Gaming machine

Abstract

It is disclosed the slot machine 1, in which when it is determined that the “colorless effect” process utilizing the colorless 7 symbol 193 is done (S33) and for example, the winning combination of the red 7-red 7-red 7 is won, two red 7 symbols are automatically stopped and displayed along the pay line, thereafter the colorless 7 symbol is stopped and displayed along the pay line (S37). Further, after 0.5 seconds are elapsed, red color is added to the colorless 7 symbol 193 by displaying red color in the area superimposing with the colorless 7 symbol 193, thereby the colorless 7 symbol 193 is displayed as the red 7 symbol (S38). And in the free game conducted continuous to the base game based on that the trigger thereof is realized, when the specific winning combination (red 7-red 7-TRIPLE or red 7-red 7-DOUBLE) is won, the red 7 symbols are stopped on the pay line on the left reel 220 and the center reel 220 and the first divisional symbol “LE”, which is obtained by dividing the word “TRIPLE” or DOUBLE” into two, is stopped, thereafter the symbols are scrolled on the variable display portion 24 corresponding to the right reel 220 and the other second divisional symbol “TRIP” or “DOUB”, which forms the word “TRIPLE” or “DOUBLE” in cooperation with the first divisional symbol “LE”, is stopped on the pay line.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATION(S) [0001] This application is based upon and claims a priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2003-199996 filed on Jul. 22, 2003, 2003-201071 filed on Jul. 24, 2003 and 2004-208363 filed on Jul. 15, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application entitled to “GAMING MACHINE WITH DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VARIABLY DISPLAYING SYMBOLS THEREON AND CAPABLE OF CHANGING NUMBER OR SHAPES OF SYMBOLS UNDER PREDETERMINED CONDITION”, which is based upon and claims a priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2003-199206 and 2003-199216 both of which were filed on Jul. 18, 2003 and the inventor of which is Motoaki TACHIKAWA BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a gaming machine which gives predetermined benefit to a player when symbols on a plurality of variable display portions...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] The present invention has bee done to accomplish the above problems and has an object to provide a gaming machine in which the symbols stopped on the variable display portions are at first displayed

Problems solved by technology

However, in the slot machine disclosed in the above reference, since the reels are automatically rotated and stopped if the free game is started, the player only sees moving reels and there is no chance to raise player's

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