Gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine which can execute a novel display performance.SOLUTION: A game machine can execute a special ready-to-win performance and a stepwise performance capable of stepwise evolution. In the special ready-to-win performance, after displaying a first precursory display, a mode of a special display is surely varied from a low expectation mode to a high expectation mode. On the other hand, in the stepwise performance, a specific display of displays which give an expectation of a winning after displaying a stepwise performance precursory display may be displayed or not. After displaying the specific display in the stepwise performance, a related display which is a display related to the specific display is surely displayed. A plurality of specific displays may be displayed in one variation of decorative drawing pattern. An expectation degree for a winning is higher in two times of displaying of the specific display than in one time of displaying. The first precursory display is displayed in a mode which influences the visibility of the special display in the low expectation mode.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 422

Claims

[Claim 1] A determination means that obtains lottery information regarding the granting of benefits based on the fulfillment of the starting conditions, and performs a benefit granting determination to determine whether or not to grant the benefits based on the lottery information, A means for controlling the effects, A display means capable of displaying a predetermined image, A pattern changing means that changes a predetermined pattern based on the fulfillment of a predetermined starting condition, If the lottery information has been acquired but the predetermined start conditions have not been met, a holding means for storing the lottery information up to a predetermined number is provided. A pre-determination means capable of performing a pre-determination to determine whether the lottery information will grant a benefit before the predetermined start conditions are met, based on the lottery information stored by the holding means, Equipped with, The aforementioned performance control means is A decorative pattern variation means capable of varying the decorative pattern based on the variation of the predetermined pattern, and stopping the decorative pattern in a manner that indicates the result of the reward granting determination, A standby / hold image display means capable of displaying on the display means as a standby / hold image that the lottery information is stored by the holding means, It has, The variations in the decorative pattern include a first mode in which the decorative pattern is difficult or impossible to recognize, and a second mode in which the decorative pattern is easier to recognize than in the first mode. The types of the aforementioned waiting / hold images include a predetermined waiting / hold image and a specific waiting / hold image that suggests a higher likelihood of receiving a reward than the predetermined waiting / hold image. As for the aforementioned staging, A standby / hold image movement effect that allows the standby / hold image displayed on the display means to be moved, A waiting / holding image change effect that is capable of changing the display mode of the waiting / holding image, and which can suggest that the display mode of the waiting / holding image may change by displaying a specific change-suggesting image that is a different image from the waiting / holding image, The first performance involves changing the decorative pattern in the second manner from the time the movement of the standby image is initiated by the standby image movement performance until the movement of the standby image is completed and a predetermined time has elapsed. There is at least one second effect in which, while the specific change suggestion image in the standby hold image change effect is displayed, at least one of the decorative symbols is changed in the first mode, and while the display mode of the standby hold image is changed and displayed by the standby hold image change effect, all of the decorative symbols are changed in the first mode. Furthermore, during the execution period of the first performance, the specific standby hold image can be displayed. Furthermore, during the period from when the movement of the standby hold image begins until it ends within the execution period of the first performance, a specific pre-announcement performance that suggests the granting of a bonus can be performed. The aforementioned specific notification effect is an effect that does not require the player to perform a predetermined action, and is not an effect that suggests the standby hold image will be displayed as the aforementioned specific standby hold image. A gaming machine characterized by the following features.

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