JP2009172166A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that a player's expectation cannot be easily heightened unless a jackpot is caused by the variation of patterns even when a mission performance is started. <P>SOLUTION: In the Pachinko game machine 10, a mission data holding means 202 holds a plurality of mission data in which conditions for accomplishment in a mission performance presenting to players that the condition of a performance should assume a prescribed mode as the conditions for accomplishment of winning are defined. A mission display means 206 displays decided accomplishment conditions in the form of a mission performance. A mission decision means 204 decides whether or not the conditions for accomplishment should be changed every time a win-or-loss lottery is performed. The mission display means 206 changes the conditions for accomplishment to be displayed in an ensuing pattern variation when patterns are displayed in a specific stop mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling screen display contents in a ball game machine.

Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called jackpot where more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations is stopped becomes a specific aspect. Known as a thing. The variable display of symbols in the display area is not only a variable display of multiple symbols, but the time of variable display is usually reduced in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, the player's expectation is also enhanced by the control of specific games such as an effect of using a character in an image such as a pattern to give a story to the variable display and a probability change that changes the probability of transition to a special game. Further, a mission effect is known in which a task to be achieved within a designated time is presented to a player, and a privilege is granted when the player has achieved the task within the designated time (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).
JP 2006-055232 A

  In a conventional mission effect, an effect is achieved in which the mission task is achieved only when a lottery is won internally during the mission effect. Therefore, the mission is actually achieved only when the mission presentation is started with the internal winning of the lottery first, or when the lottery is won accidentally after the mission presentation starts. It was done. For this reason, players who are familiar with the processing process leading to mission accomplishment recognize that even if mission production starts, if jackpots do not occur due to symbol variations at the start of the mission, jackpots are not particularly likely to occur. In some cases, it is difficult to increase the player's expectation.

  In addition, as described in Patent Document 1, when a accidental jackpot occurs after the start of a mission, it is difficult to design a variation pattern that satisfies the problem, and it is difficult to design a game machine, so it matches the variation pattern selected at random. Unless additional assignments were displayed, it was not possible to produce a mission that met the spirit. As a result, unless a task is added, it will not be a big hit, and in the end it will prove that the task being displayed will not be achieved, and there is a risk that the player's expectation for mission performance will be reduced. It was.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a subject, The objective is to improve the effect of the mission effect in a ball game machine.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. A winning / winning lottery for executing a lottery determination for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning gate, and a winning / raising lottery The symbol display device for displaying the result of the display in a variable manner, the effect determining means for determining the stop mode and the content of the effect in the variable display based on the result of the lottery determination, and the symbol display device The effect display control means for controlling the display of the variation of the symbol and the display of the effect content, and the effect of presenting to the player that the state of the effect content should exhibit a predetermined mode as an achievement condition for winning the winning / failing lottery Mission performance A mission data holding means for holding a plurality of mission data in which achievement conditions are respectively defined, a mission determination means for determining an achievement condition to be presented in the mission performance by selecting one of the plurality of mission data, and a determination Mission display means for displaying the achieved achievement conditions on the symbol display device in the form of a mission effect. The mission decision means decides whether or not to change the displayed achievement condition to another achievement condition when the success / failure lottery is executed, and determines other achievement conditions when the decision to change is made. The effect determining means determines the stop mode of the symbol when the decision to change is made to a specific stop mode that is a stop mode that suggests that the achievement condition is changed, and the result of the lottery win / win If it becomes, the content of the effect satisfying the achievement condition is determined, and when the symbol is displayed in the specific stop mode, the mission display means changes the achievement condition displayed in the subsequent symbol variation to another achievement condition.

  Here, “the state of the production content should take a predetermined form” means that, as the mission achievement condition, the production output content including the display on the symbol display device and the operation of the movable accessory reaches a specific state. Indicates. For example, at least one of a plurality of symbols displayed on the symbol display device may be stopped or displayed in a specific manner, or a specific video may be displayed as a stunning moving image displayed on the background of the symbol variation. It may be displayed. The “achievement condition” may be in the form of a command or command that causes the player to appear in a “predetermined mode” performance state. For example, the “achievement condition” is expressed by a character string such as “4. May be. A plurality of types of achievement conditions represented by such character strings or the like are stored in advance as mission data, and the achievement conditions are changed by changing the types. However, “change of achievement conditions” is not only switching mission data, but also adding another new achievement condition to one achievement condition, and changing to a selective mission that only needs to be achieved. May be. The “specific stop mode” may be, for example, a symbol stop mode different from the symbol stop mode indicating a jackpot.

  According to this aspect, since the change of the achievement condition can be determined regardless of whether or not the lottery result was a win, there is no biased tendency that the jackpot does not occur unless the achievement condition is changed during the mission performance, Decline in expectation for jackpot while the achievement condition is not changed can be suppressed. In addition, changing the achievement conditions can change the mission performance, and even when the mission performance is continuously displayed, more attention and interest of the player can be directed to the contents, The production effect of the production can be enhanced.

  The mission display means may continuously display the determined achievement condition in the form of a mission effect until the achievement condition is changed to another achievement condition. According to this aspect, for example, a game form in which a mission effect of some achievement condition is always displayed during a game can be adopted. Even in that case, since the achievement conditions are changed at the timing of at random, the mission effect is changed, and the player's attention and interest can be more directed to the contents, and the effect effect of the mission effect is enhanced. be able to.

  The mission decision means makes a decision to change if the result of the lottery is a win, and the effect decision means makes the final decision before stopping the symbol display when the decision to change is made. The semi-stop mode, which is a stop mode that makes it appear to be temporarily stopped in a mode different from the normal mode, is determined as the specific stop mode, and when the display change control unit determines to change, the specific display is stopped. After the display in the semi-stop mode in the mode, after changing the symbol again, the stop mode indicating the winning is displayed as the final stop mode, and when the mission display means decides to change, the semi-stop When the aspect is displayed, the previous achievement condition may be changed to another achievement condition. According to this aspect, since the achievement condition can be changed both when the jackpot is generated during the mission performance and when the jackpot is not generated, the player's sense of expectation for the jackpot is increased each time the achievement condition is changed. Can be increased. In addition, since it is premised on the mission performance that the achievement condition is changed at the timing of at random, it is not always necessary to make an excessive adjustment such as “addition” of the achievement condition when a big hit occurs. The production can be changed without causing a sense of incongruity from the production process up to.

  The mission deciding means decides to change if the result of the lottery is a win, and the effect deciding means, when the decision to change is made, is simulated multiple times for one pass / fail lottery. A semi-stop mode that is a stop mode that makes a decision to display a pseudo-continuous variation effect that is an effect that makes it appear to be changed, and makes it appear as if the symbol is temporarily stopped between the pseudo multiple symbol variations. When it is decided to change to the specific stop mode, the effect display control means displays the pseudo continuous change effect and displays it in the semi-stop mode in the specific stop mode, and then changes the design again. The final stop mode is displayed as a final stop mode in the last round, and the mission display means, when the decision to change is made, the achievement condition until then when the semi-stop mode is displayed It may be changed to other achievement conditions. According to this aspect, since the achievement condition can be changed both when the jackpot is generated during the mission performance and when the jackpot is not generated, the player's sense of expectation for the jackpot is increased each time the achievement condition is changed. Can be increased. In addition, since it is premised on the mission performance that the achievement condition is changed at the timing of at random, it is not always necessary to make an excessive adjustment such as “addition” of the achievement condition when a big hit occurs. The production can be changed without causing a sense of incongruity from the production process up to. Further, when displaying three or more pseudo continuous fluctuations as the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect, one or more fluctuations can be interposed between the fluctuation that changes the achievement condition and the fluctuation that generates the jackpot. As a result, it is possible to avoid the time approach between the change of the achievement condition and the occurrence of the jackpot, so that it is possible to prevent the establishment of an empirical rule that a jackpot will only occur immediately after the change of the achievement condition. The player's expectation for the jackpot can be maintained over the entire period.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to improve the so-called mission effect.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine, which is conventionally known as a bullet ball gaming machine, will be described as an example. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expanding mechanism of the start port 62. When the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 is expanded, the opening width of the start port 62 is expanded and the ease of entering the ball is improved. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for expanding the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. The variation of the effect image including the symbol 190 is displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variation display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62, and the symbol mode when the change display is stopped is determined to be the winning symbol. When the symbol is a symbol, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the jackpot occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner interlocked with the variation display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by a mechanical rotating device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol 192 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production display device 60. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60. The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60, and decoration. A lottery hold lamp 20 is provided below the effect display device 60, and an operation hold lamp 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right of the game area 52, which is a symmetrical position. . The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. Furthermore, game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect display device 60. The operation button 82 is a button that the player operates to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. In the special game, the grand prize winning slot 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after nine or more game balls are dropped. Such opening / closing of the big prize opening 66 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, a variable time shortening game (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games is started. In the variation time shortening game, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened from the normal time. The variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is returned to the original variation time after the variation display of a predetermined variation number is performed. When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, a probability variation game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the special game ends Be started. In the probability variation game, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub board 104 includes the liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect display device 60, operations of the plurality of movable objects 140, and lighting of the game effect lamp 90, and in particular, display contents according to the lottery result by the main board 102. And the lighting of the movable accessory 140 and the game effect lamp 90 is activated along with the progress of the production. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set base 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured to include elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs and a CPU used for arithmetic processing in terms of hardware.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game execution unit 122, and an opening / closing control. Means 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, an accessory control unit 136, and a mission control unit 200. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is achieved. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 accepts a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the game ball enters the start port 62. Get as a value. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal probability in normal times, and refers to a success / failure table in which the winning probability is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is displayed in a variable manner on the effect display device 60.

  The symbol determination unit 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery unit 112. Moreover, the symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol or a normal symbol stop symbol, or a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 selects one of a plurality of variation patterns in accordance with the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol and variation pattern to the main display control unit 118 and the effect determination unit 132.

  The symbol determination means 114 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed are defined. Multiple types of variation patterns have various variation times. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The symbol determining means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

  The hold control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4.

  The main display control means 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a special symbol variation display according to the variation pattern determined by the symbol determination unit 114. The main display control means 118 transmits the change start command and the change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol, so that the main display control means 118 and the effect display are displayed. The fluctuation display by the control means 134 is synchronized and interlocked. The main display control means 118 displays the normal symbol variation on the normal symbol display device 59.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the special game when the result of the lottery determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured by one or a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. The unit game is repeated up to 15 times, for example, and the grand prize opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. If the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number, the special game control means 120 starts the next unit game after the end of the current unit game. When the upper limit number of unit games is exhausted, the special game is terminated.

  The specific game execution means 122 executes control for shifting the game state from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game in the present embodiment has a probability change in which the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is switched from a normal probability state to a high probability state, and a short time in which the symbol variation time is switched from a normal time to a short time.

  The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. The probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot is generated in principle, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. The short time is continued until the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation pattern data in which a variation process from variation start to stop in variation display is defined as a variation pattern of the effect image including the decorative design. In the fluctuation pattern, a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state are displayed. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects the variation pattern of the effect image having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols and their arrangement and variation pattern according to the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, according to the stop symbol of the special symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol. The effect determining unit 132 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a decorative symbol and a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a shift to a special game, three symbols such as “777” and “111” are arranged. A combination is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to a special game, and a variation pattern of a special symbol indicating a loss with reach is selected, only one such as “191” or “727” is selected. Select a combination that does not have the same pattern. The effect determining unit 132 sends information about the stop symbol of the decorative symbol and the variation pattern of the effect image to the effect display control unit 134.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the effect image on the effect display device 60 in accordance with the selected variation pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect display control means 134, the accessory control means 136 causes the movable accessory 140 to act in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90.

  The mission control means 200 executes a mission effect, which is an effect of presenting to the player that the state of the effect content should take a predetermined form as an achievement condition for winning or failing the lottery. In this embodiment, some mission effect is always displayed on the screen of the effect display device 60 during all games, and the mission effect is always continued. Therefore, it is not the achievement condition of the form in which the deadline of mission achievement is set as in the conventional “Let's reach with 4 within 10 revolutions!”, But there is no deadline like “Let's reach with 4!” The format achievement conditions are displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing in detail the mission control means 200 of FIG. The mission control means 200 includes a mission data holding means 202, a mission determination means 204, and a mission display means 206. The mission data holding unit 202 holds a plurality of mission data in which achievement conditions in the mission effect are respectively defined. The achievement conditions defined for each of the multiple mission data include, for example, contents that specify the appearance of a reach and the type of symbol that constitutes the reach, such as “Let's reach with 4!” “Stop 4!” And the like, and the contents of designating the stop symbol to appear and the stop position are included. Each mission data may be prepared in the form of a table associated with a lottery value of a lottery executed for selecting achievement conditions.

  When displaying the mission effect for the first time after the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, the mission determination means 204 determines an achievement condition to be presented in the mission effect by selecting one from a plurality of mission data. The mission display means 206 displays the determined achievement condition on the symbol display device in the form of a mission effect. Thereafter, every time the success / failure lottery 112 executes the success / failure lottery, the mission determination means 204 determines by lottery whether or not to change the achievement condition being displayed to another achievement condition. When the mission determination means 204 determines to change the achievement condition, the mission determination means 204 determines the achievement condition to be displayed after the change by lottery from a plurality of mission data. In this way, the achievement condition has no special deadline, and the achievement condition once displayed is continuously displayed on the screen of the effect display device 60 until the achievement condition is changed to the next new achievement condition.

  The change of the achievement condition is regarded as being triggered by the fact that the stop symbol mode in the symbol variation becomes a specific stop mode in terms of production. Therefore, the effect determination means 132 determines the symbol stop mode when the determination to change the achievement condition is made to be a specific stop mode that suggests that the achievement condition is changed. The specific stop mode is, for example, a specific symbol combination such as “123”, and when the symbol is stopped in the specific stop mode, the mission display means 206 newly sets the achievement condition to be displayed in the symbol fluctuation after the specific stop mode. Change to a suitable achievement condition. Thereby, on the appearance, it is possible to realize an effect that is a procedure for changing the achievement condition when the symbol is stopped in the specific stop mode.

  The above is the mission effect process mainly assuming the case where the winning / failing lottery is missed. On the other hand, if the winning lottery is a win, the following processing is performed. That is, the mission determination means 204 determines to change the achievement condition even when the result of the lottery is a win. In this case, the mission determination means 204 determines the change of the achievement condition without going through the lottery, and selects the achievement condition having contents matching the symbol and the variation pattern determined by the symbol determination means 114 from the plurality of mission data. To do. For example, if the special symbol “7” is a big hit, mission data having the contents of “Reach with 7!” Is selected as a new achievement condition after the change.

  The effect determining unit 132 selects a pseudo continuous variation pattern as the variation pattern when the winning / failing lottery is won. The pseudo continuous variation pattern is a pattern for displaying a pseudo continuous variation effect that is an effect that makes it appear that a plurality of symbol variations are made in a pseudo manner with respect to one winning / failing lottery. A semi-stop mode that is a stop mode that makes it appear as if the symbol is temporarily stopped in a mode different from the final stop mode of the symbol variation display in the interval between pseudo multiple symbol variations in the pseudo continuous variation effect. Is sandwiched. Therefore, in the pseudo continuous variation effect, it can appear as if it has fluctuated continuously twice or more in the order of variation start, variation semi-stop, pseudo variation start, variation stop. The effect determining unit 132 determines that the specific stop mode is displayed when the semi-stop mode is set. When it is determined to change, the effect display control means 134 displays the pseudo continuous variation effect and displays it in the semi-stop mode in the specific stop mode, and then changes the symbol again and then changes the final time. A stop mode indicating winning is displayed as the final stop mode. The mission display means 206 changes the achievement condition in the next symbol variation that is pseudo-started after the semi-stop mode is displayed in the specific stop mode to another achievement condition.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the stop symbol pattern of the decorative symbol so that the effect contents satisfying the achievement condition are displayed when the result of the lottery is a win. For example, if the special symbol “7” is a big hit, the content of “Let's reach with 7!” Is displayed as the new achievement condition after the change, and “777” is selected as the stop symbol form of the decorative symbol To do. As a result, the mission with the achievement condition of “7, reach!” Is actually achieved with the reach of the symbol “7”, and as a result, the jackpot at “777” appears. Produce a procedure.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the change of the achievement condition can be determined regardless of whether or not the lottery result is a win, the change frequency is increased compared to the case where the achievement condition is changed only at the time of win. . In addition, since there may be a big hit immediately after the change, the player can have a sense of expectation every time the change is made and such opportunities can be increased. In addition, it is premised on the mission effect that the achievement condition is changed at the timing of at random. Therefore, it is not always necessary to make an excessive adjustment such as “addition” of the achievement condition when a jackpot is generated, and the production can be changed without causing a sense of incongruity from the production process up to that point. As a result, it is difficult to generate a biased tendency that a jackpot does not occur unless the achievement condition is changed during the mission performance, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in expectation for the jackpot while the achievement condition is not changed. By changing the achievement conditions, you can change the mission performance, and even if you continue to display the mission performance, you can draw more attention and interest of the player to the contents, A stunning effect can be enhanced.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which a pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected as a variation pattern when the winning / failing lottery is a win has been described, but a pseudo continuous variation pattern is also used as a variation pattern when the winning / losing lottery is out. You may choose. In this case, the semi-stop mode may be displayed in a mode other than the specific stop mode, or the semi-stop mode may be displayed in the specific stop mode on the assumption that the achievement condition is changed.

  Further, effects other than the pseudo continuous variation effect may be used as a method for displaying the semi-stop mode in the specific stop mode. For example, this is a technique in which the symbol change display is semi-stopped in a specific stop mode before being finally stopped, and then only a part of the symbols is changed again and then stopped in the final stop symbol mode. At this time, if the winning / losing lottery is a win, the final stop symbol form is displayed as a hit stop form.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows the display contents of the mission effect and the symbol variation in the normal state. In the example of this figure, a character string “command: 4 reach!” Is displayed as a mission display 210 in the upper area of the effect display device 60. In the mission data selected in this case, the character string “4, reach!” Is included as an achievement condition. The display content of the mission display 210 continues to be displayed in the same area until the achievement condition is changed.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows the screen display contents of a scene where the achievement condition in the mission effect is changed. This figure is a state in which the symbol combination “123”, which is a specific stop mode, is displayed as a semi-stop mode when the winning / failing lottery is a win or a stopping symbol mode when the winning / losing lottery is out . At this time, a character string “mission change!” Is displayed near the center of the screen in order to inform the player that the achievement condition change in the mission effect has occurred. The mission display 210 in the area at the top of the screen of the effect display device 60 is changed from the character string “Let's reach at 4!” In FIG. 5 to the character string “Let's reach at 7!”. In this case, the newly selected mission data includes the character string “Let's reach at 7!” As an achievement condition.

  FIG. 7 is a time chart showing in a time series the process of symbol variation and achievement condition change mainly when the winning / losing lottery is out of place. First, in the first winning / losing lottery, it is determined that the determination of losing and the achievement condition are not changed, and at the same time, the symbol variation is started (S200), and the symbol variation is stopped after the variation time according to the variation pattern has elapsed ( S202). After a predetermined fluctuation interval has elapsed, in the next success / failure lottery, a decision is made to change the miss determination and the achievement condition, and the symbol fluctuation is started (S204). After the variation time according to the variation pattern has elapsed, the symbol variation is stopped in the specific stop mode (S206), the achievement condition is changed (S208), and the next symbol variation is started (S210). As described above, while the symbol variation is repeated, the achievement condition change is frequently determined as in S204 with a predetermined probability, and the achievement condition change as in S208 is displayed.

  FIG. 8 is a time chart showing, in a time series, the process of symbol variation and achievement condition change when the winning lottery is mainly won. First, symbol variation is started almost at the same time as the winning / no-win lottery decision and the decision to change the achievement condition are made (S220), and after the pseudo first variation time according to the pseudo continuous variation pattern has elapsed, The fluctuation is semi-stopped in a specific stop mode (S222), and the achievement condition is changed (S224). After a predetermined fluctuation interval has elapsed, a pseudo second symbol fluctuation is started (S226), and after reaching the pseudo second fluctuation time, the reach is displayed in a manner that matches the achievement condition. A mission is achieved (S228). Finally, the symbol variation is finally stopped in the big hit mode (S230), and the special game is started (S232). In the example of this figure, an example is shown in which the mission is achieved in the pseudo second variation. However, as a modification, the mission may be achieved in the pseudo third and subsequent variations to generate a jackpot. Good. In that case, it is possible to avoid the time approach between the change timing of the achievement condition and the jackpot occurrence timing, and it is possible to prevent the player's rule of thumb that the jackpot occurs only immediately after the change of the achievement condition. Thereby, the player's expectation for the jackpot can be maintained over a plurality of changes from the change of the achievement condition.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when the game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, or when the game ball has passed through the operation port 68 (S10). (N in S12), control processing for normal games such as winning / failing lottery is executed (S14), and if a special game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for special game is executed (S16), from S10 to S16 In step S18, prize ball payout corresponding to various winnings is processed.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change pattern data. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S40 is skipped. .

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines a stop symbol of the special symbol based on the determination result (S46), and selects a variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). The effect determining means 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbol based on the result of the determination of the success / failure and the special symbol (S50), and selects the variation pattern of the decorative symbol corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol according to a predetermined table ( S52), a mission effect achievement condition determination process is executed (S54). In S52, when the success / failure lottery is won, a pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected, and when it is off, any one of all variation patterns including the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the mission effect determination process of S54 in FIG. If the winning lottery is not a big hit (N in S100), a lottery for determining whether or not to change the achievement condition is executed (S102). When the change in the achievement condition is decided (Y in S104), a new The desired achievement condition is determined (S106), and the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols is determined again as the specific stop mode (S108). When it is determined that the achievement condition is not changed, S106 and S108 are skipped (N in S104). If the winning / losing lottery is a big hit (Y in S100), a new achievement condition is determined without determining whether or not to change the achievement condition in S102 (S110), and the variation pattern of the decorative design is quasi-continuously varied. The pattern is selected again (S112).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the variation display process of S40 in FIG. First, the changing symbol image is displayed (S150). When the variation pattern is a pseudo continuous variation pattern (Y in S152), if the half stop timing has been reached (Y in S154), the symbol variation is displayed semi-stopped (S156), and if it is not the half stop timing, S156 is skipped. (N in S154). At this time, when the achievement condition change is determined (Y in S158), the display of the achievement condition is changed (S160), and when the determination is not made, S160 is skipped (N in S158). If the pseudo next fluctuation restart timing has been reached in the semi-stop display state (Y of S162), the pseudo next fluctuation is restarted (S164), and if it is not the restart timing, S164 is skipped (S162). N). If the variation pattern is not a pseudo continuous variation pattern in S152, the processing from S154 to S164 is skipped (N in S152). Next, when the reach timing is reached (Y in S166), the reach is displayed (S168), and if it is not the reach timing, S168 is skipped (N in S166), and when the symbol stop timing is reached (in S170) Y), the symbol stop is displayed (S172), and if the stop is displayed in the specific stop mode at this time (Y of S174), the display of the achievement condition is changed (S176), and if it is not the specific stop mode, S176 is skipped. (N in S174). If it is not the symbol stop timing, S172 to S176 are skipped (N in S170).

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail S16 in FIG. First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S74). ). If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the number of rounds of the unit game has reached 15 after closing the special winning opening 66 in S80 (Y in S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game (S84), and the special game control means 120 ends the special game (S86). If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S90).

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a block diagram which shows the mission control means of FIG. 3 in detail. The display contents of the mission effect and the symbol variation in the normal state are schematically shown. The screen display content of the scene which changes the achievement conditions in mission production is shown typically. It is a time chart which shows the process of a symbol change and achievement condition change at the time of mainly winning / failing lottery being lost in time series. It is a time chart which shows the process of a symbol fluctuation | variation and achievement condition change at the time of mainly winning / failing lottery in time series. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 9 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the mission effect determination process of S54 in FIG. 11 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the fluctuation | variation display process of S40 in FIG. 10 in detail. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail S16 in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 effect display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start openings, 90 game effect lamps, 100 game control devices, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 118 main Display control means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determination means, 134 effect display control means, 200 mission control means.

Claims (4)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
Triggering lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting prize opening,
A symbol display device on which a symbol for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is variably displayed;
Based on the result of the success / failure lottery, an effect determining means for determining a stop mode and effect contents of the symbol in the variable display,
Effect display control means for controlling the display of the variation of the symbol and the display of the effect content on the symbol display device;
Holds a plurality of mission data, each of which defines the achievement conditions in the mission effect, which is an effect that presents to the player that the state of the effect content should exhibit a predetermined mode as an achievement condition for winning the winning / failing lottery Mission data holding means to perform,
Mission determining means for determining achievement conditions to be presented in the mission effect by selecting one of the plurality of mission data;
Mission display means for displaying the determined achievement condition on the symbol display device in the form of the mission effect,
With
The mission determination means determines whether or not to change the displayed achievement condition to another achievement condition when the success / failure lottery is executed, and when the decision to change is made, the other achievement condition is determined. Make a decision
The production determining means determines the stop mode of the symbol when the decision to change is made to a specific stop mode that is a stop mode that suggests that the achievement condition is changed, and If the result is a hit, determine the production content that satisfies the above achievement condition,
The mission display means, when the symbol is displayed in the specific stop mode, changes an achievement condition to be displayed in subsequent symbol variation to the other achievement condition.   2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the mission display means continuously displays the determined achievement condition in the form of a mission effect until the achievement condition is changed to another achievement condition. The mission determination means, when the result of the lottery is a win, makes the determination to change,
When the decision to change is made, the effect determining means is a stop mode that makes it appear as if it has been temporarily stopped in a mode different from the final stop mode before the symbol change display is finally stopped. Is determined as the specific stop mode,
When the decision to change is made, the effect display control means displays the symbol in the semi-stop mode in the specific stop mode, and after changing the symbol again, shows the winning as the final stop mode. Display the stop mode,
3. The mission display means according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, when the decision to change is made, the achievement condition so far is changed to the other achievement condition when the semi-stop mode is displayed. The bullet ball game machine described. The mission determination means, when the result of the lottery is a win, makes the determination to change,
When the decision to change is made, the effect determining means determines to display a pseudo continuous variation effect that is an effect that makes it appear that a plurality of symbol variations are made in a pseudo manner with respect to one success / failure lottery. The semi-stop mode, which is a stop mode that makes it appear as if the symbol has been temporarily stopped between the pseudo multiple symbol variations, is determined as the specific stop mode,
When the decision to change is made, the effect display control means displays the pseudo continuous variation effect and displays it in the semi-stop mode in the specific stop mode, and then changes the symbol again and then the final round. Display the stop mode that shows the winning as the final stop mode in the fluctuation of
3. The mission display means according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, when the decision to change is made, the achievement condition so far is changed to the other achievement condition when the semi-stop mode is displayed. The bullet ball game machine described.

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