JP2007215855A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mahjong pinball machine equipped with two display units, wherein the two display units are effectively used to execute a tile distribution predicting performance to cause a player to feel high and easily get really involved in a game. <P>SOLUTION: The mahjong pinball machine comprises a first display unit for displaying symbols or the like of a player's hand, a second display unit for displaying a display screen different from that of the first display unit, a distributed tile symbol determining means for determining distributed tile symbols to be displayed on the first display unit at the start of the first game and a tile distribution prediction control means for executing a control of selecting a tile distribution predicting performance according to the distributed tile symbols determined as described above before the distributed tile symbols are displayed on the first display unit and displaying the selected tile distribution predicting performance at least on one of the first display unit or the second display unit. In a specific case, the distribution tile prediction control means controls the first display unit and the second display unit to give display screens linked with each other according to the selected distribution tile predicting performance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine including two display units each having an independent display screen.

  Conventionally, a predetermined number of entrances with a mahjong tile pattern are provided at the bottom of the game board on which various game parts are arranged, and a game medal (hereinafter also simply referred to as a “medal”) is inserted into a medal (coin) slot. After the game is inserted, for example, when 14 game balls per game are launched on the game board and each game ball enters one of the entrances, the pattern of the mahjong tile corresponding to the entrance However, there is a sparrow ball game machine as a game machine that functions (manual arrangement function) so as to be displayed on an image display device arranged on the game board (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Also, in recent years, a function (automatic distribution function) that automatically displays a mahjong tile pattern in an appropriate combination on the image display device after detecting a game medal inserted in the medal slot based on a detection switch is provided. A sparrow ball game machine is also known (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In this sparrow ball game machine, when unnecessary spears (hereinafter also referred to as “unnecessary spears”) are discarded from the hand spears displayed on the image display device, one game ball can be launched again. These truncation operations (discarding operations) and re-launching operations are repeated within a predetermined number of times, and when a predetermined softening combination is completed, a score is calculated, and a number of game medals according to the score are paid out. .
JP-A-7-39623 JP-A-7-39620

  With sparrow ball machines, at the start of a game, during normal games, special games (when a player enters a given place, it is possible to specify a bag and play it, etc.) The various effects are executed.

  As one of such effects, there is a catering notice effect at the start of the game. For example, when an automatic distribution function is used at the start of a game, a predetermined number of mahjong tile patterns (layout patterns) to be displayed as a layout become a predetermined distribution state (for example, Tenwa or Hearing) In such a case, an arrangement notice effect is known in which, for example, a predetermined character is displayed before the arrangement symbol is displayed. When a predetermined character is displayed at the start of the game, the player knows in advance that the displayed game is in a specific service, so by performing such a notice effect, You can raise your mood and get into the game.

  Here, in recent years, a sparrow ball provided with a second image display device (sub display unit) for displaying various game information and effects, in addition to the image display device (main display unit) for displaying a hand gesture. Amusement machines are also popular.

  However, even if the sparrow ball game machine has two display units in this way, the serving announcement effect uses any one display unit, for example, to display a character on the sub screen. However, there has not yet been realized a catering notice effect that effectively uses the unique configuration of having two display units.

  Therefore, in the sparrow ball game machine having two display units, the present invention effectively uses these two display units to perform a catering notice effect, and enhances the player's mood, making it easy to play. An object is to provide a sparrow ball game machine that can be engulfed.

  The sparrow ball game machine of the present invention has a plurality of entrances provided in the game area corresponding to the mahjong tiles made up of a plurality of species, and mahjong obtained by entering each entrance. A first display unit for displaying a hand-drawn design or the like having a bag design as a self-portrait; and a second display unit having a display screen different from the first display unit, the combination of the hand-drawn designs Is a sparrow ball game machine that can play a game in which at least one of a plurality of preliminarily set winning combinations is established, and is arranged on the first display unit at the start of one game. A layout design determining means for determining a predetermined number of mahjong tile designs (layout designs) to be displayed as, and before displaying the determined layout design on the first display unit, the determined layout design According to the selection of the arrangement notice effect, and at least one of the first display unit and the second display unit is in front A catering notice control unit that controls to perform display based on the selected catering notice effect, and the catering notice control unit includes, in a predetermined case, the first display unit and the second display unit. Based on the positional relationship, the first display unit and the second display unit are controlled to perform interlocking display based on the selected layout notice effect. The object can be, for example, an object that models a tornado or a similar phenomenon.

  Preferably, the arrangement notice control means may select a part or all of the objects displayed on either one of the first display section or the second display section as the selected arrangement notice effect content. Display including movement of the object in one of the other display units based on the object movement time determined according to the positional relationship between the first display unit and the second display unit The timing is determined, and control is performed so that the linked display of the object is performed.

  Preferably, the arrangement notice control means includes the first arrangement notice content when the selected arrangement notice contents include an effect of displaying the same object over the first display unit and the second display unit. The display size or / and display position of the object is controlled based on the positional relationship between the first display unit and the second display unit.

  The control method of the present invention includes a plurality of entrance holes provided in a game area corresponding to a mahjong tile pattern made up of a plurality of species, and a mahjong tile design obtained by entering each entrance slot. And a second display unit having a display screen different from the first display unit, and the combination of the hand symbols is previously determined. A control method for a sparrow ball gaming apparatus capable of playing so that at least one of a plurality of set winning combinations is established and reduced, and at the start of one game, the first display unit A determining process of determining a predetermined number of mahjong tile symbols (laying symbols) to be displayed on the table, and determining the determined allocation symbol before displaying it on the first display unit According to the layout design, the layout notification effect is selected, and at least the first display section or the second display section is selected. A layout notice control step for controlling either one of them to perform display based on the selected serving notice effect, and the serving notice control process includes the first display unit and the Based on the positional relationship between the two display units, the first display unit and the second display unit are controlled to perform linked display based on the selected layout notice effect.

  The control method of the present invention can be implemented by a computer, and a computer program therefor can be used for various types of media such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, and a communication network, for example, a television for business use or home use. It can be installed or loaded into a memory in an information processing apparatus such as a game machine or a personal computer. In this case, these video game machines and personal computers function as game devices that simulate the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention. In this case, each component of the sparrow ball game machine (such as the entrance and the display screens provided in the first and second display units) is grasped as an image part / image area displayed on the display or the like by the gaming device. be able to.

  According to the present invention, in a sparrow ball game machine or game device having two display units, a game announcement notice effect is provided by effectively using these two display units, and the player's mood is further enhanced. It is possible to provide a sparrow ball game machine that can be easily engulfed.

  Hereinafter, a sparrow ball game machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described as an embodiment of a sparrow ball game machine according to the present invention with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, an explanation will be given by taking as an example the sparrow ball game machine 1 that plays a game using four types of 27 types of spears, a total of 108 spears. For example, the 27 types of cocoon symbols are: 9 types of lions from “Ichigo” to “Jiu”, 9 types of “Ichitsu” to “Nine”, There are 2 types of “Kujo”, and 7 types of character are “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Amber”, and “Middle”. Therefore, the eggplant and the tube are several, and the chords “Ichigo” and “Jukuko” are not included in the character font because they cannot form the Junko. Thereby, the cocoon seed | species in this embodiment shows three types of said "lion", "tuber", and "character".

  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”. The spider has a mahjong tile pattern consisting of “One-cylinder” and “Nine-cylinder” of Tsutsuko, and “East”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Mid”, and “Middle”. It is also possible to make a ball game machine. Also, for example, the chorder is composed of nine types of symbols from “Ichiro” to “Jukuroku”, and the tube is composed of nine types of symbols from “one tube” to “nine tube”. It is also possible to make a sparrow ball game machine having a mahjong tile pattern composed of “Eastern”, “South”, “West”, “North”, “White”, “Moon”, and “Middle”.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire sparrow ball game machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 includes a gaming machine main body 1a, and the gaming machine main body 1a basically includes a gaming board surface portion (game area) 2, an operation panel 3, A game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, a speaker 6 which is a sound output device for outputting sound and sound effects (hereinafter collectively referred to as sound), a lamp device 7, and the like. Has been. In addition, the code | symbol 1b shown in FIG. 1 has shown the front door supported so that opening and closing with respect to the game machine main body 1a was possible.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game board surface portion 2 surrounded by the guide rail 8 has a display screen different from a display device 14 (to be described later) for displaying a hand-drawn design etc. A display device 38 composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like for performing a required effect display is arranged. Further, an attacker 9 as a variable entrance (also referred to as a special entrance) is disposed above the display device 38. Further, a display unit 37 having a dot matrix display 39 (see FIG. 5) and a segment display (not shown) is arranged above the attacker 9, and the game ball distribution device 12 is distributed on the left and right sides of the display device 38. The members 12a and 12b are disposed, and on the left and right sides of the attacker 9, attacker operation passage ports 10a and 10b are disposed as variable entry port operation ports through which game balls can pass.

  The display device 38 is disposed so as to recede from the game board surface portion 2 to the back side of the sheet of FIG. In addition, the game ball sorting device 12 does not hinder the movement of the sorting members 12a and 12b that continuously reciprocate in the left-right direction from the time when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. The parts other than the sorting members 12a and 12b are configured to recede to the back side of the sheet of FIG. In the lower portions of the display device 38 and the game ball sorting device 12 other than the sorting members 12a and 12b, the entrance is made with a slight gap above the entrances 11c, 11d, 11e,. A game ball stage S extending in the left-right direction is provided so as to cover substantially the entire area of the ball openings 11c, 11d, 11e,. Between the entrances 11c to 11e,... And the game ball stage S, a number of obstacle nails for restricting the entrance width of each entrance just above the entrances 11c to 11e,. (Not shown) has been driven. The game board surface portion 2 is provided with a number of windmills (not shown) and obstacle nails (not shown) different from the above.

  Further, the entrances 11a and 11b are arranged on the left and right between the display device 38 and the display unit 37, and a plurality (25 in this embodiment) of entrances are provided below the game ball stage S. Ball openings 11c, 11d, 11e,... Are arranged (hereinafter referred to as a plurality of entrances 11a to 11e,. The entrances 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, and so on are provided in 27 pieces corresponding to 27 kinds of designs (not shown) of the kites excluding the cord cords from two cords to eight cords. It has been. In the entrances 11a and 11b, “Ichiro” and “Kuo” are displayed, respectively, “Ichigo” is in the entrance 11c, “Two” is in the entrance 11d, and entrance In 11e, a required mahjong tile design is sequentially displayed, such as “Three Song”.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel 3 is provided with a display device 14 including a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 15, and various operation buttons. These various operation buttons include a discard button 16a, 16b,..., 16m having 13 buttons arranged in the horizontal direction, a self-throw button 17, a reach button 18, a selection right shift button 19, a selection left A shift button 20, a self-determination determination button 21, a payout button 22, a game end button 23, a game start button 24, and a reject (REJECT) button 25 are included. When the player operates each of these buttons (presses and turns on the switch), for example, when the player presses the self-determination button 21, a self-determination determination signal is generated, and this signal is constituted by a microcomputer. Input to the control board. And the software (program) mounted on the control board executes a process set in advance to advance the game for each input signal.

  Various display units are set on the display surface of the display device 14, and necessary information, images, and effect images are displayed on the display unit as the game progresses. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface, a game medal storage number display unit 26, a remaining game ball number display unit 27, a wind screen display unit 28, a front drum display unit 29, and a back drum display unit. 30, a Japanese-style kite display unit 31, a big game Japanese-style combination display unit 32 that shows a special game that can obtain the right of a big game, and a Japanese-style game that can obtain a chance game right A chance game softening combination display unit 33 that displays a combination and a discard display unit 34 that displays a display of a discard kite are provided, and the symbol, effect image, numerical value, and the like of the kite are displayed as the game progresses.

  In addition, the above-mentioned softening role that can obtain the right of the big game and the softening role that can obtain the right of the chance game are also referred to as a “special role” and a softening role other than the special role is referred to below. This is called “normal role”.

  Further, in the lower horizontal direction of the display surface of the display device 14, there are provided a hand bag display unit 35 for displaying 13 hand bag symbols, and a self screen display unit 36 for displaying the self-portrait symbols. . It should be noted that button names (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) corresponding to the throwing away buttons 16a, 16b,... Are displayed at the bottom of each symbol displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self display unit 36. ...) is displayed. The displayed mahjong tiles are displayed in color.

  Next, the control system of the sparrow ball game machine 1 will be described in detail. That is, a control board for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 of the present embodiment is mounted at a predetermined position inside the sparrow ball game machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the control board includes a main control board Ka, a sub control board Kb, an image control board Kc, and an image control board Kd. The main control board Ka, the sub control board Kb, the image control board Kc, and the image control board Kd are for inputting / outputting signals to / from the CPU 40, ROM 41, RAM 42, various sensors, various operation buttons such as the discard button 16a, and the like. The microcomputer includes an input / output interface circuit 43 and a communication interface circuit 44 for performing communication between the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd. The “input / output” in the input / output interface circuit 43 of the main control board Ka refers to “input” signals from various operation buttons and the like and “output” signals (commands) based on the input signals. , Meaning a one-way signal flow.

  Various software (programs) for controlling the operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1 or displaying information and images on the display device 14, the display device 38, and the display unit 37 are control boards Ka, Kb, Kc. , Kd is stored in the ROM 41. Each RAM 42 is used as a storage area and calculation area for reading various data, creating data, calculating, and the like when these programs operate. In addition, the main control board Ka and the sub control board Kb, the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kc, and the sub control board Kb and the image control board Kd are connected by the cable lines T1 and T2 and can perform data communication. ing. The CPU 40 is an 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit CPU corresponding to the processing function of each main control board Ka, sub-control board Kb, image control board Kc, and image control board Kd, or a bit number exceeding these. Any of the CPUs can be employed.

  The dot matrix display 39 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43 of the main control board Ka, the lamp device 7 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43 of the sub control board Kb, and the input / output interface circuit of the image control board Kc. The speaker 6 and the display device 14 are connected to 43, and the display device 38 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43 of the image control board Kd.

  The predetermined storage address of the ROM 41 mounted on the sub control board Kb is displayed on the display device 14 and the speaker 6 via the image control board Kc and on the display device 38 via the image control board Kd. For this purpose, various image data and various audio data are stored. The image data includes 27 kinds of spider symbol data, image data to be displayed as an initial screen when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, and various kinds of data to be displayed when the player completes the role. There is production image data. In addition, as various types of audio data, there are digital data for outputting a sound for assisting the progress of the game to the player or a sound effect for production as the game progresses.

(Configuration and operation of main control board Ka)
The ROM 41 mounted on the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the progress of the game of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1. The programs installed in the ROM 41 of the main control board Ka are, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a main board operation control program P1, a communication control program P2, a medal management program P3, a game ball management program P4, and an automatic distribution program. P5, special role selection program P6, dora lottery program P7, winning determination program P8, operation support program P9, special game control program P10, special game continuation control program P11, special game self-restriction selection program P12, and symbol display program P13 Etc.

The main board operation control program P1 is a program that supervises the overall operation of the sparrow ball game machine 1, and mainly performs the following processing.
(1) Initialization processing when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on, for example, an initialization control command when the power is turned on is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb and the sub control board Kb. . Based on this control command, the sub control board Kb and the image control boards Kc and Kd perform initialization processing when the power is turned on. As a result, the image control boards Kc and Kd can output an effect image or sound when the power is turned on.
(2) Analyzing signals input from various input / output sensors, and controlling the operation of the sparrow game machine 1 to perform processing corresponding to the signals. For example, when a player launches a game ball, it analyzes the incoming signal from the entrance that entered the ball, and adds the symbol of the kite corresponding to this entrance to the manual data as its own ), Or when the player performs an operation (discarding operation) to cut an unnecessary bag from the manual operation by operating the discarding button 16a, etc. The process of deleting the symbol of the bag corresponding to the discard button from the manual data is performed.
(3) When the automatic layout program P5 is actuated and the 14 manuals at the start of the game are determined, the process of storing the design data of the manuals in the RAM 42 as manual data in the manual storage area; Each time the player performs the discard operation or the self-operation in the processing for transmitting the manual data to the sub-control board Kb and the processing in the above (1) and (2), the current manual data, Then, processing for transmitting the symbol data (hereinafter referred to as symbol code) of the bag relating to self-restraint to the sub-control board Kb is performed.

  The communication control program P2 is a program for performing communication with the sub-control board Kb, and data necessary for the control command is transmitted together with a control command in which what processing is performed on the data to be transmitted. When data is transmitted to the image control boards Kc and Kd, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb.

The medal management program P3 is a program for managing the number of stored medals and payout processing as the game progresses. When the main board operation control program P1 detects a medal insertion signal or the like from the medal insertion slot 15, the medal management program P3 performs the following processing.
(A) When a medal insertion signal is detected from the medal insertion slot 15, “1” is added to the number of stored game medals stored in the RAM.
(B) When a signal from the game start button 24 is detected, “3” is subtracted from the number of game medals stored.
(C) When a signal from the game end button 23 is detected at the time of the game, the number of medals acquired by the game combination is added to the number of game medals stored in the RAM 42.
(D) When a signal of the payout button 22 is detected, a control signal is issued so that medals corresponding to the number of stored coins are paid out to the medal tray 5, and the number of game medals stored is increased every time one medal is paid out to the medal tray 5. 1 ”is subtracted.

The game ball management program P4 is a program that performs the following processing based on the control of the main board operation control program P1.
(A) At the start of the game, the remaining number of game balls stored in the RAM 42 is set to 14.
(B) When an operation signal for the throwing bowl is detected from the throwing bowl button 16a or the like, control is performed to send one gaming ball to a gaming ball launch position (not shown).
(C) When a game ball fired from the game ball launch lever 4 enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,... And the entrance signal is detected, the number of remaining game balls is set to “1”. Subtract and create a symbol code for the bag corresponding to the entrance.

  The automatic laying program P5 is a program for automatically determining 14 laid-out symbols randomly at the start of one game. This automatic catering program P5 uses the random number generated by the random number generator to perform a process of determining 14 catering symbols from 108 mahjong tiles used in the sparrow ball game machine 1.

For example, the automatic layout program P5 can determine the 14 symbols required at the start of the game by performing the following processing.
(A) The spiders used in this sparrow ball game machine 1 are 27 kinds of spears, excluding chords from two ropes to eight ropes, for a total of 108. As shown in Table 1, to these used kites, symbol codes (hexadecimal numbers) of 01H to 1BH are given to 27 types of kites, and a total of 108 symbols composed of 27 types each. A data table in which four symbols from 0 to 107 are assigned to symbols is registered in the ROM 40 in advance.
(A) The automatic layout program P5 is provided with a random number generation program for generating a 5-digit random number, for example. Then, the automatic distribution program P5 divides the 5-digit random number generated by the random number generation program by 108 and calculates the remainder. Subsequently, with reference to Table 1, the symbol code of the bag corresponding to the remainder value is obtained from 01H to 1BH, and this symbol code is determined as the symbol to be arranged.
(C) The above-mentioned process (a) is carried out 14 times in total, and 14 required symbols are determined at the start of the game. In addition, it is necessary to add the program which performs a randomization process to the program which generate | occur | produces this 5-digit random number so that a different random number may be generated each time. The 14 symbol codes determined by such processing are stored in the manual storage area of the RAM 42. The 14 pieces of layout data stored in the manual storage area are sorted and stored in ascending order of symbol codes.

  The special combination selection program P6 selects, by lottery, a combination combination (special combination) that can acquire a special game right for each game from preset combination combinations, and outputs a signal related to the selection. It is a program. The contents of the selected big combination and chance combination are displayed on the big game ease combination display unit 32 and the chance game combination combination display unit 33 shown in FIG. 4 by a screen display program P32 described later.

  The special role includes a special role that can acquire the right of a big game and a special role that can acquire the right of a chance game (also called a regular game). For example, the special role that can acquire the right of the big game is selected by lottery from the three types of relaxing roles of “Daisangyuan”, “Kokushi Musou”, and “Kuren Baoji”. In addition, there are 6 types of special roles that can acquire the right of chance game, such as “Ippontsu”, “Seven Pairs”, “Three Darks”, “Peace”, “Ichiguchi”, and “Tan Yao”. Two types are selected by lottery. The method of selecting the special combination by lottery can be determined by generating a random number of a predetermined number of digits by program processing, storing it in the RAM 42, and using this random number.

  The dora lottery program P7 is a program for determining the front dora and the back dora by lottery at the start of the game. The method of determining the dora by lottery can be performed in the same manner as the selection of the special role.

  The winning determination program P8 is a combination of pre-set weight combinations when the 14 rules are determined by the automatic allocation program P5 and when the player performs his own operation. It is a program for determining whether or not there is. The information on the setter is a data table configured as shown in Table 2, that is, the code of the setter (the code for the setter is not displayed in Table 2) and the game for the setter Is managed by a table that associates the points (number of medals obtained) that can be obtained by the player, and is stored in advance in the winning determination program P8 or the ROM 41. When it is determined that the winning determination program P8 has completed the combination for the current 14 manuals, the main control board Ka determines the control command for the completion of the combination and the combination of the combination combination. Processing for transmitting the code, the obtained score, etc. to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb is performed.

  The operation support program P9 is a program for assisting the player with operations related to the game progress by using the screen of the display device 14 and an interactive method. In particular, the operation support program P9 outputs a signal to the screen display program P32 and displays on the screen of the display device 14 a display such as “please refrain”, “please select abandonment”, etc. Support the operation.

  When the special combination is established, the special game control program P10 turns on a ball sensor (not shown) provided in the attacker operation passage ports 10a and 10b, and the attacker operation passage port 10a that triggers the opening of the attacker 9. 10b is a program for determining the validity / invalidity of entering the ball into 10b. That is, when the special game control program P10 determines that the ball entering the attacker operating passages 10a and 10b is valid, a special game right that allows the attacker 9 to open and freely select himself / herself is generated. As a result, the special game is controlled to start.

  The special game continuation control program P11, when a big role is established, continues for, for example, 13 games (14 games including the game) from the next game onward, and is provided at the attacker operation passage ports 10a and 10b. (Not shown) is a program for turning on. In other words, if the special game continuation control program P11 continues the validity of the ball entering the attacker operation passage openings 10a and 10b for 13 games from the next game onward, the special game is played in the game (the game that is in progress at the time of the winning combination). ) Including the right of a big game that continues for 14 games (that is, 14 rounds). In addition, the “entrance ball” to the attacker operation passage openings 10a and 10b in the present embodiment is a concept including not only “entrance ball” having a general meaning but also simply passing through the gate.

  The special game self-restraint selection program P12 allows the player to freely select the symbol of the trap to be self-recognized when a signal indicating that a game ball has entered the attacker 9 is input in a game in which a special game right has been acquired. It is a program for performing the operation to do. In other words, in the present sparrow ball game machine 1, the player freely selects and obtains and exchanges the favorite samurai symbols other than the limitation of the number of discarded samurai (up to 4 same samurai), for example. The same can be done.

  The symbol display program P13 relates to information relating to the manual and discarding detected by the main board operation control program P1, information relating to the front dora detected by the dora lottery program P7, and the back dora detected by the dora lottery program P7. The information, the information on the number of game medals stored and the number of game medals acquired by the medal management program P3, and the information on the number of remaining game balls detected by the game ball management program P4 are received. Control is performed to cause the dot matrix display 39 (see FIG. 5) or a segment display (not shown) to perform display.

(Configuration and operation of sub control board Kb)
As shown in FIG. 7, the programs installed in the ROM 41 of the sub-control board Kb are the sub-board operation control program P21, the communication control program P22, the lamp control program P23, the warming judgment program P24, and the distribution notice effect control. It consists of a program P25 and the like. Further, the soaking determination program P24 includes a hearing pattern determination program P241, a soaking type determination program P242, and a soaking determination determination program P243.

  The sub board operation control program P21 is a program that decodes various control commands transmitted from the main control board Ka, and controls the execution of the above programs in response to the control commands.

  The communication control program P22 is a program that receives data from the main control board Ka and performs communication processing with the image control boards Kc and Kd. When the image control boards Kc and Kd receive these various control commands and their control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, the image control boards Kc and Kd display images and information for production on the display device 14 and the display device 38 by program processing. Furthermore, the sound and sound effects for production are output from the speaker 6 via the sound / sound effect output program P41 (see FIG. 8).

  The lamp control program P23 is a program for controlling lighting and extinguishing of the lamp 7 and the like based on a control command and control data transmitted from the main control board Ka.

  The softening judgment program P24 is for completing a preset softening role based on the current thirteen manuals transmitted from the main control board Ka after the player has performed the throwing-in operation. This is a program for supporting a required operation performed by the player (for example, assisting a bag to be refrained). This softening determination program P24 is a game that can complete the combination when the player performs a self-control operation on the current 13 manuals and adds a single touch. ) And a process for supporting the wrinkle to be self-recognized in advance (the display process on the display device 38 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the Japanese wrinkle display unit 31 in FIG. 4) is performed on a screen display program P32 described later. It is a program for performing via. Then, when the wrinkle to be self-resolved is extracted in order to complete the relaxing combination, the softening determination program P24 performs control to display the pattern of this reed through the image control board Kc.

  The main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka completes the winning combination by operating the winning determination program P8 when the player fires a game ball and performs a self-control operation to reach 14 hands It is determined whether or not. If the player does not complete the softening role, each time the player performs an “discarding operation” that throws away one unnecessary spear from the fourteen spears, the player stores it in the hand storage area. The 13 symbol codes of the hand are sent to the sub-control board Kb together with the control command. At this time, the 13 symbol codes are sorted in ascending order and transmitted to the sub control board Kb. When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the 13 hand code symbols, the sub-board operation control program P21 stores the received data in the RAM 42 and then shifts the control to the wrinkle determination program P24. Then, the calming habit determination program P24 sequentially operates the hearing pattern determination program P241, the calming habit type determination program P242, and the calming habit determination extraction program P243.

  The hearing pattern determination program P241 includes a hearing state determination means for determining whether or not the combination of the hand and hand symbols is in a hearing state immediately before completing the combination of the combination when the reach button 18 is operated, and the reach button. When 18 is operated, the immediately preceding state determining means for determining whether or not the combination of symbols is in a state immediately before completing the combination of relaxing combinations is configured. That is, in the hearing pattern determination program P241, when the reach button 18 is pressed, the combination of the hand code symbols displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self display unit 36 at this time is softened. It is determined whether or not it is in the listening state immediately before completion of the sound, and the determination result is output, and the hand-drawn pattern in the listening state cannot be changed, and one upright role is added as a softening role.

  It is to be noted that the Japanese koji determination and extraction program P243 determines and extracts by a predetermined process, and transmits all of the Japanese koji design codes stored in the RAM 42 together with the control commands to the image control boards Kc and Kd for image control. When the control for displaying the symbol corresponding to the symbol code of the Japanese sea bream is performed on the boards Kc and Kd, the basic program determining program P24 of the sub-control board Kb receives the symbol code of the Japanese sea bream. At that time, the received symbol of the Japanese phoenix code is displayed on the Japanese candy display unit 31 and the display device 38 as a candidate for the Japanese potato through the game effect display program P3212 of the screen display program P32. At this time, sound may be output from the speaker 6. In this case, the display related to the assist (support) of the Japanese koji is simultaneously performed on both the Japanese koji display unit 31 and the display device 38. At this time, the display on the display device 38 is displayed as the Japanese koji. In addition to the above display, image display using an effect character is performed.

  The main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka, when 14 hand rules (layouts) are determined by the automatic layout program P5, the 14 hand mails stored in the hand memory area are stored. The symbol code is transmitted to the sub control board Kb together with the control command. At this time, the 14 symbol codes are sorted in ascending order and transmitted to the sub control board Kb.

  When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the 14 hand code symbols, the sub-board operation control program P21 stores the received data in the RAM 42 and then shifts the control to the distribution notice effect program P25.

  The distribution notice effect control program P25 refers to the 14 hand code codes (layout code codes) stored in the RAM 42, and the combination of the distribution symbols is a predetermined distribution state in which the distribution notice is given. It is determined whether or not it is in a state (for example, a state such as Tenwa or Hearing, or a state including a specific bag (or combination of bags)). For example, whether it is Tenwa is determined by using the determination result of the winning determination program P8 of the main control board Ka (or by the same logic), and whether it is hearing is determined by the above-described softness determination program. The determination can be made using P24 (or similar logic).

  The information on the distribution state for which the distribution notification is made is a data table having a configuration as shown in Table 3, that is, a distribution state code (the distribution state code is not displayed in Table 3) and its distribution state Is managed by a table that associates the code of the arrangement notice effect to be executed with information such as the type / size of the object and the effect type, and is stored in advance in the arrangement notice effect control program P25 or the ROM 41. ing.

  As shown in Table 3, the distribution notice effect code is assigned according to the type / size of the object to be displayed in the distribution notice effect, and an effect with a higher degree of effect is performed as the distribution state is better. As described above, the correspondence relationship between the serving state code and the serving notice effect code is set.

  Here, the above-mentioned performance level means “flashing display content”. For example, when the arrangement includes two or more drinks, a predetermined character of a small size is displayed and executed as a normal effect. In addition, when the arrangement state is not “listening” but includes three or more junko or incisors, a medium-sized predetermined character is displayed, which is executed as a so-called somewhat hot effect. Also, for example, when the distribution state is “listening” with a softening role where the number of acquired medals is 3 or less, a small “tornado” object is displayed, which is executed as a so-called somewhat hot production at a higher level. The In addition, when the distribution state is “listening” with a winning combination of 5 or more acquired medals, a medium-sized “tornado” object is displayed, which is executed as a so-called intense heat effect. When the catered state is “Tenwa”, a large-sized “tornado” object is displayed, which is executed as a so-called intense heat effect at a higher level.

  In the arrangement state in which the distribution notification is performed, the distribution notification effect control program P25 selects a distribution notification effect code with reference to Table 3 and transmits it to the image control boards Kc and Kd together with the control command. Then, control is performed to display an effect corresponding to the arrangement notice effect code on the image control boards Kc and Kd.

  As a result, the effect control program P323 for each of the image control boards Kc and Kd changes the effect display on the display device (display unit) 14, the display device 38, etc. according to the arrangement notice effect code. Further, the sound / sound effect output program P41 of the image control board Kc outputs sound and sound effects for production from the speaker 6 in accordance with the arrangement notice effect code.

  When the process by the layout notice effect control program P25 is finished, the control again shifts to the sub board operation control program P21 of the sub control board Kb, and the layout design code stored in the RAM 42 is transmitted to the image control board Kc. The

  Here, as shown in Table 3, there are two types of arrangement notice announcement effects: a single-screen single type and a two-screen interlocking type. In principle, the single screen type is the same as the conventional arrangement notice effect. In this case, the distribution notice effect control program P25 displays either the display notice effect on the display device 14 or the display device 38 in accordance with the distribution notice effect code, so that either the image control board Kc or Kd is supported. On the other hand, the serving notice effect code is transmitted together with the control command. Note that the distribution notice effect control program P25 causes the speaker 6 to output sound and sound effects corresponding to the distribution notice effect according to the distribution notice effect code even when the display device 38 displays the distribution notice effect. Therefore, the arrangement notice effect code is transmitted to the image control board Kc together with the control command.

  On the other hand, in the case of the two-screen interlocking type, the distribution notice effect control program P25 displays the distribution notice effect on both the display device 14 and the display device 38 in accordance with the distribution notice effect code, In order to cause the speaker 6 to output the sound and sound effect corresponding to the serving notice effect according to the certain notice effect code from the speaker 6, the serving notice effect code is transmitted together with the control command to both the image control boards Kc and Kd. Further, the display device 14 and the display device 38 are controlled so that the interlocking display is performed based on the serving notice effect code.

  Hereinafter, as a two-screen interlocking type distribution notice effect, an effect (tornado object) in which a tornado displayed on the display device 38 or an object (tornado object) modeling a phenomenon similar thereto moves to the display device 14 (tornado) Assuming that (notice), the interlocking display will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9 and the screen example of FIG. In addition, each process (including the partial process to which the code | symbol is not provided) can be arbitrarily changed in order within the range which does not produce contradiction in the processing content, or can be performed in parallel (this point is other The same applies to the flowchart of FIG. Also, the arrows shown in each screen example of FIG. 10 are for showing the moving direction and route of the tornado object, and such arrows are not actually displayed.

  The catering notice effect control program P25 first transmits to both the image control boards Kc and Kd the control command indicating the start of the catering notice effect and the catering notice effect code selected with reference to Table 3 ( S100). Receiving this, the effect control program P323 of each image control board Kc, Kd starts the effect display of the tornado notice (S200, S300). However, at this stage, the tornado object is not displayed, and as shown in FIG. 10A, for example, a tornado notice display is performed by displaying an object such as a lightning.

  Next, the serving notice effect control program P25 transmits a control command indicating the display start of the interlocked display object to the image control board Kd (S101). In response to this, the effect control program P323 of the image control board Kd starts displaying the tornado object (S201). At this stage, the tornado object moves within the display screen of the display device 38, but the movement for interlocking display is not yet performed (see FIGS. 10B and 10C).

  It should be noted that the control command indicating the start of the layout notice effect transmitted to the image control board Kd may also serve as the control command indicating the start of display of the interlocking display object. In this case, S101 can be omitted.

  Next, the layout notice effect control program P25 transmits a control command (movement start command) indicating the start of movement of the interlocking display object to the image control board Kd (S102). In response to this, the effect control program P323 of the image control board Kd starts to move (link movement) for linked display of the tornado object (S202). Specifically, the tornado object is moved toward the display device 14 (ie, downward), and finally moved until the tornado object exceeds the lower end of the display screen of the display device 38 and goes out of the screen (FIG. 10 ( d), (e)). A part of the tornado object may remain on the screen of the display device 38 after the interlocking movement ends.

  Next, the distribution notice effect control program P25 counts from the timing at which the movement start command is transmitted to the image control board Kd, and the movement time (object movement time) of the tornado object from the display device 38 to the display device 14 It is determined whether T has elapsed (S103).

  The object movement time T is the time T1 from when the tornado object starts to move in conjunction with the display device 38 until the lower part goes out of the screen, the lower end of the display screen of the display device 38 and the upper end of the display screen of the display device 14. Based on the distance L and the moving speed V of the tornado object, it is preset as T = T1 + L / V. Among these, T1 and V can be arbitrarily set according to the contents of the production, but in order to realize smooth interlocking display, V is constant inside or outside the screen or gradually changes (for example, constant acceleration). It is desirable to be a thing. On the other hand, the distance L is fixedly determined based on the positional relationship between the display device 38 and the display device 14.

  When the object moving time has elapsed, the catering notice effect control program P25 determines that the display timing of the tornado object on the display device 14 has arrived, and performs control indicating the display start of the interlocked display object with respect to the image control board Kc. A command is transmitted (S104). In response, the effect control program P323 of the image control board Kc starts displaying the tornado object (S301). Specifically, an effect display is performed such that the lower part of the tornado object enters from the upper end of the display screen of the display device 14 (FIGS. 10 (f) and 10 (g)).

  Thus, based on the object movement time T determined according to the positional relationship between the display device 38 and the display device 14, the display timing after the tornado object is moved on the display device 14 is determined, thereby interlocking display of the tornado object. It is possible to make the movement of the tornado object from the display device 38 to the display device 14 natural by reflecting the physical positional relationship between both display devices. As a result, the display contents of the two screens can be linked without any sense of incongruity, and the announcement of the catering can be performed, improving the realism and increasing the player's sense of expectation and the game's enthusiasm. Can do.

(Configuration and operation of image control boards Kc and Kd)
Next, with reference to FIG. 8, a program mounted on the ROM 41 of the image control boards Kc and Kd will be described. This program includes an image board operation control program P31, an image display program P32, a sound / sound effect output program P41 (only the image control board Kc), and the like. The outline of the processing contents of these programs will be described below.

  The image board operation control program P31 is a program that decodes various control commands transmitted from the sub control board Kb and controls the execution of the above programs in response to these control commands.

  The screen display program P32 performs processing for displaying various presentation images and game information such as numerical values on the display device 14 and the display device 38 based on the control command and the control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb. This is a program to be executed, and includes a normal game screen display program P321, a special game screen display program P322, and an effect control program P323.

  The normal game screen display program P321 is used to display various effect images and players on the display device 14 and the display device 38 when the player is playing a normal game since the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. It is a program that performs processing for displaying various images to be supported, and includes an initial effect display program P3211, a game effect display program P3212, and the like as subprograms.

  The initial effect display program P3211 performs processing such as displaying an effect screen when the power is turned on, for example, a landscape screen on the display device 14 or the display device 38.

  The game effect display program P3212 performs processing such as displaying various effect images accompanying the progress of the normal game and various images supporting the player.

  For example, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc has a function of displaying a screen having the contents as shown in FIG. 4 on the display device 14, a player's abandonment operation as the game progresses, and a normal game game In this case, every time a self-control operation by launching a game ball or the like is performed, on the basis of the control command and its control data transmitted from the main control board Ka via the sub-control board Kb, , The process of displaying the symbol of the discarded kite and the symbol of the kite determined to be the summed kite transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, and the score obtained by the kitting unit when the kitted combination is completed It consists of programs with various display functions such as processing.

  In addition, for example, the game effect display program P3212 receives a control command for performing a screen display for prompting the player to discard an unnecessary spear from the hand spear when the image control boards Kc and Kd receive the control command. A process for displaying a message for prompting an operation of discarding one unnecessary bag from the bag on the display device 14 or the display device 38 is performed.

  The special game screen display program P322 determines whether the winning combination or big combination is established by the winning determination program P8, receives special game start control by the special game control program P10, and displays various effect screens on the display device 14. This is a program that performs a display process, and includes a right acquisition effect display program P3221 and a self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 as subprograms.

  The right acquisition effect display program P3221 performs processing such as effect display at the time when the player completes the combination that can acquire the special game right.

  For example, the right acquisition effect display program P3221 of the image control board Kc displays the explanation of the role combination and the display of the chance game right establishment or the big game right establishment for a predetermined period of time on the Japanese box display unit 31 of the display device 14. Displaying alternately at intervals and performing processing to inform the player that the right of chance game or big game has been established.

  The self-sufficiency candidate selection support program P3222 is activated when the player acquires the right of special game, and performs a process for supporting free-choice self-sufficiency by the special game self-sufficiency selection program P12.

  For example, the self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 of the image control board Kc operates the player's selection of the right-clicking right shift button 19 or the left-selecting left shift button 20 by the player using the symbols displayed on the display device 14. While scrolling based on the above, the operation of selecting the symbol of the cocoon to be self-supported by the interactive method is supported.

  The effect control program P323 is a program for performing a process of displaying an image for a predetermined effect such as an arrangement notice effect on the display device 14 or the display device 38.

  For example, the effect control program P323 changes the effect display on the display device 14 or the display device 38 in accordance with the service notification effect code selected by the service notification effect control program P25 and various control commands. For this purpose, the effect control program P323 for each image control board has a data table DT for storing the effect data used for the arrangement notice effect in the form stored in the ROM 41 of each display device. Control is performed so that corresponding effect data is selected from the table DT and displayed on the display device 14 or the display device 38.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of the data structure of the data table DT corresponding to each display device (each image control board). As shown in the figure, the data table DT includes a distribution notification effect code transmitted by the distribution notification effect control program P25, various control commands (distribution notification effect start command, linked display object display start command, linked display object). Each production data is stored in association with a movement start command or the like.

  In the display control on the display device 14, the effect control program P323 of the image control board Kc excludes the hand display unit 35 and the self-display unit 36 displayed on the display device 14 as shown in FIG. Other areas, that is, the discarded game display unit 34, the big game relaxation combination display unit 32, the chance game combination combination display unit 33, the relaxation game display unit 31, the game medal stored number display unit 26, and the remaining number of game balls displayed The portion 27, the front drum display portion 29, the back drum display portion 30, and the wind screen display portion 28 are temporarily erased for a predetermined time, and an effect based on the selected effect data is applied to the entire erased area. Overwrite display. At this time, a sound effect set in advance so as to correspond to the effect on the display device 14 is output from the speaker 6 by a sound / sound effect output program P41 described later. The overwriting display time (that is, the predetermined time) can be changed as appropriate according to the design. For example, setting a relatively short time of about 10 to 20 seconds makes the entire game progress smoothly. This is preferable. Then, the effect control program P323 stops outputting the effect data when the predetermined time has elapsed, and returns the display of the display device 14 to the state shown in FIG.

  The sound / sound effect output program P41 outputs various production sounds, sound effects, or warning sounds 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 for.

  In the above description, the programs of both of the image control boards Kc and Kd have been described together. For example, the display contents displayed on each display device by the screen display program P32 are the image control boards Kc and Kd. May be different. For example, with respect to the effect at the time of assist related to the Japanese style, the image for assist effect displayed on the display device 14 by the screen display program P32 of the image control board Kc and the display device 38 by the screen display program P32 of the image control board Kd. Different contents are displayed with the assist effect image displayed on the screen.

  A 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 is a machine language that is a program that can be executed by the CPU 40 of each board. The programs translated into programs are stored in the ROM 41 of each control board Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd.

  Next, an outline of the game procedure of the above-described sparrow ball gaming machine 1 and the processing of each program associated with this procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  One game (game) starts when a player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15, presses the game start button 24, and the automatic layout program P5 distributes 14 hands. And one game progresses according to the control of each program which operates based on the input button and control signal which a player pushes down various operation buttons, such as the discard buttons 16a, 16b,. Will go.

  First, in the initial setting process of step S1, when the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka initializes the storage area of the RAM 42 of the main control board Ka. Subsequently, the main board operation 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 image control boards Kc and Kd. Upon receiving this initialization control command, the sub control board Kb and the image control boards Kc and Kd initialize the storage area of the RAM 42 and the initial effect display program P3211 mounted on the image control board Kc The display screen 14 is displayed, for example, a landscape screen is displayed on the display device 14.

  When the sub control board Kb receives the initialization control command when the power is turned on, the sub board operation control program P21, as described above, stores the various image data, audio / audio data stored in the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb. The sound effect data is transmitted to the image control board Kc, and the image board operation control program P31 of the image control board Kc performs a process of storing the received image and sound / sound effect data in the RAM 42.

  Then, in the game progress process of step S2, when the player inserts a medal into the medal slot 15, the main board operation control program P1 detects the medal insertion signal, and the medal management program P3 accompanies the game medal storage number. Is added to “1”. Subsequently, when the player presses the game start button 24 and the main board operation control program P1 detects a game start signal from the game start button 24, a game of one game can be started. Then, the main board operation control program P1 transmits a game start control command to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb. Based on this control command, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc displays an effect image at the start of the game on the display device 14 and outputs sound from the speaker 6 by the sound / sound effect output program P41. In this way, one game of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is started.

  Subsequently, in the layout process of step S3, the automatic layout program P5 is activated under the control of the main board operation control program P1, and the 14 layout patterns required for starting the game are programmed. Decide automatically. The automatic layout program P5 sequentially stores the 14 symbol codes automatically arranged in the manual storage area of the RAM 42, 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 sorted in order (stored) and stored in the manual storage area.

  Subsequently, the automatic layout program P5 transmits the 14 distributed symbol codes together with the control command to the sub-control board Kb.

  When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the arranged symbol code, the sub-board operation control program P21 stores it in the RAM 42 and shifts the control to the arrangement notice effect control program P25. As a result, the above-described arrangement notice effect is executed.

  When the arrangement notice effect is finished, the sub board operation control program P21 transmits 14 arranged code codes to the image control board Kc. In addition, a process is performed to count the number of bags disclosed at the current game place in the number-of-disclosure table.

  When the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc receives the 14 design codes, the game design display unit 35 and the self-displaying unit of the display device 14 display an image of the design shown in FIG. The process displayed on 36 is performed. While the 14 automatic arrangements are not decided, the back side of the bag or the non-displayed pattern is displayed as the initial screen on the manual display unit 35 and the self-display unit 36 that displays the self-displayed symbol. Process to display.

  Then, in the dra lottery process in step S4, the dora lottery program P7 of the main control board Ka draws the front and back dramas, and the winning determination program P8 and the game effect of the image control board Kc for the symbol code of that bag. It transmits to the display program P3212. The game effect display program P3212 displays images of the front and back side of the back dragon symbol as shown in FIG. The process which displays on the part 29 and the back side display part 30 is performed. In addition, the winning determination program P8 adds a score to the winning combination based on the symbol codes of the front and back drags when the after-mentioned winning combination is established (S9) (see Table 2). ).

  Subsequently, in the special game role determination display process in step S5, the special role selection program P6 (but operates when a normal game is being played and does not operate in an ongoing game when the big role is established). Operates to select and draw a table (not shown) to select a big combination and a chance combination. Then, each data (encoded data) of the big combination and the chance combination softening determined by the processing of the special combination selection program P6 is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb together with the control command. Sent.

  When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the code of the weight combination that can acquire the big combination and the chance combination, the big combination and the chance combination are displayed in the big game combination combination display unit 32 and the chance combination combination display, respectively. Processing to be displayed on the unit 33 is performed.

  Then, in the game start process of step S6, when the main board operation control program P1 completes the control to display on the display device 14 the symbols of 14 bags that have been automatically arranged, the big combination, the chance combination, the front dora, etc. Then, the display device 14 is controlled so as to notify the player that the game start condition has been established by screen display or voice. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 operates the winning determination program P8 to perform a process of determining whether or not the 14 hands automatically arranged have already completed the combination. In the case where the determination result of the winning determination program P8 related to the allocation is used in the allocation notice effect control program 25 of the sub-control board Kb, the winning determination program P8 is operated following the automatic allocation program P5 in step S3. The result is transmitted to the sub control board Kb.

  In the case where the automatically arranged 14 candy symbols have not completed the combination, the main circuit board operation control program P1 causes the player to discard one unnecessary candy from the manual. A control command for performing screen display for prompting is transmitted to the image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub control board Kb. When the image control boards Kc and Kd receive this control command, the game effect display program P3212 sends a message to the display device 14 and the display device 38 for prompting the user to discard one unnecessary bag from the hand bag. Process to display. At this time, the voice / sound effect output program P41 may be operated to perform a process of prompting together with the voice.

  In the unlikely event that the winning combination has been completed in this determination process, the winning determination program P8 determines the preset winning combination and the score (acquired medal) that the player can acquire. The number of sheets) is determined with reference to the data in Table 2. Further, the winning determination program P8 transmits the softening role, the score obtained, and the like to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb. When the image control board Kc receives the softening role and the acquired score, the game effect display program P3212 displays the softening role, the acquired score, and other effect images on the display device 14 for a predetermined time. The display process is performed.

  Further, when the softening combination is completed and the selected big combination and chance combination are established, the chance game or the big game special game is controlled to start.

  As described above, in the case where the symbols of the 14 baskets that have been automatically arranged have not been combined and the combination has not been completed, in the discarding / self-resolving process of step S7, the player An operation of selecting a discarded candy from the candy symbol displayed on the self-displaying portion 36 is performed. Then, when the player decides on the design of the throwing bag, the player selects (turns on) one of the throwing buttons 16a, 16b, 16c,. Discard this bag. On the basis of this discarding pot selection signal, the main board operation control program P1 stores the symbol code of the discarding pot by performing the discarding operation in the RAM 42, and further stores it in the manual storage area of the RAM 42. The symbol code that was discarded from the handbag is deleted, and the process of making 13 handbags is performed.

  Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 includes the image control board via the sub-control board Kb and the sub-control board Kb together with the control command of the discarded design code and the 13-hand design code. Processing to transmit to Kc is performed. When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the symbol code that has been discarded, the symbol code corresponding to the symbol code is displayed on the discard symbol display unit 34, and the symbol codes of 13 manual symbols are received. Then, the process of displaying the symbol of the coral corresponding to these symbol codes on the hand symbol display unit 35 is performed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the back side of the bag is displayed on the self-displaying portion 36.

  On the other hand, when the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the 13 hand code symbols, the hearing pattern determination program P241 and the mildness type determination program P242 constituting the softening determination program P24. As described above, the presence / absence of a wrinkle (self-restriction) to be self-resolved in order to complete a relieved role as described above by operating the softening reed determination / extraction program P243. If a determination is made and a cocoon (self-contained) that completes the relaxing combination is extracted, a process of displaying the design of the heel on the display device 14 is performed.

  Subsequently, in the game ball launching process of step S8, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka operates the game ball management program P4 when the above-described process related to the abandonment / self-control operation by the player is completed. Then, a process of sending a game ball to the game ball launch position is performed. Then, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to be able to launch a game ball into the game board surface 2.

  When the player launches a game ball and this game ball enters any of the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,..., The corresponding sensor provided at each entrance 11 detects the game ball. As a result, a ball entry signal is generated. The game ball management program P4 decodes the incoming signal and performs a process of storing the symbol code of the kite (self-sucker) corresponding to the entered entrance into the manual storage area.

  Subsequently, in the hand determination process of step S9, the winning determination program P8 is operated, and it is determined whether or not the 14 hands have been softened. Then, if the hand has completed the combination, as described above, it is determined what kind of combination is set in advance and the score that the player can obtain is obtained. Then, a process of transmitting to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb is performed. On the other hand, when the softening combination has not been completed, as described above, the player performs the discarding operation of throwing out one of the 14 traps that is considered unnecessary.

  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. If there is a display, the player can reach by operating the reach button 18 before performing the operation of throwing away the bag. However, when the above condition is not satisfied (when the listening state is not established), the reach button 18 cannot be operated to reach. After operating the reach button 18, one of the discard buttons 16 a, 16 b, 16 c,... Is operated to discard one of the basket patterns, or the self-discard button 17 is operated. When the self-cutting is performed, the design of the discarded candy is displayed on the discarded candy display unit 34 in the horizontal direction. Further, the back-dra display unit 30 displays the back-dra design.

  In the control related to the reach operation, for example, the following processing is performed. First, the main board operation control program P1 detects an operation signal from the discard buttons 16a, 16b, etc., and determines that the current hand is in the hearing state by the hearing determination process of the hearing pattern determination program P241. When the operation signal of the reach button 18 is detected after the result is obtained, a control command indicating that the reach has been applied is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. When receiving the control command, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc performs a process of displaying the design of the design code of the throwing trash that is transmitted immediately after this on the throwing trash display portion 34 in a horizontal direction.

  When the game field reaches a reach state, a kite (self-sucker) corresponding to a symbol in which a game ball launched by a player enters the entrance 11a, 11b, 11c,... If the main board control program P1 automatically handles the self-determination as a throwing away when it does not become, the player does not need to operate the throwing-off button 16a, etc. after the reach operation.

  By the way, by the control of the winning determination program P8, the score that can be obtained in one game is, for example, up to 10 points, and the upper limit is set. Further, when two or more types of softening combinations are established at the same time, the score obtained by adding the points given to the respective softening combinations is the score of the game. Similarly, if the handbag contains the same dragon pattern as the front and back dramas, a score is also added to that dorado, for example, one score per dora is added. The One score obtained in the game corresponds to one medal. However, if the total number of points acquired in the game exceeds 10, the total number of medals (scores) that can be acquired is 10.

  Next, in the game end process of step S10, the winning determination program P8 is executed until the game ends, that is, when the number of remaining game balls becomes zero and the game end button 23 is pressed, or the game start button. When the combination 24 of the table 2 is not completed when 24 is pressed, a game end control command is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. Then, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc displays “game over” on the display device 14 and notifies the player of the end of the game.

  Further, in the above game end processing, even when the combination of the winning combination is completed, if the display of the remaining game ball number display unit 27 (the number of remaining balls) is “1” or more, the self-reject button 17, Alternatively, when the discard buttons 16a, 16b, 16c,... Are operated, a game continuation control command is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb under the control of the main board operation control program P1. As a result, the game effect display program P3212 on the image control board Kc erases the explanation of the softening combination displayed on the display device 14 and the display of the acquired score so that the game can be continued.

  Further, when the player has operated the game end button 23 or the game start button 24 when the softening role is completed and the explanation of the softening role is displayed on the display device 14, the main board operation control program P1 decodes the type of the input signal, operates the medal management program P3, adds the score acquired in this game to the medal storage number stored in the RAM 42, and uses this medal storage number as the sub control board Kb. To the image control board Kc. Then, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc displays the medal stored number on the medal stored number display unit 26. When the player operates the game start button 24 after operating the game end button 23, the stored medal insertion operation is automatically performed, and the main board operation control program P1 executes the next game. In order to be in a state where it can be performed, a control command for initializing the screen display is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb.

  The present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiment, but the sparrow ball game machine of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made from the configuration of the above embodiment. And the sparrow ball game machine which gave the change is also included in the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the arrangement notice effect for moving the tornado object has been described. However, what is modeled as the object can be determined according to the design. In the above embodiment, the object is moved from the display device 38 to the display device 14. However, on the contrary, the object may be moved from the display device 14 to the display device 38, for example, from the display device 14 to the display device. The present invention can also be applied to an image expression in which the throwing away object is scattered to 38.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the structure which determines the display timing after the movement of the tornado object in the display apparatus 14 based on the object movement time T determined according to the positional relationship of the display apparatus 38 and the display apparatus 14, In addition to / in place of such a configuration, the display size or / and display position of the tornado object on each display device may be controlled based on the positional relationship between the display device 38 and the display device 14.

  For example, it is assumed that the arrangement notice effect includes an effect of displaying one tornado object across the display device 38 and the display device 14. At this time, the display size and display position of the tornado object displayed on each display device are based on the positional relationship between the display device 38 and the display device 14 as schematically shown in FIG. And the display device 14 as well. The distribution notice effect control program P25 transmits the determined tornado object display size and display position information to the image control boards Kc and Kd, and the display device 38 and the display device 14 display tornado object display size and Control the display position to achieve interlocked display.

  With this configuration, when a tornado object is displayed on the display device 38 and the display device 14, the display can be made natural reflecting the physical positional relationship between the display devices. . As a result, the display contents of the two screens can be linked without any sense of incongruity, and the announcement of the catering can be performed, improving the realism and increasing the player's sense of expectation and the game's enthusiasm. Can do.

  Further, for example, even when the 14-th serving symbol code is not in a predetermined serving state in which the serving notification is given, a dummy serving notice effect may be performed. The dummy catering notice effect is such that the effect starts with the same content as the normal catering notice effect, but the effect ends without being executed until the end of the catering notice effect. By adopting such a dummy arrangement notice effect, it is possible to maintain the player's interest in the arrangement notice effect and further enhance the game's preference. In particular, in the above embodiment, since the display of the object on each display device is started with the transmission of the object display start command by the notice effect control program P25 as a trigger, the serving notice effect control program P25 is displayed on the display device 38. If the object display start command is transmitted to the image control board Kd of the display device 14 while the object display start command is controlled not to be transmitted to the image control board Kc of the display device 14, the dummy arrangement notice effect as described above can be easily performed. Can be realized.

  In the above embodiment, the arrangement notice effect control program P25 transmits an object display start command or the like to control the display timing in the linked display, but linked display is realized in advance for each of the image control boards Kc and Kd. Effect data in which display timing, display size, display position, and the like are set as described above is created, and the production notice effect control program P25 is created in synchronization with the image control boards Kc and Kd. You may comprise so that an interlocking display may be implement | achieved by instruct | indicating the production start based on data.

It is a front view which shows the sparrow ball game machine in embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which extracts and shows the game board surface part in FIG. It is a front view which shows the structure of the operation panel in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the display apparatus in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control board which controls operation | movement of this sparrow ball game machine. 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 which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the sub control board | substrate shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the image control board shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the interlocking | linkage display in this embodiment. It is an example of a screen for explaining interlocking display in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of an effect data table. It is a flowchart which shows the effect | action in this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the interlocking display in the case of displaying one tornado object over the display apparatus 38 and the display apparatus 14. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1: Sparrow ball game machine 2: Game area (game board part)
11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e: Entrance 14: Display unit (display device)
P25: Serving notice effect control means (allocating notice effect control program)
P323: Production control means (production control program)

Claims (5)

Corresponding to multiple mahjong tiles in the game area corresponding to the mahjong tiles made up of multiple species, and a hand with self-contained mahjong tiles obtained by entering each entrance A first display unit that displays a design and the like, and a second display unit that has a display screen different from the first display unit, and a plurality of softening combinations in which combinations of the hand-drawn symbols are set in advance A gaming machine capable of playing to establish at least one of
A layout design determining means for determining a predetermined number of mahjong tile designs (hereinafter referred to as “layout designs”) to be displayed as a layout on the first display unit at the start of one game;
Before displaying the determined serving symbol on the first display unit, a serving notice effect is selected according to the determined serving symbol, and at least one of the first display unit or the second display unit is selected. A serving notice control means for controlling so that display based on the selected serving notice effect is performed in any one of them,
The arrangement notice control means, in a predetermined case, based on the positional relationship between the first display section and the second display section, the selected arrangement in the first display section and the second display section. A gaming machine that is controlled to perform interlocking display based on a notice effect.   The serving notice control means moves the selected serving notice effect to a part or all of the objects displayed on either the first display section or the second display section to the other one. In the case where an effect is included, the display timing of the object in the other one is determined based on the object movement time determined according to the positional relationship between the first display unit and the second display unit, The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is controlled to perform interlocking display.   The arrangement notice control means, when the selected arrangement announcement effect includes an effect of displaying the same object over the first display unit and the second display unit, 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display size or / and the display position of the object are controlled based on a positional relationship between the two display units.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the object is an object that models a tornado or a similar phenomenon. Corresponding to multiple mahjong tiles in the game area corresponding to the mahjong tiles made up of multiple species, and a hand with self-contained mahjong tiles obtained by entering each entrance A first display unit that displays a design and the like, and a second display unit that has a display screen different from the first display unit, and a plurality of softening combinations in which combinations of the hand-drawn symbols are set in advance A control method for a sparrow ball gaming device capable of playing so that at least one of them is established and softened,
A layout design determining step of determining a predetermined number of mahjong tile designs (hereinafter referred to as “layout designs”) to be displayed as a layout on the first display unit at the start of one game;
Before displaying the determined serving symbol on the first display unit, a serving notice effect is selected according to the determined serving symbol, and at least one of the first display unit or the second display unit is selected. A catering notice control step for controlling so that display based on the selected catering notice effect is performed in any one of them,
In the predetermined arrangement notice control step, the predetermined arrangement in the first display section and the second display section based on the positional relationship between the first display section and the second display section in a predetermined case. A control method, wherein control is performed so that interlocking display based on a notice effect is performed.

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