Slot Machine Offering a Special Payout and Control Method Thereof

Abstract

A slot machine comprising: a display capable of rearranging normal symbols and a multiplying-factor symbol corresponding to a number; and a controller programmed to execute processing of: (A) rearranging the normal symbols or a combination of the normal symbols and the multiplying-factor symbol to the display; (B-1) determining a normal payout amount, based on the numbers of the normal symbols of respective types rearranged in the processing (A); and (C-1) paying out game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in the processing (B-1) by the number corresponding to the multiplying-factor symbol, when the multiplying-factor symbol is rearranged in the processing (A).

1 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display capable of rearranging normal symbols and a multiplying-factor symbol corresponding to a number; and   a controller programmed to execute processing of:   (A) rearranging said normal symbols or a combination of said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbol to said display;   (B-1) determining a normal payout amount, based on the numbers of said normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said processing (A); and   (C-1) paying out, when said multiplying-factor symbol is rearranged in said processing (A), game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in said processing (B-1) by the number corresponding to said multiplying-factor symbol.   
   
   
       2 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said multiplying-factor symbols are colored or have a colored background, and   said processing (C-1) is processing for paying out, when a multiplying-factor symbol colored a predetermined color or having a background colored the predetermined color is rearranged in said processing (A), game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in said processing (B-1) by the number corresponding to said multiplying-factor symbol.   
   
   
       3 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   each of said multiplying-factor symbols corresponds to a specific number, and   said processing (C-1) is processing for paying out, when the number of multiplying-factor symbols rearranged in said processing (A) is a predetermined number, game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in said processing (B-1) by said specific number.   
   
   
       4 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said display comprises a first display area capable of rearranging said normal symbols and a second display area capable of rearranging said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbol,   said processing (A) comprises processing of:   (A-1) rearranging said normal symbols in the first display area of said display, and   (A-2) rearranging said normal symbol or a combination of said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbol in the second display area of said display.   
   
   
       5 . The slot machine according to  claim 4 ,
 said processing (A-2) is processing for rearranging said normal symbols or a combination of said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbol in the second display area of said display, after rearranging said normal symbols in the first display area of said display in said processing (A-1).   
   
   
       6 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display capable of rearranging normal symbols and a multiplying-factor symbol corresponding to a number; and   a controller programmed to execute processing of:   (A) rearranging said normal symbols or a combination of said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbol to said display;   (B-2) determining, based on the numbers of the normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said processing (A), individual payout amounts for said respective types; and   (C-2) paying out, when said multiplying-factor symbol is rearranged in said processing (A), a special amount of game media and a standard amount of game media, the special payout amount being obtained by multiplying an amount obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for said types satisfying a predetermined condition by said number corresponding to said multiplying-factor symbol, the standard payout amount being obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for types failing to satisfy the predetermined condition.   
   
   
       7 . The slot machine according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein   said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbols are colored or have a colored background, and   said processing (C-2) comprises processing of:   (C-2-1) determining, when said multiplying-factor symbol is rearranged in said processing (A), the special payout amount obtained by summing individual payout amounts for types of normal symbols colored the same or having a background colored the same as a color of said multiplying-factor symbol or the background of the multiplying-factor symbol;   (C-2-2) determining the standard payout amount by summing individual payout amounts for types other than said types; and   (C-2-3) paying out the special payout amount of game media determined in said processing (C-2-1) and the standard payout amount of game media determined in said processing (C-2-2).   
   
   
       8 . The slot machine according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein   said display comprises a first display area capable of rearranging said normal symbols and a second display area capable of rearranging said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbol,   said processing (A) comprises processing of:   (A-1) rearranging said normal symbols in the first display area of said display, and   (A-2) rearranging said normal symbol or a combination of said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbol in the second display area of said display.   
   
   
       9 . The slot machine according to  claim 8 ,
 said processing (A-2) is processing for rearranging said normal symbols or a combination of said normal symbols and said multiplying-factor symbol in the second display area of said display, after rearranging said normal symbols in the first display area of said display.   
   
   
       10 . A controlling method of a slot machine comprising steps of:
 (A) rearranging normal symbols or a combination of said normal symbols and a multiplying-factor symbol corresponding to a number;   (B-1) determining a normal payout amount, based on the numbers of said normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said step (A); and   (C-1) paying out, when said multiplying-factor symbol is rearranged in said step (A), game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in said step (B-1) by the number corresponding to said multiplying-factor symbol.   
   
   
       11 . A controlling method of a slot machine comprising steps of:
 (A) rearranging normal symbols or a combination of said normal symbols and a multiplying-factor symbol corresponding to a number;   (B-2) determining, based on the numbers of the normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said step (A), individual payout amounts for said respective types; and   (C-2) paying out, when said multiplying-factor symbol is rearranged in said step (A), a special amount of game media and a standard amount of game media, the special payout amount being obtained by multiplying an amount obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for said types satisfying a predetermined condition by said number corresponding to said multiplying-factor symbol, the standard payout amount being obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for types failing to satisfy the predetermined condition.