To provide a game machine which can increase an interest to a game by the combination of symbol variation times, related to the game machine represented by a pinball game machine (Pachinko machine) and a drum game machine (slot machine).

A variation period determination means (CPU 304 of a main control part 300) determines a symbol variation display period from a plurality of variation periods different in period length including a prescribed short variation period (timer 1) and a prescribed long variation period (timer 6). The symbol variation display period is further easily determined as the short period-length symbol variation display period in the case that the symbol variation stop display of the long variation period (timer 6) is performed after the stop display has been performed.