US Patent 7494415 Gaming machine

A gaming machine includes symbol display unit 4 for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, game element acquisition unit 2 for selecting a symbol displayed on the symbol display unit 4 and acquiring a game element based on the selected symbol, game processing unit 3 for performing game processing for players to compete with each other for a move of a piece based on the game element acquired in the game element acquisition unit 2, and game display unit 5 for displaying the processing result of the game processing unit 3.