JP6153037B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a display device.

  Many gaming machines include a display device that executes various effects. In the following Patent Document 1, an effect that the aspect of the reserved symbol changes when another symbol (the item 62 in Patent Document 1 below) acts on the so-called reserved symbol (the reserved image 52a in Patent Document 1 below). A gaming machine capable of executing (holding change effect) is described.

JP 2014-208081 A

  In many gaming machines, various effects other than the above-described pending change effect (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a main effect) are executed on the display device, which suggests the probability (so-called reliability) that the determination result is a big hit. . Therefore, in a gaming machine in which a reserved symbol is displayed on the display device, when the above-described holding change effect is executed, another symbol displayed on the display device is a main effect being executed on the display device. It is difficult to understand whether it is involved or not (whether it is involved in the pending change production).

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of making it easy to understand the effects executed on the display device.

A gaming machine according to the present invention made to solve the above problems is a gaming machine including a display device and display control means for controlling the display device, and the display control means displays a specific image on the display device. In this case, the brightness of the image other than the displayed specific image is changed from the first state where the brightness of the image displayed on the display device is uniform before the specific image is displayed. The main effect of displaying the identification symbol for notifying the determination result as at least a part of the image other than the specific image is changed from the first state to the second state lower than the brightness. The display device is controlled so that the main effect and the specific effect using the specific image proceed at the same time after the second state is reached while being continuously executed over the second state. Structure The first effect image acts on the second effect image, and the second effect image changes, so that it is possible to execute an image change effect that suggests that the probability of occurrence of an advantageous event for the player has increased. In addition, the specific image includes a suggestion image that suggests a moving direction of the first effect image .

  According to the above gaming machine according to the present invention, when executing a predetermined effect, the brightness of an image other than the specific image that is at least a part of the image related to the effect is smaller than that of the specific image. Therefore, it is possible to make it easy to understand that the specific image is involved in the production.

In addition , when the first effect image acts on the second effect image, which is another image, to execute an effect in which the second effect image changes, a suggestion image that suggests the moving direction of the first effect image is included in the specific image. If it is, it is possible to easily understand what kind of production is executed.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to make it easy to understand the effects executed on the display device.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the image (symbol) displayed on a display apparatus. It is the figure which showed the specific example of the pending | holding change effect in order. It is the figure which showed the specific example of the pending | holding change effect in order (continuation of FIG. 3).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a game board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 903 that constitutes a path for guiding a game ball launched by the operation of the launch device 908 (launch handle) to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

  In the game area 902, a display device 91, a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening, and the like are provided. The y911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be viewed through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90. 2 to 4, the display area 911 is roughly described, but the shape and the like can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself are changed). Thus, the shape or the like of the display area 911 can be changed).

  In addition, the game area 902 is provided with a plurality of game nails as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flow-down game balls collide. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes into various modes depending on the condition when it collides with the game nail.

  In such a gaming machine 1, a game ball is launched toward the game area 902 by operating the launching device 908. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning opening such as the start winning opening 904 or the big winning opening 906, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by the payout device.

  Note that the description of the components of the gaming machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1, the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the game balls, is omitted. About these, the thing of the structure similar to a well-known game machine is applicable.

  The jackpot lottery is executed by a winning determination means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball in the start winning opening 904 (a plurality of such starting winning openings may be provided). Specifically, a numerical value is acquired from a random number source when a game ball is won at the start winning opening 904, and when the numerical value is the same as a predetermined jackpot number, It will be out of place. As with known game machines, when a big hit is made, it is notified that the identification symbol 80 is a predetermined combination (for example, a triple of the same symbol), and if any other combination is displayed, it is missed. It becomes.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can execute a hold change effect that suggests that the probability that the determination result is a big hit has increased. The hold change effect is a pre-reading notice using a so-called reserved symbol 10 (corresponding to the second effect image in the present invention). In the present embodiment, notification of the success / failure determination results is started in the order in which the numerical values for the determination of success / failure are acquired (so-called fluctuation is started), but when a certain numerical value is acquired, When the success / failure determination result based on the previously acquired numerical value is informed, it is stored in a storage means provided on a control board (not shown) until the notification of the appropriateness determination result based on the certain numerical value is started. . The maximum storage number (maximum hold number) of the numerical values for which notification of the determination result is not yet started (the one corresponding to each numerical value is “pending”) can be set as appropriate. The maximum number of reservations that can be stored by the storage means in the present embodiment is four per kind of start winning award. In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value is a big hit at the time when notification of the determination result is started. The determination result itself may be stored. Moreover, the acquired numerical value is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect for informing the determination result.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, there is a holding symbol 10 that is a mark corresponding to each of the acquired numerical values (whether / unnecessity determination information) that is not started to be notified of the validity / invalidity determination result stored in the storage unit. Are displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91. Specifically, the reserved symbols 10 are displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 so that the numerical values for executing the determination are arranged in the order of acquisition. In the present embodiment, a normal symbol 11 and one or more kinds of special symbols 12 are set as the reserved symbol 10. The reserved change effect is produced by changing the reserved symbol 10 from the normal symbol 11 to any one of the special symbols 12 or changing any one of the special symbols 12 to another special symbol 12 (the special symbol 12). This indicates that the probability (reliability) that the determination result corresponding to is a jackpot has increased to a certain degree (more than the probability that the determination result corresponding to the normal symbol 11 is a jackpot).

  The hold change effect in the present embodiment (the hold change effect corresponds to an example of the image change effect in the present invention) is the action pattern 20 (corresponding to the first effect image in the present invention) and the locus of the action pattern 20. A locus pattern 30 (corresponding to the suggestion image in the present invention) may be displayed.

  As will be described later (shown in FIGS. 3 and 4), when the reserved symbol 10 changes, as a result of the action symbol 20 that collides with the reserved symbol 10 being displayed, the mode of the reserved symbol 10 changes. The locus symbol 30 displays a locus until the displayed action symbol 20 reaches the reserved symbol 10. It should be noted that the action symbol 20 does not necessarily have to be displayed when a pending change occurs. There may be a case where a change effect of a different form occurs, for example, the form of the reserved symbol 10 suddenly changes. That is, it is only necessary that at least a part of the pending change effect is made by displaying the action pattern 20. When the action symbol 20 acts on the holding symbol 10 (collision or the like), the holding symbol 10 may always be changed, or even when the action symbol 20 acts on the holding symbol 10 (collision or the like). There may be a case where the change of the reserved symbol 10 does not occur.

  A specific example of the pending change effect using the action pattern 20 is as follows. The brightness of the image (symbol) displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 at normal time (when the hold change effect is not executed) is uniform (see FIG. 3A). In the hold change effect of this example, first, the trajectory symbol 30 is displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 (see FIG. 3B). Then, a character symbol 40 having an action symbol 20 is separately displayed (see FIG. 3C). The action symbol 20 (character symbol 40) and the trajectory symbol 30 may be displayed simultaneously, or one may be displayed first. In addition, a hold change effect in which the trajectory symbol 30 and the character symbol 40 are not displayed may be executed. In this example, after the linear trajectory symbol 30 extending to the reserved symbol 10 to which the action symbol 20 acts is displayed, the action symbol 20 is displayed.

  At this time, in this example, among the images displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 (a display control means (not shown) that controls the display device 91), the holding symbol 10, the action symbol 20, the trajectory symbol 30 (displayed) The brightness of images other than the character symbol 40 (when displayed) is reduced (see FIGS. 3B and 3C). In other words, even when an effect other than the hold change effect, for example, an effect (main effect) for notifying the determination result of the success / failure is being executed, a display is made so as to reduce the brightness of the image of the effect not related to the hold change effect. The apparatus 91 is controlled. In this example, the brightness of the background image 81 that is an image related to the main effect or the fluctuating identification symbol 80 is reduced.

  When the hold change effect is executed at the same time as an effect other than the hold change effect, the hold change effect is started (when the action symbol 20 or the trajectory symbol 30 is displayed), and an image of the effect that is not involved in the hold change effect is displayed. Even after the brightness is lowered, it is preferable that the effect is continuously executed by the image (moving image) having the low brightness. For example, when the hold change effect is generated while the identification symbol 80 is changing, it is continuously displayed that the identification symbol 80 is changing due to an image (moving image) with low brightness. Therefore, the player can grasp how an effect (main effect or the like) other than the hold change effect is progressing even after the hold change effect is started. That is, since the brightness of the image of the effect other than the hold change effect is only lowered (not completely blacked out), the progress and contents of the effect other than the hold change effect cannot be grasped at all.

  When the action symbol 20 acts on a certain reserved symbol 10 (see FIG. 4A), the mode of the reserved symbol 10 changes (see FIG. 4B), and the pending change effect is completed, The brightness of the image that is not involved is restored (see FIG. 4C). That is, the brightness of all the images displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 is the same.

  By doing in this way, the player can select the image (specific image) involved in the hold change effect as the hold symbol 10, the action symbol 20, the trajectory symbol 30 (if displayed), and the character symbol 40 (display). Can be easily recognized. In addition, the action symbol 20 and the trajectory symbol 30 that are not displayed except for the on-hold change effect are related to the on-hold change effect, and are related to other effects, for example, an effect (main effect) for notifying the determination result. It is possible to easily recognize that it is not a thing.

  In particular, when a holding change effect is executed for a certain holding symbol 10 when a plurality of holding symbols 10 are displayed, it is difficult to understand which of the holding symbols 10 the action symbol 20 acts on. In this example, since the linear trajectory symbol 30 extending to the target reserved symbol 10 is displayed as the specific image in the display area 911 of the display device 91, even if a plurality of reserved symbols 10 are displayed, It is possible to easily understand what is the holding symbol 10 (the holding symbol 10 on which the action symbol 20 acts) on which the holding change may occur.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the design displayed in the reserved change effect is used as the specific image, and the brightness of the image other than the specific image is set lower than the brightness of the specific image. The image to be (targeted effect) is not limited to that displayed in the pending change effect. In particular, when executing a sub-effect that should be distinguished from the main effect being executed on the display device 91 (the hold change effect can be said to be a type of the sub-effect), By executing the control as described above using the displayed image as the specific image, it is possible to clarify that the specific image is not an image related to the main effect.

  Further, in the above specific example, it is explained that the brightness of the image of the effect not related to the hold change effect is reduced (darkened) to be smaller than the brightness of the image (specific image) related to the hold change effect. However, the brightness difference may be generated by increasing the brightness of the image (specific image) involved in the hold change effect. That is, as a result of controlling the brightness, the brightness of the image (specific image) involved in the hold change effect is higher than the brightness of the image of the effect not related to the hold change effect (an image related to the hold change effect). (The specific image) may be brighter than the image of the effect not related to the hold change effect), and the image to be increased or decreased may be either. Therefore, only the brightness of one of the images may be controlled, or the brightness of both images may be controlled.

  Further, in the above specific example, it has been described that the reserved symbol 10, the action symbol 20, the trajectory symbol 30, etc. involved in the pending change effect is controlled as a specific image so as to be higher than the brightness of the other images. You may make it control so that it may become higher than the brightness of an image other than that as a specific image only in the part of the multiple types of design (image) which is concerned with the hold change production. For example, when the player can sufficiently grasp the mode of the on-hold change effect, the action symbol 20 and the trajectory symbol 30 are set as specific images, which are higher than the brightness of the other images (including the on-hold symbol 10). You may do it. That is, the image (specific image) whose brightness is relatively high may be a part of the image that is related to the hold change effect.

In addition, it has been explained that the reserved symbol 10 in the above specific example corresponds to each of the numerical values for determining the success / failure determination result for which the notification of the corresponding determination result has not yet started, It is good also as a structure which displays as the holding | maintenance symbol 10 what is notified of the determination result at present. That is, it is good also as a structure which displays as the holding | maintenance symbol 10 what has not alert | reported the determination result. And when the hold change effect which changes the hold symbol 10 corresponding to what is notified of the determination result at this time can be executed, the above technical idea can be applied to the hold change effect. It is .
Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiment are listed below.
The gaming machine according to means 1 is a gaming machine comprising a display device and a display control means for controlling the display device. When the display device control means displays a specific image on the display device, The brightness of the image is lower than the brightness of the specific image.
According to the gaming machine according to the means 1, when executing a predetermined effect, the brightness of an image other than the specific image that is at least a part of the image related to the effect is made smaller than that of the specific image. It is possible to make it easy to understand that the specific image is involved in the production.
In the gaming machine according to means 2, in the gaming machine described in means 1, the first effect image acts on the second effect image, and the second effect image changes, thereby causing an event advantageous to the player. An image change effect suggesting that the probability is increased can be executed, and the specific image includes a suggestion image indicating a moving direction of the first effect image.
Like the gaming machine according to the means 2, when the first effect image acts on the second effect image which is another image and the second effect image changes, the moving direction of the first effect image is suggested. If the suggestion image to be included is included in the specific image, it is possible to easily understand what kind of effect is executed.
In the gaming machine according to means 3, in the gaming machine according to means 2, a plurality of the second effect images may be displayed simultaneously, and the suggestion image is a plurality of the second effect images. It is characterized by suggesting which one of the images will be affected.
The gaming machine according to means 4 is characterized in that, in the gaming machine according to means 3, the second effect image is a hold display indicating that information on the determination result is stored in the storage means.
When a plurality of second effect images are displayed at the same time, even if the first effect image is suddenly displayed, it may not be immediately possible to determine which second effect image the first effect image acts on. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine the second effect image on which the first effect image acts by displaying the suggestion image like a gaming machine according to the means 3 and 4.
The gaming machine according to means 5 is the gaming machine according to any one of means 2 to means 4, wherein the specific image includes the first effect image and the second effect image.
With a configuration like a gaming machine according to the means 5, it is possible to easily understand that the effect related to the specific image is also related to the first effect image and the second effect image.

1 gaming machine 10 reserved symbol 11 normal symbol 12 special symbol 20 action symbol 30 locus symbol 40 character symbol 80 identification symbol 91 display device 911 display area

Claims (1)

A gaming machine comprising a display device and display control means for controlling the display device,
When the display control means displays a specific image on the display device,
From the first state where the brightness of the image displayed on the display device is uniform before the specific image is displayed, the brightness of the image other than the specific image displayed is compared with the brightness of the specific image. And change it to a lower second state,
While the main effect of displaying the identification symbol for informing the determination result as at least a part of the image other than the specific image is continuously executed from the first state to the second state,
After being in the second state, the display device is configured to control the main effect and the specific effect using the specific image at the same time ,
The first effect image acts on the second effect image, and when the second effect image changes, it is possible to execute an image change effect suggesting that the probability that an event advantageous to the player will occur is increased,
The gaming machine , wherein the specific image includes a suggestion image that suggests a moving direction of the first effect image .

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