gaming machines

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] a launching means for launching a game ball; a specific ball entry area into which the game ball can enter when the launch mode by the launching means is a first launch mode, and into which the game ball cannot enter when the launch mode by the launching means is a second launch mode; A bonus ball entry means for allowing a game ball to enter the ball hole when the launch mode by the launch means is the second launch mode; a notification means capable of being a specific notification mode that notifies that the recommended firing mode is the second firing mode; A gaming machine comprising: This gaming machine is During a predetermined waiting period in which the execution of a special game state in which the bonus ball entry means performs a predetermined opening is confirmed, the notification means does not execute the specific notification mode, During execution of the special game state, the notification means is configured to execute the specific notification mode, This gaming machine is During the predetermined waiting period when the notification means is not executing the specific notification mode, if a predetermined condition for opening the bonus ball entry means is met based on a game ball entering the specific ball entry area, the special game state can be generated after executing a predetermined control, When the launch mode by the launching means is the first launch mode, a game ball that enters the specific ball entry area and a game ball that does not enter the specific ball entry area may occur, This gaming machine is A predetermined information storage means is provided for storing predetermined information when a game ball enters the specific ball entry area, When the predetermined information is a specific type of information, the timing of starting the special game state to be executed after the predetermined control is completed can be determined; This gaming machine is The device is configured to be able to switch between a valid state in which the entry of a game ball into the specific ball entry area is valid and an invalid state in which the entry of a game ball into the specific ball entry area is invalid based on the occurrence of a predetermined game condition, Even if a game ball enters the specific ball entry area in the invalid state, the predetermined condition is not established, This gaming machine is When the predetermined condition for opening the special ball entry means is met based on a game ball entering the specific ball entry area and the special game state is executed, the number of rounds of play in the special game state can be set and executed based on specific information corresponding to the game ball entering the specific ball entry area, This gaming machine is There are cases where the special game state is generated when a game ball enters the specific ball entry area, and cases where the special game state is not generated even when a game ball enters the specific ball entry area, In the case of generating the above, A first case in which the special game state is generated after a first period has elapsed since the game ball entered the specific ball entry area; A second case in which the special game state is generated after a second period longer than the first period has elapsed since the game ball entered the specific ball entry area; Contains, The first case, the second case, and the no-occurrence case are configured to occur based on the result of a predetermined lottery. A gaming machine characterized by:

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