JP2006149652A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine allowing a player to grasp notification content even if the notification performance is canceled. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with an LCD 313 for displaying a performance picture for notifying game information and an input means inputting a cancel command for stopping the continuation of the display of the performance picture by the LCD 313; can execute either of a plurality of performance patterns whose performance picture to be displayed is preset based on the timing of a various types of operations; displays the performance picture based on the performance pattern to be executed on the LCD 313 via a liquid crystal display control circuit 152; and when the cancel command is input by the input means, temporarily displays a preset performance picture out of the performance pictures to be displayed by the execution pattern under the execution; and then finishes the display of the performance picture by the LCD 313. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine that uses medals, coins, gaming balls or the like as gaming media.

  Conventionally, in game machines, particularly pachislot machines, a predetermined number of game media are inserted and a start lever is operated to execute a winning lottery for the game, and a plurality of symbols are displayed on the peripheral surface. In addition, when a plurality of rows (generally, three rows) of symbol variation reels (display devices) rotate, so-called symbol variation display is started.

  The symbol variable reels that have started to rotate by the operation of the start lever described above are stopped almost at the position intended by the player when the player operates a stop button provided correspondingly.

  Here, when the internal lottery is executed at the time of operating the start lever and the winning / losing is determined, and the player performs the stop operation of each symbol variable reel by the stop button and wins the internal lottery. When the symbols corresponding to the winning are complete, the prize is won and the rights are exercised.

  Further, when the result of the internal lottery is off, the symbol variation reel is stopped by performing so-called slip control so as not to display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination.

  Even if the result of the internal lottery is a win, if the symbol variable reel does not stop display with the symbol corresponding to the winning combination, no winning is made and the above right is not exercised.

  The combination includes a small combination and a large combination, and a game medium payout set in advance is executed as the exercise of the right for winning the small combination. In addition, the small role includes replay (replay), and at the time of replay, it is assumed that a game medium equivalent to the game medium thrown in for the game is thrown in, and a new game medium is added. You are entitled to replay without throwing in.

  On the other hand, exercising the right to win a major role is called a so-called bonus game (there is a regular bonus and a big bonus) from the above-mentioned normal game after a predetermined game medium payout is executed for the role. , Transition to a specific number of special games. Among the bonus games, the regular bonus (hereinafter, also referred to as RB) is a gaming state in which the winning probability of a small role for a predetermined number of times is dramatically increased, and the player can acquire a lot of game media in a short period of time. it can. In addition, in the big bonus (hereinafter also referred to as BB), the regular bonus game can be executed a plurality of times, and the player can acquire a larger amount of game media than the regular bonus.

  By the way, when the above-mentioned game progresses, the game information is appropriately notified to the player by a visual effect by a liquid crystal display device or the like or an auditory effect by a speaker or the like. It is executed in response to the user's operation.

  This type of notification effect is planned after the game information is examined and selected by the designer to a sufficient extent as necessary in order to notify the player of the optimal information for the progress of the game. In some cases, sufficient game information can be obtained from a symbol stop state or the like without depending on the notification effect. In such a case, waiting for the end of the notification effect is merely a waste of time, so a model equipped with a function that allows the notification effect to be canceled and shifted to the next gaming machine has been proposed.

  However, when it is desired to confirm the game information obtained from the symbol stop state or the like with the game information to be notified, it is only possible to wait for the end of the notification effect, so that it is not possible to shift to the next game.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1, for example, in a gaming machine including a plurality of gaming rotary reels, after all the gaming rotary reels are stopped, it is possible to perform an effect with the effect reels and There is a technology that enables execution of an effect by a reel to be canceled, and when an effect by an effect reel is canceled, an effect by an effect lamp is separately executed.
JP 2002-239074 A

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, the canceled effect and the effect to be performed in the case of cancellation are executed by different means, and there is a possibility that the notification content cannot be grasped unless attention is paid to the different means, There is a problem that even if the next game can be executed, it is not possible to concentrate on the next game.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of grasping the contents of notification even when the notification effect is canceled.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is provided with a display means capable of variably displaying symbols, and one game is started when a game medium is input by the input operation, and the subsequent start operation is performed. When the display means starts displaying the variation on the basis and the lottery is performed, and after the variable display based on the subsequent stop operation is stopped, the display unit is in a display mode corresponding to the winning combination by the combination lottery. A gaming machine that wins a winning combination and executes a game according to the combination, an effect image display means for displaying an effect image for notifying game information, and display of the effect image by the effect image display means Input means for inputting a cancel instruction for stopping the continuation of the display, and the effect image to be displayed based on the timing of various operations can be executed in any one of a plurality of effect patterns set in advance The effect control means for displaying the effect image on the effect image display means based on the effect pattern to be executed, and the effect image indicated by the effect pattern being executed when a cancel instruction is input by the input means, There is provided an effect stopping means for once displaying a predetermined effect image and then terminating the display of the effect image by the effect image display means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the display means capable of variably displaying symbols is provided, and one game is started when a game medium is input by an input operation, and the display means is based on a subsequent start operation. When the display means becomes a display mode corresponding to the winning combination by the lottery after the stop of the variable display based on the stop operation, the winning combination is won. When the game according to the role is executed, the effect image for informing the game information is displayed on the effect image display means, and a cancel instruction for stopping the display of the effect image by the effect image display means is input. It can be input by means.

  Here, in the present invention, the effect image based on the effect pattern to be executed by the effect control means capable of executing any of a plurality of effect patterns in which the effect image to be displayed based on the timing of various operations is preset. Is displayed on the effect image display means, and a predetermined effect image of the effect images indicated by the effect pattern being executed is temporarily displayed by the effect stop means when the cancel instruction is input by the input means. Then, the display of the effect image by the effect image display means is ended.

  That is, even if the display of the effect image by the effect image display unit is canceled, a predetermined effect image is temporarily displayed among the effect images indicated by the effect pattern, and then the effect image is displayed. In order to end the game, it is preferable to predetermine a representative effect image representing game information as an effect image to be displayed when the cancel instruction is input, and the player should be notified of the canceled effect. Game information can be grasped.

  Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the notification content can be grasped even when the notification effect is canceled.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, when a predetermined bonus combination is won, a game medium equivalent to the game medium inserted in the current game is paid as a bonus and It is further provided with a game control means for automatically giving a right for the next game on the assumption that the paid game medium is inserted, and the input means inputs a starting operation when winning the bonus combination. The starting operation input means is used, and in other cases, it is a making operation input means for inputting the making operation.

  In other words, the directing operation automatically performed by winning the bonus role does not stop the directing, but the directing is stopped according to the starting operation performed at the player's will thereafter. If the player does not want to stop the effect, the player may wait for the end of the effect and perform the start operation in the next game. If the player wants to cancel the effect, the player may immediately perform the start operation in the next game.

  Thereby, even if it is a case where it is canceled, not only can it be made to grasp | ascertain the alerting | reporting content, but also it can prevent that an effect is canceled against a player's intention.

  Further, it is noted that a representative effect image representing game information is often displayed at the end of each effect pattern, and the invention according to claim 3 is predetermined in the invention according to claim 1. The effect image is an image displayed at the end of each effect pattern.

  As described above, the present invention is provided with display means capable of displaying symbols in a variable manner. When a game medium is input by an input operation, one game is started, and the display means is changed based on a subsequent start operation. After the display is started and the role lottery is performed, and after the variable display based on the subsequent stop operation is stopped, when the display means is in a display mode corresponding to the winning role by the role lottery, the winning combination is won. When executing a game according to the game, an effect image display means for displaying an effect image for notifying game information and a cancel instruction for stopping the display of the effect image by the effect image display means are input. An effect control means capable of executing any one of a plurality of effect patterns in which the effect image to be displayed based on the timing of various operations is preset. An effect image is displayed on the effect image display unit based on the effect pattern to be performed, and when a cancel instruction is input by the input unit, a predetermined effect image among the effect images indicated by the effect pattern being executed is displayed. Is displayed once, and then the display of the effect image by the effect image display means is terminated, so that even if the notification effect is canceled, the notification content can be grasped. Has an effect.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachi-slot machine 300 includes a main body 302 and an operation / decoration portion 303 as an opening / closing cover provided on the front surface of the main body 302.

  The operation / decoration unit 303 can be classified into a decoration unit 304, an operation unit 306, and a payout unit 310 from the top.

  The decoration unit 304 has a display panel unit 312 on which a printed picture or character is transmitted and illuminated by turning on a backlight unit (not shown). In addition, as a part of the decoration part 304, a three-dimensional decoration lamp 304A is also provided in the left-right direction above the decoration part 304. In addition, speakers 305R and 305L are provided in the vicinity of the decorative lamp 304 for reproducing production sound and the like.

  The display panel unit 312 of the decoration unit 304 includes a liquid crystal display device 313 for displaying a moving image for presentation and a display window 314 for displaying a rotating display symbol. The display window 314 includes a transparent region that is integrally formed with the display panel unit 312.

  Inside the display window 314, there is disposed a symbol variation portion 316 configured with three spinning reels 350A, 350B, and 350C as main portions.

  Also, at the bottom of the display window 314, a 7-segment display 315A for displaying the number of paid-out medals as game media of the pachislot machine 300, a display for setting the remaining number of jack games and the game state (six levels), etc. A section 315B and a 7 segment display section 315C for displaying the number of credits are provided.

  The upper portion of the operation unit 306 projects forward, and a medal insertion unit 320 is provided at the right end of the upper surface (table 306A) of the projecting portion, and credits are paid out in order from the left end of the upper surface. An adjustment button 103, a single bet (insertion) button 352A, and a maximum bet (maximum input) button 352B are provided. Further, a start lever 354, stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, and the like are provided in this order from the front left end of the protruding portion.

  The payout unit 310 includes a medal discharge port 326 and a tray 328 that receives a medal discharged from the medal discharge port 326.

  The three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are rotated so that the symbols can be sequentially seen from the display window 314. Among the symbols that can be seen from the display window 314 when the rotation is stopped, the center of the symbols arranged in the middle line. 5 lines: a line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the upper row, a line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the lower row, and two lines connecting the centers of the symbols arranged on the two diagonal lines. The combination of symbols stopped on the active line indicates the game result.

  Which of the five lines is the effective line depends on the number of medals invested, and when one medal is bet, the line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the middle row is the effective line. If three medals are bet, all lines are valid lines.

  The stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are provided below the symbol changing unit 316 and correspond to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. That is, the rotation of the corresponding reels 350A, 350B, and 350C can be stopped by operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the player.

  Further, by operating (tilting) the start lever 354 provided on the left side of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, the reels 350A, 350B, 350C start to rotate. This rotation is normally such that the three reels 350A, 350B, 350C start rotating simultaneously.

  Further, the operation timing by the start lever 354 is an internal lottery timing which will be described later, and the winning (winning) / off is determined by the operation of the start lever 354.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows a control block diagram for controlling the operation of the pachislot machine 300.

  The control system of the pachislot machine 300 is configured with the main control unit 100 as the center, and the main control unit 100 identifies medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 320, and the number and types of medals inserted (incorrect or And a stop button 356A, 356B, 356C, a MAX bet button 352B, and a single bet button 352A corresponding to the start lever 354 and the above-described reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively. In addition, a settlement button 103 for returning a medal stored (credited) inside the gaming machine when the game is stopped is connected via a sensor (not shown) that detects an operation state.

  The main control unit 100 also includes a main control circuit 110 including a CPU. The main control circuit 110 mainly includes a RAM 128 that temporarily stores game progress and the like, and various programs. A stored ROM 130 is connected, and a clock pulse generation circuit 124 that generates a clock pulse that is a reference for the operation of the main control circuit 110 is connected via a frequency divider 126.

  In addition, a random number generator 120 and a random number sampling circuit 122 are connected to the main control circuit 110. The main control circuit 110 controls the random number generator 120 in synchronization with the clock pulse input through the frequency divider 126 to sequentially generate random numbers, and the random number sampling circuit 122 generates the random numbers. Get random numbers and sample them.

  In the pachislot machine 300, an internal lottery is performed by the main control unit 100 to determine whether a major role or a small role is won at the operation timing of the start lever 354. In the main control circuit 110, the start lever 354 is operated. Then, the random number sampling circuit 122 is instructed to acquire, sample, and output a random number, thereby deriving a lottery result according to the random number input from the random number sampling circuit 122.

  If the internal lottery is a win (combination), the player can win the number of medals according to each symbol when the winning symbols are obtained by the stop operation by the subsequent stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C. The gaming state is advantageous to the player according to the symbol.

  Here, there are small roles and big roles as roles. Among these, the major players include a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB” as appropriate) and a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB” as appropriate), and the degree of advantage to the player differs in the game corresponding to each. A game corresponding to RB (hereinafter referred to as “RB game” as appropriate) is composed of a plurality of small role games, and a game corresponding to BB (hereinafter referred to as “BB game” as appropriate) It is configured to include multiple RB games. Therefore, as a matter of course, the RB game is more advantageous to the player than the small role game, and the BB game is more advantageous to the player than the RB game.

  In addition, a motor drive circuit 132 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the motor drive circuit 132 includes left (L), middle (C), and right (R) reel motors 106A, 106B, Each of the left, middle, and right reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is connected via 106C.

  Further, a reel position detection circuit 134 for detecting the rotational positions of the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is connected to the main controller 100. In the main controller 100, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are connected. The position of can be grasped at any time.

  Further, in the pachislot machine 300, the symbol variation by the symbol variation unit 316 is started at the operation timing by the start lever 354. When the start lever 354 is operated, the main control unit 100 operates the motor drive circuit 132. The reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are respectively started to rotate, and the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are rotated, and the three stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are operated on the basis of the subsequent operations. The rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is stopped.

  Here, in the main control unit 100, when the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is stopped based on the stop operation by the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the slip control of a predetermined number of frames is performed according to the result of the internal lottery. Is supposed to run.

  In other words, when the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C is operated at the stop timing at which the symbol that stops only on the winning line is stopped on the active line when the internal lottery is off, intentionally avoiding the stop at this symbol Therefore, control is performed so that the stop position is shifted (kicked off) and stopped at the off symbol arrangement.

  Also, when the internal lottery is won, even if the winning symbol does not stop at the stop timing operated by the player, if the winning symbol is within the predetermined number of symbols, the winning symbol is intentionally stopped on the active line. Performs control to shift (pull in) the stop position.

  By kicking and pulling in the above, it is possible to make the internal lottery result and the game result uniform, and even if the stop operation timing is slightly shifted, it is possible to align the winning symbols, It prevents people from being lost.

  The main control unit 100 is connected to a hopper drive circuit 136 for operating a hopper 138 provided inside the pachislot machine 300. The hopper 138 stores medals, and the main control unit 100 pays out medals from the hopper 138 via the hopper drive circuit 136 in accordance with the stop pattern specified by the output from the reel position detection circuit 134. Executed.

  Further, a medal detection sensor 140 that detects medals paid out from the hopper 138 is disposed in the vicinity of the hopper 138 and is connected to the main control unit 100 via a payout completion signal circuit 142. The payout completion signal circuit 142 determines whether or not the payout is completed based on the detection signal from the medal detection sensor 140, and generates a payout completion signal when it is determined that the payout is completed. Is input.

  When the payout completion signal is input from the payout completion signal circuit 142, the main control unit 100 ends the medal payout by the hopper 138 via the hopper driving circuit 136.

  Further, a display lamp drive circuit 144 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the 7-segment display unit 315A, the display unit 315B, the 7-segment display unit 315C, and the activation line described above are connected via the display lamp drive circuit 144. The display lamp 146 is controlled to be turned on and off.

  On the other hand, a sub-control unit 150 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the main control unit 100 inputs a command signal indicating a control state at any time to the sub-control unit 150. In the present embodiment, as communication between the main control unit 100 and the sub control unit 150, only one-way communication from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 150 is executed, and the sub control unit 150 performs main communication. Communication with the control unit 100 cannot be performed at all.

  A liquid crystal control circuit 152 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and the liquid crystal control circuit 152 controls a display state of a liquid crystal display device (LCD) 313 provided for production.

  Further, a lamp driving circuit 156 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and is provided inside the lamp 112 incorporated in the decorative lamp 304A and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C via the lamp driving circuit 156. The light emission of the backlight 158 and the like that emit light toward the positions facing the symbols on the peripheral surfaces of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C displayed on the display window 314 is controlled.

  Further, a speaker drive circuit 154 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and controls the sound (sound effect) output from the speakers 305L and 305R.

  The sub-control unit 150 executes notification effects by the LCD 313, the speakers 305L and 305R, the backlight 158, the lamp 112 built in the decoration lamp 304A, and the like according to the control state of the pachislot machine 300 of the main control unit 100.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing a control system for normal game control in the main control unit 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The main control unit 100 is configured to include a lottery unit 180, and an operation signal indicating that the start lever 354 has been operated is input to the lottery unit 180. The lottery unit 180 executes an internal lottery with the operation of the start lever 354 after a predetermined number of medals have been inserted (bets) as a trigger.

  The lottery unit 180 acquires a random value in synchronization with the operation of the start lever 354, and sends the random value to the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 via the table selection unit 182.

  The table selection unit 182 stores a table in which information indicating roles / designs corresponding to numerical values that can be acquired by the lottery unit 180 is stored for each gaming state of the pachislot machine 300. Note that the gaming state of the pachislot machine 300 includes, for example, normal game, during BB internal winning, during RB internal winning, normal game during BB operation, during RB internal winning during BB operation, RB game, and the like.

  In the table selection unit 182, information indicating the current gaming state is obtained from the gaming state control unit 186, and a table for determining a role / symbol is selected from the table provided for each gaming state. Based on the table selected by the table selection unit 182, the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 determines and determines the winning combination (small role (including replay), major role (RB, BB)) and winning symbol. The winning combination and the winning symbol are input to the gaming state control unit 186.

  The gaming state control unit 186 is connected to a gaming program memory 188 in which data indicating various programs corresponding to the gaming state of the pachislot machine 300 is stored. The game state control unit 186 mainly controls the game state by reading and executing game program data corresponding to the game state from the game program memory 188 as appropriate by the game execution control unit 186A.

  The game program memory 188 stores data indicating a normal game program and data indicating a major game program. For example, in the normal game state, the normal game program data is read from the game program memory 188. In the case of the big game state, the big game program data is read according to the internal winning state of BB and RB and the respective game states of BB and RB, and processing is executed based on each program data.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 100 is configured to include a reel drive control unit 194. Based on the start operation of the start lever 354, after a lapse of 4.1 seconds from the start of the previous game, the motor drive unit 132 is provided. Then, the reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are driven to start rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C.

  Further, the reel drive control unit 194 performs stop control for stopping the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C based on the operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C.

  Position detection sensors 198A, 198B, and 198C are attached to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively, and are connected to the reel drive control unit 194 via the reel position detection circuit 134. The reel drive control unit 194 recognizes the respective rotation positions of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, stops the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C in consideration of the slip control, and stops the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have stopped. The symbol array is sent to the gaming state control unit 186.

  Based on the symbol arrangement of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have been stopped, the gaming state control unit 186 confirms whether or not a winning combination has been won. If the winning combination is made, a predetermined payout is made and the winning combination is replayed. If so, the replay control is executed, and if it is a major player, the major player game program is read from the game program memory 188 and executed by the game execution control unit 186A.

  It should be noted that the regular bonus game program and the big bonus game program are separately stored in the major player program, and are selectively read based on the elected major player.

  In the regular bonus program, a maximum of 12 games (maximum number of games) can be executed in the state that the lottery probability of the small role is higher than the lottery probability during the normal game as the right exercise. The regular bonus game ends when the player wins a maximum of eight times (maximum number of winnings) during any of these 12 games.

  On the other hand, in the big bonus program, a regular bonus game can be executed with high probability as an exercise of rights, and even if the regular bonus game is being executed if the number obtained in the big bonus game reaches a preset upper limit number The big bonus game ends. In the present embodiment, the winning probability of the small role in the big bonus game is almost the same as that in the normal game.

  In addition, a flag memory 192 is connected to the gaming state control unit 186 via the flag management control unit 190, and the internal winning state of the combination corresponding to the winning result of the internal lottery described above is managed by the state of the flag. Yes.

  Each flag is established by winning by internal lottery. Generally, the state of the small role flag disappears in one game (the flag is not established), but the state of the flag of the major role is thereafter set to each reel 350A, 350B, 350C. Is stopped and displayed on the display window 314 in a predetermined arrangement, and is maintained until winning the winning role.

  The flag memory 192 is connected to the reel drive control unit 194 described above, and the state of the flag stored in the flag memory 192 is based on the operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the reel drive control unit 194. This is applied as a parameter for pull-in or kick-off slip control during stop control.

  Further, according to the progress of the game under the control of the main control unit 100, the notification control effect is performed by the LCD 313, the speakers 305L and 305R, the backlight 158, the lamp 112 incorporated in the decoration lamp 304A, and the like by the control of the sub control unit 150. is doing.

  Whether or not to perform the effect and the contents of the effect are determined at the time of the internal lottery in the main control unit 100 and are transmitted to the sub-control unit 150 as an effect command.

  The sub-control unit 150 executes a continuous effect that continuously performs the effect over a plurality of games, and an effect based on the effect command is appropriately executed according to the progress of the game by the main control unit 100.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing only the part related to the execution control of the effect in the sub-control unit 150.

  As shown in the figure, the sub-control unit 150 includes an effect pattern selection unit 10, an effect pattern table 12, an effect execution control unit 14, and an effect content storage unit 16. The effect pattern selection unit 10 and the effect content storage unit 16 are respectively connected to the effect pattern selection unit 10 and the effect execution control unit 14.

  The production pattern selection unit 10 receives the internal lottery result and the production command transmitted from the main control unit 100. When the production command is inputted, the production pattern table 12 responds to the production command. An effect pattern is read and selected as an effect pattern to be executed, and information indicating the selected effect pattern is input to the effect execution control unit 14.

  In addition, the operation timing of the bet button 352, the start lever 354, the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, and the winning determination result are input to the effect execution control unit 14.

  In the performance execution control unit 14, the operation timing signal (start signal) of the bet button 352, the operation timing signal (start signal) of the start lever 354, and the operation timing signal (stop signal) of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are input. Then, in accordance with the effect pattern input from the effect pattern 10 and the operation timing signal, the effect contents are sequentially read out from the effect content storage unit 16, and the liquid crystal control circuit 152 and the speaker drive circuit 154 are appropriately read based on the read effect contents. By controlling the lamp driving circuit 156, an effect according to the progress of the game under the control of the main control unit 100 is executed.

  Here, in the main control unit 100, the timing of the insertion operation by the player via the bet button 352 is set as the timing for switching to the next game. At this timing, one game is completed and the next game is started. Is done. In addition, when all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are stopped and the player wins the replay role, the insertion operation is automatically performed assuming that the number of medals equal to the number inserted in the game is inserted.

  Therefore, the sub-control unit 150 also shifts to the next game effect at the timing of the input operation. Specifically, the effect execution control unit 14 includes an effect canceling unit 22, and the effect canceling unit 22 cancels the effect when the input operation is performed while the effect is being executed (forced termination). ). That is, the input operation during the execution of the effect is regarded as an instruction to cancel the effect.

  By the way, in this embodiment, in order to prevent the forcible termination of the notification effect of the game information contrary to the player's intention due to the automatically input input signal that is considered that the input operation has been performed, In such a case, the transition to the next game effect is exceptionally made based on a start signal based on a start operation via the start lever 354 instead of the input signal.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 150 is configured to include the cancel operation switching unit 20 and receives a winning determination result from the main control unit 100 and is connected to the effect cancel unit 22. Yes.

  The cancel operation switching unit 20 switches the operation that is regarded as an instruction cancel instruction by the effect canceling unit 22 to the throwing operation or the start operation according to the winning determination result. When the winning determination result indicates a replay winning, the start signal is switched in place of the input signal, and in other cases, the input signal is switched to be an instruction to cancel the effect.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the production stop unit 22 forcibly terminates the production in response to the cancellation instruction, only the production screen showing the notification result is displayed on the liquid crystal display among the currently produced productions read from the production content storage unit 16. The information is displayed on the LCD 313 via the control circuit 152.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  First, the flow of normal games will be described.

  In the state where the medal is credited (or in the state where the medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 320), the betting of the medal is completed by the operation of the single bet button 352A or the maximum bet button 352B, or the medal insertion unit When a bet is completed by inserting a medal from 320, the start lever 354 can be operated.

  When the start lever 354 is operated, an internal lottery is performed by the lottery unit 180 simultaneously with this operation, and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start rotating under the control of the reel drive control unit 194.

  The result of the internal lottery is transmitted from the winning combination / symbol determination unit 1848 to the gaming state control unit 186. The gaming state control unit 186 updates and stores the flag state of the flag memory 192 according to the result of the internal lottery via the flag management control unit 190.

  Thereafter, when the player operates the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the stop operation stops the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. However, according to the flag stored in the flag memory 192, the slip control is taken into consideration. Then, stop control of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is executed so that the corresponding symbol is pulled into the predetermined position or kicked off from the predetermined position. That is, the reel drive control unit 194 selects the stop control table according to the state of the flag stored in the flag memory 192 and the gaming state by the gaming state control unit 186, and the flag is established. In this case, the winning symbol can be stopped by an accurate pressing timing. Further, a slight shift in the stop operation timing is corrected by slip control. On the other hand, when the flag is not established, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are caused to slip even if they are pushed, so that they do not stop at the winning symbol.

  Next, when all the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are stopped, a winning determination is made based on the stopped symbols, and when winning, the winning combination is determined.

  If it is determined in this determination that the major player has won, the bonus game control of the big bonus (BB) or the regular bonus (RB) is executed (exercises the right) according to the stop pattern, and it is determined that the player is a minor. In this case, predetermined payout control preset for the small combination is executed.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 150 performs effects via the liquid crystal control circuit 152, the speaker drive circuit 154, the lamp drive circuit 156, and the like according to the progress of the game by the main control unit 100.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in effect processing executed after power-on in sub-control unit 150. Hereinafter, effect processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, only the main process of the effect process is shown.

  First, in step 200, input of a start signal is waited, and in the next step 202, it is determined whether there is an effect (start effect) to be executed at the start of the start based on the effect pattern indicated by the effect command. .

  That is, when a player performs a starting operation via the start lever 354 after a game medium has been input, the sub-control unit 150 receives a start signal from the main control unit 100 and the start operation. An effect command indicating the effect content determined at the time of the internal lottery executed by the main control unit 100 based on the is input.

 If an affirmative determination is made in step 202, the process proceeds to step 204, where the start effect to be executed is read from the effect content storage unit 16 and the effect content is output via the liquid crystal control circuit 152, the speaker drive circuit 154, and the lamp drive circuit 156. The start stage production is started, and then the process proceeds to step 206.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 202, the process proceeds to step 206 without executing the process of step 204.

  In step 206, input of a stop signal is waited, and in the next step 208, it is determined whether or not there is an effect to be executed at the timing when the stop signal corresponding to the stop operation in the game is input. When the determination is made, the process proceeds to step 210, where the contents of the effect to be executed are read from the effect content storage unit 16, and the stop effect is started via the liquid crystal control circuit 152, the speaker drive circuit 154, and the lamp drive circuit 156. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 212.

  In step 212, it is determined whether or not all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are stopped. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 206 again, and a stop signal is input until step 212 is positive. The stop effect is to be executed according to the number of times.

  In the next step 214, it is determined whether or not the replay combination has been won. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 220.

  That is, when all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are stopped, information indicating the result of the winning determination performed in the main control unit 100 at this time is input to the sub-control unit 150, and the winning determination result It is possible to determine whether or not the player has won the replay role based on whether or not indicates a win for the replay role.

  In step 220, it is determined whether or not it is time to end the production. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 222 to determine whether or not an input signal is input, and the determination is negative. When it becomes, it returns to step 220 again.

  On the other hand, when all the effects based on the contents of the effects to be executed are completed, an affirmative determination is made in step 220, the process proceeds to step 224, the effect is ended, and then the process returns to step 200 again.

  That is, after all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are stopped, if an effect based on the contents of the effect to be executed is being executed, until the input signal is input or all the effects to be executed are completed, An effect to be executed is executed.

  Here, when the input signal is input during the execution of the effect to be executed, an affirmative determination is made in step 222, the process proceeds to step 226, and the forced termination of the effect is executed.

  The forcible end of the effect is executed by ending the effect after the final screen of the effect being executed is displayed on the LCD 313 for a predetermined period via the liquid crystal control circuit 152.

  For example, FIGS. 6 and 7 show an example of the flow of the effect screen displayed on the LCD 313 by the effect.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of the effect screen when notifying that a major player has not been won as a result of the internal lottery. First, when the start lever is operated, as shown in FIG. 6A, an effect screen in a state where the three symbol rows are variably displayed is displayed on the LCD 313, and then the first stop operation is performed in FIG. 6B. As shown, an effect screen in a state where the variable display of only the leftmost symbol row is stopped is displayed on the LCD 313. Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (c) in the second stop operation, an effect screen in a state where the change display of the central symbol row is further stopped is displayed, and preset based on the third stop operation. After the display of the effect screen of FIG. 6 (c) is maintained for the time, as shown in FIG. 6 (d), the variable display of all the symbol sequences stops and the symbols of the symbol sequences do not match each other. The state effect screen is displayed. That is, the screen shown in FIG. 6D is a screen showing the notification result, and is the final screen displayed at the time of forced termination.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of the effect screen when notifying that a major player has been won as a result of the internal lottery. At the time of operating the start lever, as in the case of notification of detachment, three symbol rows are variably displayed as shown in FIG. 7A, and based on the subsequent stop operation, FIG. 7B and FIG. As shown in FIG. 7D, after switching the effect screen to be displayed as (c), the display of the effect screen in FIG. 7C is maintained for a preset time based on the third stop operation. In addition, the display of the effect is displayed in a state where the change display of all the symbol sequences is stopped and the symbols of the symbol sequences are coincident with each other. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7 (e), an effect screen showing that the result of the internal lottery is a big hit is displayed, and an effect screen showing bonus confirmation as shown in FIG. 7 (f) is displayed. That is, the screens shown in FIGS. 7D to 7F are screens that show the notification result (winning role) and are screens that are displayed at the time of forced termination. In the present embodiment, the two effect screens shown in FIGS. 7E and 7F are displayed at the time of forced termination.

  On the other hand, in step 214 (see FIG. 5), if the replay combination is won, the determination is affirmative, and the process proceeds to step 230.

  In step 230, it is determined whether or not it is time to end the effect. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 232, where it is determined whether a start signal is input instead of the input signal. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 230 again.

  On the other hand, if all the effects based on the contents of the effects to be executed have been completed, an affirmative determination is made in step 230, the process proceeds to step 234, the effect is terminated, and then the process proceeds to step 238.

  That is, after all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are stopped, when an effect based on the effect content to be executed is being executed, until the start signal is input or all the effects to be executed are completed, An effect to be executed is executed.

  Here, if a start signal is input during the execution of an effect to be executed, an affirmative determination is made in step 232 and the process proceeds to step 235 to start the next game from the time when the previous game started. Wait for the time timer (not shown) to count 4.1 seconds until it is enabled and wait for the output to turn ON. In the next step 236, the production is forcibly terminated, and then again. The process proceeds to step 202.

  The forced termination of the effect is executed by ending the effect after the final screen of the effect being executed is displayed on the LCD 313 for a predetermined period via the liquid crystal control circuit 152 in the same manner as the processing of step 226 described above.

  In step 238, input of the start signal is waited, and then the process proceeds to step 240 to wait until the time measurement by the wait timer is completed and the output is turned on, and then the process returns to step 202 again.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the display window 314 that can display the symbols in a variable manner is provided, and one game starts when a medal is inserted by an insertion operation via the bet button 352. The variable display of the display window 314 is started based on the start operation through the start lever 354 and the internal lottery is performed, and the change display based on the stop operation through the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C is performed. After the stop, when the display window 314 is in a display mode corresponding to the winning combination by the internal lottery, an effect image for notifying the game information when winning the winning combination and executing the game according to the winning combination is displayed. An LCD 313 for displaying, and an input means for inputting a cancel instruction for stopping the display of the effect image on the LCD 313. The effect image to be displayed based on the timing can be executed in any of a plurality of preset effect patterns, and the effect image is displayed on the LCD 313 via the liquid crystal display control circuit 152 based on the effect pattern to be executed. At the same time, when a cancel instruction is input by the input means, a predetermined effect image is temporarily displayed among the effect images indicated by the effect pattern being executed, and then the display of the effect image on the LCD 313 is terminated. Therefore, even if the notification effect is canceled, the notification content can be grasped.

  Further, since only the effect execution control by the sub-control unit 150 needs to be changed, there is no need to change the control program of the main control unit 100, and the development period of the control program for the pachislot machine 300 can be prevented from being prolonged. . Further, the present invention can be realized without increasing the load on the main control unit 100 that mainly controls the progress of the game.

  In addition, although this embodiment demonstrated the form which uses LCD313 as an effect image display means, this invention is not limited to this, As long as an effect image can be displayed, it can apply suitably. Needless to say.

  For example, as the effect image display means, an effect image such as characters and symbols can be displayed on a display device that displays characters and symbols according to lighting states of a plurality of LEDs, lamps, etc. Any display device such as a display device that displays the display position facing each other can be used as appropriate.

  In the present embodiment, as an input means for inputting a cancel instruction, the start lever 354 is applied when winning a replay, and the bet button 352 is applied in other cases. The present invention is not limited to this, and any image can be used as an input means as long as it displays a predetermined image among the images that should have been displayed due to the effect being executed when canceling the effect. Needless to say, it is good. For example, as the input means, either the bet button 352 or the start lever 354 may be always applied, or an effect cancel button dedicated to input an effect cancel instruction may be provided separately.

  The present invention can also apply the final image as a predetermined image to be displayed when canceling the effect. For example, (d) is the final image in the example shown in FIG. 6, and (f) is the final image in the example shown in FIG.

  It should be noted that the configuration of the pachislot machine in this embodiment (see FIGS. 1 to 4) and the flow of each process (see FIG. 5) are merely examples, and can be changed as appropriate.

It is a perspective view of the pachi-slot machine concerning an embodiment. It is an operation control block diagram of a pachi-slot machine according to an embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed functionally the control system mainly having the normal game in the main control part. It is a functional block diagram regarding the execution control of the production according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the production process which concerns on embodiment. As an example, it is a figure which shows typically the flow of the production | presentation screen displayed on LCD, when notifying that it is not elected as a major player as a result of internal lottery. As an example, it is a figure which shows typically the flow of the production | presentation screen displayed on LCD, when notifying that a major player has won as a result of internal lottery.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Production pattern selection part 12 Production pattern table 14 Production execution control part (production control means)
16 Production content storage unit 20 Cancel operation switching unit 22 Production cancellation unit (production cancellation means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Main control part 150 Sub control part 152 Liquid crystal control circuit 154 Speaker drive circuit 156 Lamp drive circuit 186 Game state control part (game control means)
186A Game execution control unit 188 Game program memory 190 Flag management control unit 192 Flag memory 300 Pachi-slot machine 313 LCD (effect image display means)
314 Display window (display means)
352A Single bet button 352B Max bet button (input means, input operation input means)
354 Start lever (input means, start operation input means)
350A, 350B, 350C Reel 356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (3)

A display means capable of variably displaying symbols is provided. When a game medium is thrown by a throwing operation, one game is started. Based on the starting operation thereafter, the variability display of the display means is started and a lottery drawing is performed. A game that wins a winning combination and executes a game according to the combination when the display means is in a display mode corresponding to the winning combination by the combination lottery after the variable display based on the subsequent stop operation is performed Machine,
Effect image display means for displaying an effect image for informing game information;
An input means for inputting a cancel instruction for stopping the display of the effect image by the effect image display means;
The effect image to be displayed based on the timing of various operations can execute any one of a plurality of effect patterns set in advance, and the effect image is displayed on the effect image display means based on the effect pattern to be executed Control means;
When a cancel instruction is input by the input means, a predetermined effect image is temporarily displayed among the effect images indicated by the effect pattern being executed, and then the effect image is displayed by the effect image display means. Production stop means for ending,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: When a predetermined bonus combination is won, a game medium equivalent to the game medium inserted in the current game is paid out as a bonus, and the next game is automatically regarded as the game medium that has been paid out is inserted. The game control means for granting the right of
The input means is a start-up operation input means for inputting a start-up operation when winning the bonus combination, and an input-operation input means for inputting the input operation in other cases. The gaming machine according to claim 1.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the predetermined effect image is an image displayed at the end of each effect pattern.

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