Gaming Machines

Abstract

To provide a gaming machine capable of performing state management based on the situation in an advantageous zone before initialization while properly adjusting the profits between the gaming parlor side and the player side by initializing predetermined information in response to an operation. [Solution] A pachislot machine controls the navigation to one of several types of zones including normal zones where the navigation cannot be notified and advantageous zones where the navigation can be notified, updates various information related to the navigation and AT according to the progress of play in the advantageous zone, and initializes various information related to the AT in response to accepting a special reset operation.Even when a special reset operation is accepted in the advantageous zone, control over the advantageous zone is maintained.

Claims

1. A section control means for controlling the section to one of a plurality of types including a normal section in which an advantageous operation mode advantageous to a player cannot be notified and an advantageous section in which the advantageous operation mode can be notified; An update means for updating a predetermined parameter used to control the degree of advantage in the advantageous zone according to the progress of the game in the advantageous zone; an initialization means for initializing the predetermined parameters in response to receiving a special reset operation, The zone control means maintains the advantageous zone even when the special reset operation is accepted in the advantageous zone.

2. A counter updating means is provided for updating a counter value of a predetermined counter in response to an increase or decrease in a game value in the advantageous zone, The interval control means terminates the advantageous interval and controls to the normal interval when the counter value reaches a predetermined value, 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the counter update means maintains the counter value of the specified counter even when the special reset operation is accepted in the advantageous zone.

3. A special state control means for controlling a transition to a special state in which a notification of the advantageous operation mode can be generated and a game value is increased; A notification setting value update means for updating the notification setting value to one of a plurality of types of notification setting values ​​having different degrees of advantage for determining whether or not the transition to the special state is possible when an update condition is satisfied, 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined parameters include a notification setting value updated by the notification setting value update means.

4. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the update condition can be established by a first trigger being satisfied when a game is played after the special reset operation is accepted.

5. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the update condition can be established by satisfying a trigger different from the first trigger as the game progresses, even when the special reset operation has not been accepted.

6. The gaming machine of claim 5, wherein the update condition can be established by satisfying a trigger other than the first trigger when the zone control means ends the normal zone and controls to the advantageous zone, even when the special reset operation has not been accepted.

7. A performance control means is provided for controlling the performance unit in accordance with the progress of a game, The gaming machine described in claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the presentation control means is capable of controlling the presentation unit in a manner different from that during the period from after the special reset operation is accepted until the first trigger is satisfied, compared to the period from a predetermined timing until a trigger other than the first trigger is satisfied.

8. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein a degree of advantage in a determination regarding a transition to the special state is constant during the period from after the special reset operation is accepted until the first trigger is satisfied.

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