Gaming machine

Abstract

A gaming machine includes: a display; an operation unit that allows a player to input commands for playing a game; and a processor that operates to: control the display to perform a variable display of a plurality of symbols in each of a plurality of variable display sections that are arranged in matrix, when a start command is input through the operation unit; perform a lottery to determine stop symbols to be displayed stopped in the variable display sections; control the display to display the stop symbols in the variable display sections after performing the variable display; determine whether or not a symbol combination of the stop symbols satisfies a winning combination; provide an award to the player when determined that the symbol combination of the stop symbols satisfies the winning combination; determine a number of the variable display sections to be assigned as a special variable display section based on a predetermined condition; assign the determined number of the variable display sections as the special variable display section; provide a special award to the player based on the special variable display section, the special award being advantageous to the player.

1 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a display;    an operation unit that allows a player to input commands for playing a game; and    a processor that operates to: 
 control the display to perform a variable display of a plurality of symbols in each of a plurality of variable display sections that are arranged in matrix, when a start command is input through the operation unit;  
 perform a lottery to determine stop symbols to be displayed stopped in the variable display sections;  
 control the display to display the stop symbols in the variable display sections after performing the variable display;  
 determine whether or not a symbol combination of the stop symbols satisfies a winning combination;  
 provide an award to the player when determined that the symbol combination of the stop symbols satisfies the winning combination;  
 determine a number of the variable display sections to be assigned as a special variable display section based on a predetermined condition;  
 assign the determined number of the variable display sections as the special variable display section;  
 provide a special award to the player based on the special variable display section, the special award being advantageous to the player.  
   
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor determines the number of the variable display sections to be assigned as the special variable display section based on the stop symbols displayed in the variable display sections.  
   
   
       3 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor increases the number of the variable display sections to be assigned as the special variable display section when the predetermined condition is satisfied.  
   
   
       4 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a plurality of variable display sections that display stop symbols after variably displaying a plurality of symbols;    a lottery means for performing a lottery for determining the stop symbols to be displayed in the plurality of variable display sections;    a determination means for determining whether or not the stop symbols displayed in the plurality of variable display sections include a symbol combination forming a winning combination on the basis of the stop symbols determined by the lottery means;    an award providing means for providing an award corresponding to the winning combination when the determination means determines that the stop symbols displayed in the plurality of variable display sections include the symbol combination forming the winning combination;    an assignment means for assigning at least one of the variable display sections as a special variable display section;    a special advantage awarding means for providing a special advantage that is advantageous to a player on the basis of the special variable display section assigned by the assignment means; and    a special variable display section number determination means for determining a number of the special variable display sections on the basis of a predetermined condition,    wherein the assignment means assigns the special variable display sections such that the number of the assigned special variable display sections is the same as the number determined by the special variable display section number determination means.    
   
   
       5 . The gaming machine according to  claim 4 , wherein the special variable display section number determination means determines the number of the special variable display sections based on the stop symbols displayed by the variable display sections.  
   
   
       6 . The gaming machine according to  claim 4 , wherein the special variable display section number determination means increases the number of the special variable display sections where the predetermined condition is satisfied.