JP4374420B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more specifically, according to the gaming state that changes during the game, according to the background music (hereinafter also referred to as BGM) corresponding to each gaming state, and the entrance to the entrance. The present invention relates to a ball game machine that generates sound effects.
[0002]
[Prior art]
[Patent Document 1]
JP2002-165941
Patent Document 1 aims to provide a gaming machine that makes it easy to understand whether or not the change in the gaming state is an advantageous change for the player. In S46, the special symbol display device 9 is stopped and displayed. If the jackpot symbol is not a specific jackpot symbol (S48: NO), the BGM performance mode is switched to the 8-chord performance mode (S51), and if it is a particular jackpot symbol (S48: YES), the BGM performance mode Is switched to the 16-chord performance mode (S53). When the mode is switched to the 8-chord performance mode, when the pachinko machine 1 plays the BGM in the subsequent processing, the tone is played with the 8-chords. When the mode is switched to the 16-chord performance mode, the pachinko machine 1 plays music with 16-chords when performing the BGM in the subsequent processing. Therefore, it can be determined whether or not the gaming state has changed advantageously for the player depending on whether the number of BGM sounds has increased or decreased.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in Patent Document 1, it can be determined whether or not the gaming state has changed advantageously for the player depending on the number of BGM sounds, and there is no or almost no game characteristics or added value. There is a problem that the willingness to intervene in the game will be reduced.
The present invention suitably solves these problems, makes the player entertained like a music game in various gaming states, gives a corresponding added value depending on the result of the music game, and increases the player's willingness to intervene in technology. The purpose is to promote and give an unprecedented music game.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention]
  The method according to claim 1, wherein the problem is solved.BulletPachislot machinesIf the winning decision random number selected when the launched game ball enters the starting opening is a predetermined value, the big winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times, and the background corresponding to the big winning state・ In a ball game machine where music is generated,
  A plurality of predetermined periods are provided during the background music generation period, and a game ball is placed in a specific area provided in the special winning opening during the predetermined period.Sound generating means for generating an incoming sound effect when entering,
  The number of times the winning sound effect is generated during the predetermined period is determined to be successful and the success is determined during the jackpot stateAccording to the music piece completeness determination means for determining the completeness of the music of the background music, and,
  Game value-adding means for assigning a corresponding game added value according to the song completion degree determined by the song completion degree determining means;
It is a ball game machine characterized by comprising.
[0005]
  According to the ball game machine according to claim 1,The number of times the winning sound effect is generated during the predetermined period is determined to be successful and the success is determined during the jackpot stateDepending on the song, the degree of music completion of the background music is changed, and depending on the degree of song completion, appropriate game added value is given,JackpotIn this state, it is possible to entertain the player with a feeling like a music game, give a corresponding added value according to the result of the music game, promote the player's willingness to intervene in the technology, and give an unprecedented music game characteristic.
[0006]
  Claim 1 is limited to the jackpot gaming stateIs a gaming state in which games come and go according to predetermined conditions.If you are in other gaming stateIn Type 1 gaming machines, during normal probability games, during high probability fluctuations, during low probability fluctuations, during short hours,Is mentioned. In type 2 gaming machines, during normal gaming,There is a high probability. In Type 3 gaming machines, during normal gaming,Examples include high probability fluctuation, low probability fluctuation, and chance time.
[0007]
  As an example of a pitch effect sound (in the case of a prize opening, it becomes a prize effect sound), it is a sound effect that is emitted when a game ball enters the pitch opening.
  Although it is limited to the grand prize opening in claim 1, other winning holes may be used,Specifically, in the first type gaming machine, a special symbol start winning opening, a normal symbol starting winning opening, a general winning opening, a warp entering entrance (entrance entering the war passage),Is mentioned. In type 2 gaming machines, a once-open start port (one that opens the wing once by entering a game ball), two times open start port (one that causes the wing to open twice by entering a game ball), general Examples include a prize opening and a center character (a center character V award, a center character general award). In the type 3 gaming machine, a winning opening for starting a normal symbol by entering a game ball, a general winning opening, a V winning opening (right acquisition opening), a winning opening which is a rotating body.,, A center character (a center character design starting port, other winning ports in the center character).
Examples of the added value include time savings, probability-changing games, and special games..
[0008]
  To solve the above problemsThe bullet ball game machine according to claim 2,If the winning decision random number selected when the launched game ball enters the starting opening is a predetermined value, the big winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times, and the background corresponding to the big winning state・ In a ball game machine where music is generated,
During the background music generation period, a predetermined period in which the number of points is set for each divided period is provided, and a game is played in a specific area provided in the special winning opening during the predetermined period. Sound generating means for generating a sound effect when a ball enters,
When the winning sound effect is generated during the predetermined period, the number of points set for the divided period at the time when the winning sound effect is generated is given, and the back is set according to the number of points. -Music completeness determination means for determining the completeness of the music of the ground music,
Game value-adding means for assigning a corresponding game added value according to the song completion degree determined by the song completion degree determining means;
It is a bullet ball game machine characterized by having.
[0009]
  According to the ball game machine according to claim 2, when the winning sound effect is generated during the predetermined period, the number of points set in the divided period at the time when the winning sound effect is generated is Depending on the number of points, the music completion degree of the background music is changed, and according to the music completion degree, a corresponding game added value is given, so it feels like a music game in a big hit state Therefore, it is possible to entertain the player, give a corresponding added value according to the result of the music game, promote the player's willingness to intervene in the technology, and give a music game characteristic that has never existed before.
[0010]
In claim 2, the game is limited to the big hit game, but any other game state may be used as long as the game is transferred according to a predetermined condition. In the first type gaming machine, the normal probability game, the high probability change, the low Among the probability fluctuations and short time. In the second type gaming machine, during normal gaming, during high probability. In the third type gaming machine, during normal game, during high probability change, during low probability change, during chance time.
As an example of a pitch effect sound (in the case of a prize opening, it becomes a prize effect sound), it is a sound effect that is emitted when a game ball enters the pitch opening.
Although it is limited to the grand prize opening in claim 2, other winning holes may be used. Specifically, in the first type gaming machine, a special symbol starting winning opening, a normal symbol starting winning opening, Examples include a winning entrance and a warp entrance (a entrance to a war passage). In the type 2 game machine, once opening start port (one that opens the wing once by entering the game ball), twice opening start port (one that causes the wing to open twice by entering the game ball), general Examples include a prize opening and a center character (a center character V award, a center character general award). In Type 3 gaming machines, a winning opening for starting a normal symbol by entering a game ball, a general winning port, a V winning port (right acquisition port), a winning port as a rotating body, a center bonus (a symbol in the center bonus) Starting points and other winning points in the center).
Examples of the added value include a short-time count, a probability variation game, and a special game count.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the following, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and it goes without saying that various forms can be adopted as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.
[Embodiment 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention includes a rectangular outer frame 11 and a front frame 12, and a known card reader (hereinafter referred to as a prepaid card) on the left side of the outer frame 11. Also referred to as a unit.) 13 is provided. The front frame 12 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 by hinges 14 at the upper and lower left ends.
An upper plate 15 is provided below the front frame 12, and a lending button 16, a settlement button 17 and a balance display unit 18 are provided on the upper plate 15. When a prepaid card is inserted into the card slot 19 of the card reader 13, the stored balance is displayed on the balance display unit 18, and when the lending button 16 is pressed, the game balls are lent out and the game balls are drawn from the payout opening of the upper plate 15. Discharged.
A window-shaped metal frame 20 is removably attached to the front frame 12 with respect to the front frame 12. A plate glass 21 is double fitted in the metal frame 20. A game board 22 is stored behind the plate glass 21.
A lower plate 23 is provided at the lower part of the front frame 12 of the upper plate 15, and a firing handle 24 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 23. A rotation ring (not shown) is held on the outer periphery of the launch handle 24, and the game ball can be launched onto the game board 22 by rotating clockwise.
The upper plate 15 and the lower plate 23 are connected to each other, and are configured to guide the game ball to the lower plate 23 when the upper plate 15 is full of game balls.
[0012]
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in the drawing, a mechanism board 26 to which the above-described game board 22 is detachably attached is housed in the above-described outer frame 11. The mechanism panel 26 is provided with a ball tank 27, a guide rod 28, and a payout device 29 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball at the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of gaming balls can be discharged from the ball tank 27 to the above-described upper plate 15 through the guide rod 28 by the payout device 29. .
As will be described in detail later, a main control board 30 and a prize ball control board 31 are detachable from the mechanism board 26, a special symbol display device 32 is provided at the game board 22, and a launch control board is provided at the lower left part of the front frame. 33 are attached to each. It should be noted that the structure related to the payout of game balls with the mechanism panel 26 as the center is the same as the conventional structure, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.
[0013]
Next, the game board 22 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 22 has an LCD panel unit (hereinafter referred to as “LCD”) 32a constituting a special symbol display device 32 at the center, and a normal electric accessory serving as a first type starting port at the lower part thereof. 36, the normal symbol display device 37 on the upper part of the LCD 32a, the normal symbol operation gates 38 and 39 on the left and right of the LCD 32a used for starting the variation of the symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 37, and the big winning opening 40 on the lower part of the ordinary electric accessory 36. Further, an out port 41 at the bottom of the board surface, other various winning ports, a windmill, a game nail (not shown), and the like are provided.
With this configuration, when the above-described launch handle 24 is rotated, the launch motor 33a driven by the launch control board 33 is driven, and the game ball on the upper plate 15 is launched onto the game board 22 via the guide rail. Is done. If the launched game ball wins each winning hole, the game ball is taken into the back of the board as a safe ball, and if not won, it is taken into the back of the board through the out port 41 as well as the out ball.
[0014]
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 described above will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.
As shown in the figure, the electric circuit of the pachinko machine 10 includes the main control board 30, the prize ball control board 31, the special symbol display device 32, the launch control board 33, the lamp control board 34, the sound control board 35, and the above-mentioned prepaid. The card unit 13 and the CR adjustment display board 42 are included. In this circuit diagram, a so-called relay board and a power supply circuit for transferring signals are not described.
[0015]
The main control board 30 is configured as a logic operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer incorporating a ROM that stores a game control program and a RAM that serves as a work area for operations, etc. In addition, each board or various switches In addition, an external input / output circuit for performing input / output with various actuators is also provided.
On the input side of the main control board 30, there are a first type start port switch 36a, normal symbol operation switches 38a and 39a, an accessory continuous operation switch (hereinafter simply referred to as "V switch") 40a, a count switch 40b, an award. A ball payout switch 29a, a full switch 43, a supply switch 44, a touch switch 24a, and the like are connected.
On the output side, a prize winning solenoid 40c, a V solenoid 40d, a normal accessory solenoid 36b, and the like are connected.
[0016]
The first type start port switch 36a is in the ordinary electric accessory 36 on the game board 22, the normal symbol operation switches 38a and 39a are in the normal symbol operation gates 38 and 39, respectively, and the V switch 40a is in the big prize opening 40. Similarly, the count switch 40b is in the big prize opening 40, the prize ball payout switch 29a is below the ball cutting motor 29b in the payout device 29, the full switch 43 is in the lower plate 23, and the replenishment switch 44 is a ball tank. 27, respectively. Here, the V switch 40a wins in the big prize opening 40 that the game ball won in the big prize opening 40 has passed the special device operation area (hereinafter referred to as “specific area”). All the game balls, the prize ball payout switch 29a is the game ball discharged to the upper plate 15 by the ball cutting motor 29b, and the full tank switch 43 indicates that the game ball is full in the lower plate 23. The replenishment switch 44 detects the presence of a game ball in the ball tank 27, and the touch switch 24a detects that the player is touching the launch handle 24 and is built in the launch handle 24.
The large winning opening solenoid 40c connected to the output side is used for the large winning opening 40, the V solenoid 40d is used for a specific area in the large winning opening 40, and the ordinary accessory solenoid 36b is used for opening and closing the ordinary electric accessory 36, respectively. Is.
[0017]
The special symbol display device 32 includes the above-described LCD 32a, a symbol display device control board (hereinafter simply referred to as “design control board”) 32b for driving and controlling the LCD 32a, and an accessory unit 32c such as a backlight and an inverter board. ing. Similar to the main control board 30 described above, the symbol control board 32b is configured as a logic operation circuit centered on an 8-bit one-chip microcomputer.
[0018]
The prize ball control board 31 pays out a game ball as a prize ball to the player when a winning is obtained by driving and controlling the ball cutting motor 29b in accordance with a command command from the main control board 30. It may be configured as a logical operation circuit used or may be configured as a discrete circuit. The award ball control board 31 only pays out a game ball in accordance with a command from the main control board 30, and the main control board 30 detects whether or not a game ball corresponding to the winning is paid out.
[0019]
The launch control board 33 drives and controls the launch motor 33a according to the amount of rotation of the launch handle 24 operated by the player. When the player presses the launch stop switch 24b, the launch control board 33 stops firing or launches. When the touch switch 24a built in the handle 24 is in an ON state, the touch lamp 45 is turned on.
[0020]
The lamp control board 34 is mainly composed of drive elements such as transistors. Upon receiving a command from the main control board 30, the lamp control board 34 is used for normal symbol display devices 37, lamps such as big hit lamps and error lamps, and various lamps such as LEDs. Lights up and displays.
[0021]
The sound control board 35 includes a sound source IC, an amplifier, and the like, and controls driving of the speaker 46 in response to a command from the main control board 30.
[0022]
A circuit for one-way communication so that the transmission to the special symbol display device 32, the prize ball control board 31, the launch control board 33, the lamp control board 34, and the sound control board 35 can be transmitted only from the main control board 30. It is configured as. A bidirectional communication circuit may be used instead of the one-way communication circuit.
[0023]
In addition, the prepaid card unit 13 and the CR payment display board 42 described above are connected to the main control board 30. The CR adjustment display board 42 includes the lending button 16, the adjustment button 17, and the balance display portion 18 of the upper plate 15 described above.
[0024]
Next, sound effect control performed by the main control board 30 and the sound control board 35 will be described.
This sound effect control outputs a winning sound when winning in a specific area (hereinafter referred to as a V winning opening) of the big winning opening 40 which is a predetermined winning opening during the big winning round, and outputs the winning sound during the big winning round. When the winning sound is generated at a predetermined timing, the music completeness of the big hit BGM is increased, and a corresponding added value is given depending on the number of times of completion and the degree of completion. This V winning opening determines the continuation of the big hit game to the next round. When the game ball wins the V winning opening, the round is continued, and when the game ball does not win the V winning opening, the jackpot ends.
The flow of processing in one round is such that 5 seconds after opening the grand prize opening 40 is a tune intro part, and when a game ball wins a prize (hereinafter referred to as V prize), the BGM flows. As an example of the flow to the completion of the song, the grand prize opening 40 is opened to the intro (up to 1-5 seconds), the accompaniment starts, the winning sound reception period (6-8 seconds), the song performance (up to 9-30 seconds) It is. This is repeated up to the maximum round (15 rounds here as an example).
If the player enters the V prize opening during the period from the start of accompaniment of the song to the reception of the winning sound, the song (V winning BGM) starts normally and 1 is added to the song completion point. The game itself that adds sound effects to this BGM is referred to as a music completion game.
This sound effect control will be described by taking as an example a case where the BGM in the jackpot game is “Kirakira Star”. The BGM is divided into predetermined phrases. Here, the first phrase is Dodosora Soraso, the second phrase is Famimirered, the third phrase is Sosofamimire, the fourth phrase is Sosofamimire, the fifth phrase is Dosososaraso, the sixth phrase Is Famimirered and repeats thereafter. When a game ball wins a V winning opening during a big hit game, a bell sound such as “Chillin” or “Chareen” is output from the speaker 46 as a winning sound. BGM “Kirakira Hoshi” is played once during one round (hereinafter abbreviated as “R”), and the number of rounds continues up to 15R. Therefore, the maximum number that can be challenged for this song completion game is one big hit. It is set to 15 times. The degree of music completion is indicated by the success number P. The greater the number of successes, the higher the degree of perfection in the music of one round (one game) and the higher the degree of achievement of the music completion game.
[0025]
A process based on the “BGM control process” will be described with reference to FIG. The process shown in FIG. 5 is periodically executed by a technique such as a hardware interrupt, and shows one of the processes executed by the CPU of the main control board 30.
When the CPU of the main control board 30 determines that a big hit has occurred, the processing to be executed shifts to this routine.
First, a big hit round is started (step S100).
Next, it is determined whether or not the game ball won in the big winning opening 40 has passed the V winning opening, that is, whether or not the VSW 40a is turned on (step S110).
If a negative determination is made in S110, the process returns.
If the determination in step S110 is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the timing when the VSW 40a is on is within the BGM sound effect effective period T (step S120).
If a negative determination is made in S120, the process returns. In this case, the current phrase is not updated (see FIG. 6). In the next round, the BGM from the previous round is repeated.
If the determination in S120 is affirmative, the success number P is incremented by 1, the first phrase of the next round is updated to the next phrase (see FIG. 6) (step S130), and the display device (for example, the special symbol display device 32) is updated. A message to that effect is displayed (step S140), and the process returns. A player plays a game (hereinafter referred to as a BGM game) in which a game ball is fired at a predetermined timing and aim in an attempt to pass the game ball through a specific area of the special winning opening 40 within a predetermined period of BGM. The term “within the predetermined period” refers to a predetermined time between the end of the first phrase and the start of the second phrase (for example, 1 second is set here). When the BGM game is successful, for example, DodoSora Raso-Charin-Fafamiliredo. The success number P is a point indicating the degree of achievement of the music.
[0026]
As the BGM changes, a character indicating the success number P may be displayed on the screen (for example, the screen of the LCD 32a). For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the number of rounds R, a character indicating the degree of music completion, for example, “Otama Jakushi”, a success number P indicating the degree of music completion, and the lyrics corresponding to the current BGM phrase are displayed on the screen. To do. For example, when the BGM game is successful at 1R, the character's tadpole is displayed, and at 2R, the tadpole is changed into a bag. When the BGM game is successful, “Success” is displayed on the screen.
[0027]
During the big hit round, sound game start notification, end notification, hint display, and result notification display may be performed on the screen (for example, the screen of the LCD 32a). For example, as shown in FIG. 8, first, the lyrics “Kare no Uta-ga”, the hint display “still still” indicating the timing, the character “蛙”, and the number of rounds are displayed. When the winning timing is reached, the lyrics "~? ~" (Indicating whether or not the lyrics are updated or not), the hint display indicating the timing "Now!" And the number of rounds are displayed on the screen. Next, when the winning timing elapses, the lyrics corresponding to the BGM “Kikoe ~ Tetsuru ~” (indicating that the lyrics have been updated), the result notification display “success”, and the number of rounds are displayed on the screen. The round display remains R1. As a result of determining the background music progress, the contents of the sound game may be notified.
[0028]
A process based on the “added value addition process” shown in FIG. 9 will be described. The process shown in FIG. 9 is periodically executed by a technique such as a hardware interrupt, and shows one of the processes executed by the CPU of the main control board 30.
When the CPU of the main control board 30 determines that the 15th round (hereinafter abbreviated as 15R) processing is completed, the processing to be executed shifts to this routine.
In this process, the added value and the condition for generating the added value are set, and the added value is given accordingly. Here, this added value is the maximum value for time-variation variation of the special symbol after the big hit. The time shortening variation is to shorten the time from the start of variation of the first special symbol to the stop of the last special symbol of the special symbol.
First, with the completion of the 15th R, the special winning opening 40 is closed (step S200).
It is determined whether the number of successes is 1 or less (step S210).
If an affirmative determination is made in step S210, no time is set (step S220) and the process returns.
If a negative determination is made in step S210, it is determined whether the number of successes is 6 or less (step S230).
If an affirmative determination is made in step S230, the time is set to 20 times (step S240), and the process returns.
If a negative determination is made in step S230, it is determined whether the number of successes is 10 or less (step S250).
If an affirmative determination is made in step S250, the time is set to 40 times (step S260), and the process returns.
If a negative determination is made in step S250, it is determined whether the number of successes is 14 or less (step S270).
If an affirmative determination is made in step S270, the time is set to 60 times (step S280), and the process returns.
If a negative determination is made in step S270, the time is set to 100 times (step S290) and the process returns.
[0029]
By the above processing, when the number of successes is 0 to 1, the number of time reductions given after the end of the big hit is 0, and when the number of successes is 2 to 6, the number of time reductions given after the end of the big hit is 20 and the number of successes is 7 to 10 In this case, the number of time reductions is set to 40, the number of successes 11 to 14, the number of time reductions to 60, and the number of successes 15 to 100. That is, the greater the number of successes P, the greater the number of time reductions.
[0030]
The game content provided by the pachinko machine 10 that performs the processing described above will be described.
In accordance with the amount of rotation of the launch handle 24 operated by the player, a launch ball is launched onto the game board 22 by the launch motor 33a, and the launched game ball is awarded to the ordinary electric accessory 36 as the first type starting port. In this case, it is detected by the first type start port switch 36a, and the special symbol is variably displayed on the screen of the LCD 32a of the special symbol display device 32 so as to be statically displayed.
When the special symbol displayed statically displays a predetermined specific symbol, for example, the same three-digit symbol such as “777”, the game content advantageous to the player is provided as a “big hit” state. Whether or not the big hit state is reached is determined by whether or not the value of the random number for determining whether or not the game ball is detected by the first type start port switch 36a is a predetermined value. This success / failure determination random number is a counter that is incremented every minute time of every 2 ms, for example, and repeatedly creates 250 kinds of integers of 0 to 249, for example, and the timing at which the launched game ball wins the normal electric accessory 36 Since it is a random timing that cannot be predicted, it functions as a random number.
When the big hit state is reached, the grand prize opening 40 is opened for about 30 seconds or until 10 seconds when the game is won by the count switch 40b, whichever comes first, at which time the big prize opening 40 is awarded. When it is detected by the V switch 40a that the game ball has passed through the specific area, the special winning opening 40 is once closed and then opened again, and this opening operation is repeated up to 16 times.
During this big hit, a BGM game is played, and when the player enters the V winning opening of the big winning opening 40, a sound entering sound effect is generated, and the timing of generating the ball playing effect sound in the BGM is within a predetermined period. It is determined whether or not it has occurred, and when it occurs during the predetermined period, the success number is set to +1, and the BGM is advanced according to the success number, and a short-time added value is given.
Normally, 15 game balls are paid out as prize balls for one game ball winning, so when one big hit state occurs, about 2400 (= 15 × 10 × 16) A game ball can be obtained as a prize ball. This prize ball discharge operation is executed by the prize ball control board 31. The V solenoid 40d that opens and closes the specific area of the special winning opening 40 closes the specific area when one game ball passes through the specific area.
[0031]
When the released game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 38 or 39, it is detected by the normal symbol operation switch 38a or 39a, and the normal symbol display device 37 displays the fluctuation after a predetermined time display, for example, “7” or the like. When the specific symbol is displayed, for example, the ordinary electric accessory 36 is released until a predetermined time such as about 6 seconds or until a predetermined number of game balls such as six are won, whichever comes first. As a result, the chance that the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 36 is increased, the player can acquire a predetermined number of game balls, and the special symbol display device 32 has a large number of times of variably displaying the special symbol. Thus, the probability of generating a big hit state increases. Since the configuration until the ordinary electric accessory 36 is opened is substantially the same as the configuration for generating the “big hit” state described above, the description thereof is omitted.
[0032]
According to the embodiment described above, since the BGM game is performed by associating the V prize and the sound in the game state in which the game is a big hit, the player can be entertained as if it were a music game. It is possible to add value, promote a player's willingness to intervene in technology, and provide music game characteristics that have never existed before.
[0033]
[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment, the degree of completion of music is indicated by the number of successes P, but in the second embodiment, it is indicated by points acquired at which timing within the sound effect effective period T. In other words, if the game ball wins the winning opening within the effective sound effect period T, the sound game is successful, and the music completion degree is provided with a plurality of (for example, three) periods 1P, 2P, 3P within the effective period T. , 5 points are given in the best timing period 3P, 3 points are given in the period 2P, and 1 point is given in the period 1P. This point is the degree of completeness P, and the higher this, the higher the degree of completion as a song.
The number of points given to each of the three valid periods 1P, 2P, 3P may be changed depending on a predetermined condition.
As shown in FIG. 10B, by determining the achievement level (grade) of the sound game, a privilege corresponding to each achievement level is given or the game state is changed. Here, the score is a short time, and the content of the short time game changes. Specifically, the completion time 3P is set to 200 time reductions, the completion degree 2P is set to 100 time reductions, the completion time 1P is set to 50 time reductions, and the completion degree 0P is set to 0 time reductions.
[0034]
In the above, it is possible to provide BGM that becomes effective in accordance with the sound effect changing means and an effective period changing means for changing the effective timing in the BGM. The winning timing for completing a song is not limited to winning at the same timing every time, and the timing may be changed according to a predetermined condition. For example, in the first round, the winning timing is 1P (slightly earlier), 3P (just right) between the first phrase “Dodosora Raso” of the above-mentioned “Kirakira Hoshi” and the second phrase “Family Mirered” Good timing), 2P (slightly late timing), "I am one step" when winning at 1P, "Completion" when winning at 3P, "Okay" when winning at 2P, at the bottom of Fig. 10 (a) As shown, in the second round, 3 points (winning at the right time) are 5 points for “complete”, 2 points (winning at a slightly late time), 3 points for “good”, 1P (for late time) It is also possible to adopt a configuration example in which one point of “one step now” is acquired in (winning).
[0035]
[Embodiment 3]
In the first embodiment, the degree of completion of the music is indicated by the success number P, and in the second embodiment, it is indicated by the points acquired at which timing within the sound effect effective period T, but the third embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in (c), these two pieces of music completeness are combined. That is, the degree of music completion is determined by the number of successes P and the total number of acquired points P in a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 15R). Specifically, the completeness P total number is set to 75P to 50P, and the number of time reductions is 200 times, the completion degree P total number is 49P to 15P, the time reduction number is 100 times, and the completion degree P total number is set to 14P to 0P and the time reduction number is 50 times. .
[0036]
[Modification 1]
The winning sound when winning in the V winning opening may be BGM. In place of the bell sounds such as the winning sounds “Chillin” and “Chareen” in the above-described embodiment, music that is triggered by winning the prize, for example, V winning BGM such as “Charara-Charala” is used.
[0037]
The V winning BGM may be added to the big hit round BGM in 6 seconds or less by entering the V winning opening from the opening of the big winning opening 40 to the intro (up to 1 to 5 seconds). The BGM after the intro or after the winning sound reception valid period is changed or made to be heard by changing during the intro or the winning sound reception valid period, for example, the normal BGM and the winning BGM chorus Or, it may be heard as an ensemble.
[0038]
[Modification 2]
In some cases, the number of hours or hours may be extended by winning a prize at a prescribed timing in the middle of the hour or middle BGM. The “sound game period” may be changed to “short time”, and the added value may be “extension of short time”.
[0039]
When a special symbol is variably displayed for a predetermined number of times, a probability change continuation period is changed when a game ball is awarded to a predetermined winning opening at a predetermined timing of BGM during a probability change in a gaming machine in which the probability change ends. Sometimes.
[0040]
[Modification 3]
BGM progress guide display means for displaying the progress of BGM on the screen (for example, LCD 32a) may be provided. At that time, aiming at the winning timing of the BGM game winning sound effect even when receiving the winning sound effect and changing the display mode of the BGM progress guidance display means when it is not so that the player is difficult to hear the BGM Is possible. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the lyrics corresponding to BGM “Umi-hahiro-na” and a predetermined game related to the lyrics, for example, Saijo-wari game, are displayed on the screen. An example of displaying “chance !!” indicating that a chance has arrived is given. The round display is R1.
[0041]
[Modification 4]
As shown in FIG. 12, when the BGM game is successful during the big hit round, the BGM after the next may be changed. When the BGM game is successful at the 1R jackpot (BGM1), the 2R jackpot shifts to BGM2 (Kirakira Star), which is different from BGM1 (Frog Song). If the BGM game is not successful in the big hit 1R, the BGM in the 2R is the same BGM1 as the previous time.
[0042]
[Modification 5]
As shown in FIG. 13, with the change in BGM, the sound effect of the effective winning opening is also changed. For example, the first R is BGM1 and the winning sound effect 1, but if the BGM game is successful, the second R becomes BGM2 and the winning sound effect 2, but if the BGM game fails, the second R is BGM1 and the winning sound effect 1. It remains.
A process based on the “BGM / sound effect changing process” shown in FIG. 13 will be described. The process shown in FIG. 13 is periodically executed by a technique such as a hardware interrupt, and shows one of the processes executed by the CPU of the main control board 30. When the BGM game is successful, this process is started.
First, it is determined whether or not the current BGM is the first data (step S300). If the determination is affirmative, the winning effect sound is set to the winning effect sound 1 (step S310) and the process returns. If the determination is negative in step S300, it is determined whether or not the current BGM is the second data (step S320). If the determination is affirmative, the winning effect sound is set to the winning effect sound 2 (step S330), and the process returns. . If the determination is negative in step S320, it is determined whether or not the current BGM is the third data (step S340). If the determination is affirmative, the winning effect sound is set to the winning effect sound 3 (step S350), and the process returns. . If a negative determination is made in step S340, the winning effect sound is set to the winning effect sound 4 (step S360), and the process returns to return.
With the above processing, the winning sound effect is also changed with the change of the BGM game, so that the winning sound effect is not uniform and sound matching is enhanced.
[0043]
[Modification 6]
The image display contents are expanded in accordance with the winning timing at which the BGM game is regarded as successful. It is preferable to perform image control so as to develop an image display so that things succeed if the prize is awarded in accordance with the entry into the BGM winning sound effect effective period T. It is preferable that the display screen has a configuration in which the situation can be grasped by looking at the image display of the progress of the BGM and the success or failure of the sound effect game.
[0044]
Examples of special control related to winning sound effects (Modification Examples 7 to 11) will be given.
[0045]
[Modification 7]
The sound effect changing means 1 for changing the winning sound effect can be provided according to the number of game balls that enter a predetermined winning opening (for example, the ordinary electric accessory 36) during a predetermined period.
For example, a process based on “sound effect changing process 1” shown in FIG. 14 will be described. The process shown in FIG. 14 is periodically executed by a technique such as a hardware interrupt, and shows one of the processes executed by the CPU of the main control board 30. When it is determined that a predetermined winning opening is won, this processing is started.
When the process is started, a winning process for a predetermined winning opening is performed (step S400). Next, it is determined whether or not a predetermined BGM is being performed (step S410). If it is determined that the predetermined BGM is being performed, it is determined whether or not the flag for instructing the change of the winning effect sound is OFF (step S420). If the determination is negative, the winning effect sound is set to the winning effect sound 2 (step S440), and the return. If the determination is affirmative, the winning effect sound is set to the winning effect sound 1 (step S430), the winning total is incremented by one (step S450), and it is determined whether or not the winning total has reached a predetermined number (step S460). . If the determination is affirmative in this step, the flag is set to ON (step S470), and it is determined whether the reset condition is satisfied (step S480). If the determination is affirmative in this step, the information is reset (step S490), and if the determination is negative, the process returns to return.
With the above processing, the winning effect sound is changed when the number of game balls entering the predetermined winning opening during the predetermined period exceeds the predetermined number, and this has the effect of promoting the game motivation of the player.
[0046]
[Modification 8]
It is possible to provide sound effect changing means 2 for changing the winning sound effect according to the winning order / winning route of a plurality of winning mouths. For example, there are a plurality of winning holes in the game area, and the winning sound may vary depending on which winning opening before winning. For example, if there are three winning mouths, winning mouth 1 (charin), winning mouth 2 (poco), and winning mouth 3 (keen), it will be “charin, poco, keen” in the order of winning 1 → 2 → 3. In the winning order of 3 → 1 → 2, the winning sound effect is “Kean, Charin, Poko”.
[0047]
[Modification 9]
When a game ball enters an effective winning opening during a predetermined period of BGM and the degree of completion of the song is above a certain level, a sound effect changing means 3 for changing the winning sound effect can be provided. For example, there are a plurality of time zones (for example, the first time zone, the second time zone from the earliest, between the first phrase “Dodosora Raso” and the second phrase “Familimired” of the above-mentioned “Kirakira star”, 3 of the 3rd time zone) is set, and depending on the timing at which the game ball wins, it will be "charin" at the timing of the first step of the first time zone, "Kean" at the timing close to perfection of the 2nd time zone, At a reasonable timing in the three-hour zone, “Charalin” or the like can be used to change the winning sound effect.
[0048]
[Modification 10]
There is provided sound effect changing means 4 for producing an effect that can be expected to be a big hit when a predetermined winning sound effect is generated at a predetermined timing when it is not a big hit, when a predetermined sound effect is generated at a predetermined timing. be able to.
[0049]
[Others]
The music completion game calculates the degree of music completion (success number P) according to timing, and there are the following two configurations for measuring the timing.
The first configuration is a configuration in which the main control board 30 stores that the winning sound valid period is from how many seconds to how many seconds after the start of generation of the BGM that is the object of the music game. In the case where the winning sound valid period is 5 seconds to 10 seconds from the start of BGM, it is successful to win a winning opening that becomes effective within 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
“Determining the degree of completion” will be described by taking the case of the sound effect described in the modification example 9 as an example. After 5 seconds from the start of BGM, “one step” is added by one point, and after 6 to 8 seconds, “ The perfection of the song is judged as plus 3 points, and after 9 to 10 seconds, the score is judged as “good” plus 2 points.
[0050]
As a second configuration, there is a configuration in which the main control board 30 and the sound control board 35 are bidirectionally communicated, and the main control board 30 determines whether the timing is an effective timing at the winning timing.
It is preferable that the music completion game is implemented using any one of the first and second configurations.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a gaming machine according to a first embodiment that employs the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a back view of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board surface of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing each process in “BGM control process” of the first embodiment;
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing flow of a big hit round BGM according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 7 is an explanatory screen diagram illustrating a change in display associated with the big hit round BGM according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory screen diagram illustrating a change in hint display of the big hit round BGM according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing “added value addition processing” according to the first embodiment;
FIG. 10A is an explanatory diagram showing a winning sound effect effective period T in 1R of the second embodiment, FIG. 10B is a chart showing a correspondence relationship between the degree of completion P and the number of hours and hours in the second embodiment, ) Is a chart showing a correspondence relationship between the total number P of perfection levels and the number of hours and hours in the third embodiment.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory screen diagram illustrating a display example of modification example 4;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a display example of a modification example 7;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a “BGM / sound effect changing process” according to a modified example 8;
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing “sound effect changing process 1” of a tenth modification.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... Pachinko machine 22 ... Game board
24 ... Launch handle 24a ... Touch switch
30: Main control board 31: Prize ball control board
32 ... Special symbol display device 32a ... LCD panel unit (LCD)
32b ... Symbol display device control board (design control board)
33 ... Launch control board 34 ... Lamp control board
35 ... Sound control board 36 ... Normal electric accessory (starting port)
36a... First kind start port switch 37... Normal symbol display device
40... Grand prize opening 40 a... Continuous action switch (VSW) 40 b... Ten count switch (count SW)

Claims (2)

If the winning decision random number selected when the launched game ball enters the starting opening is a predetermined value, the big winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times, and the background corresponding to the big winning state・ In a ball game machine where music is generated,
A plurality of predetermined periods are provided during the generation period of the background music, and a pitching sound effect is generated when a game ball enters a specific area provided in the special winning opening during the predetermined period . Sound generating means ;
If the winning sound effect is generated during the predetermined period, the music is judged to be successful, and the music for determining the degree of music completion of the background music is determined according to the number of times the success is judged during the jackpot. Perfection determination means ,
Game value-adding means for assigning a corresponding game added value according to the song completion degree determined by the song completion degree determining means;
A ball game machine characterized by comprising: If the winning decision random number selected when the launched game ball enters the starting opening is a predetermined value, the big winning opening is opened a predetermined number of times, and the background corresponding to the big winning state・ In a ball game machine where music is generated,
During the background music generation period, a predetermined period in which the number of points is set for each divided period is provided, and a game is played in a specific area provided in the special winning opening during the predetermined period. Sound generating means for generating a sound effect when a ball enters,
When the winning sound effect is generated during the predetermined period, the number of points set for the divided period at the time when the winning sound effect is generated is given, and the back is set according to the number of points. -Music completeness determination means for determining the completeness of the music of the ground music,
Game value-adding means for assigning a corresponding game added value according to the song completion degree determined by the song completion degree determining means;
A ball game machine characterized by comprising:

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