JP2007268005A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prompt a player's active participation in switch performance. <P>SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine 1 has a main control board 23 provided for performing special symbol lottery corresponding to winning of a prize of a start mouth 14 by a game ball, and for variably displaying special symbols concerning the special symbol lottery on a special symbol display device 18. A control board 26 for performance symbol display is provided for variably displaying performance symbols concerning the special symbol lottery on a performance symbol display device 19 according to a command sent from the main control board 23. The game machine 1 has an operating switch S for performance operated by the player. When a ready-for-winning state occurs on an effective line L, the control board 26 demands the operation of the operation switch S. The control board 26 increases the number of effective lines L when the switch S is operated by the prescribed number of times, and changes the prescribed number of times of operation of the switch S required for increasing the number of effective lines L according to a lottery result of the special symbol lottery. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine provided with an operation switch (production button) for production operated by a player.

In recent years, an effect switch for an effect operated by a player is provided on an upper plate or the like, and the operation of the operation switch increases the player's participation in the game and the number of gaming machines is increasing (for example, see Patent Document 1). . This type of gaming machine requests operation of the operation switch by lighting a lamp built in the operation switch or displaying on a liquid crystal screen (production symbol display device), and when the operation switch is operated in response to this request, It is configured to produce an effect linked to the operation of the operation switch. For example, request operation of the operation switch during the change of the design symbol related to the special symbol lottery, and request the advance notice of reach, super reach, big hit, etc. according to the switch operation, or request repeated operation switch during super reach Then, an effect of interlocking the images according to the switch hitting repeatedly is performed.
JP 2004-242748 A

However, in the conventional gaming machine, since the difference in the content of the effect depending on the presence or absence of the switch operation is small, there is a problem that the operation rate of the operation switch is remarkably reduced when getting tired of the effect.
In addition, in a conventional gaming machine, an effect related to an operation switch (hereinafter simply referred to as a switch effect) is configured in a game, and if the game is successful, the player has some merit, but the success rate is Since it is extremely low, there is also a problem that the willingness to operate the operation switch is reduced.

The present invention was created to solve these problems in view of the above circumstances, and a special symbol lottery is performed in accordance with the winning of a game ball with respect to the start opening, and the special symbol lottery A main control unit that variably displays the special symbol on the special symbol display device, and an effect symbol display control unit that variably displays the effect symbol related to the special symbol lottery on the effect symbol display device in accordance with a command transmitted from the main control unit And an effect operation switch operated by the player, the effect symbol display control unit is configured to display a plurality of effect symbols on the effective line in a variable manner, and reach on the effective line. When the state occurs, the operation switch is requested to be operated, and when the operation switch is operated a predetermined number of times, an effective line increasing effect means for increasing the effective line is provided. , The active line increases effect means a defined number of operations of the operation switches required to increase the effective line, and changes in accordance with a lottery result of the special symbol lottery. In this way, since the sense of expectation for the big hit is enhanced by the increase in the effective line, it is possible to encourage the player to actively participate in the switch effect. In addition, since the specified number of operations of the operation switches required to increase the effective line is changed according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery, the player can draw the lottery result of the special symbol lottery based on the number of operation switch operations. I can know. Thereby, the big hit notification function can be added to the switch effect, and the participation rate in the switch effect can be further increased.
In addition, the effective line increase production means increases the effective line when the operation switch is operated N times when the result of the special symbol lottery is successful, and when the result of the special symbol lottery is lost, the operation switch The effective line is increased when (N + 1) times are operated. In this way, not only can a big hit notification be made depending on whether or not the effective line is increased by the Nth operation of the operation switch, but even if the effective line is not increased by N operations, it can be performed by one operation. Since the number of effective lines always increases, there is no inconvenience that the opportunity for increasing the effective lines is remarkably reduced by adding the jackpot notification function.

  According to the configuration as described above, since the sense of expectation for the big hit is enhanced by the increase in the effective line, it is possible to encourage the player to actively participate in the switch effect. In addition, since the specified number of operations of the operation switches required to increase the effective line is changed according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery, the player can draw the lottery result of the special symbol lottery based on the number of operation switch operations. I can know. Thereby, the big hit notification function can be added to the switch effect, and the participation rate in the switch effect can be further increased.

[Overall configuration of pachinko machine]
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, 1 is a pachinko gaming machine (game machine), and the pachinko gaming machine 1 is attached to an outer frame 2 fixed to a pachinko island so as to be freely opened and closed. At the position adjacent to the side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a ballroom lending machine 3 is arranged in parallel, and by inserting cash or a prepaid card into this ballroom lending machine 3, A game ball is rented from the gaming machine 1, and a pachinko game using the game ball becomes possible.

  The front portion of the pachinko gaming machine 1 stores a game board 4 on which game balls are launched, an openable / closable glass frame 5 covering the front thereof, an upper plate 6 for storing game balls, and excess balls on the upper plate 6. By a player, a launching handle 8 for launching a game ball, a lending operation unit 9 for instructing a lending machine 3 to lend a game ball, a speaker 10 for outputting sound effects, and a player The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a game ball tank 11 for storing a payout game ball and a game ball in the game ball tank 11. A prize ball payout device 12 for paying out the tray 6, a launch motor 13 for launching a game ball, and various substrates described later are provided. As the operation switch S, a push button switch is suitable, but other switches such as a touch switch may be applied.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 4 is provided with a start opening 14, a big prize opening 15, a prize opening (not shown), a gate (not shown), an out opening 16, a game nail 17, and the like. The game balls launched on the game board 4 are guided to the respective mouths 14 to 16 by the game nails 17. The game board 4 is provided with display devices such as a special symbol display device 18, an effect symbol display device 19, and a normal symbol display device 20. The special symbol display device 18 is a display device that displays the special symbols in a formally varying manner, and includes, for example, a 7-segment LED or a plurality of LEDs. The effect symbol display device 19 is a display device that variably displays an effect symbol corresponding to a special symbol. For example, the effect symbol display device 19 includes a liquid crystal panel, a reel unit, and the like. Display, jackpot effect display, etc.

[Basic operation of pachinko machines]
When the shooting handle 8 is turned and operated while the game ball is stored in the upper plate 6, the game ball is shot toward the game board 4. When the launched game ball wins a start opening 14 or a winning opening (not shown), a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as winning balls. Further, when the game ball passes through the gate (not shown), the normal symbol display device 20 displays the variation of the normal symbol, and when the stop symbol is a predetermined hit symbol, it is provided at the start port 14. The ordinary electric accessory 14a is opened for a predetermined time. When the game ball wins the start opening 14, the special symbol display device 18 and the production symbol display device 19 display the special symbols and the variation of the production symbols related to the special symbols, and these symbols are determined in advance. When the player stops at the hit arrangement, the player becomes a big hit mode in which the player can acquire many game balls.
Hereinafter, various game modes of the pachinko gaming machine 1 that are switched in response to the start or end of a big hit will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) Normal game mode In this mode, a low probability (for example, 1/300) is applied among the two-stage jackpot probabilities in the special symbol lottery. In this mode, the normal symbol lottery cycle is long.
(2) Big hit mode This mode is executed when the special symbol (effect symbol) stops in a predetermined hit arrangement, and the special electric accessory 15a provided in the big prize opening 15 is opened. This releasing operation is repeated over a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds), with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of winnings (for example, 10 balls) as one round.
(3) Probability variation mode This mode is executed with a predetermined probability (for example, ½) after the jackpot mode ends. That is, the special symbol lottery jackpot includes the normal winning in which the winning probability of the special symbol lottery is low after the opening operation of the special winning lot 15 and the winning probability of the special symbol lottery after the opening operation of the special winning lot 15 is performed. There is a probable hit with a high probability. For example, when the stop symbol at the time of big hit is a specific probability variation symbol, the probability variation probability is obtained. In the probability variation mode, the jackpot probability is high (for example, 1/30), the lottery cycle of the normal symbol lottery is short, and the opening time of the normal electric accessory 14a is long. It is possible to generate a big hit again without reducing it.
(4) Time reduction mode This mode is executed after the normal big hit mode ends. In the time reduction mode, the jackpot probability of the special symbol lottery is low, but since the lottery cycle of the normal symbol lottery is short and the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 14a is long, the game is hardly reduced. Can continue. However, this mode is terminated when the number of changes in the special symbol reaches a predetermined number (for example, 100 times) after the big hit, and the mode is switched to the normal mode.

[Board configuration of pachinko machines]
Next, the substrate configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in this figure, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes at least a main board 21 and a peripheral board 22 that performs an effect process or the like in response to a command from the main board 21. The main board 21 of this embodiment includes a main control board (main control unit) 23, a payout control board 24, and a firing motor control board 25. The peripheral board 22 is an effect symbol display control board (effect symbol display control unit) 26. , A voice control board 27 and a lamp control board 28 are included.

  The payout control board 24 is connected to a ball break switch 29, a payout sensor 30, a payout motor 31, and the like, and in addition to paying out game balls in accordance with a payout signal from the main control board 23, lending between balls. In accordance with the rental signal from the machine 3, the game balls are paid out. The firing motor control board 25 is connected to a firing switch (handle angle sensor) 32, a touch sensor 33, a firing motor 13, and the like. When the firing switch 32 and the touch sensor 33 are ON, the firing motor 13 is driven. Let

  The main control board 23 includes a winning port switch SW1 that detects a winning of a game ball with respect to a winning port (not shown), a starting port switch SW2 that detects a winning of a gaming ball with respect to the starting port 14, and a gate (not shown). Sensors such as a gate switch SW3 for detecting the passing of a game ball and a big prize opening switch SW4 for detecting a winning of a game ball with respect to the big prize opening 15, and a solenoid for opening and closing the normal electric combination 14a and the special electric combination 15a Actuators such as SOL and display devices such as special symbol display device 18 and normal symbol display device 20 are connected. Then, the main control board 23 performs special symbol lottery processing (including effect symbol lottery), special symbol display processing, command transmission processing, grand prize opening / closing processing, and the like in accordance with the detection signals of the switches SW1 to SW4. .

  An effect symbol display device 19 and an effect switch S are connected to the effect symbol display control board 26, and in response to a command from the main control board 23, the effect symbol display apparatus 19 displays the effect symbols in a variable manner, A switch effect display corresponding to the operation of the switch S is performed (an effect display that does not occur unless the operation switch S is operated). In addition, the speaker 10 is connected to the sound control board 27, and a predetermined effect sound is emitted from the speaker 10 in response to a command from the main control board 23 (or the effect symbol display control board 26). Further, a light emitting display lamp L is connected to the lamp control board 28, and the light emitting display lamp L is turned on in response to a command from the main control board 23 (or the effect symbol display control board 26).

[Direction display control]
Next, display control of the effect symbol display device 19 which is a main part of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The main control board 23 performs a special symbol lottery (including an effect lottery) according to the winning of a game ball to the start port 14, and transmits the lottery result to the effect symbol display board 26 as a stop symbol command and a variation pattern. Count down the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern.
As shown in FIG. 6, the stop symbol command is a command for instructing the effect symbol to be finally stopped. For example, when the display symbol number of the effect symbol is 3 digits, the stop symbol command is instructed. be able to. However, if the result of the special symbol lottery is a loss, the main control board 23 transmits to the effect symbol display control board 26 that the stop symbol command is omitted as a stop symbol command, and the effect symbol display is based on the stop symbol command. A three-digit stop symbol may be created so that the control board 26 loses.
The variation pattern is a command for instructing the content of the effect, and includes, for example, a special symbol lottery result (winning or losing), presence / absence of re-lottery effect, type of effect (such as presence / absence of reach), variation time, and the like.

  When receiving the stop symbol command and the variation pattern, the effect symbol display control board 26 stores the stop symbol command and the variation pattern and performs an effect display (such as an effect symbol variation display) indicated by the variation pattern. For example, when the fluctuation pattern 4 (hit fluctuation pattern with re-lottery) shown in FIG. 6 is received, as shown in FIG. 7, first, a three-digit symbol is displayed in a variable manner, and then the left and right symbols stop at the same symbol. A reach state appears (first state). Next, after the appearance of the gaze state in which the 3-digit symbol stops at the same design (second state), the re-drawing state in which the 3-digit symbol fluctuates synchronously in the gaze state is caused to appear (the first state) 3 states). Then, the three-digit symbol is stopped at the symbol designated by the stop symbol command, and the stop symbol is confirmed when the confirmation command is received from the main control board 23 (fourth state).

  The number of display digits of the effect symbol and the number of effective lines in the effect symbol display device 19 can be arbitrarily set. The effective line L indicates an effective hit arrangement line. For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, when there is only one effective line L, only a single reach state appears. As shown in (B) of FIG. 8, when there are two effective lines L, a double reach state can appear. Further, as shown in (C) of FIG. It is possible to make reach reach. And a player's sense of expectation for a big hit increases as the number of effective lines increases.

  Further, the effect symbol display control board 26 performs a switch effect using the operation switch S in order to raise the player's participation consciousness. As shown in FIG. 9, the switch effect of the present invention is performed when a reach state occurs on the active line (see screen A in FIG. 9). First, the operation switch S is operated over a specified time. A prescribed operation (for example, continuous hitting) is requested (see screens B and C in FIG. 9). Here, when the operation switch S is not operated within the specified time, or when the number of operations of the operation switch S does not reach the specified number, the screen is changed to the same screen as before the switch effect after the specified time has elapsed (FIG. 9), when the operation switch S is operated more than the specified number of times within the specified time, the screen shifts to a screen in which the effective line L is increased (see the screen E in FIG. 9). When such a switch effect is performed, since the sense of expectation for the big hit is enhanced by the increase in the effective line L, it becomes possible to encourage the player to actively participate in the switch effect.

  In the above-mentioned effective line increase effect, the specified number of operations of the operation switch S necessary for increasing the effective line L is changed according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery. For example, when the result of the special symbol lottery is a win, the effective line is increased when the operation switch is operated N times, and when the result of the special symbol lottery is lost, the operation switch is operated (N + 1) times. Increase the active line at the time. In this way, the player can know the lottery result of the special symbol lottery based on the number of operations of the operation switch S. Thereby, the big hit notification function can be added to the switch effect, and the participation rate in the switch effect can be further increased. In addition, even if the effective line L does not increase in N operations, the effective line L always increases in one operation plus the disadvantage that the opportunity to increase the effective line L is significantly reduced by adding the jackpot notification function. Can also be avoided.

  Next, a control procedure for realizing the switch effect as described above will be described with reference to FIG. The effect symbol display control board 26 receives a predetermined variation pattern (with reach) from the main control board 23, and at the timing when the effect symbol reaches the reach state, the effective line increase effect process (effective line) shown in FIG. Increase production means). In this effective line increase effect process, first, a switch effect start screen as shown in screen B of FIG. 9 is displayed (S1), then a timer T that defines the switch effect time is set (S2), and the screen of FIG. A switch operation request screen as shown in C is displayed (S3). Next, the operation of the operation switch S is determined (S4). If the determination result is YES, the number counter is incremented (S5) and it is determined whether the number counter value has reached the specified number N. (S6). If the determination result is YES, it is determined whether or not the variation pattern is a hit variation (S7). If the determination result is YES, the effective line increase screen as shown in screen E of FIG. Is displayed (S8), and the switch effect is terminated. If the fluctuation pattern is a loss fluctuation pattern, it is determined whether or not the count counter value has reached the specified number of times N + 1 (S9). When the determination result is YES, the effective line increase screen is displayed. Display (S8). On the other hand, if the operation determination result (S4) of the operation switch S or the determination result of the number counter value (S6) is NO, the elapse of the timer T is determined (S10), and if this determination result is NO, S3 -S6 is repeated, but when the timer T has elapsed, an effective line non-increasing screen as shown in the screen D in FIG. 9 is displayed (S11), and the switch effect ends. Note that the determination (S7) as to whether or not the variation pattern in the present embodiment is a hit variation is made based on the variation pattern received and stored in the effect symbol display control board 26. There is no particular limitation as long as it is possible to determine whether it is a hit or a loss. For example, the determination of winning or losing may be performed based on the stop symbol command received and stored by the effect symbol display control board 26, or based on the stop symbol command and the variation pattern based on reliability. Good.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described, a special symbol lottery is performed in accordance with the winning of a game ball with respect to the start port 14, and the special symbol related to the special symbol lottery is variably displayed on the special symbol display device 18. In response to a command transmitted from the control board 23, the main control board 23, an effect symbol display control board 26 that causes the effect symbol display device 19 to variably display an effect symbol related to the special symbol lottery, and an effect operated by the player In the pachinko gaming machine 1 provided with the operation switch S, the effect symbol display control board 26 variably displays a plurality of effect symbols on the effective line L, and when a reach state occurs on the effective line L , Requesting the operation of the operation switch S, and when the operation switch S is operated a specified number of times, the effective line increase effect of increasing the effective line L is performed. Increased the expectations for the big hit by an increase in the efficiency line L, it is possible to encourage the active participation of the player for the switch performance.

Moreover, in the effect of increasing the effective line, the specified number of operations of the operation switch S required for increasing the effective line L is changed according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery. Thus, the lottery result of the special symbol lottery can be known. Thereby, the big hit notification function can be added to the switch effect, and the participation rate in the switch effect can be further increased.
In the present embodiment, the prescribed number N is designed based on the prescribed time (the integer part calculated by the prescribed time (seconds) ÷ the prescribed number of seconds is defined as the prescribed number N). For example, 7 times calculated by the prescribed time (14.2 seconds) ÷ 2 seconds is defined as the prescribed number N, and by designing in this way, the operation switch S is short for the game of operating the operation switch S. A moderate difficulty level of continuous operation in time can be given. By giving such an appropriate level of difficulty, it is possible to give a player a sense of accomplishment when the game is successful, and to further increase the participation rate in the switch effect.

  Also, in the effect line increase production, when the result of the special symbol lottery is a win, the effective line L is increased when the operation switch S is operated N times, and when the result of the special symbol lottery is lost, the operation switch Since the effective line L is increased when (N + 1) is operated, not only can the big hit notification be made depending on whether or not the effective line L is increased by the Nth operation of the operation switch S, but N operations are also performed. Even if the number of effective lines L does not increase, the number of effective lines L is always increased by one operation plus, so there is no inconvenience that the opportunity for increasing the effective lines L is remarkably reduced by adding the jackpot notification function.

It is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a front view of a game board. It is a flowchart which shows the game mode of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the board | substrate structure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing of a fluctuation pattern and a stop symbol command. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the production | presentation symbol according to a fluctuation pattern. (A)-(C) are explanatory drawings of an effective line. It is explanatory drawing which shows the transition of the screen in switch production. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure of an effective line increase effect process.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 4 Game board 14 Start opening 15 Big prize opening 18 Special symbol display device 19 Production symbol display device 23 Main control board 26 Production symbol display control board S Operation switch L Effective line

Claims (2)

In accordance with a command sent from the main control unit, which performs a special symbol lottery in accordance with the winning of a game ball to the starting port, displays the special symbol related to the special symbol lottery on the special symbol display device In a gaming machine comprising an effect symbol display control unit for variably displaying an effect symbol related to a special symbol lottery on an effect symbol display device, and an operation switch for effect operated by a player,
The effect symbol display control unit displays a plurality of effect symbols in a variable manner on the effective line. When a reach state occurs on the effective line, the operation symbol is requested to be operated, and the operation switch is operated a specified number of times. When operated, it is provided with an effective line increase production means for increasing the effective line,
Furthermore, the effective line increase production means changes the prescribed number of operations of the operation switch required for increasing the effective line according to the lottery result of the special symbol lottery.   When the result of the special symbol lottery is a win, the effective line increase production means increases the effective line when the operation switch is operated N times, and when the result of the special symbol lottery is lost, 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the active line is increased at the time of being operated N + 1) times.

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