(19)
(11) EP 0 373 801 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.04.1991 Bulletin 1991/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.06.1990 Bulletin 1990/25

(21) Application number: 89312571.6

(22) Date of filing: 01.12.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G07F 17/34
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES NL

(30) Priority: 13.12.1988 GB 8829036

(71) Applicant: Bell-Fruit Manufacturing Company Limited
Nottingham NG7 2ND (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Farrell, Peter
    West Bridgeford Nottingham (GB)
  • Melen, Simon Charles
    Long Eaton Nottingham, NG10 3AH (GB)

(74) Representative: Lawrence, John et al
Barker, Brettell & Duncan, 138, Hagley Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 9PW
Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Gaming and amusement machines


    (57) 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.







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