Patent attributes
A gaming machine includes: a CPU 106 which determines whether or not a game state is to be switched to a special game state; mechanical reels 30A through 30C formed of a translucent material and operative to display multiple kinds of indicating information variably and statically; a motor driving circuit 120 which controls the display operation of the mechanical reels 30A through 30C; a water tank 500 formed of a translucent material to retain liquid, and provided behind a display screen 10; a gaming effects medium insertion device 600 which inserts units of a gaming effects medium 650 into the water tank 500; and a drive control circuit 300 which controls the gaming effects medium insertion device 600 to insert units of the gaming effects medium 650 into the water tank 500 according to a special determination made by the CPU 106.
