JP2012019861A - Game information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display game information that permits acquisition of a tendency in the number of games added when a change trigger symbol combination wins a prize.SOLUTION: An information display device 3 displays the prize winning frequency of the change trigger symbol combination in association with game information which is the condition for terminating an ART state in displaying game information for a slot machine 1 adapted to change the termination condition by selecting them out of a plurality of change candidates when the change trigger symbol combination for changing the termination condition of the ART state wins a prize. A game tendency as to what extent the termination conditions are changed to by prize winning of the change trigger symbol combination can be acquired, and the tendency in the number of games added when the change trigger symbol combination wins the prize can be acquired.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display device for displaying game information of a gaming machine.

  There are various types of slot machines (game machines) installed in the amusement hall. Among them, improve the internal winning probability of a specific role such as a game machine capable of generating a special state for performing an auxiliary notification for winning an internal winning combination called AT and a so-called replay role called RT. Some gaming machines can generate special conditions. When managing the gaming information of such a gaming machine, if the period in the special state (special state period) is specified, the game information in the special state is managed, or the player is informed that the special state is in It is very effective such as informing. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes that a special state period in a gaming machine is specified and the number of games in the special state period is a management target.

JP 2005-034388 A

  Now, such a special state ends on the condition that a predetermined number of games are executed. However, in the case of a recent gaming machine, when a small role corresponding to the special state etc. (change opportunity) wins, the special state Game machines that continue to be in a special state for a longer period of time are appearing in the market compared to the case where the number of games that are conditions for ending the game is added and the change opportunity is not won. In this case, it is very significant if an index indicating a game tendency such as how many games are added when the change opportunity is won can be presented. However, the management device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 only manages the number of games in a special state, and manages how many games are added according to the winning of the change trigger. It could not be targeted, and it was difficult to grasp the gaming tendency of the new gaming machine as described above.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to make it possible to display game information capable of grasping the tendency of the number of games to be added when a change trigger is won. An object is to provide an information display device.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a start operation means for a player to perform a start operation in order to start a game in a state in which a game medium is inserted, and an internal winning from a plurality of types of combinations according to the start operation. Lottery means for executing an internal lottery for determining a combination; symbol variation display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols in a plurality of symbol display areas in accordance with a predetermined arrangement in response to the start operation; and the symbol variation display means The stop operation means for the player to stop to stop the display of the change of the symbol by the symbol, and in accordance with the stop operation, the symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination determined by the internal lottery is within a predetermined pull-in range Whether or not a winning has occurred based on the combination of the display control means that is drawn in and stopped in the symbol display area, and the symbols that are stopped and displayed in each symbol display area of the symbol variation display means The first special state that assists the player's stop operation by performing auxiliary notification of the stop operation and the predetermined specific winning combination determined as the internal winning combination by the internal lottery A special state generating means capable of generating at least one of the second special states as a special state that improves the probability over the normal state, and an end condition that is a condition for terminating the special state after the occurrence of the special state is established The special state ending means for ending the special state, and the winning determination means that a change trigger for changing the ending condition of the special state has occurred in the change trigger period corresponding to the special state. The end condition for selecting the end condition from a plurality of change candidates and changing the end condition by an amount corresponding to the selected change candidate. A game information display device for displaying game information of a gaming machine provided with a further means, a period specifying means for specifying a special state period and the change opportunity period corresponding to the special state period, and Condition information specifying means for specifying special state condition information which is condition information corresponding to the end condition during the special state period specified by the period specifying means, and a change opportunity period specified by the period specifying means A change trigger identifying means for specifying that the change trigger has been won, a change trigger identified by the change trigger specifying means during the change trigger period, and a change trigger for the change trigger period. Management means for managing the special state condition information specified by the condition information specifying means in association with each other during the corresponding special state period, and managing by the management means And a display unit that displays the change trigger and the special state condition information in association with each other.

  The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that the management means specifies a change trigger that is determined to have won during the corresponding change trigger period for each special state period specified by the period specification means, and the condition information By managing history information that can specify the special state condition information specified by the specifying unit, the change trigger and the special state condition information are managed in association with each other, and the display unit includes the management unit It is characterized in that it displays history information managed by.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a setting means for setting a condition information range, which is a range for the special state condition information corresponding to the plurality of change candidates, for each change candidate, and a change trigger by the change trigger identifying means. The special state condition information specified by the condition information specifying unit in association with the number of occurrences of the special state corresponding to the change opportunity period specified that the winning combination has been won is the setting unit. Distribution means based on which of the condition information ranges set by the distribution means, and the management means is a change trigger specified by the change trigger specifying means distributed by the distribution means Managing distribution information capable of specifying at least one of the occurrence number and occurrence ratio of the special state corresponding to the change opportunity period in which the winning is specified The managed in association change trigger combinations and with said condition information, said display means is characterized in that it shows the distribution information managed by said management means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the end condition is that a game corresponding to the number of end games as a condition for ending the special state is executed, and the change candidate is set to the number of end games. The end condition changing means is configured with a basic end game number that is a basic end game number when a special state occurs as the end game number. In the change opportunity period, when the winning determination means determines that the change opportunity combination has been won, the selected game is added by adding one game number of the selected addition game number candidates to the end game. The number of end games as the end condition is changed by a change candidate, the setting means sets the number of basic end games, and the condition information specifying means is in the special state The special state condition information is at least one of the special state game number that is the number of games in the game and the number of extra games specified by subtracting the basic end game number set by the setting means from the special state game number. It has a characteristic to specify.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the special state generating means can generate the first special state and the second special state in an overlapping manner, and the special state ending means is the first special state. After the occurrence of, the number of games corresponding to the number of finished games is executed to end the first special state. On the other hand, after the occurrence of the second special state, the winning determination means ends the second special state. When the winning combination of the end combination as an opportunity is determined, the second special state is ended, and the auxiliary notification in the first special state is a stop for preventing the stop of the symbol corresponding to the end combination The condition information specifying unit specifies at least the number of special state games, includes the number of basic end games set by the setting unit, and the special state game specified by the condition information specifying unit. Matching means for matching the number of games, and game information in a special state in which the number of special state games specified by the condition information specifying means by the checking means is less than the number of basic end games is changed by the management means And a means for excluding the number of special state games from the management target.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, by displaying the change trigger and the special state condition information in association with each other, how much the end condition is changed by winning the change trigger that changes the end condition. The game tendency can be grasped, and the game information that can grasp the tendency of the number of games to be added when the change opportunity is won can be displayed.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the history of the change trigger and the special state condition information can be grasped by displaying the history information that can specify the change trigger and the special state condition information. .

  According to the invention described in claim 3, by displaying the distribution information that can specify at least one of the number of occurrences and the occurrence ratio of the special state corresponding to the change trigger period, for example, when the change trigger is won When the distribution ratio of the number of games to be added is different for each set value, it can be an index for the player to estimate the set value.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, at least one of the number of special state games, which is the number of games in the special state, and the number of extra games obtained by subtracting the number of basic end games from the number of special state games is used as the special state condition information. Can be identified.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the special state where the number of special state games is less than the number of basic end games, the player erroneously wins the end combination even though the auxiliary notification of the end combination is performed. , It is very likely that the number of extra games was finished before it was executed, but it is changed more appropriately by excluding game information in special state where the number of special state games is less than the number of basic end games from management The correspondence between the trigger and the number of added games can be managed.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Front view of slot machine Diagram showing reel arrangement Diagram showing the winning line Functional block diagram Diagram showing role composition Diagram showing internal winning table The figure which shows the top winning winning table Front view of information display device Diagram showing the corresponding role setting Figure showing storage area The figure which shows the number of the addition games according to the riding role A figure showing the winning winning probability

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system. A lending device 2 and an information display device 3 (game information display device) are installed in the game hall corresponding to the slot machine 1 (game machine). The two slot machines 1, the two lending devices 2 and the two information display devices 3 are connected to one relay device 4, and the relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. . The management device 6 is installed in a management room, for example. Although omitted in FIG. 1, several hundred slot machines 1 are managed by the management apparatus 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 is provided with a display window 7 on the front thereof, and the player can visually recognize the symbol of the reel 8 (design variation display means) provided therein through the display window 7. It has become. As shown in FIG. 3, each symbol is drawn on the circumferential surfaces of the left reel 8a, the middle reel 8b, and the right reel 8c. When the reels 8a to 8c are stopped, the upper and middle stages of the display window 7 are displayed. Are displayed corresponding to the lower row. That is, the display window 7 is formed with a symbol display area for a total of nine symbols for each of the reels 8a to 8c.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the display window 7 has one horizontal line corresponding to the middle stage (solid line indicated by “1” in FIG. 4), two diagonal lines corresponding to the upper stage, middle stage, and lower stage (FIG. 4). In this case, a total of four winning lines (valid lines) are set, ie, “2” and “3” (solid lines), and one horizontal line corresponding to the upper row (solid line indicated by “4” in FIG. 4). A corresponding winning occurs when the winning symbols are aligned on any winning line.

  Above the display window 7, a liquid crystal display unit 9 is provided for displaying information such as a payout progress state of medals (game media), various images, and the like. Below the display window 7 are provided a BET button 10 for inserting a credit medal, a settlement button 11 for settlement of a credit medal, and a medal insertion slot 12 for inserting a medal, below which a start lever 13 is provided. (Start operation means), left stop button 14 (stop operation means), middle stop button 15 (stop operation means), and right stop button 16 (stop operation means) are provided.

  On the right side of the display window 7, a payout number display unit 17 for displaying the number of payout medals and a credit number display unit 18 for displaying the credit number of medals are provided. The credit number display unit 18 displays the number of medals that have not been used in the game among the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 12, and the number of medals awarded when a winning occurs in the game. When the settlement button 11 is operated in a state where the credit number is 1 or more, medals corresponding to the credit amount are paid out. In addition, a tray 19 is provided at the lowermost front part of the slot machine 1, and a decorative lamp part 20 is provided at the uppermost front part of the slot machine 1.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 includes a control unit 21 (a lottery unit, a display control unit, a winning determination unit, a special state generation unit, a special state end unit, a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O, and the like. End condition changing means and output means) are provided. The control unit 21 inputs various signals from the BET button 10, the settlement button 11, the start lever 13, the left stop button 14, the middle stop button 15, the right stop button 16, the inserted medal detection unit 22, the set value operation unit 23, and the like. . When the inserted medal detection signal is input from the inserted medal detection unit 22 that determines the authenticity and quantity of medals inserted into the medal slot 12, the control unit 21 receives the inserted medal detection signal based on the input inserted medal detection signal. When the number of medals exceeds a predetermined number (three in the normal state) required for one game, the number of medals for the excess is set as a credit number, for example, in a RAM or the like with a predetermined upper limit value ( For example, the number of credits is stored on the credit number display unit 18.

  The control unit 21 also receives various setting signals such as an internal winning probability from the set value operation unit 23. The slot machine 1 is provided with setting values for setting the internal winning probabilities of the combinations in six stages “1” to “6”, for example, and any one of them is set based on the setting signal input from the setting value operation unit 23. Enable the set value. The setting value operation unit 23 can change the setting value by switching the DIP switch or the like after the setting change key 24 is inserted and the setting can be changed.

  The control unit 21 drives various display units such as the liquid crystal display unit 9, the payout number display unit 17 and the credit number display unit 18, the decorative lamp unit 20, and reel motors 25a to 25c corresponding to the reels 8a to 8c. The reel driving unit 26, the sensors 27a to 27c that detect the passage of the reference position pieces provided on the reels 8a to 8c, and the reference positions of the reels 8a to 8c are detected based on the detection signals from the sensors 27a to 27c. The reference position detecting unit 28 for performing the operation, the sound output unit 29 for driving the speaker, and the medal paying unit 30 for paying out medals are connected.

  FIG. 6 shows an internal winning combination set in the slot machine 1. As the combinations set in the slot machine 1, there are three types: a bonus combination, a small combination, and a replay combination. There are two types of bonus combinations: a big bonus (BB) combination and a regular bonus (RB) combination. As a small role, the 5 role A, the 5 role B, the 5 role C, the 5 role D, the 4 role A, the 4 role B, the normal 4 role, the 1 role, the 7 role, 6 pieces There are 10 types of roles. Among these, the four-piece combination A and the four-piece combination B change the ART state or the RT state when winning in the ART state (also simply referred to as ART) or the RT state (also simply referred to as RT or the second special state) described later. It is an end combination that ends and shifts to the normal state. The ART state is a special state in which the AT state (also simply referred to as AT, a first special state) and the RT state are combined.

  FIG. 7 shows the number of winning random numbers assigned to the bonus combination, small combination and replay combination in the normal state, the RT state and the bonus state (BB state or RB state) among the gaming states provided in the slot machine 1. Is shown. The acquired random numbers are numerical values from “0” to “65535”, and a total of 65536 is set.

  In the slot machine 1 configured as described above, when the start lever 13 is operated with a medal inserted (when a game start operation is performed), the control unit 21 includes the random number generated by the random number generation unit 31. One random number is extracted by the random number extraction unit 32 and an internal lottery is performed. If the result of the internal lottery is a win (if there is an internal winning combination), an internal winning combination flag (bonus) corresponding to the internal winning combination A combination flag, small combination flag, or replay combination flag) is turned on (established). The bonus combination flag is carried over for any number of games until the bonus combination is won, and the small combination flag and the replay combination flag are erased by the start of the next game regardless of whether or not a winning combination is made.

  And the control part 21 is what is called pull-in control based on the stop table (not shown) for determining the stop position of each reel 8a-8c according to the internal winning combination flag turned on by having performed the internal lottery. Stop control including (slip control) (control to stop each reel 8a to 8c with a winning symbol or a lost symbol according to the type of the internal winning combination flag) is performed. In this pull-in control, a symbol within a predetermined pull-in range (up to four symbols) from the time when the operation of each of the stop buttons 14 to 16 is detected is pulled into the winning line (see FIG. 4) and stopped. It is possible control. When the symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination flag does not exist within the above-described drawing range, the symbol cannot be drawn on the winning line and stopped, so that no winning occurs, so-called missing.

In the present embodiment, the slot machine 1 performs the following operation.
(1) When a single winning combination is won in the normal state, the normal state is shifted to the ART state.
(2) When the four-piece combination A or the four-piece combination B wins during the ART state or the RT state, the ART state or the RT state is terminated and the normal state is entered.

  (3) In the AT state, the 5-button combination A is won on a plurality of winning lines, and the operation sequence of the stop buttons 14 to 16 for obtaining 15 winnings is played on the liquid crystal display unit 9 of the slot machine 1 To the person. That is, a notification (AT role notification) that assists the winning operation (AT role winning operation) of the AT role with one game payout number of 15 is performed, and if the player operates according to the notification, the AT role wins. If the player does not operate as informed, the general combination (5) that is not the AT combination wins. In this case, there are four cases in which the five-player combination A wins an internal winning, and there are four cases: an internal winning alone and an internal winning at the same time as any of the five-player winning combinations BD. When the 5 winning combination A is won internally alone, it is only in the bonus state, and when the 5 winning combination A is internal winning simultaneously with any of the 5 winning combinations BD, it is in the normal state or the RT state. In any of the above cases, only the 5-piece combination A wins. However, in the case of winning simultaneously with any of the five-piece roles B to D, the bell symbol is controlled to stop at the upper or middle stage of the middle reel 8b according to the combination and the pressing order, so that the bell symbol becomes the middle reel 8b. When the player stops at the top (wins with one winning line), 5 (general) medals are paid out, and when the bell symbol stops at the middle of the middle reel 8b (wins with three winning lines) 15 medals (AT role) are paid out.

  When the five-piece combination A is selected, the bell symbol stops at the middle stage of the middle reel 8b regardless of the pressing order. At the time of simultaneous winning of the five-piece combination A and the five-piece combination B, if the left reel 8a is first stopped, the bell symbol stops at the middle stage of the middle reel 8b, and in other cases, the bell figure stands at the upper stage of the middle reel 8b. Stop. At the time of simultaneous winning of the five-piece combination A and the five-piece combination C, the bell design stops at the middle stage of the middle reel 8b when the middle reel 8b is stopped first, and the bell design at the upper stage of the middle reel 8b at other times. Stop. At the time of simultaneous winning of the five-piece combination A and the five-piece combination D, the bell symbol stops at the middle stage of the middle reel 8b when the right reel 8c is stopped first, and at other times, the bell figure is at the upper stage of the middle reel 8b. Stop. When notifying the operation of the AT combination, the stop button to be operated first among the stop buttons 14 to 16 is notified at the start of the game.

  (4) During the AT state, the liquid crystal display unit 9 of the slot machine 1 informs the player whether any of the four winning combination A and the four winning combination B has been won internally. That is, the player can be notified of the end combination non-winning operation (end combination notification), and the player can prevent winning of the end combination by operating according to the notification. On the other hand, since the ART state does not end even if a normal four-piece combination (non-end combination) with the same payout number as the end combination is won, the player seems to win a non-end combination in the ART state. A stop operation will be performed.

  (5) The AT state continues after the ART state occurs until the number of basic AT games (the number of basic end games, “50” game in the present embodiment) is played (until the end condition is satisfied), after which the AT state is changed. End and move to RT state. In the RT state where the AT state does not overlap, the end combination notification is not performed, so the player cannot prevent winning of the end combination, and the RT state ends soon after the AT state ends.

  (6) In the AT state, in addition to notifying the AT winning combination, if there are multiple winning combinations (7, 6 and normal 4) winning internally, they are winning internally. Inform the superior. The seven-piece combination, the six-piece combination, and the normal four-piece combination are change opportunity combinations.

  (7) During the AT state, a lottery for the number of added games is performed for each game using the bonus winning table shown in FIG. 8. When the winning combination wins, the lottery result is validated and the corresponding added number is selected. Add the number of games to the number of AT games. In the bonus winning table shown in FIG. 8, the bonus game set corresponding to each change trigger is a change candidate and an addition game number candidate.

  (8) As shown in the winning winning table, the distribution of the number of added games according to the winning combination winning prize is differentiated for each set value, and as the set value increases for the 7 and 6 winning combinations. It is set so that it is easy to obtain a large number of additional games. Usually, the four-player combination is set to tend to easily obtain the number of additional games as the set value increases.

  (9) As shown in FIG. 7, the probability that the replay combination (specific winning combination) is determined as an internal winning combination is improved in the RT state as compared to the normal state, and the AT state and the RT state overlap in the ART state. Is occurring.

  The lending device 2 includes a money slot 33, a medal payout port 34, an operation lamp 35, and the like. The lending device 2 pays out medals from the medal payout opening 34 when the player inserts money into the money insertion slot 33. In addition, the lending device 2 informs the employee that a malfunction has occurred by turning on the operation lamp 35 when a malfunction or the like occurs in its own operation.

The following gaming signals are output from the slot machine 1 side.
“Out signal”: a signal output from the slot machine 1, and the number of bet medals (3) is pulse-outputted using the bet medals in response to the start operation, so the number of out signals × 1 is out (number of used media). Note that the corresponding amount is also output during replay. It is a condition information signal and a change trigger signal.

  “Safe signal”: a signal output from the slot machine 1, and one pulse is output every time a medal is paid out. Therefore, the number of safe signals × 1 is safe (the number of payout media). Note that the medals used in the game are also output when the replay winning combination is won. It is a change trigger signal.

“BB signal”: This signal is output from the slot machine 1 and is output at BB level. Therefore, the BB signal reception period is specified as the BB state.
“RB signal”: a signal output from the slot machine 1, and is output at the time of RB, so that the RB signal reception period is specified as the RB state.
“ART signal”: a signal output from the slot machine 1 and a state signal continuously output during the ART state. A special state signal, a change trigger period signal, a start signal, and an end combination signal.

“Sales signal”: This is a signal output from the lending machine 2, and one pulse is output for every 5 medals (corresponding to 100 yen), so the sales signal number × 100 is the sales amount.
As shown in FIG. 9, the information display device 3 includes a data switching button group 36 including a plurality of data switching buttons, a call button 37, a liquid crystal display unit 38 (display means), and the like. The information display device 3 includes a control unit (a period specifying unit, a condition information specifying unit, a change trigger specifying unit, a managing unit, a setting unit, a sorting unit collating unit, an excluding unit), a CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)). )), A storage unit including a RAM and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit (reception unit) including an I / F, and the like, and transmits and receives various signals and various information.

The relay device 4 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a CF, a RAM, and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit including an I / F, and the like, and transmits / receives (relays) various signals and various information.
The management device 6 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including an HDD, a RAM, and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit including an I / F, an output unit including a monitor and a printer, an operation unit including a keyboard and a mouse, and the like. , By receiving a game signal output from the slot machine 1 side, and having a function of counting and specifying the game data for each gaming machine ID (number) individually assigned to the slot machine 1 ing.

  In the configuration described above, when the information display device 3 receives the out signal output from the slot machine 1, the information display device 3 performs a game determination process for determining the execution of the game. That is, the information display device 3 outputs a safe signal when the set time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed after receiving the out signal, or when the set time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed after the out signal has been received, If received, it is determined that the game has been executed. The information display device 3 sets the corresponding combination setting shown in FIG. 10 via the management device 6, and after the game determination process is completed, a set time (for example, 3 seconds) has elapsed after receiving the safe signal. If the first out signal after receiving the safe signal is received, a safe between games is specified, and a winning combination specifying process for specifying a winning combination by comparing the safe and the corresponding combination setting shown in FIG. 10 is executed. To do.

The meaning of each item in the corresponding combination setting shown in FIG. 10 is as follows.
“Superior combination”: The number of payouts when the corresponding superior combination wins a prize. When a plurality of superior combinations are set, it is set for all the additional combinations that are to be counted. In the present embodiment, the three winning combinations are set as an upper combination 1, an upper combination 2, and an upper combination 3, respectively.

  “Number of added games”: The main setting value is the number of added games when the winning combination wins, and is the number of added games to be counted. In this embodiment, “0” game, “10” game , “30” game and “300” game are set as four upper game numbers as an upper game number 1, an upper game number 2, an upper game number 3, and an upper game number 4, respectively. Further, the complementary setting value indicates a setting range for the number of games (ART games) in the actual ART state, and the main setting value is specified as a corresponding upper game number depending on which of the setting ranges the ART game number belongs to. .

  “Number of basic AT games”: The number of AT continuous games set when ART occurs, that is, the number of games obtained by subtracting this set value from the actual number of ART games is specified as the number of added games.

  The information display device 3 includes a storage area shown in FIG. Upon receiving the ART signal from the slot machine 1, the information display device 3 creates a new record in the storage area shown in FIG. 11, and totals the number of ART games by the subsequent game determination process and totals the out by the out signal. The safe is counted by the safe signal. The meaning of each item in the storage area shown in FIG. 11 is as follows.

“Generation time”: the reception time of the ART signal.
“ART game number”: the number of games in the ART state.
“Additional number of games”: Number of additional games, that is, the number of games obtained by subtracting the number of basic AT games (50 games) from the number of ART games.

“Out”: Out in the ART state.
“Safe”: Safe in the ART state.
“Difference sheet”: a difference between safe and out, and is calculated by an expression of “safe-out”.

“Average difference sheet”: Average of the number of ART games of the difference sheets, and is obtained by an arithmetic expression “difference sheet ÷ art game number”.
“7-piece combination”: The number of winning determinations during the ART state of the superior combination 1 in the corresponding combination setting shown in FIG.

“Six winning combination”: The number of winning determinations in the ART state of the superior combination 2 in the corresponding combination setting shown in FIG.
“Normal 4-piece combination”: The number of winning determinations in the ART state of the upper combination 3 in the corresponding combination setting shown in FIG.

  The average is the average of all records (each ART), and the total is the total of all records. The average difference sheet average is the average of all records, and the total of the average difference sheets is the average difference sheet of the total value, and is calculated by the formula “total difference / total number of AT games”.

  If the information display device 3 determines that the winning combination set in the corresponding combination setting shown in FIG. 10 has won in the ART state, the information display device 3 updates the winning number of the winning combination in the storage area shown in FIG. When reception of the ART signal from the machine 1 is completed, the number of basic games is subtracted from the number of ART games and the number of added games is specified and stored. In this way, the storage area shown in FIG. 11 is updated, and the number of added games for each additional combination shown in FIG. 12 is totaled based on the update result.

Here, FIG. 12 will be described.
When a plurality of uplifting combinations (six winning combinations and normal four winning combinations in FIG. 11) occur (multiple occurrences) in the ART state as in the record “NO3” shown in FIG. They are tabulated separately as “four-piece combination & six-piece combination”. Further, even when the winning combination is won as in the record “NO29” shown in FIG. 11, the number of ART games (30 games in FIG. 11) is less than the number of basic AT games, and the player is in the ART state. If the ART is terminated by mistake (so-called puncture), it is not counted. For example, if there are seven winning combinations, the winning determination is “20 times” as a total in the storage area shown in FIG. 11. In the number of added games, “17 times” is counted as a single 7 character combination, and “2” is counted as multiple occurrences of a 7 character combination and a normal 4 character combination, which is the total number of winnings shown in FIG. “19 times” winnings, one less than “20 times”, are counted. The ratio indicates the generation ratio of the number of each additional game with respect to the total number of winnings for each additional combination. For example, in the case of “0 game” with “7-player”, “5.9%” is obtained by the calculation formula “1 ÷ 17 = 5.9%”, and in “10 game” with “7-player”, “5” “29.4%” is obtained from the calculation formula “÷ 17 = 29.4%”. If the same riding combination (for example, 7 winning combinations) occurs multiple times, it can be divided and aggregated in the same manner as when multiple riding combinations (for example, 4 winning combinations and 7 winning combinations) occur. good.

  When the ART display signal from the slot machine 1 is being received, the information display device 3 switches from the game information corresponding to the normal state (not shown) to the game information corresponding to the ART state as shown in FIG. To do. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the information display device 3 includes a status display unit 38 a, an ART game number display unit 38 b, an ART information display unit 38 c, a cumulative information display unit 38 d, a supervising history as shown in FIG. A display unit 38e, an added game number history display unit 38f, and a telop display unit 38g are formed, and notification information indicating that the ART state is in progress (during ART) is displayed on the state display unit 38a, and the number of ART games (80 games) ) Is displayed on the ART game number display section 38b, the difference sheet (102 sheets) and the average difference sheet (1.28 sheets) are displayed on the ART information display section 38c, and the cumulative BB count (5 times) and cumulative RB The total number of times (twice) and the total number of games (3188 games) are displayed on the cumulative information display section 38d, and the first (previous ART) superimposing role (seven times) and the second time superimposing role ( 5)) is displayed on the riding history display part 38e. The number of first-time added games (0 games) and the number of second-time added games (30 games) are displayed on the added-game number history display unit 38f, and notification information (how long can the replay time be continued? ) Is displayed on the telop display section 38g. In addition, the information display device 3 responds to the operation of the data switching button group 36 by the player, and information on the storage area shown in FIG. 11 can be switched and displayed, or the storage area information shown in FIG. 11 can be switched back and displayed for each ART state.

  Now, the player compares the tabulation result shown in FIG. 12 which is the game information displayed on the information display device 3 in this way with the upper winning probability on the spec shown in FIG. It is possible to predict the set value set to 1 (any one of 6 levels “1” to “6”). That is, if the numerical value shown in the present embodiment, the player pays attention to the occurrence rate of 10 games and 30 games, and the occurrence rate of 10 games and 30 games with 7 roles (“29.4%”, “58.8%”) is the winning winning probability at the setting value 4 (respectively “35%” and “63%”), or the winning winning probability at the setting value 5 (respectively “38%”, “60” respectively) On the other hand, the percentage of occurrences of 10 games and 30 games with 6 winning combinations (“45.0%”, “50.0%”, respectively) 46% "," 52% "), or an approximate winning probability with a set value of 6 (respectively" 46% "," 52% ", respectively). Occurrence rate of 0 game with 4 cards (“74.2%”) is set to 4 at the winning probability (“75%”) Although similar, it is estimated that the actual occurrence rate is a little lower in consideration of the fact that multiple occurrences of 0 games have not occurred, and by combining these, the setting value of the slot machine 1 is “5” Of course, it is possible to grasp the tendency of the number of games to be added when the winning combination wins, and to grasp the tendency of the slot machine 1.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the information display device 3, the change trigger for changing the termination condition for terminating the ART state and the condition for terminating the ART state in the ART state are provided. Since it is configured to display in association with certain game information, the change trigger can win, so that the game trend of how much the end condition is changed can be grasped, and the change trigger wins The game information that can grasp the tendency of the number of games to be added can be displayed.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
For example, when the ART state is generated, for example, when the bonus is ended, when a game with a set number of games is executed in the normal state, or when winning is performed in a continuous lottery according to the end of the ART state, good. Of course, any termination trigger may be used as the termination trigger of the ART state.

  When specifying the number of ART games or the number of added games, the number of games until the end of the ART state, that is, the special state in which the AT state and the RT state overlap (ART game number) is used. The number of games until both ends may be adopted. In addition, if the target is a gaming machine that selects the corresponding number of basic AT games from among a plurality of options corresponding to the state as the number of basic AT games, a plurality of basic AT games are set and the state or setting is set. The number of basic AT games may be specified (set) by specifying the number of AT games based on a game signal that can be specified.

  Although both the number of ART games and the number of added games are set as management targets, only one of them may be set as a management target. Of course, as shown in FIG. 12, for game information in which only the number of added games is managed, the number of ART games may be managed instead of the number of added games.

  The special state period such as the AT state and the ART state is directly specified by the special state signal (ART signal). After the bonus ends, if the period until winning the A or 4 winning combination B is specified as a special state, or if a gaming machine that generates an ART state when one winning combination is won after the bonus ends, The occurrence or end of a special state may be indirectly specified based on a game signal, such as specifying the occurrence of a special state depending on whether or not a single winning combination is won. The special state may be specified for any of the AT state, the RT state, and the ART state.

  A gaming machine in which the number of games added in the ART state is added when the winning combination wins in a corresponding gaming state other than the ART state may be targeted. For example, it may be a gaming machine that enters the ART state after the bonus ends, and a gaming machine or the like that adds the number of subsequent ART games when winning the winning combination during the bonus state. In this case, it is necessary to make a separate determination based on the game signal, such as setting the corresponding winning combination winning determination period (change opportunity period) to be in the bonus state. The winning combination winning determination period may be a period overlapping with the AT state or a period not overlapping.

The AT state may not be notified at 100% if the notification probability is higher than the other states. Further, although the winning combination is indirectly specified by the out signal and the safe signal, the winning combination itself may be directly specified by a signal that can specify the winning combination.
As an example of executing the ART game corresponding to the end game as a condition for ending the special state, other conditions include, for example, the number of notifications of the AT role operation and the number of set of the ART state with 50 games as one set. A gaming machine in which the number of notifications or the number of sets is increased by winning a rider may be targeted. In this case, the display of the game information may be the display of the number of games as in the embodiment, the number of notifications specified by receiving a notification signal that can specify the number of notifications from the gaming machine, or the occurrence of an ART state The number of times may be managed as condition information in association with the superior.

When the winning combination is won, the end condition is updated so as to be advantageous to the player. However, the end condition may be updated so as to be disadvantageous for the player.
As an AT combination operation notification, in addition to the notification of the pressing order, the timing for operating the stop button such as notification of a winning combination may be notified. The end combination notification is the same, and any notification mode may be adopted.

  The number of payouts for the occurrence of the ART state and the bonus combination is an example, and any number of payouts may be supported. In addition, all numerical values, the number of digits, items, and the like are examples, and any numerical values may be adopted. In addition, the number of added games is indirectly obtained by an arithmetic expression, but the number of games after execution of the basic AT game number is counted from the occurrence of ART, or a state signal separately output in a period corresponding to the number of added games For example, the number of games in the reception period may be specified. Of course, other game information may be specified by an optimal specification method, whether directly or indirectly. Note that a small role is a concept including a role other than a bonus role including a replay role.

  A configuration in which part or all of the information processing performed by the information display device 3 is performed by the relay device 4 or the management device 6 may be employed. Similarly, part of information processing performed by the management device 6 may be performed by the relay device 4 or the information display device 3. Note that the information display device 3 includes a concept configured only by the management device 6 by displaying various information on the monitor of the management device 6.

  Although the gaming information display device separate from the gaming machine 1 is illustrated, the gaming machine 1 itself may be adopted as the gaming information display device. In this case, it is possible to directly specify game information such as a game or a bonus not according to a game signal but according to the progress of the game.

  In the drawings, 1 is a slot machine (game machine), 3 is an information display device (game information display device, period specifying means, condition information specifying means, change trigger specifying means, management means, setting means, distribution means collating means, Exclusion means), 8 reel (design variation display means), 13 start lever (start operation means), 14 left stop button (stop operation means), 15 middle stop button (stop operation means), 16 right stop Button (stop operation means), 21 is a control section lottery means, (display control means, winning determination means, special state generating means, special state end means, end condition changing means), and 38 is a liquid crystal display section (display means). .

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Start operation means for a player to start operation in order to start a game with game media inserted;
In accordance with the start operation, lottery means for executing an internal lottery for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of types of combinations,
In accordance with the start operation, symbol variation display means for variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols according to a predetermined arrangement in a plurality of symbol display areas;
A stop operation means for a player to perform stop operation in order to stop the symbol variation display by the symbol variation display means;
In response to the stop operation, display control means for drawing a symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination determined by the internal lottery within a predetermined pull-in range and stopping and displaying in the symbol display area,
Winning determination means for determining whether or not a winning has occurred based on a combination of symbols stopped and displayed in each symbol display area of the symbol variation display means;
The first special state that assists the player's stop operation by performing the auxiliary notification of the stop operation, and the probability that a predetermined winning combination to be determined as an internal winning combination by the internal lottery is improved from the normal state Special state generating means capable of generating at least one of the second special states as a special state;
After the occurrence of the special state, when an end condition that is a condition for ending the special state is satisfied, special state ending means for ending the special state;
In the change trigger period corresponding to the special state, when the winning determination means determines that a change trigger combination that changes the end condition of the special state has occurred, the end condition is set to a plurality of change candidates. A game information display device for displaying game information of a gaming machine comprising: an end condition change means for selecting from among the change candidates corresponding to the selected change candidate and changing the end condition;
A period specifying means for specifying a special condition period and the change trigger period corresponding to the special condition period;
Condition information specifying means for specifying special state condition information that is condition information that is game information corresponding to the end condition during the special state period specified by the period specifying means;
A change trigger specifying means for specifying that the change trigger wins during the change trigger period specified by the period specifying means;
The special condition condition specified by the condition information specifying unit in the change trigger specified by the change trigger specifying unit and the special trigger period corresponding to the change trigger period. Management means for associating and managing information;
A game information display device comprising: a display means for displaying the change trigger managed by the management means and the special state condition information in association with each other. The management means includes, for each special state period specified by the period specifying means, a change trigger specified to be won during the corresponding change trigger period, and the special state specified by the condition information specifying means By managing history information that can identify the condition information, the change trigger and the special state condition information are managed in association with each other,
2. The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays history information managed by the management means. A setting means for setting a condition information range that is a range for the special state condition information corresponding to the plurality of change candidates for each change candidate;
The number of occurrences of the special state corresponding to the change trigger period specified that the change trigger combination is won by the change trigger specifying unit is specified by the condition information specifying unit in association with the special state period. Distribution means for distributing based on which of the condition information range the special state condition information is set by the setting means,
The management means includes at least the number of occurrences of the special state corresponding to the change trigger period specified by the change trigger combination specifying means distributed by the distribution means and the change trigger period specified by the change trigger period. By managing the distribution information that can identify one, the change trigger and the condition information are associated and managed,
The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays distribution information managed by the management unit. The ending condition is that a game corresponding to the number of ending games serving as a condition for ending the special state is executed,
The change candidate is composed of a plurality of addition game number candidates to be added to the end game number,
The end condition changing means specifies the number of basic end games, which is the number of end games to be a base when a special state occurs, as the number of end games, and the change trigger is determined by the winning determination means in the change opportunity period. When it is determined that the winning of the game has occurred, by adding one game number of the selected addition game number candidates to the end game, the number of end games as the end condition is set for the selected change candidate. change,
The setting means sets the basic end game number,
The condition information specifying means is an extra game specified by subtracting the number of special state games, which is the number of games in the special state, and the number of basic end games set by the setting means from the number of special state games 4. The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of numbers is specified as the special state condition information. The special state generating means can generate the first special state and the second special state in an overlapping manner,
The special state termination means terminates the first special state by executing the number of games corresponding to the number of finished games after the occurrence of the first special state, while after the occurrence of the second special state, When the winning determination means determines that the winning combination of the end combination that is the end trigger of the second special state is, the second special state is ended,
The auxiliary notification in the first special state includes at least auxiliary notification of a stop operation for preventing a symbol corresponding to the end combination from stopping.
The condition information specifying means specifies the number of special state games,
Collation means for collating the number of basic end games set by the setting means with the number of special state games specified by the condition information specifying means;
The game information in a special state in which the number of special state games specified by the condition information specifying unit is less than the basic end game number by the collating unit is managed from the management target of the change trigger and the special state game number by the management unit. The game information display device according to claim 4, further comprising exclusion means for excluding.

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