JP2018139909A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can inhibit big and small winning from being revealed in advance.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 executes a small-win game when a special pattern win/loss determination results in small winning, and executes a big-win game when the special pattern win/loss determination results in big winning. The big-win game includes a special big-win game configured such that aspects from the beginning to the middle of the big-win game are difficult to distinguish from aspects of the small-win game. The game machine is provided with a rotatable door 14T that changes from a closed position to an open position only for a prescribed period upon winning in a normal pattern win/loss determination. The game status includes a normal game status and a time-shortened game that more easily provides winning in the normal pattern win/loss determination than the normal game status. In addition, the status of the rotatable door 14T is difficult to distinguish between the case where the special big-win game is executed and the case where the small-win game is executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a small hit game is executed when a big hit is achieved and a big hit game is executed when a big hit is achieved.

  In the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, the mode from the start of the big hit game to the middle in some big hit games is configured to be difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game.

JP 2010-35614 A (paragraph [0082])

  In the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, the operation mode of the opening / closing member that opens and closes the start winning opening may change with the start of the big hit game. There was a problem of going ahead.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing big hits and small hits.

  The first means is a game machine that performs a hit / no-go decision regarding a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit / no-go determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In the above, the big hit game has a variable member that changes from the first state to the second state for a predetermined period, and the big hit game has a mode from the start of the big hit game to the middle. And the probability that the variable condition is satisfied may change when the jackpot game is started, and the operation of the variable member may change the special jackpot game. It is difficult to distinguish between the case where the game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

  According to the above-described invention, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

Front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view of game board Enlarged front view of the area around the big prize opening on the game board Diagram for explaining the display screen display flow for small hits and special big hits Diagram for explaining the display screen display flow for small hits and special big hits A diagram for explaining the display screen display flow for a big hit (A) The figure which shows the opening pattern of the big winning opening in the small hit game, (B) The figure which shows the opening pattern of the big winning opening in the special big hit game (A) The figure showing the opening pattern of the big winning opening in the small hit game when the short winning game is a small hit, (B) The opening pattern of the big winning opening in the special big hit game in the case of a short winning game The figure to show, (C) The figure which shows the opening pattern of the revolving door in the game per normal symbol when it becomes per normal symbol in the short game Block diagram showing electrical configuration of gaming machine

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is a pachinko gaming machine, the front side is covered with a front frame 10Z, and the game board 11 is passed through a glass window 10W formed in the front frame 10Z. The game area R1 is visible. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, “right” and “left” refer to “right” and “left” when the gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front.

  An upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided in two upper and lower stages below the glass window 10W in the front frame 10Z, and an operation handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. When the operation handle 28 is rotated, the game ball accommodated in the upper plate 26 is ejected toward the game area R1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the entire game area R <b> 1 has a substantially circular shape and is surrounded by the guide rail 12. A display opening 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1 in the game board 11, and the display screen 13G of the display device 13 faces forward through the display opening 11H.

  A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the opening edge of the display opening 11H. The display decoration frame 23 is inserted into the display opening 11H from the front side of the game board 11, protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11, and restricts the game balls flowing down the game area R1 from entering the inside of the display decoration frame 23. ing.

  The display opening 11H is arranged in the middle in the lateral direction of the game area R1 and closer to the upper end, and on the left, right, and lower sides of the display decorative frame 23 in the game area, the left flow area R2 and the right side where the game ball can flow down A flow-down region R3 and a lower flow-down region R4 are formed. Further, an upper arc wall 25 extending in an arc shape along the guide rail 12 is provided on the upper portion of the display decoration frame 23, and one game ball is placed between the upper arc wall 25 and the guide rail 12. An upper communication channel 25R that can pass is formed. Further, the right side of the display decoration frame 23 is filled with no gap between the display opening 11H and the right end of the guide rail 12, and communicates between the upper communication channel 25R and the right flow region R3. A communication flow path component 24 having a path 24R is provided.

  A start gate 18 is provided in the right flow region R3. A big prize opening 15 is provided in the lower part of the start gate 18 in the right flow area R3. A first start winning port 14A, a second start winning port 14B, and an out port 16 are provided in order from the top in the center in the left-right direction in the lower flow region R4. In addition to the start winning ports 14A and 14B and the big winning port 15, the game area R1 includes a plurality of general winning ports 20. The game balls that have not won any of the winning openings 14A, 14B, 15, 20 are all taken into the out opening 16 disposed at the lower end of the lower flow area R4.

  Next, each required part will be described in further detail. The general winning opening 20 has a so-called pocket structure and is open to the upper surface or the side surface of a member protruding from the front surface of the game board 11, and is opened in a size that allows one game ball to enter. . When a game ball enters the general winning opening 20, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball.

  The start gate 18 has a gate structure in which a game ball can pass by diving, and when the game ball passes the start gate 18, a normal symbol determination is made. The determination result of the normal symbol success / failure determination is displayed on a normal symbol display section (not shown). When the result of the normal symbol win / fail determination is a win, a game per normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as “game per general symbol”) is executed.

  The first start winning opening 14 </ b> A has the same pocket structure as the general winning opening 20. The second start winning opening 14B opens to the front side and is opened and closed by the rotating door 14T. Specifically, the revolving door 14T is normally arranged in a closed position that stands vertically, and when the above-described normal symbol success / failure determination result is hit, It is pivoted to the center and placed in the open position where it was moved forward. The rotating door 14T arranged at the open position receives the game ball flowing down from above and guides it to the second start winning opening 14B.

  When a game ball enters each start winning opening 14A, 14B, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball, and a special symbol success / failure determination is performed. In other words, in the present embodiment, the right to determine whether or not the special symbol is appropriate is generated when a game ball enters each of the start winning ports 14A and 14B. The determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination is notified on the display screen 13G as the determination right is used. Specifically, when the determination right is used, a determination effect related to the determination result is performed on the display screen 13G prior to the notification of the determination result. When the determination result is a win, the winning game is executed after the determination effect is ended, and the winning game is executed. If the determination result is out, the normal gaming state that is not the winning gaming state continues.

  The special winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally long rectangle, and is closed by the movable door 15T in a normal gaming state. When the winning game is achieved and the winning game is performed, the movable door 15T is tilted to the front side for a predetermined period, and the big prize opening 15 is opened. Game balls can be won. When a game ball enters the big prize opening 15, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball. In the winning game, a round game in which the special winning opening 15 is opened a predetermined number of times is executed as many times as the number of hit games to be executed. One round game ends when a predetermined upper limit number of game balls enter the big prize opening 15 or when a preset round game time elapses.

  In the present embodiment, small hits and big hits are provided as the hits for determining whether or not a special symbol is appropriate. When the determination result is a small hit game, the small hit game state is executed and the small hit game is executed. When the determination result is a big hit game, the big hit game state is executed and the big hit game is executed. In both the big hit game and the big hit game, the big prize opening 15 is opened, but the opening time of the big prize opening 15 in the big hit game is set to a time during which it is possible to enter the big prize opening 15. On the other hand, the opening time of the big winning opening 15 in the small hit game is set to a time when it is difficult to enter the big winning opening 15. Accordingly, in the small hit game, it is difficult to give a prize ball to the player as compared to the big hit game.

  As described above, the determination effect related to the special symbol success / failure determination is displayed on the display screen 13G. Specifically, three special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are displayed side by side and stopped at the center of the display screen 13G. Each of these special symbols 13A to 13C is composed of, for example, a plurality of types representing numbers, characters, and the like. Usually, a predetermined type of each special symbol 13A to 13C is stopped and displayed. . When a game ball enters the start winning opening 14A, 14B, these three special symbols 13A to 13C are displayed in a variable manner (for example, scrolled up and down), for example, left, right, Stops are displayed in order of middle. And by the combination of the stopped special symbols 13A to 13C, the determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination is notified,

  Specifically, when all of the special symbols 13A to 13C have the same symbol (both eyes), it indicates a big hit. In addition, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are a predetermined special combination, it indicates a small hit or a big hit. When the special symbols 13A to 13C are a combination that is neither a flat eye nor a special combination, it is indicated that the special symbols 13A to 13C are out of place.

  In the gaming machine 10, in the normal gaming state, the probability of winning in the normal symbol success / failure determination is set low, and after the big hit game is over, the probability of winning in the normal symbol success / failure determination is higher than in the normal gaming state. Enter the “Short-Time Game”. That is, in the gaming machine 10, the normal game state is shifted to the short-time game with the big hit game as an opportunity. In the gaming machine 10, in a normal gaming state, a so-called “left-handed” is performed in which a game ball is shot so as to flow down the left-side down area R 2, and during the short-time game, the right-side down area R 3 is caused to flow down. Thus, it is possible to provide the player with two types of hitting methods, such as launching a game ball or performing so-called “right hit”. The short-time game is ended when the number of determination rights used after the end of the big hit game reaches a prescribed upper limit number (for example, 100) or when the game shifts to the “big hit game” during the short time game. In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, two types of short-time games and low-probability short games are provided as short-time games. The high probability short game has a higher probability of winning in the special symbol success / failure determination than the low probability short game.

  Whether the short game that is entered after the end of the big hit game is set to the short game at the low probability or the short game at the high probability is determined by the result of the V winning chance that is performed during the big hit game. In the V winning chance, a game ball can enter the V winning portion 21 (FIG. 2) provided in the right flow area R3. Specifically, the V winning portion 21 has a entrance 21A that is opened and closed by the movable wing piece 21H, and when the V winning chance is made, the entrance 21A is opened. The V winning portion 21 is provided with a normal opening and a V determination opening (both not shown), and the game balls that have entered the entrance 21A are distributed to either the normal opening or the V determination opening. A mechanism (not shown) is provided. Then, when a game ball enters the V confirmation opening at the V winning chance, the short game when entering the game after the end of the jackpot game is set to the high probability short game. When a game ball does not enter the V confirmation opening in the V winning chance, a low probability short game is set as the short game after the big hit game ends. As described above, in this embodiment, as the big hit game, there are provided a V passing big hit that enters the V decision opening with a V winning chance and a V non-pass big hit that does not enter the V decision opening.

  In the gaming machine 10, the game balls that have entered the entrance 21A enter the entrance 21A more easily than the high probability V pass big hit, which is easy to be distributed to the V determination entrance, and the V pass high probability big hit. There are two types of V-pass low probability big hits where game balls are hard to be distributed to the V-determining opening. The big hit in the special symbol success / failure determination based on the ball entering the first start winning opening 14A becomes a V passing high probability big hit with a predetermined probability (for example, 1/2). All the big hits in the special symbol success / failure determination based on the ball entering the second start winning opening 14B are V passing high probability big hits.

  In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a special big hit game is provided as a big hit game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the big hit game is difficult to distinguish from the aforementioned small hit game mode. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, the special symbols 13A to 13C that are stopped and displayed are special combinations (the special symbols 13A to 13C combination shown in FIG. 4B) in the small hit game and the special big hit game. It is sometimes started, and it is difficult to distinguish from the combinations of special symbols 13A to 13C.

  Further, when the determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination is a small hit and a special big hit, the determination effect performed on the display screen 13G is common. That is, when the determination result is a small hit or a big hit, as shown in the change from FIG. 4 (A) to FIG. 4 (B), the special symbols 13A to 13C as a special combination are temporarily stopped. In the temporary stop state, the special symbols 13A to 13C do not move in the vertical direction, but do not stop completely, for example, swing to the left and right. When the special symbols 13A to 13C of the special combination are temporarily stopped, the special symbols 13A to 13C are reduced and displayed at the corners of the display screen 13G as shown in the change from FIG. 4 (B) to FIG. 4 (C). In addition, in the central portion of the display screen 13G, the specific entry prompting image 210 (in FIG. 4C) that prompts the game entrance to pass through the specific entrance 203 (FIG. 3) is displayed. Message!) Is displayed. The special symbols 13 </ b> A to 13 </ b> C in the temporarily stopped state are completely stopped while the specific entry prompting image 210 is displayed. When the special symbols 13A to 13C are completely stopped, the small hit game or the special big hit game is quickly executed. The special symbols 13A to 13C are not displayed at the timing when the small hit game or the special big hit game is started (FIG. 4D).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the specific ball entrance 203 is configured to allow a game ball that has entered the grand prize winner 15 to pass therethrough. Therefore, the specific entry prompting image 210 prompts the player to enter the special winning opening 15. Specifically, the discharge flow path 201 through which the game ball that has entered the big winning opening 15 flows is branched into two branches in the middle, and the specific entrance 203 is provided in one branch path 202A. . In addition, a branching portion of the discharge flow path 201 is provided with a sorting member 205 that distributes the game balls flowing down the discharge flow path 201 to one of the branch paths 202A and the other branch path 202B.

  The jackpot game effect (hereinafter referred to as “special jackpot game effect”) performed on the display screen 13G during the special jackpot game is a small game performed on the display screen 13G when the portion from the start to the middle is a small hit game. It is configured to be difficult to distinguish from winning game effects. The details of the small hit game effect and the special big hit game effect are as follows.

  In the small hit game effect, first, the specific entry prompting image 210 (FIG. 4D) displayed at the time of the determination effect is continuously displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, a small hit determination image 211 indicating that the determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination is a small hit is displayed. The small hit determination image 211 is displayed until the end of the small hit game. When the small hit game ends, the small hit game effect ends, and the special symbols 13A to 13C of the special combination are displayed in a completely stopped state at the center of the display screen 13G (FIG. 5C). .

  In the special jackpot game effect, first, the specific entry prompting image 210 (FIG. 4D) displayed at the time of the determination effect is continuously displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, a jackpot decision image 212 indicating that the determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination is a jackpot is displayed. The big hit decision image 212 is displayed for a predetermined time. When a predetermined time elapses, a big hit image 213 similar to the big hit game effect performed in another big hit game is displayed (FIG. 5B). When the big hit game is finished, the special big hit game effect is also finished, and special symbols 13A to 13C of the special combination are displayed in a completely stopped state in the center of the display screen (FIG. 5C). As described above, in the special big hit game effect, it is difficult to distinguish the effect until the big hit determined image 212 is displayed from the effect until the small hit determined image 211 is displayed in the small hit game effect.

  In the present embodiment, the opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 in the small hit game, the opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 until the big hit fixed image 212 (FIG. 5A) is displayed in the special big hit game, Is configured to be difficult to distinguish. Details of the opening pattern of the big prize opening 15 in the small hit game and the special big hit game are as follows.

  FIG. 7A shows an opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 in the small hit game. As shown in the figure, when the small hit game is started, the big winning opening 15 is opened for the opening time TA2 after the small hit opening period TA1. Then, when the small hit ending period TA3 elapses after the big winning opening 15 is closed, the small hit game ends.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, in the special jackpot game, the opening pattern of the big prize opening 15 until the middle of the first round game is the same as the opening pattern of the big prize opening 15 in the small hit game. ing. Specifically, when the special jackpot game is started, the first round game is started after the special jackpot opening period TB1. In the first round game, the special winning opening 15 is opened for the first opening time TB2. Subsequently, after the closing time TB3 during the round elapses, the special winning opening 15 is opened again with the maximum opening time TB4 as an upper limit. When the first round game is completed, the second round game is started after a predetermined interval period I1. The big hit opening period TB1 has the same length as the small hit opening period TA1. The first opening time TB2 is the same length as the opening time TA2 in the small hit game, and the number of game balls necessary for the end of one round is set to a length that makes it difficult to enter the big winning opening 15. Has been. The closing time TB3 during the round is longer than the small hit ending period TA3.

  FIG. 7A shows an opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 in the small hit game when the small hit is made in the normal game state, and FIG. 7B shows a normal game. The opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 in the special big hit when the special big hit is obtained is shown. FIG. 8 (A) shows the opening pattern of the big prize opening 15 in the small hit game when the short hit game is a small hit, and FIG. 8 (B) shows the special big hit in the short game. In this case, the opening pattern of the special winning opening 15 in the special big hit is shown. As is clear from a comparison between FIG. 7A and FIG. 8A, the small hit opening period TA1 of the small hit game when the short hit is a short hit game is a small hit in the normal gaming state. It is shorter than the small hit opening period TA1 of the small hit game. Further, as is clear from the comparison between FIG. 7B and FIG. 8B, the special big hit opening TB1 in the special big hit game when the special big hit game is a short hit game becomes a special big hit in the normal gaming state. It is shorter than the special jackpot opening period TB1 in the special jackpot game at that time.

  Now, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in the flow of FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (D), immediately before the next jackpot game is started until the next jackpot game is started. A mark 220 representing information related to the big hit is displayed on the display screen 13G. The mark 220 is not displayed when the big hit game is started. Examples of information represented by the mark 220 include information on whether the last jackpot was based on the starting winning opening of the first starting winning opening 14A or the second starting winning opening 14B, Information about whether or not the game ball has passed through the V determination opening at the V winning chance performed during the jackpot game of the last jackpot. Note that the mark 220 is formed in, for example, a square shape and displayed at a corner of the display screen 13G.

  Here, when the determination result of the special symbol win / loss determination is a special jackpot, if the mark 220 is not displayed at the timing when the big winning opening 15 is first opened in the special jackpot game, the big hit on the display screen 13G Before the confirmed image 212 (FIG. 5A) is displayed, the player is informed that the determination result is a big hit. In addition, when the determination result is a small hit, if the mark 220 remains displayed when the big prize opening 15 is opened in the small hit game, the small hit fixed image 211 (FIG. 5D (D The player is informed that the determination result is a small hit before)) is displayed. In other words, depending on the presence or absence of the mark 220, a small hit and a special big hit can occur.

  In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in the flow of FIG. 4 (D) → FIG. 5 (D) → FIG. 5 (C) in order to prevent small hits and special big hits due to the presence or absence of the mark 220. Also, during the small hit game being executed, the mark 220 is not displayed in the same manner as during the big hit game being executed. This makes it difficult to distinguish between the small hit game and the special big hit game until the small hit finalized image 211 or the big hit final determined image 212 is displayed, and it is possible to prevent the first hit from the small hit and the special big hit. In the flow of FIG. 4 (D) → FIG. 5 (A) → FIG. 5 (B) → FIG. 5 (C), the state where the mark 220 is hidden when the special big hit game is executed is shown. ing. The mark 220 is displayed again on the display screen 13G after the small hit game and the big hit game are finished.

  Further, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, when the big hit game is started, the short time game is more easily executed than the normal game state. Accordingly, during a short-time game, a game per base figure is likely to be executed and the revolving door 14T is easily opened, whereas during a big hit game, a game per base figure is difficult to execute and the revolving door 14T is difficult to open. . Here, if the player recognizes that the short-time game has ended from the opening operation of the pivot door 14T immediately after the start of the special big hit, the determination is made before the big hit fixed image 212 is displayed on the display screen 13G. The player will perceive that the result is a big hit. Further, when the player recognizes that the short-time game has continued from the opening operation of the pivot door 14T immediately after the start of the small hit game, the player can recognize that before the small hit fixed image 211 is displayed on the display screen 13G. In addition, the player is informed that the determination result is a small hit. As described above, when a special big hit or small hit is made during the short-time game, there is a possibility that the determination result may be prejudice from the opening operation of the rotary door 14T.

  In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the execution time of one game per game is longer than the execution time of the small hit game in order to prevent the small hit and special big hit due to the opening operation of the rotating door 14T. ing. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8C, when a game per game is executed, the revolving door is opened for a preset revolving door opening time TC2 after the opening period TC1 per normal operation. 14T is opened. Then, when the revolving door opening time TC2 elapses, the game per ordinary drawing is finished. As is clear from the comparison between FIG. 8A and FIG. 8C, the execution time of the game per ordinary figure (that is, the sum of the opening period TC1 and the turning door opening time TC2 per ordinary figure) Is longer than the execution time (that is, the sum of the small hitting opening period TA1, the opening time TA2, and the small hitting ending period TA3). In the present embodiment, the turning door opening time TC2 is longer than the execution time of the small hit game.

  In this way, in the gaming machine 10, since the execution time per ordinary figure is longer than the execution time of the small hit game, for example, as shown in the examples of FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (C), There are more cases where the small hit game ends before the normal game started before the small hit game ends. As a result, it is difficult to recognize that the short-time game continues from the opening operation of the rotating door 14T between the start of the small hit game and the display of the small hit fixed image 211. Similarly, even when a special jackpot game is executed, it is difficult to recognize that the short-time game has ended from the opening operation of the rotating door 14T until the jackpot determination image 212 is displayed. As described above, in the gaming machine 10, it is possible to suppress the tip hits caused by the opening operation of the rotary door 14 </ b> T and the special hits.

  Further, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the specific entrance 203 and the second start winning opening 14B are provided separately and are arranged apart from each other. Therefore, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are temporarily stopped in a special combination, it is possible to divert the player's consciousness from the turning door 14T by turning the player's consciousness toward the specific entrance 203, It is possible to suppress the tip hits caused by the opening operation of the revolving door 14T and the special hits. In addition, since a display for prompting the player to enter the specific entrance 203 is displayed on the display screen 13G, the player's consciousness can be easily attracted to the specific entrance 203, and the opening operation of the rotating door 14T is performed. It is possible to further suppress the tip-off of small hits and special big hits.

  In this embodiment, the opening periods TA1 and TB1 for the small hit and special big hit established in the short-time game are shorter than the opening periods TA1 and TB1 for the small hit and special big hit established in the normal gaming state. It is possible to make it difficult to distinguish the small hit game from the special big hit game while making the small hit game execution time longer than the normal hit game execution time (specifically, the swing door opening time TC2). It has become.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10 for achieving the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 50 in the figure denotes a main control circuit 50, which includes a microcomputer having a CPU 50A, a RAM 50B, a ROM 50C and a plurality of counters, an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the sub-control circuit 52, and a prize winning opening 15 Etc. are connected to an input / output circuit connecting a relay circuit and a payout control circuit, etc., to perform main control related to the game. The CPU 50A includes a determination unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs calculation control, and also generates random numbers for each special symbol and each normal symbol, and sub-controls the control signal. It is configured to be able to output (transmit) to the circuit 52 and the like. The RAM 50B includes a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 50A, a storage area and a flag for temporarily storing various data, and a work area for the CPU 50A. In the ROM 50C, control data, symbol variation data related to the variation display of the special symbol and the normal symbol, and the like are written, and determination values for the special symbol and the normal symbol are written. Note that the opening pattern of the big prize opening 15 in the big hit game and the small hit game and the opening pattern of the rotary door 14T in the normal hit game are stored in the ROM 50C.

  Similar to the main control circuit 50, the sub control circuit 52 includes a microcomputer having a CPU 52A, RAM 52B, ROM 52C and a plurality of counters, an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the main control circuit 50, a display control circuit 54, and the like. Input / output circuit. The CPU 52A includes a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, and the like, and is configured to output (transmit) control signals to the display control circuit 54 and the like in addition to performing calculation control. The RAM 52B has a storage area for various data and a work area for the CPU 52A. The ROM 52C stores a special symbol variation pattern table, various effects data, and the like.

  The display control circuit 54 is provided in the display device 13 and includes a CPU 54A, a RAM 54B, and a ROM 54C. The CPU 54A acquires image data from the ROM 54C based on the control signal from the sub control circuit 52, and displays an image on the display screen 13G based on the image data. The image data of the determination effect displayed in common for the small hit and the special big hit, the data of the small hit fixed image 211 and the big hit fixed image 212, the image data of the mark 220, and the like are stored in the ROM 54C.

  According to the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be achieved.

  The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start of the jackpot game to the middle is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game. Here, the mark 220 displayed on the display screen 13G from the end of the jackpot game is hidden when the next jackpot game is started. In the gaming machine 10, since the mark 220 is not displayed even during the small hit game, depending on the presence or absence of the mark 220, the determination result of the special symbol success / failure determination until the player recognizes the small hit or the special big hit. That is, it is possible to prevent the determination result from being lost in advance (until any one of the small hit finalized image 211 and the big hit finalized image 212 is displayed).

  Moreover, in the gaming machine 10, since the game per normal figure is easy to be executed during the short-time game and difficult to execute during the big-hit game, if the small-hit or special big-hit in the short-time game, the revolving door 14T From the operation mode, it is assumed that the small hit and the special big hit come first. However, in the gaming machine 10, since the operation time of the rotating door 14T per time per normal figure (specifically, the opening time of the rotating door 14T) is longer than the execution time of the small hit game, It is suppressed that the small hit and the special big hit come off from the operation mode of the moving door 14T.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention other than the following. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 until the big hit fixed image 212 is displayed in the special big hit game is the big winning opening 15 until the small hit fixed image 211 is displayed in the small hit game. However, if it is difficult to distinguish from the opening pattern in the small hit game, for example, the time until the big winning opening 15 is opened (the small hit opening period TA1, the big hit opening period TB1) ) Or the opening time of the special winning opening 15 (opening time TA2, first opening time TB2) may be different.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the information represented by the mark 220 is information on the previous jackpot, but may be, for example, the number of special symbol success / failure determinations made after the end of the previous jackpot, It may be the number of times that a specific determination effect is executed.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the effect after the jackpot determination image 212 in the special jackpot game effect is displayed may be different from the effects performed in other jackpot games.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the information represented by the mark 220 may be output by voice, may be output by a lighting mode of a lamp provided on the front frame 10Z of the gaming machine 10, or an accessory member May be output by moving.

  (5) In the above embodiment, when the small hit opening period TA1 and the big hit opening period TB1 are small hits or special big hits in the short-time game, compared to the case where the small hits or special big hits are made in the normal gaming state. Although it was shorter, it may be the same. Even in this case, as in the above embodiment, by making the execution time of the game per ordinary figure longer than the execution time of the small hit game, the small hit and the special big hit are prejudice from the operation mode of the rotating door 14T. It is suppressed.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the game execution time per universal figure (the sum of the opening period TC1 per universal figure and the pivot door opening time TC2) is longer than the execution time of the small hit game. The door opening time TC2 may be shorter than the execution time of the small hit game.

  (7) In the above-described embodiment, the execution time of the game per normal figure is longer than the execution time of the small hit game, but it may be the same or shorter. Even in these cases, as in the above-described embodiment, the small hit opening period TA1 and the big hit opening period TB1 are set to be smaller hits or special big hits in a short time game than in the case of the small hits or special big hits in the normal gaming state. It is possible to quickly attract the player's consciousness to the big prize opening 15 by setting so as to be shorter in the case of becoming, and the small hit and the special big hit are prejudice from the operation mode of the rotating door 14T. Is suppressed.

  (8) In the above embodiment, the execution time of the game per normal game may be longer during the normal game in the short-time game than in the normal game in the normal game state. In this case, the execution time of the game per normal game may be shorter in the normal game state than the execution time of the small hit game. In addition, when making the execution time of the game per base figure longer in the case of the base map in the short-time game, the opening period TC1 per base map may be lengthened, or the turning door opening time TC2 may be lengthened. .

  (9) In the above embodiment, a plurality of types of games per game may be prepared with different execution times. In this case, a game with a shorter execution time may be more easily executed in a time-saving game than in a normal game state.

  (10) In the above embodiment, the display for prompting entry into the specific entrance 203 (in the above embodiment, the specific entrance prompt image 210) includes an image imitating the specific entrance 203. Alternatively, a configuration including an image or a character indicating the position of the specific entrance 203 may be used. Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the specific entrance prompting image 210 is displayed on the display screen 13G, the site | part which comprises the specific entrance port 203, or its surrounding site | part may shine. According to these configurations, it becomes possible to easily attract the player's consciousness to the specific entrance 203, and it is possible to further suppress the small hits and special hits due to the opening operation of the rotating door 14T. Become.

<Appendix 1>
Hereinafter, the characteristics of the invention group extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

<Feature A group>
The following feature group A relates to a gaming machine that “a small hit game is executed when a small hit is made, and a big hit game is executed when a big hit is made”, “Patent Document A (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-35614). In the gaming machine of (paragraph [0082]), the aspect from the start of the big hit game to the middle in some big hit games is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game. In the game machine of A, when the information displayed on the display unit disappears with the start of the big hit game, there is a problem that whether the big hit or the small win is won depends on the presence of the information. It was made with the task of "."

[Feature A1]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In (gaming machine 10),
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
From the end of the jackpot game to the start of the next jackpot game, it has an output means (display device 13) for outputting information (information represented by the mark 220) recognizable to the player,
The output means temporarily stops outputting the information from the start to the end of the small hit game, and outputs the information again after the small hit game ends.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

[Feature A2]
In the gaming machine according to feature A1,
The information output by the output means is information related to the previous jackpot game.

  In the configuration shown in this feature, after the big hit game is finished, until the next big hit game is started, the player can recognize the information on the previous big hit game, and can suppress the big hit and the small hit prior ballet. Become.

[Feature A3]
In the gaming machine according to feature A1 or A2,
The effect displayed on the display unit (display screen 13G) from the start to the middle of the special big hit game is configured to be difficult to distinguish from the effect displayed on the display unit in the small hit game,
The output means outputs the information to the display unit.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits from the display on the display unit.

[Feature A4]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In (gaming machine 10),
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
Having output means (display device 13) for outputting information recognizable to the player (information represented by the mark 220);
The output means outputs the information in a manner that makes it difficult to distinguish between when the special big hit game is executed and when the small hit game is executed.

  With the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

[Feature A5]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In (gaming machine 10),
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
From the start to the end of the jackpot game, there is an output stop means (display control circuit 54) for stopping the output of information recognizable to the player (information represented by the mark 220),
The output stop means stops outputting the information from the start to the end of the small hit game.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

[Feature A6]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In
The jackpot game includes a special effect that is difficult to distinguish from the contents of the jackpot game effect performed on the display unit during the jackpot game in the jackpot game effect performed on the display unit (display screen 13) during the jackpot game. Includes a special jackpot game that is executed from the start to the middle of the jackpot game,
From the end of the jackpot game to the start of the next jackpot game, it has display means (display device 13) for displaying information recognizable to the player (information represented by the mark 220) on the display unit,
The display means temporarily stops displaying the information from the start to the end of the small hit game, and displays the information again after the small hit game ends.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

[Feature A7]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In
The big hit game includes a special effect that is difficult to distinguish from the contents of the small hit game effect performed on the display unit during the small hit game in the big hit game effect performed on the display unit (display screen 13G) during the big hit game. Includes a special jackpot game that is executed from the start to the middle of the jackpot game,
Display stop means (display control circuit 54) for stopping display of information recognizable to the player (information represented by the mark 220) from the start to the end of the jackpot game;
The display stop means stops the display of the information from the start to the end of the small hit game.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

  In addition, the structure shown to characteristics A2-A3 may be combined with the structure shown to characteristics A4-A7.

<Feature B group>
The following feature group B relates to a gaming machine that “a small hit game is executed when a small hit is made and a big hit game is executed when a big hit is made”, “Patent Document B (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-35614) In the gaming machine of (paragraph [0082]), the aspect from the start of the big hit game to the middle in some big hit games is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the small hit game. In the gaming machine of B, the operation mode of the opening / closing member that opens and closes the start winning opening may change with the start of the big hit game. There was a problem of doing. ”

[Feature B1]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In (gaming machine 10),
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
A variable member (rotating door 14T) that changes from the first state (closed position) to the second state (open position) for a predetermined period when a variable condition (normal symbol hit / fail determination) is satisfied;
The gaming state is provided with a normal gaming state and a special gaming state (short-time game) in which the variable condition is more easily established than the normal gaming state,
The end condition of the special game state includes the start of the jackpot game,
The state of the variable member is difficult to distinguish between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

[Feature B2]
In the gaming machine (gaming machine 10) described in the feature B1,
A starting pitching part (second starting winning opening 14B) in which a game ball can enter,
When the opening condition as the variable condition is satisfied, the state changes from the closed state that restricts the entry into the starting entry part to the open state that allows entry into the start entry part for the predetermined period. An opening and closing member as a variable member,
The operation time of the opening / closing member (the opening time of the rotating door 14T) for the establishment of the opening condition once is longer than the execution time of the small hit game.

  In the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the big hit and the small hit by the operation of the opening / closing member.

[Feature B3]
In the gaming machine described in feature B2,
Having a big prize portion (big prize opening 15) which is opened during execution of the small hit game and during the big hit game;
The opening pattern of the big winning part from the start to the middle of the special big hit game is difficult to distinguish from the opening pattern of the big winning part in the small hit game.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress the big hit and the small hitting barrage even by the opening pattern of the big winning portion.

[Feature B4]
In the gaming machine described in feature B3,
The special time small hit opening time (small hit opening period TA1), which is the time until the big winning portion is first released in the small hit game when the small hit is reached in the special gaming state, It is shorter than the normal small hitting opening time, which is the time until the big winning portion is first released in the small hitting game when the small hitting is made in the gaming state.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to shorten the execution time of the small hit game, and it is easy to lengthen the operation time of the opening / closing member with respect to the execution time of the small hit game.

[Feature B5]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In (gaming machine 10),
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
The game state includes a normal game state and a special game state (short-time game).
The end condition of the special game state includes the start of the jackpot game,
When the special jackpot game is executed, a change in the game state is difficult for the player to recognize.

  With the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

[Feature B6]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In (gaming machine 10),
A variable member (rotating door 14T) that changes from the first state (closed position) to the second state (open position) for a predetermined period when a variable condition (normal symbol hit / fail determination) is satisfied;
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
The probability that the variable condition is satisfied may change at the start of the jackpot game,
It is difficult to distinguish the operation of the variable member between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

[Feature B7]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In (gaming machine 10),
A starting pitching part (second starting winning opening 14B) in which a game ball can enter,
An opening / closing member (rotating door) that is arranged for a predetermined period from a closed position that restricts entry into the starting entry part to an open position that allows entry into the start entry part when an opening condition is satisfied 14T), and
The success / failure determination is performed due to a ball entering the starting ball entering unit,
The gaming state is provided with a normal gaming state and a special gaming state (short-time game) in which the release condition is more easily established than the normal gaming state, and the end condition of the special gaming state includes the jackpot Including the start of the game,
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
It is difficult to distinguish the operation of the opening / closing member between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

[Feature B8]
A gaming machine that performs a game determination (special symbol determination) for a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the determination is a small hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the determination is a big hit In
A starting pitching part (second starting winning opening 14B) in which a game ball can enter,
When an opening condition (a normal symbol hit / no-win determination) is satisfied, the closed position that restricts the entry to the starting entry part to the open position that allows the entry to the start entry part for a predetermined period of time. An opening / closing member (rotating door 14T) disposed,
The success / failure determination is performed due to a ball entering the starting ball entering unit,
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
The probability that the release condition is satisfied may change at the start of the jackpot game,
It is difficult to distinguish the operation of the opening / closing member between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

  According to the configuration shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress big hits and small hits.

  In addition, the structure shown to characteristics B2-B4 may be combined with the structure shown to characteristics B5-B8.

10 gaming machine 13G display screen 14B first start winning opening 14B second starting winning opening 15 large winning opening 50 main control circuit 52 sub control circuit 220 mark

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine that performs a hit / decision on a game, executes a small hit game when the result of the hit determination is a big hit, and executes a big hit game when the result of the hit determination is a big hit,
A variable member that changes from the first state to the second state for a predetermined period when the variable condition is satisfied;
The jackpot game includes a special jackpot game in which the mode from the start to the middle of the jackpot game is difficult to distinguish from the mode of the jackpot game,
The probability that the variable condition is satisfied may change at the start of the jackpot game,
It is difficult to distinguish the operation of the variable member between the case where the special big hit game is executed and the case where the small hit game is executed.

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