Game machine and program

Abstract

A gaming machine having rotation control means for controlling a base member so that the base member is counterclockwise and clockwise rotatable, a first lottery ball introducing device for throwing in a lottery ball in substantially the same direction as a direction vector when the base member is rotated, a second lottery ball introducing device for throwing in a lottery ball in a direction facing the first lottery ball introducing device, lottery ball throw-in means for throwing in a lottery ball from any one of the first lottery ball introducing device and the second lottery ball introducing device, and lottery ball detecting means for detecting which one of the first lottery ball introducing device and the second lottery ball introducing device the lottery ball is thrown in from, wherein the base member control means has a function of determining the rotating direction of the base member on the basis of the detection result of the lottery ball detecting means. Accordingly, in a gaming machine such as a bingo game, after a lottery ball is thrown in, it is prevented from entering a lottery hole, and enjoyment of the game player is perpetuated.

1 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a plurality of lottery boards, each of which is provided with a plurality of lottery holes and a face portion on which a lottery ball can roll; and    game result determination means for determining a game result on a basis of identification information associated with any one of the plurality of lottery holes receiving the lottery ball under a condition that the lottery ball enters said any one of the plurality of lottery holes, each of the plurality of lottery holes of said lottery boards being associated with identification information for determining a lottery result.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , 
 wherein said game result determination means comprises: 
 identification information selecting means for selecting the identification information being composed of a plurality of symbol codes, each of which is in association with the lottery hole receiving the lottery ball under a condition that the lottery ball enters said any one of the plurality lottery holes, and  
 game control means for determining the game result on a basis of the identification information selected by the identification information selecting means,  
   wherein the plurality of lottery holes of the plurality of lottery boards are allocated with respective symbol codes that constitute the identification information.    
   
   
       3 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a cabinet having the plurality of lottery boards; and    tilting control means for tilting the cabinet,    wherein the lottery ball rolls over the plurality of lottery boards as the cabinet is tilted by the tilting control means.    
   
   
       4 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a lottery board having a face portion, on which a lottery ball rolls, and a plurality of lottery holes provided on the face portion;    game result determination means for determining a game result on a basis of any one of the plurality of lottery holes, which the lottery ball is to enter;    rotation control means for controlling the lottery board such that the lottery board is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise;    first lottery ball throwing means for throwing a lottery ball substantially in a same direction as a direction vector that the lottery board rotates;    second lottery ball throwing means for throwing a lottery ball in an opposite direction to the first lottery ball throwing direction;    lottery ball throwing control means for controlling the lottery ball to be thrown from either the first lottery ball throwing means or the second lottery ball throwing means; and    lottery ball detecting means for detecting whether the lottery ball is thrown from either the first lottery ball throwing means or the second lottery ball throwing means,    wherein the rotation control means has a function to determine the rotational direction of the lottery board on a basis of a detection result of the lottery ball detecting means.    
   
   
       5 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a lottery board having a face portion, on which a lottery ball rolls, and a plurality of lottery holes provided on the face portion;    game result determination means for determining a game result on a basis of any lottery hole of the plural lottery holes, which receives the lottery ball as the lottery ball enters;    rotation control means for controlling the lottery board such that the lottery board is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise;    first lottery ball throwing means for throwing a lottery ball substantially in a same direction as a direction vector that the lottery board rotates;    second lottery ball throwing means for throwing a lottery ball in an opposite direction to the first lottery ball throwing direction; and    lottery ball throwing control means for controlling the lottery ball to be thrown from wither the first lottery ball throwing means or the second lottery ball throwing means,    wherein the lottery ball throwing control means controls to selectively throw the lottery ball from either the first lottery ball throwing means or the second lottery ball throwing means on a basis of a direction, in which the lottery board is rotated by the rotation control means.    
   
   
       6 . The gaming machine according to  claim 4 , 
 wherein the rotation control means has a function to rotate the lottery board clockwise when the lottery ball detecting means detects that the lottery ball is thrown from the first lottery ball throwing means, or rotate the lottery board counterclockwise when the lottery ball detecting means detects that the lottery ball is thrown from the second lottery ball throwing means.    
   
   
       7 . A program for a gaming machine provided with a lottery board having a face portion, on which a lottery ball rolls, and a plurality of lottery holes provided on the face portion, the gaming machine comprising: a rotational driving means for rotating the lottery board; first lottery ball throwing means for throwing the lottery ball substantially in a same direction as a direction vector that the lottery board rotates; second lottery ball throwing means for throwing the lottery ball in an opposite direction to the direction of the first lottery ball throwing means; and throwing ball detecting means for detecting whether the lottery ball is thrown from wither the first lottery ball throwing means or the second lottery ball throwing means, 
 the program executing a game result determination step of determining a game result on a basis of a plurality of lottery holes receiving lottery balls as a lottery ball enters any one of the plurality of lottery holes, and    wherein the program executes:    a lottery ball throwing step of throwing the lottery ball from either the first lottery ball throwing means or the second lottery ball throwing means,    a rotational direction determination step of determining a rotational direction of the lottery board on a basis of a detection result of the lottery ball detecting step, and    a rotation control step of controlling the rotation control means to rotate the lottery board in a direction determined in the rotational direction determination step.    
   
   
       8 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a plurality of lottery boards being provided with a plurality of lottery holes and respective face portions on which lottery balls can roll, each of the plurality of lottery holes being associated with identification information for determining a lottery result;    a slope for guiding the lottery balls from a lottery ball receiving portion to the plurality of lottery boards, wherein the guided lottery balls roll on the face portions until the lottery balls enter any of the plurality of lottery holes; and    a controller for determining a game result on a basis of identification information associated with each of the plurality of lottery holes receiving the lottery balls.    
   
   
       9 . The gaming machine according to  claim 8 , 
 wherein said controller selects the identification information being composed of a plurality of symbol codes, each of which is associated with each lottery hole receiving a lottery ball, and determines the game result on a basis of the identification information selected by said controller,    wherein the plurality of lottery holes of the plurality of lottery boards are allocated with respective symbol codes that constitute the identification information.    
   
   
       10 . The gaming machine according to  claim 8 , further comprising: 
 a cabinet having the plurality of lottery boards; and    a swinging device for tilting the cabinet as the lottery balls roll over the plurality of lottery boards.