Patent ID: 7494415

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a symbol display unit that variably displays a plurality of symbols arranged on each of at least two reels, the at least two reels configured to be started by a player, the symbol display unit including the at least two reels for rotating a symbol row having a plurality of symbols provided on an outer periphery of the reel; a game element acquisition unit that selects a combination of symbols displayed on the symbol display unit and acquires a game element based on the selected combination, the game element acquisition unit controlling starting and stopping of rotation of the at least two reels to acquire the symbols and the game element based on input from the player; a game processing unit that performs game processing for players to compete with each other for a move of a piece based on the game element acquired in the game element acquisition unit, the game processing unit including, a piece position setting unit that determines the piece position on a route based on the game element acquired in the game element acquisition unit, the piece position setting unit changing the piece position stored in the piece position storage unit based on the game element acquired in the game element acquisition unit; a piece position storage unit that stores the piece position set in the piece position setting unit; a win/loss determination unit that determines which of the players wins the game based on a comparison between the piece position stored in the piece position storage unit and a predetermined position; and a route change unit that changes the route based on the game element acquired in the game element acquisition unit, said route change unit adds a new route when symbols acquired for all of the at least two reels are the same; and a game display unit that displays the processing result of the game processing unit.