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 last one cell is punc...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which many lottery holes can be provided and a setup space can be effectively used, and a program thereof.

[0010] According to the invention described above, there is provided a plurality of lottery boards, each of which is provided with the plurality of lottery holes and has the face portion, on which the lottery ball can roll. Therefore, in connection with provision of many lottery holes, the setup space at the game place can be effectively used without any wasteful space. Accordingly, many lottery holes can be provided, and enjoyment of the game can be enhanced by expanding the payout range or the like.

[0012] According to the present invention as described above, some of the plurality of codes are set of the same type in the plurality of lottery boards. Therefore, by viewing a place on which the lottery ball rolls, a game player is allowed to easily recognize his / her desired identification information. Therefore, the player may feel more impatient or have a sense of anticipation, and enjoyment of the game can be enhanced.

[0014] According to the present invention as described above, the rolling motion of the lottery ball on the plurality of lottery boards is affected by the titling motion of the cabinet. For example, an unpredictable novel game can be provided, for example, by rolling of the lottery ball over the plurality of lottery boards or the like, and enjoyment of the game can be enhanced.

[0019] As described above, according to the present invention, the throwing direction of the lottery ball and the rotational direction of the lottery board are substantially coincident with each other. Therefore, the speed of the lottery ball is prevented from being immediately reduced, and thus the lottery ball is prevented from easily entering any lottery hole. Accordingly, there can be provided a game in which it is difficult to predict a lottery hole which the lottery ball enters and thus a player is made to feel more impatient and have an increased sense of anticipation. Furthermore, by rotating the lottery board clockwise and counterclockwise, variation of the game is enhanced and game players are not bored.

[0020] Furthermore, the first lottery ball throwing means and the second lottery ball throwing means may be designed to throw a lottery ball at a predetermined speed, and the lottery ball is prevented from immediately entering some lottery hole without consideration for the speed of the lottery ball. Therefore, there can be provided a game in which it is more difficult to predict a lottery hole which the lottery ball enters and thus a player is made to feel more impatient and have a further increased sense of anticipation.

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 last one cell is punched.

However, in the case of the lottery ball extraction type gaming machine described above, it is not easy that a lottery ball desired by a game player is extracted from many lottery balls, and thus an interesting source inherent to the bingo game may be lost, so that this type of gaming machine is unsuitable particularly in a case where a lottery of pieces of identification information is used.

However, from the viewpoint of the setup space of a gaming machine at a gaming place, it is not desirable to increase the size of the lottery board.

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