JP4728600B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine that uses medals, coins, game balls and the like as game media.

  Conventionally, in game machines, particularly pachislot machines, a predetermined number of game media are inserted and a start lever is operated to execute a winning lottery for the game, and a plurality of symbols are displayed on the peripheral surface. In addition, when a plurality of rows (generally, three rows) of symbol variation reels (display devices) rotate, so-called symbol variation display is started.

  The symbol variable reels that have started to rotate by the operation of the start lever described above are stopped almost at the time that the player intends, by the player operating the stop buttons provided correspondingly.

  Here, when the start lever is operated, the internal lottery is executed and the winning / losing is determined, and the player performs the stop operation of each symbol variable reel by the stop button and wins the internal lottery. When the symbols corresponding to the winning are complete, the prize is won and the rights are exercised.

  Further, when the result of the internal lottery is off, the symbol variation reel is stopped by performing so-called slip control so as not to display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination.

  Even if the result of the internal lottery is a win, if the symbol variable reel is not stopped and displayed with the symbol corresponding to the winning combination, no winning is made and the above right is not exercised.

  There are a small bonus and a big bonus, and for the exercise of the right for winning the small bonus, a predetermined game medium payout is executed. In addition, the small role includes replay (replay), and at the time of replay, it is considered that a payout equivalent to the game medium thrown in for the game is made, and a new game medium is thrown in. Without replay rights.

  On the other hand, exercising the right of winning a major role is called a so-called bonus game (there is a regular bonus and a big bonus) from the normal gaming state after a predetermined game medium payout is executed for that role. , Transition to a predetermined number of special gaming states. Among the bonus games, the regular bonus, which is the first major player, is a gaming state in which the winning probability of a small role (including replay symbols) is dramatically increased a predetermined number of times, and the player can play many game media in a short period of time. Can be earned. In addition, in the big bonus that is the second major player, the special bonus is configured by combining the regular bonus multiple times (usually up to 3 times) during the small role acquisition game multiple times (usually up to 30 times). The player can acquire a larger amount of game media than the regular bonus.

  In other words, when the number of regular bonus executions reaches the upper limit number (3 times), the big bonus game ends even if the small role acquisition game number does not reach the upper limit number (30 times).

  In this type of gaming machine, when a major player is elected by internal lottery, the winning of the major player is avoided until the predetermined condition is satisfied, and the major players elected by the internal lottery are sequentially stocked so that the predetermined condition is satisfied. There is a so-called stock machine that is controlled so that it is sequentially released and can be awarded every time it is played.

Conventionally, when a BB (Big Bonus) is won in the normal mode game, the RT mode end game number lottery unit draws and determines the number of games in the RT mode, and the RT mode of the number of games determined from the next game is set. In the gaming machine (stock machine) that makes it possible to win the internal winning BB after completing the RT mode, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to end the RT mode during the RT mode. It has been proposed to terminate the RT mode immediately if it is determined. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-299778 A

  By the way, in recent years, when the RT game is digested for a preset number of times, the RT mode is ended, and in order to further expand the range of the game, when a predetermined small role is won by an internal lottery during the RT mode A technique has also been proposed in which the RT mode is terminated after a predetermined number of RT games different from the preset number of games have been digested without immediately terminating the RT game. As a result, when the predetermined small combination is won, the RT mode will be terminated soon.

  However, according to such a technique, depending on the timing of winning a predetermined small role by internal lottery during the RT mode, there is a problem that a function that should be advantageous to the player may be disadvantaged. there were.

  That is, when the RT mode is terminated after a predetermined number (for example, 10 games) of RT games is exhausted after winning a predetermined small role by internal lottery, the remaining 5 games until the RT game is digested for a preset number of times. If this is the case, the number of games until the RT mode ends is increased.

  In addition, in the last short number of times (for example, five times) when the RT mode is finished, there is a case where a continuous effect is executed across a plurality of times to notify that the end of the RT mode is near. If the number of games until the end of the RT mode is changed by the above function in the middle of the production, there is also a problem that the continuous production is not realized.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing occurrence of a disadvantage to the player by performing fine control. .

The present invention performs lottery of a plurality of combinations based on the start operation of the player, and sequentially stores the winning combinations by the lottery, while the games are sequentially stored when a predetermined number of games are executed. Deriving means for deriving the remaining number of games by subtracting the number of executed games from the predetermined number of games during execution of the predetermined number of games, the gaming machine enabling the right of the role to be exercised; Changing means for changing the number of remaining games to a predetermined number of times set in advance, and when a predetermined combination is won by the lottery during execution of the game of the predetermined number of games, the number of remaining games by the changing means A change lottery for determining whether or not to execute a change is executed, a change control means for controlling the changing means based on the decision by the change lottery, and the remaining game number derived by the derivation means is the specific number of times Not yet If it is, and a prohibiting means which does not implement the change control of the specific number by the change control means prohibiting the execution of the change lottery by the change control means, wherein the changing means in advance as the specific number Applying any number of times selected with a predetermined selection probability from the set number of times, the prohibiting means, as the specific number of times to prohibit the execution of the change lottery, the predetermined number of times The maximum number of times is applied .

According to the present invention , a lottery of a plurality of winning combinations is performed based on the start operation of the player, and the winning winning combinations are sequentially stored. On the other hand, when a predetermined number of games are executed, the winning combinations are sequentially stored. When the right of the given role is allowed to be exercised, the remaining number of games obtained by subtracting the number of executed games from the predetermined number of games during execution of the predetermined number of games is derived by the deriving means, When the number of games is changed to a predetermined number of times set in advance, and when a predetermined combination is won by lottery during execution of the game of the predetermined number of games, the remaining number of games played by the changing unit is changed by a change control unit A change lottery for determining whether or not to execute the change is executed, and the changing means is controlled based on the determination by the change lottery. As a result, the player not only digests the number of games until the right of the role can be exercised, but also expects to win a predetermined role and change the predetermined number of games by the winning, Game preference improves.

Here, if the remaining number of games that have been derived by pre Symbol derivation means is smaller than the specific number, so that so as to inhibit execution of the change lottery by the change control means, the remaining number of games specific number If the number is less than the number of remaining games, the number of remaining games is not changed, and the number of games until the role can be exercised by changing the number of remaining games by the changing means does not increase. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a disadvantage to the player by performing fine control.

Even when a plurality of times are set in advance as the specific number of times, it is possible to prevent a disadvantage to the player by performing fine control.

In addition, before Symbol combination is characterized in that it comprises a second important task that can exercise of the first major role of the first major role and multiple executable game in an advantageous gaming state to the player .

Since it is possible to prevent an increase in the number of games until the gaming state is advantageous to the player, it is possible to prevent a disadvantage from being caused to the player.

  As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that it is possible to prevent a player from being disadvantaged by performing fine control.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachi-slot machine 300 includes a main body 302 and an operation / decoration portion 303 as an opening / closing cover provided on the front surface of the main body 302.

  The operation / decoration unit 303 can be classified into a decoration unit 304, an operation unit 306, and a payout unit 310 from the top.

  The decoration unit 304 has a display panel unit 312 on which a printed picture or character is transmitted and illuminated by turning on a backlight unit (not shown). In addition, as a part of the decoration part 304, a three-dimensional decoration lamp 304A is also provided in the left-right direction above the decoration part 304. In addition, speakers 305R and 305L are provided in the vicinity of the decorative lamp 304 for reproducing production sound and the like.

  The display panel unit 312 of the decoration unit 304 includes a liquid crystal display device 313 for displaying a moving image for presentation and a display window 314 for displaying a rotating display symbol. The display window 314 includes a transparent region that is integrally formed with the display panel unit 312.

  Inside the display window 314, there is disposed a symbol variation portion 316 configured with three spinning reels 350A, 350B, and 350C as main portions.

  Also, at the bottom of the display window 314, a 7-segment display 315A for displaying the number of paid-out medals as game media of the pachislot machine 300, a display for setting the remaining number of jack games and the game state (six levels), etc. A section 315B and a 7 segment display section 315C for displaying the number of credits are provided.

  The upper portion of the operation unit 306 projects forward, and a medal insertion unit 320 is provided at the right end of the upper surface (table 306A) of the projecting portion, and credits are paid out in order from the left end of the upper surface. An adjustment button 103, a single bet (insertion) button 352A, and a maximum bet (maximum input) button 352B are provided. Further, a start lever 354, stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, and the like are provided in this order from the front left end of the protruding portion.

  The payout unit 310 includes a medal discharge port 326 and a tray 328 that receives a medal discharged from the medal discharge port 326.

  By rotating the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, the symbols can be seen sequentially from the display window 314, and the symbols that are stopped in the central row of the display windows 314 are the basic stop symbol lines (effective lines). It becomes. This basic stop symbol is for when one medal is bet (inserted), and up to three medals can be bet in a single game. In this case, stop along the top and bottom lines. The symbols that are stopped and the symbols that are stopped on the two diagonal lines are sequentially adopted as combination stop symbol lines (effective lines) according to the number of medals invested.

  The stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are provided below the symbol changing unit 316 and correspond to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. That is, the rotation of the corresponding reels 350A, 350B, and 350C can be stopped by operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the player.

  Further, by operating (tilting) the start lever 354 provided on the left side of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, the reels 350A, 350B, 350C start to rotate. This rotation is normally such that the three reels 350A, 350B, 350C start rotating simultaneously.

  Further, the operation timing by the start lever 354 is an internal lottery timing which will be described later, and the winning (winning) / defeat is determined by the operation of the start lever 354.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows a control block diagram for controlling the operation of the pachislot machine 300.

  The control system of the pachislot machine 300 is configured with the main control unit 100 as the center. The main control unit 100 identifies medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 320, and the number and types of medals inserted (injustice or And a stop button 356A, 356B, 356C, a MAX bet button 352B, and a single bet button 352A corresponding to the start lever 354 and the above-described reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively. In addition, a settlement button 103 for returning a medal stored (credited) inside the gaming machine when the game is stopped is connected via a sensor (not shown) that detects an operation state.

  The main control unit 100 also includes a main control circuit 110 including a CPU. The main control circuit 110 mainly includes a RAM 128 that temporarily stores game progress and the like, and various programs. A stored ROM 130 is connected, and a clock pulse generation circuit 124 that generates a clock pulse that is a reference for the operation of the main control circuit 110 is connected via a frequency divider 126.

  In addition, a random number generator 120 and a random number sampling circuit 122 are connected to the main control circuit 110. The main control circuit 110 controls the random number generator 120 in synchronization with the clock pulse input through the frequency divider 126 to sequentially generate random numbers, and the random number sampling circuit 122 generates the random numbers. Get random numbers and sample them.

  In the gaming machine 300, the main control unit 100 performs an internal lottery to determine whether a major role or a small role is won at the operation timing of the start lever 354. In the main control circuit 110, the start lever 354 is operated. Then, the random number sampling circuit 122 is instructed to acquire, sample, and output a random number, thereby deriving a lottery result according to the random number input from the random number sampling circuit 122.

  If the internal lottery is a win (combination), the player can win the number of medals according to each symbol when the winning symbols are obtained by the stop operation by the subsequent stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C. The gaming state is advantageous to the player according to the symbol.

  Here, there are small roles and big roles as roles. Among these, the major players include a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB” as appropriate) and a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB” as appropriate), and the degree of advantage for the player differs in the corresponding game. A game corresponding to RB (hereinafter referred to as “RB game” as appropriate) is composed of a plurality of small role games, and a game corresponding to BB (hereinafter referred to as “BB game” as appropriate) is in the gaming state. The game is configured to include a plurality of RB games. Therefore, naturally, the RB game is more advantageous to the player than the small role game, and the BB game is more advantageous to the player than the RB game.

  In addition, a motor drive circuit 132 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the motor drive circuit 132 includes left (L), middle (C), and right (R) reel motors 106A, 106B, Each of the left, middle, and right reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is connected via 106C.

  Further, a reel position detection circuit 134 for detecting the rotational positions of the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is connected to the main controller 100. In the main controller 100, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are connected. The position of can be grasped at any time.

  In the gaming machine 300, the symbol variation by the symbol variation unit 316 is started at the operation timing by the start lever 354. When the start lever 354 is operated, the main control unit 100 operates the motor drive circuit 132. The reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are respectively started to rotate, and the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are rotated, and the three stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are operated on the basis of the subsequent operations. The rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is stopped.

  Here, in the main control unit 100, when the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is stopped based on the stop operation by the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the slip control of a predetermined number of frames is performed according to the result of the internal lottery. Is supposed to run.

  That is, when the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C is operated at the stop timing of the symbol that stops only in the case of winning when the internal lottery is off, the stop position is shifted in order to intentionally avoid the stop at this symbol. (Kicking off) and controlling to stop at the off symbol arrangement.

  Also, when the internal lottery is won, even if the winning symbol does not stop at the stop timing operated by the player, the stop position is intentionally shifted so that the winning symbol is aligned and stopped within the predetermined number of symbols. (Retraction) control is performed.

  By kicking and pulling in the above, it is possible to make the internal lottery result and the game result uniform, and even if the stop operation timing is slightly shifted, it is possible to align the winning symbols, It prevents people from being lost.

  In addition, a hopper drive circuit 136 for operating a hopper 138 provided in the gaming machine 300 is connected to the main control unit 100. The hopper 138 stores medals, and the main control unit 100 pays out medals from the hopper 138 via the hopper drive circuit 136 in accordance with the stop pattern specified by the output from the reel position detection circuit 134. Executed.

  Further, a medal detection sensor 140 that detects medals paid out from the hopper 138 is disposed in the vicinity of the hopper 138 and is connected to the main control unit 100 via a payout completion signal circuit 142. The payout completion signal circuit 142 determines whether or not the payout is completed based on the detection signal from the medal detection sensor 140, and generates a payout completion signal when it is determined that the payout is completed. Is input.

  When the payout completion signal is input from the payout completion signal circuit 142, the main control unit 100 ends the medal payout by the hopper 138 via the hopper driving circuit 136.

  Further, a lamp driving circuit 144 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the 7-segment display unit 315A, the display unit 315B, the 7-segment display unit 315C, the activation line, and the like described above are connected via the lamp driving circuit 144. The display lamp 146 is turned on and off.

  On the other hand, a sub-control unit 150 is connected to the main control unit 100, and the main control unit 100 inputs a command signal indicating a control state at any time to the sub-control unit 150. In the present embodiment, as communication between the main control unit 100 and the sub control unit 150, only one-way communication from the main control unit 100 to the sub control unit 150 is executed, and the sub control unit 150 performs main communication. Communication with the control unit 100 cannot be performed at all.

  A liquid crystal control circuit 152 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and the liquid crystal control circuit 152 controls a display state of a liquid crystal display device (LCD) 313 provided for production.

  In addition, a lamp driving circuit 182 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and lighting of the lamp 112 and the like built in the decorative lamp 304A is controlled via the lamp driving circuit 182.

  Further, a speaker drive circuit 180 is connected to the sub-control unit 150 and controls the sound (sound effect) output from the speakers 305L and 305R.

  The sub-control unit 150 executes a notification effect by the LCD 313, the speaker 305, the backlight 184, the lamp 112 incorporated in the decoration lamp 304A, or the like according to the control state of the gaming machine 300 of the main control unit 100.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing a control system for normal game control in the main control unit 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The main control unit 100 includes a lottery unit 180, and an operation signal indicating that the start lever 354 has been operated is input to the lottery unit 180. The lottery unit 180 executes an internal lottery with the operation of the start lever 354 after a predetermined number of medals have been inserted (bets) as a trigger.

  The lottery unit 180 acquires a random value in synchronization with the operation of the start lever 354, and sends the random value to the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 via the table selection unit 182.

  The table selection unit 182 stores a table in which information indicating roles / designs corresponding to numerical values that can be acquired by the lottery unit 180 is stored for each gaming state of the pachislot machine 300. Note that the gaming state of the pachislot machine 300 includes, for example, normal game, during BB internal winning, during RB internal winning, normal game during BB operation, during RB internal winning during BB operation, RB game, and the like.

  In the table selection unit 182, information indicating the current gaming state is obtained from the gaming state control unit 186, and a table for determining a role / symbol is selected from the table provided for each gaming state. Based on the table selected by the table selection unit 182, the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 determines and determines the winning combination (small role (including replay), major role (RB, BB)) and winning symbol. The winning combination and the winning symbol are input to the gaming state control unit 186.

  The gaming state control unit 186 is connected to a gaming program memory 188 in which data indicating various programs corresponding to the gaming state of the pachislot machine 300 is stored. The game state control unit 186 mainly controls the game state by reading and executing game program data corresponding to the game state from the game program memory 188 as appropriate by the game execution control unit 186A.

  The game program memory 188 stores data indicating a normal game program and data indicating a major game program. For example, in the normal game state, the normal game program data is read from the game program memory 188. In the case of the big game state, the big game program data is read according to the internal winning state of BB and RB and the respective game states of BB and RB, and processing is executed based on each program data.

  On the other hand, the main control unit 100 is configured to include a reel drive control unit 194. Based on the start operation of the start lever 354, after a lapse of 4.1 seconds from the end of the previous game, the motor drive unit 132 is provided. Then, the reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C are driven to start rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C.

  Further, the reel drive control unit 194 performs stop control for stopping the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C based on the operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C.

  Position detection sensors 198A, 198B, and 198C are attached to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, respectively, and are connected to the reel drive control unit 194 via the reel position detection circuit 134. The reel drive control unit 194 recognizes the respective rotation positions of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C, stops the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C in consideration of the slip control, and stops the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have stopped. The symbol array is sent to the gaming state control unit 186.

  Based on the symbol arrangement of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that have been stopped, the gaming state control unit 186 confirms whether or not a winning combination has been won. If the winning is achieved, a predetermined payout is performed. If the control is executed and if the player is a big player, a predetermined payout is given to the payout controller 150, and then the big player game program is read from the game program memory 188 and executed by the game execution controller 186A.

  It should be noted that the regular bonus game program and the big bonus game program are separately stored in the major player program, and are selectively read based on the elected major player.

  In the regular bonus program, a maximum of 12 games (maximum number of games) can be executed in the state that the lottery probability of the small role is higher than the lottery probability during the normal game as the right exercise. The regular bonus game ends when the player wins a maximum of 8 times (maximum number of wins) during any of these 12 games.

  On the other hand, in the big bonus program, the regular bonus game can be executed with high probability as the right exercise, and the big bonus game ends when the number of executions of the regular bonus game reaches a preset upper limit number.

  In addition, a flag memory 192 is connected to the gaming state control unit 186 via the flag management control unit 190, and the internal winning state of the combination corresponding to the winning result of the internal lottery described above is changed. Is managed by.

  Each flag is established by winning by internal lottery. Generally, the state of the small role flag disappears in one game (the flag is not established), but the state of the flag of the major role is thereafter set to each reel 350A, 350B, 350C. Is stopped and displayed on the display window 314 in a predetermined arrangement, and is maintained until winning the winning role.

  Note that the flag memory 192 is connected to the reel drive control unit 194 described above, and the state of the flag stored in the flag memory 192 is based on the operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the reel drive control unit 194. This is applied as a parameter for pull-in or kick-out slip control during stop control.

  In addition, the game execution control unit 186A does not make it possible to immediately win a major player who is won by internal lottery, but cannot win a major player until a predetermined condition is satisfied. Are different.

  Along with this, the flag management control unit 190 sequentially stores (stocks) the major players who have won internally during the game.

  For this reason, the flag memory 192 stores the number of major players who have won internally as stock information in different areas for each BB and RB. In the flag management control unit 190, when winning a major role (RB, BB) by internal lottery, the number of winning major roles is added, and when winning a major role according to the gaming state, Stock information is updated and stored in a timely manner so that the number is reduced by one, and the type of major player to be released next is selected based on the stock information.

  Here, in the game execution control unit 186A, as described above, in order to make the internal winning time of the big actor different from the release time of the big actor, The replay time (RT) for which the small role (replay) of the player is elected with high probability is set only for a preset period, and the RT setting general game (hereinafter referred to as “RTA state”, “RTB” within the major role) In the “state”, stop control is performed so that the above-mentioned major player cannot win a prize by a reel drive control unit 194 described later. On the other hand, in the case of an RT non-set general game inside the big game (in a state where the RT has ended), stop control that can win the big game is executed.

  Also, in this embodiment, in the RT setting general game inside the big game, when replay is won, the stop control that can win the replay and the stop control that cannot win the replay are selected with a predetermined selection probability. I am trying to do it. As a result, replay is won with high probability in internal winning, but the probability of actually winning the replay is the same as when RT is not set.

  Whether or not to control to be able to win the replay won in the RT setting general game inside the big game is appropriately set according to the game characteristics and the winning rate, but even if you win the replay In general, stop control is executed so as not to win a prize so that the player does not know whether RT is in progress.

  Further, the period during which the game state is set to the RTA state by the game execution control unit 186A is different every time when a major player is released, and the period is set as the number of games in the RTA state (RT game number).

  As shown in the figure, the gaming state control unit 186 is provided with an RT parameter setting unit 186B for setting the number of times of the RT game, and the RT parameter setting unit 186B is connected to the game execution control unit 186A. ing.

  In the game execution control unit 186A, the information indicating the game state and the output of the game number setting instruction to the RT parameter setting unit 186B are executed. The information indicating the gaming state is set every time the gaming state is set, and the instruction for setting the number of games is transferred to the bonus game when the major player is internally elected when the major player is not stocked or wins the previous major player. When there is a stock of big actors, it is output respectively.

  By the way, in this embodiment, when the internal winning combination in the RTA state becomes a predetermined small role and the remaining number of games corresponding to the remaining period of the RTA state is equal to or more than the predetermined number, the setting of the RTA state is performed. When a lottery for determining whether or not to cancel (hereinafter referred to as RTA cancellation lottery) is performed, and a win is made by the lottery, the gaming state is changed to the RTA state for a shorter period of time than the gaming state is set to the RTA state. Similarly, a state in which a replay winning combination is won with high probability by internal lottery (hereinafter referred to as an RTB state) is set.

  In the present embodiment, the RTA cancellation lottery and the setting of the period during which the gaming state is set to the RTB state are performed by the RT parameter setting unit 186B.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram relating to the setting of the number of RT games and the release of the setting of the RTA state according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the game execution control unit 186A is provided with an RT game number count memory 20, which stores the number of games set by the RT parameter setting unit 186B, and also in the RTA state or the RTB state. The time is stored and updated in a timely manner so as to subtract one stored game number every time one game is executed. Therefore, the number of RT games stored in the RT game number count memory 20 after setting the RTA state or RTB state as the gaming state is the remaining number of games in the RTA state or RTB state.

  The RT parameter setting unit 186B includes a game number selection unit 10, a release lottery time determination unit 11, an RTA release control unit 15, an RT lottery unit 16, and a lottery table 18. The lottery table 18 stores an RTA lottery table 18A, an RTA release lottery table 18B, and an RTB lottery table 18C.

  The game number selection unit 10 is connected to an RT lottery unit 16 and a lottery table 18. In the game number selection unit 10, the RTA state or the RTB state is determined by lottery based on the RTA lottery table 18A and the RTB lottery table 18C. The number of RTA games or the number of RTB games is set as the period setting.

  The release lottery time determination unit 11 includes a winning combination determination unit 12 and a remaining number determination unit 14, and is connected to the RTA cancellation control unit 15. The winning combination determination unit 12 is connected to the game execution control unit 186A, and is configured to receive information indicating an internal winning combination. In this embodiment, a winning combination (in this embodiment, cherry or Watermelon). On the other hand, the remaining number determination unit 14 is connected to the RT game number counting memory 20 and determines whether the remaining number of games is less than a predetermined number (10 in the present embodiment).

  In the release lottery time determination unit 11, when the input gaming state is the RTA state, the winning combination determination unit 12 and the remaining number determination unit 14 respectively perform the internal winning combination and the remaining game every time one game is executed. The number of times is determined, and when a pre-set small role is won internally and the remaining number of games is not less than the predetermined number, it is determined that it is time to execute the RTA release lottery, and the RTA release control unit 15 releases the RTA. Enter the lottery execution instructions.

  The RTA cancellation control unit 15 is connected to the RT lottery unit 16 and the lottery table 18, and a random number is acquired via the RT lottery unit 16 when an instruction to execute the RTA cancellation lottery is input from the cancellation lottery time determination unit 11. Then, based on the RTA cancellation lottery table stored in the lottery table 18, the winning by the RTA cancellation lottery is determined with the winning probability corresponding to the small winning combination internally.

  The RTA cancellation control unit 15 determines that the RTA state is to be canceled when the RTA cancellation lottery is won, and inputs an RTA cancellation instruction to the game number selection unit 10.

  The game number selection unit 10 acquires a random value via the RT lottery unit 16, selects the RTA game number or the RTB game number with reference to the RTA lottery table 18A or the RTB lottery table 18C, and the RT parameter setting unit. In 186B, the number of games selected by the game number selection unit 10 is set for the game execution control unit 186A.

  When an instruction to set the number of games is input from the game execution control unit 186A, the number of RTA games is selected using the RTA lottery table 18A, and when an RTA cancellation instruction is input from the RTA cancellation control unit 15. The RTB game number is selected using the RTB lottery table 18C.

  The game execution control unit 186A updates and stores the number of games set in the RT game number counting memory 20. The game execution control unit 186A determines that the RTA state is to be released when the number of games is set when the remaining number of games in the RT game number counting memory 20 is not “0”, and is set thereafter. A game in the RTB state is executed according to the number of games.

  Note that the game in the state where the RTA state is set in the present embodiment corresponds to the “game of a predetermined number of games” in the present invention. That is, the number of RTA games determined with reference to the RTA lottery table corresponds to “predetermined number of games”, and the number of RTB games determined with reference to the RTB lottery table corresponds to “specific number of times”. Further, the “RTA cancellation lottery” in the present embodiment corresponds to the “change lottery” of the present invention.

  Here, FIG. 5 (A) schematically shows an example of the selection probability by the RTA lottery table 18A according to the present embodiment. The number of RTA games is randomly selected from 1 to 1192, and according to the RTA lottery table 18A, the selection probabilities differ for each number of times.

  As shown in the figure, the number of times selected is different for each setting of 1 to 6 for the gaming machine 300. For example, in setting 1, the probability that the number of games is 1 to 64 is 85/256. Thus, it can be seen that the probability that the number of games in the number of times corresponding to the number of times is most selected is high.

  FIG. 5B schematically shows the winning probability according to the RTA cancellation lottery table 18B. As shown in the figure, the winning probabilities differ for each type of small role (cherry or watermelon) for which the RTA cancellation lottery is executed. As for cherries, the RTA is displayed when the cherry symbol of the left reel 350A is displayed in the middle of the display unit 314 and when the cherry symbol of the left reel 350A is displayed in the upper or lower column of the display unit 314. The winning probabilities for the cancellation lottery are different. Note that, in the example shown in the figure, when the small role in which cherries are arranged in the middle row is won regardless of the above settings 1 to 6, the probability that the setting of the RTA state is canceled is the highest.

  Furthermore, FIG. 5C schematically shows the selection probability based on the RTB lottery table 18C. As shown in the figure, the number of games as a period for setting the RTB state is set to 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 7 or 9.

  Further, in the example shown in the figure, the selection probability of 0 times is the highest, and in this case, it becomes possible to immediately win a major player.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  FIG. 6 shows a flowchart showing the flow of normal game state processing by the main control unit 100. In the figure, only processing particularly related to the present invention is shown. The normal gaming state process according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 200, the completion of the betting operation is waited, and in the next step 202, the operation of the start lever is waited.

  That is, in the state where the medal is credited (or the medal is inserted from the medal insertion unit 320), the betting of the medal is completed by the operation of the single bet button 352A or the max bet button 352B, or the medal When a bet is completed by inserting medals from the insertion unit 320, the start lever 354 can be operated.

  In the next step 204, a winning combination in the game is determined by internal lottery, and then the process proceeds to step 206 to determine whether or not a major player has been won as a result of the internal lottery. If it is determined that the stock information needs to be updated, the process proceeds to step 208, and after the stock information update processing routine is executed, the process proceeds to step 210.

  If a negative determination is made in step 206, the flag management information of each small role is updated and stored as necessary according to the result of the internal lottery, and then the process proceeds to step 210.

  Here, FIG. 7 shows a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the stock information update processing routine executed in step 208 described above. Hereinafter, the stock information update process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 240, it is determined whether or not there is a stock of a major player by referring to the stock information. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 242 and the RT parameter setting unit 186B performs RTA lottery. A lottery of the number of games using the table is executed, the number of games selected by the lottery is stored and set in the RT game number count memory 20, and then the process proceeds to step 244 to win a replay with a high probability by the internal lottery. The gaming state is set to the RTA state, and then the process proceeds to step 246.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 240, it is determined that there is no need to perform lottery and setting of the number of games in the RTA state associated with the major role winning in step 206 at this time, and step 242 and step The process proceeds to step 246 without executing the processing of 244.

  In step 246, it is determined whether or not the elected major player is BB. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 248, where 1 is added (incremented) to the stock number of BB, and thereafter This stock information update processing routine is terminated.

  If the determination in step 246 is negative, the process proceeds to step 250, where 1 is added to the number of RB stocks, and the stock information update processing routine is terminated.

  On the other hand, in step 210 of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is the RTA state. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 212 to execute the RTA release process, and thereafter The process proceeds to step 226.

  If the determination in step 210 is negative, the process proceeds to step 226 without executing the process in step 212.

  In step 226, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is the RTA state or the RTB state. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 228 and is stored in the RT game count memory 20. The number of games that have been decremented is decremented by one, and then the process proceeds to step 230 to determine whether the number of RT executions after decrement is zero.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 230, the game state is set to the inside of the bonus in step 232 to shift to a game state in which the major player can win a prize, and then the process proceeds to step 214. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 230, the process proceeds to step 214 while maintaining the RTA state or the RTB state without setting the gaming state.

  Here, FIG. 8 shows a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the RTA release processing routine executed in step 212 described above. Hereinafter, the RTA release processing routine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 260, it is determined whether or not a predetermined small role has been won as a result of the internal lottery. If a cherry or watermelon is won, the determination is affirmative and the routine proceeds to step 262, where RTA It is determined whether the number of remaining games in the state is 10 or more. Referring to the number of games stored in the RT game number count memory 20, if it is 10 times or more, the process proceeds to step 264, and the RT game number setting control unit 10 uses the RTA release lottery table 18B to determine the RTA release lottery. Is executed, and the flow proceeds to the next Step 266.

  In step 266, it is determined whether or not the result of the RTA cancellation lottery is winning. If the determination is affirmative, it is determined that the setting of the RTA state is canceled and the RTB state is set. Then, the RT parameter setting unit 186B executes a lottery of the number of games using the RTB lottery table, and stores and sets the number of games added to the number of games selected by the lottery in the RT game number count memory 20 Then, the process proceeds to step 270 to set the gaming state in which the replay is won with high probability by the internal lottery to the RTB state, and thereafter the RTA release processing routine is ended. Here, one game time is added to the number of games selected in the process of step 268. After the RT game number is set, the RT game number is decremented by the process of step 228 described above without executing the game. This is because it is determined whether or not it is time to change the gaming state by the processing of step 230. By doing so, when “0” times is selected in the RTB lottery table, It becomes possible to make the big players ready (by executing the process of step 232 described above). In the setting of the RT game number in step 242 of the stock information update process described above, the RT game number is set by adding one to the selected number of games.

  When the RTB state is set by the main control unit 100, the sub-control unit 150 increases the execution frequency of the warning effect of the bonus using the LCD 313 or the like as compared with the case where the RTA state is set. This broadens the range of game characteristics by giving the player a sense of expectation.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in any of step 260, step 262, and step 266, the RTA release process is terminated without releasing the setting of the RTA state.

  In step 214 of FIG. 6, rotation of the reels is started, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 216 to wait for rotation stop of all the reels 350A, 350B, 350C.

  That is, in the main control unit 100, when the start lever 354 is operated, a winning / losing lottery is performed simultaneously with this operation, and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start rotating under the control of the reel drive control unit 194. To do.

  Thereafter, when the player operates the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the stop operation stops the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. However, depending on the state of various flags stored in the flag memory 192, In consideration of the slip control, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are controlled to stop so that the corresponding symbol is drawn into a predetermined position or kicked from the predetermined position. That is, when any one of the flags is established, the winning symbol can be stopped at an accurate eye-pressing timing. Further, a slight shift in the stop operation timing is corrected by slip control. On the other hand, if none of the flags is established, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are caused to slip even if they are pushed, so that they do not stop at the winning symbol.

  Therefore, in the next step 218, a winning determination is performed to determine whether or not the stop symbol is a winning symbol. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step 220, and whether or not it is determined that a winning combination is determined as a result of the winning determination. If the determination is negative, the normal gaming state process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 220 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 222 to execute a predetermined medal payout control set in advance according to the winning combination, and then the process proceeds to step 224.

  In step 224, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is a major player. If the determination is negative, the normal gaming state process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 224, the process proceeds to step 234 to execute a bonus game start process routine, and then proceeds to step 236 to execute a bonus game process.

  In other words, when it is determined that the big player has won, a bonus game of a big bonus or a regular bonus is executed (exercise of rights) according to the stop pattern.

  In the next step 238, it is determined whether or not there is a stock of the next major actor. If the determination is affirmative, the game is executed in the RTA state for the number of games set by the bonus game start process (step 234). Therefore, the process proceeds to step 239 to set the gaming state to the RTA state, and thereafter the normal gaming state process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 238, it is determined that the RTA state is not set, and the normal gaming state process is terminated without executing the process of step 239.

  Here, FIG. 9 shows a flowchart showing the flow of the bonus game start processing routine executed in step 234. Hereinafter, the bonus game start process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 280, it is determined whether or not the BB winning is based on the stop symbol. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 282 to decrement the number of BB stocks, and then to step 286. Transition.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 280, the process proceeds to step 284, the RB stock number is decremented, and then the process proceeds to step 286.

  In step 286, it is determined by referring to the stock information whether there is a stock of the next major player. If there is a stock of a major actor, the determination is affirmative and the process proceeds to step 288 where the number of RT games to be executed before the next bonus game is selected and set by lottery, and then the next bonus In order to select the type of game, the process proceeds to step 290 to determine whether there is BB stock by referring to the stock information. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 292. It is determined whether there is RB stock.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 292, it is determined that both BB and RB are in stock, and the process proceeds to step 294 to execute a distribution lottery for selecting a major player type.

  In the distribution lottery, the ratio of the probability that BB wins and the probability that RB wins is set to be approximately the same as the ratio of the probability that the leading role won by the internal lottery is BB and the probability that it is RB. Has been.

  In the next step 296, it is determined whether or not BB has been won as a result of the sorting lottery. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 298 to set the major player after RT game digestion to BB. Thereafter, the bonus game start processing routine is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 296, the process shifts to step 299 to set the major player after RT game digestion to RB, and thereafter the bonus game start processing routine is ended.

  If the determination in step 290 is negative, it is determined that only the RB has stock, and the process proceeds to step 299 without executing the sorting lottery. If the determination in step 292 is negative, it is determined that only BB has stock, and the process proceeds to step 298 without executing the sort lottery.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 286, it is determined that there is no need to execute the lottery / setting of the RT game number because the major player is not stocked, and the bonus game start processing routine is ended as it is. .

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, an internal lottery of a plurality of roles is performed based on the start start operation by the player's start lever 354, and the winning combination (RB, BB) won by the internal lottery. When the game in the RT state in which the winning probability of the predetermined small role is increased is executed for the set number of times of the RT game, the right role of the big role is sequentially stored (winning and bonus game) In the RT state, the remaining game number obtained by subtracting the number of executed games from the set RT game number is derived, and the remaining game number is changed to the RTB game number. When a predetermined small role is won by an internal lottery, a release lottery is executed to determine whether or not to change the number of remaining games, and the remaining game is determined based on the decision by the release lottery. When the remaining number of games is less than the RTB game number, the execution of the release lottery is prohibited when the remaining game number is less than the RTB game number. The number of games is not changed, and the number of RT games until the role can be exercised by changing the number of remaining games by the game number selection unit 10 does not increase. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a disadvantage to the player by performing fine control.

  Further, when the remaining game count is less than the RTB game count, the remaining game count is not changed, so that the remaining game count does not increase. As a result, the possibility of infinitely changing the number of times of the game is eliminated, and the effect of the bonus sign effect in the RTB state can be maximized.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, any number of times selected with a predetermined selection probability from a plurality of preset numbers as the RTB game number is applied, and the remaining game number of the RTB game number Since the release lottery is prohibited when the number is less than the maximum number of times, even if the RTB game number is selected from a plurality of times, the fine control is performed so that the player is not affected. Profit generation can be prevented.

  It should be noted that the configuration of the gaming machine (see FIGS. 1 to 5) and the flow of each process (see the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 to 9) in this embodiment are examples, and can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the mode in which the number of games in the RTB state is selected from 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is selected from an even number. Whether to select from odd numbers, select from both even numbers and odd numbers, or the number of selection candidates can be set as appropriate.

  In the present specification, “winning” is a win based on internal lottery, and “winning” is used separately for “winning” and “winning” so as to indicate that the winning roles are aligned.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. It is an operation control block diagram of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed functionally the control system mainly having the normal game in the main control part. It is a functional block diagram regarding the setting of the number of RT games and the release of the setting of the RTA state according to the embodiment. It is a graph which shows typically the lottery probability of the lottery performed by the RT game frequency setting part which concerns on embodiment, (A) is the selection probability of the game frequency by the lottery table for RTA, (B) is RTA cancellation lottery. (C) shows the selection probability of the number of games by the RTB lottery table. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the normal game state process performed by the main control part which concerns on embodiment, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process of the stock information update process performed in the main control part which concerns on embodiment, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process of the RTA cancellation | release process performed by the main control part which concerns on embodiment, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process of the bonus game start process performed by the main control part which concerns on embodiment, and shows only the process especially relevant to this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 game number selection part (change means)
11 lottery time determination unit (prohibited means)
12 winning combination determination unit 14 remaining number determination unit 15 RTA release control unit (change control means)
16 RT lottery unit 18 lottery table 20 RT game frequency count memory 100 main control unit 150 sub control unit 186 game state control unit 186A game execution control unit (derivation means)
186B RT parameter setting unit 188 Game program memory 190 Flag management control unit 192 Flag memory 194 Reel drive control unit 300 Pachi-slot machine 313 LCD
314 Display window 352A Single bet button 352B Max bet button 354 Start lever 350A, 350B, 350C Reel 356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (2)

Based on the player's start-up operation, a plurality of winning combinations are drawn, and the winning winning combinations are sequentially stored. On the other hand, when a predetermined number of games have been executed, the stored right of the winning combination A gaming machine that can be exercised,
Deriving means for deriving the remaining number of games by subtracting the number of executed games from the predetermined number of games during execution of the predetermined number of games;
Changing means for changing the number of remaining games to a specific number set in advance,
When a predetermined winning combination is won by the lottery during the execution of the predetermined number of games, a change lottery for determining whether to change the remaining number of games by the changing means is executed, and the change Change control means for controlling the change means based on the determination by lottery;
When the number of remaining games derived by the deriving means is less than the specific number of times, the change control means does not execute the change control of the specific number of times by prohibiting the execution of the change lottery by the change control means. With prohibition means ,
The changing means applies any number of times selected with a predetermined selection probability from a plurality of times preset as the specific number of times,
The prohibiting means applies the maximum number of the preset number of times as the specific number of times of prohibiting execution of the change lottery . 2. The first hero capable of executing a game in a gaming state advantageous to the player and a second hero capable of exercising the rights of the first hero multiple times. Game machines.

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