JP2000061081A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correct a disadvantage of a player in the pattern display processing of a variable display game for a game machine having a pattern display part which variably displays a plurality of patterns. SOLUTION: For this game machine, a value of a big winning judging means is stored in a judgement memory accompanying a winning into a pattern starting port, and a variable display game is performed, and when the variable game is started, patterns are determined and displayed while at least two values of the big winning-judging means which are stored in the judgement memory are taken under consideration, and thus, the processing of winning balls can be quickly performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a symbol display section for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and relates to symbol display in a variable display game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine as a game machine, a plurality of symbol display portions L1, L2, L capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols
A special symbol display device having 3 is provided, and each of the symbol display parts L is obtained by winning a game ball at the symbol starting opening.
The design of 1, L2, L3 starts to change, and after a predetermined time,
There is a variable display game in which symbols are sequentially stopped, and when the combination of the fixed symbols is, for example, the same symbol, a special game state (big hit) advantageous to the player occurs.

In order to make the player pay particular attention,
There is a possibility that the big hit occurs, left symbol display portion L
When the same symbol is stopped and displayed on 1 and the right symbol display portion L3, the so-called "reach" occurs, and as a reach action, the symbol fluctuation of the middle symbol display portion L2 is slowly changed to the extent that the player can recognize it, the background of the symbol, the lamp. Differently from normal times, LED, or sound is used to make the player have a great expectation of a big hit.

[0004]

However, when the game ball wins the symbol starting port, the variable display game is played, but the number of times of storing the variable display game is limited to a maximum of four times. That is, even if the game ball wins the symbol starting opening during the variable display game, if the number of winning balls is already 4, the winning balls after that do not contribute to the variable display game. Becomes Since this limitation is disadvantageous to the player, the present invention provides a gaming machine for playing a variable display game to correct such a disadvantage.

[0005]

A gaming machine according to claim 1 is a symbol display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols, a symbol starting opening, a jackpot determining means, and a plurality of values of the jackpot determining means. With possible judgment memory, the value of the jackpot judging means is stored in the judgment memory along with the winning of the symbol starting opening, and the symbol on the symbol display section starts to fluctuate by the symbol fluctuation start signal by this memory. A variable display game in which a symbol is fixedly displayed after a predetermined time is played, and when the variable game is started, the symbol is fixedly displayed in consideration of the values of at least two or more jackpot determination means stored in the determination memory, so that the winning ball The processing of can be performed quickly. Further, since the gaming machine according to claim 2 performs the processing in one variable display game in consideration of the values of at least two jackpot determination means stored in the determination memory, the player can win the winning ball early. The result can be notified, and the variable display game can be targeted for the next winning ball. Since the gaming machine according to claim 3 processes the variable display game once through a plurality of symbol display means in consideration of the values of at least two jackpot determination means stored in the determination memory, The player can be informed of the result of the winning ball at an early stage, and the next winning ball can be targeted for the variable display game.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 (front view) shows a pachinko machine 10 as a game machine. A ball lending machine 20 is installed on the side of the pachinko machine, and a ball reader (not shown) is built in the ball lending machine 20. The front panel 21 of the ball lending machine 20 is provided with an indicator lamp and a card insertion slot 22 when the operation of the ball lending machine is valid. On the other hand, on the upper plate 12 attached to the front panel 11 of the pachinko machine, the operation buttons of the ball lending machine 20 are arranged,
Specifically, a display 13a for displaying the balance (frequency) of the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22 and a conversion button for supplying a ball to the pachinko machine via the ball lending machine 20 by the operation of the player. 13b and a return button 13c for returning a card are provided.

A lower plate 17 is disposed below the upper plate 12 to store the prize balls that have overflowed when the upper plate 12 is full. Also, by operating the handle 18 of the launching device, the game balls supplied from the upper plate 12 for each ball are guided by the guide rails 31 and are launched into the game area 19. At a substantially central portion of the game area 19, a liquid crystal display symbol display L for playing a variable display game through a plurality of variable symbols is arranged. And this symbol display L can be divided into a left symbol display part L1, a middle symbol display part L2, and a right symbol display part L3, and can be displayed separately, and 15 types of symbols "0-9, AE" can be changed in this order. indicate. In addition, these symbols "0-9, A
~ E ", 5 types of" 1, 3, 5, 7, A "are specified symbols, and the other 10 types of symbols are non-specified symbols.

Further, the left and right sides of the symbol display L are provided with ordinary symbol starting gates 23a and 23b, and when the game ball passes, the ordinary symbol display 5 attached to a big winning opening 58 described later.
The symbol 6 starts changing and stops after a lapse of a predetermined time, and when the finalized symbol matches a preset symbol, it is a hit, and the normal electric accessory 57 is opened for a predetermined period of time. Then, when a game ball wins this ordinary electric accessory (symbol starting port) 57, the determination memory Q that contributes to the variable display game
(I) is sequentially stored, and the memory lamp LR is turned on in correspondence with the number of unprocessed variable display games stored in the memory to inform the player of the number of remaining variable display games.
In addition, in the game area 19, in addition, normal winning holes 55a, 5
5b and the like are provided.

Next, the processing of the variable display game in the gaming machine having the above construction will be described with reference to the control flow executed in the interrupt processing. 2A is initialized, and when the power of the pachinko machine is turned on (S1), the probability of being a jackpot (special game state) advantageous to the player is set to a low probability state (1/330). Along with, the jackpot determination means (determination counter Hc (circulation number of 0 to 329)), the circulation counters M1, M2, M3, which is the definite symbol determination means, the determination memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4) are initialized. Do (S
2).

FIG. 2B shows a determination counter Hc (0-3).
29) and each symbol display portion L1 and L in the jackpot etc.
Circulation counter M for selecting symbols to be confirmed and displayed on 2, L3
Processing of 1, M2 and M3 is performed. First, the determination counter Hc
1 is added every reset time (predetermined time (2 ms)) (S20), and the value of the added determination counter Hc is 3
It is determined whether it is 30 (S21). When the value of the determination counter Hc is 330, the value of the determination counter Hc is initialized (S22). By this processing, the value of the determination counter Hc becomes the circulation number of 0 to 329.

One is added to the circulation counter M1 every reset time (predetermined time (2 ms)) (S25), and it is determined whether or not the value of the circulation counter M1 is 15 (S26).
Then, when the value of the circulation counter M1 is 15,
The circulation counter M1 is initialized and the circulation counter M is
1 is added to 2 (S27). Next, the circulation counter M2
Is determined to be 15 (S28), and when the value of the circulation counter M2 is 15, the circulation counter M2 is initialized and 1 is added to the circulation counter M3 (S).
29). Then, it is determined whether or not the circulation counter M3 is 15 (S30), and when the value of the circulation counter M3 is 15, the circulation counter M3 is initialized (S3).
1). By the above, the circulation counters M1, M2, and M3 have a circulation number of 0 to 14, which corresponds to the symbols "0 to 9, AE".

The symbols selected by the circulation counters M1, M2, M3 are displayed in the following manner. (A) When it is a big hit, the circulation counter M is displayed on the left symbol display portion L1, the middle symbol display portion L2, and the right symbol display portion L3.
The symbol corresponding to the value of 1 is displayed. (B) At the time of reach, as a reach mode, the value of the circulation counter M1 on the left symbol display portion L1 and the right symbol display portion L3, and the value of the circulation counter M2 on the middle symbol display portion L2 (however, different from the circulation counter M1. The pattern corresponding to (value) is displayed. (C) When it is disengaged, the left symbol display portion L1, the middle symbol display portion L2, and the right symbol display portion L3 have a circulation counter M1, a circulation counter M2 (however, a value different from the circulation counter M1), and a value of the circulation counter M3. Display the corresponding design.

FIG. 3 shows an ordinary electric accessory (design starting port) 57.
Is performed to detect whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 57 is won (S5), and when it is detected, the determination counter Hc (0 to 0) which is a jackpot determination means described in detail later. Read the value of 329). Then, it is determined whether the determination memory Q (1) is zero (S6),
When the value is zero, the variable display game of winning balls is being executed or there is no winning ball, so the value of the counter I is set to 1 (S7). That is, the address (1 to
4) Set.

On the contrary, when the judgment memory Q (1) is not zero, it is judged whether or not the value of the judgment memory Q (2) is zero (S8). When it is zero, the counter I is set to 2. Yes (S9). Hereinafter, the judgment memory Q
(3) and Q (4) are determined, and the counter I
The value of is set (S10 to S13). When the determination memory Q (4) is not zero, the maximum storage (4
Since this prize ball is ignored, the processing of this routine ends. Further, the determination memory Q (I) of the winning balls contributing to the variable display game is lit up by the memory lamp LR arranged in the game area 19 corresponding to the number which is not zero, so that the player can display the remaining variable display. You can know the number of games.

Then, the read judgment counter Hc
It is determined whether the value of (0 to 329) is "7" (S14). When the value is "7", the result "1" is stored in the determination memory Q (I) in order to generate a big hit (special game state) in the variable display game described later.
Write in. Next, the determination counter Hc (0 to 329)
When the value of is "80 to 90", the result "2" is written in the determination memory Q (I) in order to display the reach mode in the variable display game described later (S16, S).
17) In other cases, "3" is written in the determination memory Q (I) to perform the disconnection process (S18). Through the above processing, the determination memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4) stores either "1" for a big hit, "2" for a reach, or "3" for a miss. It

Next, the variable display game will be described on the premise of FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 with reference to the control flow showing the concept of FIGS. 4 and 5 and FIG. The processing method of the variable display game is to perform the variable display game once for the contents (big hit, reach, miss) stored in the determination memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4). Therefore, the judgment memory Q
Whether (1) is zero, that is, whether or not there is at least one symbol variation start memory (playing a variable display game) is determined (S40), and if there is no such memory, this processing routine is executed. finish. On the other hand, when there is a symbol variation start memory (determination memory Q (1) is not zero),
The number K and the counter I are initialized in order to count the number (K) of symbol variation start storages (S41). And
The number (1, 2, or 3) of non-zero values stored in the judgment memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4) is counted by the counter K (S4).
2 to S45). The value of the counter K is the number of winning balls processed in one variable display game.

Next, the judgment memory Q (I) (I = 1 to K)
(This K is a number in which a value other than zero is stored in the above), it is determined whether or not there is a memory of "1 (big hit)" (S4
6) At the time of a big hit, the storage variable QQ is set to "1" (S47). Other judgment memory Q (I)
It is determined whether "1" is stored in (S48),
If "1" is stored, in this process,
Since the jackpot occurs a plurality of times, "1" is stored in the determination memory Q (1) so as not to disadvantage the player to this jackpot (S49). By the processing of the determination memory Q (1), the big hit can be generated again after the big hit of this time is finished.

When there is no big hit in step 46, in the decision memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4),
It is judged whether or not there is a memory of "2 (reach)" (S53),
When the reach is reached, the storage variable QQ is set to "2" (S54). In other cases, the storage variable QQ is set to "3" (S55). Then, the determination memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4) is set to zero (S5).
6). By this processing, the winning balls that have won the ordinary electric accessory (symbol starting port) 57 thereafter are determined by the determination memory Q (I).
Since it can be stored in (I = 1 to 4), the disadvantage of the player can be corrected (see FIG. 3).

The decision memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 1)
When there is a memory other than zero in 4), a symbol variation start signal is generated, and the signal causes the symbol display portions L1, L2, L to be displayed.
The symbol variations of 3 are simultaneously started (S61), the values of the circulation counters M1, M2, M3 are read, and the display symbol is selected (S62). Next, in this variable display game,
It is a big hit (QQ = 1), it is determined whether it is a reach (QQ = 2) (S63), and if it is applicable, first, the circulation counter M1 is displayed on the left symbol display portion L1 in order to perform a reach action. The pattern corresponding to the value of is displayed (S
64). Next, the same symbol is displayed on the right symbol display portion L3 (S65), and the reach mode is displayed.

Then, it is again judged whether or not it is a big hit (QQ = 1) (S70), and when it is a big hit, the following reach action is displayed (S71).
In this reach action, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the number of horses of the number of symbol variation start memories (K) and the target horse are competed via a horse racing scene. More specifically, when the number (K) of symbol variation start memories is 2, two horses “5” and “9” are allocated and the target horse “1” is assigned.
To compete with 0 ”. Then, for the target horse "10",
When either horse "5" or "9" finishes early, it is a big hit. In this case, the display may be configured to be performed with a total of three horses, one of which is the target horse and two of which is the number (K) of symbol variation start memories, and the competition is performed so that the other horses are put together. The scene may be displayed. And in this case,
Since a big hit is generated, a scene where the horse "9" (or horse "5") has scored a goal before the target horse "10" is displayed, and then the middle symbol display portion L2 shows the left symbol display portion L1 (right symbol). The same symbol as the display unit L3) is displayed to cause a big hit (special game state) (S72).

It should be noted that, in the step 70, even when the jackpot is not a big hit, the reach action is carried out similarly to the step 71 (S75). However, in this case, since the big hit is not generated, in the same horse racing scene as the big hit, the target horse “10” displays the scene where the goal is achieved before the horses “5” and “9”, and then the middle hit. On the symbol display portion L2, a symbol different from that on the left symbol display portion L1 (right symbol display portion L3) is confirmed and displayed, and the symbol symbol processing is performed (S76).

On the other hand, in step 63, when it is determined to be out, in order to end the variable display game early, without displaying the horse racing scene in the reach action, first, the circulation counter is displayed in the left symbol display portion L1. The symbol corresponding to the value of M1 is displayed (S80).
Next, a circulation counter M3 (however, in the right symbol display portion L3
The symbol corresponding to the value of the circulation counter M1) is displayed (S81). Then, the symbol corresponding to the value of the circulation counter M2 is displayed on the middle symbol display portion L2 (S8).
2) Remove it. Even in this disconnection process,
It is needless to say that the process can be completed early because a plurality of winning balls are processed in one variable display game, and the horse racing scene in the reach action may be displayed and processed. .

As described above, the decision memory Q (I) (I =
The winning balls memorized in 1 to 4) are processed in one variable display game, so that the player can be informed of the result of the winning balls at an early stage, and thereafter, an ordinary electric accessory (design start) Mouth 57 is the winning ball, the judgment memory Q (I) (I
= 1 to 4) and can be targeted for the variable display game, the disadvantage can be corrected for the player.

In the above embodiment, an example is given in which the variable display game is performed once for all the results stored by the determination means in the determination memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4). However, the number is not limited to the number of judgment memories Q (I) in which the result is stored, and the judgment memory Q in which the result is stored is
By configuring at least two or more processings of (I), a quick processing can be performed, and the disadvantage of the player can be corrected. In addition, the number of results stored in the determination memory Q (I) for executing one variable display game (the number of winning balls)
May be configured to be changed according to the elapsed game time or the like. As described above, when a plurality of winning balls are stored, the winning balls can be quickly processed by collectively processing (at least one variable display game) at least two of the winning balls. After that, the winning ball that has won the symbol starting opening can be stored in the determination memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4), and the disadvantage of the player can be corrected.

In addition, it goes without saying that the reach action may be performed through a scene such as a boat race or car race in addition to the horse racing scene. As shown in FIG. 7, the symbol display L is used to change the symbol. When small symbol display portions m1, m2, m3 (plurality of symbol display means) of divided display are created corresponding to the number (K) of start memories, and a variable display game is performed in each, the number of symbol variation start memories (K) is collectively processed, and thereafter, the winning balls that have won the symbol starting opening can be stored in the determination memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4), and the disadvantage of the player can be corrected. Also in this case, it is not necessary to be the total number (K) of symbol variation start memory, and at least two or more can be collectively processed for rapid processing. The winning balls that have won can be stored in the determination memory Q (I) (I = 1 to 4), and the disadvantage of the player can be corrected. In addition to the gaming machine having a plurality of symbol display portions, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine having a single symbol display portion, or other gaming machines (pachinko machines, slot machines, etc.). Absent.

[0026]

As described above, the gaming machine according to claim 1 judges the contents of at least two judgment memories of a plurality of judgment memories before the symbols in the symbol display section start to change,
The winning balls can be processed quickly. Also, claim 2
Since the gaming machine of processes the determination result of the determination memory in one variable display game, it is possible to inform the player of the result of the winning ball early, and for subsequent winning balls, It can be a target of a variable display game. The gaming machine according to claim 3 notifies the player of the result of the winning ball early by processing the determination result of the determination memory in one variable display game through a plurality of symbol display means. It is possible to make the variable display game for the subsequent winning balls.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a control flow for initializing, and FIG. 2B showing a determination counter Hc and a symbol to be fixedly displayed on the symbol display portions L1, L2, L3.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a control flow for processing a winning ball that has won an ordinary electric accessory (symbol starting port).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a control flow in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a control flow in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a reach action.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a symbol display means in a variable display game having another configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

23a, 23b Normal design starting gate 57 Ordinary electric accessory 58 Grand Prize Winner L symbol display L1 to L3 symbol display section m1-m3 Small symbol display section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A symbol display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols, a symbol starting port, a jackpot determining means, and a determination memory capable of storing a plurality of values of the jackpot determining means, the symbol starting With the winning of the mouth, the value of the jackpot determining means is stored in the determination memory, the symbol variation start signal by this storage causes the symbol on the symbol display unit to start varying, and the symbol is fixedly displayed after a predetermined time. A gaming machine for playing a display game, wherein at least 2 of the values stored in the judgment memory are stored when the variable game is started.
A game machine characterized in that the symbols are fixedly displayed in consideration of the values of the jackpot determination means of one or more pieces. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the variable display game is processed once in consideration of the values of at least two jackpot judging means stored in the judgment memory. 3. The processing is carried out in one variable display game via a plurality of symbol display means in consideration of the values of at least two jackpot judgment means stored in the judgment memory. Item 1 gaming machine.