JP2001046641A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display very interesting change patterns which do not make a game player bored by reversely rotating, reproducing and displaying patterns to be displayed in a second display area during a time from start of change in judgement patterns to be displayed in a first display area till it is settled whether or not a privilege is established. SOLUTION: When a hit ball wins a prize at a start port and change display of the judgement patterns 72, 74 and 76 are started in a pattern display unit (a), patterns 78 being not related to establishment of the privilege are reversely reproduced and displayed during a time till the settlement whether the privilege is generated or not (b). Thus, two change patterns are created but the judgement patterns 72, 74 and 76 are also displayed to change from a lower part of a screen to the upper part linked with the reverse reproduction display of the patterns 78 being not related to the establishment of the privilege (c) so that the three change patterns are created. Thus, the change patterns are increased so that the change patterns are hardly predicted by the game player and, then, the game which does not make the player bored in spite of playing the game for a long time is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a technique for changing a symbol in a display area of a display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine which is one of gaming machines, when a pachinko ball wins or passes through a predetermined area, a display device is provided.
The symbol for determination displayed on (for example, a symbol display) starts to change. This determination symbol is composed of, for example, three symbols displayed as a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol. And
When the combination of the symbols for determination becomes a specific combination (so-called "big hit") when the three symbols stop changing, a state in which a specific winning opening is opened for a predetermined time (hereinafter, referred to as a special game state). Given to the player. Since this special game state is an advantageous state in which the pachinko ball easily wins the winning opening for the player, when the symbol for determination starts to fluctuate, the player is expected to shift to the special game state. Hug. For this reason, conventionally, at the same time as the start of the fluctuation of the symbol for determination, not only the fluctuation of the symbol for determination but also the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege are displayed on the symbol display or the like as an effect to excite the game.

[0003]

The fluctuation of the symbol which does not contribute to the establishment of the privilege in such a gaming machine is performed in a predetermined pattern, and when a certain amount of play is achieved, the fluctuation pattern can be predicted. There was a problem that the player was easily bored. The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and in a state from the start to the stop of the change of the symbol for determination, by creating a pattern of change of the symbol which has not been seen before, for the player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that is hard to get tired of and is highly interesting.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine, comprising:
And a second display area for displaying a symbol not involved in the establishment of the privilege, wherein the symbol for determination displayed in the first display area starts to change and the privilege is established. Until it is determined whether or not to perform, a symbol which is not related to establishment of a privilege displayed in the second display area is displayed in reverse reproduction. According to the gaming machine of the first aspect, until the symbol for determination starts to change and it is determined whether or not the privilege is established, it is not involved in the establishment of the privilege that has been variably displayed in a certain direction. The symbol is variably displayed in a reverse direction from a certain point. For this reason, it is difficult for a player to predict a change in a symbol that is not related to the establishment of the privilege, and the player does not get bored. Here, the “design for determination” refers to a symbol for determining the occurrence of a privilege that is a game state advantageous to the player, such as a special game state, establishment fluctuation, time reduction, and the like. In addition, "designs not involved in the establishment of a privilege" refers to all the designs other than the design symbols displayed in the display area according to the game state, for example, characters, symbols, symbols, such as alphanumeric characters, kanji, kana, etc. , Graphics, still images, moving images, and the like. Further, the “first display area” is formed on a display on which the symbol for determination is variably displayed, and the first display area may be formed using one display, or a plurality of displays may be formed. It may be used to form the first display area. Similarly, the “second display area” is formed on a display device in which symbols that do not contribute to establishment of a privilege are variably displayed, and the number thereof is not limited.

[0005] Here, "reverse reproduction display" means that, as in the case of rewind reproduction of a video, at a certain point in time, the previous display contents are displayed in chronological order from that point. For example, this corresponds to a display in which an airplane flying from the right side to the left side of the screen returns at some point while backing from the left side to the right side. In addition, in the reverse playback display, the content displayed so as to play the video is always stored, and not only in the case where the stored content is displayed in the reverse playback display, but also by using a cartoon animation technique, The reverse reproduction display may be performed by preparing the image of the frame in the reverse direction. In short, any method may be used as long as the player can perceive as if he / she is watching rewind playback of the video. In addition, the speed of the reverse playback display may be any speed, and the reverse playback display may be performed at the same speed as the speed displayed so far.
Alternatively, the reverse playback display may be performed at a reduced speed. Further, the speed of the reverse playback display may be gradually increased or gradually reduced.

[0006] In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the player's interest is great not only in the fluctuation of the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege but also in the fluctuation of the symbols for determination.
Therefore, if the symbol for determination is changed in conjunction with the change of the symbol not involved in the establishment of the privilege, the player's interest in the game can be further increased. As such a gaming machine, there is a gaming machine described in claim 2. That is, in the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the gaming machine according to the first aspect, wherein the symbol is not linked to the establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area and is linked to the reverse reproduction display of the symbol. The symbol for determination displayed in the first display area is reversely reproduced and displayed. In the gaming machine according to the second aspect, the symbols for determination displayed in the first display area are also reversely reproduced along with the reverse reproduction display of the symbols not related to establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area. Since it is displayed, the variation pattern is diversified, and the variation pattern is difficult for the player to predict and is not tired.

In the case where the symbol for determination is displayed in the reverse playback mode, if there is a symbol for the determination that has already been stopped, the symbol for determination may be displayed in the reverse playback mode. When the stopped symbol is displayed in reverse playback,
Since the symbol for determination once considered to be fixed fluctuates again in the opposite direction, it is possible to give the player the impression that the opportunity of re-performing the lottery for the establishment of the privilege is given. Such a gaming machine is the gaming machine according to claim 3. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein after the variation of the symbol for determination displayed in the first display area is stopped, the symbol for determination being stopped. Characterized in that at least one of them is displayed in reverse reproduction. According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, at least one of the symbols for determination that has been stopped starts to change, and the change changes in the opposite direction. It is possible to give the impression that the lottery is being performed again for the determined symbol for determination. For example, when determining the occurrence of a privilege with three determination symbols, when the first symbol stops at "6" and the next symbol stops at "5", in a conventional gaming machine, At this point, the possibility of generation of a privilege has disappeared, and the player has no expectation that a privilege may be generated with respect to a change in the symbol for determination. However, if the symbol for determination ("5" and / or "6") stopped in such a case fluctuates again, the possibility of "occurrence of a privilege" occurs, and the direction of the fluctuation is reversed. if there is,
It is possible to give the player a feeling as if the "occurrence of privilege" lottery is being redone again. In order to effectively produce such a lottery re-execution of “generating a privilege”, for example, in a case where a lottery is performed by a combination of three symbols for determination, two symbols for determination are used for a symbol for which a privilege is generated. It is preferable to stop after the combination, form a state in which the remaining one of the symbols for determination is fluctuating (a so-called reach state), and perform the operation after the fluctuation of the last symbol for determination is stopped. That is, in the reach state, the player generally has an expectation that a privilege may be generated. Therefore, if the last symbol for determination stops in the reach state and is considered "losing", and then the symbol for determination is displayed in reverse reproduction together with a symbol not involved in the establishment of the privilege, the privilege may be generated more strongly. It is possible to give the player the feeling of expectation and the impression that the lottery for the generation of the privilege is being performed again.

[0008] It is particularly effective to display the symbols for determination and the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege on the screen of one display device. The gaming machine according to claim 4, further comprising a display for displaying a symbol for determination and a symbol not involved in the establishment of the privilege, wherein the symbol for determination starts to change and the privilege is established. Until the determination is made, the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege are displayed in reverse reproduction. According to the gaming machine of the fourth aspect, the symbol for determination and the symbol not involved in establishment of the privilege are displayed on the same display device, so that the player simultaneously sees the symbol for determination and the symbol not involved in establishment of the privilege. Thus, the present invention can be effectively implemented.

[0009] The above-mentioned symbols for determination and symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege may start to fluctuate on condition that the ball enters a specific entrance. The gaming machine described in claim 5 as such a gaming machine has ball detecting means for detecting a ball entering a specific opening, and symbol displaying means for changing and displaying a symbol according to a detection signal from the ball detecting means. In a gaming machine for giving a privilege which is a game condition advantageous to a player in accordance with a stop mode of a symbol displayed on a symbol display unit, the symbol display unit includes a first display area for displaying a symbol for determination. And a second display area for displaying a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege. The determination symbol displayed in the first display area starts to change and determines whether or not the privilege is generated. In the meantime, a symbol not related to the establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area is reversely reproduced and displayed. According to the gaming machine described in claim 5, it is possible to start changing the symbol for determination and the symbol which is not involved in the establishment of the privilege, on condition that the ball enters a specific entrance. It is to be noted that, as the symbol display means, the symbol may be displayed using a single display, or the symbol may be displayed using a plurality of displays, similarly to the invention described above. is there.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, an outline of a display technique of a symbol which is not involved in establishment of a symbol for determination and a privilege in a gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows only a display screen of a display device in which symbols not related to establishment of a privilege and symbols for determination are displayed on the same display screen. According to the display technique of the present invention, a symbol that does not contribute to the establishment of a bonus is displayed in reverse reproduction until the symbol for determination starts to change and a determination is made as to whether or not a bonus is generated. This makes it possible to create a larger number of fluctuation patterns as compared with. That is, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), if the symbols for determination 72, 74, and 76 start to fluctuate from the top to the bottom of the screen (forward direction) as shown in FIG. The symbols are also displayed in chronological order (forward direction). Then, when the symbols for determination 72, 74, and 76 stop their fluctuation, the fluctuation of the symbol 78 that is not involved in establishment of the privilege is also stopped. This was the conventional fluctuation pattern. On the other hand, according to the display technique of the present invention, first, as compared with the conventional pattern in which the symbol for determination fluctuates in the normal rotation direction and the symbol not related to establishment of the privilege is displayed in the normal rotation direction, FIG. 1), the pattern 78 not involved in the establishment of the privilege is reverse-reproduced and displayed, whereby the two fluctuation patterns shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B are created. Furthermore, the symbol 7 which is not involved in the establishment of the privilege
8, symbols for determination 72, 74, 7 in conjunction with the reverse reproduction display of 8
6 also from the bottom of the screen to the top (hereinafter referred to as the reverse direction)
By increasing the pattern of FIG. 1 (c) which fluctuates, three fluctuation patterns can be obtained. As described above, according to the display technology of the present invention, since the variation patterns of the symbols for determination and the symbols not related to the establishment of the privilege increase, the variation pattern is difficult for the player to predict, and the game that the player does not get tired of playing for a long time is difficult. Machine. Furthermore, after the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege are displayed in the reverse reproduction display and / or the symbols for the determination are changed in the reverse direction, the symbols not involved in the establishment of the bonus and / or the symbols for the determination are displayed again in the normal direction. By performing switching between reverse rotation and normal rotation, the variation pattern can be increased. At this time, the number of times of switching between the normal rotation and the reverse rotation is not limited, and any number may be used.

It is effective that the reverse reproduction display of the symbol not related to the establishment of the privilege is performed after the so-called reach state is reached and the change of the last symbol for determination is stopped. In other words, after the last symbol for determination is stopped, that is, after it is deemed that the loss has been confirmed, if a symbol not involved in the establishment of the bonus is displayed in reverse reproduction, the "occurrence of bonus" lottery is performed again. This is because it is possible to give an impression (an impression of giving a chance to start over) to the player. At this time, it is preferable that at least one of the symbols for determination is displayed in a fluctuating manner, and the fluctuating direction may be either the normal direction or the reverse direction. However, changing the symbol for judgment in the reverse direction (displaying reverse reproduction)
Is preferable because it gives the player the impression of re-executing the "occurrence of privilege" lottery. In the case described above, when the reverse playback display of the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege is stopped,
The fluctuation of the symbol for determination may be stopped to determine whether or not "the occurrence of a privilege", or a symbol which is not involved in the establishment of the privilege is displayed in the normal rotation direction again, and then, when the privilege is established. The symbols that are not involved and the symbols for determination may be stopped to determine whether or not “the occurrence of a privilege”. From the viewpoint of giving an impression that the "occurrence of privilege" lottery has to be re-executed, symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege and symbols for determination are variably displayed in the normal rotation direction, and thereafter, it is determined whether or not "occurrence of privilege" is generated. Is preferred. In addition, it is also effective to stop the movement of the display screen for a while after the fluctuation of the last determination symbol in the reach state is stopped, and then to perform the reverse playback display. In this way, for the player, the reverse playback display starts after the player feels that the so-called loss has been confirmed, and increases the player's expectation of re-executing the "occurrence of privilege" lottery. be able to. It is also effective to momentarily darken (black out) the screen between the display in the normal rotation direction and the reverse playback display. By doing so, when the player feels a momentary failure and the screen returns to the original state, the symbols that do not contribute to the establishment of the privilege are displayed in the reverse playback display mode. It is possible to give a different impression to the player as compared with the case where the game is performed. The reproduction speed of the reverse reproduction display may be variable instead of always being constant. In this case, a lottery such as a random number may be performed, and the reproduction speed may be determined based on the result of the lottery.

An embodiment of a gaming machine utilizing the display technology of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is an application of the present invention to a first-class pachinko machine, and will be described with reference to FIGS. In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment described below, a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of a privilege and a symbol for determination (a symbol for determination) are reverse-reproduced and displayed after the reach state. Here, FIG. 2 shows a front view of the external appearance of the first class pachinko machine, FIG. 3 shows a front view of the variable display device shown in an enlarged manner, and FIG. 4 shows the contents of the screen displayed on the symbol display. One example is shown, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit, and FIG.
8 shows the contents of the symbol change processing, FIG. 8 shows the contents of the change display processing, and FIG. 9 shows the contents of the reach processing in a flowchart. 10 to 13 show examples of screen contents displayed on the symbol display.

First, in FIG. 2, on the game board surface 12 of the pachinko machine 10, a fluctuation display device 14, a first-type starting port 3
0, a special winning opening 34, a lower starting opening 62, a general winning opening, and the like are appropriately arranged. The first type starting port 30 has a starting □ sensor 56, and when a pachinko ball wins, pays out a prize ball (prize ball) in the same manner as a normal winning port. On the other hand, the middle gate 32 has a gate sensor 54, and does not pay out a prize ball even when a pachinko ball passes. The special winning opening 34 has an opening / closing lid 66, which is opened and closed by the solenoid 50. Further, a V zone 52 is formed in the special winning opening 34, and a V zone sensor 48 is arranged in the V zone 52. Pachinko balls will be in V zone 5 during the period when the special winning opening 34 is open
When the player wins No. 2, the V zone sensor 48 detects the pachinko ball that has won the V zone 52 and performs the required number of jackpot games.
(For example, 16 times). Such a special winning opening opening period ends, for example, a predetermined number (typically, ten) of the pachinko balls is awarded in the special winning opening 34, or ends up to 30 seconds after opening, whichever comes first. I do. A lower starting port 62 having a function equivalent to that of the first type starting port 30 is disposed below the large winning opening 34. The lower starting port 62 is provided with a starting sensor 60. here,
The above-described gate sensor 54, starting sensor 56, 60,
As the V zone sensor 48, for example, a proximity sensor, a microswitch, an optical sensor (a light emitter and a light receiver), and the like are used to detect a pachinko ball that has won each winning opening.

The fluctuation display device 14 shown in FIG. 3 is provided with a winning prize port 14a, a reserved ball lamp 20 for a normal symbol, a symbol display 22, a reserved ball lamp 28 for a symbol for determination, and the like. The prize hole 14a is one of the general prize holes. The retaining ball lamp 20 is a plurality (for example, four) of LEDs arranged substantially horizontally above the symbol display 22 and displays the number of pachinko balls that have passed through the middle gate 32 during the symbol change of the ordinary symbol. I do. The holding ball lamp 28 is a plurality (for example, four) of LEDs arranged substantially horizontally below the symbol display 22.
And displays the number of pachinko balls that have won the first-class start-up opening 30 during the symbol change of the symbol for determination. In addition, the variable display device 14 has a light-emitting body such as a lamp, a decorative plate, and the like, and exhibits a decorative effect to entertain the eyes of the player.

A first display area and a second display area in the present invention are formed by the symbol display 22. In the present embodiment, a liquid crystal display is used as the symbol display 22.
The symbol for display (72, 7) shown in FIG.
4, 76) and other symbols that do not contribute to the establishment of a privilege such as a background or a character (hereinafter referred to as a first pattern according to the present embodiment).
In the description of the seed pachinko machine, it is simply called a decorative pattern. ) 78 is displayed. The symbols for judgment include a symbol 72 for left judgment displayed on the left side of the screen, a symbol 74 for middle judgment displayed at the center, and a symbol 76 for right judgment displayed on the right side.
Used to determine whether or not a jackpot. In the following description, the symbol for determination 7 is simply referred to as the symbol for determination.
It means three symbols of 2, 74 and 76. The symbols used as the symbols for determination include characters (alphanumeric characters, kanji, etc.), symbols, figures, pictures, and the like. In the present embodiment, numbers are used. The decorative pattern displayed in the present embodiment is a moving image (video, animation, etc.), and specifically, a background image with a golf motif and a player (tanuki, fox) playing golf in the background image, etc. Is displayed. In addition,
The symbol display 22 is a CRT, LE, in addition to the liquid crystal display.
A display such as a D display, a plasma display, or the like that can display a design for determination or the like may be used.

Returning to FIG. 1, the game board 12 has two decorative gates (left gate 57 and right gate 24). In addition,
The decorative gate does not have a gate sensor for detecting the passage of a pachinko ball, unlike the middle gate 32 described above. The right gate 24 is usually provided with a symbol display 26. The normal symbol display 26 has one or a plurality of light emitters (two LEDs in this example), and turning on and off the light emitter is a normal symbol. For example, the normal symbol starts blinking when a pachinko ball passes through the middle gate 32, for example, and then turns on or off for each light emitter. Then, the lid of the lower starting port 62 is opened for a certain period (for example, 4 seconds) according to the lighting or extinguishing mode of each light emitter (for example, when the right LED of the two LEDs is turned on). Normal symbol display 2
For 6, other display devices that can normally display symbols, such as a liquid crystal display device, a CRT, an LED display device, and a plasma display device, may be used. In this case, for example, alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used as the normal design. Further, the normal symbol and the symbol for determination may be displayed on the same display (for example, the symbol display 22).

The gaming machine 10 includes, in addition to the gaming board 12 described above, a lower blood 40 for temporarily storing pachinko balls including prize balls and lending balls, an ashtray 42 for storing cigarette butts, sound effects and music. The speaker 44 to be put out, and the player's hand is the handle 36
A touch sensor 38 for detecting whether or not the user touches the glass frame, a metal frame sensor 58 for detecting opening of the glass frame 18, and the like are provided. The speaker 44 is provided inside an upper plate 46 that is a receiving tray for award balls, and the touch sensor 38 and the metal frame sensor 58 are provided at required positions. The lamps 16 use light-emitting bodies such as light bulbs and LEDs. Since the structures and the like of these devices are already known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, a main control unit 100 and a display control unit 2 for realizing a pachinko game by the pachinko machine 10 are described.
The configuration, operation, and the like of 00 will be described with reference to FIG. The main control unit 100 and the display control unit 200 are both provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the main control unit 100
CPU 110, ROM 102 and RAM 104 connected to CPU 110 via bus 118, input processing circuit 1
06, an output processing circuit 108, a display control circuit 112, a communication control circuit 114, and the like. The CPU 110 is a ROM 1
The pachinko machine 10 is controlled by executing a game control program stored in the game machine 02. The game control program includes a program for realizing a type 1 start-up process, a symbol variation process, a variation display process, a reach process, and the like, which will be described later. In this embodiment, the ROM 102 has an EP
Although the ROM is used, an EEPROM, a flash memory, or the like may be used. The RAM 104 stores various data such as the number of reserved balls, the random number RA for determining a jackpot, and the like, various data such as a symbol for determination at the time of stopping, or an input / output signal. Although a DRAM is used as the RAM 104 in this embodiment, a nonvolatile memory such as an SRAM or a flash memory may be used.

The input processing circuit 106 includes the gate sensor 5
4. Receiving signals from the starting sensors 56 and 60, the V zone sensor 48, and other sensors, and converting the signals into data formats that can be processed in the main control unit 100. RAM 104
Send data etc. to The output processing circuit 108 is a CPU 110
Receiving the operation data sent from the
Various operating devices provided in the pachinko machine 10 such as the solenoid 50 are operated. The display control circuit 112 receives the display data sent from the CPU 110 via the bus 118, turns on / off the ordinary symbol display 26,
Control is performed such that the number of lamps corresponding to the number of reserved balls is turned on the reserved ball lamps 20 and 28.

The communication control circuit 114 includes the display control unit 20
0, a circuit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the frame control unit 300 or the hall computer 400 as necessary. The frame control unit 300 controls the launch of the pachinko ball, the payout of the prize ball, and the like, outputs the effect, music, and the like from the speaker 44, or performs inspection of the door opening by the metal frame sensor 58 at a predetermined timing. In addition, the hall computer 400 is used to operate a hall (game room),
It controls all devices and equipment such as pachinko machines, slot machines, rental machines, and lighting equipment. The frame control unit 300 and the hall computer 400 are the same as the conventional ones, and their configurations are known, so that detailed description is omitted here.

Next, the display control unit 200 is connected to the main control unit 1.
In response to the display data sent from 00, a process of appropriately processing a design, an image, or the like to be displayed and displaying the processed data on the design display 22 is performed. This display control unit 200 is a VDP (Video D1sp
lay processor), CPU 210, ROM2
02, a RAM 204, a communication control circuit 206, a display control circuit 212, and the like. The CPU 210 uses the RO
The display of the symbol display 22 is controlled according to the display control program stored in M202. In the ROM 202,
In addition to the display control program, all data for display such as symbols for determination, decorative symbols, and a plurality of variation patterns of these symbols are stored. In this embodiment, an EPROM is used as the ROM 202, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an EEPROM or a flash memory may be used.
Although a DRAM is used as the RAM 204 in this embodiment, a nonvolatile memory such as an SRAM or a flash memory may be used. The RAM 204 stores various data and input / output signals. The communication control circuit 206 is a circuit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the main control unit 100. The display control circuit 212 receives the display data sent from the CPU 210 via the bus 218 and controls the symbol display 22 to process and display symbols and images. Each of the above components is coupled to the bus 218.

Next, a processing procedure for implementing the present invention in the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to processing procedures shown in flowcharts in FIGS. The processing procedures shown in these figures are all performed by the main control unit 100 shown in FIG.
The game control program stored in the OM 102 is
It is realized by U110 executing at an appropriate timing. In the following description, when simply referring to the “number of reserved balls”, the number of pachinko balls that have won the first type starting port 30 or the lower starting port 62 while the symbol for determination is variably displayed on the symbol display 22. Means In addition, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, both the case where the first class start port 30 is won and the case where the lower start port 62 is won are operated in the same manner. Only the case of winning 30 will be described.

When a pachinko ball wins in the first-type starting port 30, first, a first-type starting port process shown in FIG. 6 is performed. That is, when a pachinko ball wins in the first kind starting port 30,
The main control unit 100 receives the detection signal output from the starting port sensor 56, and the first type starting port processing is started. Specifically, when a pachinko ball wins in the first type start-up port 30, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls has reached an upper limit (for example, 4) [step S10]. If the number of retained balls has not reached the upper limit (NO), the number of winning pachinko balls (one) is added to the number of retained balls (step S12). With this addition, display data is output to the display control circuit 112, and the number of LEDs that are turned on by the holding ball lamp 28 is changed. After that, various random numbers (single RA for jackpot determination, random number RB for jackpot symbol, reach action random number RC, etc.) are read and stored [Step S14], and the first kind start-up process is ended. Here, the jackpot determination random number RA
Is a random number for determining whether or not it is a jackpot. The jackpot symbol random number RB is a random number for specifying the symbol for determination displayed on the symbol display 22 when the symbol for determination has stopped changing when the random number RA for jackpot determination is determined to be a big hit. The reach action random number RC is a random number for specifying the fluctuation pattern of the determination symbol and the decorative symbol from when the symbol reaches the reach by the determination symbol displayed on the symbol indicator 22 until the remaining determination symbols stop. .

When the first-type start-up process is completed, next, FIG.
Is performed. In the symbol variation process,
Processing for changing and displaying the symbol for determination on the symbol display 22 is performed. First, the number of reserved balls is a positive number (the number of reserved balls> 0)
It is determined whether or not it is [Step S20]. If the number of reserved balls is a positive number (YES), the big hit determination random number RA stored in step S14 of FIG. 6 is read [step S22].
Then, one is subtracted from the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM 104 of the main control unit 100 [Step S24]. Thereafter, a variable display process is performed [Step S26]. The specific processing contents of the variable display processing will be described with reference to FIG.

In the variable display process shown in FIG. 8, first, it is determined whether or not a "big hit" is made [step S40]. That is, it is determined whether or not the random number RA for jackpot determination read in step S22 shown in FIG. 7 matches the jackpot value. If it is a "big hit" (YES), the big hit symbol random number RB stored in step S14 of FIG. 6 is read (step S42), and the process proceeds to the reach process of step S44 to start changing each determination symbol, and the fluctuation display is performed. The process ends. Here, the random number RB for the jackpot symbol determines a symbol for determination (hereinafter, referred to as a “symbol to be stopped”) that is to be finally stopped and fixed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S40 that the character is a "losing" (NO), the missing symbol data is displayed on the symbol display 22 in order to display the symbol on the symbol display 22.
The data is read from the AM 104 [Step S48]. afterwards,
It is determined whether or not the outlying symbol data includes a reach symbol [step S50]. Here, the "reach symbol" refers to a symbol for determination that is stopped and displayed on the symbol for left determination 72 and the symbol for middle determination 74 when a reach is reached. In other words, in the case of YES in step S62, the state eventually becomes “outside”, but reaches in the middle.
If a reach symbol is included (YES), the process proceeds to the reach process [Step S44]. If a reach symbol is not included (NO), the symbol for determination is displayed in a variable manner as in the conventional case, and stopped after a predetermined time [Step S44]. S52], thereby ending the variable display processing.

In the reach process (step S44), a variable display process of the symbol for judgment and the decorative symbol is performed during a period from the time of reaching the period until the symbol for judgment is stopped. Specifically, first, the reach action random number RC stored in step S14 of FIG. 6 is read, and the reach action is determined based on the reach action random number RC. For example, regarding the variation pattern of the symbol for determination, the relationship between the symbol for determination and the reach symbol determined in steps S42 and S48 of FIG. 8 is obtained, and the relationship between the symbol for determination and the reach action random number RC. The fluctuation pattern of the symbol for determination is specified based on the relationship between Also, for the decorative symbol, whether or not to perform reverse playback display based on the value of the reach action random number RC is determined,
The fluctuation pattern is specified. What is determined by the reach action random number RC includes not only patterns for determination and decorative patterns, but also blinking patterns of the lamps 16 and the like, patterns of sound effects from the speaker 44, and the like. Is also good.

On the basis of the reach action determined in this way, the symbol for judgment and the decorative symbol are variably displayed on the symbol display 22. Here, display modes of the symbol for determination and the decorative symbol displayed on the symbol display 22 are shown in FIGS.
3 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of a display mode displayed on the symbol display unit 22. First, the case where the reverse reproduction display is not performed will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, when the reverse reproduction display is not performed (NO in step S60), the symbol for determination starts to fluctuate, and a reach with two symbols for determination is established [step S70]. Then, both the symbol for determination and the decorative symbol are variably displayed in the normal rotation direction (step S72), and both the symbol for determination and the decorative symbol stop changing (step S74). Display contents displayed on the display screen of the symbol display unit 22 at this time will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. That is, the display screen displayed on the symbol display 22 changes from the state in which the symbols for determination 72, 74, and 76 are not changed (the state shown in FIG. 4) to the symbol for left determination 72, the symbol for middle determination 74,
The right judgment symbol 76 starts to change. When a predetermined time elapses after the determination symbol starts to change, the left determination symbol 72 and the middle determination symbol 74 stop as shown in FIG. 10A, and the reach state is established (in this example, the left determination symbol). Symbol 7, symbol 7 for medium determination). When the reach state is established, FIG.
As shown in (b), the display positions of the left determination symbol 72, the middle determination symbol 74, and the right determination symbol 76 displayed in the center of the screen move to the lower right position on the screen, and The decorative pattern 78 is displayed large on the screen. The decorative pattern 78 is a landscape image of a golf course. A tee ground 92 is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and a green 94 is displayed at the top of the screen.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11A, a player 80 (animal in the present embodiment) appears on the tee ground 92, holds the golf club 82 in his hand, and takes a tee shot. The golf ball 90 set on the tee ground 92 is shot. When the player 80 hits the golf ball 90, a screen (not shown) in which the golf ball 90 flies toward the green 94 is displayed, and a screen in which the golf ball 90 hits the pin flag 96 is displayed (FIG. 11B). At this time, not only the player 80 but also a gallery 86 (animal in this embodiment) appears at the bottom of the screen, and a gallery 88 appears at the left and right of the top of the screen. In the present embodiment, the pin flag 9
When the golf ball 90 hitting the ball 6 enters the cup 98 of the green 94 (the state shown in FIG. 12A), it becomes a hole-in-one and a “big hit”, and the cup 98
Is not included (the state shown in FIG. 12 (b)).

Next, the case of reverse reproduction display will be described. When Displaying Reverse Playback [YES in Step S60
), The symbol for determination starts to change, and a reach state in which two symbols for determination are aligned is established [Step S
70], the remaining symbols for determination and the decorative symbols are displayed in the normal rotation direction, and the symbols for determination and the decorative symbols stop changing (step S72). However, in the case of performing the reverse reproduction display, the determination symbol and the decorative symbol that have been once stopped are displayed in the reverse reproduction display (Step S66),
The re-displayed reverse rotation is again displayed in the forward rotation direction (step S68), and the determination symbol and the decorative symbol stop changing (step S74). The contents displayed on the display screen of the symbol display 22 at this time will be specifically described. The display screen of the symbol display 22 includes a determination symbol 72,
In a state where the symbols 74 and 76 are not fluctuating (the state shown in FIG. 4), the symbol 72 for left determination, the symbol 74 for middle determination, and the symbol 76 for right determination start to change, and when a predetermined time elapses, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0 (a), the left determination symbol 72 and the middle determination symbol 74 stop, and the reach state is established (in this example, the left determination symbol 7 and the middle determination symbol 7). When the reach state shown in FIG. 10A is established, the display screen is displayed in chronological order as shown in FIG. 10B → FIG. 11A → FIG. Same as not. However, in the case of reverse playback display, FIG.
Golf ball 9 hitting pin flag 104 in (b)
0 is “missing” without being cupped into the cup 106 (the state shown in FIG. 12B), and the reverse reproduction display is started from this state. Here, in the case of performing the reverse rotation reproduction display as in the present embodiment, when the fluctuation in the normal rotation direction in step S64 is stopped, it is temporarily determined as “out”.
This is because if the reverse playback display is performed after the “big hit” is displayed, the “big hit” is eliminated by the reverse playback display, and the excitement of the player is disappointed, which is severe. When the reverse reproduction display is performed, the decorative symbol and the symbol for determination are variably displayed on the screen of the symbol indicator 22 while tracing back in time series. That is, from the screen in the state shown in FIG. 12 (b), the order of FIG. 11 (b) → FIG. 11 (a) → FIG. 10 (b) is displayed. Then, the reverse reproduction display of the determination symbol and the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped, and then the display is switched to the display of fluctuation in the normal rotation direction. When the display changes to the forward direction,
After that, as in the case where there is no reverse playback display described earlier,
FIG. 10 (b) → FIG. 11 (a) → FIG. 11 (b),
When the golf ball 90 that has hit the pin flag 96 enters the cup 98 of the green 94 (the state shown in FIG. 12A), it becomes a hole-in-one and a “big hit” and does not enter the cup 98 (FIG. 12 (b)).

When the determination symbol and the decoration symbol displayed on the symbol display 22 stop changing, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. 7, and the CPU 110 of the main control unit 100 determines that the finally determined determination symbol is the jackpot symbol. It is determined whether they match (step S28). In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, whether or not a “big hit” is determined in step S40 shown in FIG. 8, but the “big hit” is determined from the symbol for determination that has actually stopped. This may be affected by extraneous noise and the like while the design symbol and the decoration symbol are fluctuating, and the planned jackpot display may be shifted. In such a case, as determined in step S40, " If "big hit" is set, the display screen of the symbol display 22 displays the "losing" determination symbol, but the "big hit" state occurs, which causes confusion in the pachinko game. If the symbol for determination matches the big hit symbol (YES), the symbols for determination 72, 74, and 76 are moved to the center of the screen again as "big hit" to display the big hit (FIG. 13). Thereafter, the big hit process (step S30) is performed, and the symbol variation process ends.
As a result of the jackpot process, the opening / closing lid 66 of the special winning opening 34 is opened for a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds), and award balls are paid out according to the number of pachinko balls that have won the special winning opening 34.
On the other hand, if the symbol for determination does not match the big hit symbol (NO), the losing process is performed as "losing" (step S32), and the symbol changing process ends. Note that the jackpot processing and the departure processing are the same as those of a conventionally known pachinko machine, and a description thereof will be omitted here.

As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, since the symbol for determination and the decorative symbol displayed on the symbol display 22 are temporarily stopped and then reversely reproduced and displayed, there is no conventional determination. It is possible to create a variation pattern of the use design and the decoration design. For this reason, the gaming machine is interesting and boring for the player. In particular, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, by displaying the scene of a golf tee shot (an image having a story) as a decorative pattern, compared to a case where the decorative pattern is simply reversely reproduced and displayed, The effect of the reverse reproduction display can be enhanced. More specifically, the symbol display device 22 of the present embodiment has a decorative symbol having a story in a chronological order from the time when the player takes a stance and takes a tee shot, and then determines whether or not the golf ball is cupped in. Is displayed. Therefore, when the decorative symbol is displayed in reverse reproduction, it is easy to give the player the impression that the jackpot lottery will be performed retrospectively. In this way, by giving a story to the fluctuation of the decorative pattern, it is possible to effectively produce the reverse reproduction display. In addition, since the symbol for determination is also changed in the reverse direction in conjunction with the reverse playback display of such a decorative symbol, the player can also be given a strong impression of re-performing the jackpot at this point. Further, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, after reaching the reach state, the symbol for determination is displayed small in the lower right,
On the other hand, since the decorative symbol is displayed large on the screen, the player pays attention to the decorative symbol which is displayed large on the screen. Therefore, by giving the decorative pattern a story and displaying the inverted reproduction, it is possible to strongly impress the inverted reproduction display to the player. In particular, in the case of the "big hit", since the golf ball is directed so as to be cupped in, the player is more worried about the tee shot of the golf ball going than the change of the last determination symbol. It has been directed. Therefore, also in this respect, the effect of reversely reproducing and displaying the decorative pattern can be effectively achieved. Further, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, after the fluctuation of the decorative symbol and the symbol for determination in the normal rotation direction is temporarily stopped to be in the “losing” state, the reverse rotation reproduction display of these symbols is performed. For this reason, since the reverse playback display is started after the player feels that "losing" has been determined, it is possible to give a strong impression that the jackpot lottery has been performed again.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various embodiments described below can be adopted within the scope described in the claims of the present invention.
For example, a story effect can be produced by using a pattern variation not related to the establishment of the privilege as a motif of baseball pitching and batting instead of a golf tee shot. For example, a state of a baseball game is displayed as a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of a privilege, and a screen from a screen where a pitcher throws a ball to a screen where a batter swings a bat is displayed. Then, when the ball hits the bat, it is referred to as "big hit", and when it misses, it is referred to as "losing". Then, in the case of the reverse playback display, the same effect as in the above-described embodiment can be achieved by playing back in the reverse direction from the missed scene to the scene where the pitcher pitches and displaying again from the scene where the pitcher throws. it can.
Note that such an effect is not limited to baseball. For example, it is possible to effect a motif of a player who shoots a soccer penalty shootout and a goalkeeper. In this case, an effect similar to that of the above-described embodiment can be performed by producing an “losing” when the goal keeper blocks the goal and an “big hit” when the goal is achieved. Similarly, games such as basketball and other sports can be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the symbol for determination and the decorative symbol are displayed in the normal rotation direction, and the reverse reproduction display is performed after the symbol is stopped. However, the screen is momentarily erased or blocked before the reverse reproduction display. After the entire screen is covered with a black curtain), the reverse playback display may be performed. In this way, it is possible to notify the player of the reverse playback display and to provide a new pattern effect. Even while such a screen disappears or is blocked, the symbol for determination and the decorative symbol may be kept changing. At this time, if the reverse reproduction display of the determination symbol and the decorative symbol is ended while the screen is disappearing or being shielded, and the screen is displayed in the normal rotation direction when the screen is recovered, the player For this reason, it is not possible to predict from which scene the screen is displayed, and it is possible to create a fluctuation pattern that is difficult to predict.

Further, the playback speed at the time of the reverse playback display may be made variable, and so-called time reduction for increasing the reverse playback speed may be performed. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the time until the jackpot determination becomes long by performing the reverse reproduction display. At this time, the time can be shortened by random drawing using random numbers. By performing the time reduction by random number lottery, it is possible to perform the time reduction by a fair method instead of the time reduction by the conventional artificial operation.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the switching from the normal rotation direction display to the reverse rotation reproduction display is performed only once, but this switching may be performed a plurality of times. In this way, the variation pattern increases by the number of switching, and it becomes difficult for the player to predict the variation pattern. Further, it is preferable that the switching timing is not constant but variable.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the reverse rotation reproduction display is performed after the display in the normal rotation direction, and the "big hit" determination is performed after the display is performed again in the normal rotation direction. However, it is also possible to perform the reverse reproduction display and determine whether or not the "big hit" is reached when the fluctuation of the symbol for the determination and the decorative symbol is stopped. In this way, the player can change the determination symbol and the decorative symbol during the reverse playback display as compared to the case where the “big hit” is determined only when the display in the normal rotation direction is stopped. You will watch carefully. In the case where the jackpot determination is performed on the symbol at the time when the reverse playback display is stopped, the following mode may be adopted as the screen when the reverse playback display is stopped. For example, in the case where the golf motif in the above-described embodiment is used as a motif, if the player misses a tee shot, the player may lose the tee shot.
If a screen in which the player hits the ball with a tee shot is displayed as a “big hit”, the player can be notified of the “big hit” only with the decorative pattern.

In the above-described embodiment, the reverse reproduction display of the determination symbol and the decorative symbol is performed only when the reach state is reached. However, the reverse reproduction display of the determination symbol and the decorative symbol is in the reach state. You may go from before.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned first-class pachinko machine, but can be applied to a gaming machine provided with a display for displaying a symbol for determination and a symbol not involved in the establishment of a privilege. For example, the present invention can be applied to a third-type pachinko machine, a slot machine, an arrangement ball machine, a video game machine, and the like.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a gaming machine that does not get tired of a player whose pattern of variation which is not involved in establishment of a privilege is difficult to predict.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining an outline of a display technique of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the variable display device.

FIG. 4 is an example of a screen displayed on a symbol display.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a first-class instruction port process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing symbol variation processing;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a variable display process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of display contents displayed on a symbol display at the time of a reach;

FIG. 10 shows an example of a display screen displayed on a symbol display.

FIG. 11 is an example of a display screen displayed on a symbol display.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a display screen displayed on a symbol display.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a display screen displayed on a symbol display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10. Pachinko machine 22 Symbol display 30 Class 1 starter 72 Symbol for left judgment 74 Symbol for middle judgment 76 Symbol for right judgment 78 Symbols not involved in the establishment of benefits

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a first display area for displaying a symbol for determination and a second display area for displaying a symbol not involved in the establishment of a privilege, wherein the second display area displays a symbol which is not involved in the establishment of a privilege. The symbols not related to the establishment of the bonus displayed in the second display area are displayed in reverse reproduction until the determination symbol starts to change and it is determined whether or not the bonus is established. A gaming machine. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first display area is linked to a reverse playback display of a symbol not related to establishment of a privilege displayed in the second display area. A gaming machine wherein a symbol for determination to be displayed is displayed in reverse reproduction. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the determination symbols is displayed in reverse playback after the change of the symbol for determination displayed in the first display area is stopped. A gaming machine characterized in that: 4. A gaming machine provided with a display for displaying a symbol for determination and a symbol not involved in the establishment of a privilege, wherein it is determined whether or not the symbol for determination starts to change and a bonus is realized. A game machine that reversely reproduces and displays symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege until the game is completed. 5. A symbol detecting means for detecting a ball entering a specific mouth, and a symbol displaying means for changing and displaying a symbol according to a detection signal from the ball detecting means. In a gaming machine for giving a privilege which is a gaming condition advantageous to a player according to a stop mode, the symbol display means displays a first display area for displaying a symbol for determination and a symbol which is not involved in establishment of the privilege. A second display area, wherein the symbol for determination displayed in the first display area starts to change and is determined by the second display area until it is determined whether or not a privilege is granted. A gaming machine characterized in that symbols which are not involved in establishment of a displayed privilege are displayed in reverse reproduction.