JP2013226190A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine that can help a player to happily operate a presentation button.SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine 1 includes a display means 201 for displaying a presentation image corresponding to the propriety of a jackpot determination, a presentation control means 214 for changing the presentation image according to the operation mode of a presentation button 132, a hit operation mode recording means 217 for recording the operation mode of the presentation button 132 when hitting a jackpot, and an operation mode display means 202 for reading a hit operation mode recorded by the hit operation mode recording means 217 and then displaying it in the presentation image.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with operation means such as a production button that can be operated by a player.

  Nowadays, a gaming machine that includes an effect button operated by a player and executes a display effect in accordance with the operation of the button has become common (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Even in a gaming machine equipped with a production button, whether or not a big hit actually occurs is determined in advance by an internal lottery. Therefore, no matter how the operation button is operated during the display effect, it does not affect the jackpot.

  There are many facts that some players think that it is easy to generate jackpots if the operation buttons are operated well. For such players, how to operate the operation buttons Kaga has become an important game issue.

  However, in the gaming machine equipped with a conventional effect button, the enjoyment of operating the effect button is improved even though there are not a few players who place importance on the operation of the effect button as described above. There is a problem that ingenuity to do is insufficient.

JP 2011-217766 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and is an invention for allowing a player to enjoy the operation of an effect button for a gaming machine provided with an effect button.

The present invention includes a lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not the start condition is satisfied,
Display means for displaying an effect image according to the lottery result by the lottery means;
Operation means that the player can operate in any manner;
Effect control means for changing the effect image according to the operation mode of the operation means;
Special state generating means for generating a special state advantageous to the player when the lottery result by the lottery means is winning;
When the lottery result by the lottery means is a winning, the hit operation mode recording means for recording the operation mode of the operation means;
A gaming machine comprising: an operation mode display unit that reads and displays a hit operation mode recorded by the hit operation mode recording unit when the display unit displays an effect image. (Claim 1).

  The gaming machine of the present invention records the operation mode of the operation means when the lottery result by the lottery means is a win. Thereafter, when the effect image is displayed, the recorded operation mode is displayed.

  In the game of this gaming machine, there is a pleasure that the player thinks how to operate the operation means according to the displayed operation mode. As described above, in the gaming machine of the present invention, the enjoyment of operating the operating means is improved, and the interest of the game is further enhanced.

  As the gaming machine in the present invention, there are a pachinko gaming machine that uses a pachinko ball as a gaming medium, a slot machine that generates a prize according to a combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed, and the like. The pachinko gaming machine may be a type that uses a pachinko ball as a gaming value, but may be a so-called enclosed type that does not use a pachinko ball as a gaming value. The slot machine may be a slot machine that uses medals or coins as game media, but may be a so-called complete credit type slot machine that does not use game media. Further, in the case of a slot machine, a parrot (R) that uses a pachinko ball as a game medium may be used.

A gaming machine according to a preferred aspect of the present invention includes a lose operation mode recording unit that records an operation mode of the operation unit when a lottery result by the lottery unit is lost.
The operation mode display unit reads and displays the operation mode recorded by the hit operation mode recording unit and the loss operation mode recording unit when the display unit is displaying an effect image. ).

  In this case, during the display of the effect image, the operation mode at the time of winning and the operation mode at the time of losing are read and displayed. The player can determine how to operate the operation means in consideration of not only the lucky operation mode but also the loss operation mode, and the interest of the game is further improved. .

The game machine according to one preferred aspect of the present invention includes invalidation means that allows the player to invalidate the display by the operation mode display means (Claim 3).
There are players who know that the operating mode of the operating means is not involved in the occurrence of the special state, and that there are no players who are responsible for the operating mode. Some of these players do not like the display of the operation mode. Providing the invalidating means can appropriately cope with such a player.

The front view which shows the pachinko game machine in an Example. The front view which shows the liquid crystal display part in an Example. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the pachinko game machine in an Example. The front view which shows the display screen at the time of reach generation | occurrence | production in an Example. The front view which shows the display screen of the reach effect image in an Example. The front view which shows the display screen at the time of jackpot occurrence in an Example. Explanatory drawing which shows the operation history data in an Example. The front view which shows the display screen of the reach effect image containing the operation history display in an Example.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
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This example is an example related to a pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 1 provided with a production button (operation means). The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example is a gaming machine that is played using a pachinko ball as a game medium. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a so-called seven machine in which a jackpot lottery is executed in accordance with a winning (starting condition) to a specific winning opening, and a jackpot symbol is displayed when winning is displayed.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example has an external configuration as shown in FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is arranged on an opening / closing door 13 attached to a base frame (not shown), a substantially circular gaming area 130 formed on a game board surface inside the opening / closing door 13, and on both lower sides of the gaming area 130. A pair of speakers 131, an upper plate 135 and a lower plate 137 provided on the lower side of the game area 130, and an operation handle 15 disposed at the lower right of the upper plate 135 are provided.

  The open / close door 13 faces the pachinko gaming machine 1 and is fixed to the frame so as to be rotatable via a left hinge 133. The open / close door 13 is provided with a substantially circular transparent window 139 corresponding to the game area 130, and decorative lamp portions 136 disposed on both upper sides of the transparent window 139.

The upper plate 135 is a tray for receiving a prize ball, a ball rental, or the like paid out in accordance with winning. The upper plate 135 is formed so as to project toward the player side. The balls of the upper plate 135 are supplied to the launching device 341 via a supply passage (not shown). In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example, an effect button 132 (operation means) is provided on the upper surface of the edge of the upper plate 135.
The lower plate 137 is a tray for paying out a prize ball when the balls of the upper plate 135 are full, or collecting balls of the upper plate 135 according to the player's operation.

  The game area 130 is an area where pachinko balls, which are game media, flow down. In the game area 130, a start port 12, a passage gate 14, a grand prize winning device 16, and the like are arranged around a display device 19 including a liquid crystal display unit (display means) 190. At the bottom of the game area 130, an out hole 138 is opened for collecting balls that have flowed down without winning. A general-purpose display unit 182 made of LEDs is arranged on the left edge of the game area 130.

The passing gate 14 is a gate that detects a passing ball. The payout of the winning ball is not set to the passing gate 14 that only allows the ball to pass. When the passing gate 14 detects a passing ball, a random number for lottery extraction for normal symbol determination (hereinafter referred to as a general symbol determination) is extracted, and a normal symbol determination is executed.
The common map display unit 182 is a display unit for determining whether or not the common map is determined. The general-purpose display unit 182 displays winning by turning on the LED, and displays a loss in response to turning off the LED.

  The start port 12 is a winning opening (three payout balls) that triggers a jackpot winning determination (a special symbol winning determination, hereinafter referred to as a jackpot determination). When a ball wins at the starting port 12, a lottery random number for jackpot determination is extracted. The start port 12 is configured by an electric chew (electric tulip) in which a pair of movable blades 121 are provided in the opening 120.

  The pair of movable blades 121 in a normal state is in a state of standing so as to face each other with a gap (a state indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1). In this state, since the gap for one ball that opens upward is closed by the start port 12, the ball cannot be won. On the other hand, the pair of movable blades 121 (states shown by solid lines in the figure) rotated so as to be separated from each other act like a tray that guides the inflow of balls into the opening 120. In this state, winning at the start port 12 easily occurs.

  The grand prize winning device 16 is a variable prize winning device called a so-called attacker that opens the grand prize winning opening 160. The attacker 16 is disposed below the start port 12. The attacker 16 has a large winning opening 160 having a horizontally long and substantially rectangular shape, and a lid member 161 that rotates around the lower side of the large winning opening 160 toward the near side. In the attacker 16, the big prize opening 160 is closed when the lid member 161 is positioned so as to be substantially flush with the board surface forming the game area 130. On the other hand, when the lid member 161 is rotated forward, the special winning opening 160 is opened. The payout when winning the big prize opening 160 is 15 balls.

  In this example, as a big hit (special state) in which the big winning opening 160 is in an open state, the round process in which the attacker 16 is released until 30 seconds have passed or 10 balls have been won is repeated 15 times and then returned to the normal state. The normal jackpot to be performed and the probability variation jackpot to shift to an advantageous probability variation state after the same round process is repeated 15 times are set.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display device 19 is a device in which a liquid crystal display unit 190 is disposed substantially at the center. As shown in FIG. 2, a special figure display unit 191 for displaying whether or not the jackpot is won is arranged at the lower right of the display screen 190A of the liquid crystal display unit 190, and the number of lottery random numbers for holding the jackpot is displayed in the lower part. A special figure hold display section 192 is arranged.

The special figure display unit 191 displays whether or not the jackpot is won by a two-digit symbol constituting the special symbol. When the jackpot is won, “AA” is displayed on the special figure display unit 191.
The special figure hold display section 192 is composed of four display areas 192S arranged in the horizontal direction. In the special figure hold display section 192, the number of display areas 192S corresponding to the number of lottery random numbers to be held for jackpot determination (upper limit hold number 4) is displayed as being lit. FIG. 2 exemplifies the special figure hold display unit 192 when the number of holds is three.

  Furthermore, the liquid crystal display unit 190 serves as an operation mode display unit 202 that displays an operation history (operation mode) of the effect button 132 and a display unit 201 that displays an effect image 195 corresponding to whether or not the big hit is determined (lottery result). It has a function. The display screen by the liquid crystal display unit 190 as the display unit 201 and the display screen by the operation mode display unit 202 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured around a main circuit 20. For the main circuit 20, a payout control circuit 33 that controls the payout of balls, a launch control circuit 34 that controls the driving of balls, an effect control unit 35 that controls game effects, and a display control that controls the liquid crystal display unit 190. Circuit 36, winning ball or passing ball detection sensors 312 to 314, electric chew solenoid 322 for opening the start port (electric chew) 12, large winning solenoid 324 for opening the attacker 16, a general display display 182 and a power supply display A power supply circuit 328 and the like are electrically connected.

The effect control unit 35 is electrically connected to an amplifier 351 for driving the speaker 131 and a decorative lamp unit 136, and a display control circuit 36 is communicably connected thereto.
A liquid crystal display unit 190 is electrically connected to the display control circuit 36, and an effect button 132 operated by the player is electrically connected.

  As a detection sensor for a winning ball or a passing ball, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a special-purpose starting sensor 312 for detecting a winning ball to the starting port 12, and a general-purpose starting sensor 313 for detecting a passing ball of the passing gate 14. , And a big prize sensor 314 for detecting a prize ball to the attacker 16.

When a winning occurs, the payout control circuit 33 receives an instruction from the main circuit 20 and controls the payout device 331 to cause a predetermined number of balls to be paid out.
The firing control circuit 34 controls the launching strength 341 by controlling the launching device 341 according to the operation amount of the operation handle 15.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main circuit 20 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 21, a read only memory (ROM) 22 and a random access memory (RAM) 24 that are storage elements, and a random number generator 27 that generates random numbers within a predetermined range. , A random number extraction unit 26 for extracting random numbers for lottery, an I / O (Input / Output) 25 serving as an input / output interface, and the like.

  The ROM 22 stores various processing programs to be executed by the CPU 21, and stores a jackpot determination lottery table and a general-purpose determination lottery table (not shown). In the jackpot determination lottery table, a jackpot winning random number in the normal state and a jackpot winning random number in the probability variation state are defined. The number of winning random numbers in the probabilistic state is set to 10 times the winning random number in the normal state, whereby the jackpot winning probability in the probable state is 10 times that in the normal state. Further, in this example, the distribution probability for the normal jackpot and the probability variation jackpot is ½ each.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the RAM 24 is a readable / writable storage element used for the work area of the CPU 21 or temporary writing. In the storage area of the RAM 24, a special figure holding area 241 and a general figure holding area 242 for each of four data, and a special figure reading area 245 and a common figure reading area 246 for each one data are allocated. Further, in this example, an operation history data storage area 248 relating to the operation of the effect button 132 is allocated to the storage area of the RAM 24.

  The special figure holding area 241 is a storage area for a holding random number indicating whether or not the jackpot determination is successful. The usual figure hold area 242 is a storage area for a reserved random number for usual figure determination. The special figure reading area 245 is a storage area for the holding random number read from the special figure holding area 241. The general-purpose reading area 246 is a storage area for a reserved random number read from the general-purpose holding area 242.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main circuit 20 of this example causes the CPU 21 to execute a program read from the ROM 22, thereby obtaining a lottery random number extracted by the random number extraction unit 26, and a lottery means 211 that executes a lottery. Reserving means 212 for holding lottery random numbers for determination and ordinary figure determination, reading means 213 for reading lottery random numbers for jackpot determination, and effect control means 214 for changing the effect image according to the operating mode of the effect button 132 , Special state generating means 215 for generating a jackpot, probability changing state generating means 216 for generating a probability changing state following the probability changing jackpot, and a hit operation mode recording means for recording the operation history of the production button 132 in the operation history data storage area 248. 217. Each function as the lost operation mode recording unit 218 is realized.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present example configured as described above, when the operation handle 15 is operated in the clockwise rotation direction, fires a ball with an intensity corresponding to the operation amount. The fired ball flows down through the game area 130 in which the passing gate 14 and the like are arranged. The balls that have not won are collected from the out holes 138 provided at the lowermost part of the game area 130.

  When the ball passes through the passing gate 14 while flowing down, a lottery for extracting a random number for lottery for determining the usual drawing from the random numbers generated by the random number generator 27 is executed. The random numbers for lottery are checked against a lottery table for determining ordinary drawings, and whether or not to determine ordinary drawings is determined. When the common map determination is won, the LED is turned on after the period in which the LEDs constituting the general map display unit 182 blink. In the case of loss, the light is turned off after the same period. In the case of winning the normal determination, the movable blade 121 of the start port 12 which is an electric chew is opened.

  The usual fluctuation time is 30 seconds in the normal state and 5 seconds in the probability variation state. In addition, the opening time of the movable blade 121 corresponding to the winning of the normal determination is 0.3 seconds in the normal state and 3 seconds in the probability variation state.

  When a winning at the start port 12 occurs, a lottery lottery is executed by extracting a random number for lottery determination (special drawing determination). The lottery random number for jackpot determination is stored (held) in the special figure holding area 241 at any time. However, when the number of holdings in the special figure holding area 241 is four, the special figure holding area 241 is erased without being stored. The reserved random numbers (special figure hold) in the special figure holding area 241 are read one by one in order from the oldest stored timing when the symbol variation is stopped and the big hit is not occurring. Are stored in the special figure reading area 245. With respect to the lottery random number for jackpot determination that has been read, it is possible to determine whether or not the jackpot determination is successful by collating with the lottery table for jackpot determination.

  When the special figure hold is read out, the special figure display unit 191 starts symbol variation. At this time, an effect image 195 corresponding to whether or not the big hit determination is appropriate is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 190 in synchronization with the symbol variation of the special figure display unit 191. In the effect image 195 of the present example, after the effect operation for variably displaying the three numbers that are the effect symbols is executed, whether or not the big hit determination is made is displayed by the three numbers that are stopped and displayed. The three effect symbols in the effect image 195 stop in the order of left → right → middle.

  When the same numbers are gathered when the left and right effect symbols are stopped, the reach generation screen of FIG. 4 is displayed, and then reach effect is started. The reach production in this example is a big win if the maze can be escaped, and a lost effect if the escape cannot be escaped, and a reach production image 196 showing how the hero advances in the maze is displayed (see FIG. 5). While the reach effect image 196 is being displayed, the effect image 195 with three effect symbols is displayed in a reduced size in the lower left.

  In reach production, there are five branches of the maze. The protagonist in the reach effect image 196 shows a gesture that stops each time a branch is reached and hesitates which course to go. At this time, the hero sequentially switches the body direction at regular intervals so as to go to any of the selectable paths. The player can select the course by operating the effect button 132 when the main character is facing the course to be selected. In addition, when the production button 132 is not operated within a predetermined time, a route determined by lottery is selected.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the jackpot is determined when “AA”, which is a jackpot symbol, is stopped and displayed on the special figure display unit 191. Then, the main character in the reach effect image 196 reaches the exit of the maze, and thereafter, the display screen (FIG. 6) is displayed that displays the effect image 195 in which the big hit symbol of stoppage is stopped and displayed. Normally, even-numbered double eyes are stopped and displayed when the jackpot is large, and odd-numbered double eyes are stopped and displayed when the probability change jackpot.

  Here, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example, every time the main character in the reach effect image 196 passes through the branch according to the progress of the reach effect, the operation history of which of the left, middle, and right has been selected ( The operation mode is temporarily stored sequentially. Then, after the reach effect is finished, the operation history stored in this way is recorded in the operation history data storage area 248 (FIG. 3).

  When a big hit occurs, it is recorded as operation history data at the time of a big hit, and when lost, it is recorded as operation history data at the time of loss, whereby the operation history data of FIG. 7 is formed in the operation history data storage area 248. Is done. This operation history data is data that represents the operation history at the time of the last big hit or lost, and the data at the time of the big hit or lost is collectively updated every time the reach effect is executed.

  In the reach effect by the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example, an effect utilizing the operation history data of FIG. 7 may be executed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, when the branch is reached, the reach effect image 196 including the operation history display 196A for displaying the previous operation history data is displayed. The example in the figure is an example of displaying the operation history at the time of the last jackpot at the branch point 1 and the operation history at the time of the previous loss. The player can enjoy the button operation while looking at the display of the past operation history and considering which course will be selected to generate a big hit.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this example, the operation history of the effect button 132 during the reach effect is recorded as the operation history data, and then the operation history data is displayed while the reach effect image 196 is displayed. . In particular, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present example displays the operation history at the time of the last big hit and loss. The player can think or devise how to operate the effect button 132 based on the display of the operation history. Thereby, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present example, the pleasure of operating the effect button 132 is improved, and the entertainment of the game is further enhanced.

  In this example, the operation history data at the time of the last big hit and loss is recorded as the operation history data. It is possible to record not only the operation history such as the previous big hit but also the operation history of the past and multiple times. In the case where a plurality of operation histories are recorded, when the main character reaches the branch, the selection ratio of each route when the jackpot is reached and the selection ratio of each route when the player loses may be displayed.

  In the reach effect of this example, when the main character in the reach effect image 196 reaches the branch, the operation history of the branch is selected from the operation history data (FIG. 7) and displayed. When the effect button 132 is operated a plurality of times (in this example, five times) during the execution of the reach effect as in this example, the operation history of the plurality of times may be displayed collectively.

  In this example, the operation history recorded as the operation history data is displayed during the execution of the reach effect. Alternatively, the operation history data may be read when the symbol variation is not executed, and the operation history recorded there may be displayed. In this case, the player can grasp the past operation history in advance before executing the symbol variation.

  Further, by changing the display mode of the operation history during the symbol variation, the player may be informed of the degree of expectation that the symbol variation will eventually become a jackpot symbol. For example, the degree of expectation can be suggested by changing the color of the display frame of the operation history display 196A (see FIG. 8) or the background color such that red has a high degree of expectation and blue has a low degree of expectation.

  When the lottery result is a win, regardless of the operation mode of the operation means by the player (in this example, the production button 132), it is considered that the operation means has been operated in the same manner as the previous operation history of the big hit. It is also possible to provide a case where the effect image is changed. If such a case is provided, it is possible to cause a certain degree of bias in the change of the effect image when the big hit occurs, and gives the player a stronger impression that the operation mode is related to the big hit. be able to.

The reach effect image 196 displayed during the reach effect is not limited to this example, and may be any effect image.
In this example, the production button 132 is adopted as the operation means, but the operation means is not limited to the buttons in this example, and may be, for example, a cross key, a lever, a touch panel, or the like.

It is also possible to provide an invalidating means for canceling the operation history display 196A in the reach effect image 196. This is to deal with a player who does not like the display of operation history data.
The target gaming machine is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine of this example. It may be a slot machine.

  As described above, specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the embodiments. However, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques obtained by variously modifying or changing the specific examples using known techniques, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
12 Start (winning entrance)
130 gaming area 132 effect buttons (operation means)
15 Operation handle 16 Award winning device (Attacker)
19 Display device 190 Liquid crystal display (display means)
191 Special figure display unit 195 Production image 196 Reach production image 196A Operation history display 20 Main circuit 201 Display unit 202 Operation mode display unit 211 Lottery unit 214 Production control unit 215 Special state generation unit 216 Probability change state generation unit 217 Operation mode recording unit 218 Loss operation mode recording means 248 Operation history data storage area 312 Special figure start sensor 313 Common figure start sensor 314 Big prize sensor 33 Payout control circuit 341 Launching device 35 Production control section 36 Display control circuit

Claims (3)

Lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether the start condition is met or not;
Display means for displaying an effect image according to the lottery result by the lottery means;
Operation means that the player can operate in any manner;
Effect control means for changing the effect image according to the operation mode of the operation means;
Special state generating means for generating a special state advantageous to the player when the lottery result by the lottery means is winning;
When the lottery result by the lottery means is a winning, the hit operation mode recording means for recording the operation mode of the operation means;
A gaming machine comprising: an operation mode display unit that reads and displays a hit operation mode recorded by the hit operation mode recording unit when the display unit displays an effect image. When the lottery result by the lottery means is a loss, it comprises a lose operation mode recording means for recording the operation mode of the operation means,
The operation mode display unit reads and displays the operation mode recorded by the hit operation mode recording unit and the loss operation mode recording unit when the display unit displays an effect image. The gaming machine according to claim 1.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising invalidating means that enables a player to invalidate display by the operation mode display means.

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