JP2017196006A - Game machine and presentation accessory - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of easily increasing attention degree of a player to a presentation using an accessory.SOLUTION: A presentation accessory 4 provided in a game machine includes a thin film member 40 with a slit in a bolt of lightning shape inside a duct-like casing 41 provided with a blower fan 43. In the accessory, the casing 41's side face positioned at the front side of the thin film member 40 is formed of a half mirror 400 and an LED board 45 functioning as light emission means is disposed on the casing 41's inner wall face positioned at the rear face side of the thin film member 40. While a special presentation is being performed, the LED board 45 blinks at a period of 0.1 second in air blowing state to the thin film member 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, game machines installed in amusement halls have performed various effects. Many gaming machines include a liquid crystal display unit, and an effect is executed by displaying an image on the liquid crystal display unit. In addition to the liquid crystal display unit, some gaming machines also perform effects using a bonus item. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a big hit state occurs due to the movement of a bonus item when symbol variation is performed. A technical idea that suggests the degree of expectation is described.

JP 2014-168576 A

  However, there is a problem that the production using the accessory is likely to be monotonous or lacking in power, the player is easily used to the production, and it is difficult to maintain the state where the player's attention is high with respect to the movement of the accessory. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can increase a player's attention to an effect using an accessory and an effect player for the effect.

  In the configuration of the present invention, the movable member is provided behind the transmission member. For this reason, from the player side, when the light irradiation means emits light, the movable member can be seen through the transmission member. Since this light irradiating means blinks, after the movable member becomes visible at the moment when it is turned on, it is visually recognized from the player side so that the movable member remains stationary by the afterimage effect during the subsequent extinction period. Furthermore, if the light irradiating means repeats blinking, the player side will visually recognize the operation of the movable member like a frame feed of a plurality of still images, and the operation of the movable member can be confirmed as a jerky operation. . Thereby, force can be given to operation | movement of a movable member, and the player's attention degree with respect to the effect using a movable member can be improved.

The front view of a gaming machine. The block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a game machine. Sectional drawing which shows the cross-section of a special accessory (AA sectional view taken on the line AA in FIG. 1). Sectional drawing which shows the cross-section of a special accessory (BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 1). The perspective view which shows the thin film member and LED board in a special accessory. The figure which looked at the thin film member from the side. Explanatory drawing of special effects.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example of a pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 1 that generates a jackpot state when the jackpot symbol stops. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 executes a lottery (special drawing determination) in a big win state (special game state) in response to a winning at the start port 12 and executes a symbol variation representing a lottery result. Machine. In this pachinko gaming machine 1, as a gaming state other than the jackpot state, in addition to the normal state where the player's advantage degree is low, the probability variation state (probability variation state) in which the winning probability of the special figure determination is high, the variation time of the jackpot symbol A short state or the like is set when becomes short.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine having an opening / closing door 13 attached to a base frame (not shown), and a substantially circular gaming area 130 formed along the surface side of the gaming board 130A inside thereof. A speaker 131 is disposed at the lower left side of the game area 130, and an upper plate 135 and a lower plate 137 are provided below the game region 130 so as to project to the player side. The upper plate 135 is a receiving tray that receives award balls that are paid out in accordance with winning a prize, or rents balls and stores balls. The lower plate 137 is a plate that accepts balls or the like exceeding the accommodation limit of the upper plate 135. At the lower right of the upper plate 135, an operation handle 15 for firing the ball of the upper plate 135 toward the game area 130 is provided upright.

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

  The game area 130 is an area where balls, which are game media, flow down. In the game area 130, a special accessory 4, a start port 12, a passing gate 14, a grand prize winning port 160, and the like are arranged around a display device 5 as a symbol variation display means for variably displaying symbols. The big winning opening 160 is provided below the start opening 12 and makes it easier for the ball to win in the big hit state (special game state) than in the normal state. At the bottom of the game area 130, a ball discharge port 138 is opened for collecting balls that have flowed down without winning.

  The special combination 4 is an effect combination provided corresponding to the gaming machine, and is arranged adjacent to the right side of the display device 5 when viewed from the player side. This special accessory 4 can execute a special effect in which Inazuma flashes inside the half mirror. A thin film member 40 (FIG. 3 to FIG. 3) provided with an LED substrate (to be described later with reference to FIG. 3) and a slit 409 that transmits light of the LED substrate inside the half mirror of the special accessory 4. 5 will be described later with reference to FIG. Further, the special agent 4 is a device for making the light leaking from the slit 409 look like lightning, and blows the thin film member 40 in the wind to vibrate in small increments (see FIG. 3). As will be described later). The configuration and operation of the special accessory 4 that characterizes the performance of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described in detail later.

  The passing gate 14 is a gate that detects a passing ball. The payout of the winning ball is not set to the passing gate 14 that only allows the ball to pass. When the ball passes through the passing gate 14, a random number for lottery extraction for normal symbol determination (hereinafter referred to as general symbol determination) is extracted, and general symbol determination is executed. The normal winning probability is 1/30 in the normal state and 1/1 in the probability variation state and the short time state.

  The start port 12 is a winning port (three payout balls) that triggers special figure determination. When a ball is won at the start port 12, a lottery random number for special figure determination is extracted, and a lottery (special figure determination) as to whether or not to generate a big hit state is executed. The starting port 12 is a variable winning port constituted by an electric chew (electric tulip) in which a pair of movable blades 121 are provided in the opening 120.

  The pair of movable blades 121 in a normal state is in a state of standing so as to face each other with a gap (a state indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1). In this state, the ball may win only through a gap corresponding to one ball that opens upward. On the other hand, the pair of movable blades 121 (states shown by solid lines in the figure) rotated so as to be separated from each other act like a tray that guides the inflow of balls into the opening 120. In such an open state, winning at the start port 12 easily occurs. The starting port 12 is opened in accordance with the above-mentioned normal winning, and the opening time is 0.2 seconds in the normal state and 1.5 seconds × 3 times in the probability variation state.

  The big winning opening 160 is a variable winning device also called an attacker. The grand prize winning opening 160 is disposed below the start opening 12. The horizontally long winning opening 160 is provided with a lid member 161 that can be opened and closed. The big prize opening 160 is in a closed state when the lid member 161 is positioned so as to be substantially flush with the surface of the game area 130. When the lid member 161 is rotated to the near side, the big prize opening 160 is opened, and the lid member 161 functions as a tray for guiding the ball to the big prize opening 160. It should be noted that the payout at the time of winning the grand prize opening 160 is 15 balls.

  The display device 5 includes a liquid crystal display unit 52 and is a display device in which a liquid crystal display screen 520 is disposed inside a frame 59. The display device 5 displays on the liquid crystal display screen 520 a three-digit number design (any one of 1 to 9) 51 for presentation for notifying the result of the special figure determination.

  On the front surface of the frame 59 corresponding to the lower side of the liquid crystal display screen 520, a special figure holding display portion 597 in which four LEDs are arranged in the horizontal direction is arranged. The special figure hold display section 597 is a display section for special figure hold (holding information) triggered by winning a ball to the start port 12. The special figure hold display section 597 displays the number of special figure hold (the limit number is 4) according to the number of lit LEDs.

  A general map display unit 182 and a general map hold display unit 183 are arranged on the front surface of the frame 59 corresponding to the upper side of the liquid crystal display screen 520. The common map display unit 182 is a display unit for determining whether or not the above-mentioned common map determination is correct. The common figure display unit 182 displays the common figure determination of the common figure determination when the circle is lit, and displays a loss when the x is lit. The usual fluctuation time is 30 seconds in the normal state and 1 second in the short time state. The general figure hold display unit 183 is a display unit in which four LEDs are connected in a row so as to display the number of holds stored (hold) as a general figure hold. The general figure hold display unit 183 displays the number of hold of the general figure hold (the limit number is four) according to the number of lighting LEDs.

  The display device 5 has a function as symbol variation means for stopping and displaying a symbol representing the result of the special symbol determination after executing a predetermined symbol variation. This display device 5 displays the result of special figure determination in accordance with the combination of the three-digit numerical symbols 51 that are stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 520 after variably displaying the numerical symbols 51 for presentation over a predetermined time. Inform. As a result of the special figure determination, there is a loss in addition to the special figure winning (the lottery result for generating the jackpot state, the jackpot winning) that triggers the jackpot state.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured around a main circuit 20. For the main circuit 20, a payout control circuit 33 that controls the payout of balls, a launch control circuit 34 that controls the driving of balls, an effect control unit 35 that controls game effects, and a display control that controls the liquid crystal display unit 52. Circuit 36, winning ball or passing ball detection sensors 311 to 313, electric chew solenoid 321 that drives the movable blade 121 of the start port 12, large winning port solenoid 324 that opens the large winning port 160, a general-purpose display unit 182, The figure hold display unit 183, the special figure hold display unit 597, a signal output unit 38 for outputting various signals to the outside, a power supply circuit 328 for supplying power, and the like are electrically connected. The effect control unit 35 is electrically connected to an amplifier 351 for driving the speaker 131 and a decorative lamp unit 136, and a display control circuit 36 for controlling the liquid crystal display unit 52 is communicably connected. The LED board 45 and the blower fan 43 constituting the special accessory 4 are electrically connected.

  As a detection sensor for a winning ball or a passing ball, a special figure starting sensor 311 for detecting a winning ball to the starting port 12, a normal drawing starting sensor 312 for detecting a passing ball of the passing gate 14, and a winning to the big winning port 160. There is a big prize sensor 313 for detecting a ball. The special figure start sensor 311 is attached to the winning opening so that the ball that has won the starting opening 12 can be detected. The big winning sensor 313 is attached so that the winning ball that has flowed into the big winning opening 160 can be detected. Further, the usual start sensor 312 is attached so that a ball passing through the passing gate 14 can be detected.

The payout control circuit 33 controls a payout device 331 which is an example of a payout means for paying out balls when a winning of a ball to the start opening 12 or the big winning opening 160 occurs, and a winning is achieved by paying out a predetermined number of balls. A privilege is given to it.
The firing control circuit 34 controls the launching strength of the ball by controlling a launching device 341 that is an example of a launching unit that launches the ball of the upper plate 135 according to the operation amount of the operation handle 15.

  The main circuit 20 shown in FIG. 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 24 that are storage elements, a random number generator 27 that generates a predetermined range of random numbers, and a lottery. A random number extraction unit 26 for extracting a random number for use, an input / output (I / O) 25 serving as an input / output interface, and the like.

The ROM 22 stores various processing programs to be executed by the CPU 21, and stores a drawing determination lottery table, a drawing determination lottery table, and an effect lottery lottery table (not shown).
In the lottery table for special figure determination, a winning random number for winning a special figure in a normal state and a short time state and a winning random number for winning a special figure in a probabilistic state are defined. The number of winning random numbers for winning a special figure in the probable state is set to be larger than the winning random number for winning a special figure in the normal state, etc. The probability of winning a special figure in the state is as high as 1/60. In addition, the distribution ratio of the winning random numbers in the special figure winning is 50% for the probability variation jackpot and 50% for the normal jackpot.

  In the lottery table for determining the ordinary figure, the winning random number for the ordinary figure winning in the normal state and the winning random number for the ordinary drawing winning random number in the short-time state and the certain variation state are defined. The number of winning random numbers for winning in the normal state is set more than the number of winning random numbers for winning in the normal state, compared to 1/30 in the normal state. The winning probability of winning a normal figure in the probable state is 1/1.

  The lottery table for the effect lottery is a lottery table for determining whether or not to execute the special effect by the special character 4, and the lottery random numbers for special figure determination are collated. In the lottery table for the effect lottery, the effect winning random numbers in the normal state and the short time state and the effect winning random numbers in the probable variation state are defined as the effect winning random numbers. For any production winning random number, 80% are winning random numbers for special figure determination, and the remaining 20% are lost random numbers for special figure determination. Therefore, when the special lottery is executed by winning the effect lottery, the expectation degree won for the special figure determination is 80%.

  The RAM 24 is a readable / writable storage element used for the work area of the CPU 21 or temporary writing. In the storage area of the RAM 24, a special figure holding area 241, a general figure holding area 243, a special figure reading area 245 for each data, and a common figure reading area 246 are allocated. The RAM 24 has a function as storage means to be described later for storing a lottery result of special figure determination corresponding to the start winning at the start port 12.

  The special figure reservation area 241 is a storage area for a reserved random number indicating whether or not special figure determination is successful. The usual map hold area 243 is a storage area for four data of the hold random number for the usual figure determination. In the special figure hold area 241 and the general figure hold area 243, hold areas for four data are set.

The main circuit 20 of the present embodiment realizes the following functions by causing the CPU 21 to execute a program read from the ROM 22.
(1) Game result determining means: means for determining a game result when a predetermined determination condition is satisfied. The game result determination means determines whether or not to generate a jackpot state advantageous to the player by extracting a lottery random number for special figure determination when a determination condition of winning a ball to the start port 12 is established. A game result is determined by special figure determination which is a lottery.
(2) Effect lottery means: means for determining whether or not to execute a special effect by the special feature 4. The contents of the special effects will be described later.
(3) Storage means: means for storing the lottery random number extracted for the special figure determination as a pending random number. The storage means stores a lottery random number for special figure determination according to the start winning at the start port 12 in the special figure holding area 241. If a corresponding lottery random number is newly extracted in a state where the upper limit of four random numbers of pending random numbers is held, the storage means erases the lottery random numbers as they are without holding them. Such a lottery random number hold process is the same for the common figure determination.
(4) Reading means: means for reading the reserved random numbers in the special figure holding area 241 and the general figure holding area 243 to the special figure reading area 245 or the general drawing reading area 246. The reading means reads the special figure hold or the general figure hold, which are the hold random numbers in the special figure hold area 241 and the general figure hold area 243, one by one, and decreases the hold number.
(5) Game state generating means: When the game result determined by the game result determining means is the occurrence of a big hit state which is an example of a special gaming state advantageous to the player, a big hit state advantageous to the player is generated. Means to make.

Furthermore, the effect control unit 35 that controls the effect of the special bonus 4 has the following functions.
(6) Operation control means: An effect for notifying the player of the degree of expectation that a big hit state will occur, and a control for causing the thin film member 40 to perform a special effect by the operation of the thin film member 40 which is an example of a movable member. Means to perform. The operation control means performs control of driving the blower fan 43 housed in the special accessory 4 to blow and operate the thin film member 40.
(7) Blinking control means: means for executing blinking control for causing the LED substrate 45, which is an example of the light irradiation means, to repeatedly blink when the thin film member 40 is operating under the control of the operation control means. In this example, blinking control is used in which the LED substrate 45 is instantaneously turned on every 0.1 second (10 hertz).

  Next, the special accessory 4 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 will be described. The special accessory 4 is an accessory having a substantially duct-shaped casing 41 having a rectangular cross section that is open at both ends, and the side surface of the vertical duct portion 411 that forms the L-shaped vertical bar portion is on the player side. A horizontal duct portion 412 that faces and forms a horizontal bar portion is attached to the game board 130A in a posture that extends to the opposite side. A thin film member 40 provided with a slit 409 is erected on the inner side of the vertical duct portion 411 forming an L-shaped vertical bar, and an LED substrate 45 is attached to the inner wall surface of the vertical duct portion 411 that contacts the back side thereof. Further, inside the horizontal duct portion 412, there is provided an example of a blowing unit that sends wind to the thin film member 40 that is an example of a movable member, and a blower fan 43 that sends wind into the inside of the duct-shaped housing 41 is disposed. ing. In FIG. 5, the vertical duct portion 411 and the like are not shown for easy understanding of the thin film member 40.

  A part of the side surface of the vertical duct portion 411 facing the player is provided in front of the thin film member (movable member) 40, and reflects a part of incident light and transmits a part of the light, thereby irradiating light. In this case, the thin film member 40 is formed by a half mirror 400 that is an example of a transmissive member that makes the thin film member 40 visible from the front. The LED substrate 45 is disposed so as to face the half mirror 400 with the thin film member 40 interposed therebetween. The LED substrate 45 is an electronic substrate in which a plurality of LED elements 451 are arranged in the vertical direction, and constitutes a light irradiation means for irradiating light to the half mirror 400 that is an example of a transmissive member when the LED elements 451 emit light. Yes.

  The sheet-like thin film member 40 is an example of a movable member for executing a special effect for notifying the player of the degree of expectation that a big hit state will occur by its operation. The thin film member 40 constituting the movable member is formed in a thin film shape that can be blown by blowing air from the blower fan 43. In this example, the thin film member 40 is formed from a metal thin film having a thickness of about 1 mm and capable of supporting itself. The lower end of the thin film member 40 is erected and supported by a membrane accessory mounting plate 410 disposed inside the vertical duct portion 411.

  The membrane accessory mounting plate 410 has a honeycomb structure formed by partition walls along the duct direction of the vertical duct portion 411, and is formed by processing a mesh plate having air permeability in the duct direction. The membrane accessory mounting plate 410 is fixed to the inner wall of the vertical duct part 411 extending along the vertical direction at a position close to the horizontal duct part 412 at the lower part of the vertical duct part 411 in the duct direction (tubular direction). With the membrane accessory mounting plate 410 made of a mesh plate, the degree of obstruction of the duct in the duct direction of the vertical duct portion 411 is small, and the function as the movable member can be efficiently realized in the thin film member 40.

  In the special accessory 4 arranged offset to the right side of the display device 5, the sheet-like thin film member 40 is positioned such that the right end is positioned forward of the left end when the sheet-like surface is viewed from the player side. Standing and supported in an oblique state. Thereby, the sheet-like surface of the thin film member 40 faces the player, and the player's visibility is improved.

  The thin film member 40 is a notch formed with a lightning that is an example of a predetermined pattern, and is an end opposite to the direction in which the air is blown by the blower fan 43 (the end on the downstream side in the blowing direction). A slit (special cutout portion) 409 reaching to) is provided. And said LED board 45 which makes an example of a light irradiation means is arrange | positioned so that light may be irradiated from the back of this slit 409. FIG. In addition, the duct direction in the following description means the cylinder direction of the vertical duct part 411 (the direction is not specified), that is, the axial direction of the vertical duct part 411 (the extending direction of the vertical duct part 411). The same air blowing direction means a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. That is, the blowing direction in the vertical duct part 411 is one of the two directions of the duct direction, and means the direction in which the wind is blown so that the wind blows from the lower side to the upper side in the vertical duct part 411.

  Further, on the thin film member 40 side as the movable member, a first surface portion 401 provided to be inclined at a predetermined angle toward a duct direction that coincides with a blowing direction in which wind is sent, and the first surface portion. And a second surface portion 402 that is provided with a greater inclination in the direction in which the wind is sent than 401. As shown in FIG. 6, the first surface portion 401 is a surface that forms the lowermost portion of the thin film member 40 and has an inclination angle of 5 degrees with respect to the duct direction, and gradually protrudes forward in the front-rear direction toward the upper side of the thin film member 40. It is a surface that inclines as it comes. The second surface portion 402 is a surface whose inclination angle with respect to the duct direction is set to 25 degrees.

  As the second surface portion 402, an intermediate portion in the standing direction of the thin film member 40 is formed, the intermediate second surface portion 402A that is adjacent to the first surface portion 401 through the fold line 408, and the thin film member 40 is formed at the tip portion, and the intermediate second surface portion. 402A and the second end surface portion 402B adjacent to each other through the fold line 408. The intermediate second surface portion 402A and the distal end second surface portion 402B both have an inclination angle of 25 degrees with respect to the duct direction, but the inclination angles are opposite to each other. The intermediate second surface portion 402 </ b> A is a surface that inclines so as to gradually go back to the rear side in the front-rear direction toward the upper side of the thin film member 40. The tip second surface portion 402B is a surface that is inclined so as to gradually protrude forward in the front-rear direction toward the upper side of the thin film member 40. The first surface portion 401 and the intermediate second surface portion 402A are connected via a fold fold 408 when viewed from the player side, and the intermediate second surface portion 402A and the tip second surface portion 402B are valley-folded when viewed from the player side. Are connected via a fold line 408. In this way, the bent shape of the thin film member 40 which is provided with the fold line 408 and zigzags in the duct direction is a suitable shape for facilitating the action by the wind in the duct direction.

  Further, the slit 409 of the thin film member 40 reaches the upper end corresponding to the downstream side in the blowing direction, and the width in the left-right direction of the slit 409 is larger on the downstream side. Such a cut-out shape of the slit 409 is suitable for facilitating the operation of the thin film member 40 by blowing air in the duct direction and increasing the movement thereof.

  Next, the contents of the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above will be described. When the operation handle 15 is operated in the clockwise direction, the pachinko gaming machine 1 launches a ball with an intensity corresponding to the operation amount. The fired balls flow down the game area 130 in which the start port 12 and the like are arranged. The balls that have not won the starting opening 12 or the big winning opening 160 are collected from the ball discharge opening 138 provided at the lowermost part of the game area 130.

  When the main circuit 20 detects a ball passing through the passing gate 14, the main circuit 20 executes a lottery for extracting a random number for lottery for determining the usual drawing from the random numbers generated by the random number generator 27. The main circuit 20 compares the lottery random number with a lottery table for illustration determination (not shown) to determine whether or not to determine the drawing. When the common map determination is won, the main circuit 20 turns on the ◯ mark after the blinking operation of the LED constituting the general map display unit 182 (variation of the normal map). In the case of loss, the X mark is turned on after the blinking operation. If the winning determination is won, the movable blade 121 rotates outward, thereby opening the start port 12 and increasing the winning probability.

  When a ball flows into the start port 12 and a start winning is generated, the main circuit 20 executes a special figure determination by extracting a lottery random number for special figure determination. The main circuit 20 stores the extracted lottery random number for special figure determination as special figure hold. The random numbers for lottery are held up to 4 as an example of the upper limit holding number. When the number of reserves is four, the main circuit 20 erases the new lottery random number extracted according to the winning at the start port 12 without storing it as a special figure hold. Note that the number of special figure hold is displayed by the number of LEDs on the special figure hold display section 597 described above.

  When the symbol variation by the display device 5 is stopped and the big hit state is not occurring, the main circuit 20 reads the hold random numbers stored in the special figure holding area 241 one by one, and for special figure determination (not shown) It is checked against the lottery table and whether or not the special figure is determined. When reading the hold random numbers, the stored time points (winning time points) are read one by one in order from the old hold random numbers. Further, when executing the special figure determination, the same reserved random number is checked against the lottery table for the effect lottery to determine whether the special effect is successful. As described above, the expectation of winning the special figure when the special performance is executed is 80%.

  When the main circuit 20 determines whether or not the special figure is determined, the liquid crystal display unit 52 is controlled so that the symbol variation is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 520 of the display device 5. The three numerical symbols 51 arranged side by side displayed on the display device 5 stop in the order of left → right → middle. When the special symbol winning that triggers the big hit state is displayed, the display unit 5 stops and displays the big winning symbol that is a combination of the double eyes to notify the special symbol winning. In addition, when the probable big hit is won, it becomes an odd number of double eyes, and when it is a normal big hit, it becomes an even number of double eyes.

  When the special symbol winning is notified by the stop display of the jackpot symbol, the opening effect is first executed for 15 seconds, and then the jackpot state is started. In the big hit state, the round in which the big winning opening 160 is opened and the ball can be won is repeatedly executed. The main circuit 20 outputs a jackpot signal indicating the fact that the jackpot state has occurred.

  The number of repetitions of the round in which the big prize winning opening 160 is opened during the execution of the big hit state is 15 regardless of whether it is the probable big hit state or the normal big win state. One round ends when ten balls are won in the big prize opening 160 or when 30 seconds have passed. The average number of balls for 15 rounds is about 1500. When the round is digested 15 times in the jackpot state, an ending effect for 10 seconds is executed, and the jackpot state ends.

  After the probability variation jackpot state ends, a probability variation state in which the probability of winning a special figure increases. This probability change state ends in response to a normal jackpot win corresponding to the normal jackpot state (usually a special bonus win for a normal jackpot). After completion, the probability change state is resumed and continues. After the end of the normal big hit state, a short state occurs over 50 symbol variations, and when the symbol variation of 50 rotations is digested, the normal state is restored.

Next, the contents of the special effect executed by the special character 4 when the above-mentioned effect lottery executed simultaneously with the special figure determination is won, and the operation of the special character 4 at that time will be described.
The special effect is generated when an effect lottery executed simultaneously with the special figure determination is won. As described above, since 80% of the winnings in the effect lottery are at the time of special drawing winning, if the effect lottery is executed, the expectation degree of the special drawing winning is 80%.

  The special effect is executed during symbol variation for notifying whether or not the special figure determination is correct. In this special effect, operation control for operating the blower fan 43 is executed by the effect control unit 35 as the operation control means, and the thin film member 40, which is an example of a movable member, is operated by the wind of the blower fan 43. Further, the effect control unit 35 as the blinking control means blinks the LED board 45 which is an example of the light irradiation means at 10 hertz.

  In the special combination 4, the half mirror 400, the metal thin film member 40 provided with the inazuma-shaped slit 409, and the LED substrate 45 are arranged in this order from the front as viewed from the player side. During the execution of the special effect, the LED board 45 blinks in a state where the thin film member 40 is moved by the wind of the blower fan 43.

  Since the half mirror 400 disposed on the front surface of the special accessory 4 has the same light transmittance and reflectance, the thin mirror member 40 can be visually recognized by acting like a mirror when the LED substrate 45 is turned off. On the other hand, the thin film member 40 is made visible when the LED substrate 45 is turned on. Since the thin film member 40 is provided with a slit 409 that looks like lightning when viewed from the front, the lightning-shaped slit 409 appears to shine at the moment when the LED substrate 45 emits light, and when viewed from the player side, lightning. You can see a flash like this.

  Since the blower fan 43 is driven in parallel with the blinking control of the LED substrate 45 and wind is sent toward the thin film member 40, the position and shape of the slit shape of the slit 409 change from moment to moment. The slit 409 reaches the upper end portion of the thin film member 40 that hits the downstream side in the blowing direction, and the width of the slit 409 is larger on the upper end side that hits the downstream side in the blowing direction. In the thin film member 40 provided with such a slit 409, when receiving wind by the blower fan 43, the movement becomes larger toward the upper end side corresponding to the downstream side in the blowing direction, and a powerful effect is executed.

  Further, the thin film member 40 is provided with a fold line 408 so as to be easily subjected to wind. The crease 408 acts to increase the movement of the thin film member 40 when receiving wind. Furthermore, the inclination angle set by the crease 408 is larger on the upper side corresponding to the downstream side in the blowing direction. Such a configuration also works effectively in order to make the movement on the tip side of the thin film member 40 larger than the movement on the lower side during blowing, so that the effect is powerful.

  As described above, during the execution of the special effect, the thin film member 40 fluctuates irregularly due to the wind of the blower fan 43, so that the position and shape of the slit 409 vary irregularly. In parallel with the movement of the thin film member 40, the LED substrate 45 disposed on the back side of the slit 409 repeats instantaneous light emission like a strobe at a cycle of 10 hertz. From the player side, the flash of the shape of the slit 409 at the moment when the LED substrate 45 emits light can be seen through the half mirror 400. Such a flash of the slit 409 is instantaneously generated once every 0.1 second when the LED substrate 45 is turned on.

  In human vision, there is an afterimage effect that the light appears to remain even after the light is extinguished. Therefore, as shown in FIG. The image is perceived as changing with frame advance (jump). Due to the synergistic effect of the slit 409 with the lightning shape, it is possible to present the player with a powerful light effect such as a real lightning flash. According to such a light effect, it is possible to make the player visually recognize the movement of the thin film member 40 with a powerful effect as compared with the effect based on the movement of the mere moving object. It should be noted that the period at which the LED substrate 45 (LED element 451) blinks may be changed. For example, a period such as 3 hertz or 5 hertz may be employed instead of 10 hertz.

  As described above, the special game 4 that is an example of the production game provided corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a thin film that performs a special production by an operation to notify the player of the degree of expectation that a big hit state will occur. A member 40, a half mirror 400 disposed on the front side of the thin film member 40, and an LED substrate 45 that emits light on the back side of the thin film member 40 are provided. During the execution of the special effect, the LED board 45 blinks, whereby the thin film member 40 provided with the slits 409 can be visually recognized, and a flash of the shape of the slits 409 is generated like lightning.

  In the special bonus 4, the thin film member 40 that is a movable member is provided on the back side of the half mirror 400, so that when the LED substrate 45 emits light, the player visually recognizes the thin film member 40 through the half mirror 400. It will be. Further, at the moment when the LED substrate 45 blinking at 10 Hz is turned on, the flash of the shape of the slit 409 is visually observed, and after that, even if the LED substrate 45 is turned off, it is perceived that the thin film member 40 is still as it is due to the afterimage effect. The When such visual recognition is repeated by blinking of the LED board 45 such as a strobe light, the movement and position change of the thin film member 40 are perceived by the player like frame feed of a still image, and the movement of the thin film member 40 The change of the position jumps out and a jerky movement is confirmed. According to such a production effect, force can be given to the movement of the thin film member 40, and the player's attention to the special production using the thin film member 40 can be increased.

  The special accessory 4 includes a blower fan 43 that sends air to the thin film member 40. During execution of the special effect, control is performed so that the blower fan 43 is driven and wind is supplied to the thin film member 40. If wind is supplied to the thin film member 40, the movement of the thin film member 40 can be made irregular, and the monotonous movement can be suppressed.

  The thin film member 40 included in the special accessory 4 is configured by a surface that is provided with a fold 408 and is bent and inclined in the duct direction, and the inclination angle is set to be larger toward the downstream side in the blowing direction. Since the thin film member 40 constituted by a surface inclined in the direction of the duct through which the wind is sent is easy to receive the wind, it can relatively easily fly in the wind, and its movement is also relatively large. Further, by providing the first surface portion 401 and the second surface portion 402 having different inclination angles, it is possible to suppress the monotonous manner of fluttering and to provide further irregularity.

  Furthermore, the slit 409 provided in the thin film member 40 reaches the upper end portion on the downstream side in the blowing direction and divides the thin film member 40 in the width direction. The thin film member 40 provided with the slit 409 extending to the upper end on the downstream side in the air blowing direction greatly fluctuates by the air blowing in the duct direction. Thereby, a further force can be given to the special effect using the movement and position change of the thin film member 40.

  As described above, according to the special combination 4 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present example, the player's attention to the game can be increased by the special effect simulating the flash of Inazuma.

Instead of or in addition to the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be employed. Further, the following configurations may be combined as appropriate.
Although the configuration in which the special combination 4 is combined with the pachinko gaming machine 1 is illustrated, the special combination 4 may be applied to other gaming machines. For example, encapsulated pachinko machines that have balls encapsulated and consume balls to fire balls, slot machines that run games by consuming medals, and lotteries that consume points. A credit-type slot machine or the like in which the game progresses by performing can be considered. In the slot machine, the LED board 45 while executing a special effect as an effect indicating that the bonus game (special game state) has been won, or as an effect indicating that the bonus game lottery is highly expected. It is good to blink.

  In this example, the configuration in which the player is informed that the degree of expectation that the jackpot state will occur by executing the special performance is illustrated, but the player is definitely notified of the occurrence of the jackpot state. May be. In this configuration, not only the game result determining means determines the game result by lottery, but also a pachinko game machine that generates a big hit state when a ball passes through a predetermined area, etc. It is also possible to correspond to the configuration to be determined.

  The shape of the thin film member 40 may be arbitrarily changed. For example, a mountain fold fold and a valley fold fold may not be provided alternately, and only one of a mountain fold and a valley fold may be provided, or a fold may be eliminated. When the crease is eliminated, the angle of the thin film member 40 may be constant, or the inclination angle may be changed by bending the thin film member 40. For example, the side portion curves in the front-rear direction. It may be shaped so that wind resistance occurs. Further, although the configuration is such that the player visually recognizes the pattern by the slit 409, a configuration in which the pattern is drawn without the slit 409 may be employed. In this case, if the thin film member 40 transmits light or irradiates light on the front side of the thin film member 40, it is possible to make it easy for the player to visually recognize the pattern.

  In this example, the thin film member 40 is operated by sending wind from below, but the blowing direction can be changed as appropriate. Any structure may be used as long as the thin film member 40 undergoes movement, position change, or the like. It is also possible to change the fan rotation speed and rotation direction of the blower fan 43 during execution of the special effect. If the fan rotation speed and the rotation direction are changed, further irregularity can be given to the movement of the thin film member 40. Furthermore, the higher the degree of expectation, the higher the fan rotation speed of the blower fan 43 and the larger the blown amount, so that the movement of the thin film member 40 may be made intense.

  Although the thin film member 40 is illustrated as an example of the movable member, a three-dimensional doll or the like can be employed as the movable member. In this case, a configuration using a motor or the like instead of a configuration in which the operation is generated by wind may be used. That is, the power source for the movement of the movable member is not limited to wind power.

Although the half mirror 400 is used as the transmitting member, the light transmittance and reflectance may be arbitrarily changed. For example, a configuration that employs a member that reflects 80% of incident light and transmits 20% is conceivable.
Further, although the LED substrate 45 on which the LED elements 451 are arranged is illustrated as the light irradiation means, the light source such as an incandescent lamp, a fluorescent lamp, and a surface light emitter including a surface light emitting element can be arbitrarily changed.

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

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
12 Start Port 130 Game Area 160 Grand Prize Winner 20 Main Circuit (Game Result Determination Means, Effect Lottery Means, Storage Means, Readout Means, Game State Generation Means)
35 Production control unit (operation control means, blinking control means)
4 Special character (Director)
40 Thin film member (movable member)
400 half mirror (transmission member)
401 1st surface part 402, 402A, 402B 2nd surface part 409 Slit (special notch part)
41 Housing 411 Vertical Duct Portion 412 Horizontal Duct Portion 43 Blower Fan (Blower Unit)
45 LED substrate (light irradiation means)
451 LED element 5 Display device 52 Liquid crystal display unit 520 Liquid crystal display screen

Claims (6)

Game result determining means for determining a game result when a predetermined determination condition is satisfied;
A game state generating means for generating the special game state when the game result determined by the game result determining means is an occurrence of a special game state advantageous to the player;
A movable member for performing an effect by movement;
Performing control to cause the movable member to perform a special effect that is an effect by the operation of the movable member, which is an effect of notifying the player of the occurrence of the special game state or the expectation of the occurrence of the special game state. Operation control means for
A transmission member that is provided in front of the movable member and reflects a part of incident light and transmits a part thereof, so that the movable member is visible from the front when irradiated with light;
A light irradiating means for irradiating the transmissive member with light by emitting light;
A gaming machine comprising: blinking control means for executing blinking control for causing the light irradiation means to repeat blinking when the operation control means operates the movable member. Air blowing means for sending wind to the movable member;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation control unit executes control for sending wind to the air blowing unit as the operation control, and operates the movable member by the wind.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the movable member is formed in a thin film shape that can be blown by blowing air from the blowing unit.   The movable member has a first surface portion inclined at a predetermined angle toward the direction in which the wind is sent, and is inclined more greatly in the direction in which the wind is sent than the first surface portion. The game machine according to claim 3, further comprising a second surface portion provided as a second surface portion. The movable member is a notch in which a predetermined pattern is formed, and is provided with a special notch that is a notch that reaches the end opposite to the direction in which the wind is sent by the blowing means,
The gaming machine according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the light irradiation means irradiates light from behind the special notch. In the effect for the production provided corresponding to the gaming machine,
A movable member that performs a special effect by informing a player that a special gaming state advantageous to the player occurs, or notifies the player of the expected degree of occurrence of the special gaming state;
An operation control means for executing a control for operating the movable member when a predetermined performance execution condition is established;
A transmission member that is provided in front of the movable member and reflects a part of incident light and transmits a part thereof, so that the movable member is visible from the front when irradiated with light;
A light irradiating means for irradiating the transmissive member with light by emitting light;
Blinking control means for performing blinking control for causing the light irradiation means to repeat blinking when the operation control means is operating the movable member, and an effect provided in the gaming machine Service.

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