JP2009006077A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (3)

A game board in which game balls driven into the game area flow down,
A variable winning opening operable between an open state in which a winning of a game ball flowing down the gaming area is allowed and a closed state in which a winning of a gaming ball flowing down the gaming area is not allowed;
A first receiving port for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area;
First starting information extracting means for extracting starting information based on the reception of the game ball at the first receiving port;
First starting information storage means for storing the starting information extracted by the first starting information extracting means up to a first upper limit;
Winning determination means for performing a lottery process for winning a prize based on the starting information stored earliest among the starting information stored in the first starting information storage means when a predetermined starting condition is satisfied; ,
When the winning determination means determines that the prize is won per winning, the variable winning opening is operated in such a manner that a large number of game balls are awarded to the player as a prize. A per game execution means for executing a game per grand prize;
In response to the winning of the winning prize, the normal gaming state in which the probability of being determined to be a winning prize by the winning determination means is relatively low, and the probability of being determined to be a winning prize by the winning determination means is relatively A gaming state control means for controlling to one of the high special gaming states;
A symbol display means for displaying a variation of the symbols on a predetermined display screen so that the result of the lottery processing by the winning determination means is suggested;
Wherein the when the variable winning opening to work, a person said variable winning min game ball in accordance with the number of gaming balls were finished in port gaming machine Ru earthenware pots are provided to the player as a prize,
A second receiving port that is disposed above the first receiving port and is open so that a game ball flowing down the gaming area is always received;
Second starting information extracting means for extracting starting information based on the reception of the game ball at the second receiving port;
Second starting information storage means for storing the starting information extracted by the second starting information extracting means up to a second upper limit;
Despite being provided so that it is difficult for a game ball to be received at the first receiving port when the normal gaming state is controlled, the second receiving port is used when the special gaming state is controlled. And a movable member that operates at a high frequency so that the probability of accepting a game ball to the first receiving port is higher,
The winning determination means includes
When the predetermined start condition is satisfied, first start determination means for determining whether start information is stored in the first start information storage means, and start information is stored by the first start determination means. When it is determined that there is start information stored in the second start information storage means before the start information, the start information stored in the first start information storage means First determination means for performing a lottery process for winning the winning per prize based on the start information stored earliest, and when the first start determination means does not determine that the start information is stored , Second determination means for performing a lottery process for winning per winning based on the start information stored earliest among the start information stored in the second start information storage means,
Having
The first determination means performs the lottery process in which only the winning prize is included in the winning category,
Although the second determination means is controlled to the special gaming state in which the probability of accepting a game ball is higher at the first reception port than at the second reception port, the first start information storage unit When the lottery process is performed under the condition that the start information is stored only in the second start information storage means of the second start information storage means, the result of the lottery process includes In addition, the lottery process is performed after the prize is included in the winning category.
The per game execution means, the result of the said by the second judging means when it is controlled to a special game state lottery process is performed, when the hit the small prize is won, rather than the game per Award Executing a game per small prize that operates the variable winning opening in a manner in which a game ball is difficult to win ,
When the gaming state control means is controlled to the special gaming state, the lottery process is performed by the second determination means, and as a result, the winning per prize is won. In addition, after the game per prize is executed by the winning game executing means, the normal game state is controlled at a predetermined timing with the winning per prize as a trigger, while the first determination means and the of the second determination means, the second can and said contact Award at lottery process by the determining means is elected, always the special game the game state after the game per grand prize is executed by the per game execution means A gaming machine characterized by being controlled to a state.   The first upper limit value is “4”.
  The gaming machine according to claim 1.   The second upper limit value is “4”.
  The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.