Gaming Machines

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game.SOLUTION: A game machine has a time shortening game state as a specific game state more advantageous to a player than a normal game state. As the time shortening game state, the game machine has a sudden time shortening game state to which the game state is shifted when a result of a special symbol winning lottery proves to be a special losing result. When the special losing result is brought about in the time shortening game state, the game state can be shifted to the sudden time shortening game state. It is possible not to clarify the remaining number of times of game rounds in the sudden time shortening game state in a predetermined state while the game machine stays in the sudden time shortening game state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Claims

1. an information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition; an acquired information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means up to a predetermined number; an assignment determination means for determining whether the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the assignment information; a bonus awarding means for awarding a bonus to a player based on a result of the awarding determination by the awarding determination means being a bonus corresponding result indicating that the special information to be determined corresponds to the awarding information; a game number control means for controlling a predetermined notification means so that a game number operation is started based on the award determination made by the award determination means, and a notification result corresponding to the determination result of the award determination is given, and the game number operation is ended as one game number; A means for enabling a predetermined reach effect to be performed during the execution of the game action; A reserve notification means for notifying a player of the reserve number of games before the game is played by the predetermined notification means or a notification means different from the predetermined notification means so that the player can recognize at least the number of games that have not yet been played; A destination specifying means for specifying information corresponding to a judgment result when the specific special information acquired by the information acquisition means becomes the subject of the grant judgment, at a timing before the specific special information becomes the subject of the grant judgment; A specific mode means for making the notification mode of the hold notification be a specific mode different from a normal mode based on the result of the determination by the destination determination means; Equipped with The specific mode includes a plurality of modes each having a different expectation of the grant corresponding result, a means for determining which of the plurality of types of notification modes should be used as the notification mode of the hold notification based on a result of the determination by the destination determination means; a means for storing, in a predetermined storage area, predetermined information that can identify which of the plurality of types of notification modes of the hold notification is the notification mode of the hold notification of the specific mode; Equipped with In a situation where the notification mode of a predetermined hold notification is set to the specific mode in a first performance state, a second performance state can be set in which the hold notification according to the specific mode or the hold notification is not executed for at least the predetermined hold notification, The second performance state is different from the predetermined reach performance, an execution means for executing, after the end of the second performance state, at least the predetermined hold notification in the same notification mode as the notification mode before the second performance state is entered based on the predetermined information stored in the predetermined memory area without making the decision based on the result of the determination by the destination determination means, among the plurality of types of modes, the hold notification; The execution means is capable of making the predetermined hold notification in the same notification mode as the notification mode before the second performance state is entered, without making the hold notification in the normal mode, after the second performance state is ended, The transition from the first presentation state to the second presentation state can be performed during the execution of the game operation, The special information acquired in the second performance state is identified by the destination identification means in the second performance state, Before the notification mode of the hold notification becomes any one of the multiple types of modes, a predetermined notification that may suggest a change in the notification mode may be performed, A gaming machine characterized in that, after the end of the second presentation state, the specified hold notification is not made when the specified hold notification is made in the same notification manner as the notification manner before the second presentation state was entered.

2. an information acquisition means for acquiring special information based on the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition; an acquired information storage means for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means up to a predetermined number; an assignment determination means for determining whether the special information stored in the acquired information storage means corresponds to the assignment information; a bonus awarding means for awarding a bonus to a player based on a result of the awarding determination by the awarding determination means being a bonus corresponding result indicating that the special information to be determined corresponds to the awarding information; a game number control means for controlling a predetermined notification means so that a game number operation is started based on the award determination made by the award determination means, and a notification result corresponding to the determination result of the award determination is given, and the game number operation is ended as one game number; A means for enabling a predetermined reach effect to be performed during the execution of the game action; a means for displaying a reservation display capable of displaying a display that allows a player to recognize the number of reserved game turns before execution and a display that allows a player to recognize the execution of a reserved game turn by the predetermined notification means or a notification means different from the predetermined notification means; A destination specifying means for specifying information corresponding to a judgment result when the specific special information acquired by the information acquisition means becomes the subject of the grant judgment, at a timing before the specific special information becomes the subject of the grant judgment; A specific mode means capable of changing the display mode of the hold display to a specific mode different from a normal mode based on the result of the determination by the destination determination means; Equipped with The specific mode includes a plurality of modes each having a different expectation of the grant corresponding result, A means for determining which of the multiple types of display modes the reserved display should be displayed in, based on the result of the identification by the destination identification means; A means for storing, in a predetermined storage area, predetermined information that can identify which of the multiple types of display modes the hold display has, for the hold display of the specific mode; Equipped with In a situation where the display mode of a predetermined reserved display is set to the specific mode in a first performance state, a second performance state can be set in which at least the predetermined reserved display is set to the reserved display according to the specific mode or the reserved display is not executed, The second performance state is different from the predetermined reach performance, and an execution means for executing, after the end of the second performance state, at least the predetermined reserved display, in a display mode that is the same as the display mode before the second performance state among the plurality of types of modes based on the predetermined information stored in the predetermined memory area, without making the decision based on the result of the determination by the destination determination means, The execution means is capable of displaying the predetermined reserved display in the same display mode as the display mode before the second performance state is entered, without displaying the reserved display in the normal mode, after the second performance state is ended, The transition from the first presentation state to the second presentation state can be performed during the execution of the game operation, The special information acquired in the second performance state is identified by the destination identification means in the second performance state, Before the display mode of the hold display becomes one of the multiple types of modes, a predetermined notification that may suggest a change in the display mode may be performed, A gaming machine characterized in that the specified notification is not made when, after the second presentation state ends, the specified pending display is displayed in the same display mode as before the second presentation state was entered.

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