JP2008142102A - Game machine and simulation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, etc. with enhanced amusement permitting presentation full of variation. <P>SOLUTION: A JAC game specifying part 201a determines whether a JAC game condition is satisfied or not based on the notified result of a lottery. When it is determined that the JAC game condition is satisfied, the JAC game specifying part 201a specifies a first JAC game or a second JAC game based on the lottery, etc., and notifies a bonus movie determination part 201b of the specified JAC game. Then, based on the kind of the notified JAC game, the bonus movie determination part 201b determines whether a bonus movie should be reproduced or not. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine such as a slot machine in which a special game advantageous to a player is executed when a special role is won by lottery.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine in which a winning is determined by a combination of symbols displayed on a plurality of reels is known. The slot machine performs a lottery with a lottery probability set in advance with the reel rotation start operation as a trigger, and controls each reel to stop according to the player's stop operation. When all the reels are stopped, if the symbols corresponding to the selected winning combination are displayed on the effective line, the winning combination is established and the winning is confirmed.

  In such a slot machine, in order to make the player's interest permanent, a realistic image corresponding to each gaming state is displayed on the display device. For example, when a special role (such as a big bonus) is won by lottery, a predetermined movie indicating that a special game is in progress is displayed on the display device in order to improve the fun of the game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-58355 A

  However, the conventional configuration has a problem that the movie displayed during the special game is uniform and lacks the fun of the game.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a highly entertaining gaming machine capable of producing rich variations.

  In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention provides a special game advantageous to the player by combining a display device that displays an effect according to the lottery result and a symbol related to the special role on the effective line. And a means for executing the game, a storage means for storing bonus movie information to be played when a special game that matches a specific condition is executed, and for winning the special role by internal lottery. In response, the determination means for determining the game content of the special game, the determination means for determining whether the determined game content of the special game matches the specific condition, and the specific condition by the determination means If determined, the corresponding movie is displayed on the display device by playing the bonus movie information, and the relative playback position in the entire bonus movie is displayed in the table. Characterized by comprising a reproducing means for display device.

  According to this configuration, when the game content of the special game satisfies the specific condition, the privilege movie is played. When the bonus movie is played, the relative playback position in the entire movie is displayed so as to be visible (chapter display or the like), and the player is notified of the bonus movie playback position. This enables a rich variety of effects and allows the player to proceed with the game while checking the displayed playback position, so that the game still ends despite the bonus movie playing. It is possible to suppress problems such as not having any other words (in other words, only the payout operation remains).

  Here, in the said structure, the aspect further provided with the alerting | reporting means which alert | reports the relative reproduction position in the said whole privilege movie with an audio | voice message is preferable. The “gaming machine” is not limited, but includes, for example, a slot machine, a pachinko machine (including a first-class pachinko machine and a second-class pachinko machine), and the like.

  In addition, the simulation program according to the present invention includes a display device that displays an effect according to the lottery result, and an execution means that executes a special game advantageous to the player when the combination of symbols related to the special role is arranged on the effective line. And a storage means for storing bonus movie information that is played when a special game that matches a specific condition is executed, and the game content of the special game according to the winning of the special role by internal lottery Determining means for determining whether or not the determined game content of the special game matches the specific condition, and if the determination means determines that the specific condition is met, By displaying the bonus movie information, the corresponding video is displayed on the display device, and the relative playback position in the entire bonus movie is displayed in advance. Characterized in that to function as a reproduction means for displaying on the display device.

  The simulation program is stored in a storage medium and distributed. As such a storage medium, it is a computer-readable medium, such as various types of ROM, USB memory with flash memory, USB memory, SD memory, memory stick, memory card, FD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM. And other physical storage media. In addition, the broad recording medium includes a transmission medium such as the Internet capable of transmitting the program. This is because the program (downloaded) transmitted through the transmission medium is stored in the memory as it is and executed by the computer.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to produce rich variations.

  Hereinafter, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the image generation apparatus (method) of the present invention is applied to a gaming machine (slot machine) installed in a game hall or the like will be exemplified. The following embodiments are merely examples of application of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and can be applied with various modifications.

A. The present embodiment relates to a gaming machine according to the basic configuration of the present invention.
First, the case configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, a front panel 20 is attached to a front surface portion of a housing of the slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment so as to be freely opened and closed. It is a display area in which an effect display device 40 having a display function is provided in the upper part of the front panel 20, and an operation unit is provided in the center.

  An effect display device 40 having a display function is provided in the upper part of the housing. The effect display device 40 is configured to include, for example, a liquid crystal panel, and is configured to be able to display images for various effects and information necessary for a game in a display area. The effect display device 40 is provided with one transparent display window 21. The area of the display window 21 is not provided with a liquid crystal for displaying an image, a member constituting the liquid crystal (such as a polarizing plate), or a circuit for controlling the liquid crystal, and transmits light. It is an area that cannot physically display an image.

  Three reels (rotating drums) are arranged in a position inside the housing and visible through the display window 21. From the left side when viewed from the front, the left reel 31L, the middle reel 31C, and the right reel 31R are arranged in this order.

  The reels 31L, 31C and 31R are formed in a ring-shaped hollow structure. The outer periphery of the reel is formed in the width of the reel tape that is affixed to the outer peripheral surface, and a plurality of openings are provided on the outer peripheral surface in accordance with the shape of the pattern printed on the reel tape. The inside of the reel is hollow, and the rotating shaft is supported by a frame extending from the outer peripheral surface.

  Each reel tape on which a winning symbol (a symbol constituting a winning combination) is printed is affixed to the outer peripheral surface of the reel. On each reel tape, for example, 21 symbols are printed at regular intervals. The arrangement of the symbols is different for each reel tape. The design of the reel tape corresponds to the opening provided on the outer peripheral surface of the reel. From the display window 21, the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are observed through the display window. The size of the display window 21 is such that three consecutive symbols in the vertical direction of the outer peripheral surface of each reel can be seen. Is set. In FIG. 1, a circle shown on the reel group 31 (meaning a group of reels 31L, 31C, and 31R) represents one symbol.

  Stepping motors (not shown) are connected to the respective rotation shafts of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R. This stepping motor is capable of rotating the reels 31L, 31C and 31R at an arbitrary speed or stopping at an arbitrary angle (position). When each reel rotates, the symbols of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are visually recognized as moving up and down in the display window 21.

  A back lamp (not shown) is provided inside the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R. Three back lamps are arranged for each reel, and light is emitted through the openings on the outer peripheral surface of the reel for a total of nine symbols visible from the display window 21 when the reels are stopped.

  A broken line on the display window 21 shown in FIG. 1 indicates an effective line group 22 including effective lines 22a, 22b, and 22c. The effective line group 22 includes a horizontal effective line 22a in the horizontal direction, two effective lines 22b in the upper and lower horizontal directions, and two effective lines 22c in the diagonally downward and leftward directions. ing. The symbols attached to the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are spaced so that all nine symbols visible from the display window 21 are positioned on these effective line groups 22 when the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are stopped. Is arranged in.

  A medal slot 23 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower right side of the effect display device 40 in the center of the casing of the slot machine 10. When medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 23, one to five lines of the effective lines 22a, 22b and 22c are activated according to the number of inserted medals. That is, the inserted medals are collected as a consideration for the game. When one inserted medal is used, one effective line 22a is effective. When two medals are inserted, three effective lines 22a and 22b in the horizontal direction are effective. Is effective, and in addition to three, in addition to the two effective lines 22c in the diagonal direction, a total of five effective lines 22a to 22c become effective. These controls are performed by a later-described main CPU (central processing unit) 51 (see FIG. 2). For example, when three medals are inserted, if a combination of specific symbols is stopped on at least one of the effective lines 22a to 22c when the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are stopped, the combination is selected. It will be a prize for the corresponding role.

  Various operation switches operated by the player are provided at the center of the housing. For example, in this embodiment, a start switch 41, a stop switch group 42, and a bet switch group 43 are provided.

  The start switch 41 is configured as a switch operated by the player when starting the rotation of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R, for example, a lever. The stop switch group 42 includes a left stop switch 42L that is operated when stopping the left reel 31L, a middle stop switch 42C that is operated when stopping the middle reel 31C, and a right stop that is operated when stopping the right reel 31R. Switch 42R. These stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R are juxtaposed as buttons, for example.

  The bet switch group 43 is a switch group for designating the number of bets (the number of bets) when the player inserts a medal in the credit. The bet switch group 43 includes a 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a and a MAX bet switch (3-bet switch) 43b. It is configured. These bet switches 43a and 43b are also arranged as buttons, for example. When the 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a is operated, one or two medals are bet (collected as a consideration for the game), and when the MAX bet switch 43b is operated, the maximum bet number of three A medal is bet. That is, the number of bets designated by operating the bet switch group 43 is collected from the number of medals that are credited, and the credit is subtracted by the number of bets.

  Further, a medal payout opening 90 is provided in the lower central portion of the housing, and speakers 71 are provided on both sides of the medal payout opening 90. During the game (game), various effects, for example, lighting of a back lamp, image display using the effect display device 40, output of sound from the speaker 71, and the like are performed. Further, as such an effect, there is a case where a notification effect of the possibility of winning is performed.

An outline of the normal game executed in the slot machine having these configurations will be briefly described.
In the slot machine 10, when a player inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 23 or operates the bet switch group 43, the effective lines 22a to 22c are activated according to the number of bets.

  When the player who has designated the bet number operates the start switch 41, a winning combination according to the bet number is performed and the reels 31L, 31C and 31R start to rotate. When the player operates the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R, the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R stop rotating according to the operated button. At this time, if the lottery result of the combination being performed simultaneously with the operation of the start switch 41 is a winning combination, the combination of symbols arranged on the activated effective line group 22 is a predetermined combination of combinations. The reels are controlled so as to match the combination of symbols, and medals are paid out according to the winning combination.

(System configuration)
Next, a system configuration such as an internal configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the slot machine 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Inside the casing of the slot machine 10, a main control board 50, a sub control board 60, a reel board 11, a central display board 12, and a power supply board 13 connected to the main control board 50 are arranged.

(Main control board 50)
The main control board 50 is provided with a main CPU 51, ROM 52, RAM 53, and interface circuit (I / F circuit) 54, which are connected to each other via a bus 55.

  The main CPU 51 reads (fetches), interprets (decodes), and executes instructions constituting the program. The main CPU 51 reads out programs, data, and the like stored in the ROM 52, and controls the entire slot machine 10 based on these.

  The ROM 52 stores software programs, data, and the like necessary for lottery processing and other game controls based on operations as shown in a flowchart described later. The RAM 53 is used when the main CPU 51 performs various controls, and is configured to be able to temporarily store data and the like.

  The I / F circuit 54 performs timing control and the like when signals are transmitted and received between the main control board 50, the sub control board 60, the reel board 11, the central display board 12, and the power supply board 13. It is like that. However, transmission of signals from the main control board 50 to the sub control board 60 is performed between the main control board 50 and the sub control board 60, but transmission of signals from the sub control board 60 to the main control board 50 is not performed. It is configured not to be performed.

(Sub control board 60)
The sub control board 60 includes a sub CPU 61, a ROM 62, a RAM 63, an interface circuit (I / F circuit) 69, an image control unit 64, an image data ROM 65a, a RAM 65b, a video RAM 66, a sound source circuit 67a, a sound ROM 67b, an amplifier 68, and the like. Is provided. The image control unit 64 includes a CPU 64a and a VDP (Video Display Processor) 64b.
The sub CPU 61 and the CPU 64 a of the image control unit 64 are connected to each other via the bus 70. The image data ROM 65a and the RAM 65b are connected to the CPU 64a, the video RAM 66 is connected to the VDP 64b, and the amplifier 68 is connected to the sound source circuit 67.

  The sub CPU 61 reads (fetches), interprets (decodes), and executes instructions constituting the program. Then, the sub CPU 61 reads a program, data, and the like stored in the ROM 62, and controls the sub control board 60 as a whole, particularly selecting an effect pattern for the player, sending a command to the CPU 64a of the image control unit 64, and the like. It is like that. Note that there are no restrictions on the processing capability or development language of the sub CPU 61.

  The ROM 62 stores software programs, data, and the like necessary for effects during the game by the sub CPU 61. The RAM 63 is used when the sub CPU 61 performs various controls, and is configured to be able to temporarily store data and the like.

  The sub CPU 61, ROM 62, and RAM 63 have the same functions as the main CPU 51, ROM 52, and RAM 53 provided on the main control board 50, respectively. Note that the ROM 62 and the RAM 63 may be the same as the ROM 52 and the RAM 53, respectively, but those having a larger capacity may be used.

  The I / F circuit 69 performs timing control and the like when receiving a signal from the main control board 50. As described above, the signal is transmitted from the main control board 50 to the sub control board 60, but the signal is not transmitted from the sub control board 60 to the main control board 50. That is, only one-way transmission is possible.

  The CPU 64a of the image control unit 64 reads (fetches), interprets (decodes), and executes instructions constituting the program. Then, the CPU 64a reads a program, data, and the like stored in the image data ROM 65a in accordance with a command given from the sub CPU 61, and performs control for displaying an image according to the effect. The image data ROM 65 stores original image data for generating image data such as characters, characters, and backgrounds displayed on the effect display device 40.

  The VDP 64b is responsible for overall video output to the effect display device 40, and under the control of the CPU 64a, generates frame image data based on the original image data transferred from the image data ROM 65a and develops it in the video RAM 66. I do.

  The video RAM 66 is a memory used when the VDP 64b creates an image to be displayed on the effect display device 107, and can store a plurality of frame image data.

  The sound source circuit 67a includes a sound generation circuit for a predetermined number of channels, for example, eight sound source channels, and can simultaneously reproduce frames for the number of sound source channels. The sound source circuit 67a is controlled by an effect pattern selection command output from the CPU 64a. When the tone generator circuit 67a receives an effect pattern selection command or the like output from the CPU 64a, the tone generator circuit 67a reads the tone generator data of the tone generator channel corresponding to this command from the sound ROM 67b and synthesizes them, and generates them separately for the R channel and L channel. Then, D / A conversion is performed and an analog sound signal is output. The amplifier 68 amplifies the analog sound signals of the R and L channels and outputs them from the speaker 71 as musical sounds.

  Here, between the sub CPU 61 and the CPU 64a of the image control unit 64, not only transmission of signals from the sub CPU 61 to the CPU 64a but also transmission of signals from the CPU 64a to the sub CPU 61 are performed. Specifically, various commands and data are transmitted from the sub CPU 61 to the CPU 64a, and detection results of various check errors (parity error, check sum error, etc.) are transmitted from the CPU 64a to the sub CPU 61.

(Reel board 11)
A stepping motor (not shown) for driving the left reel 31L, the middle reel 31C, and the right reel 31R is connected to the reel substrate 11. Each stepping motor is further connected to the rotation shafts of these reels 31L, 31C and 31R. Control signals for controlling the operations of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are supplied from the main CPU 51 to the reel substrate 11.

(Central display board 12)
The central display substrate 12 is attached to, for example, a central portion on the back side of the front panel 20.
The central display board 12 includes a selector 81, a 1-bet / 2-bet switch 43a, a MAX bet switch (3-bet switch) 43b, a start switch (lever) 41, a left stop switch (button) 42L, and a middle stop switch (button) 42C. A right stop switch (button) 42R, a setting display section 82, and a setting change switch 83 are connected.

  The selector 81 is configured to identify whether or not the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 23 is a genuine one, and to eliminate an illegal medal. The setting display unit 82 is arranged so as to be visible from the back side of the front panel 20, and displays settings relating to probability and payout (for example, settings 1 to 6). The setting change switch 83 is a switch operated when changing the setting related to the probability and the payout.

(Power supply board 13)
A setting change enabling switch 91, a power switch 92, a hopper device 93, and a power device 94 are connected to the power device board 13.
The setting change enable switch 91 is a switch that is operated when a setting change using the setting change switch 83 is enabled. That is, the setting change using the setting change switch 83 can be performed only when the setting change enable switch 91 is in the ON state. The power switch 92 is a switch for switching on / off the power supply device 94. The hopper device 93 is a device for storing and paying out medals. Based on an instruction from the main CPU 51 via the power supply device board 13, a predetermined number of medals are stored in the medal payout opening 90 from medals stored in advance. It comes to pay out.

(Function block on main control board)
Next, a functional configuration of the main control board 50 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the main control board 50.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, for example, the main CPU 51 executes a program recorded in the ROM 52, whereby the following control unit 101, role lottery unit 103, reel control unit 106, winning determination unit 107. The gaming state control unit 108 and the payout control unit 109 are functionally realized. For example, the RAM 53 functions as the following flag information storage unit 105, and the following lottery table 102 data is stored in the ROM 52, for example.

(Role lottery section 103)
The role lottery unit 103 is a functional block for performing lottery of a role (special role, small role, replay, etc.). The combination lottery unit 103 obtains one random number after generating a random number internally for each game, refers to the lottery table 102 stored in the ROM 52, and determines the combination of the combination based on the area to which the acquired random number belongs. The presence / absence of winning and the winning combination are determined.

  For example, the role lottery unit 103 performs a lottery when the start switch 41 is operated, and determines whether the “game” is “winning” or “losing” and “winning” when it is “winning”. decide. That is, the role lottery unit 103 generates a random number within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal notation) when the start switch 41 is pressed, and the predetermined lot is selected when the predetermined condition is satisfied. Get a random value. In the lottery table 102, a special role winning area, a small role winning area, a replay winning area, a non-winning (losing) area, and the like are set at a predetermined ratio with respect to random numbers that can be acquired by the role lottery unit 103. ing.

  Furthermore, if the winning lottery unit 103 “wins” the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R after having pressed each of the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R, an arrangement of symbols representing the winning combination. The stop is controlled so that the winning combination is won. Further, when the lottery result is “losing” (non-winning), stop control is performed so that the symbol arrangement does not represent any combination. In any case, the stop symbol does not change even if the pressing timing of the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R is changed.

The lottery performed by the combination lottery unit 103 may determine the winning combination by performing one lottery for one game, but may be configured to perform multiple lotteries. Good.
In addition to the configuration led by the role lottery unit 103 in which a lottery is performed at the timing of pressing the start switch 41 or the stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R and the lottery result is determined, the reels can be operated without any special pull-in operation. The group 31 may be stopped, and as a result, the winning determination unit 107 may detect the positions where the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are stopped, and determine whether there is a winning or a winning combination. In this case, there is no concept of lottery or winning combination, and the combination lottery unit 103 may not exist. Further, depending on the type of game, whether or not the role lottery unit 103 is led, that is, whether to make a lottery or make a winning determination by reel may be switched.

(Control unit 101)
The control unit 101 is a central functional block that controls the operation timing of the combination lottery unit 103, the reel control unit 106 and the winning determination unit 107, which will be described later.
For example, on the condition that the start switch 41 is operated, the control unit 101 causes the combination lottery unit 103 to perform combination lottery, causes the reel control unit 106 to start the rotation of the reel group 31, and the stop switch. The reel control unit 106 is controlled to stop the reel group 31 on the condition that the group 42 has been operated, and further, the winning determination unit 107 performs the winning determination on the condition that the reel group 31 has stopped. It is.
Note that the operation of the control unit 101 is not limited to these, and governs general control required for the main control board 50.

(Flag information storage unit 105)
The flag information storage unit 105 is configured to be able to store the type of the winning combination and the fact that the flag is turned on when a flag for a certain combination is turned on by the lottery result of the combination lottery unit 103.

(Reel control unit 106)
The reel control unit 106 is a functional block that controls the rotation and stop of the reel group 31 (reels 31L, 31C, and 31R) based on an instruction from the control unit 101.
More specifically, the reel control unit 106 has a gaming state (for example, a normal gaming state, a special gaming state, etc.), a lottery result by the combination lottery unit 103, and a stop switch group 42 (stop switches 42L, 42C, and 42R). Based on the operated timing, etc., the stop positions of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are determined, and the driving of the stepping motor is controlled to stop the rotation of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R at the determined positions. It has become.

  For example, if the winning lottery unit 103 results in “losing” and no winning combination is won, each reel is set so that the combination of symbols of any winning combination is not stopped on the activated effective line. The stop positions of 31L, 31C and 31R are determined, and each reel is stopped at the determined position. On the other hand, if a winning combination is selected for a certain role, the symbol combination is determined so that the winning symbol combination is stopped on the active line that is active, and the symbol combination is valid at that time. The stop positions of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are determined so as to appear in the effective lines, and each reel is stopped at the determined position.

  In particular, when the special combination is “winned”, the stop combinations of the reels 31L, 31C, and 31R are controlled so that the combination of the special combination symbols is stopped on the active line that is enabled (for example, (Within 4 symbols), pull-in control is performed so that the symbols related to the special role are aligned as much as possible. However, even if the special role is “winned”, the combination of symbols of the special role will not stop on the activated active line when “winning” for a small role or replay. Then, stop positions of the reels 31L, 31C and 31R are determined, and stop control is performed. Such control when stopping the reels 31L, 31C and 31R may be performed using a reel control table.

(Winning determination unit 107)
The winning determination unit 107 is a functional block for determining the final winning state.
The winning determination unit 107 determines whether or not a combination of symbols in the active line group 22 is arranged in any of the active lines that are active, and if there is an in-line combination, it is determined in the game. It is determined that the winning combination has been won. The lottery of the combination is determined in advance by the combination lottery unit 103. However, when a mechanical reel is used, the reel may not be stopped as scheduled, so the position of the finally stopped reel is detected. Because you have to do it.

  The winning determination unit 107 determines a symbol positioned on the active line by detecting, for example, an angle at the time when the stepping motor is stopped, the number of steps, and the like, and based on this, determines the presence / absence of a winning combination.

  Instead of pre-determining a combination by the combination lottery unit 103 and stopping the reels 31L, 31C and 31R together, the reels are stopped one after another at a retractable position, and finally the actual reels 31L, The positions of 31C and 31R may be detected, and the winning determination unit 107 may determine the combination of symbols and determine the combination.

(Game state control unit 108)
The gaming state control unit 108 is a functional block for controlling the special game from the next game until the predetermined end condition is satisfied when the winning determination unit 107 has won a special role as a result of the determination. It is.

  For example, the game state control unit 108 causes the reel control unit 106 to perform reel control for special games according to the lottery result of the role lottery unit 103 during the special game, or causes the sub control board 60 to perform special game effects. Or let it be done.

(Payout control unit 109)
The payout control unit 109 is a functional block for causing the hopper device 93 to pay out medals according to the winning combination as a result of the determination by the winning determination unit 107.

(Functional block on sub control board)
Next, a functional configuration of the sub control board 60 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the sub control board 60.
The sub-control board 60 includes an effect control unit 201, an effect pattern storage unit 202, and an image control unit 260.

  The effects implemented by the sub-control board 60 are effects by an image displayed in the image display area around the display window 21 by the effect display device 40 and effects by sound generated from the speaker 71. Unlike the operations on the main control board 50, these effects do not change the direction of the game itself, such as a lottery of a role. However, the effects of the images and sounds give the player a stimulus and win the prize. It plays an important role in raising expectations and eliminating monotony.

(Production control unit 201)
The effect control unit 201 is functionally realized by the sub CPU 61 executing a computer readable program recorded in the ROM 62. The effect control unit 201 includes a command representing the lottery result (special role winning etc.) output from the role lottery unit 103 of the main control board 50, and the operation content of the player (such as hitting a lever or pressing a stop switch). ) And the like, and an effect pattern corresponding to the received command is selected from the effect pattern storage unit 202 and transferred to the image control unit 260, or the received command is directly transferred to the image control unit 260. To do.

In FIG. 5, the functional block which divided the production | presentation control part 201 from the functional side is shown.
As shown in FIG. 5, the effect control unit 201 includes a JAC game specifying unit 201a, a privilege movie determining unit 201b, and an effect pattern selecting unit 201c as functional blocks.
When the jack game specifying unit (determining means) 201a receives a lottery result indicating that jack-in (described later) is received from the main control board 50, the jack game specifying unit 201a specifies the type of the jack game. Here, the jack game is a game that starts when a combination of predetermined symbols (such as a replay symbol) is aligned (jacked in) on a valid line after a big bonus game that is a kind of special role is started. In the present embodiment, there are two types, a first jack game and a second jack game. The first jack game has a game content that is more advantageous to the player than the second jack game. Specifically, the number of bets (the number of bets) and the number of payouts differ between the first jack game and the second jack game. For example, in the first jack game, 15 payouts are made with two bets. In the second jack game, 6 bets are paid out with 3 bets. The total number of payouts does not change regardless of whether the first jack game or the second jack game is selected (for example, 450), but in the first jack game and the second jack game, the number of payouts relative to the number of bets Therefore, the final number obtained is greater when the first jack game is played than when the second jack game is played. Basically, three jack games are played for each big bonus, so it is desirable for the player to have a large number of first jack games. Each time the jack game specifying unit 201a receives a lottery result indicating that a jack-in has been performed, the jack game specifying unit 201a specifies either the first jack game or the second jack game by lottery or the like, and determines the type of the specified jack game as a bonus movie determination unit. 201b and the effect pattern selection unit 201c are notified.

  The privilege movie determination unit (determination means) 201b determines whether or not to display the privilege movie on the effect display device 40 based on the type of jack game notified from the jack game identification unit 201a. The privilege movie is a movie displayed on the effect display device 40 when a jack game satisfying specific conditions is performed (details will be described later). The specific condition can be arbitrarily set. For example, “the first jack game is continued three times” can be set as a condition. The privilege movie determination unit 201 stores the type of jack game to be notified for the past n (for example, n ≧ 2) times, and determines whether or not the specific condition is met together with the type of jack game notified this time. Then, the determination result is notified to the effect pattern selection unit 201c.

  The effect pattern selection unit 201c is based on the lottery result notified from the main control board 50, the type of jack game notified from the jack game specifying unit 201a, and the determination result notified from the privilege movie determination unit 201b. The optimum effect pattern is selected from 202, and the selected effect pattern is transferred to the image control unit 260 or transferred to the image control unit 260 as it is.

  The effect pattern selection unit 201c is based on the lottery result notified from the main control board 50, the type of jack game notified from the jack game specifying unit 201a, and the determination result notified from the privilege movie determination unit 201b. The optimum effect pattern is selected from 202, and the selected effect pattern is transferred to the image control unit 260 or transferred to the image control unit 260 as it is.

(Production pattern storage unit 202)
The effect pattern storage unit 202 stores a plurality of effect patterns corresponding to each command, and specifically stores a management table in which a lottery result (such as winning a special role) and an effect pattern are associated with each other. As described above, the effect of the jack game performed after the bonus game is started varies depending on the type of jack game and whether or not a privilege movie is selected. In the present embodiment, first, the effect of the jack game is different when the first jack game is selected and when the second jack game is selected. Further, in the present embodiment, when the first jack game is selected three times in succession, a special jack game effect such that a bonus movie (described later) flows is performed unlike a normal jack game effect.

(Image control unit 260)
The image control unit 260 is functionally realized by the CPU 64a or the like of the image control unit 64 executing a computer-readable program recorded in the image data ROM 65a. The image control unit 260 controls an image displayed on the effect display device 40 in accordance with an effect pattern sent from the effect control unit 201 and a state command representing the operation content of the player, and controls a musical sound output from the speaker 71. To do. FIG. 6 shows functional blocks obtained by dividing the image control unit 260 from functional aspects.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the image control unit 260 includes a sound control unit 301, a movie data selection unit 302, a movie data storage unit 303, and a display control unit 304 as functional blocks. In such a configuration, the sound control unit 301 is functionally realized by the sub CPU 61 executing a program stored in the ROM 62. The movie data storage unit 303 corresponds to the video RAM 66. The movie data selection unit 302 and the display control unit 304 are functionally realized by an image control unit 64 that executes an image switching program.

(Sound controller 301)
The sound control unit 301 generates a sound signal corresponding to the effect pattern selected by the effect control unit 201 and controls the sound source circuit 67 so as to emit sound as a musical sound. The sound control unit 301 controls the generation of musical sounds by the tone generator circuit 67 so as to be closely related to the progress of the image displayed under the control of the display control unit 304.

(Movie data selection unit 302)
The movie data selection unit 302 selects movie data corresponding to the effect pattern from a plurality of types of movie data stored in the movie data storage unit (storage means) 303 according to the effect pattern selected from the effect control unit 201. Make a selection. As shown in FIG. 7, the movie data storage unit 303 stores a plurality of types of movie data, and the movie data to be played back when the first jack game is selected (hereinafter referred to as the first jack movie data), the first Movie data to be played when a two-jack game is selected (hereinafter referred to as second jack movie data), the selected jack game has a specific condition (in this embodiment, “the first jack game is three consecutive times”) A plurality of types of movie data such as movie data (hereinafter referred to as “privileged movie data”) to be reproduced when the condition is satisfied are stored. In addition, movie data and the like to be reproduced when winning is not included are included, but since they are not directly related to the gist of the present invention, further explanation is omitted. When the movie data selection unit 302 selects movie data according to the production pattern, the movie data selection unit 302 supplies the movie data selection unit 302 to the display control unit 304.

(Display control unit 304)
The display control unit (reproducing means) 304 reads out the movie data selected by the movie data selection unit 302 for each frame period, and outputs it to the effect display device 40 as image data. The effect display device 40 displays, for example, images as shown in FIGS. 8 to 17 and the like shown below based on the image data in units of output frames from the display control unit 304.

8 and 9 are screens g1 and g2 displayed on the effect display device 40 when the first jack movie data is reproduced. FIGS. 10 and 11 show the effect display when the second jack movie data is reproduced. Screens g3 and g4 displayed on the device 40, and FIGS. 12 to 17 are diagrams illustrating screens g5 to g10 displayed on the effect display device 40 when the privilege movie data is reproduced.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the first jack movie data is reproduced, the jack symbol sy1 indicating that the jack game is in progress, the first character ch1 unique to the first jack game, and the bonus game are being played. The remaining number a1 that can be acquired by the player, the acquired number a2 that the player actually acquired during the bonus game, and the like are displayed. On the other hand, when the second jack movie data shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is reproduced, the second jack game is used instead of the first character ch1 and jack symbol (for example, red) sy1 shown in FIGS. A unique second character ch2 and a jack symbol (for example, blue) sy2 are displayed. The player can grasp which of the first and second jack games has started by visually recognizing the character displayed on the screen of the effect display device 40, the color of the jack symbol, and the like.

  On the other hand, when the bonus movie data is reproduced, the first character ch1 and the second character ch2 appear, both the characters ch1 and ch2 fight, and finally the first character wins. Is different from the above in that is displayed. Such a bonus movie is a movie with a story that is played during a jack game period that satisfies a specific condition, and is not repeatedly played during the jack game period. In other words, even if the player stares at the bonus movie during the jack game period and does not advance the game at all, the bonus movie is not repeatedly reproduced. Therefore, the player needs to advance the game (perform coin payout operation) in accordance with the reproduction of the privilege movie. For this reason, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 16, the relative playback position r1 in the entire bonus movie is displayed so as to be visually recognizable (chapter display in each figure), so that the playback position of the bonus movie is played. Inform the person. Since the player can advance the game while confirming the displayed playback position r1, the game has not ended yet (in other words, only the payout operation remains) even though the bonus movie has been played back. Etc.) can be suppressed. The operation of the embodiment will be described below.

(Operation on the main control board)
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing control by the main control board 50.
When a player inserts a medal and the start switch 41 is operated, the control unit 101 detects that the start switch 41 is turned on, and the combination lottery unit 103 performs a combination lottery process (step S101 → Step S102). On the other hand, when the start switch 41 is not operated by the player and it is not possible to detect that the start switch 41 is turned on, the control unit 101 performs step S101 until it detects that the start switch 41 is turned on. Repeat the process.

  In the combination lottery process in step S102, the combination lottery unit 103 acquires a random number and performs a combination lottery process by comparing the acquired random number with the lottery table. As a result of the lottery, when any winning combination is won, the winning combination flag is turned on in the flag information storage unit 105. The lottery result by the combination lottery unit 103 is transmitted as winning combination information to the sub-control board 60 via the I / F circuit 54 (step S103).

  The reel control unit 106 determines whether any one of the stop switch groups 42 has been operated (step S104). When any one of the stop switches is operated (step S104; YES), reel control is performed so that the winning combination can be won, and the rotation of the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch is stopped (step S104). S105).

  If no winning combination has been won in the winning lottery process in step S102 (when “losing” occurs), the reel control unit 106 has not won any winning combination in step S105. The reel control corresponding to is performed.

  Subsequently, the reel control unit 106 determines whether all the stop switches are operated and all the reels are stopped (step S106). When all the reels have not stopped yet (step S106 / NO), the processing from the detection processing of presence / absence of the stop switch operation in step S104 is repeated.

  When all the reels are stopped (step S106 / YES), the winning determination unit 107 determines the presence / absence of winning based on the combination of symbols arranged on the activated effective line (step S107). As a result, if there is any winning (step S107 / YES), a winning process corresponding to the winning combination is executed (step S108).

Specifically, when the winning combination is a “special combination”, the game state control unit 108 performs a transition process for executing the “special game” from the next game until a predetermined end condition is satisfied.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S107 that there is no winning (step S107 / NO), the process returns to step S101.

  Subsequently, during the “special game”, the gaming state control unit 108 provides the reel control unit 106 with a “special game” so as to provide the player with a gaming state corresponding to the big bonus game or regular bonus game that is the “special role”. In addition to performing the reel control during the “game”, the sub-control board 60 is caused to produce an effect for “special game”. When the specified number of games of the big bonus game or the regular bonus game is finished, a process of shifting to the “normal game” is performed.

  On the other hand, when the winning combination is not “special combination”, if the flag of the special combination is stored in the flag information storage unit 105 in the ON state, the storage state of the flag in the flag information storage unit 105 is determined in the next game. Carried over.

  When the winning combination is “small role”, the gaming state control unit 108 performs reel control so that symbols such as bells are aligned on the active line, and the sub-control board 60 is used for “small role”. Production of a production or a small role announcement (display of a notification object, etc.) is performed. When the winning combination is “replay”, the winning determination unit 107 causes the control unit 101 to carry over the bet (the number of bets) in the game to the next game, and even if the winning combination is “special combination”, “ If it is not “Replay”, the payout control unit 109 causes the hopper device 93 to pay out the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination.

(Operation in the production control section of the sub control board)
Next, the operation of the effect control unit 201 of the sub control board 60 will be described.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing control by the effect control unit 201 of the sub control board 60.

  In FIG. 19, first, the jack game specifying unit 201a determines whether or not jack-in has been performed based on the lottery result notified from the main control board 50 (S201). If it is determined that the jack-in is not performed, the effect pattern selection unit 201c reads the corresponding effect pattern from the effect pattern storage unit 202 and instructs the image control unit 260 to instruct the reproduction of the movie according to the lottery result (S206). Output.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the jack-in has occurred, the jack game specifying unit 201a specifies either the first jack game or the second jack game by lottery or the like (S202), and determines the type of the specified jack game as a bonus movie. Notification to the unit 201b. The privilege movie determination unit 201b determines whether or not the privilege movie should be played based on the type of jack game notified this time (S203), and notifies the effect pattern selection unit 201c of the determination result. For example, a criterion such as “the first jack game is continued three times” can be considered as a criterion for determining whether or not the privilege movie should be reproduced. However, the reason is not limited to this, as described above.

The effect pattern selection unit 201 c reads out the corresponding effect pattern based on the type of jack game notified from the jack game specifying unit 201 a and the determination result notified from the privilege movie determination unit 201 b, and outputs it to the image control unit 260. . Specifically, when a notification that the privilege movie should be reproduced is received from the privilege movie determination unit 201b (S203; YES), an effect pattern instructing reproduction of the privilege movie is read from the effect pattern storage unit 202 ( S204) and output to the image controller 260.
On the other hand, when a notification indicating that the privilege movie should not be reproduced is received from the privilege movie determination unit 201b (S203; NO), an effect pattern instructing reproduction of the movie corresponding to the specified jack game is read (S205). And output to the image control unit 260.

  The image control unit 260 selects movie data corresponding to the effect pattern in accordance with the effect pattern output from the effect control unit 201, reads the selected movie data for each frame period, and outputs the selected movie data to the effect display device 40 as image data. To do. Thus, for example, when the first jack movie data is played back, the screens shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are displayed, and when the second jack movie data is played back, the screens shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 are displayed. When the screen is displayed and the privilege movie data is reproduced, the screens shown in FIGS. 12 to 17 are displayed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a jack-in is performed in a state that satisfies a specific condition, a privilege movie is played. When the bonus movie is played, the relative playback position in the entire movie is displayed so as to be visible (chapter display or the like), thereby informing the player of the bonus movie playback position.
The player can advance the game while confirming the displayed playback position, so the game has not finished yet (in other words, only the payout operation remains) even though the bonus movie has finished playing. Etc.) can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the chapter display is exemplified as a method for notifying the player of the playback position of the privilege movie, but it can be applied to any method that can be recognized through vision, such as a graph display or a time display. In addition (or alternatively), the playback position of the privilege movie may be notified by an audio message using the sound source circuit 67, a speaker, or the like (notification means).

B. Modified Example In the above-described embodiment, the slot machine (dedicated machine) has been described as an example. However, the present invention can be realized by other hardware.
FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simulation apparatus capable of executing the same game as the slot machine according to the present invention on the screen (pseudo game).
The simulation device 500 is, for example, a personal computer, a game machine, a mobile phone, or a PDA, and includes a control device 510, a display device 520, and an input device 530.

The control device 510 includes a CPU 510a, a ROM 510b, a RAM 510c, and the like, and centrally controls each part of the simulation device 500 by executing various control programs stored in a memory such as the ROM 510b. The memory of the control device 510 stores a simulation program for performing a pseudo game on the screen of the display device 520. The simulation program is installed through various storage media such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, and a semiconductor memory, and from a server equipped with the simulation program via a network (such as the Internet or an intranet) or a communication interface (not shown). Can be downloaded.
The display device 520 is composed of a CRT, a liquid crystal panel, and the like, and displays images representing each element constituting the slot machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, for example, various movie images displayed on the effect display device 40.

The input device 530 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and implements functions such as a start switch 41, a stop switch group 42, and a bet switch group 43 that constitute the slot machine 1. Specifically, by operating the input device 530 by the player, a reel rotation start / stop operation and the like are performed in the pseudo game.
According to the simulation program described above, since the same game as the gaming machine according to the present invention can be realized by a simulation device such as a personal computer or a mobile phone, the player can enjoy a pseudo game by using the simulation device. it can.

Front view of the slot machine according to the present embodiment The block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the slot machine which concerns on this embodiment Functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the main control board Functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the sub-control board Detailed functional block diagram of the production control unit Detailed functional block diagram of the image controller The figure which illustrated the memory content of a movie data storage part The figure which illustrated the screen when the 1st Jack movie data was reproduced The figure which illustrated the screen when the 1st Jack movie data was reproduced The figure which illustrated the screen when reproducing the 2nd Jack movie data The figure which illustrated the screen when reproducing the 2nd Jack movie data Figure illustrating the screen when the bonus movie data is played Figure illustrating the screen when the bonus movie data is played Figure illustrating the screen when the bonus movie data is played Figure illustrating the screen when the bonus movie data is played Figure illustrating the screen when the bonus movie data is played Figure illustrating the screen when the bonus movie data is played Flow chart showing control by main control board The flowchart which shows the control by the production | presentation control part of a sub control board. The block diagram which shows the structure of the simulation apparatus which concerns on a modification.

Explanation of symbols

10 slot machine 21 display window 31 reel 31L left reel 31C middle reel 31R right reel 40 effect display device 50 main control board 51 main CPU
52, 62 ROM
53, 63 RAM
54, 69 I / F circuit 60 Sub control board 101 Control unit 102 Lottery table 103 Role lottery unit 105 Flag information storage unit 106 Reel control unit 107 Winning determination unit 108 Game state control unit 201 Effect control unit 201a Jack game identification unit 201b Benefits Movie determination unit 201c Production pattern selection unit 202 Production pattern storage unit 260 Image control unit 301 Sound control unit 302 Movie data selection unit 303 Movie data storage unit 304 Display control unit

Claims (3)

A gaming machine comprising: a display device that displays an effect according to a lottery result; and an execution means that executes a special game advantageous to the player by combining a combination of symbols related to the special role on the effective line,
Storage means for storing bonus movie information that is played when a special game that matches the specific condition is executed;
Determining means for determining the game content of the special game in response to the winning of the special role by internal lottery;
Determination means for determining whether or not the determined game content of the special game matches the specific condition;
When it is determined by the determining means that the specific condition is met, the special movie information is reproduced to display the corresponding video on the display device, and the relative reproduction position in the whole special movie is displayed. A game machine comprising: reproduction means for displaying on a device.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying a relative reproduction position in the entire bonus movie by a voice message. A computer including a display device that displays an effect according to a lottery result, and an execution unit that executes a special game advantageous to the player by combining a combination of symbols related to the special role on the effective line,
Storage means for storing bonus movie information that is played when a special game that matches the specific condition is executed;
Determining means for determining the game content of the special game in response to the winning of the special role by internal lottery;
Determination means for determining whether or not the determined game content of the special game matches the specific condition;
When it is determined by the determining means that the specific condition is met, the special movie information is reproduced to display the corresponding video on the display device, and the relative reproduction position in the whole special movie is displayed. A simulation program for functioning as a playback means for display on a device.