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US 2008/0188281 A1Published application
Slot machine including a plurality of slot game areas and controlling method thereof
AssigneeAruze Corp.
InventorKazumasa YOSHIZAWA
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Abstract
A slot machine includes a plurality of slot game areas in each of which a slot game can be individually played and allows a plurality of slot games to be simultaneously played in one play by betting medals on at least one of the slot games in the respective slot game areas. In the slot machine, a liquid crystal display displays symbol matrices in which slot games are not being executed, including a symbol matrix in which a slot game has been completed. An upper display that is a second display displays a symbol matrix in which a slot game is set to be executable.
Claims6
A slot machine comprising:
- a first display adapted to display a plurality of symbol matrices each including a plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrices;
- a second display adapted to display a symbol matrix selected from the plurality of symbol matrices;
- and
- a controller configured to
- display on the first display the plurality of symbol matrices in each of which a slot game is not being executed, the slot game in which whether a credit is to be paid out or not is determined according to an arrangement determined by rearranging the plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix, and
- display on the second display the symbol matrix in which the slot game is being executed.
3 more elements
A slot machine comprising:
- a first display adapted to display a plurality of symbol matrices each including a plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrices;
- a second display adapted to display a symbol matrix selected from the plurality of symbol matrices;
- and
- a controller configured to
- display on the first display the plurality of symbol matrices in each of which a slot game is not being executed, the slot game in which whether a credit is to be paid out or not is determined according to an arrangement determined by rearranging the plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix,
- display on the second display the symbol matrix in which the slot game is being executed, and
- redisplay on the first display the symbol matrix in which the arrangement is determined as a result of execution of the slot game on the second display.
4 more elements
A slot machine comprising:
- a first display adapted to display a plurality of symbol matrices each including a plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrices;
- a second display adapted to display a symbol matrix selected from the plurality of symbol matrices;
- and
- a controller configured to
- display on the first display the plurality of symbol matrices in each of which a slot game is not being executed, the slot game in which whether a credit is to be paid out or not is determined according to an arrangement determined by rearranging the plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix,
- display on the second display the symbol matrix in which the slot game is being executed, and
- redisplay on the first display the symbol matrix in a highlighted manner when the arrangement of the symbols in the symbol matrix in which the arrangement is determined as a result of execution of the slot game on the second display satisfies a credit payout condition.
4 more elements
A method for controlling a slot machine, comprising the steps of:
- displaying on a first display one or more symbol matrices in each of which a slot game is not being executed, among a plurality of symbol matrices each including a plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix, the slot game in which whether a credit is to be paid out or not is determined according to an arrangement determined by rearranging the plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix;
- displaying on a second display the symbol matrix in which the slot game is being executed;
- and
- executing the slot game in the symbol matrix displayed on the second display.
1 more element
A method for controlling a slot machine, comprising the steps of:
- displaying on a first display one or more symbol matrices in each of which a slot game is not being executed, among a plurality of symbol matrices each including a plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix, the slot game in which whether a credit is to be paid out or not is determined according to an arrangement determined by rearranging the plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix;
- displaying on a second display the symbol matrix in which the slot game is being executed;
- executing the slot game in the symbol matrix displayed on the second display;
- and
- redisplaying on the first display the symbol matrix in which the arrangement is determined as a result of execution of the slot game on the second display.
2 more elements
A method for controlling a slot machine, comprising the steps of:
- displaying on a first display one or more symbol matrices in each of which a slot game is not being executed, among a plurality of symbol matrices each including a plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix, the slot game in which whether a credit is to be paid out or not is determined according to an arrangement determined by rearranging the plurality of symbols arranged in the symbol matrix;
- displaying on a second display the symbol matrix in which the slot game is being executed;
- executing the slot game in the symbol matrix displayed on the second display;
- redisplaying on the first display the symbol matrix in which the arrangement is determined as a result of execution of the slot game on the second display;
- determining whether or not the arrangement of the symbols in the symbol matrix in which the arrangement is determined as a result of execution of the slot game on the second display satisfies a credit payout condition;
- and
- redisplaying on the first display the symbol matrix in a highlighted manner when the arrangement of the symbols in the symbol matrix in which the arrangement is determined satisfies the credit payout condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.