Gaming machine capable of realistically informing of a payout rate

Abstract

The present invention provides a gaming machine that is capable of causing a player to be realistically informed of a payout rate and that is capable of having a variety of entertaining options by making a variety of games playable. In the gaming machine, a prize according to a rendering time after the routine has migrated to a bonus game is awarded to a player, whereby the player can realize that the amount of the prize increases as the rendering time elapses. In this manner, the player can keep track of whether the amount of prize is large or small by means of an easily recognizable element that is referred to as the rendering time.

1 . A gaming machine comprising:
 an input device for starting a basic game;   a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbol groups are respectively drawn;   a display configured to display an image; and   a controller configured to execute processing operations of:   (a) based on an input to the input device, performing determination processing of randomly determining symbols to be displayed for a player when scrolling of a plurality of symbol arrays has stopped, and then, starting a basic game;   (b) scrolling a respective one of the plurality of symbol arrays that are displayed on the display;   (c) sequentially stopping the respective one of the scrolled symbol arrays, based on a result of the determination processing;   (d) after the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays has been stopped, when predetermined symbols are displayed, migrating to a bonus game and then displaying a rendering image for performing predetermined rendering on the display; and   (e) awarding a prize according to a rendering time of the predetermined rendering.   
     
     
         2 . A gaming machine comprising:
 an input device for starting a basic game;   a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbol groups are respectively drawn;   a display configured to display an image; and   a controller configured to execute processing operations of:   (a) based on an input to the input device, performing first determination processing of randomly determining symbols to be displayed for a player when scrolling of a plurality of symbol arrays has stopped, and then, starting a basic game;   (b) scrolling a respective one of the plurality of symbol arrays that are displayed on the display;   (c) sequentially stopping the respective one of the scrolled symbol arrays, based on a result of the first determination processing;   (d) after the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays has been stopped, when predetermined symbols are displayed, migrating to a bonus game and then displaying a rendering image for performing predetermined rendering on the display;   (e) performing second determination processing of randomly determining completion of the rendering every predetermined period of time and then completing the rendering based on a result of the second determination processing; and   (f) awarding a prize according to a rendering time of the predetermined rendering.   
     
     
         3 . A gaming machine comprising:
 an input device for starting a basic game;   a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbol groups are respectively drawn;   a display configured to display an image; and   a controller configured to execute processing operations of:   (a) based on an input to the input device, performing first determination processing of randomly determining symbols to be displayed for a player when scrolling of a plurality of symbol arrays has stopped, and then, starting a basic game;   (b) scrolling a respective one of the plurality of symbol arrays that are displayed on the display;   (c) sequentially stopping the respective one of the scrolled symbol arrays, based on a result of the first determination processing;   (d) after the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays has been stopped, when predetermined symbols are displayed, migrating to a bonus game, determining a rendering time for performing predetermined rendering, and then, displaying a rendering image according to the determined rendering time on the display; and   (e) awarding a prize according to the rendering time of the predetermined rendering.   
     
     
         4 . A gaming machine comprising:
 an input device for starting a basic game;   a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbol groups are respectively drawn;   a display configured to display an image; and   a controller configured to execute processing operations of:   (a) based on an input to the input device, performing determination processing of randomly determining symbols to be displayed for a player when scrolling of a plurality of symbol arrays has stopped, and then, starting a basic game;   (b) scrolling a respective one of the plurality of symbol arrays that are displayed on the display;   (c) sequentially stopping the respective one of the scrolled symbol arrays, based on a result of the determination processing;   (d) after the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays has been stopped, when predetermined symbols are displayed, migrating to a bonus game and then displaying a rendering image for performing predetermined rendering on the display;   (e) based on an input to the input device by a player, advancing the rendering and then selectively executing any of a plurality of games which is substantially identical in average amount of prizes, and is different in variation margin of prizes; and   (f) awarding a prize according to a result of the selectively executed game.   
     
     
         5 . A gaming machine comprising:
 an input device for starting a basic game;   a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbol groups are respectively drawn;   a display configured to display an image; and   a controller configured to execute processing operations of:   (a) based on an input to the input device, performing determination processing of randomly determining symbols to be displayed for a player when scrolling of a plurality of symbol arrays has stopped, and then, starting a basic game;   (b) scrolling a respective one of the plurality of symbol arrays that are displayed on the display;   (c) sequentially stopping the respective one of the scrolled symbol arrays, based on a result of the determination processing;   (d) after the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays has been stopped, when predetermined symbols are displayed, migrating to a bonus game and then displaying a rendering image for performing predetermined rendering on the display;   (e) awarding a prize according to a rendering time of the predetermined rendering; and   (f) randomly determining whether or not to migrate to another bonus game while executing the rendering, and in an affirmative result has been obtained, migrating to another bonus game.   
     
     
         6 . A gaming machine comprising:
 an input device for starting a basic game;   a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbol groups are respectively drawn;   a display configured to display an image; and   a controller configured to execute processing operations of:   (a) based on an input to the input device, performing determination processing of randomly determining symbols to be displayed for a player when scrolling of a plurality of symbol arrays has stopped, and then, starting a basic game;   (b) scrolling a respective one of the plurality of symbol arrays that are displayed on the display;   (c) sequentially stopping the respective one of the scrolled symbol arrays based on a result of the determination processing;   (d) after the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays has been stopped, when predetermined symbols are displayed, select any of a plurality of bonus games, based on an input to a predetermined input device by a player, and then, displaying a rendering display image that corresponds to the selected bonus game on the display;   (e) executing the selected bonus game, based on the input to the input device of the player; and   (f) awarding a prize according to contents of the bonus game.   
     
     
         7 . A gaming machine comprising:
 an input device for starting a basic game;   a plurality of reels on which a plurality of symbol groups are respectively drawn;   a display configured to display an image; and   a controller configured to execute processing operations of:   (a) based on an input to the input device, performing determination processing of randomly determining symbols to be displayed for a player when scrolling of a plurality of symbol arrays has stopped, and then, starting a basic game;   (b) scrolling a respective one of the plurality of symbol arrays that are displayed on the display;   (c) sequentially stopping the respective one of the scrolled symbol arrays, based on a result of the determination processing;   (d) after the scrolling of the plurality of symbol arrays has been stopped, when predetermined symbols are displayed, select any of a plurality of bonus games, based on an input to a predetermined input device by a player, and then, when displaying a rendering display image that corresponds to the selected first bonus game on the display;   (e) executing the selected first bonus game, based on the input to the input device by the player;   (f) randomly determining whether or not to migrate from the first bonus game to a second bonus game that is different from the first bonus game;   (g) executing the second bonus game, based on a result of the determination as to whether or not to migrate from the first bonus game to the second bonus game;   (h) randomly determining whether or not to migrate from the second bonus game to the first bonus game;   (i) executing the first bonus game again, based on the determination as to whether or not to migrate from the second bonus game to the first bonus game; and   (j) awarding a respective one of prizes according to contents of the first and second bonus games.