JP5620295B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a display device that visually notifies game information according to the progress of a game.

  Conventionally, gaming machines, such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines, are provided with an LCD display unit, and an effect image is displayed on the LCD display unit as the game progresses, thereby exciting the game. In addition, the LCD display section informs important information in advance as the game progresses, and informs the result.

  Here, the result of the lottery executed as the game progresses (mainly, the special symbol lottery executed when the game ball wins at the start winning opening provided on the game board surface) is produced using the LCD display unit. It is trying to notify while entangled.

  More specifically, the LCD display unit displays three symbol rows each having a plurality of symbols arranged at substantially equal pitches on the background image, and when a game ball wins a winning winning opening. When the result of the lottery to be executed is found, the three symbol sequences are scrolled.

  At this time, after high-speed scrolling that cannot be confirmed by the player at first, the speed gradually decreases, and finally each column stops at a specific symbol. The result of the lottery is notified by the stopped symbol arrangement. For example, if the stop symbols are the same in all three rows, the winning combination is won, and otherwise the winning symbol is lost.

  At this time, when the fluctuation of the two symbol rows stops first (temporary stop), and the two temporary stop symbols at that time are the same, “reach” occurs, and the display on the LCD display unit is changed. There is. This is referred to as reach production, and the result of the lottery is notified to the player with a sense of expectation rather than simply changing or stopping the three symbol sequences.

  Reach production varies in various ways, such as production form and production time, according to the theme of the gaming machine. For example, it is classified according to superiority or inferiority of expected values. Expected value is the ratio of the number of reach productions and the number of winning lotteries at that time (there may be other details). Normally, the higher the expected value, the more the reach production time. Is long.

  In Patent Documents 1 to 4, it is described that after a reach effect is performed, the temporarily stopped symbol is re-varied to perform an effect that enthuses the player's expectation.

  However, in the above prior art, after the initial reach effect is deviated or temporarily stopped at a low winning symbol (for example, a non-probable variable symbol), it is re-varied and the winning symbol or a more advantageous winning symbol (for example, a probable variable symbol) is used. However, it is a redundant time for the player, and the game motivation may be lost.

JP 2010-167095 A JP 2010-155110 A JP 2010-115249 A JP 2010-88718 A

  In consideration of the above facts, the present invention is an advanced form of reach production, in which a plurality of reach productions are continued, the redundant time due to the earlier reach production with low expected value is reduced, and the game motivation is maintained, The purpose is to obtain a gaming machine that can be developed into a reach production.

The present invention is a gaming machine provided with a game progress control means for executing a bonus game when a lottery is executed and the result of the lottery is won, and a display device for notifying the result of the lottery through vision, The display device displays the plurality of symbol sequences in a variable manner, and then notifies the result of the lottery according to the symbol arrangement when the symbol sequences that are variably displayed are stopped and displayed. When a symbol that is stopped and displayed in other symbol columns except for one symbol column is in a reach state that can be won, an expected value that is indicated by the ratio of the number of winning lotteries to the number of appearances is different have symbol variation presentation control means for executing one of a plurality of reach demonstration, the symbol variation effect control means, the expectations enclosed in a series of story effect as reach demonstration degree different As a basic to perform one of the reach demonstration in over Ji effect species, if the preset condition is met, the expectation enclosed in a series of story effect as reach demonstration degree different as development based demonstration to develop sequentially reach effect species into higher from the lower of expected values, before the result notification lottery even during execution of the reach demonstration of the development system, than reach demonstration in the effect the one reach effect the demonstration time to perform a special effect is identical to execute switching the high reach demonstration expectation value interrupt-free manner, it is characterized in that.

  According to the present invention, a reach effect is generally executed when reaching a reach. Since the expected value is set for each reach effect, the more skilled the person becomes, the easier it is to predict the lottery result depending on the type of reach effect to be executed.

  For this reason, there is a well-known production effect that develops a reach with a high expectation value after performing an operation similar to a lottery result notification by a reach production with a low expectation value. There is a case where the production period is redundant and the preference is halved.

  Thus, for example, a reach effect having a relatively low expected value is being executed and a reach effect having a higher expected value than the reach effect is interrupted before the result of the lottery is notified (special effect).

  By executing such special effects when preset conditions are satisfied, it is possible to execute a reach effect rich in change that overturns the prediction of an expert. Moreover, since the entire reach production period is also shorter than when two or more types of reach production are executed, a redundant feeling of redundancy is not given to the player.

The present invention is characterized in that the reach effect having a high expectation value to be switched so as to be interrupted is executed in the middle of the whole of the reach effect.

  If the interruption to the reach production to be interrupted is interrupted from the middle of the production of the reach production, the production time can be further shortened while maintaining the player's expectation.

  As described above, in the present invention, as a development form of reach production, when a plurality of reach productions are continued, the redundant time due to the earlier reach production with a low expected value is reduced, and the game motivation is maintained while maintaining the game motivation. It has an excellent effect that it can be developed into reach production.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the game board concerning this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the control system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is the block diagram which classified the control for performing reach production across a plurality of reach production types in the production control part concerning this embodiment according to function. It is a flowchart concerning the design variation pattern effect control according to the present embodiment. (A) is a timing chart when two types of reach effects according to the present embodiment are combined and the effect is executed, and (B) is a timing chart when two types of reach effects according to the conventional example are serially combined. It is. It is a timing chart when the effect is executed by combining the two types of reach effects according to the modification. It is a front view which shows the moving image display state by which a reach | attainment effect (reach effect "strong") performed in a symbol variation pattern is displayed on an LCD display part by the frame advance according to the Example of this Embodiment.

(Configuration of pachinko machine)
As shown in FIG. 1, 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 equipped with a pair of glass plates 14 arranged in parallel to each other and at a predetermined interval in the depth direction is arranged on the upper part of the undergarment 12 of the pachinko machine 10. The left end is pivotally supported and attached so that it can be opened and closed. On the back side of the glass frame 16, a detachable / replaceable game board 18 is set, and the game board 18 faces the glass plate 14 while being closed by the glass frame 16.

  An integrated dish 24 is disposed below the glass frame 16. A key hole 27 is provided at the right end of the integrated dish 24 in FIG. 1, and the glass frame 16 is opened when the key is inserted into the key hole 27 and turned to one of the left and right sides, and the integrated dish 24 is opened when turned to the other side. To do.

The integrated plate 24 is provided with an upper plate portion 28 and a lower plate portion 30. An upper dish ball removal lever 34 is provided on the peripheral wall 32 forming the upper dish part 28. By operating the upper dish ball removal lever 34, the game ball PB stored in the upper dish part 28 is lowered. It can be sent out to the dish part 30. Further, the lower dish portion 30 is provided with a lower dish ball removal button 36. By operating the lower dish ball removal button 36, the game balls PB stored in the lower dish portion 30 are externally (for example, so-called "" It can be discharged into a dollar box ").

  A ball lending button 42 and a return button 44 are provided at the right end portion of the peripheral wall 32 of the upper plate portion 28 in FIG.

  A grip unit (launching 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, and an ashtray 46 is attached to the lower left portion.

  A saucer speaker 60U is disposed on the right side of the lower dish portion 30 of the integrated dish 24 in FIG.

  Here, an operation button 50 that can be operated by the player is provided on the peripheral wall 32 of the upper plate portion 28 in the integrated plate 24. This operation button 50 can be intervened in the effect image by operating during the operation effective period during the game, and is set according to each game specification.

Around the glass plate 14 in the glass frame 16 is turned on in accordance with the progress of the game in an arch shape, off, and and visual effect by flashing illumination, staged output unit that produces a dramatic effect such as auditory effect sound or the like 52 is arranged. The lower end of the staged output unit 52 is connected to the upper end of the lower rendering unit 54 disposed in a substantially U-shape around the integrated dish 24.

  As a result, the effect unit 56 is formed by the upper effect unit 52 and the lower effect unit 54 so as to surround the game board 18.

  The effect unit 56 includes a substrate (not shown) to which an illumination member (LED or the like) is attached, and a lens cover formed with a predetermined design so as to cover the substrate. 58 is attached.

  The lens cover 58 is cut into a concavo-convex shape so as to divide an area where the illumination member is lit, and lighting control of the illumination member is performed for each of the divided areas (hereinafter referred to as “lens portion 58” as necessary). Made. The lighting member basically has a set of LEDs that are lit in three colors of R (red), G (green), and B (blue). It can be lit. In addition, a triple display 62 is provided at each upper corner of the glass frame, and is applied to gaming state notification (including error notification and the like).

  Further, glass frame speakers 60C, 60L and 60R are built in the center and both ends of the area corresponding to about 1/3 of the upper arc of the glass frame 16 in the upper effect section 52, and sound is output simultaneously with illumination. To do.

  Hereinafter, the saucer speaker 60U and the glass frame speakers 60C, 60L, and 60R are collectively referred to as “speaker 60”.

(Game board configuration)
The game board 18 shown in FIG. 2 has a resin sheet-like cell attached to a plywood board serving as a substrate, and the surface of the cell is a board surface. An arc-shaped outer rail is provided near the outer peripheral edge of the board surface. 102 and the inner rail 104 are attached.

  A spherical guide channel 197 is formed between the outer rail 102 and the inner rail 104 with a certain distance. The ball guide channel 197 serves to guide the game ball PB launched from the launch device 165 (see FIG. 3) to a circular area (game area) of the game board 18. A spherical backflow prevention valve 199 is attached to the end of the spherical guide channel 197. The ball check valve 199 has a base attached to the tip of the inner rail 104 and extends in the direction of the outer rail 102.

  A circular area surrounded by the outer rail 102 (and a part of the inner rail 104) in the game board 18 is fired from the launching device 165 (see FIG. 3) and passes through the ball guide channel 197. The game ball PB that has been driven is allowed to move by its own weight drop, and this area is a game area in which a game is played.

  In the game area of the game board 18, game nails and windmills 21 are scattered and driven. In addition, a center accessory 105 is arranged almost in the center of the game area. The center accessory 105 includes a liquid crystal display unit (LCD display unit) 106 that displays images of various effects and the like.

  In the LCD display unit 106, for example, the symbol variation pattern effect is such that when the three symbol sequences change independently and finally the three symbol sequences stop at the same symbol, the winning of the special symbol lottery is notified. Is executed. Note that, among the three columns, the case where two columns stop at the same symbol first (temporary stop) and the remaining one column is changing is called “reach”.

  A stage 105 </ b> S is formed at the lower side of the center accessory 105. A game ball PB received by rebounding with a nail or the like, or a game ball PB received guided by a warp path (not shown) is sent to the stage 105S.

  The stage 105S is formed with an inclined surface, a protrusion, etc., and the movement of the game ball PB changes irregularly by the inclined surface, the protrusion, etc., and finally returns to the game board 18 from the lower side. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a passing gate 118 having a normal symbol lottery starting function is disposed on the left side of the center accessory 105 in FIG.

  In addition, a special symbol start winning port (A) 130 and a special symbol start winning port (B) 134 are arranged in a column at the lower part of the center character 105.

  The upper part of the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 is open so that the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 is always open, while the upper part of the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 is blocked by the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130. Yes.

An electric tulip 135 is attached to the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134. The electric tulip 135 is configured to open and close by energization / non-energization of an electric chew solenoid 138 (see FIG. 3) disposed on the back side of the game board 18.

Here, when the electric tulip 135 is in an open state, it is possible to accept the game balls PB to winning the opening of special symbol start winning opening (B), it is possible to win the game ball PB.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an attacker 112 is disposed at a lower part of the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 and located near the lower end of the game area.

  The attacker 112 is provided with an opening / closing door 116. The opening / closing door 116 is opened or closed by energization / non-energization of the attacker solenoid 148 (see FIG. 3). That is, when the open / close door 116 is opened, the game ball PB dropped on the open / close door 116 is guided by the open / close door 116 and wins the attacker 112.

  Further, at the lowest position of the game area, there is provided an out port 124 through which the off ball is discharged to the back side of the game board 18.

  Further, a plurality of general winning ports 120 (in the present embodiment, FIG. 2) are provided below the center role 105 and on the left and right of the special symbol starting winning port (A) 130 and the special symbol starting winning port (B) 134. Two general winning openings 120A and 120C are provided on the left side and one general winning opening 120C is provided on the right side. Note that the number of the general winning ports 120 is not limited to three, and the number may be determined by, for example, a design operation such as a winning rate.

  In addition, a light emitting element 136 for lighting effects that produces a lighting effect by lighting on, turning off, and flashing according to the progress of the game on the center actor 105 and the peripheral edge of the board surface provided in this game area (see FIG. 3). Many are provided.

  Here, when the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 or the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134, a special symbol lottery is executed, and when the special symbol lottery is won, the opening and closing of the attacker 112 is performed. The door 116 opens and closes in a predetermined pattern, and this is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) (sometimes referred to as “special gaming state” or “big role processing”).

  Note that the winning / losing of the special symbol lottery is mainly notified in the symbol variation display effect of the LCD display unit 106, and during the symbol variation pattern effect or during the major role processing, the lottery result is suspended and sequentially We are going to inform you. In addition to the symbol variation display effect, an anthropomorphic character of an animal or the like is displayed, and a visual effect may be given to give the player a sense of expectation by implying that they have won the lottery. In that case, the player's interest is increased from the auditory sense by sound effects.

  In the present embodiment, a maximum of four per special symbol start winning opening (in this embodiment, two of special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 and special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 are shown. Since it is a special symbol start winning slot, it will be 8). The number of reserved balls is not limited to this.

The number of balls to be held is notified by a holding lamp which is arranged at the lower right in FIG. 2 in the center role 105 and is mainly a part of the game progress guide lamp unit 109 having a special figure display unit. A part of the display unit 106 is used for easy display to the player.
(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured with a main control unit 150 as a center, and the main control unit 150 includes an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154. And are connected. 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.

  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 (not shown) via the board external terminal 190.

  The main control unit 150 includes, as an input system, a pass gate sensor 118S that detects a game ball PB passing through the pass gate 118, and a special figure A start port sensor that detects a winning ball to the special symbol start winning port (A) 130. 130S, special figure B starting port sensor 134S for detecting a winning ball to the special symbol starting winning port (B) 134, an attacker sensor 112S for detecting a winning ball to the attacker 112 that is opened in a special gaming state, a general winning port General winning sensors 120AS, 120BS, 120CS for detecting winning balls to 120A, 120B, 120C are connected.

  In addition, the main control unit 150 includes, as an output system, a guide lamp unit 109 for notifying game information when the lamp is lit, an electric chew solenoid 138 for opening and closing the electric tulip 136, and an opening and closing door 116 for the attacker 112. An attacker solenoid 148 is connected.

  An operation button 50 is connected to the effect control unit 152 as an input system. In addition, to the effect control unit 152, a light emitting element 136 for lighting effects and a speaker 60 provided in various game parts of the pachinko machine 10 are connected as an output system.

  Furthermore, the LCD display unit 106 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol control unit 156.

  The payout control unit 154 is connected to a payout device 160 and a launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to a launch device 165. 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 165 by the operation of the grip unit 26 (see FIG. 1) by the player to start launch of the game ball PB and the launch force according to the operation amount of the grip unit 26. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information to a hall computer (not shown) installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 191.

  Here, during the normal game, the effect control unit 152 controls the LCD display unit 106 to display three symbol rows in which symbols are arranged at a predetermined pitch in a belt shape and its jackpot image data storage unit image. The result of the special symbol lottery executed when the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning port (A) 130 or the special symbol start winning port (B) 134 is obtained by independently dividing the three symbol columns. It is notified by the kind of three symbol rows when it fluctuates and finally stops. As described above, when the symbols in the two symbol rows are aligned in the same pattern in the center line among the stop symbols in the three symbol rows, the reach state is reached, and then the reach effect is executed (“weak”, “ There are types such as “medium”, “strong” and “extremely strong”). After this reach effect, when all three symbol rows stop at the same symbol, the special symbol lottery becomes “winning”, and the state shifts to a special gaming state (a jackpot process).

  The reach value varies depending on the type of reach production. Expected value is the ratio of the number of reach productions and the number of winning lotteries at that time (there may be other details). Normally, the higher the expected value, the more the reach production time. Is generally long, and when the above “weak”, “medium”, “strong”, and “extremely strong” are defined as “reach species”, the relationship between the expected values is the expected value of reach “weak” < Expected value of reach “medium” <expected value of reach “strong” <expected value of reach “extremely strong”.

  When the grouping of “weak”, “medium”, “strong”, and “extremely strong” is the production story A, the reach type as the production story B is set to normal reach, super reach, premium reach, etc. Also good. Note that the relationship between the expected values in the production pattern B is the relationship of the expected value of normal reach <expected value of super reach <expected value of premium reach.

  Here, in the conventional reach production, a plurality of reach production may be serially connected to perform a reach production that gradually increases the expected value (see FIG. 6B). For example, in the production story B, in the reach production by the normal reach, the production is developed to the super reach after the temporary stop, and the production is further continued after the temporary stop in the super reach.

  However, in the case of a conventional reach production that spans multiple types, one reach production is executed from the beginning to the end, and then the next highest reach is executed from the beginning to the end. A low reach production will be produced until the end, and from the player's point of view, the reach production time may be redundant, which may impair the game motivation.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the case of a reach effect that spans a plurality of types, a transition is made to a reach effect having a relatively high expected value in the middle of the effect of the preceding reach effect having a low expected value. At this time, in the present embodiment, the middle of the previous reach production is interrupted from the middle of the previous reach production (see FIG. 6A).

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram in which the control for executing the reach effect across a plurality of reach effect types in the effect control unit 152 is classified by function.

  The command sent from the main control unit 150 is received by the command receiving unit 200, and the command content is analyzed. For example, commands can be broadly classified into commands during a normal game and commands during a special game. In the present embodiment, the command will be specifically described below.

In the command receiving unit 200, the command content is analyzed, and when the command is the symbol variation time designation information for designating the effect time of the symbol variation pattern and the winning / losing information as a result of the special symbol lottery, the symbol variation time. The designation information and the winning / losing information are sent to the symbol variation pattern reading unit 202 and the reach effect execution possibility determination unit 204. The reach effect execution possibility determination unit 204 determines whether or not to execute a reach effect.

  A symbol variation pattern type image information memory 206 is connected to the symbol variation pattern reading unit 202, and a symbol variation pattern type is read based on the symbol variation time designation information and the winning / losing information. In the case of reach, if the symbols other than the final stop symbol are the same and the final stop symbol is the same symbol, the symbol is unmatched. In the case of non-reach, the symbols in each symbol row are different symbols.

  The read symbol variation pattern is sent to the symbol variation pattern editing unit 208. The symbol variation pattern editing unit 208 determines a background image to be displayed on the LCD display unit 106 and adds various privilege information (such as a notice effect) as necessary, thereby generating a reference symbol variation pattern. The

  In addition, the symbol variation pattern editing unit 208 receives the reach effect execution availability information from the reach effect execution availability determination unit 204, and when executing the reach effect, the symbol effect pattern editing unit 208 performs a reach effect period with respect to the reference symbol variation pattern. The setting is made and sent to the display instruction unit 210.

The reach effect execution feasibility determining unit 204 is connected to the reach effect image information reading unit 212, and reads the reach effect image information based on the determination result of whether or not to execute the reach effect and information on whether the reach effect is single or combined. The data is sent to the unit 212.

  The reach effect image information reading unit 212 is connected to a reach effect image information memory 214 and reads a necessary reach effect type.

  For example, in the case of a single reach production (for example, the normal reach of the production story B), only the reach production corresponding to the normal reach is read, and in the case of a combined reach production (for example, the reach “strong” to the reach “extreme” of the production story A). Read out the reach effect corresponding to reach “strong” and reach “extremely strong”.

  The read reach effect image information is sent to the reach effect image editing unit 216 together with the reach effect single / composite information.

  The reach effect image editing unit 216 is connected to the combined reach effect shortening and synthesizing unit 218. When the reach effect is composite, the reach effect effects are combined. At this time, for example, in the present embodiment, the effect time A shown in FIG. 6A is in the middle of the effect time of the reach effect (for example, reach “strong”) that is executed at a relatively lower expected value. At the time when the production time of the reach effect (for example, reach “extremely strong”) executed after a relatively high expected value is reached (when the effect time C shown in FIG. 6A has elapsed). Interrupt (see the dashed line in FIG. 6A). As a result, a reach effect in which the reach time B of reach “strong” and the reach time C of reach “extremely strong” is omitted is generated.

  FIG. 6B shows a timing chart (conventional) in which two types of reach production (reach “strong” and reach “extreme”) are simply serially combined. The production time is A + B + C + D. When the timing chart of FIG. 6B according to the conventional example is compared with the timing chart of FIG. 6A according to the present embodiment, the present embodiment is shortened by the production time (B + C). You can see that

  The reach effect synthesized by the combined reach effect shortening synthesis unit 218 is returned to the reach effect image editing unit 216 again.

  The reach effect image editing unit 216 is connected to the display instruction unit 210, and transmits single reach effect information or synthesized reach effect information. The display instructing unit 210 applies to the reach effect period set in the reference symbol variation pattern, and instructs the LCD display unit 106 to display via the symbol control unit 156.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  In the game using the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the grip unit 26, the ball is shot upward by the launching device 165 one by one. The launched game ball PB is driven into the game area 19 of the game board 18 along the outer rail 102 and falls in the game area 19 while changing the direction by hitting the game nail or the windmill. Then, the game ball PB reaching the lower end of the game area 19 without winning a prize is collected into the pachinko machine 10 from the out port 40.

  Further, when the game ball PB wins a start winning opening 20 provided in the game area 19 or passes through the passing gate 22, processing based on the respective game specifications (for example, lottery, etc.) is executed and an LCD display An image display effect on the unit 106, a sound effect using the speaker 60, and the like are executed. Although not shown in the drawing, a predetermined prize ball (payout) is executed when a normal winning opening is won.

(Outline of game specifications)
First, the game control centered on the lottery process in the main control unit 150 will be described.

  When the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning opening (A) 130 or the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134, it is determined whether or not it is an effective start winning prize. The effective start winning is a game where the reserved balls are not full (for example, four for one start opening) and the special symbol starting winning opening (A) 130 or the special symbol starting winning opening (A) 134 is played. Saying that the ball PB has won a prize, and thereby, a lottery right is obtained. In the invalid starting prize, the right to draw is not given, but a predetermined number (about 3 to 5) of prize balls may be paid out.

  If the starting prize is an effective starting prize, a random number is acquired, a pre-stored winning value is read, and both are compared to determine whether the lottery is winning or not.

  If the current gaming state is in jackpot processing or symbol variation pattern production, in order to put the right of the lottery on hold, the number of holdings is incremented by one (+1), and the current gaming state is in jackpot processing If there is no or even during the design variation pattern production, the lottery process is executed by subtracting the hold number by one.

  Based on the winning / losing of the lottery, the symbol variation pattern effect time is set, and a command including the lottery result and the symbol variation pattern time is sent to the effect control unit 152.

  The effect control unit 152 notifies the lottery result using the set effect time.

  After this notification, if the result of the lottery is a win, a special gaming state (a jackpot process) is executed. In the normal gaming state, the attacker 112 that is always closed is opened / closed by a predetermined number of rounds (for example, the number of rounds determined at the time of winning the special symbol lottery among 4 to 16R). The opening time of the attacker 112 is a maximum of 30 seconds. The attacker 112 is closed when a predetermined number (for example, 8 to 10) of game balls are won during the opening, and a predetermined closing time is set. , Go to the next round (open). Thereby, the player can receive a lot of prize balls in a short time.

  The symbol variation pattern may perform a reach effect, and may further perform a reach effect in which a plurality of reach effects are serially connected and the expected value is gradually increased. However, in the case of reach effects over a plurality of types, all of them are executed. Therefore, for the player, the reach effect time feels redundant, and the game motivation may be impaired.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the case of a reach effect that spans multiple types, a reach effect is obtained by interrupting in the middle of a reach effect having a relatively high expected value in the middle of a reach effect having a relatively low expected value. While maintaining the best of the game, it is redundant and avoids impairing the game motivation.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart according to the symbol variation pattern effect control according to the present embodiment.

  In step 250, it is determined whether or not a notification command is input as a result of the special drawing lottery. If a negative determination is made, this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 250, the process proceeds to step 252 to read a symbol variation pattern based on the symbol variation time designation information and the winning / losing information.

  In the next step 254, it is determined whether or not there is a reach effect. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 264. Further, when an affirmative determination is made in step 254, the process proceeds to step 256 to determine whether the form of reach production is single (one reach production) or multiple (multiple (two types) reach production).

  If it is determined in this step 256 that it is alone, the process proceeds to step 258 to read one reach effect from the category of the specified effect story (A or B), and the process proceeds to step 264. For example, in the case of the production story A, reach “weak” or reach “medium” is read out.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 256 that the composition is composite, the process proceeds to step 260, and a plurality (two types) of reach effects are read from the category of the designated effect story (A or B), and the process proceeds to step 262. For example, in the case of the production story B, normal reach and super reach, or super reach and premium reach are read out. In addition, you may select beyond a production story. For example, the combination of the reach “Strength” of the production story A and the premium reach of the production story B may be used.

  In step 262, based on FIG. 6A, the selected plural (two types) reach effects are synthesized, and the process proceeds to step 264.

  In step 264, the symbol control unit 156 is instructed to display on the LCD display unit 106 the symbol variation pattern (including the case where there is a reach effect) to which the selected background image or a specific image such as a notice is added. This routine ends.

  FIG. 6A shows a timing chart when the effect is executed by combining the two types of reach effects according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (A), when a reach production having a relatively low expected value is started, at the time of the production time A before the end of all the production time (A + B) of the future reach production. The interruption of reach production after the expected value is relatively high. At this time, the subsequent reach effect is when the effect time C has elapsed since the start, and only the effect time D is executed out of the total effect time (C + D) of the subsequent reach effect. .

  As a result, the production time from the start of the previous reach production to the end through which a temporary stop state is established or hit or miss is A + D.

  On the other hand, FIG. 6B is a timing chart (conventional example) when two types of reach effects are serially combined. In the case of FIG. 6 (B), naturally, the total (A + B + C + D) of all the reach times of each reach effect is the effect time from the start to the end, and comparing FIG. 6 (A) and FIG. 6 (B), In the case of FIG. 6A according to the present embodiment, the production time is shortened by B + C time. In addition, since the second half of the reach production with the relatively low expected value and the first half of the reach production with the relatively high expected value are omitted, the result with the low expectation value is notified in order to reliably notify the result. It is possible to reduce the redundant time due to the reach production and to develop the later reach production while maintaining the game motivation.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the reach effects are composite, each reach effect is combined, but at this time, the relative effect is performed in the middle of the effect time of the reach effect that is executed at a lower expected value. Since the reach production that is executed after the expected value is interrupted from the middle of the production time, the second half of the reach “strong” and the first half of the reach “extreme” are generated. Thus, while maintaining the joy of reach production, it is possible to avoid redundancy and impairing game motivation.

  In the present embodiment, when a high-expectation reach effect is interrupted, it is interrupted in the middle of the high-expectation reach effect. However, as shown in FIG. You may make it perform.

  FIG. 8 is an example of a symbol variation pattern including a reach effect displayed on the LCD display unit 106.

  The pattern variation pattern in FIG. 8 basically starts from the reach “Strength” of the production story A. 1-No. 5 is the opening production, and after that, frame no. 6 to top No. The case of proceeding in order up to 14 is a single reach effect of reach “strong”.

  On the other hand, frame No. No. 5 is a start frame that is interrupted when developing from a reach “weak” or a reach “medium” with a low expected value as a combined reach production. In other words, frame No. 5-No. 14 corresponds to the production time D in FIG. Accordingly, the combined reach production time at this time is A + D.

  In the case of the combined reach production in which the reach production is developed from the reach production “strong” shown in FIG. 7 corresponds to the end of the production time A in FIG. 8 images are omitted, and the illustration is omitted in FIG. 8, but the reach “extreme” or a premium reach that has a higher expected value than the reach “strong” or in the middle of premium reach (in the case of FIG. 6A, the production time C When the time elapses, the interruption and the reach effect are executed, so the combined reach effect time at this time is A + D.

  Note that the reach effect “strong” shown in FIG. 8 may be an intermediate reach effect, and the reach effect may be developed in three stages. That is, starting from a reach effect whose expected value is lower than the reach effect “strong” in FIG. 5 is interrupted, and then the frame No. 5 in FIG. After 7, the reach effect having a higher expected value than the reach effect “strong” in FIG. 8 may be interrupted.

PB game ball 10 Pachinko machine (game machine)
18 game board 19 game area 28 upper plate part 60 (60L, 60C, 60R, 60U) speaker 105 center object 106 LCD display part (display device)
130 Special Design Start Award Port (A)
130S Special Figure A Start Port Sensor 134 Special Design Start Award Port (B)
134S Special Figure B Start Port Sensor
135 Electric Tulip 112 Attacker 112S Attacker Sensor 138 Electric Chu Solenoid 148 Attacker Solenoid 150 Main Control Unit 152 Production Control Unit (Design Variation Production Control Unit)
154 Payout control unit 200 Command accepting unit 202 Symbol variation pattern reading unit 204 Reach effect execution feasibility determination unit 206 Symbol variation pattern type image information memory 208 Symbol variation pattern editing unit 210 Display instruction unit 212 Reach effect image information reading unit 214 Reach effect image Information memory 216 Reach effect image editing unit 218 Combined reach effect shortening composition unit

Claims (2)

When the lottery is executed and the result of the lottery is won, the game progress control means for executing the bonus game, and a display device for notifying the result of the lottery through vision,
The display device displays the plurality of symbol sequences in a variable manner, and then notifies the result of the lottery according to the symbol arrangement when the symbol sequences that are variably displayed are stopped and displayed. When a symbol that is stopped and displayed in other symbol columns except for one symbol column is in a reach state that can be won, an expected value that is indicated by the ratio of the number of winning lotteries to the number of appearances is Having a symbol variation effect control means for executing any one of a plurality of different reach effects;
The symbol variation effect control means includes:
As a basic to perform one of the reach demonstration in the degree of expectations enclosed in a series of story effect of different reach effect species as reach demonstration, when the preset condition is met, Reach a plurality of developing systems produce a reach effect species into higher from the lower of expected values to develop in order of the degree of enclosed the expectations are different in a series of story effect as rendering, during the execution of the development system reach demonstration of a and before the result notification of the lottery is, perform a special effect the one reach demonstration to be executed by switching to interrupt-free high reach demonstration expectation value than reach effect the demonstration time during the effect is the same To
A gaming machine characterized by that.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the reach effect having a high expectation value to be switched to be interrupted is executed in the middle of the whole of the reach effect.