JP2010099513A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which is interesting for a player and is hardly bored by the player and fluctuatingly displays symbols in a display zone of a display. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine comprises: the first display zone for displaying symbols for determining; and the second display zone for displaying symbols not relating to the establishment of privilege, wherein the game machine reverses, regenerates, and displays the symbol not relating the establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display zone from when the symbol for determining displayed in the first display zone starts to fluctuate till when it is determined to be jackpot or not. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

 The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a technique for displaying a pattern in a display area of a display device while changing the design.

In a pachinko machine that is one of the gaming machines, when a pachinko ball wins or passes through a predetermined area, a determination symbol displayed on a display device (for example, a symbol display) starts to change. This determination symbol is composed of, for example, three symbols displayed on the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol. Then, when the combination of the symbols for judgment when these three symbols stop changing becomes a specific combination (so-called “big hit”), a state where a specific winning opening is opened for a predetermined time (hereinafter referred to as a special game state). ) Is given to the player. This special game state is an advantageous state for the player to easily win the pachinko ball in the winning opening, so when the judgment pattern starts to change, the player may feel that the player may enter the special game state. Embrace. For this reason, conventionally, the determination symbol starts to fluctuate, and at the same time, as an effect that excites the game, not only the determination symbol variation but also the symbol that is not related to the establishment of the privilege is variably displayed on the symbol display or the like.

The variation of symbols that are not related to the establishment of benefits in such gaming machines is performed in a certain predetermined pattern, and the variation pattern can be predicted when playing to some extent, and the player is likely to get bored. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and for a player by creating a pattern variation pattern that has never existed in the state from the start of the variation of the design for determination to the stop. It is to provide a gaming machine that is not boring and highly interesting.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is a gaming machine comprising a first display area for displaying a design for determination and a second display area for displaying a design that is not related to the establishment of a privilege. The determination symbol displayed in the first display area starts to fluctuate and it is determined whether or not the benefit is established until the benefit displayed in the second display area is established. It is characterized in that a non-participating symbol is displayed in reverse playback. According to the gaming machine of claim 1, it is not involved in the establishment of the privilege that has been variably displayed in a certain direction until the determination symbol starts to change and it is determined whether or not the privilege is established. The symbol is displayed in a reverse direction from a certain point. For this reason, it is difficult for the player to predict changes in the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege, and the player will not get bored. Here, the “determination symbol” refers to a symbol for determining the occurrence of a privilege that is advantageous for the player, such as a special gaming state, establishment variation, and time reduction. In addition, the “symbol that is not related to the establishment of the benefit” means all symbols other than the determination symbol displayed in the display area in accordance with the gaming state, for example, characters such as alphanumeric characters, kanji, kana, symbols, and patterns. , Graphics, still images, moving images and the like. In addition, the “first display area” is formed in a display on which the determination symbol is variably displayed, and the first display area may be formed by using one display or a plurality of displays. The first display area may be formed by using it. Similarly, the “second display area” is formed in a display on which a symbol that does not participate in the establishment of a privilege is variably displayed, and the number thereof does not matter.

Here, “reverse playback display” means that the previous display contents are displayed in a chronological order from that point in time, as in the case of video rewind playback. For example, it corresponds to displaying that an airplane flying from the right side to the left side of the screen returns from the left side to the right side at a certain time. It should be noted that the reverse playback display does not necessarily store the content displayed so that the video is played back, and not only when the stored content is displayed in reverse playback but also by using a cartoon animation technique in advance. Reversing playback display may be performed by preparing a frame image in the reverse direction. In short, any method may be used as long as the player can perceive as if he / she is watching the video rewind playback. In addition, the reverse playback display speed may be any speed, and reverse playback display may be performed at the same speed as previously displayed. Unlike this, the speed is increased or decreased. The reverse playback display may be performed. Further, the reverse playback display speed may be gradually increased or gradually decreased.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the player's interest has great interest not only in the variation of the symbols not related to the establishment of the benefit, but also in the variation of the symbols for determination. Therefore, if the determination symbol is changed in conjunction with the symbol change not related to the establishment of the privilege, the player can be more interested in the game. As such a gaming machine, there is a gaming machine described in claim 2. That is, in the gaming machine according to claim 2, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, in conjunction with the reverse reproduction display of the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area. The determination symbol displayed in the first display area is reversely reproduced and displayed. In the gaming machine according to claim 2, the determination symbol displayed in the first display area is also reversely reproduced together with the reverse reproduction display of the symbols not related to establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area. Since it is displayed, the variation pattern becomes diversified, and it becomes difficult for the player to predict the variation pattern and to get bored.

In this way, when the determination symbol is reversely reproduced and displayed, if there is a determination symbol that has already been stopped, the determination symbol may be reversely reproduced and displayed. When the stopped judgment symbol is displayed in reverse, the decision symbol once thought to have changed again in the reverse direction, giving the player the opportunity to redo the lottery to establish the privilege again. Can give the impression that Such a gaming machine is the gaming machine according to claim 3. A gaming machine according to a third aspect is the gaming machine according to the second aspect, wherein the determination symbol that is stopped after the variation of the determination symbol displayed in the first display area is stopped. It is characterized in that at least one of these is displayed in reverse playback. According to the gaming machine of the third aspect, at least one of the stopped symbols for determination starts to fluctuate and the variation fluctuates in the opposite direction. It is possible to give an impression that the lottery is performed again for the determination symbol. For example, in the case of determining the occurrence of a privilege with three determination symbols, when the first symbol stops at “6” and the next symbol stops at “5”, in conventional gaming machines, At that point in time, the possibility of a bonus disappeared, and the player could not have a sense of expectation that a privilege might be generated for a change in the design for determination. However, the determination symbol (“5” and / or “6”) stopped in such a case changes again, and the possibility of “occurrence of privilege” occurs, and the direction of change is in the opposite direction. If there is, it is possible to give the player a feeling as if the “benefit generation” lottery is being redone again. In order to effectively produce such a redemption of the lottery that is “occurrence of privilege”, for example, when a lottery is performed by a combination of three determination symbols, two determination symbols are used to generate the bonus. It is preferable to stop after the combination, form a state in which the remaining one determination symbol is fluctuating (so-called reach state), and stop after the last variation in the determination symbol is stopped. That is, in the reach state, the player generally has a sense of expectation that a privilege may be generated. Therefore, after the last determination symbol in the reach state stops and thinks that it is “out of”, if the determination symbol is displayed again with a symbol that is not related to the establishment of the privilege, the privilege may be generated more strongly. It is possible to give the player an impression that the player has a sense of expectation and that the lottery for generating the bonus is being redone again.

In addition, the above-described determination symbol and the symbol that does not participate in the establishment of the privilege are particularly effective when displayed on the screen of one display device. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine includes a display for displaying a determination symbol and a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege, and whether the determination symbol starts to change and the privilege is established. Until it is determined whether or not, the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege are reversely reproduced and displayed. According to the gaming machine of claim 4, since the determination symbol and the symbol that does not participate in the establishment of the privilege are displayed on the same display, the player views the determination symbol and the symbol that does not participate in the establishment of the privilege at the same time. The present invention can be effectively implemented.

It should be noted that the above-described determination symbol and the symbol that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege may start to change on condition that the ball enters the specific entrance. As such a gaming machine, a gaming machine according to claim 5 has a ball detecting means for detecting a ball entering a specific mouth and a symbol display means for variably displaying a symbol according to a detection signal from the ball detecting means. In the gaming machine that gives a privilege that is a game condition advantageous to the player according to the stop mode of the symbol displayed on the symbol display means, the symbol display means displays a first display area for displaying a determination symbol And a second display area for displaying a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege, until the determination symbol displayed in the first display region starts to fluctuate and whether or not the privilege is generated is determined. In the meantime, symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area are reversely reproduced and displayed. According to the gaming machine described in claim 5, it is possible to start the variation of the symbol for determination and the symbol that is not related to the establishment of the privilege, on condition that the ball enters the specific entrance. As the symbol display means, the symbol may be displayed using a single indicator, or the symbols may be displayed using a plurality of indicators, as in the already described invention. is there.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that does not get tired for a player who is difficult to predict a pattern variation pattern that is not involved in the establishment of a privilege.

Drawing for explaining an outline of display technology of the present invention The front view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine which concerns on one embodiment of this invention Front view showing the variable display device enlarged An example of the screen displayed on the symbol display Block diagram showing the configuration of the controller Flowchart showing first type guidance port processing Flow chart showing symbol variation processing Flow chart showing variable display processing Flow chart showing the flow of display contents displayed on the symbol display at the time of reach An example of the display screen displayed on the symbol display An example of the display screen displayed on the symbol display An example of the display screen displayed on the symbol display An example of the display screen displayed on the symbol display

First, the outline of the display technique of the design for determination and the design which is not related to the establishment of the privilege in the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows only the display screen of a display device in which a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of a privilege and a symbol for determination are displayed on the same display screen. In the display technology of the present invention, the determination pattern starts to change, and until it is determined whether or not the privilege is generated, the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege are reversely reproduced and displayed. Compared to the above, many fluctuation patterns can be created. That is, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), when the determination symbols 72, 74, and 76 start changing from the top to the bottom (forward direction) on the conventional display screen, they are not involved in the establishment of the privilege. The symbols are also displayed in chronological order (forward direction). Then, when the determination symbols 72, 74, and 76 stop their fluctuation, the fluctuation of the symbol 78 that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege is also stopped. This was the conventional variation pattern.
On the other hand, according to the display technique of the present invention, compared to the conventional pattern in which the design for determination fluctuates in the normal rotation direction and the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege are displayed in the normal rotation direction, first, FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, by displaying the symbols 78 that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege in reverse rotation, the two variation patterns shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B are created. Further, the pattern shown in FIG. 1 (c) in which the determination symbols 72, 74, and 76 are also changed from the lower side to the upper side (hereinafter referred to as the reverse direction) in conjunction with the reverse reproduction display of the symbol 78 not involved in the establishment of the privilege. By increasing, three variation patterns can be obtained. As described above, according to the display technology of the present invention, since the variation pattern of the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the determination symbol and the bonus increases, it is difficult for the player to predict the variation pattern, and the game that is difficult to get tired even if the game is played for a long time. It becomes a machine. Further, after the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege are displayed in reverse reproduction and / or the design for determination is changed in the reverse direction, the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege and / or the design for determination are displayed in the forward direction again. The change pattern can be increased by switching between reverse rotation and normal rotation. At this time, the number of times of switching between normal rotation and reverse rotation is not limited, and any number may be used.

It is effective that the reverse reproduction display of the symbols not involved in the establishment of the privilege is performed after reaching a so-called reach state and the last determination symbol variation is stopped. That is, after the last symbol for determination is stopped, that is, after it is assumed that the deviation has been confirmed, when a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege is displayed in reverse, the “occurrence of privilege” lottery is performed again. This is because the player can give an impression (impression that gives him a chance to redo). At this time, it is preferable that at least one of the symbols for determination is displayed variably, and the direction of change may be either the forward rotation direction or the reverse rotation direction. However, it is preferable to change the determination symbol in the reverse direction (reverse playback display) to easily give the player the impression of redemption of the “generation of privilege” lottery. In the case described above, when the reverse reproduction display of the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege is stopped, the determination symbol may be stopped to determine whether or not “the occurrence of the privilege” is determined. The symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the symbol may be displayed again in the forward rotation direction, and then the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege and the design for determination may be stopped to determine whether or not “the occurrence of the privilege”. From the standpoint of giving the impression of redemption of the “occurrence of privilege” lottery, the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege and the design for determination are variably displayed in the normal rotation direction, and then it is determined whether or not “occurrence of privilege” has occurred. It is preferable. Note that it is also effective to stop the movement of the display screen for a while after the last determination symbol variation stops in the reach state, and then perform reverse playback display. In this way, for the player, the reverse playback display starts after feeling that the so-called deviation has been confirmed, and the player's expectation for redoing the “occurrence of bonus” lottery is increased. be able to. It is also effective to darken the screen for a moment (blackout) between the display in the forward rotation direction and the reverse playback display. In this way, when the player feels a failure for a moment and the screen returns to the original state, the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the benefits are displayed in reverse playback, etc. The player can be given a different impression as compared to the case of doing so. Note that the playback speed of the reverse playback display is not always constant but may be variable. In this case, a lottery such as a random number may be selected, and the reproduction speed may be determined based on the result of the lottery.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine using the display technology of the present invention described above will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a first type pachinko machine, and will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, which will be described below, the symbols that are not involved in the establishment of the privilege after the reach state and the symbols for determination (determination symbols) are displayed in reverse reproduction. Here, FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the first type pachinko machine in a front view, FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view of the variable display device, and FIG. 4 shows the screen contents displayed on the symbol display. An example is shown, FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the control unit in a block diagram, FIG. 6 shows the contents of the first type start port process, FIG. 7 shows the contents of the symbol fluctuation process, and FIG. 8 shows the fluctuation display process. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the contents of reach processing. FIGS. 10 to 13 show examples of screen contents displayed on the symbol display.

First, in FIG. 2, on the game board surface 12 of the pachinko machine 10, the variable display device 14, the first type starting port 30, the big winning port 34, the lower starting port 62, a general winning port, and the like are appropriately arranged. . The first type starting port 30 has a starting □ sensor 56, and when a pachinko ball wins, a prize ball (prize ball) is paid out in the same manner as a normal winning port. On the other hand, the middle gate 32 has a gate sensor 54 and does not pay out a prize ball even if a pachinko ball passes. The big prize opening 34 has an open / close lid 66, and the open / close lid 66 is opened and closed by a solenoid 50. In addition, a V zone 52 is formed in the special winning opening 34, and a V zone sensor 48 is arranged in the V zone 52. If the pachinko ball wins the V zone 52 within the period in which the big winning opening 34 is open, the V zone sensor 48 detects the pachinko ball won in the V zone 52, and the jackpot game is within the required number of times (for example, 16 times). Can continue. Such a grand opening opening period ends, for example, when a predetermined number (generally 10) of pachinko balls enter the large winning opening 34 or until 30 seconds elapses, whichever comes first. To do. A lower start opening 62 having a function equivalent to that of the first type start opening 30 is disposed below the big prize winning opening 34. A start sensor 60 is disposed at the lower start port 62. Here, for the gate sensor 54, the start sensor 56, 60, and the V zone sensor 48, for example, proximity sensors, microswitches, optical sensors (light emitters and light receivers), and the like are used, and each winning award is won. Detect pachinko spheres.

The variable display device 14 shown in FIG. 3 is provided with a winning prize opening 14a, an ordinary symbol holding ball lamp 20, a symbol display 22, a determination symbol holding ball lamp 28, and the like. The winning prize opening 14a is one of general winning prize openings.
The holding ball lamp 20 is a plurality of (for example, four) LEDs arranged in a substantially horizontal manner above the symbol display 22 and displays the number of pachinko balls that have passed through the middle gate 32 during the symbol variation of the ordinary symbol. To do. The holding ball lamp 28 is a plurality of (for example, four) LEDs arranged in a horizontal line below the symbol display 22, and the pachinko ball that won the first type start port 30 during the symbol variation of the determination symbol. The number of items is displayed. In addition, the variable display device 14 has a light emitting body such as a lamp, a decorative plate, and the like, and exhibits a decorative effect to entertain the eyes of the player.

The symbol display 22 forms a first display region and a second display region in the present invention, and a liquid crystal display is used for the symbol display 22 in this embodiment. The symbol display 22 includes the symbols for determination (72, 74, 76) shown in FIG. 4 and symbols that are not involved in the establishment of other benefits such as backgrounds and characters (hereinafter referred to as first type according to the present embodiment). In the description of the pachinko machine, it is simply referred to as a decorative pattern.) 78 is displayed. The determination symbols include a left determination symbol 72 displayed on the left side of the screen, a middle determination symbol 74 displayed on the center, and a right determination symbol 76 displayed on the right side. Used for. In the following description, the “determination symbol” simply means three symbols of determination symbols 72, 74, and 76. There are characters (alphanumeric characters, kanji characters, etc.), symbols, figures, designs, etc. as symbols used for determination, but numbers are used in this embodiment. In addition, the decorative pattern displayed in the present embodiment is a moving image (video, animation, etc.), specifically, a background image with a golf motif and a player who plays golf (tanuki, fox), etc. Is displayed. In addition to the liquid crystal display, the symbol display 22 may be a display capable of displaying a determination symbol such as a CRT, LED display, plasma display or the like.

Returning to FIG. 1, the game board surface 12 has two decorative gates (left gate 57 and right gate 24). Note that the decorative gate does not have a gate sensor for detecting the passage of the pachinko sphere, unlike the intermediate gate 32 already described. The right gate 24 includes a normal symbol display 26. The normal symbol display 26 has one or a plurality of light emitters (two LEDs in this example), and the light emitter is turned on / off as a normal symbol. The normal symbol starts blinking when a pachinko ball passes through the middle gate 32, for example, and then turns on or off for each light emitter. Then, the lid of the lower start port 62 is opened for a certain period (for example, 4 seconds) in accordance with the lighting or extinguishing mode of each light emitter (for example, when the right LED of the two LEDs is lit). The normal symbol display 26 may be another display capable of displaying normal symbols such as a liquid crystal display, a CRT, an LED display, a plasma display, or the like. In this case, for example, alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used as ordinary symbols. Further, the normal symbol and the determination symbol may be displayed on the same display (for example, the symbol display 22).

In addition to the gaming board surface 12 described above, the gaming machine 10 includes stool 40 for temporarily storing pachinko balls including prize balls and rental balls, an ashtray 42 for storing cigarette butts, and a speaker 44 for producing sound effects and music. A touch sensor 38 for detecting whether or not the player's hand is touching the handle 36, a metal frame sensor 58 for detecting the opening of the glass frame 18, and the like are provided. The speaker 44 is provided inside an upper plate 46 that is a receiving tray for prize balls, and the touch sensor 38 and the metal frame sensor 58 are provided at required positions. The lamps 16 are made of a light emitter such as a light bulb or LED. Since the structures and the like of these devices are already known, detailed description thereof is omitted.

Next, configurations and operations of the main control unit 100 and the display control unit 200 for realizing a pachinko game by the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The main control unit 100 and the display control unit 200 are both provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the main control unit 100 includes a CPU 110, a ROM 102, a RAM 104, an input processing circuit 106, an output processing circuit 108, a display control circuit 112, a communication control circuit 114, etc. connected to the CPU 110 via a bus 118. Have The CPU 110 controls the pachinko machine 10 by executing a game control program stored in the ROM 102. This game control program includes a program for realizing a first-type start port process, a symbol variation process, a variation display process, a reach process, and the like, which will be described later. As the ROM 102, an EPROM is used in the present embodiment, but an EEPROM, a flash memory, or the like may be used. The RAM 104 stores various data such as the number of reserved balls, various random numbers such as a jackpot determination random number RA, and determination data at the time of stop, or input / output signals. As the RAM 104, a DRAM is used in this embodiment, but a nonvolatile memory such as an SRAM or a flash memory may be used.

The input processing circuit 106 receives each signal sent from the gate sensor 54, the start sensor 56, 60, the V zone sensor 48, or another sensor, and converts it into a data format that can be processed in the main control unit 100. Data is sent to the CPU 110 and the RAM 104 via the bus 118. The output processing circuit 108 receives operation data sent from the CPU 110 via the bus 118 and operates various operation devices provided in the pachinko machine 10 such as the solenoid 50. The display control circuit 112 receives the display data sent from the CPU 110 via the bus 118, turns on / off the normal symbol display 26, and sets the number of lamps corresponding to the number of balls held on the holding ball lamps 20 and 28. Controls lighting, etc.

The communication control circuit 114 is a circuit for transmitting / receiving data to / from the display control unit 200, the frame control unit 300, or the hall computer 400 as necessary. The frame control unit 300 controls the launch of a pachinko ball, the payout of a prize ball, etc., outputs the effect or music from the speaker 44, or performs a door opening inspection by the metal frame sensor 58 at a predetermined timing. The hall computer 400 is used to operate a hall (game room), and controls devices and equipment such as pachinko machines, slot machines, rental machines, and lighting equipment. The frame control unit 300 and the hall computer 400 are the same as the conventional ones, and their configurations are well known, so detailed description thereof is omitted here.

Next, the display control unit 200 receives the display data sent from the main control unit 100, and performs a process of appropriately processing the symbols and images to be displayed and displaying them on the symbol display unit 22. The display control unit 200 is also referred to as a VDP (Video D1splay Processor), and includes a CPU 210, a ROM 202, a RAM 204, a communication control circuit 206, a display control circuit 212, and the like. The CPU 210 performs display control of the symbol display device 22 according to a display control program stored in the ROM 202. In addition to the display control program, the ROM 202 stores all display data such as determination symbols, decorative symbols, and a plurality of variation patterns of these symbols. As the ROM 202, an EPROM is used in this embodiment, but not limited to this, an EEPROM or a flash memory may be used. As the RAM 204, a DRAM is used in this embodiment, but a nonvolatile memory such as an SRAM or a flash memory may be used. The RAM 204 stores various data and input / output signals. The communication control circuit 206 is a circuit for transmitting / receiving data to / from the main control unit 100.
The display control circuit 212 receives display data sent from the CPU 210 via the bus 218, and controls the symbol display 22 to process and display symbols and images. All the above components are coupled to the bus 218.

Next, a processing procedure for carrying out the present invention in the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to the processing procedures shown in the flowcharts in FIGS. The processing procedures shown in these figures are realized by the CPU 110 executing the game control program stored in the ROM 102 in the main controller 100 shown in FIG. 5 at an appropriate timing. In the following description, when simply referring to “the number of reserved balls”, the number of pachinko balls that have won a prize at the first type starting port 30 and the lower starting port 62 while the symbol for determination is variably displayed on the symbol display 22. Means. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, both the case where the first type starting port 30 is won and the case where the lower starting port 62 is won operate in the same manner. Only the case of winning 30 will be described.

When the pachinko ball wins the first type starting port 30, first type starting port processing shown in FIG. 6 is performed. That is, when the pachinko ball wins the first type starting port 30, the main control unit 100 receives the detection signal output from the starting port sensor 56, and the first type starting port process is started. Specifically, when a pachinko ball wins the first type starting port 30, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls has reached an upper limit value (for example, 4) [step S10]. If the number of reserved balls has not reached the upper limit (NO), the number of pachinko balls won (one) is added to the number of reserved balls [step S12]. Along with this addition, display data is output to the display control circuit 112, and the number of LEDs lit by the holding ball lamp 28 is changed. Thereafter, various random numbers (a jackpot determination single RA, a jackpot symbol random number RB, a reach action random number RC, etc.) are read and stored [step S14], and the first type start port process is terminated. Here, the jackpot determining random number RA is a random number for determining whether or not the jackpot. The jackpot symbol random number RB is a random number for specifying the symbol for determination displayed on the symbol display 22 when the symbol for determination stops changing when the jackpot determination random number RA is determined to be a jackpot. The reach action random number RC is a random number for specifying the variation pattern of the determination symbol and the decorative symbol until the remaining determination symbol is stopped after reaching the determination symbol displayed on the symbol display 22. .

When the first type start port process is completed, the symbol variation process shown in FIG. 7 is then performed. In the symbol variation process, a process for varying and displaying the determination symbol on the symbol display 22 is performed. First, it is determined whether or not the number of held balls is a positive number (number of held balls> 0) [step S20]. If the number of reserved balls is a positive number (YES), the jackpot determination random number RA stored in step S14 of FIG. 6 is read [step S22]. Then, the number of reserved balls stored in the RAM 104 of the main control unit 100 is decremented by 1 [step S24]. Thereafter, a variable display process is performed [step S26]. The specific processing content of this variation display processing will be described with reference to FIG.

In the variable display process shown in FIG. 8, first, it is determined whether or not it is a “big hit” [step S40]. That is, the determination is made based on whether or not the jackpot determination random number RA read in step S22 shown in FIG. 7 matches the jackpot value.
If it is “big hit” (YES), the big hit symbol random number RB stored in step S14 of FIG. 6 is read [step S42], and the process proceeds to the reach process of step S44 to start changing the symbols for determination, and the change display is made. The process ends. Here, the jackpot symbol random number RB determines a determination symbol (hereinafter, referred to as “scheduled symbol to be stopped”) scheduled to be finally stopped and fixed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S40 that it is “missing” (NO), the losing symbol data is read from the RAM 104 in order to display the losing symbol on the symbol display 22 (step S48). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the missed symbol data includes a reach symbol [step S50]. Here, the “reach symbol” refers to a determination symbol that is stopped and displayed on the left determination symbol 72 and the middle determination symbol 74 when reach is reached. That is, in the case of YES in step S62, it is an aspect that eventually becomes “out of” but reaches halfway. If the reach symbol is included (YES), the process proceeds to reach processing [step S44]. If the reach symbol is not included (NO), the determination symbol is variably displayed in the same manner as in the prior art, and is stopped after a predetermined time [step. S52], thereby ending the variable display process.

In the reach process [step S44], the display process of the determination symbols and the decorative symbols is performed during the period from reaching reach until the determination symbol is stopped. Specifically, first, the reach action random number RC stored in step S14 of FIG. 6 is read, and the reach action is determined based on the reach action random number RC. For example, for the variation pattern of the determination symbol, the relationship between the determination symbol and the reach action random number RC is obtained based on the symbol to be stopped and the reach symbol determined in step S42 and step S48 in FIG. The variation pattern of the design for determination is specified based on the relationship. In addition, for decorative symbols, whether or not to perform reverse reproduction display is determined based on the value of the reach action random number RC, and the variation pattern is specified. Note that what is determined by the reach action random number RC includes not only the variation pattern of the determination symbol and the decorative symbol, but also a blinking pattern of the lamps 16 and the like, a sound effect pattern from the speaker 44, and the like. Also good.

Based on the reach action determined in this manner, the symbols for determination and the decorative symbols are variably displayed on the symbol display 22. Here, the display mode of the symbols for determination and the decorative symbols displayed on the symbol display 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the display mode displayed on the symbol display 22. First, a case where reverse playback display is not performed will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, when reverse playback display is not performed (in the case of NO in step S60), the determination symbol starts to change, and a reach in which the two determination symbols are aligned is established [step S70]. Then, both the determination symbol and the decoration symbol are displayed in the forward rotation direction [Step S72], and both the determination symbol and the decoration symbol stop changing [Step S74]. The display content displayed on the display screen of the symbol display 22 at this time will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. That is, on the display screen displayed on the symbol display 22, from the state in which the determination symbols 72, 74, 76 are not changed (the state shown in FIG. 4), the left determination symbol 72, the middle determination symbol 74, The right determination symbol 76 starts to change. When the determination symbol starts to change and a predetermined time elapses, the left determination symbol 72 and the middle determination symbol 74 are stopped as shown in FIG. 10A, and the reach state is established (in this example, the left determination Design 7, medium determination design 7). When the reach state is established, as shown in FIG. 10B, the display positions of the left determination symbol 72, the middle determination symbol 74, and the right determination symbol 76 that are displayed at the center of the screen are at the lower right position of the screen. The decoration pattern 78 is displayed large on the screen of the symbol display 22. The decorative pattern 78 is a landscape image of a golf course. A tee ground 92 is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and a green 94 is displayed at the top of the screen.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11A, a player 80 (animal in the present embodiment) appears on the tee ground 92, holds a golf club 82 in his hand, takes a tee shot, and takes the tee ground 92. The golf ball 90 set on the top is shot. When the player 80 shots the golf ball 90, a screen (not shown) in which the golf ball 90 flies toward the green 94 is displayed, and a screen in which the golf ball 90 hits the pin flag 96 is displayed (FIG. 11B). At this time, not only the player 80 but also a gallery 86 (animal in this embodiment) appears in the lower part of the screen, and a gallery 88 appears on the left and right in the upper part of the screen. In this embodiment, when the golf ball 90 that hits the pin flag 96 enters the cup 98 of the green 94 (the state shown in FIG. 12A), it becomes a hole-in-one and becomes a “big hit”, and the cup If it does not enter 98 (the state shown in FIG. 12B), it becomes “out of”.

Next, the case of reverse reproduction display will be described. Even in the case of reverse reproduction display (in the case of YES in step S60), the determination symbol starts to change, and a reach state in which the two determination symbols are aligned is established [step S70], and then the remaining determination symbol The decorative symbol is displayed in a variably displayed direction, and the determination symbol and the decorative symbol stop changing [Step S72]. However, when the reverse reproduction display is performed, the temporarily stopped judgment symbol and the decorative symbol are displayed in reverse reproduction (step S66), and the reversely redisplayed one is again displayed in the normal rotation direction (step S68). The determination design and the decoration design stop changing [Step S74]. The contents displayed on the display screen at this time on the display screen 22 will be described in detail. On the display screen of the design display 22, the judgment symbols 72, 74, 76 are not changed (see FIG. 4). In the state shown in FIG. 10), the left determination symbol 72, the middle determination symbol 74, and the right determination symbol 76 start to fluctuate, and when a predetermined time elapses, as shown in FIG. The determination symbol 74 is stopped and the reach state is established (in this example, the left determination symbol 7 and the middle determination symbol 7). When the reach state shown in FIG. 10 (a) is established, the display screen is displayed in time series as shown in FIG. 10 (b) → FIG. 11 (a) → FIG. It is the same as not being done. However, in the case of reverse playback display, the golf ball 90 that hits the pin flag 104 in FIG. 11B does not cup into the cup 106 and becomes “displaced” (state of FIG. 12B). Reverse playback display starts from this state. Here, as shown in the present embodiment, in the case of reverse reproduction display, when the fluctuation in the normal rotation direction in step S64 is stopped, the “off” is temporarily set to “big hit” after reverse reproduction display. This is because the “big hit” is eliminated by the reverse playback display, and the player's excitement is betrayed and it is cruel. When the reverse reproduction display is performed, the decorative symbol and the determination symbol are variably displayed on the screen of the symbol display 22 while going back in time series. That is, from the screen in the state shown in FIG. 12B, FIG. 11B, FIG. 11A, and FIG. Then, the reverse reproduction display of the determination symbol and the decorative symbol is temporarily stopped, and then the display is changed to the fluctuation display in the normal rotation direction. When the display is changed in the forward direction, the display changes as shown in FIG. 10 (b) → FIG. 11 (a) → FIG. When the hit golf ball 90 enters the cup 94 of the green 94 (the state shown in FIG. 12A), it becomes a hole-in-one and becomes a “hit” and does not enter the cup 98 (FIG. 12B). In the state shown in FIG.

When the determination symbol and the decoration symbol displayed on the symbol display 22 stop changing, the process returns to the flowchart of FIG. 7 and the CPU 110 of the main control unit 100 confirms whether or not the finally determined determination symbol matches the jackpot symbol. It is determined whether or not [Step S28]. In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not it is “big hit” in step S40 shown in FIG. 8, but “big hit” is determined from the actually stopped determination symbol.
This is because there is a case where the planned jackpot display is shifted due to the influence of external noise or the like while the determination symbol and the decoration symbol are fluctuating. In such a case, as shown in the determination of step S40, “ This is because, if it is “hit”, the display screen of the symbol display 22 is in a “hit” state even though the determination symbol “missed” is displayed, causing confusion in the pachinko game. If the determination symbol matches the jackpot symbol (YES), the determination symbols 72, 74, and 76 move again to the center of the screen as “big hit” to display the jackpot symbol (FIG. 13). Thereafter, a jackpot process [step S30] is performed, and the symbol variation process is terminated. With the jackpot process, the open / close lid 66 of the big prize opening 34 is opened for a certain period (for example, 30 seconds), and the prize balls are paid out according to the number of pachinko balls won in the big prize opening 34. On the other hand, if the determination symbol does not coincide with the jackpot symbol (NO), a detachment process is performed as “displacement” [step S32], and the symbol variation process is terminated. The jackpot process and the off-line process are the same as those of a conventionally known pachinko machine, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

As described above, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the determination symbol displayed on the symbol display 22 and the decorative symbol are temporarily stopped and then displayed in reverse rotation. It is possible to create a variation pattern of decorative designs. For this reason, it becomes a game machine that is interesting and timeless for the player. In particular, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, by displaying a golf tee shot scene (story image) as a decorative pattern, compared to the case where the decorative pattern is simply displayed in reverse, The effect of reverse playback display can be enhanced. More specifically, the symbol display 22 according to the present embodiment has a decorative symbol having a story in chronological order until a player takes a tee and tees and then the golf ball cups in. Is displayed. Therefore, when the decorative symbol is displayed in reverse rotation, it is easy to give the player an impression that the big hit lottery will be redone. In this way, if the decorative pattern change is given a story, reverse reproduction display can be effectively produced. In addition, since the determination symbol is also changed in the reverse direction in conjunction with the reverse reproduction display of such a decorative symbol, the player can be given a strong impression that the big win lottery will be redone. Further, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, after reaching the reach state, the determination symbol is displayed small in the lower right, while the decorative symbol is displayed large on the screen, so that the player is large on the screen. You will pay attention to the displayed decorative design. Therefore, the reverse reproduction display can be made to give a strong impression to the player by giving the decorative design a story and performing the reverse reproduction display. In particular, in the case of “big hit”, the golf ball is directed to cup-in, so that the player is more concerned about going to the tee-shot golf ball than the last change in the design for judgment. Directed. Therefore, also in this respect, it is possible to effectively exhibit the effect of displaying the decorative symbol in reverse reproduction. Further, in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, after the decorative symbol and the determination symbol in the normal rotation direction are temporarily stopped to be in the “out of” state, the reverse reproduction display of these symbols is performed. For this reason, since the reverse reproduction display is started after the player feels that the “out” has been confirmed, it is possible to give a strong impression that the big win lottery has been redone again.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various embodiments shown below can be adopted within the scope described in the claims of the present invention. For example, it is possible to produce a story effect by using a baseball pitching and batting as a motif instead of a golf tee shot as a variation of a pattern not related to the establishment of a privilege. For example, the state of the baseball game is displayed as a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege, and the screen from the screen where the pitcher throws the ball to the screen where the batter swings the bat is displayed. Then, when the ball hits the bat, it is “big hit”, and when it is swung, it is “out”. And, in the case of reverse playback display, if playback is performed in the reverse direction from the scene where the pitcher throws to the scene where the pitcher pitches, and if the display is started again from the scene where the pitcher pitches, the same effects as in the above embodiment can be achieved. it can. Such an effect is not limited to baseball, and for example, a player who shoots a soccer PK game and a goalkeeper can be used as a motif. In this case, it is possible to produce the same effect as the above-described embodiment by producing a “disappointment” when the goalkeeper blocks the goal and a “big hit” when the goal is made. Similarly, games such as basketball and other sports can be used.

Further, in the present embodiment described above, the determination symbol and the decorative symbol are displayed in the normal rotation direction, and the reverse reproduction display is performed after stopping. However, before the reverse reproduction display is performed, the screen disappears for a moment or is shielded (black curtain). You may display the reverse playback after covering the whole screen with. In this way, it is possible to notify the player of the reverse playback display and to provide a new pattern effect. While such a screen disappears or is shielded, the determination symbol and the decorative symbol may be continuously changed. At this time, if the reverse display of the judgment symbols and decorative symbols is terminated while the screen is disappearing or shielded, and the screen is restored, it will be displayed in the normal direction. Therefore, it is possible to create a variation pattern that is difficult to predict without predicting from which scene the screen is displayed.

Furthermore, the playback speed at the time of reverse playback display may be made variable so as to shorten the time so as to increase the reverse playback speed. In this way, it is possible to prevent the time until the big hit is confirmed from being increased by performing reverse reproduction display. At this time, the time can be shortened by a random lottery. By performing the time reduction by random number lottery, it is possible to carry out in a fair manner, not the time reduction by the conventional artificial operation.

In the above-described embodiment, the switching from the normal rotation direction display to the reverse reproduction display is performed only once. However, this switching may be performed a plurality of times. In this way, the variation pattern increases by the number of switching, and it becomes difficult for the player to predict the variation pattern. Also, the switching timing is preferably not variable but variable.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the reverse reproduction display is performed after the display in the normal rotation direction, and the “big hit” determination is performed after the display in the normal rotation direction again. However, it may be determined whether or not the game is “big hit” when the reverse reproduction display is performed and the variation of the determination symbol and the decoration symbol stops. In this way, compared to the case where the “big hit” is determined only when the display in the forward direction is stopped, the player can change the determination design and the decorative design during the reverse playback display. Watch carefully. As described above, when the jackpot determination is performed with the symbol when the reverse reproduction display is stopped, the following mode can be taken as the screen when the reverse reproduction display is stopped. For example, in the case where the golf in the above-described embodiment is used as a motif, the player determines “displacement” when the player swings the tee shot, and “big hit” if the player hits the ball with the tee shot is displayed. Then, it is possible to notify the player whether or not it is a “hit” with only the decorative symbols.

In the above-described embodiment, only when the reach state is reached, the reverse reproduction display of the determination symbol and the decoration symbol is performed. However, the reverse reproduction display of the determination symbol and the decoration symbol is performed before the reach state is reached. May be.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described first type pachinko machine, but can be applied to a gaming machine provided with a display for displaying a design for determination and a design that is not related to the establishment of a privilege. It can be applied to seed pachinko machines, slot machines, arrange ball machines, video game machines, and the like.

10. Pachinko machine 22. Symbol display 30. Type 1 starting port 72. Left determination symbol 74. Middle determination symbol 76. Right determination symbol 78. Symbol not related to establishment of privilege.

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A gaming machine comprising a first display area for displaying a determination symbol and a second display area for displaying a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of a privilege,
The symbol that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area until the determination symbol displayed in the first display region starts to fluctuate and it is determined whether or not the privilege is established. A game machine characterized by displaying a reverse reproduction.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the determination is displayed in the first display area in conjunction with a reverse reproduction display of a symbol that is not related to establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area. A gaming machine characterized in that a symbol is displayed in reverse rotation.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the determination symbols is reversely reproduced and displayed after the change of the determination symbol displayed in the first display area is stopped. A featured gaming machine. A gaming machine including a display for displaying a determination symbol and a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of a privilege,
A game machine in which a symbol that does not participate in the establishment of the privilege is reversely reproduced and displayed until the determination symbol starts to change and whether or not the privilege is established is determined. According to the stop mode of the symbol displayed on the symbol display means, it has a sphere detection means for detecting a ball entering the specific mouth and a symbol display means for variably displaying the symbol according to a detection signal from the sphere detection means. In a gaming machine that gives a privilege that is a game condition advantageous to a player,
The symbol display means includes a first display region for displaying a symbol for determination, and a second display region for displaying a symbol that is not involved in the establishment of the privilege,
The determination symbol displayed in the first display area starts to fluctuate and is not involved in the establishment of the privilege displayed in the second display area until it is determined whether or not the privilege is granted. A gaming machine characterized in that a symbol is displayed in reverse rotation.

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