Gaming machine, method for controlling a gaming machine, and method for playing a game

Abstract

A gaming machine includes a controller and a display. The controller controls the display. The controller is configured with logic to: (a) distribute cards to a player; (b) replace one or more of the distributed cards selected by the player with different cards; (c) execute a win game which provides an award when the final cards possessed by the player includes a predetermined combination; (d) continuously execute a plurality of subsequent win games in a high-probability mode when the cards including the predetermined combination matches a predetermined special combination; (e) accumulate a portion of the award provided in the win games so as to produce a special award; and (f) execute a chance game which determines whether to provide the special award when a number of the win games continuously executed in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.

1 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display; and   a controller that controls the display so as to display images related to a win game and a chance game, wherein   the controller is configured with logic to:   (a) distribute cards to a player;   (b) replace one or more of the distributed cards selected by the player with different cards;   (c) execute a win game which provides an award when the final cards possessed by the player includes a predetermined combination;   (d) continuously execute a plurality of subsequent win games in a high-probability mode when the cards including the predetermined combination matches a predetermined special combination;   (e) accumulate a portion of the award provided in the win games so as to produce a special award; and   (f) execute a chance game which determines whether to provide the special award when a number of the win games continuously executed in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.   
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller executes the chance game when a total amount of the award provided during the win games in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. 
   
   
       3 . The gaming machine according to  claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured with logic to (g) vary the probability of providing the special award in accordance with either one of the number of the win games continuously executed or the total amount of the award. 
   
   
       4 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured with logic to (g) vary the probability of providing the special award in accordance with either one of the number of the win games continuously executed or the total amount of the award. 
   
   
       5 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display; and   a controller that controls the display so as to display images related to a win game and a chance game, wherein   the controller is configured with logic to:   (a) distribute cards to a player;   (b) replace one or more of the distributed cards selected by the player with different cards;   (c) execute a win game which provides an award when the final cards possessed by the player includes a predetermined combination;   (d) continuously execute a plurality of subsequent win games in a high-probability mode when the cards including the predetermined combination matches a predetermined special combination;   (e) accumulate a portion of the award provided in the win games so as to produce a special award; and   (f) execute a chance game which determines whether to provide the special award when a number of the win games continuously executed in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined number and a total amount of the award provided during the win games in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount.   
   
   
       6 . The gaming machine according to  claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured with logic to (g) vary the probability of providing the special award in accordance with either one of the number of the win games continuously executed or the total amount of the award. 
   
   
       7 . A gaming machine comprising:
 a display; and   a controller that controls the display so as to display images related to a win game and a chance game, wherein   the controller is configured with logic to:   (a) distribute cards to a player;   (b) replace one or more of the distributed cards selected by the player with different cards;   (c) execute a win game which provides an award when the final cards possessed by the player includes a predetermined combination;   (d) continuously execute a plurality of subsequent win games in a high-probability mode when the cards including the predetermined combination matches a predetermined special combination;   (e) accumulate a portion of the award provided in the win games so as to produce a special award;   (f) execute a chance game which determines whether to provide the special award when a number of the win games continuously executed in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined number and a total amount of the award provided during the win games in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount; and   (g) vary the probability of providing the special award in accordance with either one of the number of the win games continuously executed or the total amount of the award.   
   
   
       8 . A method of controlling a gaming machine with a display, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) distributing cards to a player;   (b) replacing one or more of the distributed cards selected by the player with different cards;   (c) executing a win game which provides an award when the final cards possessed by the player includes a predetermined combination;   (d) continuously executing a plurality of subsequent win games in a high-probability mode when the cards including the predetermined combination matches a predetermined special combination;   (e) accumulating a portion of the award provided in the win games so as to produce a special award; and   (f) executing a chance game which determines whether to provide the special award when a number of the win games continuously executed in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.   
   
   
       9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein in step (f) the chance game is executed when a total amount of the award provided during the win games in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. 
   
   
       10 . The gaming machine according to  claim 9 , further comprising the step of: (g) varying the probability of providing the special award in accordance with either one of the number of the win games continuously executed or the total amount of the award. 
   
   
       11 . The gaming machine according to  claim 8 , further comprising the step of: (g) varying the probability of providing the special award in accordance with either one of the number of the win games continuously executed or the total amount of the award. 
   
   
       12 . A method of executing a win game, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) distributing cards to a player;   (b) replacing one or more of the distributed cards selected by the player with different cards;   (c) executing a win game which provides an award when the final cards possessed by the player includes a predetermined combination;   (d) continuously executing a plurality of subsequent win games in a high-probability mode when the cards including the predetermined combination matches a predetermined special combination;   (e) accumulating a portion of the award provided in the win games so as to produce a special award; and   (f) executing a chance game which determines whether to provide the special award when a number of the win games continuously executed in the high-probability mode is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.