JP2024021313A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform a performance in a variation pattern according to liking for a player through operation performed by the player.

SOLUTION: A game machine 1 is configured such that: a variation pattern stored in a first variation table has a short variation period of special patterns, relative to a variation pattern stored in a second variation table; the variation pattern is determined from the variation table corresponding to a game state out of the first variation table and the second variation table; and on the basis of operation performed by a player, switching from a first normal state to a second normal state, or switching from the second normal state to the first normal state, can be performed. Through the operation performed by the player, switching between the variation tables having different variation period of the special patterns, is performed, for performing a performance in the variation pattern according to liking for the player.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine that switches a variation pattern that is a variation of a special symbol depending on the internal state of the gaming machine such as a normal state or a high probability state. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a gaming machine that can adjust the appearance of a preview performance according to the player's preference and improve the game's interest through the preview performance.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2015-165901 JP2022-072393A

In recent years, in order to improve the interest of gaming machines, gaming machines have been introduced that have longer fluctuation patterns and execute preview performances and reach performances in accordance with the fluctuation patterns. However, by lengthening the variation pattern, the reach effect becomes redundant, and some players adjust the appearance of the preview effect or the reach effect as in Patent Document 2, but they are not satisfied with just adjusting the appearance and special symbols There are also players who wish to omit even the fluctuations in . On the other hand, since there are also players who wish to enjoy preview performances and reach performances, it is necessary to meet the needs of both parties.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a gaming machine that can perform effects in a variable pattern according to the player's preferences through the player's operations.

The invention described in claim 1 is a game that can generate a first normal state (e.g., high speed mode) and a second normal state (e.g., low speed mode) as game states in which a jackpot lottery based on winnings in the starting slot can be executed. The machine includes a fluctuation display means (for example, the special symbol display section 14) that displays the result of the jackpot lottery by fluctuations of special symbols, and a fluctuation table storage means (for example, a fluctuation table that stores a fluctuation table that stores a plurality of fluctuation patterns of the special symbols) a first variation table, a second variation table), a symbol variation pattern determining means (for example, steps A4 and A5 in FIG. 10) that determines a variation pattern of the special symbol based on the result of the jackpot lottery, and a symbol variation pattern determining means (for example, steps A4 and A5 in FIG. 10) that switches the gaming state. possible state switching means (for example, steps A13, A15, A18, and A20 in FIG. 11), and the fluctuation display means displays the fluctuation of the special symbol based on the fluctuation pattern determined by the symbol fluctuation pattern determining means. The fluctuation table storage means stores a first fluctuation table storing a fluctuation pattern in the first normal state and a second fluctuation table storing a fluctuation pattern in the second normal state, and further stores a first fluctuation table storing a fluctuation pattern in the second normal state. The fluctuation pattern stored in the first fluctuation table is stored so that the fluctuation time of the special symbol is shorter than the fluctuation pattern stored in the second fluctuation table (for example, in the example of FIG. 6, the average fluctuation time is "4.2"). 7 seconds, an average of 31.9 seconds in the example of FIG. (For example, if it is determined that the current state is an internal time saving state (A3: YES), a fluctuation pattern is determined from the second fluctuation table explained in FIG. 7 (A4), and the current state is not an internal time saving state. If it is determined that (A3: NO), a fluctuation pattern is determined from the first fluctuation table explained in FIG. 6 (A5)), and the state switching means switches from the first normal state to the second normal state based on the player's operation. It is possible to switch from the normal state or the second normal state to the first normal state (for example, the second normal state can be changed by hitting the left during the first normal state to win the time-saving symbol, or hitting the right and winning the through prize). (the process is terminated and transitioned to the first normal state).

According to such a configuration, the variation table of special symbols having different variation times can be switched by the player's operation, and a performance can be performed in a variation pattern according to the player's preference. In addition, since the variable time is set to differ depending on the gaming state, it is possible to meet the needs of both players who want to omit preview effects and reach effects with short variable times and players who want to enjoy preview effects and reach effects with long variable times. We can also respond to Thereby, effects can be performed in a variable pattern according to the player's preferences through the player's operation.

Schematic diagram showing the configuration of a management system for an amusement park in one embodiment Front view of gaming machine and card unit Functional block diagram of gaming machine Front view of game information display device Functional block diagram of game information display device Diagram showing a first normal state fluctuation table (first fluctuation table) Diagram showing a second normal state fluctuation table (second fluctuation table) Diagram showing game flow Diagram showing transition from second normal state to first normal state Flowchart showing symbol fluctuation pattern determination process Flowchart showing state switching process Flowchart showing game state identification processing Diagram showing the results of identifying the gaming state Diagram showing percentage identification results Front view of game information display device Diagram showing special award history Diagram showing slump graph

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a management system for a gaming hall, in which a gaming machine 1, a card unit 2 corresponding to the gaming machine 1, and a gaming information display device 3 (gaming state specifying means, ratio specifying means, output (corresponding to the means, fluctuation specifying means, unit fluctuation time calculating means, difference gaming value calculating means, and difference gaming value graph creating means) are connected to the relay device 4, two each. Relay device 4 is connected to management device 6 via LAN 5. The management device 6 receives gaming information indicating the gaming situation in the gaming machine 1 and manages the gaming information for each gaming machine 1. Game information in the gaming machine 1 is received by the management device 6 from the gaming machine 1 side via the card unit 2 and the relay device 4 in sequence. On the other hand, the setting information managed by the management device 6 is received by the card unit 2 from the management device 6 side via the relay device 4. A POS (not shown), which is a prize exchange terminal, a payment machine (not shown), etc. are also installed in the game hall, and the POS and payment machine are also connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

The POS is equipped with a card insertion slot into which an IC card such as a membership card or general card issued by the card unit 2 is inserted, and when an IC card is inserted, it is accepted and inserted into the IC card. The balls and card identification information recorded on the card are read by a card reader (not shown), and the prize exchange process is performed based on the balls and the accumulated balls corresponding to the read balls and card identification information. A general card is a general recording medium issued to an unspecified number of general players, and a membership card is a membership recording medium issued to members who have registered as members in advance.

The payment machine is equipped with a card insertion slot into which an IC card is inserted, and when the IC card is inserted, the inserted IC card is accepted and the deposit balance recorded on the IC card is transferred to a card reader (Fig. (not shown), and returns the banknotes and coins based on the read deposit balance. The payment machine also includes a bill slot into which bills are inserted, and when a bill is inserted, a balance addition process is performed in which the inserted amount is added to the deposit balance recorded on the IC card.

The management device 6 is a management means installed in, for example, an office in a game hall, and includes a keyboard 7 operated by a manager of the game hall, a monitor 8, a printer (not shown), and the like. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the control unit that is the main control body of the management device 6 is mainly configured with a microcomputer having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I/O. Although not shown in FIG. 1, in reality, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 are managed by the management device 6.

The gaming machine 1 will be explained below. The game machine 1 is an enclosed type pachinko machine that uses circulating game media (for example, circulating pachinko balls) enclosed in the machine in advance. The gaming value (gaming medium) used in the gaming machine 1 is a virtual pachinko ball, but it is the gaming value that is stored in the internal memory of the machine. The balls circulate, and even if they win, they are not paid out to the outside of the gaming machine, and the gaming value in the storage unit is increased or decreased according to the game.

When the game machine 1 receives the game points from the card unit 2, it becomes capable of firing pachinko balls corresponding to the game points, and becomes unable to fire pachinko balls when the game points reach "0". The gaming machine 1 transmits the game points to the card unit 2 according to the counting operation and subtracts the game points. The gaming machine 1 displays various gaming data (number of jackpots, number of special drawing drawings, etc.) in response to an information display operation.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 includes a board 9 on which pachinko balls are fired, a firing handle 10 constituting a firing device, an information display section 11 including a touch panel 11a (see FIG. 3), and a decorative lamp 12a. , 12b. The board surface 9 includes a liquid crystal display section 13, a special symbol display section 14 (corresponding to a variable display means), a regular symbol display section 15, a regular symbol starting opening 16 (corresponding to a regular symbol starting opening), and a special symbol displaying section 14 (corresponding to a variable display means). A starting opening 17 (belly button) in FIG. 1, a special figure 2 starting opening 18, a big winning opening 19, and an opening/closing winning device 20 are provided.

The gaming machine 1 operates as follows.
(1) In the normal state (corresponding to the first normal state and the second state), the player performs left-handed batting and aims to hit the navel. The first normal state is a high speed mode, which will be described later, and the second normal state is a low speed mode, which will be described later. If you win a belly button, a jackpot lottery on special map 1 (special map 1 lottery) will be held. One jackpot lottery is sometimes referred to as a start. In the special drawing 1 lottery, a jackpot lottery is held with a probability of 1/239. When a jackpot is won in the special drawing 1 lottery, a jackpot game is started (transferred to a jackpot state), and a jackpot 19 is opened only in the round (R) corresponding to the type of special drawing. In special map 1, all are 4R. Note that the upper limit of the number of winnings for 1R is 10. When winning a prize in the grand prize opening 19, 15 game points are added.

(2) When the jackpot game with the special figure 1 ends, the game shifts to a time-saving state (specific state) in which the winning probability of the normal symbol (ordinary symbol) lottery is higher than in the normal state. In the time-saving state, the ball is hit to the right and the aim is to hit the ball through (Fuzu starting gate 16). When a prize is won in the starting slot 16 for a common picture, a lottery is held with a probability of 1/1. When winning the regular drawing lottery, the ordinary electric accessories (electric chew) provided in the special drawing 2 starting opening 18 are opened, and it becomes possible to win a prize in the special drawing 2 starting opening 18. When a prize is won in the special map 2 starting slot 18, a jackpot lottery on the special map 2 (special map 2 lottery) is performed. In the special drawing 2 lottery, a jackpot lottery is performed with a probability of 1/239, and a small win lottery is performed with a probability of 1/2.

(3) When a jackpot is won in the special drawing 2 lottery, the jackpot game is started in the same way as the special drawing 1, and the jackpot 19 is opened only for the round (R) corresponding to the type of special drawing. In special map 2, all are 10R. When a small hit is won in the special drawing 2 lottery, the opening/closing winning device 20 is opened. A V winning hole (specific area) is provided inside the opening/closing winning device 20, and when a prize is won in the V winning hole, a jackpot game is started. That is, it becomes possible to play a jackpot game by passing through a small win.

(4) In the case of a jackpot via a small hit, the large winning hole 19 is opened by the number of R corresponding to the type of special symbol at the time of winning the small hit, and the winning hole 19 becomes 10R at a rate of 20% and 2R at a rate of 80%. After the jackpot game by winning the special figure 2 and the jackpot game via the small win, the state shifts to a time saving state. In any case, the time saving state continues for a predetermined number of times until the special symbol 2 lottery is performed, and shifts to the normal state when the special symbol 2 lottery is not won five times in a row.

(5) When a time-saving symbol is won in the special drawing 1 lottery, the state shifts to an internal time-saving state (corresponding to the second normal state) that continues until the regular symbol drawing is won once. Since the internal time-saving state is a type of time-saving state, the player wins the regular lottery with a probability of 1/1, but the player is instructed to play left-handed instead of right-handed. When the player hits the right hand instead of the left hand, and wins a prize in a general figure starting slot 16, a general figure lottery is carried out, and when the player wins the general figure lottery, the internal time saving state returns to the normal state. The probability of winning the time-saving symbol is 1/50. The normal state is a state excluding the time saving state and the jackpot state. The probability of winning the general lottery in the first normal state is 1/65536. Further, the states set as the time saving state and the jackpot state are defined as special states.

For example, the following game signals are output from the gaming machine 1.
Safe signal = A signal that can specify the safe, which is the number of game points given to the player.
Out signal = A signal that can specify an out, which is the number of pachinko balls fired.
Jackpot signal = A signal that can specify the jackpot state.
Special state signal = signal output during the jackpot state and time saving state.
Start signal (symbol variation stop signal) = A signal that can specify the symbol fluctuation on the liquid crystal display section 13 that changes due to winning in the special pattern 1 starting hole 17 or the special pattern 2 starting hole 18.
Winning signal (starting opening winning signal) = A signal that is output by winning the special figure 1 starting opening 17 or the special drawing 2 starting opening 18.

The electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. The gaming machine 1 includes a main control circuit 21 and an I/F section 22 as a transmitting/receiving circuit. The main control circuit 21 includes a CPU 21a (corresponding to a state switching means), a ROM 21b (corresponding to a fluctuation table storage means), a random number generation section 21c, a random number extraction section 21d, and a fluctuation pattern determination section 21e (corresponding to a symbol fluctuation pattern determination means). It is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a RAM 21f, and an I/O 21g. The ROM 21b stores a variation table in which a plurality of symbol variation patterns (corresponding to variation patterns) are stored. The fluctuation pattern determination section 21e determines which of the plurality of symbol fluctuation patterns stored in the ROM 21b is to be adopted, according to the random number extracted by the random number extraction section 21d.

The special figure 1 winning sensor 23 detects the winning ball in the special drawing 1 starting port 17, and outputs a detection signal to the main control circuit 21 every time a ball wins. When the main control circuit 21 inputs the detection signal from the special drawing 1 winning sensor 23, it performs a jackpot lottery on the special drawing 1, and when the jackpot is won in the special drawing 1 drawing, it starts the jackpot game and sends the drive signal to the jackpot lottery. It outputs to the mouth solenoid 29 and opens the big prize opening 19 only for the round (R) corresponding to the type of special symbol.

The special figure 2 winning sensor 24 detects the winning ball in the special drawing 2 starting port 18, and outputs a detection signal to the main control circuit 21 every time a ball wins. When the main control circuit 21 inputs the detection signal from the special drawing 2 winning sensor 24, it performs a jackpot lottery on the special drawing 2, and when the jackpot is won in the special drawing 2 drawing, it starts the jackpot game and sends the drive signal to the jackpot. It outputs a drive signal to the opening solenoid 29, opens the big prize opening 19 only for the round (R) according to the type of special drawing, and when a small win is won in the special drawing 2 lottery, a drive signal is output to the opening/closing device solenoid 30, opening/closing. The winning device 20 is opened, a drive signal is output to the V winning hole solenoid 31, and the V winning hole of the opening/closing winning device 20 is opened.

The common symbol winning sensor 25 detects the ball that has entered the common symbol starting hole 16, and outputs a detection signal to the main control circuit 21 every time a ball wins. When the main control circuit 21 inputs the detection signal from the regular symbol winning sensor 25, it performs a regular symbol lottery with a probability of 1/1, and when it wins the common symbol lottery, it outputs a drive signal to the electric chew solenoid 32, and to open.

The big winning sensor 26 detects the winning ball in the big winning opening 19, and outputs a detection signal to the main control circuit 21 every time a ball wins. When the main control circuit 21 receives the detection signal from the big prize sensor 26, it adds up 15 game points.

The opening/closing device winning sensor 27 detects a ball that has won in the V winning opening of the opening/closing winning device 20, and outputs a detection signal to the main control circuit 21 every time a ball wins. When the main control circuit 21 receives a detection signal from the opening/closing device winning sensor 27, it starts the jackpot game.

The power supply circuit unit 28 supplies power supplied from the outside to the main control circuit 21 as drive power. The touch panel 11a detects a touch operation input from a player and outputs a detection signal to the main control circuit 21.

The main control circuit 21 outputs a display control signal to the special figure display section 14 to control the display of the special figure display section 14. The main control circuit 21 outputs a display control signal to the ordinary figure display section 15 to control the display of the ordinary figure display section 15.

The main control circuit 21 outputs a production control signal to the production control section 33. When the performance control signal is input from the main control circuit 21, the performance control unit 33 outputs a performance instruction signal to the amplifier 34, the decorative lamps 12a, 12b, and the display control unit 35 (corresponding to a variable display means), and indicates a jackpot, etc. A corresponding effect sound is generated from a speaker 36, and the effect contents are displayed by decorative lamps 12a and 12b.

The card unit 2 will be explained below. The card unit 2 includes a status lamp 37 that indicates the gaming status of the gaming machine 1 and the status of the card unit 2 (error status, etc.), a bill insertion slot 38 into which bills are inserted, and a bill insertion slot 38 that accepts operation input from the player and receives various inputs. a touch panel type liquid crystal display section 39 for displaying game data; a lending button 40 for performing a lending operation; a replay button 41 for performing a replay operation; and a return button 42 for performing a return operation. It has a card insertion slot 43 into which an IC card is inserted. The card unit 2 also has a camera (not shown) that photographs the player's upper body, including his face.

The card unit 2 operates as follows.
(1) The various gaming signals described above are received from the gaming machine 1, aggregated and stored, and transmitted to the management device 6 and the gaming information display device 3 via the relay device 4. The player's deposit balance and game points are also transmitted to the management device 6. Various setting information (gaming machine number, model name, point unit price, etc.) is received from the management device 6 and stored.

(2) When a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 38, it is added to the deposited balance and stored. When the IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 43, the deposit balance and number of points associated with the card ID are read out and displayed. When the lending button 40 is operated, the points corresponding to a certain amount of money (for example, 1000 yen) are converted into game points in increments of 250 points and transmitted to the gaming machine 1. When the replay button 41 is operated, the number of points held is converted into game points in increments of 250 points and transmitted to the gaming machine 1. The number of points held, the number of game points, and the total number of points (total of the number of points held and the number of game points) are stored and displayed. The score addition information and score subtraction information from the gaming machine 1 are received, the stored score number is updated according to the received score addition information and score subtraction information, and the score number information is updated according to the updated score number. is transmitted to the relay device 4.

(3) When the return button 42 is operated while at least one of the deposited balance and the number of points is present, the deposited balance and the number of points are recorded on an IC card and issued. Game points are not recorded and remain on the gaming machine 1 side.
(4) Up to 10 IC cards are kept in stock.

The game information display device 3 will be explained below. As shown in FIG. 4, the game information display device 3 includes a liquid crystal display section 44, a lamp section 45, a call button 46 for a player to call an employee, and display contents on a display screen in the liquid crystal display section 44. It has an operation button group 47 including switching buttons and the like for switching, and a remote control light receiving section 48 that receives a remote control signal transmitted from a remote control (not shown) carried by an employee. In place of or in addition to the operation button group 47, a touch panel may be provided on the liquid crystal display section 44 to accept touch operations from the player. The liquid crystal display section 44 can be divided into a main display area 44a and first to sixth sub-display areas 44b to 44g, and displays the number of jackpots, the number of starts, etc. separately, and also displays slump graphs, characters, etc. Various displays other than numbers are possible, and display can be performed in a variety of display modes, such as changing the display content and classification.

The electrical configuration of the game information display device 3 will be explained with reference to FIG. 5. The game information display device 3 includes a main control circuit 49 and an I/F section 50 as a transmitting/receiving circuit. The main control circuit 49 includes a CPU 49a (corresponding to a gaming state identifying means, a ratio identifying means, an output means, a fluctuation identifying means, a unit fluctuation time calculating means, a difference gaming value calculating means, and a difference gaming value graph creating means), a ROM 49b, and a RAM 49c. , and an I/O 49d.

The game information display device 3 operates as follows.
(1) Receive various setting information from the management device 6 via the relay device 4, and receive various gaming information from the gaming machine 1 and card unit 2 via the relay device 4, and receive the received setting information. and creates and displays various display information based on the game information.

(2) Aggregate and display various data such as the number of starts and the number of jackpots based on the gaming information, identify the gaming status of the gaming machine 1, and display display information according to the identified gaming status . Based on the signal output from the gaming machine 1, the unit symbol variation time is calculated based on the start and stop timing of the symbol variation, and the gaming machine 1 calculates the unit symbol variation time (corresponding to the unit variation time). The game state is specified, and display information corresponding to the specified game state is displayed.

In conventional gaming machines, it has been possible to perform performances according to the player's preferences by customizing the appearance rate of preview performances and reach performances. However, it is not possible to omit symbol variations simply by customizing the appearance rate of advance notice performances and ready-to-reach performances, and some players desire to omit redundant symbol variations as well. It is necessary to enable the player to change the game state by using the internal time-saving state due to the time-saving symbol, and to enable performance according to the player's preference. Note that, according to the rules, the player is not allowed to arbitrarily adjust the symbol variation time in one gaming state.

In the gaming machine 1, in the normal state, a gaming state is set to either a first normal state or a second normal state, and different game characteristics are provided depending on the gaming state. The variation patterns of the special drawing 1 lottery are different between the first normal state and the second normal state, and performances according to the variation patterns are executed. The player can arbitrarily execute the transition from the first normal state to the second normal state and the transition from the second normal state to the first normal state, and the player can enjoy effects according to his/her preference. be able to.

The result of the special drawing lottery is displayed as a symbol variation (liquid crystal display) on the liquid crystal display section 13 of the gaming machine 1, and a plurality of variation patterns are prepared for each variation time depending on the type of special symbol. The variation pattern is stored in a variation table depending on the gaming state. FIG. 6 shows a first fluctuation table that is a fluctuation table of the first normal state, and the first fluctuation table includes a fluctuation pattern with a relatively short fluctuation time (in the example of FIG. 6, the average is "4.2 seconds"). is stored. In the first normal state, the fluctuation pattern is determined from the first fluctuation table, and the result of the symbol fluctuation can be displayed in a short time without using a liquid crystal display that takes a long time to perform, and the player can enjoy the new You can play a fun game. FIG. 7 shows a second fluctuation table that is a fluctuation table of the second normal state, and the second fluctuation table includes a fluctuation pattern pattern with a relatively long fluctuation time (in the example of FIG. 7, the average is "31.9 seconds"). ) are stored. In the second normal state, a variation pattern is determined from the second variation table, and a liquid crystal display corresponding to the content of the gaming machine 1 can be executed, allowing the player to play the game with gameplay similar to that of conventional gaming machines. Can be done. For example, even when hitting left-handed, the variation patterns are determined by referring to different variation tables in the first normal state and the second normal state. In this way, the variation patterns stored in the first variation table are stored so that the variation time of the special symbol is shorter than the variation patterns stored in the second variation table.

The game flow will be explained with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. Normally, the player aims to hit the navel by hitting the ball with the left hand. In normal times, it is set to either the first normal state or the second normal state, and the fluctuation pattern differs depending on which state it is in. In normal times, once the second normal state is entered, the second normal state is maintained until a specific operation is performed by the player, and the second normal state does not shift to the first normal state. Therefore, many players play games in the second normal state. In the second normal state, a liquid crystal presentation with a long presentation time is performed, which may cause dissatisfaction to players who wish to omit the liquid crystal presentation. Therefore, such a player ends the second normal state and shifts to the first normal state by hitting right and winning through. As a result, a player who wishes to omit the liquid crystal presentation can play the game in the first normal state. However, even if you are in the first normal state, if you win a time-saving symbol, you will move to the second normal state, but even in that case, you can always play in the first normal state by hitting right again. becomes possible. A player who wants to play a game in the second normal state can play the game in the second normal state by hitting left during the first normal state and winning the time-saving symbol. After shifting to the second normal state, the player can continue playing the game in the second normal state by continuing to play left-handed without hitting right. The liquid crystal display section 13 may display which mode, the first normal state or the second normal state, is set.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 10 to 17. The gaming machine 1 performs symbol variation pattern determination processing and state switching processing. The game information display device 3 performs a game state identification process. Each process will be explained below.

(1) Symbol variation pattern determination process (see Figure 10)
In the gaming machine 1, the main control circuit 21 shifts from the main processing (not shown) that controls the entire game to the symbol variation pattern determination processing, and when the symbol variation pattern determination processing is started, the special symbol 1 variation is started. (A1), and determines whether the current state is a normal state (A2). If the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is the normal state (A2: YES), it determines whether the current state is the internal time saving state (second normal state) (A3). If the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is the internal time saving state (A3: YES), it determines a fluctuation pattern from the second fluctuation table explained in FIG. 7 (A4), and ends the symbol fluctuation pattern determination process. and return to main processing. If the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is not the internal time saving state (A3: NO), it determines a fluctuation pattern from the first fluctuation table explained in FIG. 6 (A5), and ends the symbol fluctuation pattern determination process. , return to main processing. If the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is not the normal state (A2: NO), it determines a variation pattern according to the time saving state (A6), ends the symbol variation pattern determination process, and returns to the main process.

(2) State switching process (see Figure 11)
The main control circuit 21 shifts from the main process to the symbol switching process, and when starting the symbol switching process, determines whether the current state is the normal state (A11). If the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is the normal state (A11: YES), it determines whether the current state is the first normal state (high speed mode) (A12). If the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is the first normal state (A12: YES), it sets the first normal state (A13), and determines whether or not the time-saving symbol has been won (A14). . If the main control circuit 21 determines that the time-saving symbol has not been won (A14: NO), it ends the symbol switching process and returns to the main process.

If the main control circuit 21 determines that the time saving symbol has been won (A14: YES), it sets a second normal state (low speed mode) (A15), and determines whether or not the normal symbol has been won (A16). If the main control circuit 21 determines that the normal symbol has not been won (A16: NO), it ends the symbol switching process and returns to the main process.

When the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is not a normal state (A11: NO), it determines whether the current state is a jackpot state (A17). When the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is a jackpot state (A17: YES), it sets the jackpot state (A18), and when the jackpot state ends (A19), it sets a time saving state (A20). If the main control circuit 21 determines that the current state is not a jackpot state (A17: NO), it sets a time saving state without setting a jackpot state (A20). After setting the time saving state, the main control circuit 21 determines whether or not the non-winning of the jackpot lottery continues for a predetermined number of times (A21). When the main control circuit 21 determines that the non-winning of the jackpot lottery continues for a predetermined number of times (A21: YES), the main control circuit 21 ends the symbol switching process and returns to the main process.

(3) Game state identification processing (see Figure 12)
In the game information display device 3, the main control circuit 49 shifts from the main process that controls the entire display of game data to the game state specifying process, and when the game state specifying process is started, the main control circuit 49 determines the start timing and stop of symbol fluctuation. A unit fluctuation time indicating the unit symbol fluctuation time is calculated based on the timing (B1), an average fluctuation time is calculated based on the calculated unit fluctuation time (B2), and the calculated average fluctuation time is, for example, "3". 2 to 13 seconds" (B3). When the main control circuit 49 determines that the average fluctuation time is "3 seconds to 13 seconds" (B3: YES), it specifies that the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is the first normal state (B4), and End the state identification process and return to the main process. When the main control circuit 49 determines that the average fluctuation time is not "3 seconds to 13 seconds" (B3: NO), it specifies that the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is the second normal state (B5), and the gaming state Finish the specific process and return to the main process.

The gaming information display device 3 specifies the gaming status as shown in FIG. 13 by performing the gaming status specifying process described above. For example, the game information display device 3 has an average fluctuation time of "4.2 seconds" in the first normal state as explained in FIG. 6, and an average fluctuation time of "4.2 seconds" in the second normal state as explained in FIG. 31.9 seconds", and if the average fluctuation time every time the number of starts reaches 50 as the predetermined period is "3 seconds to 13 seconds", then the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is the first normal state. is specified, and if the average fluctuation time is not "3 seconds to 13 seconds", it is specified that the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is the second normal state. In FIG. 13, the gaming state is specified every time the number of starts reaches 50 as a predetermined period, but the number of starts may be divided in any way, and it is specified every time a predetermined time elapses, not every number of starts. You may do so. Alternatively, the gaming state may be specified for each start.

As shown in FIG. 14, the gaming information display device 3 totals the number of starts in each gaming state, and divides the number of starts in each of the first normal state and the second normal state by the total number of starts, and calculates the result as a percentage. Identify. In FIG. 14, the number of starts in the first normal state is illustrated as the "total number of high-speed mode starts," and the number of starts in the second normal state is illustrated as the "total number of low-speed mode starts."

As shown in FIG. 15, the game information display device 3 displays the game data specified in this manner on the liquid crystal display section 44. The display information illustrated in FIG. 15 is as follows.
Cumulative number of jackpots = Cumulative number of jackpots on the same day.
Number of first hits = number of times you hit the jackpot in the normal state.
Current number of starts = number of starts since the start of business. Every time a jackpot ends, it is reset to zero and the addition is restarted.
Cumulative start = number of starts from the start of business.
Total number of high-speed mode starts=total number of starts during the period specified as the first normal state during normal times.
Total number of low-speed mode starts = total number of starts during the period specified as the second normal state during normal times.
Number of starts in normal time = total number of starts in normal time (period specified as the first normal state or second normal state).

Normal mode stay ratio=ratio of the total number of high speed mode starts and the total number of low speed mode starts to the total number of starts in normal time. Although FIG. 15 illustrates a case in which the proportions are displayed as a pie chart, the proportions may also be displayed as numerical values. When displaying the percentage in a pie chart, the high speed mode area (the 62% area in the example of FIG. 15) and the low speed mode area (the 38% area in the example of FIG. 15) are distinguished. indicate. In this case, the game information display device 3 may use a different color or pattern as an identification display. Furthermore, the game information display device 3 is not limited to displaying this display information on the same screen, but may display it on separate screens.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the game information display device 3 displays the special prize history, which is the history of occurrence of jackpots, as a bar graph up to a predetermined number of times before (7 times before in FIG. 16). The game information display device 3 displays a bar graph in the form of a stack of horizontally long rectangular blocks representing 100 starts between jackpots, and specifiably identifies whether it is in the first normal state or the second normal state. indicate. The number of starts between jackpots is the number of symbol changes required from the end of the previous jackpot state or specific state until the jackpot state occurs. In this case, the game information display device 3 may use a different color or pattern as an identification display.

Furthermore, the game information display device 3 calculates a difference gaming value indicating the difference between the number of game points used for the jackpot lottery and the number of game points awarded by winning a prize, and as shown in FIG. is plotted on the time axis and a slump graph (corresponding to a difference gaming value graph) is displayed. The game information display device 3 displays the slump graph in such a manner that it can be specified whether the slump graph is in the first normal state or the second normal state. In this case, the game information display device 3 may use different colors and line types as the identification display.

According to this embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
The fluctuation pattern stored in the first fluctuation table is stored so that the fluctuation time of the special symbol is shorter than the fluctuation pattern stored in the second fluctuation table, and the fluctuation pattern stored in the first fluctuation table or the second fluctuation table is A variation pattern is determined from a variation table corresponding to the gaming state, and the first normal state can be switched from the first normal state to the second normal state or from the second normal state to the first normal state based on the player's operation. The variation table of special symbols with different variation times can be switched by the player's operation, and a performance can be performed with a variation pattern according to the player's preference. In addition, since the variable time is set to differ depending on the gaming state, it is possible to meet the needs of both players who want to omit preview effects and reach effects with short variable times and players who want to enjoy preview effects and reach effects with long variable times. We can also respond to Thereby, effects can be performed in a variable pattern according to the player's preferences through the player's operation.

The second normal state can be switched from the second normal state to the first normal state based on the player's operation to win a prize in the common figure starting hole 16. By placing a prize in the regular symbol starting hole 16, the fluctuation table of special symbols with different fluctuation times can be switched, and performance can be performed with a fluctuation pattern according to the player's preference.

Specify whether the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is a first normal state or a second normal state, and specify the respective proportions of the period specified as the first normal state and the period specified as the second normal state. It is now displayed. It is possible to grasp how long the game was played in the first normal state and the period in which the game was played in the second normal state, and it is possible to estimate which gaming machine 1 the player should select. It can be useful for This allows the player to suitably select the model.

The gaming state is specified based on the fluctuating time. Even when the gaming machine 1 does not output a signal indicating the gaming status, the gaming status can be specified with high accuracy, and the player can suitably select the model.

The special prize history, which is the history of jackpot occurrences, is now displayed. It is possible to understand in which gaming state the player was playing on the bar graph in the special prize history, and even if there are successive non-winnings in the jackpot lottery, it is possible to estimate whether the winning rate was high or not. This allows the player to suitably select the model.

A slump graph showing the transition of the difference between the number of game points used for a jackpot lottery and the number of game points given by winning a prize is displayed. It is possible to grasp in which gaming state the player was playing on the slump graph, and even if the difference in balls continues to decrease, it is possible to estimate whether the winning rate was high or not. Model selection can be made appropriately.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and may be modified or expanded as follows.
As an example of the player's operation to switch the gaming state, the general drawing lottery is performed by placing a prize in the general drawing starting hole 16, but it is also possible to switch the gaming state by accepting the player's button operation on the gaming machine 1. good.

Although a game machine 1 that wins a jackpot by winning a small win during time saving is illustrated, a so-called fixed variable type game machine in which the jackpot probability improves after a jackpot without adopting a small win may be targeted.
Although the so-called enclosed type gaming machine 1 in which balls are not paid out has been exemplified, a gaming machine in which balls are paid out upon winning may also be targeted.

Although the first fluctuation table and the second fluctuation table have been illustrated as the fluctuation tables, a third fluctuation table may be provided in which fluctuation patterns having further different average fluctuation times are stored.

The combinations of variation patterns stored in each variation table may be combinations other than those illustrated, and any number of variation patterns or variation time may be employed.

Although the first fluctuation table stores fluctuation patterns with short fluctuation times, the stored fluctuation patterns may be the same as the second fluctuation table, and the average fluctuation times may be made different by changing the occurrence rate.
Although the example is shown in which the player is left-handed in the first normal state and the second normal state, left-handed hitting and right-handed hitting may be switched between the first normal state and the second normal state.
Although the internal time saving state is the second normal state, the internal time saving state may be the first normal state, and the normal state other than the internal time saving state may be the second normal state.

When specifying the gaming state, an example has been given in which the gaming state is specified based on the average fluctuation time, but any configuration may be used as long as the gaming state can be specified. For example, if a signal indicating the first normal state or the second normal state is output, the gaming state may be specified based on that signal.
The average fluctuation time when specifying the gaming state may be different for each type of gaming machine 1, and may be settable in advance by the administrator of the gaming hall.
The relay device 4 or the management device 6 may perform all or part of the processing performed by the game information display device 3.
When displaying game information, the currently specified game information may be displayed.

When specifying the gaming state, the average fluctuation time for a predetermined period is specified by an arithmetic average, but any average value may be used as long as the gaming state can be specified, and a moving average for each number of starts can be used. It may also be specified using

Although the special prize history and the slump graph are displayed separately in the example, it is also possible to display the special prize history and the slump graph on the same screen. Further, each display may be displayed in combination with other game information.
The illustrated configurations, including modifications, may be combined in any way, and configurations that are not adopted may be provided as appropriate.

In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, and 3 is a gaming information display device (gaming state specifying means, ratio specifying means, output means, fluctuation specifying means, unit fluctuation time calculating means, difference playing value calculating means, difference playing value graph creation means) , 14 is a special figure display unit (variable display means), 16 is a regular figure starting port (normal symbol starting port), 21 is a main control circuit, 21a is a CPU (state switching means), and 21b is a ROM (variable table storage means). , 21e is a variation pattern determination section (symbol variation pattern determination means), 35 is a display control section (variation display means), 49 is a main control circuit, and 49a is a CPU (gaming state identification means, ratio identification means, output means, fluctuation identification means). means, unit variation time calculation means, difference gaming value calculation means, difference gaming value graph creation means).

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine capable of generating a first normal state and a second normal state as gaming states in which a jackpot lottery based on winnings in a starting slot can be executed,
a variable display means for displaying the result of the jackpot lottery by changing a special symbol;
a fluctuation table storage means for storing a fluctuation table storing a plurality of fluctuation patterns of the special symbol;
symbol variation pattern determining means for determining a variation pattern of the special symbol based on the result of the jackpot lottery;
and a state switching means capable of switching the gaming state,
The variation display means displays the variation of the special symbol based on the variation pattern determined by the symbol variation pattern determination means,
The fluctuation table storage means stores a first fluctuation table storing a fluctuation pattern in the first normal state and a second fluctuation table storing a fluctuation pattern in the second normal state, and further stores a fluctuation pattern in the first fluctuation table. The stored fluctuation pattern is stored so that the fluctuation time of the special symbol is shorter than the fluctuation pattern stored in the second fluctuation table,
The symbol fluctuation pattern determining means determines the fluctuation pattern from a fluctuation table corresponding to the gaming state out of the first fluctuation table or the second fluctuation table,
The state switching means is a gaming machine capable of switching from the first normal state to a second normal state or from the second normal state to a first normal state based on a player's operation. The gaming machine is provided with a normal symbol start opening for drawing a normal symbol by winning a prize;
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the state switching means is switchable from the second normal state to the first normal state based on the player's operation to cause the normal symbol start slot to win.

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