Patent ID: 8998713
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine configured to allow a normal game to be shifted to a special game, the gaming machine comprising: a common display configured to display a common effect image; a control lever configured to be rotatable in forward and backward directions, the control lever including: a grip which is configured to be held by a first hand of a player and which allows the player to fix the control lever or rotate the control lever in the forward and backward directions; and a reel unit including a rotation axis, a reel handle configured to rotate the rotation axis, a rotation sensor configured to detect a number of rotations of the rotation axis, and a rotation resistance imparting unit configured to impart resistance to the rotation axis such that torque increases in accordance with a rotational speed of rotation of the rotation axis in one direction, the reel unit being formed on a side of the grip and configured such that when the control lever is fixed as the player holds the grip by the first hand, the reel handle can be rotated by a second hand of the player; and a controller in communication with the common display and the control lever, the controller being configured to execute the steps of: (a1) when a predetermined condition is satisfied, causing the normal game to be shifted to the special game; (a2) in accordance with a game status of the special game, causing the rotation sensor to detect the number of rotations of the rotation axis as the reel handle of the reel unit is rotated; and (a3) in accordance with the detected number of rotations, changing an effect content represented by the common effect image displayed on the common display.