JP5408898B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  Slot machines used in pachinko parlors are called pachislot machines. Conventionally, in a pachislot machine, playing a game in the BB (Big Bonus) mode or the RB (Regular Bonus) mode is advantageous in obtaining a large number of medals. However, since the opportunity to increase medals is not tired of games only in the BB mode or the RB mode, in recent years, in addition to the BB mode and the RB mode, an AT (assist time) in which the stop button is pressed is notified. RT (replay time) mode in which the winning probability of the mode and replay increases, CT (challenge time) mode in which the stop position of the reel is determined at the timing of pressing the stop button without performing the reel stop control, etc. There is a tendency to provide a variety of opportunities to increase.

Moreover, in recent pachislot machines, in order to reduce the tiredness of the game, those that perform effects (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2) are provided. There are various types of effects, such as notifying one of a plurality of types of winning roles or the result of a lottery for losing, or notifying the state of pressing the stop button in the above AT mode, etc. It has been known.
JP 2004-057310 A JP 2004-208890 A

  By the way, in the pachislot machine in which the effect as described above is executed, the effect of the aspect determined by the lottery is executed. There was a tendency for the interest in games to decline as it became lower.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can increase the consciousness of participation in games and enhance the interest in games.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention determines one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or loses by lottery in response to a game start operation, and a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface. In response to the reel stop operation, the rotating reel stops, and a plurality of symbols are displayed through a transparent symbol display window arranged in front of the reel. The symbol display window is divided into a plurality of symbol display areas, one symbol is displayed from each symbol display area, and the presence / absence of a prize is determined according to the type of the symbol displayed in the symbol display area. In a gaming machine that can select at least one of the number and position of the symbol display areas for determining the presence or absence of the winning according to the number of inserted media, it is advantageous for winning the winning combination An operation mode display unit that displays a cyst image on the display window in the symbol display area that is not used for the determination of the presence or absence of the winning, and the display mode of the operation mode display unit is a display mode of the assist image. Display control means for changing according to at least one of the number and position of the symbol display areas used in the game, and the number of winning winning lines used when determining the presence / absence of the winning according to the number of inserted game media And a game control means for controlling the progress and execution of the game so that the advantage and disadvantage for the player change by changing the position, and obtained from the assist image according to the number of game media inserted. So that the quality of information that is advantageous for winning the winning combination changes and the advantage and disadvantage for the player change. It is characterized in that the mode of the image are determined.
In addition, in the gaming machine of the present invention, in response to the game start operation, one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a lose is determined by lottery, and a reel in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface rotates. In response to the reel stop operation, the rotating reel is stopped, and a plurality of symbols are displayed through a transparent symbol display window arranged in front of the reel, and the symbol display window is Dividing into multiple symbol display areas, displaying symbols one by one from each symbol display area, determining the presence or absence of winning according to the type of symbols displayed in the symbol display area, and according to the number of game media inserted In the gaming machine that can select at least one of the number and position of the symbol display areas for determining the presence or absence of the winning, an assist image that is advantageous for winning the winning combination, An operation mode display means for displaying in the symbol display area that is not used for determining whether or not there is a winning on the display window, and the display mode for displaying the assist image using the display mode in the operation mode display means By changing display control means for changing according to at least one of the number and position of the areas, and the number of winning effective lines used when determining the presence / absence of winning according to the number of inserted game media Game control means for controlling the progress and execution of the game so that the advantage and disadvantage for the player change, and information obtained from the assist image according to the number of game media inserted, The form of the assist image is determined so that the quality of information that is advantageous for winning a winning combination changes and the advantage and disadvantage for the player changes. And it is characterized in and.
Furthermore, in the gaming machine of the present invention, in response to a game start operation, one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loss is determined by lottery, and a reel in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface rotates. In response to the reel stop operation, the rotating reel is stopped, and a plurality of symbols are displayed through a transparent symbol display window arranged in front of the reel, and the symbol display window is Dividing into multiple symbol display areas, displaying symbols one by one from each symbol display area, determining the presence or absence of winning according to the type of symbols displayed in the symbol display area, and according to the number of game media inserted In the gaming machine that can select at least one of the number and the position of the symbol display areas for determining the presence or absence of the winning, an assist image that is advantageous for winning the winning combination An operation mode display means for displaying in the symbol display area which is not used for determining whether or not there is a winning on the display window, and the display mode used for displaying the assist image is a display mode in the operation mode display means. By changing the position of the winning effective line used for determining the presence / absence of the winning according to the display control means for changing according to at least one of the number and position of the areas and the number of inserted game media Game control means for controlling the progress and execution of the game so that the advantage and disadvantage for the player change, and information obtained from the assist image according to the number of game media inserted, The mode of the assist image is determined so that the quality of information that is advantageous in winning the winning combination changes and the advantage and disadvantage for the player changes. And it is characterized in Rukoto.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to select a display mode for displaying a reel stop operation mode according to the number of game media inserted, and it is possible to increase the awareness of participation in the game and to enhance the game. Can be increased.

  First, the flow of the game in the slot machine (game machine) 11 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The slot machine 11 performs a winning combination lottery at the start of the game, and one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or lose is determined by the winning combination lottery. The winning combination is composed of a replay in which the next game can be performed without inserting medals when winning, and a plurality of types of small roles in which a prescribed number of medals are paid out as a gaming privilege when winning. The small role is composed of three types of “cherry” that pays out two medals, “watermelon” that pays out 10 medals, and “bell” that pays out 12 medals. "Cherry" has a red portion of the fruit drawn in the design and a red cherry with a leaf on the design, and a red portion of the fruit drawn in the design and a leaf on the design. There are no "leafless red cherries", and the real parts drawn in the pattern are blue "blue cherries". These three types of “cherry” are not won at the same time, and if “cherry” is won, any one can be won. The “winning” indicates a state in which a symbol corresponding to the winning combination won in the winning combination lottery is stopped in a predetermined manner on a winning effective line described later.

  In the slot machine 11, a game is played under either the normal mode or the RT (replay time) mode. The RT mode shifts when an RT transition lottery performed for each game in the normal mode is won, and ends when “Cherry” wins in the transitioning game. In RT mode, the winning probability of replay is higher than in normal mode. When the replay is won, it is possible to play more games without inserting medals. Therefore, in the RT mode, the consumption of medals can be suppressed compared to the case where the same number of games are played in the normal mode. As a result, the RT mode is more advantageous to the player than the normal mode.

  The slot machine (game machine) 11 includes a slot machine main body 12 and a front door 13. The slot machine body 12 includes a storage box 12a. The storage box 12a stores various devices such as a reel and a control board for executing a game. The front door 13 is vertically divided into two parts, and is composed of an upper door 13a and a lower door 13b. The inside of the slot machine body 12 is opened and closed by an upper door 13a and a lower door 13b.

  A transparent symbol display window 14 is provided on the upper door 13a. A first reel 15a, a second reel 15b, and a third reel 15c are provided at the back of the symbol display window 14. Plural kinds of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first to third reels 15a to 15c. The symbol display window 14 is formed of a well-known transmissive display device that displays an image using an organic EL. The symbol display window 14 becomes non-transparent when an image is displayed, and the symbols on the first to third reels 15a to 15c can be visually recognized. When the image is not displayed, it becomes transparent and the first to third reels 15a to 15c can be visually recognized.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the symbol display window 14 includes nine symbol display areas 14 a to 14 i divided into a matrix of 3 rows and 3 columns (a two-dot chain line indicates a boundary portion of each area), The symbols 16 (circles in the figure) are displayed one by one from the symbol display areas 14a to 14i. Thereby, when the entire symbol display window 14 becomes transparent, three symbols 16 per reel are displayed through the symbol display window 14. In the slot machine 11, a winning effective line 17 (shown by a broken line in the figure, which is actually invisible) used for determining the winning combination is set in software. The prize-winning effective line 17 is activated up to a total of five lines consisting of three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines. In the slot machine 11, a game is played by inserting an arbitrary number of medals out of 1 to 3 in one game, and the number of activated winning lines 17 is determined according to the number of medals inserted.

  On the winning line 17, when “Bell” is selected, “Bell Design” — “Bell Design” — “Bell Design”, and when “Watermelon” is selected, “Watermelon Design” — “Watermelon Design” — “Watermelon Design” , “Red cherry design with leaves” at the time of winning “Red cherry design with leaves”-“ANY (regardless of the type of design)”-“ANY”, “Red cherry without leaf” at the time of winning “Red cherry design with leaves” -When "ANY"-"ANY", "Ao Cherry" are selected, each of them will receive a prize when "Ao Cherry Symbol"-"ANY"-"ANY" are available. For this reason, it is determined whether or not the cherry is a prize when the first reel 15a stops.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the number of inserted medals in the normal mode is 1, the upper winning line 17 is activated and the winning combination is displayed using the symbols 16 displayed from the symbol display areas 14a to 14c. It is determined whether or not a prize has been won (hereinafter referred to as “winning determination”). “Cherry” wins when the winning symbol 17 on the first reel 15a corresponding to the type stops on the winning effective line 17, and for other winning combinations, the winning symbol 17 on the activated paying effective line 17 is displayed. Win 3 if you have three. When the number of inserted medals is one, the symbol 16 in the symbol display areas 14d to 14i is not used for winning determination, so the symbol display areas 14d to 14i have symbols corresponding to any of the three types of “cherry”. This is used to display an assist image indicating whether or not to stop.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the number of medals inserted in the normal mode is two, the middle winning effective line 17 is activated and the winning combination is displayed using the symbols 16 displayed from the symbol display areas 14d to 14f. Is awarded. When the number of inserted medals is 2, the symbols 16 in the symbol display areas 14a to 14c and the symbol display areas 14g to 14i are not used for winning determination, so the symbol display areas 14a to 14c and the symbol display areas 14g to 14i Used to display assist images.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the number of inserted medals in the normal mode is 3, all the 5 winning effective lines 17 are activated, so that the symbols displayed from all the symbol display areas 14a to 14i are displayed. 16 is used for winning determination, and a game is played without displaying an assist image.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the RT mode, when the number of inserted medals is one or three, the winning line 17 is activated as in the normal mode, but the number of inserted medals is two. At that time, the middle and lower prize winning effective lines 17 are activated, and it is determined whether or not the winning combination has won a prize using the symbols 16 displayed from the symbol display areas 14d to 14i. When the number of inserted medals is 2, the symbol 16 in the symbol display areas 14a to 14c is not used for winning determination, and the symbol display areas 14a to 14c are used for displaying an assist image.

  Prior to the start of the game, the lower door 13b has a medal slot 19 for inserting medals (game media), a start lever 20 for starting rotation of the first to third reels 15a to 15c, and a rotating reel being stopped. There are provided stop buttons 21a to 21c, a payout opening 23 for paying medals to the medal tray 22, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the operation of the slot machine 11 is controlled by the control unit (display control means) 60.

  The control unit 60 reads out the game execution program and game execution data stored in the ROM area of the memory 61 to perform operation processing of the slot machine 11, and displays assist image display data stored in the ROM area of the memory 61. Is read out to display an assist image on the symbol display window 14.

  The RAM area of the memory 61 is used for temporary storage or rewriting of a flag indicating the winning combination lottery result or data indicating the type of a stopped symbol stopped on the winning winning line 17 after the game is performed.

  The medal sensor 62 detects a medal inserted from the medal slot 19 and inputs a medal detection signal to the control unit 60.

  The start signal sensor 63 detects that the start lever 20 has been pressed, and inputs a game start signal to the control unit 60. When the game start signal is input after receiving the medal detection signal, the control unit 60 receives the game start signal.

  The control unit 60 operates the winning combination determining unit 64 in response to the game start signal. The winning combination deciding unit 64 selects one of “red cherry with leaves”, “red cherry without leaves”, “blue cherry”, “watermelon”, “bell”, “replay” or lost by a lottery using random numbers. To decide. When any winning combination is won in the winning combination lottery, a winning flag indicating the type is written in the RAM area of the memory 62, and when lost, a lost flag is written. “Red cherry with leaves”, “red cherry without leaves”, and “blue cherry” are separate flags, and these are not won and won at the same time.

  The winning combination deciding unit 64 includes a one-sheet lottery table used when the number of inserted medals is one, a two-sheet lottery table used when the number of inserted medals is two, and the number of inserted medals. In addition to a three-sheet lottery table used for three sheets, there are two types of lottery tables corresponding to the number of inserted sheets, one for normal mode and one for RT mode.

  In both the normal mode and the RT mode, in the 1 to 3 lottery table, one of the above-described multiple types of winning combinations or loses is assigned to all random numbers generated in the winning combination lottery. In the winning combination lottery, one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or lose is determined by comparing the extracted random number value with a lottery table corresponding to the number of inserted coins.

  The numbers of 1 to 3 lottery tables are different from each other in the number of random values assigned to the winning combination (in other words, the number of random values assigned to lose). The one-sheet lottery table has the smallest number of random numbers assigned to the winning combination, and the three-sheet lottery table has the largest number of random number values assigned to the winning combination. The number of random numbers to which the winning combination is assigned is intermediate between that for inserting 1 sheet and that for inserting 3 sheets. Thus, when the number of inserted medals is 1, the payout rate (ratio of the number of paid out medals to the number of inserted medals) is the lowest, and when the number of inserted medals is 3, the payout rate is the highest, When the number of inserted medals is 2, it is intermediate between when the number of inserted medals is 1 and when the number of inserted medals is 3. Specifically, for example, when the number of inserted medals is two, the payout rate (winning probability of winning combination) exceeds twice as many as the number of inserted medals, and the number of inserted medals is three. In this case, the payout rate (winning probability of winning combination) exceeds three times as compared with the case where the number of inserted medals is one. In other words, as the number of inserted medals is increased and the game is played, the chance of winning the winning combination increases with probability, and the game can be advantageously advanced in increasing the number of acquired medals.

  In addition, the number of random numbers assigned to the replay, that is, the winning probability of the replay, is different between the normal mode 1 to 3 lottery table and the RT mode 1 to 3 lottery table. In addition, the 1-3-sheet lottery table for the RT mode has a higher replay win probability than that for the normal mode.

  The assist image display lottery unit 65 is activated when “Cherry” is won in the winning combination lottery, and determines whether or not to display an assist image by the assist image display lottery. The assist image display lottery unit 65 includes a one-sheet lottery table used when the number of inserted medals is one, and a two-sheet lottery table used when the number of inserted medals is two. (Since no assist image is displayed when the number of inserted medals is 3, there is no lottery table used when the number of inserted medals is 3.) In addition, the assist image display lottery unit 65 includes a single-sheet lottery table and a two-sheet lottery table, each for the normal mode and for the RT mode. In each lottery table, either winning or losing is assigned to all random values extracted by lottery. The ratio of winning random numbers is set so that the winning probability is 100% in the lottery table for normal mode and single-sheet insertion, and the winning probability is 70% in the lottery table for normal mode and two-sheet insertion. . Also, the ratio of winning random numbers is set so that the winning probability is 50% in the lottery table for RT mode and one-sheet insertion, and the winning probability is 70% in the lottery table for RT mode and two-sheet insertion. Yes.

  The assist image selection lottery unit 66 is operated when the assist image display lottery is won in the RT mode game, and selects one of the three types of “cherries” to be displayed as the assist image by the assist image selection lottery. The assist image selection lottery unit 66 includes a one-sheet lottery table used when the number of inserted medals is one, a two-sheet lottery table used when the number of inserted medals is two, and a medal insertion. And a two-sheet lottery table used when the number is three. In the 1-sheet lottery table, the ratio of the assist image corresponding to the winning cherry is displayed is 70% (the remaining 30% displays the assist image of another winning role), and the 2-sheet lottery table is won. The rate at which the assist image corresponding to the cherry is displayed is 80% (the remaining 20% displays the assist image of another winning combination), and the 3-sheet lottery table displays the assist image corresponding to the selected cherry One of the three types of assist images is assigned to the random number value extracted in the lottery so that is 100%. As a result, the reliability is 70% when the assist image is displayed when one image is loaded in the RT mode, and the reliability is 80% when the assist image is displayed when two images are loaded in the RT mode. When an assist image is displayed when three sheets are inserted, the reliability is 100%. Since the assist image selection lottery is not performed in the normal mode, the type of “cherry” assist image selected in the winning combination lottery is displayed as it is. For this reason, the reliability of the assist image displayed in the normal mode is 100%.

  The first to third reels 15a to 15c are rotated by driving stepping motors connected thereto. When the winning combination lottery is completed (or almost simultaneously with the winning combination lottery), the control unit 60 drives the stepping motor to start rotation of the first to third reels 15a to 15c.

  The stop signal sensor 68 detects that the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed. When the stop buttons 21 a to 21 c are pressed, stop signals for the first to third reels 15 a to 15 c are individually input to the control unit 60. The controller 60 determines whether or not the first to third reels 15a to 15c are rotating in response to the stop signal, and if the first to third reels 15a to 15c are rotating, the reel driving is performed. The controller 69 is operated to perform stop control of the first to third reels 15a to 15c corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 21a to 21c. The stop control of the first to third reels 15a to 15c is performed by performing drive control of the stepping motor connected to each of the first to third reels 15a to 15c. The stop control of the first to third reels 15a to 15c is performed by a known pull-in using a symbol stop table. In the stop table, when the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, the number of drawn frames required for the first to third reels 15a to 15c to stop is 0 to 4 for five symbols including the symbols on the winning winning line 17. A frame, that is, a range of 5 frames (hereinafter referred to as “retraction range”) is set as an upper limit. If the winning symbol (the symbol corresponding to the winning combination won in the winning combination lottery) is included in the drawing range of 5 frames when the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, the winning symbol pull-in control is performed. The winning symbol is stopped on the winning winning line 17.

  The controller 60 identifies the rotation angle from the reference position of the first to third reels 15a to 15c based on the number of drive pulses supplied to each stepping motor, thereby identifying the rotation position of the symbol. Then, the control unit 60 identifies the number of symbols to be drawn with reference to the stop table when the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, and stops on the winning winning line 17 based on the identified number of drawn frames. Identify the type. The identified symbol is written in the RAM area of the memory 61. When all the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, the winning determination unit 67 compares the combination of the stopped symbols on the winning effective line 17 with the combination of the symbols that the winning combination wins to determine the winning combination winning determination. Do.

  Here, a specific arrangement of the red cherry symbol with leaves corresponding to “cherry with leaves” and the red cherry symbol without leaves and the blue cherry symbol corresponding to “red cherry without leaves” on the first reel 15a will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the outer peripheral surface of the first reel 15a is divided into 21 frames, and one symbol is assigned to each frame (the same applies to the second and third reels). Each frame is assigned a frame number of “1” to “21”, and the first reel 15a rotates in a direction in which the frame number increases. In the first reel 15a, six kinds of symbols including a red cherry symbol with leaves, a red cherry symbol without leaves, a blue cherry symbol, a replay symbol, a bell symbol, and a watermelon symbol are arranged.

  The red cherry symbol with leaves, the red cherry symbol without leaves, and the blue cherry symbol are arranged so that the number of frames sandwiched between the symbols is two or more. As a result, the symbols are not simultaneously displayed in the symbol display area. The number of frames to be drawn at the stop table is set so that only one symbol is drawn on the winning winning line 17 even if the cherry symbol is won. For this reason, since these symbols cannot be stopped on the winning line 17 at the same time, any one symbol can be arbitrarily selected and the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed even if winning the cherry. So-called pressing is necessary. As a result, when “Cherry” is won, it is necessary to arbitrarily select which symbol to select from among the three choices, but when the assist image is displayed, the winning line 17 is displayed. Since the type of cherry symbol to be stopped can be identified, the player has an advantage in winning the cherry. In addition, the red cherry design with leaves, the red cherry design without leaves, and the blue cherry design, as will be described in detail later, the portion corresponding to the cherry fruit in the design is drawn in "red" or "blue". , "Red cherry" or "blue cherry" can be identified, and even if the fruit is drawn in red, the part corresponding to the cherry leaf is drawn and not drawn There is. Thereby, three types of cherry symbols are distinguished. The assist image is an enlarged image of these cherry symbols. Therefore, by visually recognizing the assist image, it is possible to identify which cherry symbol should be stopped.

  When the winning determination unit 67 determines that the small role has been won, the hopper device 70 is driven and medals are paid out. The number of medals to be paid out is set in advance in a payout table stored in the memory 61, and the control unit 60 refers to the payout table when a BB or a small role wins, determines the number of medals to be paid out, and The device 70 is driven.

  Next, the flow of game processing when “Cherry” is won in the slot machine 11 as described above will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when a medal is inserted in the game in the normal mode, a winning effective line 17 to be activated is determined according to the number of inserted medals. When the number of inserted medals is one, the upper winning effective line 17 is activated and the symbol display areas 14a to 14c become transparent, and the symbols on the upper winning effective line 17 are visible.

  When the number of inserted medals is 2, the middle-stage winning effective line 17 is activated and the symbol display areas 14d to 14f become transparent, and the symbols on the middle winning effective line 17 can be visually recognized.

  When the number of medals inserted is 3, all winning effective lines 17 are activated and the symbol display areas 14a to 14i become transparent, and the symbols on all winning effective lines 17 are visible.

  When the start lever 20 is pressed after the medal is inserted, a winning combination lottery and an RT transition lottery are performed. When “Cherry” is won in the winning combination lottery, an assist image display lottery is performed to determine whether or not to display an assist image. When the assist image display lottery is won, an assist image is displayed in a symbol display area that is not used for winning determination.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, when the number of inserted medals is 1, the assist image 80 is displayed with the series of symbol display areas 14d to 14i connected to each other as one display area. By identifying whether the color of the cherry fruit 81 drawn when 80 is displayed and whether or not the leaf 82 is displayed, it is possible to identify which of the three types of “Cherry” is won.

  However, as shown in FIG. 11, when the number of inserted medals is two, the assist image 81 is displayed in two display areas of the symbol display areas 14a to 14c and the symbol display areas 14g to 14i that are not connected to each other. Therefore, the portion of the leaf 82 drawn in the image is not displayed, and only the portion of the cherry fruit 80 is displayed. For this reason, when the assist image 80 is displayed, the color of the real 81 drawn in the design can be identified, but it cannot be identified whether or not the leaf 81 is attached, and the selected “cherry” is “red cherry” or “blue”. It can be identified whether it is “cherry”, but it cannot be identified whether the leaf 81 is attached or not. Accordingly, when the color of the fruit 81 is red, it is necessary to arbitrarily select either the leafed or leafless cherry symbol and stop the first reel 15a. On the other hand, when the number of inserted medals is 1, it can be discriminated from the assist image 80 whether it is a leafed or leafless cherry. Therefore, if the first reel 15a is stopped according to the display of the assist image 80, it is won. The type “cherry” can be surely won, and when the number of inserted medals is one, it is more advantageous to win a cherry than when two medals are inserted.

  Note that when the number of inserted medals is 3, the assist image is not displayed, so it is not possible to identify whether or not the cherry is won, and even if it is assumed that the cherry is won, the cherry is won. One of the three types of symbols must be selected arbitrarily, and this is disadvantageous for winning cherries as compared to when one or two medals are inserted.

  Also, the payout rate is highest when the number of inserted medals is 3, and becomes lower as the number of inserted medals decreases. Therefore, it is advantageous to play a game by inserting three medals. Thus, it is effective to reduce the number of inserted medals to gain an advantage in winning a cherry, and to increase the number of inserted medals to gain an advantage in the payout rate. Which advantage is to be obtained can be selected according to the number of inserted medals, and a unique interest that has not been possible in the past can be given to the game. Including a winning combination (cherry), but only one winning effective line is available when one player is inserted, and it is only effective at the top (it is slow even if the stop button is pressed after the symbol appears in the symbol display area). In the case of a single card, the middle stage is effective even on a single winning line (assuming that the design is somewhat transparent even if the stage is staged), the symbol corresponding to the winning combination is displayed in the symbol display area in the upper part. It may be in time even if you press it after seeing it, and it is easier to win a prize even when the number of inserted medals is one. When the number of inserted medals is 3, all 5 winning lines, 3 horizontal and 2 diagonal, are valid, so you can see the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the upper and middle symbol display areas. Even if you hold your eyes, you may be in time for winning the winning combination, making it easier to win than when the number of medals is one or two.

  The display of the displayed assist image ends at the same time as the game ends, and when the “Cherry” is won again, the same processing as described above is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when a medal is inserted in a game in the RT mode, a winning effective line 17 to be activated is determined according to the number of inserted medals. When the number of inserted medals is one, the upper winning effective line 17 is activated and the symbol display areas 14a to 14c become transparent, and the symbols on the upper winning effective line 17 are visible.

  When the number of medals inserted is 2, the middle and lower prize winning lines 17 are activated, and the symbol display areas 14d to 14f become transparent, and the symbols on the middle and lower prize winning effective lines 17 are visible.

  When the number of medals inserted is 3, all winning effective lines 17 are activated and the symbol display areas 14a to 14i become transparent, and the symbols on all winning effective lines 17 are visible.

  When the start lever 20 is pressed after the medal is inserted, the winning combination lottery is performed. When “Cherry” is won in the winning combination lottery, an assist image display lottery is performed to determine whether or not to display an assist image. When the assist image display lottery is won, an assist image selection lottery is performed, and the assist image selected in the assist image selection lottery is displayed in a symbol display area that is not used for winning determination.

  At this time, when the number of inserted medals is 1, as described above, it is possible to identify from among the three types of “cherry” won in the winning combination lottery. If the first reel 15a is stopped so that the type of “cherry” does not win, it is possible to reliably avoid the “cherry” winning, thereby preventing the RT mode from ending. Further, when the number of inserted medals is 1, only one winning effective line 17 is activated, so that the number of inserted medals for which the number of activated winning lines 17 is increased is larger than when the number of inserted medals is 2 or 3. This is advantageous in stopping the first reel 15a so that the “cherry” won in the winning combination lottery does not win. For other winning combinations, it is more difficult to win than two or three, and in this respect, one is disadvantageous.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 13, when the number of inserted medals is 2, as described above, only the portion of the winning “cherry” branch 83 is displayed. Yes, but I don't know which cherry was won. For this reason, if a cherry is won, it is necessary to arbitrarily select which symbol to stop. Therefore, it is difficult to avoid winning “cherry” even if the assist image 80 is displayed. Therefore, the probability that the RT mode is finished is higher than when the number of inserted medals is one. For this reason, when the number of inserted medals is one, it is more advantageous to avoid the end of the RT mode than when two medals are inserted. In addition, since the number of medals inserted in the winning effective line 17 is increased from 1 to 1, the first “cherry” won in the winning combination lottery does not win. This is disadvantageous in stopping the reel 15a. However, since the winning probability of the assist image display lottery and the reliability in the assist image selection lottery are higher than when the number of inserted medals is one, in this respect, the number of inserted medals is one. It becomes advantageous, and the player has a room to select whether the number of inserted medals is one or two, and can give the game a unique interest. In addition, since it becomes easier to win other winning combinations than a single player, this is advantageous over a single player.

  Since the assist image is not displayed when the number of inserted medals is 3, the player must arbitrarily select which of the three types of cherries to win, and whether or not the cherries are won. Even if it cannot be identified and it is estimated that the cherry is won, it is disadvantageous compared to the case where the number of inserted medals is 1 or 2 in order to avoid winning the cherry. However, since the winning combination other than cherry is easy to win, this is advantageous over the case where the number of inserted medals is 1 or 2, and the player can set the number of inserted medals to any of 1 to 3 There is room to choose between them, and it can give a unique interest to the game.

  Also, the payout rate is highest when the number of inserted medals is 3, and becomes lower as the number of inserted medals decreases. Therefore, it is advantageous to play a game by inserting three medals. Thus, it is effective to reduce the number of inserted medals to gain an advantage in winning a cherry, and to increase the number of inserted medals to gain an advantage in the payout rate. Which advantage is to be obtained can be selected according to the number of inserted medals, and a unique interest that has not been possible in the past can be given to the game.

  In the above embodiment, the assist image is displayed using the organic EL, but the assist image may be displayed using an appropriate device such as a transmissive liquid crystal display, a reflective liquid crystal display, or a transflective liquid crystal display.

  In the said embodiment, although the kind of symbol to stop was displayed by the assist image, you may display the pressing order of the stop button 21a-21c which a winning combination wins.

  In the above embodiment, the payout rate is increased as the number of inserted medals increases. However, the payout rate is constant regardless of the number of inserted medals, or the payout rate is decreased as the number of inserted medals is increased. Also good.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention may be applied to other gaming machines such as a slot machine that uses a game ball as a game medium.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a slot machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a symbol display area and a prize winning line. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the symbol display area in a normal mode and RT mode, and a winning effective line when the insertion number of medals is one. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the symbol display area in a normal mode, and a winning effective line when the number of inserted medals is two. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the symbol display area and winning line in a normal mode and RT mode when the number of inserted medals is three. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the symbol display area and winning line in RT mode when the number of inserted medals is two. It is a block diagram showing an outline of an electrical configuration of the slot machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the design of a 1st reel. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a game process when winning a cherry in normal mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example when an assist image is displayed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example when an assist image is displayed. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a game process when winning a cherry tree in RT mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example when an assist image is displayed.

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In response to the game start operation, one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loss is determined by lottery, and a reel having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface rotates to respond to the stop operation of the reel. The rotating reel is stopped and a plurality of symbols are displayed through a transparent symbol display window arranged in front of the reel, and the symbol display window is divided into a plurality of symbol display areas. The symbols are displayed one by one from each symbol display area, the presence / absence of a winning is determined according to the type of symbol displayed in the symbol display area, and the presence / absence of the winning is determined according to the number of game media inserted. In a gaming machine that can select at least one of the number and position of symbol display areas,
An operation mode display means for displaying an assist image that is advantageous for winning the winning combination on the display window and in the symbol display area that is not used for the determination of the presence / absence of the winning,
Display control means for changing the display mode of the operation mode display unit according to at least one of the number and position of the symbol display areas used for displaying the assist image ;
Depending on the number of game media inserted, by changing the number and position of the winning effective lines used when determining the presence / absence of the winning, progress and execution of the game so that the advantage / disadvantage for the player changes. Game control means for controlling, and
The information obtained from the assist image according to the number of game media inserted, and the quality of information advantageous for winning the winning combination is changed, and the advantage and disadvantage for the player are changed. A gaming machine characterized in that a mode of an assist image is determined . In response to the game start operation, one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loss is determined by lottery, and a reel having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface rotates to respond to the stop operation of the reel. The rotating reel is stopped and a plurality of symbols are displayed through a transparent symbol display window arranged in front of the reel, and the symbol display window is divided into a plurality of symbol display areas. The symbols are displayed one by one from each symbol display area, the presence / absence of a winning is determined according to the type of symbol displayed in the symbol display area, and the presence / absence of the winning is determined according to the number of game media inserted. In a gaming machine that can select at least one of the number and position of symbol display areas,
An operation mode display means for displaying an assist image that is advantageous for winning the winning combination on the display window and in the symbol display area that is not used for the determination of the presence / absence of the winning,
  Display control means for changing the display mode of the operation mode display unit according to at least one of the number and position of the symbol display areas used for displaying the assist image;
The progress and execution of the game are controlled so as to change the advantage / disadvantage for the player by changing the number of effective pay lines used when determining the presence / absence of the winning according to the number of inserted game media. Game control means, and
The information obtained from the assist image according to the number of game media inserted, and the quality of information advantageous for winning the winning combination is changed, and the advantage and disadvantage for the player are changed. A gaming machine characterized in that a mode of an assist image is determined. In response to the game start operation, one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loss is determined by lottery, and a reel having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface rotates to respond to the stop operation of the reel. The rotating reel is stopped and a plurality of symbols are displayed through a transparent symbol display window arranged in front of the reel, and the symbol display window is divided into a plurality of symbol display areas. The symbols are displayed one by one from each symbol display area, the presence / absence of a winning is determined according to the type of symbol displayed in the symbol display area, and the presence / absence of the winning is determined according to the number of game media inserted. In a gaming machine that can select at least one of the number and position of symbol display areas,
An operation mode display means for displaying an assist image that is advantageous for winning the winning combination on the display window and in the symbol display area that is not used for the determination of the presence / absence of the winning,
  Display control means for changing the display mode of the operation mode display unit according to at least one of the number and position of the symbol display areas used for displaying the assist image;
The progress and execution of the game are controlled so that the advantage / disadvantage for the player changes by changing the position of the winning effective line used when determining the presence / absence of the winning according to the number of inserted game media. Game control means, and
The information obtained from the assist image according to the number of game media inserted, and the quality of information advantageous for winning the winning combination is changed, and the advantage and disadvantage for the player are changed. A gaming machine characterized in that a mode of an assist image is determined.

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