JP5996622B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

  Pachinko machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines that are installed and used in game halls such as pachinko parlors are given a certain value to game media such as pachinko balls and medals, and the game media acquired by playing games It can be exchanged for various prizes. The gaming machine is provided with various drive devices such as a lamp device and a sound generation device that are operated based on the supply of the game medium, and a control circuit device corresponding to control these drive devices inside the housing. Therefore, when the player plays a game, the game is filled with interest by appropriately operating them. Further, in recent years, a variable symbol display device such as a reel display device or a liquid crystal image display device that can display predetermined identification information (symbol) in a variable manner is built in and stopped after changing the identification information when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The mainstream is to operate the variable symbol display device so that it can be displayed. These devices are controlled by a control circuit device.

  A control circuit device disposed in a recent gaming machine is generally one in which a CPU (central processing unit) provided on a board performs electronic control according to a control program. The control program is stored as data in an IC chip mounted on a substrate such as a mask ROM (read only memory), and the CPU sequentially reads and executes the control program data from the IC chip according to the gaming state. Control is done by doing.

JP, 2004-16479, A The head address of the pattern table corresponding to a special symbol is acquired, and offset data is acquired from an offset selection table common to all special symbols. As a result, the necessary data capacity can be reduced. JP, 2008-295916, A By adding or subtracting a predetermined numerical value to the lower byte of the fluctuation pattern designation command, the reading position of the offset table is calculated so as to read the same offset value, and the offset value is calculated based on this. The production control data of production contents is identified. Thereby, in the variation pattern which performs the restart effect of the same effect content, the effect control data is shared.

  In the pachinko machine, movable objects such as an accessory and a big prize opening (attacker) are controlled by the CPU. For this control, data such as programs and tables are prepared in advance, so that a certain memory capacity is required for the control.

  By the way, due to legal restrictions, gaming machines are only allowed to have a relatively small memory capacity. In addition to controlling the movable body, the CPU of the gaming machine needs to perform processing such as monitoring a winning opening, executing a lottery, and paying out a winning ball. Therefore, the memory capacity required for each process needs to be as small as possible. This also applies to the control of the special winning opening (attacker). In recent years, however, attackers are not only opened for a certain period of time, but also opened and closed irregularly to enhance interest. However, such control is complicated, and programs and data for this purpose are complicated. Has a problem of becoming larger than before.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the volume of data used for controlling an attacker.

The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a winning determination unit that performs a lottery at a predetermined opportunity, a movable accessory that is provided on a board surface of the gaming machine and performs an opening / closing operation, and a result of the lottery performed by the winning determination unit. A movable accessory opening / closing control unit for controlling opening / closing of the movable accessory, and a memory for storing a predetermined table in advance;
The movable accessory opening / closing control unit opens and closes the movable accessory over a plurality of rounds in units of rounds.
Furthermore, a round counter for counting the number of rounds is provided,
The memory is
A movable accessory release control table selection table for storing in advance a relationship between a result of the lottery by the winning determination unit and a first address offset value designating a corresponding position on the memory;
A round number opening / closing pattern table for storing, for each lottery result, an opening / closing control table showing a relationship between the number of rounds and a second address offset value designating a corresponding position on the memory;
An open pattern table for storing a plurality of different open / close patterns,
The movable accessory opening and closing control unit is, in part or all of the plurality of rounds,
Obtaining the first address offset value corresponding to the lottery result from the movable accessory release control table selection table based on the lottery result of the winning determination unit;
Selecting the opening / closing control table corresponding to the lottery result from the round number opening / closing pattern table based on the first address offset value;
Obtaining the second address offset value from the selected opening / closing control table based on the number of rounds;
Obtaining the open / close pattern corresponding to the round from the open pattern table based on the second address offset value;
Based on the acquired opening / closing pattern, opening / closing control of the movable accessory is performed in the round.

Furthermore, an opening / closing counter for counting the number of opening and closing of the movable accessory in the round, and an opening / closing timer for measuring the opening time or closing time of the movable accessory,
The opening / closing pattern of the opening pattern table includes opening / closing times, opening / closing information corresponding thereto, and opening / closing time information.
The movable accessory opening and closing control unit is
A first step of acquiring the opening or closing information and the opening or closing time information in order from the acquired opening and closing pattern based on the opening and closing times of the opening and closing number counter;
A second step of opening or closing the movable accessory based on the acquired opening or closing information;
A third step of starting the open / close timer based on the acquired opening or closing time information;
Performing the fourth step of increasing the number of times of opening and closing the opening and closing number counter when the opening and closing timer completes timing,
You may make it repeat the process of the said 1st step thru | or a 4th step until the said frequency | count of opening and closing becomes a predetermined number of times.

Furthermore, an opening / closing counter for counting the number of opening and closing of the movable accessory in the round, and an opening / closing timer for measuring the opening time or closing time of the movable accessory,
The memory includes an opening time data table for storing a plurality of opening time information for opening the movable combination, and a closing time data table for storing a plurality of closing time information for closing the movable combination,
The opening / closing pattern of the opening pattern table indicates the relationship between the number of opening / closing times and a third address offset value that specifies the corresponding position on the memory of the opening time data table or the closing time data table,
The movable accessory opening and closing control unit is
A first step of acquiring the third address offset value in order from the acquired opening / closing pattern based on the opening / closing frequency of the opening / closing counter;
Based on the third address offset value, the open time data table or the close time data table is accessed, and any open time information is read from the open time data table, or any of the open time data tables is read A second step of reading the closing time information of:
A third step of opening the movable combination when reading information from the opening time data table, and closing the movable combination when reading information from the closing time data table;
A fourth step of starting the open / close timer based on the read opening / closing time information;
Performing the fifth step of increasing the number of times of opening and closing the opening and closing number counter when the opening and closing timer completes timing,
You may make it repeat the process of the said 1st step thru | or a 5th step until the said frequency | count of opening and closing turns into a predetermined frequency.

The movable accessory opening and closing control unit is configured to close the movable accessory for a first time predetermined between the round and the round,
The memory includes an inter-round closing pattern determination table that stores in advance, for each lottery result by the winning determination unit, a timing for closing the movable accessory for a second time different from the first time,
The movable accessory opening and closing control unit is
Based on the lottery result of the winning determination unit, obtain the timing corresponding to the lottery result from the closing pattern determination table between rounds,
Compare the acquired timing with the number of rounds of the round counter,
Based on the result of the comparison, the movable accessory may be closed for the second time.

  The present invention prepares a plurality of tables each storing an offset value for opening / closing processing of a movable accessory, collects common opening / closing data into one table, and selects the opening / closing data by the offset value. I made it. Since the offset value has a data amount smaller than that of the opening / closing data, the same operation as the conventional one can be performed while reducing the data capacity by sharing the opening / closing data.

It is a perspective view which shows the surface structure of a game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a game machine. It is a figure (front view) which shows the mode of the board body seen from the player. It is a functional block diagram of a gaming machine. It is a hardware block diagram of the control part of a gaming machine. It is a block diagram concerning Embodiment 1 of the invention. It is explanatory drawing of the table for attacker opening control table selection which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is one explanatory drawing of the several opening / closing control table of the round opening / closing pattern data table concerning Embodiment 1 of invention (the 4th of 16 opening / closing control tables, 16R probability variation pattern 1 opening / closing control table). It is explanatory drawing of the open | release pattern table which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is explanatory drawing of the hit opening pattern which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention, and the opening / closing control pattern A, B, C. It is a flowchart of the attacker opening / closing control which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is a flowchart of the attacker opening / closing control in 1 round which concerns on Embodiment 1 of invention. It is a block diagram which concerns on Embodiment 2 of invention. It is explanatory drawing of the table for attacker opening control table selection which concerns on Embodiment 2 of invention. It is two explanatory drawings of the several opening / closing control table of the round opening / closing pattern data table which concerns on Embodiment 2 of invention (the 5th and 6th table of seven opening / closing control tables). It is explanatory drawing of the open pattern table which concerns on Embodiment 2 of invention. It is explanatory drawing of the opening time data table and closing time data table which concern on Embodiment 2 of invention. It is a flowchart of the attacker opening / closing control in 1 round which concerns on Embodiment 2 of invention. It is a block diagram concerning Embodiment 3 of the invention. It is explanatory drawing of the closing pattern determination table between rounds which concerns on Embodiment 3 of invention. It is a flowchart of the attacker closing control between rounds concerning Embodiment 3 of invention. It is explanatory drawing of the closing pattern between rounds which concerns on Embodiment 3 of invention.

Embodiment 1 of the Invention
An outline of the structure of the ball ball game machine (pachinko machine) will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the external structure of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The outer frame 50 is a wooden frame member having a vertical rectangular shape for fixing to an installation location (island facilities or the like) provided in a gaming machine installation sales shop.
The main body member 51 is a member that is provided inside the outer frame 50 and serves as a longitudinal rectangular gaming machine base body that is rotatably attached to the outer frame via a hinge portion 51a. The main body member 51 is formed in a frame shape and has a space portion inside thereof.
The opening frame door 52 is mounted on the front surface of the main body member 51 on the front side of the gaming machine so as to be openable and closable, and is configured in a frame shape so that the inside is an opening. It is a door member.
A transparent plate member made of glass or resin is provided at the opening of the opening frame door 52, and an electrical decoration 52a, a speaker 52b, and the like are attached in the vicinity of the opening.
A game board (not shown in FIG. 1), which will be described later, is detachably attached to the main body member 51 using a predetermined fixing member so as to face the space of the main body member 51. After the game board is mounted on the main body member 51, the game area can be observed from the opening.

The door 53 with a ball tray is a door member that has at least a ball tray for storing a game ball that is attached to the lower side of the main body member 51 on the front side of the gaming machine so as to be locked and openable. In addition, the following members are attached to the door with a ball tray in the present embodiment.
(1) A ball tray in which a plurality of game balls can be stored and a passage for guiding the game balls to the firing drive device 48 is provided.
(2) A rotary operation handle 48b for performing an operation of launching the stored game ball guided to the launch drive device 48 to a game area provided on the board surface 11 of the game board 10. In general, the “board surface” means the surface of the game board 10 in which a game area is formed, but in the embodiment of the present invention, it is made of a member constituting the game board 10 (for example, acrylic or the like). It also means a transparent plate that includes an electrical decoration substrate 102 to be described later. In the following description, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the two, it will be described as “board surface”, and when referring to the entire member rather than the surface of the game board 10, it will be described as “board surface”.
(3) A ball lending-related operation unit provided with buttons for instructing the related to reading processing of a bripaid card and lending processing related to a borrowed game ball.
(4) A storage ball discharge operation button for a ball tray for releasing the game ball stored in the ball tray into a game ball collecting container (common name, dollar box).

Next, an internal configuration of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As described above, reference numeral 40 denotes a control unit that is provided via the main body member 51 or the game board 11 or a support member attached thereto, and performs electrical game control processing to generate main processing information.
40b is provided through the main body member 51 or the game board 11 or a support member provided to the main body member 51, or a sub member that performs control to perform predetermined output mode processing by obtaining processing information generated by the control unit 40. It is a control device.
A payout control unit 42 performs payout control of prize balls.
43 is a game ball payout device for paying out game balls.
Reference numeral 44 denotes a lamp control unit that controls a lamp and an electric decoration 52a (not shown) (a combination device control unit 55 described later).
An acoustic control unit 46 generates sound by controlling and driving the speaker 52b.
49 is a control device for controlling the firing drive device 48, which is a launch device for controlling the launching of a game ball to a game area provided on the board surface (the surface of the game board) via a rotary operation handle 48b. It is a control device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board of the gaming machine.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a board surface (board body) of the game board 10.
The board surface 11 changes the direction of the guide rail 12, the discharge port (out port) 13 that guides the game ball that has fallen through the substantially circular game area defined by the guide rail 12, and the direction of the game ball that moves in the game area. It is a rectangular board surface provided with a plurality of obstacles such as the nailing 14 and the windmill 14a.

  The game area of the board surface 11 described above is partitioned and formed into a substantially circular shape by the guide rail 12 (including a sliding part for sliding the game ball and a regulation part for regulating the game ball), and the movement of the game ball that has been launched It is an area that regulates the range. A restricting portion is provided to follow the sliding portion. The sliding portion is arranged on the board surface 11 in a spiral as a whole.

  The discharge port (out port) 13 is a collection opening provided at a position where the game balls thrown into the game area converge.

  The game nails as the obstacles 14 are a plurality of rod-shaped members that are driven into appropriate positions on the board surface 11 in order to make the movement direction irregular by contacting with the game ball or to restrict the movement direction.

Reference numeral 30a denotes a variable display device (center accessory) that is provided at the center or slightly above the game area and has one or more variable display sections such as an effect display lamp and an LCD (liquid crystal display device).
30b is a through chucker (winning chucker) as a winning part.
30c is a normal winning device having a normal winning opening.
30d is a start chucker (start winning device) having a start winning opening.
30e is an attacker having a big prize opening. Although not shown, a solenoid for driving the attacker 30e is provided inside the attacker 30e.
In the following description, 30b to 30e may be collectively referred to as a winning opening 30 or the like.
31 is an electrical decoration apparatus which consists of light emitting elements, such as LED. The illumination device 31 is provided alone on the board surface 11, and is also provided along with the normal winning device 30 c and the outlet 13. The electrical decoration device 31 is a subordinate concept of the accessory device 56 described later.
Although not shown, the ball passage detectors 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e are provided inside the 30b, 30c, 30d, and 30e (the symbols in parentheses in the figure mean that). ).

The start winning device of the start chucker 30d is also called a specific winning device, and the big winning device of the attacker 30e is also called a special winning device.
The start chucker (start winning device) 30d is provided with movable pieces on both sides for expanding and contracting the opening range of the winning opening, making a variable display by winning a game ball and winning a prize for a player. Device. When a game ball passes through the through chucker 30b, a lottery is made, and when it becomes a win, the movable piece of the start chucker 30d is opened and the winning opening is expanded. .
The attacker (large winning device) 30e is driven and controlled by a movable door that exposes the winning port and closes the winning port, and is compared with other winning devices by winning game balls. This is a winning device that allows more prize balls to be obtained. When a game ball enters the start chucker 30d, a lottery is made, and when it is a win, the movable door of the attacker 30e is in an open state in order to make it easier to win.
The variable display device 30 a, the start chucker 30 d, and the attacker 30 e are movable accessories that can move on the board surface 11. The movable accessory is a subordinate concept of the accessory device 56 described later.
In the following description, the electrical decoration device 31 and the movable accessory 30a, 30d, 30e are collectively referred to as the accessory device 56. When it is necessary to distinguish between the illumination device 31 and the movable accessory 30a, the fact is described.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the display of the sub-control unit is omitted.
Reference numeral 40 denotes a control unit that performs electrical game control processing and generates main processing information. The control unit 40 moves (flows down) the game area and receives signals from the ball passage detectors 20b to 20e that detect the game balls that have passed through the winning ports 30b to 30e, respectively, and passes the gaming balls through the winning ports 30b to 30e. A winning determination unit 40a for performing a lottery / determination in accordance with the selection. The winning determination unit 40a generates a lottery random number according to a predetermined procedure, and wins based on the generated random number (specifically, a random number extracted at a predetermined timing such as the passing timing of a game ball). Judgment is made whether or not.

Reference numeral 56 denotes an accessory device including the electrical decoration device 31 and movable accessories 30a, 30d, and 30e. Some of the accessory devices include a light emitting element (such as an LED) and some include a movable part (such as a solenoid).
Reference numeral 55 denotes an accessory device controller that causes the accessory device 56 to perform a light emission operation and / or a variable operation. The light emitting operation is to blink a light emitting element (LED or the like) built in the accessory device 56, and the variable operation is to move a movable device (solenoid or the like) (a pair of movable pieces of a so-called electric tulip). To open the winning opening, to open the open door of the attacker 30e, etc.). That is, the accessory device control unit 55 turns on the effect display lamp of the variable display device (center accessory) 30a based on the control signal from the control unit 40, or the image related to the effect on the LCD (liquid crystal display device). Is displayed, the movable piece of the start chuck 30d is opened, and the movable door of the attacker 30e is opened.
In other words, the accessory device control unit 56 performs an electronic pass / fail lottery based on establishment of a predetermined condition in the winning determination unit 40a provided in the control unit 40 (for example, winning of a game ball to the start winning device 30d). It is also a display control device that performs stop display after variably displaying the identification display information (displayed on the LCD of the variable display device (center accessory) 30a) according to the result. Further, the accessory device control unit 56 performs the identification lighting according to the result of the electronic winning / losing lottery based on the establishment of a predetermined condition in the winning determination unit 40a (for example, the passage of a game ball to a predetermined passing port). It is also a display control device that performs stop display after variably displaying information (lighted and displayed on the effect display lamp of the variable display device (center accessory) 30a).

  The LCD (not shown) of the variable display device (center accessory) 30a is a device that variably displays a specific symbol related to the big hit state and also displays a background image and various characters in an animated manner. When it is detected that the game ball has passed through the start chucker (start winning device) 30d, the displayed symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time, and the lottery is drawn when the game ball start chucker (start winning device) 30d passes. The stop symbol determined by the random number for lottery is displayed on the LCD and stopped. The attacker 30e includes an opening / closing plate that can be opened forward. When the symbol after the LCD fluctuation stops is a winning symbol such as “777”, a special game called “big hit” is started, and the opening / closing plate of the attacker 30e is opened a predetermined number of times. After the opening / closing plate of the attacker 30e is opened, the opening / closing plate is closed when a predetermined time elapses or when a predetermined number of game balls are won.

42 is a payout control unit that receives the signal of the winning determination unit 40a and controls the game ball payout device 43 according to the game balls passing through the winning holes 30b to 30e and / or according to the lottery / determination result. .
43 is a game equipped with a drive source for paying out a predetermined number of game balls according to the passing of game balls of the winning openings 30b to 30e and / or the results of lottery / determination as a result of achieving the winning conditions. A ball dispensing device.
An acoustic control unit 46 generates sound effects / sounds through a speaker 52b provided in the gaming board 10 or the gaming machine casing.

  The winning devices 30b to 30e in which game balls are provided in the game area are provided with ball passage detectors (for example, switches) 20b to 20e, respectively, so that the passage of the game ball can be detected. When the position of any of the winning devices 30b to 30e passes, the ball passage detectors 20b to 20e detect this, and the winning determination unit 40a performs a predetermined lottery / determination process. For example, when the ball passage detector 20b detects a game ball that has passed through the through chucker (winning chucker) 30b, a predetermined lottery is performed. That is, a pair of movable pieces provided opposite to each other on both the left and right sides of the start chucker (start winning device) 30d are opened outward. At the same time, the effect of winning is displayed on the variable display device (center accessory) 30a. Then, when it is detected that the game ball has passed the start chucker (starting winning device) 30d, a predetermined lottery is performed, and when winning, the big winning device of the attacker 30e is released.

  The control unit 40 includes a CPU, a read only memory (ROM), a read / write memory (RWM), and an input / output unit (I / O). The CPU performs predetermined processing according to a program stored in advance in the ROM. Actually, the winning determination unit 40a is realized by the CPU executing a program.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of hardware internal connections of the control unit 40. A CPU, ROM, RWM, and I / O are connected to the BUS. A predetermined program is stored in the ROM. The RWM stores a program execution flag, a backup flag, an RWM checksum, an illegal reset flag, and the like.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an attacker (movable accessory) control system of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the invention.

  Reference numeral 100 denotes an attacker open / close control unit that receives a determination result (lottery result) from the winning determination unit 40a and controls opening / closing of the attacker 30e according to the lottery result. The attacker open / close control unit 100 opens and closes the attacker 30e over a plurality of rounds in units of rounds. Therefore, the attacker open / close control unit 100 includes a round counter 101 that counts the number of rounds. In addition, as described later, the opening and closing may be repeated within one round. For this reason, an opening / closing counter 102 is provided for knowing how many times the opening / closing has been performed in one round (for example, how many times it is opened or how many times it is closed). Note that the opening / closing switching offset used in the description of the following table is the value of the opening / closing counter. In addition, in order to open or close the attacker 30e for a specified time, an open / close timer 103 for measuring the time is provided.

  The attacker open / close control unit 100 accesses a memory storing various tables in advance, performs processing while reading predetermined information (data), and drives and controls the solenoid coil 110 for opening and closing the attacker 30e. The solenoid coil 110 is a part of the accessory device 56 shown in FIG.

  The attacker open / close control unit 100, the round counter 101, the open / close count counter 102, and the open / close timer 103 are realized, for example, by the CPU executing a predetermined program. Alternatively, it is realized by hardware such as an IC. It can also be said that the attacker open / close control unit 100 and the like are obtained by extracting functions related to the attacker control from the control unit 40 and the accessory control unit 55 of FIG.

  The memory stores the following three types of tables.

(1) Attacker release control table selection table T1 that stores in advance the relationship between the result of the lottery by the winning determination unit 40a and the first address offset value designating the corresponding position on the memory.

  The attacker release control table selection table T1 is for selecting a plurality of opening / closing controls (for example, comprising 2, 10, 16 rounds) of different attackers according to the lottery result. When a lottery result (symbol data, symbol offset) is given to the attacker opening control table selection table T1, an address offset for opening / closing control corresponding to the lottery result is output. In other words, the attacker release control table selection table T1 skips processing to one of a plurality of open / close controls according to the lottery result.

  Therefore, the attacker release control table selection table T1 has the same first address offset as the lottery result type (symbol data, the number of symbol offsets). As shown in FIG. 7, when there are seven types of symbol data of + 00H to + 06H, seven pieces of data T1-1 to T1-7 are included as branch destination address offsets. For example, these data indicate the relative addresses of the branch destinations, and each of them requires about 1 byte. The size of the attacker opening control table selection table T1 is 7 bytes.

(2) Round number opening / closing pattern table T2 indicating the relationship between the number of rounds and the second address offset value designating the corresponding position in the memory

  The round frequency open / close pattern table T2 defines what open / close pattern is operated for each round. The round number opening / closing pattern table T2 is a destination of processing branched by the attacker release control table selection table T1. The round number opening / closing pattern table T2 includes opening / closing control tables T2-1 to T2-7 corresponding to the type of lottery result (symbol data, number of symbol offsets), and each opening / closing control table includes data corresponding to the number of rounds ( Second address offset value). The size of the round number opening / closing pattern table T2 is the sum of them.

  Taking the 16R probability variation symbol 1 opening / closing control table T2-4 as an example, as shown in FIG. 8, a second address offset value is required for each round (however, there are only three types of opening / closing patterns A to C). Any one of them may be selected in any round, and two or more opening / closing patterns may be selected). The second address offset value indicates the relative address of the branch destination, and only takes about 1 byte for each. Therefore, the 16R probability variation symbol 1 opening / closing control table T2-4 is 16 bytes. Similarly, the opening / closing control tables T2-1 to T2-3 and T2-5 to T2-7 are 10, 16, 10, 16, 16, and 2 bytes, respectively. Is 86 bytes.

  In addition, like Embodiment 2 (refer FIG. 15) of below-mentioned invention, you may make it unite about the round which has the same opening / closing pattern and continues. When the open / close pattern changes in a complicated manner, the form as in the first embodiment of the invention is advantageous, but when continuous as shown in FIG. 8 (regular case), the total data amount In this respect, the format shown in FIG. 15 is more advantageous (the amount of data is small).

(3) Open pattern table T3 including a plurality of open / close patterns T3-1 to T3-3

  The open / close patterns T3-1 to T3-3 correspond to the open / close patterns A to C in FIGS. When the open / close pattern increases as D, E, F,..., The open / close pattern increases accordingly as T3-4, T3-5, T3-6,.

  As shown in FIG. 9, each opening / closing pattern A to C of the opening pattern table T3 includes the number of times of opening / closing, corresponding opening / closing information, and opening / closing time information. Each of the open / close patterns A to C is an open / close process performed in one round. The opening pattern A is the simplest pattern in which the attacker 30e is opened as in the normal pattern 200 of FIG. Therefore, there is one open / close switching offset (open / close frequency), and it has only one data (2 bytes). On the other hand, in the opening pattern B, the attacker 30e is repeatedly opened and closed as indicated by 201-1 to 201-13 in FIG. The opening pattern B has data of opening / closing frequency = 13 (26 bytes in total). Also, the opening pattern C is a pattern that makes it appear that there is no ball at first, and the attacker 30e is repeatedly opened and closed as indicated by 202-1 to 202-7 in FIG.

  In the example of FIGS. 9 and 10, (opening / closing frequency of opening / closing pattern A) <(opening / closing frequency of opening / closing pattern C) <(opening / closing frequency of opening / closing pattern B). Therefore, (data amount of opening / closing pattern A) <(data amount of opening / closing pattern C) <(data amount of opening / closing pattern B). Since one round is substantially constant, (opening time T3-1 by opening / closing pattern A) = (total of opening / closing times T3-2-1 to T3-2-13 of opening / closing pattern B) = (opening / closing pattern) C opening / closing time T3-3-1 to T3-3-7).

  Each open pattern data (T3-1, T3-2-1,..., T3-3-1,...) Is 2 bytes, and the most significant bit is open / close information (1 is open, 0 Indicates the closure) and the remaining 15 bits are time data. This unit is a unit for measuring the timer (for example, 4 ms).

  Next, the operation of the attacker opening / closing control unit 100 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12. The attacker open / close control unit 100 performs the processes of FIGS. 11 and 12 in any part, preferably all, of a plurality of rounds.

S1: The first address offset value corresponding to the lottery result is acquired from the attacker release control table selection table T1 based on the lottery result (symbol information) of the winning determination unit.
For example, in FIG. 7, when the symbol data is + 03H, the address offset T1-4 is acquired.

S2: Based on the acquired first address offset value, one of the opening / closing control tables T2-1 to T2-7 is selected from the round number opening / closing pattern table T2 corresponding to the lottery result.
For example, when the address offset T1-4 is acquired, the 16R probability variation symbol 1 opening / closing control table T2-4 is selected.

S3: The round counter is initialized. For example, round counter = 0.
This is because opening / closing control is performed for the specified number of rounds. In the example of FIG. 6, 10 rounds are controlled at T2-1 and T2-3, 2 rounds are controlled at T2-7, and 16 rounds are controlled at other times. In the case of 16 rounds, the round counter may be set to 16 in S3 and decremented in S8, and the process of FIG. 11 may be terminated when round counter = 0.

S4: Obtain a second address offset value from the selected opening / closing control table based on the number of rounds.
For example, when the 16R probability variation symbol 1 opening / closing control table T2-4 is selected, as shown in FIG. 8, when the round counter value is 1, 2,. The offset value of 4-2,... T2-4-16 is acquired.

S5: One of the open / close patterns T3-1 to T3-3 corresponding to the round is acquired from the open pattern table T3 based on the acquired second address offset value.
In the example of FIG. 8, since the open / close patterns A to C are mixed, one of the open / close patterns T3-1 to T3-3 is selected according to each. Details of this processing will be described later.

S6: Perform opening / closing control of the attacker in the round based on the acquired opening / closing pattern data.

S7: The process of S6 is repeated in one round.

  When the 16R probability variation symbol 1 open / close control table T2-4 is selected, the open / close control pattern A in FIG. 10 is 1 time, the same B is 13 times, the same C is 7 times, and the process of S6 is repeated to complete one round. finish.

S8: Increment the round counter.

S9: It is determined whether the round counter has counted a predetermined number of rounds.
If the predetermined number of times has not been reached (in the example of FIG. 6, if it has not reached any of 2, 10, or 16 rounds), the processes of S4 to S8 are repeated. At that time, as shown in FIG. 10A, an inter-round closing process S10 for providing a closing 210 between rounds is performed. For another example of the inter-round closing process S10, refer to the third embodiment of the invention.

  When the predetermined number of times is reached, the processing in FIG. 11 is terminated.

  Next, the processing of S6 and S7 in FIG. 11 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

S20: An opening / closing switching offset (opening / closing frequency counter) is set to an initial value. For example, 0.
This is because the opening / closing control is repeated a predetermined number of times in one round. In the example of FIGS. 9 and 10, the opening / closing control pattern A is repeated once, the same B is 13 times, the same C is 7 times, and the opening / closing is repeated in one round. The opening / closing switching offset = 1, 13, or 7 may be set in S20, and the decrementing may be performed in S25. When the opening / closing switching offset = 0, the process of FIG. 12 may be terminated.

S21: Open / close information and open / close time information are acquired in order from the open / close pattern selected in S5 based on the open / close switching offset.
For example, when the opening / closing pattern B (table T3-2) is selected, the data T3-2-1, T3 according to the opening / closing switching offset = + 00H, + 02H,... + 18H (incremented by 2). 2-2,... T3-2-13 are acquired. Here, since the data T3-2-1, T3-2-2,... T3-2-13 are 2-byte data, each time the open / close switching offset is increased by 1, the table T3-2 as described above. Increases by 2.

S22: The opening / closing instruction information and the opening / closing time are extracted from the acquired opening / closing information and the opening / closing time information.
As described above, the most significant bit of the data T3-2-1, T3-2-2,... T3-2-13 indicates open or closed (1 is open, 0 is closed). Accordingly, whether to open or close the attacker 30e is determined. Then, the open / close time is obtained based on the remaining 15 bits of data. Specifically, data for setting the open / close timer 103 is obtained. If this data matches the timer unit, the timer can be set directly with the data.

S23: Open / close the attacker 30e according to the opening / closing instruction information, and set and start the opening / closing timer 103 (for example, the opening / closing timer 103 generates a signal such as an interrupt when the set time is counted).

S24: Wait until the open / close timer 103 is set for the set time.

S25: The opening / closing switching offset is incremented by 1 (in the example of FIG. 9, the address is increased by 2).

S26: It is determined whether the opening / closing switching offset has reached a specified number of times, that is, whether opening / closing has been performed a number of times determined by the opening pattern specified in the current round.
If the specified number of times has not been reached, S21 to S25 are repeated, and if the specified number of times has been reached, the processing in FIG. 12 is terminated (proceeds to S8 in FIG. 11).

  According to the apparatus and process of the first embodiment of the invention described above, the attacker can be opened and closed with different opening and closing patterns for a plurality of rounds. The apparatus and process according to the first embodiment of the invention can open and close a very complicated attacker. In addition, the memory capacity required for this can be suppressed.

  For example, the size of the 16R probability variation 1 opening / closing control table T2-4 in FIG. 8 is 1 byte × 16 (T2-4-1 to T2-4-16) = 16 bytes, and is selected by this. The size of the opening / closing pattern A table T3-1 in FIG. 9 is 2 bytes × 1 = 2 bytes, and the size of the opening / closing pattern B table T3-2 is 2 bytes × 13 (T3-2-1 to T3). −2-13) = 26 bytes, and the size of the opening / closing pattern C table T3-3 is 2 bytes × 7 (T3-3-1 to T3-3-7) = 14 bytes, and the total of the above Is 58 bytes. On the other hand, when the opening / closing data of FIG. 9 is directly held in the 16R probability variation 1 opening / closing control table without using an offset, the opening / closing pattern A (2 bytes) × 6 + opening / closing pattern B (2 bytes × 13) × 1 + The opening / closing pattern C (2 bytes × 7) × 9 = 164 bytes is required, and the memory capacity is twice or more (nearly three times) that of the first embodiment of the invention.

  In other words, according to the apparatus and process of Embodiment 1 of the invention, the memory capacity can be reduced to half or less compared to the conventional case.

Embodiment 2 of the Invention
Instead of holding the opening or closing information and the opening or closing time information in the opening pattern table T3, the address offset is held like the opening / closing control table T2, and the opening or closing information and the opening or closing time information are stored. You may make it have another table (opening time data table, closing time data table). This example will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that differences from the first embodiment of the present invention will be described, and configurations and processes that are not different will be given the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

  The memory stores the following three types of tables.

(1) Attacker release control table selection table T1 for storing in advance the relationship between the result of the lottery by the winning determination unit 40a and the first address offset value designating the corresponding position on the memory (see FIG. 14, implementation of the invention) Substantially the same as Form 1)

(2) Round number opening / closing pattern table T2 indicating the relationship between the number of rounds and the second address offset value designating the corresponding position in the memory (see FIG. 15, one for continuous rounds with the same opening / closing pattern) Except for the points summarized, it is substantially the same as that of the embodiment 1. In order to combine them into one, each of T2-5-1 to T2-5-3 includes information (1 byte) of the corresponding round. 2 bytes of the address offset value (1 byte) are used, for example, the former stores the number of consecutive rounds (6 if 1R to 6R), and the latter is the same as in the first embodiment of the invention. 2nd address offset value is stored)

(3) Open pattern table T′3 including a plurality of open / close patterns T′3-1 to T′3-3
The open / close patterns T ′ 3-1 to T ′ 3-3 correspond to the open / close patterns A to C in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 16, each open / close pattern A to C of the open pattern table T′3 includes a third address offset that specifies the number of open / close times and any of the open patterns A to C corresponding thereto. . Each of the open / close patterns A to C is an open / close process performed in one round. When the offset is +0, +2, +4 when open, the open patterns A (T4-1), B (T4-2), and C (T4-3) of the open time data table are selected. Are +0 and +2, respectively, the closing patterns A (T5-1) and B (T5-2) of the closing time data table are selected.

(4) Opening time data table T4 and closing time data table T5 (see FIG. 17)
The opening time data table T4 stores the opening times of the three opening patterns A to C. The release pattern A opens the attacker 30e as in the normal pattern 200 of FIG. 10 (for example, 29.0 seconds). The opening pattern B opens the attacker 30e like the opening pattern B (201-1, 201-3,..., 201-13) in FIG. The release pattern C opens the attacker 30e as shown in the release pattern C (202-7) in FIG. 10 (for example, opens for 25.0 seconds).

  The closing time data table T5 stores closing times of two closing patterns A and B. The closing pattern A closes the attacker 30e like the closings 201-2,..., 202-12, 202-2, 202-4 in FIG. The closing pattern B closes the attacker 30e as shown by the closing 202-6 in FIG. 10 (for example, closing for 7.4 seconds).

  FIG. 18 corresponds to FIG. The only difference is the processing of S21-1 and S21-2.

S21-1: The third address offset value is acquired sequentially from the acquired opening / closing pattern (any one of T'3-1 to T'3-3) based on the opening / closing switching offset (the number of opening / closing of the opening / closing counter). .

S21-2: Access the open time data table T4 or the close time data table T5 based on the acquired third address offset value and read out any open time information from the open time data table T4 or close the open time data table Any closing time information is read from T5.

  When information is read from the opening time data table T4, the attacker 30e is opened, and when information is read from the closing time data table T5, the attacker 30e is closed. This process has been described above with reference to FIG.

  According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the capacity of the table can be further reduced.

  For example, the size of the 16R probability variation 1 opening / closing control table T2-5 in FIG. 15 is 2 bytes × 3 (T2-5-1 to T2-5-3) = 6 bytes, and is selected by this. The size of the opening / closing pattern A table T′3-1 in FIG. 16 is 1 byte × 1 = 1 byte, and the size of the opening / closing pattern B table T′3-2 is 1 byte × 13 (T′3 −2−1 to T′3−2−13) = 13 bytes, and the size of the opening / closing pattern C table T′3-3 is 1 byte × 7 (T′3-3−1 to T′3). −3−7) = 7 bytes, the size of the open time data table T4 is 2 bytes × 3 = 6 bytes, and the size of the close time data table T5 is 2 bytes × 2 = 4 bytes. Is 37 bytes. This is nearly 40% smaller than 58 bytes in the first embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment 3 of the Invention
In the example of FIG. 10, the closing time between rounds was constant (see FIG. 22 (a)). In the third embodiment of the invention, the closing time can be appropriately selected (see FIG. 22B). This example will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that differences from the first or second embodiment of the invention will be described, and configurations / processes that are not different will be given the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

  T6 is a closing pattern determination table between rounds for setting a closing time between rounds. This table is as shown in FIG. 20, for example, and designates a timing (between rounds) that should be different from the normal closing time for each symbol data. For example, the data T6-6 corresponding to the symbol data + 05H is 04H, and this means that the closing time between the fourth round and the fifth round is a second time (for example, 7.4 seconds) different from the normal time. Means. Similarly, 08H of data T6-8 means that the closing time between the eighth round and the ninth round is a second time that is different from the normal time. However, the first round is the first round, and the subsequent rounds are numbered sequentially. Then, the other data 00H means that this is before the first round, and eventually there is no timing between the corresponding rounds, so all the closing times are set to the normal first time (1.8 seconds). (The closing time will not be the second time).

  As shown in FIG. 22B, the opening / closing pattern of an arbitrary round is set to a pattern B (201) different from the normal, and the subsequent closing time is set to a second time 211 different from the normal. Also good.

  Next, processing contents will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the process shown in the figure, by default, the attacker 30e is closed for a first time predetermined between rounds, and the attacker 30e is closed only for a second time only at the timing specified in the table T6. is there.

S30: It is determined whether the valid time has expired.
The valid time is a waiting time for discharging the remaining spheres in the attacker 30e when the attacker 30e is closed. In other words, this is the minimum closing time for leaving no remaining sphere. This process is not directly related to the process of switching the closing time between the first time and the second time, and in some cases, the process of S30 can be omitted.

S31: The closing time is set to the default closing pattern A (first time) between rounds.
As a result, the closing time is the first time unless the specific process (S35) described below is executed.

S32: Based on the symbol information (symbol data, the lottery result of the winning determination unit), the timing corresponding to the lottery result is obtained from the inter-round closing pattern determination table T6.

S33: The acquired timing is compared with the number of rounds of the round counter 101.

S34: The process of S35 is performed when it coincides with the timing acquired in S32, and if not, S35 is skipped.

S35: The closing time is set to the round-to-round closing pattern B (second time).

S36: A closing time is set based on the set closing pattern between rounds.
In the example of FIG. 20, when the symbol data is + 05H, the closing time after the fourth round (04H) is the second time, and when it is + 07H, the closing time after the seventh round (07H) is the second. It will be time. In the other cases, the second timing is not set because the designated timing is 00H and is not applicable.

  In the opening / closing control of the attacker, it is not necessary to provide a closing time after the final round (forcibly closing), so the processing of FIG. 21 may not be performed for the final round.

  As described above, according to the first to third embodiments of the invention, the same operation as the conventional one can be performed while reducing the data capacity. As the number of open patterns of the attacker increases, there is an effect that the data capacity can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. This is particularly effective when the attacker is opened and closed in a complicated manner. In addition to being able to handle various attacker opening and closing patterns, it is also possible to set a closing pattern between rounds. As the number of open patterns of the attacker increases, the data capacity can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. This is particularly effective when the attacker is repeatedly opened and closed with different patterns.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

30e Attacker (movable accessory)
40a Winning determination unit 100 Attacker opening / closing control unit 101 Round counter 102 Opening / closing counter 103 Opening / closing timer 110 Attacker driving solenoid coil

Claims (1)

A winning determination unit that performs a lottery at a predetermined opportunity, a movable accessory that is provided on the board surface of the gaming machine and performs an opening / closing operation, and controls the opening / closing of the movable accessory according to the result of the lottery performed by the winning determination unit A movable accessory opening and closing control unit and a memory for storing a predetermined table in advance;
The movable accessory opening / closing control unit opens and closes the movable accessory over a plurality of rounds in units of rounds,
Furthermore, a round counter for counting the number of rounds is provided,
The memory is
A movable accessory release control table selection table for storing in advance a relationship between a result of the lottery by the winning determination unit and a first address offset value designating a corresponding position on the memory;
A round number opening / closing pattern table for storing an opening / closing control table indicating a relationship between the number of rounds and a second address offset value designating a corresponding position on the memory according to the result of the lottery;
An open pattern table for storing a plurality of different open / close patterns,
The movable accessory opening and closing control unit is, in part or all of the plurality of rounds,
Obtaining the first address offset value corresponding to the lottery result from the movable accessory release control table selection table based on the lottery result of the winning determination unit;
Selecting the open / close control table corresponding to the lottery result from the round number open / close pattern table based on the first address offset value;
Obtaining the second address offset value from the selected opening / closing control table based on the number of rounds;
Obtaining the open / close pattern corresponding to the round from the open pattern table based on the second address offset value;
Based on the acquired opening / closing pattern, performing opening / closing control of the movable accessory in the round,
It said movable won game closing control unit is for closing the over first hour predetermined within the round movable combination thereof,
The memory includes a closing pattern determination table that stores in advance information for closing the movable accessory over a second time different from the first time according to the result of the lottery by the winning determination unit,
The movable accessory opening and closing control unit is
The movable combination is closed for the second time based on the lottery result of the winning determination unit and the number of rounds of the round counter with reference to the closing pattern determination table. Gaming machine.

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