Gaming machine, server and program for card game
AssigneeAruze Corp.
InventorHirobumi Toyoda
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Abstract
A gaming machine, with which a plurality of players who join a game from the beginning can enjoy the game by the end of the game, is provided. The gaming machine is equipped with a rank determination means and a win/loss determination means to provide the gaming machine with an arrangement by which players provided with benefits are determined so as to be a combination of the player of the highest rank as determined by the above-mentioned rank determination means and players of ranks that are not in the order of results starting from the highest rank.
Claims9
A gaming machine comprising:
- a game control means for controlling a card game that is played by a plurality of players including a virtual player;
- and a benefit provision means for providing benefits to said players in accordance with game media used in the card game, the gaming machine further comprising:
- a rank determination means for determining a player ranking in accordance with a result of the card game;
- and
- a win/loss determination means for determining winning players among the plurality of players to be provided with benefits based on the player ranking determined by said rank determination means;
- wherein said win/loss determination means determines the winning players such that the winning players include a highest ranking player and a player other than a second highest ranking player according to the player ranking.
A gaming machine with which a card game is played by a plurality of players including a virtual player and which provides benefits to winning players among the plurality of players in accordance with game media used in the card game;
- wherein said wining players are determined to include a highest ranking player and a player other than a second highest player according to a result of the card game.
A gaming machine with which a plurality of players play a game individually using game media, the game machine comprising:
- individual display parts, each of which shows an individual game content for a respective player;
- a common display part which shows common information shared with other players;
- and operating parts, each of which is operated by each individual player;
- wherein the gaming machine provides benefits to a highest ranking player and a player other than the highest ranking player, but being selected by a predetermined criterion.
A server being provided connectable via a communication line to terminal devices, each of which has information input means for inputting information, the server comprising:
- a game control means for controlling a card game played by a plurality of players including a virtual player, the game control means being provided with each of said terminal devices;
- a benefit provision means for providing benefits to the plurality of players in accordance with input information by the plurality of players;
- a rank determination means for determining a player ranking in accordance with a result of the game;
- and
- a win/loss determination means for determining winning players by the ranking such that the wining players are determined to include a highest ranking player and a player other than a second highest player according to the player ranking.
A computer executable program comprising:
- controlling a card game that is played by a plurality of players including a virtual player;
- and
- providing benefits to players in accordance with game media used in the game;
- the program further comprising:
- determining a high-low ranking in accordance with a result of the game;
- and
- determining winning players to be provided with benefits such that the winning players include a highest ranking player and a player other than a second highest ranking player.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.