JP2010104590A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which enhance strategic performance when a symbol for completing a hand of each game is acquired in a pinball game machine in which symbols are combined. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine comprises a game ball-launching device which launches game balls to a game board, and a game execution-controlling means which controls the game execution, wherein the game machine pays out a prescribed game medium as a prize when a combination of the symbols obtained according to process of the game forms a pattern of the hand. The game execution-controlling means controls an operation to make a player choose any symbol and discard any symbol from the symbols stored as a data of holding pieces. In addition, the number of the game balls equivalent to the number (S) of the symbols discarded from the hand data is determined as the number of the game balls which the player can launch by the game ball-launching device in the subsequent game. When the number of the game balls which can be launched becomes zero, the control to terminate the game is conducted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, a player who executes a game launches a plurality of game balls in a game board surface on which game entrances corresponding to a plurality of types of symbols are arranged, and enters the game entrance where the launched game balls enter. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that determines that a player has won a prize when the combination of the corresponding symbols forms a preset rising pattern.

  A game entrance corresponding to a plurality of types of symbols is arranged on the game board surface, and a player launches a predetermined number of game balls for each game, and a design corresponding to the game entrance where a game ball enters. A sparrow ball game machine is known as a game machine that determines the execution result of the game based on the combination.

  This type of sparrow ball game machine is based on 14 symbols (hands) determined by the automatic layout means at the start of the game. A predetermined number of times, a throwing-in operation that throws away the game, and a self-playing operation (self-running operation) that adds a symbol of the kite corresponding to the entrance into the game board after launching one game ball on the game board. It is a gaming machine that is repeatedly performed with a limit of. When the game execution control program (game execution control means) adds the symbol of the game obtained by the player's own operation to the game data, the symbols related to the 14 game data are preset. It is determined whether or not a rising pattern (combination) is formed. If the rising pattern is formed, the player determines that a winning is obtained in the game, and is set corresponding to the rising pattern. Control is performed to pay out a predetermined number of medals, which are played game media, to the player.

In such a conventional sparrow ball game machine, the following three conditions are normally set as determination conditions for the game execution control means to end one game.
(1) When a combination of 14 symbols of the player's hand data is completed.
(2) When the player has launched a predetermined number of game balls, for example, 14 game balls per game, but has not completed a combination of rising hand data (when it becomes a “flow station”).
(3) When the player presses the game end button during the game.

  In addition to the above three game end conditions, the following game end conditions are proposed in Patent Document 1 below. This game end condition is necessary for the player's hand data to be raised and to complete the role when the number of game balls that can be launched by the player as a self-restricting operation falls below a predetermined number (A). The number of baskets (B) is obtained, and when the condition of A <B is satisfied, the game is terminated halfway.

JP 2007-195812 A

  In the conventional sparrow ball game machine, the conditions for ending one game have been set on the premise of the rules of a mahjong game that is normally performed as described above. For this reason, there were the following problems.

  (1) In order to complete the ascent, there were insufficient measures to make the player more strategic and to carry out a throwing-in operation or a self-destructing operation. For example, it is not possible to throw away only one symbol in a single throwing-in operation in a throwing-in operation from a handclaw, but sequentially discarding a plurality of symbols that a player determines unnecessary. If it becomes possible to perform a heel operation, the strategy for completing a rise becomes higher for a player. Even in a self-sufficient operation, if a plurality of symbols can be acquired sequentially in succession, the interest of the self-sufficient operation becomes higher, and the strategy for completing the rise also becomes higher.

  (2) In the conventional sparrow ball game machine, the self-control operation for completing the ascending operation is performed until the remaining number reaches zero with respect to the preset number (N) of game balls that can be fired. There was also a problem that the execution time of one game was increased because the control of the discarding operation for discarding one symbol from the bag data and the self-operation for adding one symbol to the manual data were repeatedly performed.

  Solving the problems described in (1) and (2) above will not only solve the problems of conventional sparrow ball game machines, but also a game using multiple types of symbols. In the ball-type game machine to be implemented, it becomes possible for a player to provide a new game machine that can execute a game with a stronger strategy for each game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having means for improving the strategy of executing a game for each game, with respect to a ball-type game machine that executes a game using a plurality of types of symbols.
Specifically, when the number of symbols (hands) on hand acquired by the player's own operation reaches a predetermined number (N1) set in advance, the number of symbols (hands) on the player increases. Determine if it is complete. And when this manual is not completed, the player discards one or more symbols judged unnecessary from this manual, and the number of times corresponding to the number of symbols discarded by this discard operation. It is possible to carry out the self-control operation, and when this number of self-control operations is completed, the game is ended, and means for determining whether or not the manual operation at this time has been completed is provided. The object is to provide a ball-type game machine.

  The gaming machine of the present invention can be applied not only to a conventional sparrow ball game machine, but also to complete a predetermined combination of symbols from a plurality of preset symbols such as playing cards. The present invention can also be applied to a ball-type game machine that performs such a game, for example, a card game such as poker.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the gaming machine according to claim 1 is provided with a plurality of entrances arranged on the game board surface corresponding to a plurality of kinds of symbols, and up to (N) per game. A game ball launching device capable of launching a game ball onto the game board surface and a game execution control means for controlling the execution of the game are formed, and a combination of the symbols acquired by the progress of the game forms a rising pattern A game machine that pays out a predetermined game medium as a winning when the game execution control means is
From a symbol stored as manual data, a discarding operation means for controlling an operation of allowing a player to select and discard an arbitrary symbol;
The number of game balls corresponding to the number of symbols (S) thrown away by the throwing-in operation means is determined as the number of game balls that can be fired by the player using the game ball launcher in the subsequent game. Ball number determining means;
Game ending means for ending the game based on the number of game balls that can be fired being zero;
It is characterized by having.

The gaming machine according to claim 2 further includes a plurality of entrances arranged corresponding to a plurality of types of symbols on the game board surface and a maximum of (N) game balls per game to the game board surface. A gaming machine comprising a game ball launching device capable of launching, a game operation input means by a player, a display device for displaying game information, and a game execution control means for controlling game execution The game execution control means includes:
First game ball launch control means for controlling the player to sequentially fire (N1) game balls from the game ball launch device;
The symbol identification information of the symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the (N1) game balls launched based on the control of the first game ball launch control means entered is stored in the storage means as manual data. Manual data storage means for storing;
A throwing-off operation means for controlling an operation of selecting and discarding an arbitrary symbol from the symbols corresponding to the (N1) symbol identification information constituting the manual-hand data.
A second game ball that performs control to cause the player to sequentially fire (S) game balls corresponding to the number (S) of symbols discarded by the throwing-out operation means from the game ball launching device Firing control means;
A hand data adding unit for storing symbol identification information of a symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the (S) game balls that have been fired have entered into the storage unit as the hand data. ,
When the number of the symbol identification information constituting the card data stored in the storage means reaches (N1), the symbol identification information of (N1) that constitutes the card data has a rising pattern. A rising judgment means for judging whether or not the film is formed;
It is characterized by having.

The invention according to claim 3 relates to the gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the game execution control means includes:
Based on the control of the first game ball launch control means, it is determined that the symbol identification information of (N1) that constitutes the hand data stored in the storage means does not form the rising pattern. In some cases, a control means for executing the second game ball launch control means is provided.

  The invention according to claim 4 relates to the gaming machine according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the game execution control means can execute the second game ball firing control means up to a preset number of times. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 5 relates to the gaming machine according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the game execution control means causes the first game ball firing control means to be executed at the start of the game. It is a feature.

The invention according to claim 6 relates to the gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the game execution control means includes:
Game termination means is provided for terminating the game based on the fact that the (S) game balls launched by the control of the second game ball launch control means have entered the entrance. It is characterized by.

The gaming machine of the present invention can achieve the following effects.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the throwing-off operation means for controlling the player to select an arbitrary symbol from the symbols constituting the player's hand-drawn data and discarding the selected symbol, Means for determining the number of game balls corresponding to the number of symbols (S) discarded by the throwing-out operation means as the number of game balls that the player can fire with the game ball launching device in the subsequent game; Yes. When the player fires a game ball and the number of game balls that can be fired becomes zero, the game is terminated. In this way, the game end condition is set on the condition that “the number of symbols corresponding to the number of symbols thrown away from the player by the player is newly acquired by self-restraint operation”. It becomes possible to provide a new gaming machine having a game end condition that is not employed in the gaming machine.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, when the pattern of the (N1) number of symbols obtained by the player based on the control of the first game ball launch control means has not been completed. Allows the player to arbitrarily discard (S) symbols from the hand and further corresponds to the (S) symbols based on the control of the second game ball launch control means. It is possible to acquire a symbol. As a result, the player selects (S) symbols that should be selected as unnecessary and (S) symbols that should be acquired by a new second self-determination operation in order to change the hand symbol to a rising pattern. As compared with a conventional game machine such as a sparrow ball game machine, it becomes possible to perform a littering operation and a self-repelling operation with a higher strategy.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the game execution control means forms a pattern in which the design of the hand picked up based on the control of the first game ball launch control means that becomes the first self-suckering operation is raised. If not, based on the control of the second game ball launch control means to perform the second self-sufficient operation after performing control to cause the player to arbitrarily discard (S) symbols from the hand. The player is newly controlled to add (S) symbols to the hand. As a result, a plurality of symbols can be obtained sequentially by the second self-control operation, so that the player can launch a game ball with a higher interest especially in the second self-control operation aiming at completion of the rise. Will be able to.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the second game ball launch control means can be executed up to a preset number of times for one game, each second game is completed by the player in order to complete the ascent. A game ball can be launched with a strategy of self-control by the control of the ball launch control means.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, since the first game ball launch control means is executed at the start of the game, the player decides the target rising role of the game (N1) It becomes possible to fire the game ball. As a result, the player can execute each game with a strong sense of expectation to complete the rising role.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the game is terminated based on the fact that (S) game balls launched by the control of the second game ball launch control means have entered the entrance. Therefore, the progress control of each game can be simplified and the game time can be shortened.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is characterized in that it basically includes means for executing the control described in the following (1) to (3) with respect to execution of one game by the player.

  (1) Abandonment for controlling an operation for allowing a player to select an arbitrary symbol from symbols acquired by firing a game ball on the game board surface and stored as manual data of the game. Operation means are provided. For example, when the game is started, a predetermined number (N1) of game balls are fired from the game ball launching device as a first self-sufficient operation described later at the start of the game. A process is performed in which the symbol corresponding to the entered entrance is used as manual data. As the value of the predetermined number (N1), for example, any one of 14, 8, 5, and the like is set.

  (2) A number corresponding to the number (S) of discarded symbols provided by the discarded symbol number counting means for counting the number of symbols discarded by the discarded symbol operation means. This game ball is determined as a game ball that can be launched by the game ball launching device as a second self-determination operation described later in the game.

  (3) The player then fires all of the (S) number of game balls, all of the launched game balls enter the entrance, and new symbols are added to the hand data. Then, a process for ending the game is performed. And if the process which complete | finishes the said game is performed, the process which determines whether the combination of the symbol of a player's hand data forms the rising pattern will be performed.

  Since the gaming machine according to the present invention includes means for performing the control described in the above (1) to (3), the player can at most (N1) symbols from the hand data, that is, the hand data data. It is also possible to throw away all of the symbols and acquire new symbols. Therefore, although it is possible for a player to fire a maximum of N (N = (N1) × 2) game balls per game, the number of symbols that the player throws away as a litter is naturally different for each game. Since there is a possibility, the number of game balls to be fired as a self-control operation will change within N for each game.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. The gaming machine according to the first embodiment is a gaming machine for carrying out a mahjong game, and has almost the same configuration as a conventionally proposed sparrow ball gaming machine.

  In the first embodiment described below, the symbols used in the game are “Ichigo” from “Ichigo” to “Jiufen” of “Kashiwa” and “Ichigo” of “Koko”. And “Kujo”, 4 types from “East” to “North” of “Kazei”, 3 types of “White”, “發” and “Medium” of “Sanyuan” A description will be given of an example of a gaming machine using a total of 18 kinds of symbols. Note that the symbols of the kite used in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment are not limited to the 18 types of symbols described above.

  First, the structure of the front part of a housing | casing is demonstrated based on FIG. 1 about the gaming machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the front portion of the gaming machine 1 basically includes a game board 2, an operation panel 3, a game ball launch lever 4, a medal tray 5, and a speaker 6 provided below the operation panel 3. It comprises an audio output port 7 for outputting audio and sound effects, a lamp device 8, a guide rail 9, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the configuration of the board portion of the game board 2 (hereinafter referred to as “game board face 2”) is a first liquid crystal display device at the center of the game board face 2 surrounded by the guide rails 9. The entrances 13 a and 13 b are disposed obliquely below the first display device 10 and the first display device 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, 25 entrances 13c, 13d,... Are arranged in the lower portion 2a of the game board surface 2 in the lateral direction. A special entrance (hereinafter referred to as “attacker”) 11 is provided on the right side of the first display device 10, and an attacker operation port 12 through which a game ball can pass is disposed above the attacker 11.

  Each of the entrances 13 a, 13 b,... Has a spear symbol displayed thereon, and the arrangement of the 27 entrances 13 a, 13 b,. In the lower left, there is a “Ikko” entrance 13a, and in the lower right, there is a “Jukuno” entrance 13b. Further, in the lower portion 2a of the game board surface 2 below the first display device 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the "east" entrance 13c at the leftmost end in the horizontal direction, followed by " The “South” entrance 13d, the “Ichigo” entrance 13e,... In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the 25 entrances installed in the lower part 2a of the game board surface 2 include entrances of "Ichigo" to "Kyugo" of the "Kashiwa" type, respectively. Two are provided.

  The game board surface 2 is further provided with a lamp 8, a decoration device 14 with a lamp, a windmill 15, and the like. The light emitters used for the lamp device 8 and the lamp-equipped decoration device 14 use LEDs that emit various color colors. Note that a large number of nails are provided on the game board surface 2 to guide the movement of the launched game balls, but these nails are not shown in FIG. Furthermore, a display device 36 composed of a dot display or the like is provided above the game board surface 2. This display device 36 is controlled by a main control board Ka which is a main control means of the gaming machine 1 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 3 is provided with a second display device 16 composed of a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 17, and various operation buttons (button switches). These various operation buttons include a game start (BET) button 18, buttons disposed in the horizontal direction corresponding to the symbols of the eight handbags, and throw-away button switches 19 a and 19 b for performing the disposal operation. , ..., 19h, reach button 20, which is a reach operation input means for reaching when a hand is listened, right shift button 21a, left shift button 21b, selection decision button 22, discard end confirmation The button 23, a game (game) end button 24, a medal payout button 25, and the like. In addition, the processing contents of the discard button switch 19a, 19b,..., 19h and the discard operation processing program P1e, which will be described later, are discarded for the player to control the operation of discarding unnecessary symbols from the manual.に な る Become an operating means.

  When the player operates the above-mentioned various buttons (presses the switch contact to turn on), for example, when the player presses the button switch 19a for discarding, a discarding signal is generated, and this signal is constituted by the microcomputer. Input to the control board. Then, the software (referred to as a game execution control program) installed in the ROM of the control board analyzes the input signal and executes a process corresponding to the analyzed input signal, so that the game proceeds.

  The 1st display apparatus 10 and the 2nd display apparatus 16 are used in order to display required information and the image for production according to progress of a game with respect to a player. The first display device 10 and the second display device 16 are controlled by a sub control board Kb, a first image control board Kc, and a second image control board Kd, which are sub control means of the gaming machine 1 described later. The

  The first display device 10 is mainly used when a player performs an operation of discarding an unnecessary bag from a hand bag and when an operation of adding a symbol of a bag to the current hand bag by a self-moving operation. It is used as a means for displaying in advance to the player the symbol of the kite to be used and the symbol of the kite to use. As a result, even beginners with little knowledge of mahjong can easily enjoy the game.

  The second display device 16 is mainly composed of a symbol held by the player during the game, a current number of medals stored by the player in the gaming machine 1, a remaining number of game balls, It is used as means for displaying on the display unit 30 the game situation such as the design of the trash that has been discarded as a trash.

  FIG. 5 shows a screen example when the progress of the game is displayed on the second display device 16. Note that FIG. 5 shows that it was not necessary from this procedure to perform the second self-operation because the ascending could not be completed at the time when the first self-operation by the player to be described later was completed. The figure shows a state in which two symbols (“Kyu” and “South”) are selected as the throwing waste by operating the throwing button switches 19d and 19e.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 30 of the display device 16 has a medal storage number display unit 26 that displays the number of medals held by the player, and the remaining number that displays the number of game balls that the player can fire in the game. A game ball number display unit 27, a front-dra display unit 28 and a back-dra display unit 29 for displaying the game's dragger, and a BB game combination display unit for displaying a winning combination that can acquire the right of the BB game in the game. 31. A hand display unit 32 for displaying a symbol of a player's current hand data is provided.

It should be noted that the lower part of each symbol displayed on the hand display unit 32 corresponds to the discard button switches 19a, 19b,..., 19h serving as a discard operation means for determining an unnecessary discard from the manual. A button name display unit 33 for displaying button names (A, B, C,..., H) is provided.
The symbol of the cocoon displayed on the hand pallet display unit 32 is displayed in color in a predetermined order, for example, in the symbol code sequence of the cocoon described later. Further, each display unit of the second display device 16 displays the symbols, effect images, numerical values, etc. of the kite updated by program processing as the game progresses.

  Examples of screens displayed on the first display device 10 are shown in FIGS. 6-1 and 6-2. This example of the display screen shows a display example for supporting (navigating) a symbol (FIG. 6-1) of a bag that should be self-restricted with respect to a player and a symbol (FIG. 6-2) that should be discarded. Yes. With these screen displays, a player who has little knowledge about the mahjong game can be provided with a means by which the game can be executed with peace of mind.

In FIGS. 6A and 6B, on the upper part of the display screen, the game execution result status of the day such as the game execution number 37 of the day and the number of increase 38 of the day is displayed.
In the center of the display screen shown in FIG. 6A, in order to complete the rising combination, the symbols (“6” and “と”) 39a to be further self-reliant with respect to the player's current manual design 39a. Is displayed. The display of the symbol to be self-recognized is displayed by a program process before the player performs self-repression operation in order to complete the rise from the current manual. Note that the self-navigation program described later implements the process of determining the symbol to be self-sufficient.

  In the center of the display screen shown in FIG. 6B, in order to complete the rising combination, a symbol (Kyu-nen) and “South” 39b that should be discarded from the player's current manual is displayed. Yes. The display of the symbol to be discarded is a symbol that is determined to be unnecessary for the player to complete the rising from the current procedure, and is displayed by a program process before the discarding operation is performed. It should be noted that the process for determining the symbol that should be regarded as a trap is carried out by a discard trap navigation program to be described later.

(Configuration of control board)
A control board provided with a game execution control means for controlling the operation of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed at a predetermined position inside the housing of the gaming machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the control board is a main control board Ka which is a main control means for controlling the progress of the game by the gaming machine 1 and the progress of the game by the control of the main control board Ka. It is composed of a sub control board Kb, a first image control board Kc, and a second image control board Kd, which are sub control means for controlling the corresponding effects.

  These control boards Ka, Kb, Kc and Kd are respectively CPUs 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d which are microprocessors, ROMs 41a, 41b, 41c and 41d which are storage means (ROM), and RAMs 42a, which are also storage means (RAM). 42b, 42c, 42d, input / output interface (I / F) circuits 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, communication interface (I / F) circuits 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, etc. .

  The main control board Ka and the sub control board Kb, the sub control board Kb and the first image control board Kc, and the sub control board Kb and the second image control board Kd are connected by cable lines T1, T2, and T3. Data communication is possible. Accordingly, when data is transmitted from the main control board Ka to the first image control board Kc or the second image control board Kd, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb. Note that the RAM 42a, RAM 42b, RAM 42c, and RAM 42d of each control board are desirably made of, for example, a non-volatile semiconductor memory so that the stored contents are retained even when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned off. .

  The input / output interface circuit 43a mounted on the main control board Ka has a medal insertion sensor 17a for detecting a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 17 by the player when the game is executed, and each of the entrances 13a, 13b, 13c,..., Etc. are connected to the ball sensor, the throwing button switches 19a, 19b, 19c,..., And various button switches. It is input to the main control board Ka. Further, the input / output interface circuit 43a includes a medal payout device for paying out a medal to the player, a game ball feeding device for sending a game ball to the game ball launching device, an attacker opening / closing device for controlling the opening / closing of the attacker 11, etc. Are connected, and a control signal is output to these devices under the control of a program included in the game execution control means. A display device 36 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43a.

  The lamps 8, 14 and the like are connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43b mounted on the sub control board Kb. The first display device 10 is connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43c of the first image control board Kc, and the second display is connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43d of the second image control board Kd. The device 16 and the speaker 6 are connected.

  A program for controlling the operation of the gaming machine 1 is stored (mounted) in the ROM 41a, ROM 41b, ROM 41c, and 41d of each control board Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd. The RAM 42a, RAM 42b, RAM 42c and 42d are used as storage areas (work areas) for storing and reading various data, creating data, calculating data, and the like when these programs operate. The CPU 40a, CPU 40b, CPU 40c, and CPU 40d may be any of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit CPUs so that the functions required for the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd can be appropriately processed. Adopt. The above-described control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd, programs stored in the ROM 41a, ROM 41b, ROM 41c, and 41d and their control contents are used as game execution control means for controlling the operation of the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention. Become.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, the game execution control program for controlling the operation of the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention is the ROM 41a, ROM 41b, ROM 41c and 41d of each control board Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd as described above. In addition to these ROMs, they are stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, MO, floppy (registered trademark) disk, etc. The game execution control program stored in these recording media can be installed in each of the RAM 42a, RAM 42b, RAM 42c and 42d when the game is turned on, so that the game execution can be controlled. It is.

(Program installed on main control board Ka)
Next, the configuration of the game execution control program mounted on the main control board Ka will be described. The ROM 41a of the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the progress of the game by the gaming machine 1 in an integrated manner. As shown in FIG. 8, these programs include, for example, a main control program P1, a medal management program P2, a special gamer lottery program P3, a draw lottery program P4, a climb determination program P5, a score calculation program P6, and a medal payout control. A program P7, a self-selection support program P8, a game history data recording program P9, and the like are stored.

  Furthermore, the ROM 41a stores various data tables referred to by the above-described program. This data table includes a symbol code table (see FIG. 9) in which symbol identification information (hereinafter referred to as “symbol code”) is set for each symbol in order to identify symbols used in the game. A winning medal number table (see FIG. 10) for which the number of medals that can be acquired is set (see FIG. 10), a symbol and a symbol code for each of the entrances 13a, 13b,. The entrance table where address information is set is stored.

Among these programs, the outline of major programs is as follows.
The main control program P1 is a main program that controls the operation of the gaming machine 1 in an integrated manner, and one of the programs shown in FIG. 8 is operated based on the control of the main control program P1.

  The main control program P1 further includes an input signal analysis program P1a, a communication control program P1b, a game ball launch control program P1c, a hand data management program P1d, a throwing away operation processing program P1e, and the like as subprograms.

  The input signal analysis program P1a described above is input to the main control board Ka from the game start button 18, the game end button 24, the medal payout button 25, and a ball sensor installed at each ball slot. Is a program for performing processing for analyzing these input signals. For example, the input signal analysis program P1a refers to the above-described entrance table when the entrance signal is input to the main control board Ka from any of the entrance sensors installed at each entrance. A process for obtaining a symbol code of a symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the ball has entered is performed.

  The communication control program P1b is a program for the main control board Ka to communicate with the sub control board Kb. In this communication, data composed of a control command in which what kind of processing is performed on the data to be transmitted and control data transmitted together with the control command is transmitted as communication data. When the main control board Ka communicates with the first or second image control board Kc, Kd, communication is performed via the sub control board Kb.

  The game ball launch control program P1c is a control for sending a game ball to the game ball launching device for the player to perform a self-control operation, and when the player launches the game ball and receives the incoming signal, This is a program for performing a process of subtracting “1” from the number of possible game balls (the number of remaining game balls). The game ball launch control program P1c includes a first game ball launch control program P1c-1 and a second game ball launch control program P1c-2 as subprograms.

  The first game ball launch control program P1c-1 is the first self-sufficient operation by the player (N1) in order to acquire (N1) symbols to be used by the player at the start of the game (N1). This is a program for controlling the firing of individual game balls. The specific processing content is control for sending one game ball to the game ball launching device. Next, when an incoming signal in which a game ball launched by a player enters the entrance is input, a process of subtracting “1” from the remaining number K1 (initial value is N1) of the game balls is performed. Control is performed to send the next one game ball to the game ball launcher. This is a program for performing processing for repeatedly executing such control of game ball emission until the remaining number K1 of game balls reaches “0”. Note that the processing content of the first game ball launch control program P1c-1 is the first game ball launch control means.

  The manual data management program P1d is a program that controls the execution of the manual data registration program P1d-1, which is each of its subprograms, in accordance with the execution of the first game ball launch control program P1c-1. As these subprograms, manual data for performing a process of storing a graphic code related to a graphic obtained by the player's own operation in a manual data storage area set in the RAM 42a as manual data of the player's game. Registration program P1d-1, manual data deletion program P1d-2 for performing processing for deleting a symbol code corresponding to a symbol discarded based on the player's discarding operation from the manual data storage area, second self-operation Is provided with a manual data addition program P1d-3 for performing processing for adding and storing the symbol code related to the symbol obtained in the above to the manual data storage area. The processing content of the manual data registration program P1d-1 is manual data storage means, the processing content of the manual data deletion program P1d-2 is manual data deletion means, and the processing content of the manual data addition program P1d-3 is This is a means to add manual data.

  In this gaming machine 1, if the player has performed the first self-determination operation and the (N1) hand-drawn symbols that have not been formed in a preset ascending pattern, the player will obtain this (N1) It is possible to discard S symbols that are judged to be unnecessary from among the symbols of the individual hand tiles by discarding operations. In the gaming machine of the present invention, the number of symbols (number of symbols) S that a player can throw away from the (N1) hand symbol symbols as a discard rod is (N1) or less arbitrary numbers. It is characterized by its number.

The throwing away operation processing program P1e is a throwing away symbol count program P1e-1 that counts the number (S) of throwing away symbols based on the above-described throwing away operation by the player, and a symbol code discarded by the throwing away operation. Is provided with a throwing away symbol determination program P1e-2.
The main control program P1 uses the number (S) (the number of discarded symbols) obtained by the discarded symbol number counting program P1e-1 as the number of game balls (S ) Is determined. The process of determining the number of game balls (S) that can be fired by the player in the second self-rotation operation is a means for determining the number of game balls that can be fired.

  The second game ball launch control program P1c-2 is the number of symbols (S) related to the design of the throwing away sword obtained by the throwing away operation processing program P1e, that is, the number of symbols thrown away from the hand by the throwing away operation. Is a program for controlling the launch of S game balls in order to cause the player to execute the second self-suckering operation corresponding to the number of times, and the processing content is the first game ball launch control program P1c- Same as 1.

  Next, a symbol code set in advance for each symbol used in the game when the game machine 1 is executed will be described. The symbol code is unique identification information (symbol identification information) set for identifying a plurality of types of symbols used in the gaming machine 1, and is composed of 8-bit information. This preset symbol code is recorded in the ROM 41a of the main control board Ka as a symbol code table.

  FIG. 9 shows a data configuration example of the symbol code table (DT1). As shown in FIG. 9, the symbol code table (DT1) is “Ichigo” to “Jiufen”, which are symbols related to the potato species “Isogo”, ”And“ Kyuko ”, Kazeo“ east ”,“ south ”,“ west ”,“ north ”, and“ white ”,“ 發 ”,“ middle ”symbols of the Sangen-an, 18 kinds of designs in total This is a data table having a data structure in which a symbol code and an assigned numerical value (8 bits) are set for each. Note that the assigned numerical value is a numerical value that is referred to when the draft lottery program P4 performs a process of determining the symbol of the draft by lottery for each game.

  The medal management program P2 is a process for counting the number of medals as game media inserted into the medal slot 17 by the player based on a signal from the medal insertion sensor 17a, an input signal from the game end button 24, and a medal payout button. 25 is a program for performing a process of updating the number of stored medals when an input signal from 25 is detected.

  The rising determination program P5 completes the rising of the player's hand data based on the control of the main control program P1 when the number of symbols (symbol codes) related to the player's hand data becomes (N1). It is a program that performs processing to determine whether or not. In the gaming machine of the present invention, the following two timings (1) and (2) are the control timings at which the main control program P1 is activated and the determination program P5 is activated.

(1) As the first self-sufficient operation described above, the operation of sequentially firing (N1) game balls is completed, and the manual data storage area set in the RAM 42a by the processing of the manual data management program P1d When the number of symbols (symbol codes) in the stored hand-held data becomes (N1).
(2) After the operation of sequentially launching S (N2) game balls as the second self-determination operation, the player completes the design of the hand data stored in the hand data storage area (symbol code). When the number becomes (N1) again.

  In the gaming machine 1 showing the first embodiment, the fact that the player's hand data forms a rise means that the player's hand data composed of (N1) symbols of the player has a preset rise. Indicates that a pattern is formed. In addition, this rising pattern is the following when the player's hand data composed of (N1) symbols is set to be composed of, for example, 8 (N1 = 8) symbols: Three types of rising patterns can be set.

(Rising pattern 1)
As shown in FIG. 9, the symbol of the kite used in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment has eleven types of kites. Of these, seven types of kites are collected one by one. In addition, the rising hand of the hand-drawn data composed of 8 symbols, one of which is “pair”, is called “Kokushi Musou”.

(Rising pattern 2)
A pattern in which four pairs of “pairs” composed of different patterns (symbol codes) are formed for the eight symbol codes that constitute the hand data (the “upward combination” is “four pairs”) ).

(Rising pattern 3)
A pattern in which two sets of “Junko”, two sets of “Kongo”, or one set of “Junko” and “Konko” are formed, and one pair of “Tonko” is formed.

  The rising determination program P5 can determine whether or not the rising is completed by sequentially determining whether or not the player's manual data forms the above-described three types of rising patterns 1 to 3. it can. Further, when it is determined that the player's hand data has completed the rise, the main control program P1 performs a process of determining the rising combination for the rising by operating the rising combination determination program P5a. The rising combination is a pattern of symbols constituting the hand data determined to be rising, that is, a rising combination set in advance based on the type of the symbol or the configuration of the symbol, and the player according to the rising combination The number of medals that can be earned is set.

  FIG. 10 shows, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, for each preset winning combination, the rising combination code and the number of medals that can be obtained when the player completes the rising combination (the acquired medals associated with winning a prize). An example of the data structure of the winning combination medal number table (DT2) in which the (number) is set is shown. As shown in FIG. 10, for example, when the rising role “Kunishi Musou” is completed, the player can obtain 30 medals. In addition, although the winning medal number table (DT2) according to the rising role shown in FIG. 10 shows an example in which 12 types of rising roles of “Kunishi Musou”, “Keisei”,. The combination of symbols and the number of types that become the pattern of rising roles are set as appropriate in advance.

The score calculation program P6 is a program that performs a process of calculating the number of medals that become a game medium that can be acquired by the player when the player completes the rise. The processing contents are as follows.
For the winning combination determined by the rising determination program P5, the number of medals associated with winning with reference to the winning medal medal number table (DT2) according to the winning combination, and the BB game when the game has acquired the BB game combination. This is a program for performing a process for increasing the number of medals by a combination and a process for increasing the number of medals by a dredger if the hand data that has completed the rise includes a draft.

  The medal payout control program P7 controls the medal payout device of the medal storage hopper installed in the gaming machine 1, and the number of medals calculated by the score calculation program P6 when the player completes the rise is obtained. This is a program that performs a payout process.

  The self-restriction selection support program P8, when a game is executed in which the player has acquired the right of the BB game role as a special game player, when a signal indicating that a game ball has entered the attacker 11 is input to the player. On the other hand, it is a program for supporting an operation of selecting a desired symbol by a symbol arbitrary selection screen displayed on the first display device 10 and an interactive method.

The game history data recording program P9 is a program for performing processing for storing history data related to the game execution result for each game executed on the current day in the RAM 42a. The history data includes the number of times the game has been executed on the day and the number of times the game has been completed, the number of medals earned by the player, the number of times the BB game has been won, and the like.
The history data of the game of the day stored in the RAM 42a is transmitted to the first image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb under the control of the main control program P1 based on the request by the player's button operation, The display is performed on the first display device 10.

(Program mounted on sub-control board Kb)
11 shows a configuration example of a program mounted on the ROM 41b of the sub-control board Kb, FIG. 12 shows a configuration example of a program mounted on the ROM 41c of the first image control board Kc, and FIG. 13 shows a second image control board. The configuration example of the program mounted on the Kd ROM 41d is shown.

  Among these, the self-navigation program P23 mounted on the sub-control board Kb is the (N1-S) hands transmitted from the main control board Ka when the player performs the above-mentioned second self-operation. This is a program for performing a process for obtaining a symbol to be self-recognized in order to complete the ascending, that is, a symbol to be aimed at as a self-sufficient operation by sequentially firing S game balls based on the spear data. The symbol code determined by the self-navigation program P23 is transmitted to the first image control board Kc together with the control command. When the effect image display program P32 of the first control board Kc receives this symbol code, it performs a process of displaying a navigation screen related to self-determination shown in FIG.

  In addition, the throwing away navigator program P24 mounted on the sub-control board Kb completes the rise from the hand data relating to the (N1) symbols obtained by the player performing the first self-manipulation operation. Therefore, it is a program that performs a process of determining an unnecessary symbol. The symbol code determined by the throwing away navigator program P24 is transmitted to the first image control board Kc together with the control command. When the effect image display program P32 of the first control board Kc receives this symbol code, it performs a process of displaying the navigation screen shown in FIG.

  Each of the first image control board Kc and the second image control board Kd has a main control program P31 (P41) for receiving information transmitted from the sub-control board Kb and a first display based on the received information. An effect screen display program P32 (P42) for displaying various effect screens on the device 10 or the second display device 16 is provided.

(Game execution control)
Next, a flow of game control executed based on the control of the main control program P1 mounted on the main control board Ka when the player operates the gaming machine 1 to execute the game will be described. Note that the flow of game control described below will be described by taking, as an example, a gaming machine in which the number of game balls fired by the first self-suckering operation is set to “8”.

  14 and 15 are flowcharts showing an example of the control procedure when the main control program P1 controls the progress of one game. Hereinafter, based on FIG.14 and FIG.15, the flow of control of 1 game is demonstrated for every step.

(Step S1)
First, the manager of the game store turns on the power of the gaming machine 1 before starting business on that day. When the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka performs a process of initializing a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 42a of the main control board Ka. For example, since the first game executed after the power is turned on is the normal game control mode, a process of storing “1” indicating the normal game in the game control mode flag set in the RAM 42a is performed.
Subsequently, the main control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub-control board Kb, and the sub-control board Kb transmits this initialization control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. .

  When the sub-control board Kb and the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive this initialization control command, the main control program mounted on each control board is a predetermined set in the RAM 42b, RAM 42c and RAM 42d. Initialize the storage area. Further, the main control programs P31 and P41 mounted on the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd operate the effect screen display programs P32 and P42, respectively, and the effect screen when the power is turned on, for example, Processing such as displaying an image relating to the background or character on the first and second display devices 10 and 16 is performed. As a result, the gaming machine 1 enters a state in which a game can be executed when the player inserts a predetermined number of medals per game into the medal slot 17.

(Step S2)
In order for the player to play a game, it is necessary to insert a predetermined number of game media, for example, three medals, into the medal slot 17 for each game. When the medal insertion signal from the medal insertion sensor 17a is input to the main control board Ka, the main control program P1 activates the medal management program P2. The medal management program P2 performs processing for counting and storing the number of inserted medals.

  When the main control program P1 determines that the number of medals necessary for the execution of one game has been inserted, a control command for prompting the player to press the game start button 18 is sent via the sub control board Kb. Transmit to the first image control board Kc. When the first image control board Kc receives this control command, the effect screen display program P32 performs a process of displaying “Please press the game start button” on the first display device 10. At this time, the sound / sound effect output program P43 of the second image control board Kd may be operated to simultaneously output sound from the speaker 6.

(Step S3)
The main control program P1 is set in a waiting state until the player presses the game start button 18 and a game start signal is input to the main control board Ka. When a game start signal is input by pressing the game start button 18, the main control program P1 sends a game start control command via the sub-control board Kb to the first and second image control boards Kc, Send to Kd. When receiving the game start control command, the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd operate the effect screen display program P32 and the program P42, respectively, and display the effect images at the start of the game, respectively. Are displayed on the display devices 10 and 16 for a predetermined time, and the sound / sound effect output program P43 outputs the sound from the speaker 6. In this way, one game by the gaming machine 1 starts.

(Step S4)
In step S4, the main control program P1 performs the following four processes.
(1) At the start of one game, a process of initializing various storage areas set in the RAM 42a is performed. For example, a storage area (hereinafter referred to as “game ball remaining number storage area”) in which the number of game balls fired (N1), for example, “8”, in which the player can launch game balls in the first self-control operation is set in the RAM 42a. ") Is stored. In the following description, the value stored in the remaining game ball number storage area is referred to as “game ball remaining number (K1)”.

  (2) The special game combination lottery program P3 is operated, and when the player completes the increase in the game, a process of determining an up combination that can acquire the right of the BB game combination is performed. The special game combination lottery program P3 determines the winning combination that can acquire the right of the BB game combination, for example, from the 12 types of rising combinations shown in the winning medal number table (DT2) shown in FIG. A process of determining one type by lottery is performed. Then, a code of a winning combination that can acquire the right of the determined BB game is stored in the RAM 42a.

  (3) A process for determining one symbol each of the front and back dra which is the draper of the game by lottery by the draper lottery program P4. The process of determining the symbols of the front and back dora by lottery is performed by selecting the assigned numerical value registered in the symbol code table DT1 shown in FIG. 9 by lottery using a random number generating means, and selecting the assigned assigned numerical value. Corresponding symbol codes are determined for the front and back drums, respectively. Then, the symbol codes of the front and back dra determined by lottery are stored in the RAM 42a.

  (4) The above-mentioned number of shots (N1), the code of the rising role that can acquire the right of the BB game, the design code of the front and back dora, etc. are sent through the sub control board Kb to the second Transmit to the image control board Kd. When the second image control board Kd receives these pieces of information, the remaining game ball display unit 27, the BB game combination display unit 31, the front dora display unit 28, etc. of the second display device 16 are executed by the effect screen display program P42. The process which displays the information applicable to is performed.

(Step S5)
It is determined whether or not “2”, which is information indicating the BB game combination, is stored in the game control mode flag set in the RAM 42a. If “2” is stored by this determination, the process proceeds to step S40, and the game controls the progress of the game in the game mode of the BB game combination. On the other hand, if “1” indicating the normal game is stored in the game control mode flag, the process proceeds to the next step S6.

(Step S6)
The first game ball launch control program P1c-1 is operated to perform control to send one game ball to the game ball launch device.

(Step S7)
The main control program P1 waits until the player fires a game ball as the first self-control operation, that is, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 so that one game ball is a game ball launching device. The game board is fired on the game board surface 2, and the game ball enters any of the entrances 13a and the like, and a waiting state is set until an entrance signal is input from the entrance sensor.

(Step S8)
The main control program P1 activates the first game ball launch control program P1c-1 and receives the remaining game balls in the RAM 42a when an incoming signal is input from the entrance sensor of the entrance where the game balls have entered. A process of subtracting “1” from the remaining number of game balls (K1) stored in the number storage area is performed.

(Step S9)
The main control program P1 causes the input signal analysis program P1a to perform a process of obtaining a symbol code corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball has entered. Subsequently, the manual data registration program P1d-1 is operated, and the symbol code obtained by the input signal analysis program P1a is stored as manual data in the manual data storage area set in the RAM 42a. In the process of storing the symbol code in the manual data storage area, the symbol code is rearranged in the ascending order and stored. The main control program P1 performs a process of transmitting the symbol code and the remaining number of game balls (K1) stored in the manual data storage area to the sub control board Kb together with the control command. When the sub control board Kb receives these data from the main control board Ka, the sub control board Kb stores the data in the RAM 42b and transmits the data to the second image control board Kd.

  When the second image control board Kd receives the information related to the hand data and the remaining number of game balls (K1) from the sub control board Kb, the effect screen display program P42 corresponds to the design code of the received hand data. Are sequentially displayed on the hand display unit 32 of the second display device 16, and the value of the remaining number of game balls (K1) is further displayed on the remaining game ball display unit 27.

(Step S10)
The main control program P1 determines whether or not the player can further launch a game ball as the first self-sufficient operation, that is, the remaining number of game balls (K1) stored in the remaining game ball number storage area of the RAM 42a. ) Is “0” or not. As a result of this determination, if the value of the remaining number of game balls (K1) is “1” or more, the process returns to step S6. Thereby, the process of step S6-S10 is performed again as control which concerns on 1st self-depression operation. In this way, a total of (N1) game balls are sequentially fired by the player, and the symbol code of the symbol corresponding to the entrance into which these game balls have entered is a manual data storage area set in the RAM 42a. Are sequentially stored.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the remaining number of game balls (K1) is “0”, the player has fired predetermined (N1) game balls as the first self-sufficient operation. Therefore, the process proceeds to the next step S11.

(Step S11)
Whether or not the combination of symbols related to the eight hand data stored in the hand data storage area of the RAM 42a forms a pre-set up pattern (combination of rising) by the rising determination program P5. Processing to determine is performed. In the process of determining whether or not the pattern data of the manual data forms (completed), the arrangement of the symbol codes constituting the manual data forms the above-described (rising pattern 1) to (rising pattern 3). This can be done by sequentially determining whether or not it is.

(Step S12)
In step S12, the processing result of step S11 is determined. If it is determined as a result of this determination that the pattern combination of the hand data has completed the rising pattern, the process proceeds to step S27. On the other hand, if it is determined that the rising pattern is not completed, the process proceeds to the next step S13. Even when it is determined that the rising data has completed the rising pattern, the control may proceed to step S13 based on an input signal such as a player's switch button operation. When such control is performed, the player can continue the game aiming at completion of a rising combination with a larger number of acquired medals.

(Step S13) (Step S14) (Step S15)
The processing from step S13 to step S17 is a pre-processing for allowing the player to perform the second self-control operation. First, in the process of step S13, the main control program P1 determines whether or not a discard operation end signal has been input. This discarding operation end signal is a signal that is input when the player presses the discarding end confirmation button 23. Then, when the input of the discard operation end signal is confirmed, the process proceeds to step S18, and when it is determined that the input is not input, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S13, a timer is operated to perform processing for counting elapsed time.

  In step S14, it is determined whether or not an input signal related to the throwing-in operation is input based on the player's operation of the throwing-out button switches 19a, 19b,. If the result of this determination is that a discarding operation signal has been input, the process proceeds to step S16. On the other hand, if the input signal related to the discarding operation has not been input, the process proceeds to step S15.

  In step S15, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time of the timer has passed a predetermined time (for example, 60 seconds). If the predetermined time has not yet passed, control is returned to step S13. On the other hand, when the predetermined time has elapsed, it is determined that the input signal related to the throwing-in operation by the player has not been input, and the control proceeds to step S18.

(Step S16)
The thrower symbol determination program P1e-2 obtains a symbol code corresponding to the symbol that was discarded by operating one of the button switches 19a, 19b,. The design code is deleted from the manual data by the manual data deletion program P1d-2. The processing for obtaining the symbol code is performed when a discard signal is input from any of the discard button switches 19a, 19b,..., 19h, and is stored in the input signal and manual data storage area. This is made possible by determining the symbol code that has been discarded based on the arrangement of the hand data.

  Further, in the process of step S16, the main control program P1 transmits the discarded design code to the second image control board Kd via the sub control board Kb. When the second image control board Kd receives the discard code symbol, the effect screen display program P42 generates a symbol 34a, 34b corresponding to the symbol code that the player has discarded as shown in FIG. The process of displaying is performed. Further, in this display process, images indicating that the symbol corresponding to the symbol code that the player has thrown away from the symbols displayed on the hand-held display unit 32 are selected as the symbols discarded as symbols 34a and 34b. It is good to display.

(Step S17)
A process of adding “1” to the area for counting the number of symbols (S) of the discarded garbage set in the RAM 42a (the initial value is “0”) is performed by the discarded garbage symbol count program P1e-1. The count value of the number of symbols (S) of the discarded basket indicates the number of symbols discarded by the player as discarded baskets from the manual data.

  By performing the processing of step S13 to step S17 described above, the number of symbols discarded because the player determines that they are unnecessary from the hand data and the processing of deleting the discarded symbols from the hand data of the player are performed. be able to. In the conventional sparrow ball game machine, the number of symbols that can be discarded from the hand data by one discarding operation is limited to one. However, in the present invention, when the discarding operation can be performed. In addition, the number of symbols that can be discarded from the manual data is one or more. As a result, the player can perform a rising role that is completed by the second self-operation if the manual data has not been completed when the first self-operation is completed, or even if the hand data has been completed. Assuming that one or more symbols to be discarded from the manual data can be selected more strategically.

(Step S18)
Since the signal from the throwing away end confirmation button 23 is input, it is determined whether or not the count value (S) of the area for counting the number of throwing away symbols set in the RAM 42a is “0”. As a result of this determination, if the count value of the number of discarded samurai symbols is “0”, the process proceeds to step S32 to end the game. Note that the count value of the number of discarded samurai symbols being “0” indicates that the player has not performed an abandoning samurai operation for discarding unnecessary symbols from the hand, so a process for ending the game is performed. . On the other hand, if the count value (S) of the number of discarded symbols is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S19.

(Step S19)
The player will perform a second self-control operation to complete the climb. In the gaming machine of the present invention, the number of times (N2) that the player can perform the second self-operation is set to coincide with the count value of the number of discarding operations (S).
In step S19, the process of step S17 is performed as an initial value in the area of the RAM 42 set for counting the number of game balls that can be fired as the second self-control operation (the remaining number of game balls (K2)). The process of storing the count value (S) (K2 = S) of the number of discarded samurai symbols obtained in the above is performed. In addition, the process of step S17 and step S19 becomes a launchable game ball number determination means for executing the second self-suckering operation.

(Step S20)
The second game ball launch control program P1c-2 is operated to perform control to send one game ball to the game ball launch device.

(Step S21)
The main control program P1 is in a waiting state until the player launches a game ball, that is, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to launch one game ball from the game ball launcher. Enters a ball entrance 13a or the like and waits until a ball signal is input from the ball sensor.

(Step S22)
The main control program P1 activates the second game ball launch control program P1c-2 when the incoming signal is input from the entrance sensor of the entrance into which the game ball has entered, and performs the second self-control operation. A process of subtracting “1” from the value of the remaining number of game balls (K2) corresponding to “1” is performed.

(Step S23)
The main control program P1 performs the process of obtaining the symbol code corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball has entered by making the input signal analysis program P1a. Subsequently, the manual data adding program P1d-3 is operated to perform processing for adding the symbol code obtained by the input signal analysis program P1a as manual data to the manual data storage area set in the RAM 42a. After this symbol code is added to the manual data storage area and stored, the symbol code is rearranged in ascending order and stored.

Further, the symbol code additionally stored in the manual data storage area is transmitted to the sub control board Kb together with the control command. Further, when receiving the manual data from the main control board Ka, the sub control board Kb stores it in the RAM 42b and transmits it to the second image control board Kd. When the second image control board Kd receives the symbol code added as a self-restraint, the effect screen display program P42 causes the hand screen display unit 32 to display eight pieces of data related to the current hand data as shown in FIG. The process of displaying as a symbol is performed.
As described above, the manual data display process displays the manual data consisting of the eight symbols acquired by the first self-operation on the manual display unit 32, and based on the player's discard operation. The abandoned symbol is deleted from the hand display unit 32, and subsequently, the symbol acquired by the player's second self-manipulation operation is added to the manual display unit 32 and displayed. It should be noted that the symbols additionally displayed on the hand display unit 32 are clearly indicated by changing the display color or the like.

(Step S24)
The main control program P1 determines whether or not the player can further launch game balls as the second self-control operation, that is, whether or not the remaining number of game balls (K2) is “0”. Determine. If the value of the remaining number of game balls (K2) is “1” or more as a result of this determination, control is returned to step S20. Thereby, the main control program P1 executes the processes of steps S20 to S24 again as the control related to the second self-determination operation. In this way, N2 (S) game balls are sequentially fired by the player, and the symbol code corresponding to the entrance into which these game balls have entered is the procedure code set in the RAM 42a in step S23. The data is sequentially stored in the data storage area.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the value of the remaining number (K2) of game balls is “0”, the player has fired a predetermined number N2 (S) of game balls as a second self-sufficient operation. Therefore, the process proceeds to the next step S25.

(Step S25)
The main control program P1 performs processing for ending the game. As this termination, for example, a control command indicating that the second self-rotation operation is terminated is transmitted to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb. Then, the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd perform a process of displaying information indicating that the second self-rotation operation has ended on the display devices 10 and 16.
Subsequently, the main control program P1 operates the rising determination program P5 to determine whether or not the combination of symbols in the player's hand data forms a rising pattern. The content of this determination process is the same as the process of step S11 described above.

(Step S26)
If it is determined based on the processing in step S25 that the manual data has completed the rising pattern, the process proceeds to step S27. On the other hand, if it is determined that the rising pattern is not completed, the process proceeds to step S32.

(Step S27)
For the ascending completed by the player, the rising combination determining program P5a performs processing for determining the rising combination. The process of determining the winning combination is, for example, a combination of eight symbol data constituting the hand data for each rising combination shown in the winning medal medal number table DT2 of FIG. A rising determination program according to a rising role for determining whether or not the pattern is formed is created in advance. Then, the rising combination determination program P5a sequentially activates the rising combination determination program according to the rising combination for the hand data for which the player has completed the rising to determine the rising combination and obtain the code of the rising combination. Do it.

(Step S28) (Step S29)
Whether the winning combination obtained in the process of step S27 by the special game combination acquisition determination program P5b matches the code of the rising combination that can acquire the right of the BB game in the game stored in the RAM 42a in the process of step S4 Determine whether or not. As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the winning combination can acquire the BB game combination, the process proceeds to step S29, and “2” indicating the control mode of the BB game combination is stored in the game control mode flag set in the RAM 42a. The process to do is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the BB game combination has not been acquired, the process proceeds to step S30.

(Step S30)
Since the player has completed the rise, the score calculation program P6 performs a process of calculating the number of medals that can be acquired by the player. The process for calculating the number of medals is performed, for example, as follows.

(1) With respect to the winning combination code corresponding to the rising combination completed by the player, refer to the winning combination medal number table DT2 stored in the ROM 41a shown in FIG. Ask for.
(2) When the player completes the game by acquiring the BB game combination and completes the rise, for example, a process for obtaining the medal number (S2) obtained by doubling the obtained medal number (S1) is performed. 3) If the design of the front side or back side is included in the hand that completed the rising combination, for example, the number of medals added by the dora who adds 3 medals per symbol of Zora （(S3) ) Is calculated.
(4) A process of setting (S1 + S3) or (S2 + S3), which is the number of medals as described above, to a number of medals that can be acquired when the player completes the rise.

  Further, in step S30, the player completes the winning combination completed in the game, the number of acquired medals, etc. together with the control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb. Send. When the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd effect screen display programs P32 and P42 receive data by this command, the first and second display devices 10 and 16 display effect images and the like accompanying the completion, respectively. The display process is performed.

(Step S31)
The medal payout control program P7 pays out the number of medals calculated in step S30.

(Step S32)
Since the game has ended, the game history data recording program P9 is operated to store information related to the execution result of the game in the RAM 42a. Are transmitted to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb. When the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd effect screen display programs P32 and P42 receive these pieces of information, the first and second display devices 10 and 16 respectively display the effect images associated with the end of the game. A process of displaying for a predetermined time is performed.
In addition, the processing content of above-mentioned step S25-step S32 becomes a game end means to end the said game.

(Step S40)
Subsequently, the game control of the BB game combination in step S40 will be described.
In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the BB game combination is a rising combination determined by lottery using random number generating means by the special game combination lottery program P3 for each game as described above. When the player who has executed the game is the BB game role, the player can play a game that is advantageous to the player for a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times).

  When the game that has acquired the right of the BB game combination is executed, the main control program P1 executes, for example, the game control described in the following (1) to (4) in order to play a game advantageous to the player.

  (1) In the first self-rotation operation, the attacker operating port 12 arranged on the game board surface 2 is controlled to be effective, and when the game ball launched by the player enters the attacker operating port 12 and passes, The attacker 11 is opened.

  (2) Then, when the game ball that has been fired next enters the attacker, a screen is displayed on the first display device 10 for allowing the player to select one of the eight favorite symbols.

  (3) The player can select one favorite symbol from the symbols displayed on the first display device 10 by operating the right shift button 21a, the left shift button 21b, and the selection determination button 22. And The player can acquire the selected symbol as manual data.

  (4) When the above-described operations (2) and (3) are set to a predetermined number of times, for example, the number of times of self-repression of the first self-operation (N1) is set to “8 times”, a favorite symbol is selected as the self-operation. Set the number of possible times to "4 times". Then, the remaining number “4” of the self-spinning operation in the first self-spinning operation causes the player to fire the game ball.

  When the control of the game that has acquired the right of the BB game role is executed according to the above-described procedure, it becomes easier for the player to complete the winning role than the normal game, so when the player acquires the right of the BB game role, It becomes possible to win more medals.

  Although the flowchart showing the flow of the control procedure of the game that has acquired the right of the BB game role is not shown in the drawing, if it is determined that the game that has acquired the right of the BB game role has been completed, Steps S30 to S32 are executed, and if it is determined that the ascending is not completed, the game control mote flag is set to “1” and the control to return to Step S2 is executed. .

  As described above, the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention controls the execution of one game based on the processing of Steps S1 to S32 and Step S40.

In the first embodiment described above, the following means may be employed.
When the player has completed the first self-manipulation operation and the player's hand data is ready for completion when one more pattern is available, the player presses the reach button 20. To be able to reach. When the reach signal from the reach button 20 is input, the main control program P1 performs a process of validating the back drum determined in the process of step S4. Then, when the player can complete the ascending by the second self-control operation, if the back drum symbol is included in the hand data, a process of increasing the number of medals that can be acquired is performed.

(Configuration of Second Embodiment)
Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The gaming machine according to the second embodiment uses, for example, poker, using four kinds of symbols “spade”, “heart”, “diamond”, and “club” which are symbols used in a card game. This is a gaming machine for playing card games such as games.

  FIG. 16 shows a game machine according to the second embodiment in which 24 entrances 13c, 13d,... Are arranged below the game board surface 2 and these 24 entrances are set. Is shown. As shown in FIG. 16, each of the 24 entrances 13c, 13d,... Has four types of "spade", "heart", "diamond", and "club", each with one playing card. In this example, symbols corresponding to “A”, “Q”, “J”, “10”, and “9” are arranged. For example, a symbol “A” of “spade” is displayed on the entrance 13a arranged on the left and right of the first display device 10 on the game board surface 2 shown in FIG. The symbol “A” is set as appropriate, for example.

  In the gaming machine according to the second embodiment, for example, the procedure for the game execution control means to control the progress of the game when playing a poker game is basically the same as that of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment described above. Are almost the same, but it is necessary to develop the following data table and program.

(1) A symbol code corresponding to a playing card used in the game is set in advance, and the information is registered in the ROM 41a as a symbol code table as shown in FIG.
(2) Similarly, for the poker game executed in the gaming machine of the second embodiment, a winning combination medal number table in which the rising combination and the number of medals that can be obtained for each rising combination are set in the ROM 41a. deep.
(3) A rising combination determination program for determining each rising combination is developed and stored in the ROM 41a. For example, "Royal Straight Flash", "Straight Flash", "Fore Card", "Straight", "Two Pair", "One Pair" ... etc. are set.

  (4) The first self-determination operation of the player in the first embodiment described above is controlled as follows. In order for the player to obtain a card at hand at the start of the poker game (means of self-control), the game (symbol code) corresponding to the pattern in which five game balls are launched and this game ball enters the game The process of making the handheld card (hand data) at the start is performed.

  (5) It is determined whether or not the five hand-held cards (handbook data) obtained by the player performing the first self-determination operation described in (4) above have completed the rising hand. Judge by program. As a result of this determination, when the winning combination is completed, a process of paying out to the player the number of medals associated with winning that is set for the rising combination is performed to end the game. On the other hand, if the rising combination cannot be completed, as in the game control of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment, the player can select an arbitrary S number from the five hand cards (hand data). (S is “5” or less) Cards can be discarded (discarding operation).

(6) Subsequently, the player performs an operation of launching S game balls and acquiring a new card (symbol code) as the second self-control operation, so that the number of cards on hand is five.
(7) It is determined by the rising combination determination program whether or not the hand-held card that has become five by the operation of (6) has completed the rising combination. This determination process is the same as that described in (5) above. When the player cannot complete the rising combination even if the player performs the second self-control operation, the game ends.

  In the gaming machine of the second embodiment using the above-mentioned playing card design, it can be applied to other playing cards games such as Seven Bridges in addition to poker games.

  In the above-described gaming machine of the present invention, the example in which the number of executions of the second game ball launch control means for performing the second self-control operation performed by the player is executed once per game has been described. However, the second game ball launch control means may be executable up to a preset number of times. For example, the second game ball launch control means can be executed up to three times. By adopting such means, the player can execute the self-restricting operation associated with the execution of each second game ball launch control means with more strategicity in order to complete the ascending. Also, when the second game ball launch control means for the second time completes the ascending combination by execution, it becomes possible to end the game, and a game with diversity in the game progress control for each game. It is also possible to provide a machine.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first self-control operation executed based on the control of the first game ball launch control means has been described as an example where the player launches the game ball into the game board surface. For the determination of (N1) symbols that will be the starting player's hand, a means for randomly determining the symbols used in the game by lottery using random number generating means may be employed.

It is a front view which shows the structural example of the front part of the game machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration example of a game board surface in the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the entrance set installed in the lower part of the game board surface shown in FIG. 2, and the symbol set to the entrance. It is a front view for demonstrating the structural example of the operation panel with which the gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen displayed on a second display device provided in the operation panel shown in FIG. 4. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the 1st display apparatus arrange | positioned at the game board surface shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of a screen displayed on the 1st display apparatus arrange | positioned on the game board surface shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control board for controlling the game operation | movement about the gaming machine which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example about the program mounted in the main control board shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a data structure about the symbol code table which the gaming machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention uses by game control. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a data structure about the prize medal number table according to the rising combination which the gaming machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention uses by game control. It is a figure which shows the structural example about the program mounted in the sub control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example about the program mounted in the 1st image control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example about the program mounted in the 2nd image control board shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of game execution about the gaming machine which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Similarly, it is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of game execution regarding the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the entrance which is installed in the lower part of a game board, and the symbol set to the entrance with respect to the gaming machine which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1: Game machine 2: Game board surface 3: Operation panel 4: Game ball launch lever 10: First display device (notification means)
11: Attacker (special entrance)
12: Attacker operation ports 13a, 13b, 13c,...: Entrance 16: Second display device 18: Game start buttons 19a, 19b, 19c,...: Disposal button switch Ka: Main control Substrate (main control means)
Kb: Sub control board (sub control means)
Kc: first image control board (sub-control means)
Kd: second image control board (sub-control means)
40a, 40b, 40c, 40d: CPU
41a, 41b, 41c, 41d: ROM (storage means)
42a, 42b, 42c, 42d: RAM (storage means)
P1: main control program P1c-1: first game ball launch control program P1c-2: second game ball launch control program P1d-1: manual data registration program P1d-2: manual data deletion program P1d-3 : Hand data addition program P5: Upward determination program P5a: Upward combination determination program P6: Score calculation program P4b: Special game combination determination program DT1: Symbol code table DT2: Number of winning medals by rising combination table

Claims (6)

A plurality of entrances arranged corresponding to a plurality of kinds of symbols on the game board surface, and a game ball launching device capable of launching up to (N) game balls per game to the game board surface; The game machine includes a game execution control means for controlling the game execution, and pays out a predetermined game medium as a prize when the combination of the symbols acquired by the progress of the game forms a rising pattern. The game execution control means
From a symbol stored as manual data, a discarding operation means for controlling an operation of allowing a player to select and discard an arbitrary symbol;
The number of game balls corresponding to the number of symbols (S) thrown away by the throwing-in operation means is determined as the number of game balls that can be fired by the player using the game ball launcher in the subsequent game. Ball number determining means;
Game ending means for ending the game based on the number of game balls that can be fired being zero;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: A plurality of entrances arranged corresponding to a plurality of kinds of symbols on the game board surface, and a game ball launching device capable of launching up to (N) game balls per game to the game board surface; A game machine comprising a game operation input means by a player, a display device for displaying game information, and a game execution control means for controlling game execution, wherein the game execution control means comprises:
First game ball launch control means for controlling the player to sequentially fire (N1) game balls from the game ball launch device;
The symbol identification information of the symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the (N1) game balls launched based on the control of the first game ball launch control means entered is stored in the storage means as manual data. Manual data storage means for storing;
A throwing-off operation means for controlling an operation of selecting and discarding an arbitrary symbol from the symbols corresponding to the (N1) symbol identification information constituting the manual-hand data.
A second game ball that performs control to cause the player to sequentially fire (S) game balls corresponding to the number (S) of symbols discarded by the throwing-out operation means from the game ball launching device Firing control means;
A hand data adding unit for storing symbol identification information of a symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the (S) game balls that have been fired have entered into the storage unit as the hand data. ,
When the number of the symbol identification information constituting the card data stored in the storage means reaches (N1), the symbol identification information of (N1) that constitutes the card data has a rising pattern. A rising judgment means for judging whether or not the film is formed;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The game execution control means includes
Based on the control of the first game ball launch control means, it is determined that the symbol identification information of (N1) that constitutes the hand data stored in the storage means does not form the rising pattern. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising control means for executing the second game ball launch control means.   The game machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the game execution control means is capable of executing the second game ball launch control means up to a preset number of times.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the game execution control means causes the first game ball launch control means to be executed at the start of the game. The game execution control means includes
Game termination means is provided for terminating the game based on the fact that the (S) game balls launched by the control of the second game ball launch control means have entered the entrance. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized by:

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