JP2023007364A - game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of exchanging of game media, without making a player feel discomfort or confused, while obeying a prescribed standard.SOLUTION: A game machine is configured to: store data DHT for a specific reporting performance which is executed when a cumulative difference ball number reaches 95000, and data DJK for a prior notice performance which is executed when a cumulative difference ball number reaches 85000, as data for display performance; and display the data on a liquid crystal display unit LCD when an activation condition is established. The data DHT for specific reporting performance, is displayed in preference to other performances, so as to cover a whole visual recognition range of the liquid crystal display unit LCD. The data DJK for prior notice performance is displayed in a layer on a forefront side on a position where visibility of a pattern variation performance is not inhibited in a visual recognition range of the liquid crystal display unit LCD, in a manner in which, change of a lower part level gage of basic notice data DJK0 between 10000 and 0 is expressed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine, and more particularly to a game machine configured to stop its operation when a specific condition is established.

Conventionally, a terminal that appropriately calculates the difference between the number of entered balls and the number of released balls in a pachinko machine, and immediately performs stop control when the difference between the number of entered balls and the number of released balls exceeds a predetermined stop setting number. A proposal has been made to incorporate a computer into a pachinko machine (Patent Document 1).

JP-A-6-198065

According to the proposal of Patent Document 1, the stopping process of each pachinko machine in a game hall can be performed immediately without monitoring by an external system such as a hall computer, but on the other hand, it can be done suddenly when the game is in the climax. There is a possibility that the shooting will be stopped and the player will be confused or uncomfortable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of exchanging game media without causing confusion or discomfort to a player while observing a predetermined standard.

A gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to achieve the above object, pays out game media by satisfying a predetermined condition in a game executed while consuming predetermined game media, and satisfies a predetermined start condition. A game machine capable of starting pattern variation at times, stopping the pattern variation when a predetermined termination condition is satisfied, and generating an advantageous game state according to the combination of the stopped symbols, wherein performance data storage means is stored. It is characterized by having a performance control means for executing a performance by a performance executing means using performance data selected from performance data stored in advance, and further comprising the following configuration.
(1A) A measuring means for measuring the difference between the payout amount and the consumption amount of the game media.
(1B) A game stopping means for stopping the execution of the game when the value measured by the measuring means reaches a first predetermined value.
(1C) The effect data storage means stores specific notification data for notifying that the value measured by the measuring means has reached the first predetermined value, and the effect control means stores the measured Triggered by the fact that the value measured by the means reaches the first predetermined value, the specific notification effect based on the specific notification data can be executed prior to other effects.
(1D) An external signal output means for outputting an external signal for a certain period of time when the value measured by the measuring means reaches the first predetermined value.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, a game is executed in which game media are acquired while consuming game media. Various productions are executed. On the other hand, the measuring means measures the difference between the payout amount and the consumption amount of the game media, and when the value measured by the measuring means reaches a first predetermined value, the game stopping means operates to stop the execution of the game. do. At this time, when the value measured by the measuring means reaches the first predetermined value, the effect control means executes the specific notification effect, and the external signal output means outputs the external signal for a certain period of time. This specific notification effect is produced based on specific notification data stored in the effect data storage means for notifying that the difference between the payout amount and the consumption amount of game media has reached a first predetermined value. It is executed by the control means, and the effect control means can execute the specific notification effect with priority over other effects. As a result of outputting the external signal for a certain period of time, it is possible to identify the gaming machine that has reached the first predetermined value and stopped playing in the hall computer or the like. In addition, if there is a "regulatory value regarding the payout of game media to the gaming machine", it is determined that "(1A) the first predetermined value is set to a value smaller than a predetermined value or more than the regulatory value regarding the dispensing of game media to the gaming machine." to do." is desirable. This is to prevent a payout substantially exceeding the regulation value even if the first predetermined value is reached in the middle of a payout for winning a prize.

Here, the gaming machine of the present invention can further include the following configuration.
(2) the performance data storage means stores advance notification data for notifying that the value measured by the measurement means has reached a second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value; When the value measured by the measuring means reaches the second predetermined value, the effect control means can execute the advance notification effect based on the advance notification data with priority over other effects. be configured.

According to this gaming machine, before the measured value by the measuring means reaches the first predetermined value, the effect control means advances in the event that the second predetermined value (<first predetermined value) is reached. Execute the notification performance. This pre-announcement effect is stored in the effect data storage means in order to notify that the difference between the payout amount and the consumption amount of the game media has reached a second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value. It is executed by the effect control means based on the data for advance notice, and the effect control means executes the advance notice effect with priority over other effects. Thereby, it is possible to notify in advance that the game stopping means may be activated before the game stopping means is activated and the game is stopped.

Here, the first predetermined value is set as a game stop condition, while the second predetermined value is set as a value for notifying that the game stop condition is approaching to some extent. Also, the gaming machine of the present invention can generate an advantageous game state according to the combination of the stop symbols in the symbol variation game. Therefore, it is desirable that "(2A) the second predetermined value is a value that does not cause the game to stop in the middle of the advantageous game state when the advantageous game state is generated after reaching that value". For example, if the first predetermined value is set to 95,000 in a pachinko machine and the second predetermined value is set to 85,000, a chance of obtaining 10,000 pieces by obtaining an advantageous game state a plurality of times after advance notification. It is also possible to have a role of notifying in advance that there is a remaining Therefore, "(2B) the second predetermined value is set on the basis of the payout amount of the game media when the advantageous game state occurs a plurality of times consecutively with respect to the first predetermined value. It is desirable that As a result, the "preliminary notice" can function not only as "information about the gaming machine that the player should hesitate to play", but also as "information about the gaming machine that makes it easy to acquire game media".

Therefore, the gaming machine of the present invention can further include the following configuration.
(3) The effect control means is configured to execute the pre-announced effect in such a manner that it is possible to predict the amount of game media that can be obtained until the first predetermined value is reached. thing.

According to this gaming machine, it is possible to transmit appropriate information to a player who intends to select a gaming machine or to continue playing based on the contents of the "advance notice".

A gaming machine capable of executing these pre-announcement effects can also be provided with the following configuration.
(4A) The effect that is subordinated when starting the advance notice effect may include the effect associated with the symbol variation game.
(4B) The effect control means executes the advance notification effect so as not to hinder the display of the stop symbols in the symbol variation game being executed.

As described above, the advance notification effect is executed when the difference between the amount of game media paid out and the amount consumed reaches the second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value at which the game stopping means is activated. be done. Therefore, the game does not stop even if the pre-announcement effect is executed. The advance notice effect notifies the player of important information, but the display of the stop symbols in the symbol variation game informs the player whether or not an advantageous game state will occur. This is because it is necessary to give priority to the advance notice effect, and it is desirable to execute the advance notice that does not interfere with the effect that should have higher priority. In this case as well, the effect executed in conjunction with the symbol variation game such as step-up notice can be subordinated, and if the step-up notice etc. are not subordinated, the advance notice effect hinders the visibility of the step-up notice etc. may be implemented in

In addition, the gaming machine that executes these pre-announcement effects can be further provided with the following configuration.
(5) When the value measured by the measuring means becomes a third predetermined value equal to or less than the second predetermined value after executing the pre-announcement effect, the effect control means controls the pre-notification It must be configured to end the performance.

According to this game machine, the effect control means terminates the advance notification effect when the value measured by the measuring means reaches the third predetermined value equal to or less than the second predetermined value after executing the advance notification effect. . This is because, after the difference between the amount of game media paid out and the amount consumed reaches the second predetermined value that triggers the advance notification effect, there is a possibility that the difference will sufficiently fall below the second predetermined value. is left running, the player may be confused.

These gaming machines of the present invention can further include the following configuration.
(6) The effect control means is configured so as not to end the specific notification effect even if the measured value of the measuring means changes after executing the specific notification effect.

According to this gaming machine, even if the measured value of the measuring means changes after the difference between the payout amount and the consumption amount of game media reaches the first predetermined value and the specific notification effect is once executed, the specific notification effect is changed. to continue. Although the game is stopped when the first predetermined value is reached, the game medium may be mechanically consumed and the state may slightly fall below the first predetermined value. Since the game is in a stopped state, the game machine in the demonstration state is not given a specific notification, and as a result, confusion such as erroneously inserting a game medium is not caused. .

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of exchanging game media while observing a predetermined standard without causing confusion or discomfort to the player.

The pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a front view, (C) is an exploded perspective view. The game board of the pachinko machine of Example 1 is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a principal part rear view which shows a ball discharge passage part. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device for a pachinko machine of Embodiment 1. FIG. It shows the configuration of the storage unit in the main control board of the pachinko machine of Example 1, (A) is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the special figure reservation storage unit, (B) is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the variation pattern storage unit . 1 shows the configuration of the storage unit in the effect control board of the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, (A) is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the effect data storage means, (B) is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the effect data during the variable game, ( C) is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of specific effect data. Examples of specific notification effect and advance notification effect in the pachinko machine of Example 1, (A) is an explanatory diagram of the display mode of the specific notification effect, (B) is an explanatory diagram of image data for the advance notification effect, (C) is an explanatory diagram of the display mode of the advance notification effect. Fig. 10 is a diagram for explaining the cumulative difference ball measurement process in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, (A) is a block diagram of the control system, (B) is a flow chart of the cumulative number of shot balls measurement process, and (C) is the cumulative payout balls. A flow chart of the number counting process, and (D) is a flow chart of the cumulative difference ball measuring process. It is a figure explaining specific information production|presentation instruction processing in the pachinko machine of Example 1, (A) is a block diagram of a control system, (B) is a flowchart of determination processing, such as specific information. It is a diagram for explaining the specific notification effect execution and advance notification effect flag setting processing in the pachinko machine of the first embodiment, (A) is a block diagram of the control system, (B) is the specific notification execution/advance notification flag setting process It is a flow chart. 10 is a flowchart of advance notification effect execution processing in the pachinko machine of Example 1. FIG.

Hereinafter, as embodiments of the present invention, specific examples will be described in detail based on the drawings.

[1 Overall overview of the game machine]
The pachinko machine P of Embodiment 1 comprises an outer frame A, a middle frame B, a game board 1, a front frame D, an upper ball receiving tray E, a lower ball receiving tray F, and a ball shooting device G, as shown in FIG. ing. The outer frame A is a vertically rectangular frame forming the outer shell of the pachinko machine P. As shown in FIG. The middle frame B is a vertical rectangular frame for setting various game components, and is attached to the front side of the outer frame A so as to be openable and detachable. The game board 1 is attached to the opening of the middle frame B. The front frame D is a see-through protection window for the game board 1, and is assembled to the front side of the middle frame B so that it can be opened and closed by operating the locking device H. The upper ball receiving tray E is a receiving tray for rental balls and prize balls, and is constructed integrally with the lower portion of the front frame D in this embodiment. Therefore, when the front frame D is opened and closed with respect to the middle frame B, the upper ball tray E is also opened and closed. The lower ball receiving tray F is a receiving tray for receiving game balls discharged when the upper ball receiving tray E is full, game balls that are not hit, etc., and is fixed to the lower part of the middle frame B. The hitting ball launching device G is a device for launching the game ball sent to the shooting rail from the upper ball receiving tray E with a strength corresponding to the operation of the handle, and is provided at the lower right part of the middle frame B.

The middle frame B consists of an upper frame member B1 forming an upper edge, a lower frame member B2 forming a lower edge and having a ball shooting device G installed thereon, a left frame member B3 forming a left edge, and a right frame forming a right edge. When these upper, lower, left, and right frame members B1 to B4 are assembled, the whole is formed into a rectangular frame shape that matches the opening of the outer frame A. As shown in FIG. An opening portion opened when the upper, lower, left, and right frame members B1 to B4 are assembled functions as a game board holding portion B5 in which the game board 1 is installed. Here, the middle frame B is pivotally supported via pivots provided at the upper left end and the lower left end of the outer frame A, and by rotating the middle frame B around the left end, the outer frame A In contrast, the middle frame B can be opened and closed.

A game board 1 is formed of a plywood board, a transparent synthetic resin board, or the like, and is composed of a plate member 1a to which an obstacle nail or the like is attached on the front side, and a back unit 3 attached to the back side of the plate member 1a. . The rear unit 3 is assembled with a liquid crystal display device LCD, an illumination device, a movable accessory, and the like. The back unit 3 is attached to the back surface of the plate member 1a so as to secure a space between the back surface of the plate member 1a and the front surface of the liquid crystal display device LCD for the appearance and disappearance of the movable accessory. A center accessory 5 to which a movable body or the like is attached surrounds the central opening 1b of the plate member 1a to form a visual recognition area of the liquid crystal display device LCD.

Explaining the game board 1, as shown in FIG. 2(A), the center accessory 5 is attached so as to be positioned in the center of the game area 10 in which the obstacle nail 11 and the windmill 12 are planted. A starting winning device 7 is provided directly below the center of 5 . In addition, a large winning opening 15 is installed obliquely downward to the right of the starting winning device 7, and a right-handed passage 20 is provided in a portion from the upper right to the lower right of the center accessory 5.例文帳に追加The game board 1 is also provided with a guide rail 17, normal winning openings 18a to 18d, an exit opening 19, and the like.

The center accessory 5 has a ring shape including a large decorative body 31, a stage 32, and a warp passage 33. - 特許庁The right hitting passage 20 is formed with a passage width for flowing down while aligning the game balls, and discharges the game balls to the right side game area 40 spreading below. A gate 37 is provided in the right game area 40, and a second starting prize winning device 27 and a normal prize winning opening 18d are installed. The second starting prize winning device 27 has an electric tulip which is opened and closed based on the result of the normal symbol lottery executed when the game ball passes through the gate 37.例文帳に追加In this embodiment, a big winning game system is adopted in which the big winning opening 15 is also positioned in the right game area 40 and the player wins via the right hitting path 20 . In addition, when the probability variable or the variable short is given after the jackpot game is over, the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery by passing through the gate 37 is changed from "almost 0% state" to "almost 100% state", Also adopted is a configuration that allows players to enjoy a right-handed game for a predetermined period even after a big win.

In addition, the logo movable body 100 that performs a falling motion in front of the liquid crystal display device LCD by solenoid drive and a rotating motion in front of the liquid crystal display device LCD by motor drive are performed so as to partially overlap the center accessory 5. A pendulum movable body 200 is also provided.

[2 Prize-winning entrance, out-port and ball discharge passage]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2(B), the special figure 1 switch SW1, the special figure 2 switch SW2, the winning detection switch SW7, and the winning detection switches SW11 to SW14 are respectively the starting winning device 7 and the second 2 Start winning device 27, large winning opening 15, and is installed at a position that can detect the winning of game balls to the normal winning openings 18a~18d. When winning of game balls is detected by these switches SW1 and the like, the number of prize balls set for each switch is paid out. The number of prize balls paid out is 4 for the special figure 1 switch SW1, 1 for the special figure 2 switch SW2, 3 each for the winning detection switches SW11 to SW14, and 14 for the winning detection switch SW7. ing.

A game ball that wins any one of the starting prize winning device 7, the big winning prize port 15, the normal winning prize port 18, and the second starting prize winning device 27 is discharged to the ball discharge passage 50 provided on the back side of the back unit 3. , and the game balls discharged from the out port 19 are collected and guided to a predetermined position within the game island. In this embodiment, a discharge ball detection switch SW21 is provided for counting game balls collected and discharged in the ball discharge passage 50. FIG.

[3 Control device]
[3.1 Configuration of control device]
Next, the game characteristics and the like of the pachinko machine P of this embodiment will be described. First, the control system will be explained with reference to FIG. A special figure 1 switch SW1 provided in the starting winning device 7 and a special figure 2 switch SW2 provided in the second starting winning device 27 for the main control board 310 having a CPU, ROM, RAM, clock, etc. , the normal figure switch SW37 provided in the gate 37, the winning detection switch SW7 provided in the large winning opening 15, the detection signals from the winning detection switches SW11 to SW14 provided in the ordinary winning device 18, and the ball discharge passage 50 The detection signal of the discharge ball detection switch SW21 provided in the is input.

Also, from the main control board 310, the production control board 320, the payout control board 330, the launch control board 340, the special figure indicator TKZ, the opening and closing solenoid SOL7 of the big winning opening 15, the normal electric role of the second starting winning device 27 A command is output to the object opening/closing solenoid SOL27. The interface board 350 is configured to exchange commands with the payout control board 330 . The power board 360 is configured to supply power to the main control board 310 via the power relay board 380 . The effect control board 320 is configured to output commands to the display control board 370 . Pressing signals from the ball lending button Q and the card ejecting button R are input to the ball lending operation board 390, and input from the ball lending operation board 390 to the payout control board 330 via the interface board 350. It is configured. The payout control board 330 also has a function of relaying signals between the hall computer 400 and the main control board 310 . The interface board 350 is also configured to exchange commands with the card unit 500 . Also, a press signal from the effect operation button S is configured to be input to the effect control board 320 .

Based on the command signal from the main control board 310, the production control board 320 outputs control signals to the light emitting device LED, the speakers SP, SP, the motor MT, and the solenoid SOL to perform light emission production, sound production, and movable body production. , and outputs a command signal for display effects to the display control board 370 . The display control board 370 outputs a control signal to the liquid crystal display device LCD based on the command signal for the effect display from the effect control board 320, and executes the display effect.

[3.2 Configuration of storage section of main control board]
As shown in FIG. 4(A), the main control board 310 has a maximum of 4 random numbers for special figure 1 determination acquired with the input of the detection signal from the special figure 1 switch SW1, and the detection of the special figure 2 switch SW2. A special figure 1 reserved storage unit 311 and a special figure 2 reserved storage unit 312 are provided in the RAM in order to hold and store a maximum of 4 special figure 2 determination random numbers acquired with the signal input as a trigger. . In these special figure 1 reservation storage unit 311 and special figure 2 reservation storage unit 312, the start reservation information is stored according to the random number acquisition order. In addition, in the present embodiment, when reading the starting suspension information, it is configured to be read in order from the earliest random number storage order in the entire special figure 1 suspension storage unit 311 and special figure 2 suspension storage unit 312 .

The random number for special figure 1 judgment and the random number for special figure 2 judgment are respectively "random number for hit / loss judgment (random number 1)", "random number for special figure distribution judgment (random number 2)", "random number for judgment execution judgment (random number 3)" and "fluctuation pattern sorting random number (random number 4)". Random number 1 is obtained by hardware logic triggered by the input of the special switch detection signal, and random numbers 2 to 4 are obtained by software logic triggered by the input of the special switch detection signal.

The main control board 310 determines that the random number 1 matches a preset "jackpot determination value" in the determination process executed at a predetermined timing, and determines that it is a "loss" if they do not match. . Special figure distribution determination random number (random number 2) is a random number for distributing the jackpot type, such as the number of rounds of a special game. The effect execution determination random number (random number 3) is a random number for determining whether or not to perform the ready-to-win effect. The ready-to-win effect is configured to be executed at a predetermined rate not only in the case of "hit" but also in the case of "lose". The fluctuation pattern distribution random number (random number 4) is a random number for distributing the fluctuation pattern.

When a ``jackpot'' is obtained with a random number 1, the jackpot type distribution is performed by a random number 2, for example, ``2R'', ``7R'', ``15R'', etc., and is distributed to one of a plurality of types of winning with different advantages for the player. . "2R", "7R", and "15R" mean the number of rounds of the special game. In the present embodiment, in the case of "2R", the action of opening and closing the big winning hole is performed for a short period of time, and the game mode is such that no actual balls can be expected to come out.

In addition, in the distribution based on the random number 2, even if the number of rounds of the "jackpot" is 15, (1) the "long-time opening action" of opening the special prize winning port 15 for 30 seconds is 15 times as one round. Aspect of the special game to be executed, (2) Rounds in the middle (for example, 7 rounds) are composed of rounds of "long-time opening operation", and the remaining rounds open the special winning opening 15 for a short time (for example, several seconds or 1 second) (3) A special game mode in which all 15 rounds are configured by the above-mentioned "short-time opening action". can also be Furthermore, a configuration is provided in which a plurality of types such as 40 times, 70 times, 100 times, etc. are set for the number of continuations of the "variable short state" after the end of the special game, and "hit type determination" is performed to distribute to any of these. You can prepare.

Random number 3, when the random number 1 is "missing", is used to determine the presence or absence of "missing reach" in the special figure start process described later. In this embodiment, when the random number 1 is "win", the ready-to-win effect is executed, so the random number 3 is substantially meaningless.

The "fluctuation pattern" distributed by the random number 4 determines the "length of fluctuation time". In this embodiment, as a variation pattern table for determining this variation pattern, a variation pattern table 315 for normal state and a variation pattern table 316 for variable short state are shown in FIG. It is stored in the ROM of the main control board 310 . Here, the average variation time T=T0 in the variation pattern table 315 for the normal state and the average variation time T1 in the variation pattern table 316 for the variable short state are set so as to satisfy the relationship of T0>T1.

[3.3 Configuration of Storage Unit of Production Control Board]
The effect control board 320 is provided with effect data storage means 325 for sound effect, display effect, light emission effect, and movable body effect. As shown in FIG. 5A, the effect data storage means 325 stores variable game effect data DH to be executed during the special symbol variation game, jackpot mid-game effect data DV to be executed during the jackpot game, and data during the demonstration. Demonstration effect data DM to be executed in 1 and decoration symbol variation effect data DKZ for displaying a decoration symbol variation game corresponding to a variation pattern executed in a special symbol variation game are stored. In this embodiment, in addition to these, data for specific notification effect DTH and data for advance notification effect DJK are also stored.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the variable game effect data DHn includes background display data (DHn1), character display data (DHn2), light emission effect data (DHn3), sound effect data (DHn4), and movable body rendering data (DHn5). Here, for example, DHn5 becomes blank data in the case of an effect that does not execute a movable body effect. The effect data DV during the jackpot and the effect data DM during the demonstration are also the data for background display, the data for character display, the data for light emission effect, the data for sound effect, and the data for movable body effect, similarly to the effect data DH during the variable game. It is composed of a part of data, a combination of a plurality of data, or a combination of all data.

The effect data DV during the jackpot includes DV1, DV2, . Similarly, the demonstration effect data DM has a plurality of patterns such as for demonstration 1 (DM1), for demonstration 2 (DM2), and so on.

The decorative pattern variation performance data DKZ is data corresponding to the variation pattern instructed based on the result of the lottery by the main control board 310, such as normal loss, normal win, reach loss, reach win, super reach loss, super reach win. remembered. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the normal state decorative design variation performance data DKZa, which is the decorative design variation time corresponding to the normal state variation pattern table 315, and the decorative design variation corresponding to the variable short state variation pattern table 316 The decorative symbol variation effect data DKZb for the variable short state that becomes the time is stored in the effect data storage means 325 of the effect control board 320. - 特許庁

The display control board 370 superimposes the decorative pattern variation performance data DKZ corresponding to the variation pattern on the background image displayed on the liquid crystal display device LCD in accordance with the background display data DHn1 commanded from the performance control board 320. indicate. In addition, in this display effect, if the character display data DHn2 exists, the effect of superimposing and displaying the character image is also executed.

Here, in the present embodiment, the variable in-game effect data DH does not have a one-to-one correspondence with the variation pattern. And it is configured to be determined by the production control board side by sorting from among a plurality. Similarly, the decorative design variation performance data DKZ is also, for example, a one-to-one correspondence with the variation time 1 for the variation pattern 1. 1b, . These allocable performance data DH and decorative pattern variation patterns form reliability groups, such as a group that is easily sorted when the variation pattern is a big hit, and a group that is difficult to be sorted when the variation pattern is a big hit, and a group vice versa. is set to the distribution probability.

[4 Data for specific production and data for prior announcement production]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5(A), in addition to the effect data DH during the variable game, the effect data DV during the jackpot, and the effect data DM during the demonstration, there are also measurement data related to game media as specific effect data. It stores specific notification effect data DTH and advance notification effect data DJK which are executed when the value [cumulative number of delivered balls (ΣHDKS)−accumulated number of shot balls (ΣHSKS)] reaches a predetermined value.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5(C), as the specific notification effect data DTH and the advance notification effect data DJK, the measured value related to the game medium (hereinafter referred to as "cumulative number of difference balls Nbm"). Activation conditions and termination conditions are set as parameters.

More specifically, the specific notification effect data DTH is set as an effect that is activated when the cumulative difference number of balls Nbm reaches a first predetermined value (95000), and that once activated, it does not end until the store closes. It is

The pre-announcement effect data DJK is set to be activated when the cumulative difference number Nbm of balls reaches a second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value. More specifically, the basic notification data DJK0 that is activated when the cumulative ball difference number Nbm is on the increase and reaches 85000, and is activated when the cumulative ball difference number Nbm is on the increase and exceeds 85000 1st stage notification data DJK1, 2nd stage notification data DJK2 to be activated when the cumulative ball difference number Nbm is on the increase and exceeds 87000, the cumulative ball difference number Nbm is on the increase and exceeds 89000 3rd stage announcement data DJK3 activated when cumulative ball difference number Nbm is on the increase and 4th stage notification data DJK4 activated when it exceeds 91000, cumulative difference ball number Nbm is on the increase Fifth stage notification data DJK5 that is activated when 93000 is exceeded is stored.

These pre-announcement effect data DJK are set to end conditions when, after being once activated, the cumulative number of difference balls Nbm decreases to reach a third predetermined value. More specifically, when the cumulative ball difference number Nbm in the basic notification data DJK0 and the first stage notification data DJK1 is on a decreasing trend and becomes 85000 or less, the second stage notification data DJK2 indicates the cumulative ball difference number Nbm. is on a decreasing trend and becomes 87000 or less, the third stage notification data DJK3 shows the cumulative difference number Nbm is on a decreasing trend and when it becomes 89000 or less, the fourth stage notification data DJK4 When the number Nbm tends to decrease and becomes 91000 or less, and when the accumulated difference number Nbm tends to decrease and becomes 93000 or less in the 5th stage notification data DJK5, respectively, are set as end conditions. there is

Both the data DHT for specific notification effect and the data DJK for advance notification effect are stored as data for display effect, and displayed on the liquid crystal display device LCD when the activation condition is satisfied. As shown in FIG. 6A, the specific notification effect data DHT is displayed with priority over other effects so as to cover the entire visible range of the liquid crystal display device LCD. As shown in FIG. 6B, the pre-announcement performance data DJK includes basic announcement data DJK0, first-stage announcement data DJK1 (light blue bar), second-stage announcement data DJK2 (green bar), and third-stage announcement data. It consists of data DJK3 (yellow bar), fourth stage notification data DJK4 (orange bar), and fifth stage notification data DJK5 (red bar). As shown in FIG. 6(C), the image of the advance notification effect by these data DJK0, DJK1 to DJK5 can be displayed within the visible range of the liquid crystal display device LCD without waiting for the completion of the pattern change effect. It is displayed on the frontmost layer in a position that does not hinder visibility. At this time, the advance notification data DJK is composed of the first to fifth stage notification data DJK1 to DJK5 so that the level gauge below the basic notification data DJK0 changes between "10000" and "0". Is displayed. As a result of the display layer of the image based on the advance notice data DJK being on the front side, for example, the step-up notice or character notice during the variable presentation will not disappear.

[5 Overview of control processing related to gameplay in the main control board]
The main control board 310, when winning detection signals from the special switch SW1, SW2 and the winning detection sensors SW7, SW11, SW12 are input, issues a prize ball payout command corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out corresponding to each switch. A prize ball payout process to be output to the control board 330 is executed.

In addition, the main control board 310, when a detection signal is input from one of the special symbol switches SW1 and SW2, acquires a random number for determining a special symbol, and stores the result in the RAM as start suspension information. Drawing input processing is executed. In this embodiment, a maximum of 4 starting suspension information (special figure 1 start suspension information) based on the detection signal by the first special figure switch SW1 as the start suspension information, starting suspension based on the detection signal by the second special figure switch SW2 It is configured to be able to store up to 4 pieces of information (special figure 2 start pending information).

The main control board 310 thus reads out the start suspension information stored in the RAM, and causes the special symbol display device TKZ to execute the special symbol variation corresponding to the "hit/loss", and the voice effect through the effect control board 320. , Illumination production, display production, special figure start processing for executing movable body production and the like is executed. In this special figure start process, a "variation pattern" and a "final stop pattern" are determined according to the result of the lottery process based on the start reservation information, and a predetermined control command is output to the effect control board 320 at a predetermined timing. . Specifically, the main control board 310 outputs a variation pattern specification command that specifies a variation pattern and instructs the start of pattern variation, and starts measuring the performance time specified by the variation pattern. At the same time, the main control board 310 controls the special figure indicator TKZ to start the special figure fluctuation display. In addition, the main control board 310 outputs a special symbol designation command for designating a special symbol to be the final stop symbol. Thus, the main control board 310 ends the special figure start process. After that, in a process different from the special figure start process, the main control board 310 displays the determined final stop pattern based on the performance time determined in the designated variation pattern. Control what is displayed. In addition, the main control board 310 instructs the effect control board 320 to stop the variation of the decoration pattern based on the effect time defined in the specified variation pattern, and all symbols for confirming and stopping the symbol combination. Output a stop command.

[6 Overview of control processing related to gameplay in the production control board]
The effect control board 320 executes a variable effect by receiving a variable command from the main control board 310. - 特許庁This variable performance is executed when neither the special game nor the demonstration display state is in progress. When the variation command is received, the effect control board 320 determines decorative symbol variation effect data DKZ and variable during-game effect data DH to be used for the current display effect.

Here, in this embodiment, the effect data storage means 325 stores a plurality of decorative symbol variation effect data DKZ for each variation pattern (variation time). When the variation pattern is specified by the input of , one DKZ to be used in the current variation game performance is determined by lottery from a plurality of DKZs selectable for the variation pattern.

In addition, since the effect data storage means 325 stores a plurality of variable in-game effect data DH for each variation pattern (variation time), the variation pattern is specified by the input from the main control board 310. As a result, one DH to be used in the current variable game effect is determined by lottery from among a plurality of DHs that can be selected for the variation pattern.

Data corresponding to DH and DKZ thus determined are read out from the performance data storage means 325, and the variable performance is started. The effect based on the effect data DH during the variable game is terminated by stopping fixed symbols in the decorative symbol change effect when an all-symbol stop command is received from the main control board 310. - 特許庁The timing of the fixed design stop in this decorative design variation display is synchronized with the timing of the special design establishment to the special design indicator TKZ by the main control board 310 .

When the special game is being played, the effect data DV during the big win is read instead of the effect data DH during the variable game, and the effect during the big win is executed. Further, when it is the demonstration display timing, the during-demonstration effect data DM is read and the during-demonstration effect is executed.

In the present embodiment, in addition to the light emission effects of the decorative lamps provided on the game board 1, the decorative lamps provided on the front frame D are used as the light emission effects during the variable game effect, the jackpot effect, and the demonstration effect. A frame lighting effect is also performed. In the effect data storage means 325 of the effect control board 320, the data for the frame light emitting effect to be executed in the effect during the variable game is also divided into groups that are easily sorted when the variation pattern is a big win and difficult to be sorted when the variation pattern is a loss. , and vice versa.

[7 Characteristic control processing in the present embodiment]
[7.1 Measurement of Cumulative Number of Different Balls]
Next, a control process for measuring the cumulative difference number of balls will be described. The main control board 310 uses the control system shown in FIG. 7A to measure the cumulative number of launched balls ΣHSKS, the cumulative number of delivered balls ΣHDKS, and the cumulative number of difference balls Nbm (=ΣHDKS−ΣHSKS) during business hours. It is stored in the actual work history storage unit 317 .

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7(B), the main control board 310 resets the cumulative number of shot balls ΣHSKS to 0 at the start of business (S110), and every time a detection signal is input from the discharge ball detection switch SW21 (S120: YES), the process of incrementing the cumulative number of shot balls ΣHSKS in the actual work history storage unit 317 (S130) is executed until the business hours are over (S140: NO → S120, S140: YES → End ).

Further, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7(C), the main control board 310 resets the cumulative payout ball number HDKS to 0 at the start of business (S210), and , SW11 to SW14 (S220), a prize ball payout command corresponding to the prize ball payout number HDKS corresponding to each switch is output to the payout control board 330 (S230). , the process of adding this number of paid out prize balls HDKS to the accumulated number of paid out balls ΣHDKS in the actual work history storage unit 317 (S240) is executed until the end of business hours (S250: NO → S220, S250: YES → end).

Then, the main control board 310, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7(D), "every time the winning detection signal or the discharged ball detection signal is input (S310: YES/S320: YES)), the cumulative number of payout balls ΣHDKS and the cumulative number of shot balls ΣHSKS are read (S330), the cumulative difference number Nbm (=ΣHDKS−ΣHSKS) is calculated and updated (S340, S350), and the effect control board 320 is notified of this update result. (S360)" is also executed until business hours are over (S370: NO→S310, S370: YES→END).

In this way, in the actual operation history storage unit 317 of the main control board 310, the cumulative number of shot balls ΣHSKS, the cumulative number of delivered balls ΣHDKS, and the cumulative number of difference balls Nbm (=ΣHDKS−ΣHSKS) are constantly updated during business hours. During this period, the cumulative number of balls shot ΣHSKS and the cumulative number of balls paid out ΣHDKS continue to increase during business hours, but the cumulative number of difference balls Nbm increases and decreases. In particular, it may become a negative value like at the beginning of business.

[7.2 Specific Notification Effect and Advance Notification Effect]
Next, control processing for executing the specific notification effect and the advance notification effect will be described. The main control board 310 executes the specific notification effect and the advance notification effect by the effect control board 320 by the control system shown in FIG. 8(A).

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8B, the main control board 310 determines whether or not the cumulative difference number Nbm has reached "95000" each time the cumulative difference number Nbm is updated (S410: YES). is determined (S420). When the main control board 310 determines that the cumulative difference ball number Nbm has reached "95000" (S420: YES), it outputs a stop command to the launch control board 340 (S430), and the effect control board 320 (S440), and outputs a "complete signal" to the hall computer 400 via the payout control board 330 for a certain period of time (S450).

On the other hand, when the main control board 310 determines that the cumulative ball number Nbm has not reached "95000" (S420: NO), it determines whether or not the advance notification effect command flag FJK1 is ON (S510). ). When FJK1=OFF (S510: NO), it is determined whether or not the current cumulative number of difference balls Nbm has reached "85000" (S520). If the cumulative ball number Nbm has not reached "85000" (S520: NO), the process returns to S410.

On the other hand, when FJK1 is OFF (S510: NO) and the main control board 310 determines that the cumulative number of difference balls Nbm has reached "85000" (S520: YES), the pre-announcement effect command flag FJK1 is turned ON. Along with doing so (S530), a "prior notification effect start command" is output to the effect control board 320 (S540), and the process returns to S410.

On the other hand, when FJK1=ON (S510: YES), the main control board 310 determines whether or not the current cumulative number of difference balls Nbm is equal to or less than "85000" (S550). When it is determined that Nbm≦85000 (S550: NO), the main control board 310 switches the advance notice effect command flag FJK1 to OFF (S560), and issues an “advance notice effect stop command” to the effect control board 320. Output (S570) and return to S410.

As shown in FIG. 9(A), the effect control board 320 controls the execution of the specific notification effect by the display control board 370 and the start and stop of the advance notification effect according to the command from the main control board 310 by the control system. .

In this control process, the effect control board 320, as shown in FIG. 9B, determines whether or not it has received a "specific notification effect execution command" from the main control board 310 (S610). When the "specific information effect execution command" is received (S610: YES), the specific information effect data DTH is read (S620), and the specific information effect is started (S630). The specific notification effect is continued until business hours are over (S640).

As a result, the display of FIG. 6(A) is executed on the liquid crystal display device LCD, and at the start of the display, a notification is given by means of a light emitting effect and a sound effect for immediately notifying the player that "the complete function has been activated". Execute them together. At this time, the specific notification performance data DHT continues to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device LCD until the end of the business so that the player can immediately understand that the game is stopped by the main control board 310.例文帳に追加

When the effect control board 320 determines that the "specific notification effect execution command" has not been received (S610: NO), it determines whether or not the advance notification effect start flag FJK2 is ON (S650). When the effect control board 320 determines that FJK2=OFF (S650: NO), it determines whether or not the "advance notification effect start command" is received (S660). The production control board 320 returns to S610 when this judgment is "NO", and turns on the advance notification production start flag FJK2 when it is "YES" (S670), and returns to S610.

On the other hand, when it is determined that FJK2=ON (S650: YES), the effect control board 320 determines whether or not it has received a "prior notification effect stop command" from the main control board 310 (S680). If the determination is "NO", the process returns to S610, and if the determination is "YES", the advance notification effect start flag FJK2 is turned OFF (S690), and the process returns to S610.

[7.3 Advance notice effect]
As shown in FIG. 10, the effect control board 320 determines whether or not the advance notification effect start flag FJK2 is ON (S710). (S720). If it is immediately after OFF→ON (S720: YES), the basic notification data DJK0 is read (S730), and the display control board 370 is caused to execute a display effect based on the basic notification data DJK0 (S740). As a result, the basic notification data DJK0 is displayed at a position within the visible range of the liquid crystal display device LCD that does not hinder the visibility of the symbol variation effect.

Next, the effect control board 320 determines whether or not the cumulative difference ball number Nbm notified from the main control board 310 exceeds "85000" (S810). If "YES", the display size coefficient K1=(Nbm-87000)/2000 of the first stage announcement data is calculated (S820), and the first stage announcement bar based on the first stage announcement data DJK1 and K1 is displayed as the basic announcement. A command to display data DJK0 at the first stage notification position of the level gauge is output to the display control board 370 (S830).

Next, the effect control board 320 determines whether or not the cumulative difference ball number Nbm notified from the main control board 310 exceeds "87000" (S910). If YES, the display size coefficient K2=(Nbm-89000)/2000 of the second-stage notification data is calculated (S920), and the second-stage notification bar based on the second-stage notification data DJK2 and K2 is displayed as the basic notification. A command to display data DJK0 at the second stage notification position of the level gauge is output to the display control board 370 (S930).

Next, the effect control board 320 determines whether or not the cumulative difference ball number Nbm notified from the main control board 310 exceeds "89000" (S1010). If "YES", the display size coefficient K3=(Nbm-91000)/2000 of the third-stage notification data is calculated (S1020), and the third-stage notification bar based on the third-stage notification data DJK3 and K3 is displayed as the basic notification. A command to display data DJK0 at the third stage notification position of the level gauge is output to the display control board 370 (S1030).

Next, the effect control board 320 determines whether or not the cumulative difference ball number Nbm notified from the main control board 310 exceeds "91000" (S1110). If "YES", the display size coefficient K4=(Nbm-93000)/2000 of the fourth stage notification data is calculated (S1120), and the fourth stage notification bar based on DJK4 and K4 is the level gauge of the basic notification data DJK0. output to the display control board 370 (S1130).

Next, the effect control board 320 determines whether or not the cumulative difference ball number Nbm notified from the main control board 310 exceeds "93000" (S1210). If "YES", the display size coefficient K5=(Nbm-95000)/2000 of the fifth stage notification data is calculated (S1220), and the fifth stage notification bar based on the fifth stage notification data DJK5 and K5 is displayed as the basic notification. A command to display data DJK0 at the fifth stage notification position of the level gauge is output to the display control board 370 (S1230).

When the calculation results in S820, S920, S1020, S1120, and S1220 are 1 or more, each of the coefficients K1 to K5 is set to "1".

On the other hand, when it is determined "NO" in S1210, that is, when the cumulative number of difference balls has decreased to Nbm≦93000, K5 is set to 0 (S1240), and the process proceeds to S1230. Similarly, if "NO" is determined in S1110, K4 is set to 0 (S11405), if "NO" is determined in S1010, K3 is set to 0 (S1040), and "NO" is determined in S910. If so, K2 is set to 0 (S940), and if "NO" is determined in S810, K1 is immediately set to 0 (S840), and the process proceeds to S1130 and the like. As a result, the notification bars of the fifth stage to the first stage are erased sequentially according to the decrease in the cumulative number of difference balls.

When the notification bar of the first stage disappears, the cumulative number of difference balls Nbm becomes 85000 or less. Therefore, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. is received, and the advance notice effect advance notice effect start flag FJK2 is turned OFF (S680). As a result, S710 of this routine becomes NO, and when it is just after ON→OFF (S725: YES), the display control board 370 is caused to stop the display effect based on the basic notification data DJK0 (S745).

The above control processing is executed until business hours end (S1300: NO→S710, S1300: YES→End).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cumulative number of fired balls ΣHSKS and the cumulative number of delivered balls ΣHDKS are measured, the cumulative difference number Nbm of balls is calculated and updated, and the cumulative difference number Nbm of balls reaches the first predetermined value. When the value (95000) is reached, the main control board 310 stops playing the game and outputs a complete signal to the hall computer 400 for a certain period of time. At this time, the effect control board 320 executes the specific notification effect based on the specific notification effect data DHT. This specific notification effect is executed with priority over other effects, as shown in FIG. 6(A). In addition, by outputting the complete signal over a certain period of time, the hall computer 400 can identify the gaming machine that has reached the first predetermined value and has stopped playing. Also, the player can immediately understand the reason why the game ball cannot be shot due to the specific notification effect.

According to the present embodiment, when the cumulative ball difference number Nbm reaches the second predetermined value=85000 (<first predetermined value) before reaching the first predetermined value (95000), An advance notice performance based on the advance notice performance data DJK is executed. This pre-announcement effect is performed by displaying at a position that does not hinder the visibility of the pattern variation effect within the visible range of the liquid crystal display device LCD without waiting for the completion of the pattern variation effect. Thereby, it is possible to notify in advance that there is a possibility that the game will be stopped before the game is stopped.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the basic notification data DJK0, the first to fifth stage notification data DJK1 to DJK5 with different activation conditions are provided in the advance notification effect, and the first stage notification data DJK1 to DJK5 are provided to stop the game. Prior notification is made in a manner that allows prediction of the amount of game media that can be obtained until reaching a predetermined value of . As a result, it is possible to transmit appropriate information to a player who intends to select a gaming machine or to continue playing based on the content of the "advance notice". In this embodiment, the display of the level gauge allows the player to intuitively grasp the number of winning balls that can be obtained until the completion function is activated. DJK1 (light blue bar), DJK2 (green bar), DJK3 (yellow bar), DJK4 (orange bar), and DJK5 (red bar). and ``Display with a bar whose color changes according to the stage before the completion function is activated'', so there is an advantage that it is easier to intuitively grasp the number of prize balls that can be obtained until the completion function is activated.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6C, the advance notice effect is the frontmost position that does not hinder the visibility of the pattern change effect within the visible range of the liquid crystal display device LCD without waiting for the completion of the pattern change effect. displayed on the side layer. As a result, although the main body of the symbol variation effect itself is not obstructed, priority is given to the character display etc. executed along with the symbol variation effect, and appropriate advance notice is possible. On the other hand, since the advance notification effect is executed at a position that does not hinder the visibility of the symbol variation effect, the display of the stop symbol in the symbol variation game is not obstructed. In addition, at the start of the advance notice, prioritizing the light emission effect and sound effect, we will also notify the player by the light effect and sound effect for a certain period of time to accurately inform the player that "the advance notice has been made". Run.

In this embodiment, when the cumulative difference ball number Nbm becomes 85000 or less (a third predetermined value that is less than the second predetermined value) in a downward trend after executing the pre-announcement effect, the effect control board 320 We are trying to end the advance notice production. Thus, when the cumulative number of difference balls Nbm falls below the second predetermined value after the advance notification, the subsequent prediction of the number of obtainable prize balls will not be confused.

On the other hand, once the specific notification effect is executed, the specific notification effect data DHT continues to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device LCD until the end of the business hours. That is, even if the discharged balls are counted after that, the specific notification effect is not canceled. Since the game is stopped when the specific notification effect is executed (S430), if the specific notification effect is canceled by counting the discharged balls after that, it becomes impossible to know whether the shooting is stopped due to a failure. In this embodiment, as a result of displaying the reason for the firing stop state by the specific notification effect, the player is not confused.

Although the embodiments have been described above as the best mode for carrying out the invention, the invention is not limited to these, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

For example, the present invention can also be applied to slot machines. In addition, it is possible to display the number of balls that can be obtained until the completion is activated as a numerical value.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for gaming machines.

1... game board, 5... center accessory, 7... starting prize winning device, 15... special prize winning opening, 18a to 18d... normal winning opening, 19... out opening, 27. . . 2nd start winning opening 37 .. Gate 50 .. Ball discharge passage 310 . Part 315, 316 Fluctuation pattern table 317 Actual work history storage unit 320 Effect control board 325 Effect data storage means 330 Payout control board 340 Launch control board, 370... Display control board, 400... Hall computer.
DJK: Pre-announcement data, DJK0: Basic announcement data, DJK1: First-stage announcement data, DJK2: Second-stage announcement data, DJK3: Third-stage announcement data, DJK4- Fourth stage notification data DJK5 Fifth stage notification data DTH For specific notification effect FJK1 Advance notification effect command flag FJK2 Advance notification effect start flag HDKS・Number of prize balls paid out, ΣHDKS: Cumulative number of paid out balls, ΣHSKS: Cumulative number of fired balls, LCD: Liquid crystal display device, Nbm: Cumulative number of difference balls, P: Pachinko machine, SW1・Special figure 1 switch, SW2... Special figure 2 switch, SW7... Winning detection switch, SW11 to SW14... Winning detection switch, SW21... Eject ball detection switch.

Claims (6)

When a predetermined condition is satisfied in a game executed while consuming predetermined game media, the game media are paid out, when the predetermined start condition is satisfied, pattern variation is started, and when the predetermined end condition is satisfied. The game machine is capable of stopping the pattern variation immediately afterward and generating an advantageous game state according to the combination of the stopped symbols, wherein the performance data selected from the performance data stored in advance in the performance data storage means is stored. A game machine characterized by comprising a performance control means for executing a performance by the performance execution means using the game machine, and further comprising the following configuration.
(1A) A measuring means for measuring the difference between the payout amount and the consumption amount of the game media.
(1B) A game stopping means for stopping the execution of the game when the value measured by the measuring means reaches a first predetermined value.
(1C) The effect data storage means stores specific notification data for notifying that the value measured by the measuring means has reached the first predetermined value, and the effect control means stores the measured Triggered by the fact that the value measured by the means reaches the first predetermined value, the specific notification effect based on the specific notification data can be executed prior to other effects.
(1D) An external signal output means for outputting an external signal for a certain period of time when the value measured by the measuring means reaches the first predetermined value. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising the following configuration.
(2) the performance data storage means stores advance notification data for notifying that the value measured by the measurement means has reached a second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value; When the value measured by the measuring means reaches the second predetermined value, the effect control means can execute the advance notification effect based on the advance notification data with priority over other effects. be configured. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising the following configuration.
(3) The effect control means is configured to execute the pre-announced effect in such a manner that it is possible to predict the amount of game media that can be obtained until the first predetermined value is reached. thing. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 2, further comprising the following configuration.
(4A) The effect that is subordinated when starting the advance notice effect may include the effect associated with the symbol variation game.
(4B) The effect control means executes the advance notification effect so as not to hinder the display of the stop symbols in the symbol variation game being executed. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising the following configuration.
(5) When the value measured by the measuring means becomes a third predetermined value equal to or less than the second predetermined value after executing the pre-announcement effect, the effect control means controls the pre-notification It must be configured to end the performance. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising the following configuration.
(6) The effect control means is configured so as not to end the specific notification effect even if the measured value of the measuring means changes after executing the specific notification effect.

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