JP2002346182A - Game machine, and simulation game program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce monotony by imparting emphasized parts to a game while keeping the ball discharging rate within a specified range in the long run, and make it possible to ascertain the timing to stop the game. SOLUTION: A recording means, which updates recording in the normal direction based on a first condition related to the consumption of a game medium such as the winning of a shot ball drawing, and updates the recording in the opposite direction based on a second condition related to the acquisition of the game medium such as a start winning, is provided. Then, a character operating specification changing means is provided. In this case, when the recorded value has exceeded an operation-starting reference value in the normal direction side, the operation specification for characters is changed in a manner to be more advantageous. Then, when the recorded value has exceeded a specified stopping reference value for which the operation-starting reference value is displaced by a specified width in the opposite direction, in the opposite direction side, the specification is returned to the original specification by the character operating specification changing means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine,
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a spinning-type gaming machine, an arrangement ball gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, and a simulation game program for these gaming machines. Representatively, it is offered to businesses such as the pachinko-ya and the store No. 8 in Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 7, Item 7 of the Act on Regulations on Customs Sales and Other Businesses and the Adjustment of Businesses Amusement machines, these are new and
The present invention relates to a used article and the like, 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 Pachinko and spinning-type machines of this type are special devices for facilitating prizes in order to moderately stimulate a player's gambling spirit. Article 7), which is operated under a predetermined operation specification, thereby facilitating the acquisition of game media such as game balls and game medals, and increasing the fun of the game. If the player is a pachinko machine enthusiast, he or she wins the jackpot through a lottery process triggered by a prize at a specific starting port on the game board, and opens the special winning prize port of the special electric accessory to increase the number of balls Enjoy the game in hopes of winning.

[0003] The jackpot determination is based on a predetermined winning probability that a random number value read out at random timing such as winning at the starting port is hit or miss by mainly software processing on a microcomputer incorporated in the gaming machine. Never 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. In this case, whether or not the jackpot can be enjoyed depends largely on the activation frequency of the lottery process. In a gaming machine of a type accompanied by a special symbol fluctuating display at the same time as the start of the lottery, a platform which frequently turns around and has a special symbol fluctuating display is good.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-201912, the value is increased by 1 when hit by a launching ball lottery activated for each launching ball, and decreased by 1 when a winning opening is won.
There is a condition counter based on the launch ball lottery to be performed, the starting prize tends to be small with respect to the ratio of the number of launched balls, and when the condition counter value exceeds the initial reference value to the plus side, it is involved in opening and closing the electric tulip of the starting port. In addition, the change time of the ordinary symbol is shortened, and the opening time of the electric tulip which is opened when the ordinary symbol is won is extended, so that the winning in the starting opening can be more reliably picked up. On the other hand, when the starting prize is secured to a certain degree with respect to the ratio of the number of fired balls and the condition counter is equal to or less than the initial reference value, the fluctuation time of the symbol is usually made longer and the opening time of the electric tulip is made shorter. In this way, a correction function has been constructed that corrects the variation of the table that can be turned around in a certain range.

[0005]

According to the above-mentioned publication, a constant starting winning rate is secured without being greatly influenced by the skill of the player, and a fair game is realized.
However, on the other hand, the operation specification of the electric tulip, which is usually an electric accessory, is changed depending on whether the condition counter exceeds or is less than the initial reference value. It becomes a calm and monotonous game with a wave of trouble. In terms of player psychology, even though there are some waves, the peaceful stand can sometimes get tired because oneself wants to win on an advantageous wave. In addition, gentle platform of high-upset of the wave is difficult to assess the advance in stop of the game, spent time and slurping, sometimes to the imperceptibly loss bulge investment while not enjoy enough the best part of the game.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a fair game in which the payout ratio, which is the ratio between the consumption and the acquisition of the game medium, within a predetermined range in the long term, while giving the game a sharpness and making it monotonous. improved, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine and its simulation game program it is possible to determine the advance in stop of the game.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in a gaming machine that operates under a predetermined operating specification and has an accessory for facilitating a prize for acquiring a game medium, the first condition related to the consumption of the game medium is provided. Recording means for updating the record in the forward direction and updating the record in the reverse direction based on the second condition relating to the acquisition of the game medium, the recorded value of the recording means being a predetermined activation reference value in the forward direction. Exceeds, the operating specification of the accessory is changed to a specification that is advantageous to the player, and a predetermined stop reference value in which the recorded value of the recording means is displaced by a predetermined width in a direction opposite to the activation reference value is changed. If it exceeds the reverse direction, the operating specification of the accessory, which has been advantageously changed by exceeding the activation reference value to the forward direction, is returned to the original specification. The first condition includes hitting in a launch ball lottery activated for each launch ball, detection of one or a predetermined number of launch balls, one or a predetermined number of game balls at a specific gate on the game board. Various conditions correlated with the consumption of the game medium, such as passing or detecting one or a predetermined number of out balls, are included. The second condition includes that one or a predetermined number of winning prize balls are detected, that the lottery process is actually started once or a predetermined number of times, that a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and the like.
Various conditions correlated with the acquisition of game media are included.
To change the operating specification of the character to a specification that is advantageous to the player means shortening the symbol change time, extending the opening time of the character, improving the winning probability in the lottery process, the combination of two or more of these, etc. Includes any aspect changes that are enhanced.

In this way, the recorded value of the recording means is updated in the forward direction based on the first condition related to the consumption of the game medium, over the update based on the second condition related to the acquisition of the game medium, When the activation reference value exceeds the forward direction,
The operation specification of the accessory is changed to a specification advantageous to the player. Once the specifications are changed to advantageous specifications, even if the recorded value falls below the activation reference value, the advantageous specifications continue as long as the stop reference value does not exceed the reverse reference value. It is a kind of chance time for the player to expect to recover the ball. Such a chance time also improves the payout, and the recorded value is updated in the reverse direction based on the second condition related to the acquisition of the game medium, and when the stop reference value is exceeded in the reverse direction. Reverted to original specifications and eliminated. This point it can be determined that the leave at stop of one of the game. On the other hand, at the beginning of the game, if the operating specifications of the accessory are not changed advantageously, it will be changed in a while and it is expected that a chance may come. It can lead to amusement arcade profits. Further, as a whole, the advantage / disadvantage situation changes at a predetermined width interval between the activation reference value and the stop reference value, so that the player can feel the change in the situation, and the game becomes sharp and interesting. Can be increased.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the activation reference value and the stop reference value can be externally changed in order to arbitrarily create a game with relatively rough waves and a game with relatively gentle waves. . When the displacement width between the activation reference value and the stop reference value is increased, the frequency at which the operating specification of the accessory is changed from advantageous to disadvantageous and from disadvantageous to advantageous is reduced, resulting in a gaming machine having a rough wave. On the other hand, when the displacement width between the activation reference value and the stop reference value is reduced, the operation specification of the accessory becomes advantageous to disadvantageous, and the frequency of the disadvantageous to advantageous change increases,
It becomes a gaming machine with gentle waves. In this way, by changing the setting of the activation reference value and the stop reference value from the outside, various game properties can be provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in order to easily create a playability having a desired wave on the game arcade side, a plurality of sets in which the displacement width between the activation reference value and the stop reference value is made to be different from each other. It has storage means for storing the activation reference value and the stop reference value, and selection means for selecting one set of the activation reference value and the stop reference value from the storage means. On the amusement arcade side, by selecting one set from a plurality of sets of the activation reference value and the stop reference value stored in the storage means in advance by the selection means, it is also necessary to perform complicated calculations and the like as to what the displacement width is. In addition, it is possible to easily create a game with rough waves and a gentle game.

The invention according to claim 4 does not excessively protect a player who has won a jackpot in an advantageous situation,
Moreover, in order to impart the expectation of the jackpot fairly next time to the player who has allocated the jackpot under disadvantaged conditions, the recorded value of the recording means is set at the time of the occurrence of the jackpot giving a great profit to the player. Initializing means is provided for returning to the initial value defined between the activation reference value and the stop reference value and for returning the operating specification of the accessory to the original specification. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the adverse effect of continuously giving excessive benefits to the player who has won the jackpot in a situation where the operating specification of the accessory is advantageous, and the recorded value of the recording means is deeply disadvantageous in the reverse direction from the initial value. Even the player who has won the jackpot below can be imparted with the expectation of the next jackpot fairly.

[0012] The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the actor operation specification changing means is used to inform the player of the advantages and disadvantages of the operation specification of the accessory to clarify the changing playability and to ensure fairness. When the operation specification of the object is changed to a specification advantageous to the player, and / or during the period when the specification is changed to the advantageous specification, a notification unit is provided for notifying the player of the change. Lamp, LE
In addition to D, a visual notification using a liquid crystal screen, or the like, a notification by voice, a notification by vibration, or a combination of two or more of these is included. In this way, it becomes clear whether or not the specification has been changed to the advantageous one of the player depending on the presence or absence of the notification, and it is possible to eliminate the doubt of the player and to ensure fairness.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a simulation game program carried on a recording medium such as a ROM cartridge, a CD-ROM, a DVD, or the like, or distributed under a network environment such as the Internet or satellite communication. In the same manner as in the above game, the operating specifications of the accessory are not appropriately changed in order to give the game a sharpness and improve the monotony. That is, it is a simulation game program for a gaming machine that operates under a predetermined operating specification and includes an accessory for facilitating a prize for obtaining a game medium, wherein the first condition related to the consumption of the game medium is A recording step of updating the recording in the forward direction based on the second condition related to the acquisition of the game medium based on the second condition related to the acquisition of the game medium; An evaluation step of evaluating a value or a predetermined stop reference value displaced by a predetermined width in the reverse direction with respect to the activation reference value, and the evaluation step causes the recorded value to exceed the activation reference value in the forward direction. If it is evaluated that the operating specification of the accessory is changed to a specification advantageous to the player, and if the recorded value is evaluated to have exceeded the stop reference value in the opposite direction, the activation reference A change of the operating specification of the accessory, which has been advantageously changed due to the forward movement of the accessory to the original specification, and a step of changing the operating specification of the accessory to the original specification, and causing the computer to execute these steps. .

[0014]

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 firing 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 indicates a winning memory of up to four pending balls when a winning in the starting port 80 is temporarily frequent and a special symbol change and a lottery opportunity occur repeatedly. The start winning prize memory LED 81 is a gate for displaying the passage memory of up to four reserved balls when the ball passing to the passing gate 9 is temporarily frequent and the change of the ordinary symbol and the chance of the lottery occur repeatedly. This is a passage memory LED. or,
L01 to L06 are ceiling decoration LEDs, L1 and L2 are windmill substrate decoration LEDs, L31, L32, L41, L42, L
51 and L52 are side board decoration LEDs, L61 to L6.
3 is a special design display frame decoration LED, L71 and L72 are large winning opening decoration LEDs, and L81 and L82 are starting opening decoration Ls.
ED, and a unique decorative effect or staging effect appears on the front side of the game board 2 by these unique lighting displays.

FIG. 3 shows the details of the launching device 5. In a launch preparation state, a launching solenoid 52 is provided from a ball feeder (not shown).
, 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. A foul ball P not effectively supplied to the game board without reaching the game board etc.
f hits the collision piece 53 and is detected by the 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, five.

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, and a setting change key switch e1 described later.
Is entered. On the output side, a special symbol control board 700 having a sub CPU and a special symbol display device 7, an ordinary symbol control substrate 800 and an ordinary symbol display device 8, a sub CPU
LED / Lamp control board 900 having decoration and LE for decoration
D (L01 to L82), auxiliary lamps, a sound 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, a solenoid and a motor for opening and closing a special winning opening. A winning port actuator 72, a starting port actuator 82 for opening and closing the 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 updates the record in the forward plus direction based on the first condition relating to the consumption of the game ball as the game medium; Recording means for updating the record in the reverse minus direction based on the second condition relating to the acquisition of the game ball, and the accessory operation specification changing means based on the recording means. For recording by the recording means, 2 bytes are secured on the RAM and the initial value is 255.
It is performed by addition processing and subtraction processing with respect to the condition counter.

The first condition is that when a shooting ball is detected by the shooting ball switches a1 and a2 and a foul ball is not detected by the foul ball switch a3 and the game ball is actually supplied to the game board, the actual firing is performed. That is, the launch ball lottery random number extracted for each ball is a winning value. Based on the hitting in the launch ball lottery as the first condition, the value of the condition counter is incremented by one for each hit, and the record is updated in the forward direction. The hit probability based on the launch ball lottery random number is, for example, 7/12 when the big hit probability is 1/322, for example.
8. The so-called probable change time when the next jackpot probability is increased to, for example, 6/322 after the jackpot in a specific symbol is, for example, 7
/ 55. The upper limit value of the counter is, for example, 511, and when it reaches this value, no further addition is performed. In addition, the first condition may be, for example, every time the number of actually fired balls or out-balls is detected, for example, normally 18 or 8 at the time of certainty change.

The second condition is that there is a winning in the starting opening 80 and one starting winning ball is detected by the starting opening switch b1. On the basis of one start winning prize as the second condition, the condition counter is decremented by 1 every time the starting prize is won, and the record is updated in the reverse direction. The lower limit value of the counter is, for example, 0, and when it reaches this value, no further subtraction is performed. The second condition may be set every time the lottery process is actually started, excluding the starting winning ball which is excluded from the jackpot lottery due to the limitation of the maximum of four reserved balls. Further, the second condition is that when the big win flag 70 is not opened and the big hit flag is not established, a predetermined number of prize balls are set by the prize ball detection switch 41, for example, 5 at normal time, and 15 at the time of probable change. It is good also as every time it is paid out.

When the value of the condition counter exceeds a predetermined activation reference value, for example, 300, which is determined on the plus side in the forward direction from the initial value 255, a high-yield specification flag is set, and the normal value associated with the passage of the game ball to the passage gate 9 is set. The maximum operation of opening the tulip of the starting port 80, which is an ordinary electric accessory, when the symbol change time of the symbol display device 8 is reduced to 5 seconds from the original 18 seconds, and when the symbol usually stops at "7" The time is extended to 5 seconds from the original 0.2 seconds, and a notification at the time of a high payout specification described later is activated. Once the high-ball-out specification is established, if the value of the condition counter falls below a predetermined stop reference value, for example, 200, which is set to the negative side in the reverse direction with respect to the initial value 255, the high-ball-out specification flag is cleared and the original low-ball out is set. Return to the ball specifications, the symbol change time of the ordinary symbol display device 8 is 18 seconds, the starting port 80
The maximum operating time for opening the tulip is 0.2 seconds,
Further, if the notification of the high ball output specification has been activated, the notification is stopped.

When the value of the condition counter is between the activation reference value 300 and the stop reference value 200, if the high payout specification flag is once set and is not cleared, the specification is not changed, and the high payout specification is maintained. Is done. In addition, the hit probability of the random number for normal symbol hit determination extracted at the time of passing a game ball to the pass gate 9 is always, for example, 140/256 at the time of normal and probable change.
And In both the high ball specification and the low ball specification, if there is one start winning within the maximum operating time for opening the tulip, the tulip is closed at that time. However, the permissible number of wins to the tulip may be changed such that the number of wins is two, for example, for the high payout specification and one for the low payout specification.

As shown in FIG. 7, the activation reference value and the stop reference value are prepared in advance in a table on the ROM constituting the storage means, for example, in a three-stage set of settings 1 to 3. One set can be selected by an external setting change operation using the setting change key switch e1. Setting 1 sets the activation reference value to 3
The wave has a gentler wave specification than those in which the stop reference value is 200 and the displacement width is about 100 (see FIG. 8). Setting 2
Is a comparatively rough wave specification with an activation reference value of 400, a stop reference value of 100, and a displacement width of about 300 (see FIG. 9). The setting 3 is the roughest wave specification in which the activation reference value is set to almost the upper limit of the counter value 510, the stop reference value is set to almost the lower limit of the counter value 1, and the displacement width is set to about 510 (FIG. 10).

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, even when the starting winning rate is low due to a low payout specification, such as at the beginning of a game, the value of the condition counter is updated in the forward direction, and the activation reference value is changed to the forward direction. Exceeding the positive side will change to a high payout specification, increasing the starting winning rate. Once changed to the high-ball specification, even if the value of the condition counter becomes equal to or less than the activation reference value, the high-ball specification continues as long as the stop reference value does not exceed the reverse minus side. For this reason, the player can receive a jackpot lottery with high frequency while suppressing a decrease in the number of possessed balls. Accordingly, during this time, a kind of chance time is provided for the player, and the degree of expectation of a large number of balls due to the jackpot is increased. On the other hand, the condition counter is updated in the reverse direction due to an increase in the start winning rate during the chance time, and when the stop reference value exceeds the negative reference direction in the reverse direction, the original low payout specification is returned. This point can also be determined to leave at stop of one of the game.

FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the notifying means for notifying the user of the above-mentioned high payout specification in which the operating specification of the starting port 80, which is an ordinary electric accessory, is advantageous. The alternate lighting of A, which is the first example, corresponds to the outer decoration LED group (L1, L2, L
31, L41, L51) and the decorative LED groups inside (L61, L62, L63, L32, L42, L5)
2) Flash alternately. Up and down lighting of B, which is the second example, divides the decorative LED in a substantially circular arrangement into left and right, symmetrically from upper L03 or L04 to lower L71 or L72, and reaches lower L71 or L7 when reaching lower.
Light movement is sequentially repeated from 2 toward L03 or L04 above. The same applies to the area between L61 and L63 inside. The rotation of C, which is the third example, is applied to the decorative LED group (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L
71, L72, L5, L4, L3, L2, L1, L0
6, L05, L04, L03, L02, L01) and a decorative LED group (L61, L61,
L62, L63, L81, L82, L63, L62, L
61), the light is sequentially rotated counterclockwise on the double circle.

FIG. 12 is a part of a program stored in the ROM of the main board 100 and constitutes processing means of a game 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 the big hit value (S2), the big hit flag is set and the winning symbols for which three are aligned at the left middle right are set to 0 to 0, for example. One of nine figures and a total of four types of male and female character figures is determined (S3), and one per-reach effect mode to appear when the pattern is changed is selected from a plurality of preset modes (S4). At this time, the winning symbol is, for example, an odd number 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 or a female character 2
For any of the species, the next jackpot probability is 6/3
It will be a probable jackpot to increase to 22.

At the stage of S4, the jackpot is promised and the winning is determined, so that the condition counter record is returned to the initial value 255, and the initial value is maintained without adding or subtracting the condition counter until the subsequent jackpot ending processing.
The high payout specification flag is cleared (S5). On the other hand, if the random number extracted at the time of the start winning is not a jackpot value, two or three types of symbols that are not aligned are determined (S6), and the off-state effect to appear at the time of symbol change is selected from among a plurality of preset modes. (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 process (S10). If the jackpot is a jackpot, a jackpot fanfare sound and a blessing image and a lamp display are output (S11), and the jackpot 70 is opened (S1).
2). At the time of opening the special winning opening 70 once, there are, for example, 10 winnings in the special winning opening 70 (S13), or, for example, 30 seconds after opening (S14), the special 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).
If it does not exceed five rounds (S17), the continuous operation device for the accessory is activated and the special winning opening 70 is opened again.

When the final round has been exhausted to determine whether there is a V prize, after the ending process of notifying the end of the jackpot by sound and display (S18), the game returns to the non-jackpot game.
At this time, if the last hit symbol is an odd number or one of the female characters, it enters the probable change state and the probability of the next big hit is 6/322, which is 6 times higher than normal State.

FIG. 13 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 record that updates the record in the forward direction based on the first condition related to the consumption of the game medium and updates the record in the reverse direction based on the second condition related to the acquisition of the game medium by the same processing as in FIG. An evaluation step of evaluating the change in the recorded value updated in this recording step in relation to a predetermined activation reference value or a predetermined stop reference value displaced by a predetermined width in a direction opposite to the activation reference value. ST2,
If it is evaluated in this evaluation step that the recorded value exceeds the activation reference value in the forward direction, the operating specification of the accessory is changed to a specification advantageous to the player, and the recorded value is opposite to the stop reference value. If it is evaluated that the activation reference value has been exceeded, the actuation specification change step ST3 of restoring the operation specification of the accessory, which has been advantageously changed by exceeding the activation reference value in the forward direction, to the original specification.

Each of the above steps ST1 to ST1 is transmitted to a computer TC such as a video game controller or a personal computer.
In step ST3, an entire image of the game board 2 including the special symbol display device 7 and the ordinary symbol display device 8 is displayed on the image monitor M of the computer TC, and the keyboard is replaced with the lever 51 of the firing handle 50. A pseudo game can be enjoyed while operating the operation switch J including the above-mentioned specific keys and dedicated operation buttons.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko gaming machine which is an example of the gaming 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 table showing an activation reference value and a stop reference value according to a change in a specification for operating an accessory of the gaming machine.

FIG. 8 is a transition characteristic diagram of a starting winning rate and the number of balls held in a setting 1 of the gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a transition characteristic diagram of a starting winning rate and the number of balls held in a setting 2 of the gaming machine.

FIG. 10 is a graph showing transition characteristics of a starting winning rate and the number of balls held in setting 3 of the gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a notification mode at the time of a high payout specification of the gaming machine.

FIG. 12 is a second flowchart of the program of the gaming machine and the simulation game.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a program structure of the simulation game of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 70 Winner 80 Starter

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine that operates under a predetermined operating specification and has an accessory for facilitating a prize for acquiring a game medium, the game machine being sequentially operated based on a first condition related to consumption of the game medium. Recording means for updating the recording in the direction and updating the recording in the reverse direction based on the second condition relating to the acquisition of the game medium, wherein the recording value of the recording means exceeds a predetermined activation reference value in the forward direction The operating specification of the accessory is changed to a specification advantageous to the player, and the predetermined stop reference value obtained by displacing the recording value of the recording means by a predetermined width in the reverse direction with respect to the activation reference value is set in the reverse direction. A gaming machine, further comprising a role-actuating-operation-specifying means for returning the operation specification of the accessory, which has been advantageously changed by exceeding the activation reference value to the forward direction when the activation reference value exceeds the starting reference value, to the original specification. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said activation reference value and said stop reference value can be set and changed from outside. 3. A storage unit for storing a plurality of sets of the activation reference value and the stop reference value in which the displacement width between the activation reference value and the stop reference value is made different from each other, and one activation reference value and a stop reference value from the storage unit. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising selecting means for selecting a set of stop reference values. 4. When a jackpot that gives a great profit to a player occurs, the recorded value of said recording means is returned to an initial value defined between said activation reference value and said stop reference value, and The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising initialization means for returning operation specifications to the original specifications. 5. When the operation specification of the accessory is changed to a specification advantageous to the player by the accessory operation specification changing means, and / or during a period in which the specification is changed to the advantageous specification, this is notified to the player. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a recording unit. 6. A simulation game program for a gaming machine, which operates under a predetermined operating specification and has an accessory for facilitating a prize for acquiring a game medium, wherein the simulation game program relates to a consumption of the game medium. A recording step of updating the recording in the forward direction based on one condition and updating the recording in the reverse direction based on the second condition related to the acquisition of the game medium; and determining a change in the recorded value updated by the recording step. An evaluation step of evaluating the relation between the activation reference value or a predetermined stop reference value displaced in the opposite direction by a predetermined width with respect to the activation reference value; When the evaluation value exceeds the stop reference value, the operation specification of the accessory is changed to a specification advantageous to the player, and when it is evaluated that the recorded value exceeds the stop reference value in the opposite direction, the activation base is evaluated. A simulation game program for causing the computer to execute each of these steps, the method further comprising: changing the operation specification of the accessory, which has been advantageously changed due to the quasi-value exceeding the forward direction, to the original specification. .