JP5215738B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that controls the progress of a game mainly based on the movement of a game ball along a game board surface by a game control means.

  Conventionally, in game machines, particularly pachinko machines, when a pachinko ball wins a winning prize opening, a lottery is executed internally for control, and a pattern variation pattern effect is produced by an image display device (LCD etc.) provided in an accessory. When the lottery result is notified and the winning of the lottery is notified, the special winning opening (which may be referred to as “attacker”) that is always closed in the normal gaming state is opened, and the gaming state is advantageous to the player (Hereinafter referred to as “special game state”).

  The period from when a pachinko ball is won to the start winning opening and the result of the lottery is determined is defined as “one game” in the normal gaming state.

  On the image display device, there may be a case where an effect image (moving image) including a notice indicating the result of the lottery is displayed together with the above-described symbol variation pattern effect.

  In such an effect image including a notice or the like, it is intended to make the player feel a hit (prediction of hit), and is usually completed in one game.

  Here, conventionally, when there are consecutive pachinko ball winnings at the starting winning opening and there is a holding start ball for waiting for the lottery, the lottery result corresponding to the holding start ball is pre-read, and the lottery It has been proposed that an effect corresponding to the result is executed until a lottery result corresponding to the number of reserved starting balls is completed, that is, over a plurality of games (see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to a plurality of games, and for example, there is an effect as if it was originally a single game but continued for a plurality of games.

In any case, whether the concept of multiple times is true or false, the situation where the production is apparently continued over multiple games, the more the number of times it continues (duration time) The longer it is, the more psychologically the player will increase the “predicted hit”.
JP 2004-49794 A

  However, it is difficult to determine whether or not the effect continues for a plurality of games that are irrelevant to the truth including the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, and the effect starts again (excites) after some break. This is a technique that the player feels and is a technique that makes it difficult to convey the intention of the designer to the player.

  In consideration of the above facts, the present invention can surely convey the intention of the designer to the player, and with the degree of continuation of the production, the player's psychological preference of “prediction of winning” is enhanced by a technical method. The purpose is to obtain a gaming machine that can.

The present invention launches a game ball on a game board surface, controls the progress of the game mainly by the movement of the game ball along the game board surface, and is executed when the game ball passes a specific area Game control means capable of setting a gaming state based on the lottery result, game progress information that is advanced based on the game control means together with an effect image for the player, and the lottery result Storage means storing a plurality of types of image data for notification, image display control means for selectively reading out a plurality of image data stored in the storage means, and displaying them on a display device, and the lottery result When a predetermined condition is established, a plurality of image data stored in the storage unit is configured with a plurality of scenes that are sequentially displayed, and a relatively earlier scene image is relatively Later Continued existence effect image data continuing existence information has been embedded to over down image can predict whether to continue, and selection means for selecting as image data to be displayed on the display device, the lottery result Announcement changes symbols by scrolling a plurality of symbol sequences, each of which is assigned a plurality of symbols, in the symbol array direction, and notifies hit or miss based on the symbols of each column that are stopped after the symbol variation for a predetermined time When the image display control means displays the continuation presence / absence effect image data during the execution of the symbol variation pattern, the lottery result is determined depending on the number of displayed scenes. When image display is controlled based on the continuation presence / absence effect image data, image data selected by one lottery result is necessary. Producing mode 1 composed of a total number of scenes and a lottery result prefetched, the image data selected by one lottery result, the necessary and sufficient total number of scenes in the lottery result It is characterized by having the production form 2 configured by the number of scenes divided by the corresponding number of image display control opportunities .

According to the present invention , when a predetermined condition based on the lottery result is satisfied, continuation presence / absence effect image data is selected as image data to be displayed on the display device from among a plurality of image data stored in the storage means. To do.

  Continuation presence / absence effect image data is composed of a plurality of scenes that are sequentially displayed, and a continuation that can predict whether or not an image of a relatively subsequent scene is continued to an image of a relatively preceding scene. Data with presence / absence information embedded.

  Thereby, the player can predict whether or not the image of the later scene is continued based on the continuation presence / absence information.

When a predetermined condition based on the lottery result is satisfied, continuation presence / absence effect image data is selected as image data to be displayed on the display device from among a plurality of image data stored in the storage means.

  Continuation presence / absence effect image data is composed of a plurality of scenes that are sequentially displayed, and a continuation that can predict whether or not an image of a relatively subsequent scene is continued to an image of a relatively preceding scene. Data with presence / absence information embedded.

  Thereby, the player can predict whether or not the image of the later scene is continued based on the continuation presence / absence information.

It is possible to cause the player to feel a hit by continuing the related effects over a plurality of lottery results in a pseudo manner.

By prefetching the extract Sen'yui result, for example, when extracting Sen'yui result of the termination of the read-ahead is per, towards the contact, the gradually possible to enliven the effect.

  The display of the symbol variation pattern and the continuation presence / absence effect image data proceeds at the same time. For example, the greater the number of displayed scenes, the more the player can feel that the lottery result is awarded.

Also, each scene before Symbol continued existence effect image data is configured to include the name association images reminiscent of names, the name of the endings of the name association image displayed in the previous scene, after the scene The name associative image displayed in the later scene suggests that there is a continuation of the scene when it can be the beginning of the name of the displayed name associative image, and the ending of the name of the name associative image displayed in the previous scene If there is no beginning of the name, it suggests that there is no continuation of the scene.

  When the name association image is displayed, the player specifies the name of the name association image. The ending of the name of the name associative image specified in the previous scene is the beginning of the name of the name associative image displayed in the subsequent scene, and has a so-called “bottom” format.

  In the case of “bottom”, it is possible to distinguish between “n” and “non” other than “n”, which can be the beginning of the name of the name associative image, and the case where it can be, so that the player is displayed. By paying attention to the ending of the name of the name associative image, it can be determined whether or not the scene of the continuation presence / absence effect image data is continued.

An effect device that has a lottery device for drawing a hit or miss when a game ball launched on a game board surface passes a specific area and informs a player with an effect that implies a lottery result of the hit or miss In the gaming machine comprising, the effect that implies the lottery result includes continuation / termination information for notifying one of the continuation of information disclosure or the termination of information disclosure based on a predetermined rule for the player, When the continuation / termination information includes continuation of information disclosure, the continuation / termination effect control unit controls the production so that the presentation continues when the continuation / termination information includes information disclosure ending. It is provided in the apparatus.

The effect that the continuation / termination effect control unit implies the lottery result includes continuation / termination information that informs one of the continuation of information disclosure or the termination of information disclosure based on a predetermined rule for the player. .

  Here, when the continuation / termination information includes continuation of information disclosure, control is performed so that the presentation continues, and when the continuation / termination information includes information disclosure ending, the presentation ends.

  Based on the continuation / termination information, the player can determine whether or not the information disclosure effect continues.

Oite on reporting, if the effect to imply the lottery result is executed, once the extraction Sen'yui necessary and sufficient number of continuation and termination information selected by the results are included.

  While winning a plurality of lotteries in a pseudo manner, it is possible to make a sense of winning.

Also, if the director to imply before Symbol lottery result is executed, pre-read the lottery result of the multiple times, once of the extraction Sen'yui need sufficient number of continuation and termination information that is selected by the result, a plurality of times lottery that has been configured to be divided by the number of production opportunity that corresponds to the result.

  Based on the results of the true lottery, you can gradually make a sense of success.

It encompasses Furthermore, by interposing the language continuation-termination information transmitted to the player.

  The language makes it easy for players to understand.

Also, before Symbol continuation and termination information is the presentation continued or terminated in the "butt up" format.

  Since it is “bottoming”, it is possible to determine whether or not the information disclosure effect continues depending on whether the language ending is “n” or other than “n”.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the intention of the designer can be surely communicated to the player, and the player's psychological preference of “predicting hit” can be expressed by a technical method with the degree of continuation of the production. It has an excellent effect that it can be increased.

(Configuration of pachinko machine)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower decoration 12 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, a glass frame 16 fitted with a glass plate 14 is arranged on the upper part of the undergarment 12 of the pachinko machine 10, and the glass frame 16 is attached so that it can be opened and closed with its left end portion pivotally supported. On the back side of the glass frame 16, a rectangular opening is provided, and a game board 100 that can be replaced is set. The game board 100 is attached to the glass plate 14 with the glass frame 16 closed. It comes to oppose.

  Around the glass plate 14 in the glass frame 16, an indicator lamp 20 for lighting effect is generated to produce an effect effect by lighting by turning on, turning off and flashing according to the progress of the game. Speakers 22L and 22R for outputting sound effects in stereo are arranged.

  An integrated dish 24 is disposed below the glass frame 16. A firing handle 26 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right portion of the integrated dish 24.

(Game board configuration)
FIG. 3 shows a game board 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In the game board 100, an arc-shaped outer rail 102, a backflow prevention valve 103, and an inner rail 104 are attached in the vicinity of the outer peripheral end portion. A circular region surrounded by the outer rail 102, the backflow prevention valve 103, and the inner rail 104 is ejected from the launching device 40 (see FIG. 4) and jumps out of the discharge port partitioned by the backflow prevention valve 103. The game ball PB that has been struck can be moved by its own weight drop, and this area is a game area 101 in which a game is played.

  On the back side of the game board 100, a large-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) 200 having a display surface facing at least substantially the entire game area 101 is disposed. That is, the game board 100 and the LCD 200 overlap in the depth direction of FIG. Note that the LCD 200 is attached to the housing constituting the pachinko machine 10 described above.

  In other words, it is not a structure in which an LCD is attached to the game board 100 as in the prior art, but is separated from the game board 100, and the LCD 200 remains in the installation hall together with the housing of the pachinko machine 10 and can be reused. It has become.

  The game board 100 has an exposed portion 100 </ b> A through which the front and back are penetrated from the center to the right, and the display of the LCD 200 can be seen.

  A center accessory 105 is attached to correspond to the exposed portion 100A. The center accessory 105 has the upper edge and the left and right edges formed with the wall 105A along the shape of the exposed portion 100A, and the lower edge is a stage 105B for guiding the game ball PB to a special symbol starting winning opening 108 described later. Is formed.

  The center accessory 105 is provided with a so-called mechanical shutter (opening / closing device) 105C at a part (upper edge) thereof. The shutter 105C has a structure in which the upper side is a rotation axis and rotates within a range of approximately 90 °. When the shutter is operated, the exposed area of the LCD 200 can be slightly changed.

  A fixed three-dimensional decorative member 105D is attached to the right end of FIG. 3 of the stage 105B. The fixed three-dimensional decorative member 105D has a handgun shape, and has a structure in which a muzzle or the like is lit by an LED (not shown).

  Furthermore, a movable three-dimensional decorative member 105E is attached to the upper left corner of FIG. The movable three-dimensional decorative member 105E has a hammer shape, and as a part of the production, an operation (in the direction of arrow H in FIG. 3) that can be swung down on the exposed portion 100A from the retracted state in FIG.

  In the exposed portion 100A, a symbol variation pattern effect during a normal game is mainly displayed. Note that “normal game” here is distinguished from jackpot processing (special game), which will be described later, and is not related to the presence or absence of probability fluctuation or the absence of time.

  In the exposed portion 100A, a round image effect during a jackpot process (special game), which will be described later, is displayed.

  Furthermore, in the exposed portion 100A, an image corresponding to the progress state of the game is displayed including a notice effect.

  In the game area 101, a passing gate (through chucker) 118 is arranged on the left side of FIG. Further, a special symbol starting winning opening (start chucker) 108 is disposed in the lower part of FIG. 3 (lower part of the exposed portion 100A), and further below the special symbol starting winning opening 108, there is a game area. An attacker 112 is disposed near the lower end of 101. An electric tulip 110 is attached to the special symbol start winning opening 108.

  The attacker 112 is provided with an opening / closing door 116, which opens or closes when the opening / closing door 116 is opened or closed. When the door 116 is opened, the game ball PB dropped on the door 116 is guided by the door 116 and wins the attacker 112.

  In addition, the game area 101 is provided with a windmill 122 and a large number of game nails 123 that guide a game ball that falls by itself in the game area 101 to a predetermined route.

  In addition, at the lowest position of the game board 100, an out port 125 is provided for discharging the off-ball to the back side of the game board 100.

(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured around a main control unit 150. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  The main control unit 150 includes a start winning sensor 180 for detecting a winning ball to the special symbol starting winning opening 108 (provided when the winning opening is divided in two, respectively), and a passing gate which is a normal symbol starting opening. A pass gate winning sensor 184 for detecting a winning ball to 118 and a large winning sensor 186 for detecting a winning ball to the attacker 112 that is opened in a special gaming state are connected, respectively. When this is detected, the detection signal is output to the main control unit 150. If necessary, if there is a V zone in the attacker 112 that triggers the round of big hit processing, a V zone sensor 188 that detects that the V zone has been passed is arranged. Established.

  Further, the main controller 150 wins the electric chew solenoid 174 for operating the electric tulip 110, the attacker solenoid 175 for opening / closing the door 116 of the attacker 112, and the special symbol start winning port 108, and the lottery is selected. A reserved ball number display unit 109 for informing the number of held balls (the number of held balls) is connected. Note that the number of reserved balls may be displayed on the LCD 200.

  Information (start winning signal, jackpot signal, symbol determination signal) indicating the progress of the game is transmitted from the main control unit 150 to the hall computer via the board external terminal 190.

  Furthermore, an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154 are connected to the main control unit 150, and these control units are controlled by command transmission from the main control unit 150.

  The LCD 200 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol control unit 156. Further, the effect control unit 152 controls lighting, extinction, and blinking of the light emitting elements 126 for lighting effects provided in various game components of the game board 100 and the indicator lamp 20 provided in the glass frame 16, Furthermore, the output of a sound effect etc. is controlled by operating the speakers 22L and 22R provided on the front surface of the glass frame 16.

  The LCD 200 controlled by the effect control unit 152 displays an effect image of a symbol variation pattern for notifying the result of the special symbol lottery, and the BGM at the time of the symbol variation pattern is output from the speakers 22L and 22R. Is done. Thereby, the player can enjoy the production | presentation by the design symbol corresponding to the result of special drawing lottery through vision and hearing.

  Here, when the game ball PB passes through the passing gate 118, the winning symbol winning sensor 184 detects this and the lottery of winning or losing the normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as “normal drawing lottery”) is sent to the main control unit 150. The lottery result is notified using the LCD 200 (a 7-segment display may be provided separately), and the main control unit 150 controls the drive of the electric chew solenoid 174 in the event of a win. The electric tulip 110 is opened for a predetermined time.

  Further, when the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning opening 108, the special control winning / losing lottery (special symbol lottery) is executed by the main control unit 150 by detecting this with the start winning sensor 180. The result of the special drawing lottery is notified using the LCD 200.

  Note that the special drawing lottery notification may be a part of the LCD 200, but in this embodiment, a display 111 (see FIG. 3) is separately provided in a part of the game board 100.

  By the way, apart from the special drawing lottery, the LCD 200 (hereinafter, the LCD 200 basically means the image area within the range of the exposed portion 100A), the symbol variation that also serves as the special drawing lottery and the production and notice. Pattern production is executed (displayed).

  This symbol variation pattern effect uses almost the entire area of the exposed portion 100A, for example, and displays a display that stops each column with a time difference while varying the effect symbol sequence of three columns.

  In addition, when other than the last stop line stops, a reach effect is executed in the case of a winning symbol (the same symbol is temporarily stopped on the winning line), and the display area of the symbol variation pattern is extremely small during this reach effect. In addition, the player can enjoy the image effect on the LCD 200 separately from the original game.

  Here, when the special drawing lottery is won, the main control unit 150 controls the game state to shift from the normal game state to the special game state as a big hit process.

  The special game state is a game state that is repeated for a plurality of rounds (generally 15 rounds) when the attacker 112 opens for a predetermined time (generally 30 seconds) and then closes the operation for one round. Many game balls PB win the attacker 112, and a lot of winnings can be expected. Normally, the maximum number of winnings in one round is limited to 10. During the jackpot process (special gaming state), the LCD 200 is used to execute a round image effect having a series of stories.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the payout control unit 154 is connected to the payout device 160 and the launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to the launch device 40. The payout control unit 154 operates the payout device 160 provided in the pachinko machine 10 to control the payout and lending ball payout and stop operations and the number of payouts. In addition, the launch control unit 164 activates the launch device 40 by operating the launch handle 26 (see FIG. 1) by the player to start launch of the game ball PB and launch force according to the operation amount of the launch handle 26. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information to the hall computer installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 191.

  Here, in the present embodiment, at the same time as the variation effect (symbol variation pattern effect) of the three rows of symbols, as a part of the reach effect etc., a preview image (predictive prediction image that predicts the winning of the special drawing lottery) ) May be displayed.

  In many cases, for example, the notice image changes the design variation pattern effect to a small-scale region and fully utilizes the exposed portion 100A of the LCD 200.

  In the present embodiment, an image composed of a plurality of scenes is displayed as one of the preview images. The scenes are separated on the image display, and the preview image is temporarily terminated at this separation.

  Here, continuation presence / absence information (continuation / termination information) that can predict whether or not the image of the relatively later scene is continued is embedded in the relatively earlier scene image. The player can determine whether or not the scene is continued by viewing this continuation presence / absence information.

  In the present embodiment, a so-called “bottom” format is adopted as continuation presence / absence information (continuation / termination information).

  More specifically, each scene is composed of moving images. This moving image is a scene in which a child image 200A in which “characters” cannot yet be written appears, and a picture 200C (name association image) is drawn on the message board image 200B to leave (see (A) in FIG. 5). (See (B) → (C) → (D), (A) → (B) → (E) → (F)).

  At this time, the content of the picture 200C drawn by the child image 200A on the message version image 200B in characters is the continuation presence / absence information.

  For example, when the picture 200C is “watermelon”, since the ending is “ka”, it is established as a truncation, and it is possible to predict the continuation of the next scene in which the picture 200C having the initial word “ka” is drawn. In this case, “camera” can be continued.

  On the other hand, if the bottom of the “camera” continues (“camera” → “rifle” → “loupe”) and the picture 200C with the initial “pe” is “penguin”, the end is “n”. It can be predicted that the continuation of the scene will end.

  At this time, as the number of scenes increases, the bottoming continues, and this feeling of continuity gives the player a sense of winning the special drawing.

  By the way, in the case of this “bottom” type notice effect, the following two large effect forms are set.

(Direction form 1)
The production form 1 is a notification production as if it were a plurality of games in a pseudo manner based on a lottery result of one game. Originally, it is a special drawing lottery, but it can be said to be a pseudo-continuous effect form for the purpose of gradually strengthening the “predicting hit” while notifying a plurality of lotteries.

(Production form 2)
Produce mode 2 is a true multi-game notification effect after pre-reading the lottery results of the multiple games actually reserved. Actually, it is effective when the number of reserved balls is present. For example, when the number of reserved classes is four and the fourth special drawing lottery is a win, the lottery result of the three reserved balls in advance It can be said that this continuous effect form in which the fourth hit is notified using the notification.

  By the way, when the player views the effect image displayed on the LCD 200, the difference between the effect form 1 and the effect form 2 is only a difference in whether or not the number of reserved balls decreases.

  Therefore, below, the control system regarding the notification effect will be described without distinguishing between the effect form 1 and the effect form 2.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram relating to control mainly performed by the main control unit 150, the effect control unit 152, and the symbol control unit 156 based on the notice effect by a plurality of scenes of the symbol variation pattern effect. Each block shown in FIG. 6 does not limit the hardware configuration.

  The main control unit 150 is provided with a game execution control unit 210, and various input devices (the above-mentioned start winning sensor 180, large winning sensor 186, passing sensor 184, V zone sensor 188, etc.) and an output device (described above, Electric Chu Solenoid 174, Attacker Solenoid 175, Reserved Ball Number Display 109, etc.) are connected to control the progress of the game.

  A lottery processing unit 212 is connected to the game execution control unit 210, and when there is an effective start winning, a signal instructing the lottery processing unit 212 to execute the lottery is sent from the game execution control unit 210. In addition, when there are a plurality of lottery execution instructions in the lottery processing unit 212, the number of held balls displayed on the game execution control unit 210 is synchronized with the notification time of the lottery result based on the symbol variation pattern. On the other hand, an instruction signal for controlling lighting / extinguishing of lamps for the number of reserved balls is transmitted.

  Further, if necessary, the lottery result is prefetched and stored in the prefetch lottery result information memory 213 without waiting for the notification of the lottery result based on the symbol variation pattern.

  In the present embodiment, when each scene of the “predictive prediction image” as shown in FIG. 5 is performed in the category of one lottery (effect mode 1), and each time a plurality of lotteries are performed (effect mode) 2) and mixed game specifications.

  The control for prefetching the lottery result, the control for storing the prefetched result, and the medium for storing the lottery result information (prefetch lottery result information memory 213) are necessary for realizing the above-described “effect form 2”. It is. Therefore, depending on the game specifications, when only “effect form 1” is used, it may be unnecessary.

  A random number counter 214 and a winning value memory 216 are connected to the lottery processing unit 212.

  When the lottery processing unit 212 receives a lottery instruction, the lottery processing unit 212 acquires a random value from the random number counter 214, reads a winning value stored in advance from the winning value memory 216, and collates them. Winning / losing is determined by the result of this collation.

  The lottery result in the lottery processing unit 212 is sent to the game execution control unit 210, and game execution control is performed according to the lottery result.

  Further, the game execution control unit 210 is connected to the winning probability setting unit 218. When a predetermined condition is established in the game execution control unit 210, condition establishment information is sent to the winning probability setting unit 218. Thereby, the winning probability setting unit 218 changes the winning probability of the lottery to a normal probability (about 1/300 to 350) or a high probability (probability: about 1/50) based on the condition, and the lottery processing unit 212 It is supposed to be sent out.

  That is, the lottery processing unit 212 executes the lottery with the winning probability set by the winning probability setting unit 218.

  The lottery processing unit 212 and the winning probability setting unit 218 are connected to the symbol variation pattern type determining unit 220. A lottery result is transmitted from the lottery processing unit 212 to the symbol variation pattern type determining unit 220, and a winning probability state (normal / probability variation information) is transmitted from the winning probability setting unit 218 to the symbol variation pattern type determining unit 220. It is like that.

  Note that the symbol variation pattern type determination unit 220 may determine only the symbol variation pattern time. That is, the main control unit 150 may perform only time management, and may not be involved in symbol variation pattern effects (including reach and advance notice) performed during that period.

  If the lottery result corresponding to the end of the four holds is pre-fetched, the symbol variation pattern effects (including reach, notice, etc.) to be executed at a time are batched. In some cases, it may be instructed.

  The symbol variation pattern type determination unit 220 is connected to the command generation unit 224, generates a command for specifying the determined symbol variation pattern type, and sends the command to the effect control unit 152 via the command transmission unit 226.

  The effect control unit 152 is provided with a command receiving unit 228 and receives a command transmitted from the command transmitting unit 226 of the main control unit 150. The received command is analyzed by the command analysis unit 230, and the analysis result (design variation pattern type information, normal / probability variation information, etc.) is sent to the identification code setting unit 232 for specifying image data.

  In the image data specifying identification code setting unit 232, the symbol control unit 156 sets an identification code for reading image data. The set identification code is sent to the image data reading unit 236 of the symbol control unit 156 via the identification code sending unit 234.

  The image data reading unit 236 of the symbol control unit 156 is connected to the image data memory 242.

  FIG. 7A shows the details of the image data stored in the image data memory 242.

  The image data memory 242 is classified into symbol variation pattern data (including outlier, normal reach, super reach, etc.) region 242A and effect image data region 242B.

  The effect image data area 242B is further classified into a background image data group 242C and a preview image data group 242D.

  The prediction image data group 242D stores hit prediction image data 242E that is a feature of the present embodiment, and the hit prediction image data 242E further includes a continuation scene image group 242F and a termination scene image group 242G. And is classified.

  If the hit prediction image data 242E is subdivided in this way, a plurality of scenes are displayed at the time of the announcement effect based on one lottery and each scene is displayed at the time of each announcement effect of the lottery. It is possible to deal with both cases and cases (linked in a band shape along the time axis in the combining unit 244 described later).

  The image data reading unit 236 reads the symbol variation pattern data and the effect image data from the image data memory 242 and sends them to the synthesis unit 244.

  Here, in the combination unit 244, when the hit prediction image data is used in the notification effect based on one lottery, the scenes to be applied are connected in a band shape along the time axis.

  In the combining unit 244, as shown in FIG. 7B, each image data (design variation pattern, background image, etc.) is superimposed and combined, and each scene is generated from the continuous scene image group 242F, the end scene image group 242G, and the like. This is read out and arranged on the time axis, and a series of images (a symbol variation pattern effect image 245 is configured, and the configured symbol variation pattern effect image 245 is transmitted to the image display control unit 246. The image display control unit 246. Then, the LCD 200 is controlled to display the symbol variation pattern effect image 245.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  First, according to the flowchart of FIG. 8, game control centering on lottery processing in the main control unit 150 will be described.

  In step 300, it is determined whether or not there is a start winning (the winning of the game ball PB to the special symbol starting winning opening 108). If a negative determination (no start winning determination) is made, the process proceeds to step 302.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 300 (start winning prize determination), the process proceeds to step 304 to determine whether or not the prize is valid. If a negative determination is made in step 304, the process proceeds to step 302.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step 304, the process proceeds to step 306, and a lottery process is executed. In other words, in the present embodiment, lottery is executed first (prefetching) regardless of whether there is a hold (prefetching), and the lottery result is stored in the next step 308, and the process proceeds to step 310.

  In the case of a game specification that does not require prefetching, a random value acquired at the time of starting winning may be stored.

  In step 310, it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is a jackpot process or a design variation pattern production (during variation). If an affirmative determination is made in step 310, the process proceeds to step 312 to instruct to increase the current start winning amount by “1” as a holding ball and turn on one lamp of the holding ball number display unit 109. This routine ends. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 310, the process proceeds to step 314.

  On the other hand, in step 302, it is determined whether or not there is a holding ball. If a negative determination is made in step 302, this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 302, the process proceeds to step 316, in which it is determined whether or not the current gaming state is being jackpot processing or whether or not a symbol variation pattern presentation is in progress (during variation). If the determination in step 316 is affirmative, this routine ends. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step 316, the process proceeds to step 318 to instruct to decrease the number of held balls by “1” and turn off one lamp of the held ball number display unit 109, and to step 314. Transition.

  In step 314, the symbol variation pattern type is determined based on the lottery result corresponding to each of the reserved balls, and the process proceeds to step 320. At this time, it is determined whether the result notification is performed in units of one lottery or the result notification is performed by combining a plurality of lotteries.

  In step 320, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation pattern type determined in step 314 is a hitting prediction notice effect that is a feature of the present embodiment.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 320, the process proceeds to step 322, a decrease in the number of held balls, a turn-off timing chart (see FIG. 10) is set, and the process proceeds to step 324. As a result, the reserved ball number display unit 109 is controlled to be turned off one by one based on the timing chart every time one lottery result is notified. If a negative determination is made in step 320, the process proceeds to step 324.

  In step 324, the symbol variation pattern type is sent to the effect control unit 152, and this routine ends.

  Next, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing display control based on data for a hitting prediction notice effect in the effect control unit 152 and the symbol control unit 156.

  In step 350, as an initial setting, the flag F is reset (0), the variable i is set to 1, and the process proceeds to step 352.

  In step 352, the effect form is determined. That is, based on the command including the symbol variation command type sent from the main control unit 150, it is determined whether the effect form 1 or the effect form 2.

  If it is determined in this step 352 that “effect form 1”, the process proceeds to step 354. In step 354, the symbol variation pattern data and the background image data are read based on the symbol variation pattern type, respectively, and then the process proceeds to step 356, where all the hit prediction image data are read, and the procedure proceeds to step 358.

  For example, in the case of a hitting prediction notice image that ends in four scenes, a continuation scene for three scenes and a termination scene for one scene are read in a state of being associated in a “bottom” format (see FIG. 10A).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in the determination of step 352 that “effect form 2”, the process proceeds to step 364, the flag F is set (1), and then the process proceeds to step 366.

  In step 366, the symbol variation pattern data and the background image data are read out based on the symbol variation pattern type, respectively, and then the process proceeds to step 368, where the i-th hit prediction image data is read out by prefetching n times of lottery. Then, the process proceeds to step 358.

  For example, in the case of the hit prediction image that ends in 4 scenes, the continuation scene is read from the first time to the third time (i = 1 to 3), and the end scene is read in the fourth time (i = 4) (FIG. 10). (See (B)). At this time, the first to fourth scenes are read in a state of being related in a “bottom” format.

  In step 358, the read image data is combined (compositing process), and then the process proceeds to step 360 to execute display control, and the process proceeds to step 362.

  FIG. 5 shows a flow of a hit prediction notice effect screen (moving image). In FIG. 5A, a child (child image 200A) appears from the left side toward the exposed portion 100A and moves rightward as it is. ).

  In FIG. 5B, the child (child image 200A) stops, changes direction toward the message board (message board image 200B), and starts so-called doodle.

  FIG. 5C shows a doodle that becomes a continuation scene. After the watermelon (picture 200C) is drawn, the child (child image 200A) moves to the right end of the exposed portion 100A and fades out.

  FIG. 5 (D) is an enlarged view of FIG. 5 (C). Since the picture 200C is “watermelon”, the ending is “F” and the bottoming is continued.

  FIG. 5E shows a doodle that becomes an end scene. After a penguin (picture 200C) is drawn, the child (child image 200A) moves to the right end of the exposed portion 100A and fades out.

  FIG. 5F is an enlarged view of FIG. 5E. Since the picture 200C is “penguin”, the ending is “n”, and the trimming ends.

  According to the production mode 1, it is the same as the normal symbol variation pattern production, but since the lottery is performed a plurality of times in a pseudo manner and the flow is related by “bottom”, the number of “bottom” is calculated. The greater the (number of continuation scenes), the stronger the player can have a feeling of winning.

  In addition, according to the production mode 2, since a scene can be configured based on the result of pre-reading a plurality of lotteries, for example, in the case where the fourth lottery is a win, a realistic lottery is performed by the player. A feeling of hitting can be held.

  In the next step 362, it is determined whether or not the flag F is set (1). If the determination is negative, this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 362, the process proceeds to step 370 to determine whether or not the variable i matches n. In terms of control, it is possible to avoid runaway by determining whether or not the variable i is greater than or equal to n.

  If a negative determination is made in step 370, the variable i is incremented (i ← i + 1) in step 372 and the process returns to step 366. If the determination at step 372 is affirmative, this routine ends.

  FIG. 10 shows a timing chart of the production form 1 and the production form 2 in the hit prediction feeling production. FIG. 10A is a timing chart of the production mode 1, and even when a plurality of scenes continue, the scene break is only one apparent game, which is different from the actual one game. For this reason, only one reserved ball disappears.

  However, the player recognizes the break of this scene as a single game, and since this scene is continued while being trimmed, the expectation to hit can be gradually increased.

  Next, FIG. 10B is a timing chart of the production mode 2, and when a plurality of scenes continue, each scene is a plurality of games executed based on different lottery results.

  In the present embodiment, when a plurality of scenes are displayed and displayed by the plurality of games, the lottery result is prefetched. For this reason, the actual lottery result can be faithfully expressed with the expectation up to the last scene (end scene).

  According to the present embodiment, when performing the hitting prediction notice effect in the notice effect of the symbol variation pattern effect, a plurality of scenes are associated with the continuation presence / absence information (continuation / termination information) (more specifically, “ Since the display control is performed in association with the “bottom” format, the player can increase the feeling of winning the lottery result as the scene continues.

  Also, in this embodiment, the production of a single game (one lottery) is originally divided into scenes as if multiple games (multiple lotteries) are apparently continuous. An effect form 1 that expresses pseudo continuous lottery result notification and an effect of prefetching the lottery result and informing the lottery result multiple times while continuing the scene based on the lottery result Since the form 2 is mixed, it is difficult for the player to distinguish between the pseudo lottery and the real lottery, and the gameability can be improved.

  In this embodiment, as continuation presence / absence information (continuation / termination information), the ending character is explained as an example according to the rule of trimming. However, a form that can express the existence of the next in some form If so, it is not limited to ass. For example, the case where it changes to a different kanji by increasing one stroke at a time, etc. can be considered. If “mouth” → “day” → “white” is followed, it will be recognized that it will continue to “hundred”, and if “mouth” → “day” → “field”, then the next will not exist and will end. Then recognize. The continuation or termination may be expressed not only by such kanji characters but also by numbers such as numbers having an upper limit, hiragana columns and katakana columns of each line in the order of the Japanese syllabary (for example, a line), drawing such as one stroke writing, etc. .

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine concerning this Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the game board which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the control system of the game machine which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a front view of the exposure part which shows the flow of a hit pre-notice notice screen. It is a functional block diagram regarding control mainly using a notice effect by a plurality of scenes of a symbol variation pattern effect in the main control unit, the effect control unit, and the symbol control unit according to the present embodiment. (A) is a schematic diagram showing a data storage state of the image data memory of FIG. 6, and (B) is a schematic diagram showing a composition procedure in a composition unit. 4 is a flowchart showing game control centered on lottery processing in the main control unit 150. It is a flowchart which shows the display control by the data for hitting prediction notice effect in an effect control part and a symbol control part. It is a timing chart of the production form 1 and the production form 2 in the hit prediction feeling production.

Explanation of symbols

PB game ball 10 pachinko machine 12 undergarment 14 glass plate 16 glass frame 20 indicator lamp 22L, 22R speaker 24 integrated dish 26 launch handle 40 launch device 100 game board 100A exposed portion 101 game area 102 outer rail 103 backflow prevention valve 104 inner rail 105 Center character 105A Wall 105B Stage 105C Shutter 105D Fixed three-dimensional decorative member 105E Moving three-dimensional decorative member 108 Special symbol start winning opening 111 Display 110 Electric tulip 112 Attacker 116 Opening / closing door 118 Passing gate 122 Windmill 123 Game nail 125 Out port 126 Light Emitting Element 150 Main Control Unit 152 Production Control Unit 154 Discharge Control Unit 156 Symbol Control Unit 160 Dispensing Device 164 Firing Control Unit 174 Electric Chu Solenoid 175 Attacker Sole Noid 180 Start prize sensor 184 Pass gate prize sensor 186 Grand prize sensor 188 V zone sensor 190 External terminal for panel 191 External terminal for frame 200 Liquid crystal display device (LCD / display device)
200A Child image 200B Message board image 200C Picture 210 Game execution control part (game control means)
109 Number of reserved balls 212 Lottery processing unit 213 Prefetch lottery result information memory 214 Random number counter 216 Win value memory 218 Winning probability setting unit 220 Symbol variation pattern type determination unit 224 Command generation unit 226 Command transmission unit 230 Command analysis unit 232 Image data Identification code setting unit for identification 234 Identification code sending unit 236 Image data reading unit 242 Image data memory 242A Symbol variation pattern data area 242B Production image data area 242C Background image data group 242D Notice image data group 242E Predictive notice image data 242F Continuous scene Image group (scene (continuation))
242G end scene image group (scene (end))
244 Synthesis unit (selection means)
245 Design variation pattern effect image 246 Image display control unit (image display control means)

Claims (3)

A lottery result that is executed when a game ball is fired on a game board surface, the progress of the game is mainly controlled by the movement of the game ball along the game board surface, and the game ball passes through a specific area Game control means capable of setting the gaming state based on
Storage means for storing a plurality of types of image data for informing the player of game progress information based on the game control means together with an effect image, and the lottery result;
Image display control means for selectively reading out a plurality of image data stored in the storage means and displaying them on a display device;
When a predetermined condition based on the lottery result is satisfied, a plurality of image data stored in the storage means are sequentially displayed, and a relatively earlier scene image is displayed. , have a selecting means for selecting the continued existence effect image data continuing existence information has been embedded by the image of the post relatively scene can predict whether to continue, as the image data to be displayed on said display device And
The notification of the lottery result is made based on the symbols of each column that are stopped after the symbol variation for a predetermined time by scrolling the symbol sequences to which the plurality of symbols are assigned, by scrolling in the symbol arrangement direction. Or it is a pattern fluctuation pattern to notify the disconnection,
When the image display control means displays the continuation presence / absence effect image data during execution of the symbol variation pattern, the number of displayed scenes is related to the prediction of whether the lottery result is a hit or miss. And
When the image display is controlled based on the continuation presence / absence effect image data, the effect form 1 in which the image data selected by the result of one lottery result is composed of the necessary and sufficient number of scenes, and a plurality of lotteries Pre-reading the results, the image data selected by one lottery result consists of the number of scenes divided by the number of image display control opportunities corresponding to the multiple lottery results for the total number of necessary scenes. A gaming machine comprising Form 2 . Each scene of the continuation presence / absence effect image data is configured to include a name associative image reminiscent of a name,
It suggests that there is a continuation of the scene when the ending of the name of the name association image displayed in the previous scene can be the beginning of the name of the name association image displayed in the later scene,
The suggestion that there is no continuation of the scene when the ending of the name of the name associative image displayed in the previous scene cannot be the beginning of the name of the name associative image displayed in the subsequent scene. Gaming machine. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image display control in the effect form 1 and the effect form 2 includes continuation / termination information transmitted to the player through a language .

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