Slot machine

Abstract

The invention provides a slot machine which awards a prize based on a unified symbol to be displayed across a plurality of symbol display areas formed by divided symbols. Scrolling display of symbol rows is started on reels 41 through 49 according to the start of a game, and after a predetermined time elapses, nine in total of the divided symbols are stopped and displayed in symbol display areas 31 through 39 , and particularly, when a unified symbol is formed by a combination of the divided symbols displayed, a prize based on the kind of the formed unified symbol is awarded to a player in addition to a prize based on the kind and number of the divided symbols displayed.

1 . A slot machine comprising:
 a controller which controls gaming progress; and   a display which includes a plurality of symbol display areas and can display one unified symbol across at least two or more of the symbol display areas, wherein   the controller   displays divided symbols obtained by dividing the unified symbol by a predetermined division number in the symbol display areas, and awards a prize when the unified symbol is formed by a combination of the divided symbols displayed.   
   
   
       2 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the display includes:   reels which perform scrolling display of the plurality of symbols including the divided symbols, and performs stopping display of any one of the symbols in each of the symbol display areas, as many as the predetermined division number.   
   
   
       3 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined division number by which the unified symbol is divided into the divided symbols is set to the same number as the number of the symbol display areas, and the unified symbol is displayed across all the symbol display areas. 
   
   
       4 . A slot machine comprising:
 a controller which controls gaming progress; and   a display which includes a plurality of symbol display areas and can display one unified symbol across at least two or more symbol display areas, wherein   the controller   displays divided symbols obtained by dividing the unified symbol by a predetermined division number in the symbol display areas,   awards a first prize when a predetermined or more number of the divided symbols are displayed on the plurality of symbol display areas, and   awards a second prize higher than the first prize when the unified symbol is formed by a combination of the divided symbols displayed in the symbol display areas.   
   
   
       5 . The slot machine according to  claim 4 , wherein the display has reels as many as the predetermined division number, each of which performs scrolling display of a plurality of symbols including the divided symbol, and performs stopping display of any one of the symbols in the symbol display area. 
   
   
       6 . The slot machine according to  claim 4 , wherein the predetermined division number by which the unified symbol is divided into the divided symbols is set to the same number as the number of the symbol display areas, and the unified symbol is displayed across all of the plurality of symbol display areas. 
   
   
       7 . A slot machine comprising:
 a controller which controls gaming progress; and   a display which includes a plurality of symbol display areas and reels each of which performs scrolling display of a plurality of symbols and performs stopping display of any one of the symbols in the symbol display areas, and can display one unified symbol across at least two or more symbol display areas, wherein   the controller   performs scrolling display of a plurality of symbols including divided symbols obtained by dividing the unified symbol by a predetermined division number by using the reels, and performs stopping display of any one of the symbols in the symbol display areas,   awards a first prize when a predetermined number or more of the divided symbols are displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas, and   awards a second prize higher than the first prize when the unified symbol is formed by a combination of the divided symbols stopped and displayed in the plurality of symbol display areas.   
   
   
       8 . The slot machine according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the predetermined division number by which the unified symbol is divided into the divided symbols is set to the same number as the number of the symbol display areas, and the unified symbol is displayed across all of the plurality of symbol display areas.