GAMING MACHINE AND PLAYING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090247264A1
• Filed: 09/10/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Inamura, Yukinori
• Application Number:
  US12/207,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20090247264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• 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 gaming machine executes a slot game using all of a plurality of kinds of planet symbols and card symbols as scatter symbols, and displays rearranged symbols in partitioned regions on a display. When the rearranged symbols include a predetermined number or more of the planet symbols of the same kind, a payout is generated in the slot game. Moreover, when the rearranged symbols form a special combination in which the planet symbols of different kinds from each other are arranged in a cross or linear pattern, a jackpot bonus payout is generated.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a display configured to display a unit game to arrange and rearrange a plurality of scatter symbols for awards; and

a controller configured to

(a) select in the unit game the scatter symbols to be rearranged from among a plurality of kinds of scatter symbols including a plurality of kinds of specific scatter symbols and at least one kind of base scatter symbol, and

(b) provide an award for a special bonus upon a plurality of the scatter symbols rearranged in the unit game forming a special combination in which a plurality of the specific scatter symbols of different kinds from each other are arranged in a predetermined pattern.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to provide the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

a counter configured to count a count value of a progressive bonus,

wherein the controller is configured to

increment the count value in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed, in accordance with at least some of an amount of the bet placed on the unit game, and

provide a player with at least some of the count value as the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed in the unit game on which not less than the predetermined amount of the bet is placed.

4. A gaming machine comprising:

a display configured to display a unit game to rearrange a plurality of arranged symbols; and

a controller configured to

(a) select in the unit game the symbols to be rearranged from among a plurality of kinds of symbols including a plurality of kinds of specific symbols and at least one kind of base symbol, and

(b) provide an award for a special bonus upon a plurality of the symbols rearranged in the unit game forming a special combination in which a plurality of the specific symbols of different kinds from each other are arranged in line, on a payline set on the display.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to provide the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed.

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

a counter configured to count a count value of a progressive bonus,

wherein the controller is configured to

increment the count value in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed, in accordance with at least some of an amount of the bet placed on the unit game, and

provide a player with at least some of the count value as the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline in the unit game on which not less than the predetermined amount of the bet is placed.

7. A gaming machine comprising:

a display configured to display a unit game to rearrange a plurality of arranged symbols;

a button configured to specify, for each unit game, a payline for bet among a plurality of paylines set on the display; and

a controller configured to

(a) select in the unit game the symbols to be rearranged from among a plurality of kinds of symbols including a plurality of kinds of specific symbols and at least one kind of base symbol, and

(b) provide an award for a special bonus upon a plurality of the symbols rearranged in the unit game forming a special combination in which a plurality of the specific symbols of different kinds from each other are arranged in line, on the payline specified for bet in response to an operation of the button by the player.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to provide the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline specified for bet in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed.

9. The gaming machine according to claim 7, further comprising:

a counter configured to count a count value of a progressive bonus,

wherein the controller is configured to

increment the count value in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed, in accordance with at least some of an amount of the bet placed on the unit game, and

provide the player with at least some of the count value as the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline specified for bet in the unit game on which not less than the predetermined amount of the bet is placed.

10. A method for playing a gaming machine configured to display on a display a unit game to arrange and rearrange a plurality of scatter symbols for awards, the method comprising:

selecting in the unit game the scatter symbols to be rearranged from among a plurality of kinds of scatter symbols including a plurality of kinds of specific scatter symbols and at least one kind of base scatter symbol; and

providing an award for a special bonus upon a plurality of the scatter symbols rearranged in the unit game forming a special combination in which a plurality of the specific scatter symbols of different kinds from each other are arranged in a predetermined pattern.

11. The method for playing the gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein the step of providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed in the unit game includes:

providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed.

12. The method for playing the gaming machine according to claim 10, further comprising:

incrementing a count value of a progressive bonus in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed, in accordance with at least some of an amount of the bet placed on the unit game, the count value of the progressive bonus being counted by a counter,

wherein the step of providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed in the unit game includes;

providing a player with at least some of the count value as the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed in the unit game on which not less than the predetermined amount of the bet is placed.

13. A method for playing a gaming machine configured to display on a display a unit game to rearrange a plurality of arranged symbols, the method comprising:

selecting in the unit game the symbols to be rearranged from among a plurality of kinds of symbols including a plurality of kinds of specific symbols and at least one kind of base symbol, and

providing an award for a special bonus upon a plurality of the symbols rearranged in the unit game forming a special combination in which a plurality of the specific symbols of different kinds from each other are arranged in line, on a payline set on the display.

14. The method for playing the gaming machine according to claim 13, wherein the step of providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline in the unit game includes:

providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed.

15. The method for playing the gaming machine according to claim 13, further comprising:

incrementing a count value of a progressive bonus in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed, in accordance with at least some of an amount of the bet placed on the unit game, the count value of the progressive bonus being counted by a counter,

wherein the step of providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline in the unit game includes;

providing a player with at least some of the count value as the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline in the unit game on which not less than the predetermined amount of the bet is placed.

16. A method for playing a gaming machine configured to specify a payline for bet among a plurality of paylines set on a display configured to display a unit game to rearrange a plurality of arranged symbols, for each unit game in response to an operation of a button by a player, the method comprising:

selecting in the unit game the symbols to be rearranged from among a plurality of kinds of symbols including a plurality of kinds of specific symbols and at least one kind of base symbol; and

providing an award for a special bonus upon a plurality of the symbols rearranged in the unit game forming a special combination in which a plurality of the specific symbols of different kinds from each other are arranged in line, on the payline specified for bet in response to the operation of the button by the player.

17. The method for playing the gaming machine, according to claim 16, wherein

the step of providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline specified for bet in the unit game includes:

providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline specified for bet in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed.

18. The method for playing the gaming machine according to claim 16, further comprising:

incrementing a count value of a progressive bonus in the unit game on which not less than a predetermined amount of bet is placed, in accordance with at least some of an amount of the bet placed on the unit game, the count value of the progressive bonus being counted by a counter,

wherein the step of providing the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline specified for bet in the unit game includes;

providing the player with at least some of the count value as the award for the special bonus upon the special combination being formed on the payline specified for bet in the unit game on which not less than the predetermined amount of the bet is placed.