JP2007244407A - Game machine and simulation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly amusing game machine, etc. allowing a player to aim at a finishing hand according to the number of remaining balls by letting the player securely recognize the number of remaining balls. <P>SOLUTION: A remaining ball number display control program controls the display mode of the number of remaining balls in a display device based on the number of remaining balls at the time when notified from a main control board and a remaining ball number display control table. A tile discarding operation/tile taking operation display control program controls the display of a presentation character CH in the display device 38 based on the content of operation of a tile taking determining button, etc., and controls the display of the number of remaining tiles to be taken. <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.

In the above-described conventional sparrow ball game machine, it is possible to launch a new game ball (self-operating operation) by performing a throwing-in operation, and these throwing-in and self-control operations are repeatedly performed within a predetermined number of times. A score is calculated when a predetermined softening combination is completed, and a number of game medals corresponding to the score are paid out.
In such a sparrow ball game machine, generally, when a game ball that can be launched in one game remains in a state of hearing (temper pie), it is determined that the player may end the game at that time. Reach) When you press the button, the hand-drawn design of the hearing state is made unchangeable, and a standing role is added as a softening role, until you finish by pulling the softening touch (self-restraint), Alternatively, the game is continued until the game ball is exhausted and becomes a flow station.

JP-A-7-39623

  However, the player who concentrates on the mahjong game is devoted to completing the softening role without checking the remaining number of balls (that is, the remaining number). As a result, from the viewpoint of the number of remaining balls, despite aiming for a simple softening role, it will aim for a difficult softening role, and eventually it will run out of game balls before it is completed. There was a problem of letting it go.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and it is an interest that allows the player to grasp the remaining number of balls and to aim for a softening role corresponding to the remaining number of balls. The purpose is to provide high-performance gaming machines and the like.

  In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of entrances provided in a game board surface corresponding to a mahjong tile pattern comprising a plurality of species, and a display device for displaying game information. A game in which a mahjong tile design obtained by entering the game ball into the entrance is used as a self-contained design, and a combination of the self-contained design and the hand-painted design can be used to form a softening role. A second display for displaying on the display device a first display control means for displaying the number of remaining balls of the game ball on the display device and a bag object indicating the number of remaining balls corresponding to the number of remaining balls. And a control means.

  According to such a configuration, the heel object indicating the number of remaining balls corresponding to the number of remaining balls is displayed on the display device (see FIG. 9). This makes it possible for the player to reliably grasp the number of remaining balls and to aim for a softening role corresponding to the number of remaining balls.

Here, in the above configuration, it is desirable that the first display control means changes a display mode of the remaining number of balls according to the number of remaining balls.
Thus, by changing the display mode (for example, color tone; see FIG. 10) of the remaining number of balls according to the number of remaining balls, it is possible for the player to reliably grasp the remaining number of balls.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the second display control means changes the number of the heel object to be displayed on the display device based on the self-operation command input by the player.
In this way, by changing the number of saddle objects to be displayed on the display device based on the player's own restraint operation, the player can surely grasp the number of remaining balls.

  The sparrow ball 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.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to cause the player to grasp the remaining number of balls, and to aim for a softening role corresponding to the remaining number of balls.

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 device) for performing a required effect display composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like is provided at a substantially central portion of the game board surface portion 2 surrounded by the guide rail 8. 38 is disposed, and 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 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 liquid crystal display device, 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. As shown in FIG. 4, in the upper horizontal direction of the display surface, a game medal stored number display unit 26, a remaining game ball number display unit 27, a wind screen display unit 28, a front drum display unit 29, a back drum display unit 30, A softening display unit 31, a big game relaxing combination display unit 32, a chance game relaxing combination display unit 33, and the like are provided, and symbols, production images, numerical values, and the like are displayed as the game progresses. Among these, the big game easer display unit 32 is a display unit that shows a relaxed role (big role) that can acquire the right of a big game that allows a special game to be continued N1 times. The unit 33 is a display unit that indicates a relaxing combination (chance combination) that can acquire a right of a chance game in which a special game can be continued N2 (<N1) times. In the following description, the role that can obtain the right of the big game and the role that can obtain the right of the chance game are referred to as “special role”. It is called “normal role”.

Further, at the bottom of the display surface, there are provided a hand bag display unit 35 for displaying the color of the 13 hand bags and a self screen display unit 36 for displaying the color of the hand bag displayed in color. 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.
In the present embodiment, a candidate for a spear (that is, a discarded spear) that is not necessary for completing the targeted softening role is selected from the spears displayed on the hand spear display unit 35 and the self-portrait display unit 36. Then, the selected thrown-in candidate is displayed in a blinking manner (or the color of the kite is changed), and the player is notified of the thrown-in candidate.

  Next, the control system of this embodiment 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. From P5, Dora lottery program P7 for determining front and back dora, winning determination program P8, special game control program P10, special game continuation control program P11, special game self-restriction selection program P12, symbol display program P13, etc. Composed.

  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 the 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. 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 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 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 determines whether or not the special game is continued, and when the special role is established and the special game is started, the established special role (that is, the big role or the chance role). ) In response to a predetermined number of games (13 games for a big role, 3 games for a chance role, etc.), and a ball entry sensor provided at the attacker operation passage openings 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 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 freely selects the symbol of the trap to be restrained with respect to the player when a signal indicating that the game ball has entered the attacker 9 is input in the game that has acquired the right of special game. This is a program for performing operations. 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 is provided.

  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 above-mentioned softening determination program P24 is a game that can complete a combination when a player adds a single paddle to the current thirteen manual operations. ) And the process for extracting and supporting the bag to be discarded at this point is controlled via a screen display program P32 described later. Moreover, when the player performs a throw-in operation from among the 14 hands and sets the number of hands to 13 pieces, the softening judgment program P24 completes the preset hand combination. A process for extracting and supporting a bag to be operated automatically is controlled via the screen display program P32.

  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 power. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the selection of the self-determination candidate is supported by displaying the self-determination candidate in a window W <b> 1 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 at this time when one basket has been added to 13 manual baskets by performing the self-driving operation. Specifically, from the hand and the self displayed on the display device 14, a candidate for abandoned waste that is not necessary for completing a relaxing role such as a target is extracted, and the extracted candidate for abandoned blinking is displayed. 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. When the control for displaying the symbol corresponding to the symbol code of the Japanese sea bream is performed on the board Kc, the thermal kit determining program P24 of the sub-control board Kb receives the symbol code of the Japanese sea bream. Then, via the game effect display program P3212 of the screen display program P32, etc., the received design of the Japanese sea bream symbol code is displayed on the Japanese sea bream display unit 31 and the display device 38 as a Japanese sea bream candidate.

  In addition, when the above-described Japanese koji determination and extraction program P243 extracts the Japanese koji by a predetermined process, the symbol code of the discarded kite which is unnecessary for the player when this Japanese kneading is targeted is also kneaded. It is extracted by the determination program P24 and is stored in the RAM 42 in the same manner as the symbol code for the soup. The symbol code of the discarded jar is also transmitted to the image control boards Kc and Kd together with the control command, and the candidate for the discarded jar corresponding to the symbol code of the discarded jar is displayed from among the plurality of jars displayed on the display device 14. Is displayed blinking on the display device 14. Here, when performing each display process described above, sound such as explanations and sound effects may be output from the speaker 6. In addition, the above-described operation display related to the wrinkles and discards is not only displayed and displayed as information data, but also assists (supports) the self-operation and the discard operation for a predetermined combination. Are appropriately performed simultaneously with the game.

  The special role selection program P25 follows a special role selection instruction sent from the main control board Ka (instructed only during normal games) and can acquire special game rights for each game (chance role and big role) ) Is selected. For example, when the special combination selection program P25 receives a selection instruction from the main control board Ka, one of the multiple combination combinations registered in the machine (for example, “Daizo”). “Original”) and two chance roles (for example, “Ichiguchi” and “Peace”) are selected by lottery or the like and transferred to the image control board Kc.

(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, a screen 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 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 a display 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 image on the display device 14.
The game effect display program P3212 has a function of displaying the screen having the contents shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 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 game screen display program P322 is a program for performing a process of displaying various effect screens 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 display control program P323 is a program for controlling the display of the remaining number of balls and the number of remaining balls on the display device 14 and the display device 38. The remaining number of balls display control program P3231 and the throwing-in / self-inhibiting operation display control program P3232.
The remaining ball number display control program (first display control means) P3231 displays the remaining ball number at the time point notified from the main control board Ka and the remaining ball number display control table TA shown in FIG. And the display mode of the remaining number of balls on the display device 38 is controlled.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the remaining ball number display control table TA, the remaining ball number and the display mode are registered in association with each other. For example, when there are many remaining balls (remaining balls: “11”, “10”, etc.), the remaining balls are displayed in blue, and the player is not allowed to recognize the remaining balls. On the other hand, when the remaining number of balls is reduced (remaining number of balls; “3”, “2”, etc.), the remaining number of balls is reduced by blinking the remaining number of balls in red. Let the player recognize this. In this way, by changing the display mode of the remaining number of balls according to the remaining number of balls, the player can aim for an appropriate softening role according to the remaining number of balls.

  The discarding operation / self-restricting operation display control program (second display control means) P3232 controls display of the effect character CH on the display device 38 based on the operation contents of the discarding button 16 and the self-determination determination button 21. At the same time, it controls the display of the remaining number.

Referring to FIG. 9, the window W <b> 1 below the display device 38 displays the self-candidate candidate 牌 (for example, “West”) extracted by the calming heel determination program P <b> 24, and the display device 38. In the center of the screen, an effect character (hereinafter referred to as a character) CH that produces an effect as if the player is actually playing mahjong is displayed, and further, on the right side of the character CH The object PI is displayed (A in FIG. 9).
When it is detected that the player has made a throwing-in operation and a self-defeating operation, the display control for the character CH to perform a self-determination operation or the like is performed accordingly (see FIG. 9). B → C in FIG.

  More specifically, if no self-spinning operation has been performed yet, the discarded spear / self-swing operation display control program P3232 displays eleven spear objects PI stacked in a row (FIG. 11 ( a)). Thereafter, when the player operates the self-decision determination button 21 or the like and a self-contained operation command is input, the discarding / self-contained operation display control program P3232 reduces the number of spear objects PI based on the command. (See FIG. 11 (b)). When the remaining number of dredging objects PI reaches one, a character message (such as “submarine dredging !!”) indicating that the last dredging object is displayed is displayed (see FIG. 11C).

  As described above, since one kite is self-depressed every time one game ball is fired, the number of remaining balls and the number of remaining kites (that is, the number of kite objects PI displayed on the display device 38) match. . Therefore, the player can grasp the remaining number of balls (= the number of remaining balls) by visually recognizing the movement of the character CH displayed on the display device 38 and the accumulated bag object PI, and according to the number of remaining balls. You can aim for the best softening role. Note that the action and message display by the character CH described above may be not only a still image but also a video image. Further, in addition to (or instead of) character display such as the action of the character CH and dialogue, sound effects or narration may be output synchronously or asynchronously.

  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.

2. Operation of Embodiment Next, an outline of the game procedure of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 described above and the processing of each program associated with this procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 12 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.

  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, a game of one game of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 can be started.

  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 necessary for starting the game are automatically generated by the program process. Decide. 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.

  Further, the throwing-out / self-operation display control program P3232 of the image control board Kc displays the self-cancellation candidate bag (for example, “west”) in the window W1 of the display device 38 and the center of the display device 38. In addition, on the right side of the character, and further on the right side of the character CH, a trap object PI representing the number of remaining traps is displayed.

  When the arrangement process is completed, the Dora lottery program P7 of the main control board Ka performs the Dora lottery process (Step S4). Specifically, the dora lottery program P7 draws a front dra and a back dora and sends the symbol code of the bag to the winning determination program P8 and the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc. 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 in step S5, when a normal game is performed, a program such as the game effect display program P3212 is activated to obtain a big game right (big game combination). And a process for determining and displaying a softening role (chance game role) that can acquire the right of the chance game.

  Further, in the game start process of step S6, the main board operation control program P1 performs control to display on the display device 14 the 14 symbols of the game that have been automatically arranged, the big game combination, the chance game combination, the front dora, etc. When completed, the display device 14 is controlled so as to notify the player that the game start condition has been established by screen display or voice. Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 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 symbols of the 14 baskets that have been automatically arranged have not been completed, the main circuit board operation control program P1 is an operation of discarding one unnecessary basket from the manuals to the player ( A control command for performing a screen display for prompting a discarding operation) is transmitted to the image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb.

  When the image control boards Kc and Kd receive this control command, the game effect display program P3212 sends a message to the display device 14 and the display device 38 for prompting the user to discard one unnecessary bag from the hand bag. Process to display. At this time, the voice / sound effect output program P41 may be operated to perform a process of prompting together with the voice.

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

  Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 includes the image control board via the sub-control board Kb and the sub-control board Kb together with the control command of the discarded design code and the 13-hand design code. Processing to transmit to Kc is performed. When the game effect display program P3212 of the image control board Kc receives the symbol code that has been discarded, the symbol code corresponding to the symbol code is displayed on the discard symbol display unit 34, and the symbol codes of the 13 hand rules are displayed. When received, a process of displaying the symbol of the cocoon corresponding to these symbol codes on the hand pallet 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 symbol codes of the thirteen hands, the sub-board operation control program P21 activates the hearing pattern determination program P241 and the like constituting the softening determination program P24. For 13 hand tiles, if there is a saddle that should be self-resolved next to complete the relaxing combination (self-restriction), and a reed that completes the relaxing combination is extracted Performs a process of displaying the symbol of the bag on the window W1 of the display device 38.

Subsequently, the main board operation control program P1 of the main control board Ka operates the game ball management program P4 to perform a process of sending one game ball to the game ball launch position. 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, performs a process of storing the symbol code of the kite (self-sucker) corresponding to the entered entrance into the manual storage area, and the remaining number of balls at the time This is notified to the image control board Kc.

  The remaining ball number display control program P3231 of the image control board Kc displays the remaining ball number on the display device 14 based on the remaining ball number at the time point notified from the main control board Ka. When performing such display, the remaining ball number display control program P32331 controls the display mode of the remaining ball number, such as displaying the remaining ball number in blue, based on the remaining ball number display control table TA shown in FIG. .

  Further, when the discard control / self-operation display control program P3232 of the image control board Kc receives a notification that the discard control and the self-control are performed from the main control board Ka, as shown in FIG. Display control is performed such that the lowest eyelid object PI is extracted from the mountain of eyelid objects PI stacked in a line on the right side of CH (see FIG. 9).

  Subsequently, in the hand determination process of step S8, 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, if the softening role has not been completed, as described above, the player performs the discarding operation of throwing out one of the 14 hands that seems unnecessary. (See FIG. 12).

  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 S9, the winning determination program P8 is executed until the game ends, that is, when the number of remaining game balls becomes 0 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. In this case as well, display control is performed such that the lowest heel object PI is extracted from the pile of heel objects PI stacked in a line on the right side of the character CH in accordance with the discarding operation and the self-manipulating operation by the player ( (See FIG. 9).

  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 the present embodiment, the remaining number of balls that can be fired in the game and the number of remaining balls corresponding to the remaining number of balls are displayed in conjunction with each other. This makes it possible for the player to reliably grasp the number of remaining balls and to aim for a softening role corresponding to the number of remaining balls.
Further, since the remaining number of loots is represented by the number of accumulated rooster objects PI, the player can intuitively grasp the number of remaining lodges.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the number of the stacked trap object PI is one, a character message (such as “submarine trap!”) Indicating that it is the last trap is displayed. However, for example, when the remaining number of self-registrations becomes five, a text message such as “Determine a calming role!” May be displayed, and what kind of text message is displayed at any timing is arbitrary.

  In the present embodiment, the display mode (color tone, etc.) of the remaining number of balls is changed according to the number of remaining balls, but instead (or in addition), the display of the number of remaining objects is changed according to the number of remaining balls. The display mode (color tone, etc.) may be changed. For example, when the number of remaining loots is large, the rooster objects PI stacked in a row are displayed in white, while when the remaining loot number decreases, the habit objects PI are displayed in red or the like. As a result, the player can more reliably grasp the number of remaining players. In the present embodiment, the number of remaining self-restrictions is represented by the number of accumulated reed objects PI. However, it is arbitrary how the remaining self-representation numbers are represented. In the present embodiment, the remaining number of remaining balls and the remaining number of balls are displayed on the display device 38, but only the remaining number of balls may be displayed.

  In this 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.

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. 13 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. 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. The displayed character CH, bag object PI, 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 which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display apparatus. 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 a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display apparatus. It is the figure which illustrated the remaining number of balls display control table. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process until a softening role completion. 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 (display device)
38: Display device (display device)
P3231: Remaining ball number display control program (first display control means)
P3232: Disposal operation / self-operation operation display control program (second display control means)

Claims (4)

A plurality of entrances provided in the game board surface corresponding to the mahjong tiles made up of a plurality of species and a display device for displaying game information, and the entrance of the game balls into the entrances A game machine capable of playing a game in which the mahjong tile design obtained by the above is used as a self-contained design, and a combination of self-contained design and manual design is established.
First display control means for displaying the number of remaining balls of the game ball on the display device;
And a second display control means for displaying on the display device a bag object indicating the number of remaining balls corresponding to the number of remaining balls.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first display control means changes a display mode of the remaining number of balls according to the number of remaining balls.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the second display control unit changes the number of spear objects to be displayed on the display device based on a self-control command input by the player. . A plurality of entrances provided in the game board surface corresponding to the mahjong tiles made up of a plurality of species and a display device for displaying game information, and the entrance of the game balls into the entrances A simulation program for causing a computer to execute a game in which a mahjong tile pattern obtained by the above is used as a self-destructive design and a combination of a self-destructive design and a manual design is established.
In the computer,
Displaying the remaining number of game balls on the display device;
And displaying the remaining number of balls corresponding to the number of remaining balls on the display device using a basket object.