Slot machine and playing method thereof

Abstract

In a base game for randomly rearranging a plurality of symbols, a prescribed payout is made when a winning combination associated with a payout is stopped on a payline. When the winning combination is not stopped on the payline, a sub game for rearranging symbols according to prescribed rules is executed. For symbols rearranged by the sub game, a prescribed payout is made when a winning combination associated with a payout is stopped on a payline.

1 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display having a plurality of display regions and adapted to display symbols in the display regions, the symbols arranged and rearranged in each unit game; and   a controller operable to make a prescribed payout when a winning combination associated with a payout is included in combinations of rearranged symbols in at least one of a first game for randomly rearranging a plurality of symbols arranged on the display and a second game for rearranging the plurality of symbols rearranged by the first game according to prescribed rules.   
   
   
       2 . The slot machine of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to rearrange the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement, in the second game. 
   
   
       3 . The slot machine of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to randomly rearrange the plurality of symbols in a first display region of the display in the first game, and rearrange the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game in a second display region of the display according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement while displaying the tag information set in correspondence to each symbol in a vicinity of each symbol in the second game. 
   
   
       4 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display having a plurality of display regions and adapted to display symbols in the display regions, the symbols arranged and rearranged in each unit game; and   a controller operable to make a prescribed payout when a winning combination associated with a payout is included in combinations of rearranged symbols in at least one of a first game for randomly rearranging a plurality of symbols arranged on the display and a second game for rearranging the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement.   
   
   
       5 . The slot machine of  claim 4 , wherein the controller is operable to randomly rearrange the plurality of symbols in a first display region of the display in the first game, and rearrange the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game in a second display region of the display according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement while displaying the tag information set in correspondence to each symbol in a vicinity of each symbol in the second game. 
   
   
       6 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display having a plurality of display regions and adapted to display symbols in the display regions, the symbols arranged and rearranged in each unit game; and   a controller operable to make a prescribed payout when a winning combination associated with a payout is included in combinations of rearranged symbols in at least one of a first game for arbitrarily rearranging a plurality of symbols arranged in a first display region of the display and a second game for rearranging the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement while displaying the tag information set in correspondence to each symbol in a vicinity of each symbol.   
   
   
       7 . The slot machine of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to rearrange the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to the prescribed rules while displaying a manner by which each symbol sequentially moves on the display. 
   
   
       8 . The slot machine of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is operable to randomly assign a background color to each symbol rearranged in the first game, make the each symbol appear to be rearranged by carrying out a color by color display based on each background color, and make the prescribed payout when the winning combination associated with a payout is included in combinations of rearranged symbols, in the second game. 
   
   
       9 . A playing method of a slot machine comprising:
 making a prescribed payout by a controller when a winning combination associated with a payout is included in combinations of rearranged symbols in at least one of a first game for randomly rearranging a plurality of symbols arranged on a display and a second game for rearranging the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to prescribed rules.   
   
   
       10 . The playing method of a slot machine of  claim 9 , wherein the controller rearranges the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement, in the second game. 
   
   
       11 . The playing method of a slot machine of  claim 9 , wherein the controller randomly rearranges the plurality of symbols in a first display region of the display in the first game, and rearranges the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game in a second display region of the display according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement while displaying the tag information set in correspondence to each symbol in a vicinity of each symbol in the second game. 
   
   
       12 . A playing method of a slot machine comprising:
 making a prescribed payout by a controller when a winning combination associated with a payout is included in combinations of rearranged symbols in at least one of a first game for randomly rearranging a plurality of symbols arranged on a display and a second game for rearranging the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement.   
   
   
       13 . The playing method of a slot machine of  claim 12 , wherein the controller randomly rearranges the plurality of symbols in a first display region of the display in the first game, and rearranges the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game in a second display region of the display according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement while displaying the tag information set in correspondence to each symbol in a vicinity of each symbol in the second game. 
   
   
       14 . A playing method of a slot machine comprising:
 making a prescribed payout by a controller when a winning combination associated with a payout is included in combinations of rearranged symbols in at least one of a first game for arbitrarily rearranging a plurality of symbols arranged in a first display region of a display and a second game for rearranging the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to a tag information set in correspondence to each symbol and a predetermined tag arrangement while displaying the tag information set in correspondence to each symbol in a vicinity of each symbol.   
   
   
       15 . The playing method of a slot machine of  claim 9 , wherein the controller rearranges the plurality of symbols rearranged in the first game according to the prescribed rules while displaying a manner by which each symbol sequentially moves on the display. 
   
   
       16 . The playing method of a slot machine of  claim 9 , wherein the controller randomly assigns a background color to each symbol rearranged in the first game, makes the each symbol appear to be rearranged by carrying out a color by color display based on each background color, and makes the prescribed payout when the winning combination associated with a payout is included in combinations of rearranged symbols, in the second game.