Patent ID: 8292721
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A game machine comprising: a game board provided with a playfield on which playing balls cascade downward; a ball receiving hole detection part configured to detect whether or not a playing ball enters a ball receiving hole provided in the playfield; a special movable bonus game gate device configured to be able to switch between an open state where the playing ball easily enters a special bonus game gate provided in the playfield and a closed state where the playing ball hardly enters the special bonus game gate; a lottery part configured to hold a lottery in which one result of the lottery is obtained from a plurality of results at least including a bonus game, the bonus game opening the special movable bonus game gate device when the ball receiving hole detection part detects the playing ball entering; and a game value providing part configured to provide a first game value based on the special movable bonus game gate device being open when the result of the lottery by the lottery part is to acquire the bonus game; and a special lottery part configured to hold a special lottery to determine whether or not to provide a second game value different from the first game value, in addition to the first game value which is provided by the game value providing part when the result of the lottery by the lottery part is to acquire the bonus game; the game machine further comprising a special bonus game gate detection part configured to detect whether or not the playing ball enters the special bonus game gate, wherein: the game value providing part provides the first game value on condition that the special bonus game gate detection part detects the playing ball entering; and the special lottery part holds the special lottery to determine whether or not to provide the second game value different from the first game value, in addition to the first game value which is provided by the game value providing part, on condition that the special bonus game gate detection part detects the playing ball entering.