JP4807798B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling the contents of game effects in a ball ball game machine.

Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called jackpot where more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific mode. Known as a thing. The variation display of the symbols in the display area is not just a variation display of multiple symbols, but the time of variation display in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach variation screen. For example, it is designed to increase the player's expectation such as making it longer than usual. As an effect for increasing the player's expectation, an effect called “mission” has been known in recent years (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As a condition for winning the jackpot, for example, a mission such as “make a reach within 4 rotations” is presented to the player, and if the reach actually appears within 4 rotations, the jackpot is obtained.
JP 2005-168734 A

  Here, whether or not the jackpot is generated is determined by an internal lottery, and the content displayed as the mission is merely an effect. Therefore, if it is determined to be a big hit internally, the effect of the mode in which the mission has been achieved will be displayed within the time limit. However, even though we handle the mission within the time limit within the gaming machine, if the display control is not properly designed, it may appear that the time limit has been exceeded. It may be difficult for the player to determine whether the achievement is within the time limit.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for avoiding a contradiction between the contents of the performance and the game state in a ball game machine.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. A winning lottery means for executing a winning lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting prize port, A symbol display device that displays the symbols for indicating the result of the lottery determination, a symbol determination unit for determining a stop mode of the symbol indicating the result of the lottery determination, and a display control unit for variably displaying the symbols on the symbol display device. The special game control means for executing the special game when the symbol change display is stopped in a predetermined stop mode indicating that the success / failure lottery results in the transition to the special game and the winning / raft lottery is a win. Triggered by entering the winning entrance An effect that determines the aspect of the effect that suggests the result of the lottery lottery and presents the player with a command that indicates that the effect should exhibit a specific aspect by the specified time as a condition for winning the lottery If a decision is made to execute the effect determined by the effect determining means and to display the mission effect, the designated time is determined. And an effect processing means for displaying a mission effect together with a time display effect that is an effect representing the passage of time until. The effect determining means determines the execution of the effect exhibiting a specific aspect when the success / failure lottery results in the transition to the special game during the period in which the mission effect is displayed, and the effect processing means determines the remaining until the designated time. When the symbol variation that is scheduled to be displayed together with the effect exhibiting a specific mode when the time is less than or equal to the predetermined time is started, the time display effect is displayed in a mode that delays the arrival of the specified time.

  Here, the effect that should present a “specific aspect” in the mission effect may be an effect image such as a motif, a character, a background, etc. used for the effect of the pattern change or the effect of the design change, or a lamp for the effect It may be a sound output for lighting or production. Whether or not to display the mission effect may be determined according to the result of the lottery determination, or may be determined at random by lottery. The “specified time” may be a time limit for securing a mission time that can include at least a plurality of symbol variations from the start of the mission effect. For example, the “time display effect” may display an image with a clock as a motif to indicate the elapsed time and the specified time, or may be an effect that suggests the elapsed time, the specified time, or the remaining time in some manner. . The “symbol display device” may be composed of a single display device or a combination of a plurality of display devices.

  According to this aspect, even if the jackpot requirement is satisfied internally, when there is a possibility that the appearance requirement in the mission effect may not be satisfied, it can be adjusted so that no contradiction occurs between the effect state and the gaming state. . As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the player misunderstands whether or not the conditions commanded in the mission effect are satisfied.

  The effect processing means may superimpose the display content in the time display effect on the variation display of the symbol, and may control the superposition state so that the visibility of the display content in the time display effect changes according to the variation state of the symbol. . Here, “superimposition” does not matter whether the display content of the time display effect or the variable display overlaps the front side. For example, the time display effect is displayed on the background side of the symbol variation display. When the symbol variation is high speed, the time display effect is visible through the symbol, and when the symbol variation is slow, it is covered by the symbol. The time display effect may be difficult to visually recognize. Alternatively, as a mode of displaying the time display effect on the front side of the symbol variation for a while after the symbol variation starts, and moving the time display effect to the background side covered with the symbol variation when approaching the stop of the symbol variation. Also good. In executing the time display effect, the visibility of the time display effect may be prioritized over the symbol variation immediately after the start of the symbol variation. However, if the stop of the symbol variation approaches, it is necessary to prioritize the visibility of the symbol variation. . According to this aspect, it is possible to appropriately display the time display effect while suppressing the influence on the visibility according to the state of the symbol fluctuation. On the other hand, when the arrival of the designated time for the mission performance approaches when the symbol fluctuation is about to stop, the visibility of whether or not the designated time has been reached decreases, making it difficult to grasp whether or not the mission has been achieved. obtain. In this aspect, by performing the process of delaying the arrival at the designated time, it is possible to reliably avoid appearance inconsistencies regardless of whether the visibility at the designated time has been lowered. The method of delaying the arrival of the specified time includes a display method that reverses the progress of time, a display method that temporarily stops the passage of time, and a display method that temporarily slows the passage of time. Also good.

  The effect processing means may delay the arrival of the designated time by temporarily reversing the progress of the time in the mission effect. For example, when a time display effect is displayed using a clock motif, the time measurement may be displayed in a reverse manner. The retrograde in this case may be a mode in which the retrograde is performed at the same speed as the normal time progression speed, or may be a mode in which the set time is instantaneously retrograde and immediately returned to the forward direction. According to this aspect, since the player can accurately grasp the remaining time after returning from backward to forward, it is possible to perform an effect while appropriately maintaining the function of time display.

  The effect processing means is the time required for the remaining time until the specified time when the symbol variation accompanied by the effect exhibiting a specific aspect is started in the mission effect period until the specific aspect is exhibited from the start of the variation of the symbol. If it is shorter, the arrival of the specified time may be delayed. In light of the purpose of delaying the arrival of the designated time, it is sufficient if the arrival of the designated time can be delayed until the timing at which the production content exhibits a specific aspect. it can.

  The effect processing means arrives at the specified time at the timing when the effect exhibits a specific mode when the symbol variation accompanied by the effect that exhibits the specific mode is started when the remaining time until the specified time is equal to or less than the predetermined time. A delay may be performed. In light of the purpose of delaying the arrival of the specified time, it is sufficient that the arrival of the specified time can be delayed until the timing at which the production content takes a specific form, so it is more than necessary by minimizing the delay time. It is possible to avoid the production delay.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique for avoiding contradiction between the contents of the performance and the game state.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine, which is conventionally known as a bullet ball gaming machine, will be described as an example. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has mechanisms such as storage of game balls, delivery of game balls to the launch rail, and extraction of game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start port 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expanding mechanism of the start port 62. When the expansion mechanism of the start port 62 is expanded, the opening width of the start port 62 is expanded and the ease of entering the ball is improved. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for expanding the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided above the out opening 58 and the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. The variation of the effect image including the symbol 190 is displayed (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variation display”). Here, the special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball is dropped into the start port 62, and the symbol mode when the change display is stopped is determined to be the winning symbol. When the symbol is a symbol, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the jackpot occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that variably displays the decorative symbol 190 in a manner interlocked with the variation display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation simulating a slot machine game in the central area of the screen. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by a mechanical rotating device such as a drum or other display means such as an LED. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol 192 is displayed in an inconspicuous size on the special symbol display device 61 at the lower left of the production display device 60. In the case of adopting a technique in which a decorative role is not displayed and a decorative symbol is not displayed, the special symbol may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60. The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery for determining whether or not to expand the expansion mechanism of the start port 62. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. When the normal symbol variation display is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, the start port 62 is normally expanded for a predetermined time with a probability of about 50% to 80%.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60, and decoration. A lottery hold lamp 20 is provided below the effect display device 60, and an operation hold lamp 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right of the game area 52, which is a symmetrical position. . The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. Furthermore, game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect display device 60. The operation button 82 is a button that the player operates to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variable display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to the display. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are symbols indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. In the special game, the grand prize winning slot 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after nine or more game balls are dropped. Such opening / closing of the big prize opening 66 is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, a variable time shortening game (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games is started. In the variation time shortening game, the variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is shortened from the normal time. The variation time of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is returned to the original variation time after the variation display of a predetermined variation number is performed. When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, a probability variation game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the special game ends Be started. In the probability variation game, a lottery with a higher win probability than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub-board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect display device 60, operations of the plurality of movable objects 140, and lighting of the game effect lamp 90. And the lighting of the movable accessory 140 and the game effect lamp 90 is activated along with the progress of the production. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set base 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game execution unit 122, and an opening / closing control. Means 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, an effect processing unit 133, and an accessory control unit 136. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 accepts a random number value to determine whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the game ball enters the start port 62. Get as a value. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the winning / losing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to a success / failure table for determination of success / failure based on a normal probability in normal times, and refers to a success / failure table in which the winning probability is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win. The determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60.

  The symbol determination unit 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery unit 112. Moreover, the symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 by lottery. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol or a normal symbol stop symbol, or a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. The symbol determination unit 114 selects one of a plurality of variation patterns in accordance with the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol and variation pattern to the main display control unit 118 and the effect determination unit 132.

  The symbol determination means 114 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed are defined. Multiple types of variation patterns have various variation times. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  The symbol determining means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a specific symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

  The hold control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4.

  The main display control means 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a special symbol variation display according to the variation pattern determined by the symbol determination unit 114. The main display control means 118 transmits the change start command and the change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol, so that the main display control means 118 and the effect display are displayed. The fluctuation display by the control means 134 is synchronized and interlocked. The main display control means 118 displays the normal symbol variation on the normal symbol display device 59.

  The special game control means 120 controls the execution process of the special game when the result of the lottery determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a win. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously continued a plurality of times, and is constituted by one or a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. The unit game is repeated up to 15 times, for example, and the grand prize opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. If the number of continuations of the unit game has not reached the upper limit number, the special game control means 120 starts the next unit game after the end of the current unit game. When the upper limit number of unit games is exhausted, the special game is terminated.

  The specific game execution means 122 executes control for shifting the game state from the normal state to the specific game state, and control for returning the specific game state to the normal state. The specific game in the present embodiment has a probability change in which the winning probability of the winning / failing lottery is switched from a normal probability state to a high probability state, and a short time in which the symbol variation time is switched from a normal time to a short time.

  The specific game executing means 122 shifts the gaming state after the special game to the probability changing state when the winning / failing lottery value is a value to be shifted to the probability changing state. The probability variation state is continued until the next jackpot is generated in principle, and during that time, the probability of the hit determination by the success / failure lottery means 112 is maintained at a high value. In addition, the specific game executing means 122 shifts the game state to the time-shortened state after the special game regardless of the winning lottery value. The short time is continued until the number of changes in the special symbol after the special game reaches a predetermined number, for example, 100 times.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation pattern data in which a variation process from variation start to stop in variation display is defined as a variation pattern of the effect image including the decorative design. The fluctuation pattern displays a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects the variation pattern of the effect image having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The effect determination means 132 determines the aspect of the effect that suggests the result of the lottery lottery upon entering the starting port 62. The effects determined by the effect determining means 132 include combinations of stop patterns of decorative symbols and their arrangement and variation patterns, mission effects, notice effects, driving of the movable accessory 140, lighting of the game effect lamp 90, and sound from the speaker 18. There are modes such as output. By effectively combining these effects, the player's sense of expectation for the jackpot is increased.

  The effect processing means 133 executes effects such as symbol variation, mission effect, notice effect, driving of the movable accessory 140, lighting of the game effect lamp 90, and sound output determined by the effect determining means 132. The effect processing unit 133 includes an effect display control unit 134 that causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation of the decorative symbols, the mission effect, and the notice effect.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbols and their arrangement and variation pattern according to the result of the lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, according to the special symbol stop symbol and the special symbol variation pattern. The effect determining unit 132 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a stop symbol of a decorative symbol and a pattern table to be referred to in order to determine a variation pattern.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a shift to a special game, three symbols such as “777” and “111” are arranged. A combination is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the special symbols are selected as the numbers arranged as the decorative symbols. For example, when the special symbol is “3”, the decorative symbol is “333”. In the case where the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to a special game, and a variation pattern of a special symbol indicating a loss with reach is selected, only one such as “191” or “727” is selected. Select a combination that does not have the same pattern. The effect determining unit 132 sends information about the stop symbol of the decorative symbol and the variation pattern of the effect image to the effect display control unit 134. The effect display control means 134 variably displays effect images including decorative symbols on the effect display device 60 according to the selected variation pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112.

  The effect determining unit 132 determines whether or not to display the mission effect according to a predetermined standard. The mission effect is an effect that presents to the player a command with the content that the effect should exhibit a specific mode by a specified time as a condition for winning or failing the lottery. In this embodiment, the command content is displayed as a jackpot condition that the reach of the decorative symbol appears in a specific manner, such as “Leach with 7 symbols!”. The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to display the mission effect at random using a lottery with a predetermined probability. If the winning lottery is a win, the mission effect is displayed with a higher probability than usual. A decision to do so may be made.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the mission effect on the effect display device 60 together with the time display effect that represents the passage of time up to the designated time when the effect determining means 132 determines to display the mission effect. Let In the clock display effect in the present embodiment, the elapsed time and the specified time of the mission effect are displayed in an expression using a virtual time. This time is displayed in an image with a clock as a motif, and the time is ticked at a speed different from the actual time. For example, the start and end of the mission effect is visually and conceptually for the player, such as starting the mission effect from “12:00” on the clock and setting the “specified time” as the end time to “6 o'clock”. Also use an easy-to-understand time. At this time, the time is ticked about 120 times as fast as the actual time progress. The time until the designated time at which the mission effect ends is usually long enough to include multiple symbol variations.

  The effect processing means 133 superimposes the display content in the time display effect on the variation display of the decorative symbol, and controls the superimposition state so that the visibility of the display content in the time display effect changes according to the variation state of the symbol. In the present embodiment, when the decorative symbol changes and starts to change at high speed, the clock is displayed in such a manner that the visibility of the time display effect is enhanced through the decorative symbol. In addition, the clock is displayed in such a manner that the degree of visibility of the time display effect decreases as it is covered with the decorative symbol as the symbol variation of the decorative symbol approaches a stop and becomes a low-speed variation. As a result, if the symbol variation becomes low when it is close to the designated time, it may be difficult for the player to see whether or not the mission effect has ended.

  When the result of the lottery is a big hit during the mission effect period, the effect determination unit 132 selects a variation pattern in which the decorative symbols are aligned through reach in a specific manner. For example, when the mission effect is “Let reach with 7 symbols!”, The effect determining means 132 selects the stop symbol and the variation pattern of the decorative symbol so that the reach is 7 symbols, and the command in the mission effect is selected. The production will achieve the content. The effect processing means 133 is a jackpot variation pattern (hereinafter referred to as “achievement variation pattern”) that will exhibit a specific reach mode in which the command content is achieved when the remaining time until the specified time is equal to or less than the predetermined time. ) Is started, a time display effect that temporarily reverses the time in order to delay the arrival of the specified time is displayed. In the present embodiment, a pattern that requires 8 seconds from the start of change to a specific reach mode is used as the achievement change pattern. Therefore, if the remaining time up to the specified time is already less than 8 seconds at the time when the variation due to the achievement variation pattern is started, the reach mode will not be displayed by the specified time, and the appearance of the mission will be achieved. The time condition will not be met. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the variation by the achievement variation pattern is already less than 8 seconds until the specified time, the amount of time obtained by subtracting the remaining time at that time from “8 seconds”. By returning the elapsed time just before reaching the original designated time, a time display effect that substantially delays the designated time is provided. As a result, the specified time is reached at the timing when the reach mode in the achievement variation pattern is displayed, and the instruction content in the mission effect is displayed within the specified time, and there is a contradiction between the display content and the gaming state. It can be avoided. In addition, it is possible to maintain a suitable performance while keeping the delay of the clock within a necessary range.

  According to the present embodiment, even when the jackpot requirement is satisfied internally, when there is a possibility that the appearance requirement in the mission effect may not be satisfied, the effect mode and the game state can be adjusted so as not to contradict each other. it can. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the player misunderstands whether or not the conditions commanded in the mission effect are satisfied. On the other hand, when the arrival of the designated time for the mission performance approaches when the symbol fluctuation is about to stop, the visibility of whether or not the designated time has been reached decreases, making it difficult to grasp whether or not the mission has been achieved. obtain. In this embodiment, by performing the process of delaying the arrival at the designated time, it is possible to reliably avoid the appearance inconsistency regardless of whether the visibility at the designated time has been lowered or not. .

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect display control means 134, the accessory control means 136 causes the movable accessory 140 to act in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90.

  FIG. 4 shows the display contents of the mission effect at high speed fluctuation. The screen 300 is a display state of the mission effect in a state in which the time display clock is sufficiently visible through the decorative design when the decorative design starts to fluctuate and fluctuates at high speed. On the screen 300, a clock image 200 is displayed at the center, and three rows of decorative symbols 190 are variably displayed in a vertical scroll shape so as to cover the clock image 200. A mission effect command content 204 is displayed on the upper left of the screen 300, and a designated time 206 is displayed on the upper right. The clock image 200 is an image of an analog clock, in which a hand 208 is rotated and displayed, and a mission effect end time 202 corresponding to a designated time 206 is highlighted. Since the current time in this figure is “1:30” and the designated time is “6:00”, “4 hours 30 minutes” remains until the designated time, but that time is actually 2 It corresponds to 15 minutes. In the state of this figure, since the decorative symbol 190 is fluctuated at high speed, the transparency of the decorative symbol 190 is enhanced as the drawing process, and the watch image 200 is sufficiently visible through the decorative symbol 190. It has become. In the example of this figure, the display mode is such that the clock image 200 can be viewed through the decorative symbol 190. However, as a modification, the clock image 200 is further displayed on the front layer, that is, the upper layer of the screen 300. Thus, the clock image 200 may be preferentially displayed over the decorative symbol 190.

  FIG. 5 shows the display contents of the mission effect at the time of low speed fluctuation. The screen 300 of this figure is a display state of the mission effect in a state in which the time display clock is not sufficiently visible when it is covered with the decorative symbol when the variation of the decorative symbol approaches a stop and becomes a low-speed fluctuation. The display of the clock image 200, the command content 204, and the designated time 206 remains the same as in FIG. 4, but the left and right columns of the three decorative symbols 190 are already stopped, and only the center column is displayed in a variably displayed manner at a low speed. 4 is different from FIG. At this time, since each decorative design 190 has low transparency, the position state of the hands 208 of the clock image 200 is not sufficiently visible. If the time indicated by the clock approaches the designated time in this state, it is difficult for the player to accurately grasp the end timing of the mission effect. In this state, when the reach of the achievement variation pattern is displayed just before the end of the mission effect, it is difficult for the player to determine whether or not the reach is displayed before the end of the mission effect.

  FIG. 6 shows a temporary time retrograde control process in the time display effect. The mission effect is started (S100), and after a plurality of symbol variations in the mission effect are displayed, the remaining time until the designated time (S106) at the time when the variation pattern at the time of the big hit (S104) is started is 8 seconds. If it is less than the specified time (S106), the clock is rewound immediately before the specified time is reached (S105) so as to substantially delay the display of the specified time (S106). The arrival of the designated time after the delay (S108) and the reach display (S110) for accomplishing the mission are simultaneously performed.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when a game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, or when the game ball has passed through the operation port 68 (S10). (N in S12), control processing for normal games such as winning / failing lottery is executed (S14), and if a special game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for special game is executed (S16), from S10 to S16 In step S18, prize ball payout corresponding to various winnings is processed.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. At the same time (S34), the mission effect is processed (S35). The main display control means 118 starts changing display according to the determination result, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change pattern data. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40), the mission effect time is rewound (S41), and the symbol variation display is started. If not (N in S38), S40 and S41 are skipped.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines a stop symbol of the special symbol based on the determination result (S46), and selects a variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). When the mission effect is being performed (Y in S49) and the determination result is a big hit (Y in S50), the effect determining unit 132 selects a stop symbol and a variation pattern in which the mission effect command content is achieved. (S51). When the mission effect is not being performed (N in S49) or not a big hit (N in S50), the effect determining unit 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S52). ), The decorative pattern variation pattern is selected according to the special symbol variation pattern (S53).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail S35 in FIG. If the mission effect is not being performed (N in S54), it is determined whether or not the mission effect should be started (S56). When the start of the mission effect is determined (Y in S58), the mission effect command content is determined (S60), and the mission effect is started (S62). If it is decided not to start the mission effect (N in S58), S60 and S62 are skipped. If the mission is being performed in S54 (Y in S54), the result of the lottery is a big win (Y in S63), and the remaining time until the specified time is less than 8 seconds at the start of the change of the achievement fluctuation pattern (Y of S64), the time for rewinding in the time display effect is calculated (S65), and the rewind flag indicating that the time is rewinded is turned on (S66). When it is not a big hit (N of S63) or when the remaining time is not less than 8 seconds (N of S64), S65 and S66 are skipped.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail S41 in FIG. When the rewind flag indicating the rewinding of the mission effect time is on (Y in S92), and the remaining time until the designated time of the mission effect is less than 1 second (Y in S93) ) Rewind the time displayed in the time display effect by the amount calculated in S65 (S96), and turn off the rewind flag (S98). If the rewind flag is off (N in S92), or if the remaining mission effect is 1 second or longer (N in S94), S96 and S98 are skipped.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail S16 in FIG. First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S74). ). If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the number of rounds of the unit game has reached 15 after closing the special winning opening 66 in S80 (Y in S82), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game (S84), and the special game control means 120 ends the special game (S86). If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S90).

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there.

  In the time display effect in the present embodiment, the remaining time until the specified time is expressed by time using a clock motif. The time display effect in the modified example may be expressed using a motif that can suggest the length of the remaining time, such as “bomb lead”.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of the time delay method, a configuration in which the shortage of time required for displaying a specific mode is collectively reversed is illustrated. In the modified example, a configuration may be adopted in which the vehicle travels backward at the same speed as the forward time, or a display method for temporarily stopping the passage of time or a display method for temporarily slowing the passage of time may be used.

  In this embodiment, the mission effect of the command content for displaying the specific reach mode is illustrated. In a modified example, in addition to the pattern mode, a mission effect may be requested that requires a specific mode of content such as displaying an image, outputting sound, or lighting a lamp.

  In the present embodiment, whether or not the time display effect when rewinding the mission effect time can be easily visually recognized by the player is different depending on whether the symbol variation is during high-speed variation or low-speed variation. In a modification, it is good also as a structure which displays the rewinding preferentially so that a player can grasp | ascertain the state at the time of rewinding clearly irrespective of whether the design fluctuation is changing at high speed. For example, it may be displayed with priority over the symbol variation by temporarily displaying on the front side the state in which the hands of the timepiece rotate backward.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows the display content of the mission effect at the time of high speed fluctuation. It is a figure which shows the display content of the mission effect at the time of low speed fluctuation. It is a figure which shows the retrograde control process of temporary time in a time display effect. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows S35 in FIG. 8 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows S41 in FIG. 8 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows S16 in FIG. 7 in detail.

Explanation of symbols

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 60 effect display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start openings, 90 game effect lamps, 100 game control devices, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 118 main Display control means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determination means, 133 effect processing means, 134 effect display control means, 200 clock image, 204 command content, 206 designated time.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
Triggering lottery means for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, triggered by entering the starting winning opening,
A symbol display device in which a symbol for indicating the result of the winning / failing lottery is variably displayed;
A symbol determining means for determining a stop mode and a variation time of the symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery;
Display control means for causing the symbol display device to display the determined variation time variation on the symbol display device;
Special game control for executing the special game when the winning lottery results in the transition to the special game and the symbol change display is stopped in a predetermined stop mode indicating that the winning lottery is winning. Means,
The symbol determining means determines one of a plurality of types of variation time as a variation time when the symbol is variably displayed to indicate the result of the success / failure lottery,
In response to entering the starting winning opening, the aspect of the effect suggesting the result of the success / failure lottery to be executed within the variation time of the symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery is determined, and the success / failure lottery is determined. As a condition for becoming a mission effect, a mission effect is an effect that presents a command to the player with the content that the effect should exhibit a specific aspect by a specified time that spans multiple variations of the symbol Production determination means for determining whether or not to display according to a predetermined criterion;
The effect determined by the effect determining means is executed, and when it is determined that the mission effect is to be displayed, the mission effect is displayed together with a time display effect that is an effect indicating the passage of time until the specified time. Production processing means,
If the winning lottery results in the transition to the special game during the period during which the mission effect is displayed, the effect determining means may change the specific mode during the variation of the symbol indicating the result of the winning lottery. Decide to perform the presentation
When the remaining time until the designated time is less than the time required for the production to exhibit the specific mode, the production processing means reaches the designated time within the variation time of the symbol in which the production is executed. In addition , the ball game machine characterized in that the designated time is delayed in the time display effect so that the effect exhibits the specific mode by the designated time.

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