JP3916712B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine that executes a predetermined symbol matching game when a ball launched on the surface of a game board wins a specific winning opening, and gives a special value advantageous to a player according to the execution result.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional gaming machines are equipped with a liquid crystal display for displaying various symbol matching games, and when a ball wins a specific winning opening, a specific symbol is matched in a symbol matching game executed on the liquid crystal display. There is a so-called fever machine that generates a special value advantageous to the player.
[0003]
For example, in the case where a symbol display area is arranged in a matrix of 3 rows and 3 columns on a liquid crystal display, a special advantage that is advantageous to the player when the winning symbols are aligned on any of the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines. It comes to add value.
[0004]
In such a gaming machine, after performing a scrolling operation that repeatedly changes the symbols of each display area for a certain period from when a ball wins a specific winning opening, the symbols are determined one by one in a random order, and the symbols are matched. The game is displayed as a result of game execution.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional gaming machine, in the middle of the process of finalizing and displaying the execution result of the symbol matching game, if another symbol is aligned, there will be a reach line that matches the symbol on the line. A plurality may be formed. However, since the symbols are determined in a random order, even if two or more reach lines are formed in the middle of the process, the number of reach lines is already reduced to one when there is one more undefined symbol. In some cases, all reach lines have disappeared.
[0006]
For this reason, even when the player's expectation and excitement reaches the climax in the middle of the game due to the formation of multiple reach lines, the excitement cannot always be maintained until the final stage of the game. There was a problem.
[0007]
In addition, since a plurality of reach lines did not appear intentionally, their appearance frequency was low, and great excitement could not be frequently given to players. Furthermore, when a plurality of reach lines appear, the player has an expectation for hitting each line, but in the case where the uncertain part of the design in each reach line is a place where these reach lines intersect, The detachment of a plurality of reach lines is confirmed only by confirming the symbol of detachment once at a location. For this reason, there is a problem that a great sense of expectation to the player's hit caused by the appearance of a plurality of reach lines disappears all at once.
[0008]
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems of the conventional technology, and by generating a plurality of reach states at the same time, the player's expectation and excitement can be enhanced and the excitement can be increased. The object is to provide a gaming machine that can be maintained until the final stage of the game.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.
[1] When a ball launched on the game board surface (11) wins a specific winning opening (12), a predetermined symbol matching game is executed, and a special value advantageous to the player is given according to the execution result In the gaming machine (10)
A variable display means (20) provided with a plurality of symbol display areas (21) capable of displaying an arbitrary symbol and arranged so that two or more lines intersecting each other on one symbol display area (21) are formed. )When,
When the execution result of the symbol matching game is displayed through a reach state in which a winning pattern is obtained when another predetermined symbol is aligned, the symbol display area other than that portion is determined before determining the symbol of the intersecting location (21e). The non-intersecting part symbol confirmation which displays and confirms the symbol pattern which has two or more symbol groups which can form the line which the specific symbol which shows a hit according to the symbol displayed in the said intersection (21e) in (21) is formed. Means (53);
An intersection portion design determining means for determining a symbol of the intersecting portion (21e) after the non-intersecting portion design determining means (53) determines a symbol other than the intersecting portion (21e);
Special value generating means (30) for giving a special value advantageous to the player when a specific symbol showing a hit is arranged on any line passing through the intersecting portion (21e) as a result of execution of the symbol matching game; ,
The intersection design determining means (54) displays the non-intersection design determining means (53) when a line with a specific symbol indicating a hit is not formed by the symbols displayed at the intersecting location (21e). The symbol of the intersecting part (21e) is changed again and re-established up to the maximum number of symbol sets that can form a line of specific symbols indicating the hits in the symbol pattern. A gaming machine characterized by that.
[0010]
[2] The intersecting part design determining means (54) displays and confirms the final design by changing the design of the intersecting portion (21e) once displayed and confirmed, at least once. Term 1 The gaming machine (10) described.
[0014]
The present invention operates as follows.
The variable display means (20) includes a plurality of symbol display areas (21) capable of displaying an arbitrary symbol, and two or more lines intersecting each other are formed on one symbol display area (21e). It is arranged so that.
[0015]
For example, if nine symbol display areas (21) are arranged in a matrix of three columns in the vertical direction and three columns in the vertical direction, the symbol display area located in the center intersects (21e), and the vertical, horizontal, Four right and left diagonal lines are formed.
[0016]
When a ball wins the specific winning opening (12), a symbol matching game is started, and after each symbol scrolls for a certain period, the symbols are sequentially confirmed and the symbol pattern of the execution result is displayed. At this time, the non-intersecting part symbol determining means (53) determines and displays symbols other than the part prior to the intersecting part (21e).
[0017]
For example, when the center of the matrix of 3 vertical columns and 3 horizontal rows is the intersection (21e), the surrounding 8 symbols are first determined.
[0018]
The intersection design determining means (54) determines and displays the symbols of the remaining intersection (21e) after the symbols other than the intersection are determined.
[0019]
The special value generating means (30) gives a special value advantageous to the player when a line having a specific symbol indicating a hit is formed on a line passing through the intersecting portion (21e) as a result of executing the symbol matching game. .
[0020]
In this way, since the symbol other than the intersecting location (21e) is determined first, for example, when a symbol other than the intersecting location is displayed on the line that may be hit depending on the design of the intersecting location (21e). If a plurality of lines are formed, whether or not these multiple lines will eventually come into play depends on the pattern of the intersection (21e) to be finalized, and thrills and excitement are reached until the final stage of the game. Can be maintained.
[0021]
That is, the non-intersecting part symbol determination means (53) displays a place where the lines intersect when the symbol matching game execution result is displayed via the reach state in which a winning pattern is obtained when one more symbols are collected (21e). ) Before the symbol is determined, the symbol display area (21a) other than the intersection is provided with a symbol pattern having two or more symbol sets that can form a line of matching symbols depending on the symbol displayed at the location. To 21d, 21f to 21i) and confirmed.
[0022]
When the center of the matrix of 3 columns by 3 columns is the intersection (21e), the line in which the symbols are aligned in the eight symbol display areas (21a to 21d, 21f to 21i) depends on the center symbol. A symbol pattern having two or more symbol combinations (a symbol pair on both sides of the intersecting portion (21e)) is displayed.
[0023]
For example, a symbol pattern having a symbol set of “7-7” on a diagonally downward line and a symbol set of “3-3” on a diagonally downward left line is displayed. In this case, if “7” or “3” appears at the center, a line in which the winning symbols are aligned is formed.
[0024]
The intersecting part symbol determining means (54) determines the symbol of the intersecting part (21e) after the symbols other than the intersecting part are confirmed. For example, in the previous example, after symbols are displayed at 8 locations except the central location, the symbol at the central location (21e) is repeatedly changed over a certain period, and then the design as the execution result is confirmed and displayed. .
[0025]
The special value generating means (30) gives a special value advantageous to the player when a line with a specific symbol indicating a hit is formed on any line passing through the intersection (21e). If the double reach of “7-7” and “3-3” is applied, it will be a win if “7” or “3” appears at the intersection (21e), and the large variable prize opening will be opened and closed. A special value is given to the player by doing so.
[0026]
In this way, since a plurality of reach states appear at the same time, the player's expectation and excitement can be enhanced. In addition, since the symbol of the place (21e) where the line in the reach state intersects is initially in an unconfirmed state, and the symbol is finally confirmed at the location, the excitement when multiple reach simultaneously appears It can be continued until the end of the match game.
[0027]
In addition, the intersection design determining means (54) changes the symbol again up to a fixed number of times when a line with a specific symbol showing a hit is not formed by the symbol once displayed and confirmed at the intersection (21e). Then confirm again. The upper limit of the number of times that can be changed is set to the number of lines that are likely to have a specific symbol in the symbol pattern displayed by the non-intersecting symbol determination means (53). For example, when three reached lines appear to intersect with each other, the symbol of the intersection (21e) is changed so that it can be determined at most three times.
[0028]
As a result, the multiple reach states do not disappear at a stretch just by appearing once at the intersection (21e), and the number of opportunities according to the number of reach lines is given. Expectation and excitement can be maintained for a long time.
[0029]
In addition, if the final design is not shown from the beginning, and the final design that shows a hit or miss is displayed after displaying the off symbol several times, the thrill and excitement of the player is further increased. Can be aroused.
[0030]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Each figure shows one embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is a pachinko machine that launches a ball by rotating the handle 14 and competes for winning a ball in various winning holes. Note that the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention can be applied to various game machines using a ball as a game medium such as an arrange ball machine.
[0031]
The gaming machine 10 includes a game board surface 11 as a place where the launched ball flows down. The game board surface 11 is provided with a winning opening, various bonuses, obstacle nails, an out opening, and the like. A variable display means 20 is provided at a substantially central portion of the game board surface 11 as a central role for displaying a symbol matching game. Here, a color liquid crystal display is used as the variable display means 20. In addition, a monochrome liquid crystal display, a CRT display, or the like can be used as the variable display means 20.
[0032]
The display area of the variable display means 20 is partitioned into a 3 × 3 matrix as shown in FIG. 1, and an arbitrary symbol can be displayed in each of the partitioned symbol display areas 21a to 21i. It has become. Here, the central symbol display area 21e is set as a location where lines intersect, and is specified as one of four lines on the matrix, which are vertical, horizontal, diagonally down to the right, and diagonally down to the left. The time when the symbols are arranged is determined as the winning state.
[0033]
Each symbol display area 21 displays any number from “0” to “9”, and executes a number matching game that looks like a slot machine as a symbol matching game.
[0034]
Below the variable display means 20, a specific winning opening 12 called a start chucker is generally provided. The number matching game is executed on the variable display means 20 when the ball launched on the game board surface 11 wins the specific winning opening 12.
[0035]
A variable prize opening serving as the special value generating means 30 is provided further below the specific prize opening 12. Although the variable prize opening of the special value generating means 30 is normally closed, it is a large prize opening that repeatedly opens and closes the prize opening when a special value is given to the player. A state where the winning probability of the ball is high is formed by opening the winning opening.
[0036]
A lower plate 15 for receiving balls to be used for games is provided at the lower part of the game board surface 11, and a lower plate 16 for receiving balls overflowing from the front plate 15 is provided at the lower part thereof. On the right side of the lower plate 16, a handle 14 for operating the launching of the sphere is provided. A control circuit for controlling various operations of the gaming machine 10 is attached to the inside of the machine body such as the back surface of the gaming board surface 11.
[0037]
FIG. 1 shows an outline of a circuit configuration of a gaming machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The specific winning opening 12 includes a winning detection switch 13 for detecting a winning ball. In addition to mechanical switches, the winning detection switch 13 uses various sensors such as an optical sensor that detects a winning when light is blocked by a sphere, and a magnetic sensor that detects a change in magnetic field due to the passage of the sphere. it can.
[0038]
The winning signal 41 output from the winning detection switch 13 when the winning of the ball is detected is input to the screen game control means 50 that controls the execution of the symbol matching game on the variable display means 20. The screen game control means 50 has a random lottery unit 51 that executes a random lottery when the winning signal 41 is input. The lottery results of the random lottery section 51 are prepared in three types: a win, a miss, and a reach collapse that will eventually be missed via a reach state that will win if one more specific symbols are collected. Yes.
[0039]
The number-of-changes setting unit 52 is a circuit part that sets the number of times that a symbol is temporarily determined at a location before the symbol of the symbol display area 21e at the intersecting location is finally determined. When the lottery result is a win, the range is selected from 2 to 4 times, and when the lottery result is lost in reach, the range is selected from 1 to 4 times. When the lottery result is out of the range, one time is always selected. The upper limit value of the number of changes is the number of lines including the intersection 21 e that can be displayed on the variable display means 20.
[0040]
Further, the screen game control means 50 selects the symbol pattern to be displayed in the symbol display areas 21a to 21d and 21f to 20i other than the intersecting portion, and confirms the symbol of the intersecting portion 21e. An intersection design determining unit 54 to display is provided. The non-intersecting part symbol determination unit 53 includes a non-intersecting part symbol pattern storage unit 53a that stores various symbol patterns to be displayed in addition to the intersections, and a result of random lottery performed by the random lottery unit 51 and a change count setting unit. In accordance with the number of changes selected by 52, there is a symbol pattern selection unit 53b for selecting a symbol pattern to be displayed this time from the information stored in the non-intersection portion symbol pattern storage unit 53a.
[0041]
The intersection part design determination part 54 corresponds to the intersection part storage part 54a that stores the symbols (numeric symbols from “0” to “9”) to be displayed at the intersection 21e, the lottery result, and the set number of changes. The crossing part symbol selecting part 54b for sequentially selecting the symbols to be displayed on the crossing part, and the change number counting part 54c for subtracting and counting the number of changes set by the change number setting part 52.
[0042]
For example, when the number of changes is 2 and the lottery result shows a win, an operation is performed to select a number that will be out of place as a symbol to be displayed for the first time at the intersection, and to select a number that will win the second time To do.
[0043]
The display timing control unit 55 is a circuit portion that controls the determination order of symbols displayed in each symbol display area 21 of the variable display means 20. First, the symbol pattern selected by the non-intersecting symbol determination unit 53 is determined and displayed. Next, after the symbol of the intersection 21e is continuously changed for a certain period, the symbol selected by the intersection symbol determination unit 54 is displayed. Display and confirm at intersection 21e. The determination to the intersection is controlled so as to be repeated by the number of changes set by the change number setting unit 552.
[0044]
The special value generating means 30 is composed of an attacker 31 as a large winning opening that is opened and closed when a random lottery result performed by the random lottery unit 51 is won, and a solenoid 32 that opens and closes it. Has been. When the execution result indicating win is displayed on the variable display means 20, the special value generating means 30 opens the attacker 31 for a short period (about 2 seconds) and then closes the attacker 31 for 16 seconds. It is set to repeat every time.
[0045]
The screen game control means 50, the random lottery unit 51, the change count setting unit 52, the non-intersection part symbol determination unit 53, the intersection part symbol determination unit 54, the display timing control unit 55, etc. are central to various controls in the gaming machine 10. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) that fulfills functions, a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory) are used as main components.
[0046]
The ROM stores various types of fixed data such as programs executed by the CPU and numerical symbols to be displayed. The RAM is a working memory for storing data temporarily required for executing the program.
[0047]
Next, an operation flow in the gaming machine 10 will be described.
FIG. 3 schematically shows the flow of operations performed by the gaming machine 10, and FIG. 4 schematically shows the display contents of the variable display means 20. When a ball wins the specific winning opening 12 (step S101; Y), a winning signal 41 is input from the winning detection switch 13 to the screen game control means 50, and the random lottery unit 51 executes random lottery accordingly. (Step S102). In addition, the number-of-changes setting unit 52 selects the number of times of changing the symbol displayed at the intersecting location 21e according to the lottery result of the random lottery unit 51 (step S103).
[0048]
When the lottery result is a win, the number-of-changes setting unit 52 randomly selects the number of times of change to display and confirm the symbol at the intersecting location in the range of 2 to 4, and the lottery result passes through the reach state When the reach breaks, which will eventually be missed, the number of changes is selected in the range of 1 to 4 times. When the lottery result is out of the range, the number of changes is always selected as one.
[0049]
The symbol pattern selection unit 53b of the non-intersecting portion symbol determination unit 53 displays the symbols in the symbol display areas 21a to 21d and 21f to 21i other than the intersections when the current lottery result is hit or the reach is lost (step S104; Y). A symbol pattern having the number of reach lines corresponding to the number of changes set by the number-of-changes setting unit 52 is selected from the non-intersecting symbol pattern storage unit 53a as the symbol pattern to be performed (step S105).
[0050]
Further, the display timing control unit 55 displays and confirms the symbol pattern selected by the non-intersecting portion symbol determination unit 53 at the other locations 21a to 21d and 21f to 21i prior to the intersecting location 21e (step S106).
[0051]
For example, when the number of changes is set to 4, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), “7” in the vertical direction on both sides of the intersecting portion 21e, “9” in the horizontal direction, and slanting downward to the right. “1” displays a symbol pattern in which “3” is arranged diagonally downwardly to the left. That is, depending on the number displayed at the intersecting portion 21e, a symbol pattern including four lines of vertical, horizontal, right oblique, and left oblique is selected according to the number of the same number, and the design of the intersecting portion 21e is selected. Before confirming, the surrounding symbols are confirmed and displayed.
[0052]
Here, the non-intersecting part symbol determination unit 53 simultaneously determines eight symbol display areas 21a to 21d and 21f to 20i around the intersection 21e. In addition, the surrounding eight symbols may be sequentially determined one by one in a random order. Furthermore, it is also possible to set the symbols on one side of the intersection 21e as a set, determine one set of symbols, and then determine the next set of symbols in order.
[0053]
When the number of changes is set by the number-of-changes setting unit 52, the intersection design determining unit 54 sets this value as an initial value in the number-of-changes counting unit 54c.
[0054]
When the symbol pattern other than the intersection is determined by the non-intersecting symbol determining unit 53, the intersecting symbol determining unit 54 subtracts the count value of the change count counting unit 54c by “1” (step S107). When the value is not “0” (step S107; N), a winning number that does not generate a winning line is selected as a number to be displayed at the intersection 21e this time.
[0055]
The display timing control unit 55 continuously changes the symbol of the intersecting part 21e until a predetermined time elapses after the symbols other than the intersecting part are determined, and then this time, The selected symbol is confirmed and displayed at the intersection 21e.
[0056]
As shown in FIG. 4B, “2” is selected as a number other than “9”, “7”, “3”, and “1” formed in the win, and is displayed at the intersection 21e. . Thereafter, the process returns to step S107, and the operation of changing the symbol of the intersection 21e again is repeated until the value of the change count counter 54c is subtracted "1" again and the value after subtraction becomes "0".
[0057]
In the example shown in FIG. 4, since the initial value of the number of changes is four times, the numbers “2”, “4”, and “6” that are not successful are tentatively determined three times. (FIGS. 4b to 4f).
[0058]
When the count value of the number-of-changes counting section 54c after subtraction becomes “0” (step S107; Y), the symbol to be displayed next time at the intersection 21e becomes the final symbol, so the execution result according to the lottery result Is displayed, it is checked whether or not the current lottery result was a win (step S108).
[0059]
When it is a win (step S108; Y), the crossing symbol determination unit 54, as a number to be fixed at the intersection 21e this time, is a number that forms a line with a matching number, “9” in the example of FIG. ”,“ 7 ”,“ 3 ”, or“ 1 ”.
[0060]
The display timing control unit 55 scrolls the symbol of the intersection 21e again for a predetermined period, and then displays the winning number selected by the intersection symbol determination unit 54 at the location 21e this time (step S110). For example, as shown in FIG. 4H, “7” is confirmed and displayed as the winning number.
[0061]
When lines having the same number are generated in this way, the special value generating means 30 opens and closes the attacker 31 to give a special value to the player (step S111).
[0062]
When the lottery result performed by the random lottery unit 51 is a loss of reach (step S109; N), the intersection part symbol determination unit 54 arranges winning numbers as numbers to be determined at the intersection point 21e this time. In the example of FIG. 4, a number such as “0” is selected as a number other than “9”, “7”, “3”, “1” in the example of FIG. 4, and the display timing control unit 55 Through the scroll operation, the numbers are finally displayed and confirmed at the intersection 21e (step S112).
[0063]
When the lottery result performed by the random lottery unit 51 is out of place (step S104; N), the symbol pattern selecting unit 53b of the non-intersecting part symbol determining unit 53 does not cross the symbol pattern that does not cause reach. It selects from the part design pattern memory | storage part 53a (step S113). The display timing control unit 55 displays and confirms the symbol pattern selected by the non-intersecting part symbol determination unit 53 in the surrounding area before the symbol of the intersection 21e is determined (step S114).
[0064]
Next, the intersection design determination unit 54 selects an arbitrary number, and after the display timing control unit 55 determines the design of the surrounding portion, after scrolling the design of the intersection 21e for a certain period, The number selected by the confirmation unit 54 is displayed at the intersection 21e and confirmed (step S115).
[0065]
In the example of FIG. 4, four lines that are likely to hit around the intersection 21e are set, and after the symbol that has been missed three times is displayed at the intersection 21e, the winning symbol is confirmed. If the number is less than the number of lines having a possibility of coming out, the number of hits may be displayed and confirmed for the second or third time.
[0066]
In this way, after the symbol pattern including the line that may be hit depending on the symbol of the intersection 21e is first determined in the symbol display areas 21a to 21d and 21f to 20i other than the intersection, Since the design of the intersection 21e is confirmed, the expectation for winning can be maintained until the end of the design matching game.
[0067]
In addition, at the stage where symbols other than the intersection are displayed, a plurality of lines that may hit depending on the design of the intersection 21e are set, so that the expectation for the symbol of the intersection 21e is increased and the player is further enhanced. Can give you thrill and excitement.
[0068]
In addition, with the number of lines that could be hit as the upper limit, we provided an opportunity to re-determine the symbol of the intersection 21e, so a great expectation for the player's hit for the occurrence of multiple reach states, It is possible to maintain the expectation of winning for a long time without losing it all at once at the intersection.
[0069]
In the embodiment described above, the symbol display area 21 is arranged in a matrix of 3 columns by 3 columns, and the center of the symbol display region 21 is set as an intersection 21e, so that four diagonal lines are formed. These lines need only intersect on one symbol display area, and the arrangement of the symbol display areas is not limited to that illustrated.
[0070]
For example, the symbol display area may be arranged in a cross shape, a T shape, or an L shape. In addition, in the embodiment, the number matching game is executed as the symbol matching game, but other symbols such as fruit may be arranged.
[0071]
【The invention's effect】
According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, since the symbol of the place where the plurality of lines having the possibility of winning hit is finally determined, the player's expectation for winning is determined in the final stage of the game. Can be maintained. In addition, since there are multiple lines at the time of displaying the symbols other than the intersections, it is finally determined whether or not these multiple lines will be the winners. It depends only on the symbol of the intersection to be decided, and the expectation of a big hit can be maintained until the final stage of the game.
[0072]
In addition, when a line with a specific symbol that shows a hit is not formed by the symbol that is displayed at the intersection and once confirmed, the opportunity to re-change the symbol at the intersection and re-establish the symbol with the maximum number of reach lines As a result, the possibility of multiple hits does not disappear at once when a symbol that is out of place once appears at the intersection, and the expectation and excitement of hitting can be maintained for a long time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a circuit configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations performed by the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing display contents of variable display means included in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... Game machine
11 ... Game board
12 ... Special prize opening
13 ... Winning detection switch
14 ... handle
15 ... Front dish
16 ... lower plate
20: Variable display means
21 ... Symbol display area
30 ... Special value generation means
31 ... Attacker
32 ... Solenoid
41 ... Winning signal
50. Screen game control means
51. Random lottery
52 ... Change count setting section
53 ... Non-intersection design determination part
53a ... Non-intersection part pattern pattern storage part
53b ... design pattern selection section
54 ... Intersection design determination part
54a ... Intersection design memory
54b ... Intersection design selector
54c ... Change count counting unit
55. Display timing control unit

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine that executes a predetermined symbol matching game when a ball launched on the surface of the game board wins a specific winning slot, and gives a special value advantageous to the player according to the execution result,
Variable display means comprising a plurality of symbol display areas capable of displaying an arbitrary symbol, and arranging them so that two or more lines intersecting each other on one symbol display area;
When the execution result of the symbol matching game is displayed through a reach state that becomes a win when one more predetermined symbols are aligned, before the symbol of the intersection is determined, the intersection is displayed in the symbol display area other than the location. A non-intersecting symbol determining means for displaying and determining a symbol pattern having two or more symbol sets that can form a line in which a specific symbol indicating a winning line is formed depending on the symbol displayed at a place to be played,
After a symbol other than the intersecting portion is confirmed by the non-intersecting symbol determining means, an intersecting portion symbol determining means for determining a symbol of the intersecting portion;
A special value generating means for giving a special value advantageous to the player when a specific symbol indicating a hit is aligned on any line passing through the intersecting portion as an execution result of the symbol matching game;
The intersection design determining means is a specification that indicates the hit existing in the symbol pattern displayed by the non-intersection design determining means when a line of specific symbols indicating a hit is not formed by the symbols displayed at the intersecting locations. A game machine characterized by changing again and redefining the symbol of the intersecting portion with the upper limit of the number of symbol combinations that can form a line with the same symbol . 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the intersecting portion design determining means displays and determines the final symbol by changing the symbol of the intersecting portion once displayed and confirmed.

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