Gaming machine, gaming machine control server and gaming system

Abstract

A gaming machine, gaming machine control server and gaming system which can provide a more amusing game are disclosed. The gaming machine according to the invention displays a labyrinth image to be used in a labyrinth fighting game on a main display, and a main CPU operates as an operating unit which is used for performing an operation input required for proceeding a labyrinth fighting game using the labyrinth image and a game proceeding control unit for displaying a labyrinth image on an image display unit and proceeding a labyrinth fighting game. The gaming machine is communicably connected to another gaming machine. The main CPU further operates as an own-machine state detecting unit which detects a proceedable state of the machine and an other-machine state detecting unit which detects a proceedable state of the other machine. The main CPU operating as the game proceeding control unit proceeds a game in accordance with an operation unit by using the operating unit after the completion of the detection of proceedable states by the own-machine state detecting unit and other-machine state detecting unit.

1 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 image display means which displays a game image for use in a game;    operating means which is used by a player for inputting an operation required for proceeding the game by using the game image;    game proceeding control means which displays the game image on the image display means to proceed the game;    own-machine state detecting means which detects a proceedable state in which the game in the own machine is proceedable based on a lapse from a time when the operation input by using the operating means or the proceeding operation input for proceeding the game in the own machine by the player of the own machine is allowed; and    other-machine state detecting means which detects a proceedable state in which the game in another machine is proceedable based on a lapse from a time when the proceeding operation input by using the operation means of the another machine or the proceeding operation input for proceeding the game in the another machine by a player of the another machine is allowed,    wherein:    the gaming machine is communicably connected with the another machine having the image display means, the operating means and the game proceeding control means; and    the game proceeding control means proceeds the game in accordance with the operation input by using the operation means after the completion of the detection of the proceedable state by the own-machine state detecting means and the other-machine state detecting means.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising action determining means which determines an action of an acting body that acts in accordance with an operation by the player based on an input of the operation using the operating means, 
 wherein:    the game image includes at least an acting-body image showing the acting body;    the another machine further includes the action determining means; and    the game proceeding control means causes the acting body to take the action determined by the action determining means after the completion of the detection of the proceedable state by the own-machine state detecting means and the other-machine state detecting means.    
   
   
       3 . A gaming machine control server which exchanges data with a gaming machine, the gaming machine having: 
 image display means which displays a game image for use in a game;    operating means which is used by a player for inputting an operation required for proceeding the game by using the game image; and    game proceeding control means which displays the game image on the image display means to proceed the game,    the control server comprising:    proceedable state detecting means which detects a proceedable state in which the game in the gaming machine is proceedable based on a lapse from a time when the operation input by using the operating means of the gaming machine or the proceeding operation input for proceeding the game in the gaming machine by the player is allowed; and    commanding means for commanding the game proceeding control means of the gaming machine to proceed the game in accordance with the operation input by using the operating means after the completion of the detection of the proceedable state of the gaming machine by the proceedable state detecting means.    
   
   
       4 . The gaming machine control server according to  claim 3 , wherein: 
 the server exchanges data with gaming machines;    each of the gaming machines further includes action determining means which determines an action of an acting body that acts in accordance with an operation by the player based on an input of the operation using the operating means;    the game image includes at least an acting-body image showing the acting body;    the game proceeding control means displays the acting-body image on the image display means to proceed the game using the acting-body image; and    the commanding means commands the game proceeding control means of the gaming machine to cause the acting bodies to take an action determined by the action determining means of the gaming machines on all of the image display means in the gaming machines after the completion of the detection of the proceedable state of the gaming machines by the proceedable state detecting means.    
   
   
       5 . The gaming machine control server according to  claim 4 , wherein priorities are assigned to the gaming machines under a predetermined condition, and the commanding means commands the acting bodies of respective gaming machines to take the action sequentially in priority order.