Gaming machine, gaming method, and gaming program

A gaming method executed by a gaming machine having a plurality of operation units configure to means that each accept an input operation from a player, the method comprising:

• storing an operation sequence in which groups of a plurality of input timings are correlated with corresponding ones of the operation units to be operated for input by the player based on the groups of the input timings, each group setting the plurality of input timings sequentially in time at each of which the player should perform an input operation using a corresponding one or ones of the operation units;
• outputting an operation instruction to corresponding ones of the operation units based upon the input timing of a selected group or groups of the operation sequence such that the player can input input operations, based on the selected group or groups of the operation sequence;
• storing a plurality of change patterns separate from input timing stored in the operation sequence storing unit, each of the change patterns correlating data corresponding to selected input timings with selected operation units;
• evaluating a game score of the player based on comparison between the input timings and operation timings corresponding to the player's performed input operations using the operation units;
• storing a criterion for determining a master level of the player;
• determining a master level of the player based on the criterion;
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• changing at least one group of input timings and operation of corresponding operation units stored in the operation sequence such that one of the groups of the operation sequence is replaced with a group stored in the storing of the plurality of the change patterns in response to the master level of the player being determined to be equal to or more than a predetermined value in the determining of the master level.

A gaming program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium executable by a computer terminal having a plurality of operation units configured to accept an input operation from a player, the program makes the computer terminal to be executed as:

• operation sequence storing unit that stores an operation sequence in which one or more groups of a plurality of input timings are associated with operation units to be operated for input by the player based on the group of the input timings, each group correlating the plurality of input timings sequentially in time with corresponding ones of the operation units such that the player should perform an input operation using the corresponding ones of the operation units;
• operation instructing unit that outputs an operation instruction to the operation units and the input timing for input operation, based on selected groups from the operation sequence;
• evaluation unit that evaluates a game score of the player based on comparison between the input timings and operation timings when the player performed the input operations using the operation units;
• criterion storing unit that stores a criterion for determining a master level of the player;
• master level determining that determines a master level of the player based on the criterion;
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• operation sequence changing unit that selects one of the groups of the operation sequence stored in the operation sequence storing unit and replaces that one group with one of the change patterns stored in the change pattern storing unit thereby changing of the groups of input timings, in response to the master level of the player being determined to be equal to or more than a predetermined value by the master level determining unit.