Gaming Machine Rearranging Peripheral Symbols Again Around Predetermined Display Position

Abstract

A gaming machine 13 rearranges symbols on a liquid crystal display 30, determines whether a first game was switched to a second game based on whether a specific symbol is arranged in any one of display positions among a predetermined display position and a plurality of peripheral display positions therearound, upon determining that the first game was switched to the second game, while the specific symbol is consecutively arranged, repeats rearranging symbols in a display position set so as to be moved in a square spiral pattern in sequence in a predetermined direction from the peripheral display position, where the specific symbol was arranged, around the predetermined display position, and provides an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number.

1 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display for variably displaying each of a plurality of symbol groups; and   a controller for executing the following operations of:   (a) generating a random number, and starting a first game;   (b) determining a symbol to be rearranged on the display corresponding to the random number generated;   (c) variably displaying each of the plurality of symbol groups displayed on the display;   (d) rearranging the symbol determined;   (e) determining whether the first game was switched to a second game based on whether a specific symbol is arranged in any one of display positions among a predetermined display position and a plurality of peripheral display positions therearound;   (f) upon determining that the first game was switched to the second game, while the specific symbol is consecutively arranged, repeating rearrangement of symbols in a display position set so as to be moved in a square spiral pattern in sequence in a predetermined direction from the peripheral display position, where the specific symbol was arranged, around the predetermined display position; and   (g) providing an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number on the display among the symbols rearranged in the processing of (f).   
   
   
       2 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display for variably displaying each of a plurality of symbol groups; and   a controller for executing the following operations of:   (a) generating a random number and starting a first game;   (b) determining a symbol to be rearranged on the display corresponding to the random number generated;   (c) variably displaying each of the plurality of symbol groups displayed on the display;   (d) rearranging the symbol determined;   (e) determining whether the first game was switched to a second game based on whether a specific symbol is arranged in any one of display positions among a predetermined display position and a plurality of peripheral display positions therearound;   (f) upon determining that the first game was switched to the second game, while the specific symbol is arranged consecutively, repeating rearrangement of symbols in a display position set so as to be moved in a square spiral pattern in sequence in a predetermined direction from the peripheral display position, where the specific symbol was arranged, around the predetermined display position; and   (g) providing an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number on a winning line of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number among the symbols rearranged in the processing of (f).   
   
   
       3 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display for variably displaying each of a plurality of symbol groups; and   a controller for executing the following operations of:   (a) generating a random number and starting a first game;   (b) determining a symbol to be rearranged on the display corresponding to the random number generated;   (c) variably displaying each of the plurality of symbol groups displayed on the display;   (d) rearranging the determined symbol;   (e) providing an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number on the display of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number among the symbols rearranged in the processing of (d);   (f) determining whether the first game was switched to a second game based on whether the specific symbol is arranged in any one of display positions among a predetermined display position and a plurality of peripheral display positions therearound;   (g) upon determining that the first game was switched to the second game, while the specific symbol is consecutively arranged, repeating rearrangement of symbols in a display position set so as to be moved in a square spiral pattern in sequence in a predetermined direction from the peripheral display position, where the specific symbol was arranged, around the predetermined display position; and   (h) providing an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number on the display of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number among the symbols rearranged in the processing of (g).   
   
   
       4 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display for variably displaying each of a plurality of symbol groups; and   a controller for executing the following operations of:   (a) generating a random number and starting a first game;   (b) determining a symbol to be rearranged on the display corresponding to the random number generated;   (c) variably displaying each of the plurality of symbol groups displayed on the display;   (d) rearranging the determined symbol;   (e) providing an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number on a winning line of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number among the symbols rearranged in the processing of (d);   (f) determining whether the first game was switched to a second game based on whether a specific symbol is arranged in any one of display positions among a predetermined display position and a plurality of peripheral display positions therearound;   (g) upon determining that the first game was switched to the second game, while the specific symbol is consecutively arranged, repeating rearrangement of symbols in a display position set so as to be moved in a square spiral pattern in sequence in a predetermined direction from the peripheral display position, where the specific symbol was arranged, around the predetermined display position; and   (h) providing an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number on the display of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number among the symbols rearranged in the processing of (g).   
   
   
       5 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display for variably displaying each of a plurality of symbol groups; and   a controller for executing the following operations of:   (a) generating a random number and starting a first game;   (b) determining a symbol to be rearranged on the display corresponding to the generated random number;   (c) variably displaying each of the plurality of symbol groups displayed on the display;   (d) rearranging the symbol determined;   (e) determining whether the first game was switched to the second game based on whether a specific symbol is rearranged in a center display position of symbol display areas arranged in a matrix of a plurality of blocks;   (f) upon determining that the first game was switched to the second game, while the specific symbol is consecutively arranged, repeating rearrangement of the specific symbol in a single block among a plurality of peripheral blocks adjacent consecutively with the center display position, and rearranging the specific symbol sequentially in a block positioned in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction around the center display position therefrom; and   (g) providing an award corresponding to a symbol rearranged so that the total number on the display of the symbol and the specific symbol is at least a predetermined number among the symbols rearranged in the processing of (f).