EP1607917A1 - Spielautomat mit Bonusspielen - Google Patents

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EP1607917A1
EP1607917A1 EP04253601A EP04253601A EP1607917A1 EP 1607917 A1 EP1607917 A1 EP 1607917A1 EP 04253601 A EP04253601 A EP 04253601A EP 04253601 A EP04253601 A EP 04253601A EP 1607917 A1 EP1607917 A1 EP 1607917A1
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William George Cormack
Peter Mitchell
Chi We Chim
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Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/3293—Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements

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  • This invention relates to a gaming machine. More particularly, the invention relates to a gaming machine, to an improvement to a game played on such a gaming machine and to a system including a plurality of linked gaming machines.
  • a gaming machine having a display means and a game control means arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display means, the game control means being arranged to play a game in which at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize, wherein, when a trigger condition occurs in a base game, a bonus feature is awarded, the bonus feature comprising a series of feature games and, in order for a player to play each feature game, the player must make a wager on that feature game, any wins arising during the playing of each feature game being multiplied by a multiplier greater than one.
  • the multiplier that is applicable during the feature game is in addition to the multiplication of any win that occurs as a result of the player having bet more than one credit per line in the underlying base game which triggered the bonus feature.
  • the multiplier is an integer multiplier. For example, all wins occurring during any feature game may be multiplied by a multiplier of three.
  • a further bonus feature may be awarded.
  • the further bonus feature may, once again, comprise a series of feature games where, in order for the player to play each feature game of the further bonus feature, the player must make a wager on that feature game and any wins arising during the playing of each feature game of the further bonus feature are, once again, multiplied by a multiplier greater than one.
  • the multiplier that applies is in addition to the multiplication of any win that occurs as a result of the player having bet more than one credit per line in the underlying base game.
  • the further feature games may be added to any feature games remaining in the bonus feature in which the trigger condition again occurred.
  • the base game and each feature game may be spinning reel games and the trigger condition may be the occurrence of a predetermined number of scatter symbols.
  • the player may wager the same bet as the player wagered in the base game which triggered the bonus feature. Instead, the player may be able to lower his or her bet but not increase it for each of the feature games.
  • reference numeral 10 generally designates a gaming machine, including a game, in accordance with the invention.
  • the machine 10 includes a console 12 having a video display unit 14 on which a game 16 is played, in use.
  • the game 16 is a spinning reel game which simulates the rotation of a number of spinning reels 18.
  • a midtrim 20 of the machine 10 houses a bank 22 of buttons for enabling a player to play the game 16.
  • the midtrim 20 also houses a credit input mechanism 24 including a coin input chute 24.1 and a bill collector 24.2.
  • the machine 10 includes a top box 26 on which artwork 28 is carried.
  • the artwork 28 includes paytables, details of bonus awards, etc.
  • a coin tray 30 is mounted beneath the console 12 for cash payouts from the machine 10.
  • a control means or control circuit 32 is illustrated.
  • a program which implements the game and user interface is run on a processor 34 of the control circuit 32.
  • the processor 34 forms part of a controller 36 which drives the screen of the video display unit 14 and which receives input signals from sensors 38.
  • the sensors 38 include sensors associated with the bank 22 of buttons and touch sensors mounted in the screen of the video display unit 14.
  • the controller 36 also receives input pulses from the mechanism 24 to determine whether or not a player has provided sufficient credit to commence playing.
  • the mechanism 24 may, instead of the coin input chute 24.1 or the bill collector 24.2, or in addition thereto, be a credit card reader (not shown) or any other type of validation device.
  • the controller 36 drives a payout mechanism 40 which, for example, maybe a coin hopper for feeding coins to the coin tray 30 to make a pay out to a player when the player wishes to redeem his or her credit.
  • the game 16 is a spinning reel game comprising a plurality of reels 18.
  • a screen display 50 of a base game of the game 16 is shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.
  • the PYRAMID symbol is a scatter symbol 52.
  • a bonus feature is awarded.
  • the bonus feature is a sequence of 15 bonus games where all wins are multiplied by a multiplier greater than one. In this example, the multiplier has a value of 3.
  • the occurrence of 3 X PYRAMID symbols 52 results in a prize of 135 credits which is credited to a win meter 54 of the gaming machine. It is to be noted that a bet meter 56 of the gaming machines shows that the player had bet I credit per line on the 9 paylines.
  • the wins on the win meter 54 are transferred to a credit meter 58 of the gaming machine.
  • the player In order to play the bonus feature, the player must wager the same amount as was wagered in the base game which triggered the bonus feature. Thus, should the player wish to avail himself or herself of the feature games, the player must wager, in this case, 9 credits to play each bonus game.
  • a first message 60 occurs on the screen display 50 advising the player that the bonus feature has been triggered and that 15 bonus games have been won.
  • a second message 62 indicates to the player that, to commence the feature, the player must press the "Play X Lines” button where "X" is the number of paylines of the base game that the player had been playing at the time the bonus feature was triggered.
  • FIG. 4 of the drawings a screen display 60 of a result of the first feature game is shown. It is to be noted that the 135 credits on the win meter 54 at the end of the base game had been transferred to the credit meter 58 but the credit meter had subsequently been decremented by 9 credits due to the player paying for the first bonus game. There are, therefore, 226 credits on the credit meter 58.
  • a prize of 405 credits is awarded to the player and is displayed on the win meter 54.
  • the player must wager 9 credits, on each feature game.
  • a screen display 80 of a final feature game is shown in Figure 6 of the drawings.
  • a prize of 10 credits, multiplied by the multiplier of 3, for a total of 30 credits is awarded and is added to the win meter 54.
  • a message 82 of "X credits per line" is displayed on the screen display 80 together with a message 84 indicating that the feature has been completed.
  • the message 82 indicates that, for the following game, the gaming machine will pay according to its standard scorecard, ie without the prizes being multiplied by the multiplier. In other words, for any subsequent games played the standard scorecard applies. It is an advantage of the invention that a game sequence is provided which enables players to enjoy the awarding of feature games in jurisdictions where there is a cap on winnings which can be paid to players from any game and all its features. In effect, each feature game of the invention is an independent, bought game. Thus, retriggering of the bonus feature is possible without breaching the cap or limit applicable to the games and the gaming machine 10 as set by regulatory authorities of that jurisdiction.

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US8287371B2 (en) 2008-02-04 2012-10-16 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Method of gaming, a gaming system, and a game controller
US9646464B2 (en) 2012-06-07 2017-05-09 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Gaming system and a method of gaming
US10373429B2 (en) 2016-02-14 2019-08-06 King Show Games, Inc. Gaming device and system for use with capped awards

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US5704835A (en) * 1995-12-13 1998-01-06 Infinity Group, Inc. Electronic second spin slot machine
EP0874337A1 (de) * 1997-04-23 1998-10-28 Wms Gaming, Inc. Spielgerät mit Zusatzgewinnmodus
EP1063622A2 (de) * 1999-06-23 2000-12-27 Wms Gaming, Inc. Spielautomat mit mehreren Auszahlungsweisen und Darstellungsschema von Gewinnen
EP1150261A2 (de) * 2000-03-21 2001-10-31 Wms Gaming, Inc. Spielautomat mit beweglichen Symbolen auf einer Symbolanordnung
US20020107065A1 (en) * 2001-01-16 2002-08-08 Rowe Richard E. Casino gambling machine with bonus round award redemption
US20030054872A1 (en) * 2001-09-10 2003-03-20 Locke David K. Multiplier feature for a multi-spin slot game
US20040053687A1 (en) * 2002-09-13 2004-03-18 Dennis Nordman Gaming device having display with multiple radially translating indicators
US20040053679A1 (en) * 2002-09-16 2004-03-18 James Getz Gaming machine and method having a bonus game
US6729955B2 (en) * 2000-04-03 2004-05-04 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. Gaming machine with payout meter and animated payout display
EP1422673A1 (de) * 2002-11-20 2004-05-26 Atronic International GmbH Spielgerät mit einem Auslösungsereignis

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US5704835A (en) * 1995-12-13 1998-01-06 Infinity Group, Inc. Electronic second spin slot machine
EP0874337A1 (de) * 1997-04-23 1998-10-28 Wms Gaming, Inc. Spielgerät mit Zusatzgewinnmodus
EP1063622A2 (de) * 1999-06-23 2000-12-27 Wms Gaming, Inc. Spielautomat mit mehreren Auszahlungsweisen und Darstellungsschema von Gewinnen
EP1150261A2 (de) * 2000-03-21 2001-10-31 Wms Gaming, Inc. Spielautomat mit beweglichen Symbolen auf einer Symbolanordnung
US6729955B2 (en) * 2000-04-03 2004-05-04 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. Gaming machine with payout meter and animated payout display
US20020107065A1 (en) * 2001-01-16 2002-08-08 Rowe Richard E. Casino gambling machine with bonus round award redemption
US20030054872A1 (en) * 2001-09-10 2003-03-20 Locke David K. Multiplier feature for a multi-spin slot game
US20040053687A1 (en) * 2002-09-13 2004-03-18 Dennis Nordman Gaming device having display with multiple radially translating indicators
US20040053679A1 (en) * 2002-09-16 2004-03-18 James Getz Gaming machine and method having a bonus game
EP1422673A1 (de) * 2002-11-20 2004-05-26 Atronic International GmbH Spielgerät mit einem Auslösungsereignis

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8287371B2 (en) 2008-02-04 2012-10-16 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Method of gaming, a gaming system, and a game controller
US9011245B2 (en) 2008-02-04 2015-04-21 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Method of gaming, a gaming system, and a game controller
US9646464B2 (en) 2012-06-07 2017-05-09 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited Gaming system and a method of gaming
US9928693B2 (en) 2012-06-07 2018-03-27 Aristocrat Technologies Australian Pty Limited Gaming system and a method of gaming
US10373429B2 (en) 2016-02-14 2019-08-06 King Show Games, Inc. Gaming device and system for use with capped awards

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