JP2015096117A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a decrease in reliability even if a special performance is carried out when a condition for shifting to an advantageous mode is not satisfied.SOLUTION: When a bonus is won, a performance control part determines a performance carried out by a performance lottery using a first performance determination table. If the performance carried out is a special performance, the performance control part newly assigns the special performance carried out, to a second performance determination table. The second performance determination table is a performance lottery lookup table used in performance lottery carried out when a bonus is not won. When the special performance is assigned to the second determination table, a special performance is carried out even in a case where a bonus is not won after this assignment.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine installed in a game hall such as a pachinko shop.

  Amusement machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines installed in amusement halls such as pachinko parlors are widely known. In gaming machines such as these pachinko machines and slot machines, a game is executed in at least two types of game modes: a normal mode and an advantageous mode that is more advantageous to the player than the normal mode.

  The mode is shifted to the advantageous mode based on satisfying a preset condition such as a big win by lottery or a predetermined number of games being consumed. For example, in a pachinko machine, a pachinko ball is launched in the game area, and when a pachinko ball flowing down the game area wins a start winning opening, a lottery is executed. In addition, in the slot machine, when a game is started by betting a medal, the reel starts rotating and a lottery is executed, and in this lottery, a winning combination for shifting to an advantageous mode is won (a big hit), and When the winning combination is won (when a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is displayed when the reels are stopped), the mode is shifted to the advantageous mode. In addition, some gaming machines automatically shift to the advantageous mode when a predetermined game mode is completed, or when a lottery different from the aforementioned lottery (for example, winning a mode transition lottery) is won. Some transition to the advantageous mode.

  A player who plays a game on a gaming machine plays a game for the purpose of playing in the advantageous mode, and therefore tends to pay great attention to whether or not the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are satisfied. For this reason, the gaming machine is provided with an effect device such as a liquid crystal display for displaying various images, a speaker for outputting various sounds, an electric decoration device such as a lamp, and a movable accessory movable by a motor or an actuator. By controlling the drive, the process until notification of whether or not the condition for shifting to the advantageous mode is satisfied is produced (see Patent Document 1 below).

  There are infinite types of effects depending on how the control content of each effect device described above is set, but usually a large scale effect (the effect time is long, the number of effect devices to be used is large, It is designed so that the expectation is higher when a main character appears (when the main music is output, etc.) than when a small scale performance is executed (for example, When an effect with a large scale is executed, the probability of satisfying the advantageous mode transition condition is 80%, whereas when an effect with a small scale is executed, the advantageous mode transition condition is satisfied. (This is designed so that the probability is 10%.) For this reason, an effect with a larger scale is executed when the condition for shifting to the advantageous mode is satisfied than when the condition is not satisfied. The rate is higher.

JP2008-136749

  However, in a conventional gaming machine, an effect with a high degree of expectation (an effect with a high probability of winning a jackpot, an effect with a large scale) is executed, but the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied, The sense of trust is reduced (the player recognizes that the performance is low in expectation), and even if this performance is executed after the next time, the expectation that the transition condition to the advantageous mode is satisfied can be raised. There was a problem of disappearing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and even if an effect that has high expectation when it is originally executed does not satisfy the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode, the reliability of this effect can be achieved. It is an object to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a decrease in feeling.

  In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of types of gaming machines in which a game is executed in at least two types of gaming modes: a normal mode and an advantageous mode that is more advantageous to the player than the normal mode. And a plurality of storage frames each of which is assigned an effect, each of which has a plurality of storage frames assigned to each effect. A table storage unit storing an effect determination table in which each frame selection probability is determined, and the table storage unit assigns a specific effect to at least one of the storage frames as the effect determination table. The first presentation determination table and the second presentation determination table having an initial state in which the specific presentation is not assigned to any of the storage frames, The effect means determines an effect to be executed using the first effect determination table when the condition for shifting to the advantageous mode is satisfied, and when the condition for shifting to the advantageous mode is not satisfied, When an effect to be executed is determined using the effect determination table, and when the transition condition to the advantageous mode is satisfied and the specific effect is executed, at least one of the storage frames of the second effect determination table A table updating means for updating the second effect determination table so as to assign the specific effect is provided.

  The table update unit may delete the executed specific effect from the second effect determination table when the specific effect is executed in a state where the transition condition to the advantageous mode is not satisfied.

  The table updating means, when a predetermined condition is fulfilled, deletes the specific effect from the second effect determination table to initialize the second effect determination table as the initial state. Means may be provided.

  In the second effect determination table, a special memory frame to which no effect is assigned is provided as the memory frame, the table update means satisfies the transition condition to the advantageous mode, and When a specific effect is executed, the specific effect is assigned to the special memory frame, and the effect means produces the effect of the special memory frame in a state where no effect is assigned to the special memory frame. If it is determined that the special memory frame is to be executed without performing any effects, the special memory frame is determined to be performed in a state where the specific effects are assigned to the special memory frame. In this case, the specific effect may be executed.

  The table storage means stores a third effect determination table in which the specific effect is not assigned to any storage frame, and the effect means does not satisfy the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode. When determining an effect to be executed, it may be determined which of the second and third effect determination tables is used, and an effect to be executed is determined using the determined effect determination table.

  The present invention is a specific effect (for example, an effect with a large scale (an effect with a high degree of expectation when it is executed) when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are satisfied, and reliability is reduced. When an effect that wants to be prevented)) is executed, this is memorized, and after that, a specific effect is also executed when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied. That is, after the specific effect is left in the player's memory as an effect with a high degree of expectation, this specific effect is executed when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied. For this reason, when this specific performance is started, not only can the excitement that the conditions for transition to the advantageous mode are satisfied, but also the conditions for transition to the advantageous mode when the specific performance ends. Even if it is found that the condition is not satisfied, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the reliability of the specific effect from the past experience (memory) that is the effect executed when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are satisfied.

  In addition, even if it is a specific effect that has been executed in the past when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode have been satisfied, if this condition effect is subsequently repeated when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied, this specific effect If the specific effect executed when the conditions for transitioning to the advantageous mode are not satisfied is deleted from the effects performed when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied, It is possible to more reliably prevent a decrease in the reliability of the specific performance.

  Furthermore, the experience that the specific performance has been performed and the transition condition to the advantageous mode has been satisfied in the past becomes meaningless if the player takes over. In other words, even if the first player performs a specific performance and satisfies the conditions for transitioning to the advantageous mode, the specific effect is executed when the player changes and the transition conditions for the advantageous mode are not satisfied. If it is done, the reliability with respect to a specific effect will fall. For this reason, when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when a predetermined number of games are performed after a specific effect is executed when the condition for shifting to the advantageous mode is satisfied, or when a predetermined time elapses) If the specific effect is deleted from the effect that is executed when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied, it is possible to more reliably prevent a decrease in the reliability of the specific effect.

It is an external view of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of an electrical structure of a slot machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 1st-3rd production determination table. It is a flowchart which shows the execution procedure of an effect, and the update procedure of a 2nd effect determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 3rd production determination table from which an aspect differs. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 2nd production determination table from which an aspect differs. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the update aspect of a 2nd production determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the update aspect of a 2nd production determination table.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine (game machine) 10 includes a storage box 11 and a front door 12. The storage box 11 stores a reel unit in which first to third reels 20a to 20c to be described later are unitized, a hopper device for paying out medals to a medal tray 34 through a payout port 32 to be described later, and the like. Yes. The front door 12 is divided into an upper door 12a and a lower door 12b, and the upper door 12a and the lower door 12b are respectively pivotally attached to the storage box 11 and supported so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The upper door 12a is provided with a liquid crystal display (production device) 13, a speaker (production device) 14, and a display window 16. The liquid crystal display 13 displays various effect images. The speaker 14 outputs various effect sounds. The slot machine 10 produces a game by controlling the liquid crystal display 13 and the speaker 14.

  In the back of the display window 16, a rotatable first reel 20a, second reel 20b, and third reel 20c are provided. Plural kinds of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 20a to 20c, and three symbols per reel are displayed through the display window 16 when the reels 20a to 20c are stopped. Then, in the slot machine 10, it is notified whether or not the winning combination has been won by the combination of symbols displayed when the reels 20a to 20c are stopped.

  The lower door 12b has a medal slot 22 for inserting medals, a bet button 24 that is operated when betting credited medals, a start lever 26 that is operated when starting a game, and a rotating reel. First to third stop buttons 30a to 30c for stopping, a payout port 32 for paying out medals, and a medal tray 34 for receiving medals paid out from the payout port 32 are provided.

  The slot machine 10 inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 22 or operates the bet button 24 in a state where a credited medal exists, and the start lever 26 is activated. When the activated start lever 26 is operated, the game is started accordingly.

  When the game is started, a winning combination lottery is performed to determine one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loss, and the reels 20a to 20c start rotating. Thereafter, the operation of each of the stop buttons 30a to 30c is validated based on the fact that each reel 20a to 20c is in a steady rotation (a state in which the reels 20a to 20c are continuously rotated at a constant speed), and the activated stop button. When 30a to 30c are operated, the rotation of the corresponding reels is individually stopped.

  When all the reels are stopped, if the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination determined in the winning combination lottery is displayed, the winning combination is won. The winning combination determined in the winning combination lottery is roughly divided into three types: replay, small role, and bonus. When the replay wins, the next game can be performed without inserting a new medal, and when the small role wins, the hopper device Is activated and the number of medals corresponding to the type of the small combination won is paid out to the medal tray 34, and when the bonus is won, the game in the bonus mode (advantageous mode) is executed from the next game.

  As shown in FIG. 2, inside the slot machine 10, a main control board 50 that controls the execution and progress of the game by controlling each part of the slot machine 10, and the liquid crystal display 13 and the speaker 14 are controlled. A sub-control board 52 that controls the execution and progress of the performance is provided.

  The main control board 50 and the sub control board 52 can transmit various information such as information indicating a game state from the main control board 50 to the sub control board 52. Information cannot be transmitted to (the information communication is one-way from the main control board 50 to the sub-control board 52).

  A reel drive controller 54 is connected to the main control board 50. The reel drive controller 54 controls the rotation of the reels 20 a to 20 c under the control of the main control board 50. The main control board 50 starts the rotation of the reels 20a to 20c with the start of the game, and when the stop buttons 30a to 30c are operated, performs a stop control of the reels corresponding to the operated stop buttons. In the stop control, known pull-in control and kick-off control are performed.

  The main control board 50 is provided with a winning combination lottery unit 56 for performing the above-described winning combination lottery. The winning combination lottery unit 56 executes the winning combination lottery with the start of the game. Then, the winning combination lottery result is output to the sub-control board 52.

  The sub-control board 52 is provided with an effect control unit (effect means, table update means) 58. The effect control unit 58 receives the winning combination lottery result from the main control board 50. The effect control unit 58 performs an effect lottery based on the inputted winning combination lottery result, determines an effect to be executed from among a plurality of types of effects prepared in advance, and drives and controls the liquid crystal display 13 and the speaker 14. The production determined by the production lottery is executed.

  Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the effect control unit 58 and a procedure executed when the effect is determined by the effect control unit 58 will be described. In the present embodiment, a total of four types of effects, a small-scale effect (general effect a and general effect b) and a large-scale effect (specific effect A and specific effect B), are prepared as effects. This is explained with an example.

  In the present embodiment, two types of effect modes, a normal effect mode and a fake effect mode, are provided as effect modes when the bonus is not won in the winning combination lottery. The normal effect mode is an effect mode that determines the type of effect to be executed using a third effect determination table 68 described later, and the fake effect mode is the effect type that is executed using a second effect determination table 66 described later. This is a production mode for determining

  In addition, although the mode transition conditions between the normal performance mode and the fake performance mode can be set freely, for example, as a transition condition from the normal performance mode to the fake performance mode, a pre-set rare role (bonus and overlapping winning combination) Winners who have a high expectation of winning a bonus if they win, or that a certain number of games are played in the normal mode. The following conditions can be considered.

  Further, as a condition for shifting from the fake effect mode to the normal effect mode, the bonus mode ends (in the state where the bonus is won, the type of effect to be executed using the first effect determination table 64 described later) Various conditions such as that a predetermined number of games are executed in the fake effect mode, and that a winning combination other than the rare combination described above is won (or won).

  Thus, various conditions can be considered for the mode transition condition between the normal effect mode and the fake effect mode, and any of these may be used as the mode transition condition in the present invention. However, if there is no relationship between the mode transition condition and the winning combination lottery result, it is impossible to predict the winning combination lottery result from the current rendering mode, and the player is interested in the current rendering mode. May stop showing. For this reason, it is preferable that the mode transition condition is a condition related to the result of the winning combination lottery.

  In FIG. 2, the effect control unit 58 is provided with an effect data storage unit 60 and an effect determination table storage unit (table storage means) 62. The effect data storage unit 60 stores image data and audio data that are read when the effect is executed. These image data and audio data are associated with the general effect a and the general effect b, the specific effect A, and the specific effect B described above, and the effect control unit 58 is determined when the effect to be executed is determined. Image data and audio data corresponding to the effect are read from the effect data storage unit 60. Then, the read image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 13 and the read audio data is output from the speaker 14 to execute the determined type of effect.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the effect determination table storage unit 62 stores first, second, and third effect determination tables 64, 66, and 68 used for effect lottery (that is, when determining the effect to be executed). ing. Each of the effect determination tables 64, 66, and 68 is provided with a storage frame to which an effect is assigned. This storage frame is classified into two types depending on whether or not the contents are changed. In the following description, a storage frame whose contents are not changed is described as a fixed frame (storage frame) 70, and a memory frame whose contents are changed is described as a fluctuation frame (storage frame, special storage frame) 72.

  The first effect determination table 64 is a look-up table for effect lottery used when a bonus is won in the winning combination lottery. When a bonus is won in the winning combination lottery, the first effect is determined for each game. The type of effect to be executed is determined using the determination table 64. The first effect determination table 64 is provided with four fixed frames 70, and each of the fixed frames 70 is assigned one of the general effect a, the general effect b, the specific effect A, and the specific effect B. . In the first effect determination table 64, the selection probability of each fixed frame 70 (the probability that the effect of each storage frame is selected in the effect lottery) is defined. In the present embodiment, the general effect a is specified with a selection probability of 10%, the general effect b with a selection probability of 10%, the specific effect A with a selection probability of 40%, and the specific effect B with a selection probability of 40%.

  The second effect determination table 66 is a look-up table for effect lottery that is used when the bonus is not won in the winning role lottery and the effect mode is the fake effect mode. When the winning mode is not selected and the effect mode is the fake effect mode, the type of effect to be executed is determined using this second effect determining table 66 for each game. Two variation frames 72 are provided in the second effect determination table 66. These fluctuation frames 72 are empty areas in which no effects are stored in the initial state, and one of the specific effects A and the specific effects B is selected in the effect lottery using the first effect determination table 64. Then, the selected specific effect is assigned. In the second effect determination table 66, the selection probability of each variation frame 72 is defined. In the present embodiment, the selection probability of effects assigned to the two variable frames 72 is defined as 50%.

  The third effect determination table 68 is a look-up table for effect lottery that is used when the bonus is not won in the winning effect lottery and the effect mode is the normal effect mode. If the winning mode is not selected and the effect mode is the normal effect mode, the type of effect to be executed is determined using this third effect determining table 68 for each game. In the third effect determination table 68, four fixed frames 70 are provided, and any one of the general effect a, the general effect b, the specific effect A, and the specific effect B is assigned to the fixed frame 70. . In the third effect determination table 68, the selection probability of each fixed frame 70 is defined. In this embodiment, the general effect a is specified with a selection probability of 70%, the general effect b with a selection probability of 30%, the specific effect A with a selection probability of 0%, and the specific effect B with a selection probability of 0%.

  In addition, the general effect a is not limited to the effect of only one aspect (the effect of the same aspect from the beginning to the end). That is, the general performance a may include, for example, a plurality of types of performances in which the sub-characters fight the district qualifying and break through the district qualifying and those that cannot break through the district qualifying, that is, different endings. . In this case, the general effect a executed when the bonus is won (that is, the general effect a determined by the first effect determination table 64) shall exceed the district qualifying, and the bonus will not be won. The general effect a to be executed (that is, the general effect a determined by the third effect determination table 68) may not be able to break through the district qualifying. Of course, in addition to the ending, the general effect a may include multiple types of effects with different branching along the way, such as different subcharacters appearing, opponents fighting in the district qualifying, and venues in the district qualifying are different. . Furthermore, the general effect a is not limited to an effect that is completed during one game, and may be one that is executed over a plurality of games (a so-called continuous effect).

  Similarly, the general effect b, the specific effect A, and the specific effect B may include a plurality of types of effects with different results or endings. Further, the general effect b, the specific effect A, and the specific effect B are not limited to effects that are completed during one game, and may be continuous effects. However, the specific effect is preferably an effect having a larger scale than the general effect. Therefore, for example, when the general effect is one in which the sub-characters fight the district qualifying, it is preferable that the scales of the general effect and the specific effect are different, for example, the specific effect is one in which the main character fights the national tournament. .

  Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-described example, and some of the displays and sounds change between the start of the effect and the end of the effect for each of the general effect a, the general effect b, the specific effect A, and the specific effect B. Various aspects of production are included.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the winning combination lottery result is input from the main control board 50, the effect control unit 58 determines whether or not the condition for transition to the bonus mode is satisfied, that is, whether or not the bonus is won. Determine. Then, when the bonus is won, the effect control unit 58 determines an effect to be executed by effect lottery using the first effect determination table 64, and executes the determined effect.

  On the other hand, if the bonus is not won, the effect control unit 58 determines the current effect mode, and if the current game mode is the fake effect mode, the effect control unit 58 executes the effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66. When the effect is determined and the current effect mode is the normal effect mode, the effect to be executed is determined by effect lottery using the third effect determination table 68, and the determined effect is executed.

  It should be noted that the effect control unit 58 has a specific effect assigned to only some of the variable frames 72 in the variable frames 72 of the second effect determination table 66 in the fake effect mode (that is, some of the variable frames). 72), the specific effect assigned to the variable frame 72 is executed only when it is determined to execute the effect of the variable frame 72 to which the specific effect is assigned. If it is decided to execute the effect of the fluctuation frame 72, no effect is executed.

  Here, not performing any effect is different from stopping all the operations of the effect devices (the liquid crystal display 13, the speaker 14, the lamp, etc.) of the slot machine 10, and the fluctuation frame of the second effect determination table 66. No specific effect A or specific effect B that may be assigned to 72 is executed. That is, the effects are executed only when it is determined to be executed by the effect lottery, and the effects are executed with a predetermined operation regardless of the effect lottery (for example, inserted with the insertion of medals). Demonstration screen when a sound is played, an operation sound is sounded in response to an operation of the operation unit, a predetermined image is displayed such as a character starts walking when the game starts, or a non-game state continues for a certain time or more Or changing the lighting state of the lamp) and not performing any effect indicates that the effect that is executed only when it is determined to be executed in the effect lottery is not executed. (Even if neither effect is executed, an effect that is executed in accordance with a predetermined operation may be executed).

  As described above, the effect control unit 58 determines the effect to be executed by using any one of the first to third effect determination tables 64 to 68, and the special effect A and the special effect B are added to the variable frame 72. An assignment process for assigning, and a special effect A and a special effect B assigned to the variable frame 72 are deleted to delete the variable frame 72 as an empty area.

  In the allocation process, when the specific effect A or the specific effect B is determined by the effect lottery using the first effect determination table 64 and this specific effect is executed (that is, the state where the bonus is won by the winning combination lottery) And when the specific performance is executed). In the assignment process, when there is an empty area in the fluctuation frame 72, the effect control unit 58 assigns the specific effect determined and executed in the effect lottery using the first effect determination table 64 to the empty area. If there is no free area, the allocation process is terminated without performing the allocation. In the present embodiment, when there is an empty area, the effect control unit 58 sets the first effect determination table 64 for one empty area regardless of whether the empty area is one or more. A specific effect determined by the used effect lottery is assigned.

  On the other hand, in the deletion process, when the specific effect A or the specific effect B is determined in the effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66 and this specific effect is executed (that is, the bonus is won in the winning combination lottery). This is executed when the specific performance is executed in a state of not being performed). In the deletion process, the effect control unit 58 deletes the executed special effect from the variable frame 72 and returns the variable frame 72 to the empty area. In the present embodiment, the effect control unit 58 performs the above-described deletion for only one variable frame 72 even when the executed specific effect is assigned to a plurality of variable frames 72.

  As described above, the specific performance is a large-scale performance, and such a large-scale performance takes a great deal of effort at the development / design stage so that it can enhance the interest and expectation of the game. For this reason, it is preferable to increase the execution opportunities of the specific effects as much as possible. However, on the other hand, if the execution opportunities for a specific performance are unnecessarily increased, the reliability of the specific performance will be reduced, and it will not be possible to increase the interest and expectation of the game, thus wasting effort at the development and design stages. Not only will it become, but it will also become the cause of reducing the operating rate of a gaming machine.

  In particular, in recent years, the absolute number of effects including specific effects has increased in order to diversify the effects and improve the interest in games. In addition, the execution frequency of each production tends to be set in the same manner as in the past, and for this reason, the execution frequency of the entire specific production tends to increase as the number of specific productions increases. Here, when the bonus winning probability is the same as the conventional one, the degree of expectation in each specific effect is lower than the conventional one. For example, when a bonus is won, the execution frequency of a specific effect in each game is 30%, and when there are two types of specific effects, 30% may be divided into two types of specific effects. When there are three types of specific effects, 30% must be shared by three types of specific effects. For this reason, the average execution frequency per specific effect is 15% when there are two types of specific effects, whereas it is 10% when there are three types of specific effects. Here, since the execution frequency of individual specific effects in each game when the bonus is won has decreased, the execution frequency in the entire game of each specific effect is the same as before, and the bonus is not won It is necessary to increase the frequency of execution of individual specific effects in each game, and as a result, the expectation level (probability of winning a bonus when a specific effect is executed) is reduced Resulting in.

  In response to the above-described problems, the slot machine 10 of the present invention does not execute a specific effect in a state where a bonus has not been won even once in the winning combination lottery. And, when a bonus is won in the winning combination lottery and a specific production is executed, the specific production that has been improved in reliability by being executed at the time of winning the bonus, even if the bonus is not won in the winning combination lottery I tried to run. In other words, from the player's point of view, there is no experience of losing in a specific effect (bonus non-winning) without experiencing a win in a specific effect (bonus winning). Also, it will be lost in a specific production that I had previously won) As described above, according to the slot machine 10 of the present invention, by providing a case where the specific effect is executed in a state where the bonus is not won in the winning combination lottery, the execution chance of the specific effect is increased, and the reliability for the specific effect is increased. Decrease in feeling can be prevented.

  In addition, as described above, even if the specific effect is executed in a state where the bonus is not won in the winning combination lottery, this specific effect is executed when the bonus was won before, so this specific effect However, if this specific effect is repeatedly executed in a state where the bonus is not won in the winning combination lottery, there is a problem that the reliability is lowered at each repetition. On the other hand, in the slot machine 10 of the present invention, when the specific effect is executed in a state where the bonus is not won in the winning combination lottery, the specific effect is deleted from the storage frame (variation frame) of the effect determination table. I did it. In other words, from the player's viewpoint, the loss in one specific effect is not repeated. Thus, according to the slot machine 10 of the present invention, since the specific effect is not repeatedly executed in a state where the bonus is not won in the winning combination lottery, it is possible to prevent the reliability of the specific effect from being lowered. Further, there is no behavior that causes a significant divergence between the expected level assumed in the development / design stage and the reliability felt by the player.

  It should be noted that the present invention only needs to improve the execution probability and execution opportunity of the executed specific performance after being executed in a state where at least one of the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode is satisfied. It is not limited to the form and can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the advantageous mode is described as an example of the bonus mode. However, the AT mode for notifying the procedure for winning the winning small role or the RT mode in which the winning probability of replay is different from the normal mode. A gaming mode other than the bonus mode, such as an ART mode combining the AT mode and the RT mode, may be the advantageous mode.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example has been described in which the advantageous mode transition condition is two winning and winning in the winning combination lottery, but the type and number of advantageous mode transition conditions can be freely determined. Can be set. In addition to the above two conditions, the advantageous mode transition conditions include well-known such as winning a lottery other than the winning combination lottery such as a production lottery, digesting a predetermined number of games, and combining these multiple conditions. Various conditions can be set as appropriate.

  Furthermore, although the above embodiment has been described with an example in which a liquid crystal display or a speaker is used in the production, for example, a movable accessory that can be moved by a motor or an actuator may be used in the production. Further, an effect may be performed using an electric decoration device such as a lamp, or the effect may be performed by controlling a reel rotation mode, an illumination mode for illuminating the reel, and the like.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the specific effect is allocated to some of the variable frames 72 among the variable frames 72 of the second effect determination table 66, the effect of the variable frame 72 to which the specific effects are allocated is executed. Only when it is determined to perform, the specific effect assigned to the variable frame 72 is executed, and it is determined to execute the effect of the variable frame 72 that is an empty area to which the specific effect is not allocated. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if some of the variable frames 72 of the variable frames 72 in the second effect determination table 66 are free areas, the variable frames 72 that are free areas are considered to be nonexistent and the specific effects are assigned. It may be determined whether or not to produce an effect in the effect lottery from the fluctuation frame 72 that has been set. Furthermore, when all the fluctuation frames 72 of the second effect determination table 66 are vacant areas (that is, when it is determined that the effect is not executed even if the effect lottery is performed), the effect lottery is performed. Alternatively, it may be determined that no effects are executed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the specific effect was determined in the effect lottery using the 2nd effect determination table 66, it demonstrated by the example which deletes this specific effect from the 2nd effect determination table 66, However, 2nd effect The specific effect may not be deleted from the determination table 66. However, in this case, after the specific effect is determined and executed in the effect lottery using the first effect determination table 64, the specific effect is repeatedly executed in the effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66. There is a problem that the reliability of the specific performance is lowered. Therefore, when the specific effect is not deleted from the second effect determination table 66, it is preferable to reduce the selection probability of the specific effect determined and executed in the effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66. Specifically, for example, when a specific effect is determined in an effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66, the selection probability of this specific effect is decreased and the other selection probability is increased (for example, one selection probability) It is preferable to update the contents of the second effect determination table 66 so as to reduce the selection probability from 50% to 5% and the other selection probability from 50% to 95%. In addition, although the example in which the total value of each selection probability is 100% has been described, for example, when a specific effect is determined in an effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66, the selection probability of this specific effect is decreased. The other selection probability is maintained (for example, when one selection probability is reduced from 50% to 5% and the other selection probability is maintained at 50%, the production is not performed with a probability of 45%). The contents of the second effect determination table 66 may be updated.

  In addition, even if the specific effect is executed and the mode is changed to the advantageous mode, if the player changes after this, the condition for changing to the advantageous mode is satisfied even though the specific effect is executed for the first time. The reliability of this specific performance may be reduced. For this reason, when the player can be considered to have changed (for example, when the date changes, when a predetermined time has passed since the last operation of the start lever, stop switch, etc., or when the non-game state continues for a certain time or longer When the screen is displayed, when the power is turned on or the setting is changed, or when it is detected that the player has been changed by the sensor for detecting the player), the second effect determination table 66 is used. Initialization may be performed to return to the initial state. In this case, the effect control unit 58 (see FIG. 2) may function as an initialization unit that performs the initialization. In addition, when it can be considered that the player has changed, the contents of the second effect determination table 66 may be updated so as to reduce the selection probability of the specific effect instead of the initialization described above. In addition, a reset button for performing the initialization or the update may be provided, and the initialization or the update may be performed when the reset button is operated.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although demonstrated by the example which provided the 1st-3rd effect determination table as an effect determination table, it can change suitably about the kind, number, and content of an effect determination table. For example, in the above-described embodiment, in the first effect determination table 64 (see FIG. 3), the example in which the selection probabilities of the general effect a and the general effect b are the same has been described. Probabilities may be different from each other. Similarly, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the selection probabilities of the specific effect A and the specific effect B are the same in the first effect determination table 64 has been described, but the selection probabilities of the specific effect A and the specific effect B are different from each other. It may be.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example in which the selection probability of the two fluctuation frames 72 was the same was demonstrated in the 2nd production determination table 66 (refer FIG. 3), the selection probability of the two fluctuation frames 72 is mutually different. It may be.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the selection probabilities of the general effect a and the general effect b are different in the third effect determination table 68 (see FIG. 3) has been described. However, the selection of the general effect a and the general effect b is selected. The probability may be the same.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, in the 3rd effect determination table 68 (refer FIG. 3), although the example which made both the selection probability of the specific effect A and the specific effect B 0% was demonstrated, for example, the 1st shown in FIG. As in the 3 effect determination table 78, the selection probability of the specific effect A and the specific effect B may be other than 0%. In the explanation using Drawings after Drawing 5, the same numerals are given about the same member as an embodiment mentioned above, and explanation is omitted.

  In FIG. 5, the third effect determination table 78 has a selection probability of the specific effect A and the specific effect B of 5%, respectively, as compared with the third effect determination table 68 (see FIG. 3) of the above-described embodiment. Has been raised. By using this third effect determination table 78, the specific effect may be executed even in a state where the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode have not been satisfied, and in this respect, the reliability of the specific effect May be reduced. However, since the probability that the specific effect is executed in a state where the transition condition to the advantageous mode has not been satisfied even once is low, it is possible to minimize a decrease in the reliability of the specific effect. Further, when the third effect determination table 68 is used (when the specific effect is not executed in a state where the transition condition to the advantageous mode has not been satisfied even once), the advantageous mode is switched on when the specific effect is executed for the first time. There is a problem that it is determined (obtained) that the transition condition has been satisfied, but when the third effect determination table 78 is used, it is specified even if the transition condition to the advantageous mode has not been satisfied even once. Such a problem can be prevented because the performance may be executed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the allocation process is performed, if there is an empty area, the first effect determination table 64 is assigned to one empty area regardless of whether the empty area is one or more. Although the example which assigns the specific effect determined by the effect lottery using has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the specific effects determined by the effect lottery using the first effect determination table 64 may be assigned to all the empty areas. In addition, when there is no free space when performing the allocation process, the previously assigned specific effect (the oldest assignment) is deleted from the assigned specific effects, and the newly determined specific effect is used instead. The same specific effects may be newly assigned to all the fluctuation frames 72. Further, a spare storage frame for temporarily storing this specific effect is provided until an empty area is generated in the variable frame 72, and when the empty area is generated in the variable frame 72, the specific effect stored in the preliminary storage frame is provided. May be assigned to the fluctuation frame 72 that has become a free area.

  In the above embodiment, when performing the deletion process, the special effect executed in the effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66 is deleted from the variable frame 72 and the variable frame 72 is returned to the empty area. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the same specific effect is assigned to the plurality of variable frames 72 of the second effect determination table 66, the same is true when the specific effect is determined and executed by effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66. All of the plurality of variable frames 72 to which the specific effects are assigned may be returned to the empty area.

  Furthermore, in the second effect determination table 66 (see FIG. 3) of the above-described embodiment, the example has been described in which the variable frame 72 is an empty area as an initial state, but one of the general effects is assigned to the variable frame 72. The state may be an initial state. Thus, when one of the variable frames 72 is an empty area and a general effect is assigned to the other of the variable frames 72, it is assigned to the other variable frame 72 by effect lottery using the second effect determination table 66. When it is decided to execute the general effect, the general effect is executed.

  Further, in the second effect determination table 66 (see FIG. 3) of the above-described embodiment, an example in which only the variable frame 72 is provided has been described. However, like the second effect determination table 86 shown in FIG. A fixed frame 70 may be provided in addition to the frame 72. In FIG. 6, in the second effect determination table 86, two fixed frames 70 and two variable frames 72 are provided. The fixed frame 70 is assigned with a general effect a and a general effect b, and the selection probability is defined as 5%. Further, the fluctuation frame 72 is an empty area in the initial state, and the selection probability is specified to 45%.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when changing the content of a 2nd production determination table, the example which updates the content of only the one fluctuation frame 72, ie, when assigning a new specific production, the fluctuation frame which performs allocation Even when only the contents 72 are changed and the specific effects are deleted, the example is described in which only the contents of the variable frame 72 to be deleted are changed. However, when the contents of the second effect determination table are changed, the second effects determination table is changed. The contents of the whole (or all the fluctuation frames 72) may be changed all at once.

  Hereinafter, an example in which the contents of the entire second effect determination table (or all the fluctuation frames 72) are changed all at once will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). 7A shows an initial state of the second effect determination table 96, and FIG. 7B shows the specific effect A determined by effect lottery using the first effect determination table in the initial state. The state of the second effect determination table 96 after the specific effect A is executed is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the second effect determination table 96 is provided with two variable frames 72. One of the fluctuation frames 72 is assigned with the general effect a and the selection probability is 60%, and the other is assigned with the general effect b and the selection probability is 40%. In this state, when the specific effect A is determined and executed by effect lottery using the first effect determination table, the selection probability of the specific effect A is 60% as shown in FIG. The contents of the second effect determination table 96 are updated so that the selection probability of the second effect is 40%. That is, the specific effect A is newly assigned to the upper part of the figure, the general effect a is assigned to the lower part of the figure so as to be pushed out to the specific effect A, and the general effect b is pushed to the general effect a so as to be the second effect. It is deleted from the decision table 96.

  In the state of FIG. 7B, when the specific effect A is determined and executed by effect lottery using the second effect determination table 96, the specific effect A assigned to the upper part of the figure is deleted, The general effect a assigned to the lower stage returns to the upper part of the figure, and the general effect b returns to the lower part of the figure to return to the state of FIG.

  In addition, when a specific effect is determined and executed by effect lottery using the first effect determination table in the state of FIG. 5B, this specific effect is newly assigned to the upper part of the figure and pushed out to this specific effect. Thus, the specific effect A is assigned to the lower stage of the figure, and the general effect a is deleted from the second effect determination table 96 so as to be pushed out to the specific effect A.

  As described above, in this example, when a specific effect is determined and executed by effect lottery using the first effect determination table, the executed specific effect is assigned to the upper stage of the second effect determination table 96. The effects assigned to each stage are moved down to the next stage. Further, in this example, when a specific effect is determined and executed by effect lottery using the second effect determination table 96, the executed specific effect is deleted from the second effect determination table 96 and formed by this deletion. In order to fill the empty stage, the effects assigned to the lower stage are sequentially moved up one stage.

  In the example of FIG. 7, for example, when the specific effect A is assigned to the second effect determination table 96 and the specific effect A is further determined and executed by effect lottery using the first effect determination table, The above-described assignment may not be performed. That is, only one identical specific effect may be assigned to the second effect determination table 96.

  In the example of FIG. 7, for example, when the specific effect A is assigned to the second effect determination table 96 and the specific effect A is further determined and executed by effect lottery using the first effect determination table, Two specific effects A may be assigned to the second effect determination table 96. That is, the same specific effect may be assigned to a plurality of stages of the second effect determination table 96.

  It is executed when this special effect is determined and executed by effect lottery using the second effect determination table 96 in a state where the same specific effect is assigned to a plurality of stages of the second effect determination table 96. Only one specific effect may be deleted from the second effect determination table 96, or all of the same specific effects as the executed specific effect may be deleted from the second effect determination table.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example in which the content of the fluctuation frame 72 of a 2nd effect determination table changes (the presence or absence of the assignment of an effect, and the kind of the effect to assign), this invention is limited to this. It is not a thing. The number of the fluctuation frames 72 may be changed.

  Hereinafter, a specific example of a configuration in which the number of the variable frames 72 of the second effect determination table is changed will be described using an example in which the variable frames are added, with reference to FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C. 8A shows the initial state of the second effect determination table 106, and FIG. 8B shows the specific effect A determined by effect lottery using the first effect determination table in the initial state. The state of the second effect determination table 106 after the specific effect A is executed is shown. FIG. 10C shows the second effect after the specific effect B is determined by the effect lottery using the first effect determination table in the state of FIG. The state of the table 106 is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the second effect determination table 106 is provided with one variable frame 72 in the initial state, and is an empty area. In this state, when the specific effect A is determined and executed by effect lottery using the first effect determination table, the specific effect A is assigned to the fluctuation frame 72 and the selection probability is 100 as shown in FIG. %. Further, when the specific effect B is determined and executed by the effect lottery using the first effect determination table in the state shown in FIG. 5B, one fluctuation frame 72 is added as shown in FIG. Then, the specific effect A and the specific effect B are assigned to the two fluctuation frames 72, and the selection probabilities are each 50%.

  8B, when the specific effect A is determined and executed by effect lottery using the second effect determination table 106, the state returns to the state of FIG. In addition, when the specific effect A and the specific effect B are determined and executed by the effect lottery using the first effect determination table in the state of FIG. The specific effect A or the specific effect B that has been executed is assigned to the third variable frame 72. And the selection probability of the three fluctuation frames 72 created through such an extension is about 33%.

  As in the example of FIGS. 7 and 8 described above, the content of the second effect determination table can be changed by changing the entire second effect determination table (or all the variation frames 72) (see FIG. 7) or A configuration is included in which the number of the fluctuation frames 72 in the second effect determination table is changed. In addition, about the specific structure which changes the whole 2nd production determination table (or all the fluctuation frames 72), and the specific structure which changes the number of the fluctuation frames 72 of the fluctuation frame 72 of a 2nd production determination table. The detailed configuration is not limited to the two examples described above, and can be changed as appropriate.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which two types of effect modes, the normal effect mode and the fake effect mode, are provided. However, the effect mode is not provided, and a distinction is made depending on whether or not the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are satisfied. In this way, the third effect determination table described in the above embodiment may be abolished. In this case, when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are satisfied, the first effect determination table is used, and when the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied, the type of effects executed using the second effect determining table. Can be determined.

  As described above, after being executed in a state where at least one of the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode is satisfied, there are a plurality of configurations for a specific configuration for improving the execution probability and execution opportunity of this specific effect. Any of these may be adopted. Of course, the plurality of configurations described above may be used in combination, or which of the plurality of configurations described above may be used depending on the type of effect mode.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated as an example which provided two types of general productions (general production a and general production b) and two types of specific productions (specific production A and specific production B) as production. The types, number, and contents of general effects and specific effects can be changed as appropriate.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine has been described, but the present invention may be applied to a pachinko machine. When the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine, as in the case where the present invention is applied to a slot machine, the specific effect executed after being executed in a state where at least one of the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode is satisfied. It is only necessary to improve the execution probability and execution opportunity.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to a slot machine that rotates a real reel or a pachinko machine that causes a real pachinko ball to flow down in a game area, but a slot machine that rotates a reel displayed on a monitor, or a pachinko ball on a monitor. The present invention can also be applied to a game machine of a type that reproduces an actual game on a monitor, such as a pachinko machine that displays an image of flowing down.

10 Slot machines (gaming machines)
13 liquid crystal display 14 speaker 20a-20c reel 50 main control board 52 sub control board 54 winning combination lottery part 58 effect control part (effect means, table update means, initialization means)
60 effect data storage unit 62 effect determination table storage unit (table storage means)
64 1st effect determination table 66, 86, 96, 106 2nd effect determination table 68, 78 3rd effect determination table 70 Fixed frame (memory frame)
72 Fluctuation frame (memory frame, special memory frame)

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine in which a game is executed in at least two types of game modes, a normal mode and an advantageous mode that is more advantageous to the player than the normal mode,
Production means for producing a process until performing any one of a plurality of types of production and notifying whether or not the transition condition to the advantageous mode is satisfied;
A plurality of storage frames each of which is assigned an effect, and a table storage means for storing an effect determination table in which the selection probability of each storage frame is determined;
In the table storage means, as the effect determination table, the first effect determination table in which the specific effect is assigned to at least one of the storage frames, and the specific effect is not assigned to any of the storage frames. A second effect determination table with the state as the initial state is stored,
The effect means determines an effect to be executed using the first effect determination table when the condition for transition to the advantageous mode is satisfied, and when the condition for transition to the advantageous mode is not satisfied, the second means While determining the effect to be executed using the effect determination table,
The second effect determination table so as to assign the specific effect to at least one of the storage frames of the second effect determination table when the transition condition to the advantageous mode is satisfied and the specific effect is executed. A gaming machine comprising table updating means for updating the game machine.   The table updating means deletes the executed specific effect from the second effect determination table when the specific effect is executed in a state where the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied. Item 1. The gaming machine according to Item 1.   The table updating means, when a predetermined condition is fulfilled, deletes the specific effect from the second effect determination table to initialize the second effect determination table as the initial state. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising means. The second effect determination table is provided with a special memory frame to which no effect is assigned as the memory frame,
The table updating means assigns the specific effect to the special storage frame when the transition condition to the advantageous mode is satisfied and the specific effect is executed,
In the state where no effect is assigned to the special memory frame, the effect means does not execute any effect and determines that the special memory is not assigned. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the specific effect is executed when it is determined that the effect of the special memory frame is executed in a state where the specific effect is assigned to the frame. Machine. The table storage means stores a third effect determination table in which the specific effect is not assigned to any storage frame,
The effect means determines which one of the second and third effect determination tables is used when determining an effect to be executed in a state where the conditions for shifting to the advantageous mode are not satisfied. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an effect to be executed is determined using a table.

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