gaming machines

Abstract

To improve the convenience of a game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine that performs a lottery on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined lottery condition and imparts a game profit on the basis of a result of the lottery includes: specific function activation means that activates a specific function that stops the progress of a game including the lottery when a predetermined count value that can be counted on the basis of the satisfaction of a predetermined counting condition reaches a specific value; specific notification execution means that performs a specific notification corresponding to the activation of the specific function; abnormality detection means that detects a predetermined abnormality; and abnormality notification execution means that executes an abnormality notification corresponding to the abnormality. The count value can be updated even during the abnormality notification, and the specific notification takes priority over the abnormality notification.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 657

Claims

[Claim 1] A gaming machine that can award a profit based on the result of a lottery, A storage means capable of storing information regarding the variable display of unexecuted symbols as reserved information; A display control means for displaying on a display means a variable display of a pattern based on the result of the lottery, a reserved display corresponding to the reserved information stored in the storage means, and various effects; a special operation means operable by a player; the display control means is capable of displaying a first symbol and a second symbol smaller than the first symbol as the symbol; the display control means is capable of controlling the display to a plurality of display states, The plurality of display states include a first display state in which the first symbol and the second symbol are displayed, and a second display state in which the first symbol is not displayed but the second symbol is displayed, The display control means In the first display state, a special operation display relating to the operation of the special operation means can be displayed, The second display state can be set when the special operation means is not operated even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the special operation display was displayed, Even if the second display state is released, a new ready-to-win performance indicating the result of the lottery that can be executed during the variable display of the pattern that is performed based on the result of the lottery will not be executed until a new variable display of the pattern that is performed based on the result of the new lottery is executed, When a predetermined time has elapsed since the display of the special operation display and no operation has been performed on the special operation means, and the second display state is thus entered, the second display state does not continue until the timing at which the awarding of the benefit starts, but ends at a specific timing before the awarding of the benefit starts, When the second display state is entered without any operation on the special operation means even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the special operation display was displayed, a hold number display indicating the number of the hold information stored in the storage means as the hold display is displayed on the display means in the second display state. A gaming machine characterized by:

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