JP4690011B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

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 is not stopped and displayed 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.

  In addition, the notification effect includes an aspect that is completed by one game, an aspect that continues over a plurality of games (so-called continuous effect), and the like. 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 information optimal for the progress of the game.

Here, for example, in Patent Document 1, if it is determined that the replay is won when the final stop button is operated in the state where the above-mentioned replay, which is one of the small roles, is selected, the following is automatically performed. It is described that it is assumed that the game input operation has been performed and the next game is entered.
JP-A-8-38684

  However, as in Patent Document 1, when a replay is won, the game is automatically shifted to the next game. Therefore, when a replay is won in a game with the above-described notification effect, whether or not the notification effect is completed. Regardless of this, there has been a problem that the game is automatically or forcibly terminated against the intention of the player and the designer related to the production, and the notification to the player is not reliably executed.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and forcibly end notification effect of game information contrary to the intentions of the designer and the player even when the game is forcibly shifted to the next game. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent the above.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes display means capable of displaying symbols in a variable manner, and when a game medium is input by an input operation, one game is started, and based on the subsequent start operation, When the display means changes to the winning combination after starting the variable display of the display means and performing the lottery, and after stopping the variable display based on the subsequent stop operation, A gaming machine that wins and executes a game according to a combination, and when a winning replay combination that does not require the insertion of the game medium is won, a game control means that automatically shifts to a start operation waiting state in the next game; Either a non-continuous production that is completed in one game or a continuous production that is continuously executed over a plurality of games is selected and related in advance according to the timing of the operation including the start operation and the stop operation. And executes a sequential display control by using a display device provided the effect of a series of demonstration patterns separated with a for that effect, one game of the final separator of the series of performance pattern final effect pattern for each, and demonstration execution unit to be executed after the final stop operation, during the continuous presentation, the continuation of this game is when winning the replay combination is to be executed after the final stop operation Even if it becomes the stage of execution of the final stage pattern for each one game of the stage of execution, the execution of the final stage pattern is delayed, and the stage of the stage execution of the stage pattern executed after the start operation of the next game is performed once. in the last round of directing the execution timing of the game each of the final effect pattern of, instead of the default performance pattern, performs a final effect pattern of the last round, the excluding the last round Times in directing the execution timing of the final performance pattern for each of the game's, is characterized by comprising: a presentation control means for controlling to execute the effect pattern to be executed after starting the operation of the next game, the.

According to the present invention , a plurality of performance patterns that are continuously executed over one game or a plurality of games are set in advance according to the timing of various operations. The corresponding production is executed.

A plurality of strip-shaped symbol groups composed of a plurality of symbols are arranged, and a display unit that can display the symbols of each symbol group so as to periodically change is provided, and a lottery of a combination is performed based on a start operation of the player When the symbol variation of each symbol group is started and the variation of the symbol is stopped based on the subsequent stop operation of the player, the symbol variation of the symbol group is stopped with a time difference and for each symbol group A plurality of symbols are simultaneously displayed by the stop control means, one symbol is selected for each symbol group from the symbols that are stopped and displayed, and a line connecting the centers of the selected symbols in a straight line is a basic line or a broken line The connecting line is an irregular line, and when the combination of symbols on each line becomes a combination corresponding to the combination, it is determined by the determining means that the combination is won.

Here, in the present invention , when the prize control is won by the effect control means in this game, the effect execution means is controlled so as to prohibit the execution of the effect according to the next game input operation. Yes.

In other words, in the present invention , since the execution of the effect according to the pseudo insertion operation by winning the bonus combination is stopped, the content of the effect to be executed according to the timing of the stop operation is forced by the pseudo input operation. Can be prevented from being terminated.

As described above, according to the present invention , the display means capable of displaying the symbols in a variable manner is provided, and when the game medium is input by the input operation, one game is started, and the display means is based on the 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 a game according to a role is executed, if 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 the paid game medium is inserted. As a result, the system automatically shifts to the next game and plays continuously for one game or a plurality of games in accordance with the timings of various operations. While an effect based on one of the patterns is executed, if the bonus combination is won in the current game, the execution according to the next game input operation by the effect execution means is prohibited. Therefore, even when the game is forcibly shifted to the next game, it is possible to prevent the forcible termination of the notification effect of the game information contrary to the intention of the designer and the player.

  Here, in the production, in order to inform the player of the optimal information for the progress of the game, the game information that is determined to be sufficient by the designer is often notified as necessary. When the pattern is continuously executed over a plurality of games, an effect including the most important information is often executed in the final game of the plurality of games.

If you win a bonus combination during the execution of an effect based on an effect pattern that will be continued in the next game, the execution of the effect corresponding to the stop operation will be delayed to synchronize with the start operation of the next game and stop Since the performance according to the start operation, which tends to be more important than the performance according to the operation, is prioritized and executed, it is slightly more important than the performance according to the stop operation of the game where the performance pattern is completed. For the performance according to the stop operation of the game that tends to be low, it is executed only when there is no performance according to the start operation, and the notification effect of the game information contrary to the intention of the designer and the player is forcibly terminated. While avoiding this, excessive performance is avoided.

In the present invention, the game control unit and main control system is characterized by being configured the demonstration execution means and said presentation control means as a sub-control system.

Since the present invention can be realized by changing the Fukusei control system only, it is possible to prevent the lengthening of the development period of the control program. Further, the present invention can be realized without increasing the load on the main control system that controls the game.

  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 a predetermined bonus combination is won when a game according to the game is executed, a game medium equivalent to the game medium inserted in the current game is paid out as a bonus and the game medium that has been paid out is inserted. As a result, the system automatically shifts to the next game, and effects that are continuously executed over one game or a plurality of games are set in advance according to the timing of various operations. While an effect based on any of the turns is executed, if the bonus combination is won in the current game, the execution according to the next game input operation by the effect execution means is prohibited. Therefore, even when the game is forcibly shifted to the next game, there is an excellent effect that it is possible to prevent the forcible termination of the notification effect of the game information contrary to the intention of the designer and the player.

  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) / defeat 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. The main control unit 100 identifies medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 320, and the number and types of medals inserted (injustice 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 includes 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 end 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 if the number of games acquired in the big bonus game reaches a preset upper limit number, even if the regular bonus game is being executed 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.

  Note that 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-out 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.

  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, and one game is completed and the next game is started. 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.

  By the way, in this embodiment, when the replay is won during the execution of the continuous performance, even if the main control unit 100 is forced to shift to the next game, the intention of the designer and the player On the other hand, in order to prevent the game information notification effect from being forcibly terminated, the effect switching timing is adjusted.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing only the part related to the effect switching control 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 selection unit 12, an effect switching 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 switching 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. The 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 switching unit 14.

  Further, the sub-control unit 150 is provided with a switching timing adjusting unit 18, a continuous effect remaining number counter 20 for storing the remaining number of games for executing a continuous effect, and a delay unit 22, and the switching timing adjusting unit 18 provides an effect. The switching unit 14 is connected to the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 and the delay unit 22, and the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 and the delay unit 22 are connected to the effect switching unit 14.

  The switching timing adjustment unit 18 is inputted with operation timings of the bet button 352, the start lever 354, the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, and the winning determination result.

  When 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 respectively input to the switching timing adjustment unit 18, the start signal and stop signal are sequentially switched in effect. Among the stop signals, the last stop signal (hereinafter referred to as “third stop signal”) and the operation timing signal (injection signal) of the bet button 352 that is the timing for switching to the next game are input to the unit 14. The input timing is adjusted based on the winning determination result.

  If the winning determination result indicates something other than the replay winning (outgoing, small role winning other than replaying, major winning award, etc.), the switching timing adjustment unit 18 then inputs the third stop signal to the effect switching unit 14 without delay. . Also, the input signal following the third stop signal is input to the effect switching unit 14 without delay.

  On the other hand, if the winning determination result indicates a replay winning, the remaining number in the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 is referred to and the remaining number is 1 (during execution of the final game of the continuous effect) or 0 (non-continuous effect). The third stop signal is input to the effect switching unit 14 without delay, and if the remaining number is 2 or more, the third stop timing signal is input to the delay unit 22.

  The delay unit 22 holds the third stop signal until the next start signal is input, and inputs the third stop signal to the effect switching unit 14 in synchronization with the start signal.

  In the effect switching unit 14, when the continuous effect is selected as the effect pattern to be executed in the effect pattern selecting unit 10, the number of games for executing the continuous effect is set. In addition, in the effect switching unit 14, when the input signal is input, and the number of times stored in the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 is 1 or more, the number stored based on the input signal is subtracted by one. To update and store (decrement). Thus, the number of times stored in the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 always indicates the remaining number of games in which the continuous effect is executed.

  When the replay combination is won, the switching timing adjustment unit 18 considers that the bet button 352 has been operated and automatically inputs the input signal. Do not input. For this reason, in the switching timing adjustment part 18, when the number of times stored in the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 when winning the replay role is one or more times, the number of times stored in the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 is set. Perform decrement.

  In the effect switching unit 14, the effect pattern input from the effect pattern 10 and the effect contents according to the remaining number of times of the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 are sequentially read from the effect content storage unit 16, and the progress of the game is controlled by the main control unit 100. Depending on the situation, the liquid crystal control circuit 152, the speaker drive circuit 154, and the lamp drive circuit 156 are controlled to switch the effect contents.

  In addition, when the third stop signal is input by the delay unit 22 in synchronization with the start signal, the effect switching unit 14 prioritizes the effect content that is switched using the start signal as a trigger as the effect to be switched, and switches the start signal as a trigger. When there is no production content, the content is switched to the production content to be switched using the third stop signal as a trigger, and when there is no production content to be switched for any signal, the content is switched to the default production content.

  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 centered on processing related to continuous effects among the processing in the effect processing executed after power-on in the sub-control unit 150. Hereinafter, referring to FIG. The effect process according to the embodiment will be described.

  First, in step 200, input of a start signal is waited, and in the next step 202, it is determined whether or not to start execution of a continuous effect.

  When a start operation is performed after the player has made a game medium insertion operation, the sub control unit 150 receives a start signal from the main control unit 100 and the main control unit 100 based on this start operation. An effect command indicating the content of the effect determined at the time of the internal lottery executed is input.

  If the input production command is an instruction to start execution of the continuous production, an affirmative determination is made in step 202 and the routine proceeds to step 204, where the number of games for executing the continuous production is set. Control goes to step 206.

  On the other hand, the input effect command is an instruction other than the start of the execution of the continuous effect (either the execution of the effect completed by one game, the execution of the effect after the second continuous effect, or no effect). In this case, the determination at step 202 is negative, and the routine proceeds to step 206 without executing the processing at step 204.

  In step 206, based on the effect pattern indicated by the effect command, it is determined whether there is an effect (starting effect) to be executed at the start of the start. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 208. Then, the start effect to be executed is read from the effect content storage unit 16, and the effect content is switched to the start effect via the liquid crystal control circuit 152, the speaker drive circuit 154, and the lamp drive circuit 156, and then the process proceeds to step 210.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 206, the process proceeds to step 210 without executing the process of step 208.

  In step 210, input of a stop signal is waited, and in the next step 212, an effect (first stop) to be executed at the timing when a stop signal corresponding to the first stop operation (first stop operation) in the game is input. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 214 where the first stop effect to be executed is read from the effect content storage unit 16 and the liquid crystal control circuit 152, speaker The content of the effect is switched to the first stop effect via the drive circuit 154 and the lamp drive circuit 156, and then the process proceeds to step 216.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 212, the process proceeds to step 216 without executing the process in step 214.

  In step 216, input of the second stop signal is waited. In next step 218, it is determined whether or not there is a second stop effect. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 220. The first stop effect to be executed is read from the effect content storage unit 16 and the effect content is switched to the second stop effect via the liquid crystal control circuit 152, the speaker drive circuit 154, and the lamp drive circuit 156, and then the process proceeds to step 222. To do.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 218, the process proceeds to step 222 without executing the process in step 220.

  In step 222, input of a third stop (third stop) signal is waited. In the next step 224, it is determined whether or not a replay combination has been won. If the determination is negative, step 226 is performed. Migrate to

  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 226, it is determined whether or not there is an effect to be executed after the third stop (post-third stop effect). If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 233. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 226, the third post-stop effect to be executed by moving to step 230 is read from the content storage unit 16 and passed through the liquid crystal control circuit 152, speaker drive circuit 154, and lamp drive circuit 156. The content of the effect is switched to the effect after the third stop, and then the process proceeds to step 232.

  In step 232, the input signal is waited for. When this input signal is input, it is determined that the control state of the main control unit 100 has started execution of the next game, and the process proceeds to step 233.

  In step 233, the preset default effect is read from the effect content storage unit 16, and the effect content is switched to the default effect via the liquid crystal control circuit 152, the speaker drive circuit 154, and the lamp drive circuit 156, and then the process proceeds to step 234. To do.

  In step 234, it is determined whether or not the remaining number stored in the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 is 0. If the game immediately before the input signal is input is a game in which the continuous effect is being executed, step 234 is performed. At 234, a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 236, the remaining number is decremented by 1 (decrement), and then the process returns to step 200 again.

  If the game immediately before the input signal is input in step 232 is not in the middle of executing the continuous production, an affirmative determination is made in step 234, and the process returns to step 200 again without executing the process of step 236.

  Here, when winning the replay combination, a stop signal is automatically input after the stop signal, but this input signal is not based on the player's operation of the bet button 352 but is forcibly input. Is. Even in such a case, if the processing of step 226 to step 232 described above is applied, even if there is a third post-stop effect to be executed when winning the replay role, Regardless of the intention of the person, it is forcibly switched to the default production.

  For this reason, when winning the replay role, an affirmative determination is made in step 224 and the process proceeds to step 238 to determine whether or not the remaining number stored in the continuous effect remaining number counter 20 is 1 or less. If the determination is affirmative, it is determined that the game won in the replay role is the last game in which the continuous effect is executed or the game in which the continuous effect is not executed, and the process proceeds to step 240 and the third stop It is determined whether there is a post-production.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 240, the third post-stop effect to be executed by moving to step 242 is read from the content storage unit 16 and effected via the liquid crystal control circuit 152, speaker drive circuit 154, and lamp drive circuit 156. The content is switched to the effect after the third stop, and then the process proceeds to step 234 described above. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 240, the process proceeds to step 233 to switch the effect content to the default effect, and then the process proceeds to step 234 described above.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 238, it is determined that the continuous effect is being executed and that the continuous effect will continue to be executed in the next game, the process proceeds to step 250, and the remaining number of times is decremented. The process proceeds to 252 to wait for input of a start signal.

  In other words, when a replay role is won in a game in which a continuous production excluding the last game in which a continuous production is executed, the third is performed without switching the production regardless of the presence or absence of the production after the third stop. By waiting for input of the start signal in a state where the effect at the time when the stop signal is input is continuously executed, the third stop signal is delayed in a pseudo manner until the start signal of the next game is input.

  In the next step 254, it is determined whether there is a start effect to be executed in the game based on the effect command. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 258 to determine whether there is a third post-stop effect that should have been executed in the immediately preceding game. If the determination is affirmative The process shifts to step 260, and the content of the effect is switched to the effect after the third stop that should have been executed in the immediately preceding game, and then the process returns to step 210 again.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 254, the process proceeds to step 256, where the contents of the effect are given priority over the start effect of the game regardless of whether or not there is a third post-stop effect to be executed in the immediately preceding game. And then return to step 210 again.

  That is, the third post-stop effect of the game that is executing the continuous effect excluding the last game that executes the continuous effect is more important than the post-third stop effect of the last game that executes the continuous effect. Since it is slightly lower, only when there is no new effect in the next game, the effect is switched to the third post-stop effect that should have been executed in the immediately preceding game.

  If a negative determination is made in step 258, the process moves to step 262, the effect content is switched to a preset default effect, and then the process returns to step 210 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 via the start lever 354 and the internal lottery is performed, and the change display based on the stop operation via the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C is performed thereafter. When the display window 314 is in a display mode corresponding to the winning combination by the internal lottery after the stop, when winning a winning combination and executing a game corresponding to the winning combination, As a bonus, a medal equivalent to the medal inserted in the game is paid as a bonus, and the system automatically shifts to the next game assuming that the medal that has been paid out is inserted. While an effect that is continuously executed over one game or a plurality of games executes an effect based on any of a plurality of effect patterns preset in accordance with the timing of various operations, it is used as a replay role in this game. When winning, the execution of the production according to the next game input operation is prohibited, so even if the game is forced to move to the next game, the intentions of the designer and the player It is possible to prevent the forcible termination of the notification effect of the game information contrary to the above.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, when a replay role is won in a game in which an effect pattern that continues for the next game is executed, the execution of the effect corresponding to the stop operation of the current game is delayed to the next time. If the performance according to the current game stop operation overlaps with the next start operation, the performance according to the start operation is preferentially executed. As a result, an effect corresponding to a stop operation of a game that tends to be slightly less important than an effect corresponding to a stop operation of a game where the effect pattern is completed is executed only when there is no effect corresponding to the start operation. In this way, excessive execution of the production is avoided while preventing the forcible termination of the notification production of the game information contrary to the intentions of the designer and the player.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the present invention can be realized by changing only the sub-control unit 150, it is not necessary to change the control program of the main control unit 100, and the development period of the control program for the pachislot machine 300 is long. Can be prevented. 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.

  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.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachislot machine that performs control capable of winning a major player when a major player is won by internal lottery has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, the present invention can be applied to other gaming machines such as so-called stock machines in which the major players won by the internal lottery are sequentially stored, and the winning times of the major players differ from the winning times of the major players.

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 controller. It is a functional block diagram regarding switching control of effects according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process centering on the process regarding a continuous effect among the processes in the effect process which concerns on embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10 production pattern selection unit 12 production pattern table 14 production switching unit (production execution unit)
16 Production content storage unit 18 Switching timing adjustment unit (production control unit)
20 Continuous production counter counter 22 Delay unit 100 Main control unit (main control system)
150 Sub-control unit (sub-control system)
152 Liquid crystal control circuit 154 Speaker drive circuit 156 Lamp drive circuit 186 Game state control unit (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
314 Display window (display means)
352A Single bet button 352B Max bet button 354 Start lever 350A, 350B, 350C Reel 356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (2)

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,
Game control means for automatically transitioning to a start operation waiting state in the next game when winning a replay role that does not require insertion of the game medium;
Either a non-continuous effect that is completed in one game or a continuous effect that is continuously executed over a plurality of games is selected, and the relevance is determined in advance according to the timing of the operation including the start operation and the stop operation. The display of the series of production patterns divided by holding is sequentially performed using the display device provided for the production, and at the same time each game that becomes the final division in the series of production patterns the final effect pattern includes a demonstration execution unit to be executed after the final stop operation,
During the continuous production, if this game wins the replay role,
Even if it becomes the production execution time of the final production pattern for each one game of the continuous production executed after the final stop operation, the execution of the final production pattern is delayed,
At the production execution time of the production pattern executed after the next game start operation , the final production execution time of the final production pattern for each one game is replaced with the default production pattern . run the final effect pattern,
Production control means for controlling to execute the production pattern executed after the start operation of the next game at the production execution time of the final production pattern for each one game excluding the final game ,
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game control means is a main control system, and the effect execution means and the effect control means are sub-control systems.

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