JP4996220B2 - 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 gaming machines, particularly pachislot machines, a predetermined number of medals are inserted and a start lever is operated to execute a lottery, and a plurality of rows (usually three rows) in which a plurality of symbols are displayed on the circumferential surface. The symbol variation reel (symbol row display means) is rotated.

  The symbol variable reels that have started to rotate by the start lever can be basically stopped at the time that the player intends by operating the corresponding stop buttons.

  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. The rights will be exercised when the symbols corresponding to the winning are available.

  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.

  Note that, when the player performs a stop operation using the stop button, slip control for a predetermined number of frames is executed according to the result of the internal lottery.

  In other words, when the stop button 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 operation is performed in order to avoid intentionally stopping at this symbol with respect to the stop operation timing. The position is shifted (kicked off), and control is performed so as to stop at the off symbol arrangement.

  Here, when the internal lottery is won, even if the winning symbol does not stop at the stop operation timing operated by the player, if the winning symbol is within the predetermined number of symbols (currently a maximum of 4 frames slips), this hit is intentionally made. Control (shift) of shifting the stop position so that the symbols stop together.

  By kicking and pulling in, you can have consistency with the lottery results, and even if the timing of the stop operation is slightly shifted, you can align the winning symbols, allowing players to miss It is preventing in the range.

  As described above, since the number of sliding frames varies depending on the result of the internal lottery, the slip control stores a table corresponding to each situation in advance.

  As the table, a bit table in which the number of sliding frames is expressed in bits (binary system) has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). In this bit table, one frame slip is expressed by “0”, and a stop frame is expressed by “1”.

As a reference technique, it has been proposed to have a plurality of types of reel stop control means (table) and to select the reel stop control means based on the result of the internal lottery (winning or winning) (see Patent Document 2). .
JP-A-11-178987 JP 2003-79811 A

  However, in the selection of bit data by lottery, although the selection probabilities are theoretically ½, in the short span (small number of games), the selection probabilities are not as expected and bias may occur.

  For this reason, bias also occurs in the stop operation timing by the player, and pull-in by slip control as designed cannot be performed.

  In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent the stop position from becoming monotonous.

The invention of claim 1 has a display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbol sequences in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged, and performs a lottery drawing according to a variation start instruction and also displays the variation of the symbol sequence on the display unit. The variable display stop position is adjusted by adjusting the stop position of the variable display within the range of the number of adjustment symbols set in advance based on the variable stop instruction inputted for each symbol row. A gaming machine that wins a winning combination when the display unit is in a display state corresponding to the winning combination in the lottery after the variable symbols of the plurality of symbol sequences are stopped, and the variable stopping instruction is input A reference symbol specifying means for specifying, as a reference symbol, a symbol displayed at a reference position that is predetermined at an input timing of the variation stop instruction, among the symbols in the symbol sequence that is subject to the change stop instruction; Each symbol in the symbol row The first storage means for storing a first stop control table in which the number of adjusted symbols when specified as the reference symbol is preset according to the lottery result of the combination, and each symbol of the symbol row A second stop control table for determining the number of adjustment symbols corresponding to each symbol when specified as a reference symbol, and a second stop control table selection candidate group assigned to each of the reference symbols second storing means for storing in advance for each of the reference symbols identified by the reference symbol specifying means when fluctuations stopping and other symbol row for each lottery result of the auditors, the symbols of the symbol column is the reference A third stop control table for determining the number of adjustment symbols corresponding to each symbol when specified as a symbol, and a selection candidate group of the third stop control table allocated for each of the reference symbols. Third memory means for previously storing and for each lottery result of the serial combination when fluctuations stop other symbol row in the reference pattern the each reference symbol specified by the specifying means, when the fluctuation stop instruction is input, When all the symbol sequences are displayed in a variable manner, the first storage unit uses the first symbol used for stop control based on the lottery result of the combination and the reference symbol specified by the reference symbol specifying unit. While the stop control table is selected, if any of the symbol sequences has stopped changing display, it is specified by the reference symbol specifying means at the time of stop control of the symbol sequence where the winning combination lottery result and variation have been stopped. It said second stop system assigned to the reference pattern in the current stop control from the selection candidate group of the previous SL second stop control table stored in said second storage means based on the reference symbol and A control table is selected, control is performed to stop the variable display using the selected second stop control table , the variable display is stopped using the second stop control table, and When the symbol sequence is displayed in a variable manner, the reference specified by the reference symbol specifying means at the time of stop control of the symbol sequence whose variation is stopped using the lottery result of the combination and the second stop control table Based on the symbol, the third stop control table assigned to the reference symbol in the current stop control is selected from a selection candidate group of the third stop control table stored in the third storage means, and selected. And a stop control means for controlling the variable display to stop using the third stop control table .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when any of the symbol sequences has stopped changing display, the reference symbol specifying means during the lottery result of the combination and the stop control of the symbol sequence in which variations have been stopped A pattern corresponding to the reference symbol in the current stop control is selected from the second stop control tables of the plurality of patterns stored in the second storage unit based on the reference symbol specified by Therefore, variations can be provided in the pattern of the selected stop control table, and the stop position can be prevented from becoming monotonous.

  That is, the second storage means stores a plurality of patterns of the second stop control table when the reference symbols at the time of stopping the fluctuation of other symbol sequences and the lottery result of the combination are the same. Accordingly, since it is determined which pattern of the second stop control table is used, it is possible to make the stop position different without causing a contradiction between the lottery result and the stop position, and the stop position becomes monotonous. Can be prevented.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the invention according to the first aspect, wherein the reference symbol specifying means is, assuming that serial numbers are assigned to each of the symbols arranged to the each symbol row in the order of the variable display, the communication turn by identifying the reference symbol, said stop control means, the reference symbols specific when fluctuations stopping of lottery results and other symbol rows of the role if any of the symbol columns is stopped displaying variation From the selection candidate group of the second stop control table stored in the second storage means based on the reference symbol specified by the means, the second symbol corresponding to the reference symbol number in the current stop control A stop control table is selected, control is performed to stop the variation display using the selected second stop control table, the variation display is stopped using the second stop control table, and any one of the Design Is displayed in the reference symbol specified by the reference symbol specifying means at the time of stop control of the symbol sequence whose variation is stopped using the lottery result of the combination and the second stop control table. Based on the third stop control table selection candidate group stored in the third storage means, the third stop control table corresponding to the reference symbol number in the current stop control is selected and selected. Control is performed such that the variable display is stopped using a third stop control table .

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, serial numbers are assigned to the symbols arranged in the symbol rows in the order of display of variations, and patterns are selected according to the numbers. Compared to the above, the control is easy, and, for example, if the pattern selected by the adjacent symbols is changed, the variation of the stopped state becomes more abundant.

The invention according to claim 3, in the invention of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the stop control means, for each symbol of the second stop control table selected, the lottery result and other symbol rows number was granted previously set according to the stop position location as a result of the adding point the granted number, adjusting the symbol number from the reference symbol to the highest score of symbols within said predetermined adjusted symbol number It is characterized by performing stop control as the number of symbols.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, a predetermined number of points is given to each symbol in accordance with the lottery result, the stop position of other symbol sequences, etc., and the stop position is determined according to the result. In the control mode, the number of points to be added differs according to the current reference symbol, so it is difficult to reliably input a variable stop instruction at the same timing, so the stop position becomes monotonous even with the same lottery result. Can be prevented.

  As described above, in the present invention, when winnings can be made on two or more types of winning lines at the time of winning, it is also possible to average the winning ratios in the respective winning lines, and to stop positions when winning Has an excellent effect that it can be prevented from becoming monotonous.

(Schematic configuration of pachislot machine)
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). 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 (LCD) 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 operation unit 306 has an upper portion protruding forward, and a medal insertion unit 320 is provided at the right end of the upper surface of the protruding portion. Further, the operation unit 306 is pressed down when credits are sequentially paid out from the left end of the upper surface. A settlement button 103, a single bet (insertion) button 352A, and a MAX bet (maximum input) button 352B. 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.

  The three reels 350 </ b> A, 350 </ b> B, and 350 </ b> C are rotated so that symbols can be seen sequentially from the display window 314. The direction of rotation appears to move from top to bottom in FIG.

  Here, among the symbols that can be seen from the display window 314 when the rotation is stopped, a line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the middle row, a line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the upper row, and a line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the lower row The combination of the symbols stopped on the five active lines of the two lines respectively connecting the centers of the symbols arranged on the two diagonal lines indicates the result of the game.

  Which of the five lines is the effective line depends on the number of medals invested, and when one medal is bet, the line connecting the centers of the symbols arranged in the middle row is the effective line. If three medals are bet, all lines are valid lines.

  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.

(Control system)
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 Are connected to the medal selector 102 that discriminates and the like, and the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C, and the MAX bet button 352B corresponding to the start lever 354 and the reels 350A, 350B, 350C, respectively. A single bet button 352A and an adjustment button 103 for returning medals stored (credited) inside the gaming machine when the game is stopped are connected to each other via a sensor or the like (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 pachislot machine 300, an internal lottery is performed by the main control unit 100 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 to the player differs in the game corresponding to each. 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) It is configured to include an RB game that can be won a plurality of times within a range where the number of acquired medals does not exceed the upper limit. Therefore, as a matter of course, 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.

  Further, in the pachislot 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.

  In other words, when the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C is operated at the stop timing at which the symbol that stops only on the winning line is stopped on the active line when the internal lottery is off, intentionally avoiding the stop at this symbol Therefore, control is performed so that the stop position is shifted (kicked off) and stopped 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, if the winning symbol is within the predetermined number of symbols, the winning symbol is intentionally stopped on the active line. Performs control to shift (pull in) the stop position.

  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.

  The main control unit 100 is connected to a hopper drive circuit 136 for operating a hopper 138 provided inside the pachislot machine 300. 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 display lamp drive 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, and the activation line described above are connected via the display lamp drive circuit 144. The display lamp 146 is controlled to be 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.

  Further, a lamp driving circuit 156 is connected to the sub-control unit 150, and is provided inside the lamp 112 incorporated in the decorative lamp 304A and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C via the lamp driving circuit 156. The light emission of the backlight 158 and the like that emit light toward the positions facing the symbols on the peripheral surfaces of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C displayed on the display window 314 is controlled.

  Further, a speaker drive circuit 154 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 notification effects by the LCD 313, the speakers 305L and 305R, the backlight 158, the lamp 112 built in the decoration lamp 304A, and the like according to the control state of the pachislot machine 300 of the main control unit 100.

  In particular, the LCD 313 may execute a notice effect related to the game in accordance with the result of the role lottery executed when the start lever 354 is operated, and the player sees the notice effect for the game. You can have a sense of expectation for winning in the role lottery.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing a control system for 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 role / symbol table (see FIG. 4) in which information indicating a role / symbol corresponding to a numerical value 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, the current game state from the game state control unit 186 (normal game, during BB internal selection, during RB internal selection, normal game during BB operation, during RB internal selection during BB operation, RB game, etc.) Is obtained, and a hand / symbol table for which a hand / symbol is to be determined is selected from the hand / symbol table provided for each gaming state.

  Based on the role / symbol table selected by the table selection unit 182, the winning role / symbol determination unit 184 determines the winning role (small role (including replay), major role (RB, BB)) and the winning symbol. The determined winning combination and 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 start 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 combination is a small winning combination, a predetermined payout is made and a winning combination is made. If the winning combination is replay, replay control is executed, and if the winning combination is a leading role, the gaming execution control unit 186A reads the leading role gaming program from the gaming program memory 188 and executes it.

  In addition, 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 eight times (maximum number of winnings) during any of these 12 games.

  On the other hand, in the big bonus program, a regular bonus game can be executed with high probability as an exercise of rights, and if the number of games acquired in the big bonus game reaches a preset upper limit number, even if the regular bonus game is being executed The big bonus game ends. In the present embodiment, the winning probability of the small role in the big bonus game is almost the same as that in the normal game.

  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 managed by the state of the flag. Yes.

  Each flag is established by winning by internal lottery. Generally, the state of the small role flag disappears in one game (flag is not established) (invalidity of winning), but the state of the flag of the major role is then changed to each reel. 350A, 350B, and 350C are stopped and the main character symbols are displayed in a predetermined arrangement on the display window 314, and are maintained until winning the main character (winning carry-over).

  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.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram for executing stop control of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C in consideration of slip control in the reel drive control unit 194.

  In the present embodiment, as a reference line for executing the stop control, a line aligned in a horizontal line in the upper row is applied among the five lines connecting the centers of the symbols stopped and displayed in the display window 314 described above. It will be explained as a thing.

  In addition, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C do not stop between symbols, and stop control is executed at a symbol pitch so that the center line of the symbol always comes on the five lines described above.

  Further, FIG. 6 shows a symbol arrangement of each of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C according to the present embodiment, and the reel drive control unit 194 specifies a symbol by the symbol number shown in FIG.

  The stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C are connected to the reference line upper symbol determination unit 200. The reference line upper symbol determination unit 200 acquires the reel rotation position when the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are operated from the reel position detection circuit 134, and identifies the reference line upper symbol based on the acquired signal. To do.

  The symbol on the reference line corresponds to a symbol that is stopped and displayed on the reference line when the reel 350A, 350B, 350C is stopped without taking the slip control into consideration, so-called bittering is stopped (the number of sliding frames is 0).

  The design on the reference line is specified according to the positional relationship between the reference line and the center line of the design displayed on the reference line of the reel corresponding to the operated stop button 356A, 356B, 356C. .

  That is, when the center line of the symbol on the reference line does not exceed the reference line at the time when the stop operation is performed, the bittering can be stopped (the number of sliding frames is 0) even if the symbol is the symbol on the reference line. Therefore, the symbol is specified as the symbol on the reference line. On the other hand, when the center line of the symbol on the reference line exceeds the reference line when the stop operation is performed, if the symbol is the symbol on the reference line, unless the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are reversely rotated. Since it is impossible to bitter the symbol on the reference line, the symbol displayed next on the reference line is specified as the symbol on the reference line.

  The information on the specified reference line design is sent to the slip control amount selection unit 202 and the table reading unit 206.

  On the other hand, the flag memory 192 is connected to the flag determination unit 204. The flag determination unit 204 determines the state of the flag at the current time (current game), and sends information on the determination result to the table reading unit 206.

  A slip control table memory 208 is connected to the table reading unit 206. The sliding control table memory 208 includes a plurality of sliding frame number tables 208 (x) (x = 1, 2,..., A-1, a) set for each gaming state (internal lottery result), and a plurality Bit data table 208 (y) (y = 1, 2,..., B−1, b) is stored (a and b are positive integers).

  That is, in the slip control table memory 208, a slip frame number table 208 (x) in which the number of slip frames in reel stop control is stored, and bit data (“0”) for each reel stop control for the second and subsequent times. Alternatively, a bit data table 208 (y) to which “1”) is assigned is stored.

  The table reading unit 206 selects the sliding frame number table 208 (x) to be applied to the stop control based on the determination result from the flag determination unit 204, and during the second and subsequent reel stop control, The bit data table 208 (y) is selected and read based on the reference line design information in the reel stop control and the reference line design information in the current reel stop control, and is sent to the slip control amount selection unit 202. Is done.

  The slip control amount selection unit 202 determines the number of sliding symbols based on the table input by the table reading unit 206 and the reference line upper symbol determination unit 200 and sends it to the drive signal output unit 210. Is done.

  Accordingly, the drive signal output unit 210 controls the motor drive circuit 132 to stop the reel motors 106A, 106B, and 106C at a predetermined time.

  The driving signal output unit 210 is connected to the gaming state control unit 186 (see FIG. 3) and a start lever 354. Control the drive.

  Here, FIG. 7 shows, as an example of the sliding frame number table 208 (x), a sliding frame number table when the stop control of the left reel 350A is performed at the time of winning the bell.

  The stop permission position shown in the figure is a position where the lottery result by the internal lottery matches the game result even if the stop permission position is stopped so that the symbol of the stop permission position is located in the upper stage.

  Also, the numerical value in the column of the number of sliding frames shown in the figure represents that the sliding is performed by the number of frames corresponding to the numerical value. For example, when a symbol having a value of “3” in the column of the number of sliding symbols is a symbol on the reference line, the sliding control is performed for three frames from this symbol and stops. The same applies to the other numerical values (“1”, “2”, “4”), and the numerical value “0” indicates so-called bittering.

  For example, if symbol number 9 “Bell” is positioned at the upper level and the stop operation is performed, the number of sliding frames is “0”, so the bite is stopped, and “Bell” and “Replay” are displayed at the upper level, middle level, and lower level, respectively. ”And“ bar ”are stopped and displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the reel stop control for the second and subsequent times is set in advance according to the basic addition points set in advance for each symbol, the internal lottery result, the stop symbols of other reels 350 that have already stopped, and the like. The stop control is performed on the basis of the point process for performing the tempering, and as a result of the point process, the symbol number with the highest score within the range of the predetermined number of sliding frames from the symbol on the reference line is obtained. The symbol is selected and stopped.

  Among the above point addition processes, the basic point addition is based on the bit data set in the bit data table 208 (y), for example, one point for the bit data “0” symbol and one for the bit data “1” symbol. 10 points are added. A plurality of types of bit data are provided according to the gaming state (internal lottery result) and the stopped symbols of other reels that have already stopped.

  8 to 10 are explanatory diagrams relating to selection of the bit data table 208 (y) according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, how to select the bit data table 208 (y) will be described.

  FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the symbols on the reference line during the first stop control and the selection candidate group (stop data group) of the bit data table 208 (y) applied during the second stop control. In the figure, the first stop control is executed for the left reel 350A. In addition, during the first stop control, it is not known which of the remaining two reels 350 is to be controlled in the second stop, so the stop data group (Group A to Group U) for the two reels is shown.

  As shown in the figure, the stop data group used in the second stop control differs depending on the reference line design in the first stop control.

  FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the symbols on the reference line at the time of the second stop control, the bit data table to be selected at the second stop control, and the selection candidate group of the bit data table to be applied at the third stop control. . This figure shows a case where the first stop control is performed on the left reel 350A with the symbol “9” on the reference line, and the second stop control is performed on the middle reel 350B.

  As shown in the figure, the bit that varies depending on the symbol number of the symbol on the reference line in the current stop control from the middle stop data group “J” corresponding to the symbol “9” on the reference line at the time of the first stop control. A data table is selected.

  Further, as shown in the figure, the right stop data group used at the time of the third stop control is determined according to the design on the reference line in the second stop control.

  That is, each bit data table 208 (y) is classified into a plurality of stop data groups corresponding to the symbol numbers of the symbols on the reference line in the previous stop control. First, a stop data group is selected based on the symbol number of the symbol on the reference line in the previous stop control. Then, the bit data table (y) used in the current stop control is finally selected from the selected stop data group according to the symbol number on the reference line in the current stop control.

  FIG. 10 shows the relationship between the symbols on the reference line in the third stop control and the bit data table selected in the third stop control. In the figure, the first stop control is performed for the left reel 350A at the reference line design “9”, and the second stop control is performed for the middle reel 350B at the reference line design “5”. The case was shown.

  As shown in the figure, from the right stop data group “J-5” corresponding to the reference line upper symbol “5” determined at the time of the second stop control, the symbol of the reference line upper symbol in the current stop control. Different bit data tables are selected depending on the number.

  That is, by selecting the bit data table used for the stop control in this way, the bit data table selected at the second stop is 21 × 21 types, and the stop data selected at the third stop is 21 × 21 × 21. The type of stop has the largest variation of the stop appearance, and there are always multiple types of bit data table selection candidates at the time of the second stop.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  First, the flow of normal games will be described.

  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 insertion unit When a bet is completed by inserting a medal from 320, the start lever 354 can be operated.

  When the start lever 354 is operated, an internal lottery is performed by the lottery unit 180 simultaneously with this operation, and the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start rotating under the control of the reel drive control unit 194.

  The result of the internal lottery is transmitted from the winning combination / symbol determination unit 184 to the gaming state control unit 186. The gaming state control unit 186 updates and stores the flag state of the flag memory 192 according to the result of the internal lottery via the flag management control unit 190.

  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, according to the flag stored in the flag memory 192, the slip control is taken into consideration. Then, stop control of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C is executed so that the corresponding symbol is pulled into the predetermined position or kicked off from the predetermined position. That is, the reel drive control unit 194 selects the stop control table according to the state of the flag stored in the flag memory 192 and the gaming state by the gaming state control unit 186, and the flag is established. In this case, the winning symbol can be stopped by an accurate pressing timing. Further, a slight shift in the stop operation timing is corrected by slip control. On the other hand, when the flag is not 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.

  Next, when all the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C are stopped, a winning determination is made as to whether or not a winning is made based on the stopped symbols. When winning, the winning combination is also determined.

  If it is determined by this determination that the major player has won a prize, the bonus game control of the big bonus (BB) or regular bonus (RB) is executed (exercises the right) according to the stop pattern, and it is determined that the player is a minor. In this case, predetermined payout control preset for the small combination is executed.

  In FIG. 11, the reel stop control processing routine executed by the reel drive control unit 194 when an operation signal indicating that one of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C is operated by the player is input. The flow of is shown. Hereinafter, the reel stop control process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step 402, the symbol on the reference line is specified, and information indicating the symbol number of the specified symbol on the reference line is held together with stop reel information indicating which reel the stop reel 350 was. The design on the reference line is the design of the reel 350 that is the target of the stop processing that is positioned on the reference line during the stop operation, and is specified based on the detection signal of the reel position detection circuit 134 at the reception timing of the operation signal. Can do.

  In the next step 404, it is determined whether or not there is a stopped reel. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 406. In step 406, the sliding frame number table stored in the sliding control table memory 208 is read out, and thereafter, the process proceeds to step 418.

  On the other hand, if the determination in step 404 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 408 and applied in the current reel stop control processing routine according to the symbol number information and stop reel information of the symbols on the reference line up to the previous time. Select the bit data table. The symbol number information and the stop reel information of the symbols on the reference line used at this time are held by the process of step 402 above. The held symbol number information and stop reel information are released when the start lever 354 is operated to start the rotation of the reel.

  In the next step 410, the selected bit data table is read from the slip control table memory 208, and then the process proceeds to step 412.

  In step 412, point addition processing is executed, and then the process proceeds to step 414.

  Here, in the scoring process, basic scoring based on the bit data table read out in step 410, temper scoring based on the internal lottery result, the stopped symbol of the reel 350 that has already stopped, and the like are performed. The basic points are added by “1” when the bit data in the bit data table is “0” and by “10” when the bit data is “1”.

  In step 414, the number of sliding frames is determined based on the result of the point addition process or the number of sliding frames in the sliding frame number table, and then the process proceeds to step 416.

  When the number of sliding symbols is determined based on the point processing, the symbol with the highest numerical value is selected within the range of the predetermined number of sliding symbols from the symbol on the reference line as a result of the point processing, and the reference line The number of frames from the above pattern is the number of sliding frames.

  Further, when the number of sliding frames is determined based on the number of sliding frames in the sliding frame number table, the number of sliding frames corresponding to the reference run upper symbol is determined as it is as the number of sliding frames.

  In step 416, a drive signal for stopping the rotation of the reel by sliding the determined number of sliding frames is output, and then the reel stop control processing routine is ended.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the three reels 350A, 350B, and 350C in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged have the display unit 314 that can be displayed in a variable manner. In response to the internal lottery of the winning combination, each reel 350 is rotated to start a variable display on the display unit 314, and a slip set in advance based on an operation of a stop button 356 provided for each reel 350, respectively. Within the range of the number of frames, the change display stop position of the corresponding reel 350 is adjusted to stop the change display of the corresponding reel 350. When winning the winning combination in the display state, each symbol of each reel 350 is identified as a symbol on the reference line. A sliding frame number table in which the number of frames is set in advance according to the result of the internal lottery, and a sliding frame number corresponding to each symbol when each symbol of each reel 350 is specified as a symbol on the reference line 21 types of bit data tables set in advance according to the symbols on the reference line and the internal lottery result at the time of stop control of the other reels 350 are prepared, and all the reels 350 perform the variable display. When the stop button 356 is operated, it is selected from the sliding frame number table. When the stop button 356 is operated in a state where the fluctuation display of any reel 350 is stopped, the other reel 350 From the stop data group corresponding to the reference line design at the time of stop control and the internal lottery result, the video selected according to the reference line design by the current operation of the stop button 356 is selected. Since it is based preparative data table so as to perform the stop control, for example, may be timing variation stop instruction is made different stop positions even if they differ only 1 symbol worth.

  In the present embodiment, the bit data table is set in advance according to the symbols on the reference line at the time of stop control of the other reels 350 and the result of the internal lottery, so there is a contradiction between the lottery result and the stop position. Without occurring, the stop position can be prevented from becoming monotonous.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a predetermined number of points is given to each symbol in accordance with the result of the internal lottery, the stop symbol of the other reel 350, etc. In the control mode, since the number of points to be added is selected from a plurality of types according to the design on the reference line of the reel 350 that is the target of the stop operation, it is difficult to reliably input the variable stop instruction at the same timing. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the stop position from becoming monotonous even with the same lottery result.

  In addition, in the case of a score processing that can give relatively superiority or inferiority, not only the scoring process, for example, in the case of a deduction process, the above “symbol number with the highest score” is read as “symbol number with the lowest score”. Change it. Also, it may be an absolute value without considering plus / minus signs. Furthermore, other four arithmetic calculations (multiplication, division) other than addition and subtraction may be used.

  In the present embodiment, a description has been given of a mode in which stop data groups are set by the number of symbols on the reference line during stop control of other reels, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, in the case where the stop position is the same even if the symbols on the reference line are different (the stop positions for symbol numbers 0 to 3 are all the same at “0”), As shown in FIG. 12, it is also possible to apply a common stop data group. In this case, it is possible to prevent the stop position from becoming monotonous while reducing the storage capacity of the table data.

  Moreover, although the same figure showed about the form which sets the common stop data group about all the symbols with the same stop position in the figure, it is not limited to this. For example, when symbol numbers 1 to 5 with the same stop position are the same when the stop position is the same on the reference line, for these five symbols, symbol number 1, symbol numbers 2, 3, and A common stop data group can be set for some symbols by dividing them into symbol numbers 4, 5, and the like.

  It should be noted that the configuration of the pachislot machine in this embodiment (see FIGS. 1 to 5) and the flow of each process (see FIG. 11) are merely examples, and can be changed as appropriate.

It is a perspective view of the pachi-slot machine concerning this embodiment. It is the schematic of the control system of a pachislot machine. It is the block diagram which showed functionally the control system for normal game control in a main control part. It is a chart which shows the winning discrimination table selected during the general game in a selection table. It is a functional block diagram for performing reel stop control in consideration of slip control in the reel drive control unit. It is an expanded view which shows the arrangement | sequence state of each reel applied to this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the sliding frame number table for left reels at the time of internal lottery bell winning. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a corresponding | compatible relationship between the design on a reference line at the time of 1st stop control, and the selection candidate of the bit data table at the time of 2nd stop control when a 1st stop reel is a left reel. In the example shown in FIG. 8, when the design on the reference line of the left reel is 9 and the second stop reel is the middle reel, the design on the reference line at the time of the second stop control and the bit data table at the time of the third stop control It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a correspondence with a selection candidate. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a correspondence relationship between the reference line upper symbol and the third low support bit data table in the third stop control when the middle reel reference line upper symbol is 5. FIG. is there. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a reel stop control process. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the correspondence of the reference line upper symbol at the time of 1st stop control when the 1st stop reel which concerns on another form is a left reel, and the selection candidate of the bit data table at the time of 2nd stop control. is there.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Main control part 150 Sub control part 152 Liquid crystal control circuit 182 Table selection part 186 Game state control part 186A Game execution control part 192 Flag memory 194 Reel drive control part (stop control means)
200 Reference line design determining unit (reference design specifying unit)
202 Slip control amount selection unit 204 Flag determination unit 206 Table reading unit 208 Slip control table memory (first storage unit, second storage unit)
210 Drive signal output unit 300 Pachislot machine (game machine)
313 LCD
314 Display window 352B MAX bet button 354 Start lever 350A, 350B, 350C Reel 356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (3)

It has a display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbol sequences in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged, and performs lottery drawing in accordance with a variation start instruction and starts symbol string variation display on the display unit. The variable display stop position is adjusted by adjusting the stop position of the variable display within the range of the number of adjustment symbols set in advance based on the variable stop instruction input to each of the plurality of symbol strings. A gaming machine that wins a winning combination when the display unit is in a display state corresponding to the winning combination by the lottery after suspension of change,
When the variable stop instruction is input, the symbol displayed at the reference position determined in advance at the input timing of the variable stop instruction is specified as the reference symbol from among the symbols in the symbol sequence subject to the variable stop instruction. A reference symbol specifying means to perform,
First storage means for storing a first stop control table in which the number of adjustment symbols when each symbol of the symbol row is specified as the reference symbol is preset according to the lottery result of the combination;
A second stop control table for determining the number of adjustment symbols according to each symbol when each symbol of the symbol row is specified as the reference symbol, and each of the second stop control tables assigned to each reference symbol A second storage means for previously storing a selection candidate group of the stop control table for each reference symbol specified by the reference symbol specifying means for each lottery result of the winning combination and at the time of stoppage of variation of other symbol sequences;
A third stop control table for determining the number of adjustment symbols according to each symbol when each symbol of the symbol row is specified as the reference symbol, and each of the third stop control tables assigned for each reference symbol A third storage means for storing a selection candidate group of the stop control table in advance for each of the lottery results of the combination and for each of the reference symbols specified by the reference symbol specifying means at the time of stopping the fluctuation of the other symbol sequence;
When the variation stop instruction is input, if all the symbol sequences are performing variation display, the first storage is performed based on the lottery result of the combination and the reference symbol specified by the reference symbol specifying means. While the first stop control table used for stop control is selected from the means, if any of the symbol sequences has stopped the change display, the lottery result of the combination and the stop of the symbol sequence whose variations have been stopped based on the reference symbol identified by the reference symbol specifying means when the control allocated to the reference pattern in the current stop control from the selection candidate group of the second pre-symbol second stop control table stored in the storage means It was selected the second stop control table, and control to stop the variable display using a second stop control table selected, using the second stop control table When the variation display is stopped and any of the symbol sequences is performing the variation display, the symbol sequence whose variation is stopped using the lottery result of the combination and the second stop control table is controlled. Based on the reference symbol specified by the reference symbol specifying means, the selection symbol group assigned to the reference symbol in the current stop control from the selection candidate group of the third stop control table stored in the third storage means. A stop control means for selecting a third stop control table and controlling to stop the variable display using the selected third stop control table ;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The reference symbol specifying means specifies the reference symbols by the serial numbers, assuming that the symbols arranged in the symbol columns are sequentially numbered in the order of variable display,
Said stop control means, one of said symbol columns in said reference symbol being identified by the reference symbol specifying means when fluctuations stopping of lottery results and other symbol rows of the officers if they stop display change Based on the second stop control table selection candidate group stored in the second storage means, the second stop control table corresponding to the reference symbol number in the current stop control is selected and selected. Control is performed to stop the variable display using a second stop control table, the variable display is stopped using the second stop control table, and any of the symbol rows is performing variable display. In this case, based on the reference symbol specified by the reference symbol specifying means at the time of stop control of the symbol sequence whose variation is stopped using the lottery result of the combination and the second stop control table The third stop control table corresponding to the reference symbol number in the current stop control is selected from the third stop control table selection candidate group stored in the third storage means, and the selected third stop is selected. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein control is performed so as to stop the variation display using a control table . Said stop control means, for each symbol of the second stop control table selected, the score was applied previously set according to the stop position location of the lottery result, and other symbol row, the granted number 3. The stop control is performed using the number of symbols from the reference symbol to the symbol with the highest score within the preset number of adjustment symbols as the adjustment symbol number as a result of adding points. The gaming machine described.

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