Gaming machine running common game
View Patent ↗A plurality of gaming terminals each having a terminal display on which a plurality of symbols are lined up, a plurality of upper displays forming a single common effect image display screen constituted by gaming terminal areas corresponding to the respective gaming terminals, and a center controller are included. The center controller determines whether a common game is being run when an independent special game is started, and produces an effect in the gaming terminal area corresponding to the gaming terminal, only when the common game is not being run.
1. A gaming machine comprising:
a plurality of gaming terminals, each capable of individually running an independent game and further capable of running a common game in which the other gaming terminals of the plurality of gaming terminals are able to join;
a display provided above the plurality of gaming terminals, the display having a plurality of gaming terminal areas that correspond to the plurality of gaming terminals and form a single common effect display screen when the common game is run;
an operation unit operable by a player;
a driver that is capable of biasing the operation unit; and
at least one controller configured to:
(a) when a game start signal of the independent game is sent from one of the plurality of gaming terminals, determine whether the common game is being run;
(b) if the common game is not being run, display an effect image regarding the independent game on the gaming terminal area corresponding to the gaming terminal that sent the game start signal; and
(c) bias the operation unit in synchronization with the effect image when the effect image is displayed.
2. The gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the at least one controller is further configured to:
(d) instruct the player to look at the display when the effect image is displayed.
3. The gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the at least one controller is further configured to:
(d) instruct the player to look at the display when the effect image is displayed.
4. A gaming machine comprising:
a plurality of gaming terminals, each comprising a terminal controller and capable of running
(i) a common game in which the other gaming terminals of the plurality of gaming terminals are able to join,
(ii) a base game, and
(iii) an independent special game;
a display provided above the plurality of gaming terminals, the display having a plurality of gaming terminal areas that correspond to the plurality gaming terminals and form a single common effect display screen when the common game is run;
an operation unit operable by a player;
a driver that is capable of biasing the operation unit; and
a center controller connected to the plurality of gaming terminals;
wherein the terminal controller in each of the plurality of gaming terminals is configured to:
(a1) run the base game, and
(a2) send an independent special game start signal to the center controller based upon a result of the base game; and
wherein the center controller is configured to:
(b1) when the independent special game start signal is sent from the terminal controller of one of the plurality of gaming terminals, run the independent special game and determine whether the common game is being run,
(b2) if the common game is not being run, display an effect image regarding the independent special game on the gaming terminal area corresponding to the gaming terminal comprising the terminal controller that sent the independent special game start signal, and
(b3) bias the operation unit in synchronization with the effect image when the effect image is displayed.
5. The gaming machine of claim 4 , wherein:
if the common game is not being run in (b2), displaying an effect image on the gaming terminal area of the common effect display screen, said gaming terminal area corresponding to the gaming terminal that sent the independent special game start signal.
6. The gaming machine of claim 4 , wherein:
the display is arranged so that the gaming terminal areas in the plurality of gaming terminal areas are provided in a parallel manner independently from the gaming terminals in the plurality of gaming terminals.