JP2007282975A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the setting of the appearance frequency of performance without increasing the memory capacity and the software capacity. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with a performance selection random number generation means 67a which generates random numbers used for the selection of performance patterns, a performance pattern data table 67b which has ranges of given numbers as reference allotted per performance pattern, a frequency of performance setting means 44 for setting the frequency of performance, a performance pattern given number setting means 67c which sets ranges of given numbers obtained by multiplying the respective ranges of given numbers of the performance pattern data table 67b by coefficients corresponding to the frequency of performance set by the frequency of performance setting means 44 as new ranges of give numbers and a performance pattern selection means 67d which extracts random numbers generated by the performance selection random number generation means 67a to select a performance pattern corresponding to a new range of given numbers to which the random numbers extracted belong by using the performance pattern data table 67b with the new ranges of given numbers set by the performance pattern given number setting means 67c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of setting the appearance frequency of an effect without increasing the storage capacity.

  In a slot machine, which is one of the conventional gaming machines, effects using images and sounds are performed as means for enhancing the fun of gaming. These effects are selected with a predetermined appearance frequency by an effect lottery table defined by the program.

In such a gaming machine, there has been proposed a gaming machine that allows the player to select the frequency of effects (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
According to this gaming machine, the production frequency can be changed by selecting an arbitrary production lottery table from a plurality of production lottery tables prepared in advance.
JP 2002-011144 A

However, in the above-described conventional technology, a plurality of effect lottery tables are stored, and there is a problem that the capacity of a storage medium such as a memory is compressed. In addition, there is a problem that the software capacity increases and the cost increases due to the addition of memory.
Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to enable the appearance frequency to be set without increasing the storage capacity or software capacity.

The present invention solves the above-described problems by the following means.
The invention of claim 1 is a random number used for selecting an effect pattern that defines the effect contents, and has an effect selection random number generating means for generating random numbers from 0 to N, and a numerical range from 0 to N. , Corresponding to the effect frequency set by the effect frequency setting means, the effect frequency setting means for setting the effect frequency, and the effect pattern data table to which the reference number range is assigned for each effect pattern. An effect in which a coefficient is determined in advance, and a set number range obtained by multiplying the set number range that is a reference for each effect pattern in the effect pattern data table by the coefficient is set as a new set number range for each effect pattern. A random number generated by the pattern number setting means and the effect selection random number generation means is extracted, and a new number range is set by the effect pattern number setting means. Using the effect pattern data table, the effect pattern selection means for selecting the effect pattern corresponding to the numeric range to which the extracted random number value belongs, and the effect pattern selected based on the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern selection means And an effect output control means for controlling the output.

  The invention of claim 2 is an effect selection random number generating means for generating a random number used for selecting an effect pattern that defines the effect content, an effect pattern data table in which a predetermined numerical range is assigned to each effect pattern, and An effect frequency setting means for setting the effect frequency and a coefficient corresponding to the effect frequency set by the effect frequency setting means are determined in advance, and the random number generated by the effect selection random number generating means is extracted. , A random value setting unit that sets a value obtained by multiplying the random value by the coefficient as a new random value, and a new random value set by the random value setting unit using the effect pattern data table Based on the production pattern selected by the production pattern selection means for selecting the production pattern corresponding to the numerical range to which the production belongs, the production pattern selection means, Characterized in that it comprises a presentation output control means for controlling the output of the output.

A third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the effect frequency setting means is operated by a player.
A fourth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, further comprising a combination lottery means for performing a lottery of a combination, wherein the effect pattern data table is obtained by the combination lottery unit. It has an effect pattern data table for each lottery result of the combination.

(Function)
In the first aspect of the present invention, when the production frequency is set by the production frequency setting means, a coefficient corresponding to the production frequency is multiplied by the number of each production pattern, and a new number range is formed. Then, the production pattern is selected by determining the numerical range to which the extracted random number value belongs.
In the invention of claim 2, when the production frequency is set by the production frequency setting means, the extracted random number value is multiplied by a coefficient corresponding to the set production frequency, and a new random number is created. . Then, the production pattern is selected by determining the numerical range to which the random value belongs.

  According to the present invention, the production frequency can be set by changing the numerical value range of the production pattern (Claim 1) or the extracted random number value (Claim 2). As a result, the appearance frequency can be set without increasing the storage capacity or the software capacity.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 10 as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of the slot machine 10 in the first embodiment.
The game control means 60 of the slot machine 10 controls the progression of games such as lottery drawing, reel 31 drive (rotation and stop) control, payout at the time of winning, and the output of effects and display of various information. It is.

  The game control means 60 is provided on a control board, and performs various controls by the CPU that performs calculations, a ROM that stores programs necessary for the progress of games, data for effects, and the like. A RAM or the like for temporarily storing the fetched data or the like when performing.

A bet switch 40, a start switch 41, and a stop switch 42 are electrically connected to the input side (left side in FIG. 2) of the game control means 60. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the bet switch 40, the start switch 41, and the stop switch 42 are provided on the front side of the slot machine 10.
The bet switch 40 is a switch that is operated when a player inserts a stored medal, and is a switch that sets an effective line by the operation.
Similar to the bet switch 40, the medal insertion slot 43 is a part where an actual medal is inserted in order to set an effective line. The insertion of a medal from the medal insertion slot 43 is the same as the operation of the bet switch 40. It fulfills the functions of

The start switch 41 is a switch operated by the player when starting the reel 31.
Furthermore, three stop switches 42 are provided corresponding to the three reels 31 and are operated by the player when stopping the corresponding reels 31.
In addition to the above, an effect frequency setting means 44 is provided on the input side of the game control means 60, which will be described later.

Further, the motor 32 is electrically connected to the output side (right side in FIG. 2) of the game control means 60.
The motor 32 is for rotating the reel 31 and is connected to the center of rotation of the reel 31.
The reel 31 is ring-shaped, and a reel tape on which a plurality of types of symbols (such as symbols constituting a role) are printed is attached to the outer peripheral surface thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 1, three reels 31 are provided in parallel. Further, each reel 31 is arranged so that three symbols continuous in the vertical direction can be seen from the display window 11 provided in the slot machine 10. Therefore, it is arranged so that a total of nine symbols can be seen from the display window 11 of the slot machine 10.

  At the start of the game, the player operates the bet switch 40 to insert a medal, or inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 43 and operates the start switch 41 (ON). By operating the start switch 41, the number of effective lines is set, and all the reels 31 are started (rotation is started).

  When the start switch 41 is operated, a signal generated at that time is input to the game control means 60. When the game control means 60 (specifically, the reel control means 63 described later) receives this signal, it controls to drive all the motors 32 and rotate all the reels 31. As the reel 31 is rotated by the motor 32 in this way, the symbols on the reel 31 are moved and displayed in the vertical direction in the display window 11 at a predetermined speed.

Then, the player operates (turns on) each stop switch 42 to stop the rotation of each reel 31.
When the stop switch 42 is operated, a signal generated at that time is input to the game control means 60. When the game control means 60 (specifically, a reel control means 63 described later) receives this signal, it controls the motor 32 corresponding to the stop switch 42 to stop the reel 31 related to the motor 32. I do.

  When all the reels 31 are stopped, if a combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations stops on the active line (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) and the combination is won, The medal corresponding to the winning combination is paid out.

Further, an effect output device such as the lamp 21, the speaker 22, and the image display device 23 is electrically connected to the output side (right side in FIG. 2) of the game control means 60.
The lamps 21 are effects lamps for the slot machine 10 and are turned on in a predetermined pattern when predetermined conditions are satisfied. The lamp 21 includes a back lamp (not shown) fixed to the inner peripheral side of each reel 31, an upper lamp 21 that is disposed on the front surface of the housing of the slot machine 10 and blinks when winning a winning combination, etc. A side lamp 21 (see FIG. 1) and the like are included.

Furthermore, the speaker 22 outputs a predetermined sound when a predetermined condition is satisfied so as to perform various effects during the game. As shown in FIG. 1, the speakers 22 are provided on both sides of the image display device 23.
Further, in the present embodiment, the image display device 23 is a liquid crystal image display device, and displays various effect images, predetermined information, and the like during the game. As shown in FIG. 1, the image display device 23 is provided at an upper portion on the front side of the slot machine 10. The other image display device 23 may be a dot display or the like.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing combinations of types of winning combinations (the winning combinations selected by the winning lottery means 61, which will be described later), the number of payouts, etc., and the symbols of the reels 31 during normal games.
As shown in FIG. 3, special combinations (BB and RB), small combinations (small combination 1, small combination 2), and replay are provided as combinations.

The special role is shifted from a normal game to a special game (a game in which a lottery of a role different from the normal game is performed and a medal can be expected more than the normal game, which is advantageous to the player). It is a role. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, BB (Big Bonus) and RB (Regular Bonus) are provided as special roles.
Here, BB is a role that shifts to a BB game that is one of special games, and RB is a role that shifts to an RB game that is another one of special games.

The small combination is a combination in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out. In this embodiment, two types of small combination 1 and small combination 2 are provided. The combination of symbols corresponding to the combination and the number of medals to be paid out are set differently according to the type of the combination.
Furthermore, the replay is a re-playing role that allows the re-playing while maintaining the number of medals inserted in the game.

In each of the above combinations, if the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination does not stop on the active line in the game selected for the combination, a combination that is carried over after the next game and a combination that is not carried over are determined. .
Special roles (BB and RB) are mentioned as the carry-over. When the special combination is won, the game is controlled so that the special combination is carried over after the next game in the game until the combination of symbols corresponding to the special combination stops on the active line when the reel 31 is stopped.

  A game in which a special role is not won (a game in which a special role is not carried over) is referred to as “non-inside”. In addition, the combination of symbols corresponding to the selected special combination is not stopped on the active line (not winning) in the game (the special combination is selected) The game that is carried over) is called “inside”.

  As described above, the winning of the special role is carried over, but no role other than the special role is carried over. When a role other than the special role is won in the lottery of the role, the winning role is valid only in the game, and the winning is not carried over after the next game. In other words, in the game where these winning combinations are won, the reel 31 is controlled to stop so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination can be stopped (winning) on the active line. Regardless, at the end of the game, the right to the winning role will cease.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, combinations of symbols of the reels 31 corresponding to the above various combinations are determined in advance. When all the reels 31 are stopped, the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations stops on the active line, and when the winning combination of the combination is won, the number of medals corresponding to the combination is paid out.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game control means 60 includes the following combination lottery means 61 and the like.
The role lottery means 61 performs the above-mentioned lottery drawing. For example, the lottery random number generating means (hardware random number, etc.) for the role lottery, the random number extracting means for extracting the random number generated by the random number generating means, And determining means for determining the presence / absence of a winning combination and the winning combination based on the random value extracted by the random number extracting means.

  The combination lottery table 62 defines the types of combinations to be selected and the winning probability of each combination. The combination lottery table 62 includes a specific combination lottery table 62 for each gaming state (during normal game (non-internal / internal), BB game, and RB game).

  First, the reel control means 63 controls to start rotation of all (three) reels 31 when the start switch 41 is operated. Further, the reel control means 63 determines a stop position determination table, which will be described later, based on the winning lottery result by the winning lottery means 61 when the stop switch 42 is operated and the timing when the stop switch 42 is operated. 64, the stop position of the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 is determined, and the motor 32 is driven and controlled to stop the reel 31 at the determined position.

  For example, the reel control means 63 controls to stop the reel 31 so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on the effective line within the range of the stop control of the reel 31 in the game won for the winning combination. The reel 31 is controlled to stop so that a combination of symbols corresponding to a combination other than the combination is not stopped on the effective line.

  The stop position determination table 64 determines the stop position of the symbol of the reel 31 from the lottery result of the combination by the combination lottery means 61 and the position of the reel 31 at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated. That is, the position where the stop switch 42 should be stopped with respect to the position at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated is determined on a one-to-one basis.

  The stop symbol determination means 65 determines whether or not the symbol combination of the reel 31 stopped on the active line matches the symbol combination corresponding to any combination when the reel 31 is stopped. The stop symbol determination means 65 determines a symbol on the effective line by detecting, for example, an angle or the number of steps when the motor 32 is stopped.

  The payout means 66 determines that the combination of symbols stopped on the active line when the reel 31 is stopped matches the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations by the stop symbol determination unit 65, and the winning combination is won. In addition, a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the player in accordance with the winning combination, or processing such as credit addition is performed. Further, at the time of replay winning, control is performed so that the number of medals inserted in the game is automatically inserted without paying out medals.

The production control means 67 controls production output from the above-described production output devices (the lamp 21, the speaker 22, and the image display device 23), and includes the following production selection random number generation means 67a and the like.
The effect selection random number generation means 67a generates a random number from 0 to N, similarly to the hardware random number of the role lottery means 61, and in this embodiment, in particular, a 16-bit random number (0 to 65535 in decimal notation). ). The random number is, for example, a random number for which the counter that performs 1 count at 200 n (nano) sec continues to count as a cycle in the range of 0 to 65535, and continues to count the random number while the slot machine 10 is powered on. .

  The effect pattern data table 67b is provided for each lottery result of the role by the role lottery means 61, has a numeric range from 0 to N, and assigns a reference numeric range to each effect pattern. Is.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the effect pattern data table 67b. There are 20 types of effect patterns 1 to 20 of effect patterns 1 to 20. And as shown in FIG. 4, while having 0 to 65535 as a total number range of an effect pattern, it has a predetermined number range for every effect pattern. For example, in FIG. 4, “1” means the production pattern 1, and its numeric range is defined as 0 to 199.

  As for each production pattern, as to the progress of the game, at what timing (when the start switch 41 is operated, each stop switch 42 is operated, etc.) what kind of production is output (how the lamp 21 is operated) Lighting, blinking or extinguishing, what kind of sound is output from the speaker 22, what kind of image is displayed on the image display device 23, etc.).

  In the present embodiment, the production patterns 1 to 19 are production patterns determined to output some game-specific production, but the production pattern 20 does not output the game-specific production. The production pattern defined in However, the effect pattern 20 does not output an effect at all, but outputs a normal effect that is output when the game is on standby, but does not output an effect specific to the game.

  FIG. 4 is an effect pattern data table 67b for one result lottery result. Actually, at the time of BB winning, at the time of RB winning, at the time of winning the small role 1 (non-internal / inside), winning the small role 2 Different performance pattern data tables 67b are provided for each time (non-internal / internal), replay winning (non-internal / internal), and non-winning (non-internal / internal).

  And the numerical range of each of these effect pattern data tables 67b is different. For example, at the time of non-winning (non-inside), the production pattern 20 is set to be most easily selected. On the other hand, at the time of non-winning (inside the inside), the effect patterns 1 to 19 are set more easily than the effect pattern 20. Furthermore, when the small role 1 is won, the production pattern 20 is not set (the entire number range is occupied by the production pattern 1 to the production pattern 19).

As shown in FIG. 1, the production frequency setting means 44 is provided on the right side of the stop switch 42 and is used to set the production frequency at the time of winning of any one combination (for example, the small combination 2).
As shown in FIG. 1, the production frequency setting means 44 is formed in a dial type so that production frequencies can be set in multiple stages, and is 0 (normal (default value)), -2 (less), It can be set in five levels, -1 (slightly less), +1 (slightly more), and +2 (slightly more).
A coefficient is set in advance for each production frequency. In the first embodiment, the coefficients are defined as normal (default) = 1.0, less = 0.5, slightly less = 0.8, slightly more = 1.2, and more = 1.5.

Then, the production pattern placement number setting unit 67c sets, as a new placement number range for each production pattern, a numeric range obtained by multiplying the production number range used as a reference for each production pattern in the production pattern data table 67b by a coefficient. To do. The coefficients are stored as a coefficient data table, for example.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the number range of each effect pattern for one effect pattern data table 67b.

  In FIG. 5, the effect pattern data table 67b (effect pattern data table 67b corresponding to FIG. 4) before the change of the number range is shown third from the top. In addition, the production pattern 1, the production pattern 2,... At this time, as described above, the numerical range before the change is set to 200 (0 to 199) for the effect pattern 1, 100 (200 to 299) for the effect pattern 2, and so on.

  When the production frequency is set to “less”, for example, each numerical range is multiplied by a coefficient of 0.5. For example, in FIG. 5, since the default value (when the coefficient is 1.0) is 200 (0 to 199), the numerical value range of the production pattern 1 is 100 (0 to 99) when multiplied by the coefficient 0.5. It becomes. Further, the numerical value range of the effect pattern 2 is 100 (200 to 299) as a default value, and therefore, when multiplied by the coefficient 0.5, 50 (100 to 149) is obtained. As a result, the effect pattern data table 67b shown at the top in FIG. 5 is obtained.

Here, as described above, the effect pattern 20 of the present embodiment is an effect pattern corresponding to the output without a specific effect. The total number range from 0 to 65535 does not change before and after the multiplication by the coefficient, and the number range from the effect pattern 1 to the effect pattern 19 is a value multiplied by the coefficient. Therefore, when the production is set to be slightly less or less, the number range from the production pattern 1 to the production pattern 19 is compressed, and the number range of the production pattern 20 (no specific production) is increased accordingly.
On the other hand, when the production is set to be slightly larger or larger, the number range from the production pattern 1 to the production pattern 19 is expanded, and accordingly, the number range of the production pattern 20 (no special production) is narrow. Become.

  The effect pattern selection means 67d first extracts the random number generated by the effect selection random number generation means 67a. The extraction timing may be any timing, but in the present embodiment, the effect selection random number is extracted when the start switch 41 is operated, that is, simultaneously with the random number extraction timing by the combination lottery means 61.

  When the start switch 41 is operated, the role lottery means 61 extracts a random number and determines whether or not a winning combination is won in the game. When the winning / non-winning of the combination is determined, the effect pattern data table 67b used in the game is determined. Furthermore, the coefficient corresponding to the production frequency set by the production frequency setting means 44 is multiplied by the number range used as a reference for each production pattern in the production pattern data table 67b, and the newly obtained number range is used for each production pattern. Set as a new numeric range. Then, an effect pattern corresponding to the numerical range to which the extracted random number value (effect selection random value) belongs is selected.

  For example, when the coefficient is 0.5, as described above, the number range of the production pattern 1 is changed from 200 (0 to 199) to 100 (0 to 99), and the number range of the production pattern 2 is 100 (200 to 299) to 50 (100 to 149). In this case (when the coefficient is 0.5), when the extracted random number value is 120, the numerical value range to which the random number value belongs is effect pattern 2, and therefore effect pattern 2 is selected.

  In addition, the numerical value range of the effect pattern 20 is 30000 to 65535 as a default value (see FIG. 4). In this case, when 44500 is extracted as a random value, the effect pattern 20 is selected. On the other hand, when the coefficient is 1.5, the numerical value range of the effect pattern 19 is 44100 (29400 × 1.5) to 44999 (299999 × 1.5), and includes the value of the random value 44500. Therefore, in this case, the effect pattern 19 is selected.

  The effect output control unit 67e controls the output of the effect based on the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern selection unit 67d. As described above, since what kind of effect is to be output at each timing is determined in advance for each effect pattern, control is performed so as to output the effect according to the determination.

  By controlling as described above, the player can set the desired production frequency by operating the production frequency setting means 44, and the production will be output at the set production frequency. . For example, if the production frequency is set to be small, the number of productions to be output is reduced, and if the production frequency is set to be large, the number of productions to be output is increased.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an outline of the slot machine 10A in the second embodiment, and corresponds to FIG. 2 of the first embodiment. In the following, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.
The game control means 60A of the second embodiment is different from the effect control means 67 of the first embodiment in the effect control means 67A.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the second embodiment, the production pattern placement number setting means 67c provided in the first embodiment is not provided. Instead, random value setting means 67f is provided.

In the second embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the production frequency setting means 44 for setting the production frequency is provided. A coefficient corresponding to the production frequency set by the production frequency setting means 44 is determined in advance.
The random value setting unit 67f extracts the random number generated by the production selection random number generation unit 67a and multiplies the random value by a coefficient corresponding to the production frequency set by the production frequency setting unit 44. Set as a new random value.
For example, when the extracted random number value is 100 and the coefficient corresponding to the setting frequency is 0.5, a new random value of 100 × 0.5 = 50 is set.

Here, the relationship between the production frequency and the coefficient in the second embodiment is 1.0 (normal (default value)), 2.0 (less), 1.25 (slightly less), 0.83 (slightly more). , 0.67 (more).
Then, the effect pattern selection unit 67d selects an effect pattern corresponding to the numerical range to which the new random value set by the random value setting unit 67f belongs.

In the second embodiment, the numerical value range from the production pattern 1 to the production pattern 19 is fixed, and the numeric range of the production pattern 20 (no special production) is set to be expanded / reduced according to the coefficient. Yes.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an effect pattern data table 67b when a random number is multiplied by a coefficient. As in the first embodiment, FIG. 7 shows the effect pattern data table 67b for one result lottery result. Actually, at the time of winning the BB, when winning the RB, when winning the small role 1 (non- Different performances for each internal selection / non-internal / non-internal / internal), replay selection (non-internal / internal), non-winning (non-internal / internal) A pattern data table 67b is provided.

In the effect pattern data table 67b, the number range of each effect pattern when the coefficient is 1.0 is the same as that in the first embodiment (the third from the top in FIGS. 4 and 5).
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, when the random number value is multiplied by a coefficient, the numerical range of the effect pattern 20 is reduced / expanded. For example, the default value (coefficient 1.0) of the numerical value range of the effect pattern 20 is 30000 to 65535, but the maximum value 65535 varies depending on the coefficient. For example, when the coefficient is 2.0, the numerical value range of the effect pattern 20 is 30000 to 131070 (= 65535 × 2.0).

For example, when the extracted random number value is 29999 and the production frequency is normal (coefficient 1.0), the random number value remains 29999, and the numerical value range to which the random value belongs belongs to the production pattern 19. Therefore, the effect pattern 19 is selected.
On the other hand, when the production frequency is low (coefficient 2.0), the random value after multiplication by the coefficient is 29999 × 2.0 = 59998. Therefore, the numeric range to which the new random value belongs is the production pattern 20 (the numeric range 30000 to 131070), so the production pattern 20 (no specific production) is selected.

Also, for example, when the extracted random number value is 44000, when the production frequency is normal (coefficient 1.0), the random number value remains 44000, and the numerical range to which the random value belongs belongs to the production range. Since it is the pattern 20, the effect pattern 20 is selected.
On the other hand, when the production frequency is higher (coefficient 0.67), the random value after multiplication by the coefficient is 44000 × 0.67 = 29480. Therefore, the production pattern in the numeric range to which the new random value belongs is the production pattern 19 (the numeric range 29400 to 29999), and thus the production pattern 19 is selected.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The following various changes are possible.
(1) In this embodiment, medals are used as game media, but the present invention can be applied to slot machines using game media other than medals, such as slot machines (parrots) using game balls. . Furthermore, the present invention can be applied not only to a slot machine but also to a ball game machine or the like that performs lottery of a combination. When applied to a ball game machine, the frequency of the jackpot presentation can be adjusted. For example, as the production frequency for the state where reach is reached, there are more productions and less productions. In the case of more productions, the production is output in most cases when the reach is applied, but in the case of less production, It can be set so that the production is not output much even if it is applied.

(2) In this embodiment, one production frequency setting means 44 is provided, but it is optional for which combination to provide. Moreover, you may provide the production frequency setting means 44 with respect to a some combination, respectively. When the production frequency setting means 44 is provided for each of a plurality of roles, the production frequency can be individually set for each role, for example, the production is slightly more for the small role 1 and the production is less for the replay. preferable.
Moreover, you may provide the one production frequency setting means 44 which can set the production frequency of several combination collectively. For example, there is one effect frequency setting means 44 that can set the effect frequency of the small role 1, the small role 2, and the replay collectively.

(3) As the production frequency, in addition to the production frequency shown in the present embodiment, for example, a production frequency at which almost every game production is output or a production frequency with almost no production may be provided.
(4) In the present embodiment, the player can set the production frequency. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and production frequency setting means 44 is provided inside the slot machine so that the production can be performed at the store where the slot machine is installed. The frequency may be set.

  (5) Alternatively, the production frequency may be set in conjunction with a set value that determines the payout rate of the slot machine. For example, as setting values, setting 1 (low payout rate) to setting 6 (high payout rate) are provided, and when the effect frequency increases as the coefficient increases, setting 1 = coefficient 0.90, setting 2 = If the set values are set such as coefficient 0.95, setting 3 = coefficient 1.00, setting 4 = coefficient 1.05, setting 5 = coefficient 1.10, setting 6 = coefficient 1.15, the production frequency is increased. It may be determined automatically.

(6) In the present embodiment, the production frequency is composed of five stages, but may be any number of stages as long as it is two or more stages. Further, the production frequency setting means 44 may have any configuration. For example, the production frequency setting means 44 can be adjusted steplessly by making up a variable resistor and using it as a coefficient by A / D converting a varying analog voltage value. It becomes.
(7) Although a 16-bit random number is used as a random number for effect selection, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an 8-bit random number (0 to 255) or the like may be used.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the slot machine according to the first embodiment viewed from the front. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the slot machine in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the combination of the kind of winning combination drawn out during a normal game, the number of payouts, etc., and the design of a reel. It is a figure which shows an effect pattern data table. It is a figure showing what changed the number range of each production pattern to one production pattern data table. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the slot machine in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the production pattern data table when a random number value is multiplied by a coefficient.

Explanation of symbols

10, 10A Slot machine 21 Lamp 22 Speaker 23 Image display device 31 Reel 32 Motor 40 Bet switch 41 Start switch 42 Stop switch 43 Medal slot 44 Effect frequency setting means 60, 60A Game control means 61 Role lottery means 62 Role lottery table 63 Reel control means 64 Stop position determination table 65 Stop symbol judgment means 66 Delivery means 67, 67A Production control means 67a Production selection random number generation means 67b Production pattern data table 67c Production pattern number setting means 67d Production pattern selection means 67e Production output control means 67f Random value setting means

Claims (4)

Effect selection random number generating means for generating a random number from 0 to N, which is a random number used for selecting an effect pattern that defines the effect content;
An effect pattern data table having a set number range from 0 to N and assigned a reference set number range for each effect pattern,
Production frequency setting means for setting production frequency;
A coefficient corresponding to the production frequency set by the production frequency setting means is determined in advance, and a number range obtained by multiplying the number range used as a reference for each production pattern in the production pattern data table by the coefficient , Effect pattern set number setting means for setting as a new set number range of each effect pattern;
The random number generated by the effect selection random number generation means is extracted, and the numeric value to which the extracted random number value belongs using the effect pattern data table in which a new value range is set by the effect pattern number setting means. Production pattern selection means for selecting production patterns corresponding to the range;
An effect output control means for controlling the output of the effect based on the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern selection means. Production selection random number generating means for generating random numbers used for selection of production patterns that define production content;
An effect pattern data table in which a predetermined number range is assigned to each effect pattern,
Production frequency setting means for setting production frequency;
A coefficient corresponding to the production frequency set by the production frequency setting means is determined in advance, a random number generated by the production selection random number generation means is extracted, and a value obtained by multiplying the random value by the coefficient Random value setting means for setting as a new random value,
Using the effect pattern data table, effect pattern selection means for selecting an effect pattern corresponding to a numerical range to which the new random value set by the random value setting means belongs,
An effect output control means for controlling the output of the effect based on the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern selection means. In the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The effect frequency setting means is operated by a player. In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
It has a role lottery means to draw a role,
The gaming machine characterized by the fact that the production pattern data table has a production pattern data table for each lottery result of the combination by the combination lottery means.

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