JP2010075393A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which determines winning in consideration of the acquisition order of symbol information in a game machine which acquires information on a symbol and determining winning from the combination of pieces of the acquired information. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes: a game board in which ball entrance openings corresponding to a plurality of kinds of symbols having first or second attribute information set are arranged; and a game ball launching means for launching a game ball into the game board. A game control means successively stores information on the attribute information of the symbol corresponding to a ball entrance opening where a predetermined number of game balls launched into the game board enter, in a storage means. When a permutation corresponding to the entering order of the first attribute information and the second attribute information of the predetermined number of symbols stored in the storage means forms a predetermined winning permutation, completion of winning is determined. The first attribute information sets numerical information and the second attribute information sets information on four-function operators and a predetermined winning permutation forms a four-function operation expression. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention enables a player to launch a predetermined number of game balls for each game in a game board in which entrances corresponding to a plurality of types of symbols are arranged. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that determines that a player has completed a rise when the permutation of symbols related to the entrance corresponding to the ball order forms a predetermined permutation.

  A combination of symbols corresponding to the entrance into which a game ball has entered by placing a game entrance corresponding to a plurality of types of symbols in the game board, and a player firing a predetermined number of game balls for each game. A sparrow ball game machine is known as a game machine for which the execution result of the game is determined based on the game.

  This type of sparrow ball game machine is based on the 14 spears (handballs) determined at the start of the game, and the player throws out an unnecessary spear from these 14 handwheels. This is a gaming machine in which an operation and a self-tapping operation in which a game ball is launched on a game board and a basket corresponding to the entrance into which the game is entered are added to the hand basket. Then, when the game control program (game control means) adds the symbol of the game obtained by the player's own operation to the game data, the 14 combinations of the game data are set in advance. If it is determined that is completed, a predetermined number of medals set corresponding to the rising combination is paid out to the player.

  In such a sparrow ball game machine, the game control means determines whether or not the player's hand data has completed the rise by simply combining the symbols constituting the 14 hands of the player. It is determined whether or not the combination is a preset combination (so-called normal mahjong game). Therefore, for example, the player does not determine the rise in consideration of the order of acquisition (self-determination) for the symbols of the decoy acquired by performing the operation of self-determination sequentially.

  In addition, the symbol of the kite adopted in the sparrow ball game machine has an attribute related to a predetermined number (number 牌) or character (character 、), that is, an attribute for identifying the symbol. The second attribute is not set in addition to the attribute related to the number or character. For this reason, the attribute information (symbol code) for identifying the attributes of the symbol of the kite used in the game is, for example, 01 for 27 types of kite in order to identify the symbol of the 27 types of kite used in the game. ~ 27 symbol codes are set. Then, the game control means determines whether or not the player's hand data has been completed. The combination of symbol codes included in the hand data constitutes a combination of an indenter, an order, and a counter. This is performed by performing processing for determining whether or not and the number of combinations thereof.

In a game machine that executes a game for the purpose of symbol combination like the above-mentioned sparrow ball game machine, a plurality of types of attributes are set for the symbols (game items) used in the game, and further, as the player progresses the game Considering the acquisition order of symbols to be acquired sequentially, providing a means to determine whether the combination of symbols on hand of the player has completed a rising pattern (up permutation), it has a new game It can be considered that it is possible to provide a gaming machine.
As a symbol used for the game machine with this new gaming property, as used for the symbol of the sparrow ball game machine, the attribute (first number) or the character (character 牌) related to the character (first character) As attribute information) and further other attributes (second attribute information), for example, information relating to four operators and the like can be considered.

  As a gaming machine using symbols (information) related to the four operators, the invention described in Patent Document 1 below has been proposed. In Patent Document 1, a plurality of operators and numerical values attached to a pseudo space serving as a game space or an object arranged in the pseudo space are displayed on a display device, and a player uses a keyboard or a mouse (position changing means). There has been proposed a game machine that obtains an operator and a number, for example, to perform a battle game while moving an object displayed on the pseudo space by operating. Patent Document 1 discloses increasing the number of points or items based on the result of evaluating a mathematical expression composed of an operator and a numerical value acquired by the player.

JP 2006-122426 A

  In the game machine described in Patent Document 1, the player moves the object related to the operator and the number arranged in the pseudo space or the object attached with the operator and the numerical value in the pseudo space by operating the position changing means. This is a so-called shooting game in which a game is played. Further, for example, when the player acquires (shoots down) an object with an operator and a numerical value attached, it is not disclosed that the game is controlled in consideration of the order of the shot down. Furthermore, the game machine described in Patent Document 1 launches a game ball into a game board provided with a game entrance in which symbols related to operators and numerical values are set, and the game entrance into which the game ball enters. It is not a so-called ball-type game machine that obtains information related to operators, numerical values, and the like and determines game execution results for each game.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to set a plurality of types of attributes for a symbol used in a game, and in a gaming machine that acquires a predetermined number of symbols by firing a predetermined number of game balls on a game board. It is determined whether or not the acquired combination of multiple types of symbols has completed the rise in consideration of the acquisition order of the symbols and the permutation of attributes set in the symbols corresponding to the acquisition order of the symbols. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine equipped with a novel gaming characteristic.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the gaming machine according to claim 1 is a game board in which a game board in which a game entrance corresponding to a plurality of types of symbols in which information related to symbol attributes is set is arranged, and a player A gaming machine comprising game ball launching means for firing a game ball on the game board and game control means for controlling the progress of the game, wherein the game control means comprises:
A permutation of the entry attribute information, which is an array of information relating to the attribute of the symbol corresponding to the entry order in which a predetermined number of game balls launched on the game board enter the entrance, forms an ascending permutation. Rising judgment means for judging whether or not,
Score calculating means for determining the number of points to be raised with winning a prize for the permutation of the pitch attribute information determined that the ascent determining means forms the ascending permutation;
It is characterized by having.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 relates to the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of types of symbols is either the first attribute information or the second attribute information as information relating to the attribute. Have
The game control means includes
Entry that stores information related to the attribute information of the symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the predetermined number of game balls launched into the game board have entered the storage means as a permutation of the entrance attribute information With symbol information acquisition means,
Further, the ascent determination means determines whether or not the permutation relating to the first attribute information and the second attribute information constituting the permutation of the entry attribute information forms the ascending permutation. Means.

The invention according to claim 3 relates to the gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first attribute information is numerical information, and the second attribute information is one of four arithmetic operators. Or set as multiple types,
The ascending permutation is set such that a permutation of the first attribute information and the second attribute information forms an arithmetic expression.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 relates to the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the score calculation means is configured such that the rising judgment means forms the ascending permutation. A computing means for computing the four arithmetic formulas formed by the permutation of the determined entry attribute information;
It is characterized by comprising a winning score calculating means for obtaining the winning score associated with the increase based on the calculation result calculated by the calculating means.

The invention according to claim 5 relates to the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the game control means is configured such that the game ball launched by the game ball launching means is the specific game machine. When entering the entrance corresponding to the attribute information, the game ball launching means for terminating the launch control of the predetermined number of game balls by the game ball launching means,
The entrance symbol information acquisition means stores the attribute information of the symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball has entered before the game ball launch end means ends the launch control of the game ball. It is characterized in that it is stored in the means.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, a player launches a predetermined number of game balls onto the game board, and the game ball enters the entrance for the attribute information of the pattern corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball enters. If the arrangement (permutation) in the order of entering the balls forms a predetermined permutation, the player can acquire a rise. In other words, the present invention is provided with means for determining a rise in consideration of a symbol acquisition order accompanying a game ball launch or the like by a player, rather than simply determining a rise by a combination of symbols. As a result, the present invention can provide a ball-type game machine with novel gameplay.

By setting one piece of attribute information related to numerical information or an operator symbol for each symbol as attribute information to be set for a plurality of types of symbols used in the gaming machine of the present invention, the following novel gaming property can be obtained. A gaming machine provided can be provided.
In other words, the game control means of the gaming machine, when the permutation of the symbol attribute information corresponding to the symbol acquisition order acquired by the player firing the game ball forms four arithmetic expressions, Judge that the rise is completed. When the ascending is completed, the game control means performs processing on the four arithmetic expressions, and provides means for calculating the number of points that the player can acquire based on the calculation results. By providing such means, the player can complete the four arithmetic expressions that can obtain extremely high calculation results. Therefore, the present invention provides a gaming machine with new gaming characteristics and interest for the player. Will be able to provide.

(Composition of design)
Subsequently, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, symbols used when a game is played on the gaming machine according to the first embodiment and attributes (attribute information) set for the symbols will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows the names of symbols for each of information relating to preset attributes (hereinafter simply referred to as “attribute information”) for a plurality of types of symbols included in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. An example of a symbol code table including information related to symbol codes set to identify the symbol is shown. In addition, the design shown in FIG. 1 shows an example using the design of a kite used in a sparrow ball game machine that has been conventionally practiced. Moreover, about the attribute information set to the symbol, the example which set the 1st attribute information and the 2nd attribute information is shown.

  The symbol of the kite shown in the symbol code table of FIG. 1 is a “coconut” in which the species of “one kite”, “two kites”,. Nine types of symbols, “one-cylinder”, “two-cylinder”,... There are two types of symbols, “Ichiko” and “Kukuro”, which are “child”, and “East”, “South”, “West”, and “North”, where the cocoon species is the “Kaze” character The three types of symbols, “white”, “發”, and “medium”, which are the “three-way 牌” of the character 牌, are composed of a total of 27 types of symbols.

  As shown in Fig. 1, there are 9 types of symbols that are "lions", 9 types of symbols that are "Tsutsuko", and 2 types of symbols that are "Isuko" and "Jukugo" that are "Songs". Is a symbol in which the first attribute information is set. In addition, the four types of symbols that are “Kaze” and the three types of symbols that are “Sangen” are symbols set with the second attribute information.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, the symbol in which the first attribute information is set is attribute information related to a numerical value (numerical value information) corresponding to any of the integer values “0” to “9”. Indicates a set symbol. As this numerical information, for example, as shown in the remarks column of FIG. 1, the numerical information “1” is displayed for the symbol “Ichigo” of “Isogo”, the numerical information “5” is displayed for “Five”, Similarly, numerical information “1” is set in “one cylinder” of “cylinder”, and numerical information “5” is set in “five cylinders”.

  The symbols in which the second attribute information is set are symbols “+” (addition operator symbol), “−” (subtraction operator symbol), “×”, which are symbols related to operators of five types of arithmetic operations. ”(Multiplication operator symbol),“ / (÷) ”(division operator symbol), or“ = ”(assignment operator symbol). As shown in FIG. 1, the operator “+” is assigned to the symbol “east” of “Kaze”, the operator “−” is assigned to the symbol “south”, and the operator “x” is assigned to the symbol “west”. The operator “/ (÷)” is set for the symbol “north”. Also, an assignment operator symbol “=” is set for the symbols “white”, “發”, and “medium” of “Sangen-an”.

  The symbol code shown in FIG. 1 is identification information set for identifying a plurality of types of symbols in which either the first attribute information or the second attribute information is set. As shown in FIG. 1, the symbol code is composed of, for example, 8 bits (1 byte) of information, and the upper 4 bits are used to distinguish the first attribute information from the second attribute information. The lower 4 bits are used for storing identification information for indicating unique information corresponding to the first attribute information or the second attribute information.

For example, since the first attribute information (numerical information) is set for the symbol “Ichijo”, the upper 4 bits of the symbol code of “Ichijo” is “0000” indicating that it is numeric information. In the lower 4 bits, “0001” indicating “1” of numerical information is set as unique information. In addition, since the first attribute information (numerical information) is set for the symbol “5-cylinder”, the upper 4 bits of the symbol code of “5-cylinder” is set to “0001” indicating that it is numeric information. In the lower 4 bits, “0101” indicating “5” of the numerical information is set. In addition, the upper 4 bits of the symbol codes “Ikko” and “Kuro” are “0010” indicating numerical information, and the lower 4 bits are “0000” indicating “0” of numerical information. It is set.
As described above, if any of the upper 4 bits of the symbol code is stored as “0000”, “0001”, or “0010”, the symbol to which the symbol code is set has the first attribute information (numerical information). ) Indicates that the symbol is set, and the upper 4 bits are information indicating the number of species, and the lower 4 bits indicate the numerical value.

Similarly, since the second attribute information (operator information) is set for the symbol “east”, “1001” indicating that the attribute information related to the operator is set in the upper 4 bits of the symbol code. "(Hexadecimal number" 9 ") and" 0001 "indicating the operator symbol" + "in the operator information is stored in the lower 4 bits.
Further, “1001” indicating that the attribute information related to the operator is set in the upper 4 bits of the symbol code of “south”, and the operator symbol “−” in the lower 4 bits. “0010” is stored.
Similarly, “1001” indicating that the attribute information related to the operator is set in the upper 4 bits of the symbol code of the symbol “West”, and the operator symbol “×” in the lower 4 bits. “0011” is stored. Similarly, since the symbol “north” has the division operator symbol “/ (÷)” set as the second attribute information, the symbol code is set to “94” in hexadecimal notation.

  An assignment operator symbol (“=”) is set as the second attribute information for the symbols “white”, “發”, and “medium” of the ternary bag. Then, “1001” indicating that the attribute information related to the operator is set in the upper 4 bits of the symbols “white”, “發”, and “medium” of the ternary bag, and the lower 4 bits. Is set to “0101” indicating that the assignment operator symbol is “=”.

As described above, a symbol code composed of 8 bits is a symbol set as numerical information (first attribute information), that is, the type of attribute information set in this symbol in the upper 4 bits. , Whether the symbol is a symbol set as an operator symbol (second attribute information). Similarly, the lower 4 bits indicate a numerical value when the symbol is set as numerical information (first attribute information), and when the symbol is a symbol set as an operator symbol (second attribute information). Indicates one of five operator symbols.
Note that information relating to the symbol code table shown in FIG. 1 is recorded (registered) in advance in a ROM 41a of a main control board Ka to be described later for controlling the progress of the game of the gaming machine.

(The pattern of the rising pattern)
Subsequently, with respect to the gaming machine of the present invention, for example, a combination of symbols corresponding to the entrance into which the four game balls enter the game board when the player launches four game balls per game. With respect to the above, it will be explained what conditions a player can complete to complete the climb.
In the gaming machine of the present invention, a player, for example, launches four game balls onto a game board, and the combination of symbols corresponding to the entrance into which the four game balls are entered If the arrangement related to the pattern attribute information corresponding to the order of entrance to the mouth (hereinafter referred to as “permutation of entrance attribute information”) forms a predetermined ascending pattern, that is, an ascending permutation, the ascent is It is characterized by providing means for determining completion.

The details of this rising pattern will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the basic configuration of the rising pattern (hereinafter referred to as “rising pattern table”).
In the ascending pattern table shown in FIG. 2, the permutation of the attribute information corresponding to the symbols in the order of entry of the symbols corresponding to the entrances into which the above four game balls have entered is, for example, If the conditions described in 1) and (Condition 2) are satisfied at the same time, it indicates that the game goes up (winning).

(Condition 1)
A permutation of attribute information set in symbols (4) of symbols (1) to (4) in order of entry corresponding to entrances into which four game balls have entered sequentially, that is, “permutation of entry attribute information” Form any of the four arithmetic expressions. That is, among the permutations of the four pieces of attribute information,
(1) The first and third symbols indicating the order of entry are first attribute information (numeric information), and the second symbol is an addition operator symbol that is second attribute information. One of “+”, subtraction operator symbol “−”, multiplication operator symbol “×”, and division operator symbol “/ (÷)”.
(2) Further, the fourth symbol indicating the order of entry is “=” (any symbol of “white”, “發”, “medium”) of the assignment operator symbol as the second attribute information. Be.

(Condition 2)
Of the permutations of the four entry attribute information described in (Condition 1) above, the symbols related to the first attribute information located in the first and third are the same in kind.

  If the permutation of the entry attribute information relating to the design corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball launched by the player entered the condition satisfies the conditions described in (Condition 1) and (Condition 2) above, the player Indicates that the entrance of four game balls fired sequentially (from 1st to 4th) is as follows.

1st time: Enter the entrance corresponding to the symbol for which the first attribute information (numerical information) is set.
Second time: The entrance corresponding to the symbol for which the second attribute information (operator information) is set.
Then, enter the entrance of any of the winds (“East”, “South”, “West”, “North”).
Third time: a entrance corresponding to the symbol for which the first attribute information (numerical information) is set,
Enter the entrance corresponding to the same type of symbol that entered the first time.
4th: The entrance corresponding to the symbol for which the second attribute information (operator information) is set, and any one of the three yuan (“white”, “、”, “medium”) Enter the ball opening.

An example of an ascending pattern (ascending permutation) so that the conditions set by the above (Condition 1) to (Condition 2) are simultaneously satisfied will be described as follows.
As an example of the pattern (A) of the four arithmetic expressions shown in FIG. 2, the permutation of “second base (2)”, “east (+)”, “third base (3)”, “white (=)”, When the four arithmetic expressions “2 + 3 =” are established as the permutation of the attribute information, the permutation rises.
Similarly, as an example of the pattern (B) of the four arithmetic expressions shown in FIG. 2, the permutation of “five cylinders (5)”, “west (×)”, “six cylinders (6)”, “發 (=)” Is established, that is, when the four arithmetic expressions “5 × 6 =” are established as the permutation of the attribute information, the ascending permutation is obtained.
Similarly, as an example of the pattern (C) of the four arithmetic expressions shown in FIG. 2, the permutation of “one line (0)”, “south (−)”, “one line (0)”, “middle (=)” Is established, that is, when the four arithmetic expressions “0-0 =” are established as the permutation of the attribute information, the permutation rises.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the four arithmetic expressions that become the above-mentioned rising pattern (A) or rising pattern (B) completed by the player are calculated (calculated) by the score calculation program provided in the game control means. Based on the result, the player can obtain a score for completing the ascending permutation.

  An example of the score calculation executed by the score calculation program will be described as follows. For example, as an example of the rising pattern (A), the above-described permutations of “Two bases (2)”, “East (+)”, “Three bases (3)”, and “White (=)” are established. If the four arithmetic expressions “2 + 3 =” are satisfied, the arithmetic result of the four arithmetic expressions “2 + 3 =” becomes “5”, so refer to the information of “the arithmetic result of the four arithmetic expressions” shown in FIG. Then, the score is set to “15 points” as described in the “Acquired score” column of FIG.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, when the calculation result of the four arithmetic expressions becomes “64”, “72”, “81”, the score is set to 30 points, and the player plays the BB game role as a special game role. To be able to acquire the right of. Also, the symbols related to the two types of first attribute information (Xi) are the same (however, the numerical values are 1 to 7), and the two types of second attribute information are composed of “×” and “=”. When the above four arithmetic expressions are established, the score is 30 points, and the player is set so as to be able to acquire the right of the CB game combination as a special game combination. A game that has not acquired the special gamer's right is called a normal game.

  The BB game combination among the special game combinations described above indicates the next game. When the player executes the base game and acquires the right of the BB game role, the player releases the game ball fired by the player from the next game that has acquired the right of the BB game role. When entering the ball (see FIG. 4), control is performed to open the attacker 11 (see FIG. 4). When the next game ball fired by the player enters the attacker 11, the player can select and acquire one desired symbol from the symbols displayed on the display device. .

  In the game of the BB game combination, the number of game balls that a player can fire in one game is set to 4 in a normal game, for example, increased by 3 to 7 balls. As described above, when the BB game combination game is executed, it becomes easy for the player to complete the rising pattern. Further, when the player completes the BB game role game and completes the rising pattern, the player executes the BB game role game up to a predetermined number of times, for example, 10 times including the normal game that has acquired the right of the BB game role. It can be so.

  The above-mentioned CB game combination means that when a player executes a normal game and acquires the right of the CB game combination, the player can continue the game further and the player has launched the game. When the game ball enters the attacker operating port 12, control is performed to open the attacker 11. For this purpose, the game control means performs control so that the player can further add a predetermined number of game balls, for example, four to launch a fired game. Then, when the game ball launched by the player enters the attacker operating port 12, control is performed to open the attacker 11. Subsequently, when the next game ball launched by the player enters the attacker 11, the player selects a desired symbol from the symbols displayed on the display device in the same manner as the BB game role game described above. It is a game that can be acquired. When the CB game role right is acquired, the player has an opportunity to further increase the number of points that can be acquired in a game in which a rising pattern is completed in a normal game.

  Note that the pattern C of the four arithmetic expressions shown in FIG. 2 is obtained when “0+ (or (−) or (×)) 0 =” is established as the permutation of attribute information corresponding to the order of entry. The calculation result of “0” indicates that the player has set so as to obtain 10 points.

(Example configuration of gaming machine)
Next, a configuration example of the gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a front view showing the configuration of the front portion of the casing of the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration of the front view is substantially the same as the configuration of a sparrow ball game machine that has been put into practical use. As shown in FIG. 3, the front portion of the housing basically has a sound from a game board 2, an operation panel 3, a game ball launch lever 4 provided below the operation panel 3, a medal tray 5, and a speaker 6. And a sound output port 7 for outputting sound effects, a lamp device 8, a guide rail 9, and the like.

  A configuration example of the game board 2 is shown in FIG. The game board 2 shown in FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part. In the center of the game board 2 surrounded by the guide rail 9, a first display device 10 made of a liquid crystal display device and the first display device 10 are provided. The entrances 13a and 13b are disposed obliquely below the. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, 25 entrances 13c, 13d,... Are arranged in the lower part 2a of the game board 2 in the lateral direction. When the player launches one game ball from the game ball launch lever 4, the game ball enters one of the entrances 13a,.

  On the right side of the first display device 10, a special entrance (hereinafter referred to as an attacker) 11 is provided, and an attacker operating port 12 through which a game ball can pass is provided above the attacker 11. When the game ball launched by the player enters and passes through the attacker operation port 12, the game control program (game control means) performs control to open the attacker 11. However, the game control means, when the player executes one game and acquires the right of a special game player, which will be described later, the attacker operating port 12 is activated, and the game ball fired by the player is the attacker operating port 12. When the ball enters and passes, the attacker 11 opens. When a game ball launched by the player enters the attacker 11, one desired symbol can be acquired.

  Each of the entrances 13a, 13b,... Arranged on the game board 2 is displayed with any of the 27 types of baskets shown in FIG. 1, and these 27 entrances 13a, 13b,. .. Is arranged, for example, at the lower left of the first display device 10, the “Ichigo” entrance 13 a and at the lower right, the “Juku” entrance 13 b. . Furthermore, in the lower part 2a of the game board 2 below the first display device 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the “east” entrance 13c, The “south” entrance 13d, the “first base” entrance 13e,...

  The game board 2 is further provided with a lamp 8, a decoration device 14 with a lamp, a windmill 15 and the like. The light emitters used for the lamp device 8 and the lamp-equipped decoration device 14 use LEDs that emit various color colors. The game board 2 is provided with a large number of nails for guiding the movement of the launched game balls, but not all of these nails are shown in FIGS. Further, a display device 36 composed of a dot display or the like is provided above the game board 2. The display device 36 is controlled by a main control board Ka which is a main control means of the sparrow ball game machine 1 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operation panel 3 is provided with a second display device 16 constituted by a liquid crystal display device, a medal slot 17, and various operation buttons (button switches). The various operation buttons include a game start (BET) button 18 and, in the order of acquisition of the symbols acquired when the game ball is entered into one of the entrances 13a or the like by the player firing the game ball. Correspondingly arranged symbols discarding operation switches 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d,..., Enter button 21, right shift button 22a, left shift button 22b, up shift button 23a and down shift button 23b (in FIG. 3) (Not shown), a game (game) end button 24, a medal payout button 25, and the like.

  When the player operates the various buttons described above (presses to turn on the switch contact), for example, when the symbol discarding operation switch 19a is pressed, a symbol discarding operation signal is generated, and this signal is constituted by a microcomputer. Input to the control board. And the game control program mounted in ROM of a control board analyzes the input signal, and performs the process corresponding to this analyzed input signal.

  The 1st display apparatus 10 and the 2nd display apparatus 16 are used in order to display required information and the image for production according to progress of a game with respect to a player. The first display device 10 and the second display device 16 are controlled by a sub control board Kb, a first image control board Kc, and a second image control board Kd, which are sub control means of the gaming machine 1 described later. The

  The first display device 10 is mainly used as a so-called navigation means for displaying a symbol to be acquired by causing the game ball to enter the entrance before the player launches the game ball. use. The second display device 16 is mainly used for displaying the progress of the game for each game.

  FIG. 7 shows a screen example in which the progress of one game is displayed on the second display device 16. On this screen, the number of medals that the player has acquired so far is displayed in the display area 30, and a symbol corresponding to the entrance into which four game balls that can be launched per game enter is displayed. It is made to display every.

  The screen example shown in FIG. 7 shows the pattern corresponding to the entrance into which the launched game ball enters when up to 3 of the 4 game balls that can be launched by the player are launched on the game board 2. The example displayed as images 31-34 in the order of entrance (launch) is shown. Also, symbols 31a to 34a corresponding to the first or second attribute information corresponding to the symbol are displayed below the images 31 to 34. Further, in the lower part of the area where the symbol images 31 to 34 are displayed, the switch numbers (1) to (4) set to the four symbol discard operation switches 19a, 19b, 19c and 19d shown in FIG. The numbers to be displayed are displayed as images 35a to 35d. The operation of the symbol discarding operation switches 19a, 19b, 19c, and 19d will be described later.

  An example of a screen displayed on the first display means 10 is shown in FIG. FIG. 8 shows a navigation screen for instructing in advance the symbol corresponding to the entrance to be entered for the player before the player launches the game ball onto the game board 2. The example shown in FIG. 8 shows a screen in which the player launches three game balls and advises the entrance to enter the next fourth game ball. As shown in FIG. 8, when the player enters the remaining one game ball into a symbol corresponding to “=” which is an arithmetic operator symbol (“white”, “」 ”, or“ medium ”), the player goes up. It shows that the pattern can be completed. Further, the advice screen shown in FIG. 8 also displays the number of medals that can be acquired when the rising pattern is completed and the names of special game actors that can be acquired.

  A control board having game control means for controlling the operation of the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention is mounted at a predetermined position inside the housing of the sparrow ball gaming machine 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the control board is a main control board Ka which is a main control means for controlling the progress of the game by the gaming machine 1 and the progress of the game by the control of the main control board Ka. It is composed of a sub control board Kb, a first image control board Kc, and a second image control board Kd, which are sub control means for controlling the corresponding effects. These control boards Ka, Kb, Kc and Kd are respectively CPUs 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d which are microprocessors, ROMs 41a, 41b, 41c and 41d which are storage means (storage devices), and also storage means (storage devices). RAM 42a, 42b, 42c, 42d, input / output interface (I / F) circuits 43a, 43b, 43c, 43d, communication interface (I / F) circuits 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, etc. ing.

  The main control board Ka and the sub control board Kb, the sub control board Kb and the first image control board Kc, and the sub control board Kb and the second image control board Kd are connected by cable lines T1, T2, and T3. Data communication is possible. Accordingly, when data is transmitted from the main control board Ka to the first image control board Kc or the second image control board Kd, the data is transmitted via the sub control board Kb. Note that the RAM 42a, RAM 42b, RAM 42c, and RAM 42d of each control board are desirably made of, for example, a non-volatile semiconductor memory so that the stored contents are retained even when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned off. .

  The input / output interface circuit 43a mounted on the main control board Ka has a medal insertion sensor 17a for detecting a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 17 by the player when the game is executed, and each of the entrances 13a, 13b, .., Etc. are connected, and the input signals are input to the main control board Ka. It has become. Further, the input / output interface circuit 43a is connected with a medal payout device for paying out medals to the player, a game ball feeding device for sending game balls to the launching device, an attacker opening / closing device for controlling the opening / closing of the attacker 11 and the like. Control signals are output to these devices under program control. A display device 36 is connected to the input / output interface circuit 43a.

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

  Various game control programs (game control means) for controlling the operation of the gaming machine 1 are stored (mounted) in the ROM 41a, ROM 41b, ROM 41c and 41d of each control board Ka, Kb, Kc, Kd. Each RAM 42a, RAM 42b, RAM 42c and 42d is used as a storage area (work area) for storing and reading various data, creating data, calculating data, and the like when these programs operate.

(Program installed on main control board Ka)
Next, the configuration of the game control program mounted on the main control board Ka will be described. The ROM 41a of the main control board Ka stores various programs for controlling the game progress of the gaming machine 1 in an integrated manner. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, these programs include a main control program P1, a medal management program P2, a game ball management program P3, a rising judgment program P4, a medal payout control program P5, a game history data recording program P6, and a symbol selection. It consists of a screen display control program P7 and the like.

  Of these programs, the main control program P1 is a main program that controls and controls the operation of the gaming machine 1, and further includes, as subprograms, an input signal analysis program P1a, a communication control program P1b, and a remaining game ball count program P1c. , An incoming symbol information acquisition program P1d, and the like.

  The input signal analysis program P1a described above is input to the main control board Ka from the game start button 18, the game end button 24, the medal payout button 25, a ball entry sensor installed at each ball entrance, and the like. Is a program for performing processing for analyzing these input signals.

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

  The remaining game ball count program P1c is a program that counts the remaining number of game balls that can be launched by the player for each game, for example, four, and the player launches the game balls and enters them. Based on the signal input, a process of subtracting “1” from the remaining number of game balls is performed.

  The entrance symbol information acquisition program P1d generates an entrance signal when an entrance signal is input from an entrance sensor such as an entrance 13a into which the player has launched a game ball and entered the game ball. The symbol code of the symbol corresponding to the entrance 13a or the like is obtained, and the obtained symbol code is stored in the entered symbol information storage area set in the RAM 42a. In the entrance symbol information storage area, symbol codes are stored in the order in which game balls enter the entrance. The processing content of the incoming symbol information acquisition program P1d is the incoming symbol information acquisition means.

  The process for obtaining the symbol code can be performed by the following means. For example, in the main control board Ka, the entrance signals from the 27 entrance sensors corresponding to the entrances of the 27 types of symbols described above are input to one of predetermined addresses (memory addresses) preset in the RAM 42a. Hardware configuration. Further, a data table (entrance entrance symbol code table) in which a symbol code corresponding to the entrance symbol is set for each address is stored in advance in the ROM 41a. Then, when the entrance signal analysis program P1a analyzes to which address of the 27 addresses the entrance signal is input, the entrance symbol information acquisition program P1d refers to the entrance mouth symbol code table. The symbol code corresponding to the entrance 13a or the like into which the game ball entered can be obtained.

  Then, the main control program P1 uses the symbol code obtained by the above processing as a symbol obtained by the player's launch of a game ball, and an image corresponding to this symbol is displayed on the second display device as shown in FIG. 16 is controlled to display as images 31 to 34 and symbols 31a to 34a corresponding to the attribute information.

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

  The game ball management program P3 is a program that is activated by the main control program P1 at the start of the game and when the player fires a game ball and enters a ball entry signal to any of the ball entrances 13a and the like. In this program, the game ball feeding device is controlled to send one game ball to a game ball launch position (not shown in FIG. 1). Thereby, the player can operate the game ball launch lever 4 to launch a predetermined number of game balls.

  The ascent determination program P4 determines whether or not the combination of symbols corresponding to the entrance into which the player has launched a predetermined number of game balls into the game board 2 has entered a predetermined ascent pattern. It is a program that performs processing. In this rising pattern determination process, the symbol code corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball has entered is stored as the entrance symbol information in the entrance symbol information storage area of the RAM 42a by the entrance symbol information acquisition program P1d. Therefore, the entered symbol information stored in the RAM 42a is determined with reference to the rising pattern table shown in FIG. The processing contents of the rising determination program P4 are rising determination means.

  Further, when the rising determination program P4 determines that the rising pattern (four arithmetic expressions) of the incoming symbol information stored in the RAM 42a is completed, the score calculating program P4a serving as a score calculating means is operated to operate the four rules. A process for calculating an arithmetic expression is performed, and from the calculation result obtained by this calculation process, a process for obtaining a score that can be obtained by the player is performed by a winning score calculating program serving as a winning score calculating means. Further, the special game combination determination program P4b is operated, and processing is performed to determine whether or not the player can acquire a special game combination from the obtained score. These processing results are stored in the RAM 42a.

  The medal payout control program P5 controls the medal payout device of the medal storage hopper installed inside the gaming machine 1 when the player completes the rising pattern, and the player completes the rising pattern ( This is a program for performing a process of paying out the number of acquired medals accompanying (winning).

The game history data recording program P6 is a program for performing processing of storing history data of game results for each game executed on the day in the RAM 42a. The game result history data includes the number of times the game has been executed on the current day, the number of times the rising pattern has been completed, the number of times the BB game role has been acquired on the same day, and the like.
The above-described game result history data is transmitted to the first image control board Kc via the sub control board Kb under the control of the main control program P1 based on the request by the player's button operation. The information is displayed on the display device 10.

  The symbol selection screen display control program P7 executes a game in which a player has acquired the special gamer's right, and when a signal indicating that a game ball has entered the attacker 11 is input to the player, This is a program for supporting an operation of selecting a desired symbol by a symbol arbitrary selection screen displayed on one display device 10 and an interactive method.

(Program mounted on sub-control board Kb)
11 shows the configuration of the program mounted on the ROM 41b of the sub control board Kb, FIG. 12 shows the configuration of the program mounted on the ROM 41c of the first image control board Kc, and FIG. 13 shows the configuration of the second image control board Kd. The structure of the program mounted in ROM41d is shown.
Among these, the acquired symbol navigation program P23 mounted on the sub-control board Kb receives the incoming game input transmitted from the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka each time the player performs an operation of firing the game ball. Based on the symbol code of the symbol corresponding to the ball outlet, this is a program for performing processing for obtaining information for displaying the symbol of the ball inlet to be aimed next by the player as the navigation screen shown in FIG.
Then, the navigation information obtained by the acquired symbol navigation program P23 is transmitted to the first image control board Kc together with the control command. When the presentation image display program P32 of the first control board Kc receives the navigation information, the navigation image shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display device 10.

  Each of the first image control board Kc and the second image control board Kd has a main control program P31 (P41) for receiving information transmitted from the sub-control board Kb and a first display based on the received information. An effect screen display program P32 (P42) for displaying various effect screens on the device 10 or the second display device 16 is provided.

(Game progress control)
Next, a flow of game control executed according to the main control program P1 mounted on the main control board Ka when the player executes the game will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure when the main control program P1 controls the progress of one game. Hereinafter, the control flow of one game will be described step by step based on FIG.

(Step S1)
First, the manager of the game store turns on the power of the gaming machine 1 before starting business on that day. When the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned on, the main control program P1 of the main control board Ka performs a process of initializing a predetermined storage area set in the RAM 42a of the main control board Ka. For example, since the first game executed after the power is turned on is the normal game control mode, “1” indicating the normal game is set in the game control mode flag set in the RAM 42a, and the initial value “0” is set in the special game flag. Is stored.
Subsequently, the main control program P1 transmits an initialization control command when the power is turned on to the sub-control board Kb, and the sub-control board Kb transmits this initialization control command to the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd. .

  When the sub-control board Kb and the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd receive this initialization control command, the main program mounted on each control board stores the predetermined program set in the RAM 42b, RAM 42c and RAM 42d. Initialize the storage area. Further, the main programs P31 and P41 mounted on the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd operate the effect screen display programs P32 and P42, respectively, so that the effect screen when the power is turned on, for example, background Alternatively, processing such as displaying an image relating to the character on the first and second display devices 10 and 16 is performed. As a result, the sparrow ball gaming machine 1 enters a state in which the game can be executed when the player inserts a predetermined number of medals per game into the medal slot 17.

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

  When the main control program P1 determines that the number of medals necessary for the execution of one game has been inserted, the main control program P1 sends a control command for prompting the player to press the start button 18 via the sub-control board Kb. 1 to the image control board Kc. When the first image control board Kc receives this control command, the effect screen display program P32 performs a process of displaying “Please press the game start button” on the first display device 10. At this time, the sound / sound effect output program P43 of the second image control board Kd may be operated to simultaneously output sound from the speaker 6.

(Step S3)
The player presses the game start button 18 and waits until a game start signal is input to the main control board Ka. When a game start signal is input by pressing the game start button 18, the main control program P1 sends a game start control command via the sub-control board Kb to the first and second image control boards Kc, Send to Kd. The effect screen display programs P32 and P42 of the first and second image control boards Kc and Kd send the effect image at the start of the game to the first and second display devices 10 and 16 for a predetermined time based on this control command. In addition to the display, the sound is output from the speaker 6 by the sound / sound effect output program P43. In this way, one game of the gaming machine 1 starts.

(Step S4)
Subsequently, at the start of one game, the main control program P1 further performs processing for initializing various storage areas set in the RAM 42a. For example, for example, a process of storing “4” as an initial value in an area (a remaining number storage area of game balls) in which a predetermined number that allows a player to launch a game ball in one game is stored; A process of sending one game ball to the launcher is performed.
Furthermore, in step S4, it is determined whether the information stored in the game control mode flag, that is, the normal game that will become the control mode of the game to be executed by the player or the BB game combination, and corresponds to this control mode. You may make it perform the process which displays the produced effect screen.

(Step S5)
It is determined whether or not “2”, which is information indicating the BB game combination, is stored in the special game flag set in the RAM 42a. If “2” is stored by this determination, the process proceeds to step S18. The process of step S18 is a process for progressing the game of the BB game combination. On the other hand, if the initial value “0” is stored in the BB game flag or “1” indicating the normal game is stored in the game control mode flag, the process proceeds to the next step S6.

(Step S6)
The main control program P1 waits until the player fires a game ball, that is, the player operates the game ball launch lever 4 to fire one game ball, and this game ball enters the entrance 13a. Or the like and enter a waiting state until an incoming signal is input from the incoming sensor.

(Step S7)
The main control program P1 activates the game ball remaining number counting program P1c and stores it in the storage area of the RAM 42a when an incoming signal is inputted from the entrance sensor of the entrance where the game ball has entered. A process of subtracting one remaining game ball is performed.

(Step S8)
The main control program P1 operates the input signal analysis program P1a and the incoming symbol information acquisition program P1d to analyze the incoming signal from the incoming sensor that detects the game ball that has entered the entrance, A symbol code corresponding to the entrance into which the ball has entered is obtained, and the obtained symbol code is stored in the entered symbol information storage area set in the RAM 42a.

(Step S9)
The main control program P1 performs a process of determining whether or not the player can further fire a game ball, that is, whether or not the remaining number of game balls stored in the RAM 42a remains. If the result of this determination is that one or more game balls remain, the process returns to step S6. Thereby, the player further performs an operation of firing one game ball. In this manner, the symbol code corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball has been launched and the game ball has entered is sequentially fired into the entrance symbol information storage area set in the RAM 42a. And will be stored in the order in which they entered. On the other hand, if the remaining number of game balls is zero, the game ball has fired a predetermined number of game balls, and the process proceeds to the next step S10.

(Step S10) (Step S11)
A process of determining whether or not a combination of four symbol codes stored in the incoming symbol information storage area of the RAM 42a has completed a predetermined ascending pattern by the ascent determination program P4. Do. This determination process refers to the ascending pattern table shown in FIG. 2, and first, the upper 4 bits and the lower 4 bits of each symbol code for the permutation of the four symbol codes stored in the incoming symbol information storage area. However, it is determined whether or not both (condition 1) and (condition 2) described above are satisfied (step S10).
Subsequently, based on the processing result of step S10, it is determined whether or not a rising pattern is completed in step S11. As a result of this determination, if it is determined that the rising pattern is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S12. If it is determined that the rising combination is not completed, the game ends and the process proceeds to step S17.

(Step S12)
For the four symbol codes stored in the pitched symbol information storage area determined to have completed the rising pattern, the score calculation program P4a calculates the score and the special game player determination program P4b A process of determining whether or not the player has acquired a BB game combination or a CB game combination which is a special game combination is performed.

  Regarding the four symbol codes that have completed the rising pattern, whether the score calculation program P4a calculates the score and whether the special game combination determination program P4b has acquired the special game combination BB game combination or CB game combination As described above, the processing procedure for determining whether or not can be obtained with reference to the rising pattern table shown in FIG.

(Step S13)
For the four symbol codes stored in the pitched symbol information storage area, based on the ascending pattern determined in step S12 and the calculation result of the four arithmetic expressions, the ascending pattern is a BB game character or a special game character or It is determined whether or not a CB game combination has been acquired. As a result of this determination, if it is determined that a special game combination has not been acquired, the process proceeds to step S16.

(Step S14)
Since it is determined in step S13 that the rising pattern has acquired a special game combination, it is determined whether or not this special game combination is a BB game combination. If it is determined that the combination is a BB game combination, the process proceeds to step S15. If it is determined that the combination is a CB game combination, the process proceeds to step S19.

(Step S15) (Step S16) (Step S17)
In step S15, since it is determined that the player has won the BB game combination, for example, a process of storing “2” in the special game flag set in the RAM 42a is performed. Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S16, and since the player has completed the ascending combination, the medal payout control program performs a process of paying out medals to be won. Note that, as the number of medals to be paid out in accordance with the winning, for example, the number of medals corresponding to the score is paid out. Then, it progresses to step S17, performs the completion | finish process of the said game, and returns to step S2. As the end process, the game history data recording program P6 performs a process of storing the game result of the game in the RAM 42a.

(Step S18)
Since the player has acquired the right to the BB game combination, the main control program P1 controls the game in the BB game combination mode. When controlling the game of the BB game combination, the main control program P1 performs the following control as described above.

When the game ball launched by the player enters the attacker operating port 12, control is performed to open the attacker 11. Then, when the next game ball launched by the player enters the attacker 11, the player selects a desired symbol from the symbols displayed on the first display device 10, and the right shift button 22a and the left shift button 22b. The upper shift button 23a, the lower shift button 23b, and the enter button 21 can be operated and selected. Then, the symbol code corresponding to the selected symbol is stored in the incoming symbol information storage area.
In the game of the BB game combination, the number of game balls that a player can fire in one game is set to 4 in a normal game, for example, increased by 3 to 7 balls. As described above, when the BB game combination game is executed, it becomes easy for the player to complete the rising pattern. Further, when the player completes the BB game role game and completes the rising pattern, the player executes the BB game role game up to a predetermined number of times, for example, 10 times including the normal game that has acquired the right of the BB game role. It can be so.

(Step S19)
Since the player has acquired the CB game role right in the game, the main control program P1 further controls the game to continue the game that has acquired the CB game role right. When the game that has acquired the CB game role right is finished, control is returned to step S2.

The main control program P1 performs the following control as described above so that the game that has acquired the right of the CB game role can be continuously executed.
When the game ball launched by the player enters the attacker operating port 12, the attacker 11 is controlled to be opened in the same manner as in the above-described game of the BB game. In order to enable such control, for example, the player can further fire four game balls. Then, when the game ball launched by the player enters the attacker operating port 12, control is performed to open the attacker 11. Subsequently, when the next game ball launched by the player enters the attacker 11, the player selects a desired symbol from the symbols displayed on the display device in the same manner as the BB game role game described above. It is a game that can be acquired. When the CB game role right is acquired, the player has an opportunity to further increase the number of points that can be acquired in a game in which a rising pattern is completed in a normal game.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, a symbol used for a game is a symbol representing numerical information which is an integer value from “0” to “9” which is first attribute information, and an arithmetic operator which is second attribute information. Among these, the entrance corresponding to the symbols representing the two types of the addition operator symbol “+” and the assignment operator symbol “=” is arranged on the game board 2.

  FIG. 15 shows the symbols set in these entrances for 25 entrances 13a, 13b,..., 13A arranged in the lower part of the game board 2 in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment. Show. Also, the symbol corresponding to the entrance 13a shown in FIG. 4 is set with numerical information “0”, and the symbol corresponding to the entrance 13b is also set with numerical information “0”.

  In the gaming machine according to the second embodiment, the game progress control by the game control means employs, for example, the means described in the following means (1) to (4).

(1) The player enables, for example, 10 game balls to be launched into the game board per game.
(2) When the game ball launched by the player enters the entrance corresponding to the assignment operator symbol “=” related to the second attribute information, in the game, the main control program P1 executes the next game A program (game ball launching end unit) for terminating the ball launch control is operated so that the player cannot launch a predetermined number of game balls.

  (3) The main control program P1 of the main control board Ka corresponds to the time when the player completes the firing of a predetermined number of game balls, or the game ball corresponds to the assignment operator symbol “=” related to the second attribute information. Whether or not the first and second attribute information represented by the permutation of the symbol codes stored in the symbol information storage area of the RAM 42a constitutes an addition operation expression at the time of entering the entrance. judge. When it is determined that the addition arithmetic expression is configured, the player determines that the rising pattern is completed as in the first embodiment.

For example, when the upper 4 bits and lower 4 bits of the symbol code stored in the incoming symbol information storage area are analyzed and the permutation of the attribute information forms, for example, the pattern of the following addition operation formula, It is determined that the pattern (upward permutation) has been completed (winning).
(Prize): 3 = ... Launch 2 game balls (Prize): 1 + 9 = ... Launch 4 game balls (Prize): 91 = ... Launch 3 game balls (Prize) ): 9 + 3 + 4 + 54 =... 9 game balls are fired ("54" on the left indicates that the ball has entered following the numerical entry "5" and "4")
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On the other hand, the higher 4 bits and the lower 4 bits of the symbol code stored in the pitched symbol information storage area are analyzed, and if the permutation of the attribute information is, for example, as follows, it is determined that there is no winning. (Prize): = ... Launch 1 game ball (Non-win): 0 + 0 = ... Launch 4 game balls (Non-win): 1 + 5 + 43 + 4 + 5 ... Launch 10 game balls (Non-win) ): 1 + 2 + = ... fires 5 game balls
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  (4) As with the first embodiment, the number of points that a player can obtain by winning is calculated by using the point calculation program P4a that completes an ascending pattern by the score calculation program P4a. Try to determine the score. In addition, regarding the granting of the special game role right, for example, when the value of the calculation result exceeds a predetermined value, the BB game role or the CB game role is given to the player by the special game role determination program. To do.

  In the second embodiment described above, if the following means (5) is adopted, it becomes possible for the player to further advance the game with a high degree of strategy.

  (5) The game ball can be re-stroked (re-launched) a predetermined number of times (for example, 1 to 2 times) before the player launches 10 game balls. For example, in the arithmetic expression “1 + 2 + =” in the above (non-winning), when the fifth game ball enters the entrance of “=” which is the second attribute information, the player enters the above-mentioned By pressing any of the symbol discard operation switches 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d,... Corresponding to the symbol that has been performed, an operation for discarding the unnecessary symbol “=” can be performed. Based on this operation, the main control program P1 performs a process of deleting the symbol code related to “=” from the symbol code stored in the pitched symbol information storage area, and the player continues to play the game. Means are provided to allow the ball to be launched. It should be noted that when the player performs the discarding operation of the symbol, a process of adding one game ball may be performed.

The above gaming machine according to the present invention can also be applied to a sparrow ball gaming machine that has been put to practical use. In this case, the game control means determines the rise of the player's hand as follows, for example.
If the hand includes a combination of “junko” formed by the player through the self-operation, the order of the three pieces of the order (for example, the ascending order of the numerical values) is the order in which the self-operation was performed. If this is the case, it is determined that this “junction” combination is complete.
Furthermore, if the sequence of ascending numbers corresponding to the order in which the self-operation is performed is completed, the order is formed by performing only the self-operation on the hand that has completed the rise. The calculated value is obtained by adding or multiplying the values of the two tiles. Then, based on this calculated value, a process of further adding the score associated with winning is performed.

About a symbol used for a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a data structure of the symbol code table which set the attribute information and symbol code for every symbol. In the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, the basic data structure of the rising pattern table stored in the game control means is described. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the front part of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the game board in the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of the design of the entrance and the bag installed in the lower part of the game board shown in FIG. It is a front view for demonstrating the structural example of the operation panel in the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on the 2nd display apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a screen displayed on the first display device shown in FIG. 4. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the control board which controls operation | movement of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the program mounted in the main control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example about the program mounted in the sub control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example about the program mounted in the 1st image control board shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example about the program mounted in the 2nd image control board shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of control of game progress about the gaming machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example which has arrange | positioned another symbol about the entrance which is installed in the lower part of the game board shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Game board 3 ... Operation panel 4 ... Game ball launch lever 10 ... 1st display apparatus (notification means)
11 ... Attacker (special entrance)
12 ... Attacker operation ports 13a, 13b, 13c,..., Entrance 16 ... Second display device 18 ... Game start buttons 19a, 19b, 19c,..., ... Pattern discard operation switch Ka ... Main control board (Main control means)
Kb: Sub control board (sub control means)
Kc: first image control board (sub-control means)
Kd: second image control board (sub-control means)
40a, 40b, 40c, 40d ... CPU
41a, 41b, 41c, 41d ... ROM (storage device)
42a, 42b, 42c, 42d ... RAM (storage device)
P4 ... Rising determination program P4a ... Score calculation program P4b ... Special game player determination program

Claims (5)

A game board in which entrances corresponding to a plurality of types of the symbols in which information related to the attributes of the symbols is set, a game ball launching means for a player to launch a game ball on the game board, and a game A gaming machine provided with game control means for controlling the progress,
The game control means includes
A permutation of the entry attribute information, which is an array of information relating to the attribute of the symbol corresponding to the entry order in which a predetermined number of game balls launched on the game board enter the entrance, forms an ascending permutation. Rising judgment means for judging whether or not,
Score calculating means for determining the number of points to be raised with winning a prize for the permutation of the pitch attribute information determined that the ascent determining means forms the ascending permutation;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: Each of the multiple types of symbols has either the first attribute information or the second attribute information as the information related to the attribute,
The game control means includes
Entry that stores information related to the attribute information of the symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the predetermined number of game balls launched into the game board have entered the storage means as a permutation of the entrance attribute information With symbol information acquisition means,
Further, the ascent determination means determines whether or not the permutation relating to the first attribute information and the second attribute information constituting the permutation of the entry attribute information forms the ascending permutation. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising: means. The first attribute information is set as numerical information, and the second attribute information is set as one or more types of four arithmetic operators,
3. The ascending permutation is set such that the permutation of the first attribute information and the second attribute information forms an arithmetic operation expression. 4. Gaming machine. The score calculation means includes
A computing means for computing the four arithmetic formulas formed by the permutation of the entry attribute information determined by the ascending judgment means to form the ascending permutation;
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a winning score calculating means for obtaining a winning score associated with the increase based on a calculation result calculated by the calculating means. Machine. When the game ball launched by the game ball launching unit enters the entrance corresponding to the specific attribute information, the game control unit controls the launch of the predetermined number of game balls by the game ball launching unit. Game ball launching ending means for ending
The entrance symbol information acquisition means stores the attribute information of the symbol corresponding to the entrance into which the game ball has entered before the game ball launch end means ends the launch control of the game ball. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is stored in a means.

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