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US 2009/0264178 A1Published application
Slot machine providing payout which increases player's expectation and playing method thereof
AssigneeAruze Corp.
InventorKazumasa Yoshizawa
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Abstract
When three or more symbol-scrolling cells 181 are rearranged, the symbol-scrolling cells 181 rearranged stop scrolling. Then, when numerical values respectively presented by the symbol-scrolling cells 181 are all the same, a bonus payout is awarded according to the total of the numerical values presented by the symbol-scrolling cells 181.
Claims6
A slot machine comprising:
- a display having a matrix of arrangement areas, which is structured to arrange, in the arrangement areas, plural kinds of scatter symbols including one or more symbol-scrolling cells each scrolling therein plural kinds of symbols;
- a controller which is programmed to execute the steps of:
- (a1) rearranging scatter symbols in the arrangement areas;
- (a2) giving a payout according to the number of each kind of the scatter symbols rearranged;
- (a3) when a predetermined number of symbol-scrolling cells are rearranged as a result of (a1), causing the one or more symbol-scrolling cells rearranged to stop scrolling;
- (a4) awarding a special payout according to a symbol presented by each of the one or more symbol-scrolling cells rearranged.
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A slot machine comprising:
- a display having a matrix of arrangement areas, which is structured to arrange, in the arrangement areas, plural kinds of scatter symbols including one or more symbol-scrolling cells each scrolling therein plural kinds of numerical values;
- a controller which is programmed to execute the steps of:
- (b1) rearranging scatter symbols in the arrangement areas;
- (b2) giving a payout according to the number of each kind of the scatter symbols rearranged;
- (b3) when a predetermined number of symbol-scrolling cells are rearranged as a result of (b1), causing the one or more symbol-scrolling cells rearranged to stop scrolling;
- (b4) awarding a special payout according to a numerical value presented by each of the one or more symbol-scrolling cells rearranged.
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A slot machine comprising:
- a display having a matrix of arrangement areas, which is structured to arrange, in the arrangement areas, plural kinds of scatter symbols including symbol-scrolling cells each scrolling therein plural kinds of numerical values;
- a controller which is programmed to execute the steps of:
- (c1) rearranging scatter symbols in the arrangement areas;
- (c2) giving a payout according to the number of each kind of the scatter symbols rearranged;
- (c3) when a predetermined number of symbol-scrolling cells are rearranged as a result of (c1), causing the symbol-scrolling cells rearranged to stop scrolling;
- (c4) when numerical values respectively presented by the symbol-scrolling cells rearranged are all the same, awarding a special payout according to the numerical values presented.
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A slot machine comprising:
- a display having a matrix of arrangement areas, which is structured to arrange, in the arrangement areas, plural kinds of scatter symbols including symbol-scrolling cells each scrolling therein plural kinds of numerical values;
- a controller which is programmed to execute the steps of:
- (d1) rearranging scatter symbols in the arrangement areas;
- (d2) giving a payout according to the number of each kind of the scatter symbols rearranged;
- (d3) when a predetermined number of symbol-scrolling cells are rearranged as a result of (d1), causing the symbol-scrolling cells rearranged to stop scrolling;
- (d4) awarding a special payout according to a total of numerical values respectively presented by the symbol-scrolling cells rearranged.
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A slot machine comprising:
- a display having a matrix of arrangement areas, which is structured to arrange, in the arrangement areas, plural kinds of scatter symbols including symbol-scrolling cells each scrolling therein plural kinds of numerical values;
- a controller which is programmed to execute the steps of:
- (e1) rearranging scatter symbols in the arrangement areas;
- (e2) giving a payout according to the number of each kind of the scatter symbols rearranged;
- (e3) when a predetermined number of symbol-scrolling cells are rearranged as a result of (e1), causing the symbol-scrolling cells rearranged to stop scrolling;
- (e4) when numerical values respectively presented by the symbol-scrolling cells rearranged are all the same, awarding a special payout according to a total of the numerical values respectively presented by the symbol-scrolling cells rearranged.
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A playing method of a slot machine including a display having a matrix of arrangement areas, the display being structured to arrange in the arrangement areas plural kinds of scatter symbols including one or more symbol-scrolling cells each scrolling therein plural kinds of symbols, the method comprising the steps of:
- (f1) rearranging scatter symbols in the arrangement areas;
- (f2) giving a payout according to the number of each kind of the scatter symbols rearranged;
- (f3) when a predetermined number of symbol-scrolling cells are rearranged as a result of (f1), causing the one or more symbol-scrolling cells rearranged to stop scrolling;
- (f4) awarding a special payout according to a symbol presented by each of the one or more symbol-scrolling cells rearranged.
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