JP3135881B2 - Game system and computer-readable recording medium storing game program - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a game system for erasing and moving a plurality of blocks arranged in a matrix on a game screen according to certain conditions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game system of this type includes, for example, a lottery mechanism for extracting one ball from a number of numbered balls, and a terminal unit for playing a game associated with the lottery result of the lottery mechanism. Some have been provided. In the terminal unit, for example, a game may be executed in which blocks arranged in a matrix are erased and moved according to a predetermined condition, and the erased state is competed.

In this game, a predetermined number of blocks arranged in a matrix are numbered randomly. When one lottery is performed, the block corresponding to the selected number is erased, and the block located above the blank portion is sent downward so as to fill in the blank generated due to the erase. If a chain of blocks with the same number is formed vertically or horizontally in the screen after moving, the blocks forming the chain are erased, and the blocks above the erased block are moved to the bottom of the screen. Sent. Then, the newly formed block is erased. The above processing is repeated until there is no chain, and then the next lottery is performed. When the lottery is performed a predetermined number of times, the game ends, and medals are paid out according to the number of rows of blocks that have disappeared at that time.

[0004]

In a conventional typical bingo game, the result of one lottery is determined only by whether or not the same number as the lottery number exists on the bingo card. In the game using the above-described chain, the movement and the erasure of the block are repeated by erasing the block having the same number as the number selected in one lottery opportunity. Therefore, the player can be entertained with a certain degree of continuity until one lottery result is determined.

However, in the conventional game, it is determined whether or not the same number as the lottery number exists for all the blocks arranged in a matrix. Therefore, if the range of the prepared numbers is too narrow, the number of blocks to be deleted corresponding to the lottery number increases, and the difficulty of the game may be too low. To avoid this, it is necessary to narrow the number of blocks to be deleted in one lottery by expanding the number range. However, when the number is increased, the probability of occurrence of a chain decreases, and the continuity of block erasure is impaired.

In addition, in the conventional game, when a row of blocks in the vertical direction disappears, in a row adjacent to the left and right of the disappeared row, a left-right chain is generated only on one side in the left-right direction. This further reduces the possibility of chaining.

The present invention provides a game system capable of improving the continuity of erasing and moving blocks until a single lottery result is determined, and a recording medium on which a program for executing the game is recorded. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a lottery means for selecting one of a plurality of options and a plurality of blocks prepared in association with each of the plurality of options are linked to a block of blocks corresponding to the same option. Field setting means for displaying in a matrix in a predetermined field on the game screen so as to prevent occurrence of a row, and in response to a lottery process of the lottery means, only rows of blocks arranged at one end in the column direction of the field the targeted, there from the line, to extract a block corresponding to an option which is the lottery, a first erase means for erasing the block, a chain of a plurality of blocks corresponding to the same choices in the field Chain detecting means for detecting whether or not to perform the processing, and when the chain is detected by the chain detecting means, blocks constituting the chain are deleted from the field. A second erasing means for performing, when a blank is generated at one end in the column direction from a block left in the field by erasing the block, the other end of the column direction from the blank so as to fill the blank. Column-direction feeding means for moving the blocks arranged in the column direction toward one end in the column direction, and when all the blocks that constitute the columns of the blocks are erased and blank columns are generated, the blank columns are deleted. A row-direction feeding means for moving another block disposed on one end side in the row direction of the field relative to the column toward the other end side in the row direction of the field so as to be filled, wherein the first erasing means is provided. After the block is erased by the above, the column-direction feeding unit and / or the row are continued until the chain detection unit stops detecting the chain.
Direction feeding means, said linkage detecting means, the second erasing hand stage
The above-mentioned problem is solved by a game system using a computer that repeatedly executes the respective processes.

According to the present invention, when a lottery is performed by the lottery means, a block corresponding to the selected option is extracted and erased only for the rows of the blocks arranged at one end in the column direction in the field. . Therefore, when compared with the conventional example in which the block corresponding to the lottery result is extracted for the entire range in the field, even if the range of options is narrowed, the number of blocks to be erased due to the correspondence relationship with the selected option is reduced. Does not increase much.

When a block corresponding to a lottery option is erased, the block moves in the column direction so as to fill a blank generated by the erasure. When a chain of blocks is formed along with this movement, the blocks constituting the chain are erased, and the blocks filling the blanks generated by the erasure are moved in the column direction. When all the blocks in one column are erased and a blank column is generated, the block moves in the row direction to fill the blank column, and if a chain is formed along with the movement, the block constituting the chain is It is further erased. Thereafter, block erasure and movement are repeated in the same manner until there is no chain. In this process, the probability of forming a chain can be increased by narrowing the range of options. Therefore, the continuity of block erasure and movement until the result of one lottery is determined can be enhanced, and the player's interest can be more strongly attracted. In particular, when a blank column occurs, the block is sent in the row direction to fill the blank column, so that the probability that a chain is formed due to the occurrence of a blank column does not decrease.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game system of the first aspect, among the blocks arranged in the field, at least two blocks corresponding to mutually different options are set as bonus blocks, and the chain detecting means And the second erasing means handles a state in which the bonus blocks are arranged as one mode of the chain.

According to the present invention, when bonus blocks are arranged, they are treated as a chain and erased, so that the chances of erasing blocks by the chain increase.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the second aspect, when the bonus blocks constitute the chain and are deleted, the blocks in the row including the bonus blocks are collectively collected. A batch erasing means for erasing is provided.

According to the present invention, a row of blocks is collectively erased due to a chain of bonus blocks. As a result, the progress of erasing blocks can be changed to entertain the player. If a blank column generated by erasing a column of blocks is located at an intermediate position in the row direction in the field, the processing by the row direction sending means is continuously performed, and as a result, the erasure and movement of blocks by chaining are performed. Is likely to continue and player expectations will increase.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first aspect, a part of the blocks arranged in the field is set as a bonus block, and the bonus block is provided at one end of the field in the column direction. When an option corresponding to the bonus block is drawn by the lottery means in a state where the bonus block is located, a batch erasing means for erasing blocks in a row including the bonus block at a time is provided. I do.

According to the present invention, if a bonus block is located at one end of the field in the column direction, a row including the bonus block is collectively erased only by selecting an option corresponding to the bonus block by the lottery means. Opportunity arises. As a result, the player's expectation can be enhanced. If the blank column generated by erasing the column of the block is located at an intermediate position in the row direction in the field, the processing by the row direction sending means is continuously performed. There is a possibility that the movement will continue, and the expectations of the player will further increase.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the game system determines a relationship between odds set according to a game result and the number of medals bet by the player. Based on the medal game machine that determines the number of medals obtained by the player corresponding to the actual game result at the time of the end of the game,
The actual game score is determined based on the number of columns of the block deleted from the field at the time when the chain is not detected by the chain detecting unit after the predetermined number of lotteries by the lottery unit is completed. It is characterized by that.

According to the present invention, the above-described claims 1 to 4 are provided.
The effect of the game system described above is taken into the medal game machine, and the enjoyment and expectation regarding the medal acquisition can be enhanced.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the fifth aspect, the field setting means is capable of exchanging the fields based on an instruction from a player. It is characterized in that the probability that a column of blocks is erased is different.
According to the present invention, the probability that a row of blocks is erased varies depending on the selection of a card, so that the player can make a selection regarding the difficulty of the game.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the sixth aspect, in response to the field exchange,
The relationship between the game score and the odds is changed. According to the present invention, the player can make a selection regarding the difficulty level and the odds.

In the game system according to the present invention, in the game system according to the present invention, the game result and the odds may be set such that the higher the probability that the row of blocks is erased, the lower the odds with respect to the game result. Is changed.

According to the present invention, if a card is selected such that the difficulty level is reduced, the possibility of receiving a dividend is increased, while the expected value of the dividend amount is reduced and the card level is selected such that the difficulty level is increased. Then, the expectation value of the payout amount increases while the possibility of receiving the payout decreases. This allows players of various layers to enjoy the game with settings suitable for their preferences.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the lottery means is configured to extract any one ball from a plurality of color-coded balls. And the corresponding block are expressed in the same color, so that the correspondence between the ball and the block in the field can be identified.

According to the present invention, since the options of the lottery means and the blocks are associated with each other by using the colors, it is easy to grasp the correspondence between the two.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game screen wherein a plurality of visually identifiable blocks prepared in association with each of a plurality of options are prevented from being chained with blocks corresponding to the same option. A field setting procedure to be displayed in the above predetermined field, and a result of the lottery process performed on the plurality of options is received,
Of the row of the block arranged at one end in the column direction of the field
Targets themselves, from the line, to extract a block corresponding to an option which is the lottery, a first erase procedure to erase the block, a chain of a plurality of blocks corresponding to the same choices in the field A chain detecting procedure for detecting whether or not the block exists, a second erasing procedure for erasing a block constituting the chain from the field when the chain is detected in the chain detecting procedure, and erasing the block When a blank is generated at one end in the column direction with respect to the block left in the field, a block arranged at the other end in the column direction from the blank so as to fill the blank is formed at one end in the column direction. In the column direction to move toward the column, and when all the blocks constituting the column of the block are erased and a blank column is generated, the corresponding column is filled so as to fill the blank column. A row direction sending procedure for moving another block arranged on one end side in the row direction of the field toward the other end side in the row direction of the field, and after the block is erased by the first erasing procedure, at the chain detection procedure until the chain is no longer detected, the sequence
Feed direction procedures and / or the row direction feeding procedure, the chain detection procedure, the second computer reads game program recorded thereon for executing the repetition of the processes of erasing procedures and instructions for instructing a computer The problem described above is solved by a possible recording medium.

According to the present invention, the game system according to the first aspect of the present invention is realized by causing a computer to read and execute a program recorded on a recording medium and combining the computer with an appropriate lottery means. can do.

[0028]

[0029]

[0030]

1 to 4 show the configuration of a game machine to which the present invention is applied. This game machine 1
It has a lottery unit 2 arranged at the center and a plurality of terminal units 3 arranged so as to surround the periphery thereof. The lottery unit 2 is a part that executes a lottery process of taking out one ball 4 from a large number of balls 4, and is supported by a hexagonal column-shaped cover 5, four columns 6. And a pair of lifts 8, 8 installed at two opposite corners of the cover 5. Each ball 4
Is colored in any one of the seven colors. Inside the ball 4, a recording medium 4a (see FIG. 5) formed of, for example, an IC card in which information for discriminating the surface color is stored. The surface of the ball 4 is not numbered.

The lift 8 is provided on the inclined portion 9 of the bottom plate 9 of the lottery section 2.
a, the ball 4 rolling down is received and transported from the ceiling 7 to the upper surface side of the bowl-shaped ball receiver 10 suspended. The ball 4 sent into the ball receiver 10 has a lottery mechanism (lottery means) 1 through a drop 10a at the center of the ball receiver 10.
Dropped to 1.

In the lottery mechanism 11, the ball 4 dropped from the ball receiver 10 is received by the bowl-shaped celestial sphere 12, and the celestial sphere 12 swings around a horizontal axis 13 to rotate the ball 4.
Is stirred. With this stirring, one ball 4 on the celestial sphere 12 is captured by one end of the inner lane 14 swinging integrally with the celestial sphere 12, and the other ball 4 is dropped from the celestial sphere 12 to the bottom plate 9. The ball 4 captured by the inner lane 14 falls to the outer lane 15 as the celestial sphere 12 rotates, and is discharged from the lowermost part of the outer lane 15 to the reading unit 16. Reading unit 1
6 is provided with a reader unit 16a (see FIG. 5) capable of communicating with a recording medium 4a built in the ball 4,
Information on the color of the ball 4 is read by the reader unit 16a. The ball 4 that has passed through the reading unit 16 is discharged onto the bottom plate 9.

The terminal unit 3 includes, for example, a display device 20 using a liquid crystal display and an operation member 2 such as a push button switch.
An input device 21 having 1a to 21d and a medal slot 2
2 are provided. On the display device 20 of each terminal unit 3,
A predetermined game is executed based on a lottery result executed by the lottery unit 2 and an instruction from a player input via the input device 21. In each terminal unit 3, a game is executed independently of the other terminal units 3.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system of one game machine. As is clear from this figure, the game machine 1 has a lottery section control system C1 provided in the lottery section 2 and a terminal section control system C2 provided in each terminal section 3.
Although FIG. 5 shows only one terminal unit control system C2,
The configuration of the other terminal unit control system C2 is the same.

The lottery section control system C1 includes a CPU 40 mainly composed of a microprocessor and its CPU 4
0 connected to the ROM 41. CPU40
Performs a predetermined lottery process by controlling the operations of the lift 8 and the lottery mechanism 11 based on the programs and data recorded in the ROM 41. Data for determining the number of the lottery ball 4 is read by the reader unit 16a, and the data is sent from the CPU 40 to the terminal unit control system C2 via the communication interface 42.

The terminal control system C2 is provided with a CPU 50 mainly composed of a microprocessor. C
The PU 50 includes the display device 20 and the input device 21 described above.
Are connected, a ROM 51 as a medium on which programs and data necessary for control of the terminal unit 3 by the CPU 50 are recorded, a RAM 52 as a medium for temporarily storing calculation data and the like by the CPU 50, and a medal slot 22 (FIG. 2) is connected to a medal management device 53 that manages the acceptance, determination of authenticity, payout, and the like of the medals inserted from the above, and a communication interface 54 for performing communication with the lottery unit control system C1.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the lottery process executed by the CPU 40 of the lottery section 2. When a predetermined initialization operation is performed, for example, when the power is turned on or a reset switch is operated, the CPU 40 executes a predetermined activation process according to a program recorded in the ROM 41, and thereafter starts the process of FIG. In this processing, first, a bet start is notified to the CPU 50 of the terminal unit 3 (step S1).
Subsequently, preparation for a lottery is performed (step S2). afterwards,
It is determined whether or not the lottery preparation is completed (step S3), and if not completed, the preparation is continued. When the preparation is completed, a bet deadline is notified to the CPU 50 of the terminal unit 3 (Step S).
4). Until step S4 is affirmed after the processing of step S1, the player can bet medals.

After notifying the bet deadline, a predetermined lottery process is performed (step S5).
Is notified to the CPU 50 of the terminal unit 3 (step S
6). Thereafter, a predetermined lottery end process is executed in step S7, and the process returns to step S1.

FIGS. 7 to 9 are flowcharts showing control procedures executed by the CPU 50 of the terminal unit 3.
FIG. 24 to FIG. 24 show an example of a game screen displayed on the display device 20 in accordance with the control. In the game machine 1, a plurality of types of games can be executed in parallel at each terminal unit 3. 7 to 24 show a control procedure and a display example of a screen for one type of the games, respectively.

First, the outline of the game screen will be described. FIG.
Indicates a game screen at the start of the game. The game screen 100 includes two cards 101L and 10L.
1R (both may be represented by reference numeral 101)
Is displayed on the card display section 102 and the odds display section 10
There are provided a lottery result display unit 104 having five indicators 104a... Each displaying the color of the ball selected in each of the three and five lotteries, and a medal number display unit 105. The number-of-medals display section 105 displays the number of medals bet, the number of hits, the number of payouts, and the number of credits from left to right on the screen. The number of bets is the number of medals already bet by the player on the current game, the number of hits is the number of medals obtained in that game, the number of payouts is the number of medals paid out in response to the player's payout operation, The number of credits corresponds to the number of medals that the player can bet at the present time.

The card 101 has a rectangular block 1 represented by one of seven colors colored on the surface of the ball 4.
06 are arranged in a matrix of 7 rows and 7 columns, and these cards 101 function as fields.
A set of blocks 106 arranged in the horizontal direction on the screen 100 corresponds to a row of blocks, and a set of blocks 106 arranged in the vertical direction corresponds to a column of blocks. However, the present invention includes a case where the correspondence between the top, bottom, left, and right directions of the screen and the rows and columns is interchanged. 10 to 24, the blocks of the same color are indicated by the same hatching, and the relationship between the hatching and the display color on the screen is as shown in the margin of FIG.

The block 106 on the card 101 is deleted according to a predetermined condition while being related to the lottery by the lottery unit 2. Details of the erasing procedure will be described later. When the five lotteries are completed, medals corresponding to the number of rows of the blocks 106 deleted at that time are paid out to the player. The relationship between the number of columns of the erased block 106 and the odds (medal payout rate) is displayed on the odds display section 103.

At the end of the five lotteries, block 10
The probability of erasing column 6 differs depending on the arrangement of the blocks 106 (color arrangement). For this reason, in the present game machine 1, a large number of cards 101 with different arrangements of the blocks 106 are provided.
Are prepared in advance, and the probability that the column of the block 106 is deleted by computer simulation is determined for all of them. Then, the cards 101 are classified into three types of A type, B type and C type in order from the column in which the columns in the block 106 are easily erased, and the relationship between the number of columns and the odds is set for each type.

Here, the odds are set low for the A-type card 101 in which the row of blocks is easily erased, the odds are set high for the C-type card 101 in which the row of blocks is difficult to erase, and the odds are set for the B-type card. The odds are set to intermediate values of the A and C types. FIG. 25 shows an example of the odds setting. The arrangement and type of the block 106 of each card 101 (whether it belongs to the A to C types) and the data specifying the odds are recorded in the ROM 51 of the terminal unit 3 in advance.
Referred to by

Two blocks 106 of each card 101
a and 106b, in addition to the coloring described above, a star (★)
Is attached. These blocks 106a, 106b
Functions as a bonus block. The position of the block with the star mark may be constant for each of the cards 101L and 101R, or may be changed according to the card 101.

Next, the processing of the game by the CPU 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. In this process, first, it is determined whether or not a bet start has been notified from the CPU 40 of the lottery unit 2 (step S11). If not, a predetermined demonstration display is executed and the notification is waited for (step S11).
12 → S11). When the bet start is notified, the ROM 51
The two cards 101 belonging to the B type are extracted from the cards 101 recorded in the screen and are displayed on the screen 100 (step S13). At this time, the odds for the B type card 101 are displayed on the odds display section 103.

After displaying the card 101, it is determined whether or not the player has performed a card change operation on the input device 21 (step S14). If there is a change operation, the type of the card 101 displayed on the screen 100 is changed, and the display of the odds display section 103 is changed accordingly (step S15). Every time this step S15 is executed, the card 101 is periodically changed in the order of B type → A type → C type. By this card change operation, the player can select a card 101 having a desired difficulty level and play the game. In steps S13 and S15, the arrangement of the blocks 106 is set so that the blocks 106 of the same color are not chained in the row direction or the column direction.

After the change of the card 101, it is determined whether or not the player has performed a bet operation on the input device 21 (step S16). This betting operation is for left and right cards 1
01L and 101R are performed equally. The maximum number of medals that can be bet in one game is each card 101L, 10
There are 50 sheets for each 1R. Step S
If there is no change in the card in step 14, step S15 is omitted and the process of step S16 is executed.

When it is determined in step S16 that there is a bet operation, it is determined whether or not the number of credits is two or more (step S17). The reason that two or more credits are required is that each card 101
Since one bet is placed on each of L and 101R,
This is because at least two medals are required. If two or more credits remain, it is determined whether or not the bet number has not reached the above-described maximum value of 100 (50 for one card) (step S18). 100
If it is within the number of bets, a bet history determination flag for determining whether there is a bet history at the current bet time is
It is determined whether or not “1” corresponding to “with history” is set (step S19). If a negative determination is made, the bet history flag is set to "1" (step S20), and thereafter the bet number, hit number, and payout number displayed on the medal number display section 105 of the game screen 100 are cleared. The value is changed to the initial value 0 (step S21). By this process, when a bet is first made after the start of betting is notified, the display of the number of bets, the number of hits, and the number of payouts in the previous game are deleted, and the information corresponding to the current game is displayed in the medal number display section. 105 will be displayed.

After the processing of step S21 is completed, the RAM
The number of credits stored in the RAM 52 is subtracted by 2 (step S22), and 2 is added to the number of bets stored in the RAM 52 (step S23). Step S
If an affirmative determination is made in step 19, steps S20 and S21 are omitted, and the process proceeds to step S22.

After the processing in step S23, the C of the lottery section 2
It is determined whether or not a bet deadline has been notified from the PU 40 (step S24). If a negative determination is made in any of steps S16, S17, or S18, step S19
Steps S24 are omitted, and the process proceeds to step S24.

If it is determined in step S24 that the bet deadline has not been notified, the bet history determination flag is set to "1".
It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S25). If this is affirmed, the process proceeds to step S16, otherwise, to step S14
Return to Therefore, after the start of betting is notified and before the medal is actually betted, the card 101 can be changed.
Can not be changed.

When the bet cut-off is notified from the CPU 40, the process proceeds from step S24 to step S26, where the display device 2
The bet deadline is notified to the player using 0 or the like (step S26). After the notification, the game mode flag for determining whether or not the game is currently being set is set to "1" corresponding to "during game" (step S27 in FIG. 8), and then the CP
It is determined whether or not the color of the ball 4 has been notified from U40 (step S28). When the color of the ball 4 is notified, it is determined whether or not a block 106 having the same color as the notified color exists at the bottom of the card 101 (step S29). Erase from above (step S30).

Next, it is determined whether or not the erased blocks 106 include blocks 106a and 106b marked with an asterisk (step S31). If the blocks 106a and 106b are included, they are placed in the same column as the blocks 106a and 106b. All included blocks 106 are erased (step S32). Next, it is determined whether or not a blank due to erasure of the block 106 has occurred in the column of each block 106 (step S33). If there is a blank, the block 106 located above the blank is determined.
Is moved to the lower part of the screen to perform a column-direction feed process for filling a blank (step S34). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not there is a blank column in which all blocks 106 have been erased (step S35). If there is a blank column, a display for emphasizing that column to the player is performed (step S36). For example, an effect such as surrounding a blank column with a frame is performed.

After highlighting the blank row, it is determined whether or not the player has won a payout based on the occurrence of the blank row (step S37). For example, a B-type card 101
Is selected and the game is being played, FIG.
As is clear from FIG. 7, the odds are set when the block 106 is erased in three or more columns, and the odds are not set when the block 106 is two or less. Therefore, step S37
When the number of blank columns is 3 or more at the time of determination, it is determined that a payout has been obtained. When the number of blank columns is within 2 or less, it is determined that no payout has been obtained.

If it is determined in step S37 that a payout is to be obtained, the game screen 1 including the card 101 is displayed on the display device 20.
00 is displayed (step S3).
8) If not displayed, prompt the player to switch the screen (step S39). These processes are
Since the terminal unit 3 can simultaneously execute a plurality of types of games, the game is performed in consideration of the possibility that the card 101 may not be displayed when the payout occurs.

If a positive determination is made in step S38, or after the processing in step S39 is completed, a predetermined winning display is displayed on the screen 100 (step S40). For example, if there are three blank columns, an effect or the like is performed in which the odds of the odds display section 103 are surrounded by a frame and emphasized to the player. Thereafter, all the blocks 106 located on the right side of the screen with respect to the blank column are moved to the left of the screen, and a row-direction feed process for collecting blank columns on the right is performed (step S41).
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a chain of blocks 106 has occurred in the card 101 (step S42). Here, when the blocks 106a and 106b marked with a star are arranged vertically or horizontally, even if both colors are different, they are treated as a chain.

If a chain has occurred, the block 106 constituting the chain is deleted (step S43), and thereafter, the process returns to step S31. Hereinafter, step S
Steps S31 to S4 until 42 is denied
The processing up to 3 is repeated. If a negative determination is made in step S31, step S32 is omitted and step S32 is omitted.
If the determination in step S33 is negative, step S34 is omitted and the process proceeds to step S35.
If a negative determination is made in step S36, steps S36 to S41 are omitted, and the process proceeds to step S42.

If a negative determination is made in step S29 or S42, it is determined that there is no erasable block 106, and the flow advances to step S44 to proceed to step S2.
After notifying the betting deadline in 6, it is determined whether or not the lottery for five balls has been completed. If not completed, the process returns to step S28 to wait for notification of the next lottery result. If the five-ball lottery has been completed, the payout to the player is determined according to the relationship between the number of rows of the block 106 deleted at that time and the odds displayed on the odds display section 103 (step S45).

Subsequently, the determined medals for the payout are added to the number of credits of the player (step S46), and thereafter, the game mode flag and the bet history determination flag are reset to "0" (steps S47, S4).
8). Further, the medal insertion history determination flag and the payout flag are reset to "0" (step S4).
9, S50), and then return to step S11 in FIG.
The medal insertion history determination flag is for determining the presence or absence of a medal insertion history from the insertion slot 22 in one bet time, and the payout flag is for determining the presence or absence of a payout history after the game. is there.

FIG. 9 shows a procedure of a medal management process executed by the CPU 50 in parallel with the processes of FIGS. 7 and 8. In this process, first, it is determined whether or not a medal has been inserted through the insertion slot 22 (step S101).
Is added (step S102). Then, "1" is set to the medal insertion history determination flag (step S10).
3) Then, the process returns to step S101.

If a negative determination is made in step S101,
It is determined whether or not the player has performed a medal payout operation with respect to the input device 21 (step S104). If the determination is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the game is currently being played based on the game mode flag (step S105). When the game is not in progress, the presence or absence of a bet history at the current bet time is determined based on whether or not the bet history determination flag is "1" (step S106). If there is a bet history, medals are paid out (step S107), and the payout number is displayed on the medal number display section 105 of the screen 100 accordingly (step S108). Then, the number of credits stored in the RAM 52 is reset to 0 (step S10).
9) Then, "1" is set to the payout flag.
When a negative determination is made in step S104 or step S105, the process returns to step S101 without executing step S106 and subsequent steps.

If a negative determination is made in step S106, it is determined whether or not the medal insertion history determination flag is set to "1" (step S111). If a negative determination is made, the flow proceeds to step S107. If an affirmative determination is made in step S111, it is subsequently determined whether or not the payout flag is set to "1" (step S112). If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step S107.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S112, the display of the number of bets and the number of hits on the medal number display section 105 is cleared and set to the initial value 0 (step S112).
113) Then, the process proceeds to step S107. According to this process, after one game is completed and medals are paid out to the player, medals are inserted in the next game, but the payout operation is performed again without performing the betting operation. If a medal is paid out, the processing of step S113 is executed prior to the payout, and the display of the number of bets and the number of hits is cleared.
The contradiction that the display value of the payout number is smaller than the hit number is avoided.

Next, according to the processing of FIG.
A specific example in which is erased will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 10 shows the initial screen at the start of the game as described above. From this state, when a red ball is selected by the lottery section 2, the red block 106 is erased from the bottom row of the cards 101L and 101R (see FIG. 11). At this time, the indicator 104a at the left end of the lottery result display unit 104 is displayed in red, indicating that the red ball has been selected in the first lottery. Next, a blank B is filled so as to fill a blank BL generated by erasing the red block.
A column-direction feeding process of moving the blocks 106 above L one by one downward is performed. FIG. 12 shows the card 101 after the row-direction feed processing, and the card 101L on the left side is shown.
In the example, the column direction feed is executed in the third column CL3 counted from the left side, and in the right card 101R, the column direction feed is executed in the fifth column CR5 counted from the left side.

After the feed in the column direction, the cards 101L, 101
All the blocks forming a chain in each of the Rs are erased (see FIG. 13), and further, a column-direction feed is performed so as to fill a blank BL generated in the chain (see FIG. 14).
All the blocks forming a further chain in the state of FIG. 14 are erased to reach the state of FIG. In FIG. 14, the block 106a with a star mark on the right card 101R,
Since 106b are arranged side by side, they are deleted.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 15, all the blocks 106 in the columns CR6 and CR7 which include the blocks 106a and 106b are erased. This gives column C
R6 and CR7 become blank columns.
6. The character "BINGO" is displayed on CR7 (Fig. 1
6). In the example of FIG. 16, the block 106 is provided only in the lowermost row in the fourth column CL4 from the left of the left card 101L.
Is left, and if one more block 106 disappears, a blank string occurs. Therefore, in this example, the character “REACH” is displayed on the column CL4 to draw the player's attention. In order to add this display, for example, before step S35 in FIG. 8, a process may be added in which the block 106 detects the presence or absence of only one remaining column and highlights the corresponding column.

In the screen of FIG. 16, the left card 101L is displayed.
In FIG. 17, a chain of blocks 106 remains, and these are erased to obtain the state shown in FIG. Then, the column-direction feed is performed so as to fill the blank BL generated in FIG. 17, and the state shown in FIG. 18 is obtained. In this state, the row CL of the left card 101L is
Since the chain of the blocks 106 is formed over 6, CL7, they are erased and the state of FIG. 19 is obtained. Then, the column-direction feed is performed so as to fill the blank BL generated in the state of FIG. 19, and the state of FIG. 20 is obtained. When the state of FIG. 20 is reached, no chain exists in any of the left and right cards 101L and 101R. Thereby, the erasure of the block accompanying the first lottery is completed, and the game proceeds to the second lottery.

When the blue ball is selected in the second lottery, the blue block 106 is erased from the bottom row of the card 101L shown in FIG. 20, and the state shown in FIG. 21 is obtained.
At this time, the second indicator 104a from the left of the lottery result display unit 104 is displayed in blue, indicating that the blue ball has been selected in the second lottery. Card 10 on the right
Since the blue block 106 does not exist at the bottom of the 1R, the block 106 in the card 101R is used in the second lottery.
Is not deleted.

Next, the fifth column CL5 from the left of the card 101L is filled so as to fill the blank BL generated in the state of FIG.
Is performed in the column direction, and the state shown in FIG. 22 is obtained. In this state, the fourth, fifth, and sixth columns CL4, C
Since a chain is formed at the bottom of L5 and CL6, the blocks 106 constituting this chain are erased and the state shown in FIG. 23 is obtained. Then, three blanks BL generated in the state of FIG.
Are carried out in the column direction so as to fill in the state shown in FIG. In the state of FIG. 24, the fourth column CL4 from the left of the card 101L is a blank column, and "BI
NGO "is displayed.

Thereafter, the processing is repeated in the same procedure.
In the state shown in FIG. 24, since a blank row is generated in the middle of the card 101L, all the blocks 106 located on the right side of the screen with respect to the blank row CL4 are sent to the left of the screen in the subsequent processing, and the blank row CL4 is set. The filled row direction feed is executed, and the rightmost column CL7 of the card 101L is replaced with a blank column. By this line direction feed processing, a chain of blocks 106 is newly formed in the line direction (left-right direction) of the screen, and as a result, the erasure of the blocks 106 may be further repeated.

In the above embodiment, step S1
3 and S15, the field setting means, the first erasing means by the processing of step S30, the chain detecting means by the processing of step S42, the second erasing means by the processing of step S43, and the processing of step S34. The column direction sending means is realized by the processing in step S41, and the row direction sending means is realized by the processing in step S32. The processing from step S29 to step S44 implements the game progress control means, and the processing in step S45 implements the acquired number determination means. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may be implemented in various forms. For example, lottery mechanism 1
1 can be variously changed, and the options are not limited to balls, and can be replaced with various types. A lottery may be performed using a random number or the like. The lottery mechanism and the terminal unit do not necessarily need to be installed at the same location, but may be installed at locations separated from each other and connected by a communication line. The field in which the block is arranged is not limited to a card-like field, and may be expressed in various modes.

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As described above, according to the present invention, when a lottery is performed by the lottery means, only the row of the block arranged at one end in the column direction in the field is targeted for the block corresponding to the selected option. Is extracted and erased, so when compared with the conventional example in which the block corresponding to the lottery result is extracted for the entire range in the field, even if the range of the option is narrowed, it is determined by the correspondence relationship with the selected option. The number of erased blocks does not increase significantly. Then, by narrowing the range of options, the probability of forming a chain can be increased. Therefore, the continuity of block erasure and movement until the result of one lottery is determined can be enhanced, and the player's interest in the game can be strongly attracted. And if there are blank columns,
Since the blocks are sent in the row direction to fill the blank columns, there is no possibility that the occurrence of the blank columns will lower the probability of chain formation. In particular, if some blocks are set as bonus blocks and special provisions are made for erasing blocks in relation to the bonus blocks, the player's expectation regarding the erasure of the blocks will be raised to attract players more strongly to the game be able to.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a medal game machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a lottery mechanism of the game machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system provided in the game machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a lottery process by a lottery section CPU of FIG. 5;

7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a game by the terminal unit CPU of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart following FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of medal management by the terminal CPU of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an initial state of a game screen when the processing of FIGS. 7 and 8 is executed.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state where a block has been erased from the state of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which the block is fed in the column direction from the state of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a view showing a state where a block has been erased from the state of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state in which the feed in the column direction has been performed from the state of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a state where a block has been erased from the state of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a state where a specific column is highlighted after erasure of the block in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a state in which a block has been erased from the state of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a state where the block has been fed in the column direction from the state of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a state in which a block has been erased from the state of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a state where the block is fed in the column direction from the state of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a state where the next lottery has been performed from the state of FIG. 20 and blocks have been erased.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a state where the block has been fed in the column direction from the state of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a state where a block has been erased from the state of FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a state where the block has been fed in the column direction from the state of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the relationship between the number of columns of erased blocks and odds for each block pattern.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 game machine 2 lottery unit 3 terminal unit 4 ball (option) 40 CPU of lottery unit 50 CPU of terminal unit 11 lottery mechanism (lottery means) 100 game screen 101L, 101R card (field) 106 block 106a, 106b block (bonus block) )

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lottery means for selecting one of a plurality of options, and a plurality of blocks prepared in correspondence with each of the plurality of options, so that a chain of blocks corresponding to the same option is not generated. Field setting means for displaying a matrix in a predetermined field on the game screen, and responding to the lottery processing of the lottery means , targeting only the rows of the blocks arranged at one end in the column direction of the field.
From row to extract blocks corresponding to an option which is the lottery, whether a first erase means for erasing the block, a chain of a plurality of blocks corresponding to the same choice is present in the field A chain detecting means for detecting the chain, when the chain is detected by the chain detecting means, a second erasing means for erasing a block constituting the chain from the field, If there is a blank at one end in the column direction than the remaining block,
A column-direction feeding means for moving a block arranged on the other end in the column direction from the blank toward the one end in the column direction so as to fill the space, and erasing all blocks constituting the column of the block. When a blank column is generated, another block arranged at one end in the row direction of the field is moved toward the other end of the field in the row direction so as to fill the blank column. After the block is erased by the first erasing means, until the chain is not detected by the chain detecting means, and the column direction sending means and / or the row direction Sending
Ri means, the chain detecting means, a computer for causing repeatedly executes the processing in the second erase hand stage
Game system used . 2. At least two blocks corresponding to mutually different options among the blocks arranged in the field are set as bonus blocks, and the chain detecting means and the second erasing means determine that the bonus block is 2. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the arranged state is treated as one mode of the chain. 3. A batch erasing means for erasing blocks in a row including the bonus blocks when the bonus blocks constitute the chain is provided. 3. The game system according to claim 2, wherein 4. A part of the blocks arranged in the field is set as a bonus block, and when the bonus block is located at one end of the field in the column direction, the option corresponding to the bonus block is selected by the lottery. 2. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a batch erasing unit for erasing all blocks in the row including the bonus block when the lottery is selected. 5. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the number of tokens obtained by the player corresponding to the actual game score at the end of the game is determined based on a relationship between the odds set according to the game score and the number of medals bet by the player. The actual game result is deleted from the field when the chain detecting unit stops detecting the chain after the predetermined number of lotteries by the lottery unit are completed. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game system is determined based on the number of columns of the block. 6. The field setting means is capable of exchanging the fields based on an instruction from a player, and a plurality of exchanged fields have different probabilities of erasing the row of the block. The game system according to claim 5, wherein 7. The game system according to claim 6, wherein a relationship between the game score and the odds is changed in accordance with the exchange of the field. 8. The relationship between the game result and the odds is changed such that the odds with respect to the game result are lower in a field having a higher probability that the row of blocks is deleted. Game system. 9. The lottery means is configured to extract any one ball from a plurality of color-coded balls,
The correspondence between the ball and the block in the field can be identified by expressing the ball and the corresponding block in the same color. The game system according to any one of the above. 10. A plurality of visually identifiable blocks prepared in association with each of a plurality of options are converted into a predetermined field on a game screen by preventing a chain of blocks corresponding to the same option from occurring. Receiving a result of a lottery process performed on the plurality of options, and targeting only rows of blocks arranged at one end in the column direction of the field, from the row , by extracting the corresponding block selection, linkage detection for detecting whether a first erase procedure to erase the block, a chain of a plurality of blocks corresponding to the same choice is present in the field A second erasing procedure for erasing blocks constituting the cascade from the field when the cascade is detected in the cascade detection procedure; When a blank is generated at one end in the column direction with respect to the block left in the field due to the erasure of the block,
A column-direction feeding procedure of moving a block arranged on the other end in the column direction from the blank toward the one end in the column direction so as to fill the blank, and erasing all blocks constituting the column of the block When a blank column is generated, another block arranged at one end in the row direction of the field is moved toward the other end of the field in the row direction so as to fill the blank column. After the block is erased by the first erasing procedure, until the chain is no longer detected in the chain detecting procedure, the chain detecting procedure and / or the row directional sending procedure; 2 erase procedure reads the computer game program is recorded for executing a step of instructing the column feed repetition of steps of the process, to a computer Ri capable of recording medium.