JP5710143B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is provided in a region where a game ball falls along the surface of a game board while abutting against an obstacle including a nail and a windmill, and that changes the progress of the game by winning a prize.

  Conventionally, in game machines, in particular, pachinko machines, when a game ball wins at the start winning opening, a lottery (winning / winning lottery) is executed internally for control, and an image display device (LED or LCD) provided in the accessory Etc.), the lottery result was notified by the symbol variation display effect (hereinafter, the symbol variation display form may be referred to as “symbol variation pattern” if necessary), and the winning of the winning / losing lottery was notified. In such a case, in a normal gaming state, a closed special prize opening (sometimes referred to as “big prize opening” or “attacker”) is opened, and a gaming state advantageous to the player (hereinafter referred to as “special gaming state”). Is given).

  By the way, whether the winning probability of the winning / losing lottery under the normal gaming state returning after the end of the special gaming state at the same time or in parallel with the winning / losing lottery is maintained or the normal probability is maintained. A random fluctuation lottery to be determined (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “probable random lottery”) is executed. It is common to notify the player of the result of this probability variation lottery from the same time as the announcement of the winning / losing lottery to the end of the special gaming state.

  For example, the result of the probability variation lottery is notified by the type of symbol used for the symbol variation display effect, or by the effect image during execution of the special gaming state.

  In addition, as a technique for notifying the game state of the future such as the result of the probability variation lottery, Patent Document 1 discloses that the game state of the pachinko machine is informed to the player. The number of rounds of the big game in the big game process is notified to the player in the form of opening the big prize opening.

JP 2005-131027 A

  However, the above-described prior art notification forms are clearly intended to inform the player in advance of the contents. It is possible for a player to recognize the contents of the notification in advance if the information is likely to be advantageous to the player, but the motivation for the game may be improved, but it may be disadvantageous for the player. If this is done, it may lead to a decrease in game motivation.

  In consideration of the above-mentioned tendency of occurrence of the phenomenon, the present invention can notify the gaming state after the present time, and in the case of this notification, depending on the player's observation level and experience level, the notification content can be recognized. The purpose is to obtain a gaming machine that can be changed.

The present invention executes the winning / losing lottery in response to the effective starting winning of the game ball at the starting winning opening provided on the game board, and notifies the player of the result of the winning / losing lottery. Normal game execution control means for controlling the execution of the main game, and if the winning / losing lottery is a win, a special game is executed after the result is notified and there is a possibility of more prize balls than the normal game. Special game execution control means for controlling the execution of a game, and a plurality of round numbers with a predetermined opening / closing operation controlled by the special game execution control means, which is always closed during the normal game and is controlled by the special game execution control means. Whether or not it becomes a probabilistic game form in which the winning probability of the winning / losing lottery is set to a high probability state higher than the normal probability at the time of returning to the normal game after the end of the special game. the future information indicating, the large Storage means for storing a correlation table associated with each type of the number of rounds based on prizes, and the future information recognized by the special game execution control means by the time of determination of the type of number of rounds based on the big prizes Future information extraction means for extracting the number of rounds according to the future information extracted by the future information extraction means based on the correlation table stored in the storage means by the special game execution control means. The type is selected to control the operation of the special winning opening.

  According to the present invention, when the game form information (future information) that may occur in the future in chronological order is recognized instead of the current game, this may be notified to the player. For example, in the future information, there is a probability variation game form in which the winning probability of the winning / losing lottery is set to a high probability state higher than the normal probability when the normal game is returned after the special game ends.

  In the case of proactively informing the probability variation game form, for example, it can be easily informed by using a display unit or the like attached to the game board surface. However, when not playing is a game, it is preferable to make a notification that allows the player to recognize the degree of observation or experience.

  Therefore, storing a correlation table in which future information is associated with each type of the number of rounds based on the winning prizes, and based on the correlation table, the future information extracted by the future information extraction unit is stored. The type of the number of rounds is selected to control the operation of the special winning opening.

  The action of the big prize opening is often concentrated, and when the special game is finished, the future information can be predicted by the difference in the number of rounds.

  In the present invention, for each type of the number of rounds, a ratio that can be the probability variation game form is determined, and at least when the number of rounds is the largest, the ratio that can be the probability variation game form is set to be the highest. It is characterized by that.

  When a special game is being executed, as the round progresses, the opportunity to obtain future information increases. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the concentration of the special game that is relatively distracting until the end.

  Further, in the present invention, the gaming board is provided with a plurality of start winning ports and a plurality of large winning ports, a selection rate of the large winning ports is determined for each starting winning port, and the storage means It is characterized by storing a correlation table that allows selection of the number of winning prizes × the number of rounds.

  By providing a plurality of start winning ports and a plurality of large winning ports, the selection variation of the correlation table can be increased.

  As described above, in the present invention, the gaming state after the present time can be notified, and in the case of this notification, the degree of notification content can be changed depending on the observation level and experience level of the player. It has an excellent effect of being able to.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the game board concerning this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the control system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the attacker kind and round number selection control performed by the main control part which concerns on this Embodiment according to a function. It is a functional block diagram which mainly made the probability change alerting control using the sound information performed with the sub-control part concerning this Embodiment. It is a flowchart (execution at the time of winning / winning lottery) showing an attacker type and round number selection control routine executed by the main control unit according to the present embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of an attacker kind and round number setting table. It is a flowchart which shows the probability change alerting | reporting control routine using the sound information performed with the sub-control part which concerns on this Embodiment.

(Configuration of pachinko machine)
As shown in FIG. 1, a lower decoration 12 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the pachinko machine 10.

  In addition, a glass frame 16 equipped with a pair of glass plates 14 arranged in parallel to each other and at a predetermined interval in the depth direction is arranged on the upper part of the undergarment 12 of the pachinko machine 10. The left end is pivotally supported and attached so that it can be opened and closed. On the back side of the glass frame 16, a detachable / replaceable game board 18 is set, and the game board 18 faces the glass plate 14 while being closed by the glass frame 16.

  An integrated dish 24 is disposed below the glass frame 16. A key hole 27 is provided at the right end of the integrated dish 24 in FIG. 1, and the glass frame 16 is opened when the key is inserted into the key hole 27 and turned to one of the left and right sides, and the integrated dish 24 is opened when turned to the other side. To do.

  The integrated plate 24 is provided with an upper plate portion 28 and a lower plate portion 30. An upper dish ball removal lever 34 is provided on the peripheral wall portion 32 forming the upper dish part 28, and by operating the upper dish ball removal lever 34, the game balls stored in the upper dish part 28 are removed from the lower dish. It can be sent to the section 30. Further, the lower dish portion 30 is provided with a lower dish ball removal button 36. By operating the lower dish ball removal button 36, the game balls PB stored in the lower dish portion 30 are externally (for example, so-called "" It can be discharged into a dollar box ").

  A ball lending button 42 and a return button 44 are provided at the right end portion of the peripheral wall 32 of the upper plate portion 28 in FIG.

  A grip unit (launching handle) 26 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right portion of the integrated dish 24, and an ashtray 46 is attached to the lower left portion.

  A saucer speaker 60U is disposed on the right side of the lower dish portion 30 of the integrated dish 24 in FIG.

  Here, an operation button 50 that can be operated by the player is provided on the peripheral wall 32 of the upper plate portion 28 in the integrated plate 24. This operation button 50 can be intervened in the effect image by operating during the operation effective period during the game, and is set according to each game specification.

  Around the glass plate 14 in the glass frame 16, there is an upper stage 52 that turns on, turns off, and blinks as the game progresses, creating a visual effect by lighting and an audio effect by voice or the like. Has been placed. The lower end portion of the upper effect portion 52 is connected to the upper end portion of the lower effect portion 54 arranged in a substantially U shape around the integrated dish 24.

  As a result, the effect unit 56 is formed by the upper effect unit 52 and the lower effect unit 54 so as to surround the game board 18.

  The effect unit 56 includes a substrate (not shown) to which an illumination member (LED or the like) is attached, and a lens cover formed with a predetermined design so as to cover the substrate. 58 is attached.

  The lens cover 58 is cut into a concavo-convex shape so as to divide an area where the illumination member is lit, and lighting control of the illumination member is performed for each of the divided areas (hereinafter referred to as “lens portion 58” as necessary). Made. The lighting member basically has a set of LEDs that are lit in three colors of R (red), G (green), and B (blue). It can be lit. In addition, a triple display 62 is provided at each upper corner of the glass frame, and is applied to gaming state notification (including error notification and the like).

  Further, glass frame speakers 60C, 60L and 60R are built in the center and both ends of the area corresponding to about 1/3 of the upper arc of the glass frame 16 in the upper effect section 52, and sound is output simultaneously with illumination. To do.

  Hereinafter, the saucer speaker 60U and the glass frame speakers 60C, 60L, and 60R are collectively referred to as “speaker 60”.

(Game board configuration)
The game board 18 shown in FIG. 2 has a resin sheet-like cell attached to a plywood board serving as a substrate, and the surface of the cell is a board surface. An arc-shaped outer rail is provided near the outer peripheral edge of the board surface. 102 and the inner rail 104 are attached. In the circular area surrounded by the outer rail 102 and the inner rail 104, the game ball PB launched and driven from the launching device 165 (see FIG. 3) can be moved by its own weight fall, and this area is a game. This is a gaming area where

  Nails 19 and windmills 21 are scattered in the game area of the game board 18. In addition, a center accessory 105 is arranged almost in the center of the game area. The center accessory 105 includes a liquid crystal display unit (LCD display unit) 106 that displays images of various effects and the like.

  In the LCD display unit 106, for example, the symbol variation display effect of notifying the winning of the special symbol lottery when the three symbol sequences fluctuate independently and finally the three symbol sequences stop at the same symbol. Is executed. Note that, among the three columns, the case where two columns stop at the same symbol first (temporary stop) and the remaining one column is changing is called “reach”.

  Further, a guide path 105A is formed on the right side in FIG. For example, the guide path 105A has a role of guiding the game ball PB to the right attacker 113 by hitting the right of two attackers (left attacker 112, right attacker 113) applied in a special game state described later. .

  A stage 105 </ b> S is formed at the lower side of the center accessory 105. A game ball PB received by rebounding with a nail 19 or the like, or a game ball PB received guided by a warp path (not shown) is sent to the stage 105S.

  The stage 105S is formed with an inclined surface, a protrusion, etc., and the movement of the game ball PB changes irregularly by the inclined surface, the protrusion, etc., and finally returns to the game board 18 from the lower side. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a passing gate 118 having a normal symbol lottery starting function is disposed on the left side of the center accessory 105 in FIG.

  In addition, a special symbol start winning port (A) 130 and a special symbol start winning port (B) 134 are arranged in a column at the lower part of the center character 105.

  The upper part of the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 is open so that the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 is always open, while the upper part of the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 is blocked by the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130. Yes.

  An electric tulip 136 is attached to the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134. The electric tulip 136 is configured to open and close by energization / non-energization of an electric chew solenoid 138 (see FIG. 3) disposed on the back side of the game board 18.

  Here, when the electric tulip 136 is in the open state, the pachinko ball PB can be received in the winning opening of the special symbol start winning opening (B), and the pachinko ball PB can be won.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a left attacker 112 is disposed at a lower portion of the game area at a lower portion of the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134, and the special symbol starting winning opening (A) 130, the right attacker 113 is arranged on the right side of the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134.

  The left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113 are provided with doors 116 and 117, respectively. The open / close door 116 is opened or closed by energization / non-energization of the left attacker solenoid 148 and the right attacker solenoid 149 (see FIG. 3). That is, when the opening / closing door 116 is opened, the game ball PB dropped on the opening / closing doors 116, 117 is guided by the opening / closing doors 116, 117 and wins the left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113. In the game specifications of the present embodiment, the left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113 are not simultaneously opened, but physically have a structure that allows simultaneous opening.

  Further, at the lowest position of the game area, there is provided an out port 124 through which the off ball is discharged to the back side of the game board 18.

  Further, a light emitting element 126 for lighting effect that produces a lighting effect by lighting on, turning off, and flashing according to the progress of the game on the center actor 105 and the peripheral edge of the board provided in the game area (see FIG. 3). Many are provided.

  Here, when the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 or the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134, a special symbol lottery is executed, and when the special symbol lottery is won, the left attacker 112 The open / close door 116 or the open / close door 117 of the right attacker 113 is opened and closed in a predetermined pattern, and this is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) (in the case of “special game state” or “big role processing”) There).

  The winning / losing of the special symbol lottery is notified in the symbol variation display effect of the LCD 106, and during the symbol variation display effect or in the case of the major role processing, the lottery result is suspended and sequentially notified. It is like that. In the present embodiment, a maximum of four per special symbol start winning opening (in this embodiment, two of special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 and special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 are shown. Since it is a special symbol start winning slot, it will be 8). The upper limit value of the number of reserved balls is not limited to this.

The number of reserved balls is arranged in the center accessory 105 at the lower right as viewed in FIG. 2 and is mainly notified by a reserved lamp which is a part of the game progress guide lamp unit 109 provided with a special figure display unit. A part of this is used for easy display to the player.
(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured with a main control unit 150 as a center, and the main control unit 150 includes an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154. And are connected. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  Information (start winning signal, jackpot signal, symbol determination signal) indicating the progress of the game is transmitted from the main control unit 150 to the hall computer (not shown) via the board external terminal 190.

  The main control unit 150 includes, as an input system, a pass gate sensor 118S for detecting a game ball PB passing through the pass gate 118, a special figure A start port sensor 130S for detecting a winning ball to the special figure A start winning port 130, Special figure B start opening sensor 134S for detecting a winning ball to the special figure B starting winning opening 134, left attacker sensor 112S for detecting a winning ball to the left attacker 112 that is opened in the special gaming state, in the special gaming state A right attacker sensor 113S that detects a winning ball to the right attacker 113 that is opened to the right is connected.

  In addition, the main control unit 150 has an output system for opening and closing the guide lamp unit 109 for notifying game information when the lamp is lit, the electric Chu solenoid 138 for opening and closing the electric tulip 136, and the opening and closing door 116 for the left attacker 112. The left attacker solenoid 148 and the right attacker solenoid 149 for opening and closing the open / close door 117 of the right attacker 113 are connected.

  An operation button 50 is connected to the effect control unit 152 as an input system. In addition, to the effect control unit 152, a light emitting element 136 for lighting effects and a speaker 60 provided in various game parts of the pachinko machine 10 are connected as an output system.

  Furthermore, the LCD display unit 106 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol control unit 156.

  The payout control unit 154 is connected to a payout device 160 and a launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to a launch device 165. The payout control unit 154 operates the payout device 160 provided in the pachinko machine 10, and pays out the number of game balls (the number of payouts and the number of prize balls) through the payout operation of the prize balls or the rental balls and the stop operation of the payouts. ) To control. In addition, the launch control unit 164 activates the launch device 165 by the operation of the grip unit 26 (see FIG. 1) by the player to start launch of the game ball PB and the launch force according to the operation amount of the grip unit 26. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information to a hall computer (not shown) installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 191.

(Probability information notification by attackers)
Here, in this embodiment, a plurality of variations are provided for the opening / closing control of the left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113 in the special gaming state as the game specifications. That is, in the left attacker 112, the number of winning balls by one winning is 10 balls, and in the right attacker 113, the number of winning balls by one winning is 15 balls. Further, if the opening / closing of a plurality of times is one round (hereinafter, the round may be referred to as “R”), the left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113 can be set to 5R, 10R, and 15R.

  That is, in the present embodiment, various special game states are set for the winning / losing lottery by selecting the attacker and the number of rounds.

  By the way, after the above-mentioned special gaming state is completed, the gaming state returns to the normal gaming state, but in the normal gaming state after the game in this special gaming state, time reduction and / or probability change is set.

  With respect to time reduction, the number of games (20-100 times) after returning to the normal gaming state is set, and with respect to probability change, the normal probability state (for example, 1/315) or the high probability state (for example, 1 / 31.5). ) Is set.

  Regarding the presence / absence of probability change, the general visual notification of the presence / absence of probability change is whether the number of production symbols used for the announcement of the winning / losing lottery is an odd number or an even number during the special gaming state (player intervention) (Including games).

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, there is no correlation using the LCD display unit 106, and there is a correlation between the special game state pattern for selecting the attacker and selecting the number of rounds, and whether or not there is a probability change. The special gaming state effect in the special gaming state is notified of whether or not the normal gaming state has changed after the special gaming state ends. However, this notification is not definitive and is a notification including expectations.

  First, the ratio of the presence / absence of probability change for each attacker and the number of rounds, in other words, the possibility of the next normal game state proceeding under probability change after the end of the special game state is as shown in Table 1 below. In addition, a numerical value is an example which shows relative elevation.

  Looking at Table 1, it can be seen that the right attacker 113 has a higher probability of probability variation. In the case of the left attacker 112, it can be seen that the probability variation probability is higher in 5R than in 10R.

  Next, Table 2 shows the selection rate of the right attacker 113 by the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 and the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134.

  From Table 2, it can be seen that the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 is easier to select the right attacker 113. In addition, it can be seen that the right attacker 113 is better from the standpoint of the player who wins the winning / losing lottery by the starting winning at the special symbol starting winning opening (B) 134.

  The priorities based on Table 1 and Table 2 are as shown in Table 3 below. In the game specifications in the present embodiment, 5R of the right attacker 113 is not applied (see * in Table 3), but may be applied depending on changes in the game specifications. Is a priority target.

  For example, the 15R of the left attacker 112 has a smaller actual number of balls than the 15R of the right attacker 113, but the probability of probability change is high, so that the game can be advanced with the expectation.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram specialized in the selection control of the attacker (left attacker 112, right attacker 113) and the number of rounds based on the winning / losing lottery result (including the probability variation lottery) in the main control unit 150. .

  The special figure A start winning opening sensor 130S and the special figure A start winning opening sensor 134S are connected to the valid / invalid determination unit 200, respectively. The valid / invalid determination unit 200 receives the game progress information from the game progress state monitoring unit 202, and determines whether or not the winning of the special symbol start winning port (A) 130 and the special symbol starting winning port (B) 134 is a valid winning (ie, , It becomes invalid when the hold is full).

  The valid / invalid determination unit 200 sends a valid signal to the lottery execution / hold determination unit 204. Although illustration is omitted, the invalidity determination signal is generated so that a command for executing only the winning ball is generated and sent to the payout control unit 154 (see FIG. 3).

  The lottery execution / holding determination unit 204 is connected to a holding ball management unit 206. The holding ball management unit 206 manages the number of holdings based on the game progress information from the game progress state monitoring unit 202. The lottery execution / hold determination unit 204 determines whether the current effective start winning is to be immediately selected or to be held based on the management information of the holding ball management unit.

  The lottery execution / holding determination unit 204 and the holding ball management unit 206 are connected to a lottery processing unit 208. The lottery processing unit 208 executes a lottery in response to the start winning, and when a lottery execution instruction is received from the lottery execution / holding determination unit 204, or a lottery execution instruction by holding digest is received from the holding ball management unit 206. At any time, a lottery (winning / losing lottery, probability variation lottery, symbol variation pattern lottery, etc.) is executed.

  A command generation unit 210 is connected to the lottery processing unit 208. The command generation unit 210 generates commands for instructing various processes for presentation based on each lottery result. The generated command is sent to the command output unit 212. The command output unit 212 receives the game progress information from the game progress state monitoring unit 202 and outputs a command to the effect control unit 152 at an appropriate timing.

  In addition, a special game form setting unit 214 is connected to the lottery processing unit 208. When the winning / losing lottery is won in the lottery processing unit 208, either the left attacker 112 or the right attacker 113 is opened and closed for a predetermined round (special game state). For this reason, when the lottery processing unit 208 wins the winning / losing lottery, the lottery processing unit 208 sends necessary information (such as a probability variation lottery result) to the special game form setting unit 214.

  The special game form setting unit 214 is connected to a round number selection unit 216 and an attacker selection unit 218. For this reason, in response to an instruction from the special game form setting unit 216, the round number selection unit 216 selects the number of rounds, and the attacker selection unit 218 selects an attacker, and each selection result information is sent to the special game execution control unit 220. It is supposed to be sent out.

  The special game execution control unit 220 controls the left attacker solenoid 148 or the right attacker solenoid 149 to execute the special game state based on the game progress information from the game progress state monitoring unit 202, and the left attacker 112 Alternatively, the opening / closing operation of the right attacker 113 and the number of rounds thereof are controlled.

(Future information notification by sound information)
Further, in the present embodiment, whether or not there is a probability change, and during the special game state execution, the subsequent normal game state, that is, the game state that can occur in the future, is notified using sound information. In other words, future information is reported through auditory effects.

  The sound information includes all of the sound effects, words, and music output from the speaker 60. In the present embodiment, the sound information is music played according to the score information (only performance), and when notifying future information, A singing voice is added to the performance.

  For example, in an effect during the special game state, it is common for BGM to flow from the speaker 60 in synchronization with the screen displayed on the LCD display unit 106. At this time, if the gaming state after the special gaming state is finished proceeds with normal probability (no probability change), only the performance is performed, and the gaming state after the special gaming state is finished is a high probability state (with certainty variation). ) Add a singing voice to the performance.

  Alternatively, in the special game state, there is a purpose of setting only the probability change in the next normal game state as a so-called “punk” state intentionally called “sudden probability change”, and in the case of this game state, Since the period of the special game state becomes extremely short, a music piece only for performance and a music piece with a song may be selected depending on whether or not certain changes are made during the production in the normal game state.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, an unprecedented production in which the sound information is changed and produced in a so-called casual manner, and the future information is notified, with respect to the current production form mainly composed of visual production. Incorporates form.

  In FIG. 5, the functional block diagram regarding the alerting | reporting control by sound information in the production | presentation control part 152 is shown.

  A command from the main control unit 150 (see FIG. 3) is input to the command analysis unit 250.

  The command analysis unit 250 analyzes the command to obtain variable time information, winning / losing lottery information, probability changing lottery information, special game start / end information, special game round information, and the like.

  Each of the analyzed information is sent to the symbol variation pattern type determining unit 252, the special game effect type determining unit 254, and the game effect type determining unit 256 either or in duplicate.

  The symbol variation pattern type determination unit 252 receives variation time information, winning / losing lottery information, and probability variation information, and determines a symbol variation pattern type. The symbol variation pattern type determination unit 252 generates identification information that identifies the determined symbol variation pattern type, and sends the identification information to the symbol control unit 156 via the effect image information output unit 258. The identification information is sent to the sound data extraction unit 260.

  The symbol control unit 156 reads necessary image data from an image data memory (not shown) based on the received identification information and displays it on the LCD display unit 106.

  On the other hand, a sound data memory 262 is connected to the sound data extraction unit 260. The sound data memory 262 stores a plurality of sound data, and can be searched based on the identification information. In the sound data, music (only performance), music (with song), sound effects, etc. are stored. The sound data extraction unit 260 extracts sound data based on the received identification information and sends it to the sound reproduction control unit 264. The sound reproduction control unit 264 stores sound source data in advance, and a performance or the like is executed based on the sound data and is reproduced by the speaker 60.

  The special game effect type determination unit 254 receives at least winning / losing lottery information and probability change information, and determines an effect image type to be executed during the special game state. This effect image type may be a single type, but it is possible to improve the taste by giving various variations (for example, the more the image is played, the more prestigious the image effect is). . For this reason, a plurality of effect types are set with priorities in advance, the effect image type is determined based on the number of consecutive changes based on the winning / failing information, and identification information for specifying the effect image type is generated. Then, it is sent to the symbol control unit 156 via the effect image information output unit 258.

  On the other hand, the special game effect type determination unit 254 determines the BGM of the determined effect image based on the probability variation information.

  In the present embodiment, at the time of this determination, the same music is selected, and whether or not the music is in a song (probable lottery win) or only the performance (probable random lottery selection) depends on whether or not the promising random lottery is won. May be determined. That is, the presence or absence of this probability change is future information, and the image displayed on the LCD display unit 106 is the same and the music is the same, but the music that was only played last time is a song. Is notified to the player.

  At least the probability variation lottery information and the special game round information are input to the game effect type determination unit 256, and an effect of notifying whether or not the probability is changed at a game interval is executed using the display on the LCD display unit 106 during the special game state. It is determined whether or not to perform, and how many rounds to perform, how many times to perform, and the like.

  When the game effect type determining unit 256 determines to execute the game effect, identification information including the game type, the number of execution rounds, and the number of executions is generated, and the effect image information output unit 258 and the sound data extraction unit are generated. Each is sent to 260.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  In the game using the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the grip unit 26, the ball is shot upward by the launching device 165 one by one. The launched game ball PB is driven into the game area of the game board 18 along the outer rail 102 and falls in the game area while changing the direction by hitting a game nail or a windmill. Then, the game ball PB that has reached the lower end of the game area without winning a prize is collected into the pachinko machine 10 from the out port 40.

  Further, when the game ball PB wins the start winning opening 20 provided in the game area or passes through the passing gate 22, processing based on the respective game specifications (for example, lottery etc.) is executed and the display board 106 An image display effect for the user, a sound effect using the speaker 60, and the like are executed. Although not shown in the drawing, a predetermined prize ball (payout) is executed when a normal winning opening is won.

(Outline of game specifications)
First, the game control centered on the lottery process in the main control unit 150 will be described.

  When the game ball PB wins the start opening (A) 130 or the start opening (B) 134, it is determined whether or not the start start winning is a valid start winning. The effective start winning means that the reserved balls are not full (for example, four for one starter) and that the game ball PB has won the starter (A) 130 or the starter (B) 134. This will give you the right to draw. In the invalid starting prize, the right to draw is not given, but a predetermined number (about 3 to 5) of prize balls may be paid out.

  If the starting prize is an effective starting prize, a random number is acquired, a pre-stored winning value is read, and both are compared to determine whether the lottery is winning or not.

  If the current gaming state is in the jackpot processing or the symbol variation display effect, the holding number is incremented by one (+1) to hold the lottery right and the current gaming state is in the jackpot processing. If there is no symbol change display effect, the lottery process is executed by subtracting the number of holdings by one.

  Based on the winning / losing of the lottery, the symbol variation display effect time is set, and a command including the lottery result and the symbol variation display time is sent to the sub-control unit 152.

  The sub-control unit 152 notifies the lottery result using the set production time.

  After this notification, if the result of the lottery is a win, a special gaming state (a jackpot process) is executed. In the normal gaming state, the closed left attacker 112 or right attacker 113 is always opened and closed by a predetermined number of rounds (5R, 10R, 15R). The opening time of the left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113 is a maximum of 30 seconds, and when a predetermined number (for example, 8 to 10) of game balls are won while the left attacker 112 or the right attacker 113 is opened. Close, and after a predetermined closing time, move to the next round (open). Thereby, the player can receive a lot of prize balls in a short time.

  Note that, as a gaming specification of the present embodiment, either one of the left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113 is selected in one special gaming state. It is also possible to use it.

  Under the above game specifications, in this embodiment, the presence / absence information of probability change is associated with the combination of the attacker type and the number of rounds.

  FIG. 6 is an attacker type and round number setting control routine executed by the main control unit 150 when winning / losing lottery.

  In step 300, the winning / losing lottery is executed by winning the game ball PB to the special symbol start winning port (A) 130, or the game ball PB is winning the special symbol start winning port (B) 134. It is determined whether or not the winning / losing lottery is executed, and then the process proceeds to step 302. As a result of the probability changing lottery executed simultaneously with or following the winning / losing lottery, the probability change (high probability) State) or non-probability change (normal probability state), and the process proceeds to step 304.

  In step 304, an attacker type and round number setting table based on the type of the special symbol start winning opening determined in step 30 and the presence or absence of the probability change determined in step 302 is read. This attacker type and round number setting table is a table in which a predetermined total number of distributions (for example, 200) is distributed to a combination pattern of an attacker type and a round number at a predetermined distribution rate. FIG. 7 is an example of the attacker type and round number setting table 266. The attacker type and round number setting table 266 is appropriately read out by the round number selection unit 216 and the attacker selection unit 218 in FIG. 4 to select the attacker type and the round number.

  In the next step 306, the attacker type and the round number are selected from the attacker type and round number setting table 266 shown in FIG. In step 308, the determined attacker type and number of rounds are sent to the special game execution control unit 220 (see FIG. 4), and this routine ends.

  Next, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of control of probability change notification by sound information in the effect control unit 152.

  In step 310, it is determined whether or not to perform probability change notification based on sound information. This determination may be made when the winning / losing lottery is won or may be decided by this routine.

  If a negative determination is made in step 310, this routine ends. If a positive determination is made, the routine proceeds to step 312.

  In step 312, it is determined whether the result of the probability variation lottery is a probability variation (high probability state) or a non-probability variation (normal probability state). If it is determined in step 312 that the probability is changed, the process proceeds to step 314, a music (with a song) is selected based on the special game state effect type, and the process proceeds to step 318. If it is determined in step 314 that there is an indeterminate change, the process proceeds to step 316, a music (only performance) is selected based on the special game state effect type, and the process proceeds to step 318.

  In step 318, it is determined whether or not it is time to reproduce the music. If an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 320 to execute the reproduction process, and this routine ends.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 8, regarding the BGM in the special game state, the presence or absence of the probability change is notified depending on whether the music is in the song or only the performance, but this is called “sudden probability change”. In the case of a game state where only the probability change is intentionally set as a so-called “punk” state, the period of the special game state is extremely short. However, the presence / absence of a certain change may be notified.

  As described above, in the same special game state effect, if the LCD display unit 106 is mainly used, there are cases where the sound information (music) serving as the BGM includes a song and when there is no song. It will be. In terms of control, a song with a song has a certain change (there is no need to be 100%, and so-called gusset may be present). However, the player is not notified of this condition. Therefore, the player can empirically recognize that the tune will change when a song of a song is included in continuing the game. In order to ensure this recognition, it is possible to have a certain probability of entering a song with a probability of 100%, and only the performance may be uncertain, but in consideration of the game's preference, a few percent of the so-called gasse is mixed. It is good as well. The term “several percent” is not particularly mentioned, but in other words, it is a level that does not disappoint the expectation, and therefore the gaze rate is preferably about one digit (1 to 9%).

  As described above, in this embodiment, when there is an effective start winning in either the special symbol starting winning port (A) 130 or the special symbol starting winning port (B) 134, the winning / losing lottery is executed. When the result of the winning / losing lottery is won, as a special gaming state, either the left attacker 112 or the right attacker 113 is opened / closed by any number of rounds of 5R, 10R, 15R, and more than the normal gaming state. The game specification does not clearly notify the game state after the advantageous state in which a large number of prize balls can be received, that is, the future game state (for example, whether there is a probability change).

  However, for example, if the presence or absence of probability change is not notified at all, conversely, the player is distrusted, or so-called stop timing is lost. Therefore, in this embodiment, priorities are set by the combination of the attacker type (left attacker 112 or right attacker 113) and the number of rounds (5R, 10, 15R) during the special game (see Table 3). , As players continue to play games, it is possible to grasp the trend, and to determine whether the normal gaming state after the end of the special gaming state is probable or non-probable by the combination of the attacker type and the number of rounds it can.

  In this embodiment, the priority of whether or not the probability changes depending on the combination of the attacker type and the number of rounds is set. However, the left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113 are opened and closed with each other during the same special gaming state. And you may make it alert | report by the opening / closing pattern. In addition, when opening / closing a single attacker, for example, the opening time and the closing time may be changed and notified as in the Morse code.

  Further, if the left attacker 112 and the right attacker 113 open and close at the same time, the probability change may be confirmed.

  Further, the reliability of the suggestion of probability change notification may be changed according to the number of balls to be played. In other words, when the number of winning balls during the opening of the attacker does not become maximum, a highly reliable probability change notification suggested as relief may be performed.

  In this embodiment, the BGM is played by sound information in synchronization with the visual effect on the LCD display unit 106 during execution of the special game state, but the music constituting the BGM is in a song. Is assumed to be non-probable when the music is only played. For this reason, as the game is repeated, the player notices the difference in the sound information and can determine whether the normal game state after the special game state ends is probable or non-probable. In this case, the preference of the game can be increased if a certain amount of so-called gas information is mixed.

  In this embodiment, notification of probability change and non-probability change in the sound information is notified by the difference between whether the song is in the song or only the performance, but in addition to this, “volume difference”, “ You may make it make a difference by "difference of an instrument", "difference of a rhythm", "difference of a singer", "an entirely different song", etc.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the presence / absence of probability change (probability / non-probability change) has been described as an example of future game information. However, the game information may be used as an advance notice when it becomes super reach by pre-reading a holding ball. Good. For example, when super-reach is determined by pre-reading, it may be possible to make a notice in advance by making some difference (for example, a difference in musical instrument) between sound information depending on whether it is a win or not. Further, the number of times of “short time” may be notified as future game information. For example, if the number of time reductions is 20 types, 50 times, 70 times, and 100 types, 4 types of production patterns (for sound information, 2 types of music x entering / singing only 4 types of performances) Set).

10 Pachinko machine 18 Game board 60L Speaker 60C Speaker 60R Speaker 60U Speaker 105 Center accessory 106 Liquid crystal display (LCD display)
130 Special Design Start Award Port (A)
130S Special Figure A Start Port Sensor 134 Special Design Start Award Port (B)
134S Special Figure B Start Port Sensor 136 Electric Tulip 112 Left Attacker 112S Left Attacker Sensor 113 Right Attacker 113S Right Attacker Sensor 138 Electric Chu Solenoid 148 Left Attacker Solenoid 149 Right Attacker Solenoid 150 Main Control Unit 152 Production Control Unit 154 Discharge Control Unit 200 Effective / Invalidity determination unit 202 Game progress state monitoring unit 204 Lottery execution / holding determination unit 206 Reservation ball management unit 208 Lottery processing unit 210 Command generation unit 212 Command output unit 214 Special game form setting unit 216 Round number selection unit 218 Attacker selection unit 220 Special game execution control unit 250 Command analysis unit 252 Symbol variation pattern type determination unit 254 Special game effect type determination unit 256 Game effect type determination unit 258 Effect image information output unit 2 0 sound data extraction unit 262 sound data memory 264 sound reproduction control unit

Claims (3)

Usually, the winning / losing lottery is executed when the game ball is effectively started and won at the starting winning opening provided on the game board, and the result of the winning / losing lottery is mainly notified to the player. Normal game execution control means for controlling the execution of the game;
If the winning / losing lottery is winning, a special game execution control means that is executed after the notification of the result and controls the execution of a special game with a possibility of more prize balls than the normal game;
A special winning opening that is always closed during the normal game, and repeats the opening / closing operation by one of a predetermined number of rounds under the control of the special game execution control means when executing the special game,
The future information indicating whether or not the winning game is a probability-changing game form in which the winning probability of the winning / losing lottery is higher than the normal probability when returning to the normal game after the special game ends, Storage means for storing a correlation table associated with each type of round number;
In the special game execution control means, the future information extraction means for extracting the future information that has been recognized by the time of determination of the type of the number of rounds by the big prize opening,
The special game execution control means is
Based on the correlation table stored in the storage means, the type of the number of rounds corresponding to the future information extracted by the future information extraction means is selected to control the operation of the big prize opening. Gaming machine.   A ratio that can be the probability variation game form is determined for each type of round number, and at least when the number of rounds is the largest, the ratio that can be the probability variation game form is set to be the highest. The gaming machine according to claim 1.   The game board is provided with a plurality of start winning ports and a plurality of large winning ports, a selection rate of the large winning ports is determined for each starting winning port, and the storage means is the number of large winning units × round The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a correlation table capable of selecting a number of types is stored.

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