Gaming Machine With Feature Concept And Playing Method Thereof

• US 20090247272A1
• Filed: 03/27/2009
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Gaming America Incorporated (Aruze Gaming America, Inc. /Okada/)
• Inventors: Abe, Fumiya
• Application Number:
  US12/412,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20090247272A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8035 Virtual fishing
• 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 17/3267 Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
• 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 1 of the present invention has a lower image display panel 16 which arranges symbols 180 in a matrix 156, and a mother board 40. The gaming machine 1 performs a base game and a plurality of feature games using the lower image display panels 16. The mother board 40: rearranges the symbols 180 in the matrix 156 in the base game; awards a base payout in accordance with a relation among the symbols 180 rearranged in the matrix 156; awards a feature game which corresponds to the number of symbols 180 of “SUN” 181 rearranged in the matrix 156; performs the feature game; and awards a bonus payout in accordance with a result of the feature game.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a display which arranges a plurality of symbols in a matrix of arrangement areas; and

a controller,

wherein the gaming machine performs a base game and a plurality of feature games using the display, and

wherein the controller is programmed to perform the steps of;

(a1) rearranging the plurality of symbols in the arrangement areas in the base game;

(a2) awarding a base payout in accordance with a relation among the symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

(a3) awarding a feature game which corresponds to the number of predetermined symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

(a4) performing the feature game; and

(a5) awarding a bonus payout in accordance with a result of the feature game.

2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller awards a feature game whose expected value of the bonus payout differs in correspondence with the number of predetermined symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas.

3. A gaming machine comprising:

a display which arranges a plurality of symbols in a matrix of arrangement areas; and

a controller,

wherein the gaming machine performs a base game using the display and a plurality of feature games each corresponding to the number of predetermined symbols arranged in the arrangement areas, and

wherein the controller is programmed to perform the steps of;

(b1) rearranging the plurality of symbols in the arrangement areas in the base game;

(b2) awarding a base payout in accordance with a relation among the symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

(b3) randomly changing a correspondence between the number of predetermined symbols and a feature game;

(b4) awarding a feature game which corresponds to the number of predetermined symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

(b5) performing the feature game; and

(b6) awarding a bonus payout in accordance with a result of the feature game.

4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein an expected value of the bonus payout which is in accordance with the result of the feature game differs depending on a kind of the feature game.

5. A gaming machine comprising:

a display which arranges a plurality of scatter symbols in a matrix of arrangement areas; and

a controller,

wherein the gaming machine performs a base game and a plurality of feature games using the display, and

wherein the controller is programmed to perform the steps of;

(c1) rearranging the plurality of scatter symbols in the arrangement areas in the base game;

(c2) awarding a base payout in accordance with a relation among the scatter symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

(c3) awarding a feature game which corresponds to the number of predetermined scatter symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

(c4) performing the feature game; and

(c5) awarding a bonus payout in accordance with a result of the feature game.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the controller awards a feature game whose expected value of the bonus game differs in correspondence with the number of predetermined scatter symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas.

7. A gaming machine comprising:

a display which arranges a plurality of scatter symbols in a matrix of arrangement areas; and

a controller,

wherein the gaming machine performs a base game using the display and a plurality of feature games each corresponding to the number of predetermined scatter symbols arranged in the arrangement areas, and

wherein the controller is programmed to perform the steps of;

(d1) rearranging the plurality of scatter symbols in the arrangement areas in the base game;

(d2) awarding a base payout in accordance with a relation among the scatter symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

(d3) randomly changing a correspondence between the number of predetermined scatter symbols and a feature game;

(d4) awarding a feature game which corresponds to the number of predetermined scatter symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

(d5) performing the feature game; and

(d6) awarding a bonus payout in accordance with a result of the feature game.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein an expected value of the bonus payout which is in accordance with the result of the feature game differs depending on a kind of the feature game.

9. A playing method of a gaming machine which comprises a display for arranging a plurality of symbols in a matrix of arrangement areas, and which performs a base game and a plurality of feature games using the display,

the method including the steps of:

rearranging the plurality of symbols in the arrangement areas in the base game;

awarding a base payout in accordance with a relation among the symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

awarding a feature game which corresponds to the number of predetermined symbols rearranged in the arrangement areas;

performing the feature game; and

awarding a bonus payout in accordance with a result of the feature game.