Game machine and game program

Abstract

The game machine and game program of the present invention display, at the start of a game, multiple static symbols by constantly changing to various types of symbols including the wild symbol. The game machine then executes a static display by displaying such changing symbols statically again in each display area and recognizes the arrangements of each static symbol. Then, the game machine visually displays the arrangement of the symbols by which multiple wins are established or the win line related to such arrangements of the symbols, when the pre-determined combinations of symbols, in which at least one wild symbol is included, are arranged so that multiple wins are established. The game machine and game program according to the present invention increases the player's interest and arouses the player's anticipation.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 667,607, filed Sep. 22, 2003, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-343921, filed Nov. 27, 2002, all of which are incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a game machine that provides a clear display of symbols in multiple winning arrangements or win lines related to the symbols.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Conventional game machines that display various symbols including wild symbols in the display area are well known. When pre-determined combinations of the symbols are arranged in such a way that a win is established, these game machines visually display the symbols or the win lines related to such symbols. Since the wild symbols play a special role of substituting for the other kind of symbols, it is easy for players to understand the win by clearly displaying that the pre-determined ar...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]Thus, the win lines are sequentially displayed according to each individual winning pattern established by the arrangements of symbols. In other words, the win lines are displayed one by one with time intervals. This procedure allows the player to grasp the established win line more easily than all the win lines are displayed at one time. As a result of the player's interests in the game are aroused.

[0014]When the pre-determined combinations of symbols are arranged in such a way that multiple wins are established, the symbols that constitute the winning arrangements vibrate. Because of the vibration of the symbols the players can recognize easily which win line and arrangement of symbols made him win, i.e., the player can easily recognize if there was a win or not. As a result, the player's interest in the game is aroused.

[0016]Since the wild symbol included in the winning arrangement is changed into other kind of symbols in the winning arrangement within a certain interval time, the player can recognize easily as soon as the winning is established the combination of symbols by which he wins. As a result the player's interests in the game are aroused.

[0022]Thus, the symbols of the pre-determined arrangement or the win line related to the symbols are visually displayed, when the arrangements of the symbols that are selected by the symbol selection module, regardless if the symbols are displayed statically or not, are the pre-determined combinations of symbols arranged in such a way that a multiple wins are established by including at least one wild symbol. By these displays the player can easily recognize that not only the winning but also the winning combinations and arrangements of the symbols. As a result the player's interest in the game is aroused.

Problems solved by technology

However, when the pre-determined arrangement of symbols including at least one wild symbol establishes multiple wins, the player may be confused and may not understand by which arrangement of symbols he has won.

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