JP2020048643A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of providing a novel performance.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 of the present invention includes a symbol variation performance which, after variably displaying a plurality of types of symbols 31 on a display unit 13G, stops and displays the plurality of types of symbols 31 to notify a win/losing determination result. The plurality of types of symbols 31 include a first symbol 32 that may be stopped and displayed and a second symbol 33 that may not be stopped and displayed. The first symbol 32 and the second symbol 33 are displayed in a different manner.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art As a gaming machine, there has been known a game machine in which a player obtains a benefit or a privilege and produces a notification of a result indicating whether or not the player has gained the benefit or privilege (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-132975 A (Paragraph [0111])

  However, there is a need for the development of a gaming machine that provides a novel effect for a player who has become accustomed to the conventional effect.

  The invention of claim 1 has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem. After the plurality of symbols are variably displayed on the display unit, the plurality of symbols are stopped and displayed, and a symbol variation effect of notifying the result of the determination as to whether the symbol is correct or not is provided. In the gaming machine, the plurality of symbols are provided with a first symbol that is likely to be stopped and displayed, and a second symbol that is not likely to be stopped and displayed, the first symbol, This is a gaming machine in which the second symbol is displayed in a different manner.

  According to the above invention, a novel effect can be provided.

Front view of a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention Front view of gaming board Image of the effect of changing the total number of symbols Image of the effect of changing the total number of symbols Image of roulette production (A) Panel table (B) Effect number correspondence table Image of roulette production Roulette production flow chart Roulette production flow chart Roulette production flow chart Transition notice production time chart Image diagram of transition notice production

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment includes a front frame 10Z on the front, and is formed on the front of the game board 11 shown in FIG. 2 through a glass window 10W formed on the front frame 10Z. The game area R1 is visible.

  An upper plate 26 and a lower plate 27 are provided below the glass window 10W in the front frame 10Z in two stages, and a firing handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 27. When the firing handle 28 is rotated, the game balls accommodated in the upper plate 26 are flipped out toward the game area R1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game area R1 is formed by being surrounded on all sides by guide rails 12 protruding from the front surface of the game board 11. A game board display window 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1, and the display device 13 faces the game board display window 11H from the back side of the game board 11. The display device 13 is formed of, for example, a liquid crystal module, and the front surface thereof is a display screen 13G for performing an effect related to a game. On the display screen 13G, a determination result of a special symbol success / failure determination, which will be described later, an effect indicating the determination result, and the like are displayed.

  A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the front center of the game board 11 so as to surround the display screen 13G. The display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the game board display window 11H from the front side of the game board 11, protrudes inside the game board display window 11H, and protrudes from the front face of the game board 11. The game balls flowing down the game area R1 are configured to not pass through the front side of the display decoration frame 23 and enter the inside of the display decoration frame 23.

  Below the display decorative frame 23, first and second starting winning openings 14A and 14B are provided vertically, and a general winning opening along the guide rail 12 is provided on the left side of the starting winning openings 14A and 14B. 20 are provided. A start gate 18 is provided on the right side of the display decoration frame 23. Further, a large winning opening 15 is provided on the lower right side of the display decorative frame 23, that is, on the right side of the first and second starting winning openings 14A and 14B. 21 are provided. The discharge port 16 is provided with a discharge port 16 opened forward at the lower end of the game area R1. The game balls that did not win any of the winning ports 14A, 14B, 15, 20, 21 described above are all taken into the discharge port 16 and collected by a ball collection device (not shown).

  Next, the required parts will be described in more detail. The general winning opening 20 and the side winning opening 21 have a so-called pocket structure, and are open to a size that allows game balls to enter one by one. When a game ball enters (wins) the general winning opening 20 or the side winning opening 21, the game ball is taken into the back side of the game board 11, for example, 15 winning balls per winning ball are placed on the upper plate 26. Will be paid out.

  The starting gate 18 has a gate-shaped structure through which game balls can dive and pass. When the game ball passes through the starting gate 18, a normal symbol hit / fail judgment is made.

  The first starting winning opening 14A has a pocket structure, like the general winning opening 20 and the side winning opening 21, and is open upward in a size that allows game balls to enter one by one. The second start winning opening 14B is large enough to allow game balls to enter one by one, and opens forward. Usually, the front is closed by the opening / closing door 14T, so that the game balls enter the ball ( Prize) is regulated. When the result of the above-described normal symbol hit / fail judgment is a hit, the opening / closing door 14T is turned around the lower end portion and is tilted forward for a predetermined time.

  When game balls enter (win) the starting winning ports 14A and 14B, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 and a special symbol hit / fail judgment is performed. The determination result is displayed on the display screen 13G of the display device 13. Then, if the result of the special symbol hit determination is a big hit, a big hit game is executed.

  When a game ball enters each of the starting winning ports 14A and 14B, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball, and a special symbol hit / fail judgment is performed. That is, in the present embodiment, when a game ball enters each of the start winning ports 14A and 14B, the right to determine whether or not the special symbol is accepted is generated. The judgment result of the special symbol hit / fail judgment is notified on the display screen 13G with the use of the judgment right. Specifically, when the determination right is used, a determination effect related to the determination result is performed on the display screen 13G prior to notification of the determination result. Then, if the result of the determination is a big hit, after the end of the determination effect, a big hit game state is set and the big hit game is executed. If the determination result is out of order, the normal gaming state that is not the big hit gaming state continues.

The special winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally-long rectangular shape, and is closed by the movable door 15T in a normal gaming state. When the big hit game is performed and the big hit game is performed, the movable door 15T is tilted forward for a predetermined period to open the big winning opening 15, and the movable door 15T is guided, so that the large winning Game balls can be won. When a game ball enters the special winning opening 15, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 26 as a prize ball. In the big hit game, a round game in which the special winning opening 15 is opened a predetermined number of times is executed a number of times corresponding to the big hit game to be executed. One round game ends when a predetermined upper limit number of game balls enter the special winning opening 15 or when a predetermined round game time elapses.

<Symbol total number change effect>
In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a display effect is displayed on the display screen 13G in relation to the special symbol determination. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, three special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, and 13C are provided side by side in the center of the display screen 13G. In each of these special symbol display areas 13A to 13C, a plurality of types of variable symbols 31 are scroll-displayed in the vertical direction. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, for example, the fluctuating symbol 31 in which numbers “1” to “4” are written in order of left, right, and middle is stopped and displayed. Then, based on the combination of the stopped variable symbols 31, the result of the special symbol determination is notified. Specifically, when all of the fluctuation symbols 31 displayed in the special symbol display areas 13A to 13C are the same symbol (double eyes), it indicates a big hit, and the fluctuation displayed in the special symbol display areas 13A to 13C. In the case where the symbol 31 is a combination other than the slotted eyes, it indicates that the symbol 31 is out of the combination.

  Here, the variable symbol 31 of the present embodiment includes a first variable symbol 32 that may be stopped and displayed, a second variable symbol 33 that may not be stopped and displayed (see FIG. 3B), It has.

  The first variable symbol 32 and the second variable symbol 33 are displayed in a distinguishable manner when displayed in the special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, and 13C. Specifically, the second variation symbol 33 is formed by displaying a prohibition mark on the first variation symbol 32. Thereby, the player can easily confirm whether the variable symbol 31 is the first variable symbol 32 or the second variable symbol 33.

  In addition, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a symbol total number change effect in which the type of the first variable symbol 32 that is variably displayed decreases as the game progresses.

  In the symbol total number change effect, the total number of the first variable symbols 32 is configured to decrease stepwise, and the symbol variable effect in which the first variable symbol 32 changes to the second variable symbol 33 can be executed a plurality of times. Has become.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 (A), in the symbol change effect, when the changing symbol 31 which is being changed and displayed in the special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, 13C is temporarily stopped, the symbols shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4 (B), an effect is displayed in which the illustration of the cage is superimposed on the same illustration as the first variable symbol 32 displayed in the target special symbol display area 13B, and the first symbol is displayed. The changing symbol 32 changes to a second changing symbol 33. Then, in a state where one of the first variable symbols 32 has changed to the second variable symbol 33, the symbols are again variable displayed in the special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, 13C. Then, when the symbol change effect is repeated a plurality of times, the types of the first variable symbols 32 are reduced, and the variable symbols are more likely to be zigzag. In addition, any one or two of the special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, and 13C may be configured to temporarily stop and display a variable symbol 31. Alternatively, a plurality of temporarily stopped variable symbols 31 may be used as the first symbol. A configuration in which the variation symbol 32 is changed to the second variation symbol 33 may be used.

  Further, a symbol list display area 35R for displaying a list of the variable symbols 31 is provided in an upper portion of the display screen 13G. Thereby, the player can grasp the types of the variable symbols 31 and the total number thereof.

  In the symbol list display area 35R, the first variable symbol 32 and the second variable symbol 33 are displayed in different modes. That is, based on the ratio between the first variable symbol 32 and the second variable symbol 33, the player can determine how advantageous the state of the variable symbol 31 is compared to the normal special symbol determination in which all of the variable symbols 31 are the first variable symbol 32. It becomes possible to grasp. The gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the second variable symbol 33 is also displayed in the symbol list display area 35R, but may have a configuration in which only the first variable symbol 32 is displayed.

  As described above, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the first variable symbol 32 gradually decreases as the game progresses, so that all of the special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, and 13C vary. Even during the display, it is possible for the player to know that the eyes are in a state where the eyes are easily aligned, and the taste can be improved.

  In addition, since the symbol change effect in which the first variable symbol 32 changes to the second variable symbol 33 is executed at the timing of the temporary stop, the player can play the game with a sense of tension whether the symbol change effect or the final stop. .

  In the above embodiment, the total number of the first variable symbols 32 decreases as the game progresses. However, the total number of the first variable symbols 32 may increase. At this time, a configuration in which the number of symbols that can be changed to another first variable symbol 32 such as a joker symbol may be increased.

  In the above-described embodiment, the variable symbol 31 has the first variable symbol 32 that has a possibility of stopping and the second variable symbol 33 that has no possibility of stopping. However, only the first variable symbol 32 is provided. May be configured.

  The design reduction effect of the present embodiment is a configuration in which one or more symbol total number change effects are executed as a pre-notification effect related to one special symbol determination, but the total symbol number is straddled during a plurality of special symbol determinations. A configuration in which a change effect is executed may be employed.

<Roulette production>
In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, before the result of the special symbol hit determination is notified on the display screen 13G, a pre-notification effect indicating the result is executed. The gaming machine 10 has a roulette effect as one of the effects before notification.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the roulette effect includes a selection effect of selecting a panel 50 indicating an effect to be shifted to after the end of the roulette effect from the plurality of panels 50 and 50 displayed on the display screen 13G. Each panel 50 indicates the result of the special symbol success / failure determination and the contents of the effect to be shifted to after the execution of the roulette effect. In the following, of the plurality of panels 50, the panel 50 selected in the selected effect is referred to as a first panel 51, and the other panels 50, 50 not selected are referred to as second panels 52, 52.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, for example, there are eight types of panels 50, and each panel 50 has a reliability indicating the degree of possibility that the player shifts to a more advantageous game state after the determination of the special symbol success / failure. Each is different. And the higher the reliability of the panel 50 is, the larger the number of final display panels, which is the type of the panel 50 displayed in the selected effect. Specifically, in the case of the panel 50 of “?”, “Intense hot”, and “continue” with high reliability, the number of final display panels is selected from any of six types or four types. In the case of the “SP” or “battle” panel 50 having the medium reliability, the number of final display panels is selected from four types or two types. In the case of the panel 50 of “story”, “reach”, and “chance” with low reliability, the number of final display panels is selected from two types or effect cancellation (0 types).

  Here, the roulette effect in the present embodiment includes a selection effect, and a panel increase effect in which the types of panels 50 displayed on the display screen 13G are gradually increased before the selection effect is executed. . In the panel increase effect, the number of times the panel increase effect is executed differs depending on the type of the first panel 51.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, the number of panel increase effects is determined according to the number of final display panels. Specifically, when the number of final display panels is six, the number of panels increases in two stages from two to four and four to six in the panel increase effect. When the number of final display panels is four, the number of panels increases in one stage from two to four in a panel increase effect, and when the number of final display panels is two, two types of panels in the panel increase effect With no further increase.

  Hereinafter, the flow of the roulette effect when “intense Atsu” is selected as the first panel 51 and there are six types of final display panels will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7 (A), in the first step, when the ordinary symbol determination is started, an effect of dividing the display screen 13G into left and right is performed. Next, as shown in FIG. 7B, in a second step, two panels 50 are displayed on the display screen 13G. In the present embodiment, a panel 50 of “reach” and “chance” is displayed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7C, an effect of dividing the lower part of the two panels 50 is performed in a third step, and as shown in FIG. 50 is additionally displayed. In the present embodiment, a panel 50 of “story” and “battle” is displayed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (E), in the fifth step, an effect of dividing the right side of the display screen 13G is performed, and as shown in FIG. 50 is additionally displayed. Note that, in the present embodiment, the panel 50 of “super hot” and “SP” is displayed. As described above, the panel increase effect is configured from the first step to the sixth step.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7G, in a seventh step, all the panels 50 displayed on the display screen 13G are sequentially selected in a roulette format. Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (H), in the eighth step, after a certain period of time, one panel 50 (first panel 51) is stopped in a selected state, and is displayed in close-up on the display screen 13G. (FIG. 7 (I)). As described above, the selection effect is constituted by the seventh step and the eighth step. Note that, in the present embodiment, the panel “Atsu” is selected, and an event corresponding to the selected panel is continuously performed on the display screen 13G. The panel 50 not selected in the eighth step is the second panel 52.

  In addition, when the number of final display panels is four, it shifts to a selection effect after the fourth step. When the number of final display panels is two, it shifts to the selection effect after the second step. Configuration. When the number of final display panels is 0, after the first step, the screen returns to the original screen without shifting to the selected effect.

  Here, in the roulette effect in the present embodiment, control is performed by the control program PG1 such that the panel 50 additionally displayed in the fourth step and the sixth step has higher reliability than the panel 50 already displayed. Have been. Further, the first panel 51 selected in the selection effect has higher reliability than the second panel 52. Hereinafter, the control program PG1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 8, first, when the normal symbol hit / fail judgment is started on the display screen 13G, the lottery of the first panel 51 is performed from all the panels set in the panel table (S11).

  Next, the final display panel number is randomly selected and set (S12). The number of final display panels is selected by lot according to the type of the first panel 51. Next, it is determined whether the final display panel number is 0 (S13). If the final display panel number is 0 (Yes in S13), a cancel effect is executed (S17), and the process ends. On the other hand, when the final display panel number is other than 0 (No in S13), the second panel 52 is selected (S14). Note that the second panel 52 is selected from those having lower reliability than or equivalent to the first panel 51 (see FIG. 6A).

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the second panel determination process (S14), first, it is determined whether the final display panel number determined in step S12 is six (S21). If the number of final display panels is six (Yes in S21), five are set from the panel table from the panel whose reliability is equal to or lower than that of the first panel 51 (S22), and the process exits. For example, if the first panel is “super hot”, the second panel 52 is selected from five of “continue”, “SP”, “battle”, “story”, “reach”, and “chance”. .

  On the other hand, if the number of final display panels is not six (No in S21), it is determined whether the number of final display panels is four (S23). If the final display panel number is four, three panels having lower reliability than the first panel are selected from the panel table (S24), and the process ends. On the other hand, when the final display panel number is not four (that is, when the final display panel number is two), one panel having lower reliability than the first panel is selected from the panel table (S25). The process ends.

  When the second panel is determined, the display order of the panel 50 displayed in the roulette effect is determined (S15). As shown in FIG. 10, in the process of determining the display order of the display panels (S15), it is first determined whether or not the number of final display panels determined in step S12 is six (S31). If the number of final display panels is six (Yes in S31), the number of panel increase effects is set to 2 (S32), and the process proceeds to step S33. In the following, an effect in which the number of displayed panels 50 increases from 2 to 4 is referred to as a first panel increase effect, and an effect in which the number of displayed panels 50 increases from 4 to 6 increases in the second panel. It is called directing.

  In step 33, the panel to be displayed in the third panel increase effect is determined (S33). The panels 50 displayed in the third panel increase effect are the first panel 51 and all the second panels 52.

  Next, the panel 50 to be displayed in the second panel increase effect is determined (S34). Specifically, four are selected from five second panels.

Then, a panel to be displayed in the first panel increase effect is determined (S35), and the process ends. As the panels to be displayed in the first panel increase effect, two out of the four second panels displayed in the second panel increase effect, excluding those having the highest reliability, are selected. For example, in the second panel increase effect of FIG. 7, "chance", "reach", "story", and "battle" panels 50 are displayed, and among the three except for "battle", which has the highest reliability, The panel 50 to be displayed in the first panel increase effect is determined.

  On the other hand, if the final display panel number is not six, it is determined whether the final display panel number is four (S36). If the final display panel number is four, the number of panel increase effects is set to two (S37), and the panel 50 to be displayed in the second panel increase effect is determined (S38). The panels displayed in the second panel increase effect are the first panel 51 and all the second panels 52. Then, the panel 50 to be displayed in the first panel increase effect is determined (S39), and the process ends. Specifically, two of the three second panels 52 are selected.

  If the number of final display panels is not four (that is, if the number of final display panels is two), the number of panel increase effects is set to one (S40). Then, the first panel 51 and the second panel 52 are selected as the panels displayed in the first panel increase effect (S41), and the process ends.

  By performing the above processing, the execution of the roulette effect is started (S16), and the processing by the control program PG1 ends.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the first panel 51 selected by the roulette effect is determined first, and the other selection candidates, the second panel 52, are more reliable than the first panel 51. A panel 50 having a low degree is set. Thereby, in the roulette effect, the panel 50 with the highest reliability is selected, so that the player's feeling can be enhanced.

  Further, each time the panel increase effect proceeds, the panel 50 with higher reliability is additionally displayed, so that the player's expectation of the roulette effect can be improved. Furthermore, even when a roulette effect is performed a plurality of times, the first and second panels, the number of final display panels, and the display order are determined each time, so that the effect can be given a variety of effects.

  In the present embodiment, the number of panels displayed increases with the progress of the panel increase effect, but the total number of displayed panels is unified for each panel increase effect, and the number of panels displayed depends on the degree of progress of the panel increase effect. It may be replaced with a panel with high expectation. Further, the total number of displayed panels may be reduced as the panel increase effect proceeds.

  Further, the roulette effect in the present embodiment has a configuration including the panel increase effect and the selection effect, but may include only the selection effect.

  Further, the roulette effect in the present embodiment has a configuration in which the type of the panel 50 has a panel increase effect in which the type of the panel 50 increases stepwise before the selection effect, but a panel reduction step in which the type of the panel 50 decreases stepwise is performed. May be provided. In this case, a configuration in which the degree of expectation is reduced from a panel having a low degree of expectation may be employed.

<Transition notice announcement>
As described above, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, before the result of the special symbol hit determination is notified on the display screen 13G, a pre-notification effect indicating the result is executed. In the pre-notification effect, for example, a reach effect, a chance effect, and the like are executed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of types of variable symbols 31 are vertically arranged in special symbol display areas 13A to 13C provided side by side in the center of the display screen 13G, as shown in FIG. Scroll in the direction. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, for example, the fluctuating symbol 31 in which numbers “1” to “4” are written in order of left, right, and middle is stopped and displayed. Then, based on the combination of the stopped variable symbols 31, the result of the special symbol determination is notified.

  Then, when the reach state is reached in which the values of the left and right fluctuating symbols 31 are the same, the structure is developed to a pre-notification effect such as a reach effect that suggests a more advantageous state for the player. In a pre-notification effect such as a reach effect, a special character appears, or a decorative member operates, and an effect that attracts the attention of the player is performed.

  However, when the appearance frequency of the pre-notification effect is increased, the degree of expectation for the pre-notification effect is greatly reduced. Therefore, the number of times of the pre-notification effect cannot be increased, and there is a problem that the effect is easily turned into a rut.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 11, the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a transition announcement effect that is executed between a normal success / failure judgment effect and a pre-notification effect. The transition announcement effect may be a case where the effect evolves into a pre-notification effect (FIG. 11 (A)) or a case where it does not evolve into a pre-notification effect and returns to a normal pass / fail judgment effect (FIG. 11 (B)).

  Hereinafter, the flow of the transition notice effect will be described with reference to FIG. When the transition notice effect is executed, a frame 70W is displayed on the display screen 13G (FIG. 12A) of the normal success / failure judgment effect (FIG. 12B). The frame 70 </ b> W in the transition announcement effect may have a configuration in which the color and display mode are clearly different from the inside and outside of the frame 70 </ b> W, or a configuration that gradually changes from the inside to the outside of the frame 70 like a gradation or a mosaic. There may be. Further, the frame 70W may be formed by a clear frame, and the display mode inside and outside the frame 70W may be the same.

  Then, as the transition notice effect progresses, the size of the frame 70W changes (reduces in the example of FIG. 12) as shown in FIG. Further, with the change in the size of the frame 70W, the changing symbol 31 displayed inside the frame 70W also changes (reduces in the example of FIG. 12). Further, the angle of the frame 70W is changed to the right together with the changing symbol 31 displayed inside.

  When the transition notice effect further proceeds, as shown in FIGS. 12D and 12E, the degree of change gradually increases, and the difference from the display screen 13G of the normal pass / fail judgment effect becomes large. It is becoming.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12 (F), the configuration is such that the transition to the pre-notification effect is made through a conversion effect such as explosion or emission of light of the frame 70W. Note that the transition announcement effect of the present embodiment is configured to always transition to the pre-notification effect when progressing from FIG. 12 (B) to FIG. 12 (E).

  On the other hand, in some cases during the transition notice effect, the process may return to the normal pass / fail judgment effect. Specifically, in the case of returning from FIG. 12 (D) to the normal success / failure determination effect, contrary to the above-described progress, as shown in FIG. 12 (D) to FIG. 12 (C) and FIG. , The degree of change of the frame 70W gradually decreases so as to approach the display screen 13G of the success / failure determination effect.

  As described above, the transition notice effect in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment has a structure in which the transition notice effect is provided before the effect before notification. Thereby, it is possible to give a little expectation to the player, and it is possible to improve the taste.

  In addition, the transition notice effect of the present embodiment is configured to gradually change from the display screen of the normal pass / fail judgment effect, and unlike the effect before notification, at the beginning of the change, the player feels a strange feeling instead of a large change. be able to. Then, the accumulated discomfort can be recognized as a change. In addition, since the user feels uncomfortable at the beginning of the change, it is not necessary to give a large shock that a chance has been missed even when the user returns to the normal pass / fail judgment effect.

  As described above, since the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment is provided with the transition announcement effect, the gaming machine 10 is rich in variety and can improve the taste.

  In the present embodiment, the frame 70W and the variable symbol 31 displayed inside the frame 70W are both changed, but only one of them may be changed, or the frame 70W may be changed relatively. It may be. Further, only one of the change in the angle and the change in the size may be used, or the frame 70W and the display area inside or outside the frame 70W may move differently.

  Also, the progress speed when returning from the transition notice effect in FIG. 12 (D) to the normal success / failure determination effect may be changed from the progress speed when progressing from FIG. 12 (A) to FIG. 12 (D). For example, the speed when returning from FIG. 12 (D) to FIG. 12 (A) may be double the speed when moving from FIG. 12 (A) to FIG. 12 (D).

  Further, in the case of returning from the transition announcement effect to the normal effect determination effect, for example, the display screen 13G of the normal effect determination effect may be changed from FIG. 12 (D) to a display screen 13G.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and furthermore, other than the following, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a game machine has been described, but the present invention may be applied to a slot machine or an arrangement ball.

<Appendix 1>
(First invention group)
[Invention 1]
After changing and displaying a plurality of types of symbols on the display unit, the plurality of types of symbols are stopped and displayed, a gaming machine equipped with a symbol variation effect to notify the result of the determination of success or failure,
The plurality of types of symbols include at least one or more first symbols that may be stopped and displayed,
A gaming machine in which the total number of the first symbols displayed variably changes according to the progress of the game.

  In Invention 1, the total number of first symbols that may be stopped changes as the game progresses. That is, according to the progress of the game, the player can recognize that the probability that the symbols are aligned has changed.

[Invention 2]
The gaming machine according to Invention 1, wherein the total number of the first symbols changes stepwise according to the progress of the game.

  The total number of the first symbols may be changed stepwise as in Invention 2, or may be changed gradually.

[Invention 3]
The gaming machine according to Invention 2, wherein the total number of the first symbols decreases as the game progresses.

  As in Invention 3, the total number of first symbols may be reduced according to the progress of the game, or the total number of first symbols may be increased.

[Invention 4]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 3, wherein the plurality of types of symbols include a second symbol having no possibility of being stopped and displayed.

  By displaying the second symbol, it is possible to grasp a symbol that does not stop.

[Invention 5]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 4, further comprising a symbol reduction effect for notifying that the number of the first symbols decreases.

  By performing the symbol reduction effect, it becomes easier for the player to recognize the change in the total number of symbols.

[Invention 6]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 5, wherein the display unit includes a plurality of symbol display areas in which the symbols are displayed.

  It is possible to recognize a change in ease of aligning the symbols in the plurality of symbol display areas due to a change in the total number of symbols.

[Correspondence relationship between components of the invention of the first invention group and each part on the embodiment]
Gaming machine: gaming machine 10 symbol: variable symbol 31 first symbol: first variable symbol 32 second symbol: second variable symbol 33 symbol reduction effect: symbol change effect symbol display area: special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, 13C

(Second invention group)
[Invention 1]
After changing and displaying a plurality of types of symbols on the display unit, the plurality of types of symbols are stopped and displayed, a gaming machine equipped with a symbol variation effect to notify the result of the determination of success or failure,
The plurality of symbols include a first symbol that may be stopped and displayed and a second symbol that may not be stopped and displayed,
A gaming machine in which the first symbol and the second symbol are displayed in different modes.

  Since the first symbol that may stop and the second symbol that does not stop are displayed in different modes, the player can recognize which symbol may stop.

[Invention 2]
The gaming machine according to Invention 1, wherein the first symbol can be changed to the second symbol in accordance with the progress of the game.

  Since the first symbol may be changed to the second symbol, the player can expect the presence or absence of the change and obtain a sense of elation.

[Invention 3]
The gaming machine according to Invention 1 or 2, further comprising a change effect for notifying that the number of the first symbols changes to the second symbols.

  By performing the change effect, it becomes easier for the player to recognize the change in the total number of symbols.

[Invention 4]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 3, wherein the display unit includes a plurality of symbol display areas in which the symbols are displayed.

  It is possible to recognize a change in ease of aligning the symbols in the plurality of symbol display areas due to a change in the total number of symbols.

[Correspondence relationship between components of the invention of the second invention group and each part on the embodiment]
Gaming machine: gaming machine 10 symbol: variable symbol 31 first symbol: first variable symbol 32 second symbol: second variable symbol 33 change effect: symbol change effect symbol display area: special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, 13C

(Third invention group)
[Invention 1]
After changing and displaying a plurality of types of symbols on the display unit, the plurality of types of symbols are stopped and displayed, a gaming machine equipped with a symbol variation effect to notify the result of the determination of success or failure,
The display unit is provided with a list display area for displaying a list of all of the plurality of symbols during the execution of the symbol variation effect.

  According to the first aspect, it is possible to recognize all symbols fluctuating in the symbol effect.

[Invention 2]
The plurality of symbols include a first symbol that may be stopped and displayed and a second symbol that may not be stopped and displayed,
The gaming machine according to Invention 1, wherein the first symbol and the second symbol are displayed in different forms in the list display area.

  It is possible to identify a first symbol that is likely to be stop-displayed and a second symbol that is not likely to be stop-displayed.

[Invention 3]
The gaming machine according to Invention 2, wherein the first symbol can be changed to the second symbol in accordance with the progress of the game.

  Further, since the first symbol may be changed to the second symbol as in the third aspect, the player can expect the presence or absence of the change and obtain a sense of elation.

[Invention 4]
The gaming machine according to Invention 3, comprising a change effect that notifies that the number of the first symbols changes to the second symbols.

  Performing the change effect makes it easier for the player to recognize that the design has changed.

[Correspondence relationship between components of the invention of the third invention group and each part on the embodiment]
Gaming machine: gaming machine 10 symbol: variable symbol 31 first symbol: first variable symbol 32 second symbol: second variable symbol 33 change effect: symbol change effect symbol display area: special symbol display areas 13A, 13B, 13C list display Area: Symbol list display area 35R

(Fourth invention group)
[Invention 1]
A game machine in which a display unit displays a randomness determination effect that can be randomly generated according to the progress of the game,
The success / failure judgment effect is a normal judgment effect, a special judgment effect indicating that the state is more advantageous than the normal judgment effect, and a suggestion that the normal judgment effect may be shifted to the special judgment effect. A game machine equipped with a transition notice effect.

  Since there is a transition notice effect indicating that there is a possibility of shifting to the special determination effect, it is possible to give a sense of expectation that the player may be in an advantageous state.

[Invention 2]
The gaming machine according to Invention 1, wherein the transition notice effect is an effect in which a normal determination effect screen is changed stepwise.

  When the transition notice effect changes stepwise, it is possible to make the player realize that there is a high possibility of shifting to the special determination effect.

[Invention 3]
The gaming machine according to Invention 1 or 2, wherein the game returns to the normal determination effect in the middle of the transition notification effect when the transition to the special determination effect is not performed after the transition notification effect.

  Since the transition notice effect may end on the way, the player can be made to pay attention to the progress of the transition notice effect.

[Invention 4]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 3, wherein the transition notice effect is continuously executed until the transition from the normal judgment effect to the special judgment effect.

[Correspondence relationship between components of the invention of the fourth invention group and each part on the embodiment]
Amusement machine: Gaming machine 10 Transition announcement effect: Transition announcement effect Special judgment effect: Pre-notification effect Normal judgment effect: Normal pass / fail judgment effect

(Fifth invention group)
[Invention 1]
A gaming machine having a roulette effect in which one panel is selected from a plurality of panels displayed on a display unit,
The plurality of panels are configured from each of the panels having different degrees of reliability, which is a degree of possibility of shifting to a privileged gaming state more advantageous than a normal gaming state after execution of the roulette effect,
A gaming machine in which the proportion of the panel having high reliability among the plurality of displayed panels increases as the game progresses.

  According to the first aspect, the proportion of panels with high reliability increases as the game progresses, so that the player can feel that the situation is more advantageous.

[Invention 2]
The gaming machine according to Invention 1, wherein the total number of the panels increases as the game progresses.

  According to the second aspect, the total number of panels increases with the progress of the game, and the proportion of panels with high reliability increases while leaving panels with low reliability. Feeling can be improved.

[Invention 3]
The gaming machine according to Invention 2, wherein at least one or more panels having higher reliability than the panels before the increase are added.

  Since the proportion of panels with higher reliability increases, the sense of expectation can be improved.

[Invention 4]
The gaming machine according to Invention 1, wherein the total number of panels decreases as the game progresses.

[Invention 5]
The gaming machine according to Invention 4, wherein at least one or more of the panels having low reliability among the plurality of panels before the reduction is reduced.

  According to the inventions 4 and 5, since the number of panels with low reliability is reduced, the expectation can be improved.

[Invention 6]
The gaming machine according to any one of Inventions 1 to 5, wherein the total number of the panels changes stepwise.

  According to the sixth aspect, the change in the total number of panels can be enjoyed step by step.

[Correspondence relationship between components of the invention of the fifth invention group and each part on the embodiment]
Gaming machine: Gaming machine 10 Panel: Panel 50 First panel: First panel 51 Second panel: Second panel 52

10 gaming machine 13G display screen 13A-13C special symbol display area 31 variable symbol 32 first variable symbol 33 second variable symbol 35R symbol list display area 50 panel 51 first panel 52 second panel

Claims (4)

After changing and displaying a plurality of types of symbols on the display unit, the plurality of types of symbols are stopped and displayed, a gaming machine equipped with a symbol variation effect to notify the result of the determination of success or failure,
The plurality of symbols include a first symbol that may be stopped and displayed and a second symbol that may not be stopped and displayed,
A gaming machine in which the first symbol and the second symbol are displayed in different modes.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first symbol can be changed to the second symbol in accordance with the progress of the game.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a change effect for notifying that the number of the first symbols changes to the second symbols.   4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display unit includes a plurality of symbol display areas in which the symbols are displayed. 5.