JP2002306751A - Pinball game machine and simulation game program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase time efficiency of a game under certain conditions for an unlucky player who fails to hit a jackpot for many hours and lessen loss of interest and impatientness of the player. SOLUTION: In a pinball game machine varyingly displaying a plurality of patterns with the start of prescribed drawing, leading out a jackpot or failure pattern through a period of varying display of the pattern, and operating an accessory to facilitate winning of a game ball at jackpot time, a recording means making a record relating to the number of game balls shot is provided, and a time shortening means making a period of varying display of patterns in pattern display time relatively shorter than normally when the recorded value of the recording means reaches a prescribed value, is provided, a period until a jackpot is made shorter than normally, and impatientness of a player who is absorbed in the game for many hours can be prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine,
The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as an arrangement ball game machine and a sparrow ball game machine, and a simulation game program for these. Representatively, ammunition provided for the operation of pachinko-ya and store No. 8 of Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 7 of the Act on Regulation of Customs Sales Business and Regulation of Business (hereinafter referred to as the "Management Law") The present invention relates to a ball game machine, a new or used article for which these are designed for general users, and a simulation game program for executing these simulation games on a personal computer or a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many ball-and-ball game machines such as pachinko game machines have special equipment for facilitating prizes in order to appropriately stimulate a player's gambling spirit. Articles), which are operated under predetermined operating specifications to increase the fun of the game. In particular, the player tends to enjoy the game in expectation of a so-called jackpot, in which a special electric accessory that opens a special winning opening in connection with a change display of a symbol triggered by a winning start is activated.

[0003] The determination of the jackpot is performed mainly by software processing on a microcomputer incorporated in the gaming machine, by a predetermined winning probability that a random number value read at an arbitrary timing of winning a specific starting port is hit or missed. Never be based on the lottery process. This is a so-called perfect probability method. As a result, a jackpot cannot be arbitrarily acquired only by the skill of the player, and a way to win equally for all is opened.

[0004]

However, in the perfect probability method, good or bad luck greatly affects winning and losing, and a lucky player can quickly win a jackpot, while a bad luck player can play for a long time. Even if you do, you may not be able to win the jackpot and fall into a so-called big hamari. The player in this great humid state is in contact with the fluctuation display of the symbol that leads to the deviated symbol every time, and not only is it not interesting for a long time, but time is wasted, and in order to recover Even if you entrust your hopes to later games, the time you can play is limited and you will be impatient. Thus, if the jackpot does not come for a long time,
Interest in games will gradually decline. On the store side as well, players who continue to play games with the expectation of recovering the great hamari are good customers, and their divergence in gaming will lower the operating rate of the gaming machine and lead to loss on the store side.

[0005] In particular, this type of gaming machine usually limits the winning memory to, for example, four when the starting prize frequently occurs temporarily. If the variable display of the symbol by the prize memory ends and the stop symbol is not confirmed and displayed, the variable display of the symbol by the next prize memory does not start and there is not enough space in the prize memory,
Starting winnings exceeding the limit are excluded from the lottery starting targets. For this reason, a long symbol fluctuation time imposes a disadvantage on the player in a certain sense, and is particularly frustrating for a player who is in a state of great distraction.

The present invention enhances the time efficiency of a game under certain conditions for a poorly lucky player who cannot win for a long time, thereby reducing the loss of interest and impatience of the player, and improving soundness. It is an object of the present invention to provide an amusing ball game machine and a simulation game program thereof.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a symbol display device that variably displays a plurality of symbols in accordance with the activation of a predetermined lottery process is provided, and a winning or missing symbol is derived through a symbol variable display period in the symbol display device, At the time of hitting, a ball game machine that activates an accessory for facilitating winning of a game ball, wherein a recording means relating to the number of fired balls for recording a number related to the number of fired balls is provided, and the recording means is provided. When the recorded value of the symbol reaches a predetermined value, a time shortening means for relatively shortening the symbol variable display time in the symbol display device as compared with the normal time is provided. The accessory is typically an electric accessory that operates mainly by electric power. Opening or expanding the entrance of the special winning opening and opening or expanding the winning opening other than the special winning opening, a first-class special motor-operated character that operates when a specific symbol combination is displayed. Rules concerning the certification of amusement machines and the verification of model types, which are rules related to the Wind Management Act, such as ordinary electric accessories that operate when a specific combination of symbols is displayed (National Public Safety Commission Regulation No. 4 of 1985) Various accessories defined in the above are included. As a result, when the number of fired balls increases beyond a predetermined value after playing a game for a long time, the fluctuation display time of the symbol becomes relatively shorter than usual, and the time efficiency of the game is improved. For this reason, it is expected that the time required to reach the hit is shorter than usual, and a player who has been hooked for a long time can be rescued to a certain extent, and this person can be prevented from leaving the game or impatient.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in order to accurately evaluate the actual disadvantageous state of the player, the recording means is not effectively supplied to the game board from the number of shot balls fired from the firing device. The number of foul balls and / or the number of winning balls on the game board was excluded and recorded. As a result, it is possible to appropriately protect a disadvantaged player without excessively protecting a player who makes many mistakes or a player who has benefited from winning a certain amount.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the "out ball which missed a prize on the game board" is replaced by the "recording means relating to the number of shot balls for recording the number of shot balls" in claim 1. Out-ball-number-related recording means to keep a number-related record "
Was provided. The number of out balls is the number of balls that were effectively supplied to the game board and did not win, so the detection mechanism, the detection circuit, or the detection process can be simplified, and the actual disadvantageous state of the player can be accurately determined. You can evaluate and help this person appropriately.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the "recording related to the number of launches of the lottery process" is replaced with the "recording means relating to the number of shot balls to be recorded, which records the number related to the number of launched balls". Recording means relating to the number of lottery start times to be taken. " Since the number of times the lottery process is started, if the start winning is temporarily frequent, if the winning memory is limited to, for example, a maximum of four, the starting winning number ignored from the start of the lottery process due to the limitation. Is excluded, which means the number of times the lottery is actually started. As a result, while being able to accurately evaluate the actual disadvantageous state of the player, it is possible to relieve the disadvantage of the player who is not easily won even after receiving lottery to a certain extent.

According to the invention described in claim 5, in order to appropriately rescue a player who is hard to hit even if the number of hits is theoretically expected to be reduced, the time shortening means includes: When the value recorded by the recording means exceeds the evaluation value based on the theoretical base value of the winning probability in the lottery process, the operation is performed. For example, the change range of the random number is 0 to N
-1, If the number of random numbers to be won or the range of random numbers is B, the theoretical winning probability is B / N = 1 / (N / B), so (N / B) is the theoretical basis of the winning probability. Value. Thus, if the evaluation value based on the base value is exceeded, the game time is made more efficient, and the player can be rescued appropriately.

[0012] The invention according to claim 6 is intended for a gaming machine which gives an effect of giving a certain feeling of expectation to hit, such as a so-called reach effect, in accordance with the change display of the symbol, and the game machine is deviated by the lottery process. At the time, based on a predetermined sorting lottery, instead of a short symbol fluctuation display having a low expectation of winning, a directing means for displaying a long symbol fluctuation display having a high expectation of winning is provided, and the operation of the time shortening means is provided. Time,
The average time of the symbol variation display that can be selected by the sorting lottery of the effect means is shorter than the normal time. Thus, for example, the time efficiency can be easily increased simply by changing the selectivity of each of the various symbol variation display modes that can be selected in the sorting lottery.

In the invention according to claim 7, in order to effectively improve the time efficiency, the appearance rate of the short-term symbol change display with a low degree of expectation of hit is increased when the time shortening means is operated.
As a result, when the time shortening means is operated, when it comes off, the symbol variation display is quickly finished, the time efficiency is effectively improved, and the goodness of the next expectation immediately arises.

In the invention according to the eighth aspect, in order to effectively increase the time efficiency, the symbol variation display having a high expectation of winning includes a plurality of modes having different variation times, and when the time shortening means is operated, The appearance rate of the symbol variation display in a mode in which the variation time is relatively long is set to zero or low. As a result, it is possible to reduce the long-floor design fluctuation display, effectively improve the time efficiency, and reduce the feeling of betrayal due to so-called gasket.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in order to provide detailed support in accordance with the so-called depth of the hook, the time shortening means evaluates the recorded value of the recording means in a plurality of steps,
The symbol fluctuation display time in the symbol fluctuation device is sequentially shortened step by step. As a result, a player who is hard to hit for a long time is provided with a thick support with a sequentially improved time efficiency, so that the player can be further protected.

In the invention according to claim 10, in order to ensure fairness by objectively rescuing a player who has been hooked for a long time, the recording means returns the recorded value to an initial value at the time of winning in the lottery process. It was taken. This makes it possible to ensure the objectivity and fairness without giving excessive protection to the player who has once gained the hit by improving the time efficiency of the game.

[0017] The invention according to claim 11 is to notify the player that he / she is patient for a while, and to reduce the possibility of giving up on the way. The notification means for notifying is provided. In addition to the visual notification using a lamp, an LED, a liquid crystal screen, or the like, the notification includes various types of notification such as notification by voice, notification by vibration, and a combination of two or more of these. As a result, the player is notified that the time efficiency has been improved, so that it is possible to reduce the adverse effect of wasting the accumulation of the previous records and stopping the game, and further protect the player.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the recording medium is carried on a recording medium such as a ROM cartridge, a CD-ROM, and a DVD.
Alternatively, in a simulation game program distributed under a network environment such as the Internet or satellite communication, the same disadvantageous situation as a game on a real machine is remedied. That is, a plurality of symbols are variably displayed in accordance with the start of the predetermined lottery process, and a winning or missing symbol is derived after a variably displaying period of the symbols. A simulation game program for a ball-and-ball game machine that operates an object, a recording step of recording a cumulative variable whose value is cumulatively updated as the game progresses, and a recorded value of the cumulative variable by the recording step. An evaluation step of comparing the evaluation value with a predetermined evaluation value, and when the evaluation value evaluates that the recorded value of the cumulative variable has reached the evaluation value, the variable display time of the symbol is relatively shorter than a normal time. This is a simulation game program for causing a computer to execute each of these steps.

[0019]

FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine 1 to which the present invention is applied, in which a game frame 10 supports a main body 11 so as to be able to open. A front door 14 in which a glass 13 is fitted to a round window 12 is provided at an upper portion of the front surface of the main body 11, and the game board 2 is provided inside the front door 14. An upper plate 3 for receiving a lending ball and a prize ball, a lower plate 4 for receiving a ball overflowing inside the ball outlet 30 when the upper plate 3 is full, and a handle 50 of a firing device 5 are provided on a lower portion of a front surface of the main body 11. Prepare. By rotating the lever 51 of the handle 50 clockwise, the built-in firing solenoid is actuated, and the game ball is hit on the game board 2. The upper plate 3 has a built-in stereo speaker 6 for outputting sound effects, BGM, error sounds, and the like, and also lends a ball from a CR sand (not shown) installed adjacent to the gaming machine 1. An operation switch unit 31 is provided. Rental balls are currently 4 yen per piece.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 2 has guide rails 20 and 21 and a decorative frame 22 for dividing a game area and guiding a shooting ball launched from a firing solenoid 52 to the game area.
A special symbol display device 7 composed of a liquid crystal display or the like for changing and displaying special symbols such as numbers and symbols over the three rows on the inner left and right on the inner screen, and activating the variable display and aligning all the symbols on the left and middle and right. A starting port 80 composed of a tulip-type ordinary electric accessory for starting a lottery process of determining whether to win a jackpot, a large winning opening 70 of a first-class special electric accessory called an attacker opened at the time of a jackpot, and a general winning opening. Left and right upper winning ports 23 and 24, lower winning ports 25 and 26, and left and right double windmills 27 and 28 are provided. Above the special symbol display device 7, a normal symbol display device 8 using a 7-segment LED or the like is provided, and at the lower left of the game board 2, the variable display of the display device 8 is activated and the display is changed to "7". And a pass gate 9 for starting a lottery process for determining whether or not to open the tulip of the starting port 80. Reference numeral 29 denotes an out port for discharging an out ball that has missed a prize in the game board 2. Although not shown, a large number of game nails are hit on the game board 2.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 71 denotes a start winning prize for displaying up to four prize memories when a prize to the starting port 80 is temporarily frequent and a special symbol change and a lottery opportunity occur repeatedly. The storage LED 81 is a gate passage memory LED for displaying up to four passage memories when the ball passing to the passage gate 9 is temporarily frequent and the fluctuation of the ordinary symbol and the chance of the lottery occur repeatedly. is there. Also, L01 to L0
6 is a ceiling decoration LED, L1 and L2 are windmill board decoration LEs
D, L31, L32, L41, L42, L51, L52
Is a side board decoration LED, L61 to L63 are special design display frame decoration LEDs, L71 and L72 are large winning opening decoration LEDs, L81 and L82 are starting opening decoration LEDs,
With these unique lighting displays, a unique decorative effect or a staging effect appears on the front side of the game board 2.

FIG. 3 shows the details of the launching device 5. In a launching ready state, a launching solenoid 52 from a ball feeding device (not shown) is used.
, One game ball P is supplied, and the firing ball switch right a1 detects this. When the launching solenoid 52 is actuated to launch the game ball P, the launching ball switch left a2
Detects this. Thus, the launch ball switch right a1
After the ball is detected by (1), when the launch ball switch left a2 detects the ball, one launch ball is detected. However, the launch sphere may be detected by one launch sphere switch. The foul sphere Pf which has not been effectively supplied to the game board without reaching the game board or the like hits the collision piece 53 and has a foul ball switch a3.
And returns to the lower plate.

FIG. 4 shows the back side of the game board 2 and a starting port 80.
The start port switch b1 for detecting a start winning ball, the large win port 70 is provided with a count switch b2 and a V detection switch b3 for activating the accessory continuous operation device and continuing a so-called round. The pass gate 9 on the front side of the game board 2 is provided with a gate switch b4 for detecting a ball passing through the gate 9 and flowing down the board surface. Each winning opening 23 ~
Reference numeral 26 denotes a winning opening switch c1 to c4 for detecting each winning ball.
Is provided. An out ball switch d1 for detecting an out ball is provided downstream of the out port 29. The winning opening switches c1 to c4 may be provided individually or may be provided downstream of the ball trough 200. For example, 15 prize balls per winning prize ball to the grand prize opening 70, and other prize opening 23 to 26, 80
The prize balls per winning prize ball are set to, for example, six.

FIG. 5 shows a control circuit of the gaming machine 1,
The switches a1 to a3, b1 to b4, c1 to c4, and d1 are input to a main board 100 including a PU, a ROM, and a RAM. On the output side, a special symbol control board 700 and a special symbol display device 7 having a sub CPU, an ordinary symbol control substrate 800 and an ordinary symbol display device 8, an LED / lamp control substrate 900 having a sub CPU, and a decoration LED
(L01 to L82), ancillary lamps, an audio control board 600 and a speaker 6 having a sub CPU, a prize ball control board 400 and a prize ball payout device 40 having a sub CPU, and a solenoid or motor for opening and closing a large winning opening. A winning port actuator 72, a starting port actuator 82 for opening and closing a tulip of the starting port, such as a solenoid and a motor, and a firing solenoid 52 are also connected. Main board 100
The award ball detection switch 41 for detecting the number of award balls is input to the award ball control board 400.

FIG. 6 shows a part of the program stored in the ROM of the main board 100, which constitutes a recording means relating to the number of shot balls and a time shortening means based thereon. The recording of the number of shot balls is performed by adding and subtracting a shot ball counter that secures 2 bytes in the RAM. Launch ball switch a
A launch ball is detected at 1 and a2 and a foul ball switch a
If no foul ball is detected in step 3, the counter value is incremented by one and added. Note that the upper limit value of the counter is, for example, 16383, and when this value is reached, no further addition is performed. Starting port switch b1 or winning port switch c1
When a winning ball is detected in any one of .about.c4, the firing ball counter is decremented by minus one. If the counter is at the lower limit value 0, it is not subtracted.

When the recorded value of the shooting ball counter is 0 to 5000 which is not more than the first evaluation value, for example, 5001 or less, the time is not shortened, and the deviation effect table 1 in which the average time of the symbol variation display is set to the normal 9.93 seconds is used. Select and do not notify when time is reduced. When it reaches the first evaluation value, for example, 5001 or more,
An out-of-order presentation table 2 with an average time of symbol variation display of 8.12 seconds is selected, and a notification A “alternate lighting” for time reduction described later is selected and activated. For example, 7501 of the second evaluation value
When the above is reached, the off-stage effect table 3 in which the average time of the symbol fluctuation display is 7.23 seconds is selected, and the notification B “vertical lighting” at the time of time reduction is selected and activated. When the third evaluation value reaches, for example, 10001 or more, the off-set effect table 4 in which the average time of the symbol fluctuation display is set to 7.0 seconds is selected, and the notification C “Rotation” at the time of shortening is selected and activated. At the time of winning the big hit, a per-reach effect is performed according to a predetermined per-reach effect table.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the normal table 1 is selected when the number of launched balls, more precisely, the number of actual launched balls excluding foul balls and winning balls is 0 to 5000,
In addition to the short-time non-reach with a low hit expectation, the normal hit and the long-reach departure, in which the hit expectation and the fluctuation time gradually increase, can be uniformly selected, and the longest the hit expectation is extremely high An out of premium reach of time can also be chosen, with an average swing time of 9.93 seconds. The change range of the random number for sorting lottery is, for example, 0 to 1023. The number of actual launch balls is 5001-7
When it reaches 500, Table 2 is selected, and the selection ratio of short-time no-reach with low expectation is large, that is, the range of random numbers from which it is selected is increased, and long-reach long-term development with high expectation is achieved. The selection ratio of out-of-reach and out-of-reach reach is zero, and the average fluctuation time is 8.1.
Reduce to 2 seconds. Further, the number of actual launch balls is 7501 to 100
At 00, table 3 is selected, and the selection ratio of short-time non-reach-less disconnection with low expectation is further increased, and the average fluctuation time is reduced to 7.23 seconds. Furthermore, when the number of actual launch balls becomes 10001 or more, the table 4
Is selected, and only a short-time reach without a low expectation is achieved, and the average fluctuation time is reduced to 7.0 seconds.

The time may be shortened based on the detection of the out ball switch d1 instead of the number of shot balls. in this case,
The processing by the recording means is simplified by only a simple addition processing of the out ball counter used in place of the firing ball counter. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the time may be shortened based on the actual number of lottery activations associated with the winning of the starting port 80, instead of the number of shot balls or the number of outgoing balls.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of the notifying means for notifying the operation when the time is shortened. The alternate lighting of A indicates that the outer decorative LED group (L1, L2, L31, L41, L5
1) and the decorative LED group inside (L61, L6)
2, L63, L32, L42, L52). The lighting up and down of B is for decorative L with a substantially circular arrangement.
The ED is divided into left and right, and symmetrically, the upper L03 or L0
4, the light moves sequentially from the lower L71 or L72 to the upper L03 or L04 when the light reaches the lower position. The same applies to the area between L61 and L63 inside. The rotation of the C is a decorative LED group (L1, L2, L3, L4, L4) forming the outer great circle.
5, L71, L72, L5, L4, L3, L2, L1,
L06, L05, L04, L03, L02, L01)
And a decorative LED group (L
61, L62, L63, L81, L82, L63, L6
2, L61), the light is sequentially rotated counterclockwise on the double circle.

FIG. 9 shows a part of the program stored in the ROM of the main board 100, which constitutes a game processing means relating to the special symbol display device 7 and the special winning opening 70. If there is a winning memory in the starting opening 80 (S1) and the random number extracted at the time of the starting winning is a big hit value (S2), the winning symbols to be aligned in the middle left and right are, for example, numbers and numbers 1 to 9 One of the character figures is determined and (S
3) One of the plurality of aspects to be rendered at the time of symbol fluctuation is selected from the plurality of aspects by the sorting lottery process based on the per-reach effect table (S4). The change range of the jackpot determination random number (a different random number different from the sorting random number) is, for example, 0 to 309, and the jackpot random value is, for example, one specific numerical value, and thus the jackpot probability is 1/310. At this stage, a jackpot is promised and the winning is determined, so that the record of the recording means such as the above-mentioned shooting ball counter is returned to the initial value 0 (S5). On the other hand, when the random number extracted at the time of the start winning is not a jackpot, two or three kinds of symbols that are not aligned are determined and (S
6), one of the plurality of aspects to be displayed when the symbol is changed is selected by a sorting lottery process based on any of the selected off-state effects tables 1 to 4 (S7).

After the above pre-processing, the special symbol display device 7
Above, the variable display processing of the symbols is started (S8), and after the lapse of a predetermined variable display time almost determined in the effect mode accompanying the variable display, all the stopped symbols are determined (S9). It is determined whether or not the jackpot is determined based on the presence or absence of the jackpot flag set in the preceding step (S10). If the jackpot is a jackpot, the image of the jackpot fanfare sound and the blessing is output (S11), and the jackpot 70 is opened (S10).
12). When the special winning opening 70 is opened once, the special winning opening 70
If there are 10 winnings (S13), or if 30 seconds elapse after opening (S14), the big winning opening 70
Is closed (S15). The detection by the V detection switch b3 is performed during opening of the special winning opening 70 (S16), and when the final round, for example, does not exceed 15 rounds (S17), the continuous operation device for the accessory is activated, and the special winning opening 70 is closed again. open.
When the final round is exhausted for the V prize, after the ending processing for notifying the end of the jackpot by sound and display (S
18) Return to the normal game.

FIG. 10 shows a symbol change display on the special symbol display device 7. With the start of the change of the special symbol, male and female characters are framed in from the left and right (screen 1), and each character is centered. Stop (screen 2). Next, the left symbol is stopped together with the display of the "do not tea?" Line of the male character (screen 3). Subsequently, the right symbol is stopped together with the dialogue display of the female character "Sonene" (screen 4). On the screen 4, both the left symbol and the right symbol are aligned at "7", and the screen 4 is in the reach state. However, in the case of departure, the screen shifts to the screen 45 via the screen 4 or without passing through the screen 4, stops the right symbol together with the display of the dialogue of the female character "Of course, Dame", and subsequently, the male character Stop the middle symbol with the "Gabbin" line. The screen 45 is an example of a confirmation screen in which no reach is reached.

FIG. 11 is a continuation of the previous screen 4, in which the occurrence of reach is displayed, and each character goes out of frame (screen 5). Next, the background changes, and the couple of men and women starts moving (screen 6). However, in the case of deviation, the screen 65
Then, during or after the couple is moving, the middle symbol that is different from the reach symbol is stopped together with the encouragement display that is to be determined this time. The screen 65 is an example of a confirmation screen of the out of normal reach. Of course, in the case of a hit, the middle symbol may suddenly stop at the reach symbol from the normal reach and the big hit may be displayed. Otherwise, after screen 6, the couple passes by the ramen shop (screen 7) and stops in front of the restaurant (screen 8). In the case where it is also out of here, the screen 85
Then, the middle symbol is stopped at a symbol different from the reach symbol together with the wording of the female character "This shop is unpleasant". The screen 85 is an example of a confirmation screen indicating that the normal reach is out of development. In addition, even in the normal reach development type, in the case of a hit, the middle symbol may stop at the reach symbol and a big hit may be displayed.

FIG. 12 is a continuation of the previous screen 8, in which the couple comes out of the restaurant (screen 9) and starts moving again (screen 10). However, in the case of departure, the screen 105
Then, during or after the couple is moving, the middle symbol that is different from the reach symbol is stopped together with the encouragement display that is to be determined this time. The screen 105 is an example of a long-reach confirmation screen. Of course, at the right time, even from the long reach type,
In some cases, the middle symbol stops at the reach symbol and a big hit is displayed. In other cases, after screen 10, the couple stops in front of the hotel (screen 11) and displays a man's "Nay I'm Okay" dialog at the hotel entrance (screen 1).
2). Here, in the case of departure, the screen shifts to the screen 125, and the middle symbol is stopped at a symbol different from the reach symbol together with the words "Welcome home" of the female character. The screen 125 is an example of a confirmation screen of long-reach development departure. In addition, even in the long reach development type, in the case of a hit, the middle symbol may stop at the reach symbol and a big hit may be displayed.

FIG. 13 is a continuation of the previous screen 12, in which the couple enters the hotel and temporarily stops the middle symbol with the reach symbol (screen 13). Although it is rarely here, in the case of departure, the screen shifts to the screen 135, the vacancy changes to full, the heart is cracked, the jackpot is displayed instead of the jackpot, and the middle symbol is the reach symbol. It changes to a different pattern. The screen 135 is an example of a confirmation screen of the loss of premium reach. In the case of a hit, a heart symbol and a big hit are displayed after the screen 13, and the big hit determination screen is displayed (screen 1).
4). After the jackpot determination screen is displayed, the process proceeds to the jackpot fanfare processing (FIG. 9) and thereafter. After the departure determination screen is displayed, if there is a starting prize memory, the screen starts again from the screen 1; The screen returns to the normal screen (screen 1 only including the background excluding the character and displaying the previous stopped symbol).

FIG. 14 shows the structure of a simulation game program having the same game specifications as the above pachinko gaming machines. It is carried on a recording medium such as a ROM cartridge, CD-ROM, DVD, or the like, or distributed under a network environment such as the Internet or satellite communication. A cumulative variable whose values are updated cumulatively as the game progresses,
That is, a recording step ST1 for recording any one of the number of shot balls, the number of out balls, the number of lottery starts, and the like by the same processing as in FIG. 6, and the recorded values of the cumulative variables in this recording step and the same as in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 when evaluating that the recorded value of the cumulative variable has reached the evaluation value by this evaluation step. Similarly to the above, there is a time reduction step ST3 for making the variable display time of the symbol relatively shorter than usual.

Each of the above-mentioned steps ST1 to ST1 is transmitted to a computer TC such as a video game controller or a personal computer.
In step ST3, the entire image of the game board 2 including the screen of the special symbol display device 7 is displayed on the image monitor M of the computer TC, and the shooting handle 5
A pseudo game can be enjoyed while operating an operation switch J consisting of a specific key on the keyboard instead of the lever 51 of 0, a dedicated operation button, and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko game machine which is an example of a ball game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board and a launching device of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a launch device of the gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the gaming board of the gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit of the gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a first flowchart of the program of the gaming machine and the simulation game.

FIG. 7 is a time reduction table of the gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a notification mode at the time of reducing the time of the gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a second flowchart of the program of the gaming machine and the simulation game.

FIG. 10 is a first explanatory diagram of a screen on the special symbol display device of the gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is a second explanatory diagram of a screen on the special symbol display device of the gaming machine.

FIG. 12 is a third explanatory diagram of a screen on the special symbol display device of the gaming machine.

FIG. 13 is a fourth explanatory diagram of a screen on the special symbol display device of the gaming machine.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a program structure of a simulation game of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Game board 5 Launcher 7 Special symbol display

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A symbol display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols in accordance with the activation of a predetermined lottery process, wherein a winning or missing symbol is derived through a symbol variable display period in the symbol display device. Is a ball game machine that activates an accessory for facilitating winning of a game ball, wherein a recording means relating to the number of fired balls for recording a number related to the number of fired balls of a game ball is provided, and the recording means of the recording means is provided. A ball game machine comprising a time shortening means for, when the value reaches a predetermined value, relatively shortening a symbol change display time on the symbol display device as compared with a normal time. 2. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein the recording means excludes the number of foul balls not effectively supplied to the game board and / or the number of winning balls on the game board from the number of shot balls fired from the shooting device. The ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein 3. A symbol display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols in accordance with the activation of a predetermined lottery process, wherein a winning or missing symbol is derived through a symbol variable display period in the symbol display device. In a ball game machine that activates a role for facilitating winning of the game ball, in addition to providing a recording means relating to the number of out balls that missed the winning on the gaming board, A ball game machine further comprising a time shortening means for relatively shortening the symbol change display time on the symbol display device when the recorded value of the recording means reaches a predetermined value. 4. A symbol display device for variably displaying a plurality of symbols in accordance with the activation of a predetermined lottery process, wherein a winning or missing symbol is derived through a symbol variable display period in the symbol display device, and Is a ball game machine that activates an accessory for facilitating winning of a game ball, wherein a recording means relating to the number of times of starting the lottery process is provided, and a recording means relating to the number of times of starting the lottery processing is provided. A ball game machine comprising a time shortening means for, when the value reaches a predetermined value, relatively shortening a symbol change display time on the symbol display device as compared with a normal time. 5. The ball game machine according to claim 4, wherein said time shortening means is activated when a recorded value of said recording means exceeds an evaluation value based on a theoretical base value of a winning probability in said lottery processing. 6. An effect in which, when the lottery process is deviated, a long-term pattern variation display with a high expectation degree of winning appears instead of a short-time pattern variation display with a low degree of expectation based on a predetermined sorting lottery. The ball according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a unit, wherein, when the time shortening unit is operated, an average time of a symbol variation display that can be selected by the sorting lottery of the production unit is shorter than a normal time. Gaming machine. 7. The ball game machine according to claim 6, wherein when the time shortening means is operated, the appearance rate of short-time symbol fluctuation display with a low degree of expectation of winning is increased. 8. A symbol fluctuation display having a high degree of expectation of winning is:
8. The ball game machine according to claim 6, comprising a plurality of modes having different fluctuation times, wherein, when the time shortening means is operated, the appearance rate of the symbol fluctuation display in a mode in which the fluctuation time is relatively long is zero or low. . 9. The symbol shortening unit evaluates the recorded value of the recording unit in a plurality of steps, and sequentially shortens the symbol change display time in the symbol changing device. The ball game machine according to any one of the above. 10. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein said recording means returns the recorded value to an initial value at the time of hitting in said lottery process. 11. The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a notifying unit that notifies a player of the operation of the time reducing unit when the time reducing unit operates. 12. A plurality of symbols are variably displayed in response to the activation of a predetermined lottery process, and a winning or missing symbol is derived after a variable display period of the symbols, and a winning of a game ball is facilitated at the time of a hit. A simulation game program for a ball-and-ball game machine for operating an accessory for recording a cumulative variable whose value is cumulatively updated with the progress of the game; and a recording step of the cumulative variable by the recording step. An evaluation step of comparing a recorded value with a predetermined evaluation value, and when the evaluation step evaluates that the recorded value of the cumulative variable has reached the evaluation value, the variable display time of the symbol is set to a relative value as compared with a normal time. A simulation game program for causing a computer to execute each of these steps.