JP2004283396A - Game machine, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give an expectation feeling for obtaining a large amount of profits in a short period of time to a game player and to improve interest in a game in discharging stored winning combinations. <P>SOLUTION: When BB(big bonus) or RB(regular bonus) is won, an ordinary mode is shifted to an ART(assist reply time) mode. When a Suika (water melon) is won as a prize in the ART mode, the number of prize winnings of the Suika is counted up. When the number of prize winnings of the Suika is up to two times in a game of the ART mode, RB flags with the number corresponding to the number of prize winnings of the Suika are discharged. When the number of prize winnings of the Suika is above three times in the game of the ART mode, two RB flags and BB flags with the number corresponding to the number of prize winnings from the third time are discharged. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine installed and used in a game room such as a pachinko parlor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In this specification, a pachislot machine will be described as an example, and therefore, a medal will be described as a game medium. However, the game medium includes other media such as coins and pachinko balls. Further, “inserting a medal (game medium)” includes, in addition to actually inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot, betting a credited medal with a bet button or the like. In addition, the state that the winning pattern that constitutes the winning combination that has won the winning combination by the electronic lottery can be aligned on the winning line is the internal winning, the winning pattern that constitutes the winning combination that has won the internal winning The state of being aligned on the pay line is a win.
[0003]
Slot machines used in pachinko parlors and other amusement arcades are called pachislot machines. The medals used as game media are given a certain value, and the medals obtained by playing the game are given as various prizes. Can be replaced. For this reason, it is common for a player to play a game by simply selecting a platform that is easy to obtain the right to shift to the bonus game mode for the purpose of acquiring a large number of medals. The bonus game modes include, for example, a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as BB) mode and a regular bonus (RB) mode. In particular, the BB mode is shifted to the RB mode a predetermined number of times, and before shifting to the RB mode, a small role is played. Is transferred to the RB introduction mode in which the winning probability of the game is increased, so that a large number of medals can be obtained in a short period of time.
[0004]
Having the expectation of winning a large number of medals in a short period of time is an important factor in attracting players to slot machines, and there are many models that have been devised variously to stimulate the gambling of players. Tend to be offered. As one of such models, for example, there is provided a model provided with a so-called stock function in which the BB or RB that has been won is stored when the BB that is shifted to the BB mode or the RB that is shifted to the RB mode is won. ing.
[0005]
Some models provided with a stock function are provided with a game mode called, for example, a replay time (RT) mode. When the mode is shifted to the RT mode, the winning combination lottery table for determining the winning combination is switched to a winning combination lottery table having a high probability of winning in replay, and whether or not replay can be won if a replay is won. Is determined by lottery. In the RT mode, reel stop control is performed so that the winning BB or RB cannot be won, and the winning BB or RB during the RT mode is stored.
[0006]
The number of games in the RT mode is determined by lottery, and when the games of the determined number of games are played, the RT mode ends. When the RT mode ends, the winning combination lottery table is switched to the normal mode winning combination lottery table, and reel stop control is performed so that the stored BBs and RBs can win. After the mode is shifted to the BB mode or the RB mode, the mode is shifted to the RT mode again. However, when the number of games to be ended in the RT mode is small, the mode is shifted to the BB mode or the RB mode again in a short period of time. Medals can be obtained.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the slot machine provided with the stock function as described above, when the game of the number of games determined by the lottery is performed and the RT mode ends, the stored BB or RB is released, and the player is required to play the game. It was not possible to obtain a sense of fulfillment in playing the game and releasing BBs and RBs with their own skills, and the game had become less entertaining.
[0008]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine, a program, and a recording medium that can enhance a player's interest in a game when releasing a stored winning combination. Aim.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention has a plurality of reels in which a plurality of types of winning patterns are arranged on an outer periphery, and a winning combination determining means for determining any of a loss and a plurality of types of winning combinations by lottery. And reel stop control means for controlling the reel stop in response to the reel stop operation so that the winning combination determined by the winning combination determination means is more likely to win, and a special winning combination by the winning combination determination means. Is determined, a special winning combination storing means for storing the special winning combination is provided, and the game in the normal mode and the specific mode is performed, and in the game in the specific mode, the specific winning combination is won. In the gaming machine in which the probability is changed and the reel stop control is performed so that the special winning combination stored in the special winning combination storing means cannot be won, in the game in the specific mode, A winning number counting means for counting the number of times the fixed winning combination has won, and a reel stop control means for controlling the reel stop so that the number of special winning combinations corresponding to the count by the winning number counting means can be won. Special winning combination releasing means to be performed.
[0010]
In addition, the special winning combination comprises at least two types of winning combinations having mutually different values of benefits in the game, and the special winning combination releasing means is capable of winning according to the count number by the winning number counting means. It is preferable to determine the type of winning combination. Here, the “benefit in the game” refers to a broad sense of benefit given to the player in the game, and the “value” of the benefit refers to a degree (magnitude) of the benefit to the player. . Specifically, as described above, the special winning combination in the game of the slot machine includes BB and RB, and the normal BB has a larger number of medals paid out to the player than the RB (that is, a profit for the player). Is large). Therefore, in this case, the value of the privilege in the game is different between BB and RB, and the value of BB (profit to the player) is higher than the value of RB (profit to the player).
[0011]
Further, it is preferable to further provide a release number lottery means for determining, by lottery, the number of special winning combinations that can be won when the predetermined winning combination is won in the game in the specific mode.
[0012]
Further, a plurality of kinds of release number tables used in the lottery by the release number lottery means and having different selection probabilities of the number of special winning combinations that can be awarded, and as the count number by the winning number counting means increases, It is preferable to provide a table switching means for switching to a release number table in which the number of special winning combinations that can be won is likely to increase.
[0013]
Also, the number of times a predetermined winning combination has won in the specific mode, or the number of times a special winning combination can be won, or the number of special winning combinations stored in the special winning combination storing means, or the normal mode. And a release condition changing means for changing the count of the winning number counting means that enables the predetermined winning combination or the special winning combination to be won in the next specific mode based on the number of times the game has been played. Is preferred.
[0014]
The program to be used is a winning combination determining means for determining one of a loss and a plurality of types of winning combinations by lottery, and the winning combination determined by the winning combination determining means in response to a reel stop operation is easily won. In this way, the reel stop control means for performing the reel stop control, the special winning combination storing means for storing the special winning combination when the special winning combination is determined by the winning combination determining means, and the winning of the specific winning combination In the game of the specific mode in which the probability is changed and the reel stop control is performed so that the special winning combination stored in the special winning combination storing means cannot be won, the number of times the predetermined winning combination has won is counted. The reel stop control means stops the reels so that the winning number counting means and the special winning combination corresponding to the count number by the winning number counting means can win. It is for the functioning of the game machine of the computer as a special winning combination release means to perform the control.
[0015]
The recording medium to be used is a computer-readable medium on which the program according to claim 6 is recorded.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 10 has a normal mode, a BB mode, an RB mode, and an ART (Assist Replay Time) mode, which is a specific mode. The BB mode and the RB mode are respectively shifted when a special winning combination BB or RB is won. The BB mode ends when the mode is shifted to the RB mode three times or when the game in the RB introduction mode is performed 30 times. The RB mode ends when a predetermined winning combination is won eight times or when a game is played 12 times. That is, in the present embodiment, the special winning combination is composed of two types, BB and RB, and as described above, the value of the bonus in the game between BB and RB is different from each other, and BB is more valuable than RB. Has become high.
[0017]
When a BB or RB is won in the normal mode, the winning BB or RB is stored. When the player wins BB or RB in the normal mode, the mode is shifted from the normal mode to the ART mode. In the ART mode, the winning probability of a specific winning combination (hereinafter, described as an example of “replay”) is set higher than in the normal mode, and the ART mode target winning combination (hereinafter, “bell”) is used in the ART mode. The operation order of the stop button that enables the bell to win when the game is won is notified. When a predetermined winning combination (hereinafter, “watermelon” will be described as an example) is won in the ART mode and the watermelon is won, the stored BB or RB is released by the number of times the watermelon wins after the ART mode ends. Is done. If the number of watermelon winnings in the ART mode is up to two, RB is released, and if the number of watermelon winnings exceeds three, BB is released (for example, if watermelon wins five times, RB is released). 2 and 3 BB are released). The release of BB and RB indicates that the stored BB or RB is in a state of winning inside.
[0018]
In the slot machine 10, four display windows 13 are provided on a front door 12 of a housing 11, and a first reel 14a, a second reel 14b, a third reel 14c, and a sub reel 15 rotate behind each display window 13. It is freely incorporated. As is well known, a plurality of types of patterns are arranged at a constant pitch on the outer circumference of the first to third reels 14a to 14c, and three patterns per reel can be observed through the display window 13 when the reels are stopped. Become. As a result, a total of five straight payline lines, two diagonal lines, and two diagonal payline lines, each of which is composed of one picture on each reel, are set.
[0019]
When one medal is inserted from the medal slot 16 prior to the start of the game, one pay line in the center is activated, and two are added three in width and three are added two diagonally. The winning line of the book is activated. The number of medals can be credited (stored) up to a maximum of 50, and the number of credited medals is displayed on the credit number display 17. It should be noted that, for example, four patterns per reel can be observed from the display window 13, and in addition to the four horizontal pay lines, another winning pattern bent so as to combine one pattern for each reel. It is also possible to set an active line.
[0020]
The rightmost sub reel 15 starts rotating together with the first to third reels 14a to 14c by operating the start lever 18 when a bell or a watermelon is won in the game in the ART mode. On the outer circumference of the sub-reel 15, a plurality of patterns indicating the order in which the stop operations of the first to third reels 14a to 14c are performed are drawn, and in addition to these, a pattern indicating that the watermelon has been won, and nothing is drawn. There are blank areas that are not filled. The pattern drawn on the outer periphery of the sub reel 15 is preferably an appropriate pattern, and is not limited to the pattern, and may be, for example, a mark or a number.
[0021]
The sub-reel 15 is stopped at a position where a blank portion is displayed in the game in the normal mode, and displays an order of a reel stop operation that enables a bell to be won when a bell is won in the game in the ART mode. When the watermelon is won at the position, the watermelon is stopped at the position where the picture indicating the watermelon is displayed.
[0022]
By operating these stop buttons 19a to 19c, the first to third reels 14a to 14c corresponding to each button are individually stopped. On the operation panel above the stop buttons 19a to 19c, various operation buttons such as a bet button and a payout button which are operated when playing a game with a medal credited are provided. Since the functions of these operation buttons are all well known, the details are omitted.
[0023]
A medal tray 20 is provided at a lower portion of the housing 11, and a payout medal obtained when a winning is obtained in the game is paid out from the payout port 21 to the medal tray 20.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 2, the operation of the slot machine 10 is basically controlled by a control unit 30 including a CPU 30a and a memory 31. In addition to the CPU 30a, the control unit 30 includes an electronic lottery unit 39, a winning combination determination unit 40, a BB / RB flag storage unit 41 serving as a special winning combination storing unit, a winning number counting unit 42 serving as a winning number counting unit, and an ART. A game number lottery section 43 and a reel stop order lottery section 44 are provided.
[0025]
The medal sensor 32 detects a proper medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 16 and inputs the detected medal to the CPU 30a. A selector is installed in the back of the medal insertion slot 16, and inappropriate medals are discharged to the medal tray 20. In addition, when a medal is inserted at inappropriate timing, for example, a medal inserted in the middle of a game or in a state where various operation buttons are pressed is not passed through the medal sensor 32. It is discharged to the medal tray 20.
[0026]
Since the number of medals inserted before the start of the game is limited to one to three, the medals inserted after the fourth one are also detected by the medal sensor 32 when the credit function is not used. Without being discharged to the medal tray 20. The credit function is switched on / off for each push of the payout button. Then, when the credit function is on, medals inserted after the fourth one are also detected by the medal sensor 32 and credits are made in the slot machine up to a maximum of fifty. The number of credited medals is digitally displayed on the credit number display 17. When the credit function is used, a medal insertion operation is performed by operating the 1-bet button or the MAX-bet button, and the number of bets is sequentially subtracted from the number of credits. When a game is played and a prize with payout of medals is obtained, a payout medal is also credited, and when the payout button is operated, the credited medal is paid out to the medal tray 20.
[0027]
The CPU 30a counts the number of one to three medals inserted before the start of the game based on the detection signal from the medal sensor 32, and thereby determines the number of activated pay lines. The number of credits is counted by another credit medal counter (not shown).
[0028]
The start signal sensor 33 inputs a game start signal to the CPU 30a when the start lever 18 is operated after one to three medals have been inserted. Upon receiving the game start signal, the CPU 30a rotates the first to third reels 14a to 14c based on the game execution program stored in the ROM area of the memory 31, and starts the processing of the game. The game execution program includes a program for executing a game process by shifting to the BB mode, the RB mode, and the ART mode in addition to the normal mode.
[0029]
The drive and stop control of each reel is performed by a reel drive controller 34. Each reel is fixed to a drive shaft of each of the stepping motors 35a to 35d, and control of each reel is performed by controlling driving of each of the stepping motors 35a to 35d. The RAM area of the memory 31 is a working area, and is used for temporarily storing and rewriting flags and data used for each game.
[0030]
Since the stepping motors 35a to 35d rotate at a rotation angle corresponding to the number of supplied drive pulses, the rotation angles of the first to third reels 14a to 14c and the sub reel 15 are controlled by controlling the number of supplied drive pulses by the CPU 30a. Can be controlled, and the stop position of the reel can be determined by stopping the supply of the drive pulse. Each reel is integrally formed with reflection signal portions 36a to 36d at its reference position, and the photosensors 37a to 37d photoelectrically detect the passage of each reflection signal portion at each rotation. Detection signals from the photosensors 37a to 37d are input to the CPU 30a as reset signals for each reel.
[0031]
A pulse counter is provided in the CPU 30a for each of the stepping motors 35a to 35d, and counts the number of drive pulses supplied to each of the stepping motors 35a to 35d. Then, when a reset signal is input from the photo sensors 37a to 37d, the count value of the corresponding pulse counter is cleared. Therefore, in each pulse counter, the number of drive pulses corresponding to the rotation angle within one rotation of each reel is stored while being sequentially updated.
[0032]
A picture table is stored in the ROM area of the memory 31. The picture table includes the number of drive pulses corresponding to the rotation angle of each reel from the reference position, and a picture representing each picture arranged on the reel at a constant pitch. A code is associated with the code. Therefore, by monitoring the count value of the pulse counter for each reel, for example, it is possible to identify which pattern is moving on the central pay line, and if the reel is further rotated, It can be predicted whether the target picture moves on the pay line.
[0033]
The stop button sensors 38a to 38c input a stop signal for each reel to the CPU 30a when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are operated. By operating the start lever 18, the rotation of all the reels is started, and when these rotations reach the steady speed, the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. Thereafter, by operating these, the corresponding stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is started.
[0034]
The stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is performed within a range (pull-in range) of five winning patterns 0 to 4 frames. For example, when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are operated, the winning effect is activated. In a case where a winning pattern constituting a winning combination selected by lottery is included in four consecutive winning patterns from the winning pattern located on the line, the first to third reels 14a to 14a to The time until 14c stops is delayed, and the winning pattern constituting the winning combination is stopped on the pay line.
[0035]
When the stop buttons 19a to 19c are operated at such timing that a winning combination that has not been won wins the first to third reels so that the winning image that has not been won does not stop on the pay line. Stop control of 14a to 14c is performed (kick-off control). When a plurality of stop buttons are operated, only the reel with the earlier timing is stopped, and when completely operated simultaneously, none of the reels is stopped. In addition, the reel stop control is not limited to the winning pattern constituting the winning combination, and notifies the player of the winning combination that has been internally won based on the type of the pattern stopped on the winning activated line or the combination of the patterns. The reach eyes may be displayed. As a result, the CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34 function as reel stop control means.
[0036]
The CPU 30a operates the electronic lottery section 39 in response to the game start signal. The electronic lottery unit 39 includes a random number generator and a random value sampling circuit, and selects one random value every time the game is started. The random number value drawn is input to the winning combination determination unit 40. The winning combination determination unit 40 determines what winning combination is to be given in the currently executed game according to the input value. As described above, the electronic lottery unit 39 and the winning combination determination unit 40 function as a winning combination determination unit.
[0037]
As shown in FIG. 3, the winning combination determination section 40 is provided with a plurality of winning combination lottery tables in which random numbers are grouped according to their sizes. The first winning combination lottery table 50 indicates that the random numbers sampled in the game in the normal mode include only the BB that gives the right to shift to the BB mode, the RB that gives the right to shift to the RB mode, and the payout of a predetermined number of medals. The small role (including watermelon and bell) corresponding to the small role winning pattern to be performed, the replay that gives the right to play the next game with the same bet number without inserting medals, the loss that does not generate any hits, etc. It is used for judging whether they belong, that is, for winning determination. It should be noted that there are a plurality of small role winning patterns, and a payout medal is assigned to each of them. Then, the winning type and the pattern are determined depending on which of the winning patterns the sampled random number value belongs to.
[0038]
In the winning combination determination unit 40, in addition to the first winning combination lottery table 50, a replay winning probability table 51 used in the game in the ART mode, a winning combination lottery table used in the BB mode and the RB mode, and the like are provided. I have. The random number values are grouped in the replay winning probability table 51 so that the replay winning probability is higher than in the first winning combination lottery table 50. When the winning combination is determined by the winning combination determination unit 40, a winning combination determination signal indicating the type of the determined loss or the winning combination is input to the CPU 30a.
[0039]
The BB / RB flag storage unit 41 is configured by a memory. When the winning combination determination unit 40 determines BB or RB in the ART mode game, the BB / RB flag is written into the BB / RB flag storage unit 41. Thereby, BB or RB is stored. When one BB flag or RB flag is read, the mode is shifted to the BB mode or the RB mode once.
[0040]
The winning number counting section 42 operates when the mode is shifted to the ART mode. When a watermelon wins in the game in the ART mode, a watermelon winning signal is input from the CPU 30a, and the number of watermelon wins is counted. The count value of the winning number counting section 42 is cleared when the ART mode ends.
[0041]
In the ART game number lottery section 43, the number of games in which the ART mode ends is determined by lottery. In the game number determination table used in the ART game number lottery section 43, three random value groups are provided, and “10 games”, “50 games”, and “100 games” are assigned to the respective random value groups. . Therefore, when a lottery is performed in the ART game number lottery section 43, any one of 10, 50, and 100 games is determined.
[0042]
The reel stop order lottery section 44 is activated when a bell is won. In the reel stop order lottery section 44, the operation order of the stop buttons 19a to 19c that enable the bell to win can be determined by lottery. When the bell is determined by the winning combination determination unit 40, the CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34 win the bell only when the stop buttons 19a to 19c are operated in the operation order determined by the reel stop order lottery unit 44. Stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is performed so as to be possible.
[0043]
The medal hopper 45 pays out a prescribed number of payout medals to the medal tray 20 or adds the prescribed number to a credit counter according to the type of the winning combination. Note that a payout table in which the number of payout medals is determined for each type of winning combination is stored in the ROM area of the memory 31, and the CPU 30a reads this and drives the medal hopper 45.
[0044]
Next, the operation of the slot machine configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when 1 to 3 medals are inserted before the start of the game in the normal mode, the number of inserted medals is counted by the CPU 30a. Thereafter, when a game start operation is performed by the start lever 18, a game start signal is input from the start signal sensor 33 to the CPU 30a, and rotation of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is started.
[0045]
Simultaneously with the operation of the start lever 18, the electronic lottery unit 39 samples a random number, and compares the value with the first winning combination lottery table of the winning combination determination unit 40. Thereby, the type of the losing or the winning combination is determined, and the winning combination determination signal is fed back to the CPU 30a. When the type of the winning combination is determined by the winning combination determination unit 40, the operation of the stop buttons 19a to 19c is validated. The CPU 30a monitors the operation timing of the stop buttons 19a to 19c while referring to the count value of the above-described pulse counter provided for each reel, and the winning pattern determined by the winning combination determination unit 40 stops on the pay line. Stop control of the first to third reels 14a to 14c is performed so as to be easy.
[0046]
When the winning combination determination unit 40 determines BB or RB, the CPU 30a writes a BB flag or RB flag in the BB / RB flag storage unit 41 to store BB and RB. When the BB flag or the RB flag is stored in the BB / RB flag storage unit 41, the first to third reels 14a to 14c are kicked off so that the winning pattern constituting the winning BB or RB does not stop on the pay line. Control is performed. Thereby, the stored BB or RB cannot be won. As a result, the CPU 30a and the reel drive controller 34 function as reel stop control means.
[0047]
When the winning combination determination unit 40 determines BB or RB, the ART game number lottery unit 43 determines the number of games for which the ART mode is to be ended to one of 10, 50, and 100 games, and the normal mode. To the ART mode. In the game in the ART mode, the random number value sampled by the electronic lottery unit 39 is compared with the replay winning probability table 51 of the winning combination determination unit 40 to determine the type of the winning combination.
[0048]
In the ART mode game, when a bell is won, the sub reel 15 is rotated at the same time as the first to third reels 14a to 14c. The CPU 30a controls the stop of the sub reel 15 so that the sub reel 15 stops at the position where the operation order of the stop buttons 19a to 19c at which the bell can be won is displayed. The operation order of the stop buttons 19a to 19c at which the bell can be won is determined by a lottery in the reel stop order lottery unit 44. If the player wins the bell in the normal mode, the player must operate the stop buttons 19a to 19c depending on intuition to win the bell, and thus cannot win the bell reliably. However, in the ART mode, the player cannot win the bell. By operating the stop buttons 19a to 19c in accordance with the operation order displayed on the sub reel 15, the bell can be reliably won.
[0049]
When a watermelon is won in the game in the ART mode, the CPU 30a rotates the sub reel 15 together with the first to third reels 14a to 14c. The sub reel 15 is stopped at a position where a picture indicating that the watermelon has been won is displayed. While observing the rotating first to third reels 14a to 14c, the player operates the stop buttons 19a to 19c at a proper timing so that the winning pattern constituting the watermelon stops on the pay line. When a watermelon wins, a watermelon winning signal is input to the CPU 30a, and the count value of the winning number counting section 42 is counted up.
[0050]
When the number of games determined by the ART game number lottery section 43 has been played, the ART mode ends. When the number of watermelon winnings in this ART mode game is up to two, the number of RB flags corresponding to the number of watermelon winnings is released. If the number of watermelon winnings in the game in the ART mode exceeds three, two RB flags and BB flags corresponding to the number of winnings from the third time are released. As described above, the stored BB flag or RB flag is released by the number corresponding to the number of watermelon winnings in the game in the ART mode, so that the player can release BB or RB with his own skill. I can make you feel.
[0051]
When the ART mode ends, the count value of the winning number counting unit 42 is cleared. If the number of watermelon winnings in the ART mode is 5 or more, the winning record of the watermelon is written in the RAM area of the memory 31. Then, in the next ART mode, the CPU 30a releases only the BB flag for the number of times the watermelon has won. Thus, the release condition of the BB flag and the RB flag in the next ART mode changes depending on the contents of the current ART mode game, so that the game in the ART mode can be performed with a sense of tension. As a result, the CPU 30a functions as emission condition changing means.
[0052]
When the BB flag is released, the CPU 30a controls the stop of the first to third reels 14a to 14c so that the BB winning pattern can be stopped on the pay line. Thereby, BB is in a state of winning internally. When the BB wins, the CPU 30a reads the BB mode execution program from the ROM area of the memory 31, and shifts to the BB mode. In the BB mode, the mode is first shifted to the RB introduction mode, and the game is played with one to three medal bets. Then, in the game in the RB introduction mode, a replay (in the slot machine of the present embodiment, the replay is substituted as a winning combination for shifting to the RB mode) is determined, and when this is won, the game is shifted to the RB mode. The BB mode ends when the game in the RB introduction mode is performed 30 times or when the game is shifted to the RB mode three times.
[0053]
When the RB flag is released, the CPU 30a controls the stop of the first to third reels 14a to 14c so that the RB winning pattern can be stopped on the pay line. As a result, the RB enters an internal winning state. When the RB is won, the CPU 30a reads the RB mode execution program from the ROM area of the memory 31, and shifts to the RB mode. The RB mode ends when the specific winning combination is won eight times or when the game is played 12 times. As a result, the CPU 30a functions as a special winning combination releasing means.
[0054]
FIG. 6 shows an example in which a recording medium (CD, flexible disk, IC memory, MO, etc.) 60 is installed in the slot machine 10, and the recording medium 60 includes means as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. A program to be realized by the computer 61 including the CPU 30a and the memory 31 is stored. In this case, a program for realizing the winning combination determining means, the reel stop control means, the special winning combination storing means, the winning number counting means, and the special winning combination releasing means by the computer 61 is recorded on the recording medium 60. Then, the recording medium 60 is loaded into the reading device 62, and the program is installed in the slot machine 10.
[0055]
Note that the program can be distributed to the slot machine 10 using the Internet instead of installing the program via the recording medium 60. Further, it is also possible to install the distributed program of the present invention or the program of the present invention read from the recording medium 60 on a personal computer and play a slot machine game on a monitor.
[0056]
In the above embodiment, the BB flag or the RB flag is released for the number of times the watermelon wins in the ART mode game. However, when the watermelon wins, the number of times the BB flag or the RB flag is released is randomly selected. May be determined by Then, as the count value of the winning number counting unit 42 increases, the number of released pieces tends to increase, so that the interest of the game can be further enhanced.
[0057]
In this case, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, for example, by providing a release number lottery section 70 as a release number lottery means, a first release number determination table 71 and a second release number determination table 72 as a release number table, It becomes feasible. In the release number lottery section 70, when a watermelon wins in the game in the ART mode, sampling of a random value is performed. The sampled random number value is compared with the first release number determination table 71 or the second release number determination table 72. In the first release number determination table 71 and the second release number determination table 72, the release numbers of the BB flag or the RB flag are assigned to the grouped random numbers, and the second release number determination table 72 is the first release number. Random number grouping is performed so that the number of released pieces is likely to be larger than the number determination table 71.
[0058]
When a watermelon wins in the game in the ART mode, the CPU 30a sends a table selection signal to the release number lottery unit 70, and causes the lottery to be performed using the first release number determination table 71. When the number of watermelon winnings in the ART mode exceeds a predetermined number, the CPU 30a sends a table selection signal to the release number lottery unit 70 and causes the second release number determination table 72 to perform a lottery. Thus, when the number of winning watermelons increases, the BB flag or the RB flag is likely to be released, so that the player can feel nervous when winning the watermelon. As a result, the CPU 30a functions as a table switching unit. In this case, a plurality of release number tables are provided, and the release number table is switched every time a watermelon wins. For example, the timing of switching the tables and the number of BB flags or RB flags to be allocated to each table are appropriately set. May be.
[0059]
In the above-described embodiment, the number of BB flags or RB flags corresponding to the number of watermelon winnings is released. For example, when a predetermined winning combination wins or wins, or when a winning combination does not win, When the winning combination is won or won when the winning combination has been performed a predetermined number of times, or when the winning combination has not been won, the release number of the BB flag or the RB flag is subtracted when appropriate conditions are satisfied. Good.
[0060]
In the above-described embodiment, the BB flag or the RB flag is released when the watermelon wins during the ART mode. However, the BB flag or the RB flag is released when the watermelon wins during the specific period of the ART mode. You may do so.
[0061]
In the above embodiment, when the BB or the RB is won, the mode is shifted to the ART mode. However, the mode is shifted to the ART mode when appropriate conditions are satisfied, for example, it is determined whether to shift to the ART mode by lottery. You may let it. Also, for example, it is determined whether or not to perform a lottery for determining the number of games in the ART mode according to the number of stored BB flags or RB flags, or the number of games in the ART mode is selected. The number of games in the ART mode may be determined by an appropriate method, and the number of games to be set may be set to an appropriate number. Furthermore, the termination condition of the ART mode is not limited to the number of games, and the termination condition of the ART mode may be appropriately set, for example, when a lottery executed every time a game is played is won.
[0062]
In the above-described embodiment, only the BB flag is released in the next ART mode when the number of watermelon winnings in the ART mode becomes five or more. The condition for releasing the BB flag and the RB flag in the next ART mode may be appropriately set. Furthermore, the BB in the next ART mode may be changed according to appropriate conditions such as the number of times a BB or RB can be won, the number of stored BB flags or RB flags, or the number of games played in the normal mode. The release condition of the flag or the RB flag may be changed.
[0063]
In the above embodiment, when the BB or the RB is won, the mode is shifted to the ART mode. However, for example, the mode may be shifted to the replay time (RT) mode in which the winning probability of the replay is changed.
[0064]
In the above embodiment, BB and RB are provided as special winning combinations, and BB and RB are stored. For example, the SB mode in which the winning probability of a predetermined winning combination is increased only in one game as the special winning combination An appropriate winning combination may be provided as a special winning combination, such as providing an SB (Single Bonus) for obtaining the right to shift to and storing the SB.
[0065]
In the above embodiment, the player was notified of the mode of the reel stop operation and that the watermelon was won in the game in the ART mode using the sub-reel 15, but the appropriate means such as a liquid crystal panel, a dot-matrix display, and sound were used. May be notified.
[0066]
Further, the mode of the reel stop operation is not limited to the notification of the operation order of the stop buttons 19a to 19c, and it is also possible to perform the notification in a different mode. For example, the winning patterns constituting a predetermined winning combination are arranged such that the interval between the winning patterns is equal to or greater than the pull-in range, and the colors of the winning patterns are made different. In this case, when the predetermined winning combination is won, the color of the winning pattern that allows the predetermined winning combination to be won may be determined, and the color of the winning pattern to be stopped on the winning effective line may be notified. . Further, the mode of the reel stop operation may be an appropriate mode, such as combining the notification of the winning pattern color and the notification of the operation order of the stop button. Further, the winning combination to be notified in the ART mode may be an appropriate winning combination such as, for example, the SB to be notified.
[0067]
The present invention is not limited to a reel-driven slot machine, but can be equally applied to a video-type slot machine and a pachinko machine. Further, the present invention is not limited to a gaming machine in which a total of five pay lines are set horizontally, two diagonally as in the above-described embodiment, and the present invention can be applied to gaming machines having other pay lines. is there.
[0068]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, in the game in the specific mode, the winning number counting means for counting the number of times the predetermined winning combination has won, and the special winning combination corresponding to the number counted by the winning number counting means. Has been provided with special winning combination releasing means for causing the reel stop control means to perform reel stop control so that the player can win a prize. It is possible to give a sense of fulfillment that the special winning combination BB or RB has been released by skill, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the player in the game.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a slot machine using the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical schematic configuration of the slot machine shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a winning combination determination unit.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a game flow.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a game flow of one game.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram when a recording medium storing a program is installed in a slot machine.
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram in a case where the number of special winning combinations that can be won is determined by lottery.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a game flow when the number of special winning combinations that can be won is determined by lottery.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Slot machine 15 Sub reel 18 Start lever 30 Control unit 30a CPU
31 memory 34 reel drive controller 39 electronic lottery section 40 winning combination determination section 41 BB / RB flag storage section 42 winning number counting section 43 ART game number lottery section 44 reel stop order lottery section 45 reel stop order lottery section 50 first winning combination Lottery table 51 Replay winning probability table 60 Recording medium 61 Computer 62 Reader 70 Release lottery unit 71 First release number determination table 72 Second release number determination table

Claims (7)

A plurality of reels in which a plurality of types of winning patterns are arranged on the outer periphery, a winning combination determining means for determining any of a loss and a plurality of types of winning combinations by lottery, and the winning combination determination in response to a reel stop operation. Reel stop control means for controlling the reel stop so that the winning combination determined by the means is more likely to win, and a special winning combination for storing the special winning combination when the special winning combination is determined by the winning combination determining means. With winning combination storage means,
The game in the normal mode and the specific mode is performed, and in the game in the specific mode, the winning probability of the specific winning combination is changed, and the special winning combination stored in the special winning combination storing means is determined to be impossible to win. In a gaming machine where reel stop control is performed so that
In the game in the specific mode, a winning number counting means for counting the number of times a predetermined winning combination has won,
A special winning combination releasing means for causing the reel stop control means to perform a reel stop control so that a number of special winning combinations corresponding to the count number by the winning number counting means can be won. Machine. The special winning combination comprises at least two types of winning combinations having different values of benefits in the game, and the special winning combination releasing means is capable of winning a special winning combination according to the count by the winning number counting means. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the type of the game machine is determined. The release number lottery means for determining, by lottery, the number of special winning combinations that can be won when the predetermined winning combination has been won in the game in the specific mode, further comprising: Gaming machine. A plurality of release number tables used in the lottery by the release number lottery means and having different selection probabilities of the number of special winning combinations that can be awarded, and as the count number by the award number counting means increases, 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising table switching means for switching to a release number table in which the number of possible special winning combinations is likely to increase. The number of times a predetermined winning combination has won in the specific mode, or the number of times a special winning combination can be won, or the number of special winning combinations stored in the special winning combination storing means, or the game in the normal mode. Based on the number of times the predetermined winning combination or the special winning combination in the next specific mode is provided. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: A winning combination determining means for determining one of a winning combination and a plurality of types of winning combinations by lottery,
Reel stop control means for controlling the reel stop in response to the reel stop operation, so that the winning combination determined by the winning combination determination means is likely to win,
A special winning combination storing means for storing the special winning combination when the special winning combination is determined by the winning combination determining means;
In a specific mode game in which the reel winning probability of a specific winning combination is changed and reel stop control is performed so that the special winning combination stored in the special winning combination storing means cannot be won, a predetermined winning combination is determined. A winning number counting means for counting the number of winnings,
A function of causing a computer of the gaming machine to function as a special winning combination releasing means for causing the reel stop control means to perform a reel stop control so that a number of special winning combinations corresponding to the count number by the winning number counting means can be won. program. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 6 is recorded.

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