Gaming machine and game control method
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a first display device configured to display a plurality of symbols associated with an outcome of a wagering game, wherein the plurality of symbols can be variably displayed and stop displayed;
a second display device positioned in front of the first display device, the second display device being configured to display an image, wherein the second display device is operable to be switched between a transmissive condition and a non-transmissive condition; and
a controller configured to control the first and second display devices, wherein the controller, in response to a case in which a combination of the plurality of symbols reaches a condition in which it lacks one symbol of a prescribed combination, directs the second display device to;
switch corresponding portions thereof in front of the plurality of symbols from the transmissive condition into the non-transmissive condition,display on the second display device a symbol-bearing reel image with a symbol image corresponding to a last stop displayed symbol displayed on the first display device, anddepict the symbol-bearing reel image as spinning then stopping to reveal a plurality of symbol images such that the symbol image corresponding to the last stop displayed symbol is replaced with a new symbol image.
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Abstract
To provide a gaming machine which can carry out a lizhi effect rich in impact without giving a feeling of boredom.
A gaming machine being provided with a display device, which can display an image and can be switched to a transmissive condition or a non-transmissive condition, in front of a plurality of symbols which can be variably displayed, in the event that a combination of the plurality of symbols reaches a lizhi, as well as portions in front of the plurality of symbols taking on the non-transmissive condition, a symbol image corresponding to a last stop displayed symbol is variably displayed on the display device.
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a first display device configured to display a plurality of symbols associated with an outcome of a wagering game, wherein the plurality of symbols can be variably displayed and stop displayed; a second display device positioned in front of the first display device, the second display device being configured to display an image, wherein the second display device is operable to be switched between a transmissive condition and a non-transmissive condition; and a controller configured to control the first and second display devices, wherein the controller, in response to a case in which a combination of the plurality of symbols reaches a condition in which it lacks one symbol of a prescribed combination, directs the second display device to; switch corresponding portions thereof in front of the plurality of symbols from the transmissive condition into the non-transmissive condition, display on the second display device a symbol-bearing reel image with a symbol image corresponding to a last stop displayed symbol displayed on the first display device, and depict the symbol-bearing reel image as spinning then stopping to reveal a plurality of symbol images such that the symbol image corresponding to the last stop displayed symbol is replaced with a new symbol image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming device with a controller, the method comprising:
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directing, via the controller, a first display device to display a plurality of symbols, the displaying including the symbols being variably displayed and stop displayed; directing, via the controller, a second display device positioned in front of the first display device to display an image, the second display device being configured to be switched between a transmissive condition and a non-transmissive condition; in response to a case in which a combination of the plurality of symbols reaches a condition in which it lacks one symbol of a prescribed combination, directing, via the controller, at least some portions of the second display device to switch to the non-transmissive condition such that at least some of the plurality of symbols on the first display device are generally invisible to a player; directing, via the controller, the second display device to display a symbol-bearing reel image with a symbol image corresponding to a last stop displayed symbol on the second display device; and depicting the symbol-bearing reel image as spinning then stopping to reveal a plurality of symbol images such that the symbol image corresponding to the last stop displayed symbol is replaced with a new symbol image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A gaming system for displaying one or more outcomes of a wagering game, the outcomes being randomly determined from a plurality of wagering game outcomes, the gaming system comprising:
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a variable display device configured to display a plurality of symbol-bearing reels each having at least some of the plurality of symbols associated with the outcomes of the wagering game; a transmissive display device facing the variable display device, at least some portions of the transmissive display device being selectively operable to transition between a transmissive condition and a non-transmissive condition; and a controller operatively connected to the transmissive display device, the controller being configured to direct the transmissive display device to; transition a portion thereof from the transmissive condition to the non-transmissive condition such that at least one of the symbol-bearing reels aligned with the portion is generally visually imperceptible through the transmissive display device; display a symbol-bearing reel image at the portion transitioned to the non-transmissive condition, the reel image being a recreation of the at least one symbol-bearing reel rendered generally visually imperceptible; and replace at least one of the symbol images of the symbol-bearing reel image with a new symbol image of one of the plurality of symbols, wherein replacing the at least one of the symbol images includes depicting the symbol-bearing reel image as spinning then stopping to reveal a plurality of symbol images. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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