US 2007/0167215 A1 · Gaming machine and operation method thereof

Abstract

A gaming machine having bonus games which start depending upon game outcomes of a normal game, the gaming machine comprises a display control unit for displaying visual information including plural symbols on a display monitor, an array determination unit for determining symbol arrays to be displayed on the display monitor by a lottery at the time of stationary reel display, a judgment unit for judging the game outcomes to compare determined symbol arrays with predetermined judgment data, a bonus game number determination unit for determining the total number of the bonus games to be output when the determined game outcomes give a trigger to start the bonus games and a bonus game number allocation unit for dividing the determined total number of the bonus games and allocating the number of the bonus games every divided unit respectively. The display control unit is characterized in that the display control unit displays the numbers of the bonus games on the display monitor every divided unit sequentially with intervals. The present invention provides the game machine realizing a presentation which is possible to enhance the player's expectation.

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Dependent claims

A gaming machine for performing moving reel display and stationary reel display of plural symbols on a display monitor and for determining game outcomes in an array of said plural symbols in said stationary reel display, said gaming machine carries out games including a normal game started by a player's betting operation and bonus games started depending on the game outcomes of said normal game, and comprising:

a display control unit for displaying visual information including said plural symbols on said display monitor;
an array determination unit for determining, by lottery of symbol arrays which are displayed on said display monitor at said stationary reel display;
a judgment unit for judging said game outcomes by comparing determined said symbol arrays with predetermined judgment data;
a bonus game number determination unit for determining a total number of bonus games to be awarded when judged said game outcome provides a trigger to start said bonus games;
and
a bonus game number allocation unit for dividing determined said total number of bonus games into a plurality of divided units, and allocating a number of bonus games respectively to each of said divided units,
wherein said display control unit displays each of said number of bonus games on said display monitor sequentially for each of said divided units with intervals.

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An operation method for a gaming machine comprising:

starting a normal game on the basis of an operation by a player;
determining an array of symbols to be displayed on a display monitor according to an award lottery table on a stationary display of symbols;
judging a game outcome by comparing a determined array of symbols with a judgment data table;
judging whether said determined array of symbols is on a predetermined award line or not and whether said outcome, which is said determined array of symbols, is a trigger array of symbols or not;
moving display of said symbols displayed on reels by rotating said reels;
stopping display of said symbols displayed on said reels by stopping said reels;
changing over to bonus games from said normal game when said determined array of symbols is said trigger array of symbols;
determining a total number of bonus games to be displayed;
determining a divided display number of said determined total number of bonus games;
allocating a number of bonus games to every divided unit respectively;
and
displaying said number of bonus games allocated every said divided unit on said display monitor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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