Patent ID: 8083582

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a display on which plural types of symbols are variably displayed and stopped; and a processor for executing, (a) a process of executing a base game, wherein the symbols start to be variably displayed on the display and the symbols are stopped while the symbols are variably displayed on the display; (b) a process of awarding a prize for the base game based on a combination of the symbols stopped on the display; (c) a process of determining to-be-displayed number of choice images that are selectable by a player and displayed on the display, the choice images each being associated with free game condition including number of free games and payout rate in the free games according to a corresponding type of a special combination, in a case where the combination of the symbols stopped on the display corresponds to one of plural types of special combinations; and (d) a process of displaying the to-be-displayed number of the choice images determined at the process (c) on the display, accepting a selection of the player for the choice images, and executing the free game according to the free game condition related to the choice image selected by the player; wherein the free game condition is set such that payout rate in the free game is set lower as the number of free games is larger, and payout rate in the free game is set higher as the number of free games is smaller.