Gaming machine capable of broadcasting a status of a game by a reel action

Abstract

A gaming machine capable of prompting a player to pay his or her attention to a unit game that is attractive to the player, by performing a rendering caused by WILD symbol display or symbol movement mode. Symbols that are associated with a first scroll line are moved in a first direction, and symbols that are associated with a second scroll line are moved in a direction that is different from the first direction. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, a WILD symbol that is included in the symbols that are associated with the second scroll line is displayed in a stopped state, and as triggered by the fact that the WILD symbol has been displayed in the stopped state, the symbols that are associated with the first scroll line are displayed so that a movement speed is gradually slowed down.

1 . A gaming machine in which a prize is determined based on rearranged symbols, the gaming machine comprising:
 a display having a display region in which symbols that are associated with each of a plurality of scroll lines are to be displayed; and   a controller for controlling a unit game in which the symbols that are associated with said each scroll line are moved and then the moved symbols are rearranged in the display region, the controller being programmed to execute processing operations of:   (1-1-1) randomly determining symbols to be rearranged;   (1-1-2) displaying symbols that are associated with at least one first scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved in a first direction;   (1-1-3) displaying symbols that are associated with at least one second scroll line that is different from the first scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved in a direction that is different from the first direction;   (1-1-4) after a predetermined period of time has elapsed subsequent to the processing operation of (1-1-3), displaying a WILD symbols that are included in the symbols that are associated with at least one second scroll line, in the display region so as to be displayed in a stopped state;   (1-1-5) displaying the symbols that are associated with at least one first scroll line in the display region so that a movement speed is gradually slowed down as triggered by a fact that the WILD symbol is displayed in the stopped state; and   (1-1-6) automatically stopping symbols that are associated with at least one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines and then rearranging the symbols that are determined in accordance with the processing operation of (1-1-1).   
     
     
         2 . A gaming machine in which a prize is determined based on rearranged symbols, the gaming machine comprising:
 a display having a display region in which symbols that are associated with each of a plurality of scroll lines are to be displayed; and   a controller for controlling a unit game in which the symbols that are associated with said each scroll line are moved and then the moved symbols are rearranged in the display region, the controller being programmed to execute processing operations of:   (1-2-1) randomly determining symbols to be rearranged;   (1-2-2) displaying predetermined symbols that are associated with the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved in a first direction by a predetermined distance at a first speed that is slower than a predetermined speed;   (1-2-3) displaying the predetermined symbols in the display region in a second direction that is different from the first direction at a second speed that is different from the first speed, as triggered by a fact that the predetermined symbol has been moved by the predetermined distance; and   (1-2-4) automatically stopping symbols that are associated with at least one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines and then rearranging the symbols that are determined in accordance with the processing operation of (1-2-1).   
     
     
         3 . A gaming machine in which a prize is determined based on rearranged symbols, the gaming machine comprising:
 a display having a display region in which symbols that are associated with each of a plurality of scroll lines are to be displayed; and   a controller for controlling a unit game in which the symbols that are associated with said each scroll line are moved and then the moved symbols are rearranged in the display region, the controller being programmed to execute processing operations of:   (1-3-1) randomly determining symbols to be rearranged;   (1-3-2) displaying predetermined symbols that are associated with the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved in a first direction at a first speed;   (1-3-3) displaying the predetermined symbols in the display region so as to be moved in the first direction at a second speed that is faster than the first speed;   (1-3-4) displaying symbols that are associated with each other, in the display region so as to be moved and arranged in line, in a case where the symbols that are associated with each of at least two scroll lines among the plurality of scroll lines, and that are associated with each other, are not arranged while the predetermined symbols are moved in the first direction at the second speed;   (1-3-5) displaying symbols in the display region so as to be moved at a third speed that is slower than the first speed, as triggered by a fact that the symbols associated with each other have been arranged; and   (1-3-6) automatically stopping symbols that are associated with at least one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines and then rearranging the symbols that are determined in accordance with the processing operation of (1-3-1).   
     
     
         4 . A gaming machine in which a prize is determined based on rearranged symbols, the gaming machine comprising:
 a display having a display region in which symbols that are associated with each of a plurality of scroll lines are to be displayed; and   a controller for controlling a unit game in which the symbols that are associated with said each scroll line are moved and then the moved symbols are rearranged in the display region, the controller being programmed to execute processing operations of:   (1-4-1) randomly determining symbols to be rearranged;   (1-4-2) displaying predetermined symbols that are associated with the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved in a first direction at a first speed;   (1-4-3) displaying the predetermined symbols in the display region so as to be moved in the first direction ay a second speed that is slower than the first speed;   (1-4-4) displaying symbols that are associated with each other in the display region so as to be moved and arranged in line, in a case where the symbols that are associated with each of at least two scroll lines among the plurality of scroll lines, and that are associated with each other, are not arranged while the predetermined symbols are moved in the first direction at the second speed;   (1-4-5) displaying symbols in the display region so as to be moved at a third speed that is slower than the first speed, as triggered by a fact that the symbols associated with each other have been arranged; and   (1-4-6) automatically stopping symbols that are associated with at least one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines and then rearranging the symbols that are determined in accordance with the processing operation of (1-4-1).   
     
     
         5 . A gaming machine in which a prize is determined based on rearranged symbols, the gaming machine comprising:
 a display having a display region in which symbols that are associated with each of a plurality of scroll lines are to be displayed; and   a controller for controlling a unit game in which the symbols that are associated with said each scroll line are moved and then the moved symbols are rearranged in the display region, the controller being programmed to execute processing operations of:   (1-5-1) randomly determining symbols to be rearranged;   (1-5-2) displaying predetermined symbols that are associated with the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved in a first direction at a first speed;   (1-5-3) displaying the predetermined symbols in the display region so as to be moved in the first direction at a second speed that is slower than the first speed;   (1-5-4) determining whether or not symbols that are associated with each other can be moved and arranged in line at the second speed, in a case where the symbols that are associated with each of at least two scroll lines among the plurality of scroll lines, and that are associated with each other, are not arranged while the predetermined symbols are moved in the first direction at the first speed;   (1-5-5) displaying the symbols that are associated with each other in the display region so as to be moved and arranged in line at the second speed, in a case where the symbols that are associated with each other can be moved and arranged in line at the second speed;   (1-5-6) repeating the processing operation of (1-5-4) and the processing operation of (1-5-5) at least once;   (1-5-7) displaying the symbols that are associated with each other in the display region so as to be moved and arranged in line at the second speed as to all of the plurality of scroll lines;   (1-5-8) after the processing operation of (1-5-7) has been executed, displaying the symbols that are associated with each other, in the display region so as to be slowed down and moved while the associated symbols are arranged; and   (1-5-9) automatically stopping symbols that are associated with at least one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines and then rearranging the symbols that are determined in accordance with the processing operation of (1-5-1).   
     
     
         6 . A gaming machine in which a prize is determined based on rearranged symbols, the gaming machine comprising:
 a display having a display region in which symbols that are associated with each of a plurality of scroll lines are to be displayed; and   a controller for controlling a unit game in which the symbols that are associated with said each scroll line are moved and then the moved symbols are rearranged in the display region, the controller being programmed to execute processing operations of:   (1-6-1) randomly determining symbols to be rearranged;   (1-6-2) displaying predetermined symbols that are associated with the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved;   (1-6-3) subsequent to the processing operation of (1-6-2), stopping the predetermined symbols and then displaying the stopped symbols in the display region;   (1-6-4) after the processing operation of (1-6-3) has been executed, displaying symbols that are associated with at least one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved in a stepwise manner along the scroll line;   (1-6-5) displaying the symbols that are moved in the stepwise manner, in the display region so as to be moved by a predetermined distance in a first direction along the scroll line;   (1-6-6) displaying the systems that are moved in the stepwise direction, in the display region so as to be moved by a predetermined distance in a second direction that is different from the first direction along the scroll line;   (1-6-7) stopping the symbols that are moved in the stepwise manner and then displaying the stopped symbols in the display region;   (1-6-8) after the processing operation of (1-6-4) has been executed, randomly selecting and executing any one of the processing operations of (1-6-5) to (1-6-7); and   (1-6-9) automatically stopping symbols that are associated with at least one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines and then rearranging the symbols that are determined in accordance with the processing operation of (1-6-1).   
     
     
         7 . A gaming machine in which a prize is determined based on rearranged symbols, the gaming machine comprising:
 a display having a display region in which symbols that are associated with each of a plurality of scroll lines are to be displayed; and   a controller for controlling a unit game in which the symbols that are associated with said each scroll line are moved and then the moved symbols are rearranged in the display region, the controller being programmed to execute processing operations of:   (1-7-1) randomly determining symbols to be rearranged;   (1-7-2) displaying symbols that are associated with one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved;   (1-7-3) after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the processing operation of (1-7-2) has been executed, displaying symbols that are associated with another scroll line that is different from said one scroll line among the plurality of scroll lines, in the display region so as to be moved;   (1-7-4) repeating the processing operations of (1-7-2) and (1-7-3) until symbols that are associated with all of the plurality of scroll lines have been moved; and   (1-7-5) automatically stopping symbols that are associated with at least one among the plurality of scroll lines and then rearranging the symbols that are determined in accordance with the processing operation of (1-7-1).