JP2001095977A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine equipped with a control means to determine a prize to be given to a player based on the result of a lottery using random number wherein interest in a game can be enhanced by a method wherein a presentation is given as if the prize to be given to the player were determined based on the will of the player. SOLUTION: In the game machine provided with a control means to determine a prize to be given to a player based on the result of a lottery using random number, a pseudo-lottery means (control means and stop switches 15a-c) which represents the result of a lottery using random number as if it is determined by a lottery based on the operation of a player, and an announcing means (informing apparatus 21) to inform the player of the result of a pseudo- lottery are 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 gaming machine in which a profit given to a player is changed based on a lottery result using random numbers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a slot machine known as this type of gaming machine has a housing having a front door that can be opened and closed, a display window is provided in front of the front door, and a display window is provided on the display window. The outer peripheral surfaces of a plurality of reels arranged inside the housing face each other.

In such a conventional slot machine, a game start condition is set by inserting a game medal,
When the player operates the start switch, a plurality of reels rotate and a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the surface of the reel move at a high speed. Then, when the player operates the stop switch corresponding to each reel, the rotation of each reel is stopped, and a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the surface of the reel are stopped and displayed.

Here, when the combination of symbols stopped and displayed becomes a predetermined combination, a game medal as a prize is paid out. In addition, a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the general game is performed on the condition that the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed has a predetermined special winning mode.

[0005] The special game is a game called a so-called big bonus game or a regular bonus game, and it is possible to obtain more game medals than a general game.

[0006] In addition, the occurrence of a prize mode or a special prize mode occurs.
It is controlled by the control device, does not stop the reels based only on the operation of the stop switch, and performs a lottery in the control device in advance whether or not to allow the occurrence of a winning mode,
Only when the lottery result permits the occurrence of the winning mode, the reel stop control is performed so that the combination of the stop symbols becomes the winning mode.

Further, during the normal game period, such reel stop control is performed. However, after a predetermined start condition based on a result of a lottery using a random number performed by the control device is satisfied, a predetermined end condition is set. A so-called challenge time, in which a reel is stopped based on a stop switch stop operation by a player without performing a reel stop control based on a random number lottery by the control means during a specific game period until the establishment. There are also slot machines provided with.

[0008]

However, in the above-described conventional slot machine, a special game that can be played under conditions favorable to the player and a so-called challenge time that allows the player to intervene in the technology have a random number in the control means. Are allowed based on the lottery result using the game, and these games cannot be played based on the will of the player.

[0009] For this reason, for the player, the special game and the challenge time can be performed as a coincidence, and there is no room for the player to intervene, and the fun of the game cannot be enhanced. There was a problem.

[0010] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances. In a gaming machine provided with control means for determining a profit to be given to a player based on a lottery result using random numbers, It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the fun of a game by performing an effect such that a profit that can be obtained by the player is determined based on a player's intention.

[0011]

A gaming machine according to the present invention comprises:
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the following features are provided. The gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols necessary for a game, a start unit for starting the variable display of the symbols, and a player operable. A stop means for stopping the symbol during the variable display, a control means for determining a profit to be provided to the player based on a lottery result using a random number, and a determination by the control means. In the gaming machine provided with a profit providing means for providing a profit to the player based on the random number, a pseudo lottery representing the lottery result using the random number as if the lottery was performed based on the operation of the player Means and notification means for notifying a player of a pseudo lottery result in the pseudo lottery means.

In the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the features of the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the control means controls the change based on a lottery result using the random number. Determine the stop display mode of the symbol in the display means, during the normal game period, while performing the stop control of the variable display of the symbol based on the determination in the control means,
During a specific game period from when a predetermined start condition based on a lottery result using the random number is satisfied to when a predetermined end condition is satisfied, the control by the player is performed without performing control based on the determination by the control unit. The variable display of the symbol is stopped based on a stop operation of a stop means, the pseudo lottery means performs a pseudo lottery as to whether or not the predetermined start condition is satisfied, and the notifying means executes the predetermined start condition. Or not is established.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the feature of the first aspect of the present invention, the control means further comprises the control means for controlling the variation based on a lottery result using the random numbers. A symbol stop display mode on the display means is determined, and when the symbol stop display mode becomes a predetermined mode, a special game capable of performing a game under conditions more advantageous to a player than a general game is performed. In addition, the upper limit of the profit that can be obtained by the player in the special game is determined based on the result of the lottery using the random numbers, and the pseudo lottery unit may obtain the player in the special game. A pseudo lottery regarding the upper limit of profit that can be performed is performed, and the notifying unit notifies the player of the upper limit of profit that can be obtained in the special game.

[0014] Each means in the above-described claims will be specifically described. The variable display means is constituted by a plurality of rotatable reels and the like, and the start means starts the rotation of each reel simultaneously. The stopping means is constituted by a stop switch for individually stopping the rotation of each reel.

The control means includes a CPU, ROM, RA
It is configured by a microcomputer including M and the like.
Further, the profit giving means is constituted by a hopper for paying out game medals as a prize and its attached device.

The pseudo lottery means comprises the microcomputer described above and the above-mentioned stop switch operably provided to the player. The notification means is configured by a notification device or the like.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a slot machine will be described as an example of a typical gaming machine.

<Slot Machine> FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a slot machine according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a slot machine 1 according to the present invention includes a housing 3 having a front door 2 that can be opened and closed on the front. The front door 2 is provided with three display windows 4a to 4c at a position substantially above the center of the front surface thereof.
The outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 5a to 5c arranged inside the housing 3 face each other. In addition, around the display windows 4a to 4c, prize line displays 6a to 6e for displaying valid prize lines are provided across the display windows 4a to 4c. The pay line displays 6a to 6e are composed of three horizontal lines and two oblique lines intersecting the horizontal lines, for a total of five lines.
Further, on the left end side of each of the pay line displays 6a to 6e, there are provided valid line display lamps 60a to 60e for displaying valid pay lines. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the number of valid pay lines is five, but the number of valid pay lines may be an arbitrary number such as seven or nine.

On the right side of the display windows 4a to 4c, a re-game display lamp 7a which is turned on when a re-game is won, stands by from the start of the previous reel rotation to the start of the next reel rotation. A game stop display lamp 7b for displaying time, a winning display lamp 7c for displaying that a prize has been generated, a game start display lamp 7d for displaying that the start switch has been activated, and a game medal. A plurality of game state display lamps 7 such as a game medal insertion lamp 7e for displaying that the insertion is permitted are provided. In addition, below the display windows 4a to 4c, there are provided accessory actuation number display lamps 8.

Further, below the display windows 4a to 4c, a first bet switch 9 for inserting game medals to be provided for a game within the credited area one by one, and a game within the credited area are provided. A second bet switch 10 for inserting two game medals to be provided, and a max bet switch 11 for inserting game medals to be provided for a game within the credited range up to the maximum allowable bet number (three in this embodiment). And a medal insertion slot 12 for inserting game medals to be provided for the game one by one.

On the front surface of the front door 2 located below the above-mentioned bet switches 9, 10, 11 and the like, a C / P switch 13 for switching between crediting and paying out game medals obtained by the player is provided. A start switch 14 for simultaneously starting rotation of the reels 5a to 5c on condition that game medals are inserted, and stop switches 15a to 15c for individually stopping rotation of the reels 5a to 5c are provided.

In the present embodiment, as will be described in detail later, the stop switches 15a to 15c function as components of the pseudo lottery means, and the player operates the stop switch 15a.
By operating ~ c, a pseudo lottery is performed.

A medal tray 16 for receiving game medals paid out as a prize is provided below the front door 2.
Is provided, facing the medal tray 16,
A medal payout exit 17 is provided. A sound transmission hole 18 is provided on the right side of the medal payout opening 17, and the speaker 1 is provided inside the housing 3 so as to face each sound transmission hole 18.
9 are provided.

[0024] In addition, on the front upper part of the housing 3,
A notification device 21 having individual doors 20a to 20c is provided, and inside the housing 2 located inside the doors 20a to 20c,
Winning notification member 22 movable across doors 20a-c
Is arranged. Each of the doors 20a to 20c can be opened and closed in a double-door manner. In addition, the winning notification member 22
Can be moved across each of the doors 20a to 20c by driving of driving means such as a motor.

The three doors 20a to 20c and the winning notification member 2
2 is a member functioning as a notifying means described later in detail,
When the player operates any of the stop switches 15a to 15c in the pseudo lottery, the stop switch 15a
The doors 20a to 20c corresponding to .about.c are opened to notify the pseudo lottery result.

That is, three doors 20a to 20
c corresponds to each of the stop switches 15a to 15c, and corresponds to one of the stop switches 15 (any one of a to c) operated by the player in the pseudo lottery, and the door 20 (a to c). Is opened, and if the result of the pseudo lottery is “hit”, the door 20 (a
By moving the winning notification member 22 inside any one of (a) to (c), the player is notified that the result of the pseudo lottery is "hit". In the example shown in FIG. 1, the result of the lottery using the random number performed by the control device is “hit”, and the central door 20b is opened because the player operates the central stop switch 15b, so that the pseudo lottery is performed. It reports that the result is "hit".

The front door 2 located below the medal slot 12 is provided with a door key 23 for opening and closing the front door 2 and for restarting the game after the stop processing. The door key 23 is interlocked with a tap release switch 24 (shown in FIG. 2) provided in the housing 3. The front door 2 can be opened by inserting a key and turning it to the right, and the key is inserted. By turning to the left, the stop release switch 24 is turned on to release the stop.

Each of the display windows 4a is provided inside the housing 3 described above.
The reels 5a to 5c are rotatably disposed at positions where the outer peripheral surface is exposed to the outer peripheral surface of the hopper 25 for paying out a game medal as a prize at a position communicating with the medal payout opening 17 (see FIG. 2). Is shown). Furthermore, case 3
Is provided with a control device 26 (shown in FIG. 2) for electrically controlling the slot machine 1.

Each of the reels 5a to 5c is driven to rotate by stepping motors 27a to 27c (shown in FIG. 2), and a plurality of symbols are displayed on the outer peripheral surface at predetermined intervals. Is attached to the reel tape. The type of the symbol is, for example, “7”, “BA
R "," watermelon "," cherry "," plum ", etc., and 21 symbols are displayed for each of the reels 5a to 5c. In addition, the type of symbol and each reel 5a-c
The number of symbols to be displayed can be changed as appropriate. For example, the types of symbols are "bell", "orange", "person", "animal",
"Fish", "JAC" or the like can be used, and a plurality of types of coloring may be applied to each symbol to distinguish symbols.

Also, inside each of the reels 5a to 5c, a back lamp 28 (see FIG. 2) for transmitting and illuminating a symbol visually recognized through the display windows 4a to 4c from inside the reels 5a to 5c.
) Are provided vertically and three each. By turning on the back lamp 28, each of the reels 5a to 5c can be illuminated from the inside, and the symbols stopped and displayed on the activated pay line can be highlighted.

<Game in Slot Machine> In order to play a game in the slot machine 1 described above, first, a game medal is actually inserted into the medal slot 12 or one of the bet switches 9, 10, 11 is operated. With this, game medals to be used in the game within the range of credits are inserted. Here, a pay line that is valid according to the number of inserted game medals is determined, and the corresponding valid line display lamps 7a to 7e are turned on. For example, when one game medal is inserted, one central horizontal line is valid, and when two game medals are inserted, the upper, middle, and lower horizontal lines 3 are used.
When the book becomes valid and three game medals, which is the maximum allowable bet number, are inserted, a total of five lines of three upper, middle, lower, and horizontal lines and two diagonal lines are valid.

Next, when the player operates the start switch 14, the reels 5a to 5c start rotating simultaneously, and a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 5a to 5c are displayed in the respective display windows 4a to 4c. Move up and down in the display. And
When the rotation of the reels 5a to 5c reaches a predetermined speed, the respective stop switches 15a to 15c are activated, and when the player operates the respective stop switches 15a to 15c, the corresponding reel 5
The rotations of a to c are respectively stopped.

Here, if the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the activated pay line is in a predetermined winning mode, the number of game medals corresponding to each winning mode is paid out as a prize. Or added as credit.

<Prize Mode> The predetermined prize modes include a general prize mode and a special prize mode which is a start condition of a special game more advantageous to the player than the general game.
In addition, special prize modes include so-called big bonus
There are a winning mode of the game and a winning mode of the regular bonus game. As another winning mode, there is a winning mode for starting a challenge time game.

In a general winning mode, for example, when the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed on the activated winning line becomes “watermelon”, “watermelon” or “watermelon”, “Cherry” is displayed on the left display window. Is displayed as stopped, etc.
A predetermined number of game medals, for example, 2 to 10 game medals are paid out. In the present embodiment, when the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed is “watermelon”, “watermelon”, “watermelon”, 1
Zero game medals are paid out, and two game medals are paid out when "Cherry" is stopped and displayed in the left display window.

In addition, a winning mode of the replay is set, and when the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed on the activated winning line becomes "plum", "plum", "plum". A re-game can be performed under the same conditions as the immediately preceding game.

<Big Bonus Game> The prize mode of the above-mentioned big bonus game is, for example, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the activated prize line is “7”, “7”, “7”. This is a game that is performed on the condition that the game has become a start condition. After a predetermined number of game medals are paid out, for example, 15 game medals are paid out, and more medals can be obtained as compared with the general game, and a big bonus advantageous to the player.・ Play games.

In this big bonus game, a game almost the same as a general game can be played up to 30 times.
During the general game in this big bonus game, when the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the activated pay line becomes “watermelon”, “watermelon”, “watermelon”, 10
When two game medals are paid out and "Cherry" is stopped and displayed in the left display window, two game medals are paid out and a combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the activated pay line is displayed. "Plum""Plum" which is a specific prize mode
In the case of "Plum", five game medals are paid out and a maximum of three JAC games can be played.

In the general game in the big bonus game, there is no prize mode of replay, and there is a specific prize mode for shifting to the JAC game in place of the special prize mode which is a condition for starting a special game. Except for the combination of stopped symbols that constitute the winning mode, the number of game medals paid out when the winning mode is configured, and the like, the game can be played under almost the same conditions as the general game that is performed except during the big bonus game. Done.

<JAC Game> In the JAC game, a predetermined number of game medals, for example, one game medal are inserted and the start switch 14 is operated to start the rotation of the reels 5a to 5c. An operation is performed to stop the rotation of each of the reels 5a to 5c.

When the combination of the stop symbols becomes a predetermined combination, for example, "plum", "plum", "plum", a predetermined number of game medals, for example, 15 game medals are paid out.

In this JAC game, the maximum number of games and the maximum number of winnings are limited. For example, the above-mentioned game is played 12 times, which is the maximum number of games, or
When the above prize reaches the maximum number of prizes of eight, J
The AC game ends. In addition to the big bonus game described above, there is a special game mode called a so-called regular bonus game.

<Regular Bonus Game> The winning mode of the regular bonus game is, for example, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the activated pay line is “BAR”, “BAR”, “BAR” This is a game played with the start condition being a predetermined number, for example, 1
After the five medals have been paid out, a regular bonus game can be played.

In this regular bonus game, the profit that can be obtained is smaller than that in the above-mentioned big bonus game, and, for example, the above-mentioned JAC game can be performed at most once.

<Challenge Time> There is another game mode called a challenge time. The challenge time is a game mode that can be started based on a lottery result using a random number performed in the control device.
The big bonus game is completed after the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the activated pay line becomes “7”, “7” or “7” in red, and this big bonus game ends. Is a game that is played under the start condition.

In this game of the challenge time, the stop control based on the random number lottery of the reels 5a to 5c is not performed unless the result of the lottery permits the replay and the winning of the big bonus game. Therefore, during the game of the challenge time, it is difficult to configure a winning mode other than the replay and the big bonus game unless the so-called pushing technique is used. For this reason, the pleasure of the game can be maximized for the player who is skilled in the game.

That is, during the normal game period, whether or not to constitute a winning mode is determined by whether or not a lottery is performed in the control device 26 which will be described in detail later, and the result of the lottery permits the configuration of the winning mode. During this normal game period, if the lottery result permits any of the winning modes,
The reels 5a to 5c are controlled to stop so as to achieve the winning mode. On the other hand, when the lottery result does not permit any of the winning modes, the reels 5a to 5c are controlled to stop so as not to be in the winning mode.

For example, when the lottery result permits the occurrence of the winning mode, the operation timing of the stop switches 15a to 15c is slightly shifted from the timing at which the symbol in the winning mode is stopped and displayed. Even so, the reels 5a to 5c are stopped by controlling the rotation of the reels 5a to 5c so-called "pull-in" so that the combination of the stopped symbols becomes a winning mode. On the other hand, when the lottery result does not permit the occurrence of the winning mode, the so-called “slip” is performed even when the stop switches 15a to 15c are operated at the timing when the symbol in the winning mode is stopped and displayed. By controlling the rotation of the reels 5a to 5c, the reels 5a to 5c are stopped so that the combination of the stopped symbols does not have a winning mode.

In the game period of the challenge time,
The control for stopping the reels 5a to 5c by the control device 26 is not performed, and the stop switches 15a to 15c
, The reels 5a to 5c are stopped.

In the game of the challenge time, the maximum net number of game medals, the maximum number of games, and the lottery result to be ended are set. When any of the end conditions is satisfied, the game of the challenge time is ended. That is, for example, if the net increase in number obtained by subtracting the number of game medals provided for the game from the number of acquired game medals exceeds 200, the number of games exceeds 99, or if a new big bonus game is won, a challenge is required. Time ends.
Hereinafter, the game of the challenge time will be described in more detail.

<Control Device> The gaming operation in the slot machine 1 described above is controlled by the control device 26. The control device 26 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 26 includes a CPU 29, a ROM 30,
A RAM 31, a clock circuit 32 for generating an operation clock signal of the CPU 29, and a probability setting unit 33 for setting a probability of occurrence of a big bonus game or the like are provided.

The ROM 30 stores a sequence of processing in the game of the slot machine 1 as a sequence program, and also stores data such as a winning probability table for determining a lottery probability and the like. The game in the slot machine 1 is controlled by the operation of the CPU 29 and the like based on the CPU.

The clock circuit 32 includes a clock pulse generator 34 for generating a reference clock having a predetermined frequency.
CPU 29 by dividing the frequency of the reference clock signal.
The frequency divider 35 for generating the operation clock signal of FIG.

The probability setting unit 33 generates a random number within a predetermined range under the control of the CPU 29, and extracts an arbitrary random number from the random numbers generated by the random number generator 36 and transmits the random number to the CPU 29. And a random number sampling circuit 37 for performing the operation. Also, this probability setting unit 3
3 is connected to a probability setting switch 38 for setting a probability of occurrence of a big bonus game.

The probability setting section 33 generates a random number for use in a normal game or a big bonus game, and also generates a random number for use in determining a start condition of a chance time.

A plurality of I / Os provided in the CPU 29
The ports include a medal sensor 39 for detecting a game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 12, a first bet switch 9, a second bet switch 10, a max bet switch 11, a C / P switch 13, and a start switch 1.
4. A setting switch 40 for switching whether or not to perform the setting process, a setting release switch 24 for canceling the setting, a motor drive circuit 41, a reel position detection circuit 42, a reel stop signal circuit 43, and a hopper drive circuit 44 Payout completion signal circuit 45, speaker drive circuit 4
6. The lamp drive circuit 47 is connected. Hereinafter, each of the above circuits will be described in detail.

The motor drive circuit 41 includes a reel 5a
To a stepping motor 27a for rotationally driving
c is connected, and starts or stops the rotation of the reels 5a to 5c by supplying or stopping the supply of the driving pulse to the stepping motors 27a to 27c under the control of the CPU 29.

The reel position detecting circuit 42 is provided with a position detecting sensor (not shown) composed of an optical sensor for detecting the rotational positions of the reels 5a to 5c. The position detection signals of the reels 5a to 5c are transmitted to the CPU 29.

Stop switches 15a to 15c are connected to the reel stop signal circuit 43. When the player operates the stop switches 15a to 15c, the stop switches 15a to 15c are detected and a stop switch detection signal is transmitted to the CPU 29. Is done.

The hopper drive circuit 44 is connected to a hopper 25 for storing game medals.

The payout completion signal circuit 45 is connected to a medal storing section 48 and a medal detecting section 49. The medal storage unit 48 is a part for storing and storing game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 12 and game medals to be paid out as prizes, and can store and store game medals until a predetermined maximum allowable storage number is reached. . The maximum allowable storage number is, for example, 50, and up to 50 game medals are stored and stored, and game medals exceeding this 50 are actually paid out from the hopper 25 to the medal tray 16. The game medals actually paid out are counted by the medal detection unit 49 when the game medals are paid out from the hopper 25 to the medal tray 16. Then, in the payout operation of the game medals at the time of winning, when the addition value added and stored in the medal storage unit 48 or the count value in the medal detection unit 49 reaches a predetermined number of payouts, the payout completion signal circuit 45 sends a signal to the CPU 29. A payout completion signal is transmitted.

The speaker 19 for generating sound effects and the like is connected to the speaker drive circuit 46, and the symbols visually recognized through the display windows 4a to 4c are connected to the lamp drive circuit 47 on the inner surfaces of the reels 5a to 5c. A back lamp 28 for transmitting illumination from the side is connected.

<Pseudo lottery means> Control device 26 described above
Also functions as one component of a pseudo lottery means for performing a pseudo lottery based on a player's operation. In this pseudo lottery means, a lottery result already determined in the control device 26, for example, a lottery result whether to start a challenge time or a lottery result whether to generate a prize mode or a special prize mode, is the same as the lottery result. A pseudo lottery result is derived.

That is, whether or not to start the challenge time and whether or not to generate a winning mode or a special winning mode are determined in advance by the controller 26 based on the result of the lottery using random numbers. ing. The lottery using the random numbers is performed, for example, at a timing when the start switch 14 is operated.

In the pseudo lottery means, the same result as the lottery result using the random numbers has already been determined, and the player can select one of the stop switches 15 (any one of a to c).
Is operated, the result of the pseudo lottery is notified by the notifying device 21 as the notifying means. Therefore, the result of the pseudo lottery notified by the notification device 21 is the same as the result of the lottery whether to start the challenge time and the result of the lottery whether the winning mode or the special winning mode is generated.

In this embodiment, three stop switches 15a to 15c are used as members operated by the player to perform a pseudo lottery, but the stop switches 15a to 15c
Separately, a dedicated switch operated by the player to perform a pseudo lottery may be provided, or another switch, for example, the bet switches 9, 10, 11, etc., may also have such a function.

<Notification device> The notification device 21 for notifying the result of the pseudo lottery in the pseudo lottery means is 3
Each of the doors 20a to 20c and a winning notification member 22 that can move across the inside of each door 20a to 20c.

The notification of the pseudo lottery result in the notification device 21 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. In the following description, a case will be described as an example where a pseudo lottery regarding the start condition of the challenge time is performed.

As described above, three doors 20a to 20c which can be opened and closed in a double door manner are provided at the upper front part of the housing 3, and the housing 3 located inside the doors 20a to 20c is provided with three doors. A winning notification member 22 that can move across the doors 20a to 20c is provided inside. Also, each of the doors 20a to 20c is 3
It corresponds to each of the stop switches 15a to 15c. For example, in the pseudo lottery, operating the left stop switch 15a opens the left door 20a, operating the center stop switch 15b opens the center door 20b, and operating the right stop switch 15c opens the right door 20c. .

In a normal game state, as shown in FIG.
All the doors 20a to 20c are closed, and the winning notification member 22 inside is closed. And big bonus
At the end of the game, the player is caused to perform a pseudo lottery. Here, when the result of the lottery using the random number is to start the challenge time, as shown in FIG. 4, the winning notification member is placed at the position of the door 20b corresponding to the stop switch 15b operated by the player. After moving 22, the door 20b is opened to notify that the start condition of the challenge time is satisfied.

On the other hand, if the result of the lottery using the random numbers does not indicate that the challenge time should be started, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the stop switch 15 operated by the player
After the winning notification member 22 is moved to the position of the door 20 (for example, a) different from the door 20b corresponding to b, the door 20b is opened to notify that the start condition of the challenge time is not satisfied.

By making such a notification, the start condition of the challenge time is determined based on the operation of the stop switches 15a to 15c by the player even though the start condition of the challenge time has already been determined based on the lottery result using the random numbers. An effect can be performed such that the start condition of the challenge time is determined.

The notifying means includes the doors 20a to 20c described above.
The present invention is not limited to the winning notification member 22, and may be configured by another device. For example, using a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display, a CRT display, or the like, three doors 20a
To c, and the winning notification member 22 and the like located inside the doors 20a to 20c can be displayed as images.

Further, the pseudo lottery is performed by the pseudo lottery means, and the lottery result notified by the notifying means is not limited to the success or failure of the start condition of the above-mentioned challenge time, but is the success or failure of the occurrence condition of the prize mode or the special prize mode. Or the upper limit of the profit that can be obtained by the player in the special game.

Here, the upper limit of the profit that can be obtained by the player in the special game is, for example, the frequency of appearance of small wins appearing in the general game in the big bonus game. For example, by increasing the appearance frequency of a small role paying out 15 game medals, the upper limit of the profit that can be obtained by the player is set high, or conversely, a small role paying out 8 game medals is By increasing the appearance frequency, the upper limit of the profit that the player can obtain can be set lower.

Also, the winning symbol for shifting to the big bonus game and the winning symbol for shifting to the regular bonus game are set to be the same, and based on the result of the lottery using random numbers, the game is shifted to the big bonus game. By determining whether to shift to the regular bonus game, it is also possible to change the upper limit of the profit that can be obtained by the player.

In the above-described embodiment, a pseudo lottery is performed regarding whether or not the start condition of the challenge time is satisfied, whether or not the condition for generating the prize mode or the special prize mode is satisfied, and the upper limit of the profit that the player can obtain in the special prize mode. Although the result of the pseudo lottery is notified to the player, the pseudo lottery means and the notification means may be used for other purposes.

For example, a pseudo lottery is performed for the success or failure of the start condition of the challenge time, the determined lottery result is announced, and the upper limit of the profit that can be obtained by the player is determined by the stop switch of the player. An actual lottery may be performed based on the operations of 15a to 15c, and the actual lottery result may be notified to the player. In this case, the target for performing the pseudo lottery may be any type as long as the control device 26 performs a lottery using random numbers, and the target for actually performing the lottery based on the operation of the player may be any target. Such a thing may be used.

As described above, by actually performing the lottery based on the operation of the player, the fun of the game can be further enhanced. In the above-described embodiment, the slot machine 1 has been described as an example of a typical gaming machine.
The gaming machine according to the present invention may be another gaming machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a pachislot gaming machine, or the like.

[0080]

Since the gaming machine according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects can be obtained. In the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the control means performs a lottery using a random number to determine a profit to be provided to the player, and determines a lottery result using the random number based on an operation of the player. A pseudo lottery result similar to the lottery result using random numbers is derived by the pseudo lottery means expressed as described above, and the pseudo lottery result is announced by the notifying means.

Therefore, the pseudo lottery means performs an effect such that the profit that can be obtained by the player is determined based on the player's intention, and notifies the player of the pseudo lottery result. The player can have a real feeling of participating in the game, and can enhance the fun of the game.

The gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention determines whether or not a predetermined start condition is satisfied based on a lottery result using a random number in the control means, and determines whether the predetermined start condition is satisfied. In the specific game period from the time when the predetermined end condition is satisfied, the control unit does not perform the stop control of the variation display unit, and the variation display of the symbol is stopped based on the stop operation of the stop unit by the player. . In the pseudo lottery means, a pseudo lottery is performed to determine whether or not a predetermined start condition is satisfied, and the notification means notifies the pseudo lottery result.

Therefore, the lottery for determining whether or not to start a so-called challenge time game is performed as if the game is performed based on the player's will, and the pseudo lottery result is notified to the player. Therefore, the player can feel as if he / she can perform a challenge time based on his / her own operation, and the fun of the game can be enhanced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine which is capable of performing a game under conditions more advantageous to a player than a general game, based on a lottery result using random numbers in the control means. Is performed. The upper limit of the profit that can be obtained by the player in this special game is changed based on the lottery result using random numbers in the control means. In addition, the pseudo lottery means performs a pseudo lottery regarding the upper limit of profit that a player can obtain in a special game,
The pseudo lottery result is announced by the announcement means.

Therefore, in the special game, the lottery relating to the upper limit of the profit that can be obtained by the player is performed as if the lottery is performed based on the player's will, and the pseudo lottery result is notified to the player. By doing
The player can feel as if the upper limit of the profit that can be obtained in the special game is determined based on his / her own operation, and can enhance the fun of the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control device of the slot machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a notification device in a normal game state.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a notification device in a state of notifying that a pseudo lottery result has been won;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a notification device in a state of notifying that a pseudo lottery result is a loss;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Front door 3 Case 4 Display window 5 Reel 6 Win line display 7 Game status display lamp 8 Local object operation number display lamp 9 1st bet switch 10 2nd bet switch 11 Max bet switch 12 Medal slot 13 C / P switch 14 Start switch 15 Stop switch 16 Medal tray 17 Medal payout slot 18 Sound transmission hole 19 Speaker 20 Door 21 Notification device 22 Winning notification member 23 Door key 24 Detent release switch 25 Hopper 26 Control device 27 Stepping motor 28 Back lamp 29 CPU Reference Signs List 30 ROM 31 RAM 32 Clock circuit 33 Probability setting unit 34 Clock pulse generator 35 Frequency divider 36 Random number generator 37 Random number sampling circuit 38 Probability setting switch 39 Medal sensor 40 Stop setting Switch 41 Motor drive circuit 42 Reel position detection circuit 43 Reel stop signal circuit 44 Hopper drive circuit 45 Payout completion signal circuit 46 Speaker drive circuit 47 Lamp drive circuit 48 Medal storage unit 49 Medal detection unit 60 Effective line display lamp

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Variation display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols necessary for a game, start means for starting variation display of the symbols, operably provided to a player, Stopping means for stopping the symbol, control means for determining a profit to be given to the player based on a lottery result using random numbers, and a player based on the determination in the control means. A gaming machine provided with a profit providing means for providing a profit to the player, wherein a pseudo lottery means for expressing a lottery result using the random number as if the lottery is performed based on a player's operation; and a pseudo lottery means. And a notifying means for notifying a player of a pseudo lottery result in the game machine. 2. The control means determines a symbol stop display mode in the variable display means on the basis of a lottery result using the random number, and during a normal game period, the symbol is displayed on the basis of the determination by the control means. And a specific game period from when a predetermined start condition based on the lottery result using the random number is satisfied until a predetermined end condition is satisfied is determined based on the determination by the control unit. Without performing the control, based on the stop operation of the stop means by the player, stops the fluctuation display of the symbol, The pseudo lottery means performs a pseudo lottery whether or not the predetermined start condition is satisfied, 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the notifying unit notifies whether or not the predetermined start condition is satisfied. 3. The control means determines a symbol stop display mode in the variable display means on the basis of a lottery result using the random numbers, and generally determines a symbol stop display mode in a predetermined mode. A special game that allows the player to play a game under conditions more advantageous to the player than the game is performed, and a profit that can be obtained by the player in the special game based on the lottery result using the random number is obtained. An upper limit value is determined. In the pseudo lottery means, a pseudo lottery relating to an upper limit value of a profit that a player can obtain in the special game is performed. In the notifying means, a profit that a player can obtain in the special game 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an upper limit value is notified.