Game machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game.SOLUTION: Control can be performed to one of game states at least including a normal game state, a time-shortening game state that can be started when a time-shortening pattern is derived, and a jackpot game state that can be started when a jackpot pattern is derived. The time-shortening game state includes: a first time-shortening game state that can be started when a time-shortening pattern 10 is derived; and a second time-shortening game state that can be started when a time-shortening pattern 20 is derived and is more advantageous to a player than the first time-shortening game state. A game is progressed with leftward shooting as a normal mode in the normal game state or the first time-shortening game state, and a game is progressed with rightward shooting as a normal mode in the second time-shortening game state. While derivation of a time-shortening pattern is permitted when the time-shortening pattern is derived in the normal game state, derivation of the time-shortening pattern is not permitted when the time-shortening pattern is derived at least in the first time-shortening game state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 353

Claims

[Claim 1] a start information acquisition means for acquiring start information when an acquisition condition is satisfied; A holding means for holding a predetermined number of pieces of start information acquired by the start information acquisition means; A symbol variation execution means for executing a symbol variation based on the start information held by the holding means when a start condition is established; A determination means for determining the execution result of the pattern variation; A preceding determination means capable of determining the execution result of the pattern variation prior to the determination of the determination means; A game state control means capable of controlling a game state; A performance execution means capable of executing either the performance that can be executed based on the determination result of the determination means or a preceding performance that can be executed based on the determination result of the preceding determination means; a launch operation means for launching the game medium in response to a launch operation by a player to progress the game; The judgment result judged by the judgment means or the preceding judgment means includes at least a specific result and a special result different from the specific result, The game state control means includes: The game state can be controlled to any one of the game states including at least a normal game state, a specific game state to which the game state can be shifted when the specific result is derived as the judgment result of the judgment means, and a special game state to which the game state can be shifted when the special result is derived as the judgment result of the judgment means and to which a predetermined game value can be awarded; the identification result includes a first identification result and a second identification result different from the first identification result, the specific game state includes a first specific game state to which a player can be shifted when the first specific result is derived, and a second specific game state to which a player can be shifted when the second specific result is derived, the second specific game state being more advantageous to the player than the first specific game state; When the normal game state or the first specific game state is controlled, a game is progressed with a first firing operation as a regular mode, and when the second specific game state is controlled, a game is progressed with a second firing operation as a regular mode; The determination means is when the specific result is derived when the game state control means is controlled to the normal game state, the derivation of the specific result is permitted, whereas when the specific result is derived when the game state control means is controlled to at least the first specific game state, the derivation of the specific result is not permitted; The advance performance includes at least a specific advance performance that suggests that the specific result may be derived, The specific advance performance is a performance that can be executed for the start information from which the second specific result is derived when the start information from which the second specific result is derived exists in the holding means, while it is a performance that is not executed for the start information from which the first specific result is derived when the start information from which the first specific result is derived exists. A gaming machine characterized by:

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