JP2002153606A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide novel enjoyment at all times to keep a player from boredom by varying characters or the like displayed on a variable pattern display. SOLUTION: The game machine includes a backup means for continuously and cumulatively storing a variety of game information even while power is shut off. A game condition control means is provided for controlling a variety of output devices based on the variety of game information cumulatively stored in the backup means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for increasing interest in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a first-class pachinko game machine called a "fever machine" is provided with a pattern variation display such as a color liquid crystal display and a CRT on a game board, and a ball is hit into a start winning opening. And the symbols 1 to 8 and symbols such as ☆ ◆ ◎ or characters (hereinafter referred to as symbols) are variably displayed on the symbol variance display in three columns so as to flow from top to bottom, for example. After a few seconds, the left row, right row, and middle row stop in this order, and if the stopped symbol becomes coincident with a predetermined probability, for example, "777" or "☆☆☆", the jackpot ( (Special game state), and the opening and closing door of the variable winning device (large winning opening) is opened by the operation of the electric opening and closing device.
When a predetermined time limit (usually 30 seconds) elapses when the ball is thrown in or in the open state, the so-called first round is over and the variable prize apparatus is closed once, but during the first round, the variable prize apparatus is closed. The continuous winning opening (V
In the case where a hit ball hits the zone, the variable winning device is opened immediately after the second round starts, and a predetermined number of hit balls hits the opened variable winning device, or Or, if the predetermined time limit elapses in the open state, the second round is over and the variable winning device is closed again,
If a hit ball enters the continuous winning opening provided in the variable winning device during the second round, the variable winning device is opened again immediately after the third round is started, and thus the continuous winning is performed during each round. The variable winning device is continuously opened until the final round (for example, the 16th round), provided that the hit ball has won the mouth. As described above, during the special game state, the opening and closing door of the variable prize device is continuously opened up to a predetermined number of rounds, and the situation where the hit ball is extremely easy to enter continues. Benefit.

[0003] In addition, the fluctuation display of the above-mentioned symbol fluctuation display,
Normally, the left, right, and middle rows stop in this order, but if the left and right rows stop at the same symbol (generally called reach), the middle row stops once at a different symbol. The middle row also flows in the opposite direction again, and as a result, by giving various fluctuation modes such that all the rows can stop at the same symbol and be in a specific game state, the expectation for the occurrence of big hits is increased. To keep the players entertained.

[0004] Conventionally, in this type of pachinko gaming machine, the number of occurrences of jackpots, the number of times a symbol is variably displayed on a symbol variation display after winning in a start winning prize mouth (hereinafter referred to as the number of starts), the number of occurrences of each reach. The number of occurrences, the number of occurrences of the probability variation, and the like are accumulated and stored in the memory, and such game information is continuously stored for several days even if the power is cut off, and such various game information is disclosed to the player. There has been provided a service for giving a guide to the selection of a gaming table to a player, but such various game information is not used for any other purpose.

[0005]

By the way, in a game machine of this type having a symbol variation display as described above, the same symbol and the same character are displayed on a single model regardless of the game. There is a drawback that there is no freshness and the game gets tired.

Therefore, the present invention provides a gaming machine which always displays a new display and operation by using the above various kinds of game information, and is always controlled in a fresh game mode, without causing the player to get bored. It is intended to enhance entertainment.

[0007]

For this purpose, the gaming machine of the present invention includes a backup means for continuously accumulating and storing various game information even when the power is turned off, and based on the various game information accumulated and stored in the backup means. And a game mode control means for controlling various output devices. Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above-mentioned gaming machine, the game mode control means controls various output devices so that various game information becomes a specific value, which is advantageous to the player. Further, in the gaming machine, the output device is a symbol variation display in the pachinko gaming machine, and the game information accumulated and stored is the number of times of variation of the symbol variation indicator, and is displayed on the symbol variation indicator. It is characterized in that a character, a pattern, and the like are controlled to change based on the game information. Further, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the output device is a symbol variation display in the pachinko gaming machine, and the game information to be accumulated and stored is special game information based on the number of occurrences of big hits, and is displayed on the symbol variation display. The control is performed such that the character, design, and the like change based on the special game information.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the front of a gaming board 1 in this pachinko gaming machine. In the drawing, reference numeral 2 denotes a symbol variation display comprising a color liquid crystal display provided on the gaming board 1;
Is a normal winning opening, 4 is a passage gate, and 5 is a starting opening. The starting port 5 is provided with a pair of blades 6, and when a hit ball passes through the passage gate 4, the number of a normal symbol change display device (digital display) 10 changes and a predetermined number such as when the number is odd. When stopped by a number, the blade 6 is opened for 0.5 second by the solenoid so that a hit ball can win the starting port 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a variable winning device comprising a large rectangular winning port provided below the starting port 5. The variable winning device 7 is provided with an opening / closing door 8 which is opened and closed by the operation of a solenoid. Reference numeral 9 denotes a continuous winning opening formed at the center of the variable winning device 7. 11 is a decoration lamp.

On the other hand, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part of a game control circuit relating to the present invention of this pachinko game machine.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a start switch for detecting a hit ball winning the starting port 5, 14 a switch for counting the winning balls to the variable winning device 7, and 15 a switch for detecting a winning ball to the continuous winning opening 9. The game control board 100 includes a CPU,
The game mode control means is constituted by RAM and ROM, and is configured to drive the symbol variation display 2, the solenoid 16 of the variable winning device 7, the decorative lamp 11, and the speaker 17 for generating a sound effect. In addition, the game information calculation means configured on the game control board 100 stores the number of fluctuations (same as the number of starts) of the symbol fluctuation display and the number of occurrences of the jackpot, and obtains the jackpot from the stored game information. Calculate the occurrence probability and the like.

Reference numeral 200 denotes a power supply board for supplying a DC stabilized power supply for operation to the game control board 100. The power supply board is provided with a backup power supply and a voltage drop monitoring means. When the register evacuation means of the game control board 100 receives the voltage drop signal, it instructs the game information calculation means to store the current game information in its RAM area.
By continuously supplying power from the backup power supply to the M area, the number of times the symbol change indicator has been changed and the number of occurrences of jackpots are continuously stored even if the power is subsequently cut off.

Next, the features of the operation of the pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
A description will be given with reference to the display transition diagram of the symbol variation display 2 shown in FIG. When the starting switch 13 detects a hit ball hitting the starting opening 5 in step A of FIG. 3, the process proceeds to step B and the character selection routine of FIG. 4 is executed. In this character selection routine, a cumulative change count of the symbol change indicator 2 stored in advance is read in step a, and a predetermined character is selected in steps b, d, and f according to the change count, respectively. For example, when the stored number of changes is 1 to 5000, the character "baby" is selected, and when the number of changes is 5001 to 10,000, the character "child" is selected, and the number of changes is 1
If the number is between 0001 and 15000, the character "student" is selected. When the number of changes reaches 15,000, the opening time of the blade 6 of the starting port 5 is normally 0.5 seconds in step i, but is extended to 2 seconds so that the hit ball can be more easily won. And bring a favorable situation to the player.

The selected character is displayed on the symbol variation display 2 together with the symbol variation display at step C in FIG. FIGS. 5 to 7 are display examples when “baby” is selected, “child” is selected, and “student” is selected.
A number is displayed as a moving image beside the number ８8 and symbols such as ☆ ◆ ◎ which are variably displayed so as to flow downward from above. Then, in step D, the storage of the cumulative number of times of change is incremented by one.

After a few seconds, the symbol change stops in step E, and it is determined in step F whether or not the stopped symbols in each row are the same. If they are the same, the variable winning device 7 is activated in step G. A continuous jackpot is opened to enable a large number of hit balls to be easily won, and a jackpot operation for operating the decorative lamp 11, the sound effect generating speaker 17 and the like is performed. I do.

For this reason, the character displayed on the symbol variation display 2 becomes "baby" as the number of variations increases.
→ “Child” → “Student”, and the player can continue the game without getting bored by the change of the character. Then, when the number of times of change becomes a specific value as described above according to the change, a situation advantageous to the player such as the opening time of the starting port 5 being extended is brought about, and the pleasure is increased.

In order to periodically provide the player with information on the current situation, for example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the number of jackpots and the number of fluctuations are read to calculate the jackpot occurrence probability. As exemplified in FIG. 10, the symbol change display 2 displays the number of jackpots, the number of changes, the probability of jackpot occurrence, and the like, and simultaneously displays comments, encouragement sentences, and the like for the player. This is made possible by cumulative storage. When the number of jackpots reaches a specific value, the demonstration display during the operation of the jackpot can be different from the normal demonstration display.

In this embodiment, the character displayed on the symbol change display is changed based on the accumulated game information. However, it is also possible to change the type of the symbol and the type of the reach. . In addition, as an output device, not only the symbol variation display device shown in this embodiment,
The decorative lamp 11 and the speaker 17 may be used as output devices to change the blinking state, sound effect, sound, and the like.

Further, when the number of times of change becomes a specific value, it is possible to bring a situation advantageous to the player by, for example, setting a special reach mode and increasing the probability of occurrence of a jackpot. In addition, if the number of times of change becomes a specific value, if the display of the symbol change display is performed in a special change pattern different from the normal change pattern, for example, the player feels superiority that he saw an unusual thing Because they are soaked, they do not necessarily have to bring a favorable situation to the player.

[0018]

As described above, the gaming machine of the present invention is provided with the backup means for continuously accumulating and storing various game information even when the power is turned off, and various output based on the various game information accumulated and stored in the backup means. The game mode control means for controlling the device is provided, so that the characters and the like displayed on the symbol variation display are changed based on the storage of the number of variations and the number of occurrences of jackpots on the symbol variation display, so that a novel entertainment is always provided. It is possible to provide the player with the character and to keep the player from getting tired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a symbol on a symbol variation indicator.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a symbol on a symbol variation indicator.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a symbol on a symbol variation indicator.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a display example diagram of a symbol variation display device.

FIG. 10 is a display example diagram of a symbol variation display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Symbol change display 4 Passage gate 5 Starting port 6 Blade 7 Variable winning device 13 Start switch 100 Game control board 200 Power supply board

Claims (4)

[Claims] A backup means for continuously accumulating and storing various game information even when the power is turned off, and a game mode control means for controlling various output devices based on the various game information accumulated and stored in the backup means are provided. A gaming machine characterized by: 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game mode control means controls various output devices so that the various game information becomes a specific value, which is advantageous to the player. 3. The output device is a symbol variation display in a pachinko gaming machine, and the game information accumulated and stored is the number of variations of the symbol variation display, such as characters and symbols displayed on the symbol variation display. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is controlled to change based on the game information. 4. The output device is a symbol variation display in a pachinko gaming machine, and the game information accumulated and stored is special game information based on the number of occurrences of jackpots, and characters and symbols displayed on the symbol variation display. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine controls the game machine to change based on the special game information.