JP6447977B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that determines whether or not a privilege game is advantageous to a player, and notifies the determination result after execution of an effect.

  Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, there are known a plurality of types of effects, and for each type of effect, the probability of winning when the effect is executed, that is, the effect reliability is different. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-431 A (paragraph [0117], FIG. 13)

  However, in the conventional gaming machine described above, since the performance reliability is uniquely determined by the type of performance, there is a problem that the types of performance that can be expected by the player are limited.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of increasing variations in performance that a player can expect.

The gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1, which has been made to achieve the above object, is a determination unit for determining whether or not a privilege game is advantageous to a player, a plurality of types of first effects elements, and a plurality of types of second effects. A combination of a first production element and a second production element arbitrarily selected from the elements, and a production production means for informing the result of the determination of success / failure, and a plurality of types of first production element groups 1st effect element selection means for allowing the player to selectively select an arbitrary first effect element, and an effect random number which is set to the selected first effect element and which is different from the random number for determination of success / failure Based on the update target variable to be updated according to the content of the update effect determined based on the selected first effect element, the update target variable, and the result of the determination of success / failure, the combined effect is combined with the first effect element. Select the second production element Second effect element selection means, and the composite effect has an effect reliability configured with a ratio that the notification result is notified for each combination of each first effect element and each second effect element. In addition, each first effect element has a combination of the second effect element with the highest effect reliability of the composite effect, and a combination with the second effect element with the highest effect reliability for each first effect element. there is configured to differ with respect to a particular first direction elements, a combination of the highest becomes second direction elements rendition reliability, is configured to change in accordance with the updated variables, the update effect The type of update effect to be executed is determined by the effect random number using one effect determination table selected by the player from the plurality of effect determination tables. that, having the features in place.

  It should be noted that the success or failure of the privilege game includes not only the presence / absence of the privilege but also the size of the privilege. Therefore, when a bonus game is always performed after the determination of success or failure, if there are a plurality of types of bonus games with different privilege sizes, the bonus game with the smallest bonus is missed, and a bonus game with a higher bonus than that It will be a hit.

  Here, the production reliability is a ratio at which when a combination of one first production element and a second production element is selected, a notification result of the composite production by the combination is notified. In addition, for each first effect element, the probability of success or failure is determined and the probability that each second effect element is selected is determined as the probability of appearance at the time of hit and whether or not the determination of success or failure is a success or failure. Assuming that the probability that two effect elements are selected is the overall appearance probability, the effect reliability is a ratio of the hit appearance probability to the overall appearance probability.

[Invention of Claim 1]
In the present invention, after a combined effect in which arbitrarily selected first effect element and second effect element are combined is executed, the result of the determination on whether or not the bonus game is successful is notified. The first effect element is selected by the player, and the second effect element is selected based on the first effect element and the result of the determination. And the composite production of the present invention is provided with the production reliability with the ratio that the notification result is the winning for each combination of each first production element and each second production element. Moreover, the combination of the 2nd production element from which production reliability becomes the highest is different. In other words, the composite performance with high performance reliability differs depending on the player's selection. Thereby, the variation of the production | presentation which can make a player expect a hit can be increased.
In addition, according to the present invention, between a plurality of composite effects having the same first effect element, the second effect element having the highest effect reliability according to the update target variable updated according to the progress of the game. The combination changes. As described above, according to the present invention, even if the player selects the first effect element once, it is possible to change the effect that the player can expect to win depending on the progress of the game.

Front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Figure showing the display mode of the menu screen (A) The figure which showed the display mode of the breeding horse selection screen, (B) The figure which showed the display mode of the stable selection screen The figure which showed the display mode of a race selection screen (A) Conceptual diagram of selection probability data table, (B) Conceptual diagram of selection probability data table Conceptual diagram of reliability index data table The figure which showed the display mode of the jockey selection screen Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the gaming machine Main control circuit main program flowchart Main control board interrupt processing flowchart Sub-control circuit main program flowchart Receive interrupt processing flowchart Flow chart of 2ms timer interrupt processing 10ms timer interrupt processing flowchart Receive command analysis processing flowchart Flow chart of customer waiting process Flow chart of fluctuation processing Flow chart of jackpot processing Jockey lottery processing flowchart Conceptual diagram of jockey data table Race selection flowchart Race selection flowchart Race selection flowchart (A) Selection probability data table according to modification, (B) Selection probability data table according to modification (A) Selection probability data table according to modification, (B) Selection probability data table according to modification Conceptual diagram of reliability index data table according to modification

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. A gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is shown in FIG. 1, and a substantially circular gaming area R <b> 1 surrounded by guide rails 12 is formed on the front surface of the gaming board 11 of the gaming machine 10.

  The front surface of the game board 11 is covered with a front frame 10Z attached to the front surface of the gaming machine 10 so as to be opened and closed, and the entire game area R1 is visible through a glass window 10W formed on the front frame 10Z. Yes. A decorative lamp 22 is provided around the glass window 10W, and speakers 25S and 25S are provided on both sides above the glass window 10W. Below the glass window 10W, an upper plate 27A and a lower plate 27B are provided in two upper and lower stages, and an operation knob 28 is provided on the right end of the lower plate 27B. Then, when the operation knob 28 is rotated, the game ball accommodated in the upper plate 27A is blown out toward the game area R1.

  An operation button 29 that can be pushed down by the player is provided on the upper part of the upper plate 27A. Although not shown, a cross key that can be operated vertically and horizontally is provided on the side of the operation button 29.

  An odd-shaped game board display window 11H is formed in the center of the game area R1 in the game board 11, and the liquid crystal display device 13 faces the game board display window 11H from the back side of the game board 11. . The liquid crystal display device 13 is composed of a liquid crystal module (for example, a TFT-LCD module), and the display screen 13 </ b> G is disposed on the back side of the game board 11.

  A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the front center of the game board 11 so as to surround the display screen 13G. The display decoration frame 23 is fitted into the game board display window 11H from the front side of the game board 11, protrudes to the inside of the game board display window 11H, and protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11. And it is comprised so that the game ball which flows down in game area | region R1 may pass the outer side of the display decoration frame 23, and may not enter the inside of the display decoration frame 23. FIG.

  In the game area R1, the first and second start winning ports 14A and 14B and the big winning port 15 are provided in the center of the left and right direction below the display decoration frame 23 in order from above in a spaced manner. Yes. A plurality of general winning ports 20 are provided along the guide rail 12 on the left side of the first start winning port 14A. The game balls that have not won any of the winning ports 14A, 14B, 15, 20 are all taken into the out port 16 disposed at the lower end of the game area R1. A start gate 18 and a windmill 19 are provided on the left side of the display decoration frame 23. Although not shown, a number of obstacle nails are planted in the game area R1.

  Next, each required part will be described in further detail. The general winning opening 20 has a so-called pocket structure and is open to the upper surface of the member protruding from the front surface of the game board 11 and opens upward in such a size that only one game ball can enter. When a game ball enters the general winning opening 20, for example, four game balls are paid out to the upper plate 27A as prize balls.

  The start gate 18 has a gate structure through which a game ball can pass by diving. When the game ball passes through the start gate 18, a normal symbol determination is made and the normal symbol display device 18X (see FIG. 8) The symbol is stopped after the variable display.

  When the game ball passes through the start gate 18 during the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display device 18X, the fluctuation display of the normal symbol display device 18X resulting from the passage is held and stored up to four times, and the normal symbol display device 18X. When the change display is completed, the normal symbol display device 18X is changed and displayed again based on the reserved storage. It should be noted that the number of reserved storage of the normal symbol variation display is displayed in a normal symbol hold display section (not shown).

  Both the first and second start winning ports 14A and 14B have a so-called pocket structure in which an opening is provided on the upper surface of a member protruding from the game board 11. The game balls that have entered the start winning ports 14A and 14B are collected on the back side of the game board 11 through through holes (not shown) provided in the game board 11.

  The first start winning opening 14A arranged on the upper side has an opening width into which only one game ball can enter. On the other hand, the second start winning port 14B disposed on the lower side is disposed directly below the first start winning port 14A, and movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are provided on both left and right sides of the opening. Both the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C are always in an upright state, and the opening width of the second start winning opening 14B sandwiched between the two movable wing pieces 14C and 14C is large enough to contain only one game ball. It has become. In addition, the space above the second start winning opening 14B is always surrounded by the members constituting the first start winning opening 14A and the movable wing pieces 14C and 14C so that no game balls can enter. Yes. When the normal symbol win / fail determination is a hit (hereinafter referred to as “small hit” as appropriate), the movable blade pieces 14C and 14C are tilted sideways over a predetermined period. Then, the upper space of the second start winning opening 14B is opened to the side, and the game ball that has passed through both sides of the first start winning opening 14A is received by the movable wing piece 14C and the second start winning opening 14B. (In FIG. 1, the movable wing piece 14C laid down is shown.)

  When a game ball wins each start winning port 14A, 14B, for example, four game balls are paid out to the upper plate 27A as prize balls, and a special symbol success / failure determination is performed. The determination result is displayed on the special symbol display device 14X (see FIG. 8) and is displayed on the display screen 13G of the liquid crystal display device 13 as a combination of the special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, normally, three special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C for left, middle, and right are stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 13 side by side. Each of these special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C is composed of, for example, a plurality of types that express numbers from “0” to “11”. Usually, each special symbol 13A, 13B, and 13C has a predetermined value. Kinds of things are stopped. Then, when a game ball wins the start winning opening 14A, 14B, these three special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C are scrolled up and down and stopped after a predetermined time. Then, if the determination result is a win (hereinafter referred to as “hit”), all the special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C are stopped and displayed with the same symbol (solo eye), and the game shifts to the “hit game state”. To do. On the other hand, when the result of the determination is not good, the game is stopped and displayed in a combination other than the doublet, and the normal game state that is not the “hit game state” continues.

  By the way, when the game ball wins the start winning opening 14A, 14B during the variable display or “big hit game” on the liquid crystal display device 13, the right / no-go judgment right due to the winning, that is, the special symbols 13A, 13B, The variable display of 13C is held and stored for a maximum of four times, and when the special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are stopped or “big hit game” ends, the special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C change again based on the reserved memory. Is displayed. The number of reserved symbols for the special symbol variable display is displayed on the special symbol reservation display unit 14 </ b> H located at the lower end of the liquid crystal display device 13.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the special winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally long rectangle, and is always closed by the movable door 15T. Then, when the “big hit game” is performed, the movable door 15T is tilted forward for a predetermined period, and the big winning opening 15 is opened. Can win. Here, when the operation from when the movable door 15T is opened until it is closed is referred to as “round”, one big hit game is continued until a predetermined number of rounds are executed. Also, in one round, whether the opening time of the movable door 15T has reached a predetermined time (for example, 29 seconds), or whether a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls have been won in the big prize opening 15 If any of these conditions are met first, the process ends. A winning sensor (not shown) is provided inside the big winning opening 15 and counts the number of winning balls. When a game ball wins the big winning opening 15, for example, 15 game balls are paid out to the upper plate 27A as winning balls.

  Here, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of types of big hit games having different numbers of rounds (number of times the big winning opening 15 is opened) are provided. Here, if the jackpot game where the winning prize opening 15 is opened “n” times is called “n” R jackpot ”, the jackpot game of the present embodiment includes 2R jackpot, 4R jackpot, and 16R jackpot. Three types are provided.

  Further, in the present embodiment, after the jackpot game is ended, a probability variation game with a limited number of times, a so-called special time (hereinafter referred to as “ST”) may be executed. Specifically, when 2R big hit and 4R big hit are finished, ST is always executed, and when 16R big hit is finished, ST may be executed or not executed. Whether or not ST is executed after the end of 16R jackpot (hereinafter, referred to as “ST lottery”) is determined by the random number acquired when determining whether or not the special symbol is successful.

  In ST, the probability that a special symbol is determined to be a hit is more likely (for example, 30/630) than normal (for example, 30/630), and the probability of occurrence of “small hit” is increased. When it gets higher, it becomes shorter. This ST is continued until the number of consecutive losing when the determination of success / failure of consecutive losing is made after the big hit game ends reaches a preset upper limit number of times (for example, 20 times). Then, after the number of consecutive losing times reaches the specified upper limit number of times, the ST ends and shifts to a “normal (non-probable change) gaming state”. In addition, when ST is complete | finished, you may comprise so that only a time-short state may continue.

  Here, the ST lottery result is notified by an effect performed on the display screen 13G during the 16R big hit game. Specifically, the effect is a race effect with horse racing as a motif, and the ST lottery result is notified by the race result. Hereinafter, the race production will be described in detail.

  In the present embodiment, the race production is performed in such a manner that a horse arbitrarily selected by the player starts a race selected by the gaming machine 10 in response to the ST lottery result, that is, the horse selected by the player and the gaming machine 10 If the result is a combination of the race selected by the player, for example, if the player's horse is within the second place, the player will be notified that the ST will be executed (the ST has been won). In the case of the following results, it is configured to notify that ST is not executed (ST was lost).

  The selection of the horse by the player is performed as follows. That is, in the gaming machine 10, if there is no winning in the start winning openings 14A and 14B for a certain time or more in the normal gaming state, the gaming machine 10 enters the waiting state for the customer and displays the waiting screen on the display screen 13G. In this customer waiting screen, for example, a telop that a horse can be selected by operating the operation button 29 (see FIG. 1) flows. Then, when the operation button 29 is operated during the display of the customer waiting screen, the screen is switched to the menu screen G1 shown in FIG. If there is a winning at the start winning openings 14A, 14B in the customer waiting state, the display on the display screen 13G is forcibly terminated and the variable symbols 13A to 13C are started to be displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the return menu button 33 for returning to the customer waiting screen, a breeding horse selection menu button 31 and a stable selection menu button 32 are displayed on the menu screen G1. Further, in the example of the figure, a square cursor 34 is placed on the breeding horse selection menu button 31. In order to select the menu buttons 31 to 33, the above-described cross key (not shown) is operated up, down, left and right to bring the cursor 34 to the desired menu buttons 31 to 33, and in this state, the operation button 29 (see FIG. 1) is pressed. By pushing, the desired menu buttons 31 to 33 are selected.

  When the breeding horse selection menu button 31 is selected, the screen is switched to the breeding horse selection screen G2 shown in FIG. On the breeding horse selection screen G2, it is possible to select a horse to be raised by the player in the game. In the example of FIG. 3A, two horse menu buttons 35A and 35B of “A” and “B” are displayed. Each horse menu button 35A, 35B shows an appropriate distance in addition to gender, thereby allowing the player to recognize whether the horse is facing a short distance or a long distance. As will be described in detail later, the appropriate distance of the horse is appropriately updated according to the progress of the game.

  The selection of the horse is performed by moving the cursor 36 to the desired horse menu button 35A, 35B with the cross key (not shown) and pressing the operation button 29 in the same manner as selecting the menu buttons 31-33 on the menu screen G1. Is done. In the breeding horse selection screen G2, when any of the horses “A” and “B” is selected, the menu screen G1 (see FIG. 2) is returned.

  When the stable selection menu button 32 is selected on the menu screen G1 shown in FIG. 2, the display is switched to the stable selection screen G3 shown in FIG. On the stable selection screen G3, a stable for training the player's horse is selected. In the example of FIG. 3B, three stable menu buttons 37A to 37C of “P”, “Q”, and “R” are displayed. Each stable menu button 37A to 37C indicates the affiliation of the stable, thereby allowing the player to recognize which racetrack in Kanto or Kansai is easier to win. Each stable menu button 37A-37C also shows the training results of the stable, so that the content of training that the stable is good at (short distance training or long distance training) to the player. It can be recognized. As for the selection of the stable, similarly to the selection of the menu buttons 31 to 33 on the menu screen G1, the cursor 38 is moved to the desired stable menu button 37A to 37C with the cross key (not shown), and the operation button 29 is selected. This is done by pressing. Also, in the stable selection screen G3, when any of the stables “P” to “R” is selected, the menu screen G1 (see FIG. 2) is returned.

  In the present embodiment, when the race effect is executed without selecting the horse or stable by the player (that is, when the 16R jackpot is executed), the horse selected by the previous player is selected. Or the data of the stable is taken over. Here, when there is no previous player, that is, when it is the first race effect after the power is turned on, the horse and the stable are selected at random.

  This completes the description of the selection of horses that will run in the race. Next, selection of the starting race in the race production will be described.

  The selection of the start race is performed before the performance of the race during the 16R jackpot game. Specifically, in the 16R big hit game, the race selection screen G4 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display screen 13G immediately before the race effect. In the race selection screen G4, the display screen 13G is divided into three display areas HR1 to HR3, and the candidates for the race are displayed in the display areas HR1 to HR3.

  Although not shown in FIG. 4, on the race selection screen G4, the cursor moves in a predetermined order or randomly in the display areas HR1 to HR3, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, or the operation button 29 (FIG. 1). Stop) due to the operation. Then, the race displayed in the display areas HR1 to HR3 where the cursor is stopped is selected as the starting race. Here, in the present embodiment, the race to be finally selected is determined in advance based on the ST lottery result and the selection probability data table in which the selection probability of each race is set according to the ST lottery result. .

  Hereinafter, the selection probability data table will be described. The selection probability data table is set for each horse selected by the player. In the selection probability data table for each horse, the winning selection probability that each race is selected when the ST is won and each race is selected when the ST is lost. The selection probability of being out is determined. 5A and 5B show an example of the selection probability data table.

  Here, when the ratio of winning the ST when each horse and each race is selected is called the production reliability of the race production (that is, the race production combining the selected horse and the race), the production The reliability is a value obtained by dividing the number of ST wins when the race is selected by the number of times the race is selected. Therefore, the hit selection probability is larger than the selection probability, and the selection probability is When it is small, the production reliability approaches 1.

  Hereinafter, the production reliability will be described in detail using specific numerical values. Now, assuming that the ST winning probability is 50% and the ST lottery is performed 200 times, when the player's horse belongs to the stable in Kanto and the appropriate distance is short, FIG. ), The average number of times the Tokyo Racetrack / Short Distance Race is selected is 9 at the time of winning and 2 at the time of winning, for a total of 11 times. Therefore, the production reliability of the Tokyo Racecourse / short distance race is about 80%. In the same way, the ratio of the Tokyo racetrack / medium to long distance and the Kyoto racetrack / short distance race will be selected when the race is selected, that is, the production reliability is about 56%. Race reliability at racetracks / medium distances to long distances is about 33%.

  In addition, when the ST winning probability is 80%, when the ST lottery is performed 500 times, the number of times the Tokyo racetrack / short-distance race is selected is an average of 38 times. Average 36 times. Therefore, the production reliability when the Tokyo racetrack / short distance race is selected is about 95%. In the same way, the reliability of production is about 84% when the Tokyo Racetrack / Medium Distance to Long Distance and the Kyoto Racetrack / Short Distance Race are selected, and the Kyoto Racetrack / Medium Distance to Long Distance Race is selected. When it is done, the production reliability is about 67%. In this way, if the player's horse belongs to the stable in Kanto and the appropriate distance is short, the performance when the Tokyo racetrack / short distance race is selected, regardless of the ST winning probability Highest reliability.

  If the player's horse belongs to a stable in Kansai and the appropriate distance is short, assuming that the ST winning probability is 50%, the table in FIG. The production reliability is about 80% when a racetrack / short distance race is selected. In the same way, the production reliability is approximately 56% when the Kyoto Racetrack / Medium Distance-Long Distance and Tokyo Racetrack / Short Distance Races are selected, and the Tokyo Racetrack / Medium Distance-Long Distance Race is selected. When it is done, the production reliability is about 33%. In addition, when the ST winning probability is 80%, the production reliability is approximately 95% when a Kyoto racetrack / short-distance race is selected, the Kyoto racetrack / medium to long distance and the Tokyo racetrack / The production reliability is about 84% when a short-distance race is selected, and the production reliability is about 67% when a Tokyo racetrack / medium to long-distance race is selected. That is, if the player's horse belongs to a stable in Kansai and the appropriate distance is short, the reliability of performance when the Kyoto racetrack / short distance race is selected regardless of the ST winning probability Is the highest. Thus, in this embodiment, the selection probability data table is defined so that the race with the highest performance reliability differs depending on the horse selected by the player. In addition, on the right side of FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B), the performance reliability in each case where the ST winning probability is 50% and 80% is shown as a reference.

  Here, if the race with the highest performance reliability is fixed to, for example, a long-distance race on the Tokyo Racetrack, regardless of the horse selected by the player, There is a problem that it is difficult for a person to expect an ST win. However, as described above, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, races with high performance reliability are different depending on the selection of horses by the player. Variations can be increased.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 4, each race displayed in the display areas HR <b> 1 to HR <b> 3 indicates the level of the production reliability of the race effect when the race is selected in addition to the race track and the distance. A reliability index 39 serving as an index is shown. In this embodiment, the reliability index 39 is indicated by 1 to 3 stars, for example, 1 star when the production reliability is less than 30%, 2 stars when the production reliability is 30 to 60%, 60 The greater the number of stars, such as 3 stars when exceeding%, the higher the production reliability (the higher the ST winning probability when the race is executed). Accordingly, when a race with a large number of stars is selected, it is possible to make the player expect an ST win in the race production.

  FIG. 6 shows a reliability index data table showing the number of stars of the reliability index 39 of each race for each type of horse. In the reliability index data table, “1”, “2”, and “3” are shown in order from the smallest production reliability shown in FIG. 5 (A) and FIG. 5 (B) (from the largest selection probability). The number is set. In the following description, the reliability data table will be described on the assumption that the level of reliability index is synonymous with the level of rendering reliability.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the player's horse is a horse belonging to the Kanto stable (stable P in FIG. 3B) (hereinafter referred to as “Kanto horse” as appropriate), the Kyoto Racecourse The race at the Tokyo Racecourse has a higher degree of production reliability than the race of the race, and the player's horse belongs to the Kansai stables (stables Q and R in FIG. 3B) (hereinafter referred to as “Kansai Horse” ”), The production reliability is higher in the race in the Kyoto racetrack than in the race in the Tokyo racetrack. Thus, in this embodiment, the racetrack with high production reliability differs depending on the selection of the horse by the player (selection of the stable belonging to the horse). Therefore, depending on the selection of horses, it is possible to expect ST wins in both the Tokyo Racetrack race and the Kyoto Racetrack race. In addition, by making the player select the horse (horse stable) so that the player can have the highest level of production reliability, the ST will be selected for the race production at the player's favorite racetrack. Can be expected.

  Also, looking at the reliability index data table by racetrack, in the races of Tokyo Racetrack, the production reliability is higher when the player's horse is Kanto horse than when it is Kansai horse, In the race at Kyoto Racecourse, the production reliability is set higher when the player's horse is a Kansai horse than when it is a Kanto horse. Thus, in this embodiment, since the combination of horses with the highest performance reliability varies depending on the type of racetrack, ST winning when a race performance of a certain racetrack (for example, Tokyo Racetrack) is executed. Can be influenced by the player's selection (whether the player has set his or her horse as Kanto or Kansai).

  In the present embodiment, the race effect performed during the big hit game corresponds to the “composite effect” of the present invention, and the ST lottery after the end of the 16R big hit corresponds to the “judgment determination regarding the bonus game” of the present invention. In addition, a horse that runs in a race production (that is, a horse raised by a player in a game and includes information on the belonging stable) corresponds to the “first production element” of the present invention, and runs in a race production. The race corresponds to the “second effect element” of the present invention. In addition, when the production reliability is expressed in another expression, the probability of success / failure is a win and the probability that each second production element is selected is the probability of appearance at the time of hit and whether the success / failure determination is a success or failure. Regardless of this, when the probability that each second effect element is selected is defined as the overall appearance probability, the ratio of the hit appearance probability to the overall appearance probability is obtained for each first effect element. In the present embodiment, for each first effect element, the probability that each second effect element is selected when the determination is wrong, and each second effect element is selected when the determination is correct. Probability data storage means storing the probability is provided, and the probability data storage means is configured such that the combination of the second effect elements having the highest effect reliability is different.

  Next, looking at the reliability index data table, focusing on the race production that the horse belongs to and the racetrack (for example, the horse is Kanto horse and the racetrack is the Tokyo racetrack), the horse If the appropriate distance is short distance, the short distance race is more reliable than the long distance race, and if the appropriate distance of the horse is long distance, it is more reliable than the short distance race. The long-distance race has a higher production reliability.

  Here, in this embodiment, when a horse is selected on the breeding horse selection screen G2 (see FIG. 3A), the appropriate distance of the horse (corresponding to the “update target variable” of the present invention) is as follows. Although it is set to either short distance or long distance, this appropriate distance is updated when the training effect is executed during the game.

  In the present embodiment, the training effect is executed as an effect during a special symbol change during ST. There are at least two types of training effects: long-distance training effects and short-distance training effects. If the number of short-distance training effects is greater than the long-distance training effects, the appropriate distance of the horse will be longer. If the number of executions of the long-distance training effect is greater than the short-distance training effect, the appropriate distance of the horse will be short-to-medium and medium-to-long. Shift to distance. Therefore, even if the racetrack is the same, immediately after the start of ST, the race with the highest performance reliability was the short-distance race, but when the ST continued, the race with the highest performance reliability was the long-distance race. As described above, depending on the progress of the game, the rank of the production reliability of the race effect changes, and the races (distances) at which the player can expect to win the ST can be varied.

  Note that the content of the training effect is selected based on a random effect random number for determining the effect during the special symbol change. Here, when a stable that is good at short-distance training (stables P and Q in FIG. 3B) is selected as the stable belonging to the player's horse, the short-distance compared to the long-distance training effect. When a stable production is easily selected and a stable that is good at long-distance training (stable R in FIG. 3B) is selected as the belonging stable, the long-distance training is compared with the short-distance training production. The production is easy to select.

  This completes the description of the selection of the race to be run in the race performance. In the present embodiment, during the 16R big hit game, it is possible to allow the player to select a jockey to ride on the player's horse in the race production, thereby giving variations to the development of the race production. It is possible. Specifically, during the 16R big hit game, before the race selection screen G4 is displayed, as shown in FIG. 7, the jockey selection screen G5 is displayed on the display screen 13G. As shown in the figure, on the jockey selection screen G5, the jockey menu buttons 41A to 41C corresponding to the three jockeys “X”, “Y”, and “Z” are displayed as candidates on the display screen 13G. Let the player select one of them. Each jockey menu button 41A to 41C shows a good strategy, and the development of the race effect changes depending on the strategy. The candidate jockey depends on whether the stable belongs to Kanto or Kansai. As described above, the jockey is selected by moving the cursor 42 to the jockey menu buttons 41A to 41C of a desired jockey with the cross key (not shown) and determining with the operation button 29 (see FIG. 1). Is called.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes a main control board 50, which includes a CPU 51A, a RAM 51B and a ROM 51C, a microcomputer provided with a plurality of counters, an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the sub-control board 57, An input / output circuit that connects the relay circuit 80 and the payout control board 58 and the like to which the prize winning opening 15 and the like are connected is provided, and main control related to the game is performed. The CPU 51A includes a determination unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs calculation control, and also generates random numbers for each special symbol and each normal symbol, and sub-controls the control signal. It is configured to be able to output (transmit) to the substrate 57 or the like. The RAM 51B has a storage area for the number of reserved symbols for special symbols and the number of reserved balls for normal symbols, a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 51A, a storage area and flags for temporarily storing various data, and a work area for the CPU 51A. Is provided. The ROM 51C stores a main control board main program PG1 (see FIG. 9) and control data, which will be described later, design variation data regarding variation display on the special symbol display device 14X and the normal symbol display device 18X, and the like. The judgment value and the like per hit and normal symbol are written. The main control board 50 performs ST lottery simultaneously with the determination of whether or not the special symbol is successful, and the main control board 50 when the ST lottery is performed corresponds to the “win / fail judgment means” of the present invention.

  Similar to the main control board 50, the sub control board 57 includes a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, a ROM 52C, a microcomputer including a plurality of counters, an input / output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the main control board 50, an effect control board 70, An input / output circuit for connecting the lamp control board 71 and the like is provided. The CPU 52A includes a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and performs calculation control, and outputs (transmits) control signals to the effect control board 70, the lamp control board 71, the sound control board 55, and the like. It is configured to be possible. The RAM 52B has a storage area for various data and a work area for the CPU 52A. In the ROM 52C, a sub-control board main program PG2 (see FIG. 11) described later, a variation pattern table of special symbols 13A to 13C (see FIG. 1), a selection probability data table (see FIGS. 5A and 5B). ), A reliability index data table (see FIG. 6) and the like are stored. Note that the ROM 52C of the sub-control board 57 serves as the “probability data storage means” described above.

  In the effect control board 70, the CPU reads predetermined display control data from the ROM based on the control signal from the sub control board 57, generates control data in the storage area of the RAM, and outputs it to the VDP (not shown). The VDP reads necessary data from the ROM based on a command from the CPU and displays a map of display images (special symbols 13A, 13B, 13C, effect symbols, background images, character images, character images, etc.) to be displayed on the display screen 13G. Data is created and stored in VRAM. The image data stored and stored in the VRAM is converted into RGB signals by a D / A conversion circuit provided in the input / output circuit and output to the display screen 13G. The sub control board 57, the effect control board 70, and the liquid crystal display device 13 correspond to the “effect executing means” of the present invention.

  The lamp control board 71 is a board that is connected to the sub control board 57 and relays a control signal for performing electrical decoration control of the side lamps 22, 22, etc. output from the sub control board 57.

  Based on the control signal output from the sub-control board 57, the sound control board 55 selects the BGM generated from the speakers 25S and 25S and the sound at the time of production, and controls the sound.

  Each control board 50, 55, 57, 58, 70, 71 operates by receiving power supply from the power board 60.

  In order to realize the above-described operation of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the main control board 50, the sub control board 57, etc. execute the main control board main program PG1, the sub control board main program PG2, etc. Is processing. Hereinafter, information processing in the main control board 50 and the sub control board 57 will be described.

  When the power of the gaming machine 10 is turned on, the one-chip microcomputer provided in the main control board 50 takes out the main control board main program PG1 shown in FIG. 9 from the ROM 51C and runs it. As shown in the figure, when the main control board main program PG1 is run, first, initial setting for stack setting, constant setting, CPU 51A setting, SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller) setting and the like is performed. Performed (S1). The initial setting (S1) is executed only when the main control board main program PG1 is run for the first time after the power is turned on, and is not executed thereafter.

  As shown in FIG. 9, following the initial setting (S1), the following steps S2 to S4 are looped over the remaining time until the main control board interrupt processing (S5) described later is executed. Is called. Specifically, first, interrupts are prohibited (S2), and even if a timer interrupt comes in, interrupt processing is not performed until the interrupt is enabled. Subsequently, a normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S3) is executed. In this process (S3), a random number counter used for jackpot determination or the like is updated, and the updated counter value is stored in the storage area of the RAM 51B of the main control board 50 one by one. When the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S3) ends, the interrupt is permitted (S4), and the main control board interrupt process (S5) can be executed.

  Next, when an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 51A, the main control board interrupt process (S5) is repeatedly executed at a cycle of 4 msec, for example. Then, during the remaining processing period from the end of the main control board interrupt process (S5) to the start of the next main control board interrupt process (S5), the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S3) The process of updating various counter values is repeatedly executed a plurality of times. When an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 51A in the interrupt disabled state, the main control board interrupt process (S5) is not started immediately, but is started after the interrupt is enabled (S4).

  The main control board interrupt process (S5) will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, in the main control board interrupt process (S5), an output process (S10) is first performed. In the output process (S10), each command (control signal) stored in the output buffer of the main control board 50 by each process described below is output to the sub-control board 57. The command (control signal) output here includes a variation pattern command and the like.

  Following the output process (S10), an input process (S11) is performed. In the input process (S11), signal input is performed mainly when various sensors (for example, a normal symbol start switch, a start port sensor, other sensors, switches, etc.) attached to the gaming machine 10 are detected. In the subsequent operation timer subtraction process (S12), the operation timer is subtracted.

  The normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S13) performed next is the same as the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S3) performed in the loop process of the main control board main program PG1 described above. is there. That is, the update processing of the various counter values shown in Table 1 is performed in the execution period of the main control board interrupt process (S5) and the remaining process period (after the main control board interrupt process (S5) ends, the next main control The period until the substrate interruption process (S5) is started).

  Following the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S13), a winning detection process (S15) is executed. In the winning detection process (S15), it is determined whether or not a game ball has been won in the start winning ports 14A and 14B, and when the winning is won, the number of special symbol reserved balls is updated as appropriate.

  When the winning detection process (S15) ends, the normal operation process (S16) is performed. By this process (S16), the main control board 50 determines the normal symbol per unit, the normal symbol change and stop display on the normal symbol display device 18H, and the movable blade pieces 14C and 14C in the start winning port 14B based on the normal symbol per unit. The direct opening / closing operation is directly controlled without using the sub-control board 57, and the process related to the normal symbol is performed.

  The special operation process (S17) performed after the normal operation process (S16) directly controls the display state of the special symbol display device 14H, while the display screen 13G, the lamp device, and the speakers 25S and 25S via the sub-control board 57. Indirect control.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the main control board interrupt process (S5), after the reserved ball number process (S18), another process (S19) not deeply related to the present invention is executed, and the main control board interrupt process (S19) is executed. Exit from S5). Then, as shown in FIG. 9, until the next interrupt pulse is input to the main CPU 51A, the processing of step S2 to step S4 is repeatedly executed, and the main control is again performed due to the input of the interrupt pulse (after about 4 msec). Substrate interrupt processing (S5) is executed. Then, as described above, the control data set in the output buffer of the RAM 51B when the main control board interrupt process (S5) was executed last time is the output process of the next executed main control board interrupt process (S5). Output in (S10). The above is the description of the main control board main program PG1 executed by the main control board 50.

  Next, the processing of the sub control board main program PG2 executed by the sub control board 57 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 11, in the sub-control board main program PG2, first, CPU initialization processing (S20) is performed, stack setting, constant setting, CPU 52A setting, SIO, PIO, CTC (interrupt time controller). ) Etc. and various flags and counter values are reset. When the power supply board 60 is turned on, a power-off signal is transmitted from the power supply board 60 to the sub-control board 57. When the power-off signal is transmitted, it is determined whether or not the content of the backup data in the RAM 52B is normal (S21). If normal (yes in S21), the process proceeds to step S23. If the contents of the RAM 52B are not normal (no in S21), the RAM 52B is initialized, various flags and counter values are reset (S22), and the process proceeds to step S23. . In step S23, the watchdog timer counters 1 and 2 are initialized (S23). Note that these steps S20 to S23 are executed only when the sub-control board main program PG2 is run for the first time after the power is turned on, and not thereafter.

  When the initial setting is completed in steps S20 to S23, interruption is prohibited (S24), and random number seed update processing (S25) is executed. In this process (S25), a random number value necessary for selecting an effect performed on the display screen 13G from among a plurality of effect candidates is updated. The random number value determines the race candidates and the content of the training effect displayed in the display areas HR1 to HR3 of the race selection screen G4 shown in FIG.

  Next, a command transmission process (S26) for transmitting various commands to the effect control board 70, the lamp control board 71, and the sound control board 55 (see FIG. 8) is executed, and the watchdog timer counter 1 is initialized (S27) and interrupted. Authorization (S28) is performed. These processes (S24 to S28) are repeated in an infinite loop.

  In the sub-control board main program PG2, the reception interrupt process (S29), 2ms timer interrupt process (S30), and 10ms timer interrupt process (S31) are interrupted and executed with respect to the infinite loop of steps S24 to S28 described above. When the sub control board 57 receives the strobe signal from the main control board 50, the reception interrupt process (S29) is executed in preference to the other interrupt processes (S30, S31). The 2 ms timer interrupt process (S30) is executed in preference to the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S31), and the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S31) is executed by interrupting the remaining time between the 2 ms timer interrupt processes (S30). The

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the reception interrupt process (S29), first, the strobe signal is checked (S291). If the strobe signal is not ON (No in S291), the process exits (S29). If the strobe signal is ON (Yes in S291), the control signal (data, command, etc. relating to variation mode and special symbol determination determination) transmitted from the main control circuit 50 to the sub control circuit 52 is fetched and stored in the RAM 52B ( S292).

  The 2 ms timer interrupt process (S30) is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a 2 msec period is input to the sub-control circuit 52. As shown in FIG. 13, in this process (S30), a lamp data output process (S301), a drive output process (S302), an input process (S303), and a watchdog timer process (S304) are performed.

  In the lamp data output process (S301), the lamp data created in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S31) described in detail later is output. In the input process (S302), switch data for executing the process based on the switch state is created in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S31), and the switch data is input to the RAM 52B. In the drive output process (S303), drive data for driving the driving combination 40A, 40B is created and output. In the watchdog timer process (S303), the watchdog timer is reset.

  The 10 ms timer interrupt process (S31) is executed each time an interrupt pulse having a 10 msec cycle is input to the sub-control circuit 52. As shown in FIG. 14, in the 10 ms timer interruption process (S31), first, a switch state acquisition process (S41), a command reception permission confirmation process (S42), a lower dish state confirmation process (S43), a loop scenario resetting process ( S44) is performed in order. In the switch state acquisition process (S41), the switch data created in the 2ms timer interrupt process (S30) is stored as switch data for the 10ms timer interrupt process. In the command reception permission confirmation process (S42), the production prohibition period such as when the RAM is cleared is determined. In the lower plate state confirmation process (S43), a timer for notifying that the lower plate 27B is full is set. In the loop scenario resetting process (S44), effects are set at regular intervals as in the telop display on the customer waiting screen described above.

  When the loop scenario resetting process (S44) ends, a received command analysis process (S45) is executed. In this process (S45), analysis processing and operation setting of the command received in the above-described reception interrupt process (S29) (see FIG. 12) are performed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, in the received command analysis process (S45), it is first determined whether or not the command received from the main control board 50 or the operation button 29 is a command waiting for a customer ( S51). If the command is waiting for a customer (Yes in S51), a customer waiting process (S52) is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 16, in the customer waiting process (S52), it is first determined whether or not the operation button 29 has been pressed (S521). If the operation button 29 has not been pressed (No in S521), This process (S52) is exited. If the operation button has been pressed (Yes in S521), it is determined whether the menu screen G1 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed (S522). If it is not in the menu screen G1, that is, if it is in the customer waiting screen (No in S522), after switching to the menu screen G1 (S530), this process (S52) is exited.

  If the pressing of the operation button 29 is in the menu screen G1 (Yes in S522), it is determined whether or not the operation button 29 is related to horse selection (S523). If it is related to the selection of a horse (Yes in S523), the selected horse is selected after performing a horse selection process (S524) for setting the selected horse as a horse raised by the player in this game. A good distance (appropriate distance) is set according to the horse (S525), and the customer waiting process (S52) is exited.

  When the pressing of the operation button 29 is not related to the selection of the horse (No in S523), it is determined whether the pressing is related to the selection of the stable (S526). If it is related to the selection of the stable (Yes in S526), after performing the stable selection process (S527) to set the selected stable as the stable belonging to the horse raised by the player in this game Then, stable data (for example, data relating to Kanto affiliation or Kansai affiliation) is set according to the selected stable (S528), and this process (S52) is exited.

  If the pressing of the operation button 29 is not related to the selection of the stable (No in S526), the menu screen G1 is switched to the customer waiting screen (S529), and this process (S52) is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the received command processing (S45), if the received command is not a command waiting for a customer (No in S51), it is determined whether or not the command is a command related to fluctuation (S54). ). If the command is related to fluctuation (Yes in S54), fluctuation processing (S55) is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 17, in the variation process (S55), first, it is determined whether or not it is in a probable variation state (that is, whether or not it is in ST) (S551), and then the variation for performing the above-described training effect. It is determined whether or not (S552). If the state is not a certain change state (No in S551), or if it is a change state that is a certain change state but does not produce a training effect (Yes in S551, No in S552), after executing the other change processing (S559), The process (S55) is exited.

  If the change is in a certain state and the training effect is performed (Yes in S551, Yes in S552), whether or not the currently selected stable is P or Q (that is, the stable that is good at short-distance training) Whether or not there is) is determined (S553). If the currently selected stable is either P or Q (Yes in S553), the training effects are drawn from the training effects table for stables P and Q stored in the ROM 52C of the sub-control board 57 (S554). ), The appropriate distance of the horse is corrected and updated according to the training effect (S555). If the currently selected stable is neither P nor Q (No in S553), the training effect is drawn from the training effect table for stable R stored in the ROM 52C (S556). Accordingly, the appropriate distance of the horse is corrected and updated (S557). When any one of steps S555 and 557 is executed, the fluctuation processing (S55) is exited.

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the received command process (S45), when the received command is neither a command waiting for a customer nor a command related to fluctuation (No in S51, No in S54), the command is a command in the big hit game It is determined whether or not (S56). If the command is a jackpot game (Yes in S56), a jackpot process (S57) is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the big hit process (S57), it is first determined whether or not it is a big hit to perform a race effect, that is, whether or not it is a 16R big hit (S571). If it is not a big hit for performing the race effect (No in S571), the other big hit processing (S575) is executed, and then this processing (S57) is exited.

  When it is a big hit to perform a race effect (Yes in S571), a jockey lottery process (S572) is performed. As shown in FIG. 19, in the jockey lottery process (S572), it is first determined whether the currently selected stable is Q or R, that is, whether it is a Kansai stable (S61). When the currently selected stable is Q or R (Yes in S61), three people are selected from jockeys (jockeys) that can be selected when the stables Q and R are selected (S62). On the other hand, if the currently selected stable is neither Q nor R (No in S61), three people are selected from the jockeys (jockeys) that can be selected when the stable P is selected (S62) (S65). ).

  Specifically, the jockey data table shown in FIG. 20 is stored in the ROM 52C of the sub control board 57. In steps S62 and S63 described above, three jockeys are selected from the jockey data table. There are two types of jockeys: Kanto affiliation and Kansai affiliation. When the stables Q and R are selected, the Kansai affiliation jockey can be selected. When the stable P is selected, the Jockey belonging to Kanto affiliation is available. Can be selected. The jockey data table also stores data on good tactics such as escaping, leading, inserting and pursuing for each jockey.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the jockey lottery process (S572), when three jockeys are selected in step S62 or step S63, the jockey selection process (S63) is performed. In this process (S63), one player is selected from the three jockeys selected in steps S62 and S63 (see the jockey selection screen G5 in FIG. 7). Specifically, as described in FIG. 18, the selected three jockeys are displayed on the display screen 13G, and the player is prompted to select one of them.

  As shown in FIG. 19, in the jockey lottery process (S572), when the jockey selection process (SS63) is completed, a good strategy for the selected jockey is set (S64), and this process (S572) is terminated.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when the jockey lottery process (S572) is completed, a race selection process (S573) is then performed. In this race selection process (S573), races to be displayed in the display areas HR1 to HR3 in the race selection screen G4 shown in FIG. 4 are determined. Details of this processing (S573) are shown in FIGS. Specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 21, a race reliability index 39 (number of stars in FIG. 4) to be displayed in each of the display areas HR1 to HR3 is determined (S70).

  Here, the race finally selected on the race selection screen G4 shown in FIG. 4 is illustrated in FIG. 5 (A) and FIG. 5 (B) based on the horse selected by the player and the ST lottery result. Determined from the selected probability data table. Therefore, in step S70, the determined race and the reliability index corresponding to the race are set for any one of the display regions HR1 to HR3.

  When the reliability index of the race displayed in the display areas HR1 to HR3 is determined, it is determined whether or not the race finally selected on the race selection screen G4 is set in the display area HR1 (S71). If it has been set (Yes in S71), Step S80 in FIG. 22 is executed. If no race is set (No in S71), it is determined whether or not the reliability index of the race displayed in the display area HR1 is “1” (S72). If the reliability index is “1” (Yes in S72), based on the reliability index data table shown in FIG. 6, the production reliability is selected from the data matching the appropriate distance and stable of the selected horse. The race with “1” is selected (S73).

  When the production reliability of the race displayed in the display area HR1 is not “1” (No in S72), it is determined whether the production reliability is “2” (S74), and the production reliability is “2”. "(Yes in S74), the race with the production reliability" 2 "is selected in the same manner as in Step S73 (S75). Further, when the performance reliability of the race displayed in the display area HR1 is neither “1” nor “2” (No in S72, No in S74), the performance reliability is “3” as in step S73. Is selected (S76). When any of steps S73, S75, and S76 is completed, the race selected in steps S73, S75, and S76 is set as a race to be displayed in the display area HR1 (S77).

  When the race displayed in the display area HR1 is set, the race displayed in the display areas HR2 and HR3 is set in the same manner.

  That is, for the display area HR2, as shown in FIG. 22, it is first determined whether or not the race finally selected on the race selection screen G4 is set in the display area HR2 (S80). If it has been set (Yes in S80), Step S90 in FIG. 23 is executed. If the race is not set (No in S80), it is determined whether the rendering reliability of the race displayed in the display area HR2 is “1” (S81). When the performance reliability is “1” (Yes in S81), the race with the performance reliability “1” is selected in the same manner as in step S72 of FIG. 21 (S82). Further, when the performance reliability of the race displayed in the display area HR2 is not “1” (No in S81), the race with the performance reliability “2” is selected in the same manner as in step S74 of FIG. 21 ( S84). When the production reliability of the race displayed in the display area HR2 is neither “1” nor “2” (No in S81, No in S83), the race with the production reliability of “3” is performed in the same manner as in Step S73. Is selected (S85). When one of steps S82, S84, and S85 ends, the race selected in steps S82, S84, and S85 is set as a race to be displayed in the display area HR2 (S86).

  As for the display area HR3, as shown in FIG. 23, first, it is determined whether or not the race finally selected on the race selection screen G4 is set in the display area HR3 (S90). If it is set (Yes in S90), this race selection process (S573) is terminated. If no race has been set (No in S90), it is determined whether the rendering reliability of the race displayed in the display area HR3 is “1” (S91). When the performance reliability is “1” (Yes in S91), the race with the performance reliability “1” is selected in the same manner as in step S72 of FIG. 21 (S92). Further, when the performance reliability of the race displayed in the display area HR3 is not “1” (No in S91), the race with the performance reliability “2” is selected in the same manner as in step S94 in FIG. 21 ( S94). When the production reliability of the race displayed in the display area HR3 is neither “1” nor “2” (No in S91, No in S93), the race with the production reliability of “3” is performed in the same manner as in Step S93. Is selected (S95). When one of steps S92, S94, and S95 ends, the race selected in steps S92, S94, and S95 is set as a race to be displayed in the display area HR3 (S96). The race selection process (S573) has been described above.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the big hit process (S57), when the race selection process (S573) is completed, one race is selected from the racetracks displayed in the display areas HR1 to HR3 (see FIG. 4). Then, a race effect is set by combining the selected race with the selected horse and jockey (S574). Then, when the setting of the race effect is completed, the process (57) is exited. The selection of the racetrack is randomly determined based on the random number that is appropriately updated in the random number seed update process (step S25 in FIG. 11).

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the received command analysis process (S451), when any one of the customer waiting process (S52), the fluctuation process (S55), and the big hit process (S57) is performed, the other processes (S53) are performed. Then, this process (S45) is exited. Also, when the received command is neither a command waiting for a customer, a command relating to fluctuation, or a command during a big hit game (No in S51, No in S54, No in S56), other processing (S53) To exit this process (S45). This is the end of the description of the received command analysis process (S45).

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S31), when the received command analysis process (S45) is completed, the ramp process (S46), the Sw process (S47), and the command transmission process (S48) are executed. This process (S31) is exited. In the lamp process (S46), the lamp data is created and the production time is managed. In the Sw process (S47), the switch valid period is managed and the operation is set. Moreover, the process which returns the data stored by the above-mentioned switch state acquisition process (S41) is performed. In the command transmission process (S48), the display control circuit 54, the lamp control circuit 56, and the voice control circuit 55 (see FIG. 4) are subjected to various processes as in the command transmission process (S25) described in the sub-control board main program PG2. Send a command. The above is the description of the processing of the sub control board main program PG2 executed by the sub control board 57.

  This completes the description of the configuration of the gaming machine 10. Next, the effect of the gaming machine 10 will be described. In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the player is allowed to select a horse to be raised in the game while waiting for the customer before starting the game. At this time, the stable to which the horse belongs and the appropriate distance are determined.

  After the player selects a horse, when the operation knob 28 is turned to start the game, a game ball is launched toward the game area R1. The game ball collides with an accessory or obstacle nail arranged in the game area R1, and flows down while randomly changing the flow direction.

  When the game ball wins the first or second start winning opening 14A, 14B, based on the determination of whether or not the special symbol is successful, the special screen 13A, 13B, 13C is displayed on the display screen 13G after the change display, and all are stopped. When the special symbol is stopped and displayed with the same symbol, the “big hit game” is started.

  In the gaming machine 10, the big hit game is either 2R, 4R, or 16R based on the random number acquired when the win is won (when the game ball wins the start winning opening 14A, 14B). Selected. When it is per 2R, ST is executed after the big hit game is finished, and when it is per 16R, ST lottery is performed based on the random number acquired at the time of winning the winning. This ST lottery result is notified after performing a race effect on the display screen 13G during a big hit game per 16R.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the race effect is based on the horse selected by the player before the game starts, the ST lottery result, and the selection probability data table (see FIGS. 5A and 5B). Combined with the selected race. Here, in the present embodiment, for each horse, the race with the smallest off-selection probability selected at the time of ST loss is different, and the combination of the run race with the highest performance reliability is different. Therefore, it is possible to vary the race performance with high performance reliability by selecting the player's horse, and this can increase the variation of the race performance that can make the player expect the ST winning.

  In the present embodiment, when a training effect is performed during ST, the appropriate distance of the horse is updated, and the appropriate distance of the horse can be shifted from a short distance to a long distance or from a long distance to a short distance. . Therefore, immediately after the start of ST, the race with the highest performance reliability was a short-distance race, but when the ST continues, the race with the highest performance reliability becomes a long-distance race. Depending on the situation, it is possible to vary the race (distance) that can cause the player to expect the ST win by changing the rank of the production reliability of the race effect.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention other than the following. It can be changed and implemented.

  (1) In the above embodiment, there are two types of horses that can be selected by the player. Also, there may be a plurality of types of stables and jockeys.

  (2) There are two types of jackpots: jackpot with probability variation and jackpot without probability variation, and it is configured to notify whether or not it will be probability change after the performance of the race performance. Depending on the combination, the probability of the probability variation winning may be different. Further, the race effect may be executed during the fluctuation of the special symbols 13A to 13C, and the probability of a big hit may be varied depending on the combination of the horse and the run race in the race effect.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the appropriate distance of the horse is configured to be renewable between a short distance and a long distance, but when a horse for a short distance is first selected, the short distance to the medium distance is selected. It is possible to update between distances, and when a long-distance horse is selected, it may be possible to update between medium and long distances.

  (4) In the above embodiment, only in the Kansai stables (stables Q and R in FIG. 3B) are provided two types of stables that are good at long-distance training and stables that are good at short-distance training. However, two types of stables in the Kanto area may be provided: stables that are good at long-distance training and stables that are good at short-distance training. If configured in this way, long-distance and short-distance training is possible for the stables in Kanto and Kansai, and the horse selected by the player can be trained as desired.

  (5) A plurality of types of STs having different prescribed upper limit numbers may be provided, and may be configured to indicate which ST is executed depending on the order of the player's horse in the race performance. For example, if it was 1st place, the specified upper limit number of times was 50 times ST, if it was 2nd place, if the specified upper limit number was 30 times ST, if it was 3rd place, the specified upper limit number of times May notify that 10 STs will be executed, and if it is 4th or less, it may be notified that ST is not executed.

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, it is configured to notify whether or not ST is executed by the race effect. However, after 16R big hit, the ST is always executed, and the ST has a specified upper limit. A plurality of types with different numbers of times may be provided, and the size of the specified upper limit number may be notified by a race effect. In this case, no matter which ST is executed, the smallest prescribed upper limit number is secured, so the time when the smallest prescribed upper limit number is executed is “out”, and the prescribed upper limit number is less than that. The time when ST having a large value is executed may be “hit”. In other words, in this configuration, the determination of the specified upper limit number of times corresponds to the “determination of bonus game” of the present invention.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the combined performance of the present invention is a race performance using horse racing as a motif, but may be a race of a bicycle, an automobile or other vehicles as long as the ranking is determined. However, it may be a martial art or a ball game. In the case of martial arts or ball games, the winning probabilities of jackpot games, probability variation games, STs, etc. may be notified according to the ranking such as winning or second place. In this case, the player may select the character to be the main character, and the winning probabilities of the game result, that is, the big hit game, the probability variation game, the ST, etc. may be varied depending on the combination of the main character and the opponent.

  (8) In the above embodiment, when the ST is won, the race with the highest performance reliability (Tokyo Racetrack / Short Distance Race in FIG. 5 (A), Kyoto Racetrack / Short Distance Race in FIG. 5 (B)). However, as shown in FIG. 24 (A) and FIG. 24 (B), the race with the highest production reliability (in FIG. 24 (A), Tokyo) was selected. The racetrack / short-distance race, in FIG. 24B, may be configured such that the Kyoto racetrack / short-distance race) is more easily selected than a race with low production reliability.

  (9) As shown in FIG. 25 (A) and FIG. 25 (B), a race that is not selected when the ST lottery result is off, that is, a race with 100% performance reliability (in FIG. 25 (A), Tokyo A racetrack / short-distance race, in FIG. 25 (B), a Kyoto racetrack / short-distance race) is provided, and the race with 100% production reliability may vary depending on the horse selected by the player. Good. In this case, when a race with a performance reliability of 100% is selected, the player can be made aware that the winning is confirmed.

  (10) As in the reliability index data table shown in FIG. 26, a race with the same performance reliability (in FIG. 26, a race on the Kyoto racetrack) may be provided regardless of the horse selected by the player. . Even in the example of FIG. 26, when the horse belongs to the Kanto stable, the race at the Tokyo racetrack has a higher production reliability. When the horse belongs to the Kansai stable, the race at the Kyoto racetrack The direction reliability is higher.

  (11) In the above embodiment, the appropriate distance of the horse is updated during the ST, but the appropriate distance of the horse may be updated in a normal gaming state.

  (12) The appropriate distance of the horse may be fixed to an initial value when the horse is selected by the player, that is, may not be updated.

(13) In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a slot machine. In that case, the combined effect of the present invention may be applied to the effect of notifying whether or not it will be a big hit, from the lever ON until all reels are stopped, or during the big hit game Further, it may be applied to an effect of notifying whether or not to enter the so-called assist time or replay time after the big hit game ends.
In addition, it can be said that the said embodiment and the other embodiment shown by said (1)-(13) contain the characteristic structure of [1]-[5] below.
[1] A determination unit for determining whether or not a privilege game advantageous to the player is determined;
After executing a combined effect by combining a first effect element and a second effect element arbitrarily selected from a plurality of types of first effect elements and a plurality of types of second effect elements, the result of the success / failure determination is notified. Production execution means;
First effect element selection means for allowing a player to selectively select an arbitrary first effect element from the plurality of types of first effect element groups;
A second effect element selecting means for selecting the second effect element on the basis of the selected first effect element and the result of the success / failure determination;
The composite effect has an effect reliability configured with a ratio that the notification result is notified for each combination of the first effect element and the second effect element,
For each of the first effect elements, the combination of the second effect elements is the highest in the effect reliability of the composite effect,
A gaming machine configured such that a combination with the second effect element having the highest effect reliability is different for each first effect element.
In the configuration of [1], after a combined effect combining arbitrarily selected first effect element and second effect element is executed, the result of the determination on whether or not the bonus game is successful is notified. The first effect element is selected by the player, and the second effect element is selected based on the first effect element and the result of the determination. And the composite production of the present invention is provided with the production reliability with the ratio that the notification result is the winning for each combination of each first production element and each second production element. Moreover, the combination of the 2nd production element from which production reliability becomes the highest is different. In other words, the composite performance with high performance reliability differs depending on the player's selection. Thereby, the variation of the production | presentation which can make a player expect a hit can be increased.
[2] The composite effect is configured such that the combination of the first effect elements having the highest effect reliability is different for each second effect element. Gaming machine.
In the configuration of [2], since the combination of the first effect elements having the highest effect reliability is different for each second effect element, the game is performed when the composite effect having one second effect element is executed. Depending on the first effect element selected by the person, it is possible to vary the probability that the determination of whether or not the bonus game is true will be a hit.
[3] The composite effect is configured to include a combination of the second effect elements having the effect reliability of 100% with respect to any of the first effect elements [1]. ] Or the gaming machine according to [2].
According to the configuration of [3], since the second effect element having the effect reliability of 100% is provided, when the second effect element is selected, it is determined that whether or not the bonus game is successful is a hit. The player can be recognized.
[4] The second effect element selecting means selects the second effect element that is the combined effect with the higher effect reliability than the second effect element that is the combined effect with the lower effect reliability. The gaming machine according to any one of [1] to [3], configured to be difficult to select.
In the configuration of [4], the second effect element that is a composite effect with high production reliability is less likely to be selected than the second effect element that is a composite effect with low production reliability. According to this configuration, it is possible to create a sense of premier by making it difficult for a complex production with high production reliability to appear.
[5] An update target variable that is set for each of the first performance elements and is updated as the game progresses,
The composite effect is configured such that, for each of the first effect elements, the combination of the second effect elements having the highest effect reliability is different according to the update target variable. The gaming machine according to any one of [1] to [4].
According to the configuration of [5], the second effect element having the highest effect reliability according to the update target variable that is updated according to the progress of the game among a plurality of composite effects that share the first effect element. The combination of changes. As described above, according to the present invention, even if the player selects the first effect element once, it is possible to change the effect that the player can expect to win depending on the progress of the game.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game machine 13 Liquid crystal display device 13G Display screen 29 Operation button 39 Reliability index 50 Main control board 57 Sub control board G1 Menu screen G2 Breeding horse selection screen G3 Stable selection screen G4 Race selection screen

Claims (1)

A determination unit for determining whether or not the bonus game is advantageous to the player;
After executing a combined effect by combining a first effect element and a second effect element arbitrarily selected from a plurality of types of first effect elements and a plurality of types of second effect elements, the result of the success / failure determination is notified. Production execution means;
First effect element selection means for allowing a player to selectively select an arbitrary first effect element from the plurality of types of first effect element groups;
An update target variable that is set according to the content of the updated effect that is set on the selected first effect element and that is determined based on a random number for effect different from the random number for determination of success / failure;
Second effect element selection means for selecting the second effect element to be combined with the first effect element in the composite effect based on the selected first effect element, the update target variable, and the result of the success / failure determination. And comprising
The composite effect has an effect reliability configured with a ratio that the notification result is notified for each combination of the first effect element and the second effect element,
For each of the first effect elements, the combination of the second effect elements is the highest in the effect reliability of the composite effect,
The first production element is configured to have a different combination with the second production element with the highest production reliability.
For a specific first effect element, the combination of the second effect elements having the highest effect reliability is configured to change according to the update target variable ,
A plurality of types of update effects are provided, and which type of update effect is executed is determined using one effect determination table selected by the player from among a plurality of effect determination tables. A gaming machine characterized by being determined by a random number for use .

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