JP6362725B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Conventionally, one of a plurality of effect modes called stages associated with a gaming state is selected in a gaming machine that is in a winning gaming state that is advantageous to the player when the winning / losing lottery results. Thus, for example, it is used in many gaming machines to suggest a gaming state by displaying a background image or the like corresponding to the stage on a liquid crystal display device.
A plurality of stages are set. For example, there is a stage that is changed by selecting one stage by lottery.

  For example, a gaming machine equipped with a stage change control means capable of executing a lottery related to such stage change has a probability of changing the production stage more than the normal stage change lottery table when winning as a result of the transition lottery related to the big hit game There is one that performs a lottery using a high-probability stage change lottery table that is set high (Patent Document 1).

  In addition, in a gaming machine that changes stages by lottery, there is one in which a stage switching decision probability is set higher in a win-probability gaming state than in a low-probability state (Patent Document 2).

JP 2008-173228 A JP 2011-005146 A

In order to suggest that the gaming machines described in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2 have entered a gaming state advantageous to the player, such as that the winning has been confirmed and that the winning has become a high probability gaming state. A stage change is executed. Therefore, such a stage change is not executed in a situation that is unfavorable to the player, such as coming off.
By the way, when the notice effect with high reliability is executed, the player strongly expects that the lottery result is a win, and when the result is off, the player may be greatly disappointed. Then, the game may be stopped by this, and there is a possibility that the operating rate of the gaming machine is lowered.

  An object of this invention is to provide the game machine which maintains a high interest property continuously in view of the said subject.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lottery means capable of executing a winning / losing lottery for providing a winning game that a player can be more advantageous than a normal game by satisfying a predetermined condition; Based on the lottery result, the variation pattern lottery means for performing the lottery for selecting the variation pattern related to one hit or miss from the plurality of types of variation patterns, and the plurality of types of display modes relating to the production are preset. Based on the effect mode change control means that allows one effect mode to be selected and changed from the effect modes, and the effect symbols are variably displayed based on the selected variation pattern, and depending on the result of the success / failure lottery In this manner, an effect of stopping and displaying the effect symbol is controlled and a display mode related to the predetermined effect can be selected based on the selected effect mode. In the gaming machine provided with the effect display control means, the plurality of types of variation patterns have a winning reliability equal to or greater than a predetermined value for suggesting that the result of the success / failure lottery may be a hit. Including a specific variation pattern which is a variation pattern related to a deviation, and the production mode change control means that the specific variation pattern is selected when the winning game lottery is in a predetermined gaming state with high expectation of winning. Based on the game mode other than the predetermined game state in the changeable state of the production mode that can be executed after the production symbol is stopped and displayed and until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. Control to make it difficult to change.

According to this configuration, an effect relating to a case where a specific variation pattern related to losing is selected by lottery, for example, a specific variation pattern (for example, super reach, etc.) in which the selection probability is set low among the variation patterns related to detachment. Based on the variation pattern related to the production), after the variation display by the production symbol (for example, the production effect with high reliability of the hit) is executed, and the display of the production symbol is stopped, the conditions relating to the stage change lottery unit The winning probability (condition achievement probability) of the lottery is improved from, for example, “1/100”, which is a value for normal use having a lower probability than the first predetermined value, to “1/10”, which is the first predetermined value. This makes it easier for the lottery result to achieve the condition. After the state of the probability improvement, the number of games is small (one game (one game) is a unit game in which the result of each winning / losing lottery can be obtained), and the other stage from the current stage It becomes the state which makes it easy to change to the production stage early.
Thus, based on a specific variation pattern, in the game after the game in which a lottery result is displayed, it is set to a probability state that makes it easy to change to another stage, and if the stage is changed to another stage, Players who are discouraged as a result of out-of-line production (changed display of effect symbols) (mode of stop display of effect symbols) because the display mode (hereinafter also referred to as stage configuration) set for each effect is renewed Can encourage a change of mood.
In addition, according to the configuration of the present invention, the variation display of the effect symbol related to the specific variation pattern in which the reliability of the hit of a predetermined value or more set in advance (for example, the outlier effect related to the super reach effect) is executed. In the game, the probability related to the conditional lottery is not increased to the first predetermined value, the state in which the condition is difficult to be achieved is maintained, and the game is determined in advance from the subsequent game (for example, the game after the off-effect related to the super reach effect). Until the end condition is satisfied, the probability related to the condition lottery is improved to the first predetermined value.
In contrast to this configuration, for example, a configuration for forcibly changing the effect stage after a specified number of games (for example, after two games) after a game in which a variation display of an effect symbol related to a specific variation pattern is executed In this case, the player may expect that the stage of the stage will be changed after the game of the off-stage production with high reliability in accordance with the rule of thumb. That is, there is a possibility that the effect of prompting the player to change his / her mood by changing the regular performance stage cannot be expected.
On the other hand, in the configuration of the present invention, comparison is made by improving the lottery probability related to the conditional lottery after a game related to a specific variation pattern with high reliability (for example, after an off-effect related to the super reach effect). Therefore, the conditions can be achieved at an early stage and at random, and the stage can be changed. Therefore, it is impossible to expect the timing of the stage change due to the stage changing irregularly as compared with the case where the stage is changed immediately or regularly after several games. It becomes possible to do so.
In other words, a lottery condition is selected so that the player will not feel a change in the regular stage in a game where the player's degree of discomfort is expected to increase due to the high degree of reliability of the hit, so that the player will be disappointed. It is possible to improve the winning probability related to the first predetermined value.
The “predetermined end condition” can be set as appropriate, for example, until the condition is achieved by conditional lottery or until a predetermined number of games is reached.
Here, the effect mode is to determine the range of the effect mode category of the effect pattern that can be executed by the effect display control means, and the display mode of the effect is predetermined. Diversify the production by setting the production mode (the above-mentioned production stage is provided corresponding to the production mode) to correspond to the gaming state (high probability gaming state, low probability gaming state) The monotony of the game can be suppressed.
In addition, in the case of a predetermined gaming state (for example, a high-probability gaming state or a presentation mode related to a high-probability gaming state) in which the expectation of winning / no-win lottery increases, the presentation mode change control means Control the process related to the change of the game (decreasing the lottery probability, canceling the conditional lottery, etc.), and a gaming state other than a predetermined gaming state (for example, a low-probability gaming state or an effect mode related to the low-probability gaming state) Thus, it is possible to make it difficult to change the effect mode so as not to affect the gaming state in which the expectation is increased.

In order for the stage change determining unit to select one stage from a plurality of stage stages, a stage selection lottery excluding the current stage stage is performed, and one stage stage is randomly selected based on the result of the stage selection lottery. May be selected to improve the unexpectedness of the performance.
Here, the effect stage (display mode of the effect) may be set so as to correspond to the game state (high probability game state, low probability game state), and the effect pattern category of effect patterns that can be executed by the effect display control means It is preferable that the game monotonization can be suppressed by diversifying the effects of the presentation according to the gaming state.
Also, in the case of a high probability gaming state (predetermined gaming state), since the winning probability of the winning lottery related to the provision of the winning game is improved and the expectation is increased, for example, by a predetermined gaming state determination means When the current gaming state is determined, and the result of the determination is a predetermined gaming state (for example, a high-probability gaming state or an effect stage related to a high-probability gaming state) in which the expectation of winning / failing lottery increases It is preferable to control the process related to the conditional lottery (decrease the lottery probability, stop the conditional lottery, etc.) and make the production stage difficult to change so as not to affect the increase in expectation. .

  According to the present invention, an object is to provide a gaming machine that continuously maintains high interest.

It is a front perspective view of the gaming machine according to the present invention. Similarly it is a rear view of the gaming machine. It is an enlarged front view of the gaming board of the gaming machine. It is a block diagram which similarly shows the control relationship of each component of a gaming machine. Similarly, it is a tree diagram related to the determination of the variation pattern of the gaming machine. It is a table figure which similarly shows an example of the production pattern determination table of a gaming machine. Similarly, it is a flowchart for explaining the correspondence between the gaming state (effect screen transition) and the stage change mode in the gaming machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the change process which similarly concerns on the production stage of a gaming machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the stage change process (subroutine) in the change process similarly related to the production stage of a gaming machine.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and will be described in the embodiments. Not all combinations of features are essential to the solution of the invention. The gaming machine of the present embodiment is a pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine), but the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may include other gaming machines such as a slot machine (rotating game machine). Good.
In the following description, the left and right direction of each part of the gaming machine (pachinko machine) will be described in accordance with the left and right direction for a person facing the gaming machine. That is, when explaining from the front of the gaming machine, the viewpoint of the person facing the front of the gaming machine (for example, a player) is used as a reference, and when explaining from the back, the viewpoint of the person facing the back of the gaming machine is The standard.

(Game machine)
As shown in FIG. 1, a gaming machine 1 of this embodiment includes a machine frame 2 having a rectangular shape installed in an island facility of a game arcade, and a main body frame attached to the machine frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. 3, a game board 30 mounted inside the main body frame 3, and a front door of the main body frame 3, which can be opened and closed like a door, and a large glass window 4 a is provided at the center so that the game board 30 can be visually recognized. A glass door 4, a front board 5 having a receiving tray 6 for storing a game ball, which is provided on the lower side of the main body frame 3 so as to be opened and closed, and a game ball disposed at the lower part of the main body frame 3. A launcher 7B (see FIG. 4), a handle 7 attached to the front board 5 and for launching a game ball to the launcher 7B based on a player's rotation operation, and provided on the upper left and right sides of the glass door 4, respectively. That outputs sound effects according to the game situation. Provided with 8, provided on the left and right sides of the glass door 4, the lighting depending on the situation of the game, performs illumination effect of turning off and blinking, for example, an illumination device 9 equipped with a full-color LED.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the gaming machine 1, a main control device 100, a sub control device 200 covered with a cover member, and a payout launch control device 300 are provided via a support member or the like. ing. The main control device 100, the sub control device 200, and the payout launch control device 300 all perform processing according to a CPU, a ROM storing a computer program and data necessary for game processing, and the CPU according to the computer program stored in the ROM. And a RAM which is a temporary storage area.
In addition, a prize ball payout device 301 for paying out winning prize balls is provided on the right side of the sub-control device 200 in FIG. 2, and on each control device on the left side of the payout launch control device 300. A power supply device 400 for supplying power is provided.

  The main control device 100 executes various processes for controlling the gaming machine 1 as a whole, and calculates and outputs various control commands for controlling the game based on the processing results. Although detailed explanation will be described later, for example, an electronic lottery (first special symbol lottery) related to the first special symbol, an electronic lottery (second special symbol lottery) related to the second special symbol, etc. are executed at predetermined timings, respectively. Based on the lottery result, for example, a special electric accessory (attacker driving device 66B) described later is operated and the big winning opening 65 is opened, whereby the accessory continuous operating device is operated (a big hit game is started). )

  The sub-control device 200 receives a control command from the main control device 100, and transmits the control command to an effect device such as the speaker 8, the illumination device 9, and an effect display device 51 described later, and executes control related to the effect. .

  The payout launch control device 300 receives a control command from the main control device 100, controls the operation of the prize ball payout device 301, and pays out the game ball to the tray 6. Here, the prize ball payout device 301 uses the number of award balls that are associated in advance for each prize opening as a prize ball under the control of the payout launch control device 300 when the game ball has won a prize opening. It is controlled to pay out.

  Further, the payout launch control device 300 controls the operation of the launch device 7B in accordance with the rotational operation amount of the handle 7, and launches a game ball into the game area 31. When the amount of rotation of the handle 7 is increased by the player's operation, the payout launch control device 300 controls the game ball 31 so that the shooting power of the game ball to the launch device 7B becomes large. Can fire up to the right side.

(Game area)
As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 30 includes a game area 31 on which a game ball flows down. The game balls stored in the saucer 6 are launched by the launching device 7B, fly in the direction of arrow X shown in FIG. 3, pass through the launch port 34, reach the upper part of the game area 31, and flow down in the game area 31. It will be.

  The game area 31 can be viewed through the glass window 4a (see FIG. 1). The game area 31 is partitioned and formed by a guide rail 32 for sliding the game ball and a game ball regulation rail 33 so as to be substantially circular. In other words, the game area 31 is partitioned on the inner side and the outer side from the game ball regulation rail 33, and more specifically, on the outer side, more specifically, on the lower right corner of the game board 30, a first special display composed of a two-digit 7-segment display device. A symbol display device 40A and a second special symbol display device 40B, and a normal symbol display device 41 composed of two LED lamps are provided.

(Special symbol display device)
The first special symbol display device 40A is for displaying the result of the first special symbol lottery executed by the main control device 100 when the game ball has won a first start winning opening 61 described later. is there. More specifically, a mode in which a predetermined special symbol is derived and displayed (stopped display) after changing a special symbol such as a number or a pattern (also simply referred to as a special symbol) based on the result of the electronic lottery. Is controlled by the main controller 100 so that the lottery result is displayed.

  The second special symbol display device 40B is for displaying the result of the second special symbol lottery executed by the main controller 100 when the game ball has won a second start winning opening 62 described later. is there. More specifically, the main controller 100 displays the lottery result in such a manner that a predetermined special symbol is stopped and displayed after changing a special symbol such as a number or a picture based on the result of the electronic lottery. It is controlled by.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a special symbol that fluctuates when the game ball is won at the first start winning slot 61 is used as the first special symbol, and the game ball is awarded at the second start winning slot 62. The special symbol that fluctuates as a trigger is the second special symbol, and the change and stop display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol are based on the order of the lottery processing with a predetermined priority according to the type of the special symbol. This is performed by the main controller 100.

(Normal symbol display device)
The normal symbol display device 41 is triggered by the fact that the game ball has passed through a through chucker 64, which will be described later, as a result of an electronic lottery (ordinary symbol lottery) related to the ordinary symbol (also simply referred to as a common symbol), It is controlled by the main control device 100 so that the deviation is displayed.

Inside the game ball regulation rail 33 in the game area 31, there are a center accessory 50, an effect display device 51, a first start winning opening 61, a second starting winning opening 62, an electric tulip 63, and a through chucker 64. A prize winning port 65, an attacker device 66, a plurality of general winning ports 67, an out port 68, and a plurality of game nails N and windmills P that change the flow direction of game balls in the game area 31. Is provided.
In addition, the description of each above-mentioned structural member arrange | positioned in the following game area | regions 31 will refer FIG. 3 unless there is another thing shown, The description to that effect is abbreviate | omitted.

(Center role)
The center accessory 50 protrudes forward from the game area 31 at substantially the center of the game area 31, and has a frame shape having an opening 50a in the front-rear direction at the center. A rectangular effect display device 51 is provided behind the center accessory 50, and on the left side of the center accessory 50, a part of the game ball launched into the game area 31 is placed in the center accessory 50. Is provided with a game ball guide path 50b. A stage 52 for guiding and swinging the game ball introduced from the game ball guide path 50b is provided at the lower center of the center accessory 50. The left and right sides of the stage 52 are inclined toward the center, and a groove 52A in the front-rear direction is formed in the center of the stage 52 so that the front side is slightly inclined. Since the first start winning opening 61 is arranged at a position directly below the groove 52A, the game ball dropped from the groove 52A is guided to the first starting winning opening 61 with a high probability.

(Production display device)
The effect display device 51 is a liquid crystal display device having a display area in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, and a predetermined effect mode is transmitted through the opening 50 a of the center accessory 50 based on the control of the sub-control device 200. Is displayed.
The effect display device 51 has a first effect symbol S1 variably displayed in conjunction with a variation of the first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 40A, and a second special symbol display as predetermined effect modes. The second effect symbol S2 variably displayed in conjunction with the variation of the second special symbol displayed on the device 40B is shared and controlled in the display area of the liquid crystal image. In addition, a background image (fluctuation image or still image) corresponding to the gaming state is displayed and controlled on the back side of each of the effect symbols S1 and S2. In addition, special effects such as a super reach effect and a pseudo-continuous effect (hereinafter also simply referred to as a “pseudo-ream”), which are described below, are displayed and controlled such that each effect symbol S1, S2 is reduced and the background image is displayed in front. There is a case.
The display control may be performed without using the first effect symbol S1 and the second effect symbol S2 as a common effect symbol. In addition, display control may be performed to change the design such as the shape of the effect symbol in accordance with a change in a gaming state such as a mode state described later.

  Furthermore, a display area A1 for displaying that a later-described retained ball random number corresponding to the first special symbol lottery is stored in the RAM of the main control apparatus 100 is provided at the lower part of the effect display apparatus 51. Apart from that, there is provided a display area A2 for displaying that the reserved ball random number corresponding to the second special symbol lottery is stored in the random number hold control means 140 described later of the main controller 100.

Here, the “pseudo-continuous production (pseudo-continuous production)” is a series of productions in which a production is continuously produced a plurality of times in one game, and the number of productions continuously produced increases. It is a notice effect that suggests a hit that improves the reliability of the hit. After the quasi-continuous effect, in the first effect symbol S1 or the second effect symbol S2, for example, from the normal reach effect in which two of the three same symbols are stopped and displayed in the same symbol, the symbol is reduced and the screen background is switched. In some cases, this will lead to super-reach production. This super reach production is a production that is relatively easy to hit (high reliability) in the reach production, and the appearance rate is set low in the reach production.
Here, the reliability with respect to the hit is set, for example, corresponding to a variation pattern related to a so-called reach effect or pseudo-ream.
Specifically, the reliability values are set in such a relationship that the pseudo-ream 1 time <the pseudo-ream 2 times <the pseudo-ream 3 times, and the normal reach effect <the super reach effect.
In the gaming machine of this embodiment, a super reach effect is assumed three times as a detachment effect whose win reliability is set to a predetermined value or more.

  In addition, “1 game (also referred to as 1 game (1G))” in the gaming machine of the present embodiment is the first start winning prize in which the first special symbol display device 40A or the second special symbol display device 40B operates. The special symbol of the first special symbol display device 40A or the second special symbol display device 40B changes with the start of an operation including a winning of a game ball or a holding ball winning in the mouth 61 or the second start winning port 62. A game that ends when the special symbol is stopped and displayed after the change has continued through the state where the change has continued.

(Winners and through-chuckers)
In each of the first start winning opening 61, the second starting winning opening 62, the large winning opening 65, the through chucker 64, and the general winning opening 67, a first start winning opening detection sensor 91 for detecting the passage of a game ball, a second A start winning opening detection sensor 92, a large winning opening detection sensor 93, a through chucker detection sensor 94, and a general winning opening detection sensor 95 are incorporated (see FIG. 4).
These detection sensors 91 to 95 are magnetic sensors that output a game ball detection signal (electrical signal) as the game ball passes, and the game ball detection signal is input to the main controller 100 (see FIG. 4). .

A “winning port” and an “out port 68”, which will be described later, in the gaming machine of this embodiment are game balls that process the entered game balls as game balls (discharge balls) that are collected on the back side of the game area 31 and discharged. It is a discharge port. The discharged balls are temporarily stored in a discharged ball tray provided on the back surface of the gaming machine 1 or a gaming machine installation facility or the like (not shown) for installing the gaming machine and used again for gaming. As a result, a circulation process is performed so that the payout launch control device 300 can make a payout state.
The “through chucker” is a game ball passage port through which the game area 31 continues to flow after passing through a game ball passage provided in the game area 31.

(Startup prize opening)
The first start winning opening 61 is located below the stage 52 in the substantially central portion of the game area 31. A first special symbol lottery or the like is executed by the main controller 100 when a game ball is awarded to the first start winning opening 61 (detection of a game ball by the first start winning opening detection sensor 91).

The second start winning opening 62 has an electric tulip 63 for allowing a game ball to be received at a predetermined timing, and is located on the right side of the game area 31. The second special symbol lottery or the like is executed by the main controller 100 when the game ball is won in the second start winning opening 62 (detection of the game ball by the second start winning opening detection sensor 92).
In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the game ball flows down the left side of the game area 31 by the player's operation, it is easy to win the first start winning opening 61, and the game ball must flow down the right side. The board configuration is such that the second winning opening 62 cannot be won.

  The electric tulip 63 is provided on the entrance side of the upper part of the second start winning opening 62, and includes a pair of blade members 63A that rotate about an axis orthogonal to the front surface of the game board 30, and the pair of blade members. An electric tulip driving device (solenoid) 63B for driving, and energizing the solenoid 63B causes the tips of the pair of blade members 63A to turn away from each other, thereby enlarging the entrance of the second start winning opening 62 It is.

Since the electric tulip 63 is in a state where the pair of blade members 63A are closed, the distance between the electric tulip and the game nail provided above the second start winning prize port 62 cannot pass the game ball. In the state where the blade member 63A is closed, it is impossible to win a game ball in the second start winning opening 62.
When the result of the electronic lottery (ordinary symbol lottery or ordinary symbol lottery) related to the normal symbol is a hit, the pair of blade members 63A are opened so that the electric tulip 63 can accept the game ball. Are controlled by the main controller 100.

(Through Chukka)
The through chucker 64 has a gate structure through which a game ball can pass as described above, and is located on the right side of the game board 30 in the gaming machine of this embodiment.
When the game ball passes through the through chucker 64, the main controller 100 performs a normal symbol lottery.
Therefore, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the player must perform an operation to increase the rotational operation amount of the handle 7 to launch the game ball to the right side of the game area and pass the game ball through the through chucker 64. Since the regular drawing lottery is not performed, it is impossible to win a game ball in the second start winning opening 62.

(Big prize opening)
The special winning opening 65 is a horizontally long rectangular opening and is provided below the second starting winning opening 62.
The attacker device 66 is provided on the lower side of the opening of the grand prize winning opening 65 in a state of turning in a flap shape in the front-rear direction around a horizontal axis, and has a rectangular lid member 66A that is substantially the same as the shape of the big prize winning opening 65. The lid member 66A is rotated forward from the closed state by driving the attacker driving device 66B (see FIG. 4) to be driven, and the special winning opening 65 is opened (actuating the accessory actuating device or the accessory continuous actuating device is actuated). State).

  The attacker device 66 receives the result of the first special symbol lottery related to the first special symbol that is performed when the game ball is won at the first start winning opening 61 (per the first special symbol, per special symbol, per jackpot, Or the result of the second special symbol lottery related to the second special symbol performed when the game ball is won at the second start winning opening 62. Round processing that opens the big prize winning opening 65 based on the type (number of rounds) of the big hit determined by the main control device 100 when it becomes a hit per figure, a special figure, a big hit, or simply “hit”) Is executed, and more game balls than the normal game can be awarded to the big prize opening 65. This provides a winning game (also called a big hit game or an advantageous game) that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game.

In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the number of rounds in the advantageous game in which the prize winning opening 65 is opened in a plurality of times (the accessory continuous operation device is in the operating state) is 2 rounds (also referred to as 2R), 3 Round (also referred to as 3R), 10 rounds (also referred to as 10R) or 15 rounds (also referred to as 15R), and the maximum number of game balls that can be won per round is, for example, 9 and the longest of the attacker device 66 The opening time is 30 seconds.
That is, for example, when one round is the above-mentioned condition (the maximum number of winning prizes is 9 and the opening time of the attacker device 66 is 30 seconds), the game goes to the big winning opening 65 before 30 seconds have passed since the opening time of the attacker device 66. 1 round when the number of winning game balls reaches 9 and when 30 seconds have elapsed from the time when the attacker device 66 is released before the number of winning game balls at the large winning opening 65 reaches 9. Is supposed to end.
Whether the winning game is 2 rounds, 3 rounds, 10 rounds, or 15 rounds is determined by the result of lottery by the main controller 100.
For example, when the advantageous game becomes 15 rounds (per 15 rounds) as a result of the lottery by the main control device 100 (lottery of whether or not to permit the operation of the condition device in the accessory operating device or the consecutive accessory operating device) The winning prize opening 65 has an opening / closing pattern (winning pattern) of, for example, 30 seconds × 15 times, so that the expected amount of balls is about 1000 to 1700, similarly 10 rounds (per 10 rounds). If the winning prize opening 65 is accompanied by an opening / closing pattern of, for example, 30 seconds × 10 times, the expected number of balls is about 600 to 1200, and the number of rounds is 3 rounds (per 3 rounds). In this case, for example, the winning prize opening 65 is accompanied by an opening / closing pattern of 30 seconds × 3 times, so that the expected amount of balls is about 200 to 350.

  On the other hand, as a result of the lottery by the main controller 100 (a hit related to 2R special symbol A described later), when the advantageous game becomes 2 rounds, the big prize opening 65 is opened only about 0.5 seconds × 2 times, for example. Without winning, you can hardly expect winning or winning. In such a big hit game, almost no winnings or winnings can be expected, but after the big hit, a two-round short time (2R short time) or a short time is accompanied by a “short time function” in which the hand-held game balls that will be described later hardly decrease. To a probability state (a predetermined game state (a special figure high-accuracy game mode or a probability change state to be described later)) that has a function and that has a higher probability per special figure than the normal state. This is a two-round probability variation (2R probability variation or sudden accuracy). In addition to this, there is no “short-time function”, and the special high-accuracy game mode is set, and the player has a latent probability change state (latent-probability state), a “short-time function”, There is a state of a small hit game without the high-accuracy game mode (the accessory actuating device is set to the activated state).

Here, “one round” in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is an opening / closing process of the big prize opening 65 obtained by one command (command from the main control device 100) for operating the attacker device 66. Therefore, the number of times that the lid member 66A is driven based on one command (one round) is not limited to one, but may be a predetermined number of times.
Therefore, for example, in the case of a game of five rounds, the game of five rounds can be executed based on the fact that one command for operating the attacker device 66 is continuously generated five times individually.

  The out port 68 is provided at the lowermost part of the game area 31 and has flowed down without winning any of the first start winning port 61, the second starting winning port 62, the big winning port 65, and the general winning port 67. Collect the ball as a discharge ball.

(Control of gaming machines)
With reference to FIG. 4, the function (control) of the gaming machine of this embodiment will be described in detail with respect to the main control device.
Note that the gaming machine of the present embodiment is controlled by the main control device 100 and the sub control device 200, and the functions described below of the main control device 100 and the sub control device 200 are predetermined programs stored in advance in the ROM. Information processing by (software) is achieved by being specifically realized by hardware resources such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, and other rendering devices.

(Main controller)
As shown in FIG. 4, the main control device 100 executes lottery and control related to games based on the input of game ball detection signals from the detection sensors 91 to 95.
The main controller 100 performs random lottery and control related to the game, so that the random number lottery means 105, the special symbol success / failure determination means 110, the special symbol type determination means 115, the special symbol variation display determination means 120, the special symbol variation Display control means 130, random number hold control means 140, hold ball random number destination determination means 145, hit game control means 150, game mode control means 160, normal symbol winning / lottery means 170, electric tulip control means 180, payout control means 190, etc. Have

  The random number lottery means 105 includes a random number for determining whether or not the winning is related to the first special symbol or the second special symbol (whether or not to shift to the big hit gaming state), the first special symbol display device 40A, In order to determine the type of a special symbol stop display pattern (for example, a combination of a plurality of symbols or numerical values) to be stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display device 40B, a random number for the symbol type and a variation pattern group related to the special symbol are determined. For generating a variation pattern group for determining a variation pattern mode, a variation pattern mode determining random number for determining a variation pattern mode, and a variation pattern determining random number for determining a variation pattern, and generating a first start winning opening 61 or a second start Each random number (starting random number) is extracted based on the starting winning of the game ball to the winning opening 62.

  The “random number” in the gaming machine of this embodiment is generated by updating a plurality of numerical values in a loop at a high speed by a hardware random number generation unit, a software random number generation unit, or the like, and a detection timing based on a predetermined sensor. It is assumed that it is a pseudo-random number (electronic lottery) that enables extraction of a numerical value of 1 (random value) in accordance with.

The special symbol success / failure determination means (lottery means) 110 is triggered by the input of the detection signal from the first start winning opening detection sensor 91, and the gaming state at the time of the signal input (for example, the special figure high-probability game mode or the special figure). A first special symbol success / failure table (for example, a special figure high-probability game determination table or a special figure low-probability game determination table) for determining whether or not to win based on the low-probability game mode) is determined. The first special symbol success / failure random number extracted with reference to the special symbol success / failure table is determined to determine the success / failure.
In addition, with the input of the detection signal from the second start winning opening detection sensor 92, the determination of success / failure is made based on the gaming state at the time of the signal input (for example, the special figure high probability game mode or the special figure low probability game mode). A second special symbol success / failure table to be performed (for example, a special figure high-probability game determination table or a special figure low-probability game determination table) is determined and extracted with reference to the second special symbol success / failure table. The second special symbol success / failure random number is determined to determine the success / failure.

The special symbol type determining means 115 is for determining the type of the first special symbol based on the result of the determination and the gaming state based on the input of the detection signal from the first start winning port detection sensor 91. A first special symbol type table (for example, a hit stop display table or a miss stop display table) is determined, and a random number for the symbol type extracted with reference to the first special symbol type table is determined and displayed in a stopped state. The first special symbol is determined.
Further, the special symbol type determining means 115 determines the type of the second special symbol based on the result of the determination and the gaming state based on the input of the detection signal from the second start winning port detection sensor 92. The second special symbol type table (for example, the hit stop display table or the stop stop display table) is determined, the symbol type random number extracted with reference to the second special symbol type table is determined, and the stop display is performed. The second special symbol to be played is determined.
In addition, the types of special symbols related to winning used in the gaming machine according to this embodiment are 4 types of 2R special symbol A, 5R special symbol A, 5R special symbol B, 15R special symbol A, and 2R special symbol. A is set to correspond to 2 rounds, 5R special symbol A, 5R special symbol B for 5 rounds, and 15R special symbol A for 15 rounds.

  The special symbol variation display determination means (variation pattern lottery means) 120 relates to the first special symbol that is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 40A and the second special symbol that is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 41A. A variation pattern (hereinafter also referred to as a special symbol variation pattern or a variation pattern) is determined. In the variation pattern, a predetermined variation time of a special figure is set. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the determination of success / failure, the variation pattern group and the variation are made to determine the variation pattern based on various gaming states and predetermined conditions. Based on the determination of the pattern mode or the like, the variation pattern is comprehensively determined.

Regarding the determination (lottery) of the variation pattern, the relationship between the variation pattern group, the variation pattern mode, the variation pattern, and the like (node) can be represented by a tree structure (multiple tree) (see FIG. 5).
Note that the tree diagram shown in FIG. 5 shows the relationship between nodes in the determination of the variation pattern of one game state (for example, the special figure high-probability game mode), and optimal performance control is performed according to the game state. Is set so that the relationship between the nodes is optimized.

  The variation pattern group, the variation pattern mode, and the variation pattern correspond to the first special symbol and the second special symbol, the first special symbol variation pattern group, the first special symbol variation pattern mode, and the first special symbol variation. The pattern, the second special symbol variation pattern group, the second special symbol variation pattern mode, and the second special symbol variation pattern mode are provided, but without distinction, one variation pattern group, one variation pattern mode, Alternatively, it may be composed of one type of variation pattern.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the special symbol variation display determination unit 120 is configured to determine whether or not the special symbol is acceptable or not (120-01 or 120-02) and the number of reserved storage (120-03 or 120-04). The variation pattern groups are distributed according to the variation pattern group, and the variation pattern group stored in the variation pattern group storage means 122 (see FIG. 4) based on the variation pattern group determination random numbers (random number range: 0 to 9) (120− 05) Or, among a plurality of types of variation pattern groups in the outlier variation pattern group (120-06), one variation pattern group is determined within the range of the child nodes in the determined variation pattern group.

  Further, the special symbol variation display determination means 120 is based on the variation pattern mode determination random number (random number range: 0 to 9), and the hit variation pattern mode (120−) stored in the variation pattern mode storage means 124 (see FIG. 4). 07) or out of the variation pattern modes (120-08), one variation pattern mode is determined within a range of child nodes in the determined variation pattern group.

Further, the special symbol variation display determination means 120 is a hit variation pattern (120-09) stored in the variation pattern storage means 126 (see FIG. 4) based on the variation pattern determination random number (random number range: 0 to 62). Alternatively, one variation pattern is determined within the range of the child node in the determined variation pattern mode among a plurality of types of variation patterns in the variation pattern 0 to the variation pattern 4 (120-10).
Here, the variation pattern is an element for determining an effect pattern to be described later. Main controller 100 transmits the change pattern determination information (result information) to sub-controller 200 as a control command. In particular, commands A to D are set as control commands corresponding to the deviation fluctuation pattern 0 to the deviation fluctuation pattern 4 (see FIG. 6).

  The special symbol variation display control means 130 is a variation in which a predetermined variation time is set in the first special symbol display device 40A and the second special symbol display device 40B based on the result of the success / failure determination by the special symbol success / failure determination means 110. Display control is performed to change the pattern display (for example, a plurality of symbols or numerical values in which the order is determined and updated in order at a predetermined speed). Specifically, based on the determined variation pattern, the first special symbol display device 40A and the second special symbol display device 40B display the first special symbol or the second special symbol variably for a predetermined time, and then the result of success or failure. Display control is performed to stop the first special symbol or the second special symbol so as to be in a mode according to the above.

  Random number hold control means 140 is in the hold determination timing during the transition of the above-mentioned jackpot game or when the first special symbol display device 40A or the second special symbol display device 40B variably displays the first special symbol or the second special symbol. When a random number extraction process occurs based on the input of a detection signal from the first start winning port detecting sensor 91 or the second starting winning port detecting sensor 92 at this time, waiting for determination permission until the specified number is reached In addition to storing the extracted random number (also referred to as a reserved ball random number) as the hold process, the fact is displayed in the display area A1 or A2 of the effect display device 51. The reserved ball random number stored by the random number hold control means 140 is one each time the processing permission conditions are satisfied one by one in the winning order based on the stop display of the changing special symbol or the end of the winning game. A determination process is performed, and the storage of the reserved ball random number related to the determination is deleted, and the display is deleted from the display area A1 or A2 in the effect display device 51. Note that the number (prescribed number) of reserved ball random numbers that can be stored is “4” in the case of the random number processing related to the first start winning port detection sensor 91, and also in the case of the random number processing related to the second start winning port detection sensor 92. It is “4”, and a total of “8” reserved ball random numbers can be stored.

  The reserved ball random number destination determination unit 145 performs a temporary determination of the reserved ball random number by the random number hold control unit 140. Specifically, random numbers for first and second special symbol lotteries (random numbers for success / failure), random numbers for first or second special symbol display lottery (random numbers for symbol types), fluctuations related to newly stored pending storage Temporary determination such as random numbers for pattern lottery (variation pattern determination random numbers) is performed. That is, in the game related to the on-hold storage, it is tentatively determined whether the special figure is hit or not, which special figure's stop display pattern is selected, and which fluctuation pattern (including the concept of fluctuation time) is selected. .

The reserved ball random number destination determination means 145 determines an update state in which the stored storage is newly stored, and performs a temporary determination process for the various random numbers when there is a new stored storage. A result command (temporary determination information) of the temporary determination process is transmitted to the sub-control device 200.
The result of the provisional determination is the same as the determination result by the special symbol use determination unit 110, the special symbol type determination unit 115, and the special symbol variation display determination unit 120, and there is no difference between the determination results of the two.

The hit game control means 150 controls the open / close pattern (open / close frequency, open time, etc.) in the attacker driving device 66B as a gaming state advantageous to the player based on the type of special figure per special figure. Controls the increase / decrease in the amount of payout balls that can be earned.
Specifically, when the type per special figure is 2R special symbol A corresponding to 2R, the attacker device 66 is opened and closed for two rounds to provide the player with a game. When the special symbol per type is 5R special symbol A or 5R special symbol B corresponding to 5R, the attacker device 66 is opened and closed for five rounds to provide the player with a game. When the type per special figure is 15R special symbol A corresponding to 15R, the attacker device 66 is opened and closed for 15 rounds to provide the player with a game.

The game mode control means 160 determines the current gaming state based on the type of the first special symbol or the second special symbol determined by the special symbol type determination means 115, and determines the predetermined gaming state after the big hit gaming state is finished. The type (lottery) of the mode state (transition game state) that affects the game state to be transferred for a period is determined.
There are multiple types of mode states here. Specifically, “Special figure high-probability game mode” that makes it easier to win per special figure than in the normal game state, and special figure high per special figure. "Special figure low-probability game mode" that is difficult to win in comparison with the certain game mode, "Machine figure high-definition game mode" that is easier to win than in the normal game state, and per figure This is the “ordinary low probability game mode” that is difficult to win in comparison with the certain game mode, or a combination of these game modes.
Based on the change of the mode state, the settings related to the selection of the variation pattern and the effect pattern and the effect control depending on them change.

In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the combined state of the special figure low probability game mode and the normal figure low probability game mode is the “normal state”, and the special figure high probability game mode and the general figure low probability game mode are combined. The state is, for example, “latent probability state”, and the combined state of the special figure low probability game mode and the normal figure high probability game mode is, for example, “short time state”, the special figure high probability game mode, and the special figure high probability game mode are, for example, This is the above-mentioned “probability change state” (including suddenness).
Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the high-probability gaming state includes a probability variation state, but may include a latent probability state or may not include it.

  Based on the detection signal from the through-chucker detection sensor 94, the normal symbol success / failure lottery means 170 executes a normal symbol success / failure lottery for extracting a random number and determining the extracted random number. Further, as a result of the normal symbol winning / losing lottery, the normal symbol corresponding to the mode state is displayed on the normal symbol display device 41 for a predetermined time, and then the combination of the normal symbols corresponding to the lottery winning / failing information is stopped and displayed. .

  The electric tulip control means 180 energizes the solenoid 63B of the electric tulip 63 when the normal symbol winning lottery means 170 of the normal symbol winning lottery means 170 wins per ordinary figure, and a pair of electric tulips 63 The blade member 63A (predetermined movable member capable of guiding the game ball) has an opening / closing pattern corresponding to the mode state (normal low probability game mode or normal high probability game mode) at the time of the normal symbol winning lottery. And open / close control.

  The payout control means 190, based on the input of detection signals from the detection sensors 91-93, 95, etc., pays out a prize ball signal related to the number of prize balls paid out in advance associated with each winning opening. To 300.

  The main control device 100 transmits a predetermined result processed by each of the control means to the sub-control device 200 as a control command.

(Sub control device)
As shown in FIG. 4, the sub control device 200 includes an effect mode determination unit 205, a stage change control unit 210, and an effect display control unit 220.
(Direction mode decision part)
The effect mode determination unit 205 selects an effect mode based on the game mode determined by the game mode control means 160.
Here, the effect mode is management information classified corresponding to the game mode managed by the game mode control means 160, and specifically, the special figure high probability game mode and the special figure low probability game. Corresponding to the mode, a high probability effect mode and a low probability effect mode are set (see FIG. 6).

(Stage change control means)
As shown in FIG. 4, the stage change control means 210 is capable of changing the production stage at an optimal timing, and includes a stage change lottery unit 212, a stage change determination unit 214, a lottery probability change unit 216, and a stage change. Part 218.

(Stage change lottery)
The stage change lottery unit 212 determines whether or not to change the stage when the predetermined variation pattern related to the deviation determined by the special symbol variation display determination unit 120 is selected. A conditional lottery (hereinafter, stage change decision lottery) is performed.

  More specifically, the stage change lottery unit 212 determines whether or not the predetermined fluctuation pattern has a predetermined fluctuation time (for example, 5.5 seconds) or more, and the predetermined fluctuation time or more is set. When it is determined that the change pattern is a predetermined variation pattern, a stage change determination lottery (for example, a normal winning probability (winning probability related to conditional lottery) “1/100”) is performed with reference to the presence or absence of a high probability flag described later. .

Further, the stage change lottery unit 212 does not change the production stage by canceling the stage change determination lottery or the like if the gaming state is a high probability gaming state as a result of the determination of the gaming state by the gaming mode control means 160. To control. In the case of the high probability gaming state, since the winning probability of the winning / losing lottery is improved and the expectation of winning is increased, the increase in expectation due to the change of the stage is not affected.
Further, when the gaming state is a high probability gaming state, the lottery probability of the stage change determination lottery may be lowered by the lottery probability changing unit 216 described later instead of controlling the stage change lottery unit 212 by the stage changing lottery unit 212. (For example, a lottery probability 1/1000).

(Direction stage)
Here, the production stage is set so as to correspond to the above-described production mode (high probability production mode, low probability production mode), and is executed in each production device (speaker 8, lighting device 9, production display device 51, etc.). The range of expression of the possible production pattern is decided, and the taste of the production is decided according to the game state (game mode or production mode).

  Specifically, in the above-described high-probability effect mode, the first stage, which is a corresponding single effect stage, is set (see FIG. 6), and in the first stage, a winning / winning lottery in the gaming state is set. The range of the production pattern is determined so that the probability is high through the production.

Specifically, production patterns 1 to 12 are set corresponding to the first stage. The production patterns 1 to 12 are set so as to have different production modes. However, as a background image displayed on the production display device 51 in common with all the production patterns, for example, “universe” is used as a motif. An image is set. In addition, the effects (music and illumination) related to the speaker 8 and the illumination device 9 are set so as to recall “space”. That is, in the first stage, production patterns 1 to 12 having “universe” as a common production mode are set.
In the high-probability effect mode, for example, an effect mode at the time of probability change is set.

  Similarly, in the low-probability effect mode, the second to fourth stages, which are a plurality of corresponding effect stages, are set (see FIG. 6). A common production mode is determined by determining the range of production patterns so that the winning probability is low.

  Specifically, effect patterns 13 to 24 are set corresponding to the second stage. The production patterns 13 to 24 are set to have different production modes, but in common with all the production patterns, for example, “mountain” is used as a motif as a background image displayed on the production display device 51. Image data is set. In addition, the effects (music and lighting) related to the speaker 8 and the lighting device 9 are set to recall “mountains”. That is, in the second stage, production patterns 13 to 24 having “mountain” as a common production mode are set.

  In addition, production patterns 25 to 36 are set corresponding to the third stage. The production patterns 25 to 36 are set so as to have different production modes. However, as a background image displayed on the production display device 51 in common with all the production patterns, for example, “sea” is used as a motif. Image data is set. In addition, the effects (music and lighting) related to the speaker 8 and the lighting device 9 are set to recall “the sea”. That is, in the third stage, production patterns 25 to 36 are set in which “sea” is a common production mode.

Further, effect patterns 37 to 48 are set corresponding to the fourth stage. The production patterns 37 to 48 are set to have different production modes, but in common with all the production patterns, as a background image displayed on the production display device 51, for example, “river” is used as a motif. Image data is set. In addition, the effects (music and lighting) related to the speaker 8 and the lighting device 9 are set to remind the “river”. That is, in the third stage, production patterns 37 to 48 having “river” as a common production mode are set.
In the low-probability effect mode, an effect mode in which the game state is normal is set.

  As described above, in each production stage, the background image is changed for each production pattern belonging to the stage. For example, as “production”, “sea” (“game state is highly probable)” “sea”, “mountain” ”,“ River ”(game status is low probability), and by setting and distinguishing images that have a clear difference in both the conception and the visual at each stage, the player can change the stage according to empirical rules, etc. The current gaming state can be estimated in consideration of the background image changed based on the change.

Further, since the background image is an image that occupies a wide area on the display screen of the effect display device 51, when the background changes, the wide area on the screen changes, so that the impression of the effect can be changed greatly. In other words, the player can be encouraged to change their mood by changing the production stage and changing the background significantly.
In the high-probability effect mode, a single effect stage is associated, but a plurality of effect stages may be set as in the low-probability effect mode.
When set in this way, for example, the stage can be changed in the latent state and the like, the variation of the production increases, the player can be encouraged to change the mood, and the fun of the game is improved.

(Stage change decision part)
The stage change determination unit 214 performs an effect stage change lottery for changing the effect stage based on the result of the lottery performed by the stage change lottery unit 212 when the effect mode is the low probability effect mode. Determine the stage of production.

  Further, the stage change determination unit 214 performs the effect stage change lottery when the mode is changed from the high probability effect mode to the low probability effect mode or vice versa, and determines the change destination effect stage. Therefore, when the transition is made from the low probability production mode to the high probability production mode, the change destination stage is only the first stage, so the first stage is changed with 100% probability, and the low probability production mode is changed from the high probability production mode. When the mode is shifted, the second stage to the fourth stage are subject to lottery.

The stage change determination unit 214 has an effect stage lottery table (not shown) in which each effect stage is set. In the production stage lottery table, for example, a second stage and a third stage, a third stage and a fourth stage, a second stage and a fourth stage are set, respectively.
The stage change determination unit 214 determines the currently set stage (presence / absence of a stage flag to be described later) so that the same stage is not set again when the stage stage change lottery is executed. The production stage change lottery is performed with reference to the production stage lottery table in which the production stages are set as the lottery targets. For example, when the second stage is currently set, an effect stage lottery table related to the third stage and the fourth stage is selected, and an effect stage change lottery is performed with reference to the lottery table.

(Lottery probability change part)
The lottery probability changing unit 216 has selected that a specific variation pattern related to losing (hereinafter, simply referred to as “specific variation pattern”) has been selected by the special symbol variation display determining unit 120, or the number of games in the losing variation pattern. When the number of games with the specified variation pattern is selected or when the number of games with the out-of-range variation pattern is equal to or greater than a predetermined number Control for changing the winning probability of the stage change determination lottery by the stage changing lottery unit 212 from “1/100” in the normal gaming state to “1/10” which is the first predetermined value from the next game (change lottery probability) Control).

  Specifically, the lottery probability changing unit 216 has a stage lottery probability management table (not shown). In the stage lottery probability management table, the winning probability of the stage change decision lottery is set to a high probability (“1/10” ")" Is set (high-accuracy flag setting process), or the high-probability flag is deleted to set a low probability ("1/100"). That is, it is set to have a low probability (“1/100”) in a state where the flag is not set.

In addition, the lottery probability changing unit 216 includes an out-of-game number counting control unit (not shown) that counts the number of games (out-of-game) related to the out-going variation pattern in order to determine the chance of changing the lottery probability. The number-of-games count control unit counts the number of missed games by incrementing the counter value in the storage area, and performs count control of the number of missed games by clearing the counter value after changing the stage of production.
The lottery probability changing unit 216 executes the high probability flag setting process when the off game number counting control unit counts the first predetermined number (for example, 100), and deletes the high probability flag after the stage change. .

The “specific variation pattern” referred to here is a deviating variation pattern having a high reliability per hit when the special figure variation time (effectable time) is set for a relatively long period of time. Based on the specific variation pattern, for example, an effect pattern such as a super reach effect from a pseudo-ream is set.
In the following description, a gaming state in which the winning probability of the stage change decision lottery is “1/100” is referred to as a low probability stage change mode, and the winning probability of the stage change decision lottery is “1/10”. The gaming state is referred to as a high probability stage change mode.

Note that the lottery probability changing unit 216 has a second predetermined number in which the number of games in which the result of the success / failure lottery is out of the first game after the game whose stage has been changed is less than a first predetermined number (for example, 100 times). When the number is less than (for example, 5 times), the lottery probability change control is invalidated, and when the number exceeds the second predetermined number, the lottery probability change control is valid. That is, when the number of games is less than the second predetermined number, even if a specific variation pattern is selected, the winning probability of the lottery is not changed, and the winning probability is changed after the second predetermined number. ing.
Thereby, it is possible to prevent the stage from being changed immediately after the stage is changed, and to prevent the purpose of the stage change (promotion of the player's mood change) from being lost.

(Stage Change Department)
The stage changing unit 218 performs control to change (move) the effect stage set in the current game to the effect stage determined by the stage change determining unit 214.
The stage changing unit 218 has a stage transition table (not shown), and by setting or deleting a flag corresponding to the stage determined by the stage change determining unit 214 in the stage transition table. , Managing the transition of stage production.

(Production display control means)
As shown in FIG. 4, the effect display control means 220 includes an effect pattern determination random number management unit 222, an effect symbol variation display control unit 224, and an effect pattern determination table 226.

(Production pattern determination random number management part)
The effect pattern determination random number management unit 222 generates an effect pattern determination random number (random number range: 0 to 99) for determining an effect pattern according to the type of the variation pattern, and a control command ( For example, based on the reception of command A to command D), one effect pattern determination random number is extracted from the random number range (see FIG. 6).

(Production design fluctuation display control part)
The effect symbol variation display control unit 224 determines an effect pattern that is a variation display pattern related to an effect symbol to be variably displayed on the effect display device 51, and executes control for variably displaying the effect symbol or the like based on the effect pattern. To do. Here, the effect pattern includes information for displaying the first effect symbol S1 and the second effect symbol S2, the information for displaying the background, the information for displaying the character, and other expectations for winning. The information etc. for displaying the notice effect of the aspect which suggests are set, respectively. In addition, information for outputting effects related to the speaker 8 and the lighting device 9 controlled by the sub-control device 200 is set in accordance with such a variable display mode of the effect display device 51.

  Specifically, the effect symbol variation display control unit 224 provides an effect pattern determination table that defines the correspondence between the variation pattern determined by the special symbol variation display determination means 120, the effect stage and the effect pattern determination random number, and the effect pattern. With reference to 226 (the hit effect pattern determination table and the off effect pattern determination table), the effect pattern determination random number is determined based on the currently set effect stage and variation pattern, and the effect pattern is determined.

  Based on the determined effect pattern, the effect symbol variation display control unit 224 displays the first effect symbol S1 and the second effect symbol S2 in the display area of the effect display device 51 in a variable manner (for example, a plurality of symbols having a predetermined order). Alternatively, the numerical value is updated and displayed as the reels rotate in order at a predetermined speed), the background, the character, etc. are displayed in a variable manner, and the notice effect is executed as the special symbol changes over time. The effect symbol variation display control for stopping and displaying the effect symbols S1 and S2 in a manner indicating the determination result of the special symbol type determining means 115 is executed substantially in synchronization with the stop time of the special symbol and the second special symbol.

(Direction pattern determination table)
In order to provide various production variations, the production pattern determination table 226 includes, as shown in FIG. 6, elements necessary for determining the production pattern, production mode, production stage, variation pattern (control command based on the variation pattern). ) And production pattern determination random numbers.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the effect stages are classified into four stages of the first stage to the fourth stage, and the tables related to each effect stage are classified for each of the deviation variation patterns 0 to 4 (commands A to D). .

  Each variation pattern (command) is associated with a production pattern determination random number (random number range: 0 to 99) classified into three in the random number range. For the effect patterns, effect patterns 1 to 48 are set so as to correspond to the effect pattern determination random numbers classified into the three.

  For example, when the sub control device 200 receives the command A (control command corresponding to the deviation variation pattern 0) transmitted from the main control device 100, the second stage is selected when the second stage is selected. A table corresponding to “command A” is selected from the effect pattern determination table. In this way, the effect display control means 220 is provided with the effect pattern determination table according to the set number of effect stages that can be set and the variation patterns (control commands) that can be received.

(Discharge launch control device)
The payout launch control device 300 controls the launch device 7B so that the game ball is launched at a predetermined intensity based on an input from a launch volume (variable resistor) 7A that increases or decreases in accordance with the amount of rotation of the handle 7. The drive is controlled.
In addition, the payout launch control device 300 is provided with a launch stop switch 7C provided on the circumference of the handle 7 or the handle 7, and the surface contact detection of the handle 7 under the condition that the rotation operation of the handle 7 is effective. The touch sensor 7D for performing is connected.

(Changes in winning screen probability and stage change lottery win probability)
With reference to FIG. 7, the flow of the production until the stage change displayed on the production display device 51 will be described together with the displacement state of the winning probability of the stage change lottery. In FIG. 7, hatched areas S07 to S09 corresponding to the effect screen transitions S01 to S06 indicate the stage change mode during the screen transition period. That is, S01 to S03 indicate the low probability stage change mode state S07, S04 to S05 indicate the high probability stage change mode state S08, and S06 indicates the low probability stage change mode state S09. .

In the normal game, when the set stage is the second stage, a “mountain” image is displayed as the background image (S01). After that, based on the fact that the specific variation pattern has been selected, a highly reliable off-line effect, for example, a highly reliable notice effect such as a super-reach being executed from a pseudo-ream, after the so-called intense hot effect (S02) As a result, a result suggesting the detachment is displayed (S03).
Here, the games from S01 to S03 (during one game) are in the low-probability stage change mode state (S07) in which the winning probability of the stage change determination lottery is set to “1/100”.

  Next, after S03, in the first game, the game state continues to display “mountain” as the background image based on the first stage (S04). At this time, the lottery probability changing unit 216 causes the low probability stage to be displayed. The change mode changes to the high probability stage change mode in which the winning probability of the stage change decision lottery is set to “1/10”, and the high probability stage change mode continues until the screen S5 described later (S08).

  In the high-probability stage change mode state, the winning probability for determining whether or not to change the stage by the stage changing lottery unit 212 by increasing the winning probability of the stage change determining lottery to “1/10”. Makes it easier to win. When winning, an image suggesting a stage change is displayed (S05).

Thereafter, the third stage is determined as the change-destination stage by lottery by the stage change determination unit 214, and “sea” is displayed as the background image based on the third stage (S06).
The game after the stage change suggestion (S05), that is, the game in which the stage change is executed is changed from the high probability stage change mode to the low probability stage change mode (S09).

  If the player is dismissed as shown in S3 after a highly reliable announcement effect as shown in S2, the player may be expecting excessively, and the degree of discouragement in that case is large, and as a result, the game is stopped. Since the stage immediately after the game is off (S04) and until the stage change is executed (S06), the stage will be changed at an early stage by improving the winning probability of the stage change decision lottery. The effect mode is greatly changed, and it is possible to prompt a player who is discouraged when he / she is out of play.

(Change process flow related to stage)
With reference to FIG.8 and FIG.9, the flow of the change process which concerns on the production stage by the sub control apparatus 200 is demonstrated.
When the game ball wins the start winning opening 61, 62 (YES in S100), the special symbol success / failure determining means 110, the special symbol type determining means 115, and the special symbol variation display determining means 120 are randomly selected. Judgment of random numbers for start-up such as random numbers for success / failure, random numbers for symbol types, variation pattern determination random numbers, etc. generated and extracted by the means 105 is performed (S110). In addition, in the hold determination trigger in S100, the hold ball random number destination determination unit 145 performs a temporary determination of the hold random number (starting random number lottery) by the random number hold control unit 140 (S110). Here, the special symbol variation display determination means 120 determines the variation pattern based on the variation pattern determination random number.

  The stage change lottery unit 212 determines that the variation time in the variation pattern is equal to or greater than the predetermined (5.5 seconds) seconds (YES in S120), and the lottery probability change unit 216 sets the high probability flag. If YES (S130: YES), the stage change determination lottery is performed in the high probability stage change mode in which the winning probability is in a high probability state to determine whether or not it is successful (S140).

On the other hand, if the high probability flag is not set (not established) (NO in S130), whether a specific variation pattern (extremely off-stage effect) is selected (YES in S150), or the number of games in the outlier variation pattern is a predetermined number. If it becomes equal to (so-called ceiling number) or more (YES in S160), the lottery probability changing unit 216 performs a high probability flag setting process (S170).
If the specific variation pattern is not selected (NO in S150), and the number of games in the outlier variation pattern is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number (the number of ceilings “100 games”) (NO in S160), the low probability that the winning probability is low In the stage change mode, a stage change determination lottery is performed to determine whether or not it is successful (S180).

  As a result of determining whether or not the stage change determination lottery is successful in S140 or S180, if the change determination lottery is won (YES in S190), the stage change determination unit 214 performs stage change processing (S200).

  As shown in FIG. 9, the stage change determination unit 214, in the stage change process (S200) (see FIG. 8), when the currently set effect pattern is the second stage (YES in S210), other than the second stage. The production stage selection lottery is performed with reference to the production stage lottery table in which the third stage and the fourth stage are set as the lottery targets (S220).

  If the currently set performance pattern is not the second stage (NO in S210) but the third stage (YES in S230), the second stage and the fourth stage other than the third stage are set as the lottery targets. The stage selection lottery is performed with reference to the stage lottery table (S240).

If the currently set production pattern is not the third stage (NO in S230), since it is the fourth stage, the production stage lottery in which the second stage and the third stage other than the fourth stage are set as the lottery targets. An effect stage selection lottery is performed with reference to the table (S250).
The stage changing unit 218 changes the stage currently selected to the stage determined in the stage selection lottery in S220, S240, and S250 (S260).

As shown in FIG. 8, after the stage changing process in S200, the lottery probability changing unit 216 (outgoing game number counting control unit) clears the counter value of the outcoming game number and clears the high probability flag (S270).
On the other hand, if the variation time in the variation pattern is not determined to be greater than or equal to the predetermined (5.5 seconds) seconds in S120, or the result of the stage change decision lottery determination in S140 or S180, the change decision lottery is won. If not (NO in S190), the lottery probability changing unit 216 (outgoing game number counting control unit) performs a process of adding 1 to the counter value of the outcoming game number (S280).

  By the above-described stage change process, after the extreme defeat effect (for example, super reach effect, etc.), the winning probability of the lottery related to the effect stage change determination is, for example, a first predetermined value from “1/100” as normal. By improving to "1/10", it becomes easy to win the stage change decision lottery, and the production stage can be changed at an early stage. By changing the effect stage at this timing and displaying an effect in which the effect mode has changed greatly, it is possible to prompt the player to change his mood by being disappointed.

  In addition, when a predetermined number of games (for example, 100 games) are played continuously, the stage change decision lottery improves the winning probability and changes the stage stage at an early stage, thereby changing the stage of production. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game that does not get bored of the player by preventing the production from becoming rutted.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the following modifications and changes can be made to the gaming machine of the present embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In addition, it is possible to combine each structural requirement, game condition, etc. in the above-described embodiment of the present invention and the following modifications.
Further, except for the configuration requirements described in the modification, the same configuration requirements as those of the above-described embodiment are adopted. Moreover, even if it is the component demonstrated in the said Example, what expanded the function in the modification is demonstrated again.

(Modification 1)
The lottery probability changing unit 216 uses the special symbol variation display determining means 120 to perform special processing in games where the number of games for which the result of the success / failure lottery is over the first predetermined number after the game where the stage is changed. When the variation pattern is selected, the winning probability of the lottery by the stage change lottery unit 212 is improved to a second predetermined value (for example, “1/2”) higher than the first predetermined value (for example, “1/10”). Let

  According to this, when the opportunity to improve the winning probability of the lottery related to the stage change is duplicated, the winning probability value is the probability value when the chance to improve the winning probability of the lottery related to the stage change is independent. By setting the value higher than (first predetermined value, for example, “1/10”) (second predetermined value, for example, “1/2”), it is possible to promptly change the stage of production.

(Modification 2)
The stage change deciding unit 214, when the result of the condition change lottery by the stage change lottery unit 212 results in the achievement of the condition (winning), information related to the production mode different from other production stages Select a special stage that has been set.

  According to this, for example, after executing the off-stage effect with high reliability, for example, the background image, the character image, the sound, the lighting, etc. are changed to a special effect stage set to a relatively bright impression, By performing a performance that is clearly different from the performance stage, it is possible to encourage a discouraged player to change the mood when he / she goes off.

As mentioned above, although embodiment containing the modification of this invention was described, this invention consists of the following components.
(1) The present invention is a lottery means (corresponding to the special symbol success / failure judgment means 110) capable of executing the success / failure lottery related to the provision of a winning game that can be advantageous to the player over the normal game by satisfying a predetermined condition. In the following, the lottery means 110), and a variation pattern lottery for performing a lottery for selecting a variation pattern related to one hit or miss from a plurality of types of variation patterns based on the result of the success / failure lottery by the lottery means 110. Means (corresponding to the variation display determination unit 120 for special symbols; hereinafter referred to as the variation pattern lottery unit 120) and the effect symbols are variably displayed based on the variation pattern selected by the variation pattern lottery unit 120. An effect display control means 220 for executing and controlling the effect of stopping and displaying the effect symbols S1 and S2 in a manner corresponding to the result of the lottery determination, and the state of the game In accordance with a suggestion or a predetermined purpose, a gaming machine provided with stage change control means 210 that enables one display stage to be selected and changed from a plurality of display stages for which display forms relating to effects are set in advance. is there.
The stage change control means 210 is a stage change lottery unit 212 that performs a conditional lottery for determining whether or not to change the production stage, when the variation pattern related to losing is selected and selected. A stage change determining unit that selects one stage from the plurality of stage stages excluding the stage stage selected at the time of the conditional lottery when the condition is achieved as a result of the conditional lottery by the stage change lottery unit. 214 and the fluctuation pattern lottery means 120 improve the probability of the conditional lottery to the first predetermined value when the specific fluctuation pattern, which is one of the types of fluctuation patterns related to losing, has been drawn. And a lottery probability changing unit 216 that can execute lottery probability control that makes it easy to obtain a lottery result.
According to the above configuration, an effect related to a case where a specific variation pattern related to outage is selected by lottery, for example, a specific variation pattern in which the selection probability is set low among the variation patterns related to outage (for example, super reach) After the change display by the effect symbols S1 and S2 (for example, the effect of losing the hit with high reliability) is executed based on the change pattern related to the effect), the stage symbols S1 and S2 are stopped and displayed. The winning probability for achieving the condition of the conditional lottery related to the changed lottery section 212 is, for example, “1/100”, which is a value determined for normal use with a lower probability than the first predetermined value, to “1” which is the first predetermined value. / 10 ”, the lottery result is easily achieved. After the state of the probability improvement, the number of games is small (one game (one game) is a unit game in which the result of each winning / losing lottery can be obtained), and the other stage from the current stage It becomes the state which makes it easy to change to the production stage early.
Thus, based on a specific variation pattern, in the game after the game in which a lottery result is displayed, it is set to a probability state that makes it easy to change to another stage, and if the stage is changed to another stage, Players who are discouraged as a result of out-of-line production (changed display of effect symbols) (mode of stop display of effect symbols) because the display mode (hereinafter also referred to as stage configuration) set for each effect is renewed Can encourage a change of mood.
In addition, in order for the stage change determination unit 214 to select one stage from a plurality of stage stages, a stage selection lottery excluding the current stage stage is performed, and one stage is randomly selected based on the result of the stage selection lottery. You may make it select the stage and improve the unexpectedness of production.
Here, the effect stage (display mode of the effect) may be set so as to correspond to the game state (high probability game state, low probability game state), and the effect pattern effect mode that can be executed by the effect display control means 220. This is preferable because the range of the category is determined, and it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game by diversifying the effects of the presentation according to the game state.
In the case of a high-probability gaming state (predetermined gaming state), since the winning probability of the success / failure lottery by the lottery means 110 is improved and the expectation is increased, for example, predetermined gaming state determination means (gaming mode) The current gaming state is determined by the control means 160. As a result of the determination, a predetermined gaming state (for example, a high-probability gaming state or a high-probability gaming state that increases the expectation of winning / not-winning lottery) If the stage is a production stage), the stage change lottery unit 212 controls the process related to the conditional lottery (decreases the lottery probability, stops the conditional lottery, etc.), makes the production stage difficult to change, It is preferable not to affect the increase in expectation.

(2) Further, as the invention according to (1) above, a plurality of types of variation patterns are set with a hit reliability for suggesting the possibility that the result of the lottery is a win. And a specific variation pattern that is a variation pattern related to a deviation whose reliability is set to a predetermined value or higher, and the lottery probability changing unit 218 is a case where the variation pattern lottery means 120 selects a specific variation pattern. Then, at the time of the selection, when the conditional display is performed after the display of the effect symbols S1 and S2 corresponding to the result of the lottery effect display control unit 220 is stopped, the probability of the conditional lottery until a predetermined end condition is satisfied. The lottery probability control for maintaining the state at the first predetermined value is executable.
According to the above configuration, the effect display control means 220 displays the variation display of the effect symbols S1 and S2 related to the specific variation pattern in which the degree of reliability of a predetermined predetermined value or more is set (for example, the super reach effect) In a game in which an off-stage effect is executed, the probability related to the conditional lottery performed by the stage change lottery unit 212 is not easily increased to the first predetermined value, and the lottery result that satisfies the condition is kept difficult, The probability related to the condition lottery is increased to the first predetermined value until a predetermined end condition is satisfied from the game.
With respect to the above configuration, for example, in the game in which the variation display of the effect symbols S1 and S2 related to the specific variation pattern is executed by the effect display control means 220, or after a specified number of games after the game (for example, after two games) ), Forcibly changing the stage stage, the player expects that the stage stage will be changed after a game with a high degree of reliability, based on a rule of thumb. There is a possibility that. That is, there is a possibility that the effect of prompting the player to change his / her mood by changing the regular performance stage cannot be expected.
On the other hand, in the above configuration, the lottery probability related to the conditional lottery by the stage change lottery unit 212 is improved after a game related to a specific variation pattern with a high degree of reliability (for example, after an outage effect related to a super reach effect). Based on this, it is possible to obtain a lottery result that achieves the conditions relatively early and at random. Therefore, compared with the case where the production stage is regularly changed immediately or after several games, the production stage is changed irregularly, so that the stage change timing cannot be expected. It becomes possible to.
In other words, a lottery condition is selected so that the player will not feel a change in the regular stage in a game where the player's degree of discomfort is expected to increase due to the high degree of reliability of the hit, so that the player will be disappointed. It is possible to set the first predetermined value by improving the winning probability related to.
Note that the “predetermined end condition” is appropriately set, for example, until a lottery result for achieving the condition is obtained based on the conditional lottery by the stage change lottery unit 212 or until a predetermined number of games is reached. What can be illustrated.

(3) Further, as the invention according to the above (1) or (2), the stage change lottery unit 212 is selected by the stage change determination unit 214 and the result of the lottery result is lost after the game in which the stage is changed. The conditional lottery is not executed when the number of games that have been reached is less than a predetermined number, and the conditional lottery is executed when the number of games exceeds the predetermined number.
According to the above-described configuration, the stage change lottery unit 212 changes the production stage and then determines a predetermined number of games (for example, five games continuously) from which the result of the lottery means 110 has failed. If it is less than a game, the conditional lottery is not executed.
As a result, it is possible to prevent the stage from being changed to another stage immediately after the stage is changed, and to prevent the purpose of changing the stage (such as promoting player's change of mood) from being lost. .

(4) Further, as an invention according to any one of the above (1) to (3), the stage change determination unit 214 is configured such that the condition by the stage change lottery unit 212 in a state where the probability related to the conditional lottery is the first predetermined value. When the result of the lottery satisfies the condition, the special stage can be selected from a plurality of stage stages.
According to the above configuration, when the probability related to the conditional lottery performed by the stage change lottery unit 212 is the first predetermined value, the change pattern lottery means 120 draws and selects a specific variation pattern as a trigger. A special special stage that is different from other stage stages can be provided as a bonus.
Here, as a state where “special effect stage can be selected”, for example, in a normal state, a special effect stage can be temporarily selected from a state in which one effect stage other than the special effect stage is selected from a plurality of effect stages. The state can be exemplified.
And only when it becomes a special effect stage, the effect display control means 220 is based on the stage configuration of the display mode in which, for example, the background image, the character image, the sound, the lighting, etc. are set to a relatively bright impression. An effect that is clearly different from an effect based on another predetermined effect stage is executed.
Thereby, it is possible to more effectively prompt the discouraged player to change the mood after the off-stage effect related to the specific variation pattern is executed.
Further, the stage change determination unit 214 may make a transition to a state in which one stage other than the special stage is selected from a plurality of stages when a predetermined stage change maintenance condition is satisfied. good.
For example, when the above-mentioned end condition is a predetermined number of games (for example, 20 games) after the change of the stage, it is possible to limit the appearance period of the special stage, so that the special stage has special benefits. This is suitable because it can suppress a significant decrease in added value.
In addition, when a plurality of types of specific variation patterns are provided, special effects as special benefits are triggered by the fact that the variation pattern lottery means 120 has selected and selected a specific variation pattern for the plurality of types of specific variation patterns. It is preferable to shift to the stage because the added value can be further increased.

(5) Furthermore, as an invention according to any one of the above (1) to (4), the lottery probability changing unit 216 is selected by the stage change deciding unit 214 and after the game in which the effect stage has been changed, When the number of games out of the result is a predetermined number of times or more, the probability related to the conditional lottery is set as the first predetermined value.
According to the above configuration, after the game in which the production stage has been changed, the number of games for which the result of the lottery means 110 has been lost is more than a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 consecutive games) or more. In this case, the winning probability for achieving the condition of the condition lottery related to the stage change lottery unit 212 is changed from a normal low probability value (for example, “1/100”) to a first predetermined value (for example, “1/10”). ) Can be easily changed from the current stage to another stage at an early stage.
As a result, it is possible to newly change the production mode (change display of the design symbol) for a player who has played a game that is not won in the lottery (equivalent number of times) (so-called Hamari game), It is possible to provide a game that does not get bored of the player by preventing the manner of production based on the progress of the game.

(6) Further, as an invention according to any one of the above (1) to (5), the lottery probability changing unit 216 selects the winning or failing lottery after the game selected by the stage change determining unit 214 and changing the production stage. When the number of games out of the result is more than a predetermined number of times, the winning probability related to the conditional lottery is first determined by the fact that a specific variation pattern is further drawn by the variation pattern lottery means 120. The second predetermined value is higher than the predetermined value probability.
According to the above configuration, after the game in which the production stage has been changed, the number of games for which the result of the lottery means 110 has been lost is more than a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 consecutive games) or more. In this state, the opportunity to improve the winning probability to achieve the condition of the condition lottery related to the stage change is duplicated, so that the fluctuation pattern lottery means 120 will draw a specific fluctuation pattern. In this case, the lottery probability changing unit 216 sets the winning probability higher than a probability value (first predetermined value, for example, “1/10”) set when the opportunity to improve the winning probability is single ( By improving to the second predetermined value (for example, “½”), it is possible to easily change from the current stage to another stage early.
As a result, when a player plays a game that does not win the lottery for a long time (equivalent number of times) (so-called Hamari game), it becomes easier to bring about a new change in the effect mode (change display of effect symbols). Therefore, it is possible to provide a game that does not get bored of the player by preventing the manner of rendering based on the progress of the game.
Further, the lottery probability changing unit 216 sets the winning probability to achieve the condition of the conditional lottery to the second predetermined value that is equal to or higher than the first predetermined value, based on the change stage of the stage related to the specific variation pattern. By improving it, the variation of the stage change opportunity increases, and the unexpectedness of the stage can be improved.

1 gaming machine, 8 speaker, 9 lighting device, 30 gaming board, 31 gaming area, 40A first special symbol display device, 40B second special symbol display device, 41 normal symbol display device, 51 effect display device, 61 first start Winning mouth, 62 2nd start winning mouth, 65 Grand prize opening, 100 Main controller, 105 Random lottery means, 110 Special symbol success / failure judgment means, 115 Special symbol type judgment means, 120 Special symbol variation display judgment means, 130 special symbol variation display control means, 200 sub-control device, 205 effect mode determination unit, 210 stage change control means, 212 stage change lottery unit, 214 stage change determination unit, 216 lottery probability change unit, 218 stage change unit, 220 effect Display control means, 222 effect pattern determination random number management unit, 224 effect symbol variation display control unit 226 production pattern determination table

Claims (1)

A lottery means capable of executing a lottery determination relating to the provision of a winning game that can be advantageous to the player over a normal game by satisfying a predetermined condition;
A variation pattern lottery means for performing lottery for selecting a variation pattern related to one hit or miss from a plurality of types of variation patterns based on the result of the success / failure lottery,
An effect mode change control means for selecting and changing one effect mode from a plurality of kinds of effect modes in which display modes relating to effects are set in advance;
Based on the selected variation pattern, after the effect symbol is variably displayed, execution control is performed to stop and display the effect symbol in a manner corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery, and the selected effect mode is set. A game machine comprising: an effect display control means for enabling selection of a display mode related to the predetermined effect based on
The plurality of types of variation patterns include a specific variation pattern that is a variation pattern related to the deviation in which a reliability level for suggesting a possibility that the result of the success / failure lottery is a winning value is a predetermined value or more,
The production mode change control means includes:
Based on the fact that the specific variation pattern is selected when the expectation level of the winning / losing lottery is high, a predetermined end condition is satisfied after the effect symbol is stopped and displayed. The game machine is controlled so that it is difficult to change the effect mode in a game state other than the predetermined game state in the changeable state of the effect mode.

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