GAME MACHINE, UPDATE INFORMATION REPORTING PROGRAM, USED THEREFOR AND COMPUTER-READABLE INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING UPDATE INFORMATION REPORTING PROGRAM RECORDED

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of changing to a specified game state advantageous for a player according to prize winning or a starting skill of the player by performing report concerning time taken until updating with a state changing numerical value, and also provide its update information reporting program and an information recording medium having the update information reporting program recorded. SOLUTION: A numerical value, which is appropriately updated in a specified range of numerical values including the predefined state changing numerical value, is extracted based on satisfying of a specified extraction condition. When the extracted numerical value coincides with the state changing numerical value, a state is changed to the specified game state advantageous for the player. An update time deriving means 37d derives a period of time from a specified time until the appropriately-updated numerical value is updated to the state changing numerical value. An update information reporting means 37e performs reporting according to passing of the derived update time. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI