JP3563085B2 - Game control device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention The winning of the game ball to the starting port is stored, and a symbol is variably displayed in a plurality of variable display areas of the variable display device based on the winning memory, and a big hit occurs when the symbol in each variable display area stops in a specific mode. A game that issues a control command for a variable display game Technique control device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent pachinko machines, the variable display game has become an important game that enhances the interest of the game.
The variable display game is started when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and stops each symbol of the variable display portion which fluctuates after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start, and depending on the stopped symbols, the game can be hit or missed. Is what you do.
By the way, there are various methods for creating a stop symbol. When a stop symbol is created using random numbers, a conventional pachinko gaming machine creates a plurality of symbols simultaneously based on one random number. For example, when the random number is “X”, one symbol is created by the X, and the remaining symbols are created based on a value obtained by adding a predetermined number to X, a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined number from X, and the like.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the stop symbols created in this way, there is a bias toward a specific symbol, and contrary to the expectations of players who want to stop with a variety of symbols, the variable display game has become uninteresting. I was
Therefore, in the present invention, when creating a stop symbol, a plurality of symbols are created not at the same time but with a predetermined time difference, to eliminate bias toward a specific symbol, and to create an even stop symbol. By changing the variable time of the variable display game in accordance with the number of winnings to the starting port, it is possible to change the determination timing of the stop symbol and eliminate the bias of the stop symbol. It is an object to provide a game control device.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To solve the above problems,
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the winning of the game ball to the starting port is stored, and a symbol is variably displayed in a plurality of variable display areas of the variable display device based on the winning memory, and the symbol of each variable display area is specified. In a game control device that issues a control command for a variable display game that causes a big hit when stopped in the mode of
The game control device,
Controls variable display games and games in units of sequences,
Data storage means for storing stop pattern data for selecting a stop symbol of each variable display area in the variable display game;
The data storage means stores When updating the stop pattern data of each variable display area, the variable display areas in which the stop pattern data should be updated are sequentially changed with a time difference of one sequence, and the stop pattern data corresponding to the changed variable display area is changed. Data updating means for updating;
With
The data storage means,
A hit symbol storage unit that stores hit stop pattern data that is the specific mode,
A loss symbol storage unit that stores the loss stop pattern data that does not become the specific mode,
Has,
The game control device,
Determine whether the stop pattern data updated by the data updating means is a hit,
When the determined stop pattern data is the hit stop pattern data, the hit stop pattern data is stored in the hit symbol storage unit,
When the determined stop pattern data is the slippage stop pattern data, the slippage stop pattern data is stored in the slippage symbol storage unit,
Based on the winning of the game ball to the starting port, the stored number of winnings to the starting port is updated, and a random number for determining the jackpot of the variable display game is stored, and based on the stored random number. Judge whether it is a big hit,
If the stored random number is a hit, while determining the stop pattern data from the hit symbol storage unit,
When the stored random number is a miss, the stop pattern data is determined from the miss symbol storage unit.
The invention according to claim 2 is the game control device according to claim 1, wherein the game control device includes a central processing unit that executes a control process of a program,
The data storage unit includes a stop pattern data storage unit that stores stop pattern data of each variable display area,
The data updating means includes:
The stop pattern data of one variable display area is read from the stop pattern data storage unit, a register value of a refresh register included in the central processing unit is added to the read stop pattern data, and the added value and one variable display area are added. The stop pattern data is updated by taking a remainder with the number of symbol patterns displayed in the stop pattern data and writing the remainder value into the stop pattern data storage unit.
[0005]
[Action]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, When updating the stop pattern data of each variable display area stored in the data storage means, the variable display areas for which the stop pattern data should be updated are sequentially changed with a time difference of one sequence, and the changed variable display areas are stored in the changed variable display areas. The corresponding stop pattern data Since the stop pattern data is updated, each stop pattern data is uniformly generated without being biased to specific data.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the data updating unit reads out the stop pattern data of one variable display area from the stop pattern data storage unit, and stores the read stop pattern data with the register value of the refresh register provided in the central processing unit. The remaining pattern is updated by taking the remainder of the added value and the number of symbol patterns displayed in one variable display area, and writing the remainder in the stop pattern data storage unit. The stop pattern data is uniformly generated without bias to specific data.
[0006]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a game control device (game machine control device) according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko game machine operated by the game machine control device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the game machine control device according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a principal part block diagram of such a game machine control device.
[0007]
As shown in FIG. 1, in a game area 3 surrounded by a guide rail 2 attached to the front of the game board 1, a special display as a variable display device for performing a variable display game (hereinafter also referred to as a special figure game) is provided at the center. A symbol variable display device (hereinafter also referred to as a special figure) 4 is provided directly below the variable winning device 5 for allowing a player to perform a special game when a big hit occurs in the variable display game.
First-type starting ports 6 and 7 are provided on both sides of the special symbol variable display device 4, and first-type starting ports 8 are provided below the special symbol variable display device 4, respectively.
The game area 3 is provided with lamps 9 and 9 for notifying a player of a game state, and an LED.
The special figure game is started on condition that a game ball hit into the game area 3 by a hitting ball launching device (not shown) wins one of the first-type starting ports 6, 7, and 8; Special symbol display section as a variable display area of the special figure 4 which fluctuates after a predetermined time 4A, 4B, 4C Each identification element (Figure Pattern) Stop, and when each of those identification elements stops in a specific mode (hereinafter, also referred to as a stop symbol), a big hit is made.
The control related to the game, such as the creation of data for a stop symbol in the special figure game, is performed by the game control device (game machine control device) 10 according to the present invention.
[0008]
An example of the configuration of the gaming machine control device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The gaming machine control device 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a ROM 12, which is a read-only memory, an EEPROM 12A, which holds a probability of hitting the special figure game, a RAM 13, which can be read and written at any time, and an oscillation circuit 14. Power supply circuit 15 for supplying drive power to the CPU, etc., a sound generator 16 and an amplifier 17, a buffer gate 18 and a low-pass filter 19 provided on the input side of the CPU 11, and an output port 20 provided on the output side of the CPU 11. And a driver 21 and the like.
[0009]
The central processing unit 11 performs various controls in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 12, and the CPU 11 performs control processing in sequence units. Here, the sequence means that the CPU 11 sequentially executes from the first instruction to the last instruction and stops.
[0010]
The central processing unit 11 includes a data updating unit 22, a reset unit, a sequence execution number counting unit, an address designating unit (each not shown), and the like.
The data updating means 22 stores the data stored in the RAM 13 Special symbol display 4A, 4B, 4C Each identification element of Are updated one by one with a time difference. Here, each stop pattern data is Special symbol display 4A, 4B, 4C Each identification element of For selecting each of the stop symbols, each of which is composed of "15" patterns. Specifically, the stop pattern data is data for the display control circuit to display on the special symbol variable display device 4, that is, data for selecting display symbol data. The display symbol data and the stop pattern data have a one-to-one correspondence, and the stop pattern data for selecting the display symbol data (stop symbol) to be actually used for display on the special symbol variable display device 4 is , Can be expressed as a stop symbol displayed on the special symbol variable display device 4.
The data updating means 22 Special symbol display 4A, 4B, 4C Of each identification element Each stop pattern data is updated for each sequence, and in order to select the stop pattern data to be updated for each sequence, the data updating means 22 includes a symbol selection counter (not shown).
Then, the data updating means 22 performs the above-described operation in accordance with the count value of Special symbol display 4A Identification element Stop pattern data, Special symbol display 4B Identification element Stop pattern data, Special symbol display 4C Identification element The data is updated one by one in the order of the stop pattern data.
As described above, the gaming machine control device according to the present invention updates each stop pattern data one by one with a time difference, so that it is possible to prevent the stop symbols from being biased.
In this embodiment, the execution time of one sequence is used as the update time difference, but the elapse of a predetermined time may be used as the time difference.
[0011]
The reset means sends a reset signal for operation to the CPU 11, and is constituted by a counter which divides a clock pulse of the oscillation circuit 14 and generates a reset signal every 2 msec.
The CPU 11 starts program processing one sequence at a time based on the reset signal. Hereinafter, such processing is referred to as reset interrupt processing.
[0012]
The sequence execution number counting means counts the number of sequence executions executed by the CPU 11 in a predetermined cycle.
For example, a quaternary counter is used as the sequence execution number counting means, and the initial state of the counter is “0”, and “1” is counted up for each sequence. The count value returns to “0” when the next sequence starts with the count value being “3”.
That is, the number of sequence executions of four counts is counted in one cycle, and the control program relating to the game is allocated to four sequences according to the count value and executed.
[0013]
The address designating means designates an address at which an instruction associated with the count value of the sequence execution number counting means is stored, and a series of instructions (hereinafter referred to as one program) allocated to four instructions by this designation. ) Will be decided.
In this embodiment, when the count value of the sequence execution number counting means is "0", an address of "illegal processing" is specified, and when the count value is "1", an address of "special figure game processing" is specified. When the count value is “2”, “SOLA output processing, input information control processing of each of the start switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 provided in the first-type start ports 6, 7, and 8” Is designated, and when the count value is "3", the address of "lamp / LED processing" is designated (each processing will be described later).
Therefore, when the count value is “0”, one program including “illegal processing” is included, when the count value is “1”, one program including “special figure game processing” is included, and when the count value is “2”, one program is included. When one program including “SOLA output processing, input information control processing of the start switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 provided in the first-type start ports 6, 7, and 8” is the count value “3”. Is to determine one program including "lamp / LED processing".
[0014]
As described above, the gaming machine control device 10 according to the present invention executes the program by allocating the control relating to the game to a plurality of sequences, and thus executes the program in a time-division manner.
Therefore, in a program premised on the reset interrupt processing, the CPU 11 can allocate the program to a plurality of sequences and execute the program even if the program content increases in proportion to the complexity of the game content.
In this embodiment, the execution of the program is assigned to four sequences. However, the number of executions is not limited to four, and may be two or six depending on the amount of the program.
[0015]
The ROM 12 stores fixed data such as program data for controlling each gaming machine of the gaming board 1, display patterns of various display lamps, and generation patterns of sounds output from the speakers 17A.
The RAM 13 is adapted to temporarily store data related to the game.
The data storage means according to the present invention is constituted by the RAM 13, and the RAM 13 is provided with a stop pattern data storage unit 13A. The stop pattern data storage unit 13A stores Special symbol display 4A Identification element The left symbol stop pattern data storage unit 13a that stores the stop pattern data of Special symbol display 4B Identification element The middle symbol stop pattern data storage unit 13b that stores the stop pattern data of Special symbol display 4C Identification element And the right symbol stop pattern data storage unit 13c for storing the stop pattern data of the above.
The data updating means 22 stores the data of the left symbol stop pattern data storage unit 13a, the data of the middle symbol stop pattern data storage unit 13b, and the data of the right symbol stop pattern data storage unit 13c for each sequence according to the counter value of the symbol selection counter. Are sequentially updated.
The gaming machine control device 10 reads out each data from each of the symbol stop pattern data storage units 13a, 13b, and 13c and determines, for each sequence, whether or not a pattern based on the data is a winning symbol. When it is determined that the symbol is a hit symbol, the data is stored in the hit symbol storage unit 13d of the RAM 13, and when it is determined that the symbol is a miss symbol, the data is stored in the miss symbol storage unit 13e of the RAM 13.
[0016]
The low-pass filter 19 is connected to the first type start switch SW1, switch SW2, switch SW3, continuation switch SW4, count switch SW5, hit probability setting switch SW of special figure game, and probability setting value display switch SW. A discharge request signal is input from a discharge control circuit (not shown) for controlling a discharge device (not shown) for discharging the ball.
On the other hand, the driver 21 is connected to a solenoid A (not shown) for a special winning opening, an LED, a lamp, an LED (not shown) for indicating during high probability, and an LED (not shown) for setting a probability value. ing. In addition, a jackpot signal, a special figure rotation signal, and a starting port winning signal are output to a management device or the like on the hall side.
Further, a data signal line, a control code signal line, and a strobe signal line are connected to a display control circuit (not shown) for controlling the special symbol variable display device 4, and the variable display game is managed by the gaming machine control device. At the same time, stop symbol data is sent. Further, a transmission clock signal and a prize ball data signal are output to the discharge control circuit.
[0017]
The gaming machine control device 10 configured as described above controls the pachinko gaming machine as follows by a program corresponding to the count value of the sequence execution number counting means.
When electric power is supplied to the pachinko gaming machine by operating a power switch (not shown), the CPU 11 executes one program including “illegal processing” corresponding to the count value “0”, finishes processing of one sequence, and stops. Then, the next program processing is started after waiting for a reset signal from the reset means.
When the count value is increased to "1" in response to the reset signal, the CPU 11 executes one program including "special figure game process", ends one sequence process, and stops. The second reset signal counts one program including “SOLA output processing, input information control processing of each of the start switches SW1, SW2, and SW3” corresponding to the count value “2” with the third reset signal. One program including the “lamp / LED processing” corresponding to the value “3” is executed to be in a stopped state, and the control processing of all the programs is performed once.
Thereafter, each time the reset signal is input, the program is repeatedly executed as described above.
[0018]
Further, the data updating means 22 reads out the stop pattern data from the middle symbol stop pattern data storage section 13b in the first sequence, adds the register value of the refresh register (not shown) of the CPU 11, and raises the added value to the 15th power. The remainder is taken and the surplus value is written in the middle symbol stop pattern data storage unit 13b.
Then, in the next sequence, the stop pattern data is read out from the right symbol stop pattern data storage section 13c, the register value of the refresh register is added, a remainder of the added value by 15 is taken, and the remaining value is calculated as the middle symbol stop pattern data. Write to the storage unit 13c.
Further, in the third sequence, the stop pattern data is read out from the left symbol stop pattern data storage unit 13a, the register value of the refresh register is added, a remainder of the added value by 15 is taken, and the remaining value is calculated as the left symbol stop pattern data. Write to the storage unit 13a.
Therefore, once every three sequences Special symbol display 4A, 4B or 4C Identification element Have been updated.
The stop pattern data written in each of the stop pattern data storage units 13a, 13b, and 13c is used as selection of display symbol data used when the display control circuit displays the stop symbol on the special symbol variable display device 4. Is done.
[0019]
The pachinko game machine and the game machine control device are configured as described above, and a game ball is driven into the game area 3 by a hit ball launching device (not shown), and any one of the first-type start ports 6, 7, and 8 is used. In the case of winning, the gaming machine control device 10 performs "input processing" such as chattering removal and logical conversion of the switches SW1, SW2, and SW3.
The gaming machine control device 10 performs a process of monitoring the inputs of the switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 ("winning monitoring process of the special symbol operation switch SW (first-type start switch SW)"). When each of the switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 detects a winning of a game ball, the number of stored winnings (reserved number) is updated, and the symbol of the special symbol variable display device 4 corresponding to the stored number is updated. The variable time is set, and a random number for determining the big hit of the special figure game is stored.
[0020]
Further, the gaming machine control device 10 performs a "start switch SW input information control process" for setting on / off information of a start opening winning signal output to the management device of the game store.
[0021]
The special figure game is started based on the storage of the winning of the game ball to the first type starting ports 6, 7, and 8. In the processing of the special figure game, the gaming machine control device 10 performs the normal operation processing and the stop symbol. Automatic stop time end monitoring processing for determination, symbol determination processing, setting of stop information of the symbol display section 4A, stop monitoring processing of the symbol display section 4A, stop monitoring of the symbol display section 4B, and reach determination processing , A lot of processes such as a stop symbol determination process, a missing operation process, and a big hit operation process.
The gaming machine control device 10 sets a command related to variable display to be output to the display control circuit of the special symbol variable display device 4 based on the symbol determination process, and responds to each gaming state based on each process. Or the data of a game sound that has been set.
The stop symbol is determined as follows.
That is, the gaming machine control device 10 determines whether or not a hit is based on the random number that determines the big hit generated as described above, and in the case of a hit, the hit symbol stored in the hit symbol storage unit 13d. To determine the stop symbol, and when it is a loss, the stop symbol is determined by the off symbol stored in the off symbol storage unit 13e.
[0022]
The data relating to the special symbol variable display device 4 set in the processing of the special figure game is set so as to be output to the display control circuit (display control processing).
Then, the gaming machine control device 10 outputs the determined stop symbol (stop pattern data) to the display control circuit as a symbol to be stopped. Specifically, the stop pattern data output by the gaming machine control circuit 10 is data for selecting display symbol data to be used when the display control circuit displays the stop symbol on the special symbol variable display device 10.
[0023]
When a big hit occurs in the special map game, a special game opportunity is given to the player. In this special game, the movable pieces 50, 50 are opened to give the player many chances of winning prize balls.
Therefore, the gaming machine control device 10 performs an editing process of the solenoid A for setting ON / OFF information of the solenoid A for rotating the movable pieces 50, 50 of the variable winning device 5.
[0024]
At the time of a special game, a game cycle of a special game in which the movable pieces 50 and 50 continuously maintain an open state for a predetermined time and then change to a closed state is started. When a game ball that has won the special winning opening 51 during each cycle is detected by the continuation switch SW4 provided in the special winning opening 51, the next game cycle can be enjoyed. That is, the game cycle of the special game is continuously performed, for example, up to a maximum of 16 cycles on the condition that the game ball flowing into the movable piece 50, 50 while the movable piece 50, 50 is open is detected by the continuation switch SW4. It has become.
A count switch SW5 is provided in the special winning opening 51, and a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls are present in the special winning opening 51 even before a predetermined time has elapsed since the movable pieces 50 and 50 were opened. When a prize is won, the movable pieces 50, 50 change to the closed state at that time.
[0025]
The gaming machine control device 10 monitors the count switch SW5 and the like to determine whether or not an illegal operation is performed, and performs a process of notifying the illegal operation when it is determined that the illegal operation is performed.
[0026]
Further, the gaming machine control device 10 monitors the winning of a game ball to the count switch SW5, “count switch SW winning monitoring process”, and monitors the winning of a game ball to the continuation switch SW4, “continuous switch SW winning monitoring process”. ] Has been performed respectively.
[0027]
Further, the gaming machine control device 10 performs a lamp / LED process for setting lighting data of the lamps 9, 9 and the like according to a gaming state.
[0028]
FIG. 4 shows a control processing procedure for the pachinko gaming machine performed by the gaming machine control device.
When the control process is started, first, initial information is set in step S0.
In the setting of the initial information, an interrupt signal (reset signal) of the reset means is cleared.
Then, the process proceeds to step S1, and it is determined whether or not this time is when the power is turned on. If the power is turned on, the process proceeds to step S2, where an initialization process for initializing the RAM 13 and the registers of the CPU 11 is performed. The process proceeds to S3, performs output processing, and proceeds to step S14.
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S1 that the power is not turned on, the process proceeds to step S4, and in steps S4 to S8, prize ball control processing for sequentially transmitting and receiving prize ball data to and from the discharge control circuit. Probability setting processing to set the hit probability of the figure game in three stages, output processing to output the output data set in various subroutines, random number update processing to update the random number that determines the hit / loss of the special figure game, and input processing Then, the process proceeds to step S9.
In steps S9 to S12, a power failure monitoring process for monitoring a power supply voltage of a lamp power supply, a solenoid power supply, and the like, a winning monitoring process for a count switch SW5, a winning monitoring process for a continuation switch SW4, a special symbol operation switch SW (first The winning monitoring of the one-type start switch SW) is performed, and the process proceeds to step S13.
[0029]
In step S13, branch processing is performed based on the value of an event counter as a sequence execution number counting means. If the counter value is "0", the illegal processing is performed in step S14, and if the counter value is "1". Is a special figure game process in step S15, an output process of the SOLA, an input information control process of the first type start switch SW in a step S16 when the counter value is "2", and a case where the counter value is "3". Performs the lamp / LED processing in step S17.
[0030]
Each of the above processes branched according to the value of the event counter has many contents to be processed, and if all of these processes are executed in one sequence, all the processes may not be included within a 2 msec reset interrupt.
Therefore, the processes in steps S14 to S17 are divided for each sequence, and the control process for the pachinko gaming machine is performed in a time-division manner in four sequences.
With such processing, even a program corresponding to complicated game contents can be easily processed in sequence units.
[0031]
Next, in step S18, processing for setting display data to the display control circuit is performed, and in step S19, sound editing and output processing are performed, processing is stopped, and the CPU 11 is stopped based on a reset signal from the reset means. It is designed to escape from the state.
[0032]
Next, based on FIG. 5, a detailed processing procedure of steps S7 to S8 of the general flowchart shown in FIG. 4 will be described.
First, in steps S20 to S21, random numbers for determining the hit or miss of the special figure game are sequentially updated, input processing of various switches SW is performed, and the process proceeds to step S22.
Step S22 is a symbol creation process (to be described later) performed by the data updating unit 22 according to the present invention. Special symbol display 4A, 4B, 4C Each identification element of Of the stop pattern data is updated one by one.
In the next step S23, it is determined whether or not the symbol based on the data generated in the step S22 is a symbol with a big hit. If it is determined that the symbol is a symbol with a big hit, a big hit flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S24.
In this step S24, it is determined whether or not the combination of the big hit symbols. If the big hit flag is set, it is determined in this step S24 that it is a big hit symbol, and the process proceeds to step S25, where the big hit symbol area (hit symbol storage) If the big hit flag is not set, it is determined in step S24 that the symbol is not a big hit symbol, so that the flow goes to step S26, and a missing symbol area (a missing symbol storage unit 13e). ) Is set, and the routine goes to Step S27.
In step S27, the data of the stop symbol set in step S25 or step S26 is stored, and the process proceeds to the power fail monitoring process (step S9).
[0033]
Next, the symbol creation process in step S22 in FIG. 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. When the symbol creation processing is started, it is determined in step S220 whether or not the value of the scan counter is “2”.
The scan counter constitutes the symbol selection counter, and is counted up every time the CPU 11 performs a sequence process. If the count value is "2", the process proceeds to step S221, "0" is set in the scan counter, and the process proceeds to step S223. If not, the process proceeds to step S222, and the scan counter is updated and the process proceeds to step S223. Proceed to.
In step S223, it is determined whether the value of the scan counter is "0". If the value is "0", the process proceeds to step S224, where the address of the left symbol stop pattern data storage unit is set, and the process proceeds to step S228.
However, if it is not "0", the process proceeds to step S225 to determine whether or not the value of the scan counter is "1". If it is "1", the process proceeds to step S226 to set the address of the middle symbol stop pattern data storage section. Then, control proceeds to a step S228.
On the other hand, if it is not "1", the flow shifts to step S227, the address of the right symbol stop pattern data storage section is set, and the flow shifts to step S228.
By the processing of steps S220 to S227, preparation is made so that the stop pattern data is updated one symbol at a time in each sequence (for each identification element).
[0034]
In steps S228 to S231, the contents of the corresponding address are sequentially read, the value of the refresh register is added to the read value, a remainder of the added value of 15 is obtained, and the remainder is stored in the corresponding address. The process moves to S23. Here, the remainder of “15” is taken as described above. Special symbol display 4A, 4B, 4C Each identification element of Are variably displayed in a pattern of “15”.
As described above, since the stop pattern data is updated one symbol at a time for each sequence, stop symbols can be created uniformly and evenly.
[0035]
The gaming machine control device according to the present invention is implemented for pachinko gaming machines among gaming machines, but other various gaming machines, for example, gaming machines that constantly maintain a constant start rate of so-called pachislot and variable display games. The gaming machine control device according to the present invention may be used for controlling a (pachicon) or the like.
In the above-described embodiment, the first type of pachinko gaming machine has been described. However, the gaming machine control device according to the present invention can be used for the second and third type of gaming machines.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, When updating the stop pattern data of each variable display area stored in the data storage means, the variable display areas for which the stop pattern data should be updated are sequentially changed with a time difference of one sequence, and the changed variable display areas are stored in the changed variable display areas. The corresponding stop pattern data Since the stop pattern data is updated, each stop pattern data is uniformly generated without being biased to specific data. Therefore, a stop symbol based on each of the stop pattern data is not biased to a specific symbol, an even stop symbol can be created, and the interest of the variable display game can be enhanced.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the data updating unit reads out the stop pattern data of one variable display area from the stop pattern data storage unit, and stores the read stop pattern data with the register value of the refresh register provided in the central processing unit. The remaining pattern is updated by taking the remainder of the added value and the number of symbol patterns displayed in one variable display area, and writing the remainder in the stop pattern data storage unit. The stop pattern data is uniformly generated without bias to specific data. Therefore, a stop symbol based on each of the stop pattern data is not biased to a specific symbol, an even stop symbol can be created, and the interest of the variable display game can be enhanced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a game machine using a game control device (game machine control device) according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a gaming machine control device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of the gaming machine control device according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a general flowchart showing a control procedure by the gaming machine control device according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a detailed processing procedure from step S7 to step S8 of the general flowchart shown in FIG. 4;
6 is a flowchart showing a detailed processing procedure of step S22 (symbol creation processing) shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 game area
4 Special symbol variable display device (variable display device)
4A, 4B, 4C Special symbol display (variable display area)
10 Game machine control device (game control device)
13 RAM (data storage means)
22 Data update means

Claims (2)

The winning of the game ball to the starting port is stored, and a symbol is variably displayed in a plurality of variable display areas of the variable display device based on the winning memory. In a game control device that issues a control command for a variable display game that causes
The game control device,
Controls variable display games and games in units of sequences,
Data storage means for storing stop pattern data for selecting a stop symbol of each variable display area in the variable display game;
When updating the stop pattern data of each variable display area stored in the data storage means, the variable display areas to be updated with the stop pattern data are sequentially changed with a time difference of one sequence, and the changed variable display areas are changed. Data updating means for updating the stop pattern data corresponding to
With
The data storage means,
A hit symbol storage unit that stores hit stop pattern data that is the specific mode,
A loss symbol storage unit that stores the loss stop pattern data that does not become the specific mode,
Has,
The game control device,
Determine whether the stop pattern data updated by the data updating means is a hit,
When the determined stop pattern data is the hit stop pattern data, the hit stop pattern data is stored in the hit symbol storage unit,
When the determined stop pattern data is the slippage stop pattern data, the slippage stop pattern data is stored in the slippage symbol storage unit,
Based on the winning of the game ball to the starting port, the stored number of winnings to the starting port is updated, and a random number for determining the jackpot of the variable display game is stored, and based on the stored random number. Judge whether it is a big hit,
If the stored random number is a hit, while determining the stop pattern data from the hit symbol storage unit,
A game control device, wherein when the stored random number is out of place, stop pattern data is determined from the out of place symbol storage unit. The game control device includes a central processing unit that executes a control process of a program,
The data storage unit includes a stop pattern data storage unit that stores stop pattern data of each variable display area,
The data updating means includes:
The stop pattern data of one variable display area is read from the stop pattern data storage unit, a register value of a refresh register provided in the central processing unit is added to the read stop pattern data, and the added value and one variable display area are added. 2. The game control device according to claim 1, wherein the stop pattern data is updated by taking a remainder with the number of symbol patterns displayed in the stop pattern data and writing the remainder in the stop pattern data storage unit.

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