JP2023003721A - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of customizing the appearance frequency of performances without changing performance rules.SOLUTION: A game machine 10 includes: a sub-control unit 55 which is capable of performing control relating to performances that are executed in relation to the progress of a game and which is capable of performing control for changing the appearance frequency of at least part of the performances on the basis of operation on a performance customization operation unit 30; and a main display unit 18 which is capable of executing notification on a performance rule, the performance rule expressing the fact that the game can progress to a specific mode when a specific performance is executed in the game. The sub-control unit 55 can perform control so that the performance rule is not changed between cases where a game state is controlled to a first state in which the appearance frequency is not changed and where the game state is controlled to a second state in which the appearance frequency is changed. The main display unit 18 can perform the same notification in both the cases where the game state is controlled to the first state and where the game state is controlled to the second state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine installed in a game arcade or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a game machine that performs various effects on a display unit or the like (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-080953

However, conventional game machines have room for improvement.

One aspect of the present invention is a gaming machine comprising control means capable of executing control relating to effects executed in relation to the progress of a game, in which at least a part of the effects is controlled based on an operation to an operation means. Appearance frequency control means capable of executing control to change the appearance frequency of the effect, and when the effect rule is that the game can proceed in a specific mode when a specific effect is executed in the game, the effect and notification means capable of executing notification relating to a rule, wherein the control means controls a first state in which the appearance frequency is not changed by the appearance frequency control means, and a first state in which the appearance frequency is not changed by the appearance frequency control means. When the appearance frequency is changed and controlled to the second state, the effect rule can be controlled so as not to change, and the notification means is controlled to the first state by the appearance frequency control means. The configuration of the gaming machine is characterized in that the same notification can be executed in the case where the control to the second state is performed by the appearance frequency control means.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming machine of the first embodiment, and a perspective view showing an internal configuration; It is a figure which shows the structure of the production|presentation custom operation part 30 vicinity of 1st Embodiment. 1 is a block diagram of a gaming machine of the first embodiment; FIG. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing an internal lottery table and a payout table according to the first embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows the table regarding the production|presentation of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the table regarding the production|presentation of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the transition of RT state of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the transition of the normal area of 1st Embodiment, the advantageous area, and the transition between stages. It is a figure explaining the production|presentation custom screen of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the production|presentation custom screen of 1st Embodiment. It is a flow chart of the process after winning the AT effect D of the first embodiment. It is a figure which is displayed by each production|presentation of 1st Embodiment, and shows the character corresponding to each production|presentation. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the contents of effects of normal effects C and AT effects D that are executed on the main display section 17 and the sub-display section 18 of the first embodiment; It is a figure explaining custom of normal production|presentation A of 2nd Embodiment.

(embodiment)
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
[Configuration of Gaming Machine 10]
The game machine 10 is a slot machine installed in a game arcade or the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 includes a housing 10b having an opening on the front surface, and a front door 10a for opening and closing the opening.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gaming machine 10 includes a medal slot 11, a BET button 12, a start lever 13, an effect button 14, a stop button 15 (15L, 15C, 15R) (stop operation means), an advantageous zone lamp 16, main display portion 17 (output means, operation notification means), sub-display portion 18 (output means), lamp 19, speaker 20 (output means), reels 21 (21L, 21C, 21R) (variation display means), A drum unit 21a, a medal payout device 22, a setting button 24, an effect custom operation section 30, a main control board 40, and a sub control board 50 are provided.

The game machine 10 is a device that includes a storage unit and a control unit provided on the main control board 40 and the sub control board 50, respectively, and is capable of various kinds of arithmetic processing and various controls. The gaming machine 10, main control board 40, and sub-control board 50 are included in the concept of a computer. Each storage unit includes a storage device such as a semiconductor memory device for storing programs, information, and the like necessary for the operation of the gaming machine 10 . Each control unit includes a CPU and the like. Each control unit implements various functions of the embodiment by appropriately reading and executing various programs and the like stored in each storage unit.

The medal slot 11 is a portion into which a player inserts medals (game media). Inside the medal slot 11, a medal selector 11a (medal detection means) is provided. The medal selector 11a is a sensor or the like that detects medals inserted into the medal slot 11, and outputs a detection signal to the main control section 42 (described later).

The BET button 12, the start lever 13, the effect button 14, and the stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R are operation units operated by the player to play the game.
The BET button 12 is an example of an operation means capable of accepting a player's operation for setting the number of bets. By operating the BET button 12, the number of bets is set to 1, 2, or 3, respectively. The games with 1, 2, and 3 medal bets are also called 1BET game, 2BET 1 game, and 3BET game, respectively.
The start lever 13 rotates the reels 21 and receives a tilting operation from the player for starting the game.
The production button 14 receives an operation related to production from the player. By operating the production button 14, for example, production for suggesting or outputting various information is executed or the production is switched. During the period in which the operation of the effect button 14 can be accepted, a message such as "Please operate the effect button" is displayed on the display units 17, 18, or the like. In this embodiment, the details of the effect related to the effect button 14 are omitted.

The stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R are an example of operation means for performing a stop operation of the reels 21L, 21C, 21R. The stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R are provided corresponding to the respective reels 21L, 21C, 21R, and can accept an operation for stopping the symbol being displayed in a variable manner. The stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R can be pressed by, for example, light emitting means such as LEDs built into each button.

The advantageous section lamp 16 is controlled to light up while staying in an advantageous section (described later). Instead of the advantageous section lamp 16, the gaming machine 10 uses, for example, a "dot" portion of a 7-segment display (also referred to as "7-segment"), which constitutes a payout number display section for displaying the number of payout medals. , may be controlled to light up.
The main display section 17, the sub-display section 18, the lamp 19, the speaker 20, etc. can be used as notification means, presentation means, etc. by outputting various kinds of information.
The main display section 17 and the sub-display section 18 are liquid crystal display devices or the like. Each of the display units 17 and 18 performs various effects using images, displays of various information in the game, and the like. Further, the main display unit 17 navigates (notifies) the operation order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R by displaying push order navigation 17L, 17C, and 17R.
The lamp 19 and the speaker 20 perform effects such as light emission and sound.
In addition, the speaker 20 navigates the operation order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C and 15R by sound output, similarly to the push order navigation 17L, 17C and 17R of the main display section 17. FIG.

The reels 21 (21L, 21C, 21R) are an example of variable display means for variably displaying symbols (identification information).
A plurality of (for example, 20) patterns are displayed on the peripheral surface of each of the reels 21L, 21C, and 21R.
The types of symbols are, for example, "watermelon", "cherry", "bell", "blue 7 (blue character 7)", "white 7 (white character 7)", and the like.
The drum unit 21a is a device that rotates the reels 21L, 21C, and 21R. The drum unit 21a is provided inside the housing 10b.
According to the above-described configuration, the patterns are variably displayed by visually recognizing a part of the patterns on the circumferential surfaces of the reels 21L, 21C, and 21R that are rotationally driven through the window on the front surface of the front door 10a.
The form of the variable display means is not limited to this, and for example, the number of patterns on the peripheral surface may be other than 20. Also, the form of the variable display means may be a form in which patterns are displayed on a liquid crystal display device or the like instead of a mechanical reel.
The medal payout device 22 is a device that pays out the medals stored in the hopper 22a to the medal payout port 22b.

The setting button 24 accepts a selection operation by an administrator or the like of the gaming arcade to set the winning probability of each winning combination (that is, the setting of the degree of advantage of the game) through a plurality of stages of settings 1 to 6 (a plurality of settings 1 to 6), which will be described later. It is used to select and set from probability values (set values).

As shown in FIG. 2, the production custom operation unit 30 is an operation unit for the player to make custom settings for production before or during the game. The effect custom operation unit 30 is provided on the operation panel on the front surface of the gaming machine 10 .
The production custom operation unit 30 includes an occurrence rate reliability operation unit 31 (first operation means) and an production rule operation unit 32 (second operation means).
The occurrence rate reliability operating section 31 and the production rule operating section 32 are push-type mechanical buttons.
The incidence rate reliability operation unit 31 includes a cross key 31a and an enter button 31b.
The production rule operation unit 32 includes an initial rule button 32a and a custom rule button 32b.
The incidence rate reliability operating section 31 is operated when changing the appearance rate and reliability of the effect. The performance law operation section 32 is operated when changing the performance law.
The details of the operation of the occurrence rate reliability operating section 31 and the effect rule operating section 32 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main control board 40, the medal selector 11a, the BET button 12, the start lever 13, the stop button 15, the advantageous section lamp 16, the drum unit 21a, the medal payout device 22, and the setting button 24 are connected by a communication cable. are connected and communication is possible.
The main control board 40 includes a main storage section 41 (storage means) and a main control section 42 (game state control means).
The main storage unit 41 stores various information such as game programs related to games, tables for performing various lotteries, setting values (selection setting values) selected by the setting button 24, and the like.

The main control unit 42 operates according to a program stored in the main storage unit 41 . Thereby, the main control unit 42 performs processing related to the progress of the game of the gaming machine 10 and the like.
In addition, the main control unit 42, in response to the operation of the operation unit such as the start lever 13, performs game progress processing including internal lottery processing, manages various information stored in the main storage unit 41, and controls the medal payout device 22 and the like. A game of the gaming machine 10 is realized by controlling the device of .
Detailed processing of the main control unit 42 will be described later.

The sub-control board 50, the production buttons 14, the main display section 17, the sub-display section 18, the lamp 19, the speaker 20, and the production custom operation section 30 are connected by a communication cable and can communicate with each other.
The sub-control board 50 includes a sub-storage unit 51 and a sub-control unit 55 (control means, appearance frequency control means).
The sub-storage unit 51 stores various information such as a game program for games and a table for performing various lotteries.
The sub control unit 55 performs processing and control such as effects synchronized with the game of the gaming machine 10 based on information unidirectionally transmitted from the main control unit 42 of the main control board 40 . The sub-control unit 55 controls the main display unit 17, the sub-display unit 18, the lamp 19, the speaker 20, and the like, thereby performing effects such as image output, lamp light emission, fanfare sound output, and the like. These outputs and presentations are, for example, those notifying the transition of the game state, those corresponding to each game state, and the like. In addition, the sub control unit 55 controls various effects according to the setting of the effect custom operation unit 30 .
Detailed processing of the sub-controller 55 will be described later.

(Various tables)
3 to 6 are diagrams for explaining various tables of the first embodiment.
The tables 41a and 41b are stored in the main storage section 41 of the main control board 40, and the tables 51a to 53a, 51b and 53b are stored in the sub-storage section 51 of the sub-control board 50. These storage locations are , may be changed as appropriate.
The internal lottery table 41a and the payout table 41b in FIG. 3 are referred to when each game is executed. The internal lottery table 41a relates to 3BET games. Although the explanation is omitted, the main storage unit 41 also stores an internal lottery table and a payout table regarding 1BET and 2BET games.

The internal lottery table 41a defines the winning probability of each winning combination in each game. The internal lottery table 41a stores each winning combination in association with the winning probability. The internal lottery table 41a has information corresponding to settings 1-6.
As shown in the internal lottery table 41a, setting 1 is the lowest setting and setting 6 is the highest setting. The higher the setting, the more advantageous it is for the player. In this manner, the main control unit 42 can control the degree of advantage of the game by performing lottery processing based on the set values stored in the main storage unit 41 and the internal lottery table 41a.
It should be noted that the setting may be 5 stages or less, or 7 stages or more, and the distribution rates of various winning combinations may be the same or different for some or all of them.
The payout table 41b stores a combination of stop symbols in each game in association with the number of medals to be paid out.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sub-storage unit 51 stores a normal effect table 51a, a normal notice D table 51b, a CZ effect table 52a, an AT effect table 53a, and a BB transition notice E table 53b.
The normal effect table 51a stores each normal effect A to C in association with information on each initial appearance rate, each initial CZ reliability, each post-custom appearance rate, and each post-custom CZ reliability.
Similarly, the CZ effect table 52a stores each CZ effect A to C in association with information on each initial appearance rate, each initial AT reliability, each post-custom appearance rate, and each post-custom AT reliability. The AT effect table 53a associates and stores each AT effect A to D with information on each initial appearance rate, each initial BB reliability, each post-custom appearance rate, and each post-custom BB reliability.

The normal notice D table 51b stores information on the appearance rate of the CZ shift notice D. FIG.
The BB shift notice E table 53b stores information on the appearance rate of the BB shift notice E. FIG.
Details of each table and details of games using the tables 51a to 53a, 51b, and 53b will be described later.

[Basic Operation of Gaming Machine 10]
The main control section 42 of the main control board 40 and the sub-control section 55 of the sub-control board 50 perform basic operations of the game as follows.
At the start of each game (also referred to as the current game in the embodiment), the number of bets is set using medals (including credit medals).
The number of bets can be set by inserting medals directly from the medal slot 11, by pressing the BET button 12, and so on.

In the method of inserting medals from the medal slot 11, a predetermined number of multipliers corresponding to the number of inserted medals is set (however, the upper limit is the multiplier "3" corresponding to three medals).
In the method using the BET button 12, each time the BET button 12 is operated, 1, 2, and 3 medals are subtracted from the credit medals, and the subtracted amount is set as the multiplier. . Credit medals are added by inserting medals from the medal slot 11 or by winning prizes, and can be credited (stored) as internal data, for example, up to 50 medals.

The multiplication factor set in this manner is stored in the main storage unit 41 . Then, when the number of bets reaches a predetermined number, a state is entered in which the player has the right to execute one game and can start the game.

In the state where the game can be started, the operation of the start lever 13 is valid. In this valid state, when the start lever 13 is tilted (game start operation), the game is started. In the embodiment, such operation of the start lever 13 in a valid state is also referred to as "lever operation". In accordance with the lever operation, the reels 21L, 21C, 21R start to change, and the lottery results of the current game are displayed on the reels 21L, 21C, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21R from a plurality of winning hands (including losing hands) such as replay hands and small hands. A predetermined internal lottery process is executed before the stop of 21R. As a result, the main control unit 42 determines whether or not to give the game medium by an internal lottery.
In the internal lottery process, a winning combination for the current game is determined by lottery based on a predetermined winning probability from among a plurality of winning combinations.
In the embodiment, the internal lottery process is completed before the reels 21L, 21C, and 21R reach steady rotation. good.

Each of the reels 21L, 21C, 21R gradually increases their rotation speed from a stopped state, and then reaches a steady rotation in which they rotate at a constant speed. When such steady rotation is reached, the stop buttons 15L, 15C and 15R provided corresponding to the respective reels 21L, 21C and 21R are put into a state in which they can be pressed (activation of the stop button operation).
When the stop buttons 15L, 15C, 15R are pressed in such a state, the reels 21L, 21C, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21C, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21C, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21L, 21C, 21R is controlled to stop.

In the embodiment, when the three stop buttons 15 are operated once each three times in order to stop the three reels 21, the buttons to be operated are the first stop button, the second stop button, Also called a third stop button, the reels 21 stopped by the first stop button, the second stop button, and the third stop button are also called the first reel, the second reel, and the third reel, respectively. In addition, the player's stop operation of each stop button to stop the first reel, the second reel, and the third reel is also referred to as the first reel stop operation, the second reel stop operation, and the third reel stop operation. . Furthermore, after detecting that the player's finger or the like has left the stop button operated to stop the first reel, the second reel, and the third reel, after the first reel stop operation, respectively. , after the second reel stop operation, and after the third reel stop operation.

After the third reel stop operation, as a result of judging the combination of the symbols stopped on the prize winning line, it is judged as winning when the predetermined combination of symbols is obtained, and the game value corresponding to the combination of the symbols is awarded.

As an example of the game value, when the combination of symbols corresponding to the minor win is stopped, a minor win is determined, and the medal payout device 22 is driven and controlled to pay out a predetermined number of medals to the medal payout port 22b ( See payout table 41b in FIG. 4).
The payout of medals can be configured so that only the amount exceeding the maximum number of credit medals is paid out. It is also possible to configure so that the medals to be played are paid out.

In the stopped state, the three vertically continuous symbols displayed on the reels 21L, 21C, and 21R stop (also referred to as "stop display") so as to be visible from the outside. As a result, the main control unit 42 controls the symbols that are being variably displayed to be stop-displayable in a mode based on the determination result of the internal lottery.
Then, the main control unit 42 determines whether or not there is a winning based on the stop display mode at this time.
The main control unit 42 determines the winning based on the combination of the symbols stopped on the winning line in the middle row (the middle of the three vertically continuous symbols). Note that the winning lines are not limited to this, and may be, for example, a total of 5 lines consisting of 3 upper, middle and lower lines and 2 diagonal lines, or any one or more of these 5 lines. may

(Electing role)
The winning combination includes, for example, a "minor combination", a "replay combination", a "bonus combination", and the like.
Combinations of symbols corresponding to the "minor win" include, for example, a bell win, a rare win, a chance win, and a lose win.
The combination of symbols corresponding to the "Bell combination" is "Bell, Bell, Bell" in the order of "reel 21L (left), reel 21C (middle), and reel 21R (right)" on the winning line.
Furthermore, the "bell combination" has a "common bell combination" and "push order bell combinations 1 to 6".
When winning the "common bell role", the combination of symbols will be complete regardless of the order of pressing. When one of the "push order bell roles 1 to 6 (to be described later)" is won, the combination of symbols is completed according to the push order.

The rare role includes a cherry role and a watermelon role. The pattern combination for the cherry role is "cherry/ANY/ANY" (where ANY is an arbitrary pattern), and the pattern combination for the watermelon role is "watermelon/watermelon/watermelon".
The sub control unit 55 displays, on the main display unit 17, the image of the symbol corresponding to these or the image suggesting the symbol in the game in which the rare combination is won. If the player performs an operation accompanied by eye pressing according to this display, that is, an operation to stop the reels 21L, 21C, and 21R at the timing when the same symbol as the symbol displayed on the main display unit 17 or the like stops on the winning line. good. In response to this stop operation, the main control unit 42 stops displaying the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination.
A combination of patterns of the “chance eye” is “bell, watermelon, watermelon” and the like.

By stopping the combination of symbols corresponding to the "replay combination", replay winning is determined, and the next game can be played without inserting medals, that is, without spending medals.
A symbol combination corresponding to the "replay role" is "replay, replay, replay" (normal replay).
A combination of symbols corresponding to the "bonus combination" (replay combination and bonus combination overlap) is "white 7, cherry, blank" and the like. The game state shifts to the bonus state based on the stoppage of the symbol combination.

(Press order)
The pressing order is the operating order for the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R.
In the embodiment, there are push order bell combinations 1 to 6 as winning combinations with push order.
As described below, the main control unit 42, when the determination result by the internal lottery is the pressing order bell combination 1 to 6, and the operation mode of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R is according to the pressing order. , "bell-bell-bell", which is a combination of symbols corresponding to the bell combination, is executed to stop and display the symbols.

In the AT state (to be described later), when "push order bell combination 1 to 6" is won, the sub control unit 55 controls the main display unit 17 and the speaker 20 to perform control to notify the push order. . For example, if the winning combination is "push order bell combination 1", the push order navigators 17L, 17C, and 17R of "1", "2", and "3" are displayed in order from left to right on the main display section. 17 (see FIG. 1A), and by outputting the sounds of "left", "middle", and "right" from the speaker 20, the operation order of the stop button 15 "15L→15C→15R" is notified. do.
In this way, the main display section 17 and the speaker 20 output information regarding the operation order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R.
In addition to or instead of the main display unit 17 and the speaker 20, lamps or the like that light up in the order in which the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R are operated may be provided.

When the player operates the stop button 15 according to this navigation, the combination of symbols corresponding to the "push order bell combination 1" is stopped and displayed, and the game value (payout of the specified number of medals) is given to the player. , game state transition, etc.) are given.
On the other hand, when "push order bell combination 1 to 6" is won and the stop button 15 is operated without following the push order, the combination of symbols corresponding to "push order bell combination 1 to 6" is not stopped. Although detailed explanation is omitted, in the embodiment, when such an operation of missing a bell is performed, a combination of predetermined symbols is stopped and controlled to pay out one medal. .

[Game Flow of Gaming Machine 10]
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining RT state transitions according to the first embodiment.
An example of the game flow of the gaming machine 10 of the first embodiment will be described.
The main control unit 42 of the main control board 40 and the sub-control unit 55 of the sub-control board 50 can control the game machine 10 in a plurality of game states, and control various processes in each game state and transitions between game states. (also simply referred to as “migration”) etc. are performed as follows.
In the following, unless otherwise specified, the point of transition from each game state to another game state is basically after the third reel stop operation of the game in which the transition condition is satisfied. However, it is not limited to this, and the next game may be shifted after the transition condition is met.

(RT state, bonus state)
As shown in FIG. 7, the game state is controlled to be transitionable between RT0 state, RT1 state (bonus shift standby state), and bonus state. Although there are two RT states in this embodiment, the number may be one or three or more.
The RT state and bonus state are basic game states of the gaming machine 10 .
RT is an abbreviation for replay time. The RT state of this embodiment includes RT0 state and RT1 state in which the probability of winning a replay combination is determined.
As shown in the internal lottery table 41a of FIG. 3, a bonus combination can be won in the RT0 state. The bonus state is, for example, a gaming state in which only the common bell combination is won.
RT0 is controlled after the setting is reset, after the RAM is cleared, and the like.
The RT0 state shifts to the RT1 state based on winning the bonus combination.
Therefore, the RT1 state is a state in which a bonus combination is internally won.
In the state where the bonus combination is internally won in the RT1 state, by playing the 3BET game, if the combination of symbols corresponding to the bonus combination "white 7, cherry, blank" stops (winning the bonus combination), based on this. Move to bonus state.

The transition from the bonus state to the RT0 state is based on satisfaction of the conditions for terminating the bonus state during the stay in the bonus state. A condition for ending the bonus state is that the number of paid out medals exceeds 40. During the stay in the bonus state, only the common bell combination is won in the 3BET game. Therefore, when the 3BET game is executed six times, 48 medals (8 payouts×6 times) are paid out, and the state shifts to RT0.

Through the above-described processing, the gaming machine 10 is basically designed such that a game is played in a state in which a bonus combination is internally won in the RT1 state.
That is, even if a bonus combination is won, the player is not notified of the bonus combination, so it is difficult for the player to stop and display the symbols corresponding to the bonus combination. Also, even if the game is shifted to the bonus state, the player is unlikely to increase the number of acquired medals, so normally the player does not play a game aiming to shift to the bonus state.
Also, the gaming machine 10 is assumed to be prepared before the opening of the store, etc., in a state in which a bonus combination is internally won while the store clerk or the like stays in the RT0 state. Even in this state, the player does not aim to win a bonus combination that is unlikely to increase the number of medals to be won. In addition, as will be described later, the gaming machine 10 is designed to advance the game in each stage and transition between stages by playing a 3BET game in a state in which a bonus combination is internally won in the RT1 state. .
For this reason, the gaming machine 10 basically has a game property in which the player is played without winning the bonus combination in a state in which the bonus combination is internally won in the RT1 state.

(Normal section, advantageous section)
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining transitions between normal sections and advantageous sections, and transitions between game states in the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 8, the game section of the gaming machine 10 has a normal section and an advantageous section. A detailed description of each stage shown in FIG. 8 will be given later.
The normal section is a game section during normal stage stay. Incidentally, the normal stage in this case is the game after the setting is changed, the same setting is played again, the game after the RAM is cleared, and the game after the AT stage is finished.

The advantageous section is the normal stage after transition from the normal section (that is, the game state can be shifted from the normal section to the advantageous section while staying in the normal stage), the stage after transition from the normal stage ( CZ stage, AT stage) is a game section during stay.
The condition for transitioning from the normal section to the advantageous section is that a winning combination other than a losing combination is won while staying in the RT1 state during the stay in the normal section. When a combination other than a losing combination is won, the normal section is shifted to the advantageous section after the third reel stop operation of the winning game.
The transition condition from the advantageous section to the normal section is that the AT stage has transitioned to the normal stage.
In addition, the main control unit 42, regardless of the state of the game, when the advantageous section limiter is reached, that is, when the difference number in the advantageous section reaches 2400 or the number of games in the advantageous section reaches 1500 G In this case, the advantageous section is forcibly ended.

(AT state, non-AT state)
AT is an abbreviation for assist time. An AT state is a state controlled by an AT, and a non-AT state is a state controlled by a non-AT. The AT state is a game state in which the operation order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R is notified when the pressing order bell combination 1 to 6 is won, thereby assisting the winning of the pressing order bell combination.
In the non-AT state, the pressing order of the stop buttons 15L, 15C, and 15R is not notified even if the lottery result of each game is the pressing order bell combination 1 to 6. Therefore, it is basically difficult for the player to stop and display the combination of symbols corresponding to the bell combination of the pressing order.
Therefore, during the AT state, the ball output speed is faster than during the non-AT state. Therefore, the game characteristics of the gaming machine 10 basically aim at a game in which the player stays in the AT state for a long time, and increase the number of balls to be paid out.

(Game flow)
Details of the game flow will be described with reference to FIG.
In the embodiment, the number of games played, the execution of games, etc. are also referred to as "G" as appropriate.
The main control unit 42 independently performs the transition control between the normal section and the advantageous section, the transition control between the RT0 state, the RT1 state and the bonus state described above, and the transition control between each stage shown in FIG. can be done. However, as described above, since the game of this embodiment is basically performed in the RT1 state, the game of each stage is basically performed while staying in the RT1 state.

As shown in FIG. 8, the stages (game states) are roughly divided into a normal stage (normal game state), a CZ stage, an AT stage (special game state), and a pseudo bonus.
In addition, although detailed description is omitted in the embodiment, when transitioning from each stage to another stage, a precursor stage serving as a precursor battle may be used. Further, in such an omen stage, the game information of the stage to be shifted to after that may be announced. For example, in the premonitory stage for transition from the normal stage to the CZ stage, information regarding the degree of advantage of the CZ stage (degree of ease of transition from the CZ stage to the AT stage) may be reported.
The basic flow of the game is to move from the normal stage to the CZ stage and the AT stage in that order, and then return from the AT stage to the normal stage. Also, the CZ stage shifts to the AT stage, or the CZ stage shifts to the normal stage.

The normal stage and CZ stage are non-AT states. Therefore, it is difficult to increase the number of acquired medals while staying in these gaming states.
AT stage, pseudo bonus is AT state. Therefore, the player can obtain a large amount of medals by staying in the AT stage for a long time after shifting to the AT stage and by shifting to the pseudo-bonus many times.
Therefore, the player starts the game from the normal stage and first aims to shift to the CZ stage. Thereafter, in the CZ stage, the player aims to shift to the AT stage without shifting to the normal stage, and further aims to stay longer in the AT stage after the shift.

The game state transition control is not limited to the mode shown in FIG. 8, and may be changed as appropriate. For example, while staying in the normal stage, the probability of transitioning to the AT stage may be lower than the probability of transitioning to the precursor stage. Also, it may be possible to shift to a pseudo bonus while staying in the normal stage.

(Details of each stage)
Details of each stage will be described below.
(normal stage)
During the stay in the normal stage, a lottery for transition to the CZ stage is performed when, for example, a bell role or a rare role is won after the transition to the advantageous section. The winning probability of the lottery for transition to the CZ stage is, for example, 32/256 when winning the bell role or the rare role.
The condition for shifting from the normal stage to the CZ stage is to win the lottery, but in addition to this, a condition such as reaching 700 G in the number of games played in the advantageous section may be added. It should be noted that the probability of transition to the CZ stage is controlled such that the higher the setting, the higher the probability. Therefore, the higher the setting, the more advantageous for the player.

As will be described later, the sub-control unit 55 performs control related to normal effects and the like while staying in the normal stage.

(CZ stage)
The CZ stage is a stage in which the game progresses with a transition to the AT stage.
Conditions for transition from the CZ stage to the AT stage are, for example, any of the following conditions. It should be noted that the probability of transition to the AT stage is controlled such that the higher the setting, the higher the probability. Therefore, the higher the setting, the more advantageous for the player.
- Combat against an enemy character and win In other words, the CZ stage is presented as if the enemy character is fought against. In this case, for example, each time the bell role is won, the physical strength of the enemy character may be gradually reduced. Then, by defeating the enemy character, the game shifts to the AT stage. On the other hand, when defeated by an enemy character, the stage shifts to the normal stage.

Winning the lottery for direct transition to the AT stage The main control unit 42 performs the lottery process for direct transition to the AT stage, in addition to the transition process for the battle with the enemy character. The main control unit 42 performs a lottery process for acquiring an item for performing the lottery process for the direct transition in the above-mentioned precursor stage, etc., and if the item has been acquired, the lottery process for the direct transition is performed. may

In the CZ stage, if the above AT transition conditions are satisfied, transition to the AT stage according to the end of the final game of the CZ stage, on the other hand, if the above transition conditions are not satisfied, at the end of the final game of the CZ stage Move to the normal stage accordingly.

As will be described later, the sub-control unit 55 performs control related to the CZ effect while staying on the CZ stage.

(AT stage)
The AT stage is a game that can be continued for a plurality of sets, for example, a set of a predetermined number of games (for example, 20 G) and a predetermined number of payouts, and is a game that can be continued up to 10 sets. Since the AT stage is controlled to the AT state, the longer the player stays in the AT stage, that is, the more sets are continued, the more medals will be paid out.
In addition, the specifications for the sets to continue are not limited to 10 consecutive sets, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the sets may be continued until the end of the advantageous section.

A transition destination from the AT stage is a pseudo-bonus stage or a normal stage.
During the stay in each set, a continuation lottery process for the next set and a lottery process for a pseudo-bonus are performed. If the lottery for continuation to the next set is won, the game of the next set is started after the final game of each set is finished.

As will be described later, the sub-control unit 55 performs control related to AT effects and the like while staying in the AT stage.

(pseudo bonus)
The pseudo bonus is controlled to the AT state, which is advantageous for the player. In addition, the pseudo bonus has two types, an RB stage and a BB stage that is more advantageous to the player than the RB stage.
That is, the BB stage has a specification that allows a larger number of wins or a larger number of games than the RB stage. Furthermore, for example, the BB stage may have an advantageous specification by making the winning rate of the lottery for adding the number of sets in the AT stage higher than that during stay in the BB stage or each set in the AT stage.

During the stay at the AT stage, the probability of winning the BB stage is, for example, 5% when winning the rare role, and the probability of winning the RB stage is, for example, 20% when winning the rare role.
The main control unit 42 shifts the game state to the pseudo bonus after the third stop operation of the game when the transition to the pseudo bonus is won. In addition, in accordance with the transition to the pseudo bonus, the main control unit 42 returns various counters of the AT stage (the counter for the difference in the number of sheets in one set, the counter for the number of games in one set) to the set that transitioned to the pseudo bonus. until it returns to the AT stage.

(Transition to normal stage)
The main control unit 42 shifts from the AT stage to the normal stage when any one of the following conditions is satisfied.
・In each set, the lottery for the next set has not been won, and the game in that set has ended ・The game in the 10th set has ended (that is, the AT stage has been completed)
When shifting to the normal stage, a result stage, that is, a stage that notifies the AT stage game result (difference amount, etc.) may be passed through.
It should be noted that the main control unit 42 forcibly ends the advantageous section and shifts to the normal stage even when the above conditions for ending the advantageous section are satisfied while staying in the AT stage.

[Custom effect settings]
9 and 10 are diagrams for explaining the effect custom screen 60 of the first embodiment.
The sub-control unit 55 receives an operation (also referred to as a custom operation in the embodiment) of the effect custom operation unit 30 by the player, and customizes settings related to effects performed in the normal stage, the CZ stage, and the AT stage.
In the embodiment, the term "custom" is mainly used to mean setting by changing specifications (that is, customization).
Although detailed description is omitted, the sub-control unit 55 displays the effect custom screen 60 on the main display unit 17 when a state in which no game is played on the gaming machine 10 continues for a predetermined time (for example, several minutes). In addition, the sub-control unit 55, when any button of the production custom operation unit 30 is operated, even during the display of the demonstration screen displayed while the game is not being played, even during the game, etc., A production custom screen 60 is displayed. Therefore, the sub-controller 55 can accept the custom operation at any timing. The effect custom screen 60 may be configured to scroll vertically and horizontally as appropriate.

Regarding the normal stage and CZ stage, you can customize the appearance rate (appearance frequency) and reliability of normal effects A to C (first effect) and CZ effects A to C (first effect) that are executed on these stages respectively. .
As for the AT stage, in addition to the appearance rate and reliability of AT effects A to C (first effect) executed on the AT stage, the effect rule of AT effect D (second effect) can be customized.
It should be noted that the customization of the embodiment is an example, and other effects (for example, effects related to additional lottery in the AT stage, etc.) may be customizable.

(Normal effect custom screen 61a)
The normal effect custom screen 61a displays a table composed of rows and columns.
Normal effects A to C are arranged in the row. The columns are the initial occurrence rate, the initial CZ occurrence rate, the custom post-appearance rate, and the custom post-confidence rate.
The initial appearance rate and the initial CZ appearance rate of the normal effect custom screen 61a are read by the sub-controller 55 from the normal effect table 51a. That is, the sub-control unit 55 reads the information of the initial appearance rate and the initial CZ reliability from the normal production table 51a, and displays the information of the initial appearance rate and the initial reliability of the normal productions A to C on the normal production custom screen 61a. do.
The post-custom appearance rate and the post-custom reliability are set by the player (the setting operation will be described later).
As a result, the normal effect custom screen 61a displays information in which the normal effects A to C are associated with the initial appearance rate, the initial CZ appearance rate, the post-customization appearance rate, and the post-customization reliability.

The appearance rate indicates the probability that each effect can be executed according to the lever operation in each stage. For example, since the initial appearance rate of the normal effect C is 5% while staying on the normal stage, it is executed with a probability of 5% according to the lever operation. Executed with a probability of 5 times.
The initial appearance rate is an initial setting (default) appearance rate. A custom post-appearance rate is an appearance rate that has been customized by the player.

The reliability is the reliability that the player can move to an advantageous stage (game state) when each effect is executed. In an embodiment, confidence represents a transition probability of transitioning to a game state that is advantageous to the player. The reliability of normal performances A to C of the normal stage indicates the probability of transition to the CZ stage when each of the normal performances A to C is executed (that is, the probability of winning an internal lottery for transition to the CZ stage). For example, since the reliability of the normal effect A is 5%, the probability of transition to the CZ stage when the normal effect A is executed is 5%.
The initial reliability is the initial setting (default) reliability. The post-custom confidence level is the confidence level customized by the player, as described below.

(Normal advance notice D)
The appearance rate of the normal notice D cannot be directly customized by the player, but is customized in conjunction with the customization of the normal effect C, as described below.
The normal notice D is an effect in which an explanation such as "If the normal effect C appears, it's a chance" is displayed before the normal effect C is executed (see FIG. 13A). That is, the normal effect C and the normal notice D are effects associated with each other.
When the normal effect C is won, the sub-control part 55 further performs a lottery as to whether or not to execute the normal notice D. - 特許庁

As shown in the normal notice D table 51b in FIG. 5, the probability of winning the normal notice D when the normal effect C is won is 10%.
Here, since the initial appearance rate at which the normal effect C is executed is 5% when the rare combination is won, the final probability of the normal notice D being executed is 0.00 when the rare combination is won. 5%.
On the other hand, FIG. 9 is an example in which the post-custom appearance rate of normal effect C is increased to 20% (that is, four times) by custom operation. In this case, the sub-control unit 55, in conjunction with this custom setting, sets the probability that the normal notice D will be executed as shown in the post-custom appearance rate at the time of winning a rare combination in the normal notice D table 51b. , increases to 2% (that is, 4 times) at the time of winning a rare role. This is because the probability of normal notice D being won is 10% when normal effect C is won in both the initial setting and the custom setting.
Thus, the gaming machine 10 can change the control of the normal notice D in association with the custom setting of the normal effect C.
Incidentally, the normal effects A and B may also have associated advance notice effects, like the normal effect C and the normal notice D.

(CZ effect custom screen 62a, AT effect custom screen 63a)
The CZ effect custom screen 62a and the AT effect custom screen 63a are created in the same manner as the normal effect custom screen 61a.
However, the reliability of the CZ effect custom screen 62a indicates the probability of shifting to the AT stage when each of the CZ effects A to C is executed (that is, the probability of winning an internal lottery for shifting to the AT stage). In addition, the AT effect custom screen 63a indicates the probability of shifting to the BB stage when each of the AT effects A to C is executed (that is, the probability that the lottery for shifting to the BB stage is internally won).

Incidentally, the CZ effects A to C and the AT effects A to C may also have associated advance notice effects, like the normal effect C and the normal advance notice D.

(Operation of each production custom screen 61a to 63a)
The player operates the cross key 31a of the production custom operation unit 30 to select the increase/decrease button (display of two triangles) with the pointer 60a displayed on the main display unit 17, and then operates the decision button 31b. , can be custom configured.
For example, when the decision button 31b is operated while the normal effect A appearance rate increase button is selected with the pointer 60a, the sub-control unit 55 increases the normal effect A appearance rate display. Moreover, the sub-control part 55 increases the CZ reliability of the normal production A by similarly operating the CZ reliability of the normal production A.

(AT production rule custom screen 63b for AT production D)
The sub control unit 55 accepts a custom operation of the production rule for the AT production D. The effect rule is a rule of progress of the game after execution of each effect. The AT production D has two types of production rules, an initial rule and a custom rule. The contents of these laws are as follows.

(initial law)
The initial rule is that after the execution of the AT effect D, the next game has a 100% probability of shifting to the BB stage.
In other words, when the AT effect D is executed, the state in which it is confirmed that the game next to the game in which the AT effect D is executed will shift to the BB stage ) is internally elected.

(custom law)
According to the custom rule, after the execution of the AT effect D, the next game has a 100% probability of shifting to the pseudo-bonus stage.
That is, when the AT effect D is executed, the state in which the game next to the game in which the AT effect D is executed is shifted to either the BB stage or the RB stage (the BB stage in the game in which the AT effect D is executed) (The state of winning internally in the lottery for the transition to the stage or the RB stage).

The player can set the effect rule of the AT effect D by operating the effect rule operation unit 32. - 特許庁
As shown in FIG. 2, the sub-control unit 55 blinks the button of the law set at present, and displays the line of the law set at present with a thick line frame on the effect rule custom screen 63b. do. In the example of FIG. 10, since the custom rule is set, the custom rule button 32b blinks and the row of the custom rule on the effect rule custom screen 63b is displayed with a thick frame.
The player does not need to operate the performance law operating section 32 when the desired performance law has already been set. On the other hand, when the desired effect rule is not set, the player can change to the desired effect rule by operating the desired effect rule selection button.
For example, when the custom rule is changed to the initial rule in the scene of FIG. 2, the player can operate the initial rule button 32a. When receiving this operation, the sub-control unit 55 changes the blinking button to the initial rule button 32a, and also changes the thick line frame of the effect rule custom screen 63b to the row of the initial rule.

Here, according to the initial rule, the AT effect D is executed only when the BB transition is won (when the lottery for transition to the BB stage is won). is won), the AT performance D is controlled not to be executed. This is because if the AT effect D is shifted to the RB stage after execution, it contradicts the effect rule of the AT effect D (transition to the BB stage with a probability of 100%).
On the other hand, according to the custom rule, the AT effect D is executed not only when the BB transition wins, but also when the RB shift wins. No contradiction.
Therefore, the appearance rate of the AT effect D is improved compared to the initial rule by setting the custom rule. That is, the sub control unit 55 changes the appearance rate of the AT effect D by changing from the initial setting to the custom rule. In the examples of the AT effect table 53a of FIG. 6 and the effect rule custom screen 63b of FIG. 10, the appearance rate of the AT effect D is improved from 10% (initial appearance rate) to 20% (post-custom appearance rate).

Various methods can be used for the control to improve the appearance rate of the AT effect D, and as an example, the following two methods can be used.
(Method 1)
According to the initial rule, when the AT effect D is won, the AT effect D is executed when either condition (a) or (b) below is satisfied.
(a) When the lottery to move to the BB stage is won (b) When the lottery to move to the pseudo bonus (BB stage, RB stage) is not won In other words,
(c) Even if the AT effect D is won, the AT effect D is not executed if the lottery for transition to the RB stage is won.

On the other hand, according to the custom rule, when the AT effect D is won, the AT effect D is executed when any one of the above conditions (a), (b), and (c) is satisfied.
For this reason, the appearance rate of the AT effect D is higher with the custom rule than with the initial rule by the portion related to (c) above.

(Method 2)
According to the initial rule, a lottery as to whether or not to execute the AT effect D is performed only when the BB transition is won.
On the other hand, according to the custom rule, a lottery as to whether or not to execute the AT effect D is performed not only when the BB transition wins, but also when the RB transition wins.
Therefore, the appearance rate of the AT performance D is increased by the custom rule more than the initial rule by ``the portion of winning the lottery as to whether or not to execute the AT performance D even when the RB transition wins''.

(BB shift notice E)
The appearance rate of the BB transition notice E cannot be directly customized by the player, but is customized in conjunction with the customization of the AT effect D as described below.
The BB transition notice E is an effect in which an advance notice such as "If the AT effect D appears, the BB shift is confirmed" is displayed (see FIG. 13(B)). That is, the AT effect D and the BB shift notice E are effects associated with each other, like the normal effect C and the normal time notice D.
Here, when the AT effect D is set to the custom rule, after the AT effect D is executed, not only the BB stage but also the RB stage may be entered. Therefore, the sub control unit 55 does not execute the BB transition notice E when the AT effect D is set to the custom rule. If the stage is shifted to the RB stage after executing both the BB shift notice E and the AT effect D, the advance notice explanation of the BB shift notice E and the game flow after the execution of the AT effect D may contradict each other. Because there is

Although the details will be described later, when the AT effect D is won, the sub control unit 55 further performs a lottery as to whether or not to execute the BB transition notice E. The probability of winning the BB shift notice E when the AT effect D is won is 10% (see the BB shift notice E table 53b).
Here, since the initial appearance rate of the AT effect D is 10% (see the AT effect table 53a), the probability of finally executing the BB transition notice E is 0.5 at the time of winning the rare combination in the initial setting. % (see BB shift notice E table 53b).
On the other hand, when the custom rule is custom-set, the BB shift notice E is not executed as described above, so the post-customization appearance rate of the BB shift notice E is 0%.
In this way, the game machine 10 can change the control of the BB transition notice E in association with the custom setting of the AT effect D.

(custom commit action)
If the player wants to confirm the content of the above-described custom operation and start the game, the player can operate the cross key 31a to select the confirm button 60b on the effect custom screen 60 and operate the decision button 31b. .
Although illustration is omitted, in this case, if the production rule is the initial rule, the sub control unit 55 displays an explanation that "the production rule is unchanged" on the main display unit 17 or the like, and then displays the game screen ( game execution screen) is displayed. As a result, the gaming machine 10 can clearly notify the player that the game rules have not changed from the initial rules after the custom setting, and can give the player a sense of security.

On the other hand, when the effect rule is the custom rule, the sub-control unit 55 displays the explanation "The effect rule of the AT effect D is the custom rule" on the main display unit 17 or the like, and then displays the game screen. do. Thereby, the gaming machine 10 can clearly notify the player that the AT effect D is controlled to the custom setting.

Note that the sub-controller 55 does not have to display explicit explanations of such rule settings.
That is, for example, regardless of the presence or absence of customization of the normal effect C, when the normal notice D is executed, an explanation of the effect rule such as "It is a chance if the normal effect C appears" is displayed. Therefore, even without displaying an explicit explanation of the setting of the rule, the player recognizes that the effect rule of the normal effect C is common between the initial setting and the custom setting. Because you can.

In addition, the sub control unit 55 updates the information in the tables 51a to 53a, 51b, and 53b of FIGS. 5 and 6 by reflecting the operation after customizing in response to the decision operation of the confirmation button 60b.
For example, the post-custom appearance rate of the normal effect C of the normal effect table 51a is increased from 5% of the initial appearance rate to 20% by the custom operation. Other post-custom appearance rates and post-custom CZ winning rates of normal effects A to C are the same as the initial appearance rates and initial winning rates.
When winning a rare combination after customization in the normal notice D table 51b, the initial appearance rate is increased from 0.5% to 2% according to the custom operation of the normal effect C, as described above.

[Execution processing of each effect]
FIG. 11 is a flow chart of the process after winning the AT effect D according to the first embodiment.
12A and 12B are diagrams showing characters displayed in each effect of the first embodiment and corresponding to each effect.
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the normal effect C and the AT effect D executed on the main display section 17 and the sub-display section 18 of the first embodiment.
(Control during game of normal effects A to C)
The sub-control part 55 performs an effect lottery process when winning a rare role during a stay in the normal stage. In this lottery process, the normal performance to be executed is determined by lottery from among the normal performances A to C, and when none of the normal performances A to C is won, any of the normal performances A to C is selected. is not executed either.

The effect lottery process is performed based on the information after customizing the normal effect table 51a.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, when the custom setting of the appearance rate and reliability is not performed, the post-custom appearance rate and the initial appearance rate of the normal effect table 51a are the same numerical values. The reliability and the initial reliability are the same numerical value (see normal effects A and B). Therefore, the sub control unit 55 executes the effect lottery process based on the same information as the initial appearance rate and the initial reliability (first state).
On the other hand, like the normal effect C, when the appearance rate is custom-set, 20% after customization is stored as the post-custom appearance rate of the normal effect C in the normal effect table 51a. In this case, the sub control unit 55 sets the winning probability of the normal effect C to 20% and executes the effect lottery process (second state).

In other words, the normal effect C is a rare (high rarity) effect in the initial settings, and therefore has a lower probability of being executed than other effects. By customizing the appearance rate of the normal performance C to 20%, the player can easily appear the normal performance C, which is a rare performance. Thereby, the player can easily cause the normal effect C to appear and enjoy the effect of the normal effect C. - 特許庁
Although the above example is an example in which the appearance rate is custom-set, similarly, when the reliability is custom-set, the sub-control unit 55 performs the effect lottery process based on the reliability after customization. Run.

In this lottery process, one is randomly selected from integers within a certain range (in the embodiment, numerical values from 1 to 100 are used as an example), and determination is made based on the selected numerical value. That is, the sub control unit 55 generates a random number within the range of 1-100.
Random numbers corresponding only to the normal effect table 51a among the effect tables 51a to 53a shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are also shown.
In the example of the normal effect table 51a, in the initial setting, the normal effect A (initial appearance rate 30%) wins when the generated random number is 1 to 30, and the normal effect B (initial appearance rate 10%) If the generated random number is 31-40, the game is won, and the normal effect C (initial appearance rate of 5%) is won if the generated random number is 41-45.
On the other hand, after custom setting, the normal effects A and B (appearance rate after customizing 30% and 10%) are the same as the initial settings, and the normal effect C (appearing rate after customizing 20%) is a generated random number. If is between 41 and 60, you win.
And the sub-control part 55 performs the normal production|presentation determined by the said lottery.

Hereinafter, the processing of the normal effects A to C will be described using the normal effect C as an example.
The normal effect C, depending on the specifications of the gaming machine 10, may be executed in the game after the lever is operated, or may be executed over several G, for example. Here, an example of execution in the game after operating the lever will be described.

(Control during normal notice D game)
When the normal effect C is won by the lottery process, the sub control unit 55 performs a lottery as to whether or not to execute the normal notice D. - 特許庁As shown in the normal notice D table 51b, the winning probability of the normal notice D is 10% when the normal effect C is won.
As shown in FIG. 13(A), the sub-control unit 55, when the performance execution of the normal notice D is won, after operating the lever, explains that "it is a chance if the normal performance C is executed". is displayed on the main display unit 17, the normal notice D is executed. On the other hand, the sub control unit 55 does not execute the normal notice D when the performance execution of the normal notice D is not won.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13B, the sub control portion 55 executes the normal effect C by displaying the character C1 on the main display portion 17 in response to receiving the first stop operation.
Execution of the normal effect C is not limited to after the first stop operation, and may be performed after the second or third stop operation.

In the lottery process, when the normal effect C is won in the custom-set state (second state), if the generated random number is 41 to 45, it is due to the initial appearance rate. 46-60 is due to custom post-appearance rate. In other words, even if these two effects are the same normal effect C, the normal effect C resulting from the post-custom appearance rate appears as a change target of the custom settings.
As shown in FIG. 13(A), when the normal effect C is executed, the sub-control unit 55 displays the star illustration 4 on the sub-display unit 18 when it is caused by the after-custom appearance rate (specific notification). Note that the sub control unit 55 does not display the star illustration 4 when the execution of the normal effect C is caused by the initial appearance rate (or when the normal effect A is not customized).
As a result, when the normal effect C is customized, the player confirms whether or not the star illustration 4 is displayed on the sub-display unit 18 when the normal effect C is executed, thereby allowing the executed normal effect to be displayed. You can check whether C is due to the initial appearance rate or the custom post-appearance rate.

Here, as in the above example, normal effect C has a high rarity in the initial setting (initial appearance rate of 5%), but after custom setting (20% appearance rate after customization), the rarity decreases. It will be.
On the other hand, the player may not only enjoy the performance of the normal performance C itself, but may also enjoy a sense of accomplishment or the like when viewing the normal performance C with a low rarity level. However, after the custom setting, although the normal effect C is more likely to appear, there is a possibility that the enjoyment of hitting the normal effect C, which has a low rarity level, such as the sense of accomplishment described above, will decrease.
In the embodiment, when the star illustration 4 on the sub display unit 18 is not displayed when the normal effect C is executed, the player determines that the normal effect C is caused by the initial appearance rate, that is, the normal effect C It can be recognized that the winning rate is low and the rarity is high. As a result, the player can enjoy the sense of accomplishment and the like.

Basic processing of the normal effects A and B is the same as that of the normal effect C. However, since the normal effects A and B do not accompany the advance notice effect, the effect may be executed after the lever is operated.

(Control during game of CZ effects A to C)
CZ effects A to C are controlled in the same manner as AT effects A to C.
That is, during the stay at the CZ stage, the sub-control unit 55 performs the effect lottery by referring to the CZ effect table 52a when a rare combination is won according to the lever operation. The sub control part 55 executes the CZ performance determined by the performance lottery, or does not execute the CZ performance when the performance lottery is not won.
Then, the sub-control section 55 displays the characters associated with the CZ effects A to C on the main display section 17, and displays the star illustration 4 on the sub-display section .

(Control during game of AT production A to D)
Similarly, when staying in the AT stage, the sub-control unit 55 performs the effect lottery by referring to the AT effect table 53a when a rare combination is won according to the lever operation. The sub control part 55 executes the AT performance determined by the performance lottery, or does not execute the AT performance when the performance lottery is not won.
The processing of the AT effects A to C is the same as the processing of the normal effect, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Control during game of AT effect D)
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, in the lottery process of AT effects A to D, when AT effect D is won, the subsequent process depends on whether AT effect D is the initial rule or the custom rule. different.
(When AT production D is the initial rule)
When the AT effect D is the initial rule (S1: NO), the reliability of the transition to the BB stage during execution of the AT effect D is 100%, as described above. Therefore, even if the AT effect D is won, the sub-control unit 55 only when the transition to the BB stage is confirmed (when the lottery for transition to the BB stage is won) (S2: YES) The AT effect D is executed (S4) through the process S3 (described later) of E, and if the transition to the BB stage is not confirmed (if the lottery for transition to the BB stage is not won) (S2: NO), AT production D is not executed.

(When AT production D is a custom rule)
If the AT effect D is a custom rule (S1: YES), the reliability of the transition to the pseudo-bonus (RB stage or BB stage) during execution of the AT effect D is 100%, as described above. For this reason, even when the AT effect D is won, the sub-control unit 55 only when the pseudo bonus transition is confirmed (when the RB stage or BB stage transition lottery is won) (S5: YES), the AT The performance D is executed (S4), and when the transition to the pseudo bonus is not confirmed (when both the RB stage and BB stage transition lotteries are not won) (S5: NO), the AT performance D is not executed.

(Processing S3 of BB shift notice E)
Like the AT effect D, the process of the BB transition notice E differs depending on whether the AT effect D is the initial rule or the custom rule.
As shown in FIG. 13(B), the sub control unit 55 executes the process regarding the BB transition notice E only when the AT effect D is the initial rule and when the BB stage transition is confirmed.
In the processing S3 of the BB shift notice E, the sub control unit 55 refers to the BB shift notice E table 53b to perform a lottery process for determining whether or not to execute the BB shift notice E (S31). The winning probability is 10% when the AT effect D is executed (that is, when the shift to the BB stage is confirmed and when the AT effect execution lottery is won).
When winning the lottery process (S31: YES), the sub control unit 55 executes the BB transition notice E (S32), and then executes the AT effect D (S4). On the other hand, when the lottery process is not won (S31: NO), the sub-control unit 55 executes the AT effect D without executing the BB transition notice E (S4).
Incidentally, when the AT effect D is the custom rule (S1: YES), the process of the BB transition notice E is not performed. Therefore, when the AT effect D is the custom rule, the appearance rate of the BB transition notice E is zero.

By the above processing, when the AT effect D is the initial rule, the AT effect D is executed after the BB shift notice E is executed, and the next game shifts to the BB stage. On the other hand, when the AT effect D is a custom rule, the BB transition notice E is not executed, and in the game in which the AT effect D is executed, the next game is shifted to the BB stage.
As a result, the sub control unit 55 controls the AT effect D and the BB transition notice E without contradicting the progress of the game, regardless of whether the AT effect D is the initial rule or the custom rule. be able to.

As described above, the gaming machine 10 of the embodiment notifies the player of whether or not the production rule has changed in accordance with the custom setting of the production. Therefore, the player can understand the changes in the production rule according to the customization of the production, and can play the game with peace of mind.
On the other hand, the conventional game machine does not notify whether or not the production rule is changed according to the custom setting of the production. For this reason, the player may not be able to confirm the change in the production rule according to the customization of the production, and may play the game while feeling uneasy.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described.
In the following description and drawings, portions that perform the same functions as those of the first embodiment described above will be given the same names as appropriate, and the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals at the end (last two digits) as appropriate. , and duplicate descriptions are omitted as appropriate.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating customization of the normal effect A of the second embodiment.
FIG. 14A shows normal effect tables 251c and 251d.
FIG. 14B shows a normal effect custom screen 261a of the effect custom screen 260. As shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, processing such as updating of the normal effect tables 251c and 251d associated with the custom operation will be described in detail.
In this embodiment, customization of the normal effect will be described, but the CZ effect and AT effect can also be customized in the same manner.

(Normal effect tables 251c, 251d)
The normal effect table 251c is referred to when drawing a lottery for the effect when the CZ transition lottery is not won after winning the rare combination in the normal stage. Further, the normal effect table 251d is referred to when drawing a lottery for the effect when winning the CZ shift lottery after winning the rare role in the normal stage.
That is, the sub control unit refers to different tables when the CZ shift lottery is not won and when the lottery is won.

The normal effect table 251c stores the normal effects A to C and the loss, the initial occurrence rate and the post-customization occurrence rate in association with each other.
In addition, in this embodiment, the frequency with which the effects are executed is indicated by the occurrence rate. The occurrence rate indicates the rate at which each effect (including loss) is executed, that is, the number of times each effect is executed relative to the number of times the effect is executed. For example, since the initial occurrence rate of the normal effect A in the normal effect table 251c is 30%, the normal effect A is executed at a rate of 30 times out of 100 times of execution of all effects (including loss). be.
The initial incidence rate and post-customization incidence rate indicate the default incidence rate and customized incidence rate, as in the first embodiment.

Similarly, the normal effect table 251d also stores normal effects A to C and failures in association with the initial occurrence rate and post-customization occurrence rate.

(Normal effect custom screen 261a)
As shown in FIG. 14B, the configuration of the normal effect custom screen 261a is the same as that of the first embodiment.
However, the sub-control unit calculates the initial occurrence rate and initial reliability (that is, the probability of transition to the CZ stage when each of the normal effects A to C is executed) based on the normal effect tables 251c and 251d. , and this is displayed on the normal effect custom screen 261a.

For example, the initial occurrence rate of the normal effect A on the normal effect table 251c is 40%, and the initial occurrence rate of the normal effect A on the normal effect table 251d is 30%.
Further, under the condition that the winning rate of the lottery for transition to the CZ stage when the rare role is won is, for example, 10%, the probability of referring to the normal effect table 251c when the rare role is won is 90%. Furthermore, the probability that the normal effect A of the normal effect table 251c is selected is 36% because it is 40% (initial occurrence rate).
On the other hand, when a rare combination is won, the probability of referring to the normal effect table 251d is 10%. Furthermore, the probability that the normal effect A of the normal effect table 251d is selected is 3% because it is 30% (initial occurrence rate).
Therefore, the initial occurrence rate of normal effect A can be calculated as 39% (=36%+3%).

Further, the normal effect table 251c is referred to when the lottery for transition to the CZ stage is not won. Therefore, when the normal effect is executed based on the normal effect table 251c, the reliability is 0%.
On the other hand, the normal effect table 251d is referred to when the lottery for transition to the CZ stage is won. Therefore, when the normal effect is executed based on the normal effect table 251d, the reliability is 100%.
Therefore, in the initial setting, the initial reliability when the normal effect A is executed can be calculated as 8% (=3%/(36%+3%)×100).

The sub control unit similarly calculates the initial occurrence rate and initial reliability of the normal effects B and C, and displays them on the normal effect custom screen 261a.
It should be noted that the occurrence rate of the normal effect custom screen 261a may be displayed by converting the rate including failure to the rate not including failure. In this case, for example, the initial occurrence rate of the normal effect A is calculated as 52% (= (38% / (38% + 28% + 7%) x 100)) from the rate of 38% including failure. can be converted by
In this case, the initial rate of occurrence of normal effects A to C can be displayed so that the sum of these values is 100%.

(Custom operation of normal effect custom screen 261a)
The normal effect custom screen 261a accepts the custom operation of the effect custom operation unit 30, as in the first embodiment.
In the example of FIG. 14(B), custom operation is performed so that the initial occurrence rate of normal effect C is 7%, and the occurrence rate after customization is increased to 30%. The post-customization rate of 30% displayed on the normal production custom screen 261 is a numerical value that is not related to the transition to the CZ stage. is the incidence of C.
In response to this operation, the sub control unit updates the information in the normal effect tables 251c and 251d so that the occurrence rate after customizing is 30%. In this case, since the initial reliability of the normal effect C is high (31%), the sub control unit updates the information in these tables so that the initial reliability of the normal effect C is as high as possible even after customization. do.
In other words, the sub-control unit increases the normal effect C from the initial occurrence rate of 20% to the post-customization rate of 60%, which is the upper limit of the normal effect table 251d corresponding to the reliability of 100%. . After that, the sub-control unit adjusts the normal effect table 251c corresponding to the reliability of 0% so that the normal effect C including both cases of shifting to the CZ stage and not shifting to the CZ stage has an occurrence rate of 30%. , to calculate the custom post-incidence rate. In this example, the initial rate of occurrence of the normal effect C of the normal effect table 251c is increased from 5% to the rate of occurrence after customization of 27%.

In addition, the sub control unit updates the following information in accordance with the updating process of the occurrence rate of the normal effect C.
Reliability After Customization of Normal Effect Custom Screen 261a The reliability displayed on the normal effect custom screen 261 changes according to the update processing of the occurrence rate of the normal effect C described above. Therefore, the sub control unit calculates post-customization reliability based on the post-customization occurrence rates of the normal effect tables 251c and 251d, and displays this on the normal effect custom screen 261a.

- Occurrence rate after customizing the normal effect tables 251c and 251d In the updating process of the occurrence rate of the normal effect C, the occurrence rate of the normal effect C is improved by reducing the occurrence rate of failure. For this reason, the sub-control unit stores the occurrence rate of failure after the reduction as the post-customization occurrence rate in the normal effect tables 251c and 251d.

Subsequent processing (custom finalizing operation, execution processing of each effect, etc.) is the same as in the first embodiment, so detailed description will be omitted.

It should be noted that the processing related to the custom operation on the normal effect custom screen 261a may be changed as follows.
(1) Although an example in which the rate of failure is increased or decreased (decreased in the above example) in accordance with customizing the rate of occurrence of normal effect A, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, depending on the customization of the occurrence rate of the normal effect A, the occurrence rates of the other normal effects B and C may be increased or decreased without increasing or decreasing the occurrence rate of failure. In this case, the effects are customized so that the appearance frequency of the normal effects A to C as a whole (for example, the rate at which one of the effects is executed per 100 games) is the same before and after the customization. be able to.
In addition, both the occurrence rate of other normal effects B and C and the occurrence rate of failure may be increased or decreased according to the customization of the occurrence rate of the normal effect A.

(2) In the above example, the reliability is changed according to the occurrence rate of the normal effect A and the custom operation, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, depending on the increase/decrease range of the occurrence rate of the normal effect A, there are cases where it is not necessary to change the reliability. In such cases, the initial confidence and the post-custom confidence may be the same. In other words, it is possible to increase only the occurrence rate without changing the reliability.
Further, when increasing the occurrence rate of the normal effect A, the reliability of the normal effect A may be increased as a result by increasing only the occurrence rate of the normal effect table 251d.

Furthermore, when increasing the occurrence rate of the normal effect A, only the occurrence rate of the normal effect table 251c may be increased, and as a result, the reliability of the normal effect A may be decreased.
In this case, as in the first embodiment, when the star illustration 4 is displayed on the sub-display unit 18 (see FIG. 13A, etc.), the normal effect table 251c is rendered with an increased occurrence rate. is executed. Therefore, when the star illustration 4 is displayed on the sub-display section 18, the player can predict that he/she has not won the lottery for the stage transition and has little expectation of the stage transition.

(3) In the above example, an example of accepting a custom operation for the occurrence rate of normal effects is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a custom operation for reliability may be accepted. Also in this case, the sub-controller may increase or decrease the occurrence rate as necessary according to the increase or decrease in reliability.
For example, when receiving an operation to increase the reliability of the normal effect A, the sub control unit does not increase the occurrence rate of the normal effect A as a whole, and increases only the reliability of the normal effect A. good. In this case, the occurrence rate of the normal effect A in the normal effect table 251d should be increased while the occurrence rate of the normal effect A in the normal effect table 251a should be decreased.
Also, as in the above example, the sub control unit may increase both the occurrence rate and the reliability of the normal effect A as a whole when receiving an operation to increase the reliability of the normal effect A. In this case, the occurrence rate of the normal effect A of the normal effect table 251d is increased, while the occurrence rate of the normal effect A of the normal effect table 251a is not increased (or the amount of increase thereof is reduced).
Also, the sub-controller may accept custom operations for both the incidence rate and reliability.

As described above, the gaming machine of the present embodiment individually updates the normal effect tables 251c and 251d in accordance with the custom operation of the occurrence rate and reliability of the effect, so that the effect desired by the player can be achieved. can be customized.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.
In addition, each configuration of the embodiment described above and each configuration of modified embodiments described later can be used in combination as appropriate, but detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(deformed form)
(1) In the embodiment, the frequency of appearance of effects includes appearance rate (probability that each effect is executed in response to lever operation), occurrence rate (probability that each effect is selected when the effect is executed), etc. Although an example is shown, it is not limited to this. The appearance frequency of the effect can be appropriately defined according to the specifications of the gaming machine. ), etc.
Also, the appearance frequency of the presentation may be customized according to the specific appearance frequency, such as once out of three times when the transfer lottery such as a pseudo-bonus is won.

(2) In the embodiment, an example in which the rate of appearance of effects and the like can be customized was shown, but there is no limitation to this. For example, the sub control unit (execution mode control means) may be able to customize appearance timing (execution mode) at which an effect can appear without changing the appearance frequency.
For example, the one-shot announcement notice, if the appearance timing is specified to appear only when the lever is operated by default, can be set to multiple timings (at the first stop operation, at the third stop operation, and at the next game) by custom setting. It may be custom to make it appear when the lever is operated, etc.). Conversely, it may be customized to limit to one of a plurality of timings.

(3) In the embodiment, an example was shown in which the production rule custom relates to transition to a pseudo bonus, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, regarding the customization of the button operation effect (effect that requires operation of the effect button) during the AT stage, the initial rule is "Add more than 30 games for the button operation effect during the AT stage", and the custom rule is "During the AT stage The button operation effect of 'fixes the addition of the number of games'. In this case, a player who likes button effects can enjoy the button effects even if the number of additional coins is small.
Also, for example, regarding the custom of the one-shot announcement notice, the initial rule is ``the one-shot announcement notice will confirm the winning of the role with the lowest appearance probability, such as the middle cherry,'' and the custom rule is ``the one-shot notice is simply A strong rare role with a relatively low probability of appearance is confirmed."
Furthermore, the gaming machine may be configured so that the production using the mechanical device (accessory) can be customized from the initial rule to the custom rule.

(4) In the embodiment, an example in which custom settings are continued when custom settings are made has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. A custom set state may be controlled only for a certain period of time.
For example, after specifying the number of effects, such as "until a specific advance notice effect appears once", the appearance rate or the like may be customizable.
Also, after specifying the game time, such as "30 minutes after the start of the game, or after 30 minutes", the appearance rate and the like may be customizable.
Furthermore, after specifying the game time, such as "30 minutes after the start of the game, or after 30 minutes", the appearance rate and the like may be customizable.
In these examples, it is possible to play a game in which the setting of the effect is changed without realizing it, so that the interest can be improved.

(5) Customizable effects are not limited to those described in the embodiment. Customizable effects include, for example, cut-in notices during normal stages, dialogue notices during omen stages, one-shot notice notices, button operation effects during AT stages, and winning a lottery that gives advantageous benefits. A notice (so-called premium notice) may be used.

(6) The stage to which the game is shifted is not limited to that described in the embodiment. For example, the AT stage may include an ART state for navigating the pressing order not only when the bell role is won but also when the replay role is won.

(7) In the embodiment, an example was shown in which each effect can be customized within the range of winning a rare combination, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the initial setting, the effect that is executed when a rare role is won is performed, and in the custom setting, it is performed when a rare role is won and another winning role is won (for example, when a chance role is won, when a bell role is won, etc.). may In this case, the frequency with which the effect lottery process is executed is higher in the custom setting than in the initial setting. Therefore, in the custom setting, it is possible to control to increase the appearance rate of the effect.

(8) In the embodiment, an illustration is displayed on the sub-display unit to inform that an effect caused by the initial setting has been executed. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, after the production is executed, when it is announced that the stage transition lottery was not won or won, an explicit explanation such as "This production was actually affected by this custom" may be displayed in

(9) In the embodiment, an example of having an effect in which the occurrence rate and the like can be customized and an effect in which the effect rule can be customized was shown, but the present invention is not limited to this.
Items that can be customized may differ depending on the presentation. For example, there may be an effect in which only the occurrence rate or the like can be customized, an effect in which only the effect rule can be customized, or an effect in which both the occurrence rate or the like and the effect rule can be customized.

(10) In the embodiment, an example of displaying an illustration of a star on the sub-display section is shown for announcing the effect caused by the custom post-appearance rate, but the present invention is not limited to this. This notification may be sound output from a speaker, light emission of a lamp, or the like.

(11) In the embodiment, an example of accepting individual customization for each effect has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a mode with a high occurrence rate of lively effects and a mode with a low occurrence rate of quiet effects may be provided so that the player can select from these modes.

(12) In the embodiment, an example of receiving a custom operation for production from the custom production operation section of the gaming machine has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the gaming machine may receive a custom operation for rendering from a mobile communication terminal (for example, JP-A-2018-122159) capable of communicating with the gaming machine.

(13) In the embodiment, the game machine is a slot machine, but it is not limited to this. The gaming machine may be, for example, a pachinko machine, a ball slot machine, or other gaming machine.
Also, the game machine may be a so-called medalless game machine that can execute a game using pseudo game media in a data format without using actual game media such as medals. Furthermore, the game machine may be a so-called closed-type game machine in which game media such as game balls are not paid out to the outside but can be circulated inside to execute the game.
In addition, the production law of the mechanical device (role item) of pachinko is, for example, the initial rule is ``if the device operates, the probability fluctuation is fixed'', and the custom rule is ``if the device operates, there is usually a jackpot. It is fixed."

10: Game machine 14: Production button 17: Main display unit 18: Sub display unit 30: Production custom operation unit 31: Occurrence rate reliability operation unit 32: Production law operation unit 41: Main storage unit 42: Main control unit 51: Sub storage unit 55: Sub control unit

Claims (6)

In a gaming machine equipped with control means capable of executing control related to effects executed in relation to the progress of a game,
Appearance frequency control means capable of executing control to change the appearance frequency of at least part of the effects based on an operation to the operation means;
a notifying means capable of informing about the effect rule when the effect rule is that the game can progress in a specific mode when a specific effect is executed in the game;
with
The control means is
When the appearance frequency is controlled to the first state in which the appearance frequency is not changed by the appearance frequency control means, and when the appearance frequency is controlled to the second state in which the appearance frequency is changed by the appearance frequency control means, Controllable so that the production law does not change,
The notification means is
The game machine is characterized in that the same notification can be executed when the appearance frequency control means controls to the first state and when the appearance frequency control means controls the appearance frequency control means to the second state. . The control means is
When the second state is controlled by the appearance frequency control means, and when the effect whose appearance frequency is to be changed appears, a specific notification recognizable by the player can be executed. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein The control means is
When the effect whose appearance frequency is to be changed appears due to being controlled to the second state, the specific notification is executed, and not due to being controlled to the second state. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the specific notification is not executed when the character appears in the . The control means is
The first state in which the appearance frequency is not changed by the appearance frequency control means, and the second state in which the appearance frequency is changed by the appearance frequency control means. 4. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein control is possible such that the production rule for at least part of the production of the production is changed. An execution mode control means capable of executing control to change the execution mode of at least a part of the effects based on the operation of the operation means,
5. The execution mode control means is capable of changing the timing at which the performance to be changed in the execution mode can appear without changing the appearance frequency of the performance. A game machine described in the item. A first operating means and a second operating means are provided as the operating means,
A first effect and a second effect are provided as effects whose execution mode can be changed by the execution mode control means,
The first effect can change the execution mode based on the operation of the first operation means, but cannot change the execution mode based on the operation of the second operation means,
The execution mode of the second effect can be changed based on the operation of the second operation means, but the execution mode cannot be changed based on the operation of the first operation means. Item 5. The gaming machine according to Item 5.

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