PINBALL GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine wherein differences between prizes awarded to players are reduced as much as possible, a balance between the player and a the game shop is held, and the game shop and the player can obtain information on setting change of the maximum limit number to a variable winning device . SOLUTION: The pinball game machine is provided with a special game executing means for executing a special game different from a regular game caused by a win judged by a win/blank judgment means, and in the special game, after a variable winning device is changed from a first state where a game ball can hardly or cannot enter a second state where the game ball can easily enter, and then an advantageous action of returning to the first state is repeated for a specified number of times on condition that at least the specified maximum limit number of balls enter the variable winning device. It is also provided with a means to change the specified maximum limit number of balls for changing the specified maximum limit number of balls during at least one of the advantageous actions thereafter in accordance with the number of balls entering during the second state. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO