JP2003190523A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance a performance effect suggesting the possibility of a big win, to arouse the passion of a player for gambling, and to enhance his/her interest by devising a performance image in starting a lottery game and a demonstration display. <P>SOLUTION: When the fluctuation to a special pattern is started by winning of a game ball into special pattern start means 20, at first, an image used for the performance is selected (S21), a background image combined with a background material is formed (S22), and after a background image and a performance image different from the previous fluctuation stop pattern and the background such as a big win pattern and a gap suggesting the big win are displayed for several seconds (S23), the pattern fluctuation is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, a sparrow-ball game machine, and a spinning-body game machine, and particularly, an effect display when a variation of a game pattern starts or a demonstration display (customer call-in display). Regarding what I did.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine such as a first-class pachinko machine, a gate means (passing means) for starting a normal symbol or a special symbol starting means (electric tulip) on a game board, one or more Ordinary symbol display means capable of variably displaying ordinary symbols, special symbol display means capable of variably displaying a plurality of special symbols, and further equipped with variable winning means (opening / closing type winning means) called an attacker, etc. By operating the firing handle of, the game balls stored in the ball tray are sequentially fired to the game area of the game board.

[0003] Then, the fired game ball falls while changing the falling direction with a game nail or a windmill, and when the special symbol starting means is won, a plurality of special symbols in the special symbol display means fluctuate for a predetermined variation time, If the result of the lottery at the time of winning the special symbol starting means of the game ball is a big hit, the stop symbol after the change becomes a specific symbol form (so-called, a big hit symbol form such as "777"), and the variable winning means is predetermined. Based on the condition, the opening / closing operation is repeated up to a set number of times (for example, 16 rounds), and a special game which is a profit state advantageous to the player occurs.

By the way, after the fluctuation of the special symbol in the special symbol display means is stopped, when the fluctuation is stopped, for example, reach symbol modes such as "776" and "433", "246" and "123", etc. The state where the off symbol mode is displayed is continued, and when the special symbol starts changing next when the game ball is won to the special symbol starting means, the stop symbol mode is set as the variation start symbol mode, and each special As for the symbol, variation control is performed following this variation start symbol.

By the way, when the player stops playing the game, or when the player is playing but the winning of the game ball to the special symbol starting means is interrupted, etc., the predetermined symbol variation control is not performed and the predetermined value is reached. Time (eg 2-5
When (minutes) has elapsed, a demonstration display (for example, about 15 to 20 seconds) is performed on the symbol display to prompt the customer to draw in by imaging the game content and story of the pachinko machine with a still image or animation. By doing so, the player is motivated to play.

However, when the demonstration display is finished, the previous variable stop symbol mode, for example,
Reach symbol aspects such as "776" and outlier symbol aspects such as "246" are displayed again for a predetermined period of time (for example, about 1 to 2 minutes), and then the previous variable stop symbol aspect display is switched to the same manner. Demonstration display is given. In other words, the demonstration display is cyclically interrupted during the continuous display of the previous variable stop symbol mode.

[0007]

Thus, in the conventional ball game machine, after the variation of the special symbol is stopped, the display state of the variation stop symbol aspect is continued, at the time of the next variation start, Since each special symbol is variably controlled following the variability stop symbol aspect, there is no production at the beginning of this variability, and it is not possible to sufficiently satisfy the ambition and expectation that it may be a big hit. There are problems such as lack of interest.
The object of the present invention is to improve the effect of creating a lottery effect at the start of the lottery game or at the time of demonstration display, to enhance the effect of making a big hit, and to increase the player's motivation and interest. .

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The gaming machine according to claim 1,
Random numbers are provided including main control means for mainly controlling the game board such as random number lottery, game state informing means capable of informing the game state through an image, and game state informing control means for controlling the game state informing means. A game machine that is in a specific game state that is advantageous to the player based on the lottery result of the lottery, and the game state notification control means displays an image displayed when the power is turned on or when the lottery game is started following the random number lottery. It has an effect image setting means for setting.

When the initial image is displayed by turning on the power to the gaming machine, the effect image of the image is set, and the set effect image is displayed on the game state notifying means.
Also, when a random number is selected at the start of the game, and a lottery game following the result of the random number is started, an effect image is first set, and the set effect image is displayed on the game state notification means. The game status of the lottery game is notified to the game status notification means via the image.

Therefore, even if the stop image at the end of the previous lottery game is a deviation mode such as "123", a deviation close to a jackpot such as "776" is set as the effect image. If a jackpot pattern such as "777" is set, a misaligned eye image or a jackpot image will be displayed at the start of the lottery game, and the player's willingness to play can be greatly invited.

The gaming machine according to claim 2 controls the main control means for mainly controlling the game board such as random number lottery, the gaming state informing means capable of informing the gaming state through an image, and the gaming state informing means. A gaming machine that has a gaming state notification control means that is in a specific gaming state that is advantageous to the player based on the lottery result of the random number lottery. It has an effect image setting means for setting an effect image displayed in association with each demonstration display.

When waiting for a customer who does not start a game for a predetermined time,
When the demonstration display is performed almost cyclically, the effect image is first set, and the set effect image is displayed on the game state notification means in association with the demonstration display. Therefore, even if the stop image at the end of the last lottery game is a deviation mode such as "123", a deviation of "776" or the like is set as this effect image or "777" or the like. In the case of setting a jackpot pattern, the deviation image and the jackpot image will be displayed in relation to the demonstration display.
The player's willingness to play can be greatly invited.

Here, the effect image setting means may be configured to set the effect image in advance of the symbol variation. Further, the effect image setting means may be configured to set the effect image based on a predetermined signal from the main control means. Further, the effect image setting means has an image data storage means for storing image data of a plurality of effect images at power-on or at the start of a lottery game or for demonstration display, and based on a preset selection rate. You may comprise so that any one of a plurality of effect images may be selectively displayed.

Further, the effect image setting means has an image material data storage means for storing image data of a plurality of image materials which are materials of effect images for power-on or start of a lottery game or for demonstration display, Further, it may be configured to display an effect image in which a plurality of image materials selected based on a preset selection rule are combined.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is an example of applying the present invention to a first-class pachinko machine, which is a so-called card-type ball game machine installed in an island structure of a pachinko hall, and is an island structure provided in a pachinko hall. , A plurality of card type ball lending machines 1 and a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are alternately arranged in the length direction, and the card type ball lending machine 1 is electrically connected to the pachinko machine 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a pachinko machine 2 which is a card-type ball game machine has a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 3 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the outer frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The outer frame 3 is detachably attached to an island structure (not shown) in a state where the card type ball lending machine 1 is sandwiched.
A game board 5 is detachably attached to the front frame 4 from the back side,
Corresponding to the front side of the game board 5, a glass door 6 having a window 6a and a front plate (not shown) of a ball tray 8 for storing game balls for launching are pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable. Front frame 4
In the lower part of the lower tray 9 for storing the game balls overflowing or removed from the ball receiving tray 8, and the launch handle 1 of the launching means 10.
1 and are provided.

The launching means 10 includes a launching handle 11 which is rotatable and a launching motor 13 (which launches a game ball with a strike mallet 12 with a striking force corresponding to a turning angle of the launching handle 11). 3 and 4) and the like. On the right side of the ball tray 8, there is provided an operation panel 14 for the ball lending operation for the card type ball lending machine 1. On the operation panel 14, a card balance display portion 14a for displaying the card balance as a 3-digit number. There are provided a ball lending switch 14b for instructing a ball lending of a predetermined amount of game balls and a return switch 14c for instructing the return of the card at the end of the game.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 5 is provided with a guide rail 15 composed of an outer rail and an inner rail made of metal in a substantially annular shape. In the game area 5a inside the guide rail 15, Center case 25 and color liquid crystal display 16 provided in the center case 25
And left and right gate means (passing means or actuation opening) 18,
A plurality of ordinary winning means 19 (in this case, for example, 7),
A special symbol starting means (symbol starting and winning means) 20, a variable winning means (opening / closing type winning means) 21 and the like are arranged at predetermined positions. It should be noted that although a plurality of game nails and a windmill are provided in the game area 5a, the illustration thereof is omitted.

The liquid crystal display 16 is a game state informing means 22 which functions as a special symbol display means 23 for variably displaying three special symbols and a normal symbol display means 24 for variably displaying two ordinary symbols. In addition, the game state notification means 22 also has a function of displaying motions of various characters, actions such as balloons, as a background image on the display screen of the liquid crystal display 16 including the special symbol display means 23. That is, the game state notification means 22
The game state in which the special symbol or the normal symbol fluctuates can be informed and controlled on the liquid crystal display 16 via the special symbol variable image or the normal symbol variable image.

The special symbol display means 23 is, for example, three (left, middle, right) symbol display portions 23a to 23c arranged in the left-right direction.
With the condition that the game ball is won in the special symbol starting means 20, the special symbols are variably displayed (scroll display) on the symbol display portions 23a to 23c for a predetermined time. That is, when the game ball is won in the special symbol starting means 20, one control random number is extracted at the winning timing, and the jackpot is determined before the change of the special symbol, and each symbol display portion 23a to
In 23c, after the change for a predetermined time, the change stops in the symbol mode determined based on the determination result.

The normal symbol display means 24 is, for example, in the lower right part of the game state notification means 22, two arranged in the left-right direction (left,
When the game ball that passes through either of the left and right gate means 18 is detected, which has the symbol display portions 24a and 24b of (right),
Ordinary symbols are variably displayed for a predetermined time on each of the symbol display portions 24a and 24b. That is, when the game ball passes through the gate means 18 on either side, one control random number is extracted at the passage timing, and it is determined whether or not the symbol is normally changed, and in each of the symbol display portions 24a and 24b, a predetermined value is determined. After the time varying display, the variation stops in the symbol mode determined based on the determination result.

When the normal symbol stopped after the change of the normal symbol display means 24 is a hit, the pair of opening and closing claws 20a of the special symbol starting means 20 are opened for a predetermined time to facilitate winning. This is also a profitable state advantageous to the player. The special symbol starting means 20 is provided with a pair of left and right claws 20a that can be freely opened and closed, is configured integrally with an electric tulip using a solenoid (not shown) as a drive source, and functions as a game ball detection means. The variable winning means 21 includes an opening / closing plate 21a that can be opened forward, and the opening / closing plate 21a is normally closed.

However, when the fixed symbol stopped after the change of the special symbol display means 23 is a specific symbol mode such as "777", "444", etc., a special game called so-called "big hit" is started and the opening / closing plate 21a is forward. It is opened to the player and a favorable state for the player occurs. Inside the variable winning means 21, a specific winning area 21b (so-called V zone) and a normal winning area 21 are provided.
c is provided, and when the game ball passes through the specific winning area 21b, the special game is continued. That is, the specific game state is advantageous for the player.

After the opening / closing plate 21a of the variable winning means 21 is opened to the front, a predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) elapses, or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are specially won. The game is over. However, the opening / closing plate 21a
If the game ball passes through the specific winning area 21b when is closed, the special game can be continued up to a predetermined round (for example, 16 rounds), and an advantageous profit state is given to the player.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, on the back side of the front frame 4, a back mechanism plate 30 for holding the game board 5 from the back side is detachably mounted, and on the back mechanism plate 30, the substrate cover is attached. External output substrate 32 protected by 31 and ball tank 33
And a tank rail 34 extending from the tank rail 34, and a payout means 35 connected to the tank rail 34 is provided on a side portion of the back mechanism plate 30, and a payout means 35 is connected to a lower side of the back mechanism plate 30. A payout ball guide path 36 is provided.

The game balls paid out from the payout means 35 are paid out to the ball tray 8 via the payout ball guide path 36.
Rectangular opening 30 formed in the approximate center of the back mechanism plate 30
A back cover 37 attached to the back side of the game board 5 is fitted to a. A main control board 39 is provided inside the board case 38 mounted on the rear surface of the back cover 37, and a symbol control board 40 is provided on the front side thereof. The liquid crystal display 16 is electrically connected to the symbol control board 40.

Below the main control board 39, the lamp control board 4 is installed inside the board case 41a mounted on the back cover 37.
2 is provided, and the sound control board 43 is provided inside the board case 41b adjacent to the board case 41a. A power supply board 45 and a payout control board 46 are provided inside the board case 44 mounted on the back mechanism plate 30 below the board cases 41a and 41b.

Further, a firing control board 48 is provided inside the board case 47 mounted on the rear side of the firing means 10. These control boards 39-40, 42-43, 45
Each of the control boards 39, 40, 42, 43, and 46 other than the power supply board 45 and the firing control board 48 is a single chip having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. Microcomputers (not shown) each including an integrated circuit are provided.

A main control board 39 and other control boards 40,
42, 43, and 46 are electrically connected to each other via a connector with a plurality of signal lines, and various control boards 40, 42, 43, and 46 are made to execute predetermined game operations from the main control board 39. It is possible to send control commands by one-way communication. By adopting one-way communication of control commands,
It is possible to surely prevent fraud related to the stop of the symbols of the ordinary symbol and the special symbol, reduce the control load of the main control means 50 described later, and simplify the control control transmission.

Next, various functions achieved through a plurality of control programs stored in advance in the controller of the pachinko machine 2 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. However, these various functions are realized by these means 50 to 56, 61 to 64, 70, 7 by means of the above-mentioned microcomputer and various control programs stored in the ROM.
Achieved at 1, 73, 75.

The main control means 50 formed on the main control board 39 controls the game operation according to the game mode and the behavior of the game ball, that is, various game parts 20 provided on the game board 5,
21 and various game ball detection means 18 to 21 and the like are mainly responsible for game control of the game board 5 relating to input / output of signals to / from game ball detection switches, etc., and a game state notification control means 60 and payout control described later. The control command is transmitted and output to the means 70, the lamp control means 71, the sound control means 73 and the like as necessary.

The game state notification control means 60 formed on the symbol control board 40, based on the symbol control command transmitted from the main control means 50, each symbol display section 24a,
The normal control of 24b is variably controlled, and the fluctuation stop is controlled so as to display the instructed normal symbol mode. The game state notification control means 60 further variably controls the special symbols of the respective symbol display portions 23a to 23c based on the received symbol control command, and controls the variation stop so as to display the instructed special symbol aspect. Alternatively, effect display control for effecting display on the screen of the liquid crystal display 16 including these symbol display portions 23a to 23c is executed.

The payout control means 70 formed on the payout control board 46 receives the payout control command from the main control means 50 and controls the payout control of the game balls by the payout means 35. The lamp control means 71 configured on the lamp control board 42 receives the lamp control command from the main control means 50, and controls a large number of decorative lamps and effect lamps provided on the game board 5, the front frame 4, and the like. It controls lighting of the included lamp group 72.

The sound control means 73 formed on the sound control board 43 receives the sound control command from the main control means 50, and drives and controls the speaker 74 provided on the back side of the ball tray 8 to control the sound output. Take charge. The firing control means 75 configured on the firing control board 48 drives the firing motor 13 and controls the firing of the game balls. Here, the external output board 32 transmits and outputs information such as the number of fluctuations related to the special symbol and the stop symbol to an island computer (not shown) provided in the pachinko hall.

The main control means 50 includes a special symbol random number generating means 51, a random number extracting means 52 and a random number judging means 53, a profit state generating means 54, a symbol determining means 55, a command transmitting means 56 and the like. I have it. Here, the random number generating means 51, the random number extracting means 52, and the random number determining means 53.
By the above, the lottery means for special symbols is configured. The main control means 50 is separately provided with a regular symbol lottery means for performing a lottery on a regular symbol on the basis of a game ball passing through either of the left and right gate means 18,
Here, the explanation about the ordinary symbol lottery means is omitted,
The special symbol lottery means will be described.

Next, the random number generation means 51, the random number extraction means 52 and the random number determination means 53 of the special symbol lottery means will be described. The random number generation means 51 repeatedly generates a control random number of, for example, "0 to 299" in a minute update cycle (for example, about 2 msec). Of the plurality of control random numbers generated by the random number generating means 51, one control random number (for example,
Only "17") is set as a jackpot determination symbol which is a predetermined specific random number.

Random number extraction means 52, regarding the special symbol,
One control random number when the game ball wins the special symbol starting means 20 is extracted. The random number determination means 53 is a random number extraction means 52 when a game ball wins the special symbol starting means 20.
Since one control random number is extracted by, at the time before the change of the special symbol, with respect to the special symbol, it is either a "big hit" that matches the specific random number, or "out (including the outlying reach)". To determine.

Further, the random number determination means 53 also makes a determination regarding a probability variation type big hit, and when it determines that it is a probability variation type, it will be next or next time after the special game which is the profit state is finished. Until the big hit, or until the special symbol fluctuates a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times), the number of specific random numbers to be a big hit is made larger than usual, that is, the big hit probability is increased. Also, the random number determination means 53
In the case of such a probability change, instructs the profit state generating means 54 described later to give a predetermined profit. This is also a profitable state advantageous to the player.

The profit state generating means 54 is the random number determining means 5
3, the variable winning means 21 is opened / closed by a predetermined profit state generation routine included in the game control on condition that the jackpot determination result is received from 3, or the stop symbol after the special symbol display means 23 is changed to the jackpot symbol. The plate 21a is opened and closed as described above. Further, when the profit state generating means 54 receives the above-described probability variation instruction from the random number determining means 53, the opening / closing claw 20a of the special symbol starting means 20 is normally operated (for example, on the condition that the normal symbol is “win”). , About 0.5 seconds) (for example, about 3 seconds),
The player is provided with a profit state such that the game ball can be easily entered by opening the game ball.

The symbol determination means 55, according to the determination result from the random number determination means 53, by a predetermined lottery program,
Regarding the normal symbol, when the "winning", the winning ordinary symbol and the hitting ordinary symbol variation pattern are determined by lottery, and when the "off", the outlying ordinary symbol and the outlying ordinary symbol variation pattern are determined by lottery. The symbol determination means 55 further determines, with regard to the special symbol, a special symbol of the big hit and a special symbol variation pattern of the big hit when the "big hit" is determined by lottery, and a special symbol of the deviation and a special symbol variation pattern of the dismissal when the symbol is "out". To do.

The command transmitting means 56 is the symbol determining means 5
Based on the variation pattern determined in 5, to the game state notification control means 60, a variation pattern designation code that designates a variation pattern number for a special symbol, three stop symbols, and a variation stop command Not only is it transmitted and output as a control command for each variation, but also for the normal symbol variation, similarly, various control commands including a variation pattern designation code are transmitted to the game state notification control means 60. The command transmitting unit 56 further transmits various control commands associated with the symbol variation to the payout unit 35, the lamp control unit 71, the sound control unit 73, and the like, if necessary.

The game state notification control means 60 is a special symbol control means 61 for controlling the special symbol display means 23, a normal symbol control means 62 for controlling the normal symbol display means 24, a variation pattern storage means 63, and an effect image. It has the setting means 64 and the like, receives the symbol control command transmitted from the command transmitting means 56, and analyzes the received symbol control command. In the game state notification control means 60, the special symbol control means 61 controls the special symbol fluctuations in the respective symbol display portions 23a to 23c, and the normal symbol control means 62 controls the normal symbol fluctuations in the respective symbol display portions 24a, 24b. It

The variation pattern storage means 63 stores variation pattern information in which variation contents (including variation time) are associated with each of a plurality of variation pattern numbers for ordinary symbols and special symbols. The effect image setting means 64 is an image data storage means 64a and an image material data storage means 64b.
Has a special symbol variation start (at the start of the lottery game) or at the time of demonstration display, sets a special symbol effect image, or is a special symbol effect image that is a combination of background materials. Set the background image.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the image data storage means 64a includes "4, 4, 4" and "4, 4, 4" and "4, 4, 4" and "4, 4" which are definite jackpots such as "7, 7, 7" and "3, 3, 3". Non-probable variation type jackpots such as "2,2,2", other than deviations such as "7,7,6" and "3,3,4", "2,2,4" and "3,5,7" An effect image table is stored in which effect image data for effect display of deviations and the like are associated with lottery probabilities. Also,
In the image material data storage means 64b, as shown in FIG. 7, a background material table in which image data of background materials such as "Odo", "ghosts", "clouds" and "crows" are associated with lottery probabilities. Is remembered.

Next, the image display control executed by the game state notification control means 60 will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 to 10 with reference to the time charts of FIGS. 11 and 12. However, the symbol Si (i =
11, 12, 13 ...) are the steps. When the pachinko machine 2 is powered on, this control is started, and an initial image is first displayed on the game state notification means 22 (S1
1) The demonstration display timer that sets the set time to about 3 minutes is started (S12). For example, in FIG.
As shown in (a), the deviating symbol form “1, 2, 3” consisting of “1”, “2”, and “3” displayed on the symbol display portions 23a to 23c shows the background image (the hall 81). It is displayed together.

Next, if the game ball does not win the special symbol starting means 20 (S13: No), and if the set time does not elapse in the demonstration display timer (S14: No), S13 and S14 are repeated. To be executed. Then, at the time T1 shown in FIG. 11, when the game ball is won in the special symbol starting means 20 and the fluctuation pattern designation code transmitted from the main control means 50 is received as the fluctuation start command (S13: Yes). ), The variable display process of the special symbol (see FIG. 9) is executed (S15). On the other hand, if the game ball does not win the special symbol starting means 20 (S13: No), and the set time has elapsed in the demonstration display timer (S14: Yes), the demonstration display process (see FIG. 10) is executed. (S16).

When the variable display control shown in FIG. 9 is started, first, effect image selection processing is executed (S21). In this effect image selection processing, any one effect image is selected by lottery from a plurality of effect image data using the effect image table shown in FIG. Next, a creation process for creating a background image in which background materials are combined is executed (S2
2). In this background image creation processing, the background material table (FIG. 7) is used to select background materials (elements) that make up the background based on the lottery probability, and a background image is created by combining these selected background materials. To be done.

Next, the background image created in S22 is displayed on the game state notification means 22, and the effect image selected in S21 is displayed for several seconds (effect image display ED1) (S2
3), based on the variation pattern designation code and the three stop symbols received from the main control means 50, and the variation stop command, the symbol variation process is executed (special symbol variation H1) (S24). That is, the effect image and the background image are set and displayed prior to the symbol variation of the special symbol.

For example, in S22, "Odo" 81,
"Haunted A" 82, "Cloud A" 84 and "Cloud B" 85
And a background image combining the background material of “crow B” 87 is created, and the jackpot pattern “7,
When "7, 7" is selected, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), the game state informing means 22 displays these background materials 8
A background image combining 1, 82, 84, 85, 87 is displayed, and the jackpot pattern "7, 7, 7" is 2-3.
After being displayed for a second, with the background image displayed,
As shown in FIG. 13C, the symbol display portions 23a to 23c
In the above, the special symbol displayed as the effect is used as the symbol of the variation start, and each special symbol is subjected to the variation control subsequently to the variation start symbol.

Therefore, at the start of variation of the special symbol, not only the jackpot symbol is displayed, but also as a background image,
Since the background for high probability that combines materials such as "Haunted A" 82 and "Crow B" 87, which have not been displayed until now, is displayed, the player may develop this into a jackpot. I have a feeling of expectation. Next, when the special symbol fluctuation stops, the demonstration display timer that sets the set time to about 3 minutes is restarted (S25). When the special symbol variation is started before the set time of the demonstration display timer elapses (S27: No, S26: Yes), S21 and thereafter are repeatedly executed.

By the way, for example, the stop symbol (variation stop symbol display TD1) after the last symbol fluctuation H1 is a deviation symbol mode "4, 5, 6", and when the prize is won at time T2,
When a background image composed of the “hall” 81 and the “cloud A” 84 is displayed (see FIG. 14A), for example, S21
The misalignment "7, 7, 6" is selected in, and in S22, "Odo" 81, "Haunted A" 82, and "Haunted B" 83
When a background combining the background materials of “Cloud A” 84 and “Crow B” 87 is selected, these background materials 8 are displayed in the game state notifying means 22 as shown in FIG. 14B.
A background image in which 1, 82, 83, 84, 87 are combined is displayed, and the symbol aspect "7, 7, 6" is 2
After being displayed for 3 seconds (effect image display ED2), in the state where the background image is displayed, as shown in FIG. 14 (c), in the symbol display portions 23a to 23c, the special symbol displayed as the effect. Is the symbol of the variation start, each special symbol is subjected to the variation control H2 following this variation start symbol.

Further, for example, as in the case of (see FIG. 14 (a)), the stop symbol after the last symbol fluctuation H2 is the disengaged symbol aspect "7, 8, 9", and when the prize is won at the time point T3, When a background image composed of “Do” 81 and “Cloud A” 84 is displayed (see FIG. 15A), for example, S
In 21, the disengagement pattern mode “3, 5, 7” is selected, and S
In “22”, “Odo” 81, “Cloud A” 84 and “Cloud B” 8
When a background in which 5 and background materials of “crow A” 86 and “crow B” 87 are combined is selected, as shown in FIG. A background image for low probability that is a combination of 81, 84, 85, 86, and 87 is displayed, and a deviation pattern mode "3.
5, 7 "is displayed for 2 to 3 seconds (effect image display ED3), and then the background image is displayed, as shown in FIG.
As shown in, in the symbol display portions 23a to 23c,
The special symbol displayed as the effect is used as a symbol of variation start, and each special symbol is subjected to variation control following this variation start symbol.

By the way, the special symbol variation H3 ends, and the game ball does not win the special symbol starting means 20 (S13: N
o, or S26: No), even when the set time in the demonstration display timer has elapsed during the variable stop symbol display TD3 (S14: Yes, or S27: Yes), the demonstration display process is executed (S16). . Next, regarding this demonstration display processing control,
A description will be given based on FIG.

When this control is started, first, a moving image is displayed for about 15 to 20 seconds (demonstration display DD1, DD2) in which the game contents and story of the pachinko machine 2 are imaged to prompt customers. S3
1). When the demonstration display is finished, a demonstration display timer for setting the set time to about 1 to 2 minutes is started (S32). Next, from S21
By S33 to S34 similar to S22, the effect image and the background image are set, and the set effect image and the background image are displayed over the set time (effect image display ED4, ED
5) is performed (S35). In this case, for example, in FIG.
The effect image and the background image set by selection are displayed in the same manner as described in (b), FIG. 14 (b), and FIG. 15 (b), respectively.

When the time set by the demonstration display timer has elapsed (S36: Yes), S31 and subsequent steps are repeatedly executed. In this way, the effect image and the background image are displayed in association with the demonstration display. However, in the middle of this cyclic demonstration display, the game ball in the special symbol starting means 20
For example, when a prize is won at time T4, the demonstration display process is forcibly ended by the interruption of the variation start command transmitted from the main control means 50, and the process returns to the variation display process control (see FIG. 9). When the special symbol changes, the effect image display ED6 is executed.

Here, the game state informing control means 6 is executed by the game state informing control program or the like stored in the microcomputer provided in the symbol control board 40 and the ROM thereof.
0 is configured, its microcomputer and its RO
The effect image setting means 64 is configured by the effect image setting control program stored in M, and the effect image table and R provided in the microcomputer and the RAM thereof.
The image data storage control program or the like stored in the OM constitutes the image data storage means 64a, and further, the image material table stored in the microcomputer and the RAM thereof and the image material data storage control program stored in the ROM. The image material data storage means 64b is configured.

Next, a modification of the embodiment will be described. 1] In the image material table stored in the image material data storage means 64b, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, "super reach", "irrelevant reach", "disjoint",
"Even number of deviations" and "Odd number of deviations" are stored in association with a plurality of background materials in association with each of the stop symbol modes at the time of stoppage of special symbols, and these "super reach" and "irrelevant reach" are stored. Based on preset selection rules such as
A background effect image in which a plurality of image materials such as the selected “Odo”, “ghost”, and “cloud” are combined may be displayed as an effect.

Further, from the main control means 50, such as receiving a display command signal in a suspicious pattern mode or receiving a display command signal in a different pattern mode, rather than designating a symbol, a meaningful control signal (this is a predetermined It is also possible to set the symbols and backgrounds for effect display in the game state notification control means 60 only by receiving a signal). In this case, even if the variation stops due to an out-of-design, depending on how the image materials are combined, it is possible to display an effect that is likely to hit the next big jackpot, greatly inviting the player to play. it can.

2] In the effect image table stored in the image data storage means 64a, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, "service", "receive", "toss", and "spike", which are basic volleyball actions, respectively. It is also possible to store a plurality of specific contents, which are animation images, in association with each other, and display a background image in which specific contents selected by a predetermined drawing probability are combined for each basic operation.

In this case as well, depending on the display contents of the background, it is possible to carry out a performance display which is likely to be a big hit next time.
The player's willingness to play can be greatly invited. 3] Even in the initial image displayed when the power is turned on, a plurality of types of initial images are stored in advance, and when the display control of the game state notification control means 60 is started, the main control means 50
The initial image may be selected by lottery without receiving any display signal from the player, and the selected initial image may be displayed on the game state informing means 22.

4] In the effect image table stored in the image data storage means 64a, each of the plurality of special symbols is stored in advance as image material, and the symbol mode is displayed at the time of turning on the power, starting the lottery game or displaying the demonstration. In this case, among these plural image materials, a lottery may be carried out with a predetermined lottery probability, or a combination of them may be displayed based on a preset selection rule.

5] It is also possible to apply to a slot machine. First, when the power is turned on, a deviation such as "776" or a big hit symbol such as "777" is displayed, or at the time of starting the fluctuation by the start lever operation, the current result is changed so that "776" or the like is displayed. Misaligned eyes,
The jackpot symbol such as "777" may be temporarily displayed, and then the normal fluctuation control may be executed.

6) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and various modifications are added without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, and game balls. The present invention can be applied to various game machines such as an arrange ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and a spinning drum game machine using various game media such as coins and coins. In particular, it can be applied to a third-class pachinko machine, and the present invention can be applied to a case where a plurality of symbols are variably displayed on a game state informing means including a liquid crystal display provided on a game board. The present invention can also be applied to the background image displayed when the design changes.

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According to the invention of claim 1, when the lottery game following the lottery result of the random number lottery at the time of starting the game is started, the game state of the lottery game is changed after the set effect image is displayed. Since it is notified via the image, even if the stop image at the end of the previous lottery game is out of the way, as the effect image, set a deviation close to a big hit or set a big hit pattern In such a case, when the power is turned on or when the lottery game is started, the misaligned eye image and the big hit image are displayed and the player's willingness to play can be greatly invited.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the game is displayed in a cyclical manner while waiting for a customer who is not started for a predetermined time, even if the stop image at the end of the last lottery game is out of the way. , As this effect image, if you set a deviation eye close to the jackpot or set a jackpot pattern, in relation to the demonstration display, these deviation eye images and jackpot images will be displayed, The player's willingness to play can be greatly invited.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine (ball game machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a control system of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 6 is a diagram of effect image data and a lottery probability stored in an effect image table.

FIG. 7 is a diagram of a background material and a lottery probability stored in a background material table.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an image display control program.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a variable display processing control program.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a demonstration display processing control.

FIG. 11 is a time chart of special symbol variation and effect display.

FIG. 12 is a time chart of special symbol variation, demonstration display, and effect display.

FIG. 13A is a display example of an initial image, FIG. 13B is an effect display example of a jackpot symbol, and FIG. 13C is an explanatory diagram at the start of special symbol variation.

FIG. 14A is a display example of a variable stop symbol,
(B) is an effect display example of the misalignment, (c) is an explanatory diagram at the time of start of special symbol variation.

FIG. 15 (a) is a display example of a variable stop symbol,
(B) is an effect display example of a detachment symbol, and (c) is an explanatory diagram at the start of special symbol fluctuation.

FIG. 16 is a chart of a combination of background materials according to a modification stored in the image material data storage means.

FIG. 17 is a diagram of a background material consisting of an animation and a lottery probability stored in an image data storage unit, the animation being related to a modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Pachinko machines (ball game machines) 5 game board 22 Game status notification means 50 Main control means 60 Game status notification control means 64 effect image setting means 64a image data storage means 64b image material data storage means

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A main control means (50) for mainly controlling a game board (5) such as a random number lottery, a game state informing means (22) capable of informing a game state through an image, and the game state. With a game state notification control means (60) for controlling the notification means (22),
A gaming machine that is in a specific game state advantageous to a player based on a lottery result of the random number lottery, wherein the game state notification control means (60) is displayed when the power is turned on or when the lottery game following the random number lottery is started. A gaming machine having an effect image setting means (64) for setting an effect image of the image. 2. A main control means (50) for mainly controlling the game board (5) such as random number lottery, a game state notifying means (22) capable of notifying a game state through an image, and the game state. With a game state notification control means (60) for controlling the notification means (22),
A gaming machine that is in a specific game state advantageous to the player based on the lottery result of the random number lottery, wherein the game state notification control means (60) demonstrates each of the demonstrations in a substantially cyclic demonstration display while waiting for customers. A game machine having an effect image setting means (64) for setting an effect image displayed in association with display. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect image setting means (64) sets the effect image prior to the variation of the symbol. 4. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect image setting means (64) sets the effect image based on a predetermined signal from the main control means. . 5. The effect image setting means (64) has an image data storage means (64a) which stores image data of a plurality of effect images at power-on or at the start of a lottery game, or for demonstration display, and The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein any one of a plurality of effect images is selectively displayed based on a preset selection rate. 6. The effect image setting means (64) is an image material data storage means for storing image data of a plurality of image materials which are materials of the effect image for power-on or start of a lottery game or for demonstration display. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: (64b), and displaying an effect image in which a plurality of image materials selected based on a preset selection rule are combined.