JP2007260258A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide game machines which can arouse players' interest in operating an operation means by making larger differences in game advancement resulting from the presence or absence of the operation by players. <P>SOLUTION: A ready-to-win performance, which is conducted to inform a LCD 106 of the win or non-win of a special lottery, is advanced during a prescribed period of time if it is operated with an external input button 37, and after the lapse of the prescribed period of time, the ready-to-win performance is terminated regardless of its advancement state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

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

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

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

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

Conventionally, for example, when the reach state is reached, the target symbol and attack means are displayed, and the attack symbol is used to attack the target symbol at the operation timing of the player's operation means, and the lottery result (winning / losing) is displayed. Based on this, it has been proposed to display an attack by an attack means so as to succeed / fail (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-10-192501

  However, in the technique described in Patent Literature 1, since the attack is performed by the attack means even when the player does not operate the operation means, the player is highly likely not to actively operate the operation means. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and improves the player's willingness to operate the operation means by increasing the difference in the progress of the production according to the presence or absence of the player's operation. It is an object to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 varies a plurality of symbols displayed on the display means, a final stop symbol among the plurality of symbols is fluctuating, and other symbols stop, A gaming machine that executes a final stop effect for notifying a result of a lottery for determining whether to win or miss depending on whether the final stop symbol is a winning symbol or a winning symbol, and an operating means that a player can operate The predetermined stop time from the predetermined timing in the final stop effect advances the final stop effect when the operating means is operated, and after the predetermined time has passed, regardless of the progress status of the final stop effect. Production control means for ending the final stop production.

  The invention according to claim 1 varies the plurality of symbols displayed on the display means, the final stop symbol among the plurality of symbols is fluctuating, the other symbols are stopped, and is the final stop symbol a winning symbol? The final stop effect is advanced based on the operation of the player's operation means for a predetermined time from a predetermined timing when the final stop effect for notifying the lottery result in the main control means is executed depending on the off-design. .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the final stop effect, when the period (predetermined time) in which the final stop effect is advanced based on the operation of the player's operation means ends, the final stop effect progresses. Regardless, since the final stop effect is ended, it is possible to improve the player's willingness to operate the operating means by increasing the difference in the effect according to the presence or absence of the player's operation.

  That is, for example, when there is no player operation at the time of execution of the final stop effect, the final stop effect does not proceed, so the display state of the display means does not change. As a result, the player's willingness to operate the operating means increases.

  Further, according to the present invention, the effect control means may display a winning symbol as the final stop symbol at the end of the final stop effect when the lottery result is a win. Good.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably execute the lottery result while improving the player's willingness to operate.

  Further, according to the present invention, as in the invention according to claim 3, the effect control means selects and executes one of a plurality of preset progress patterns as the progress pattern of the final stop effect at the predetermined time. It is also possible to adopt a configuration further comprising selection means for performing the above.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the content of the final stop effect is difficult to predict, and the player's willingness to operate is further improved.

  Further, according to the present invention, as in a fourth aspect of the present invention, the selecting means can select the progress pattern of the final stop effect with a selection probability corresponding to the result of the lottery.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since the player can predict the lottery result based on the progress of the final stop effect, the player wants to grasp the content of the final stop effect. Motivation is improved.

  Further, as in the invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 4, even if the result of the lottery is a win, the selection means is the progress pattern of the final stop effect within the predetermined time. A pattern that does not display a winning symbol may be selected.

  As a result, since winning / losing of the lottery result cannot be easily predicted, not only the player's willingness to operate but also the expectation can be improved.

  In addition, when controlling as in claim 5, it is preferable to control so as to finally notify the lottery result as described in claim 2 from the viewpoint of reliability with respect to performance.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in the gaming machine equipped with the player participation type effect function, the player can operate the operation means by increasing the difference in the effect according to the presence / absence of the player's operation. It has an excellent effect that motivation can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes a rectangular outer frame 12 that constitutes the outline of the pachinko machine 10 and is installed in the island facility of the hall. A rectangular frame-shaped inner frame 14 is arranged on the front surface of the outer frame 12, and the inner frame 14 can be opened and closed with a left end portion pivotally supported by a pair of hinge portions 16, 18 provided on the outer frame 12. Is attached. A lower decoration 20 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the outer frame 12.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  As shown in FIG. 6A, in the reach effect, a plurality of other off symbols 82 are displayed on the LCD 106 on the front side of the winning symbol 80 determined to be a winning. Further, the fighter 84 is displayed, and an effect of attacking 82A, 82B, and 82C displayed on the front side of the winning symbol 80 by a missile fired from the fighter 84 is performed for a predetermined time from the start of the execution of the reach effect.

  In the figure, the numbers displayed at the upper left and right indicate symbols that have already stopped. In the example shown in the figure, if 7 is stopped in each row and the final stop symbol determined after the elapse of a predetermined time is 7, it is notified that the result of the special drawing lottery is a win. For this reason, in the same figure, the winning symbol 80 is an image having a motif of 7, and the off symbols 82A to 82C are images having motifs of other symbols (here, 4, 5, 6). Needless to say, these images may be symbols themselves.

  In addition, FIG. 5B shows an example of an effect screen in which the foremost symbol 82 </ b> C displayed on the foremost side is destroyed by a missile launched from the fighter 84. As shown in the figure, the missiles launched from the fighter 84 can attack and destroy the outliers 82 displayed on the foreground one after another.

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

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

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

  Note that the symbol control unit 156 executes display of the effect image on the LCD 106 in accordance with the effect command input from the effect control unit 152.

  Here, in the production content determination unit 60, when the production pattern determined based on the input command is a reach production, the type setting unit 62 proceeds with the reach production taking into account the special drawing lottery result. Set the type. The predetermined time for executing the production is the same time regardless of the type in each of the deviation fluctuation and the hit fluctuation. That is, the command indicating the production pattern output from the main control unit 150 has one type for each of the hit variation and the deviation variation, and any type is selected by the production content determination unit 60. The burden of 150 can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the type setting unit 62 sets the type of reach effect by lottery based on a table as shown in Table 1 below.

  In other words, if the hit variation (the result of the special drawing lottery is a win), it is possible to eventually destroy all the off symbols 82A, 82B, 82C displayed on the front of the hit symbol 80, It is possible to set the type IV in which the pattern 80 is displayed in the foreground and the fluctuation stops. However, in the case of the deviation fluctuation (the result of the special drawing lottery is lost), the type IV is not set.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, the reach effect as described above proceeds according to the operation state of the external input button 37 by the player. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the missile is fired by the fighter 84 based on the operation of the external input button 37 by the player.

  Therefore, the effect control unit 152 includes a timer 66 and an effect command output unit 68. The timer 66 and the command output unit 68 are each connected to the type setting unit 62, and the timer 66 is connected to the command output unit 68.

  The timer 66 starts measuring a predetermined time when the production type is set by the type setting unit 62, and outputs a time-up signal to the command output unit 68 when the predetermined time is measured.

In addition, a signal indicating the operation state of the external input button 37 is input to the effect command output unit 68. Further, the command output unit 68 is input with information indicating the production type and the special drawing lottery result from the type setting unit 62, and when these information are input, the external input button 37 described above. Enables the signal indicating the operation state of. On the other hand, the effect command output unit 68 invalidates the operation of the external input button 37 when a time-up signal is input from the timer 66.
The effect command output unit 68 includes a firing display instruction unit 70, a destruction display instruction unit 72, and a destruction symbol number counter 74.

  An operation signal indicating the operation state of the external input button 37 is input to the firing display instruction unit 70. In the firing display instruction unit 70, when it is determined that the external input button 37 has been operated based on the operation signal, a launch command for displaying an image for launching a missile from the fighter 84 is sent to the symbol control unit 156 and the destruction display instruction. Each is input to the unit 72.

  Further, the destruction display instruction unit 72 determines whether or not to destroy the off symbol 82 displayed on the foreground by the firing display based on the operation of the external input button 37.

  In the present embodiment, whether or not to destroy is determined by lottery with a lottery probability corresponding to the type set by the type setting unit 62. The destruction execution table indicating the lottery probability by type is shown in Table 2 below.

  When the destruction display instructing unit 72 determines to destroy as a result of the lottery probability shown in Table 2, a destruction command is input to the symbol control unit 156 and 1 is added to the count value of the destruction symbol number counter 74 ( Increment).

  The production command output unit 68 validates the processing based on the operation signal of the external input button 37 in the firing display instruction unit 70 when information indicating the production type and the special drawing lottery result is input from the type setting unit 62. At the same time, the count value of the destroyed symbol number counter 74 is set to 0 (reset).

  That is, when the external input button 37 is not operated, the fighter 84 does not launch a missile. Therefore, regardless of which type is set by the type setting unit 62, the off symbol 82 is destroyed. The reach production will not progress. In the case of a win fluctuation (the result of the special drawing lottery is a win), the game is finally switched to a win symbol after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  On the other hand, when the number of outliers 82 corresponding to the type set by the type setting unit 62 is destroyed, even if the external input button 37 is operated further, the missile launch display is executed, but the remaining disengages. The symbol 82 cannot be destroyed.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

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

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

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

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

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

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the reach effect control process. Hereinafter, the reach effect control process will be described with reference to FIG.

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

  In the next step 204, the production types (I to IV) are set by lottery, and then the process proceeds to step 206 to reset the count value of the destroyed symbol number counter 74. The production type can be set by lottery with the probabilities shown in Table 1.

  In the next step 208, the operation of the external input button 37 is validated, and the timer 66 starts measuring a predetermined time, and then the process proceeds to step 210.

  In the next step 210, display of the effect image of the reach effect on the LCD 106 is started, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 212.

  In step 212, it is determined whether or not the external input button 37 has been operated. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 214. In step 214, execution of image display (see FIG. 5A) for launching a missile from the fighter 84 is instructed, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 216.

  In step 216, it is determined whether or not the count value of the destruction symbol number counter 74 is smaller than the maximum destruction symbol number according to the type of reach effect. If an affirmative determination is made in step 216, the process proceeds to step 218, and it is determined whether or not to execute the destruction display of the symbol currently displayed in the forefront using a table according to the production type and the display state. A lottery is performed. In the next step 220, it is determined whether or not destruction is determined as a result of the lottery in step 218. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 222.

  In step 222, execution of image display (see FIG. 5B) for destroying the symbol displayed on the foreground is instructed, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 224. In step 224, the count value of the destroyed symbol number counter is incremented, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 226.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 216 or step 220, it is determined that the symbol destruction display is not executed, and the process proceeds to step 226.

  If the determination in step 212 is negative, the process proceeds to step 226 without proceeding to steps 214 to 224. That is, according to the reach effect control process, the reach effect does not proceed unless the player operates the external input button 37.

  In step 226, it is determined whether or not the time measured by the timer 68 has been completed for a predetermined time for executing the reach effect. If the determination is negative, the process returns to step 212 again. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 226, the process proceeds to step 228 to determine whether or not there is a hit fluctuation. If the determination is a negative determination, the main production is performed regardless of the progress of the reach production. The reach production control process is terminated.

  If the determination in step 228 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 230 to determine whether or not the winning symbol is displayed in the foreground at this point. The reach effect control process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the off symbol is displayed in the foreground even after the predetermined time has elapsed, a negative determination is made in step 230 above, and the flow proceeds to step 232 to perform notification that the lottery result is a win. In step 232, after reaching the foreground and displaying the symbol, the reach effect processing is terminated.

  That is, when the reach production type is IV shown in Table 1, all the off symbols 82 can be destroyed, but even if the off symbols 82 are not destroyed at all, when a predetermined time elapses, the external input button 37 The progress control of the reach production based on the operation is terminated.

  If the result of the special drawing lottery is “winning (big hit)” after a predetermined time has elapsed, a predetermined predetermined value such as “444” or “777” is finally displayed on the display screen of the LCD 106. In addition to displaying a combination of winning symbols, the player is informed that a big hit has occurred by adding effects such as blinking of the indicator lamp 142 for lighting effects and output of sound effects from the speakers 146L and 146R, The control unit 150 performs a predetermined jackpot operation.

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

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

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

  In addition, when the winning symbol is a predetermined symbol such as “777” and the predetermined symbol is an odd number of combinations, the probability of the next jackpot probability after the above-mentioned jackpot operation is over. Additional functions such as “probability change function” that increases the probability of winning, or the probability of jackpot change does not change, but the change time of the normal symbol display device 107 is shortened and the start port 108 is easily opened to improve the ball holding time. In operation, a gaming state advantageous to the player is developed.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, when the reach effect for notifying the LCD 106 of the winning / losing of the special figure lottery is executed, the external input button is used for a predetermined time from the start of the reach effect. When 37 is operated, the reach effect is advanced, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the reach effect is terminated regardless of the progress of the reach effect, so the difference in the effect progress depending on whether or not the player has operated is increased. As a result, the player's willingness to operate the operating means can be improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the result of the special drawing lottery is a win (win fluctuation), the win symbol 80 is displayed as the final stop symbol at the end of the reach production, so that the player's operation While improving the motivation, the lottery result can be notified reliably.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the reach production type (progression pattern) is selected from a plurality of preset types, it is difficult to predict the content of the reach production, and the player's operation Motivation is improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, even if the result of the special drawing lottery is a win, the winning design is displayed as a reach production type (progress pattern) within a predetermined time during which the production proceeds according to the operation of the external input button 37. Since the pattern types (I to III) that are not to be set may be set, hit / miss of the special drawing lottery result cannot be easily predicted, and not only the player's willingness to operate, but also the expectation can be improved. it can.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the reach production type is selected with a selection probability corresponding to the lottery result, the player can predict the result of the special drawing lottery according to the progress of the reach production. Improve the willingness to operate.

  In the present embodiment, four reach effect types (progression patterns) have been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that an effect of destroying the off symbol 82A, 82B, 82C is performed, and the reach effect type is set in four stages according to the number of symbols that can be destroyed. It is possible to set four stages of small cracks, medium cracks, large cracks, and destruction to 12 stages according to the above.

  Further, the configuration (see FIGS. 1 to 4) and the flow of processing (see FIGS. 5 and 6) of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment are examples, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine concerning an embodiment. It is a front view which shows the game board which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the control system of the pachinko machine which concerns on embodiment. It is a functional block diagram regarding image display control of the symbol variation pattern according to the embodiment. (A) of the effect image in the symbol variation pattern according to the embodiment indicates an intermediate effect image, and (B) indicates an effect image for notifying the final result. It is an example of the production | presentation image in the reach production which concerns on embodiment, (A) is the state when an external input button is operated immediately after the start of reach production, (B) is the foremost by operation of an external input button. The state where the pattern of is destroyed is shown respectively.

Explanation of symbols

PB game ball 10 Pachinko machine 37 External input button (operation means)
60 Production content determination unit 62 Type setting unit (selection means)
100 gaming board 100A board surface 106 LCD (display means)
150 Main control unit 152 Production control unit 156 Symbol control unit (production control means)

Claims (5)

Multiple symbols displayed on the display means are changed, among the multiple symbols, the final stop symbol is fluctuating and the other symbols are stopped. Depending on whether the final stop symbol is a winning symbol or a missing symbol A game machine that executes a final stop effect for informing the result of the lottery for determining
Operation means that can be operated by the player;
A predetermined time from a predetermined timing in the final stop effect advances the final stop effect when the operation means is operated, and after the predetermined time has elapsed, the final time regardless of the progress of the final stop effect. Production control means for ending the stop production;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the result of the lottery is a win, the effect control means displays a win symbol as the final stop symbol at the end of the final stop effect.   2. The production control means according to claim 1, further comprising selection means for selecting and executing any one of a plurality of preset progress patterns for the progress pattern of the final stop effect at the predetermined time. The gaming machine according to claim 2.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the selection means selects the progress pattern of the final stop effect with a selection probability corresponding to the result of the lottery.   The selection means may select a pattern that does not display the winning symbol within the predetermined time as the progress pattern of the final stop effect even when the lottery result is a winning. 4. The gaming machine according to 4.

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