A playing machine comprises display means (3a) for displaying a special pictorial pattern indicating transition to a special play state if a predetermined stop mode is shown when a changing display is stopped in predetermined display areas (50L, 50C, 50R) and rendering a display concerning the play and control means for determining the result of the stop of the changing display and controlling the display by the display means (3a) according to the determination. The control means controls the display means (3a) to display a scenario from beginning to end during the period from the start to the end of the changing display. The display means (3a) displays a pictorial pattern concerning the play and renders a display pattern indicating the probability of changing to a special play state.
