Gaming machine

Abstract

New gameplay elements enhance the enjoyment of the game. [Solution] The game state includes a normal state and a plurality of lower-prize-easy states in which the movable means is more easily displaced to a state in which it is easier for the game ball to enter the starting area than in the normal state, and at least one of the degree of advantage, continuation rate, and termination conditions is different from each other. Different display objects are associated with each of the plurality of lower-prize-easy states, and the game includes a performance control means that displays the display object corresponding to the lower-prize-easy state currently set on the performance display unit.

Claims

[Claim 1] A game board in which a game area is formed through which game balls flow, A starting area provided in the aforementioned game area, A movable means that can be displaced to a state that facilitates the entry of the game ball into the starting area, The aforementioned game area includes an entry area into which game balls can enter, A normal game execution means that performs a normal game, in which, based on the entry of a game ball into the entry area, one of a plurality of normal symbols, including at least a normal winning symbol, is determined, the determined normal symbol is stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display unit, and when the normal winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the normal symbol display unit, the movable means is displaced to a state that facilitates the entry of a game ball into the starting area; A special game execution means that, based on the entry of a game ball into the starting area, determines one of a plurality of special symbols, including at least a special winning symbol, stops and displays the determined special symbol on the special symbol display unit, and when the special winning symbol stops and displays on the special symbol display unit, executes a special prize opening opening game in which a large prize opening provided in the game area is opened and closed. A state setting means for setting a game state in which the conditions for the progress of the game are defined, Equipped with, The game states include a normal state, a plurality of lower-prize-easy states in which the movable means is more easily displaced to a state in which it is easier for the game ball to enter the starting area than in the normal state, and in which at least one of the degree of advantage, continuation rate, and termination conditions differs from each other, and a higher-prize-easy state that is relatively more advantageous to the player than the lower-prize-easy states. Each of the aforementioned lower-ranking easy-to-win states is associated with a different display object. Performance control means for displaying the display object corresponding to the lower prize easy-to-win state that is currently set on the performance display unit, A gaming machine that also features [the following].

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