Gaming machine

Abstract

Disclosed is a gaming machine. The main control circuit of the gaming machine carries out a stop control for stopping “Red 7” constituting a symbol combination corresponding to the bonus at the symbol stop position, on condition that “Replay” constituting a symbol combination corresponding to Replay is not allowed to be stopped at a symbol position predetermined for each of the symbol display areas, when Replay and bonus are determined as an internal winning combination. In addition, the sub-control circuit determines the effect information to be effected in the liquid crystal panel, based on whether the main control circuit determines Replay as an internal winning combination, and controls the liquid crystal panel based on the determination result.

1 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 means for storing information of a game value; 
 means for detecting a start operation of a unit game by a player;  
 symbol display means for displaying symbols in plural rows, on condition that the start operation detection means detects the start operation and the information of the game value is stored in the game value information storing means;  
 means for determining a combination corresponding to a numerical range including a random number value sampled by a random number lottery as an internal winning combination, based on internal winning combination determining information having information of numerical ranges corresponding to each of plural combinations preset, on condition that the start operation detection means detects the start operation;  
 symbol varying means for varying symbols to be displayed in the plural rows by the symbol display means, on condition that the start operation detection means detects the start operation;  
 means for detecting a stop operation by the player;  
 stop control means for carrying out a stop control of the symbol variation carried out by the symbol varying means, based on the detection of the stop operation carried out by the stop operation detection means and an internal winning combination determined by the internal winning combination determining means;  
 automatic storing means for storing information of a specific game value in the game value information storing means, on condition that the internal winning combination determining means determines a specific combination as an internal winning combination and a symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination is displayed by the symbol display means;  
 means for operating an advantage state which is relatively advantageous to a player, on condition that the internal winning combination determining means determines the predetermined combination as an internal winning combination and a symbol combination corresponding to the predetermined combination is displayed by the symbol display means;  
 effect means for carrying out an effect;  
 identification information determining means for determining, among plural identification information, identification information to be effected by the effect means, based on whether the internal winning combination determining means determines the predetermined combination as an internal winning combination or not, on condition that the start operation is detected by the start operation detection means; and  
 effect control means for controlling the effect means, based on a determination result of the identification information determining means, wherein the stop control means stops the variable display of the symbols carried out by the symbol varying means, based on a first stop control for stopping a symbol constituting a symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination at a symbol stop position predetermined for each row of the symbol display means, when the internal winning combination determining means determines the specific combination and the predetermined combination as an internal winning combination, and  
 stops the variable display of the symbol carried out by the symbol display means, based on a second stop control for stopping a symbol constituting a symbol combination corresponding to the predetermined combination at the symbol stop position, on condition that the first stop control is selected and the symbol constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination is not allowed to be stopped at the symbol stop positions.  
   
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein when the internal winning combination determining means determines the predetermined combination as an internal winning combination, a probability that the identification information determining means will determine predetermined identification information included in the plural identification information as the identification information to be effected by the effect means is higher than a probability that the identification information determining means will determine the predetermined identification information as the identification information to be effected by the effect means when the internal winning combination determining means does not determine the predetermined combination as an internal winning combination.  
   
   
       3 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 symbol display means for displaying symbols in plural rows;    means for detecting a start operation by a player;    changing means for changing internal winning combination determining information having information of numerical ranges corresponding to each of plural combinations preset;    internal winning combination determining means for determining a combination corresponding to a numerical range including a random number value sampled by a random number lottery as an internal winning combination, based on the internal winning combination determining information changed by the changing means, on condition that the start operation is detected by the start operation detection means;    symbol varying means for varying symbols to be displayed in the plural rows by the symbol display means, on condition that the start operation is detected by the start operation detection means;    means for detecting a stop operation by the player;    stop control means for carrying out a stop control of the symbol variation carried out by the symbol varying means, based on the detection of the stop operation carried out by the stop operation detection means and an internal winning combination determined by the internal winning combination determining means; and    means for awarding a corresponding predetermined payout or specific payout to the player, on condition that a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined combination or specific combination is displayed by the symbol display means,    wherein the changing means comprises means for changing the internal winning combination determining information from first internal winning combination determining information to second internal winning combination determining information different from the first internal winning combination determining information,    wherein the first internal winning combination determining information includes information of a first numerical range corresponding to the predetermined combination and information of a second numerical range corresponding to the specific combination and not comprising the numerical range constituting the first numerical range, and wherein the second internal winning combination determining information includes information of a third numerical range corresponding to the predetermined combination and information of a fourth numerical range corresponding to the specific combination and comprising all or a part of the numerical range constituting the third numerical range.    
   
   
       4 . The gaming machine according to  claim 3 , wherein it is provided means for storing information of a game value, 
 the symbol display means displays the symbols in the plural rows, on condition that the start operation detection means detects the start operation and the information of the game value is stored in the game value information storing means,    the awarding means comprises automatic storing means for storing information of a specific game value, on condition that a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined specific combination is displayed by the symbol display means, and    the information of the fourth numerical range is structured such that the numerical range thereof is greater than the numerical range constituting the second numerical range.    
   
   
       5 . The gaming machine according to  claim 4 , wherein it is provided internal winning combination determining information storing means for storing the first internal winning combination determining information and the second internal winning combination determining information in advance, and 
 the information of the third numerical range is structured so that the numerical range constituting the third numerical range is same as the numerical range constituting the first numerical range.    
   
   
       6 . The gaming machine according to  claim 3 , wherein the awarding means comprises means for operating an advantage state which is relatively advantageous to the player, on condition that the symbol combination corresponding to the predetermined combination is displayed by the symbol display means, and carryover means for carrying over the predetermined combination as an internal winning combination during a period of until the symbol combination corresponding to the predetermined combination is displayed by the symbol display means, on condition that the internal winning combination determining means determines the predetermined combination as an internal winning combination.