Pachinko machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine that can suppress the deterioration of reliability.SOLUTION: Performance control means starts a setting confirmation notification to notify the outside that a game state is a setting confirmation state when receiving the information regarding the start of the setting confirmation state, and terminates the setting confirmation notification when receiving the information regarding the termination of the setting confirmation state. When a transmission cutoff situation occurs in which information transmission by transmission means becomes impossible, and the performance control means cannot receive the information regarding the termination of the setting confirmation state, the setting confirmation notification continues even after the setting confirmation state is terminated, and the continued setting confirmation notification is continued even after the transmission cutoff situation is resolved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 182

Claims

【Claim 1】 In a gaming machine that performs variable display of a special symbol based on the entry of a game ball into a start port, and can be controlled to a jackpot state based on the stop display of a specific result as a result of the variable display of the special symbol, and can be controlled to a special state advantageous to the player after the end of the jackpot state, when the game ball enters the start port, there is provided a count value updating means capable of updating a predetermined count value; specific state control means for controlling to a specific state different from both the jackpot state and the special state based on the count value reaching a specific value; comprising: when a specific abnormality occurs, it can be controlled to a specific error state that is eliminated based on the establishment of a predetermined elimination condition; when the elimination condition for eliminating the specific error state is established, the count value can be maintained without being erased; furthermore, while the variable display of the special symbol is performed based on the entry of the game ball into the start port, the variable display of the special symbol is not performed based on the entry of the game ball into a general winning port different from the start port; the count value can be updated not only when the game ball enters the start port but also when the game ball enters the general winning port; furthermore, both the start port and the general winning port are arranged so that a game ball flowing down in a left hitting area in a game area formed on the game board can enter; furthermore, there is provided a prior notice means for notifying the player in a recognizable manner that the count value is approaching the specific value; when the count value reaches the specific value and is controlled to the specific state after the notification by the prior notice means has started, the notification by the prior notice means is not performed; before the count value reaches the specific value, there are cases where the count value is updated by the count value updating means so as to approach the specific value during a normal game progress in which the game ball can flow down in the left hitting area, and cases where the count value is updated by the count value updating means so as to move away from the specific value during a normal game progress in which the game ball can flow down in the left hitting area; furthermore, the notification by the prior notice means is the display of a prior notice image on a predetermined display device; the prior notice image can be displayed even during a predetermined game standby state, and is displayed in a predetermined display area that cannot be made invisible by a specific attention - attracting image displayed on the display device during the game standby state A gaming machine characterized by the above.

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