Gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of increasing a player's interest in a game.SOLUTION: On the basis of the satisfaction of a first condition that may be satisfied when a game ball is shot in a specific direction, determination information is acquired, and is used for determination by first determination means. The determination information is stored up to a predetermined number until it is used for determination by the first determination means. The determination information acquired on the basis of the satisfaction of a second condition different from the first condition is used for determination by second determination means. In an advantageous game state that is advantageous to a player, specific control is executed to suppress the execution of at least determination by the second determination means. In the advantageous game state, the degree of advantage tends to be higher when a game ball is shot in a specific direction than when the shooting of a game ball is stopped even under a situation in which a predetermined number of pieces of determination information are stored in determination information storage means. Thereby, a player's interest in a game can be increased.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Claims

[Claim 1] A discrimination means capable of performing discrimination, A specific game execution means capable of executing a specific game in which, if the result of the discrimination by the discrimination means becomes a specific discrimination result, a game ball can be entered into the first ball entry means, In a gaming machine having a second ball entry means different from the first ball entry means, The system is configured to award prize balls of different values, including at least a first prize ball that may be awarded when a game ball enters the first ball entry means, and a second prize ball that may be awarded when a game ball enters the second ball entry means. The system is configured such that a predetermined calculation corresponding to the awarding of prize balls can be performed on the value of a predetermined counter during a predetermined game period. A first display whose form can change in response to the awarding of the first prize ball, and a second display different from the first display, whose form can change in response to the awarding of the first prize ball and the awarding of the second prize ball, are configured to appear during the predetermined game period. The system is configured such that the awarding of prize balls may be restricted based on the result of the predetermined calculation being a specific result. If, during the predetermined game period, the predetermined calculation results in the predetermined result, the system is configured to allow game balls to continue entering the first ball entry means for the predetermined period until the predetermined game ends. The system is configured such that a specific display, which cannot be displayed until the result of the predetermined calculation becomes the specific result, can appear during the predetermined period. The system is configured such that, at least during the predetermined game period in which the specific game is being played, a predetermined event may occur in which the value of the predetermined counter can be erased without the information regarding the progress of the specific game being erased. In a situation where the value of the predetermined counter has been updated from a first value to a second value by the predetermined calculation, the system is configured such that the value of the predetermined counter can be updated from the second value to the first value by an operation performed by the player. A gaming machine characterized in that the second display can be displayed both when the specified game is being played during the predetermined gaming period and when the specified game is not being played during the predetermined gaming period.

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