Slot machine capable of displaying special picture consisting of a plurality of picture pieces and control method thereof

Abstract

According to a slot machine of the present invention, display objects may be stop-displayed to a symbol display. Each of the display objects shows a picture piece for forming a predetermined picture. In a case where the picture pieces shown in the display objects stop-displayed to the symbol display form the predetermined picture, a predetermined profit different from a normal payout is offered.

1 . A slot machine comprising:
 a symbol display capable of variably displaying a display object showing a normal symbol and a picture piece for forming a predetermined picture; and   a controller,   said controller programmed to execute processing of   (A) stop-displaying at least a plurality of said display objects after variably displaying the plurality of said display objects, to said symbol display,   (B) offering a normal payout corresponding to the normal symbols shown by the display objects stop-displayed in said processing (A) or a combination of the normal symbols, and   (C) offering a predetermined profit different from said normal payout, as triggered by formation of said predetermined picture by the picture pieces shown by the display objects stop-displayed in said processing (A).   
     
     
         2 . The slot machine according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   said processing (C) is processing of   offering said predetermined profit as triggered by formation of said predetermined picture by the picture pieces shown by the display objects stop-displayed in a predetermined display area in said symbol display, out of the display objects stop-displayed in said processing (A).   
     
     
         3 . The slot machine according to  claim 2  further comprising
 a memory capable of storing effect data for conducting an effect,   wherein   said predetermined display area includes N units (N being an integer equal to or more than 2) of individual display areas,   said processing (A) includes processing of   stop-displaying said display object in each of said individual display areas in succession, and   said controller is further programmed to execute processing of   (D) conducting the effect based on the effect data stored in said memory, if the picture pieces shown by the stop-displayed display objects form a picture when said display objects have been stop-displayed in (N−1) units of said individual display areas in said processing (A), said picture being said predetermined picture to be completed when the picture piece for forming said predetermined picture is stop-displayed in the last one of said individual display areas.   
     
     
         4 . A slot machine comprising:
 a symbol display capable of variably displaying a display object showing a normal symbol and a picture piece for forming a predetermined picture; and   a controller,   said controller programmed to execute processing of   (A) executing a normal game after stop-displaying at least a plurality of said display objects subsequent to a variable display of the plurality of said display objects to said symbol display, said normal game being a game offering a normal payout corresponding to the normal symbols shown by the stop-displayed display objects or a combination of the normal symbols; and   (B) executing a feature game different from said normal game, as triggered by formation of said predetermined picture by the picture pieces shown by the display objects stop-displayed to said symbol display, in said normal game executed in said processing (A).   
     
     
         5 . The slot machine according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein   said processing (B) includes processing of   (B-1) stop-displaying at least the plurality of said display objects after variably displaying the plurality of said display objects to said symbol display in said feature game, and   (B-2) offering a predetermined profit different from the payout corresponding to the normal symbols shown by the display objects or the combination of the normal symbols, as triggered by formation of the predetermined picture by the picture pieces shown by the display objects stop-displayed in said processing (B-1).   
     
     
         6 . A control method of a slot machine, said control method comprising steps of:
 (A) stop-displaying at least a plurality of display objects each showing a normal symbol and a picture piece for forming a predetermined picture, to a symbol display;   (B) offering a normal payout corresponding to the normal symbols shown by the display objects stop-displayed in said step (A) or a combination of the normal symbols; and   (C) offering a predetermined profit different from said normal payout, as triggered by formation of said predetermined picture by the picture pieces shown by the display objects stop-displayed in said step (A).   
     
     
         7 . A control method of a slot machine, said control method comprising steps of:
 (A) executing a normal game after stop-displaying at least a plurality of display objects each showing a normal symbol and a picture piece for forming a predetermined picture subsequent to a variable display of said plurality of display objects to a symbol display, said normal game being a game offering a normal payout corresponding to the normal symbols shown by the stop-displayed display objects or a combination of the normal symbols; and   (B) executing a feature game different from said normal game, as triggered by formation of said predetermined picture by the picture pieces shown by the display objects stop-displayed to said symbol display, in said normal game executed in said step (A).