Game machine

• US 6,893,018 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2003
• Issued: 05/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dragon
• Original Assignee: Dragon
• Inventors: Inoue, Haruo
• Primary Examiner(s): Graham, Mark S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Collins, Dolores
• Application Number:
  US10/338,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20040017041A1
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• Field of Search: 273/243.R, 273/138.1, 273/143.R, 463/13, 463/16, 463/20
• US Class Current: 273/143.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/104165 Lipid, cholesterol, or triglyceride standard or control
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/106664 Blood serum or blood plasma standard or control

Abstract

A game machine is provided with first, second and third reel rows, and each of the reel rows executes slot game independent from each other. The number of reel rows to be actuated is increased in proportion to the number of bet coins. When less than three coins are betted, a first privilege providing section is operated to judge whether the first winning is generated. The first and a second privilege providing sections are operated to judge whether the first winning and a second winning are generated when four coins are betted. Dividend coins are provided in the first winning and a free game in the second winning. A player may play slot game without betting a coin in the free game.

Claims

1. A game machine comprising:

a predetermined number of plural game display devices for executing games independent from each other;

a first privilege providing means for judging whether a first winning is generated in said each game display device and for providing a first privilege for a player if said first winning is generated; and

a second privilege providing means for judging whether a second winning is generated in said whole game display device and for providing a second privilege for the player if said second winning is generated, said second privilege being different from said first privilege,

wherein said each game display device is actuatable by betting coins,

wherein the number of said game display devices to be actuatable increases in proportion to the number of bet coins up to said predetermined number, and

wherein said second privilege providing means comprises means for operating said second privilege when the number of said bet coins is one more than the number of said game display devices.

2. A game machine described in claim 1, wherein said first privilege is a predetermined amount of coins and said second privilege is a special game.

3. A game machine described in claim 2, wherein said special game is a free game to play without betting coins, and said game is executed by at least one of said game display devices.

4. A game machine described in claim 3, further comprising a determining device of condition of the free game, said determining device being operated to determine conditions of said free game when said second winning is generated.

5. A game machine described in claim 4, wherein conditions of said free game includes:

the number of times of said free game; and

odds of dividend coins to provide as the first winning when said first winning is generated in said free game.

6. A game machine described in claim 5, wherein said determining device of condition of free game comprises:

a first rotary disk on which plural numbers are printed, one of said numbers in a particular position being selected as the number of times to execute free game when said first rotary disk stops rotating; and

a second rotary disk on which plural odds are printed, one of said odds in a particular position being selected when said second rotary disk stops rotating.

7. A game machine described in claim 6, further comprising a pointer for indicating said particular position.

8. A game machine described in claim 5, wherein said each plural game display device comprises:

a reel row having plural reel units disposed in a line;

plural symbols for slot game carried on each of said reel units; and

at least one winning line given across said reel row, said first winning or said second winning being determined depending on symbols appeared on said winning line.

9. A game machine described in claim 8, wherein one of said plural symbols is a particular symbol, and said second winning is generated if said special symbol stops on said winning line.

10. A game machine described in claim 5, wherein said plural game display devices execute different games.

11. A game machine described in claim 10, wherein said plural game display devices include at least plural reel groups for executing slot game and other plural reel groups for executing card game.

12. A game machine comprising:

a plurality of first game display devices for executing games independent from each other;

a second game display device different from said plural first game display devices;

at least one first indicator for each first game display device denoting a first winning in respective ones of said first game display devices and providing a payout for a player if said first winning is generated; and

at least one second indicator different from said first indicator and displayed on at least one of said plural first game display devices denoting a bonus play for the player, said bonus play being executed on said plural first game display devices.

13. The game machine as claimed in claim 12, wherein said second game display device denotes a number of times said bonus play is executed.

14. The game machine as claimed in claim 12, wherein said bonus play is executed only when all of said plural first game display devices display said second indicator.

15. A game machine comprising:

a predetermined number of plural game display devices for executing games independent from each other, each of said plural game display devices having at least one winning line;

a first privilege providing means for judging whether a first winning is generated in each of said game display devices and for providing a first privilege for a player if said first winning is generated; and

a second privilege providing means for judging whether a second winning is generated in said whole game display device and for providing a second privilege for the player if said second winning is generated, said second privilege being different from said first privilege,

wherein said each game display device is actuatable by betting coins,

wherein the number of said game display devices to be actuatable increases in proportion to the number of bet coins up to said predetermined number, and

wherein a number of winning lines increases in proportion to the number of said bet coins.