JP2003290501A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to intentionally select the performance display of a ready to win condition after the generation of the ready to win condition, and to allow the player to play with a feeling that he or she is positively participating in the game. <P>SOLUTION: The front face of a game machine is provided with an operable operating means 1(1A, 1B), and the operating means 1 is operated by the player within the term of validity of an operation when the operation of the operating means is valid so that the performance display of any one kind among various performance displays can be selected. In this case, the term of validity of operation is set as a period from the generation of the ready to win condition to the lapse of a predetermined time, and when the operating means 1 is operated within the term of validity of operation, ready to win fluctuating configurations and/or ready to win characters as performance display can be selected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,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 gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine in which a player can select a performance display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, when a starting condition is satisfied due to winning of a game ball into a starting winning opening, whether or not a jackpot is generated when the condition is satisfied,
The circuit board inside the gaming machine determines whether to generate the reach, which of the plurality of types of reach effects prepared in advance when the reach is to be generated, and the like.

[0003]

Therefore, after the start condition is satisfied, the player has no choice but to watch the one-sided effect display of the gaming machine and has a feeling that he is actively playing the game. I couldn't.

The present invention pays attention to the above-mentioned feeling of the player, and provides a gaming machine capable of giving the player the feeling that he / she is actively playing even after the start condition is satisfied. With the goal.

[0005]

In the gaming machine according to claim 1, a jackpot is generated by satisfying a predetermined condition, and in a gaming machine that gives a privilege to the player, the player can operate on the front surface of the gaming machine. An operating means is provided, and the player can select any one type of effect display from among multiple types of effect display by operating the operating means within the operation effective period during which the operation on the operation means is enabled. It is characterized by being configured into.

A gaming machine according to a second aspect is the gaming machine according to the first aspect, wherein the operation valid period is a period from a reach state is generated until a predetermined time elapses, and the operation means is operated within the operation valid period. By doing so, it becomes possible to select the reach variation mode as the effect display.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the operation valid period is a period from the occurrence of the reach state to the lapse of a predetermined time, and the operation means is operated within the operation valid period. By doing so, the reach character can be selected as the effect display.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a circuit of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 3 is a calculation processing of the circuit. FIG. 4 shows a reach variation mode selection screen displayed on the variable display screen, and FIG. 5 shows a reach character selection screen also displayed on the variable display screen. The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is basically the same gaming machine as a conventional gaming machine in which a big hit occurs when a predetermined condition is satisfied and a privilege is given to the player.

In FIG. 1, an operating means 1 is provided on the front surface of the game machine at a position where it can be operated by the player. In the case of FIG. 1, the operation means 1 has two operation buttons 1.
It consists of A and 1B. These operation buttons 1A and 1B are
For example, it is arranged on the front surface of the upper plate 4 in which game balls to be shot in the game area 3 by operating the handle 2 are stored in advance.
The two operation buttons 1A and 1B are for allowing the player to select the reach variation mode and / or the reach character displayed on the variable display screen 5 located in the center of the game area 3 after the reach is generated. The operation button 1A is one of the plurality of options regarding the reach variation mode displayed on the variable display screen 5, and / or one option desired by the player from among the plurality of options regarding the reach character. Is a selection button that is operated to select, and the other operation button 1B is the selection button 1
This is a confirm button that is operated to confirm the selection after operating A. The operation means 1 is not limited to the combination of the operation buttons having different functions such as the selection button 1A and the confirmation button 1B as described above, and it is possible to select one common button that sequentially exhibits the selection function and the confirmation function. It may be Further, the selection button 1A may be in any position and form as long as the effect display can be selected, and is not limited to being arranged on the front surface of the upper plate 4.

The circuit configuration of the game machine will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, the circuit of the game machine comprises a starting opening detection switch 10, a main board 20, a pattern control board 30, an operating means 1 and a display device 40.

As is well known, the starting opening detection switch 10 is a detecting means for detecting the winning of a game ball into a starting winning opening (not shown) provided in the game area 3 of FIG.

The main board 20 is a board that plays a central role in executing calculations and processes for controlling various operations of the gaming machine, and the start opening detection switch 10 is turned on to receive a start winning detection signal. It has a random number generating means 21 which sometimes generates a random number.

Like the conventional symbol control board, the symbol control board 30 displays the deviation symbol, the reach symbol, and the jackpot symbol on the display device 40 based on the random number obtained by the random number generating means 21, and the reach state. In this case, the substrate is used to display a reach variation mode and an effect display such as a reach character.

The symbol control board 30 according to the present embodiment, after the reach state is generated, the operation effective period (selectable from the plurality of options of the reach variation mode displayed on the variable display screen 5) for selecting one option ( An effective time measuring timer 31 for measuring the remaining time of, for example, 7 seconds after the reach is generated, and the remaining time of the operation effective period that enables selection of one of a plurality of reach character options being displayed.
Further, the symbol control board 30 includes a reach variation mode storage unit 32 and a reach character storage unit 33 that store the reach variation mode and the reach character selected by the player within the operation valid period, respectively. , The reach variation mode and the reach character determined by the acquired random number are changed to the selected reach variation mode and the reach character,
The display 40 is controlled to be displayed.

The display device 40 displays the deviation symbol, the reach symbol, the jackpot symbol, the reach variation mode in the reach condition and the reach character on the variable display screen 5, and based on the signal from the effective time measuring timer 31 in the reach condition. , Remaining time of operation valid period of reach variation mode and / or remaining time of operation valid period of reach character are displayed.

Next, an example of the arithmetic processing of the circuit will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that FIG. 3 shows that the starting condition is established by the winning of the game ball into the starting winning opening, the random number is generated by the random number generating means 21 of the main board 20, and the acquired random number causes the reach state. In the case, the subsequent arithmetic processing is represented.

In FIG. 3, first, after the reach state is displayed on the variable display screen 5 (step S1), the variable display screen 5 is switched to the reach variation mode selection screen displaying a plurality of options of the reach variation mode ( Step S2). The reach variation mode selection screen is, for example, as shown in FIG.
This is a display of three options for reach variation modes, which are a back throw throw reach, a hold down reach, and a frame advance reach. The reach variation mode is a so-called fever machine, in a reach state in which the left symbol and the right symbol are matched, the middle symbol that is variably displayed is a normal symbol (for example, when the left and right symbols are "0" to "9"). Different from the frame advance reach, which is composed of only the symbols "0" to "9" that are displayed and only the normal symbols are displayed in a variable manner, a new character appears in the reach state, and this character is If you think of it as a judo player as well as the normal pattern as a judo opponent, you can defeat the normal pattern that the character has been variably displayed by judo's deciding technique, such as throwing back or holding down, if you do it, a big hit Reach state is displayed so that if it occurs and it can not be defeated, it will be displayed as a reach state, and it will be interesting for the player to reach. It is aimed at it to have.

Next, at the same time as the screen switching as described above, the effective time measuring timer 31 is activated, and a preset operation effective period is displayed at a predetermined position (eg, the lower right corner in FIG. 4) of the variable display screen 5. (Step S3). Note that this display changes thereafter, and the remaining time obtained by subtracting the elapsed time from the operation valid period is displayed.

When the player operates the selection button 1A to select a desired reach variation mode within this operation valid period (steps S4 and S5), the reach variation mode is determined by the acquired random number. When the reach variation mode is changed to the reach variation mode selected by the player (step S6), and then the player operates the confirm button 1B to confirm his / her own selection, the changed reach variation mode is set. The final reach variation mode is determined (steps S7 and S8). In this way, the player operates the selection button 1A from the plurality of options of the reach variation mode displayed on the variable display screen 5 within the operation valid period to select the reach variation mode, and then the confirm button 1B. The reach variation mode can be changed by operating. Then, the reach state is displayed on the variable display screen 5 according to the changed reach variation mode.

On the other hand, when the player does not perform the selection confirmation operation of the reach variation mode within the operation valid period, that is, when the selection button 1A is not operated, or the selection button 1A is operated but the confirmation button 1B is operated. When the operation is not performed, the reach state according to the reach variation mode already determined by the acquired random number is displayed on the variable display screen 5 as it is.

Although not shown in the flow chart, the arithmetic processing for changing the reach character is performed in the same manner as the arithmetic processing for changing the reach variation mode as described above. That is, the player operates the select button 1A from the plurality of reach character choices displayed on the variable display screen 5 to select the reach character and then operates the confirm button 1B within the operation valid period. The reach character can be changed by the variable display screen 5, and the reach variation mode by the changed reach character is displayed. On the other hand, if the player does not perform the reach character selection confirmation operation within the operation valid period, that is, When the selection button 1A is not operated or when the selection button 1A is operated but the confirm button 1B is not operated, the reach character already determined by the acquired random number is displayed on the variable display screen 5 as it is. It Here, the reach character is, for example, a character that appears in the above-described reach variation mode. For example, when a judo deciding technique is incorporated in the reach variation mode, the characters are three characters, namely, soft, shinobi, and child-resistant. A person becomes a reach character. In this case, the variable display screen 5 is shown in FIG.
The reach character selection screen as shown in is displayed.
The number in the lower right corner of the screen 5 represents the remaining time obtained by subtracting the elapsed time from the operation valid period. The reach character may be a character that appears separately from the reach variation mode. In this case, only the reach character selection screen is displayed on the variable display screen 5, and the reach variation mode selection screen is not displayed.

As described above, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a jackpot occurs when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and in the gaming machine which gives a privilege to the player, the player can operate on the front surface of the gaming machine. The operating means 1 (1A, 1B) is provided, and the player operates the operating means 1 within an operation valid period during which the operation on the operating means 1 is valid, so that any one of a plurality of effect display types is displayed. It is configured to be able to select the type of performance display. Here, the operation valid period is a period from the occurrence of the reach state to the lapse of a predetermined time, and when the operation means 1 is operated within the operation valid period, the reach variation mode and / or the reach character as the effect display can be selected. become.

According to this embodiment, after the reach state is generated,
Since the player can select the effect display in the reach state by his or her own will, the player can play the game with the feeling that he is actively participating in the game.

[0026]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, since the effect display can be selected by the player, the player feels that he or she is actively participating in the game, and the player enjoys playing the game. It will be possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a circuit of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a calculation process of a circuit.

FIG. 4 is a reach variation mode selection screen displayed on a variable display screen.

FIG. 5 is a reach character selection screen which is also displayed on the variable display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 (1A, 1B) operation means 31 Effective time measurement timer 32 Reach variation mode storage means 33 Reach character storage means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a gaming machine in which a jackpot is generated by satisfying a predetermined condition and a bonus is given to a player, an operating means operable by the player is provided on a front surface of the gaming machine, and an operation on the operating means is effective. A game machine characterized in that any one of a plurality of types of effect displays can be selected by a player operating the operation means within the valid operation period. 2. The operation valid period is a period from the occurrence of the reach state to the lapse of a predetermined time, and by operating the operation means within the operation valid period, the reach variation mode as the effect display can be selected. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The operation valid period is a period from the occurrence of a reach state to a lapse of a predetermined time, and a reach character as the effect display can be selected by operating an operating means within the operation valid period. The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that.