JP2002292033A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of eliminating such a problem that the play in the later period of big hit rounds becomes monotonous. SOLUTION: With the provisional big hit pattern to put the game machine at first in the big hit condition, for example max. 15 rounds of big hit condition are started with mostly a boring consumption of time. The big hit pattern 52 given in a pattern display device 30 together with the round number 51 changes in association with the progress of the round consumption, and different special prizes are given to respective players depending upon the final big hit pattern 52 after the end of the final round. Accordingly each player even under the consumative later period of big hit, can continue the play concentrated with joy and discouragement on the varying display of the big hit pattern 52 favorably varying in conformity to the specified rule.

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 jackpot determining system for determining a player's profit when a "big hit state" occurs in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a typical game machine (pachinko machine).
It is a front view of a game board. The game board 10 is substantially square and has a substantially circular game area 20 inside. Gaming area 20
Inside, there are a guide rail 21, a center case 22, a pair of left and right starting gates 23, a plurality of winning openings 24 to 26, a starting area 27, an electric accessory 27A, a big winning opening 28, and an out opening 29. In the center case 22, a special symbol display device (hereinafter, referred to as a color liquid crystal display panel (LCD)) is provided.
An effect display by the symbol display device 30 out of the game balls passing through the starting area 27, which is constituted by a normal symbol display device 32 formed by three LEDs (light emitting diodes) and three LEDs, and four LEDs. It has a reserved ball storage device 34 for storing the number of pending reserved balls. In addition, many nails (not shown) are planted in a complicated geometric pattern over the entire surface of the game area.

[0003] A game is started by a player driving a game ball from a game ball launching device (not shown) into a game area 20 along a guide rail 21 with a firing intensity adjusted by the rotation angle of a rotary handle. . When a game ball that collides with the above-mentioned nail or the like in the game area 20 and flows down along a complicated path while being repelled wins one of the winning ports 24 to 26, a predetermined number of prize balls are won by a prize ball payout device (not shown). ) Is paid out to the player. When the game ball passes through the starting gate 23, the display symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 32 is changed. If the final symbol after the change is a “hit symbol”, the electric accessory 27 is kept for a certain period of time.
By expanding A, the entrance of the starting area 27 is widened, so that the game ball can easily pass through the starting area 27.

[0004] On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the start area 27 and a start opportunity is established, a plurality of symbol display devices 30 (for example, left,
The change of the symbol row displayed in the symbol display area (middle and right) is started. The symbol columns displayed in each symbol display area are, for example, numbers “0” to “9”. When a certain time has elapsed after the start of the fluctuation, for example, the display symbols in the left, right and middle symbol display areas are sequentially stopped, and the fixed symbol is displayed. When the displayed symbols in the left and right symbol display areas are aligned, the state is “reach state”, and when all the symbols are aligned, the state is “big hit state”. In the "big hit state", the big winning port 28 having a wide gaming ball entrance is opened, and the gaming machine completes the big hit operation. In this big hit operation, for example, a maximum of 15 rounds of the game are repeated with one round of 10 game balls winning in the special winning opening 28. Assuming that, for example, 15 prize balls are paid out each time one game ball is won, the total prize balls are 10250 × 15 = 2250 at maximum. In addition, winning opening 24
26, game balls that have not won the winning prize port 28 in the open state or have not passed through the starting area 27 are transferred outside the machine via the out port 29 provided at the lowermost part of the game area 20.

Next, FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a game effect operation by the symbol display device 30 described above. First, when the game starts (step S1), it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed the starting area 27 (step S2). If the vehicle does not pass through the starting region 27 (step S2: N),
Wait for passage or start timing. When the vehicle has passed the start area 27 (step S2: Y), it is determined whether or not the state is a "big hit state" (step S3). As described above, the symbols in the symbol display area of the symbol display device 30 are “000”, “11”.
When "1",..., "999" are aligned, a "big hit state" is set. If it is not "big hit state" (step S
3: N), the "missing state" is displayed, the "missing symbol" is displayed on the symbol display device 30, and the special winning opening 28 is not opened (step S4). On the other hand, in the case of the "big hit state" (step S3: Y), it is determined whether or not the display symbol of the symbol display device 30 is a predetermined "specific symbol" to generate a profit difference for the player (step S5). ).

Here, whether or not the symbol is a "specific symbol" is determined in advance by the gaming machine. For example, when the symbol displayed on the symbol display device 30 is an odd number "1, 3, 5, 7, 9", the "specific symbol" is determined. "
When the number is even “0, 2, 4, 6, 8”, it is “normal symbol”. In the case of "specific design" (step S5: Y)
Is determined to be the "probability fluctuation big hit state" in which the profit of the player is the maximum (step S6). In this case, the probability of the "big hit" occurring when the next starting opportunity is established or the game ball passes through the starting area 27 is set to be higher than about 1/300 of the normal, for example, about 10 times of about 1/30. . on the other hand,
Not a "specific design" (that is, a "normal design")
In this case (step S5: N), the "normal jackpot state"
(Step S7). In the case of these steps S6 and S7, the big hit digestion operation for digesting the "big hit operation" of, for example, 15 rounds is started as described above.

[0007]

In a conventional gaming machine, as described above, when a game ball passes through the starting area 27, the player is asked whether or not a "big hit state" and whether or not the "big hit state" The user concentrates on the display of the symbol display device 30 with a sense of tension or expectation until the determination of whether or not the "big hit in the fluctuation state" is made. However, the game during the jackpot digestion operation (during the round digestion) after the “big hit” is determined becomes monotonous, and the player loses concentration.

The present invention has been conceived in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional gaming machine. Even if the gaming machine is "during a big hit," the player can continue to concentrate on the game. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols based on the establishment of a starting trigger. Start the jackpot operation, and at the predetermined timing of this jackpot operation, the change process from the temporary jackpot symbol to the final jackpot symbol is displayed on the symbol display device, and according to the content of the changed final jackpot symbol, The game conditions after the end of the big hit operation are made different.

A gaming machine according to the present invention includes a symbol display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols based on the establishment of a starting trigger to determine a jackpot having a profit difference for a player. It has a temporary big hit symbol for performing digestion, and a final big hit symbol for enabling the player to identify the game conditions after the big hit digestion.

Further, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the final big hit symbol is determined after a plurality of fluctuations according to the progress of the round during the big hit digestion. Further, the change from the temporary big hit symbol to the final big hit symbol is performed according to a predetermined rule.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction and operation of a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the preferred embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention. The operation of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 1 and the front view of the gaming board shown in FIG. 5 to which the present invention can be applied.

When the game machine starts operating (step S1)
1) It is checked at a predetermined cycle whether or not the game ball has passed through the start area 27 and a start opportunity has been established (step S12). If the starting opportunity has not been established (step S12: N), the process waits for the establishment of the starting opportunity for the game ball to pass through the starting area 27. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the start port 27 and the start timing is established, it is determined whether or not the state is the "big hit state" (step S13). The "big hit state" of the gaming machine is rendered and displayed by the control device of the gaming machine by the display symbol displayed in the symbol display area of the symbol display device 30 as described above. Here, when the state is not the "big hit state", the "missing symbol" is displayed on the symbol display device 30, and the gaming machine enters the "missing state" (step S14).

On the other hand, if the symbol displayed on the symbol display device 30 is a "big hit symbol" (step S13: Y), a "temporary big hit symbol" is displayed (step S15). The bonus by the temporary jackpot symbol is constant irrespective of the symbol, and a maximum of 15 rounds of jackpot games are given, and the gaming machine executes the jackpot round described above to complete the jackpot (step S16). During the big hit digestion, a one-digit “big hit symbol” as described later is variably displayed on the symbol display device 30. Next, it is determined whether or not the change of the “big hit symbol” of the symbol display device 30 is the “final big hit symbol” (step S17). If it is not the final big hit symbol (step S17: N), the process returns to step S16 described above,
Keep changing the "big hits". On the other hand, in the case of the final big hit symbol (step S17: Y), the final big hit symbol after the big hit digestion is divided into a plurality of groups, and different privileges or game conditions are given to each group as described later (step S18). .

As described above, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the gaming machine becomes a "temporary big hit", the profit or privilege of the player is equal and the big hit is consumed, for example, up to 15
It only plays the jackpot game of the round. During this big hit digestion, the big hit symbol is displayed on the symbol display device 30 in a fluctuating manner, and by the "final big hit symbol" after the final round,
It is characterized in that different privileges are given to players. As a result, the player pays attention to the change of the big hit symbol during the big hit digestion, and concentrates on the game during the big hit digestion.

Next, a specific example of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2A to 2E show the display states of the display symbols of the symbol display device 30 in each part of the flowchart shown in FIG. 1 in chronological order. FIG. 2A shows a state where the “temporary big hit symbol” is displayed in step S15. In this specific example, the first
In the (left) symbol display area 41, the second (right) symbol display area 42, and the third (middle) symbol display area 43, the number "4" is definitely displayed as a display symbol. FIG. 2 (A)
The operation of the gaming machine up to the state shown in FIG. 7 is the same as the operation of the conventional symbol display device, and has been described above, and thus the detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 2B shows that the gaming machine has started "big hit digestion" and is in the first round. During “big hit digestion”, for example, a background image 50 of jet skiing on the coast is displayed on the symbol display device 30. Also, the “number of rounds” 51 is displayed in the upper left rectangular frame, and the big hit symbol 52 is displayed in the lower right square frame. In this specific example, the number of rounds 51 is one round (1R), and the big hit symbol 52 remains “4”. Next, FIG.
The number of rounds 51 is 2R, and the big hit symbol 52 is
It has changed to “5”. "Big hit digestion" goes further,
In FIG. 2D, the number of rounds 51 is 15R, and the big hit symbol 52 has changed to “6”. FIG. 2 (E) shows a symbol display device displaying the “final jackpot symbol” after the jackpot digestion.
This is a display of 30 and corresponds to step S18 in FIG.
It should be noted that the symbol display device 30 displays the character "O end", which is the last display 53 of the big hit digestion, on the entire screen instead of the background symbol 50 and the number of rounds 51. The “final jackpot symbol” 52 in FIG. 2E is “7”.

In this specific example, the big hit symbol 52 is added to the previous display symbol by +1 every several rounds. Therefore,
In the final round shown in FIG. 2 (E), the player keeps the big hit symbol 52 at “6” or adds +1 to “7” or, with expectation, the big hit symbol 52 Attention will be paid to the variable display. In particular, by programming the fluctuation pattern of the jackpot symbol 52 according to various rules,
During the “big hit digestion”, the player plays the game with joy and worries (with expectations and anxiety) by predicting the fluctuation display of the big hit symbol 52 and the “final big hit symbol”.

Next, FIGS. 3 and 4 show specific examples of the change pattern of the number of rounds 51 and the big hit symbol 52 in the above-mentioned “during big hit digestion”. The “temporary big hit symbol” in step S15 shown in FIG. 1 is set to “4” as shown in FIG. In the case of FIG. 3 (A), 1R is unchanged (0), 2R
2 times of 3R is +1; 4R is 0, 4 times of 5R to 8R is +1; 9R is 0, 10R to 7 times after the last round;
1 is programmed. The big hit symbol 52 is 1
Only the digits are displayed. Further, in the specific example of FIG. 3B, 1R is 0, 2R and 2R are +1 and 4R twice.
Is -1, 6 times of 5R to 10R is +1 and 4 times of 11R to 14R are -1. 15R +1, after the last round-
1 is done. Thus, +1 or -1 is repeated according to the progress of the round.

On the other hand, in the specific examples shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the display symbols (numerals) are changed every two rounds except for the first time (1R) and the last time. Further, even numbers and odd numbers are appropriately mixed so as to increase or decrease the player's sense of expectation and anxiety. In the case of FIG.
The jackpot symbol 52 displayed in accordance with the degree conforms to the rule that it does not change twice. Also, in the case of FIG.
Like the 7R of 7R and 12R-13R, if the same symbol is displayed twice as the big hit symbol 52, the rule is determined to be the symbol. 3 and 4
In the specific example, the jackpot symbol 52 is all "7" in the final round, but it is needless to say that other numbers may actually be used.

Here, for example, as described above, for example, “15 rounds of jackpot game” is given to the “temporary jackpot symbol” as a common privilege, and further, according to the “final jackpot symbol” after digestion of the jackpot, the “big jackpot symbol” As the "privilege after completion", a different privilege or game condition is given to the player. This “privilege after big hit” is, for example, the last big hit design “0”,
The first group of “4”, “6” and “9” has no special benefits, and the second group of final jackpot symbols “2” and “8” has normal symbol probability fluctuation, time reduction and electric accessory Operation time extension, final big hit symbol "1" and "5"
In the third group, the special symbol probability fluctuation and time reduction, and the fourth with the final big hit symbols of “3” and “7”
The groups include special symbol probability variation, time reduction, ordinary symbol probability variation, time reduction, and electric accessory operating time extension.

The configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention have been described above in detail. However, this embodiment is merely an example of the present invention and does not limit the present invention in any way. Various modifications and alterations are possible in accordance with the specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0024]

As will be understood from the above description, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the following remarkable practical effects can be obtained. That is, in the conventional gaming machine, when the gaming machine is in the "big hit state", it is determined whether or not the player's profit, for example, the "probability changing state" is reached before starting the "big hit digestion". On the other hand, according to the present invention, since it is determined by the "final jackpot symbol" after the jackpot digestion, the player will concentrate during the "big hit digestion". As a result, it is possible to eliminate the monotony of the game during the big hit digestion. In particular, by changing the fluctuation pattern of the jackpot symbol during the jackpot digestion according to a predetermined regularity,
It is possible to further enhance the gaming ability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a change state of a display of a symbol display device in the gaming machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a first specific example of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 during digestion of a big hit.

FIG. 4 is a second specific example of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 during big hit digestion.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a typical game board of a game machine to which the present invention can be applied.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a conventional jackpot control operation of the gaming machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Game board 27 Starting area 28 Big winning opening 30 Symbol display device 41-43 Symbol display area 50 Background symbol 51 Number of rounds 52 Big hit symbol

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine provided with a symbol display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols based on the establishment of a start trigger, wherein a big hit operation is started based on a provisional big hit symbol being given to the symbol, and At the predetermined timing of the operation, the process of changing the jackpot symbol content from the temporary jackpot symbol to the final jackpot symbol is rendered and displayed on the symbol display device, and according to the changed final jackpot symbol content, the game after the end of the jackpot operation A gaming machine characterized by different conditions. 2. A gaming machine comprising a symbol display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols based on the establishment of a starting trigger to determine a jackpot having a profit difference for a player, wherein the jackpot is a temporary jackpot. Jackpot design,
A gaming machine characterized by having a final big hit symbol that allows a player to identify a game condition after the big hit digestion. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the final big hit symbol is determined after a plurality of fluctuations according to the progress of the round during the big hit digestion. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the change from the temporary big hit symbol to the final big hit symbol is performed in accordance with a predetermined rule.