JP2005334549A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine that improves the interesting property of a game. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine delays the stop of pattern variation within a range predetermined by a reel driving control section 164 to the stop operation by a player, performs a slide control function to aid the stop operation of the player. When a game is performed under CT, the performance of the slide control function is inhibited by a game condition control section 160, and CT ending conditions are selectively set from among a plurality of kinds of ending conditions previously set by the ending conditions setting section 160B. The CT is finished by a game execution control section 160A by a game execution control section 160A when the conditions set are satisfied. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine that uses medals, coins, game balls and the like as game media.

  Conventionally, in game machines, particularly pachislot machines, a predetermined number of game media are inserted and a start lever is operated to execute a winning lottery for the game, and a plurality of symbols are displayed on the peripheral surface. In addition, when a plurality of rows (generally, three rows) of symbol variation reels (display devices) rotate, so-called symbol variation display is started.

  The symbol variable reels that have started to rotate by the operation of the start lever described above are stopped almost at the time that the player intends, by the player operating the stop buttons provided correspondingly.

  Here, when the start lever is operated, the internal lottery is executed and the winning / losing is determined, and the player performs the stop operation of each symbol variable reel by the stop button and wins the internal lottery. When the symbols corresponding to the winning are complete, the prize is won and the rights are exercised.

  Further, when the result of the internal lottery is off, the symbol variation reel is stopped by performing so-called slip control so as not to display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination.

  Even if the result of the internal lottery is a win, if the symbol variable reel is not stopped and displayed with the symbol corresponding to the winning combination, no winning is made and the above right is not exercised.

  There are a small bonus and a big bonus, and for the exercise of the right for winning the small bonus, a predetermined game medium payout is executed. In addition, the small role includes replay (replay), and at the time of replay, it is considered that a payout equivalent to the game medium thrown in for the game is made, and a new game medium is thrown in. Without replay rights.

  On the other hand, exercising the right of winning a major role is called a so-called bonus game (there is a regular bonus and a big bonus) from the normal gaming state after a predetermined game medium payout is executed for that role. , Transition to a predetermined number of special gaming states. Among the bonus games, the regular bonus, which is the first major player, is a gaming state in which the winning probability of a small role (including replay symbols) is dramatically increased a predetermined number of times, and the player can play many game media in a short period of time. Can be earned. In addition, in the big bonus that is the second major player, the special bonus is configured by combining the regular bonus multiple times (usually up to 3 times) during the small role acquisition game multiple times (usually up to 30 times). The player can acquire a larger amount of game media than the regular bonus.

  In other words, when the number of regular bonus executions reaches the upper limit number (3 times), the big bonus game ends even if the small role acquisition game number does not reach the upper limit number (30 times).

  On the other hand, the normal gaming state is disadvantageous for the player, and in terms of the payout ratio, the amount of medals used for the game is larger than the amount of medals obtained by the game, so it has an advantage over the technical intervention of the player over multiple games. There has been proposed a gaming machine having a function of giving a privilege of giving a bonus.

  Also, as this kind of privilege, AT (Assist Time) that announces that you have won the small role prize, can be stopped at the time that the player intends without slip control when the reel stops Challenge time (registered trademark), so-called CT (Challenge Time), RT (Replay Time) in which replays are continuously established, and the like.

  Conventionally, it has been proposed that when the BB is established during the AT state, the AT state is interrupted, and when the number of games in the AT state reaches a certain number of times, the AT state is terminated (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

In addition, as a condition for ending execution of a game that grants a privilege, it is applied that at least one of reaching the predetermined upper limit number of times of execution of the game and internal establishment of a major player (BB / RB, etc.) is satisfied It is common to do.
JP 2002-172205 A

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, a game that gives the same privilege is ended by a single end condition, and the content of the privilege is also one, so the game to which the privilege is given becomes monotonous for the player. There was a problem that.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by giving superiority or inferiority to the technical intervention role, it is possible to make the superiority of the technical intervention of the player remarkable and enhance the game preference. The purpose is to provide a machine.

  The invention according to claim 1 has a display means capable of displaying a symbol, and can be played when a game medium is inserted, and at least a small role lottery, a big role lottery, and a player based on a player starting start operation The technical intervention lottery to give an advantage to the technical intervention of the start and change of the symbol, by the symbol arrangement to stop based on the stop operation of the player, to notify the winning / losing of the lottery, A game machine that enables a game corresponding to an internal winning combination when a lottery is won internally for any of the above combinations and stops in a symbol arrangement corresponding to the combination, and the player stops In the case of executing a game under the technical intervention role, and a symbol stop assisting means for executing a slip control function for delaying the symbol variation stop within a predetermined range with respect to the operation and assisting the player's stop operation , The symbol stop assistant Slip control prohibiting means for prohibiting execution of the slip control function by the means, end condition setting means for selectively setting the end condition of the technical intervention role from a plurality of preset end conditions, and the end condition setting And a termination control means for terminating the technical intervention combination when the termination condition set by the means is satisfied.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided display means capable of displaying a symbol, the game can be performed upon receiving the game medium, and at least the small role lottery, the big role lottery, and the game based on the start operation of the player Perform a technical intervention role lottery to give superiority to the technical intervention of the person and start the change of the symbol, by the symbol arrangement to stop based on the stop operation of the player, to notify the winning / losing of the lottery, When the lottery wins the winning combination internally and stops at the symbol arrangement corresponding to the winning combination, when the game corresponding to the winning combination is enabled, the symbol stop assisting means When a slip control function that delays symbol variation stop within a predetermined range and assists the player's stop operation is executed with respect to the player's stop operation, and the game is executed under the technical intervention role, Design stop Execution of slip control function by auxiliary means is prohibited by the slip control inhibition means.

  Here, in the present invention, the termination condition setting unit selectively sets the termination condition of the technical intervention role from a plurality of preset termination conditions, and sets the termination condition set by the termination condition setting unit. When satisfied, the technical intervention role is terminated by the termination control means.

  That is, since it is possible to execute multiple types of technical intervention roles that can perform symbol variation stop faithfully to the player's stop operation, it is possible to prevent the game from becoming monotonous, Can be increased.

  In addition, since different termination conditions are selected according to the technical intervention role and the technical intervention role is executed, the player predicts which termination condition is applied, not just playing the technical intervention role game. Therefore, the game does not become monotonous, and the game preference can be improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the termination condition is determined based on reaching a predetermined upper limit number of times that a winning combination whose winning probability is drastically improved during a game of the technical intervention role, At least one of reaching the predetermined upper limit of the number of acquired game media in the game and reaching the predetermined upper limit of the number of games of the technical intervention role, and the upper limits different from each other for each type of the technical intervention role The value or the upper limit number is set in advance.

  Thereby, game preference can be improved, without making a game monotonous. In addition, when a plurality of end conditions are applied, it is possible to suppress useless investment of a beginning player until the number of acquired game media reaches a predetermined upper limit, and after obtaining a sufficient number of acquired game media It is possible to relieve the mental and physical pain caused by the unnecessary use of the player who is deliberately stopped by the deviated design.

  As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that the superiority of the technical intervention of the player becomes remarkable and the game preference can be enhanced by giving superiority or inferiority to the technical intervention role.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachi-slot machine 300 includes a main body 302 and an operation / decoration portion 303 as an opening / closing cover provided on the front surface of the main body 302.

  The operation / decoration unit 303 can be classified into a decoration unit 304, an operation unit 306, and a payout unit 310 from the top.

  The decoration unit 304 has a display panel unit 312 on which a printed picture or character is transmitted and illuminated by turning on a backlight unit (not shown). In addition, as a part of the decoration part 304, a three-dimensional electric decoration part 304A surrounding the decoration part 304 in an arch shape is also provided.

  The display panel unit 312 of the decoration unit 304 includes a liquid crystal display device 313 for displaying a moving image for presentation and a display window 314 for displaying a rotating display symbol. The display window 314 includes a transparent region that is integrally formed with the display panel unit 312.

  Inside the display window 314, there is disposed a symbol variation portion 316 configured with three spinning reels 350A, 350B, and 350C as main portions.

  Also, at the bottom of the display window 314, a 7-segment display 315A for displaying the number of paid-out medals as game media of the pachislot machine 300, a display for setting the remaining number of jack games and the game state (six levels), etc. A section 315B and a 7 segment display section 315C for displaying the number of credits are provided.

  The operation unit 306 has an upper portion protruding forward, a medal insertion unit 320 is provided at the right end of the upper surface (table 306A) of the protruding portion, and a cancel button 355, one sheet in order from the upper left end. A bet (insertion) button 352A and a maximum bet (maximum input) button 352B are provided. Further, a credit refund button 103, a start lever 354, stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, and the like are provided in this order from the front left end of the protruding portion.

  The payout unit 310 includes a medal discharge port 326 and a tray 328 that receives a medal discharged from the medal discharge port 326.

  By rotating the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, the symbols can be seen sequentially from the display window 314, and the symbols that are stopped in the central row of the display windows 314 are the basic stop symbol lines (effective lines). It becomes. This basic stop symbol is for when one medal is bet (inserted), and up to three medals can be bet in a single game. In this case, stop along the top and bottom lines. The symbols that are stopped and the symbols that are stopped on the two diagonal lines are sequentially adopted as combination stop symbol lines (effective lines) according to the number of medals invested.

  The stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are provided below the symbol changing unit 316 and correspond to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. That is, the rotation of the corresponding reels 350A, 350B, and 350C can be stopped by operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the player.

  Further, by operating (tilting) the start lever 354 provided on the left side of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, the reels 350A, 350B, 350C start to rotate. This rotation is normally such that the three reels 350A, 350B, 350C start rotating simultaneously.

  Further, the operation timing by the start lever 354 is an internal lottery timing which will be described later, and winning (winning) / defeat is determined by operating the start lever 354.

  FIG. 2 shows a control block diagram for controlling the operation of the pachislot machine 300.

  The control system of the pachislot machine 300 is configured with the main control unit 100 as a center, and the main control unit 100 includes stop buttons corresponding to the medal detection unit 102, the start lever 354, and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. 356A, 356B, 356C, the MAX bet button 352B, the single bet button 352A, the cancel button 355, and the medals stored (credited) in the gaming machine are returned when the game is stopped. Refund button 103 (hereinafter referred to as an operation input system in general) is connected.

  In the main control unit 100, the operations of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C and the like are controlled in accordance with inputs from the respective operation input systems. In other words, the left (L), middle (C), and right (R) reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are connected to the main control unit 100, and the left, middle, and right reels 350A are respectively connected to the main control unit 100. , 350B, 350C are connected.

  The main control unit 100 is connected to a display control unit 108 and a lamp control unit 110. The display control unit 108 includes a display device including the 7-segment display unit 315A, the display unit 315B, and the 7-segment display unit 315C described above. The display of the group 317 is controlled, and the display of a liquid crystal display device (LCD) 313 provided for production is controlled. The lamp control unit 110 controls lighting of the lamp 112 and the like built in the lighting unit 304A. Further, the main control unit 100 is connected to a sound control unit 114 to control sound (sound effect) output from the speakers 305L and 305R.

  In addition, a payout control unit 150 is connected to the main control unit 100, and by controlling the payout device 152, medals are paid out toward a tray 328 from a hopper (not shown) provided inside the device. ing.

  In the present embodiment, the display control unit 108, the lamp control unit 110, and the audio control unit 114 have been described separately from the main control unit 100. However, all functions may be mounted on the main control unit 100. The display control unit 108, the lamp control unit 110, and the sound control unit 114 may be combined to form a sub control unit.

  Further, in the pachislot machine 300, the main control unit 100 performs an internal lottery to determine whether a major role, a small role, a technical intervention role, etc. are won at the operation timing of the start lever 354, and the lottery is won (winning). In this case, when the flag is established and the winning symbols are aligned by the stop operation by the subsequent stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, the player can acquire the number of medals according to each symbol, and the player according to the aligned symbols. It becomes a game state advantageous to.

  Here, there are big bonuses (hereinafter referred to as “BB” as appropriate), regular bonuses (hereinafter referred to as “RB” as appropriate) and single bonuses (hereinafter referred to as “SB” as appropriate). The degree of advantage for the player is different. A game corresponding to RB (hereinafter referred to as “RB game” as appropriate) is composed of a game corresponding to a plurality of SBs (hereinafter referred to as “SB game” as appropriate), and a game corresponding to BB (hereinafter referred to as “ The “BB game” includes a plurality of RB games in the gaming state. Therefore, as a matter of course, the RB game is more advantageous to the player than the SB game, and the BB game is more advantageous to the player than the RB game.

  In addition, the technical intervening role is to execute a game that gives a privilege to give the player technical advantage over a plurality of games until the predetermined end condition is satisfied after winning by the internal lottery. .

  Further, when the main control unit 100 stops the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C based on the stop operation by the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the main control unit 100 performs slip control of a predetermined number of frames according to the result of the internal lottery. It is supposed to run.

  That is, when the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C is operated at the stop timing of the symbol that stops only in the case of winning when the internal lottery is off, the stop position is shifted in order to intentionally avoid the stop at this symbol. (Kicking off) and controlling to stop at the off symbol arrangement.

  On the other hand, when the internal lottery is won, even if the winning symbol does not stop at the stop timing operated by the player, if the winning symbol is within the predetermined number of symbols, the stop position is set so that the winning symbol is intentionally stopped. Shifting (pull-in) control is performed.

  By kicking and pulling in the player, the result of the lottery and the result of the game can be made uniform, and even if the stop operation timing is slightly shifted, it is possible to align the winning symbols. Is prevented as much as possible.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing a control system for normal game control in the main control unit 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The main control unit 100 includes a lottery unit 154, and a start lever 354 is connected to the lottery unit 154. The lottery unit 154 executes an internal lottery triggered by the operation of the start lever 354 after a predetermined number of medals have been inserted (bets).

  The lottery unit 154 acquires a numerical value from the hardware random number counter when the start lever 354 is operated, and sends the acquired random number value to the symbol determining unit 158 of the winning combination via the table selecting unit 156.

  The table selection unit 156 stores a table in which information indicating a role / symbol corresponding to a random value that can be acquired by lottery is stored for each gaming state of the pachislot machine 300.

  The gaming state includes, for example, normal game, technical intervention role game, BB internal selection, RB internal selection, SB internal selection, BB operation normal game, BB internal operation RB internal selection, RB game, Examples include SB games.

  The table selection unit 156 obtains information indicating the current gaming state from the gaming state control unit 160, and selects a table for determining the combination / design from the table provided for each gaming state. Based on the table selected by the table selection unit 156, the winning combination / symbol determination unit 158 determines the winning combination (small role (including replay), major role (SB, RB, BB)) and winning symbol, It is sent to the gaming state control unit 160.

  Connected to the game state control unit 160 is a game program memory 162 in which data indicating various programs corresponding to the game state of the pachislot machine 300 is stored. The game state control unit 160 controls the game state by appropriately reading and executing game program data corresponding to the game state from the game program memory 162.

  The game program memory 162 stores data indicating a normal game program, data indicating a technical intervention role game program, and data indicating a major role game program. For example, in the case of a normal game state, the game program memory 162, the normal game program data is read out. In the case of the technical intervention role game state, the technical intervention role game program data is read. In the case of the big role game state, the internal winning state of BB, RB, SB, BB, RB, In accordance with each game state of SB, the big game game data is read out, and processing is executed based on the respective program data.

  Further, a flag management control unit 166 is connected to the gaming state control unit 160, and a small role flag memory 168, a technical intervention role flag memory 169, and a big role flag memory 170 are connected to the flag management unit 166. . The flag management control unit 166 manages establishment / non-establishment of a flag corresponding to the internal winning combination based on information from the winning combination / symbol determining unit 158 during normal game control in the gaming state control unit 160.

  In other words, if the information from the winning combination / symbol determining unit 158 indicates that the winning combination is a small combination, the small combination flag memory 168 indicates that the winning combination is a technical intervention combination. If it is, the state of the flag is stored in the technical intervention combination flag memory 169, and if it indicates that the winning combination is a big role, the big role flag memory 170 is stored. In general, the state of the flag in the small role flag memory 168 disappears in one game (the flag is not established), and the state of the flag in the large role flag memory 170 is displayed when each reel 350A, 350B, 350C is stopped. By displaying the big game symbol in a predetermined state on the window 314, the big game is maintained until the big game is established. The state of the flag in the technical intervention combination flag memory 169 is maintained until a predetermined end condition corresponding to the technical intervention combination is satisfied.

  Further, the main control unit 100 is configured to include a reel drive control unit 164. Based on the start operation of the start lever 354, after a lapse of 4.1 seconds from the end of the previous game, the reel motor 106A, The rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is started by driving the 106B and 106C.

  Further, the reel drive control unit 164 performs stop control for stopping the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C based on the operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C.

  Here, the reel driving control unit 164 is connected to the above-described small combination flag memory 168, the technical intervention combination flag memory 169, and the large combination flag memory 170. The states of the flags stored in the small role flag memory 168, the technical intervention role flag memory 169, and the big role flag memory 170 are based on the operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the reel drive control unit 164. It is applied as a slip control parameter for pull-in or kick-off.

  Position detection sensors 172A, 172B, and 172C are attached to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively, and the stop positions of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are recognized by the reel drive control unit 164, and the slip control is performed. In addition, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are stopped, and the symbol arrangement on the stopped reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is sent to the gaming state control unit 160.

  Based on the symbol arrangement of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have been stopped, the gaming state control unit 160 confirms whether or not the winning combination has been established. If the replay is instructed, the replay control is executed. If it is a major player, the payout control unit 150 is instructed to execute a predetermined payout, and then the major player game program is read from the game program memory 162.

  The big bonus program stores a single bonus game program, a regular bonus game program, and a big bonus game program separately, and is selectively read based on the elected big bonus.

  In the regular bonus program, a maximum of 12 games (maximum number of games) can be executed in the state that the lottery probability of the small role is higher than the lottery probability during the normal game as the right exercise. The regular bonus game ends when the player wins a maximum of 8 times (maximum number of wins) during any of these 12 games.

  On the other hand, in the big bonus program, a regular bonus game can be executed as an exercise of the right, and the big bonus game ends when the number of executions of the regular bonus game reaches a preset upper limit number.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the above-mentioned technical intervention role is superior to the technical intervention of the player by controlling the reel so that it can be stopped at the time intended by the player without performing slip control when the reel is stopped. SCT (Challenge Time) in which the winning probability of SCT (Single Challenge Time) for giving a privilege to give a tremendous increase is configured.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming state control unit 160 can execute two CTs (CT1 and CT2) having different end conditions.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game state control unit 160 is provided with an end condition setting unit 160B, which is connected to the game execution control unit 160A. In the end condition setting unit 160B, an end condition is selected according to the CT type input from the game execution control unit 160A, and set in the game execution control unit 160A. Thereby, in game execution control part 160A, it controls to run the game which gives the above-mentioned privilege based on the set end conditions.

  In the game execution control unit 160A, when the winning combination based on the information input from the winning combination / symbol determining unit 158 is CT, the type of the CT is input to the end condition setting unit 160B.

  FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram relating to the setting of the CT end condition according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the end condition setting unit 160B includes an end condition selection unit 12, an acquisition status management unit 14, and an end condition memory 16.

  An end condition memory 16 is connected to the end condition selection unit 12 so that data can be read from the end condition memory 16. An end condition preset for each CT type is stored in the end condition memory 16, and the end condition selection unit 12 reads and selects the preset end condition according to the CT type. Further, the end condition selected by the end condition selecting unit 12 is output to the game execution control unit 160A.

  In the present embodiment, it is applied that the acquired number P of players in the CT game has reached a predetermined upper limit M as an end condition, and the end condition memory 16 includes CT1 and CT2. Different upper limit values M1 and M2 are stored.

  The acquisition status management unit 14 includes a game history storage unit 18 and an acquired number deriving unit 20 for storing a game history in the CT game as CT history data.

  The game history storage unit 18 stores, as CT history data, the number of acquired medals corresponding to one game of the CT game for each game, and every time one game included in the CT game is completed. The game execution control unit 160A inputs the result of the game and the CT history data is updated. Note that the storage state of the CT history data is reset every time CT ends. Further, when a small role or the like is won during CT, the number of acquired medals may be stored and added to the acquired number P.

  The acquired number deriving unit 20 derives the total number of acquired medals stored as CT history data in the game history storage unit 18 as the acquired number P, and outputs the derived acquired number P to the game execution control unit 160A. In the present embodiment, the derivation of the acquired number P by the acquired number derivation unit 20 is performed every time the CT history data is updated.

  On the other hand, the game execution control unit 160A is configured to include the CT end determination unit 22 as shown in the figure, and the upper limit value M1 or M2 input to the game execution control unit 160A as the end condition is the CT end. It is input to the determination unit 22 and is set as a termination condition for the CT to be executed this time.

  Similarly, the acquired number P input from the acquisition status management unit 14 to the game execution control unit 160A is also input to the CT end determination unit 22, and the CT end determination unit 22 By comparing P with a preset upper limit value M1 or M2, it is determined whether or not the CT end condition is satisfied.

  In the game execution control unit 160A, when the CT end determination unit 22 determines that the CT end condition is satisfied, the game execution control unit 160A controls to end the CT game.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below.
(Normal game flow)
In the state where the medal is credited (or the medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 320), the betting of the medal is completed by the operation of the single bet button 352A or the maximum bet button 352B, or the medal insertion unit When a bet is completed by inserting a medal from 320, the start lever 354 can be operated. When the start lever 354 is operated, a winning / losing lottery is performed simultaneously with this operation, and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start rotating under the control of the reel drive control unit 164.

  The result of the lottery is transmitted from the winning combination / symbol determination unit 158 to the gaming state control unit 160. The gaming state control unit 160 stores the flag in the small role flag memory 168 when the result of the lottery is unsuccessful, replaying, or small role, and stores it in the technical intervention role flag memory 169 when the result is the technical intervention role. The flag is stored, and in the case of SB, RB, and BB, the flag is stored in the big game flag memory 170.

  Thereafter, when the player operates the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the stop operation stops the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, but the small role flag memory 168, the technical intervention role flag memory 169, and the big role flag memory In accordance with the state of the flag stored in 170, stop control of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is executed so that the corresponding symbol is drawn into a predetermined position taking into account the slip control or kicked off from the predetermined position. . That is, when the flag is established, the winning symbol can be stopped at an accurate eye-pressing timing. Further, a slight shift in the stop operation timing is corrected by slip control. On the other hand, when the flag is not established, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are caused to slip even if they are pushed, so that they do not stop at the winning symbol.

  Next, when all the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are stopped, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is hit.

  If it is determined that the player is a major player in this determination, the bonus game control of a big bonus (BB) or regular bonus (RB) is executed according to the stop pattern (exercise of rights). Then, predetermined payout control preset for the small combination is executed.

  In addition, when CT is won by internal lottery, a game is executed that gives a privilege that gives superiority to the technical intervention of the player. It should be noted that the conditions for ending the game by CT are that the major player has been elected by internal lottery, that the number of games played by CT has been executed a predetermined number of times L, and the number of acquired P (total number of acquired medals) in the CT game is It is at least one of reaching the predetermined upper limit value M.

  By the way, in the pachislot machine 300 according to the present embodiment, two CT games with different end conditions are executed.

  FIG. 5 shows a flowchart showing the flow of the game state control process in the game state control unit 160. Hereinafter, the gaming state control process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, only the processing particularly related to the present invention is shown in the gaming state control processing.

  First, in step 200, input of information indicating the winning combination is waited, and in the next step 202, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is CT. If the determination is negative, the process moves to step 204, a game corresponding to the lottery result is executed, and then the process returns to step 200 again.

  On the other hand, if the winning combination is CT1 or CT2, step 202 is affirmative and the routine proceeds to step 206. In step 206, it is determined whether or not the winning CT is CT1, and if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 208, and a game in which slip control is canceled as a CT game game is executed once. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 210.

  At this time, the gaming state control processing unit 160 executes selection and setting of the upper limit value M1 according to CT1. In addition, every time the game of the CT game ends, the CT history data is updated and stored, and the acquired number P is derived.

  Then, in step 210, it is determined whether or not the derived acquired number P exceeds the preset upper limit value M1, and if the determination is affirmative, the process returns to step 208 again to continue the CT game. .

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 210 is negative, it is determined that the CT game is to be ended, and the process returns to step 200 again to execute the next game.

  On the other hand, if the selected CT is CT2, step 206 is negative and the process proceeds to step 212, and a game in which slip control is released is executed once as a CT game, and then the process proceeds to step 214. .

  At this time, in the gaming state control processing unit 160, selection and setting of the upper limit value M2 according to CT2 is executed, and every time the game of the CT game is finished, the CT history data is updated and stored, and the acquired number P Is derived.

  In step 214, it is determined whether or not the acquired number P exceeds the upper limit value M2. If the determination is affirmative, the process returns to step 212 to continue the CT game.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 214 is negative, it is determined that the CT game is to be ended, and the process returns to step 200 again to execute the next game.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the display unit 314 capable of displaying a symbol is provided, and a game can be received upon insertion of a medal, based on a start start operation of the start lever 354 of the player. In accordance with a symbol arrangement that performs at least a small role lottery, a major role lottery and a technical intervention role lottery that gives an advantage to a player's technical intervention and starts changing the symbol, and stops based on the stop operation of the player, When the winning / losing of the lottery is notified, and when the lottery is won internally for any of the winning combinations, and the symbol arrangement corresponding to the winning combination is stopped, a game corresponding to the winning combination is enabled. At this time, a slip control function for delaying the symbol variation stop within a predetermined range by the reel drive control unit 164 with respect to the stop operation of the player and assisting the stop operation of the player is executed. When a game is executed under the role, the gaming state control unit 160 prohibits the execution of the slip control function, and the end condition of the technical intervention role is determined by a plurality of types of end conditions set in advance by the end condition setting unit 160B. Since the technical intervention combination is terminated when the set completion condition is satisfied by the game execution control unit 160A, the game preference can be improved.

  In addition, since different termination conditions are selected according to the type of CT and the CT is executed, the player not only performs the CT game but also predicts which termination condition is applied and plays the game. As a result, the game is not monotonous and the game preference can be improved.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, it is assumed that the end condition is that the number P of acquired games in the game of the technical intervention role has reached a predetermined upper limit value M, and the technical intervention role has different upper limit values. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game from becoming monotonous.

  In the present embodiment, the end condition setting unit 160B has set the upper limit value M of the acquired number P as the end condition, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, with respect to the stop operation by the player's stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the reel drive control that delays the symbol variation stop within a predetermined range and executes the slip control function that assists the player's stop operation. A portion 164, and the winning probability of the small role that gives the right to perform the symbol variation stop faithfully to the stop operation of the player by prohibiting the execution of the slip control function by the reel drive control unit 164. The CT is dramatically improved, and the termination condition is that the number of SCTs whose winning probability has been dramatically improved during a CT game has reached a predetermined upper limit, and the plurality of CTs are the upper limit The number of times can be different from each other. This can prevent the game from becoming monotonous. Moreover, you may make it set the upper limit frequency | count of the game frequency after CT wins.

  In these cases, the end condition memory 16 stores in advance a different upper limit number for each CT type, and the end condition selection unit 12 selects and sets the upper limit number corresponding to the selected CT type. It will be. Further, it is necessary to grasp the number of CT games by providing a deriving unit for deriving the number of CT games instead of the acquisition status management unit 14.

  Further, FIG. 6 shows a flowchart showing the flow of the game state control process when the upper limit number N of the number of games L since the CT is won is set as the end condition. In the figure, the same processing as the gaming state control processing in the above embodiment is denoted by the same reference numeral and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in the figure, when the CT type is CT1, the process proceeds to step 208 to perform a CT game, and then proceeds to step 250, where the number of games L is smaller than the upper limit number N1. It is determined whether or not the end condition is not satisfied by determining whether or not. If the determination is affirmative, the process returns to step 208 again. If the determination is negative, the CT game is terminated and the process returns to step 200 again.

  On the other hand, if the CT type is CT2, the process proceeds to step 212 to perform a CT game, and then proceeds to step 252 to determine whether or not the number of games L is smaller than the upper limit number N2. Thus, it is determined whether or not the termination condition is satisfied. If the determination is affirmative, the process returns to step 212 again. If the determination is negative, the CT game is terminated and the process returns to step 200 again.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a description has been given of a mode in which only one CT game end condition is set in the end condition setting unit 160B, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of end conditions are set. You can also. In this case, different end conditions or end condition parameters (upper limit value, upper limit number, etc.) are set for each type of CT.

  In this case, since it is assumed that at least one of the plurality of conditions is satisfied as the end condition, it is possible to suppress useless investment of the beginning player until the number of acquired game media reaches a predetermined upper limit value, It is possible to relieve mental and physical distress caused by a wasteful eye-catching to stop the player by deliberately losing a symbol after obtaining a sufficient number of acquired game media.

  In the present embodiment, the acquisition situation management unit 14 is described as being included in the privilege granting condition setting unit 160B. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be included in the game execution control unit 160A. It may be provided independently.

  In the present embodiment, a description has been given of a mode in which a plurality of types of CT with only different end conditions being executable, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the contents of the game are different. A plurality of types of CT may be executable.

  That is, as the SCT, only the slip control function of a specific reel may be prohibited, the target reels for which the slip control function is prohibited may be made different, and the number of slips may be made different for the reels that execute the slip control function. Also good. Further, the winning probabilities of SCT may be varied. Thereby, it can prevent that the game of CT becomes monotonous and can improve game preference.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where either CT1 or CT2 wins by internal lottery has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and when CT is won by internal lottery, a separate CT May be determined by lottery, or two types of CT winning symbols may be prepared, and the type of CT corresponding to the stop symbol may be executed.

It is a perspective view of the pachi-slot machine concerning an embodiment. It is an operation control block diagram of a pachi-slot machine according to an embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed functionally the control system mainly having the normal game in the main control part. It is a functional block diagram regarding the setting of the CT end condition of the pachislot machine according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game state control process which concerns on embodiment, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game state control process which concerns on another form, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention.

Explanation of symbols

12 End condition selection unit 14 Acquisition status management unit 16 End condition memory 18 Game history storage unit 20 Acquired number derivation unit 100 Main control unit 160 Game state control unit (slip control prohibition means)
160A Game execution control unit (end control means)
160B End condition setting unit (end condition setting means)
162 Game program memory 164 Reel drive controller (design stop assisting means)
300 Pachi-slot machine 313 LCD
314 Display window 352A Single bet button 352B Max bet button 354 Start lever 350A, 350B, 350C Reel 356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (2)

It has display means that can display symbols, and it becomes possible to play when a game medium is inserted, and at least the small role lottery, the big role lottery, and the technical intervention of the player are given an advantage based on the start operation of the player A lottery of technical intervention is performed and the symbol starts to change, and the symbol arrangement that stops based on the stop operation of the player notifies the winning / losing of the lottery. A gaming machine that enables a game corresponding to the internal winning combination when winning and stopping at the symbol arrangement corresponding to the corresponding combination,
Symbol stop assisting means for executing a slip control function for delaying symbol variation stop within a predetermined range and assisting the player's stop operation with respect to the player's stop operation;
When executing a game under the technical intervention role, slip control prohibiting means for prohibiting execution of the slip control function by the symbol stop assisting means,
An end condition setting means for selectively setting the end condition of the technical intervention role from a plurality of preset end conditions;
Termination control means for terminating the technical intervention role when the termination condition set by the termination condition setting means is satisfied;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The end condition is determined by reaching a predetermined upper limit number of times that a winning combination whose winning probability is dramatically improved during a game of the technical intervention role, and a predetermined number of game media acquired in the game of the technical intervention role At least one of reaching the upper limit and reaching the predetermined upper limit of the number of games of the technical intervention role,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper limit value or the upper limit number of times different from each other is set in advance for each type of the technical intervention combination.

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