JP2003225385A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which allows a game player to invalidate reserved balls selectively. <P>SOLUTION: A random number information selecting means is established between a game board 3 and a game ball receiving tray. Also a reserved ball display means 2 is arranged in the game area 1 near the special pattern display device 102 so as not to disturb the passage of game balls. On the special pattern display device 102, an expected value and the acquired random number information showing the details of the expected value are displayed together with a special pattern. The reserved ball display means 2 displays the number of reserved balls which get into the starting winning prize port 103 while special patterns are being rotated. The game player can invalidate the game balls which are selected by the use of the random number information selecting means for the period while the patterns on the special pattern display device 102 are being rotated. <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, and more particularly, to a gaming machine characterized by processing a reserved ball so as not to waste a gaming ball won in a starting winning opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine, for example,
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-24383 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-185081.
JP-A-7-222850 and the like, a ball game in which data regarding whether or not a special game state is generated beforehand is stored as a storage value in a storage area for a game ball capable of generating a special game state. Machine technology is described.

Of these, the former two technologies discard the prize to the new starting port when a predetermined number of data are already reserved in the reserved memory, whereas the latter technology As the stored value, it is determined in advance whether or not a special game state is to be generated and stored, and except that the player is informed that the reach is reached until the special game state is generated to the player via the notification means. It is similar to the former technique.

However, in any of the techniques, when a predetermined number or more of game balls are won in the starting opening, the prize is wasted, and the player frequently stops the game. There was a problem that the operating rate decreased.

As a means for solving the above problems, there is a ball game machine disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-5401. The ball game machine detects the winning of the game ball to the starting opening provided on the surface of the game board by the starting winning detector and generates a random number, and the state of the plurality of random number holding areas provided in the RAM. If a random number is detected and a random number is stored in all of the random number holding areas, and if a prize for a new starting slot occurs, the old random number is sequentially shifted and stored, and the latest random number is stored. A random number generated by winning the new starting opening is stored in the holding area.

[0006]

However, this method has the following problems. That is, the presence or absence of the “big hit” random number in the random number holding area is confirmed only when a winning is made to a new starting port while the random number is stored in all the random number holding areas. If the random number does not exist, the “out-of-range” random number is invalidated and the newly acquired random number is stored, and the random number is automatically invalidated by the process inside the gaming machine. Therefore, from the point of view of pachinko games, the technical intervention element of the player is lacking.

The present invention solves the above problem and visually informs the player of information according to the obtained random number, and the player selectively invalidates the reserved ball, whereby a technical intervention element of the player. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that incorporates the above and can enhance the interest in the game.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a display device, a start winning opening and a reserved ball display means on the game board surface, and the starting winning opening. A random number is generated by winning a game ball to, and the design of the display device is variably displayed based on the random number, and the random numbers are sequentially stored in a plurality of random number holding areas provided in the order of generation in the random number holding area. In a gaming machine that sequentially displays the number of saved game balls on the reservation ball display means, a random number information notification means for notifying the acquired random number information stored in the random number reservation area, and the random number information notification means The random number information selecting means for selecting the acquired random number information is provided, the random number selected by the random number information selecting means is invalidated, and the random numbers in each random number holding area are sequentially shifted and stored. Characterized by storing the latest random number generated based on a random number storage area are bets not stored in the random number to the winning of a new game balls into the startup win hole.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in the gaming machine described in claim 1, the acquired random number information is displayed in the display device together with a variable display pattern, and the acquired random number information is displayed in the reserved ball. It is characterized in that it is arranged and displayed in association with each means.

In the invention according to claim 3, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, the obtained random number information is a product of the ratio of the hit symbol to the total hit symbol and the appearance rate of the corresponding symbol. It is characterized by the expected value expressed by.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the acquired random number information is an expected value and the content of the expected value.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the contents of the expected value are jackpot reliability and reach development reliability.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the acquired random number information is displayed in a different color depending on the content of the expected value.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, when the expected value is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the obtained random number information is an expected value less than or equal to the predetermined value. Is not displayed.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, in the obtained random number information, only a part of the random numbers notified to the random number information notification means can be invalidated by the random number information selection means. Is characterized in that.

According to a ninth aspect of the invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the random number information selecting means is effective only while the symbol of the display device is changing.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine).
FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 3. The mechanical structure of the pachinko machine can be the same as that of the conventional example as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-319252, so that the description will be limited to the components related to the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine of the present invention is provided with random number information selecting means 5 between the game board 3 and the game ball tray 4. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in the game area 1, a special symbol holding lamp (hereinafter,
2, which is simply referred to as "holding ball display means", is provided near the special symbol display device 102 (downward in FIG. 2) so as not to obstruct the passage of the game ball. The special symbol display device 102 displays the acquired random number information described later together with the display of the special symbol.

An outline of the operation of the pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The firing control is performed by the operation of the handle 6 shown in FIG. 1, and the game ball is shot in the game area 1 shown in FIG. The game ball wins the starting winning opening 103, a special symbol starting switch (not shown) detects the winning of the starting winning opening 103, and thus the symbol of the special symbol display device 102 (hereinafter referred to as a special symbol) The fluctuation starts. During the change of the special symbol, win the start winning hole 103,
By a special symbol start switch (not shown), as a measure not to invalidate the detected amount, a maximum of eight, the winning prize in the starting winning opening 103 is stored, and the reserved ball display means 2 is turned on as described later. To do.

When the special symbol becomes a predetermined specific symbol, the variable winning ball device 108 is operated for a predetermined condition (for example, within 30 seconds) by the operation of a large winning opening operating solenoid (not shown). , Or until the special winning opening switch detects 10 game balls).

Further, in the variable winning ball device 108, a big winning ball switch (not shown) for counting the game balls won is provided. While the variable winning ball device 108 is open, the game ball passes through the specific area 100 (continuation switch) in the variable winning ball device 108, so that the variable winning ball device 108 is opened again after the opening operation of the variable winning ball device 108 is completed.
Opens. The opening operation is repeatedly performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times).

The predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times)
After the opening operation is performed, the hitting operation ends. If the game ball does not pass through the specific area 100 during the hit operation,
After the end of the opening operation at that time, the hitting operation ends. In the case where the special symbol is a hit symbol, and if it is a more specific symbol (probability variation symbol) among the hit symbols, after the hit operation is completed, a predetermined condition (for example, next time The question up to the hit, or the number of times the special symbol fluctuates up to 10 times, etc.) changes so that the probability that the special symbol will be a winning symbol is high.

Further, the firing control is performed by the operation of the handle 6, the game ball is launched in the game area 1, the game ball passes through the normal symbol display device operating gates 104, 105,
When the normal symbol operation switch detects the passage of the game ball, the fluctuation of the normal symbol display device 106 is started.

Incidentally, while passing through the normal symbol display device operation gate 104, 105 during the change of the normal symbol, as a measure not to invalidate the amount detected by the normal symbol operation switch (not shown), a maximum of 4, normal symbol The memory passing through the display device operating gates 104, 105 is stored, and the normal symbol holding lamps 109, 110, 111, 112 are turned on.

When the normal symbol display device 106 becomes a predetermined specific symbol (for example, a normal symbol display device 106 provided with two lamps for winning and losing)
In the case where the hit is lit, the electric motor accessory 107 stays in a predetermined condition by the operation of the electric motor accessory operating solenoid (not shown) (for example, 0.3 Second or game ball starts winning prize hole 1
Up to 4 prizes in 03, 3 seconds at the time of probability change that the winning symbol is a special symbol or until the game ball wins 4 individual prizes in the starting prize hole 103) By opening, the winning of the game ball in the starting prize hole 103 Makes it easy.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the control system of the pachinko machine. The same parts as those in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 3, the control circuit of the gaming machine of the present embodiment is a random number information selection means 5, a special symbol starting switch 201, a normal symbol actuating switch 202, a big prize winning switch 203, a reset circuit 2
05, power supply circuit 206, input port 207, main control unit 2
08, ROM209, RAM210, output port 21
1, special symbol display device 102, normal symbol display device 10
6, a special winning opening operating solenoid 212, a normal electric auditors product operating solenoid 213, a lamp display device 214, a sound effect generating device 215, a prize ball payout device 216, a ball launching device 217 and other switches 204.

The special symbol starting switch 201 detects a winning by generating a trigger when the game ball hit by the player and winning the starting winning opening 103 passes through the special symbol starting switch 201. As a result, the main control unit 208
With the trigger of the special symbol variation of the special symbol display device 102, the main control unit 208 performs a lottery with a random number for winning the special symbol, triggered by the detection of the winning. If the special symbol is a winning symbol, the main control unit 2
Probability variation determination means (program) (not shown) in 08 is activated to perform a random number lottery of a probability variation symbol to determine reach and probability variation.

Further, the main control unit 208 has an output port 211.
The determination result of the probability variation determination means is transmitted as a display command signal (hereinafter, referred to as a command) via the display command signal receiving circuit 301 in the special symbol display device 102, and is passed to the control unit CPU 303. The special symbol display device 102 receives the command and displays acquired random number information described later on the variable display unit 302.

The normal symbol operation switch 202 is a game ball that has been hit by the player and passed through the normal symbol display device operating gate 104 and the normal symbol display device operating gate 105, and the trigger is generated when the normal symbol operating switch 202 is passed. However, it gives a trigger of the normal symbol variation of the normal symbol display device 106.

The big winning ball switch 203 detects the winning of a ball to the variable winning ball device 108 when a win occurs.
Further, the reset circuit 205 sets the main control unit 208 to the initial state. The power supply circuit 206 supplies power to the entire circuit of FIG. Further, the input port 207 takes in signals from each unit and transfers them to the main control unit 208.

The main control unit 208 is a CPU (processor) that controls the entire gaming machine, and includes a ROM (read only memory) 209 and a RAM (random access memory).
Even if you use a 1-chip CPU with a built-in 210, ROM
209 and RAM 210 with externally connected bus
U may be used.

The ROM 209 stores a program for controlling the gaming machine by the main control unit 208. Specifically, it stores a game control program that defines the contents of the game control processing performed by the CPU of the main control unit 208. RO
M209 further stores various parameters for controlling the gaming machine.

The RAM 210 temporarily stores input / output data to / from the main control unit 208, data for arithmetic processing, various counters such as random number counters related to games, and the like, the reserved ball display means 2, ordinary symbols. Hold lamp 10
It is a random access memory for recording the information of the reserved balls displayed on 9, 110, 111, 112.

Random number holding areas 1 to 8 are set in the RAM 3 as work areas. The random number holding areas 1 to 8 are places for storing the random numbers obtained by winning the starting winning opening 103 while executing the mode based on the contents of the random number holding area.

Further, the reserved ball display means 2 is disposed below the special symbol display device 102, as shown in FIG. 2, for example.
The winning stored in the random number holding areas 1 to 8 of the RAM 3 as a measure for winning the starting winning opening 103 during the change of the special symbol and not invalidating the detected amount by the special symbol starting switch not shown. On the basis of the display data, the number of reserved balls is displayed in a display mode such as blinking / lighting. The reserved sphere display means 2 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
It may be disposed above the special symbol display device 102 as described later. In this case, the acquired random number information and the reserved sphere display means 2 are arranged and displayed in association with each other, as will be described later.

The output port 211 outputs the signal from the main control unit 208 and transfers the signal to each unit. The special winning opening operating solenoid 212 opens the special winning opening 101 on the front surface of the variable winning ball device 108 when it hits.

The normal electric accessory operating solenoid 213 opens the normal electric accessory 107 when the normal symbol display device 106 stops and displays a specific symbol. Lamp display device 2
Reference numeral 14 is a display device of lamps related to the game, and selectively turns on / off a plurality of lamps according to an instruction from the main control unit 208. As a result, the holding ball display means 2 and the normal symbol holding lamps 109, 110, 111 and 112 are also the R
The light is turned on when information is recorded in the holding memory on the AM 210, and turned off when the holding balls are used up.

The sound effect generator 215 generates a sound related to the game. The prize ball payout device 216 pays out prize balls when a prize detection is detected by the special symbol start switch 201, the big prize winning switch 203, and the other switches 204. The ball launching device 217 launches a ball into the game area 1 when detecting the ball launching motion of the player.

The random number information selecting means 5 is, for example, a touch type switch for selecting the acquired random number information displayed on the special symbol display device 102. As shown in FIG. 1, the switch is formed of four switches (5a to 5d) as described later. When any one of the switches is selected, the information is input to the main control unit 208 via the input port 207,
As will be described later, the reserved sphere displayed on the reserved sphere display means 2 is invalidated.

FIG. 4 is a control circuit configuration of the special symbol display device 102. In FIG. 3, the control circuit of the special symbol display device 102 of this embodiment is a display command signal receiving circuit 30.
1, power supply circuit 302, control unit CPU 303, program ROM 304, RAM 305, image processing LSI (hereinafter referred to as VDP (Video Display Processor)) 30
6, a character ROM 307, a video RAM 308, and a variable display unit 309.

The display command signal receiving circuit 301 receives a display command signal (hereinafter referred to as a command) from the main control unit 208 and transfers it to the control unit CPU 303. Power supply circuit 302
Powers the entire circuit of FIG. Control unit CPU3
03 performs image processing and image display control according to the program stored in the program ROM 304.

The program ROM 304 is a control unit CPU
A program for image processing executed by 303 is stored, and more specifically, an image display control program defining the contents of image display control performed by the control unit CPU 303 is stored. The image display control program also includes a program for advance notice notification processing of acquired random number information, which will be described later. Further, the program ROM 304 is the VDP 30.
VD mapped to 6 data registers and written
It also stores P306 control data.

The RAM 305 temporarily stores input / output data for the control unit CPU 303 and data for arithmetic processing, and functions as a work area and a buffer memory.

The VDP 306, in accordance with a symbol update instruction from the control unit CPU 303, displays the video data of the sprite / scroll image data to be displayed on the variable display unit 309.
The data is expanded to AM 308, and the following expected value is displayed together with the image data in the display area of the variable display unit 309 according to the output instruction from the control unit CPU 303.

The character ROM 307 is a control unit CPU
The VDP 306 that has received the symbol update instruction from the 303 stores the sprite / scroll image data to be expanded in the video RAM 308. The video RAM 308 is
The VDP 306 expands the image data to be output within the display amount range of the variable display unit 309 and the expected value, and temporarily stores them. The variable display unit 309 is an LCD, a CRT display, or the like, and displays the image data output by the VDP 306 and the expected value.

The expected value is represented by the product of the ratio (occupancy rate) of the hit symbol to the total winning symbol and the appearance rate of the corresponding symbol. The winning symbol is determined based on the appearance rate, and is used as the result of the probability variation determination means. The occupancy rate and the appearance rate are determined by the winning symbol determined by the probability variation determination means, and the expected value is displayed as follows based on the result.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the expected value. In FIG. 5A, the content of the expected value is set to "hit reliability" regardless of the type of hit. 5B, the expected value of the hit and reach is divided, and the content of the expected value is displayed as "big hit reliability" and "reach development reliability", respectively. is there. Either case may be used, but FIG.
The case (b) will be described below. It should be noted that the types of symbols, occupancy rates, appearance rates, and expected values in FIG. 5 are examples, and may be other than these.

The content of the expected value for the reach is for the player to know what the displayed expected value represents, and the probability variation determination means operates to cause the probability variation pattern. A random number is selected for each winning random number, and the result is determined. For example, whether or not there is a possibility that the super reach, the big hit, or the reach also develops into the super reach.

In FIG. 5 (a), the winning symbols are A, B,
There are four types of C and D, and the hit symbol occupies the total hit symbol (occupancy rate), and the appearance rate of the hit symbol is determined as shown in FIG. 5A, respectively, and the expected value is as follows. become.

For example, in the symbol A, the occupancy rate is set to 10%, and the appearance rate is set to 25%. Therefore, the expected value represented by the product of the occupancy rate and the appearance rate is 250. Becomes Similarly, the expected values of symbols B, C and D are
They are 500, 1000 and 400, respectively. Further, the expected value content 8 is displayed as "hit reliability". In addition,
For convenience of display, the expected value is displayed by multiplying the value by 10,000, and so on.

Further, in FIG. 5 (b), the design is A,
There are 8 types of B, C, D, E, F and G, and the category is “win”
And "reach". The expected value is as follows when the hit symbol occupies (occupancy rate) with respect to all the hit symbols in each of the categories and the appearance rate of the hit symbol is determined as shown in FIG. 5 (b).

That is, in the "hit" category, for example,
In the winning symbol A, the occupancy rate is set to 10% and the appearance rate is set to 80%, so the expected value represented by the product of the occupancy rate and the appearance rate is 800. Similarly, the expected values of the winning symbols B, C and D are 500 and 500, respectively.
It becomes 1,000 and 400. Further, the content of the expected value is displayed as "big hit reliability".

In the "reach" section, for example,
In the pattern E, the occupancy rate is 10% and the appearance rate is 90%.
Since it is set to be%, the expected value represented by the product of the occupation rate and the appearance rate is 900. Similarly, the expected values of the winning symbols F, G, and H are 500 and 45, respectively.
It becomes 0 and 250. The content 8 of the expected value is displayed as “reach development reliability”.

Next, the correspondence between the configuration of the reserved ball display means 2 and the expected value displayed on the special symbol display device 102 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, and then the result of the probability variation determination means. The details of the operation of presenting to the player will be described.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the correspondence between the special symbol display device 102, the reserved ball display means 2 and the acquired random number information 9. As shown in FIG. 6, the reserved ball display means 2 is, for example, 1
To 4 and A to D, eight light emitting diodes or display lamps 2a to 2h such as miniature light bulbs,
Above the display area of the special symbol display device 102 are provided in a line in the horizontal direction so as not to hinder the passage of the game balls. The holding ball display means 2 is, as shown in FIG.
It may be provided below the special symbol display device 102 so as not to obstruct passage of the game ball.

Below the reserved ball display means 2, a special symbol display device 10 commonly used as random number information notifying means
In the display area 2, the acquired random number information 9 stored in the random number holding areas 5 to 8 among the random number holding areas 1 to 8 provided in the RAM 3 is displayed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the correspondence between the reserved ball display means 2 and the acquired random number information 9 displayed in the display area of the special symbol display device 102, and FIG. A figure in which four pieces of random number information 9 are displayed at the maximum, FIG. 7B is a figure in which the expected value 7a in FIG.
FIG. 7C is a diagram in which the expected value 7c in FIG. 7B is invalidated.

Four light-emitting diodes 2e, 2f, 2g, 2 marked with letters A to D on the reserved ball display means 2
The acquired random number information 9 is displayed below the h in the display area of the special symbol display device 102 in correspondence with the four light emitting diodes A to D at maximum, as shown in FIG. The acquired random number information 9 is composed of an expected value 7 (7a to 7d) and a content 8 (8a to 8d) of the expected value.

The expected value 7 of the acquired random number information 9 and the content 8 of the expected value are stored in the ROM 209 of the main control unit 208 or
It is stored in advance in the character ROM 307 of the special symbol display device 102, the acquired random number information is saved in a pointer format, and the ROM 209 or the character ROM is stored by the pointer.
The expected value 7 and the content 8 of the expected value of the acquired random number information 9 may be read by designating the address of 307.
In this case, the main control unit 208 or the special symbol display device 1
The program 02 is configured to perform a predetermined operation.

Further, in FIG. 7, the content 8 of the expected value
(8a to 8d) correspond to the case where there are two categories shown in FIG. 5 (b), the expected value contents 8a and 8b represent the reach, and the expected value contents are displayed as "reach development reliability". Furthermore, the expected value content 8a is a normal reach, and the expected value 7a is 3
00 and the content 8b of the expected value indicate that the expected value 7b is 500 in super reach.

Expected value contents 8c and 8d represent a hit,
The content of the expected value is displayed as "big hit reliability", and the expected value 7c of the expected value content 8c is 300, and the expected value 7d of the expected value content 8d is 700. When the expected value is a predetermined value, for example, 200 or less, the acquired random number information 9 (the expected value 7
And the content 8) of the expected value is not displayed.

Further, the expected value contents 8a and 8b and the expected value contents 8c and 8d are displayed such that their display colors are different from each other, and the difference between the reach development reliability and the jackpot reliability can be discriminated at a glance. You may allow it.

In FIG. 7, among the reserved ball display means 2,
The holding balls displayed by the holding ball display units 2a to 2d cannot be invalidated by the random number information selecting unit 5, and only the holding balls displayed by the holding ball display units 2e to 2h are selected as random number information. It can be disabled by means 5.

The random number information selection means 5 (5a to 5d)
(See FIG. 1) and the reserved ball display means 2 (2e to 2h) correspond to each other as follows. That is, when the random number information selection means 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d is selected, the RAM 3 is associated with the reserved ball display means 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h.
The expected values stored in the random number holding areas 5 to 8 provided in are invalidated.

For example, in FIG. 7, when eight game balls are reserved and the expected value is displayed at maximum of four (7a to 7d) (see FIG. 7A), for example, the player: Since the expected value 7a of the game ball that has been held the earliest among the invalidable holding balls is as low as 300, the game can be made advantageous by invalidating the holding ball. In this case, the player can select the random number information selecting means 5a corresponding to the expected value 7a and invalidate the expected value 7a.

When the expected value 7a becomes invalid, the result shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the expected values 7b, 7c, 7d are respectively shifted and displayed on the reserved ball display means 2e, 2f, 2g, and the random numbers in the random number reserved areas 5 to 8 are sequentially shifted. The random number storage area 8 is stored as a random number storage area for storing the latest random number, and the random number generated based on a new winning is stored.

Similarly, for example, the player can invalidate the expected value 7a by selecting the random number information selecting means 5a because the expected value of the expected value 7c is as low as 300 out of the holdable balls that can be invalidated. When the expected value 7c becomes invalid, FIG.
As shown in (c), the expected values 7b and 7d are displayed on the reserved ball display means 2e and 2f, respectively, and the random numbers in the random number reserved areas 6, 7 and 8 are sequentially shifted and stored,
The random number holding areas 7 and 8 are secured as random number storage areas for storing the latest random numbers, and the random numbers generated based on a new winning are stored.

When the expected value is a predetermined value, for example, 200 or less, the expected value below the predetermined value is not displayed. For example, in FIG.
If a is 100, for example, the reserved ball display means 2e is turned on, and the acquired random number information (expected value 7 and content 8 of the expected value) is not displayed. However, even in such a case, the expected value can be invalidated by the random number information selection means 5a.

The timing at which the expected value can be invalidated by the random number information selection means 5 is the special symbol display device 10
While the special symbol displayed in 2 is stopped, the selection by the random number information selection means 5 is invalidated. That is, when the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 102 is stopped, the reserved balls are held and the expected value displayed is shifted.

At this timing, even if the player sees the expected value before the shift and selects one of the random number information selecting means 5, the random number information selecting means 5 selects it during the shift of the expected value, and as a result, the expected value after the shift. May be selected incorrectly. Therefore, the random number information selection means 5 is enabled only while the special symbol is changing. As a result, the erroneous selection can be prevented.

8 to 13 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the details thereof will be described below. The game board surface is provided with a special symbol display device, a starting winning opening and a reserved ball display means, and a random number is generated by winning the gaming ball into the starting winning opening,
The description of the operation of the well-known pachinko machine in which the symbol of the special symbol display device is varied based on the random number by the probability variation determination means is omitted.

Further, in the following description, unless otherwise specified, the display of the reserved ball display means 2 (2a to 2h) and the number of reserved balls stored in the random number reserved areas 1 to 8 are synchronized. , The number of holding balls stored in the random number holding areas 1 to 8, the number of holding balls stored in an area (not shown) of the RAM 210, the number of holding balls (hereinafter referred to as the number of storage) The ball display means 2 is turned on.

In FIG. 8, first, when the power supply circuit 206 is activated by a power supply switch (not shown), the main controller 20 is activated.
Although 8 is in the activated state, it is determined in process 70 whether or not the first process has been executed since the power was turned on.
After the power is turned on, the process proceeds to the (Y) initialization process 84 in the case of the first process, and to the (N) input process 71 in other cases.

In the initialization processing 84, a storage area clearing processing is executed as the RAM 210 initialization processing, and then data for performing the initial control processing is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 210.

In the input processing 71, the detection signals output by the special symbol starting switch 201, the normal symbol operating switch 202 and the special winning batter switch 203 are read into registers (not shown) in the main control unit 208 via the input ports 207, respectively. Be done. Next, the process moves to the switch check process 72, and the switch check process 72 for grasping the data read and stored in the input process 71 is executed.

After the special symbol starting process 73, which will be described later, a selecting means validating process 74 for validating the random number information selecting unit 5 is executed, and the random number information selecting unit 5 is validated. Then, the selection means invalidation processing 76 is executed after the processing special symbol variation processing 75 described later, and the random number information selection means 5 is invalidated. When the random number information selection means 5 is invalidated, a notice notification process 77 described later is performed.

Subsequent to the advance notice notifying process 77, a selecting means checking process 78 is executed, and the random number information selecting means 5 (5
It is determined whether any one of a to 5d) is selected. Then, when any of the random number information selecting means 5 (5a to 5d) is selected (Y), after the processing of the acquisition random number cancellation processing 79 described later is performed, when none is selected (N ), The process goes directly to the jackpot flag determination process 80.

In the jackpot flag determination processing 80, the jackpot flag set in the processing special symbol variation processing 75 is determined, and when the flag is set, the jackpot processing 81 is set. If there is not, the disengagement process 82 is performed, and subsequently, the reserved random number shift process 83 described later is performed and the process of the game machine ends.

FIG. 9 is a flow of the special symbol starting process 73. The special symbol start-up process is the update of the number of stored balls held as a measure for winning the start winning opening 103 during the change of the special symbol and not invalidating the amount detected by the special symbol start switch (not shown). Processing.

In FIG. 9, if the winning in the starting winning opening 103 is determined in the processing 731 and the winning in the starting winning opening 103 is won (Y), the process proceeds to step 732, and if the winning in the starting winning opening 103 is not won (N). In this case, the processing ends and the original processing is returned to. In the process 732, the number of retained balls stored in an area (not shown) of the RAM 210 is determined,
If the number is 8 or less, the process proceeds to step 734 and the stored number of the reserved balls is incremented by 1. If the number is 8, the process is terminated and each process returns to the original process.

FIG. 10 is a flow of the special symbol variation process 75. With special symbol fluctuation processing, starting winning a prize mouth 103
The random variation lottery of the probability variation symbol performed by operating the probability variation determination means (not shown) in the main control unit 208 by detecting the winning a prize, and the determination, the special symbol display device 102.
This is a variable display of the special symbol, and a process of reducing the number of stored reserved balls.

In FIG. 10, in a process 751, the number of stored balls is determined. If the number of stored balls is 1 or more, that is, if there is a reserved ball (Y), the process proceeds to a process 752 and the reserved ball is stored. The number of memories is reduced by 1 (the number of reserved balls is reduced by 1) and the process proceeds to the special symbol variation stop processing 753. When the number of stored balls is 0, that is, when there are no reserved balls (N), the process is terminated and the process returns to the original process.

In the special symbol fluctuation stop processing 753, the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 102 is stopped after being changed by a predetermined method. If the stopped special symbol is a big hit (Y), the big hit flag is set in the process 755 (flag = 1), and if it is not a big hit (N), the big hit flag is reset in the process 756 (flag =).
0) is performed and the process ends.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of the advance notice processing 77. FIG. 11A shows a case where the expected value as “hit reliability” is displayed regardless of the type of hit, if it is not out of bounds. FIG. 11B is a flowchart in the case where the contents of the hit and the expected value of the reach are divided into “big hit reliability” and “reach development reliability” to notify the predetermined expected value. . 5 (a) and 5 respectively.
It corresponds to the case of (b).

The advance notice notifying process is a process of selecting the acquired random number information 9 (expected value 7 and content 8 of the expected value) displayed in the display area of the special symbol display device 102. The processing result is stored in the program ROM 3 by the control unit CPU 303.
It is executed according to a predetermined program stored in 04.

First, referring to FIG. 5A, FIG.
11 (a), and then FIG. 11 with reference to FIG. 5 (b).
(B) will be described. In FIG. 11 (a), in the process 760, the probability variation determination means is activated to perform a random number lottery of the probability variation symbol, and the result is determined in the process 760. If the result is not out of reach (reach, super reach, hit, And jackpot), after processing 761 is executed,
In the case of deviation, the process is ended without doing anything.

In the processing in the processing 761, the symbol shown in FIG. 5A and the acquired random number information 9 (the expected value 7 and the content of the expected value) corresponding to the symbol are shown according to the result of the probability variation judging means. 8) is selected.

In FIG. 11 (b), the probability variation judging means operates to perform a lottery of random numbers of probability variation symbols, and the result is judged in the process 762, and in the case of winning, the process 763.
On the other hand, in the case other than the hit, the process 764 is proceeded to. When the process proceeds to the process 763, it is further determined whether or not the hit is a probable change (major hit), and if it is a probable change, the process proceeds to a process 765, and if not, the process proceeds to a process 766 to perform a process described later.

Similarly, in the process 764, it is determined whether or not the hit is the super-reach. If the hit is the super-reach, the process proceeds to the process 767. In other cases, the process proceeds to the process 768 to determine whether the reach is reached. To be done. In process 768, it is determined whether or not it is a reach.
After 69 is executed, the processing is ended without doing anything in other cases.

Processes 765, 766, 767, 769
Is the special symbol of the symbol shown in FIG. 5 (b) and the obtained random number information 9 (expected value 7 and contents 8 of the expected value) corresponding to the symbol according to the result of the probability variation determination means as follows. After being selected to be displayed on the symbol display device 102, the respective processes are ended.

That is, in the process 765, since it is a big hit,
The symbol A or B is selected, and the acquired random number information 9 (expected value 7 and content 8 of the expected value) corresponding to the symbol A or B is selected.

Further, in the process 766, since it is a win, the symbol C or D is selected, and the acquired random number information 9 (expected value 7 and contents 8 of the expected value) corresponding to the symbol C or D is selected.

Furthermore, in the process 767, since it is super reach, the symbol E or F is selected, and the acquired random number information 9 (expected value 7 and content 8 of the expected value) corresponding to the symbol E or F is selected. .

Since the process 769 is a reach,
The symbol G or H is selected, and the acquired random number information 9 (expected value 7 and content 8 of the expected value) corresponding to the symbol G or H is selected.

FIG. 12 shows the acquired random number cancellation processing 7
9 is the flow. The acquired random number canceling process is a process for invalidating the random number of the random number of the probability variation pattern corresponding to the random number information selected by the random number information selecting means 5. Since the random number information selecting means 5a to 5d correspond to the holding sphere display means 2e to 2h, respectively, the random number holding areas 1 to 1 provided in the RAM 3 corresponding to the selected random number information selecting means 5a to 5d. Of the eight, the expected value 7 stored in the random number holding areas 5 to 8 can be erased to invalidate the selected random number.

In FIG. 12, it is determined in the processing 791 which one of the random number information selecting means 5a to 5d is selected. If the selecting means 5a is selected (Y), the random number holding area 5 is processed in the processing 792. The expected value 7a stored in is deleted. Similarly, processing 793, 795, 79
7, when the selecting means 5b, 5c, 5d are selected (Y), the expected values 7b, 7c, 7d stored in the holding areas 6, 7, 8 in the processing 794, 796, 798.
Are erased, and the process ends.

FIG. 13 is a flow of the reserved random number shift processing 83. The reserved random number shifting process is an address updating process of the random number retaining areas 5 to 8 corresponding to the random number information selected by the random number information selecting means 5.

In FIG. 13, the following terms are defined to facilitate understanding of the explanation. Judgment A: This is a process of judging whether an expected value is stored in the random number reservation area 5. Judgment B: This is a process of judging whether an expected value is stored in the random number holding area 6. Judgment C: This is a process of judging whether an expected value is stored in the random number holding area 7. Determination D: This is a process of determining whether the expected value is stored in the random number holding area 8. Shift BA: Store the expected value of the random number holding area 6 in the random number holding area 5 and clear the random number holding area 6. Shift CA: Store the expected value of the random number holding area 7 in the random number holding area 5 and clear the random number holding area 7. Shift DA: Store the expected value of the random number holding area 8 in the random number holding area 5 and clear the random number holding area 8. Shift CB: Store the expected value of the random number holding area 7 in the random number holding area 6 and clear the random number holding area 7. Shift DB: Store the expected value of the random number holding area 8 in the random number holding area 6 and clear the random number holding area 8. Shift DC: Store the expected value of the random number holding area 8 in the random number holding area 7 and clear the random number holding area 8. Shift DCBA: The expected value of the random number holding area 5 is set in the random number holding area 4, the expected value of the random number holding area 6 is set in the random number holding area 5, and the expected value of the random number holding area 7 is set in the random number holding area 6.
, The expected value of the random number holding area 8 to the random number holding area 7,
Each is stored and the random number holding area 8 is cleared.

Incidentally, in FIG. 13, the storage state of the expected value of the random number holding area after each processing is indicated with the following reference numerals for each processing. That is, the states of the random number holding areas 5 to 8 are designated as symbols A, B, C, and D, respectively.
In the determinations A to D, the random number holding areas 5 to 8
When the expected value is stored in (A, B, C, D), it is marked with "○", and when the expected value is not stored, it is marked with "×".
Mark, and if unclear, display with "?".

First, in process 821, it is determined whether any of the random number information selecting means 5a to 5d is selected. If any of the selecting means 5 is selected (Y), the process proceeds to process 822, and If is not selected, shift DCBA process 823 is performed and the process ends. At the end of the process 823, the random number holding area is shifted, the random number holding area 8 is cleared, and the expected values before the processing are shifted to the other random number holding areas 5, 6 and 7, respectively, and the storage states thereof are coded. It is stored as shown at 823a.

Although not shown, the expected value of the random number holding area 5 is shifted and stored in the random number holding area 4. Similarly, expected values before processing are shifted and stored in the random number holding areas 1, 2, and 3, respectively. That is, the holding of the holding balls is completed.

When the result of determination A is that the expected value is stored in the random number holding area 5, the storage state of each random number holding area 5 is "○" in the random number holding area 5 as indicated by reference numeral 822b. Is determined and the process proceeds to step 831.

If the result of judgment A is that the expected value is not stored in the random number holding area 5,
As for the storage state of each random number holding area, the random number holding area 5 is confirmed as "x" as indicated by reference numeral 822a, and the process 82
Go to 4.

In the judgment B of the processes 824 and 831, when the expected value is stored in the random number holding area 6, the storage states of the respective random number holding areas are indicated by reference numerals 824b and 8, respectively.
As shown in 31b, the random number holding areas 5 and 6 are determined as "x", "o", "o" and "o", respectively.

Further, in the determination B of the processes 824 and 831, when the expected value is not stored in the random number holding area 6, the storage state of each random number holding area is indicated by reference numeral 82.
As shown in 4a and 831a, the random number holding areas 5 and 6 are
Confirmed as "x", "x", "○" and "x" respectively,
Proceed to processing 827 and 836, respectively.

If the expected value is not stored in the random number holding area 6 in the judgment B of the processing 831, the processing 836 is executed.
And the determination C is performed. Process 825, 832, 836
When the expected value is not stored in the random number holding area 7 in the determination C of No. 3, the storage state of each random number holding area is as shown by reference numerals 825a, 832a, and 836a, respectively. "X" and "X" respectively
“X”, “O”, “X”, “X”, “O”, “O”, and “X” are confirmed, and the process proceeds to processing 826, 833, and 837, respectively.

In the judgment C of the processing 825, 832, 836, when the expected value is stored in the random number holding area 7, the storage state of each random number holding area is 82.
As shown in 5b, 832b, and 836b, the random number holding areas 5, 6, and 7 are "x", "x", "○", and "○", respectively.
The determination is made as “x”, “o”, “o”, “o”, and “o”, the processes 825 and 832 proceed to the processes 828 and 834, respectively, and the process 836 ends the process.

When the expected value is not stored in the random number holding area 8 in the determination D of the processes 826, 833, and 837, the storage state of each random number holding area is 8
26a, 833a, and 837a, the random number holding areas 5, 6, 7, and 8 are "x", "x", and "x", respectively.
"X", "○", "x", "x", "x", "○", "○"
“X” is confirmed as “X”, and the processes 826 and 833 are
The process 831 and the process 837 are completed, and the process 837 ends the process.

In the judgment D of the processing 826, 833, 837, when the expected value is stored in the random number holding area 8, the storage state of each random number holding area is indicated by reference numeral 82.
As shown in 6b, 833b, and 837b, the random number holding areas 5, 6, 7, and 8 are "x", "x", and "x", respectively.
“○”, “○” “×” “×” “○”, “○” “○”
Confirmed as “x” and “o”, and processing 826, 833, 8
37 proceeds to processing 829, 835, and 838, respectively.

Processes 824, 825, 826, 83
Each processing 82 of shift BA, CA, DA, CB, DB, DC according to the determination result of 2, 833, 837, respectively.
7, 828, 829, 834, 835, 838 are performed respectively. As a result, the storage states of the random number holding areas are 827a, 828a, 829a and 83, respectively.
As shown in 4a, 835a, and 838a, the random number holding areas 5, 6, 7, and 8 are "○", "?", And "?", Respectively.
"?", "○""?""?""?","○""?"
"?""?","○""○""?""?","○"
“O”, “?”, “?”, “O”, “O”, “O”, “?” Are confirmed.

The processes 827, 828, and 829 proceed to the process 831 after completion of the process, the processes 834 and 835 proceed to the process 836 after completion of the process, and the process 838 ends the process after completion of the process.

[0112]

According to the gaming machine of claim 1, the random number information notifying means for notifying the acquired random number information stored in the random number holding area and the acquired random number information notified by the random number information notifying means are selected. Random number information selection means is provided, the player is visually informed of information according to the acquired random number, and the player's technical intervention element is incorporated by selectively invalidating the reserved ball, and It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the interest.

According to the gaming machine of claim 2, the acquired random number information is displayed in the display device together with the variable display pattern, and the acquired random number information is arranged in association with each of the reserved ball display means. By being displayed, the player can easily associate the holding ball with the expected value of the holding ball, and the player can invalidate the holding ball in a short time.

According to the gaming machine of claim 3, the obtained random number information is an expected value represented by the product of the ratio of the hit symbol to the total hit symbol and the appearance rate of the corresponding symbol. As a result, the ratio of the symbols or the value of only one of the appearance rates is not affected, and the player does not lose interest in the game.

According to the gaming machine of claim 4 or 5, the obtained random number information informs the expected value and the content of the expected value, so that the player can know the content of the expected value. The interest in playing games can be increased.

According to the gaming machine of claim 6, the obtained random number information is displayed in a different color depending on the content of the expected value, so that the player visually grasps the content of the expected value by color. Therefore, the game is not hindered when the content of the expected value is confirmed.

According to the gaming machine of claim 7, when the expected value is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the expected random number information is not displayed because the expected value less than or equal to the predetermined value is not displayed. Even if you do not confirm the value, the expected value is low,
It is easy to make a decision to invalidate the reserved ball first.

According to the gaming machine of claim 8, in the obtained random number information, only a part of the random numbers notified to the random number information notification means can be invalidated by the random number information selection means, so that the game is played. A certain degree of restriction can be given to balance the machine player and the game hall manager.

According to the gaming machine of the ninth aspect, the random number information selecting means is effective only while the symbol of the display device is changing, so that the random number information selecting means selects during the expected value shift, and as a result, after the shift. There is no possibility that the expected value of will be erroneously selected, and the player can surely select the reserved ball.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a control system in the pachinko machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a control circuit configuration of a special symbol display device in the pachinko machine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of an expected value in a pachinko machine of the present invention. FIG. 5 (a) shows “hit reliability” if it is other than deviation, and FIG. ,
This is a case where the content of the expected value of reach is divided and notified as “big hit reliability” and “reach development reliability”.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a correspondence between the special symbol display device, the reserved ball display means, and the acquired random number information in the pachinko machine of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a correspondence between the reserved ball display means and the acquired random number information displayed in the display area of the special symbol display device in the pachinko machine of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a diagram in which a maximum of four pieces of information are displayed. FIG. 7B is a diagram in which the expected value 7a in FIG. 7A is invalidated.
FIG. 7C is a diagram in which the expected value 7c in FIG. 7B is invalidated.

FIG. 8 is a flow of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flow of special symbol starting processing in the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flow of special symbol variation processing in the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of advance notice processing according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 (a) shows a case where the expected value as “hit reliability” is displayed regardless of the type of hit, unless it is out of contact. FIG. 11 (b) is a flowchart in the case where the contents of the hit and the expected value of the reach are divided into "big hit reliability" and "reach development reliability" to notify the predetermined expected value.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of an acquisition random number cancellation process in the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a pending random number shift process in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game area 2 (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2
h) Reserving ball display means 3 Game board 4 Game ball saucer 5 (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) Random number information selecting means 6 Handle 7 (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) Expected value 8 (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) ) Expected value content 9 Obtained random number information 102 Special symbol display device 103 Start winning hole

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A display device, a starting winning opening, and a holding ball display means are provided on a game board surface, a random number is generated by winning a gaming ball into the starting winning opening, and the design of the display device is based on the random number. In the gaming machine, which displays the number of gaming balls stored in a random number holding area sequentially provided in plural in the order in which the random numbers are generated and is sequentially displayed on the holding ball display means while displaying the random numbers, the random number The random number information notifying means for notifying the acquired random number information stored in the holding area, and the random number information selecting means for selecting the acquired random number information notified by the random number information notifying means,
The random number selected by the random number information selecting means is invalidated, and the random numbers in the random number holding areas are sequentially shifted and stored, and the random numbers are stored in the shifted random number storage area to the starting winning opening. A gaming machine characterized by storing the latest random number generated based on the winning of a new gaming ball. 2. The acquired random number information is displayed in the display device together with a variable display pattern, and the acquired random number information is arranged and displayed in association with each of the reserved sphere display means. The gaming machine according to claim 1. 3. The acquired random number information is an expected value represented by the product of the ratio of the hit symbol to the total hit symbol and the appearance rate of the corresponding symbol. Alternatively, the gaming machine described in 2. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the acquired random number information is an expected value and contents of the expected value. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the contents of the expected value are jackpot reliability and reach development reliability. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the acquired random number information is displayed in a different color depending on the content of the expected value. 7. The acquired random number information according to claim 1, wherein when the expected value is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the expected value less than or equal to the predetermined value is not displayed. Gaming machine described in. 8. The obtained random number information is characterized in that only a part of the random numbers notified by the random number information notification means can be invalidated by the random number information selection means.
The gaming machine according to any one of 1. 9. The random number information selecting means is effective only while the design of the display device is changing.
Gaming machine described in.