Game machine and program

Abstract

A gaming machine having rotation control means for controlling a base member so that the base member is counterclockwise and clockwise rotatable, a first lottery ball introducing device for throwing in a lottery ball in substantially the same direction as a direction vector when the base member is rotated, a second lottery ball introducing device for throwing in a lottery ball in a direction facing the first lottery ball introducing device, lottery ball throw-in means for throwing in a lottery ball from any one of the first lottery ball introducing device and the second lottery ball introducing device, and lottery ball detecting means for detecting which one of the first lottery ball introducing device and the second lottery ball introducing device the lottery ball is thrown in from, wherein the base member control means has a function of determining the rotating direction of the base member on the basis of the detection result of the lottery ball detecting means. Accordingly, in a gaming machine such as a bingo game, after a lottery ball is thrown in, it is prevented from entering a lottery hole, and enjoyment of the game player is perpetuated.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a program thereof. RELATED ART [0002] Conventionally, there has been a bingo game played with a bingo card having cells arranged thereon in a matrix form and allocated with various kinds of identification information, in the game, a cell having identification information selected by lottery is punched, and a player who can first punch and align any sequence of cells arranged in the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions wins the game. [0003] The rule of the bingo game as described above is simple. However, unlike another game method, in which a game result is determined by only one lottery drawing, the bingo game provides such an effect that each player may become impatient because his / her bingo card is not immediately punched out for the win or each player experiences a sense of anticipation that he / she would “win the game” because a sequence of cells is completed if the lost one cell is punc...

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Benefits of technology

[0023] According to the invention described above, the lottery balls can be withdrawn by merely tilting the cabinet without equipping any withdrawing device such as a suction device or the like, and the gaming machine can be manufactured simply at low cost. In particular, in a large-size gaming machine such as a bingo game or the like, it is required to reduce the setup space of the gaming machine even if its reducing level is small, and the setup space can be further reduced by the present invention. Furthermore, it is unnecessary to provide the lottery ball discharging means to each of the a plurality of lottery holes, and the gaming machine can be manufactured more simply at lower cost.

Problems solved by technology

However, unlike another game method, in which a game result is determined by only one lottery drawing, the bingo game provides such an effect that each player may become impatient because his / her bingo card is not immediately punched out for the win or each player experiences a sense of anticipation that he / she would “win the game” because a sequence of cells is completed if the lost one cell is punched.

However, in such a gaming machine, after a lottery ball enters a lottery hole, the lottery ball must be withdrawn so that the withdrawn lottery ball can be thrown in again, and thus a withdrawing mechanism for withdrawing lottery balls, etc., hinder simplification of gaming machines.

Furthermore, if means for solving this problems loses the realistic sensation, it would expose game performance which is familiar, but simple, and it is difficult to perpetuate the game players' interest in the games.

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