JP2012143425A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which reduces the possibility that a game player erroneously thinks that he/she is in an advantageous situation in the initial symbol variation after the completion of a profit state when the symbol becomes a particular mode of a non-predetermined combination, and which can simplify symbol variation control in the screen.SOLUTION: The game machine includes: a symbol display means having on the screen, a plurality of symbol display parts 31a to 31c for performing continuous scroll display of symbol rows comprising a plurality of symbols; a symbol control means for performing symbol variation with the symbol display means according to a prescribed variation pattern; and an advantage state-generating means for generating an advantage state based on the fact that a stop symbol of symbol display parts 31a to 31c after the variation of the symbol with the symbol display means becomes a particular mode. The initial symbol variation after the completion of the advantage state is configured to start from the state where dedicated symbols ("X, Y, Z" for example), which are not included in common symbol rows used in common symbol variation, are displayed in symbol display parts 31a to 31c, respectively, regardless of the stop symbol of the preceding symbol variation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine configured to display a variety of symbols on a screen of a liquid crystal display means or the like and generate a profit state based on the stop symbol becoming a specific mode. Is.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine has a symbol display means provided with a plurality of, for example, three symbol display sections for cyclically scrolling and displaying a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols on a screen of a liquid crystal display means, etc. It is widely known that a profit state such as opening of an open / close-type winning means is generated based on the fact that the stop symbol after the symbol variation is in a predetermined specific mode.

  In this type of gaming machine, it is common to have a specific aspect of a flat pattern, that is, a pattern aspect (for example, “2, 2, 2”, “7, 7, 7”, etc.) in which all the patterns are the same. However, recently, a specific design aspect other than the gloomy eyes (for example, “1, 3, 5”, etc.) is also included in the specific aspect, and a profit state (for example, a so-called sudden probability change, Many of them are designed to generate a short-time opening of the openable winning means (for example, Patent Document 1).

  By the way, in the gaming machine as described above, when a symbol becomes a specific mode and a profit state occurs, the display of the symbol stopped in the specific mode on the screen is erased, and an effect display regarding the profit state is performed. When the profit status ends, the effect display related to the profit status also ends, and it is possible to start a new symbol variation on the screen, but the first symbol variation after the end of the profit state is the stop at the previous symbol variation It starts from the state where the same symbol as the symbol is displayed. That is, for example, when the stop symbol is “1 · 3 · 5”, which is a specific aspect of the non-flat pattern, and a profit state is generated, the “1 · 3” is accompanied with the start of the effect display regarding the profit state.・ After the symbol display of “5” is once cleared from the screen, after the end of the profit state, the previous stop symbol “1, 3, 5” is displayed again on the screen. The process is started from the state where “1, 3, 5” is displayed.

JP 2010-104559 A

  As described above, in the conventional gaming machine, the first symbol variation after the end of the profit state is started from the state where the same symbol as the stop symbol in the previous symbol variation is redisplayed. In the case of a specific pattern such as “3/5”, when the symbol is redisplayed after the profit state ends, the player, for example, has one pattern constituting the specific pattern of the non-flat pattern, For example, the left symbol “1” may be misunderstood as being in an advantageous state such as a so-called probability change.

  In addition, for example, at least one of the symbols constituting the specific pattern of the non-mesh pattern is a symbol (such as a character or a graphic other than a number) different from the symbols such as “1” to “9” that are used in a normal variation. In the case where it is configured (for example, when the middle symbol is the kanji symbol “general”), the first symbol variation after the end of the profit state is the symbol “1” to “9”, etc. It is necessary to start with a state where it is inserted between symbol patterns consisting of normal symbols, but the symbol such as “general” will not be displayed again during the variation so that it will be displayed after the symbol variation starts. Internal processing such as rearrangement of columns must be performed, and there is a disadvantage that the control becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to misunderstand that the player is in an advantageous state in the first symbol fluctuation after the end of the profit state when it becomes a specific aspect of non-uniformity It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can reduce the performance and simplify the symbol variation control on the screen.

  The present invention is based on the symbol display means 31 provided with a plurality of symbol display units 31a to 31c on the screen 21a for cyclic scroll-displaying a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols, and on the fact that a predetermined symbol variation start condition is established. A symbol control unit 61 that causes symbol variation by the symbol display unit 31 to follow a predetermined variation pattern, and a specific mode in which stop symbols of the symbol display units 31a to 31c after the symbol variation by the symbol display unit 31 are predetermined. In the gaming machine provided with the profit state generating means 55 for generating the profit state based on the above, the first symbol variation after the end of the profit state is the normal symbol variation regardless of the previous symbol variation stop symbol A special symbol not included in the normal symbol sequence used in the above is configured to start from the state displayed on the symbol display units 31a to 31c. A.

  In the first symbol variation after the end of the profit state, the first symbol scroll is displayed using the dedicated symbol sequence with the dedicated symbol added at the beginning or end of the normal symbol sequence. You may comprise so that the said normal symbol sequence which excluded the said exclusive symbol of the head from the exclusive symbol sequence may be used.

  In addition, the specific mode includes a first specific mode in which the stop symbols of the plurality of symbol display units 31a to 31c are squirrel and a second specific mode in which the stop symbols are non-smooth, and the profit state The generating means 55 is configured to generate a first profit state for the first specific aspect and a second profit state different from the first profit state for the second specific aspect, The first symbol variation after the end of the first profit state is started from a state in which the same symbol as the previous symbol variation stop symbol is displayed on each of the symbol display units 31a to 31c, and the first symbol variation after the end of the second profit state Regardless of the previous symbol variation stop symbol, the symbol variation is a symbol pattern that is not included in the normal symbol sequence used in the normal symbol variation, so that each symbol display unit 31a˜ Configure to start from the state displayed on 31c Good.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a player who sees the re-displayed effect symbol after the end of the special profit state is in an advantageous state such as probability change. In the first symbol change after the end of the second profit state, the first symbol scroll is displayed using the dedicated symbol sequence, and after the second cycle, the normal symbol sequence in which the leading dedicated symbol is excluded from the dedicated symbol sequence is displayed. If configured to be used, the dedicated symbol can be easily removed from the variable display target without performing complicated internal processing such as rearrangement of symbols.

1 is an overall perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine. It is a block diagram of a control system of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the opening probability of the normal symbol for every gaming state of the same pachinko machine, variation time, and the opening / closing pattern of a lower special starting port. It is a figure which shows the correspondence of the jackpot determination random value in the case of jackpot determination of the same pachinko machine, a jackpot determination, and a loss determination, a jackpot symbol random number value, the stop symbol aspect of an effect symbol, a special profit state, and a special game state. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the production control process of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the production | presentation symbol control process of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the profit state effect control process of the pachinko machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol row scroll-displayed by the effect symbol display means of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing of the symbol fluctuation | variation by the normal symbol row | line | column of the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows transition of the display content of an image display means when a big hit state generate | occur | produces by the 1st big hit mode with the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows transition of the display content of the image display means when a big hit state occurs in the second big hit mode in the pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing of the first symbol fluctuation | variation after the special profit state termination | occurrence | production which generate | occur | produced with the pachinko machine as a non-uniform stop symbol aspect.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1-13 has illustrated one Embodiment which employ | adopted this invention for the pachinko machine. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine main body 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the front side of the front frame 3, a glass door 4 and a front plate 5 are arranged vertically and are pivotally supported by the front frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The front plate 5 is provided with a storage tray 6 for storing game balls to be supplied to the launching means (not shown), a launching handle 7 for operating the launching means, and the like on the front side.

  A game board 11 shown in FIG. 2 is detachably mounted on the back side of the glass door 4. On the front side of the game board 11, a guide rail 12 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching means is annularly mounted, and a center case 14, a normal symbol start is provided in a game area 13 inside the guide rail 12. Various game parts such as means 15, special symbol starting means 16, big winning means 17, and normal winning means 18 are arranged.

  The center case 14 is provided with a normal symbol display means 22, a special symbol display means 23, a normal reserved number display means 24, a special reserved number display means 25, etc., in addition to an image display device 21 such as a liquid crystal type. The image display device 21 constitutes an effect symbol display means 31, a profit state effect display means 32, and the like.

  The normal symbol display means 22 is for variably displaying the normal symbol, and is composed of, for example, two light emitters (for example, LEDs) corresponding to two types of normal symbols “O” and “X”. On condition that the normal symbol starting means 15 comprising a gate or the like detects a game ball, the two light emitters blink alternately for a predetermined time, and the hit determination random number value acquired when the normal symbol starting means 15 detects the game ball In the state where the “◯” side illuminant corresponding to the hit mode emits light when it matches the predetermined hit determination value, and the “×” side illuminant corresponding to the off mode otherwise The flashing stops when is emitted.

  Further, when the normal symbol starting means 15 detects a game ball during the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display means 22 or during the normal profit state described later, a hit determination random number value acquired at the time of detection is determined in advance. The upper limit number, for example, 4 is stored as a limit, and the normal number-of-holds display means 24 made up of, for example, the same number of light emitters as the upper limit number of reservations determines the number of stored random numbers (hereinafter referred to as the normal number of reservations). Is displayed, and the player is notified of the number of normally reserved items at that time.

  The special symbol starting means 16 is for starting the symbol variation by the special symbol display means 23, and comprises two upper and lower special starting ports 27a, 27b and an opening / closing means 28 for opening and closing the lower special starting port 27b. Arranged below the center case 14.

  The upper special start port 27a is a non-actuated winning port that does not have an opening / closing means or the like. The lower special start opening 27b is an actuated winning opening that can be switched between an open state in which a game ball can win a prize and a closed state in which a prize cannot be won by the opening / closing means 28. When the ordinary profit state occurs as an aspect, the opening / closing means 28 is configured to change from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time and a predetermined number of times.

  The special symbol display means 23 is composed of one or a plurality of display means such as a 7-segment type capable of variably displaying one special symbol, for example, and the special symbol starting means 16 detects a game ball, In other words, a special symbol is displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time on the condition that a game ball wins in one of the two upper and lower special start openings 27a and 27b, and the jackpot determination random number value acquired when winning the special start openings 27a and 27b. Is in the predetermined first jackpot mode or second jackpot mode if it matches the predetermined jackpot determination value, in the predetermined jackpot mode if it matches the jackpot determination value, otherwise It comes to stop in a detachment manner.

  In the special symbol, for example, one or a plurality of types of the first big hit mode, the second big hit mode, the small hit mode, and the disengagement mode are provided. Each of these aspects may be assigned a numerical symbol or the like, and has no special meaning such as a combination of arbitrary lines and points so that the player cannot easily distinguish the type of the special symbol. You may assign a symbol.

  In addition, when a game ball wins a special start opening 27a, 27b during a special symbol change display or a special profit state to be described later, a jackpot determination random number obtained at the time of winning is reserved for a predetermined upper limit. The number of pieces, for example, 4 each is stored as a limit, and the special reserved number display means 25 displays the stored number of jackpot determination random number values (hereinafter referred to as special reserved number), and the special reserved number at that time is played. The person is notified.

  The effect symbol display means (symbol display means) 31 displays the effect symbols in a variable manner during the special symbol change display by the special symbol display means 23, and a plurality of, for example, left and right directions are displayed on the display screen 21a of the image display device 21. Three symbol display portions 31a to 31c are provided, and each symbol display portion 31a to 31c is configured to cyclically scroll a symbol row composed of a plurality of symbols, and the special symbol starting means 16 is a game ball. , That is, based on the fact that a game ball wins one of the two upper and lower special start openings 27a and 27b (an example of establishment of a predetermined symbol variation start condition), In accordance with the variation pattern, the variation display of the effect symbols, that is, the scroll display of the symbol display portions 31a to 31c is started, and the first big hit mode simultaneously with the stop of the variation of the special symbols The scroll display on each of the symbol display units 31a to 31c is stopped in a predetermined order such as left, right, and middle so as to stop and determine the effect symbols so that the final stop is performed in the second big hit mode, the small hit mode, or the off mode. It is like that.

  In this embodiment, when the special symbol stops in the first big hit mode, the second big hit mode, the small hit mode, and the off mode, the production symbols also correspond to the first big hit mode, the second big hit mode, and the small hit mode. It shall be stopped in the hit mode and the off mode.

  Here, the first big hit mode (first specific mode) of the production symbol is a stop symbol mode of “Morozome” in which a plurality of (three) symbols are all arranged in the same design, the second big hit mode (second specific mode) Aspect) is one or a plurality of predetermined small hitting patterns (second specific aspect) among the “non-spotted” stopping symbol patterns in which at least one of a plurality (three) symbols is different from the others. Is one or more of the predetermined “non-growth” stop symbol modes, and the off mode is other than the second big hit mode and the small hit mode among the “non-growth” stop symbol modes. It is configured in a stop symbol form.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, nine types of symbols “1” to “9” and three types of alphabets “X”, “Y”, and “Z” are included in each symbol row. Symbols are used, and the first jackpot mode (first specific mode) has 9 types from “1 · 1 · 1” to “9 · 9 · 9”, the second jackpot mode (second specific mode) Are assigned two types of "4, 6, 8" and "1, 3, 5", and one type of "9, 5, 1" is assigned to the small hit mode (second specific mode). And

  Further, the profit state effect display means 32 performs a profit state effect on the display screen 21a during the special profit state described later, that is, during the big hit state and the small hit state. If a big hit effect image corresponding to the big hit state is generated on the display screen 21a, a small hit effect image is displayed on the display screen 21a if the effect symbol is a small hit state and a small hit state occurs. Each of them is configured to display an animation, for example.

  The effect symbol display means 31 and the profit state effect display means 32 operate exclusively on the image display device 21, and when a special profit state (a big hit state or a small hit state) is started, From the image display device 21, the display of the effect symbol by the effect symbol display means 31 is erased and the effect image by the profit state effect display means 32 is displayed. When the special profit state ends, the image display device 21 until then is displayed. The effect symbol by the effect symbol display means 31 is displayed again in place of the effect image by the profit state effect display means 32 displayed on the screen.

  The big winning means 17 is an open / close-type winning means provided with an opening / closing plate 29 that can be switched between an open state in which a game ball can be won and a closed state in which a prize cannot be won. Special profit state based on becoming a specific mode, that is, a first jackpot mode (first specific mode), a second jackpot mode (second specific mode) or a small hit mode (second specific mode), that is, a jackpot state or small When the hit state occurs, the opening / closing plate 29 opens to the front side according to a predetermined opening pattern, and the game ball dropped on the opening plate 29 is awarded to the inside.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, two types of A and B are provided as the opening patterns of the special winning means 17, and the stop symbols after fluctuations of the special symbol display means 23 and the effect symbol display means 31 are provided. When the first jackpot mode (first specific mode) is reached, the big winning means 17 is opened according to the opening pattern A (first profit state), and the second jackpot mode or small hit mode (second specific mode) is set. In this case, the special winning means 17 is opened according to the opening pattern B (second profit state).

  The opening pattern A is an operation for closing the grand prize winning means 17 on condition that a predetermined number (for example, 9 seconds) of game balls has won or a predetermined time (for example, 28 seconds) has passed since the opening. (Profit state) is set to perform 15 rounds. On the other hand, the release pattern B is set so that the operation of releasing the special winning means 17 for 0.2 seconds is performed for two rounds. In this release pattern B, since the time for one release is as short as 0.2 seconds and the number of repeated rounds is as small as 2 rounds, the possibility of a game ball winning during the release is very small.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control system of the pachinko machine. In FIG. 3, 33 is a main control board, 34 is an effect control board, and each of these control boards 33 and 34 collects the center case 14 mounted on the game board 11 and a plurality of other game parts from the back side. Each of them is housed in a substrate case that is detachably attached to appropriate positions on the back side of the gaming machine main body 1 including the front frame 3 and the game board 11 such as the back side of the back cover to be covered.

  The main control board 33 mainly performs control related to the game operation on the game board 11 side, and includes a normal random number generation processing means 41 composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc., a normal start port check processing means 42, Ordinary random number storage means 43, ordinary symbol processing means 44, ordinary profit state generation means 45, ordinary symbol display control means 46, special random number creation processing means 51, special start port check processing means 52, special random number storage means 53, special symbol processing Means 54, special profit state generation means (profit state generation means) 55, special symbol display control means 56, special game state generation means 57, control command transmission means 58 and the like.

  The normal random number generation processing means 41 is configured to repeatedly generate a hit determination random number or the like used for determining whether or not the changed normal symbol is set as a hit mode at predetermined time intervals. The normal starting port check processing means 42 performs processing based on the detection of the game ball by the normal symbol starting means 15. Based on the fact that the normal symbol starting means 15 detects the game ball, the normal random number generating processing means 41. One hit determination random number value is acquired, and the hit determination random number value is stored in the normal random number storage means 43 up to a predetermined upper limit reserved number (for example, four).

  The normal symbol processing means 44 performs processing related to the normal symbol fluctuation display. The normal symbol display means 22 is in a variable displayable state, and one or more hit determination random number values are stored in the normal random number storage means 43. The winning judgment random number stored in the ordinary random number storage means 43 is taken out first, and the winning judgment random number matches the predetermined hit judgment value. A hit determination function that makes a hit / miss determination according to whether or not to perform, a normal stop symbol selection function that selects the type of stop symbol after a normal symbol change based on a hit / fail determination result, and a normal symbol change A variable time selection function for selecting time is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the number of hit determination values used for the hit determination is different between a special game state described later and a normal game state other than that, as shown in FIG. The winning probability (for example, 1 / 1.3) is set higher than the winning probability (for example, 1/10) in the normal gaming state.

  The normal profit state generating means 45 is a lower special that constitutes the special symbol starting means 16 when the determination result by the normal symbol processing means 44 is a win and the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 22 is in a hit state. The open / close means 28 of the start port 27b is changed to an open state according to any of a plurality of types of open / close patterns, for example. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the normal opening / closing pattern (for example, 0.2 seconds × opening once) and the opening time and / or the number of opening times are set to be longer than the normal opening / closing pattern. Two types of opening / closing patterns (for example, 2 seconds × 3 times opening) are set, and the normal opening / closing pattern is selected during the normal gaming state, and the special opening / closing pattern is selected during the special gaming state. Yes.

  The normal symbol display control means 46 controls the display of the normal symbol display means 22 based on the normal symbol processing by the normal symbol processing means 44. The normal symbol display means 22 is in a state in which the normal symbol display means 22 can be variably displayed and the normal random number storage means. On the condition that one or more hit determination random number values are stored in 43 (the number of normal holdings is 1 or more), the normal symbol display means 22 starts the variation of the normal symbols, and the normal symbol processing means 44 Based on the elapse of the selected variation time, the variation of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol similarly selected by the normal symbol processing means 44.

  The special random number creation processing means 51 selects not only the jackpot determination random number used for the determination of the big hit / small hit / off, but also the big hit symbol random number used for selection of the stop symbol mode in the case of the jackpot determination, and the stop symbol in the case of the loss determination. It is configured to perform a special random number generation process that repeatedly generates a deviated symbol random number to be used, a variation pattern random number to be used for selecting a variation pattern of a production symbol, and other predetermined random numbers.

  The special start port check processing means 52 performs a process based on winning of a game ball to the special symbol start means 16, and the special symbol start means 16 detects a game ball, that is, the special start ports 27a and 27b have a game. Based on the winning of the ball, the jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol random value generated by the special random number generation processing means 51 are acquired one by one, and the jackpot determination random number value and the jackpot symbol random number value are determined in advance. The special random number storage means 53 is configured to store the upper limit holding number (for example, four each) as a limit.

  The special symbol processing means 54 performs processing related to the special symbol fluctuation display. The special symbol display means 23 is in a state where the special symbol display means 23 can be variably displayed, and the special random number storage means 53 stores one or more jackpot determination random numbers. The jackpot determination random number stored first in the special random number storage means 53 is taken out on the condition that the number of special hold is one or more, and the jackpot determination random value is set to a predetermined jackpot determination value or small A jackpot determination function for determining jackpot / small hit / loss according to whether or not it matches with the hit determination value, a determination result of jackpot / small hit / loss, and a special jackpot determination random number value stored in the special random number storage means 53 The special stop symbol selection that selects the stop symbol after the change of the special symbol based on the jackpot symbol random number value or the newly acquired off-line symbol random value Ability, and includes a determination result of the jackpot / small hit / out, the change pattern selection function for selecting a variation pattern of performance symbols based on the newly acquired variation pattern random number.

  The special profit state generating means (profit state generating means) 55 is for generating a special profit state (profit state), and includes a big hit state generating means 55a and a small hit state generating means 55b.

  In the big hit state generating means 55a, the determination result of the big hit / small hit / off by the special symbol processing means 54 is a big hit, and the stop symbol after the change of the special symbol by the special symbol display means 23 is the first big hit mode or the second big hit mode. This is to generate a jackpot state based on the fact that In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, two types of A and B are provided as the opening patterns of the big winning means 17 in the big hit state, and the big hit symbol random number value is 1 to 9, that is, after the change When the stop symbol is in the first jackpot mode, the release pattern A is selected. When the jackpot symbol random number is 10, 11, that is, when the changed stop symbol is in the second jackpot mode, the release pattern B is selected. It is to be selected.

  In the small hit state generating means 55b, the determination result of the big hit / small hit / off by the special symbol processing means 54 is a small hit, and the stop symbol after the change of the special symbol by the special symbol display means 23 becomes the small hit state. Based on this, a small hit state is generated. There are, for example, one kind of opening pattern of the big winning means 17 in the small hit state, and as shown in FIG. 5, the big winning means 17 is opened for 0.2 seconds as in the case where the stop symbol after the change becomes the second big hit mode. An open pattern B that performs two rounds of the operation is set.

  The special symbol display control means 56 controls the display of the special symbol display means 23. Based on the special symbol processing by the special symbol processing means 54, the special symbol display means 23 starts the variation of the special symbol and is selected. The variation of the special symbol is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol based on the passage of the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern of the effected symbol.

  The special game state generating means 57 is for generating a special game state advantageous to the player in a predetermined period after the occurrence of the special profit state. For example, the big hit determination random number value stored in the special random number storage means 53 is determined as a big hit determination. Depending on the jackpot symbol random number value when the value matches, a special game state of either a short time state or a probable variation state is generated.

  During the short-time state, the fluctuation time of the special symbol display means 23 is switched to a shortened fluctuation time shorter than the normal fluctuation time for the special symbol, and the hit probability for the normal symbol is a normal probability (for example, 1/10) to a high probability (for example, 1/10). For example, to 1 / 1.3), the fluctuation time is changed from the normal fluctuation time (for example, 27 seconds) to the shortened fluctuation time (for example, 2.7 seconds), and the opening / closing pattern of the opening / closing means 28 of the lower special start port 27b is the normal opening / closing pattern ( For example, it can be switched to a special opening / closing pattern (for example, 2 seconds × 3 times opening) from 0.2 seconds × 1 time opening. The time reduction state ends when, for example, the special symbol fluctuates a predetermined number of times (for example, 50 times) after the start.

  During the probability variation state, the number of jackpot determination values is increased from 1 to 10, for example, compared to other normal probability states, so that the probability that the special symbol is a jackpot mode is a normal probability (for example, 1/350). Is switched to a higher probability (for example, 1/35) than that, and for example, processing similar to the time-short state is also performed. This probability variation state is continued after the jackpot state occurs, for example, until the next jackpot state occurs.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the special game state when the jackpot symbol random number value is 10, that is, the short time state that enters after the jackpot state by the release pattern B is so-called “suddenly short time”, and the jackpot symbol disorder A special gaming state when the numerical value is 11, that is, a high probability state that enters after a big hit state by the opening pattern B is a so-called “sudden probability change”.

  The control command transmission means 58 is for transmitting a predetermined control command to the sub-control board side such as the effect control board 34 by one-way communication and giving a control command. Based on the special symbol processing by the special symbol processing means 54. Then, at the start of the variation of the special symbol, a variation pattern command for designating the variation pattern of the effect symbol and a symbol designating command for designating the stop symbol of the special symbol are transmitted to the effect control board 34 side. A function for transmitting a variable stop command for instructing a variable stop to the effect control board 34 side, a special game state generation command according to the special game state when the special game state is generated by the special game state generation means 57 and at the end, a special A function of transmitting a game state end command or the like to the effect control board 34 is provided.

  The effect control board 34 is for controlling various effect means including the effect symbol display means 31 and the profit state effect display means 32, for example, the effect symbol display means 31 and the profit state effect via a liquid crystal control board (not shown). An effect symbol control means (symbol control means) 61 that performs display control of the display means 32, a profit state effect control means 62, and the like are provided, and for example, the effect control process shown in FIG. 6 is executed at a predetermined cycle. ing. In this effect control process, an effect symbol control process (S1) by the effect symbol control means 61 and a profit state effect control process (S2) by the profit state effect control means 62 are sequentially executed.

  In the effect symbol control process (S1), for example, as shown in FIG. 7, it is first determined whether or not it is in a special profit state, that is, whether it is in a big hit state or a small hit state (S11). If it is in the special profit state (S11: Yes), the effect symbol control process ends here.

  When it is determined in S11 that it is not in the special profit state, that is, neither in the big hit state nor in the small hit state (S11: No), the current state (symbol status) regarding the change in the production symbol is determined (S12), Processing according to the determination result is executed. When it is determined in S12 that the symbol status is “waiting for change”, that is, for example, when the effect symbol is not changing and the number of special hold is 0, a predetermined value is displayed on the display screen 21a of the image display device 21. The standby image is displayed. For example, when a game ball wins the special symbol starting means 16 when the symbol status is “waiting for variation”, the symbol status is changed to “at the start of variation”.

  When it is determined in S12 that the symbol status is “at the start of variation”, the effect symbol is based on the determination result of big hit / small hit / loss recognized from the variation pattern command received from the main control board 33, etc. The stop symbol form after the change is determined (S14a), and the change of the effect symbol by the effect symbol display means 31 is started according to the specified change pattern (S14b).

  Here, in the change of the effect symbol by the effect symbol display means 31, the normal symbol sequence is used in principle, and the change is started from the state in which the stop symbol mode (S16 described later) of the previous symbol change is displayed in principle. It is like that. As shown in FIG. 9, the normal symbol sequence is composed of, for example, nine symbols from 1 to 9, and the left, middle, and right symbols corresponding to the left, middle, and right symbol display portions 31a to 31c. Assuming that the columns are A (i), B (i), C (i), i = 1 to 9, respectively, A (1) to A (9) = “1” to “9”, B (1) to B (9) = “1” to “9”, C (1) to C (9) = “1” to “9”. Then, for example, if the previous symbol variation stop symbol mode is “3, 4, 3”, as shown in FIG. 10, A (3) = “3”, B (4 ) = “4” and C (3) = “3” are displayed, and the cyclic scroll display by each normal symbol sequence is started. When the change of the effect symbol is started (S14b), the symbol status is changed to “being changed”.

  If it is determined in S12 that the symbol status is “changing”, the effect symbol variation process by the designated variation pattern is continued (S15). When the fluctuation stop command is received from the main control board 33, the symbol status is changed to “at the time of fluctuation stop”, and the effect symbol is stopped and displayed in the stop symbol mode determined at S14a at the time of the fluctuation start (S12 → S16). ).

  Further, in the profit state presentation control process (S2), for example, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, it is first determined whether or not it is in the special profit state, that is, whether it is in the big hit state or the small hit state. S21). If it is not in the special profit state (S21: No), the profit state effect control process ends here.

  When it is determined in S21 that it is in the special profit state, that is, in the big hit state or the small hit state (S21: Yes), the current state (effect status) regarding the big hit effect / small hit effect is determined. (S22), processing according to the determination result is executed. When it is determined in S22 that the production status is “at the time of production start”, that is, the production symbol is stopped / confirmed in any of the first jackpot mode, the second jackpot mode, or the small jackpot mode, and the special profit state (the jackpot state) (Or small hit state) is started, as shown in FIGS. 11 (a) → (b) and FIG. 12 (a) → (b), the display screen 21a of the image display device 21 until then is displayed. The effect symbol display means 31 displayed on the screen, that is, the display image of the effect symbol, is erased, and the profit state effect display means 32 starts the effect corresponding to the type of the special profit state, that is, the big hit effect or the small hit effect. (S23). When the big hit effect or the small hit effect is started (S23), the effect status is changed to “during production”.

  When it is determined in S22 that the production status is “during production”, the big hit effect or the small hit effect is continuously performed (S24). Is changed.

  If it is determined in S22 that the effect status is “at the end of effect”, it is determined whether or not the first jackpot mode, that is, the jackpot due to the stop symbol mode of the eyes (S25).

  And when it determines with it being a big hit by the 1st jackpot mode (S25: Yes), the last stop symbol mode is set to a start symbol mode (S26), and it shows to FIG.11 (b)-> (c) As described above, the display of the big hit effect or the small hit effect by the profit state effect display means 32 which has been displayed on the display screen 21a of the image display device 21 until then is deleted, and is set by the effect symbol display means 31 in S26. The display image of the effect design according to the started design mode is displayed on the display screen 21a (S28). In this case, since the symbols constituting the start symbol pattern are always included in the normal symbol row, when the effect symbol control process (FIG. 7) starts a new effect symbol variation (S14b), A state in which the start symbol mode is displayed, for example, a state in which A (7) = “7”, B (7) = “7”, and C (7) = “7” are displayed on the symbol display portions 31a to 31c (see FIG. 11 (c)), the cyclic scroll display using the normal symbol sequence is started.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S25 that it is not a big hit by the first jackpot mode, that is, a big hit by the small jackpot or the second jackpot mode (S25: No), The starting symbol mode is set (S27). Here, the dedicated symbol is a symbol that is not included in the normal symbol sequence. In this embodiment, three types of alphabetic symbols “X”, “Y”, and “Z” are set as the dedicated symbol.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 12B to 12C, the display of the big hit effect or the small hit effect by the profit state effect display means 32 displayed on the display screen 21a of the image display device 21 until then is deleted. At the same time, the effect symbol display means 31 displays a display image of the effect symbol in the start / stop symbol mode set in S27, that is, a dedicated symbol mode such as “X, Y, Z” on the display screen 21a (S28). ).

  Here, the dedicated symbols “X”, “Y”, and “Z” are added to the head of each normal symbol sequence, that is, A (0), B (0), C (0), as shown in FIG. Thereby, dedicated symbol sequences A (i), B (i), C (i), i = 0 to 9 are configured. And the change (S14b) of the new effect symbol by subsequent effect symbol control processing (FIG. 7) is the state which displayed the exclusive symbol mode, ie, A (0) = "X" on the symbol display parts 31a-31c, respectively. , B (0) = “Y”, C (0) = “Z” are displayed (FIG. 13), and the circular scroll display of the first round by the dedicated symbol sequence is started. The display can be switched to a cyclic scroll display based on a normal symbol sequence in which the first dedicated symbol is excluded from the column.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, when a special profit state (second profit state) occurs in the second big hit mode or the small hit mode which is a non-uniform stop pattern mode, a big hit effect Or, when the effect symbol once erased from the display screen 21a with the start of the small hit effect is displayed again after the end of the special profit state, it is erased at the start of the previous symbol fluctuation stop symbol (that is, the special profit state starts). Regardless of the non-uniform eye stop symbol), the special symbols not included in the normal symbol row are displayed on the symbol display portions 31a to 31c so as to be non-uniform (special symbol mode). Since a new symbol change is started from that state, the possibility that the player who sees the regenerated display symbol after the end of the special profit state is in an advantageous state such as probability change can be reduced. .

  In addition, when a special profit state (second profit state) occurs in the second big hit mode or small hit mode which is a non-flat stop pattern mode, in the first symbol fluctuation after the end of the special profit state, Scroll display for the first round using a dedicated symbol sequence with a dedicated symbol added to the beginning of the normal symbol sequence, and after the second cycle, use the normal symbol sequence that excludes the leading dedicated symbol sequence from the dedicated symbol sequence Thus, the dedicated symbol can be excluded from the variable display target without performing complicated internal processing such as rearrangement of symbols.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the embodiment, when the second big hit mode and the small hit mode (second specific mode) are obtained, the first symbol variation after the end of the subsequent special profit state (second profit state) is calculated. In the case of starting the state where the dedicated symbol is displayed on each symbol display part so as to be non-uniform regardless of the previous symbol variation stop symbol, After that, the first symbol change after the end of the special profit state (first profit state) is started from the state in which the same symbol as the previous symbol variation stop symbol, that is, the normal symbol of each slot is displayed on each symbol display section. Although the example configured as described above is shown, the first symbol variation after the end of all the special profit states including the case where the first big hit mode is in the middle is started from the state where the dedicated symbol is displayed. Also good. At this time, in the case of the first big hit mode of the wide eyes, the symbol variation may be started from the state where the dedicated symbols are displayed on the respective symbol display parts so as to become the wide eyes.

  A plurality of types of dedicated symbol patterns may be provided, and the dedicated symbol pattern that is displayed first may be different for each symbol variation that starts with the dedicated symbol sequence. Further, for example, a character design or the like other than a numeric design and an English design may be used as the production design.

  Moreover, the 2nd profit state corresponding to the 2nd specific aspect which is non-uniformity does not need to include a small hit state.

  In the embodiment, an example is shown in which the switching to the dedicated symbol after the end of the jackpot state is performed at the end during the jackpot effect, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be performed, for example, at the start of fluctuation after the end of the effect display.

  In the embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine has been described. However, the present invention is widely applicable to various game machines such as a ball ball game machine and a slot machine other than the pachinko machine.

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Claims (3)

On the basis of the symbol display means having a plurality of symbol display portions on the screen for cyclic scrolling display of a symbol string composed of a plurality of symbols, and a predetermined symbol variation start condition being satisfied, the symbol variation by the symbol display means is a predetermined symbol variation. A symbol control means for performing according to a variation pattern; and a profit state generating means for generating a profit state based on the stop symbols of the symbol display units after the symbol variation by the symbol display means being in a predetermined specific mode. In the gaming machine equipped with, the first symbol variation after the end of the profit state, a special symbol not included in the normal symbol sequence used in the normal symbol variation, regardless of the previous symbol variation stop symbol, A gaming machine configured to start from a state displayed on each symbol display section. In the first symbol variation after the end of the profit state, the first symbol scroll display is performed using the dedicated symbol sequence in which the dedicated symbol is added to the beginning or the end of the normal symbol sequence, and after the second round, the dedicated symbol is displayed. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the normal symbol sequence in which the first dedicated symbol is excluded from the sequence is used. In the specific mode, there are a first specific mode in which the stop symbols of the plurality of symbol display units are rough, and a second specific mode in which the stop symbols are non-flat, and the profit state generating means includes: A first profit state is generated for the first specific aspect, and a second profit state different from the first profit state is generated for the second specific aspect, and after the first profit state ends. The first symbol variation is started from the state where the same symbol as the previous symbol variation stop symbol is displayed on each symbol display unit, and the first symbol variation after the end of the second profit state is the previous symbol variation Regardless of the stop symbol, the special symbol not included in the normal symbol sequence used for normal symbol variation is configured to start from the state displayed on each symbol display unit so as to be non-uniform. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

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