Gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game.SOLUTION: A small win game is executed when a winning / losing lottery results in a small win, and a V big win game is executed when V winning occurs in the small win game. A game machine includes a time-shortening limiter function for limiting a shift to a time-shortening game state when the number of big win times in a time-shortening game state reaches a time-shortening limiter value. When a small win occurs during a time-shortening game state and when the type becomes an advantageous small win result A, a time-shortening game state is completed at completion timing of a variation display of a winning game round. Accordingly, a time-shortening game state is completed before a second variable winning device 66 is opened in a small win game based on the advantageous small win result A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 647

Claims

[Claim 1] The game state includes a first game state, a second game state which is more advantageous to the player than the first game state, and a third game state which is more advantageous to the player than the first game state. A means for making a specific determination based on the occurrence of a predetermined determination trigger, A means for controlling the game to be played by starting a game cycle operation based on the aforementioned specific determination and providing a notification result corresponding to the result of the aforementioned specific determination, A first means that enables a transition to the second game state based on the result of the specified determination becoming a specified result, A second means that enables a transition to the third game state when specific conditions are met, Equipped with, The game is configured such that the aforementioned specific conditions can be met in a specific state during gameplay. The configuration is such that the aforementioned specific condition is not met in the second game state. The system is configured to transition to the specific state after the end of the second game state. The configuration is such that in the aforementioned specific state, the aforementioned specific condition may be met, or in the aforementioned specific state, the aforementioned specific condition may not be met. If the specified condition is met during a predetermined number of game rounds in the specified state, it is possible to have a first notification corresponding to the meeting of the specified condition be given after a predetermined performance is performed. If the specified condition is not met during a predetermined number of game rounds in the specified state, it is possible to have a second notification different from the first notification after the predetermined performance is performed. The system includes means for enabling a third notification to be given so that the player can recognize the termination of the second game state when the second game state ends. The game balls can be launched based on a predetermined launching operation. A first region is provided through which a game ball launched by a first launching operation can pass, but a game ball launched by a second launching operation different from the first launching operation cannot pass; and a second region is provided through which a game ball launched by the second launching operation can pass, but a game ball launched by the first launching operation cannot pass. The system is configured such that in the first game state, a game in which the game ball is launched by the first launching operation is recommended, and in the second game state and the specified state, a game in which the game ball is launched by the second launching operation is recommended. The system includes means that enable a fourth notification, which allows the player to recognize that the game is in the third game state, to be given in the third game state. A gaming machine characterized in that it can transition to the first game state if the specified state ends without the specified conditions being met.

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