Patent ID: 7235013

Claim:
A game machine, comprising: a traveling field, on which platen dots are provided; a plurality of miniature members: and a plurality of self-propelled members, which are provided on the traveling field, each of the self-propelled members including: a base body; a first yoke, provided in a bottom part of the base body to constitute a first linear motor together with the platen dots for propelling the base body in a first direction on the traveling field, while maintaining a direction to which a front face of the base body is directed; a second yoke, provided in a bottom part of the base body to constitute a second linear motor together with the platen dots for propelling the base body in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, while maintaining the direction to which the front face of the base body is directed; a motor, having a shaft coupled with an associated one of the miniature members; and a controller, which controls the motor such that a rotated angle of the shaft so that a relative angle between the front face of the base body and a front face of the associated one of the miniature members is varied in accordance with a propelling direction of the base body.