JP2006149547A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for which a savor is improved for a player by reading a figure incorporating a storage medium such as an IC chip and changing a performance executed during a game on the basis of read information. <P>SOLUTION: By mounting the figure 100 on a mounting base 20 disposed to a slot machine 1, IC chip data composed of the kind of the figure and the number of times of use are read by an IC reader/writer 21. On the basis of the presence/absence of the figure 100, the kind of the figure 100 and the number of times of the use, a display change table is referred to, and character display, opponent character display and background display in the performance displayed on a lower side liquid crystal display 4 during a normal game and a bonus game of the slot machine 1 are changed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having information reading means for reading information stored in a storage medium from a figure having the storage medium.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game machines (so-called video game machines) that perform the progress of a game and effects related to the game by using an image displayed on the display means have attracted the attention of the player.
In recent years, the popularity of figures imitating characters such as TV animations and home games has increased.
In view of such circumstances, there are card-like recording media capable of recording information, and gaming machines that perform games using figures that incorporate recording media, and attract attention of players.

As such a gaming machine, there is a gaming machine described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-340139. This gaming machine is a so-called medal game machine, and an IC chip built-in medal installation base is disposed. By placing the IC chip built-in medal integrally formed with the figure on the IC chip built-in medal mounting table, the data stored in the IC chip built-in medal and the data read and written between the gaming machine Is included.
In addition, this medal game machine must place an IC chip built-in medal formed integrally with a figure.
JP 2003-340139 A

  However, in the medal game machine described in Patent Document 1 described above, the IC chip built-in medal formed integrally with the figure is only placed on the IC chip built-in medal placing table. That is, in Patent Document 1, the IC chip built-in medal stores the parameters of the figure, but these data are used only for the progress of the game, and are not used for the production of the game, for example. . In other words, despite the fact that the IC chip built-in medal is formed integrally with the figure, the only thing that is effectively used is the IC chip as the storage medium. Ingenuity to improve was insufficient.

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention changes the performance executed during the game based on the figure, thereby giving the figure a favorite for the player and giving the player a new interest. It is to provide.

  The invention according to claim 1 made to solve this problem is an information reading means for reading object information from a figure (for example, figure 100) having a storage medium (for example, IC chip 101) capable of storing information. (For example, IC reader / writer 21), display means (for example, the lower liquid crystal display 4) for displaying an effect relating to the game, and a beneficial advantage for the player over the normal game state and the normal game state In a gaming machine (eg, slot machine 1) having game control means (eg, CPU 50) for executing a game in a plurality of gaming states including a special gaming state, the game control means (eg, CPU 50) is configured to read the information Based on the contents of the object information acquired from the means (for example, IC reader / writer 21), the display means (for example, the lower side) In LCDs 4), an effect corresponding to the figure (e.g., 10, 11, characterized in that to display the Figure 12).

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 1) according to the first aspect, the figure (for example, the figure 100) stores identification information for identifying the type of the figure. The game control means (for example, CPU 50) determines an effect (for example, FIGS. 11 and 12) displayed on the display means (for example, the lower liquid crystal display 4) based on the identification information. It is characterized by.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 1) according to the second aspect, the effect determined by the gaming control means (for example, the CPU 50) is indicated by the identification information. It is an effect (for example, FIG. 11, FIG. 12) regarding the external appearance of a figure (for example, figure 100).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine (for example, the slot machine 1) according to the first to third aspects, the figure (for example, the figure 100) has history information regarding the use of the figure. Remembered,
The game control means (for example, CPU 50) determines an effect (for example, FIGS. 11 and 12) displayed by the display means (for example, the lower liquid crystal display 4) based on the history information. And

  In the gaming machine according to claim 1, by reading the object information from the storage medium arranged in the figure, an effect corresponding to the figure is displayed as an effect performed on the gaming machine. Thereby, the player can play a game in which different effects are made by changing the figure used by the player. Therefore, the gaming machine can provide the player with a new interest of production diversity.

In the gaming machine according to claim 2, the player can select and use one figure from a plurality of types of figures. Each figure stores identification information for identifying the type of the figure.
In other words, when the player uses a figure and causes the gaming machine to read the identification information from the figure via the information reading means, an effect to be performed during the game is determined based on the identification information.
Therefore, the player can perform a different effect in the game by selecting a plurality of types of figures in the gaming machine, and enjoys a new interest such as selectively receiving various effects. be able to.

Further, in the gaming machine according to claim 3, the player uses the figure and reads the identification information from the figure by the information reading means, thereby relating to the appearance of the figure identified by the identification information in the production during the game. Production is performed.
Therefore, the gaming machine can fully utilize the fact that it is a figure having a storage medium, and the player has a new interest such as “the effect related to the appearance of the figure is displayed as the effect of the game”. Can be provided. For example, by displaying the appearance of the figure used by the player during production, the player can enter the world expressed more during the game.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 4, history information relating to use of the figure is stored in the figure to be used. And when this game machine uses the said figure, historical information is acquired from the said figure via an information reading means, and the effect image performed by the said display means is determined based on historical information. Therefore, the player can change the effect image by using one figure many times, and a new interest of changing the effect contents is provided. Further, by changing the effect image so as to have a series of story characteristics, the player desires to see the desired effect image and the continuation of the story. As a result, in order to realize the above-mentioned desire, it is necessary to use the figure many times, so that the figure is used in the long term. Accordingly, attachment to the figure can be realized, and a new interest that cannot be obtained by a simple storage medium can be provided to the player.

  Hereinafter, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a slot machine. First, a schematic configuration of the slot machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the slot machine. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the slot machine.

  In FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 has a cabinet 2 that forms the whole, an upper liquid crystal display 3 is disposed at the upper front of the cabinet 2, and a lower side is located at the center of the front of the cabinet 2. A liquid crystal display 4 is provided. Here, the upper liquid crystal display 3 is constituted by a generally used liquid crystal display, and the lower liquid crystal display 4 is constituted by a so-called transparent liquid crystal display. The upper liquid crystal display 3 displays information related to the game such as the game method, the type of winning combination and its payout, and various effects related to the game. The lower liquid crystal display 4 is basically a game area for games in the slot machine 1, and three variable display portions 22, 23 and 24 are formed as shown in FIG.

On the lower side of the lower liquid crystal display 4 is provided an operation table 5 protruding toward the front side. The operation table 5 includes a change button 6 from the leftmost side, a cashout button 7, A help (HELP) button 8 is disposed, and a coin insertion unit 9 and a bill insertion unit 10 are provided on the right side of the help button 8. Further, a 1-BET button 11, a spin (SPIN / REPEAT BET) button 12, a 3-BET button 13, and a 5-BET button 14 are arranged from the left side on the front side of the operation table 5.
Here, the exchange button 6 is a button that is pressed when the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion unit 10 are exchanged, and the exchanged coins are received from a coin payout opening 15 provided at the lower part of the cabinet 2. 16 is paid out. The exchange button 6 is provided with a change switch 62 described later, and a switch signal is output from the exchange switch 62 to the CPU 50 when the exchange button 6 is pressed.

The payout button 7 is a button that is pressed at the end of the normal game. When the payout button 7 is pressed, coins acquired in the game are paid out from the coin payout exit 15 to the coin receiving portion 16. The refund button 7 is provided with a later-described refund (CASHOUT) switch 63, and a switch signal is output to the CPU 50 when the refund button 7 is pressed.
The help button 8 is a button that is pressed when the game operation method or the like is unknown. When the help button 8 is pressed, various types of help information are displayed on the upper liquid crystal display 3 and the lower liquid crystal display 4. . A help (HELP) switch 64 described later is attached to the help button 8, and a switch signal is output from the help switch 64 to the CPU 50 when the help button 8 is pressed.
A coin sensor 65, which will be described later, is disposed in the coin insertion portion 9. When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion portion 9, a coin detection signal is output to the CPU 50 via the coin sensor 65. A bill sensor 66 is disposed in the bill insertion unit 10. When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion unit 10, a bill detection signal is output to the CPU 50 via the bill sensor 66.

The 1-BET button 11 is a button for betting one by one each time the button is pressed. The 1-BET button 11 is provided with a 1-BET switch 59 described later. When the 1-BET button 11 is pressed, a switch signal is output from the 1-BET switch 59 to the CPU 50 based on the pressing. The
Similarly, the 3-BET button 13 is a button for starting a game with 3 bets based on the depression thereof, and the 5-BET button 14 is a button for starting a game with 5 bets based on the depression. . A 3-BET switch 60 and a 5-BET switch 61, which will be described later, are attached to the 3-BET button 13 and the 5-BET button 14, respectively. The 3-BET switch 60 and the 5-BET switch 61 output a switch signal to the CPU 50 when the 3-BET button 13 and the 5-BET button 14 are pressed.

When the spin button 12 is pressed, in order to start the game with the current bet number or the previous bet number, the variable display portions 22 to 24 of the lower liquid crystal display 4 start to display the variation of each symbol. Button. The spin button 12 is provided with a spin switch 58 described later. When the spin button 12 is pressed, a switch signal is output from the spin switch 58 to the CPU 50 based on the press. In addition, as the number of bets that can be bet by pressing the spin button 12, there may be 1, 2, 3, and 5 bets.
In addition, a coin payout exit 15 is formed at the lower portion of the cabinet 2, and a coin receiving portion 16 that receives coins paid out from the coin payout exit 15 is provided. Inside the coin payout exit 15, a coin detection unit 73 described later composed of a sensor or the like is disposed, and the coin detection unit 73 detects the number of coins paid out from the coin payout exit 15.

  On the left side of the operation table 5, a mounting table 20 on which a later-described figure 100 is mounted is disposed. This mounting table 20 has a mounting part 20a on which a base part 100a formed on the figure 100 is mounted. A non-contact type IC reader / writer 21 that reads and writes the recorded contents of the IC chip 101 built in the figure 100 is disposed below the placement unit 20a.

  Further, a start lever 17 is attached to the side surface of the cabinet 2 (right side surface in FIG. 1) so as to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range. The start lever 17 is provided with a start switch 57 described later, and a switch signal generated from the start switch 57 when the start lever 17 is rotated is output to the CPU 50.

The lower liquid crystal display 4 is disposed in the center of the front surface of the cabinet 2 of the slot machine 1, and as described above, the variable display portions 22, 23 and 24 are formed. The variable display parts 22-24 are comprised as a permeation | transmission area | region which ensured the visibility with respect to the inside.
The lower liquid crystal display 4 has a transparent touch panel 30 on its front surface, and various instructions and selections are possible when the player touches the transparent touch panel 30. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the transparent touch panel 30 is used in the bonus game.
Further, three reels R are arranged inside the cabinet 2 on the back side of the lower liquid crystal display 4. The three reels R are arranged in a parallel state inside the cabinet 2 and are rotatably supported independently of each other. Further, the reels R are arranged to face the variable display portions 22 to 24, respectively.
That is, the lower liquid crystal display 4 is disposed on the front side of the three reels R, and the symbol rows 41 to 43 drawn on the peripheral surface of the reels R can be visually recognized via the variable display portions 22 to 24.
In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a normal game described later is performed using the three reels R, and a bonus game described later is performed using the lower liquid crystal display 4.

  Here, each reel R will be described. Of the three reels R, the left reel R as viewed from the front of the slot machine 1 serves as a variable display section 22 (see FIG. 1) formed on the lower liquid crystal display 4. The center reel R faces the variable display portion 23 (see FIG. 1) formed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 in the same manner, and the right reel R similarly moves down. It faces the variable display 24 (see FIG. 1) formed on the side liquid crystal display 4.

Also, on the peripheral surface of each reel R, various symbols as shown in FIG. 4 used in a normal game described later are formed. Here, the symbol row 41 is a symbol row drawn on the peripheral surface of the left reel R variably displayed on the variable display portion 22, and the symbol row 42 is a central reel variably displayed on the variable display portion 23. A symbol row and a symbol row 43 drawn on the peripheral surface of R are symbol rows drawn on the peripheral surface of the right reel R variably displayed on the variable display unit 24.
Here, the symbol rows 41 and 43 both have the same symbol arrangement, and each symbol row is a combination of triple BAR 91, cherry 92, double BAR 93, seven 94, single BAR 95 and blank 96 as appropriate. It consists of individual symbols. Here, the blank 96 shows the area | region where a design does not exist.

  The symbol row 42 is the same as the symbol rows 41 and 43 in that triple BAR 91, cherry 92, double BAR 93, seven 94, single BAR 95 and blank 96 are combined. Are arranged. As will be described later, the trigger symbol 97 is a symbol for shifting to the bonus game, and can be shifted to the bonus game when stopped on the effective pay line L in the variable display section 23.

In addition, when each symbol row | line | column 41 thru | or 43 scrolled in each variable display part 22 thru | or 24 is stopped-displayed, three symbols are stopped-displayed by each variable display part.
In addition, various winning combinations are set in advance based on a plurality of combinations of the symbols, and when the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination stops on the effective winning line L, coins are selected according to the winning combinations. The point paid out from the coin payout exit 15 is the same as that in the conventional slot machine, and the description thereof is omitted here.
Regarding the formation of various symbols on the peripheral surface of each reel R, various symbols are printed on a long reel sheet that matches the width and peripheral length of each reel R, and the reel sheet is used as the peripheral surface of each reel R. Generally, the pattern is formed by sticking to the sheet, but it is of course possible to form the pattern by a method other than this method.

Next, a configuration related to the control system of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the slot machine.
In FIG. 2, the control system of the slot machine 1 is basically configured with a CPU 50 as a core, and a ROM 51 and a RAM 52 are connected to the CPU 50. The ROM 51 stores a main processing program, a normal game processing program, a bonus game processing program, and various effect programs for performing various effects on the upper liquid crystal display 3 and the lower liquid crystal display 4 as the game progresses. A lottery table for lottery of stop display symbols, and various programs and data tables necessary for controlling the slot machine 1 are stored. The RAM 52 is a memory that temporarily stores various data calculated by the CPU 50.

  The CPU 50 is connected to a clock pulse generating circuit 53 and a frequency divider 54 for generating a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator 55 and a random number sampling circuit 56 for generating a random number. The random numbers sampled through the random number sampling circuit 56 are used for various lotteries such as winning combinations and effects. Further, the CPU 50 has a start switch 57 attached to the start lever 17, a spin switch 58 attached to the spin button 12, a 1-BET switch 59 attached to the 1-BET button 11, and a 3-BET button 13. 3-BET switch 60, 5-BET switch 61 attached to 5-BET button 14, change (CHANGE) switch 62 attached to exchange button 6, and refund (CASHOUT) switch 63 attached to refund button 7 , And a help (HELP) switch 64 attached to the help button 8 are connected to each other. The CPU 50 performs control to execute various operations corresponding to the buttons based on the switch signals output from the switches when the buttons are pressed.

Three step motors 68 that rotate each reel R are connected to the CPU 50 through a motor drive circuit 67, and a reel position detection circuit 69 is connected. When a motor drive signal is output from the CPU 50 to the motor drive circuit 67, each step motor 68 is rotationally driven by the motor drive circuit 67. Thereby, each reel R is rotated.
At this time, after the rotation of each reel R is started, the number of drive pulses supplied to each of the step motors 68 is calculated, and the calculated value is written in a predetermined area of the RAM 52. Further, a reset pulse is output from each reel R every rotation, and the reset pulse is input to the CPU 50 via the reel position detection circuit 69. When the reset pulse is input to the CPU 50 in this way, the calculated value written in the RAM 52 is cleared to “0”, and the CPU 50 calculates the calculated value corresponding to the rotation position within one rotation range of each reel R and the calculated value. Based on the symbol table in which the rotational position of each reel R stored in the ROM 51 is associated with the symbol formed on the peripheral surface of each reel R, the rotational position of the symbol on each reel R is recognized.
The CPU 50 is connected to an IC reader / writer 21 that reads / writes data from / to the IC chip 101 disposed in the figure 100. The IC reader / writer 21 reads IC chip data such as the type of the figure 100 stored in the IC chip 101 when the figure 100 is placed on the placement unit 20a. The read IC chip data is stored in the RAM 52 by the CPU 50. At the end of one game in the slot machine 1, 1 is added to the number of games played in the slot machine 1 using the figure 100 (hereinafter referred to as the number of times of use), and is written in the IC chip 101 as IC chip data.

Furthermore, a coin sensor 65 disposed in the coin insertion unit 9 and a bill sensor 66 disposed in the bill insertion unit 10 are respectively connected to the CPU 50. The coin sensor 65 detects a coin inserted from the coin insertion unit 9, and the CPU 50 calculates the number of coins inserted based on a coin detection signal output from the coin sensor 65. The bill sensor 66 detects the type and amount of the bill inserted from the bill insertion unit 10, and the CPU 50 calculates the number of coins equivalent to the amount of the bill based on the bill detection signal output from the bill sensor 66.
A transparent touch panel 30 is connected to the CPU 50. As described above, the transparent touch panel 30 is provided with the transparent touch panel 30 on the front surface of the lower liquid crystal display 4. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the player plays a bonus game, It is used when selecting an option image displayed as an option. That is, when the player presses the transparent touch panel 30 in front of the option image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 with a finger or the like, a selection signal corresponding to the option image pressed by the CPU 50 is issued, and the CPU 50 Recognize that the option image has been selected.

A hopper 71 is connected to the CPU 50 via a hopper drive circuit 70. When a driving signal is output from the CPU 50 to the hopper driving circuit 70, the hopper 71 pays out a predetermined number of coins from the coin payout exit 15.
Further, a coin detection unit 73 is connected to the CPU 50 via a payout completion signal circuit 72. The coin detection unit 73 is disposed inside the coin payout exit 15. When it is detected that a predetermined number of coins have been paid out from the coin payout exit 15, a coin payout detection signal is issued from the coin detection unit 73. Based on this, the payout completion signal circuit 72 outputs a payout completion signal to the CPU 50. Further, the upper liquid crystal display 3 is connected to the CPU 50 via a liquid crystal drive circuit 74 and the lower liquid crystal display 4 is connected via a liquid crystal drive circuit 75. The side liquid crystal display 4 is controlled.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal driving circuit 75 includes a program ROM 81, an image ROM 82, an image control CPU 83, a work RAM 84, a VDP (video display processor) 85, a video RAM 86, and the like. The program ROM 81 stores an image control program related to display on the lower liquid crystal display 4 and various selection tables. The image ROM 82 stores dot data for forming an image such as an option image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, for example. The image control CPU 83 displays the dot data stored in the image ROM 82 on the lower liquid crystal display 4 from the dot data stored in advance in the image ROM 82 in accordance with the image control program stored in the program ROM 81 based on the parameters set by the CPU 50. The image is determined. The work RAM 84 is configured as a temporary storage unit when the image control CPU 83 executes the image control program. The VDP 85 forms an image corresponding to the display content determined by the image control CPU 83 and outputs the image to the lower liquid crystal display 4. The video RAM 86 is configured as a temporary storage unit when an image is formed with the VDP 85.

  An LED 78 is connected to the CPU 50 via an LED drive circuit 77. A large number of LEDs 78 are arranged on the front surface of the slot machine 1 and are controlled to be turned on by the LED drive circuit 77 based on a drive signal from the CPU 50 when performing various effects. Furthermore, a sound output circuit 79 and a speaker 80 are connected to the CPU 50, and the speaker 80 generates various sound effects when performing various effects based on output signals from the sound output circuit 79.

Here, when a base game is played using the three variable display units 22 to 24 in the slot machine 1, all symbols that are stopped and displayed on the effective pay line L, that is, when winning combinations are determined. The lottery table used will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a winning combination lottery table and a payout thereof when a base game is played.
In FIG. 5, the range of random values used in the lottery table for winning combination is 0 to 1270. If the random values sampled through the random number sampling circuit 56 are in the range of 0 to 9, the joker Win a bonus game trigger dividend. In this case, the trigger symbol 97 is stopped and displayed on the effective pay line L in the variable display section 23, and the game can shift to the bonus game.

If the random value sampled through the random number sampling circuit 56 is in the range of 10 to 32, “7-7-7” is won and a payout of “100” is obtained. In this case, in each of the variable display units 22 to 24, the seven 94 is stopped and displayed on the effective pay line L. Similarly, if the sampled random number value is in the range of 33 to 35, “3BAR-3BAR-3BAR” is won and a payout of “5” is obtained. In this case, the triple BAR 91 is stopped and displayed on the effective pay line L in each of the variable display units 22 to 24.
As for the roles of double BAR 93, single BAR 95, and cherry 92, as shown in FIG. 5, if there are random number values sampled in the range of random values corresponding to each of the roles, the winning combination will be won. Get a fixed dividend for each.

  When the sampled random number value is in the range of 258 to 1270, “out” is won. In this case, in each of the variable display sections 22 to 24, the symbols are stopped and displayed on the effective pay line L in combinations other than the symbol combinations shown in FIG. 5, and at this time, there is no payout to be paid to the player. .

Next, the figure 100 mounted on the mounting table 20 formed in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a figure used in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the slot machine 1, three types of figures 100 can be used. A figure 100 shown in FIG. 6A includes a doll part 100b imitating the shape of a “warrior” and a base part 100a (hereinafter referred to as a warrior figure). Here, the doll part 100b is configured to be equipped with various equipment figures. That is, the sword possessed by the warrior shown in FIG. 6A is configured to be removable, and this sword can be exchanged for another equipment such as a sword, a wand or a bow.
A non-contact type IC chip 101 is disposed on the base 100a, and various information is stored. The IC chip 101 stores IC chip data including the number of times the figure 100 is used and the type of the figure 100. That is, in the case of the unused figure 100 of FIG. 6A, the IC chip 101 stores information “number of uses: 0, type: warrior” as IC chip data.

  The figure shown in FIG. 6B is composed of a doll part 100b and a base part 100a imitating the shape of a “magician” (hereinafter referred to as a wizard figure). It is possible to attach various equipment to this wizard figure. For example, the wand held in the hand of the magician figure shown in FIG. 6B can be exchanged with a sword, a bow, or another wand. And the IC chip 101 is arrange | positioned like the warrior figure in the base part 100a. The IC chip 101 stores IC chip data. As described above, the number of uses of the figure 100 and data of “type: wizard” are stored.

The figure shown in FIG. 6C is composed of a doll part 100b imitating the shape of a “bower” and a base part 100a (hereinafter referred to as a bower figure). In this bow figure, you can exchange equipment from your current bow to a sword, wand, or another bow.
In addition, the IC chip 101 disposed on the base 100a stores the number of times the figure is used and data of “type: bow use”, as in the case of the figure 100 described above.

  Next, a main processing program executed in the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the main processing program. In FIG. 7, first, in step (hereinafter abbreviated as “S”) 1, a start acceptance process of FIG. 8 described later is performed. This processing is performed based on the operation of the start lever 17, the operation of the spin button 12, the operation of the 1-BET button 11, the operation of the 3-BET button 13, or the operation of the 5-BET button 14, While receiving the switch signal output from the 1-BET switch 59, the 3-BET switch 60, or the 5-BET switch 61, the presence or absence of the figure 100 on the mounting table 20, the IC chip 101 disposed on the figure 100, This is a process of executing reading of IC chip data constituting the number of uses and types of the figure 100. Then, when the switch signal output from each switch is received, the game is started.

  In S2, the lottery process of FIG. 13 described later is performed based on the switch signal output from the start switch 57, spin switch 58, 1-BET switch 59, 3-BET switch 60 or 5-BET switch 61. Is done.

In the next S3, the normal game process of FIG. 14 described later is performed. Here, the normal game is a game in which coins are obtained by causing the reel R to change and stop display via the variable display units 22 to 24. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S4 to determine whether or not a bonus game trigger has been established. Specifically, in the lottery process of S2, if the winning combination corresponding to the random value sampled through the random number sampling circuit 56 is a role of the joker including the trigger symbol 97, the winning combination of the bonus game is won. Since it is (S4: YES), it progresses to S5 and the bonus game process of FIG. 17 mentioned later is performed. This bonus game is a game that aims to acquire more coins than the base game by selecting a predetermined number of times from five options displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4. After the bonus game process (S5) ends, the process proceeds to S6. On the other hand, in the lottery process of S2, if the winning combination corresponding to the random number value sampled via the random number sampling circuit 56 is other than the winning combination of the joker, the bonus game trigger is not won (S4: NO), the process proceeds to S6.
In S6, an IC chip data update process stored in the IC chip 101 is performed. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the figure 100 exists on the mounting table 20 of the slot machine 1. If the figure 100 exists, it is currently stored via the IC reader / writer 21. The number of times of use of the IC chip data is updated to one added. After updating the use count of the IC chip data, the IC chip data update process is terminated. Here, if there is no figure 100, the IC chip data update process is terminated as it is. After completion of the IC chip data update process (S6), the main process program is terminated.

Next, a start acceptance processing program executed in the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the start acceptance processing program.
When the start acceptance process is performed in S1 of the main process program of FIG. 7, first, coins or bills inserted from the coin insertion unit 9 and the bill insertion unit 10 are received in S11 of FIG. The accepted coin or banknote is handled as the number of coins or the number of coins equivalent to the amount of banknotes based on the detection signals output from the coin sensor 65 and the banknote sensor 66, and the RAM 52 as the number of coins that can be bet on the slot machine 1. Is remembered.

Subsequently, in S <b> 12, reading of IC chip data from the IC chip 101 disposed on the figure 100 on the mounting table 20 is performed. As described above, the number of uses of the figure 100 and the type of the figure are stored as IC chip data in the IC chip 101 disposed on the base 100a. The IC chip data is read from the IC chip 101 via the IC reader / writer 21 (S12), and the read IC chip data is stored in the RAM 52 (S13).
When the figure 100 does not exist on the mounting table 20, the IC chip 101 does not exist, so the IC chip data is handled as “None” for both the number of uses and the type.

In S14, display change processing is performed based on the IC chip data read from the IC chip 101. Here, the display change process is a process of changing the display in the game in the slot machine 1, and in this embodiment, the background image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 is changed during the game, and the figure is used as an effect. It is changed to display an image of a character corresponding to 100 or an appearing enemy character. The display change process (S14) is performed by referring to the display change table stored in the ROM 51.
Here, the display change table and a display example on the lower liquid crystal display 4 in that case will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the display change table. FIG. 10 shows a display example of the lower liquid crystal display 4 when the figure 100 is not on the mounting table 20, and FIGS. 11 and 12 show display examples when a warrior figure is placed on the mounting table 20. It is explanatory drawing.

As shown in FIG. 9, the display change table is acquired from the IC chip 101 and stored in the RAM 52 (S12, S13). For each content of the IC chip data, the display of its own character, the display of enemy characters, and the game The background display of is changed. That is, the display of its own character is changed based on the type of the figure, and the display of the enemy character and the background display during the game are changed based on the number of times the figure is used.
Here, the case where the figure 100 is not mounted on the mounting table 20 of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, when the figure 100 is not placed on the placing table 20, the display shown in FIG. 10A is displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 during the normal game. In the bonus game, the display shown in FIG. 10B is displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4.
Therefore, even when the figure 100 is not placed, the base game and the bonus game can be performed.

On the other hand, the case where the figure 100 is mounted on the mounting table 20 is demonstrated based on FIG. 11, FIG. Here, the case where the figure 100 mounted on the mounting table 20 is a warrior figure will be described as a specific example.
In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, according to the content of the IC chip data of the figure 100 on the mounting table 20, the background display in the normal game and the bonus game, and the own character and the enemy character displayed during the game are displayed. Different types. That is, the character corresponding to the type of the figure is displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, and the enemy character and the background image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 are changed according to the number of times the figure is used. .
The lower liquid crystal display 4 in the normal game refers to the contents of the IC chip data of the figure 100 and the display change table (see FIG. 9), and displays different from the normal game display in FIG. . Here, when the number of times of use is 100 times or less, as shown in FIG. 11A, an image of “dense forest” is displayed as a background image, and an enemy character corresponds to “enemy character (A)”. The enemy character to be displayed is displayed. Here, “enemy character (A)” refers to a group to which a plurality of enemy characters belong, and a plurality of enemy characters are displayed at random. Further, based on the type data of the figure 100 constituting the IC chip data, “warrior character” is displayed as its own character.
Therefore, during the normal game when a warrior figure with a usage count of 100 or less is placed on the placing table 20, an effect image representing "the adventure of a jungle while a warrior defeats an enemy character with a sword" is displayed. Is done.

Then, in the bonus game when a warrior figure having a usage count of 100 times or less is placed on the placement table 20, as shown in FIG. 11B, an image of “Dense Forest” is displayed as a background image, and its own character is displayed. "Warrior character" is displayed. Here, one boss character belongs to the “enemy character (A)” group. Therefore, in the bonus game, a boss character belonging to the enemy character (A) is displayed. In this bonus game, enemy characters other than the boss character belonging to the enemy character (A) are not displayed. Also, the boss character is not displayed during the normal game.
Therefore, during the bonus game when a warrior figure with a usage count of 100 or less is placed on the placement table 20, an effect image representing "a state where a warrior confronts a boss character in a jungle with a sword" is displayed. .

On the other hand, when a warrior figure having a usage count of 101 times or more is placed on the mounting table 20, the “warrior character” is displayed as its own character during a normal game. Same as the case. That is, when the number of uses is 101 times or more, the background image displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 during the normal game and the group of enemy characters to be displayed are changed from the display mode when the number of uses is 100 times or less. Is done.
As shown in FIG. 12A, when the number of times the figure 100 is used is 101 times or more, the background image is changed from “Dense Forest” to an image expressing “Maze”. Accordingly, the displayed enemy character group is also changed from “enemy character (A)” to “enemy character (B)”.
Therefore, when a warrior figure having been used 101 times or more is placed on the placing table 20, in the base game, as shown in FIG. 12A, “the warrior character adventures the labyrinth while defeating the enemy character with the sword. An effect image expressing “scene” is displayed.

Then, in the bonus game in which a warrior figure having been used 101 times or more is placed on the placing table 20, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), an image of “maze” is displayed as a background image, and its own character is displayed. "Warrior character" is displayed. Here, in the bonus game, the boss character belonging to “enemy character (B)” is displayed as in the case where the number of times of use is 100 or less.
That is, in this case, “a state in which a warrior character confronts a boss character in the labyrinth with a sword” is displayed as an effect image.
In this way, when a warrior figure is used, the background image is changed from “Dense Forest” to “Maze” by repeated use, and the enemy character displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 is also changed accordingly. Is done. As a result, the player will receive an effect with a story that “the character (warrior) corresponding to the figure 100 that is recognized as an alternation will advance the adventure by using it” Along with the attachment to the figure, you can receive new interest.

In addition, although the case where the warrior figure was mounted in the mounting base 20 was mentioned as a specific example and demonstrated here as the figure 100, it is the same also when using a wizard figure or a bow figure. That is, when a wizard figure is placed on the placing table 20, the player's own character displayed in the base game and the bonus game is displayed as a “magic wizard character”. At this time, the battle with the enemy character is not changed to “fight with a sword” but is changed to an attack method peculiar to a wizard such as “fight a magic ball and fight with a fireball”.
When a bow use figure is placed on the placing table 20, the player's own character displayed in the base game and the bonus game is displayed as a “bow use character”. In this case, the battle with the enemy character is changed to an attack method such as “shoot an arrow with a bow”, which is an attack method unique to the bower.
As described above, the characters corresponding to the figure 100 (“warrior figure”, “magician figure”, “bowman figure”) placed on the placing table 20 by the player himself / herself are displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4. Using the fact that the figure is 100, the production will be performed. Since the character corresponding to his / her own figure 100 is displayed, the player has an attachment to the figure 100 and can play the game while feeling a new interest that is not found in conventional gaming machines.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12, by referring to the display change table, the lower side in the base game and the bonus game based on the presence / absence of the figure 100 and the contents of the IC chip data of the figure 100. The display content of the liquid crystal display 4 is changed (S14). After the display change process (S14) ends, the process proceeds to S15.

  In S15, it is determined whether or not the start lever 17 is operated, the spin button 12 is operated, the 1-BET button 11 is operated, the 3-BET button 13 is operated, or the 5-BET button 14 is operated. If it is determined that the start lever 17 or the like is not operated (S15: NO), the process returns to S11 and the above-described processing is repeated, while it is determined that the start lever 17 or the like is operated. In that case (S15: YES), the process returns to the main process program and proceeds to the lottery process of S2.

  Next, the lottery process program executed in the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the lottery processing program. In S2 of the main process program of FIG. 7, a lottery process is performed. First, the process proceeds to S21 of FIG. 13 to perform a role lottery process. In the winning lottery process (S21), a random number is sampled by the random number sampling circuit 56, and the winning combination is determined based on the random number and the winning winning lottery table (see FIG. 5) described above. Then, the stop position of each reel R is determined so as to constitute the winning combination determined in the combination lottery process (S21), and the symbol displayed on the effective winning line L is determined (S22).

After the symbol determination process (S22) is finished, an effect lottery process (S23) is performed. This effect lottery process (S23) is a process of determining the contents of the effect performed at the start of rotation of each reel R in the base game by lottery. Here, the content of the effect lottery process and the effect lottery table will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the effect lottery process is performed based on one random value obtained by the sampling circuit 56 from the values 0 to 127 and the effect lottery table.
Here, since the effect drawn in the effect lottery process (S23) is an effect with a rare value that can be seen very rarely, it is hereinafter referred to as a premier effect.
The premier effect will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16A shows a normal game screen when the figure 100 is not placed on the placement table 20. Here, when the rotation of the reel R is started, the lower liquid crystal display 4 is displayed in a slightly dark color tone, and an effect such as running lightning on the screen is performed. Although FIG. 16A has been described with reference to the screen when the figure 100 is not on the mounting table 20, the same effect is also achieved when the figure 100 is mounted on the mounting table 20.

Here, as shown in FIG. 15A, the effect lottery table is configured such that the probability of the effect being made differs based on the presence / absence of the IC chip data stored in the RAM 52 and the content thereof.
First, when the figure 100 is not mounted on the mounting table 20 and valid IC chip data is not stored in the RAM 52, the disturbance obtained by the sampling circuit 56 is obtained as shown in FIG. When the numerical value is 0 to 6, an effect is performed. When the obtained random number value is 7 to 127, the effect is not performed when the rotation of the reel R is started. Therefore, when the figure 100 is not used, this premier effect is a rare value effect that can be seen only rarely.

On the other hand, when a warrior figure is mounted on the mounting table 20 as the figure 100, the winning probability of the premier effect differs based on the IC chip data of the warrior figure stored in the RAM 52. When the warrior figure is used 100 times or less, if the random value is in the range of 0-20, the premier effect is performed, and if the random value is in the range of 21-127, no effect is performed. When the number of times the warrior figure is used is 101 times or more, if the sampled random number value is in the range of 0 to 39, the premier effect is performed, and if the random number value is in the range of 40 to 127, any effect is provided. Not performed.
In this way, when the figure 100 is not placed on the placing table 20, the premier effect that was rarely seen can be seen more by placing the warrior figure on the placing table 20. be able to.
Further, even when a magician figure or a bow figure is used as the figure 100, as shown in the production lottery table of FIG. 10A, the probability that a premier effect will be made is higher than when the figure 100 is not used. Same or premier production. Therefore, by using the figure 100, when the figure 100 is not used, it is possible to see many premier effects that are rarely seen.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), when the figure is used 101 times or more for any of the warrior figure, the wizard figure, and the bow figure, it is more than when the figure is used 100 times or less. The range of random values for which the premiere effect is performed is set within the same range or is set widely. In other words, by using the figure 100 in the slot machine 1, it is possible to see a precious effect with a high rare value more frequently.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), when a warrior figure, a wizard figure, and a bow figure are used 100 times or less and when the use is 101 times or more, the range of random values is Is different. For example, in the case of a warrior figure, when the number of uses is 100 times or less, the random value range in which the premier effect is made is 0 to 20, and when the number of uses is 100 times or less, it is set to 0 to 39. .
On the other hand, in the case of the wizard figure, when the number of uses is 100 times or less, the random value range in which the premier effect is made is 0 to 6, and when the number of uses is 100 times or less, it is set to 0 to 20. . In this way, the range of random values in which the premiere effect is made, that is, the premier effect occurrence probability differs depending on the type of the figure such as a warrior figure, and thus the type of the figure 100 is characterized by the difference in the premier effect occurrence probability. In addition, the player will see the premier performance with a probability corresponding to his / her own figure 100. That is, the player can obtain new enjoyment of how the occurrence frequency of the premier effect changes by selecting the type of the figure 100.

  In the effect lottery process (S23), based on the effect lottery table determined by the IC chip data stored in the RAM 52 and the random number value acquired by the sampling circuit 56, the presence / absence of the premier effect performed at the start of the rotation of the reel R is determined. After the determination, the lottery process (S2) is terminated and the process returns to the main process program.

Next, the normal game processing program executed in the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the normal game processing program. In S3 of the main processing program of FIG. 7, a normal game process is performed.
First, in S31, the switch signal output from the start switch 57, spin switch 58, 1-BET switch 59, 3-BET switch 60 or 5-BET switch 61 received in S15 of FIG. An effect display process is performed based on the lottery result of the lottery process (S23).
Here, when the effect lottery process (S23) is won, a premier effect (see FIG. 10A) is performed based on the switch signal (S31), and rotation of each reel R is started. (S32). On the other hand, if the premier effect is not won in the effect lottery process (S23), the process proceeds to S32 as it is, and rotation of each reel R is started (S32).

  When rotation of each reel R is started (S32) and each symbol is scrolled on the variable display units 22 to 24, stop control processing is performed in S33. In the stop control process (S33), the rotation of each reel R is stopped so that the symbols determined by the winning lottery process (S21) and the symbol determination process (S22) are stopped and displayed on the effective pay line L.

  Then, in S34, the table shown in FIG. 5 is displayed in accordance with the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the active winning line L in each variable display section 22 to 24 in S42, that is, the winning combination determined in the winning lottery process (S21). Based on this, a coin or the like corresponding to a predetermined payout is paid out. After the process of S34, the process returns to the main process program of FIG.

Here, the bonus game in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be briefly described. The bonus game executed in the slot machine 1 is a game that the player can play without using his / her coins. In the bonus game, five option symbols are displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 as shown in FIGS. 10 (b), 11 (b), and 12 (b). Then, when the player presses one of these five option symbols with a finger or the like, the bonus game proceeds. These choice symbols are associated with the contents of three types of bonuses and two “outs”, and the bonus game ends when all three types of bonuses are acquired and selected. It should be noted that the selected option symbol cannot be selected again during one bonus game.
In the present embodiment, the contents of the three types of bonuses are “acquire 20 coins”, “acquire 10 coins”, and “acquire 5 coins”. Therefore, when a bonus game is played, a maximum of 35 coins can be obtained.

Next, option symbols displayed in the bonus game will be described with reference to the drawings. 18 and 19 are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of the option symbols. Here, the choice symbols are stored in the image ROM 82. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, “sword”, “shield”, “spear”, “wand”, “crystal ball”, “magic book”, “bow”, “arrow” There are nine types of “knives”.
Each of these option symbols is associated with a figure type. That is, for the “warrior figure”, three types of option symbols “sword”, “shield”, and “spear” are associated. The “Magic Wizard figure” has three types of choices: “Wand”, “Crystal Ball”, and “Magic Book”. For the “Magic Figure”, “bow”, “arrow”, “ Three types of “knives” are associated.

  Next, the bonus game process program executed in S5 of the main process program will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the bonus game processing program. In S4 of the main processing program, when it is determined that the bonus game trigger is established (S4: YES), the process proceeds to S5 and the bonus game processing is performed. Proceeding to S 51, it is determined whether or not IC chip data is stored in the RAM 52. When the IC chip data is stored in the RAM 52 (S51: YES), that is, when the figure 100 is placed on the placing table 20, the process proceeds to S52, and an option symbol determination process is performed. On the other hand, when the IC chip data is not stored in the RAM 52 (S51: NO), that is, when the figure 100 is not placed on the placing table 20, the process proceeds to S54, and the option symbol / content lottery process is performed. Do.

In S52, an option symbol determination process is performed. Here, in the choice symbol determination process, based on the IC chip data stored in the RAM 52, three choice symbols are preferentially selected from the five choice symbols displayed, and the remaining two symbols are selected. This is a process of randomly determining the type of option symbol from the remaining option symbols.
Here, the option symbol determination process (S52) will be described with a specific example. For example, when “warrior” is stored as the type data of the IC chip data, in the option symbol determination process (S52), first, the symbol displayed as five option symbols in the bonus game is displayed to the warrior. Select the three types of options ("Sword", "Shield", and "Samurai") that are associated. And about two remaining choice symbols displayed during a bonus game, two kinds of choice images are chosen at random from the choice symbols which are not related to a warrior. In other words, the choice images of “wand”, “crystal ball”, “magic book” associated with “magician” and “bow”, “arrow”, “knife” associated with “bowman” Two types of option images are randomly selected from the six types of option images. In the case shown in FIG. 18, the warrior figure is placed on the mounting table 20, and is randomly selected from the “sword”, “shield”, “兜” option symbols related to the warrior and the remaining option images. This is a case where option images of “bow” and “arrow” are displayed during the bonus game.

  Further, when “magician” is stored as the type data of the IC chip data, in the option symbol determination process (S52), first, “mage wizard” is displayed as symbols displayed as five option symbols during the bonus game. ”Is selected from the three types of choice symbols (“ wand ”,“ crystal ball ”,“ magic book ”). Then, for the remaining two choice symbols displayed during the bonus game, two types of choice images are randomly selected from among the choice symbols not associated with the wizard. In other words, the options image of “sword”, “shield”, “兜” associated with “warrior” and the option image of “bow”, “arrow”, “knife” associated with “bowman” Two types of option images are randomly selected from the six types. In FIG. 19, the wizard figure is placed on the mounting table 20, and is randomly selected from the choice pattern of “wand”, “crystal ball”, and “magic book” related to the wizard and the remaining choice images. This is a case where option images of “兜” and “knife” are displayed during the bonus game.

As described above, after the five option symbols displayed in the bonus game are determined in the option symbol determination process (S52), the process proceeds to the option content lottery process (S53). In the option content lottery process (S53), three types of bonus content (“20 coins”, “10 coins”, “5 coins”), “Out” is associated. After that, the bonus content “Acquire 20 coins” is “+20”,
“Acquire 10 coins” is indicated as “+10”, and “Acquire 5 coins” is indicated as “+5”.

The option symbols determined in the option symbol determination process (S52) are composed of three types of option symbols associated with the figure 100 mounted on the mounting table 20 and other two types of option symbols. First, in the option content lottery process, two “offsets” are associated with the other two types of option symbols that are not closely related to the figure 100. Then, with respect to the choice symbols related to the figure 100, “which bonus content is associated with which symbol” is determined by lottery using the sampling circuit 56.
Here, the option content lottery table will be described with reference to FIG. First, as a specific example, a case where a warrior figure is placed as the figure 100 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 20 (a), since the option content lottery table is a case where the warrior figure is placed on the mounting table 20, the option symbol whose option content is determined by the lottery is associated with the warrior figure. There are "Sword", "Shield", and "Samurai". Based on the random number value obtained by the sampling circuit 56, a pattern to which three types of bonus contents (“+20”, “+10”, “+5”) are associated is determined.
That is, as a result of random number lottery using the sampling circuit 56, when the obtained random number value is in the range of 0 to 42, the bonus content and the three types of choice symbols are associated with the pattern (A). In the case of the pattern (A), the bonus symbol “+10” is associated with the option symbol “sword”, “+20” is associated with “兜”, and “+5” is associated with “shield”. When the random number lottery value is 43 to 85, the pattern (B) is associated with “+5” for “sword”, “+10” for “sword”, and “+20” for “shield”. Further, when the random number value of the random number lottery result is 86 to 127, the pattern (C) is associated with “+20” for “sword”, “+5” for “sword”, and “+10” for “shield”.

On the other hand, when the figure of the wizard is placed on the mounting table 20 as the figure 100, three kinds of choice symbols “cane”, “crystal ball”, and “magic book” and bonus content “+20”, “+10” and “+5” are associated. As in the case of the above-mentioned warrior figure, “exclusion” is associated with the two types of option symbols that are not closely related to the wizard figure.
When a wizard figure is used, an option content lottery table shown in FIG. 20B is used. As a result of random number lottery using the sampling circuit 56, if the obtained random number value is in the range of 0 to 42, the bonus content and the three types of choice symbols are associated with the pattern (A). In the case of the pattern (A), the bonus symbol “+10” is associated with the choice symbol “wand”, “+20” is associated with “crystal ball”, and “+5” is associated with “magic book”. . When the random number value of the random number lottery result is 43 to 85, “+5” is associated with “wand”, “+10” is associated with “crystal ball”, and “+20” is associated with “magic book” (B) It becomes. Further, when the random number value of the random number lottery result is 86 to 127, a pattern (C) in which “+20” is associated with “wand”, “+5” is associated with “crystal ball”, and “+10” is associated with “magic book”. It becomes.
In the case of a figure using a bow, the same option content lottery table exists, and there are three types of option symbols “bow”, “arrow”, and “knife”, and bonus content “+20”, “+10”, “ +5 "is associated with any one of the pattern (A), pattern (B), and pattern (C). At this time, the point that “displacement” is associated with the two types of option images that are not closely related to the bower figure is the same as in the above case.

  As described above, after associating each of the five types of option images with the three types of bonus contents and one of the two “outs”, the display positions of the five types of option images on the lower liquid crystal display 4 (see FIG. 11 (b) and FIG. 12 (b)) are randomly determined and displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4. After displaying the five types of option images, the process proceeds to S55.

On the other hand, in the case where the IC chip data is not stored in the RAM 52 (S51: NO), the selection symbol / content lottery process is performed in S54. In the option symbol / content lottery process (S54), five types of option symbols are selected from all types of option symbols (9 types), the selected five types of option symbols, three types of bonus content, 2 Associate two “outliers”. That is, since the five types of option images are selected completely randomly from the nine types, there is no clue to the relationship between the option symbol and the figure 100, making it difficult to obtain a bonus.
Then, after randomly determining the display positions (see FIG. 10B) of the five types of option symbols on the lower liquid crystal display 4, the five types of option symbols are displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4, and the process proceeds to S55. .

In S55, an effect lottery process is performed. In the effect lottery process (S55), a lottery process related to an effect performed when an option symbol is selected is performed. As for the effect performed when the option image is selected, a premium effect in which the lower liquid crystal display 4 is displayed in a slightly darker color and lightning runs like the effect performed at the start of rotation of the reel R in the normal game described above. Done.
Here, the effect lottery table used in the effect lottery process (S55) will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 15B is an effect lottery table for the bonus game. Similar to the effect lottery table for the normal game described with reference to FIG. 15A, the presence / absence of the premier effect is determined by lottery based on the random value obtained by the sampling circuit 56. And when the figure 100 is not mounted on the mounting base 20, the premier effect is performed only when the random number value is in the range of 0-6 as in the normal game. Therefore, even during a bonus game, a premier effect is rarely performed and has rare value.
When the figure 100 is placed on the placing table 20, the premier effect is performed at a higher probability in the bonus game than in the case where the figure 100 is not provided.
In addition, for each of the warrior figure, the wizard figure, and the bow figure, a random value range is set for the usage count of 100 times or less, and a usage count of 101 times or more, and a random range in which a premier effect is made for each figure 100 is provided. Since they are set differently, each type of figure 100 has a characteristic, and the player can play in various modes by selecting the figure 100.

  After the effect lottery process (S55), in S56, it is determined whether an option has been selected. Specifically, whether or not an option is selected is determined by pressing five option images that are visually recognized via the transparent touch panel 30 disposed on the front surface of the lower liquid crystal display 4 with a finger or the like. . When the transparent touch panel 30 corresponding to the option image is pressed with a finger and the option image is selected (S56: YES), the process proceeds to a selection effect display (S57). On the other hand, when an option image is not selected (S56: NO), the process waits until an option image is selected.

In the selection effect display (S57), first, the premium effect shown in FIG. 16B is performed based on the result of the effect lottery process (S56) in accordance with the selection of the option image. That is, in S55, when the premier effect is won, the premier effect is performed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 (see FIG. 16B). Thereafter, in S52, S53, or S54, an image corresponding to the option content (three types of bonuses, two outliers) associated with the selected option image is displayed. Here, when a bonus is acquired, the number of coins is stored in the RAM 52 based on the type of the acquired bonus.
On the other hand, if the premier effect is not won, the option contents associated with the selected option image in S52, S53 or S54 without performing the premier effect (three types of bonuses, two missed) The image corresponding to is displayed.

In S58, a determination is made as to whether or not the option content of the option symbol selected by the player is “out of”. If the option content is “out of” (S58: YES), the process proceeds to S63, and the defeat screen is displayed. Here, the defeat screen display is a display such as “YOU LOSE” at the center of the bonus game screen (see FIG. 10B, FIG. 11B, and FIG. 12B) regardless of the presence or absence of the figure 100. I do. After the defeat screen display (S63) ends, the process proceeds to S62.
Note that the defeat screen display is an example, and it is only necessary to recognize that the player has failed to acquire the bonus. Further, in the present embodiment, when there is the figure 100, the bonus game is based on the situation where the own character and the boss character never face each other. You may make it display the above-mentioned defeat screen after displaying the moving image which shows that the character was defeated.

On the other hand, if the content of the option is not “out of”, that is, if any of the three types of bonuses is acquired (S58: NO), the screen shifts to an effect screen display (S59).
In the effect screen display (S59), a screen indicating that the bonus has been acquired is displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4.
In the present embodiment, when there is the figure 100, the bonus game proceeds based on how the character and the boss character are facing each other. Therefore, before displaying that the bonus has been acquired, A moving image showing that the character of the character attacks the boss character and the boss character is damaged by the attack is displayed. Thereafter, a display indicating that the bonus has been acquired is displayed on the bonus game screen of the lower liquid crystal display 4 (see FIGS. 11B and 12B).
The attack method of the player's own character varies depending on the type of the figure 100. In the case of a warrior, the attack is performed with a “sword”. In the case of a magician, attack with “magic”, and in the case of a bow, attack with “bow and arrow”.
On the other hand, when there is no figure 100, a message indicating that a bonus has been acquired is displayed in the central portion of the bonus game screen (see FIG. 10B) as it is.

After the effect screen display (S59) ends, in S60, it is determined whether or not it is the last selection. Here, “last selection” will be described. In the bonus game in the present embodiment, three types of bonuses (“+20”, “+10”, “+5”) can be obtained. Since the other two of the five choice symbols are “out of”, the choice symbols can be selected three times at the maximum. That is, the “last selection” in the present embodiment indicates “third selection”.
If it is the last selection (S60: YES), the process proceeds to S61. On the other hand, when it is not the last selection (S60: NO), it returns to an effect lottery process (S55), and a process is repeated.

In S61, a winning screen display is displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4. Here, the win screen display will be described as “a screen displayed when the player has acquired all three types of bonuses in the bonus game”. Also in this case, similarly to the above-described effect screen display (S59) and defeat screen display (S63), the mode of the victory screen display differs depending on whether the figure 100 is present or not.
When there is no figure 100, a message “Blessing that all three types of bonuses have been acquired” is displayed on the bonus game screen (see FIG. 10B).
On the other hand, when there is the figure 100, the bonus game screen (see FIGS. 11 (b) and 12 (b)) shows that the player's own character and the boss character never face each other. In this case, after displaying an image in which the boss character collapses on the bonus game screen (see FIGS. 11B and 12B), the message “I congratulate all three types of bonuses has been acquired”. Display. After displaying the victory screen display (S61), the process proceeds to S62.
Here, in the third selection, if “displacement” is not missed (S59: NO), on the lower liquid crystal display 4, the own character attacks the boss character by the attack method unique to the character. An image is displayed and a display indicating that a bonus has been acquired is made (S59). After that, an image of the boss character falling is displayed, so the storyline of the effect that “the boss character was knocked down by the attack of his character due to the third selection” increases, so that the player can further play Can concentrate.

  In S62, which is shifted to after the victory screen display (S61) or the defeat screen display (S63), a payout process is performed. In the payout process (S62), payout of coins acquired in the current bonus game is performed. In the selection effect process (S57), the total of the acquired bonuses (number of coins) stored in the RAM 52 is read out and the number of coins is paid out. After the payout process (S62) is completed, the bonus game process program is ended, and the process proceeds to the IC chip data update process (S6) of the main process program.

As described above in detail, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment reads IC chip data from the IC chip 101 arranged in the figure 100 on the mounting table 20 via the IC reader / writer 21, and the RAM 52. To store. Then, referring to the IC chip data and the display change table, the main character, enemy character, and background image to be displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 are changed, so that the figure 100 placed on the mounting table 20 by the player The production mode performed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 during the game is different.
Therefore, the player can play a game with a display different from that when the figure 100 is not used by using the figure 100. That is, a new interest can be provided to the player who uses the figure 100.

Furthermore, since the character displayed as the leading role in the effect performed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 is changed according to the type of the figure 100 (“warrior figure”, “magician figure”, “bow figure”), I can immerse myself more in the game.
Each figure 100 stores the number of times the figure 100 has been used, and based on this number of times, the rendering mode (“background image”, “enemy character”) executed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 is stored. ) Is changed.
In this embodiment, since the appearance of the character ("warrior" etc.) adventures displayed according to the figure 100 is displayed, the adventure place changes or the enemy character changes by repeated use. To do. Thereby, by repeating the number of times of use, it is possible to make the player feel as if the adventure of the character is progressing, and it is possible to give the performance a story.
As a result, when the use of the figure 100 is continued, a sense of expectation can be given as to what the effect displayed on the lower liquid crystal display 4 will be, and the game can be continued further. This has the effect of making the player feel a new interest, and is advantageous in that the frequency at which the gaming machine is used is improved for the store where the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is installed. Demonstrate the effect.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning.
For example, in the present embodiment, three types of “warrior”, “magician”, and “bowman” have been illustrated and described as the types of figures 100, but are not limited thereto. Those according to different themes may be used, and many types of figures 100 may be usable in the slot machine 1.

Further, in this embodiment, the IC chip data stored in the IC chip 101 is the type of the figure 100 and the number of times of use. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, more detailed data such as “gender”, “race”, “age”, etc. can be used as the data indicating the type.
In the present embodiment, the production lottery table is changed in two stages, that is, the number of times of use of the figure 100 is less than 101 times and 101 times or more. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Based on the number of times the figure 100 is used, the production lottery table may be changed in more stages.

The number of times of use is not limited to the aspect of counting the number of times of use for each game. For example, in the bonus game, the number of times of defeating the boss character (the number of times of obtaining all three types of bonuses in the bonus game) Good. In this case, a sense of urgency increases when selecting an option symbol in the bonus game, and the player can be concentrated on the game.
In addition, you may comprise so that an effect lottery table may be changed based not on the frequency | count of use but on the total time spent in the slot machine 1 using the figure 100.

It is a perspective view of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows typically the control system of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows typically the liquid crystal drive circuit of a lower side liquid crystal display. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the symbol row | line | column displayed on the peripheral surface of the reel used in a normal game. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery table of the winning combination in the case of playing a normal game, and its payout. It is explanatory drawing which shows the figure used with the slot machine which concerns on this embodiment. (A) shows a warrior figure and (b) shows a wizard figure. (C) shows a bow figure. It is a flowchart of a main processing program. It is a flowchart of a start reception process program. It is explanatory drawing of the display change table used by a display change process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the lower side liquid crystal display when not using a figure. (A) is a display example during a normal game, and (b) is a display example during a bonus game. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the lower side liquid crystal display at the time of using the warrior figure whose use frequency is 100 times or less. (A) is a display example during a normal game, and (b) is a display example during a bonus game. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of a lower side liquid crystal display at the time of using the warrior figure whose use frequency is 101 times or more. (A) is a display example during a normal game, and (b) is a display example during a bonus game. It is a flowchart of a lottery processing program. It is a flowchart of a normal game processing program. It is an effect lottery table used in effect lottery processing. (A) shows the effect lottery table for the base game, and (b) shows the effect lottery table for the bonus game. It is a display example of a premier effect performed as a result of the effect lottery process. (A) shows the time of a normal game, and (b) shows the time of a bonus game. It is a flowchart of a bonus game processing program. When a warrior figure is used, it is the example of a display of the choice symbol displayed at the time of a bonus game. When a wizard figure is used, it is a display example of option symbols displayed at the time of a bonus game. It is an option content lottery table used in an option content lottery process. (A) is when the warrior figure is used, and (b) is when the wizard figure is used.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 4 Lower side liquid crystal display 20 Mounting stand 20a Mounting part 21 IC reader / writer 50 CPU
100 Figure 100a Base 100b Doll 101 IC chip

Claims (4)

Information reading means for reading object information from a figure having a storage medium capable of storing information;
Display means for displaying effects related to the game;
In a gaming machine having a game control means for executing a game in a plurality of gaming states including a normal gaming state and a special gaming state that gives a profit more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state,
The game control means causes the display means to display an effect corresponding to the figure during a game based on the content of the object information acquired from the information reading means. In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The figure stores identification information for identifying the type of the figure,
The game control means determines an effect displayed on the display means based on the identification information. In the gaming machine according to claim 2,
The game machine characterized in that the effect determined by the game control means is an effect related to the appearance of the figure indicated by the identification information. In the gaming machine according to claim 1 to 3,
The figure stores history information related to the use of the figure,
The gaming machine, wherein the game control means determines an effect displayed by the display means based on the history information.

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