JP-2026005319-A5 -

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20240627

Description

Conventionally, gaming machines equipped with variable display execution means for displaying multiple patterns in a variable manner are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this gaming machine, when a game ball enters the operating port (start ball entry area), a predetermined lottery such as a jackpot lottery is performed, and the variable display of patterns is started. If, for example, the jackpot lottery is won, the gaming machine will ultimately stop displaying a specific combination of patterns on the variable display execution means, and will transition the game state to a specific control state that is advantageous to the player. In this specific control state, the gaming machine will dispense a large number of game balls by, for example, transitioning the variable prize entry device to a state in which game balls can be entered. Incidentally, such gaming machines are equipped with three-dimensional structures that perform predetermined effects by moving during the display of fluctuations, and lighting display means that display lighting effects in which the state of illumination changes during the display of fluctuations, and the entertainment value for players is enhanced by executing these effects in combination. However, there is a problem in that three-dimensional structures must be prepared for each type of gaming machine. Furthermore, if these three-dimensional structures move during the display process, they can reduce the visibility of other effects, such as light-emitting displays. The objective of this invention is to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the enjoyment of players. The present invention provides a gaming machine comprising: a frame; a door provided to the frame so as to be openable and closable; a game board having a flow path through which game balls can flow, at least a portion of which is visible from a viewing section provided on the door; corresponding to the game board, a starting ball entry area into which game balls can be entered; a variation display means capable of executing a variation display when a game ball enters the starting ball entry area; a variation performance means capable of executing a predetermined variation performance during the period in which the variation display is executed; and a variable ball entry means capable of changing its state between a state in which it is difficult for game balls to enter and a state in which it is easy for game balls to enter; a predetermined lottery can be executed when a game ball that has flowed down the flow path enters the starting ball entry area; if the result of the predetermined lottery is a predetermined result, a predetermined variation display is performed by the variation display means; and after the predetermined variation display is completed, the state of the variable ball entry means is A gaming machine capable of changing the state in which game balls can be easily entered, wherein the door body is equipped with a light-emitting effect means capable of displaying a light-emitting effect in which the visible luminous state can change, at least during the period of variable display, and the gaming machine is configured to output predetermined decorative image information so that, when a player views the gaming machine from outside the gaming machine, the decorative image in the gaming machine is displayed on a predetermined decorative image display surface different from the variable display means and variable effect means in the gaming machine, and when a player views the light-emitting effect means of the door body of the gaming machine from a predetermined position on the front side of the gaming machine, the decorative image is configured to be displayed at a position that avoids the front side of the light-emitting effect means of the door body of the gaming machine. Furthermore, it is preferable that the gaming machine has a designated decorative image display surface that is separate from the gaming machine itself. Furthermore, it is preferable that a predetermined decorative image display surface is provided on the gaming machine. According to the present invention, the gaming machine can enhance the player's enjoyment.