JP2008194246A - Game machine, program, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a warning image to warn an adjacent player not to peep at the display in a variable display device. <P>SOLUTION: The variable display device in a Pachinko game machine can display different images in three visual directions: in the obliquely right, in the obliquely left, and in the front directions. Ordinarily, the same image is displayed in the respective visual directions. If a variable display game is executed in a specific variation pattern such as a premium ready-to-win state, a button LED of a presentation button is lighted, and the presentation button becomes effective. If the presentation button is pressed at the time, the image of the variable display game is displayed on the front screen, and the warning image to warn the adjacent player to stop peeping is displayed on the obliquely right and obliquely left screens. The same variable display game in the premium ready-to-win state may be also displayed in all the three visual directions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, a program, and a recording medium that are installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In a pachinko gaming machine called a so-called digipachi, in each of a plurality of display areas, a plurality of types of identification information are displayed so as to switch, and then one type of identification information is stopped and displayed. A variable display game that generates a special gaming state in which, when the combination of identification information to be stopped and displayed is a special combination set in advance, it becomes a big hit and can acquire more game balls than the normal gaming state Is provided.

Many pachinko gaming machines equipped with a large liquid crystal display device have been developed as the display device, and the display contents of the variable display game are characterized to enhance the interest of the player.
In particular, when the identification information is sequentially stopped and displayed in each display area during the display of the variable display game of the display device, the identification information is stopped and displayed in a plurality of the display areas. Various animations and live-action videos when there is a display area where there is a possibility that the combination of identification information that is stopped and displayed in each of the plurality of display areas will be a special combination set in advance. Etc. are displayed over a relatively long period of time, thereby enhancing the interest of the player.

Display of the display device in the reach state has a plurality of types, each type is set so that the reliability that is a big hit is different, the display of normal reach with low reliability, the display of super reach with a little high reliability, There is a display of premium reach that is quite reliable.
Here, the probability of winning big hits in a variable display game is not necessarily high, so the premium reach display that tends to appear in the case of big hits will have a lower appearance rate, but in order to further impress the premium reach, Even in such a case, the appearance rate of premium reach is not high, and the player can hardly see the premium reach.

Therefore, a player often looks into the display device of an adjacent pachinko gaming machine when a premium reach display that has never been generated by the adjacent pachinko gaming machine that he / she plays is generated.
On the other hand, when a rare premium reach with a low probability of occurrence is displayed on the display device of a pachinko machine that the player plays, his tension is increased by expecting a big hit. . If the right and left players look into the display device blatantly in a state where this tension is increased, it may be uncomfortable.

Also, depending on the player, the adjacent player may look into the premium reach displayed by spending a certain amount of money, or the display of the jackpot effect in the special gaming state started after the jackpot is determined in the variable display game. May not feel good.
In addition, depending on the player, the stress may be eliminated by being addicted to the game alone, and the interference between the left and right players may not be pleasant.

However, even if a player who is looking into the display device by an adjacent player feels uncomfortable, it is difficult to tell the player who is looking into not to look into it. If this happens, it may cause a fight between players.
In view of this, there has been proposed a gaming machine in which a view control film that secures a front view from the player but shields an oblique view from the adjacent seat is arranged in front of the display screen (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-129204 A

  By the way, there are cases where a plurality of people come to a game store and play with pachinko machines adjacent to each other. In such a case, when a premium reach occurs in a pachinko gaming machine in which a group of players play, the players in the group may enjoy each other.

However, if the above-mentioned visibility control film is used, the display device cannot be seen from an oblique viewing direction, so even a player in the same group interrupts the game and generates premium reach. It becomes necessary to look at the display device from the back of the player who made it.
Therefore, it becomes difficult for players who come to the store in a group to play with each other showing premium reach.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and displays a warning so as not to peek only when a player who is playing is unwilling to peep at a display device by an adjacent player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine, a program, and a recording medium that can perform the above.

The invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine comprising display means for performing display relating to a game.
The display means is a display device capable of different displays in three viewing directions of diagonal left, center and diagonal right on one screen,
Display control means for controlling display of the display device;
An operation member connected to the display control means for changing the display of the display device by the display control means;
The display control means controls the display device so as to display a warning display set in advance as a display of the oblique left and oblique viewing directions of the display device based on an operation of the operation member. To do.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a display device capable of different display in the left diagonal, the center, and the right diagonal is used, and the operation member is operated, a warning display is displayed on the left diagonal and right diagonal displays. Therefore, when the player is unwilling to look into the display device, a warning can be displayed so as not to look into the display by operating the operation member. At this time, not the warning display but the display of the variable display game or the like is seen as it is for the player looking from the center, and the display device is difficult for the player to see due to the warning display. Can be prevented.
On the contrary, if the operation member is not operated, no warning is displayed, and when the player wants to show the display of the display device to the next player, the display of the display device can be displayed to the next player without any problem. Can show.

Here, the display device capable of different displays in the three viewing directions can basically display three different displays, a display for diagonal left, a display for center, and a display for diagonal right. If the same contents are displayed as the three viewing directions, the same display can be performed in the three viewing directions. Therefore, at the normal time, the same display is performed in three viewing directions, and the display on the diagonal left and the diagonal right is switched to the warning display based on the operation of the operation member.
Note that the warning display may be in characters such as not looking into it, or it may be simply a symbol such as a cross, or it may be a request not to peek through an animation or the like. May be.

  At this time, the display of the variable display game or the like performed on the display device and the warning display may be displayed in an overlapping manner. In addition, only warning display may be performed, or display that is completely unrelated to the game and warning display may be overlapped. In this case, the next player physically peeks at the display such as premium reach. It becomes difficult. At this time, if the next player tries to look into premium reach etc. with his face closer to the display device, the display for diagonal left or diagonal right and the display for central right appear to overlap. It ’s difficult to see.

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
In the display devices, the display information is variably displayed so as to switch the plurality of types of identification information in each of the plurality of display regions, and then the one type of identification information is stopped and displayed, and the identification information that is stopped and displayed in the plurality of display regions, respectively. When the combination becomes a special combination set in advance, a variable display game that generates a special game state that becomes a big hit and can acquire more game balls than the normal game state is displayed,
When the display control means sequentially stops and displays the identification information in each display area during display of the variable display game of the display device, the identification information is stopped and displayed in a plurality of the display areas, and the identification information is displayed. In the state where there is a display area that is not stopped and displayed, a combination of identification information that is stopped and displayed in each of the plurality of display areas is in a reach state in which there is a possibility that the combination becomes a special combination set in advance, and the special game Displayed so as to display a warning display that is set in advance as a display of the left and right viewing directions of the display device based on the operation of the operation member only in at least one of the states The apparatus is controlled.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the operation member is effective only in the case of the reach or the case of the special game state, and the above-described warning display can be performed. In the present invention, since the warning display can be performed so that it can be seen by the left and right players, if the warning display can be performed at any time, the player frequently operates the operation member to display the warning display by mischief. It can be displayed or erased. In this case, the warning display on the display device or disappearance may enter the edge of the next player's field of view, and the next player may feel uncomfortable. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the adjacent player from feeling uncomfortable by limiting the time when the warning can be displayed.

The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The display control means includes warning display canceling means for canceling the warning display based on establishment of a predetermined condition.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the warning display from being held. For example, when a player who plays a gaming machine changes during the game, or when the previous player quits the game and the next player starts playing, the previous player operates the operation member. Thus, it is possible to prevent the displayed warning display from being displayed even if the next player comes to play.

  It should be noted that the predetermined conditions are the operation of the operation member by the player, the operation of the operation member different from the operation member by the player, the end of the variable display game, the stop of the game ball firing (predetermined time) Such as the above stop) and the end of the special gaming state.

The invention according to claim 4 includes display means for performing display related to the game,
The display means is a display device capable of different displays in three viewing directions of diagonal left, center and diagonal right on one screen,
Display control means for controlling display of the display device;
A program for simulating a game in a gaming machine connected to the display control means and comprising an operation member for changing the display of the display device by the display control means,
Based on the operation of the operation member, the computer functions as the display control means for controlling the display device to display a warning display set in advance as a display of the diagonal left and diagonal viewing directions of the display device. A program characterized by

According to the invention described in claim 4, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 can be obtained in a simulation of a video game or the like of a gaming machine. Here, the computer includes a game machine such as a so-called video game machine, a portable game machine, and an arcade game machine that includes a memory such as a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM and executes a game based on a program.
Further, a function for reproducing the configuration according to any one of claims 2 to 3 in a simulated manner may be added to the program according to claim 4.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a computer-readable recording medium in which the program according to claim 4 is recorded.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 4 can be obtained.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to display a warning to an adjacent player only when the player does not want the adjacent player to look into the display on the display device. Further, the player himself / herself can see a display that does not include a warning display even if a warning display is given to an adjacent player. Further, when the player wants to show the display on the display device to the adjacent display person, the display as it is can be shown to the adjacent player.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a gaming machine (for example, a ball) that is installed in a place such as a game machine-installed store and that allows a player to play a game based on supply of gaming media (for example, a gaming ball or medal). The configuration and operation of a pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine will be described.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a general basic configuration as a so-called digipachi, which is not shown, but has a rectangular frame shape and a machine frame that is attached to island facilities, and has a door shape on the machine frame. A front frame provided with a housing part that can be freely opened and closed and accommodates a game board, a glass frame 1a that is attached to the front side of the front frame so as to be opened and closed, and a lower part of the front frame, The lower front panel 1b which comprises the lower front surface of the glass frame 1a is provided.

A transparent plate (double glass) 1c is fitted in the glass frame 1a so as to be openable and closable so that a game area where the game balls of the game board flow down can be seen. Further, the lower front panel 1b below the glass frame 1a of the front frame is provided with a tray 1d for storing the game ball in the upper center and supplying the game ball to a launching device that launches the game ball into the game area. A rotary operation handle 237 is provided on the right end side.
In addition, an operation portion 1f for performing operations such as paying out a rental ball is provided at the front portion on the player side above the tray 1d.

The left side portion of the tray 1d is provided with a side panel 1g that can be rotated and opened so that the upper part of the lower front panel 1b falls downward.
The side panel 1g is used to produce a game together with the ashtray 1e, and a game is displayed when a warning screen is displayed for an adjacent player looking into the variable display device 3 (shown in FIG. 2) as will be described later. An effect button 1h operated by a person, a discharge switch 1i for discharging game balls in the tray 1d, and the like are provided.

The front frame behind the glass frame 1a is provided with a game board 1j, and a game area 2a is provided in a portion surrounded by the guide rails 2 etc. on the front surface of the game board 1j after the glass frame 1a. Is formed.
In the game area 2a on the board surface of the game board 1j, the variable display device 3 is provided slightly above the center. The variable display device 3 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and displays a lottery result that is out of the lottery performed by the main controller 231 (to be described later) functioning as a lottery means. A variation display game is displayed, and the lottery result is displayed when the variation display game is missed. That is, the variable display device 3 is display means for performing display related to the game.

  A variation display game is basically a well-known game, for example, a plurality of decorative symbols (identification information) such as numbers are displayed in a variable manner so as to be switched in a plurality of display areas, and a variation in a variation pattern determined in advance by lottery. When the display time has elapsed, the variable display is terminated, and one decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in each display area, and the combination of the stopped decorative symbols is a special combination. In this case, a special gaming state described later is generated.

That is, the variable display device 3 variably displays a plurality of types of identification information in each of the plurality of display areas, and then stops and displays one type of identification information, and is also stopped and displayed in the plurality of display areas. When the combination of identification information is a special combination set in advance, a variable display game is generated that generates a special game state that is a big hit and can acquire more game balls than the normal game state.
In many cases, the decorative design includes various characters (characters such as unique characters, existing animations, and talents) and is also referred to as a character diagram.

Further, in the variable display device 3, not only the decorative symbols are sequentially switched and displayed in the above-mentioned display of the variable display game, but also various stunning displays are performed, and characters and other characters related to the decorative symbols are displayed. Animation display is also performed.
Here, the variable display device 3, which is a display means for displaying a variable display game as a display related to the game according to the present invention, can display differently in three viewing directions of diagonal left, center and diagonal right on one screen. It consists of a display device.

The display methods for performing different displays in the three viewing directions are basically well-known, and as shown in FIG. 3A, the TFT-LCD (liquid crystal display) constituting the variable display device 3 is used. ) In the pixels arranged in 3a, the horizontal rows are pixels for right diagonal direction (described as right in the figure, hereinafter referred to as right diagonal pixels) and pixels for central straight direction (indicated in the figure as middle, Hereinafter, the front pixel) and the left diagonal pixel (described as left in the figure, hereinafter referred to as the left diagonal pixel) are taken as one set, and this set is repeatedly arranged.
In the vertical column, the right diagonal pixel (right), the front pixel (middle), and the left diagonal pixel (left) are arranged in a line. Note that, when the viewer views the variable display device 3 from the right oblique viewing direction as will be described later, the pixel seen when viewed from the right oblique viewing direction is the right oblique pixel, the pixel seen when viewed from the front is the front pixel, and the left oblique viewing direction. Pixels that are visible when viewed from above are left diagonal pixels.

  Further, in the LCD 3, the drive circuit is divided into a right diagonal pixel, a front pixel, and a left diagonal pixel, and it is possible to input and display different images in the respective drive circuits. . In this case, if there is no barrier 3b described later, three different images are displayed for every two pixel columns, and the three images are mixed in the horizontal direction.

In the variable display device 3, the LCD 3 is provided with a barrier 3b. The barrier 3b includes a slit that can transmit light in the right-side viewing direction, a slit that can transmit light in the front viewing direction, and a slit that can transmit light in the left-side viewing direction. As a set, a set of these three types of slits is repeatedly arranged at the same interval as the set of the right diagonal pixel (right), front pixel (middle), and left diagonal pixel (left).
The light from the right diagonal pixel is transmitted from the right diagonal slit, the light from the front pixel is transmitted from the front slit, and the light from the left diagonal pixel is transmitted from the left diagonal slit.

Here, when the LCD 3a provided with the barrier 3b, that is, the variable display device 3 is viewed from the left oblique viewing direction, the left oblique pixel can be seen from the left oblique slit, but the front pixel and the right oblique pixel are seen by the barrier 3b. can not see. Therefore, only the left oblique image input to the above-described left oblique pixel drive circuit can be seen.
When the variable display device 3 is viewed from the front viewing direction, front pixels can be seen from the front slit, but the left diagonal pixels and right diagonal pixels cannot be seen by the barrier 3b. Therefore, only the front image input to the front pixel driving circuit is visible.
Further, when the variable display device 3 is viewed from the right oblique viewing direction, the right oblique pixel can be seen from the right oblique slit, but the front pixel and the left oblique pixel cannot be seen by the barrier 3b. Therefore, only the right oblique image input to the above-described right oblique pixel drive circuit can be seen.

  It should be noted that the structure of the barrier 3b is exaggerated so that it can be easily understood. Actually, the left pixel is seen in the left oblique viewing direction, the front pixel is seen from the front viewing direction, and the right oblique viewing is performed. A slit may be provided so that the right pixel can be seen in the direction. In addition, the slit is provided in the film that does not transmit light, but conversely, a vertical lattice that does not transmit light such as a black mask may be provided in the film that transmits light. Further, instead of the barrier 3b, a prism plate may be used that uses a prism to divide the light transmission direction into left diagonal, front, and right diagonal, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the variable display device 3 is surrounded by a peripheral wall 31 that prevents the inflow of game balls. In addition, a stage 32 is formed at the bottom portion of the peripheral wall 31 so that a game ball can jump from the lower side and flow in, and a part of the flowed game ball is mainly guided to the normal variation winning device 5 described later. Has been. In addition, the peripheral wall 31 includes, for example, an inflow port for game balls provided on the outside of the side portion, an outflow port for flowing out the game balls toward the stage 32, and a flow path connected to the outflow port from the inflow port. A part of the game ball flowing down around the peripheral wall 31 is guided to the stage 32.

  An ordinary variable winning device 5 is provided directly below the variable display device 3. The normal variation winning device 5 has a so-called electric tool as an electric accessory, and serves as a special symbol starting prize opening (special figure starting prize opening) between the two left and right movable pieces 51, 51 constituting the electric accessory. A start winning port 54 is provided. In a normal state, the movable pieces 51, 51 are in a closed state (first state) with an interval that allows only one game ball to flow down (first state). When the result of () is a win, the two movable pieces 51 and 51 are opened (second state) for a preset time.

  In addition, the start winning port 54, as will be described later, triggers a lottery start (variation) based on the winning of a game ball to a main control device 231 that functions as a lottery means for performing a lottery for determining a win for a variable display game. Display game start opportunity).

  In addition, a start winning ball detection sensor 52 for detecting a game ball won in the normal variation winning device 5 corresponding to the normal variation winning device 5 is provided, and the start winning ball detection sensor 52 detects a game ball, That is, based on the fact that the game ball has won the normal variation winning device 5 (start winning port 54), an opportunity to start the variable display game with the above-described decorative symbols (special symbols) is given.

  A special figure reservation number display lamp 7 is provided on the front surface of the upper side portion of the peripheral wall of the variable display device 3. In the variable display game, when the start winning ball detection sensor 52 detects a game ball won in the start winning port 54, 1 is added to the special figure start memory number within the range of the upper limit, and based on this start winning When the variable display game is started, 1 is subtracted from the special figure starting memory number. The number of special figure starting memories, that is, the number of triggers (starting rights) for starting the variable display game is displayed on the special figure holding number display lamp 7.

  Further, a special variable winning device 8 is provided below the variable display device 3 and further below the normal variable winning device 5. In the special variable winning device 8 called an attacker, a movable door 81 is provided at the large winning opening 83, and is closed so that the movable door 81 does not allow the game ball to flow into the large winning opening 83 during a normal game played normally. In the closed state (first state), when the result of the variable display game is a big hit, the open state (second state) is set so that the game ball can easily flow in based on a predetermined condition. It is designed to repeat opening and closing. In other words, the special variable winning device 8 can be changed between an open state in which a game ball can be won and a closed state in which the game ball is difficult to win.

Corresponding to the special variable winning device 8, a special winning ball detection sensor 82 for detecting a game ball won in the special winning port 83 of the special variable winning device 8 is provided.
In addition, the special variable winning device 8 whose driving source is controlled by the main control device 231 wins a predetermined time and a predetermined number of game balls when released in response to the winning of the variable display game. When one of the two conditions is fulfilled, the block is closed, and the block is opened again, and is controlled to repeat blocking a predetermined number of times (a predetermined number of rounds) based on the establishment of the above condition. . The period from when the special variable winning device 8 is opened until it is closed is referred to as a round. That is, the main control device 231 makes a round when the special variable winning device 8 is in an open state in which a plurality of game balls can be continuously won during the special game state after the big hit, The special variable winning device 8 is controlled so as to repeat the round a predetermined number of times.

  On the left and right sides of the variable display device 3, common start ports 9 and 9 are provided. Further, a passing ball detection sensor 91 that detects a game ball that has passed through the general drawing starting ports 9 and 9 is provided corresponding to the normal drawing starting ports 9 and 9, and the passing ball detection sensor 91 detects the gaming ball. That is, based on the fact that the game ball passes (wins) through the ordinary figure starting port 9, a later-described ordinary symbol variation display game (hereinafter referred to as ordinary diagram variation display game) is reproduced as a later-described ordinary symbol (ordinary diagram) display device. (LED display device) 6 is provided with an opportunity to display.

  The universal map display device 6 that displays the universal map variable display game, for example, performs a variable display by alternately turning on and off a circle mark and a cross mark that are turned on and off by an LED. A round mark is lit, and a cross mark is lit when there is a loss. It is assumed that the normal figure display device 6 is composed of a 7-segment LED display device, and the numerical value as a normal symbol is sequentially switched and displayed in a variable manner, and then one numerical value is stopped and displayed, and the numerical value that is stopped and displayed is 7 or the like in advance. If the hit value is determined, it may be a win. Note that the result of the hit failure is determined by lottery by the main controller 231.

  Under the above-mentioned general map display device 6, a general map hold number display lamp 10 is provided. In the normal symbol variation display game, when the game ball passes through the general diagram start port 9 (when the passing ball detection sensor 91 outputs detection of the game ball), the number of the normal diagram start memory is set within the upper limit. One is added, and when the usual figure change display game is started, a process of subtracting one from the figure start memory number is performed. The normal figure start memory number is displayed on the normal figure hold number display lamp 10.

  Then, as described above, when the normal variation display game is won, the normal variation winning device 5 is released, the winning rate of the game balls to the normal variation winning device 5 is increased, and the opportunity to start the variable display game Has come to increase.

  Further, on the left side of the game area 2 a, general winning openings 13, 13 are provided side by side along the guide rail 2 in the lower left part of the guide rail 2. Further, a general winning ball detection sensor 131 for detecting a game ball won in the general winning ports 13 and 13 is provided corresponding to the general winning ports 13 and 13, respectively.

In addition, at the lowermost end portion of the game area 2a below the special variation winning apparatus 8, there is an out port 15 for discharging the game balls that have not won any winning holes to the back of the game board 1j outside the game area 2a. Is provided.
Further, on the front surface of the game board 1j, there are provided flow-down regulation changing members such as a game nail 16 (only part of which is shown) and a windmill (not shown) which regulate the flow-down direction of the game ball and change the flow-down direction. .

Next, the control system of the pachinko gaming machine of this example will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.
The control system of the pachinko gaming machine is roughly composed of a main control unit 23, a sub control unit 24, and a power supply device 29 that supplies power to the main control unit 23 and the sub control unit 24.
The main control unit 23 includes a main control device 231 composed of, for example, a one-chip microcomputer for a gaming machine. The main control device 231 includes a CPU 23a that executes a program, a program and data used in the program. A stored ROM 23b, a RAM 23c that stores data generated based on a program, various data read from the ROM 23b, and the like, a frequency generation circuit unit 23d, and the like are provided.

  Signals from various sensors provided in the pachinko gaming machine can be input to the main control device 231 (CPU 23a). The above-mentioned starting winning ball detection sensor 52, large winning ball detection sensor 82, passing ball detection sensor 91, a general winning ball detection sensor 131 is connected, and a gaming ball payout detection sensor 232 that detects a winning ball paid out from a gaming ball payout device 251 that pays out a winning ball in response to winning of a game ball, pachinko An error detection sensor 233 for detecting an error in the gaming machine is connected.

The main control device 231 outputs various signals for operating various devices of the pachinko gaming machine. For example, a central control device 234 for collecting and managing data of each gaming machine installed in a game store is connected to the main control device 231 so that data can be input from the main control device 231. The main control device 231 is connected to a symbol control device (display control device) 26, a lamp control device 27, and a sound control device 28 as sub-control devices, and commands (control commands) are sent to these sub-control devices. It is connected so that output is possible.
Here, since the payout control device 25 performs the main control of the game in the pachinko gaming machine for substantially paying out the winning ball, it is included in the main control unit 23, and the symbol control related to the effect of the game The device 26, the lamp control device 27, and the sound control device 28 are included in the sub-control unit 24.

  The payout control device 25 is connected to a game ball payout device 251 that is controlled by the payout control device 25 to pay out a prize ball and a rental ball, and reads out the data of the prepaid card 252 and controls the payout of the game ball. A CR unit 253 is connected via a ball lending signal control device 254. The payout control device 25 pays out a prize ball based on a command from the main control device 231 and pays a ball rental based on a ball lending signal input from the CR unit 253 via the ball lending signal control device 254. Control to issue.

  Further, the main control device 231 is connected with a normal variation solenoid 242 that drives the movable pieces 51 and 51 of the above-described normal variation prize-winning device 5 and a special variation solenoid that drives the movable door 81 of the special variation prize-winning device 8. 241 is connected, and these solenoids are controlled by the main controller 231.

  In addition, the main control unit 23 is not directly connected to the main control device 231, but includes a launch control device 236 that controls a launch drive device 235 of a hitting ball launcher (not shown) that launches a game ball into the game area 2a. The launch control device 236 is connected to a rotary operation handle 237 for operating the launch of a game ball, a launch stop button 238, and a touch sensor 239.

  The main control unit 231 of the main control unit 23 controls the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine. From the start winning ball detection sensor 52, the big winning ball detection sensor 82, and the general winning ball detection sensor 131, When a detection signal is input, that is, when a game ball wins at each winning opening, a command is output to the payout control device 25 so that the game ball is discharged as a prize ball.

  In addition, when the game ball detection signal is input from the passing ball detection sensor 91, the main control device 231 performs the process of adding the above-mentioned normal figure start memory number and determines whether the normal figure fluctuation display game is missed. The random number used in the lottery process to be acquired is acquired, and the usual figure fluctuation display game is started. At this time, the lottery process determines the hit of the normal variation display game, and the symbol control device 26, the lamp control device 27, and the voice control device 28 are used to display the general variation display game, to notify and produce the result. Output the command.

  The main control device 231 performs a process of adding 1 to the above-mentioned special figure start memory number when a game ball detection signal is input from the start winning ball detection sensor 52, and determines whether the variable display game is missed. The random number used in the lottery process is acquired and the variable display game is started. At this time, the winning of the variable display game is determined by lottery processing, and a command is output to the symbol control device 26, the lamp control device 27, the voice control device 28, etc. for display of the variable display game, notification of the result, and production. To do.

In other words, the main control device 231 functions as a lottery means for performing a lottery for winning a difference between the normal map variable display game and the variable display game.
Further, main controller 231 determines a stop symbol to be displayed as a lottery result of the variable display game corresponding to the lottery result of the winning combination as well as the lottery of the variable display game. Further, the basic variation pattern mainly indicating the variation display time of the variation display game is determined in accordance with the winning lottery result and the lottery result of the stop symbol. In addition, by determining the stop symbol in the case of winning, it is determined whether or not to generate a so-called probability change state (including so-called sudden accuracy) after the special game state generated based on the winning.

Further, the main control device 231 controls the drive source (normal variation solenoid 242) of the movable pieces 51 and 51 of the normal variation winning device 5 when the normal variation display game is won, and the normal variation winning device. 5 is controlled from the closed first state to the opened second state.
Further, when the variation display game is won, the main control device 231 controls the drive source (special variation solenoid 241) of the movable door 81 of the special variation winning device 8 to perform special variation based on a predetermined condition. Control is performed to generate a special game state by changing the winning device 8 from the closed state to the open state.

The symbol control device 26 of the sub-control unit 24 controls the variable display device 3 and the universal display device (LED display device) 6, and the variable display device 3 is connected via the video display processor 261. Has been. That is, the symbol control device 26 functions as a display control means for controlling a variable display device as a display device capable of different displays in three viewing directions.
In addition, the result of a win / fail game in the normal map display device 6 is also determined by a lottery process performed by the main control device 231, and the display is controlled based on the result.
In this example, the effect button 1h is connected to the symbol control device 26, and a button signal is input to the symbol control device 26 every time the effect button 1h is pressed (operated). The effect button 1h has a built-in button LED 1k. The button LED 1k is connected to the symbol control device 26, and the button LED 1k is turned on while the operation of the effect button 1h is valid. The production button 1h is shining.
That is, the effect button 1h is connected to the symbol control device 26 as display control means, and serves as an operation member for changing the display of the variable display device 3 by the symbol control device 26.

The lamp control device 27 of the sub-control unit 24 is provided on a front frame that supports a board-related electrical decoration (LED) 271 provided on the board surface of the gaming board 1j and a gaming board 1j of a pachinko gaming machine. In addition, a frame door-related electrical decoration 272 such as a glass frame that covers the front surface of the game board 1j is connected to control an effect by an LED, a lamp, or the like.
The lamp control device 27 is connected with a special figure hold number display lamp 7 and a universal figure hold number display lamp 10, which can display the hold number by controlling the turning on and off of the LEDs.

  The sound control device 28 is connected to a sound generation device 281 including a sound processor, an amplifier, a speaker, and the like, and the sound control device 28 controls output of effect sound, voice, music, and the like for production.

  The warning image output control process performed by the symbol control device 26 of the sub control unit 24 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This warning image output control process is performed using the variable display device 3 capable of displaying different images in the three viewing directions of the right oblique viewing direction, the front viewing direction, and the left oblique viewing direction. . The VDP 261 can display three images in parallel on the variable display device 3.

  And in this invention, when the button 1h for production | presentation as an operation member which a player operates is operated, the front image visually recognizable from the visual recognition direction of a front performs display regarding a game as a normal state, Display of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which other players sitting on the left and right of the player play a game as a right diagonal image visible from the viewing direction and a left diagonal image visible from the left viewing direction. A warning image for warning that the device 3 is not looked into is displayed.

For example, normally, as shown in FIG. 6, the same image is displayed in the left oblique image, the front image, and the right oblique image, and when the effect button 1h that is effective under a specific condition is pressed, the left oblique image and the right oblique image are displayed. However, unlike the front image displaying the game-related image, the above-described warning image is displayed.
The warning image output process is performed by, for example, the symbol control device 26, but may be performed by another control device of the sub control unit 24.

The warning image output process is a process that is repeatedly performed by the symbol control device 26 every short time.
In the warning image output process, first, it is determined whether or not a game flag is set (step S1).
This game flag is a flag that is set when the variable display game is started on the variable display device 3 and cleared when the variable display game is ended, and is a flag indicating that the variable display game is in progress.

If it is determined that the game flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the current game is a variable display game (step S2). Here, since the game flag indicating that the variation display game is not yet set, the timing when the variation display game is started is determined when it is determined that the variation display game is being performed.
The symbol control device 26 starts and ends the variable display game based on a command from the main control device 231. From the start to the end based on the process for starting and the end of the variable display game. Is in a variable display game.

If it is determined at this stage that the variable display game is not in progress, the warning image output control process is terminated because the variable display game is not being performed.
If it is determined that the variation display game is in progress, the game flag indicating that the variation display game is in progress is set because it is the timing at which the variation display game is started (step S3).

If it is determined in step S1 that the game flag is set, it is determined that the game is in a variable display game.
At this stage, if the variable display game continues, it is determined that the variable display game is in progress, and if it is the timing when the variable display game ends, it is determined that the variable display game is not in progress.

If it is determined that the variation display game is not in progress, it is the timing at which the variation display game is ended, and therefore processing related to the end of the variation display game is performed.
When the game flag is set and the variation display game is continued, and when the variation display game is started as described above and the game flag is set, the specific variation pattern flag is set next. It is determined whether or not (step S5).

  Here, the specific variation pattern is a variation pattern in a variation display game of super reach and premium reach. The main control device 231 uses a variable display time from the start to the end of the variation display game as a basic variation pattern when determining the winning of the variation display game or determining the symbols to be stopped and displayed when the variation display game ends. Is to decide.

  For example, when the identification information is sequentially stopped and displayed in each display area during display of the variable display game, the identification information is stopped and displayed in a plurality of the display areas, and the identification information is not stopped and displayed. When there is a possibility that the combination of identification information that is stopped and displayed in each of the plurality of display areas may be a special combination set in advance in a state where there is a display area.

  For example, if the same identification information is stopped and displayed in the three display areas when there are three types of right, middle, and left display areas, the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific combination that is a big hit. A state in which the same identification information is stopped and displayed in the two display areas and the identification information is variably displayed in the remaining one display area is a reach state.

  And, as a combination of stop symbols that will reach, there is a special combination that will be a jackpot that all become the same stop symbol, and a stop symbol that will be the same stop symbol except for one stop symbol, When the stop symbol is determined, it is determined that it is reach. Furthermore, when the basic variation pattern indicating the above-described variation display time is a relatively long variation display time, super reach or premium reach is achieved.

In the symbol control device 26, a variation pattern is selected based on the stop symbol and the basic variation pattern described above. When the variation pattern is a so-called super reach or premium reach, this is designated as a specific variation pattern. Judgment is made.
The specific variation pattern flag indicates that the variation display game with the specific variation pattern is being displayed.

If the specific variation pattern flag is not set, it is determined whether or not a variation display game is being performed with the specific variation pattern (step S6).
Here, since it is determined that the variation display game is already in progress, and it is determined that the specific variation pattern flag is not set, here, since the variation display game has already started, it has been performed twice or more times. If the warning image output control process has been performed, it is determined that the variation pattern is not a specific variation pattern. On the other hand, in the process when the variation display game is started and the game flag is set, the variation pattern game with the specific variation pattern is being displayed, but the specific variation pattern is not yet set. In a state where the pattern flag is not set, it may be determined that a variation display game with a specific variation pattern is being displayed.

Then, when the variation display game is not performed with the specific variation pattern, the warning image output control process ends.
On the other hand, if a variation display game with a specific variation pattern is being played, the variation display game with the specific variation pattern has been started, so the specific variation indicating that the variation display game is being performed with the specific variation pattern A pattern flag is set (step S7).

Next, in Super Reach and Premium Reach, the button LED1k built in the effect button 1h is displayed so as to indicate that the effect button 1h capable of displaying the warning image on the left diagonal screen and the right diagonal screen is effective. Turn on the light and turn on the effect button 1h (step S8).
If it is determined in step S5 that the specific variation pattern flag has already been set, the button LED1k is already lit.

  Therefore, when the specific variation pattern flag is set in step S7 and the button LED1k is turned on in step S8, and when it is determined that the specific variation pattern flag is set in step S5, that is, the specific variation pattern flag is If it has already been set, it is determined whether or not the button flag has been set (step S9).

  The button flag is set when the production button 1h is operated when the operation of the production button 1h is enabled, and when the production button is operated with the button flag set. Here, the flag is cleared when the same image as the front screen is displayed on the right diagonal screen and the left diagonal screen, as will be described later. This flag is set when a warning image different from the front screen is displayed.

If the button flag is not set, it is next determined whether or not the effect button 1h has been pressed (operated) (step S10). If the effect button 1h has not been pressed, the process ends.
If the effect button 1h is pressed, a button flag is set (step S11).
Next, as shown in FIG. 6, from the state where the same specific variation pattern, that is, the variation display game in super reach or premium reach, is displayed on all of the front screen, the left oblique screen, and the right oblique screen, FIG. As shown in the figure, the super reach or premium reach variable display game is displayed only on the front screen, and the variable display device 3 is displayed on the right diagonal screen and the left diagonal screen for each of the other players adjacent to the left and right. It converts into the state which displayed the warning image which warns not to look into (step S12). Then, the warning image output control process ends.
That is, the symbol control device 26 as the display control means displays a warning display set in advance as a display of the diagonal left and diagonal right viewing directions of the variable display device 3 based on the operation of the effect button 1h as the operation member. The display device is controlled to display.

If the button flag is set, the warning image is already displayed as described above. At this time, it is determined whether or not the effect button 1h is pressed. (Step S13).
When the effect button 1h is pressed with the button flag set, the button flag is cleared (step S14).

Next, when the button flag is set, it is converted into a state in which a variation display game with the same specific variation pattern as the central screen is displayed on the right oblique screen and the left oblique screen that are in a state in which a warning image is displayed ( Step S15). Then, the warning image output control process ends.
On the other hand, as described above, in step S4, when the game flag is set, it is determined that the variation display game is not in progress, and when the variation display game is finished, the variation display game has a specific variation pattern. Regardless of whether or not, the button LED is turned off (step S16), the game flag is cleared (step S17), the specific variation pattern flag is cleared (step S18), the button flag is cleared (step S19), and the right The same display as the central screen is displayed on the diagonal screen and the left diagonal screen (step S20). Then, the warning image output control process ends.

  If the variation display game that has been ended is a variation display game that does not have a specific pattern, the button LED is not lit, the specific variation pattern flag and the button flag are not set, and the right diagonal screen In addition, although no warning image is displayed on the left diagonal screen, the processes in steps S16 to S20 are performed. That is, when the effect button 1h is pressed or the variable display game is finished in a state where the guard area image is displayed, the symbol control device 26 cancels the display of the warning image. The symbol control device 26 includes a warning display canceling unit that cancels the warning display when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

  According to the warning image output control process described above, during a variation display game with a specific variation pattern such as super reach or premium reach, another player who is at least one of the other players adjacent to the left and right respectively. When it is uncomfortable to look into the variable display device 3, an image that warns peeping is displayed on the right diagonal screen and the left diagonal screen of the variable display device 3 by pressing the effect button 1 h. be able to.

In addition, in the variable display device 3 capable of different displays in the current three viewing directions, the other players on the right side and the left side view the variable display device 3 in the right diagonal viewing direction or the left diagonal viewing direction. It is difficult to see the front screen of the variable display device 3 because it can only be seen from the screen.
Therefore, in the case of super reach and premium reach on the right diagonal screen and the left diagonal screen as described above, if a warning image is displayed instead of a variable display game, it is not only a warning of peeping, but a substantial Can not see the variable display game.

Also, in this example, when the effect button 1h is pressed to operate the effect button 1h again in a state where the warning image is displayed on the right diagonal screen and the left diagonal screen, the right diagonal screen and the left diagonal screen are displayed. It can be set as the state where the same variable display game as the screen is displayed.
That is, each time the effect button 1h is pressed, the state where the warning image is displayed and the state where it is not displayed can be switched.

  In addition, when the variable display game is ended while the warning image is displayed, the warning image is automatically canceled, and the image displayed on the left diagonal screen and the right diagonal screen is displayed on the front screen. The same image can be used.

  With the above processing, the player can display a warning image on the left and right diagonal screens when he / she does not want other players on the left and right to see the screen such as premium reach. At this time, since a warning is not displayed on the front image that the user is viewing, the warning display does not make it difficult for the player to see the variable display device.

  In addition, when visiting a store as a group of a plurality of players and playing while showing each other's screens such as reach, it is possible to share the variable display device 3 between the players sitting side by side without any problem. .

  In the above example, the operation of the push button 1h is enabled when premium reach or super reach is reached, and a warning image can be displayed in the case of premium reach or super reach. However, only in the case of premium reach A warning image may be displayed, or if reach, all warning images may be displayed.

In the above example, the warning image display is forcibly terminated when the variable display game ends. However, the variable display is performed only when the special game state is started after the variable display game due to a big win. The display of the warning image is not terminated after the game, and the effect button 1h is enabled,
The warning image may be forcibly terminated at the end of the special gaming state, and the effect button 1h may be disabled. Also, a warning image may be displayed whenever a special gaming state is entered.
Further, a warning image may be displayed at any time regardless of the gaming state.
Therefore, the symbol control device 26 is diagonally left of the variable display device 3 based on the operation of the effect button 1h as the operation member only in at least one of the case of the reach state and the case of the special game state. In addition, the variable display device 3 is controlled so as to display a warning display that is set in advance as a display of the diagonal right viewing direction.

Further, the warning image is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 7 and may be any character string as long as it prompts the user to quit peeping. In addition, the warning image is not limited to a character string, and may be a mark and a still image indicating prohibition, a moving image such as an animation or a live-action image, or a combination thereof. .
For example, it may be a movie that punches with a boxing glove, or a movie that a character bows and refuses.

  In addition, when the display of the warning image can be switched by repeatedly pressing the effect button 1h, the button LED 1k is continuously lit and flashed corresponding to the display and non-display of the warning image. The button LED 1k may be composed of two or more LEDs, and the light emission color of the button LED 1k may be switched corresponding to the display and non-display of the warning image.

  In addition, the movement of a game ball in a well-known gaming machine is simulated on the display screen, and the winning of the game ball at the winning opening is determined, and the player's winning game corresponding to the launching and winning of the game ball In the program for calculating the number of balls and simulating the game, the present invention also includes a program that can be executed by a computer by adding the processing of the control system in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program is also included in the present invention.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the description and the drawings that form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the game board of the said pachinko gaming machine. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the variable display apparatus of the said pachinko game machine. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the control person of the said pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the warning image output control process performed with the main control apparatus of the said pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the image displayed on the left diagonal screen of the said variable display apparatus 3, a right diagonal screen, and a front screen. It is a figure which shows the image displayed on the left diagonal screen of the said variable display apparatus 3, a right diagonal screen, and a front screen.

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1h Production button (operation member)
3. Variable display device (display means, display device)
26 Symbol control device (display control means, warning display release means)

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine equipped with a display means for displaying a game,
The display means is a display device capable of different displays in three viewing directions of diagonal left, center and diagonal right on one screen,
Display control means for controlling display of the display device;
An operation member connected to the display control means for changing the display of the display device by the display control means;
The display control means controls the display device so as to display a warning display set in advance as a display of the oblique left and oblique viewing directions of the display device based on an operation of the operation member. To play. In the display devices, the display information is variably displayed so as to switch the plurality of types of identification information in each of the plurality of display regions, and then the one type of identification information is stopped and displayed, and the identification information that is stopped and displayed in the plurality of display regions, respectively. When the combination becomes a special combination set in advance, a variable display game that generates a special game state that becomes a big hit and can acquire more game balls than the normal game state is displayed,
When the display control means sequentially stops and displays the identification information in each display area during display of the variable display game of the display device, the identification information is stopped and displayed in a plurality of the display areas, and the identification information is displayed. In the state where there is a display area that is not stopped and displayed, a combination of identification information that is stopped and displayed in each of the plurality of display areas is in a reach state in which there is a possibility that the combination becomes a special combination set in advance, and the special game Only in at least one of the cases of the state, a warning display that is set in advance as a display of the oblique left and oblique right viewing directions of the display device is displayed based on the operation of the operation member. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display device is controlled.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means includes warning display canceling means for canceling the warning display based on establishment of a predetermined condition. Provided with display means for displaying games,
The display means is a display device capable of different displays in three viewing directions of diagonal left, center and diagonal right on one screen,
Display control means for controlling display of the display device;
A program for simulating a game in a gaming machine connected to the display control means and comprising an operation member for changing the display of the display device by the display control means,
Based on the operation of the operation member, the computer functions as the display control means for controlling the display device to display a warning display set in advance as a display of the diagonal left and diagonal viewing directions of the display device. A program characterized by   The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the program of Claim 4.

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