Global Patent Index - EP 1760676 A2

EP 1760676 A2 20070307 - Gaming machine, game control method and game system

Title (en)

Gaming machine, game control method and game system

Title (de)

Spielautomat, Spielsteuerungsverfahren und Spielsystem

Title (fr)

Machine de jeu, procédé de contrôle de jeu et système de jeu

Publication

EP 1760676 A2 20070307 (EN)

Application

EP 06300199 A 20060306

Priority

  • JP 2005015782 W 20050830
  • JP 2005015805 W 20050830

Abstract (en)

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine which can prevent for a player who has spent many of the game media from feeling unpleasant against the game, building up distrust thereto, or losing interest in or a concern on the game. The gaming machine comprising: output means capable of outputting an image or a sound; winning combination determination means for determining a winning combination by a lottery; means for generating a first special game state that is a game state advantageous to a player when the determined winning combination is a special winning combination; means for, when a predetermined variable accumulatively counted each time a game is played reaches a set value that is an object of comparison with said predetermined variable, and that is selected from plural candidate values stepwise determined in advance, generating a second special game state that is a game state advantageous to a player and in which a degree of advantage corresponding to the set value is determined; and means for notifying that said second special game state has been generated based on said set value by outputting an image or a sound to said output means.

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 17/3244 (2013.01)

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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1760676 A2 20070307; EP 1760676 A3 20070704; AU 2006200954 A1 20070315; AU 2006200954 B2 20120112; EA 010961 B1 20081230; EA 200600969 A1 20070427

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06300199 A 20060306; AU 2006200954 A 20060306; EA 200600969 A 20060614