JP6674751B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state advantageous to a player.

  As a general game machine of this type, there has been a game machine that performs variable display (variable display) and can be controlled to an advantageous state (big hit gaming state) advantageous to a player.

  In such a gaming machine, a success pattern, a failure pattern, and a pattern that pretends to be successful when failing are provided as effects patterns for changing the hold display, and a pattern that pretends to succeed when failing is a success pattern In some cases, the hold display changes to a mode in which the degree of expectation of a big hit is higher (Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-220115 A

  However, in the gaming machine of Patent Document 1 described above, the effect of changing a specific display such as a hold display can be predicted, and thus the game machine lacks surprisingness and cannot sufficiently improve the interest of the game.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the surprisingness of an effect and enhance the interest of a game.

(1) A gaming machine (such as a pachinko gaming machine 1) that performs variable display (variable display of special symbols and effect symbols, etc.) and can be controlled to an advantageous state (big hit gaming state or the like) advantageous to the player,
Specific display means (such as effect control microcomputer 100) capable of displaying a specific display (active display 18d, hold display, etc.) corresponding to the variable display;
And an effect execution means capable of executing an effect,
The effect executing means,
A notification effect to notify whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state,
The specific effect of changing the display mode of the specific display (as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C), the character 94 drops the change suggestion image 18e to the active display 18d to specify the active display 18d (white). An active display 18f (red), and the like)
The specific effect and at least a part of the effect at the start of the effect are common, and after suggesting a change in the display mode of the specific display (as shown in FIG. 3A, the character 94 produces the change suggestion image 18e). By displaying a special display (such as the explosion image 18h shown in FIG. 3 (j)) different from the specific display at the center of the screen of the display device 9). 3 (a), (h) to (k), the character 94 falls down, the change suggestion image 18e hits the active display 18d, and after the explosion image 18h is displayed, the big hit symbol Displayed, etc.)
The specific effect and the special effect are different effect modes, and a predetermined effect that indicates that the display mode of the specific display changes can be executed,
When the specific display changes after execution of the predetermined effect, there are cases where the specific display does not change,
The specific effect has a higher degree of expectation to be controlled in the advantageous state than the predetermined effect,
The special effect is expected degree rather high, which is controlled by the advantageous condition than the specific effect,
The effect executing means,
When performing the specific effect, execute the notification effect after executing the specific effect, to notify whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state by the notification effect,
When the special effect is executed, it is notified that the special effect is controlled to the advantageous state without executing the notification effect.

  According to such a configuration, after suggesting a change in the display mode of the specific display, by displaying a special display different from the specific display, it is possible to execute a special effect of notifying that the display is controlled to the advantageous state. Because there is, it is possible to enhance the surprisingness of the production and enhance the interest of the game.

(2) In the gaming machine of (1),
The special effect execution means is configured to perform an effect acting on the specific display as the special effect (as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3H to 3J), the character 94 falls down and the change suggestion image 18e is displayed on the active display 18d. , An action active display 18g (an image in which the active display 18d is broken) is displayed, and an effect of displaying the explosion image 18h is performed.

  According to such a configuration, the effect acting on the specific display allows the display mode of the specific display to be changed, while displaying the special display to notify that the display is controlled to the advantageous state. It is possible to further enhance the surprisingness of the effect and enhance the interest of the game.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2),
The specific effect execution means, as the specific effect, suggests the display mode of the specific display after the change, and then changes the display mode of the specific display (as shown in FIG. After bringing the change suggestion image 18e indicating the display mode of the active display 18d after the change to the center of the screen of the effect display device 9, the character 94 changes as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C. By dropping the suggestion image 18e to the active display 18d, an effect of changing the active display 18d (white) to the specific active display 18f (red) is executed.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to make the player pay attention to the effect content by suggesting the display mode of the specific display after the change to the player, and it is possible to improve the interest of the specific effect.

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3),
A predetermined effect that is different from the specific effect and that changes the display mode of the specific display (eg, a predetermined effect in which the active display 18d turns blue when an arrow is stuck in the active display 18d as shown in FIG. 4). Predetermined effect execution means (effect control microcomputer 100 or the like) capable of executing
In the specific effect, the ratio of setting the display mode of the specific display to an advantageous display mode is higher than that of the predetermined effect. (As shown in FIG. 4, the specific effect is displayed in red with a higher expectation of a big hit than the predetermined effect. The ratio of changing the active display 18d to the mode is high (in a specific effect, the display mode of the active display 18d is always red).

  According to such a configuration, since the specific effect is more advantageous than the predetermined effect, it is possible to indicate to the player that the specific effect is a special effect, and the interest of the game is improved.

It is the front view which looked at the pachinko gaming machine from the front. It is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit composition in a main board (game control board). It is a display screen figure which shows the example of a display of the effect in the effect display device. It is a figure showing an effect decision table. It is a flowchart which shows an effect setting process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Although a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and may be another gaming machine such as a coin gaming machine or a slot machine. Any game machine that can be controlled may be used.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of the gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the front.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 performs a predetermined game as described below by hitting a game ball as a game medium into the game area 7. The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame and a game frame that is openably and closably mounted inside the outer frame. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a glass door frame 2 which is provided on a game frame so as to be openable and closable.

  On the lower surface of the glass door frame 2, there is a hit ball supply tray (upper tray) 3. A lower portion of the hitting ball supply tray 3 is provided with a surplus ball receiving tray 4 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hitting ball supply tray 3, a hitting ball operation handle 5 for firing a hitting ball, and the like. Inside the pachinko gaming machine 1, there is provided a hit ball launching device for hitting a game ball into the game area 7 in response to an operation of the hit ball operation handle 5. A game board 6 is detachably attached to the back of the glass door frame 2. On the front surface of the game board 6, there is formed a game area 7 in which a hit game ball can flow down.

  The member forming the surplus ball tray (lower plate) 4 is formed in a stick shape (rod shape) at a predetermined position (central portion of the lower plate) on the near side on the upper surface of the lower plate main body, and is held by the player. And a stick controller 122 that can be tilted in a plurality of directions (front, rear, left, and right). The stick controller 122 is provided with a trigger button 125 (see FIG. 2) that allows a predetermined instruction operation by performing a push-pull operation with a finger or the like in a state where the player holds the operation stick of the stick controller 122 with his / her hand. A trigger sensor 121 (see FIG. 2) for detecting a predetermined instruction operation such as a push / pull operation on the trigger button 125 is built in the operation rod. A tilt direction sensor unit 123 (see FIG. 2) for detecting a tilting operation on the operation rod is provided in a lower portion of the stick controller 122 inside the main body of the lower plate. The stick controller 122 has a built-in vibrator motor 126 (see FIG. 2) for causing the stick controller 122 to vibrate.

  A push button 120 is provided as an operating means on a member forming the hit ball supply tray (upper tray) 3. A player's operation of the push button 120 is detected by the push sensor 124 (see FIG. 2).

  In the vicinity of the center of the game area 7, an effect display device 9 capable of variably displaying (also referred to as variable display) the effect symbols as a plurality of types of identification information capable of identifying each is provided. On the right side of the effect display device 9 in the game area 7, a first special symbol display 8a for variably displaying a first special symbol as a plurality of types of identification information capable of identifying each of them, and a plurality of types each of which can be identified. And a second special symbol display 8b for variably displaying a second special symbol as the identification information of the second symbol.

  Each of the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b is constituted by a display (for example, a 7-segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers and characters. The effect display device 9 is configured by a liquid crystal display (LCD), and displays on the display screen various images such as a change display of the effect symbol synchronized with the change display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. An area is provided. In such a display area, for example, a symbol display area for variably displaying three decoration symbols (for effect) of “left”, “middle”, and “right” is formed.

  Below the effect display device 9, a winning device having a first starting winning opening 13 is provided. The game ball that has won the first starting winning port 13 is detected by the first starting port switch 13a. In addition, below the winning device having the first starting winning opening 13, a variable winning ball device 15 having the second starting winning opening 14 in which a game ball can be won is provided. The game ball that has won the second starting winning port 14 is detected by the second starting port switch 14a.

  The variable winning ball device 15 includes a pair of left and right movable pieces, and has an open state (first state) that is advantageous for the player (game balls can enter) and a closed state that is disadvantageous for the player (game balls cannot enter). Winning means that can be changed to a state (second state) is driven by the solenoid 16. When the variable winning prize ball device 15 is in the open state, the game ball can enter the second starting winning opening 14 (the starting winning is facilitated). When the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the game ball cannot enter the second starting winning port 14. In the closed state, the variable winning ball device 15 may be configured such that it is difficult to win, but it is possible to win (game balls are hard to win). The variable prize ball device 15 is configured by a variable prize unit that can change between a first state in which a game ball can enter a predetermined area and a second state in which a game ball cannot enter or difficult to enter a predetermined area. It should just be.

  When the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, there is no area where the variable winning ball device 15 can receive a game ball, so that the game ball is more likely to win in the first starting winning port 13 than in the second starting winning port 14. On the other hand, when the variable prize ball device 15 is in the open state, the area in which the variable prize ball device 15 can receive a game ball becomes wider than the first start prize hole 13, so that the second prize hole 13 has the second area. A game ball can easily enter the starting winning port 14. Hereinafter, the first starting winning opening 13 and the second starting winning opening 14 may be collectively referred to as a starting winning opening or a starting opening.

  On the left side of the effect display device 9, there is provided a normal symbol display 10 for variably displaying the normal symbols that can be identified. Normally, the symbol display 10 is realized by a display (for example, a 7-segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers from 0 to 9.

  When a game ball passes through the gate 32 and is detected by the gate switch 32a, the variable display of the ordinary symbol display 10 is started. When the stop symbol based on the fluctuation display result on the ordinary symbol display 10 becomes a predetermined symbol (hit symbol), the variable winning ball device 15 is controlled to be opened for a predetermined number of times and for a predetermined time. In the vicinity of the ordinary symbol display 10, there is provided an ordinary symbol hold storage display 41 having a display unit of four LEDs for displaying the number of winning balls passing through the gate 32. Every time a game ball is detected by the gate switch 32a, the fluctuation display of the normal symbol is held and stored, and the normal symbol holding storage display 41 increases the number of lit LEDs by one. Each time the variable display of the ordinary symbol display 10 is started based on the ordinary symbol holding storage, the ordinary symbol holding memory is consumed and the number of lit LEDs is reduced by one.

  In the variation display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the game ball enters (including passing or winning) the first starting winning opening 13 or the second starting winning opening 14 as a starting winning area, and the first starting is performed. The first start condition (first execution condition) or the second start condition (second execution condition), which is the execution condition of the fluctuation display, is established by detection by the mouth switch 13a or the second start switch 14a. Thereafter, the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is, for example, a case where the number of reserved storages is not 0, and the variable display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is not executed, In addition, the processing is started based on the satisfaction of the start condition of the variable display in which the big hit game is not executed. When the variable display time (variable time) elapses, the display result (stop symbol) of the variable display is derived and displayed, and the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is terminated. In addition, for a variable display in which the start condition has not been satisfied even though the game ball has entered a start winning area such as the first start winning opening 13 and the second start winning opening 14, the predetermined range is within a predetermined upper limit number. Storing the information in is called pending storage. Reservation storage due to the entry of a game ball into the first starting winning opening 13 is called first reservation storage. Reservation storage due to the entry of a game ball into the second starting winning opening 14 is called second reservation storage.

  Above the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b, a first special symbol reservation storage display 18a and a second special symbol reservation storage display 18b are provided. The first special symbol hold storage display 18a is composed of four displays for displaying the number of hold memories of the first hold memory. The second special symbol hold storage display 18b is composed of four displays for displaying the number of hold memories of the second hold memory. Each of the first special symbol holding storage indicator 18a and the second special symbol holding memory display 18b increases the number of lighted indicators by one each time there is a corresponding valid start winning prize, and the corresponding special symbol indicator Each time the variable display is started, the number of illuminated indicators is reduced by one.

  When the first special symbol display 8a is executing the variable display of the first special symbol, the effect display device 9 executes the effect display such as the variable display of the effect symbol in response to the variable display. When the variation display of the second special symbol is being executed on the second special symbol display 8b, the effect display such as the variation display of the effect symbol is executed on the effect display device 9 in accordance with the variation display.

  The change display of the special symbol and the effect symbol is executed, and the big hit display result (big hit symbol) as the specific display result is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a, or is specified on the second special symbol display 8b. When the big hit display result (big hit symbol) as the display result is derived and displayed, the large hit display result (combination of big hit symbols) as the specific display result is also derived and displayed on the effect display device 9. When the specific display result is displayed as the variable display result in this way, the specific game state (big hit game state) is controlled as an advantageous state in which an advantageous value is given to the player.

  In addition, in the effect display device 9, a symbol other than the symbol that is the final stop symbol (for example, the middle symbol of the left and right middle symbols) continues for a predetermined time, and the big hit symbol (for example, the left middle right symbol is the same symbol). (Combination of symbols), stopped, rocked, scaled or deformed, or multiple symbols fluctuated synchronously with the same symbol, or the positions of displayed symbols were switched An effect performed in a state where the possibility of occurrence of a big hit continues before the final result is displayed (hereinafter, these states are referred to as a reach state) is referred to as a reach effect.

  Here, the reach state is a display in which the effect symbols that have not been stopped and displayed yet continue to fluctuate when the effect symbols stopped and displayed in the display area of the effect display device 9 constitute a part of the big hit combination. This is a state, or a display state in which all or some of the effect symbols are synchronously fluctuating while forming all or part of the big hit combination.

  At the lower end in the display area of the effect display device 9, an image (hereinafter, referred to as a reserved image or a reserved display) for displaying the generated reserved storage information is displayed in correspondence with the number of the reserved storage information. The display area 18c is formed (see FIG. 3). In addition, during execution of the variable display corresponding to the suspended display that has been deleted (moved, shifted) from the pending display area 18c, information including the active display 18d (also referred to as a variable corresponding display) corresponding to the variable display is executed. An active display area 18k for displaying the displayed image is formed adjacent to the hold display area 18c (see FIG. 3).

  An opening / closing plate driven by the solenoid 21 is provided below the variable winning ball device 15 to provide an open state (first state) advantageous for the player (the game ball can enter) and a disadvantage (the game ball is disadvantageous for the player). A special variable winning ball device 20 is provided as a winning means that can be changed to a closed state (second state) in which entry is impossible. In the special variable winning prize ball device 20, when the opening / closing plate is controlled to the open state in the big hit game state, the large winning opening that is a winning area is opened. The game ball that has entered the special winning opening is detected by the count switch 23 as a winning ball. It should be noted that the special variable winning ball device 20 may be configured such that it is difficult to win a prize in the closed state, but it is possible to win a prize (a game ball is difficult to win).

  In the big hit game state, the repetition continuation control in which the special variable winning ball device 20 repeats the open state and the closed state is performed. In the repeat continuation control, a state in which the special variable winning ball device 20 is opened is called a round. A game in which the special variable winning ball device 20 is opened by repeated continuation control in a round is called a round game. In the big hit gaming state, after the special variable winning prize ball device 20 is set to the open state, a predetermined open state end condition (a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds) has elapsed in the open state, or a predetermined number (for example, 10) is closed when the opening termination condition that 10) winning balls are generated is satisfied. When the opening end condition is satisfied, a continuation right is generated, and the special variable winning ball device 20 is opened again. The generation of the continuation right is repeated until the number of releases in the big hit gaming state reaches the final round (for example, the fifteenth round) in which the predetermined upper limit is reached.

  There are a plurality of types of big hits, and when it is determined that a big hit is made, one of the big hit types is selected. Among the types of "big hits", after being controlled to the big hit game state, the special game state is a state in which the probability of being determined to be a big hit is higher than the normal state (a normal game state that is not a probable change state). The type (type) of the big hit that shifts to the probable change state (abbreviation of the probabilistic change state and also referred to as the high probability state) is called “probable change big hit”. As the special game state, there is a case where the change time (variable display period) of the special symbol or the effect symbol is controlled to a time reduction state in which the fluctuation time (variation display period) of the special symbol or the effect symbol is shorter than the non-time reduction state. The special game state may be controlled to the time saving state independently of the probable change state.

  As described above, by shifting to the time reduction state, the fluctuation time of the special symbol or the effect symbol is reduced, so that when the time reduction state is reached, an effective start winning is likely to occur and a big hit game may be performed. Increase. It should be noted that, among the “big hits”, the type (type) of the big hit that does not shift to the positive change state after being controlled to the big hit gaming state is called “normal big hit”.

  As the special game state, the frequency of the variable prize ball device 15 being opened is increased in association with the probability change state or the time saving state, thereby increasing the frequency of the game balls entering the variable prize ball device 15 to achieve the variable prize There is a case where the state is controlled to the electric chew support control state for facilitating prize winning in the ball device 15 (increase in entry and frequency). Since the electric tuner support control state is a high base state as described later, it is mainly referred to as a high base state in the following description.

  The control of the electric chew support includes the control of shortening the fluctuation time of the ordinary symbol and deriving and displaying the display result at an early stage (ordinary symbol shortening control), and the control of increasing the probability that the symbol stopped by the ordinary symbol becomes a hit symbol (normal symbol variation) Control), control for extending the opening time of the variable winning ball device 15 (opening time extension control), and control for increasing the number of times the variable winning ball device 15 is opened (control for increasing the number of opening times) are performed. When such control is performed, the time ratio in which the variable prize ball device 15 is in the open state becomes higher than when the control is not performed. Is increased, and the game ball is easily started and won (the execution condition of the variable display on the special symbol displays 8a and 8b and the effect display device 9 is easily established). In addition, by increasing the winning frequency to the second start winning opening 14 by such control, a game state is established in which the frequency of establishment of the second starting condition and / or the execution frequency of the variable display of the second special symbol increases.

  The state in which the winning frequency to the second starting winning opening 14 is increased (high-frequency state) by the electric chewing support control as described above corresponds to the number of game balls to be paid out as prize balls in accordance with the winning with respect to the number of firing balls. Since the ratio “base” is in a higher state than when the control is not performed, it is called “high base state”. When such control is not performed, it is called "low base state". Such control is a control for facilitating winning in the variable winning ball device 15 by supporting winning with the variable winning ball device 15, that is, an electric tulip, and is referred to as “electric chewing support control”.

  The terms “high-probability state (probable-variable state)” and “low-probability state (non-probable-variable state)” are used as terms indicating the state of the jackpot probability. Chu support control state) and a low base state (non-electrical tu support control state).

  The terms “low-probability low-base state” and “high-probability high-base state” are used as terms indicating the combination of the state of the jackpot probability and the state of the base. The “low-probability low-base state” is a state that indicates that the state of the jackpot probability is the low-probability state and that the base state is the low-base state. The “high-accuracy high-base state” is a state indicating that the state of the jackpot probability is the high-probability state and that the state of the base is the high-base state.

  At the lower part of the game board 6, there is an out port 26 into which a hit ball which does not win is taken. Outside the game area 7, four speakers 27 for producing sound effects and voices are provided. On the outer periphery of the game area 7, a frame LED 28 provided on a front frame is provided.

  In addition, a prepaid card unit (also simply referred to as a “card unit”) that enables lending of a ball by inserting a prepaid card is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 (not shown).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of the main board (game control board) 31. FIG. 2 also shows the payout control board 37, the effect control board 80, and the like. On the main board 31, a game control microcomputer (corresponding to game control means) 560 for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program is mounted. The game control microcomputer 560 includes a ROM 54 for storing a game control (game progress control) program and the like, a RAM 55 as storage means used as a work memory, a CPU 56 for performing control operations according to the program, and an I / O port unit. 57. The game control microcomputer 560 further includes a random number circuit 503 that generates a hardware random number (a random number generated by a hardware circuit).

  The RAM 55 is a backup RAM serving as a non-volatile storage unit, part or all of which is backed up by a backup power supply created on a power supply board (not shown). That is, even if the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped, a part or all of the contents of the RAM 55 are preserved for a predetermined period (until the backup power supply becomes incapable of discharging the capacitor as the backup power supply). In particular, at least data corresponding to a game state, that is, a control state of the game control means (a special symbol process flag or the like) and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are stored in the backup RAM.

  The random number circuit 503 is a hardware circuit used to generate a random number for determination to determine whether or not to make a big hit based on the display result of the fluctuation display of the special symbol. The random number circuit 503 updates the numerical data according to the set update rule within a numerical range in which an initial value (for example, 0) and an upper limit (for example, 65535) are set, and starts at random timing. Based on the fact that the winning time is when the numerical data is read (extracted), the read numerical data has a random number generation function that becomes a random value. The game control microcomputer 560 has a function of setting an initial value of numerical data updated by the random number circuit 503.

  Further, an input driver circuit 58 for providing detection signals from the gate switch 32a, the first starting port switch 13a, the second starting port switch 14a, and the count switch 23 to the game control microcomputer 560 is also mounted on the main board 31. Further, an output circuit 59 for driving the solenoid 16 for opening and closing the variable winning ball device 15 and the solenoid 21 for opening and closing the special variable winning ball device 20 forming a special winning opening in accordance with a command from the microcomputer 560 for game control is also mainly provided. It is mounted on a substrate 31.

  Further, the game control microcomputer 560 includes a first special symbol display 8a and a second special symbol display 8b for variably displaying special symbols, an ordinary symbol display 10 for variably displaying ordinary symbols, and a first special symbol holding storage. The display control of the display 18a, the second special symbol storage storage display 18b, and the normal symbol storage storage display 41 is performed.

  The effect control board 80 includes an effect control microcomputer 100, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a VDP 109, an I / O port unit 105, and the like. The ROM 102 stores programs and data for effect control such as display control. The RAM 103 is used as a work memory. The effect control microcomputer 100 includes an effect control CPU 101. The VDP 109 controls the display of the effect display device 9 in cooperation with the effect control microcomputer 100. The effect control CPU 101 receives a detection signal of the push sensor 124 via the input port 106.

  The game control microcomputer 560 is a relay board for passing a production control command instructing production contents of various production devices such as the production display device 9 in only one direction from the main board 31 to the production control board 80. Transmit via 77. The effect control microcomputer 100 receives the effect control command, performs the variable display control of the effect display device 9, and controls the display of the frame LED 28 provided on the frame side via the lamp driver board 35. By controlling the sound output from the speaker 27 via the sound output board 70, various effect controls are performed.

  In the game control microcomputer 560, when a predetermined main process for game control is executed, a timer interrupt is periodically performed every predetermined time (for example, 2 ms), and the timer interrupt process is executed. Game control can be executed. Game control in which variable display of special symbols such as a first special symbol and a second special symbol and specific game control such as a big hit game control are executed in conjunction with execution of a timer interrupt process. The process is executed according to a predetermined process.

  The game control microcomputer 560 extracts data from various random counters and uses the extracted data to determine a big hit, a big hit type, a change pattern type, a change pattern, a normal hit, and a round-dam counter. Is determined. On the basis of such various determinations, the microcomputer 560 for game control performs various game controls such as a jackpot game control, a variation display of a first special symbol, a variation display of a second special symbol, and a variation display of a normal symbol. Execute.

  Based on the various determinations, the game control microcomputer 560 determines predetermined control information such as a jackpot determination result, a jackpot type determination result, a variation pattern type determination result, and a variation pattern determination result. Is transmitted to the effect control microcomputer 100 as an effect control command which is a command for effect control instruction. Based on the received effect control command, the effect control microcomputer 100 executes effects corresponding to game control such as first special symbol change display, second special symbol change display, and big hit control.

  In the effect control microcomputer 100, when a predetermined main process for effect control is executed, a timer interrupt is periodically performed every predetermined time (for example, 2 ms, 4 ms, etc.), and the timer interrupt process is executed. Thus, various effect controls can be executed. The effect related to the variable display of the effect symbol, and the specific effect control such as the effect related to the big hit game state, are performed in accordance with a predetermined process by the effect control process process which is executed in association with the execution of the timer interrupt process. Be executed.

  Next, various effects performed during the variable display will be described. The effect control microcomputer 100 (effect control CPU 101) executes various effects based on an effect control command such as a fluctuation pattern transmitted from the game control microcomputer 560 at the start of the fluctuation. The fluctuation pattern specifies the fluctuation time in the normal period (normal period fluctuation), specifies the fluctuation time longer than the normal period (long-term fluctuation), and specifies the fluctuation time shorter than the normal period. There is something (short-term fluctuation). For example, as the normal period fluctuation, there is a normal reach in which a reach state is achieved without a flashy effect after a reach symbol is formed. Further, as the long-term fluctuation, there is a super reach in which a complicated effect display is executed so as to improve a player's expectation compared to a normal reach. In addition, the short-term fluctuation includes a non-reach fluctuation in which a non-reachable symbol combination is displayed. In various effects, the target of the effect type to be determined differs depending on each variation pattern (the length of the variation time).

  The effects performed by the effect control CPU 101 during the execution of the variable display include various effects such as a specific effect, a gasse effect, a special effect, and a predetermined effect. The specific effect is an effect that changes the display mode of the active display 18d to a specific mode different from the normal mode. In addition, the gaseous effect is an effect of performing a so-called gaseous effect pattern in which the specific effect is not executed by pretending to execute the specific effect. In addition, the special effect, as a special effect and at least a part of the effect mode is a common effect, after suggesting a change in the display mode of the active display 18d, by displaying a special display different from the active display 18d, This is an effect that informs the player to control to the big hit game state. The predetermined effect is an effect that changes the active display 18d by an effect different from the specific effect.

  FIG. 3 is a display screen diagram showing a display example of an effect on the effect display device 9. Various effects such as a specific effect, a gaseous effect, and a special effect will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 3A to 3D show the flow of an effect when a specific effect is executed. FIG. 3A and FIGS. 3E to 3G show a flow of the effect when the gassed effect is executed. FIG. 3A and FIGS. 3H to 3K show the flow of an effect when a special effect is executed.

  When the variable display is started, an effect as shown in FIG. On the lower left portion of the screen in FIG. 3A, a hold display area 18c in which images (hold image, hold display) for displaying the generated hold storage information are displayed corresponding to the number of the hold storage information is formed. Is done. In addition, in the hold display area 18c, the rightmost hold display in the hold display area 18c is deleted for each change display, and the other hold displays are shifted right by one. During execution of the variable display corresponding to the suspended display erased from the suspended display area 18c, an image (active image, active display 18d) corresponding to the variable display is displayed to the right of the suspended display area 18c (on the screen of the effect display device 9). It is displayed in the active display area 18k (lower center). The hold display and the active display 18d are basically displayed as a white round image (normal mode), and change from white to a blue or red round image with high expectation of a big hit by a predetermined effect. The degree of expectation of a big hit is high in the order of white <blue <red.

  In FIG. 3A, a character which is an image showing a character (an effect display that imitates a person or the like and is different from a design (effect design or the like)) from left to right on the screen of the effect display device 9. An effect in which the 94 moves is executed. The character 94 brings the change suggestion image 18 e indicated by a round image to both hands toward the center of the screen of the effect display device 9. The change suggestion image 18e suggests a display mode of the active display 18d after the change. The oblique line of the change suggestion image 18e shown in FIG. 3A indicates red. In other words, the color of the change suggestion image 18e suggests that the display mode of the active display 18d changes from white as the normal mode to red as the specific mode. The effect of FIG. 3A is an effect that is displayed in a similar display mode in various effects such as a specific effect, a gaseous effect, and a special effect.

  In the specific effect, the character 94 moves to the center of the screen of the effect display device 9 after the effect of FIG. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3B, an effect of performing a display in which the character 94 drops the change suggestion image 18e toward the active display 18d is executed. Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, the fall suggestion image 18e falls on the active display 18d, so that the normal active display 18d displayed in white is changed to the specific active display 18f displayed in red. Change. Further, thereafter, during the variable display of the specific active display 18f, the reach is achieved with the symbol "7" as shown in FIG. 3D, and characters indicating the reach are displayed. After that, a reach effect is performed.

  In the draw effect, after the effect of FIG. 3A is executed, the character 94 moves to the center of the screen of the effect display device 9 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the character 94 moves toward the left side of the screen of the effect display device 9 as shown in FIG. 3F without dropping the change suggestion image 18e toward the active display 18d. Thereafter, during the fluctuation display of the active display 18d, as shown in FIG. 3 (g), a symbol of "245" is displayed, indicating that the active display 18d does not reach and loses.

  In the special effect, after the effect of FIG. 3A is executed, as shown in FIG. 3H, the character 94 drops the change suggestion image 18e toward the active display 18d by the same effect as the gaseous effect. The user moves toward the left side of the screen of the effect display device 9 without causing the display. Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (i), an effect is executed in which the moving character 94 falls down, and the change suggestion image 18e falls with the momentum. As shown in FIG. 3 (j), when the dropped change suggestion image 18e hits (acts on) the active display 18d, the active display 18d is displayed as a function active display 18g indicated by a split image. An explosion image 18h is displayed around the action active display 18g in such a manner that the active display 18d is exploded due to cracking. After that, as shown in FIG. 3 (k), a symbol of “777” indicating that a big hit suddenly occurs without reaching is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, an effect is performed in which the character 94 brings the change suggestion image 18e to the center of the screen of the effect display device 9. Thereafter, the character 94 as shown in FIGS. 3 (h) to 3 (k) falls down, the change suggestion image 18e hits the active display 18d, and the big hit symbol is displayed after the explosion image 18h is displayed. Since such an effect is executed at an unexpected timing, it is hard to predict as compared with a change in the normal active display 18d. As described above, in the special effect different from the specific effect, since the big hit symbol is displayed after the explosion image 18h is displayed, the unexpectedness of the effect can be enhanced, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3H to 3J, when the character 94 falls down and the change suggestion image 18e hits the active display 18d, an action active display 18g (an image in which the active display 18d is broken) is displayed. At the same time, an explosion image 18h is displayed. As described above, the effect acting on the active display 18d is expected to change the display mode of the active display 18d, and at the same time, the explosion image 18h is displayed to inform the user of a big hit. Can be further enhanced, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3A, after the character 94 brings the change suggestion image 18e suggesting the display mode of the active display 18d after the change to the center of the screen of the effect display device 9, FIG. As shown in (b) and (c), an effect of changing the active display 18d (white) to the specific active display 18f (red) by causing the character 94 to drop the change suggestion image 18e on the active display 18d is executed. Therefore, by suggesting the display mode of the active display 18d after the change to the player, attention can be paid to the content of the effect, and the interest of the specific effect can be improved.

  Next, an effect determination table for determining various effects as described with reference to FIG. 3 will be described. On the game control microcomputer 560 side, the fluctuation time (fluctuation pattern) is determined together with the display result. The effect to be executed on the effect control microcomputer 100 is determined based on these display results and the fluctuation time (variation pattern). FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an effect determination table. The effect contents are determined using different effect determination tables depending on the display result and the variation time. More specifically, if the fluctuation pattern is a normal period big hit (a pattern that results in a big hit display in a normal fluctuation time fluctuation display), the effect content is determined using the normal period big hit effect determination table shown in FIG. Is determined. Also, if the fluctuation pattern is a long term big hit (a pattern that results in a big hit display in a fluctuation time fluctuation display longer than the normal fluctuation time), an effect is produced using the long term big hit effect determination table shown in FIG. The content is determined. Further, if the fluctuation pattern is out of the normal period (a pattern that results in a deviation display in the normal fluctuation time fluctuation display), the effect content is determined using the normal period out of stage effect determination table shown in FIG. You. Also, if the fluctuation pattern is a long-term deviation (a pattern that results in a deviation display in a fluctuation display with a fluctuation time longer than the normal fluctuation time), the long-term deviation effect determination table shown in FIG. The production contents are determined.

  The effect control microcomputer 100 (effect control CPU 101) is executed in each variation pattern using random numbers (range of 1 to 100) drawn from the effect content determination random counter SR2 and these tables. Decide what production you want. As for SR2, the number of random numbers assigned to clarify the explanation is shown. Effect control CPU 101 extracts the value of SR2 at a predetermined timing.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, in the normal period big hit, the effect content is determined at a ratio of special effect (sudden big hit) <normal reach big hit effect. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4B, in a long term big hit, the effect content is determined in a ratio of a predetermined effect (arrow blue effect) <super reach big hit effect <specific effect (falling red effect). Also, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), at the end of the normal period, the effect content is determined by the ratio of “gase effect (fall change gase)” = gase effect (arrow change gase) <normal reach out-of-reach effect. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4D, in a long-term outage, the effect content is determined at a ratio of a specific effect (falling red effect) <super-reach outage effect <predetermined effect (arrow blue effect).

  Here, each effect content will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and (h) to (k), the special effect (sudden jackpot effect) does not reach after the special effect is executed and the explosion image 18h is displayed. This is an effect in which a big hit symbol is displayed. The normal reach jackpot production is a production in which the reach is reached without a flashy production, and then the jackpot design stops. The specific effect (falling red change effect) is, as shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B to 3D, an active display 18d by an effect in which the specific effect is executed and the character 94 drops the change suggestion image 18e. (White) is changed to the specific active display 18f (red). The predetermined effect (blue change effect with arrow) is an effect that changes the active display 18d in the same manner as the specific effect. Specifically, in the predetermined effect, an image indicating an arrow is stuck on the active display 18d during the variable display, and when the arrow is stuck, the active display 18d (white) is changed to the predetermined active display (blue). The super reach jackpot effect is an effect in which after a reach, a flashy effect for displaying a predetermined moving image is executed, and then the big hit symbol stops.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and (e) to (g), the character 94 moves to the center of the screen of the effect display device 9, but the change suggestion image 18e is activated. This is an effect of returning to the display 18d without falling. The gusset effect (arrow change gusset) is an effect in which an image indicating an arrow flies to the active display 18d, but the arrow does not stick in the active display 18d and the color of the active display 18d does not change. In addition, the normal reach out-of-reach effect indicates an effect that results in an out-of-reach result after the normal reach, and the super-reach out-of-reach effect indicates an effect that results in an out-of-reach result after the super reach.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the specific effect is more likely to be determined when a bigger hit than a predetermined effect is, and is hard to be determined when the specific effect is lost. That is, when the active display 18d changes to red by the specific effect, the big hit expectation is higher than when the active display 18d changes to blue by the predetermined effect. As described above, in the specific effect, the ratio of changing the active display 18d to a red display mode having a higher jackpot expectation than the predetermined effect is high (in the specific effect, the display mode of the active display 18d is always red). Since the effect is more advantageous than the predetermined effect, it is possible to indicate to the player that the specific effect is a special effect, and the interest of the game is improved.

  Next, an effect setting process for determining various effects as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 will be described. The effect control CPU 101 determines various effects in the above-described effect control process at the start of the fluctuation based on the effect control command such as the fluctuation pattern transmitted from the game control microcomputer 560 at the start of the fluctuation. Of the effect setting process. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the effect setting process. In the effect setting process, the effect control CPU 101 determines in the process of step S (hereinafter simply referred to as “S”) 1 whether or not the variable display executed this time is a variable display that is a big hit. The effect control CPU 101 performs the fluctuation display executed this time based on the effect control command stored in the fluctuation display result storage area provided in the RAM 103 and capable of specifying the fluctuation display result transmitted at the start of the fluctuation. Is determined as a jackpot display result.

  If it is a jackpot display result, it is determined whether or not a regular period jackpot has occurred (S2). The effect control CPU 101 determines the current variation based on an effect control command (variation pattern command) stored in a variation pattern storage area provided in the RAM 103 and capable of specifying the variation pattern transmitted at the start of the variation. It is determined whether or not the pattern is a regular period jackpot. If the current variation pattern is the normal period big hit, the effect content is determined by the normal time big hit effect determination table shown in FIG. 4A (S3). Further, if the current fluctuation pattern is not the normal period big hit in S2, the effect contents are determined by the long-time big hit effect determination table shown in FIG. 4B (S4). Next, the process proceeds to S10.

  Further, if the variable display executed this time is not the big hit display result in S1, it is determined whether or not the normal period is out (S5). The effect control CPU 101 determines whether or not the current fluctuation pattern is out of the normal period based on the data in the command storage area (RAM 103) in which the fluctuation pattern command for specifying the current fluctuation display fluctuation pattern is stored. judge. If the current variation pattern is out of the normal period, the effect contents are determined by the effect determination table for out of the normal period shown in FIG. 4C (S6). Next, the process proceeds to S10.

  If the current fluctuation pattern is not out of the normal period in S5, it is determined whether or not it is out of the long period (S7). The effect control CPU 101 determines whether or not the current fluctuation pattern is out of place for a long period of time based on the data in the command storage area (RAM 103) in which the fluctuation pattern command for specifying the current fluctuation display fluctuation pattern is stored. judge. If the current fluctuation pattern is out of the long term, the contents of the effect are determined by the long term out of stage effect determination table shown in FIG. 4D (S8). Next, the process proceeds to S10.

  If it is determined in S7 that the current variation pattern is not out of the long term, the effect is determined to be the out of the short term (S9). The short-period effect is an effect that has a shorter fluctuation time than the normal-period effect and the long-term off-state effect. For example, in the short-term off-shoot effect, an effect for a short time in which the effect symbol stops at the off-shoot symbol without reach is executed.

  The effect control CPU 101 determines whether or not there is an effect that changes the active display 18d in S10. Whether or not the effect changes the active display 18d can be determined in S4 and S8 based on whether a specific effect or a predetermined effect for changing the active display 18d is selected. If the effect is to change the active display 18d, it is set to change the active display 18d during the variable display (S11). Next, the process proceeds to S12. If there is no effect for changing the active display 18d in S10, the process directly proceeds to S12. In S12, a setting is made to execute the determined effect contents at a predetermined timing during the variable display (S12). Data relating to these effects is determined as an effect control pattern, and a process table corresponding to the effect control pattern is selected. Then, by controlling the effect device based on the process data, various effects as shown in FIG. 3 are executed in the process during the variable display of the effect symbols.

Hereinafter, modified examples of various controls executed by the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described.
(1) In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which various effects such as a specific effect, a gaseous effect, and a special effect are performed on the active display 18d. However, these effects may be performed with respect to the hold display displayed in the hold display area. In the case where a special effect is performed on the hold display, for example, an explosion image 18h may be displayed, and an image that determines the big hit may be displayed from the broken hold display. . For example, the character of "fixed big hit" may be displayed from the broken hold display, or a rainbow-colored hold indicating a big hit may be displayed.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, the case where the active display 18d changes to red in the specific effect and changes to blue in the predetermined effect is described. However, in a specific effect or a predetermined effect, the active display 18d may be changed to any one of a plurality of colors. In such a case, it is desirable that the ratio of selecting a color that is advantageous for a player having a high expectation of big hits in the specific effect is higher than that in the predetermined effect.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, the effect in which the character 94 falls down and the change suggestion image 18e hits the active display 18d, and the big hit symbol is displayed after the explosion image 18h is displayed has been described as the special effect. However, when the character 94 falls down and the change suggestion image 18e hits the active display 18d, a pattern is provided in which an effect is performed in which the active display 18d does not explode and the color of the active display 18d simply changes. You may.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the effect in which the character 94 brings the change suggestion image 18e at the center of the screen of the effect display device 9 is common to the specific effect, the gaseous effect, and the special effect. For the effect of displaying such a character 94, a plurality of patterns may be prepared. For example, a special effect in which the character 94 is slightly visible and hidden at the edge of the screen, or a special effect special effect may be executed. In addition, there are cases where the moving speed of the character 94 is slow and cases where the moving speed is fast, and in the case where the moving speed is fast, the character 94 may fall down so that the special effect is more easily executed.

  (5) In the various effects described in the above-described embodiment, a medal is inserted, a predetermined number of bets is set, a plurality of types of symbols are rotated according to the operation of the operation lever by the player, and the player is stopped. The present invention is applied to a slot machine (slot machine) in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out to a player when a combination of stopped symbols becomes a specific symbol combination when a symbol on the display means is stopped in response to a button operation. Is also possible. In a slot machine, a bonus such as a big bonus (BB) and a regular bonus (RB), an AT for performing an effect of notifying an internal lottery result, an RT having a different winning probability of a re-gaming role compared to a normal gaming state, The various effects described above may be executed as effects indicating the control of the ART shifted to the AT and the RT. For example, when a plurality of pending displays are displayed at the opportunity of winning the AT or the like, a plurality of continuous productions are performed, and a special production is performed at the end of the continuous production to execute a production that indicates AT determination. Is also good.

  (6) It should be understood 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 Pachinko game machine, 20 Special variable winning ball device, 560 Game control microcomputer, 100 Effect control microcomputer.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine that performs variable display and can be controlled to an advantageous state advantageous to a player,
A specific display means capable of displaying a specific display corresponding to the variable display;
And an effect execution means capable of executing an effect,
The effect executing means,
A notification effect to notify whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state,
A specific effect that changes the display mode of the specific display,
The specific effect and at least a part of the effect mode at the start of the effect are common, and after suggesting a change in the display mode of the specific display, a special display different from the specific display is displayed to control the advantageous state. Special production to inform you that
The specific effect and the special effect are different effect modes, and a predetermined effect that indicates that the display mode of the specific display changes can be executed,
When the specific display changes after execution of the predetermined effect, there are cases where the specific display does not change,
The specific effect has a higher degree of expectation to be controlled in the advantageous state than the predetermined effect,
The special effect is expected degree rather high, which is controlled by the advantageous condition than the specific effect,
The effect executing means,
When performing the specific effect, execute the notification effect after executing the specific effect, to notify whether or not to be controlled to the advantageous state by the notification effect,
A gaming machine that , when executing the special effect, notifies that the special effect is controlled to the advantageous state without executing the notification effect .

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