JP2008100065A - Game method, electronic game device for use in the game method, program for controlling the electronic game device, and recording medium recording the program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a player in a first game a feeling of expectation of the start of a second game, and to give the player a feeling of play to start the second game by achieving predetermined targets stepwise. <P>SOLUTION: The game method provides the first game and the second game. The first game is started, and when first predetermined conditions are met in the middle of playing, one of a plurality of predetermined items is counted. When the plurality of items are counted to establish a predetermined combination, the second game is started. An electronic game device for use in the game method, a program for controlling the electronic game device, and a recording medium recording the program, are also provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game method, an electronic game device used in the game method, a program for controlling the electronic game device, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded. The present invention relates to a game method for starting the game, an electronic game device used for the game method, a program for controlling the electronic game device, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  Conventionally, in a slot machine, a plurality of rotatable reels having various symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface, and the symbols displayed when the reels are simultaneously rotated and stopped realize an effective winning combination or a predetermined combination. In such a case, it is configured to pay out coins.

  Further, in order to attract the player's interest, slot machines have been developed that provide bonus games that are easier to win than normal games, free games that can be played for free, etc., when a predetermined condition is achieved in a normal game.

  However, bonus games and free games provided by conventional slot machines are more advantageous than regular games in terms of winning conditions and free games, but the game itself is a slot game that turns the same reel as the regular game. If the time is prolonged, the player's motivation will inevitably decline, no matter how advantageous. In addition, the conditions under which a bonus game or free game can be played are determined to be a winning combination with almost specific symbols, and when such a winning combination is determined by the program in advance, Because it is information that cannot be understood, some players can have a sense of expectation, but some players dislike the uncertainty and lose their willingness to play.

  Therefore, the present invention allows the player to have a sense of expectation that the second game (bonus game) will start in the first game (ordinary game) and to achieve the predetermined goal step by step. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game method for giving a player a sense of expectation to start a game, an electronic game device used in the game method, a program for controlling the electronic game device, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game method for providing a first game and a second game, wherein the first predetermined condition is satisfied while the first game is launched and played. A game method is provided in which one of a plurality of predetermined items is counted and a second game is started when a plurality of the items are counted and a predetermined combination is established.

  The game method preferably includes a rule that resets the count of the items and causes the first game to fall when a time during which the first game is started and not being played continues for a predetermined time.

  In the above game method, it is preferable that the game method includes a rule for deleting the count of the items for establishing a combination when the item is counted and the predetermined combination is established.

In the above game method, when the item is counted in the first game with the second game standing up and the predetermined combination is established, the remaining number of times in the second game is counted as 1. It is preferable to include.

  In the above game method, when the second game is over, the remaining number of times of the second game is checked, and when the remaining number of times of the second game is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from the remaining number of times of the second game. It is preferable to include a rule that starts the second game from the beginning and drops the second game when the remaining number of times of the second game is zero.

  In the above game method, the first game is awarded each time a first predetermined condition is satisfied, and a rule is awarded when a second predetermined condition is satisfied in the second game. It is preferable to include.

  It is preferable that the game method can be played using an electronic game device.

  When an electronic game device is used, the electronic game device includes display means, and the display means is divided into a display area dedicated to the first game and a display area dedicated to the second game. It is preferable to do.

  In addition, the present invention provides a player with a first game and a second game, and includes an input unit operated by the player and a memory for recording a plurality of variables, and the first game and the second game are provided. An electronic game device comprising: a processor unit that processes the game; and an output unit that conveys information related to the first game and the second game to a player, wherein the first game is launched and played When the first predetermined condition is satisfied, one of the plurality of variables recorded corresponding to the plurality of predetermined items in the memory is counted, and the variable corresponding to the plurality of items is counted in advance. There is also provided an electronic game device characterized by launching a second game when a determined combination is established.

  In the electronic game device, when a time during which the first game is started and not being played continues until a predetermined time, the count number of a variable corresponding to the item is reset and the first game is lowered. It is preferable to configure.

  The electronic game device is preferably configured to delete the count of the variable corresponding to the item that establishes the combination when the item is counted and the predetermined combination is established.

  In the electronic game apparatus, when a variable corresponding to the item counted in the first game is established in a state where the second game is started, the remaining number of times of the second game is recorded. It is preferable that the variable to be counted is counted as one.

In the electronic game device, when the second game is over, the remaining number of the second game is checked, and if the variable for recording the remaining number of the second game is 1 or more, the remaining number of the second game The second game is started from the beginning by subtracting 1 from the variable for recording the number of times, and when the variable for recording the remaining number of times of the second game is 0, the second game is lowered. Is preferred.

  The electronic game device may be configured to win each time a first predetermined condition is satisfied in the first game, and to win again when a second predetermined condition is satisfied in the second game. preferable.

  The output unit is preferably configured to be divided into a display area dedicated to the first game and a display area dedicated to the second game.

  The output unit includes a first display serving as a display area dedicated to the first game and a second display serving as a display area dedicated to the second game. And a first display control unit and a second display control unit which are provided on the substrate and output control signals corresponding to the first display and the second display in the output unit, respectively. It is preferable to configure.

  The output unit includes a first display serving as a display area dedicated to the first game and a second display serving as a display area dedicated to the second game, and the processor unit includes a board and A display control unit that is provided on the substrate and outputs a control signal corresponding to both the first display and the second display in the output unit may be provided.

  The output unit includes a display that simultaneously corresponds to both the display area dedicated to the first game and the display area dedicated to the second game, and the processor unit is provided on the substrate and the output is provided on the substrate. And a display control unit that outputs a control signal in correspondence with the display in the unit.

  The output unit includes a first display serving as a display area dedicated to the first game and a second display serving as a display area dedicated to the second game, and the processor unit includes the first display. A first board and a second board corresponding to the first game and the second game, respectively, and the first board outputs a control signal corresponding to the first display. A display control unit may be provided, and the second substrate may be provided with a second display control unit that outputs a control signal corresponding to the second display.

  It is preferable that an animation is displayed in the display area dedicated to the second game before the second game starts up.

  Furthermore, the present invention is a program for controlling an electronic game device and providing a first game and a second game, wherein the first predetermined condition is set during the start-up and play of the first game. A program comprising a process of counting one of a plurality of predetermined items when satisfied, and a process of starting a second game when a plurality of the items are counted and a predetermined combination is established Also provide.

  The program may further include a process of resetting the count of the item and lowering the first game when a non-playing time continues for a predetermined time in a state where the first game is launched. It is preferable.

  When the item is counted and the predetermined combination is established, it is preferable to further include a process of deleting the count of the item that establishes the combination.

  In the above program, when the second game is started and the item is counted and the predetermined combination is established in the first game, the remaining number of times of the second game is counted by one. Further, it is preferable to include the structure.

  In the above program, when the second game ends, the remaining number of times of the second game is checked, and when the remaining number of times of the second game is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from the remaining number of times of the second game. It is preferable that the process further includes a process of starting the second game from the beginning, and dropping the second game when the remaining number of times of the second game is zero.

  The program is configured to further include a process of winning a prize every time a first predetermined condition is satisfied in the first game, and winning again when a second predetermined condition is satisfied in the second game. It is preferable.

  The present invention also provides a recording medium on which any of the above programs is recorded.

  According to the present invention, the player can start up and play the first game, and can collect items one by one from a plurality of predetermined items while satisfying the first predetermined condition. And, if the collected item has a predetermined role, you can play the second game, so the item collected by the player will be an indication of how long the second game can start, It is possible to maintain the motivation to play with expectations of the player. In addition, a game with a sense of unity can be provided if the combination in which the items collected in the first game are established has some influence on the second game.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the game method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, the game method of the present invention provides a first game and a second game, and FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an electronic device equipped with display means (output unit) in this embodiment. When the game method of the present invention is provided to the player using the game device, the display state of the display means is shown. As shown in the figure, the display means always has a display area 61 dedicated to the first game and the first display area 61. It is divided into two game-dedicated display areas 62. Incidentally, although it is assumed in the following description that an electronic game device is used, the game method of the present invention is not necessarily played using the electronic game device.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the first game employs a slot game in which a reel is rotated as an example, and the second game employs a race game as an example. In the first game, symbols representing multiple types of items (for example, drivers, wheels, vehicle types, fuel, championships, etc.) are drawn on each reel, and when the spinning reel stops, the symbols of the same item are aligned, As a result of winning a prize and paying out coins, and the player acquiring one item in the game, a variable that records the number of items acquired is counted by one. In addition, every time an item is acquired, it is checked whether the acquired item has established a predetermined role (for example, driver, wheel, vehicle type, fuel, championship). Launch the game. Even if the second game is launched, the player can continue to play (collect items) the first game. If the winning combination is established again during the period when the second game is launched, the right to start the second game from the beginning can be obtained after the second game ends. If the second game cannot be re-established during the start-up period of the second game, the second game will end once and then fall, and if the player acquires the item again and establishes the re-entry, the second game will be re-started . On the other hand, the second game is a racing game that wins according to the race results and pays out coins.

  A preferred electronic game device using the game method of the present invention relates to an input unit for a player to operate, a processor unit for processing the first and second games, and the first and second games. It is necessary to provide an output unit to convey information to the player.

  3 to 6 show four preferred embodiments of the arrangement method of the input unit, the processor unit, and the output unit in the electronic game device using the game method of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the input unit 11 needs to include at least a coin slot for inserting coins and a pull bar as an interface necessary for the player to operate the first game (slot game). is there. The processor unit 12 processes the first and second games, and needs to include a mother board, a CPU, a memory, a display control unit 121 that outputs control signals to the display, and the like. The output unit 13 is controlled by the display control unit 121 and receives information necessary for the player (for example, a display area 61 dedicated to the first game indicating the rotation state of the reel in the first game and a list of acquired items, and the second It has a display 130 for displaying a display area 62) dedicated to the second game indicating the race status in the game, and for example, a CRT display, LCD display, or the like can be used.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the output unit 13 includes a first display 131 and a second display 132 corresponding to the first and second games, respectively, and the processor unit 12 includes the first display 131 and the second display 132. A first display control unit 122 and a second display control unit 123 that output control signals corresponding to the display 131 and the second display 132, respectively, are provided. In this case, the display area 61 dedicated to the first game is displayed on the first display 131, and the display area 62 dedicated to the second game is displayed on the first display 131.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the output unit 13 includes a first display 131 and a second display 132 corresponding to the first and second games, respectively, and the processor unit 12 includes a first display. A display control unit 124 that outputs a control signal corresponding to both 131 and the second display 132 is provided. In this case, the display area 61 dedicated to the first game is displayed on the first display 131, and the display area 62 dedicated to the second game is displayed on the first display 131.

  The embodiment shown in FIG. 6 has a first display 131 and a second display 132 corresponding to the first and second games, respectively, in the output unit 13 as in the embodiments shown in FIGS. In addition, the processor unit is divided into a first processor unit 12a and a second processor unit 12b that perform processing corresponding to the first game and the second game, respectively. Is provided with a first display control unit 125 that outputs a control signal corresponding to the first display 131, and a second processor unit 12 b outputs a control signal corresponding to the second display 132. The display control unit 126 is provided. In this case, the display area 61 dedicated to the first game is displayed on the first display 131, and the display area 62 dedicated to the second game is displayed on the first display 131.

  Next, the game method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a basic processing process of the first game, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a basic processing process of the second game. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the first step 11 is a situation before the first game is started, that is, a situation waiting for the player. In this situation, the display area 61 dedicated to the first game is the first game. Show promotional animations about. Further, when it is detected in step 12 that the player inserts coins, the process proceeds to step 13. In step 13, the first game starts up, and the display area 61 dedicated to the first game displays reels on which symbols representing items that can be collected are drawn. In step 14, the player pulls the pull bar to rotate the reel displayed in the display area 61 dedicated to the first game. In step 15, the reel stops, and then the process proceeds to step 16 to determine the result of reel rotation. If it is determined that the symbols of the same item are aligned (Y determination), the process proceeds to step 17 where a predetermined number of coins are paid out, and a variable for recording the number of items acquired in the memory is counted by 1 Proceed to 18. If it is determined that they are not aligned (N determination), the process proceeds to step 112. In step 18, it is determined whether or not a combination is established. If the acquired item can establish a combination (Y determination), the process proceeds to step 19, and if it cannot be established (N determination), the process proceeds to step 112. In step 19, the second game state is checked. If it is determined that the player is standing up (Y determination), the process proceeds to step 111. If it is determined that the player is falling (N determination), the process proceeds to step 110. In step 110, the second game is launched, and the process proceeds to step 112. In step 111, the variable for recording the remaining number of times of the second game is counted by 1, and the process proceeds to step 112. Step 112 is a state waiting for the player to insert coins. If the player inserts coins again within a predetermined time (Y determination), the process returns to step 14, and if no coin is inserted within the predetermined time (N determination). Proceed to step 113. In step 113, the number of items acquired so far by the player is initialized (set to 0), then the first game is launched, and the process returns to step 11.

  As for the second game, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, step 21 is a situation before the second game is started up, that is, a situation in which there is no player or a combination has not yet been established. The display area 62 dedicated to the second game displays a promotion animation related to the second game. Further, when a command for starting the second game is received in the process of step 19, the second game is started and the process proceeds to step 22. Step 22 shows the process of the second game. In this embodiment, the process of displaying the race status in the display area 62 dedicated to the second game is performed, but other types of games are introduced if necessary. can do. When the process related to the race game in step 22 is finished (race is finished) and the result determined by the internal lottery is obtained, the process proceeds to step 23 to determine whether or not to win according to the result of the race. If it is determined that a prize has been won (Y determination), the process proceeds to step 24. If it is determined that a prize has not been won (N determination), the process proceeds to step 25. In step 24, the payout process is performed. Incidentally, since the second game does not stand up unless a combination is established, it is generally set to pay out more coins than the first game. In step 25, the remaining number of times of the second game counted by the first game is checked. If the remaining number of times of the second game is 1 or more (Y determination), 1 is subtracted from the remaining number of times of the second game. Then, the process returns to step 22 to perform the process relating to the second game again. When the remaining number of times of the second game is 0 (N determination), the process proceeds to step 26. In step 26, data relating to the second game is initialized, the second game is dropped, and the process returns to step 21. Incidentally, the determination of the result in step 22 is not limited to the internal lottery, but can be configured so that, for example, the player is given a play opportunity and determined by the process of the play. In this case, it is necessary to further provide operation means such as a handle and an accelerator in the input unit in the electronic game apparatus to be used.

  Incidentally, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are basic flowcharts, and various processing processes and changes can be added as necessary. For example, the payout of the second game can be changed according to the winning combination in the first game, or a predetermined amount can be immediately paid out when the winning combination is established in the first game. It goes without saying that various design changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims of the present invention, such as a configuration in which the payout is made once more when the second game ends depending on the result.

  In addition, the present invention can be implemented as a program that causes a device such as an electronic game device or a computer to read and execute the processing process or a recording medium that records the program.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the player can start and play the first game, and can collect items one by one from a plurality of predetermined items while satisfying the first predetermined condition on the way. . Then, when the collected item has a predetermined role, the second game can be played, so the item collected by the player is a measure of how long the second game will start, The motivation to play with expectation can be maintained.

Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen of the state which stood up only the 1st game which the display means of the electronic game device of this invention displayed. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen of the state which stood up both the 1st game and the 2nd game which the display means of the same electronic game device displayed. The block diagram which shows the structural example of the electronic game device of this invention. The block diagram which shows another structural example of the electronic game device of this invention. The block diagram which shows another structural example of the electronic game device of this invention. The block diagram which shows another structural example of the electronic game device of this invention. The flowchart which shows an example of the process of a 1st game. The flowchart which shows the process process of a 2nd game.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Input part 12 ... Processor part 121 ... Display control unit 13 ... Output part 130 ... Display 131 ... 1st display 132 ... 2nd display 122 ... 1st display control unit 123 ... 2nd display control unit 124 ... Display control unit 12a ... 1st processor part 12b ... 2nd processor part 125 ... 1st display control Unit 126 ... second display control unit 61 ... display area dedicated to the first game 62 ... display area dedicated to the second game

Claims (27)

A game method for providing a first game and a second game,
While starting and playing the first game, if a first predetermined condition is satisfied, one of a plurality of predetermined items is counted, and a plurality of the items are counted to form a predetermined combination. A game method characterized by launching a second game.   2. The game according to claim 1, wherein when a time during which the first game has started up and no play continues until a predetermined time, the count of the items is reset and the first game is dropped. Method.   2. The game method according to claim 1, wherein when the item is counted and the predetermined combination is established, the count of the item that establishes the combination is deleted.   The number of remaining times of the second game is counted by 1 when the item is counted in the first game and the predetermined combination is established in a state where the second game is started. 1. A game method according to 1.   When the second game is over, the remaining number of times of the second game is checked, and when the remaining number of times of the second game is 1 or more, the second game is subtracted from the remaining number of times of the second game. 5. The game method according to claim 4, wherein the game is started from the beginning, and the second game is stopped when the remaining number of times of the second game is zero.   The first game is awarded every time a first predetermined condition is satisfied, and the second game is won again when a second predetermined condition is satisfied. 1. A game method according to 1.   The game method according to claim 1, wherein the game is played using an electronic game device.   8. The electronic game apparatus includes a display unit, and the display unit is divided into a display area dedicated to the first game and a display area dedicated to the second game. Game method to be described. A first game and a second game are provided to a player, and an input unit operated by the player and a memory for recording a plurality of variables are provided, and the first game and the second game are processed. An electronic game device comprising: a processor unit; and an output unit that conveys information about the first game and the second game to a player,
When the first predetermined condition is satisfied while the first game is being launched and played, any one of a plurality of variables to be recorded corresponding to the predetermined plurality of items in the memory is counted. An electronic game device characterized in that a second game is launched when a variable corresponding to the item is counted and a predetermined combination is established.   10. The count number of a variable corresponding to the item is reset and the first game is lowered when a time during which the first game is started and not being played continues for a predetermined time. The electronic game device described in 1.   10. The electronic game device according to claim 9, wherein when the item is counted and the predetermined combination is established, the count of a variable corresponding to the item that establishes the combination is deleted.   When the variable corresponding to the item counted in the first game is established in a state where the second game is started, the variable for recording the remaining number of times of the second game is counted by one. The electronic game device according to claim 9.   When the second game ends, the remaining number of times of the second game is checked, and if the variable for recording the remaining number of times of the second game is 1 or more, the variable for recording the remaining number of times of the second game is determined. 13. The electronic system according to claim 12, wherein the second game is started from the beginning by subtracting 1 and the second game is dropped if the variable for recording the remaining number of times of the second game is 0. Game device.   The first game is awarded every time a first predetermined condition is satisfied, and the second game is won again when a second predetermined condition is satisfied. 9. An electronic game device according to 9.   10. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the output unit is divided into a display area dedicated to the first game and a display area dedicated to the second game.   The output unit includes a first display as a display area dedicated to the first game, and a second display as a display area dedicated to the second game, and the processor unit includes a substrate, A first display control unit and a second display control unit, which are provided on a substrate and output a control signal corresponding to each of the first display and the second display in the output unit, The electronic game device according to claim 15.   The output unit includes a first display as a display area dedicated to the first game, and a second display as a display area dedicated to the second game, and the processor unit includes a substrate, 16. The electronic game according to claim 15, further comprising: a display control unit provided on a substrate and outputting a control signal corresponding to both the first display and the second display in the output unit. apparatus.   The output unit has a display that simultaneously corresponds to both the display area dedicated to the first game and the display area dedicated to the second game, and the processor unit is provided on the substrate and is provided on the substrate. 16. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising a display control unit that outputs a control signal corresponding to the display.   The output unit includes a first display as a display area dedicated to the first game, and a second display as a display area dedicated to the second game, and the processor unit includes the first display First display control having a first board and a second board corresponding to the game and the second game, respectively, and outputting a control signal corresponding to the first display to the first board 16. A unit according to claim 15, further comprising a second display control unit that outputs a control signal corresponding to the second display on the second substrate. Electronic game device.   16. The electronic game apparatus according to claim 15, wherein an animation is displayed in a display area dedicated to the second game before the second game is started up. A program for controlling an electronic game device and providing a first game and a second game,
In the course of launching and playing the first game, a process in which any of a plurality of predetermined items is counted when a first predetermined condition is satisfied;
And a process of starting a second game when a plurality of items are counted and a predetermined combination is established.   23. The method of claim 21, further comprising a step of resetting the count of the item and lowering the first game when a time during which the first game is started and not being played continues until a predetermined time. Program described in.   The program according to claim 21, further comprising a process of deleting the count of the item that establishes a combination when the item is counted and the predetermined combination is established.   In the state where the second game is started, the method further includes a process of counting the remaining number of times of the second game by 1 when the item is counted and the predetermined combination is established in the first game. The program according to claim 21, characterized in that   When the second game is over, the remaining number of times of the second game is checked, and when the remaining number of times of the second game is 1 or more, the second game is subtracted from the remaining number of times of the second game. 25. The program according to claim 24, further comprising a process of starting the game from the beginning and deactivating the second game when the remaining number of times of the second game is zero.   23. The method of claim 21, further comprising a process of winning a prize every time a first predetermined condition is satisfied in the first game, and winning again when a second predetermined condition is satisfied in the second game. Program described in.   A recording medium on which the program according to any one of claims 21 to 26 is recorded.

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