Gaming machine
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can provide more surprises and greater fun and increase interest in game playing while being distinct from other models by adding a wide variety of representation by moving devices to specific symbols presented on the reels. The present invention provide a gaming machine that can provide more surprises and greater fun and increase interest in game playing while being distinct from other models by adding a wide variety of visual representations by moving device to part of symbols presented on the reels.
1. A gaming machine comprising:
a plurality of reels rotatably provided with a plurality of types of symbols on a peripheral face;
a plurality of three-dimensional members disposed inside said peripheral face of said reels, each of which is capable of appearing from said peripheral face of each reel; and
a plurality of moving device, each of which make said each three-dimensional member freely appear from said peripheral face to an outside and disappear; wherein
each of said symbols includes a plurality of planar symbols on the peripheral face of each reel and a plurality of three-dimensional symbols on a surface of each three-dimensional member and
said moving device cause said three-dimensional members to project from said peripheral face to the outside if said reels stop and said symbols displayed in a predetermined area include any of said three-dimensional symbols.
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein each of said reels comprises a plurality of light sources disposed inside each three-dimensional member.
3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein each of said reels is connected to each three-dimensional member and comprises a plurality of slewing gears that cause each three-dimensional member to rotate around an axis in a direction perpendicular to said peripheral face.
4. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein three of said reels arrange side by side, and said gaming machine being a slot machine.
5. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein
each of said moving devices is elastically connected to each three-dimensional member,
symbol holes formed in shapes similar to symbols corresponding to said three-dimensional symbols and formed to allow said three-dimensional members to slide are provided on the peripheral face of said reels, and
each three-dimensional member appears in a direction perpendicular to the peripheral face from said symbol holes of said peripheral face by expansion and contraction of each moving devices.
6. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , further comprising an image display device displaying images related to a game is provided in front of said reels.