JP2006314544A - Mahjong ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mahjong ball game machine provided with a means for assisting a tile to be picked and a tile to be discarded so as to complete a winning role for making it possible to acquire more tokens. <P>SOLUTION: A target winning role setting means for setting the target winning role for present tiles-in-hand data is composed of a first target winning role judgement means for judging whether or not a special game role can be set as the target winning role and a second target winning role judgement means for judging whether or not the winning role can be set as the target winning role in the order of preset winning roles. The first target winning role judgement means is given priority over the second target winning role judgement means and is executed, and control is performed so as to set the winning role judged as being settable first as the target winning role. The mahjong ball game machine is provided with a means for judging a tile to be picked and displaying the pattern and a means for judging a tile to be discarded and displaying the pattern before a player performs the operation of picking or the operation of discarding a tile. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sparrow ball game machine equipped with means for assisting the progress of a game so that the game can be enjoyed even for a player who has little knowledge of mahjong and a game experience of a sparrow ball game machine, and also for abundant players. It is about.

  In the sparrow ball game machine, a plurality of entrances corresponding to the type of mahjong tiles (hereinafter referred to as “coffin”) are provided in the surface of the game board, and one unnecessary coffin is selected from the player's 14 manuals. After performing the operation of “throwing cage” that throws away the game ball, the player performs the operation of a spider that launches one game ball (hereinafter referred to as “self-sucker”), and corresponds to the entrance where the game ball enters. The symbol is added to the hand as a self-contained trap. If the combination of the 14 hand-stamped symbols has not been completed in advance as a result of the above-mentioned self-stitching operation, the unnecessary scissors are again removed from the hand-stamp. Select one and perform the “discard” operation. In this way, the player fires up to a predetermined number (for example, 11) of game balls to perform his own operation, and completes a combination of rising combinations set in advance for the 14 hands. Then, a predetermined number of medals can be obtained as a prize for each rising combination. Furthermore, when this rising combination is a specific rising combination set for each game, the special gaming combination advantageous to the player as compared with the normal game (normal game) for the next predetermined number of games. (Bonus game role) can be played.

  In a normal sparrow ball game machine, there are two types of special game combinations, a big game combination and a chance game combination. A big game combination is a state in which a player is in an advantageous state for a predetermined number of games from the next time when the game is played in a specific rising combination (for example, Osangen) preset by lottery as a big game combination for each game. It means a game that can acquire the right to proceed with the game. In the game that has acquired the right of the big game role, the passage opening (attacker operation opening) on the game board surface becomes effective, and when the game ball passes through the attacker operation opening, the special entry opening (attacker) opens. Each time a player enters a game ball into the attacker, the player can arbitrarily select a desired kite as his / her own by operating the kite selection button or the like. As a result, the game that has acquired the right of the big game role can be easily raised. When the player completes the winning combination for the game that has acquired the right of the big game, the player can play the game in a state where the right of the big game role is established for a predetermined number of games from the next time. .

  The chance game combination is a bonus game combination that can be obtained by completing a specific rising combination set by lottery as a chance game combination for each game. When you complete the rising role of the chance game role, the number of points that can be obtained in this game is added from the normal game rising role (for example, 2 times), or only the next one game of the above big game role When the right is established, that is, when the game ball is passed through the attacker operating port, the attacker opens, and each time one game ball is inserted into the attacker, the player can select the desired one by operating the selection button etc. It becomes possible to select the trap to be used as self-restraint. Therefore, the player can acquire more medals when the special game right is obtained. The normal game refers to a game that has not acquired the right of the big game role or the chance game role.

  Conventionally, the sparrow ball game machine has a drawback that it is difficult for a player who has little knowledge of mahjong to easily play a game. The reason for this is that there are more than 20 combinations of rising combinations in the sparrow ball game machine, there are various combinations of kites to complete this rising combination, and the size of the rising combination for each rising combination. That is, the number of medals that can be obtained by the player is different. In particular, for a player who has little knowledge of mahjong, in order to complete the uplifting role more quickly, a player should add one kite to his current thirteen manuals, or the current 14 It is impossible to immediately judge a bag that should be thrown away as an unneeded bag.

  In order to solve such a problem, for example, the following patent document has been proposed as a mahjong gaming machine provided with means (assist means) for assisting a player in progressing a game.

JP 7-155426 A JP 2003-62333 A

  In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is determined by the hearing determination means and the self-determination determination means whether the game ball is inserted into the entrance corresponding to which basket next and the rising combination is completed. A sparrow ball game machine is described in which, when operated, a lamp at the entrance that can complete the rising role is turned on. However, in Patent Document 1, each time a self-tapping or throwing-in operation is performed, a puddle to be pruned or a plow to be thrown away is determined, and the determined peg is clearly indicated to the player, for example, No means for displaying on the display device is described.

  Patent Document 2 describes means for advising a player's determination of game progress by turning on an advice button for a portable mahjong game device or the like having a plurality of opponents. In Patent Document 2, it is possible to select an advice function using a screen and an interactive method with respect to selection of “emphasis on early agari” or “consideration of transliteration”, selection of “discarding instruction”, etc. in order to determine a goal of a rising role It is described to do. Further, Patent Document 2 also describes that, when “discarding instruction” is selected, a mark is given to a bag to be discarded from the hand symbol displayed on the display device.

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is determined whether or not the current hand is in a hearing state. This is a sparrow ball game machine in which when the player presses the help switch, the entrance corresponding to the basket to be refrained is lit with a lamp. However, in Patent Document 1, each time a self-tapping or throwing-in operation is performed, a puddle to be pruned or a puddle to be thrown away is determined, and the determined peg is clearly indicated to the player. Assist means, for example, means for displaying on a display device are not described.

The invention described in Patent Document 2 above is a mahjong game device having an assist function such as throwing away baskets, but is not a so-called sparrow ball game machine using a game ball. Furthermore, when a specific rising combination is completed, the gaming machine is not a game machine that can play a special gaming combination that is advantageous to the player.
For the sparrow ball game machine, which has a spear with the spear symbol corresponding to the entrance where the game ball has entered, for players who have little knowledge of mahjong and less experience with sparrow ball game machines, In order to complete the winning combination faster and more reliably, before each player's abandonment operation and self-restriction operation, clearly indicate the abandonment and reeds to be abandoned. It is important to assist. Players who have little knowledge of mahjong and game experience with sparrow ball machines will be able to complete their lifting role more reliably if they perform self-restraint and abandonment operations in accordance with this assistance means. You will be able to enjoy the game with high interest.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an assist means that can further enhance the interest of game progression for a player who has little knowledge of mahjong or a game experience of a sparrow ball game machine, and a player who has abundant game experience. In particular, based on the player's current manual, control is performed so as to prioritize an upward combination that can win more medals and set it as the target upward of the manual. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sparrow ball game machine provided with means for assisting a player who should be able to self-requite and to throw away a reed that is appropriate for the player's goal.

In the present invention, a game board surface portion is provided with entrances corresponding to a plurality of types of mahjong tiles, and the mahjong tiles corresponding to the entrances into which game balls entered are self-regulated by the operation of the game. Means for adding the design code to the manual data stored in the storage device; operating means for discarding the unnecessary design code from the manual data; When the added hand data completes the combination of the rising combination set in advance, a means for paying out a predetermined number of medals for each rising combination as an award and the rising combination completed by the player When the game matches a specific winning combination set for each game, special game control means for controlling so that a game of a special game combination advantageous to the player over the normal game can be performed, and an effect image are displayed. A Suzumedama game machine provided with a display means that,
The sparrow ball gaming machine determines whether or not the specific rising combination can be set as a target rising combination of the manual data based on the manual data before the player performs his own operation. First goal rising combination determining means for
A means which is activated when the target rising combination cannot be set by the first target rising combination determining means, and is one of a plurality of rising combinations selected from the preset rising combination Second target rising combination determining means for determining whether or not one can be set as a target rising combination of the manual data,
For the set goal-raising role,
Self-determination means for determining a symbol code of a bag to be self-checked in the hand data before performing the self-operation;
A litter deciding means for judging a symbol code of a litter to be discarded from the litter data before the operation of the litter;
Means for displaying on the display means the symbol of the bag to be self-defeated before the player performs the operation of the player, and the symbol of the bag to be discarded before the player performs the operation of the discarder;
It is a sparrow ball game machine equipped with.

    Further, in the present invention, the second target rising combination determining means sets the plurality of rising combinations selected from the preset rising combination as the target rising combination in the order of the rising combination having the largest number of acquired medals. This is a sparrow ball game machine provided with means for determining whether or not it is possible.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the means for operating the self-restraint in the special gamer game is:
The mahjong tiles that can be selected as self-arranged symbols are displayed on the display means in a predetermined order, and one of the symbols arranged in the predetermined order is sequentially moved to a specific display area of the display means. Scroll display means for displaying;
Means for selecting the symbol displayed in the specific display area as self-regulation, and adding the symbol code of the selected self-registration to the manual data stored in the storage device;
It is a sparrow ball game machine equipped with.

The sparrow ball game machine of the present invention has the following effects.
(1) Based on the manual data before the player performs his own self-control or throw-in operation, he / she gains the right to play a special gamer's game as the target of the manual data. It is determined whether or not it is possible to set in the order of the rising combination that can be performed, and then the rising combination with the largest number of medals, and the rising combination that is determined to be set first is set as the target rising combination. ing. Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to set a rising combination that can acquire more medals as a target rising combination according to the current state of the manual data, so that the player is more interested. The game can be advanced at a high level.

  (2) Further, before the player performs his own operation and the operation of the throwing-in for the target ascending combination set in (1) above, the player must make an appropriate self-defeating and throwing-out. Since the display of the power symbol is displayed on the display device, even a player with poor mahjong knowledge can progress the game with peace of mind, and there is a possibility of completing a rising role that can acquire more medals. .

  (3) When the player acquires the right to execute a special gamer's game, the player scrolls the line of symbols that are candidates for self-determination displayed on the display device, and displays the symbols displayed in a specific display area. Can be selected as a self-contained trap. In addition, in this screen display, it is possible to assist a player who is poor in mahjong knowledge to select the trap to be self-reliant by displaying the symbol of the spear to be self-recognized brightly.

  Hereinafter, the form of the sparrow ball game machine for carrying out the present invention will be described. The sparrow ball game machine of the present invention is, for example, a game machine in which a game is played using a total of 108 spears, each of 27 kinds of spear symbols. There are 9 types of 27 types of kites, “Ichigo” to “Kyuho”, 9 types of “Ichitsu” to “Nine”, and “Ikko” and “Kyu” There are two types of search, seven types of character 牌: “east”, “south”, “west”, “north”, “white”, “發”, “middle”. Therefore, the lion, tube and cord are several, but the number of cords is only one, but only “Ikko” and “Juku” are provided. become.

  In addition, the above-mentioned two kinds of numbers are composed of, for example, nine kinds of symbols from “Ichigo” to “Jiufen” and nine types of symbols from “Ichigo” to “Jukugo”. A sparrow ball game with a spear pattern consisting of “one-cylinder” and “nine-cylinder” for the tube, and “east”, “south”, “west”, “north”, “white”, “發” and “middle” It is also possible to make a machine. In addition, the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention is composed of a total of four kinds of spears, three kinds of spears (lion, tube, cord) and a spider ball game using a total of 136 symbols. It is also possible to implement as a machine.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of the game board in the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the front part of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is basically a game board surface part 2, an operation panel 3, a game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, and a speaker. 6 includes an audio output port 7 for outputting audio and sound effects, a lamp device 8, a guide rail 9, and the like. In addition, the structure of the game board surface part 2 is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the center of the game board surface portion 2 surrounded by the guide rail 9, there is a first display device 10 made of a liquid crystal display device, and a special prize device (hereinafter referred to as an attacker) above the display device 10. 11) On the right side of the attacker 11, an attacker operating port 12 through which a game ball can pass is provided. In addition, the entrances 13 a and 13 b are disposed obliquely above the attacker 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, 25 entrances 13c, 13d,... Are arranged in the lower part 2a of the game board surface part 2 in the lateral direction. In each entrance, a symbol of a kite is displayed. The arrangement of these 27 entrances 13a, 13b,... Is, for example, “Ichigo” entrance 13a at the upper left of the attacker 11 and “Jukugo” entrance at the upper right. 13b is arranged. Further, in the lower part 2a of the game board surface part 2 below the display device 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the "east" entrance 13c is provided in the horizontal direction, and the "south" ”, And the“ north ”entrance is arranged at the rightmost end.

  The game board surface 2 is further provided with a decoration device 14 with a lamp, a windmill 15 and the like. Note that the light emitters used in the lamp device 8 and the lamp-equipped decoration device 14 use LEDs that emit various color colors. Note that a large number of nails are arranged on the game board surface portion 2 to guide the movement of the launched game balls, but these nails are not shown in FIG. A display device 36 composed of dot display or the like is provided above the game board surface 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 3 is provided with a second display device 16 constituted by a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 17, and various operation buttons (button switches). The various operation buttons include a game start (BED) button 18, a button disposed in the horizontal direction corresponding to the design of the 13 handbags, and a button switch 19a for the throwing pad, which serves as a means for performing the paddle operation. , 19b,..., 19m, a self-destroying litter button switch 20, a reach button 21, a right shift button 22a, a left shift button 22b, a selection decision button 23, a game, which is used as a means of abandoning the self-defeated bag. The button includes an end button 24, a medal payout button 25, and the like. The discard button switches 19a, 19b,..., 19m and the discard button switch 20 constitute a discard operation unit.

  When the player operates the above-described various buttons (presses the switch contact to turn on), for example, when the player presses the button 19a for discarding, a discarding signal is generated, and this signal is controlled by a microcomputer. Input to the board. The software (program) mounted on the control board analyzes the input signal and executes a preset process for advancing the game for each input signal.

  The first display device 10 and the second display device 16 are used to display information necessary for the player and an effect image as the game progresses. The first display device 10 mainly serves as means for clearly indicating to the player the symbol of the kite to be self-declared and the symbol of the kite to be discarded, and means for displaying an effect image when the rising combination is completed. used. The second display device 16 is mainly used as a means for displaying the symbol of the kite constituting the player's hand, the symbol of the kite discarded by the player, and the like.

  FIG. 5 shows a display example when various images and information are displayed on the second display device 16. As shown in FIG. 5, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface of the display device 16, a medal stored number display unit 26, a remaining game ball number display unit 27, a front drum display unit 28, a wind screen display unit 29, and an effect image display A part 30 and a parting waste display part 33 for displaying the design of the parting waste are provided.

  In the upper part of the effect display unit 30, among the special game combinations, a big game rising combination display unit 31 showing a rising combination that can obtain the right of a big game combination, and two types that can acquire the right of a chance game combination Chance game rising combination display portions 32a and 32b indicating the rising combination are provided. It should be noted that the effect display unit 30 displays a design of a kite that rises if the user himself / herself, an effect image, etc., when the rising combination is completed. In the throwing away display portion 33, symbols that the player has thrown away until now are displayed in the order in which the throwing away was made.

  Further, in the lower horizontal direction of the second display device 16, there are provided a hand bag display unit 34 for displaying 13 hand bag symbols, and a self screen display unit 35 for displaying self-portraited bag designs. In addition, at the lower part of each symbol displayed on the hand display unit 34 and the self-display unit 35, the button switches 19a, 19b,. Button names (A, B, C, D, E,..., M, N) corresponding to 19m and 20 are displayed. The wrinkle symbols displayed on the hand wrinkle display unit 33 are displayed in color in a predetermined order, for example, in the order of symbol codes to be described later. Furthermore, each display unit of the display device 16 displays the spider symbol, effect image, numerical value, and the like updated by program processing as the game progresses.

  A control board for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 of the present invention is mounted at a predetermined position inside the case of the sparrow ball game machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the control board includes a main control board Ka, a sub control board Kb, a first image control board Kc, and a second image control board Kd. These control boards Ka, Kb, Kc and Kd are respectively CPUs 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d which are microprocessors, ROMs 41a, 41b, 41c and 41d which are storage devices (ROM), and RAMs 42a which are also storage devices (RAM). 42b, 42c, 42d, input / output interface (I / F) circuits 43a, 43b, 43c, 44d, communication interface (I / F) circuits 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, etc. .

  The main control board Ka and the sub-control board Kb, the sub-control board Kb, the first image control board Kc, and the second image control board Kd are connected by cable lines T1, T2, and T3 to enable data communication. ing. It is desirable that the RAMs 42a to 42d of the control boards retain their stored contents even when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned off.

  The input / output interface circuit 43a mounted on the main control board Ka has a medal insertion sensor for detecting a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 17 by the player when the game is executed, each entrance 13a,. Are connected to a sensor for detecting a game ball that has entered a ball, a button switch 19a for throwing away, and various button switches, and an input signal thereof is input to the main control board Ka. ing. Further, the input / output interface circuit 43a includes a medal payout device for paying out medals to the player, a game ball feeding device for sending game balls to the launching device, an attacker opening / closing control device for controlling the opening / closing of the attacker 11, and the like. Connected, and control signals are output to these devices under the control of a program. A display device 36 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43a.

  The lamps 8, 14 and the like are connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43b mounted on the sub control board Kb. The first display device 10 is connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43c of the first image control board Kc, and the second display is connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43d of the second image control board Kd. The device 16 and the speaker 6 are connected.

  Various software (programs) such as controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 or displaying information and images on the first display device 10 and the second display device 16 are used for each control board Ka, Kb, Kc. , Stored in ROMs 41a to 41d mounted on Kd. Each of the RAMs 42a to 42d is used as a storage area (work area) for reading various data, creating data, calculating, and the like when these programs operate. As the CPUs 40a to 40d of each control board, either an 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit CPU is used so that the functions required for each control board Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd can be appropriately processed. Adopt it. The above-described control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd and the programs stored in the ROMs 41a to 41d constitute game machine operation control means for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention.

  The ROM 41a mounted on the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the game progress of the sparrow ball game machine 1 in an integrated manner. As shown in FIG. 7, for example, the programs installed in the ROM 41a of the main control board Ka include a main control program P1, a communication control program P2, a medal management program P3, a game ball management program P4, an automatic allocation program P5, It is composed of a special game combination lottery program P6, a dora lottery program P7, a winning determination program P8, a self-selection selection support program P9, and the like.

  The main control program P1 on the main control board Ka is a program that controls the overall operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 and mainly performs the following processing.

  (1) An initialization process when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on, and an initialization control command when the power is turned on are sent to the first image control board Kc and the sub-control board Kb via the sub-control board Kb. A process of transmitting to the second image control board Kd is performed. Based on this control command, the sub-control board Kb and the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd perform initialization processing when the power is turned on.

  (2) Analyzing signals input from various sensors and button switches, and controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 so as to perform processing corresponding to the signals. For example, when an incoming signal is input from the entrance sensor of the entrance that entered when the player fired a game ball, the symbol code of the entrance cage corresponding to this entrance signal is obtained, This symbol code is automatically added to the hand data stored in the RAM 42a (self-operating operation).

  (3) At the time of game disclosure, when the automatic layout program P5 is activated and 14 hand data are determined, a process for transmitting the hand code symbol code to the sub-control board Kb, and ( In the processing of 1) and (2), each time the player performs the operation of discarding or self-restraint, the current code code of the handbook, the discarding code, and the symbol code of self-restraint are transmitted to the sub-control board Kb. The process for performing is performed.

  The communication control program P2 is a program for performing communication with the sub control board Kb. This communication data includes a control command in which what kind of processing is performed on the data to be transmitted, and control data transmitted together with this control command. When data is transmitted to the first image control board Kc or the second image control board Kd, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb.

  When the medal management program P3 detects a medal insertion signal from the medal insertion slot 17, an input signal from the game end button 24, an input signal from the medal payout button 25, etc., the medal storage number update management and payout processing It is a program for performing.

  The game ball management program P4 is a program that performs the following processing based on the control of the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka.

  (1) At the start of the game, the remaining number of game balls stored in the RAM 42a is set to an initial set value, for example, 11. As a result, if the player cannot complete the winning combination by firing 11 game balls, the game is game over.

  (2) When an operation signal for the throwing-in basket is detected from the throwing-in button switch 19a,..., Etc., control is performed to send one gaming ball to the gaming ball launching position (not shown in FIG. 1).

  (3) When a game ball launched from the game ball launch lever 4 enters any of the entrances 13a, 13b, 13c, etc., and the entrance signal is detected, the number of remaining game balls is set to “1”. Subtract.

  The automatic layout program P5 is a program for performing a process of automatically determining 14 symbols codes of the layout at random at the start of one game. This automatic catering program P5 uses the random numbers generated by the random number generating means to determine 14 catering symbol codes from a total of 108 kites for 27 types used in the sparrow ball game machine 1. Perform processing. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, hexadecimal codes from “one glance” to “medium” are set for each of these 27 types of symbols, and four symbols are assigned to each symbol code. These symbol code data tables are registered in the ROM 41a in advance. The automatic layout program P5 performs a process of determining 14 symbols for the symbols by randomly selecting a numerical value assigned to each symbol code using the random numbers described above.

Special game combination lottery program P6 is a program to be determined by the lottery a rise auditors earn the right of special game officers to every game from among the officers rise that has been set in advance. For example, the winning role that can acquire the right of the big game role is 1 out of 5 types of rising roles: “Kunishi Musou”, “Daisangyuan”, “Kyuren Bao-an”, “Ichitsutsukan”, “Character Unicolor” The seed is determined by lottery. In addition, the winning roles that can acquire the right of the chance game role are, for example, the rising roles of “Ippontsu”, “Seven Pairs”, “Three Darks”, “Peace”, “Ichiguchi”, and “Tang Yao” 2 types are determined by lottery. The method of determining the winning combination that can acquire the right of the special game combination by lottery is determined by lottery using a random number of a predetermined number of digits generated by the program processing. The Dora lottery program P7 is a program for determining a front Dora by lottery in the same manner at the start of the game.

  The winning determination program P8 is a winning combination in which the hand data is set in advance when the 14 hand data is determined by the above-described automatic layout program P5 and when the player performs his own operation. It is a program for judging whether it is a combination. As the winning combination, as shown in FIG. 9, the winning combination-based acquired medal number data table, that is, the code of the rising combination and the score (the number of acquired medals) that the player can acquire for the rising combination are won in advance. It is stored in the determination program P8 or the ROM 41a. Then, if the winning determination program P8 determines that the winning combination has been completed for the current 14 hand data, the number of acquired medals is obtained with reference to the data table shown in FIG. A process of transmitting a command, a code for its rising role, the number of acquired medals, and the like to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb is performed.

Note that when 14 hand data items complete a rising combination, if the combination of the rising hand data includes “table,” “white,” “發,” “medium,” As shown in FIG. 9, three medals are added to the number of medals earned by the rising combination for each combination of these bags.
In addition, when the player's hand data completes the combination of the winning combination, the winning determination program P8 determines which rising combination is completed from the rising combination code shown in FIG. The determination of the rising combination code is performed by previously registering a rising combination determination data table composed of the combination data of the kites for determining the rising combination for each rising combination code in the winning determination program P8. It becomes possible.

Self摸牌selection support program P9 is the acquired rights special play role games, when a signal game ball to the attacker 11 has ball entrance is input, to the player, and the screen of the first display device 10 This is a program for supporting an operation of arbitrarily selecting a symbol of a kite to be self-contained by an interactive method.

  Next, the configuration of the program installed in the ROM 41b of the sub control board Kb will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the sub-control board Kb mainly includes a main control program P21, a communication control program P22, a lamp control program P23, and an assist program P24.

  The main control program P21 of the sub control board Kb is a program for decoding various control commands and control data transmitted from the main control board Ka and controlling the execution of the above programs.

The communication control program P22 is a program for receiving data from the main control board Ka and communicating with the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. When the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive these various control commands and their control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, the first image control board Kc is changed to the first image control board Kc by program processing. On the first display device 10, the second image control board Kd displays an effect image and information on the second display device 16, and further outputs an effect sound and sound effect from the speaker 6.
The lamp control program P23 is a program for controlling the lighting and extinguishing of the lamps 8 and 14 based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the main control board Ka.

The assist program P24 is a program for executing assist means for the player. The processing content of the assist program P24 is a feature of the present invention, and is a main program for setting a target rising combination (hereinafter referred to as a target rising combination) mainly for the current manual data. This is composed of a goal raising combination setting program P25, a first goal raising combination determination program P26 that operates as a subprogram of the goal raising combination setting program P25, and a second goal raising combination determination program P27.
It should be noted that the processing content of the first target rising combination determination program P26 constitutes a first target rising combination determination means, and the processing content of the second target rising combination determination program P27 constitutes a second target rising combination determination means. To do.

The first goal raising combination determination program P26 performs the following processing.
(1) The player's current manual data stored in the RAM 42b, that is, 13 manual data before performing his own operation, and 14 manual data before performing the discard operation Based on this, first, a process of determining whether or not one of the preset rising combinations can be set as the target raising combination for the current manual is performed. If it is determined that it can be set as the target rising combination, processing is performed for setting this rising combination as the target rising combination for the current manual data. Note that the above-mentioned preset rising combination indicates a specific rising combination set for each game, that is, a rising combination that can acquire the right of a special game combination. The special game combination indicates the big game combination and the chance game combination described above.

  In addition, as described above, the rising roles that can be a big game role are 5 “Kokushi Musou”, “Daisangen”, “Kyuren Bao”, “Ippontsu”, “Characteristic” for each game. One of the types of rising combinations is a rising combination determined by lottery. In addition, for each game, the winning combination that can be a chance game role is, for example, “Ippontsu”, “Seven Pairs”, “Three Dark”, “Peace”, “Ichiguchi”, “Tang Yao” Two types of winning combinations are determined by lottery.

  (2) Subsequently, it is determined whether the kite should be self-recognized and the kite to be discarded from the goal-raising combination set in (1) above. Then, before the player performs the operation of self-determination for the determined trap, and before the player performs the discard operation of the determined trap, the first display device A process of clearly displaying (displaying) 10 is performed.

The second goal raising combination determination program P27 performs the following processing.
(1) First, the player's current manual data, that is, 13 manual data before the player's own operation and 14 manual data before the discarding operation are preset. In the order of the predetermined rising combination, processing is performed to determine whether or not the rising combination can be set as the target rising combination of the game. Then, a process of setting a rising combination that has been determined to be set as a target rising combination as a target rising combination for the current manual data is performed. Note that the predetermined order of the rising combination is the number of medals that can be acquired when the player completes the rising combination as shown in FIG. Sort in ascending order.

  (2) Subsequently, with respect to the goal winning combination set in the above (1), the symbol code of the kite to be self-identified in the current manual data and the symbol to be discarded from the current manual data is determined. . Then, before the player performs the operation of self-determination for the determined symbol of the trap, and before the player performs the operation of the discard of the determined symbol of the kite to be discarded A process of clearly displaying (displaying) on one display device 10 or the like is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the first goal-raising combination determination program P26 described above includes “Kokushi Musou”, “Daisangen”, “Kyuren Baoji”, “Ipponkan”, Kokushi Musou rising combination determination program P26a1, Daisangen rising combination determination program P26b1, Nine consecutive treasure rising combination determination program P26c1, which performs a process of determining whether or not it is possible to set “character one color” as a target rising combination, It is provided with a straight rising combination determination program P26d1 and a character-one-color rising combination determination program P26e1. Further, each of these programs P26a1 to P26e1 includes, as subprograms, self-determination determination programs P26a1-1, P26b1-1, P26c1-1, P26d1-1, P26e1-1, and abandonment determination programs P26a1-2, P26b1-2, P26c1-2, P26d1-2, and P26e1-2 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the above-mentioned second target rising combination determining program P27 is a 30-point rising combination determining program P27a, a 9-point rising combination determining program P27b, a 6-point rising combination determining program P27c, and a 3-point rising combination determining program. It consists of P27d.

  The 30-point rising combination determination program P27a is a rising combination that can acquire 30 medals, “Kunishi Musou”, “Kiyo Elephant”, “Dai Sangen”, “Dai Shiki”, “Ko Shiki” , “Kunishi no Sora Ryokan Judgment Program P27a1”, “Keisei Head Rising Game Judgment Program P27a2”, Daisangen A rising combination determination program P27a3,... Is provided. Further, each of these programs P27a1,... Is a self-determination determination program P27a1-1, P27a2-1, P27a3-1,..., And a discarding determination program P27a1-2, P27a2-2, P27a3- 2 is provided.

  Similarly, the 9-point rising combination determination program P27b can set “Sho Sangen”, “Pure Zentai”,... Which are 9 rising medals that can acquire 9 medals as the target rising combination. Is provided with a small three-way up combination determination program P27b1,... For performing processing for determining whether or not it is possible. Furthermore, each of these programs P27b1,... Includes a self-determination determination program P27b1-1,... And a throwing away determination program P27b1-2,.

  Similarly, the 6-point-up winning combination determination program P27c can set “up-through”, “mixed head”,... .., A program for determining whether or not to perform a process is determined. Further, each of these programs P27c1,... Includes a self-determination determination program P27c1-1,... And a throwing away determination program P27c1-2,.

  Similarly, the three-point rising combination determination program P27d performs a process of determining whether or not “seven pairs”, which is a rising combination capable of acquiring three medals, can be set as the target rising combination. The 7-child rising combination determination program P27d1 to be performed and the "general rising combination" which is a rising combination formed by "Kanzou" and a total of 4 sets of "Kongo" and "Junko" are set as the target rising combination. It is constituted by a general rising combination determination program P27d2 for performing a process for determining whether or not it is possible.

  The “general rising combination” set by the general rising combination determination program P27d2 as the target rising combination is the first target rising combination determination program P26 and the 30-point rising combination determination program P27a,..., 6 points. Excluding the rising combination determined by the rising combination determination program P27c, “San-Dan”, “Peace”, which is a rising combination formed by “Kanko” and “Junko” of 4 sets in total In this case, “Determination nine”, “Six dark engravings”, “Mixed color” and “Flat rise” are shown, but the process of setting each of these rising combinations as a target rising combination is not performed.

  The seven-pair child rising combination determining program P27d1 and the general rising combination determining program P27d2 include self-determination determining programs P27d1-1 and P27d2-1 and throwing away determining determination programs P27d1-2 and P27d2-2, respectively. Yes.

  The program mounted on the ROM 41c of the first image control board Kc is a program for displaying various images and the like on the first display device 10, and as shown in FIG. 12, the main control program P31, It consists of a screen display program P32 and the like. The main control program P31 of the first image control board Kc receives the control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, and controls the operation of the subprogram of the screen display program P32 based on the received data. To do.

  The screen display program P32 is a program for performing control to display an image, numerical information, or the like on the first display device 10 based on the control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb. The game screen display program P32a, the special game screen display program P32b, the assist screen display program P32c, and the like are included.

  The normal game screen display program P32a is used to display various effect images on the display device 10 and various types of support for the player when the player is playing a normal game since the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. This is a program for performing processing for displaying an image. The normal game screen display program P32a further includes an initial effect display program P32a-1 and a game effect display program P32a-2 as subprograms.

The initial presentation display program P32a-1 is a program for displaying an initial screen when the sparrow ball game machine is turned on. The game effect display program P32a-2 displays a screen that advises the player about the operation of the game as the game progresses.
The special game screen display program P32b is a program for performing processing for displaying various effect screens when the player acquires the right of special game.

  The assist screen display program P32c is composed of a self-display display program P32c-1 and a throw-away display program P32c-2. The self-recognition display program P32c-1 is a program for displaying on the first display device 10 the symbol of the reed that should be self-reliant with respect to the above-described goal-raising combination. Similarly, the discarded jar display program P32c-2 is a program for displaying on the first display device 10 the symbol of the cocoon to be discarded.

  The programs installed in the ROM 41d of the second image control board Kd are a program for displaying various images on the second display device 16, and a program for outputting sound and sound effects to the speaker 6. It is configured. As shown in FIG. 13, these programs include a main control program P41, a screen display program P42, a sound / sound effect output program P43, and the like.

  The main control program P41 of the second image control board Kd receives the control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, and each subprogram of the screen display program P42, sound / effect corresponding to the received data. It is a program for performing the process which operates the sound output program P43. The screen display program P42 is composed of a normal game screen display program P42a, a special game screen display program P42b, and, if it is self-explanatory, a uplift display program P42c.

The normal game screen display program P42a includes subprograms such as an initial effect display program P42a-1 and a game effect program P42a-2.
The initial effect display program P42a-1 is a program for displaying an initial screen when the power of the sparrow ball game machine is turned on. The game effect display program P42a-2 is sent from the main control board Ka via the sub-control board Kb each time the player performs a throw-in operation or a self-control operation by launching a game ball as the game progresses. As shown in FIG. 5, the program is for executing a process for displaying the current hand-drawn data design, the discarded design, etc., based on the control command and its control data transmitted in this manner.

  The special game screen display program P42b is a program that performs a process of displaying various screens for effects when the player acquires the right of the special gamer, and as a subprogram, the self-candidate candidate selection support program P42b-1 It has. The self-sufficiency candidate selection support program P42b-1 is a program that is activated when the player acquires the special gamer's right and selects the symbol of the self-study candidate displayed on the second display device 16. This is a program for supporting the operation of selecting the symbol of the heel to be self-contained by the interactive method while scrolling by operating the right shift button 22a or the heel selection left shift button 22b.

For example, the rising wrinkle display program P42c is, for example, a self-determination determination program P26a1-1, P226b1-1, which is a subprogram of the first target rising combination determination program P26 mounted on the sub-control board Kb. When the self-determination determination program P27a1-1, P27a2-2,. This is a program for displaying on the second display device 16 the symbol of the kite to be.
The sound / sound effect output program P43 is for outputting various production sounds and sound effects from the speaker 6 as the game progresses based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb. It is a program.

  Note that image data to be displayed on the display devices 10 and 16 is stored as digital image data in the ROM 41c of the first image control board Kc and the ROM 41d of the second image control board Kd, respectively. For example, an image of each kite, an image related to a scene or character for production, an image for production when a rising role is completed, or the like.

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

  Then, the operation content of game progress is demonstrated about the sparrow ball game machine 1 of this invention. The operation of the game progress is executed according to the control of each program described above.

  First, when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka initializes the storage area of the RAM 42a of the main control board Ka. Subsequently, the main control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub control board Kb, and the sub control board Kb transmits the initialization control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. . When the sub control board Kb, the first and second image control boards Kc, Kd receive this initialization control command, the main programs initialize the storage areas of the RAM 42b, RAM 42c, RAM 42d. Further, the main control programs P31 and 41 mounted on the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd operate the initial effect display programs P32a-1 and P42a-1, and the effect screen when the power is turned on. For example, processing such as displaying an image relating to a landscape or a character on the display devices 10 and 16 is performed.

  In order for the player to play the game, it is necessary to insert a predetermined number of medals per game, for example, three into the medal slot 17. When the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka detects the medal insertion signal, the medal management program P3 is activated. The medal management program P3 performs a process of counting the number of inserted medals, and performs a process of storing the number of medals inserted in the storage area of the RAM 42a that stores the number of stored medal.

  When the main control program P1 detects that a medal necessary for the execution of one game has been inserted, the main control program P1 determines that the game can be executed and prompts the player to press the game start button 18. A control command is transmitted to the first image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb. When the first image control board Kc receives this control command, the game effect display program P32a-2 performs a process of displaying “Please press the game start button” on the display device 10. At this time, the sound / sound effect output program P43 of the second image control board Kd may be operated to simultaneously output sound from the speaker 6.

  When the player presses the game start button 18 and the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka detects a game start signal from the game start button 18, a game of one game can be started. Then, the main control program P1 transmits a game start control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb. Based on this control command, the game effect display programs P32a-2 and P42a-2 of the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd display the effect image at the start of the game on the display devices 10 and 16, respectively. The sound is output from the speaker 6 by the sound / sound effect output program P43. In this way, one game of the sparrow ball game machine starts.

  Subsequently, under the control of the main control program P1 on the main control board Ka, the automatic layout program P5 is activated, and the 14 symbols codes required for starting the game are automatically determined by the program processing. . The automatic layout program P5 sequentially stores the 14 symbol codes that have been automatically allocated in the manual storage area of the RAM 42a, and then in a predetermined order, for example, ascending order of the symbol codes, that is, insulator, tube, cord , Wind tiles, and ternary tiles are stored in the hand memory area.

  Next, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka transmits the 14 arranged symbol codes together with the control command to the sub control board Kb. When the main control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the 14 assigned code codes, the main control program P21 stores the assigned code codes in the RAM 42b and distributes the 14 assigned code codes to the second image control board Kd. Send the symbol code. When the game effect display program P42a-2 of the second image control board Kd receives the 14 design codes, the hand display unit 34 of the display device 16 displays an image of the design as shown in FIG. And the process of displaying on the self-display unit 35.

  Subsequently, each of the special game combination lottery program P6 (which is activated when a normal game is played) and the dora lottery program P7 are activated, and the winning combination and chance game in which the right of the big game combination can be acquired. Determine the winning combination that can acquire the right of the combination, and determine the front dora. Then, the big game combination, chance game combination, and front drum symbol data (encoded data) determined by the processing of these programs P6 and P7, along with the control command, are transmitted via the sub-control board Kb. 2 is transmitted to the second image control board Kd.

  When the game effect display program P42a-2 on the second image control board Kd receives the big game combination and the chance game combination rising code and the front code symbol, as shown in FIG. A process of displaying the chance game combination on the big game rising combination display unit 31, the chance game rising combination display units 32a and 32b, and the front drum display unit 28 is performed. Similarly, the wind symbol code is transmitted to the second image control substrate Kd via the sub control substrate Kb together with the control command, and the symbol is displayed on the wind symbol display unit 29.

  When the main control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives from the main control board Ka the code of the rising combination determined as the big game combination and the chance game combination of the game, and the symbol code of the front side of the table, these codes Is stored in the RAM 42b.

  Subsequently, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka displays the first and second display devices 10 and 16 that the game start condition is ready, and performs a process of notifying the speaker 6 by voice. Control. Next, the main control program P1 operates the winning determination program P8 to perform a process of determining whether or not the 14 hand-paid data that have been automatically arranged have already completed a winning combination. The winning determination program P8 is also activated when the player performs his own operation such as launching a game ball and the number of hand data becomes 14.

  When it is determined by the processing of the winning determination program P8 that the 14 hand-paid data that have been automatically distributed have completed the preset winning combination, the winning determination program P8 is any preset value. Processing for determining whether or not the player has raised the winning combination and processing for determining a score (number of acquired medals) and the like that can be acquired by the player with reference to the data table for acquired medal number by increasing combination shown in FIG. Subsequently, the winning determination program P8 transmits the winning combination code, the number of acquired medals, and the like to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub control board Kb. When the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive these data, the game effect display programs P32a-2 and P42a-2 first display the winning combination, the score obtained, and other effect images. The display processing is performed for a predetermined time on the device 10 and the rising eye display unit 30 of the second display device 16 or the like.

  On the other hand, when the combination of the 14 hand-operated data automatically arranged has not been completed, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka sends the control command for the throwing-off assist to the sub-control board Kb. Send. When the main control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives this throwing assist control command, it activates the assist program P24. The assist program P24 activates a target raising combination setting program P25 which is a main program for setting a target raising combination.

The goal-raising combination setting program P25 performs the following processing.
(1) First, the first goal rising combination determination program P26 is operated, and the rising combination that is the target of the manual based on the current manual data is a big game combination and then a chance game combination. It is determined whether or not it is possible to set one of the roles. When it is determined that setting is possible, the rising combination determined first (first) is set as a target rising combination, and subsequent determination processing is not performed.

  (2) If the target rising combination cannot be set for the current hand data according to (1) above, the second target rising combination determination program P27 is activated to obtain 30 medals. A winning combination that can earn 9 medals, followed by a rising role that can also acquire 6 medals, and a third winning medal. It is determined whether or not it is possible to set a target winning combination of the current manual data in the order of possible rising combinations. If it is determined that setting is possible, the previously determined rising combination is set as the target rising combination of the current manual data, and subsequent determination processing is not performed.

  Next, a process procedure for assisting a player who should self-dispose to the player and a player who should be thrown away is set for the target player's current hand data for the player's current hand data. This will be described based on the following (Procedure 1) to (Procedure 7).

(Procedure 1)
The first target rising combination determination program P26 on the sub-control board Kb determines the rising combination code of the big game combination of the game stored in the RAM 42b. Then, one of the Kokushi no double rising combination determination program P26a1, the large ternary rising combination determination program P26b1,..., And the one-color rising combination determination program P26e1 corresponding to the rising combination code is operated.

  When “Kokushi Musou” is determined as the rising role of the big game role of the game, the Kokushi Musou rising role determination program P26a1 refers to the rising role determination data table shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it can be set as a goal-raising combination for the hand data, and if it is determined that it can be set, a process of setting “Kokushi Musou” as a goal-raising role is performed.

  The rising combination determination data table shown in FIG. 14 is for each of the codes of “Kokushi Musou”, “Daisangen”, “Kuren Bao-an”, “Ichitsutsukan”, “Characteristic”,. This is a data table that defines the necessary conditions for setting these rising combinations as target rising combinations for the current manual data. The rising combination determination data table includes a first necessary condition and a second necessary condition for each rising combination. The first necessary condition defines the number of necessary kites included in the current manual data in order to complete the rising combination. Furthermore, the second necessary condition is to define the number of saddles that are insufficient to complete the rising combination, that is, the number of remaining game balls that are necessary to perform the self-control.

  The data related to the first and second necessary conditions shown in the rising combination determination data table is encoded and registered in advance in the target rising combination determination program P25 or the like, or the Kokushi no double rising combination determination program P26a1,. Etc., so that it is incorporated in the processing logic of each rising combination determination program.

(Procedure 2)
The Kokushi Musou rising combination determination program P22a1 refers to the rising combination determination data table shown in FIG. 14 as to whether or not it is possible to set the target rising combination of the current manual data to “Kokushi Musou”. As the rising hand determination data, the current manual data includes 9 or more species of Yaochu as the first necessary condition, and the current manual data as the second necessary condition is “ To set “Kokushi Musou” as a goal-raising role when there are more game balls than the number of kites that are insufficient (or “necessary”) to complete the “Kokushi Musou” The process which determines that is possible is performed.

  It should be noted that the number of kites that are insufficient to complete the “Kokushi Musou” ascending role should be added to the current manual data to complete the “Kokushi Musou” ascending role. This means the number of Yaochu. The calculation of the number of drunken kites is performed by registering the symbol code of the kite that constitutes the rising role of “Kokushi Musou” in the Kokushi Musou rising role determining program P26a1, etc. This is made possible by performing a comparison process.

  In addition, the reason for setting “Ninety-nine varieties of Yaochu varieties in the current procedure” as the first necessary condition for determining “Kokushi Musou” as a goal-raising role is In the sparrow ball game machine of the invention, the maximum number of game balls that a player can launch for self-control is set to 11 and installed below the game board surface portion 2 shown in FIG. East, south, ichigo, jiyu, white, cocoon, middle, ichitsutsu, kutsu, west, north Are arranged at both ends, in the vicinity of both ends, and at the center. It is relatively difficult for the entrances located in the both ends or the vicinity of both ends and the center to enter the game balls. This is because it is quite difficult to manually adjust the spring force of the launch lever by hand to allow the game balls to enter these entrances. Therefore, the number of varieties including Yaochu varieties is set to a large value of 9 varieties or more.

  Furthermore, as the rising hand judgment data for judging “Kokushi Musou” as the goal rising role, the remaining game balls more than the number of kites required to complete the rising role of “Kokushi Musou” from the current manual data. Is set as a second necessary condition. Since the remaining number of game balls is grasped by the game ball management program P4 of the main control board Ka, when the remaining number of game balls is transmitted from the main control board Ka to the sub control board Kb, the sub control The main control program P21 for the board Kb performs a process of storing the remaining number of game balls in the RAM 42b. As a result, the Kokushi no double rising role determination program P26a1 can grasp the current number of remaining game balls.

  Note that even if a game ball is launched in an attempt to enter a target entrance, the game ball does not necessarily enter the target entrance. Therefore, the remaining number of game balls is, for example, “+1” (or “+2” to the number of baskets necessary to complete the rising role of “Kokushi Musou” with one or two margins. The second requirement may be that there are remaining game balls that are equal to or greater than the calculated value.

  In the same manner as in the above procedure (2), when “large three yuan” is determined by lottery as a big chance combination of the game, the first target up combination determining program P26 is the large three combination up combination determining program. P26b1 is activated. The large ternary rising combination determination program P26b1 refers to the rising combination determination data table shown in FIG. 14 and determines whether or not “large ternary” can be set as the target rising combination. As shown in FIG. 14, there are two first and second necessary conditions for setting a winning combination for “Daizen”. As described above, data relating to the first necessary condition and the second necessary condition is appropriately set for each rising combination and registered in the rising combination determination data table.

  If it is determined that “Kokushi Musou” can be set as the goal rising combination, the Kokushi Musou no rising role determination program P26a1 performs either of the following (Procedure 3) or (Procedure 4). On the other hand, if it is determined that “Kokushi Musou” cannot be set as the goal winning combination, the rising combination constituting the chance game role can be set as the target rising combination by the following (Procedure 5). Processing for determining whether or not it is possible is performed. Furthermore, when it is determined in (Procedure 5) that the target rising combination cannot be set, the target is determined by the processing of the second target rising combination determination program P27 based on the following (Procedure 6). Processing to set up the rising combination is performed.

(Procedure 3)
When the current state of the hand data is 13 hand data after the player has performed the discarding operation to discard one unnecessary hand from the hand data, the Kokushi no double climbing role determination program P26a1 Operates the self-determination determination program P26a1-1. The self-restraint determination program P26a1-1 determines the symbol code of the spear that should be self-restrained in the hand data for the target rising role “Kokushi Musou”, and this determination is made before the player performs the self-restraint operation. Control for displaying the symbol of the bag on the first display device 10 is performed.

(Procedure 4)
On the other hand, when the current state of the hand data is 14 hand data after the player has performed the self-manipulation operation, the Kokushi no double climbing combination determination program P26a1 activates the throwing away determination program P26a1-2. . The throwing spear determination program P26a1-2 determines the symbol code of the spear that should be thrown away from the hand spear data for the target rising role “Kokushi Musou”, and before the player operates the throwing spear, Control for causing the first display device 10 to display the determined heel symbol is performed.

(Procedure 5)
The first target rising combination determination program P26 determines a two rising combination code stored as a rising combination code of the chance game combination in the RAM 42b. Then, it is determined whether or not the winning combination of the chance game combination can be set as the target rising combination for the current manual data by sequentially operating the continuous winning combination determination program P26f1 corresponding to the rising combination code. Determine whether. When it is determined that any of the chance game winning combinations can be set as the target winning combination, a process of setting the previously determined rising combination as the target increasing combination for the current manual data is performed.

  .., Etc. can be used as a chance game role as a target game role for the current manual data. The method for determining whether or not it can be set as “Peace”, “Ichiguchi”, or “Tang Yao” is to use one of the rising roles constituting the big game role as described above in the current manual data. It can be performed by the same process as the procedure for determining whether or not it can be set as a goal-raising combination. For example, the rising role determination program P26f1,..., Etc., in the rising role determination data table shown in FIG. 14, the rising role “Ichitsutsukan”, “Seven pairs”, “Three dark”, “Peace”, “ Judgment is made with reference to the first and second necessary conditions registered in order to determine whether or not “Ichiguchi” and “Tan Yao” can be set as the goal booster of the current manual data. Can do.

(Procedure 6)
Whether or not the second goal rising combination determination program P27 can set the target rising combination with respect to the current hand data in any of these rising combinations in the order of the preset rising combination. Determine whether. Then, when it is determined that setting is possible, processing is performed for setting the rising combination that has been previously determined to be set as the target rising combination. It should be noted that the above-described order of the rising combination is, for example, the number of medals (scores) that can be obtained when the player completes the rising combination as shown in the point-by-point rising combination data table shown in FIG. In the order of the rising role. The point-by-point rising combination data table shown in FIG. 15 is registered in the second target rising combination determination program P27. Further, the first necessary condition and the second necessary condition for determining whether or not each raising combination shown in FIG. 15 can be set as a target raising combination for the current manual data are the raising combination shown in FIG. Register in the judgment data table.

  In the rising score data table according to the number of points shown in FIG. 15, the points are classified into 30 points, 9 points, 6 points, and 3 points in descending order of the number of medals that can be acquired, for example, 30 points that can acquire 30 medals. Based on the winning medal count data table shown in FIG. 9 for the role, “Kokushi Musou”, “Keisei”, “Daisangyuan”,... I have decided. Similarly, the rising combination included in the nine-point combination, the six-point combination, and the three-point combination is set based on each rising combination shown in FIG.

  The second goal raising combination determination program P27 performs a process of setting the goal raising combination for the current manual data according to the following procedure.

(Procedure 6-1)
First, it is determined whether or not the rising combination constituting the 30-point combination shown in FIG. 15 can be set as the target rising combination for the current manual data. When it is determined that setting is possible, processing is performed for setting the rising combination that has been determined previously to be set as the target rising combination. Then, if it is determined that the setting is possible, the subsequent target winning combination determination process is not performed. At this time, the order in which the rising combination constituting the 30-point combination is determined is a predetermined order, for example, “Kunishi Musou” → “Qingo” →... To do.

(Procedure 6-2)
If it is not possible to set up a goal winning combination for 30 points by the above (Procedure 6-1), the rising combination constituting the next ranking 9 points is set as the target for the current manual data. It is determined whether or not it can be set as a rising combination. When it is determined that setting is possible, processing is performed for setting the rising combination that has been determined previously to be set as the target rising combination. Then, if it is determined that the setting is possible, the subsequent target winning combination determination process is not performed.
If the winning combination that makes up the nine-point combination cannot be set as the target rising combination for the current manual data, the rising combination that forms the six-point combination, and the rising combination that forms the three-point combination Then, a process of determining whether or not it is possible to set as a goal booster for the current manual data is performed.

(Procedure 6-3)
In the above-described (Procedure 6-2), the process of determining whether or not the rising combination constituting the three-point combination can be set as the target rising combination is performed as follows.

  (1) First, a process is performed to determine whether or not “seven pairs” can be set as a goal booster for the current manual data.

  (2) If the “seven pair” cannot be set as the goal-raising combination in the process of (1) above, the second goal-raising role determination program P27 determines that the “generally-raising role” is currently A process of setting as a goal booster for the manual data of is performed. The “general rising role” indicates a rising role composed of one set of “sparrow head” and a total of four sets of “knot” and “junko”, and indicates a specific rising role name shown in FIG. is not.

  In the above (1) and (2), which is a process of setting a rising combination constituting a three-point combination as a target rising combination, first, “seven pairs” are set as a target rising combination for the current manual data. The reason for determining whether or not is possible is as follows. In other words, “Seven Pairs” is a rising combination composed of seven pairs of “Pairs”, so in the Sparrow Ball game machine, it is compared with other rising combinations to complete the rising combination. Become. Therefore, for the three-point combination, it is first determined whether or not it is possible to set “seven pairs” as the target increase combination for the current manual data. This is because a kinder assist can be performed.

When any one of the above procedures (Procedure 1) to (Procedure 6) is executed and a goal raising combination for the current manual data is set, the player subsequently refrains from this goal raising combination. The symbol code of the saddle and the saddle to be discarded is determined, and a process of assisting the player with the determined symbol is performed.
The assisting process includes a self-determination determination program that is a subprogram of the rising combination determination program that sets the target rising combination by executing any of the processes described in (Procedure 1) to (Procedure 6). The discarding judgment program is executed. For example, when the big game role of the game is “Kokushi Musou” and the Kokushi Musou rising role determination program P26a1 sets “Kokushi Musou” as the goal rising role, the determination of the trap to be refrained is the self-determination determination program. P26a1-1, the determination of the bag to be discarded is performed by the discarded bag determination program P26a1-2.

  Moreover, the timing at which these self-determination determination programs P26a1-1,..., Discarding determination program P26a1-2,.

  (1) When a symbol code related to 13 pieces of manual data after the player performs a throwing-in operation is sent from the main control board Ka, the main control program P21 on the sub control board Kb The determination program P26a1-1,... Is operated to determine the symbol code of the bag that should be self-sufficient with respect to the target rising combination. Then, before the player launches the game ball, the first display device 10 or the like performs a process of displaying the determined bag design as a design to be self-repressed.

  (2) When the main control board Ka receives a symbol code relating to 14 pieces of manual data that has not been completed by the player performing a self-control, the main control program P21 is a throwing-away determination program. P26a1-2,... Are operated, and the symbol code of the kite that should be appropriately discarded for the target rising combination is determined from the manual table data stored in the RAM 42b. Then, before the player performs the discarding operation, the first display device 10 or the like performs a process of displaying the determined symbol of the bag as a symbol to be discarded.

Subsequently, when the current player's manual data is to be self-declared, that is, when the player performs a discard operation and the current manual data becomes 13, this manual data is A procedure for determining the design of the entrance to be aimed at for self-determination before performing the self-determination operation for firing one game ball will be described.
This processing procedure is, for example, the following (Procedure 7-1) when “Kokushi Musou” is set as the goal-raising role, and the following (Procedure 7-2) when “Seven Pairs” is set. When "general rising combination" is set, it can be performed according to (Procedure 7-3).

(Procedure 7-1)
“Kokushi Musou” is a rising role with 13 types of Yaochu candy, one of which is “Sparrow”. Therefore, when “Kokushi Musou” is set as the goal-raising role, by registering the 13 kinds of Yaochu 柄 symbol codes in the self-determination determination program P26a1-1 as “self-determination determination data” in advance. The symbol code of the kite that is insufficient to complete the “Kokushi Musou” with respect to the symbol code of the current manual data can be determined by the self-determination program P26a1-1. At this time, there is a possibility that a plurality of symbols for the bag to be self-determined may be determined, and therefore, a process of storing the symbol code in the RAM 42b as all the determined symbols as a bag for self-determination is performed.

(Procedure 7-2)
“Seven pairs” is a rising role composed of seven pairs of “pairs”. Therefore, if “Seven Pairs” is set as the goal booster, the symbol code of the kite that is insufficient to complete “Seven Pairs” with respect to the symbol codes of the current manual data, ie, The isolated kites that do not form the “pair” can be determined by the self-test determination program P27d1-1 or the like as the kites to be identified. In this case, since there are cases where a plurality of symbols for the bag to be self-determined are determined, a process for setting all the determined symbols to be a bag for self-determination is performed, and these symbol codes are stored in the RAM 42b. In addition, when it is determined that an isolated kite that does not form a “counter” is a kite that should be self-contained, a process that does not determine a symbol of a kite that has already formed a “pair” as a symbol of the kite that should be self-contained. Do.

(Procedure 7-3)
As described above, the “general rising role” is composed of a total of four sets of “Konko” and “Junko” and one set of “Sparrow”. Therefore, the determination of the symbol code of the bag that should be self-resolved in order to complete the “general rising combination” more securely with the current 13 pieces of hand data is performed according to the following (Process 1) to (Process 4), for example. Can be done.

(Process 1)
First, in order to evaluate the situation of the combination of the tiles that make up the current manual data, points are set in advance for the face, the tower, the fitting tower, the counter, the side tower (penter), and the isolated fence A data table for the number of combination points of the candy is created and registered in the goal increasing combination setting program P25 or the like. FIG. 16 shows an example of the data structure of the combination score data table for this basket. “Face” shown in FIG. 16 indicates “cut” or “junk”. “Isolated kites” refers to kites that are not involved in the above-mentioned face, tower, fitting tower, pair, side tower, except for the combination of special kites such as “Kokushi Musou”. .

In the combination score data table of the heel shown in FIG. 16, “0” point is set for the isolated heel. For this isolated heel, for example, the evaluation score can be set as follows.
That is, for the 27 entrances provided on the game board surface portion 2 corresponding to 27 types of spears, a predetermined evaluation score is given in consideration of the ease of entry of the game balls. To do. An example of the data table of the evaluation points set at the entrance is shown in FIG. The entrance evaluation score data table shown in FIG. 17 assigns evaluation scores of “4”, “3”, “2” and “1” to each entrance in consideration of the order in which game balls are easy to enter. ing.

(Process 2)
Subsequently, when one hand is temporarily added to the current 13 hand data to make 14 hand data, the face, tower, fitting tower, counter, Find the number or number of side towers or isolated fences. It can be determined as follows whether or not the handpiece data includes facets, towers, fitting towers, pairs, side towers, and isolated fences.

  First, a data table in which the number of pieces of the 14 pieces of manual data temporarily stored and stored in the RAM 42b is obtained in the order of symbol codes is stored in the RAM 42b. Then, by determining the number of this data table for each symbol code, the number of “cuts” and “pairs” can be obtained. Subsequently, with respect to the data table in which the symbols of “indent” and “counter” are deleted from the manual data, the sequence of the symbol codes is referred to the symbol code data table shown in FIG. The number or number of pairs of pairs, side towers, and isolated ridges can be obtained.

  In the above (Process 2), the procedure for temporarily adding the symbol code of one bag and adding it to the table data is one by one from the symbol code “1 萬” in the symbol code data table shown in FIG. Processing to add to the current 13 manual data is performed in the order of symbol codes. At this time, according to the rules of mahjong game, the four symbols of the kites already disclosed in the current game cannot be selected as the kites to refrain. Therefore, the main control program P21 of the sub control board Kb calculates the number of each symbol code for the symbol code discarded in the game and the symbol code constituting the current rule, and stores the data table in the RAM 42b. The process to memorize is performed. Then, the self-determination determining program P27d2-1 performs a process in (Process 2) that does not select the four symbols that have already been disclosed as tentatively self-determining.

(Process 3)
With respect to the number or number of faces, towers, fitting towers, counters, side towers, and isolated fences obtained in the above (Process 2), a score is given with reference to the combination score data table of the fence shown in FIG. For example, 4 points × 2 sets = 8 points if there are 2 sets of faces, and 3 points × 1 set = 3 points if there is 1 set of both sides waiting. For the isolated kite, a score is given with reference to the entrance evaluation score data table shown in FIG. For example, when “two baseballs” is included as an isolated baseball in the hand base data, “two points” is assigned to this “second base” with reference to the entrance score data table of FIG. To do. Then, the provisional data which has been temporarily reduced to 14 pieces is summed up to obtain the total score of the evaluation points, and the symbol code and the total score of the evaluation points temporarily stored are stored in the RAM 42b. In this (Processing 3), when an evaluation score is assigned to an isolated kite included in the manual table data, if this isolated kite is a table drum in the game, a predetermined score, for example, “1 A “point” may be added.

  Further, with respect to games that have been executed in the past, the number of times that a game ball has entered the 27 entrances is ascertained by the main control program P21 of the sub-control board Ka, and this number of entrances is isolated. This may be reflected in the evaluation score. For example, in a game executed in the past, “1 point” is added to the symbol code of the kite corresponding to the top 5 entrances with the highest number of entrances. The game executed in the past is appropriately set such as a game executed on the previous day and today, or 100 games executed up to the game.

(Process 4)
The above (Processing 2) to (Processing 3) are sequentially performed for each of the 27 types of symbol codes of the cocoon to be provisionally self-contained. Then, the symbol code of the cocoon that has been tentatively self-determined that has the largest total score of the above-described manual data stored in the RAM 42b is determined as the symbol code of the cocoon to be self-contained. At this time, since there is a possibility that a plurality of symbol codes for the bag to be self-recognized, it is determined that the determined plurality of symbol codes are symbol codes for the bag to be self-recognized, and the symbol codes are stored in the RAM 42b. To do.

(Procedure 7-4)
The assist program P24 controls the symbol code of the kite to be determined by any one of the processes described in (Procedure 7-1), (Procedure 7-2), and (Procedure 7-3) and stored in the RAM 42b. Along with the command, it is transmitted to the first image control board Kc. When the first image control board Kc receives the symbol code of the bag to be self-recognized, the first image control board Kc displays the symbol of the bag to be suppressed on the first display device 10 by the self-display display program P32c-1 as shown in FIG. . As a result, before the player performs the self-restraint operation every time, the design of the entrance to which the game ball is to be launched and entered is displayed on the first display device 10, so that the player with poor mahjong knowledge It is only necessary to launch a game ball aiming at the entrance corresponding to the displayed symbol of the kite.

  When a plurality of wrinkle symbols to be self-determined are determined in the above (Process 4), the assist program P24 may perform the following process. That is, the evaluation score of the entrance corresponding to a plurality of determined heel symbols to be determined is obtained with reference to the entrance evaluation score data table shown in FIG. And you may make it display on the 1st display 10 so that the symbol corresponding to this entrance with a high evaluation score may be aimed preferentially as a bag which should be kept down.

  The player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to fire a game ball into the game board surface 2, and the symbol corresponding to the entered entrance becomes the symbol of the trap. The main control program P1 of the main control board Ka performs a process for obtaining a symbol code of the self-contained kite based on a signal that the game ball enters the entrance. Then, the self-sufficient symbol code and the 13 pieces of manual data are transmitted together with the control command to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb. Further, the main control program P1 performs a process of adding this self-signed symbol code to the signature data stored in the signature storage area of the RAM 42a, sorting the symbols in the order of the symbol codes, and storing them again in the signature storage area of the RAM 42a. Do. As a result, the hand data stored in the hand memory area of the RAM 42a is composed of 14 symbol codes.

In the entrance evaluation score data table shown in FIG. 17, the evaluation score for each entrance can be set according to the following concept.
(1) Since the entrances 13a and 13b of “Ichiro” and “Jukuo” arranged in the upper part of the game board surface part 2 are relatively easy to aim at, the evaluation score Is set to “4”.

  (2) Evaluation scores are set for the 25 entrances arranged in the lateral direction of the lower part 2a of the game board surface part 2 shown in FIG.

  (2-1) The leftmost entrance “East” and the rightmost entrance “North” are relatively difficult to aim at, so the evaluation score is set to “1”. To do.

  (2-2) The entrances corresponding to the symbols from several “first base” to “nine bases” are arranged in ascending order so as to be located in the central part on the left side. Of the "Ichigo" to "Kyugo" entrance arrangements, the entrances for "Four bases", "Five bases", and "Six bases" located at the lower-left center of the game board surface 2 are , Because it is relatively easy to aim and enter the game ball, and because of this ease of entry, the combination of Junko “junko”, “opposite”, “knot” and “double-sided waiting” Since the formation is relatively easy, the evaluation score is set to “4”.

  (2-3) The entrances corresponding to the symbols from “one cylinder” to “nine cylinders” are arranged in ascending order so as to be located in the central portion on the right side. For the entrance of this “tub”, “four cylinders”, “five cylinders”, “six cylinders” located in the lower right center of the game board surface 2 for the same reason as in (2-2) above The evaluation score of the entrance is set to “4”.

  (2-4) The entrance of the symbol corresponding to “white”, “發”, and “medium” of the three-way kite placed between the entrances of “Reiko” and “Tsutsuko” When the ball is launched aiming at the lower left or lower right entrance of the game board surface portion 2, there is a case where the probability that the game ball hits a nail or the like increases. Therefore, the evaluation score for the entrance of the symbol corresponding to “white”, “發”, “medium” is set to “3”.

  Further, in the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention, the number of times that a game ball has entered the 27 entrances is grasped by the main control program P21 of the sub-control board Ka for games executed in the past, This large number of balls may be reflected in the evaluation score in the above-mentioned entrance evaluation score data table. For example, for a game executed in the past, “1 point” is added to the evaluation score of the top 5 entrances with the highest number of entrances. The game executed in the past is appropriately set such as a game executed on the previous day and today, or 100 games executed up to the game.

  In this way, if a means for judging the basket to be self-reflected by reflecting the evaluation score for each entrance is used, priority is given to the entrance to which the game ball is easy to enter by adjusting the nail, etc. It is also possible to assist.

Next, the procedure for assisting the player with throwing away the waste will be described.
When the player's own maneuvering operation has changed to 14 pieces of hand tile data, the combination of rising combinations cannot be completed, and one unnecessary piece of bag is discarded from the current 14 pieces of hand tile data. It is necessary to perform the operation of throwing away. In the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention, before the player performs an operation of discarding one unnecessary kite from the current manual table data, the symbol code of the kite to be discarded is determined to determine the first symbol code. Assist means for displaying on the display device 10 or the like is provided.

  The procedure for assisting the player with the samurai to be thrown away is the above-mentioned first goal rising combination determination program P26 or the second goal rising combination determination program P27. ... For the goal-raising role set by any of the above, the symbol code of the bag to be discarded from the current manual data is determined by program processing. Subsequently, a process of displaying a symbol corresponding to the symbol code determined to be abandoned on the first display device 10 or the like is performed. The determination of the symbol code of the heel to be abandoned is made by determining the trash symbol determination program corresponding to the goal rising combination set by the Kokushi no double rising combination determination program P26a1,. Or, according to the following (Procedure 8) to (Procedure 9) by any one of the processes of the throwing away judgment program P26a1-2, P26b1-2,..., P27d2-2 shown in FIG.

(Procedure 8)
First, each of the above-mentioned thrown away spear determination programs P26a1-2,..., Etc. performs the following (Process 1) to (Process This is performed based on the processing procedure described in 4).
In (Process 1), it is determined whether or not the current manual data stored in the RAM 42b includes an isolated soot. If an isolated soot is included, this soot should be discarded. To assist the player. Further, when an isolated wrinkle is not determined in (Process 1), a process for determining a wrinkle to be discarded according to the procedures described in (Process 2) to (Process 5) is performed.

(Process 1)
First, among the cocoons included in the 14 pieces of manual data, the isolated cocoon is determined as a cocoon to be discarded, and the symbol code is stored in the RAM 42b. In addition, the above-mentioned isolated wrinkle is set for each rising combination as shown in FIG. Then, the data related to this isolated flaw or the logic for determining the isolated flaw is registered in each discarded flaw determination program P26a1-2,.

For example, when the rising role is “Kokushi Musou”, an isolated kite included in the manual table data represents a kite other than Yaochu. In addition, the role of 30 points, 9 points, and 6 points excluding “Kokushi Musou” and “Seven Pairs” (1 set of “Jongdu” and 4 sets of “Konji” and “Junko” Is an isolated kite that forms a face, a double-sided wait, a kanchan, a penchan, and a counter for the kite except for the “necessary kite” that is necessary to complete the climbing role. Not showing a spear. For example, when the rising role is “Dai-Sangen”, “Necessary Samurai” means “white,” “Samurai,” and “Medium.” This indicates a ridge that does not form a face, tower, fitting tower, counter, or side tower. In addition, when any of the ternary kites is prepared, one of them is determined as an “isolated kite”.
An isolated kite when the rising combination is “general climbing combination” indicates a kite that does not form a face, a tower, a fitting tower, a counter tower, or a side tower in 14 pieces of hand tile data. When the goal-raising role is “Seven Pairs”, there is no isolated trap.

  Further, in (Processing 1), when there are a plurality of isolated baskets, for example, referring to the above-described entrance evaluation score data table, a symbol with a low entrance entrance evaluation score is determined as a throw-away trap. Like that. If the symbol corresponding to the entrance with a low evaluation score is determined to be abandoned as described above, it is determined that the symbol of the entrance that is difficult for a game ball to enter by the subsequent self-restraint operation will be Since the probability of forming the “junko” combination is low, it is considered that the player can perform a kinder assist.

(Process 2)
If the current goal data is set to “Kokushi Musou” and the handbook does not contain an isolated carp, the handbook data is composed of Yaochu, so this hand data If there are two or more pairs of “pairs” forming one of the ridges that form an “engraver” (including four identical ridges), select one of those ridges. It is determined that the bag is discarded and the symbol code is stored in the RAM 42b.

(Process 3)
When the goal-raising combination is “seven-pair”, it is determined that the pair that does not form a pair is discarded and the symbol code is stored in the RAM 42b.

(Process 4)
If the goal rising combination is a big game combination or a chance game combination, a 30-point combination, a 9-point combination, or a 6-point combination, it is necessary to complete these upward combinations (required as shown in FIG. 19) Based on the hand data excluding (i), a throwing waste determination rule for determining a throwing waste is set, and the discarded waste is determined based on the throwing waste determination rule. For example, the following (1) and (2) can be set as the discarding rule.

  (1) From the current 14 hand data, 13 hand data that are sequentially discarded as one temporary code code are required to complete the goal-raising role, or “junko "The score is given to the manual data excluding the" cut "by referring to the combined score data table shown in FIG. Then, the wrinkle having the largest total score of the hand wrestling data is determined as a wrinkle and the symbol code is stored in the RAM 42b.

  (2) With respect to a rising combination composed of several special arrangements such as “Kyuren Bao-an” and “Ippon-dori”, a throwing-in determination rule for determining a throwing-up for each rising combination Set further. Then, these discarding rule determination rules are incorporated into each discarding rule determination program P26c1-2, etc., and a process of determining a symbol code to be discarded from the current manual data is performed.

(Process 5)
When the goal rising combination is “general rising combination”, when one symbol code is sequentially discarded from the current 14 manual data, the symbol code of the 13 manual data becomes 13 With respect to the configuration, a score is assigned with reference to the heel combination score data table shown in FIG. 16 described above, and the symbol code having the largest total score of 13 pallet data is determined to be discarded and its symbol code. Is stored in the RAM 42b.

(Procedure 9)
The assist program P24 transmits, to the first image control board Kc, the symbol code of the bag to be discarded determined by the process of (Procedure 8) together with the control command. When the first image control board Kc receives the symbol code of the bag to be discarded, it should be discarded to the first display device 10 as shown in FIG. Display the symbol of strawberry. As a result, before the player performs the discarding operation every time, it is possible to assist the player with the symbol of the bag to be discarded from the current procedure.

  When the player presses any of the throw-in button switches 19a, 19b, 19c,... And performs the throw-in operation, the main control program P1 on the main control board Ka is set to be thrown away by the player. The symbol code is transmitted to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub control board Kb together with the control command. Further, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka deletes the discarded design code from the manual data stored in the manual storage area of the RAM 42a, and then sorts it again in the order of the design code and again performs the RAM 42a. Store in the manual storage area. Thus, the hand data stored in the hand memory area of the RAM 42a is composed of 13 symbol codes. Next, the main control program P1 performs control to transmit the 13 manual data together with the control command to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb.

  In this way, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to launch the game ball into the game board surface 2 to enter the listening state, and the remaining game ball number display portion 27 has a value of “1” or more. When there is a display, the player can reach by operating the reach button 21 before performing the operation of throwing away the bag. However, when the listening state is not established, the reach button 21 cannot be operated to reach.

  After operating the reach button 21, one of the discard buttons 19 a, 19 b, 19 c,. When the self-cutting is performed by operating, the throwing-up symbol display portion 33 displays the symbol of the discarding jar sideways and a reach bar. In the control relating to the reach operation, first, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka detects an operation signal of the reach button 21, and further detects an operation signal from the throw-away buttons 19a, 19b, etc., and then a winning determination program P8 When a hearing determination result is obtained by the hearing determination process, a control command indicating that the reach has been applied is transmitted to the second image control board Kd. When the game effect display program P42a-2 on the second image control board Kd receives the control command, the game effect display program P42a-2 performs a display process of the discarded trash symbol on the discarded trash display 33.

  In this way, the game place is reached, and the player completes the rising role by self-responding to any of the entrances 13a, 13b,. If this is not possible, the self-contained bag is automatically processed as a discarded bag under the control of the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka. That is, the player does not need to operate the self-destroying button switch 20 for discarding.

Next, the operation of the game in which the player has acquired the right of the big game role and the outline of the program processing will be described.
Each time the symbol code corresponding to the entrances 13a, 13b,... Into which the launched game balls have entered is added to the hand in the base game, the winning determination program P8 of the main control board Ka It is checked whether or not the combination of rising combinations set in advance has been completed. When it is determined that the rising combination determined as the rising combination of the big game combination in the game is completed until one game is completed, a control command indicating that the rising combination of the big game combination is completed. Are transmitted to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. Then, the right acquisition effect display program P32b-1 and the special game screen display program P42b for the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd are displayed on the first and second display devices 10 and 16, respectively, with the explanation display of the rising role. A display of the big game right establishment or the like is displayed for a predetermined time to inform the player that the right of the big game role has been established.

  When the right of the big game role is established, as described above, in the next and subsequent game games, a game that allows the attacker 11 to open and arbitrarily select self-determination is performed a predetermined number of times, for example, about 15 games. It becomes possible. That is, in a game in which the right of the big game role is established, after the player has automatically arranged, the player launches a game ball, the game ball passes through the attacker operation port 12, and the signal is sent to the main control board Ka. When input, the main control program P1 opens the attacker 11 and makes it easy for the game ball to enter the attacker 11. Then, each time a player enters one game ball in the attacker 11, the player can arbitrarily select himself / herself by the interactive method with the first display device 10.

  In a game in which the right of the big game combination is established, the main control program P1 determines that the right of the big game combination at that point in time when the number of remaining game balls becomes “0” and the rising combination is not completed. The game is invalidated, and the normal game is started from the next game.

  When a game ball enters the attacker 11 when the right of the big game role is established, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka issues a control command for displaying a self-sufficient candidate based on the incoming signal. Transmit to the first image control board Kc. Then, the self-candidate candidate selection support program P42b-1 for the second image control board Kd displays a self-candidate candidate selection screen for arbitrarily selecting self-containment on the display device 16. An example of this self-cancellation candidate selection screen is shown in FIG.

  The self-candidate selection screen shown in FIG. 21 arranges 27 kinds of symbols used in the game in a predetermined order, for example, “first base”, “second base”, “third base”,. It is a screen displaying all or part of the symbols in the order of “medium”. The screen shown in FIG. 21 is displayed by scrolling one symbol of the bag in the right direction or the left direction every time the player presses the right shift button 22a and the left shift button 22b once. When the button is pressed, control is performed by program processing so that a symbol displayed in a specific display area T set in advance is selected as a self-determination. Then, the symbol of the cocoon to be determined determined by the above procedure is displayed brighter than the other symbols on the candidate selection screen.

  In addition, the initial screen for displaying the self-candidate candidate selection screen by the self-candidate candidate selection support program P42b-1 displays the symbol “one glance” in the specific display area T that is the origin, and the player can use the right shift button. Each time the 22a or the left shift button 22b is operated once, the symbols are scrolled and displayed by one symbol in the right direction or the left direction in the order of the symbol codes.

  According to the mahjong game rules, even if four symbols with the same symbol are already disclosed, the winning combination cannot be completed. As a countermeasure against this, when displaying the self-candidate candidate selection screen shown in FIG. 21, it is preferable to display the four already-disclosed symbols darker than other symbols so that the player can identify them.

The self-candidate candidate selection screen shown in FIG. 21 can be displayed by the following program processing.
For example, in the self-selection support program P9 of the main control board Ka, a spider array table in which 27 kinds of spider symbol codes handled by the sparrow ball game machine shown in FIG. 8 are arranged in the symbol code order is registered. In the registered symbol data table of the kite arrangement table, a predetermined arrangement position (memory address) is set in advance, and when the selection determination button 23 is pressed, the predetermined arrangement position is stored in the predetermined arrangement position. It is processed so that the symbol code is selected as self-determination. FIG. 21 shows that a symbol code “one glance” is stored at a predetermined array position.

  Then, when the attacker 11 opens and the self selection selection program P9 is activated, the data of the kite arrangement table is read into the RAM 42, and the symbol code of the read out kite arrangement is transmitted to the second image control board Kd. . The self-candidate candidate selection support program P42b-1 of the second image control board Kd displays the initial screen of the self-candidate candidate selection screen shown in FIG.

  Subsequently, when the player operates the right shift button 22a once, the main control program P1 on the main control board Ka decodes the operation signal and activates the self-selection support program P9. The self-selection support program P9 shifts (rotates) the data of the wrinkle arrangement table read out to the RAM 42 once in a ring shape in the right direction. Then, the data of the shifted soot arrangement table is transmitted to the second image control board Kd. Then, the self-restraint candidate selection support program P42b-1 for the second image control board Kd scrolls the screen shown in FIG. 21 to the right and redisplays the symbols by one symbol.

  On the other hand, when the player operates the left shift button 22b once, the self-selection support program P9 shifts the data of the spider array table stored in the RAM 42 once in the left direction in a ring shape, In the same manner as described above, the self-candidate candidate selection support program P42b-1 can display a self-candidate candidate display screen in which the symbol is scrolled by one symbol to the left.

  Subsequently, when the player presses the selection determination button 23 and this operation signal is input to the main control board Ka, the main control program P1 is stored in a predetermined arrangement position of the RAM 42a, that is, the symbol code. In the screen example shown in FIG. 21, a process of determining “one glance” displayed in the region T as a self-regarded gutter.

When the player performs such an operation and determines the symbol of his / her own, the main control program P1 transmits the symbol code of his / herself to the second image control substrate Kd via the sub-control substrate Kb. The second image control board Kd displays the symbol corresponding to the received symbol code on the self-displaying unit 35.
Further, the winning determination program P8 of the main control board Ka performs a process of determining whether or not one hand added by this self-raising has been completed and the winning combination has been completed.

  The above-described self-selection support program P9 for the main control board Ka, self-candidate selection support program P42b-1 for the second image control board Kd, the right shift button 22a, the left shift button 22b, the selection determination button 23, etc. In the game that has acquired the gamer's right, it becomes a self-operating means when the player performs self-control.

When the self-design symbol is determined in this way, the main control program P1 adds the self-design symbol to the manual data storage area of the RAM 42a, and the second image control board via the sub-control board Kb. Send to Kd. The second image control board Kd displays the symbol corresponding to the received symbol code on the self-displaying unit 35.
Further, the winning determination program P8 of the main control board Ka performs a process of determining whether or not the hand data which has been added by the self-control and becomes 14 has completed the rising combination.

  In addition, the self-operating means of the game that has acquired the special gamer's right described above displays the symbols that are candidates for self-discipline on the self-candidate selection screen in a ring shape and self-contains while scrolling to the right or left. In the present invention, the wrinkle symbols are arranged and displayed in the horizontal direction, vertical direction, or diagonal direction on the screen of the display device 16, and these symbols are displayed in the horizontal direction, vertical direction, or diagonal direction. You may employ | adopt the means to select the symbol located in the specific display area T as a self-restraint, scrolling in a direction.

  In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the assist indication means for assisting the player who should self-dispose to the player and the player who should be discarded has been described as an example of displaying the symbol of the bag on the first display device 10. However, in the present invention, it is also included to employ the following assist indication means (1) and (2).

  (1) A light emitting means such as an LED is provided in the game board surface 2 and in the vicinity of each entrance. Then, when it is determined that the basket to be self-recognized, the self-display display program P32c-1 of the first image control board Kc emits an LED installed in the vicinity of the entrance corresponding to the design of the self-contained kite. Let the player specify the entrance to aim at.

  (2) Disposal button switches 19a, 19b, 19c,..., Light emitting means such as LEDs are provided in the vicinity of the self-discard disposal button switch 20 or inside these switches. When it is determined that the trash to be discarded, the trash display program P32c-2 for the first image control board Kc discards the trash button switch 19a corresponding to the pattern of the trash to be discarded. 19b, 19c,..., The LED corresponding to the self-discarding button switch 20 is caused to emit light, and the switch for performing the disposing operation as a throwing-away is clearly indicated to the player.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, first, a target rising combination is set based on the manual data before the player performs his own operation or the discard operation, and the set target is set. The means for assisting the scissors to be self-removed or thrown away with respect to the rising hand has been described, but the present invention is also applicable to a sparrow ball game machine having the following means (1) and (2). Can do.

  (1) Before executing one game, the player is allowed to select a game rising policy by, for example, the first display device 10 in an interactive manner. As the game rising policy, for example, any one of the “rising target policy”, “master role target policy”, “safety target policy”, etc. is selected.

  (2) Then, for the player's current manual data, before the player performs the discarding operation and the self-controlling operation, a goal rising combination corresponding to the selected game rising policy is set. Then, for the set goal-raising role, a process for determining a habit to be self-identified in the current manual data and a habit to be discarded from the current manual data is performed. And the process which displays the symbol corresponding to the symbol code | cord | chord which should be determined to be the self-determination which should be self-determined, and the coffin which should be thrown away on the 1st display apparatus 10 is performed.

  In addition, the above-mentioned “advanced aiming policy” is a game progression policy that is based on the shortest number of times of self-determination from the current manual data, that is, it is determined that the number of listening is the lowest. is there. In addition, the “major role aiming policy” is a game progress policy in which a player moves up with a rising role that can acquire more medals. Furthermore, “Safety Aiming Policy” refers to an intermediate game progression policy between these “Rapid Aiming Aiming Policy” and “Large Aiming Aiming Policy”, and the target rising role is determined more precisely from the current manual data. The determined goal-raising role is used as a game progression policy.

  Then, the winning combination determination data for setting the target rising combination for setting the target rising combination for each of the game rising policies, and the current rising hand data should be determined for the target rising combination. In addition, a self-determination rule and a throw-away determination rule for determining a wrinkle to be discarded are appropriately set, and these data and determination rules are registered in the program. As a result, for the game rising policy selected by the player before the execution of one game, the target winning combination of this manual is set based on the current manual data, and It is possible to assist the player with the traps that should be self-contained and those that should be discarded.

  In the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention, the assist means for the player is executed by installing an assist push button on the operation panel 3, and when the player presses the assist push button, the game machine operation control means is Further, the player may be controlled so as to assist the player with the heel to be self-contained and the heel to be discarded.

It is a front view which shows an example of the sparrow ball game machine of this invention. It is a front view which shows an example of the game board surface part of the sparrow ball game machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the design of the entrance and the bag installed in the lower part of the game board surface part shown in FIG. It is a front view for demonstrating the structural example of the operation panel shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the control board which controls the action | operation of the sparrow ball game machine of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the main control board shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a structure of the symbol code data table which shows the relationship between the symbol of the mahjong tile used for the sparrow ball game machine of this invention, and the symbol code set to this symbol. Example structure of a winning combination-by-upward winning medal number data table indicating the names and codes of rising roles set in the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention and the number of medals that can be acquired by the player when the rising combination is completed It is a figure for demonstrating. It is a figure for demonstrating the structural example of the program mounted in the sub control board shown in FIG. Similarly, it is a figure for demonstrating the structural example of the program mounted in the sub-control board | substrate shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structural example of the program mounted in the 1st image control board shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structural example of the program mounted in the 2nd image control board shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example prescribed | regulated for every raise combination about the necessary condition for setting the target raising combination of the present procedure. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a structure of the raise combination data table according to the point which shows the relationship between the score (number of medal which can be acquired) which can be acquired when a rising combination is completed, and the rising combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the example which set the evaluation score about the structure of symbols, such as a face which comprises a handbag. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of a structure of the entrance entrance evaluation data table which set the score at the entrance. It is a figure which shows an example of the assist screen which clearly shows the symbol of the bag which should be kept to the player. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the determination rule for determining a necessary habit and an isolated habit for every rising combination about the pattern which comprises a hand haul. It is a figure which shows an example of the assist screen which clearly shows the symbol of the bag which should be thrown away to the player. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen for scrolling the arrangement | sequence of the pattern used as a candidate for self-determination, and selecting the self-defeating self when carrying out the game which acquired the right of the big game combination.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Sparrow ball game machine 2: Game board surface part 3: Operation panel 10: 1st display device 11: Attacker 13a, 13b, 13c, ...: Entrance 16: 2nd display device 18: Game start button 19a, 19b, 19c,...: Discard button switch 20: own discard button switch 22a: right shift button 22b: left shift button 23: selection decision button 24: game end button 40a, 40b, 40c , 40d: CPU
41a, 41b, 41c, 41d: ROM
42a, 42b, 42c, 42d: RAM
P9: Self-reliant selection support program P24: Assist program P25: Target rising combination setting program P26: First target rising combination determination program P27a: 30 point increase combination determination program P27b: 9 point increase combination determination program P27c: 6 point increase combination Judgment program P27d: Three-point rising combination determination program P32c-1: Self-recognition display program P32c-2: Abandonment display program P40: Second target rising combination determination program P42b-1: Self-determination candidate selection support program

Claims (3)

A game entrance corresponding to multiple types of mahjong tiles is placed on the surface of the game board, and the design of the mahjong tile corresponding to the entrance of the game ball entered is stored as a self-registration by its own operation. Means for adding to the hand data stored in the device, operation means for discarding the unnecessary design code from the manual data, and discarding the design code; When the combination of the rising combination for which the hand data is set in advance is completed, means for paying out a predetermined number of medals for each rising combination as a prize, and the rising combination completed by the player for each game A special game control means for controlling so that a game of a special game player who is more advantageous to the player than a normal game can be played when matched with a specific rising combination set in the game, and a display hand for displaying an effect image A Suzumedama gaming machine wherein the sparrow ball gaming machine,
Based on the hand data before the player performs his own operation, a first target hand that determines whether or not the specific hand can be set as the target hand of the hand data A determination means;
A means which is activated when the target rising combination cannot be set by the first target rising combination determining means, and is one of a plurality of rising combinations selected from the preset rising combination Second target rising combination determining means for determining whether or not one can be set as a target rising combination of the manual data,
For the set goal-raising role,
Self-determination means for determining a symbol code of a bag to be self-checked in the hand data before performing the self-operation;
A litter deciding means for judging a symbol code of a litter to be discarded from the litter data before the operation of the litter;
Means for displaying on the display means the symbol of the bag to be self-defeated before the player performs the operation of the player, and the symbol of the bag to be discarded before the player performs the operation of the discarder;
A sparrow ball game machine characterized by comprising:   The second target rising combination determining means determines whether or not the plurality of rising combinations selected from the preset rising combinations can be set as the target rising combination in the order of the rising combination having the largest number of acquired medals. The sparrow ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: The means for operating the player in the special gamer's game is:
The mahjong tiles that can be selected as self-arranged symbols are displayed on the display means in a predetermined order, and one of the symbols arranged in the predetermined order is sequentially moved to a specific display area of the display means. Scroll display means for displaying;
Means for selecting the symbol displayed in the specific display area as self-regulation, and adding the symbol code of the selected self-registration to the manual data stored in the storage device;
The sparrow ball game machine according to claim 1, comprising:

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