JP2000245916A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decide a change pattern before a stop pattern is decided and to optionally set the appearance rate of each change pattern regardless of the stop patter by providing a stop identifying information deciding means for deciding stop identifying information in whole display areas based on the decision result of a change pattern deciding means. SOLUTION: When a winning ball enters a start prize winning port and a start port switch 17 is turned on, a pattern change is started in a variable display part with a display control substrate 80 when a state is the one by which the pattern change is started in a basic circuit 53. When the combination of images when the pattern change is stopped is a big winning, the state is shifted to the big winning game one. In this case, the basic circuit 53 is provided with a big winning deciding means for deciding the big winning is decided or not and a ready-for-winning operation deciding means for deciding whether a ready-for-winning operation is executed or not unless the big winning is decided. Then the change pattern is decided based on the results of the both deciding means and control is executed to decide stop identifying information in the whole display areas based on the decision result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko game machine or a coin game machine, and more particularly to a game machine including a variable display device whose display state can be changed, wherein a display result on the variable display device is predetermined. The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a predetermined game value can be given when the display mode is changed to the display mode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a gaming machine, a variable display device having a variable display portion whose display state can be changed is provided, and when a display result of the variable display portion becomes a predetermined specific display mode, the player is provided with a variable display device. Some are configured to shift to an advantageous jackpot game state. The variable display device includes a plurality of variable display units, and is generally configured to display the display results of the plurality of variable display units at different times.

On the variable display section, for example, a plurality of identification information such as symbols are variably displayed. The fact that the display result of the variable display unit is a combination of predetermined specific display modes is usually referred to as “big hit”. In addition, the game value is a right to make the state of the variable prize ball device provided in the game area of the gaming machine advantageous for a player who is easy to win a hit ball, or a right for the player to be in an advantageous state. Or to generate.

[0004] When a big hit occurs, for example, a big winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times, and the state shifts to a big hit game state in which a hit ball is easy to win. Then, in each open period, when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning prizes is won, the winning prize opening is closed. The number of opening of the special winning opening is fixed to a predetermined number (for example, 16 rounds). An opening time (for example, 29.5 seconds) is determined for each opening, and if the opening time elapses even if the number of winnings does not reach a predetermined number, the winning opening is closed. Further, if a predetermined condition (for example, winning in a V zone provided in the special winning opening) is not satisfied at the time when the special winning opening is closed, the big hit game is performed even if the predetermined number of times is not reached. The state ends.

[0005] In addition, among the combinations of the display modes of "outside" other than the combination of "big hit", at a stage where some of the display results of the plurality of variable display portions have not been derived and displayed yet, the display results are already displayed. The state in which the display mode of the variable display unit that is derived and displayed satisfies the display condition that is a combination of the specific display modes is referred to as “reach”. A player plays a game while enjoying how to generate a big hit.

[0006] When it is determined that a jackpot or a reach is set, a game effect for notifying the player of the reach is performed on the variable display section. In this case, one of a plurality of predetermined reach types is selected, and a display according to the selected reach mode is performed.

The selection of the reach type is performed as follows. That is, when it is determined that a jackpot or a reach is set, a predetermined random number is generated, and a symbol that generates a jackpot or a symbol that generates a reach is determined according to the random number value. Then, a random number different from the random number for determining the symbol is generated, and the reach type is determined according to the random number value.

[0008] When it is determined not to make a big hit, a combination of symbols is determined according to a random number or the like, and if the determined combination of symbols is a combination that produces reach, it is determined that the reach is reached. There is also a way to determine that it is not reach or otherwise reach. For example,
The left and right three symbols are variably displayed on the variable display unit, and when the left and right stop symbols match, the game machine reaches the reach. If the left and right symbols determined by random numbers or the like match, the reach is determined. In this case, when you don't want to win
It is not necessary to determine whether or not to reach.

[0009]

Since the conventional gaming machine is configured as described above, it is possible to arbitrarily control the occurrence probability of a plurality of reach modes, and to set a stop pattern and a reach mode at the time of reach. It is difficult to control them in association with each other.
For example, in a gaming machine that determines to reach when the right and left symbols determined by random numbers or the like match, it is difficult to set the actual probability of occurrence of reach to a desired probability.

In a gaming machine in which the reach type is determined by random numbers or the like, the reach occurrence probability can be arbitrarily set, but it is difficult to arbitrarily set the appearance rate of each reach mode. For example, in a certain reach mode, a reach is established in any of a specific number of symbols (for example, four of the symbols in a gaming machine having 12 types of symbols), and the reach mode appears at a rate of 20%. It is difficult to perform such control as to make it occur. In order to perform such control, it is necessary to change the reach mode selection process between when one of the specific symbols is determined as a symbol that establishes reach and when it is not. If the appearance rate is to be set to 20% in such a situation, the reach mode determination processing must be complicatedly combined according to the determined symbols.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of arbitrarily setting or easily changing a reach occurrence probability and an appearance rate of each reach mode.

[0012]

A gaming machine according to the present invention comprises:
Including a variable display unit having a plurality of display areas whose display state can be changed, starts changing the identification information displayed in the display area in accordance with satisfaction of a condition for starting the change, and the display result of the identification information is predetermined. A game control device capable of giving a predetermined game value to a player on condition that the specific display mode is set, and a game control means for controlling the progress of the game, and a display control for performing a display control of a variable display portion. Means, and the game control means comprises: a jackpot determining means for determining whether to make a jackpot; and a reach operation determining means for determining whether or not to perform a reach operation when the jackpot determining means determines not to make a jackpot. Means, a change pattern determining means for determining a change pattern of the identification information in the variable display section based on the determination results of the jackpot determining means and the reach operation determining means, and a change pattern determining means. It is configured to include a stop identification information determining means for determining a stop identification information in all of the display area based on the determination result.

[0013] The gaming machine is provided with a misidentification information determining means for once determining a combination of misidentification information irrespective of the decision of the big hit determining means, before the big hit determining means decides whether or not to make a big hit. May be.

The outlier identification information determining means may be configured to include a non-reach means for preventing the identification information from being aligned so that the determined identification information does not constitute a reach.

The identification information determining means is provided corresponding to each display area, and the number of pieces of information which can be generated by the identification information determining means corresponding to the display area where the identification information stops later is as follows.
The configuration may be such that the number of pieces of information that can be generated by the outlier identification information determining means corresponding to the display area in which the identification information stops first is smaller than the number of pieces of information that can be generated. For example, the outlier identification information determining means (hereinafter referred to as first means) corresponding to the display area in which the identification information stops first generates information that can specify all types of identification information, and the identification information stops later. If the outlier identification information determining means (referred to as the second means) corresponding to the display area to be output is configured to be able to output each information corresponding to [all kinds of identification information -1], the second By using the information generated by the means as the number of identification information deviations with respect to the information generated by the first means, the second means can immediately generate identification information that does not constitute a reach.

The off-set identification information determining means may be configured to forcibly shift one of the identification information when the determined identification information is a combination of the identification information constituting the reach.

The stop identification information determining means may be configured to change the determined combination of the loss identification information to the combination of the hit identification information when the big hit determination means determines the big hit.

When the reach operation determining means determines that the reach operation is to be performed, the stop identification information determining means changes the determined combination of the loss identification information to the combination of the identification information constituting the reach. May be configured.

[0019]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine, which is an example of a gaming machine, will be described. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing the internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the back. Here, a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be, for example, a coin gaming machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 comprises:
It has a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape. On the lower surface of the glass door frame 2, there is a hit ball supply tray 3. Below the hitting ball supply tray 3, a surplus ball receiving tray 4 for storing prize balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 3 and a hitting operation handle (operation knob) 5 for firing a hitting ball are provided. Behind the glass door frame 2,
The game board 6 is detachably attached. A game area 7 is provided on the front of the game board 6.

In the vicinity of the center of the game area 7, a variable display section 9 for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols and a 7-segment L
A variable display device 8 including a variable display 10 using an ED is provided. In this embodiment, the variable display section 9 has three symbol display areas of “left”, “middle”, and “right”. On the side of the variable display device 8, a passing gate 11 for guiding a hit ball is provided. The hit ball that has passed through the passing gate 11 is guided to the starting winning opening 14 via the ball exit 13. In a passage between the passage gate 11 and the ball outlet 13, there is a gate switch 12 for detecting a hit ball that has passed through the passage gate 11. In addition, the winning ball that entered the starting winning port 14 is
It is guided to the back of the game board 6 and is detected by the starting port switch 17. In addition, a variable winning ball device 15 that performs opening and closing operations is provided below the starting winning port 14. The variable winning ball device 15 is opened by the solenoid 16.

An opening / closing plate 20 which is opened by a solenoid 21 in a specific game state (big hit state) is provided below the variable winning ball apparatus 15. In this embodiment, the opening and closing plate 20 serves as a means for opening and closing the special winning opening. The winning ball that enters one (V zone) of the winning balls guided from the opening / closing plate 20 to the back of the game board 6 is detected by the V count switch 22. The winning ball from the opening / closing plate 20 is detected by the count switch 23. Variable display device 8
A start winning prize storage display 18 having four display sections for displaying the number of winning balls entering the starting winning prize port 14 is provided below. In this example, the start winning prize storage display 18 increases the number of lit display units by one each time there is a starting prize, with the upper limit being four. Then, each time the variable display of the variable display unit 9 is started, the number of the lit display units is reduced by one.

The game board 6 is provided with a plurality of winning ports 19 and 24. Decorative lamps 25 are provided around the left and right sides of the game area 7 so as to blink during the game.
There is an out port 26 for absorbing a hit ball that does not win. In addition, two speakers 27 that emit sound effects are provided at upper left and right sides outside the game area 7. A game effect LED 28a and a game effect lamp 2
8b and 28c are provided. And in this example,
A prize ball lamp 51 that lights up when a premium ball is paid out is provided near one of the speakers 27, and a ball out lamp 52 that lights up when a supply ball runs out is provided near the other speaker 27. Further, FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming table 1
Also shown is a card unit 50, which is installed adjacent to and allows lending of balls by inserting a prepaid card.

The hit ball fired from the hit ball launching device enters the game area 7 through the hitting ball rail, and thereafter, enters the game area 7.
Come down. When a hit ball is detected by the gate switch 12 through the passage gate 11, the display number of the variable display 10 is changed continuously. Further, when a hit ball enters the starting winning opening 14 and is detected by the starting opening switch 17, the symbol in the variable display section 9 starts rotating if the symbol can be changed. If it is not possible to start changing the symbol, the start winning memory is increased by one. The start winning memory will be described later in detail.

The rotation of the image in the variable display section 9 stops when a certain time has elapsed. If the combination of images at the time of stop is a combination of big hit symbols, the game shifts to a big hit game state. That is, the opening / closing plate 20 is opened until a predetermined time elapses or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of hit balls is won. Then, when a hit ball wins in the specific winning area while the opening and closing plate 20 is opened and is detected by the V count switch 22, a continuation right is generated and the opening and closing plate 20 is opened again. The generation of the continuation right is permitted a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds).

When the combination of images in the variable display section 9 at the time of stoppage is a combination of a big hit symbol (probably variable symbol) with a probability variation, the probability of the next big hit becomes high.
That is, a high probability state, which is more advantageous for the player, is obtained. Also, when the stop symbol on the variable display 10 is a predetermined symbol (hit symbol), the variable winning ball device 15 is opened for a predetermined time. Further, in the high probability state, the probability that the stop symbol on the variable display 10 hits the symbol is increased, and the opening time and the number of times the variable winning ball device 15 is opened are increased.

Next, the structure of the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. On the back of the variable display device 8, as shown in FIG. 2, a prize ball tank 38 is provided above the mechanism plate 36, and when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed on the gaming machine installation island, a prize ball is provided from above. Premium ball tank 3
8 is supplied. The prize ball in the prize ball tank 38 reaches the ball payout device through the guide gutter 39.

On the mechanism board 36, a variable display control unit 29 for controlling the variable display section 9 via the relay board 30, and a game control board (main board) covered with a board case 32 and mounted with a game control microcomputer and the like. ) 31, a relay board 33 for relaying a signal between the variable display control unit 29 and the game control board 31, and a prize ball board 37 on which a payout control microcomputer for performing payout control of a prize ball is mounted. is set up. Further, the mechanism plate 36 includes
A hitting ball launching device 34 for shooting a hitting ball into the game area 7 using the rotational force of a motor, and a lamp control board 35 for sending signals to the speaker 27 and the game effect lamps / LEDs 28a, 28b, 28c are provided.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the rear. On the back of the game board 6, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the winning ball set cover 4 for guiding the winning ball winning each winning port and the winning ball device along a predetermined winning path.
0 is provided. Of the prize balls guided to the prize ball collection cover 40, those that have won through the opening and closing plate 20 are controlled so that the ball payout device 97 pays out a relatively large number of prize balls (for example, 15). The winnings through the starting winning opening 14 are controlled so that a ball payout device (not shown in FIG. 3) pays out a relatively small number of prize balls (for example, six). Then, the winnings through the other winning ports 24 and the winning ball device are controlled so that the ball payout device pays out a relatively medium number of prize balls (for example, 10). Note that FIG. 3 illustrates the relay board 33 as an example.

Signals from the winning ball detection switch 99, the starting port switch 17 and the V count switch 22 are sent to the main board 31 to perform the winning ball payout control. When the ON signal of the winning ball detection switch 99 is sent to the main board 31, a winning ball number signal is sent from the main board 31 to the winning ball board 37. The winning is detected by the winning ball detection switch 99. In this case, the main board 31 sends the winning ball board 3
7 is provided with a prize ball number signal. For example, when the winning ball detection switch 99 is turned on in response to the turning on of the starting port switch 17, "6" is output as the winning ball number signal, and the winning ball detection is performed in response to the turning on of the count switch 23 or the V count switch 22. When the switch 99 is turned on, “15” is output as the prize ball number signal. When the winning ball detection switch 99 is turned on when these switches are not turned on, "10" is output as the winning ball number signal.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of the main board 31. FIG. 4 also shows the prize ball control board 37, the lamp control board 35, the sound control board 70, the emission control board 91, and the display control board 80. On the main board 31, a basic circuit 53 for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program, a gate switch 12,
A switch circuit 58 that supplies signals from the starting port switch 17, the V count switch 22, the count switch 23, and the winning ball detection switch 99 to the basic circuit 53, a solenoid 16 that opens and closes the variable winning ball device 15, and the opening and closing plate 2.
A solenoid circuit 59 for driving the solenoid 21 for opening and closing the 0 according to a command from the basic circuit 53;
It includes a lamp / LED circuit 60 for driving the variable display 10 by ED and the decorative lamp 25.

In addition, according to the data supplied from the basic circuit 53, jackpot information indicating occurrence of a jackpot, effective start information indicating the number of start winning balls used to start image display of the variable display section 9, and probability fluctuation have occurred. And an information output circuit 64 that outputs probability change information or the like indicating the fact to a host computer such as a hall management computer.

The basic circuit 53 includes a ROM 54 for storing a game control program and the like, a RAM 55 used as a work memory, a CPU 56 for performing a control operation according to the control program, and an I / O port unit 57. The ROM 54 and the RAM 55 may be built in the CPU 56 in some cases.

Further, the main board 31 has an initial reset circuit 65 for resetting the basic circuit 53 when the power is turned on.
A periodic reset circuit 66 for periodically (eg, every 2 ms) giving a reset pulse to the basic circuit 53 to re-execute the game control program from the beginning, and decode an address signal given from the basic circuit 53. I
Address decode circuit 67 for outputting a signal for selecting any I / O port in I / O port unit 57
Are provided. In addition, there is also switch information input to the main board 31 from the ball dispensing device 97, but these are omitted in FIG.

A hit ball launching device that hits and launches a game ball is driven by a drive motor 94 controlled by a circuit on a launch control board 91. Then, the driving force of the driving motor 94 is adjusted according to the operation amount of the operation knob 5. That is, the circuit on the firing control board 91 is controlled so that the hit ball is fired at a speed corresponding to the operation amount of the operation knob 5.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a left and right middle symbol used in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, in this embodiment, each of the symbols displayed as the left and right middle symbols is the same twelve symbols in the left and right. When the symbol of symbol number 12 is displayed, next, the symbol of symbol number 1 is displayed. And the middle left and right symbols are "one", "three", "five",
It is assumed that a high-probability state occurs when stopping at "seven", "nin" or "clogs". That is, they become probable symbols. Also, reach is established when the left and right symbols are aligned.

In the high probability state, the probability of the next big hit increases, the time until the variable display of the variable display 10 is determined by the 7-segment LED is shortened, and the variable display of the variable display 10 is changed. The pachinko gaming machine 1 may be configured to increase the number of times and the opening time of the variable winning ball device 15 at the time of hitting based on the result, or the probability of hitting based on the variable display result of the variable display 10 is high. It may be constituted so that it may become.
Further, the present invention is also applicable to the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which only one or a plurality of these states occur.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine will be described. FIG.
5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the basic circuit 53 on the main board 31. As described above, this process is started, for example, every 2 ms by the reset pulse generated by the periodic reset circuit 66. When the basic circuit 53 is started, the basic circuit 53 first sets a clock monitor register incorporated in the CPU 56 to a clock monitor enable state in order to make the clock monitor control operable (step S1). Note that the clock monitor control is a control in which a reset is automatically generated inside the CPU 56 when a decrease or stop of an input clock signal is detected.

Next, the CPU 56 performs a stack setting process for setting the designated address of the stack pointer (step S2). In this example, 00FFH is set in the stack pointer. Then, a system check process is performed (step S3). In the system check process, the CPU 56 determines whether or not the RAM 55 contains an error.
Processing such as initializing 5 is performed.

Next, after processing for setting the command data transmitted to the display control board 80 in a predetermined area of the RAM 55 is performed (display control data setting processing: step S
4), a process of outputting command data as display control command data is performed (display control data output process: step S5).

Next, processing for outputting the contents of the storage area for various output data to each output port is performed (data output processing: step S6). Further, the lamp timer is decremented by one, and when the lamp timer times out (when it becomes 0), the lamp data pointer is updated and a new value is set in the lamp timer (lamp timer processing: step S7).

Further, output data setting processing for setting output data such as data of the address indicated by the lamp data pointer, jackpot information, start information, and probability variation information output to the hole management computer in the storage area is performed (step S8). ). Further, various abnormality diagnosis processes are performed by a self-diagnosis function provided inside the pachinko gaming machine 1, and an alarm is issued if necessary according to the result (error process: step S9).

Next, a process of updating each counter indicating each random number for determination such as a random number for big hit determination used in game control is performed (step S10). FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number. Each random number is used as follows. (1) Random 1: Determines whether or not to generate a big hit (for big hit determination = for special symbol determination) (2) Random 2 (2-1 to 2-3): Outer appearance in left and right (losing stop symbol) ) For determination (3) Random 3: Determine whether to reach at the time of detachment (for reach determination) (4) Random 4: Determine reach type (for reach)

The range of random numbers and random number values used in this embodiment is merely an example, and any random number may be used, and the range may be set arbitrarily. Step S10
Then, the CPU 56 counts up (adds 1) a counter for generating the jackpot determination random number of (1). That is, it is the judgment random number.

Next, the CPU 56 performs a special symbol process (step S11). In the special symbol process control, a corresponding process is selected and executed according to a special symbol process flag for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a predetermined order according to a gaming state. Then, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated during each processing according to the gaming state. Further, a normal symbol process is performed (step S12).

In the ordinary symbol process process, a corresponding process is selected and executed in accordance with an ordinary symbol process flag for controlling the variable display 10 using 7-segment LEDs in a predetermined order. Then, the value of the normal symbol process flag is updated during each process according to the gaming state.

Further, the CPU 56 includes a switch circuit 58
, And performs necessary processing according to the switch state (switch processing: step S1).
3). In addition, a process of transmitting audio data in the process data described later to the audio control board 70 is performed (audio processing: step S14).

The CPU 56 further performs a process for updating the display random number (step S15). That is, the counter for generating random numbers 2 to 4 is counted up (added by 1).

Further, the CPU 56 performs signal processing with the award ball control board 37 (step S16). That is,
When a predetermined condition is satisfied, a winning ball control command indicating the number of winning balls is output to the winning ball control board 37. The prize ball control CPU mounted on the prize ball control board 37 drives the ball payout device 97 according to the received number of prize balls.

Next, the CPU 56 performs a process of setting a missed appearance (step S17). After that, CPU5
No. 6 repeats the display random number updating process of step S18 until a reset pulse is next given from the periodic reset circuit 66.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the reach distribution ratio. In the present embodiment, the reach type is reach 1
It is assumed that there are five types of reach 5. Each value shown in FIG.
This is a value to be compared with the extracted random number 4 (reach random number). For example, if the value of the extracted random 4 is any one of 0 to 9 in a state where it is determined to be a big hit, the reach operation is performed in the reach 2 mode.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the outlier setting process (step S17) in the main process shown in FIG. In the outlier setting process, the CPU
The step 56 judges whether or not there is a winning in the starting winning port 14 (step S22). If there is a start prize, the setting of the out-of-offset is performed as follows. In other words, in this embodiment, every time there is a start prize, a missed outcome is set. Note that the start winning is an example of the timing of setting the outgoing eyes, and another timing may be used.

First, a random number (random 2-1) for determining an outgoing appearance for the left symbol is extracted (step S23). Then, the extracted value is stored in the left roll storage area (step S24). Next, a random number (random 2-3) for determining an outgoing appearance for the right symbol is extracted (step S2).
5). Then, the extracted value is compared with the left roll stored in the left roll storage area (step S26).

If they match, the value extracted in step S25 is incremented by 1 (step S27). Then, the extracted value is stored in the right roll storage area (step S2).
8). Further, a random number (random 2-2) for determining an outgoing appearance for a medium symbol is extracted (step S29), and the extracted value is stored in the medium appearance storage area (step S30).

As described above, at a predetermined timing, a slipped out is set in the left and right middle outgoing storage area. Since the left and right appearances are set so as not to coincide with each other by the processing of steps S26 and S27, the values stored in the left and right middle appearance storage areas correspond to the combinations of the symbols which do not always reach or hit the jackpot. Value. Note that the values stored in the left and right eye-point storage areas are values corresponding to the symbol number -1 shown in FIG. That is, if the value is 0, it indicates the symbol of symbol number "1".

In the processing example shown in FIG. 9, the left and right appearances are not aligned by incrementing the value in step S27. However, if the left and right appearances are not matched, another value is added. May be.

Next, a method of deciding a symbol variably displayed on the variable display section 9 based on a winning in the starting winning opening 14 and a method of deciding a reach type will be described with reference to flowcharts of FIGS. 10 shows a process for determining that the hit ball has won the starting winning opening 14, and FIG. 11 shows a process for determining the stop symbol and the reach type of the variable display of the variable display unit 9. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a process for determining whether or not to make a big hit.

When the hit ball wins the starting winning port 14 provided in the game board 6, the starting port sensor 17 is turned on. The fact that the starting port sensor 17 has been turned on is transmitted to the CPU 56 via the switch circuit 58. The CPU 56 shown in FIG.
As shown in (4), when it is determined that the starting port sensor 17 has been turned on (step S41), it is checked whether or not the starting winning storage number has reached the maximum value of 4 (step S4).
2). If the number of stored start winnings has not reached 4, the number of stored started winnings is increased by 1 (step S43), and the value of the random number for jackpot symbol determination is extracted. Then, it is stored in the random number value storage area corresponding to the value of the number of stored winning prizes (step S44). If the number of stored start winnings has reached 4, the process of increasing the number of stored start winnings is not performed. That is, in this embodiment, up to four starting winning ports 14 are provided.
Can be stored.

As shown in FIG. 11, in the special symbol process, the CPU 56 first confirms the value of the number of stored winning prizes (step S50). If the start winning prize memory number is not 0, the value stored in the random number storage area corresponding to the start prize storing number = 1 is read out (step S51), the value of the starting prize storing number is reduced by 1, and The value of the random number value storage area is shifted (step S52).
That is, the value stored in the random number value storage area corresponding to the number of start winning prizes = n (n = 2, 3, 4) is stored in the random number value storage area corresponding to the number of start prize memories = n-1. .

Then, the CPU 56 determines the jackpot / missing based on the value read in step S51, that is, the value of the extracted jackpot determination random number (step S53). Here, the big hit determination random numbers are 0 to 29
A value in the range of 9 will be taken. As shown in FIG.
At low probability (normal time), for example, if the value is “3”, “big hit” is determined, and if the value is any other value, “miss” is determined. At the time of high probability (at the time of probability change), for example, the value is “3”, “7”, “79”, “103”, “1”.
07, it is determined to be "big hit", and if it is any other value, it is determined to be "losing".

When it is determined that a big hit is to be made, a random 4 (random number for reach) is extracted, and a reach type is determined based on the extracted value (step S58). In this embodiment, when a big hit is made, the reach type is determined according to the sorting method shown in the right column of FIG.

If it is determined not to make a big hit, the CPU 56 determines whether or not to reach (step S54). That is, random 3 which is a random number for reach determination is extracted, and for example, the value of random 3 is “105”.
If it is any one of? To "1530", it is determined not to reach. Then, when the value of the reach determination random number is any of “0” to “104”, it is determined to be reach.

Then, random number 4 (random number for reach) is extracted, and the reach type is determined based on the extracted value (step S58). In this embodiment, when a big hit is not determined, the reach type is determined according to the sorting method shown in the left column of FIG.

If it is determined that neither a big hit nor a reach is made, it is determined whether or not the current state is a probable change state (step S55). Whether the state is the probable change state is determined by the probable change flag. When in a probable state,
If the starting winning memory is not 0 (step S56), it is determined that the symbol variation pattern is to be the shortened pattern (step S57). The shortened pattern is a pattern in which the fluctuation period from the start of the change of the middle left and right symbols to the stop thereof is shorter than the normal change pattern at the time of the loss.

When the variation pattern such as the reach type is determined, the CPU 56 determines a stop symbol (step S5).
9). FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the stop symbol determination processing. As shown in FIG. 13, when neither a big hit nor a reach is made, the contents of the left and right middle storage areas are set as they are in the stopped symbol storage area (step S7).
1, S80).

If it is determined to be a big hit or a reach, first, the contents of the left roll storage area are stored in the right roll storage area (step S72). That is, the contents of the left and right appearance storage areas are matched. And
If it is not a big hit, it is checked whether the contents of the left roll storage area and the middle roll storage area match (steps S73, S74). If they match, the content of the inside roll storage area is incremented by 1 so that the left and right middle stop symbols do not match (step S75). Here, another value may be added instead of +1. Then, the contents of the left and right middle storage areas are set in the stopped symbol storage area (step S80).

If it is a big hit, the contents of the left roll storage area are stored in the middle roll storage area (step S7).
3, S76). That is, the contents of the left and right inside roll storage areas are matched. Also, it is confirmed whether or not the symbol indicated by the contents of the left and right inside roll storage area is a positively changing symbol (step S7).
7). If it is a probable change symbol, the probable change flag is turned on (step S78), and if not, the probable change flag is turned off (step S79). Then, the contents of the left and right middle storage areas are set in the stopped symbol storage area (step S80).

As described above, in this embodiment, it is determined whether or not to make a big hit, and if it is determined not to make a big hit, it is determined whether or not to make a reach. Next, a fluctuation pattern such as a reach type is determined. After that, stop symbols of the left and right middle symbols are determined. Therefore, since the variation pattern is determined before the stop symbol is determined, the appearance rate of each variation pattern can be arbitrarily set regardless of the stop symbol.

Further, in this embodiment, a miss at a predetermined timing is set in the missed eye storage area at a predetermined timing irrespective of the big hit determination. Then, when a value is set in the missed appearance storage area, control is performed so that the left and right appearances do not always match. Therefore, it is guaranteed that the missed-out storage area is always set in the missed-out storage area.
Therefore, at the time of a miss, without performing any check, the set contents of the miss appearance storage area can be used as a stop symbol as it is.

If it is determined that a big hit or a reach is to be made, the contents of the left-eye storage area in the out-of-focus storage area are simply set to the right middle-of-eye storage area, or the out-of-office storage area is set. A stop symbol can be generated simply by setting the contents of the left appearance storage area in the storage area to the right appearance storage area.

The stop symbol and the variation pattern determined as described above are transmitted to the display control CPU 101 of the display control board 80 by a display control command. The display control CPU 101 performs symbol variation control of the variable display unit 9 based on the received stop symbol and variation pattern.

In the above-described embodiment, one outgoing eye area is provided. However, a plurality of missed eye storage areas may be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, a missed outgoing storage area may be prepared according to each of the missed outgoing set timing determination values.

FIG. 15 shows the case where the outgoing eye area is stored in FIG.
7 is a flowchart showing a missed-point setting process in the case of the configuration shown in FIG. In the outlier setting process, when it is time to create an outlier (step S22A), the CPU 56 extracts an outlier determining random number (random 2-1) for the left symbol (step S2).
3) The extracted value is stored in the left-side storage area of the corresponding out-of-place storage area (step S24).
A).

Note that the timing of making a missed outgoing point is predetermined in correspondence with each outgoing outgoing area storage area. For example, a random number indicating a value in the range of about 0 to 9 based on the value of a counter that is counted up every 2 ms is generated, and if the random number value is 0 to 5, a deviation corresponding to each random number value is generated. What is necessary is just to make the outgoing eye generation timing for the eye storage area. In any case, the setting is made such that the timing of making the outliers is generated at an interval shorter than the shortest occurrence interval of the start winning.

Further, a random number (random number 2-3) for determining a missing symbol for the right symbol is extracted (step S25), and when the missing symbol to be stored is determined (steps S26 and S2).
7) The value is stored in the right storage area of the corresponding outlier storage area (step S28A).
Furthermore, a random number for determining an outgoing appearance for a medium symbol (random 2
After extracting (-2) (step S29), the extracted value is stored in the corresponding intermediate roll storage area in the missing roll storage area (step S30A).

According to the processing shown in FIG. 15, the outliers are set in the outlier storage areas corresponding to the respective variation patterns. With such a configuration, the following effects occur.

In each variation pattern, the appearance rate of the left and right stop symbols at the time of the big hit and the left and right stop symbols at the time of the reach can be easily controlled. That is, if the random numbers for determining the out-of-focus appearance corresponding to each variation pattern are used, the appearance rate of the symbols and the like can be easily controlled.

For example, the missing point for reach 5 (FIG. 14)
If the configuration is made so that the random number for determining an outgoing head for Reach 5 takes discrete values, the symbols appearing as the outgoing outgoings can be a specific number of 12 types. Can be. When it is determined to be a jackpot or a reach using the mode of the reach 5, as described above, the jackpot or the reach is determined by the symbol corresponding to the value set in the left-eye storage area in the outlier storage area. As a result, in the case of reach 5, after all, a big hit or a reach is achieved with a symbol selected from a specific number of types.

Further, if the range of the random number for determining an outgoing appearance corresponding to a certain fluctuation pattern is made wider than 0 to 11 and a certain symbol is made to correspond to a plurality of values in the random number range,
In the variation pattern, the appearance rate of a specific symbol can be increased.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing the stop symbol determination processing in the case where an outlier appearance storage area corresponding to each variation pattern is provided. As shown in FIG. 16, when neither a big hit nor a reach is made, the contents of the left and right middle storage areas are set as they are in the stopped symbol storage area (steps S71 and S80A).
In this case, the contents of the left and right middle storage areas in the outlier storage area corresponding to the already determined reach type are set to the stop symbol storage area.

If it is determined that a big hit or a reach is to be made, the contents of the left roll storage area are stored in the right roll storage area (step S72).
A). In this case, the contents of the left appearance storage area in the missed appearance storage area corresponding to the reach type are stored in the right appearance storage area. If it is not a big hit, it is checked whether or not the contents of the left-side storage area and the contents of the middle-side storage area in the out-of-place storage area corresponding to the reach type match (step S74).

If they match, the contents of the middle roll storage area in the outlier roll storage area corresponding to the reach type are incremented by 1 so that the left and right middle stop symbols do not match (step S75). Here, another value may be added instead of +1. Then, the contents of the left and right middle storage areas in the outlier storage area corresponding to the reach type are set to the stop symbol storage area (step S80A).

If a big hit is to be made, the contents of the left roll storage area in the miss roll storage area corresponding to the reach type are stored in the middle roll storage area (step S73).
S76A). Also, it is confirmed whether or not the symbol indicated by the contents of the left and right inside roll storage area is a positively changing symbol (step S7).
7). If it is a probable change symbol, the probable change flag is turned on (step S78), and if not, the probable change flag is turned off (step S79). Then, the contents of the left and right middle storage areas in the outlier storage area corresponding to the reach type are set to the stop symbol storage area (step S80A).

Each of the random numbers (random 2-1 to 2-3) for determining an outgoing appearance shown in FIG. 7 is 0 to 1 according to the number of symbols.
A range of 1 was assumed. When the value of the random 2-1 matches the value of the random 2-3, the random 2
The right roll corresponding to -3 is shifted by one so that the left and right rolls do not match. However, the left and right rolls may not be matched by other methods.

FIG. 17 shows random 2-
It is explanatory drawing which shows each random number when the range which 3 can take is 1-11. Except for the range that random 2-3 can take, it is the same as that shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the outlier setting process when each random number is defined as shown in FIG.

In this outlier setting process, the CPU 56
Is the random number (random 2-
When 3) is extracted (step S25), the extracted value is added to the left output (step S31). If the added value exceeds 11, 11 is subtracted. Then, the added value is stored in the right-hand roll storage area (step S32). The other processing is the same as the processing shown in FIG.

In this case, the range that the random 2-3 can take is set so that when added to the random 2-1 the added value does not match the value of the random 2-1.
Therefore, it is possible to generate a missed appearance in which the left and right appearances do not match only by performing the addition processing.

In each of the above-described embodiments, an outlier is generated by using the value of each extracted random number as it is.
However, the extracted random numbers are used to search the contents of a table in which combinations of the numbers corresponding to the respective random numbers are set in advance, and outliers are determined using the combinations of the numbers searched from the table. May be generated. Also,
For example, when a value is extracted for a random 2-1 that takes a value in the range of 0 to 11, a random 2-3 corresponding to the extracted value is obtained.
May be used to determine the right symbol. In that case, the range of each random 2-3 prepared according to each value of the random 2-1 is preferably a range narrower than 0 to 11 so that the left and right symbols do not match.

As described above, in each of the above embodiments,
After the jackpot and the reach are determined, and then the variation pattern is selected, the stop symbol is determined. Therefore, the appearance rate of the variation pattern and the appearance rate of the symbol in each variation pattern can be arbitrarily set or changed easily. Or you can.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the appearance rate of each reach mode is changed between the time of the big hit and the time of the reach where the big hit does not occur. However, each variation pattern appearance rate may be controlled more finely. For example, the appearance rate of each reach mode may be changed between the reach at the normal time, the reach at the certainty change, the big hit at the normal time, and the big hit at the certainty change.

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As described above, according to the present invention, a variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern of identification information in a variable display unit based on the determination results of a jackpot determining means and a reach operation determining means. And stop identification information determination means for determining stop identification information in all display areas based on the determination result of the variation pattern determination means, so that the variation pattern can be determined before the stop symbol is determined. There is an effect that the appearance rate of each variation pattern can be arbitrarily set regardless of the stop symbol.

If the combination of deviation identification information has been set before the jackpot determining means determines whether or not to make a jackpot, when the stop identification information is determined, the set content is deleted. The stop identification information can be determined by using it as it is or by performing a simple process.

If the outlier identification information determination means is configured to include non-reach means that does not forcibly align the identification information so that the identification information to be determined does not constitute a reach, no check is made at the time of the outlier. Without doing
The setting content can be used as the stop identification information as it is.

The number of pieces of information that can be generated by the discrimination identification information determining means (second means) corresponding to the display area where the identification information stops later is determined by the difference between the number of pieces of information corresponding to the display area where the identification information stops first. If the number of pieces of information that can be generated by the identification information determining means (first means) is reduced,
By using the information generated by the second means as the number of identification information deviations with respect to the information generated by the first means,
The second means can immediately set identification information that does not constitute a reach.

If the identification information determining means is configured to forcibly shift one of the identification information when the determined identification information is a combination of the identification information constituting the reach, the reach can be easily determined. A combination of unconfigured identification information can be set.

If the stop identification information determining means is configured to change the determined combination of the loss identification information to the combination of the hit identification information when the big hit is determined, complicated processing is performed. It is possible to easily obtain a combination of identification information that can be a big hit.

In the case where the stop identification information determining means is configured to change the determined combination of the loss identification information to the combination of the identification information constituting the reach when it is determined to perform the reach operation. Thus, it is possible to easily obtain a combination of pieces of identification information constituting a reach without performing complicated processing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine viewed from the front.

FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing the internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine as viewed from the rear.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration on a main board.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing main processing of the basic circuit.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a reach distribution rate and a deviation determination setting timing determination value;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a missed outset setting process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process of determining that a hit ball has won a start winning opening.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining a stop symbol for variable display and a process of determining a reach type.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a jackpot determination process.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing stop symbol determination processing.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a plurality of missing outgoing storage areas.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the outlier setting process.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the stop symbol determination process.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example of a random number.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the outlier setting process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 Variable display unit 31 Game control board (main board) 53 Basic circuit 56 CPU 80 Display control board

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A variable display unit having a plurality of display areas whose display states are changeable, wherein a change of identification information displayed in the display area is started in accordance with satisfaction of a change start condition,
A game machine which can provide a predetermined game value to a player on the condition that the display result of the identification information becomes a predetermined specific display mode, and a game control means for controlling a progress of the game, Display control means for performing display control of the variable display unit, the game control means, a jackpot determination means for determining whether or not a jackpot, reach when the jackpot determination means has determined not to jackpot A reach operation determining unit that determines whether or not to perform an operation; a variation pattern determining unit that determines a variation pattern of identification information in the variable display unit based on a determination result of the big hit determination unit and the reach operation determination unit; A stop identification information determining means for determining stop identification information in all display areas based on a determination result of the variation pattern determining means. The gaming machine to. 2. A step for determining a combination of deviation identification information once prior to the determination of whether or not a jackpot is determined by the jackpot determination means, regardless of the determination of the jackpot determination means. The gaming machine according to claim 1. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the outlier identification information determining means includes non-reach means for preventing the identification information from being aligned so that the determined identification information does not constitute a reach. 4. The outlier identification information determining means is provided for each display area, and the number of pieces of information which can be generated by the outlier identification information determining means corresponding to the display area in which the identification information stops later is determined by first determining the number of pieces of information. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the number of pieces of information that can be generated by the outlier identification information determining means corresponding to the display area to be stopped is smaller. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the outlier identification information determining means forcibly shifts one of the identification information when the determined identification information is a combination of the identification information constituting the reach. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the stop identification information determining means changes the determined combination of the loss identification information to a combination of the hit identification information when the big hit determination means determines that the big hit has occurred. . 7. The stop identification information deciding means, when the reach operation deciding means decides to perform the reach operation, changes the determined combination of the loss identification information to the combination of the identification information constituting the reach. The gaming machine according to claim 2.