Slot machine and control method of game

Details Slot machine and control method of game Slot machine and control method of game

2007-04-13

2011-12-27

Suho, Dmitry (Department: 3716)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

In a chance application

C463S016000, C463S025000, C463S029000, C463S042000, C273S138100, C273S138200, C273S14300R

Reexamination Certificate

active

08083579

ABSTRACT:
A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a mechanical reel device provided with a plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols drawn on its peripheral face; an image display device which is provided at a front of the mechanical reel device and is capable of changing the state of the backside thereof from visible to invisible by displaying an image; and a controller, the controller programmed to execute the processing of: (A) executing a game in which the plurality of symbols are variably displayed and then stop-displayed to the mechanical reel device after game media are BET in number equal to or less than a previously set maximum number of BETs, and game media are paid out in number according to the plurality of symbols stop-displayed or a combination thereof; (B) shifting a mode from a non-insurance mode to an insurance mode on condition that a predetermined number of game media is inserted; (C) counting the number of games played after shifting to the insurance mode, in the insurance mode; (D) paying out a predetermined number of game media when the number of games counted in the processing (C) reaches a specific number; and (E) displaying a specific effect image at a position in front of the reels in the image display device during a period when game media are being paid out in the processing (D).

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