Slot machine and playing method thereof

Abstract

A slot machine includes a display and a controller. The display has a plurality of display blocks provided in a matrix, variably displays symbols displayed on the plurality of display blocks, and displays new symbols. In an arbitrary game, the controller selects an active region composed of one or more display blocks from among the plurality of display blocks in response to an operation input for a touch panel by a player, and provides an award in response to the one or more symbols stopped on the selected active region.

1 . A slot machine comprising: 
 a display that has a plurality of defined regions provided in a matrix, and rearranges a symbol arranged on each defined region; and    a controller that, in an arbitrary game, selects an active region composed of one or more defined regions from among the plurality of defined regions in response to an external input, and provides an award in response to one or more symbols rearranged on the selected active region.    
   
   
       2 . A slot machine comprising: 
 a display that has a plurality of defined regions provided in a matrix, and rearranges a symbol arranged on each defined region; and    a controller that, in an arbitrary game, selects an active region composed of one or more defined regions from among the plurality of defined regions in response to an external input, provides an award in response to one or more symbols rearranged on the selected active region, and decides a number of the active regions in response to a BET number so that the number of selectable active regions increases as the BET number is being larger.    
   
   
       3 . A slot machine comprising: 
 a display that has a plurality of defined regions provided in a matrix, and rearranges a symbol arranged on each defined region; and    a controller that, in an arbitrary game, selects an active region composed of one or more defined regions from among the plurality of defined regions in response to an external input, provides an award in response to one or more symbols rearranged on the selected active region, decides a number of the active regions in response to a BET number so that the number of selectable active regions increases as the BET number is being larger, and rearranges a plurality of symbols on the display so that the one or more symbols on the one or more defined regions set as the active region can be visually recognized easier than the other symbols on the defined regions which are not set as the active region.    
   
   
       4 . A playing method of a slot machine comprising the steps of: 
 selecting, in response to an external input, an active region composed of one or more defined regions from among a plurality of defined regions provided in a matrix in a case of rearranging symbols arranged on a display that has the plurality of defined regions; and    providing an award in response to one or more symbols rearranged on the selected active region.    
   
   
       5 . A playing method of a slot machine comprising the steps of: 
 selecting, in response to an external input, an active region composed of one or more defined regions from among a plurality of defined regions provided in a matrix in a case of rearranging symbols arranged on a display that has the plurality of defined regions;    providing an award in response to one or more symbols rearranged on the selected active region; and    deciding a number of the active regions in response to a BET number so that the number of selectable active regions increases as the BET number is being larger.    
   
   
       6 . A playing method of a slot machine comprising the steps of: 
 selecting, in response to an external input, an active region composed of one or more defined regions from among a plurality of defined regions provided in a matrix in a case of rearranging symbols arranged on a display that has the plurality of defined regions;    providing an award in response to one or more symbols rearranged on the selected active region;    deciding a number of the active regions in response to a BET number so that the number of selectable active regions increases as the BET number is being larger; and    rearranging the symbols on the display so that the one or more symbols on the one or more defined regions set as the active region can be visually recognized easier than the other symbols on the defined regions which are not set as the active region.