JP2006180920A - Game device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a player to easily and surely understand information provided by a performance in a game. <P>SOLUTION: A first image display device and a second image display device different from the first image display device are provided, and two or more kinds of pattern images are variably displayed according to a prescribed order. A plurality of reel images for displaying a game result by the combination of the pattern images at the time of stop are displayed at one of the image display devices, and a performance image relating to the performance in the game and the explanation of the performance are displayed at the other image display device. Thus, the meaning and expectation degree of the performance can be indicated to the player so as to be easily recognized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device and a program, and is particularly suitable for use in a game device that reproduces a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine in a pseudo manner.

  2. Description of the Related Art Game devices that play games using an image display device such as a television have been widely used. For example, in a game device that performs a slot game, a pachinko game, or the like, an operational feeling of operating an actual game machine by reproducing a game machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine in a simulated manner by an image displayed on an image display device or the like. Can be obtained by a player (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Furthermore, there is a game apparatus that reproduces various effects executed together with the game in an actual gaming machine such as effect image display, lamp lighting, and sound output.

JP-A-8-57153

  Here, the effects in the game include an effect of notifying the lottery result of the role and an effect of notifying the expectation of the possibility of winning the special role depending on the content of the effect. However, for a player who does not have enough knowledge about the production such as beginners, what does the production mean even if the production is executed, and what is the degree of expectation indicated by the production? Or could it be low?)

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to enable a player to easily and reliably understand information provided by an effect in a game.

A game device according to the present invention includes a first image display device and a second image display device provided independently of the first image display device, and a plurality of types of symbol images are in a predetermined order. A plurality of reel images that are variably displayed according to the combination and display a game result by a combination of symbol images at the time of stop are displayed on one of the image display devices, and an effect image related to the effect in the game and an explanation of the effect are displayed on the other It displays on an image display apparatus.
According to the present invention, an effect image relating to an effect and a description of the effect can be displayed on the image display device so that the meaning and expectation of the effect can be easily recognized for the player. . Further, by displaying the effect image and the description of the effect on another image display device provided independently of the image display device on which a plurality of reel images are displayed, it is easy for the player to see (visibility is improved). It is possible to display the contents of the performance and its explanation.

  Further, in one aspect of the game apparatus according to the present invention, during the period in which the reel image is variably displayed, only the effect image is included in the effect image related to the effect and the description of the effect. After all the reel images are displayed on the display device and stopped, a description of the effect is displayed on the other image display device together with the effect image. Thereby, since the explanation of the effect is displayed after all the reel images are stopped, it is possible to pay attention to the explanation of the effect, and it is possible to display the explanation of the effect by a simple process without complicating the process.

  Here, for each commentary of the above-mentioned effects, the commentary of each effect is made to correspond to one of a plurality of preset explanation levels, and the commentary of the effect is selected according to the explanation level corresponding to the knowledge amount of the player You may make it display automatically. In such a case, it is possible to appropriately provide an explanation of the production according to the amount of knowledge of the player. For example, it is possible to efficiently provide a necessary and sufficient explanation of the production according to the amount of knowledge of the player by not displaying the explanation of the production assumed to be already understood by the player. Further, for example, by not displaying the explanation of the effect at the explanation level that the player has not reached, the player can be encouraged to improve.

  Furthermore, when the description of the effect is displayed, the explanation level of the description of the effect may be displayed together. At this time, the explanation levels may be displayed using different character images corresponding to the explanation levels. Thereby, it is possible to easily recognize to which explanation level the explanation of the displayed effect is.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the game apparatus according to the present invention, there is provided a display restriction means capable of arbitrarily setting whether or not to display the explanation of the effect on the other image display apparatus. As a result, display / non-display of the commentary of the effect can be set as appropriate. For example, when it is desired to digest the number of games, it is possible to speed up the progress by not displaying the commentary of the effect. .

  The program according to the present invention causes a computer to execute processing of a game device having a first image display device and a second image display device provided independently of the first image display device. And a process for displaying a plurality of reel images for displaying a game result by a combination of symbol images at the time of stopping on one of the image display devices. The computer is caused to execute an effect image related to the effect in the game and a process of displaying an explanation of the effect on the other image display device.

  According to the present invention, by displaying an effect image related to an effect on the image display device, the meaning of the effect and the expectation level indicated by the effect can be displayed so as to be easily recognized. . Therefore, the player can easily and reliably understand the information provided by the performance, and the preference can be improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, a portable slot game device that can be easily carried and which simulates a slot machine as a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing an appearance of a slot game apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The slot game apparatus 10 has a main body 100 divided into a housing 100 a and a housing 100 b, which can be opened and closed by a connector 11. FIG. 1 shows a state where the two casings 100a and 100b are fully opened.

  The slot game apparatus 10 includes a main body 100 and a cartridge 200 that is inserted into a predetermined position of the main body 100 and stores a program for playing a slot game.

  The main body 100 of the slot game apparatus 10 is provided independently of the first image display device 110 and the first image display device 110 provided in the housing 100a, and is provided in the housing 100b. Two image display devices including the image display device 120 are provided. These two image display devices are composed of a liquid crystal display panel or the like capable of displaying a color image. Further, the first image display device 110 is provided with a touch panel on the entire display surface (so-called touch screen), and a player directly touches the touch panel with a finger or touches a touch pen or the like. By doing so, the player can make an input to the slot game apparatus 10.

  A first display image including a plurality of reel images is displayed on the display surface of the first image display device 110 shown in FIG. The first display image has three reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R at the center thereof. The reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R are areas in which a plurality of types of symbol images are variably displayed according to a predetermined order, and reel images for displaying game results are displayed by a combination of symbol images at the time of stop. This reel image is a reproduction of a reel (rotating cylinder) in an actual slot machine in which a plurality of types of symbol images are arranged at equal intervals.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, a left reel display portion 111L, a middle reel display portion 111C, and a right reel display portion 111R are provided in order from the left side as viewed from the player. However, the arrangement of the symbol images displayed as the reel images is different for each of the reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R. In addition, on each reel display portion 111L, 111C, and 111R, three symbol images that are continuous in the vertical direction are displayed. Therefore, a total of nine symbol images are displayed on the display surface. In addition, the variable display of the symbol images on the reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R is displayed as if the symbol images move as the reels rotate, so that from the player's standpoint, the symbol images are displayed vertically. Looks like it ’s moving.

  In the slot game apparatus 10, a symbol combination line group 22 including symbol combination lines 22a, 22b, and 22c is set for symbol images displayed on the reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R. The symbol combination line group 22 includes a middle symbol combination line 22a in the horizontal direction, two symbol combination lines 22b in the upper and lower horizontal directions, and two symbol combination lines 22c in the diagonally downward and leftward directions. It consists of and. The symbol images displayed on the reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R are arranged at intervals such that all nine symbol images are positioned on these symbol combination line groups 22 when stopped.

  In addition, the first display image has a credit number display unit 113, a payout number display unit 114, and an inserted number display unit 115 below the reel display unit group 111. The number-of-credits display unit 113 includes the number of credited virtual game media (hereinafter, this virtual game medium is a virtual medal as an example, and this virtual medal is simply referred to as “medal”). This is the area to be displayed. The payout number display area 114 is an area where the number of medals is displayed when the medals are paid out. The number-of-insertions display section 115 displays medals in response to an operation on the second operation button 151D when functioning as a bet switch 118 or a bet button, which will be described later, or a medal insertion operation using the medal insertion switch 112, which will be described later. This is an area where the number of inserted sheets is displayed.

  In the first image display device 110 provided with a transparent touch panel on the display surface, various operation switches 112 that are operated by the player to advance the game in the slot game are provided below the display surface. 116 to 118 are displayed. The first image display device 110 also displays various icons 119a to 119e that are operated to perform various settings related to the screen display of each image display device and various settings related to the game and explanation of effects to be described later. ing.

  For example, in this embodiment, a medal insertion switch 112, a start switch 116, a stop switch group 117, and a bet switch 118 are set as operation switches. These operation switches are selected when a player applies pressure to each operation switch with a finger or a touch pen.

  The medal insertion switch 112 is a switch operated by the player when inserting a medal as a game medium. When the player touches the medal insertion switch 112 with a finger or a touch pen, the medal can be inserted. Further, if the player continues to apply pressure to the medal insertion switch 112 with a finger or a touch pen for a long time, it is possible to continuously insert medals.

  The start switch 116 is a switch operated by the player when starting variable display of the symbol image in the reel images displayed on the reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R.

  The stop switch group 117 is a switch operated when the reel images of the reel display units 111L, 111C, and 111R are stopped and displayed. The stop switch group 117 includes a left stop switch 117L that is operated when the reel image of the left reel display unit 111L is stopped and displayed, a middle stop switch 117C that is operated when the reel image of the middle reel display unit 111C is stopped and displayed, A right stop switch 117R is operated to stop and display the reel image of the right reel display portion 111R.

  The bet switch 118 is a switch for the player to specify the number of bets (the number of bets). When one medal is bet, one symbol combination line 22a is activated, and when two medals are bet, 3 in the horizontal direction. The two symbol combination lines 22a and 22b become effective, and when three medals are betted, a total of five symbol combination lines 22a to 22c including the two symbol combination lines 22c in the oblique direction become effective. In the following, the symbol combination line that has become effective is referred to as an effective line. In this embodiment, a MAX bet switch for betting three medals is configured as the bet switch 118. Therefore, in the game according to the present embodiment, when the symbol image in the reel image displayed on each reel display unit 111L, 111C, and 111R is stopped, on at least one effective line among the five effective lines 22a to 22c. If the combination of specific symbol images is stopped, it means that a winning combination corresponding to the combination is won.

  Further, for example, in this embodiment, a sub menu display icon 119a, an information display icon 119b, a reel display unit enlargement / reduction icon 119c, a display image replacement icon 119d, and an explanation progress icon 119e are set as icons. These various icons 119a to 119e are selected when the player applies pressure to each icon with a finger, a touch pen, or the like, similar to the operation switch described above.

  The sub menu display icon 119a displays the number of medals paid out, the total number of games, the number of games since winning a special role, the expectation of the possibility of winning a special role (or the expectation to win a special role), etc. This icon is selected by the player when displaying. The information display icon 119b is a state in which settings relating to payout (for example, settings 1 to 6), operation switches 116 to 118, and operation button groups 150 to 151 described later can be operated, and one of the operation means is displayed, for example. This icon is selected by the player when performing a display for performing a setting to be invalidated. The reel display portion enlargement / reduction icon 119c is an icon selected by the player when the currently displayed reel display portion group 111 is enlarged or reduced. The display image replacement icon 119d is an icon selected by the player when the display images currently displayed on the first image display device 110 and the second image display device 120 are replaced with each other and displayed again. The explanation progress icon 119e is an icon that the player selects when proceeding with the explanation of the effect displayed in the window when the effect explanation window is displayed.

  On the left side of the first image display device 110, a power button 140 of the slot game apparatus 10 and a first operation button group 150 including first operation buttons 150A, 150B, 150C, and 150D are provided. Functions are appropriately assigned to the operation buttons 150A to 150D of the first operation button group 150 in accordance with the operation state, for example, when variable display of reel images on the reel display units 111L, 111C, and 111R is started at the time of game execution. Is assigned a function as a start button operated by the player. When a function as a start button is assigned to the first operation buttons 150A to 150D, the reel images on the reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R can be variably displayed by operating any one of the operation buttons. Be started.

  Further, on the right side of the first image display device 110, a second operation button group 151 including second operation buttons 151A, 151B, 151C, and 151D is provided. Functions are appropriately assigned to the operation buttons 151A to 151D of the second operation button group 151 according to the operation state. For example, when a game is executed, a function as a left stop button that is operated when the reel image of the left reel display unit 111L is stopped and displayed is assigned to the operation button 151A, and the operation is performed when the reel image of the middle reel display unit 111C is stopped and displayed. The function as the middle stop button is assigned to the operation button 151B, and the function as the right stop button to be operated when the reel image on the right reel display unit 111R is stopped and displayed is assigned to the operation button 151C. In addition, a function as a bet button for designating the number of bets (the number of bets) when a player inserts a medal in a credit is assigned to the operation button 151D.

  In the present embodiment, a start switch 116 and a first operation button group 150 are provided as operation means for starting variable display of a symbol image in a reel image displayed on the reel display portion group 111, and the reel display portion. As an operation means for stopping and displaying the symbol images of the group 111, a stop switch group 117 and second operation buttons 151A to 151C are provided, and as an operation means for the player to designate the number of bets (the number of bets), A bet switch 118 and a second operation button 151D are provided. That is, the player can operate the operation button groups 150 to 151 provided on the left and right of the first image display device 110 to advance the game, or the player can use the touch panel on the display surface of the first image display device 110. It is also possible to proceed with the game by operating the various operation switches 116 to 118 provided. For example, when playing a game with one of the operation means disabled, the information display icon 119b can be selected to designate the operation means to be disabled.

  A second display image including an effect image is displayed on the display surface of the second image display device 120 shown in FIG. The second display image has an effect image display unit 121, a back lamp display unit 122, and a payout lamp display unit 123. The effect image display unit 121 is an area where effect images relating to various effects are displayed, and for example, effect images such as effect patterns by a series of actions such as characters are displayed. The back lamp display unit 122 is an area in which lighting of the back lamp in the effect is displayed. The payout lamp display unit 123 is an area where a lamp for notifying medal payout is displayed.

  In addition, left and right of the second image display device 120 are provided with speakers 130 for outputting sound to the player.

Next, the configuration of the touch panel provided on the display surface of the first image display device 110 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a touch panel provided on the display surface of the first image display device 110.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first image display device 110 has a wider area than the display area of the operation switches 112 and 116 to 118 operated by the player when the game progresses. A detection area is set. Specifically, the detection area 31 is set for the medal insertion switch 112, the detection area 32 is set for the bet switch (MAX bet switch) 118, the detection area 33 is set for the start switch 116, and the left stop switch 117L. The detection area 34 is set, the detection area 35 is set for the middle stop switch 117C, and the detection area 36 is set for the right stop switch 117R.

  Further, in the first image display device 110, detection areas of the same extent as the display areas of the icons are set for the various icons 119a to 119e. Specifically, the detection area 37 is set for the submenu display icon 119a, the detection area 38 is set for the information display icon 119b, and the detection area 39 is set for the reel display portion enlargement / reduction icon 119c. A detection area 40 is set for the replacement icon 119d, and a detection area 41 is set for the comment progress icon 119e.

Next, the system configuration of the slot game apparatus 10 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the slot game apparatus 10 in the present embodiment. A control board 50 is disposed inside the main body 100 of the slot game apparatus. Further, the cartridge 200 is connected to the main body 100 of the slot game apparatus via the connector 12.

  The control board 50 is provided with a CPU 51, a ROM 52, and a RAM 53, which are connected to each other via a bus. In addition, the cartridge 200 is provided with a ROM 201 and a RAM 202, which are connected to each other via a communication bus 13 via a CPU 51 and a connector 12.

  The CPU 51 reads (fetches), interprets (decodes), and executes instructions constituting the program. The CPU 51 reads programs, data, and the like stored in the ROM 52 and ROM 201, and performs system control such as activation of the slot game device 10 and control of the entire game in the slot game device 10 based on these. In the ROM 52 and / or the ROM 201, the CPU 51 stores programs, data, and the like necessary for processing shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 described later and other game controls. The RAM 53 and RAM 202 are used when the CPU 51 performs various controls, and temporarily store data and the like as necessary.

  The CPU 51 includes various buttons 140 and 150 to 151 provided on the main body 100 of the slot game device, various switches 112 and 116 to 118 provided as touch panels on the display surface of the first image display device 110, and An input signal from the icon group 119 is input. Then, the CPU 51 displays a predetermined image on the first image display device 110 and the second image display device 120 and outputs a predetermined sound to the speaker 130 by various processes based on the input of the input signal. .

Next, a functional configuration of the slot game apparatus 10 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the slot game apparatus 10 in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, for example, the following units 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, and 313 are configured from the programs of the CPU 51, ROM 52, and ROM 201. For example, the effect data storage unit 304 ( 305, 306) and data of the search item list 311 are stored.

(Control unit 301)
The control unit 301 comprehensively controls each functional unit of the slot game apparatus 10 shown in FIG. For example, the control unit 301 responds to an operation on the power button 140, the first and second operation button groups 150 and 151, the operation switch groups 112, 116 to 118, and the icon group 119, the operation status of each function unit, and the like. The operation timing of each functional unit is controlled. In other words, the control unit 301 reads out a processing program for performing processing related to processing shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 described later and other game control from the ROM 52 or the ROM 201, and executes the processing program. Control for realizing the operations shown in FIG. 8 and other game control is performed.

(Game control unit 302)
The game control unit 302 performs control related to the game of the slot game in accordance with control by the control unit 301. The game control unit 302 includes a winning lottery process for each game, a reel image control process (including a reel image stop display control according to a result of the winning lottery), a winning determination process based on a combination of symbol images at the time of stopping, and A payout control process, a special game control process, or the like according to the determination result is performed.

(Production control unit 303)
The effect control unit 303 selects an effect pattern to be executed in the game, controls the effect according to the selected effect pattern, and performs control for explaining the effect according to the setting. The effect pattern is stored in the effect pattern storage unit 305 in the effect data storage unit 304, and the effect control unit 303 refers to the result of the lottery in the game control unit 302 and stores it in the effect pattern storage unit 305. One of the effect patterns is selected from, for example, lottery. In addition, the explanation of the production is stored in the production explanation storage unit 306 in the production data storage unit 304 in correspondence with any of a plurality of preset explanation levels for each production pattern, and the production control unit 303 Selects an explanation of the production corresponding to the selected production pattern.

(Display control unit 307)
The display control unit 307 performs all control related to image display on the first image display device 110 and the second image display device 120. In other words, the display control unit 307 sequentially generates image data of the first and second display images, and when further explaining the effect, the image data of the second display image including the effect image and the description of the effect. Is generated. Then, the display control unit 307 performs control to display the first and second display images on each image display device based on the generated image data.

  For example, the display control unit 307 generates image data of the first display image including the reel image based on information from the control unit 301 and the game control unit 302, and the design image in the reel image based on the generated image data. The variable display and stop display are controlled. More specifically, the display control unit 307 displays on the reel display units 111L, 111C, and 111R in the first display image based on the timing when the start switch 116 or the first operation button group 150 is operated. Control of variable display of the symbol image, which seems to be rotating for the player, is performed. In addition, the display control unit 307 displays the gaming state (for example, the normal gaming state, the special gaming state, etc.), the result of the role lottery, and the stop switch group 117 or the second operation button group 151 (more specifically, as a stop switch). Based on the timing at which the second operation buttons 151A to 151C) to which the functions are assigned are operated, the stop display of the symbol images displayed on the reel display portions 111L, 111C, and 111R in the first display image is controlled. .

  For example, the display control unit 307 generates and generates image data of the second display image including the effect image based on information from the control unit 301, the effect control unit 303, and the effect search unit 312. Display control of the second display image based on the image data is performed. More specifically, the display control unit 105 performs control to display the effect image of the selected effect pattern on the effect image display unit 121 in the second display image.

  Note that the control by the display control unit 307 is not limited to that described above. For example, the display control unit 307 changes the display of each display unit 113 to 115 in the first display image in accordance with the operation of the operation switch or operation button by the player, the game state, the game result, or the like. Control and display control for changing the display of each of the display units 122 and 123 in the second display image are also performed. In addition, for example, the display control unit 307 also performs control for causing each image display device to display an image suitable for each purpose, such as a submenu image, in accordance with the operation of the icons 119a to 119e by the player.

(Sound control unit 308)
The sound control unit 308 receives information from the control unit 301 and the production control unit 303, generates a sound signal based on the production pattern, and receives information from the game control unit 302, according to the winning combination and the game state. A sound signal is generated in the production, and the generated sound signal is output from the speaker 130 as sound.

(Explanation display / non-display setting unit 309)
The comment display / non-display setting unit 309 sets whether or not to display the commentary of the effect executed in the game based on the information from the control unit 301. Information related to the display / non-display setting of the effect commentary is output to the effect control unit 303.

(Search condition setting unit 310)
The search condition setting unit 310 sets a search condition for searching for a desired effect commentary when setting a dictionary mode of effect commentary display processing for displaying only the effect and its effect commentary without playing a game. More specifically, the search condition setting unit 310 performs a desired effect that the player wants to see based on information from the control unit 301 according to the operation of the first and second operation button groups 150 and 151 by the player. Set search conditions for searching explanations.

  The search condition is set with reference to the search item list 311 stored in the ROM 201. The search condition setting unit 310 displays the search item list 311 on the first or second image display device 110 or 120, and is selected from the displayed search item list 311 by operating the operation button groups 150 and 151. The set search item is set as a search condition. Although the details will be described later, this search item list 311 has a hierarchical structure (tree structure) composed of a plurality of hierarchies. A search item is selected by operating the operation button groups 150 and 151 and the like. By repeatedly performing a process of displaying a list of lower-layer search items corresponding to the search items, the search conditions can be refined in order, and a search for a desired presentation commentary is facilitated.

(Direction search unit 312)
Based on the search condition set by the search condition setting unit 310, the effect search unit 312 searches the effect data storage unit 304 for an effect pattern corresponding to the search condition and an explanation of the effect corresponding to the effect pattern. Further, the effect search unit 312 supplies the display pattern 307 (if necessary, the sound control unit 308) with the effect pattern obtained as a result of the search and information related to the effect description, and the effect corresponding to the effect pattern. Is executed and the commentary is displayed.

(Ask the question 313)
The questioning section 313 presents a quiz related to the effect for determining the player's knowledge amount when setting the commentary mode of the effect commentary display process, and the player responds based on the number of correct answers (or correct answer rate). Determine the explanation level.

  Next, the operation of the slot game apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. 5 and 8 are flowcharts showing the operation of the slot game apparatus 10 in the present embodiment. In the following description, it is assumed that the power button 140 is pressed by the player and the game apparatus 10 has already been turned on.

  In step S101, the control unit 301 determines, based on various setting information, whether or not an effect explanation display process for displaying only the effect and the effect explanation without playing a game is requested. Whether or not to execute the effect explanation display process is set using a menu screen or the like displayed on the image display device 110 or 120 according to a predetermined operation.

  As a result, if it is determined that the effect explanation display process is not requested, the game execution process is performed in step S102 based on the control of the control unit 301, the game control unit 302, the effect control unit 303, and the like. Is called. Here, the game execution process is a process corresponding to one game from medal insertion to winning determination and medal payout in an actual slot machine, and includes an effect corresponding to an effect pattern in the game. The game execution process includes a part lottery process, a reel image control process (including stop display control according to the result of the part lottery), an effect output process, a winning determination process, a payout control process corresponding thereto, and a special game. The game execution process in step S102 is the same as the process in the conventional slot game apparatus, but the description thereof is omitted.

  After the game execution process in step S102 is completed (at least after all reel images are stopped), in step S103, the effect control unit 303 refers to the setting of the comment display / non-display setting unit 309 and executes the game execution process. It is determined whether or not the production commentary of the produced production is displayed. As a result of the determination, if it is set not to display the production commentary (when non-display is set), the process returns to step S101, and if it is set to display the production commentary (when display is set), the step The process proceeds to S104.

  In step S104, the display control unit 307 stops the effect image displayed on the second image display device 120. In addition, the effect control unit 303 reads out the effect commentary corresponding to the effect (effect pattern) executed in the game execution process in step S102 from the effect commentary storage unit 306.

  At this time, the production control unit 303 reads the production commentary from the production commentary storage unit 306 in consideration of the explanation level corresponding to the production commentary to be read. For example, the production control unit 303 refers to the explanation level of the player, and when the explanation level corresponding to the production explanation is higher than the explanation level of the player, the production explanation is not read and the process proceeds to step S105 described later. It is also possible not to give a presentation commentary. On the other hand, if the explanation level corresponding to the production commentary is lower than the explanation level of the player, it is determined that the information is unnecessary for the player, and the production explanation is not read, and the process goes to step S105 described later. It is also possible not to give a presentation commentary. Thereby, it is possible to appropriately display the production explanation according to the player, and it is possible to efficiently display and provide the necessary and sufficient production explanation according to the knowledge amount of the player.

  Subsequently, in step S105, the display control unit 307 displays on the second image display device 120 the second display image including the effect explanation read by the effect control unit 303 in step S104.

  More specifically, the display control unit 307 generates image data of the second display image including the effect image and the effect description read in step S104, and the second display image is generated based on the generated image data. Is displayed on the second image display device 120. At this time, information indicating an explanation level corresponding to the effect explanation is further added to the second display image. As the information indicating the explanation level, for example, different explanation character images respectively corresponding to the explanation levels as shown in FIG. 6 are used, and the explanation character image corresponding to the explanation level corresponding to the explanation explanation is used as the effect image and the explanation explanation. At the same time, it is displayed on the second image display device 120.

  Note that the information indicating the explanation level corresponding to the production commentary is not limited to the character image, but is arbitrary. For example, the information indicating the explanation level may be text (character information), and may be added to the first display image in addition to the second display image when displayed in text. Further, both the comment character image and the text may be added as information indicating the explanation level.

  Thus, by displaying information indicating the explanation level corresponding to the production commentary together with the production commentary, it is possible to easily recognize which explanation level the production commentary corresponds to. In addition, by referring to the information indicating the explanation level, it is possible to select a production commentary according to the amount of knowledge, etc., and determine how much knowledge the person has. It becomes possible.

Thereafter, in order to proceed to the next game or the like, when a predetermined operation using the operation switches 112 and 116 to 118 and the operation button groups 150 and 151 is performed by the player or when a predetermined time elapses, the process proceeds to step S101. Return.
As a result of the determination in step S101, if it is determined that the effect commentary display process is requested, the effect commentary display process in step S106 is executed, and then the process returns to step S101.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing commentary character images to be displayed together with the production commentary. FIG. 6 shows an example of commentary character images when the explanation level is divided into three levels of beginner, intermediate, and advanced. For example, when the explanation level corresponding to the production commentary is beginner level, the A character image shown in FIG. 6A is displayed as the second display image together with the production image related to the production and the explanation of the production. Displayed on the image display device 120. Similarly, when the explanation level corresponding to the production commentary is intermediate, the B character image shown in FIG. 6B is displayed together with the production image and the production explanation, and the explanation level corresponding to the production commentary is advanced. The C character image shown in FIG. 6C is displayed together with the effect image and the effect description.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the effect explanation screen displayed on the second image display device 120 as described above. The example shown in FIG. 7 shows a case where the explanation level corresponding to the production commentary is beginner's class. The production image 401 related to the production executed in the game, the production explanation 402 of the production, and the commentary character image of the production commentary. A second display image including the A character image 403 indicating the corresponding explanation level (beginner) is displayed on the second image display device 120.

  As described above, by displaying the effect image related to the effect executed in the game and the description of the effect, it is possible for the player to easily recognize the meaning of the effect and the expectation level indicated by the effect. Thus, the information provided to the player can be easily and reliably understood. In addition, by displaying the effect image and the effect description on the second image display device different from the first image display device on which the reel image is displayed, the visibility is improved and the effect and The explanation can be displayed.

  In addition, after the game execution process is completed (at least after all reel images are stopped), the effect image is stopped, and the effect description is displayed together with the stopped effect image. These display control processes can be performed only with a simple process.

  In addition, by making it possible to set the display / non-display of the production commentary, for example, when the production commentary is unnecessary, it is set to non-display so that the time required per game can be shortened, and the progress of the game Can speed up.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the effect comment display processing operation executed in step S106 when it is determined that the effect comment display processing is requested as a result of the determination in step S101 shown in FIG. In the effect explanation display process described below, an effect corresponding to the effect pattern is executed without playing a game, and an explanation of the effect (including information indicating an explanation level corresponding to the effect commentary) is displayed on the image display device. It is a process to display on.

First, in step S201, the control unit 301 determines whether an explanation mode or a dictionary mode is set as an operation mode in the effect explanation display process.
As a result, if the commentary mode is set, it is further determined in step S202 whether or not an effect commentary skip setting for proceeding to the effect quiz is performed without executing the effect commentary. As a result of the determination, if the production commentary skip setting is made, the process proceeds to step S206, and if not, the process proceeds to step S203.

  In step S203, the effect search unit 312 selects any one of the effect patterns stored in the effect pattern storage unit 305 according to the search condition set by the search condition setting unit 310 based on the control by the control unit 301. Select one production pattern. In addition, the effect search unit 312 reads the effect description corresponding to the selected effect pattern from the effect description storage unit 306. The selection of the effect pattern in step S203 is performed according to the explanation level corresponding to the knowledge amount of the player and in the order determined in advance for each explanation level. Also, the search condition setting unit 310 sets search conditions based on the control by the control unit 301 so that such an effect pattern is selected. The explanation level in this effect explanation display process may be three levels of the above-mentioned elementary level, intermediate level, and advanced level, but it is desirable to provide more levels by further subdividing each level.

  In step S204, the display control unit 307 (including the sound control unit 308 as necessary) executes the effect of the effect pattern selected in step S203, and outputs the effect explanation corresponding to the effect in the second image. Display on the display device. More specifically, the display control unit 307 first generates image data of a second display image including an effect image corresponding to the effect pattern, and the second image display device displays the effect image based on the generated image data. 120. Then, when the effect according to the effect pattern ends, the display control unit 307 generates image data of the second display image including the effect image and the effect description, and along with the effect image based on the generated image data The production commentary is displayed on the second image display device 120. In this case as well, similar to the operation shown in FIG. 5, information indicating the explanation level corresponding to the production explanation is added and displayed.

  Thereafter, when the player operates the icon 119e in order to proceed to the next presentation and explanation, it is determined in step S205 whether or not the production of the production pattern and the production explanation have been executed by a predetermined number of production patterns. To do. As a result, when the number of effect patterns executed is less than the predetermined number, the process returns to step S203, and the processes of steps S203 to S205 described above are performed again. On the other hand, if the predetermined number of effect patterns has been executed, the process proceeds to step S206.

  In step S206, the questioning unit 313 gives the player a quiz related to the performance according to the explanation level of the player. In this quiz, a predetermined number of effects of an effect pattern that matches the explanation level of the player is executed, and the meaning of these effects and the degree of expectation indicated in the effects are given by, for example, a three-choice selection formula. The player answers the respective quizzes by appropriately operating operation switches and operation button groups.

  Then, in step S207, the questioning unit 313 determines whether or not to increase the player's explanation level based on the number of correct answers (or correct answer rate) of the quiz questions. Specifically, it is determined whether the number of correct answers (or correct answer rate) exceeds a preset threshold. If the player's explanation level is to be raised as a result of the determination, in step S208, the questioning unit 313 raises the player's explanation level by one step, and if not (steps to maintain the current explanation level), step S313 is performed. S208 is skipped.

  Subsequently, in step S209, the control unit 301 prompts the player whether or not to execute the processes in steps S202 to S208 described above again, and returns to step S202 when executing again, otherwise returns to step S202. In this case, the production commentary display process is terminated.

  As a result of the determination in step S201, if the dictionary mode is set as the operation mode in the production comment display process, the search condition setting unit 310 reads the search item list 311 and displays the display control unit in step S210. In step S <b> 307, the display image related to the search item list 311 read by the search condition setting unit 310 is displayed on the first image display device 110. In the initial display, as shown in FIG. 9, the search items in the search item list 311 located at the uppermost layer in the hierarchical structure are displayed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the search item list 311.
In the example shown in FIG. 10, the search items located in the uppermost layer include “beginner explanation”, “intermediate explanation”, “advance explanation”, and “select from characters”. For example, for the search item “beginner explanation”, search items such as “How to play a slot game (A)”, “How to play a slot game (B)”,... For example, for the search item “select from characters”, the search items are “Mr. A”, “Mr. B”, “Mr. C”, “During normal bonus”, “During special bonus”, “Established small role”,. Is provided. Furthermore, search items such as “Mr. A Appearance 1”, “Mr. A Appearance 2”,... Are provided as search items one layer below the search item “Mr. A”. In this way, the search item list 311 having a hierarchical structure is configured.

  Returning to FIG. 8, in step S <b> 211, the search condition setting unit 310 is based on the information from the control unit 301 by the player referring to the image related to the search item list 311 displayed on the first image display device 110. Wait until some selection operation is performed.

  If it is determined that the selection operation by the player has been performed, in step S212, the search condition setting unit 310 determines whether there is a search item list one level lower than the selected search item. Judging. If the result of this determination is that there is one lower search item list, the process returns to step S210, and the processing of steps S210 to S212 is continued until there is no lower search item list corresponding to the selected search item. Repeat.

  In step S213 that proceeds when there is no lower-level search item list corresponding to the selected search item, the search condition setting unit 310 determines the search condition according to the sequentially selected search items. Further, the effect search unit 312 searches the effect data storage unit 304 for the effect pattern corresponding to the search condition and the effect explanation corresponding to the effect pattern based on the search condition determined by the search condition setting unit 310.

  Subsequently, in step S214, the display control unit 307 (including the sound control unit 308 as necessary) executes the effect of the effect pattern obtained as the search result, in the same manner as in step S204 described above. The production commentary corresponding to the production is displayed on the second image display device, and then the production comment display processing is terminated.

  As described above, with reference to the search item list 311 having a hierarchical structure, search items are selected from the upper layer to the lower layer of the hierarchical structure to set a search condition, and an effect pattern and the effect according to the search condition Search for a pattern. Then, an effect of the effect pattern obtained as a search result is executed, an effect image related to the effect is displayed on the second image display device, and an effect description corresponding to the effect is displayed on the second image display device. Let

  Thus, it is possible to easily select and execute an effect according to the player's request, explain the effect, and provide the player with the meaning and expectation of the effect. Therefore, the player can easily and reliably understand the information provided by the effect. Further, by using the search item list 311 having a hierarchical structure, the search conditions are sequentially selected and the search conditions are set, thereby appropriately and easily setting the search conditions for searching for a desired effect requested by the player. be able to. Furthermore, since it is a portable game device that can be easily carried, the functions in the present embodiment described above can be realized in any place, and the meaning and expectation of the production can be provided to the player in an easy-to-understand manner. For example, it is possible to immediately check on the spot the meaning and expectation of an effect executed on an actual gaming machine.

Similarly to the operation shown in FIG. 5, when searching for an effect pattern and an effect description, the effect pattern and the effect description may be searched according to the corresponding explanation level of the player. It is possible to provide the player with appropriate information corresponding to the skill and knowledge of the player.
In addition, after executing a predetermined number of effects in a predetermined order and displaying their explanations, a quiz relating to the effects is given to the player, and the player's answer is determined according to the number of correct answers (correct answer rate). Deciding whether to raise or maintain the explanation level, in other words, by controlling the explanation level of the player according to the number of correct answers (correct answer rate) of the quiz questions, the explanation level of the player and the information provided Can be easily grasped, and by providing a quiz function, it is possible to improve the preference as a game device. In addition, it is possible to encourage the player to be motivated.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first display image including the reel image is displayed on the first image display device 110, and the second display image including the effect image (which may include an effect description) is displayed as the second image. The first display image is displayed on the second image display device 120, and the second display image is displayed on the first image display device 110. Also good.

  Further, after the completion of the game execution process corresponding to the medal insertion, winning determination and medal payout, the explanation of the effect executed in the game is displayed. However, as described above, at least after all the reel images are stopped. It suffices to perform processing related to the display of the production commentary, and then processing corresponding to winning determination and medal payout may be performed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the portable slot game device has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each function in the above-described embodiment cannot be realized in any place. However, it may be applied to a stationary game device such as a home game device.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the slot game apparatus in which the slot machine is reproduced in a pseudo manner has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the pachinko game apparatus in which the pachinko machine is reproduced in a pseudo manner Etc. When this pachinko game device is applied, an image corresponding to a game area constituted by a game board in an actual pachinko machine is displayed on one image display device and displayed on a liquid crystal display device or the like in the actual pachinko machine. The effect image may be displayed on the other image display device.

  The embodiment of the present invention can be realized by a computer executing a program. Examples of means for supplying the program to the computer include a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded, or a transmission medium such as the Internet that transmits the program. The above program can also be applied as an embodiment of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the slot game device by embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which showed the structure of the touchscreen provided on the display surface of the 1st image display apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the slot game device in this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure of the slot game device in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the slot game device in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the comment character image which shows the description level corresponding to production commentary. It is a figure which shows an example of an effect commentary screen. It is a flowchart which shows production commentary display processing operation. It is a figure which shows an example of a search item selection screen. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a search item list.

Explanation of symbols

10 slot game device 11, 12 connector 13 communication bus 50 control board 52, 201 ROM
53, 202 RAM
110, 120 Image display device 301 Control unit 302 Game control unit 303 Production control unit 304 Production data storage unit 305 Production pattern storage unit 306 Production explanation storage unit 307 Display control unit 308 Sound control unit 309 Explanation display / non-display setting unit 310 Search Condition setting part 311 Search item list 312 Production search part 313 Questioning part

Claims (7)

A first image display device;
A second image display device provided independently of the first image display device,
A plurality of types of symbol images are variably displayed in a predetermined order, and a plurality of reel images for displaying a game result by a combination of symbol images at the time of stopping are displayed on one of the image display devices, and an effect image relating to the effect in the game And a description of the presentation on the other image display device.   During the period in which the reel image is variably displayed, among the effect image related to the effect and the description of the effect, only the effect image is displayed on the other image display device, and after all the reel images are stopped, 2. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a commentary about the effect is displayed on the other image display device together with the effect image.   For each commentary of the above effects, the commentary of each effect is associated with one of a plurality of preset explanation levels, and the commentary of the effect is selectively displayed according to the explanation level corresponding to the amount of knowledge of the player. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is a game device.   4. The game apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the explanation of the effect is displayed, the explanation level of the explanation of the effect is also displayed.   5. The game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the explanation level is displayed by using different character images corresponding to the explanation levels.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display restriction unit capable of arbitrarily setting whether or not to display the explanation of the effect on the other image display apparatus. A program for causing a computer to execute processing of a game device having a first image display device and a second image display device provided independently of the first image display device,
A process of displaying a plurality of reel images variably displayed in accordance with a predetermined order and displaying a plurality of reel images displaying a game result by a combination of symbol images at the time of stopping on one of the image display devices;
A program for causing a computer to execute an effect image related to an effect in the game and a process of displaying an explanation of the effect on the other image display device.

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