JP4451588B2 - Game machine design controller - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a symbol control device that plays a game advantageous to a player by matching symbols used in gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 5 shows a symbol control device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-167164. The control device 51 includes symbol correlation data 52 that defines the correlation between the background image and the reach image. For example, in the case where cherry, lightning, typhoon, and snow are set as the background image and spring, summer, autumn, and winter are set as the reach image, the symbol correlation data 52 has a numerical value if the relationship between the background image and the reach image is deep. The value is small if the relationship between the background image and the reach image is low. In addition, the background image switching means 53 of the control device 51 switches the background image at the end of the big hit game or the number of times of symbol variation game set in the control device 51. As a result of the winning lottery, for example, if the jackpot is lottery, the control device 51 displays the current background image (in the state where the symbol display 4 starts the symbol variation game corresponding to the jackpot lottery result). The background image displayed in FIG. 5) is selected and a control image 51 selects a reach image that has a low correlation with the current background image. This prevents the display pattern from being biased by a symbol display device such as a confirmed symbol or a notice display.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional example, for example, if the background image is “sakura”, the reach image “spring” is selected, and if the background image is “lightning”, the reach image “summer” is selected, and the background image is Reach images that have a strong correlation with the background image are selected, such as if the “typhoon” is selected, the “fall” reach image is selected, and if the background image is “snow”, the “winter” reach image is selected. Since the structure is selected, the same reach image is repeated as long as the background image is not switched, and there is a problem that the bias of the definite symbol occurs.
[0004]
Therefore, the present invention provides a symbol control device that can prevent the display pattern from being biased by the symbol display device such as the effect pattern, the confirmed symbol, the notice display, and the effect time, and can improve the visual appeal. is there.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, the symbol and the effect pattern are drawn and the symbol change is started after the symbol change is started on the symbol display, while the symbol change is stopped on the basis of the lottery result when the symbol change is stopped. and the symbol control device to make a favorable gaming state to the player, a history section for storing the lottery result of the effect pattern by a predetermined number of times, the total value of the lottery result of the effect pattern stored in the history means, effect pattern effect pattern exceeds the sum means the number for each type meter, a plurality of priority correspondence table for setting the relationship between the priority and the total value in selecting Starring output pattern, the total value is a predetermined value If there was present, it extracts the priority of each performance pattern with reference to the priority correspondence table to each type of effect patterns, rendering each of the extracted Compared turn priority, with priority and selecting means for selecting the highest performance pattern, each of the above priority correspondence table, respectively set separately for each type of effect patterns, and each of Since the priority correspondence table is set so that the priority becomes higher when the total value decreases in each table, when the bias of the lottery result in the stored history occurs, it is displayed on the symbol display Unlike the previous display pattern, the display pattern to be displayed can improve the prevention of the bias of the display pattern, and can improve the playability appealing to the eye.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 4 show an embodiment. FIG. 1 schematically shows a symbol control apparatus, FIG. 2 shows a variation pattern table 5, FIG. 3 shows a history table 6, and FIG. Table 12 is shown.
[0007]
The symbol control apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. The symbol control device includes a ball detector 2, a control device 3, and a symbol display 4. The ball detector 2 is an input device for the control device 3, detects a ball that has won a start winning component 1 provided on a game board that is a game subject, and outputs a ball detection signal to the control device 3. The symbol display 4 is an output device for the control device 3 and displays a symbol variation game accompanying the start winning. The control device 3 is attached to the back side of the game board or the back side of the gaming machine frame on which the game board is mounted, and the computer repeatedly executes the game process according to the program stored in the ROM while using the RAM as a temporary storage part in the process. The variable pattern table 5, the history table 6, the writing means 7, the packet number counter 8, the summing means 9, the bias determining means 10, the selecting means 11, and the priority correspondence table 12 are provided. The variation pattern table 5 and the priority correspondence table 12 are formed by a storage component such as a ROM, and the history table 6 is formed by a storage component such as a RAM. The history table 6 and the writing means 7 form a history means.
[0008]
As shown in step 101, the symbol control device generates the production pattern identification information as the lottery result obtained by the lottery process performed by the control device 3, and the summing unit 9 counts the total number for each type of the production pattern for a predetermined number of times. The number of times each effect pattern appears in the symbol variation game is calculated, and the total number for each effect pattern counted by the bias determination means 10 is determined as the bias determination value 13 set in the control device 3 for each type of effect pattern. Compare. When all the counted numbers are equal to or less than the bias determination value 13, the bias determination means 10 determines that there is no bias, and the history means stores the drawn production pattern identification information as a history and the symbol display 4 draws the lottery. The effect pattern corresponding to the performed effect pattern identification information is displayed (see NO in step 102 and step 104). On the other hand, if even one of the counted totals exceeds the bias determination value 13, the bias determination means 10 determines that there is a bias and drives the selection means 11 (see YES in step 102). Compares the total number obtained by the summing means 9 with the priority correspondence table 12 set for each kind of effect pattern, and selects the effect pattern identification information with the highest priority, and the history means selects it by the selection means 11. The produced effect pattern identification information is stored as a history, and the design display 4 displays the effect pattern corresponding to the selected effect pattern identification information (see step 103 and step 104), thereby preventing the effect pattern from being biased. Is.
[0009]
The variation pattern table 5 will be described with reference to FIG. In the variation pattern table 5, the effect pattern identification information and the effect time are individually set for each change pattern number. For example, the effect pattern identification information “A” and the effect time “10 seconds” are set to the variation pattern number “1”, and the effect pattern identification information “B” and the effect time “15 seconds” are set to the change pattern number “2”. Is set to the variation pattern number “3”, the effect pattern identification information “C” and the effect time “20 seconds” are set, and the effect pattern identification information “C” and the effect time “30” are set to the variation pattern number “4”. Second ”is set, production pattern identification information“ C ”and production time“ 40 seconds ”are set for the variation pattern number“ 5 ”, and production pattern identification information“ D ”and production time are set for the variation pattern number“ 6 ”. “20 seconds” is set, effect pattern identification information “D” and effect time “30 seconds” are set in the variation pattern number “7”, and effect pattern identification is made in the variation pattern number “8”. The report “D” and the production time “40 seconds” are set, the production pattern identification information “E” and the production time “20 seconds” are set for the variation pattern number “9”, and the production for the variation pattern number “10”. The pattern identification information “E” and the effect time “30 seconds” are set, the effect pattern identification information “E” and the effect time “40 seconds” are set in the variation pattern number “11”, and the effect pattern number “12” is set. Production pattern identification information “C” and production time “45 seconds” are set, production pattern identification information “D” and production time “45 seconds” are set in variation pattern number “13”, and variation pattern number “14”. "Is set with effect pattern identification information" E "and effect time" 45 seconds ". The effect pattern, which is the effect pattern identification information “A”, stops after the symbol fluctuates, and produces a deviation other than the winning symbol. Production pattern identification information “B”, “C”, “D”, and “E” produce a reach called normal reach or special reach, and each of these production patterns has a different design, background image, or the like. The variation pattern numbers “1” to “11” are effects for losing, and the variation pattern numbers “12” to “14” are effects for jackpot.
[0010]
The history table 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The history table 6 stores one or more lottery results. Specifically, the history table 6 includes a plurality of packets, and one lottery result is stored in the packet by the writing unit 7. Each packet has a packet number and includes an effect C flag, an effect D flag, and an effect E flag corresponding to the effect pattern identification information “C”, “D”, and “E”. The writing means 7 rewrites the packet with the packet number counted by the packet number counter 8 as follows. That is, the writing means 7 sets the effect flag corresponding to the effect pattern identification information from the selection means 11 or the bias determination means 10 to be significant, for example, “1”, and corresponds to the effect pattern identification information not selected. The production flag is set to “0”, for example. The packet number counter 8 counts up the packet number from an initial value (for example, 1) by adding 1 to the pointer value stored every time the rewriting of the history table 6 by the writing means 7 is completed, When the pointer value exceeds the maximum value (for example, 300) of the packet number set in the control device 3, the pointer value is returned to the initial value.
[0011]
The summing unit 9 individually counts the total values of the effect C flag, the effect D flag, and the effect E flag that are significant in the history table 6, and the total value thus counted is the effect C total value, the effect D total value, and the effect. E is stored in the total column 14 of the history table 6 as a total value. The bias determination means 10 exceeds the effect C determination value, the effect D determination value, and the effect E determination value in which the effect C total value, the effect D total value, and the effect E total value obtained by the summing means 9 are the bias determination value 13. It is determined whether or not. The bias determination means 10 exceeds the effect C determination value, the effect D determination value, and the effect E determination value among the effect C total value, the effect D total value, and the effect E total value (that is, when a bias occurs). ), The effect pattern identification information transferred in other cases (that is, when there is no bias) is transferred to the writing means 7. For example, the effect C determination value is “30”, the effect D determination value is “15”, and the effect E determination value is “3”, and is set in the bias determination value column 15 that is the ROM of the control device 3. The selecting means 11 collates the effect C total value, the effect D total value, and the effect E total value from the summing means 9 with the priority correspondence table 12 (see FIG. 4), and the effect C total value and the effect from the priority correspondence table 12. The priority corresponding to the D total value and the effect E total value is individually extracted and stored, and the effect pattern identification information having the highest priority among the extracted priorities is extracted and transferred to the writing means 7. . As shown in FIG. 4, priority correspondence tables 16; 17; 18 corresponding to the priority correspondence table 12 are individually set for each of the production pattern identification information “C”, “D”, and “E”, and correspond to the priority. Tables 16 to 18 show the production C total value, production D total value, production E total value for each production C total value, production D total value, production E total value, and so on. Priorities are set individually.
[0012]
According to the structure of the embodiment, in a state where the power switch (not shown) in the pachinko machine is turned on and the control device 3 is activated, the ball launched into the game area of the game board wins the start winning component 1, When the start winning signal is input from the ball detector 2 to the control device 3 and the control device 3 detects the input of the start winning signal, the control device 3 executes a lottery process. In the lottery process, the control device 3 acquires a random value from the random number generation means at the winning timing of the start winning signal, compares the acquired random value with a lottery table stored in the control device 3, and corresponds to the random value from the lottery table. The variation pattern number, the confirmed symbol identification information, and the notice identification information are extracted and stored as a lottery result. The control device 3 collates the obtained variation pattern number with the variation pattern table 5 in FIG. 2, extracts effect pattern identification information and effect time corresponding to the variation pattern number from the variation pattern table 5 and stores them.
[0013]
Then, the effect total value corresponding to the effect pattern identification information extracted by the control device 3 is transferred to the bias determination means 10. Deviation determining means 10 determines whether or not it exceeds the effect determination value corresponding to the transferred effect total effect pattern identification information extracted (deviation judgment value 13), the sum output Starring Produce determination value The selection means 11 is driven when it is determined that it has exceeded, and the effect pattern identification information transferred in other cases is transferred to the writing means 7. For example, when the control device 3 selects the variation pattern number “4” as the lottery result, the variation pattern identification information “C” is extracted from the variation pattern table 5 in FIG. 2, and the bias determination means 10 causes the history table 6 in FIG. Further, since the effect C total value “31” of the variation pattern identification information “C” exceeds the effect C determination value “30”, it is determined that there is a bias, and the selection unit 11 is driven.
[0014]
Upon receiving the drive from the bias determination means 10, the selecting means 11 collates the effect C total value “31” with the priority correspondence table 16 shown in FIG. 4a for the effect pattern identification information “C”, and the priority correspondence table. 16, the priority “9” corresponding to the effect C total value “31” is extracted and stored, while the effect D total value “9” is the priority shown in FIG. 4B for the effect pattern identification information “D”. The correspondence table 17 is collated, and the priority “13” corresponding to the effect D total value “9” is extracted from the priority correspondence table 17 and stored, while the effect E total value “1” is set as the effect pattern identification information “E”. Is compared with the priority correspondence table 18 shown in FIG. 4c, and the priority “7” corresponding to the effect E total value “1” is extracted from the priority correspondence table 18 and stored. The selection means 11 selects the effect pattern identification information “D” because the priority “13” of the effect pattern identification information “D” is the highest among the obtained priorities “9”, “13”, and “7”. And transferred to the writing means 7.
[0015]
The writing means 7 sets the effect D flag corresponding to the transferred effect pattern identification information “D” to “1” in the packet of the packet number “6” counted by the packet number counter 8 in the history table 6 of FIG. In addition to setting the effect C flag and the effect E flag to “0”, rewriting of the history table 6 by the writing unit 7 is completed. Then, the writing means 7 returns the transferred effect pattern identification information “D” to the control device 3. As the writing means 7 finishes rewriting the history table 6, the packet number counter 8 counts up the packet number, while the control device 3 displays the effect pattern identification information “D” returned from the writing means 7. 4 is output. Receiving the effect pattern identification information “D” from the control device 3, the symbol display 4 starts the symbol variation, and the effect pattern identification information “D” is transmitted via a reach where symbols other than the final stop symbol are hit. While performing the reach production which is the production pattern of No. 1, the final stop symbol is stopped according to the lottery result after performing the notice production that may be a big hit. When the confirmed symbols that have been stopped are matched with the winning symbols, the control device 3 controls the open / close drive source 19, and the open / close drive source 19 opens and closes the open / close body 21 of the variable prize component 20 provided on the game board to start the big hit game. To do.
[0016]
Further, when the effect C total value in the total column 14 in the history table 6 is “30” or less, the bias determination means 10 is biased because the effect C total value “30” is equal to or less than the effect C determination value “30”. The effect pattern identification information “C” is transferred to the writing means 7, and the writing means 7 sets the effect C flag of the packet number packet “6” counted by the packet number counter 8 in the history table 6 to “ 1 "and the effect D flag and the effect E flag are set to" 0 ". It will be understood that the symbol display 4 displays the effect pattern of the effect pattern identification information “C”.
[0017]
In the above embodiment, the control device 3 is divided into a main control device and a symbol control device, the main control device is provided with a variation pattern table 5, and the symbol control device is a history table 6, a writing means 7, a packet number counter 8, The total means 9, the bias judgment means 10, the selection means 11, and the priority correspondence table 12 are provided. The main control device executes a lottery process and outputs the production pattern identification information to the symbol control device. It is applicable also to the form which operate | moves similarly to the control apparatus 3 of a form. According to this, the history table 6, the writing means 7, the packet number counter 8, the summing means 9, the bias determining means 10, the selecting means 11, and the priority correspondence table 12 can be omitted from the main control device. The storage capacity burden can be reduced.
[0018]
In the embodiment, the effect pattern is used as the display pattern, but a confirmed symbol or a notice can be applied as the display pattern instead of the effect pattern. When the lottery table is set so that the fixed symbols appear on the average, it is also possible to apply that the selection unit 11 selects the fixed symbol having the smallest total number obtained by the total unit 9 instead of the priority. The reliability may be set for each of a plurality of types of notices, and the selection unit 11 may select a high reliability instead of the priority. An appearance value may be set in the notice, and when the notice does not appear even if the number of symbol variation games reaches the appearance value, the notice may be displayed in the next symbol variation game. It is also possible to change the production time. A slot machine can be obtained by replacing a start winning signal with a game start signal and stopping a symbol by inputting a symbol stop signal instead of stopping a symbol that has changed in accordance with a program stored in the control device 3. It can also be applied to.
[0019]
In the above embodiment, when a bias occurs in the lottery result, a display pattern having a high priority is selected instead of the display pattern according to the lottery result, but the history means stores a plurality of lottery results in the past and stores the plurality of lottery results. When all the lottery results are the same, the bias determination means 10 determines that there is a bias and drives the selection means 11, and the driven selection means 11 selects a display pattern different from the past lottery results. The bias can be eliminated. In this case, the history means stores one lottery result made in the past, and it is biased when the lottery result conducted after this one lottery is the same as the one lottery result conducted in the past. The present invention can be applied even if the determination means 10 determines that there is a bias. According to this, the priority correspondence table 12, the summing unit 9, and the packet number counter 8 can be omitted, and the capacity of the history table 6 can be minimized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a symbol control apparatus according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a chart showing a variation pattern table according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a chart showing a history table according to an embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a table showing a priority correspondence table according to an embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional symbol control device.
[Explanation of symbols]
4 Symbol display 6 History table (history means)
7 Writing means (history means)
10 bias determination means 11 selection means

Claims (1)

A game that is advantageous to the player when a symbol and a production pattern are drawn and stopped after the symbol change is started on the symbol display, while the fixed symbols that stop based on the lottery result are matched when the symbol change is stopped In the symbol control device that creates the state,
History means for storing the lottery result of the production pattern a predetermined number of times;
The total value of the lottery result of the effect pattern stored in the history means, and summing means for counting each type of effect patterns,
A plurality of priority correspondence table for setting the relationship between the priority and the total value in selecting Starring output pattern,
If the effect pattern sum exceeds a predetermined value exists, extracts the priority of each performance pattern with reference to the priority correspondence table to each type of effect patterns, each effect pattern of the extracted Selecting means for comparing the priority and selecting the production pattern with the highest priority ,
The plurality of priority correspondence tables are individually set for each type of production pattern,
The symbol control device for a gaming machine, wherein the plurality of priority correspondence tables are set so that the priority becomes higher when the total value decreases in each table .

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