JP2006051106A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of easily notifying a continuous prize winning count in a predetermined role to a player while suppressing reduction of the concentration power to a game. <P>SOLUTION: In a so called stock machine not only storing big roles won by inside lottery in series, but also making the big roles stored in the case of executing RT games of a preset count possible to be won, the stored big roles can be won regardless of an executing count of the RT games as bonus, the continuous prize winning count into replay is notified varying lines showing replay patterns according to the continuous prize winning count in the replay, when continuously winning the replay four times. <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 internal lottery is executed at the time of operating the start lever 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.

  In addition, there are a small role and a big role in the role, and the big role allows a plurality of games with a high probability of winning the small role.

  In game machines, there are generally multiple types of roles, and the symbols depending on the type differ depending on the model, so if you win a predetermined role, you will be notified by the lighting status of the lamp and the sound output Some models do.

Conventionally, when the combination of symbols displayed on the display window is a combination of symbols corresponding to the replay role, it has been proposed to notify the player that the player has won a replay and that the next game is a replay game by lighting the lamp. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-11149 A

  By the way, in recent years, in a so-called stock machine that does not make it possible to win immediately when a major player is won by internal lottery, but a predetermined condition is satisfied, It has been proposed that, when a predetermined number of consecutive wins are made, as a privilege, it is possible to win a major player stocked regardless of the predetermined conditions.

  In this case, it is possible to notify the player that a privilege is given by winning a prize for the small role by notifying the winning of a small role determined in advance using the above-described conventional technique.

  However, according to the above-described conventional technique, although it is easy for an engineer to recognize a small role winning state, there is a problem that the number of consecutive winnings of a small role cannot be grasped.

  In other words, if the player can only count the current number of consecutive winnings and cannot accurately grasp the number of consecutive winnings by mistake or forgetting, he will miss the benefit of consecutive winnings that will allow the player to win the stock. It may end up.

  Here, it is possible to notify the number of consecutive winnings separately by voice, or by displaying the number of times on a liquid crystal display, a 7-segment display, etc., but the voice may vary depending on the number of times. There is also a high possibility that it cannot be heard, and the display of the number of times by a liquid crystal display or the like cannot be visually recognized unless the line of sight is diverted from the reel, and there is a problem that concentration on the game is reduced.

  There are also game-specific models in which a specific winning combination is continuously won and a gaming operation according to the number of winnings changes the degree of privilege. Unless a gaming operation is performed, the maximum reward reward cannot be received, resulting in unfairness among players.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a gaming machine capable of notifying a player of the number of consecutive winnings for a predetermined role while preventing a decrease in concentration on the game. Is the purpose.

  The invention according to claim 1 has display means capable of displaying a plurality of symbol variation sequences in which a plurality of symbols are arranged, and performs a lottery drawing based on a player's starting operation and the plurality of symbol variation sequences. Are changed independently, and based on the subsequent stop operation for each symbol variation sequence, the variation of the corresponding symbol variation sequence is stopped and stopped on the display means, and one symbol variation sequence is displayed from each symbol variation sequence. A gaming machine that notifies the result of the lottery by a symbol that is stopped and displayed on an active line that is set in advance so as to select a stopped symbol, and the symbol corresponding to the winning combination of the winning lottery is arranged on the effective line A determination means for determining that the winning combination is determined, a predetermined winning combination holding means for intentionally avoiding the winning of the predetermined winning combination and holding internally when the winning combination of the combination lottery is a predetermined combination; The first predetermined number of times set A holding release means for releasing the holding of the predetermined winning combination by enabling the winning of the predetermined winning combination held internally when the technique is executed, and the first predetermined number of games set in advance During the execution of the bonus, the bonus execution means for releasing the holding of the predetermined winning combination regardless of the number of executions of the game as a bonus when winning a predetermined holding cancellation combination for a second predetermined number of times And, when the holding release combination is won by the lottery during the first predetermined number of games set in advance, when the change of each symbol row stops, the continuous winning combination of the holding release combination It is characterized by comprising stop control means for stopping and displaying a symbol corresponding to the holding release combination on the effective line which varies depending on the number of times.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided display means capable of displaying a plurality of symbol variation sequences in which a plurality of symbols are arranged, and a lottery drawing is performed based on a player's starting operation and the plurality of symbol variations are performed. Each column is changed independently, and the corresponding change in the symbol variation sequence is stopped based on the subsequent stop operation for each symbol variation column, and stopped on the display means. When notifying the result of the winning lottery with the symbol stopped and displayed on the active line set in advance so as to select the stopping symbol, it is determined when the symbols corresponding to the winning combination of the winning lottery are aligned on the effective line The means is determined to be a prize.

  In addition, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the winning combination of the combination lottery is a predetermined combination, the predetermined winning combination holds the predetermined winning combination by intentionally avoiding winning of the predetermined winning combination. When the first predetermined number of games which are held internally by the means and executed in advance are executed, the predetermined winning combination held is released by allowing the predetermined winning combination held internally to be awarded. In addition, when the first predetermined number of games set in advance is being executed and the determination means determines that the predetermined holding winning combination has been determined in succession for the second predetermined number of times. As described above, the privilege execution means releases the holding of the predetermined winning combination regardless of the number of times the game is executed.

  That is, in a so-called stock machine in which a winning combination obtained by lottery is sequentially held and a stored winning combination can be won when a predetermined first predetermined number of games are executed, the second predetermined number of consecutive times Then, when winning a preset holding release combination, as a privilege, even if the number of game executions has not reached the first predetermined number, the stored predetermined winning combination can be won. . For this reason, it is important for the player to know the number of consecutive winnings.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the holding release combination is won by the combination lottery during the execution of the first predetermined number of games set in advance, the variation of each symbol row is changed. At the time of stopping, a symbol corresponding to the holding release combination is displayed in a stopped manner on the active line that differs depending on the number of consecutive winnings of the holding cancellation combination.

  That is, the effective line on which the symbol corresponding to the holding release combination is stopped and displayed changes depending on the number of consecutive winnings, and the player can grasp the number of consecutive winnings without looking away from the display means. In addition, since the effective line is widely known to the player, the number of consecutive winnings can be notified while improving the game preference.

  This makes it possible to easily notify the player of the number of consecutive winnings for a predetermined combination while preventing a decrease in concentration on the game.

  In addition, since the privilege of canceling the holding of the predetermined winning combination is not received regardless of the number of times the game is executed unless the second predetermined number of times is continuously won, the second predetermined number of times is: It is preferable to set it smaller than the first predetermined number of times.

  Further, according to the present invention, as in the invention described in claim 2, the first predetermined number of times is set by a lottery, and the second predetermined number of times can be set to a fixed value of 2 or more. The present invention can also be applied to a model in which one predetermined number of times is changed.

  For example, when any one of 1 to 1192 is set as the first predetermined number by lottery and the second predetermined number is fixed at 4, the first predetermined number is 1 to 1 that is equal to or less than the second predetermined number. If 4 is set by the lottery, the consecutive winning of the holding release combination cannot be a special case as a special case, but 5 to 1192 larger than the second predetermined number is set by the number lottery as the first predetermined number. In the case of being released, the holding release by continuous winning in the holding releasing combination is a privilege.

  The number lottery for setting the first predetermined number of times may be performed in a numerical range larger than the second predetermined number of times. In this case, the second predetermined number of times is always greater than the first predetermined number of times. Therefore, it becomes a privilege to cancel the holding by consecutive winning of the holding releasing combination.

  As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that it is possible to easily notify the player of the number of consecutive winnings in a predetermined combination while preventing a decrease in concentration on the game.

  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 decoration lamp 304A is also provided in the left-right direction above the decoration part 304. In addition, speakers 305R and 305L are provided in the vicinity of the decorative lamp 304 for reproducing production sound and the like.

  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 upper portion of the operation unit 306 projects forward, and a medal insertion unit 320 is provided at the right end of the upper surface (table 306A) of the projecting portion, and credits are paid out in order from the left end of the upper surface. An adjustment button 103, a single bet (insertion) button 352A, and a maximum bet (maximum input) button 352B are provided. Further, 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.

  The three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are rotated so that the symbols can be sequentially seen from the display window 314. Among the symbols that can be seen from the display window 314 when the rotation is stopped, the center of the symbols arranged in the middle line. 5 lines: a line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the upper row, a line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the lower row, and two lines connecting the centers of the symbols arranged on the two diagonal lines. The combination of symbols stopped on the active line indicates the game result.

  Which of the five lines is the effective line depends on the number of medals invested, and when one medal is bet, the line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the middle row is the effective line. If three medals are bet, all lines are valid lines.

  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 the winning (winning) / off is determined by the operation of the start lever 354.

  FIG. 2 schematically 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 the center, and the main control unit 100 identifies medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 320, and the number and types of medals inserted (incorrect or And a stop button 356A, 356B, 356C, a MAX bet button 352B, and a single bet button 352A corresponding to the start lever 354 and the above-described reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively. In addition, a settlement button 103 for returning a medal stored (credited) inside the gaming machine when the game is stopped is connected via a sensor (not shown) that detects an operation state.

  The main control unit 100 also includes a main control circuit 110 including a CPU. The main control circuit 110 mainly includes a RAM 128 that temporarily stores game progress and the like, and various programs. A stored ROM 130 is connected, and a clock pulse generation circuit 124 that generates a clock pulse that is a reference for the operation of the main control circuit 110 is connected via a frequency divider 126.

  In addition, a random number generator 120 and a random number sampling circuit 122 are connected to the main control circuit 110. The main control circuit 110 controls the random number generator 120 in synchronization with the clock pulse input through the frequency divider 126 to sequentially generate random numbers, and the random number sampling circuit 122 generates the random numbers. Get random numbers and sample them.

  In the pachislot machine 300, an internal lottery is performed by the main control unit 100 to determine whether a major role or a small role is won at the operation timing of the start lever 354. In the main control circuit 110, the start lever 354 is operated. Then, the random number sampling circuit 122 is instructed to acquire, sample, and output a random number, thereby deriving a lottery result according to the random number input from the random number sampling circuit 122.

  If the internal lottery is a win (combination), the player can win the number of medals according to each symbol when the winning symbols are obtained by the stop operation by the subsequent stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C. The gaming state is advantageous to the player according to the symbol.

  Here, there are small roles and big roles as roles. Among these, the major players include a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB” as appropriate) and a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB” as appropriate), and the degree of advantage to the player differs in the game corresponding to each. A game corresponding to RB (hereinafter referred to as “RB game” as appropriate) is composed of a plurality of small role games, and a game corresponding to BB (hereinafter referred to as “BB game” as appropriate) is in the gaming state. The game is configured to include a plurality of RB games. Therefore, as a matter of course, the RB game is more advantageous to the player than the small role game, and the BB game is more advantageous to the player than the RB game.

  In addition, a motor drive circuit 132 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the motor drive circuit 132 includes left (L), middle (C), and right (R) reel motors 106A, 106B, Each of the left, middle, and right reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is connected via 106C.

  Further, a reel position detection circuit 134 for detecting the rotational positions of the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is connected to the main controller 100. In the main controller 100, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are connected. The position of can be grasped at any time.

  Further, in the pachislot machine 300, the symbol variation by the symbol variation unit 316 is started at the operation timing by the start lever 354. When the start lever 354 is operated, the main control unit 100 operates the motor drive circuit 132. The reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are respectively started to rotate, and the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are rotated, and the three stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are operated on the basis of the subsequent operations. The rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is stopped.

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

  In other words, when the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C is operated at the stop timing at which the symbol that stops only on the winning line is stopped on the active line when the internal lottery is off, intentionally avoiding the stop at this symbol Therefore, control is performed so that the stop position is shifted (kicked off) and stopped at the off symbol arrangement.

  Also, 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 winning symbol is intentionally stopped on the active line. Performs control to shift (pull in) the stop position.

  By kicking and pulling in the above, it is possible to make the internal lottery result and the game result uniform, and even if the stop operation timing is slightly shifted, it is possible to align the winning symbols, It prevents people from being lost.

  The main control unit 100 is connected to a hopper drive circuit 136 for operating a hopper 138 provided inside the pachislot machine 300. The hopper 138 stores medals, and the main control unit 100 pays out medals from the hopper 138 via the hopper drive circuit 136 in accordance with the stop pattern specified by the output from the reel position detection circuit 134. Executed.

  Further, a medal detection sensor 140 that detects medals paid out from the hopper 138 is disposed in the vicinity of the hopper 138 and is connected to the main control unit 100 via a payout completion signal circuit 142. The payout completion signal circuit 142 determines whether or not the payout is completed based on the detection signal from the medal detection sensor 140, and generates a payout completion signal when it is determined that the payout is completed. Is input.

  When the payout completion signal is input from the payout completion signal circuit 142, the main control unit 100 ends the medal payout by the hopper 138 via the hopper driving circuit 136.

  Further, a display lamp drive circuit 144 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the 7-segment display unit 315A, the display unit 315B, the 7-segment display unit 315C, and the activation line described above are connected via the display lamp drive circuit 144. The display lamp 146 is controlled to be turned on and off.

  On the other hand, a sub-control unit 150 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the main control unit 100 inputs a command signal indicating a control state at any time to the sub-control unit 150. In the present embodiment, as communication between the main control unit 100 and the sub control unit 150, only one-way communication from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 150 is executed, and the sub control unit 150 performs main communication. Communication with the control unit 100 cannot be performed at all.

  A liquid crystal control circuit 152 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and the liquid crystal control circuit 152 controls a display state of a liquid crystal display device (LCD) 313 provided for production.

  In addition, a lamp driving circuit 156 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and the light emission of the lamp 112, the backlight 158, and the like built in the decorative lamp 304A is controlled via the lamp driving circuit 156.

  Further, a speaker drive circuit 154 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and controls the sound (sound effect) output from the speakers 305L and 305R.

  The sub-control unit 150 executes notification effects by the LCD 313, the speakers 305L and 305R, the backlight 158, the lamp 112 built in the decoration lamp 304A, and the like according to the control state of the pachislot machine 300 of the main control unit 100.

  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 180, and an operation signal indicating that the start lever 354 has been operated is input to the lottery unit 180. The lottery unit 180 executes an internal lottery with the operation of the start lever 354 after a predetermined number of medals have been inserted (bets) as a trigger.

  The lottery unit 180 acquires a random value in synchronization with the operation of the start lever 354, and sends the random value to the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 via the table selection unit 182.

  The table selection unit 182 stores a table in which information indicating roles / designs corresponding to numerical values that can be acquired by the lottery unit 180 is stored for each gaming state of the pachislot machine 300. Note that the gaming state of the pachislot machine 300 includes, for example, normal game, during BB internal winning, during RB internal winning, normal game during BB operation, during RB internal winning during BB operation, RB game, and the like.

  In the table selection unit 182, information indicating the current gaming state is obtained from the gaming state control unit 186, and a table for determining a role / symbol is selected from the table provided for each gaming state. Based on the table selected by the table selection unit 182, the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 determines and determines the winning combination (small role (including replay), major role (RB, BB)) and winning symbol. The winning combination and the winning symbol are input to the gaming state control unit 186.

  The gaming state control unit 186 is connected to a gaming program memory 188 in which data indicating various programs corresponding to the gaming state of the pachislot machine 300 is stored. The game state control unit 186 mainly controls the game state by reading and executing game program data corresponding to the game state from the game program memory 188 as appropriate by the game execution control unit 186A.

  The game program memory 188 stores data indicating a normal game program and data indicating a major game program. For example, in the normal game state, the normal game program data is read from the game program memory 188. In the case of the big game state, the big game program data is read according to the internal winning state of BB and RB and the respective game states of BB and RB, and processing is executed based on each program data.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 100 is configured to include a reel drive control unit 194. 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 motor drive unit 132 is provided. Then, the reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are driven to start rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C.

  Further, the reel drive control unit 194 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.

  Position detection sensors 198A, 198B, and 198C are attached to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively, and are connected to the reel drive control unit 194 via the reel position detection circuit 134. The reel drive control unit 194 recognizes the respective rotation positions of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, stops the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C in consideration of the slip control, and stops the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have stopped. The symbol array is sent to the gaming state control unit 186.

  Based on the symbol arrangement of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have been stopped, the gaming state control unit 186 confirms whether or not a winning combination has been won. If the winning combination is made, a predetermined payout is made and the winning combination is replayed. If so, the replay control is executed, and if it is a major player, the major player game program is read from the game program memory 188 and executed by the game execution control unit 186A.

  It should be noted that the regular bonus game program and the big bonus game program are separately stored in the major player program, and are selectively read based on the elected major player.

  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 eight times (maximum number of winnings) during any of these 12 games.

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

  In addition, a flag memory 192 is connected to the gaming state control unit 186 via the flag management control unit 190, and the internal winning state of the combination corresponding to the winning result of the internal lottery described above is changed. Is managed by.

  Each flag is established by winning by internal lottery. Generally, the state of the small role flag disappears in one game (the flag is not established), but the state of the flag of the major role is thereafter set to each reel 350A, 350B, 350C. Is stopped and displayed on the display window 314 in a predetermined arrangement, and is maintained until winning the winning role.

  Note that the flag memory 192 is connected to the reel drive control unit 194 described above, and the state of the flag stored in the flag memory 192 is based on the operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the reel drive control unit 194. This is applied as a parameter for pull-in or kick-out slip control during stop control.

  Here, in the pachislot machine 300 according to the present embodiment, a replay time (RT) in which a specific small role (replay) is won with a high probability in a general game inside a big role (in the state where the big role is won internally). Is set for a predetermined period, and in the RT setting general game inside the big game, the reel drive control unit 194 described later performs stop control so that the big game cannot win. On the other hand, in the case of an RT non-set general game in the inside of the main character (a state in which the RT has been completed), stop control that allows the main character to win is executed.

  Also, in this embodiment, when a replay is won in the RT setting general game inside the big game, a stop control that can win a replay and a stop control that cannot win a replay are selected with a predetermined selection probability. I am trying to do it. As a result, replay is won with high probability in internal winning, but the probability of actually winning the replay is the same as when RT is not set.

  In addition, whether or not to control the replay won in the RT setting general game inside the main character so as to be able to win is appropriately set according to the game characteristics and the payout rate, but even if the replay is won In general, stop control is executed so as not to win a prize so that the player does not know whether RT is in progress.

  In other words, the pachislot machine 300 according to the present embodiment does not immediately allow winning to the major player elected by the internal lottery, but does not allow the major player to win until the predetermined condition is satisfied. It is configured as a so-called stock machine that stores different major players in the game one after another while differently playing the major players.

  For this reason, the flag memory 192 stores the number of major players who have won internally as stock information in different areas for each BB and RB. In the flag management control unit 190, when winning a major role (RB, BB) by internal lottery, the number of winning major roles is added, and when winning a major role according to the gaming state, Stock information is updated and stored in a timely manner so that the number is reduced by one, and the type of major player to be released next is selected based on the stock information.

  Also, the pachislot machine 300 according to the present embodiment applies the RT game execution of the number of times determined by the lottery as a predetermined condition for enabling the winning role by the internal lottery. Until he finishes, he wo n’t be able to win a major role.

  Therefore, in the game state control unit 186, the RT setting unit 186B connected to the game execution control unit 186A selects and sets the number of executions of the RT game (1 to 1192 times) by lottery.

  On the other hand, in the pachislot machine 300, even during the execution of the RT game of the number of times set by the RT setting unit 186B, the pachislot machine 300 is given a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, replay) (in this embodiment, the replay). (4 times) When winning a prize continuously, a gaming state (inside the bonus) in which the stocked big actor can be won is set as a privilege.

  Therefore, in the pachislot machine 300 according to the present embodiment, when a replay is won during the execution of the RT game, the number of consecutive wins in the replay is notified by the symbol stop state.

  FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram relating to notification of the number of consecutive replay wins.

  As shown in the figure, the game state control unit 186 includes a game execution control unit 186A and an RT setting unit 186B, and the game execution control unit 186A corresponds to the internal lottery result and the game execution state. When the big player is elected in the state where the big player is not stocked, or when winning the previous major player and moving to the bonus game, the RT setting unit 186B sets the RT game count when there is a big player stock Enter instructions. In addition, the game execution control unit 186A inputs the result of the internal lottery during execution of the RT game to the RT setting unit 186B.

  Further, as shown in the figure, the RT setting unit 186B includes an RT setting control unit 10, an RT number selection unit 12, and a continuous winning number memory 14. The RT number selection unit 12 selects the number of RTs based on the lottery and the lottery result. In addition, the continuous winning number memory 14 stores the number of continuous winnings of replay by internal lottery during the RT game.

  When the RT game number setting instruction is input, the RT setting unit 10 selects the RT number by the RT number selection unit 12 and outputs the selected RT number to the game execution control unit 186A.

  In addition, the RT setting unit 10 determines whether or not the player has won the replay role when the result of the internal lottery is input during the RT game. If the winner is the replay role, the reel drive control is performed. A continuous winning number notification instruction is input to the unit 194.

  Further, when the RT setting unit 10 determines that the player has won the replay role as a result of the winning determination executed by the game execution control unit 186A when the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are stopped during the RT game, 1 is added to the number of consecutive winnings stored in the consecutive winning number memory 14 to be updated and stored (increment). On the other hand, when it is determined that the replay role has not been won, the stored number of consecutive winnings is updated to 0. Remember (clear).

  By the way, in the present embodiment, lines for aligning symbols corresponding to replay roles (hereinafter referred to as “replay symbols”) are made different according to the number of consecutive winnings for replay.

  Here, FIG. 5 schematically shows the above-described five lines set in the pachislot machine 300 according to the present embodiment. In the figure, the symbols displayed on the display window 314 are indicated by rectangular frames. In the following, as shown in the figure, the line connecting the symbols arranged in the upper horizontal row is line 1, the line connecting the symbols arranged in the middle horizontal row is line 2, the line connecting the symbols arranged in the lower horizontal row is line 3, A line connecting diagonally slanted symbols to the lower right will be described as line 4, and a line connecting diagonally lined symbols to the upper right will be described as line 5.

  The reel drive control unit 194 includes a winning line determination unit 16, a winning line memory 18, and a stop control unit 22 including a slip control execution unit 20 that executes the above-described slip control, and a gaming state control unit 186. Connected with.

  Also, the winning line memory 18 is connected to the winning line determination unit 16, the winning line determination unit 16 is connected to the continuous winning number memory 14 of the RT setting unit 186B, and the winning line determination unit 16 is connected to the stop control unit 22, respectively. Yes.

  The stop control unit 22 receives a flag state stored in the flag memory 192, a stop operation signal based on the player's operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, and rotational position information of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. The above-described slip control by the slip control execution unit 20 is executed as appropriate, and the operation state of the reel motors 106A, 106B, 106C is controlled via the motor drive circuit 132 to control the reels 350A, 350B, 350C. The rotation is stopped at a position corresponding to the result of the internal lottery and the input timing of the stop operation signal.

  The winning line memory 18 stores a line (winning line) for aligning replay symbols according to the number of consecutive winnings to the replay role by internal lottery. In this embodiment, when the number of consecutive winnings is 1, line 1 is obtained. When the number of consecutive winnings is 2, line 2 is obtained. When the number of consecutive winnings is 3, line 3 is obtained. Is 4, each line 4 is associated with a winning line.

  In the reel drive control unit 194, when the game state control unit 186 inputs the above-described continuous winning number notification instruction, the winning line determination unit 16 determines a winning line for aligning the replay symbols.

  The winning line determination unit 16 accesses the consecutive winning number memory 14 to read out the consecutive winning number, reads out the winning line information corresponding to the consecutive winning number read from the consecutive winning number memory 14 from the winning line memory 18 and wins the prize. The line is determined and input to the stop control unit 22.

  In the stop control unit 22, when information indicating a winning line is input from the winning line determination unit 16, a winning line is further added to the above-described flag state, stop operation signal, and rotation position information of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. In consideration, slip control is executed so that a desired symbol (replay symbol) is stopped side by side on the input winning line.

  For this reason, in this embodiment, the arrangement order of the symbols of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is an arrangement in which the replay symbols can be drawn into a desired line and stopped.

  FIG. 9 schematically shows the arrangement order of symbols arranged on the peripheral surfaces of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C according to the present embodiment. In the figure, numerals indicate symbols, and for replay symbols, areas where the numbers are described are shaded.

  As shown in the figure, 21 symbols are arranged on the peripheral surfaces of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively. Further, in the present embodiment, the stop position is adjusted for 3 symbols to 4 symbols by the slip control. For this reason, the replay symbols are arranged every 3 symbols to 4 symbols.

  Thereby, when a replay combination is won by internal lottery during RT execution, the replay symbols can be stopped and displayed on a desired line according to the number of consecutive winnings regardless of the stop operation timing of the player.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  FIG. 6 shows a flowchart showing the flow of normal game state processing by the main control unit 100. In the figure, only processing particularly related to the present invention is shown. The normal gaming state process according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 200, the completion of the betting operation is waited, and in the next step 202, the operation of the start lever is waited.

  That is, 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 max bet button 352B, or the medal When a bet is completed by inserting medals from the insertion unit 320, the start lever 354 can be operated.

  In the next step 204, a winning combination in the game is determined by internal lottery, and then the process proceeds to step 206 to determine whether or not a major player has been won as a result of the internal lottery. If it is determined that the stock information needs to be updated, the process proceeds to step 208, the stock information update process routine is executed, and then the process proceeds to step 210.

  In the stock information update processing routine, the stock information is updated according to the type of major player. In addition, when other big actors are not stocked as stock information at the time of execution of the stock information update processing routine, the number of RT games until the winning big actor can be won is set by lottery and the gaming state is set to RT Set to game state.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 206, the flag status information of each small role is updated and stored as necessary according to the result of the internal lottery, and then the process proceeds to step 210.

  In step 210, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is executing RT. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 212 to execute an RT end condition determination processing routine. Control goes to step 218.

  In step 218, reel rotation is started, and then the process proceeds to step 220 to execute a reel stop processing routine for the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, and then the process proceeds to step 222.

  That is, in the main control unit 100, when the start lever 354 is operated, a winning / losing lottery is performed simultaneously with this operation, and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are rotated by the control of the reel drive control unit 194. To start.

  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. However, depending on the state of various flags stored in the flag memory 192, In consideration of slip control, the stop processing routine of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C is executed so that the corresponding symbol is drawn into a predetermined position or kicked from the predetermined position.

  In the next step 222, as a result of the reel stop process, a winning determination for determining whether or not the stopped symbol is a winning symbol is executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 224, and a winning is determined as a result of the winning determination. It is determined whether or not the determination has been made. If the determination is negative, the normal gaming state process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 224 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 226, where predetermined medal payout control preset according to the winning combination is executed, and then, the process proceeds to step 228.

  In step 228, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is a major player. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 230 to execute a bonus game start processing routine, and then to step 232. Transition to the bonus game process.

  In other words, when it is determined that the big player has won a prize, a bonus game of a big bonus or a regular bonus is executed (exercise rights) in accordance with the stop pattern, and then the process proceeds to step 234.

  Here, in the bonus game start processing routine (step 230), the stock number of the major player who won the prize is decremented. If there is a stock of the big actor based on the stock information after decrement, the number of RT games to be executed next time the big actor can be awarded is set by lottery, and the type of major actor to be executed next time is determined To do.

  In step 234, it is determined whether or not there is a stock of the next major actor. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 236 to execute the number of RT games set by the bonus game start process. Then, the gaming state is set to RT, and then the normal gaming state process is terminated.

  If the determination at step 234 is negative, the normal gaming state process is terminated without executing the process at step 236.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 228, the process proceeds to step 242 to determine whether RT is being executed. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 244. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 242, the normal gaming state process is terminated as it is.

  In step 244, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is replay. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 246, and the number of consecutive winnings is incremented, and then the normal gaming state process is terminated. To do.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 244, the process proceeds to step 248 to clear the number of consecutive winnings, and thereafter, the normal gaming state process is terminated.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the process flow of the RT end condition determination process routine in step 212 (see FIG. 6). Hereinafter, RT execution condition update processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 250, it is determined whether or not the number of consecutive winnings in the replay role is smaller than a predetermined number. If the determination is negative, it is determined that the replay role has been continuously won a predetermined number of times. Then, the process shifts to step 252 to clear the number of consecutive winnings, and then shifts to step 258 in order to execute a privilege for continuously winning the replay.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 250, it is determined that the condition for executing the privilege by consecutive winning in the replay combination is not satisfied, and the routine proceeds to step 254.

  In step 254, the RT game number is decremented, and then the process proceeds to step 256 to determine whether or not the RT game number has become zero. If the determination is affirmative, it is determined that the RT game has been executed a preset number of times, and the process proceeds to step 258.

  In step 258, it is determined that either the number of consecutive wins in the replay or the number of RT games satisfies the R game end condition, the gaming state is set to the inside of the bonus, and then the RT end condition determination process is performed. End the routine. Thereby, the stop control which can win a big game from this game is executed.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 256, it is determined that both the number of consecutive winnings in the replay and the number of RT games do not satisfy the RT game end condition, and the process of step 254 is not executed. This RT termination condition determination processing routine is terminated.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the process of the reel stop process routine in step 220 (see FIG. 6). Hereinafter, RT execution condition update processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 270, it is determined whether or not the replay combination is won by the internal lottery executed in the above step 204 (see FIG. 6). If the determination is affirmative, continuous winning in the replay combination is determined. In order to notify the notification of the number of times through the winning line of the replay symbol, the process proceeds to step 272 to acquire the number of consecutive winnings, and then the process proceeds to step 274.

  In step 274, it is determined whether or not the acquired number of consecutive winnings is one. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 246, and the upper horizontal 1 associated with the number of consecutive winnings is one. The line 1 in the row is set to execute the slip control as the winning line, and then the process proceeds to step 288.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 274, the process proceeds to step 278, where it is determined whether or not the number of consecutive winnings is 2, and if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 280. In step 280, the line 2 in the middle row corresponding to the number of consecutive winnings is set to execute the slip control as a winning line, and then the process proceeds to step 288.

  If a negative determination is made in step 278, the process proceeds to step 282, where it is determined whether or not the number of consecutive winnings is 3, and if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 284 and continues. It is set so that the slip control is executed with the line 3 in the lower horizontal row associated with the number of winnings 3 times as a winning line.

  Further, if a negative determination is also made in step 282, the process proceeds to step 286, and setting is made such that the slip control is executed with the downward-sloping line 4 associated with the number of consecutive winnings four times as a winning line.

  If a negative determination is made in step 270, it is determined that it is not necessary to execute the notification process by the stop control at this point, and the process proceeds to step 288 without setting the stop control parameter.

  In step 288, the player waits for one of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, and in the next step 290, after the rotation of the reel 350 corresponding to the stop button 356 for which the stop operation has been performed is stopped, Control goes to step 292.

  At this time, if any one of the flags is established in the flag memory 192, the winning symbol can be stopped at an appropriate pressing timing. Further, a slight shift in the stop operation timing is corrected by slip control. On the other hand, if none of the flags is 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.

  Further, when the replay combination flag is established and a winning line is set, the replay symbols are aligned and stopped on the set winning line.

  In step 292, it is determined whether or not all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are stopped. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 288 again. Thereafter, when the determination at step 292 is affirmative, the reel stop processing routine is terminated.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the display window 314 capable of displaying the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C in which a plurality of symbols are arranged is provided, and is based on the player's starting operation. The three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are changed independently, and the fluctuations of the corresponding reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are changed based on the subsequent stop operation for each reel 350A, 350B, and 350C. The stop lot is displayed on the display window 314, and the result of the winning lottery is notified by a symbol stopped and displayed on an effective line set in advance so as to select one stop symbol from each of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. At the time, when the symbols corresponding to the winning combination of the role lottery are arranged on the active line, it is determined that the winning combination is won, In the case of (BB, RB), when the big game is intentionally avoided and stored, and the RT game is executed for the preset number of RT games, the stored big game can be won and the RT game When winning the replay role four times in a row during the execution of the game, as a privilege, you can win the big role regardless of the number of RT game executions, and if you win the replay role by internal lottery during the RT game execution In addition, when the fluctuation of each reel 350A, 350B, 350C is stopped, the replay symbols are stopped and displayed in different stop display modes depending on the number of consecutive winnings of the replay role, thereby preventing a decrease in concentration on the game. However, it is possible to easily notify the player of the number of consecutive winnings for a predetermined combination.

  In addition, a plurality of active lines are set in advance (see FIG. 5), and the replay symbols are stopped and displayed on different lines according to the number of consecutive winnings to the replay combination by internal lottery, which is widely known to players. Since the number of consecutive winnings can be notified using the active line, it is possible to easily notify the player of the number of consecutive winnings for a predetermined combination while further preventing a decrease in concentration on the game.

  In the present embodiment, a description has been given of a form in which replay symbols are simply displayed on different winning lines in accordance with the number of consecutive winnings in the replay combination. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, by using a backlight that irradiates the symbols on the peripheral surfaces of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C from the inside of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C to improve the visibility of the symbols, the design backlight on the winning line is emitted. By emphasizing the winning line, it is possible to be aware of changes in the winning line according to the number of consecutive winnings, and more reliably notify the number of consecutive winnings to the replay role.

  In addition, when notifying the number of consecutive winnings for a replay role, the next play line will be announced in advance by emitting a backlight at the position of the symbol on the line where the replay symbols are aligned when the next replay role is won. It may be.

  It should be noted that the configuration of the pachislot machine (see FIGS. 1 to 4) and the flow of each process (see FIGS. 6 to 8) in the present embodiment are merely examples, and can be changed as appropriate.

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 alerting | reporting of the replay continuous winnings number which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effective line preset in the pachislot machine which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the normal game state process performed by the main control part which concerns on embodiment, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of RT termination condition determination processing routine which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the reel stop control processing routine which concerns on embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol in the peripheral surface of the reel which concerns on embodiment as an example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 RT setting control part 12 Continuous number-of-wins memory 14 RT number selection part 16 Winning line determination part 18 Winning line memory 20 Slip control execution part 22 Stop control part 100 Main control part (determination means)
150 Sub control unit 186 Game state control unit (winning role holding means, holding release means, privilege execution means)
186B RT setting unit 188 Game program memory 190 Flag management control unit 192 Flag memory 194 Reel drive control unit (stop control unit)
300 Pachi-slot machine 313 LCD
314 Display window (display means)
352A Single bet button 352B Max bet button 354 Start lever 350A, 350B, 350C Reel 356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (2)

It has a display means capable of displaying a plurality of symbol variation sequences in which a plurality of symbols are arranged, and performs a lottery drawing based on a player's starting operation and varies each of the symbol variation sequences independently, Based on the stop operation for each symbol variation sequence, the variation of the corresponding symbol variation sequence is stopped and displayed on the display means, and one stop symbol is selected from each symbol variation sequence in advance. A gaming machine that informs the result of the role lottery by a symbol that is stopped and displayed on the activated line,
A determination means for determining that a winning is awarded when the symbols corresponding to the winning combination of the combination lottery are arranged on the active line;
Predetermined winning combination holding means for intentionally avoiding winning of the predetermined winning combination and holding internally when the winning combination of the combination lottery is a predetermined combination;
Holding release means for releasing the holding of the predetermined winning combination by enabling the winning of the predetermined winning combination held internally when the first predetermined number of games set in advance are executed;
During the execution of the first predetermined number of games set in advance, the number of executions of the game as a privilege when the determination means wins a preset holding release combination for the second predetermined number of times. Regardless of the privilege execution means for executing the release of the holding of the predetermined winning combination,
When the holding release combination is won by the combination lottery during the execution of the first predetermined number of games set in advance, the number of consecutive winnings of the holding release combination is stopped when the change of each symbol row is stopped. Stop control means for stopping and displaying a symbol corresponding to the holding release combination on the different effective lines according to the
A gaming machine equipped with.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first predetermined number of times is set by a lottery, and the second predetermined number of times is a fixed value of 2 or more.

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