Gaming 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】 Launch means for launching a game ball, A ball entry area where a game ball can enter, and a predetermined special symbol and a specific special symbol different from the predetermined special symbol can be respectively varied based on the entry of the game ball. A predetermined special symbol entry area, A ball entry area where a game ball can enter, and a general symbol entry area where a general symbol can be varied based on the entry of the game ball, An entry area where the predetermined special symbol, the specific special symbol, and the general symbol do not change even when a game ball enters. When the launch mode by the launch means is the first launch mode, a game ball can enter. When the launch mode by the launch means is the second launch mode, a specific entry area where a game ball cannot enter, Privilege entry means that allows a game ball to enter when the launch mode by the launch means is the second launch mode, Notification means that can be in a specific notification mode for notifying that the recommended launch mode is the second launch mode, A gaming machine comprising: This gaming machine, During a predetermined waiting period when the execution of a predetermined special gaming state for causing the privilege entry means to perform a predetermined release is determined, the specific notification mode is not executed by the notification means, During the execution of the predetermined special gaming state, it is configured to execute the specific notification mode by the notification means, This gaming machine, During the predetermined waiting period when the notification means is not executing the specific notification mode, when a predetermined condition for releasing the privilege entry means is satisfied based on a game ball entering the specific entry area, after executing predetermined control, the predetermined special gaming state can be generated, This gaming machine, It is provided with effect control means capable of executing various effects, The effect control means, Even in a gaming situation where a special gaming state can occur based on a game ball being launched in the first launch mode and the game ball entering the specific ball entry area, the control is configured to be able to perform control that does not execute an effect for notifying that the recommended launch mode is the first launch mode. This gaming machine is configured to be able to switch between an effective state that enables the entry of a game ball into the specific ball entry area during the predetermined standby period and an invalid state that invalidates the entry of a game ball into the specific ball entry area during the predetermined standby period, based on the occurrence of a predetermined gaming condition. Even if a game ball enters the specific ball entry area in the invalid state during the predetermined standby period, it is configured such that the predetermined condition is not satisfied. This gaming machine has a case where, when a game ball enters the specific ball entry area in the effective state during the predetermined standby period, the predetermined condition is satisfied and the predetermined special gaming state based on the entry is generated, and a case where, even if a game ball enters the specific ball entry area in the effective state during the predetermined standby period, the predetermined condition is not satisfied and the predetermined special gaming state based on the entry is not generated. It is configured to be able to distribute 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 a game ball into the specific ball entry area. This gaming machine is configured such that, after a game ball enters the specific ball entry area, different effects can be executed depending on whether it is the case of generating or the case of not generating. A gaming machine characterized by the above.

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