PINBALL GAME MACHINE

To provide a pinball game machine for enhancing interest in a game in an easy-ball-entry state.SOLUTION: A pinball game machine has a first start pocket that game balls can continuously enter and a second start pocket that can be converted to a state in which game balls can enter easily and a state in which game balls cannot enter easily, and is controlled to a normal game state, and an easy-ball-entry state in which game balls can more easily enter the second start pocket than the normal game state. In the pinball game machine, the easy-ball-entry state comprises a first easy-ball-entry state to which control is performed after jackpot game operation and a second easy-ball-entry state to which control is performed when a special pattern is stopped and displayed in a predetermined pattern mode differing from a jackpot pattern mode in a normal game state on the basis of consumption of reservation storage stored based on entry of game balls into the second start pocket. Ease of entry of game balls into the second start pocket is allowed to differ between the first easy-ball-entry state and the second easy-ball-entry state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10 【課題】入球容易状態の遊技の興趣を向上させ得る弾球遊技機を提供する。【解決手段】遊技球が常時入球可能な第一の始動口と、遊技球が入球容易な状態と、遊技球が入球困難な状態に変換可能な第二の始動口とを備え、通常遊技状態と、通常遊技状態よりも第二の始動口へ遊技球が入球容易となる入球容易状態とに制御される弾球遊技機にあって、入球容易状態を、大当り遊技作動後に制御される第一の入球容易状態と、第二の始動口への遊技球入球に起因して記憶された保留記憶の消化に基づいて、通常遊技状態において、特別図柄が大当り図柄態様とは異なる所定図柄態様で停止表示された場合に制御される第二の入球容易状態とで構成する。そして、第一の入球容易状態と第二の入球容易状態とで、第二の始動口への遊技球の入球し易さを相違させる。【選択図】図１０