JP2007202892A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which increases players' desire to operate a button without increasing a processing load in a main control system. <P>SOLUTION: When a lottery result in a main control part 150 is informed depending on whether a to-be- finally-stopped symbol of those having been varyingly displayed on an LCD 106 is a winning symbol 80 or a losing symbol 82 while it is being varied but other symbols are stopped, the winning and losing symbols 80 and 82 are displayed on the LCD 106 such that they are confronted with each other, wherein the losing symbol 82 pushes out the winning symbol 80 by a pushing-out amount Q set in each separate time period obtained by dividing up a prescribed period of time, and the winning symbol 80 pushes back the losing symbol 82 by a pushing-back amount P set in each separate time period according to the number of operations of an external input button 37 in the preceding separate time period on the basis of a shifting instruction input via the external input button 37, until either of the winning or losing symbol remains on a display screen according to the lottery result after an elapse of a prescribed time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine equipped with a player participation type effect function that allows a player to participate in an effect by operating an operation unit when the effect is executed.

  Conventionally, in gaming machines such as pachinko machines, it is necessary to execute many control processes in parallel. Therefore, it has been proposed to provide a control board for each function to be executed. For example, the control related to the progress of the game is executed by the main control board, the control related to the payout of the game medium is executed by the payout board, and the control related to the effect according to the progress of the game is executed by the effect control board.

  In recent years, it has been proposed that a gaming machine is provided with an operation means for a player to participate in a production and is equipped with a player participation type production function.

  In this type of gaming machine, during a period in which the player can participate in the production by operating the operation means, the player is prompted to operate the operation means, and the effect processing is executed according to the player's operation status. Become.

  Conventionally, for example, it has been proposed to change the variation time according to the number of operations in the case of a variation pattern that allows button operation, and to determine an effect that develops thereafter (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In Patent Document 1, the change of the change time according to the number of button operations and the determination of the effect to be developed are executed in the main control board, and each time the change time changed to the effect control board and the type of effect determined. A command indicating is sent.

Thereby, a process can be advanced synchronously between the main control board which controls progress of a game, and the control board which controls an effect, and an effect can be performed effectively.
JP-A-2005-81024

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 can maintain the player's willingness to operate the buttons, but the variation time and variation pattern change depending on the number of times the button is pressed, which increases the processing load on the main control board. There was a problem that.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the processing load on the main control system is reduced by reflecting the player's operation status in the production process without changing the variation time and variation pattern. It is an object to provide a gaming machine that can increase the player's willingness to operate the buttons without increasing it.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 mainly changes the plurality of symbols displayed on the main control means for controlling the progress of the game and the display means, and the final stop symbol among the plurality of symbols is A game machine equipped with effect control means for executing a final stop effect for notifying the lottery result in the main control means depending on whether the symbol of the final stop is a winning symbol or a missed symbol, while the other symbols are stopped during fluctuation And the display control means is provided in the effect control means, and the winning symbol is displayed on the display means so that the winning symbol and the falling symbol face each other when the final stop effect is executed. Display control means for performing a predetermined amount of push out of the display screen for a predetermined time, an operation unit that can be operated by the player, and the effect control means. Counting means for counting the number of operations of the operation unit for each segment time obtained, and the display control means, when the operation unit is operated, the winning symbol is determined by the counting means The display is moved and displayed so as to push back the disengaged symbol by a preset pushback amount according to the count result of the previous segment time, and one of the symbols corresponding to the lottery result is displayed in the display screen when a predetermined time has elapsed. It is characterized by doing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of symbols displayed on the display means are changed, and among the plurality of symbols, the final stop symbol is fluctuating, the other symbols are stopped, and the final stop symbol is hit. When the final stop effect for notifying the lottery result in the main control means is executed depending on whether the symbol is a symbol or a missing symbol, the winning symbol and the missing symbol are displayed on the display means so as to face each other. A display for extruding the winning symbol outside the display screen of the display means by a predetermined amount is performed for a predetermined time.

  Here, in the present invention, the operation unit is configured to be operable by a player, and when the operation unit is operated, the winning symbol is moved and displayed so as to push back the disengaged symbol, and when the predetermined time has elapsed, Since either one of the symbols corresponding to the lottery result is displayed in the display screen, the display state is changed based on the operation of the operation unit by the player at the time of so-called reach production. A player can participate in the production. In particular, in the production of the predetermined time, the number of operations of the operation unit in the divided time obtained by dividing the predetermined time is counted, and the pushback amount is set according to the counting result of the previous divided time by the counting means. The player's willingness to operate buttons can be increased.

  In the present invention, since the display control means and the setting means are provided in the effect control means, the processing load in the main control system is not increased.

  Therefore, the player's willingness to operate the button can be increased without increasing the processing load in the main control system by reflecting the player's operation status in the production process without changing the change time and the change pattern. it can.

  According to the present invention, as in the invention described in claim 2, the display control means is configured to detect the winning symbol and the off symbol within the predetermined movable range until the predetermined time elapses. It can also be configured to perform moving display.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the winning symbol and the off symbol are displayed in the set movable range within the predetermined time, the result of the game can be obtained regardless of the frequency of operation of the operation unit of the player. The contrary display is not performed, and the player's expectation is not excessively influenced.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the player's operation status is reflected in the production process without changing the change time and the change pattern, and without increasing the processing load on the main control system, It has an excellent effect that the willingness to operate the button can be increased.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes a rectangular outer frame 12 that constitutes the outline of the pachinko machine 10 and is installed in the island facility of the hall. A rectangular frame-shaped inner frame 14 is disposed on the front surface of the outer frame 12 (see FIG. 2), and the inner frame 14 has a pair of hinge portions 16 and 18 provided on the outer frame 12 with a left end portion as an axis. It is supported so that it can be opened and closed. A lower decoration 20 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the outer frame 12.

  A glass frame 26 fitted with a glass plate 22 is disposed on the front upper portion of the inner frame 14, and the glass frame 26 is attached to the inner frame 14 so that the left end can be opened and closed. Further, the glass plate 22 mounted on the glass frame 24 has a double structure composed of a pair of glass plates arranged in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval in the depth direction of the paper surface of FIG. An exchangeable gaming board 100 (see FIG. 2) is set on the back side of the glass frame 26, and the gaming board 100 closes the glass frame 26 (with the inner frame 14 closed). Covered by a glass plate 22).

  On the front surface of the glass frame 26, a lighting effect indicator lamp 142 that turns on, turns off, and flashes according to the progress of the game and produces an effect effect by illumination is arranged so as to surround the glass plate 22. In addition, an error indicator lamp 144 for notifying various errors such as a prize ball payout error and a payout state error is disposed in the upper right corner. In addition, speakers 146L and 146R for outputting game sound effects in stereo are arranged inside each error indicator lamp 144.

  An integrated dish 30 serving as a hitting ball supply dish having functions of a general upper dish and lower dish is disposed at the lower front portion of the inner frame 14. The integrated dish 30 is attached so that the left end of the panel member 32 is pivotally supported by the inner frame 14 and can be opened and closed. A ball dish part 34 for storing the game ball PB is formed on the front surface of the panel member 32. The ball tray main body 36 is provided in a protruding manner, and an external input button 37 is provided at the center of the front surface of the ball tray main body 36.

  Although illustration is omitted, the bottom surface of the ball tray portion 34 is inclined in both directions, one of which is arranged on the front side from the left side to the right side in the front view of FIG. 1, and the other is from the right side to the left side. The slopes are arranged on the back side, and both slopes are smoothly and continuously formed on the right side when viewed from the front.

  The front side tilt accepts a cash game ball lending machine (not shown) provided between the pachinko machines 10 from the front side of the ball tray 34 from the left side and guides the rolling to the right side, while the back side tilt is A game ball PB received in the ball tray 34, a prize ball, which will be described later, or a lending ball via a card-type lending machine, etc. are received from the ball discharge port 46 and rolled and guided from the right side to the left side.

  The inclination on the back side is formed so that the width dimension of the game ball rolling flow path is gradually narrowed along the lower direction of the inclination, so that the game ball PB in the ball tray portion 34 is formed on the panel member 32. The balls are fed while being aligned in a row to a ball feeder (not shown) arranged on the back surface.

  On the upper right side of the front surface of the panel member 32, a ball discharge port 46 through which a prize ball discharged from a payout device 160 (see FIG. 3) provided in the pachinko machine 10 is discharged is formed.

  Further, an ashtray 38 is provided at the lower left portion on the front surface of the panel member 32, and a firing handle 39 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right portion.

(Game board configuration)
In the gaming board 100 shown in FIG. 2, a resin sheet-like cell is attached to a plywood board serving as a substrate, and the surface of the cell is a board surface 100A. An outer rail 102 and an inner rail 104 are attached. In the circular area surrounded by the outer rail 102 and the inner rail 104, the game ball PB launched and driven from the launching device 40 (see FIG. 3) can be moved by its own weight fall, and this area is a game. The game area 101 is to perform.

  A center accessory 105 having a large size and having a rectangular opening at the center is disposed in the approximate center of the game area 101 of the game board 100. In the opening, a liquid crystal display 106 for displaying images such as lottery (variation and stop) of special symbols and various effects on the display screen is provided. Hereinafter, it is referred to as an LCD 106 as necessary.

  A passing gate (through chucker) 118 as a normal symbol starting winning opening is arranged on the left and right sides of the center accessory 105 in FIG. Further, a special symbol start winning opening (start chucker) 108 is disposed directly under the center accessory 105, and an electric tulip 110 is attached immediately below the opening. Further below the special symbol start winning opening 108, an attacker 112 as a big winning opening is arranged near the lower end of the game area 101.

  The attacker 112 opens or closes when the opening / closing door 116 is opened or closed. When the opening / closing door 116 is opened, the game ball PB dropped on the opening / closing door 116 is guided to the opening / closing door 116. Win an attacker 112.

  In addition, the game area 101 is provided with a number of game nails (not shown) for guiding the windmill 122 and the game ball PB that falls by itself in the game area 101 to a predetermined route. An out port 124 for discharging the ball to the back side of the game board 100 is provided. Further, a light emitting element 126 for lighting effects that produces a lighting effect by lighting on, turning off, and flashing according to the progress of the game on the center actor 105 and the peripheral edge of the board surface provided in the game area 101 (see FIG. 3). ) Are provided.

(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured around a main control unit 150. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  The main control unit 150 includes a start winning sensor 180 for detecting a winning ball to the special symbol starting winning port 108, a passing gate winning sensor 184 for detecting a winning ball to the passing gate 118 which is a normal symbol starting port, and the attacker 112. The big winning sensors 186 for detecting the winning balls are connected to each other, and each of these sensors outputs a detection signal to the main control unit 150 when the winning balls are detected. If necessary, if there is a V zone in the attacker 112 that triggers the round of jackpot processing, a V zone sensor 228 that detects that the V zone has been passed is arranged. Established.

  Further, the main controller 150 is connected with a normal electric accessory solenoid 174 for operating the electric tulip, a solenoid 175 for opening / closing the opening / closing door 116 of the attacker 112, a holding lamp 176, and a normal symbol display device 107, respectively. Yes.

  Here, when the game ball PB passes the passing gate 118, the lottery of winning / losing the normal symbol is executed by the main control unit 150 by detecting this with the passing gate winning sensor 184, and the lottery result is determined by winning. When this happens, the main control unit 150 drives and controls the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 174 to open the electric tulip 110 for a predetermined time.

  Further, when the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning opening 108, the main control unit 150 performs a lottery (hereinafter referred to as “special symbol lottery”) of special symbol win / loss by detecting this with the start winning sensor 180. When the result of the special drawing lottery is a win (big win), the main control unit 150 controls the game state to shift from the normal game state to the special game state. As for the jackpot, there are cases where a normal hit and a probability change mode in which the next hit probability is increased after the end of the special gaming state, or a time reduction mode in which the symbol variation pattern time is shortened may be added.

  Also, information (start winning signal, jackpot signal, symbol determination number signal) indicating the progress of the game is transmitted from the main control unit 150 to the hall computer via the board external terminal 190.

  Furthermore, an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154 are connected to the main control unit 150, and these control units are controlled by command transmission from the main control unit 150.

  The LCD 106 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol control unit 156. In addition, the effect control unit 152 is a light-emitting element 126 for lighting effects provided in various game parts of the game board 100, a display lamp 142 for lighting effects and a display lamp 144 for errors provided in the glass frame 26. Is turned on, off, and blinking, and the speakers 146L and 146R provided on the front surface of the glass frame 26 are operated to control the output of sound effects and the like.

  The LCD 106 controlled by the effect control unit 152 displays an effect image of a symbol variation pattern for informing the result of the special symbol lottery, and BGM at the time of the symbol variation pattern effect is output from the speakers 146L and 146R. The Thereby, the player can enjoy the production | presentation by the design symbol corresponding to the result of special drawing lottery through vision and hearing. Note that the display content of the normal symbol display device 107 and the hold lamp 176 may be displayed on the LCD 106.

  There are two types of symbol variation patterns: special symbol variation patterns and production symbol variation patterns, both of which notify the result of special symbol lottery, but the special symbol variation pattern performs a predetermined variation and stop and special symbol lottery While the result of the form is officially notified after a lapse of a predetermined time, the directing pattern variation pattern takes effect into the process of notifying the result of the special drawing lottery, and makes it awkward whether it is a hit or miss. However, it is of the nature to notify.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the effect symbol variation pattern is displayed on most of the display screen of the LCD 106, and the special symbol variation pattern is displayed in a very small area on the display screen. The special symbol variation pattern may be displayed on a separate display device.

  Here, when the result of the special drawing lottery becomes “big hit” and the fact is notified by the symbol variation pattern effect on the LCD 106 and the BGM output from the speakers 146L and 146R, the big hit processing which is a special gaming state is executed. .

  In this jackpot process, the attacker 112 opens a predetermined number of times (rounds), and the opening time of one round is about 30 seconds, and a maximum of 10 gaming balls PB can be won during this time. That is, when either one of 30 seconds which is a time limit or 10 which is a number limit is satisfied first, the round is ended and the next round is started.

  For this reason, in the special gaming state, more winnings are expected in a shorter period than in the normal gaming state, and a gaming state advantageous to the player can be achieved.

  Further, as described above, when a special symbol start winning slot 108 is newly won on the LCD 106 while the symbol variation pattern effect is being executed, and when the special symbol start winning slot 108 is won during the jackpot process, the holding lamp 176 is held. The number of lights increases up to 4 according to the number of winnings.

  On the other hand, when the previous symbol variation pattern effect ends or the jackpot process ends, the LCD 106 starts a new symbol variation pattern effect to notify the reserved special symbol lottery result. Along with this, one hold lamp 176 is extinguished, and the player is informed of the digestion of the hold.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 is connected to the payout device 160 and the launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to the launch device 40. The payout control unit 154 operates the payout device 160 provided in the pachinko machine 10 to control the payout and lending ball payout and stop operations and the number of payouts. Further, the launch control unit 164 activates the launch device 40 by operating the launch handle 39 (see FIG. 1) by the player to start launching the game ball PB and launch force according to the operation amount of the launch handle 39. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information to the hall computer installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 191.

  Here, in FIG. 5, as an example, a part of the effect image in any of a plurality of symbol variation patterns executed by the effect control unit 152 in the present embodiment is schematically shown. In the effect image shown in the figure, after the symbols of a plurality of symbol sequences are displayed in a variably displayed manner, the variation display of each symbol sequence is sequentially stopped and hit / missed by the stop symbol of the last symbol sequence (final stop symbol). Is displayed in a so-called reach state.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the LCD 106 displays a winning symbol 80 that is determined to be a winning symbol and a losing symbol 82 that is determined to be a defective symbol. An effect image (for example, an effect image including an image in the state shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B) is displayed for a predetermined time such that it is pushed out of the display screen and the winning symbol 80 comes off and pushes the symbol 82 back. The

  In addition, when a predetermined time has elapsed, as shown in FIG. 5B, either one of the symbols corresponding to the stop symbols determined in advance by the main control unit 150 (in the example shown in FIG. 5, the winning symbol 80) is displayed. Display and notify of hit / miss.

  In this embodiment, a movable range W is preset as a range in which two symbols are moved until a predetermined time elapses, and the two symbols are moved and displayed between the movable ranges W. . In this embodiment, the display screen of the LCD 106 is displayed so as to move to the left and right, the rightmost position (maximum right movement point WR) and the leftmost position (maximum left movement point WL) of the movable range W. Indicated by. As the left maximum movement point WL, any one of the positions indicated by A to C in FIG. 5A is set, and as the right maximum movement point WR, any one of the positions indicated by DF is set.

  For example, FIGS. 6A and 6B show the movable range W when the left maximum movement point WL is A and the right maximum movement point WR is D. As shown in the figure, the winning symbol 80 and the detaching symbol 82 are moved so that their intermediate positions are within the movable range.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram relating to display control of the effect image of the symbol variation pattern on the LCD 106 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the display control of the effect image at the time of reaching as shown in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the effect control unit 152 includes an effect content determination unit 60.

  The effect content determination unit 60 determines an effect pattern based on a command or the like indicating a lottery result input from the main control unit 150, and outputs a command indicating the determined effect pattern or lottery result to the symbol control unit 156. .

  The symbol control unit 156 displays an effect image on the LCD 106 according to a command indicating an effect pattern, a lottery result, or the like input from the effect control unit 152.

  Here, when executing the effect pattern determined by the effect control unit 152, when displaying the effect image as shown in FIG. 5, a stop symbol designation command and a notice command are input to the symbol control unit 156.

  The symbol control unit 156 includes a parameter setting unit 64, a timer 68, and a video output unit 72. The timer 68 is connected to the parameter setting unit 64, and the parameter setting unit 64 is connected to the video output unit 72. Yes.

  The parameter setting unit 64 selects and determines conditions by lottery or the like from a plurality of preset conditions as conditions for determining the flow of effects by the displayed video based on the stop symbol designation command and the advance notice command.

  In the parameter setting unit 64, the type (TP) indicating the strength to push back the falling symbol 82 of the winning symbol 80, the type (TQ) indicating the strength of the releasing symbol 82 pushing the winning symbol 80, the winning symbol 80 and the falling symbol 82 The right maximum movement point (WR) and the left maximum movement point (WL) type (TWR, TWL) indicating the movable range (W) in the display screen are determined as conditions.

  The type TP and the lottery probability of the winning symbol 80 according to the present embodiment are as shown in Table 1 below.

  Further, the lottery probability of the type TQ of the off symbol 82 according to the present embodiment is as shown in Table 2 below.

  Further, the lottery probability of the type TWL of the left maximum movement point WL according to the present embodiment is as shown in Table 3 below.

  Further, the lottery probability of the type TWR of the right maximum movement point WR according to the present embodiment is as shown in Table 4 below.

  When a notice command is input, the symbol control unit 156 starts measuring a predetermined time by the timer 68 and executes the type determination by the parameter setting unit 64.

  The predetermined time counted by the timer 68 is a predetermined time for displaying the symbol variation pattern effect image, and is a time until the symbol indicated by the stop symbol designation command is displayed.

  The parameter setting unit 64 further sets various parameters according to the determined type, and outputs the symbol variation pattern and various parameters to the video output unit 72.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the parameter setting unit 64 divides the predetermined time until the symbol stops in the symbol variation pattern into three to be segment time 1, segment time 2, segment time 3, A parameter corresponding to the type determined by the effect content determination unit 60 is set for each segment time.

  The timer 68 measures the predetermined time and inputs a signal indicating the start timing of the segment time 1, the segment time 2, the segment time 3 and the end timing of the segment time to the parameter setting unit 64. .

  For this reason, the parameter setting unit 64 stores parameters (P, Q, WR, WL) corresponding to the type TP, type TQ, type TWR, and type TWL in advance as a table for each segment time. .

  The parameter P and the parameter Q indicate a single movement distance of the symbol (corresponding to the amount of pushing back and the amount of extrusion). Here, it is assumed that the parameter is set in three stages, and the movement distance is as follows. Indicates the parameter with the shortest movement distance, indicates the parameter with the longest movement distance as “good”, and indicates the parameter with the remaining movement distance as “normal”.

  For example, the parameter Q corresponding to the type TQ of the off symbol 82 is as shown in Table 5 below.

  The parameter WR corresponding to the type TWR of the right maximum movement point WR is as shown in Table 6 below.

  The parameter WL according to the type TWL of the left maximum movement point WL is as shown in Table 7 below.

  By the way, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, in the effect image in which the winning symbol 80 and the detaching symbol 82 push each other's symbols out of the display screen of the LCD 106, the detaching symbol 82 is displayed for each frame of the effect image. A display is made such that a predetermined amount of pushing according to the type TQ of the off symbol 82 is moved in the direction of the symbol 80, and the symbol 80 is disengaged and the amount of pushing back according to the type TP of the above symbol 80 is pushed back. The display for moving in the direction of the off symbol 82 is performed according to the operation state of the external input button 37.

  Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the symbol control unit 156 further includes a movement instruction unit 66 that outputs a movement instruction of the winning symbol 80, and the movement instruction unit 66 includes an effect control unit 152. And the external input button 37 and the timer 68 and the video output unit 72.

  The movement instructing unit 66 is configured to be able to grasp the timing start timing and timing end timing of the predetermined time by the timer 68, and the operation of the external input button 37 is effective from the timing start timing to the timing end timing of the predetermined time. Turn into.

  That is, a signal indicating the operation state of the external input button 37 is always input to the movement instruction unit 66 via the effect control unit 152, but the operation of the external input button 37 is performed only when a notice command is input. The detection of the operation state based on the signal is executed.

  By the activation of the external input button 37, the movement instruction unit 66 instructs the video output unit 72 to move the symbol 80 when the external input button 37 is operated based on the operation signal of the external input button 37. Is output.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the amount of pushing back of the winning symbol 80 based on the operation of the external input button 37 in the next segment time is set according to the operation frequency of the external input button 37 within the segment time.

  Therefore, the effect control unit 152 further includes a counter 70 that counts the number of operations of the external input button 37, and the counter 70 is connected to the parameter setting unit 64 and the movement instruction unit 66.

  The counter 70 is counted up every time the movement instruction unit 66 outputs a movement instruction of the symbol 80 to the video output unit 72, and is read and reset when the parameter setting unit 64 sets a parameter. .

  The table indicating the parameter P corresponding to the type TP of the winning symbol 80 provided in the parameter setting unit 64 is divided into a table for the segment time 1 and a table for the segment time 2 and the segment time 3. Yes.

  For example, the parameter P corresponding to the type TP of the hit symbol 80 in the segment time 1 is as shown in Table 8 below.

  Further, the parameter P corresponding to the type TP of the winning symbol 80 at the segment times 2 and 3 is further divided according to the number of operations of the external input button 37 at the previous segment time as shown in Tables 9 to 11 below. ing.

  Therefore, in the parameter setting unit 64, when setting the parameters P of the segment time 2 and the segment time 3, the tables α, β, The parameter P of the next segment time is set as appropriate using any of γ.

  Table 9 shows the table α selected when the number of operations of the external input button 37 for the previous segment time is 5 or more, and Table 10 shows that the number of operations of the external input button 37 for the previous segment time is 2 to The table β selected in the case of four times, and Table 11 show, as an example, the table γ selected in the case where the number of operations of the external input button 37 in the previous segment time is one or less.

  The parameter setting unit 64 executes parameter setting using a table (see Tables 5 to 11 and the like) for each timing at which each segment time starts based on the time measured by the timer 68.

    Based on the various parameters set in this way by the parameter setting unit 64 and the movement instruction from the movement instruction unit 66, the video output unit 72 generates a frame image to be displayed on the LCD 106 at a timing according to the frame rate of the video. The data is sequentially output and displayed on the LCD 106.

  Here, in the effect control process, the part related to the display of the effect image of the symbol variation pattern by the symbol control unit 156 has been described, but the light emitting element 126, the indicator lamps 142 and 144, and the speakers 146L and 146R are also appropriately externally provided. According to the operation state of the input button 37, the light emission state control, the lighting state control, and the sound reproduction control can be executed.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

(Game flow of pachinko machine 10)
In the game with the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the launch handle 39, the game balls PB stored in the ball tray portion 34 of the integrated dish 30 are supplied to the launch device 40 one by one by the ball feeder, and the launch device 40 is fired upwards. The launched game ball PB is driven into the game area 101 of the game board 100 along the outer rail 102 and falls in the game area 101 while changing the direction by hitting the game nail. Then, the game balls PB that have reached the lower end of the game area 101 without winning a prize are collected into the pachinko machine 10 from the out port 124.

  When the game ball PB passes the passing gate 118, the main control unit 150 executes a lottery process for hitting / losing the normal symbol, and the lottery result changes to a normal symbol display device 107 with a two-digit normal symbol. After that change, it is displayed by a combination of stop symbols.

  When the normal symbol lottery result is “winning”, the electric tulip 110 is opened for a predetermined time, and the game ball PB is likely to win the special symbol start winning opening 108.

  When winning the special symbol start winning slot 108, the main control unit 150 executes a lottery process for hitting / losing the special symbol, and the lottery result is displayed in a part of the lower area of the LCD 106 (or another independent symbol). In the area), two special symbols are changed in a predetermined pattern and displayed by a combination of stop symbols that have passed through the changed pattern. In addition, accompanying this display, the effect design fluctuates in a predetermined pattern in almost the entire area of the LCD 106 and is stopped and displayed through the variation pattern. In the production image of this production pattern variation pattern, for example, a number of patterns that take various productions and tastes into consideration are prepared, such as display of a winning design after reach, display of a missed design, or display of a missed design without reach. The player receives these effects and observes the lottery result of the special symbol with a sense of expectation.

  Here, the reach effect control process for executing the symbol variation pattern after the reach will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the reach effect control process. Hereinafter, the reach effect control process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 200, a stop symbol designation command is received, and in the next step 202, a notice command is received.

  In the next step 206, the types of production (TP, TQ, TWR, TWL) are determined by lottery, and then the process proceeds to step 208, where the parameters P, Q, WR for the segment time 1 according to the determined type are determined. , WL are set.

  Each type can be determined by a lottery with the probabilities shown in Tables 1 to 4, and the parameters of the segment time 1 corresponding to the type determined by the lottery from the tables stored in the tables of Tables 5 to 8. Set each.

  In the next step 210, the operation of the external input button 37 is validated, and the timer 68 starts counting a predetermined time. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 212, and after the display of the effect image is started, the process proceeds to step 214. .

  The display of the effect video is executed by the video output unit 72, and is displayed so that the out-of-frame symbol 82 hits and the symbol 80 is pushed out of the display screen in accordance with the amount of extrusion according to the parameter Q.

  In step 214, it is determined whether or not the external input button 37 has been operated. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 216, and the display positions of the current winning symbol 80 and the missing symbol 82 on the display screen. Therefore, the display position after the winning symbol 80 is removed and the symbol 82 is pushed back is derived, and then the process proceeds to step 218.

  Here, the derived display position is a position that is out of the current display position and in the direction of the symbol 82 by an amount obtained by subtracting the amount of extruding of the symbol 82 from the amount of pushing back of the symbol 80. That is, when the amount of deviated symbol 82 is greater than the amount of pushing back of hit symbol 80, the symbol moves in the direction of hit symbol 80 from the current display position even though external input button 37 is operated. However, the amount of movement in the direction of the winning symbol 80 is smaller than when the external input button 37 is not operated.

  In step 218, it is determined whether or not the derived display position after pushing back is within the movable range W. If the judgment is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 220 and the derived display after pushing back. The symbol 80 and the off symbol 82 are respectively displayed at the position, and then the process proceeds to step 226.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 218, the process proceeds to step 222, and a symbol is displayed at the WR position (see FIG. 6A) or WL position (see FIG. 6B), and thereafter The process proceeds to step 226.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 214 is negative, it is determined that no display is performed in which the winning symbol 80 is removed and the symbol 82 is pushed back, and the process proceeds to step 226.

  In step 226, based on the time measured by the timer 68, it is determined whether or not it is the end timing of the segment time. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 214 again.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 226 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 228, where it is determined whether or not the predetermined time has been counted by the timer 68. If the determination is negative, the next segment time is reached. The process proceeds to step 230 when it is determined that the process is to be performed.

  In step 230, the number of operations of the external input button 37 performed within the segment time is determined. If the number of operations is 5 or more, the process proceeds to step 232, and the table α is used to select the next operation according to the type. The parameter P of the segment time is set, and then the process proceeds to step 238.

  In step 230, if the number of operations is 2 or more and 4 or less, the process proceeds to step 234, and the parameter P of the next segment time corresponding to the type is set using the table β, and then the step 238.

  On the other hand, if the number of operations is 0 or 1 in step 230, the process proceeds to step 236, and the table P is used to set the parameter P for the next segment time according to the type. 238.

  In step 238, parameters Q, WR and WL for the next segment time are set according to the type, and then the process returns to step 214 again.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 228, the process proceeds to step 240, where an effect image in which one of the symbols in response to the stop symbol designation command completely pushes the other symbol out of the display screen is displayed. The reach effect control process is terminated.

  That is, in the process of step 240, when the lottery result of the special symbol is “winning (big hit)”, a predetermined predetermined winning symbol such as “444” or “777” is displayed on the display screen of the LCD 106, for example. Is displayed, and the player is notified that the jackpot has occurred by adding effects such as blinking of the indicator lamp 142 for lighting effects and the output of sound effects from the speakers 146L and 146R, and a predetermined jackpot operation Execute.

  As the jackpot operation, the attacker 112 is opened by, for example, 10 counts (winning number) or a maximum of 30 seconds (one open time) / maximum 15 to 16 rounds (continuous number) by the opening / closing operation of the door 116.

  In the case of a game specification in which a V zone is provided in the attacker 112, an operation is performed in which the next round is continued by winning the V zone when the attacker 112 is released once.

  As a result, the player can easily win a lot of prize balls by, for example, receiving 15 payouts per winning prize, for example, by making the released gaming ball PB win the attacker 112 easily. At this time, the payout device 160 operates to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls, and the payout prize balls are discharged from the ball discharge port 46 to the ball tray portion 34 of the integrated dish 30.

  In addition, when the winning symbol is a predetermined symbol such as “777”, and the predetermined symbol is an odd number of combinations, after the jackpot operation described above, "Probability change function" that increases the jackpot probability of the "spot" or "short-time function" that does not change the jackpot probability, but shortens the change time of the normal symbol display device 107, makes the start opening 108 easier to open and improve the ball holding The additional function is activated, and a gaming state advantageous to the player is developed.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of symbols displayed on the LCD 106 are changed, and among the plurality of symbols, the final stop symbol is changing and the other symbols are stopped. Depending on whether the final stop symbol is the winning symbol 80 or the off symbol 82, the winning symbol 80 and the off symbol 82 face each other during execution of the final stop effect informing the lottery result in the main control unit 150 that mainly controls the progress of the game. In this way, while the display symbol 106 is displayed on the LCD 106, the symbol pattern 80 is pushed out of the display screen by a predetermined push amount Q, and the symbol symbol 80 is disengaged based on a movement instruction input via the external input button 37. Is displayed so that it is pushed back by a predetermined pushback amount P, and one of the symbols corresponding to the lottery result is displayed on the display screen when a predetermined time has elapsed. It can be the player to participate in the production.

  In particular, according to this embodiment, the counter 70 counts the number of movement instructions input by the external input button 37 for each segment time obtained by dividing the predetermined time, and the push amount Q is determined for each segment time. Since the push-back amount P is set according to the count result of the previous segment time by the counter 70 for each segment time, the player's willingness to operate the button can be increased.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the video output unit 72, the parameter setting unit 64, the counter 70, and the movement instruction unit 66 that perform effects according to the operation of the external input button 37 are not the main control unit 150 but the symbol display control unit. Since it is provided at 156, the processing load in the main control system is not increased.

  Therefore, the player's willingness to operate the button can be increased without increasing the processing load in the main control system by reflecting the player's operation status in the production process without changing the change time and the change pattern. it can.

  In the present embodiment, the parameter setting unit 64 further sets the movable range W of the symbol 80 and the off symbol 82 for each segment time, and the movable range W until the predetermined time elapses. Since the winning symbol 80 and the losing symbol 82 are moved and displayed in the game, no display contrary to the game result is displayed regardless of the frequency of the operation of the player's external input button 37. Is not affected excessively.

  In the present embodiment, only the pushback amount P is set according to the operation status of the external input button 37. However, the push amount Q and the movable range W (WR, WL) are also appropriately set to the external. You may make it set according to the operation condition of the input button 37. FIG.

  In addition, the configuration (see FIGS. 1 to 4) and the flow of processing (see FIGS. 5 to 7) of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment are examples, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine concerning an embodiment. It is a front view which shows the game board which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the control system of the pachinko machine which concerns on embodiment. It is a functional block diagram regarding display control of the effect image of the symbol variation pattern according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically a part of effect image in the design fluctuation pattern which concerns on embodiment, (A) is the effect image of progress in the middle, (B) is the effect image which alert | reports a final result, respectively. Show. It is a part of the effect | action image | video of the symbol fluctuation pattern which concerns on embodiment, (A) is the state which the symbol moved to the rightmost side of the movable range, (B) is the symbol moved to the leftmost side of the movable range Each state is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the reach production control process which concerns on embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

PB game ball 10 Pachinko machine 37 External input button (operation part)
60 Production content determination unit 64 Parameter setting unit (setting means)
66 Movement instruction section 68 Timer 70 Counter (counting means)
72 Video output unit (display control means)
100 gaming board 100A board surface 106 LCD (display means)
150 Main control unit (main control means)
152 Production control unit 156 Design control unit (production control means)

Claims (2)

Main control means for mainly controlling the progress of the game, and a plurality of symbols displayed on the display means are changed, among the plurality of symbols, the final stop symbol is changing, and the other symbols are stopped, and the final stop symbol A game machine comprising effect control means for executing a final stop effect for notifying a lottery result in the main control means depending on whether the symbol is a winning symbol or a deviating symbol,
A display screen of the display means provided in the effect control means, wherein the winning symbol is displayed on the display means so that the winning symbol and the falling symbol face each other when the final stop effect is executed. Display control means for performing a predetermined time for display to be pushed out by a predetermined push amount outside,
An operation unit that can be operated by the player;
Counting means that is provided in the effect control means and counts the number of operations of the operation unit for each segment time obtained by dividing the predetermined time;
Have
The display control means moves and displays the winning symbol so as to push back the disengaged symbol by a preset amount according to the counting result of the previous segment time by the counting device when the operation unit is operated. One of the symbols corresponding to the lottery result is displayed on the display screen when a predetermined time has elapsed.   2. The display control unit according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit performs the movement display of the winning symbol and the off symbol within the predetermined movable range until the predetermined time elapses. Gaming machine.

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