Gaming Machines

Abstract

To increase the interest of a game.SOLUTION: A game machine includes means for acquiring first predetermined information on the basis of a fact that game balls have entered first ball entering means, means for determining whether or not the first predetermined information satisfies a first condition, first state shift means capable of being shifted between a ball entry impossible state in which it is impossible or difficult for the game balls to enter second ball entering means and a ball entry possible state in which it is possible or easy for the game balls to enter the second ball entering means, first shift mode executing means for executing a first shift mode that shifts the first state shift means between the ball entry impossible state and the ball entry possible state when it is determined that the first predetermined information satisfies a first condition, and means for executing a privilege imparting mode for imparting a privilege to a player when a predetermined privilege imparting condition is satisfied which includes a fact that the game balls have entered the second ball entering means. The first shift mode executing means includes means capable of setting the time required from the start to the end of the first shift mode to a time longer than the time required from the start to the end of the privilege imparting mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 714

Claims

[Claim 1] A first ball entry means through which a game ball can enter; a first predetermined information acquiring means for acquiring first predetermined information based on a game ball entering the first ball entry means; a first determination means for determining whether the first predetermined information satisfies a first condition; A second ball entry means through which the game ball can enter; a first state transition means for transitioning between a ball entry impossible state in which it is impossible or difficult for the game ball to enter the second ball entry means and a ball entry possible state in which it is possible or easy for the game ball to enter the second ball entry means; a first transition mode execution means for executing a first transition mode in which the first state transition means transitions between the ball-scoring prohibited state and the ball-scoring permitted state when it is determined that the first predetermined information satisfies the first condition; a bonus-giving mode execution means for executing a bonus-giving mode in which a bonus is given to a player when a predetermined bonus-giving condition including the game ball having entered the second ball entry means is satisfied; A gaming machine comprising: the bonus-granting mode execution means is configured to execute a plurality of types of bonus-granting modes which are different in terms of benefits to a player, including at least a specific bonus-granting mode which is the most beneficial to a player; the gaming machine is configured to execute the specific benefit-granting mode a plurality of times by the predetermined benefit-granting condition being satisfied a plurality of times during a period from when the first transition mode is started to when the first transition mode is ended, This gaming machine is The length of a waiting period, which is a period from when the first state transition means last transitions from the ball scoring state to the ball scoring non-scoring state in the first transition mode until the next determination by the first determination means can be set to a time longer than the time required from the start of the awarding of a predetermined benefit in the specific benefit awarding mode to the end of the awarding of the predetermined benefit. A gaming machine characterized by:

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