JP2020010968A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing amusement of an image displacement performance.SOLUTION: A game machine includes: a display device 10 having a display area 11; a decorative member 50 fixed so as not to move at a position overlapping with a part of the display area 11 on the front side in the front-rear direction; and performance execution means for executing an image displacement performance that changes from a first state in which a reference image 20 is displayed in the display area 11 to a second state in which as if the reference image 20 was displaced with respect to the display area 11. The display area 11 is divided into an overlapped area 111 in which the decorative member 50 overlaps in the front-rear direction and an exposed area 112 in which the decorative member 50 does not overlap. In the first state of the image displacement performance, the reference image 20 includes an overlapped part 21 displayed on the overlapped area 111. In the second state of the image displacement performance, at least a portion of the part being the overlapped part 21 in the first state is displayed in the exposed area 112.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  BACKGROUND ART A gaming machine capable of executing an effect of changing an image displayed in a display area to a state as if the image is displaced from the display area (referred to as an image displacement effect) is known (for example, a gaming machine). And Patent Document 1 below).

JP-A-2006-359359

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the taste of an image displacement effect.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention made in order to solve the above problem, a display device having a display area, and a decorative member fixed so as not to move at a position overlapping the front side in a part of the display area in the front-rear direction. Effect execution means for executing an image displacement effect of changing from a first state in which a reference image is displayed in the display area to a second state in which the reference image is displayed with respect to the display area Wherein, in the first state of the image displacement effect, the reference image includes a superimposing unit displayed in the superimposition region, and in the second state of the image displacement effect, the superimposition in the first state. At least a part of the portion that has been the portion is displayed in the exposed area.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to improve the taste of the image displacement effect.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. It is the figure which showed the identification symbol and the reserved image displayed on the display device (display area). It is a figure showing an example of an image displacement effect. It is a figure for explaining the mode where the 2nd state is maintained over a plurality of information effects. It is a figure for explaining the mode where the 2nd state is maintained over a plurality of unit effects. It is a figure for explaining the example where the display position of the before-change reserved image changes according to the displacement of the reference image when the image displacement effect is executed, and the display position of the during-change reserved image is maintained. It is a figure for explaining the example where the display position of the suspended image during the change changes in accordance with the displacement of the reference image when the image displacement effect is performed, and the display position of the reserved image before the change is maintained. It is a figure for explaining the example where the display position of the reserved image of the normal mode changes according to the displacement of the reference image when the image displacement effect is executed, and the display position of the reserved image of the special mode is maintained.

1) Basic Configuration of Gaming Machine Hereinafter, an embodiment of the 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 gaming board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 903 forming a passage for guiding a game ball fired by operation of a firing device 908 (a firing handle) to a game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

  In the game area 902, a display device 10, a start winning port 904, a large winning port 906, an out port, and the like are provided. Further, in the game area 902, a plurality of game nails are provided as obstacles that change the flow form of the game balls when the game balls flow down. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes in various modes according to the conditions at the time of collision with the game nail.

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

  Components of the gaming machine 1 not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1 and the lower plate and the upper plate for storing game balls, are not described. For these, those having the same structure as a known game machine can be applied.

  The jackpot lottery is executed by a winning / failing determination means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by a winning of a game ball to the starting winning port 904 (a plurality of such starting winning ports may be provided). Specifically, when a game ball is awarded to the starting winning opening 904, a numerical value (acceptance determination information) is obtained from a random number source, and if the numerical value is the same as a predetermined jackpot value, a jackpot is determined. If they are different, they will be missed. In the present embodiment, the notification of the validity determination result is started in the order in which the numerical values are obtained (so-called fluctuation is started). However, the validity determination information for which the notification of the validity determination result has not been completed exists. In such a case, the newly acquired validity determination information is stored in the storage means provided on the control board (not shown) as suspension information. The fact that the hold information is stored in the storage means is displayed as a hold image (hold symbol) 80 (see FIG. 2).

  In the present embodiment, as the hold image 80, the notification effect of notifying the result of the determination as to whether or not the determination has been started (the variation of the identification symbol 70 (the identification symbol group 70g) indicating the determination of the determination as to whether the determination has been started) is performed. The notification of the result is not completed (the fluctuation of the identification symbol 70 (the identification symbol group 70g) is not stopped in the mode indicating the result of the determination of the success / failure), and the fluctuation holding image 81 (so-called “the fluctuation suspension”) is displayed. And the notification effect for notifying the result of the determination of whether or not the change has been started (the change of the identification symbol 70 (the identification symbol group 70g) indicating the result of the determination of the determination has not been started). Is displayed (see FIG. 2). An upper limit is set for the maximum storage number of the suspension information corresponding to the pre-change suspension image 82. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of storages of the hold information (acceptance determination information) obtained by winning the start winning opening 904 (so-called “special figure 1”) is four. That is, in the normal gaming state (low probability and low base state), one during-change holding image 81 and up to four before-change holding images 82 are displayed.

  In the present embodiment, similarly to the known gaming machines, the result of the determination as to whether or not the game is valid is notified to the player by a combination of the identification symbols 70 (see FIG. 2) displayed in the display area 11 of the display device 10. Specifically, an identification symbol group 70g (a left identification symbol group 70gL, a middle identification symbol group 70gC, a right identification symbol group 70gR) including a plurality of types of identification symbols 70 starts to change, and finally each identification symbol group 70g , One identification symbol 70 is selected and stopped. When the jackpot has been won, the combination of the identification symbols 70 selected and stopped from each of the identification symbol groups 70g is a predetermined combination (for example, three identical identification symbols 70). In the case of a miss, a combination other than that (other than the combination that makes a big hit) is made. In each drawing, only “numbers (characters)” constituting the identification symbol 70 are illustrated, but a symbol in which the numeral and a character are combined can be set as the identification symbol 70.

2) Relationship between Image Displacement Effect and Decoration Member 50 Various effects are executed as a notification effect for notifying the result of the determination of the success or failure (the effect from the start of the change of the identification symbol 70 to the stop indicating the result of the determination of the result of the determination). In the present embodiment, it is possible to execute an image displacement effect (generally referred to as a “shake effect”) as one type of the effect. That is, the image displacement effect can be generated as a part of a series of effects for notifying the result of determining whether the target is correct. Hereinafter, the image displacement effect will be described in detail. Unless otherwise specified, the term “image” (the reference image 20 or the like) in the following description includes both a still image and a moving image.

  The basic mode of the image displacement effect is a second state in which the reference image 20 is displayed as if the reference image 20 is shifted from the first state in which the reference image 20 is displayed in the display area 11 of the display device 10 with respect to the display area 11. (See FIG. 3). The reference image 20 is based on an image displayed during an effect that has been executed before the occurrence of the image displacement effect (hereinafter, the effect may be referred to as an advance effect). The specific mode of the preliminary effect may be any. A plurality of types of advance effects that can occur before the image displacement effect may be set, or may be limited to only one type. In this embodiment, the image of the preliminary effect displayed immediately before the occurrence of the image displacement effect is carried over to the reference image 20 in the image displacement effect. It can be said that the image of the preliminary effect displayed immediately before the occurrence of the image displacement effect is an image displayed on the entire display area 11. However, only a part of the image displayed in the preliminary effect may be displaced as the reference image 20. The reference image 20 is assumed to be a still image (here, a still image means that the content of the image represented by the reference image 20 is maintained in a manner that allows the player to identify the content of the image. (Meaning that no change is included), the entire reference image 20 is displaced with respect to the display area 11 while maintaining the state of the image of the preliminary effect displayed immediately before the occurrence of the image displacement effect. If the reference image 20 is a moving image (here, the moving image means that the content of the image represented by the reference image 20 changes with the passage of time), the preliminary effect displayed immediately before the occurrence of the image displacement effect The image of the reference image 20 is continuously changed from the image of the reference image 20 and the entire reference image 20 is displaced with respect to the display area 11.

  Various displacement modes of the reference image 20 with respect to the display area 11 are conceivable. In the present embodiment, a display (three-dimensionally displaced) as if the reference image 20 was displaced so as to be inclined with respect to a planar direction (a direction along the display area 11 of the display device 10; the same applies hereinafter). Is displayed. More specifically, in the present embodiment, a display as if the reference image 20 was rotated such that the left edge of the reference image 20 is on the back side and the right edge of the reference image 20 is on the front side. (See FIG. 3B). However, such a displacement mode is merely an example. A display as if the reference image 20 was displaced along the plane direction (in any direction of up, down, left and right) (a display as if two-dimensionally displaced) may be performed, or the reference image may be displayed. A display may be made as if the 20 were displaced to the back (rear). Further, an aspect (for example, an aspect in which the reference image 20 fluctuates) as if the displacement amount of the reference image 20 changes with time may be adopted. Further, a mode in which the contour shape of the reference image 20 changes (for example, a mode in which the contour of the reference image 20 is distorted) may be adopted. In addition, a mode may be adopted in which a part of the reference image 20 is positioned outside the display area 11 due to the displacement of the reference image 20 (a mode in which a part is cut off). Further, an effect form may be adopted in which the reference image 20 returns to the original state when the image displacement effect ends, or the state can be shifted to a state where a completely different image is displayed without returning the reference image 20 to the original state. It is good also as a directing form.

  In the second state of the image displacement effect, a frame image 30 along the outer edge of the reference image 20 is displayed (see FIG. 3B). The frame image 30 indicates a portion corresponding to the outer edge of the display area 11 in the first state. In the present embodiment, the frame image 30 is not displayed in the first state. That is, since the image displacement effect is an effect in which the reference image 20 is displayed as if it were shifted with respect to the display area 11, the frame image 30 is displayed in the second state in order to express the shift. The player feels as if the outer edge of the display area 11 in the first state has shifted to the position where the frame image 30 is displayed in the second state. Since the display area 11 has a roughly rectangular shape when viewed roughly, if the reference image 20 is an image displacement effect in which the reference image 20 is three-dimensionally displaced as in the present embodiment, the frame image 30 in the second state is tertiary. It is a mode that looks like a square in the original expression.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a decorative member 50 for decorating the periphery of the display area 11 (see FIGS. 1, 3 and the like). The mode of decoration by the decorative member 50 may be any. The decorative member 50 is arranged so that at least a part thereof overlaps a part of the display area 11 on the front side. That is, if the gaming machine 1 is viewed as a plan view as viewed from the front, a portion where the decorative member 50 overlaps in the display area 11 is covered by the decorative member 50. If the display area 11 (the opening 901 formed in the game board 90) is regarded as having a substantially rectangular shape, the decorative member 50 is provided so that at least a part thereof enters the inside of the rectangular shape. That is, the portion of the decorative member 50 that enters the inside of the rectangle is a portion that covers the display area 11.

  In the following description, a region where the decorative members 50 overlap in the display region 11 is referred to as a superposed region 111, and a region where the decorative members 50 do not overlap (a region other than the superposed region 111) is referred to as an exposed region 112. Further, a plurality of such decorative members 50 may be provided. That is, a configuration in which a superimposed region 111 in which a certain decorative member 50 overlaps and a superimposed region 111 in which another decorative member 50 overlaps may exist. In the following, for the sake of simplicity, the description will be made on the assumption that one decoration member 50 is provided, and that one decoration member 50 overlaps with one overlapping region 111. Further, the decorative member 50 in the present embodiment is fixed so as not to move, but is a movable member as long as it can be located at a position overlapping a part of the display area 11 on the front side. There may be. For example, a movable member that overlaps a part of the display area 11 on the front side at the original position may be used as the decorative member 50. In this case, it is assumed that an image displacement effect occurs when the decoration member 50 is located at the original position.

  In the first state of the image displacement effect, since the reference image 20 is displayed on the entire display area 11, the reference image 20 is displayed in the superimposition area 111 (hereinafter, referred to as the superimposition unit 21). And a portion displayed in the exposed region 112 (hereinafter, also referred to as an exposed portion 22) (see FIG. 3A). Since the decorative member 50 is provided on the front side of the superimposition portion 21, the player cannot grasp the aspect of the superimposition portion 21 with a line of sight facing the superimposition portion 21. However, the decoration member 50 and the superimposed portion 21 (display surface) are not tightly adhered to each other, and there is a gap between the two, so that the player can grasp the mode of the superimposed portion 21 depending on the direction of the line of sight. can do. Specifically, the decorative member 50 covers a part near the outer edge of the display area 11, and the player usually plays the game so as to face almost the center of the display area 11. The player can grasp the mode of the superimposing unit 21 by looking into the superimposition unit 21. In other words, it can be said that the superimposing unit 21 is a part that cannot be seen unless the player actively looks at it. As described above, the superimposing unit 21 is not a part where it is impossible to grasp what kind of image the image is, but is a part which is hard to grasp as compared with the exposed part 22 which is not covered with the decorative member 50. It can be said that there is.

  The transition from the first state to the second state due to the occurrence of the image displacement effect means that the reference image 20 is deformed and displayed in order to make the display area 11 look as if it has shifted. That is, the position where each part of the reference image 20 is displayed in the display area 11 changes. In the present embodiment, at least a portion of the portion that was the superimposed portion 21 of the reference image 20 in the first state (the portion displayed in the superimposed region 111) is displayed in the exposed region 112 in the second state. Such a change occurs (see FIG. 3B).

  As described above, in the image displacement effect according to the present embodiment, in the first state (before the displacement of the reference image 20 occurs), the superimposed portion 21 of the reference image 20, which is a part that is difficult to see, transitions to the second state. (The displacement of the reference image 20 occurs.) Therefore, the occurrence of the image displacement effect is not only surprised by the fact that the image is displaced with respect to the display area 11, but is not normally visible (when the image displacement effect has not occurred) (if the player does not want to see it). This gives the player the pleasure of seeing the (invisible) part.

  The image set as the superimposition unit 21 may be any image. The setting may be such that a part of the background image (the image displayed as the background of the identification symbol 70) that is difficult to see in the first state is exposed by shifting to the second state. However, the superimposing unit 21 is a part that is usually hard to see and is a part that is displayed in the exposure area 112 and easily seen when an image displacement effect occurs, so that what kind of image is The effect brought by the effect differs depending on whether it is set as.

  For example, it is conceivable to use an image including an image that indicates the probability of the jackpot determination result as a jackpot (so-called jackpot reliability) as the superimposing unit 21. As an example of this type of image, a so-called chance-up image 211 (a mode may be any mode) in which the jackpot reliability is higher when displayed than when not displayed is displayed. (See FIG. 3). By doing in this way, the state is shifted from the state in which the chance-up image 211 is displayed so as to be covered by the decorative member 50 in the first state (see FIG. 3A) to the second state. An interesting presentation mode in which the up image 211 is exposed (see FIG. 3B) can be provided. If the image displacement effect itself is set as a so-called chance-up effect (an effect in which a large hit reliability is higher when it occurs compared to when it does not occur), the state shifts to the second state and the chance is increased. By setting the up image 211 to be exposed, an effect mode in which the image displacement effect is a chance up effect is indicated by the chance up image 211 is obtained.

  One of a plurality of suggestion images indicating the jackpot reliability is set as an image included in the superimposing unit 21. When an image displacement effect occurs, one suggestion image selected from the plurality of suggestion images is set. It may be configured to be exposed.

  Since the image displacement effect in the present embodiment is in the second state, the superimposed portion 21 which is a part of the reference image 20 that is difficult to see in the first state is in a state that can be easily seen. Preferably, the condition is maintained for a relatively long time. In other words, if the time for the second state is short, it may not be possible to grasp what image is displayed on the superimposing unit 21. Therefore, the time for the second state should be lengthened to some extent. As measures to secure such a state, for example, the following can be considered.

A configuration in which the second state is maintained over a plurality of notification effects (see FIG. 4)
It is assumed that the second state is maintained over a plurality of notification effects (a plurality of fluctuations). An image displacement effect is started during a notification effect (prior notification effect) for notifying a certain result (priority result) (see FIG. 4A). That is, it is assumed that a change from the first state to the second state occurs during the previous notification effect. Then, even if the notification effect (the subsequent notification effect) that continuously occurs after the end of the previous notification effect and that notifies the result of the determination of the success or failure (the result of the subsequent determination of the success or failure) subsequent to the result of the previous determination of the result is started. The reference image 20 does not return to the original state, and the second state is maintained (see FIGS. 4B and 4C). Since the preceding notification effect and the subsequent notification effect occur continuously, the hold information corresponding to the subsequent notification effect (the result of the subsequent hit / fail judgment) is acquired before the previous notification effect ends. It must be done. Further, the second state may be maintained over three or more notification effects (three or more fluctuations).

  In the present embodiment, the reference image 20 includes the identification symbol 70. Therefore, the identification symbol 70 is stopped in the reference image 20 displayed as if it were displaced with respect to the display area 11 in a combination indicating the previous result (missing) of the result of judgment (see FIG. 4B). That is, the state (the second state) in which the reference image 20 is displayed as if it has shifted with respect to the display area 11 is maintained even at the time of completion of the previous notification effect, and the result of the previous hit / fail judgment is the reference. It is notified by the identification symbol 70 included in the image 20. In addition, since the second state is maintained at the time when the subsequent notification effect is started, the identification symbol 70 that notifies the later result of the determination of the correctness starts to change in the reference image 20 (FIG. 4 ( c)).

  As described above, maintaining the second state over two or more consecutive notification effects means that the second state is maintained for a relatively long time. It is possible to easily grasp whether such an image is displayed. In addition, since the image displacement effect (second state) generated in the previous notification effect is maintained in the subsequent notification effect, if the image displacement effect is set as a chance-up effect, It is known that the second state is maintained over two or more consecutive notification effects. It is known that the "read-ahead effect" (a suggestion about a certain result determination result is reported before the notification is completed. It can be said that it is a kind of the effect produced by using the effect. As described above, if it is a kind of "pre-reading effect", it is said that at the time when the preceding information effect is started, the hold information corresponding to the later information effect (the later result of the determination of success or failure) must be obtained. Will be.

-Configuration in which the second state is maintained over continuous production (unit production) (see FIG. 5)
It is assumed that an image displacement effect occurs during a continuous effect. Since the continuous production itself is publicly known, detailed description is omitted, but the identification symbol 70 is stopped or pseudo-stopped from the state in which the identification symbol 70 is variably displayed (not completely stopped but stopped by the player). (For example, the pattern is slightly shaking) and repeat the unit effect one or more times to start the change again, suggesting the probability that the result of the object's right / wrong judgment will be a hit Is what you do. When the identification symbol 70 is stopped or pseudo-stopped, a combination indicating that a continuous effect is generated (a so-called chance. As an example of the chance, an example in which the identification symbol 70 is a "first order" is exemplified. It is good to be able to. A "pseudo-continuous effect" in which a plurality of unit effects are generated during a single notification effect that notifies a certain result of determination, or a "look-ahead" in which a plurality of unit effects are generated over a plurality of notification effects. "Continuous production". In a general continuous production, the larger the number of occurrences of the unit production, the higher the reliability of the jackpot of the success / failure determination result to be the target of the continuous production is set.

  In such a continuous effect, a change from the first state to the second state occurs before the identification symbol 70 stops or pseudo-stops (see FIG. 5A), and the stopped or pseudo-stopped identification is performed. The second state is maintained even after the symbol 70 starts to change again (see FIGS. 5B and 5C). That is, the displacement of the reference image 20 with respect to the display area 11 generated in the previous unit effect is maintained in the next unit effect. The generation of the unit effect that constitutes the continuous effect is indicated by the fact that the stopped or pseudo-stopped identification symbol 70 starts to change again, and the second state is maintained across the time of the stop or pseudo-stop. And As described above, the fact that the second state is maintained over the unit effects constituting the continuous effect means that the second state is maintained for a relatively long time. It is possible to easily grasp whether such an image is displayed.

3) Relationship between image displacement effect and suspended image 80 In the image displacement effect, when one or more suspended images 80 are displayed when in the first state, when the state changes from the first state to the second state. Even if there is, the position where the reserved image 80 is displayed with respect to the display area 11 is maintained (see FIG. 3). In the present embodiment, the positions where both the during-change holding image 81 and the before-change holding image 82 are displayed are maintained. That is, the image displacement effect is an effect in which the reference image 20 is displaced with respect to the display area 11, and the reference image 20 does not include the reserved image 80. By making the one or more image layers constituting the reference image 20 and the one or more image layers constituting the reserved image 80 completely different, the reference image 20 is displaced during the image displacement effect, Control of maintaining the displayed position of the reserved image 80 is facilitated.

  If the hold image 80 is also displaced during the image displacement effect, it becomes difficult for the player to grasp the hold state at that time. If the game balls are continuously fired, new hold information may be obtained at the time of the image displacement effect. In other words, the status of the reserved image 80 (the number of reservations) can be constantly changed, and it is assumed that the player wants to grasp the situation even when the image displacement effect occurs. The position where 80 is displayed is maintained.

  When a game ball newly enters the start winning port 904 during the execution of the image displacement effect and the number of pieces of pending information increases, the number of reserved images 80 (pre-change reserved images 82) increases in real time. . Even when the increase occurs, the position where the new reserved image 80 (pre-change reserved image 82) is displayed does not change in accordance with the presence or absence of the occurrence of the image displacement effect. There is an advantage that the increase is easy to understand. In addition, even if a well-known holding change effect (an effect indicating a probability that the corresponding determination result corresponding to a change in the mode of the holding image 80 is likely to be a big hit) is generated during the execution of the image displacement effect, It is unlikely that a situation will occur in which the player does not notice the change in suspension.

  In the above example, even when a change from the first state to the second state occurs in the image displacement effect, the positions where all the reserved images 80 are displayed are maintained. As in the illustrated examples (first to third examples), the positions where some reserved images 80 are displayed may be maintained.

-First example When the state is changed from the first state to the second state, the position at which the pre-change reserved image 82 is displayed changes, but the position at which the pending image 81 during change is displayed is maintained ( See FIG. 6). That is, the pre-change reserved image 82 is included in the reference image 20 displaced with respect to the display area 11, and the displayed position is changed according to the displacement of the reference image 20. For 81, the position displayed as not included in the reference image 20 is maintained.

  The change pending image 81 is an image that the player will pay particular attention to, since it corresponds to the result of the determination as to whether or not the information effect is currently being executed (the currently changing identification symbol 70). It is assumed that the display position is maintained even when the image displacement effect is executed.

  The configuration as in the present example is particularly effective in a case where the mode of the pending image 81 during a change indicates the jackpot reliability of the result of the determination as to whether or not the validity determination image corresponding to the pending image 81 during the change. In other words, when a plurality of types of modes are set as the modes of the fluctuating pending image 81, and the jackpot reliability is suggested by the mode, the player can always pay attention to the mode of the fluctuating pending image 81. Therefore, even when the image displacement effect is executed, the position at which the fluctuating pending image 81 is displayed is maintained.

  Further, when the mode of the pending image 81 during the change is such that a hold change effect that changes in the direction of increasing the jackpot reliability occurs, the hold change occurs during the execution of the image displacement effect. Even so, it is possible to reduce the risk that the player will miss the change in suspension. That is, it can be said that it is easy to generate the holding change effect of the changing holding image 81 while the image displacement effect is being executed.

-Second example When the state changes from the first state to the second state, the position at which the pending image 81 during the change is displayed changes, but the position at which the pre-change image 82 is displayed is maintained ( (See FIG. 7). That is, it is assumed that the pending image 81 during the change is included in the reference image 20 displaced with respect to the display area 11, and the displayed position is changed according to the displacement of the reference image 20. Regarding 82, the position displayed as not included in the reference image 20 is maintained.

  The image displacement effect is generated as a part of a notification effect for notifying the result of the determination as to whether or not the image is pending while the image 81 is being changed. If the image displacement effect is a so-called chance-up effect, it can be said that the occurrence of the image displacement effect indicates that the likelihood of the success / failure determination result corresponding to the pending image 81 during the change being large hit has increased. . That is, since the image displacement effect and the fluctuating suspended image 81 are common as related to the “currently executed notification effect” (current fluctuation), the fluctuating suspended image 81 is also displaced as a part of the reference image 20. It shall be. On the other hand, since the pre-change image 82 (the result of the determination as to whether or not the pre-change image 82 is correct) is not directly related to the occurrence of the image displacement effect, even if the image displacement effect occurs, the display position of the image displacement effect is displayed. Shall be maintained.

  In the case where the mode of the pre-change reservation image 82 indicates the jackpot reliability of the success / failure determination result corresponding to the pre-change reservation image 82, the pre-change reservation image is displayed even when the image displacement effect is executed. There is an advantage that the mode of 82 can be easily grasped.

  In addition, when the mode of the pre-change reservation image 82 is such that a reservation change effect that changes in the direction of increasing the jackpot reliability occurs, the reservation change occurs while the image displacement effect is being executed. Even so, it is possible to reduce the risk that the player will miss the change in suspension.

Third example As the mode of the reserved image 80, one or more types of normal modes 80n and one or more types of special modes indicating that the probability that the corresponding determination result corresponding to the normal mode 80n is more likely to be obtained has increased. It is assumed that 80 s is set. When an image displacement effect is performed, when a part of the reserved image 80 is in the normal mode 80n and another part is in the special mode 80s, the displayed position of the reserved image 80 in the normal mode 80n changes. However, the displayed position of the reserved image 80 in the special mode 80s is maintained (see FIG. 8). That is, the reserved image 80 in the normal mode 80n is included in the reference image 20 displaced with respect to the display area 11, and the displayed position is changed according to the displacement of the reference image 20, while It is assumed that the position displayed as not being included in the reference image 20 is maintained for the reserved image 80 of 80 s. Which of the reserved images 80 is set to the special mode 80s can be changed each time, so that the reserved image 80 in which the displayed position is maintained can be changed every time an image displacement effect is produced. When all the reserved images 80 are in the normal mode 80n, the position where all the reserved images 80 are displayed as being included in the reference image 20 changes.

  The reserved image 80 in the special mode 80s can be expected to have a big hit in the result of determination of the rejection corresponding to the reserved image 80 (expectation is higher than the reserved image 80 in the normal mode 80n). Even when an image displacement effect occurs, the display position is maintained so that the player can easily see it. When the display position of the reserved image 80 in the normal mode 80n is changed by the execution of the image displacement effect, it can be said that the reserved image 80 in the special mode 80s is more conspicuous than the reserved image 80 in the normal mode 80n. .

  In addition, when the image displacement effect is caused to function as the “pre-reading effect”, it is conceivable that the result of the determination as to whether or not the corresponding image corresponds to the reserved image 80 in the special mode 80s is set as the target of the pre-reading. In this manner, when the image displacement effect is generated, it is indicated that the image displacement effect is occurring as a look-ahead effect of the result of determining whether or not the image is correct, which corresponds to the reserved image 80 of the special mode 80s in the “conspicuous” state. Is possible.

  It should be noted that, as the reserved image 80, an image in which the pending image 81 is not displayed during the change and the reserved image 82 before the change is displayed may be similarly controlled. It is assumed that the displayed position of the normal mode 80n of the pre-change reserved image 82 changes, but the displayed position of the special mode 80s is maintained.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail. However, 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 “2) Relationship between image displacement effect and decoration member 50”, the configuration in which the superimposing portion 21 is exposed when the image displacement effect occurs is described in “3) Relationship between image displacement effect and reserved image 80”. Although a configuration has been described in which at least a portion of the reserved image 80 does not change its displayed position even when an image displacement effect occurs, a gaming machine employing only one of the configurations may be adopted.

  Specific means (gaming machines) obtained from the above embodiment are listed below.

-Means 1-1
A display device having a display area, a decorative member arranged to overlap a part of the display area on the front side in the front-rear direction, and a first state in which a reference image is displayed in the display area, Effect performing means for performing an image displacement effect that changes to the second state displayed as if the reference image has been displaced, and the display region is a superimposed region where the decorative member overlaps in the front-rear direction. The decorative member is divided into an exposed region where the decorative member does not overlap, and in the first state of the image displacement effect, the reference image includes a superimposed portion displayed in the superimposed region, and the second state of the image displacement effect. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the overlapped portion in the first state is displayed in the exposed area.
According to the gaming machine described above, the superimposed portion that is difficult to be seen because it overlaps the decorative member in the first state, is exposed by the second state, and becomes an easily visible state. It is possible.

・ Means 1-2
Even if a change from the first state to the second state occurs during the effect of notifying the previous judgment result, and an effect of notifying the next judgment result following the previous judgment result is started, The gaming machine according to claim 1-1, wherein the second state may be maintained.
As described above, if the second state is maintained across the effects that notify the plurality of determination results, the image displacement effect functions as a so-called look-ahead effect. In addition, since the superimposed portion is exposed for a relatively long time, it is possible to easily understand the form of the superimposed portion.

・ Means 1-3
From the state in which the identification symbol indicating the hit / fail determination result is variably displayed, the identification symbol is stopped or pseudo-stopped and the unit effect of starting to change again is repeated one or more times, so that the hit / fail determination result of the target is a hit. It is possible to execute a continuous production indicating the probability, and in the continuous production, a change from the first state to the second state occurs before the identification symbol stops or a pseudo stop, and the stop or the pseudo The gaming machine according to means 1-1 or 1-2, wherein the second state may be maintained even after the stopped identification symbol starts to change again.
As described above, by maintaining the second state over a plurality of unit effects that constitute the continuous effect, the aspect of the continuous effect can be novel. In addition, since the superimposed portion is exposed for a relatively long time, it is possible to easily understand the form of the superimposed portion.

-Means 2-1
A display device having a display area, and an image displacement that changes from a first state in which a reference image is displayed in the display area to a second state in which the reference image is displayed with respect to the display area. Effect executing means for executing an effect, and storage means for storing hold information, which is information used for the pass / fail judgment, and the notification of the corresponding pass / fail judgment result has not been completed yet, comprising: When one or more suspended images indicating the existence of the suspended information are displayed when in the first state, the display area is displayed even when the state changes from the first state to the second state. A gaming machine wherein a position where at least a part of the one or more reserved images is displayed is maintained.
According to the gaming machine, even when an image displacement effect occurs, it is easy to grasp the status of the suspension.

・ Means 2-2
As the pending image, a fluctuating pending image corresponding to an image for which an effect to notify the corresponding validity determination result has been started, and a pre-variational reserve corresponding to an image for which the effect for notifying the corresponding validity determination result has not been started. When an image is set and both the suspended image during fluctuation and the suspended image before fluctuation are displayed when in the first state, when the state changes from the first state to the second state, The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a position at which the before-change holding image is displayed changes, but a position at which the during-change holding image is displayed with respect to the display area is maintained.
Since the pending image during the change corresponds to the result of the determination as to whether or not the image is currently being executed, the image is displayed when the image displacement effect is executed, assuming that the image is of particular interest to the player. It is conceivable that the display position is maintained even if there is.

・ Means 2-3
As the pending image, a fluctuating pending image corresponding to an image for which an effect to notify the corresponding validity determination result has been started, and a pre-variational reserve corresponding to an image for which the effect for notifying the corresponding validity determination result has not been started. When an image is set and both the suspended image during fluctuation and the suspended image before fluctuation are displayed when in the first state, when the state changes from the first state to the second state, The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the position at which the pending image during the change is displayed changes, but the position at which the pending image before the change is displayed with respect to the display area is maintained.
Since the image displacement effect and the change pending image are common as those relating to the “currently performed notification effect”, it is conceivable that the change pending image is also displaced as a part of the reference image.

・ Means 2-4
As the mode of the reserved image, a normal mode and a special mode indicating that the probability that the corresponding determination result corresponding to the normal mode is higher than that of the normal mode is set, and when the first state is set, When both the reserved image in the normal mode and the reserved image in the special mode are displayed, when the first state is changed to the second state, the position where the reserved image in the normal mode is displayed on the display area. The gaming machine according to the means 2-1 wherein the position at which the reserved image of the special mode is displayed is maintained, though.
Since the reserved image in the special mode is expected to win the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the reserved image (expectation is higher than the reserved image in the normal mode), the image displacement effect is not increased. It is conceivable to maintain the display position even when it occurs, so that the player can easily see it.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 gaming machine 10 display device 11 display area 111 overlapping area 112 exposure area 20 reference image 21 overlapping section 22 exposure section 30 frame image 50 decorative member 70 identification pattern 80 reserved image 81 fluctuating pending image 82 fluctuating pending image

Claims (1)

A display device having a display area,
A decorative member fixed so as not to move at a position overlapping on the front side with a part of the display area in the front-rear direction,
Effect performing means for performing an image displacement effect of changing from a first state in which a reference image is displayed in the display area to a second state in which the reference image is displaced with respect to the display area; ,
With
The display area is divided into a superimposed area where the decorative members overlap in the front-rear direction and an exposed area where the decorative members do not overlap,
In the first state of the image displacement effect, the reference image includes a superimposition unit displayed in the superimposition area,
A gaming machine, wherein in the second state of the image displacement effect, at least a part of the portion that was the overlapping portion in the first state is displayed in the exposed area.

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