Gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a novel game property.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a first flow path, a second flow path, a third flow path, and operation means which is in an operation state to allow game balls to flow down to the first flow path or the second flow path on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined operation condition, and allow game balls to flow down to the third flow path in a non-operation state. The game machine further includes a fourth ball entry area, a fifth ball entry area, means capable of executing a predetermined lottery on the basis of the entry of game balls to the fourth ball entry area, and switching means capable of switching an entry port in the fifth ball entry area between a ball entry enabled state and ball entry disabled state. When a second period which is longer than a first period as a variation display time is set, the switching means is set to be in the ball entry disabled state. The game ball that has reached the operation means in the operation state and has been distributed to the first flow path can enter the first ball entry area. The game machine further includes means capable of executing a performance suggesting that a game state is in a good opportunity to a player, during the execution of variation display.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 447

Claims

Claim 1 launching means for launching game balls; a ball entry area into which 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 a game ball, a predetermined special symbol entry area; a ball entry area into which game balls can enter, and a normal symbol entry area where the normal symbol can be varied 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 launch mode by the launching means is the first launch mode, and a specific ball entry area where a game ball cannot enter when the launch mode by the launching means is the second launch mode; bonus ball entry means through which a game ball can enter when the launch mode by the launching 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: In this gaming machine, during a predetermined waiting period in which the execution of a predetermined special gaming state for causing the bonus ball entry means to perform 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, it is configured such that the specific notification mode is executed by the notification means; In this gaming machine, during the predetermined waiting period in which the notification means is not executing the specific notification mode, if a predetermined condition for releasing the bonus ball entry means is satisfied based on a game ball entering the specific ball entry area, it is configured such that the predetermined special gaming state can be generated after the execution of predetermined control; when the launch mode by the launching means is the first launch mode, it is configured such that a game ball that enters the specific ball entry area and a game ball that does not enter the specific ball entry area can occur; In this gaming machine, it is provided with predetermined information storage means that can store 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, it is configured such that the start timing of the predetermined special gaming state executed after the end of the predetermined control can be set; In this gaming machine, When a game ball enters the specific ball-in area during the predetermined standby period and the predetermined condition is satisfied to generate the predetermined special game state based on the ball-in, and when the game ball enters the specific ball-in area during the predetermined standby period but the predetermined condition is not satisfied and the predetermined special game state based on the ball-in is not generated, After a game ball enters the specific ball-in area, it is configured to be capable of executing different effects depending on whether the special game state is generated or not. A gaming machine characterized by the above.

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