JP2008194245A - Combination game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combination game machine which adds playing potentialities as a virtual battle with a simple playing rule by enabling the consumption of games in a shorter time while meeting restrictions in regulation. <P>SOLUTION: The combination game machine is provided with a game board where ball entry ports are arrayed corresponding to figures of cards of many kinds, a means which selects candidate figures of a prescribed number M of cards as candidate figures of cards in hand at the start of a game, a means which determines the number N of player's cards in hand out the number M of cards selected, a means for determining the number N of opponent's cards in hand out of the number of M minus N cards, a means which operates to discard the cards with unused figures from the cards in hand with the figures and a means which operates to draw cards with the figures corresponding to the ball entry ports which game balls enter out of a prescribed number of those shot into the game board after the card discarding operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a combination gaming machine using game balls. When a combination of winning combinations in which a card pattern as a hand is preset, a predetermined number of game media are paid out for each completed winning combination. It relates to a combination gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a predetermined number of hand-held symbols are used, where a game ball is fired on a game board provided with entrances corresponding to a plurality of symbols, and the symbols corresponding to the entrances into which the launched game balls have entered are hand-held symbols. Unnecessary symbols are discarded, a new game ball is fired onto the game board, and a new symbol corresponding to the entrance to be entered is added to the hand-held symbol a predetermined number of times, and combinations of hand-held symbols are preset. As a combination gaming machine that pays out to a player the number of game media set for each completed winning combination when a combination of winning combination symbols is completed, a sparrow ball game machine is well known.

  This sparrow ball game machine has a game board in which a plurality of entrances corresponding to symbols of a plurality of types of mahjong tiles (hereinafter referred to as a samurai) are provided, and a predetermined number of games per game in the game board. A game ball launching device for launching a ball, a display device for displaying a game effect image and the like, a control device for controlling the progress of the game, and the like are provided. When the player inserts a predetermined number of medals necessary for a game of the game into the medal slot, the software installed in the control device of the sparrow ball game machine constituted by the microcomputer starts the game. The progress of the game is controlled in accordance with the player's abandonment and self-control operations.

  In such a sparrow ball game machine, when a player performs a game start operation, software installed in the sparrow ball game machine controls the progress of the game as follows.

  First, the symbols of 14 bags that are necessary for starting the game are determined by lottery using random number generating means and distributed as the player's hands. The 14 handed symbols that are arranged are displayed on the display device as the player's hand.

  Next, in the case where the symbols of the 14 tiles that have been arranged have been raised and the winning combination (winning combination) has not been completed, the player throws out the single cage that has been judged unnecessary from these 14 manuals. Perform the “Discard” operation. When this throwing-in operation is performed, the control device performs a process of updating and displaying 13 symbols, which are the current trick of the player, on the display device, and at the same time, playing one game ball as a game ball launching device. Control to supply to.

  Subsequently, the player performs a self-control operation of launching one game ball from the game ball launching device into the game board. The symbol of the kite corresponding to the entrance into which the launched game ball has entered is added to the hand as a self-defeated kite. At this time, the software of the control device performs a process of storing its own symbol code in the manual data storage area of the storage device, and updates the 14 symbols that are the current manual of the player to the display device. Process to display.

  Subsequently, the winning determination means provided in the control device determines whether or not the combination of 14 hand-hand symbols that have been made by the user's own operation has completed a preset combination of rising combinations. I do. Then, when the hand tile is raised and the combination of the winning combinations is not completed, the player again selects one unnecessary basket from the hand basket and performs the discarding operation. This discarding operation is performed by pressing a discarding switch button corresponding to the design of the manual displayed on the display device, and the manual data stored in the storage area is also updated.

  In this way, the player performs a self-control operation to fire a predetermined number of game balls within a predetermined number (for example, 11), and the number of the 14 hands is set to a predetermined predetermined rising role. When the combination is completed, the control device performs a process of paying out a predetermined number of medals set for each rising combination as a prize. Even when the automatic arrangement of the 14 baskets ends at the start of the above-described one game, the winning determination means determines whether or not the 14 combinations have already completed the winning combination.

On the other hand, if the player cannot complete the winning combination even if a predetermined number of game balls are fired, the control device performs processing for ending this game (flow station).
In addition, when there is a remaining game ball for performing a self-control when the rising combination is completed, the player abandons the completed rising combination once and performs a throw-in operation, It is also possible to aim for a rising role with more earned numbers.

  A sparrow ball gaming machine as described above is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-314550.

JP 2006-314550 A

  However, the above-mentioned sparrow ball game machine was originally applied to a ball-type game machine based on the rules of a mahjong game, so it would be difficult for those who do not understand the complicated rules of a mahjong game to avoid it. There is a problem that it ends up.

  Also, for example, when a combination gaming machine simulating a poker game using five playing cards as a hand is configured, the number of hands that can be automatically determined by the gaming machine is limited to 14 symbols. Therefore, in order to determine the five cards at the start of the game, the player must sequentially fire five game balls onto the game board and determine the design of the card that will be the hand. It takes a long time to digest and there is a problem that the operating rate of the gaming machine is lowered.

  Also, in general, a poker game is a game in which a plurality of players compete to compete for superiority or inferiority of hand combinations. However, there is no player in a combination gaming machine, and there is a problem that the game becomes monotonous.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and even a player who does not have knowledge of a complicated mahjong game can easily play a game, and satisfies the restrictions in the rules. An object of the present invention is to provide a combination gaming machine capable of digesting a game in a short time and adding virtual playability.

  In order to solve such a problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a game board in which a slot corresponding to a plurality of types of cards is arranged, and a predetermined number M of cards as hand symbol candidates at the start of the game. Hand symbol candidate selection means for selecting a symbol candidate of the memory card and storing the symbol candidate data in an area for storing the symbol candidate data of the storage device; and from the symbol candidates of the M cards selected by the hand symbol candidate selection means, The symbol is determined as the player's hand and the determined player's hand is displayed on the player's hand display unit of the display device, and the symbol code of the player's hand is stored in the storage area of the player's hand data in the storage device. The player's hand symbol design means for performing the battle determined by determining the L card symbols as the virtual player's hand from the M card candidate symbols selected by the hand symbol candidate selection means. The player's hand symbol display means for displaying the hand on the player's hand display part of the display device and storing the player's hand symbol code in the area for storing the opponent's hand data in the storage device, and the player's hand display Discards an unnecessary symbol from the symbol of the player's hand displayed on the screen and deletes the symbol code of the discarded discard symbol from the area for storing the player's hand data in the storage device After the operation of the discarding operation by the discarding means and the discarding means by the operation means, a predetermined number of game balls are fired on the game board and the symbols of the cards corresponding to the entrances are entered by the tagging operation. A tag operation means for displaying on the player hand display part of the display device as a ticket and adding the symbol code of the ticket to the area for storing the player hand data of the storage device; A winning combination in which a combination of symbols when the N player's hand is determined by the player's hand symbol determining means or when the player's hand becomes N by the ticket operation is preset. When the combination of symbols is completed, the number of game media set for each winning combination is paid out.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the combination gaming machine according to the first aspect, the number N of the player's hand is equal to the number L of the opponent's hand.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the combination gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the player hand symbol determining means determines the player hand, and the opponent hand symbol determining means is the battle game. When a player's hand is determined, if the combination of symbols on the player's hand completes a winning combination higher than the winning combination on which the combination of symbols on the player's hand has been completed, for each winning combination It is characterized by comprising score increasing means for paying out a number of game media obtained by increasing the set number.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the combination gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the M hand selected by the hand symbol candidate selecting unit is the player hand symbol determining unit. The highest winning combination among the (MN) symbol candidates obtained by excluding the N card symbols determined as the player's hand from the player's hand symbol determining means by the player's hand symbol determining means. The combination of symbols to be established is determined as the opponent's hand.

  According to the combination gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game board on which the entrance corresponding to the design of a plurality of types of cards (for example, playing cards) is arranged, and the hand symbol design candidate at the start of the game A hand symbol candidate selecting means for selecting a symbol candidate of a predetermined number M (for example, “14”) and storing the symbol candidate data in an area for storing symbol candidate data in the storage device, and the M selected by the hand symbol candidate selecting means. N (for example, “5”) card symbols are determined as the player's hand from the symbol candidates of the cards, and the player's hand determined is displayed on the player's hand display portion of the display device, and the player A player's hand symbol determining means for storing the symbol code of the hand in the area for storing the player's hand data in the storage device, and L symbols from the symbol candidates of the M cards selected by the hand symbol candidate selecting means. The player's hand is determined as the virtual player's hand and the determined player's hand is displayed on the player's hand display section of the display device, and the player's hand symbol data in the storage device is displayed as the player's hand symbol code. Competitor hand symbol determination means for storing in the storage area, discarding unnecessary symbols from the symbol of the hand displayed on the player's hand display, and storing the symbol code of the discarded discard symbol A discard operation means for erasing the player's hand data in the device from the storage area, and a predetermined number (for example, “2”) of game balls set after the discard operation by the discard operation means. The design of the card corresponding to the entrance that has been launched by entering the board is displayed on the player's hand display section of the display device as a ticket by a ticket operation, and the design code of the ticket is stored in the storage device. And a ticket operation means for adding the player hand data to an area for storing the player's hand data, and when the N player hand symbols are determined by the player hand symbol determination means, or the game is performed by the ticket operation. Since the combination of symbols when the player's hand becomes N is a combination gaming machine that pays out the number of game media set for each winning combination when the combination of the winning combination is set in advance. Even a person who has no knowledge of a complicated mahjong game can play a game aiming for a winning combination with a sense of a simple card game, for example.

  Further, the player's hand symbol determining means determines N (for example, 5) cards as the player's hand from the M symbol candidate data selected by the hand symbol candidate selecting unit. Is automatically selected on the gaming machine side while satisfying the restrictions in the rules, so that it is possible to provide a combination gaming machine capable of digesting the game in a short time.

  Also, the player's hand determined by determining the symbol of the L cards from the symbol candidates of the M cards selected by the hand symbol candidate selecting means as a virtual opponent's hand and displaying the determined opponent's hand Since the player hand symbol determining means for displaying the symbol code of the opponent's hand in the area for storing the opponent's hand data in the storage device is provided, the player can use the virtual opponent ( You can enjoy the fun of playing against the CPU of the gaming machine.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, in the combination gaming machine of claim 1, the number N of the player's hand and the number of the player's hand Since L is set to be equal, it can be applied to a game in which the players play with the same number of hands.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, in the combination gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, the player hand symbol determination When the player's hand is determined by the means, and when the opponent's hand is determined by the opponent's hand symbol determining means, the combination of the symbols of the player's hand is the combination of the symbols of the opponent's hand In the case where a winning combination higher than a winning combination is completed, the player is provided with a score increasing means for paying out a number of game media obtained by increasing the number set for each winning combination. By winning the battle, more game media can be acquired.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3 described above. In the combination gaming machine, the opponent's hand symbol design determining unit is configured to determine N as the player's hand by the player's hand symbol determining unit from the M card symbol candidates selected by the hand symbol candidate selecting unit. Since the combination of symbols that establishes the highest winning combination is determined as the player's hand from among the (M-N) symbol candidates excluding the symbols of the cards, the player's hand is determined to be a higher-ranking winning combination to some extent. The operating frequency of the score increasing means can be suppressed.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a combination gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. The combination gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine in which a game is played using 53 kinds of symbols of playing cards, and each winning combination is set according to a hand in a poker game. The 53 types of cards have the black soot (mark) spade and club soot “A (ace)”, “2” to “10” number cards, and “J (jack)”, “ "Q" (Queen), "K (King)" picture cards 26 types, red suit and heart suits "A", "2" to "10", "J", "Q" , “K” and 26 types of joker (JK) symbols.

  First, the structure of the front part of a housing | casing is demonstrated about the combination game machine which concerns on this invention. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a front portion of a housing in a combination gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the front part of the combination gaming machine 1 basically includes a game board 2, an operation panel 3, a game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, and a speaker 6. Are composed of a sound output port 7 for outputting sound and sound effects, a lamp device 8, a guide rail 9, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the configuration of the game board 2 is in the center of the game board 2 surrounded by the guide rails 9, a first display device 10 made of a liquid crystal display device, and above the first display device 10. Is a special winning device (hereinafter referred to as an attacker) 11, and an attacker operating port 12 through which a game ball can pass is disposed above the attacker 11. Further, the entrances 13b13 and 13jk are disposed obliquely below the attacker 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, 25 entrances 13r1, 13b1,..., 13r13 are arranged in the lower portion 2a of the game board 2 in the lateral direction.

  Each of the entrances 13b1, 13b2 to 13b10, 13b11, 13b12, and 13b13 indicated as “black” shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is a black suit of spades or clubs “A”, “2” ˜ It corresponds to the symbols of the cards “10”, “J”, “Q”, “K”. Similarly, each of the entrances 13r1, 13r2 to 13r10, 13r11, 13r12, and 13r13 indicated as “red” shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is a red suit or “A”, “D”. It corresponds to the symbols of the cards “2” to “10”, “J”, “Q”, “K”. In addition, the entrance 13jk disposed diagonally to the right of the attacker 11 corresponds to the symbol “Joker (JK)”. The arrangement of these 27 entrances 13b1 to 13b13, 13r1 to 13r13, and 13jk is, for example, “black K” entrance 13b13 on the diagonally lower left of the attacker 11, and “joker” on the diagonally lower right. The entrance 13jk is disposed. Further, on the lower side 2a of the game board 2 below the first display device 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the "red A" entrance 13r1 at the leftmost side in the horizontal direction is continued. The “black A” entrance 13b1, the “red 2” entrance 13r2,..., And the “red K” entrance 13r13 are arranged at the rightmost end. Then, when the player performs a game ball launch operation to the game board 2 to be a ticket operation, the launched game ball enters one of the 27 entrances 13b1 to 13jk. The card design corresponding to the entrance is added to the player's new hand design.

  In the present embodiment, only one symbol of the same type of card can be used. For example, when a game ball fired by a player enters the “black A” entrance 13 b 1, “spade A” and “club A” are placed in the player's hand, discard or opponent's hand. "" Does not exist, either "Spade A" or "Club A" is drawn and added to the player's hand. If either “Spade A” or “Club A” is present in the player's hand, discard or opponent's hand, the other symbol is automatically added to the player's hand. The If both the “Spade A” and “Club A” symbols are present in the player's hand, discard or opponent's hand, the game ball is returned to the game ball launch position and again the game board 2 It can be fired (replayed). Similarly, for example, when the player enters a red 7 entrance 13r7, when "Heart 7" and "Diamond 7" do not exist in the player's hand, discard or opponent's hand Either “Heart 7” or “Diamond 7” is drawn and added to the player's hand. If either “Heart 7” or “Diamond 7” symbol is in the player's hand, discard or opponent's hand, the other symbol is automatically added to the player's hand. The When both “Heart 7” and “Diamond 7” symbols are present in the player's hand, discard, or opponent's hand, the game ball is returned to the game ball launch position and replayed. In addition, when the player enters the entrance hole 13jk of “Joker”, if “Joker” exists in the player's hand, discard, or opponent's hand, the replay is performed.

  The game board 2 is further provided with a decoration device 14 with a lamp, a windmill 15 and the like. The light emitters used for the lamp device 8 and the lamp-equipped decoration device 14 use LEDs that emit various color colors. The game board 2 is provided with a large number of nails for guiding the movement of the launched game ball, but these nails are not shown in FIG. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 3 is provided with a second display device 16 composed of a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 17, and various operation buttons (button switches). These various operation buttons include a game start (BET) button 18, buttons disposed in the horizontal direction corresponding to the symbols of the five cards, and discard button switches 19a, 19b for operating the discard cards. 19c, 19d and 19e, a confirmation button 21 for confirming the hand, a right shift button 22a, a left shift button 22b, a selection determination button 23, a game (game) end button 24, a medal payout button 25, and the like. The discard button switches 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d and 19e serve as discard operation means for performing an operation of discarding unnecessary cards from the player's hand.

  When the player operates the above-described various buttons (presses and turns on the switch contact), for example, a discard signal is generated, and this signal is input to a control board constituted by a microcomputer. Then, software (hereinafter referred to as a program) installed in the ROM of the control board analyzes the input signal, and executes a process corresponding to the analyzed input signal, so that the game proceeds.

  The first display device 10 and the second display device 16 are used to display information necessary for the player and an effect image as the game progresses.

  The first display device 10 is used as means for displaying an image or the like corresponding to a player's hand and the name of a completed winning combination at the start of the game. Also, during the game, as a means of displaying the winning combination that has already been established in the player's hand, or displaying the winning combination that can be established by the number of remaining game balls and the cards necessary for its establishment used. As a result, even beginners with little knowledge of poker games can easily enjoy the game.

  The second display device 16 mainly includes the current number of medals stored in the combination gaming machine 1 by the player, the number of remaining game balls during the game, the pattern of the cards constituting the player's hand, the game This is used as a means for displaying the design of a card discarded by a person as a discard card.

  FIG. 5 shows a display example when various images and information are displayed on the second display device 16. As shown in FIG. 5, a medal reserve number display unit 26 and a remaining game ball number display unit 27 are provided on the right side of the display surface of the display device 16, and symbols of discarded cards are displayed on the left side of the display surface. A discard display unit 33 is provided. In addition, an effect image display unit 30 is provided at the upper center of the display surface.

  In the upper part of the effect display unit 30, a winning combination that can obtain the right of a big bonus game combination (BB game combination) that is a first special game combination among special game combinations that can be acquired in the game is displayed. And a RB game combination display unit 31b for displaying a winning combination that can obtain the right of a regular bonus game combination (RB game combination) as a second special game combination. The effect display unit 30 displays an effect image or the like when the winning combination is completed.

  Furthermore, a player's hand display unit 34 for displaying symbols of five cards is provided at the lower center of the second display device 16. It should be noted that the lower part of each symbol displayed on the player's hand display unit 34 corresponds to discard button switches 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d and 19e serving as discard operation means for determining an unnecessary discard from the hand. Button names (A, B, C, D, E) are displayed. The symbols of the cards displayed on the player's hand display unit 34 are displayed in color in a predetermined order, for example, in the order of the symbol codes of the cards described later. Furthermore, each display unit of the second display device 16 displays a card design, effect image, numerical value, and the like updated by program processing as the game progresses.

  An example of the screen displayed on the first display means 10 is shown in FIG. FIG. 6 shows a screen display example of the hand of the opponent (CPU) determined by the opponent hand symbol determination program of the combination gaming machine 1 described later at the start of the game.

  In FIG. 6, in the upper part of the display screen, when the number of game implementations 37 a on the current day, similarly the number of winnings 37 b on that day, the result 37 c with the CPU of the day, and the result of the game executed just before the game are not won Displays the number 38 of continuous endings, the number of times a player has played a ticket 39 in the game, and the like. The number of consecutive endings 38 is the number of consecutive winning failures including the ending game in the past game history when the game result that was executed immediately before the game ended with no winnings. For example, “10” is displayed when the winning-winning game is continued ten times.

  In the opponent's hand display section 36 in the center of the screen display shown in FIG. 6, the five CPU hands “Club J”, “Diamond J”, “Heart 4”, “Diamond The symbols “4” and “Heart 2” are displayed, and the name of the winning combination completed at this time is “two pair”.

  A control board for controlling the operation of the combination gaming machine 1 according to the present invention is mounted at a predetermined position inside the housing of the combination gaming machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the control board includes a main control board Ka, a sub control board Kb, a first image control board Kc, and a second image control board Kd. These control boards Ka, Kb, Kc and Kd are respectively CPUs 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d which are microprocessors, ROMs 41a, 41b, 41c and 41d which are storage devices (ROM), and RAMs 42a, which are also storage devices (RAM). 42b, 42c, 42d, input / output interface (I / F) circuits 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, communication interface (I / F) circuits 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, etc. .

  The main control board Ka and the sub control board Kb, the sub control board Kb and the first image control board Kc, and the sub control board Kb and the second image control board Kd are connected by cable lines T1, T2, and T3. Data communication is possible. Accordingly, when data is transmitted from the main control board Ka to the first image control board Kc or the second image control board Kd, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb. It is desirable that the RAMs 42a to 42d of each control board retain their stored contents even when the combination gaming machine 1 is powered off.

  The input / output interface circuit 43a mounted on the main control board Ka includes a medal insertion sensor 17a for detecting a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 17 by the player when the game is executed, and the respective entrances 13b1 to 13jk. Are connected to the ball sensor, the discard button switches 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e, and various button switches, and the input signal is input to the main control board Ka. It has become so. Further, the input / output interface circuit 43a is connected with a medal payout device for paying out medals to the player, a game ball feeding device for sending game balls to the launching device, an attacker opening / closing device for controlling the opening / closing of the attacker 11 and the like. Control signals are output to these devices under program control.

  The lamps 8, 14 and the like are connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43b mounted on the sub control board Kb. The first display device 10 is connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43c of the first image control board Kc, and the second display is connected to the input / output I / F circuit 43d of the second image control board Kd. The device 16 and the speaker 6 are connected.

  A program for controlling the operation of the combination gaming machine 1 is stored (mounted) in the ROMs 41a to 41d of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd. Each of the RAMs 42a to 42d is used as a storage area (work area) for storing and reading various data, creating data, calculating, and the like when these programs operate. As the CPUs 40a to 40d, either 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit CPUs are employed so that the functions required for the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd can be appropriately processed. Like that. The above-described control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd and the programs stored in the ROMs 41a to 41d serve as means for controlling the operation of the combination gaming machine 1 according to the present invention.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, the program for controlling the operation of the combination gaming machine 1 according to the present invention is stored in the ROMs 41a to 41d of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd. Further, it may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, MO, or floppy disk.

(Program installed on main control board Ka)
Next, the configuration of the program mounted on the main control board Ka will be described. The ROM 41a of the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the game progress of the combination gaming machine 1 in an integrated manner. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, these programs include a main control program P1, a medal management program P2, a game ball management program P3, a winning symbol determination program P4, a special game player lottery program P5, a winning determination program P6, and a medal. A discharge control program P7, a game history data recording program P8, a score increase program P9, and the like are included.

  Of these programs, the main control program P1 is a main program that controls the overall operation of the combination gaming machine 1, and further includes, as subprograms, an input signal analysis program P1a, a communication control program P1b, and a remaining game ball count program. P1c is provided.

  The input signal analysis program P1a described above includes a game start button 18, a discard button switch 19a, etc., a confirmation button 21, a right shift button 22a, a left shift button 22b, a selection determination button 23, a game end button 24, and a medal payout button 25. When the input signal is input to the main control board Ka from the above, a program for performing processing for analyzing these input signals.

  The communication control program P1b is a program for performing communication with the sub control board Kb. In this communication, data composed of a control command in which what kind of processing is performed on the data to be transmitted and control data transmitted together with the control command is transmitted as communication data.

  The main control program P1 mainly performs the following processing.

  (1) When the combination gaming machine 1 is powered on, a process of initializing the storage area of the RAM 42a is performed. Further, the main control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub control board Kb. Further, the sub control board Kb performs processing for transmitting the initialization control command to the first image control board Kc and the second image control board Kd. Based on this control command, the sub control board Kb and the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd perform initialization processing when the power is turned on.

  (2) At the start of the game, a process for storing an initialization setting value for the number of game balls, that is, a specified number that can be fired by a player in one game, in an area for storing the remaining number of game balls in the RAM 42a. I do. The specified number indicates the number that can be fired in one game based on the specifications of the combination gaming machine 1, and stores, for example, two. Thus, if the player cannot complete the winning combination even if two game balls are fired per game, the game is over and the game ends.

  (3) Similarly, at the start of the game, the billing symbol design program P4 is operated to select 14 hand symbol candidate selection processing and five player hand symbol determination processing as well as five player hand symbol designs. Control. When each of the five player hand symbols and the opponent hand symbol is determined, the symbol code of the player hand is stored in the player hand data storage area of the RAM 42a as the player hand data at the start of the game. And a process for transmitting the player's hand data to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb. In addition, a process for storing the symbol code of the opponent's hand in the opponent's hand data storage area of the RAM 42a is performed, and this opponent's hand data is transmitted to the first image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb. Process to do.

  (4) When a signal is input from the medal insertion sensor 7a, the ball sensor, the button switches 18, 19a,..., Etc., the signal is analyzed by the input signal analysis program P1a, and processing corresponding to the signal is performed. To control. For example, when a game ball is fired as a player's ticketing operation, and an incoming signal is input from an incoming sensor such as the entrance 13b1 into which the game ball has entered, an incoming ball corresponding to the incoming signal is received. The symbol code of the card such as the mouth 13b1 is obtained. Then, a process of adding the symbol code as a player's hand data to the player's hand data storage area of the RAM 42a using the symbol code as a ticket is performed, and the symbol code of the ticket is added to the second via the sub-control board Kb. Processing for transmitting to the image control board Kd is performed.

  (5) In the process of (4) above, when a ball entry signal is input from a ball entrance sensor such as the ball entrance 13b1 by the player's bid operation, the game ball remaining number counting program P1c is activated and the RAM 42a A process of subtracting “1” from an area for counting the number of game balls that can be fired (hereinafter referred to as the remaining number of game balls) set to “1”. At this time, if the game ball fired by the ticket operation has already entered the entrance corresponding to the card design in the player's hand or the player's hand, and the design of the card that has already been discarded. When entering the corresponding entrance, the processing for adding as hand data to the hand data storage area of the RAM 42a in the processing of (4) above, and the area for counting the remaining number of game balls set in the RAM 42a are " Control is performed so that the player can again perform the ticket operation without performing the process of “1” subtraction.

  (6) Similarly, in the process of (4) above, when a signal is input that the player has operated the discard, the symbol code of this discard is analyzed by the input signal analysis program P1a, and the symbol code is Then, a process of transmitting to the second image control board Kd via the sub control board Kb is performed. Subsequently, the discard code symbol code is deleted from the player hand data storage area of the RAM 42a, and the player hand data stored in the player hand data storage area is arranged in the order of the symbol code. A process for transmitting the four hand data to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb is performed. Note that for the opponent's hand, only five symbol codes are determined at the start of the game, and no ticket operation or discard operation is performed by the CPU.

  The medal management program P2 counts the number of medals inserted by the player into the medal slot 17 based on a signal from the medal insertion sensor 17a, an input signal from the game end button 24, and an input from the medal payout button 25. This is a program for updating the number of stored medals when a signal is detected.

  The game ball management program P3 is a program that is activated by the main control program P1 at the start of the game and when a discard operation signal is input to the main control board Ka from the discard button switch 19a,. Then, the game ball feeding device is controlled to perform a process of feeding one game ball to the game ball launch position (not shown in FIG. 1). Thereby, the player can operate the game ball launch lever 4 to launch the game ball, that is, perform a billing operation.

  The symbol design determination program P4 is a process of automatically selecting 14 symbol codes that are candidates for the hand of the player and the opponent at the start of one game and storing them in the symbol candidate data storage area of the RAM 42a. , A program for performing processing for determining each of the five symbol codes as a player's and opponent's hand, and as sub-programs, a hand symbol candidate selection program P4a, a player's hand symbol determination program P4b, and an opponent's hand symbol A determination program P4c is provided.

  The hand symbol candidate selection program P4a uses the random number generated by the random number generator to select 14 hand symbol candidates from 53 types of cards used in the combination gaming machine 1, and stores the symbol candidate data in the RAM 42a. Processing to be stored in the area is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, each of the 53 types of cards used in the present combination gaming machine 1 has, for example, a hexadecimal code (symbol code) on 53 types of cards “Spade A” to “Joker”. Is set. The symbol code table of the card shown in FIG. 9 is registered in the ROM 41a in advance. The hand symbol candidate selection program P4a selects the symbol codes of the 14 hand candidates by randomly selecting the symbol codes assigned to the symbols by using the random numbers generated by the random number generating means. Process. This process becomes a hand symbol candidate selection means.

  The player's hand symbol design determination program P4b determines five symbol codes as the player's hand from the symbol codes of the 14 hand candidates selected by the hand symbol candidate selection program P4a, and the determined symbol code is stored in the RAM 42a. Processing to store in the player's hand data storage area is performed. This process becomes the player's hand symbol determination means.

  Note that the storage area for storing the five symbol candidate data determined as the player's hand symbols may be configured as a fixed specific area set in advance, or 14 symbol candidates for each game. A configuration may be adopted in which five storage areas are determined by random drawing from the data storage area. It can also be configured as symbol data stored in the five storage areas selected by the player.

  The opponent's hand symbol design determination program P4c removes the five symbol codes determined by the player hand symbol determination program P4b as the player's hand from the symbol codes of the 14 hand candidates selected by the hand symbol candidate selection program P4a. From the nine symbol candidates, five symbol codes are determined as the opponent's hand, and the determined symbol code is stored in the opponent's hand data storage area of the RAM 42a. This process becomes the opponent hand symbol determination means. In determining the opponent's hand, it may be configured such that five symbol codes are randomly selected from the remaining nine symbol codes, or a combination of symbols that establishes the top winning combination is selected. You may comprise so that it may determine as an opponent's hand.

  The special game combination lottery program P5 performs a process of determining a winning combination that can acquire the right of a special game combination for each game from among predetermined winning combinations by lottery using a random number generated by the random number generation means. It is a program to be performed.

  The winning determination program P6 determines whether or not the hand data of the player and the virtual opponent (CPU) has established a combination of winning combinations (winning combination establishment determining program), and determines that the winning combination has been established. The winning combination determination (winning combination name determination program) and a program for performing processing for obtaining the number of medals (the number of acquired medals associated with winning) that the player can acquire by the winning combination. This winning determination program P6 is executed when the player's hand and the player's hand are determined by the player-design symbol determining program P4 at the start of the game, and when the player performs the ticketing operation, the player's hand becomes five players' hand. Is executed according to the control of the main control program P1.

  FIG. 10 shows the names and codes of winning combinations that are set in advance in the combination gaming machine 1 of the present invention, and the number of medals earned for winning that can be acquired by the player when the winning combination is completed. A winning medal number table for each winning combination having the data structure shown in FIG. 10 is stored in advance in the ROM 41a of the main control board Ka. Then, when the player's hand data establishes a combination of winning combinations, the winning determination program P6 performs a process of determining the names of the winning combinations, and from the winning combination codes, the number of winning medals for each winning combination shown in FIG. By referring to the table, the number of medals that can be obtained for the winning combination won by the player can be obtained.

  When the player's hand data establishes a combination of winning combinations, the winning combination code, the number of winning medals associated with winning, and the number of medals to be increased, which will be described later, are controlled according to the control of the main control program P1. Are transmitted to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb. When the player's hand data establishes a combination of winning combinations, the winning combination code and the code of the winning combination are sent to the first image via the sub control board Kb according to the control of the main control program P1. It is transmitted to the control board Kc.

  When the player's or opponent's hand data establishes a combination of winning combinations, the determination process of which winning combination is established by the winning determination program P6 from among the winning combination codes shown in FIG. Data for determining the winning combination is registered in advance in the RAM 41a as a data table, and the winning combination can be determined by referring to the winning combination determination table.

  In the present embodiment, in the winning medal number table for each winning combination shown in FIG. 10, even if the number of acquired medals is the same, the winning combination with a small winning combination code is determined to be a higher winning combination. It is composed.

  The winning determination program P6 compares the winning combination that the player's hand and the opponent's hand have won, and determines that the player's hand has won the winning combination higher than the CPU's hand. In the case where the game is performed, the main control program P1 performs a process of storing “1” indicating that the player has won the battle against the CPU in the battle result flag set in the RAM 42a. When it is determined that the CPU hand has won the higher winning combination than the player's hand, the main control program P1 indicates in the match result flag that the player has lost the match with the CPU. A process of storing “0” is performed. If it is determined that the player's hand and the CPU hand have won the same winning combination, or that neither hand has completed the winning combination, the main control program P1 indicates that the player has entered the match result flag. A process of storing “2” indicating that the game has been drawn in the battle with the CPU is performed. The battle result data is transmitted to the first image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb in accordance with the control of the main control program P1.

  The medal discharge control program P7 controls the medal payout device of the medal storage hopper installed inside the combination gaming machine 1 when the player completes the winning combination, This is a program for performing a process of paying out an increased medal number obtained by a score increase program described later.

  The game history data recording program P8 is a program for performing a process of storing history data of game results for each game executed on the day in the RAM 42a. The history data of the game results includes the number of times the game has been executed on the current day, the number of times the winning combination has been completed (total number of winnings), the number of times the Big Bonus (BB) game has been acquired on the same day, and the regular bonus ( RB) The number of times a game has been won, the name of the winning combination and the number of medals to be paid out at the same time, the number of consecutive non-wins that are the number of games that have been executed from the previous win to the next win, immediately before the game in normal games When the game executed in the above is a game in which a winning combination has been completed, data relating to the number of consecutive consecutive winnings indicating the number of consecutive winnings, the competition results on the day in the CPU competition, and the like are recorded.

  Of the game result history data described above, data such as the number of times the game has been executed and the number of winnings, the number of consecutive consecutive winnings, the number of consecutive non-winnings, and the results of battles with the CPU are stored every time one game is completed. Under the control of P1, it is transmitted to the first image control board Kc via the sub-control board Kb.

  The score increase program P9 includes, as subprograms, a score increase program P9a based on CPU battle and a score increase program P9b based on special games.

  The score increase program P9a by the CPU battle compares the player's hand data with the player's hand data at the start of the game, and the combination of the symbols in the player's hand is shown in FIG. 10 rather than the combination of the symbols in the opponent's hand. This operation is performed when it is determined that the winning combination set higher in the winning medal number table for each winning combination is completed, and the winning medal number table for each winning combination shown in FIG. 10 is set for that winning combination. A process of increasing the number of acquired medals associated with winning a prize is performed. In other words, if the player's hand completes a higher winning combination than the opponent's hand in the CPU battle, the number of medals earned for winning is doubled up to 30.

  The score increase program P9b by special game is executed when the player acquires the special gamer's right and the player completes the winning combination after the attacker operating port 12 is activated. Processing for increasing the number of medals for the number of acquired medals associated with winning set in the winning medal number table shown in FIG. In other words, when a player completes a winning combination in a game that has acquired the special gamer's right, the number of acquired medals associated with winning is doubled up to an upper limit of 30.

(Program mounted on sub-control board Kb)
Next, the configuration of the program mounted on the ROM 41b of the sub control board Kb will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the sub-control board Kb is mainly loaded with programs composed of a main control program P21, a lamp control program P22, and the like.

  Among these, the main control program P21 decodes various control commands and control data transmitted from the main control board Ka, executes the lamp control program P22 for each control command, and the first and second image control boards. Processing for controlling communication with Kc and Kd is performed. The main control program P21 includes a communication control program P21a for performing this communication.

  The lamp control program P22 is a program for controlling lighting and extinguishing of the lamps 8 and 14 based on a control command and control data transmitted from the main control board Ka.

(Program mounted on first image control board Kc)
Next, the configuration of the program installed in the ROM 41c of the first image control board Kc will be described with reference to FIG. These programs are mainly programs for displaying various images and the like on the first display device 10, and are composed of a main control program P31, a screen display program P32, and the like.

  The main control program P31 receives the control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, and performs processing for controlling the operation of each subprogram of the screen display program P32 based on the received data.

  The screen display program P32 is a program for performing control for displaying an image, numerical information, and the like on the first display device 10 based on a control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb. The game screen display program P32a, the special game screen display program P32b, and the like are included.

  The normal game screen display program P32a is used to operate various effect images and players on the first display device 10 when the player is playing a normal game since the combination gaming machine 1 is turned on. This is a program for performing processing for displaying various images for performing guidance and the like. The normal game screen display program P32a further includes an initial effect display program P32a-1 and a game effect display program P32a-2 as subprograms.

  The initial effect display program P32a-1 is a program for displaying an initial screen when the combination gaming machine 1 is powered on. The game effect display program P32a-2 displays a screen or the like for guiding game operations to the player as the game progresses. The game effect display program P32a-2 displays a CPU hand symbol screen as shown in FIG. 6 at the start of the game, and displays an operation guidance screen and the like as the game progresses.

  The special game screen display program P32b is a program that performs processing for displaying various effect screens when the player acquires the right of special game, and includes a right acquisition effect display program P32b-1. The right acquisition effect display program P32b-1 is a program that performs processing for displaying on the first display device 10 the type of special game acquired by the player, the total number of medals acquired during the special game, and the like. Further, the right acquisition effect display program P32b-1 uses the card selection right shift button 22a to display the 53 types of cards displayed on the first display device 10 when the player acquires the special gamer's right. Or, it is a program for supporting an operation of selecting a symbol of a card to be bid by an interactive method while scrolling by operating the card selection left shift button 22b.

(Program mounted on second image control board Kd)
Next, the configuration of the program installed in the ROM 41d of the second image control board Kd will be described based on FIG. These programs include a main control program P41, a screen display program P42, a sound / sound effect output program P43, and the like.

  The main control program P41 receives the control command and control data transmitted from the sub control board Kb, and activates each subprogram of the screen display program P42 and the sound / sound effect output program P43 in response to the received data. It is a program to do. The screen display program P42 includes a normal game screen display program P42a and a special game screen display program P42b.

  The normal game screen display program P42a includes subprograms such as an initial effect display program P42a-1 and a game effect display program P42a-2. The initial effect display program P42a-1 is a program for displaying an initial screen when the combination gaming machine 1 is powered on.

  The game effect display program P42a-2 is mainly used when five hands are determined and whenever a player performs a discard operation, a ticket operation by launching a game ball, or the like as the game progresses. Based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the main control board Ka via the sub-control board Kb, as shown in FIG. 5, the current player hand data design, discard design etc. are displayed. This is a program for performing processing.

  The special game screen display program P42b is a program for displaying various effect screens when the player acquires the right of special game. The special game screen display program P42b is a program for displaying the name of the special game player, an effect image, and the like on the second display device 16 when the player acquires the right of the special game player.

  The sound / sound effect output program P43 is for outputting various effect sounds and sound effects from the speaker 6 as the game progresses based on the control command and its control data transmitted from the sub-control board Kb. It is a program.

  Note that image data to be displayed on the first and second display devices 10 and 16 is stored as digital image data in the ROM 41c of the first image control board Kc and the ROM 41d of the second image control board Kd, respectively. . These data are, for example, a graphic image of each card, an image related to other backgrounds and characters for effects, an image for effects when a winning combination is completed, and the like.

  A program for controlling the operation of the game mounted on each of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd described above is developed using an assembler language, C language, Visual Basic language, or the like, and the CPUs 40a to 40d of each board are used. Programs translated into machine language programs that are executable programs are stored in the ROMs 41a to 41d of the control boards Ka, Kb, Kc, and Kd.

(Game progress control)
Next, a flow in which the game operation control program installed in the combination gaming machine 1 controls the progress of the game when the player executes the game will be described. FIG. 14 to FIG. 16 are flowcharts showing the control flow of the main control program P1 mounted on the main control board Ka that controls and controls the progress of the game. Hereinafter, based on FIG. 14 thru | or FIG. 16, the flow of control of 1 game is demonstrated in order of a step.

(Step S1)
First, the manager of the game hall turns on the power of the combination gaming machine 1 before starting business on that day. When the combination gaming machine 1 is powered on, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka initializes the storage area of the RAM 42a of the main control board Ka. At this time, “0” indicating a normal game is stored as an initial value in a special game flag described later. Subsequently, the main control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub-control board Kb, and the sub-control board Kb transmits this initialization control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. .

  When the sub control board Kb and the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive this initialization control command, the main program mounted on each control board initializes the storage areas of the RAM 42b, RAM 42c and RAM 42d. Turn into. Further, the main programs P31 and P41 mounted on the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd operate the initial effect display programs P32a-1 and P42a-1, and the effect screen when the power is turned on, For example, processing such as displaying an image related to the background or character on the first and second display devices 10 and 16 is performed. As a result, the combination gaming machine 1 is in a state in which a game can be executed when the player inserts a predetermined number of medals per game into the medal slot 17.

(Step S2)
In order for a player to play a game, it is necessary to insert a predetermined number of game media, for example, three medals, into the medal slot 17 per game. When the medal insertion signal from the medal insertion sensor 17a is input to the main control board Ka, the main control program P1 activates the medal management program P2. The medal management program P2 performs processing for storing the number of inserted medals.

  When the main control program P1 determines that the number of medals necessary for the execution of one game has been inserted, the main control program P1 sends a control command for prompting the player to press the start button 18 via the sub-control board Kb. 1 to the image control board Kc. When the first image control board Kc receives this control command, the game effect display program P32a-2 performs a process of displaying “Please press the game start button” on the first display device 10. At this time, the sound / sound effect output program P43 of the second image control board Kd may be operated to simultaneously output sound from the speaker 6.

(Step S3)
When the player presses the game start button 18 and a game start signal is input to the main control board Ka, the main control program P1 sends a game start control command to the first and second control boards Kb via the sub control board Kb. It transmits to the second image control board Kc, Kd. Based on this control command, the game effect display programs P32a-2 and P42a-2 for the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd display the effect images at the start of the game on the first and second display devices 10, respectively. 16 and the sound is output from the speaker 6 by the sound / sound effect output program P43. In this way, one game of the combination gaming machine 1 starts.

(Step S4)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 performs a process of storing initial values in various storage areas set in the RAM 42a at the start of one game. For example, a prescribed number of “2” is stored as an initial value in an area (the remaining number storage area of game balls) that stores the number of game balls that can be fired by a player for a bid operation in one game. . Further, “0” indicating a normal game is stored as an initial value in a special game flag described later.

(Step S5)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 activates the hand symbol candidate selection program P4a, and automatically selects 14 symbol codes to be handed to the player and the opponent (CPU) at the start of one game by random drawing. The data is selected and stored in the symbol candidate data storage area of the RAM 42a. In the symbol candidate data storage area, for example, symbol codes selected by lottery can be stored one by one in an area labeled “A” to “N”.

(Step S6)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 operates the player hand symbol determination program P4b, and uses five symbol codes as the player's hand from the symbol codes of the 14 hand candidates selected by the hand symbol candidate selection program P4a. The determined symbol code is stored in the player hand data storage area of the RAM 42a.

(Step S7)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 operates the opponent's hand symbol determination program P4b, and the player's hand symbol determination program P4b is determined by the player's hand symbol determination program P4b from the symbol codes of the 14 hand candidates selected by the hand symbol candidate selection program P4a. From the nine symbol candidates excluding the five symbol codes determined as the hand, five symbol codes are determined as the opponent (CPU) hand, and the determined symbol code is stored in the opponent hand data storage area of the RAM 42a. The process to memorize is performed.

(Step S8)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka activates the special game combination lottery program P5 (which is activated when a normal game is played), and the rights of the BB game combination and the RB game combination are acquired. Each possible winning combination is determined, and a process of storing the winning combination codes of the BB game combination and the RB game combination in the RAM 42a is performed. Further, the main program P1 performs a process of transmitting a winning combination code capable of acquiring the special game combination right of the game together with the control command to the second image control board Kd via the sub-control board Kb.

  When the main control program P21 of the sub-control board Kb receives the winning combination codes determined as the BB game combination and RB game combination of the game from the main control board Ka, the main control program P21 performs a process of storing these codes in the RAM 42b.

  Further, when the game effect display program P42a-2 of the second image control board Kd receives the winning combination code of the BB game combination and the RB game combination, as shown in FIG. 5, the BB game combination and the RB game combination are displayed. Processing to display on the BB game combination display unit 31a and the RB game combination display unit 31b is performed. Subsequently, the main control programs P31 and P41 of the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd display that the game start conditions are ready on the first and second display devices 10 and 16, and the speakers. 6 is controlled so as to perform the process of notifying by voice.

(Step S9)
The main control program P1 performs processing for checking the data stored in the special game flag set in the RAM 42a. If “0” is stored in the special game flag, the process proceeds to step S10. If “1” or “2” is stored, the process proceeds to step S50 shown in FIG.

  The special game flag is “0” when the game to be executed is a normal game, “1” when the game has acquired the right of the BB game described later, and “0” when the game has acquired the right of the RB game. 2 "is stored.

(Step S10)
The main control program P1 activates the winning determination program P6 to determine whether or not the five player hand data stored in the RAM 42a as five cards has already completed the winning combination. In the process of step S10, if it is determined that a winning is made, the process proceeds to step S30 shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined that no winning is made, the main control program P1 proceeds to step S11.
Further, the main control program P1 performs a process of storing the match result between the player and the CPU determined by the winning determination program P6 in the match result flag set in the RAM 42a.

(Step S11)
In step S11, under the control of the main control program P1, the player waits for an input as to whether or not any of the discard button switches 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d or 19e is turned on, that is, the discard operation is performed. Set to wait until done.

(Step S12)
When the player operates the discard tag and a discard signal is input from any one of the discard button switches 19a, the main control program P1 analyzes the input signal, and the player selects the discard tag. The process which determines the symbol code of the symbol which performed is performed. Next, the main control program P1 performs a process of deleting the discard code symbol from the player hand data stored in the player hand storage area of the RAM 42a.

(Step S13)
Step S13 is a state in which the player waits until the player performs a billing operation, that is, the main control program P1 causes the player to fire one game ball from the game ball launch lever 4, and this game ball enters. The ball enters any of the ball openings 13b1, etc., and is set in a waiting state until a ball-in signal is input from the ball-in sensor.

(Step S14)
The main control program P1 activates the game ball remaining number counting program P1c and stores it in the storage area of the RAM 42a when an incoming signal is inputted from the entrance sensor of the entrance where the game ball has entered. A process of subtracting the remaining number of game balls is performed.

(Step S15)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 performs a process of obtaining the symbol code of the card at the entrance into which the game ball has entered by analyzing the entrance signal of the game ball. Then, this symbol code is transmitted to the second image control substrate Kd via the sub-control substrate Kb as the symbol code of the bill on which the player has performed the bill operation. Next, the main control program P1 performs a process of adding the symbol code operated by the player to the four hand data stored in the player hand storage area of the RAM 42a. When the second image control board Kd receives the symbol code of the card on which the player has operated the ticket, the game effect display program P42a-2 plays the symbol corresponding to the symbol code of the card on which the player has operated the ticket. Processing to display on the person's hand display unit 34 is performed.

(Step S16)
In step S16, as in step S10 described above, a process for determining whether or not the hand data that has become five has completed the winning combination is performed by the winning determination program P6. If it is determined that the winning combination has been completed, the process proceeds to step S30 shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined that the winning combination has not been completed, the process proceeds to the next step S17.

(Step S17)
The main control program P1 performs a process of determining whether or not the player can further perform a bid operation, that is, whether or not one or more game balls that can be fired stored in the RAM 42a remain. If one or more game balls remain as a result of this determination, the process returns to step S11. On the other hand, when the number of game balls that can be launched is zero, the game is terminated because the winning combination is not established, and the process proceeds to the next step S18.

(Step S18)
The game history data recording program P8 performs processing for adding the history data of the game executed by the player this time to the history data area of the RAM 42a and for updating the history data. The game result history data stored in the RAM 42a is the data item described in the processing contents of the game history data recording program P8.

(Step S19)
In step S19, since the winning combination could not be established even if the end of one game, that is, the ticketing operation corresponding to the specified number of game balls was performed, processing for the end of the game is performed. As this process, for example, an initialization process for storing initial data in a data area such as the number of remaining game balls set in the RAM 42a is performed. Further, a process of transmitting a game end control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb is performed. When the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive the game end control command, the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd perform a process of displaying the fact on the first and second display devices 10 and 16.

(Step S30)
The main control program P1 operates the winning determination program P6 to determine what winning combination the hand data completes, and stores the winning combination code in the RAM 42a.

(Step S31)
In the main control program P1, the winning combination code completed by the player is the target of the BB game combination or RB game combination that is the special gaming combination determined by the special gaming combination lottery program P5 at the start of the game. The process of determining whether or not the code matches is performed. As a result of the determination, if the code matches the winning combination code that is the target of the BB game combination or RB game combination, the process proceeds to step S42. On the other hand, if the winning combination is not a winning combination that can acquire the right of the BB game combination or the RB game combination, the process proceeds to step S32.

(Step S42)
In step S42, if the winning combination completed by the player is a winning combination that can acquire the right of the BB game combination, "1" is stored in the special game flag set in the RAM 42a, and the right of the RB game combination is set. If the winning combination can be acquired, “2” is stored, and the process proceeds to step S32. The process in step S42 is a pre-process for causing the next game progress control to proceed in the BB game combination or RB game combination mode.

(Step S32)
First, the main control program P1 transmits a control command for effect display of winning combination completion to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. When this control command is received, the first image control board Kc displays the winning combination completion effect display on the first display device 10 by the game effect display program P32a-2 or the right acquisition effect display program P32b-1. . Similarly, the second image control board Kd displays the winning combination completion effect display on the second display device 16 by the game effect display program P42a-2.

  Next, referring to the winning medal number table shown in FIG. 10, the number of winning medals corresponding to the winning combination code completed by the player, that is, the winning that the player can win for this winning combination. A process for obtaining the number of acquired medals (M) associated with.

  Subsequently, in Steps S34 to S35, the winning condition when the player completes the winning combination is determined, and the player further increases the number of medals to the number of acquired medals (M) associated with the winning. A process of determining whether or not it can be acquired is performed. When it is determined that the increased medal number can be acquired, a process for obtaining the increased medal number is performed. Thereby, the player can further acquire this increased medal number according to the winning medal number (M) accompanying the winning and the winning condition when the winning combination is completed.

(Step S33)
In step S33, as a winning condition when the winning combination is completed, the score increasing means by the CPU battle, that is, the battle result flag set in the RAM 42a indicates that the player has won the battle with the CPU. Is stored, the increased medal number (a) corresponding to the winning combination code is obtained by the score increase program P9a by the CPU battle, and the increased medal number (a) is stored in the RAM 42a.

(Step S34)
In step S34, as a winning condition when the winning combination is completed, a special game score increasing means, that is, when the winning combination is completed by the special game after the attacker operating port 12 is activated, The increased medal number (b) corresponding to the winning combination code is obtained by the score increasing program P9b according to, and the increased medal number (b) is stored in the RAM 42a.

(Step S35)
The main control program P1 performs a process for obtaining the total number (S) of medals that can be obtained by the player completing the winning combination. The total number of medals (S) is (the number of medals acquired with winning (M) + the number of medals increased by a CPU match (a) + the number of medals increased by a special game (b)). The calculated total number of medals (S) is stored in the RAM 42a. However, in this embodiment, the upper limit of the number of medals paid out in one game is set to 30.

(Step S36)
The main control program P1 of the main control board Ka includes a winning combination completion control command, a winning combination code, a total number of medals (S) acquired by the player, a number of acquired medals (M) and an increased number of medals. A process of transmitting data relating to the breakdown etc. to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd via the sub-control board Kb is performed. When the game effect display programs P32a-2 and P42a-2 of the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive these pieces of information, the first and second display devices 10 and 16 complete the winning combination. Display.

(Step S37)
Subsequently, the main control program P1 determines whether or not the player can further perform a ticket operation, that is, whether or not one or more game balls that can be launched stored in the RAM 42a remain. Do. If one or more game balls remain as a result of this determination, the process proceeds to step S38. On the other hand, if the number of game balls that can be fired is zero, the winning combination is determined for the game, and the process proceeds to the next step S39.

(Step S38)
In this step S38, the player presses the confirm button 21 and waits for an operation whether or not the player ends the game with the remaining game balls. When the player presses the confirm button 21, the process proceeds to step S39. If the player does not press the confirm button 21, the process returns to step S11 in FIG. 14 and waits for a discard operation.

(Step S39)
The main control program P1 operates the medal discharge control program P7 to perform a process of paying out the total medal count (S) from the medal payout device to the player.

(Step S40) (Step S41)
The main control program P1 operates the game history data recording program P8 to perform processing for adding and updating the history data of the game executed by the player this time in the history data storage area of the RAM 42a (step S40). . Subsequently, a game end process (step S41) is performed in the same manner as in step S19, and control is returned to step S2.

(Step S50)
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the progress process of the game that has acquired the right of the BB game combination or the RB game combination. Since the player is executing a game that has acquired the right of the BB game combination or the RB game combination, the main control program P1 determines the stored content of the special game flag set in the RAM 42a. If “1” is stored in the special game flag, the game is a game in which the right of the BB game role has been acquired, and the process proceeds to step S51. On the other hand, if “2” is stored, since the game is a game that has acquired the right of RB game role, the process proceeds to step S60.

(Step S51)
In step S51, the progress control of the game that has acquired the BB game role right is performed. The control of the game progress is a flow from step S2 to step S16 excluding the above-described step S8, but the bid operation in step S13 is an operation advantageous to the player as follows.

  In other words, in the next game in which the player has acquired the right to play the BB game, the attacker operating port 12 of the game board 2 becomes effective after the five player's hands are determined. Then, when the game ball launched by the player passes through the attacker operating port 12, the attacker 11 opens. Each time a game ball that has been launched enters the attacker 11, a card selection right shift button 22a, a card selection left shift button 22b, and an enter button are selected from the 53 types of cards displayed on the first display device 10. The desired card can be selected as a ticket by the operation 23. When the player completes the winning combination, the process proceeds to step S52, and when the winning combination is not established, the process proceeds to step S58.

(Step S52)
If a game that has acquired the right of the BB game role is continued and won, the game that has acquired the right of the BB game role can be continuously performed up to a preset upper limit number of times, for example, 14 times. In step S52, “1” is added to the area for counting the number of BB game continuations set in the RAM 42a.

(Step S53) to (Step S56)
The processing content of steps S53 to S56 is the same as the processing of steps S30 to S39 except for step S31.

(Step S57) to (Step S59)
It is determined whether or not the number of continuations of the player's BB game exceeds a preset upper limit number (step S57). This determination is performed by comparing the BB game continuation count counted in step S52 and stored in the RAM 42a with the upper limit count stored in advance in the ROM 41a, for example, “14”. If the BB game continuation count exceeds the upper limit count, the process proceeds to step S58. In step S58, as a BB game end process, a process of storing “0” in the special game flag is performed, and the process proceeds to step S59. On the other hand, if the upper limit number has not been exceeded, the process proceeds to step S59, where the history data of the game executed by the player is added and recorded in the history data storage area of the RAM 42a, and the history data is updated. I do.

(Step S60)
In step S60, the progress control of the game that has acquired the RB game role right is performed. This game progress control is the same process as the process of step S51 described above.

(Step S61)
The processing from step S53 to step S56 described above is performed to determine the total number (S) of medals acquired by the player, and processing for paying out the medal from the medal payout device to the player is performed.

(Step S62) (Step S63)
When the RB game role right is acquired, the game for which the BB game role right is acquired can be executed only for the next one game. Therefore, in step S62, “0” is stored in the special game flag, and the next game is a normal game. To control the progress of the game. Then, it progresses to step S63, performs the completion | finish process of RB game, and progresses to step S59.

  The game control program mounted on the combination gaming machine 1 according to the present invention executes the steps described above to control the progress of one game.

  As described above, according to the combination gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, even a person who does not have knowledge of a complicated mahjong game can feel like a simple card game (such as a poker game of a card game) "One pair" (two cards with the same numbers or letters are aligned), "Three cards" (three cards with the same numbers or letters are aligned), "Straight" (number cards in the hand are "3", "4" , Games such as “5”, “6”, “7”, etc.) can be played.

  In addition, since the winning combination can be set including a winning combination formed by a combination of symbols of some cards in the hand, for example, when aiming for a winning combination with 5 cards, After discarding any of the other three cards in the hand in which the combination of has been established, the “Three Card” can be obtained without giving up the winning combination of “One Pair” In addition, it is possible to provide a combination gaming machine capable of continuing the game aiming for a higher winning combination having a larger number of game media obtained than “One Pair” such as “Four Card”.

  In addition, because it has hand symbol candidate selection means, player hand symbol determination means and opponent's hand symbol determination means, the game machine side automatically selects the necessary number of hands while satisfying the regulatory restrictions, Since the player's hand and the opponent's hand are determined from the selected symbol candidates, the player can enjoy the fun of playing against the virtual opponent (CPU of the gaming machine) and play the game in a short time. A combination gaming machine that can be digested can be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which one player is set is shown. However, a plurality of opponents with different personalities (for example, flash lovers, big game targets, heart lovers, etc.) programs are prepared to It can also be configured to allow the player to select an opponent.

  In the above-described embodiment, the combination gaming machine in which the entrance 13b1 and the like are configured to correspond to the design of the card of the playing card has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, It may be configured using symbols such as bills and stock tags.

It is a front view which shows the structural example of the front part of the combination game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the game board in the combination gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the symbol of the card | curd corresponding to the entrance slot installed in the lower part of the game board shown in FIG. It is a front view for demonstrating the structural example of the operation panel in the combination gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the 2nd display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the 1st display apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control board which controls operation | movement of the combination game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the main control board shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a structure of the symbol code table of the card | curd which shows the relationship between the symbol of the card | curd used for the combination game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and the symbol code set to this symbol. Configuration of a winning medal number table for each winning combination indicating the names and codes of winning combinations set in the combination gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the number of medals acquired when winning the winning combination It is a figure which shows an example. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the sub control board | substrate shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the 1st image control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the 2nd image control board shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of the game progress in the combination game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of the game progress in the combination game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of the game progress in the combination game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Combination game machine 2 ... Game board 3 ... Operation panel 4 ... Game ball launch lever 10 ... 1st display apparatus 11 ... Attacker 12 ... Attacker operation port 13b1-13b13, 13r1-13r13, 13jk ... Entrance 16 2. Display device 18 ... Game start button 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e ... Discard button switch 21 ... Confirm button 22a ... Right shift button 22b ... Left shift button 23 ... Selection decision button 31a ... BB game role (first 1 special game combination) display unit 31b ... RB game combination (second special game combination) display unit 34 ... player hand display unit 36 ... opponent hand display unit 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d ... CPU
41a, 41b, 41c, 41d ... ROM
42a, 42b, 42c, 42d ... RAM

Claims (4)

A game board on which entrances corresponding to multiple types of cards are arranged;
A hand symbol candidate selecting means for selecting a symbol candidate of a predetermined number M of cards as a hand symbol candidate at the start of the game, and storing it in an area for storing symbol candidate data in a storage device;
From the symbol candidates of the M cards selected by the hand symbol candidate selection means, the symbol of N cards is determined as the player's hand and the determined player's hand is displayed on the player hand display portion of the display device. And a player hand symbol determining means for storing a symbol code of the player hand in an area for storing player hand data of the storage device;
The player's hand display unit of the display device displays the opponent's hand determined by determining the symbol of the L cards from the symbol candidates of the M cards selected by the hand symbol candidate selecting means as a virtual opponent's hand. And an opponent hand symbol determining means for storing the symbol code of the opponent's hand in an area for storing the opponent's hand data in the storage device,
An area for discarding an unnecessary symbol from the symbol of the player's hand displayed on the player's hand display unit and storing the player's hand data in the storage device with the symbol code of the discarded discard Discarding operation means to delete from,
After a discard operation by the discard operation means, a predetermined number of game balls are fired on the game board and the symbol of the card corresponding to the entrance is displayed as a ticket by the ticket operation. A bill operation means for displaying on the player's hand display section of the device and adding the symbol code of the bill to an area for storing the player's hand data in the storage device;
With
A winning combination symbol in which a combination of symbols when the N player's hand is determined by the player's hand symbol determining means or when the player's hand becomes N by the ticket operation is preset. When the combination is completed, the number of game media set for each winning combination is paid out.   The combination gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the number N of the player's hand is equal to the number L of the opponent's hand.   When the player's hand symbol determination means determines the player's hand, and the opponent's hand symbol determination means determines the opponent's hand, the combination of the player's hand symbols is a combination of the player's hand symbols. When the winning combination higher than the winning combination having been completed is completed, it is provided with a score increasing means for paying out the number of game media increased by the number set for each winning combination. The combination gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the combination gaming machine is characterized.   The player's hand symbol design determining means is configured to determine the number of N cards determined as the player's hand by the player hand symbol determining means from the symbol candidates of the M cards selected by the hand symbol candidate selecting means. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a combination of symbols that establishes the highest winning combination is determined as the opponent's hand from among (M-N) symbol candidates excluding the symbol. A combination gaming machine according to claim 1.

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