JP2008043688A5

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Publication number: JP2008043688A5
Application number: JP2006224789A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2006-08-21
Publication date: 2009-10-08
Anticipated expiration: 2026-08-21

Claims

A game board having a game area and into which a game ball is driven toward the game area;
In addition to determining whether or not a predetermined condition has been satisfied in a ball game in which a game ball that has been driven toward the game area flows down in the game area, the control of the progress of the game is performed according to the determination. Main control means to perform,
Sub-control means for controlling various effects according to the determination by the main control means;
Payout control means for performing payout control for paying out game balls to the player in accordance with the determination by the main control means,
The main control means is a gaming machine that performs a special game advantageous to a player when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied in the ball game,
An opening / closing device that is provided in a game area of the game board and can be opened and closed between a closed state in which it is difficult to receive a game ball and an open state in which it is easier to receive a game ball than the closed state;
A first start port provided in the game area;
A second start port provided in the gaming area, having a movable member, and allowing a game ball to enter only when the movable member operates;
A first display effect unit on which a predetermined effect image is displayed;
Provided as a display effect unit larger than the first display effect unit, and having a main area occupying most of the display effect part and a sub area smaller than the main area, the main area and the sub area A second display effect unit on which both predetermined effect images are displayed,
The main control means includes
A first start determining means for determining whether or not a game ball has entered the first start opening; and a game ball entering the first start opening by the first start determining means. Based on the determination that there has been a lottery, the lottery process for the first hit that triggers the operation of the movable member is performed, and at the time of the lottery process, the lottery process is temporarily held. When the first winning is won in the lottery process by the first lottery means and the first lottery means performed by releasing the holding state, the movable member has a predetermined operating time. A drive control means for controlling the driving of the movable member so as to operate only, and when the lottery process is performed by the first lottery means, the first display effect unit according to a result of the lottery process. Production image to be displayed A first display mode determining unit that determines a display mode for the display mode, and when the display mode is determined by the first display mode determining unit, an effect image corresponding to the determined display mode is displayed in the first display mode. The display mode is determined by a first display effect control unit that performs display control for an effect image displayed on the first display effect unit so as to appear in the display effect unit, and the first display mode determination unit. The effect image displayed on the second display effect unit so that the effect image corresponding to the determined display mode appears in both the main region and the sub region of the second display effect unit. A first effect command transmitting means for transmitting a first effect command to the effect that display control is to be performed to the sub-control means, and the first effect command being allowed to enter by drive control by the drive control means Second start determination means for determining whether or not a game ball has entered the start opening of the game, and that the game ball has entered the second start opening by the second start determination means A second lottery means for performing a lottery process for the second winning based on the determination, and the second winning means in the lottery process by the second lottery means based on the winning Special game execution means for performing a special game in which the switchgear is opened and closed, and
When the lottery process is performed by the second lottery means, a second display mode determination that determines a display mode for the effect image displayed on the first display effect unit according to the result of the lottery process. And the first display effect such that when the display mode is determined by the second display mode determination unit, an effect image corresponding to the determined display mode appears in the first display effect unit. Second display effect control means for performing display control on the effect image displayed on the section, and when the display mode is determined by the second display mode determination means, an effect corresponding to the determined display mode A second effect command indicating that display control should be performed for the effect image displayed on the second display effect part so that the image appears in both the main area and the sub area of the second display effect part. The A second effect command transmission means for transmitting to the recording / sub control means, a winning determination means for determining whether or not a game ball has entered the opening / closing device, and a game to the opening / closing device by the winning determination means. A payout command transmission means for sending a payout command to the payout control means to perform payout control for paying out the game ball when it is determined that a ball has entered;
The sub-control means is
Effect command receiving means for receiving the first effect command and the second effect command respectively transmitted from the first effect command transmitting means and the second effect command transmitting means of the main control means; and When the first effect command is received by the effect command receiving means, the display mode corresponding to the received first effect command is displayed in both the main area and the sub area of the second display effect section. When the second effect command is received by the first effect image display control means for controlling the display of the effect image displayed on the second display effect section so as to appear, and the effect command receiving means, The second display so that a display mode corresponding to the received second presentation command appears in both the main area and the sub area of the second display presentation unit. The second effect image display control means for controlling the display of the effect image displayed on the Display effect unit has a
The payout control means includes
A payout command receiving means for receiving the payout command transmitted from the payout command transmitting means of the main control means, and when the payout command is received by the payout command receiving means, the payout command is received according to the received payout command. A payout control execution means for performing payout control for paying out game balls to the player by the number of prize balls;
The first display effect unit includes display control in which display control by the first display effect control unit of the main control unit and display control by the second display effect control unit of the main control unit are independent from each other. A first effect area in which only the display control by the first display effect control means of the main control means is performed, and a display by the second display effect control means of the main control means. A second production area in which only control is performed,
In the sub area of the second display effect section, the display control by the first effect image display control means of the sub control means and the display control by the second effect image display control means of the sub control means are independent of each other. In order to be executable as the display control, the first sub area in which only the display control by the first effect image display control means of the sub control means is performed, and the second effect image display control of the sub control means. And a second sub-region in which only display control by means is performed,
The second effect image display control means includes:
When the second effect command is received by the effect command receiving means, the display control according to the second effect command is performed in both the main area and the sub area of the second display effect section. Status information setting means for setting status information indicating that the status information is present, and status information set by the status information setting means when a series of display controls performed in response to reception of the second effect command is completed State information canceling means for canceling
The first effect image display control means includes:
When the first effect command is received by the effect command receiving means, state information determining means for determining whether or not the state information is set, and the state information is set by the state information determining means. A modification means for modifying the information indicated by the received first effect command, and when the information indicated by the first effect command is modified by the modification means, the modification is performed. Based on the information obtained, the second display so that the effect image corresponding to the display mode determined by the first display mode determining means appears only in the first sub-region of the second display effect unit. A game machine, comprising: partial display control means for performing display control on an effect image displayed on the display effect section.

The first lottery means acquires a random number based on the fact that the first start determination means determines that a game ball has entered the first start port, and Based on the first lottery process
The gaming machine according to claim 1.

The second lottery means acquires a random number based on the fact that the second start determining means determines that a game ball has entered the second start port, and Based on the above, the second lottery process is performed.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.