Gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine which can execute a novel display performance.SOLUTION: A game machine can execute a reservation change performance and a special ready-to-win performance. 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 reservation change performance, a mode of a reservation display (current reservation display or stand-by reservation display) may be varied or not to a mode having a higher expectation degree after displaying a reservation variation precursory display. The reservation display having a varied mode is displayed at the same position as the reservation display before the mode was varied. 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 prize 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, A first performance in which the decorative pattern is changed in the second manner when the movement of the standby image is started by the standby image movement performance and when the movement of the standby image is finished, and the decorative pattern is changed in the second manner until a predetermined time has elapsed after the movement of the standby image is finished, 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, the standby image can be displayed in a different form to the specific standby image by the standby image change effect when the standby image movement effect has finished moving the standby image. The time during which the standby image that has been changed to the specific standby image by the standby image change effect is displayed during the execution period of the second effect is longer than the time from when the movement of the standby image starts until it ends during the execution period of the first effect. Furthermore, the aforementioned effects can include a reach effect, The proportion in which the reach animation is performed within the variation of the predetermined symbols based on the lottery information corresponding to the standby hold image in which the first animation is performed without the second animation being performed is different from the proportion in which the reach animation is performed within the variation of the predetermined symbols based on the lottery information corresponding to the standby hold image in which the first and second animations are performed. A gaming machine characterized by the following features.

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