JP2004154306A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game form optimal to individual players by changing at least one of the rotational speed of a reel, the rotation direction of the reel, a slipping function, display guide for stopping a desired symbol and a free game specification coordinated with drawing probability so as to set a game specification matched with the skill of the player. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is constituted so that the game specification which has a single meaning is set corresponding to the skill of the player. Then, when the player is skilled, operation for stopping the desired symbol becomes difficult but a drawing probability is made to be high in stead. When the player is not skilled, the operation for stopping the desired pattern becomes simple but the drawing probability is made to be low in stead. Thus, the game specification corresponding to the skill of the player can be set by a single game machine, and the amusement of the game is improved without regard to whether the player is a beginner or a skilled player. Thus, by adding the display guide for stopping the desired symbol and the free game specification to skills, game variation is expanded. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

【００５３】
【表２】

【００５４】
図４には、上記設定変更のための制御を実行する機能ブロック図が示されている。
【００５５】
始動レバー３５４は、リール駆動部１００と乱数取得部１０２とに接続されており、始動レバー３５４が操作されると、リール駆動部１００では、各リール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの駆動を開始する。
【００５６】
また、乱数取得部１０２では、始動レバー３５４の操作があると、乱数カウンタ１０４から乱数値を取得し、抽選部１０６へ送出する。抽選部１０６には、当り値メモリ１０８が接続されており、この当り値メモリ１０８に予め記憶されている当り値を読出し、前記取得した乱数値とを照合する（抽選）。
【００５７】
抽選部１０６は、抽選結果判断部１１０に接続されており、照合の結果を抽選結果判別部１１０へ送出する。これにより、抽選結果判別部１１０では、当／外の結果が判別される。
【００５８】
なお、ＡＴゲーム仕様を搭載したパチスロ機３００では、この抽選の際に、ＡＴゲームの突入抽選と、終了（パンク）抽選が実行される。このＡＴゲーム抽選で、突入抽選に当選すると、終了抽選に当選するまでの間、後述する最大滑りコマ数設定部１２４での滑りコマ数が強制的に０に設定されるようになっている。
【００５９】
この当／外の結果は、停止制御部１１２へ送出され、停止ボタン３５６Ａ、３５６Ｂ、３５６Ｃによる各リール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの停止指示に対する滑り（蹴飛ばし）制御に適用されるようになっている。
【００６０】
また、抽選結果判別部１１０は、履歴収集部１１４に当／外の結果を送出しており、この履歴収集部において、遊技の履歴が収集される。また、履歴収集部１１４には、停止ボタン３５６Ａ、３５６Ｂ、３５６Ｃの操作時期が入力されるようになっており、遊技者の操作状態を認識する。
【００６１】
履歴収集部１１４では、手動又は自動により、１人の遊技者の履歴毎にまとめられ、その結果を技量判別部１１６に送出するようになっている。
【００６２】
技量判別部１１６では、当該、遊技者の技量を判別する。第１の実施の形態では、表１及び表２に示される１０段階のランクから選択されることになる。
【００６３】
選択されたランクは遊技仕様設定部１１８に送られ、この遊技仕様設定部１１８に接続された回転速度設定部１２０、回転方向設定部１２２、最大滑りコマ数設定部１２４のそれぞれに設定信号を送出するようになっている。
【００６４】
回転速度設定部１２０、回転方向設定部１２２は、設定信号に基づいて、リール駆動部１００での各リール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの駆動速度並び回転方向を制御する。また、最大滑りコマ数設定部１２４は、停止制御部１１２における滑りコマ数を設定する。
【００６５】
なお、ＡＴゲーム仕様に代わる、ＣＴゲーム仕様のパチスロ機３００では、大当たり（大役）処理が終了した後に自動的に所定のゲーム数の期間、最大滑りコマ数設定部１２４での設定を０とする制御が実行されるようになっている。
【００６６】
以下に第１の実施の形態の作用を説明する。
（遊技の流れ）
遊技の手順は、まず、メダルが投入済であり、１枚ベットボタン３５２Ａ、マックスベットボタン３５２Ｂによるベットが完了すると、始動レバー３５４を操作する。この時点で当り／外れの抽選がなされ、当りの場合には内部制御的にフラグの成立となる。また、既に、フラグが成立している場合は抽選は実行されない。
【００６７】
この始動レバー３５４の操作後は、リール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃが回転を開始する。このとき、３個のリール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの回転開始時期は、前記抽選の結果に基づく期待値によって異なるように制御される。なお、この回転開始時期の変更制御については後述する。
【００６８】
遊技者は、停止ボタン３５６Ａ、３５６Ｂ、３５６Ｃを操作することで、リール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの回転を停止させるが、前記フラグが成立している場合には、的確な目押しタイミングによって当たり図柄を停止させることができる。また、多少の停止操作タイミングのずれはスベリによって矯正される。逆に、フラグが成立していない場合には、目押しを行っても、リール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの回転にスベリを生じさせ、当り図柄では停止しないようにする。
【００６９】
前記停止操作によって停止したリール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの表示図柄が、当たり図柄で揃った場合には、ボーナスゲーム制御を実行する。
【００７０】
ここで、第１の実施の形態では、遊技者の技量に合わせて、リール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの回転速度や回転方向、並びに当り図柄を揃えるときの救済である滑りコマ数、目押し表示案内の頻度、フリーゲーム（ＣＴゲーム又はＡＴゲーム）の仕様を変更可能としている。但し、この変更と、抽選の確率とをリンクさせ、遊技者に不利益を与えない工夫がなされている。以下、図５のフローチャートに従い、設定変更制御ルーチンを説明する。
【００７１】
ステップ１５０では、遊技者の変更判断を行う。この判断は、例えば、停止ボタン３５６Ａ、３５６Ｂ、３５６Ｃの操作時期と、目的の図柄を停止させるための時期とのずれによって、遊技者個々に差が出ることに着目して判断すればよい。或いは、店員の細やかな観察によって判断してもよい。
【００７２】
次のステップ１５２では、遊技者が変わった確率が高いか否かが判断される。すなわち、自動判断の場合は、１００％の確率での判断は困難であるため、ある程度の確率で遊技状態が変化したと判断された場合には、遊技者が変わったと判断する。
【００７３】
このステップ１５２で肯定判定（遊技者の変更有り）されると、ステップ１５４で標準ランク（この実施の形態では、１０段階の内、５番目か６番目のランク）に設定し、このルーチンは終了する。
【００７４】
また、ステップ１５２で否定判定（遊技者の変更無し）されると、ステップ１５６へ移行して遊技データの収集を実行し、ステップ１５８へ移行する。ステップ１５８では、技量判別に必要十分な収集した遊技データが揃ったか否かが判断される。すなわち、少ないデータでは、技量を判断することは難しく、ある程度のデータ量が必要となる。このため、このステップ１５８で否定判定されると、ステップ１５０へ戻り、遊技者が変わっていないことを条件に、ステップ１５８で肯定判定されるまでデータを収集することになる。
【００７５】
ステップ１５８で肯定判定されると、遊技データが技量を判別するのに必要十分なデータ量となったと判断し、ステップ１６０へ移行する。
【００７６】
ステップ１６０では、収集した履歴を読出し、次いでステップ１６２で技量を判別する。次のステップ１６４では、判別された技量に基づいて表１及び表２に示す１０段階のランクの中から最適なランクを選択する。
【００７７】
次のステップ１６６では、選択されたランクに基づいて、リール３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃの回転速度、回転方向、最大滑りコマ数、目押し表示案内並びにフリーゲーム（ＣＴ、ＡＴ）仕様の設定変更を実行する。
【００７８】
以上説明したように第１の実施の形態では、一義的であった遊技仕様を、遊技者の技量に合わせて設定することができ、また、その遊技者の技量が高い場合は、目押しのための操作は困難となるが、その代わりに抽選確率を高くし、一方、遊技者の技量が低い場合は、目押しのための操作を簡便とするが、その代わりに抽選確率を低くする。これにより、遊技者の技量に即した遊技を、１台の遊技機で行うことができ、初心者から熟練者まで、遊技者の技量に拘らず、遊技の趣向性を高めることができる。
【００７９】
さらに、ＣＴゲーム機能が搭載されたパチスロ機３００では、ＣＴゲーム数が多く、メダル最大獲得枚数も多いが、その代わりに抽選確率を低くし、逆にＣＴゲーム数が少なく、ベダル細大獲得数も少ないが、その代わりに抽選確率を高くすることで、遊技のバリエーションを広げることができる。
【００８０】
これは、ＡＴゲーム機能が搭載されたパチスロ機３００であっても同様であり、ＡＴゲームへの突入確率が高く、かつパンク確率が低いが、その代わり抽選確率を低くし、逆にＡＴゲームへの突入確率が低く、かつパンク確率が高いが、その代わりに抽選確率を高くすることで、遊技のバリエーションを広げることができる。
【００８１】
なお、上記第１の実施の形態では、リール制御の各項目を抽選確率とリンクさせる際に、基本的に抽選確率が低いほどゲーム仕様が遊技者にとって有利になり、抽選確率が高いほどゲーム仕様の遊技者にとって不利になるような不等号としたが、その逆として、初心者と熟練者の差をあえて作るようにしてもよい。すなわち、熟練すればするほど大きな獲得が可能となる。また、所定の周期の優劣の波を作ってもよい。たとえば、ランク２、５、８を最も不利なゲーム仕様として選択し、初心者が熟練者になるまでにいくつかの関門として、遊技者に不利なゲーム仕様を設定することで、遊技にメリハリをもたせることができる。
【００８２】
（第２の実施の形態）
以下に本発明の第２の実施の形態について説明する。なお、上記第１の実施の形態と同一構成部分については同一の符号を付して、その構成の説明を省略する。
【００８３】
第２の実施の形態の特徴は、ランクの選択を遊技者に実行させる点にあり、図６に示される如く、遊技仕様設定部１１８には、遊技仕様選択操作部１３０が接続されている。すなわち、第１の実施の形態（図４参照）で説明した履歴収集部１１４及び技量判別部１１６による、手動又は自動による遊技者の技量を判別する機能を持たず、遊技者自身でランクを選択することができる。
【００８４】
また、遊技仕様設定部１１８には、遊技仕様表示部１３２が接続されており、遊技者が設定したランクを表示することで、遊技者自身が設定したランクを報知している。これにより、現在のランクが一目でわかるため、遊技者は自身の技量に合わせてランクを選択すればよい。
【００８５】
なお、上記第１及び第２の実施の形態では、１０段階ランクの例として表１及び表２に示されるような形態としたが、表３に示される如く、回転速度、最大滑りコマ数の設定をそのときの店の状況（店の方針、サービス等）によって二者択一としてもよい。なお、表３は、表１に対応する変形例であり、表２に関しては、上記第１及び第２の実施の形態と同一であるため省略するが、ＣＴゲーム仕様やＡＴゲーム仕様のパチスロ機３００において、店の方針、サービス等によって、前記回転速度等と同様に２者択一としてもよい。
【００８６】
【表３】

【００８７】
なお、表３において「＊」は確率のレベルを示しており、「＊」が多い方が確率が高いことを示している。また、回転速度Ｓｎ（ｎは整数）では、速度の関係がＳ_１＜Ｓ_２＜Ｓ_３＜Ｓ_４＜Ｓ_５＜Ｓ_６＜Ｓ_７＜Ｓ_８＜Ｓ_９＜Ｓ_１０であり、この例では、ランク１が最も回転速度が遅い。
【００８８】
また、上記１０段階のランク数は一例にすぎず、少なくとも２ランク以上であれば、本発明の目的は達成することができる。
【００８９】
さらに、本実施の形態では、遊技機の代表としてパチスロ機３００を例にとり説明したが、図７に示すようなパチンコ球を遊技媒体として用いた遊技機４００であっても、同様の構造をとることができる。
【００９０】
以下、このような遊技機４００の構成について説明するが、図１乃至図３に示したパチスロ機３００の構成と同一の構成部分については、同一の符号を付して構成の説明を省略する。
【００９１】
図７に示される如く、停止ボタン３５６Ａ、３５６Ｂ、３５６Ｃの上部にはパチンコ球を貯留可能な上皿４０２が設けられ、その下部に同じくパチンコ球を貯留可能な下皿４０４が設けられている。上皿４０２には、１枚ベットボタン３５２Ａ、マックスベットボタン３５２Ｂの操作に応じて、所定数のパチンコ球を回収する機構が設けられている。また、この上皿４０２には、遊技の結果に応じてパチンコ球が賞球されるようになっている。なお、上皿４０２が満杯となると、自動的にパチンコ球が下皿４０４へオーバーフローされるようになっている。
【００９２】
この遊技機４００では、メダルの代わりにパチンコ球によって遊技が可能であるため、パチンコ機との併設の際に遊技者は単一種の遊技媒体に異なる遊技機での遊技が可能となる。
【００９３】
【発明の効果】
以上説明した如く本発明では、回胴リールの回転速度、回胴リールの回転方向、滑り機能、目押し表示案内、フリーゲーム仕様の少なくも１つを抽選確率と対応付けて変更可能とし、遊技者の技量に合わせた遊技仕様を設定することで、遊技者個々に対して、最適な遊技形態を提供することができるという優れた効果を有する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】第１の実施の形態に係るパチスロ機の斜視図である。
【図２】第１の実施の形態に係るパチスロ機の正面図である。
【図３】第１の実施の形態に係る表示部及び操作部の拡大正面図である。
【図４】第１の実施の形態に係る遊技仕様を設定するための機能を説明する制御ブロック図である。
【図５】第１の実施の形態の形態に係る遊技仕様設定制御ルーチンを示すフローチャートである。
【図６】第２の実施の形態の形態に係る遊技仕様を設定するための機能を説明する制御ブロック図である。
【図７】遊技機の変形例を示す正面図である。
【符号の説明】
１００ リール駆動部
１０２ 乱数取得部
１０４ 乱数カウンタ
１０６ 抽選部
１０８ 当り値メモリ
１１０ 抽選結果判断部
１１２ 停止制御部（滑り制御手段）
１１４ 履歴収集部
１１６ 技量判別部
１１８ 遊技仕様設定部（遊技仕様設定手段）
１２０ 回転速度設定部
１２２ 回転方向設定部
１２４ 最大滑りコマ数設定部（フリーゲーム実行制御手段）
３１４ 表示窓
３００ パチスロ機（遊技機）
３１２ 表示パネル部（報知手段）
３１６ 図柄変動部（報知手段）
３１８ 指標部（報知手段）
３５４ 始動レバー
３５０Ａ、３５０Ｂ、３５０Ｃ リール（回胴）
３５６Ａ、３５６Ｂ、３５６Ｃ 停止ボタン[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a game is started by a start operation of a player, a lottery is executed, and the game is terminated by a stop operation of the player.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a gaming machine, particularly a pachislot machine, a lottery is executed by operating a start lever, and a plurality of (typically three) symbol variation reels (display devices) in which a plurality of symbols are displayed on a peripheral surface are displayed. I try to rotate it. In addition, the above-mentioned design variable reel is called a rotating type, and as the display device, in addition to the rotating type, a belt driving type, a liquid crystal display type, a 7-segment or dot matrix LED display type are also available. is there. In the following, a description will be given of a spinning type symbol changing reel as an example. The spinning-type symbol-changing reel is normally rotated in one direction at 80 rotations per minute, and is stopped by operating a stop button.
[0003]
An opening / closing cover is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body. The opening / closing cover has a rectangular opening, and a transparent display window is attached. A part of the symbol changing reel is visible to the player from the display window. The form of the visually recognized symbol includes fluctuation, stop, temporary stop, and the like.
[0004]
Here, at the time of operating the start lever, an internal lottery is executed and the win / out is determined, and in the case of a hit, when the player performs a stop operation of each symbol changing reel by a stop button, a maximum of 4 frames The hit symbol is pulled in by using the sliding function of, and when it comes off, the hit symbol is avoided so that the hit symbols are not aligned.
[0005]
In other words, the result of the lottery can be determined by the above-mentioned slipping function, and especially the skilled person can use a so-called push (any symbol printed on the reel tape is visually identified during the normal rotation of the reel, By performing a stop operation according to a technique of stopping and displaying a desired symbol in a display window, it is possible to determine whether or not the symbol is correct.
[0006]
Incidentally, there are two control probabilities depending on the lottery probability inside the gaming machine and the skill of pushing the player as factors that determine the return (reward) for the investment of the gaming machine (see Patent Document 1).
[0007]
The lottery probability is implemented by a six-stage switch operation for each gaming machine based on the policy of the game arcade and the like, and the pressing skill of the player can be obtained even if the game condition is the same depending on the skill difference. Medals, etc.).
[0008]
The pachislot machine has a free game in which the slip function is daringly prohibited, the skill of the player (stop operation timing) is directly reflected in the stop control, and the target symbol is stopped by the skill of the player. There is something.
[0009]
Free games are classified into a CT game specification (after the end of the role) and an AT game specification (lottery during a normal game) according to the start timing. The game content of the game is the same.
[0010]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-135308 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned prior art gaming machine, the player is always monotonous because the player always plays while watching the movement of the spinning reel rotating in the same rotation direction and at the same rotation speed. At a rotation speed of 80 rotations per minute, a beginner feels fast, but an advanced (skilled) person feels slow. For this reason, regardless of beginners / experts, it is not possible to expect to play the game at their own game level, and the willingness to play is spoiled.
[0012]
In addition, since the sliding function has a limit of four frames, there is little variation in the effect expression, and the development time for the purpose of improving the taste within the limit is long.
[0013]
Furthermore, "the player's pushing skill can differentiate the payout rate (for example, remove replay), but since the lottery probability is constant, the difference between the upper limit and the lower limit of the number of game media to be obtained is predetermined. It converges to the value, and a sharp game cannot be expected.
[0014]
In consideration of the above facts, the present invention makes it possible to change at least one of the rotation speed of the spinning reel, the rotation direction of the spinning reel, the sliding function, the guide display guide, and the free game specification in association with the lottery probability, It is an object of the present invention to obtain a gaming machine that can provide an optimal game mode to each player by setting a game specification in accordance with the skill of the player.
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine in which a game is started by a start operation of a player, a lottery is executed, and the game is terminated by a stop operation of the player, and a plurality of symbols are arranged along a circumferential direction. Provided with a plurality of winding drums provided, a display window that exposes some of the symbols provided in the winding drum, of the symbol provided in the winding drum that stops corresponding to the display window by the stop operation In accordance with the arrangement state, the notifying means for notifying the result of the lottery, and when the bobbin is stopped by the stop operation, when the lottery is a hit, the timing of the actual stop operation time and the timing of the stop operation time of the hit In order to relieve the misalignment, the slip control means for shifting the symbol by a predetermined frame and stopping, and prohibiting the symbol shift of the symbol by the slip control means and faithfully stopping the player by the stop operation, the player's Stop operation A free game execution control means for executing a free game capable of executing a game in accordance with the skill at a predetermined time; and a maximum value of the number of sliding frames by the rotation direction of the winding drum, the rotation speed of the winding drum, and the slip control means. And game specification setting means for setting at least one of the guide display for stop operation and the specification of the free game to be changeable, and setting the specification in accordance with the probability of the lottery.
[0016]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, by changing the rotation direction of the rotating drum and the rotating speed of the rotating drum, the movement of the normally rotating rotating drum changes, so that the pushing operation during the stop operation is performed. You can change the difficulty. Further, by changing the number of sliding frames by the sliding control means, the degree of relief of the target pattern is changed, so that the degree of difficulty of the pressing can be changed.
[0017]
When the difficulty of the eye-catching is high, the variation of the game specification can be increased without giving a disadvantage to the player by reducing the probability of the lottery (high probability). For this reason, the game does not become monotonous, and the interest of the game can be improved.
[0018]
In addition, when a free game is installed in a gaming machine, changes in the specifications of the free game (for example, the number of free games, the maximum number of acquired games, the entry of a free game, the probability of a lottery of termination, etc.) are taken into account, and the Variations can be further expanded.
[0019]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the game specification setting means selects a game specification by a player's intention, and a game selected by the selection section. And a game specification notifying means for notifying the specification.
[0020]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the player can select a game specification and play the game with the game specification according to his / her skill. Also, when the player selects, by notifying the current game specification, it is possible to avoid a game with an incorrect game specification even if there is a level up of the same player, a change of the player, or the like. .
[0021]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the game specification setting means determines a skill of the player based on a history of the game, and the skill determining means includes: Automatic setting means for automatically setting game specifications such that an average reward can be received under the determined game skill.
[0022]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the skill determining means determines a state of playing a game, that is, the skill of the player.
[0023]
The automatic setting means sets a game specification such that an average reward can be received under the skill based on the determined result. As a result, as the game progresses, the game usage converges to the use of the game in accordance with the skill of the player, so that the player continues to play the game, while enjoying the change in the game specification and based on his / her own skill. A game can be played with a game specification.
[0024]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(First Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachislot machine 300 includes a main body 302 and an operation / decoration unit 303 as an opening / closing cover provided on the front of the main body 302.
[0025]
The operation / decoration unit 303 can be opened and closed by rotating about the left end of FIG.
[0026]
The operation and decoration unit 303 can be classified into a decoration unit 304, an operation unit 306, and a payout unit 310 from the top.
[0027]
The decoration unit 304 is provided with a display panel unit 312 that is illuminated internally by a backlight unit (not shown) to transmit and illuminate printed pictures and characters. Further, as a part of the decoration part 304, a three-dimensional illumination part 304A surrounding the decoration part 304 in an arch shape is also provided.
[0028]
A display window 314 is formed at the center of the display panel section 312 of the decoration section 304. The display window 314 is formed of a transparent area integrally formed with the display panel unit 312.
[0029]
Inside the display window 314, a symbol changing section 316 is provided, and as shown in FIG. 2, three reels (turning drums) 350A, 350B, 350C (hereinafter, collectively referred to as reel 350) rotate. It is supposed to. An indicator 318 (see FIG. 3) is provided on the left side of the display window 314 in the display panel unit 312 to guide and display the state of the symbols (the number of columns and the like) aligned with the display window 314.
[0030]
In the lower part of the display window 314, a seven-segment display part 315A for displaying the number of tokens to be paid out in order from the left of FIG. 2, a display part 315B for setting the remaining number of jack games and the game state (six levels), A seven-segment display unit 315C for displaying the number of credits is provided.
[0031]
The operation unit 306 has an upper portion protruding forward, and a medal insertion unit 320 is provided at the right end in FIG. 2 of the upper surface of the protruding portion. The cancel buttons 355, 1 are sequentially provided from the left end in FIG. A sheet bet button 352A and a max bet button 352B are provided. Further, a start lever 354, stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, and the like are provided in that order from the left end of FIG.
[0032]
The payout unit 310 includes a medal discharge port 326 and a tray 328 for receiving medals discharged from the medal discharge port 326.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 3, the symbol change unit 316 rotates the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C so that the symbols can be sequentially viewed from the display window 314. The stopped symbol becomes the basic stopped symbol. In addition, this basic stop symbol is a case where one medal is invested, and three medals can be invested in a maximum of one game. In this case, the symbols stopped along the ascending and descending lines, and The symbols stopped on two diagonal lines are sequentially adopted as the combination stopped symbols in accordance with the number of medals invested.
[0034]
The stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C are provided below the symbol variation unit 316, and correspond to the reels 350A, 350B, 350C. That is, the rotation of the corresponding reels 350A, 350B, 350C can be stopped by the player operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C.
[0035]
By operating (tilting) the start lever 20 provided on the left side of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, each of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C starts rotating. In this rotation, usually, the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start rotating simultaneously.
[0036]
The operation timing of the start lever 354 is the timing of the winning lottery, and the operation of the start lever 354 determines whether the internal controller wins or misses.
[0037]
Here, when the lottery is a win, the flag is established, and thereafter, when the winning symbols are aligned, the winning is achieved, and a state advantageous to the player is achieved. In addition, there are a big hit (big bonus) and a normal hit (regular bonus), and the degree of the state advantageous to the player is different for each. Naturally, the big bonus is more advantageous than the regular bonus.
[0038]
At the time of the stop operation by the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, the slip control of a predetermined number of frames is executed in accordance with whether the internal lottery is performed or not.
[0039]
That is, when the internal lottery is out, when the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C is operated at the stop timing of the symbol that stops only in the case of a hit, the stop position is shifted intentionally to avoid the stop in this symbol. (Kick off).
[0040]
On the other hand, when the internal lottery is a hit, if the hit symbol does not stop at the stop timing operated by the player, the stop position is intentionally shifted so as to stop at the symbol (pull-in).
[0041]
By performing the kicking and pulling-in, uniformity with the result of the lottery can be provided, and even if the stop operation timing is slightly shifted, the hit symbols can be aligned.
[0042]
Further, in the pachislot machine 300 of the first embodiment, when the flag is established, the push guidance is performed as a function to assist the timing of stopping the symbol by operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C. The specific means of this guidance is not particularly limited, and lighting and blinking of an existing lamp is the most optimal (the guidance display guidance), but a sound effect or the like may be used. , A dedicated lamp may be provided. Further, other five senses such as a tactile sense and a smell may be used.
[0043]
Here, in this embodiment, the rotation speed and rotation direction of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C, or the set number of the maximum number of sliding frames for slip control, guide display guidance, and free game (CT, AT) specifications can be changed. I have. In this case, the rotation speed, the rotation direction, the maximum number of frames for the slip control, the guidance display guidance, and the free game (CT, AT) specifications are not changed, but are linked to the lottery probability.
[0044]
That is, for example, in the case of the BB (big bonus) probability and the RB (regular bonus) probability, the higher the rotation speed is, the higher the probability of the lottery is. Then, the smaller the maximum number of slip control frames, the higher the probability of lottery.
[0045]
Tables 1 and 2 are examples, and in Tables 1 and 2, there are ten levels of game specifications.
In Tables 1 and 2, “*” indicates the level of probability, and the more “*”, the higher the probability.
[0046]
In the rotation speed Sn (n is an integer) in Table 1, the relationship of the speeds is S ₁ <S ₂ <S ₃ <S ₄ <S ₅ <S ₆ <S ₇ <S ₈ <S ₉ <S _10. In the example, rank 1 has the lowest rotation speed.
[0047]
In addition, the eye-push display in Table 2 indicates the probability of performing the guide display of the eye-push timing as a percentage. In this example, rank 1 has the most eye-push guidance.
[0048]
Further, in the pachislot machine 300, one of two types of free games (CT game and AT game) is selected depending on the specification of the pachislot machine 300, and any one of the selected specifications can be shared. Thus, the settings for the CT machine and the AT machine are made in advance, and are ranked as shown in Table 2.
[0049]
A free game is a game in which a predetermined number of games or a predetermined period of time for a stop operation for a symbol other than a specific symbol is performed at a uniform timing (that is, for example, when a pure player stops without slipping or kicking by internal control). A game in which symbols can be stopped at (operation timing). There are two types of free games. The CT game is a game in which a predetermined number of games after the completion of the main role processing are determined, and the AT game is started when a predetermined rush design is completed, and a predetermined puncture is performed. The process ends when the symbols are completed.
[0050]
In Table 2, as the rank for the CT game, the maximum number Mn of acquired games during the CT game (n is an integer) and the maximum number of games Tn (n is an integer) are set, and the relationship is M ₁ > M _{2. > M 3> M 4> M} 5> M 6> M 7> M 8> M 9> and _{M 10, T 1> T 2} > T 3> T 4> T 5> T 6> T 7> T 8> T ₉ > T ₁₀ . Therefore, rank 1 (the rank with the lowest lottery probability) has the largest number of acquired pieces and the number of games. In the present embodiment, 400 pieces of upper _{M 1} of the maximum number of games, the lower _{M 10} and 50 sheets, and the maximum number of games limit _{T 1} of 120 games, the lower limit _{T 10} and 10 games.
[0051]
Similarly, in Table 2, as the rank for the AT game, the probability In (n is an integer) at the time of entering the AT game and the establishment On (n is an integer) at the time of puncturing are set, and the relationship is I ₁ > I ₂ > I ₃ > I ₄ > I ₅ > I ₆ > I ₇ > I ₈ > I ₉ > I ₁₀ and O ₁ <O ₂ <O ₃ <O ₄ <O ₅ <O ₆ <O ₇ <O ₈ has become _<O 9 _{<O 10.} Therefore, rank 1 (the rank with the lowest lottery probability) is the most likely to enter the AT game and is difficult to puncture. In this embodiment, 80% upper limit _{I 1} rush probability, the lower limit _{I 10} to 10%, the upper limit _{O 10} punk probability 60%, and the lower limit _{O 1} to 20%.
[0052]
[Table 1]

[0053]
[Table 2]

[0054]
FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram for executing the control for changing the setting.
[0055]
The start lever 354 is connected to the reel drive unit 100 and the random number acquisition unit 102. When the start lever 354 is operated, the reel drive unit 100 starts driving each of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C.
[0056]
In addition, when the starting lever 354 is operated, the random number acquiring unit 102 acquires a random number value from the random number counter 104 and sends it to the lottery unit 106. The hit value memory 108 is connected to the lottery section 106, and the hit value stored in the hit value memory 108 is read out and collated with the obtained random number value (lottery).
[0057]
The lottery unit 106 is connected to the lottery result determination unit 110 and sends the result of the collation to the lottery result determination unit 110. As a result, the lottery result determination unit 110 determines the result of the win / out.
[0058]
In the pachislot machine 300 equipped with the AT game specifications, at the time of this lottery, an inrush lottery of the AT game and an end (punk) lottery are executed. In this AT game lottery, when the rush lottery is won, the number of sliding frames in the maximum sliding frame number setting unit 124 described later is forcibly set to 0 until the end lottery is won.
[0059]
These results are sent to the stop control unit 112 and are applied to slip (kick-off) control in response to a stop instruction of each of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C by the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C.
[0060]
In addition, the lottery result determination unit 110 sends out the result of the hit to the history collection unit 114, and the history collection unit collects the history of the game. Further, the operation time of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C is input to the history collection unit 114, and the operation state of the player is recognized.
[0061]
The history collection unit 114 manually or automatically compiles the histories of one player, and sends the result to the skill determination unit 116.
[0062]
The skill determining unit 116 determines the skill of the player. In the first embodiment, the rank is selected from ten ranks shown in Tables 1 and 2.
[0063]
The selected rank is sent to the game specification setting unit 118, and a setting signal is sent to each of the rotation speed setting unit 120, the rotation direction setting unit 122, and the maximum number of sliding frames setting unit 124 connected to the game specification setting unit 118. It is supposed to.
[0064]
The rotation speed setting unit 120 and the rotation direction setting unit 122 control the driving speed and rotation direction of each reel 350A, 350B, 350C in the reel driving unit 100 based on the setting signal. The maximum number of sliding frames setting unit 124 sets the number of sliding frames in the stop control unit 112.
[0065]
In the pachislot machine 300 of the CT game specification, which replaces the AT game specification, the setting in the maximum sliding frame number setting unit 124 is automatically set to 0 for a predetermined number of games after the jackpot (main winning) process is completed. Control is performed.
[0066]
The operation of the first embodiment will be described below.
(Game flow)
In the game procedure, a medal has already been inserted, and when betting with the single bet button 352A and the max bet button 352B is completed, the start lever 354 is operated. At this time, a lottery of winning / losing is performed, and in the case of a winning, a flag is established by internal control. If the flag is already established, the lottery is not executed.
[0067]
After the operation of the start lever 354, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start rotating. At this time, the rotation start timings of the three reels 350A, 350B, 350C are controlled so as to differ depending on the expected value based on the result of the lottery. The change control of the rotation start timing will be described later.
[0068]
The player stops the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C by operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C. However, when the flag is established, the hit symbol is displayed at an appropriate timing. Can be stopped. Further, a slight shift in the stop operation timing is corrected by slip. Conversely, when the flag is not established, even if the eye is pressed, slippage occurs in the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C so that the reel does not stop at the hit symbol.
[0069]
When the display symbols of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C stopped by the stop operation are the winning symbols, bonus game control is executed.
[0070]
Here, in the first embodiment, the rotation speeds and rotation directions of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, the number of sliding frames that are relief when aligning the hit symbols, and the guidance display guide according to the skill of the player. Of the free game (CT game or AT game) can be changed. However, this change is linked to the probability of the lottery so that the player is not disadvantaged. Hereinafter, the setting change control routine will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0071]
In step 150, a change of the player is determined. This determination may be made, for example, by focusing on the fact that there is a difference for each player due to the difference between the operation timing of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C and the timing for stopping the target symbol. Alternatively, the determination may be made by careful observation by a clerk.
[0072]
In the next step 152, it is determined whether or not the probability that the player has changed is high. That is, in the case of automatic judgment, it is difficult to make a judgment with a probability of 100%. Therefore, when it is judged that the game state has changed with a certain probability, it is judged that the player has changed.
[0073]
If an affirmative determination is made in step 152 (the player is changed), the standard rank is set in step 154 (in this embodiment, the fifth or sixth rank out of ten levels), and this routine ends. I do.
[0074]
If a negative determination is made in step 152 (no change of player), the process proceeds to step 156 to collect game data, and then proceeds to step 158. In step 158, it is determined whether or not the collected game data necessary and sufficient for the skill determination has been prepared. That is, it is difficult to determine the skill with a small amount of data, and a certain amount of data is required. Therefore, if a negative determination is made in step 158, the process returns to step 150, and data is collected until a positive determination is made in step 158, provided that the player has not changed.
[0075]
If an affirmative determination is made in step 158, it is determined that the game data has reached a data amount necessary and sufficient to determine the skill, and the process proceeds to step 160.
[0076]
In step 160, the collected history is read, and then in step 162, the skill is determined. In the next step 164, an optimal rank is selected from the ten ranks shown in Tables 1 and 2 based on the determined skill.
[0077]
In the next step 166, based on the selected rank, the rotation speed, the rotation direction, the maximum number of sliding frames, the guide display guidance, and the setting change of the free game (CT, AT) specifications of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are executed. I do.
[0078]
As described above, in the first embodiment, a unique game specification can be set in accordance with the skill of the player. However, if the skill of the player is low, the operation for pushing is simplified, but the probability of lottery is reduced instead. As a result, a game in accordance with the skill of the player can be performed with a single gaming machine, and from the beginner to the expert, the interest of the game can be enhanced regardless of the skill of the player.
[0079]
Furthermore, in the pachislot machine 300 equipped with a CT game function, the number of CT games is large and the maximum number of medals is also large, but instead the lottery probability is reduced, the number of CT games is small, and However, by increasing the lottery probability instead, it is possible to widen the variation of the game.
[0080]
The same applies to the pachislot machine 300 equipped with the AT game function. The probability of entry into the AT game is high and the probability of puncture is low, but the probability of lottery is reduced instead, and Is low and the puncture probability is high, but by increasing the lottery probability instead, the variation of the game can be expanded.
[0081]
In the first embodiment, when linking each item of the reel control to the lottery probability, the lower the lottery probability, the more advantageous the game specification is for the player, and the higher the lottery probability, the more the game specification becomes. Although the inequality sign is set to be disadvantageous for the player, the difference may be made between a beginner and an expert. In other words, the greater the skill, the greater the acquisition. Also, waves of superiority and inferiority with a predetermined period may be created. For example, by selecting ranks 2, 5, and 8 as the most disadvantageous game specifications, and setting the disadvantageous game specifications for the player as a few barriers before the beginner becomes an expert, the game is sharpened. be able to.
[0082]
(Second embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the components will be omitted.
[0083]
The feature of the second embodiment resides in that the player selects a rank. As shown in FIG. 6, a game specification selection operation unit 130 is connected to the game specification setting unit 118. That is, the player does not have the function of manually or automatically determining the skill of the player by the history collection unit 114 and the skill determination unit 116 described in the first embodiment (see FIG. 4), and the player himself selects the rank. can do.
[0084]
Further, a game specification display section 132 is connected to the game specification setting section 118, and the rank set by the player is displayed to notify the rank set by the player. As a result, the current rank can be known at a glance, and the player may select a rank according to his or her skill.
[0085]
In the first and second embodiments, the ten ranks are set as shown in Tables 1 and 2, but as shown in Table 3, the rotation speed and the maximum number of sliding frames are set as shown in Table 3. The setting may be an alternative depending on the situation of the store (store policy, service, etc.) at that time. Table 3 is a modified example corresponding to Table 1, and Table 2 is the same as that of the first and second embodiments, and will not be described. However, the pachislot machine of the CT game specification or the AT game specification is omitted. At 300, a choice may be made in the same manner as the rotation speed or the like, depending on the store policy, service, and the like.
[0086]
[Table 3]

[0087]
In Table 3, “*” indicates the probability level, and the more “*” the higher the probability. The rotational speed Sn (n is an integer), the speed of the relationship is _{S 1 <S 2 <S 3} <S 4 <S 5 <S 6 <S 7 <S 8 <S 9 <S 10, this example , Rank 1 has the lowest rotation speed.
[0088]
In addition, the number of ranks in the ten steps is merely an example, and the object of the present invention can be achieved if at least two ranks or more.
[0089]
Further, in the present embodiment, the pachislot machine 300 has been described as an example of the gaming machine, but the gaming machine 400 using a pachinko ball as a game medium as shown in FIG. 7 has the same structure. be able to.
[0090]
Hereinafter, the configuration of such a gaming machine 400 will be described, but the same components as those of the configuration of the pachislot machine 300 shown in FIGS.
[0091]
As shown in FIG. 7, an upper plate 402 capable of storing pachinko balls is provided above the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, and a lower plate 404 capable of storing pachinko balls is provided below. The upper plate 402 is provided with a mechanism for collecting a predetermined number of pachinko balls in response to the operation of the single bet button 352A and the max bet button 352B. In addition, a pachinko ball is awarded on the upper plate 402 according to the result of the game. When the upper plate 402 becomes full, the pachinko balls automatically overflow to the lower plate 404.
[0092]
In this gaming machine 400, since a game can be played with a pachinko ball instead of a medal, a player can play a single type of game medium with a different gaming machine when the pachinko machine is installed.
[0093]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to change at least one of the rotation speed of the spinning reel, the rotation direction of the spinning reel, the sliding function, the guide display guide, and the free game specification in association with the lottery probability. By setting the game specifications according to the skill of the player, there is an excellent effect that an optimum game mode can be provided to each player.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachislot machine according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachislot machine according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a display unit and an operation unit according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a control block diagram illustrating a function for setting a game specification according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a game specification setting control routine according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a control block diagram illustrating functions for setting a game specification according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a modification of the gaming machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 100 reel drive unit 102 random number acquisition unit 104 random number counter 106 lottery unit 108 hit value memory 110 lottery result determination unit 112 stop control unit (slip control unit)
114 History collection unit 116 Skill determination unit 118 Game specification setting unit (game specification setting means)
120 rotation speed setting unit 122 rotation direction setting unit 124 maximum sliding frame number setting unit (free game execution control means)
314 Display window 300 Pachislot machine (game machine)
312 Display panel (notification means)
316 Symbol change part (notification means)
318 Indicator (reporting means)
354 Starting lever 350A, 350B, 350C Reel (turning drum)
356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (3)

A gaming machine in which a game is started by a start operation of a player, a lottery is executed, and the game is terminated by a stop operation of the player,
A plurality of torso provided with a plurality of symbols along the circumferential direction,
A display window for exposing a part of the symbols provided on the winding drum is provided, and the result of the lottery is notified by an arrangement state of the symbols provided on the winding drum stopped corresponding to the display window by the stop operation. Notification means to
When stopping the rotating body by the stop operation, when the lottery is a hit, in order to relieve a timing difference between the actual stop operation time and the stop operation time of the hit, the slide is shifted by a predetermined frame and stopped. Control means;
A free game that can execute a game in accordance with the player's stop operation skill is executed at a predetermined time by prohibiting the symbol shifting of the symbol by the slip control means and faithfully stopping the player's stop operation. Free game execution control means to
At least one of a rotation direction of the winding drum, a rotation speed of the winding drum, a maximum value of the number of sliding frames by the slip control means, a guide display for stop operation, and a free game specification can be changed. Game specification setting means to be set corresponding to the probability of the lottery,
Gaming machine with. The game specification setting means is configured by a selection unit capable of selecting the game specification by a player's intention, and a game specification notification unit that notifies the game specification selected by the selection unit, The gaming machine according to claim 1. The game specification setting means can receive an average reward under the skill discrimination means for discriminating the skill of the player based on the history of the game, and the skill of the game discriminated by the skill discrimination means. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: automatic setting means for automatically setting a degree of game specification.

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