JP4638463B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine capable of taking a game mode advantageous to a player (hereinafter also referred to as an advantageous game mode) and a game mode disadvantageous to the player (hereinafter also referred to as a normal game mode).

Conventionally, as a pachinko gaming machine, an advantageous game mode such as a jackpot probability variation mode (probability variation mode) or a symbol variation time shortening mode (time reduction mode) and a normal game mode can be taken, and a predetermined number of times, for example, 100 in the advantageous game mode There are known pachinko machines that transition to the normal game mode when the number of symbol changes has ended, and in this type of pachinko machine that transitions from the advantageous game mode to the normal game mode, There has been proposed a pachinko gaming machine that counts down the number of symbol fluctuations until the game mode is shifted and displays on the symbol display device that the advantageous game mode has ended (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-131246 A

  However, according to the pachinko gaming machine as described above, the game rule stipulates that “if there is a pending symbol variation, the next symbol variation must be performed immediately”, so at the end of the advantageous game mode. In the case where there is a holding of the symbol variation, in other words, if there is one or more holding balls of the winning game ball at the starting port, the end of the advantageous game mode can be displayed only momentarily on the symbol display device, and the player is advantageous There is a problem that it is difficult to recognize the end of the game mode.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that solves the above-described problems of the prior art and allows the player to fully recognize the end of the advantageous gaming mode.

The gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine in which, when a predetermined number of symbol variations are completed during a gaming mode advantageous for a player, the advantageous gaming mode is terminated and a gaming mode disadvantageous for the player is started. As a symbol variation pattern of the last symbol variation in the advantageous game mode, a predetermined symbol variation pattern having a longer symbol variation time than the other symbol variation patterns that can be selected during the advantageous game mode is selected. Based on the predetermined symbol variation pattern, it is determined to notify the end of the advantageous game mode during symbol variation, and the predetermined symbol variation pattern is selected as the symbol variation pattern of the last symbol variation. If not, as symbol variation pattern of symbol variation in the adverse game mode, other that may be selected during the adverse game mode Based on the symbol variable time compared with the symbol variation pattern is longer predetermined symbol variation pattern is selected, decision to notifying the completion of the advantageous game mode symbols during variation based on the predetermined symbol variation pattern the characterized in that it.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, since the end of the advantageous game mode is notified during the symbol variation, “if there is a symbol variation suspension, the next symbol variation must be performed immediately”. It becomes possible to fully recognize the end of the game mode advantageous to the player while complying with the game rules.

  Here, the notification is performed using a display screen in which symbol variation is performed at a normal time, and the symbol variation at the time of notification is performed in a display mode in which a display mode during normal symbol variation is reduced, The end of the game mode advantageous to the player can be recognized with a great impact.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 4 shows a display form transition diagram of the symbol display device.

  In FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine includes a display screen 4 of a symbol display device 3 at the center of a game area 2 in which a game ball launched by a player operating a handle 1 operates in a complex manner. Below the display screen 4, a start port 5 is arranged. As is well known, a big win lottery is performed by the game control board 100 (FIG. 2) when a game ball wins the start opening 5. Below the start opening 5, a big prize opening 6 is arranged. As is well known, the big winning opening 6 is opened a predetermined number of times when a big hit occurs, allowing a large number of game balls to be awarded and giving a privilege to the player. Above the start port 5 is constituted by a stage 7. A part of the stage 7 is configured to make it easy to win the guided game ball to the start opening 5. The stage 7 is provided with four hold lamps 8 representing the number of game balls held in the start opening 5. As is well known, the reserved number is the number of game balls that have won the start opening 5, and the big hit lottery has been performed on the game control board 100, but the symbol variation has not yet been performed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the electrical system of the pachinko gaming machine includes a game control board (main board) 100, an effect control board 200, and a lamp control board 300.

  The game control board 100 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, and is large when the start opening switch (SW) 9 for detecting a game ball won in the start opening 5 and the big winning opening 6 are opened in the I / O. A big prize opening switch (SW) 10 that detects a game ball won in the prize opening 6, a big prize opening solenoid 11 that opens the big prize opening 6, and a holding lamp 8 are respectively connected. In addition, the game control board 100 transmits various commands to the effect control board 200 and receives a response signal from the effect control board 200.

  The effect control board 200 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, like the game control board 100, and the symbol display device 3 and the speaker 12 are connected to the I / O. In addition, the effect control board 200 transmits various commands to the lamp control board 300.

  When receiving the effect command from the effect control board 200, the symbol display device 3 develops the effect according to the received effect command on the display screen 4.

  Like the game control board 100 and the effect control board 200, the lamp control board 300 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O, and a decoration LED 13, a glass frame lamp 14, and a side lamp 15 are connected to the I / O. The decorative LED 13, the glass frame lamp 14, and the side lamp 15 perform blinking operations in various patterns based on a control signal from the lamp control board 300.

  Next, the content of the time-shortage termination notification process by the game control board 100 will be described based on FIG. Here, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the symbol variation time on the display screen 4 of the symbol display device 3 is set in advance according to the number of reserves. For example, in the normal game mode, one, two, The number of holdings is set to 12 seconds, 12 seconds, 8 seconds, and 4 seconds for the number of holdings of 3 and 4, respectively, and in the time reduction mode, 1, 2, 3, 4 The symbol variation time is set to 6 seconds, 3 seconds, 3 seconds, and 2 seconds, respectively. In addition, the time reduction mode is allowed only for the 100th symbol variation, and is set to return to the normal game mode from the 101th symbol variation.

  When the time reduction mode is started, the game control board 100 determines whether or not the game ball has won the start opening 5 based on the ON / OFF of the start opening SW9 (step S1), and the number of reserves is 1 or more. In addition, it is determined whether or not the symbol display device 3 is stopping the symbol variation (step S2).

  Step S1 and step S2 are repeated as long as there is no winning at the start port 5 and the number of reserves is zero.

  If there is a first prize at the starting port 5, it is determined whether or not the number of reserves is 4 (step S3). Since the determination result is NO, the number of reserves is incremented by 1 and the number of reserves is set to 1. (Step S4), the process proceeds to Step S2. In step S2, since the reserved number is 1 and the symbol variation is stopped, the determination result is YES, and then the reserved number is subtracted by 1 to set the reserved number to 0 (step S5). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of changes is 99 (step S6). Since the determination result is NO, it is next determined whether or not the number of changes is 100 or more (step S7). . Since the determination result is NO, the first symbol variation in the symbol display device 3 is started (step S8), the variation count is incremented by 1 to set the variation count to 1 (step S9), and step S1 Return to.

  During the first symbol variation, steps S1 and S2 are repeatedly executed while there is no winning at the start port 5.

  If there is a winning at the start port 5 during the first symbol variation, the number of reserves is accumulated until the number of reserves reaches 4 (steps S3, S4).

  After that, when the first symbol variation stops, if the number of holdings is 1 or more, that is, 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, the judgment result of step S2 is reversed to YES, and the holding number is decremented by 1 and held. The number is 0, 1 or 2 or 3 (step S5), the second symbol variation is started through steps S6 and 7 (step S8), the variation count is incremented by 1, and the variation count is 2 ( Step S9).

  Thereafter, the same processing as that during the first symbol variation is repeatedly performed, and the number of variations increases.

  After that, when the 99th symbol variation is started and the number of reserves at the time when the symbol variation stops is 1 or more, that is, 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, the determination result in step S2 is YES, so The number is subtracted by 1 to set the number of reservations to 0, 1 or 2 or 3 (step S5). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of fluctuations is 99 (step S6). Since this determination result is YES, it is next determined whether or not the number of holds is 1 or less, that is, 1 or 0 ( Step S10).

  When the number of holdings is 1 or less, that is, 1 or 0, a short time end notification command is set (step S11), and the 100th symbol variation (final variation in the short time mode) is started (step S8). The symbol display device 3 displays an image as shown in FIG. 4C on the display screen 4, that is, an image for notifying the player that the time reduction has ended, in accordance with the time reduction end notification command. When this image is displayed, as shown in FIG. 4C, the 100th symbol variation is performed in a reduced display format during normal symbol variation, and a part of the display screen 4, for example, the lower left corner is displayed. To do in.

  On the other hand, if the number of holdings is not less than 1, that is, 2 or 3, the determination result in step S10 is NO, and the 100th symbol variation is started without setting the short time end notification command (step S8). After that, when the number of reservations at the time when the 100th symbol variation is stopped is 2 or 3, the number of reservations becomes 1 or 2 in step S5, the determination result in step S6 is NO, and the determination result in step S7 is YES. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the number of holdings is 2 or less, that is, 2 or 1 (step S12), and since the determination result is YES, a short time end notification command is set (step S11), and the 101st time The symbol variation (the first symbol variation in the normal game mode after the return) is started (step S8), and the symbol display device 3 displays an image for notifying the player that the time reduction has ended, as described above. On the other hand, when the number of reservations at the time when the 100th symbol variation is stopped is 4, the number of reservations is 3 in step S5, the determination result in step S6 is NO, the determination result in step S7 is YES, and step S12 Since the determination result is NO, the 101st symbol variation is started without setting the short time end notification command (step S8). After the 101st symbol variation is started, if the number of reserved symbols at the time of symbol variation stop is 3, a short time end notification command is set (step S11), and the symbol display device 3 is similar to the above. An image for notifying the player that the time saving has ended is displayed.

  As described above, in the time reduction mode, when the number of holdings at the start of the 100th symbol variation (final symbol variation) is 1 or 0, the game is displayed on the display screen 4 during the 100th symbol variation. The person is informed that the time reduction mode is over. Further, in the time reduction mode, when the number of holdings at the start of the 100th symbol variation is 2 or more, the end of the time reduction mode is not notified during the 100th symbol variation, and the symbols after the 101st symbol variation are notified. When the number of reserves at the start of the fluctuation (design fluctuation in the normal game mode) becomes one or two, the end of the short-time mode is notified during the symbol fluctuation.

  An example of the transition of the display form of the display screen 4 will be described based on FIG. 4. In the symbol variation immediately before the symbol variation that notifies the end of the time reduction mode, the symbol variation is performed using the entire display screen 4 (FIG. 4). (See (A)) When this symbol variation stops (see FIG. 4 (B)), during the next symbol variation, the majority of the display screen 4 is used to notify the end of the time-saving mode, and one of the display screens is displayed. The symbol variation is performed using the section (see FIG. 4C), and when the symbol variation is stopped, the time reduction mode end notification is terminated, and the symbol variation stop symbol is displayed on the display screen 4 in the same manner as a normal symbol variation. (See FIG. 4D).

  As described above, the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment has an advantageous game mode when the symbol variation for 100 times (predetermined number of times) is completed during the time reduction mode (in a game mode advantageous to the player). In a pachinko gaming machine that ends and starts a normal game mode (a game mode that is disadvantageous to the player), during the 100th symbol change (during the last symbol change) in the short-time mode, the reserved number is 0 or 1 Announcement of the end of the time-saving mode during the symbol change that is established (condition during advantageous game mode), or during the symbol change after the 101st time (in the symbol change in the normal game mode) and held It is configured to notify the end of the advantageous game mode during the symbol variation in which the number is 2 or less (adverse game mode condition). Here, the advantageous game mode condition and the disadvantageous game mode condition are set based on the number of reserved game balls won at the starting port. In other words, this is the last symbol variation in the short-time mode. The end of the time reduction mode is notified when the symbol variation pattern of seconds is reached, or when the symbol variation pattern of 12 seconds is reached after shifting from the time reduction mode to the normal game mode. That is, the end of the time reduction mode is notified when a specific symbol variation pattern is reached.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, since the end of the time reduction mode is notified during the symbol variation, “if the symbol variation is suspended, the next symbol variation must be performed immediately”. It becomes possible for the player to fully recognize the end of the time-saving mode while complying with the game rules.

  In addition, the notification of the end of the time reduction mode is performed using most of the display screen 4 in which the symbol variation is normally performed, and the symbol variation at the time of the notification is a display obtained by reducing the display form during the normal symbol variation. Since it is performed in a form and is performed using a part of the display screen 4, it is possible to make the player recognize the end of the advantageous game mode with a great impact.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the end of the time reduction mode is notified has been described. However, the present invention can be easily applied to the case where the end of the probability variation mode is notified. In the above embodiment, the advantageous game mode condition and the disadvantageous game mode condition are different from each other. However, the advantageous game mode condition and the disadvantageous game mode condition may be the same condition.

1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the electric system of the pachinko gaming machine. It is a flowchart showing the content of the time-short end notification process by a game control board. It is a display form transition diagram of a symbol display device.

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Claims (2)

In a gaming machine in which, when a predetermined number of symbol variations have ended during a gaming mode advantageous to a player, the advantageous gaming mode is terminated and a gaming mode disadvantageous to the player is started.
As a symbol variation pattern of the last symbol variation in the advantageous game mode, a predetermined symbol variation pattern having a longer symbol variation time than the other symbol variation patterns that can be selected during the advantageous game mode is selected. On the basis of the predetermined symbol variation pattern based on the predetermined symbol variation pattern, the decision to notify the end of the advantageous game mode,
If the predetermined symbol variation pattern is not selected as the symbol variation pattern of the last symbol variation , another symbol that can be selected during the disadvantageous gaming mode as the symbol variation pattern of the symbol variation in the disadvantageous gaming mode Based on the selection of a predetermined symbol variation pattern that has a longer symbol variation time than the variation pattern, a decision is made to notify the end of the advantageous gaming mode during the symbol variation based on the predetermined symbol variation pattern. A gaming machine characterized by that.   The notification is performed using a display screen on which symbol variation is normally performed, and the symbol variation at the time of notification is performed in a display form in which a display form during normal symbol variation is reduced. The gaming machine according to 1.

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