JP2017189196A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable easy understanding of a change in a pseudo reservation image and/or a reservation image when a first image suggesting a result of determination is being displayed.SOLUTION: In a game machine 100, presentation performance means 403 displays a pseudo reservation image on a first layer LyA, displays a reservation image on a second layer LyB, and displays a first suggestion image for suggesting a result of determination on a third layer LyC that is lower than the first layer LyA and the second layer LyB. The presentation performance means further displays a second suggestion image for suggesting that a display mode of the pseudo reservation image is to be changed on a fourth layer LyD higher than the first layer, and displays a third suggestion image for suggesting that a display mode of the reservation image is to be changed on a fifth layer LyE higher than the second layer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 24

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

  In a type of gaming machine (pachinko machine), a winning judgment is made based on the judgment information acquired when the acquisition conditions are established, and if a big win is won, a jackpot game with the opening of a big prize opening is used as a special game. Do. A large number of prize balls can be obtained by winning game balls at the big prize opening. The result of the hit determination is shown to the player by the symbol stop mode after the symbol change display on the symbol display means.

  The right of hit determination using the determination information can be held up to a predetermined number (for example, 4), and when the right of hit determination is held, a hold display indicating that the right is held is performed. In addition, there is a gaming machine that displays the right according to the right even after the hit determination is made for the right (for example, see Patent Document 1 below). There are also many gaming machines that try to express the degree of expectation as to whether the decision information related to the right or the decision information related to the hold indicates a big hit win in the right display mode or the hold display mode. . For example, with respect to the color of the right display or the hold display, the expectation level of jackpot increases in the order of white, blue, green, and red. An effect of changing the aspect of the right display or the hold display after the right display or the hold display is once started in a certain form (for example, an effect of changing the color from white to green) is also generally performed.

JP 2013-252455 A

  It can be considered that there is room for ingenuity regarding how to perform the effect of changing the right display or the hold display, and if a new effect can be introduced as to how to change the display, it is possible to improve the interest of the game. Needless to say, it is important to introduce new effects and methods in order to have the gaming machine enjoy the game while suppressing the tiredness of the game.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that contributes to the enhancement of the interest of the game in relation to the right display or the hold display.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention uses a predetermined effect unit including a determination unit that determines whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to a player, a storage unit that stores the right of determination, and a display unit. And an effect execution means capable of executing a predetermined effect, wherein the display means includes a plurality of layers, and the effect execution means is a pseudo-pending image in response to the determination being made on the right. Can be displayed on the display means, and the display mode of the pseudo hold image can be changed. When the pseudo hold image is displayed, a predetermined suggestion image can be displayed on the display means. The suggestion image includes a first suggestion image that suggests a result of the determination, and a second suggestion image that suggests that a display mode of the pseudo-hold image changes. , Displayed on the first layer The first suggestion image is displayed on a second layer lower than the first layer, and the second suggestion image is displayed on a third layer higher than the first layer. And

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the gaming machine which contributes to the interest improvement of a game in relation to the said right display or hold display.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the part in connection with control of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which listed some processes performed in the main control part of a gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing of the determination table per special figure in the main control part of a game machine. It is the figure which listed a part of process performed in the production | presentation control part of a game machine. It is a figure which shows the type of jackpot based on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of reach production. It is explanatory drawing of the display position of a hold image and the said right image. It is a figure which shows a mode that a pending | holding image and the said right image are displayed. It is a figure which shows the kind of display mode of a hold image or the said right image. It is a figure which shows the example of the display content at the time of non-execution of a zone effect, and execution. It is a figure which shows the 1st, 2nd zone production. It is a figure which shows the flow of the production under the condition ((alpha) 1) assumed in 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display content at the time of reach production assumed in 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the 2nd suggestion image which suggests the change of the pseudo hold image assumed in 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the flow of the production under the condition ((alpha) 2) assumed in 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the production under the condition ((alpha) 3) assumed in 1st Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the special figure fluctuation pattern table which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the production under the condition ((beta) 1) assumed in 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display content at the time of the zone production assumed in 2nd Example. It is a figure which shows the 2nd suggestion image which suggests the change of the holding | maintenance image assumed in 2nd Example. It is a figure which shows the 2nd suggestion image which suggests the change of the pseudo hold image assumed in 2nd Example, or a hold image. It is a figure which shows the example of a display content at the time of reach production assumed in 3rd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display content at the time of reach production assumed in 4th Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of the display content at the time of reach production assumed in 5th Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the production under the condition ((alpha) 4) assumed in 6th Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the production under the condition ((alpha) 5) assumed in 7th Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of the production under the condition ((alpha) 6) assumed in 8th Example of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the light-guide plate module which concerns on 9th Example of this invention. It is a top view of a part of the light guide plate module. It is the figure which showed a mode that an image was formed and displayed with a light-guide plate.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In each of the drawings to be referred to, the same part is denoted by the same reference numeral, and redundant description regarding the same part is omitted in principle. In this specification, for simplification of description, the names of information, signals, physical quantities, members, etc. corresponding to the symbols or signs are indicated by writing symbols or signs referring to information, signals, physical quantities, members, etc. Omitted or abbreviated.

  An embodiment suitable for a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail. In this embodiment, the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a gaming machine (so-called digipachi) belonging to the former first type.

<< Basic configuration of gaming machine >>
FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment. A basic configuration of the gaming machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The gaming machine 100 includes the game board 101 and the constituent members shown in FIG. Note that the top, bottom, left, and right refer to the top, bottom, left, and right viewed from the player facing the gaming machine 100 and the game board 101 unless otherwise specified. Both the vertical direction and the horizontal direction are parallel to the board surface of the game board 101. The vertical direction is parallel to the vertical direction, and the horizontal direction is parallel to the horizontal direction. Unless stated otherwise, the front refers to the player closest to the player facing the gaming machine 100 and the gaming board 101, and the rear refers to the player facing the gaming machine 100 and the gaming board 101 unless otherwise stated. Point farther away.

  The gaming machine 100 is a pachinko gaming machine, and includes an outer frame 10 attached to an island structure disposed in a gaming facility, an inner frame 11 attached to the outer frame 10 so as to be openable and closable, and an inner frame 11. And a door frame 12 that can be freely opened and closed. The door frame 12 is formed with a window portion 12a in which a transparent glass plate is fitted so that a substantially entire game area 103 to be described later can be visually recognized from the front (player side). The game board 101 is detachably attached to the inner frame 11. At a lower position of the game board 101, a launching unit for launching a game ball is disposed (the detailed structure of the launching unit is not shown).

  The game ball launched upward by the driving of the launch unit rises between the rails 102a and 102b and reaches the upper position of the game board 101, and then falls (flows down) in the game area 103 formed in the game board 101. It is supposed to be. The game area 103 is provided with a plurality of nails (not shown), and the game balls are dropped by the nails while changing the moving direction in an unspecified direction. Further, in the game board 101, a game ball drop path in the game area 103 includes a windmill (not shown) that changes the direction of the game ball fall, a first start port 105, a second start port 106, an electric tulip 107, A gate 108, a special winning opening 111, and a normal winning opening 112 are provided. An image display unit 104 composed of a display panel or the like capable of displaying various effect images including decorative symbols is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game board 101.

  The start openings 105 and 106 are installed below the image display unit 104 and form a start area through which a game ball can pass (winning is possible). The right to receive a special figure determination (determination as to whether or not to play a jackpot game) is acquired when a predetermined first start condition or second start condition is satisfied. The first and second start conditions are satisfied when a game ball wins at the start openings 105 and 106, respectively. In addition, when the gaming machine 100 detects a winning game ball at the start port 105 or 106, the gaming machine 100 pays out a predetermined number (for example, three) of gaming balls. A game ball that is paid out due to a winning of a game ball to the start opening 105, 106, the big winning opening 111 or the normal winning opening 112 is also referred to as a winning ball. Note that winning may be read as winning.

  An electric tulip 107 is provided in the vicinity of the second start port 106. The electric tulip 107 is in a closed state (a closed state) that makes it difficult to win the game ball to the second start port 106, and an open state (open state) that makes it easier to win the game ball in the second start port 106 than in the closed state. ) In either state. In effect, when the electric tulip 107 is in the closed state, it is impossible to win the game ball into the second starting port 106, and only when the electric tulip 107 is in the open state, the second starting of the game ball is started. Winning to the mouth 106 becomes possible. The opening of the electric tulip 107 is also referred to as the opening of the electric tulip 107. The electric tulip 107 is opened based on the result of the usual game determination performed by the game ball passing through the gate 108 arranged on the right side of the image display unit 104.

  A big prize opening 111 is provided on the right side of the first start port 105 and the second start port 106. The grand prize opening 111 can also be opened and closed like the electric tulip 107, and a closed state (a closed state) that makes it difficult to win the game ball to the big prize opening 111, and a larger game ball than the closed state. One of the open states (open state) that makes it easy to win the winning opening 111 is taken. In effect, when the grand prize opening 111 is in the closed state, it is impossible to win the game ball into the big prize opening 111, and only when the big prize opening 111 is in the open state, the prize winning of the game ball is won. Winning to the mouth 111 is possible. The opening of the big prize opening 111 is also referred to as the opening of the big prize opening 111. The big winning opening 111 is normally closed, and when winning a jackpot, a predetermined number of round games (for example, 30 seconds have passed or 10 game balls have been won) are opened until a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, winning 10 game balls). Repeat 16 times). When the gaming machine 100 detects a gaming ball that has won a prize winning slot 111, the gaming machine 100 pays out a predetermined number (for example, 14) of winning balls.

  One or more normal winning openings 112 are installed on the side or lower side of the image display unit 104. The gaming machine 100 pays out a predetermined number (for example, five) of winning balls when detecting a winning in the normal winning opening 112. At the bottom of the game area 103, there is provided a collection port 113 for collecting game balls that have not won any of the first start port 105, the second start port 106, the big winning port 111 and the normal winning port 112. Yes. An information display unit 114 is provided in the lower right portion of the game board 101. In addition, the installation position of each component on the game board 101 can be arbitrarily changed.

  In the door frame 12, a speaker 115 (including speakers 115 a, 115 b, and 115 c), an effect light unit 116, and a movable frame accessory 117 that are used for an arbitrary effect are incorporated in the outer peripheral portion thereof. A movable accessory used for production is also provided on the game board 101. In this embodiment, a movable board accessory 130 is provided on the game board 101. In the door frame 12, an operation handle 119 is disposed at the lower right position. The operation handle 119 has a shape that protrudes toward the player, and a firing instruction member 120 is provided on the outer periphery thereof. The firing instruction member 120 is rotatably supported by the operation handle 119. When a player fires a game ball, the player rotates the firing instruction member 120 clockwise. At this time, the player can adjust the firing strength of the game ball according to the angle at which the firing instruction member 120 is rotated. Below the game area 103 in the door frame 12, in addition to the effect button 121 and the cross key 122, an upper plate (ball striking plate) 123, an upper plate lever 124, a lower plate (surplus) used for storing and delivering game balls A ball tray 125) and a lower plate lever 126 are provided. The effect button 121 and the cross key 122 constitute an operation input unit (may be referred to as an operation reception unit or an operation unit) that receives an operation input from the player.

  The result of special figure determination is indicated by a special symbol, and the result of general figure determination is indicated by a normal symbol. There are first and second special symbols as special symbols. The right of special figure determination based on the establishment of the first start condition is reserved up to a predetermined number (here, 4), and the number of the reserved rights is referred to as the number of reserved information U1. The right of special figure determination based on the establishment of the second start condition is reserved up to a predetermined number (here, 4), and the number of the reserved rights is referred to as the number of reserved information U2. The right to make a determination as to whether the game ball has passed through the gate 108 is reserved up to a predetermined number (here, 4), and the number of the reserved rights is referred to as the number of reserved information U3.

  The information display unit 114 includes a special symbol display unit that displays the first and second special symbols, a normal symbol display unit that displays normal symbols, a hold display unit that displays the number of hold information U1 to U3, a round number display unit, and a right Each of the display units can be formed with an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display.

<< Basic operation of gaming machine >>
Next, the basic operation of the gaming machine 100 will be described. The gaming machine 100 acquires special figure determination information when the first or second start condition is satisfied, and performs special figure determination based on the special figure determination information. Acquisition of special figure determination information corresponds to acquisition of special figure determination right. The special figure determination includes determination of whether or not the jackpot has been won (whether or not the jackpot has been won or lost). In addition, the winning of the jackpot may be expressed as the occurrence of a jackpot (the same applies to the jackpot described later). In addition, the fact that a certain special figure determination information is won in a jackpot may be expressed as the special figure determination information is a big hit (the same applies to a small hit described later). When the special figure determination is performed based on the special figure determination information acquired when the first and second start conditions are satisfied, the gaming machine 100 displays the first and second special symbols variably for a predetermined time, respectively. The first and second special symbols are stopped and displayed in a manner showing the result of the special figure determination.

  When the gaming machine 100 displays the special symbol (first or second special symbol) in a variable manner, the gaming machine 100 displays the decorative symbol in a variable manner on the image display unit 104, and stops the decorative symbol in accordance with the stop display of the special symbol. Display. The decorative symbols displayed on the image display unit 104 include first to third decorative symbols, and each decorative symbol is associated with a numerical value or a symbol. For example, when a special symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating a big hit when a big hit occurs, the first to third decorative symbols are displayed in a manner showing a big hit (for example, a so-called doublet such as “7, 7, 7”). To stop display. At this time, the combination of the first to third decorative symbols that are stopped and displayed may differ depending on the type of jackpot that has occurred. When the result of the special figure determination is a loss (that is, when the jackpot is not won), the first to third decorative symbols are stopped at, for example, a so-called scatter pattern indicating a loss. The loose eye refers to a state in which two or three of the first to third decorative symbols are non-common symbols.

  When the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating a jackpot, the gaming machine 100 enters a jackpot gaming state. In the jackpot game state, a jackpot game is executed in which a round game that opens the jackpot 111 is executed for a round (for example, 16 rounds) according to the type of the jackpot that has been won. When a game ball wins the big prize opening 111 while the big prize opening 111 is opened, the gaming machine 100 pays out a predetermined number of prize balls. The jackpot game state ends when the jackpot game ends. Games that involve the opening of the big prize opening 111 (including a big hit game and may include a small prize game described later) are given a chance to obtain a prize ball by winning a game ball at the big prize opening 111. It can be said that it is more advantageous for the player than a game that does not involve opening the mouth 111 (for example, a game in a normal gaming state). The advantage here means that the player can easily obtain more prize balls (the expected value of the prize balls to be obtained is large) as the special winning opening 111 is opened.

  Special figure determination is not performed during the jackpot game. In the jackpot game state, the game is played by right-handed. “Right hit” means that a game ball is launched into a game area on the right side of the center line that divides the game area 103 left and right in the game area 103. On the other hand, left-handed strike means that a game ball is launched into the game area on the left side of the center line in the game area 103. In the left-handed game board 101 is formed so that a game ball can be won at the first start opening 105 but a game ball cannot be won at the second start opening 106 and the big winning opening 111. Has been. The game board 101 is formed so that a game ball can be won at the second starting port 106 and the big winning port 111, but a game ball cannot be won at the first starting port 105 by right-handed. Has been. The gate 108 is a right region in the game region 103 and is disposed above the special winning opening 111. Therefore, in the left strike, the game ball cannot pass through the gate 108, and only the right hit game ball can pass through the gate 108.

  After the jackpot game ends, the gaming machine 100 returns to a state in which special figure determination is performed. At this time, the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 can be changed.

<< Game state of gaming machine >>
The gaming machine 100 has a low probability non-power support game state (normal game state), a low probability power support game state, and a high probability non-power except for game states (including a jackpot game state) that are associated with the opening of the big prize opening 111. Any of the support game state and the high probability electric support game state may be taken. The gaming state in the initial state of the gaming machine 100 is a low probability non-electric support game state. By using the RAM clear switch provided on the back of the gaming board 101 to initialize the gaming information of the gaming machine 100, the gaming machine 100 enters an initial state.

  The low probability non-electric support game state and the low probability electric support game state belong to the low probability game state. The high probability non-electric support game state and the high probability electric support game state belong to the high probability game state. The probability that it is determined that the jackpot is won in the special figure determination is higher in the high probability gaming state than in the low probability gaming state. Therefore, the high probability gaming state is more advantageous to the player than the low probability gaming state with respect to the likelihood of winning the jackpot (ease of playing the jackpot game).

  The low probability electric support game state and the high probability electric support game state belong to the electric support game state. In the electric support game state, the gaming machine 100 provides a game support function (hereinafter referred to as “electric support”) that involves opening and closing the electric tulip 107 (that is, the electric support is activated). When the electric support is given, compared with the time when it is not so, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is shortened, the winning probability per common figure in the common figure determination (and therefore, the opening frequency of the electric tulip 107 is increased), and The opening time of the electric tulip 107 is increased, and as a result, in the electric support game state, it becomes easier for the game ball to win the second start port 106 than in the non-electric support game state where no electric support is given. In the electric support game state, a game is performed by the above-mentioned right strike, and the trigger for the special figure determination is mainly a winning to the second start opening 106.

  The low probability non-electric support game state and the high probability non-electric support game state belong to a non-electric support game state to which no electric support is given. In the non-electric support game state, the game is performed by left-handed as described above, and the trigger for the special figure determination is mainly a winning to the first start opening 105. As understood from the above description, the electric support game state is a game state in which the start condition (second start condition) is more easily established than the non-electric support game state. Therefore, the electric support game state is more advantageous to the player than the non-electric support game state with respect to the ease of establishment of the start condition.

<< Internal structure of gaming machine >>
With reference to FIG. 2, the internal structure of the gaming machine 100 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a part related to control in the gaming machine 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 400 provided in the gaming machine 100 includes a main control unit 401 that controls the progress of the game, a prize ball control unit 402 that controls the payout of prize balls, and an effect that controls the contents of the effect. And a control unit 403. In addition to the control unit 400, each component shown in FIG. 2 is provided in the gaming machine 100.

[1. Main control unit]
The main control unit 401 includes a main CPU (Central Processing Unit) 411, a main ROM (Read Only Memory) 412, and a main RAM (Random Access Memory) 413. The main ROM 412 stores a table group including tables TAt, TZt, THt, and DKt, and the main RAM 413 includes a storage area group including storage areas 413a and 413b.

  The main controller 401 is connected to various switches (hereinafter abbreviated as “SW”) for detecting a game ball. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the main control unit 401 has a first start for detecting a game ball won in the first start port 105, the second start port 106, the big winning port 111, and the normal winning port 112. The mouth SW 414a, the second start opening SW 414b, the big prize opening SW 416, the normal prize opening SW 417, and the gate SW 415 for detecting the game ball passing through the gate 108 are connected, and the detection signal indicating the detection result of each SW is the main. It is sent to the control unit 401.

  The main control unit 401 is connected to various solenoids that drive the electric combination on the game board 101. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the main controller 401 is connected to an electric tulip solenoid 420 that opens and closes the electric tulip 107 and a big prize opening solenoid 421 that opens and closes the big prize opening 111. The main control unit 401 uses the electric tulip solenoid 420 to open and close the electric tulip 107 based on the result of the common figure determination, and uses the big prize opening solenoid 421 based on the result of the special figure determination to Open and close operation is realized. An information display unit 114 is connected to the main control unit 401. The main control unit 401 performs display control of the information display unit 114 based on the result of the special figure determination, the result of the common figure determination, and the number of held information U1, U2, and U3.

[1-1. Main processing]
FIG. 3 lists the main processes performed by the main control unit 401. When power is supplied to the gaming machine 100, the main process is executed by the main CPU 411. In the main process, an initial setting process of various devices in the main control unit 401 and a backup information generation process are performed, and the processing results are stored in the main RAM 413.

[1-2. Timer interrupt processing]
The main CPU 411 interrupts and executes a timer interrupt process for the main process at a period (for example, a period of several milliseconds or less) set in the main process (see FIG. 3). In the timer interrupt process, the main CPU 411 sequentially executes a random number update process, a switch process, a special symbol process, a normal symbol process, an electric accessory control process, a prize ball process, and an output process.

[1-2-1. Random number update processing]
The main control unit 401 includes a special figure random number counter C1 for counting special figure random numbers, a special figure random number counter C2 for counting special figure random numbers, and a special figure fluctuation pattern random number counter C3 for counting special figure fluctuation pattern random numbers. In addition, a random number counter C4 for counting a random number per common figure and a general symbol random number counter C5 for counting a random number of common symbols are provided. In the random number update process, the count value of each random number counter is “1”. Is added to update the count value of each random number counter. In each of the random number counters C1 to C5, when the count value of the counter exceeds a predetermined upper limit value, the count value of the counter is returned to “0”, and thereafter the same count up is performed. Note that an arbitrary random number in the present embodiment takes only an integer value unless otherwise specified.

[1-2-2. Switch processing]
The switch process will be described (see FIG. 3). In the switch process, the main CPU 411 sequentially executes a start opening switch process, a gate switch process, a big winning opening switch process, and a normal winning opening switch process.

  In the start port switch process, the main CPU 411 uses the start ports SW 414a and SW 414b to make a counter at the timing when the winning of the game ball to the start port 105 or 106 is detected (ie, the timing at which the first or second start condition is satisfied). Obtains the count values of C1 to C3 and stores the special figure determination information including the acquired count values of the counters C1 to C3 as a random number per special figure, a special figure random number, and a special figure variation pattern random number. It memorize | stores in the area | region 413a. The storage area 413a can store each of the special figure determination information based on the establishment of the first start condition and the special figure determination information based on the establishment of the second start condition with a predetermined number as an upper limit. Here, it is assumed that the predetermined number is four. Therefore, the storage area 413a can store up to eight pieces of special figure determination information. The numbers of special figure determination information triggered by the establishment of the first and second start conditions in the storage area 413a correspond to the above-described holding information numbers U1 and U2, respectively. In addition, a priority order for receiving special figure determination is set for each special figure determination information stored in the storage area 413a. Basically, a higher priority is set for the special figure determination information acquired earlier in time. However, it is assumed that a higher priority is set for the special figure determination information acquired when the second start condition is satisfied as compared to the special figure determination information acquired when the first start condition is satisfied. The prior determination process executed in the start port switch process will be described later.

  In the gate switch process, the main CPU 411 obtains the count values of the counters C4 and C5 at the timing when the passing of the game ball to the gate 108 is detected, and uses the obtained count values of the counters C4 and C5 as a random number and a common number per figure. The common figure determination information included as a symbol random number is stored in the general figure determination information storage area 413b. The storage area 413b can store general-purpose determination information with a predetermined number as an upper limit. Here, it is assumed that the predetermined number is four. The number of general-purpose determination information in the storage area 413b corresponds to the hold information number U3. A priority order for receiving the common figure determination is set for each piece of common figure determination information stored in the storage area 413b. A higher priority is set for the information for determining ordinary drawings acquired earlier in time.

  In the big prize opening switch process, the main CPU 411 detects a game ball won in the big prize opening 111 by the big prize opening SW416. In the normal winning opening switch process, the main CPU 411 detects a game ball won in the normal winning opening 112 by the normal winning opening SW417.

[1-2-3. Special design processing]
In the special symbol process, the main CPU 411 acquires, as the determination target TT, the special figure determination information set with the highest priority among the special figure determination information stored in the special figure determination information storage area 413a. The special figure determination is executed for the determination target TT. At this time, the special figure determination information that is the determination target TT is deleted from the storage area 413a. The special figure determination includes a special figure determination, a special symbol determination, and a special fluctuation pattern determination. Then, in the special symbol processing, after the special symbol variation display is performed for the variation time indicated by the special symbol variation pattern selected by the special symbol variation pattern determination, the determination result per special symbol and the determination result of the special symbol determination are shown. To stop the special symbol. The result of the special figure determination can be stored in the main RAM 413. In the special symbol processing, when the special symbol determination information is not stored in the storage area 413a, the special symbol processing is finished without performing the special symbol determination. Also, the special symbol determination is not performed when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner or when a game involving the opening of the special winning opening 111 is performed.

  When the main CPU 411 starts the variation display of the special symbol, the main CPU 411 instructs the production control unit 403 to start the execution of the variation effect by setting the variation start command including the result of the special symbol determination in the main RAM 413. When the change is stopped, a change stop command is set in the main RAM 413 to instruct the effect control unit 403 to end the execution of the change effect. These commands set in the RAM 413 are output to the effect control unit 403 in an output process (see FIG. 3) described later.

  Referring to FIG. 4, determination per special figure is performed using a special figure determination table TAt including a low probability special figure determination table TAt1 and a high probability special figure determination table TAt2. Each of the tables TAt1 and TAt2 has a predetermined determination value associated with a jackpot. When the high probability game flag is set to OFF at the time of determination per special figure, the main CPU 411 makes a determination per special figure using the table TAt1, and when the high probability game flag is set to ON. Determination per special figure is performed using the table TAt2. Then, the main CPU 411 determines that the jackpot has been won if the random number per special figure of the determination target TT matches the determination value associated with the jackpot, otherwise it is a loss (that is, the jackpot is won) Not). The gaming state of the gaming machine 100 is a high probability gaming state when the high probability gaming flag is ON, and a low probability gaming state when the high probability gaming flag is OFF. Here, the determination per jack figure is made so that the winning probability of winning the jackpot (that is, the probability determined to play the jackpot game) is 1/300 and 1/30 in the low probability gaming state and the high probability gaming state, respectively. Assume that a table TAt is formed.

  In addition, the gaming machine 100 may be formed so that a small hit can occur, and in this case, the main CPU 411 also determines a small hit in the special figure determination. The small hit is not a big hit, but is a specific lose represented by a special symbol in a mode different from a normal lose (a loss other than the small hit). The main CPU 411 determines that the winning unit is won when the random number per special figure of the determination target TT matches the determination value associated with the small unit. For example, it is possible to reduce the winning probability per unit to 1/399 without depending on ON / OFF of the high probability game flag.

  In the special symbol determination, the main CPU 411 compares the special symbol determination table TZt with the special symbol random number of the determination target TT, and determines in which symbol the special symbol is stopped based on the comparison result. . There are a plurality of types of jackpots, and when the jackpot is won, the jackpot type is determined based on the comparison result.

  In the special figure fluctuation pattern determination, the special figure fluctuation pattern for the determination target TT is determined based on the special figure fluctuation pattern table THt and the random number per special figure, the special symbol random number, and the special figure fluctuation pattern random number of the determination target TT. The determination of the special figure fluctuation pattern is synonymous with the selection or setting of the special figure fluctuation pattern. The special figure fluctuation pattern table THt includes a plurality of special figure fluctuation patterns, and one special figure fluctuation pattern for the determination target TT is selected in the special figure fluctuation pattern determination. Each special symbol variation pattern defines a variation pattern of a special symbol, and defines, for example, a variation time of the special symbol (the length of time during which the variation display of the special symbol is performed).

[Pre-judgment process in start-up switch process]
Further, the main CPU 411 executes a pre-determination process during the start port switch process (see FIG. 3). In the pre-determination process, the main CPU 411 sets, as a pre-determination target, the special-determination determination information that is stored in the special-determination determination information storage area 413a and is put on hold, and the pre-determination target is determined per special figure. The special symbol design determination and the special symbol variation pattern determination are sequentially executed. The methods of the per-special determination, the special symbol design determination, and the special-figure variation pattern determination for the prior determination target (these determinations are collectively referred to as prior determination) are the same as those for the determination target TT. The result of the prior determination is stored in the main RAM 413. The result of the prior determination is included in a hold increase command (also referred to as a prior determination command), the hold increase command is set in the main RAM 413, and is transmitted to the effect control unit 403 in an output process described later. The holding increase command includes information indicating which of the holding information numbers U1 and U2 has increased in addition to the result of the prior determination. The pre-determination process for certain special figure determination information is executed in the start port switch process before the special figure determination information is acquired and stored in the storage area 413a. Therefore, the prior determination for any special figure determination information is executed before the special figure determination is executed for the special figure determination information. Therefore, the prior determination for any special figure determination information is executed before the special figure determination is executed for the special figure determination information.

[1-2-4. Normal symbol processing]
The normal symbol processing (see FIG. 3) will be described. In the normal symbol processing, the main CPU 411 obtains the information for determining the common figure set with the highest priority in the general-purpose information storage area 413b as the general-purpose determination target FF, and determines the general-purpose determination in the main ROM 412. Based on the table and the FF for which the normal pattern is determined, a general pattern determination consisting of a general pattern determination, a general symbol determination, and a general pattern variation pattern determination is executed. Display stop display. The information for determining the normal map that has become the target FF for normal map determination is deleted from the storage area 413b. In the normal symbol process, when the general pattern determination information is not stored in the storage area 413b, the normal symbol process is terminated without performing the general symbol determination. Further, the normal symbol determination is not performed when the normal symbol variation display is performed and when the game (auxiliary game) for opening the electric tulip 107 is performed. In the determination per common figure, it is determined whether or not the winning per common figure is won. When winning per common figure, the type per common figure is determined by the universal symbol determination. There are two types of per map: per long open and short open. The time for the electric tulip 107 to be in the open state is longer per long opening than per short opening. The main CPU 411 displays the variation of the normal symbol for the variation time based on the result of the normal pattern variation pattern determination, and then stops and displays the normal symbol in a manner showing the result of the normal symbol hit determination and the general symbol determination.

[1-2-5. Electric accessory control processing]
In the electric accessory control process (see FIG. 3), the big prize opening process and the electric chew process are sequentially executed. In the special winning a prize opening process, when the result of the special figure determination indicates that a big win is won, the special winning opening 111 is opened and closed using a big winning opening opening pattern corresponding to the type of the big win. In the big prize opening pattern table DKt, a big prize opening pattern defining the opening mode of the big prize opening 111 is stored for each type of jackpot. When the gaming machine 100 is configured so that a small winning can occur, the big winning opening opening pattern for the small winning is also stored in the big winning opening pattern table DKt, and the result of the special figure determination shows the winning of the small winning When the player wins, the special winning opening 111 is opened and closed using the small winning special winning opening opening pattern. The main CPU 411 realizes the big prize opening process with reference to the table DKt.

  The jackpot game with the opening of the big winning opening 111 is started after the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner showing the jackpot. In the jackpot game, until the opening time of the big winning opening 111 reaches a predetermined maximum opening time (predetermined time; for example, 30 seconds) or until the number of winning game balls to the big winning opening 111 reaches a predetermined value (for example, ten). A round game that opens the grand prize winning hole 111 is executed Rmax times with a predetermined interval period (in other words, an interval time). Therefore, it can be considered that the jackpot game includes round games for Rmax. Rmax represents the number of rounds according to the type of jackpot. When a predetermined ending period (in other words, ending time; for example, 5 seconds) elapses after the last round game ends, the game state returns to a state in which special figure determination can be performed.

  In addition, the game state setting process (see FIG. 3) is executed in the big prize opening process during the jackpot game or after the jackpot game. In the game state setting process, the main CPU 411 sets the state of various game flags stored in the main RAM 413 including the high probability game flag and the electric support game flag. As described above, the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 is a high probability gaming state when the high probability gaming flag is ON, and a low probability gaming state when the high probability gaming flag is OFF. The gaming state of the gaming machine 100 is an electric support game state when the electric support game flag is ON, and a non-electric support game state when the electric support game flag is OFF. In the game state setting process during the big prize opening process that is executed in response to the occurrence of the jackpot, the high-probability game flag and the electric support game flag are turned on according to the game state at the time of the jackpot occurrence or the type of jackpot that has occurred / OFF is set, and a high probability game remaining number X indicating the remaining number of fluctuations of the special symbol in which the high probability gaming state is maintained and an electric number indicating the remaining number of fluctuations in the special symbol in which the electric support game state is maintained. The number of remaining support games J is set in the main RAM 413.

  The high probability remaining game count X set in the game state setting process is subtracted by “1” every time the special figure determination is executed when “X ≧ 1”, and becomes “X = 0”. The high probability game flag is set to OFF, and the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 becomes a low probability gaming state. The electric support game remaining number J set in the game state setting process is decremented by “1” every time the special figure determination is executed when “J ≧ 1”, and becomes “J = 0”. The electric support game flag is set to OFF, and the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 becomes a non-electric support game state. However, after J = 1 is changed from J = 1 by execution of the special figure determination, the electric support game state is maintained until the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a mode showing the result of the special figure determination, and the stop display is performed. A non-electric support game state can be set later. In the initial state of the gaming machine 100, the high probability game flag and the electric support game flag are OFF, and “0” is set to the number of times X and J.

  Note that even when winning a small win, a game that involves opening the big prize opening 111 (this is referred to as a small hit game) is executed, but the main control unit 401 uses the winning of the small win as an opportunity. Do not change the gaming state (probability of winning the jackpot and whether or not to give power support). In other words, the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 (the jackpot winning probability and the presence / absence of electric support) does not change between before and after the small win. In the small hit game, for example, the opening of the special winning opening 111 with a short opening time (for example, 0.2 seconds) is repeated a plurality of times.

  In the electric Chu process, the main CPU 411 opens and closes the electric tulip 107 based on the result of the common map determination. In the case of winning per usual figure, the electric tulip 107 is opened for a predetermined time.

[1-2-6. Prize ball processing]
In the winning ball process, the main CPU 411 pays out a predetermined number of winning balls for winning at the first starting port 105, the second starting port 106, the big winning port 111, and the normal winning port 112. Is set in the main RAM 413 as a prize ball command.

[1-2-7. Output processing]
In the output process, the main CPU 411 stores information (including the above-described commands) stored in the main RAM 413, etc., in each control unit (prize ball control unit 402 and effect control unit 403) connected to the main control unit 401. Output). A command related to the prize ball is output to the prize ball control unit 402, and a command related to the effect is output to the effect control unit 403. In the output process, the main CPU 411 may be able to transmit any information that it recognizes or holds (for example, information indicating the state of the electric support game flag and the high probability game flag) to the effect control unit 403. When the output process ends, the timer interrupt process also ends. When the timer interrupt process ends, the process executed by the main CPU 411 returns to the main process (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 2, a board external information terminal board 491 is connected to the main control section 401, and the main control section 401 sends information indicating the contents stored in the main RAM 413 to the outside (through the board 491 ( For example, it can be output to a hall computer of a game facility.

[2. Prize ball control unit]
The prize ball control unit 402 (see FIG. 2) includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. Based on a payout instruction (prize ball command) from the main control unit 401, the prize ball is paid out using the payout unit 429. Do. Various SWs for detecting a game ball are connected to the prize ball control unit 402. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the prize ball control unit 402 includes a fixed position detection SW 424 for detecting a game ball at a predetermined position, a payout ball detection SW425 for detecting a paid game ball, A ball presence detection SW 426 for detecting whether or not there is a game ball and a full tank detection SW 427 for detecting that the upper plate 123 and the lower plate 125 are filled with game balls are connected to each other. A detection signal indicating the result is sent to the prize ball control unit 402. The winning ball control unit 402 pays out a winning ball or stops paying out a winning ball based on a payout instruction output from the main control unit 401 or a detection signal input from the SWs 424 to 427. Further, the prize ball control unit 402 may output detection signals from the SWs 424 to 427 to the main control unit 401.

  Further, a launching unit 428 is connected to the prize ball control unit 402. The award ball control unit 402 detects the operation of launching a game ball with respect to the launch unit 428 (operation by the player) and controls the launch of the game ball. The launcher 428 launches a game ball for a game, and includes a sensor that detects a game operation by the player, a solenoid that launches the game ball, and the like. When the prize ball control unit 402 detects a game operation by the sensor of the launch unit 428, the game ball 103 is intermittently fired by driving a solenoid or the like in response to the detected game operation, and the game area 103 of the game board 101 is played. Launch a game ball. The prize ball controller 402 is connected to a frame external information terminal board 492, and various information handled by the prize ball controller 402 can be output to the outside through the board 492.

[3. Production control unit]
The effect control unit 403 includes a sub CPU 431, a sub ROM 432, and a sub RAM 433 (see FIG. 2). The effect control unit 403 includes an image / sound control unit (not shown) that performs display control of the image display unit 104 and sound output control of the speaker 115, lighting control of the effect light unit 116 and the board lamp 135 on the game board 101, and A lamp control unit (not shown) that performs drive control of the frame movable accessory 117 and the panel movable accessory 130 is provided. In addition, the effect control unit 403 is connected with an effect button 121 and a cross key 122 for receiving an operation from the player. The effect control unit 403 can perform an effect corresponding to the input operation content from the player with respect to the effect button 121 and the cross key 122.

  The effect control unit 403 realizes an arbitrary effect including a change effect using an effect realizing element (effect means). That is, the production control unit 403 controls the production realization element to cause the production realization element to perform a desired production (the main body of the production in this expression is the production realization element, but in the description of this embodiment, The effect control unit 403 is regarded as the main subject of the effect). The effect realization element includes all or part of the image display unit 104, the speaker 115, the effect light unit 116, the movable frame accessory 117, the effect button 121, the panel lamp 135, and the movable panel accessory 130. The variation effect indicates an effect executed by the effect control unit 403 during the variation display of the special symbol, and includes an effect suggesting a determination result of the special symbol determination. It can also be understood that the effect executed by the effect control unit 403 at the start of the special symbol change or at the end of the special symbol change is also included in the change effect. Note that suggestions, notifications, notifications, notifications, etc. due to effects may be considered to be for players unless otherwise specified. Unless otherwise specified, the display of arbitrary images and designs (decorative designs, etc.) under the control of the effect control unit 403 refers to those displays on the image display unit 104, and sound and audio output from the speaker 115. Sound and sound output.

  FIG. 5 lists the main processes performed by the effect control unit 403. When power is supplied to the effect control unit 403, the effect main process is executed by the sub CPU 431. In the effect main process, initial setting of various devices in the effect control unit 403 is performed and the setting result is stored in the sub RAM 433. The sub CPU 431 interrupts and executes the effect timer interrupt process for the effect main process at the cycle set in the effect main process. In the effect timer interrupt process, the sub CPU 431 sequentially executes an effect random number update process, a command reception process, and an operation reception process.

  The effect control unit 403 is provided with an effect random number counter that counts effect random numbers. In the effect random number update process, an effect random number is added by adding “1” to the count value of the effect random number counter. Update the count value of the counter. In the effect random number counter, when the count value exceeds a predetermined upper limit value, the count value is returned to “0”, and thereafter the same count up is performed. The count value of the effect random number counter can be referred to as the value of the effect random number used in various effects.

  In the command reception process, the sub CPU 431 executes a special drawing effect process, a general drawing effect process, and a hit effect process.

  The special figure effect process includes an effect start process and an effect end process. The sub CPU 431 starts the variation effect by executing the effect start process in response to the reception of the variation start command from the main control unit 401, and then performs the effect in response to the reception of the variation stop command from the main control unit 401. The variation effect is ended by executing the end process. The effect start process includes a variable effect content determination process. In the variation effect content determination process, the sub CPU 431 determines the content of the variation effect based on the effect random number, the command received from the main control unit 401, or the like. Specifically, for example, a variation effect pattern table (special drawing variation effect pattern table) including a plurality of variation effect patterns (special drawing variation effect pattern) each defining the contents of the variation effect is stored in the sub ROM 432 in advance. In the variation effect content determination process, the content of the variation effect is determined by selecting and determining one variation effect pattern from the variation effect pattern table based on the variation start command or the like.

  Further, when receiving a hold increase command from the main control unit 401, the sub CPU 431 stores information based on the hold increase command in the sub RAM 433 and performs a hold increase process in the command reception process. In the hold increase process, a hold image corresponding to the prior determination target is additionally displayed on the image display unit 104. The reserved image corresponding to the advance determination target is later deleted from the image display unit 104 or shifted to a specific display position when the change start command is received when the advance determination target becomes the determination target TT. . The sub CPU 431 can also perform a pre-reading notice effect for the prior determination target based on the hold increase command.

  The ordinary drawing effect process (see FIG. 5) is executed by the sub CPU 431 when a command related to a normal symbol is received from the main control unit 401. A command related to the normal symbol is transmitted from the main control unit 401 to the effect control unit 403 at the start and end of the variation of the normal symbol. In the ordinary drawing effect process, the ordinary drawing effect is executed when the normal symbol changes.

  The winning effect process (see FIG. 5) is executed by the sub CPU 431 when a command related to the winning effect is received from the main control unit 401. That is, for example, when a special symbol and a decorative symbol are stopped and displayed in a manner in which the determination target TT has won a jackpot or a jackpot and indicates a jackpot or a jackpot, a command related to a win effect is sent from the main control unit 401 to the effect control unit. The sub CPU 431 executes a win effect to be performed during the big hit game or the small hit game based on the reception result of the command.

  In the operation accepting process (see FIG. 5), the sub CPU 431 operates based on a signal from the effect button 121 or the cross key 122 to determine whether the player has operated the effect button 121 or the cross key 122 (whether or not an operation has been input and the content of the operation). ) The effect control unit 403 can perform an effect according to the recognized operation state.

<< type of jackpot >>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating types of jackpots assumed in the present embodiment. In this embodiment, there are special A, special B, special A, special C, special D, and special B as jackpot types. The number of rounds for special A, continuous A, special C and continuous B is 7, and the number of rounds for special B and special D is 16. The larger the number of rounds, the more the number of award balls that can be obtained by winning in the big winning opening 111 in the jackpot game, which is more advantageous to the player. In the judgment per special figure for the first special symbol (in the judgment per special figure based on the establishment of the first starting condition), when the jackpot is won, the ratio that the jackpot becomes Special A, Special B, and A They are 60%, 5%, and 35%, respectively. In the judgment per special figure for the second special symbol (in the judgment per special figure based on the establishment of the second starting condition), when the jackpot is won, the ratio that the jackpot becomes special C, special D, and B is 30%, 35%, and 35%, respectively. The special symbol design determination table TZt is formed so that the type of jackpot for the first and second special symbols is determined at the above-described ratio.

  After the jackpot game of any of Special A to Special D is completed, the main CPU 411 sets the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 to the high probability electric support game state, and then the next jackpot (that is, from the jackpot that occurred immediately before). If the number of times the special symbol fluctuates (that is, the number of times the special symbol has been fluctuated and stopped through the variable display) is equal to or greater than the number of times of high probability and the number of times of electric support is granted, the gaming machine 100 Is set to the low probability non-electric support game state.

The high-probability number of times refers to the number of changes in the special symbol that maintains the high-probability gaming state. In other words, for a certain jackpot, after the jackpot game is over, while the special symbol fluctuates by i _k times, the gaming state becomes a high probability gaming state, and after the special symbol fluctuates by i _k times, the low probability gaming state when it is a high probability granted number corresponding to the jackpot is i _k times (i _k is an integer). Since a big hit is more likely to occur in the high probability gaming state than in the low probability gaming state, the higher the number of high probability grants, the more advantageous for the player.
The number of times when the electric support is given refers to the number of times the special symbol is maintained to maintain the electric support game state. That relates to certain jackpot, after completion of the jackpot gaming, non conductive support game after while, the and special symbol is gaming state and conductive support gaming state fluctuates by i _d times the special symbol is varied by i _d times when it is a state, support grant number electrostatic corresponding to the jackpot is i _d times (i _d is an integer). Since the starting condition is more easily established in the electric support game state than in the non-electric support game state, the more the number of electric support grants, the more advantageous for the player.

  The number of high-probability grants and power support grants for the jackpots of Special A to Special D are both 10,000 (see FIG. 6). Therefore, after the special jackpot game of any one of special A to special D is finished, when the number of times the special symbol fluctuates reaches 10,000 without any other big hits (in other words, when the special figure judgment is performed 10,000 times). ), The gaming state of the gaming machine 100 is shifted from the high probability electric support game state to the low probability non-electric support game state. However, since the jackpot winning probability in the high-probability gaming state is “1/30”, after the jackpot game of any one of Special A to Special D is completed, the probability of winning the next jackpot is substantially high. It can be said that the sapo game state is maintained.

  After the end of the big hit game of A or B, the main CPU 411 sets the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 to the low probability electric support game state until the special symbol fluctuates by a predetermined number of times of the electric support grant, and the special symbol After that, the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 is set to the low-probability non-electrical support state (that is, the normal gaming state). However, if the next jackpot is won after the end of the A or B jackpot game, the gaming state after the end of the next jackpot game is set according to the type of the jackpot won next time. For example, if the special A jackpot is won at the first variation of the special symbol after the end of the bonus game of A or B, the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 is highly probable after the end of the bonus game of the special A. It is set to the electric support game state. The number of times electric support is given to the jackpots of A and B is 20 times. In addition, after the big hit game of tsu A or tsu B, since it is not a high probability gaming state but a low probability electric support game state, the high probability grant count for the jackpot of tsu A and tsu B is 0 times. .

  In the game state setting process associated with special A, special B, special C or special D jackpot, both the high probability game flag and the electric support game flag are turned ON, and the high probability game remaining number X and the electric support game remaining number J are set. In both cases, “10000” is set.

  In the game state setting process associated with the big hit of A or B, the high probability game flag is turned OFF while the electric support game flag is turned ON and the high probability game remaining number X is set to “0”. As a result, “20” is set in the remaining electric support game number J.

  That is, the high probability remaining game count X and the electric support game remaining count J set in the game state setting process executed with a certain jackpot are respectively the high probability grant count and the electric support grant corresponding to the jackpot. This is consistent with the number of times (see FIG. 6).

  As can be seen from FIG. 6, the special symbol determination based on the establishment of the second start condition is relatively more advantageous for the player than the special symbol determination based on the establishment of the first start condition (that is, more Easy to get many prize balls). Here, “relatively advantageous” means that the expected value of the number of winning balls obtained by winning the big winning opening 111 in the jackpot game executed based on the establishment of the second starting condition is executed based on the establishment of the first starting condition. This means that the number of prize balls obtained by winning the winning prize 111 in the jackpot game is larger than the expected value. “Expected value of the number of winning balls obtained by winning the jackpot game 111 in the jackpot game” is the expected value of the number of rounds in the jackpot game or the maximum value of the total opening time of the jackpot 111 in the jackpot game It may be read as a value.

<< Description of contents and flow of various productions >>
Next, the flow of some effects that can be performed by the effect control unit 403 will be described. In the following, for the sake of concreteness and clarification of the explanation, unless otherwise stated, the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 is a low-probability non-electric support game state and the determination target TT is acquired based on the establishment of the first start condition. It is assumed that the information is for special figure determination. However, even when the gaming state of the gaming machine 100 is different from the low-probability non-electric support game state, and even when the determination target TT is special figure determination information acquired based on the establishment of the second start condition, Various effects shown below can be executed.

  The effect control unit 403 starts the variable display of the first to nth decorative symbols in synchronization with the start of the variation display of the special symbol, and then determines the determination target TT in synchronization with the stop of the variation display of the special symbol. The variation display of the first to nth decorative symbols is stopped in a manner corresponding to the result of the special figure determination. Here, n is usually an arbitrary integer of 2 or more, but may be “n = 1”. In the following, it is assumed that n = 3 unless otherwise specified.

  The first to third decorative symbols are composed of a left symbol, a right symbol, and a middle symbol. In the image display unit 104, a left symbol display area in which a left symbol is displayed, a right symbol display area in which a right symbol is displayed, and a middle symbol display area in which a middle symbol is displayed are set. Of the left, right, and middle symbol display areas, the left symbol display area is located on the left and the right symbol display area is located on the right as viewed from the player facing the image display unit 104.

[Reach production]
The effect control unit 403 performs reach effect after temporarily stopping the change display of the first to (n-1) decorative symbols among the first to nth decorative symbols in the common effect. be able to. Here, for the sake of concrete explanation, it is considered that the first and second decorative symbols are the left symbol and the right symbol. Then, the effect control unit 403 can perform the reach effect after temporarily stopping the left and right symbol variation displays with the common symbol.

  Strictly, the decorative symbol is not temporarily stopped, but the decorative symbol is displayed on the image display unit 104 in such a manner that the player can recognize that the decorative symbol has stopped. This is a variation display mode of a decorative pattern that is slightly varied. Specifically, for example, when the i-th decorative symbol is temporarily stopped at the symbol with the number “2”, the player recognizes that the i-th decorative symbol is the symbol with the number “2”. As can be done, it means that the symbol with the numeral “2” is continuously displayed as a i-th decorative symbol for more than a predetermined time while vibrating in a predetermined display area in the image display unit 104 (i is an integer).

The reach effect is an effect suggesting that the degree of expectation of execution of the jackpot game with respect to the determination target TT is higher than the predetermined expectation degree KT _REF . The expected degree of execution of the jackpot game (hereinafter also referred to as the jackpot expectation) represents the probability (possibility) that one piece of special figure determination information (here, the determination target TT) has won the jackpot. . If a specific effect is performed on one noticed special figure determination information, the expected degree of jackpot for the special figure determination information is the expected degree of jackpot for the specific effect (the specific effect is It can also be said that the assigned special figure determination information is a winning probability. The predetermined expectation degree KT _REF may be a predetermined expectation degree that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than 1. For example, the predetermined expectation degree KT _REF indicates a predetermined probability OTK as a jackpot winning probability or is a predetermined value greater than the probability OTK (For example, 5 times the probability OTK). The probability OTK is “1/300” if the special figure determination is performed in the low probability gaming state, and “10/300” if the special figure determination is performed in the high probability gaming state (FIG. 4). reference). In the variation effect, the execution of the reach effect may be considered to suggest that the expectation of the jackpot of the determination target TT is higher than the non-execution of the reach effect.

  Referring to FIG. 7, in the variable effect including the reach effect, after the start of the variable display of the first to third decorative symbols (corresponding to SZL, SZR, SZC in FIG. 7), the first and the first The two decorative symbols are temporarily stopped in a state where they are aligned with a common symbol (the symbol “2” in FIG. 7), and then a predetermined reach effect is performed. In the reach effect, for example, a game problem (such as a problem in which the main character defeats an enemy character in the game) occurs, and an effect indicating whether or not the problem is achieved is executed. Before the reach effect is performed, when the first and second decorative symbols are temporarily stopped at a common symbol, the first and second decorative symbols are arranged so that the player can easily see the first and second decorative symbols. Temporarily stopped at a predetermined large size. During the execution of the reach effect, the small first and second decorative symbols arranged in a common pattern to make it easier to see the reach effect are temporarily stopped at the upper left corner and the upper right corner of the image display unit 104, for example. (Small size is smaller than the above large size). During the execution of the reach effect, the third decorative symbol may be displayed in a small size in an arbitrary display area in the image display unit 104 (the variable display is faster than the first and second decorative symbols).

  When the determination target TT wins any one of the jackpots, an effect (for example, displaying a moving image showing how the hero character wins the enemy character) showing how the game task is achieved is performed. The first to third decorative symbols of the size are temporarily stopped and displayed near the center of the image display unit 104 in the form of a doublet, and when the change stop command is received, the first to third decorative symbols of the large size are of a doublet Is stopped and displayed. On the other hand, when the determination target TT is a loss, an effect (for example, displaying a moving image showing a state where the main character is defeated by an enemy character) indicating that the game task is not achieved is performed and a large-sized first The first to third decorative symbols are temporarily stopped and displayed near the center of the image display unit 104 in a non-zero pattern, and when a variable stop command is received, the large first to third decorative symbols are changed to a non-zero pattern. Is displayed.

  The doublet refers to a state in which the first to third decorative symbols are aligned with a common symbol on a predetermined effective line (that is, a combination of the first to third decorative symbols indicating a jackpot). The stop display of the first to third decorative symbols by the flat eyes corresponds to a jackpot announcement. On the other hand, a non-zolo eye refers to a state in which the first to third decorative symbols are not aligned with a common symbol on a predetermined effective line. The stop display of the first to third decorative symbols by the non-flat eyes corresponds to a notice of losing.

  The reach production shown in FIG. 7 is only an example of a reach production. In the gaming machine 100, a plurality of reach effects having different contents can be executed.

[Expectation of jackpot (reliability)]
Effect Q ₂ to which is performed for a certain one of JP diagram determination information Q ₁ is, it may suggest the expectations jackpot. For any one of JP diagram determination information Q _1, the probability effect Q ₂ is performed on the special symbol determination information Q ₁ and result is a "loss" of the hit determination special symbol in "r" The probability that the result of the determination per special figure is “big hit” and the effect Q ₂ is executed on the special figure determination information Q ₁ is expressed by “v”. Then, the expectation degree of jackpot of the special figure determination information Q ₁ and the expectation degree of jackpot suggested by the production Q ₂ are expressed by an expectation calculation formula “(100 × v / (r + v)) [%]”. .

Effect Q ₂ is based on the results of the special symbol judgment for special symbol determination information Q _1, to be located in the advance notification effect that takes place during the variation of the special symbols that correspond to special symbol determination information Q _1, a special symbol determination based on the results of the pre-determination to information Q _1, it may be a look-ahead prediction effect performed before starting the variation of the special symbols that correspond to special symbol determination information Q _1. The jackpot expectation may also be referred to as jackpot reliability or simply reliability.

[Display hold image, right image (pseudo hold image)]
As shown in FIG. 8, five positions HP _{0 to} HP ₄ are set in the lower area in the display area of the image display unit 104. For any integer i, position HP _{i + 1} is adjacent to the left side of position HP _i . The effect control unit 403 can display one hold image at each of the positions HP _{1 to} HP ₄ . In addition, the effect control unit 403 can display the right image at the position HP ₀ in the variable effect. In the following, it is assumed that the number U2 of hold information based on the establishment of the second start condition is zero, and the number of hold information U1 based on the establishment of the first start condition is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. However, the following method can also be applied to the reserved image and the right image based on the establishment of the second start condition.

  One reserved image has one special figure determination information stored in the special figure determination information storage area 413a, that is, a special figure determination for the special figure determination information (a special figure in special symbol processing). It is an image showing that the right of (determination) is reserved. Performing special figure determination on the reserved special figure determination information is expressed as “digestion”. Further, the special figure determination information or the hold image that is put on hold may be simply referred to as “hold”.

Even after a special figure determination information (special figure determination in special symbol processing) is performed on the noticed special figure determination information as one particular special figure determination information as a determination target TT, that is, Even after the right of special figure determination for the noticed special figure determination information is digested, an image corresponding to the right can be displayed at the position HP ₀ , and the image can be displayed as the right image (preserved image). Call it. The right image for the noticed special figure determination information is displayed at the position HP ₀ when the variation effect for the noticed special figure determination information is performed, and before the variation effect ends or when the variation effect ends. It is erased from position HP ₀ (ie, it is not displayed). In the following, it is assumed that the right image is displayed at the position HP ₀ until immediately before the end of the variation effect, and is deleted from the position HP ₀ at the end of the variation effect.

FIG. 9 shows a state in which the hold image is displayed at each of the positions HP _{1 to} HP _{4 and} the right image is displayed at the position HP ₀ when the changing effect is performed. Hereinafter, the hold images displayed at the positions HP ₁ , HP ₂ , HP ₃ , and HP ₄ are referred to as a hold 1 image, a hold 2 image, a hold 3 image, and a hold 4 image, respectively. The hold 1 to hold 4 images may be called first to fourth hold images. In addition, the right image is not an image indicating that the right of special figure determination for the special figure determination information is reserved, but when the special figure determination information corresponding to the reserved image is the determination target TT. In addition, the preservation 1 image is shifted to the position HP ₀ and displayed. Therefore, for convenience of explanation, the right image is also referred to as a pseudo hold image or a hold image, and any one of the hold 0 image (pseudo hold image) to the hold 4 image or the hold 0 image to the hold 4 image is collectively referred to as the hold X. Called an image.

In the image display unit 104, the reserved images are digested in order from those displayed on the right side. More precisely, the special display determination information corresponding to the hold image displayed on the right side in the image display unit 104 is digested in order. Therefore, for example, the first to fourth special figure determination information is acquired in the order of the first, second, third, and fourth special figure determination information by four sequential establishments of the first start condition. Assuming that the first to fourth special figure determination information is stored in the figure determination information storage area 413a, the hold images corresponding to the first, second, third, and fourth special figure determination information are respectively stored. Protect 1 image, Protect 2 image, Protect 3 image, and Protect 4 image are displayed. The effect control unit 403 additionally displays one hold image for any of the positions HP _{1 to} HP _{4 in} the hold increase process executed when the hold increase command is received. When a hold increase command indicating that the hold information number U1 has increased from (i-1) to i is received, one hold image is additionally displayed at position HP _i in the hold increase process (i is an integer). .

  Referring to FIG. 10, there are a plurality of modes as the preserved X image, and the preserved X image is displayed in any of the plurality of aspects. Here, it is considered that the plurality of aspects are composed of different first to fourth aspects. The difference or change in the aspect of the retained X image includes the difference or change in the color, shape, pattern, or the like of the retained X image. Here, it is considered that the difference or change in color corresponds to the difference or change in aspect. Further, for the sake of concrete explanation, the retained X images of the first, second, third, and fourth modes are respectively a white retained X image (a circular image having a color based on white) and a blue retained X image. With images (circular images with colors based on blue), green preserved X images (circular images with colors based on green), red preserved X images (circular images with colors based on red) Suppose there is. The blue, green, and red reserved images are collectively referred to as color reserved images.

  Among the white, blue, green, and red preserved X images, the reliability associated with the preserved X image is the highest in the red preserved X image, the second highest in the green preserved X image, and the blue preserved X image. The third highest in the image and the lowest in the white preserved X image. Therefore, the display of the blue, green, and red preserved X images can be said to be an effect suggesting that the expectation of the jackpot of the special figure determination information corresponding to the preserved X images is higher than the display of the white preserved X images. . And it can be said that the change of the display mode of the hold image changes to a color with a high expectation as the hold change, and the hold change is a kind of pre-reading notice effect.

For example, for a certain prior determination target, the probability that the result of the prior determination with respect to the prior determination target indicates a jackpot and the red and green reserved images are applied to the prior determination target is represented by v _R , v _G , when the result of the pre-determination for the pre-determination target indicates a loss and the probability that the red and green reserved images are applied to the pre-determination target is represented by r _R and r _G , respectively. The reliability of the red reserved image (that is, the expectation of the jackpot suggested by the red reserved image) is represented by “(100 × v _R / (r _R + v _R )) [%]” and the green reserved image (That is, the expected degree of jackpot suggested by the green reserved image) is represented by “(100 × v _G / (r _G + v _G )) [%]”, and the former is more reliable than the latter. Based on the result of prior judgment The production control unit 403 determines the mode of the reserved image. After displaying a reserved image of a certain color for one special figure determination information, it is also possible to change the color of the reserved image in a direction of increasing the reliability, and such a change is also a result of prior determination. It is executed based on. Although the relationship between the red and green reserved images has been described, the same applies to the reserved images of other colors, and the same applies to the right images. The display mode of the right image and the change in the display mode of the right image when certain special figure determination information is the determination target TT are the result of the prior determination on the special figure determination information or the special figure determination. Determined based on the results.

  In addition, five or more types of aspects of the retained X image may be set, and a retained X image aspect (for example, gold) associated with a higher reliability than the red retained X image may be provided. For simplification of explanation, only the first to fourth aspects are considered as the aspect of the stored X image. The details (for example, size and shape) of the image may be different between the reserved image and the pseudo-held image.

[Zone production]
Next, the zone effect will be described. Although the zone effect can be performed as the notice effect, the zone effect as the prefetch notice effect will be described here.

  In the following, a specific pre-determination target whose jackpot expectation is suggested by the pre-reading notice effect is referred to as a pre-reading target.

  FIGS. 11A and 11B show examples of display contents of the image display unit 104 when the zone effect is not executed and when the zone effect is executed. In the image display unit 104, a predetermined background image is displayed, and an image showing a decorative pattern, a pseudo hold image, a hold image, and the like are displayed on the background image, but are displayed when the zone effect is not executed or executed. The background images to be processed are referred to as a normal background image and a zone background image, respectively. The normal background image and the zone background image are different background images. The zone background image may include a character image ("XX zone" in FIG. 11B) that suggests to the player that the zone effect is being performed. Note that there may be a plurality of types of normal background images and zone background images.

  When the zone effect is executed, a predetermined zone sound effect and zone music that are not output when the zone effect is not executed are output from the speaker 115. The output of the zone background image, the zone sound effect, and the zone music is a component of the zone effect, and the player who has viewed them can recognize that the zone effect is currently being performed.

The zone effect as the pre-reading notice effect is an effect that is executed based on the result of the pre-determining of the pre-reading object, and is the jackpot expectation level of the pre-reading object (the expectation that the pre-reading object will be determined to play the jackpot game) It may be understood that this is an effect suggesting that the degree) is higher than the predetermined expected degree KT _REF . The execution of the zone effect may be considered to indicate that the expectation of the jackpot of the prefetch target is higher than the non-execution of the zone effect.

  With reference to FIGS. 12A and 12B, there may be a plurality of types of zone effects as zone effects. 12A and 12B show examples of display contents of the image display unit 104 when the first zone effect and the second zone effect included in a plurality of types of zone effects are executed. The zone background image to be displayed, the zone sound effect and the zone music to be output are different among a plurality of types of zone effects. The expectation of execution of the jackpot game suggested by the zone effect may be different between the plurality of types of zone effect. Specifically, for example, the expected degree of execution of the jackpot game suggested by the zone effect is higher in the second zone effect than in the first zone effect.

[Chance Eye Direction]
Next, a chance eye effect that is a kind of pre-reading notice effect will be described. When the effect control unit 403 determines to perform a chance eye effect on a certain prefetch target, the first to first aspects of the chance eye in one or more variable effects before the special figure determination for the prefetch object is performed. 3 Stop displaying decorative symbols. That is, the chance eye effect is an effect of stopping and displaying the first to third decorative symbols in a chance eye manner.

The chance eye effect is an effect that is executed based on the result of the pre-determination of the prefetch target, and is a big hit expectation level of the prefetch target (information for determining the special figure that is determined that the prefetch target plays the jackpot game) It can be understood that this is an effect that suggests that the expected degree) is higher than the predetermined expected degree KT _REF . The execution of the chance eye effect may be considered to indicate that the expectation of the jackpot of the prefetch target is higher than the non-execution of the chance eye effect.

  Each decorative symbol is stopped and displayed as one of a blue symbol, a green symbol, and a red symbol. Here, the blue symbol refers to a symbol to which any of the numbers “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” is assigned, and the green symbol refers to the numbers “1”, “5”, and “ A symbol “9” indicates a symbol assigned, and a red symbol indicates a symbol assigned any of the numbers “3” and “7”. The blue design, the green design, and the red design are different from each other and are based on blue, green, and red, respectively. The blue chance eye effect is an effect in which the first to third decorative symbols are non-zero eyes but are aligned and stopped on the blue symbol, and the green chance eye effect is a non-zero eye on the first to third decorative symbols. However, the red chance eye effect is an effect in which the first to third decorative symbols are non-zero eyes but are stopped and displayed in alignment with the green symbols. Opportunities in blue, green, and red chance eyes are called blue, green, and red chance eyes, respectively.

  When the first to third decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in the chance eye effect in the chance eye effect, the effect control unit 403 outputs a predetermined chance eye sound effect from the speaker 115, but the chance eye sound effect is The blue, green and red chance eyes may differ from each other.

  A plurality of embodiments based on the configuration and operation of the gaming machine 100 described above will be described below. As long as there is no contradiction, the matters described in any of the plurality of embodiments described below can be applied to any other embodiment (that is, any two of the plurality of embodiments). It is also possible to combine the above embodiments).

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the gaming machine 100 according to the present invention will be described.

Consider the situation α1 shown in FIG. With respect to an arbitrary integer i, the timing T _{A (i + 1)} is assumed to be a timing after the timing T _Ai . Shall variable display of the variable display and decorative pattern of the special symbols for the corresponding special symbol determination information to the image H0 (the right image) at the timing T _A1 is started. Note that the special figure determination information corresponding to the image H0 may be simply referred to as “determination target TT”. At timing T _A1 , J1 and J2 are stored as special figure determination information in the special figure determination information storage area 413a, and the images H1 and H2 respectively have special figure determination information J1. And J2 are images indicating that J2 and J2 are stored (see FIG. 9). In addition, at timing T _{A1 and} timings T _A2 and T _A3 , it is assumed that the image H0 is a white pseudo hold image, and the preservation 1 image 1 and the preservation 2 image H2 are white reservation images.

At timing T _A1 , the effect control unit 403 starts the change effect in response to the change start command including the result of the special figure determination of the determination target TT from the main control unit 401. The production control unit 403 at the timing T _A2 , the production control unit 403 uses the same design (here, a number) for the first design (left design) and the second design (right design) among the three design designs. 2), the reach effect is executed at the timing T _A3 , that is, the reach effect is started.

  The reach effect is an effect including a first suggestion image that suggests a special figure determination result of the determination target TT. In FIG. 14, the hero character image 1110 and the enemy character image 1120 are reach effects, and the hero character image 1110 and the enemy character image 1120 are examples of the first suggestion image. And as shown in FIG. 14, at the time of reach production, the hero character image 1110 is displayed on the rear side of the image H0 when viewed from the player. Further, the enemy character image 1120 is displayed on the rear side of the guard 2 image H2. Note that the main character image 1110 may have an image portion that overlaps the image H0 on the rear side of the image H0, and the enemy character image 1120 is a reserved image (image H1) on the rear side of the reserved image (image H1, image H2). , Image H2) may be included. Although the protagonist character image 1110 and the enemy character image 1120 are cited as the first suggestion image, the present invention is not limited to this, and a background image at the time of the reach effect is also included.

  Here, “displaying another image behind a certain image” means that when another image is displayed on the image display unit 104, the player has another image behind the certain image. It is to display so as to recognize. Similarly, when another image is displayed on the front side of a certain image, the display is performed so that the player recognizes that there is another image on the front side of the certain image. Note that a plurality of liquid crystal display panels may be provided, and other images may actually be displayed on the rear side or the front side of a certain image. The first suggestion image may be displayed on the back side of each reserved image at the same time as the back side of the pseudo hold image.

The effect control unit 403 displays a change suggestion image 1210 (second suggestion image) that suggests that the display mode of the image H0 changes at the timing T _A4 after the timing T _A3 at which the reach effect is started. Start. The change suggestion image 1210 is displayed so as to overlap the image H0 on the front side of the image H0. The change suggestion image 1210 is an image that suggests that the display mode of the pseudo hold image (image H0) changes, that is, a second suggestion image. Since the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed so as to overlap the image H0 on the front side of the image H0, it can be said that the second suggestion image is displayed so as to overlap the pseudo hold image on the front side of the pseudo hold image. .

  The display of the change suggestion image 1210 (from the start to the end) is used as the change suggestion effect. Further, the change suggestion image 1210 may include a change target display image, here, a change in the display mode of the image H0 as part of the change suggestion effect. Further, there may be a change suggestion effect including an effect performed between the start and end of display of the change suggestion image 1210. In this case, unless otherwise specified, the display of the change suggestion image 1210 including these operations and effects (from the start to the end) is set as the change suggestion effect.

  The change suggestion image 1210 is, for example, an image that appears as if the image H0 was wrapped in explosion smoke. However, the change suggestion image 1210 is arbitrary as long as the player can recognize that the image H0 is hidden. The effect control unit 403 displays the change suggestion image 1210 on the display of the image H0, for example, may be displayed so as to be overwritten, or the image H0 is erased immediately before the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed. The image H0 may be displayed again immediately after the change suggestion image 1210 is deleted. When erasing the image H0, the player does not disappear the display of the image H0 from before the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed until after the display is finished, but is hidden in the change suggestion image 1210. As can be recognized, the effect control unit 403 switches between erasing the image H0 and displaying the change suggestion image 1210 or displaying the image H0 and erasing the change suggestion image 1210.

  In FIG. 15, the change suggestion image 1210 is an image that hides the entire image H0, but may be an image (effect) that hides a part thereof. Further, the change suggestion image 1210 may be an image (effect) in which the image H0 can be seen through. As an image that hides a part of the image H0, when the change suggestion image 1210 is shifted from the image H0, when the change suggestion image 1210 is smaller than the image H0, the change suggestion image 1210 is moved. A case where a part of H0 is always visible can be mentioned, but is not limited thereto. Further, as the change suggestion image 1210 in which the image H0 can be seen through, a plurality of change suggestion images 1210 are displayed side by side, and the image H0 can be seen from the gap, or the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed as a net or smoke. Such an image that the opposite side can be seen through may be formed into an image.

The effect control unit 403 ends the change suggestion effect at the timing T _A5 and displays the image H0 in which the display mode is changed. That is, at timing _TA5 , the effect control unit 403 deletes the change suggestion image 1210 at the end of the change suggestion effect. When the display of the change suggestion image 1210 is erased, the image H0 on the rear side of the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed so as to be visible to the player. When the change suggestion image 1210 is deleted, an image H0 whose display mode is changed from white to blue is displayed.

As described above, reach demonstration is expected of the result of the jackpot determination JP diagram of the determination target TT is an effect suggests that higher than a predetermined expectation KT _REF. Further, the display mode of the preserved X image suggests the degree of expectation of the jackpot of the special figure determination result of the special figure determination information corresponding to the preserved X image. Since the preserved X image includes the preserved 0 image, the display mode of the preserved 0 image is the expected degree of jackpot of the special figure determination result of the special figure determination information (determination target TT) corresponding to the preserved 0 image. To suggest. In this embodiment, the display mode of the image H0 is changed during the reach effect. When the image H0 changes during the reach effect, it indicates that the degree of expectation of the jackpot of the determination target TT is higher than when the image H0 does not change. The degree of expectation due to the combination of the reach effect and the display mode of the image H0 is determined to be a value between 0 and less than 1 depending on the type of reach effect and the display mode (color) of the image H0.

  For example, when a reach effect that suggests that the degree of expectation of the jackpot of the determination target TT is an expectation level (the first expectation level) is performed, a change suggestion effect is performed, and the display mode of the image H0 is changed. In this case, it is suggested by the reach effect and the display mode of the image H0 that the expected degree of jackpot of the determination target TT is the second expected degree higher than the first expected degree.

  In the present embodiment, it is only necessary to display the image H0 whose color has changed (changed from white to blue) after the change suggestion effect has ended during the period in which the reach effect is being executed. Therefore, the change in the display mode of the image H0 may be performed between the start and the end of the change suggestion effect, including the change performed simultaneously with the start or end of the change suggestion effect. When the change suggestion effect ends and the change suggestion image 1210 disappears, the start / end timing of the image change effect is not particularly limited as long as the image H0 whose display mode is changed is displayed.

At timing T _A6 , the effect control unit 403 ends the reach effect. In the situation α1, the reach effect is an effect representing how the game task is achieved. At the end of the reach effect, the image display unit 104 displays an image of the game task achievement (the main character is the enemy character). Is displayed. In addition, since the image of achievement of this task is also the first suggestion image that suggests the special figure determination result of the determination target TT, it is displayed on the rear side of the image H0. The reach production represents a situation in which a game task is achieved, that is, suggests a jackpot, and the production control unit 403 receives the change stop command at the timing _TA7 after the reach production ends. The large-sized first to third decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in a mode of showing a big hit (a mode of doublet). After this, the jackpot game is started. Timing _TA7 is the end time of the fluctuating effect.

  In this embodiment, the change suggestion effect is performed and the image change effect is performed after the reach effect is executed, and the color of the image H0 changes (changes from white to blue). It is said. However, the change of the image H0 is not limited to one time, and the change suggestion effect and the change in the display mode of the image H0 may be repeatedly performed as long as the reach effect is continuously performed. Good. As shown in FIG. 10, since the image H0 has four modes from the first mode (white) to the fourth mode (red), the display mode of the image H0 is changed by performing a plurality of change suggestion effects. It may be changed. When the change in the display mode of the image H0 is a change in color only, the number of changes is three at the maximum. In the situation α1, a round image is used as the image H0. However, when the display mode is changed, the shape changes from a round shape to another shape such as a star or triangle, or an image such as an insect or character. You may let them. When such a change is included, the number of changes in the display mode of the image H0 is not limited to a maximum of three times.

  Note that when the display mode of the image H0 changes, the display mode having a high expectation does not change to the display mode having a low expectation (for example, there is no change from the fourth mode to the first mode).

  In this embodiment, the reach effect is an effect in which a game task is achieved, and the decorative design is stopped in a mode that shows a jackpot (a mode of a doublet) and is controlled to become a jackpot game. It is not limited. When the result of the special figure determination corresponding to the image H0 is losing, for example, after the state that the game problem is not achieved in the reach production is shown, the decorative pattern shows the losing (non-zolo-like aspect). Stopped.

Referring to FIG. 16, when the change suggestion effect is ended at timing TA ₅₁ with reference to the situation α1 shown in FIG. 13, it is the same as before the start of the change suggestion effect (here, the first mode, ie, white). Is displayed (hereinafter, the situation shown in FIG. 16 is referred to as situation α2). Then, at timing TA ₆₁ , the effect control unit 403 ends the reach effect. In the situation α2, the reach effect is an effect indicating that the game task is not achieved, and at the end of the reach effect, the image display unit 104 displays an image of the game task failure (the main character is an enemy character). (Defeated image) is displayed. Note that this problem defeat image is also the first suggestion image that suggests the special figure determination result of the determination target TT, and is therefore displayed behind the image H0. The reach production represents a state of failure of the game problem, that is, suggests a loss, and the production control unit 403 is based on the reception of the variable stop command at the timing TA ₇₁ after the reach production is finished. Then, the large-sized first to third decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in a mode of showing a loss (a mode of non-flat eyes). Thereafter, the current image H0 is erased. Further, the main control unit 401 acquires the special figure determination information J1 stored in the special figure determination information storage area 413a as the determination target TT, and executes the special figure determination for the determination target TT.

At timing T _A8, the performance control unit 403, based on the fluctuation start command including the results of JP diagram determination of JP diagram determination information J1 from the main control unit 401, the position holding one image HP ₁ is displayed H1 Is shifted to position HP ₀ and displayed. In addition, the effect control unit 403 starts the variation of the decorative symbol based on the variation start command.

In the situation α2, the change suggestion effect is started (timing T _A4 ) during the period in which the reach effect is performed (timing T _A3 to timing T _A61 ), and the image H0 is _displayed when the change suggestion effect ends (timing T _A51 ). Is the same as before the change suggestion effect is performed, that is, the preserved image does not change. Thereby, when the reach effect is performed, the player has a higher expectation degree of the determination target TT than when the reach effect is not performed, but when the display mode of the image H0 changes during the reach effect. Thank you. Since the player recognizes in advance that the expectation level of the reach effect is not very high, it becomes difficult to remember dissatisfaction when the game is controlled to be lost after the reach effect.

Referring to FIG. 17, based on the status α2 shown in situation α1 and 16 shown in FIG. 13, when a change suggested effect at the timing T _A51 is completed, the same (in this case a before the start of a change suggestion effect, the After the image H0 in the display mode of one mode, that is, white) is displayed, the timing control unit 403 ends the reach performance indicating that the game task is achieved at timing _TA62 . (Hereinafter, the situation shown in FIG. 17 is referred to as situation α3).

In the situation α3, when the change suggestion effect ends at the timing _TA51 , the display mode of the protected 0 image does not change. At this time, when the effect control unit 403 executes the reach effect, it is suggested that the degree of expectation that the special figure determination result of the special figure determination information (determination target TT) corresponding to the image H0 is a big hit is high. . On the other hand, since the display mode of the image H0 did not change even though the effect control unit 403 performed the reach effect, the expectation that the special figure determination result of the determination target TT is a big hit is the display mode. It is suggested that is lower than when it changed.

And even when the display mode of the image H0 does not change when the change suggestion effect ends, the reach effect ends with the effect (timing T _A62 ) that the game task achieves, and the decorative symbol shows the jackpot The game is stopped at (a mode of a _doublet ) (timing T _A72 ) and controlled to become a big hit game. In this way, by controlling the jackpot game even after the display mode of the image H0 does not change, the player can win the special figure determination result of the determination target TT until the reach effect ends. You can keep your expectations.

  In this way, by combining the reach effect and the image change (effect) of the image H0, it is possible to suggest more expectations for the pattern to the player than when either one is performed.

  In the situation α3, as in the situation α1, a change suggestion effect may be performed a plurality of times within the period from the start of the reach effect to the end of the reach effect. The control may be such that the display mode of the image H0 does not change at the time when all of the plurality of change suggestion effects have ended, or after at least one change suggestion effect has ended. The control may be such that the display mode changes. Similarly, even in the situation α1, the control may be such that the display mode of the image H0 does not change after the end of at least one change suggestion effect.

  As described above, in the situation α1, the situation α2, and the situation α3 of the first embodiment, the case where the effect control unit 403 executes the variable effect including the reach effect has been described. Actually, the effect control unit 403 may execute a variable effect that does not include a reach effect. In addition, the effect control unit 403 executes the change effect based on the change start command including information on the special figure determination result of the determination target TT. Therefore, the special figure fluctuation pattern of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 17 shows the special figure fluctuation pattern table THt_a included in the special figure fluctuation pattern table THt. For ease of explanation, if the reach effect includes the reach effect, all reach effects are assumed to be the same.

  The special figure fluctuation pattern table THt_a includes special figure fluctuation patterns THp_a11 to THp_a14 and THp_a21 to THp_a24. The special symbol fluctuation times defined by the special figure fluctuation patterns THp_a11 to THp_a14 are 5 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds, and 60 seconds, respectively. The special symbol fluctuation times defined by the special figure fluctuation patterns THp_a21 to THp_a24 are 5 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds, and 60 seconds, respectively.

  When the result of the special figure determination for the determination target TT indicates a loss, the special figure fluctuation pattern random number or the like is used, and the special figure fluctuation patterns THp_a11 to THp_a14 have a probability of 74%, 15%, 10%, and 1%, respectively. And when the result of the special figure determination for the determination target TT indicates a big hit of special A to special D, general A or general B, a special figure fluctuation pattern random number or the like is used, and the special figure fluctuation pattern THp_a21 is used. The table THt_a is formed so that .about.THp_a24 is selected with a probability of 5%, 10%, 30%, and 55%, respectively.

  The special figure variation pattern table THp_a determines the content of the variation effect based on the presence / absence of the reach effect, the presence / absence of the change suggestion effect, and the presence / absence of the retention 0 image change. If the result of the special figure determination for the determination target TT indicates a loss, the special figure fluctuation pattern random number or the like is used so that the special figure fluctuation patterns THp_a11 to THp_a14 are selected with predetermined probabilities, respectively. When the result of the special figure determination for the target TT indicates a special jackpot of special A to special D, general A or general B, special figure fluctuation patterns THp_a21 to THp_a24 are respectively determined in advance using special figure fluctuation pattern random numbers or the like. A table THt_a is formed so as to be selected by probability.

  When the effect control unit 403 receives a change start command including information indicating the result of the special figure determination, the effect control unit 403 determines the content of the change effect based on the information, and executes the change effect of the determined content. Specifically, for example, a variation effect pattern table (special drawing variation effect pattern table) including a plurality of variation effect patterns (special drawing variation effect pattern) each defining the contents of the variation effect is stored in the sub ROM 432 in advance. Based on the change start command or the like, the content of the change effect is determined by selecting and determining one change effect pattern from the change effect pattern table.

  In FIG. 18, an outline of the variation effect corresponding to each special figure variation pattern is shown for convenience. Actually, the data indicating the contents of the variation effect is not included in the special figure variation pattern table THt_a but is stored in the sub ROM 432.

  When the special figure variation pattern THp_a11 is selected for the determination target TT, the effect control unit 403 executes a normal lose effect that does not include the reach effect in the variation effect for the determination target TT.

  When the special figure variation pattern THp_a12 is selected for the determination target TT, the effect control unit 403 performs a reach effect in the variation effect for the determination target TT, but the change suggestion effect and the change in the display mode of the preserved image are Performs a lost production with reach. In addition, when the special figure variation pattern THp_a13 is selected, the effect control unit 403 executes the change suggestion effect during the reach effect and the reach effect in the change effect for the determination target TT, and then the display mode of the protected 0 image. No reach change is performed with reach. Furthermore, when the special figure variation pattern THp_a14 is selected, the effect control unit 403 executes the change suggestion effect during the reach effect and the reach effect in the change effect for the determination target TT, and then displays the protected 0 image. Make a reach with a reach to change the. In the lose effect with reach, after the corresponding reach effect is executed, the first to third decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in a mode indicating a loss (a mode of non-zero eyes).

  When the special figure variation pattern THp_a22 is selected for the determination target TT, the effect control unit 403 executes a normal per-effect that does not include the reach effect in the variation effect for the determination target TT.

  When the special figure variation pattern THp_a21 is selected for the determination target TT, the effect control unit 403 executes the reach effect in the variation effect for the determination target TT, but the change suggestion effect and the change in the display mode of the protected 0 image. Only the reach with no reach is performed. In addition, when the special figure variation pattern THp_a23 is selected, the effect control unit 403 executes the change suggestion effect during the reach effect and the reach effect in the change effect for the determination target TT, and then the display mode of the protected 0 image. There is no change with reach, and no change is made. Further, when the special figure variation pattern THp_a24 is selected, the effect control unit 403 executes the change suggestion effect during the reach effect and the reach effect in the change effect with respect to the determination target TT, and then displays the preserved 0 image. Reach with a change with reach to change. In the hit effect with reach, after the corresponding reach effect is executed, the first to third decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in a mode (a mode of double eyes) indicating a big hit.

  As derived from the table shown in FIG. 18 and the above expectation calculation formula, the jackpot expectation suggested by the effect including the reach effect and the change suggesting effect is the expectation of the jackpot suggested by the effect including only the reach effect. Higher than. Furthermore, the expectation level for jackpots suggested by the effect that the retention 0 image changes including the reach effect and change suggestion effect is higher than the expectation level for jackpots suggested by the effect only including the reach effect and change suggestion effect. .

  The special figure fluctuation pattern table THt_a shown in FIG. 18 is an example of a special figure fluctuation pattern table, and may include a special figure fluctuation pattern other than these, such as loss or jackpot.

In this embodiment, after the start of the reach effect, the change suggestion effect is performed before the reach effect is stopped, and the display mode of the protected 0 image is changed, but this is not limitative. For example, the reach effect may be started after the change suggestion effect ends and the display mode of the protected 0 image changes. In addition, regardless of whether the start of the reach effect or the change suggestion effect is first, both effects are executed so that at least a part of the reach effect and at least a part of the change effect effect overlap in a certain period. May be. That is, from the start of the variation effect (timing T _A1 ) based on the result of the special image determination of the special figure determination information (determination target TT) corresponding to the protected image (the right image), the end of the variation effect (timing T _A7). As long as the change suggestion effect is performed and the retention 0 image (pseudo hold image) is changed, the period during which the change suggestion effect is performed is not particularly limited. In addition, the reach effect may not be executed in any of the situation α1, the situation α2, and the situation α3. In this case, the first suggestion image that suggests the result of the special figure determination of the determination target TT varies. A decorative design and a background image displayed behind it can be listed. The fluctuating decorative design and the background image displayed behind it are displayed on the rear side of the image H0 and on the rear side of the reserved images H1 and H2.

  The effect control unit 403 executes the effect corresponding to any of the above-described special figure fluctuation patterns Thp_a22 to Thp_a24 based on the fluctuation start command including information on the result of the special figure determination of the determination target TT. There is a possibility that the display mode of the image H0 may change until the presentation is finished, so that the player can be concentrated on the game, thereby improving the interest of the game.

  In particular, during the reach production, the change suggestion production is performed and the possibility of the change in the display mode of the image H0 is suggested. Even in such a case, the player's consciousness can be concentrated on the game.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in the situation α1 in FIG. 13, when the display mode of the image H0 changes from a certain mode (for example, the first mode) to a certain mode (for example, the second mode) through the change suggestion effect, FIG. There are cases where the display mode of the image H0 does not change even after the change suggestion effect, as in the situation α2 or the situation α3 in FIG. For this reason, it can also be said that the change suggestion effect and the change suggestion image 1210 in the change suggestion effect suggest that the display mode of the image H0 may change. If the change suggestion effect is performed, the present embodiment is modified so that the display mode of the image H0 always changes from a certain mode (for example, the first mode) to a certain mode (for example, the second mode). May be.

(Second embodiment)
When the production control unit 403 receives the hold increase command from the main control unit 401, the production control unit 403 can perform the prefetching notice production based on the result of the prior determination. The prefetching notice effect includes a hold change that is an effect of changing the display mode of the hold image (at least one of the hold 1 image to the hold 4 image) whose display mode is the same as or substantially the same as the image H0. ing. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the holding change is executed after the maintenance suggesting effect equivalent to the change suggesting effect is performed. Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described in detail.

Consider the situation β1 shown in FIG. With respect to an arbitrary integer i, the timing TB _{(i + 1)} is assumed to be a timing later than the timing _TBi . With respect to an arbitrary integer i, the timing TB _{(i + 1)} is assumed to be a timing later than the timing _TBi . During the special symbol variation display (and thus during the decorative symbol variation display), the special figure determination information J2 is stored after the special figure determination information J1 is stored in the special figure determination information storage area 413a, and thereafter _{Suppose that} special figure determination information J3 is stored at timing _TB1 . Images H1 to H3 represent retained X images for the special figure determination information J1 to J3, respectively. The image H0 is the right image at the timing _{T B1} (coercive 0 images).

In the timing _{T B1,} image H1~H3 each show a coercive one image-coercive 3 image (see FIG. 9). At this time, the effect control unit 403 sets the reserved image corresponding to the special figure determination information J3 as the reserved image H3 based on the hold increase command including information indicating the result of the prior determination with respect to the special figure determination information J3. In addition, it is assumed that the zone effect is determined to be performed with the special figure determination information J3 as a prefetch target. Further, at this time, it is determined that the zone effect is continuously executed from the change effect for the special figure determination information J1 to the change effect for the special figure determination information J3 while the special figure determination information J3 is prefetched. . In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol that is displayed in a variable manner is an image that suggests the special figure determination result of the determination target TT, and is the first suggestion image. The effect control unit 403 is changing the decorative design even during the zone effect.

Then, at the timing T _B2, the right image H0 in the special symbol in the form of loss with respect to the corresponding special symbol determination information (stop-displayed in thus decorative design also losing embodiment) stop displayed later, JP diagram determination information J1 is the determination target TT next at the timing T _B3, images H1 was coercive 1 image as the right image (pseudo hold images), is displayed at a position HP _0. In this case, the performance control unit 403 displays by moving each image H3 images H2 to position HP ₁ in position HP _2. When the variation effect including the variation display of the special symbol and the variation display of the decorative symbol for the special symbol determination information J1 is started, the zone effect starts to be executed. Zone effect suggests that expectations jackpot special symbol determination information J3 is prefetched (expectation that prefetched is to be determined to perform the bonus game) is higher than a predetermined expectation KT _REF Production.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the effect control unit 403 performs zone effect by simultaneously displaying the zone effect background image 1130 (lightning bolt image) and the changing decorative design on the image display unit 104. Then, the effect control unit 403 displays the decorative image (first suggestion image) and the zone effect background image 1130 (lightning bolt image) that are variably displayed as the reserved image (here, the image H3) during the zone effect. The image is displayed on the rear side and the rear side of the pseudo hold image (here, the image H1). “Displaying another image behind a certain image” is the same as described above.

Thereafter, at the timing _TB4 during the zone effect is being performed (for example, during the variable display based on the determination result of the special symbol determination information J1), the effect control unit 403 holds the hold image (here, the image H3: A preserving suggestion image 1220 is displayed so as to overlap the reserved image (here, image H3: preserving two images) on the front side of preserving two images). The change suggestion image 1220 is an image that suggests that the display mode of the hold image (image H3) changes, that is, a third suggestion image. From the display start to the display end of the change-indicating suggestion image 1220 is set as the change-indicating suggestion. In addition, the change of the display mode of the hold image during the preservative suggestion effect may be included in the pretentative suggestion effect. Furthermore, there may be a case where a maintenance change suggestion effect is included, including an effect that is performed from the start to the end of display of the maintenance change suggestion image 1220. In this case, these operations and effects are also included in the change suggestion effect, and unless otherwise indicated, the display (from start to end) of the change change suggestion image 1220 is set as the change suggestion effect.

  The change suggestion image 1220 is the same as the change suggestion image 1210. For example, the image H3 appears to be surrounded by explosion smoke. The change suggestion image 1220 has the same characteristics as the change suggestion image 1210 except that the hold image cannot be viewed by the player. Therefore, it may be understood that the shape, size, display mode, and the like of the preservative suggestion image 1220 have the same characteristics as the change suggestion image 1220.

Thereafter, at timing _TB5 during which the special symbol variation display and the decorative symbol variation display are performed on the information J1, the effect control unit 403 ends the change suggestion effect, that is, the change suggestion image 1220. The display of is terminated. Effect control unit 403 indicates that the expectations of the jackpot special symbol determination information J3 is prefetched (expectation that prefetched is to be determined to perform the bonus game) is higher than a predetermined expectation KT _REF As described above, the display mode of the image H3 is changed from white to green before the start of the change suggestion effect.

Thereafter, the special symbols are stopped and displayed in the form of loss with respect to the information J1 at the timing T _B6 (hence the decorative design is also stopped and displayed in the form of loss), at the timing T _B7, variation of special symbol display for information J2 and decoration The variation effect including the variation display of the symbol is started, and at timing _TB8 , the special symbol is stopped and displayed in the manner of losing with respect to the information J2 (the decorative symbol is also stopped and displayed in the manner of losing), and at the timing _TB9 . The variation effect including the variation display of the special symbol and the variation display of the decorative symbol for the information J3 is started.

In the variation effect for the information J3, after the execution of the reach effect, the special symbol and the decorative symbol are stopped and displayed in a manner indicating the result of the special symbol determination for the information J3. Zone effect initiated at the timing T _B3 is continued running to the timing T _B9, further after the timing T _B9, may be continued running to or up to the last predetermined phase variation effect for information J3. For example, after the start of the variation effect for the information J3, the zone effect may be continuously executed until the reach effect is performed, and the zone effect may be terminated when the reach effect is started.

  In the second embodiment, when the production control unit 403 performs the production (zone production) that suggests the result of the prior determination, the production change suggestion image that suggests a change in the hold image is displayed, and the display of the maintenance change suggestion image is displayed. There is an effect in which the display mode of the reserved image displayed after the end (after erasure) is changed. Note that the hold image may change in a state where the reach effect is being performed based on the result of the special figure determination of the determination target TT. In this case, the reach effect image or the background image is used as the first suggestion image. Can be mentioned. Furthermore, when a normal performance is being performed, a character image that suggests (notifies) a change in the hold image may be displayed, and this character image is displayed on the back side of the hold image and the pseudo hold image. You may display so that it may overlap. In addition, the character image that suggests (notices) the change of the reserved image may be a part of the preservative suggestion image or a part of the preservative character image described later.

  Thus, by displaying an image that suggests a change when the hold image changes, the player's interest can be attracted to the gaming machine. In addition, the first suggestion image that suggests the special figure determination result of the determination target TT may be a serif image including characters. For example, in a fluctuating effect on the determination target TT, a serif image made up of white or red characters can be displayed as the first suggestion image, and if the determination target TT is a big hit, it is possible to start from a red character rather than a loss. If the determination target TT is a loss, it is more difficult to display a serif image made of red characters than when a big hit is made so that a serif image consisting of white characters is less likely to be displayed and a white image is more likely to be displayed. It is preferable to make it easy to display a serif image consisting of the characters. In addition, various types of images are listed as the first suggestion image, but any first suggestion image may be displayed behind the reserved image and the pseudo-suspended image. In addition, an image portion that overlaps the reserved image or the pseudo reserved image may be provided behind the reserved image or the pseudo reserved image.

  In this embodiment, it is assumed that the appearance state of the hold image H3 always changes from white to green before and after the change suggestion image 1220 is displayed for the hold image H3. It may be possible that the display mode of the hold image H3 may not change before and after the hold change suggestion image 1220 is displayed for H3. In this case, it can be said that the maintenance change suggestion effect and the maintenance change suggestion image 1220 in the maintenance change suggestion suggest that the display mode of the reserved image H3 may change.

Simply, for example, when the result of the prior determination to the special figure determination information J3 corresponding to the reserved image H3 indicates the selection of the special figure variation pattern THp_a11, THp_a12, THp_a21, or THp_a22 in FIG. In the period from the start of display until the special figure determination is performed on the special figure determination information J3, the change suggestion effect for the hold image H3 is not executed
When the result of the prior determination to the special figure determination information J3 corresponding to the reserved image H3 indicates the selection of the special figure variation pattern THp_a13 or THp_a23, the change suggestion effect is executed although the change suggestion effect for the reserved image H3 is executed in the above period. Without changing the display mode of the reserved image H3 between before and after the presentation (before and after the display of the change suggestion image 1220),
When the result of the prior determination to the special figure determination information J3 corresponding to the hold image H3 indicates the selection of the special figure variation pattern THp_a14 or THp_a24, the change suggestion effect for the hold image H3 is executed and the change suggestion is performed during the period. The display mode of the reserved image H3 may be changed between before and after the presentation (before and after the display of the preserving suggestion image 1220).

The effect control unit 403 may execute an effect that suggests as shown in FIG. FIG. 22 shows a situation β2 that shifts to the timing T _B6 after the presentation of the timing T _B41 and the timing T _B51 or the timing T _B52 is performed instead of the timing T _B4 and the timing T _B5 of the situation β1. .

As shown in FIG. 22, the effect control unit 403 displays a mixing suggestion image 1230 at timing _TB41 . The mixed suggestion image 1230 is an image displayed on all front sides of the pseudo hold image H1 and the hold images H2 and H3. Here, for example, an image of a dragon is used, but the present invention is not limited to this. When the mixed suggestion image 1230 is displayed, the player visually recognizes that the pseudo hold image H1 and the hold images H2 and H3 are hidden behind the mixture suggestion image 1230. Then, after the display of the mixed suggestion image 1230 is erased, the effect control unit 403 may change the display mode of the pseudo hold image (image H1) as at timing T _B51 , or hold it at timing T _B52. The display mode of the image (image H3) may be changed. The change in the pseudo hold image at the timing _TB51 is controlled by the effect control unit 403 based on the change start command including the result of the special figure determination for the special figure determination information J1 corresponding to the pseudo hold image H1. Also, the change in the hold image at the timing _TB52 is controlled by the effect control unit 403 based on the hold increase command.

Before and after the display of the mixed suggestion image 1230, the display mode of two or three images of the pseudo hold image H1 and the hold images H2 and H3 is changed from a certain mode (for example, the first mode) to another mode (for example, the first mode). (2 modes) may be changed.
Thus, the mixed suggestion image 1230 has a function of suggesting that the display mode of any one or more of the pseudo hold image H1 and the hold images H2 and H3 changes.
The display mode of the pseudo hold image H1 may not change before and after the display of the mixed suggestion image 1230 (see _{TB52 in} FIG. 22), and the display mode of the hold images H2 and H3 may not change (see FIG. 22). 22 _TB51 ). Therefore, it can be said that the mixed suggestion image 1230 suggests that the display mode of any one or more of the pseudo hold image H1 and the hold images H2 and H3 may change.

(Third embodiment)
In the first embodiment, as the first suggestion image that suggests the result of the special figure determination of the determination target TT, the character (the main character or the enemy character) displayed at the time of the reach effect and the background have been described. In the first embodiment, the effect control unit 403 controls the effect so that the first suggestion image is displayed behind the image H0 (pseudo-hold image). Depending on the display mode (color, design, image, etc.) of the first suggestion image, when displayed on the rear side of the image H0, the image H0 and the first suggestion image are mixed, and the player views the image H0. It may be difficult to confirm. In addition, when the change suggestion effect is executed, it may be difficult to distinguish between the change suggestion image displayed in the change suggestion effect and the first suggestion image. It may be difficult to tell whether or not it is being performed, and there may be dissatisfaction with the game.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 23, the image display unit 104 displays an image in a first display area 1041 that displays an effect other than the change suggestion effect and the change suggestion effect, and the X image and the change suggestion effect. The display area is divided into a second display area 1042 for displaying a maintenance suggestion effect. As shown in FIG. 23, the first display area 1041 is above the second display area 1042. In addition, the first display area 1041 is wider than the second display area 1042. “Displaying a certain effect” means displaying a component image of the effect. The same applies hereinafter.

  And as shown in FIG. 23, the effect which suggests the special figure determination result of determination object TT, such as a change display of a decoration symbol and a reach effect, is displayed on the 1st display area 1041, and is performed. On the other hand, the image H0 (pseudo hold image) and the images H1 to H4 that are hold images are displayed in the second display area 1042. Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 19, the change suggestion image 1210 that is a second suggestion image that suggests a change in the display mode of the image H0 and the third suggestion image that suggests a change in the display mode of the hold image. The change suggestion image 1220 is displayed in the second display area 1042. That is, the first suggestion image is displayed in the first display area 1041. The mixed suggestion image 1230 in FIG. 22 is also displayed in the second display area 1042.

  The change suggestion image 1210 is displayed so that the player recognizes that it is displayed on the front side of the image H0. That is, the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed so that the player can recognize that all or part of the image H0 is hidden by the change suggestion image 1210. Since the change suggestion image 1210 is an image that suggests a change in the image H0, the player can hide the image H0 by the change suggestion image 1210 even if the player cannot confirm the image H0 ( It can be determined that the image H0 is behind the change suggestion image 1210).

For example, it is assumed that the same effect as the situation α1 shown in FIG. 13 is performed. The effect control unit 403 starts the change effect based on the change start command including the information on the result of the special figure determination of the determination target TT from the main control unit 401 (timing T _A1 ). At this time, the effect control unit 403 controls the change effect so that the decoration symbol is changed in the first display area 1041. In addition, the effect control unit 403 displays the hold image (increase, decrease, shift, etc.) in the second display area 1042.

The effect control unit 403, at the timing T _A4 after the timing T _A3 to reach demonstration is started, the display mode of the image H0 execution start the changes suggest directing suggest changes. As shown in FIG. 23, the change suggestion effect displays a change suggestion image 1210, which is a second suggestion image suggesting a change in the image H0, on the front side of the image H0 in the second display area 1042.

  In this way, the first display area 1041 performs an effect that suggests the special figure determination result of the determination target TT, and the second display area 1042 displays a change suggestion image that suggests a change in the pseudo hold image (the right image). Since it performs, it displays so that a 1st suggestion image, a pseudo hold image, and a change suggestion image may not overlap. As a result, even when the first suggestion image is displayed in the first display area 1041, the player can easily view the pseudo-hold image and the change suggestion image, and the expectation degree of jackpot of the determination target TT can be increased. It is always possible to check.

  In addition, the display of the first suggestion image may make it difficult for the player to notice the change, not only the pseudo hold image, but also the hold image. As shown in FIG. 23, when the reach effect is performed by displaying the hold image in the second display area 1042, the main character image 1110 and the enemy character image 1120 which are the first suggestion images are held images (FIG. 23). 23, the images H1, H2) do not overlap. Then, the first suggestion image, the hold image, and the change suggestion image (third suggestion image (third suggestion image) are displayed in the second display area 1042 by displaying the change indication image 1220 that suggests a change in the display mode of the hold image. ) Will not overlap. Thereby, the player can easily visually recognize that the change-inducing image suggesting the change in the hold image is displayed, that is, the change in the change-inducing image and the hold image. Even when the zone effect is being performed, the effect control unit 403 displays the zone effect background image and the decorative pattern that is displayed in a variable manner in the first display area 1041, so that the zone effect background image or It is possible to display the fluctuating decorative design, the change suggestion image, and the hold image so as not to overlap.

  And, as described above, the preserved X image is displayed in four colors of white, blue, green, and red. However, since the first suggestion image does not overlap with the preserved X image, the rendering includes the first suggestion image. It is possible to use an image having the same color as the stored X image. Thereby, the range of expression of production can be expanded and the interest of the game can be improved.

  In the third embodiment, the display area for displaying the image of the image display unit 104 is divided vertically, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display area may be divided into left and right, or a part of the display area of the image display unit 104 may be secured as a second display area that is a display area of the stored X image. Also good. Further, the first display area and the second display area may be configured using different panels. Further, in this embodiment, the image display unit 104 is divided into two areas, which are divided into an area for displaying an effect and an area for displaying a preserved X image. However, the present invention is not limited to this. If the image used for the effect suggesting the special figure determination result of the determination target TT can be displayed so as not to overlap the preserved X image or the change suggestion effect, the display method is not particular.

(Fourth embodiment)
When displaying an image on the image display unit 104, the effect control unit 403 generates a display image by superimposing images arranged on each of the plurality of layers. Note that the layer mentioned here does not indicate an actual physical layer, but is a virtual layer for setting the upper and lower sides when an image is displayed on the image display unit 104 in an overlapping manner.

  Assume that a change suggesting effect as shown in FIG. 15 is performed on the image display unit 104. In the change suggestion effect as shown in FIG. 15, the image display unit 104 has a display in which three layers are superimposed. As shown in FIG. 24, the second layer Ly2 is displayed on the rear side (the side far from the player) of the first layer Ly1, and the third layer on the front side (the side near the player) of the first layer Ly1. Layer Ly3 is displayed. Each layer is displayed on the image display unit 104 at the same time. That is, the image displayed on the second layer Ly2 is displayed on the rear side of the image displayed on the first layer Ly1, and the image displayed on the third layer Ly3 is on the front side of the image displayed on the first layer Ly1. Is displayed.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the rear layer is a lower layer than the layer displayed on the front side, and conversely, the front layer is a higher layer than the rear layer. That is, the second layer Ly2 is a lower layer than the first layer Ly1, and the third layer Ly3 is a higher layer than the first layer Ly1. In this embodiment, all the layers have the same size and shape. However, as long as at least a part of the layers overlap, the shape and size may be different depending on the image to be displayed.

  The effect control unit 403 displays the retained X image including the image H0 (pseudo reserved image) and the images H1 and H2 (held image) on the first layer Ly1. In addition, the effect control unit 403 displays a reach effect including the temporarily stopped decorative design, the main character 1110, and the enemy character 1120 on the second layer Ly2. Then, the effect control unit 403 displays the change suggestion image 1210 on the third layer Ly3 (execution of the change suggestion effect).

  And the effect control part 403 displays a reach effect (1st suggestion image) as shown in FIG. 15 on the image display part 104 by displaying in the state which accumulated each layer Ly1-layer Ly3. It becomes possible. That is, since the second layer Ly2 is a lower layer of the first layer Ly1, the main character image 1110 and the enemy character image 1120 used for reach production are displayed on the first layer Ly1 when viewed from the player. It is hidden behind images H0, H1, and H2, that is, images H0, H1, and H2.

  Further, since the third layer Ly3 is a higher layer than the first layer Ly1, the change suggestion image 1210 (second suggestion image) displayed on the third layer Ly3 is the first layer when viewed from the player. The front side of the image H0 displayed on Ly1, that is, the image H0 is hidden. Since the third layer Ly3 is a higher layer than the second layer Ly2, the image displayed on the third layer Ly3 is displayed on the front side of the image displayed on the second layer Ly2.

The effect control unit 403 can display or erase an image for each layer, and can control the start or stop of the effect. That is, when the production control unit 403 receives the hold increase command, the hold image (the hold 3 image H3 in the example shown in FIG. 19) is displayed at the position HP ₃ in the first layer Ly1, but the second layer Ly2 or the third layer The display state of the layer Ly3 continues as it is. In this way, since the images to be displayed for each layer are determined, a plurality of effects and images displayed on each of the independent layers are superimposed and displayed, so that a complex effect can be performed, and the game It is possible to improve the interest of

(5th Example)
The display using the layer can be used not only for the effect suggesting the change of the pseudo hold image as in the first example, but also for the effect indicating the change of the hold image used in the second example. is there. With reference to FIG. 25, a layer when the effect which suggests the change of a pending | holding image is performed is demonstrated.

Now, it is assumed that the image display unit 104 is provided with a change suggestion effect as shown in FIG. However, in FIG. 25, at the timing T _B4 in FIG. 21, it is assumed that reach effect is running as suggesting produce a result of determination JP view of special symbol determination information J1, hold images during execution of the reach demonstration It is assumed that a maintenance change suggestion effect is displayed by displaying a maintenance change suggestion image 1220 for H3. The image display unit 104 is a display in which five layers are superimposed. As shown in FIG. 25, a C layer LyC, which is a lower layer than the A layer LyA and the B layer LyB, is provided. Further, a D layer LyD that is an upper layer than the A layer LyA and an E layer LyE that is an upper layer than the B layer LyB are provided.

  In the present embodiment, the effect control unit 403 displays an image H1 that is a pseudo hold image on the A layer LyA. The effect control unit 403 displays images H2 and H3, which are reserved images, on the B layer LyB. The effect control unit 403 displays a first suggestion image such as a reach effect component image (a hero character image 1110 or an enemy character image 1120) on the C layer LyC. In addition, when the zone effect is performed, the effect control unit 403 displays a zone effect component image (such as a zone effect background image) on the C layer LyC. A change suggestion image 1210 that suggests that the pseudo hold image changes is displayed on the D layer LyD. In FIG. 25, it is assumed that the effect control unit 403 displays the change suggestion image 1210 on the D layer LyD, but actually, it is displayed only when the pseudo hold image H1 may change. The effect control unit 403 displays a change suggestion image 1220 (third suggestion image) that suggests that the hold image changes on the E layer LyE.

  For example, a case will be described in which a change suggestion image that suggests a change in the pseudo hold image as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed during the reach effect as shown in FIG. In FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the pseudo hold image is the image H0, but in FIG. The hold images are also images H1 and H2, but in FIG. 25, the images are H2 and H3. Therefore, here, the pseudo hold image is described as an image H1, and the hold images are described as images H2 and H3.

  The reach effect is an effect that suggests the result of the special figure determination of the determination target TT, and is an effect including the first suggestion image. Therefore, the reach effect is displayed on the C layer LyC. At this time, the image H1 that is a pseudo hold image is displayed on the A layer LyA that is an upper layer than the C layer LyC, and the images H2 and H3 that are hold images are displayed on the B layer LyB that is an upper layer than the C layer LyC. . The change suggestion image and the change suggestion image are displayed under the control of the effect control unit 403, and are not displayed when not suggesting each. Therefore, when the reach effect is started, the player visually recognizes an image in which the pseudo hold image H1 and the hold images H2 and H3 are displayed on the front side of the reach effect (see FIG. 14).

  And when the display control part 403 displays the change suggestion image 1210 which suggests the change of a pseudo hold image, the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed on D layer LyD of an upper layer rather than A layer LyA. At this time, no change suggestion image suggesting a change in the hold image is displayed. Therefore, when the change suggestion image is displayed, the player displays the hold images H2 and H3 on the front side of the reach effect, and the change suggestion image displayed on the front side of the pseudo hold image displayed on the front side of the reach effect. Is visually recognized (see FIG. 15).

  Further, a case will be described in which a change suggestion image that suggests a change in the reserved image as shown in FIG. 21 is displayed during the zone effect as shown in FIG. The zone effect is an effect suggesting that the pre-determination of the prefetch target has a high expectation degree of jackpot, and is displayed on the C layer LyC. At this time, the image H1 that is a pseudo hold image is displayed on the A layer LyA that is an upper layer than the C layer LyC, and the images H2 and H3 that are hold images are displayed on the B layer LyB that is an upper layer than the C layer LyC. . The change suggestion image and the change suggestion image are displayed under the control of the effect control unit 403, and are not displayed when not suggesting each. Therefore, when the reach effect is started, the player visually recognizes an image in which the pseudo hold image H1 and the hold images H2 and H3 are displayed on the front side of the reach effect (see FIG. 20).

  Then, when the display control unit 403 displays the maintenance change suggestion image 1220 that suggests a change in the hold image, the maintenance change suggestion image 1220 is displayed on the E layer LyE that is a higher layer than the A layer LyA and the B layer LyB. . At this time, a change suggestion image that suggests a change in the pseudo hold image is not displayed. Therefore, when the display of the change suggestion image is performed, the player displays the hold images H2 and H3 on the front side of the zone effect, and indicates the change image displayed on the front side of the zone effect (image H3). Is visually recognized (see FIG. 21).

  As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to cope with both the display of the change suggestion image that suggests the change of the pseudo hold image and the display of the preservative suggestion image that suggests the change of the hold image.

  In the example shown in FIG. 25, the highest layer is the E layer LyE, the D layer LyD, the A layer LyA, and the B layer LyB are arranged in this order as the lower layer, and the C layer LyC is the lowest layer. Yes. However, it is not limited to this. From the viewpoint of the player, the change suggestion image may be displayed in front of the pseudo hold image, and the change suggestion image may be displayed in front of the hold image.

  The E layer where the A layer LyA where the pseudo hold image is displayed is a lower layer than the D layer LyD where the change suggestion image is displayed, and the B layer LyB where the hold image is displayed is the E layer where the change suggestion image is displayed Any layer lower than LyE may be used. And if it is the structure which satisfy | fills this condition, arrangement | positioning of a layer is not specifically limited.

  Further, the pseudo hold image and the hold image may be displayed on the same layer. That is, the pseudo hold image and the hold image may be displayed together on the A layer LyA and the B layer LyB may be omitted. Furthermore, the change suggestion image and the change suggestion image may be displayed on the same layer. That is, the change suggestion image and the change suggestion image may be displayed on the D layer LyD, and the E layer LyE may be omitted. When the change suggestion image and the retention suggestion image can be displayed in the same layer, it is preferable that these images are not displayed simultaneously.

  In this way, since the images to be displayed for each layer are determined, a plurality of effects and images displayed on each of the independent layers are superimposed and displayed, so that a complex effect can be performed, and the game It is possible to improve the interest of

(Sixth embodiment)
FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a situation α4 in which the change character image is displayed before the change suggestion image is displayed according to the present embodiment. In the situation α1 (FIG. 13), after the timing T _A3 at which the reach effect is started, at a timing T _A31 until the timing T _A4 at which the display of the change suggestion image is started, the bird image (change character image and 1310 appears, and a moving image approaching the image H0 is displayed. Then, at the timing T _A4, when a change character image 1310 is closest to the image H0, display change suggestion image is performed.

  In the present embodiment, the change character image 1310 is displayed so as to be easily noticeable (for example, enlarged), so that the player's consciousness can be gradually transferred to the image H0. Thereby, since the player can be aware of the image H0 while remaining conscious of the reach effect, the player can be aware of the change suggestion effect while enjoying the reach effect, and increase the expectation of the jackpot.

  In this embodiment, the change suggestion image is displayed after the change character image 1310 is displayed, and the display of the change character image 1310 is also a part of the change suggestion effect. Then, even if the effect control unit 403 performs such an effect that the change character image 1310 is directly displayed as a change suggestion image and displayed on the front side of the image H0 (and thus displayed on the layer Ly3 or LyD). Good. In addition, a change suggestion image may be obtained by changing the change character image 1310.

  Note that the change character image 1310 is not limited to a bird image, but is a mascot character of a gaming machine manufacturer or a character related to a task of a gaming machine (for example, a hero character displayed in a reach effect, Or a character related to the enemy character). Moreover, it does not need to be an animal or a person, and may be an image of an airplane, a bow and arrow, a car, or the like.

  Further, the changed character image 1310 may be associated with the reach effect. For example, a moving image in which a part of the main character (for example, a fist or a leg) jumps out of the reach effect and approaches the image H0 may be used. When the change character image 1310 is an image associated with the reach effect, the player determines that the reach effect and the change suggestion effect are connected as a series of effects, and part of the player's consciousness is effortlessly made. The change suggestion image, that is, the image H0 can be directed, and the interest of the game can be improved. The effect control unit 403 may display the change character image as an effect different from the display of the change suggestion image.

  It is understood that the display of the change character image functions as an effect suggesting that the change suggestion image may be displayed or an effect suggesting that the display mode of the pseudo hold image may be changed. . After the change character image is displayed, the change suggestion image may not be displayed. The change character image may be displayed on the front side of the pseudo hold image, and is therefore preferably displayed on the layer Ly3 or LyD, for example. The change character image is displayed so as not to overlap the pseudo hold image on the front side of the pseudo hold image, but may be displayed so as to overlap the pseudo hold image.

  It is also possible to use the same or similar to the changed character image for the effect of changing the reserved image in the second embodiment. In such a case, when the reserved image changes, an image equivalent to the change character image (referred to as a change character image) is displayed, and then the change suggestion image is displayed. Depending on the gaming state, a plurality of reserved images may be displayed, and when the effect control unit 403 performs an effect of making the changeable character image approach any of the reserved images in such a state, After approaching a plurality of reserved images, an effect may be performed so that the closest image is finally approached.

  The display of the suspending character image functions as an effect suggesting that the tentative suggestion image may be displayed, or an effect suggesting that the display mode of the hold image to be prefetched may change. Then it is understood. There may be a case where the maintenance suggestion image is not displayed after the display of the maintenance character image. The preserved character image may be displayed on the front side of the reserved image, and is therefore preferably displayed, for example, on the layer Ly3 or LyE. The suspending character image is displayed so as not to overlap the reserved image on the front side of the reserved image to be prefetched, but may be displayed so as to overlap the reserved image.

(Seventh embodiment)
In the first example, the change suggestion effect is performed during the period in which the reach effect is performed, and the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed on the front side of the image H0. The fact that the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed on the front side of the image H0 can be interpreted in other words that the image H0 is displayed on the rear side of the change suggestion image 1210. This embodiment utilizes this fact. Situation α5 shown in FIG. 27 indicates a state in which a change suggestion effect is being performed. After the reach effect is started at timing T _A3 , the effect control unit 403 displays the change suggestion image at timing T _A41 . A change suggestion effect for displaying 1210 is performed. At this time, the change suggestion image 1210 is displayed at a position deviated from the front side of the image H0. Thereafter, the image H0 moves to the rear side of the change suggestion image 1210 at timing _TA42 . Then, the image H0 moves together with the change suggestion image 1210 displayed on the front side, and the image H0 returns to the position before the movement (position HP ₀ ) together with the change suggestion image 1210 at the timing _TA43 . Thereafter, the display of the change suggestion image 1210 disappears (end of the change suggestion effect), and an image H0 in which the display mode is changed (changed from white to blue) is displayed. The subsequent operation is the same as the situation α1 shown in FIG.

The movement of the image H0 can be part of the change suggestion effect. In this way, the player can easily recognize the change suggestion effect by performing the effect that the player recognizes that the image H0 has moved to the rear side of the change suggestion image 1210. Thereby, not only the reach effect but also the player can recognize the possibility of the change of the image H0, so that the player's expectation can be enhanced. Note that the effect control unit 403 may control the image H0 that is the same as the original display mode, that is, the image H0 that has not changed to be returned to the original position (position HP ₀ ). Further, the effect control unit 403 may perform such an effect that only the image H0 returns to the original position after the image H0 has moved to the position displayed at the overlapping position on the rear side of the change suggestion image 1210. At this time, the change suggestion image may be erased with the start of movement, or may be erased after a certain time has elapsed after the start of movement. Note that, when the display of the change suggestion image is erased after a lapse of a certain time, the change suggestion image itself may be changed (for example, the color or shape is changed).

  In addition, the change suggestion effect suggesting the change of the reserved image may be performed in the same manner as the change suggestion effect indicating the change of the pseudo reserved image. In other words, after the hold change suggestion image is displayed at a position away from the hold image and the hold image to be changed is moved to the rear side of the hold change suggestion image, the display mode is changed or not changed. An effect of returning the image to the original position may be performed.

(Eighth embodiment)
Although not particularly shown in FIG. 1, the movable board combination 130 includes a movable board combination 130 a. The movable board combination 130a is a movable combination that can be moved on the front side of the image display unit 104, and the movement of the movable board combination 130a is controlled by the effect control unit 403. And the production | generation control part 403 performs control which moves the board movable accessory 130a according to production, when performing a variation production.

Consider the situation α6 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a change suggestion effect of the image H0 that is a pseudo hold image is performed using the movable board accessory 130a. At timing T _A1 , the effect control unit 403 starts the change effect in response to the change start command including the result of the special figure determination of the determination target TT from the main control unit 401. The production control unit 403 at the timing T _A2 , the production control unit 403 uses the same design (here, a number) for the first design (left design) and the second design (right design) among the three design designs. 2), the reach effect is executed at the timing T _A3 , that is, the reach effect is started.

Effect control unit 403, at the timing T _A44 after timing T _A3 to reach demonstration is started, the display mode of the image H0 execution start the changes suggest directing suggesting changes. As shown in FIG. 28, the change suggestion effect drives the movable board accessory 130a and moves it to the front side of the image H0. The movable board combination 130a itself forms an image, and the front image of the movable board combination 130a can be a second suggestion image that suggests a change in the image H0.

In the change suggestion effect, the board movable combination 130a is on the front side of the image H0, and the board movable combination 130a overlaps the image H0 when viewed from the player. Then, immediately before or after the change suggestion effect is ended, the effect control unit 403 changes the display mode of the image H0 (changes from white to blue). Then, at the timing _TA53 , the effect control unit 403 moves to the original position (for example, a retreat position that does not interfere with the player's game) with the end of the change suggestion effect. At this time, the position HP _0, the image H0 is displayed that the display mode is changed. Since the subsequent effects are the same as the situation α1, they are omitted.

  In this way, as the change suggestion effect, the player can easily recognize the change suggestion effect by performing the effect of moving the movable board accessory 130a to the front side of the image H0 as viewed from the player. Since the range of expression of the effect can be widened compared to the case where the effect is produced only by the image display unit 104, it is possible to improve the interest of the game.

  Note that the effect control unit 403 may start the movement of the panel movable accessory 130a at the start of the reach effect, and may perform an effect of operating to move to the front side of the image H0 after the start of the change suggestion effect. In this case, the reach effect and the change suggestion effect are continuously connected, and the change suggestion effect is performed with a movable board that attracts the player's consciousness, so the player against the change suggestion effect being performed during the reach effect Can reduce the sense of incongruity.

  In the gaming machine 100, when the right of special figure determination is held (that is, when the special figure determination information is stored in the special figure determination information storage area 413a), the hold indicating that the right is held The right can be displayed according to the right even after the special figure determination is performed for the right. In this embodiment, the display of the hold image on the image display unit 104 corresponds to the hold display, and the display of the right image on the image display unit 104 corresponds to the right display. However, the hold display and the right display may be realized using any display means different from the image display unit 104. For example, in addition to the image display unit 104, an LED display composed of LEDs (light emitting diodes) that can emit light in a plurality of colors including white, blue, green, and red is provided in the gaming machine 100, and the LED display is reserved. The display and the right display may be performed. Further, it may be displayed on a display unit provided separately from the image display unit 104.

  Even in such a case, instead of the effect of displaying the change suggestion image on the image display unit 104, the effect of overlaying the movable board accessory 130a on the front side of the image H0 is performed, so the image cannot be displayed on the front side or is difficult. Even when a stored X image is displayed on a display unit having a different configuration, a change suggestion effect can be performed.

  Furthermore, the movable board accessory 130a may include a display unit such as a liquid crystal display. The effect control unit 403 performs an effect of moving the movable board accessory 130a, and also produces an effect of displaying an image on the display unit provided in the movable board accessory 130a. When the movable board accessory 130a includes a display unit, the image to be displayed on the display unit of the movable board accessory 130a is associated with the effect currently being performed (reach effect in this embodiment). It may be an image or a change suggestion image. In this case, the image H0 is displayed on the image display unit 104, and the change suggestion image is displayed on the display unit provided in the movable board accessory 130a. Therefore, when viewed from the player, the movable board combination 130a overlaps with the front side of the image H0, so that the movable board combination 130a is recognized as hiding the image H0. Therefore, there are fewer restrictions on the display mode (size, shape) of the change suggestion image displayed on the display unit of the movable board accessory 130a.

  In the image display unit 104, the movable board accessory 130a may be moved to the front side of the image H0 while displaying the change suggestion image on the front side of the image H0. In this case, since the change suggestion effect is performed by both the change suggestion image and the movable board accessory 130a, the range of expression of the effect is widened, so that the interest of the game can be improved.

  Moreover, you may perform the change suggestion effect of a hold image using the board movable accessory 130a. The effect control unit 403 may change the reserved image to be subject to change after placing the movable board accessory 130a in front of a part of the reserved image (including the reserved image to be changed). It is also possible to change the hold image for change after being placed on the entire front side of the hold image.

(Ninth embodiment)
The gaming machine 100 may be provided with a light guide plate. In this embodiment, the gaming machine 100 is provided with a light guide plate, and it is assumed that the light guide plate is used for the change suggestion effect.

  FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the light guide plate module 150 provided in the gaming machine 100 together with the image display unit 104. The light guide plate unit 150 is a light emitting display device arranged in front of the display screen of the image display unit 104 (on the side close to the player), and a light guide plate 151 that covers the entire display screen of the image display unit 104 and a light source. The LED board 152 on which the LED (light emitting diode) 154 is mounted, and a support block 153 for fixing the LED board 152 to the side surface of the light guide plate 151 are provided. Two sets of the LED substrate 152 and the support block 153 are provided. One set is arranged at the left end of the light guide plate 151 and the other set is arranged at the right end of the light guide plate 151. The light guide plate 151 is disposed between the window 12 a formed on the door frame 12 and the image display unit 104.

  FIG. 30 is a plan view of the light guide plate module 150 in the vicinity of the end portion of the light guide plate 151 as viewed from above. The light guide plate 151 has an engraved pattern 155 formed by the concavo-convex portion 156 formed on the back surface (the surface of the two surfaces of the light guide plate 151 that is closer to the image display unit 104 and thus farther from the player). It is made of a transparent acrylic plate, and has a diffusion sheet 158 on the front surface (a surface on the side farther from the image display unit 104 of the two surfaces of the light guide plate 151 and therefore closer to the player), and a reflection sheet on the back surface. 157 is pasted. The engraved pattern 155 is hardly visible when receiving light or irradiated light from the back side of the light guide plate 151, but when light is incident from the side surface of the light guide plate 151, the concavo-convex portion 156 transmits the irradiated light to the front side. Thus, a predetermined image (hereinafter referred to as a light guide plate image) by the engraved picture 155 becomes visible from the surface side. The reflection sheet 157 is for reflecting incident light to the surface side, and the diffusion sheet 158 is for diffusing the reflected light to emit surface light. In this embodiment, when the light guide plate image is visible, the light guide plate module 150 is engraved so that the light guide plate image overlaps the guard image on the front side of the guard image when viewed from the player. A pattern 155 is formed.

  A plurality of LEDs 154 are provided on the LED substrate 152. The LED 154 is a full-color LED composed of red, green, and blue LED elements, and can irradiate the light guide plate 151 with irradiation light of various colors under the control of the effect control unit 403. That is, by controlling the light emission of the LED 154, the color of the light guide plate image can be white, blue, green, and red. Other colors are also possible. The support block 153 is a long box-shaped member having a groove into which the light guide plate 151 can be inserted, and the light emitted from the LED 154 is irradiated to the light guide plate 151 while holding the light guide plate 151 on the front side of the game board 101. The LED substrate 152 is fixed to the side surface of the light guide plate 151 so as to make the same.

  When the light guide plate image is not formed, the player can easily visually recognize the image display unit 104 (the image displayed on the light guide plate 151) with little awareness of the presence of the light guide plate 151. . On the other hand, when the light guide plate image is formed, the light guide plate image is formed and displayed in front of the image display unit 104, so that the player is displayed on the image display unit 104 (via the light guide plate 151). It is difficult or impossible to visually recognize the image).

  That is, the player uses the light guide plate 151 when the light guide plate image is not formed (when the light guide plate image is not formed) as compared with when the light guide plate image is formed (when the light guide plate image is formed). Thus, the image display unit 104 (the image displayed on the image display unit 104) can be easily viewed. In other words, the visibility of the image display unit 104 (image displayed on the light guide plate 151) through the light guide plate 151 is higher for the player in the light guide plate image non-formed state than in the light guide plate image formed state. The effect control unit 403 can change the state of the light guide plate 151 to the light guide plate image formation state or the light guide plate image non-formation state by the light emission control of the LED 154. Further, the above is emitted from the visible light transmittance (transmittance; image display unit 104) of the light guide plate 151 when the light guide plate image is formed, compared to when the light guide plate image is not formed. It can also be said that the ratio of light passing through the light guide plate 151 is low.

In the present embodiment, the effect control unit 403 executes an effect (here, a change suggestion effect) using the light guide plate image formed and displayed on the light guide plate 151. With reference to FIG. 31, an example of the change suggestion effect by a light-guide plate image is shown. For example, it is assumed that the situation α1 and effects shown in FIG. 13 are performed except for the display of the change suggestion image. That is, the flow up to the timing T _A3 at which the reach effect is started is the same as the situation α1.

The effect control unit 403, at the timing T _A4 after the timing T _A3 to reach demonstration is started, the display mode of the image H0 execution start the changes suggest directing suggesting changes. As shown in FIG. 31, in the change suggestion effect, each LED 154 is controlled to emit light in a predetermined manner, and a light guide plate image 1511 is formed on the light guide plate 151. Since the light guide plate 151 is provided in front of the image display unit 104, the light guide plate image 1511 is displayed on the front side of the image H0 so as to overlap the image H0 when viewed from the player. The light guide plate image 1511 is a second suggestion image, that is, a change suggestion image that suggests a change in the display mode of the image H0. In FIG. 31, the light guide plate image 1511 has a star shape, but is not limited thereto. And the production | generation control part 403 erase | eliminates the light-guide plate image 1511 by turning off each LED154, and complete | finishes a change suggestion production. If the same effect as the situation α1 is performed, when the light guide plate image 1511 is deleted, the display mode of the image H0 changes from the original white to blue. Further, the subsequent operation is the same as the situation α1, and is omitted.

  In this way, the effect control unit 403 displays the light guide plate image 1511 displayed on the light guide plate 151 on the front side of the image H0, thereby enabling a change suggestion effect that suggests a change in the image H0. Since the image display unit 104 uses the light guide plate image 1511 formed on the light guide plate 151 provided separately, it is possible to widen the range of expression of the effect, thereby improving the interest of the game. .

  In addition, the light guide plate module 150 having such a configuration may be attached to the movable board accessory 130a so that the operation of the movable board accessory 130a and the formation of the light guide plate image 1511 are linked to produce an effect. . For example, an opening that allows the opposite side to be visually recognized is formed in a part of the movable board accessory 130a, and the light guide plate module 150 is attached so that the light guide plate 151 fits into the opening. In the light guide plate image formation state, it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the image display unit 104 through the opening. However, in the light guide plate image non-formation state, the player can view the image display unit 104 through the opening. 104 can be visually recognized. Then, the effect control unit 403 moves the opening so as to be in front of the image H0 during the period in which the reach effect is performed, and controls the light emission of the LED 154 at the start of the change suggestion effect. Form an image. Thereby, the change suggestion image by the formation of the light guide plate image is displayed on the front side of the image H0. Further, when the change suggestion effect ends, the movable board accessory 130a may be moved from the front side of the image H0, the LED 154 is set in the non-light emitting state, the light guide plate image is not displayed, and the player passes through the opening. The image H0 may be made visible.

  Further, instead of the light guide plate module 150 used in the present embodiment, a transmissive display unit in which the opposite side can be seen through may be used. Examples of such a transmissive display unit include a transmissive liquid crystal display, a transmissive organic EL display, and a transparent inorganic EL display. The transmissive display unit can display a complex image or a different image, so that the range of expression of the effect is widened. For example, as a change suggestion image, it is possible to display an image with a series of movements such as a countdown in which numbers decrease or a countup in which numbers increase.

  In addition, the reserved image change suggestion effect may be performed using the light guide plate module 150 (light guide plate image). The effect control unit 403 may change the reserved image to be subject to change after the light guide plate image is formed in front of a part of the reserved image (including the reserved image to be changed). After the image is formed on the entire front side, the preserving image may be changed. Also, a transmissive display unit may be used for changes in the hold image.

  The gaming machine 100 shown in each of the above-described embodiments belongs to a loop machine in which a high-probability gaming state is completely or substantially maintained until a next jackpot is won when a special jackpot of special A to special D is won. . However, the gaming machine 100 may be formed as a so-called ST machine. In this case, the number of high-probability grants and electric support grants for special A to special D and jackpots of A and B are all set to, for example, 50 (that is, special A to special D and D and A and D. In the game state setting process during the big prize opening process executed in response to the occurrence of the jackpot of B, “50” may be substituted into the high probability remaining game count X and the electric support game remaining count J). Further, the gaming machine 100 is configured as a gaming machine of a type other than the loop machine and the ST machine (for example, a gaming machine classified as a VST machine or a V-loop machine, or a gaming machine classified as an old type two-mixer). May be.

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Consider the invention embodied in the embodiments described above.

The gaming machine W _{1 according} to one aspect of the present invention includes a determination unit that determines whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to a player, a storage unit that stores the right of determination, and a predetermined unit including a display unit. An effect executing means capable of executing a predetermined effect using the effect means, and the effect executing means displays a pseudo-hold image on the display means in response to the determination being made for the right. It is possible to change the display mode of the pseudo hold image, and when the pseudo hold image is being displayed, a predetermined suggestion image can be displayed on the display means. , A first suggestion image (for example, timing T _A3 in FIG. 13, 1110 in FIG. 14) that suggests the result of the determination, and a second suggestion image that suggests that the display mode of the pseudo hold image changes ( For example, the tag in FIG. Includes timing T _A4, and 1210) in FIG. 15, wherein the first suggestion images, the displayed rearward than pseudo hold image, the second suggestion image on the front side than the pseudo-hold images It is displayed.

  Accordingly, the first suggestion image that suggests the result of the special figure determination of the special figure determination information corresponding to the pseudo hold (the right) image has an image that overlaps the pseudo hold image behind the pseudo hold image. And providing a novel effect of displaying the second suggestion image suggesting the change of the pseudo hold image so as to have an image overlapping the pseudo hold image on the front side of the pseudo hold image. Thus, it goes without saying that the introduction of new effects and methods is important in order to have the gaming machine enjoy the game while suppressing the tiredness of the game.

The gaming machine W _{1 according} to one aspect of the present invention includes a determination unit that determines whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to a player, a storage unit that stores the right of determination, and a predetermined unit including a display unit. An effect execution means capable of executing a predetermined effect using the effect means, and the effect execution means can display a pseudo-hold image on the display means in response to a determination made on the right It is possible to change the display mode of the pseudo hold image, and when displaying the pseudo hold image, it is possible to display a predetermined suggestion image on the display means, A first suggestion image that suggests a result of the determination; and a second suggestion image that suggests that a display mode of the pseudo-pending image changes, wherein the first suggestion image is the pseudo-pending image Is displayed so as not to overlap with The second suggestion image is displayed so as to overlap the pseudo hold image.

For example, in the gaming machine W _1, the image displayed on the image display unit may be displayed by superimposing the images displayed on the layer called the plurality of layers.

Further, for example, the gaming machine W ₁ uses the pseudo suggestion image as the second suggestion image formed by using the moving effect means (for example, the movable board 130 a) provided in the gaming machine W ₁ or the gaming machine W _2. You may make it display on the front side of.

  Thereby, the display of the second suggestion image can be combined with the effect of operating the movable effect means, and the range of expression of the effect can be widened. Further, even when the pseudo hold image is displayed other than the image displayed on the display means (for example, lighting of the LED), the second suggestion image can be displayed on the front side of the pseudo hold image.

In addition, for example, the gaming machine W ₁ includes a sub display unit (for example, the light guide plate module 150) other than the display unit, and an image displayed on the sub display unit (for example, a light guide plate image) is pseudo-suspended. You may make it display on the front side of an image.

Predetermined game machine W ₂ in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, comprising a determining means for to determine whether or not to perform a favorable special game to the player, a storage means for storing the rights of the determination, the display means An effect executing means capable of executing a predetermined effect using the effect means, wherein the display means includes a plurality of layers, and the effect executing means is configured to make the determination on the right. Accordingly, the pseudo-pending image can be displayed on the display means, and the display mode of the pseudo-pending image can be changed. When the pseudo-pending image is displayed, the predetermined suggestion image is Display is possible on the display means, and the display mode of the suggestion image changes between the first suggestion image (eg, timing T _A3 in FIG. 13, 1110 in FIG. 14) that suggests the result of the determination, and the pseudo hold image. Suggest that The second suggestion image includes (for example, the timing _{T A4} of FIG. 13, 1210 in FIG. 15) and, wherein the pseudo-hold image is displayed on the first layer (LyI in Figure 24), the first suggestion images The second suggestion image is displayed on the third layer (Ly3 in FIG. 24) higher than the first layer. The second suggestion image is displayed on the second layer (Ly2 in FIG. 24) lower than the first layer. It is characterized by that.

Predetermined game machine W ₂ in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, comprising a determining means for to determine whether or not to perform a favorable special game to the player, a storage means for storing the rights of the determination, the display means An effect executing means capable of executing a predetermined effect using the effect means, the display means includes a plurality of layers, and the effect executing means stores the right in the storage means Can be displayed on the display means, the display mode of the hold image can be changed, and a pseudo hold image can be displayed in response to the determination on the right. And the display mode of the pseudo hold image can be changed, and when the hold image or the pseudo hold image is displayed on the display means, a predetermined suggestion image is displayed. To the means The suggestion image includes a first suggestion image 1110 that suggests the result of the determination, and a second suggestion image that suggests that the display mode of the pseudo hold image changes (for example, the timing of FIG. 13). T _A4 , 1210 in FIG. 15) and a third suggestion image (for example, timing T _B4 in FIG. 19, 1220 in FIG. 20) suggesting that the display mode of the reserved image changes, and the pseudo The reserved image is displayed on the first layer (LyA in FIG. 25), the reserved image is displayed on the second layer (LyB in FIG. 25), and the first suggestion image 1110 includes the first layer and the The second suggestion image is displayed on a fourth layer (LyD in FIG. 25) higher than the first layer, displayed on a third layer (LyC in FIG. 25) lower than the second layer. The third suggestion image that is displayed is displayed on a fifth layer (LyE in FIG. 25) that is higher than the second layer.

  The fourth layer and the fifth layer may be the same layer. That is, the second suggestion image and the third suggestion image may be displayed on the same layer.

  In this case, the second suggestion image and the third suggestion image may not be displayed at the same time.

Predetermined game machine W ₃ according to one aspect of the present invention, comprising a determining means for to determine whether or not to perform a favorable special game to the player, a storage means for storing the rights of the determination, the display means An effect execution means capable of executing a predetermined effect using the effect means, and the effect execution means can display a hold image indicating that the right is stored in the storage means on the display means In addition, the display mode of the hold image can be changed, and the pseudo hold image can be displayed on the display unit in response to the determination with respect to the right, and the pseudo hold The display mode of the image can be changed, and when the reserved image or the pseudo-held image is displayed on the display unit, a predetermined suggestion image can be displayed on the display unit, and the suggestion image is ,Previous The first suggestion image (example, timing T _A3 in FIG. 13, 1110 in FIG. 14) that suggests the determination result and the second suggestion image (example) that suggests that the display mode of the pseudo hold image changes , Timing T _A4 in FIG. 13, 1210 in FIG. 15), and a third suggestion image (for example, timing T _B4 in FIG. 19, 1220 in FIG. 20) suggesting that the display mode of the reserved image changes, The first suggestion image is displayed on the rear side of the reserved image and the pseudo-hold image, the second suggestion image is displayed on the front side of the pseudo-hold image, and the third suggestion image is displayed. The suggestion image is displayed in front of the reserved image.

Predetermined game machine W ₃ according to one aspect of the present invention, comprising a determining means for to determine whether or not to perform a favorable special game to the player, a storage means for storing the rights of the determination, the display means An effect execution means capable of executing a predetermined effect using the effect means, and the effect execution means can display a hold image indicating that the right is stored in the storage means on the display means In addition, the display mode of the hold image can be changed, and the pseudo hold image can be displayed on the display unit in response to the determination with respect to the right, and the pseudo hold The display mode of the image can be changed, and when the reserved image or the pseudo-held image is displayed on the display unit, a predetermined suggestion image can be displayed on the display unit, and the suggestion image is ,Previous The first suggestion image (example, timing T _A3 in FIG. 13, 1110 in FIG. 14) that suggests the determination result and the second suggestion image (example) that suggests that the display mode of the pseudo hold image changes , Timing T _A4 in FIG. 13, 1210 in FIG. 15), and a third suggestion image (for example, timing T _B4 in FIG. 19, 1220 in FIG. 20) suggesting that the display mode of the reserved image changes, The first suggestion image is displayed so as not to overlap the reserved image and the pseudo-hold image, and the second suggestion image is displayed so as to overlap the pseudo-hold image, and the third suggestion image is displayed. The suggestion image is displayed so as to overlap the reserved image.

The determination means in the gaming machine W ₁ , the gaming machine W ₂ or the gaming machine W ₃ is realized by the main control unit 401 in the gaming machine 100, for example. Demonstration execution means in the gaming machine W ₁ is the gaming machine 100 is realized by the performance control unit 403 for example, or be realized by the performance control unit 403 and the effect achieved elements (presentation means).

  Special games include games that involve opening a special prize opening. The special prize opening may be the big prize opening 111, and thus the special game may be a game (for example, a big hit game) with the opening of the big prize opening 111. In this case, the determination in the determination means includes determination per special figure, and may further include special symbol determination and special pattern fluctuation pattern determination.

  In the description of each of the embodiments described above, it may be considered that the first starting condition or the second starting condition is satisfied when a game ball enters (wins) the starting port 105 or 106. Strictly speaking, the following may be considered. That is, a game ball entering the starting port 105 or 106 (specifically, the detected ball is detected by the starting port SW 414a or 414b) corresponds to the establishment of a predetermined acquisition condition. Special figure determination information is acquired. After that, when the acquired special figure determination information reaches the state of being read as the determination target TT from the special figure determination information storage area 413a in the special symbol processing, this corresponds to the establishment of the start condition, and when the start condition is satisfied Special figure determination is performed on the special figure determination information.

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The embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims. The above embodiment is merely an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and the meaning of the term of the present invention or each constituent element is not limited to that described in the above embodiment. The specific numerical values shown in the above description are merely examples, and as a matter of course, they can be changed to various numerical values.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to other gaming machines such as slot machines that are not classified as pachinko gaming machines. In a pachinko gaming machine, a game ball is used as a game medium, while in a slot machine, a coin is used as a game medium.

100 gaming machine 105, 106 start opening 111 big prize opening 401 main control part (determination means)
403 Production control unit (production execution means)

Claims (4)

A determination means for determining whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to the player;
Storage means for storing the right of determination;
An effect execution means capable of executing a predetermined effect using a predetermined effect means including a display means,
The display means includes a plurality of layers,
The production execution means
The pseudo-hold image can be displayed on the display unit in response to the determination being made for the right, and the display mode of the pseudo-hold image can be changed.
When displaying the pseudo hold image, it is possible to display a predetermined suggestion image on the display means,
The suggestion image includes a first suggestion image that suggests the result of the determination, and a second suggestion image that suggests that the display mode of the pseudo hold image changes,
The pseudo hold image is displayed on a first layer, the first suggestion image is displayed on a second layer lower than the first layer, and the second suggestion image is displayed on the first layer. Displayed in the upper third layer,
A gaming machine characterized by that. A determination means for determining whether or not to execute a special game advantageous to the player;
Storage means for storing the right of determination;
An effect execution means capable of executing a predetermined effect using a predetermined effect means including a display means,
The display means includes a plurality of layers,
The production execution means
While it is possible to display a hold image indicating that the right is stored in the storage means on the display means, it is possible to change the display mode of the hold image,
The pseudo-hold image can be displayed on the display unit in response to the determination being made for the right, and the display mode of the pseudo-hold image can be changed.
When displaying the hold image or the pseudo hold image on the display means, a predetermined suggestion image can be displayed on the display means,
The suggestion image includes a first suggestion image that suggests the result of the determination, a second suggestion image that suggests that the display mode of the pseudo hold image changes, and the display mode of the hold image changes. A third suggestion image that suggests
The pseudo hold image is displayed on the first layer, the hold image is displayed on the second layer, and the first suggestion image is displayed on the first layer and a third layer lower than the second layer. Displayed, the second suggestion image is displayed on a fourth layer higher than the first layer, and the third suggestion image is displayed on a fifth layer higher than the second layer.
A gaming machine characterized by that.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the fourth layer and the fifth layer are the same layer.   The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the second suggestion image and the third suggestion image are not displayed simultaneously.

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