JP4315444B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In this specification, a pachinko machine is described as an example, and a pachinko ball is used as a game medium. However, the game medium includes other media such as medals. In addition, it is assumed that a pachinko ball enters a winning opening provided on the game board surface of the game board.

  A pachinko machine used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor is given a certain value to a pachinko ball, and the pachinko ball acquired by playing a game can be exchanged for various prizes. For this reason, the main purpose of the player is to acquire a large amount of pachinko balls, and it is one of the pleasures to play a game in a game mode in which a large amount of pachinko balls can be acquired in a short period of time.

  As a kind of pachinko machine, a kind of pachinko machine called a digipachi type is known. Some digipachi type pachinko machines have a game mode such as a normal mode or a hit mode.

  In the winning mode, a rotatable attacker (rotating door) rotates between a closed position for closing the grand prize opening and an open position for opening the big prize opening, and the big prize opening closed in the normal mode is opened. Is done. One opening of the grand prize opening, that is, one round is continued until, for example, the grand prize opening is opened for 30 seconds or ten pachinko balls are won in the big prize opening. The hit mode ends when, for example, 15 rounds are executed. Since the big winning opening is opened in the winning mode, more pachinko balls can be obtained than in the normal mode.

  In the pachinko machine as described above, generally, when a pachinko ball wins a start winning opening in a game in a normal mode, a winning determination lottery is performed, and a symbol variation display and a stop display are performed by a symbol variation display device. In the winning determination lottery, either winning or giving a right to shift to the winning mode is determined. Then, for example, the symbols placed at a plurality of positions are displayed in a variably displayed manner, and the symbols being variably displayed are sequentially stopped and displayed, and the winning combination is determined by the winning determination lottery depending on the combination of the symbols when the display is stopped. Either a win display indicating that the game has been performed or a lost display indicating that the game has been lost in the win determination lottery is displayed.

  By the way, in recent pachinko machines, after the hit mode ends, until the symbol variation display is performed a predetermined number of times, a time reduction period (hereinafter referred to as the symbol variation display time is shorter than that in the normal mode). , Referred to as “time reduction mode”). In a pachinko machine in which the time reduction mode is set, a pair of movable members are generally provided at the start winning opening so as to face each other. The movable member rotates between a closed position where the movable members face each other and an open position where the tip of the movable member rotates away from each other and widens the area where the pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening than in the closed position. It is attached movably. In the time reduction mode, the pachinko ball is easily awarded to the start winning opening by making the time for the movable member to be in the open position longer than in the normal mode. For this reason, in the time reduction mode, it is possible to continuously display the variation of the symbols, and the time for performing the variation display is shortened, so that the game can be performed efficiently. Also, in the short-time mode, pachinko balls are easier to win in the starting prize opening, so you can play the game with a prize ball (prize ball) as a prize when you win in the starting prize opening without reducing pachinko balls. It becomes possible to play games. As a result, the player is prevented from stopping the game immediately after the hit mode is ended, and the operation rate of the pachinko machine is prevented from decreasing.

  By the way, in the pachinko machine as described above, the display of the number of symbol fluctuations performed during the time reduction mode or the display of the number of symbol fluctuations until the time reduction mode ends is performed, for example, by displaying the image display area of the symbol fluctuation display device. The display is divided into a symbol display area for displaying and changing the display of symbols, and a frequency display area for displaying the number of changes in symbols. However, the winning display and the losing display in the symbol display area are related to whether or not a pachinko ball has been acquired, and are generally the displays that the player is most interested in, so the symbol display area is larger than the number display area. It needs to be as wide as possible. However, if the symbol display area is widened, the number display area becomes narrow, and the display of the number of changes in the number display area is difficult for the player to identify. Here, it is conceivable to increase the size of the symbol variation display device to widen the display area of the image. However, the symbol variation display device is large in relation to the structure such as the size of the game board and the arrangement of nails. Therefore, there is a limit to increasing the symbol variation display device. In addition, it is conceivable to provide a display unit for displaying the number of fluctuations separately from the symbol fluctuation display device, but in this case, the manufacturing cost of the pachinko machine is increased.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and while using a conventional symbol variation display device, the display of the number of symbol variations in the time shortening period or the symbol variation until the time shortening period ends. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine, a program, and a recording medium that make it easy for a player to identify the number of times.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention is capable of playing games in the normal mode and in the hit mode in which the big winning opening closed in the normal mode is opened and the player has an advantage over the normal mode. A hit determination means that is selectively performed and determines whether to lose or to grant the right to shift to the winning mode by lottery when the game medium is won at the start winning opening in the normal mode game. per showing that have rows stop display of the variable display and the symbols of the symbol indicating the arrangement digits at a plurality of positions, it is per the results of the lottery in the per decision means by the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed display, or the result of the lottery in the per determination means displays any loss display indicating a loss, variable display of the symbols from after the contact mode has ended The time reduction period until performed a predetermined number of times defined because, in the gaming machine that includes a symbol variation display means to reduce the time for performing variable display of the symbols than the normal mode, loss is in the hit determining means When it is determined, the lost pattern lottery means for determining, by lottery, one of a plurality of types of combinations of the symbols to be displayed for display of the lost display from the symbol variation display means, and the time reduction a variation time count counting means for counting the number of times of the change in the variable display of the symbols that were made during the period, the loss mode memory means for storing a mode data indicative of the combination determined by the loss aspect lottery means, shorten the time When a loss is determined by the hit determination means during the period, the change counted by the fluctuation count counting means. Reading the number, the said mode data loss mode memory means stores, is in variation time count data or the time shortened period for displaying the variation time count of the symbols that were made during the time shorter period end Display mode rewriting means for rewriting the fluctuation count data for displaying the number of fluctuations of the symbol performed until the time of reading, and the fluctuation count data is read from the loss mode storage means during the time reduction period, and the loss is determined by the combination . Symbol display control means for displaying the display and the number of fluctuations from the symbol fluctuation display means is provided.

In the above symbol variable display means, the symbols arranged in a plurality of positions by variably displayed will sequentially stop displaying the symbols in the variable display, by pre Symbol losing aspect selecting means, and finally stopped and displayed symbols when the remaining symbols in the variable display of are stopped and displayed, the loss displaying it through the display of reach state that might symbols in the variable display is displayed the display per the an that displays stop When the combination to be displayed is determined, it is preferable that the display mode rewriting unit does not rewrite the mode data stored in the loss mode storage unit.

  The program to be used is a game in the normal mode, which is either lost or granted a right to shift to the hit mode where the player is more advantageous than the normal mode when the big prize opening closed in the normal mode is opened. The winning determination means for determining by performing a lottery when a game medium is won at the start winning opening, and the fact that the result of the lottery by the winning determining means is a winning by performing a symbol change display and a symbol stop display. Either a winning display or a winning display indicating that the lottery result of the winning determining means is lost, and a predetermined number of times the symbol variation display is predetermined after the winning mode ends. In the time reduction period until it is received, the symbol variation display means for shortening the time for performing the symbol variation display compared to the normal mode, and the hit determination means When it is determined, the lost aspect lottery means for determining, by lottery, which one of a plurality of types of lost aspects the lost aspect of the lost display displayed from the symbol variation display means, and the time reduction period Fluctuation count counting means for counting the number of fluctuations of the symbol variation display performed during the game, storage mode storage means for storing mode data indicating the mode of the loss determined by the lost mode lottery means, and the loss mode storage means Is read out, the symbol display control means for displaying from the symbol variation display means the display of the loss according to the loss mode stored in the loss mode storage means, and during the time reduction period, the symbol display control means When the hit is determined by the hit determination means, the number of fluctuations counted by the fluctuation count counting means is read. The mode data stored in the lost mode storage means is changed to the variation count data for displaying the number of symbol variations performed during the time reduction period or before the end of the time reduction period. The computer of the gaming machine is made to function as a display mode rewriting means for rewriting the variation count data for displaying the variation count of the symbol to be displayed.

  In addition, the recording medium to be used is either the normal mode or the one that grants the right to shift to the hit mode where the player is more advantageous than the normal mode by opening the big prize opening closed in the normal mode. When the game medium is won at the start winning opening in the game, the winning determination means for determining by performing lottery, and the result of the lottery by the winning determining means by performing the symbol change display and the symbol stop display Either a win display indicating that there is a win or a win display indicating that the result of the lottery in the hit determining means is a loss is displayed, and a variation display of the symbol is predetermined after the winning mode is completed. In the time reduction period until the predetermined number of times, the symbol variation display means for shortening the time for performing the symbol variation display than the normal mode, and the hit determination means Loss mode lottery means for determining, by lottery, which of the plurality of types of lost modes the lost mode of the lost display displayed from the symbol variation display unit when a shift is determined, and the time reduction Fluctuation count counting means for counting the number of fluctuations of the symbol variation display performed during the period, losing aspect storage means for storing aspect data indicating the losing aspect determined by the losing aspect lottery means, and the losing aspect storage A symbol display control means for reading out the losing mode stored by the means and displaying the losing display according to the losing mode stored in the losing mode storage means from the symbol variation display means; and during the time reduction period. When a loss is determined by the hit determination means, the number of fluctuations counted by the fluctuation number counting means is read. The variation data for displaying the variation number of the symbol performed during the time reduction period or the time reduction period ends when the aspect data stored in the lost aspect storage means is displayed. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer of a gaming machine to function as display mode rewriting means for rewriting the variation number data for displaying the variation number of the symbol to be performed.

According to the present invention, it becomes possible to alternate and Ha deviation display, and a display of the number of times of the change in the pattern to be displayed or time shortened period of the variation time count of the symbols in the time shorter period ends, the display of symbols There is no need to separate the area and the display area for the number of changes in the design. This makes it easy for the player to identify the display of the number of symbol variations while using a conventional symbol variation display device.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2, even if the loss is determined during the time reduction period, the player can have a sense of expectation for winning, and the aspect data of the loss aspect is rewritten to the variation count data. Can also increase tension during the time-saving period.

  FIG. 1 shows an external appearance of the pachinko machine 10, and first, an outline of a game flow of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. The pachinko machine 10 is provided with three game modes: a normal mode, a winning mode, and a time reduction mode. When a pachinko ball wins a start winning opening 13 to be described later, a winning determination lottery is performed in which only a right to shift to the winning mode or a loss is determined by lottery. When winning in the winning decision lottery, the normal mode is changed to the winning mode. In the winning mode, the special winning opening 17 that is closed in the normal mode is opened. In the one-time hit mode, the number of times of opening the grand prize opening 17 is 15, and the big prize opening 17 is opened until, for example, 30 seconds elapse for each opening or ten pachinko balls are won. . In the present embodiment, the period during which the grand prize winning opening 17 is opened is referred to as “round”, the opening period for the first big winning opening 17 is “1 round”, and the opening period for the second big winning opening 17 is designated as “round”. “2 rounds” .. The opening period of the 15th big winning opening 17 is referred to as “15 rounds”. For this reason, it can be paraphrased that the hit mode ends in 15 rounds. Further, the time reduction mode (time reduction period) is shifted from the end of the hit mode until the symbol variation display is performed a predetermined number of times (explained by taking “100 times” as an example in this embodiment). The In the short time mode, the fluctuation time from the start of the symbol variation display to the symbol stop display is shorter than that in the normal mode. As will be described in detail later, a pachinko ball is placed at the start winning opening 13 as compared with the normal mode. It becomes easy to win.

  Next, the configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. A symbol display device 12 is incorporated in the game board surface 11 a of the game board 11 of the pachinko machine 10. In addition, the game board surface 11a is provided with a start winning port 13, a normal winning port 14, a passing winning port 14a, an attacker 15 and an out port 16. Further, although not shown, obstacle nails, windmills and the like are provided. ing.

  Further, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a launch handle 10a, and when the launch handle 10a is operated, the pachinko balls are launched one by one into the game area on the game board surface 11a by the launch control device, and the start winning opening 13 or Either the normal winning port 14 or the passing winning port 14a is won, or the out port 16 is treated as a loser.

  The start winning opening 13 is provided with a pair of movable members 13a so as to face each other. The movable member 13a is located between a closed position where the movable members 13a face each other and an open position where the tip of the movable member 13a rotates so as to move away from each other and the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 13 more than the closed position. It is pivotally attached. The movable member 13a is rotated from the closed position to the open position when winning a winning advantage lottery for determining whether or not the movable member 13a is rotated to the open position. The winning advantage lottery is performed when the pachinko ball passes through the passing winning opening 14a. The movable member 13a is held at the open position for 0.5 seconds per opening in the normal mode, but is held at the open position for 2 seconds at one time in the short time mode. As a result, in the short time mode, the pachinko ball is easier to win the start winning opening 13 than in the normal mode. Note that the pitch of the movable members 13a is set so that the pachinko balls can win the start winning opening 13 even when the movable member 13a is located at the closed position.

  A big prize opening 17 is provided in the back of the attacker 15, and the attacker 15 is rotatably attached between an open position where the big prize opening 17 is opened and a closed position where the big prize opening 17 is closed. In the normal mode, the attacker 15 is located at the closed position. When the attacker 15 shifts to the hit mode, the attacker 15 rotates to the open position and the big prize opening 17 is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the symbol display device 12 incorporates a liquid crystal panel (design variation display means) 18. On the liquid crystal panel 18, three symbols are displayed in parallel in three columns of “left column”, “middle column”, and “right column”. The symbols are composed of 10 types of symbols indicating the numbers “0” to “9”. When the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 13, the variation display of the symbols in each column is started. The symbols in the order of “left column” → “right column” → “middle column” are sequentially stopped for the symbols that are variably displayed. Then, the winning combination drawing or the winning determination lottery result indicates that the lottery result of the winning decision lottery is a win, depending on the combination of the symbols when the symbols that are displayed in a variable state are stopped and displayed. One of the displayed loss indications is displayed. The winning display is a state in which three identical symbols are arranged, and the display by other combinations is a losing display. For this reason, when the “middle row” is displaying the variation of symbols and the symbols “left column” and “right column” are stopped, the same numbers in the “left column” and “right column” stop. The state (the state shown in FIG. 2) is a reach state display in which a win display may be displayed. Note that the type, number, arrangement method, and stop order of symbols may be set as appropriate.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, in the time reduction mode, when it is determined that the winning determination lottery is lost and it is determined that the reach state is not displayed, the change display of the symbols is performed before the time reduction mode ends. The number of times the symbol is displayed is displayed for each symbol (in FIG. 3, it is displayed that the number of times the symbol variation display is performed before the time reduction mode ends is 99).

  A reserved ball display unit 19 is provided above the symbol display device 12. When the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 13 during the display of the variation of the symbols on the liquid crystal panel 18, the pachinko balls that have won the start winning opening 13 are stored as a reserved ball with a predetermined number (for example, four) stored as a limit.

  The holding ball display unit 19 includes four display windows and lamps incorporated in the back of each display window. In the holding ball display unit 19, each time a holding ball is stored, one lamp is lit and the number of stored holding balls is displayed. When the symbol of the variable display is stopped and displayed, if the lamp of the holding ball display unit 19 is lit, one of the lamps is turned off and the variable display of the symbol is started again.

  When pachinko balls are awarded to the start winning port 13, the normal winning port 14, and the large winning port 17, the number of pachinko balls allocated to each winning port is paid out from the payout port 20 to the tray 21.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pachinko machine 10 includes a main control unit 30 and a sub control unit 31. The main control unit 30 is provided with a main control device 32. The pachinko machine 10 is controlled by a CPU 33 provided in the main controller 32.

  In addition to the CPU 33, the main control device 32 is provided with a memory 34, a hit determining unit (win determining unit) 35, and a stop symbol determining unit (losing mode lottery unit) 36. The CPU 33 controls the operation of the pachinko machine 10 in accordance with a program stored in the ROM area of the memory 34 to execute a game.

  The hit determination unit 35 includes a random number generator, a random number sampling circuit, and a hit determination table for determining whether or not to win. Every time a start winning opening winning ball detection sensor 40 described later detects a winning of a pachinko ball, Sample a random value. The sampled random number value is checked against a winning determination table, and either winning or losing is determined by lottery.

  In the winning determination table, a random value to be a winning is assigned among all random values generated when sampling of random values. Then, by determining whether or not the sampled random number value matches the random value assigned to the hit determination table, it is determined whether to be lost or hit. In this embodiment, one type of winning is used, but for example, there is a probability that the winning is won only in the normal mode after the winning mode and the normal winning in which the winning mode is shifted to the winning mode as in the present embodiment. The hit type may be set as appropriate, for example, it is configured with two types of probability change per shift to the higher probability variation mode. In addition, for example, in the hit determination table, all random numbers generated when sampling random values are divided into two numerical ranges in advance, and in the hit determination table, lost and hit are assigned to the respective numerical ranges, and sampling is performed. It may be determined by an appropriate method, for example, determining a winning or losing according to which numerical value range the assigned random number value belongs to.

  In the stop symbol determination unit 36, a combination of symbols constituting a winning aspect of a winning display displayed from the liquid crystal panel 18 or a combination of symbols constituting a losing aspect of a losing display displayed from the liquid crystal panel 18 among a plurality of combinations. Either of the above is determined according to the result of the winning determination lottery. That is, in the stop symbol determination unit 36, it is determined whether the winning mode of the winning display is selected from among a plurality of types of winning modes or the lost mode of the lost display is selected from among a plurality of types. It is decided according to the result.

  The stop symbol determination unit 36 includes a random number generator, a random number sampling circuit, and a stop symbol table, and is operated after the lottery in the hit determination unit 35 is performed. The stop symbol table is composed of two types of tables: a lose table and a winning table. Which table is used for the lottery is selected based on the lottery result in the hit determination unit 35. Then, when the random number values sampled by the random number sampling circuit are compared with the selected table, the combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal panel 18 is determined. When the lottery at the stop symbol determination unit 36 is finished and the combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed is determined from the liquid crystal panel 18, a signal indicating the determined symbol combination is input from the CPU 33 to the symbol display control device 44 described later. The

  The CPU 33 includes a start winning port winning ball detection sensor 40, a grand winning port winning ball detection sensor 41, a normal winning port winning ball detection sensor 42, a passing winning port winning ball detection sensor 42a, a payout / payout ball detection sensor 43, and a sub-control. The symbol display control device 44 of the unit 31, the lamp control device 45, the sound control device 46, the payout control device 47 of the main control unit 30, and the movable object control device 48 are connected. In addition, a launch control device 49 is provided in the main control unit 30.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the symbol display control device 44 includes a CPU (symbol display control means) 44a, a memory 44b, a fluctuation count counting section (variation count counting means) 44c, and a stop mode storage section (loss mode storage means) 44d. The CPU 44a is provided with a display mode rewriting unit (display mode rewriting means) 44e.

  A signal corresponding to the game state is input from the CPU 33 to the CPU 44a. In response to the signal input from the CPU 33, the CPU 44a reads the operation program from the memory 44b and controls the operations of the symbol display control device 44 and the liquid crystal panel 18.

  When a pachinko ball wins at the start winning opening 13, a signal indicating a combination of symbols constituting the winning mode or the lost mode determined by the stop symbol determining unit 36 is input from the CPU 33 to the CPU 44a. In response to this, the CPU 44a reads the display data for performing the variable display of the symbols from the memory 44b, and starts the variable display of the symbols from the liquid crystal panel 18. Then, the CPU 44a monitors the head address assigned to each symbol displayed on the liquid crystal panel 18 to identify which symbol is displayed from the liquid crystal panel 18, and displays the variation of the symbol and stops. The symbols are stopped and displayed so that the combination of symbols determined by the symbol determination unit 36 is displayed. The CPU 44a is provided with a timer (not shown), and monitors the time from when the symbol change display is performed until the symbol stop display is performed. As a result, the time in which the symbol variation display is performed is shorter in the time reduction mode than in the normal mode.

  The variation count unit 44c is operated by the CPU 44a every time the symbol variation display is performed in the time reduction mode. The variation count section 44c has an initial value set to “100 times” and counts down the count value every time it is operated by the CPU 44a. As a result, the variation count section 44c counts down the number of times the symbol variation display is performed before the time reduction mode ends.

  The stop mode storage unit 44d includes a memory, and mode data indicating a combination of symbols constituting a hit mode or a lost mode determined by the stop symbol determination unit 36 is written by the CPU 44a. The CPU 44a reads out the mode data stored in the stop mode storage unit 44d, and displays a winning display or a lost display according to a combination of symbols constituting the hit mode or the lost mode determined by the stop symbol determining unit 36. 18 is displayed.

  The display mode rewriting unit 44e is activated when a signal indicating a combination of symbols determined by the stop symbol determining unit 36 is input during the time reduction mode. The display mode rewriting unit 44e refers to the stop mode storage unit 44d and displays the lost mode after the display of the hit mode data and the reach state (the “left column” and the “right column” are the same numbers). In the case where the “middle column” is not written in the stop mode storage unit 44d, the “middle column” is not written in the stop mode storage unit 44d. Fluctuation frequency data for reading the number of fluctuations counted by the number of times counting unit 44c and displaying the pattern variation data stored in the stop mode storage unit 44d until the time reduction mode ends. Rewrite to Since the CPU 44a causes the liquid crystal panel 18 to display a symbol stop display based on the mode data or variation count data written in the stop mode storage unit 44d, when the mode data in the stop mode storage unit 44d is rewritten to the variation count data. From the liquid crystal panel 18, the number of symbol variations that are performed until the time reduction mode ends is displayed.

  The lamp control device 45 controls lighting of various lamps provided in the pachinko machine 10, such as lamps on the game board surface, lamps provided in the frame of the pachinko machine 10, and lamps incorporated in the back of the holding ball display unit 19. Done.

  The sound control device 46 includes a sound memory, and reads out a sound program in which music and sound are programmed from the sound memory when the display of the change of the pattern is performed or when the mode is changed to the hit mode. To output music or voice from the speaker.

  The payout control device 47 is configured such that the pachinko ball is detected by any one of the start winning port winning ball detecting sensor 40, the big winning port winning ball detecting sensor 41, the normal winning port winning ball detecting sensor 42, and the passing winning port winning ball detecting sensor 42a. Activated when winning is detected. The payout control device 47 includes a memory, and this memory stores the number of payout balls for a single pachinko ball for each winning slot. When a winning occurs at any of the winning openings, the payout control device 47 drives a storage device in which payout pachinko balls are stored, and causes the number of pachinko balls to be paid out according to the type of winning opening.

  The movable object control device 48 is connected to the attacker 15 and, when activated by the CPU 33, rotates the attacker 15 between a position where the big prize opening 17 is opened and a position where the big prize opening 17 is closed. Further, it is connected to a solenoid 48 a that drives the movable member 13 a of the start winning opening 13. The movable member control device 48 is operated by the CPU 33 when a pachinko ball passes through the passing winning opening 14a and wins a winning advantageous lottery in a winning advantageous lottery section (not shown). The movable member control device 48 drives and controls the solenoid 48a so that the movable member 13a is held at the open position for 0.5 seconds in the normal mode, and the movable member 13a is held at the open position for 2 seconds in the time reduction mode. The solenoid 48a is driven and controlled as described above.

  The launch control device 49 is connected to the launch handle 10a. When the launch handle 10a is operated, the launch control device 49 launches the pachinko balls at regular intervals according to the launch strength of the pachinko balls adjusted by the launch handle 10a. .

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine configured as described above will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In the pachinko machine 10, a game in the normal mode is first performed. When the player operates the launch handle 10a and a pachinko ball is launched on the game board surface 11a of the game board 11, the launched pachinko ball is either the start winning opening 13, the normal winning opening 14 or the passing winning opening 14a. Or enter the out port 16. When the pachinko ball passes through the winning prize opening 14a, a winning advantageous lottery is performed. When winning the winning advantageous lottery, the CPU 33 operates the movable member control device 48. The movable member control device 48 controls the solenoid 48a so that the movable member 15a is held at the open position for 0.5 seconds. This makes it easier for the pachinko ball to win the start winning opening 15.

  When the pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 13, a signal indicating that the pachinko ball is detected by the start winning opening winning ball detection sensor 40 is input to the CPU 33, and in response to this, the CPU 33 operates the hit determination unit 35. . The winning determination unit 35 performs a winning determination lottery to determine a winning or a loss.

  When the winning determination lottery is performed, the CPU 33 operates the stop symbol determination unit 36. The stop symbol determination unit 36 determines a combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal panel 18 by lottery. The stop symbol determining unit 36 uses a table for winning when the hit determining unit 35 determines the winning, and a plurality of combinations of symbols to be stopped and displayed from the liquid crystal panel 18 using the table for missing when the winning is determined. Decide which of the combinations of types you want. When the lottery in the stop symbol determining unit 36 is completed, the CPU 33 inputs a signal indicating the combination of symbols determined in the stop symbol determining unit 36 to the CPU 44a.

  In response to this, the CPU 44a writes the mode data indicating the input symbol combination in the stop mode storage unit 44d. Then, the CPU 44a reads the symbol display data from the memory 44b and starts symbol variation display. When a certain period of time has elapsed since the start of the symbol display, the CPU 44a reads out the mode data written in the stop mode storage unit 44d and causes the symbols to be stopped. When the losing is determined by the hit determination unit 35, the losing display is performed from the liquid crystal panel 18 by the combination of symbols constituting the losing mode determined by the stop symbol determining unit 36.

  When the winning determination unit 35 determines the winning, the liquid crystal panel 18 displays a winning display by a combination of symbols constituting the winning pattern determined by the stop symbol determining unit 36. Accordingly, the CPU 33 shifts from the normal mode to the hit mode. When a game with 15 rounds is performed in the winning mode, the CPU 33 shifts from the winning mode to the time-saving mode.

  In the time reduction mode, the CPU 44a makes the time from the start of the symbol change display to the stop display of the symbol shorter than in the normal mode. For this reason, a game can be performed efficiently in the time reduction mode. When winning winning lottery is won in the time reduction mode, the movable member control device 48 controls the solenoid 48a so that the movable member 15a is held at the open position for 2 seconds. For this reason, in the short time mode, it becomes easier to win the pachinko ball in the start winning opening 13 than in the normal mode, which is advantageous in acquiring the pachinko ball.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when a pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 13 in the time reduction mode, the variation count unit 44c is activated, and the number of times the symbol variation display is performed before the time reduction mode ends is counted down. . When the winning determination lottery is performed, a signal indicating the combination of symbols determined by the stop symbol determination unit 36 is input to the CPU 44a. In response to this, the CPU 44a writes the mode data in the stop mode storage unit 44d. Thereafter, the display mode rewriting unit 44e refers to the mode data written in the stop mode storage unit 44d.

  When the hit mode data is written, the CPU 44a performs a hit display based on a combination of symbols constituting the written hit mode. When the losing mode in which the losing display is performed after the reach state display is displayed in the stop mode storage unit 44d, the CPU 44a performs the losing display by the combination of symbols constituting the written losing mode.

  In addition, when the mode data of the losing mode other than the mode data of the losing mode in which the losing mode is displayed after the display of the reach state is displayed in the stop mode storage unit 44d, the display mode rewriting unit 44e includes the variation count counting unit 44c. Read the number of fluctuations counted down by. Then, the mode data of the loss mode written in the stop mode storage unit 44d is rewritten to the variation count data based on the variation count read from the variation count count portion 44c. The CPU 44a causes the liquid crystal panel 18 to perform a symbol stop display based on the variation count data written in the stop mode storage unit 44d. As a result, the liquid crystal panel 18 displays a loss display, and also displays the number of symbol variations that are performed until the time reduction mode ends. The time reduction mode ends when the number of symbol changes is 100 times. When the time reduction mode ends, the value of the variation count section 44c is returned to the initial value, and the mode is shifted to the normal mode.

  FIG. 8 shows an example in which a recording medium (CD, flexible disk, IC memory, MO, etc.) 70 is installed in the pachinko machine 10, and the recording medium 70 has means as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. A program to be realized by the computer 71 including the CPU 33 and the memory 34 is stored. In this case, for example, in the game of the normal mode, either the lose or the big winning opening closed in the normal mode is opened and the player is given the right to shift to the hit mode that is more advantageous than the normal mode. The winning determination means for determining by performing a lottery when a game medium is won at the start winning opening, and the fact that the result of the lottery by the winning determining means is a winning by performing a symbol change display and a symbol stop display. Either a winning display or a winning display indicating that the lottery result of the winning determining means is lost, and a predetermined number of times the symbol variation display is predetermined after the winning mode ends. In the time reduction period until the display is completed, the symbol variation display means for shortening the time for performing the symbol variation display compared to the normal mode, and the hit determining means If it is determined, the losing mode lottery means for deciding which of the losing modes of the losing display to be displayed from the symbol variation display means is one of a plurality of types of losing modes by lottery; The variation number counting means for counting the number of fluctuations of the symbol variation display performed at the same time, the losing aspect storing means for storing the aspect data indicating the losing aspect determined by the losing aspect lottery means, and the losing aspect storage means Reading out the stored losing mode, and displaying the losing display according to the losing mode stored in the losing mode storing unit from the symbol variation display unit, and the hit display during the time reduction period. When the losing is determined by the determining means, the number of fluctuations counted by the fluctuation number counting means is read out. The variation data for displaying the variation number of the symbol performed during the time shortening period or the symbol performed until the end of the time shortening period is used as the aspect data stored in the loss manner storage means. A program for causing the computer 71 to function as display mode rewriting means for rewriting the variation count data for displaying the variation count is recorded on the recording medium 70. Then, the recording medium 70 is loaded into the reading device 72 and the program is installed in the pachinko machine 10.

  The program can be distributed to the pachinko machine 10 using the Internet instead of being installed via the recording medium 70. It is also possible to install the distributed program of the present invention or the program of the present invention read from the recording medium 70 on a personal computer and play a game on a monitor.

  In the above embodiment, the number of symbol fluctuations until the time reduction mode ends in the variation number counting unit 44c is counted down. However, the number of symbol fluctuations performed in the time reduction mode may be counted and displayed. .

  In the above embodiment, in the case where the win display is performed and the case where the losing display is performed after the reach state display is performed, the number of symbol variable display performed before the time reduction mode ends is not displayed, When winning, the display of the number of changes will not be displayed, and if it is lost, the number of changes will be displayed. May be. In this case, if the number of changes is not displayed, it is determined that the winning is won, so it is possible to clearly notify whether the winning is won or lost.

  The present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, and can be applied to other gaming machines such as pachinko machines that run on a monitor such as a personal computer.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the state where the reach state is displayed. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the state which displayed the frequency | count of symbol fluctuation performed before time-saving mode is complete | finished during time-saving mode. It is a functional block diagram which shows the principal part of the electrical configuration of a pachinko machine. It is a functional block diagram which shows the principal part of the electrical structure of a symbol display control part. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the whole game. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game in time reduction mode. It is explanatory drawing in the case of installing the recording medium in which the program was stored in the pachinko machine.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko Machine 12 Symbol Display 18 Liquid Crystal Panel (Design Variation Display Unit)
35 hit determining part (win determining means)
36 stop symbol determination part (losing mode lottery means)
44 symbol display control device 44aCPU (symbol display control means)
44b Memory 44c Fluctuation count section (variation count counting means)
44d Stop mode storage unit (lost mode storage means)
44e Display mode rewriting unit (display mode rewriting means)
70 Recording Medium 71 Computer 72 Reading Device

Claims (2)

The game is selectively performed in the normal mode and the winning mode which is closed in the normal mode and the player wins the advantage over the normal mode, and the right to shift to the winning mode or the winning mode is selected. A winning determination means that determines by winning a game medium in a normal mode game when a game medium is won in a normal mode game, and a variable display of symbols indicating numbers arranged at a plurality of positions. and have rows stop display of the symbols, the display per indicating that it per the results of the lottery in the per decision means by the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed, or the result of the lottery in the per determination means in loss display one loss display indicating that, faster time from after the contact mode has ended up variable display of the symbols is performed a predetermined number of times previously determined Between, the gaming machine having a symbol variation display means to reduce the time for performing variable display of the symbols than the normal mode,
Loss mode in which, when a hit is determined by the hit determination means, a lottery determination is made as to which of a plurality of types of combinations of the symbols to be displayed for display of the loss from the symbol variation display means. Lottery means;
A variation time count counting means for counting the number of times of the change in the variable display of the symbols that were made during the time shorter periods,
A lost aspect storage means for storing aspect data indicating the combination determined by the lost aspect lottery means;
When a loss is determined by the hit determination means during the time reduction period, the variation number counted by the variation count counting unit is read, and the aspect data stored in the loss aspect storage unit is display in the variation time count data or the time shortened period for displaying the variation time count of the symbols that were made during the time reduction period rewrites the variation time count data for displaying the variation time count of the symbols to be performed until the end An aspect rewriting means;
It is provided with a symbol display control means for reading the variation count data from the loss mode storage means during the time reduction period and displaying the loss display and the variation count from the symbol variation display means by the combination . To play. In the symbol variable display means, the symbols arranged in a plurality of positions by variably displayed will sequentially stop displaying the symbols in the variable display, the previous SL losing aspect selecting means, variability of symbols at the end stop display when the remaining symbols in the display are stopped and displayed, the symbol in the variable display is displaying the loss displaying it through the display of reach state that may be displayed appear per the an that displays stop 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the combination is determined, the display mode rewriting unit does not rewrite the mode data stored in the lost mode storage unit.

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