JP6633378B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of performing a game.

  As a gaming machine, a game medium such as a game ball is launched into a game area by a launch device, and a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed when the game medium wins in a start area such as a winning opening provided in the game area. Or a slot machine in which a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed based on a predetermined bet amount set and a start operation performed. In addition, as a gaming device, a data display that is installed corresponding to each gaming machine in the gaming hall and can notify game information and the like in the gaming machine, or in each of a plurality of gaming machines installed in the gaming arcade There is a management device that can notify game information and the like.

  As an example of the gaming machine and the gaming device as described above, there has been a gaming machine that displays a two-dimensional code obtained by coding a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) determined according to a game history in a form that can be imaged by a portable terminal. (For example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-61518 A

  According to the gaming machine described in Patent Literature 1, a player reads a URL determined according to a game history by capturing an image of a displayed two-dimensional code using a portable terminal, and accesses a server based on the URL. By doing so, the read game history could be transmitted to the server. However, there is a predetermined waiting time when reading game information such as a game history using an imaging device such as a mobile terminal, so that the player wastes time until the waiting time elapses. May be reduced.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the interest of a game without wasting as much time as possible reading game information with an imaging device. That is.

A gaming machine capable of playing games,
Information generating means for generating game information relating to the game,
Image generating means for generating a specific image from which the game information can be read by an imaging device,
Display means for displaying the specific image in a form capable of being imaged by the imaging device,
The image generation means displays a first code image from which the game information can be read as the specific image, and displays a character image on a display screen of the imaging device while the game information is being read by the imaging device. To generate an image included inside the frame-shaped second code image.
The gaming machine may be configured as follows.
The character image is an image of a character appearing on a website displayed on a display screen of the imaging device after the reading of the game information by the imaging device is completed,
The character image displayed on the display screen of the imaging device changes according to the achievement status of the task that can be achieved based on the game history.
Further, the gaming machine may be configured as follows.
(1) A gaming machine capable of performing a game (for example, a slot machine 1, a pachinko gaming machine shown in a modified example),
An information generating means (for example, a process of generating and storing a game history by the sub-control unit 91) for generating game information relating to the game (for example, a game history such as the number of winning a bonus, the number of times of controlling an AT, the total number of games, etc.);
Image generating means (for example, a two-dimensional image in a first mode by the sub-control unit 91) for generating a specific image (for example, a two-dimensional code in the first mode) from which the game information can be read by an imaging device (for example, the portable terminal 1000) The process of generating code),
Display means (for example, a liquid crystal display 51) for displaying the specific image in a form capable of being imaged by the imaging device;
The image generating means, when the game information is read by the imaging device, display information (for example, display information) for displaying a game image (for example, a character image) related to a game on a display screen of the imaging device, Further included in the specific image (for example, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), a character image is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 during reading of the game information based on the information included in the two-dimensional code).

  According to such a configuration, when the player captures a specific image using the imaging device, the game information is read by the imaging device, and the game image is displayed on the display screen of the imaging device. For this reason, the interest of the game can be improved without wasting as much time as possible reading the game information by the imaging device.

(2) A gaming machine used in a game arcade in which a gaming machine is installed (for example, a room machine, an information display, a hall management computer shown in a modified example),
An information generating means (for example, a process of generating and storing a game history by the sub-control unit 91) for generating game information (for example, a game history such as the number of winning of a bonus, the number of times of controlling the AT, the total number of games, etc.);
Image generating means (for example, a two-dimensional image in a first mode by the sub-control unit 91) for generating a specific image (for example, a two-dimensional code in the first mode) from which the game information can be read by an imaging device (for example, the portable terminal 1000) The process of generating code),
Display means (for example, a liquid crystal display 51) for displaying the specific image in a form capable of being imaged by the imaging device,
The image generating means, when the game information is read by the imaging device, display information (for example, display information) for displaying a game image (for example, a character image) related to a game on a display screen of the imaging device, Further included in the specific image (for example, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), a character image is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 during reading of the game information based on the information included in the two-dimensional code).

  According to such a configuration, when the player captures a specific image using the imaging device, the game information is read by the imaging device, and the game image is displayed on the display screen of the imaging device. For this reason, the interest of the game can be improved without wasting as much time as possible reading the game information by the imaging device.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or the gaming machine of (2),
The display information includes information for displaying the different game images on the display screen according to the game history (for example, the display information is included in a two-dimensional code as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B). Based on the information, the game image differs between A's game history and B's game history.)

  According to such a configuration, when a player captures a specific image using the imaging device, a different game image is displayed on the display screen of the imaging device according to the game history, thereby improving the interest of the game. Can be.

(4) In the gaming machine of (1) or (3) or the gaming machine of (2) or (3),
The display information includes information for displaying an auxiliary image that assists the imaging device to capture the specific image on the display screen (for example, as illustrated in a modified example, when capturing a two-dimensional code, Then, an auxiliary frame image for imaging is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 based on the information included in the two-dimensional code).

  According to such a configuration, when the player captures a specific image using the imaging device, an auxiliary image that assists the imaging device to capture the specific image is displayed on the display screen of the imaging device. It becomes easy to capture a specific image.

(5) In the gaming machine of any of the above (1), (3) and (4), or in the gaming machine of any of the above (2) to (4),
The display information includes information for displaying the different game images on the display screen in accordance with the number of games (for example, as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, the two-dimensional code includes Based on the information, the game images are different between A's total game number of 1000 games and B's total game number of 5000 games).

  According to such a configuration, when a player captures a specific image using the imaging device, different game images are displayed on the display screen of the imaging device according to the number of games, thereby improving the interest of the game. Can be.

(6) In the gaming machine of any of the above (1), (3) to (5), or the gaming machine of any of the above (2) to (5),
A privilege is given by accomplishing a task based on the game history in cooperation with the imaging device (for example, when a mission is achieved in a game, the privilege is granted by accessing the management server 1200 by the portable terminal 1000). Granted),
The display information includes information for displaying the different game images on the display screen according to the achievement status of the task (for example, as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, two-dimensional information is displayed). Based on the information included in the code, the game image differs between Mr. A's mission achievement once and Mr. B's mission achievement three times.)

  According to such a configuration, when the player captures a specific image using the imaging device, different game images are displayed on the display screen of the imaging device according to the achievement status of the task. Therefore, the interest in the game can be improved, and the participation rate in cooperation with the imaging device can be improved.

(7) In the gaming machine of any of the above (1), (3) to (6), or the gaming machine of any of the above (2) to (6),
The display information includes information for displaying the game image including at least one of a character and a message related to a game on the display screen (for example, (a) to (c) in FIG. 21A and FIG. 21). As shown in (a) to (c) of FIG. 21B, a character image or a character image is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 when capturing a two-dimensional code based on information included in the two-dimensional code. ).

  According to such a configuration, when the player captures a specific image using the image capturing device, a game image including at least one of a character and a message related to the game is displayed on the display screen of the image capturing device. Can be improved.

(8) In the gaming machine of any of the above (1), (3) to (7), or the gaming machine of any of the above (2) to (7),
The display information includes information for displaying the game image shown on the website related to the game on the display screen (for example, (b) and (c) of FIG. 21A and FIG. 21). (As shown in (b) and (c) of (B), the character image shown on the website is displayed based on the information included in the two-dimensional code.)

  According to such a configuration, when the player captures a specific image using the imaging device, a game image shown on a website related to the game is displayed on the display screen of the imaging device. For this reason, the game image displayed on the display screen is also displayed on the website related to the game, so that the interest of the game can be improved.

It is a figure showing the whole game system composition of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a management server. It is a front view of the slot machine of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement | sequence of a reel. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the slot machine. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the slot machine. It is a figure for explaining the type of a small combination, the symbol combination of a small combination, and the technical matter related to a small combination. It is a figure for explaining the kind of re-gaming, the combination of symbols of re-gaming, and technical matters related to re-gaming. It is a figure for explaining the symbol combination of a transition appearance, and a technical matter related to a transition appearance. It is a figure for explaining transition of a game state. It is a figure showing the outline of a game state. It is a figure for explaining the combination of the lottery target combination read as a lottery target combination for every game state. It is a figure for explaining the combination of the lottery target combination read as a lottery target combination for every game state. It is a figure for explaining the combination of the winning combination permitted by the lottery target combination. It is a figure for explaining reel control when a plurality of winning combinations are simultaneously won. It is a figure for explaining reel control when a plurality of winning combinations are simultaneously won. (A) is a figure which shows a main menu screen. (B) is a figure which shows the screen after password input. (C) is a diagram showing an end confirmation screen. (A) is a figure which shows the aspect which determines selection of a two-dimensional code production mode. (B) is a diagram showing a two-dimensional code of the first embodiment. (C) is a diagram showing a two-dimensional code of the second embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the display aspect on the display screen of a portable terminal at the time of imaging the conventional two-dimensional code. (B) is a diagram showing a display mode on the display screen of the mobile terminal when the two-dimensional code of the first mode is imaged. (C) is a figure which shows the display aspect on the display screen of a portable terminal at the time of imaging the 2D code of the 2nd aspect. It is a figure for explaining a game picture displayed at the time of imaging of a two-dimensional code.

  Embodiments for implementing a slot machine according to the present invention will be described below based on embodiments. In the following embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described.

[Gaming system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a gaming system 1001 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming system 1001 includes a slot machine 1 and a management server 1200.

  The slot machine 1 is installed in a game hall (hall). The management server 1200 is connected to the Internet 900. The management server 1200 is held by the manufacturer of the slot machine 1 (provider of the slot machine 1). Data exchange between the slot machine 1 and the management server 1200 is performed via the portable terminal 1000 having a function of reading a two-dimensional code and a function of connecting to the Internet network 900. Note that the two-dimensional code is an image displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 described later, and includes predetermined information represented by black and white codes (codes such as patterns, symbols, codes, and codes) arranged in the horizontal and vertical directions. (In the present embodiment, it is an image capable of specifying game information such as a game history). Although a two-dimensional code is used in the present embodiment, a one-dimensional code that can specify predetermined information by a code arranged in either the horizontal direction or the vertical direction may be used. In addition, any code image may be used as long as the predetermined information can be obtained by imaging the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 with the portable terminal 1000.

[Mobile terminal]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal 1000. The mobile terminal 1000 includes a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, an operation unit 130, a display unit 140, a wireless communication unit 150, an antenna 151, and a camera unit 160.

  The storage unit 120 includes a semiconductor memory such as a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a flash memory, and a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage unit 120 stores programs and data such as an application program for causing the control unit 110 to execute various functions of the mobile terminal 1000.

  The operation unit 130 detects a touch operation on the icon image displayed on the display unit 140. Operation unit 130 outputs a signal corresponding to the detected touch operation to control unit 110.

  The display unit 140 includes a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), and includes a display screen that displays various images such as icon images. The display unit 140 may be configured by a display device such as an EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The display unit 140 displays various images on a display screen based on character data and image data supplied from the control unit 110.

  The wireless communication unit 150 outputs a signal received from another mobile terminal or the management server 1200 via the antenna 151 to the control unit 110, and transmits a signal from the control unit 110 to another mobile terminal or the management server 1200 from the antenna 151. Let it.

  The camera unit 160 captures an image of a capturing target in accordance with an operation of the player, converts the captured image into image data, and outputs the image data to the control unit 110. In the present embodiment, the camera unit 160 can also capture a two-dimensional code.

  The control unit 110 is configured by a microprocessor (Micro Processing Unit). The control unit 110 processes data from each of the storage unit 120, the operation unit 130, the display unit 140, the wireless communication unit 150, and the camera unit 160 according to a program such as an application program stored in the storage unit 120. And supplies the processed data to the storage unit 120, the display unit 140, and the wireless communication unit 150.

  The mobile terminal 1000 may have a voice input / output function or an infrared communication function provided in a general mobile phone, in addition to the above configuration. The mobile terminal may be any terminal that can be carried by a player or the like, and may be, for example, a smartphone or a tablet.

[Management server]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the management server 1200. The management server 1200 has a function as a general web server. The management server 1200 is configured to include hardware equivalent to a general server computer, and is capable of data communication with the mobile terminal 1000 via the Internet network 900.

  The management server 1200 registers and updates game information and the like related to the game history corresponding to the player according to the contents of the access request from the mobile terminal 1000. The management server 1200 includes a registered URL database that manages the URL of each update request received when updating the game information as registered information.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the management server 1200 includes a control unit 210, a storage unit 220, an operation unit 230, a display unit 240, and a communication unit 250.

  The storage unit 220 includes an external storage device such as a ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, and a hard disk drive. The storage unit 220 stores programs and data for causing the control unit 210 to execute various functions of the management server 1200.

  The operation unit 230 includes input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a keypad, a touchpad, and a touch panel. The operation unit 230 receives an operation input from an administrator of the management server 1200 and outputs a signal related to the received operation to the control unit 210.

  Display unit 240 is formed of, for example, an LCD. Display unit 240 displays character data and image data supplied from control unit 210 on a display screen.

  The communication unit 250 outputs data received from the mobile terminal 1000 or another server via the Internet network 900 to the control unit 210, and outputs the data output from the control unit 210 to the mobile terminal via the Internet network 900. 1000 or another server.

  The control unit 210 is composed of, for example, an MPU. The control unit 210 performs processing on data from each of the storage unit 220, the operation unit 230, the display unit 240, and the communication unit 250 according to the program stored in the storage unit 220, and stores the processed data. Output to each of the unit 220, the operation unit 230, the display unit 240, and the communication unit 250.

[Slot machine configuration]
FIG. 4 is a front view showing the overall structure of the slot machine 1 according to the embodiment. The slot machine 1 includes a housing 1a having an open front, and a front door 1b rotatably supported at a side end of the housing 1a. A liquid crystal display 51 is provided at the upper center of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a display area 51a, and a transmission area 51b corresponding to the see-through window 3 can be transmitted. Thus, a predetermined effect can be performed in the display area 51a, and the reels 2L and 2C arranged side by side in the housing 1a through the see-through window 3 through the transmission window 51b of the display area 51a. , 2R (hereinafter, also referred to as left reel, middle reel, right reel).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a symbol arrangement of each reel. On the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, a plurality of types of symbols, each of which can be identified, are arranged in a predetermined order. The number of reels is not limited to three, but may be one, or two or more. Further, although the variable display unit is shown as being constituted by physical reels, it may be constituted by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

  A medal insertion part 4 into which medals can be inserted is provided at the lower right of the liquid crystal display 51, and a medal payout port 9 for paying out medals and speakers 53 and 54 are provided below the front door 1b. A lower panel (not shown) is provided slightly below the center of the front door 1b, in the space between the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R and the medal payout opening 9. An effect LED 52, which will be described later, is provided inside the lower panel. When the effect LED 52 is turned on, the lower panel is illuminated with light, and the lower panel is turned on. When the effect LED 52 is turned off, the lower panel is also turned off.

  In the front door 1b, a specified number of bets set according to a game state is set as an example of an operating means within a credit range stored as a game value (medal number) owned by the player. MAXBET switch 6, which is operated when the game is performed, a settlement switch 10, which is operated when the credit and the set bet amount are settled and returned, a start switch 7, which is operated when the game is started, and reels 2L, 2C, There are provided stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R which are operated when stopping the rotation of the 2R, an effect switch 56 for use in the effect, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, of the three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R that have started rotating, the reel that stops first is referred to as a first stop reel, and the stop is referred to as a first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is called a second stop reel, the stop is called second stop, the reel that stops third is called third stop reel, and the stop is called third stop or final stop. Name. The first stop of the left reel 2L is referred to as a first left stop, the second stop of the left reel 2L is referred to as a second left stop, and the third stop of the left reel 2L is referred to as a third left stop. The first stop of the middle reel 2C is called a first middle stop, the second stop of the middle reel 2C is called a second middle stop, and the third stop of the middle reel 2C is called a third middle stop. The first stop of the right reel 2R is referred to as a first right stop, the second stop of the right reel 2R is referred to as a second right stop, and the third stop of the right reel 2R is referred to as a third right stop.

  In the present embodiment, the procedure for operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R (also referred to as an operation procedure, a pressing order, and a stop operation order) by the player includes forward pressing, sequential pinching, center left pressing, and center right pressing. , Reverse pinching, and reverse pressing. The forward pushing refers to a pushing order in which the left reel 2L is first stopped and then the middle reel 2C is second stopped. The sequential pinching means a pressing order in which the left reel 2L is first stopped and then the right reel 2R is second stopped. The middle left push refers to a pushing order in which the center reel 2C is first stopped and then the left reel 2L is second stopped. The middle right push refers to a pushing order in which the middle reel 2C is first stopped and then the right reel 2R is second stopped. The reverse pinching push refers to a pushing order in which the right reel 2R is first stopped and then the left reel 2L is second stopped. The reverse pushing means a pushing order in which the right reel 2R is first stopped and then the middle reel 2C is second stopped.

  The front door 1b is provided with a game display unit 13 for notifying information on the game as an example of a notifying unit. The gaming display unit 13 displays a credit display 11 for displaying the number of medals stored as credits, a game auxiliary display 12 for displaying the number of paid out medals and an error code at the time of error, and a set bet. 1 BET LED 14, 2 BET LED 15, 3 BET LED 16 for notifying the number, an insertion request LED 17 for notifying that a medal can be inserted, a start effective LED 18 for notifying that a game start operation by operating the start switch 7 is possible, a start switch Waiting LED 19 to notify that the player is in the wait state after the operation of Step 7 (because a certain period has not elapsed since the previous game started and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are waiting to start rotating), after the replay winning Replay to inform you that you are in a replay game LED20 is provided in. The replay game is a game started after the bet amount is automatically set.

  Inside the MAXBET switch 6, there is provided a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 7) for notifying by lighting that the setting operation of the bet amount by operating the MAXBET switch 6 is valid. Inside the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, left, middle, and right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R (shown in FIG. 3) for notifying by light that the reel stop operation by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are valid. 7) are provided.

  A liquid crystal display 51 is mounted above the front door 1b. On the liquid crystal display 51, an effect image corresponding to the progress of the game is displayed, and various information related to the game, such as an operation procedure by a navigation effect, a type of an error that has occurred, and the like are displayed. The navigation effect is an effect in which the operation procedure (press order) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is notified to the player in order to generate a predetermined prize, and the right to be controlled by AT (Assist Time). Is performed on condition that the navigation stock is given. The number of navigation stocks indicates the number of rights controlled by the AT, and the more the number of navigation stocks is held, the more time the AT is controlled by the AT. In the present embodiment, the AT is controlled for a predetermined number of games (50 games in the present embodiment) every time one navigation stock is consumed. Further, the payout rate of medals per game during the AT is 1 or more. Therefore, it can be said that the AT is more advantageous for the player than the non-AT. Further, it can be said that the navigation stock, which is the right to the AT control, is a privilege that is advantageous for the player. The navigation stock is given when the player wins the AT lottery performed by the main controller 41.

  Inside the front door 1b, a reset switch 23 for detecting a reset operation for releasing an error state and a hit state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until the reset operation is performed) by a key operation, A set value display 24 that displays the set value at that time during a change or a check of the set value, and a stop function for controlling a stop state (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed). Stop switch 36a for selecting valid / invalid, automatic settlement for selecting valid / invalid of an automatic settlement function for automatically adjusting (returning) medals stored as credits without operation of the player The switch 36b and the flow path of the medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4 are connected to either the hopper tank 34a (see FIG. 6) provided inside the housing 1a or the medal payout port 9 side. A flow path switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching to one side, a medal selector 29 having a inserted medal sensor 31 for detecting medals which are inserted from the medal insertion section 4 and flow down to the hopper tank 34a side, and an open state of the front door 1b. A door open detection switch 25 (see FIG. 7) for detecting is provided.

  The inserted medal sensor 31 includes a plurality of (for example, three) sensors capable of detecting medals, and the plurality of sensors can detect the inserted medals in a predetermined order (from the upstream sensor). Is configured. The main control unit 41 detects that the medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 are detected in a predetermined order (the detection result is also referred to as an appropriate detection result). It is determined that the inserted medal is detected or the passing of the inserted medal is detected by the inserted medal sensor 31.

  Further, inside the front door 1b, a hitting switch 36a for selecting whether to enable / disable a hitting function for controlling the hitting state at the end of the AT is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, an external output board 1100 for outputting a predetermined signal to an external device such as a data display provided outside the reel unit 2 and the slot machine 1 is provided inside the housing 1a. (See FIG. 7), a hopper tank 34a for storing medals inserted from the medal insertion unit 4, a hopper motor 34b for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout port 9 (see FIG. 7), a hopper. A hopper unit 34 including a payout sensor 34c (see FIG. 7) for detecting medals paid out by driving the motor 34b, and a power supply box 100 are provided. The reel unit 2 includes reels 2L, 2C, 2R, reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 7), and reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R that can detect the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, respectively. 7 (see FIG. 7).

  On the side of the hopper unit 34, an overflow tank 35 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a is provided. Inside the overflow tank 35, there is provided a full tank sensor 35a (see FIG. 7) which is provided at a height at which the stored predetermined amount of medals can be detected and is made of a pair of conductive members which are separated from each other.

  As shown in FIG. 7, on the front of the power supply box 100, a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and setting of a winning probability (payout rate, payout rate) of an internal lottery in the setting change state. There are provided a setting switch 38 functioning as a switch for changing a value and a power switch 39 operated when turning on / off the power.

  The hitting switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, the setting key switch 37, the setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 inside the housing 1a cannot be operated unless the front door 1b is opened by key operation. For this reason, those switches inside the housing 1a can be operated only by the clerk at the game hall, and cannot be operated by the player.

  When playing a game in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 4 or a bet amount is set using credits. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the game state is set, the pay line LN (see FIG. 4) becomes valid, and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the game can be started. Become. In the present embodiment, three stakes are defined as the specified number of bets, and when the specified number of bets is set, the payline LN is activated. If medals are inserted in more than the maximum number among the prescribed numbers corresponding to the gaming state, the medals are added to the credit.

  The pay line is a line that is set to determine whether the combination of the symbols displayed in the perspective windows 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is a symbol combination such as a small combination or a replay combination. In the present embodiment, these combinations are also referred to as “winning combinations” or “winning combinations”. When a combination of symbols constituting one of the combinations stops on the winning line, a winning is achieved. Also called. For example, when the symbol combination that constitutes the re-game combination is derived on the pay line, a replay game in which the player can play the next game without setting the number of bets using medals is activated. Derivation of the symbol combination that constitutes the re-game winning combination on the winning line is also referred to as occurrence of a re-game winning (replay winning).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, only the winning line LN set across the middle row of the reel 2L, the middle section of the reel 2C, and the middle section of the reel 2R, that is, the pattern horizontally arranged in the middle row, is the winning line. It is defined as. In this embodiment, only one winning line is applied, but a plurality of winning lines may be applied.

  In the present embodiment, invalid lines LM1 to LM4 (see FIG. 4) are set separately from the pay line LN in order to make it easy to recognize that the combination of the symbols constituting the pay line is complete on the pay line LN. I have. In the invalid lines LM1 to LM4, winning is not determined based on a combination of symbols aligned with the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. When a combination of symbols constituting a specific prize is arranged on the prize line LN, a symbol combination (for example, bell-bell-bell) which is a prize when any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 is aligned with the prize line LN. ) Makes it easy to recognize that the combination of the symbols constituting the specific prize is complete on the prize line LN.

  When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated to display the symbols in a fluctuating manner, and when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated, the corresponding reels are rotated. By stopping the operation, three symbols are derived and displayed as display results in the upper, lower, and lower tiers of the perspective window 3. When the winning symbol combination stops on the winning line LN and a winning occurs, a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player in accordance with the winning, and the credit is added or the credit reaches the upper limit (50). In this case, medals are paid out from the medal payout exit 9. When the combination of symbols accompanied by the transition of the gaming state is stopped on the pay line LN, the game state is shifted to the gaming state according to the combination of the symbols.

  In the present embodiment, a configuration using three reels is illustrated. However, a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, and a configuration using four or more reels may be used. Often, in a configuration using two or more reels, the winning may be determined based on a combination of display results derived for all of the two or more reels. In the present embodiment, the variable display device is constituted by physical reels, but the variable display device may be constituted by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing the internal structure of the slot machine 1. In the example of FIG. 7, a game control board 40 that controls the progress of the game and outputs various commands in accordance with the progress of the game, an effect control board 90 that controls a predetermined effect in accordance with the command, a drive power supply for electric components And an external output board 1100 for outputting a signal according to the progress of the game to the outside.

  The game control board 40 advances the game based on detection signals from switches such as various operation means and detection means (exemplified on the left side of the game control board 40 in FIG. 7), and notifies the notification means (game control in FIG. 7). The display devices such as the left side of the substrate 40 are driven and controlled. The game control board 40 controls the driving of the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R based on signals from the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R.

  On the game control board 40, a circuit configuration such as the main control unit 41 (exemplified in the game control board 40 in FIG. 7) is mounted. The main control unit 41 performs processing relating to the progress of the game, and directly or indirectly controls the configuration mounted or connected to the game control board 40. The main control unit 41 is a one-chip microcomputer, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O port, and the like (not shown).

  The effect control board 90 is connected to the effect switch 56, and drives and controls an effect device (exemplified on the left side of the effect control substrate 90 in FIG. 7) such as the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LED 52, and the speakers 53 and 54. For example, in a normal state (also referred to as a common effect state), the effect effect LED 52 is driven to be lit, and the lower panel is turned on or blinks in a manner according to the RT state. In a normal state (common production state), the speakers 53 and 54 are driven, and the BGM corresponding to the RT state is output from the speakers 53 and 54.

  The effect control board 90 is provided with a circuit configuration such as a sub-control unit 91 (illustrated in the effect control board 90 in FIG. 7). The sub-control unit 91 receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40, performs a process of performing a performance, and directly or indirectly controls a configuration mounted or connected to the performance control board 90. The sub-control unit 91 is a one-chip microcomputer and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O port, and the like. The hopper motor 34b, various operation means and detection means (exemplified on the right side of the power supply board 101 in FIG. 7) and the like are connected to the power supply board 101.

[Settings]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the payout rate of medals (the ratio of the total number of medals used for setting the bet amount to the total number of medals paid out by winning) changes according to the set value. Specifically, the payout rate of medals is changed by using a winning probability according to a set value in an internal lottery or the like. The set value is made up of six levels from 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest payout rate and the payout rate decreasing as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In other words, in terms of the payout rate, when the set value is set to 6, the advantage is the highest for the player, and as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the advantage decreases stepwise. Become.

  To change the set value, it is necessary to turn on the power of the slot machine 1 after turning on the setting key switch 37. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the set value read from the RAM 41c is displayed on the set value display 24 as a display value, and the setting change is enabled by operating the setting switch 38. Transition to the state. When the setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated one by one (when the operation is further performed from the setting 6, the setting returns to the setting 1). Then, when the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is determined as the set value. When the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the determined display value (set value) is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and the state shifts to a state where the game can be advanced.

  Note that the condition may be changed to a setting change condition on condition that “power ON” + “setting key ON” + “front door open detection”. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized change of the setting when the front door 1b is not opened. Further, once the mode is shifted to the setting change state, the setting change state is maintained regardless of the open / close state of the front door 1b until an end condition for terminating the setting change state (the setting key is turned OFF after the set value is established) is satisfied. You may make it. Thereby, even if the front door 1b is closed during the setting change state, the setting change state is not ended, so that it is possible to prevent a trouble of shifting to the setting change state again.

  To confirm the set value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on in a state where the bet amount is not set. If the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read out from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24, thereby shifting to a setting confirmation state in which the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the progress of the game is not possible, and the setting key switch 37 is turned off, thereby terminating the setting confirmation state and returning to a state in which the game can proceed.

  It is also possible to shift to the setting confirmation state on condition that “setting key ON” + “front door open detection”. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an incorrect setting check in a state where the front door 1b is not opened. Furthermore, once the mode is shifted to the setting confirmation state, the setting confirmation state is maintained regardless of the open / close state of the front door 1b until the end condition (setting key OFF operation) for terminating the setting confirmation state is satisfied. Is also good. Thus, even if the front door 1b is closed during the setting confirmation state, the setting confirmation state is not ended, so that it is possible to prevent the trouble of shifting to the setting confirmation state again.

[Winner]
8 and 9 are diagrams for explaining types of winning combinations, symbol combinations of winning combinations, and technical matters related to the winning combinations. The name column indicates the name of the winning combination, and the symbol combination column indicates the combination of the symbols in which the winning combination is won. In the symbol combination column aligned with the inactive line, a symbol combination which is a symbol combination which stops at the inactive line when the winning symbol combination stops at the winning line and which is easily recognized by the player is shown. I have. The payout number column shows the value (medal payout, replaying award) given at the time of winning.

  BB1 and BB2 are winning combinations accompanied by a shift to an advantageous state of a bonus. The payout amount columns of BB1 and BB2 indicate the conditions for ending the bonus transferred by winning. Each bonus is ended by paying out a predetermined number of medals or more. For example, a bonus controlled by winning / winning BB1 ends in a game in which the number of medals paid out during the bonus becomes 351 or more.

  The gaming state column in FIG. 9 shows the gaming state to be shifted at the time of winning. “/” Indicates “or”. For example, in the case of the fall replay of FIG. 9, the combination of symbols is "bell-replay-bell", which is controlled to RT1 at the time of winning, and the value to be given is a replay. When the combination of the symbols of the fall replay stops on the pay line, the “replay / plum-replay-replay / plum” stops on the invalid line. When the special replay symbol combination stops on the pay line, "black BAR / white BAR-black BAR / white BAR-black BAR / white BAR" stops on the invalid line. "Black BAR / White BAR-Black BAR / White BAR-Black BAR / White BAR" can be stopped on an invalid line only when a special replay is elected, and any time when a special replay is not elected. This is a combination of symbols that are not stopped on the line.

[Migration roll]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a symbol combination at the transition. As for the transition roll, any one of the left bells 1-4, the middle bells 1-4, and the right bells 1-4 shown in FIG. In the case where the stoppage is performed and the winning upper bell is missed, the result is that the winning line LN is aligned. When the transition outcome stops on the pay line LN during RT0, RT2, and RT3, the process proceeds to RT1.

[Game state]
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state controlled by the main control unit 41, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an outline of the gaming state. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the replay is performed at RT0 to RT4 where the replay is won at a predetermined winning probability (see the numerical value in the replaying game column in the upper diagram of FIG. 14) and the winning probability of the small win is between RT0 and RT4. From among a plurality of types of gaming states including bonuses that are more improved than before, the game is controlled to any one of the corresponding gaming states until the end condition is satisfied after the start condition is satisfied (shown along the arrow in FIG. 11). (Refer to the start condition and end condition columns in the upper diagram of FIG. 12).

  When one of BB1 and BB2 is won, it is controlled to RT4. The winning flag set when one of BB1 and BB2 is won is carried over until a winning of the winning BB occurs. Also, RT4 is continuously controlled from the BB winning to the BB winning. During RT4, the player wins the replay with a higher probability than during RT1 and RT3, and lower than during RT0 and RT2 (see the numerical value in the replay role column in the upper diagram of FIG. 14). The replay probability in RT4 is set to a probability that the payout rate does not exceed 1 even if the winning small role can be won without missing. In other words, the replay probability in RT4 is determined by the sum of the number of medals paid out in the case of winning the small winning combination during RT4 without losing the medals or the medals used for setting the number of medals or credits during RT4. It is set to the probability that the number of medals will not increase and the number of medals will not increase. If a BB prize occurs during RT4, the bonus is controlled and the bonus is ended by paying out the number of medals described above with reference to FIG. 8, and the RT3 is controlled. The types of replays to be internally drawn are determined for each type of RT (circles in the lower diagram of FIG. 14 indicate replays to be drawn).

  FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are diagrams showing combinations of lottery target combinations read as lottery target combinations (hereinafter, also referred to as winning combinations) for each gaming state. In the lottery target column, the name is shown, and in the gaming state column, for each type of RT, a circle indicates that the lottery target is a lottery target, and the numerical value below the circle indicates the winning probability. It shows the number of relevant judgment values. For example, Bell is a lottery target combination that wins 360/65536 in any of the states of RT0 to RT3. During RT4, a bonus lottery is not performed, but a winning combination of a prize winning combination (hereinafter also referred to as a simultaneous winning combination) that can be simultaneously selected with a bonus has the same probability as that of other RTs, such as a bell or a simultaneous winning combination. For weak watermelons, internal lottery is performed with the number of judgment values shown in parentheses.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the special replay is determined to be a lottery target combination only when controlled by RT2. In addition, during the bonus, for example, the middle bell is set as the lottery target combination, and it is determined that the winning is performed with an extremely high probability (for example, 64000/65536). The middle bell is a part that can generate a winning regardless of the operation timing. For this reason, during the bonus period, regardless of the operation timing and the operation procedure, the middle bell prize can be generated with a very high probability, and the number of medals can be efficiently increased. For this reason, the bonus is in an advantageous state for the player.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating combinations of winning combinations included in the lottery target combinations. For example, weak cherry includes lower cherry. Weak watermelons include watermelons falling to the right, upper watermelons, and middle watermelons. Therefore, when the weak watermelon is won by the internal lottery, it means that the watermelon falling to the right, the upper watermelon, and the middle watermelon are won.

  Among the lottery targets, the bonuses 1 to 12 are positions where BB1 or BB2 and a predetermined winning combination such as weak cherry or bell are read out at the same time and can be won. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, different determination values are set for bonus 1 to bonus 12. For this reason, it is the advantage for the player, and the ratio (hereinafter, also referred to as reliability) that the BB1 or BB2 is actually simultaneously won when the simultaneous winning combination is won is determined by the bonus 6 or the bonus 12 or the like. The number of judgment values is determined such that the middle cherries included are the highest, followed by strong cherries, strong watermelons, weak cherries, and weak watermelons, and the bell (hereinafter, also referred to as the middle bell) is the lowest. .

  FIGS. 16 and 17 are diagrams for explaining reel control when a plurality of winning combinations are simultaneously won. When a stop operation is performed in the pressing order shown in the pressing order column for each winning lottery target winning, reel control for stopping the symbol combination of the winning combination shown in the right symbol combination to be stopped on the winning line LN is performed. For example, when the replay GR1 is won, if the pushing order is left middle right, the promotion replay 1 is derived, and if the pushing order is other than left middle right, the normal replay is derived. Also, for example, when the left bell is won, if the pressing order is the first left stop, a downward-sloping bell is derived, and if the pressing order is other than the first left stop, the upper bell or the transition outcome. Is derived.

  In a narrow sense, the “game” in the slot machine 1 refers to a period from when the start switch 7 is operated to when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped. Since the payout of the medals and the transition of the game state are performed after the setting and the stop of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, these additional processes are also broadly included in the "game".

[Game processing]
The main control unit 41 controls a single game by performing a game process. In the game process, first, a BET process for bet amount setting, credit settlement, and bet amount settlement is performed.

  When the start switch 7 is operated after the bet number is set, a random value is extracted from a predetermined random number circuit, and it is determined whether or not a winning is allowed based on the extracted random number value (internal lottery). Is performed (see FIGS. 13 and 14). The random number circuit updates a numerical value within a predetermined numerical value range (0 to 65535) according to a predetermined updating rule. The main control unit 41 extracts a numerical value updated by the random number circuit when the start switch 7 is operated as a random number value. When the lottery target combination is won in the internal lottery, the winning flag of the winning combination included in the lottery target combination is set in a predetermined area of the RAM. For example, when BB1 is won, a BB1 winning flag is set, and when a strong cherry is won, a winning flag for the lower tier cherry and a winning flag for one winning combination are set. The winning flags of BB1 and BB2 are carried over until the winning BB is won, while the winning flags corresponding to the winning combinations other than BB1 and BB2 are set when the winning game ends regardless of whether or not a winning has occurred. Will be erased.

  When the internal lottery process ends, a reel rotation process is performed. In the reel rotation processing, the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started on condition that a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the start of the reel rotation of the previous game, and then the stop switches 8L, 8C , 8R, and stops the rotation of the reel in response to the stop operation (see FIGS. 16 and 17). In the reel rotation processing, when a predetermined freeze condition is satisfied, a freeze effect is performed in which the progress of the game is delayed for a predetermined period (validation of the stop operation of each of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is delayed). After the execution of the freeze effect process for activating the stop game, the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are activated, and the game is shifted to the normal game.

  When the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R stop and the reel rotation processing ends, a prize determination process (see FIGS. 8, 9 and the like) for determining whether or not a prize has occurred based on a symbol combination on a prize line. Done. In addition, the state is controlled to the state shown in FIG. 11 according to the symbol combination on the winning line.

  When the winning determination processing ends, a payout processing is performed. In the payout process, medals are paid out or credits added in accordance with the occurrence of a prize, and various processes not related to the prize (for example, a process relating to a bonus end control by counting the number of medals paid out during a bonus, a winning without carryover) The flag (winning flag of the small winning combination, re-playing role, etc.) is deleted. When it is determined that one of BB1 and BB2 has been won, the winning flag of the winning BB is deleted. In the game end processing, processing for setting a gaming state in preparation for the next game (see FIGS. 11 and 12 and the like) is executed. As a result, the game processing for one game ends, and the game processing for the next one game starts.

[Processing related to AT]
The main control unit 41 can control AT (Assist Time) in addition to advantageous states such as a bonus and RT2. The main control unit 41 executes an AT lottery relating to the assignment of the navigation stock, which is the right to control the AT. Specifically, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not to assign the navigation stock, and determines the number of assigned navigation stocks (the number of navigation stocks) by AT lottery. It should be noted that the determination that the navi stock is given in the AT lottery is also referred to as AT winning, and the fact that the navi stock is not determined in the AT lottery is also called non-AT winning. In the present embodiment, CZ (Chance Zone) is controlled as a state in which the probability of winning the AT in the AT lottery is high. The CZ game that is the right to control the CZ is determined by the CZ lottery. Note that the determination that the CZ game is provided in the CZ lottery is also referred to as CZ winning, and that the determination that the CZ game is not provided in the CZ drawing is also referred to as non-CZ winning.

  Further, the main control unit 41 controls the AT when it is determined to provide the navigation stock by the AT lottery, and specifies an operation procedure (push order) for stopping a symbol combination advantageous for the player on the winning line LN. A process for executing a possible navigation effect is executed.

  In the present embodiment, the AT is controlled over 50 games per navigation stock, and the number of assigned navigation stocks and the number of games that can be controlled by the converted AT (the number of AT games) are determined by the main control unit 41. It is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM.

  The main control unit 41 sets an AT flag and controls the AT at the AT start timing when the AT is won. The AT flag is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM of the main control unit 41 and is cleared when the number of AT games reaches zero. The main control unit 41 specifies whether or not the AT is being performed based on the AT flag. During the AT, the navigation effect is executed as described later, and as a result, control to RT2 becomes possible. The subtraction of the number of AT games after the start of the AT is started, for example, from the next game in which the special replay is won (the subtraction start timing is established) at RT0. The same applies to the AT started after BB ends. Thereby, the main control unit 41 can control to AT + RT2 over the determined number of AT games.

[Game flow]
Here, the flow of the game will be collectively described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 again. First, the flow of a game in RT0 and RT0 other than RT4 and the bonus will be described. At RT0 to RT3, the flow of the game is as described below, depending on whether or not the AT is in progress. First, the flow of the game during the non-AT will be described.

  After the setting change state ends, control is performed by RT3. Since the AT is not controlled by the setting change state, the AT is not controlled in the RT3, and the navigation effect is not executed. As described above, since the navigation effect is not executed in the RT3, if any of the bells such as the left bells 1 to 4 is won in the RT3, depending on the timing of the second stop and the third stop, the transition appearance is performed. Is derived (see FIG. 10). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the transition outcome is not derived and the transition to RT1 is not performed forever.

  At RT1, the player moves to RT0 by winning the promotion replay. In order to win the promotion replay, as shown in FIG. 16, it is necessary to perform a stop operation in an operation procedure for winning one of the replays GR1 to GR6 and causing the promotion replay to win.

  In addition, the setting is made such that it is difficult to maintain the control to the RT0 even when the control to the RT0 is performed. That is, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, in RT0, there is a possibility that the replays GR11 to GR13 may be won, and in this case, the falling replay wins with a probability of 2/3 and falls to RT1.

  Further, when any one of the bells such as the left bells 1 to 4 is won in RT0, the reels other than the predetermined reels (reels for winning the lower right bell or the middle bell shown in FIG. 17) are first stopped. In some cases, depending on the timing of the second stop and the third stop, a transition outcome is derived and the vehicle falls to RT1. Further, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, in RT0, there is a possibility that the replays GR21 to GR23 may be won. At this time, a predetermined reel (reel for winning the special replay shown in FIG. 16) is used. When the first stop is made, there is a possibility that the special replay will win and be controlled by RT2. However, even when controlled to RT2, when any one of the bells such as the left bells 1 to 4 is won, the reels other than the predetermined reels (reels for winning the downward-sloping bell or the middle bell shown in FIG. 17) are used. When the first stop is made, a transition outcome is derived and falls to RT1 depending on the timing of the second stop and the third stop. As a result, most of the game during non-AT will be digested in RT1.

  Next, the flow of the game during the AT will be described. In RT1, when one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is won, a navigation effect for specifying an operation procedure for winning the promotion replay can be executed. For this reason, by performing a stop operation in accordance with the navigation effect, it is possible to shift to RT0 by winning a promotion replay. In RT0, when one of the replays GR11 to GR13 is won, a navigation effect for specifying an operation procedure for winning a normal replay can be executed. Therefore, by performing a stop operation in accordance with the navigation effect, it is possible to maintain RT0 by the normal replay winning. In addition, in RT0, when one of the left bells 1-4, the middle bells 1-4, and the right bells 1-4 is elected, an operation procedure for winning the downward-sloping bell or the middle bell is specified. Is performed. For this reason, by performing a stop operation in accordance with the navigation effect, it is possible to avoid derivation of the transition outcome and maintain RT0. Further, in RT0, when one of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won, a navigation effect for specifying an operation procedure for winning a special replay can be executed. Therefore, by performing a stop operation in accordance with the navigation effect, it is possible to shift to RT2 due to a special replay prize.

  In RT2, when one of the left bells 1-4, the middle bells 1-4, and the right bells 1-4 is elected, a navigation for specifying an operating procedure for winning the downward-sloping bell or the middle bell is won. An effect is performed. For this reason, by performing the stop operation in accordance with the navigation effect, it is possible to avoid derivation of the transition outcome and maintain RT2.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the AT is in the middle of an AT, the navigation effect is executed so as to be controlled by the RT2 and to maintain the RT2. Of the game will be digested at RT2. Note that the AT ends when the number of AT games becomes zero. The number of AT games can be controlled to RT2 + AT (in the present embodiment, the state controlled by AT at RT2, which is advantageous to the player, is particularly referred to as assist replay time (hereinafter referred to as ART)). The counting is started from the next game after the new game, that is, one of the replays GR21 to GR23 at RT0, and the next game after the special replay winning game. Thereby, the AT ends when the game is substantially consumed by the ART in the number of AT games. Then, the ART ends when the AT ends.

  After the ART is over, the navigation effect is not executed, but the control of the RT2 is maintained until the transition roll is derived. However, during the RT2 after the ART is completed, since the non-AT is being performed, the first stop except for the predetermined reel (the reel for winning the lower right bell or the middle bell shown in FIG. 17) is stopped as described above. You. As a result, during RT2 after the termination of the ART, the transition is stopped at an extremely early stage after the termination of the ART, so that the transition to the RT1 is made.

  Next, the flow of the game after winning BB1 or BB2 will be described. Regardless of which RT is controlled, when BB1 or BB2 is won, as shown in FIG. 11, it is controlled to RT4. Further, in the next game after the end of the BB winning game, a suggestion effect may be executed to notify that the BB has been won. This allows the player to know that the player has won BB1 or BB2. When a BB prize is generated, the process is shifted to a corresponding bonus, and the process is ended when a predetermined end number is paid out, and the process is shifted to RT3.

[Main menu]
In the gaming system 1001 having the above-described configuration, the user selects “input password” from the main menu screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 provided in the slot machine 1 and inputs the password issued in the management server 1200. Thereby, it is possible to carry out the game by taking over the previous game history.

  Here, the game history that can be taken over by inputting a password includes the number of winnings of bonuses generated in past games, the number of times of controlling the AT, the total number of games, and the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, virtual coins (virtual coins) acquired by the player in the management server 1200 are managed for each player. By accessing the management server 1200 from the Internet using the mobile terminal 1000, the player can purchase avatar items and purchase content data such as music and images in the website using virtual coins. Can be.

  Note that the virtual coin is different from a medal paid out according to a game result due to the occurrence of a prize, and is provided to a player based on a game history of the player. For example, virtual coins are awarded in accordance with the number of times a bonus has been won in the current game or in all past games or the number of times the AT has been controlled.

  The game history for satisfying the condition for providing the virtual coin may be, for example, a game time in a past game, a payout number of medals, a net increase in medals, or the like. In addition, if the virtual coins are provided during the game or on the condition that the previously presented task (mission) has been achieved (cleared), the number of completed missions and the difficulty level of the accomplished missions are used as the game history. It may take over.

  FIG. 18A shows a main menu screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. The main menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 by operating the effect switch 56 from the end of one game until the bet amount is set. In the present embodiment, menu items “input password”, “simple start”, “member registration”, and “end” are displayed on the main menu screen in a selectable manner.

  In the state where the main menu screen is displayed, the stop switch 8L is operated to move to the left menu item and the stop switch 8R is operated, as shown in FIGS. To move to the right menu item. Then, by operating the effect switch 56, the menu item displayed in the foreground is selected. Also, if the effect switch 56 is operated or the stop switch 8C is operated for a certain period of time or more in a state where “End” is displayed in front of the menu item, as shown in FIG. An end confirmation screen that allows selection of either “YES” or “NO” is displayed. When one of the stop switches 8L and 8R and the effect switch 56 is operated on the end confirmation screen and "YES" is selected from "YES" and "NO", the screen shifts to the basic screen (main menu screen). Back to the normal screen before the operation. In addition, the display returns to the basic screen even when a time set for each screen elapses without any operation.

  When one of the stop switches 8L and 8R and the effect switch 56 is operated on the main menu screen to select "password input", a password input screen is displayed.

  When the input password is authenticated as a legitimate password, the value of the personal history storage area allocated to the RAM 91c is initialized, and information indicating the latest game history analyzed from the password is stored in the personal history storage. Stored in the area. As a result, the previous game history is taken over.

  Here, in the personal history storage area allocated to the RAM 91c, game histories after being authenticated with a regular password are accumulated. When the player finishes the game, the sub-control unit 91 generates a two-dimensional code capable of reading the game history based on the game history, and displays the code on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Then, when the two-dimensional code is imaged by the mobile terminal 1000, the game history is read by the mobile terminal 1000 based on the code information of the two-dimensional code. The game history read by the mobile terminal 1000 is transmitted from the mobile terminal 1000 to the management server 1200. Hereinafter, a game system using a two-dimensional code will be specifically described.

[2D code]
As shown in FIG. 19A, on the main menu screen after entering a password or starting a game by a simple start, a menu of “2D code creation”, “data clear”, “end”, and “today's result” is displayed. The item is displayed. A two-dimensional code is generated by selecting a menu item “Create two-dimensional code” on the main menu screen. Then, as shown in FIGS. 19B and 19C, the generated two-dimensional code is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. The two-dimensional code displayed in this manner includes a URL indicating the location of the update page on the management server 1200, a password input at the start of the game, and a personal history storage area updated according to the progress of the game. Information such as stored game histories is stored.

  Then, the two-dimensional code is read by the mobile terminal 1000, and when the player accesses the URL of the management server 1200 specified by the two-dimensional code, information such as the game history specified by the two-dimensional code is stored in the management server 1200. Is reflected in the contents of the player database provided by the player.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when starting a game, by inputting the password issued in the management server 1200, the game history of the previous game is now performed. The history of the game can be reflected, and the game with continuity can be performed over a long period of time.

  Here, a two-dimensional code used in a conventional slot machine will be described. FIG. 20A is a diagram illustrating a display mode on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 when a conventional two-dimensional code is imaged.

  As shown in FIG. 20A, a conventional two-dimensional code is composed of only black and white codes. The black and white code is generated based on information such as a URL of the management server 1200, a password, and a game history. That is, the black and white code includes information such as the URL of the management server 1200, the password, and the game history. When the black and white code is imaged by the mobile terminal 1000, the black and white ratio in the black and white code is analyzed by the mobile terminal 1000, and the URL, the password, and the game history are read from the analysis result by the mobile terminal 1000.

  As shown in FIG. 20A, a predetermined waiting time occurs while game information such as a game history is read by the portable terminal 1000. For example, during the waiting time, a character image of “Reading” is displayed on the display screen of mobile terminal 1000. Thereafter, when the reading by the mobile terminal 1000 is completed, the URL is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000. When the player clicks the URL by a touch operation or the like, the game history is transmitted from the portable terminal 1000 to the management server 1200. Then, based on the game history, the current game result is displayed on the website displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000.

  As described above, when the conventional two-dimensional code is used, when reading the game history or the like by the portable terminal 1000, there is a predetermined waiting time, so that the player wastes time until the waiting time elapses, There is a risk that the interest in the game will be reduced.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the two-dimensional code of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 19B and the two-dimensional code of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 20C are employed.

  In the present embodiment, one of the two-dimensional code of the first mode shown in FIG. 19B and the two-dimensional code of the second mode shown in FIG. 20C is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. However, which of the two-dimensional code of the first mode and the two-dimensional code of the second mode is displayed may be selectable in advance by the player, may be selected at random, It may be automatically selected according to the result of the game history. Further, both the two-dimensional code of the first embodiment and the two-dimensional code of the second embodiment may be displayed simultaneously. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, while both the two-dimensional code of the first mode and the two-dimensional code of the second mode are generated, only one of the two-dimensional codes is displayed, but only one of the two-dimensional codes is displayed. May be generated. That is, the slot machine 1 may generate and display only one of the two-dimensional code of the first mode and the two-dimensional code of the second mode.

  First, the two-dimensional code of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 19B is a diagram illustrating a two-dimensional code according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 19 (b), the two-dimensional code of the first mode is composed of a first area formed of a black-and-white code provided in the center and a second area formed of a black frame surrounding the black-and-white code.

  The black and white code in the first area is generated based on game information such as a URL of the management server 1200, a password, and a game history. That is, the black and white code includes information such as the URL of the management server 1200, the password, and the game history. When the black and white code is imaged by the mobile terminal 1000, the black and white ratio in the black and white code is analyzed by the mobile terminal 1000, and the URL, the password, and the game history are read from the analysis result by the mobile terminal 1000.

  Further, the black frame in the second area is generated based on display information for displaying a game image (for example, a character image appearing on a website) related to the game on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000. That is, the black frame includes display information for displaying the game image. When the mobile terminal 1000 captures an image of the black frame, the mobile terminal 1000 analyzes the area ratio in the black frame, and displays a character image on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000 based on the analysis result.

  As shown in FIG. 20B, even when the two-dimensional code of the first mode is imaged, the game information is read by the portable terminal 1000 in the same manner as when the conventional two-dimensional code is imaged. A predetermined waiting time occurs. For example, during the waiting time, a character image of “Reading” is displayed on the display screen of mobile terminal 1000. On the other hand, when the display information included in the second area is read by the mobile terminal 1000, the character image is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000 during the waiting time. That is, the display information is read more quickly than the game information. Note that FIG. 20B shows a view in which the liquid crystal display 51 is viewed through the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000, but no character image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. That is, by capturing an image with the mobile terminal 1000, a character image is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000.

  Thereby, even if there is a waiting time, the player can improve the interest of the game by looking at the character image. Thereafter, when the reading by the mobile terminal 1000 is completed, the URL is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000. When the player clicks the URL by a touch operation or the like, the game history is transmitted from the portable terminal 1000 to the management server 1200. Then, based on the game history, the current game result is displayed on the website displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000.

  As described above, by using the two-dimensional code of the first embodiment, when the player captures an image of the two-dimensional code using the mobile terminal 1000, the game history is read by the mobile terminal 1000, while the mobile terminal 1000 reads the game history. The character image is displayed on the display screen. For this reason, the interest of the game can be improved without wasting as much time as possible reading the game history by the portable terminal 1000.

  Next, the two-dimensional code of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 19C illustrates a two-dimensional code according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 19C, the two-dimensional code according to the second embodiment includes a first area including a black-and-white code provided in a square frame and a second area in the center surrounded by the black-and-white code. Is done.

  The black and white code in the first area is generated based on game information such as a URL of the management server 1200, a password, and a game history. That is, the black and white code includes information such as the URL of the management server 1200, the password, and the game history. When the black and white code is imaged by the mobile terminal 1000, the black and white ratio in the black and white code is analyzed by the mobile terminal 1000, and the URL, the password, and the game history are read from the analysis result by the mobile terminal 1000.

  Further, in the second area, a game image relating to the game (for example, a character image appearing on a website) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

  As shown in FIG. 20C, even when the two-dimensional code of the second mode is imaged, the game history information and the like are read by the portable terminal 1000 in the same manner as when the conventional two-dimensional code is imaged. During this time, a predetermined waiting time occurs. For example, during the waiting time, a character image of “Reading” is displayed on the display screen of mobile terminal 1000. On the other hand, in the liquid crystal display 51, a character image is displayed in the second area as a part of the two-dimensional code. Although FIG. 20C shows the liquid crystal display 51 viewed through the display screen of the portable terminal 1000, a character image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

  Thereby, even if there is a waiting time, the player can improve the interest of the game by looking at the character image. Thereafter, when the reading by the mobile terminal 1000 is completed, the URL is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000. When the player clicks the URL by a touch operation or the like, the game history is transmitted from the portable terminal 1000 to the management server 1200. Then, based on the game history, the current game result is displayed on the website displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000.

  As described above, by using the two-dimensional code of the second embodiment, when the player captures an image of the two-dimensional code using the mobile terminal 1000, the game history is read by the mobile terminal 1000, while the two-dimensional code is read. The character image is displayed together with the black-and-white code as a part of the image. For this reason, the interest of the game can be improved without wasting as much time as possible reading the game history by the portable terminal 1000.

[Game image]
Referring to FIG. 21, the game image displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 when the two-dimensional code of the first mode is imaged, and the liquid crystal display 51 when the two-dimensional code of the second mode is imaged. A game image displayed as a part of the image of the two-dimensional code will be described.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram for describing a game image displayed when capturing a two-dimensional code. FIG. 21 illustrates a game image displayed as a part of the image of the two-dimensional code on the liquid crystal display 51 when the two-dimensional code of the second mode is imaged. The same game image as that in the case where the two-dimensional code of the second mode is imaged may be used as the game image displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 when the image is captured.

  In the present embodiment, a game image changes according to game information such as a game history of a player. For example, FIG. 21A shows a game image based on A's game history, and FIG. 21B shows a game image based on B's game history. For example, in the slot machine 1, the total number of games played by the player this time is counted and stored. Further, in the slot machine 1, there is a case where a premium effect which is rarely executed during the game is executed, and the number of times the premium effect is executed is counted and stored.

  In the slot machine 1, a mission that can be achieved may be presented based on the game history. For example, the liquid crystal display 51 displays a character image indicating a task such as "win a bonus", "win a cherry within 10 games", and "enter an AT within 20 games". When the player accomplishes the presented mission, a history of the achievement or not, the difficulty of the accomplished mission, and the number of times the mission has been achieved are stored. Then, when the game history acquired by imaging the two-dimensional code is transmitted to the management server 1200, a bonus (a virtual coin, an avatar item, content such as music or an image, etc.) is given to the player on a website provided by the management server 1200. Data).

  In the example shown in FIG. 21, in the case of Mr. A, the total number of games this time is 1,000 games, no premiere effect is being watched during the game, and the number of mission achievements is one. In the case of Mr. B, the total number of games this time was 5,000, the player was watching a premium effect during the game, and the number of missions achieved was three.

  As shown in FIG. 21A, in the case of Mr. A, when capturing a two-dimensional code, a character image of “Please play again” is displayed as a game image. Alternatively, as shown in (b) of FIG. 21A, in the case of Mr. A, an image of the character A is displayed as a game image. Alternatively, as illustrated in (c) of FIG. 21A, in the case of Mr. A, a virtual moving image of the first mini game by operating the character A is displayed as a game image.

  The first mini game in the present embodiment is, for example, a toy vending machine game with a capsule. In the first mini game, when the character A operates the operation unit of the toy vending machine containing a capsule, one capsule is ejected. Inside the capsule are some benefits, such as virtual coins and avatar items. The information of the privilege acquired in this way is transmitted to the management server 1200 as a game history. Note that the character A is a character that also appears on a website provided by the management server 1200.

  On the other hand, as shown in (a) of FIG. 21B, in the case of Mr. B, when capturing a two-dimensional code, a character image of “Thank you for playing” is displayed as a game image. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 21B, in the case of Mr. B, an image of the character B is displayed as a game image. Alternatively, as shown in (c) of FIG. 21B, in the case of Mr. B, a virtual moving image of the second mini game by operating the character B is displayed as a game image.

  The second mini game in the present embodiment is, for example, a capsule-filled toy vending machine game, like the first mini game. In the second mini-game, when the character B operates the operation unit of the toy vending machine containing capsules, three capsules are discharged. Inside the capsule are some benefits, such as virtual coins and avatar items. The information of the privilege acquired in this way is transmitted to the management server 1200 as a game history. Note that the character B is a character that also appears on a website provided by the management server 1200.

  Note that, as described above, the game image changes according to the game history. For example, in the case of the present embodiment, Mr. B has a larger total number of games than Mr. A, has more premier effects, and has more mission achievements. In other words, Mr. B played the game for a longer time than Mr. A, and advanced the game well. For this reason, in the case of Mr. B, a message that enhances the interest is displayed, the character B which is more rare than the character A is displayed, and the advantage in the mini game is higher than in the case of Mr. A. .

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the game image changes based on one of the total number of games, the presence / absence of the premiere effect, and the number of mission achievements, or a plurality of events among them.

  As described above, when the player captures the two-dimensional code of the first mode using the mobile terminal 1000, the game history is read by the mobile terminal 1000, and the game image is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000. You. For this reason, the interest of the game can be improved without wasting as much time as possible reading the game history by the portable terminal 1000.

  Further, when the player captures the two-dimensional code of the first mode using the mobile terminal 1000, different game images are displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000 according to the game history, thereby improving the interest of the game. be able to.

  Further, when the player captures the two-dimensional code of the first mode using the mobile terminal 1000, different game images are displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000 according to the total number of games, thereby improving the interest of the game. Can be done.

  When the player captures the two-dimensional code of the first mode using the portable terminal 1000, different game images are displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 according to the achievement status of the mission. Therefore, the interest in the game can be improved, and the participation rate in cooperation with the mobile terminal 1000 can be improved.

  Further, as shown in (a) to (c) of FIG. 21A and (a) to (c) of FIG. 21B, the player uses the portable terminal 1000 to perform the two-dimensional code of the first mode. Is captured, a game image including at least one of a character and a message related to the game is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000, so that the interest of the game can be improved.

  Further, as shown in (b) and (c) of FIG. 21 (A) and (b) and (c) of FIG. 21 (B), the player uses the portable terminal 1000 to perform the two-dimensional code of the first mode. Is captured, a character image shown on a website related to the game is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000. For this reason, the character image displayed on the display screen is also shown on the website related to the game, so that the interest of the game can be improved.

  When the player captures the two-dimensional code of the second mode using the mobile terminal 1000, the game history is read by the mobile terminal 1000, while the game history is recorded together with the black and white code as a part of the image of the two-dimensional code. Different game images are displayed accordingly. For this reason, the interest of the game can be improved without wasting as much time as possible reading the game history by the portable terminal 1000.

  Further, when the player captures the two-dimensional code of the second aspect using the portable terminal 1000, different game images are displayed as part of the image of the two-dimensional code together with the black and white code in accordance with the total number of games. The interest of the game can be improved.

  Further, when the player captures the two-dimensional code of the second mode using the portable terminal 1000, a different game image is displayed as a part of the image of the two-dimensional code together with the black and white code according to the achievement status of the mission. Therefore, the interest in the game can be improved, and the participation rate in cooperation with the mobile terminal 1000 can be improved.

  Further, as shown in (b) of FIG. 21 (A) and (b) of FIG. 21 (B), when the player captures a two-dimensional code of the second mode using the portable terminal 1000, the two-dimensional code Since the image including the character related to the game is displayed together with the black-and-white code as a part of the image, the interest of the game can be improved.

  As shown in (a) of FIG. 21 (A) and (a) of FIG. 21 (B), when the player captures the two-dimensional code of the second mode using the portable terminal 1000, the two-dimensional code Since a character image including a message relating to the game is displayed together with the black-and-white code as a part of the image, the interest of the game can be improved.

  As shown in (c) of FIG. 21 (A) and (c) of FIG. 21 (B), when the player captures a two-dimensional code of the second mode using the portable terminal 1000, the two-dimensional code Since an image relating to a mini game different from the game in the slot machine 1 is displayed together with the black and white code as a part of the image of the slot machine 1, the interest in the game can be improved.

[Modification]
The main embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

[About the game image in the two-dimensional code of the first embodiment]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20 (b) and FIGS. 21 (A) and (B), as the game image in the two-dimensional code of the first mode, a character image which changes according to the game history, An example of a character image and an image such as a mini game have been illustrated. However, the game images in the two-dimensional code of the first embodiment are not limited to these.

  For example, a plurality of images such as a character image, a character image, and a mini game may be simultaneously displayed as a game image.

  Further, the second region in the two-dimensional code of the first aspect may include display information for displaying an auxiliary frame image having a similar shape to the first region so that the first region can be easily imaged. . Then, when capturing the two-dimensional code of the first aspect, an auxiliary frame image for imaging may be displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 as a game image. With this configuration, when the player has captured the two-dimensional code of the first mode using the mobile terminal 1000, the auxiliary frame image that assists the mobile terminal 1000 to capture the first region in the two-dimensional code of the first mode. Is displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000, so that the mobile terminal 1000 can easily image the first region.

  Further, the game image is not limited to a still image, and may be a moving image, and a sound may be output from the speakers 53 and 54 or an LED may be turned on while displaying the image.

  Further, the game image changes according to the game history, and any history may be used as the game history. For example, it may be the number of times of controlling the AT, or may be the total number of medals paid out or the total net number of medals. In addition, any criterion for changing the game image may be used. For example, the game image may be changed to an advantageous game image on the condition that the player becomes advantageous in the game.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20 (b), the game image is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 during the reading of the game information, but after the reading of the game information is completed ( For example, even after the URL is displayed), the game image may be continuously displayed on the display screen of the mobile terminal 1000. Alternatively, when the reading of the game information is completed immediately (that is, when the waiting time of the reading of the game information is extremely short), the reading of the game information is performed at the same time (that is, when the portable terminal 1000 is held over the two-dimensional code). The game image may be displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 in ().

  In the present embodiment, display information for displaying a game image is included only in the black frame in the second area, but is not limited to this. For example, the display information may be included only in the black and white code in the first area. Alternatively, the display information may be included in both the black and white code in the first area and the black frame in the second area.

[Game image in two-dimensional code of second mode]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20 (c) and FIGS. 21 (A) and (B), as the game image in the two-dimensional code of the second mode, a character image which changes according to the game history, An example of a character image and an image such as a mini game have been illustrated. However, the game images in the two-dimensional code of the second embodiment are not limited to these.

  For example, a plurality of images such as a character image, a character image, and a mini game may be simultaneously displayed as a game image.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 21C, when the two-dimensional code of the second mode is displayed, an image indicating the simplified game history is displayed in the second area at the center of the two-dimensional code of the second mode. It may be displayed. Then, when the URL is acquired and the management server 1200 is accessed, a detailed game history may be displayed on the website. With this configuration, when the player captures the two-dimensional code of the second mode using the mobile terminal 1000, it is possible to confirm simple game history information without reading the game information using the mobile terminal 1000. it can.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the game image is displayed in the second area together with the black and white code of the first area as a part of the image of the two-dimensional code. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, while the two-dimensional code includes only a black-and-white code, the game image may not be included in the area of the two-dimensional code. For example, while the black and white code is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as the two-dimensional code, a game image corresponding to the game history may be displayed beside the two-dimensional code as an image different from the two-dimensional code. Further, also in this case, different game images may be displayed separately from the two-dimensional code according to the game history. Even in this case, the interest of the game can be improved without wasting the time for reading the game information by the portable terminal 1000 as much as possible.

  Further, the game image is not limited to a still image, and may be a moving image, and a sound may be output from the speakers 53 and 54 or an LED may be turned on while displaying the image.

  Further, the game image changes according to the game history, and any history may be used as the game history. For example, the number of times of AT control may be used, or the total number of payout medals or the total number of medals may be used. In addition, any criterion for changing the game image may be used. For example, the game image may be changed to an advantageous game image on the condition that the player becomes advantageous in the game.

[About gaming machines and gaming machines]
In the present embodiment, the slot machine has been exemplified, but the technology of the present embodiment and the modifications can be applied to a general pachinko gaming machine having a known configuration.

  For example, in a pachinko gaming machine in which a game medium (pachinko ball) is driven into a predetermined game area and a game is played, based on a random number extracted by passing the driven pachinko ball through a start area provided in the game area. Whether to generate a big hit or not, when generating a big hit, is to control until a predetermined number of times (so-called ST times) is displayed in a probable change state in which the probability of a big hit is higher than usual after the end of the big hit. It may be determined whether or not. Then, one or both of the two-dimensional code of the first mode and the two-dimensional code of the second mode in the present embodiment are displayed on the liquid crystal display provided in the pachinko gaming machine, and the portable terminal 1000 takes an image. Is also good. In this case, a game image displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal 1000 when the two-dimensional code of the first aspect is imaged, and a game image displayed on the liquid crystal display when the two-dimensional code of the second aspect is imaged. The image may be, for example, an image related to a game history such as the number of occurrences of big hits or the number of times of control to the probability change state.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to gaming machines such as the slot machine 1 and the pachinko gaming machine, and may be applied to a gaming machine used in a gaming hall (a so-called hall) in which gaming machines are installed. For example, it is provided corresponding to each gaming machine installed in a game arcade, and can execute a process (for example, lending of medals and pachinko balls) for enabling a game in the gaming machine. The present invention may be applied to an information display device capable of displaying information such as a game history relating to a simple inter-machine or a gaming machine or a gaming machine installed in a game arcade. Further, the gaming machine may be a hall management computer capable of managing and displaying information such as a game history relating to a gaming machine installed in a game arcade. One or both of the two-dimensional code of the first mode and the two-dimensional code of the second mode in the present embodiment are displayed on a liquid crystal display included in such a game device, and the mobile terminal 1000 causes the liquid crystal display to take an image. Is also good.

  As described above, even when the present invention is applied to a gaming machine different from a slot machine and various gaming machines, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

[Other Modifications]
In the present embodiment, a slot machine in which medals are applied as a game medium used for setting a bet amount and providing a game value with a prize has been described as an example. That is, in the present embodiment, a variable display unit that can variably display a plurality of types of identification information each of which can be identified is provided, and after the variable display unit is variably displayed, the variable display of the variable display unit is stopped. A description has been given of the slot machine that derives a display result and can generate a winning according to the display result. However, the slot machine that embodies the present invention may be a slot machine (so-called parrot) in which a game ball used in a pachinko game machine is applied as a game medium. When a game ball is used as a game medium, for example, one medal can correspond to five game balls. When the number of bets is set to 3 in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. Is used to set the number of bets.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a slot machine for setting the number of bets using medals and credits is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a slot machine for setting the number of bets using game balls, A completely credit-type slot machine that sets the number of bets using only credits may be used. When a game ball is used as a game value, for example, one medal can be made to correspond to five game balls, and when 3 is set as the number of bets in the above embodiment, 15 game balls are used. Is used to set the number of bets.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the use of only one of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and game balls. A game value may be used together. That is, it is possible to set a bet amount and play a game using any of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and game balls, and to generate a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls by the occurrence of a prize. Any utility value may be paid out.

  In the present embodiment, a variable display device having three reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is provided. When all the reels are stopped, one game is completed, and a combination of the display results derived on the three reels is obtained. The slot machine in which a prize is generated according to the description has been described. In other words, a variable display device capable of deriving a display result in each of a plurality of variable display areas capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each of which can be identified is provided, and a game value is used for one game using a game value. By setting a predetermined number of bets, the game can be started, and the display result is derived in all of the plurality of variable display areas, thereby ending one game, and as a result of one game, A description has been given of the slot machine in which a prize can be generated according to the combination of the display results derived in each of the variable display areas. However, the display result is derived on a variable display device capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each of which can be identified, thereby ending one game, and a prize is won according to the display result derived on the variable display device. The slot machine that can be generated is not limited to one having a variable display device having three reels, but one having only one reel, or a slot machine having a variable display device having a plurality of reels other than three. It may be. Also, in the present embodiment, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are reels that rotate in the vertical direction, but the reels 2L, 2C, 2R may be reels that rotate in any direction, such as a horizontal direction or an oblique direction. .

  Further, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment causes a plurality of types of identification information (symbols) each of which can be identified to be derived in each of a plurality of variable display areas (perspective windows 3) capable of variably displaying. The game can be started by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using game values (medals and credits), and a plurality of variable display areas can be provided. A game is completed by deriving a display result, and a prize can be generated according to a combination of display results derived in each of the plurality of variable display areas as a result of the one game. Is also good.

  Further, as the present embodiment, the slot machine for paying out the game medium to the player in accordance with the occurrence of the prize has been described. However, the game medium is enclosed, and the game medium is stored in the hand of the player in accordance with the occurrence of the prize. It is also possible to adopt an enclosed slot machine that adds the game points (scores) without paying out the game. The base and the drum can be distributed and the housing is common, and only the base or the base and the drum are referred to as a gaming machine.

  It should be noted that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  1 slot machine, 2L, 2C, 2R reel, 6 MAXBET switch, 7 start switch, 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch, 41 main control unit, 51 liquid crystal display, 91 sub control unit, portable terminal 1000, gaming system 1001, Management server 1200.

Claims (2)

A gaming machine capable of playing games,
Information generating means for generating game information relating to the game,
Image generating means for generating a specific image from which the game information can be read by an imaging device,
And a display means for displaying the imaging possible embodiment by the imaging device said specific image,
It said image generating means, as the specific image, the first code image that can read the game information, the game information to display the character image on the display screen of the imaging device between Ru read Tei by the imaging device A game machine that generates an image included inside a frame-shaped second code image for use in a game machine. The character image is an image of a character appearing on a website displayed on a display screen of the imaging device after the reading of the game information by the imaging device is completed,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the character image displayed on the display screen of the imaging device changes according to an achievement status of an attainable task based on a game history.

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