JP2018161225A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of executing an interesting performance which has never been existed.SOLUTION: A game machine 1 acquires first winning/losing determination information with the entry of a game ball into a first start winning port 904 as a moment and acquires second winning/losing determination information with the entry of a game ball into a second start winning port 905 different from the first start winning port 904 as a moment. The game machine is capable of executing a suggestion performance which suggests what a winning/losing determination result corresponding to the first winning/losing determination information is like, in the middle of a performance of reporting a winning/losing determination result corresponding to the second winning/losing determination information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  As described in the following Patent Document 1 and the like, a gaming machine capable of executing a so-called prefetch effect is known. The pre-reading effect suggests a probability that a certain determination result is a hit in an effect informing the previous determination result. In other words, it is possible to execute an effect (suggested effect) that suggests the probability that a certain hit / fail judgment result will be a big hit during the effect of notifying the other hit / fail judgment result.

JP 2010-42106 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of executing an interesting presentation that has not been achieved in the past.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention made to solve the above-described problems, the first success / failure determination information is acquired in response to the winning of the game ball in the first starting winning opening, and the first starting winning opening is different from the first starting winning opening. A gaming machine in which second winning / failing determination information is acquired in response to a winning of a game ball in the second starting winning opening, and what the winning / failing determination result corresponding to the first winning / failing determination information is, The suggestion effect suggested during the effect of informing the determination result corresponding to the second determination information can be executed.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention suggests what the success / failure determination result corresponding to the first success / failure determination information will be, using the effect of informing the success / failure determination result corresponding to the second success / failure determination information. Since it is possible, it is possible to make the production suggesting what the result of the success / failure determination corresponding to the first success / failure determination information will be more attractive than in the past.

  When the first success / failure determination information and the second success / failure determination information that have not been notified of the success / failure determination result exist, the time from the start to the completion of notification of the correct / failure determination result corresponding to the first correct / failure determination information It is preferable that a certain first variation time and a second variation time that is a time from the start to the completion of notification of the determination result corresponding to the second determination information are advanced together.

  Thus, in the configuration (so-called simultaneous variation) in which the effect of notifying the determination result corresponding to the first determination result and the effect of notifying the determination result corresponding to the second determination information proceed together. It is possible to execute the suggestion effect using the effect of informing the determination result corresponding to the second determination information.

  One or more types of time that may be set as the second variation time are all shorter than either one or more types of time that may be set as the first variation time. It is good to be.

  In this way, when the second variation time is shorter than the first variation time, the longer determination result is suggested by using the effect of informing the shorter determination result. (It is possible to effectively use the effect of informing the shorter determination result).

  A storage unit that stores a predetermined number of the second success / failure determination information may be provided, and the suggestion effect may be executed over a plurality of effects that notify the plurality of second success / failure determination information.

  In this way, it is possible to increase the variation of the suggestion effect by causing the suggestion effect to be executed over the effect of informing the determination result corresponding to the plurality of second determination information. Become.

  When the number of the second success / failure determination information that can be stored in the storage means is X and the longest time that can be set as the second variation time is T2max, the second variation time is set as the first variation time. It is preferable that the shortest time T1min that can be satisfied is a time satisfying “T1min ≧ T2max × X”.

  By configuring in this way, when the maximum number of second success / failure determination information is stored in the storage unit, the suggestion effect is obtained by using the effect of informing the determination result corresponding to all the second success / failure determination information. Can be executed.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention is capable of performing an interesting presentation that has never been seen before.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the state by which the combination of the 1st identification symbol which shows a jackpot was displayed, (b) is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the gaming state of the gaming machine concerning this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between 1st variation time and 2nd variation time. It is the figure which showed an example (display of a suggestion image) of the suggestion effect which generate | occur | produces during a 2nd fluctuation | variation. It is a time chart for demonstrating generation | occurrence | production timing of suggestion production.

  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.

  In the game area 902, a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like are provided. A display area 911 of the display device 91 that executes various effects is an area that can be viewed through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90. 2 and 4, the display area 911 is roughly described, but the shape and the like can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself are changed). Thus, the shape or the like of the display area 911 can be changed).

  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.

  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.

  The jackpot lottery (win / no-go determination) is executed by a winning / no-go determining means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball in the first start winning opening 904 or the second starting winning opening 905. Specifically, a numerical value (hereinafter also referred to as “whether or not determination information”) is acquired from a random number source in response to the winning of a game ball in the first starting winning opening 904 and the second starting winning opening 905, and the numerical value is If it is the same as a predetermined jackpot value, it will be a jackpot, otherwise it will be out of place. If the jackpot is won, a jackpot game is executed. The jackpot game is a game in which the big winning opening 906 is frequently opened, and the player can acquire a lot of game balls (so-called game balls). Is omitted. A plurality of types of jackpot games having different expected values of game balls that can be acquired may be set. Moreover, based on the numerical value acquired from the random number source, the specific content of the effect for informing the determination result is determined.

  In the present embodiment, basically, notification of the success / failure determination result (hereinafter, also referred to as fluctuation) is started in the order in which the determination information is acquired. Trigger determination information (hereinafter also referred to as first success / failure determination information) triggered by winning a game ball at the first start winning opening 904, and winning a game ball at the second start winning opening 905 When there is only one of the determination information (hereinafter also referred to as second determination information), notification of the determination result is started in the order in which the determination information is acquired. That is, the variation of the identification symbol 80 for informing the determination result is started.

  On the other hand, when both the first success / failure determination information and the second success / failure determination information exist, notification of the determination result (hereinafter also referred to as the first success / failure determination result) corresponding to the first success / failure determination information ( Hereinafter, it may also be referred to as a first variation) and notification of a determination result (hereinafter also referred to as a second determination result) corresponding to the second determination information (hereinafter also referred to as a second variation). Will progress at the same time. That is, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a so-called simultaneous variation type in which a first variation and a second variation described later proceed simultaneously. The first determination result and the second determination result are notified in the order in which the determination information is acquired.

  In the present embodiment, as in the case of known gaming machines, the player is notified of the result of the success / failure determination by the combination of the identification symbols 80 displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 (see FIG. 2A). The identification symbol 80 starts to fluctuate with the start of notification of the determination result. In the case of winning the jackpot, the identification symbols 80 are finally stopped in a predetermined combination (for example, the same combination of identification symbols 80 is stopped. The first determination result is notified by the first identification symbol 81, and the second determination result is notified by the second identification symbol 82. Note that this kind of identification symbol is used. 80 indicates to the player the result of the success / failure determination in an easy-to-understand manner to the player, and is not necessarily displayed in the display area 911. In the present embodiment, in the special game state 30s described later, The first identification symbol 81 is displayed large, and the second identification symbol 82 is displayed small or not displayed at all.

  When certain first success / failure determination information is acquired, when the first variation corresponding to another first success / failure determination information acquired earlier is executed, the certain first success / failure determination information The first first determination information is stored in a storage unit provided on a control board (not shown) until the first variation corresponding to the first variation is started. Similarly, when certain second success / failure determination information is acquired, when the second variation corresponding to another second success / failure determination information acquired earlier is being executed, Until the second variation corresponding to the determination information is started, the second determination information is stored in a storage unit provided on a control board (not shown). And about each success / failure determination information, a fluctuation | variation is started (what is called digestion) in the order in which the success / failure determination information was acquired. The maximum storage number (maximum hold number) of the determination information (hereinafter also referred to as hold (hold information)) for which fluctuation has not yet started can be set as appropriate. The maximum number of hold information that can be stored by the storage unit in the present embodiment is four for the first hold information corresponding to the first success / failure determination information and four for the second hold information corresponding to the second success / failure determination information. . In addition, the numerical value acquired in order to perform the success / failure determination is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect for informing the determination result. The display area 911 may be displayed (first hold display, second hold display) indicating the presence of the hold information (illustration of the hold display is omitted). When a certain correctness determination information is acquired and a change corresponding to another correctness determination information is not started (when there is no hold at all), a change corresponding to the correct correctness determination information is immediately performed. The start / fail judgment information may be temporarily stored in the storage means as the hold information.

  The gameability (game property) of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming area 902 of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is divided into a first gaming area 902a that is a relatively left area and a second gaming area 902b that is a relatively right area. Is done. A first start winning opening 904 is provided in the first game area 902a. A first start winning opening 904 and a second starting winning opening 905 are provided in the second game area 902b. When a player plays a game (so-called left-handed game) aiming at the first game area 902a, there is a possibility that the game ball will win the first start winning opening 904. When the player plays a game (so-called right-handed game) aiming at the second game area 902b, the game ball may win both the first start winning opening 904 and the second starting winning opening 905. Specifically, a game ball that has entered the second game area 902b may win both the first start winning opening 904 and the second starting winning opening 905. It is configured so that a game ball cannot be won at the other prize opening (avoiding a game ball winning at the other prize opening). If it is such a structure, what kind of thing may be sufficient as arrangement | positioning etc. of the 1st start winning port 904 and the 2nd starting winning port 905 in the 2nd game area | region 902b. In the present embodiment, one first start winning opening 904 is provided in each of the first game area 902a and the second game area 902b, but it is commonly used for left-handed and right-handed. One first start winning opening 904 may be provided.

  In the present embodiment, there is provided a sorting device 92 that allows a game ball that has entered the second gaming area 902b to enter the game, and there is a possibility that the sorting device 92 may win the first start winning opening 904. The game balls are distributed to the second route 922 that may win the one route 921 and the second start winning opening 905. Since it is difficult for a player to play with the aim of the distribution timing of the distribution device 92, a game ball will be awarded to one prize opening by the player's intentional operation (the other It is not possible to avoid a game ball winning in the winning opening.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, a normal gaming state 30n and a special gaming state 30s are set as the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. The player plays a game so that a game ball enters the first game area 902a during the normal game state 30n. That is, the game is played so that the game ball wins the first start winning opening 904 provided in the first game area 902a. Then, the winning determination lottery (about 1/300 in this embodiment) is won (so-called first win is obtained) triggered by the game ball winning in the first start winning opening 904 provided in the first game area 902a. If you do, you can get 10 first big hits. After the first jackpot game, the special game state 30s may be entered. In the present embodiment, 20% of the first jackpot 10 is 12 for the special first jackpot, and the other 80% is usually 11 for the first jackpot. In the case of the special first jackpot 12, the game shifts to the special game state 30s after the jackpot game ends. In the case of the normal first jackpot 11, the game shifts to the normal gaming state 30n after the jackpot game ends (the normal gaming state 30n is maintained).

  The player plays a game so that a game ball enters the second game area 902b during the special game state 30s. The special game state 30s is a state in which the winner determination lottery is won with higher probability than in the normal game state 30n. In this embodiment, the winner determination lottery is won at about 1/10. During the special game state 30 s, not only a game ball can be won at the first start winning opening 904 but also a winning decision lottery can be received by winning the game ball at the second start winning opening 905. As described above, when winning the first jackpot 10 with the winning of the game ball to the first start winning opening 904, 80% is usually 11 first jackpot, so the special gaming state 30s is until it is won. continue. On the other hand, the second jackpot 20 that is won in response to the winning of a game ball at the second start winning opening 905 is a jackpot in which the special gaming state 30s continues. Therefore, the player usually plays with the aim of winning as many second jackpots 20 as possible before winning the first jackpot 11. Also, even if the first jackpot 10 is won, if the jackpot is the first special jackpot, the game will be shifted to the special game state 30s again, so the player will be the first jackpot 10 When winning, I hope that the jackpot is the first special jackpot.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the second variation time (T2) that is the time required for the second variation is longer than the first variation time (T1) that is the time required for the first variation in the special gaming state. Is set shorter (T1> T2). That is, the time required to notify the first determination result is relatively long (long variation), and the time required to notify the second determination result is relatively short (short variation). Therefore, in the special game state 30 s, the time until winning the normal first jackpot 11 is relatively long. In the meantime, the player plays with the aim of winning many second big hits 20 that are won relatively quickly. In other words, the game value is such that the more the player wins the first big hit 11 the higher the expected value of the profit that the player will get. However, as described above, when a so-called right-handed game is played, it is not possible to intentionally avoid a game ball winning at the first start winning opening 904. It is almost impossible to avoid.

  In the present embodiment, the lengths of the first variation time and the second variation time are constant, but may be variable. That is, a plurality of types of times may be set as the first variation time and the second variation time. For example, three types of T1a, T1b, and T1c may be set as the first variation time, and two types of T2a and T2b may be set as the second variation time. In such a case, one or more types of time that may be set as the first variation time are one or more types of time that may be set as the second variation time. It is set to be shorter than any of the above. In the above example, when T1a (T1min) <T1b <T1c (T1max) and T2a (T2min) <T2b (T2max), T1a, T1b, T1c <T2a (all of T1 <T2min) Is set to be

  Further, when the number of second determination information (second hold information) that can be stored in the storage unit is X, “T1min ≧ T2max × X” is set (first variation time (T1 ) And the second variation time (T2) are constant times, “T1 ≧ T2 × X” is set to be established).

  In the present embodiment, in the special gaming state 30s, when the first winning / failing determination information that is a big hit is acquired, the winning / failing determination lottery based on the second winning / failing determination information acquired at that time is forcibly dismissed. . In other words, since winning the first jackpot 10 may cause a transition from the special gaming state 30s to the normal gaming state 30n, the second jackpot 20 is not generated.

  Hereinafter, the suggestion effect 40 that may occur in the special game state 30s will be described. The suggestion effect 40 corresponds to what the first success / failure determination result (hereinafter also referred to as a target success / failure determination result 50) corresponding to certain first success / failure determination information corresponds to the second success / failure determination information. This is suggested during the effect of notifying the determination result. In the present embodiment, when the target success / failure determination result 50 is a jackpot, it is suggested whether the jackpot is the normal first jackpot 11 or the special first jackpot 12. In other words, the special gaming state 30 s is normally ended when the first big hit 11 is set, and the special gaming state 30 s is continued (maintained) when the special first big hit 12 is set. The winner is that the player is interested. The suggestion effect 40 is an effect that suggests the point during the effect of notifying the second success / failure determination result in which the notification is completed before the target success / failure determination result 50.

  The specific aspect of the suggestion effect 40 may be anything. Only one type or a plurality of types of effects may be executed as the suggestion effect 40. The suggestion effect 40 is common to a known prefetch effect in that an effect (hereinafter, also referred to as previous variation) in which notification of the success / failure determination result is completed before the target success / failure determination result 50 is used. To do. However, according to the present embodiment, the number of previous fluctuations that can be used for the suggestion effect 40 can be increased as compared to the conventional case.

  As described above, the first success / failure determination result is notified in the first variation time that is a long variation, and the second success / failure determination result is notified in the second variation time that is a short variation. Both fluctuations proceed simultaneously. Therefore, during the effect of notifying the first success / failure determination result, an effect of notifying the plurality of second success / failure determination results may be executed. For example, if the first variation time is 60 seconds and the second variation time is 5 seconds, the second variation time is a maximum of 12 times during the first variation (from the start to the end of the first variation time). Variations can be implemented. That is, it is possible to execute the suggestion effect 40 that suggests what the first success / failure determination result will be during the maximum 12 times of the second variation (the effect of notifying the second determination result). It becomes composition. If it says according to the conventional prefetch effect, it can be said that it is the structure which can perform the effect whose prefetch frequency | count is a maximum of 12 times.

  As a specific aspect of the suggestion effect 40, the unit effect in which the suggestion image 41 is displayed during the effect of notifying the second success / failure determination result continues one or more times over the effect of notifying the plurality of second success / failure determination results. (See FIG. 4 and FIG. 5), and the more the number of times the unit effect is displayed continuously, the more likely the target success / failure determination result 50 is to be the special first jackpot 12. Suppose that is increased. In this case, the maximum number of consecutive unit effects is 12, and it is possible to execute effects rich in variations compared to the conventional (conventional pre-read effect). Note that the mode of the suggestion effect 40 is not limited to the above-described unit effect that is continuously generated over a plurality of second fluctuations. For example, it is good also as a structure which the suggestion production | presentation 40 of the aspect which a unit production | generation produces | generates every other in several 2nd fluctuation | variation generate | occur | produces. Further, the element that suggests the target success / failure determination result 50 is not limited to the number of consecutive times. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which a predetermined effect element (for example, the color of an image) set in a plurality of stages is stepped up and the target success / failure determination result 50 is suggested depending on to which stage the effect element has been stepped up. .

  In the present embodiment, since the first variation time and the second variation time are set so that the relationship of “T1min ≧ T2max × X) is established, during the first variation (from the start to the end of the first variation time). In other words, there is a possibility that four or more times of the second variation may be executed, that is, if the first variation time and the second variation time are set so as to satisfy the above relationship. The second variation equal to or greater than the maximum number of reservations can be used as the suggestion effect 40. Note that the conventional prefetch effect is the maximum when the effect constituting the prefetch occurs immediately after the start of the variation. The number of times of prefetching is “maximum hold count−1” times. In other words, if the maximum number of reservations is four, the prefetching of three times is the limit. In this embodiment, since it is possible to execute the suggestion effect 40 (the effect that looks like prefetching) using the fluctuation of the number of times more than this, it is a variation as compared with the conventional (conventional prefetch effect). It is possible to perform rich productions.

  In addition, as described above, in the present embodiment, in the special gaming state 30s, when the first winning / failing determination information that is a big hit is acquired, the winning / failing determination lottery based on the second winning / failing determination information acquired at that time is It will be forced off. Therefore, if the effect (second variation) for notifying the second determination information that is forcibly disengaged is essentially wasted. When the first variation and the second variation proceed simultaneously, and the second variation time is shorter than the first variation time, the number of second variations that are thus wasted increases. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the second variation that is necessarily out of place can be used as the suggestion effect 40, the second variation is prevented from being wasted.

  During the special gaming state 30s in the present embodiment, the second identification symbol 82 for indicating the second determination result is displayed in a variable manner (see FIGS. 4A and 4B) and stopped in a combination according to the determination result. (See FIG. 4B). On the other hand, during the special game state 30 s, the first identification symbol 81 for indicating the first determination result is not displayed or is less conspicuous than the second identification symbol 82 (for example, smaller than the second identification symbol 82). ) Is displayed (see FIGS. 4A to 4C). Thereby, the player can easily grasp that the special game state 30s is basically a state in which the player aims to win the second jackpot 20 and wins. In other words, the first jackpot 10 is a jackpot that may cause the special gaming state 30s to end, and if anything, it is something that the player does not want to generate. The first identification symbol 81 indicating (determination result) is not displayed or is made less conspicuous than the second identification symbol 82. In the present embodiment, when the first jackpot 10 is won, whether the first jackpot 10 is the normal first jackpot 11 or the special first jackpot 12 is indicated by a predetermined notification effect. For example, a battle between the ally character and the enemy character is performed, and when the first big hit 11 is normally, the ally character is defeated. Is executed. In the normal gaming state 30n, since the gaming state is aimed at the first jackpot 10, the first determination symbol 81 indicates the first determination result.

  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.

1 gaming machine 10 first jackpot 11 normal first jackpot 12 special first jackpot 20 second jackpot 30n normal gaming state 30s special gaming state 40 suggestion effect 41 suggestion image 50 target success / failure determination result 80 identification symbol 81 first identification symbol 82 first Two identification symbols 904 First start winning opening 905 Second starting winning opening 91 Display device 911 Display area

Claims (5)

First success / failure determination information is acquired in response to a winning of a game ball in the first starting winning opening, and a second winning / failing determination is triggered by winning a game ball in a second starting winning opening different from the first starting winning opening. A gaming machine from which information is obtained,
It is possible to execute a suggestion effect that suggests during the effect that notifies the success / failure determination result corresponding to the second success / failure determination information what the determination result corresponding to the first success / failure determination information will be. A gaming machine characterized by   When the first success / failure determination information and the second success / failure determination information that have not been notified of the success / failure determination result exist, the time from the start to the completion of notification of the correct / failure determination result corresponding to the first correct / failure determination information The first variation time and the second variation time, which is a time from the start to the completion of notification of the determination result corresponding to the second determination information, proceed together. Gaming machine.   One or more types of times that may be set as the second variation time are all shorter than either one or more types of times that may be set as the first variation time. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein: Storage means for storing a predetermined number of the second determination information;
The game according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the suggestion effect may be continuously executed over a plurality of effects that notify the plurality of second determination information. Machine.   When the number of the second success / failure determination information that can be stored in the storage means is X and the longest time that can be set as the second variation time is T2max, the second variation time is set as the first variation time. 5. The shortest possible time T1min is a time satisfying “T1min ≧ T2max × X”. The claim 4 that cites the claim 2 or the claim 4 that cites the claim 3, Game machines.

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