Gaming machine, control method for machine, and program for gaming machine

A method of operating a gaming machine including a display device mounted to a cabinet and a processor operably coupled to the display device, the method including the processor performing an algorithm including the steps of:

• displaying a primary game on the display device including a plurality of virtual reels;
• spinning and stopping the virtual reels to display a first instance of the primary game;
• and
• initiating a loot box feature game upon detecting a trigger condition occurring in the first instance of the primary game by:
• displaying a bonus feature selection game screen including a plurality of bonus features and a loot box buy icon;
• detecting a player's selection of the loot box buy icon and responsively deducting a first credit amount from a credit meter, determining a corresponding selection probability for each of the plurality of bonus features, randomly selecting a first bonus feature from the plurality of bonus features based on the corresponding selection probabilities, and displaying the randomly selected first bonus feature on the bonus feature selection game screen;
• detecting a player's selection of the randomly selected first bonus feature indicating a request to sell the randomly selected first bonus feature and responsively determining a second credit amount associated with the randomly selected first bonus feature and adding the second credit amount to the credit meter;
• detecting a player's selection of a second bonus feature displayed on the bonus feature selection game screen;
• and
• detecting a player's selection of a game start icon indicating a request to initiate a second instance of the primary game using the player selected second bonus feature and responsively terminating the loot box feature game and initiating the second instance of the primary game using the player selected second bonus feature.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon to operate a gaming machine including a display device mounted to a cabinet and a processor operably coupled to the display device, when executed by the processor the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to perform an algorithm including the steps of:

• displaying a primary game on the display device including a plurality of virtual reels;
• spinning and stopping the virtual reels to display a first instance of the primary game;
• and
• initiating a loot box feature game upon detecting a trigger condition occurring in the first instance of the primary game by:
• displaying a bonus feature selection game screen including a plurality of bonus features and a loot box buy icon;
• detecting a player's selection of the loot box buy icon and responsively deducting a first credit amount from a credit meter, determining a corresponding selection probability for each of the plurality of bonus features, randomly selecting a first bonus feature from the plurality of bonus features based on the corresponding selection probabilities, and displaying the randomly selected first bonus feature on the bonus feature selection game screen;
• detecting a player's selection of the randomly selected first bonus feature indicating a request to sell the randomly selected first bonus feature and responsively determining a second credit amount associated with the randomly selected first bonus feature and adding the second credit amount to the credit meter;
• detecting a player's selection of a second bonus feature displayed on the bonus feature selection game screen;
• and
• detecting a player's selection of a game start icon indicating a request to initiate a second instance of the primary game using the player selected second bonus feature and responsively terminating the loot box feature game and initiating the second instance of the primary game using the player selected second bonus feature.