Gaming machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game.SOLUTION: When a start lever provided in a slot machine is operated, a lottery of winning combinations is held inside and reels visible through display windows start rotating. When stop switches are operated, the reels corresponding to the respective stop switches are stopped. In the slot machine, a main control device manages a normal section and an advantageous section. The advantageous section is composed of a chance mode, a precursor mode, and an informing mode. The chance mode and the precursor mode are composed of a normal zone and a challenge zone, and a freeze A performance is executed in a next game when a rare winning combination is won in the challenge zone.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 300

Claims

[Claim 1] A display means capable of displaying specific game information related to a game played under a specific game state, A main control means for controlling the progress of the game, A sub-control means controls the display means based on a command transmitted from the main control means. In a gaming machine equipped with the following features, If a situation arises where a specific command transmitted from the main control means cannot be received, and a discrepancy occurs between the game actually played under the specific game state and the specific game information held by the sub-control means, even if the situation returns to one where the specific command can be received in a subsequent game round, the discrepancy in the specific game information will be retained without being corrected. The aforementioned sub-control means is A storage means for storing the aforementioned specific game information, When the aforementioned specific command is received, an update means updates the specific game information stored in the storage means, A control means that controls the display means to display the specific game information when the display conditions are met, Equipped with, If the system is unable to receive the specified command during a predetermined number of game rounds, and becomes able to receive the specified command during the next game round after the predetermined number of game rounds, the game played during the predetermined number of game rounds will not be reflected in the specified game information. A gaming machine characterized in that the main control means is configured not to transmit commands containing information corresponding to the specific game information to the sub-control means.

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