JP2006263221A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To play a game while confirming performance images and reference information related to the performance images. <P>SOLUTION: An ordinary display mode is shifted into a demonstration display mode by pressing a performance confirmation button. When a winning lottery is made in the demonstration display mode, performance image data stored in a winning image table and reference information related to the performance image data are read by an image display control section, identification patterns are varyingly displayed on a liquid crystal display and the read performance image and reference information are demonstratively displayed. After that the identification patterns are stationarily displayed. When the result of the lottery is a failure, the demonstration display mode is continued, and different performance data and reference information are read on the basis of addresses attached to the performance image data every time a winning lottery is performed for demonstrative display. Consequently, a plurality of kinds of performance images and reference information can be confirmed and an understanding of a game can be deepened. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In a pachinko machine or slot machine used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor, a certain value is given to the pachinko ball or medal, and the pachinko ball or medal acquired through the game can be exchanged for various prizes. For this reason, the main purpose of the player is to acquire a large amount of pachinko balls or medals, and it is one of the pleasures to play a game in the jackpot mode that can acquire a large amount of pachinko balls or medals in a short period of time. It has become.

  Recent pachinko machines incorporate an image display device such as a liquid crystal display, and various effects are produced by images according to the progress of the game. For example, in a pachinko machine, when a pachinko ball enters the start winning opening in the game board, a winning lottery using random numbers is performed, and identification symbols such as numbers and marks are displayed in a variable manner on the image display device. Is determined, after the unique effect display is performed, the variation display of the identification symbol is stopped, and the winning symbol such as “777” is stopped and displayed.

  Further, the image display device is used not only for display of variation / stop of the identification symbol but also for effect display for enhancing the interest of the player. The effect display lottery according to the lottery result of the winning lottery is performed on the image display device, whereby a specific effect image is selected from a plurality of types of effect images prepared in advance. For example, in the effect display performed by the image display device, when the reach symbol such as “77X” is displayed while the identification symbol is variably displayed, the character is moved and displayed in the background, or these characters are used. Reach effect images such as developing a story, and predictive effect images that predict the possibility that the identification symbol may reach reach during the latter half of the fluctuation display, etc. It is expected to raise the interest of the player.

  Among such multiple types of effect images, for example, in the reach effect image, the appearance of the effect image that is selected when the lottery result of the winning lottery is a win as reference information for reference when playing a game The reliability indicating the ratio is associated. This reliability is not displayed on the image display device, but is determined from the displayed reach effect image. Therefore, the player knows the reliability from the displayed reach effect image. As a result, when a reach production image with high reliability is displayed, the expectation to win is increased, and when a reach production image with low reliability is displayed, the unexpectedness at the time of win is increased. Since it can be granted, the interest of the player can be further enhanced. In addition, the prediction effect image is associated with reach eye reliability indicating, in the first half, the possibility that the identification symbol will be a reach eye in the second half variation display as reference information. As a result, when the predicted effect image is displayed for the player, the sense of expectation for the subsequent variation display of the identification symbol is enhanced.

Further, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine that enhances the interest of a player by displaying a symbol on an image display device in a variable manner. In Patent Document 1, when a pachinko ball does not win a start winning opening for a certain time during a game, a symbol prepared in advance is displayed in a variable manner on the image display device.
JP 2002-52176 A

  However, a plurality of types of reach effect images displayed at the time of reach eyes are prepared in advance, but reference information such as the reliability associated with each reach effect image is different. The same applies to the predicted effect image. Therefore, the reliability and reach eye reliability associated with the reach effect image and the prediction effect image are to be predicted by the player and are difficult to grasp all. Accordingly, the player can use a plurality of types of reach effect images, information on the effect contents associated with these reach effect images, and reference information related to the game, such as a promotional poster affixed to a pachinko machine or commercially available. It is necessary to check with a magazine or the like (the same applies to the prediction effect image). Further, in order for a player to actually confirm a plurality of types of reach effect images and predicted effect images prepared in the pachinko machine, it is necessary to play a game for a long time. In addition, when the pachinko ball is not won for a certain time as in Patent Document 1, even if the symbol display is performed on the image display device, the player's purpose is to acquire a large amount of the pachinko ball, so the pachinko ball is started. If the winning entry is not won, the winning lottery will not be performed and winning will not be won, so it will be difficult to increase the player's interest even if the symbols are displayed in a variable manner, and the player will be less interested. .

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and a gaming machine capable of confirming a plurality of types of effect images and reference information associated with these effect images with an image display device during a game. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention performs an effect lottery according to a lottery result of a winning lottery performed in the game process, and an effect determined by the effect lottery from a plurality of types of effect images In a gaming machine having a normal display mode in which an image and an identification symbol representing the lottery result of the winning lottery are variably displayed on an image display device and then stop display of the identification symbol, the plurality of types of effect images are individually provided. Storage means for storing the corresponding reference information on the game, a display mode transition operation unit operated by the player when shifting from the normal display mode to the demo display mode, and a game under the demo display mode When the winning lottery is performed, different effect images are determined from the plurality of types of effect images, and the storage means corresponds to the effect images. Is characterized in further comprising a display control means for stopping the display of the identification symbols after demonstration display the reference information on al read gaming on the image display device. Further, the effect image is a reach effect image or a prediction effect image, and the reference information is reliability, development rate, appearance rate, and the like.

  The reference information includes first reference information and second reference information having different amounts of information, and includes determination means for determining whether or not a demo display continuation condition is satisfied during the game, and has shifted to the demo display mode. In some cases, the display control means reads out the first reference information corresponding to the effect image from the storage means in addition to the effect image determined differently from the plurality of types of effect images every time the winning lottery is performed. In the game where the image display device displays a demo and the game is shifted to the demo display mode, if the display means satisfies the demo display continuation condition, the display control means In addition to the effect images determined to be different from each other from the plurality of types of effect images, the second reference information corresponding to the effect images is read from the storage means. It may be caused to demonstration display on the image display device out. Further, it is preferable that the second reference information has a larger amount of information than the first reference information.

  In addition, the game ball provided in the game area and winning the game ball launched into the game area, and the game ball won in the winning port is counted when the display mode transition operation unit is operated. A winning counter, a game ball counter that counts the game balls that have been launched in the gaming area, triggered by the operation of the display mode transition operation unit, and a winning counter for the count value of the gaming ball counter. And a calculation means for calculating a winning ratio of the count value, wherein the winning lottery is performed when the game ball has won the winning opening, and the determination means is a setting in which the winning ratio is preset. When the value is less than the value, it may be determined that the demonstration display continuation condition is satisfied.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, storage means for storing game reference information individually corresponding to a plurality of types of effect images, and operation by the player when shifting from the normal display mode to the demonstration display mode When a game is played under the display mode transition operation section and the demonstration display mode, each time a winning lottery is performed, a different effect image is determined from a plurality of types of effect images, and this effect image is also supported. Display control means for stopping the display of the identification symbol after the game reference information read out from the storage means is displayed on the image display device as a demo, so that it is specified while performing the game according to the player's operation. The effect image and the reference information can be confirmed, the interest in the game can be enhanced, and the degree of understanding of the game can be deepened.

  The reference information includes first reference information and second reference information having different amounts of information. The reference information includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the demonstration display continuation condition is satisfied during the game. The display control means reads out the first reference information corresponding to the effect image from the storage means in addition to the effect image determined differently from a plurality of types of effect images every time a winning lottery is performed, and displays it on the image display device as a demonstration. In the game that has shifted to the demo display mode, when the demo display continuation condition is satisfied by the determination means, the display control means is determined to be different from the plurality of types of effect images each time a winning lottery is performed. In addition to the effect image, the second reference information corresponding to the effect image is read from the storage means and displayed on the image display device as a demonstration. The second reference information is the first reference information. Since more amount of information is large considered information, you can see the information about more detail effect image, become better understood with respect to the game.

  The pachinko machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a game mode of a normal game mode and a winning game mode. The winning game mode shifts from the normal gaming mode when a lottery result of a winning lottery performed when a pachinko ball wins at a starting winning opening described later. In the normal game mode, the effect image can be displayed on the liquid crystal display in either the normal display mode or the demo display mode.

  An image display device 12 is incorporated in a game area 11 a provided in the game board 11 of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, the game area 11a is provided with a start winning port 13, a normal winning port 14, a passing winning port 14a, an attacker 15, and an out port 16. Further, although not shown in the drawing, obstacle nails, windmills, and the like are provided. ing. In this specification, it is assumed that a pachinko ball enters each winning opening provided on the game board 11.

  When the firing handle 18 is operated, pachinko balls that are game balls are launched one by one into the game area 11a by a ball launcher (not shown), and the start winning port 13 or the normal winning port 14 or the passing winning port 14a that is a winning port is set. Either wins a prize or enters an out mouth 16 which is treated as a loss. A big prize opening 20 is provided in the back of the attacker 15, and the attacker 15 is rotatably attached between a position where the big prize opening 20 is opened and a position where the big prize opening 20 is closed.

  The start winning opening 13 has a pair of movable wing pieces. When it is detected that the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 11a has passed through the passing winning opening 14a, the wing piece of the starting winning opening 13 is 0.2, for example. It is released for about a second, and at that moment, the pachinko ball can easily win the start winning opening 13. When a pachinko ball wins at the start winning opening 13, a winning or lottery winning lottery is performed. When the winning lottery result is a win, a winning effect lottery is performed, and one of a plurality of types of effect images stored in a winning image table described later is selected based on the lottery result. Similarly, at the time of losing, an effect lottery for losing is performed, and one of a plurality of types of effect images stored in the losing image table is selected based on the lottery result.

  A liquid crystal display 23 is incorporated in the image display device 12. When the pachinko ball enters the start winning opening 13, the liquid crystal display 23 starts the variable display of the three columns of identification symbols represented by a numeric array of “1-9”. The effect image selected and determined by the previous effect lottery is simultaneously displayed on the background of the variation display of the identification symbol. Then, the display of the variation of the identification symbol is stopped after the display of the effect image is finished, and when it is lost, the next winning lottery is waited or the pachinko ball is already in the start winning opening 13. When it is stored, the display of the identification symbol and the effect image is continued. In addition, when the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 13 while the change display of the identification symbol and the display of the effect image are being performed, up to four are held.

  When the variation display of the identification symbol is stopped and the winning symbol “777” is displayed, the mode shifts to the hit mode and the attacker 15 is released. As a result, most of the pachinko balls flowing down the game area 11a are guided on the inner surface of the attacker 15, and a large number of prize balls are obtained by winning the big prize opening 20. The attacker 15 is released until 10 pachinko balls are won in the grand prize winning opening 20 or 30 seconds have elapsed, and then closed once. However, if even one pachinko ball is inserted in the continuous winning opening provided inside the big winning opening 20, the attacker 15 is released again, and the game proceeds to the second round of the winning game mode. Then, exactly the same control is repeated up to 15 rounds.

  When the identification symbol variably displayed on the liquid crystal display 23 reaches a reach such as “77X” according to the lottery result of the winning lottery, a plurality of types of reach effect images are preliminarily included in the effect image selected by the effect lottery. It is prepared. These reach effect images are associated with reliability indicating the appearance ratio of the effect image selected when the lottery result of the winning lottery is a win as one of reference information to be used in the game. ing.

  The pachinko machine 10 using the present invention has a demonstration display mode in which reference information such as a plurality of types of reach effect images and reliability associated with each reach effect image can be confirmed during the game. During the normal game mode, the demonstration confirmation mode 25 is shifted from the normal display mode by pressing an effect confirmation button 25 that is a display mode transition operation unit provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine. In the demonstration display mode, each time a winning lottery is performed, one of the effect images stored in the effect image memory 45 described later and reference information associated with the effect image are read out, and the liquid crystal display 23 is read out. The reference information is demo displayed together with the effect image. After this demonstration display, the identification symbol indicating the result of the winning lottery is stopped and displayed. If the lottery result is a win, the game shifts to the above-described winning game mode. If the lottery is lost, the demo display mode is continued under the normal game mode, and the next winning lottery is on standby. In addition, if there is a holding ball, the display of the variation of the identification symbol is displayed again, and the non-overlapping effect image different from the previous one (from when the effect confirmation button 25 is pressed) and the reference information associated with this effect image are displayed as a demonstration. The

  A cancel button 26 is provided in the vicinity of the effect confirmation button 25. When the player presses the cancel button 26 during the demonstration display mode, the display mode is changed from the demonstration display mode to the normal display mode. Note that only a demonstration display based on a predetermined number of winnings may be performed by a single operation of the effect confirmation button 25.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 of the present invention. The pachinko machine 10 is controlled by the CPU 30. The ROM 31 stores various data processed by the CPU 30, and the RAM 32 temporarily stores various data generated during control as a work area. The CPU 30 controls the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the program stored in the ROM 31 to execute the game.

  The start winning port sensor 33 detects that a pachinko ball has entered the start winning port 13 and inputs the detection signal to the CPU 30. The CPU 30 outputs a command for causing the winning lottery unit 34 to start winning lottery based on the detection signal from the start winning mouth sensor 33.

  When a command from the CPU 30 is input, the winning lottery unit 34 performs electronic lottery (winning lottery) using random numbers and determines a winning / losing. This winning lottery is performed when a pachinko ball enters the start winning opening 13. The result of the winning lottery is written in the RAM 32, and even if there is a holding ball, the winning / losing for each holding ball is already determined and written in the RAM 32.

  The special winning opening sensor 35 detects a pachinko ball that has entered the special winning opening 20, inputs the detection signal to the CPU 30, and also inputs to the CPU 30 whether or not the pachinko ball has entered the continuous winning opening. These pieces of information are appropriately written in the RAM 32 by the CPU 30, read by the CPU 30 at predetermined timings, and used for opening / closing control of the attacker 15 via the attacker control device 37.

  The normal winning opening sensor 38 inputs a detection signal to the CPU 30 when a pachinko ball enters the normal winning opening 14. In response to this signal, the CPU 30 operates the payout control device 39, whereby a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the prize ball tray 40 (see FIG. 1). Note that even when the detection signals from the start winning port sensor 33 and the big winning port sensor 35 are input, the payout control device 39 is operated to perform a predetermined number of paying out of winning balls.

  The payout outlet sensor 41 detects a prize ball passing through the prize ball payout passage, and inputs the detection signal to the CPU 30. The CPU 30 compares the number of prize balls paid out according to the detection signals from the start prize opening sensor 33, the big prize opening sensor 35, and the normal prize opening sensor 38 with the prize ball detection signal from the payout outlet sensor 41. It is monitored whether or not the prize balls are paid out without excess or deficiency, and when the prize balls are not paid out due to clogged balls or the prize balls are paid out due to fraud, a signal is sent to the lamp controller 42 and the voice controller 43. To display an error.

  The effect image memory 45, which is a storage means, stores a winning image table 46, a lost image table 47, and a reference information table 48, respectively. In the winning image table 46 and the lost image table 47, data of a plurality of types of effect images displayed when the winning / losing is determined in the winning lottery is stored for each address. The reference information table 48 stores reference information associated with a plurality of types of effect images stored in the winning image table 46 and the lost image table 47. For example, the effect image stored in the winning image table 46 is a reach effect image, and the effect image stored in the loss image table 47 is a reach effect image or a predicted effect image. The reference information stored in the reference information table 48 includes the name of the effect image, the reliability, the reach eye reliability, and the like. Note that the reference information is not limited to these, and may be an appearance rate indicating the probability of winning in the effect lottery, a description of a character or the like displayed in the effect image, and the like.

  The effect lottery unit 50 performs an effect lottery according to the type of winning / losing every time a prize lottery is performed. When the winning lottery result is a win, an effect image is selected from a plurality of types of effect images provided in the winning image table 47 based on the result of the effect lottery, and the selected effect image data is displayed as an image. Output to the control unit 51. Similarly, when the winning lottery result is a loss, an effect image is selected from a plurality of types of effect images provided in the losing image table 47 based on the result of the effect lottery, and the selected effect image data Is output to the image display control unit 51. Note that the image display control unit 51 controls not only the effect image but also the variation display and stop display of the identification symbol in accordance with a command from the CPU 30.

  The effect confirmation switch 53 detects that the effect confirmation button 25 has been pressed by the player, and inputs this detection signal to the CPU 30. When this detection signal is input to the CPU 30, the CPU 30 reads the program for the demonstration display mode from the ROM 31, and shifts from the normal display mode to the demonstration display mode.

  The cancel sensor 54 forcibly ends the demo display mode, detects that the player has pressed the cancel button 26 during the demo display mode, and inputs a cancel signal to the CPU 30. When a cancel signal is input to the CPU 30, the CPU 30 shifts from the demonstration display mode to the normal display mode.

  As described above, the image display control unit 51, which is a display control unit, controls the variation display of the identification symbol, the stop display, and the display of the effect image. Also controls.

  Next, the demonstration image and reference information demonstration display processing in the demonstration display mode will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When shifting from the normal display mode to the demo display mode, the CPU 30 reads the program in the demo display mode from the ROM 31. In the demonstration display mode, when a pachinko ball is launched into the game area 11a and wins the start winning opening 13, a detection signal for detecting the pachinko ball is input from the start winning opening sensor 33 to the CPU 30. The CPU 30 to which the detection signal is input outputs a command to the winning lottery unit 34 to perform the winning lottery, determines the stop display mode of the identification symbol in accordance with the lottery result, and the winning image table 46 or the loser The image table 47 is selected, and one effect image data is sequentially read out to the image display control unit 51 based on addresses from a plurality of types of effect images stored in the selection table. At this time, the address attached to the effect image data is written in the RAM 32. Further, the CPU 30 reads the reference information associated with the effect image from the reference information table 48 to the image display control unit 51 based on the address of the effect image data read from the winning image table 46. The image display control unit 51 displays the read effect image and the reference expression on the liquid crystal display 23 as a demo, displays the variation of the identification symbol, and stops the identification symbol indicating the lottery result of the winning lottery when the demonstration display ends. Display.

  As described above, in the demonstration display mode, each time a winning lottery is performed, different effect images are read one by one in the order of addresses from the effect images stored in the winning image table 46 or the loser image table 47, and read. Demo display with effect images and reference information. Further, the CPU 30 refers to the address written in the RAM 32 to determine the effect image to be read next and whether or not all effect images stored in the winning image table 46 and the lose image table 47 have been displayed in a demo manner. Judging.

  Further, as a condition for ending the demonstration display mode, when all the effect images stored in the winning image table 46 and the lost image table 47 are displayed in a demonstration, the lottery result of the winning lottery wins and indicates a win. When the identification symbol is stopped and displayed, the cancel button 26 is operated.

  Next, a case where the “girl reach effect image” stored in the winning image table 46 is displayed as a demonstration will be described. When the effect confirmation button 25 is pressed during the normal game mode, the display mode is changed from the normal display mode to the demonstration display mode. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, “demo display mode” is displayed on the upper left portion of the liquid crystal display 23 to indicate that the display mode is the demo display mode.

  When a pachinko ball is launched into the game area 11a and wins the start winning opening 13, a winning lottery is performed. As a result, the variation display of the identification symbol 60 is started on the liquid crystal display 23, and the “girl reach effect image” read from the winning image table 46 and the reference information associated therewith are displayed in a demonstration. The As shown in FIG. 4A, in the demonstration display of “girl reach effect image”, first, a girl character 61 appears in the lower right of the liquid crystal display 23 in the first display mode, and reference information is displayed in the lower left. The name (girl reach) 62 and the reliability 63 of a certain reach production image are displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), the identification symbol 60 is variably displayed in the reach state, the girl character 64 is displayed in the second display mode in the lower right, and the numerical value of the reliability 63 is increased. . Then, when a certain time has elapsed after the girl character 64 is displayed in the second display mode, the demonstration display of the “girl reach effect image” and this reference information ends.

  When the demonstration display ends, as shown in FIG. 4C, the characters “Demo display mode” displayed on the liquid crystal display 23 disappear, and the identification symbol 60 indicating the lottery result of the winning lottery is stopped and displayed. The At this time, when the lottery result of the winning lottery is a win, for example, when the winning symbol of “777” is stopped and displayed, the demo display mode ends, the normal game mode is changed to the win game mode, and the player wins the game Play games in mode. In addition, when the lottery result is lost, a lost symbol such as “775” is stopped and displayed. In this case, when the demonstration display mode is continued and the winning lottery is performed again, the characters “in the demonstration display mode” are displayed on the liquid crystal display 23, the identification symbols are changed, and the winning image table 46 is displayed. The demonstration image that is stored next to the “girl reach production image” and the reference information associated with this production image is displayed as a demonstration. When the effect image data read from the loss image table 47 is a predicted effect image, the reach reliability is displayed as reference information displayed on the liquid crystal display 23 instead of the reliability 63.

  Thus, even if the winning lottery does not result in “winning”, the winning effect image can be viewed as a demonstration display. Furthermore, in the normal display mode, the probability of selection is low, and a highly reliable production image (premier) for losing can be viewed as a demonstration display.

  Then, the CPU 30 determines, based on the address written in the RAM 32, whether or not all the demonstration displays stored in the winning image table 46 and the lost image table 47 have been displayed in a demonstration. If it is determined that all effect images have been demo-effected, the display mode is shifted from the demo display mode to the normal display mode. Therefore, each time the winning lottery is performed, different effect images and reference information corresponding to the effect images are displayed in a demonstration, so that the player can actually confirm a plurality of types of effect images on the liquid crystal display 23 and Since the reference information (reach name, reliability) associated with the image can also be confirmed, the interest of the game can be enhanced and the understanding of the game can be deepened.

  In addition, if the player operates the cancel button 26 during the demonstration display mode, the player can move to the normal display mode even during the demonstration display mode. Therefore, after confirming the effect image that the player wants to know, It can be performed.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. The pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment includes a passing ball detection sensor 70, a passing ball counter 71 that is a game ball counter, and a winning counter 72. The reference information table 73 stores first image information and second image information having different information amounts for one effect image.

  The passing ball detection sensor 70 detects a pachinko ball launched from the ball launching device by a launch path that leads to the game area 11 a and outputs a detection signal to the passing ball counter 71. As the passing ball detection sensor 70, for example, a photoelectric sensor, a limit switch, a proximity sensor, or the like is used.

  For example, the passing ball counter 71 starts counting the detection signal output from the passing detection ball sensor 70 in response to the transition from the normal display mode to the demonstration display mode. The passing ball counter 71 inputs a count value to the CPU 30 according to a command from the CPU 30. Further, the passing ball counter 71 resets the count value by shifting from the demonstration display mode to the normal display mode.

  The winning counter 72 counts a detection signal that is output when the start winning mouth sensor 33 detects a pachinko ball when the transition from the normal display mode to the demonstration display mode is made. When a command is input from the CPU 30, the winning counter 72 inputs a count value to the CPU 30. Similarly to the passing ball counter 71, the winning counter 72 also resets the count value by shifting from the demo display mode to the normal display mode.

  The reference information table 73 stores first reference information and second reference information. The first reference information associated with each effect image is the name and reliability of the effect image (reach eye reliability in the case of the predicted effect image), and the second reference expression includes the first reference information. Further, it is an explanation regarding the appearance rate and the effect image. The first and second image information is not limited to this.

  The flow of the demonstration display mode in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. When the effect confirmation button 25 is pressed in the normal game mode, the display mode is changed from the normal display mode to the demonstration display mode. In response to the transition to the demonstration display mode, the passing ball counter 71 counts pachinko balls launched into the game area 11 a based on the detection signal from the passing ball detection sensor 70. Similarly, the winning counter 72 counts the number of winnings of the pachinko ball based on the detection signal from the start winning mouth sensor 33. In addition, on the upper left of the liquid crystal display 23, a character “during demo display mode” indicating the demonstration display mode is displayed.

  When the pachinko ball launched into the game area 11a wins the start winning opening 13, a winning lottery is performed, and a stop display mode of the identification symbol corresponding to the lottery result is determined. In response to this winning lottery, the display of the variation of the identification symbol is started on the liquid crystal display 23, and the CPU 93 selects the winning image table 46 or the lost image table 47 in the image display control unit 51 and is stored in the lottery table. The “girl reach effect image” data is read, and first reference information associated with the “girl reach effect image” is read from the reference information table 73.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B, the image display control unit 51 displays the identification symbol 60 on the liquid crystal display 23 in a variable manner and also displays “girl reach effect image” (first and second display modes). The girl characters 61 and 64) and the first reference information (reach effect image name 62, reliability 63) are displayed in a demonstration. When the demonstration display of the “girl reach effect image” and the first reference information is completed, the identification symbol 60 indicating the lottery result of the winning lottery is stopped and displayed as shown in FIG. As described above, when the demonstration display mode is continued, each time the winning lottery is performed, the effect images are sequentially read out from the winning image table 46 or the lost image table 47 for each address, and the effect image and the reference information are read out. Demo display of.

  In addition, the CPU 30 serving as the calculation means calculates the winning ratio based on the count values of the passing ball counter 71 and the winning counter 72 while the effect image and the first reference information are displayed in a demo display mode for each winning lottery. Perform the calculation. For example, the CPU 30 calculates the winning ratio from the count value of the winning counter 72 when 250 pachinko balls (the number of pachinko balls lent by the player at 1000 yen) are counted by the passing ball counter 71. . The winning ratio as the demonstration display continuation condition is written in the RAM 32.

  The CPU 30 writes the address of effect image data to be read from the winning image table 46 and the lose image table 47 to the RAM 32 every time a winning lottery is performed, and based on this address, the CPU 30 stores the effect image stored in each table. It is determined whether or not all the demos are displayed together with the first reference information. When it is determined that the CPU 30 does not display all the effect images in a demo, the effect images and the first reference information are displayed in a demo order in the order of addresses every time a winning lottery is performed. When it is determined that the effect image and the first reference information are all displayed in a demonstration, or when it is determined that the effect image and the first reference information are displayed as a demo for a predetermined number of times, the CPU 30 serving as a determination unit Then, it is determined whether or not the winning ratio written in the RAM 32 is less than a preset value.

  When it is determined that the winning ratio is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the CPU 30 shifts from the demo display mode to the normal display mode. If it is determined that the winning ratio is less than the predetermined value, the CPU 30 continues the demonstration display mode. When the winning lottery is performed again, the data of “girl reach effect image” stored at the top of the winning image table 46 and the second reference information associated with this effect image stored in the reference information table 73 are displayed. It is read by the image display control unit 51.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 8A, the identification symbol 60 is variably displayed on the liquid crystal display 23, and the girl character 61 in the first display mode appears on the lower right, and on the lower left. In addition to the name 62 and the reliability 63 of the reach effect image that is the second reference information, an appearance rate 80 and a description 81 related to the effect image are displayed in a demonstration. After that, as shown in FIG. 8B, instead of the first display mode, the girl character 64 in the second display mode appears, the reliability increases, the appearance rate decreases, and the description 81 regarding the effect image is It is changed and a demo is displayed for a certain period of time.

  When the demonstration display ends, as shown in FIG. 8C, the characters “Demo display mode” displayed on the liquid crystal display 23 disappear, and the identification symbol 60 indicating the lottery result of the winning lottery is stopped and displayed. The When the stop-displayed identification symbol 60 is a lost symbol, the demonstration display mode is continued, and each time the winning lottery is performed, the effect image data is read from the winning image table 46 or the lost image table 47 in the order of addresses. The demonstration image of the effect image and the second reference information is displayed on the liquid crystal display 23. In this way, all the effect images stored in the winning image table 46 and the lost image table 47 are displayed together with the second reference information, or a demonstration display based on the second reference information is performed a predetermined number of times. When done, the demo display mode is terminated and the mode is shifted to the general table display mode. As a result, each time the winning lottery is performed, different effect images and reference information associated with the effect images are displayed in a demo, so that the player can confirm the effect image and more detailed reference information. Can increase the interest of the players and deepen their understanding of the game.

  It should be noted that the reading order of the winning image table 46 and the losing image table 47 in the effect image memory 45 is demo-displayed in order from the effect images that are difficult to select in the losing image table 47 under the first reference information. When the demonstration display is performed in order from the effect images that are difficult to be selected in the winning image table 46 under the second reference information, the effect images on which the demonstration display is performed do not overlap, which is preferable in balance. Further, a distinction may be made so that an effect image that is easy to select in the first reference information is demo-displayed and an effect image that is difficult to select in the second reference information. Furthermore, it is preferable to provide a function for performing demonstration display by fast-forward display so as to shorten the display time of the effect image for one time in the demonstration display mode, because many types of effect patterns can be confirmed in a short time.

  In the present embodiment, the reach effect image (girl reach effect image) has been described as an example. However, the first half predicts that there is a possibility that the identification symbol 60 may become a reach eye during the second-half variation display. The demonstration image is similarly displayed for the effect image.

  In addition, when the player counted 250 pachinko balls lent at 1000 yen, the count value of the winning counter 72 was read out to the CPU 30 and the winning ratio was calculated. In addition to the number of pachinko balls to be played, this pachinko ball may be launched and the winning ratio may be calculated by the number of hits including the winning balls that are paid out by winning in various winning openings. It is preferable to set the timing appropriately.

  The present invention is equally applicable not only to a pachinko machine but also to a gaming machine such as a slot machine provided with an image display device 12 such as a liquid crystal display 23 for displaying various effect images and for winning lotteries.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine using this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of demonstration display mode. It is explanatory drawing which displays a girl reach production image in a demonstration in demonstration display mode. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the pachinko machine of 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow which performs the demonstration display using 1st reference information. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow which performs the demonstration display using 2nd reference information. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the demonstration display using 2nd reference information.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
12 Image display device 13 Start winning opening (winning opening)
25 Production confirmation button (display mode transition operation section)
30 CPU (determination means) (calculation means)
45 Production image memory (storage means)
51 Image display control unit (display control means)
60 Identification symbol 70 Ball detection sensor 71 Passing ball counter (game ball counter)
72 winning counter

Claims (4)

An effect lottery is performed according to a lottery result of a winning lottery performed in the process of a game, an effect image determined by the effect lottery from a plurality of types of effect images, and an identification pattern representing a lottery result of the prize lottery In a gaming machine having a normal display mode for performing a stop display of the identification symbol after variably displaying on an image display device,
Storage means for storing gaming reference information individually associated with the plurality of types of effect images;
A display mode transition operation unit operated by the player when transitioning from the normal display mode to the demo display mode;
When a game is played under the demonstration display mode, each time the winning lottery is performed, different effect images are determined from the plurality of types of effect images, and the storage means corresponding to the effect images. And a display control means for stopping the identification symbol after the reference information on the game read from the game is displayed on the image display device as a demonstration. The reference information includes first reference information and second reference information having different amounts of information.
A determination means for determining whether or not the demo display continuation condition is satisfied during the game;
When shifting to the demonstration display mode, the display control means, in addition to the effect image determined differently from the plurality of types of effect images every time the winning lottery is performed, the first reference corresponding to the effect image. Read the information from the storage means and display a demonstration on the image display device,
When the demonstration display continuation condition is satisfied by the determination means during the game transitioning to the demonstration display mode, the display control means may be different from the plurality of types of effect images each time the winning lottery is performed. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second reference information corresponding to the effect image is read from the storage means and displayed as a demonstration on the image display device in addition to the determined effect image.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the second reference information has a larger amount of information than the first reference information. A prize opening provided in a game area and for a game ball launched into the game area to win;
In response to the operation of the display mode transition operation unit, a winning counter that counts the game balls won in the winning opening,
A game ball counter that counts the game balls launched into the game area when the display mode transition operation unit is operated,
Calculating means for calculating a winning ratio of the count value of the winning counter with respect to the count value of the gaming ball counter;
The winning lottery is performed when the game ball has won the winning opening,
4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the determination unit determines that the demonstration display continuation condition is satisfied when the winning ratio is less than a preset set value.

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