JP6311158B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In many gaming machines, a predetermined background sound (BGM) is output during a game (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

JP-A-2015-89380

  If the music output as the background sound is not linked to the effect for notifying the result of the determination, the effect of the effect due to the background sound is reduced.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing a reduction in the effect produced by the background sound.

The gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, has a sound output means for outputting background sound and a success / failure from the first stage in a series of effects for notifying the result of the determination of success / failure when a predetermined condition is satisfied. When shifting to the second stage where the probability that the determination result is a hit is high, the end point of the predetermined section constituting the specific music set as the background sound and the end point of the first stage substantially coincide with each other And a sound control means for controlling the output of the specific music so that the start time of the next passage of the predetermined music constituting the specific music coincides with the start time of the second stage. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, since the end time of the first stage and the end time of the predetermined section of the specific music are set to substantially coincide with each other, the break of the specific music and the end time of the first stage are set. Link. In other words, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the effect of the effect due to the specific music set as the background sound .
In addition, if it is configured so that the start time of the next passage after the predetermined passage in the specific music and the start time of the second stage substantially coincide with each other, a series of production flows from the first stage to the second stage, Since the break of the specific music is linked, it is possible to suppress the reduction in the effect of the specific music.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in effect due to background sounds.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating a specific music. It is the figure which showed the flow of continuous notice. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between a continuous notice and a specific music. It is a figure for demonstrating a 1st modification. It is a figure for demonstrating a 2nd modification. It is a figure for demonstrating the 5th modification.

  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 forms a path for guiding a game ball launched by operating the launching device 908 (launching handle) to the gaming area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

  In the game area 902, a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like are provided. A display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that is visible through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90. 3, 6, and 7 roughly describe the display region 911, the shape and the like can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the opening 901, the shape and size of the display device 91 itself, and the like). The shape and the like of the display area 911 can be changed by changing).

  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 (win / no-go determination) is executed by a winning / non-showing means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball in the start winning opening 904 (even if there are a plurality of such start winning openings). Good). 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. If the jackpot is won, a jackpot game is executed. The jackpot game is a game in which the big winning opening 906 is frequently opened, and the player can acquire a lot of game balls (so-called game balls). Is omitted. A plurality of types of jackpot games having different expected values of game balls that can be acquired may be set.

  In the present embodiment, the player is notified of the result of the success / failure determination by the combination of the identification symbols 10 displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91. In the present embodiment, three groups of identification symbols 10 including numbers “1” to “9” are variably displayed. Each group of identification symbols 10 starts to fluctuate simultaneously with the start of an effect to notify a certain determination result, and when the jackpot is won, the identification symbols 10 are finally stopped in a predetermined combination. As the predetermined combination, a triple of the same identification symbols 10 can be exemplified. If it is out of place, the identification symbol 10 stops in a combination other than the combination that is a big hit.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the notification of the result of the success / failure determination is started in the order in which the numerical values for the determination of the success / failure are acquired (the variation of the identification symbol 10 is started), but a certain numerical value is acquired. Sometimes, when the determination result based on the numerical value acquired before that is informed, the acquired numerical value is not shown until the notification of the appropriateness determination result based on the certain numerical value is started. Is remembered. The maximum stored number (maximum number of holds) of a numerical value (hereinafter also referred to as hold information) for which the notification of the determination result is not yet started can be set as appropriate. The maximum number of hold information that can be stored by the storage means in the present embodiment is four per kind of start winning award.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, it will be judged whether the acquired numerical value is a numerical value which becomes a big hit at the time of alerting | reporting of the determination result. That is, it is determined whether or not the target determination result is a big hit or a difference when the effect for notifying the determination result (variable display of the identification symbol 10) is started. The information (hereinafter also referred to as changing information) is a so-called “flag” for internally grasping the success or failure of the jackpot, and is stored in the storage unit together with the hold information (in this embodiment, The storage means for storing the hold information and the changing information is the same, but the information may be stored in different storage means). In addition, when a certain numerical value is acquired, regardless of whether the determination result based on the numerical value acquired before that is notified or not, whether or not the result is determined based on the acquired numerical value, It is good also as a structure which memorize | stores itself. In such a configuration, the stored determination result itself corresponds to the changing information and the hold information. A combination of in-flight information may be regarded as on-hold information. The number of hold information may be displayed so that the player can recognize it. In this embodiment, it is displayed in the display area 911 as a hold mark.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment outputs background sound (BGM) from a speaker 92 (see FIG. 1) which is sound output means. A storage means (not shown) stores one or a plurality of types of music output as background sounds. Hereinafter, a description will be given of control when the specific music piece 20 that is one of the one or more kinds of music pieces is set as the background sound (the means for controlling the background sound corresponds to the sound control means in the present invention). To do.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the specific musical piece 20 includes a first passage 21 (so-called A melody), a second passage 22 (so-called B melody), and a third passage 23 (so-called chorus (so-called C melody)) (first melody). The music is output in the order of the passage 21, the second passage 22, and the third passage 23). Each passage may include a melody and a song corresponding to the melody, or only a melody. In addition, a certain passage may include only a melody, but another passage may include a melody and a song corresponding to the melody. Also, a certain passage may be a melody only, and another passage may be treated as a different passage depending on the presence or absence of a song, such as a melody having the same melody but a song.

  When it is determined that the specific music 20 is output as the background sound of the effect for informing a certain determination result, the specific music 20 is first when the identification symbol 10 starts to change (the “first” including the intro portion of the specific music 20). Or the “first” excluding the intro part, that is, the specific music piece 20 may be appropriately modified for the background sound) Output from the beginning. It can also be said that the first passage 21 is set as a normal background sound when the specific musical piece 20 is set as the background sound. In the present embodiment, after the start of fluctuation, when the shift is notified without shifting to the continuous notice described later, the first passage 21 is output. That is, it is set so that it is output from the beginning of the first passage 21 and does not reach the second passage 22 every time the variation of the identification symbol 10 starts. The first passage 21 may be set to be repeatedly output.

  On the other hand, when a continuous notice occurs, the following control is performed. The continuous notice in the present embodiment is to temporarily stop the fluctuating identification symbol 10 (referring to the player to make it appear as if it has stopped) and repeat the change one or more times. This suggests a probability that the result of the determination is a big hit (so-called pseudo continuous notice). In the present embodiment, the probability that the determination result is a big hit increases as the number of times from the temporary stop to the re-variation increases. A combination of specific identification symbols 10 indicating re-variation may be set. In the present embodiment, when the identification symbol 10 of “7” is temporarily stopped at the center, each identification symbol 10 changes again. In the following description, when continuous notice occurs, a change from the start of the change to the first temporary stop is also referred to as a pseudo 1 change, a change after the first temporary stop is referred to as a pseudo 2 change, and so on. is there.

  With reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, background sound control in the case of executing a series of effects from pseudo 1 variation to pseudo 2 variation and shifting to reach state 32 with the pseudo 2 variation will be described. The reach state 32 is a state in which all of the identification symbols 10 have changed (hereinafter also referred to as the changing state 31) to a state in which some of the identification symbols 10 have stopped. It means a state where there is a possibility that As in the present embodiment, in the case of a gaming machine that is informed that the three identification symbols 10 have the same symbol and that it is a jackpot, two of the three symbols stop at the same symbol as an example of the reach state 32 It will be possible. It should be noted that the reach state 32 may be a state that indicates that the probability that the determination result is a big hit is increased as compared with the changing state 31 from the viewpoint of the player. For example, the reach state 32 (pseudo reach state) configured by temporarily stopping some of the identification symbols 10 instead of being completely stopped may be used. In this way, the series of flows from the changing state 31 to the reach state 32 is the second stage from the first stage (the changing state 31) where the probability that the determination result is larger than the first stage is increased. It can be said that the state shifts to (reach state 32).

  In the pseudo 1 variation, the first passage 21 of the specific musical piece 20 is output (see FIG. 3A). That is, the specific musical piece 20 is output from the beginning together with the start of variation of the identification symbol 10. The pseudo 1 variation is a state in which the player does not know whether or not the continuous notice is generated until the identification symbol 10 is temporarily stopped and the variation is started again. The first passage 21 is output.

  Note that the pseudo 1 variation time in this embodiment (the time from when the identification symbol 10 starts to vary until the first temporary stop) and the variation time when no continuous notice is generated depend on the number of the hold information. Change. In the present embodiment, from the viewpoint of preventing the player from becoming frustrated by extending the production that occupies the majority of the production, the variation time is set to be shorter as the number of pending information increases. doing. That is, the time of the pseudo 1 change and the change time when the continuous notice does not occur depend on the number of hold information. In addition, elements other than the hold information may act as elements that determine the variation time.

  The identification symbol 10 is temporarily stopped, and the second variation 22 of the specific musical piece 20 is output at the same time as the pseudo 2 variation (during the variation 2 state of the pseudo 2 variation) is started (FIGS. 3B and 3C). (See FIG. 4 (P1)). That is, the second passage 22 of the specific music piece 20 is associated with the changing state 31 of the pseudo 2 change. In the present embodiment, the first passage 21 (A melody) is output from the beginning of the second passage 22 (B melody), which is a continuation of the first passage 21 (A melody). Then, the output of the specific musical piece 20 is controlled so that the end time of the changing state 31 (first stage) in the pseudo 2 change substantially coincides with the end time of the second passage 22 (FIG. 3 (d), FIG. 4 (P2)).

  It can be said that the end point of the changing state 31 in the pseudo-2 variation is the start point of the reach state 32 in the pseudo-2 variation. In addition, it can be said that the end point of the second passage 22 in the specific musical piece 20 is the start point of the third passage 23. That is, the output of the specific musical piece 20 is controlled so that the start time of the reach state 32 (second stage) and the start time of the third passage 23 substantially coincide (see FIG. 3E). In the present embodiment, the third passage 23 associated with the reach state 32 is a so-called rust portion (the most exciting portion) of the specific music piece 20, and therefore, the output of the third passage 23 is generated with the occurrence of the reach state 32. It will be a highly interesting production that will be started.

  In the present embodiment, the length of the second passage 22 in the specific musical piece 20 is substantially the same as the length of the changing state 31 in the pseudo 2 variation (the length from the start of the pseudo 2 variation to the reach state 32). It can also be said (see FIG. 4). The length of the changing state 31 in the pseudo-2 change does not change depending on the number of the hold information. In the present embodiment, the length of the changing state 31 in the pseudo-2 change is constant regardless of the number of the hold information, other situations, and the like. Based on this, the above-described configuration is realized by making the length of the changing state 31 in the pseudo 2 change substantially the same as the length of the second passage 22 of the specific music piece 20. Note that the occurrence of pseudo-2 fluctuation means that the probability that the result of the determination of success / failure will be a big win has increased to a certain degree (this is an effect that can be expected to a big hit to some extent). Nevertheless, even if the length of the changing state 31 is kept constant, the player is less likely to be frustrated.

  The effect of the construction is as follows. In the present embodiment, in the pseudo-2 variation, the end time of the changing state 31 that is the first stage and the end time of the second passage 22 of the specific music 20 are set so as to substantially coincide with each other. The 20 breaks and the end point of the changing state 31 are linked. In other words, since the specific music 20 is prevented from being interrupted at a halfway point, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the effect of the effect due to the specific music 20 set as the background sound.

  In the pseudo-2 variation, the start time of the third passage 23, which is the next passage of the second passage 22 in the specific music piece 20, and the start time of the reach state 32, which is the second stage, substantially coincide with each other. Since the specific music piece 20 is continuously output from the third passage 23 to the third passage 23, the flow of a series of effects from the changing state 31 to the reach state 32 and the break of the specific music piece 20 are linked. In other words, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the production effect due to the specific music 20 flying or rewinding on the way.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the control of the specific music piece 20 in the pseudo 2 variation is as described above. The reason (the reason why the fact that it is a pseudo 2 fluctuation is the condition of the control) is as follows. As described above, the pseudo 1 variation time (the time from the start of the variation of the identification symbol 10 to the first temporary stop) in the present embodiment, or the variation time when no continuous notice occurs, Varies with the number of The same applies to known gaming machines that can store the number of pieces of pending information. Therefore, it is difficult to match the break of the specific music 20 (between the passages) and the break of the production. On the other hand, as described above, the changing state 31 in the pseudo 2 change is constant regardless of the number of the hold information and the like, and is therefore constant (separated from the specific music 20 (in this embodiment, at the end of the second passage 22)). It is easy to match the delimiters of the effects (in this embodiment, the end point of the changing state 31). In other words, the present embodiment utilizes the fact that the changing state 31 in the pseudo 2 change is constant (the player can be prevented from being frustrated even if it is fixed), and the length of the changing state 31 is set to the second passage 22. By making the configuration according to the length of the specific music 20, the break of the specific music 20 and the break of the production are matched.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment at all, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, the following modifications (improved examples) can be considered. In addition, it is good also as a structure to which the modification demonstrated below is applied independently, and good also as a structure to which several are applied.

-1st modification Although the said embodiment demonstrated controlling in the pseudo | simulation 2 fluctuation | variation in continuous notice so that the division | segmentation (between passages) of the specific music 20 and the division | segmentation of production (between steps) may be made to correspond substantially. The same control as described above may be performed except during the pseudo 2 fluctuation. The above embodiment utilizes the fact that problems caused by making the length of the changing state 31 constant in a continuous notice are less likely to occur. It is also possible to control so that the separation of sections (between passages) and the section of production (between stages) substantially coincide.

  For example, a means for acquiring (calculating) the time until the break of the production, for example, the time of the changing state 31 is provided, and based on the time obtained by the means, the end portion of the predetermined section of the specific music 20 is the production. You may control so that it may correspond to a delimiter substantially. In this case, the place where a predetermined passage is output differs according to the length of time until the separation of the production. For example, the longer the time until the segmentation of the performance is, the longer the passage is output from the first half of a certain segment, and the end point of the segment is controlled so that the segmentation of the segment substantially matches. In other words, as long as the end point of a certain stage in a series of performances and the end point of a predetermined passage are approximately the same, the output of the predetermined passage may not be from the beginning of the passage. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the time in the changing state 31 is X1 seconds and the total length of the predetermined passage is X2 seconds, X2−2 from the beginning of the predetermined passage in the specific music 20 By outputting the specific music piece 20 (predetermined passage) from the portion after X1 seconds (the portion reached when a predetermined passage is output for X2-X1 seconds), the end point of the predetermined passage and the changing state 31 are output. The end point of (the delimiter of the production) matches.

  Thus, if it is set as the structure which can control the location where a predetermined | prescribed passage is output according to the length of time until the division | segmentation of production (the time of the end of a certain stage in a series of productions), it will be continuous. The above technical idea can be applied to scenes other than during the notice.

Second modified example In the above embodiment, the changing state 31 is set as the first stage, and the reach state 32 is set as the second stage indicating that the probability that the determination result is a big hit is increased. However, the elements that define the stage are not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in a step-up effect in which a panel showing the probability that the determination result is a big hit is displayed step by step, when stepping up from one step to the next, the end of a certain step The time point may be set so that the end time point of the predetermined section of the specific music 20 that is output as the background sound substantially coincides (see FIG. 6C).

Third Modification In the above embodiment, when the production changes from the first stage to the second stage, a predetermined passage associated with the first stage (second passage 22 in the above embodiment) and the second stage It has been explained that the specific music piece 20 is continuously output over the next passage (the third passage 23 in the above embodiment) associated with the stage. Modifications such as inserting or temporarily stopping between passages (providing “interval”) may be added. In other words, it is important that the end point of a stage at the end of a stage and the end point of a section are approximately the same, and that the start of the stage at the next stage and the start point of the next section are approximately the same. Modifications or the like for enhancing the production effect between the passages may be added as appropriate.

-4th modification The music set as the specific music 20 may be one, and plural may be sufficient as it. It is good also as a structure by which all the music which can be output as a background sound is controlled as mentioned above.

-Fifth Modified Example The continuous notice in the above embodiment is a so-called pseudo-continuous notice that repeats once or a plurality of times once the identification symbol 10 temporarily stops and then starts to change again (notifies one determination result) However, the same technical idea can be applied to so-called continuous pre-reading notice. The pre-reading continuous notice uses an effect of notifying the determination result corresponding to one or a plurality of hold information before that when notifying the determination result corresponding to certain hold information (target hold information). It is. In the effect of informing the determination result corresponding to the hold information before the target hold information, the identification symbol 10 can be set to a specific combination (the specific combination can be set as appropriate. For example, “1” “2” As an example of the pre-reading effect, an effect that increases the probability that the next success / failure determination result will be a big win by stopping at “3”, “5”, “6”, and “7” in order. As the number of pre-reads (the number of times of stoppage in a specific combination) increases, the effect of increasing the probability of jackpot is common. The technical idea similar to that of the above embodiment can be applied to such pre-reading continuous notice. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, after the stopped identification symbol 10 (see FIG. 7 (a)) is stopped in a specific combination indicating that it is a pre-reading notice (see FIG. 7 (b)), the variation is changed again. The time point at which the started identification symbol 10 (see FIG. 7 (c)) constitutes the reach state 32 and the time point at which the predetermined musical passage ends (see FIG. 7 (d)). Then, with the start of the reach state 32, the next passage after the predetermined passage is output from the beginning (see FIG. 7 (e)). That is, control is performed so that a predetermined passage and the next passage in the specific musical piece 20 are continuously output.

-Sixth Modification In the above embodiment, the end point of the stage at the stage and the end point of the stage are substantially the same, and the start point of the stage at the next stage and the start point of the next stage are approximately the same. As described above, the control target may be that the end point of the stage at a certain stage and the end point of a certain section are substantially matched. For example, the end point of an effect at a certain stage and the end point of a certain section may be substantially the same, and another musical piece may be newly output in the next stage effect. Even in this way, it is possible to prevent the specific music piece 20 from ending at a halfway point .
Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiment are listed below.
Means 1 Such a gaming machine has a higher probability that the determination of success / failure is a success from the first stage in a series of effects for notifying the result of the determination of success / failure when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a sound output means for outputting a background sound. When shifting to two stages, sound control means for controlling the output of the specific music so that the end time of the predetermined section constituting the specific music set as the background sound substantially coincides with the end time of the first stage And.
Means 1 According to the gaming machine, since the end point of the first stage and the end point of the predetermined section of the specific music are set to substantially coincide with each other, the break of the specific music and the end time of the first stage And link. In other words, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the effect of the effect due to the specific music set as the background sound.
Means 2 In the gaming machine according to means 1, the sound control means is such that the start time of the next passage after the predetermined passage constituting the specific musical piece is substantially coincident with the start time of the second stage. Thus, the output of the specific music is controlled.
Means 2 If the configuration is such that the start time of the next passage after the predetermined passage in the specific music and the start time of the second stage substantially coincide with each other as in the gaming machine, the first stage to the second stage are reached. Since the flow of a series of effects and the break of the specific music are linked, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the effect of the specific music.
Means 3 Such a gaming machine is a gaming machine according to means 1 or means 2, wherein the determination result is notified by a combination of identification symbols, wherein all the identification symbols fluctuate in the first stage. The second stage is a reach state in which a part of the identification symbols is stopped or temporarily stopped and the determination of success or failure is likely to be a hit.
Means 3 As in the case of such a gaming machine, by setting the first stage as the changing state and the second stage as the reach state, it is possible to switch the passage of the specific musical piece and to change from the changing state to the reach state. It is possible to link the switching of effects indicating that the probability that the determination is a hit has increased.
Means 4 Such a gaming machine is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to means 3, wherein the gaming machine is configured to notify the determination result of the success / failure based on a combination of identification symbols, and the fluctuating identification symbol is temporarily stopped or By repeating the temporary stop and starting the change again one or more times, it is possible to execute a continuous notice suggesting the probability that the determination of success or failure will be a hit, and the identification symbol once stopped or temporarily stopped changes again. Starting is set as at least a part of the predetermined condition.
Means 5 Such a gaming machine is the gaming machine described in the means 4 quoting the means 3, comprising a storage means for storing a plurality of hold information relating to the determination of success / failure, and an effect for notifying the result of the determination of the success / failure corresponding to certain hold information Is a gaming machine that is started after the notification of the determination result of the success / failure corresponding to the previous hold information is completed, and the identification symbol that has been temporarily stopped or temporarily stopped starts to change again and changes to the changing state. After that, the time until reaching the reach state does not change depending on the number of hold information stored in the storage means.
The time from the first stage to the second stage is the state when the presentation is executed from the viewpoint of preventing the player's irritation due to the extension of the presentation (an example of the state is the number of hold information) There are many game machines that change according to On the other hand, in the so-called continuous notice in which the once stopped or temporarily stopped identification symbol starts to fluctuate again, it is an effect that can be expected to be a certain degree of success or failure, so from the first stage to the second stage It is easy to keep the time of the game constant (the player is less likely to get irritated even if the time is fixed). Therefore, it is easy to set so that the end point of the first stage and the end point of the predetermined section of the specific music are approximately the same.

1 gaming machine 10 identification pattern 20 specific music 21 first passage 22 second passage 23 third passage 31 changing state (first stage)
32 Reach state (second stage)
92 Speaker (Sound output means)

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Sound output means for outputting background sound;
When transitioning from the first stage to the second stage where the probability that the success / failure determination result is a hit in a series of effects for informing the determination result of the success / failure when a predetermined condition is established, the specific music set as the background sound is selected. The end time of the predetermined passage constituting the first stage and the end time of the first stage substantially coincide with each other, the start time of the next passage after the predetermined passage constituting the specific music, and the start of the second stage Sound control means for controlling the output of the specific music so that the time points substantially match;
A gaming machine comprising:

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