JP2007229093A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which permits even mahjong novices to complete appropriate finish combinations in accordance with game statuses and obtain the interest of a jankyu game. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine has a plurality of ball entrances which are provided in a game area corresponding to symbols of mahjong tiles made up of a plurality of tile types, a first display section displaying acquired tile patterns or the like in which mahjong tile patterns obtained as the result of a ball entry into the ball entrances are drawn tiles, a second display section having a display screen different from the first display section, and permitting the playing of a game so as to make at least one of a plurality of finish combinations materialize, a means to decide on tiles to be recommended as sacrifice tiles and/or tiles drawn from the wall, and a means to control an operation navigation performance so as to make it to be put on both in the first display section and the second display section on the basis of the chosen recommended tiles in a prescribed case. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that has been improved so as to be able to assist the progress of the game in a gaming machine having a complicated game rule.

  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 the above-described conventional sparrow ball game machine, one unnecessary game ball can be relaunched when an unnecessary game (hereinafter also referred to as “unnecessary game”) is discarded from the manual game displayed on the image display device. When the truncation operation (discarding operation) and the re-launching operation are repeated within a predetermined number of times and a predetermined softening role is completed, a score is calculated, and a number of game medals corresponding to the score are obtained. To be paid out.
JP-A-7-39623 JP-A-7-39620

  By the way, the above-mentioned conventional sparrow ball game machine takes substantially the same form as a game machine such as a pachinko machine in that the game ball is thrown into the game area and entered into a desired winning opening or the like. When deciding the final victory or defeat, knowledge of mahjong whose game rules are generally complicated is required.

  For example, in order to receive as many game medals as possible, it is necessary to complete as many scorers as possible by launching a predetermined number of game balls. After grasping the score, it is necessary to select an appropriate softening role according to the game situation, and to select an appropriate throwing pad for the completion.

  However, for beginners who are not familiar with mahjong game rules or who are unfamiliar with mahjong, it is not easy to select the appropriate samurai by selecting the appropriate migratory role while grasping the score of the migratory role. Therefore, even if you play a sparrow ball game machine, there is a risk that you will not be able to receive a refund after completing the softening role. As a result, it has been difficult for such a beginner to improve the willingness to repeatedly play the game because the beginner cannot fully enjoy the fun of the sparrow ball game machine.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sparrow ball game machine that can complete an appropriate softening role according to the game situation even if it is a beginner of mahjong, and can obtain the fun of sparrow ball game. And

  The gaming machine of the present invention includes a plurality of entrances provided in a game area corresponding to a mahjong tile design comprising a plurality of species, and a mahjong tile design obtained by entering each entrance 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 gaming machine capable of playing so as to establish at least one of a plurality of set-up combinations, and throwing away and / or so that the game can proceed toward completion of a predetermined set-up combination Recommended 牌 determining means for determining 牌 recommended as self-referred (hereinafter referred to as “recommended 牌”), and in a predetermined case, the first display unit and the second display unit based on the determined recommended 牌Production control means for controlling operation navigation production to be performed on both sides And wherein the door.

  Preferably, the recommended habit determining unit determines a plurality of recommended habits, and the effect control unit performs control so that the determined plurality of recommended habits are displayed on the second display unit. The display unit is controlled to display a specific recommended bag among the determined plurality of recommended bags.

  Preferably, the information processing apparatus further includes a determining unit that determines a character to be used for the operation navigation effect, wherein the recommended kit determining unit selects a relaxing combination according to the determined character, It is characterized in that a recommended bag is determined so that the game can be progressed toward completion.

  Also preferably, the effect control means displays the recommended habit of the discarded bag on the second display unit, and displays on the second display unit among the hand symbols displayed on the first display unit. The operation navigation effect is controlled to be performed on the first display unit and the second display unit by instructing a hand symbol pattern corresponding to the recommended habit of the discarding to be performed by the action of the character. To do.

  Further preferably, the recommended habit determining means determines a recommended habit corresponding to at least two softening roles, and the effect control means is the determined recommended habit corresponding to one of the two warping roles. The operation navigation effect in the first display unit is performed based on the first display unit, and the operation navigation effect in the second display unit is performed based on the determined recommended bag corresponding to the other of the two relaxing combinations. It is characterized by controlling as follows.

  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 gaming machine capable of playing so as to establish at least one of a plurality of set-up combinations, so that the game can proceed toward completion of a predetermined set-up combination, A recommended bag determining step for determining a bag to be recommended as an abandoned bag and / or self-blocking (recommended bag), and, in a predetermined case, the first display unit and the second display unit based on the determined recommended bag And an effect control process for controlling operation navigation effects on both sides. I am characterized in.

  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 game machine of the present invention. In this case, each component of the gaming machine (such as the entrance and the display screens provided in the first and second display units) can be grasped as an image part / image area displayed on the display or the like by the gaming device. it can.

  According to the present invention, even a mahjong beginner can complete an appropriate softening role according to the game situation, and can provide a gaming machine that can obtain the fun of sparrow ball games.

  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 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 composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like, and is disposed so as to recede from the game board surface portion 2 to the back side of the paper surface 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 mounted on the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb are a sub board operation control program P21, a communication control program P22, a lamp control program P23, a hearing pattern determination program P24, a navigation character determination program P25, It consists of an operation navigation program P26 and the like.

  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 hearing pattern determination program P24 is a program that determines whether or not the combination of the 13 hand gesture symbols is in the hearing state immediately before the combination of the relaxing combinations is completed when the reach button 18 is operated. That is, in the hearing pattern determination program P24, 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.

  The navigation character determination program P25 is a program for determining a character (specifically, a character code) used for operation navigation effects. That is, the navigation character determination program P25 operates at the start of the game once in a game in principle, and selects one character (navigation character) from a plurality of preset characters at random or according to the game situation. decide. When based on the game situation, for example, a determination method of increasing the probability that a specific character is selected as the number of game medals stored or the number of remaining game balls is increased.

  The operation navigation program P26 is a program for navigating a required operation performed by the player in order to complete a predetermined softening role (for example, assisting a habit that should be discarded or a habit that should be refrained) It comprises a target relaxing combination selection program P261, an abandonment recommendation selection program P262, a self-recommendation recommendation selection program P263, a navigation effect control program P264, a relaxation selection determination program P265, and the like.

  The target relaxing combination selection program P261 is a program that selects a relaxing combination (target relaxing combination) that is intended to be completed by navigation.

  The abandoned 牌 recommended 牌 determination program P242 allows the game to progress toward the completion of the goal relaxation role when the player performs a puppet operation and adds 1 牌 to the 13 hands. It is a program that decides which trash should be manipulated (which is recommended as a trash).

  The self-recommended recommendation determination program P243 can advance the game toward the completion of the goal relaxation role when the player performs a discard operation from among the 14 items and sets the number of items to 13. As described above, this is a program for determining a bag to be operated by itself (i.e., a bag to be recommended as self).

  The navigation effect control program P264 is a program that controls the display device 38 or the display device 14 to perform a navigation effect based on the discarded 牌 recommended 牌 or the self-recommended 牌.

  The soaking determination determination program P265 is a program for determining whether or not there is a soot that can complete the soaking combination (salting soot).

  Hereinafter, the navigation effect relating to the throwing away will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9 and the screen examples of FIGS. 10 and 11. 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. Further, the frame of the screen examples in FIGS. 10 and 11 indicates the approximate display range of the display device 38 and the display device 14.

  The main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka is a game in which the player performs a self-operating operation by launching a game ball when the game is automatically arranged or when the game is in progress. In the case of the individual, it is determined whether or not the winning combination program is completed by operating the winning determination program P8. Then, when the softening combination is not completed, a control command (navigation effect command) for instructing a navigation effect related to the discarded bowl and 14 items stored in the hand memory area if the game is in progress The symbol code of the handed hand is transmitted to the sub control board Kb.

  When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the navigation effect command related to the throwing bag, if it also receives the symbol codes of the 14 handbooks, it stores them in the RAM 42, if necessary. After operating a predetermined program such as the navigation character determination program P25, the control shifts to the operation navigation program P26.

  In response to this, the operation navigation program P26 sequentially operates the target moderation role selection program P261, the throwing away recommended tile determination program P262, and the navigation effect control program P264.

  First, the target relaxing combination selection program P261 selects one or more target relaxing combinations based on a predetermined standard (S100). As a selection method, for example, a method of selecting according to a random or game situation is conceivable. When based on the game situation, for example, it may be configured such that the greater the number of game medals stored, the number of remaining game balls, and the like, the higher the probability that a particular soft combination will be selected. Further, when selecting a plurality of target relaxing combinations, for example, it may be configured to select each of a relaxing combination with a low number of acquired medals and a relaxing combination with a large number of acquired medals.

  Further, for example, refer to a navigation effect data table configured as shown in Table 3, that is, a table in which character codes (character codes are not displayed in Table 3) and balancer selection attributes are associated with each other. Then, it may be configured to acquire a set combination attribute corresponding to the navigation character and select at least one target set combination based on the acquired attribute. The navigation effect data table is stored in the ROM 41 in advance, for example.

  Here, the softening combination selection attribute is reference information for selecting a target softening combination. For example, in the case of an attribute that emphasizes high-scoring roles, (selection probability of 10 winning medals, selection probability of 5 winning medals, selection probability of 3 winning medals, selection of 2 winning medals (Probability, selection probability of winning combination of one acquired medal) = (30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%). Also, for example, in the case of the attribute of 3-5 winning medals, the (probability of winning 10 winning medals, the winning probability of 5 winning medals, the winning probability of 3 winning medals, the winning medal The winning combination of 3 to 5 winning medals is selected such that the selection probability of two winning combinations, the selection probability of one winning medal) = (10%, 35%, 35%, 10%, 10%) Is set to a high probability.

  As shown in Table 3, when associating the character with the role selection attribute, the navigation character determination program P25 is operated only once during one game as described above, and the navigation character changes during one game. In other words, it is desirable that the relaxing combination selection attribute does not change during one game. Such a mode is suitable for a beginner who does not fully understand mahjong rules and the like, since the tendency of the target softening role to change frequently during one game is likely to cause confusion.

  However, the navigation character determination program P25 is operated a plurality of times during one game, for example, when the softening combination selection attribute is not associated with the character, or when the predetermined condition is satisfied even when the character combination is associated. The navigation character may be changed during one game.

  Next, the discarded 牌 recommended 牌 determination program P262 refers to the RAM 42 and selects a cocoon that is unnecessary to complete the target balancer from among 14 procedures (including self-restraint). In step S101, it is determined as a bag to be discarded. One or more abandoned recommended tiles can be determined depending on the number of selected target balancers and the situation of the hand, but here a maximum of five can be determined when a plurality can be determined. When there are a plurality of selected target balancers, for example, it is not necessary to complete each target balancer randomly, according to the game situation, or according to a predetermined priority order (such as symbol code order). You can choose abandoned 牌 recommended 牌 from the list. In addition, when there is only one abandoned recommendation for one goal relaxing combination, the player is in a listening state for the target relaxing combination.

  Next, the navigation effect control program P264 stores in the RAM 42 the symbol code (navigation symbol code) corresponding to the determined thrown away recommended jar (S102).

  Next, the navigation effect control program P264 determines an effect type based on a predetermined standard (S103). As a selection criterion, various modes such as random or according to the game situation, or according to the selected target balancer, or according to the navigation character can be considered.

  Here, there are two types of effect types: a single-screen single type and a two-screen interlocking type. The single screen single type is a type in which a navigation effect is performed on either the display device 14 or the display device 38, and the two screen interlocking type is a type in which a navigation effect is performed on both the display device 14 and the display device 38. is there. In this embodiment, since the navigation effect of the two-screen interlocking type is also adopted as described above, the navigation effect is performed by effectively using the two display units, and the player's mood is further enhanced, so that the game can be played. Can be easily heated.

  Next, the navigation effect control program P264, when the determined effect type is a single screen single type (S104: single screen single type), the navigation effect on either the display device 14 or the display device 38 in advance. In order to perform control so that is displayed, a navigation command code, a navigation character code, a control command for instructing a navigation effect relating to abandonment, or the like is transmitted to either of the image control boards Kc or Kd (S105). However, when a navigation effect is displayed on the display device 38, a control command or the like is also transmitted to the image control board Kc in order to output sound and sound effects corresponding to the navigation effect from the speaker 6.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a single screen single type navigation effect is performed on the display device 38. In this example, the navigation character A1 appears on the display device 38, and the state of thinking about the discarded 牌 recommended 例 え ば such as “East”, “Six” and “Nine-cylinder” is displayed as a navigation effect. . It should be noted that, when displaying the discarded 牌 recommended 牌, one corresponding to the trash recommended 牌 among the button names (A, B, C,...) Displayed on the manual display portion 35 and the self-display portion 36. May be displayed together. In this case, by visually recognizing the contents of the navigation effect, the player can immediately understand the bag to be discarded next, and can execute the discarding operation by using the button 16a or the like.

  On the other hand, when the determined effect type is the two-screen interlocking type (S104: two-screen interlocking type), the navigation effect control program P264 displays the navigation effect on both the display device 14 and the display device 38. In addition, in order to control the sound and sound effect according to the navigation effect to be output from the speaker 6, the navigation effect related to the navigation symbol code, the navigation character code, and the throwing-in waste is instructed to both the image control boards Kc and Kd. A control command or the like is transmitted (S106).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a two-screen interlocking type navigation effect is performed on both the display device 38 and the display device 14. In this example, the navigation character A2 appears on the display device 38, and a plurality of abandoned recommended tiles, for example, “East”, “Six”, and “Nine-cylinder” are displayed as navigation effects. Is done. Further, a navigation character X (in the example shown in the figure, a “pointing” character) appears on the display device 14, and the display device 38 among the hand gestures displayed on the hand palm display unit 16 and the self-portrait display unit 36. A state in which a hand corresponding to a specific discard recommendation recommendation ("East" in the figure) in the discard recommendation recommendation displayed above is displayed as a navigation effect.

  The specific discarded 牌 recommended 指 し to be pointed is selected from, for example, the discarded 牌 recommended ラ ン ダ ム randomly or according to a predetermined standard (for example, pointing at the character priority, pointing according to a predetermined priority, pointing to the leftmost displayed 牌, etc.) Alternatively, a plurality may be selected. Furthermore, when the target role combination is selected according to the navigation character selection attribute of the navigation character, it may be configured to point to the throwing away recommended tile corresponding to the selected target level combination. The navigation effect control program P264 transmits a navigation symbol code of the selected specific discard recommendation bag to the image control board Kc.

  As described above, by performing the navigation effect relating to the throwing ball on both of the two display devices, it is possible to perform appropriate navigation relating to the throwing ball while enhancing the preference of the navigation effect and the sparrow ball game itself. As a result, even beginners who are not familiar with mahjong's migratory role, etc. can enjoy the sparrow ball game and select the throwing tiles accurately with reference to the navigation effect and proceed with the game Become.

  In particular, when the display device 38 is configured to display a plurality of recommended discard tiles while the display device 14 is preferably configured to display a specific preferably discarded discard tile, it is displayed to a mahjong experienced person. While it is possible to provide a way of playing in which a user can freely select a discarded trash from a plurality of discarded か ら recommended 複数 displayed on the device 38 according to his / her own judgment, the trash recommended 牌 displayed on the display device 14 is provided for a beginner. If you choose, you can provide a way to play that you can complete the relaxing role without hesitation.

  Note that the navigation effect control program P264 may control the transmission timings of the image control boards Kc and Kd to be different from each other when the determined effect type is a two-screen interlocking type. For example, first, a control command or the like is transmitted to the image control board Kd, and a navigation effect as shown in FIG. Then, at the timing when the display of the thought content is finished on the display device 38, a control command or the like is transmitted to the image control board Kc, and a navigation effect as shown in FIG. Controlling the start timing of the navigation effect in the two display devices in this way can further enhance the preference.

  As for self-confidence, navigation effects can be performed in the same way as throwing away. In other words, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka executes the navigation effect command related to self-restraint whenever the player performs the “scraping operation” to throw away one unnecessary spear from the 14 hand spears. And the 13 hand code symbols stored in the hand memory area are transmitted to the sub-control board Kb.

  When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives a navigation effect command related to self-regulation, the sub-board operation control program P21 stores the 13 hand code symbols received together in the RAM 42 and a predetermined pattern such as a hearing pattern determination program P24. Then, control is transferred to the operation navigation program P26.

  In response to this, the operation navigation program P26 sequentially activates the target mild combination selection program P261, the self-recommended recommendation habit determination program P263, the navigation effect control program P264, and the calming habit determination extraction program P265. As a result, the navigation effect relating to the self-containment is performed in the same manner as the navigation effect relating to the discarded bag. For example, in a two-screen interlocking type navigation effect relating to self-restriction, a navigation effect such that a mini-size character runs with a specific self-recommended reed on the display device 14 is executed.

  If it is determined that there is a Japanese sweet potato, the Japanese sweet potato determination and extraction program P265 stores the design code of the Japanese sweet potato in the RAM 42 and performs image control on all the design codes of the Japanese sweet potato stored in the RAM 42. A control command is transmitted to the boards Kc and Kd, and control is performed to display a symbol corresponding to the symbol code of the Japanese sea bream on the image control boards Kc and Kd. As a result, the game effect display program P3212 of the image control boards Kc and Kd displays the received design of the Japanese phoenix design code on the Japanese candy display unit 31 and the display device 38 as candidates for the Japanese potato. 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.

(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 a navigation effect display 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 navigation effect display control program P323 is a program for performing processing for displaying an image of the navigation effect on the display device 14 and the display device 38.

  For example, the navigation effect display control program P323 changes the display of the navigation effect on the display device 14 or the display device 38 according to the navigation symbol code, navigation character code, control command, etc. transmitted by the navigation effect control program P264. For this purpose, the navigation effect display control program P323 for each image control board has a data table DT for storing each effect data used for the navigation effect in a 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.

  In the display control on the display device 14, the navigation effect display control program P323 on the image control board Kc is displayed on the display device 14 as shown in FIG. Other areas except for, that is, the discarded game display unit 34, the big game softening display unit 32, the chance game softening display unit 33, the Japanese game display unit 31, the game medal reserve number display unit 26, and the remaining game balls The number display unit 27, the front drum display unit 29, the back drum display unit 30, and the wind screen display unit 28 are temporarily erased for a predetermined time, and the entire erased area is based on the selected effect data. You may comprise so that an effect may be overwritten and displayed. In this case, 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 navigation effect display control program P323 stops outputting the effect data when the predetermined time has elapsed, and returns the display on 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.

(Game procedure, processing overview of each program)
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, it stores them in the RAM 42 and transmits them 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, the main board operation control program P1 completes the control to display the 14 handed symbols, the big combination, the chance combination, the front side, etc. on the display device 14 that are automatically arranged. Then, the display device 14 is controlled so as to notify the player by screen display or sound that the game start condition has been prepared.

  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 14 hands automatically arranged have not been softened, the main board operation control program P1 transmits a navigation effect command related to the throwing bowl to the sub-control board Kb.

  When receiving the control command, the sub board operation control program P21 of the sub control board Kb operates the navigation character determination program P25 and then shifts the control to the navigation effect control program P26. As a result, the navigation effect relating to the abandonment described above is first executed for the layout.

  Further, the main board operation control program P1 sends a control command for performing a screen display for prompting the player to discard an unnecessary piece of spear from the handcuffs via the sub control board Kb. Transmit to Kc, Kd. 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 which preset winning combination is raised 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 determines the symbol of the bag to be discarded by referring to the navigation effect, any of the buttons for discarding buttons 16a, 16b, 16c,. Select or turn on this one and 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 above-mentioned 13 hand code symbols, the sub-board operation control program P21 activates the hearing pattern determination program P24 and then shifts the control to the operation navigation program P26. As a result, the navigation effect relating to the above-described self-restraint is executed.

  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, and the process proceeds to step S10. Also when the remaining number of game balls is 0, the process proceeds to step S10.

  On the other hand, when the softening combination has not been completed and the remaining number of game balls is one or more, the main board operation control program P1 stores the navigation effect command related to the discarded bowl and the manual storage area. The 14 symbol codes of the handbags are transmitted to the sub-control board Kb. At this time, the 13 symbol codes excluding the self-contained bag are sorted in ascending order, and are transmitted to the sub-control board Kb separately from the self-contained bag code.

  When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the navigation effect command related to the throwing bag, the sub-board operation control program P21 stores the received 14 hand code symbols in the RAM 42 and then shifts the control to the operation navigation program P26. . As a result, the navigation effect relating to the above-mentioned throwing-up is performed on the hand in progress of the game.

  Further, the main board operation control program P1 sends a control command for performing a screen display for prompting the player to discard an unnecessary piece of spear from the handcuffs via the sub control board Kb. Transmit to Kc, Kd. 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.

  Then, the process returns to step S7, and the player continues to perform a littering operation for throwing away a single spear that is considered unnecessary from the 14 handclaws.

  Here, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to launch the game ball into the game board surface 2, enters the listening state, and the remaining game ball number display unit 27 displays a numerical value of “1” or more. In some cases, 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.

  In the game end process in 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 24 is displayed. When the combination is not completed when the button 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 navigation effect is performed from the start of the game, but the navigation effect may be performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the game is in progress.

  In the above embodiment, the navigation character is determined by the navigation character determination program P25 on the sub control board Kb. However, the navigation character is determined by the predetermined program on the main control board Ka, and the navigation character information thus determined is determined. May be transmitted to the sub-control board Kb. In this case, for example, the player may be able to select a navigation character using an operation button or the like.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the structure which matches a character and a soot selection attribute on a one-to-one basis, you may match a different soot selection attribute with the same character, for example.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the target moderation combination selection program P261 is operated every time the throwing-in operation is performed. For example, the target moderation combination selection program P261 is also executed only once in one game, or It is good also as a structure operated for every number of multiple balls. Or it is good also as a structure which makes it operate | move once at the time of a game start, and to operate | move only when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the middle of a game. In such a case, during one game, a navigation effect is performed based on a fixed (or fixed to some extent) target balancer regardless of changes in the hand according to the progress of the game. Consistent navigation can be provided. In particular, such a mode is suitable for a beginner who does not sufficiently understand the softening combination because the target softening combination is frequently changed during one game, so that confusion easily occurs.

  In addition, when selecting a plurality of target relaxing combinations according to the navigation character, the target relaxing combination selecting program P261 uses a plurality of target relaxing combinations based on the same navigation character (the same relaxing selection attribute). Alternatively, the navigation character determination program P25 may determine a plurality of navigation characters, and select a plurality of target calming combinations based on the respective balance selection attributes of the plurality of navigation characters.

  When selecting a plurality of target relaxing combinations according to the navigation character, for example, the display device 38 displays abandoned recommended tiles for each of the plurality of target relaxing combinations, and the display device 14 displays a specific target sum of them. It is possible to consider a configuration in which a discarded 牌 recommended に つ い て about the role is displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a navigation character is made to appear for each target balancer on the display device 38 to display a corresponding discarded recommendation tile, and the display device 14 displays the specific target balancer. The corresponding mini-size navigation character may point to a discarded recommendation recommendation for the specific goal relaxing role.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, the display device 38 displays abandoned recommended tiles for at least one of the plurality of target balancers, and the display device 14 does not use it for display on the display device 38. It is also possible to consider a configuration in which a discard recommendation recommendation for the target balancer is displayed. In this case, for example, the display device 38 has the navigation character A2 corresponding to the high score-oriented soft tile selection attribute and the target balance role discarding recommended tile determined based on the attribute. The properties of the discarded 牌 recommended す る displayed on the two display devices, such as displaying the navigation character C2 corresponding to the score-oriented reduced heel selection attribute and the discarded 牌 recommended の of the target grading role determined based on the attribute ( Information quality) may be changed. According to such a configuration, the navigation effect on the display device 38 can be intended for an experienced player, while the navigation effect on the display device 14 can be intended for a beginner, and by using two display devices, the experience can be experienced. It is possible to perform navigation effects appropriately for a wide range of players with different skills, from beginners to beginners.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the structure which selects the target relaxing combination by the target relaxing combination selection program P261 in each of the navigation effect regarding abandonment and the navigation rendering regarding self-determination, for example, the navigation effect regarding self-determination In this case, the target calming combination selection program P261 may not be operated, and the target calming combination selected in the last thrown away navigation effect may be continuously used. Conversely, in the navigation effect related to the discarded bowl, the target set combination selected in the self-running navigation effect performed immediately before may be used without operating the target set combination selection program P261.

  In the above embodiment, the sparrow ball game machine (dedicated machine) has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be realized with other hardware.

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simulation apparatus capable of executing the same game as the sparrow ball game machine according to the present invention on the screen (pseudo game).

  The simulation device 500 is, for example, a personal computer, a game machine, a mobile phone, or a PDA, and includes a control device 510, a display device 520, an input device 530, and the like.

  The control device 510 includes a CPU 510a, a ROM 510b, a RAM 510c, and the like, and centrally controls each part of the simulation device 500 by executing various control programs stored in a memory such as the ROM 510b. The memory of the control device 510 stores a simulation program for performing a pseudo game on the screen of the display device 520. The simulation program is installed through various storage media such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, and a semiconductor memory, and from a server equipped with the simulation program via a network (such as the Internet or an intranet) or a communication interface (not shown). Can be downloaded.

  The display device 520 is composed of a CRT, a liquid crystal panel, and the like, and is an image representing each element constituting the sparrow ball game machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, for example, the game board surface portion 2, the operation panel 3, the display device 14, and the display device 38. And the like, the hand and the self displayed on the display device 14, the character 61 displayed on the display device 38, and the like are displayed.

  The input device 530 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and realizes functions such as a game ball launch lever 4 that constitutes the sparrow ball game machine 1. Specifically, by operating the input device 530 by the player, a game ball is fired or the like in the pseudo game.

  According to the simulation program described above, the same game as the gaming machine according to the present invention can be realized by a simulation device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone, so that the player can enjoy a pseudo game with the simulation device. it can.

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 navigation effect regarding a litter. It is a screen example for demonstrating the navigation effect regarding the single-screen single-type trash. It is a screen example for demonstrating the navigation effect regarding the 2-screen interlocking type litter. It is a flowchart which shows the effect | action in this embodiment. It is an example of a screen for demonstrating the navigation effect regarding the double-screen interlocking type throwaway in the modification. It is the other example of a screen for demonstrating the navigation effect regarding the discarding of the 2 screen interlocking type in a modification. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the simulation apparatus which concerns on a modification.

Explanation of symbols

1: Sparrow ball game machine 2: Game board surface (game area)
11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e: Entrance 14: Display device (first display unit)
38: Display device (second display unit)
P25: Navigation character determination means (navigation character determination program)
P26: Operation navigation means (operation navigation program)
P261: Target balancer selection means (target balancer selection program)
P262: Abandoned 牌 recommended 牌 determining means (abandoned 牌 recommended 牌 determining program)
P263: Self-recommended recommendation determination means (self-recommended recommendation determination program)
P264: Navigation effect control means (navigation effect control program)
P323: Navigation effect display control means (navigation effect display control program)

Claims (6)

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 recommended habit determining means for determining an abandoned habit and / or a habit of recommending himself / herself (hereinafter referred to as a “recommended habit”) so that the game can proceed toward completion of a predetermined softening role;
An effect control means for controlling an operation navigation effect to be performed on both the first display unit and the second display unit based on the determined recommended bag in a predetermined case. Machine. The recommended bag determining means determines a plurality of recommended bottles,
The effect control unit controls the second display unit to display the determined plurality of recommended baskets, and a specific recommended basket among the determined plurality of recommended baskets is displayed on the first display unit. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is controlled to be displayed. Furthermore, a determination means for determining a character used for the operation navigation effect is provided,
The recommended heel determining means selects a combination combination according to the determined character, and determines a recommendation combination so that the game can be advanced toward completion of the selected combination combination. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.   The effect control means displays the recommended tile for the discarded tile on the second display section, and recommends the discarded basket displayed on the second display section among the hand symbols displayed on the first display section. The control unit is configured so that an operation navigation effect is performed on the first display unit and the second display unit by instructing a hand symbol corresponding to the kite by a character action. 4. The gaming machine according to any one of 3 above. The recommended kite determining means determines a recommended kite corresponding to at least two balancers,
The effect control means performs an operation navigation effect on the first display unit based on the determined recommended bag corresponding to one of the two balancers, and the other of the two balancers 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an operation navigation effect on the second display unit is controlled based on the corresponding recommended recommendation that has been determined. 6. Corresponding to the mahjong tile design made up of multiple varieties, a plurality of entrances provided in the game area and the mahjong tile design obtained by entering each entrance 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 gaming machine capable of playing so as to establish at least one of
A recommended habit determining step for determining an abandoned habit and / or a habit of recommending itself (hereinafter referred to as a “recommended habit”) so that the game can proceed toward completion of the predetermined softening role;
An effect control step for controlling the operation navigation effect to be performed on both the first display unit and the second display unit based on the determined recommended bag in a predetermined case. Method.

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