5. A gaming machine comprising:

a display that has an arrangement area of a matrix type and arranges a plurality of scatter symbols in the arrangement area;

a game value insertion means that inserts a game value;

a count means that calculates a count; and

a controller that operates;

(c1) to rearrange the scatter symbols so that a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in at least one arrangement area is different from a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in another arrangement area, after a game value is inserted;

(c2) to generate a step in which there is a possibility that a predetermined number of scatter symbols are rearranged due to a relation between scatter symbols of an area already rearranged and scatter symbols to be rearranged in any one rearrangement area, before the scatter symbols are rearranged in that area;

(c3) to award a base payout, when the predetermined number of scatter symbols are rearranged by the scatter symbols rearranged;

(c4) to calculate the count, when the predetermined number of scatter symbols are not rearranged by the scatter symbols rearranged; and

(c5) to award a special payout, when the count reaches a predetermined value.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the controller resets the value counted in the count means by a predetermined condition.

7. A gaming machine comprising:

a display that has an arrangement area of a matrix type and arranges a plurality of symbols in the arrangement area;

a first game value insertion means that inserts a game value;

a second game value insertion means that inserts a game value;

a count means that calculates a count; and

a controller that operates;

(d1) to rearrange the symbols so that a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in at least one arrangement area is different from a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in another arrangement area, after a game value is inserted in the first game value insertion means;

(d2) to generate a step in which there is a possibility that a predetermined combination is generated due to a relation between symbols of an area already rearranged and symbols to be rearranged in any one rearrangement area, before the symbols are rearranged in that area;

(d3) to award a base payout, when the predetermined combination is generated by the symbols rearranged;

(d4) to calculate the count, when a game value is inserted into the second game value insertion means and the predetermined combination is not generated by the symbols rearranged; and

(d5) to award a special payout, when the count reaches a predetermined value.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the controller resets the value counted in the count means by a predetermined condition.

9. A playing method of a gaming machine that arranges a plurality of symbols in an arrangement area of a matrix type provided to a display, the method comprising the steps of:

rearranging the symbols so that a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in at least one arrangement area is different from a timing at which the symbols are rearranged in another arrangement area, after a game value is inserted;

generating a step in which there is a possibility that a predetermined combination is generated due to a relation between symbols of an area already rearranged and symbols to be rearranged in any one rearrangement area, before the symbols are rearranged in that area;

awarding a base payout, when the predetermined combination is generated by the symbols rearranged;

calculating a count of a count means, when the predetermined combination is not generated by the symbols rearranged; and

awarding a special payout, when the count reaches a predetermined value.