EP0058488A1
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An amusement or gaming machine
Assignee: ACE COIN EQUIPMENT Ltd
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Filing: 1982-01-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A fruit machine has a display screen (5) on which is formed an image consisting of a plurality of columns of symbols (1-4), the symbols progressing during play along the column to disappear from the bottom end thereof while fresh symbols appear at the top end of the column. The movement of the symbols is stopped at the end of the game to produce a static final image in which the combination of symbols determines whether or not a player has won. Column-exchanging means controlled by player controls (8 and 9) are provided to enable the player to exchange the positions of respective columns of symbols in the display in an attempt to achieve a winning combination.
Inventors
- 👤 William Keith Arnold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:13
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/326; G07F17/3262; G07F17/3265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
An amusement or gaming machine having a display screen on which is formed an image of a symbol array in which the symbols change during play to form chance combinations, the displayed combination of symbols at the end of a game determining whether or not the player has won according to predetermined rules, in which machine symbol-exchanging means operable by the player are provided to enable the player to exchange the respective positions of at least two of the symbols in a static condition of the array during the course of a game in an attempt to obtain an advantage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
An amusement or gaming machine having a display screen on which is formed an image of a symbol array in which the symbols change during play to form chance combinations, the displayed combination of symbols at the end of a game determining whether or not the player has won according to predetermined rules, in which machine symbol-exchanging means operable by the player are provided to enable the player to exchange the respective positions of at least two of the symbols in a static condition of the array during the course of a game in an attempt to obtain an advantage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
118 words
A fruit machine having a display screen on which is formed an image consisting of a plurality of columns of symbols, the symbols progressing during play along the column to disappear from one end thereof while fresh symbols appear at the other end of the column, the displayed combination of symbols at the end of the game determining whether or not a player has won according to predetermined rules, in which machine symbol exchanging means operable by the player are provided to enable the player to exchange the respective positions of at least two of the symbols in a static condition of the displayed image during the course of a game in an attempt to obtain an advantage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
A fruit machine having a display screen on which is formed an image consisting of a plurality of columns of symbols, the symbols progressing during play along the column to disappear from one end thereof while fresh symbols appear at the other end of the column, the displayed combination of symbols at the end of the game determining whether or not a player has won according to predetermined rules, in which machine symbol exchanging means operable by the player are provided to enable the player to exchange the respective positions of at least two of the symbols in a static condition of the displayed image during the course of a game in an attempt to obtain an advantage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fruit machine according to claim 2, wherein the symbol exchanging means comprises means for enabling the player to exchange the respective positions of first and second columns of symbols.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A fruit machine according to claim 3 which has a display of four or more columns of symbols, wherein the symbol-exchanging means comprises means for exchanging the respective positions of third and fourth symbol columns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the symbol-exchanging means constitutes an intermittent feature of the machine which is available only for selected games.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A machine according to claim 5 which has a warning device to indicate that the column-exchanging feature is available.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the symbol-exchanging means is operable by the player in a static condition of the symbol array at the end of a game.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the symbol-exchanging means is operable by the player in a static condition of the symbol array at the start of a game.
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