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 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 specific ball entry area where a game ball can enter when the launching mode by the launching means is the first launching mode, and a game ball cannot enter when the launching mode by the launching means is the second launching mode; a privilege ball entry means where a game ball can 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: During a predetermined waiting period in which the execution of a predetermined special gaming state for causing the privilege ball entry means to have 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 in which the notification means is not executing the specific notification mode, when a predetermined condition for releasing the privilege ball entry means is satisfied based on a game ball entering the specific ball entry area, it is configured to be able to generate the predetermined special gaming state after the execution of predetermined control; This gaming machine: is provided with predetermined information storage means capable of storing predetermined information triggered by the entry of a game ball into 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; 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 launching mode is the first launching mode even in a gaming situation where the predetermined special gaming state can occur based on a game ball being launched in the first launching mode and entering the specific ball entry area; This gaming machine: configured to be able to switch states between an effective state that validates the entry of a game ball into the specific ball entry area during the predetermined standby period based on the occurrence of predetermined game conditions, and an invalid state that invalidates the entry of a game ball into the specific ball entry area during the predetermined standby period; configured such that even if a game ball enters the specific ball entry area in the invalid state during the predetermined standby period, the predetermined conditions are not satisfied; This gaming machine includes a case where the predetermined conditions are satisfied and a predetermined special game state based on the entry is generated when a game ball enters the specific ball entry area in the effective state during the predetermined standby period, and a case where the predetermined conditions are not satisfied and the predetermined special game state based on the entry is not generated even if a game ball enters the specific ball entry area in the effective state during the predetermined standby period; 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 to be able to execute different effects depending on whether the special game state is generated or not after a game ball enters the specific ball entry area; A gaming machine characterized by the above.

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