Patent ID: 8216055

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a display that displays an image, a memory that stores an accumulated point-number to be updated depending on an execution result of a mini game, an input device that outputs a signal to start a basic game, and a game controller, wherein the game controller is programmed: (a1) to start the basic game as the signal is received from the input device; (a2) to determine whether to execute the mini game at least during execution of the basic game based on a sampled random number value and a mini game start determining table; (a3) to display the predetermined number of penalty-kick shoot-out images in the display, when it is determined to execute the mini game; (a4) to add a point-number corresponding to the number of victory times to the accumulated point-number to update the accumulated point-number, when the penalty-kick shoot-out ends in victory; (a5) to determine a game-number of a free game depending on the accumulated point-number after executing the mini game; (a6) to determine whether a winning combination occurs based on a random number value and a winning combination table in the basic game; (a7) to determine whether the winning combination is a bonus or not, when the winning combination occurs; (a8) to payout an award corresponding to the winning combination, when the winning combination is the bonus; (a9) to determine whether the mini game is ended or not, when the winning combination is not the bonus; and (a10) to execute the free game by the accumulated point-number, when the mini game is ended.