JP2005312481A - Pattern matching game machine and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the joy of watching whether or not a role is to be arranged when a part of a pattern combination relating to the role is arranged on a winning line even for a player well-experienced in a pattern matching game machine. <P>SOLUTION: Three reels for variably displaying two or more kinds of patterns are provided, and drawing for deciding the winning of selecting a ready-to-win prize corresponding to the pattern combination in which only a part of the patterns (the pattern of a center reel part) is different from the role (the pattern combination composed of three white 7 patterns) corresponding to a prescribed prize group (example: white 7 prize) and the losing of not selecting the ready-to-win prize is performed. Then, at the time of winning in the drawing, stop control is performed so as to stop and display pattern parts (the patterns of a left reel part and a right reel part) matched with the role of the pattern combination corresponding to the ready-to-win prize on the winning line. Thereafter, different drawing for deciding whether or not to arrange the role on the winning line is performed and the stop control of a center reel is performed according to the result of the different drawing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a symbol matching game machine such as a slot machine installed in a pachinko parlor or a game center, and a program for causing a computer provided therein to function.

In the present specification, the following terms have the following meanings unless otherwise specified.
“Game value” refers to the value obtained by the player.
“Combination” means a combination of symbols that gives a game value.
“Prize group” refers to a value range on a prize group lottery table that gives a collection of one or a plurality of roles or a game value.

  Conventionally, as this type of symbol matching game machine, a slot machine that rotates and stops three or more reels (variable display portions) each having a plurality of types of symbols is known. When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the winning line is one of the combinations corresponding to a predetermined prize group, this slot machine gives a player a game value corresponding to the prize group. For example, giving game value such as paying out medals, allowing replays, or shifting to a special game period in which a player can play a special game where more medals can be obtained than a normal game. To do.

  Generally, in a slot machine, when a player presses a bet button of a medal and operates a start button or the like, an internal lottery for determining an arbitrary prize group is performed by a microcomputer or the like. When a prize group is selected and won by this internal lottery, the reel stop control is performed so that the combination corresponding to the selected prize group can be easily arranged or the combination is surely arranged. . On the other hand, if any prize group is lost without being selected in the internal lottery, reel stop control is performed so that the winning combination corresponding to any prize group is not aligned on the winning line. Therefore, whether or not the winning combination is arranged on the winning line is determined in advance by the result of the internal lottery. This is a well-known matter for players who are experienced in slot machines. Therefore, even if such a player reaches a reach state in which, for example, if the remaining one symbol is stopped and displayed on the winning line, the winning combination is achieved, the symbol for matching the winning combination is displayed on the winning line. Whether or not it is already determined by the internal lottery that was already performed before reaching the reach state. Therefore, there is a problem that a player who has a lot of experience in slot machines has little pleasure whether or not the roles are available even when reaching the reach state.

  On the other hand, a slot machine using such a player's psychology is also known. In other words, this slot machine controls the stop of the last reel so that the winning combination is not once after the stop control so as to reach the reach state when a prize group is selected and won by the internal lottery. After that, the last reel is moved once again to produce an effect of aligning the roles on the winning line. Such a slot machine allows the player to recognize that the internal lottery has been lost by showing the player a combination of symbols that are not stopped and displayed on the winning line. Since the reels move after the player recognizes in this way and the roles are aligned, the player has obtained a good result against his own recognition. Therefore, compared with the case where a combination is suddenly arranged on the winning line, the joy when the combination is completed for the player is increased. However, players who are experienced in this slot machine are bored with the production because they have experienced such a production many times. Moreover, even in this slot machine, the player knows that whether or not the winning combination is finally completed has already been determined by an internal lottery before reaching the reach state. Therefore, even in such a slot machine, there is a problem that a player who has a lot of experience in the slot machine has little pleasure of whether or not the role can be achieved even in the reach state.

  Note that this problem is not limited to the reach state in which the winning combination is aligned if the remaining one symbol is stopped and displayed on the winning line, as long as a part of the combination of symbols related to winning is aligned on the winning line. Can occur as well.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a part of the combination of symbols related to a role to a player who is experienced in a symbol matching game machine such as a slot machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a symbol matching game machine capable of enhancing the enjoyment of whether or not the roles are aligned when aligned on a winning line, and a program for causing a computer provided therein to function.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 provides a display means having three or more variable display portions for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols and a part corresponding to a combination corresponding to a predetermined prize group. A first lottery means for performing a lottery to select a reach prize corresponding to a combination of symbols that differ only in symbols or to determine a lose in which the reach prize is not selected, and a winning line extending over the three or more variable display portions A second lottery means for performing a lottery for determining whether or not to align the combination; and a variable display control means for controlling the variable display of the three or more variable display sections. When the winning means is determined by the first lottery means, the control means performs control so that a symbol portion corresponding to the combination among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach prize is stopped and displayed on the winning line, The second lottery means that the matching symbol portion is the input When the stop display is made on the line, the second lottery means performs lottery, and the variable display control means determines the combination of the symbols corresponding to the reach prize according to the lottery result of the second lottery means. It controls the specific variable display part corresponding to a different symbol part.
In this symbol matching game machine, a lottery for the reach prize is performed by the first lottery means, and when the reach prize is won, a symbol portion corresponding to the combination in the combination of symbols corresponding to the reach prize is displayed on the winning line. Control is performed by variable display control means so as to stop display. Then, when this symbol portion is stopped and displayed on the winning line, a lottery is performed by the second lottery means, and according to the lottery result, a specific variable display portion is variably displayed so that the winning lines are aligned or not aligned. Control by the control means. In this symbol matching game machine, when the symbol portion corresponding to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach prize, that is, a part of the winning symbol combination is displayed on the winning line. When they are ready, it is not determined whether or not the winning combination will be finally arranged on the winning line by a lottery performed prior to this (the lottery by the first lottery means). Whether or not the winning combination is finally arranged on the winning line is determined by lottery of the second lottery means after a part of the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is arranged on the winning line.

The invention according to claim 2 is the symbol matching game machine according to claim 1, wherein when the reach prize is won by the first lottery means, the variable display control means displays the lost symbols that do not have the same combination. The specific variable display unit is controlled to stop display on the winning line, and when the lottery is performed by the second lottery means, after the variable display of the specific variable display unit is resumed, According to the lottery result of the second lottery means, control for stopping the variable display of the specific variable display unit is performed.
In this symbol matching game machine, when the reach prize is won, the variable display of the specific variable display unit is also temporarily stopped. At this time, when the symbol portion corresponding to the winning combination among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach award is stopped and displayed on the winning line, the variable display of the specific variable display portion is resumed, and the second According to the lottery result of the lottery by the lottery means, the stop control of the specific variable display unit is performed. Therefore, the combination of symbols that are finally stopped and displayed on the winning line is that when the variable display of the specific variable display portion is temporarily stopped and then restarted and stopped again.

Further, the invention of claim 3 is a display means having three or more variable display portions for variably displaying a plurality of kinds of symbols, and a symbol having only a part of symbols different for a combination corresponding to a predetermined prize group. A first lottery means for performing a lottery for selecting a reach award corresponding to the combination or a loser for which the reach award is not selected, and a symbol portion different from the combination among the symbols corresponding to the reach award And a variable display control for controlling the variable display of the three or more variable display units. And the variable display control means has a symbol portion corresponding to the combination in the combination of symbols corresponding to the reach award on the winning line when winning is determined by the first lottery means. While controlling to stop display After the combination of symbols including the symbol portion that matches the winning combination is displayed on the winning line, the variable display of the specific variable display unit is resumed, and determined by the lottery of the second lottery means When the variable display range is variably displayed, the variable display of the specific variable display unit is controlled to be stopped.
In this symbol matching game machine as well as the symbol matching game machine of claim 1, when the reach prize is won, the symbol portion that matches the role in the combination of symbols corresponding to the reach prize is stopped on the winning line. Control is performed by variable display control means so as to display. At this time, similarly to the symbol matching game machine of claim 2, the variable display of the specific variable display unit is also stopped. Then, when the symbol portion corresponding to the winning combination among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach prize is stopped and displayed on the winning line, the variable display of the specific variable display portion is resumed, and lottery is performed by the second lottery means. According to the lottery result, stop control of a specific variable display unit is performed. Here, in the present symbol matching game machine, the variable display range from when the specific variable display unit restarts variable display to when it stops is determined by lottery by the second lottery means. Then, the variable display of the specific variable display section after the restart is performed for the determined variable display range. Therefore, in a specific variable display section, if the symbols are stopped and displayed on the winning line, the symbols that can be used together (Atari symbols) are displayed downstream from the symbol temporarily stopped on the winning line. In the case where the position is shifted by the determined variable display range, the variable display once stopped is resumed and stopped by the variable display control means, so that the winning lines are arranged. On the other hand, in the specific variable display section, if the Atari symbol is not at a position shifted from the symbol temporarily stopped on the winning line by the determined variable display range on the downstream side in the variable display direction, the symbol is temporarily stopped. When the variable display is resumed and stopped by the variable display control means, the winning line is not aligned. In the lottery by the second lottery means, only the variable display range is determined, so whether or not the combination is finally obtained is determined by the specific variable display portion temporarily stopped on the winning line and the specific variable The variable display order of symbols on the display unit is involved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the symbol matching game machine of the third aspect, until the predetermined end condition is satisfied, the lottery by the second lottery means and the specific variable display portion by the variable display control means. The above restart and stop controls are repeatedly performed.
In this symbol matching game machine, when a part of the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is aligned on the winning line after winning the reach prize, it follows the lottery result of the second lottery means until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. The variable display of whether or not the roles are aligned is repeated.

Further, the invention of claim 5 is the symbol matching game machine of claim 3 or 4, further comprising notifying means for notifying a player of the variable display range determined by the lottery of the second lottery means. It is a feature.
In this symbol matching game machine, the player can know the variable display range determined by the lottery of the second lottery means.

The invention of claim 6 is a program for causing a computer provided in a symbol combination gaming machine having a display means having three or more variable display units for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols to A first lottery means for performing a lottery to determine a winning that selects a reach award corresponding to a combination of symbols that differ only in a part of the symbol corresponding to the prize group, or a lose that does not select the reach award; A second lottery means for performing a lottery for determining whether or not to align the combination on a winning line extending over the three or more variable display units, and the variable display of the three or more variable display units is controlled; The variable display control means causes the computer to function, and the variable display control means matches the combination in the combination of symbols corresponding to the reach award when the first lottery means is selected. The second lottery means performs a lottery by the second lottery means when the matching symbol part is stopped and displayed on the winning line. The variable display control means controls a specific variable display portion corresponding to a symbol portion different from the combination in a combination of symbols corresponding to the reach prize according to a lottery result of the second lottery means. It is characterized by being.
By executing this program on the computer of the symbol matching game machine, a symbol matching gaming machine that performs the same operation as the symbol matching gaming machine of claim 1 can be provided.

Further, the invention of claim 7 is a program for causing a computer provided in a symbol matching game machine having a display means having three or more variable display units to variably display a plurality of types of symbols, A first lottery means for performing a lottery to determine a winning that selects a reach award corresponding to a combination of symbols that differ only in a part of the symbol corresponding to the prize group, or a lose that does not select the reach award; A second lottery means for determining a variable display range from a restart of variable display to a stop of a specific variable display unit corresponding to a symbol portion different from the combination in a combination of symbols corresponding to the reach prize; And the computer functions as variable display control means for controlling variable display of the three or more variable display sections, and the variable display control means determines the winning by the first lottery means. The symbol portion corresponding to the winning combination in the combination of symbols corresponding to the reach award is controlled to stop display on the winning line, and the symbol portion including the symbol portion corresponding to the winning combination is included on the winning line. After the combination is stopped and displayed, the variable display of the specific variable display unit is resumed, and when the variable display range determined by the lottery of the second lottery means is variably displayed, the specific variable display unit Control for stopping variable display is performed.
By executing this program on the computer of the symbol matching game machine, a symbol matching gaming machine that performs the same operation as the symbol matching gaming machine of claim 3 can be provided.

  The transfer of these programs may be performed using a recording medium such as an FD or a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded as digital information, or may be performed using a communication line such as a computer network. For example, the program is installed or upgraded in the information communication terminal by connecting a device that reads data from the recording medium and the information communication terminal via a wired interface such as an interface cable or a wireless interface. The program may be installed or upgraded online via a communication network.

According to the first, second, and sixth aspects of the present invention, whether or not the winning combination is finally aligned on the winning line is not determined when a part of the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is aligned on the winning line. It is also possible to increase the enjoyment of whether or not the combination of the symbols for a combination of the combination of the symbols related to the combination will be available to a player who is experienced in the pattern matching gaming machine. Excellent effect is achieved.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 2, after the variable display of the specific variable display portion is temporarily stopped, the lottery by the second lottery means is performed for the player by restarting the variable display. There is an excellent effect that it can be visually recognized.
In addition, according to the inventions of claims 3, 4, 5 and 7, it is not determined only by the lottery result by the second lottery means whether or not the winning combination is finally completed. Even if a part of the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is arranged on the winning line, an excellent effect is obtained that it is possible to enhance the pleasure of whether or not the winning combination is achieved.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 4, there is an excellent effect that it is possible to give the player many opportunities for the combination of the prize group corresponding to the reach prize.
In addition, according to the invention of claim 5, since the player can know the variable display range determined by the lottery of the second lottery means, it is possible to increase the expectation of whether or not the combination is complete. The excellent effect of becoming.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine installed in a game center as a symbol matching game machine will be described.
In the present embodiment, the following terms have the following meanings unless otherwise specified.
The “prize group lottery table” refers to a collection of numerical value ranges (lottery classifications) determined for a plurality of prize groups.
“Internal lottery” refers to determining winning or losing using a numerical value sampled as a result of random number extraction and a prize group lottery table.
“Winning” for a prize group means that a right to win according to the prize group is generated.
“Lose” for a prize group means no right to win.
“Winning” refers to the combination of roles on an effective winning line.
“Bet operation” refers to an operation of activating a winning line based on a game value. In this betting operation, a game value medium is supplied to the gaming machine (for example, a medal is inserted from a medal slot), and a credited game value medium is supplied by a machine operation (for example, credited). Supply a medal with a bet button) and a combination of both methods.

First, a basic configuration of the slot machine according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the slot machine according to the present embodiment. The slot machine 1 includes a box-shaped casing 2 and a front panel 3 attached to the front side of the casing 2 so as to be openable and closable. On the front panel 3, a display window 4, a medal slot 5, a start button 6 as a start operation device, a dice display window 7, a credit clearing button 8, a speaker 9, A medal tray 10 having a medal payout box 10a, an effect panel 11, a game step display unit 12, a character display unit 13, a count display unit 14, a BET operation unit 15, and the like are provided.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the internal structure of the slot machine 1. Inside the housing 2, reels 16a, 16b, and 16c are incorporated as three variable display portions having a plurality of kinds of symbols printed on the outer peripheral surface. Also incorporated are a main control circuit board 17 on which an electronic circuit is formed by a CPU, ROM and other various electronic components, a medal payout device 18 having a medal hopper 18a capable of accommodating a large number of medals, a setting key switch 19, an internal speaker 20, and the like. It is. The setting key switch 19 is for changing a prize group lottery table, which will be described later, used during the normal game, and setting the winning probability of the internal lottery to a high or low one. is there.

  The three reels 16a, 16b, and 16c (hereinafter referred to as “left reel”, “middle reel”, and “right reel” in order) are each rotationally driven by a reel drive motor (not shown) configured by a stepping motor. It has become. In addition, these include multiple types of symbols such as “White 7”, “Blue 7”, “Green 7”, “Red 7”, “Cherry”, “Step Up”, “Special Character”, “Blank”, etc. Printed in a predetermined order. In the present embodiment, the “blank” symbol is a symbol that does not constitute any role.

  FIG. 4 is a detailed front view showing a part of the front panel 3. In the figure, symbols for about three frames at predetermined rotation positions of the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c are visually recognized by the player through the display window 4. In this display window 4, five winning lines IL are drawn so as to straddle the reels 16a, 16b and 16c. When a combination of symbols relating to a combination corresponding to a predetermined prize group is arranged on these winning lines IL (hereinafter simply referred to as “combining a combination”), a medal is paid out to the medal tray 10 or a special combination. A player is given game value such as shifting to a special game period during which a game can be played. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the five winning lines IL are provided, but the number of winning lines may be reduced or increased. The winning line may be any line that is not visible to the player but can be recognized by a later-described CPU 17a that performs stop control of the slot machine.

The game step display unit 12 includes a first step lamp 12a, a second step lamp 12b, a third step lamp 12c, and a fourth step lamp 12d.
In addition, the character display unit 13 includes a white character display unit 13a, a blue character, in which characters related to the symbols of “white 7”, “blue 7”, “green 7”, and “red 7” are drawn. The display part of each character provided with the display part 13b, the green character display part 13c, and the red character display part 13d is individually controlled to be turned on and off by a backlight (not shown).
The count display unit 14 includes a credit display 14a, a bonus count display 14b, a medal payout number display 14c, and the like.
The BET operation unit 15 is composed of two buttons, a 1 BET button 15a and a Max BET button 15b.

  FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c. Since the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c have the same structure, only the left reel is shown in FIG. 5 for convenience. In FIG. 5, a reel frame 101 which is a rotating body has five spoke portions and a circular ladder-shaped portion formed of a transparent member such as ABS resin (acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene resin). It is shaped like a “wheel-drive” that is a breeding tool. The five spoke portions extend radially from the shaft portion connected to the reel drive motor 28, and one of them is provided with a detection plate 103 so as to protrude from the inside of the circular ladder portion. Yes. When the reel drive motor 28 rotates, the reel frame 101 rotates. Further, a backlight device 102 for irradiating light toward the front side of the slot machine 1 is fixedly arranged inside the reel frame 101. A reel band 106 as a pattern band is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the reel frame 101. Further, on the back side of the backlight device 102, a reel position sensor 25 made of a transmissive photosensor is provided. The reel position sensor 25 detects the detection plate 103 when the reel frame 101 rotates to a predetermined rotation angle. By this detection, the CPU described later can recognize the rotational position of the reel 16a, and as a result, can grasp the position of each symbol on the reel.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the backlight device 102 as viewed from the front side of the slot machine 1. As shown in the figure, the interior of the backlight device 102 is divided into three parts, and light emitting units 102a, 102b, and 102c are provided, respectively. When each of the light emitting units 102a, 102b, and 102c emits light, the three symbol portions visually recognized from the display window 4 shown in FIG. 4 are each irradiated with light from the inside of the reel. By this light irradiation, it is possible to make each symbol brightly illuminated and visually recognized by the player. Each of the light emitting units 102a, 102b, and 102c can emit at least white, blue, green, and red light. A known LED device or the like can be used as such a light emitting unit.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a part of the electric circuit of the slot machine 1. As illustrated, the slot machine 1 includes a main control circuit board 17 and a sub control circuit board 21. In this embodiment, the main control circuit board 17 and the sub control circuit board 21 are used as the control circuit board, but the functions of these circuit boards are realized by one circuit board. May be. In this case, only one CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. are required.

  The main control circuit board 17 includes a CPU 17a, a clock generation circuit 17b, a ROM 17c, a RAM 17d, a random number generation circuit 17e, a data transmission circuit 17f, a transmission timing control circuit 17g, an input port 17h, an output port 17i, and the like. The clock generation circuit 17b outputs a clock signal having a predetermined frequency to the CPU 17a. The ROM 17c stores various control programs and data such as a lottery table, which will be described later, and outputs them to the CPU 17a. The RAM 17d temporarily stores variable data calculated by the CPU 17a. In addition, the random number generation circuit 17e generates a random number every predetermined cycle and outputs the data to the CPU 17a.

The CPU 17a of the main control circuit board has a 1BET button 15a, a Max BET button 15b, a start button 6, a credit clearing button 8, a setting key switch 19, a medal insertion sensor 22, and a left reel position sensor via an input port 17h. 25. Output signals from the middle reel position sensor 26 and the right reel position sensor 27 are input. In addition, output signals from a medal payout sensor 23, a medal full sensor 24, and a progressive device 40, which will be described later, are also input.
Further, the CPU 17a is connected to the left reel drive motor 28, the middle reel drive motor 29, the right reel drive motor 30, the progressive device 40, the medal payout motor 18b of the medal payout device 18, the medal block solenoid 31, via the output port 17i. First step lamp 12a, second step lamp 12b, third step lamp 12c, fourth step lamp 12d, backlight for white character display portion 13a, backlight for blue character display portion 13b, green character display portion 13c The control signal is output to the backlight, the backlight for the red character display unit 13d, the credit display 14a, the bonus count display 14b, and the medal payout number display 14c.

  The sub control circuit board 21 is disposed on the back side of the front panel 3, and includes a CPU 21a, a clock generation circuit 21b, an effect ROM 21c, a RAM 21d, an acoustic ROM 21e, an acoustic LSI 21f, a display control circuit 21g, an amplifier circuit 21h, A data input circuit 21i, a control ROM 21j, a drive control circuit 21k, and the like are provided. The clock generation circuit 21b outputs a clock signal having a predetermined frequency to the CPU 21a. The effect ROM 21c is for the effect panel 11 for effecting the player on the character won by the character lottery described later or displaying the cumulative number of medals accumulated in the progressive device described later. The display control program is stored and output to the CPU 21a as necessary. The effect panel 11 is composed of a dot matrix in which a large number of light emitters are arranged, and emits only a predetermined light emitter in accordance with a control signal from the display control circuit 21g, so that the entire light emitter has a still image such as a predetermined picture or character. Alternatively, an image such as a moving image is displayed. The RAM 21d temporarily stores variable data calculated by the CPU 21a. The acoustic ROM 21e stores acoustic data as various kinds of sound information, and outputs them to the acoustic LSI 21f as necessary. The drive control circuit 21k controls the drive of the dice device 50 as a notification unit in accordance with a control command from the CPU 21a.

  FIG. 8A is an external perspective view showing the main part of the dice apparatus 50. FIG. 8B is a development view of the die portion 51. This dice apparatus 50 has a dice portion 51 made of a regular hexahedron. As shown in FIG. 8B, the dice portion 51 has numbers “2” to “6” and letters “end” drawn on each surface. One end of the rotating shaft 52 is fixed to a pair of diagonals 51 a and 51 b in the die portion 51. Each rotating shaft 52 is located on an extension of a diagonal line connecting the pair of diagonals 51a and 51b, and the other end is attached to a rotating shaft driving unit (not shown) on an annular rotating shaft support member 53. . The rotary shaft drive unit is fixed on the rotary shaft support member 53, and receives a driving force from a drive motor (not shown), whereby each rotary shaft 52 is rotated as shown by an arrow A in the drawing. This is reciprocally rotated relative to 53. Further, the rotation shaft support member 53 can reciprocate as shown by an arrow B in the drawing with the center of the ring as a virtual rotation axis by receiving a driving force from a support member drive unit (not shown).

  The dice device 50 is provided on the back side of the front panel 3 of the slot machine 1 so that the player can visually recognize the surface of the dice portion 51 facing the front side shown in FIG. 8A through the dice display window 7. Placed in. The rotating shaft driving unit and the support member driving unit are driven and stopped in accordance with a control signal from the drive control circuit 21k on the sub-control circuit board 21 shown in FIG. With this control signal, the rotating shaft 52 and the rotating shaft support member 53 can be stopped at predetermined rotational positions, respectively. Therefore, the player can visually recognize any one surface of the dice portion 51 through the dice display window 7 by the control signal from the drive control circuit 21k.

Next, the game flow of the slot machine 1 will be described.
Before playing the game, first, the player needs to insert a medal into the medal slot 5 as a preparation. When a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 5, the medal passes through a passage (not shown) and falls on the medal hopper 18a (see FIG. 3). In this passage, a drop hole for dropping a medal smaller than the standard and returning it to the medal payout ball 10a (see FIG. 2), a medal for preventing the medal from passing and returning to the medal payout ball 10a or permitting it. A block solenoid 31 and a medal insertion sensor 22 including a photo sensor for detecting the passed medals one by one are provided. The medal detection signal output from the medal insertion sensor 22 that has detected the medal is sent to the CPU 17a of the main control circuit board 17. When the inserted medal is detected by the medal insertion sensor 22 and falls on the medal hopper 18a and is officially received, the CPU 17a outputs a control signal for incrementing the display count value to the credit indicator 14a. , The credit number data stored in the RAM 17d is increased by one. Usually, a plurality of medals are inserted at a time, and the number of credits is increased to some extent. When the player performs a bet operation by operating the BET operation unit 15, the CPU 17a reduces the credit number data stored in the RAM 17d by the bet number, and the display count value of the credit indicator 14a is set to the bet number. Control to reduce by the minute. Further, the CPU 17a recognizes the winning line IL that has become effective according to the number of bets. Note that if the winning combination is not aligned on the effective winning line IL, no winning is achieved even if the winning combination is aligned on the ineffective winning line IL.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the normal game.
When the start button 6 is operated by the player (S1), the main control circuit board 17 functions as a start command receiving means by the CPU 17a executing a start command receiving program stored in the ROM 17c. A variable display start command from the button 6 is received via the input port 17h. The CPU 17a that has received this variable display start command first starts rotational driving of all the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c via the reel drive motors 28, 29, and 30 (S2). The main control circuit board 17 that has received the variable display start command causes the CPU 17a to execute a prize group lottery program stored in the ROM 17c, thereby selecting any one prize group from among a plurality of prize groups. It functions as a means for performing an internal lottery to determine a winning or no winning selection, and performs an internal lottery (S3). This internal lottery is performed by comparing the random number data sent from the random number generation circuit 17e with a prize group lottery table stored in the ROM 17c. This award group lottery table associates each random number with one of the award groups or a loss. By associating in this way, any prize group is won with a predetermined probability, or a loss occurs with a predetermined probability.

  The rotational positions of the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c that have started rotating are detected by the reel position sensors 25, 26, and 27, respectively. Then, the CPU 17a calculates the rotational speeds of the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c based on the output signals from the reel position sensors 25, 26, and 27. When the rotational speeds of the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c are stabilized, the CPU 17a recognizes the positions of the symbols on the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c based on the output signals from the reel position sensors 25, 26, and 27. be able to. Then, the CPU 17a executes a stop control program stored in the ROM 17c, and based on the lottery result of the internal lottery, the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c are stopped so that a predetermined symbol combination is displayed on the winning line. The stop control is performed (S4). Specifically, when any prize group is won by internal lottery, stop control is performed so that the combination of symbols related to the winning combination corresponding to the winning prize group is stopped and displayed on the winning line IL. On the other hand, in the event that the player loses without selecting any prize group due to the internal lottery, stop control is performed so that combinations of symbols that do not correspond to any prize group are stopped and displayed on the winning line IL.

  In the normal game, an internal lottery is performed using a prize group lottery table corresponding to the normal game. The prize group that can be won in the internal lottery of the regular game includes a cherry award corresponding to a cherry role consisting of “cherry-ANY (regardless of design) -ANY (regardless of design)”, “ANY7 (“ 7 ”). ANY7 award corresponding to the ANY7 role consisting of “7” of multiple colors, “ANY7 (regardless of the color of“ 7 ”) — ANY7 (regardless of the color of“ 7 ”), White 7 award corresponding to white 7 role consisting of “white 7-white 7-white 7”, Blue 7 award corresponding to blue 7 role consisting of “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7”, “green 7- There are medal payout awards such as a green 7 award corresponding to a green 7 role consisting of “green 7-green 7” and a red 7 award corresponding to a red 7 role consisting of “red 7-red 7-red 7”. When any of the medal payout prizes is won by the internal lottery and the corresponding roles are arranged on the payline IL (S5, S6), the CPU 17a wins the medal payout number display 14c of the count display unit 14. The medal payout number corresponding to the prize is displayed. Then, the CPU 17a performs a medal payout process for the number of medals according to the winning prize (S7). Specifically, the CPU 17a performs control to increase the credit number data stored in the RAM 17d by the medal payout number and to increase the medal credit of the credit display 14a by the medal payout number. Note that the number of medals to be paid out is large according to the order in which the prize group is described.

  In this embodiment, the award group that can be won in the internal lottery of the base game includes a step-up prize corresponding to a step-up combination consisting of “step-up-step-up-step-up”. When this step-up prize is won (S8), medals are not paid out, but the next game can be redone under the same medal insertion conditions. When this step-up prize is won, the CPU 17a performs a step count process for incrementing the step count data stored in the RAM 17d by one (S9). Note that there are cases where a step-up combination is arranged on two effective pay lines IL in one game. In this case, the CPU 17a increases the step count data stored in the RAM 17d by two. Further, the CPU 17a performs lighting control of the first to fourth step lamps 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d according to the count value of the step count data. Specifically, when the count value is “1”, only the first step lamp 12a is turned on, and when the count value is “2”, the first step lamp 12a and the second step lamp are turned on. When only the lamp 12b is lit and the count value is “3”, only the first to third step lamps 12a, 12b, and 12c are lit and the count value is “4” or “5”. In this case, all the step lamps 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d are turned on. By such lighting control, the player can grasp which stage the current game step is in.

  Here, in the slot machine 1, when the count value of the step count data stored in the RAM 17d becomes “4” (S10), the normal game shifts to a special game called a free game (S11).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the free game during the free game period.
When this free game is entered, it becomes a free game period in which a total of 10 free games can be performed. When this free game period ends, the normal game is restored. When the count value of the step count data becomes “4”, the CPU 17a sets the remaining game number data stored in the RAM 17d to “10” and sets the display count value to “10” on the bonus count display 14b. A control signal for output is output (S21).

  In the free game, a lottery similar to the internal lottery in the normal game (hereinafter referred to as “reach lottery”) is performed. However, in this reach lottery, a reach lottery table different from the prize group lottery table used in the internal lottery is used. In the present embodiment, a plurality of reach lottery tables are prepared. Specifically, a plurality of reach lottery tables set to the winning probabilities as shown in Table 1 below are prepared. The “white 7 reach award” corresponds to a combination of symbols including two “white 7”. In this embodiment, the special reel has a symbol “special character” on the middle reel 16b, and the “white 7 reach award” corresponds to a white 7 reach combination consisting of “white 7-special character-white 7”. Such a “special character” may not be provided, and a white 7 reach role consisting of “white 7-ANY (design other than“ 7 ”) — white 7” may be used. The “blue 7 reach award”, “green 7 reach award” and “red 7 reach award” are the same as the “white 7 reach award”.

Here, when the slot machine 1 shifts to the free game, as shown in FIG. 10, the CPU 17a executes the character lottery program stored in the ROM 17c, and the above-described “white character”, “blue character”, A character lottery for selecting any one of “green character” and “red character” is performed (S22). Similarly to the internal lottery, the character lottery is performed by comparing the random number data sent from the random number generation circuit 17e with the character lottery table stored in the ROM 17c. In the character lottery table of the present embodiment, the winning probability is set to be lower in the order of “white character”, “blue character”, “green character”, and “red character”.
In addition, after performing the character lottery, the CPU 17a performs control to turn on the character display unit 13 corresponding to the selected character. For example, when “white character” is selected in the character lottery, the white character display portion 13a of the character display portion 13 is controlled to be lit.
In addition, after performing the character lottery, the CPU 17a outputs winning character data indicating the winning character from the data sending circuit 17f. The winning character data is input to the data input circuit 21i on the sub control circuit board 21 and received by the CPU 21a. Receiving this, the CPU 21a reads and executes the effect program from the effect ROM 21c, and causes the effect panel 11 to display an image showing the selected character via the display control circuit 21g.

Hereinafter, a case where “white character” is won in the character lottery will be described as an example. The same applies when a character other than “white character” wins.
When the “white character” is won, the CPU 17a executes the reach lottery program stored in the ROM 17c to function as the first lottery means. First, the first reach lottery table shown in Table 1 is stored in the ROM 17c. Read from. When the player operates the start button 6 (S23), the reels 16a, 16b, and 16c are started to be rotated via the reel drive motors 28, 29, and 30 as in the case of the normal game. At the same time (S24), a winning lottery in which any one of the white 7 reach award, blue 7 reach award, green 7 reach award, and red 7 reach award is selected or a lose that does not select any reach award is performed (S25). ). This reach lottery is performed by comparing the random number data sent from the random number generation circuit 17e with the first reach lottery table.

  In the first reach lottery table, as shown in Table 1 above, the winning probability of the “White 7 Reach Award” is set high, and the “White 7 Reach Award” is easy to win in the above reach lottery. . The CPU 17a functions as a variable display control means by executing a stop control program stored in the ROM 17c, and according to the reach lottery result, the predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line. Stop control of the reels 16a, 16b, 16c is performed (S26). Specifically, when one of the reach prizes is won by the reach lottery, stop control is performed so that the combination of symbols related to the reach combination corresponding to the won reach prize is stopped and displayed on the winning line IL. On the other hand, when the reach lottery is lost without selecting any reach award, stop control is performed so that a combination of symbols that does not correspond to any reach award is stopped and displayed on the winning line IL.

  When one of the reach prizes is won by the reach lottery and the reach combination is arranged on the effective winning line IL, the reach prize related to the reach combination is won (S27). In this case, the slot machine 1 shifts from a free game to another special game called an upgrade game (S28). On the other hand, if the reach prize related to the reach role is lost without winning, the CPU 17a reduces the remaining game number data stored in the RAM 17d by “1” and also changes the display count value of the bonus count display 14b to “1”. ”Is reduced (S29). Then, until the remaining game number data becomes “0”, the player can play a free game (S30).

Next, the upgrade game, which is a characteristic part of the present invention, will be described.
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the flow of the upgrade game. In the following description, it is assumed that “white character” is won in the above-described free game reach lottery, and the white 7 reach combination is aligned on the winning line IL and wins the white 7 reach award. The same applies to characters other than “white character”.

  First, the CPU 17a executes an upgrade game control program stored in the ROM 17c. As a result, the upgrade game is advanced in the slot machine 1. In this upgrade game, the CPU 17a executes the dice lottery program stored in the ROM 17c, thereby functioning as the second lottery means and performs the dice lottery (S41). In this dice lottery, random number data sent from the random number generation circuit 17e is checked against the dice lottery table. This dice lottery table associates symbols drawn on each surface of the dice unit 51 of the dice apparatus 50 shown in FIG. 8B with each random number. In this embodiment, the winning probability of each symbol is set to 1/6. Each symbol in the dice lottery table includes “2” to “6” number symbols corresponding to the number of symbols (variable display range) for advancing the middle reel 16b, and “end” character symbols for ending the upgrade game. It is.

  When the lottery result in the above-mentioned die lottery is obtained, drive control of the dice device 50 is performed (S42). Specifically, the CPU 17a on the main control circuit board 17 outputs lottery result data indicating the lottery result from the data transmission circuit 17f. The lottery result data is input to the data input circuit 21i on the sub control circuit board 21 and received by the CPU 21a. Receiving this, the CPU 21a reads out and executes the drive control program from the control ROM 21i, and first outputs a control signal for driving the dice unit 51 to the dice device 50 via the drive control circuit 21k. Thereby, the dice part 51 rotates and it can perform the effect that the lottery is performed with the real dice for the player. Then, when the predetermined period has elapsed, the CPU 21a can visually recognize the outcome relating to the lottery result data from the dice display window 7 to the dice device 50 via the drive control circuit 21k based on the received lottery result data. A control signal for stopping at the position is output. Thereby, the player can visually recognize the result of the dice lottery through the dice display window 7.

  In the dice lottery, when the symbol of “END” is won (S43), the CPU 17a ends the upgrade game control program and restarts the free game. On the other hand, when the number symbols “2” to “6” are won, the CPU 17a executes the stop control program stored in the ROM 17c. Then, the driving of the middle reel 16b is resumed, and when the symbols on the middle reel 16b are shifted by the number symbols obtained by the lottery result of the die lottery, the middle reel 16b is stopped (S44). At this time, after the driving of the middle reel 16b is resumed, the middle reel 16b may be driven and controlled so as to stop and display on the winning line the symbols shifted by the numbers of the number symbols obtained by the lottery result of the dice lottery. However, the middle reel 16b may be driven so as to be temporarily stopped on the winning line one by one, and the middle reel 16b may be driven and controlled so that the shifted symbol is finally stopped and displayed on the winning line.

  Here, before the dice lottery is performed, the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the winning line is “white 7-special character-white 7”. Therefore, if “White 7” is stopped and displayed on the winning line of the middle reel 16b, the White 7 role is aligned and the White 7 Award is won (S45). If any one of “Blue 7”, “Green 7”, and “Red 7” is stopped on the winning line of the middle reel 16b, the ANY7 role is aligned and the ANY7 award is won (S45). That is, if the number design is won by the above-mentioned dice lottery and the design of the middle reel 16b on the winning line after shifting by the number is “white 7”, the white 7 prize is won, “blue 7”, If it is either “Green 7” or “Red 7”, the ANY 7 award is won. When winning in this way, the CPU 17a performs medal payout processing for the number of medals corresponding to the winning prize, as in the case of the above-described normal game (S46).

  In the present embodiment, the upgrade game is repeated until the middle reel 16b rotates one or more times. That is, the process is repeated until the special character symbol on the winning line of the middle reel 16b passes the winning line once again at the start of the upgrade game (S47). In other words, until either the predetermined end condition that the symbol of “end” is won by the dice lottery or the predetermined end condition that the symbol of the special character passes the winning line after the upgrade game starts is satisfied. The upgrade game is repeated. However, in the present embodiment, when the middle reel 16b has made one full turn from the start of the upgrade game, that is, when the special character symbol is stopped and displayed on the winning line, the upgrade game can be performed again from the beginning ( S48).

  When the predetermined end condition is satisfied and the upgrade game ends and the game returns to the free game, the remaining game count data of the free game holds the state before the transition to the upgrade game. When returning from the upgrade game to the free game, the CPU 17a performs control to reduce the remaining game number data stored in the RAM 17d by “1” and to reduce the display count value of the bonus count display 14b by “1”. (S31). When the remaining game number data becomes “0”, the free game is ended and the normal game is started, and when it is not “0”, the free game is continued (S32). Therefore, the player has a chance to play the upgrade game 10 times at the maximum after the transition from the normal game to the free game.

  When returning from the upgrade game to the free game, the character lottery is performed once again as shown in FIG. 10 (S22). In this character lottery, a lottery is performed among characters excluding the character won in the character lottery performed previously during the same free game period (here, “white character”). In this character lottery, for example, when “blue character” is won, the CPU 17a executes the reach lottery program stored in the ROM 17c and reads the fifth reach lottery table shown in Table 1 from the ROM 17c. The reach lottery is performed using the fifth reach lottery table. Similarly, when “green character” and “red character” are won instead of “blue character”, reach lottery is performed using the sixth reach lottery table and the seventh reach lottery table, respectively. In other words, a reach lottery table is used in which the winning probabilities corresponding to all the characters won by the character lottery performed during the same free game period are all high. Therefore, if the character lottery is performed four or more times during the same free game period, the reach lottery is performed using the 15th reach lottery table having a high winning probability corresponding to all characters.

In the present embodiment, in a state where the white character and the character of the other color are won, “White 7” corresponding to the white character is “7” of the color corresponding to the other character of the winning character. Are treated as For example, in a state where a white character and a blue character are elected, “white 7” corresponding to the white character is also handled as “blue 7”. Therefore, in the state where the white character and the blue character are elected in this way, when the role of blue 7 reach is aligned and the game is shifted to the upgrade game, the symbol “blue 7-white 7-blue 7” is displayed in this upgrade game. When the combination is aligned on the winning line, it is handled as a blue 7 role instead of an ANY 7 role, and the number of medals corresponding to the blue 7 award is paid out. Similarly, when a white character and a blue character are elected and a white 7 reach role is prepared and a transition is made to the upgrade game, the symbol “white 7-blue 7-white 7” is displayed in this upgrade game. Even when the combinations are aligned on the winning line, it is handled as a blue 7 role instead of an ANY 7 role, and the number of medals corresponding to the blue 7 award is paid out.
In addition, when one or more characters other than the white character are won, when the white 7 reach role is aligned and the game is promoted to the upgrade game, when the white 7 role is completed, the white 7 award is won, not the white 7 award. The total number of medals corresponding to prizes of colors corresponding to all characters is paid out. For example, in a state where a blue character and a green character are elected, when a white 7 reach role is aligned and a transition is made to a promotion game, when the white 7 role is aligned, the blue 7 award and the green 7 award instead of the white 7 award The total number of medals corresponding to is paid out.
When a plurality of characters are selected, the light emitting units 102a, 102b, and 102c of the backlight device 102 perform effects such that the colors of the selected characters are alternately emitted.

  Further, in this embodiment, when all the characters are elected, when the white 7 reach combination is transferred to the upgrade game, and when the white 7 combination is completed in the upgrade game, the progressive device 40 performs cumulative addition. The accumulated medals are paid out. Hereinafter, the progressive device 40 will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of the progressive device 40 according to the present embodiment. The progressive device 40, CPU 41, clock generation circuit 42, ROM 43, RAM 44, data transmission / reception circuit 45, and the like are provided. The ROM 43 stores various control programs and outputs them to the CPU 41. The RAM 44 stores accumulated medal number data. The progressive device 40 is connected to the input port 17 h and the output port 17 i of the main control circuit board 17 in the slot machine 1 via the data transmission / reception circuit 45. As a result, the CPU 41 of the progressive device 40 can communicate various data with the CPU 17a on the main control circuit board of the slot machine.

  When the player inserts a medal, the slot machine 1 outputs the medal insertion signal from the output port 17 i of the main control circuit board 17. When the progressive device 40 receives the medal insertion signal by the data transmission / reception circuit 45, the CPU 41 performs a process of adding a part of the reception number of the medal insertion signal to the accumulated medal number data in the RAM 44. Thereby, a part of the medal number inserted by the player is added to the accumulated medal number data. In this embodiment, the initial value of the accumulated medal number data is set to 500, for example, and a part of the medal number inserted by the player is cumulatively added to the initial value. The progressive device 40 is connected to two slot machines 1 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the accumulated medal number data in the RAM 44 is a total of a part of the medal numbers inserted by the player into these two slot machines. As a result, compared to the case where the progressive device 40 is connected to only one slot machine, the number of inserted medals related to the accumulated medal number data is increased, and as a result, the accumulated medal number data can be increased. Of course, three or more slot machines may be connected, or only one slot machine may be connected.

  Further, the CPU 41 of the progressive device 40 periodically outputs the accumulated medal number data in the RAM 44 from the data transmission / reception circuit 45. The slot machine 1 receives this accumulated medal number data at the input port 17h. When this accumulated medal number data is received by the CPU 17a on the main control circuit board 17, the accumulated medal number data is output from the data sending circuit 17f and from the data input circuit 21i on the sub control circuit board 21 to the CPU 21a. Received. Receiving this, the CPU 21a reads out and executes the effect program from the effect ROM 21c, and causes the effect panel 11 to display the accumulated medal number related to the accumulated medal number data via the display control circuit 21g. Thereby, the player can recognize the current cumulative medal number data that is cumulatively added by the progressive device 40.

  In the slot machine 1, when all the characters are elected, the white 7 reach roles are aligned and the game is shifted to the upgrade game. When the white 7 roles are aligned in the upgrade game, the CPU 17 a of the main control circuit board 17 A predetermined effect is performed by the effect panel 11 via the control circuit board 21. Further, the CPU 17a outputs a request signal for requesting the cumulative medal number data to the progressive device 40 from the input port 17h, and receives a response of the cumulative medal number data from the progressive device 40 through the output port 17i. Then, the CPU 17a performs a medal payout process for the accumulated medal number related to the received accumulated medal number data. As a result, the player can receive a large amount of medals. When the progressive device 40 receives the request signal from the slot machine 1, the CPU 41 transmits the accumulated medal number data stored in the RAM 44 to the slot machine 1 as a response, and then sets the accumulated medal number data to the initial value. Reset to.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when any one of the reach prizes is won in the reach lottery performed during the free game of the slot machine 1, the symbol portion that matches the role in the combination of symbols corresponding to the reach prize ( Stop control is performed so that any one of white 7, blue 7, green 7, and red 7) is stopped and displayed on the winning line of the left reel 16a and the right reel 16c. When this symbol portion is stopped and displayed on the winning line, that is, when the reach combination is completed, the dice lottery is performed, and the center reel 16b is controlled so that the combination is aligned or not aligned on the winning line according to the lottery result. . With such a configuration, whether or not the combination is finally arranged on the winning line in the free game is determined by the dice lottery after the reach combination. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the enjoyment of whether or not the role is even when the player is experienced in the slot machine when reaching the reach state.

  In the present embodiment, the slot machine installed in the game center has been described. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to a pachislot machine installed in a pachinko parlor.

The flowchart which shows the flow of the upgrade game which advances with the slot machine in embodiment. The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the slot machine. The schematic block diagram which shows the internal structure of the slot machine. The detailed front view which shows a part of front panel of the slot machine. The disassembled perspective view which shows the reel of the slot machine. The perspective view which looked at the backlight apparatus of the slot machine from the front side of the slot machine 1. FIG. The block diagram which shows a part of electric circuit of the slot machine. (A) is an external appearance perspective view which shows the principal part of the dice apparatus in the slot machine. (B) is a development view of a die portion of the die apparatus. The flowchart which shows the flow of the normal game which advances with the slot machine. The flowchart which shows the flow of the free game during the free game period of the slot machine. The schematic block diagram of the progressive apparatus connected to the slot machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 7 Dice display window 11 Effect panel 12 Game step display part 13 Character display part 16a, 16b, 16c Reel 17 Main control circuit board 21 Sub control circuit board 21k Drive control circuit 40 Progressive apparatus 50 Dice apparatus 51 Dice part 52 Rotation Shaft 53 Rotating shaft support member IL Prize line

Claims (7)

Display means including three or more variable display units for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols;
First lottery means for performing a lottery for selecting a reach award corresponding to a combination of symbols different in only a part of a symbol corresponding to a predetermined prize group or determining a lose where the reach award is not selected When,
A second lottery means for performing a lottery for determining whether or not to align the combination on a winning line extending over the three or more variable display portions;
Variable display control means for controlling variable display of the three or more variable display units,
The variable display control means controls so that, when winning is determined by the first lottery means, a symbol portion corresponding to the combination among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach prize is stopped and displayed on the winning line. And
The second lottery means performs a lottery by the second lottery means when the matching symbol portion is stopped and displayed on the winning line,
The variable display control unit controls a specific variable display unit corresponding to a symbol portion different from the combination in a combination of symbols corresponding to the reach prize according to a lottery result of the second lottery unit. Design matching game machine. In the pattern matching game machine according to claim 1,
The variable display control unit controls the specific variable display unit so that a lost symbol that does not have the combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line when the reach prize is won by the first lottery unit. When the lottery is performed by the second lottery means, after the variable display of the specific variable display section is resumed, the variable display of the specific variable display section is displayed according to the lottery result of the second lottery means. A symbol matching game machine characterized by performing control to stop. Display means including three or more variable display units for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols;
First lottery means for performing a lottery for selecting a reach award corresponding to a combination of symbols different in only a part of a symbol corresponding to a predetermined prize group or determining a lose where the reach award is not selected When,
Second lottery means for determining a variable display range from when the specific variable display unit corresponding to the symbol portion different from the combination among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach prize is restarted after the variable display is restarted; ,
Variable display control means for controlling variable display of the three or more variable display units,
The variable display control means controls so that, when winning is determined by the first lottery means, a symbol portion corresponding to the combination among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach prize is stopped and displayed on the winning line. In addition, after the combination of symbols including the symbol portion corresponding to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line, the variable display of the specific variable display unit is resumed, and the lottery of the second lottery means A symbol matching game machine characterized by performing control to stop variable display of the specific variable display section when variable display is performed for the determined variable display range. In the pattern matching game machine of claim 3,
Until the predetermined end condition is satisfied, the lottery by the second lottery means and the restart and stop control for the specific variable display part by the variable display control means are repeatedly performed. Machine. In the pattern matching game machine according to claim 3 or 4,
A symbol matching game machine, characterized by comprising notifying means for notifying a player of a variable display range determined by lottery of the second lottery means. A program for causing a computer provided in a symbol combination gaming machine having a display means having three or more variable display units to variably display a plurality of types of symbols,
First lottery means for performing a lottery for selecting a reach award corresponding to a combination of symbols different in only a part of a symbol corresponding to a predetermined prize group, or determining a lose where the reach award is not selected ,
A second lottery means for performing a lottery for determining whether or not to align the combination on a winning line extending over the three or more variable display units, and the variable display of the three or more variable display units is controlled; As the variable display control means, the computer is made to function,
The variable display control means performs control so that, when winning is determined by the first lottery means, a symbol portion corresponding to the combination among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach prize is stopped and displayed on the winning line. And
The second lottery means performs a lottery by the second lottery means when the matching symbol portion is stopped and displayed on the winning line,
The variable display control unit controls a specific variable display unit corresponding to a symbol portion different from the combination in a combination of symbols corresponding to the reach prize according to a lottery result of the second lottery unit. A program characterized by that. A program for causing a computer provided in a symbol combination gaming machine having a display means having three or more variable display units to variably display a plurality of types of symbols,
First lottery means for performing a lottery for selecting a reach award corresponding to a combination of symbols different in only a part of a symbol corresponding to a predetermined prize group or determining a lose where the reach award is not selected ,
A second lottery means for determining a variable display range from a restart of variable display to a stop of a specific variable display unit corresponding to a symbol portion different from the combination in a combination of symbols corresponding to the reach prize; And the variable display control means for controlling the variable display of the three or more variable display units, and causing the computer to function.
The variable display control means controls so that, when winning is determined by the first lottery means, a symbol portion corresponding to the combination among the symbol combinations corresponding to the reach prize is stopped and displayed on the winning line. In addition, after the combination of symbols including the symbol portion corresponding to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line, the variable display of the specific variable display unit is resumed, and the lottery of the second lottery means A program for performing control for stopping variable display of the specific variable display section when variable display is performed for the determined variable display range.

Images