JP2005348959A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of realizing the game property of quick tempo in the game machine such as a mah-jongg ball game machine and a poker game machine whose tempo tends to be slow by adopting disappointment patterns in pattern display. <P>SOLUTION: The mah-jongg ball game machine 1 is provided with a plurality of ball entrances 11a, 11b and 11c, etc., and a display device 14 for displaying patterns corresponding to the ball entrances 11a or the like into which the game ball enters, and is constituted such that a game is played so as to establish a winning role for every game by changing the combination of tile patterns on the display device 14. In the mah-jongg ball game machine 1, the ball entrances 11a and 11b are constituted as disappointment pattern ball entrances where the disappointment pattern can be picked up at the time of ball entry. The mah-jongg ball game machine 1 is provided with an automatic tile allotment program P5 as a tile allotment pattern decision means for deciding the prescribed number of the tile patterns to be displayed as allotted tiles at the display device 14 in the form of making patterns contributing to the establishment of the winning role and the disappointment patterns not contributing to it coexist. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine such as a sparrow ball game machine or a poker game machine, and more particularly to a game machine that speeds up game development in one game and improves game playability.

  Conventionally, a predetermined number of entrances with mahjong tiles are provided at the bottom of the game board on which various game parts are arranged, and game medals (hereinafter simply referred to as “medals”) are inserted into the medal slot. After that, for example, when 14 game balls per game are launched on the surface of the game board and each game ball enters one of the entrances, the pattern of the mahjong tile corresponding to the entrance is There is a sparrow ball game machine that functions to be displayed on a display device arranged on a game board surface (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Also, in recent years, when a game medal inserted in the medal slot is detected based on the detection switch, a function of automatically displaying the mahjong tiles in an appropriate combination on the display device (that is, automatic distribution) is provided. A sparrow ball game machine is also known.

  In the above-described conventional sparrow ball game machine, when unnecessary spears (hereinafter also referred to as unnecessary spears) are discarded from the hand spears displayed on the display device, one game ball can be launched again, These discarding operation (discarding operation) and re-launching operation are repeatedly performed within a predetermined number of times, and when a predetermined rising combination is completed, a score is calculated, and a number of game medals corresponding to the score are paid out.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-39623 (see FIGS. 1, 4 and 7)

  By the way, in the conventional sparrow ball game machine as described above, during the progress of one game started by inserting a game medal into the medal insertion slot, there is nothing between the self-operation and the throwing-in operation. There is no time restriction, and therefore the time required from the start to the end of one game tends to vary from game to game. In other words, it takes time to determine whether to refrain from throwing away a game, and it may take more time than necessary for one game. Was desired. Moreover, such a problem was the same also in the poker game machine.

  Therefore, the present invention adopts a ska symbol for symbol display, thereby increasing the game speed of a game machine such as a sparrow ball game machine or a poker game machine, which tends to be generally slow, within an appropriate range, and has a good tempo. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be realized and solves the above-described problems.

The present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 14) is a plurality of entrances (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d...) Arranged on the game board surface (2) corresponding to a plurality of kinds of symbols. And a display device (14) for displaying a symbol corresponding to the entrance (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d...) Into which the game ball has entered, and launching the game ball on the game board surface (2) A gaming machine (1) capable of playing so as to change a combination of candy symbols on the display device (14) by self-operating and throwing away and to establish a winning combination for each game,
Any of the plurality of entrances (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,...) Can enter a ska symbol that does not contribute to the formation of a rising role. And configured as
At the start of one game, a predetermined number of symbols to be displayed on the display device (14) are determined in such a way that symbols contributing to the formation of a rising combination and symbols not contributing can be mixed. Comprising design determining means (P5),
The gaming machine (1) is characterized by the above.

  In the present invention, the phrase “発 明” indicates a mahjong tile in the case of a sparrow ball game machine and a card in the case of a poker game machine. It means a symbol that acts to hinder the formation of a rising combination when it exists in a combination of 牌 symbols or a combination of card symbols.

The present invention according to claim 2 (see, for example, FIG. 1, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6) includes a predetermined number of saddle symbols determined by the catering symbol determining means (P5) and the ska symbol entrance (for example, 11a, When a predetermined number of symbols obtained by entering 11b) includes a symbol pattern, the symbol pattern discard rod operating means (P25) for automatically discarding the symbol symbol is further provided.
The gaming machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is (1).

The present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 11) is configured as a sparrow ball game machine that can be played so as to change the combination of mahjong tiles and establish a winning combination for each game.
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

The present invention according to claim 4 (see, for example, FIG. 12 to FIG. 14) is configured as a poker game machine capable of playing so that a combination of card symbols is changed and a winning combination is established for each game.
There exists in the gaming machine (1) of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

The present invention according to claim 5 (see, for example, FIG. 6, FIG. 9 and FIG. 12), wherein the skirt symbol discarding operation means (P25) determines the number of ska symbols included in the predetermined number of cocoon symbols, Based on the determination result, it is determined whether or not a rising combination is possible,
The gaming machine (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the gaming machine (1) is characterized by that.

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, this is for convenience for making an understanding of invention easy, and has no influence on the structure of a claim. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the layout design determination means does not contribute a predetermined number of the symbols to be displayed as a layout on the display device at the start of one game with the symbols that contribute to the formation of the rising combination. Since it is determined in such a way that it can be mixed with a ska symbol, the ska symbol in the game at the start of one game can be thrown away immediately, and the ska symbol can be operated when the ska symbol that is self-suspected during the game is a ska symbol Can be thrown away immediately, and thereby the gaming speed of gaming machines that tend to be generally slow can be increased within an appropriate range, and a high-tempo gaming can be realized.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the ska symbol discarding operation means automatically discards the ska symbol when the predetermined number of vacancies obtained includes the ska symbol, Good playability can be realized.

  According to the present invention of claim 3, since the gaming machine is configured as a sparrow ball gaming machine, it is possible to provide a speedy game development in which a mahjong tile design is mixed with a ska design.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the gaming machine is configured as a poker game machine, it is possible to provide a speedy game development in which a ska symbol is mixed with a card symbol.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the skirt symbol throwing-off manipulating means determines the number of ska symbols included in the predetermined number of bat symbols, and determines whether or not the rising combination can be established based on the determination result. It is possible to realize quick game development according to a predetermined rule set in the gaming machine.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a sparrow ball gaming machine installed in a playground or the like will be described with reference to FIGS. In this sparrow ball game machine, explanation will be given by taking as an example a sparrow ball game machine that plays a game (game) using 4 kinds of 27 kinds of spears, each with a total of 108 spears.

  The above 27 kinds of kites include, for example, nine types of eggplants from “Ichiban” to “Jiufen”, nine types of tubes from “One cylinder” to “Nine cylinders”, “East”, “South”, “West” “North”, “White”, “發”, “Medium”, and two types (or two of the same type) of ska symbols. In addition, the number 牌 is not limited to the above types, and may be composed of nine types of “Ichijo” to “Jiufen” nine types of lion designs and “Ikko” to “Jukugo” nine types of lion designs. Alternatively, it can also be composed of nine types of tube symbols from “one tube” to “nine tube” and nine types of chord symbols from “one rope” to “nine cord”.

  FIG. 1 is a front view mainly showing a configuration of a game board of a sparrow ball game machine according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the front part of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 is basically a game board surface part 2, an operation panel 3, a game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, an audio. And a speaker 6 that is a sound output device that outputs sound effects (hereinafter referred to as sound), a lamp device 7, and the like.

  In the center of the game board surface portion 2 surrounded by the guide rails 8, a special prize-winning device (hereinafter referred to as an attacker) 9, an attacker operating port 10 through which a game ball can pass above the attacker 9, and an upper portion of the attacker 9 A total of 27 entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,... Are provided on the left and right and below, respectively. The entrances 11a and 11b located on the left and right of the upper part of the attacker 9 are configured as entrances for a ska pattern. In the lower part of the attacker 9, there are sequentially provided "East" entrance 11c, "South" entrance 11d, "First base" entrance 11e,. Further, the game board surface 2 is provided with a sorting device 12 with a lamp, a windmill 13 and the like. In addition, the light-emitting body used for the lamp device 7 and the sorting device 12 with a lamp can use a normal light bulb or LED.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel 3 is provided with a display device 14 including a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 15, and various operation buttons. These various operation buttons include a discard button 16a, 16b,..., 16m having 13 buttons arranged in the horizontal direction, a self-throw button 17, a reach button 18, a selection right shift button 19, a selection left A shift button 20, a self-determination determination button 21, a payout button 22, a game (game) end button 23, a game start button 24, and a REJECT button 25 are included. When the player operates these buttons (presses the switch to turn on), that is, for example, operates the self-determination button 21, a self-determination determination signal is generated, and this signal is controlled by a microcomputer or the like. Input to the board. And the software (program) mounted on the control board executes a process set in advance to advance the game for each input signal.

  Various display units are set on the display surface of the display device 14, and necessary information, images, and effect images are displayed on the display unit as the game progresses. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface, the medal reserve number display unit 26, the remaining game ball number display unit 27, the wind screen display unit 28, the front drum display unit 29, and the back drum display unit 30. Among the special games, among the special games, the big game rising combination display section 32 showing the rising combination that can acquire the right of the big game, and further the chance increase indicating the rising combination that can acquire the right of the chance game A combination display 33 and a throw-in display 34 for displaying a throw-in symbol are provided, and a symbol, effect image, numerical value, and the like are displayed as the game progresses.

  Further, in the lower horizontal direction of the display surface of the display device 14, there are provided a hand display unit 35 for displaying 13 hand symbols, and a self display unit 36 for displaying the self-displayed symbols. It should be noted that button names (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) corresponding to the throwing away buttons 16a, 16b,... Are displayed at the bottom of each symbol displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self display unit 36. ...) is displayed. The displayed mahjong tiles are displayed in color.

  A control board for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 according to the present invention is mounted at a predetermined position inside the sparrow ball game machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the control board includes a main control board Ka, a sub control board Kb, and an image control board Kc. The main control board Ka, the sub control board Kb, and the image control board Kc are input / output for inputting / outputting signals to / from the CPU 40, ROM 41, RAM 42, various sensors, various operation buttons such as the discard button 16a, and the like. The microcomputer is configured with an interface circuit 43 and a communication interface circuit 44 for communicating with the control boards Ka, Kb, and Kc.

  Various software (programs) for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 or displaying information and images on the display unit of the display device 14 is a ROM 41 mounted on each control board Ka, Kb, Kc. Is remembered. Each RAM 42 is used as a storage area and calculation area for reading various data, creating data, calculating, and the like when these programs operate. The main control board Ka and the sub control board Kb, and the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kc are connected by cable lines T1 and T2, respectively, so that data communication can be performed. As the CPU 40, an 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit CPU is adopted corresponding to the processing function of each main control board Ka, sub-control board Kb, and image control board Kc.

  Note that various image data to be displayed on the display device 14 and various audio data to be output from the speaker 6 are stored at a predetermined storage address of the ROM 41 mounted on the sub-control board Kb. The image data includes 25 kinds of spider symbol data, functionally the same two kinds of skirt symbol data, image data displayed as an initial screen when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, and the player Various image data for presentation to be displayed when the rising combination is completed is prepared. In addition, as various kinds of audio data, there are prepared digital data for outputting a sound for assisting the progress of the game to the player or a sound effect for production as the game progresses.

  The ROM 41 mounted on the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the progress of the game of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the main board operation control program P1, the communication control program P2, the medal management program P3, the game ball management program P4, and the automatic distribution program are installed in the ROM 41 of the main control board Ka. P5, a special gamer lottery program P6, a dora lottery program P7 for determining the front and back dora, a winning determination program P8, a self-selection support program P9, and the like.

The main board operation control program P1 is a program that supervises the overall operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1, and mainly performs the following processing.
(1) Initialization processing when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on, for example, an initialization control command when the power is turned on is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb and the sub control board Kb. . Based on this control command, the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kc perform initialization processing when the power is turned on. As a result, the image control board Kc can output an effect image or sound when the power is turned on.
(2) Analyzing signals input from various input / output sensors, and controlling the operation of the sparrow game machine 1 to perform processing corresponding to the signals. For example, when a player launches a game ball, it analyzes the incoming signal from the entrance that entered the ball, and adds the symbol of the kite corresponding to this entrance to the manual data as its own ), Or when the player operates the throwing pad button 16a etc. to perform an operation to cut an unnecessary paddle from the hand pad (discarding padding operation), the signal from which throwing pad button is analyzed. The process of deleting the symbol of the bag corresponding to the discard button from the manual data is performed.
(3) When the automatic arrangement program P5 is activated and 14 manuals at the start of the game are determined, the graphic data of the manuals are stored in the manual storage area as manual data in the RAM 42; Each time the player performs the discard operation or the self-operation in the processing for transmitting the manual data to the sub-control board Kb and the processing in the above (1) and (2), the current manual data, Then, processing for transmitting the symbol data (hereinafter referred to as symbol code) of the bag relating to self-restraint to the sub-control board Kb is performed.

  The communication control program P2 is a program for performing communication with the sub-control board Kb, and data necessary for the control command is transmitted together with a control command in which what processing is performed on the data to be transmitted. When data is transmitted to the image control board Kc, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb.

The medal management program P3 is a program for managing the number of stored medals and paying out the game as the game progresses. The main board operation control program P1 detects a medal insertion signal or the like from the medal insertion slot 15. Sometimes, the following processing is executed.
(A) When a medal insertion signal is detected from the medal insertion slot 15, “1” is added to the medal storage number stored in the RAM 42.
(B) When a signal from the game start button 24 is detected, “1” is subtracted from the number of stored medal.
(C) When a signal from the game end button 23 is detected at the time of going up, the number of medals acquired by the rising combination is added to the number of stored medals stored in the RAM 42.
(D) When a signal of the payout button 22 is detected, a control signal is issued so that medals corresponding to the number of stored coins are paid out to the medal tray 5, and the medal reserve number is set to “1” every time one medal is paid out to the medal tray 5. "Subtract.

The game ball management program P4 is a program that performs the following processing based on the control of the main board operation control program P1.
(A) At the start of the game, the remaining number of game balls stored in the RAM 42 is set to 14.
(B) When an operation signal for the throwing bowl is detected from the throwing bowl button 16a or the like, control is performed to send one gaming ball to a gaming ball launch position (not shown).
(C) When a game ball fired from the game ball launch lever 4 enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,... And the entrance signal is detected, the number of remaining game balls is set to “1”. Subtract and create a symbol code for the bag corresponding to the entrance.

  The automatic catering program P5 uses a predetermined number (14 in this embodiment) of salmon symbols to be displayed on the display device 14 at the start of one game as a symbol that contributes to the formation of a winning combination. The layout design determining means for determining the symbols in such a manner that symbols can be mixed is configured. The automatic catering program P5 is a program for automatically determining 14 symbols of the catering at the start of one game, and using the random number generated by the random number generating means, A process of determining 14 symbols from the mahjong tile used in the machine 1 is performed.

For example, the automatic catering program P5 can determine the symbols of the 14 bags required at the start of the game by performing the following processing.
(A) The spiders used in the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention are 25 kinds of swords and character swords other than the choshi swords, and two kinds of skate designs (the patterns may not necessarily be different), There are a total of 108. Therefore, as shown in Table 1, symbol codes (hexadecimal numbers) are assigned to 27 kinds of spider symbols including ska symbols, and further, 0 to 107 are assigned to a total of 108 symbols composed of 27 types each. A data table in which four numerical values are assigned is registered in the ROM 40 in advance.
(A) The automatic layout program P4 includes, for example, a random number generation program that generates a 5-digit random number. Then, the automatic layout program P4 divides the 5-digit random number generated by the random number generation program by 108 and calculates the remainder. Subsequently, with reference to Table 1, the symbol code of the bag corresponding to the remainder value is obtained from 01H to 1BH and determined as the symbol to which this symbol code is arranged.
(C) The above-mentioned process (a) is carried out 14 times in total, and the 14 symbols required at the start of the game are determined. In addition, it is necessary to add the program which performs a randomization process so that a different random number may be generated each time to the program which generates this 5-digit random number. The 14 symbol codes determined by such processing are stored in the manual storage area of the RAM 42. The 14 pieces of layout data stored in the manual storage area are sorted and stored in ascending order of symbol codes.

  The special game combination lottery program P6 is a program for determining, by lottery, a combination of winning combinations that can acquire a special game right for each game from among predetermined combinations. For example, the winning combination that can acquire the right of the big game is determined by lottery by selecting one of the two rising combinations of “Daisangyuan” and “Nine consecutive treasures”.

  In addition, there are six kinds of uplifting points that can acquire chance game rights, for example, “Ippontsu”, “Seven Pairs”, “Three Darks”, “Peace”, “Ichiguchi”, “Tang Yao” Two types from the rising role are decided by lottery. The method of determining the winning combination that can acquire the special game right by lottery can be determined by generating a random number of a predetermined number of digits by program processing and storing it in the RAM 42, and using this random number. The dora lottery program P7 is a program for determining the front and back dora by lottery in the same manner at the start of the game.

  The winning determination program P8 is a combination of rising combinations in which a hand is set in advance when 14 hands are determined by the automatic layout program P5 described above, and when the player performs his own operation. It is a program for judging whether or not. As the winning combination, the data table shown in Table 2, that is, the rising winning code (the rising winning code is not displayed in Table 2) and the score that the player can obtain for the rising winning combination (Number of acquired medals) is stored in advance in the winning determination program P8 or the ROM 41. If the winning determination program P8 determines that the current winning combination has been completed, the control command for completing the rising combination, the code for the rising combination, the score obtained, etc. A process of transmitting to the image control board Kc via the control board Kb is performed.

  When a signal indicating that a game ball has entered the attacker 9 is input to the attacker 9 in the game that has acquired the special game right, the self-selection selection support program P9 is self-restrained by the screen of the display device 14 and the interactive method. This is a program for supporting the operation of selecting the symbol of the frog to be performed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the programs installed in the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb are the sub board operation control program P21, the communication control program P22, the lamp control program P23, the rising hail determination program P24, and the skirt symbol discarding gutter. The operation program P25 is configured. Further, the above-mentioned rising eye determination program P24 includes a hearing pattern determination program P241, an upward eye type determination program P242, and an upward edge determination extraction program P243.

  The sub board operation control program P21 is a program that decodes various control commands transmitted from the main control board Ka, and controls the execution of the above programs in response to the control commands. The communication control program P22 is a program for receiving data from the main control board Ka and performing communication processing with the image control board Kc. Upon receiving these various control commands and their control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, the image control board Kc displays an effect image and information on the display device 14 by program processing, and further from the speaker 6. Outputs sound and sound effects for production. The lamp control program P23 is a program for controlling the lighting and extinguishing of the lamp device 7 and the sorting device with lamp 12 based on the control command transmitted from the main control board Ka and its control data.

  The rising kit determining program P24 is a game for completing a preset rising combination based on the current thirteen moves transmitted from the main control board Ka after the player performs a throwing kit operation. It is a program to support those who should be self-sufficient. This rising kite determination program P24 determines whether or not there is a kite that can complete the rising combination when the player performs a self-tapping operation on the current thirteen hands and adds one kite. This is a program for performing processing for supporting a bag that should be self-recognized in advance. Then, when the heel to be self-recognized is extracted in order to complete the rising combination, the rising heel determination program P24 performs control to display the design of the heel on the image control board Kc.

  The ska symbol throwing-in operation program P25 is executed by entering a predetermined number of bat symbols (layout symbols) determined by the automatic laying program (laying symbol determining means) P5 and entering the ska symbol entrances 11a and 11b. When the obtained predetermined number of scissors symbols includes a ska symbol, a ska symbol discard spear manipulating means that automatically discards the ska symbols until there is no more ska symbols is configured. While such a ska symbol is present in the hand, the winning determination process by the winning determination program P8 is not performed. In other words, the skirt symbol discarding jar operation program P25 determines the number of skirt symbols included in a predetermined number of bat symbols (14 in this embodiment) (that is, whether or not it has become “0”), and the determination result Based on this, it is determined whether or not a rising combination is possible (step S12 in FIG. 9 described later). Thereby, the quick game development according to the predetermined rule set to the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 can be realized.

  In this embodiment, the sparrow ball game machine 1 includes the automatic catering program P5, and the symbol at the time of the catering or the symbol obtained by entering the ska symbol entrance 11a, 11b includes the ska symbol. However, instead of providing the automatic catering program P5, the player can use the ska symbols displayed on the display device 14 instead. It can also be configured so that it can be thrown away.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 8, the program mounted on the ROM 41 of the image control board Kc will be described. This program includes an image board operation control program P31, an image display program P32, a sound / sound effect output program P41, and the like. The image display program P32 includes a normal game screen display program P321 and a special game screen display program P322. The screen display program P32 and the audio control program P41 are a process for displaying various effect images on the display device 14 based on the control command and control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, and various effects. The process which outputs the audio | voice and sound effect for a speaker from the speaker 6 is performed. The outline of the processing contents of these programs will be described below.

  The image board operation control program P31 is a program that decodes various control commands transmitted from the sub control board Kb and controls the execution of the above programs in response to these control commands. The screen display program P32 is a program for performing processing for displaying an image, numerical information, and the like on the display device 14 based on the control command transmitted from the sub-control board Kb and its control data, and the normal game screen display program P321. And a special game screen display program P322. The normal game screen display program P321 is a variety of effect images displayed on the display device 14 and various types of support for the player when the player is playing a normal game since the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. It is a program which performs the process which displays the image of this. The normal game screen display program P321 further includes an initial effect display program P3211 and a game effect display program P3212 as subprograms.

  The game effect display program P3212 is composed of a program for displaying a screen having contents as shown in FIG. For example, as the game progresses, each time the player performs a throw-in operation, or in the case of a normal game game, the self-control operation by launching a game ball, etc., the main control board Ka passes through the sub-control board Kb. Based on the control command and the control data transmitted in this manner, FIG. 7 shows the current hand symbol, the discard symbol, and the symbol of the kite that has been determined to have been transmitted from the sub-control board Kb. The program is provided with various display means such as a display process, a process of displaying the score obtained when the rising combination is completed, and the like.

  The special game screen display program P322 is a program for performing processing for displaying various effect screens when the player acquires the right of special game. The special game screen display program P322 further includes a right acquisition effect display program P3221 and a self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 for effect display when the player has completed a winning combination that allows the player to acquire special game rights. ing. The self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 is a program that is activated when the player has acquired the right to a special game. The self-candidate candidate design displayed on the display device 14 is selected by the right-selection right shift button 19 or This is a program for supporting the operation of selecting the symbol of the cocoon to be self-contained in an interactive manner while operating the heel selection left shift button 20 to scroll.

  The sound / sound effect output program P41 is for outputting various effect sounds and sound effects from the speaker 6 as the game progresses based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb. It is a program.

  A program for controlling the operation of each of the control boards Ka, Kb, and Kc is developed using an assembler language, C language, Visual Basic language, or the like, and is a machine language program that can be executed by the CPU 40 of each board. The translated program is stored in the ROM 41 of each control board Ka, Kb, Kc.

  Next, an outline of the game procedure of the above-described sparrow ball game machine 1 and the processing of each program associated with this procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart beginning with the label “Ska Symbol 1” in FIG. Note that the subroutine corresponding to the flowchart of FIG.

  One game (game) starts when a player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15, presses the game start button 24, and the automatic layout program P5 distributes 14 hands. Then, one game progresses in accordance with the control of each program that is operated based on input signals and control signals generated from various operation buttons and sensors such as the throw-away buttons 16a,.

  First, when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka initializes the storage area of the RAM 42 of the main control board Ka. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub control board Kb, and the sub control board Kb transmits the initialization control command to the image control board Kc. When receiving the initialization control command, the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kc initialize the storage area of the RAM 42 in the board Kc, and the initial effect display program P3211 mounted on the image control board Kc Processing such as displaying an effect screen when ON, for example, a landscape screen on the display device 14 is performed.

  When the sub control board Kb receives this initialization control command when the power is turned on, the sub board operation control program P21 stores various image data and sound stored in the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb as described above. The sound effect data is transmitted to the image control board Kc, and the image board operation control program P31 of the image control board Kc performs a process of storing the received image and sound / sound effect data in the RAM 42.

  When the player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15, in step S1, the main board operation control program P1 detects the medal insertion signal, and the medal management program P3 performs a process of adding “1” to the medal reserve number. The medal insertion process is executed. Thereafter, in step S2, it is determined whether or not there is a medal credit. As a result, if there is a credit, the process proceeds to step S3, and it is determined whether or not the game start button 24 is pressed and the start switch is turned on.

  As a result, when the start switch is turned on, the main board operation control program P1 detects a game start signal, and a game of one game can be started. That is, an initial setting process necessary for one game (game) to be started is executed (step S4). In this initial setting process, the main board operation control program P1 transmits a game start control command to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. Based on this control command, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc displays an effect image at the start of the game on the display device 14 and outputs sound from the speaker 6 by the sound / sound effect output program P41. In this way, one game of the sparrow ball game machine is started.

  Then, the automatic layout program P5 executes an automatic layout process for distributing 14 hands (step S5). That is, under the control of the main board operation control program P1, the automatic layout program P5 is activated, and the 14 layout patterns (which may include a ska pattern) necessary for starting the game are programmed. Decide automatically. The automatic layout program P5 sequentially stores the 14 symbol codes automatically arranged in the manual storage area of the RAM 42, and then, in a predetermined order, for example, ascending order of the symbol codes, that is, insulator, tube, wind Then, rearrange them in the order of ternary baskets (sort) and store them in the manual storage area. Then, the automatic layout program P5 transmits the 14 distributed symbol codes together with the control command to the sub control board Kb. When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives this distributed symbol code, it stores it in the RAM 42 and transmits these 14 allocated symbol codes to the image control board Kc.

  The sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb uses the disclosed number table to display the number of bags disclosed at the current game place for the 14 game symbols transmitted from the main control board Ka. Process to count. Further, when the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc receives the 14 design codes, the game design display program P3212 displays an image of the design shown in FIG. Processing to display on the display unit 36 is performed. While the 14 automatic arrangements have not been determined, the backside of the cocoon or a non-displayed design is displayed as an initial screen on the manual display unit 35 and the self-displaying unit 36 that displays the self-displayed design. Process to display.

  Subsequently, the special game combination lottery program P6 (which operates when a normal game is being played) and the Dora lottery program P7 are activated, and the winning combination (big The game role) and the chance game right can be acquired (chance game role), and the front and back dramas are determined. Then, each data (coded data) of the big game rising combination and the chance game rising combination, front and back games determined by the processing of these programs P6 and P7 (coded data) is sub-control board Kb To the image control board Kc.

  When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the code of the rising combination that can acquire the big game combination and the chance game combination, and the design code of the front and back dramas, as shown in FIG. A process of displaying the chance game combination on the big game rising combination display unit 32, the chance increase combination display unit 33, and the front drum on the front drum display unit 29 is performed.

  The main board operation control program P1 starts the game on the display device 14 when the control to display the 14 symbols of the game, the big game combination, the chance game combination, the front drama etc. on the display device 14 is completed. Processing to inform the player that the conditions are complete is displayed on the screen or by voice. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 operates the winning determination program P8 to perform a process of determining whether or not the 14 hands that have been automatically arranged have already completed the winning combination. If the winning combination is completed in this determination process, the winning determination program P8 determines the predetermined rising combination and the score (number of acquired medals) that the player can acquire (Table 2). Determine with reference to the data. Subsequently, the winning determination program P8 transmits the winning combination, the score obtained, and the like to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb. When the image control board Kc receives the winning combination and the acquired score, the game effect display program P3212 displays the rising combination, the acquired score, and other effect images on the display device 14 for a predetermined time. Perform the process.

  On the other hand, if the 14 symbols of the automatically arranged baskets are not completed and the winning combination is not completed, the main board operation control program P1 is an operation of throwing away one unnecessary basket from the manuals to the player. A control command for performing screen display for prompting is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. When the image control board Kc receives this control command, the game effect display program P3212 performs a process of displaying a message on the display device 14 for prompting an operation of discarding one unnecessary bag from the table. At this time, the voice / sound effect output program P41 may be operated to perform a process of prompting together with the voice.

  Subsequently, in step S6, it is determined whether or not there is a ska symbol in the hand pallet displayed on the hand pallet display unit 35 or the self-portrait display unit 36 of the display device 14. (Refer to (a)), and in step S8, the automatic layout program P5 automatically discards the skirt symbol and then proceeds to step S9. On the other hand, if there is no skirt symbol, the process proceeds to step S7 (see FIG. 10B).

  In step S7, the player selects a mahjong tile pattern that is unnecessary for completing the rising combination and operates the discard button 16a, etc. to discard it. In other words, the player performs an operation of selecting a discarded basket from the symbols of the basket displayed on the hand basket display unit 35 and the self-displaying unit 36. One of the discard buttons 16a, 16b, 16c,... Or the self-discard button 17 corresponding to the symbol is selected (turned on) to discard this basket. Based on this, the main board operation control program P1 performs a process of deleting 13 symbol codes that have been discarded from the manual memory stored in the manual memory area of the RAM 42, so as to make 13 manuals. .

  Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 performs image control via the sub-control board Kb and the sub-control board Kb together with the control command of the discarded design code and 13 design codes. Processing to transmit to the substrate Kc is performed. When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the symbol code that has been discarded, the symbol code corresponding to the symbol code is displayed on the discard symbol display unit 34, and the symbol codes of the 13 hand rules are displayed. When received, a process of displaying the symbols of the cocoons corresponding to these symbol codes on the hand pallet display unit 35 is performed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the back side of the bag is displayed on the self-displaying portion 36.

  On the other hand, when the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the above 13 hand code symbols, the hearing pattern determination program P241, the rising-knot determination program P242 constituting the rising-hook determination program P24, and the rising By operating the wrinkle determination extraction program P243, as described above, it is determined whether or not there is a wrinkle that should be self-recognized next in order to complete the rising hand for the current 13 hands, and the rising hand is completed. When the cocoon is extracted, the display device 14 is caused to perform processing for displaying the design of the cocoon.

  Subsequently, when the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka finishes the above-described processing related to the player's disposal operation, the game ball management program P4 is activated to bring the game ball to the game ball launch position. Processing to send a ball. Then, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to be able to launch a game ball into the game board surface 2 (step S9).

  When a player fires a game ball and this game ball enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,..., The sensor detects the game ball and generates an entrance signal. Is performed (step S10). That is, the game ball management program P4 decodes the incoming signal and stores the symbol code of the kite (self-sucker) corresponding to the entered entrance into the manual storage area. Subsequently, the winning determination program P8 is operated, and it is determined whether or not the 14 hands have been raised and the combination is completed. Then, when the hand is raised and the winning combination is completed, as described above, it is determined what kind of rising role is set in advance and the score that the player can obtain is obtained. A process of transmitting to the image control board Kc via the control board Kb is performed. On the other hand, when the rising combination has not been completed, as described above, the player performs a discarding operation of throwing out one of the 14 hands that is considered unnecessary.

  Subsequently, in step S11, it is determined whether or not there is a ska symbol on the hand. As a result, if there is a ska symbol, the winning determination process in step S12 is not performed, and the process jumps to step S13. On the other hand, when there is no ska symbol, a winning determination process in step S12 is performed. In this winning determination process, the winning determination program P8 determines whether or not 14 hands have already been raised.

  In step S13, the medal management program P3 determines whether or not the payout button (settlement switch) 22 is turned on. If it is determined that the payout button (checkout switch) 22 is turned on, in step S14, medals corresponding to the number of stored sheets are received in the medal tray 5. A control signal is issued so that the medal payout process is performed to subtract “1” from the number of stored medal each time one medal is paid out to the medal tray 5.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S13 that the payout button (settlement switch) 22 is not turned on, it is determined in step S15 whether there are remaining game balls that can be fired, and if there are remaining game balls (≠ 0). Repeats the processing from step S6. If there is no remaining game ball (= 0), the process proceeds to step S14 to execute the above-described medal payout process.

  By the way, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to launch the game ball into the game board surface 2 to enter the listening state, and the remaining game ball number display unit 27 displays a numerical value of “1” or more. In this case, the player can reach by operating the reach button 18 before performing the operation of throwing away the bag. However, when the listening state is not established, the reach cannot be applied even if the reach button 18 is operated. After operating the reach button 18, one of the discard buttons 16 a, 16 b, 16 c,... Is operated to discard one of the baskets, or the self-discard button 17 is operated. When the self-cutting is performed, the design of the discarded candy is displayed on the discarded candy display unit 34 in the horizontal direction. In addition, the back-draft display unit 30 also displays the back-draft design.

  For the control related to the reach operation, for example, the following processing is performed. First, the main board operation control program P1 detects an operation signal of the reach button 18, and further detects an operation signal from the discard button 16a, 16b, etc., and then performs the current procedure by the listening determination process of the winning determination program P8. When the determination result that the device is in the hearing state is obtained, a control command indicating that the reach has been applied is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. When receiving the control command, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc performs a process of displaying the design of the design code of the throwing trash that is transmitted immediately thereafter on the throwing trash display portion 34 in a horizontal direction.

  In addition, when the game field is in a reach state, the game balls launched by the player do not become a kite that completes the rise of the kite (self-suspecting) corresponding to the symbols entered into the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,. In some cases, the main board control program P1 automatically processes this self-discard as a waste. This eliminates the need for the player to operate the discard button 16a,... After the reach operation.

  Note that the maximum number of points that can be obtained in one game under the control of the winning determination program P8 is, for example, up to 10 points, and an upper limit is set. Further, when two or more types of rising combinations are established at the same time, the score obtained by adding the points given to each of the rising combinations is the score of the game. Similarly, if the handbag contains the same dragon pattern as the front and back dramas, a score is also added to that dorado, for example, one score per dora is added. The One score obtained in the game corresponds to one medal. However, if the total number of points acquired in the game exceeds 10, the total number of medals (scores) that can be acquired is 10.

  Further, the winning determination program P8 is displayed until the game ends, that is, when the game end button 23 is pressed because the remaining number of game balls becomes 0, or when the game start button 24 is pressed. If the predetermined combination of rising combinations shown in FIG. 2 is not completed, the game end control command is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. Then, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc displays “game over” on the display device 14 and notifies the player of the end of the game.

  Even when the combination of rising combinations is completed, if the display of the remaining game ball number display section 27 (the number of remaining balls) is “1” or more, the self-discard button 17 or the discard button 16a. , 16b, 16c,..., A game continuation control command is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb under the control of the main board operation control program P1. Then, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc erases the explanation of the winning combination displayed on the display device 14 and the display of the acquired score so that the game can be continued.

  Further, when the player operates the game end button 23 or the game start button 24 when the rising combination is completed and the explanation of the rising combination is displayed on the display device 14, the main board operation control program P1 inputs this input. The signal type is decoded and the medal management program P3 is operated, the score obtained in this game is added to the medal storage number stored in the RAM 42, and this medal storage number is imaged via the sub-control board Kb. Transmit to the control board Kc. Then, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc displays the medal stored number on the medal stored number display unit 26. When the player operates the game start button 24 after operating the game end button 23, the stored medal insertion operation is automatically performed, and the main board operation control program P1 can perform the next game. In order to obtain a ready state, a control command for initializing the screen display is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb.

  When the winning combination is a rising combination that can acquire the right of the big game which is one of the special games set in advance, the winning determination program P8 confirms that the rising combination that can acquire the right of the big game is completed. The control command shown is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. Then, the right acquisition effect display program P3221 of the image control board Kc alternately displays the explanation of the rising role and the display of establishment of the big game right at predetermined time intervals on the rising eye display unit 31 of the display device 14. Then, processing is performed to inform the player that the right of the big game has been established.

  When the right of the big game is established, as described above, the attacker 9 can be operated for a predetermined number of games, for example, 14 games in the next game including the game. In the present invention, even in a game in which the right of the big game is established, the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb causes the player to perform a throwing operation from the main control board Ka and perform 13 procedures. Each time the symbol code is transmitted, the above-described rising haze determination program P24 is controlled to operate.

  In a game in which the right of a big game is established, when a player launches a game ball, the game ball passes through the attacker operating port 10, and the passage signal is input to the main control board Ka, the main board The operation control program P1 controls the opening of the attacker 9 so that the game ball can easily enter the attacker 9. Each time the player enters one game ball in the attacker 9, the player can arbitrarily select self-restraint by the display device 14 and the interactive method. This self-selection operation can be performed by the processes of the self-selection support program P9 for the main control board Ka and the self-candidate selection support program P3222 for the image control board Kc.

  By the way, in this embodiment, in addition to the entrances 11c, 11d,... Below the attacker 9, the entrances 11a, 11b are provided with the scallops 11a, 11b. However, for example, as shown in FIG. 11 (a), the entrances 11c and 11d below the attacker 9 are not provided without providing the entrances 11a and 11b. ... using only “Ska design” “Ska design” “Ska design” “One-nine to nine-nine” “Ska design” “One-nine to nine-cylinder” “Ska design” “Suka design” “Suka design” It can also be configured as a ball opening. In this case, the total number of entrances can be 25, that is, only the entrances 11c, 11d... Below the attacker 9, and the configuration of the sparrow ball game machine 1 can be simplified.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), using only the entrances 11 c, 11 d... Below the attacker 9, the “ska symbol”, “ska symbol”, “Ikko”, “ska symbol”, “first to ninth” It is configured as the entrance for the heel, ska symbol, east, south, west, north, white, shark, middle, ska symbol, kujo, ska symbol, and ska symbol. You can also. Also in this case, the effect of simplifying the configuration of the sparrow ball game machine 1 can be obtained by setting the total number of entrances to 25, which are only the entrances 11c, 11d... Below the attacker 9.

  In this embodiment, no matter what kind of spear is thrown away in the middle of the game due to the throwing spear operation, if it becomes impossible to complete the rising combination due to the remaining number of game balls, forced game The game can be forcibly ended by using the end function.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the automatic layout program P5 as the layout design determination means has a predetermined number (14 in the present embodiment) to be displayed as a layout on the display device 14 at the start of one game. ) Is determined in such a way that a symbol that contributes to the formation of a rising role can be mixed with a symbol that does not contribute, so that the symbol in the layout at the start of one game can be thrown away immediately. If the habit symbol that was refrained during the game is a ska symbol, the ska symbol can be thrown away immediately. As a result, the game speed of the sparrow ball game machine 1 that tends to be generally slowed can be increased within an appropriate range, and a game with good tempo can be realized.

  In addition, since the ska symbol throwing-in operation program P25 as the skirt symbol throwing-out operation means automatically discards the ska symbol when the predetermined number of obtained symbols includes the ska symbol, the tempo is further increased. It is possible to achieve a good gameplay. Furthermore, since the gaming machine is configured as the sparrow ball gaming machine 1, it is possible to provide a speedy game development in which a mahjong tile design is mixed with a ska design.

  Next, as another embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention, an example in which the present invention is applied to a poker game machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The poker game machine according to the present embodiment basically adopts substantially the same configuration as the above-described sparrow ball game machine 1, and the game board surface 2 does not have the skate pattern entrances 11 a and 11 b in particular. The 18 entrances 11c, 11d,... Below the attacker 9 are used and, as shown in FIGS. “Ska design” “Spa design 7 to 13 (King)” “Ska design” “Ska design” “Suka design” “Ska design” “Heart 1 (ace) to 6” “Ska design” As the entrance to “Heart 7 to 13 (King)”, “Ska design” and “Ska design”, “Ska design” “Ska design” “Diamond 1 (ace) to 6” “Ska design” To 13 (King) ”,“ Ska design ”and“ Ska design ” Or “Ska Symbol” “Club 1 (Ace) to 6” “Ska Symbol” “Club 7 to 13 (King)” “Ska Symbol” “Ska Symbol” .

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration in which a ska symbol and one type of card symbol are arranged at the entrances 11c, 11d, but, for example, a ska symbol and a plurality of types of card symbols are arranged at the entrances 11c, 11d,. For example, you can complete a rising role consisting of multiple types of card designs, such as drawing a spade with the first game ball that was launched, drawing a heart with the second ball, and drawing a diamond with the third ball. You can also

  In this embodiment, when the ska symbol is a common symbol, the number of symbols displayed is 14 symbols. Therefore, when 10 ska symbols are displayed as in the example shown in FIG. In the example, a straight flash) can be completed, but a rule is set so that a rising combination cannot be completed when at least 10 ska symbols are not displayed. That is, in the present embodiment, the skirt symbol discarding jar operation program P25 determines the number of ska symbols included in a predetermined number of bat symbols (that is, whether or not it is “10”), and based on the determination result It is determined whether or not the rising combination can be established (step S32 in FIG. 12 described later). Thereby, quick game development according to a predetermined rule set in the poker game machine can be realized.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart that starts with the label “Ska Symbol 2” for explaining the operation of the poker game machine. Step S6 of the flowchart of FIG. 9 for explaining the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 and Only steps S26 and S31 corresponding to step S11 are different, and steps S21 to S25, steps S27 to S30, and S32 to S35 corresponding to steps S1 to S5, steps S7 to 10 and S12 to S15 in FIG. 9 are the same. It is.

  That is, in the poker game machine of the present embodiment, in step S26, it is determined whether or not there are 10 or more ska symbols in the handbook displayed on the display device 14, and if there are 10 or more ska symbols. In step S28, the automatic layout program P5 automatically discards the skirt symbol and then proceeds to step S29. In step S31, it is determined whether or not there are 10 ska symbols in the hand.

  If the number of ska symbols is increased and 25 entrances 11c, 11d,... Are used, a poker game machine using the existing sparrow ball game machine 1 can be realized. . Further, if the 16 entrances 11c, 11d,... Are used, it is possible to realize a poker game machine shared with an arrange ball machine (not shown).

  According to the above-described poker game machine, it is possible to achieve substantially the same operational effects as the above-described embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the sparrow ball game machine 1, and the gaming machine is configured as a poker game machine. It is possible to provide speedy game development in which card designs are mixed with ska symbols.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the sparrow ball game machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of the operation panel shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control board for controlling operation | movement of this sparrow ball game machine. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the main control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the sub control board | substrate shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which displayed the design of the wrinkle which should be suppressed by the process of a rising wrinkle determination program. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the image control board shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows a hand-claw, (a) is a front view which shows the hand-claw in a ska symbol mixed state, (b) is a front view which shows the hand-claw in the state where a ska symbol is not mixed. It is a figure which shows typically the structure in the case of providing 25 entrances, The figure (a), (b) shows another example of arrangement | positioning, respectively. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the effect | action in another embodiment to which this invention is applied. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of the entrance in another embodiment, The figure (a) is an example using the card design of a spade, The figure (b) is an example using the card design of a heart, FIG. 2C shows an example using a diamond card design, and FIG. 2D shows an example using a club card design. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the rising combination in a poker game machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Sparrow ball game machine (game machine)
2 ... Game board surface 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d ... Entrance slot 14 ... Display device P5 ... Automatic layout program (layout design determination means)
P25 ... Ska design discarding sardine operation program

Claims (5)

A plurality of entrances arranged corresponding to a plurality of types of symbols on the game board surface, and a display device for displaying a design corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball has entered, and the game ball on the game board surface A game machine that can be played so as to establish a winning combination for each game by changing the combination of the symbols on the display device by launching and self-operating and throwing away
Any one of the plurality of entrances is configured as a scat design entrance that can restrain itself when entering the ska design that does not contribute to the establishment of the rising role, and
A layout design determining means for determining a predetermined number of symbols to be displayed on the display device as a layout at the start of one game in such a way that a symbol contributing to the formation of a winning combination and a symbol not contributing can be mixed. Comprising
A gaming machine characterized by that. When a predetermined number of leopard symbols determined by the layout symbol determining means and a predetermined number of leap symbols obtained by entering the ska symbol entrance, the ska symbol is automatically displayed. And further comprising a skirt design discarding means for performing the discarding operation.
The gaming machine according to claim 1. It is configured as a sparrow ball game machine that can be played so as to change the combination of mahjong tiles and establish a winning combination for each game.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. It is configured as a poker game machine that can be played so as to change the combination of card symbols and establish a winning combination for each game.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The skirt symbol discarding operation means determines the number of skirt symbols included in the predetermined number of bat symbols, and determines whether or not a rising combination is established based on the determination result.
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that:

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