Patent ID: 6699122
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A gaming machine comprising:a variable display device provided with a winning line for variably displaying to a player a plurality of symbols necessary for a principal game; a controller for controlling variable action of the variable display device; and a plurality of secondary display screens for displaying plural kinds of images necessary for a secondary game, each kind of image being associated with a symbol selected from the plurality of symbols, each of said secondary display screens having a plurality of blocks, wherein each secondary display screen is associated with a selected one of the plural kinds of images, each of which is further associated with a respective award, the secondary game being initiated when the controller detects a trigger symbol on the winning line when the variable action of the variable display is stopped, then one kind of image from among the plural kinds of images is selected to be displayed, and subsequently the selected kind of image is displayed corresponding in position to the symbol displayed in the variable display device in the plurality of blocks of the secondary display screen associated with said image in response to the displaying of the symbol with which the image is associated when the variable action of the variable display is stopped, and when at least one of the secondary display screens satisfies a predetermined end condition to complete the secondary game, the award associated with the image is given to the player.