Pachinko machine

Abstract

To provide fresh amusement.SOLUTION: A game machine has a first flow path, a second flow path, and a third flow path, and value to a player is higher in the first flow path than in the second flow path, and is higher in the second flow path than in the third flow path. The game machine further has operation means that becomes an operation state for allowing game balls to flow down to the first flow path or the second flow path on the basis of satisfaction of a predetermined operation condition, and allows game balls to flow down to the third flow path in a non-operation state. The first flow path and the second flow path, and the third flow path have parts in which surfaces for forming flow paths in front and rear directions of a game board differ.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 447

Claims

【Claim 1】 launching means for launching game balls; a ball entry area where game balls can enter, and a predetermined special symbol entry area capable of varying a predetermined special symbol and a specific special symbol different from the predetermined special symbol respectively based on the entry of a game ball; a ball entry area where game balls can enter, and a normal symbol entry area capable of varying a normal symbol based on the entry of a game ball; a ball entry area where the predetermined special symbol, the specific special symbol, and the normal symbol do not vary even when a game ball enters, and a game ball can enter when the launching mode by the launching means is the first launching mode, and a specific ball entry area where a game ball cannot enter when the launching mode by the launching means is the second launching mode; bonus ball entry means for allowing a game ball to enter when the launching mode by the launching means is the second launching mode; notification means capable of being in a specific notification mode for notifying that the recommended launching mode is the second launching mode; A gaming machine comprising: This gaming machine is configured such that: during a predetermined waiting period in which the execution of a predetermined special gaming state for causing the bonus ball entry means to have a predetermined opening is determined, the specific notification mode is not executed by the notification means; during the execution of the predetermined special gaming state, the notification means is configured to execute the specific notification mode; This gaming machine is configured such that: during the predetermined waiting period in which the notification means is not executing the specific notification mode, when a predetermined condition for releasing the bonus ball entry means is satisfied based on a game ball entering the specific ball entry area, the predetermined special gaming state can be generated after the execution of predetermined control; when the launching mode by the launching means is the first launching mode, a game ball that enters the specific ball entry area and a game ball that does not enter the specific ball entry area can be generated; This gaming machine is configured such that: it includes predetermined information storage means capable of storing predetermined information triggered by a game ball entering the specific ball entry area; after a specific type of the predetermined information is stored in the predetermined information storage means, the start timing of the predetermined special gaming state executed after the end of the predetermined control can be set; This gaming machine is configured such that: When a game ball enters the specific ball - entry area during the predetermined standby period, if the predetermined condition is satisfied, a predetermined special game state based on the ball entry is generated; and when the game ball enters the specific ball - entry area during the predetermined standby period but the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the predetermined special game state based on the ball entry is not generated. It is configured to be able to allocate between the case of generating and the case of not generating based on the lottery result of a predetermined lottery based on the entry of the game ball into the specific ball - entry area. This gaming machine is configured to be able to execute different effects depending on whether to generate or not generate after a game ball enters the specific ball - entry area. A gaming machine characterized by the above.

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