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US 7,922,574 B2Granted
Slot machine and playing method thereof
AssigneeAruze Gaming America, Inc.
InventorKazuo Okada
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Abstract
When the number of bets is determined and a game is started, reels start spinning. After a lapse of a predetermined time, fifteen symbols are repositioned in symbol display regions. By dragging and dropping a repositioned symbol to a crater of a volcano, a performance character, an animation effect to represent a volcanic eruption of the volcano and a sound effect corresponding to a volcanic eruption sound of the volcano are outputted. In case the symbol is dragged and dropped to the outside of a display, a warning sign is indicated as well as a warning sound is outputted.
Claims18
A slot machine comprising:
- a display for displaying plural symbols positioned and a performance character;
- and
- a controller programmed to operate with the display
- (a) to reposition the plural symbols in the display,
- (b) to award a prize in accordance with a combination of repositioned symbols,
- (c) in case one of the plural symbols is dragged and dropped to an outside of the display, to give a warning;
- and
- (d) to output a sound effect or an animation effect when a repositioned symbol is dragged and dropped to the performance character.
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A slot machine comprising:
- a display for displaying plural symbols positioned and a performance character;
- and
- a controller programmed to operate with the display
- (a) to reposition plural symbols in the display, except a specific symbol to be positioned in a predetermined location,
- (b) to indicate at least one symbol character whose look is same as or similar to one of any symbols which can possibly be positioned in the display with a symbol of the at least one symbol character indistinguishable,
- (c) in case the at least one symbol character is dragged and dropped to an outside of the display, to give a warning;
- (d) to output a sound effect or an animation effect when the at least one symbol character is dragged and dropped to the performance character, and to reposition the specific symbol in the predetermined location laid out in the display, and
- (e) to award a prize in accordance with a combination of repositioned symbols.
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A slot machine comprising:
- a display for displaying plural symbols positioned and a performance character;
- and
- a controller programmed to operate with the display
- (a) to reposition plural symbols in the display, except a specific symbol to be positioned in a predetermined location,
- (b) to indicate at least one symbol character whose look is same as or similar to one of any symbols which can possibly be positioned in the display with a symbol of the at least one symbol character indistinguishable,
- (c) in case the at least one symbol character is dragged and dropped to an outside of the display, to give a warning;
- (d) to output a sound effect or an animation effect when the at least one symbol character is dragged and dropped to the performance character, and to indicate the at least one symbol character in the display with a symbol of the at least one symbol character distinguishable,
- (e) to move the at least one symbol character whose symbol is made distinguishable to the predetermined location,
- (f) to reposition the specific symbol in the predetermined location laid out in the display, and
- (g) to award a prize in accordance with a combination of repositioned symbols.
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A slot machine comprising:
- a display for displaying plural symbols positioned and a performance character;
- and
- a controller programmed to operate with the display
- (a) to carry out a lottery to decide symbols to be repositioned in the display,
- (b) in case a result of the lottery is to position symbols which make up a winning symbol combination to which a prize is awarded, to reposition plural symbols of the winning symbol combination in the display, except a specific symbol to be positioned in a predetermined location,
- (c) to indicate at least one symbol character whose look is same as or similar to one of any symbols which can possibly be positioned in the display with a symbol of the at least one symbol character indistinguishable,
- (d) in case a specific symbol character whose look is same as or similar to the specific symbol is dragged and dropped to an outside of the display, to give a warning;
- (e) to output a sound effect or an animation effect which differs depending on value of prize to be awarded when a specific symbol character whose look is same as or similar to the specific symbol is dragged and dropped to the performance character, and to indicate the specific symbol character in the display with a symbol of the specific symbol character distinguishable,
- (f) to move the specific symbol character whose symbol is made distinguishable to the predetermined location,
- (g) to reposition the specific symbol in the predetermined location laid out in the display, and
- (h) to award a prize in accordance with a combination of repositioned symbols.
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A playing method of a slot machine in which a controller repeats a game to reposition plural symbols currently positioned in a display and a performance character is indicated in the display, the playing method comprising the steps of:
- (a) repeating a game to reposition plural symbols currently positioned in the display with the controller;
- (b) repositioning the plural symbols in the display during the game with the controller;
- (c) awarding a prize in accordance with a combination of repositioned symbols with the controller;
- and
- (d) in case one of the plural symbols is dragged and dropped to an outside of the display, giving a warning;
- and
- (e) outputting a sound effect or an animation effect with the game controller when a repositioned symbol is dragged and dropped to the performance character.
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A playing method of a slot machine in which a controller repeats a game to reposition plural symbols currently positioned in a display and a performance character is indicated in the display, the playing method comprising the steps of:
- (a) repositioning plural symbols in the display during the game with the controller, except a specific symbol to be positioned in a predetermined location;
- (b) indicating at least one symbol character whose look is same as or similar to one of any symbols which can possibly be positioned in the display with a symbol of the at least one symbol character indistinguishable with the controller;
- (c) in case the at least one symbol character is dragged and dropped to an outside of the display, giving a warning;
- (d) outputting a sound effect or an animation effect when the at least one symbol character is dragged and dropped to the performance character, and repositioning the specific symbol in the predetermined location laid out in the display with the controller, and
- (e) awarding a prize in accordance with a combination of repositioned symbols with the controller.
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A playing method of a slot machine in which a controller repeats a game to reposition plural symbols currently positioned in a display and a performance character is indicated in the display, the playing method comprising the steps of:
- (a) repositioning plural symbols in the display during the game with the controller, except a specific symbol to be positioned in a predetermined location;
- (b) indicating at least one symbol character whose look is same as or similar to one of any symbols which can possibly be positioned in the display with a symbol of the at least one symbol character indistinguishable with the controller;
- (c) in case the at least one symbol character is dragged and dropped to an outside of the display, giving a warning;
- (d) outputting a sound effect or an animation effect when the at least one symbol character is dragged and dropped to the performance character, and indicating the at least one symbol character in the display with a symbol of the at least one symbol character distinguishable with the controller;
- (e) moving the at least one symbol character whose symbol is made distinguishable to the predetermined location;
- (f) repositioning the specific symbol in the predetermined location laid out in the display with the controller;
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- (g) awarding a prize in accordance with a combination of repositioned symbols with the controller.
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A playing method of a slot machine in which a controller repeats a game to reposition plural symbols currently positioned in a display and a performance character is indicated in the display, the playing method comprising the steps of:
- (a) carrying out a lottery to decide symbols to be repositioned in the display during the game with the controller;
- (b) in case a result of the lottery is to position symbols which make up a winning symbol combination to which a prize is awarded, repositioning plural symbols of the winning symbol combination in the display with the controller, except a specific symbol to be positioned in a predetermined location;
- (c) indicating at least one symbol character whose look is same as or similar to one of any symbols which can possibly be positioned in the display with a symbol of the at least one symbol character indistinguishable;
- (d) in case a specific symbol character whose look is same as or similar to the specific symbol is dragged and dropped to an outside of the display, giving a warning;
- (e) outputting a sound effect or an animation effect which differs depending on value of prize to be awarded when a specific symbol character whose look is same as or similar to the specific symbol is dragged and dropped to the performance character, and indicating the specific symbol character in the display with a symbol of the specific symbol character distinguishable with the controller;
- (f) moving the specific symbol character whose symbol is made distinguishable to the predetermined location;
- (g) repositioning the specific symbol in the predetermined location laid out in the display with the controller;
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- (h) awarding a prize in accordance with a combination of repositioned symbols with the controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.