Gaming machine and controlling method thereof

Abstract

In a gaming machine and a method of controlling the gaming machine, one dealer card having a number on its face and a plurality of player cards each having any one of a positive number and a negative number on its face are displayed face down on a liquid crystal display. After the dealer card is turned over to show the face, the plurality of player cards are turned over to show the faces sequentially one by one. If a sum of the numbers shown on the displayed player cards agrees with the number shown on the dealer card, an award is provided. In this event, each of the player cards may have either a positive number or a negative number on its face.

1 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display adapted to display a plurality of cards; and   a controller configured to
 (a) display, on the display, one dealer card having a number, 
 (b) display a plurality of player cards face down on the display, each of the player cards having any one of a positive number and a negative number, 
 (c) display each of the face-down player cards face up on the display, and 
 (d) generate an award corresponding to the number of the dealer card upon agreement between a sum of the numbers of the plurality of player cards and the number of the dealer card. 
   
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to
 display the face-down player cards face up one by one, and   display a sum of the numbers of the face-up player cards on the display every time one of the face-down player cards is displayed face up.   
   
   
       3 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising a notifying device configured to output at least one of a sound signal and an optical signal before the last face-down player card among the plurality of player cards is displayed face up, the sound signal and optical signal each indicating whether the number of the last face-down player card is a positive number or a negative number. 
   
   
       4 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display adapted to display a plurality of cards; and   a controller configured to
 (a) display, on the display, one dealer card having a number when an award is provided in a primary game, 
 (b) display a plurality of player cards face down on the display, each of the player cards having any one of a positive number and a negative number, 
 (c) display each of the face-down player cards face up on the display, and 
 (d) generate an award corresponding to the number of the dealer card upon agreement between a sum of the numbers of the plurality of player cards and the number of the dealer card. 
   
   
   
       5 . The gaming machine according to  claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to
 display the face-down player cards face up one by one, and   display a sum of the numbers of the face-up player cards on the display every time one of the face-down player cards is displayed face up.   
   
   
       6 . The gaming machine according to  claim 4 , further comprising a notifying device configured to output at least one of a sound signal and an optical signal before the last face-down player card among the plurality of player cards is displayed face up, the sound signal and optical signal each indicating whether the number of the last face-down player card is a positive number or a negative number. 
   
   
       7 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display adapted to display a plurality of cards;   an input device configured to receive an input from a player; and   a controller configured to
 (a) display, on the display, one dealer card having a number, 
 (b) display three or more player cards face down on the display, each of the player cards having any one of a positive number and a negative number, 
 (c) display two or more player cards face up on the display, the two or more player cards being selected by the input from the three or more player cards displayed face down, and 
 (d) generate an award corresponding to the number of the dealer card upon agreement between a sum of the numbers of the face-up player cards and the number of the dealer card. 
   
   
   
       8 . The gaming machine according to  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to
 display the face-down player cards face up one by one and   display a sum of the numbers of the face-up player cards on the display every time one of the face-down player cards is displayed face up.   
   
   
       9 . The gaming machine according to  claim 7 , further comprising: a notifying device configured to output at least one of a sound signal and an optical signal before the last face-down player card among the plurality of player cards is displayed face up, the sound signal and optical signal each indicating whether the number of the last face-down player card is a positive number or a negative number. 
   
   
       10 . A gaming machine comprising.
 a display adapted to display a plurality of cards; and   a controller configured to
 (a) display, on the display, one dealer card having a number when a sub-game is selected during an execution of a main game, 
 (b) display a plurality of player cards face down on the display, each of the player cards having a number, 
 (c) display each of the face-down player cards face up on the display, and 
 (d) generate an award corresponding to the number of the dealer card upon agreement between a sum of the numbers of the plurality of player cards and the number of the dealer card. 
   
   
   
       11 . A method of controlling a gaming machine, comprising:
 displaying, by the controller, one dealer card having a number, on the display;   displaying, by the controller, a plurality of player cards face down on the display, each of the player cards having any one of a positive number and a negative number;   displaying, by the controller, each of the face-down player cards face up on the display one by one; and   generating, by the controller, an award corresponding to the number of the dealer card upon agreement between a sum of the numbers of the plurality of player cards and the number of the dealer card.   
   
   
       12 . The method of controlling a gaming machine, according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 displaying, by the controller, the face-down player cards face up one by one, and   displaying, by the controller, a sum of the numbers of the face-up player cards on the display every time one of the face-down player cards is displayed face up.   
   
   
       13 . The method of controlling a gaming machine, according to  claim 11 , further comprising outputting at least one of a sound signal and an optical signal before displaying the last face-down player card among the plurality of player cards face up, the sound signal and the optical signal each indicating whether the number of the last face-down player card is a positive number or a negative number.