Gaming Machines

Abstract

To develop a game machine that can appropriately manage the number of held balls and the number of enclosed game balls.SOLUTION: Circulation means includes a circulation path through which game balls discharged from a game area flow. The circulation path includes a first sensor and a second sensor capable of detecting game balls. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a predetermined process can be executed to determine whether or not the number of game balls in the game machine is within an appropriate range. When the predetermined process is executed, notification regarding a first error is executed when the first sensor does not detect a game ball and notification regarding a second error is executed when the second sensor detects a game ball.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 460

Claims

[Claim 1] A plurality of winning holes into which game balls launched toward the game area can enter; A circulation means for enabling the game balls shot toward the game area to be shot again, Data on the number of balls held stored in a predetermined storage area; A subtraction means for holding the number of game balls and capable of subtracting the number of game balls from the ball number data when the game balls are shot; and an adding means for adding, when a game ball enters a winning hole, prize ball number data corresponding to the winning hole into which the game ball has entered to the ball number data, As a circulation means, the game ball discharged from the game area has a circulation flow path through which the game ball flows down, The circulation flow path includes: A first sensor capable of detecting a gaming ball; A second sensor capable of detecting a gaming ball; A pumping means capable of pumping the game balls in the circulation flow path, The pumping means has at least a first operation and a second operation as executable operations, When the detection status of the game balls by the first sensor and the second sensor is a first status, the lifting means is configured to perform the first operation, When the detection status of the game balls by the first sensor and the second sensor is a second status, the lifting means is configured to perform the second operation, The lifting means is capable of operating at a plurality of operating speeds, The first motion has more steps of motion speed than the second motion, When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a predetermined process can be executed to determine whether or not the number of game balls in the gaming machine is within an appropriate range. The gaming machine is configured such that, when the specified processing is executed, an alert regarding a first error is issued based on the detection status of the gaming ball by the first sensor, and an alert regarding a second error is issued based on the detection status of the gaming ball by the second sensor.

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