JP2017205652A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing a player from losing interest by the occurrence of a small winning game.SOLUTION: In a game machine 1 set with a small winning game difficult for a player to acquire a direct advantage as a part of winning games of kinds, a destination performance relating to the decision of unique-information visual-recognition to be reported later than the decision of the unique-information visual-recognition which has triggered the small winning game is set as the performance which may be executed during a small winning game. Said destination performance is exemplified by a reservation change performance indicating the possibility that there changes a mode of a reserved pattern 10 indicating the presence of the propriety determination information stored in the storage means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a small hit game in which it is difficult for a player to obtain a direct profit is set.

  For example, as described in the following Patent Document 1 or the like, a small hit game that is difficult (including a configuration in which it is impossible for a player to obtain a direct profit (so-called “out-of-game”). Various games are known. As such a small hit game, it is related to the player's profit, such as changing the game state (for example, shifting from one of the normal state (low probability state) and the so-called probability variation state (high probability state) to the other). While things are known, it is sometimes necessary to set a small hit game on the gaming system that has nothing to do with the player's interests.

JP 2014-54454 A

  In a small hit game, it is common to open a large winning opening or the like for a short time (so-called a number of rounds for a short time) to such an extent that it is difficult to win a game ball. Although the player cannot obtain a direct profit, he / she has to wait until such a small hit game is finished, and there is a possibility that the game may be delayed by the small hit. In particular, in a gaming machine in which a small hit game that has nothing to do with the player's profit is set, it is important to prevent the player from being awakened by the small hit game.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing the awakening of a player due to the occurrence of a small hit game.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is a gaming machine in which a small hit game in which it is difficult for a player to obtain a direct profit is set as a part of a plurality of hit games. A storage unit capable of storing a predetermined number of the determination information regarding the determination, and a display unit that displays a holding symbol indicating the presence / absence of the determination information, and may be executed during the small hit game As an effect, a pre-effect that changes the mode of the reserved symbol is set, and the pre-effect corresponds to the success / failure determination information that is already stored in the storage means when the small hit game is won. The mode of the reserved symbol is changed, and the change of the mode of the reserved symbol does not suggest a probability that the result of the determination based on the determination information corresponding to the reserved symbol is a hit. And wherein the door.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the player from awakening due to the occurrence of the small hit game.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is the figure which showed typically the state (a) in which the big hit was notified, and the state (b) in which the small hit was notified. It is the figure which showed the list | wrist (a normal aspect and a special aspect) of the aspect of a holding | maintenance symbol. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the pending | holding change effect performed during a small hit game. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the structure which suggests the probability that the success / failure determination corresponding to the target holding symbol becomes a big hit by the holding change effect executed during the small hit game. (A) (b) is an example in which a hold change effect is generated for the hold symbol displayed at the first hold display position, (c) (d) is a hold symbol displayed at the third hold display position. It is the figure which showed typically the example which the holding | maintenance change production generate | occur | produced with respect. It is the figure which showed typically the example in which the pending | holding change did not generate | occur | produce through the suggestion display that a pending | holding change may occur.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a game board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 903 that constitutes a path for guiding a game ball launched by the operation of the launch device 908 (launch handle) to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

  In the game area 902, a display device 91, a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening, and the like are provided. The display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be viewed through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90. 2 and 4 to 7 roughly describe the display region 911, the shape and the like can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the opening 901, the shape and size of the display device 91 itself, and the like). The shape and the like of the display area 911 can be changed by changing).

  In addition, the game area 902 is provided with a plurality of game nails as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flow-down game balls collide. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes into various modes depending on the condition when it collides with the game nail.

  In such a gaming machine 1, a game ball is launched toward the game area 902 by operating the launching device 908. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning opening such as the start winning opening 904 or the big winning opening 906, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by the payout device.

  The winning lottery is executed by a winning / determination means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball in the start winning opening 904 (a plurality of such starting winning openings may be provided). Specifically, a numerical value (corresponding to success / failure determination information in the present invention) is obtained from a random number source when a game ball is won at the start winning opening 904, and the numerical value is the same as a predetermined winning numerical value. In some cases, it is a win, and in other cases, it is out of place. In this embodiment, notification of the determination result is started in the order in which the numerical values are acquired (so-called fluctuation is started), but when a certain numerical value is acquired, it is acquired before that. When the determination result based on the numerical value is informed, the determination result based on the certain numerical value is stored in a storage unit provided on a control board (not shown) until the determination result is started. The maximum stored number (maximum number of holds) of a numerical value (hereinafter also simply referred to as “hold”) for which the notification of the determination of success / failure has not yet been started can be set as appropriate. The maximum number of reservations that can be stored by the storage means in the present embodiment is four per kind of start winning award. In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value is a winning numerical value at the time when the notification of the determination of correctness is started. The determination result itself may be stored (in this case, the determination result itself corresponds to the determination information). Moreover, the acquired numerical value is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect for informing the determination result.

  Note that the description of the components of the gaming machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1, the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the game balls, is omitted. About these, the thing of the structure similar to a well-known game machine is applicable.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, “big win” and “small win” are set as the winning (winning) by the lottery by the winning / failing determining means. The jackpot is such that the big winning opening 906 is opened so that the game ball can be easily won, and the player can acquire many prize balls (so-called balls). In other words, the jackpot is a game in which the player can obtain a direct profit (what can be obtained by the jackpot game itself, that is, a game).

  On the other hand, small hits are set to increase the game's preference, and unlike big hits, it is difficult for players to win a prize ball (so-called out) The same shall apply hereinafter. In other words, the small hits themselves do not bring a direct benefit to the player (things that can be obtained by the small hit games themselves, that is, the appearance of balls). In this embodiment, when winning a small win, the big winning opening 906 is opened for a moment (opening for a short time so that it is difficult for the game ball to win. (Sometimes referred to as opening) one or more times. It can be said that at least a part of the small hit is a so-called “pseudo hit”.

  In the present embodiment, the result of the determination by the determination unit is notified by a combination of a plurality of types of identification symbols 40. Combinations of identification symbols 40 indicating jackpots (for example, combinations arranged in the same identification symbol 40) and combinations of identification symbols 40 indicating jackpots (for example, combinations in which a special symbol is stopped in the middle symbol) are defined in advance. When the winning / no-go determination is won, the combination of the identification symbols 40 indicating the winning content stops (see FIG. 2). The small hit notification may be displayed near the corner of the display area 911 in order to make it inconspicuous (see FIG. 2B).

  The purpose of setting the small hit may be any. It may be for realizing a change in gaming state triggered by a small hit (such as a transition from one of a low probability state or a high probability state to the other), or a small hit on the gaming system. It may be a system that has to occur. For example, during a given gaming state, the game content that triggers the jackpot winning is a chance to win the jackpot (if the winning game is won, the winning area is opened and the game ball enters the winning area. In a game state that is not in a predetermined game state (normal game state, etc.), there is a system that must generate a small hit that does not trigger a jackpot acquisition. . In any case, the configuration described below is effective for preventing the player from being aware of the jackpot when a jackpot occurs that is not very pleasing to the player because a direct profit cannot be obtained. is there. Therefore, it is not necessary to generate a small-hit effect as described below during every small-hit game. Small wins that are pleasing to the player (for example, small hits to shift the big win winning probability from a low probability state to a high probability state), that is, a direct profit (out) is not obtained by the small hit, but another profit When a small hit such that can be obtained occurs, it is possible not to generate the effect for small hits as described below (not to deny generating the effect). That is, it may be set so that a small hit effect as described below is generated only in at least a part of cases where a small hit with no profit for the player has occurred.

  The small hit effect in the present embodiment (corresponding to the first effect in the present invention) may be referred to as a success / failure determination (hereinafter referred to as a success / failure determination after the small hit). ) (The effect is not related to the determination of whether or not the winner is won). From another point of view, it relates to the determination of whether or not there is a hold when winning a small hit game. Various effects relating to the determination of success / failure after the small hits are conceivable, and one example thereof is a pending change effect as described below.

  The hold change effect is an effect in which the aspect of the hold symbol 10 indicating the presence / absence of the determination information stored in the storage means changes. In the present embodiment, the reserved symbol 10 is displayed on the display device 91 (main display device) (see FIG. 2 and the like). As shown in FIG. 3, the normal mode 10 n and one or more types of special modes are set as the mode of the reserved symbol 10. Basically, the probability that the determination result corresponding to the reserved symbol 10 when the reserved symbol 10 is displayed is a jackpot (so-called jackpot reliability) is higher in the special mode than in the normal mode 10n. Further, if the special modes are compared with each other, the first special mode 11s is the lowest and the third special mode 13s is the highest (the so-called jackpot reliability of the second special mode 12s is higher than the first special mode 11s, Lower than special mode 13s). Therefore, the player plays a game while wishing that the special mode is displayed, and that if the special mode is displayed, the special mode with higher jackpot reliability is displayed. The specific mode of the reserved symbol 10 such as the normal mode 10n and the special mode may be any as long as the player can recognize the difference between the modes.

  In this embodiment, when winning a small hit, during the small hit game (when a short time opening of the big winning opening 906 is executed one or more times), the presence of information regarding the determination of success / failure after the small hit The possibility of changing the aspect of the reserved symbol 10 shown is shown. For example, one or more types of effect symbols 30 representing characters or the like are displayed, and the effect symbol 30 indicates the possibility of changing the reserved symbol 10 in the normal mode 10n to the reserved symbol 10 in any special mode. Let it be a production (see FIG. 4). There may be a case where the reserved symbol 10 having a special aspect changes to a reserved symbol 10 having a different special aspect. When a plurality of reserved symbols 10 are displayed, any of the reserved symbols 10 may be used as the reserved symbol 10 to be changed. Further, not only one but a plurality of reserved symbols 10 may be changed. The change in the reserved symbol 10 may indicate a probability that the determination result corresponding to the reserved symbol 10 is a big hit (so-called jackpot reliability) (explained in (1) below), and so on. (It will be described in (2) below).

(1) When the jackpot reliability is to be suggested When the jackpot reliability is to be suggested, the decision information corresponding to the reserved symbol 10 (that the above-mentioned game ball has won the start winning opening 904 The numerical value obtained at the opportunity) is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the success / failure determination information is a big hit. The case where the success / failure determination information corresponding to the target reserved symbol 10 (the success / failure determination result) is a jackpot so that it changes to a special mode with higher jackpot reliability than the case where it is out of place. It is set (see FIG. 5).

  As described above, when a plurality of reserved symbols 10 are displayed, the reserved symbol 10 to be changed may be any reserved symbol 10, but in the present embodiment, a plurality of reserved symbols 10 are displayed. At this time, the mode of the reserved symbol 10 displayed on the leftmost (first reserved display position 21) is basically changed. However, in some cases, a hold display position other than the first hold display position 21 (second hold display position 22, third hold display position 23, and fourth hold display position 24 (the smaller the number, the faster the digestion order) ) May be changed (see FIG. 2 for the hold display position). And when the change change effect in the small hit game is executed when a plurality of hold symbols 10 are displayed, than when the mode change of the hold symbol 10 displayed at the first hold display position 21 occurs. However, it is set so that the probability that the success / failure determination result corresponding to the changed holding symbol 10 becomes a big hit becomes higher when the mode change of the holding symbol 10 displayed at the other holding display position occurs. ing.

  For example, when the holding symbol 10 displayed at the first holding display position 21 changes to the first special mode 11s (see FIGS. 6A and 6B), it is displayed at other holding display positions. When the reserved symbol 10 is changed to the first special aspect 11s (see FIGS. 6C and 6D), the result of the change to the first special aspect 11s is the same, but the former case is more than the case. In the latter case, the jackpot reliability is higher. That is, the player pays attention not only to which aspect the reserved symbol 10 changes, but also to which reserved symbol 10 displayed at which reserved display position changes. The correspondence relationship between each hold display position and the jackpot reliability can be set as appropriate.

  When only one hold symbol 10 is displayed, when the hold change effect is executed, naturally, the mode of the hold symbol 10 displayed at the first hold display position 21 can only be changed. The jackpot reliability cannot be suggested by the holding display position of the changing holding symbol 10.

  Thus, by generating the hold change effect during the small hit game, the player's attention can be directed to the hold change effect. In other words, due to the pending change effect, the player's attention to the occurrence of the small hit game is reduced, so that the player is awakened by the occurrence of the small hit game that cannot obtain a direct profit It can be suppressed.

  Since the hold change effect executed during the small hit game suggests a result of the determination of whether or not it corresponds to the target hold symbol 10, the player's attention to the change of the hold symbol 10 is further increased. Is possible.

(2) When the jackpot reliability is not suggested When the jackpot reliability is not suggested, the mode of the changed reserved symbol 10 without referring to the determination information corresponding to the reserved symbol 10 Is determined by lottery. Since the jackpot reliability is not suggested, the lottery may be anything. The reserved symbol 10 changes to a special mode as shown in FIG. 3 (in this case, even if it changes to a special mode as shown in FIG. 3, it does not actually suggest the jackpot reliability. 3) As a special mode exclusively for holding change effect at the time of small hitting, a configuration in which one or a plurality of special modes different from the special mode shown in FIG. 3 is set, and changes to the special mode It is good also as a structure.

  Even if the aspect of the retained symbol 10 after the change does not actually suggest the jackpot reliability, the apparently retained symbol 10 changes in the same manner as the configuration that suggests the jackpot reliability described in (1). There is no change in being. Therefore, even in such a configuration, the player's attention during the small hit game can be directed to the hold change effect, and it is possible to suppress the player from being awakened by the occurrence of the small hit game. .

  As described above, the pending change effect executed as the small hit effect may be (1) suggesting the big hit reliability or (2) not suggesting the big hit reliability. Moreover, it is good also as a gaming machine which can perform both (1) and (2). For example, in the gaming machine, a plurality of types of modes in which the player switches arbitrarily or automatically is set, and (1) is executed in the case of one or a plurality of types of first type modes, which is different from the first type mode. The configuration may be such that (2) is executed in the case of one or more types of second type modes.

  In addition, the said holding change effect may be that the holding symbol 10 does not change. For example, as in the example illustrated in FIG. 7, there may be a possibility of executing a failure effect that the reserved symbol 10 does not change despite the appearance symbol 30 such as a character appearing. Even when such a failure effect is executed, the player's attention can be directed to the pending change effect. Assuming that a change in the mode of the holding symbol 10 is generated (successfully succeeded), the more you experience the holding change effect during the small hit game, the less you may be interested in the effect. In view of this, it may be better to set the setting so that the failure production as described above can occur.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the hold change effect is set as an example of the small win effect (first effect). For example, in addition to the hold change effect or instead of the hold change effect, another effect may be set as a small hit effect. As another effect that can be the effect for small hits, the result of the determination of the success / failure corresponding to the hold (whether / notice determination information) memorized when winning the small hit game, such as “Is there a chance in the hold?” Is suggested. An effect of performing such display can be exemplified.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that each reserved symbol 10 is displayed along the lower edge of the display area 911 (in the lower right), but the display location is merely an example.

  In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that each reserved symbol 10 is displayed on the main display device 91 on which various effects and the like are executed, but is displayed on a display device other than the main display device 91. The same technical idea can be applied to things. The display device on which the reserved symbol 10 is displayed may be a display device provided only for displaying the reserved symbol 10.

Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiment are listed below.
The gaming machine according to means 1 is a gaming machine in which a small hitting game in which it is difficult for a player to obtain direct profit as a part of a plurality of types of hitting games, As an effect that may be executed, a pre-effect related to the success / failure determination that is notified after the determination of whether or not the winning game is won is set.
In the gaming machine according to the means 1, since a pre-effect related to the determination of success / failure to be notified after the determination of success / failure of winning the small hitting game is set during the small hitting game, the player in the small hitting game is attracting attention. It is suitable for the destination effect that is an effect related to the previous success / failure determination. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the player from being awakened due to the occurrence of the small hit game.
The gaming machine according to means 2 is the gaming machine according to means 1, wherein a storage means capable of storing a predetermined number of the determination information regarding the determination of success / failure and a hold indicating the presence / absence of the determination information stored in the storage means A display device that displays a symbol, and a holding change effect indicating a possibility that a mode of the reserved symbol is changed is set as the first effect.
As in the case of the gaming machine according to the means 2, if the holding change effect indicating the possibility of changing the mode of the holding symbol is executed during the small hit game, the player changes the mode of the holding symbol. In order to focus on whether or not to change, it is possible to prevent the player from awakening due to the occurrence of the small hit game.
The gaming machine according to the means 3 is the gaming machine according to the means 1 or 2, wherein the first effect suggests a result of determination of success / failure notified after the determination of success / failure of winning the small hit game. It is characterized by.
As in the case of the gaming machine according to the means 3, if the destination effect suggests the result of the determination of success / failure, it is possible to further increase the player's attention to the destination effect.
The gaming machine according to the means 4 is the gaming machine according to the means 3 quoting the means 2, and when the aspect of the reserved symbol displayed at a certain position is changed by the preceding effect, the gaming machine is in a position different from that. It is characterized in that the probability that the determination result is a big hit differs from the case where the mode of the displayed reserved symbol is changed.
As in the case of the gaming machine according to the means 4, if the probability that the reserved symbol is a big hit is set differently depending on the position of the reserved symbol displayed at which position changes, the mode change of the reserved symbol It is possible to further increase the player's attention to.

1 gaming machine 10 reserved symbol 10n normal mode 11s first special mode 12s second special mode 13s third special mode 21 first hold display position 22 second hold display position 23 third hold display position 24 fourth hold display position 91 display apparatus

Claims (1)

As a part of a plurality of types of winning games, a gaming machine in which a small hitting game in which it is difficult for a player to directly gain profits,
Storage means capable of storing a predetermined number of the determination information regarding the determination,
Display means for displaying a holding symbol indicating the presence / absence determination information;
With
As an effect that may be executed during the small hit game, a destination effect that changes the mode of the reserved symbol is set,
The first effect changes the aspect of the reserved symbol corresponding to the success / failure determination information already stored in the storage means at the time of winning the small hit game, and the change of the aspect of the reserved symbol is The gaming machine is characterized in that the success / failure determination result based on the success / failure determination information corresponding to the reserved symbol does not indicate a probability of being a hit.

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