JP2005193015A - Game machine and control method of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep the interest of a player by adding a different game property full of changes to a double down game in a game machine capable of playing card games including the double down game and a control method of the game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine capable of deciding establishment and non-establishment of a shift condition for shifting a game mode from a normal game mode to a special game mode, shifting it to the special game mode on the basis of the decided result and inputting the instruction of the player, extracts a prescribed number of card data to be used in the special game mode, selects first and second card data on game machine and player sides from the extracted card data, and decides the propriety of a designating instruction according to the result of comparison between both card data. Upon winning, the game machine decides the establishment/non-establishment of a role on the basis of the extracted card and performs put-out corresponding to the established role when the role is established. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of playing a card game by displaying an image of a card such as a playing card on a screen, and a method for controlling the gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine (card) that displays a card image representing a card of a playing card on a display screen by a liquid crystal display panel or a CRT, and advances the game by changing the display of each card image according to the player's operation input. Also known as a game console). In this type of gaming machine, for example, a poker game or a blackjack game can be performed as a game played by playing cards. As a conventional card game machine capable of playing a poker game, for example, in Patent Document 1, a combination of displayed cards is used to determine a combination such as a royal flash or a full house, and medals, coins, and the like according to a dividend for each combination A card game machine that pays out a medium (hereinafter referred to as “coin”) used in this game is disclosed. This card game machine can shift to a double-down game (also referred to as a double-up game) when a predetermined condition is established during operation, and when the double-down game is started by the player's selection, If the player wins, the payout (the number of coins to be paid out) increases (if the player wins, the payout becomes 0).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-49755

  However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, the content of the double-down game is based on whether or not the designation instruction of the player is appropriate (whether the specific card is larger or smaller than “7”, whether or not it is specified) In addition to deciding on winning or losing, the dividend when the player wins was only a fixed (double). In other words, the conventional gaming machine has a monotonous content for the double down game, so that it is not sufficient to maintain the fun without getting bored of the player, especially the game enthusiast.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in a gaming machine capable of playing a card game including a double-down game and a control method for the gaming machine, another game property with various changes is added to the double-down game. It aims to make the player's interests sustainable.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention sets the game mode based on the determination means for determining success or failure of the transition condition for shifting the game mode from the normal game mode to the special game mode, and the determination result of the determination unit. A gaming machine having a transition means for shifting from a game mode to a special game mode, wherein a predetermined number of card data used in the special game mode is extracted from a plurality of card data, and extracted by the extraction unit According to the comparison result of the selection means for selecting the first card data, the second card data, the first card data, and the second card data from the predetermined number of card data, The success / failure determination means for determining the validity of the designation instruction for specifying the comparison result of the two card data, and the success / failure of the combination based on the predetermined number of card data extracted by the extraction means A winning combination success determining means for performing a constant, based on the determination result of spruce determination means or winning combination success determining means, and wherein the gaming machine and a payout number calculating means for calculating the payout.
The gaming machine determines whether or not the designation instruction is correct according to the comparison result between the first card data and the second card data, and determines the success or failure of the combination based on the predetermined number of extracted card data. The number of payouts is calculated based on these determination results.

The above gaming machine has one game from the extraction of card data by the extraction means to the success / failure determination of the winning combination by the winning / failing determination means, and the payout number calculation means changes the payout rate for calculating the payout amount for each game. Is preferred.
By doing so, the number of payouts in each game can be changed even if the game is performed a plurality of times and the determination results of the success / failure determination means and the achievement determination means in each game are the same.

Further, the gaming machine has one game from extraction of card data by the extraction means to determination of the success / failure of the combination by the combination determination unit, and the number of payouts for calculating the number of payouts is calculated by the number-of-payout calculation means. It can be changed in accordance with the number of times the winning combination has been executed.
If it carries out like this, a game will be performed in multiple times and the number of payouts can be changed according to the number of times of the winning combination which added up each game.
The gaming machine preferably further includes instruction input means for inputting designation instruction information indicating a designation instruction.
Furthermore, it is preferable to further have a card display means for displaying a card image using the card data extracted by the extraction means.
The above gaming machine preferably allows the player to perform a double down game and a poker game.
In the gaming machine, it is preferable that the selection means selects the first card data as a card on the gaming machine side, and selects the second card data as a card on the player side.
Preferably, the selecting means selects one first card data and at least four second card data.
Then, the present invention determines whether or not a transition condition for shifting the game mode from the normal game mode to the special game mode is determined, and based on the determination result, changes the game mode from the normal game mode to the special game mode. And an extraction step of extracting a predetermined number of card data used in the special game mode from a plurality of card data, and a first card data from the predetermined number of card data extracted in the extraction step, A selection step for selecting the second card data, and a designation for designating the comparison result of the first and second card data in accordance with the comparison result of the first card data and the second card data. The success / failure determination step for determining the success / failure of the instruction, and the success / failure determination step for determining the success / failure of the combination based on the predetermined number of card data extracted by the extraction step If, based on the spruce determination steps or winning success determining step of the determination result, a control method of a gaming machine having a number of payouts calculating step of calculating a payout amount.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a gaming machine and a gaming machine control method capable of playing a card game including a double-down game, the player can add another game characteristic rich in change to the double-down game. Will be able to sustain the interest of

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the same element and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
(Overall configuration of card game machine)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the card game machine 1. The card game machine 1 is a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, has card display means for displaying a plurality of card images, displays a plurality of card images on the card display means, (Also referred to as “game”). The card game machine 1 has a special game mode in addition to a normal game mode in which a plurality of card images can be displayed and a normal poker game (first game) can be performed. In the special game mode, a double down game can be executed. It has become.

In the card game machine 1, liquid crystal display panels 3 and 4 are installed on the front surface of the housing 2 in order from the upper side. On the liquid crystal display panel 3, an image that is not directly involved in the game (for example, description of the game content) is displayed.
The liquid crystal display panel 4 operates as card display means in the present invention. The liquid crystal display panel 4 displays a plurality of card images in both the normal game mode and the special game mode, and displays an image that changes the front and back of each card as the game progresses. It is like that. The contents of the card image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 4 will be described later.

The housing 2 is provided with a control panel 5, a coin insertion slot 6 for inserting coins for betting on a game, and a banknote insertion slot 7 for inserting banknotes on the lower side of the liquid crystal display panel 4. Further, a coin payout opening 14 a and a coin receiving portion 14 b for storing the paid out coins are provided at the lower part of the housing 2.
The control panel 5 is an instruction input means in the present invention, and has hold buttons 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, and 8e. The control panel 5 includes a big button (BIG) 9, a small button (SMALL) 10, a double down button (DOUBLE DOWN) 11, a deal draw button (DEAL DRAW) 12, and a collect payout button (COLLECT PAYOUT) 13. Have.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the card game machine 1 mainly showing the internal configuration. The card game machine 1 has a plurality of components centering on a microcomputer 31.
The microcomputer 31 includes a main CPU (Central Processing Unit) 32, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 33, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 34. The main CPU 32 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 34, inputs signals from each part of the control panel 5 via the I / O port 39, and inputs / outputs signals to / from other components. The operation of the entire card game machine 1 is controlled. The RAM 33 stores data and programs used when the main CPU 32 operates. For example, a random value sampled by a sampling circuit 36 described later is temporarily held after the game is started. The ROM 34 stores a program executed by the main CPU 32 and permanent data.

  The card game machine 1 includes a random number generator 35, a sampling circuit 36, a clock pulse generation circuit 37, and a frequency divider 38. The random number generator 35 operates according to an instruction from the main CPU 32 to generate a certain range of random numbers. The sampling circuit 36 extracts an arbitrary random number from random numbers generated by the random number generator 35 in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 32, and inputs the extracted random number to the main CPU 32. The clock pulse generation circuit 37 generates a reference clock for operating the main CPU 32, and the frequency divider 38 inputs a signal obtained by dividing the reference clock at a constant period to the main CPU 32.

  Further, the card game machine 1 includes a touch panel 56, a lamp driving circuit 59, a lamp 60, an LED driving circuit 61, an LED 62, a hopper driving circuit 63, a hopper 64, a payout completion signal circuit 65, and a coin detection unit 66. Have. The card game machine 1 has an image control circuit 71, a sound control circuit 72, and a speaker 73.

  The touch panel 56 is provided so as to cover the display screen of the liquid crystal display panel 4, detects the position of the part touched by the player's finger, and inputs a position signal corresponding to the detected position to the main CPU 32. The lamp driving circuit 59 outputs a signal for lighting the lamp 60 to the lamp 60, and causes the lamp 60 to blink while the game is being executed. This flashing produces a game effect. The LED drive circuit 61 controls blinking display of the LED 62. The LED 62 displays the number of credits and the number of acquired credits. The hopper drive circuit 63 drives the hopper 64 in accordance with the control of the main CPU 32, and the hopper 64 performs an operation for paying out the winning coin, and pays out the coin from the payout opening 14a. The coin detection unit 66 measures the number of coins paid out by the hopper 64 and notifies the payout completion signal circuit 65 of data of the measured number value. The payout completion signal circuit 65 inputs data on the number of coins from the coin detection unit 66, and sends a signal to the main CPU 32 to notify the completion of coin payout when the number reaches the set number of data. input.

The image control circuit 71 controls the image display on each of the liquid crystal display panels 3 and 4 to display various images such as card images on the liquid crystal display panels 3 and 4.
As shown in FIG. 4, the image control circuit 71 includes an image control CPU 71a, a work RAM 71b, a program ROM 71c, an image ROM 71d, a video RAM 71e, and a VDP (Video Display Processor) 71f. The image control CPU 71a is displayed on the liquid crystal display panels 3 and 4 according to the image control program (related to the display on the liquid crystal display panels 3 and 4) stored in advance in the program ROM 71c based on the parameters set by the microcomputer 31. Image (card image, etc.) to be determined. The work RAM 71b is configured as a temporary storage unit when the image control CPU 71a executes the image control program.

  The program ROM 71c stores an image control program, various selection tables, and the like. The image ROM 71d stores dot data for forming an image. In the present embodiment, the dot data includes card image image data (hereinafter referred to as “card image group”) showing 52 cards of playing cards used in the poker game in the first game and the double-down game. ing. The video RAM 71e is configured as a temporary storage unit when an image is formed by the VDP 71f. The VDP 71f has a control RAM 71g, forms an image corresponding to the display content of each liquid crystal display panel 3 and 4 determined by the image control CPU 71a, and outputs each formed image to the liquid crystal display panels 3 and 4. .

  The sound control circuit 72 inputs a sound signal for outputting sound from the speaker 73 to the speaker 73. From the speaker 73, for example, a sound for exciting the game is output at an appropriate time after the game is started.

(Operation details of the card game machine)
Next, the operation content of the card game machine 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In the card game machine 1, as shown in FIG. 5, first, a first game is executed, and then a double down game is executed under a certain condition. In the following description, the first game is described as a poker game, but the first game executed on the gaming machine in the present invention is not limited to a poker game. For example, another card game such as a blackjack game may be used. In addition, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 4 is not a card image, but a variable display image as if each reel is scrolled by arranging a plurality of (for example, three, five) reels having a plurality of symbols. The game may be displayed (slot machine game) in which a payout is determined by a combination of symbols when each reel is stopped. However, in the case of a slot machine game, the buttons on the control panel 5 are preferably associated with the operation of the slot machine.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of main processing from the start to the end of the game in the card game machine 1. 5 and 6, the step is abbreviated as S. As shown in FIG. 5, when the card game machine 1 starts the main process, the card game machine 1 performs a start acceptance process in step 1 when the game is started.

  When proceeding to the start acceptance process in step 1, the card game machine 1 accepts an operation for starting a poker game from the player under the control of the main CPU 32. In order to start the poker game, the player first inserts the number of coins bet on one game from the coin insertion slot 6. Then, the process proceeds to step 2 and a first game process is performed. Here, a poker game is played.

  In the first game poker game, card images of five cards used in the game are displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 4. At this time, on the liquid crystal display panel 4, as shown in FIG. 8, a combination display portion 4a for displaying names of combinations such as royal flash and full house, a dividend display portion 4b for displaying a dividend, and cards used in the game A card display unit 4c for displaying the image of the player, a status display unit 4d for displaying the status of each card, and a point display unit 4e for displaying the points earned by the player. It is displayed on the card display unit 4c. In FIG. 8, for the sake of explanation, a state in which numbers, characters, figures, and the like are displayed on each part of the liquid crystal display panel 4 is illustrated. In this state, a first game is executed and a specific role (royal) is displayed. An image assuming that (flash) is established is shown.

  When the card image is changed according to the operation input from the player's control panel 5 and the card image displayed on the card display unit 4c is used to play a poker game, each card is set to each role. A payout is made according to the number of payouts (first reference payout number) serving as a reference for the payouts being made and the number of BETs. In this case, for example, when 10 coins are bet and a “full house” combination is established, there are 80 payouts (in this case, the first reference payout for “full house” is “8”). ing).

  After the first game (poker game) is finished, when the process proceeds to step 3, the main CPU 32 operates as a determination means, and in the poker game executed in step 2, conditions for shifting to the double down game (hereinafter referred to as “transition conditions”). ”(Also referred to as a trigger) is determined (whether or not the transition condition is satisfied). When the transition condition is satisfied, the main CPU 32 operates as a transition means based on the determination result. The game mode is changed from the normal game mode to the special game mode, and the process proceeds to Step 4. If the transition condition is not satisfied, the main process is terminated without executing step 4.

Here, for example, when the first game is a poker game, the transition condition can be established as a specific combination (royal flash, full house, etc.). A specific card (for example, joker) may be displayed.
Although not shown, when the above transition condition is satisfied, the main CPU 32 has validated the input of the double down button 11 and the collect / payout button 13 on the control panel 5, and the valid double down button has been activated. The double down game starts when there are eleven operation inputs. If there is an operation input of the collect / payout button 13, coins are paid out in accordance with the number of coins acquired up to that point, and the process is terminated.

  Then, the process proceeds to step 4, and when the double down game starts, the process proceeds to step 10 shown in FIG. 6, where the main CPU 32 operates as the extracting means, and the image data (card image of the card image of the card used in the double down game). A predetermined number of image data are extracted. The card data includes information such as card numbers and marks for specifying each card image in addition to the image data. At this time, the main CPU 32 refers to the data obtained from the sampling circuit 36 and extracts card data for displaying a predetermined number of cards on the liquid crystal display panel 4 from the card image group. In the present embodiment, five card data for displaying five cards are extracted (here, a card image corresponding to the extracted card data is referred to as an “extracted card image”). Next, when proceeding to Step 11, the main CPU 32 operates as a selection means, and from the card data extracted in Step 10, a card on the gaming machine side (for example, a card whose number on the front side of the playing card is “7” (hereinafter referred to as a card). The first card data to be displayed as “reference card”)) is selected. Further, the main CPU 32 causes the liquid crystal display panel 4 to display the extracted card images 91 to 95 using the card data of the extracted card images 91 to 95 including the reference card image (reference card image) 91.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, the reference card image 91 is displayed on the leftmost side of the liquid crystal display panel 4 (the card display unit 4c), and the four extracted card images 92, 93, 94 are sequentially displayed. , 95 are displayed side by side. In this case, the front card image 91 is displayed as the reference card image 91, but the back card images are displayed as the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, and 95 (in FIG. 7, “back” indicates each card image). Indicates the card on the back of the card). At this time, all the numbers of the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, and 95 may be determined, or the numbers of the extracted card images selected at the time when the player is selected in step 13 are determined. May be.

  Next, the main CPU 32 proceeds to step 12, waits until a player inputs a designation instruction to be described later, and proceeds to step 13 when a designation instruction is input. At this time, the main CPU 32 determines that the number of the card that the player is trying to select from the extracted card images 92 to 95 other than the reference card image 91 is the number of the reference card image 91 (here, “ 7 ”) is displayed (for example,“ INPUT BIG OR SMALL! ”) Prompting the user to input an instruction (hereinafter referred to as“ designation instruction ”) for designating whether it is larger or smaller (large or small). It is good to display it. At this time, the player operates either the big button (BIG) 9 or the small button 10 to input a designation instruction. In the following description, the player operates the big button (BIG) 9 to “large”. Is assumed. Note that the order of step 12 and step 13 may be interchanged.

  In this embodiment, it is assumed that either a large or a small instruction can be input as the designation instruction in step 12, but only one of the large and small instructions may be input. Correspondingly, the buttons on the control panel 5 may be changed (only one of the big button 9 and the small button 10 is provided). In this case, in the subsequent step 13, the player selects only one card image that matches either the size or the size in relation to the reference card image 91 from the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, 95. become.

  Then, when the player operates the big button (BIG) 9 or the small button (SMALL) 10 of the control panel 5 in response to his / her selection, the designation instruction information used in step 14 by one of the operation inputs. Is input from the control panel 5 to the main CPU 32. Next, the process proceeds to step 13 and waits until the player selects one card (hereinafter referred to as “target card”) to be compared in size from the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, and 95. . At this time, the main CPU 32 may display on the liquid crystal display panel 4 a display for prompting the player to select a target card (for example, “SELECT ONE CARD!”).

  The main CPU 32 determines whether or not the player has selected the target card based on whether or not information (card specifying information) for specifying any of the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, and 95 is input from the touch panel 56. On the other hand, when the card specifying information is input, the main CPU 32 operates as a selection means, and selects the card data corresponding to the card specifying information as the second card data on the player side. Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the main CPU 32 causes the liquid crystal display panel 4 to display the second card image as the target card on the front side using the second card data. Here, the extracted card image 93 is selected by the player and displayed as the target card.

  Next, when the target card is selected, the process proceeds to the subsequent step 14, and the main CPU 32 operates as a determination unit for determining whether or not the target card is selected, and operates as follows. At this time, the main CPU 32 uses numbers, marks, etc. for specifying each card image among the card data corresponding to the first and second card images, that is, the number of the reference card image 91 (here Then, “7”) is compared with the number (here, “10”) of the extracted card image 93 that is the target card, and the designation instruction input in step 12 according to the comparison result Using information, it is determined whether or not the designation instruction is correct. That is, it is determined whether or not the number of the extracted card image 93 is “large” or “small” based on the number of the reference card image 91 and matches the designation instruction information. If it matches, it is determined as “win”, and if it does not match, it is determined as “out” (in this case, when the numbers of the reference card image 91 and the target card image 93 are equal, it is determined as a draw, and is included in the determination of “out”. And may be included in the “win” determination).

  If the player's selection is correct (when “win” is determined), the process proceeds to step 15. If the selection is not correct (when “out” is determined), step 15 and step 16 are performed. Proceed to step 17 without executing. In step 15, the main CPU 32 instructs the image control circuit 71 to display the remaining extracted card images 92 and 94 that are still displayed on the back of the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, and 95 on the liquid crystal display panel 4. , 95 are displayed on the front side. Further, the main CPU 32 operates as a winning / failing determining means, and a winning in the poker game is established based on the card data corresponding to the reference card image 91 and the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, 95 on the front side. It is determined whether or not. Further, the process proceeds to step 16, and the result of the combination determination (the display for notifying the success / failure of the combination and the name of the established combination) is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 4. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7C, the extracted card images 92 and 93 form two “10” cards, thereby realizing the role of “two pairs”.

  Next, the process proceeds to step 17, where it is determined whether or not the game has been executed a predetermined number of times from step 10 to step 16 (for example, whether or not the game number counter is equal to or greater than the predetermined number). If yes, go to Step 18; if not, go back to Step 10. When returning to step 10, the main CPU 32 instructs the image control circuit 71 to draw the five cards already displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 4 and display an image that returns to the remaining playing cards, Returning to step 10, a predetermined number of card data is extracted again in the same manner as described above.

  In step 18, the main CPU 32 operates as a payout amount calculation means, and calculates the payout number based on the determination result of the success / failure in step 14 and the determination result of the success / failure in step 15 (the success / failure of the winning combination and the winning combination). To do. Further, the main CPU 32 instructs the hopper drive circuit 63 to perform payout according to the calculated payout number. Then, in response to the instruction, the hopper driving circuit 63 instructs the payout of coins in the number of payouts, and the coins are paid out from the hopper 64. Here, the main CPU 32 operating as the payout amount calculating means calculates the payout amount using the second reference payout number set separately from the first game. Here, the second reference payout number when the winning combination is not established is set to 0 so that the payout number becomes 0. However, the second payout amount is smaller than that when the winning combination is established and is not set to 0. The standard payout number may be set. This completes the double-down game.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the card game machine 1 executes the double-down game under a certain condition. In the double-down game, when the player chooses whether the reference card image selected on the card game machine 1 side or the card image number selected by the player is large or small, and the selection is successful In addition to winning the player, the player also determines whether or not a role is achieved in a poker game. If a winning combination is established, the number of payouts will be greater than when the winning combination is not established, and the number of payouts will change depending on whether or not the winning combination is achieved. It has become. For this reason, this card game machine 1 is not only based on the comparison of the size of the cards related to the player's selection, but also the expectation that it may win, and hopefully that the role of the poker game may be established, The expectation that there may be more is added. Therefore, according to the present invention, another gameability rich in change of whether or not a poker game is played is added to the contents of the double-down game, and the interest of the player, particularly a game enthusiast, can be maintained.

  In the above description of the operation, only when the success / failure determination in step 14 is “winning”, the process proceeds to step 15 where the main CPU 32 is operated as a combination determination unit to determine whether a combination is successful in the poker game. Even if the determination of success / failure at 14 is “missing”, the success / failure determination of the role in the poker game may be performed at step 15. However, in this case, the determination of success / failure at step 14 is “winning” and “missing”. It is preferable that the second reference payout number is set so that the payout number is different from that in the above case and the payout number in the case of “win” is increased.

  In the above description of the operation, the game can be repeated a plurality of times, but the number of payouts may be changed for each game. For example, the main CPU 32 counts the number of games, and multiplies the second reference payout number by a scale factor corresponding to the number of games (this scale factor is used to calculate the payout number, hereinafter referred to as “payout rate”). Also good. For example, when the number of games is 1 to 6 (first game to sixth game), the payout rate can be 1, and when the number of games is 7 (seventh game), the payout rate can be 2. In this way, even if the player's selection is the same and the winning combination is the same, the payout amount is doubled from the first game to the sixth game only for the seventh game.

  Further, the main CPU 32 counts the number of wins / losses in each game (when the win indicates that the designation instruction is successful), and changes the payout rate according to the number of games won (number of wins). Also good. For example, out of a total of seven games, the payout rate is 1 when the number of wins is 0, doubles when the number of wins is 1, doubles 2 to 6 times, 10 when the number is 7 It can be set to be doubled (hereinafter this setting is referred to as “magnification setting”). In this way, the more you win, the higher the number of payouts, so you can increase the appeal of the game.

Based on the above, the number of payouts (dividends) can also be calculated by the following formula 1. For example, Formula 1: Dividend H = (BET number + X) * S
X: Dividend for total role, S: Payout rate according to the number of wins In this formula 1, for example, the number of BETs: 10, the number of games: 7, the number of wins: 4 times (the payout rate is 3 times from the multiplier setting), The payout is made only at the time of victory, and it is assumed that the winning combination in each win is “two pair”, “no combination”, “no combination”, “flash”, and the number of payouts is 10 (two pairs), 0 (parts) (Not established), 0 (no established role), 50 (flash). Then, the total executive dividend X is
X = 10 + 0 + 0 + 50 = 60
Therefore, the dividend H in this case is
H = (10 + 60) * 3 = 210
It becomes.
In the card game machine 1 described above, whether or not the designation instruction is correct is determined in step 14 using the designation instruction information input by the player operating the control panel 5. At this time, the card game machine 1 causes the player to select whether the number of the card to be selected by the player is larger or smaller than the number of the reference card image 91 (this selection is referred to as “large / small selection”). .
However, the card game machine 1 in the present embodiment may determine whether or not the designation instruction is correct without using the designation instruction information. For example, the main CPU 32 may determine whether the designation instruction is large or small with a predetermined probability, and determine whether or not the designation instruction is correct using decision information indicating the decision. At this time, the player only has to select the card image, and it is not necessary to select the size, so the big button (BIG) 9 and the small button 10 are not required.
As shown in FIG. 9, steps 19 and 20 may be provided between step 13 and step 15 instead of step 14. In this step 19, it is determined whether or not all the extracted card images 92, 93, 94 and 95 have been selected. If all the selections have been made, the process proceeds to step 20, and if not, the process returns to step 12. Execute. In step 20, it is determined whether or not the designation instruction is appropriate for the numbers of the reference card image 91 and the numbers of the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, 95, and the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, 95 are determined. For each of them, the process is executed so as to proceed to step 15 when all the player selections are correct, and to step 17 otherwise. By doing so, it is possible to give the player an opportunity to select all of the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, 95, and to enhance the interest of the player.
In step 13, the main CPU 32 may select the target card. Further, even if not all of the extracted card images 92, 93, 94, and 95 are selected in step 19, the process may proceed to step 20. In step 20, it may be determined whether the player's selection is correct for each extracted card image.

It is a perspective view showing the whole card game machine composition which is a game machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a top view which shows the external appearance structure of a control panel It is a block diagram of the card game machine which mainly shows an internal structure. It is a block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure of an image control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure from the game start of a card game machine to completion | finish. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a double down game process. A plurality of card images displayed on the liquid crystal display panel during the operation of the double-down game processing are shown, (a) is a state in which only the reference card image is on the front side, (b) is a reference card image and the target card image on the front side (C) shows a state where all are on the front side. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of a liquid crystal display panel during a poker game execution. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of another double down game process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card game machine 3, 4 ... Liquid crystal display panel 5 ... Control panel, 9 ... Big button 10 ... Small button 31 ... Microcomputer, 32 ... Main CPU
33 ... RAM, 34 ... ROM
71: Image control circuit,
91 ... Reference card image,
92, 93, 94, 95 ... extracted card image

Claims (9)

Determination means for determining success or failure of a transition condition for shifting the game mode from the normal game mode to the special game mode, and transition means for shifting the game mode from the normal game mode to the special game mode based on the determination result of the determination unit A gaming machine having
Extracting means for extracting a predetermined number of card data used in the special game mode from a plurality of card data;
Selecting means for selecting first card data and second card data from a predetermined number of card data extracted by the extracting means;
Correctness determination means for determining the correctness of a designation instruction for designating the comparison result of the first and second card data according to the comparison result of the first card data and the second card data;
Based on the predetermined number of pieces of card data extracted by the extracting means, a winning / failing determining means for performing a winning / failing determination of a winning combination;
A gaming machine comprising: a payout number calculating means for calculating a payout number based on a result of determination by the success / failure determination means or the winning / failing determination means. From the extraction of the card data by the extraction means to the success / failure determination of the combination by the combination determination unit is a game,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the payout number calculating means changes a payout rate for calculating the payout number for each game. From the extraction of the card data by the extraction means to the success / failure determination of the combination by the combination determination unit is a game,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the payout number calculating means changes a payout rate for calculating the payout number according to the number of times the combination is established when a plurality of the games are executed.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising instruction input means for inputting designation instruction information indicating the designation instruction.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising card display means for displaying a card image using the card data extracted by the extraction means.   6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein in the special game mode, a player can play a double down game and a poker game.   The said selection means selects the said 1st card data as a card | curd of the game machine side, and selects the said 2nd card data as a card | curd of a player side, The one of Claims 1-6 characterized by the above-mentioned. The gaming machine described in the section.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the selecting means selects one of the first card data and at least four of the second card data. A game machine control method for determining success or failure of a transition condition for shifting a game mode from a normal game mode to a special game mode, and shifting the game mode from the normal game mode to the special game mode based on the determination result. ,
An extraction step of extracting a predetermined number of card data used in the special game mode from a plurality of card data;
A selection step of selecting first card data and second card data from a predetermined number of card data extracted in the extraction step;
A correctness determination step of determining whether a designation instruction for designating a comparison result of the first and second card data according to a comparison result of the first card data and the second card data;
Based on the predetermined number of pieces of card data extracted by the extraction step, a role success / failure determination step of performing a role success / failure determination;
A gaming machine control method comprising: a payout number calculating step of calculating a payout number based on a determination result of the success / failure determination step or the winning / failing determination step.

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