Game machine and method for controlling game machine

Abstract

Control is performed to determine whether or not a predicted game outcome inputted by an input device coincides with an actual game outcome. Thereafter, an award is provided based on the determination result.

1 . A game machine comprising:
 a game execution device executing a unit game to obtain a game outcome from among predetermined game outcomes of the unit game;   an input device for inputting a predicted game outcome from among the predetermined game outcomes, before the unit game starts; and   a controller operable to:   a) control the game execution device to repeatedly execute the unit game;   b) store the predicted game outcomes for the plurality of unit games inputted by the input device, in association with the plurality of unit games, respectively;   c) store actual game outcomes obtained from the plurality of unit games, in association with the plurality of unit games, respectively;   d) determine, whether or not the predicted game outcome inputted by the input device coincides with the actual game outcome, for each of the plurality of unit games; and   e) provide an award based on the determination result.   
   
   
       2 . A game machine comprising:
 a roulette device executing a roulette game in which, while a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets with respective numbers previously attached thereto is rotated, a ball is launched onto the roulette wheel and then is received in any one of the pockets afterward;   an input device for inputting a predicted game outcome from among predetermined game outcomes of the roulette game, before the roulette game starts; and   a controller operable to:   a) control the roulette device to repeatedly execute the roulette game;   b) store the predicted game outcomes of the plurality of roulette games inputted by the input device, in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   c) store actual game outcomes obtained from the plurality of roulette games, in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   d) determine, each of the plurality of roulette games, whether or not the predicted game outcome inputted by the input device coincides with the actual game outcome; and   e) provide an award based on the determination result.   
   
   
       3 . A game machine comprising:
 a roulette device executing a roulette game in which, while a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets with respective numbers previously attached thereto is rotated, a ball is launched onto the roulette wheel and then is received in any one of the pockets afterward;   an input device for inputting, a predicted game outcomes from among predetermined game outcomes of the roulette game, before the roulette game starts;   a correspondence table showing a correspondence relationship between each of the predicted game outcomes inputted by the input device, and a data concerning levels of awards to be provided and a controller operable to:   a) control the roulette device to repeatedly execute the roulette game;   b) store the predicted game outcomes of the plurality of roulette games inputted by the input device, in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   c) store actual game outcomes obtained from the plurality of roulette games in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   d) determine whether or not the predicted game outcomes inputted by the input device coincide with the actual game outcomes for each of the plurality of roulette games;   e) determine an award to be provided based on the determination result and the correspondence table; and   f) provide the determined award.   
   
   
       4 . A game machine comprising:
 a roulette device executing a roulette game in which, while a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets with respective numbers previously attached thereto is rotated, a ball is launched onto the roulette wheel and then is received in any one of the pockets afterward;   an input device for inputting, a predicted game outcomes from among predetermined game outcomes of the roulette game, before the roulette game starts; and   a controller operable to:   a) control the roulette device to repeatedly execute the roulette game;   b) store the predicted game outcomes of the plurality of roulette games inputted by the input device, in association with a plurality of the roulette games, respectively;   c) store actual game outcomes obtained from the plurality of roulette games, in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   d) determine whether or not the predicted game outcome inputted by the input device coincides with the actual game outcome, for each of the plurality of roulette games;   e) randomly determine a level of an award to be provided based on the determination result; and   f) provide the determined award.   
   
   
       5 . A method for controlling a game machine, comprising:
 repeatedly executing a unit game to obtain a game outcome from among predetermined game outcomes;   enabling an input device to be used to input a predicted game outcome from among the predetermined game outcomes before the unit game starts;   storing the predicted game outcomes of the plurality of unit games inputted by the input device, in association with the plurality of unit games, respectively;   storing actual game outcomes obtained from the plurality of unit games in association with the plurality of unit games, respectively;   determining, whether or not the predicted game outcome inputted by the input device coincides with the actual game outcome, for each of the plurality of unit games; and   providing an award based on the determination result.   
   
   
       6 . A method for controlling a game machine, comprising:
 repeatedly executing a roulette game in which, while a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets with respective numbers previously attached thereto is rotated, a ball is launched onto the roulette wheel and then is received in any one of the pockets afterward;   enabling an input device to be used to input a predicted game outcome from among predetermined game outcomes of the roulette game, before the roulette game starts;   storing the predicted game outcomes of the plurality of roulette games inputted by the input device, in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   storing actual game outcomes respectively obtained from the plurality of roulette games, in association with the plurality of roulette games;   determining, for each of the plurality of roulette games, whether or not the predicted game outcome inputted by the input device coincides with the actual game outcome; and   providing an award based on the determination result.   
   
   
       7 . A method for controlling a game machine, comprising:
 repeatedly executing a roulette game in which, while a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets with respective numbers previously attached thereto is rotated, a ball is launched onto the roulette wheel and then is received in any one of the pockets afterward;   enabling an input device to be used to input a predicted game outcome from among predetermined game outcomes of the roulette game, before the roulette game starts;   storing the predicted game outcomes of the plurality of roulette games inputted by the input device in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   storing actual game outcomes obtained from the plurality of roulette games in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   determining whether or not the predicted game outcome inputted by the input device coincides with the actual game outcome, for each of the plurality of roulette games;   determining a level of an award to be provided based on the determination result and a correspondence table showing a correspondence relationship between each of the game outcomes inputted by use of the input device, and the level of the award to be provided; and   providing the determined award.   
   
   
       8 . A method for controlling a game machine, comprising:
 repeatedly executing a roulette game in which, while a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets with respective numbers previously attached thereto is rotated, a ball is launched onto the roulette wheel and then is received in any one of the pockets afterward;   enabling an input device to be used to input a predicted game outcome from among predetermined game outcomes of the roulette game before the roulette game starts;   storing the predicted game outcomes of the plurality of roulette games inputted by the input device, in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   storing actual game outcomes obtained from the plurality of roulette games in association with the plurality of roulette games, respectively;   determining whether or not the predicted game outcome inputted by the input device coincides with the actual game outcome, for each of the plurality of roulette games;   randomly determining a level of an award to be provided based on the determination result; and   providing the determined award.