Slot Machine Having Special Symbol And Control Method Thereof

Abstract

A slot machine of the present invention comprises: a display for arranging thereto a normal symbol and a special symbol having a plurality of payout patterns each with a payout number indicative of a payout value or with an odds number indicative of payout odds; and a controller programmed to execute processing of (B) stop-displaying the payout patterns having been variably displayed, in the case that the special symbol has been rearranged to the display, and (D) determining an amount of special payout based on the payout number and the odds number on the payout pattern stop-displayed in the processing (B).

1 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display for arranging thereto a normal symbol and a special symbol having a plurality of payout patterns each with a payout number indicative of a payout value or with an odds number indicative of payout odds; and   a controller, said controller programmed to execute processing of   (A) rearranging said normal symbol and/or said special symbol to said display,   (B) stop-displaying said payout patterns having been variably displayed, in the case that said special symbol has been rearranged to said display in said processing (A),   (C) determining an amount of normal payout based on a number of said normal symbol for each type, said normal symbol having been rearranged in said processing (A), and   (D) determining an amount of special payout based on said payout number and said odds number on said payout pattern stop-displayed in said processing (B).   
   
   
       2 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   a plurality of types of said special symbols are provided, and   at least a single type of said special symbol having at least one payout pattern with said odds number drawn thereon is provided.   
   
   
       3 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said processing (B) includes processing of   (B-1) stop-displaying, in the case that said special symbol is rearranged to said display in said processing (A), said payout pattern with said payout number drawn thereon in at least one special symbol, out of said special symbol stop-displayed in said processing (A).   
   
   
       4 . A slot machine comprising:
 a display for arranging thereto a normal symbol and a special symbol having a plurality of payout patterns each with a payout number indicative of a payout value or with an odds number indicative of payout odds; and   a controller, said controller programmed to execute processing of   (A) rearranging said normal symbol and/or said special symbol having said payout patterns stop-displayed therein to said display,   (B) determining whether or not said special symbol in number equal to or more than a fixed number has been rearranged to said display in said processing (A),   (C) stop-displaying said payout patterns after a variable display thereof, when determining in said processing (B) that said special symbol in number equal to or more than the fixed number has been rearranged,   (D) determining an amount of normal payout based on a number of said normal symbol for each type, said normal symbol having been rearranged in said processing (A), and   (E) determining an amount of special payout based on said payout number and said odds number on said payout pattern stop-displayed in said processing (C).   
   
   
       5 . A control method of a slot machine, said control method comprising steps of:
 (A) rearranging to a display a normal symbol and/or a special symbol having a plurality of payout patterns each with a payout number indicative of a payout value or a odds number indicative of payout odds;   (B) stop-displaying said payout patterns having been variably displayed, in the case that said special symbol has been rearranged to said display in said step (A);   (C) determining an amount of normal payout based on a number of said normal symbol for each type, said normal symbol having been rearranged in said step (A), and   (D) determining an amount of special payout based on said payout number and said odds number on said payout pattern stop-displayed in said step (B).