Operating coin operated amusement appts.

摘要

The method operates a coin operated amusement device with a symbol memory device. This displays a symbol combination representing a win or a lose on rotating bodies covered with symbols behind viewing windows. The appts. has at least one stop button for holding at least one of the rotating bodies. The appts. also has a microcomputer to control the play of the game. An optical or acoustic signal is associated with the rotating body corresponding to the hold or stop button. The signal increases to a predetermined size within a predetermined time during which the player can hold this rotating reel by actuating the stop button. After this the optical or acoustic signal goes out suddenly. The player, in the case that the microprocessor produces a losing symbol combination, can hold a possible approaching symbol to a symbol representing a win.