Gaming machine

Abstract

A gaming machine includes a display form determining device for determining a display form of a special symbol, which is a symbol advantageous for payout and is to be stopped in at least one of display areas, in a bonus game when a shift determining device determines that the game mode shifts from a base game to a bonus game. The gaming machine further includes a display control device for controlling a display device in the bonus game to display the special symbol in the display form determined by the display form determining device.

1 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a display device having a plurality of display areas in each of which a plurality of symbols are variably displayed;    a symbol determining device for determining symbols to be stopped in each of the display areas of the display device;    a shift determining device for determining whether a game mode shifts from a base game to a bonus game based on the symbols determined by the symbol determining device;    a display form determining device for determining a display form of a special symbol, which is a symbol advantageous for payout and is to be stopped in at least one of the display areas, in the bonus game when the shift determining device determines that the game mode shifts from the base game to the bonus game; and    a display control device for controlling the display device in the bonus game to display the special symbol in the display form determined by the display form determining device.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the display form determining device determines the number of special symbols; and    the display control device controls the display device to display, in the display area or areas, the special symbol or symbols the number of which is determined by the display form determining device.    
   
   
       3 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the display form determining device determines one or more display areas in which the special symbol or symbols is or are to be stopped from the plurality of display areas; and    the display control device controls the display device to display the special symbol or symbols in the display area or areas determined by the display form determining device.    
   
   
       4 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the display form determining device determines that one or more special symbols are to be fixedly displayed during the bonus game; and    the display control device controls the display device to fixedly display the special symbols.