JP2018050781A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of achieving a change in a highly amusing performance.SOLUTION: A game machine 1 includes: winning/losing determination information acquisition means for acquiring winning/losing determination information with entry of game balls into a predetermined area 904 as an opportunity; and performance control means for starting a specific performance instead of a performance under execution with acquisition of specific information as an opportunity in any performance under execution being executed at the time of acquisition of the specific information when winning/losing determination information acquired by the winning/losing determination information acquisition means is the specific information and a predetermined prohibition condition is not satisfied.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In many gaming machines, it is common to determine an effect for notifying the result of the success / failure determination based on the result of the determination of the success / failure (determining an effect corresponding to each change) (for example, see Patent Document 1 below) ).

JP, 2006-093353, A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of realizing a highly interesting production change.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes a determination result acquisition unit that acquires determination result information when a game ball has entered a predetermined area, and a determination result acquisition unit that acquires the determination result. When the acquired determination information is specific information and a predetermined prohibition condition is not satisfied, no matter what effect is being executed at the time of acquiring the specific information, An effect control means for starting a specific effect instead of the effect being executed in response to acquisition of specific information, and a sound output device for outputting a sound effect for the effect, and at the start of the specific effect, the sound output Even if the effect sound effect for the production effect is output from the apparatus, the effect sound effect is switched to that for the specific effect.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a highly interesting production change.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. (A) is the figure which showed typically the hold display and identification symbol which were displayed on the display apparatus (display area | region), (b) is the figure which showed the kind of hold display. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow of the production | presentation from after the occurrence of a sudden effect until after the occurrence of a sudden effect. It is a figure for demonstrating a prohibition condition. It is a figure for demonstrating a 2nd example. It is a figure for demonstrating a 3rd example. It is a figure for demonstrating a 4th example. It is a figure for demonstrating a 5th example.

  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 forms a path for guiding a game ball launched by operating the launching device 908 (launching handle) to the gaming area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

  The game area 902 is provided with a display 91, a start winning opening 904 (corresponding to a predetermined area in the present invention), a big winning opening 906, an out opening, and the like. 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. Note that the shape and the like of the display region 911 can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the display region 911 can be changed by changing the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself). .

  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 jackpot lottery is executed by a winning determination means which is a control circuit built on a main control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball to the start winning opening 904 (a plurality of such starting winning openings are provided. Also good). Specifically, a numerical value (hereinafter also referred to as “whether determination information”) is acquired from a random number source when a game ball is won at the start winning opening 904 (this determination information acquisition means is the determination information) If the numerical value is the same as a predetermined jackpot value, the jackpot is won, and if it is different, it is lost. 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 storage number (maximum hold number) of a numerical value for which notification of determination of success / failure has not yet started (hereinafter may be simply referred to as hold (hold information)) can be set as appropriate. The maximum number of reservations that can be stored by the storage unit in the present embodiment is four per kind of start winning prize opening 904. The hold information stored in the storage means is displayed in the display area 911 as the hold display 20 (see FIG. 2A). In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value is a numerical value that is a big hit 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.

  In the present embodiment, as the mode of the hold display 20, a plurality of types of modes having different probabilities (so-called jackpot expectation degree, hereinafter simply referred to as jackpot expectation degree) in which the determination result is a jackpot are set. In this embodiment, the normal mode 20n, the first special mode 21s, the second special mode 22s, and the third special mode 23s are set in order from the lowest expectation (see FIG. 2B). In this embodiment, the difference of each aspect is differentiated by the color of the hold display 20 (in each figure, the color is expressed by characters). However, how to set the difference between the modes, the number of types of modes, and the like can be changed as appropriate.

  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 present embodiment, as in the case of a known gaming machine, the player is notified of the determination result of the success / failure by the combination of the identification symbols 10 (see FIG. 2A) displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91. Specifically, an identification symbol group 10g including a plurality of types of identification symbols 10 (left identification symbol group 10gL, middle identification symbol group 10gC, right identification symbol group 10gR) starts to change, and finally from each identification symbol group 10g. One identification symbol 10 is selected and stopped. When the jackpot is won, the combination of the identification symbols 10 selected and stopped from each of the identification symbol groups 10g is a predetermined combination (for example, a set of three identical identification symbols 10). If it is out of place, it becomes a combination other than that (other than the combination that is a big hit). In each figure, only “numbers (characters)” constituting the identification symbol 10 are shown, but a symbol in which the numerals and characters are combined can be set as the identification symbol 10.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, various effects for improving the game preference are executed. In the present embodiment, various effects are controlled by an effect control board (sub control board) (not shown) (a control circuit built on the effect control board corresponds to the effect control means in the present invention). The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can execute an unexpected effect (corresponding to a specific effect in the present invention) as a kind of the effect. Hereinafter, the sudden effect will be described in detail.

  The sudden effect is an effect that is executed when the acquired determination information is specific information (when the numerical value acquired from the random number source is a predetermined value). Normally, the effect of notifying a certain determination result is started after all notification of the determination result (previous determination result) for which the determination information has been acquired is completed. That is, it is generally started when the identification symbol 10 (identification symbol group 10g) for notifying a certain determination result is started. Therefore, even when the success / failure determination information is newly acquired, when the effect for informing the previous determination result is being executed, the effect is continuously executed as it is. With the exception of the fact that the hold display 20 is displayed triggered by the acquisition of the ID, and the display of the identification symbol 10 is continued (details will be described later), an effect that the acquisition of new success / failure determination information is being executed (hereinafter described) , Sometimes referred to as a running effect). In other words, it can be said that when the sudden effect is started, at least the background image is switched from the active effect to the sudden effect.

  The sudden effect is triggered by the fact that the specific information has been acquired, and is started instead of the effect during execution. In other words, when the specific information is acquired, the in-execution effect is forcibly terminated and the sudden effect is started instead. In the present embodiment, when the specific information is acquired when the effect during execution is not set, that is, when the notification of all the determination results is completed, the same effect as the sudden effect is obtained. In the following, an unexpected effect (that is, an unexpected effect that occurs when notifying all the determination results) has been described will be described in place of the ongoing effect.

  The sudden effect in the present embodiment is at least an effect image displayed in the display area 911, an effect sound output from the speaker 94, and an effect output from the light emitting member 93 provided on the frame of the gaming machine 1 or the like. Composed of light. That is, these are set as production elements for sudden effects. Any specific form of each effect element may be used. Since the start timing of the sudden effect is the timing when the specific information is acquired, the total time of the sudden effect is indefinite. Therefore, each effect element should just be comprised so that the thing of the predetermined effect aspect which changes with time may be output so that it may loop at a fixed time interval. That is, the effect video is output to the display area 911 so that the video for a certain period of time is started from the beginning every time that time passes. The production sound is output from the speaker 94 so that music for a certain period of time is started from the beginning every time that time elapses. The light emitting member 93 is controlled so that the effect light starts from the beginning every time the light emission pattern of a certain time passes. The timings for looping each effect element should be the same. By doing in this way, it is possible to produce an unexpected effect in which video, sound, and light are linked.

  As described above, the sudden effect in the present embodiment is such that the effect aspect changes with time, but the effect aspect by any effect element may be maintained while the effect is continued. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which a still image is continuously output as a production image. In the present embodiment, the identification symbol 10 continues to be displayed even during the sudden effect. The identification symbol 10 may be displayed in a dedicated manner in the sudden effect. When it is set as such a structure, the identification symbol 10 currently displayed according to the effect during execution changes to the state displayed in the exclusive mode triggered by the start of the sudden effect. In the present embodiment, during the sudden effect, the identification symbol 10 is displayed small so as not to stand out in the corner of the display area 911.

  The sudden effect continues at least until the change of the identification symbol 10 (identification symbol group 10g) for notifying the determination result corresponding to the specific information (hereinafter also referred to as the target determination result) is started. To do. If the hold display 20 corresponding to the specific information is the specific hold display 201 (the appearance is not different from the normal hold display 20), the specific hold display 201 is displayed after the specific hold display 201 is displayed. It continues until it is not displayed as the display 20. However, if the effect of notifying the determination result is started and the notification of the determination result has not yet been completed, that is, the setting corresponding to the so-called change (the change display) is displayed. This continues until the display corresponding to the hold display 201 shifts to the change display. As described above, the sudden effect continues until a predetermined time point after all the notifications of the success / failure determination results before the target's success / failure determination results are completed. However, the sudden effect may end before the change of the identification symbol 10 (identification symbol group 10g) for notifying the target determination result is started.

  In the present embodiment, after the sudden effect is finished, the process shifts to a predetermined effect, and the determination result is notified by the end of the effect. The predetermined effect may be only one type (a dedicated effect executed after the sudden effect may be set), or a plurality of types may be set. Moreover, it may be set so that such a predetermined effect does not occur and the result of the determination of whether or not the object is informed by the ending of the sudden effect itself. It should be noted that the sudden effect in the present embodiment is set as an effect that is increased (compared to the case where it does not occur) although it may be referred to as a jackpot expectation degree of the target determination result. The expected degree of jackpot when it occurs can be set as appropriate. It is good also as a setting which confirms that the target success / failure determination result becomes a big hit by generation | occurrence | production of a sudden effect.

  In the present embodiment, even when specific information is acquired as the determination information, the sudden effect may not be generated. Specifically, even when the specific information is acquired, when a predetermined prohibition condition is satisfied, no sudden effect is generated. In the present embodiment, a prohibition condition is set based on the determination information (hereinafter also referred to as “holding information”) acquired before the specific information. Specifically, it is as follows. In addition, since the prohibition conditions can be set from various viewpoints, the following conditions are merely examples. Further, a configuration in which such a prohibition condition is not set may be employed. That is, when specific information is acquired, it can also be set as the structure where a sudden effect is started under any circumstances.

・ First prohibition condition (see Fig. 4 (a))
When there is what holds a so-called reach state in the previous hold information, no sudden effect is generated. In the reach state, any of the plurality of identification symbols 10 for notifying the determination result is stopped or pseudo-stopped (a mode in which the player appears to be stopped (such as the symbol is slightly shaken) The same applies to the following), and there is a possibility that a big hit from the player's point of view remains. In the present embodiment, the symbols selected from two of the left identification symbol group 10gL, the middle identification symbol group 10gC, and the right identification symbol group 10gR and stopped or pseudo-stopped are the same, and the remaining one identification symbol A state where the group 10g is changing. That is, if the identification symbol 10 selected from the remaining one identification symbol group 10g is the same as the one selected from the other identification symbol group 10g, it is a big win. The reach state indicates that the probability that the result of the success / failure determination will be a big win for the player has increased, and is a state (production) that has an expectation to the player. May decrease. Therefore, the prohibition condition is set when there is a piece of the hold information that is in the reach state. It does not matter whether or not the determination result corresponding to the reach state is finally a big hit.

・ Second prohibition condition (see Fig. 4 (b))
In the case where the previous hold information includes what causes a so-called continuous production, no sudden production is generated. Examples of continuous effects include so-called pseudo continuous effects and prefetch continuous effects. Since these continuous effects are known effects, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The pseudo-continuous effect is an effect in which the identification symbol 10 that fluctuates in a combination indicating a disparity is stopped in a pseudo manner and the change is started again one or more times. Basically, the repetition occurs during the effect of notifying one determination result. The pre-reading continuous effect is an effect in which the identification symbol 10 that fluctuates in a predetermined combination (such as a combination that indicates a chance) is stopped and the variation is repeated one or more times. That is, when notifying a certain determination result, an effect that notifies one or a plurality of determination results that are completed earlier than that is used. In general, in both continuous productions, the greater the number of times of re-variation from stop or pseudo stop, the higher the jackpot expectation is set. These continuous performances indicate that the probability that the result of the success / failure determination will be a big hit for the player has increased, and is a state (effect) that gives the player expectation. There is a risk that interest will decline. For this reason, a case where what is called a continuous effect is included in the previous hold information is set as a prohibition condition.

-Third prohibition condition (see Fig. 4 (c))
When the previous hold information includes a hit / decision result that is a big hit, no sudden effect is generated. Since the jackpot game is executed when the determination result is a jackpot, the case where such previous hold information exists is set as a prohibition condition. If the determination result is a big hit, this condition can be covered by a prohibition condition (first prohibition condition) based on whether or not the reach state is established in a configuration that is set to pass through the reach state. Since it can, it does not need to be set as a prohibition condition. In a configuration where there is a possibility of winning a jackpot without going through a reach state, such as a so-called all-rotation effect in which the jackpot is fixed (the description is omitted because it is publicly known), it is necessary to set this condition as a prohibition condition.

-Fourth prohibition condition (see Fig. 4 (d))
In the case where there is a display in the special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s in the hold display 20 corresponding to the previous hold information, no sudden effect is generated. When the hold display 20 becomes the special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s, the player expects that the determination result corresponding to the hold display 20 is a big hit, so that the expectation is not betrayed. This suppresses a decrease in preference. However, in the configuration in which the reach state is always established when the hold display 20 is in the special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s, the prohibition condition based on whether the reach state is established (first prohibition) This condition can be covered by (condition), and therefore it may not be set as a prohibition condition. Even in the case where the hold display 20 becomes the special modes 21s, 22s, and 23s, in a configuration in which the reach state may not be established, it is necessary to set this condition as a prohibition condition.

・ Fifth prohibited condition (not shown)
When the previous hold information is less than the predetermined number, the sudden effect is not generated. For example, when the number of previous hold information is less than 2 (1 or less), no sudden effect is generated. The sudden effect can be said to be an effect (pre-reading effect) that is executed across a plurality of holds, so if the number of previous hold information is small, the effect will be reduced. Forbidden conditions based on the above may be set.

  Thus, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the specific information is acquired, there is a possibility that the running effect suddenly changes to the sudden effect. In other words, it is possible to realize an unprecedented change in production in which the production changes suddenly by acquiring the success / failure determination information.

  In the present embodiment, even when a sudden effect occurs, at least the image indicating the hold display 20 indicating the presence of the hold information is maintained and displayed as it is. Here, “maintained” does not mean that the image indicating the hold display 20 is not changed at all, but means that the display mode of the hold display 20 is maintained as it is. In other words, it is intended to allow the hold display 20 to be increased or decreased by acquiring the determination information or notifying the determination result. Since the sudden effect is generated when the specific information is acquired, the number of reservations at the time of occurrence of the sudden effect is larger than the number of reservations immediately before the occurrence of the sudden effect (+1). Therefore, an increase in the hold display 20 corresponding to that occurs. In this way, by keeping the hold display 20 being displayed as it is, it is possible to prevent the player from misunderstanding that all the determination results corresponding to the hold information have been notified. It is possible to realize a change in production with impact.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the identification symbol 10 continues to be displayed even after the sudden effect is started, as in the case of the hold display 20, what is the determination result corresponding to the previous hold display 20? It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation that is unknown.

  Hereinafter, specific examples in which the gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment is modified or improved will be described. Unless otherwise specified, the technical idea of a specific example described below may be applied singly or may be applied multiple times.

○ First example (see Fig. 3)
While the sudden effect is being executed (from the start to the end of the sudden effect), the mode of all the held displays 20 that are displayed is maintained in the normal mode 20n. If the hold display 20 is set to the special modes 21s, 22s, and 23s, it is easily understood that the determination result corresponding to the hold display 20 that has become the special modes 21s, 22s, and 23s is the target of the sudden effect. Because. Thus, if the hold that is the target of the sudden effect is easily known, there is a risk that the enjoyment of the effect of imagining how far the sudden effect will continue will be lost. Therefore, it is preferable that the mode of all the hold displays 20 (including the hold display 20 other than the hold display 20 corresponding to the specific information) be maintained in the normal mode 20n while the sudden effect is being executed.

  If the fourth prohibition condition is set as the prohibition condition, the hold display 20 corresponding to the previous hold information, which is the determination information before the specific information, is always displayed at the start of the sudden effect. This is normal mode 20n. Accordingly, the hold display 20 corresponding to the specific information and the hold display 20 corresponding to the determination information (new hold) acquired after the specific information (after the sudden effect is started) are set as the normal mode 20n. That's fine. In addition, when the fourth prohibition condition is not set as the prohibition condition and there is a possibility that the hold display 20 in the specific mode is displayed at the start of the sudden effect (immediately before the start), the sudden effect is started. At the same time, the specific mode may be changed to the normal mode 20n and controlled so as to be maintained until the sudden effect ends.

○ Second specific example (see Fig. 5)
This is a control example of the hold display 20 different from the first specific example. At the timing when the sudden effect is started (immediately after the start), the mode of all displayed hold displays 20 is the normal mode 20n (see FIGS. 5A and 5B). By doing in this way, it is possible to suppress a decrease in preference due to easily knowing which hold display 20 corresponds to the sudden effect immediately after the sudden effect is started. .

  In other words, this example, unlike the first specific example, allows a change in the state of the hold display 20 after a predetermined period has elapsed since the sudden effect was started. In this example, since the mode of the hold display 20 may change in the middle of the production, there is an advantage that the suddenness production and the change of the hold display 20 are combined to improve the preference of the production.

  Examples of the timing at which the mode change of the hold display 20 is allowed may include a point in time when at least one notification of the determination result is completed after the sudden effect is started. In other words, after the sudden effect is started, the determination result is notified, so that the position of each holding display 20 (holding order) is raised one by one and thereafter, the mode of the holding display 20 Can be changed (the hold change effect occurs) (see FIG. 5C).

  Note that the mode change of the hold display 20 can be generated only in the specific hold display 201, or can be set so that it may occur in the hold display 20 other than the specific hold display 201 ( FIG. 5C shows an example in which the mode of the specific hold display 201 is changed). If the former is adopted, it is possible to show the hold display 20 that is the target of the sudden effect in an easy-to-understand manner, and the degree of expectation that the success / failure determination result corresponding to the hold display 20 is a big hit also by the change of the hold display 20. It is possible to suggest. If the latter is adopted, a mode change will occur even for the hold display 20 that is the target of the sudden effect, so that the hold display 20 that is the target of the sudden effect is difficult to understand (unexpectedly) It is possible to make a certain production).

  In addition, if it is an effect for showing to the player that the hold display 20 may change, and there is a possibility that the form of the hold display 20 changes, the form of the hold display 20 changes. The technical idea similar to this example may be applied to a pending change suggestion effect that may not result in an end. In other words, a configuration in which a pending change suggestion effect may occur after the point in time when the notification of at least one success / failure determination result is completed after the sudden effect is started is adopted. Moreover, the hold display 20 that is the target of the hold change suggestion effect may be configured to be limited to the specific hold display 201 or may be configured to be not limited to the specific hold display 201.

○ Third example (see Fig. 6)
This is a control example in the case of including a movable member 92 (so-called movable accessory) that can operate within a predetermined range. Since any specific embodiment of the movable member 92, drive mechanism, and the like may be used, description thereof is omitted. The movable member 92 and a light emitting member 93 whose details will be described later may be integrated. The movable member 92 is assumed to be able to operate between the original position and one or a plurality of effect positions. A form, a color, etc. may change by movement between the original position and the production position.

  When the specific information is acquired, the movable member 92 may not be in the original position. In other words, the possibility that an effect using the movable member 92 is being executed for the effect being executed cannot be denied. Considering this, when the movable member 92 is not in the original position when the specific information is acquired and the sudden effect is started (see FIG. 6A), the movable member 92 is immediately Is returned to the original position (in the case where the form, color, etc. change), the form, color, etc. at the original position is returned (see FIG. 6B). With such a configuration, since the movable member 92 is forcibly displaced to the original position by the start of the sudden effect, the change in the effect is easy to understand. More specifically, an unprecedented series of effects may occur in which the movable member 92 that was not in the original position suddenly returns to the original position without any context.

  When the movable member 92 is in the original position when the specific information is acquired, the state is maintained even after the sudden effect is started.

○ Fourth example (see Fig. 7)
A light emitting member 93 (one light source or a light emitting unit including a plurality of light sources) that can be changed to various light emission modes, such as switching the light emission color, is provided. This is a control example. The light emitting member 93 may be lit in a light emitting mode corresponding to the effect during execution. In such a situation, when the specific information is acquired and the sudden effect is started, the light emission mode (effect light) corresponding to the sudden effect immediately from the light emission mode corresponding to the effect during execution (see FIG. 7A). (See FIG. 7B). With such a configuration, since the light emission mode of the light emitting member 93 is forcibly switched by the start of the sudden effect, the change in the effect is easy to understand. Furthermore, the light emitting mode in which the light emitting member 93 that emits light corresponding to the performance during execution (for example, it is considered that light is emitted regularly corresponding to the performance during execution) suddenly differs without any context. An unprecedented series of effects can be generated.

○ Fifth example (see Fig. 8)
It is an example of control in the case where a speaker 94 (sound output device) that outputs effect sound for production is provided. The speaker 94 may output a sound effect for the effect corresponding to the effect during execution. In such a situation, when the specific information is acquired and the sudden effect is started, the sound effect (effect sound) corresponding to the sudden effect immediately from the sound effect corresponding to the effect during execution (see FIG. 8A). (See FIG. 8B). With such a configuration, since the mode of the sound output from the speaker 94 is forcibly switched by the start of the sudden effect, the change in the effect is easy to understand. Furthermore, there is an unprecedented series of performances that switch from a state in which music with a predetermined melody corresponding to a performance during execution is output to a state in which music with a completely different melody is output without any context. Will get.

-6th specific example Although the sudden effect in the said embodiment demonstrated starting that specific information was acquired, it may be started at other timings. For example, after the specific information is acquired, the determination result that has already been started when the specific information is acquired or the determination result corresponding to the previous hold information is sequentially notified. As a result of the completion of the success / failure determination result corresponding to the previous hold information or the previous / failure determination result that has already been started when the information is acquired, an unexpected effect corresponding to the specific information may occur. May be. In other words, it may be possible that an unexpected effect may be generated when one of the pending digest orders corresponding to the specific information is moved up (the display position of the specific hold display 201 moves). As in the above embodiment, sudden production may occur immediately when specific information is acquired, or it may be triggered by the fact that one of the pending digest orders corresponding to the specific information has been raised. May be generated.

  In this way, it is possible to realize an unprecedented change in production by adopting a configuration in which a sudden production may occur triggered by the advance of the pending digestion order.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment (specific example) of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment at all, and various modification | change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. is there.

Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiment are listed below.
・ Means 1
The validity determination information acquisition means for acquiring the validity determination information when a game ball enters the predetermined area, and the validity determination information acquired by the validity determination information acquisition means are specific information, and a predetermined prohibition. If the condition is not established, any effect that is being executed at the time of acquiring the specific information is a specific effect instead of the effect that is being executed, triggered by the acquisition of the specific information. An effect control means for starting the game machine.
According to the gaming machine according to the means 1, when the specific information is acquired, it is possible to realize an unprecedented change in the effect that the effect during execution may suddenly change to the specific effect.

・ Means 2
Storage means for storing the determination information acquired by the determination information acquisition means as a hold information up to a predetermined number, and at least a part of the prohibition condition is stored in the storage means The gaming machine according to means 1, wherein whether or not it is established is determined based on what information is.
In this way, depending on the content of the hold information, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a malfunction such as an important effect being stopped when the specific effect is started by preventing the specific effect from being executed. It is.

・ Means 3
Storage means for storing the success / failure determination information acquired by the success / failure determination information acquisition means as a hold information up to a predetermined number, and at the start of the specific effect, for the image displayed on the display device, The gaming machine according to means 1 or 2, wherein an image indicating a hold display indicating presence is maintained.
In this way, when the specific effect is started, the hold display indicating the presence of the hold information is maintained, so that all the determination results corresponding to the hold information may have been notified. While preventing the player from misunderstanding and the like, it is possible to realize a dramatic change in performance.

・ Means 4
Storage means for storing the success / failure determination information acquired by the success / failure determination information acquisition means as a hold information up to a predetermined number, and as a hold display indicating the presence of the hold information, a normal mode and more than the normal mode A special mode is set to suggest that the probability that the corresponding determination result is a hit is increased, and during the execution of the specific effect, all the hold display modes are the normal mode and the normal mode. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to means 3, wherein:
In this way, while the specific effect is being executed, it is easy to determine which hold display (hold information) the specific effect corresponds to by allowing the hold display mode to be the normal mode. It is possible to suppress a decrease in preference due to understanding.

・ Means 5
Storage means for storing the success / failure determination information acquired by the success / failure determination information acquisition means as a hold information up to a predetermined number, and as a hold display indicating the presence of the hold information, a normal mode and more than the normal mode A special mode is set to suggest that the probability that the corresponding success / failure determination result is a hit is high, and at least at the timing when the specific effect is generated, all the modes of hold display are set as the normal mode. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to means 3 characterized by the above.
In this way, by setting the mode of the hold display to the normal mode at the timing when the specific effect is generated, the specific effect corresponds to which hold display (hold information) immediately after the specific effect is started. It is possible to suppress a decrease in preference due to the fact that it is easily understood.

・ Means 6
The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5, further comprising a movable member operable within a predetermined range, wherein the movable member is positioned at an original position at the start of the specific effect.
With this configuration, when the movable member is located at a position other than the original position immediately before the start of the specific effect, the movable member is forcibly displaced to the original position by the start of the specific effect. The change in production is easy to understand.

・ Means 7
A light emitting member capable of emitting light in a plurality of types of light emitting modes, and at the start of the specific effect, even if the light emitting member emits light in accordance with the effect during execution, the light emitting mode of the light emitting member is The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6, characterized in that it can be switched to one that matches the specific performance.
By setting it as such a structure, since the light emission mode of a light emitting member will be forcedly switched by the start of a specific production, the change of production is easy to understand.

・ Means 8
A sound output device that outputs a sound effect for the effect, and at the start of the specific effect, even if a sound effect for the effect that matches the effect being performed is output from the sound output device, The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 7, wherein the effect sound effect is switched to one that matches the specific effect.
By adopting such a configuration, the sound effect is forcibly switched at the start of the specific effect, so the change in the effect is easy to understand.

1 gaming machine 10 identification symbol 20 hold display 20n normal mode 21s first special mode 22s second special mode 23s third special mode 201 specific hold display 91 display device 911 display area 92 movable member 93 light emitting member 94 speaker (sound output device)

Claims (1)

A result determination information acquisition means for acquiring the result determination information when a game ball enters a predetermined area;
If the success / failure determination information obtained by the success / failure determination information acquisition means is specific information and the predetermined prohibition condition is not satisfied, what kind of effect is being executed when the specific information is acquired? Even if it is an effect, an effect control means for starting the specific effect instead of the effect during the execution with the acquisition of the specific information,
A sound output device that outputs sound effects for production;
With
At the start of the specific effect, even if the sound effect for the effect according to the in-execution effect is output from the sound output device, the effect sound for the effect is adjusted to the specific effect. A gaming machine characterized by being switched.

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