JP6117475B2 - Game information display device - Google Patents

Description

  According to the present invention, a small state can be generated in accordance with the execution of the game, and a special state that is an advantageous game state for the player when a condition for generating a special state established by executing the game is satisfied. The present invention relates to a game information display device that displays game information of game machines that can be generated.

  In an information display device that displays game information of a gaming machine such as a slot machine, it is necessary to deal with the gameability or the like in which a special state such as a bonus or ART occurs due to occurrence of a small role (internal winning or winning) For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, after a small combination is generated, a countdown of the number of games (hereinafter “G”) is displayed to give a sense of expectation. Among these gaming machines, the normal state is divided into a high-probability state and a low-probability state, and when a small role that triggers the transition to the special state occurs, There is a gaming machine in which a special state is more likely to be generated, and a transition from a low-accuracy state to a high-accuracy state is a small role. Therefore, the player may transition from a low probability state to a high probability state when a small combination is continuously generated, and further shift to a special state due to the occurrence of a small combination in the high probability state. Playing while guessing.

JP 2006-271676 A

  In the conventional information display device, each countdown is performed according to the occurrence of a small combination. For example, when performing a countdown of 32G, the small combination A shifts from the low-accuracy state to the high-accuracy state, and the 20G If a small role B occurs later and a special state occurs 20G later, the countdown of the small role A ends 32G after the occurrence of the small role A, and then 8G until the special state occurs Only a countdown is performed. Therefore, in actuality, the small role B is generated with the occurrence of the small role A, and the player has a higher sense of expectation than the single occurrence in which the small role B is generated without the occurrence of the small role A. In spite of this, the countdown display similar to the occurrence of the small role B is performed, and it is difficult to make a notification corresponding to the difference in expectation expected by the player.

  In this case, it may be sufficient to increase the number of G in the countdown, but simply increasing the number of G will cause the display to continue indefinitely during the period when the expectation is low after the occurrence of a small role. There is a risk that the person will wake up. In this regard, for example, in the case of managing information in association with the occurrence of a small role and the occurrence of a special state, the occurrence expectation of a special state due to the occurrence of a small role B is increased by the occurrence of a small role A. Therefore, it was difficult to manage useful game information that meets the needs of the player because the information management was performed without considering it and without distinguishing from the occurrence of the small role B alone.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. The purpose of the present invention is to provide useful game information in consideration of the needs of a player who thinks that the occurrence expectation of a special state has increased due to the continuous occurrence of small roles. It is to provide a game information display device that can be provided to a person.

The present invention can generate a small role in accordance with the execution of the game, and can generate a special state that is advantageous for the player when the condition for generating the special state is satisfied by executing the game. A game information display device for displaying game information of a gaming machine,
The game specifying means for specifying execution of the game in the gaming machine, the occurrence of the small role in the gaming machine, and the type of the generated small role are specified, and the small role is determined according to the specified type. A small role identification means that divides into one small role and a second small role, and a small number that is the number of games specified by the game specifying means after the occurrence of the second small role is specified by the small role specifying means. when winning after the number of games, a state is within the number of corresponding game previously set for the small Win after the game number, the occurrence of the first small Win by newly the small Win specifying means is identified, A small role association means for associating the first small role whose occurrence has been newly identified with the second small role whose occurrence has been previously identified, and a plurality of small numbers associated with the small role association unit. Small role table that displays the small role in such a way that its type can be specified Was carried out, in which and a display unit to be subjected to the Small Win displayed on condition that the second small win associated with the first small win (claim 1).

The game information display device according to claim 1,
The number of corresponding games is set in association with the type of small role, the priority is set in advance according to the type of the small role, and the display means performs the small role display. In addition, at least the highest priority and the latest small role is displayed so as to be able to be specified, and the number of post-pocket games corresponding to at least the target small role among the associated small roles It is also possible to perform a count display for displaying game information that can identify the game (claim 2).

A gaming machine capable of generating a small role in accordance with the execution of the game and capable of generating a special state that is advantageous for the player when the condition for generating the special state is satisfied by executing the game. A game information display device for displaying game information,
A game specifying means for specifying execution of a game in the gaming machine, a small role specifying means for specifying the occurrence of a small role in the gaming machine, and a type of the generated small role, and a small role specifying means by the small role specifying means. corresponding game occurrence of winning combinations is small win after game number is the number of games that have been identified by the game identification means after being identified, is set in association with the type of pre-small prize with respect to the small Win after the game number When the occurrence of a small role is newly specified by the small role identification means in a state of being within the number, the newly generated small role and the small role whose occurrence has been previously identified A small combination display means for displaying the small combination corresponding to the small combination corresponding means and a plurality of small combinations associated by the small combination association means so that the type can be specified, and the small combination displayed on the small combination display. An upper limit is set, and When the number of small roles associated by the attaching means exceeds the upper limit, a small role with a high priority set in advance according to the type of the small role is displayed with priority, while the priority is the same. In the case of ranking, display means for displaying a new small role with priority at a specific time may be provided.

In the game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
For at least one kind of small combination , a corresponding number indicating the specific number of times necessary for performing the small combination display is set in advance, and the display means is a type in which the corresponding number is set. The small combination may be displayed on the small combination display on the condition that the number of small combinations associated by the small combination association means becomes the number of correspondences (Claim 4).

The game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Special state specifying means for specifying that a special state has occurred in the gaming machine is provided, and the small role association means is a post-small role corresponding to at least one small role among a plurality of associated small roles. In a state where the game is within the corresponding G number, when the special state specifying means determines that a special state has occurred, the special state is associated with a plurality of associated small roles, The display means can display the occurrence history of the special state, and may display a plurality of small roles associated with the special state in the occurrence history so as to be specified (Claim 5).

The game information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A special state specifying means for specifying that a special state has occurred in the gaming machine, wherein the small role association means specifies a combination of a plurality of small roles when a plurality of small roles are associated; When it is determined by the special state specifying means that a special state has occurred in the state where the post-pocket game corresponding to at least one of the small combinations is within the corresponding G number The special state is associated with a combination of the plurality of small roles, and the display means is in a special state within the number of times the combination of the plurality of small roles associated with the small role association unit is specified. A special state occurrence rate indicating the ratio of the number of times associated with the combination may be displayed in association with the combination (claim 6).

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the count display corresponding to the specification of the small role or the small role and the special state are displayed in association with each other, not only the small role that determines the occurrence of the special state but also the hidden line thereof. By displaying the corresponding small roles in association with each other, it is possible to display the small roles corresponding to the player's expectation without increasing the number of supported games in a dark manner without associating less relevant small roles. It becomes possible.

  According to the invention of claim 2, when a count display such as a countdown is performed, a plurality of associated small roles are displayed, so that the player has a sense of expectation according to the occurrence state of the small roles. This makes it possible to identify the most notable corresponding small roles and display the counts for the corresponding small roles, thereby deceiving players even when multiple small roles are targeted for display. Therefore, it is possible to display the count appropriately.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the gaming information display device is provided in correspondence with the gaming machine in most cases, and the display area is limited, and it is necessary to display a larger amount of information. Although it is difficult to display, it is possible to effectively display a small combination by giving an upper limit to the small combination display and displaying the latest small combination with high priority in priority.

  Some small roles have high or low importance. However, if a small role is displayed at the same time as the association, the small role is not expected by the player. This means that the small role display itself is less important. However, according to the invention of claim 4, since the small role with low importance is not subject to the small role display until there is a correspondence for the corresponding number of times, such a state is avoided, while If the association is performed, the degree of importance may increase. In this case, it is possible to appropriately display the small combination.

According to the invention of claim 5, by further associating the associated small roles with the special state, it is possible to grasp a plurality of small roles that have caused the occurrence of the special state from the occurrence history.
According to the invention of claim 6, by displaying the special state occurrence rate corresponding to the combination of associated small roles, the occurrence expectation degree of the special state when the combination of small roles of the combination is performed It is possible to appropriately notify the player.

Schematic showing the entire system in one embodiment of the present invention A diagram showing the reel design of a gaming machine The figure which shows the role composition of the internal winning combination of the gaming machine The figure which shows the internal winning table of the gaming machine The figure which shows the effective line of the gaming machine The figure which shows probability when game machine changes state The figure which shows an example of the small part setting of a management apparatus Front view of information display device Enlarged view of the message display section of the information display device The figure which shows an example of transition of a small role history and a small role display (the 1) The figure which shows an example of transition of a small role history and a small role display (the 2) The figure which shows the special state history with the management device The figure which shows the example of a display of the special state log | history by an information display apparatus Diagram showing small role count by management device Flowchart showing a small role association process by the information display device

Hereinafter, a game information display system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the entire system. A plurality of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall. In the case of this embodiment, the gaming machine 1 is a so-called slot machine. Each gaming machine 1 corresponds to a lending device 2 and a game information display device (hereinafter “information display device”) 3 (game identification means, small role identification means, small role association means, display means, special state identification means) ) Is attached. The gaming machine 1, the lending device 2, and the information display device 3 are connected to the relay device 4. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. For this reason, game signals output from devices on the gaming machine 1 side such as the gaming machine 1 and the lending device 2 are transmitted to the management device 6 by the relay device 4. The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall, and is connected to a monitor 7, a keyboard 8, and the like. In such a game hall, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 are installed and are managed by the management device 6.

  The gaming machine 1 is provided with a display window 9, a start lever 10, stop buttons 11a to 11c, a medal slot 12, a BET button 13, a liquid crystal display unit 14, a tray 15, and the like. The player can visually recognize the reel symbol provided inside through the display window 9. As shown in FIG. 2, each symbol is drawn on the circumferential surfaces of the left reel 16a, the middle reel 16b, and the right reel 16c. When the reels 16a to 16c are stopped, the upper and middle stages of the display window 9 are illustrated. And the stop display is made corresponding to the lower row. That is, in the gaming machine 1, a symbol display area corresponding to a total of nine symbols is formed for each of the reels 16a to 16c. In the gaming machine 1, a player inserts a medal (game value) from the medal slot 12, or operates a BET button 13 to insert a predetermined number of credit medals (game value) (for example, three in a normal state). When the start lever 10 is operated in this state (when the game is started), the internal lottery is executed, the reels are changed, and the stop buttons 11a to 11c are operated so-called pull-in control (preliminarily defined). In addition, the fluctuations of the reels 16a to 16c are stopped by a drawing range (for example, control for drawing and displaying symbols on up to 4 symbols on the effective line).

  FIG. 3 shows an internal winning combination that is set in the gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 has a BB (Big Bonus) role and a RB (Regular Bonus) role as so-called bonus roles, a 5-sheet role A to F as so-called small roles, a 7-sheet role, a 2-sheet role, a 1-sheet role A, A one-piece combination B and a replay combination are provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the gaming machine 1 has a total of four effective lines 1 to 4 (two in the horizontal direction corresponding to the upper and middle stages of the display window 9 and two in the diagonal direction). Is provided. When the player operates the stop buttons 11a to 11c so that symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination are arranged on any of the effective lines 1 to 4, that is, the symbols stopped and displayed on the effective lines When the combination of matches the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination, a prize is won. Thereby, one game is completed. In the gaming machine 1, the number of medals inserted per game (the number of BETs) is set to 3 regardless of the gaming state. When a winning is won, the BB state or the RB state is generated, or a corresponding number of medals are paid out (giving game value). The BB state is terminated by paying out medals exceeding 420 sheets and 110 sheets in the RB state.

  Whether the gaming machine 1 is an internal winning by extracting one of the random numbers generated between 0 and 65535 in the internal lottery at the start of the game, and comparing the extracted random number with a lottery table (not shown) It is determined whether or not. FIG. 4 shows an internal winning table set in the gaming machine 1, that is, the number of random numbers assigned to each combination in the internal lottery. This internal winning table is provided according to the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 described later. For example, in the normal state, 64 for the BB and RB roles, and 5 types for A + 5 types B to F, which are two types of 5 types are won simultaneously, 1952 for 7 types, 1312 for 2 types, and 2 types , 4096 random numbers are assigned to each of the single winning combination A and the single winning combination B, 8978 random numbers are assigned to the replay winning combination, and 36510 random numbers are assigned to the end. In the RT state, except for the replay combination and the loss, the number of random numbers is the same as that in the normal state, but the replay combination is set to about five times the normal state, and there is only one loss. In other words, some role is won internally in the RT state. In the BB or RB state, the 5-player A will win almost 100% internally.

  In the gaming machine 1, for example, 1 to 6 set values for defining the internal winning probability and the like are set from a set value operation unit (not shown). By enabling one of the set values, a so-called payout rate is set as a theoretical value. The gaming machine 1 is set so as to be advantageous to the player, for example, the higher the set value, the higher the internal winning probability of the bonus combination. In this case, as is well known, for example, a plurality of internal winning tables shown in FIG. 4 are provided in association with the set values, and the player's advantages and disadvantages can be adjusted by selecting the internal winning tables according to the set values. It ’s fine.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lending apparatus 2 includes an operation lamp 17 indicating an operation state at the top, a money insertion port 18 below the operation lamp 17, and a medal payout port 19 at the bottom. The operation lamp 17 is turned on when a malfunction occurs, and notifies the employee of the occurrence of the malfunction. In the lending device 2, when a player inserts a valuable value (for example, money) into the money insertion slot 18, the number of medals according to the valuable value inserted from the medal payout opening 19 is paid out to the tray 15 of the gaming machine 1. .

The following signals are output from the equipment on the gaming machine side.
Out signal = output from gaming machine 1 Since the bet state medals are used in response to the start operation, the number of bet medals (3) is output in pulses, so the number of out signals × 1 is out (the number of used media). In addition, the corresponding part is output at the time of replay.
Safe signal = output from gaming machine 1 Since one pulse is output each time a medal is paid out, the number of safe signals × 1 is safe (the number of payout media). The medal used for the game is output even when the replay role is won.
BB / RB / ART signal = output from gaming machine 1 Since the level is output in the corresponding bonus state (BB, RB) or ART state, the signal reception period is specified as the bonus state or ART state.
Sales signal = output from lending device 2 Since one pulse is output for every five lent medals (equivalent to 100 yen), the number of sales signals x 100 is the sales amount. Sales information is specified by setting a sales signal × 5 as a sales medal.

  As a gaming state of the gaming machine 1, a normal state, a bonus state, and an ART state (ART) are set, and further, a low probability state, a high probability state, and a precursor state are set as the normal state. ART is a special state in which an AT state (AT) for performing a notification to be described later and an RT state (RT) in which the internal winning rate of a replay combination is improved is combined, and an end combination (one sheet combination A or When the single winning combination B) wins, the ART or RT is terminated and the normal state is entered.

FIG. 6 shows the probability of transitioning to the next state according to the small combination generated in the normal state of the gaming machine 1. In the low probability state, the high probability state or the precursor state is entered with a predetermined probability according to the occurrence of the small combination, and in the high probability state, the precursor state is entered with a predetermined probability according to the occurrence of the small combination. For example, in the low probability state, when two small roles are won, the player enters the high probability state with a probability of 50%, while entering the precursor state with a probability of 3%. If two winning combinations win in a highly accurate state, they enter the precursor state with a probability of 30%. When the sign state is entered, the end G number is assigned by lottery within an upper limit G number (for example, 34G), and after entering the game, the game is executed for the end G number, thereby entering the ART. Only the replay combination is set as the small combination that shifts from the high-accuracy state to the low-accuracy state, and even if another small combination is generated, the small combination is not shifted to the low-accuracy state. Also, once the precursor state is reached, there is no transition to a highly accurate state or the like according to the small role. In other words, when the sign state is reached, the ART is entered within 34G, which is the upper limit G number.
The simultaneous winning shown in FIG. 6 means that a bonus is won at the same time as the internal winning of the small role. Actually, the probability of simultaneous winning is set for each bonus (BB or RB), but FIG. 6 shows the probability corresponding to the total value of the simultaneous winning ratio.

  The following can be seen from FIG. Both the two-piece combination and the seven-piece combination have a higher probability of transition from the low-accuracy state to the high-accuracy state than the five-player combination, and the transition probability to the precursor state in the high-accuracy state is also set high. In other words, when two or seven winning combinations occur continuously, there is a high probability of shifting from the low-accuracy state to the high-accuracy state, and further shifting to ART via the precursor state, and the expectation is the highest. Although the probability of shifting to the high accuracy state in the low probability state is low, it is 10%, so if the five-card combination occurs continuously, the probability of shifting to the high accuracy state is increased accordingly. Expectation is also high. However, even if five winning combinations occur, it cannot be expected to shift to a precursor state.

  When ART occurs, AT and RT occur simultaneously. During the AT, the liquid crystal display unit 14 informs the operation sequence of the stop buttons 11a to 11c for winning 15 sheets by winning 5 sheets A in a plurality (three in this embodiment) as will be described later. To do. That is, a notification (AT role notification) that assists the winning operation (AT role winning operation) of the AT role with a 1G payout number of 15 is performed, and if the player operates according to the notification, the AT role wins and operates. Otherwise, the non-AT role (5) will win.

During the AT, the liquid crystal display unit 14 informs whether one of the single combination A or single combination B has been won internally. That is, if the player performs a notification for assisting the non-winning operation of the end combination (end combination notification) and the player operates according to the notification, the end combination winning can be prevented.
The AT continues until the number of games that are drawn at the time of the occurrence of ART or the like is performed. When the AT is completed, the AT is terminated and the process proceeds to RT. Note that the end combination notification is not performed in the RT where the ATs do not overlap, and the player cannot prevent the end combination winning. Therefore, the RT is ended soon after the AT is ended.
The lottery of the number of AT games can be changed by the set value described above. In the embodiment, the average continuation number of the setting value 6 is 70G, which is most advantageous for the player, and the average continuation number of the setting value 1 is 50G, which is the most disadvantageous for the player. However, the player's advantage is different.

Next, the 5-sheet combination A to F related to the AT combination operation notification will be described.
There are a total of 6 cases in which the 5 winning combination A is an internal winning independently and an internal winning simultaneously with any one of the 5 winning combinations BF. In addition, the single winning of the 5-player A is only during the bonus game.
In any of the above cases, only the 5 winning combination A wins. However, if any one of the five-piece roles B to F is won simultaneously, the bell symbol is controlled to stop at the upper or middle stage of the middle reel 16b according to the combination and the pressing order, so it stopped at the upper stage. In this case (winning with one effective line), 5 medals are paid out, and when stopping in the middle (winning with 3 effective lines), 15 medals are paid out (AT role). . Note that when the five-piece combination A is selected alone, the bell symbol stops at the middle stage of the middle reel 16b regardless of the pressing order.

Specifically, the bell symbol stops at the middle stage in the following cases, and stops at the upper stage in other cases.
・ Six winning combination A + 5 winning combination B ... Stop middle reel 16b first (Middle → Left → Right or Middle → Right → Left) → Stop in the order of middle → right ・ Seven winning combination A + 5 winning combination D wins simultaneously ... Left → Right → Stop in the order of middle Five winning combinations A + 5 winning combinations F are simultaneously selected. Stop in order of right → left → middle. Therefore, in the AT combination operation notification described above, the pressing order of the stop buttons 11a to 11c to be operated is notified at the start of the game.

The management device 6 stores a small combination setting in relation to the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows an example of the small combination setting. In the small combination setting, the following items are set corresponding to the small combination.
-Display = Corresponding small role display, some image candidates are stored in advance, and selected from among them. In addition, you may download from the outside and download.
-Corresponding safe = safe for small roles. When the safe (between games) in 1G is this set value, the corresponding small combination is specified.
-Priority = Priority when displaying small roles. The upper limit (for example, 5) of the number of small roles displayed on the small role display part 22e1 shown in FIG. 9 is defined, and when the number of associated small roles becomes more than the upper limit, it is displayed according to this priority. In FIG. 7, since the small roles 1 and 2 are set in the same order and are prioritized over the small role 3, the small role 1 is specified when the small role 1 is specified with the upper limit displayed. Although the small combination 3 is specified in the state where the small combination 1 is displayed for the upper limit, the small combination 3 is not displayed. In the case of the same rank, the newly specified small role (with a new specific point in time) is displayed with priority.
Count initial value = initial value for count display by countdown performed according to the specification of a small combination, and is set corresponding to the small combinations 1 and 2 which are count display target small combinations. Note that “-” indicates that it is not a count display target, and is set corresponding to the small combination 3 which is a count display non-target small combination. This initial count value is set with reference to the upper limit number of G until the transition from the precursor state to ART.
-Corresponding number of G = A setting value for associating a small role already specified at the time of specifying a small role. After specifying a small role, if a new small role is specified within the number of games indicated by this setting value, it is newly specified The selected small role is made a candidate for correspondence.
・ Number of correspondences (equivalent to a specific number of times) = a set value for the total number of small roles that are candidates for correspondence due to the corresponding G number. Associate. Note that 1 is set in the case of a count display target small combination. That is, since satisfying 1 small winning combination 2 in the example shown in FIG. 7 is the count displayed Small Win is the corresponding number of times if the corresponding candidate, while associating it, small prize is the count display asymmetric Small Win 3 Is associated with other small roles for the first time after the number of correspondence candidates becomes three (the number of times of correspondence is 3).

The information display device 3 includes a control unit (CPU), a storage unit (RAM, ROM, etc.), and a transmission / reception unit (I / F), specifies game information by a game signal from the gaming machine side, and specifies the specified game information Is displayed.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing the information display device 3. The information display device 3 is provided with a data switching button 20, a call button 21, and a display unit 22. The display unit 22 includes a BB count display unit 22a, an RB count display unit 22b, a difference graph display unit 22c, a G number history display unit 22d, a message display unit 22e, an ART entry count display unit 22f, and a past highest ART count display unit. 22g, a game number display part 22h (the upper part is the G number display part after bonus, the lower part is the cumulative G number display part), and the cumulative ARTG number display part 22i are set. By operating the data switching button 20, it is possible to switch so-called bonus history, small prize winning count display, past game information, etc. from standby display and display an operation signal when the switching operation is performed. Output to the management device 6.

Now, if a 2 or 7 combination that is a count display target small combination occurs in a highly accurate state, there is a high possibility that it will be a precursor state, and within the precursor state, within the upper limit G number of 34G Since the ART is generated, when the count display target small role is generated, the number of games until the possibility of the occurrence of the ART is counted is displayed to increase the player's expectation. In this case, since the expected degree of becoming an ART varies depending on the relevance of the generated small combination as described above, when the count display target small combination occurs, the generated small combination related to them is displayed. The player's expectations are further increased.

FIG. 9 shows an enlarged view of the message display unit 22e when the information display device 3 performs count display. In the message display unit 22e, a small combination display unit 22e1, a “GET!” Display unit 22e2 indicating that a count display target small combination has occurred, and a count display unit 22e3 are set. The display as shown in FIG. 9 is not performed unless one of the associated small combinations is a count display target small combination, but count display is performed if at least one count display target small combination is specified. As shown in FIG. 7, two or more corresponding counts are set for the count display non-target small role, and when the count display target small role is specified and displayed, the small role corresponding to the corresponding count is not specified. The small role is not displayed.

An upper limit (five) of the number of small roles to be displayed is set in the small role display part 22e1, and when the upper limit is exceeded, the small role identified as the oldest among the small roles having the lowest priority in FIG. Excludes the small role display. In the small role display part 22e1, the latest latest small role specified is displayed on the right, and the small role displays corresponding to the small roles associated with the small role are displayed side by side in the order of occurrence. Is displayed in association with the number of games since each small role is specified.
In the example shown in FIG. 9, the rightmost cherry (2 doubles) indicates that 0G has elapsed, that is, specified in the previous game, the next bell is 16G, the cherry is 28G, and the plums are 37G and 61G. Is shown.
The count display unit 22E3, count Initial value 7 when the highest (the priority is 1) count displayed Small Win latest a and priority (two officers or seven officers) has been identified (34G) is displayed, and a message indicating that the game is to be counted down by 1G each time the game is specified (for example, “remaining 34G”) is displayed.

Next, the operation of the information display device 3 will be specifically described with reference to the flowcharts showing the small role corresponding processing by the information display device 3 shown in FIGS. 10, 11, and 15.
10 and 11 show an example of a small combination history stored in the information display device 3 and a transition of small combination display in the message display unit 22e. The following items are set in the small role history.
Small role = specified small role.
-Number of elapsed G = number of games that have passed since the small role was identified (corresponding to the number of games after the small role). It is updated according to the game specification after specifying the small role.
・ Status = Shows the correspondence of small roles and the display status. If it is the subject of the small role display, “○”, it is not the target of the small role display, but it is missing from the upper limit of the corresponding candidate or small role display In this case, “△”, otherwise “−”.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the information display device 3 determines whether the execution of the game is specified (S1). This game is specified when the maximum BET number (3) of one game set separately, the out signal input period elapses a set time (for example, 30 seconds), or a safe signal is input after the out signal is input Specific game execution. When the game is specified (S1: YES), the displayed elapsed G number is updated, and when the count display is executed, the count display is also updated (S2). Next, it is determined whether a small combination has been specified (S3), or whether the number of elapsed G of all small combinations in the small combination history exceeds the corresponding G number (S17). The small combination is specified by comparing the safe between games, that is, between the out signal inputs and the small combination setting in FIG. That is, when a set time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses after the safe signal is input, or when the first out signal is input after the safe signal is input (next game determination), the safe between games is specified, It is specified by checking the corresponding safe. When a small combination is specified (S3: YES), a new record is created in the small combination history (S4), and then 0 is stored in the number of elapsed G and the specified small combination is stored (S5).

NO. In FIG. One record shows a case where a small combination 3 is specified as a small combination, and a small combination 3 is stored as a small combination and 0 is stored as the number of elapsed G.
The information display device 3 determines whether or not the number of small roles of the specified small role 3 (the number stored as the small roles in the small role history) is equal to or greater than the corresponding number (S6). Since the number of small roles of the small role 3 is 1 and less than the number of correspondences (= 3) (S6: NO), the small role 3 that is the same kind of small role in the corresponding small role history (hereinafter referred to as “corresponding history”). Is determined (S19). In this case, since there is no same kind of small combination in the correspondence history (S19: NO), "-" is stored in the state (S21).
When the information display device 3 creates a record as described above, the information display device 3 updates the display of the message display unit 22e according to the content of the record.
In the case of FIG. The small combination 3 is stored in one record, but since the small combination 3 is not a count display target, the display is not updated, and a normal message is displayed on the message display unit 22e.

In the information display device 3, the next small role specified is NO. As shown in 2 records, when the number of small roles is 3, the specified number of small roles is 2, which is less than the number of correspondences (= 3) (S6: NO), and the correspondence history has the same kind of small roles. (S19: YES), NO. 1 and NO. “Δ” is stored in the “state” of the two records (S20).
In the case of FIG. 10 (B), after 7G of FIG. 10 (A) (= within the corresponding G number (10G) of NO.1), NO. 2 (small role 3) is identified, and NO. 1 and NO. 2 is identified as a candidate for correspondence, but since it is less than the number of correspondences (= 3), it is not a display target, and the display of the message display unit 22e indicates that it is in a normal message display state.

In the information display device 3, the next small role specified is NO. As shown in 3 records, when the number of small roles is 2, the number of small roles (= 1) is equal to or more than the corresponding number (= 1) (S6: YES), and the small role 2 is a count display target. (S7: YES), “◯” is stored in the “state” (S9). Next, it is determined whether the number of “◯” is the display upper limit (S10), and since it is not the display upper limit (S10: NO), it is determined whether counting is in progress (S12). Since it is not counting (S12: NO), it is confirmed that the specified small role is a count display target (S22: YES), and then counting is started (S23). Next, it is determined whether the “status” is “Δ” and there are more than the corresponding number of small roles (S24). Since there are two small roles 3 whose “state” is “Δ” and is less than the number of correspondences (= 3) (S24: NO), the process returns.
In the case of FIG. 10C, a state where the small role 2 is specified after 8G (= within the corresponding G number of NO. 2 (10G)) of FIG. Since the small role 2 of 3 records is a count display target, the count display is started. In the 1st and 2nd records, the small combination 3 for the number of times of correspondence is not yet displayed as the small combination 3 is not a candidate for correspondence.

  In the information display device 3, the next small role identified is NO. As shown in 4 records, in the case of a small role 3, since the number of small roles of the specified small role 3 is 3, the number of correspondences (= 3) or more (S6: YES), and the specified small role is Since it is not a count display target (S7: NO), it is determined whether there is a “◯” in the “state” (S8), that is, which small role display is being performed. Since the small role is being displayed (S8: YES), “○” is stored in the “state” including the same kind of small role (S9), and the number of “○” is being counted while not exceeding the display upper limit. After confirming that it exists (S10: NO, S12: YES), it is determined whether the priority order of the specified small roles is equal to or higher than all small roles in the small role history (S13). Since the priority of the small combination 3 is lower than that of the small combination 2 (S13: NO), the small combination to be counted is identified and displayed (S26).

  In the case of FIG. 10D, a state where the small role 3 is specified after 9G (= within the corresponding G number (40) of NO. 3) of FIG. Since the count display of the small role 2 of 3 records is not completed (the countdown is not 0), the count display is continued, but the specific number of the small role 3 has reached the corresponding number of times. 1, 2, 4 are displayed as small roles. In this case, NO. Since only the small combination 2 of 3 records is the target of the count display, the corresponding count display is performed after the small combination 2 is identified and displayed by the circle mark 22e4.

In the information display device 3, the small role specified next is NO. As shown in 5 records, in the case of the small combination 2, the priority of the small combination 2 is No. 1 (S13: YES), and the specified small combination 2 is a count display target (S14: YES). After completing the small role identification display (S15), the count display unit 22e3 restarts the count (S16).
In the case of FIG. 10E, after 15G in FIG. 10D (= not within the corresponding G number of the small part 3 of the NO.4 record (= 10G), the correspondence G of the small part 2 of the NO.3 record In the number (= 40G), that is, after 24G from the NO.3 record, the small role 2 is specified. The count display is updated with the small record 2 of 5 records as the count display target, and the small combination 2 is added to display the small combination. In this case, the latest NO. Since the small role 2 of 5 records is the target of the count display, the identification display of the mark 22e4 is terminated.

In the information display device 3, the small role specified next is the NO. As shown in 6 records, in the case of a small combination 1, the specified small combination is a count display target, but the number of “◯” exceeds the display upper limit 5 (S10: YES), so the priority order Is stored in the “state” of the oldest small role (S11).
In the case of FIG. 11 (F), a state in which a small combination 1 is specified after 9G in FIG. 10 (E) (= within the corresponding G number of NO.5 records (= 40G)) Although the count display is updated with the small record 1 of 6 records as the count display target, since the small role display has reached the upper limit (= 5), the oldest NO. One record is excluded from the small combination display target, and small combination 1 is displayed as the small combination.

In the information display device 3, the small role specified next is NO. As shown in 7 records, in the case of a small role 3, the specified small role 3 is not a count display target (S7: NO), the number of “◯” exceeds the display upper limit (S10: YES), and is further smaller. Since the priority of the combination 3 is low (S13: NO), the small combination 2 to be counted is identified and displayed (S26).
In the case of FIG. 11 (G), the small role 3 is specified after 12G of FIG. 11 (F) (= within the corresponding G number of NO.6 (= 40G)). Since the small role 3 of 7 records is not subject to the count display, as in FIG. In addition to indicating that the small role 1 of 6 records is a count display target, since the small role display has reached the upper limit, the oldest NO. Exclude the small record 3 of 2 records from the subject of the small role display and NO. The small combination 3 of 7 records is displayed.

In the information display device 3, the small role specified next is NO. As shown in 8 records, in the case of a small combination 1, the number of “◯” exceeds the display upper limit (S10: YES), and the specified small combination 1 is a count display target (S14: YES). The identification display of the small role 1 is terminated (S15), and the count is restarted (S16).
In the case of FIG. 11 (H), after 16G of FIG. 11 (G) (= not within the corresponding G number of NO.7 (= 10G), but within the corresponding G number (= 40G) of NO.6 record, that is, No. 6 records after 28G) This shows a state in which a small role 1 of 8 records is specified. Since 8 records are count display objects, NO. On the other hand, the count display corresponding to 8 records is used. On the other hand, since the small role display has reached the upper limit, the oldest NO. Excluding 4 records from the subject of small role display, NO. The small combination 1 of 8 records is displayed.

When the number of elapsed Gs of all the small roles in the small role history exceeds the corresponding G number (S17: YES), the small role history is initialized (S18).
Although not illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11, when the specified small role is not a count display target (S 7: NO), when there is no “◯” (S 8: NO), that is, the count is displayed. If not, “Δ” is stored in a state including the same kind of small combination (S20). That is, even if a small role that is not a count target is newly specified for the corresponding number of times in a state where the small role is not displayed (count display), it is not displayed. Similarly, when the counting is not being performed (S12: NO), when the specified small role is not a count display target (S22: NO), the process returns. That is, only the small combination display is updated even when a small combination that is not a count target is specified during the small combination display after the count display ends, as will be described later. On the other hand, in the case of “YES” in step S24, “○” is stored in the “status” of the small role (S25), and the count display is started with the number of small roles that are not counted as the target number of times. Assumes that. As a specific example, the small role 1 or the small role 2 is specified in a state where the small role 3 is associated but the small role display and the count display are not performed, and the three small roles 3 and the specified small role 1 or The small combination 2 is displayed. Furthermore, although “NO” in step S14 is not possible due to the setting of FIG. 7, it is set because the situation where the priority order of the small roles is three or more stages is also assumed.

Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 15, the count display ends when the count reaches 0, but if the count display of the small display subject to the count display with low priority is possible, the display is continued. . In addition, when a small role or ART or bonus cannot be specified within the corresponding G number of all small roles stored in the small role history, the small role history is initialized and the display is ended, while the corresponding G number If a small role is specified, it is updated in the same manner as described above. If an ART or bonus is specified, the specified ART or bonus is further associated with the small role. Further, when the count display is finished within the corresponding G number, only the count display is finished and the small combination display is left and displayed.
10 and FIG. 11 is initialized when games corresponding to the number of corresponding G numbers of all the small roles to be stored are initialized, but if a new small role is specified, the small role is also associated. In other words, if a small combination is specified, if it is within the corresponding G number of any small combination, those small combinations are associated.

The information display device 3 displays the special state history ("special state occurrence history") when the special state occurs without the small part history being initialized (associated with the small part). ”).
FIG. 12 shows an example of the special state history, and the following items are set.
Type, time = type indicates a special state that identifies the record, and time indicates the corresponding time.
G, ARTG = G number is the number of games until a special state occurs. The number of ARTGs indicates the number of games in the ART targeted for ART.
・ Difference sheet = Safe and out deduction in special state ・ Poor part ○, ○ G = Small part ○ is the small part that was displayed when the special state occurred, and ○ G is the number of elapsed G. The smaller number is the latest. When a special state occurs, it is stored in association with the special state from FIGS.

The information display device 3 displays the special state history according to the player's operation.
FIG. 13 is a display example of the special state history shown in FIG. Corresponding to the special state (BB, RB, ART), a game, a game during ART, the number of acquisitions, and a corresponding small role are set, and the “now” display portion 22j is identified and displayed (area shown by hatching). Yes. As the display of the special state, the number of times before BB or RB is displayed. As "game" is the "now" display unit 22j indicates the current number of game from a previous special state, current corresponding small role as "corresponding Small Win" (e.g. FIG. 11 corresponds Small Win of (H)) it's shown.

The information display device 3 aggregates the association status of small roles and the association status of ART according to the player's operation, and displays the small role aggregation.
FIG. 14 shows the small role aggregation. In the small role totaling, a small role 1, a small role 2, a small role 3, the total number, and an ART rate (corresponding to a special state occurrence rate) are set. In this small role totalization, the small roles stored in the small role history from when the small role is specified until the small role history of FIGS. 10 and 11 is initialized, that is, the corresponding small role is initialized as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. It is the figure which totaled at times, added up the total number of applicable items, and further added up ART when it was associated with ART. For example, in the case of FIG. 11H, since there are two small roles 1, two small roles 2, and four small roles 3, in the example shown in FIG. In this figure, the hatched portions correspond to each other, the total number of them is added, and if ART is associated, ART is also added.
By performing such aggregation and further totaling the expected degree of ART (ART rate = ART / total) for each location (10/13 = 76.9% for the identification location in FIG. 14), it is combined with the small role display. Thus, it is possible to provide the player with the degree of expectation of ART corresponding to the correspondence of the small role. Further, it is possible to present an indicator of the association status of small roles only by presenting the player with the total of small roles in FIG.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.
When a small role is specified, if a small role has occurred within the previous corresponding G number, the two small roles are associated and the corresponding result is displayed. By increasing the number, it is possible to display the small combinations corresponding to the player's expectation without associating the small combinations that are not so much related.
Among the multiple associated small roles, the small role is displayed so that the latest and highest priority small role can be identified, and the count of the small roles is displayed, so multiple small roles are displayed. Even in the case of the target, it is possible to appropriately display the count without confusing the player.
Since an upper limit is given to the small combination display and the latest small combination having high priority is displayed with priority, the small combination display can be effectively performed.
Since small roles for the corresponding number of times have been associated with each other, the small roles are displayed on the condition that there is no correspondence for the number of corresponding times. On the other hand, when the correspondence is performed for the corresponding number of times, the degree of importance may increase, and in this case, the small combination can be appropriately displayed.

In a state in which a plurality of small roles are associated with each other, when a special state occurs within the corresponding G number of any of the small roles, the special state is associated with the plurality of small roles associated with the special state. In the history, the correspondence is displayed in an identifiable manner, so that it is possible to grasp a plurality of small roles that cause the special state from the special state history.
According to the combination of a plurality of small roles, the ART rate that is the number of times that the ART is associated among the number of times that the combination is identified is displayed as a small character count in association with the combination. It is possible to appropriately notify the player of the expected generation degree of ART when the combination of small combinations is performed by counting the small combinations.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
In the embodiment, only the small combination whose gaming state is improved is set as the association target, but the small combination that deteriorates (replay combination in the embodiment) may be set as the association target. In this case, it is desirable that only the small combination generated within the corresponding G number of another small combination is set as the association target without setting the corresponding G number.
The occurrence of a small role is a concept indicating a winning of a small role or internal winning of a small role. For internal winning, it is necessary to separately input an internal winning signal from the gaming machine side.
Although an information display device separate from the gaming machine has been illustrated, the gaming machine itself may of course be used as the information display device. In this case, it is possible to specify a game, a small role, or the like without having to input a signal from the gaming machine side.

The small role setting in FIG. 7 can be set arbitrarily by the game hall administrator or set in advance by the manufacturer of the management device 6, or the setting information can be downloaded from an external management server (for example, chain store headquarters). May be set.
As a target gaming machine, any gaming machine such as a slot machine other than the illustrated slot machine can be used as long as it can generate a small combination. In addition, a gaming machine that can generate a special state in response to the occurrence of a small role is illustrated, but among the players who play a gaming machine that can generate a special state such as a bonus or ART regardless of the occurrence of a small role There are many players who have the so-called occult idea that the occurrence of a small role is related to the occurrence of a special situation. Even if this case is adopted for these gaming machines, It is very useful for these players.

Of course, it is also possible to target so-called credit-type gaming machines in which the balance of payment fluctuates by circulating the gaming media in the gaming machine and giving points. In some cases, the expression game value is included.
All of the exemplified game information (for example, identification of a game or a small role) may be specified in any way, for example, directly or indirectly from a game signal. In addition, all the numerical values, items, and the like in the embodiments are examples, and any numerical values, items, and the like may be adopted, and the illustrated configurations may be combined or not adopted. Further, a part of the information processing performed by the management device 6 may be performed by the relay device 4 or the like, or the system may be configured by only the information display device 3.
Note that the types of small roles may be specified as one type by grouping a plurality of types of small roles in the gaming machine without specifying the same type as the types of small roles set in the gaming machine. . Further, although the small role history is initialized after the association is completed, it may be left as a history.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, and 3 is a game information display device (game identification means, small role identification means, small role association means, display means, special state identification means).

Claims (6)

A gaming machine capable of generating a small role in accordance with the execution of the game and capable of generating a special state that is advantageous for the player when the condition for generating the special state is satisfied by executing the game. A game information display device for displaying game information,
Game specifying means for specifying execution of a game in the gaming machine;
A small combination in which a small combination is generated in the gaming machine and a type of the generated small combination is specified, and the small combination is classified into a first small combination and a second small combination according to the specified type. Specific means,
Small combination after the number game is a game number specified from the generator is specified by the game specifying means of the second Small Win by the Small Win specifying means is preset for the Small Win after the game number When the occurrence of the first small role is newly specified by the small role specifying means in a state where the number of games is within the number of supported games, the first small role that has been newly specified and the occurrence before that A small role association means for associating the identified second small role;
A condition that a plurality of small combinations associated by the small combination association means is displayed so that the type can be specified, and the second small combination is associated with the first small combination. As a display means for the small role display,
A game information display device comprising: The number of corresponding games is set in association with the type of small role,
Priorities are set in advance according to the types of the small roles,
The display means, when performing the small combination display, at least displays the target small combination that is the highest priority and is the latest small combination, and at least among the associated small combinations 2. The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein a count display for displaying game information capable of specifying the number of games after the small role corresponding to the target small role is performed. A gaming machine capable of generating a small role in accordance with the execution of the game and capable of generating a special state that is advantageous for the player when the condition for generating the special state is satisfied by executing the game. A game information display device for displaying game information,
Game specifying means for specifying execution of a game in the gaming machine;
A small role identification means for identifying the occurrence of a small role in the gaming machine and the type of the generated small role;
Small combination After game number is the number identified game by the game specifying unit since the specific occurrence of small prize by the Small Win particular means, corresponding to the type of pre-small prize with respect to the Small Win after the game number If the occurrence of a small role is newly identified by the small role identification means in a state where the number of corresponding games is within the set number, the small role that has been newly identified and the occurrence before that A small role association means for associating the specified small role,
A small combination display that displays a plurality of small combinations associated by the small combination association means so that the type can be specified is performed, and an upper limit is set for the small combination to be displayed in the small combination display, When the number of small roles associated by the small role association means exceeds the upper limit, priority is given to a small role with a high priority set in advance according to the type of the small role, while priority When the ranking is the same ranking, a display means for displaying a new small role with priority at a specific time point,
A game information display device comprising: A corresponding number indicating a specific number of times necessary for performing the small role display is preset in at least one kind of small role of the small role,
The display means, for a small combination of the type for which the number of correspondences is set, is subject to the small combination display on the condition that the number of small combinations associated with the small combination association means is the number of correspondences. The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein the game information display device is a game information display device. Special state specifying means for specifying that a special state has occurred in the gaming machine,
In the state where the small role association means is in a state where the number of games after the small role corresponding to at least one small role among the associated small roles is within the number of corresponding games , the special state specifying means When it is determined that a state has occurred, the special state is associated with a plurality of associated small roles,
5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means is capable of displaying an occurrence history of a special state, and displays a plurality of small roles associated with the special state in the occurrence history so as to be specified. The game information display device described. Special state specifying means for specifying that a special state has occurred in the gaming machine,
The small combination association means specifies a combination of a plurality of small combinations when a plurality of small combinations are associated, and after the small combination corresponding to at least one small combination among the plurality of small combinations In a state where the number of games is within the number of the corresponding games , when it is specified that the special state has occurred by the special state specifying means, the special state is associated with a combination of the plurality of small roles,
The display means displays a special state occurrence rate indicating a ratio of the number of times associated with a special state among the number of times a combination of a plurality of small roles associated by the small role association means is specified. 6. The game information display device according to claim 1, wherein the game information display device is displayed in association with the game information.

Images