JP2009131298A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To conduct minute adjustment to achieve presentation patterns with different presentation durations at least taking into consideration the age and playing experience of a player. <P>SOLUTION: The face of the player is detected and also the gender and the age group are presumed from the image of a camera 6c by a person presumption processing section 35 during a prescribed presentation by a lottery by a lottery processing section 31. A relevant rank is selected from a rank table 34 that classifies and retains several presentation patterns with different presentation durations by gender and age group based on the gender and the age group presumed by the person presumption processing section 35 by a presentation selecting section 33. Also the rank selected by the presentation selecting section 33 is switchingly adjusted by a rank switching section 33a in accordance with the frequency of the operation by a push button 13 that is operated according to the contents displayed on a liquid crystal display section 6a. Then minute adjustment can be achieved to conduct presentation patterns with different presentation durations at least taking into account the age and the playing experience of the player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that provides a production effect according to a player's age and gaming experience.

  In a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched on the game board in accordance with the operation of the launch handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the game board surface. It is configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the out port at the bottom of the game board without entering.

  Also, with such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when a player enters a start chucker, a jackpot lottery is performed based on this. A predetermined number of game balls are paid out. In addition, depending on the result of the lottery, for example, a special symbol display screen made of liquid crystal or the like provided in the central part of the game board, visual expression through various lighting devices, auditory expression through a speaker, etc. Various productions are performed. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

  By the way, in such a pachinko machine, in order to keep the player from getting bored, depending on the lottery result, various effects patterns such as reach sign effect, reach normal effect, reach step effect are performed. Yes.

  Some of these performance patterns end in a short time, and others last for a long time. However, depending on the player, the effect that ends in a short time feels unsatisfactory, or the effect over a long time is painful. You may feel it.

  In other words, players and elderly people with little gaming experience tend to prefer a relatively long production, but for experienced players of all ages, understand the contents of the production pattern. Therefore, there is a tendency not to like the production over a long time.

  For this reason, in Patent Document 1, for example, the pulse rate is high according to the lottery processing result of the lottery processing unit and the player's pulse rate detected by the optical sensor and the pulse counting unit by the effect processing unit. In this case, a gaming machine is proposed in which a calculation process is performed such that the content of the long-time effect is determined and the content of the short-time effect is determined when the pulse rate is low.

JP 2005-278835 A

  In the above-mentioned patent document 1, a longer production is performed on the assumption that the degree of interest in the game is high if the time required for the production, that is, the pulse rate is high, according to the pulse rate of the player detected by the optical sensor and the pulse counting means. If the pulse rate is low, it is assumed that there is a lot of gaming experience and a short production is performed.

  In this way, by changing the production time according to the degree of interest in the game, for example, it can be interesting for a player with little game experience, and not for a player with a lot of game experience. It is thought that no pleasure will be given.

  However, in such a method of setting the time required for production according to the pulse rate of the player, although the time required for production is set based on the degree of interest in the game according to the level of the pulse rate, the age of the player And gaming experience is not considered.

  That is, because there are individual differences in pulse rate, the pulse rate may be low even if there is little gaming experience, and the pulse rate may be high even if there is much gaming experience. In such a situation, for example, the time required for directing to a player with little gaming experience is shortened and the fun is halved, or the time required for directing to a player with a lot of gaming experience is lengthened. There is a risk of giving.

  For this reason, considering at least the age and gaming experience of the player, for example, the time required for directing to a player with little gaming experience is shortened, and the fun is halved. There has been a demand for the development of a gaming machine that does not cause discomfort due to the length of time required for directing the player.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation. For example, a game with little gaming experience can be achieved by finely adjusting the production pattern to have different production times in consideration of at least the player's age and gaming experience. The time required for directing to the player will be shortened and the fun will be halved, and the time required for directing to the player with a lot of gaming experience will not be long and cause discomfort An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a photographing means for photographing a player, a display means for displaying at least contents relating to a predetermined effect, an operating means for operating according to the display content of the display means, and a plurality of effects having different effect times. The holding means for holding the patterns classified by sex and age group, the lottery processing means for performing a lottery process according to the progress of the game, and when the predetermined effect is won by the lottery processing means, the photographing means takes a picture. A person estimation processing means for detecting a player's face from the recorded video and further estimating a gender and an age group, and based on the gender and age group estimated by the person estimation processing means, After selecting the rank based on the gender and the age group estimated by the stage selection means for selecting the rank to be performed, and the stage selected according to the stage selection means, the operation is performed according to the frequency of the operation by the operation section. It characterized in that it comprises a rank switching means for switching adjust the rank selected by the effect selection means.

  Also, a plurality of rotating reels having various designs, and stop buttons provided corresponding to these rotating reels and stopping each of the rotating reels, the rank switching means at least by operating the stop button The rank selected by the effect selection means can be switched and adjusted according to the average time required to stop all of the rotating reels.

  In addition, the rank switching means includes an average game time, an average time for operating all the stop buttons, an average time until the symbols won by the lottery processing means are aligned, or at least a bonus symbol after aligning the bonus symbols. The rank selected by the effect selection means can be switched and adjusted in accordance with the average number of games played until the game ends.

  In addition, the ranks can be divided so that the performance time is shorter when the age group is at least male and the production time is longer when the age group is female.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, when a predetermined effect is won by the lottery processing means that performs the lottery processing according to the progress of the game, the face of the player is detected from the video photographed by the photographing means by the person estimation processing means, The gender and age group are estimated, and based on the gender and age group estimated by the person estimation processing means by the effect selection means, a plurality of effect patterns with different effect times are ranked and held by sex and age group. After the corresponding rank is selected from the holding means, the rank selected by the effect selecting means is switched and adjusted by the rank switching means according to the frequency of operation by the operating means operated according to the display content of the display means. Further, it is possible to finely adjust the production pattern so as to have different production times in consideration of at least the player's age and game experience.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, since it is finely adjusted so as to have an effect pattern having different effect times in consideration of at least the player's age and game experience, for example, it is necessary for the effect to the player with less game experience. It can be prevented that the time is shortened and the fun is halved, and the time required for directing to a player who has a lot of gaming experience becomes long and uncomfortable.

  In the present embodiment, when a predetermined effect is won by the lottery processing means that performs the lottery processing according to the progress of the game, the player's face is detected from the video imaged by the photographing means by the person estimation processing means. The age group is estimated, and based on the gender and the age group estimated by the person estimation processing means by the effect selection means, a plurality of effect patterns with different effect times are ranked and held by sex and age group After the corresponding rank is selected from the means, the rank selected by the effect selection means is switched and adjusted by the rank switching means according to the frequency of operation by the operation means operated according to the display content of the display means, and at least Fine adjustments can be made so that the production pattern has different production times taking into account the player's age and gaming experience.

  In this case, since the rank selected from the holding means is divided so that, for example, the man and the age group are lower, the effect time is shorter, and the woman and the age group is higher, the effect time is longer. For example, the time required for directing to a player with little gaming experience will be shortened and the fun will be halved, or the time required for directing to a player with a lot of gaming experience will become long and uncomfortable. You can prevent it from happening.

  Details of the embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view for explaining input of a push button of the pachinko machine of FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped housing 2 having an opening, and a front door 3 that is attached to the housing 2 through an upper and lower hinge mechanism 2a so as to be opened and closed. Have. In FIG. 1, the lower hinge mechanism 2a is hidden and not shown.

  A glass frame 5 having a transparent glass 4 is attached to the front surface of the front door 3 so as to be openable and closable. On the back side of the transparent glass 4, a game board surface portion 6 having a liquid crystal display portion 6a, a start chucker 60 described later, and the like is disposed. Here, according to the lottery result, various production contents such as reach indication production, reach normal production, reach step production, and the like are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a.

  Further, for example, a camera 6c for photographing the player is provided on the upper part of the liquid crystal display unit 6a. The camera 6c only needs to be capable of photographing at least the player's face, and may be a small camera having a pinhole lens. The mounting position of the camera 6c is not limited to the upper part of the liquid crystal display unit 6a, but may be a position where the player can be specified on the front side of the front door 3 and at least the player's face can be photographed. .

  Illumination lighting devices 7 a to 7 c are arranged on the left and right and upper portions of the game board surface portion 6 in the glass frame 5. Further, sound emitting devices 8a and 8b having speakers 8c and 8d, which will be described later, are arranged on the upper left and right of the game board surface portion 6, respectively.

  An upper plate unit 9 having a game ball receiving tray 9a and a lower plate unit 10 having a game ball receiving tray 10a are provided in the lower center of the front door 3. A ball supply port 11 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper left part of the upper plate unit 9. A push button 13, a ball lending button 14a, and a prepaid card return button 14b are provided at the opening edge 12 of the tray 10a in the upper plate unit 9.

  The push button 13 is provided to improve game performance. For example, the push button 13 is operated (input) on the above-described liquid crystal display unit 6a according to display contents such as hitting the button as shown in FIG. In this way, you can select a reach action, select a character, and so on. Further, the presentation time is changed according to the number of times the push button 13 is input. Details thereof will be described later.

  On the back side of the ball supply port 11, there is a passage (not shown) for guiding the overflowing game ball to the ball discharge port 15 opened in the tray 10 a of the lower tray unit 10 when the game ball is filled in the tray 9 a. Is provided. That is, when a big hit occurs, game balls are supplied from the ball supply port 11 to the tray 9a, but the game balls overflowing from the tray 9a are guided to the ball discharge port 15 side of the lower tray unit 10, It is discharged to the tray 10a.

  The lower plate unit 10 is provided with a lever 16, and when the lever 16 is slid, the slide plate 16a that closes the drop port 10b at the bottom of the tray 10a moves to the side that opens the drop port 10b. . Thereby, by preparing the game ball storage box below the tray 10a, the game balls in the tray 10a can be dropped from the drop port 10b to the game ball storage box.

  On the right side of the lower tray unit 10 in the front door 3, there are provided a launch handle 17 that is operated when launching a game ball, and a locking device 18 for locking the front door 3 to the housing 2 side. Yes.

  Here, the firing handle 17 is provided so as to be rotatable between a handle shaft 17a fixed to the front door 3 side, a grip portion 17b fixed to the handle shaft 17a, and the handle shaft 17a and the grip portion 17b. And a rotating handle 17c. The rotating handle 17c is always urged counterclockwise (counterclockwise) in the figure by a spring mechanism (not shown) disposed in the grip portion 17b.

  In addition, a volume switch 17d is provided in the grip portion 17b to output an electrical signal corresponding to the rotation angle of the rotation handle 17c (for example, a current value corresponding to the rotation angle) to the ball hitting device 50 described later. The strength of launching a game ball by the hitting device 50 described later is adjusted by the turning angle of the turning handle 17c. Further, the counterclockwise end of the turning handle 17c is a position where the volume switch 17d is turned off and the game ball launching by the ball striking device 50 described later is stopped.

  In such a pachinko machine 1, a game ball is launched on the game board surface portion 6 by an operation of a ball striking device 50 described later by a rotation operation of the rotation handle 17c of the launch handle 17, and any game ball is started as described later. When winning a chucker (lottery prize winning opening) 60, lottery processing relating to the presence / absence of payout such as “big hit”, “with reach”, “without reach”, etc. is performed. Further, for the purpose of reaching, for example, “lottery outreach” and “lottery outreach sign” are performed, and details of these “lottery outreach” and “lottery outreach sign” will be described later.

  Note that “bonus” includes, for example, “normal jackpot” and “established fluctuation jackpot”. In particular, in the case of “established variation jackpot”, the probability of jackpot in the lottery when winning the start chucker 60 which will be described later is increased, and until the next jackpot is drawn, for example, a tulip-shaped start chucker not shown is drawn. Opening for a predetermined time is continued intermittently, resulting in a special state in which a game can be played without reducing game balls.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the main part of the control system provided in the gaming machine 1 of FIG.
As shown in the figure, the control system 70 mainly includes a firing control board 20, a main board 30, and a sub control board 40. Further, the launch control board 20, the main board 30, and the sub control board 40 are provided on the back side of the front door 3.

  The firing control board 20 adjusts the strength of the game ball launching by the ball striking device 50 according to the electrical signal from the volume switch 17d output according to the pivot angle of the pivot handle 17c of the launch handle 17 described above. . Here, the ball striking device 50 is provided on the back side of the firing handle 17.

  The main board 30 includes at least a lottery processing unit 31, an effect processing unit 32, and a person estimation processing unit 35.

  The lottery processing unit 31 detects “winning”, “reach”, “no reach” when the winning of the game ball (that is, the lottery start) is detected by the start chucker 60 provided on the game board surface unit 6 described above. The lottery process relating to the presence / absence of payout or the like is performed. Here, as described above, “big jackpot” includes, for example, “normal jackpot” and “established variation jackpot”.

  The effect processing unit 32 performs effect processing according to the result of the lottery processing by the lottery processing unit 31, and includes an effect selection unit 33, a rank switching unit 33a, and a rank table 34.

  Based on the result of the lottery processing by the lottery processing unit 31 and the result of the estimation by the person estimation processing unit 35, the effect selection unit 33 determines the rank (1), rank (2), rank (3), One of rank (4), rank (5), and rank (6) is selected. Details thereof will be described later.

  The rank switching unit 33a switches and adjusts the ranks (1) to (6) selected by the effect selection unit 33 based on the input frequency of the operation signal according to the operation of the push button 13, and details thereof will be described later. To do.

  In the rank table 34, rank (1), rank (2), rank (3), rank (4), rank (5), rank (6) divided by age and gender are registered. Details will be described later.

  The person estimation processing unit 35 automatically detects the player's face from the video taken by the camera 6c, further estimates the gender and age group, and quantifies the estimation result.

  As a technique for estimating the gender and age group of such a player, for example, a gender / age group automatic estimation system (manufactured by NEC Soft Co., Ltd.) can be used. This gender / age group automatic estimation system includes a function for automatically detecting a human face from images captured by the camera 6c, a function for estimating a gender / age group based on the detected face image, It has a function of outputting only numerical data after estimating the age group.

Here's an overview of the specifications for the gender / age group automatic estimation system:
Aggregation unit: Sex Male / Female 2 categories Age: 0 / 10s / 20s / 30s / 40s / 50s / 60s and over 7 categories.
Therefore, by using such a gender / age group automatic estimation system, it is possible to sufficiently estimate the gender and age group of the player.

  The sub-control board 40 has an effect control unit 41 that controls display by the liquid crystal display unit 6a, effect lighting by the effect lighting devices 7a to 7c, and effect sound by the speakers 8c and 8d in response to an effect instruction from the effect processing unit 32. Have.

  Next, the details of the rank table 34 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining conditions and the like for switching and adjusting the ranks (1) to (6) of the rank table 34 and the selected ranks (1) to (6), and FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the appearance distribution of reach effect patterns by player's sex and age group.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4A, ranks (1) to (6) selected according to the gender and age group estimated by the person estimation processing unit 35 described above are registered in the rank table 34. ing.

  That is, rank (1) is selected for males in their teens to 20s, and rank (2) is selected for males in their 30s to 40s. 3) is selected for women in their teens to 20's, rank (4) is selected for men in their 50s and above, and rank (5) is selected for those in their 30s. It is selected for women in their 40s, and rank (6) is selected for women in their 50s and above.

  Here, ranks (1) to (6) correspond to production patterns having different reach production times, and are production patterns in which the reach production time becomes longer from rank (1) to rank (6). However, details regarding reach production will be described later.

  Further, as described above, these ranks (1) to (6) are selected according to the gender and age group estimated by the person estimation processing unit 35 by the effect selection unit 33, and further described above. The rank switching unit 33a performs switching adjustment based on the input frequency of the operation signal according to the operation of the push button 13.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4B, when an input instruction for prompting the operation of the push button 13 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a described above, for example, if there are N or more inputs in 5 seconds, The reach production time is switched to a longer production pattern. Further, for example, if there are less than N inputs in 5 seconds, the reach effect time is changed to a shorter effect pattern.

  Specifically, for example, when the person estimation processing unit 35 estimates that a woman is in her teens to 20s, rank (3) is selected from the rank table 34 by the effect selection unit 33. When an input instruction prompting the operation of the push button 13 is displayed on the display unit 6a, for example, if there are N or more inputs for 5 seconds, the selected rank (3) is displayed by the rank switching unit 33a, for example, rank (4 ).

  This is because, for example, it is presumed that there is little gaming experience or a high degree of interest in gaming, so by switching from rank (3) to rank (4), reach production time is longer than rank (3) This is because it is possible to give the player an interest.

  Here, the rank (3) is switched to the rank (4), but it is needless to say that the rank (3) may be switched to the rank (5) or the rank (6). For example, when the person estimation processing unit 35 estimates that the woman is in her 50s or more and rank (6) is selected, there is no effect pattern longer than rank (6). Even if there are N or more inputs per second, rank switching adjustment by the rank switching unit 33a is not performed.

  On the other hand, if an input instruction prompting the operation of the push button 13 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a, for example, if there are less than N inputs for 5 seconds, the selected rank (3) is displayed by the rank switching unit 33a, for example. Switched to rank (2).

  This is because, for example, there is a lot of gaming experience and it seems that the content of the production pattern is grasped, and if the content of the same reach production is displayed for a long time, there is a risk of giving the player discomfort. This is because, by switching from (3) to rank (2), the reach production time becomes a production pattern shorter than rank (3), and there is no possibility of giving the player unpleasant feeling.

  Here, the rank (3) is switched to the rank (2), but it is needless to say that the rank (3) may be switched to the rank (1). Further, for example, when rank (1) is selected by the person estimation processing unit 35 estimated to be a male in their teens to 20s, there is no production pattern with a production time shorter than that of rank (1). Thus, for example, even if there are less than N inputs in 5 seconds, rank switching adjustment by the rank switching unit 33a is not performed.

  Further, when the input instruction prompting the operation of the push button 13 is not displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a, that is, as described above, for example, there are N or more inputs for 5 seconds, and the selection by the effect selection unit 33 is performed. After the rank (3) is switched to, for example, rank (4) by the rank switching unit 33a, if there is no input less than X times, the rank switching unit 33a switches from rank (4) to rank (3). Is done.

  That is, the rank (3) previously estimated by the person estimation processing unit 35 to be, for example, a woman in their teens to 20s, and selected by the effect selection unit 33 is, for example, ranked (4) by the rank switching unit 33a. When the switching adjustment is performed, an effect pattern according to the reach effect time of the game is set based on the switched rank (4). However, as the content of the reach effect is gradually grasped as the game progresses, the effect pattern according to the reach effect time is longer in rank (4) than in rank (3). Since there is a possibility of giving a pleasant feeling, the rank switching unit 33a performs switching adjustment from rank (4) to rank (3).

  Next, the reach effect will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), as the types of reach, for example, the reach (1) where the effect pattern corresponding to the effect time is about 10 seconds and the reach (the effect pattern corresponding to the effect time is about 20 seconds) 2), reach (3) in which the effect pattern corresponding to the effect time is about 40 seconds, and reach (4) in which the effect pattern according to the effect time is about 70 seconds.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, as the effect pattern of the reach sign production, for example, the production step is a sign (1) until the step (1), and the production step is a sign (2) until the step (2). There is a sign (3) until the production step is step (3) and a sign (4) until the production step is step (4).

  Steps (1) to (4), which are the production patterns in FIG. 5 (b), have the contents shown in FIG. 5 (c). That is, in step (1), for example, “Momotaro passes”, in step (2), for example, “dog passes”, and in step (3), for example, “monkey passes” In step (4), for example, a pheasant has passed ".

  Also, the signs (1) to (4), which are the production patterns in FIG. 5 (b), have the contents shown in FIG. 5 (d). That is, for example, the sign (1) is “Momotaro is passing”, the sign (2) is “Momotaro and the dog are passing”, and the sign (3) is “Momotaro, the dog and the monkey” In the precursor (4), for example, “Momotaro, dog, monkey and pheasant pass”.

  In a normal game, the reach (1) shown in FIG. 5A according to the result of the lottery processing by the lottery processing unit 31 by the effect processing unit 32 of the main board 30 described above, for example, “big hit”, “with reach”. ) To (4), or any one of the reach signs (1) to (4) in FIG. 5B.

Next, the out-of-lottery reach appearance distribution and the out-of-lottery reach appearance distribution for each gender and age group will be described.
That is, FIG. 6 (a) shows a lottery outreach appearance distribution of teens to 20s, 30s to 40s, and 50s or more in the case of men. Reach (1) to (4) shown in FIG. 6 (a) has an effect pattern corresponding to the effect time explained in FIG. 5 (a) of about 10 seconds, and the effect pattern according to the effect time. The reach (2) for about 20 seconds, the reach (3) for which the effect pattern according to the effect time is about 40 seconds, and the reach (4) for which the effect pattern according to the effect time is about 70 seconds are shown.

  Here, for teens to 20s, reach (1) is 50%, reach (2) is 35%, reach (3) is 10%, and reach (4) is 5%. In the 30s to 40s, the reach (1) (2) is 40% and the reach (3) (4) is 10%. In the 50s and over, reach (2) is 40%, reach (1) is 25%, reach (3) is 20%, and reach (4) is 15%.

  That is, as can be seen from FIG. 6 (a), in the case of males in their teens to 20s, 30s to 40s, 50s and over, lottery outreach appearance distributions, the lower the age group, the shorter the reach performance time. The higher the age, the longer the reach time.

  Next, in the case of males in FIG. 6 (b), the lottery outreach sign distribution is 90% for teens to 20s, 10% until step (4), and step (1). ), Up to step (2) and up to step (3) are 0%.

  In the 30s to 40s, no sign is 40%, up to step (1) and step (4) are 30%, up to step (2) and up to step (3) are 0%. For those in their 50s or older, 35% is no sign, 30% until step (1), 20% until step (2), 10% until step (3), and 5 until step (4). %.

  That is, as can be seen from FIG. 6 (b), in the case of males in their teens to 20s, 30s to 40s, 50s and over, the distribution of unforeseen reach precursors is such that the lower the age group, the better the distribution without signs. The higher the age group, the lower the distribution without signs.

  Next, in the case of the female of FIG. 6 (c), in the distribution of out-of-lottery precursors, reach (1) to (3) in teens to 20s is 30%, and reach (4) is 10%. is there. In the 30s to 40s, the reach (2) (3) is 30% and the reach (1) (4) is 20%. In the 50s and above, reach (2) is 40%, reach (3) (4) is 25%, and reach (1) is 10%.

  That is, as can be seen from FIG. 6C, in the distribution of out-of-lottery reach for women in their teens to 20s, 30s to 40s, and 50s and over, the reach performance time is shorter as the age group is lower. The higher the age, the longer the reach time. However, when compared to the distribution of out-of-lottery reach in the case of males shown in FIG. 6A, the reach performance time for females is longer than that for males.

  Next, in the distribution of out-of-lottery omen sign appearance in the case of the female in FIG. 6 (d), in the case of teens to twentieth, no sign is 80%, and step 1 and step 4 are 10%, up to step (2) and up to step (3) are 0%.

In the 30s to 40s, 40% up to step (2), 30% up to step (4), 20% up to step (3), 10% without warning, up to step (1) Is 0%.
In the case of 50s or more, 35% is up to step (3) and up to step (4), 30% is up to step (2), and 0% is up to step (1) and no sign.

  That is, as can be seen from FIG. 6 (d), in the distribution of out-of-lot reach precursors for women in their teens to 20s, 30s to 40s, and over 50s, the lower the age group, the more the distribution without signs. The higher the age group, the lower the distribution without signs. However, when compared to the distribution of out-of-lottery sign occurrences in the case of men shown in FIG. 6 (b), the reach performance time for women is longer than that for men.

  The reach distribution as described above takes into account the player's age and gaming experience. By using such an appearance distribution, for example, the time required to reach the player with less gaming experience is shortened. Thus, the interest is not reduced by half, and the time required for reach production to a player who has a lot of gaming experience becomes long and does not cause discomfort.

  Further, as can be seen from the above-described distribution of reach, the lower the age group estimated by the person estimation processing unit 35 is, the faster the grasp of the contents of the effect pattern of reach production is as the game progresses. The production time is set shorter than when the age group is high.

  In addition, when comparing men and women, it seems that men are quicker to understand the contents of the production pattern of reach production, so the time of reach production is set shorter for men than women. Yes.

  In addition, the ranks (1) to (6) in the rank table 34 described above are different in the case of a lottery outreach and in the case of a lottery outreach sign. That is, usually, the lottery processing unit 31 performs lottery processing regarding the presence / absence of payout such as “big hit”, “with reach”, “without reach”, and the like.

  Here, in the case of “big hit”, the process shifts to a big win process, but in the case of “with reach”, when the out-of-lottery reach is selected, the process shifts to the out-of-lottery reach process, In the case of “no reach”, if a lottery outreach sign is drawn, the process moves to a lottery outreach sign production process.

  Accordingly, the ranks (1) to (6) in the rank table 34 when the lottery outreach is drawn are selected according to the lottery outreach appearance distribution shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). Become. On the other hand, the ranks (1) to (6) in the rank table 34 when the lottery outreach precursor is selected are selected in accordance with the lottery outreach precursor appearance distribution shown in FIGS. 6 (c) and 6 (d). It will be.

  Next, the rendering process will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 7, when the turning handle 17c of the firing handle 17 is turned clockwise, a game ball is launched by the hitting device 50 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle of the turning handle 17c.

  Here, when a winning of a game ball (that is, a lottery start) is detected by the start chucker 60, a “hit” lottery is performed by the lottery processing unit 31 (step S1). Here, when “big hit” is drawn (step S2: YES), the process proceeds to “big hit” processing (step S3).

  Here, for example, one of the reach (1) to (4) shown in FIG. 5A is selected by the effect processing unit 32, and further, according to any of the selected reach (1) to (4). The step effect shown in FIG. 5C or the precursor effect shown in FIG. 5D is selected, and the jackpot processing is performed.

  On the other hand, when the “big hit” is missed (step S2: NO), the “lottery outreach” lottery is performed (step S4). Here, when it is per lottery of “lottery outreach” (step S5: YES), the process proceeds to an effect process of “out of lottery reach” described later (step S6).

  When the “lottery outreach” lottery is removed (step S5: NO), the “lottery outreach sign production” lottery is performed (step S7). Here, if it is per lottery of “Lottery out of reach reach effect” (step S8: YES), the process proceeds to the effect processing of “Lottery out of reach reach” described later (step S9).

  Next, the effect process of “Lottery out of reach” in step S6 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 8, person estimation processing by the person estimation processing unit 35 is performed (step S10). In this case, as described above, the person estimation processing unit 35 automatically detects the player's face from the video taken by the camera 6c, and further estimates the gender and age group. Here, any age group of teens to 20s, 30s to 40s, 50s or more is first discriminated (steps S11 to S13).

  Here, if it is determined in step S11 that the age group is a teenager to a 20th generation (step S11: YES), it is determined whether or not it is a male (step S14). If determined to be male (step S14: YES), rank (1) is selected from the rank table 34 shown in FIG. 4A by the effect selection unit 33 (step S17). For this rank (1), one of the reach (1) to (4) corresponding to the teenage to the 20th generation of the lottery outreach reach distribution in the case of the male shown in FIG. 5 (a) is selected. Will be.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that it is a woman (step S14: NO), the rank (3) is selected from the rank table 34 shown in FIG. 4A by the effect selection unit 33 (step S18). For this rank (3), one of the reach (1) to (4) corresponding to the teenage to the 20th generation of the lottery outreach appearance distribution in the case of the woman shown in FIG. 5 (c) is selected. Will be.

  If it is determined in step S12 that the age group is in their 30s to 40s (step S12: YES), it is determined whether or not they are male (step S15). If determined to be male (step S15: YES), rank (2) is selected from the rank table 34 shown in FIG. 4A by the effect selection unit 33 (step S19). For this rank (2), one of the reach (1) to (4) corresponding to the 30th to 40th generations of the lottery outreach appearance distribution in the case of the male shown in FIG. 5 (a) is selected. Will be.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that it is a woman (step S15: NO), the rank (5) is selected from the rank table 34 shown in FIG. 4A by the effect selection unit 33 (step S20). For this rank (5), one of the reach (1) to (4) corresponding to the 30th to 40th generations of the lottery outlook reach distribution in the case of the woman shown in FIG. 5 (c) is selected. Will be.

  In step S13, if it is determined that the age group is over 50, it is determined whether or not he is male (step S16). If determined to be male (step S16: YES), rank (4) is selected from the rank table 34 shown in FIG. 4A by the effect selection unit 33 (step S21). For this rank (4), one of the reach (1) to (4) corresponding to the 50s or more of the lottery outage reach distribution in the case of the male shown in FIG. 5 (a) is selected. become.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that it is a woman (step S16: NO), the rank (6) is selected from the rank table 34 shown in FIG. 4A by the effect selection unit 33 (step S22). For this rank (6), one of the reach (1) to (4) corresponding to the 50th generation or more of the lottery outreach appearance distribution in the case of the woman shown in FIG. 5 (c) is selected. become.

  Further, during the “Lottery out of reach” effect process, when there is an input instruction for urging the operation of the push button 13 on the liquid crystal display unit 6a (step S23: YES), for example, there are N or more inputs in 5 seconds, for example. (Step S24: YES), the effect pattern is switched to a longer reach effect time (step S25). If there is no input N times or more in 5 seconds (step S24: NO), the effect pattern is switched so as to shorten the reach effect time (step S26).

  That is, as described above, for example, when the person estimation processing unit 35 estimates that the woman is a woman in their teens and 20s, rank (3) is selected from the rank table 34 by the effect selection unit 33. When the input instruction prompting the operation of the push button 13 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a, for example, if there are N or more inputs for 5 seconds, the selected rank (3) is, for example, ranked by the rank switching unit 33a. The adjustment is switched to (4).

  This is because, for example, it is presumed that there is little gaming experience or a high degree of interest in gaming, so by switching from rank (3) to rank (4), reach production time is longer than rank (3) This is because the player can be provided with fun.

  Further, as described above, when an input instruction prompting the operation of the push button 13 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6a, for example, if there are less than N inputs for 5 seconds, the selected rank (3) is ranked. Switching to the rank (2), for example, is performed by the switching unit 33a.

  This is because, for example, there is a lot of gaming experience and it seems that the contents of the reach production are grasped, and if the same content of the reach production is displayed for a long time, there is a risk of giving the player discomfort. This is because, by switching from (3) to, for example, rank (2), the reach performance time becomes shorter than rank (3), and there is no possibility of giving the player unpleasant feeling.

  Here, the rank (3) is switched to the rank (4) or the rank (2). However, as described above, the rank (3) can be switched to the rank (5) or the rank (6). It is also possible to switch from rank (3) to rank (1). Further, for example, when the person estimation processing unit 35 estimates that the male is in the teens to the 20s and rank (1) is selected, there is no rank with a shorter production time than rank (1). For example, rank switching by the rank switching unit 33a is not performed even if there are no inputs N times or more in 5 seconds, for example, if there are N times or more inputs in 5 seconds, rank (1) Since there is a longer rank, switching to either rank (2) or (3) may be performed.

  Similarly, when the person estimation processing unit 35 estimates that the woman is in her 50s or more and rank (6) is selected, there is no longer rank than rank (6). Even if there are N or more inputs, rank switching by the rank switching unit 33a is not performed. For example, if there are no N or more inputs in 5 seconds, the production time is shorter than rank (6). Since there is a rank, switching to either rank (5) or (4) or (3) may be performed.

  On the other hand, when there is no input instruction prompting the operation of the push button 13 on the liquid crystal display unit 6a described above at step S23 (step S23: NO), for example, when there is no input X times or more (step S27: NO), N times The rank selected at the time of change is moved to the shorter production time (step S28). For example, when there are inputs of X times or more (step S27: YES), the rank selected at the time of N times fluctuation is moved to the longer effect time (step S29).

  That is, in the process of step 28, as described above, the rank (3) previously estimated by the person estimation processing unit 35 to be, for example, a woman in their teens to 20s and selected by the effect selection unit 33. Is switched to rank (4), for example, by the rank switching unit 33a, an effect pattern of a game reach effect is set based on the switched rank (4). However, as the game progresses, the contents of the reach effect production pattern are gradually grasped, and in rank (4), the reach production effect pattern is longer than rank (3). Since there is a possibility of giving a pleasant feeling, the rank switching unit 33a performs switching adjustment from rank (4) to rank (3).

  On the other hand, in the process of step S29, similarly, the rank (3), which is estimated by the person estimation processing unit 35 to be a woman in their teens to 20s, for example, and selected by the effect selection unit 33, is the rank switching unit 33a. For example, when the adjustment is switched to rank (4), the reach pattern of reach production is longer than rank (3), but it is estimated that, for example, the game experience is low or the degree of interest in the game is high. Therefore, by switching and adjusting from rank (4) to rank (5), the reach effect production pattern becomes longer than rank (4), and the player can be provided with fun.

  In the process of step 28, the rank (4) is switched to the rank (3). However, as described above, the rank (4) may be switched to the rank (2) or the rank (1). In the process of step 28, the rank (4) may be switched to the rank (6). Further, for example, when the person estimation processing unit 35 estimates that the male is in the teens to the 20s and rank (1) is selected, there is no rank with a shorter production time than rank (1). For example, rank switching adjustment by the rank switching unit 33a is not performed even if there are no inputs X times or more, but for example, if there are inputs X times or more, there is a longer rank than rank (1). , Switching to either rank (2) or (3) may be performed.

  Similarly, when the person estimation processing unit 35 estimates that the woman is in her 50s or more and rank (6) is selected, there is no longer rank than rank (6). Even if there is the above input, rank switching adjustment by the rank switching unit 33a is not performed. For example, when there is no input more than X times, there is a rank with a shorter production time than rank (6). Switching to either (5) or (4) or (3) may be performed.

  Here, the “lottery outreach” effect process in step S6 of FIG. 7 has been described, but the “slottery outreach sign” effect process in step S9 of FIG. Thus, any one of the ranks (1) to (6) from the rank table 34 is selected.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when a predetermined effect is won by the lottery processing unit 31 as the lottery processing unit that performs the lottery processing in accordance with the progress of the game, the person estimation processing unit 35 as the person estimation processing unit takes the photographing unit. The player's face is detected from the video taken by the camera 6c as a gender and age group, and the gender and age estimated by the person estimation processing unit 35 by the effect selection unit 33 as effect selection means. Based on the layer, a corresponding rank is selected from the rank table 34 as a holding means that holds a plurality of performance patterns having different performance times according to gender and age group, and then a liquid crystal as a display means. The effect selection unit 33 selects the frequency according to the frequency of operation with the push button 13 as an operation means operated according to the display content of the display unit 6a. The ranks are switched and adjusted by the rank switching unit 33a as the rank switching means, and can be finely adjusted so as to have an effect pattern having different effect times in consideration of at least the player's age and game experience. did.

  In this case, the rank selected from the rank table 34 is divided so that, for example, the performance time is shorter for men and the age group is shorter, and the performance time is longer for women and the age group. For example, the time required for directing to a player with little gaming experience will be shortened and the fun will be halved, or the time required for directing to a player with a lot of gaming experience will be lengthened and discomfort will be given You can avoid that.

  In addition, although the present Example demonstrated the case where the method of producing the production | presentation effect according to the player's age and game experience of this invention was applied to the pachinko machine 1, it is not restricted to this, The same method is applied to a spinning device. The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine that is a game machine.

  That is, FIG. 9 is a front view showing the appearance of the slot machine, and FIG. 10 is a block diagram for explaining the main part of the control system provided in the slot machine. As shown in these drawings, the front door 103 that constitutes a so-called front mask facing the player side is a substantially rectangular box body on the opening side of a housing (not shown), and a left end is provided by a hinge mechanism (not shown). It is attached so that it can be opened and closed with the part side as a pivot point. The front door 103 is roughly divided into an upper panel portion 103A, a middle panel portion 103B, an operation console portion 103C, and a lower panel portion 103D, which are integrally formed of a hard plastic designed to enhance visual effects as a decorative board. ing.

  On the upper panel 103A of the front door 103, an effect display unit 100A for performing an effect accompanying the game is attached. The effect display unit 100A is provided with a display unit 101 that displays, for example, a moving image according to the progress of the game, and a display panel 102 that covers the display unit 101. In addition, the effect display unit 100A emits a plurality of effect lamps 104 to 108 that are designed and designed with shapes, colors, patterns, patterns, and the like that appeal to the visual sense of the player, and sound effects for the effect. Sound emitting units 109 and 110 having speakers 109a and 110a described later are provided.

  When a control signal indicating start of production is supplied from a later-described main control board 300 to a later-described sub-control board 400 provided on the back surface of the upper panel portion 103 </ b> A of the front door 103, the sub-control board 400. Thus, the display of a moving image or the like by the display unit 101, the effect by blinking or lighting by the effect lamps 104 to 108, and the effect by the sound effect from the sound emitting units 109 and 110 are performed.

  The middle panel portion 103B of the front door 103 is provided with a main effect portion 200 including a panel 202 having a confirmation window 201 that can confirm each main reel 501, 502, 503 as a rotating reel of the rotating device 500. Yes.

  A camera 120a is provided on the upper portion of the middle panel portion 103B. Similar to the camera 6c in the pachinko machine 1 described above, the camera 120a only needs to be capable of photographing at least the player's face, and may be a small camera having a pinhole lens. Note that the mounting position of the camera 120a is not limited to the upper part of the middle panel portion 103B, as long as the player can be identified on the front side of the front door 103 and at least the player's face can be photographed. Good.

  Further, side lamps 105a and 105b incorporating high-intensity light emitting diodes are arranged on both sides of the middle panel portion 103B. These side lamps 1055a and 105b are turned on or blinked in the case of a reach, a big hit, or the like to produce an effect appealing to the player's vision.

  The console 103 </ b> C of the front door 103 has a start having a medal insertion unit 116 having an insertion slot for inserting medals used in the game, a bet button 117 for betting a medal, and an operation knob 118 a for instructing the operation of the game. A lever 118, stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c for stopping the main reels 501, 502, and 503 of the spinning device 500, a push button 120 that is operated according to the contents displayed on the display unit 101, and the like are provided.

  This push button 120 is provided to improve the game like the push button 13 in the pachinko machine 1 described above, and the push button 120 is displayed on the display unit 101. By operating (inputting) according to the contents such as hitting the button shown in 2, for example, a character can be selected, or an effect mode such as a game expectation level can be selected. Further, in the same manner as the change in the production time in the pachinko machine 1 described above, the production time in the production mode such as the expected level of the game is changed according to the number of times the push button 120 is input.

  Further, various switches such as a bet button 117, a start lever 118, stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c, and a push button 120 of the console 103C are electrically connected to the back of the console 103C of the front door 103. A central display control board 410 to be described later is provided, and output signals of these switches are transferred from the central display control board 410 to a main control board 300 to be described later.

  The lower panel 103D of the front door 103 is provided with a panel 110A for displaying, for example, a picture of an appearing character so that the player can recognize the model type of the slot machine 100 and the like.

  Below the lower panel portion 103D, a tray unit 121 having a medal discharge port 122 for discharging medals at the time of winning or the like, and speakers 123a and 123b, which will be described later, are built and an effect sound is generated according to the progress of the game. Sound effect parts 123 and 124, an ashtray 125, and the like are provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the control system provided in the slot machine 100 mainly includes a main control board 300, a sub control board 400, a spinning device board 420, a central display control board 410, a power supply device control board 430, External concentration terminal boards 440 are provided, and each is connected by a wiring cable.

  The main control board 300 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 302 that is a semiconductor memory, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 303, and the like.

  The CPU 301 of the main control board 300 reads a system program stored in advance in the ROM 302, a program for a slot machine game, a predetermined control program, and the like, and in accordance with the progress of the game, the sub control board 400 and the revolving apparatus board 420. Then, distributed control is performed on the central display control board 410, the power supply device control board 430, and the like.

  Here, as the main control by the CPU 301, when the output signal corresponding to the operation of the start lever 118 is received from the central display control board 410, the spinning device is rotated so as to rotate the main reels 501, 502, and 503. It is to control the substrate 420. In addition, when an output signal corresponding to the operation of the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c is received from the central display control board 410, any of the main reels 501, 502, and 503 of the spinning device 500 corresponding to the operation is turned on. Controlling the spinning device substrate 420 to stop.

  Further, as the main control by the CPU 301, a lottery is performed on condition that a medal is inserted (or a bet by the bet button 7) and the start lever 118 is operated, and the lottery result is a win, and the preset effective line is set. The hopper device is connected via the power supply device control board 430 to which the power supply device 700 is connected so that a predetermined number of medals are paid out on condition that the winning symbol is stopped by operating the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c. 600 is to be controlled.

  Here, the CPU 301 reads, for example, a predetermined control program stored in advance in the ROM 302, so that the effect selection unit 33, the rank switching unit 33a, the rank table 34, and the person estimation processing unit 35 in the pachinko machine 1 described above. The same function can be realized.

  However, in the slot machine 100, a game different from the pachinko machine 1 in which the corresponding main reels 501, 502, and 503 are stopped by operating the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c is performed. When switching and adjusting the ranks (1) to (6) of the rank table 34 selected by the effect selection unit 33, in addition to the input frequency by the push button 120, the average game time and the operation of all the stop buttons 119a, 119b, 119c For example, the average time until a bonus symbol is aligned when a bonus game is generated by an internal lottery, for example, the average number of games until the bonus game is finished after the bonus symbol is aligned is considered. Yes.

  The sub-control board 400 is connected to the effect lamps 104 to 108, the side lamps 105a and 105b, the speakers 109a, 110a, 123a, and 124a, and the display unit 101. Then, the sub control board 400 blinks or lights the above-described effect lamps 104 to 108 or blinks or lights the side lamps 5a and 5b based on the control in accordance with the progress of the game from the CPU 301 of the main control board 300. Or a sound effect is generated from the speakers 13a, 14a, 109a, 110a, or a predetermined effect image or the like is displayed on the display unit 101. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 described above, the sub control board 400 displays contents such as hitting a button for a predetermined time. Thereby, the effect which appeals to a player's vision and hearing can be performed.

  A spinning device 500 having the above-described main reels 501, 502, 503, etc. is connected to the spinning device substrate 420.

  Connected to the central display control board 410 are the bet button 117, the start lever 118, the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c, the push button 120, the camera 120a, and the like. The central display control board 410 functions as a relay board that transfers output signals from the bet button 117, the start lever 118, the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c, the push button 120, and the camera 120a to the main control board 300.

  A hopper device 600 and a power supply device 700 are connected to the power supply device control board 430. The power supply device control board 430 is formed with a power distribution circuit that distributes various power supply voltages generated by the power supply device 700 to various places such as the hopper device 600, and the system power necessary for the operation of the slot machine 100 is supplied from the power distribution circuit. Supply.

  Next, the rendering process in the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In addition, in the following flowchart, since there is a part in common with the effect process of “Lottery out of reach” shown in FIG. 8, the description will be simplified.

  First, as shown in FIG. 11, the same process as the person estimation process by the person estimation processing unit 35 in the pachinko machine 1 described above is performed (step S30). In this case, the player's face is automatically detected from the video taken by the camera 120a provided on the upper part of the above-described middle panel portion 103B, and the gender and age group are further estimated. Here, any age group of teens to 20s, 30s to 40s, 50s or more is first determined (steps S31 to S33).

  Next, it is discriminated whether it is male or female (steps S34 to S36), and one of the ranks (1) to (6) is determined from the rank table 34 shown in FIG. Selected (steps S37 to S42).

  Further, when there is an input instruction for prompting the operation of the push button 120 on the display unit 101 described above (step S43: YES), for example, if there are N or more inputs for 5 seconds (step S44: YES), the production time is longer. Are switched so as to be the production pattern (step S45). If there is no input N times or more in 5 seconds (step S44: NO), switching is made so that the effect pattern has a shorter effect time (step S46).

  On the other hand, when there is no input instruction for urging the operation of the push button 120 on the display unit 101 described above in step S43 (step S43: NO), it is determined whether the game average time or the game average number is longer or shorter (step S47). ).

  That is, as described above, in the slot machine 100, a game different from the pachinko machine 1 in which the corresponding main reels 501, 502, and 503 are stopped by operating the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c is performed. Therefore, the average game time, the average time related to the operation of all the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c, for example, the average time until the bonus symbols are aligned when the bonus game is generated by the internal lottery, for example, the bonus symbols are aligned. At least the gaming experience is determined from the average number of games until the game ends. Then, the ranks (1) to (6) selected from the rank table 34 are switched and adjusted in accordance with the determined average game time or average number of games, thereby making it relatively long for a player with little gaming experience. An effect can be provided, and a relatively short effect can be provided to a player who has a lot of gaming experience.

  In this case, if the game average time or the game average number is small (step S47: less), the rank selected at the time of N times fluctuation is moved to the effect pattern with a short effect time (step S48). Further, if the game average time or the game average number is large (step S47: large), the rank selected at the time of changing N times is moved to the effect pattern having a longer effect time (step S49).

  That is, in the process of step 48, as described above, when the rank (3) is selected and the rank (3) is previously selected, for example, it is estimated that the female is a teenager to twenties. ) Is changed to an effect pattern with a shorter effect time. This is because, for example, when the contents of the effect pattern are gradually grasped as the game progresses, the effect time is longer in rank (3) than in rank (2), which gives the player discomfort. This is because there is a risk of losing.

  On the other hand, in the process of step S49, similarly, when rank (3) is selected and the rank (3) is selected, for example, it is assumed that the woman is a teenage to 20th generation, the rank (3) is switched to rank (4). Thus, the production pattern is changed to a production pattern with a longer production time. This is because, for example, it is presumed that there is little gaming experience or a high degree of interest in gaming. Therefore, by switching from rank (3) to rank (4), the production time becomes longer than rank (3). This is because the player can be provided with interest.

  In the process of step 48, the rank (3) may be switched to the rank (1). In the process of step 49, the rank (3) may be switched to the rank (5) or (6).

  As described above, the slot machine 100 is the same as the pachinko machine 1 described above in that the push button 120 is operated in accordance with the display content of the display unit 101, but the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c are operated. A game different from the pachinko machine 1 is performed in that the main reels 501, 502, and 503 are stopped.

  Therefore, in the slot machine 100, as described above, the average game time, the average time related to the operation of all the stop buttons 119a, 119b, and 119c, for example, the average until the bonus symbols when the bonus game is generated by the internal lottery are aligned. Since at least the gaming experience can be determined from the time, for example, the average number of games from when the bonus symbols are arranged to the end of the bonus game, the rank selected from the rank table 34 described above based on the determination result (1) to (6) can be switched and adjusted.

  Not only pachinko machines and slot machines, but also so-called (unestablished fluctuations) digital pachis, rights, feathers, general power, ale pachi, normal, normal power, sparrow ball, pinball game machine, arrange ball game machine It can also be applied to gaming machines such as.

It is a perspective view for demonstrating the pachinko machine which concerns on one Example of the game machine of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the input of the push button of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the principal part of the control system provided in the gaming machine of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the conditions for switching and adjusting the rank of the rank table of FIG. 3, and the selected rank. It is a figure for demonstrating the production pattern regarding the reach in the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the appearance distribution of the effect pattern of the reach according to the sex of the player in a pachinko machine of FIG. 1, and an age group. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the production | presentation operation | movement in the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the production | presentation operation | movement in the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a front view which shows the case where the game machine of this invention is applied to a slot machine. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the principal part of the control system provided in the slot machine of FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining a rendering operation in the slot machine of FIG. 9.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Case 3 Front door 6 Game board surface part 6a Liquid crystal display part 6c Camera 7 Bet button 13 Push button 17 Launch handle 20 Launch control board 30 Main board 31 Lottery process part 32 Effect process part 33 Effect selection part 33a Rank switching Part 34 rank table 35 person estimation processing part 40 sub control board 41 effect control part 70 control system 100 slot machine 100A effect display part 101 display part 103 front door 103A upper panel part 103B middle panel part 103C console part 103D lower panel part 117 Bet button 118 Start lever 118a Operation knob 119a, 119b, 119c Stop button 120 Push button 120a Camera 200 Main production unit 300 Main control board 400 Sub control board 410 Central display control board 420 Placement board 430 Power supply device control board 440 External concentrated terminal board 500 Cylinder device 501, 502, 503 Main reel 600 Hopper device 700 Power supply device

Claims (4)

Photographing means for photographing the player;
Display means for displaying at least the contents related to the predetermined performance;
Operating means for operating according to the display content of the display means;
A holding means for holding a plurality of performance patterns with different performance times, ranked according to gender and age group,
Lottery processing means for performing lottery processing according to the progress of the game;
When a predetermined effect is won by the lottery processing means, a person estimation processing means for detecting a player's face from the video photographed by the photographing means and estimating a sex and an age group;
Production selection means for selecting a corresponding rank from the holding means based on the gender and age group estimated by the person estimation processing means;
Rank switching means for switching and adjusting the rank selected by the effect selection means in accordance with the frequency of operation by the operation means after the rank based on the sex and the age group estimated by the effect selection means is selected; A gaming machine characterized by comprising. A plurality of rotating reels having various designs;
Provided corresponding to these rotating reels, and each stop reel is provided with a stop button,
The rank switching means switches and adjusts the rank selected by the effect selection means according to an average time required to stop all of the rotating reels by operating at least the stop button. The gaming machine described in 1. The rank switching means includes an average game time, an average time related to the operation of all the stop buttons, an average time until the symbols won by the lottery processing means are aligned, or at least a bonus game after aligning the bonus symbols. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the rank selected by the effect selecting means is switched and adjusted in accordance with the average number of games to be completed.   The rank is divided so that the performance time is shorter as at least a man and the age group is shorter, and the performance time is longer as a woman and the age group are higher. A gaming machine according to any one of the above.

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