JP2007236652A - Game machine and simulation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interesting jankyu (combination of mahjong and pachinko game) game machine which permits players to easily concentrate on a game by inspiring the players' feeling. <P>SOLUTION: A special combination screen display program including a display mode decision program and a performance display program is mounted on an image control board. The display mode decision program decides on a display mode (character size and display position) of a special combination selected on the basis of a given display mode and the performance display program decides on the detail of a performance (very exciting performance) of the special combination selected on the basis of the given display mode and the special combination screen display program displays the special combination in a manner for reflecting the chosen display mode and the detail of the performance. <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 mahjong tiles are provided at the bottom of the game board on which various game parts are arranged, and game medals (hereinafter simply referred to as “medals”) are inserted into the medal slot. After that, for example, when 14 game balls per game are launched on the surface of the game board and each game ball enters one of the entrances, the pattern of the mahjong tile corresponding to the entrance is There is a sparrow ball game machine as a game machine that functions to be displayed on a display device arranged on a game board surface (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Also, in recent years, when a game medal inserted in the medal slot is detected based on the detection switch, a function of automatically displaying the mahjong tiles in an appropriate combination on the display device (that is, automatic distribution) is provided. A sparrow ball game machine is also known as a game machine.

  In the above-described conventional sparrow ball game machine, by throwing away an unnecessary spear from the hand spear displayed on the display device (discarding the spear), a new game ball is launched and a new spear is reclaimed ( The self-removal operation and the self-removal operation are repeatedly performed within a predetermined number of times, and when a predetermined softening role is completed, the rank of the softening role (for example, 1 to 6 translations). A combination of the number of game medals according to the difficulty of the combination.

JP-A-7-39623

  Here, if you can complete a high level of difficulty, the number of game medals will be increased, but of course, completing a high level will be less than completing a low level. difficult. As described above, in the sparrow ball game machine, the player must complete the game early because the softening role must be completed during a predetermined number (for example, 11 times) of the throwing-in operation and the self-control operation. However, it has been difficult to improve the willingness to play repeatedly because the game tends to be monotonous.

  In addition, in the sparrow ball game machine, the right of special game (a state in which the player can specify self-restraint and complete the softening role on condition that the player enters a predetermined attacker) Special roles that can be acquired (big role or chance role) were selected, and the selected special role was displayed in the specified display window, but the display mode does not depend on the number of special roles selected, etc. It was always constant and the game tended to be monotonous.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a highly entertaining gaming machine that can elevate the player's mood and easily engulf the game.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine that shifts to a special game that allows a game advantageous to the player to be continued up to a predetermined number of times when a predetermined relaxing combination is established. , Corresponding to the special game according to the assigning means for allocating a combination corresponding to a plurality of special games with different number of continuations and the difficulty of the combination combination allocated to one special game with a large number of continuations And changing means for changing the display area of the special combination to be displayed, and display means for displaying the special combination corresponding to the special game in the changed display area.

  In this way, by changing the display area of the combination role corresponding to the special game according to the difficulty level of the combination combination (for example, the big combination) assigned to one special game having a large number of continuations, It is possible to increase the sense of expectation for relaxation.

  Here, in the above-described configuration, the changing means has a low degree of difficulty of the soft combination assigned to the one special game and has a soft role in the other special game with a small number of continuations. When not assigned, the display area of the Japanese character combination assigned to the one special game is enlarged and the display region of the Japanese character combination assigned to the other special game is omitted. It is preferable that the softening role assigned to the one special game is displayed in the enlarged display area. Furthermore, it is preferable that the display means change a display mode (a layout, a character size, etc.) of a character object indicating a combination role assigned to the one special game.

  Further, the above configuration further includes a determination unit that determines the content of the effect when displaying the combination playing corresponding to the special game according to the difficulty level of the combination playing corresponding to the special game. The display means preferably displays a softening combination corresponding to the special game in the changed display area based on the determined effect content.

  In this way, by determining the content of the presentation (such as intense production) according to the difficulty level of the softening role corresponding to the special game, the player can increase the expectation of the game, and the production Accordingly, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the big role should be aimed at, or whether it is better to aim at the normal role rather than aiming for the big role.

  The game according to the present invention may be realized by a computer. For this purpose, the simulation program is installed in various kinds of media such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, and a communication network in a memory in an information processing apparatus such as a business or home video game machine or a personal computer. Can be loaded.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the game machine etc. with high interest property etc. which can raise a player's mood and can be easily absorbed in a game.

A. The present embodiment (A-1. Configuration of the embodiment)
Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a sparrow ball game machine according to the present invention, a sparrow ball game machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS. This sparrow ball game machine will be described with an example of a sparrow ball game machine that plays a game using a total of 108 spears, each of 27 types of spear symbols. 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 front part of the sparrow ball game machine 1 basically includes a game board surface part 2, an operation panel 3, a game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, The speaker 6 and the lamp device 7 are voice output devices that output voice and sound effects (hereinafter referred to as voice).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a display device (display means) 38 for performing a required effect display is disposed in a substantially central portion of the game board surface portion 2 surrounded by the guide rails 8. An attacker 9 as a variable entrance (also referred to as a special entrance) is disposed above 38. Further, a display unit 37 is disposed above the attacker 9, distribution members 12 a and 12 b of the game ball distribution device 12 are disposed on the left and right of the display device 38, and a game ball passes on the left and right of the attacker 9. Attacker operation passage ports 10a and 10b are arranged as possible variable entrance operation ports.

  The display device 38 is disposed so as to recede from the game board surface portion 2 to the back side of the sheet of FIG. In addition, the game ball sorting device 12 does not hinder the movement of the sorting members 12a and 12b continuously reciprocating 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 portion of the display device 38 and the game ball sorting device 12 other than the sorting members 12a and 12b, the entry 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 provided. 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 display device and the like, a medal slot 15, and various operation buttons. These various operation buttons include a discard button 16a, 16b,..., 16m, in which 13 buttons are arranged in the horizontal direction, a discard button 17, a reach button 18, a selection right shift button 19, a selection button A selection left 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 button 25 are configured. 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 special combination display unit (display means) 32 indicating a special combination, and a disposal kite display unit 34 that displays a symbol of a discard kite. Images, numerical values, etc. are displayed. Among these, the special combination display unit 32 displays the combination of the special combinations corresponding to a plurality of special games having different continuation times of the special game. Specifically, the special combination display unit 32 has the right of the big game in which the special game can be continued N1 times. A winning combination (big combination) that can be obtained and a relaxing combination (chance combination) that can obtain a chance game right that allows the special game to be continued N2 (<N1) times are displayed.
In the present embodiment, the display area of the relaxing combination corresponding to each special game is changed according to the difficulty level of the big combination displayed on the special combination display unit 32 (details will be described later).

  The handbag display unit 35 displays 13 handbag symbols, while the self-portrait display unit 36 displays the symbol of the handed-down bag. The displayed mahjong tiles are displayed in color, and button names (A, A,...) Corresponding to the discarded bowl buttons 16a, 16b,... B, C, D, E,...) Are displayed. From candidates displayed on the manual display unit 35 and the self-display unit 36, a candidate for a bag (that is, a discarded bag) that is not necessary for completing the targeted relaxing role is selected, and the selected discarded item is selected. The candy candidate is displayed blinking (or the color of the candy is changed), and the player is notified of the discarded candy candidate.

  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 communicating with the control boards Ka, Kb, and Kc. 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 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.

(A-1-1. Configuration of the 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, display mode determination program P6, dora lottery program P7 for determining the front and back drums, winning determination program P8, self-selection support program P9, special game control program P10, special game continuation control program P11, special game It consists of a center selection program P12, a symbol display program P13, and the like.

  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 board Kc perform initialization processing when the power is turned on. As a result, the image control board Kc 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, analyze the incoming signal from the entrance that entered when the player launched the game ball, and add the symbol of the kite corresponding to this entrance to the manual data as self-restraint (self-control operation) Processing, or when the player performs an operation to cut an unnecessary bag from the hand bag by operating the button (16a), etc. A process of deleting the symbol of the bag corresponding to the discard button from the manual data is performed.

(3) When the automatic arrangement program P5 is activated and 14 manuals at the start of the game are determined, the graphic data of the manuals are stored in the manual storage area as manual data in the RAM 42; 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 board Kc, 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 determined as the symbol to which this symbol code is 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 display mode determination program P6 is a program for determining a display mode that represents the display mode (character size, display position, etc.) of a character object that represents a special role that can acquire a special game right for each game (details). Later).
When the display mode is determined by lottery or the like, the display mode determination program P6 refers to the special role number correspondence table TA1 shown in FIG. 9 and extracts the number of big roles and the number of chance roles corresponding to the determined display mode. For example, when the determined display mode is “1”, the number of big combinations “1” and the number of chance combinations “0” corresponding to this display mode are extracted from the special combination table TA1. Then, the display mode determination program P6 sends information including the determined display mode, the number of big combinations corresponding to the display mode, and the number of chance combinations to the sub-control board Kb as display mode information.

  The dora lottery program P7 is a program for determining the front and back dora by lottery in the same manner at the start of the game.

  The winning determination program P8 is a combination of pre-set weight combinations when 14 manuals are determined by the automatic layout program P5 and when the player performs his own operation. It is a program for judging whether or not. As the softening combination, a data table having a structure as shown in Table 2, that is, the type of the winning combination and the score (the number of acquired medals) that can be obtained by the player for the winning combination is a winning determination program P8. Or stored in 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.

  When a signal indicating that a game ball has entered the attacker 9 is input to the attacker 9 in the game that has acquired the special game right, the self-selection selection support program P9 is self-restrained by the screen of the display device 14 and the interactive method. This is a program for supporting the operation of selecting the symbol of the frog to be performed. In particular, the operation support program P9 outputs a signal to the screen display program P32, and displays, for example, “Please do it yourself”, “Please select the throwing away” on the screen of the display device 14, etc. Assisting the user.

  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.

  When the special combination is established, the special game continuation control program P11 determines the predetermined number of games from the next game onward according to the established special combination (that is, the big combination or the chance combination) (13 games for the big combination, chance combination) If this is the case, it is a program that continues for a period of 3 games, etc., and turns on a ball-on sensor (not shown) provided in the attacker operation passage openings 10a, 10b. 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 winning the combination ) Including the right of a big game or a chance game that continues for a predetermined number of games. 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.

<A-1-2. Configuration of Sub Control Board Kb>
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the programs installed in the ROM 41 of the sub control board Kb are the sub board operation control program P21, the communication control program P22, the lamp control program P23, the Japanese style judgment program P24, and the special role selection. The program P25, the production mode determination program P26, and the like. Further, the soaking determination program P24 includes a hearing pattern determination program P241, a self-selection selection support program P242a, a discarded selection selection support program P242b, and a soot selection determination program P243.

The sub board operation control program P21 decodes various control commands transmitted from the main control board Ka, and controls the execution of the programs in response to the control commands.
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 for receiving data from the main control board Ka and performing communication processing with the image control board Kc. Upon receiving these various control commands and their control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, the image control board Kc displays a production image and information on the display device 14 and the display device 38 by program processing. The sound and sound effects for production are output from the speaker 6.

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

  The softening judgment program P24 is for completing a preset softening role based on the current thirteen manuals transmitted from the main control board Ka after the player has performed the throwing-in operation. This is a program for supporting a necessary operation performed by the player (for example, assisting a spear to be discarded or a spear to be refrained).

  The main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka completes the winning combination by operating the winning determination program P8 when the player fires a game ball and performs a self-control operation to reach 14 hands It is determined whether or not. If the player does not complete the softening role, each time the player performs an “discarding operation” that throws away one unnecessary spear from the fourteen spears, the player stores it in the hand storage area. The 13 symbol codes of the hand are sent to the sub-control board Kb together with the control command. At this time, the 13 symbol codes are sorted in ascending order and transmitted to the sub control board Kb. When the sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the 13 hand code symbols, the sub-board operation control program P21 stores the received data in the RAM 42 and then shifts the control to the wrinkle determination program P24. Then, the Japanese koji determination program P24 sequentially operates the hearing pattern determination program P241, the self-selection selection support program P242a, the discarded selection selection support program P242b, and the Japanese koji determination extraction program P243.

The hearing pattern determination program P241 immediately before the player completes the combination of hand-warming symbols when the player performs one's own operation on the current thirteen hands and adds one hand. It is determined whether or not it is in a hearing state. That is, the hearing pattern determination program P241 determines whether or not the combination of the hand symbol symbols displayed on the hand display unit 35 and the self-displaying unit 36 is in the listening state immediately before the combination is completed. Then, the determination result is output.
Furthermore, the hearing pattern determination program P241 determines whether or not the combination of the hand and hand symbols is in a hearing state immediately before the combination of the softening when the reach button 18 is operated, and outputs a determination result. Makes the hand-drawn symbol unchangeable and adds a straight-up role as a softening role.

  The self-selection selection support program P242a performs a self-control operation to complete a preset softening role when the player performs a throw-in operation from among 14 manual operations to make 13 manual operations. Performs processing to extract and support powers (self-candidate candidates). Specifically, the selection of the self-determination candidate is supported by displaying the self-determination candidate in a window or the like (not shown) displayed at the bottom of the display device 38.

  The throwing-in selection support program P242b performs a process of extracting and supporting a basket to be discarded (candidate selection) at this time when one basket is added to the 13 manuals by performing the self-depression operation. Do. More specifically, from the hand and the self-portrait displayed on the display device 14, the discard candidate candidates that are not necessary for completing the target relaxing role are extracted, and the extracted discard candidate candidates are displayed in a blinking manner. Helping to select abandonment candidates.

  It is to be noted that the Japanese koji determination and extraction program P243 determines and extracts by a predetermined process, and transmits all of the Japanese koji design codes stored in the RAM 42 together with the control commands to the image control boards Kc and Kd for image control. The screen display program P32 of the image control board Kc performs the control for displaying the design corresponding to the symbol code of the Japanese rice cake on the board Kc, while the screen display program P32 of the image control board Kc softens the received design code of the Japanese rice cake. It is displayed on the mild candy display unit 31 and the display device 38 as a candy candidate.

The special role selection program (assignment means) P25 selects (assigns) special roles (chance role and big role) that can acquire special game rights for each game based on the display mode information sent from the main control board Ka. )
For example, when the display mode is “2” and display mode information indicating that one big role and one chance role should be selected is received, the special role selection program P27 is registered in the machine. One big combination (for example, “Daizen”) and one chance combination (for example, “Ichiguchi”) are determined by lottery or the like, and transferred to the image control board Kc. On the other hand, when the display mode information with the display mode “1” is received, the special role selection program P27 determines one big role (for example, “one-stopper”) according to the display mode information.
Furthermore, the special combination selection program P25 refers to the difficulty level table TA2 shown in FIG. 10 to grasp the difficulty level of the determined big combination (for example, “first base”). The special role selection program P25 notifies the effect mode determination program P26 of the special role assignment information indicating the determined big role and the difficulty level information indicating the difficulty level of the big role, and the display mode determination program of the image control board Kc. Notify P3213a.

  The effect mode determination program P26 determines the effect mode based on the difficulty level information notified from the special role selection program P25. More specifically, the production mode determination program P26 should first be executed by grasping the difficulty level of the big role assigned by the special selection program P25 and then referring to the production mode selection table TA3 shown in FIG. Determine the production mode.

  For example, if the grasped difficulty level of the big role is “1” or “2” (for example, “Ichiguchi”), the “hot mode” that has great expectation for the formation of the big role is selected. On the other hand, when the difficulty level is “4” or “5” (for example, “large three yuan”), the “normal mode” that suppresses excessive expectation is selected. Further, when the difficulty level is “3” (for example, “Jun Chang”), the “slight heat mode” is selected that makes the player expect his big role.

  In general, the lower the difficulty level of the softening role, the more easily the role is established, and the situation is advantageous to the player. In order to notify the player of such a situation, in the present embodiment, as the difficulty level of the softening role decreases, the production level (the flashiness of the display content changed according to the softening probability) increases. Produce (details will be described later). The effect mode determination program P26 notifies the effect display mode P thus determined to the effect display program P3213b of the image control board Kc as effect mode information.

(A-1-3. Configuration of Image Control Board Kc)
Next, a program installed in the ROM 41 of the image control board Kc will be described with reference to FIG. This program includes an image board operation control program P31, an image display program P32, a sound / sound effect output program P41, 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 and the sound / sound effect output program P41 are a process for displaying various effect images on the display device 14 based on the control command and control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, A process of outputting voice and sound effects for production from the speaker 6 is performed.

  The screen display program P32 is a program for performing processing for displaying an image, numerical information, and the like on the display device 14 based on the control command transmitted from the sub control board Kb and its control data, and the normal game screen display program P321. And a special game screen display program P322 and an effect control program P323.

  The normal game screen display program P321 displays various effect images on the display device 14 and various types of support for the player when the player is playing a normal game since the power of the sparrow ball game machine 1 is turned on. This is a program for performing processing for displaying an image, and includes an initial effect display program P3211 and a game effect display program P3212 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.

  The game effect display program P3212 is a program for performing processing for displaying the screen having the contents shown in FIG. 4 and the like on the display device 14 and the display device 38. For example, each time a player performs a throw-in operation as the game progresses, or in the case of a normal game, a self-control operation by launching a game ball, etc., it is transmitted from the main control board Ka via the sub-control board Kb. Processing for displaying the current design of the hand tile, the design of the discarded kite, and the design of the kite determined to be the kite transmitted from the sub-control board Kb, based on the control command and the control data. Provided with various display means such as a process for displaying the number of points that gained the winning combination when the combination is completed, a process for displaying a self-operating operation that has been transmitted from the sub-control board Kb in advance, or a bag to be discarded. It is composed of programs.

The special role screen display program (display means) P3213 is a program for performing processing for displaying the selected special role (big role and chance role) on the special role display unit 32 of the display device 14, and a display mode determination program P3213a And an effect display program P3213b.
The display mode determination program (changing means, display means) P3213a changes the special role display area based on the display mode information, special role information, difficulty information, etc. transferred from the sub-control board Kb, The display mode (character size, arrangement position, etc.) of the character object indicating the combination is determined. For example, when “1” is determined as the display mode and “first base” (difficulty level: “1”) is assigned as the big role, the display area Ar of the big role is expanded and the chance role The display area is omitted, and a display mode for displaying the big role “Ichiguchi” in the enlarged display area Ar is determined (see FIG. 14A). Here, even in the same display mode, when the difficulty level of the soft combination assigned as the big combination is high (for example, “4”, “5”, etc.), the display area Ar for displaying the big combination is displayed. May be set low or the display mode may be changed (see FIG. 14B).

  When the display modes “2” and “3” are determined, the same control is performed. As a result, special roles (big role and chance role) as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. Are displayed on the special role display section 32. Thus, by changing the display mode of each special combination according to the determined display mode, the display area of the special combination display unit 32 can be used effectively.

  The effect display program (determining means) P3213b determines the effect contents based on the effect display mode information transferred from the sub control board Kb and the effect management table TA5 shown in FIG. The special combination screen display program P3213 performs a process of displaying each special combination (big combination or chance combination) on the special combination display unit 32 in a form that reflects the determined display mode and production contents.

More specifically, when the display mode is “2” and the effect mode transferred from the sub control board Kb is the “normal mode”, the effect display program P3213b makes an excessive expectation for the formation of the big role. In order to suppress it, “black display” is determined as the production content. As a result, as shown in A of FIG. 17, a screen in which the big combination is displayed in black is displayed on the special combination display unit 32.
On the other hand, when the display mode is “2” and the effect mode to be transferred is “somewhat heat mode”, the effect display program P3213b provides an effect in order to make the player have an expectation for the formation of a big role. “Red display + decoration display” is determined as the content. As a result, as shown in B of FIG. 17, a screen in which a ribbon or the like is provided around the big character (red) is displayed on the special character display unit 32.

Furthermore, when the display mode is “2” and the effect mode to be transferred is the “hot heat mode”, the effect display program P3213c has a great expectation for the formation of the big role for the player. “7 color display + flash display” is determined as the content of the production. As a result, as shown in FIG. 17C, a screen with flashing around the characters of the big role (seven colors) is displayed on the special role display unit 32.
By confirming the contents of the production, the player can increase the expectation of the game, and should aim for the big role according to the production, or aiming for the big role (or chance role) However, it is possible to easily determine whether it is better to aim for the normal role.

  On the other hand, the special game screen display program P322 is a program that performs processing for displaying various screens for effects on the display device 14 when the player acquires the right of special game. The special game screen display program P322 further includes a right acquisition effect display program P3221 and a self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 that display effects when a player has completed a softening role that can acquire the right of a special game. I have.

  The right acquisition effect display program P3221 alternately displays the explanation of the role combination and the display of the establishment of the big game right at a predetermined time interval on the Japanese candy display unit 31 of the display device 14, and displays the big game to the player. A process for notifying that the right has been established is performed.

  The self-candidate candidate selection support program P3222 is a program that is activated when the player has acquired the right to a special game. The self-candidate candidate design displayed on the display device 14 is selected by the right-selection right shift button 19 or The operation of selecting the symbol of the kite to be self-supported by the interactive method while operating the screen selection left shift button 20 and scrolling is supported.

  The sound / sound effect output program P41 is for outputting various effect sounds and sound effects from the speaker 6 as the game progresses based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb. It is a program.

  Although not shown, the ROM 41 of the image control board Kd is loaded with programs having the same functions as the image board operation control program P31 and the screen display program P32 described for the image control board Kc. According to the program having the same function as the screen display program P32 installed in the ROM 41 of the image control board Kd, for example, the screen display program P32 causes the display device 14 to provide an effect at the time of assist related to the Japanese style. The contents different from the displayed assist effect image are displayed.

  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.

A-2. Operation of Embodiment Next, an outline of the game procedure of the 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. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the sparrow ball game machine.

  One game (game) starts when a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 15, presses the game start button 24, and the automatic distribution program P5 distributes 14 bags. 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”. Accordingly, in a state where the control mode is assumed, the main board operation control program P1 detects the medal insertion signal, and accordingly, the medal management program P3 performs a process of adding “1” to the number of game medals stored. Do.

  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, which is the layout design determining means, operates under the control of the main board operation control program P1, and the 14 layouts required for starting the game are operated. The design of the kite is automatically determined by the program processing. 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 this distributed symbol code, it stores it in the RAM 42 and transmits these 14 allocated symbol codes to the image control board Kc.

  The sub-board operation control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb uses the disclosed number table to display the number of bags disclosed at the current game place for the 14 game symbols transmitted from the main control board Ka. Process to count. Further, when the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the 14 design codes, the game design display program P3212 displays the image of the design shown in FIG. Processing to display on the display unit 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. Further, the winning determination program P8 adds a score to the winning combination based on the symbol codes of the front and back drags when a later-described relaxing combination is established (step S9) (Table 2). reference).

  Subsequently, in the special game combination determination display process of step S5, programs such as the display mode determination program P6 (which operates when a normal game is being played) and the game effect display program P3212 operate, and the big game Processing for determining and displaying a softening role (big game role) that can acquire the right of the game and a softening role (chance game role) that can acquire the right of the chance game is performed (see FIG. 20).

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing details of the special game combination determination display process.
When the display mode determination program P6 of the main control board Ka determines the display mode by lottery or the like (step S51), the number of big roles corresponding to the determined display mode is referred to by referring to the special role correspondence table TA1 shown in FIG. And the number of chance combinations is extracted (step S52). Then, the main control board Ka sends display mode information including the display mode determined by the display mode determination program P6, the number of big combinations, and the number of chance combinations to the sub control board Kb.

  The special combination selection program P25 of the sub control board Kb refers to the display mode information sent from the main control board Ka, and determines whether or not the number of chance combinations is “0” (step S53). If the special combination selection program P25 determines that the number of chance combinations is “0”, the process proceeds to step S54, and determines one big combination (for example, “Ichiguchi”) by lottery or the like. Furthermore, the special combination selection program P25 refers to the difficulty level table TA2 shown in FIG. 10 to grasp the difficulty level of the determined big combination (for example, “first base”). The special role selection program P25 notifies the effect mode determination program P26 of the special role assignment information indicating the determined big role and the difficulty level information indicating the difficulty level of the big role, and the display mode determination program of the image control board Kc. Notify P3213a.

  The display mode determination program P3213a for the image control board Kc changes the display area of the special role based on the display mode information, the special role information, the difficulty level information, etc. transferred from the sub control board Kb, and the special role. The display mode (character size, arrangement position, etc.) of the character object to be shown is determined (step S55). For example, if the number of chance roles is “0” and “first base” (difficulty level: “1”) is assigned as the big role, the display area of the big role is expanded and the chance role The display mode for determining the big role “Ichiguchi” in the enlarged display area is determined (see FIG. 14A).

  In step S56, the effect mode determination program P26 executes the effect mode to be executed based on the difficulty level of the special role (big role) notified from the special role selection program P25 and the effect mode selection table TA3 shown in FIG. Select. Specifically, when the difficulty level of the big role is “1” or “2”, the “hot mode” is selected (step S56 → step S57a), and the difficulty level of the big role is “3”. In this case, “slight heat mode” is selected (step S56 → step S57b), and when the difficulty level of the big role is “4” or “5”, “normal mode” is selected (step S56 → step S57c). ). The effect mode determination program P26 transfers the effect mode determined in this way to the image control board Kc as effect mode information.

  The effect display program P3213b of the image control board Kc determines the effect content based on the transferred effect display mode information and the effect management table TA5 shown in FIG. 12 (step S58). Then, the special combination screen display program P3213 displays the special combination on the display device 14 in a form that reflects the display mode and the contents of the effect of the determined character object (step S59), and ends the special game combination determination display process. To do. The player can increase the sense of expectation of the game by visually recognizing the contents of the production, and should aim for a big role according to the production, or aim for a big role (or chance role) However, it is possible to easily determine whether or not it is better to aim at the normal combination and raise it reliably (see FIG. 17).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S53 that the number of chance combinations is not “0” (that is, “1 or more”), the special combination selection combination gram P25 proceeds to step S54a, and a big combination (for example, “ After determining "mouth"), a chance role (for example, "peace") is determined (step S54b). Then, the special role selection program P25 proceeds to step S55, but the subsequent operation is omitted because it can be described in the same manner as described above.

  When the special game combination determination display process described above is completed, the process proceeds to step S6 (see FIG. 13), and a game start process is executed. In the game start process, when the main board operation control program P1 completes the control to display the automatically arranged 14 bag symbols, big game combination, chance game combination, front drama, etc. on the display device 14, the display device 14 is controlled so as to notify the player by screen display or voice that the game start condition is satisfied. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 activates the winning determination program P8 to determine whether or not the 14 manually arranged hands have already completed the combination (such as Tenwa). Process. If the winning combination has been completed in this determination process, the winning determination program P8 determines the preset winning combination and the score (number of acquired medals) that the player can acquire. The determination is made 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.

  In the case where the automatically arranged 14 candy symbols have not completed the combination, the main circuit board operation control program P1 causes the player to discard one unnecessary candy from the manual. A control command for performing screen display for prompting is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. When the image control board Kc receives this control command, the game effect display program P3212 sends a message or an image for prompting an operation to throw away one unnecessary bag from the table to the display device 14, the display device 38, or the like. Process to display.

  In the case where the automatically arranged 14 candy symbols have not been completed and the combination is not completed, in the throwing away / self-resolving process of step S7, the player has the hand display unit 35 and the self-display unit 36. The operation of selecting the discarded cocoon from the symbol of the cocoon displayed on is performed. Then, when the player decides on the design of the throwing bag, the player selects (turns on) one of the throwing buttons 16a, 16b, 16c,. Discard this bag. On the basis of this discarding pot selection signal, the main board operation control program P1 stores the symbol code of the discarding pot by performing the discarding operation in the RAM 42, and further stores it in the manual storage area of the RAM 42. The symbol code that was discarded from the handbag is deleted, and the process of making 13 handbags is performed.

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

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

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

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

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

  In this way, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to launch the game ball into the game board surface 2 to enter the listening state, and the remaining game ball number display portion 27 has a value of “1” or more. If there is a display, the player can reach by operating the reach button 18 before performing the operation of throwing away the bag. However, when the above condition is not satisfied (when the listening state is not established), the reach button 18 cannot be operated to reach. After operating the reach button 18, one of the discard buttons 16 a, 16 b, 16 c,... Is operated to discard one of the basket patterns, or the self-discard button 17 is operated. When the self-cutting is performed, the design of the discarded candy is displayed on the discarded candy display unit 34 in the horizontal direction. In addition, the back-draft display unit 30 also displays the back-draft 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, and a verticality confirmation signal is transmitted. 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, the game balls launched by the player corresponding to the symbols entered in the entrances 11a, 11b, 11c,... If not, the main board control program P1 automatically treats the player as a thrower, so that the player does not need to operate the thrower button 16a, etc. after the reach operation.

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

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

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

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

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the display area of the character combination corresponding to the special game and the display mode of the character object are changed according to the difficulty level of the character combination assigned to the big character. Therefore, the display area of the special combination display unit 32 can be used effectively (see FIGS. 14 to 16).

  In addition, since the big combination displayed on the special combination display unit is determined in the production mode (such as intense heat mode) according to the difficulty level of the selected big combination, the player visually recognizes the contents of the production. Should be able to aim for the big role according to the production, or who has definitely aimed at the normal role rather than aiming for the big role (or chance role) Or the like can be easily determined (see FIG. 17).

  In the above-described embodiment, the big combination and the chance combination are illustrated as the special combination, but other special combinations such as a regular combination may be set. In this case, the number of rounds in which the special game can be continued (such as 14 rounds for a big combination) can be set as appropriate.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the content of the effect is changed according to the difficulty level of the big role, but it is arbitrary according to what conditions the content of the effect is changed. In addition, the content of the presentation may be changed according to the difficulty level of another special role (in this embodiment, a chance role) instead of the difficulty level of the big role. As for the contents of the production, instead of (or in addition to) changing the color tone or the like, a character such as a person or a dragon or a character message (such as “Hot Ze!”) May be displayed on the special role display unit 32. According to such a configuration, it is possible to further expand the sense of expectation for retirement.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the character size and the display position are changed as the display mode of the special role has been described, but it is needless to say that the font type, the character spacing, and the like may be changed. In the present embodiment, the display area and the display mode of the character object are changed according to the difficulty level of the special role (big role in the present embodiment). For example, the display area is based on the number of special roles and the difficulty level. And the display mode may be changed.

B. Modified Example In the above-described embodiment, the sparrow ball game machine (dedicated machine) has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be realized with other hardware.
FIG. 19 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, and an input device 530.

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. Such a 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. Etc. 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 an effective line is moved in the pseudo game.
According to the simulation program described above, since 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, the player can enjoy a pseudo game by using 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 for controlling 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 the figure which illustrated the special number correspondence table. It is the figure which illustrated the difficulty level table. It is the figure which illustrated the production mode selection table. It is the figure which illustrated the production management table. It is a figure for demonstrating the process until a softening role completion. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on the special combination display part in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on the special combination display part in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on the special combination display part in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on the special combination display part in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen in each production mode. It is a flowchart which shows a special game combination determination display process. It is a figure 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 portions 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,...: Entrance 14: Display device 38: Special role display unit P25: Special role selection program (allocation means)
P3213: Special role screen display program (display means)
P3213a: Display mode determination program (change means, display means)
P3213b: Effect display program (display means)

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine that transitions to a special game in which a game advantageous to the player can be continued up to a predetermined number of times when a predetermined relaxing role is established,
An assigning means for assigning a balancer corresponding to a plurality of special games having different continuable times;
A changing means for changing a display area of the combination corresponding to the special game according to the difficulty of the combination assigned to one of the special games having a large number of possible continuations;
And a display means for displaying in the changed display area a soft combination corresponding to the special game. The changing means, when the difficulty level of the soft combination assigned to the one special game is low and when the special combination is not assigned to the other special game having a small number of continuations, While expanding the display area of the winning combination assigned to the game, omit the display area of the winning combination assigned to the other special game,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays a winning combination assigned to the one special game in the enlarged display area.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the display unit changes a display mode of a character object indicating a combination combination assigned to the one special game. According to the difficulty level of the combination role corresponding to the special game, further comprising a determining means for determining the contents of the effect when displaying the combination combination corresponding to the special game,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a weight combination corresponding to the special game in the changed display area based on the determined content of the effect. A simulation program for causing a computer to execute a game that shifts to a special game in which a game advantageous to the player can be continued up to a predetermined number of times when a predetermined relaxing role is established,
In the computer,
Assigning a balancer corresponding to a plurality of special games having different continuation times;
Changing the display area of the Japanese character combination corresponding to the special game according to the difficulty level of the special game assigned to one special game having a large number of continuable times;
A simulation program, comprising: displaying a softening combination corresponding to the special game in the changed display area.

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