GAME MACHINE

• Main Authors: ICHIHARA TAKAAKI, IWATA KAZUYA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 09.07.2015
• Subjects: AMUSEMENTS; CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; SPORTS; VIDEO GAMES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of increasing an income of a game parlor by prompting a player to continue a game in a latent probability mode.SOLUTION: The game machine includes: number-of-valid-shot-ball counting means 4305 for counting the number of game balls shot to a game area 605; mode transfer means 4326 for transferring to a latent probability mode and a small winning mode according to a result of a lottery by lottery means 4216; latent probability suggestion means 4301 for executing a latent probability suggestion performance that, in the latent probability mode, suggests the player that the game is in the latent probability mode; and latent probability suggestion frequency control means 4303 that increases execution frequency of the latent probability suggestion performance proportional to a counted value of the number of valid shot balls. The game machine thus provides the player who shoots more numerous game balls with chances of the latent probability suggestion performance at a higher possibility. The player executes the latent probability suggestion performance at a higher frequency and continues the game, namely, continues the shooting operation of game balls for getting the opportunity of acquiring whether or not the current mode is the latent probability mode. Consequently, the income of the game parlor increases. 【課題】潜確モードでの遊技の継続を促進して、ホールの収益増大を図ることができる遊技機を提供する。【解決手段】遊技領域６０５に打ち込まれた遊技球の球数を計数する有効発射球数計数手段４３０５と、抽選手段４２１６による抽選の結果に応じて潜確モードや小当たりモードに移行するモード移行手段４３２６と、潜確モードのときにその旨を遊技者に示唆する潜確示唆演出を実行する潜確示唆手段４３０１と、潜確示唆演出の実行頻度を有効発射球数の計数値に比例して増大させる潜確示唆頻度制御手段４３０３とを有する。この遊技機によれば、遊技球をより多く発射した遊技者に対して、より高い頻度で潜確示唆演出の機会が与えられる。遊技者はより高い頻度で潜確示唆演出を実行させて現在のモードが潜確モードであるか否かを知る機会を得るべく、遊技を継続すなわち遊技球の発射操作を継続するようになる。その結果、ホールの収益が増大する。【選択図】図２５８