A game machine having an image projection device that comprises: a housing having an upper panel constituting a transmission screen configured so that an image, projected from inside the housing can be seen from outside the housing, the transmission screen including at least a visible light absorption layer formed of carbon-free mixed inks of cyan, magenta and yellow and having a fine concavo-convex surface configured so that play items, each having a code pattern at a bottom face thereof, can readily slide with reduced friction along the surface of the upper panel and can be readily removed from the surface of the upper panel; memory means in which image data configured to provide a variety of images relevant to a game to be played on the game machine is stored; a projector disposed in the housing and configured to project the image on the upper panel; infrared light emission means disposed in the housing and configured to provide infrared light through the upper panel, so as to illuminate with the infrared light the bottom faces of the play items when placed on the upper panel; infrared light detecting means disposed in the housing and configured to detect infrared light reflected from the bottom faces of the play items inside the housing through the upper panel constituting the transmission screen; and a control unit configured to analyse data indicative of respective play items placed on the upper panel based on the code patterns detected by the infrared light detecting means, to control progress of a game based on the analysed data indicative of the respective play items, to control progress of the game using the play items placed on the upper panel and to cause the projector to project to the upper panel the image which is generated based on data selected from the data of the variety of images stored in the memory means in accordance with a progress of the game. a housing having an upper panel constituting a transmission screen configured so that an image, projected from inside the housing can be seen from outside the housing, the transmission screen including at least a visible light absorption layer formed of carbon-free mixed inks of cyan, magenta and yellow and having a fine concavo-convex surface configured so that play items, each having a code pattern at a bottom face thereof, can readily slide with reduced friction along the surface of the upper panel and can be readily removed from the surface of the upper panel; memory means in which image data configured to provide a variety of images relevant to a game to be played on the game machine is stored; a projector disposed in the housing and configured to project the image on the upper panel; infrared light emission means disposed in the housing and configured to provide infrared light through the upper panel, so as to illuminate with the infrared light the bottom faces of the play items when placed on the upper panel; infrared light detecting means disposed in the housing and configured to detect infrared light reflected from the bottom faces of the play items inside the housing through the upper panel constituting the transmission screen; and a control unit configured to analyse data indicative of respective play items placed on the upper panel based on the code patterns detected by the infrared light detecting means, to control progress of a game based on the analysed data indicative of the respective play items, to control progress of the game using the play items placed on the upper panel and to cause the projector to project to the upper panel the image which is generated based on data selected from the data of the variety of images stored in the memory means in accordance with a progress of the game.