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】 Launching means for launching game balls, A ball entry area where game balls 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 game balls can enter, and a normal symbol entry area where the normal 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 normal symbol do not change even when a game ball enters. When the launching mode by the launching means is the first launching mode, a game ball can enter. When the launching mode by the launching means is the second launching mode, a specific entry area where a game ball cannot enter, Privilege entry means that allows a game ball to enter when the launching mode by the launching means is the second launching mode, Notification means that can be in a specific notification mode for notifying that the recommended launching mode is the second launching mode, A gaming machine comprising: This gaming machine, During a predetermined waiting period when the execution of a predetermined special gaming state that causes a predetermined release of the privilege entry means 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, it is configured to be able to generate the predetermined special gaming state after executing predetermined control, When the launching mode by the launching means is the first launching mode, it is configured such that game balls that enter the specific entry area and game balls that do not enter the specific entry area can occur, This gaming machine, It is provided with predetermined information storage means capable of storing predetermined information upon the entry of a game ball into the specific ball entry area. After the specific type of the predetermined information is stored in the predetermined information storage means, it is configured such that the start timing of the predetermined special game state executed after the end of the predetermined control can be set. This gaming machine is provided with effect control means capable of executing various effects. The effect control means is configured to be able to perform control not to execute an effect for notifying that the recommended firing mode is the first firing mode even in a game situation where the predetermined special game state can occur based on the fact that a game ball is fired in the first firing mode and the game ball enters the specific ball entry area. This gaming machine includes a case where, when a game ball enters the specific ball entry area during the predetermined waiting period, the predetermined condition is satisfied and the predetermined special game state based on the entry is generated, and a case where, even if a game ball enters the specific ball entry area during the predetermined waiting period, the predetermined condition is not satisfied and the predetermined special game state based on the 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 a game ball into the specific ball entry area. This gaming machine is configured such that different effects can be executed 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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