JP2011250891A - Game machine, display control method and display control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine that can change the visual confirmation state of a performance image without changing a posture of a game player on the basis of the displayed performance image, and a display control method and a display control program.SOLUTION: In a double liquid crystal structure, a lattice image composed of a concealed image and a transmissive image is displayed at a liquid crystal display device at the front face, a backside performance image composed of a first performance image and a second performance image is displayed at a liquid crystal display device at the backside, and image widths of the concealed image and the second performance image are changed. At this point, the image widths of the second performance image and the concealed image are expanded by using a width expansion rate, and the image widths are reduced by using a width reduction rate.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, a display control method, and a display control program.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is provided with a liquid crystal display device, and a pachinko ball is won / entered at various winning holes to display a design symbol to give the player high interest.

  Since this liquid crystal display device needs to be arranged so that the image displayed on the liquid crystal display device is easily viewed by the player, various technologies have been disclosed to provide higher interest. .

  In Patent Document 1, character video or graphic video information relating to game effect contents is displayed on a plurality of display units arranged in multiple directions in the front-rear direction at appropriate intervals, and the game effect is displayed by the video displayed on each display unit. It is described that it is possible to display multiplexed video corresponding to the above.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a movable accessory provided close to the display device closes a part of the screen close to the first position where the movable object is separated from the screen and opens the entire screen. It is configured to be movable to the second position, and it is possible to perform a variety of effects by switching between the first position and the second position corresponding to the game effects. Are listed.

JP 2004-230025 A JP 2008-2000215 A

  For this reason, in the conventional technology as described above, liquid crystal display devices are arranged in multiple layers and images are displayed on the respective display devices, so that even when the size of the display device is limited, it is maximized. The utilization efficiency can be increased, and it is possible to provide higher interest.

  However, even when two liquid crystal display devices or objects are used, the images that can be seen are not different regardless of the player's posture and line of sight, so that a common image is provided for the game by the player. It was just a thing.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a gaming machine, a display control method, and a display control program that can change the visual state of the effect image without changing the appearance of the player based on the displayed effect image. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a display device that displays an effect image corresponding to an effect state provided by a game using a game medium, and is arranged on the front surface of the display device, and the display device And a transmissive display device that transmits at least a part of the effect image displayed on the screen, and is provided in the second effect state in association with the second effect state that shifts from the first effect state. A first storage means for storing a back effect image composed of a first effect image and a second effect image, and a front surface having at least a concealment image for concealing a part of the back effect image stored in the first storage means. By second storage means for storing the effect image in association with the back effect image stored in the first storage means, and by an instruction to shift from the first effect state to the second effect state. The above The rear effect image corresponding to the second effect state stored in the first storage means on the display device, and the rear surface stored in the second storage means on the transmission type display device Display control means for performing display control for displaying the front effect image associated with the effect image, and an image width of the concealment image constituting the front effect image displayed on the transmissive display device by the display control means Image width changing means for changing the image width of the first effect image of the rear effect image associated with the front effect image stored in the second storage means.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the image width changing means changes the first effect image having the same image width as the image width of the concealment image of the front effect image.

  The invention of claim 3 further comprises holding means for holding an initial image width of the image width of the hidden image in the invention of claim 1, wherein the image width changing means has an image width of the hidden image. The image width of the first effect image is the same as the initial image width at the initial image width set in the setting means, and the image width of the concealed image is changed to be larger than the initial image width. The image of the first effect image is changed by changing the image width of the first effect image to be smaller than the initial image width and changing the image width of the concealed image to be smaller than the initial image width set by the setting means. A variable change is performed to change the width larger than the initial image width.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the image width changing means is configured to change the image width of the concealed image larger than the initial image width according to a ratio equal to a width enlargement ratio. The image width of the first effect image is changed by a ratio equal to the width reduction ratio when the image width of the first effect image is changed to be smaller than the initial image width and the image width of the concealed image is changed to be smaller than the initial image width. A variable change is performed to change the image width to be larger than the initial image width.

  Further, the invention of claim 5 includes a first effect image and a second effect image relating to a game provided in the second effect state in association with the second effect state shifted from the first effect state. A back effect image is stored as first storage means, and a front effect image having at least a concealment image for concealing a part of the back effect image stored in the first storage means is stored in the first storage means. An effect state provided by a game using a game medium in accordance with an instruction to shift from the first effect state to the second effect state, stored as second storage means in association with the rear effect image being The rear effect image corresponding to the second effect state stored in the first storage means is displayed on the display device that displays the effect image corresponding to the display image, arranged on the front surface of the display device, and the display Before being displayed on the device Display control for displaying the front effect image associated with the back effect image stored in the second storage means in a transmission type display device that transmits at least a part of the effect image as a display control means, The rear face associated with the front effect image stored in the second storage means together with the change of the image width of the concealment image constituting the front effect image displayed on the transmissive display device by the display control means The image width of the first effect image of the effect image is changed.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the first effect image and the second effect image relating to the game provided in the second effect state in association with the second effect state that shifts the computer from the first effect state. A first storage means for storing a rear effect image comprising: a front effect image having at least a concealment image for concealing a part of the rear effect image stored in the first storage means; Second storage means for storing in association with the stored rear effect image, an effect provided by a game using a game medium by an instruction to shift from the first effect state to the second effect state The rear effect image according to the second effect state stored in the first storage means is displayed on the display device that displays the effect image according to the state, arranged on the front surface of the display device, Display on display device Display control means for performing display control for displaying the front effect image associated with the back effect image stored in the second storage means in a transmission type display device that transmits at least part of the effect image to be transmitted The display control means associates the front effect image stored in the second storage means with the change of the image width of the concealment image constituting the front effect image displayed on the transmissive display device. It functions as an image width changing means for changing the image width of the first effect image of the rear effect image.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that the visual state of the effect image can be changed without changing the appearance of the player based on the displayed effect image.

1 is an example of a device configuration diagram of a gaming machine configured by applying a gaming machine, a firing operation device control method, and a firing operation device control program according to an embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view which showed the structure seen from the back surface of the gaming machine shown in FIG. The block diagram which shows the function structure of the game machine comprised by applying the game machine in the embodiment of this invention, the production method, and the production program. The figure which shows the detailed structure of the display control part which comprises the image control board of the game machine in embodiment of this invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating a device configuration of a liquid crystal display device. FIG. 5 shows a liquid crystal display device included in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention and an arrangement configuration of images displayed on the liquid crystal display device. The figure which shows the screen structure displayed on a liquid crystal display device in the image structure of the effect image shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the detailed process performed with the gaming machine comprised by applying the gaming machine, the display control method, and the display control program in the embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of the detailed process of the image width change control process shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a liquid crystal display device included in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention and an arrangement configuration of images displayed on the liquid crystal display device. FIG. 5 shows a liquid crystal display device included in a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention and an arrangement configuration of images displayed on the liquid crystal display device.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine, a display control method, and a display control program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an example of a diagram illustrating a device configuration of a gaming machine configured by applying a gaming machine, a display control method, and a display control program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  A game machine is installed on the side surface of the game machine 1, and a game medium of a quantity corresponding to the valuable money put into the machine, for example, a game ball, is lent, and the operation handle 3 is rotated by the player. Then, the touch sensor 3b provided inside the operation handle 3 detects this and transmits a touch signal to the firing control board 106.

  When receiving a touch signal from the touch sensor 3b, the firing control board 106 permits energization of the firing solenoid 4a.

  And the voltage according to the rotation angle by which the operation handle 3 was rotated is applied to the launching solenoid 4a provided in the game ball launching mechanism. In the firing solenoid 4a to which the voltage is applied, the gear directly connected to the operation handle 3 is rotated according to the applied voltage, and the knob of the firing volume 3a connected to the gear is rotated.

  As a result, the rented game balls are fired toward the game area 6.

  A game area 6 in which game balls are launched and sent is provided in the game board 2, and a glass frame 110 is provided on the outer periphery of the game area 6 of the game board 2.

  The game balls launched into the game area 6 move up in the transport path between the rails 5a and 5b to reach the upper position of the game board 2, and then fall within the game area 6. At this time, the game area 6 is provided with a plurality of nails and windmills, and the game ball falls unpredictably while hitting these obstacles.

  The game area 6 is provided with a plurality of general winning ports 7.

  Each general winning opening 7 is provided with a general winning opening detecting switch 7a, and when the general winning opening detecting switch 7a detects the entering of a game ball, a predetermined winning ball (for example, 10 game balls). Is additionally loaned.

  Further, a normal symbol gate 8 is provided above the general winning opening 7 in the game area 6 so as to pass the game ball. The normal symbol gate 8 is provided with a gate detection switch 8a for detecting the passage of the game ball. When the gate detection switch 8a detects the passage of the game ball, the normal symbol lottery described later is performed.

  Further, a second start port 10 is provided directly below the first start port 9.

  A pair of movable pieces 10b are provided at the entrance portion of the second starting port 10, and the first mode in which the pair of movable pieces 10b closes the second starting port 10 is in a closed state. The pair of movable pieces 10b are controlled to move so as to be in a second state in which the pair of movable pieces 10b are in an open state that guides the flow of game balls into the second starting port 10.

  When the second starting port 10 is in the first mode, the first starting port 9 located immediately above the second starting port 10 becomes an obstacle, making it impossible or difficult to receive the game ball. Yes. On the other hand, when the second starting port 10 is in the second mode, the pair of movable pieces 10b function as a tray, and it is easy to enter the game ball into the second starting port 10.

  The first start port 9 and the second start port 10 are respectively provided with a first start port detection switch 9a and a second start port detection switch 10a for detecting the entrance of a game ball. When a game ball is detected, a right acquisition lottery (hereinafter referred to as “winning lottery”) for executing a special game (win game), which will be described later, is performed, and a predetermined prize ball (for example, three games) Sphere) is loaned.

  Further, a big prize opening 11 is provided further below the second start opening 10.

  The special winning opening 11 is normally kept closed by the special winning opening / closing door 11b, and it is impossible to enter a game ball. On the other hand, when a special game, which will be described later, is started, the special prize opening opening / closing door 11b is opened and maintained in an open state, and the special prize opening opening / closing door 11b puts the game ball in the special winning opening 11. It functions as a receiving tray that guides the game ball and can enter the grand prize opening 11.

  The big prize opening 11 is provided with a big prize opening detection switch 11a, which detects when a game ball enters by being guided by the big prize opening / closing door 11b, and a predetermined prize ball (for example, Nine game balls) will be lent.

  The player does not enter any of the general winning port 7, the first starting port 9, the second starting port 10, and the grand winning port 11 further below the grand winning port 11, that is, at the bottom of the game area 6. A discharge port 12 for discharging the game balls from the game area 6 is provided.

  In addition, the game board 2 is provided with an effect device for performing various effects.

  Specifically, a liquid crystal display device 13 composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like is provided at a substantially central portion of the game area 6, and an effect accessory device is provided on the right side surface of the liquid crystal display device 13. 14 and 15 are provided. Further, an effect lighting device 16 is provided at both the upper position and the lower position of the game board 2, and an effect button 17 is provided on the left side of the operation handle 3.

  The liquid crystal display device 13 displays an image that introduces the game while the game is not being played, or displays an effect image according to the progress of the game during the game. The liquid crystal display device 13 includes a normal liquid crystal display device 13A and a transmissive liquid crystal display device 13B, the configuration of which is shown in FIG. 5, and will be described in detail below.

  In particular, the liquid crystal display device 13 is configured so that when a game ball enters the first starting port 9 or the second starting port 10, the lottery result obtained by performing the right acquisition lottery as described above is displayed to the player. The “effect symbol 30” to be notified to the user is variably displayed as an effect image.

  The effect symbol 30 displays, for example, symbols composed of three numbers or characters by scrolling and rotating the symbols in the vertical direction, and stopping the scrolling rotation after a predetermined time has elapsed to display the symbols in an array. As a result, while the symbols are being scrolled, the player is given the impression that the lottery is currently being performed, and the player is notified of the lottery result based on the combination of symbols displayed when the scrolling is stopped.

  During the variation display of the effect symbol 30, it may be won by winning effect by displaying effect images such as various images and character images, or by performing predetermined effects by the effect accessory devices 14 and 15. Giving players high expectations.

  The effect lighting device 16 includes a plurality of lights 16a, which are a plurality of lighting devices, and performs various effects while changing the light irradiation direction, light emission color, and shade of each light 16a.

  The effect button 17 is provided with an effect button detection switch 17a for detecting a pressing operation by the player. For example, the player can display a message for operating the effect button 17 on the liquid crystal display device 13. When the effect button 17 is pressed, further effects can be executed.

  Further, the gaming machine 1 is provided with an audio output device 18 (see FIG. 3) formed of a speaker, and in addition to each effect device, an effect by sound is also performed.

  Below the game area 6, a first special symbol display device 19, a second special symbol display device 20, a normal symbol display device 21, a first special symbol hold indicator 22, a second special symbol hold indicator 23, A normal symbol hold indicator 24 is provided.

  The first special symbol display device 19 notifies a lottery result obtained when a game ball enters the first start port 9, and is composed of 7-segment LEDs. That is, a plurality of special symbols (hereinafter referred to as “special symbols”) corresponding to the winning lottery results are provided, and by displaying the special symbols corresponding to the winning lottery results on the first special symbol display device 19. The lottery result is notified to the player.

  For example, “7” is displayed when the jackpot is won, and “−” is displayed when the player wins. “7” and “−” displayed in this way are special symbols, but these special symbols are not displayed immediately, but are displayed in a stopped state after being displayed for a predetermined time. .

  More specifically, when a game ball enters the first starting port 9, a jackpot lottery will be performed, but the jackpot lottery result is not immediately notified to the player, and a predetermined time is passed. The player is notified when it has passed. When a predetermined time has elapsed, a special symbol corresponding to the jackpot lottery result is stopped and displayed so that the player is notified of the lottery result.

  The second special symbol display device 20 is for informing a lottery winning result that is made when a game ball enters the second starting port 10, and the display mode is the first special display device. This is the same as the display mode of special symbols in the symbol display device 19.

  Further, the normal symbol display device 21 is for notifying the lottery result of the normal symbol that is performed when the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 8. When winning is won by the normal symbol lottery, the normal symbol display device 21 is turned on, and then the second starting port 10 is controlled to the second mode for a predetermined time.

  Note that this normal symbol also does not immediately notify the lottery result when the game ball passes through the normal symbol gate 8, but the normal symbol display device 21 blinks until a predetermined time elapses. Is displayed in a variable manner.

  Furthermore, if a game ball enters the first starting port 9 or the second starting port 10 during a special symbol change display or a special game to be described later, a certain condition must be met. The right to win a jackpot is reserved.

  In other words, the right to win the jackpot where the game ball enters the first start port 9 and is retained is reserved as “first hold”, and the jackpot where the game ball enters the second start port 10 and is retained The right to draw is reserved as “second hold”.

  Each of these “first hold” and “second hold” has an upper limit reserved number of four, and the reserved number is set to the first special symbol hold indicator 22 for the right held as the first hold. The right displayed and held as the second hold is displayed on the second special symbol hold indicator 23.

  When there is one first hold, the LED on the left side of the first special symbol hold indicator 22 lights up, and when there are two first holds, the two LEDs on the first special symbol hold indicator 22 Lights up. Further, when there are three first holds, the LED on the left side of the first special symbol hold indicator 22 blinks and the right LED is lit. When there are four first holds, the first special symbol hold The two LEDs on the display 22 flash. In addition, the second special symbol hold indicator 23 displays the number of the second reserved reserves as described above.

  The upper limit reserved number of normal symbols is also set to four, and the reserved number of normal symbols is displayed in the same manner as the first special symbol hold indicator 22 and the second special symbol hold indicator 23. 24.

  The glass frame 110 supports a glass plate (not shown) that covers the game area 6 so as to be visible in front of the game board 2 (player side). The glass plate is detachably fixed to the glass frame 110.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the gaming machine 1 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the glass frame 110 is connected to an outer frame (front frame) 100 via a hinge mechanism 111 on one end side in the left-right direction (for example, the left side facing the gaming machine). With the mechanism portion 111 as a fulcrum, the other end side in the left-right direction (for example, the right side facing the gaming machine) can be rotated in a direction to release from the outer frame (front frame) 100.

  The glass frame 110 covers the game board 2 together with the glass plate, and opens the inner part of the outer frame (front frame) 100 including the game board 2 by rotating like a door with the hinge mechanism 111 as a fulcrum. Can do. On the other end side of the glass frame 110, a lock mechanism for fixing the other end side of the glass frame 110 to the outer frame (front frame) 100 is provided. The fixing by the lock mechanism can be released by a dedicated key.

  The glass frame 110 is also provided with a door opening switch 33 (see FIG. 3) for detecting whether the glass frame 110 is opened from the outer frame (front frame) 100.

  On the back surface of the gaming machine 1, a main control board 101, an effect control board 102, a payout control board 103, a power supply board 107, an information output terminal board 108, and the like are provided. Further, a power plug 50 for supplying power to the power board 107 and a power switch (not shown) are provided.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a gaming machine configured by applying the gaming machine, the rendering method, and the rendering program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 3, a main control board 101 is a device for controlling the basic operation of the game. The main control board 101 includes a main CPU 101a, a main ROM 101b, and a main RAM 101c.

  The main CPU 101a reads out the program stored in the main ROM 101b based on the input signals from the detection switches and timers, performs arithmetic processing, and directly controls each device and display, or determines the result of the arithmetic processing. In response, a command is transmitted to another board. The main RAM 101c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 101a.

  The main control board 101 includes a general winning opening detection switch 7a, a gate detection switch 8a, a first starting opening detection switch 9a, a second starting opening detection switch 10a, a first large winning opening detection switch 11a, and a second large winning opening detection. A switch 90a is connected and a game ball detection signal is input.

  The main control board 101 includes a start opening / closing solenoid 10c for opening / closing the pair of movable pieces 10b of the second start opening 10 and a large winning opening opening / closing solenoid 11c for opening / closing the large winning opening / closing door 11b. In addition to being connected, a first special symbol display device 19, a second special symbol display device 20, a normal symbol display device 21 that constitute a symbol display device, and a first special symbol hold indicator 22 that constitutes a hold indicator, The second special symbol hold indicator 23 and the normal symbol hold indicator 24 are connected, and various signals are output to these.

  Furthermore, the main control board 101 is used for an island controller device that controls each “island” that forms an “island” with a plurality of gaming machines as a group, and a terminal controller device that manages the island controller device of each “island”. Thus, an external information signal necessary for managing the game machine is output to the information output terminal board 108.

  The main ROM 101b of the main control board 101 stores a game control program and data and tables necessary for determining various games.

  For example, the main ROM 101b has a jackpot determination table that is referred to when determining whether or not a special symbol variation stop result is a big hit, and when determining whether or not a normal symbol variation stop result is a hit. Reference hit determination table, fall determination table for determining whether or not to end the high probability gaming state Symbol determination table for determining a stop symbol of a special symbol, determination for determining a gaming state change flag based on the special symbol Table, jackpot end setting data table for determining the gaming state based on the gaming state change flag and the data in the gaming state buffer, special electric accessory operating mode determination for determining the opening / closing conditions of the big prize opening / closing door 11b Table, open mode determination table for long hits, open mode determination table for short hits, open mode determination table for small hits, special Variation pattern determination table or the like for determining the symbol of the fluctuation pattern is stored.

  Note that the above-described table is merely an example of characteristic tables among the tables in the present embodiment, and a number of other tables and programs (not shown) are provided for the progress of the game. ing.

  The main RAM 101c of the main control board 101 has a plurality of storage areas. For example, the main RAM 101c includes a normal symbol reserved number storage area, a normal symbol reserved storage area, a first special symbol reserved number storage area, a second special symbol reserved number storage area, a determination storage area, a first special symbol storage area, a first 2 special symbol memory area, remaining probability count storage area for high probability gaming state, remaining variation count storage area for short-time gaming state, round game count storage area, open count storage area, winning prize entry pitch storage area, gaming status storage An area, a game state buffer, a stop symbol data storage area, a game state change flag storage area, an effect transmission data storage area, and various timer counters are provided.

  The game state storage area includes a short-time game flag storage area, a high-probability game flag storage area, a special-purpose special electric processing data storage area, and a general-purpose normal electric processing data storage area. Note that the above-described storage area is merely an example, and many other storage areas are provided.

  The information output terminal board 108 is a board for outputting an external information signal generated in the main control board 101 to a hall computer or the like of a game store. The information output terminal board 108 is wired to the main control board 101 and is provided with a connector for connecting external information to a hall computer or the like of a game store.

  The power supply board 107 supplies power to the gaming machine via the power plug 50, and includes a backup power source composed of a capacitor. The power supply voltage supplied to the gaming machine is monitored, and the power supply voltage is less than a predetermined value. When this happens, a power interruption detection signal is output to the main control board 101. More specifically, when the power interruption detection signal becomes high level, the main CPU 101a becomes operable, and when the power interruption detection signal becomes low level, the main CPU 101a becomes inactive state. The backup power source is not limited to a capacitor, and may be a battery, for example, or a capacitor and a battery may be used in combination.

  The effect control board 102 mainly controls each effect such as during game play or standby. The effect control board 102 includes a sub CPU 102a, a sub ROM 102b, and a sub RAM 102c, and is connected to the main control board 101 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 101 to the effect control board 102. .

  The sub CPU 102a reads out the program stored in the sub ROM 102b based on the command transmitted from the main control board 101 or the input signal from the timer, performs arithmetic processing, and based on the processing, the corresponding data Is transmitted to the lamp control board 104 or the image control board 105.

  The sub RAM 102c functions as a data work area when the sub CPU 102a performs arithmetic processing.

  The sub ROM 102b of the effect control board 102 stores an effect control program, data necessary for determining various games, tables, and the like.

  For example, the sub ROM 102b stores a variation effect pattern determination table for determining an effect pattern based on a variation pattern designation command received from the main control board 101. Note that the variation effect pattern determination table merely lists characteristic tables among the tables of the present embodiment as an example, and there are many other tables and programs (not shown) in the progress of the game. Is provided.

  The sub RAM 102c of the effect control board 102 has a plurality of storage areas. For example, the sub RAM 102c is provided with a command reception buffer, a game state storage area, an effect mode storage area, and the like. Note that these storage areas merely list characteristic storage areas of the storage areas of the present embodiment as an example, and many other storage areas are provided.

  In the present embodiment, the effect control board 102 is equipped with an RTC (real time clock) 102d for outputting the current time. The sub CPU 102a inputs a date signal indicating the current date and a time signal indicating the current time from the RTC 102d, and executes various processes based on the current date and time. The RTC 102d is normally operated by power from the gaming machine 1 when power is supplied to the gaming machine 1, and is supplied from backup power mounted on the power supply board 107 when the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned off. It operates with a power source that operates. Therefore, the RTC 102d can measure the current date and time even when the gaming machine 1 is powered off. Note that the RTC 102d may be provided with a battery on the effect control board 102 and operated by the battery.

  Alternatively, the RTC 102d may not be provided, and the time may be measured by counting up a counter provided in the sub RAM 102c having a function as a backup RAM every predetermined time (for example, every 2 ms).

  The payout control board 103 performs game ball launch control and prize ball payout control.

  The payout control board 103 includes a payout CPU 103a, a payout ROM 103b, and a payout RAM 103c, and is connected to the main control board 101 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The payout CPU 103a reads out the program stored in the payout ROM 103b based on the input signals from the payout ball count detection switch 32, the door opening switch 33, and the timer for detecting whether or not the game ball has been paid out. At the same time, the corresponding data is transmitted to the main control board 101 based on the processing.

  The payout control board 103 is connected to a payout motor 31 of a prize ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls from the game ball storage unit to the player. Based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 101, the payout CPU 103a reads out a predetermined program from the payout ROM 103b and performs arithmetic processing, and controls the payout motor 31 of the prize ball payout device to execute a predetermined prize. Pay the ball to the player. At this time, the payout RAM 103c functions as a data work area during the calculation process of the payout CPU 103a.

  Also, it is confirmed whether a game ball lending device (card unit) (not shown) is connected to the payout control board 103, and if a game ball lending device (card unit) is connected, the game ball is fired on the launch control board 106. Sending fire control data that allows

  In addition, the lamp control board 104 controls the lighting of the effect lighting device 16 provided on the game board 2 and controls the driving of the motor for changing the light irradiation direction. ROM and lamp RAM are provided. The lamp control board 104 is connected to the effect control board 102 and performs the above-described controls based on the data transmitted from the effect control board 102.

  The image control board 105 is connected to the effect control board 102 so that bidirectional communication is possible, and the liquid crystal display device 13 is connected to the output side thereof.

  In this image control board 105, effect images such as effect symbols and background images displayed on the liquid crystal display device 13 are stored in the image ROM, and the image CPU executes a predetermined program based on a command transmitted from the effect control board 102. At the same time as reading, a predetermined effect image is read from the image ROM to the VRAM, and display control in the liquid crystal display device 13 is performed.

  The image CPU executes various image processing such as background image display processing, effect symbol display processing, and character image display processing on the liquid crystal display device 13.

  The image control board 105 further includes a display control unit 400, and performs control processing for displaying various effect images on the liquid crystal display device 13 that is configured by the normal liquid crystal display device 13A and the transmissive liquid crystal display device 13B.

  That is, the effect design image and the character image are displayed so as to be seen in front of the background image.

  At this time, if the background image and the design image overlap at the same position, the design image is preferentially stored in the VRAM by referring to the Z value of the Z buffer of each effect image by a known hidden surface removal method such as the Z buffer method. .

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the display control unit of the gaming machine configured by applying the gaming machine, the display control method, and the display control program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 4, the display control unit 400 includes a reception unit 401, a condition determination unit 402, a condition storage unit 403, an image reading unit 404, an image storage unit 405, a display output unit 406, a timing unit 407, an effect control unit 408, an operation reception A unit 409, an operation identification unit 410, an information storage unit 411, an information reading unit 412, an operation content comparison unit 413, a setting information reading unit 414, a setting information storage unit 415, an image width confirmation unit 416, and an image width change control unit 417. Configured.

  In the display control unit 400 constituting the effect control board 102 that has received an image display request based on an instruction state transition instruction from the main control board 101 shown in FIG. 3, the receiving unit 401 receives this image display request and determines the condition. To the unit 402.

  The condition determination unit 402 reads the effect execution condition stored in the condition storage unit 403 and determines whether the instruction state transition instruction in the image display request sent from the reception unit 401 is a transition instruction satisfying the effect execution condition. .

  If the condition determining unit 402 determines that the transition instruction does not satisfy the effect execution condition, the condition determining unit 402 sends an effect image display instruction based on the image display request to the effect control unit 408 to the effect control unit 408. At this time, the effect control unit 408 reads out the effect image based on the display instruction from the effect images stored in the image storage unit 405 and causes the liquid crystal display device 13 to display the effect image.

  Subsequently, when the condition determining unit 402 determines that the transition instruction satisfies the effect execution condition, the effect image to be displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device 13A and the transmissive liquid crystal display device 13B is read by the image reading unit 404. Instruct.

  At this time, the image reading unit 404 reads from the image storage unit 405 an effect image to be displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device 13A and the transmissive liquid crystal display device 13B of the liquid crystal display device 13 in response to an image display request that satisfies the effect execution condition. In this image reading unit 404, in addition to the “rear effect image” composed of the first effect image and the second effect image displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device 13A from the image storage unit 405, the transmission liquid crystal display device 13B. A “grid image” composed of a transparent image and a concealed image to be displayed is read out.

  Of course, it may be a rear effect image composed only of a concealment image. That is, the back effect image is composed of at least a hidden image.

  In this way, when the image reading unit 404 reads the effect images, they are temporarily held (cached). Further, the image reading unit 404 instructs the setting information reading unit 414 to read setting information in displaying the effect image. At this time, the setting information reading unit 414 reads “initial display setting information” stored in the setting information storage unit 415.

  The read initial display setting information is sent to the image width confirmation unit 416. The image width confirmation unit 416 displays the back effect image in addition to the concealment image and the transmission image that constitute the lattice image read by the image reading unit 404. It is confirmed whether or not the image widths of the first effect image and the second effect image constituting the image width are the same as the image width set in the initial display setting information.

  An image whose image width is not set in the initial display setting information is not checked whether the image width and the image width of the read image are the same.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the images are the same for the image set with the image width, the image width confirmation unit 416 outputs each effect image read by the image reading unit 404 to the display output unit 406. Instruct the display output of. At this time, the display output unit 406 receives the effect image (grid image, rear effect image) read by the image reading unit 404, displays the lattice image on the transmissive liquid crystal display device 13B, and displays the rear effect image as a normal liquid crystal. The image is displayed on the display device 13A.

  On the other hand, in addition to the image width set in the initial display setting information by the image width confirmation unit 416, the concealed image and the transparent image constituting the lattice image, the first effect image and the second effect image constituting the rear effect image. When the image width is different, the image width change control unit 417 is instructed to change the image width of these effect images to the image width indicated by the initial display setting information.

  As a result, the image width change control unit 417 indicates the image widths of the first effect image and the second effect image forming the back effect image in addition to the concealed image and the transparent image forming the lattice image by the initial display setting information. The image width is changed.

  In this way, when the image width becomes the image width indicated by the initial display setting information by the image width change control unit 417, the display output unit 406 is instructed to display and output these effect images.

  At this time, the display output unit 406 displays the grid image with the changed image width on the transmissive liquid crystal display device 13B, and displays the rear effect image on the normal liquid crystal display device 13A.

  When the display output unit 406 performs display output in this way, a grid image is displayed on the transmissive liquid crystal display device 13B, and a back effect image is displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device 13A, the display output unit 406 407 and the operation reception unit 409 are notified that the rear effect image and the grid image have been displayed, and the timing unit 407 starts timing by receiving this notification.

  Similarly, the display output unit 406 requests the image width change control unit 417 to change the image width.

  At this time, the image width change control unit 417 acquires information about the width change rate stored in the setting information storage unit 415 and performs image width change control based on the width change rate. This width change rate is composed of a width enlargement rate and a width reduction rate. The minimum image width (referred to as “allowable minimum image width”) and the maximum image width (“ “Allowable maximum image width”) is set and held for each image.

  At this time, an image configuration in which the image width is changed by the image width change control unit 417 is shown in FIG. 6, and a screen configuration that the player visually recognizes in this state is shown in FIG. 7 and will be described below.

  Further, in the operation reception unit 409, when the operation of the effect button is received by receiving a detection signal from the effect button detection switch 17a, or information on the rotation amount of the launch handle from the launch volume 3a via the main control unit 101 When the operation of the launch handle is received by receiving the time, the time measuring unit 407 measures the time for which the image width change processing is permitted for a predetermined time (hereinafter referred to as “image width change permission time”). If it is before being notified, the operation identification unit 410 is requested to identify the operation content.

  Thereby, the operation identification unit 410 identifies an operation performed by the player. For example, in the above example, the operation of the effect button has been continuously pressed, the number of times the continuous pressing operation has been pressed, the amount of rotation of the firing handle has been rotated by a predetermined amount or more, etc. Identify.

  When the operation content is identified by the operation identifying unit 410 in this way, the operation identifying unit 410 notifies the operation content comparing unit 413 of the identified operation content and identifies the operation content to the operation receiving unit 409. At this time, the operation reception unit 409 stops the time measurement by the time measurement unit 407.

  At this time, the operation content comparison unit 413 constructs the identified operation content and the rear effect image stored in the information storage unit 411, and applies to the second effect image that is an effect image for enlarging or reducing the image width. The operation content indicated as the production information is compared. That is, it shows that the image change rate is set and held in this second effect image.

  The second effect image is an image including effect information indicating an operation for performing a special effect such as displaying a privilege image.

  Then, the comparison result by the operation content comparison unit 413 is notified to the information reading unit 412.

  At this time, the information reading unit 412 reads the effect designation information corresponding to the comparison result from the information storage unit 411.

  For example, when the second effect image is associated with the identified operation by the operation content comparison unit 413, the information reading unit 412 similarly associates with the associated second effect image. The “production designation information” is read out.

  Further, when the operation content comparison unit 413 does not associate the identified operation with the second effect image, the information reading unit 412 reads “designation information” specified in advance.

  When the effect image identifying unit 410 determines that the operation content is not associated with the second effect image, the effect receiving unit 409 is notified of this. At this time, if the operation reception unit 409 has not received that the image width change permission time has been measured by the time measurement unit 407, the operation reception unit 409 is in a standby state until another operation is performed again.

  Further, when the image width change permission time is measured by the time measuring unit 407, the time measuring unit 407 notifies the operation reception unit 409 and the information reading unit 412 that the image width change permission time has been measured. At this time, the operation accepting unit 409 stops accepting the operation and discards the accepted operation content.

  As described above, when the production designation information is read by the information reading unit 412, the information reading unit 412 sends the read production designation information to the production control unit 408, and the production control unit 408 uses the production designation information as the production designation information. The effect image memorize | stored in the effect image memory | storage part 405 based is read, and it displays on the liquid crystal display device 13. FIG.

  The effect designation information at this time is information for designating an effect corresponding to the effect state after the transition instructed, and can specify an effect image to be displayed for performing the effect. .

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a liquid crystal display device including a normal liquid crystal display device and a transmissive liquid crystal display device included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and an arrangement configuration of images displayed on the liquid crystal display device. .

  6 (a), 6 (b), 6 (c), 6 (d), and 6 (e) show a liquid crystal in which a normal liquid crystal display device and a transmissive liquid crystal display device are arranged on the front surface thereof. In the structure, an example is shown in which a lattice image is normally displayed on a liquid crystal display device and a back effect image is displayed on a transmissive liquid crystal display device.

  FIG. 6A shows a state in which a grid image and a rear effect image are displayed with an image width based on the initial display setting information, and the rear effect image is obtained by alternating the first effect image and the second effect image. The image configuration that is arranged and has a grid shape is referred to from above, and the image width of the first effect image and the image width of the second effect image are “image width of the first effect image> second effect” The grid image is a state in which the grid image and the transmission image are alternately arranged to refer to the image configuration that forms a grid shape, and the image width of the hidden image is The image width of the transparent image has a relationship of “image width of concealed image> image width of transparent image”.

  6B enlarges the image width of the second effect image shown in FIG. 6A by the width enlargement rate at the width change rate, and also the width enlargement rate at the width change rate even in the concealed image. Shows a state where the image width is enlarged. As a result, the display area of the second effect image is enlarged and the concealment area by the concealment image is also enlarged.

  That is, in this case, a state in which the width change rate is set for the second effect image and the concealment image is shown.

  FIG. 6C is a diagram showing a state further enlarged from the state shown in FIG. 6B, and accompanying the enlargement of the image width of the second effect image and the image width of the concealed image by the width enlargement ratio. As a result, the image width of the second effect image and the image width of the transparent image are made the same by reducing the display width of the image width of the transparent image.

  FIG. 6D is a view showing a state further enlarged from the state of the image width shown in FIG. 6C, and the image width of the second effect image and the image width of the concealment image are changed according to the width enlargement ratio. As the image is enlarged, the display width of the image width of the transparent image is reduced, so that the image width of the transparent image is smaller than the image width of the hidden image.

  Further, FIG. 6E is a state further enlarged from the state of the image width shown in FIG. 6D, and the image width of the second effect image or the image width of the hidden image is “allowable maximum image width”. It is a figure which shows the state which became.

  When the image width of the second effect image or the image width of the concealment image reaches the allowable maximum image width, the image width expansion by the width expansion rate is stopped, and then the second effect image and the concealment are performed by the width reduction rate of the width change rate. Reduce the image width.

  That is, the state of the image width in FIG. 6E changes to the state of the image width in FIG. 6D, the state of the image width in FIG. 6C, and the image width in FIG. Then, the state transitions sequentially with the state of the image width in FIG. The image width in FIG. 6A at this time is “allowable minimum image width”.

  This image width state is sequentially repeated, and when the “image width change permission time” has elapsed since the start of the image width change, the image width change process is stopped.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration displayed on the liquid crystal display device in the image configuration of the effect image illustrated in FIG. 6.

  FIG. 7A is a screen displayed based on the image arrangement shown in FIG. 6A, and shows a state where a rear effect image is displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device. The first effect image of the rear effect image is an image composed of diagonal lines, and the second effect image is an image including effect information “press the effect button three times”.

  Further, the transmissive liquid crystal display device shows a state in which a grid image is displayed. As a concealed image of the grid image, a black-painted image is shown in FIG. 2 shows a transparent image that transmits the effect image.

  The concealed image is displayed by being superimposed on the hatched image that is the first effect image, and the transparent image superimposed on the first effect image and the second effect image is displayed by the image displayed in this manner. Become.

  Next, FIG. 7B is a screen that is displayed based on the image arrangement shown in FIG. 6B, and the back effect image is displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device as in FIG. 7A. 2 shows a state in which a grid image is displayed on the transmissive liquid crystal display device.

  FIG. 7 shows the image width of the concealed image forming the grid image together with the state in which the image width of the second effect image constituting the rear effect image is enlarged from the image width of the second effect image shown in FIG. The state which expanded more than the image width of the concealment image shown to (a) is shown.

  Accordingly, FIG. 7B is in a state where the display area where the second effect image can be visually recognized is enlarged as compared with the state shown in FIG.

  Next, FIG. 7C shows a screen displayed based on the image arrangement shown in FIG. 6C, which is a normal liquid crystal display device as in FIGS. 7A and 7B. The back effect image is displayed on the screen, the lattice image is displayed on the transmissive liquid crystal display device, and the image width of the second effect image forming the back effect image is the image width of the second effect image shown in FIG. This is a state where the image width of the concealment image constituting the lattice image is expanded more than the image width of the concealment image shown in FIG.

  At this time, the image width of the second effect image and the image width of the transmission image reduced based on the enlargement of the image width of the concealment image are shown to be the same image width.

  As a result, the first effect image is concealed by the concealment image, and the player cannot view the first effect image. In addition, when the transparent image is passed, the player faces the screen so that only the second effect image can be visually recognized.

  Next, FIG. 7D is a screen that is displayed based on the image arrangement shown in FIG. 6D, and is the same as FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B, and FIG. Similarly, the back effect image is displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device, the lattice image is displayed on the transmissive liquid crystal display device, and the image width of the second effect image constituting the back effect image is shown in FIG. This is a state in which the image width of the concealed image constituting the lattice image is expanded from the image width of the concealed image shown in FIG.

  Although the image width of the concealment image is enlarged and the image width of the second effect image is also enlarged, the area where the second effect image can be visually recognized is reduced by the concealment image displayed on the front transmission type liquid crystal display device. It shows the state.

  FIG. 7E shows a screen displayed based on the image arrangement shown in FIG. 6D, which is the same as FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B, and FIG. 7C. The back effect image is normally displayed on the liquid crystal display device, the lattice image is displayed on the transmissive liquid crystal display device, and the image width of the second effect image constituting the back effect image is the second shown in FIG. This is a state in which the image width of the concealment image forming the lattice image is expanded from the image width of the concealment image shown in FIG.

  The image widths of the second effect image and the concealment image at this time are “allowable maximum image width”, and the area where the second effect image is displayed is increased by increasing the image width of the concealment image. It shows the minimum state.

  When the image configuration as shown in FIG. 7E is obtained, the enlargement process of the image width of the concealment image and the image width of the second effect image is stopped, and the image width of the concealment image is determined based on the width reduction rate of the width change rate. 7 (e) is changed to the state shown in FIG. 7 (d) by the reduction process for reducing the image width of the second effect image, and further to the state shown in FIG. 7 (c). ) State.

  Then, the reduction process is stopped when the image width of the concealment image and the image width of the second effect image become the “allowable minimum image width”. FIG. 7A shows a state where the allowable minimum image width is reached at this time.

  The image width change permission time shown above is a time during which the state is changed to each state after the state shown in FIG.

  Then, the state from the state shown in FIG. 7A to the state shown in FIG. 7E is counted again as a “unit cycle” until the state transitions to the state shown in FIG. 7A.

  At this time, the image width change permission time can be a time based on the “unit cycle display time” from the initial display state of FIG. 7A to the next state of FIG. 7A. In this case, the time calculated by multiplying the “unit cycle display time” by a predetermined number of cycles is the image width change permission time.

  For example, when the unit cycle display time is “1.5 seconds” and the number of “5 cycles” is displayed until it is displayed, the image width change permission time is “7.5 seconds”.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a detailed flow of processing performed in a gaming machine configured by applying the gaming machine, the display control method, and the display control program according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 8, when a game is provided by controlling the display of an effect image in a predetermined effect state after the game is started (S801), it is determined whether an instruction to shift the effect state has been issued (S802). Until the instruction state transition instruction is given (NO in S802), the display control of the effect image in the predetermined effect state is continued.

  Further, when an instruction to shift the production state is made (YES in S802), the production state before the transition and the production state after the transition are determined based on the transition instruction to determine whether or not to perform a special production. "Is determined to be a transition instruction satisfying" (S803).

  If it is not determined by this determination that the instruction is a transition instruction satisfying the performance execution condition (NO in S803), an effect in the effect state after the transition instructed is performed (S804).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the transition instruction satisfies the performance execution condition (YES in S803), for example, as the “production execution condition”, the transition instruction from the jackpot effect state to the probable effect state or the normal effect state and the jackpot lottery effect The transition instruction from the state (also referred to as “reach effect state”) to the jackpot effect state or the normal effect state is set, and the transition instruction is determined from the jackpot effect state to the positive change effect state or the normal effect state by the judgment process. In the case of any one of transition instructions from the reach effect state to the jackpot effect state or the normal effect state, the display is made on the “normal liquid crystal display device” provided on the back in the configuration of the front and rear double display device. The “back effect image” composed of the first effect image and the second effect image is read (S805).

  Further, the front effect image associated with the read back effect image is specified (S806).

  Next, a “grid” is installed on the front surface of the normal liquid crystal display device and displayed on a transmissive liquid crystal display device (hereinafter also referred to as a “transmissive liquid crystal display device”) that transmits the effect image displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device. "Image" is read out (S807).

  As shown above, the grid image includes a “transparent image” that transmits a part of the rear effect image displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device on the rear surface and a “hidden image” that hides a part of the rear effect image. Consists of The normal liquid crystal display device and the transmissive liquid crystal display device having a double structure are installed at the front and back through a slight interval (optimum image viewing distance), and this optimum image viewing distance is the first that forms the rear effect image. 2 When the image width of the effect image and the image width of the transmission image constituting the grid image are the same, the player displayed on the transmission type liquid crystal display device when viewing the liquid crystal display device directly facing the liquid crystal display device. This is the distance at which the second effect image of the rear effect image normally displayed on the liquid crystal display device via the transmission image can be optimally viewed.

  The second effect image at this time is effect information indicating operation information for displaying a premium image before entering the effect state after the transition instructed.

  When the lattice image and the back effect image are read out in this manner, when the lattice image and the back effect image are subsequently displayed on the liquid crystal display device, the images constituting them, for example, the transmission image and the back image forming the lattice image are displayed. “Initial display setting information” in which information such as the image width and display configuration position of the first effect image and the second effect image constituting the concealed image and the back effect image is set is acquired (S808).

  Subsequently, the image width of each image set in the acquired initial display setting information is different from the image width of each image constituting the read grid image and back effect image, thereby at least one image width of the image. Is determined to be changed to the image width based on the initial display setting information (S809).

  When it is determined that the image width needs to be changed (YES in S809), the image width of the image having an image width different from the image width based on the initial display setting information is changed (S810), and the image width after the change is changed. To display the image. Further, when it is not necessary to change the image width (NO in S809), the image is displayed with the image width based on the initial display setting information.

  Then, a grid image composed of a transmission image and a concealment image having the image width set by the initial display setting information is displayed on the transmission type liquid crystal display device, and the first effect image and the second image having the image width set by the initial display setting information are displayed. A rear effect image composed of the effect images is displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device (S811).

  Thus, an image is displayed on each liquid crystal display device having a double liquid crystal structure.

  In this state, subsequently, an “image width change control process” for changing the image widths of the transparent image and the concealed image constituting the displayed grid image and the first effect image and the second effect image constituting the rear effect image. This is performed (S812).

  A detailed flow of the image width change control process is shown in FIG. 9 and will be described below.

  When this “image width change control process” is performed, it is subsequently determined whether the player has performed an operation based on the effect information displayed by the second effect image that constitutes the rear effect image (S813). When an operation based on the effect information is performed by the player (YES in S813), a premium image (privilege image) based on the operation is displayed (S815) and provided in the second effect state after the transition. The effect image is displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device (S816).

  On the other hand, when an operation based on the effect information displayed by the first effect image or the second effect image constituting the rear effect image is not performed by the player (NO in S813), in the image width change control process It is determined whether an image width change permission time, which is a predetermined time, has elapsed since the start of changing the image width (S814).

  Until this image width change permission time elapses (NO in S814), the image width change control process is performed again (S812), and the effect displayed by the first effect image or the second effect image constituting the rear effect image. It is determined whether an operation based on the information has been performed by the player (S813).

  An operation provided based on the game in the second effect state, which is the effect state after the transition instructed when the image width change permission time has elapsed (YES in S814) without the player performing an operation based on the practice exercise image. The image is displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device (S816).

  For example, when the second effect state is a jackpot state, a jackpot effect image to be displayed in the jackpot is displayed.

  As described above, when the effect image provided in the game in the second effect state is displayed, the transmissive liquid crystal display device displays only the transmissive image on the front surface, and does not display any image.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a detailed process flow of the image width change control process shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 9, when the rear effect image is normally displayed on the liquid crystal display device and the lattice image is further displayed on the transmissive liquid crystal display device, the processing is started, and the image width in the initial state set in the initial display setting information is determined. While the hidden image is displayed, the “width change rate A” of the image width of the hidden image is determined (S901). For example, it is determined by referring to a preset width change rate.

  This width change rate A is composed of “width enlargement rate A1” and “width reduction rate A2” for changing the enlargement and reduction of the image width of the concealed image. This is set for an image that has a high display priority among images and that is displayed in the foreground when these images overlap.

  That is, in this case, the hidden image has a higher display priority than the transparent image.

  And if the width change rate A which changes the image width of the concealment image of a back effect image is determined, "width change rate B" (width expansion rate, width reduction rate) of the image width of a 2nd effect image will be followed. Is set to the same value as the width change rate A of the concealed image (S902).

  Similarly to the concealment image, the second effect image is an image having a high display priority among the first effect image and the second effect image constituting the rear effect image, and these images overlap each other. In this case, the width change rate B is set for the image to be displayed in the foreground.

  That is, the second effect image has a higher display priority than the first effect image. Further, the “width change rate B” is configured by “width enlargement rate B1” and “width reduction rate B2” for changing the image width of the hidden image.

  For this reason, the second effect image is displayed in the foreground rather than the first effect image.

  When the width change rate is determined in this manner, the image width of the concealed image is enlarged and changed by the width enlargement rate A1 of the width change rate A, and the image width of the second effect image is changed by the width enlargement rate of the width change rate B. The enlargement is changed by B1 (S903).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the width enlargement ratio A1 and the width enlargement ratio B1 of these images have been enlarged to a certain width enlargement ratio (S904), and when the image has not been enlarged to a certain width enlargement ratio (NO in S904). Continue to enlarge until a certain width enlargement ratio is reached.

  When the image is enlarged to a certain width enlargement ratio (YES in S904), the image width of the concealed image is reduced and changed by the width reduction ratio A2 of the width change ratio A, and the width of the image width of the second effect image is changed. The reduction is changed by the width reduction rate B2 of the rate B (S905).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the width reduction rate A2 and the width reduction rate B2 of these images have been reduced to a certain width reduction rate (S906), and if they have not been reduced to a certain width reduction rate (NO in S906). Continues to reduce until a certain width reduction rate is achieved.

  If the image has been reduced to a certain width reduction rate (NO in S906), the process ends.

  In FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 6, the effect image displayed on the normal liquid crystal display device is concealed at the same time as the image width of the second effect image representing the effect information of the operation for displaying the premium image is enlarged. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 10, the image width of the concealed image is increased by a factor of 1. That is, a configuration in which the image width is not changed may be used.

  In this case, when the second effect image is enlarged to a certain width change rate (width expansion rate), the second effect image is reduced to a certain width change rate (width reduction rate).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the image width of the transparent image that is the same size as the image width of the second effect image may be increased. In this case, when the second effect image is enlarged to a certain width change rate (width expansion rate), the second effect image is reduced to a certain width change rate (width reduction rate).

  The embodiment described above is one embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to these examples, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications within a range not changing the gist thereof.

  The present invention installs the program in a computer from a recording medium (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc.) storing the program for configuring the above-described means, and executes the program to execute the above-described processing. It is also possible to configure a computer to execute. At this time, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a hard disk are connected to the computer via a system bus, and the CPU is a program stored in the ROM or the hard disk. Accordingly, the RAM is used as a work area for processing.

  The medium for supplying the program may be a communication medium (a medium for temporarily or fluidly holding the program such as a communication line or a communication system). For example, the program may be posted on an electronic bulletin board (BBS: Bulletin Board Service) of a communication network and distributed via a communication line.

400 Display Control Unit 401 Reception Unit 402 Condition Judgment Unit 403 Condition Storage Unit 404 Image Reading Unit 405 Image Storage Unit 406 Display Output Unit 407 Timekeeping Unit 408 Production Control Unit 409 Operation Accepting Unit 410 Operation Identification Unit 411 Information Storage Unit 412 Information Reading Unit 413 Operation content comparison unit 414 Setting information reading unit 415 Setting information storage unit 416 Image width confirmation unit 417 Image width change control unit

Claims (6)

A display device for displaying an effect image according to an effect state provided by a game using a game medium;
A transmissive display device that is disposed in front of the display device and transmits at least part of the effect image displayed on the display device;
In association with the second effect state transitioning from the first effect state, a first effect image is stored that includes a first effect image and a second effect image relating to the game provided in the second effect state. Storage means;
A front effect image having at least a concealment image that conceals a part of the rear effect image stored in the first storage means is stored in association with the back effect image stored in the first storage means. Two storage means;
In response to an instruction to shift from the first effect state to the second effect state, the rear effect image corresponding to the second effect state stored in the first storage unit is displayed on the display device. Display control means for performing display control for displaying the front effect image associated with the rear effect image stored in the second storage means in the transmissive display device;
The rear face associated with the front effect image stored in the second storage means together with the change of the image width of the concealment image constituting the front effect image displayed on the transmissive display device by the display control means A game machine comprising: image width changing means for changing an image width of the first effect image of the effect image. The image width changing means is
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is changed to the first effect image having the same image width as the image width of the concealment image of the front effect image. Holding means for holding the initial image width of the image width of the concealment image;
The image width changing means is
When the image width of the hidden image is the initial image width set by the setting means, the image width of the first effect image is the same as the initial image width, and the image width of the hidden image is set to the initial image width. By changing the image width of the first effect image to be smaller than the initial image width, and changing the image width of the hidden image to be smaller than the initial image width set by the setting means. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein variable change is performed to change an image width of the first effect image to be larger than the initial image width. The image width changing means is
The image width of the first effect image is changed to be smaller than the initial image width by a ratio equal to the width enlargement ratio when the image width of the hidden image is changed to be larger than the initial image width, and the image of the hidden image is displayed. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein a variable change is performed to change the image width of the first effect image to be larger than the initial image width by a ratio equal to the width reduction rate when the width is changed to be smaller than the initial image width. . Corresponding to the second effect state that shifts from the first effect state, the rear effect image composed of the first effect image and the second effect image relating to the game provided in the second effect state is stored in the first storage means. Remember as
A front effect image having at least a concealed image for concealing a part of the back effect image stored in the first storage means is associated with the back effect image stored in the first storage means in a second manner. Remember as a storage means,
Stored in the first storage means in a display device that displays an effect image corresponding to the effect state provided by the game using the game medium in response to an instruction to shift from the first effect state to the second effect state. A transmissive display device that displays the rear effect image according to the second effect state being performed, and is disposed in front of the display device and transmits at least part of the effect image displayed on the display device. Display control for displaying the front effect image associated with the rear effect image stored in the second storage means as display control means,
The rear face associated with the front effect image stored in the second storage means together with the change of the image width of the concealment image constituting the front effect image displayed on the transmissive display device by the display control means A display control method, comprising: changing an image width of the first effect image of the effect image. Computer
In association with the second effect state transitioning from the first effect state, a first effect image is stored that includes a first effect image and a second effect image relating to the game provided in the second effect state. Storage means,
A front effect image having at least a concealment image that conceals a part of the rear effect image stored in the first storage means is stored in association with the back effect image stored in the first storage means. Two storage means,
Stored in the first storage means in a display device that displays an effect image corresponding to the effect state provided by the game using the game medium in response to an instruction to shift from the first effect state to the second effect state. A transmissive display device that displays the rear effect image according to the second effect state being performed, and is disposed in front of the display device and transmits at least part of the effect image displayed on the display device. Display control means for performing display control for displaying the front effect image associated with the rear effect image stored in the second storage means;
The rear face associated with the front effect image stored in the second storage means together with the change of the image width of the concealment image constituting the front effect image displayed on the transmissive display device by the display control means A display control program that functions as image width changing means for changing the image width of the first effect image of the effect image.

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