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 multiplication of 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 a plurality of normal symbols;   a multiplying-factor-symbol display device capable of varying and displaying a plurality of multiplying-factor symbols each having a different number from one another displayed thereon; and   a controller programmed to execute processing of:   (A) rearranging the plurality of the normal symbols 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);   (C) stop-displaying a single multiplying-factor symbol by said multiplying-factor-symbol display device, after varying and displaying said multiplying-factor symbols; and   (D-1) paying out game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in said processing (B-1) by the number displayed on said multiplying-factor symbol stop-displayed in said processing (C).   
   
   
       2 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said multiplying-factor symbols are colored or have a colored background, and   said processing (D-1) is processing for paying out, when a multiplying-factor symbol colored a predetermined color or having a background colored the predetermined color is stop-displayed in said processing (C), game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in said processing (B-1) by the number displayed on said multiplying-factor symbol.   
   
   
       3 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said processing (C) is processing for stop-displaying said multiplying-factor symbol by said multiplying-factor-symbol display device, after rearranging the plurality of the normal symbols in said processing (A).   
   
   
       4 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said processing (D-1) is processing for paying out game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in said processing (B-1) by the number displayed on said multiplying-factor symbol stop-displayed in said processing (C), on condition that the normal symbols rearranged in said processing (A) or a combination thereof satisfy a predetermined condition.   
   
   
       5 . The slot machine according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein   said processing (A) comprises processing of:   (A-1) rearranging a plurality of normal symbols to said display after game media are BET; and   (A-2) rearranging a plurality of normal symbols even without game media BET, on condition that the normal symbols rearranged in said processing (A-1) or a combination thereof satisfy the predetermined condition, and   said processing (B-1) comprises processing of:   (B-1-1) determining the normal payout amount, based on the numbers of the normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said processing (A-1); and   (B-1-2) determining the normal payout amount, based on the numbers of the normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said processing (A-2), and   said processing (D-1) is processing for paying out game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout determined in said processing (B-1-2) by the number displayed on the multiplying-factor symbol stop-displayed in said processing (C).   
   
   
       6 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display capable of rearranging a plurality of normal symbols;   a multiplying-factor-symbol display device capable of varying and displaying a plurality of multiplying-factor symbols each having a different number from one another displayed thereon; and   a controller programmed to execute processing of:   (A) rearranging the plurality of normal symbols 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;   (C) stop-displaying a single multiplying-factor symbol by said multiplying-factor-symbol display device, after varying and displaying said multiplying-factor symbols; and   (D-2) paying out a special amount of game media and a normal 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 the number displayed on the multiplying-factor symbol stop-displayed in said processing (C), 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 (D-2) comprises processing of:   (D-2-1) determining the special payout amount by multiplying an 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 stop-displayed in said processing (C) or a color of the background of said multiplying-factor symbol, by the number displayed on said multiplying-factor symbol;   (D-2-2) determining the standard payout amount by summing individual payout amounts for types other than said types; and   (D-2-3) paying out the special payout amount of game media determined in said processing (D-2-1) and the standard payout amount of game media determined in said processing (D-2-2).   
   
   
       8 . The slot machine according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein   said processing (C) is processing for stop-displaying said multiplying-factor symbol by said multiplying-factor-symbol display device, after rearranging the plurality of the normal symbols in said processing (A).   
   
   
       9 . The slot machine according to  claim 6 ,
 said processing (D-2) is processing for paying out the special amount of game media and the standard amount of game media, on condition that the normal symbols rearranged in said processing (A) or a combination thereof satisfy a predetermined condition, the special payout amount being obtained by multiplying an amount obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for said types satisfying the predetermined condition by the number displayed on the multiplying-factor symbol stop-displayed in said processing (C), the standard payout amount being obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for types failing to satisfy the predetermined condition.   
   
   
       10 . The slot machine according to  claim 9 ,
 said processing (A) comprises processing of:   (A-1) rearranging a plurality of normal symbols to said display after game media are BET, and   (A-2) rearranging a plurality of normal symbols even without game media BET, on condition that the normal symbols rearranged in said processing (A-1) or a combination thereof satisfy the predetermined condition,   said processing (B-2) comprises processing of:   (B-2-1) determining the individual payout amounts for said respective types, based on the numbers of the normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said processing (A-1); and   (B-2-2) determining the individual payout amounts for said respective types, based on the numbers of the normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said processing (A-2), and   said processing (D-2) is processing for paying out the special amount of game media and the standard amount of game media, the special payout amount being obtained by multiplying an amount obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for types satisfying the predetermined condition by the number displayed on the multiplying-factor symbol stop-displayed in said processing (C) out of the individual payout amounts for said respective types determined in said processing (B-2-2), the standard payout amount being obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for types failing to satisfy the predetermined condition out of the individual payout amounts determined in said processing (B-2-2).   
   
   
       11 . A controlling method of a slot machine comprising steps of:
 (A) rearranging a plurality of normal symbols to said display;   (B-1) determining a normal payout amount, based on the numbers of said normal symbols of respective types rearranged in said step (A);   (C) stop-displaying a single multiplying-factor symbol by multiplying-factor-symbol display device, after varying and displaying said multiplying-factor symbols; and   (D-1) paying out game media in amount obtained by multiplying the normal payout amount determined in said step (B-1) by the number displayed on said multiplying-factor symbol stop-displayed in said step (C).   
   
   
       12 . A controlling method of a slot machine comprising steps of:
 (A) rearranging a plurality of normal symbols to said display;   (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;   (C) stop-displaying a single multiplying-factor symbol by multiplying-factor-symbol display device, after varying and displaying said multiplying-factor symbols; and   (D-2) paying out a special amount of game media and a normal 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 the number displayed on the multiplying-factor symbol stop-displayed in said step (C), the standard payout amount being obtained by summing said individual payout amounts for types failing to satisfy the predetermined condition.