Global Patent Index - EP 1600905 A1

EP 1600905 A1 20051130 - Gaming machine and method for controlling a gaming machine

Title (en)

Gaming machine and method for controlling a gaming machine

Title (de)

Spielautomat und Verfahren zum Kontrollieren eines Spielautomaten

Title (fr)

Machine de jeu et méthode pour controller une machine de jeu

Publication

EP 1600905 A1 20051130 (EN)

Application

EP 05011639 A 20050530

Priority

  • JP 2004159220 A 20040528
  • JP 2005071679 A 20050314

Abstract (en)

The preset invention provides a gaming machine which allows a player to enjoy himself/herself with a new game in accordance with effects and rules which have neither been used nor known heretofore. The game machine includes a display which is capable of displaying a predetermined game mode using plural kinds of blocks on a screen; a display controller which allows the display to display the game mode in which when the plural kinds of blocks are displayed in a stacked manner within a predetermined region of the screen and the blocks which are arranged next to each other turn out to be the same kind, the blocks which are arranged next to each other are eliminated; and payout means which awards the predetermined number of game mediums to a player in accordance with the number of blocks which are eliminated on the display. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 17/32

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 17/32 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3286 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3295 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1600905 A1 20051130; AU 2005202327 A1 20051215; US 2005266910 A1 20051201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05011639 A 20050530; AU 2005202327 A 20050527; US 13647505 A 20050525