Patent ID: 6471588
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A game machine for allowing a player to play a game comprising:displaying means capable of displaying a plurality of predetermined symbol arrangements each having various kinds of symbols arranged in a predetermined order; scrolling means for allowing said displaying means to display part of said symbols of said respective symbol arrangements on a window having a predetermined winning line crossing over said symbol of said respective symbol arrangements to define said symbols positioned on said winning line as a symbol combination and to scroll said symbols of said symbol arrangements within said window in two different predetermined scroll directions including first and second scroll directions; scroll starting means for allowing said scrolling means to start to scroll said symbols of said symbol arrangements within said window in said first scroll direction in response to a predetermined start instruction; receiving means for receiving a plurality of stop instructions corresponding to said plurality of symbol arrangements; random number generating means for generating a random number; stop instruction adjusting means for adjusting said plurality of stop instructions received by receiving means, on the basis of the random number generated by said random number generating means; scroll stopping means for allowing said scrolling means to independently stop scrolling said symbols of said symbol arrangements in response to said plurality of stop instructions, respectively, adjusted by said stop instruction adjusting means to bring the symbol of said corresponding symbol arrangements to a standstill on said winning line to obtain said symbol combination after all of said symbols are stopped scrolling; shifting means for allowing said displaying means to shift said symbols of said symbol arrangements in said first and second scroll directions within a predetermined waiting time after said stop instructions, respectively, are received by said receiving means to change said symbol combination; and evaluating means for evaluating said symbol combination on the basis of a predetermined winning combination for winning.