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US 2009/0264185 A1Published application
Gaming System Having A Plurality Of Gaming Machines Linked By Network And Control Method Thereof
AssigneeAruze Corp.
InventorsArata Ajiro, Yoichi Kato, Kenta Sugano
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Abstract
A gaming system of the present invention comprising a plurality of gaming machines each including a controller and a control device including a processor, wherein the processor is programmed to execute the processing of (A) cumulatively counting a part of a number of betted game media as a cumulative value based on number-of-game-media information received from the gaming machine, and (B) transmitting a common-game execution signal to the gaming machine, when the cumulative value has reached a predetermined value.
Claims9
A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of gaming machines each including a controller;
- a control device including a processor;
- a network enabling communication between said plurality of gaming machines and said control device;
- a reach portion indicative of a target position to reach;
- and
- a coupling illuminated line provided for each of said gaming machines and including a plurality of illuminants arranged from said reach portion to said gaming machine,
- wherein
- said controller is programmed to execute processing of
- (a) accepting a bet of a game medium, and
- (b) transmitting number-of-game-media information indicative of a number of betted game media as the bet accepted in said processing (a) to said control device,
- said processor is programmed to execute processing of
- (A) cumulatively counting a part of the number of betted game media as a cumulative value based on said number-of-game-media information received from said gaming machine, and
- (B) transmitting a common-game execution signal to said gaming machine, when said cumulative value has reached a predetermined value,
- said controller is further programmed to execute processing of
- (c) executing a common game without accepting the bet of the game medium in said processing (a), after receiving the common-game execution signal from said control device, and
- (d) transmitting common-game result information determined based on a result of the common game executed in said processing (c) to said control device, and
- said processor is further programmed to execute processing of
- (C) lighting said plurality of illuminants included in said coupling illuminated line provided for the gaming machine as a transmission source of the common-game result information, based on the common-game result information transmitted in said processing (d), in an order starting from said illuminant provided at a position closest to the gaming machine,
- (D) determining whether or not the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted in said processing (C) is present, and
- (E) paying out a predetermined number of game media, when determining that the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted is present in said processing (D), to said gaming machine provided with the coupling illuminated line.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of slot machines each including a symbol display capable of variably displaying a symbol and a controller;
- a control device including a processor;
- a network enabling communication between said plurality of slot machines and said control device;
- a reach portion indicative of a target position to reach;
- and
- a coupling illuminated line provided for each of said slot machines and including a plurality of illuminants arranged from said reach portion to said slot machine,
- wherein
- said controller is programmed to execute processing of
- (a) accepting a bet of a game medium, and
- (b) transmitting number-of-game-media information indicative of a number of betted game media as the bet accepted in said processing (a) to said control device,
- said processor is programmed to execute processing of
- (A) cumulatively counting a part of the number of betted game media as a cumulative value based on said number-of-game-media information received from said slot machine, and
- (B) transmitting a common-game execution signal to said slot machine, when said cumulative value has reached a predetermined value,
- said controller is further programmed to execute processing of
- (c) repeatedly executing processing of variably displaying said symbol and stop-displaying said symbol to said symbol display, without accepting the bet of the game medium in said processing (a), after receiving the common-game execution signal transmitted from said control device, and
- said processor is further programmed to execute processing of
- (C) determining a number of points to be offered to each of said slot machines based on a number or a combination of said symbol stop-displayed to said symbol display in each of said slot machines after executing said processing (B),
- (D) lighting said plurality of illuminants included in said coupling illuminated line provided for the slot machine based on the number of points determined in said processing (C), the number of points being to be offered to the slot machine, in an order starting from said illuminant provided at a position closest to the slot machine,
- (E) determining whether or not the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted in said processing (D) is present, and
- (F) paying out a predetermined number of game media, when determining that the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted is present in said processing (E), to said slot machine provided with the coupling illuminated line.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a plurality of slot machines each including a symbol display capable of variably displaying a symbol and a controller;
- a control device including a processor;
- a network enabling communication between said plurality of slot machines and said control device;
- a reach portion indicative of a target position to reach;
- and
- a coupling illuminated line provided for each of said slot machines and including a plurality of illuminants arranged from said reach portion to said slot machine,
- wherein
- said controller is programmed to execute processing of
- (a) accepting a bet of a game medium, and
- (b) transmitting number-of-game-media information indicative of a number of betted game media as the bet accepted in said processing (a) to said control device,
- said processor is programmed to execute processing of
- (A) cumulatively counting a part of the number of betted game media as a cumulative value based on said number-of-game-media information received from said slot machine, and
- (B) transmitting a common-game execution signal to said slot machine, when said cumulative value has reached a predetermined value,
- said controller is further programmed to execute processing of
- (c) repeatedly executing processing of variably displaying said symbol and stop-displaying said symbol to said symbol display, without accepting the bet of the game medium in said processing (a), after receiving the common-game execution signal from said control device, and
- said processor is further programmed to execute processing of
- (C) determining a number of points to be offered to each of said slot machines based on a number or a combination of said symbol stop-displayed to said symbol display in each of said slot machines after executing said processing (B),
- (D) cumulatively counting the number of points determined in said processing (C) for each slot machine as a number of accumulated points,
- (E) lighting a plurality of illuminants included in said coupling illuminated line provided for the slot machine based on the number of accumulated points counted in said processing (D), the slot machine being associated with the number of accumulated points, in an order starting from said illuminant provided at a position closest to the slot machine,
- (F) determining whether or not the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted in said processing (E) is present, and
- (G) paying out a predetermined number of game media, when determining that the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted is present in said processing (F), to said slot machine provided with the coupling illuminated line.
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A game control method comprising steps of:
- (a) accepting a bet of a game medium in a gaming machine;
- (b) transmitting number-of-game-media information indicative of a number of betted game media as the bet accepted in said step (a) to a control device from said gaming machine;
- (A) cumulatively counting a part of the number of betted game media in said control device as a cumulative value based on said number-of-game-media information received from said slot machine;
- (B) transmitting a common-game execution signal to said gaming machine from said control device, when said cumulative value has reached a predetermined value;
- (c) executing a common game in said gaming machine without accepting the bet of the game medium in said step (a) after receiving the common-game execution signal transmitted from said control device;
- (d) transmitting common-game result information determined based on a result of the common game executed in said step (c) to said control device from said gaming machine;
- (C) lighting by using said control device a plurality of illuminants included in a coupling illuminated line provided for the gamine machine as a transmission source of the common-game result information based on the common-game result information transmitted in said step (d), in an order starting from said illuminant provided at a position closest to the gaming machine, said coupling illuminated line being provided for each of said gaming machines and including said plurality of illuminants arranged from a reach portion indicative of a target position to reach to said gaming machine;
- (D) determining in said control device whether or not the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted in said step (C) is present;
- and
- (E) paying out a predetermined number of game media, when determining that the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted is present in said step (D), from said control device to said gaming machine provided with the coupling illuminated line.
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A game control method comprising steps of:
- (a) accepting a bet of a game medium in a slot machine;
- (b) transmitting number-of-game-media information indicative of a number of betted game media as the bet accepted in said step (a) to a control device from said slot machine;
- (A) cumulatively counting in said control device a part of the number of betted game media as a cumulative value based on said number-of-game-media information received from said slot machine;
- (B) transmitting a common-game execution signal to said slot machine from said control device, when said cumulative value has reached a predetermined value;
- (c) repeatedly executing processing of variably displaying a symbol and stop-displaying said symbol to a symbol display capable of variably displaying said symbol in said slot machine, without accepting the bet of the game medium in said step (a), after receiving the common-game execution signal transmitted from said control device;
- (C) determining a number of points to be offered to each of said slot machines by using said control device based on a number or a combination of said symbol stop-displayed to said symbol display in each of said slot machines after executing said step (B);
- (D) lighting by using said control device a plurality of illuminants included in a coupling illuminated line provided for the slot machine based on the number of points determined in said step (C), the number of points being to be offered to the slot machine, in an order starting from said illuminant provided at a position closest to the slot machine, said coupling illuminated line being provided for each of said slot machines and including said plurality of illuminants arranged from said reach portion to said slot machine;
- (E) determining in said control device whether or not the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted in said step (D) is present;
- and
- (F) paying out a predetermined number of game media, when determining that the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted is present in said step (E), from said control device to said slot machine provided with the coupling illuminated line.
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A game control method comprising steps of:
- (a) accepting a bet of a game medium in a slot machine;
- (b) transmitting number-of-game-media information indicative of a number of betted game media as the bet accepted in said step (a) to a control device from said slot machine;
- (A) cumulatively counting in said control device a part of the number of betted game media as a cumulative value based on said number-of-game-media information received from said slot machine;
- (B) transmitting a common-game execution signal to said slot machine from said control device, when said cumulative value has reached a predetermined value;
- (c) repeatedly executing processing of variably displaying a symbol and stop-displaying said symbol to a symbol display capable of variably displaying said symbol in said slot machine, without accepting the bet of the game medium in said step (a), after receiving the common-game execution signal transmitted from said control device;
- (C) determining a number of points to be offered to each of said slot machines by using said control device based on a number or a combination of said symbol stop-displayed to said symbol display in each of said slot machines after executing said step (B);
- (D) cumulatively counting in said control device the number of points determined in said step (C) for each slot machine as a number of accumulated points;
- (E) lighting by using said control device a plurality of illuminants included in a coupling illuminated line provided for the slot machine based on the number of accumulated points counted in said step (D), the slot machine being associated with the number of accumulated points, in an order starting from said illuminant provided at a position closest to the slot machine, said coupling illuminated line being provided for each of said slot machines and including said plurality of illuminants arranged from a reach portion indicative of a target position to reach to said slot machine;
- (F) determining in said control device whether or not the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted in said step (E) is present;
- and
- (G) paying out a predetermined number of game media, when determining that the coupling illuminated line with all of said illuminants having been lighted is present in said step (F), from said control device to said slot machine provided with the coupling illuminated line.
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