GAME MACHINE

To provide a game machine, such as a pinball game machine (pachinko machine) or a rotary drum game machine (slot machine), having a feature in read-ahead notice means.SOLUTION: When a result of a drawing pattern variable display being an object of a read-ahead notice turns into a minor win, a successive notice of a countdown is started. A drawing pattern variable display of a failure is kept until a drawing pattern variable display being an object of the successive notice is started. After the drawing pattern variable display being the object of the successive notice is held, and when the drawing pattern variable display which is going to turn into the minor win is not included in the held drawing pattern variable display, a display mode of a character TDR of a juvenile gang leader is not changed and a notice performance in which a phrase "I got a minor win!" is displayed is carried out. After the drawing pattern variable display being the object of the successive notice is held, and when the drawing pattern variable display which is going to turn into the minor win is included in the held drawing pattern variable display, a display mode in which the character TDR of the juvenile gang leader is enlarged is turned out and a notice performance in which a phrase "I got three minor wins!" is displayed is carried out.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 36 【課題】弾球遊技機（パチンコ機）や回胴遊技機（スロットマシン）等の遊技台に関し、先読み予告手段に特徴を持った遊技台を提供する。【解決手段】先読み予告の対象である図柄変動表示の結果が小当りとなる場合にカウントダウンの連続予告が開始され、連続予告の対象である図柄変動表示が開始されるまでははずれの図柄変動表示であり、連続予告の対象である図柄変動表示が保留された後で保留された図柄変動表示に小当りとなる図柄変動表示が含まれていない場合は、番長のキャラクタＴＤＲの表示態様が変化せずに「小当りＧＥＴだぜ！」が表示される予告演出が実行され、連続予告の対象である図柄変動表示が保留された後で保留された図柄変動表示に小当りとなる図柄変動表示が含まれている場合は、番長のキャラクタＴＤＲが巨大化する表示態様となるとともに「小当り３つＧＥＴだぜ！」が表示される予告演出が実行される。【選択図】図３６