EP 0373801 A3 19910424 - GAMING AND AMUSEMENT MACHINES
Title (en)
GAMING AND AMUSEMENT MACHINES
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 8829036 A 19881213
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0373801A2] In a fruit machine in which three or more reels (1, 2, 3) carrying symbols are rotated and randomly stopped and the player receives an award or credit if a combination of symbols designated as a winning combination appears on a given 'win' line (W), means (8, 9) are provided allowing the player to chose to use the credit awarded to play a special feature game on the reels in which there are a plurality of possible win lines. The plurality of win lines may be provided by the machine becoming a 'three-or five-liner' or win lines being of the Tic-Tac-Toe kind.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 17/34 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 17/34 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] GB 2114347 A 19830817 - ACE COIN EQUIP
- [Y] GB 2182476 A 19870513 - ARTHUR EDWARD THOMAS LIMITED
- [X] GB 2119145 A 19831109 - UNIVERSAL KK
- [X] GB 2098779 A 19821124 - QUESTENCO LTD
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0373801 A2 19900620; EP 0373801 A3 19910424; EP 0373801 B1 19940914; DE 68918247 D1 19941020; DE 68918247 T2 19950216; GB 2226907 A 19900711; GB 2226907 B 19930210; GB 8829036 D0 19890125
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 89312571 A 19891201; DE 68918247 T 19891201; GB 8829036 A 19881213