JP2003325802A - Game machine provided with a plurality of movable prize winning devices, program for game machine and computer readable recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine equipped with a plurality of movable prize winning devices, in which an action of a movable piece of each movable prize winning device is variously changed in accordance with a prescribed mode status and to provide a program for the game machine and a computer readable recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine provided with the plurality of movable prize winning devices provided near a prize winning part such as a prescribed prize winning hole or a prescribed prize winning area for making a prescribed member movable to make a game ball required for a game easy to win a prize, the game machine has a variable action means for making a probability of prize winning of the game ball in the prize winning part different for each movable prize winning device by varying each of movable prize winning devices 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D into respectively independent mode based upon a prescribed condition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to liquid crystal, LED, CR.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine, a gaming machine program, and a computer-readable recording medium for controlling a display mode on a variable display means such as T or a reel that is mechanically driven to rotate using a control device such as a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a ball game machine (first-class special electric accessory, etc.) is provided with an image display area of liquid crystal, which is usually called digital, on the front surface of the game machine. This image display device has a main display area for variably displaying a plurality of designs (including pictures and numbers). In this main display area, the designs are variably displayed as if they are rotating at a high speed, and a predetermined time has passed. After the passage of, the symbols are displayed to temporarily stop the rotation with a time difference of several seconds for each symbol. In the main display area, the first of the plurality of symbols
After the temporary stop of the symbol, the next temporary stop symbol (second temporary stop symbol) is aligned with the first temporary stop symbol, the so-called reach state is reached, and the remaining symbols are temporarily stopped and all the symbols are aligned,
When the fixed stop state and the same kind of symbols are gathered, a big hit occurs as a game situation advantageous to the player. That is, when the symbol mode stopped in this main display area is a predetermined specific stopped symbol mode, for example, a combination of "7", "7", and "7", in the pachinko gaming machine, a pachinko ball A game situation occurs in which a large number of game balls can be acquired.

Further, if the complete stop symbols are specific symbols of the same kind determined in advance, or a combination of the specific symbols, it changes to a state in which a big jackpot is probabilistically likely to occur in a predetermined period after the end of the big jackpot. A specific game state (big hit with probability variation) or a state in which the movable winning device provided on the game board surface is changed to be advantageous to the player so that the game ball easily enters the predetermined winning opening (variable hit)
There is also a gaming machine in which the variable winning probability based on the achievement of a predetermined condition is changed to facilitate the occurrence of a specific game state or to facilitate the acquisition of payout prize balls. This state is referred to as probability variation (hereinafter, abbreviated as “probable variation”) because the probability of winning a beneficial game state is controlled.

Further, depending on the gaming machine, within a predetermined period of time, which is not the probability variation state but a predetermined useful game state, the variation time per change from the variation start to the variation end of the symbol is shortened. There is also a gaming machine having a state of shortening the result time until each lottery decision for each variable is made to be quicker, that is, a time shortening function (hereinafter, abbreviated as "time saving"). .

A game model called a card reader machine (CR machine) having both the above-mentioned probability change function and the above time saving function is already known. In addition, there is a tendency that a lot of game machines known as cash machines are known as game machines equipped with only the time saving.

[0006]

By the way, in the prior art, the movable winning device, which is made to correspond in advance only in the case of winning by the lottery associated with passage of the passing chucker, changes the movable piece so as to be advantageous to the player. It has been performed to make a game ball easily enter a predetermined winning port (small hit).

Therefore, not only the fluctuation of the movable winning device becomes monotonous, but also the expected game profit is limited, so that a variety of games for a player who wants to increase the achievement rate of the game medium insertion. It lacked sex.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices in which the operation of the movable piece of the movable winning device is variously changed according to a predetermined mode situation, and a game thereof. It is a technical object to provide a machine program and a computer-readable recording medium.

[0009]

A gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above technical problems. That is, a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention is provided near a winning portion such as a predetermined winning opening and a predetermined winning area, and by moving a predetermined member, a game medium required for a game can be easily won. In a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices, the probability of winning to the winning portion by the game medium is made movable by operating so that the variation of each movable winning device based on a predetermined condition becomes independent. It is characterized in that it has variable operation means for making it different for each winning device.

[0010] A game machine capable of starting operation of at least one of the plurality of movable winning apparatuses based on achievement of a predetermined condition is included, and when and how the plurality of movable winning apparatuses start operating. That is, each of them is an independent mode, that is, due to a start opening or a start area related to the operation of the movable winning apparatus caused by a game operation, a place where it is easy to win a prize and a place where it is difficult to win a prize are described above. Since they are brought irregularly by the independent movement of the predetermined member, it is possible to make the gaming machine highly technically intervening in the judgment of the player and the timing of the game operation.

In order to make each of the above-mentioned irregular movable modes, a movable winning device which starts an operation when it is determined that a predetermined starting winning is randomly selected and executed each time, or each movable winning device is executed. It is possible to exemplify a mode in which the winning probability of the determination lottery is changed for each corresponding movable winning apparatus, which is based on a predetermined start winning for starting each operation.

The plurality of movable winning devices may be movable winning devices in which the movable members have the same shape and the same moving method of the predetermined members, or at least the movable winning devices having different shapes in which the moving members have different moving methods. It is acceptable if one is included.

Further, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, by a resilient operation of the gaming medium,
By moving one of the predetermined members of the plurality of movable winning apparatuses for a predetermined time, the winning probability that the game medium wins the winning section is changed for each of the movable winning apparatuses.

According to this structure, the plurality of movable winning devices provided in the gaming machine perform various movable conditions with the operation of ejecting the gaming medium. In order to increase the probability, the player is required to have a skill corresponding to the movable state of a plurality of movable winning apparatuses, and thus it is possible to provide a gaming machine having various gameplay with high capture / complexity. become able to.

The game medium (pachinko ball or the like) required for the game in the present invention is a spherical ball having a diameter of about 11 mm, which is used by converting it into cash in order to advance a predetermined game by the game machine, or A value medium for a gaming machine that advances the predetermined game with a value medium such as a medal having a diameter of 25 to 30 mm and a thickness of about 1.2 mm.

The movable winning device according to the present invention is
Ordinary electric accessories (electric tulip, when the electric tulip variably hits, the valve like the petal of the tulip opens. Depending on the shape, there is also a mini attacker type) and ordinary symbol display device (electric tulip etc.) , A display for displaying the symbol to open), a normal symbol starting port (a starting port for operating the normal symbol display device, a chucker or a passing chucker (through chucker) is used), or a predetermined winning hole It includes a movable winning device having an auxiliary plate that is moved so as to facilitate winning.

The gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention is composed of the above-mentioned essential constituent elements, but the constituent elements are also realized in the following specific cases. That is, in the gaming machine provided with the plurality of movable winning apparatuses according to the present invention, the movable winning apparatus determined by determining at least one of the plurality of movable winning apparatuses based on the achievement of the predetermined condition. It is characterized in that it has a variable operation means for moving the predetermined member of (1) for a predetermined time. In addition, the predetermined condition is a lottery related to the start of movement such as passing or winning to a predetermined winning part such as a through chucker provided on the front side of the game board provided on the front side of the game machine, or an ordinary symbol lottery. Say that.

In addition, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, a plurality of movable patterns that define how to move the predetermined members of the plurality of movable winning devices are provided in advance. It is characterized by having a movable mode extraction means for determining one of the movable patterns in accordance with a determination result of shifting the state from achievement of the winning condition to a predetermined game state. The achievement of the predetermined winning conditions is
A lottery for moving to a predetermined game state such as a special symbol lottery, based on winning at a predetermined start opening provided for the game board surface provided in the game machine and corresponding to the start of lottery determination. It also includes the extracted values obtained by.

Furthermore, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, the probability that the game media ejected in the gaming board of the gaming machine will be won in the winning section is different. In addition, the plurality of movable winning devices are respectively arranged in the game board.

Furthermore, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, the movable pattern includes a pattern for determining a position where the probability is high or a position where the probability is low. Is characterized by.

Furthermore, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, the movable winning devices are separately arranged on the left side and the right side of the game board as positions having different probabilities. Characterize.

Furthermore, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, the movable winning devices are separately arranged on the upper side and the lower side in the game board as positions having different probabilities. Is characterized by.

Furthermore, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, the movable winning devices are separately arranged on the peripheral side and the central side in the game board as positions having different probabilities. It is characterized by

Furthermore, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, informing means for informing the plurality of movable winning devices defined by the variable operating means the contents of moving a predetermined member. It is characterized by having.

Furthermore, in a gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning apparatuses according to the present invention, the plurality of movable winning apparatuses are moved to the plurality of movable winning apparatuses based on the determination result of moving from the achievement of the predetermined winning condition to the predetermined gaming state. It is characterized in that it has an informing means for informing the content of the movable pattern to be actually moved.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine provided with the plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, the predetermined member of the movable winning device is a pair of movable pieces.

Furthermore, a game machine program provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention is provided in the vicinity of a winning portion such as a predetermined winning opening and a predetermined winning area, and a predetermined member is made movable so that a game is played. In a game machine program executed by a computer that makes it easier to win a game medium required for, by operating so as to make each variation of each movable winning device based on a predetermined condition independent of each other,
The gaming machine is caused to function as a variable operation means for varying the winning probability of the game medium to the winning portion for each of the movable winning apparatuses.

According to this configuration, the game machine program is read into a business or home video game machine, a computer with a monitor connectable to the Internet, etc., so that the business or home video game machine, A computer with a monitor that can be connected to the Internet can function as a game machine.

Further, the computer-readable recording medium of the present invention is provided in the vicinity of a winning portion such as a predetermined winning opening and a predetermined winning area, and by moving a predetermined member, a game medium required for a game is won. In a computer-readable recording medium in which a computer-implemented control procedure for a gaming machine is recorded, by operating so as to make each variation of each movable winning device based on a predetermined condition independent, It is characterized in that a variable operation procedure for varying a winning probability of the medium to the winning portion for each of the movable winning apparatuses is recorded, and a control procedure for functioning as a game machine is recorded.

According to this configuration, all the constituents of the gaming machine according to each claim of the present invention are set as respective constituents of the program and the computer-readable recording medium recording the program. You can Further, as a computer-readable recording medium in which the program is recorded, for example, a ROM (Re
ad Only Memory), MO (Magnet Optical), CD (Compa
ct Disk), a magnetic recording medium and the like. The above respective configurations can be combined with each other as much as possible.

[0031]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a ball game machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko game machine") that uses a ball (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko ball" unless otherwise specified) as a game medium is illustrated as a game machine.

The pachinko gaming machine I shown in FIG. 1 has a proper law (a law concerning the business of sex business and a law concerning the proper operation of business).
It is classified as "Type 1 to Type 3 or other" in the internal regulations.

First, an overview of the pachinko gaming machine I will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine I as seen from the front side thereof, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming board 1.

On the game board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine I,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a handle 2 which is a launching device.
The pachinko balls fired by the operation of 8 are guided to the game area 3 in the game board 1. In this game area 3, a symbol display device 30, a big winning device 6, and four movable winning openings 4A,
4B, 4C, 4D, four passage chuckers (through chuckers) 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, and an outlet 26 are provided. In addition, the movable winning openings 4A, 4B, 4
C and 4D have a pair of left and right movable pieces 41 and 42. In addition, the movable winning port 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D is movable and the determination of whether or not the pachinko ball passes through any of the four passage chuckers 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D The movable patterns of the pieces 41, 42 are selected by lottery, and if the hit is determined, the movable pieces 41, 42 are moved based on the determination of the corresponding movable pattern. In addition,
The movable pattern will be described in the section of the normal symbol electric accessory execution mode determination process described later.

The pachinko gaming machine I is compatible with the prepaid card system and is provided with a CR (card reader) unit II adjacent to it.

The CR unit II has a card reader 29 inside, and the player uses the prepaid card 35 purchased before the execution of the game.
Insert into the reading port 33 of, and enter the preparation for executing the pachinko game (preparation of pachinko balls, etc.).

At a substantially central portion of the game area 3, a plurality of pieces of identification information such as numbers, symbols and patterns (hereinafter, referred to as liquid crystal display)
It is called "design". ) Is variably displayed, and a symbol display device 30 is installed.

The symbol display device 30 is provided in the central portion of the game board surface 1, and the symbol display device represents a known three-digit symbol (32a, 32b, 32c) variable display mode and fixed stop display mode. The determination result display unit 32 is included. The three-digit symbol (32
a, 32b, 32c) are four movable winning openings 4A, 4
B, 4C, 4D provided in the pachinko gaming machine I the signal detected by any of the start winning ball detection sensor 5, 5, 5, 5 (see FIG. 3) provided near Control unit 6 via the input interface provided
By sending to 0, the determination program is executed, random number lottery is performed, the mode of each variable symbol and variable symbol background, and the display mode of the fixed stop symbol are determined based on the extracted value, and the determination result display unit 32 determines , Jackpot, out of place display. When the combination of the fixed stop symbols becomes a predetermined fixed stop display mode, a specific game state (big hit) or a special game state (big hit with probability variation) or the like where the player can advantageously proceed with the game starts.

Four movable winning openings 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D
Are 4A and 4B, one on each of the left and right sides of the symbol display device 30 (that is, the left and right positions on the upper peripheral side of the game board 3), and below the symbol display device 30 (that is, on the lower center side of the game board 3). Two pieces 4C and 4D are provided at the left and right positions). Movable winning a prize hole 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, because if the pachinko ball enters any of these causes the symbol variation by the symbol display device 30, so any of the movable winning a prize holes 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D pachinko ball. When the winning prize is entered, the movable winning opening is also called the starting opening. When the pachinko balls pass through the passing chuckers 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, a lottery for variable winning is performed, and the pachinko balls including the passing pachinko balls will be referred to as "winning balls" unless otherwise specified. Whether or not there is a prize is detected when a pachinko ball enters the movable winning ports 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and the pachinko ball is detected by a prize detection sensor (prize port switch) 5, 5 ... Which is a prize ball detector. Also, in the case of the passage chuckers 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, similarly, detection is performed by a predetermined switch. The detected winning detection signal is sent to the RAM 60c (winning information storage means) of the main controller 60 via the input interface.

When a winning ball is detected by each of the winning opening switches, a winning ball is generated and the payout mechanism pays a predetermined number (five in this embodiment) of winning balls. This payout mechanism will be described later. Also, the passing chucker 9
When a pachinko ball passes through A, 9B, 9C, and 9D, that is, when it is detected by the passing winning ball detection sensor, when it is won in the lottery performed by the main control device 60, the ordinary symbol "0" 34 is stopped. The pair of left and right movable pieces 41, 42 provided on the movable winning openings 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D so as to be displayed and advantageous to the player are changed so that a pachinko ball can easily enter the predetermined winning opening. Then, when the lottery is lost, the normal symbol "X" 34 'is stopped and displayed, and the disadvantageous game state in which the movable pieces 41 and 42 are not changed remains. It should be noted that the display form based on the normal symbol is an arbitrary symbol or a combination of symbols as long as it is known whether or not it is right or wrong. on the other hand,
The pachinko balls that do not win the prize enter the outlet 26 and become out balls (outer pachinko balls).

Then, the pachinko ball is movable and the winning opening 4A,
4B, 4C, 4D winning and winning detection sensors 5, 5 ...
When it is detected, a random number is assigned to each of the jackpot determination program and a reach effect selection program or other program that determines the content of the symbol variation.

After that, the special symbols 32a, 32b, 32c displayed on the symbol display device 30 start to change, and when a certain time has elapsed after the start of the change, for example, special symbols 32a, 32b, in the order of left, middle, right, 32c stops changing and the symbol is fixed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the special symbol 32a on the right side is called a first stop symbol, the special symbol 32b is a second stop symbol, and the special symbol 32c on the left side is called a third stop symbol. In addition, it suffices to know whether or not the display form based on the special symbol is correct. Any pattern or combination of patterns.

Then, if the value of the random number obtained from the jackpot random number generation range value based on the winning ball to the starting opening is the same as the predetermined jackpot random number value, reach is applied in most cases, and after reach production. , A symbol stop display for moving to a specific game state (also referred to as a jackpot game state), and a jackpot screen is displayed on the entire display area 50 of the symbol display device 30. Various effects such as reach effects are also displayed in the display area 50.

A big winning device 6 is provided in the vicinity of the start winning opening 4. The special winning device 6 is of a type called a first-class special electric accessory (commonly known as attacker), and has an opening / closing member 7 that closes the special winning opening 8 in a normal state so that a pachinko ball is not won. Only in the specific game state, the opening / closing member 7 is tilted toward the front side by a solenoid provided on the back surface of the game board (not shown) to be opened for a certain period of time, so that a pachinko ball can be easily won in the special winning opening 8. It has become. The fixed period is, for example, a period until a predetermined time (about 29 to 30 seconds) elapses or until a predetermined number (9 to 10 balls) of winning balls are generated.

The special winning ball detection sensor 72 (see FIG. 3) is arranged so as to detect the pachinko balls when the special winning opening 8 is won, and the special winning pachinko balls are detected. In addition, a continuous winning area (a continuous character, a V zone provided inside the attacker; not shown) provided so as to pass with a predetermined probability is provided inside the inside, and passes through this continuous winning area. A continuous ball detection sensor 73 arranged to detect a pachinko ball detects a continuous winning (continuous winning prize) pachinko ball, and the main control unit 60 receives the obtained big winning detection signal and continuous winning detection signal through an input interface. R
It is sent to AM60c (winning information storage means). Therefore, by the signals detected by the special winning detection sensor 72 and the continuous ball detecting sensor 73, the continuation control of the special winning device 6 is executed by a program incorporated in the ROM 60c of the main control device 60.

That is, the pachinko ball is a movable winning opening 4A,
4B, 4C, 4D winning and winning detection sensors 5, 5 ...
When is turned on, random numbers are respectively assigned by the programs for determining the content of the symbol variation such as the jackpot determination program, the symbol determination program and the variation pattern determination program incorporated in the ROM 60c of the main controller 60. Therefore, if the random number value assigned by the jackpot determination program is the same as the predetermined jackpot random number value, it is determined as a jackpot, and the combination content of the symbols is determined by the random number value assigned by the symbol determination program for jackpot. The variation pattern of the effect including reach and the like is determined by the random number value assigned by the variation pattern determination program for.

Above the symbol display device 30, LEDs 35a and 35b for displaying the number of pachinko balls (reserved ball number) that have won the predetermined starting opening during the symbol change of the symbol display device 30.
・ 35c ・ 35d or the normal symbol display device 34A, while the symbol is changing, or while the symbol is being fixedly displayed, the number of pachinko balls that have passed through the predetermined passage opening (the number of reserved balls) is displayed 34a, 34b,
34c and 34d are provided.

Furthermore, on the front of the pachinko gaming machine I,
Speakers 42, 4 that generate sound effects according to the progress of the game
There is also provided an electric decoration 55a and the like for producing an effect by light emission of the lamp 2 or a lamp.

The handle 28 is provided below the gaming machine I. This handle 28 is provided with a hitting ball launching device 68 (see FIG.
The main switch and the touch antenna (both not shown) for starting the driving of the launcher motor (see (1)) are incorporated and the elastic force is adjusted. Further, the number of shots of the hit ball launching device 68 may be detected by the number of hit balls detection switch (the number of pachinko balls used). In this case, the signal indicating the detected number of used pachinko balls is sent to the RAM 60c of the main controller 60 via the input interface.
(Pachinko ball number storage means used).

In the pachinko gaming machine I, "the number of games" is one, for example, usually, after the pachinko ball is fired, the fired ball enters the game area 3 of the game board 1 and then starts. It means one cycle from whether the payout corresponding to a predetermined winning portion such as a mouth is completed, until it enters the outlet 26, or until the next game is launched. Further, the cycle from the start to the end of fluctuation of the symbol display device 30 may be one cycle.

The CR unit II (or the card reader 29) may be controlled by its own control circuit, and in the case of the present embodiment, it is directly connected to the payout control device 64. Then, by the player's card insertion operation, the payout control device 64 controls the payout mechanism provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine I to eject the lending ball (pachinko ball for ejection). In addition, in this Embodiment, although CR unit II was illustrated as a unit device for lending a pachinko ball to a player, the unit device which can insert a banknote (cash) etc. may be used, for example.

Next, various control devices for controlling the gaming machine I will be described with reference to FIG. The main control device 60 is a main device that controls the pachinko gaming machine I as a whole,
It is provided with a CPU 60a, a RAM 60c for temporarily storing processing items of the CPU 60a, and a ROM 60b for registering various programs executed by the main controller 60. ROM60
The programs stored in b are a jackpot determination program, a symbol determination program, a variation pattern determination program, and a jackpot occurrence ratio control program (ratio control means).
Etc. This main control device 60 is connected to each sub control device (symbol control device 61, lamp control device 62, voice control device 63, sub control device such as payout control device 64). Then, the main control device 60 provides data indicating presence / absence of a big hit assigned by the big hit determination program, presence / absence of a prize ball, presence / absence of payout ball promotion, presence / absence of payout ball suppression, etc.
It is transmitted to each sub-control device by a predetermined transmission method. In this embodiment, a soft random number updating process for generating a random number in the ROM 60c is used, but a hard random number updating process for generating and extracting a random number from the outside may be used.

The symbol control device 61 is a sub-control device for performing image (display of symbols) processing based on the process of the main control device 60. The symbol control device 61 includes a CPU 61a and a C.
A RAM 61c for temporarily storing processing items of the PU 61a;
A ROM 61b for registering various control programs performed by the symbol control device 61 is provided. The program stored in the ROM 61b includes a main program, an interrupt processing program by the main control device, and the VDP of the symbol control device 61.
An interrupt processing program or the like by the (image display processor) may be used.

The lamp control device 62 is a sub-control device which performs an effect process by lighting or blinking the panel lamp 55 or the frame lamp 55 'based on the process of the main control device 60. The lamp control device 62 includes a CPU 62a. And the CPU 62
A RAM 62c for temporarily storing the processing items of a and a ROM 62b for registering a production program and the like are provided.

The voice control device 63 is a sub-control device which performs a voice effect process based on the process of the main control device 60. The voice control device 63 includes a CPU 63a and a CP.
A RAM 63c for temporarily storing the processing items of the U 63a, a ROM 63b for registering a voice effect program, etc. are provided so that the sound generation device 56 such as a speaker outputs them.

The payout control device 64 is a sub-control device for controlling the payout mechanism including the prize ball distributing device provided in the pachinko gaming machine I on the basis of the processing of the main control device 60 to perform the pachinko ball payout process. The payout control device 64 includes a CPU
64a and RA for temporarily storing processing items of the CPU 64a
M64c and ROM 64 capable of registering a payout processing program, a payout ball promotion program, a payout ball suppression program, etc.
b, etc. are provided. Then, the payout control device 64
When a command indicating the presence or absence of prize balls, the presence or absence of promotion of payout balls, the presence or absence of suppression of payout balls, etc. is transmitted from the main control device 60, RO
The payout process is performed based on the various programs registered in M64b.

The firing control device 65 is the handle 2 of the player.
It is a sub-control device that controls the launching device 68 by eight operations and directs the pachinko balls into the game board 1 to perform the launching process. In this firing control device 65, a CPU, a RAM for temporarily storing processing items of the CPU, and an R for registering a control program and the like.
OM etc. can also be provided. The main controller 60 and the payout controller 64 are detected by the error detection sensor 77.
In the present embodiment, a system capable of outputting a firing stop signal to the firing control device 65 via the to stop the firing process is adopted.

The winning ball device 69 is a movable part for a predetermined number of movable winning devices (normal electric winnings, big winning openings, big winning continuation regions, etc.) provided in the game area 3 based on the processing of the main controller 60. ) Is a sub-control device that performs a process of operating a drive device for changing This winning ball device 69 also has a CP
A RAM for temporarily storing the processing items of the U and the CPU and a ROM for registering a control program or the like may be provided to perform the processing related to the movement.

[Explanation of Main Control Program] Next, the main control device 60 executes the main control program to perform "power-on process (see FIG. 4)", "normal symbol electric auditors product execution mode determination process ( (See FIG. 5) "will be described based on each flowchart.

As shown in FIG. 4, the power-on process is the first process to be executed after the power is turned on, and is repeatedly executed after the initial setting such as the operation setting of the CPU 60a of the main control unit 60 is performed. Configure loop processing.

That is, when the power is turned on, the CPU 6
0a is the CPU 60a, such as permission to access the RAM with built-in CPU
Performs initial setting processing related to the operation (step 10).
1). In this initial setting process, the CPU 60a performs a power-off check process. In the power-off check process, whether or not the power is turned on after the power is cut off (whether the power is restored from the start,
Or it is started from the normal state). There are three items for this distribution condition: (1) the state of the RAM clear switch, (2) the value of the flag that is set when the power is cut off, (3) the contents of all RAM areas when the power is cut off, and the total contents when the power is turned on. The contents of the RAM area.

Then, after execution of predetermined data, transmission of a start-up command to the sub-control unit, or in the case of an error state, the state before power-off is restored to cancel the error, etc., and then the transition to the main routine is permitted. Perform processing to

Next, steps 102 to 115
The system timer interrupt processing, which is the main routine up to, is performed. This system timer interrupt process is a process that is executed periodically (for example, 3 ms), and also updates the timer and the random number for special symbol jackpot determination. Therefore, for each reset signal from the clock built in the main control device 60, the CPU 60a
This is a machine cycle that is repeatedly performed in the processing of the ROM 60b and the RAM 60c.

Next, after the initial setting process (step 101), the CPU 60a sets a random number range corresponding to a plurality of game purposes (big hit determination, effect selection, display symbol selection, variable win selection, etc.). An appropriate setting is made, and random number updating within the random number value range is periodically performed by electronic means, and processing for continuing the update is performed (step 102).

Next, the CPU 60a reads the port related to the input information. When reading this port, CPU6
0a is a start winning ball detection sensor (first type start opening switch)
.., etc. are read, and edge detection is performed. Next, the CPU 60a detects all the winning information detected by all the predetermined winning openings or winning areas provided on the gaming machine board surface as input management. A management process and a control process for preparing a form that can be used for performing other process steps are performed (step 103).

Next, the CPU 60a performs an abnormality monitoring process such as a supply-ball out error or a plate full error (step 10).
4), the CPU 60a performs normal symbol control processing (step 105). In this normal symbol control process, CPU
60a performs operation management from the variation start to the stop according to the symbol defined as the normal symbol 34 and the command transmission preparation to the normal symbol electric accessory control process (step 110). In this case, passing chuckers 9A to 9D (not shown) on the game board 1
Due to the detection of the passing winning ball detection sensor 74 in the vicinity of, at the start of the normal symbol variation, the hit determination based on the variation, the variation time is determined, and in the case of hitting, the ordinary symbol electric accessory (electric tulip etc. Preparation for transmission is performed for processing related to the movement of the movable winning device).

Next, the CPU 60a performs a special symbol control process (step 106). In this special symbol control,
The CPU 60a is a special symbol displayed on the variable symbol display device 30 and is controlled to start and stop fluctuations due to the symbols defined as special symbols, and a variable symbol display control process (step 109) or a special winning area control process (step 111) is sent. Get ready. In this case, when the variation based on the predetermined winning detection by the input management process 103 is started, the random number value extracted for determining the content of the effect such as the hit determination based on the variation and the variation time to be executed corresponding to the determination result of the hit is determined. Judgment processing is performed. Further, in the case of a big hit, the CPU 60a manages the number of big hit rounds, a special winning opening opening / closing check, and the like.

Next, the CPU 60a performs a normal symbol electric accessory execution mode determination process (step 107). This normal symbol electric auditors product execution mode determination process will be described in detail based on FIG. 5, but based on the contents of this normal symbol electric auditors product execution mode determination process, the CPU 60a, normal symbol electric auditors product control process (step 110) and , Lamp / LED control processing (step 113) is performed.

Next, the CPU 60a performs an output management process (step 108). This output management process is a management process for outputting and editing the data of the command to be transmitted to each sub-control device side (control device relating to variable symbol display, game profit payout, lamp, voice, etc.) and external (hall It is a process for performing a management process for transmitting predetermined information to a centralized management computer (for example, a test laboratory).

Next, the CPU 60a performs a variable symbol display control process (step 109). This variable symbol display control process is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or LED based on the information obtained by the normal symbol control process (step 105) or the special symbol control process (step 106).
Symbol display device 30 such as (Light Emitting Diode)
Alternatively, it is a process for controlling the effect mode by the normal symbol display device 34A.

Next, the CPU 60a performs a normal symbol electric accessory control process (step 110). This normal symbol electric auditors product control process is a process of controlling the variation mode by the normal symbol electric auditors product based on the information obtained in the normal symbol control process (step 105) and the like.

Next, the CPU 60a performs a special winning area control process (step 111). This big winning area control processing is based on the information obtained in the special symbol control processing (step 106) and the like. This is a process of controlling the variation mode from the start to the end of the movable plate that opens and closes the special winning opening.

Next, the CPU 60a performs a payout control process (step 112). This payout control process is based on the information obtained by the input management process (step 103) or the special symbol control process (step 106). This is a process of performing payout control for paying out.

Next, the CPU 60a performs a lamp / LED control process (step 113). The lamp / LED control process is a process of controlling the lamp / LED and the like provided in the game area 3 for producing light according to the progress of the game state.

Next, the CPU 60a performs a voice output control process (step 114). The voice output control process is a process of performing voice control on the voice generation device 56 such as a speaker for producing sound according to the progress of the game state.

Next, the CPU 60a determines whether or not the power is off (step 115). If the power is off (step 115: YES), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the power is not turned off (step 115: N
O), the main routine process from step 102 is repeated.

[Normal symbol electric auditors product execution mode determination process] Next, normal symbol electric auditors product execution mode determination process (step 10)
7) will be described. When the normal symbol electric auditors product execution mode determination process starts, as shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 60a changes the ordinary symbol electric auditors product by the winning detection in the predetermined winning area by the input management process (step 103). A lottery determination check process is performed (step 201).

Next, the CPU 60a performs a lottery determination check process as to whether or not to shift to a predetermined game state by detection of winning at a predetermined start opening in the input management process (step 103) (step 202).

As a result of the check processing in step 201, the CPU 60a determines whether or not the lottery relating to the variation of the ordinary symbol electric winning combination has been won (step 203). If the player has not won the prize (step 203: NO), the processes after step 107 based on the main routine are performed. On the other hand, if the player has won (step 203: YES), the CPU 60a
Determines whether or not the lottery based on the winning at the predetermined starting opening is won in the result of the checking process in step 202 (step 204).

As a result of the determination in step 204, if the player wins (step 204: YES), the CPU 60a proceeds to the process of step 207, and if not win (step 204: NO), it is a jackpot gaming state. Alternatively, it is determined whether or not the lottery probability changes (step 20).
5).

The determination processing of steps 204 and 205 relates to the movable winning device selection means and the movable mode extraction means of the present invention. That is, the movable winning device selection means selects any one of the movable winning ports 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D, and selects the selected movable winning ports 4A, 4A.
The movable pieces 41, 42 of B, 4C, 4D are moved for a predetermined time. In addition, the movable mode extracting means is a movable winning port 4A,
The movable pattern which determines which of the movable pieces 41, 42 of 4B, 4C, 4D is selected to move is set in Step 20.
One of the movable patterns is determined according to the determination result of step 4 and step 205.

The movable patterns are, for example, four patterns (a) to (d) shown in FIG. That is, FIG.
The pattern (a) of (a) is to move the movable pieces 41 and 42 of the movable winning opening 4A on the left of the upper peripheral edge of the game board for a predetermined time. The pattern of FIG. 6B (referred to as pattern b) is for moving the movable pieces 41, 42 of the movable winning opening 4B on the right of the upper peripheral edge of the game board for a predetermined time. The pattern of FIG. 6 (c) (referred to as pattern c) is the movable piece 4 of the movable winning opening 4C on the lower center left of the game board.
1, 42 is movable for a predetermined time. Figure 6
The pattern (d) of (d) is for moving the movable pieces 41, 42 of the movable winning opening 4D on the lower center right of the game board for a predetermined time. The patterns a to
A pattern obtained by combining any one or more of d is included in the variation of the present invention.

In the pachinko game machine of this embodiment, a pachinko ball launching device is provided on the left side of the drawing, and the launched pachinko ball goes from the game board left side to the right side and from the game board top to the bottom side. Moving. Therefore, the player is more likely to aim at the left and right sides than the center side of the game board among the plurality of movable winning openings, and the upper side, which has a shorter flight time than the lower side, is more likely to aim, but the central side rather than the peripheral side. Since it is easier to aim at the large winning a prize at the same time, the movable winning a prizes advantageous to the player are (4D or 4C) → (4C or 4A). Therefore, movable patterns that are advantageous to the player are (pattern d or pattern c) → (pattern b or pattern a).

Then, as a result of the determination in step 205, if the jackpot game state or the probability variation state of the lottery is not present, that is, if it is out, the CPU 60a is an ordinary symbol electric auditory object (movable winning port A, B provided on the left and right. It is determined by a lottery whether or not any one of the movable winning openings in () is changed (step 206: movable mode extracting means and movable winning device selecting means), and the process proceeds to step 208.

On the other hand, if the jackpot game state or the probability variation state of the lottery, the CPU 60a shifts to the processing of step 207, and changes the ordinary symbol electric accessory (movable winning a prize mouth C, D) provided in the central portion. Then, it is determined by lottery whether or not any one of the movable winning openings C and D provided on the left and right is changed (movable mode extracting means and movable winning apparatus selecting means).

In the processing of step 208, the CPU 6
0a produces | generates the command information (movable pattern data) which changes a movable winning a prize mouth according to the determined content, and it is a movable winning a prize mouth 4A- by normal symbol electric auditors product control processing (step 110).
The movable piece determined in 4D is made to fluctuate.

Next, the CPU 60a determines whether or not it is in the low probability game state (step 209). Note that this condition may be, for example, when the number of fluctuations of the special symbol up to the jackpot reaches a predetermined number, or when the winning achievement rate related to the fluctuation of the special symbol is significantly reduced. That is, the low-probability game state can be said to be a disadvantageous state for the player.

In the judgment of the processing of step 209, C
PU60a is a low probability game state (step 20
9: YES), normal symbol electric accessory control process (step 1
In step 10), command information relating to the content notification to be operated is generated, and the lamp / LED control process (step 11) is performed.
(3: Notification means) generates command information to be notified (step 210: Notification means), and the processing after step 107 based on the main routine is performed. On the other hand, if it is not the low probability game state (step 210: NO), the processing after step 107 based on the main routine is performed without notifying.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the player is in a disadvantageous state, the position of the movable winning opening for moving the movable pieces 41, 42 by blinking the electric decorations such as lamps and LEDs is played. The person is informed and urged that the ball shot by the firing operation easily becomes a prize.

In this embodiment, the notification means has been described as the notification by blinking the lamp, but command information is output to the symbol control device 61 (step 109: variable symbol display control process) to the symbol display device 30. Character information or animation information may be displayed, or command information may be output to the voice control device 63 (step 114: voice output control processing) to move the movable pieces 41 and 42 by voice. The player may be notified of the position.

The game machine program of the present invention is loaded by a program for controlling the game machine and a commercial or home video game machine, a computer with a monitor connectable to the Internet, etc. And a program for causing a home-use or home-use video game machine, a computer with a monitor connectable to the Internet, etc. to function as a ball game machine.

Further, not only the game machine but also the program itself which functions in the game machine are included in the present invention. However, the program and a computer-readable recording medium recording the program (for example, ROM (Read Only Memory),
Each of the inventions can be provided as a constituent requirement of MO (Magnet Optical), CD (Compact Disk), magnetic recording medium, and the like.

[0093]

As described above, according to the gaming machine provided with the plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, the game machine operates on at least one of the plurality of movable winning devices based on the achievement of the predetermined condition. A game machine that can start the game is included, and when and how the operations of the plurality of movable winning devices are started are independent of each other, that is, the start related to the operation of the movable winning devices caused by the game operation. Due to a prize in the mouth or the starting area, places where it is easy to win a prize and places where it is difficult to win a prize are irregularly brought by the movement of the predetermined member. The game machine can be made to have a high degree of technical intervention.

Further, according to the gaming machine provided with the plurality of movable winning devices according to the present invention, the plurality of movable winning devices provided in the gaming machine can be moved with various conditions by the elastic operation of the game medium. Therefore, in order to increase the winning probability such as the achievement rate of the game medium, the skill corresponding to the movable state of the plurality of movable winning devices is required for the player, so that the strategy is high and the complexity is high. It becomes possible to provide a game machine having various game characteristics.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine of the present invention applied to a pachinko gaming machine and seen from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control unit of the gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a process when power is turned on.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of normal symbol electric auditors product execution mode determination processing.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a movable pattern.

[Explanation of symbols]

I Pachinko machine 1 game board 2 induction rails 3 game areas 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D movable winning openings 5 winning ball detection sensor 6 big winning device 7 Opening / closing member 8 big prize holes 30 symbol display device 32 symbol display area 32a 1st stop design (special design) 32b Second stop design (special design) 32c Third stop design (special design) 41,42 movable piece 50 Special Area 60 Main controller 61 Design control device

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices, which are provided in the vicinity of a winning portion such as a predetermined winning opening and a predetermined winning area, and which make it easy to win a game medium required for a game by moving a predetermined member. It has a variable operating means for making the winning probability of the game medium to the prize-winning section different for each of the movable winning apparatuses by operating so that the variation of each of the movable winning apparatuses based on the condition becomes independent. A gaming machine equipped with a plurality of movable winning devices. 2. A winning probability that the game medium wins the winning section by moving any one of the predetermined members of the plurality of movable winning apparatuses by a predetermined time by a resilient operation of the game medium. A gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning apparatuses according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is changed for each movable winning apparatus. 3. At least one of the plurality of movable winning apparatuses is determined based on the achievement of the predetermined condition,
3. A gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising variable operating means for moving the determined predetermined member of the movable winning device for a predetermined time. 4. A plurality of movable patterns that define how to move the predetermined members of the plurality of movable winning apparatuses are provided, and the state is changed from the achievement of a predetermined winning condition to a predetermined game state. A gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising movable mode extracting means for determining one of the movable patterns in accordance with a determination result. 5. The plurality of movable winning devices are respectively arranged in the game board so as to have different probabilities that the game medium ejected in the game board of the game machine wins the winning part. A gaming machine comprising a plurality of movable winning devices according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 6. The plurality of patterns according to claim 4, wherein the movable pattern includes a pattern for determining a position where the probability is high or a position where the probability is low. A game machine equipped with a movable winning device. 7. The plurality of movable winning a prize devices according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the movable winning device is arranged on the left side and the right side in the game board as positions having different probabilities. A game machine equipped with a movable winning device. 8. The plurality of movable prize winning devices according to claim 4, wherein the movable winning devices are arranged in upper and lower positions in the game board as positions having different probabilities. A game machine equipped with a movable winning device. 9. The movable winning device is arranged in the game board separately on the peripheral side and the center side as positions having different probabilities. A gaming machine equipped with multiple movable winning devices. 10. An informing means for informing a content of moving a predetermined member to the plurality of movable winning devices determined by the variable operating means, according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A game machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices described. 11. An informing means for informing the contents of a movable pattern to be actually operated to the plurality of movable winning apparatuses, based on a determination result for moving from the achievement of the predetermined winning condition to a predetermined game state. A gaming machine comprising a plurality of movable winning devices according to any one of claims 4 to 10. 12. The gaming machine provided with a plurality of movable winning devices according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined member of the movable winning device is a pair of movable pieces. 13. A program for a gaming machine, which is provided in the vicinity of a winning portion such as a predetermined winning opening and a predetermined winning area, and which is executed by a computer for facilitating winning of a game medium required for a game by making a predetermined member movable. As a variable operation means for making the probability of winning a prize by the game medium different for each of the movable winning apparatuses by operating in such a manner that the variation of each of the movable winning apparatuses based on a predetermined condition is made independent. A program for gaming machines equipped with multiple movable winning devices to function. 14. A control for a gaming machine, which is provided in the vicinity of a winning portion such as a predetermined winning opening or a predetermined winning area, and which is executed by a computer for facilitating winning of a game medium required for a game by making a predetermined member movable. In the computer-readable recording medium in which the procedure is recorded, by operating the movable prize-winning device based on a predetermined condition to be changed independently, the winning probability of the game medium to the prize-winning unit is set to A computer-readable recording medium in which a variable operation procedure that is different for each movable winning device is recorded, and a control procedure for functioning as a game machine is recorded.