JP2014094084A - Game machine, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine, particularly a game machine capable of being connected with a server computer provided on a network, and a game system, capable of prompting a repetitive game by reflecting selection/decision of a player on the server computer in the game machine and positively interposing the selection/decision of the player during progress of a game.SOLUTION: A performance control part includes: performance pattern count means setting, as a target, content of specific information included in a performance pattern displayed on a performance display device when a game machine reads customization information, enabling setting a specific mission allowing acquisition of a right related to a change of the prescribed customization information by achievement, and counting the specific information in each content on the basis of that the specific mission is set; and a mission achievement determination part comparing a threshold value set as an acquisition condition of the right according to the set specific mission and a count value counted by the performance pattern count means to determine presence/absence of the achievement of the specific mission.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that can be connected to a server computer provided on a network via a communication device, and a gaming system including the gaming machine.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a so-called pachinko machine or a pachislot machine, a variety of effect displays composed of animation images, moving pictures, etc., until a lottery result is derived according to a predetermined game lottery result, for example, a liquid crystal display By displaying it on an effect display device composed of a device or the like, it is designed to enhance the game. Also, in recent years, as one aspect of the effect display, when a predetermined game lottery result is a so-called big hit, or when a variation pattern with high expectation for a big win is selected, for example, “ Display specific missions (mission production), such as “Get a specific reach!” Or “Let ’s reach 7!” And, based on the achievement of these missions, give players the expectation of jackpot There has been proposed a gaming machine that performs an enhanced display.

  However, the above-mentioned mission effect only displays a variety of missions preset in the gaming machine to the player in association with a predetermined lottery result or variation pattern, so the game width is narrow, especially There has been a demand for further contrivance in a gaming system in which a gaming machine proposed in recent years and a specific server computer provided on a network can be connected via a communication device such as a mobile phone.

JP 2009-195432 A JP 2004-261279 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a gaming machine, particularly a gaming machine that can be connected to a server computer provided on a network, the player can select and determine a player on the server computer. Provided are a gaming machine and a gaming system that can be repeatedly urged by reflecting on the machine and actively intervening the selection and determination of the player while the game is in progress.

An operation unit that allows customization information that can be arbitrarily set by the player on the server computer to be read into the machine at the start of the game, and a plurality of performance patterns according to a command based on a predetermined lottery result regarding the availability of special games An effect control unit that randomly determines one effect pattern and displays an effect based on the determined effect pattern on the effect display device, wherein the effect control unit has customization information stored in the game machine. When read, the specific information included in the production pattern displayed on the production display device is targeted, and it is possible to set a specific mission that can acquire the right to change the predetermined customization information by achievement. Based on the fact that a specific mission has been set, a production pattern card that counts specific information for each content. A mission to determine whether or not a specific mission has been achieved by comparing the threshold means set as a right acquisition condition according to the specific mission set and the count value counted by the effect pattern counting means And an achievement determination unit.
Here, the above-mentioned customization information includes a conversion state that can be read into the apparatus from password information consisting of alphanumeric characters that enables encryption conversion and decryption conversion of the encryption based on a predetermined algorithm.
The specific information included in the effect pattern is information that defines an effect mode (for example, a notice effect or a reach effect) displayed on the effect display device. Further, the right to change the predetermined customization information is a right that allows the player to arbitrarily select and change the control on the effect described later on the server on the condition that a specific mission has been achieved. .
In addition, a specific mission is a mission that can be arbitrarily selected and set by a player on the server, and the game proceeds with the specific mission imposed on the server. By achieving this, it is possible to acquire the right to change the predetermined customization information.
In addition, as a gaming system according to another configuration, the production control unit includes information that the specific mission has been achieved when the mission achievement determination unit determines that the specific mission has been achieved. The server further includes a code issuing unit that outputs the code information to the outside of the machine, and the server computer receives the code information including the information indicating that the specific mission has been achieved. Customized information includes information related to the mission achievement award that makes it easier than the initial state to achieve the difficulty of achievement of a specific mission that can be acquired the right to change, or the normal mission set in advance on the gaming machine side And can be read into gaming machines.
The code information output to the outside described above is two-dimensional code information that can be read by a predetermined portable terminal that can communicate with the server computer and is displayed on the effect display device.
Further, as another configuration, when the information related to the mission attainment benefit is included in the read customization information, the production control unit specifies the correspondence corresponding to the content of the mission attainment benefit at the time of determining the production pattern. With reference to the preferential table in which the selection rate of the production pattern including the information is preferentially set, the selection rate of the production pattern including the specific information corresponding to the content of the mission achievement facilitating privilege is improved.
The summary of the invention does not enumerate all necessary features of the present invention, and individual configurations constituting the feature group can also be the invention.

  According to the gaming machine and gaming system according to each of the above configurations, the player's selection and judgment on the server computer can be reflected in the gaming machine, and the player's selection and judgment can be actively intervened while the game is in progress. Therefore, the range of games is widened, and as a result, it is possible to encourage repeated gaming of the gaming machines.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline | summary of the game system (hit-WIN) which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view of a pachinko machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows menu screen M1, M2. It is a schematic diagram which shows the menu screen M3. It is a schematic diagram which shows the menu screen M4. It is a schematic diagram which shows the menu screen M5. It is a schematic diagram which shows the menu screen M6. It is a schematic diagram which shows the menu screen M7. It is a schematic diagram which shows a "normal mission" and a "quest mission". It is a schematic diagram which shows a password display screen. It is the block diagram of a pachinko machine, and the block diagram of a customization information management means. It is a schematic diagram which shows the menu screen M10. It is a front view of a game board. It is a block diagram which shows an effect pattern determination means. It is a schematic diagram which shows a notice pattern table group and an appearance rate preferential notice pattern table group. It is a schematic diagram which shows a fluctuation pattern table group and an appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table group. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main processes at the time of using hit-WIN. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a determination process of a notice pattern and a fluctuation pattern. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a count process of a notice pattern and a fluctuation pattern. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of a game end.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 20, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims and are described in the embodiments. Not all combinations of features are essential to the solution of the invention. In the following description, the left-right direction of each part of the pachinko machine will be described so as to coincide with the left-right direction for the player facing the pachinko machine.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, an overview of a gaming system 600 (hereinafter referred to as hitting-WIN (registered trademark)) 600 according to the embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the hit-WIN 600 includes a pachinko machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine, a server computer (hereinafter referred to as a server) 700, a communication terminal 800, and a communication network 900.
As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 1 is mainly composed of a main control device 100 that executes a predetermined lottery regarding whether or not a so-called jackpot game is possible, and an effect display device constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like based on the predetermined lottery result. And a sub-control device 200 that controls the effect display displayed on 300. Further, the sub-control device 200 controls the effect display device 300 so that a two-dimensional code issue screen and a password input screen, which will be described later, are displayed in response to a predetermined operation by the player.
Further, the sub-control device 200 uses a predetermined character (my character) corresponding to customization information to be described later, customized information management means 210D in which various data relating to the background image and the like are stored, and predetermined start conditions (start prizes). The number of games in the case of one game from the start of the lottery based on the announcement of the lottery result, the number of big wins in the lottery, and the effect pattern performed for notifying the lottery result have become predetermined effect modes. Game history information for storing game history such as specific effects (for example, reach pattern), count of game points given in accordance with game execution (for example, symbol variation), achievement information for specific mission and achievement information for normal mission A storage unit 210E is included.

  The server 700 is a computer connected via a communication network 900 such as the Internet. The server 700 manages Web sites and the like that can be browsed at the time of customization setting by the player, and the ICC, The storage unit 700A can store and store player-specific information such as an IP address and a telephone number, and customization information and game history information associated with the player-specific information. Specific examples of customization information and game history information will be described later.

  The communication terminal 800 is an electronic device that can use a Web browser, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone (high performance mobile phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a so-called personal computer, and the player uses these electronic devices. Thus, communication with the server 700 is established via the communication network 900. In the present embodiment, as the communication terminal 800, the imaging unit 800A capable of imaging the two-dimensional code issued by the pachinko machine 1, the display 800B, the communication unit 800C that enables connection to the communication network 900, and the cross A mobile phone equipped with keys and other operation buttons will be described as an example.

  The communication network 900 includes, for example, a base station that can wirelessly communicate with the communication terminal 800 and can transmit and receive data transmitted from the communication terminal 800 and data transmitted from the server 700 to each other. The communication network 900 includes, for example, the Internet, a telephone network, a LAN, a dedicated line, and the like, and establishes communication with the communication terminal 800 and the server 700 via the base station.

  Hereinafter, an operation method of the hit-WIN 600 having the above configuration will be outlined with reference to FIGS. First, a player who has never played a game using the hit-WIN 600 needs to perform pre-registration for using the hit-WIN 600. Specifically, the player operates the operation unit 10 including a push button, a dial, or the like disposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 1 illustrated in FIG. 2, thereby causing the sub-control device 200 to display the display screen of the effect display device 300. A menu screen M1 shown in FIG. 3A is displayed on 300A, and an item “new registration” is selected from the menu screen M1. On the menu screen M1, items such as “password entry”, “save”, and “return to previous screen” are set in addition to the item “new registration”.

  For example, a player who has already completed pre-registration selects a “password entry” item, and enters a password issued by the server 700 described later, thereby making use of the hit-WIN 600 from the previous continuation. It can be performed. Further, when the game using the hit-WIN 600 is interrupted, by selecting the “save” item, the sub-control device 200 issues a second 2D code to be described later, and the player displays the effect display device 300. After the second 2D code displayed on the display screen is imaged by the imaging means 800A of the mobile phone, the server 700 is accessed, so that the customization information and the game history information so far are updated on the server 700. The

  When the item “new registration” is selected by the player, the sub-control device 200 generates a first two-dimensional code and displays the generated first two-dimensional code on the effect display device 300. Here, the first two-dimensional code is identification information that can be read by the imaging unit 800A of the next communication terminal 800, such as a barcode or a QR code (registered trademark). Further, the first two-dimensional code includes code information indicating the location (URL) of a website opened individually for each model of the pachinko machine 1, and the communication terminal 800 is connected via the imaging unit 800A. URL information is generated based on the code information included in the read first two-dimensional code. In addition, the communication terminal 800 accesses the server 700 based on the generated URL information and transmits a new registration request command.

  Upon receiving the new registration request command, the server 700 acquires unique information such as the ICC, IP address, and telephone number of the communication terminal 800 owned by the player, and registers the information as the player unique information. By performing the registration, a storage area in the storage unit 700A dedicated to the player in which the game history information and the customization information are stored in the server 700 is secured, and preparation for using the hit-WIN 600 is completed.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of the customization setting menu M2 displayed on the display 800B of the communication terminal 800 as a Web page dedicated to the player when the preparation for using the hit-WIN 600 is completed. As shown in the figure, the customization setting menu M2 includes selection items related to customization such as “My Character Settings”, “Reward Custom Settings”, “Auxiliary Custom Settings”, items related to password issuance, and total games so far The items related to the game history such as the number of times, the total number of big hits so far, and each item related to the game points are displayed as a list. By selecting and determining items, customization described below can be performed.

FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of the My Character setting menu M3 that is transitioned when the item “My Character Setting” is selected and determined in the customization setting menu M2. Here, “My Character” means a specific character arbitrarily selected by the player from among a plurality of characters whose models are different facial expressions and other characteristics. In this example, character A, character B, and character C are set as characters that can be arbitrarily selected by the player.
Then, the player selects a specific character desired to be “My Character” from the plurality of characters on the My Character setting menu M3, and sets any one of the characters A to C as “My Character”. When “My Character” is set by the player's selection, the server 700 stores information related to one of the characters A to C in the storage area related to the information of “My Character” in the storage unit 700A.
The example of FIGS. 4A and 4B shows a state in which, when “My Character” is not set, Character A is selected and the Character A is set as “My Character”. The player's “My Character” is set through the My Character setting menu M3, and information related to “My Character” is stored in the storage means 700A, so that the player sets it on the display screen 300A of the effect display device 300 described later. A predetermined display relating to “My Character” is displayed.

In addition, parameters such as LV (level) and experience value are mainly set in “My Character”, and in order to improve parameters related to LV, the game is set in a state where any one “My Character” is set by the player. It is necessary to increase the parameter of the “experience value” obtained by proceeding to cause a specific notice pattern or a fluctuation pattern to appear or to win a big hit. Here, in order to acquire the experience value “1”, it is necessary to accumulate game points “100P (points)”, and the game points are added each time the game is played. Specifically, for example, every time one game is played in a normal state with a low lottery probability, +1 is added to the game points. In performing the one game, when a specific notice effect display is displayed in the middle, further game points are added by +1, and when the game is displayed with a specific video mode effect display, further game points are added by +1. When the lottery result is a win, the game point is further added +5.
In other words, the game points become easier to accumulate as the player continues to play the game, and accordingly, the experience value set as the parameter of the my character increases, and the LV of the my character is improved. In addition, since the threshold value is set in advance so that the experience value necessary for improving the LV gradually increases according to the current LV state, the higher the LV, the more game points necessary for the improvement to the next LV. To increase.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the reward custom setting menu M4 that is transitioned to when the item “Reward custom setting” is selected and determined in the customization setting menu M2.
Here, the “reward custom” includes contents that can be changed with respect to the production side of the pachinko machine 1. For example, the item “production effect custom” includes “production effect pack mini” and “production effect pack DX”. "And" effect effect pack FULL "are displayed. In addition, in the area corresponding to each of the effect effect packs, a display regarding whether or not “setting is possible” or “setting is not possible” is displayed, and the player can display the “effect effect pack” in which “setting is possible” is displayed. "Can only be selected. For example, immediately after completion of preparation for using the hit-WIN 600, only the “effect effect pack mini” can be selected, and the “effect effect pack DX” and the “effect effect pack FULL” cannot be selected. Is set. On the other hand, the “effect effect pack DX” and the “effect effect pack FULL” are exchanged for game points given by, for example, reaching a certain number of games or jackpots, or achieving a specific mission to be described later. It can be earned as a reward for accomplishing certain missions. In other words, the player is given the right to change the effect on the effect by exchanging with a game point or achieving a specific mission, and the player can change the desired customization information (the effect effect pack) according to the granted right. ) Can be selected and changed.

  In addition, items of “music pack mini”, “music pack DX”, and “music pack FULL” are displayed in the “sound custom” item of “Reward custom”. Similarly to the above, in the area corresponding to “music pack”, a display regarding whether or not “setting is possible” or “setting is not possible” is displayed, and the player is indicated as “setting is possible”. Only “music pack” can be selected. For example, immediately after the completion of preparation for using the hit-WIN 600, only “music pack mini” can be selected, and “music pack DX” and “music pack FULL” cannot be selected. As described above, these music packs can be obtained in exchange for game points or as rewards for accomplishing a specific mission. In other words, the player is given the right to change the musical composition on the stage by exchanging with a game point or achieving a specific mission, and the player can obtain desired customization information (music pack) according to the granted right. Can be selected and changed.

When “production effect custom” and “sound custom” are set by the player's selection, the server 700 stores “production effect custom” and “sound custom” in the storage area regarding the information of “reward custom” in the storage unit 700A. Store information about the contents of
In the example of FIGS. 5A and 5B, when both “production effect custom” and “sound custom” are not set, the player produces “production effect pack mini” as “production effect custom”. "Is set from settable to" set ", and" music pack mini "is set from settable to set as" sound custom ". The player makes a setting related to “GOBOY CUSTOM” through the custom gift setting menu M4, and stores information related to “GOBOY CUSTOM” in the storage means 700A, so that the player is displayed on the effect display device 300 described later. A predetermined display relating to the specific contents of the “Reward custom” set by is displayed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the auxiliary custom setting menu M5 that is transitioned when the item “auxiliary custom setting” is selected and determined in the customization setting menu M2. Here, the auxiliary custom mainly includes the contents relating to the above-mentioned “My character” development assistance, and items such as “title custom”, “quest challenge custom”, and “game point preferential custom” are set. Hereinafter, each custom will be outlined, but the description of “game point preferential custom” will be omitted.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the title custom setting menu M6 that is transitioned when “title custom” is selected in the auxiliary custom setting menu M5. As shown in the figure, the title custom setting menu M6 displays the name of “title”, the “content (effect)” of the privilege obtained when the title is set, and the availability of the setting. The player can select and set an arbitrary title from among the titles displayed as “can be set”.
The examples in FIGS. 7A and 7B show a state in which the title “Poker Queen” is set by the player when “title custom” is not set.

Here, the “title” is a privilege obtained by increasing the LV of “My Character” by acquiring “Experience Value” of My Character, which will be described later, or by achieving “Quest Mission” (specific mission). By proceeding with the game with the “title” set, it is possible to promote the growth of “My Character” under more advantageous conditions than when no title is set.
Further, for example, when the title “Poker Queen” is set, the content of the privilege (mission achievement facilitation privilege) given to the player is “reach pattern A selection rate UP”, and the title is set. When a game is played by the pachinko machine 1 in a state of being played, it is a specific variation pattern for notifying the lottery result, and a plurality of reach is provided so that the variation time required from the lottery start variation to the result notification is common. The selectivity of the “reach pattern A” among the patterns A to H is improved as compared with the case where the title is not set.
Thus, for example, when the “game point” given for the appearance of “reach pattern A” is set higher than the “game point” obtained when another reach pattern appears. By setting the title, it is possible to increase the appearance rate for reach patterns related to an arbitrary “my character” set by the player and efficiently increase the LV corresponding to each my character.

In this way, each title defines the contents of various benefits (mission achievement facilitation benefits) that assist the growth (level up) of “My Character” (preferential treatment of the selection rate of a specific performance pattern including specific information). Thus, by arbitrarily setting a title by the player, it becomes possible to efficiently promote the growth of any “My Character” set by the player.
Further, the titles that can be set can be increased by increasing the LV of “My Character” by acquiring “Experience Value” or by achieving “Quest Mission” described later.
In other words, the player is granted the right to change the title on the condition that a specific mission (quest mission) is achieved, and the player selects and changes the desired customization information (title) according to the granted right. can do.
For example, titles such as “Strengthening Star” and “Title A” to “Title E” displayed below can be obtained only by accomplishing “Quest Mission” described later. It is set as a title (“quest exclusive title”), and the content of the privilege is more advantageous for promoting the growth of “My Character” than the content of the privilege obtained by setting other titles.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the quest challenge custom setting menu M7 that is transitioned when “quest challenge custom” is selected in the auxiliary custom setting menu M5.
Here, the “quest” is a mission (quest mission) within a partial range that can be arbitrarily set by the player at the start of the game among a plurality of missions imposed while the pachinko machine 1 is in progress.
As shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 9, the mission imposed on the player includes “a normal mission (specific information included in the production pattern that is set in advance on the gaming machine side and displayed on the production display device). And a predetermined privilege (a mission in which “LV”, “experience value” or “game point” is increased in the figure) can be acquired) ”and“ quest mission (optionally set by the player on the server side) The mission that can acquire the predetermined "quest exclusive title" by achievement for the contents of the specific information included in the production pattern displayed on the production display device), and for any mission, The content of the specific information included in the performance pattern, more specifically, the number of appearances of a specific reach pattern or notice pattern is set as the achievement condition
Note that the above-mentioned mission achievement conditions are merely examples, and an effect mode (for example, a special symbol type) indicating that the achievement conditions become a gaming state (special game) advantageous to the player or the number of executions of the special game ( Various conditions such as the number of consecutive resorts may be defined as the achievement condition. In addition, the matters related to the LV increase of My Character, the number of games required for winning notification in a state more advantageous than the normal state (so-called probabilistic state, short time state, etc.) may be defined as the achievement condition.
Here, the reach pattern is a trust performed so that the player is told that the result will be won in one step in the middle of the notification effect until the result of the lottery executed based on the establishment of the start condition is derived. A plurality of development pattern effects based on moving image fluctuations suggesting improvement in degree, and a plurality of variations of the development pattern effects are set for each of a plurality of types of variation times.
In addition, the notice pattern is the possibility of a winning result at a predetermined opportunity of scenario video fluctuation based on the notification effect in the middle of the notification effect until the result of the lottery executed based on the establishment of the start condition is derived. Is an interruptive point effect image display that suggests an improvement in the reliability performed so as to hit the player, and a plurality of aspect variations are set.
In the present invention, development is performed based on related processing information (information related to variation pattern processing transmitted from the main control device 100 to the sub control device 200) related to production of an effect pattern that can be randomly acquired based on game progress. Information as specific information, special symbol variation start / end command, special symbol hit / off command, variation pattern production type command (for example, reach command), special symbol symbol type command (for example, probable variation symbol command), game Various types of missions (achievement conditions related to player pre-approval) that can be designed by selecting and counting these commands, such as state type commands (for example, probability change state commands), etc. It is possible to be the contents of

As described above, the “ordinary mission” refers to the mission setting that is set when the player loads the customization information into the plane (regardless of whether or not the hit-WIN 600 is used). However, the mission is set in advance based on the game processing status when the game is advanced (the mission content is notified so that the player is approved in advance at the judgment of the gaming machine side), and the game is executed after imposing the mission. The design of a plurality of types of achievement conditions is registered in advance on the pachinko machine 1 side in advance so that the contents of the normal mission are the contents according to the game processing state.
For example, in mission No. 1 related to “normal mission”, the content (achievement condition) that “reach pattern A” should appear three times is defined, and “LV + 1” is set as the achievement reward of the mission. ing. That is, when mission No. 1 is achieved, the LV of “My Character” immediately increases by 1 regardless of the experience value.
Further, in mission No. 4 related to “normal mission”, the content that “notice pattern B” should appear five times is defined. As the achievement reward of the mission, “game P (point) +200” is set, and when mission No. 4 is achieved, 200 game points are immediately added. Further, in mission No. 6, the content that “notice pattern H” should appear three times is defined, and “game P + 1000” is set as the achievement reward of the mission. The degree of difficulty in achieving these “normal missions” is set so as to differ depending on the selection rate (appearance rate) of a notice pattern and a reach pattern to be described later. For example, since “reach pattern A” is set to have a higher selection rate than other reach patterns, it can be said that it is relatively easy to achieve mission No. 1 if a game is progressed for a certain period of time. On the other hand, the “notice pattern H” is set to have a lower selection rate than the other notice patterns, and therefore it is difficult to achieve mission No. 6 even if the game has progressed for a certain period of time.
The number of appearances of specific variation patterns and notice patterns related to these normal missions is always counted by the normal mission management unit 260 described later, and the number of appearances is stored. When any of the normal missions is achieved, information indicating that the normal mission is achieved is transmitted to the server 700 in a state where the information is included in a second two-dimensional code described later.

On the other hand, the “quest mission” is imposed on the server 700 by an arbitrary setting of the player, and the specific content is registered in advance on the pachinko machine 1 side by the operation manager of the hit-WIN 600 or the like. It is possible to register additionally.
For example, in mission No. 10, which is one of the “quest missions”, the content (achievement conditions) that “reach pattern H” should appear once is defined. "The star of luck" is set. The mission No. 11 defines the content that the “notice pattern H” should appear once, and the title “A”, which is the “quest exclusive title”, is set as the achievement reward of the mission. . In mission No. 12, the content that “notice pattern G” should appear three times is defined, and “B”, which is a “quest exclusive title”, is set as an achievement reward for the mission. When comparing these “quest missions” with the above-mentioned “normal missions”, the contents of the missions are common in that the specific production pattern (notice pattern or variation pattern) appears, ”Is different in that the success reward is a“ quest exclusive title ”as a privilege that can facilitate the difficulty of“ normal mission ”by setting.

  Specifically, for example, the title that can be acquired based on the achievement of mission No. 10 related to “Quest Mission” is “Strengthening Star”. As shown in FIG. The effect (mission achievement facilitation privilege) by setting “is“ notification pattern H selection rate UP ”. Then, when the title “strong star” to which the privilege is given is arbitrarily selected and changed through the above-mentioned title custom setting menu M6 and the game is proceeded with this setting, in the pachinko machine 1, This is improved as compared to the case where the appearance rate of the “notice pattern H” is not set. In other words, by progressing the game normally, the difficulty level of achievement of mission No. 6 related to the above-mentioned “normal mission” that includes the number of occurrences of “notice pattern H” that is difficult to achieve becomes easier. Easier to achieve.

  Further, for example, the title “A” that can be acquired based on the achievement of mission No. 11 is “reach pattern H selection rate UP”, so if the game is progressed with the title “A” set, “ It becomes easier to achieve mission No. 7 related to the “normal mission” targeting the number of appearances of the “reach pattern H”. In other words, the “quest mission” is a mission capable of acquiring a “title” that can facilitate the achievement difficulty of other missions (normal missions) by achievement. In this example, the “title” obtained by the achievement of the “quest mission” is intended to facilitate the achievement of the normal mission, but is not limited to this. The effect (contents) obtained by setting the “quest exclusive title” may be a content that can facilitate the achievement difficulty level of other “quest missions”. By setting in this way, the “quest exclusive title” can be acquired in a chain, so that the growth of “my character” can be further advantageously promoted by setting the acquired “quest exclusive title”.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the quest challenge custom setting menu M7, “quest name” (in this example, quests 1 to 5), “content” of the quest corresponding to the quest name, and availability of setting are displayed. Thus, the player can select and set an arbitrary quest from the quests displayed as “setting is possible”. Further, the settable quests are set so as to gradually increase by distribution from, for example, the LV of “My Character” or the server 700 side. In the example of FIGS. 8A and 8B, when “Quest challenge custom” is not set, “Quest 1” (make reach pattern H appear once) is set by the player. Is shown. The number of appearances of a specific variation pattern or notice pattern relating to the contents of a quest arbitrarily set by these players is counted by a quest mission management unit 270 described later, and the number of appearances is stored. When the player achieves the quest mission set by himself / herself, information indicating that the quest mission is achieved is transmitted to the server 700 in a state where the information is included in a second two-dimensional code described later.
On the other hand, if any quest is not set by the player, the count by the quest mission management unit 270 is not executed, and the achievement condition of any quest mission is satisfied while the game is in progress. Even if you do, you will not be able to earn achievement rewards.

  As described above, “auxiliary custom” includes elements such as “title custom” and “quest challenge custom” to assist the growth of “my character”, and the above-mentioned “my character” is set on the server 700 side. Later, by setting these customs, it becomes possible to grow “My Character” under more advantageous conditions during the game of the pachinko machine 1. Similarly to the above-mentioned “production effect custom” and “sound custom”, when “title custom”, “quest challenge custom”, and “game point preferential custom” are set by the player, the server 700 stores the storage means. The contents of each custom are stored in the storage area regarding the information of “auxiliary custom” in 700A.

Next, the flow after the advance preparation of the hit-WIN 600 and the above custom setting will be described. After completing the custom setting on the server 700, the player returns to the customization setting menu M2 of FIG. 3 by operating the communication terminal 800 and selects the item “issue password”. On the server 700 side, in response to the “password issuance” request, a password made up of alphabets, numbers, or combinations thereof as shown in FIG. 10 is generated and displayed on the display 800 B of the communication terminal 800.
The password generated and issued by the server 700 includes information related to customization (customization information) such as “my character”, “reward custom”, “auxiliary custom” set by the player. The information is analyzed by inputting the password displayed on the display 800B to the pachinko machine 1 side, and a game reflecting each customization described above can be executed on the pachinko machine 1 side by setting based on the information analysis. It becomes.
That is, the customization information is converted into password information consisting of a combination of alphanumeric characters that enables encryption conversion and decryption conversion of the encryption based on a predetermined algorithm. By reading it into the machine (pachinko machine 1), the gaming machine analyzes the password information and decrypts it into customized information.

  Next, the main configuration and processing on the pachinko machine 1 side where the password issued from the server 700 by the player is input will be described in detail. In the following description, as customization information included in the password issued by the server 700, “My character” is “Character A”, “Direction effect custom” is “Direction effect pack mini”, and “Sound custom” is “ A case where “music pack mini”, “title custom” is “strong star”, and “quest challenge custom” is “quest 1” will be described as an example.

  FIG. 11A is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the pachinko machine 1. The pachinko machine 1 includes a main control device 100, a sub control device 200, a payout control device 400, and a launch control device 500 as main devices. Each of these control devices includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a program necessary for game processing, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores data necessary for game processing, and a computer program in which the CPU is stored in the ROM. And a RAM (Random Access Memory) which is a temporary storage area for performing processing according to the above.

As shown in the figure, the sub-control device 200 of the pachinko machine 1 includes an effect control unit 210 as a main configuration. The effect control unit 210 determines the effect pattern (notice pattern, change pattern, etc.) of the effect symbol S displayed on the effect display device 300 based on the change command transmitted from the main control device 100 side, and the effect display. An effect pattern determining unit 210A for controlling the apparatus 300, and an audio pattern is determined according to the effect pattern determined by the effect pattern determining unit 210A, and driving control of the amplifier 8 and the speaker 8; 8 shown in FIG. Then, a lighting control pattern and a driving pattern are determined according to the sound control means 210B for generating various sounds and the effect pattern determined by the effect pattern determining means 210A, and the LED lamp mounted on the pachinko machine 1 and the movable role There is provided an accessory control means 210C for driving and controlling various decorative parts such as the object 70 to execute various effects.
Further, the password is analyzed based on the input of the password by the player, and a predetermined display related to the customization, the normal mission and the quest mission are displayed on the effect display device 300 based on the respective customization information included in the analyzed password. Customized information management means 210D for determining whether or not the achievement is achieved, and the state in which the use of hit-WIN 600 is started, in other words, the number of games, the number of jackpots from the completion of the password input to the end of the game, Centralized game history information such as the number of specific effects (specific effect patterns), the number of notice patterns and reach patterns that occurred during the performance, and game points generated based on the number of games and jackpots The game history information management means 210E is managed.
Although not shown in the figure, the LV (level) status update setting that improves as the experience value increases, the experience value update setting that increases each time the game points reach a certain number of units (for example, 100P), The game point management means for granting game points so that the game points increase as the game progresses is provided.
Hereinafter, although each means with which the production | presentation control part 210 is provided is demonstrated, the customization information management means 210D deeply related with the hit-WIN600 mentioned above is demonstrated first.

FIG. 11B is a block diagram showing the configuration of the customization information management unit 210D.
As shown in the figure, the customization information management unit 210D includes a password management unit 230, a customization information storage unit 240, a customization information display unit 250, a normal mission management unit 260, and a quest mission management unit 270.

  The password management unit 230 is a password analysis unit 230A that is issued on the server 700 side and analyzes a password input by the player, and customization information preset by the player at the end of the player's game or progress of the game The game history information to be updated, or a two-dimensional code issuing unit 230B that issues a second two-dimensional code including information related to achievement of “normal mission” and “quest mission”.

  The password analysis unit 230A analyzes the content of the customization information (such as My Character) set by the player on the server 700, and determines whether the password is a valid password by comparing it with a previously registered password list. Note that the password is input by operating the operation unit 10 on the password input menu M10 in FIG. 12A, which transitions based on the selection of the “password input” item on the menu screen M1 shown in FIG. Is called.

  The two-dimensional code issuing unit 230B has preset customization information set by the player based on the selection of the “save” item on the menu screen M1 shown in FIG. 260, or information relating to the presence or absence of missions determined by the quest mission manager 270, information relating to the number of games and jackpots counted by the game history information manager 210E described later, and other information relating to experience values, A second two-dimensional code including information on the LV of “My Character” is generated and displayed on the display screen 300 </ b> A of the effect display device 300. The second 2D code is different from the first 2D code issued at the time of the above-mentioned pre-registration in that various information updated as the game progresses is added. Similar to the first two-dimensional code, a barcode, QR code (registered trademark), or the like including code information indicating the location (URL) of a website opened individually for each model of the pachinko machine 1 is included.

  The customization information storage unit 240 includes storage means such as a ROM storing image data corresponding to customization information that can be set by the player on the server 700 side, and the customization information display unit 250 is analyzed by the password analysis unit 230A. In accordance with the contents of the password, the image of My Character and image data corresponding to specific custom contents are extracted, and a predetermined customization information display area R2 is displayed on the display screen 300A.

  FIG. 12B is a diagram illustrating a state of the display screen 300A of the effect display device 300 after the password is input. As shown in the figure, when a password is input by the player, a customization information display in which information related to customization set by the player is displayed below the effect display area R1 where the effect symbol S is displayed. An area R2 is set, and in the customization information display area R2, "My character" set by the player and other information related to customization are displayed in an aggregated manner.

For example, in the customization information display area R2, an image P1 of a specific character (character A in this example) set as “My character”, a decorative frame P2 set for each “My character”, and the current “My character” An LV display part P3, a current experience value display part P4 of "My character", a title display part P5 for displaying the content of "Title", a quest challenge display part P6 for displaying the presence or absence of a quest challenge, and the like are provided.
That is, the customization information display unit 250 reads an image corresponding to the customization set by the player from the customization information storage unit 240 based on the result of the password analysis by the password analysis unit 230A, and controls the effect display device 300. It is displayed on the display screen 300A. Then, by providing the customization information display region R2 on the display screen 300A, the player can proceed with the game while grasping the information regarding the customization set by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 11B, the normal mission management unit 260 includes a normal mission achievement determination unit 260A, a normal mission storage unit 260B, and a normal mission count unit (effect pattern counting means) 260C. The normal mission achievement determination unit 260A monitors the number of appearances of the notice pattern and the reach pattern sequentially counted by the normal mission count unit 260C, and has the contents of various normal missions previously stored in the normal mission storage unit 260B been achieved? Determine. As described above, the “normal mission” defines the contents for the number of appearances of a specific reach pattern or notice pattern. The normal mission count unit 260C is composed of a plurality of counters individually provided for each of a plurality of reach patterns and notice patterns to be subjected to a “normal mission”, and based on a variation command transmitted from the main controller 100, For each reach pattern and notice pattern determined by the effect pattern determination means 210A, a corresponding counter is added and the number of appearances is stored.

  The normal mission achievement determination unit 260A monitors the number of appearances of the reach pattern and the notice pattern added and stored by the normal mission count part 260C, and reaches the reach pattern and the notice pattern related to a plurality of normal missions stored in the normal mission storage part 260B. It is compared with the threshold value of the number of appearances of whether or not a normal mission is achieved. When the “normal mission” is achieved while the game is in progress, the normal mission management unit 260 controls the effect display device 300 to display on the display screen 300A that a specific “normal mission” has been achieved. The player is notified that the “normal mission” has been achieved.

  As shown in FIG. 11B, the quest mission management unit 270 includes a quest mission setting unit 270A, a quest mission achievement determination unit 270B, a quest mission storage unit 270C, and a quest mission count unit (effect pattern counting unit) 270D. It consists of. The quest mission setting unit 270A determines whether “quest challenge custom” is set by the player based on the content of the password analyzed by the password analysis unit 230A. As a result of the determination, if “quest challenge custom” including any quest is set, the quest challenge flag set in the storage area of the RAM is turned ON (“0” → “1”).

  The quest mission achievement determination unit 270B monitors the number of appearances of a notice pattern and a reach pattern counted by a quest mission count unit 270D described later on condition that the above-described quest challenge flag is ON, and the quest mission storage unit It is determined whether the contents of the “quest mission” stored in 270C or the “quest mission” additionally set by the server 700 have been achieved. As described above, the “quest mission” defines the contents for the number of appearances of a specific reach pattern or notice pattern. The quest mission count unit 270D is configured by a plurality of counters provided for each of the reach patterns and the notice patterns subject to the “quest mission”, and based on the variation command transmitted from the main control device 100, the effect pattern A counter corresponding to each reach pattern and notice pattern determined by the determination unit 210A is added, and the number of appearances is stored.

  The quest mission achievement determination unit 270B monitors the number of appearances of the reach pattern and the notice pattern added and stored by the quest mission count unit 270D, and stores a plurality of quest missions stored in advance in the quest mission storage unit 270C or additionally. Whether or not the “quest mission” has been achieved is determined by comparing with the threshold value of the appearance frequency of the reach pattern and the notice pattern related to the contents of the quest mission. When the “quest mission” is achieved while the game is in progress, the quest mission management unit 270 controls the effect display device 300 to display a specific quest mission on the display screen 300A in the same manner as the “normal mission” described above. The fact that it has been achieved is displayed, and the player is informed that the “quest mission” has been achieved. In addition, in this example, although the example which performs determination regarding achievement of a "quest mission" is shown in the pachinko machine 1 side, the quest mission achievement determination part 270B is abbreviate | omitted, the reach pattern counted by the quest mission count part 270D, It is also possible to make a determination regarding the achievement of the “quest mission” on the server side by transmitting all occurrences of the notice pattern to the server 700 side.

  Next, the game history information management means 210E will be described. The game history information management means 210E includes a game number counter C1 and a big hit number counter C2. The game number counter C1 is a counter that is counted up by the game history information management unit 210E every time a variable command transmitted from the main controller 100, which will be described later, is received, and the hit-WIN 600 is used by the player. When the game is progressing in the state, the number of times of reception of the variable command is counted to store the number of times of reception as the number of games.

  The big hit number counter C2 is a counter that is counted up by the game history information management means 210E every time a big hit game start command transmitted from the main controller 100, which will be described later, is received, and the hit-WIN 600 is used by the player. When the game progresses and the jackpot game is started, the number of receptions of the jackpot game start command is counted, and the number of receptions is stored as the number of jackpot games. Information relating to the number of games and the number of jackpot games counted by the counters is included as game history information when the second 2D code is issued, and transmitted to the server 700 side.

  As described above, when the player is playing the game of the pachinko machine 1 using the hit-WIN 600, the number of appearances of the notice pattern and the reach pattern related to the “normal mission” and the “quest mission”, the game The game history information including the number of games in the middle and the number of big hits is sequentially stored by each counter. As described above, the information added and stored by each counter is two-dimensionally encoded (included in the second two-dimensional code) and transmitted to the server 700 side.

  Next, a procedure for ending the game of the pachinko machine 1 using the hit-WIN 600 will be described. When ending the game using the hit-WIN 600, as described above, the player displays the menu screen M1 shown in FIG. 3A on the display screen 300A by the operation of the operation unit 10, and from the menu screen M1. Select the “Save” item. Based on the selection of the “save” item, the two-dimensional code issuance unit 230B determines various customization information set in advance by the player, information on experience values obtained by the game, and experience values. Information about the LV of “My Character” to be improved, the number of appearances of reach patterns and notice patterns added and stored by each counter, and game history information added and stored by each counter C1, C2, or “normal mission” and “quest” A second two-dimensional code including information regarding whether or not “mission” has been achieved is generated, and the second two-dimensional code is displayed on the display screen 300 </ b> A of the effect display device 300.

  Then, the player reads the second two-dimensional code via the imaging unit 800A of the communication terminal 800 and executes access to the server 700 via the communication terminal 800. Communication terminal 800 establishes access to server 700 and transmits a data storage request command to server 700.

  On the server 700 side that has received the data storage request command, based on the player-specific information of the communication terminal 800, customization information and experience values are stored in the storage area in the player-specific storage means 700A secured at the time of pre-registration. Information about the LV of "My Character", the number of appearances of reach patterns and notice patterns, game history information, etc. are updated and stored.

In addition, the server 700 can be read into the pachinko machine 1 so as to permit setting of information (password) that can give a privilege to the player based on various types of updated information. For example, the server 700 updates the game history information including the number of games, the number of jackpots, the number of specific performance patterns, mission achievement information, and the like. For example, a game number of five is converted as one game point, and a big hit number is converted as a game point. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the game points displayed as 0 points immediately after use registration are added and displayed according to the number of games and the number of jackpots. Further, based on the update of the game history information, the server 700 compares the contents of the “normal mission” by the normal mission achievement determination unit 260A with the number of times the reach pattern and the notice pattern appear (total number of times so far), Update the information that indicates that the mission has been achieved. Then, the achievement reward (LV + 1, game point addition, experience value addition, etc. in the example shown) for the achieved normal mission can be read into the pachinko machine 1 as permission to set information that can be given to the player.
When information indicating that a specific “normal mission” is achieved is transmitted from the pachinko machine 1 side, an achievement reward corresponding to the specific “normal mission” is immediately given.

Also, based on the update of the game history information, the server 700, when “quest mission” is set, the contents of the “quest mission” by the quest mission achievement determination unit 270B and the number of appearances of the reach pattern and the notice pattern (this) The total number of times) is compared, and the information indicating that the “quest mission” has been achieved is updated. Then, the achievement reward for the achieved “quest mission” (in the example shown, “quest exclusive title”) can be read into the pachinko machine 1 as a setting permission for information that can be given to the player.
Specifically, for example, when the quest mission relating to Quest 1 is achieved, the title “strong star” corresponding to mission No. 10 in FIG. 9 is set in the title custom menu M6 in FIG. 7B. ”And cancel the title setting so that the title“ Strong Star ”can be set at the next custom setting. As in the case of the “normal mission”, when information indicating that a specific “quest mission” has been achieved is transmitted from the pachinko machine 1, the corresponding “quest mission” is supported. A “quest title” is immediately granted as an achievement reward.

As described above, according to the hit-WIN 600 according to the present embodiment, the settings relating to various customizations set on the server 700 and the game of the pachinko machine 1 in a state where the settings relating to the customization are reflected are repeatedly executed. As a result, the number of items that can be customized gradually increases, and the growth of “My Character” can be promoted under more advantageous conditions, so that the game motivation of the pachinko machine 1 can be improved.
In particular, in this embodiment, a “quest mission” that can be arbitrarily set by the player is set separately from the “normal mission”, and the achievement difficulty level of the “normal mission” is given to the player as an achievement reward. Since it is configured to give a “quest title” that can make the game easier, the player's choice can be actively involved in the growth of “My Characters” and the game motivation is further improved. It becomes possible. A specific example of facilitating the achievement difficulty level of the “normal mission” will be described later.

  The outline of the game in the pachinko machine 1 will be outlined below. FIG. 13 is a front view of the game board 30 mounted on the pachinko machine 1. The game board 30 includes a game area 31 where game balls flow down on the board surface. The game area 31 can be observed from the glass window 4 provided in the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. The game area 31 is partitioned and formed into a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 27 and a game ball regulation rail 28 that slide a game ball launched from a launching device provided inside the pachinko machine 1 (not shown). The launching device is driven and controlled by the launching control device 500 shown in FIG. 11, and is directed toward the game area 31 based on inputs from the touch switch 401, the stop switch 402 and the handle 7 input via the payout control device 400. A game ball is launched according to the launch force and interval. Note that the touch switch 401 and the stop switch 402 are provided around the handle 7 (see FIG. 2) that is rotatably disposed in the lower part of the pachinko machine 1.

A game ball launched into the game area 31 is detected by various winning parts and game parts such as a pass gate arranged in the game area 31. Hereinafter, main game parts will be described.
A first starting component 61 is disposed at the center of the game area 31. The first starting component 61 has a winning opening that can take in a game ball flowing down the game area 31, and guides the gaming ball taken in from the winning opening to a discharge passage disposed behind the game board 30. . The game ball taken into the first starter component 61 is detected by a first starter detection sensor 91 disposed inside. As shown in FIG. 11, the first start port detection sensor 91 is connected to the main controller 100 via an input port (not shown), and the detection signal is output to the main controller 100 side.

  A second starting component 62 is disposed on the right side of the game area 31. The second starting component 62 has a winning opening that can take in a game ball flowing down the game area 31 and an opening / closing body 63 that opens and closes the winning opening, and is taken in from the winning opening during the opening operation of the opening / closing body 63. The game ball is guided to a discharge passage disposed behind the game board 30. The game ball taken into the second starting component 62 is detected by a second starting port detection sensor 92 disposed inside. Similar to the first start port detection sensor 91, the second start port detection sensor 92 is connected to the main control device 100 via an input port (not shown), and the detection signal is output to the main control device 100 side. The

  The main control device 100 transmits a prize ball payout command to the payout control device 400 based on the input of the detection signal from the first start port detection sensor 91 or the second start port detection sensor 92 described above. A predetermined lottery regarding whether or not a special game (big hit game) is to be executed is executed. The payout control device 400 controls the prize ball payout device 450 based on the prize ball number information included in the prize ball payout command transmitted from the main control device 100, and the upper plate formed on the front board 3 of the pachinko machine 1. The game ball is paid out to 3A. Note that the number of prize balls to be paid out for the winning of game balls to the first starting part or the second starting part 62 is set to, for example, three.

Next, a predetermined lottery regarding whether or not a special game (big hit game) is executed by the main controller 100 will be described. Main controller 100 obtains one random number (random number for success / failure lottery) from random number generation means on hardware based on the input of a detection signal from first start port detection sensor 91 or second start port detection sensor 92. And stored in a storage area provided in the RAM. The range of random numbers generated by the random number generation means is an integer of, for example, 0 to 65535 that is periodically updated, and the main controller 100 detects from the first start port detection sensor 91 or the second start port detection sensor 92. One random number is acquired simultaneously with the input of the signal. The number of random numbers for success / failure lottery that can be stored in the RAM is, for example, four for each input of the first start port detection sensor 91 and the second start port detection sensor 92, for a total of eight.
Although details are omitted, the random number acquired based on the input of the detection signal from the first start port detection sensor 91 or the second start port detection sensor 92 is not limited to the random number for the lottery, but the type of special game And random numbers that determine the gaming state after special games (random numbers for special figure type determination), random numbers that determine the variation time of special symbols and production symbols (variable time determination random numbers), which will be described later, are also acquired and stored at the same time .

  Main controller 100 reads the random number for winning / not-to-use lottery stored in the RAM based on the fact that a predetermined starting condition (not being a big hit game and special symbol is not changing) and By referring to the lottery table, the winning / failing result (“winning” or “missing”) corresponding to the random number for winning / failing lottery is extracted. The success / failure lottery table stipulates the success / failure result corresponding to each random number from 0 to 65535, and the main control device 100 corresponds to the acquired randomness for success / failure lottery by referring to the corresponding rejection lottery table. Extract the correct / incorrect result. Further, main controller 100 executes the extraction process of the special figure type and the variation time based on the above-described special figure type determination random number and the variation time determination random number together with the extraction of the result. Note that these extraction processes are performed by referring to a predetermined table in which a special figure type corresponding to a random number and a variation time are defined, in the same manner as the extraction of the success / failure result.

  The main control device 100 controls the special symbol display device 110 based on the determination result and the variation time extracted by the above processing, and transmits a variation command including the information to the sub-control device 200 side. The special symbol display device 110 is a display device configured by, for example, a plurality of LED lamps disposed in the lower right portion of the game board 30 and is controlled by the main control device 100 to stop after the variable display. The result of the above-described success / failure is notified to the player by (combination status display of lamp on / lamp off). For example, the time during which the LED lamp is blinking at high speed is the variation time of the special symbol, and after the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner for the extracted variation time, the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a lamp lighting manner indicating the result of success / failure.

  Further, in synchronism with the start of the change of the special symbol, the sub-control device 200 side, based on the change command transmitted from the main control device 100, the effect display device 300, the amplifier not shown and the speaker 8; 8 shown in FIG. Alternatively, drive control of various decorative parts such as the LED lamp and the movable accessory 70 mounted on the game board 30 is started. In particular, on the display screen 300A of the effect display device 300, the change display of the effect symbol S that changes substantially in synchronization with the change of the special symbol is started and is determined by the effect pattern determining means 210A of the effect control unit 210. A notice effect, a reach effect, etc. based on the notice pattern and the reach pattern are developed. The notice pattern and reach pattern determination processing by the effect control unit 210 will be described later.

  When the above-described success / failure result is “hit”, the special game (hit-hit game) is executed after it is derived that the success / failure result is “hit” by stopping the fluctuation of the special symbol and the effect symbol S. The special game is executed when the special winning component 65 provided in the game area 31 is opened. As shown in FIG. 13, in this example, the special winning component 65 is disposed in the lower right portion of the game area 31. The big prize component 65 includes a rectangular big prize opening that can take in a game ball flowing down the game area 31, and a flap-like opening / closing body that can close or open the big prize opening, and controls the driving of the main controller 100. Thus, a special game is executed when the driving device (not shown) opens the flap-shaped opening / closing body forward. Specifically, the main control device 100 opens and closes the opening / closing body until a predetermined number of game balls are taken into the special winning opening or until a predetermined time elapses after the opening. For example, the operation of opening is repeated 15 times (15 rounds).

  The game ball taken into the big prize opening is detected by the big prize detection sensor 93 and then discharged out of the machine through a discharge passage provided behind the game board 30. Further, the main control device 100 generates a prize ball payout command including information indicating that, for example, 15 prize balls should be paid out based on the detection signal from the special winning opening detection sensor 93, and the payout control device 400 side Send to. In this way, in the special game, a plurality of game balls are allowed to win the big winning component 63, so that the player can obtain many prize balls at a time. In addition, the mode of the jackpot game is provided in a plurality according to the special figure types extracted based on the special figure type determination random numbers described above, and in addition to the 15 round jackpot game, 2 rounds or 10 rounds of jackpot game, A jackpot game with a different number of winning balls can be set.

  In the game area 31, a passing gate 66, a plurality of general winning components 67, and the like are arranged in addition to the above-described game components. The passing gate 66 is a gate-shaped component that is also called a through chucker and has an open top and bottom, and includes a passing gate detection sensor 94 inside. When the game ball passes through the passage gate 66, it is detected by the passage gate detection sensor 94, and the detection signal is output to the main controller 100 side. Based on the input of the detection signal from the passage gate detection sensor 94, the main control device 100 executes a predetermined lottery relating to whether or not the opening / closing body of the second starting component 62 can be opened. Specifically, main controller 100 obtains one random number (normal lottery random number) from random number generating means for generating a predetermined range of random numbers based on the detection signal input from pass gate detection sensor 94, Remember. Then, main controller 100 reads the normal winning lottery random number stored based on the establishment of the predetermined start condition, and refers to the normal winning / non-winning lottery table to correspond to the normal winning / non-winning lottery random number. Extract the result (“win” or “off”). The success / failure result relating to the normal hit is derived by the normal symbol display device 120 disposed on the game board 30. The normal symbol display device 120 is composed of a plurality of LED lamps, and derives the result of success / failure for the normal hit by the lighting mode.

  In addition, the main control device 100 controls the driving device (not shown) based on the fact that the result of the normal hit is “hit”, opens the opening / closing body for a predetermined period and a predetermined number of times, and The winning of the second starting part 62 of the ball is prompted.

  The general winning component 67 is, for example, arranged in the vertical direction on the left side of the gaming area 31 and has a winning opening with an upper opening through which a game ball flowing down the gaming area 31 can be taken. The game ball taken in from the winning opening is discharged out of the machine through a discharge passage disposed behind the game board 30. The game ball taken in from the winning opening is detected by a general winning opening detecting sensor 95 provided inside. Based on the input of the detection signal from the general winning opening detection sensor 94, the main control device 100 generates a prize ball payout command including information indicating that, for example, five prize balls should be paid out, to the payout control device 400 side. Send.

The main control device 100 also includes a game state control means (not shown) for controlling the game state after the big hit game. In the present embodiment, there are “special figure low probability”, “special figure high probability”, “general figure low probability”, and “general figure high probability”, and the gaming state control means depends on the above-mentioned special figure type. These are combined to control the game state after the big hit game. The “high probability of special figure” is a high-accuracy state in which the probability that the result of the success / failure lottery related to whether or not the big hit is “hit” is set to about 10 times higher than the “special figure low probability” and the winning is easy. It is. In addition, the “high probability of ordinary figure” is higher than the “low probability of ordinary figure”, and the probability that the result of the above-mentioned normal lottery result of “winning” is “hit” is set, for example, about 10 times higher. State.
For example, when the gaming state is set to “high probability of special figure” and “high probability of ordinary figure”, the player launches the game ball to the right side of the game board 30, so that the second start of the game ball is started. The components 62 can be won in succession, and a lottery decision can be made under conditions more favorable than the “special figure low probability” (with a probability that it will be easier to win about 10 times). It is possible to regain the big hit game within a short period of time. In general, the game state when the power is turned on is set to a special state low probability and a normal figure low probability (so-called normal state), and each time a player wins a big hit game The game progresses in a gaming state consisting of various combinations.

  Next, main processing of the sub control device 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the effect control unit 210 of the sub-control device 200 includes effect pattern determining means 210A, voice control means 210B, and accessory control means 210C. Hereinafter, the function of each control means will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the effect pattern determination means 210A includes a plurality of notice patterns that are referred to based on the information related to the change time included in the change command as the notice pattern determination random number acquisition unit 212 and the change pattern command. Notice pattern table group 215 including a table, appearance rate preferential notice pattern table group 216 including a plurality of notice pattern tables referred to when a “title” that facilitates mission achievement is set, and acquisition of random numbers for determining a variation pattern Reference is made when a unit 217, a variation pattern table group 220 including a plurality of variation pattern tables that are referred to based on information on the variation time included in the variation command, and a title that facilitates mission achievement are set. Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table including multiple fluctuation pattern tables Equipped with a 221.

  The announcement pattern determination random number acquisition unit 212 and the variation pattern determination random number acquisition unit 217 receive the variation command transmitted from the main control device 100 and, for example, each of the notification pattern determination random numbers provided as a software counter (not shown). One random number is extracted from the generating means and the random number generating means for determining the variation pattern. Here, the random number generated by the notice pattern determining random number generating means and the variation pattern determining random number generating means is an integer from 0 to 19, for example.

  The effect pattern determining means 210A constitutes the notice pattern determining random number extracted by the notice pattern determining random number acquisition unit 212 and the notice pattern table group 215 when the “title” for facilitating mission achievement is not set. A specific notice pattern is extracted and determined with reference to one of the notice pattern tables corresponding to the change time among the plurality of notice pattern tables. On the other hand, when the “title” that facilitates mission achievement is set, the effect pattern determination means 210A and the notice pattern determination random number extracted by the notice pattern determination random number acquisition unit 212 and the appearance rate preferential notice pattern A specific notice pattern is extracted and determined with reference to one of the notice pattern tables corresponding to the variation time among the plurality of notice pattern tables constituting the table group 216.

Similarly, the effect pattern determination unit 210A, when no “title” that facilitates mission achievement is set, the variation pattern determination random number extracted by the variation pattern determination random number acquisition unit 217, and the variation pattern table A specific variation pattern is extracted and determined by referring to any variation pattern table among the plurality of variation pattern tables constituting the group 220.
On the other hand, in the case where the “title” that facilitates mission achievement is set, the production pattern determination unit 210A and the variation pattern determination random number extracted by the variation pattern determination random number acquisition unit 217 and the appearance rate preferential variation pattern A specific variation pattern is extracted and determined by referring to any variation pattern table among a plurality of variation pattern tables constituting the table group 221. Details of the notice pattern table group 215, the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table group 216, the change pattern table group 220, and the appearance rate preferential change pattern table 221 as production pattern tables will be described below.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing the contents of the notice pattern table group 215 and the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table group 216. As shown in the figure, the notice pattern table group 215 corresponds to a plurality of fluctuation times included in the fluctuation command such as “2 seconds”, “15 seconds”, “30 seconds”, “45 seconds”, etc. The notice pattern tables 215A to 215D are subdivided.
Also, the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table group 216 is subdivided into appearance rate preferential notice pattern tables 216A to 215H so as to correspond to a plurality of fluctuation times included in the fluctuation commands of “30 seconds” and “45 seconds”. ing.

As shown in the figure, each of the notice pattern determination tables 215A to 215D includes a notice pattern corresponding to each of the notice pattern decision random numbers extracted by the notice pattern decision random number acquisition unit 212 (in the example shown, “no notice in advance”). ”And“ notice pattern A ”to“ notice pattern H ”) are defined at different rates depending on the type of table.
For example, the notice pattern table 215A corresponding to the variation time “2 seconds” includes only “notice pattern A” and “notice pattern B” including “no notice”, and “15 seconds”. In addition, “notice pattern C” and “notice pattern D” are defined at a predetermined ratio in the notice pattern table 215B corresponding to the above.
Further, in the notice pattern table 215C corresponding to the variation time “30 seconds”, “notice pattern A” to “notice pattern H” are defined at a predetermined ratio, and the notice pattern table corresponding to “45 seconds” is defined. 215D stipulates that the ratio of “notice pattern E” to “notice pattern H” is slightly higher than the ratio selected when the notice pattern table 215C is referred to.
The item “selection rate” in the table is given for convenience of explanation, and the same applies to the later-described variation pattern table 220 group and the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table 221 group.

Further, as shown in the figure, the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table group 216 corresponds to the variation time “30 seconds”, and the ratio of selecting “predictive pattern A” is preferential (higher than the notice pattern table 215C). ) Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216A, the ratio that the “notice pattern B” is selected is more preferential than the notice pattern table 215C, and the ratio that the “notice pattern C” is selected is Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216C, which is preferentially given over the notice pattern table 215C, Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216D, in which the ratio of selecting the "Preview pattern D" is given preferential treatment over the notice pattern table 215C, "Notice pattern E" The percentage that is selected is more preferential than the notice pattern table 215C Current rate preferential notice pattern table 216E, appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216F in which the ratio of selecting “predictive pattern F” is more preferential than notice pattern table 215C, and ratio in which “predictive pattern G” is selected is the notice pattern table Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216G preferentially over 215C, and the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216H in which the rate of selecting “preliminary pattern H” is preferential over the precaution pattern pattern 215C, and the variation time “45 seconds” , The rate of selection of “notice pattern A” is more preferential than the notice pattern table 215D, the appearance rate preferential pattern pattern 216I, and the rate of selecting “notice pattern B” is more preferential than the notice pattern table 215D. Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 2 6J, the rate of selecting “notice pattern C” is more preferential than the notice pattern table 215D, the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216K, the rate of selecting “notice pattern D” is more preferential than the notice pattern table 215D Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216L, Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216M in which the ratio of selecting “Notice pattern E” is more preferential than the notice pattern table 215D, and ratio of selecting “Notice pattern F” in the notice pattern table Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216N preferentially given over 215D, Appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216O in which the ratio of selecting “precautionary pattern G” is preferential over preferential notice pattern table 215D, and “Notice pattern H” are selected Notice pattern table It is subdivided into an appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216P that is preferential over 215D.
The appearance rate preferential notice tables 216I to 216P corresponding to the fluctuation time of 45 seconds are not shown. In this example, the appearance rate preferential notice pattern tables 216A to 216P are provided so as to correspond to the fluctuation times “30 seconds” and “45 seconds”, but the fluctuation times “2 seconds” and “15 seconds” are provided. Alternatively, a table in which the selection rate of a specific notice pattern is improved may be provided.

The effect pattern determining means 210A refers to one notice pattern table from the plurality of notice pattern tables 215A to 215D or 216A to 216H described above, and extracts and determines one notice pattern corresponding to the random number for determining the notice pattern. To do.
Here, for example, when a specific “title” that facilitates the achievement difficulty of the mission is not set by the player, one of the notice pattern tables 215A to 215D is referred to according to the variation time, and A notice pattern is extracted and determined.

  On the other hand, when a specific “title” that makes the difficulty of achieving a mission easier is set by the player, the appearance rate depends on the content (effect) obtained by the “title” and the variation time One of the appearance rate preferential notice pattern tables is referred to from the preferential notice pattern tables 216A to 216P, and one notice pattern corresponding to the notice pattern determining random number is extracted and determined.

For example, the effect when “strong star”, which is one of “quest titles”, is set as “notice pattern H selection rate UP” as shown in FIG. In the case of “30 seconds” or “45 seconds”, the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216H or 216P in which the selection rate of “notice pattern H” is set high is referred to.
When the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216H or 216P is referred to, when the “strong star” is not set, in other words, compared with the case where the notice pattern table 215C or 215D is referred to, Since the probability that “notice pattern H” is selected is improved (in the example shown, it is improved by 5%), as a result, mission No. 6 (see FIG. 9), which is one of the normal missions whose content is the number of appearances of “notice pattern H” ) Can be easily achieved.

  That is, in the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table group 216, the probability that a specific notice pattern is selected corresponding to the content (effect) of the "title" set by the player is not set to "title". Are formed by a plurality of appearance rate preferential notice pattern tables 216A to 216P set higher than the respective notice pattern tables constituting the notice pattern table group 215 referred to in the above, depending on the contents (effects) of the “title” By referring to these appearance rate preferential notice pattern tables 216A to 216P, the selection rate (appearance rate) of a specific notice pattern is preferentially (improved), thereby facilitating the difficulty of achieving other missions. It becomes possible.

  It should be noted that which appearance rate preferential notice pattern tables 216A to 216P are to be referred to is a plurality of information set in the RAM storage area for each content (effect) of “title” set by the player in addition to the variation time. Is determined based on the state (“0” or “1”) of the advance notice rate preferential flag. For example, when the title “strong star” is set by the player, after the input of the password, the customized information management unit 210D performs the notice appearance rate corresponding to the content of “strong star”. The preferential flag (the flag indicating that the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table H or P should be referred to) is turned on (“0” → “1”), and the effect pattern determining means 210A has a variation time of “30 seconds” or One notice pattern is extracted and determined with reference to the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table 216H or 216P based on the fact that it is “45 seconds” and the aforementioned flag is ON.

  Next, details of the variation pattern table group 220 and the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table group 221 will be described. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing the contents of the variation pattern table group 220 and the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table group 221. As shown in the figure, the fluctuation pattern table group 220 fluctuates so as to correspond to a plurality of fluctuation times included in the fluctuation command, such as “2 seconds”, “15 seconds”, “30 seconds”, “45 seconds”. It is subdivided into pattern tables 220A to 220D.

As shown in the figure, each variation pattern table 220A to 220D includes a variation pattern corresponding to each variation pattern determination random number extracted by the variation pattern determination random number acquisition unit 217 (in the example shown, “no reach” and “Reach pattern A” to “Reach pattern H) are defined at different rates depending on the type of the table, for example, only“ no reach ”is included in the variation pattern table 220A corresponding to the variation time“ 2 seconds ”. In addition, in the variation pattern table 220B corresponding to “15 seconds”, “reach pattern A” to “reach pattern D” are defined at a predetermined ratio.
Further, in the variation pattern table 220C corresponding to the variation time “30 seconds”, “reach pattern A” to “reach pattern H” are defined at a predetermined ratio, and the notice pattern table corresponding to “45 seconds” is provided. 220D stipulates that the ratio at which “reach pattern H” is selected from “reach pattern E” is higher than the ratio selected when reach pattern table 220C is referred to.

  Further, as shown in the figure, the appearance rate preferential change pattern table group 221 corresponds to the change time “30 seconds”, and the ratio that “reach pattern A” is selected is preferential (higher than the reach pattern table 220C). ) Appearance rate preferential variation pattern table 221A, “Reach pattern B” selection rate is set higher than the variation pattern table 220C Appearance rate preferential variation pattern table 221B, “Reach pattern C” selection rate Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table 221C set higher than the fluctuation pattern table 220C, Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table 221D set with the ratio of “reach pattern D” set higher than the fluctuation pattern table 220C, “Reach” The rate at which “pattern E” is selected is a variable pattern table Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table 221E set higher than 20C, Appearance preferential change pattern table 221F, “reach pattern G” set so that the ratio of selecting “reach pattern F” is higher than fluctuation pattern table 220C. Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table 221G in which the selected ratio is set higher than the fluctuation pattern table 220C, and appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern in which the ratio of selecting the “reach pattern H” is set higher than the fluctuation pattern table 220C. Corresponding to the table 221H and the variation time “45 seconds”, the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table 221I and “reach pattern B” in which the ratio of “reach pattern A” being selected is set higher than the variation pattern table 220D is selected. Percentage of reach pattern table Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table 221J set higher than 20D, Appearance preferential change pattern table 221K, and “reach pattern D” set so that the ratio of selecting “reach pattern C” is higher than fluctuation pattern table 220D. Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table 221L in which the selected ratio is set higher than the fluctuation pattern table 220D, Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table in which the ratio of selecting “reach pattern E” is set higher than the fluctuation pattern table 220D 221M, Appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table 221N in which the ratio for selecting “reach pattern F” is set higher than that in the fluctuation pattern table 220D, and the ratio in which “reach pattern G” is selected is set to be higher than in the fluctuation pattern table 220D. Appearance rate preferential treatment The variation pattern table 221O and the rate of selection of the “reach pattern H” are subdivided into the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table 221P set higher than the variation pattern table 220D. In the illustrated example, the appearance rate preferential notice tables 221I to 221P corresponding to the fluctuation time of 45 seconds are omitted. In this example, the appearance rate preferential variation pattern tables 221A to 221P are provided so as to correspond to the variation times “30 seconds” and “45 seconds”, but the selection rate is also improved for the variation times “15 seconds”. A table may be provided.

The effect pattern determining means 210A refers to one variation pattern table from the plurality of variation pattern tables 220A to 220D or 221A to 221P, and extracts and determines one variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern determination random number. To do.
Here, for example, when a specific “title” that facilitates the difficulty of accomplishing the mission is not set by the player, one of the variation pattern tables 220A to 220D is referred to according to the variation time, and one of them is referred to. A variation pattern is extracted and determined.

  On the other hand, when a specific “title” that makes the difficulty of achieving a mission easier is set by the player, the appearance rate depends on the content (effect) obtained by the “title” and the variation time One of the appearance rate preferential variation pattern tables is referenced from the preferential variation pattern tables 221A to 221P, and one variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern determination random number is extracted and determined.

For example, when “title A” which is one of “quest exclusive title” is set, the effect is “reach pattern H selection rate UP” as shown in FIG. In the case of “second” or “45 seconds”, the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table 221H or 221P in which the selection rate of “notice pattern H” is set high is referred to.
When the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table 221H or 221P is referred to, the probability that the “variation pattern H” is selected is improved as compared with the case where the “title A” is not set (example shown in the figure). As a result, it is possible to facilitate the achievement difficulty of mission No. 7 (see FIG. 9), which is one of the normal missions whose content is the number of occurrences of “notice pattern H”.

  That is, in the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table group 221, the title is set with a probability that a specific variation pattern (reach pattern) is selected corresponding to the content (effect) of the “title” set by the player. It is composed of a plurality of appearance rate preferential variation pattern tables 221A to 221P that are set higher than each variation pattern table constituting the variation pattern table group 220 that is referred to when there is not, and the content (effect) of “title” is Accordingly, the selection rate (appearance rate) of a specific variation pattern is improved by referring to these appearance rate preferential variation pattern tables 221A to 221P, so that it is possible to facilitate the difficulty of achieving other missions. It becomes.

  It should be noted that which of the appearance rate preferential change pattern tables 221A to 221P is referred to is the “title” set by the player as in the case of the appearance rate preferential change pattern tables 221A to 221P, in addition to the change time. Each content (effect) is determined based on the state (“0” or “1”) of a plurality of reach appearance rate preferential flags set in the storage area of the RAM. For example, when “Title A” is set by the player, a reach appearance rate preferential flag (appearance rate) corresponding to the content of “Title A” is obtained by the aforementioned customization information management means 210D after the password is entered. The flag indicating that the preferential fluctuation pattern table H or P should be referred to) is turned on ("0" → "1"), and the effect pattern determining means 210A has a fluctuation time of "30 seconds" or "45 seconds". One fluctuation pattern is extracted and determined with reference to the appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table 221H or 221P based on the presence of the flag and the ON state.

  The effect control unit 210 transmits to the effect display device 300 an effect start command including information related to the effect pattern (notice pattern and variation pattern) extracted and determined by the effect pattern determining means 210A and the result of the lottery determination. Then, the variation of the production symbol S including various production patterns on the display screen 300A of the production display device 300 is started. On the effect display device 300 side, the contents of the effect start command transmitted from the effect control unit 210 are analyzed, and in accordance with the notice pattern or the variation pattern determined by the effect pattern determining means 210A, the corresponding image or moving image Are read from the ROM (not shown) and output on the display screen 300A.

For example, when the notice pattern is “notice pattern A” and the variation pattern is “reach pattern A”, it means that the winning reliability is improved at a predetermined timing after the start of the variation of the production symbol S. Preliminary effect mode A based on a specific image or the like that suggests that the “reach mode A” whose appearance rate has been designed to occur will be executed, and a predetermined number of seconds from the preliminary effect mode A that appeared after the start of the change in the effect symbol S A state where a predetermined number of effect symbols S (two in this example) are temporarily stopped by the same number or character among the plurality of effect symbols S (three in this example) later (conditions for winning in one step) Fulfill the changing state to be satisfied).
After that, the remaining one production symbol S remains in the variation state, and at the same time, the development pattern production based on the video fluctuation suggesting the improvement of the reliability is performed so that the possibility of the winning result is told to the player (for example, My Character Action story).
Then, the rate of change of the one effect symbol S remaining at the end of the development pattern effect gradually decreases, and the same number or character stop display as the two effect symbols S that formed the reach according to the result of the winning / failing lottery (Winning notification) or a different number or character stop display (losing notification) is made to notify whether or not a lottery is won. The types of the notice effect and the reach effect that are developed during the change of the effect symbol S are a specific effect pattern (a winning pattern or a miss pattern) that includes the notice pattern (interrupt point effect image display) and the reach pattern. It is set to be different at random according to the production lottery related to, and the types of notice patterns and reach patterns are developed based on the determination process of various specific production patterns, and a variety of productions progress the game (starting conditions) To be executed based on.
And if the result of the winning / losing lottery is “winning”, after all the design symbols S are stopped and displayed with the same numbers or characters, the aforementioned big hit game (special game) is started. Will be “out of”. After the big hit game or after losing, based on the above-mentioned variation command that is output from the main control device 100 to the sub control device 200 (effect control unit 210) according to the execution status of the random number lottery process based on the establishment of the start condition. A specific effect pattern is determined, and a hit effect pattern or a loss effect pattern (including a notice pattern, a reach pattern, etc.) based on the effect symbol S can be newly started on the effect display device 300 in accordance with the lottery result.

  The sound control unit 210B reads data of music and sound effects corresponding to the effect pattern from the ROM based on the effect pattern (notice pattern and variation pattern) extracted and determined by the effect pattern determination unit 210A. A variety of sounds are generated so as to excite the fluctuation of the production symbol S by driving and controlling the amplifier and the speakers 8; 8 shown in FIG.

  Further, the accessory control means 210C, based on the effect patterns (notice pattern and variation pattern) extracted and determined by the effect pattern determination means 210A, the LED lighting data corresponding to the effect pattern, and the movable accessory 70 The drive data is read from the ROM, and the LED base and the motor control base outside the figure are controlled to cultivate various presentation effects so as to excite the fluctuation of the production symbol S.

Hereinafter, main processing (processing related to “quest challenge custom” and “title custom”) in the pachinko machine 1 when using the hit-WIN 600 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing performed when the player uses the hit-WIN 600.
As shown in the figure, the effect control unit 210 of the sub-control device 200 determines whether the effect display device 300 is a customer waiting standby screen in S100. If YES, the process proceeds to S101, and if NO, the determination is made. Repeatedly. Here, the customer standby screen is a standby screen that is not in the big hit game and changes after a certain period of time has elapsed since the change of the production symbol S is finished. Transition to.

In step S101, the effect control unit 210 validates input reception by the operation unit 10 and proceeds to step S102. In S102, the effect control unit 210 determines whether or not the password issued on the server 700 side has been input by the operation of the operation unit 10 by the player. If YES, the process proceeds to S103, and if NO, the process starts from S100. Repeat the process.
In S103, the effect control unit 210 analyzes the password input by the player, and proceeds to S104. Specifically, as described above, the password analysis unit 230A of the customization information management unit 210D that configures the effect control unit 210 checks whether or not the input password is a valid password against a pre-registered password list. If the password is valid, the process proceeds to S104.

  In S104, the effect control unit 210 determines whether “quest challenge custom” is set based on the analyzed password, and if YES, the process proceeds to S105, and if NO, the process proceeds to S106. The effect control unit 210 starts counting the number of appearances of the notice pattern or the variation pattern according to the contents of the quest based on the setting of “quest challenge custom” in S105. Specifically, the quest mission setting unit 270A of the quest mission management unit 270 sets the quest challenge flag set in the storage area of the RAM to ON (“0” → “1”) and appears by the quest mission count unit 270D. The number of times is executed, and the number of appearances is monitored by the quest mission achievement determination unit 270B. By executing this process, the number of appearances of a specific notice pattern or variation pattern according to the content of the quest mission is counted, and the count value is constantly monitored by the quest mission achievement determination unit 270B.

  In S106, the effect control unit 210 determines whether the “title” is set based on the analyzed password, and if YES, the process proceeds to S107, and if NO, one process is terminated. In S107, the customization information management unit 210D of the effect control unit 210 sets any of a plurality of advance notice rate preferential flags or reach appearance preferential flags corresponding to the contents of the “title” set by the player to “ON”. State, and one process is completed. When the notice appearance rate preferential flag or the reach appearance preferential flag is switched, the appearance pattern preferential notice pattern table group 216 is used in the subsequent extraction and determination processing of the notice pattern and the variation pattern in the effect pattern determining means 210A. Alternatively, a table in which a specific notice pattern or variation pattern is preferentially selected is selected from the appearance rate preferential variation pattern table group 221. As described above, by executing the processing of S100 to S107, preparation for executing the game reflecting the contents of “quest challenge custom” and “title custom” set by the player on the server 700 side is completed.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 18, the flow of determination processing for the notice pattern and the variation pattern when “title” is set will be described. The effect pattern determination means 210A of the sub-control device 200 determines in S200 whether or not the variable command transmitted from the main control device 100 has been received. If YES, the process proceeds to S201. If NO, the determination is repeatedly executed. To do. In step S201, the effect pattern determination unit 210A acquires the prediction pattern determination random number and the variation pattern determination random number from the notification pattern determination random number acquisition unit 212 and the variation pattern determination random number acquisition unit 217 simultaneously with the reception of the variation command. The data is temporarily stored in the RAM, and the process proceeds to S202.

  In S202, the effect pattern determining unit 210A determines whether any of the plurality of advance notice rate preferential flags is in the “ON” state. If YES, the process proceeds to S203, and if NO, the process proceeds to S204. To do. In S203, the effect pattern determination unit 210A appears based on the change time information included in the change command and the type of the advance appearance rate preferential flag set to “ON” from the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table group 216. The process proceeds to S205 with reference to any of the rate preferential notice pattern tables 216A to 216P. In this example, since the appearance rate preferential notice pattern table corresponding to the fluctuation times “2 seconds” and “15 seconds” is not set, the fluctuation time is “2 seconds” and “15 seconds”. In the determination of S202 described above, the process proceeds to S204.

  In S204, the effect pattern determination unit 210A refers to any one of the notice pattern patterns 215A to 215D based on the change time information included in the change command from the (normal) notice pattern table group 215, and performs S205. Migrate to

  In S205, the effect pattern determination unit 210A determines whether any of the plurality of reach appearance rate preferential flags is in an “ON” state. If YES, the process proceeds to S206. If NO, the process proceeds to S207. Transition. In S206, the effect pattern determination means 210A is based on the change time information included in the change command and the type of the reach appearance rate preferential flag set to the “ON” state from the appearance rate preferential change pattern table group 221. The process proceeds to S208 with reference to any of the appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern tables 221A to 221P. In this example, since the appearance rate preferential fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the fluctuation time “15 seconds” is not set, when the fluctuation time is “15 seconds”, in the determination of S205 described above, S207 Migrate to

  In S207, the effect pattern determination unit 210A refers to any one of the variation pattern tables 220A to 220D from the (normal) variation pattern table group 220 based on the variation time information included in the variation command, and S208. Migrate to

  In S208, the effect pattern determination unit 210A extracts and determines a specific notice pattern and a variation pattern (reach pattern) based on each table referred to in each step described above and each random number acquired in advance, and the process proceeds to S209. To do. In S209, the effect pattern determination unit 210A transmits an effect start command including information related to the specific notice pattern and the variation pattern extracted and determined in S208 to the effect display device 300, and ends one process. As described above, by executing the processing from S200 to S209, the specific notice effect and reach effect determined by the effect pattern determining unit 210A are developed on the display screen 300A of the effect display device 300.

Next, with reference to FIG. 19, a description will be given of the flow of counting the notice pattern and the variation pattern when “quest challenge custom” is set. In S300, the quest mission management unit 270 of the customization information management unit 210D determines whether or not an effect start command including information related to the specific notice pattern and the variation pattern determined by the effect pattern determination unit 210A has been generated. If YES in step S301, the determination is repeated if NO.
In S301, the quest mission management unit 270 analyzes the contents of the effect start command by a command analysis unit (not shown), and generates a specific advance notice pattern (notice patterns A to H) and a variation pattern ( The value of the counter provided for each reach pattern A to H) is incremented by 1, and the process proceeds to S302.

The quest mission management unit 270 refers to the value of each counter after addition in S302, determines whether the quest mission has been achieved, and proceeds to S303.
Specifically, the quest achievement determination unit 270B of the quest mission management unit 270 performs a change related to the quest mission that is counted by the threshold value of the change pattern or the notice pattern occurrence frequency related to the quest mission set by the player and the counter. The number of appearances of the pattern or the notice pattern is compared, and it is determined whether the number of appearances of the variation pattern or the notice pattern related to the quest mission counted by the counter has reached a threshold value.

  In S303, the quest mission management unit 270 determines whether the quest mission has been achieved based on the determination in S302. If YES, the process proceeds to S304, and if NO, one process is terminated.

  In S304, the quest mission management unit 270 sets the quest achievement flag set in the RAM to “ON” and clears the counter that has counted the number of appearances of the variation pattern or the notice pattern related to the quest mission. End one process. As described above, by executing the processing of S300 to S304, the counter counts the number of occurrences of a specific notice pattern or variation pattern related to the content (quest mission) of the “quest challenge custom” set by the player on the server 700 side. Whether or not the quest mission is achieved is determined based on the number of appearances stored by the counter.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 20, the flow of the game end process when “quest challenge custom” is set will be described. As shown in the figure, the effect control unit 210 of the sub-control device 200 determines whether the effect display device 300 is a customer waiting standby screen in S400, and if YES, the process proceeds to S401, and if NO, the process is performed. Repeatedly. The customer waiting screen is as described above. In step S401, the effect control unit 210 validates input reception by the operation unit 10 and proceeds to step S402.

In S402, the effect control unit 210 determines whether the “save” item on the menu screen M1 described above is selected by the player's operation. If YES, the process proceeds to S403, and if NO, the process proceeds to S400. In S403, the effect control unit 210 displays the second two-dimensional code on the display screen 300A of the effect display device 300, and ends one process.
Specifically, the second two-dimensional code issuing unit 230B of the customization information management unit 210D improves according to various customization information set in advance by the player, information on experience values obtained by the game, and experience values. A two-dimensional code including information regarding the LV of “My Character”, the number of appearances of the specific variation pattern and the notice pattern added and stored by each counter, and the game history information added and stored by the counters C1 and C2 is generated. In particular, when the above-described quest mission achievement flag is “ON”, a second two-dimensional code including information indicating that the quest mission preset by the player has been achieved is generated and displayed on the display screen 300A. Is displayed. As described above, by executing the processing from S400 to S403, the achievement of the quest mission set in advance by the player during the game is transmitted to the server 700 side, and the server 700 side achieves the achievement of the quest mission. As a reward, a “title” (“quest title”) that facilitates the difficulty level of other normal missions is granted as a privilege.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the “quest challenge custom” (quest mission) that can be arbitrarily set by the player on the server 700 side that can be connected to the pachinko machine 1 via a communication device. ) Is set, the number of occurrences of a specific notice pattern or variation pattern related to the contents of the quest mission is counted, and the difficulty of achieving the normal mission is facilitated by achieving the quest mission. Because it is configured to grant a privilege that can be made (in this example, “quest exclusive title”), the growth speed of “My Character” can be freely adjusted by the player's intervention, and the promotion of the game using hit-WIN 600 Can be effectively achieved.

1 pachinko machine, 10 operation unit, 30 game board, 31 game area, 100 main controller,
200 sub-control device, 210 effect control unit, 210A effect pattern determination means,
210D customization information management means, 210E game history information management means,
230 password management unit, 240 customized information storage unit,
250 customized information display section, 260 normal mission management section,
270 Quest Mission Management Department, 300 Production Display Device, 600 Strike-WIN,
700 server, 800 communication terminal, 900 communication network.

Claims (3)

An operation unit that allows customization information that can be arbitrarily set by the player on the server computer to be read into the machine at the start of the game,
An effect control unit that randomly determines one effect pattern from a plurality of effect patterns in response to a command based on a predetermined lottery result relating to whether or not a special game is possible, and displays an effect based on the determined effect pattern on the effect display device When,
A gaming machine equipped with
When the customization information is read into the gaming machine, the effect control unit targets the content of the specific information included in the effect pattern displayed on the effect display device, and changes predetermined customization information by achievement A specific mission that allows the acquisition of the right to
Production pattern counting means for counting the specific information for each content based on the specific mission being set,
Mission achievement determination for comparing the threshold set as the right acquisition condition according to the set specific mission and the count value counted by the effect pattern counting means to determine whether or not the specific mission is achieved And
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: A gaming system comprising the gaming machine according to claim 1,
When the mission achievement determination unit determines that the specific mission has been achieved, the production control unit outputs code information including information indicating that the specific mission has been achieved to the outside. A code issuing unit;
The server computer sets in advance on the specific mission that the right can be acquired or on the gaming machine side based on the fact that the code information including information indicating that the specific mission has been achieved is captured. A gaming system characterized in that information relating to a mission attainment privilege that makes it easier to achieve the difficulty of accomplishing a normal mission than the initial state is included in the customization information and can be read into the gaming machine.   If the information related to the mission achievement facilitating benefit is included in the read customization information, the effect control unit, when determining the effect pattern, the specific information corresponding to the content of the mission achievement facilitating privilege The selection rate of the production pattern including the specific information corresponding to the content of the mission achievement facilitation privilege is improved with reference to the preferential table in which the selection rate of the production pattern including the preferential treatment is preferential. The gaming system according to claim 2.

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