Method for variable speed gaming
AssigneeSummit Amusement and Distributing, Ltd.
InventorClifford Dodge
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Abstract
A variable speed gaming machine is disclosed with which a player may ad just the speed of game play to satisfy their individual desires. Prior to the start of game play a player can vary the length of time reels spin before they are stopped and/or the player can vary the rotational speed of the reels. An inexperienced slot machine player may want to slow the speed of game play, and an experienced slot machine player may want to increase the speed of game play.
Claims13
A method for a player to set the length of time during which a plurality of reels displayed on a video screen of a video gaming machine are to be rotated during game play for a video game being played by the player, the method comprising, the steps of:
- the player providing an indication of the length of time for rotation of the plurality of reels for the video game being played before the reels are rotated during play of the video game;
- and
- rotating the reels displayed on the video screen for a length of time corresponding to the player provided indication, wherein a player provides the indication of the length of time for rotation of the reels for the video game to satisfy the player's desire of how to play the video game.
A method for a player to indicate how a plurality of reels displayed on a video screen of a video gaming machine are to be spun during game play for a video game being played by the players, the method comprising the steps of:
- the player providing an indication of how the plurality of reels are to be spun during game play;
- and
- rotating the reels displayed on the video screen dependent on the player provided indication to satisfy the player's desire of how to play the video game.
A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for indicating how a plurality of reels displayed on a video screen of a video gaming machine are to be spun during game play for a video game being played by a player, the executable program instructions comprising instructions for:
- sensing an input from the player indicating of how the plurality of reels are to be spun during game play;
- and
- rotating the reels displayed on the video screen dependent on the player provided indication to satisfy the player's desire of how to play the video game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.