Gaming machine and method for controlling the same

A gaming machine comprising:

• an input device configured to receive a bet for each of unit games;
• a display having three rows and five columns of display regions;
• a memory configured to store data on five symbol arrays;
• and
• a controller, wherein
• each of the five symbol arrays has S rows of symbol regions,
• each of the symbol regions includes any one of a plurality of first symbols or a special symbol,
• the plurality of first symbols do not include the special symbol, and
• the five symbol arrays meet following conditions (A) to (D):
• (A) S is larger than 3,
• (B) when symbol regions on upper and lower ends of each symbol array are connected in a loop,
• in each symbol array, symbol regions within two rows above and two rows below a symbol region including a certain first symbol do not include another occurrence of the certain first symbol,
• (C) each of at least two of the symbol arrays include the special symbol, and
• (D) when the symbol regions on the upper and lower ends of each symbol array are connected in a loop,
• in any one of the at least two symbol arrays, first symbols included in symbol regions within two rows above and two rows below a symbol region including the special symbol do not occur in symbol regions within two rows above and two rows below a symbol region including the special symbol of the other at least two symbol arrays, and
• the controller is configured to
• (a) execute a unit game in which a portion of the symbol arrays is displayed in the display regions while being scrolled in a loop pattern and then stopped and displayed so that symbols are displayed in all the respective display regions, and
• (b) generate a payout based on same first symbols stopped and displayed in the respective display regions or a combination of first symbols and at least one special symbol stopped and displayed in the respective display regions.

A method for controlling a gaming machine, the method comprising:

• by a controller,
• displaying N symbol arrays being scrolled in a loop pattern in M rows and N columns of display regions, wherein each of the N symbol arrays has S rows of symbol regions and each of the symbol regions includes any one of a plurality of first symbols or a special symbol, and the plurality of first symbols do not include the special symbol;
• after displaying a portion of the symbol arrays being scrolled, stopping and displaying the symbol arrays so that symbols are displayed in all the respective display regions;
• and
• generating a payout based on same first symbols stopped and displayed in the respective display regions or a combination of first symbols and at least one special symbol stopped and displayed in the respective display regions, wherein
• the N symbol arrays meet following conditions (A) to (D):
• (A) S is larger than M,
• (B) when symbol regions on upper and lower ends of each symbol array are connected in a loop,
• in each symbol array, symbol regions within (M−1) rows above and (M−1) rows below a symbol region including a certain first symbol do not include another occurrence of the certain first symbol,
• (C) each of at least two of the symbol arrays include the special symbol, and
• (D) when the symbol regions on the upper and lower ends of each symbol array are connected in a loop,
• in any one of the at least two symbol arrays, first symbols included in symbol regions within (M−1) rows above and (M−1) rows below a symbol region including the special symbol do not occur in symbol regions within (M−1) rows above and (M−1) rows below a symbol region including the special symbol of the other at least two symbol arrays.

A method for controlling a gaming machine, the method comprising:

• by a controller,
• displaying five symbol arrays being scrolled in a loop pattern in three rows and five columns of display regions, wherein each of the five symbol arrays has S rows of symbol regions and each of the symbol regions includes any one of a plurality of first symbols or a special symbol, and the plurality of first symbols do not include the special symbol;
• after displaying a portion of the symbol arrays being scrolled, stopping and displaying the symbol arrays so that symbols are displayed in all the respective display regions;
• and
• generating a payout based on same first symbols stopped and displayed in the respective display regions or a combination of first symbols and at least one special symbol stopped and displayed in the respective display regions, wherein
• the five symbol arrays meet following conditions (A) to (D):
• (A) S is larger than 3,
• (B) when symbol regions on upper and lower ends of each symbol array are connected in a loop,
• in each symbol array, symbol regions within two rows above and two rows below a symbol region including a certain first symbol do not include another occurrence of the certain first symbol,
• (C) each of at least two of the symbol arrays include the special symbol, and
• (D) when the symbol regions on the upper and lower ends of each symbol array are connected in a loop,
• in any one of the at least two symbol arrays, first symbols included in symbol regions within two rows above and two rows below a symbol region including the special symbol do not occur in symbol regions within two rows above and two rows below a symbol region including the special symbol of the other at least two symbol arrays.