JP5088900B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to an effect control technique for a ball game machine.

  Various types of pachinko machines are popular as bullet ball machines. Some conventional pachinko machines have random lottery values acquired as a result of a game ball falling into a starting port formed on the game board. The acquired lottery value is determined whether or not the winning lottery value is obtained, and a variable display of a symbol called a special symbol is started. A special symbol stop display mode is determined based on the lottery result.

When the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating winning after the fluctuation display for a predetermined time, the gaming state shifts to a special game as a so-called jackpot. A special game is composed of a plurality of unit games. The big prize opening formed on the game board is opened at the start of the unit game. The unit game ends when a predetermined period, for example, 30 seconds elapses from the start of the unit game, or when nine or more game balls are won in the big prize opening during the unit game. At this time, the grand prize opening is also temporarily closed. During a unit game, if the game ball passes through a specific area called a V zone provided in the special winning opening, the unit game is continued to the next unit game. At this time, the grand prize opening is opened again. The unit game can be continued up to a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times. When the game balls fall into the big prize opening, more game balls than usual are paid out as prize balls.
In order to acquire a lot of prize balls, the player plays a game mainly for the purpose of opening a special winning opening, that is, shifting the gaming state to a special game (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-230714 A

  In general, an effect image for arousing a player's expectation for the result of the lottery is displayed in a moving image in synchronization with the display of the special symbol indicating the result of the lottery. Therefore, the contents and effects of the production also change according to the length of the special symbol variation time. Of course, the same applies to the case where the special symbol itself also plays a role. Usually, the variation time of the special symbol is randomly selected from a plurality of pre-defined candidates such as 10 seconds, 20 seconds, and 30 seconds. The present inventor determines the variation time of the special symbol. By restructuring the algorithm, I came up with the idea that the variations of production can be easily expanded.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its main object is to provide a technique for easily diversifying the variation time of special symbols.

One embodiment of the present invention is a ball game machine.
This gaming machine is provided with a game board in which a game area is formed, a start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area, into which a game ball can enter, and a game ball that has entered the start opening. First lottery value acquisition for acquiring the first lottery value associated with the variation time of the special symbol indicating the result of the lottery lottery, when the lottery means for executing the lottery and the game ball entering the start opening Means, second lottery value acquisition means for acquiring the second lottery value associated with the stop symbol of the special symbol, triggered by the game ball entering the starting port, the variation time of the special symbol and the first lottery After referring to the basic time table in which the values are associated, the variable time specifying means for specifying the variable time according to the first lottery value, the specified variable time and the special symbol are variably displayed, and then the second lottery value Special symbol display means for stopping and displaying symbols corresponding to A variable pitching device provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and capable of changing the receiving state of the game ball to a state advantageous to the player, and accepting the variable pitching device after the special symbol change display when the winning / failing lottery wins Special game execution means for executing a special game that is in a state more advantageous to the player than a normal game by changing the state to a state advantageous to the player.
The variation time specifying means changes the variation time specified by the first lottery value when the second lottery value is within the predetermined range.

In a variable pitching device, an unfavorable state for a player may mean a closed or narrow state where an entrance for a game ball should enter, and an advantageous state for a player means that the entrance is open. A state or a relatively wide state may be indicated. The symbol that is variably displayed may be represented by graphics, or may be represented as a blinking display such as an LED. In other words, it may be a visual expression indicating a variation mode for a predetermined period.
The data format of the basic time table may be a data format managed in a so-called array format or list format. In this specification, the “table” may indicate two or more types of data recorded in the storage area of the memory in a format in which the other data corresponding to one data can be specified, or a recording format thereof. .

  In the gaming machine of this aspect, the variation time specified by the first lottery value can be further changed by a second lottery value different from the first lottery value. Since the variation time is determined by a plurality of types of lottery values, the first lottery value and the second lottery value, the length of the variation time can be easily varied. This makes it easy to provide various effects corresponding to various fluctuation times.

This gaming machine includes an effect pattern storage means for storing a plurality of types of effect patterns indicating the process of reproducing a moving image of an effect image that is displayed as a moving image in synchronization with a variation display of the special symbol, and a special symbol specified by the first lottery value. You may further provide the effect pattern selection means to select the effect pattern corresponding to a change time, and the effect display control means to display an effect image as a moving image according to the selected effect pattern.
Then, when the change time of the special symbol is changed, the effect display control means may adjust the moving image display time of the effect image by the effect pattern according to the change.

  By adjusting the moving image playback time of the effect image in response to the change of the changing time, it is possible to maintain the linkage between the special symbol change display and the effect image moving image playback. For example, such adjustment can be performed by adjusting the moving image playback speed of the effect image or omitting or repeating a part of the moving image playback.

  When the second lottery value is within the predetermined range, the fluctuation time specifying means adds the predetermined correction time to the fluctuation time specified by the first lottery value to extend the fluctuation time of the special symbol. It may be changed.

  According to such an aspect, the length of the variation time can be easily changed by determining whether or not the compensation time can be added to the variation time specified by the first lottery value according to the second lottery value. .

  The fluctuating time specifying means may specify the correction time when the second lottery value is within the predetermined range with reference to a correction time table in which the second lottery value within the predetermined range is associated with the correction time.

  According to such an aspect, the compensation time can be varied according to the second lottery value. Therefore, not only whether or not the fluctuation time specified by the first lottery value is extended, but also the agnosticity can be enhanced for the extended length.

In addition, the gaming machine includes an effect pattern storage unit that stores a plurality of types of effect patterns indicating a process of reproducing a moving image of an effect image that is displayed as a moving image in synchronization with the variation display of the special symbol, and any effect from the effect pattern storage unit. You may further provide the effect pattern selection means to select a pattern, and the effect display control means to display an effect image as a moving image according to the selected effect pattern.
The effect pattern storage means stores a basic effect pattern corresponding to the variation time specified by the first lottery value and an additional effect pattern corresponding to the compensation time specified by the second lottery value. When the second lottery value is within the predetermined range, the effect image may be displayed as a moving image according to the additional effect pattern after the effect image is displayed as a moving image according to the basic effect pattern.

  According to such an aspect, an effect peculiar to the compensation time can be achieved by the additional effect pattern according to the compensation time. Further, since the basic effect pattern specified by the variation time specified by the first lottery value and the additional effect pattern corresponding to the compensation time are provided separately, it becomes easy to cope with various variation times by combining these.

  The effect display control means stops displaying the effect image associated with the second lottery value after displaying the effect image as a moving image. When the second lottery value is within the predetermined range, the effect image is displayed according to the basic effect pattern. Then, after displaying an effect image different from the effect image associated with the second lottery value in a semi-stop manner in which the video display is temporarily stopped, the animation display of the effect image by the additional effect pattern is performed. You may start.

  According to such an aspect, after displaying the result different from the original result after displaying the moving image by the basic effect pattern, the original result can be displayed after displaying the moving image by the additional effect pattern. Therefore, even after the moving image display by the basic effect pattern is completed, there is an effect in arousing the player's expectation for the transition to the moving image display by the additional effect pattern.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to enhance the effect of the ball game machine by simply diversifying the variation time of the special symbol.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. 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 data structure figure of a basic time table. It is a data structure figure of a stop symbol table. It is a screen figure for demonstrating the moving image reproduction process of an effect image. FIG. 6A is a screen diagram at the time of moving image reproduction by the basic effect pattern. FIG. 6B is a screen diagram at the end of moving image reproduction by the basic effect pattern. FIG. 6C is a screen diagram when the moving image is reproduced by the additional effect pattern. It is a screen figure at the time of the animation reproduction | regeneration completion | finish by an additional production | presentation pattern. FIG. 6D is a screen diagram at the end of moving image reproduction by the additional effect pattern. 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 in S14 of FIG. 7 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows a process in detail when the animation display of an effect image is started in S36 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process in S16 of FIG. 7 in detail.

FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment.
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 a mechanism for storing game balls, sending out the game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the 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 operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  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. Further, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start opening 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 normal electric accessory at the start opening. 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 generates large winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided substantially at the center of the game area 52 displays the special symbol 192 in a variably manner (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variable display”). The special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of a lottery (hereinafter referred to as “special symbol lottery”) that is triggered by the entry of a game ball into the start port 62. If the symbol pattern when the variable display is stopped is a symbol determined to be a hit, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the hit occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The special symbol display device 61 circulates numbers in the range of 0 to 9 as a variation display of the special symbol 192. Depending on whether the special symbol lottery is successful or not, any number is stopped and displayed as a stop symbol. Note that the symbol that is variably displayed may be expressed as graphics, but may be expressed as a blinking display such as an LED. In other words, it may be a visual expression indicating a variation mode for a predetermined period.

  The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that displays the effect image 190 as a moving image in conjunction with the change display of the special symbol 192. The effect image 190 is an image displayed for the effect purpose in order to evoke a player's expectation for winning. The effect image 190 is displayed as a moving image according to data called an effect pattern indicating the moving image reproduction process. Since the effect pattern is selected so that the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the moving image display time of the effect image 190 linked to the special symbol 192 coincide with each other, the moving image display of the effect image 190 is performed at the timing when the special symbol 192 is stopped and displayed. Is also stopped. In the effect display device 60, the effect image 190 is displayed as a moving image so as to be superimposed on a predetermined background image.

  The effect display device 60 displays, as the effect image 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation that simulate a game of a slot machine. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol display device 61 on the lower left side of the production display device 60 is displayed in an inconspicuous size, but the special symbol itself is produced. When a special role is given, the special symbol 192 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 passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery (hereinafter referred to as “normal symbol lottery”) for expanding the start port 62.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the right side of the effect display device 60. The normal symbol display device 59 includes two lamps. The operation in which the respective lamps alternately flash is an operation corresponding to “ordinary symbol variation display”. Usually, the normal symbol lottery is won with a probability of 50% to 80%. When the normal symbol lottery is won, after the normal symbol change display is stopped, one of the two lamps of the normal symbol display device 59 is lit up. Then, the start port 62 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  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. The center decoration 64 is provided with a lottery holding lamp 20 at the upper part thereof and an operation holding lamp 22 at a left side part thereof. The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of special symbol lottery hold depending on the number of lights. The number of special symbol lotteries held is the number of special symbol lottery results won in the starting slot 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. In addition, a game effect lamp 90 is provided in the game area 52 and plays a role of production by blinking or the like.

  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 is variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61. In conjunction with this, the moving image display of the effect image 190 starts. The variation display of the special symbol 192 and the moving image display of the effect image 190 are stopped simultaneously after the variation time of the special symbol 192 determined prior to the display has elapsed. When the special symbol 192 at the time of the stop is a symbol indicating a win, the game shifts from the normal game to the special game, and the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is started. At this time, the effect image 190 is also stopped and displayed in a manner indicating a win.

  After the start of the special game, the special winning opening 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 9 or more game balls are dropped. If at least one game ball falls into the big prize opening 66 while the big prize opening 66 is open, the big prize opening 66 is opened again. In this way, the opening / closing of the big prize opening 66 is repeated up to a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, on condition that at least one game ball is dropped while the big prize opening 66 is opened once.

  When a special game occurs and the conditions described below are satisfied, a probability variation game is started as a kind of specific game after the special game ends. In the probability variation game, a special symbol lottery is performed with a higher hit probability than usual, and a new special game is likely to occur relatively early.

  After the special game is over, the process shifts to a variation shortening game as a kind of specific game until the number of times the special symbol 192 changes reaches a predetermined number. During the execution of the fluctuation shortening game, the fluctuation display time of the normal symbol is shortened, and the time during which the start port 62 is opened is set relatively long. Therefore, in the variation shortening game, the game ball is more likely to drop into the start port 62 than usual, and a new special game is likely to occur 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 special symbol lottery when winning the start port 62 in particular. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 102 in particular. 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 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 and the game effect lamp 90 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 staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical 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.

  The main board 102 includes a ball entry determining unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determining unit 114, a holding control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, and an opening / closing control unit 124. The sub-board 104 includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. 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 acquires a random number value as a success / failure lottery value in order to determine whether or not to shift from the normal game to the special game when the game ball enters the start port 62. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a range of 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 with a low probability in a low probability state, that is, a normal gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a “non-probability change success / failure determination table”). Reference is made to a success / failure determination table (hereinafter, referred to as a “probability change success / failure determination table”) for determination of success / failure with a high probability during execution of a probability variation game. In the uncertain variation determination table, it is determined that a winning lottery value in the range of 0 to 255 is a win. In the probability variation determination table, it is determined that a winning lottery value in the range of 0 to 2500 is a win. The success / failure lottery means 112 executes a special symbol lottery by referring to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determining whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win.

The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol 192 to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and its variation time. The symbol determining unit 114 includes a pattern lottery value acquiring unit 140, a symbol lottery value acquiring unit 142, and a variation time specifying unit 144.
The pattern lottery value acquisition unit 140 randomly acquires a pattern lottery value in the range of 0 to 255 when the game ball drops into the start port 62. The symbol determining means 114 holds a table (hereinafter referred to as “basic time table”) in which the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the pattern lottery value are associated with each other. The variation time of the special symbol 192 is determined from the acquired pattern lottery value and the basic time table. The effect image 190 is displayed as a moving image in synchronization with the variation time of the special symbol 192. The basic time table will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  The symbol lottery value acquisition unit 142 randomly acquires symbol lottery values in the range of 0 to 255 when the game ball enters the start port 62. The stop symbol of the special symbol 192 is determined according to the symbol lottery value. In this embodiment, there are eight types of stop symbols for the special symbol 192: “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “6”, “7”, “8”. . When the special symbol lottery is off, the stop symbol is “0” regardless of the symbol lottery value. At the time of winning, it is determined by a symbol lottery value from symbols other than “0”. “1”, “3”, “6”, “7” are probability variation symbols, and “2”, “4”, “8” are non-probability variation symbols. When the probability variation symbol is stopped and the probability variation is reached, the special symbol lottery is executed by the probability variation determination table until the next probability variation symbol is stopped and the probability variation is not achieved.

  The symbol determination means 114 holds a table (hereinafter referred to as “stop symbol table”) in which the special symbol 192 stop symbol is associated with the symbol lottery value. The stop symbol of the special symbol 192 is determined from the acquired symbol lottery value and the stop symbol table. The stop symbol table will be further described in detail with reference to FIG.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the variation time of the special symbol 192 is further adjusted according to the symbol lottery value. That is, the variation time specifying unit 144 determines the variation time of the special symbol 192 according to the pattern lottery value and the symbol lottery value. Hereinafter, the variation time specified by the pattern lottery value is referred to as “basic variation time” in order to distinguish it from the variation time finally determined by the variation time specifying means 144. The symbol lottery value specifies the amount of compensation for the basic variation time (hereinafter referred to as “compensation time”). The stop symbol table defines not only the correspondence between the symbol lottery value and the stop symbol, but also the correspondence between the symbol lottery value and the compensation time. The variation time specifying unit 144 finally determines the variation time of the special symbol by adding or subtracting the correction time specified by the symbol lottery value with respect to the basic variation time specified by the pattern lottery value.

  The symbol determination unit 114 sends the stop symbol, the basic variation time, and the compensation time of the special symbol 192 to the effect determination unit 132 as a result of the special symbol lottery.

  The symbol determining means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol by the normal symbol lottery. There are two types of stop symbols for normal symbols: winning symbols and missed symbols. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, the symbol determination means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining the normal symbol, 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 winning 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 hold control means 116 holds the upper limit of four as a result of the normal symbol lottery.

  The main display control means 118 displays the special symbol 192 in a variable manner. The main display control means 118 transmits a change start command and a change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing for starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol 192. Thereby, the synchronization of the variation display of the special symbol 192 and the moving image display of the effect image 190 is guaranteed. The main display control means 118 displays normal symbols in a variable manner. The special game control means 120 controls the execution of the special game.

  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 hits and stops at the symbol, the opening / closing control means 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 of the sub-board 104 holds a plurality of types of effect patterns of the effect image 190. The effect determining means 132 classifies and holds the effect pattern corresponding to the basic variation time (hereinafter referred to as “basic effect pattern”) and the effect pattern corresponding to the correction time (hereinafter referred to as “additional effect pattern”). doing. In each effect pattern, a moving image display time is set for each pattern as an end condition of the moving image display, and the moving image display is stopped when the moving image display time elapses. The effect determination unit 132 selects the effect pattern and the stop effect image 190 according to the variation time determined by the symbol determination unit 114, the stop symbol, and the result of the special symbol lottery.

  In the animation display of the effect image 190, three symbols of variable display modes are shown, and the display mode when each symbol is stopped is determined according to the result of the special symbol lottery. For example, when the special symbol 192 indicates “7” or “2” as a stop symbol and indicates a transition to a special game, the effect image 190 in a form in which three symbols are aligned such as “777” and “222” is stopped and displayed. Is done. When the determination result by the winning / failing lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, the combination of the three symbols such as “312” and “946” is stopped and displayed. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to a special game, and an effect pattern indicating a loss of reach is selected, only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is provided. The stop is displayed in the combination that is not. The effect determining unit 132 sends the combination information and the information of the effect pattern when the symbols included in the effect image 190 are stopped to the effect display control unit 134.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the effect image 190 as a moving image according to the selected effect pattern. The effect display control means 134 also controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and voice output from the speaker 18.

FIG. 4 is a data structure diagram of the basic time table.
As already described, the pattern lottery value is generated in the range of 0 to 255, and the basic variation time is determined according to the value. The correspondence between the basic variation time and the pattern lottery value varies depending on whether or not the special symbol lottery is won. In the case of the basic time table shown in the figure, if the pattern lottery value acquired when the special symbol lottery is won is “100”, the basic variation time is 45 seconds. On the other hand, if the pattern lottery value acquired when the special symbol lottery is off is “100”, the basic variation time is 15 seconds. As a whole, the basic variation time is set to be longer when the special symbol lottery is won than when the special symbol lottery is missed. Therefore, the longer the variation time of the special symbol 192, that is, the moving image display time of the effect image 190 is, the more the player is expected to expect.

FIG. 5 is a data structure diagram of the stop symbol table.
As already described, the symbol lottery value is generated in the range of 0 to 255, and the stop symbol of the special symbol is determined according to the value. When the special symbol lottery is off, the stop symbol is “0” regardless of the symbol lottery value. On the other hand, when winning, the stop symbol is determined according to the symbol lottery value. In the case of the stop symbol table shown in the figure, if the symbol lottery value is in the range of 0 to 160, the probability variable symbol is the stop symbol, and if it is in the range of 161 to 255, the non-probable variable symbol is the stop symbol.

  Each symbol lottery value is associated with a correction time. For example, when the symbol lottery value is in the range of 0 to 5, the compensation time is “+10 seconds”. That is, the final fluctuation time is obtained by adding 10 seconds to the basic fluctuation time specified by the pattern lottery value. When the symbol lottery value is in the range of 91 to 100, the compensation time is “−5 seconds”. In this case, the final fluctuation time is obtained by subtracting 5 seconds from the basic fluctuation time specified by the pattern lottery value. When the symbol lottery value is in the range of 11 to 40, the variation time is not compensated, so the basic variation time becomes the variation time of the special symbol 192 as it is.

If the variation time is diversified only by the pattern lottery value as in the prior art, the amount of data to be defined in the basic time table increases. In general, the main board 102 is often used in common in a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 10, and therefore, only the memory necessary for basic control of the game is often mounted. From the viewpoint of cost, the main board 102 is not actually mounted with a large capacity memory. Therefore, it is not preferable to increase the storage capacity required for the main board 102 in order to diversify the variation time of the special symbol 192. On the other hand, as shown in the present embodiment, according to the method of correcting the basic variation time according to the symbol lottery value, various variation times can be realized with a small amount of data by combining the basic variation time and the correction time.
For example, according to the combination of the basic time table of FIG. 4 and the stop symbol table of FIG. 5, the variation time of the special symbol 192 becomes 24 types in total from 5 seconds to 120 seconds at intervals of 5 seconds. This is realized by a total of 15 types of time information including 7 types of basic variation times and 8 types of correction times (including “0 seconds”). According to the setting of the correction time in the stop symbol table, it is also possible to have a variation of the variation time.

Next, an additional description will be given regarding the moving image display control of the effect image 190 according to the increase / decrease of the variation time based on the correction time.
1. In the case of addition When the correction time is added to the basic fluctuation time, the fluctuation time of the special symbol 192 is extended as a result. In the present embodiment, the effect image 190 is displayed as a moving image with an additional effect pattern corresponding to the added correction time. For example, when the basic variation time is 30 seconds and the compensation time is 10 seconds, the pattern storage means 130 selects a basic effect pattern corresponding to the 30 seconds basic variation time and an additional effect pattern corresponding to the 10 seconds of compensation time. . The effect display control means 134 displays the effect image 190 in a moving image according to the additional effect pattern after displaying the effect image 190 in a moving image according to the basic effect pattern. As a result, the effect image 190 is also displayed as a moving image in synchronization with the fluctuation time of 40 seconds after the correction.

In addition, the following method can be considered.
A. An effect pattern corresponding to the final variation time obtained by adding the correction time to the basic variation time is selected. In the case of the previous example, the effect determining means 132 selects an effect pattern corresponding to 40 seconds obtained by adding 10 seconds of correction time to 30 seconds of basic fluctuation time.
B. Decrease the playback speed of the effect image. In the case of the previous example, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern corresponding to 30 seconds, and the effect display control unit 134 reduces the moving image playback speed of the effect image 190 based on the effect pattern, thereby displaying the effect image 190. A moving image is displayed for 40 seconds.
C. Repeat part of the video playback process. In the case of the previous example, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern corresponding to 30 seconds, and repeatedly reproduces the last 10 seconds, thereby executing the moving image display for 40 seconds.

2. In the case of subtraction When the compensation time is subtracted from the basic variation time, the variation time of the special symbol 192 is shortened. In the present embodiment, the moving image display of the effect image 190 is forcibly terminated halfway to cope with such shortening of the fluctuation time. For example, when the basic variation time is 30 seconds and the correction time is −10 seconds, the effect determining means 132 selects an effect pattern corresponding to 30 seconds, and the effect display control means 134 starts the animation display of the effect image 190. When 20 seconds have elapsed, the moving image display is forcibly terminated. At this time, the effect image 190 indicating the result of the special symbol lottery is stopped and displayed.

In addition, the following method can be considered.
A. An effect pattern corresponding to the final variation time obtained by subtracting the correction time from the basic variation time is selected. In the case of the previous example, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern corresponding to 20 seconds obtained by subtracting the correction time of 10 seconds from the basic fluctuation time of 30 seconds.
B. Accelerate the video playback speed of production images. In the case of the previous example, the effect determining unit 132 selects an effect pattern corresponding to 30 seconds, and the effect display control unit 134 accelerates the moving image playback speed of the effect image 190 based on the effect pattern, thereby displaying the effect image 190. A moving image is displayed for 20 seconds.

FIG. 6 is a screen diagram for explaining the moving image reproduction process of the effect image.
Here, a special symbol lottery is won and the symbol lottery value is “125”. That is, the stop symbol of the special symbol 192 is the probability variation symbol “7”, and the correction time is “+15 seconds”. The effect image 190 is displayed as a moving image according to the basic effect pattern, and then displayed as a moving image for another 15 seconds according to the additional effect pattern. Eventually, the effect image 190 is stopped and displayed in such a manner that three “7” symbols are aligned corresponding to the probability variation symbol “7”.

  FIG. 6A is a screen diagram at the time of moving image reproduction by the basic effect pattern. Corresponding to the basic variation time, the effect display control means 134 displays the effect image 190 as a moving image in a manner in which the three symbols change.

  FIG. 6B is a screen diagram at the end of moving image reproduction by the basic effect pattern. When the basic variation time elapses, the effect display control means 134 displays the special symbol 192 in a semi-stopped manner in such a manner that the symbols indicating three “2” are aligned. The semi-stop display is a state in which the three symbols do not completely stop while shaking. In other words, the effect display control means 134 performs an effect as if the winning is once determined with the non-probable variation symbol “2” different from the probability variation symbol “7” indicating the original jackpot content.

  FIG. 6C is a screen diagram when the moving image is reproduced by the additional effect pattern. The added 15-second correction time and effect display control means 134 displays the effect image 190 as a moving image in such a manner that the three symbols change again.

FIG. 6D is a screen diagram at the end of moving image reproduction by the additional effect pattern. When the correction time elapses, the effect display control means 134 definitely stops and displays the probability variation symbol “7” indicating the original jackpot content.
According to such an aspect, it is possible to produce an effect of whether or not the non-probable symbol is changed to a probable symbol by the additional effect pattern, and it is possible to evoke a player's sense of expectation that is different from the expectation for the jackpot. In addition, the basic effect pattern may correspond to a normal symbol variation effect, and the additional effect pattern may correspond to a so-called reach action effect.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine.
The process shown in the figure is a process repeatedly executed as a loop process. First, a winning process is executed when a game ball wins the starting port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, etc., or when the game ball passes through the operation port 68 (S10), and it must be in a special game. If the special game lottery is executed (S14), the special game control process is executed (S14). If the special game is in progress (Y of S12), the special game control process is executed (S16). Award ball payout according to various winnings in the processing up to S16 is processed (S18).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process in S14 of 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. (S34). A variable display start process is executed according to the determination result (S36). The variation time specifying unit 144 determines the variation time of the special symbol 192 from the pattern lottery value and the symbol lottery value, and the main display control unit 118 starts the variation display of the special symbol. At this time, the symbol determination unit 114 transmits the variation start command, the basic variation time, and the adjustment time as necessary to the effect display control unit 134. The effect display control means 134 also starts moving image display of the effect image 190, which will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

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 processing is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not been started (N in S38), the processing in S40 is performed. Is skipped.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing in detail the processing when the moving image display of the effect image is started in S36 of FIG.
First, the effect determining means 132 selects a basic effect pattern corresponding to the basic variation time (S50). If there is no correction of the variation time (N in S54), that is, if the correction time is not notified, the process skips to S64. If there is correction (Y in S54), the effect determining means 132 determines whether the variation time is extended or shortened (S58). If it is an extension (Y in S58), the effect determining means 132 selects an additional effect pattern (S60). If it is shortened (N in S58), the forced end timing of the moving image display is set (S62). In this way, the animation display of the effect image 190 is started by the basic effect pattern or the basic effect pattern and the additional effect pattern (S64).

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process in S16 of FIG.
First, if the big prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the effect display control means 134 starts the special game effect processing (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special prize opening 66 (S72). . 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 in S112 is terminated (S90).

  As described above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 10 shown in the present embodiment, the variation of the variation time can be easily expanded by using the symbol lottery value as a compensation element for the variation time. In addition, the combination of the basic effect pattern and the additional effect pattern addresses the diversification of the variation time. Therefore, even if the variation time is diversified, it is possible to take measures so that the data amount in the pattern storage unit 130 does not increase excessively.

  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 present embodiment, the function of the first lottery value acquisition unit described in the claims is realized mainly by the pattern lottery value acquisition unit 140, and the function of the second lottery value acquisition unit is mainly performed by the symbol lottery value acquisition unit 142. Realized. That is, the first lottery value and the second lottery value described in the claims correspond to the pattern lottery value and the symbol lottery value, respectively, in this embodiment. The correction time table described in the claims corresponds to a stop symbol table in the present embodiment.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the functions to be fulfilled by the constituent elements described in the claims are realized by a single function block or a combination of the functional blocks shown in the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, it has been described that the compensation time is determined by the symbol lottery value. Instead of this, or in addition to this, the compensation time may be determined according to the winning / losing lottery value. A random number for determining the compensation time may be provided separately. Even in such a mode, an effect equivalent to that of the pachinko gaming machine 10 described in the present embodiment can be exhibited.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 game boards, 52 game areas, 58 out ports, 59 normal symbol display devices, 60 performance display devices, 61 special symbol display devices, 62 start ports, 64 center decorations, 66 big prize exits, 68 operation ports , 72 general winning opening, 73 general winning detecting device, 74 starting winning detecting device, 76 ordinary electric accessory solenoid, 80 large winning opening solenoid, 100 game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub-board, 110 entry judging means, 112 winning / losing lottery means, 114 design determining means, 116 holding control means, 118 main display control means, 120 special game control means, 124 opening / closing control means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect display control means, 140 patterns Lottery value acquisition hand Dan, 142 symbol lottery value acquisition means, 144 variable time identification means.

Claims (3)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A starting opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and allowing a game ball to enter;
A lottery means for executing a lottery by using a game ball entering the start opening,
First lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a first lottery value associated with a variation time of a special symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery when a game ball enters the start opening,
Second lottery value acquisition means for acquiring a second lottery value associated with the stop symbol of the special symbol, triggered by the game ball entering the start opening;
A variation time specifying means for specifying a variation time of the special symbol;
A variable pitching device that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and is capable of changing the receiving state of the gaming ball to a state advantageous to the player;
When the winning / losing lottery is won, a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game is executed by changing the acceptance state of the variable pitching device to a more advantageous state for the player after the change display of the special symbol. Special game execution means to
The variation time specifying means includes:
A basic time table in which a plurality of basic variation times that are the variation times of the special symbol are associated with the first lottery value, and a table different from the basic time table, and a plurality of stops of the special symbol A plurality of the second lottery values are associated with each of the symbols, and an addition time to be added to the basic variation time and a subtraction from the basic variation time according to the range of the second lottery value for each stop symbol A plurality of correction times including at least one of the subtraction times to be adjusted, and a correction time table associated with the second lottery value,
The basic variation time of the special symbol is specified by referring to the basic time table using the acquired first lottery value, and the second lottery value acquired when determining the stop symbol of the special symbol is used. The correction time is identified independently of the basic variation time with reference to the correction time table, the identified basic variation time is combined with the identified correction time, and when the correction time is the addition time, The correction time is added to the basic fluctuation time, and when the correction time is the subtraction time, the correction time is subtracted from the basic fluctuation time and corrected to make the fluctuation time of the special symbol start to change. Set in advance,
The ball game machine
A special symbol for stopping and displaying a stop symbol of the special symbol determined by referring to the correction time table using the second lottery value after starting the variation display of the special symbol based on the set variation time Display means ;
Pattern storage means for holding a plurality of types of effect patterns of effect images displayed on the effect display device in conjunction with the variation display of the special symbol;
Effect determining means for selecting an effect pattern held in the pattern storage means;
An effect display control means for executing an effect by moving image display according to the effect pattern selected by the effect determining means,
The effect display control means executes a moving image display control of an effect image according to increase / decrease of the variation time of the special symbol based on the specified correction time . The pattern storage means is a basic effect pattern that is an effect pattern that performs an effect by moving image display according to the basic variation time, and an additional effect pattern that is an effect pattern that executes an effect display by moving image display according to the addition time And hold multiple
When the compensation time is the addition time, the effect determining means selects one from each of the plurality of basic effect patterns and the plurality of additional effect patterns and combines them, thereby combining the special symbol. Depending on the change time of the video, the content of the presentation by the video display is determined,
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect display control means executes an effect by moving image display according to the determined effect content. When the correction time is added to or subtracted from the basic variation time, the effect determination means selects an effect pattern corresponding to the final variation time, thereby displaying the contents of the effect by moving image display according to the variation time of the special symbol Decide
The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect display control means executes an effect by moving image display according to the determined effect content.

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