Slot machine having characteristic award condition and control method thereof

Abstract

A slot machine of the present invention is a slot machine comprising: a display including a first display region for arranging first symbols thereto and a second display region for arranging a comparative symbol to be compared with the first symbols thereto; and a controller. The controller is programmed to conduct the processing of: (A) rearranging the first symbols to the first display region; (B) rearranging the comparative symbol to the second display region; (C) determining whether or not a first symbol is rearranged to the first display region in the processing (A), the first symbol satisfying a predetermined relationship with the comparative symbol rearranged to the second display region in the processing (B); and (D) providing an award in the case of determining in the processing (C) that the first symbol satisfying the predetermined relationship is rearranged to the first display region.

1 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display including a first display region for arranging first symbols thereto and a second display region for arranging a comparative symbol to be compared with said first symbols thereto; and   a controller,   said controller programmed to conduct the processing of:   (A) rearranging said first symbols to said first display region;   (B) rearranging said comparative symbol to said second display region;   (C) determining whether or not a first symbol is rearranged to said first display region in said processing (A), the first symbol satisfying a predetermined relationship with said comparative symbol rearranged to said second display region in said processing (B); and   (D) providing an award in the case of determining in said processing (C) that the first symbol satisfying said predetermined relationship is rearranged to said first display region.   
   
   
       2 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said processing (B) is a processing of   rearranging said comparative symbol in said second display region after said first symbols are rearranged to said first display region in said processing (A).   
   
   
       3 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said processing (D) is a processing of   providing the award, in the case of determining in said processing (C) that the first symbol satisfying said predetermined relationship is rearranged to said first display region, in accordance with a number or a combination of the first symbols satisfying said predetermined relationship with said comparative symbol rearranged to said second display region in said processing (B), among said first symbols rearranged to said first display region in said processing (A), and a type of said comparative symbol rearranged to said second display region in said processing (B).   
   
   
       4 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said first display region comprises a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows, and arranges a first symbol matrix thereto, said first symbol matrix being capable of arranging a plurality of said first symbols thereto, and   said second display region comprises a single column and one or more rows, and arranges a second symbol matrix thereto, said second symbol matrix being capable of arranging a single or a plurality of said comparative symbols thereto.   
   
   
       5 . A control method of a slot machine, said method comprising the step of:
 (A) rearranging first symbols to a first display region included in a display installed in the slot machine, said first display region arranging said first symbols thereto;   (B) rearranging a comparative symbol to be compared with said first symbols to a second display region included in the display installed in the slot machine, said second symbol display region arranging said comparative symbol thereto;   (C) determining whether or not a first symbol is rearranged to said first display region in said step (A), the first symbol satisfying a predetermined relationship with said comparative symbol displayed to said second display region in said step (B); and   (D) providing an award in the case of determining in said step (C) that the first symbol satisfying said predetermined relationship is rearranged to said first display region.