JP6745437B2 - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Producing the probability of hitting the hit determination result corresponding to certain hit determination information (target hit determination information) to the hit determination result corresponding to the previous hit determination information acquired before the target hit determination information The prefetching effect that is suggested when is executed is known (for example, refer to Patent Document 1 below).

JP, 2016-2127, A

Since the pre-reading effect as described above is set to be completed by the completion of the effect for notifying the hit/damage determination result corresponding to the hit/miss determination information, the time for executing the effect is limited.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the taste of prefetching effect.

A gaming machine according to the present invention made to solve the above problems, a storage means capable of storing, in a limited number up to a predetermined number, win/loss determination information regarding a win/loss determination acquired upon the establishment of a win/loss determination condition. , Is an effect that suggests the probability that the hit/damage determination result corresponding to the hit/damage determination information that is the hit/miss determination information stored in the storage means is a hit, and is acquired before the target hit/miss determination information. At least one of the pre-reading effect, comprising a pre-reading effect executing unit that executes a pre-reading effect that occurs when an effect that notifies the hit-or-miss determination result corresponding to one or more of the hit-or-miss determination information is being executed. It is characterized in that a certain specific prefetching effect is continuously executed from before the start of the effect for notifying the hit determination result corresponding to the target hit determination information to after the start thereof.

In the above-described present invention, the specific prefetching effect is executed from before the start of the effect for notifying the hit determination result corresponding to the target hit determination information until after the start of the effect. In other words, it is continuously executed over the start time of the effect for notifying the result of hit determination corresponding to the target hit determination information. Therefore, the pre-reading effect can be executed for a long time, and it is possible to execute the effect having a high taste.

The result display showing the result of the specific prefetching effect may be displayed after the start of the effect for notifying the hit/damage determination result corresponding to the target hit/damage determination information.

With such a configuration, it is possible to continue the player's interest in the specific prefetching effect until the effect that notifies the hit/nozzle determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information is started.

In the specific prefetching effect, the part that is executed before the start of the effect that notifies the hit/damage determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information is the start of the effect that notifies the hit/miss determination result that corresponds to the target hit/miss determination information. It should be longer than the part that is executed later.

Although the specific look-ahead effect is executed after the start of the effect in which a part notifies the hit/no hit determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss judgment information, it is basically necessary to ensure the function as so-called "look-ahead". .. Therefore, the part executed before the start of the effect of notifying the hit determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information is more than the part executed after the start of the effect of notifying the hit determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information. By also increasing the length, it is possible to suppress the loss of the function of “prefetching”.

It is preferable that the target variation effect executed as at least a part of the effect for notifying the hit determination result corresponding to the target hit determination information may be continuously executed from the specific prefetch effect.

As described above, the specific prefetching effect is executed even after the start of the effect of notifying the hit/damage determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information, and therefore, one of the effects of notifying the hit/miss determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information. The target variation effect executed as a part may be continuously executed from the specific lookahead effect. That is, it is possible to execute a continuous and highly attractive effect that is a combination of the specific lookahead effect and the target variation effect.

It is preferable that the specific prefetching effect be completed by a reference time point after the start of the effect for notifying the hit/damage determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information.

If the reference time point for deciding whether or not to execute the specific lookahead effect is set after the start of the effect that notifies the hit/damage determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information, it is easy to control the effect including the specific lookahead effect. It is possible to

The reference time point may be a start time point of the target variation effect.

By doing so, it is possible to facilitate control of a continuous effect in which the specific lookahead effect and the target variation effect are combined.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to improve the taste of the prefetching effect.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a list of identification symbols. It is a figure for explaining step-up production (target variation production). It is a figure for explaining a flow from a specific look-ahead effect to a step-up effect (target variation effect). It is a figure (sequel to FIG. 4) for explaining the flow from the specific look-ahead effect to the step-up effect (target variation effect). (A) is the figure which showed the timing and length which various production|generation generate|occur|produces in time series, (b) is a figure for demonstrating the time distribution of specific prefetching production.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The game machine 1 includes a game board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 903 forming a passage for guiding a game ball shot by the operation of the launching device 908 (launch handle) to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. Is provided.

The game area 902 is provided with a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like. The display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be viewed through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90. 3 to 5, the display area 911 is roughly described, but the shape and the like can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself are changed. By doing so, the shape and the like of the display area 911 can be changed).

Further, in the game area 902, a plurality of game nails are provided as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flowing-down game balls collide. The game ball flowing down in the game area 902 changes into various modes depending on the condition when the game ball collides with the game nail.

In such a gaming machine 1, a launching device 908 is operated to launch a game ball toward the game area 902. When the game balls flowing down the game area 902 enter the winning openings such as the starting winning opening 904 and the special winning opening 906, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by the payout device.

It should be noted that the components of the gaming machine 1 which are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1, the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the game balls, will be omitted. A structure similar to that of a known game machine can be applied to these.

Winning/winning lottery (winning/winning judgment) is executed by winning/winning judgment means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball into the starting winning opening 904 shown in FIG. Multiple may be provided). In the present embodiment, the winning "mouth" (the winning game ball is taken inside), but the winning "area" (the winning game ball flows down the game area 902 as it is. The winning area is the gate. It can be exemplified).

A numerical value is acquired from the random number source upon the winning of the game ball into the starting winning hole 904, and when the numerical value is the same as the predetermined numerical value for the jackpot, it is a jackpot. That is, the presence or absence of a big jackpot is directly determined when a game ball is won into the starting winning port 904.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the notification of the hit determination result will be started in the order in which the numerical value for performing the hit determination is acquired, but when a certain numerical value is acquired, it is acquired before that. When the determination result based on the numerical value is notified, the determination result based on the certain value is stored in a storage unit provided in the control board (not shown) until the notification is started. The maximum storage number (maximum reservation number) of a numerical value (hereinafter, also referred to as “holding (information)”) for which notification of the hit determination result is not yet started can be appropriately set. The maximum number of pieces of reservation information that can be stored in the storage unit in this embodiment is four. In addition, the numerical value acquired in order to perform the winning/non-judgment determination is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect for notifying the winning/non-winning judgment result. In the display area 911, a display indicating that the hold information is present (hold display 30; see FIGS. 3 to 5) may be displayed. Further, it may be configured such that the winning/non-winning judgment result is immediately made when the winning of the starting winning opening 904 is triggered, and the winning/non-winning judgment result itself is stored in the storage means (in such a case, the winning/winning judgment result itself is the hold information. It turns out that).

Whether the hit determination result is a big hit or a big hit is notified by a combination of a plurality of types (seven types in the present embodiment) of the identification patterns 10 displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 (the identification pattern 10 The means for controlling the display corresponds to the image control means in the present invention). As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, three identification symbol groups 10 including the numbers “1” to “7” (which are the main symbols 11 described later) are variably displayed. Each identification symbol group 10 starts to change at the same time as the start of the effect for notifying a certain winning/decision result, and when the jackpot is won, the identifying symbols 10 finally stop in a predetermined combination. As the predetermined combination, three sets of the same identification pattern 10 can be exemplified. If it is out of alignment, the identification symbol 10 is stopped in a combination other than a combination that becomes a big hit.

Each identification symbol 10 in the present embodiment includes a main symbol 11 and an accompanying symbol 12 (see FIG. 2). The main pattern 11 is a part including characters such as numbers and alphabets. As described above, the main symbol 11 in the present embodiment includes any of the numbers “1” to “7”. On the other hand, the accompanying design 12 in the present embodiment is a portion including a design representing a character. Specifically, it includes a pattern representing any of the characters A to G. Since the accompanying pattern 12 is a portion for enhancing the effect of the effect, the size, the form, etc. may change according to the effect. For example, there is a case where the character forming the accompanying symbol 12 makes a motion or the like. On the other hand, the main symbol 11 basically does not change its mode (which does not deny that it changes, but no matter how it changes, the content (character content) represented by the symbol is displayed. It is desirable to always be able to make a judgment when it is done), by the main symbol 11, the player can easily distinguish each identification symbol 10. Basically, the player sees the main symbol 11 and grasps what the result of the win/no decision is.

When the big hit is won, the big hit game is executed. The jackpot game is a game in which the special winning opening 906 is frequently opened so that the player can obtain a large number of game balls (so-called balls), which is the same as a known game machine, and therefore will be described in detail. Is omitted.

Further, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can execute a so-called prefetch effect (the means for executing the prefetch effect corresponds to the prefetch effect executing means in the present invention). Since the prefetch effect itself is publicly known, detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, the prefetch effect is sometimes referred to as certain hit determination information (hereinafter, also referred to as target hit determination information). (Hereinafter, also referred to as target hit/miss judgment result), one corresponding to one or a plurality of hit/miss judgment information (hereinafter, also referred to as hit/fail judgment information) acquired earlier than that Alternatively, the target hit/appropriate judgment may be performed by using an effect of notifying a plurality of hit/no hit judgment results (hereinafter, referred to as the above hit/no hit judgment result. The notification of the hit/no hit judgment result is completed before the hit/not hit judgment result) This suggests the probability that the determination result will be a big hit (hereinafter also referred to as reliability).

In the present embodiment, it is possible to execute the specific prefetching effect 30, which is at least one of such prefetching effects. The specific prefetch effect 30 according to the present embodiment is connected to a step-up effect 20 (corresponding to the target variation effect in the present invention) described later. It can be said that it is a pre-production of the step-up production 20. Therefore, first, the basic configuration of the step-up effect 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

The step-up effect 20 is executed as at least a part of the effect for notifying the target hit/miss determination result, and a predetermined effect element is stepwise stepped up. In the step-up effect 20 in this embodiment, a plurality of types of characters are displayed in stages. Although the number of types of characters may be any number, in the present embodiment, six types of characters A to F (excluding the character G) corresponding to the above-mentioned associated symbol 12 are set. It is an effect of the concept of stepping up one step each time one type of character is displayed. Finally, depending on how many steps the step concerned has stepped up, the reliability that the target hit/miss judgment result is a hit is suggested. In the present embodiment, the higher the stepped-up stage is, the higher the reliability is set.

At the stage before each character is displayed, a silhouette indicating the position where each character is displayed is displayed (see FIG. 3A). When it is determined that any one of the characters is displayed, the character is clearly displayed at the position of the corresponding silhouette (see FIGS. 3B and 3C). Depending on the number of silhouettes (in the present embodiment, six types of silhouettes corresponding to six types of characters are displayed in the state where no step-up has occurred in the present embodiment), the step-up stage is determined. It is possible to grasp what exists. Then, in the middle of step-up, it is possible to grasp how many steps the step-up has progressed from the number of displayed characters. The silhouette may have any form. It suffices if the state in which each character is displayed and the state in silhouette can be clearly discriminated. In other words, it is only necessary to be able to clearly distinguish the state in which step-up has occurred and the state in which step-up has not occurred. In the following description, a state in which each character is displayed in silhouette may be referred to as a first mode 21, and a state in which it is clearly displayed may be referred to as a second mode 22. In addition, in the present embodiment, the step-up that can occur once (simultaneously) is one step, but a plurality of step-ups may occur simultaneously. Further, the step-up order (the order in which the characters are displayed) may be fixed or may be changed. In the case of fluctuation, the order in which the characters are displayed may indicate the reliability.

In the present embodiment, when step-up occurs, an effect using the identification symbol 10 may be executed. Specifically, when changing a certain character from the first aspect 21 to the second aspect 22, the identification symbol 10 having the accompanying symbol 12 corresponding to the character among the changing identification symbols 10 is enlarged, It can be stopped artificially. That is, after displaying the corresponding accompanying symbol 12 in a more conspicuous state than the other accompanying symbols 12, the character corresponding to the accompanying symbol 12 is changed from the first mode 21 to the second mode 22 (FIG. 3 ( See b)). Thus, the occurrence of the step-up is suggested using the accompanying pattern 12. The image of a certain character displayed as the second aspect 22 and the image of the character displayed as the associated symbol 12 corresponding to the certain image may not be exactly the same. It suffices if the players can be identified as the same character. Note that step-up may occur due to other effects or the like (see FIG. 3C).

In addition, in the present embodiment, an image corresponding to the character G is displayed together with each character (silhouette of each character) in the first aspect 21 in a state where no step-up has occurred (see FIG. 3A). ). That is, the character G is displayed as an image corresponding to the second mode 22 (hereinafter, also referred to as a basic image 22a) together with each character in the first mode 21 from the state in which no step-up has occurred. .. In the present embodiment, the basic image 22a is displayed in the center so as to be sandwiched between the characters in the first aspect 21. That is, one or more types of characters in the first aspect 21 are displayed on one side of the basic image 22a, and one or more types of characters in the first aspect 21 are also displayed on the other side. By displaying such a basic image 22a, it becomes possible for the player to know that an effect in which the character is displayed stepwise will occur.

The specific prefetching effect 30 of the present embodiment is executed as a preliminary effect linked to such a step-up effect 20. Hereinafter, the specific prefetching effect 30 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. It should be noted that the step-up effect 20 may occur without generating the specific look-ahead effect 30 described below, and the step-up effect 20 does not occur unless the specific look-ahead effect 30 has passed. May be. In the present embodiment, the step-up effect 20 may occur without the specific prefetch effect 30 occurring.

The specific look-ahead effect 30 is an effect that gives advance notice that the step-up stage is up. That is, the step-up effect 20 is an effect continuously executed from the specific prefetch effect 30. The specific content of the specific prefetching effect 30 may be any content as long as it is such an effect. In the present embodiment, in the right corner of the display area 911, a window 40 for partitioning from a place where the main effect is executed (where the changing identification pattern 10 and the like are displayed) is displayed. At, the prefetch image 41 (which is a concept including both a still image and a moving image) that constitutes the specific prefetch effect 30 is executed (see FIG. 4A). The type of the specific lookahead effect 30 may be only one type, or a plurality of types may be set. For example, in the window 40, an effect is performed in which a teammate character and an enemy character on the stage of the production are successful if they win and win, and fail if they lose.

The specific pre-reading effect 30 in the present embodiment as described above is basically "pre-reading", and basically occurs during the effect of notifying one or a plurality of previous hit/miss determination results. However, in the present embodiment, the specific prefetching effect 30 may be executed even during the effect of informing the target hit/miss determination result. That is, the start of the effect for notifying the hit determination result corresponding to the target hit determination information (the time when the identification symbol 10 for notifying the target hit determination result starts changing (the time indicated by X1 in FIG. 6A)). Hereinafter, it may be referred to as the target variation start time point X1), and is continuously executed from before (after it is started) (see FIGS. 4B and 5A).

When the result of the specific look-ahead rendering 30 is successful (end result advantageous to the player) (see FIG. 5A), in the subsequent step-up rendering 20, the rendering element is stepped up by one or more stages, that is, In the present embodiment, it is determined that one or more types of characters will be displayed (see FIG. 5B). That is, since the occurrence of the step-up means that the reliability is increased, the end of the specific prefetching effect 30 indirectly suggests the reliability. When the result of the effect is such a successful effect, a step-up may actually occur as a part of the specific prefetching effect 30, or a step-up may actually occur as a part of the specific prefetching effect 30. Although it does not occur, a display (notice) that the step-up has been confirmed may be displayed. In the present embodiment, step-up is suspended in the specific look-ahead effect 30, and a notice that the step-up is confirmed is given, and after the step-up effect 20 is actually started, the step corresponding to the notice is given. The effect as if an up has occurred is executed.

On the other hand, when the result of the specific prefetching effect 30 is unsuccessful (a result unfavorable to the player) (not shown), in the subsequent step-up effect 20, the effect element may be stepped up by one or more steps. Not confirmed. When the result of the specific look-ahead effect 30 is a failure, the step-up effect 20 itself may not be set thereafter.

Such a specific prefetching effect 30 can be completed until a predetermined time point after the target variation start time point X1 (a time point indicated by X2 in FIG. 6A; hereinafter, this time point may be referred to as a reference time point X2). Desired. It should be noted that the time when the specific prefetching effect 30 is completed is not necessarily the same as the time when the result (reduction) of the effect is shown. The point of completion is the same as the point of time when the result is shown, or the specific prefetch effect 30 is completed after the point of time when the result is shown.

In the present embodiment, the reference time point X2 is set to the start time point of the step-up effect 20 that is executed during the effect of notifying the target hit/miss determination result. The reference time point X2 may be a certain time after the target fluctuation start time point X1, or the time from the target fluctuation start time point X1 may change depending on the situation. That is, when the start time of the step-up effect 20 is set to a certain time after the target variation start time X1, the reference time X2 is a certain time after the target variation start time X1. On the other hand, when the start time of the step-up effect 20 changes variously according to the situation at that time, such as the number of hold information, the reference time X2 changes variously from the target change start time X1. ..

Whether or not to execute the specific pre-reading effect 30, and when determining the type thereof (pre-reading effect executing means), it is determined whether or not the specific pre-reading effect 30 is completed by the reference time point X2. Whether or not to execute the specific prefetching effect 30 is determined. For example, when a plurality of types of pre-reading effects that can be the specific pre-reading effect 30 are set and the lengths until the effect completion times are different, the pre-reading effects that are not completed until the reference time point X2 are excluded from the selection targets.

In this way, if the reference time point X2 for determining whether or not to execute the specific prefetching effect 30 is set after the target variation start time point X1, it is possible to easily control the effect including the specific prefetching effect 30. It is possible. Then, by setting the reference time point X2 as the start time point of the step-up effect 20, it is possible to easily control the effect with continuity in which the specific prefetch effect 30 and the step-up effect 20 are combined.

Moreover, you may control so that the completion|finish time of the specific prefetching effect|action 30 may become almost the same as arrival of the said reference|standard time X2. That is, in order to smooth the flow of a series of effects from the specific lookahead effect 30 to the step-up effect 20, "interval" may not occur. For example, the start time of the specific prefetching effect 30 is set to be completed at the same time when the specific prefetching effect 30 reaches the reference time point X2 (see FIG. 6A). In addition, for example, by continuing to display the result display as it is, the time of the specific prefetching effect 30 is lengthened, and the specific prefetching effect 30 is adjusted to continue until the reference time point X2.

Further, in the present embodiment, the result of the specific prefetching effect 30 (display indicating whether or not the result is advantageous to the player; hereinafter also referred to as result display) is set after the target variation start time point X1. (See FIG. 5A). More specifically, the result display is displayed after the target variation start time point X1 and before the reference time point X2 (displayed during the period W shown in FIG. 6A). In this way, the result display showing the outcome of the specific prefetching effect 30 (whether or not the result is advantageous to the player) is displayed after the target variation start time point X1, so that the game for the specific prefetching effect 30 is displayed. It is possible to continue the interest of the person until the effect for notifying the result of the target hit determination is started.

Further, as described above, the specific prefetching effect 30 according to the present embodiment is executed from the effect of notifying the previous hit determination result to the effect of notifying the target hit determination result, but the specific prefetch effect 30 is executed. The time distribution to be performed is set to be longer than the time T2 during the performance for notifying the result of the target hit/fail judgment (T1 and T2 in FIG. 6B. ). Note that T2 is the same as the range indicated by W in FIG. That is, T1>T2. This is because the opposite, that is, T1<T2, the function as “look-ahead” is lost. That is, although the specific prefetching effect 30 according to the present embodiment is partially executed during the effect of notifying the target hit/miss determination result, basically, the reliability that the target hit/miss determination result is a hit. Therefore, the time T1 during the performance for notifying the previous winning/disapproving judgment result is set to be longer. The lengths of T1 and T2 do not always have to be constant. The lengths of T1 and T2 may change as long as the relationship of T1>T2 is satisfied.

Note that a pre-reading effect other than the specific pre-reading effect 30 may be executable. That is, a normal look-ahead effect (conventional look-ahead effect) that is completed during the effect of notifying one or a plurality of previous hit/miss determination results may occur. For example, although the contents of the series of effects and the length of the effects are the same, by controlling the start time point, the effects can function as the specific prefetching effect 30 and can also function as the normal prefetching effect. become. Further, all the prefetch effects may be the specific prefetch effects 30.

As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the specific prefetching effect 30 is executed before the start of the effect that notifies the target hit/miss determination result to after the start of the target hit/miss determination effect. That is, it is continuously executed across the start time of the effect for notifying the target hit/miss judgment result. Therefore, the pre-reading effect can be executed for a long time, and it is possible to execute an effect rich in variations.

Further, the step-up effect 20 that is executed as at least a part of the effect that notifies the target hit/miss determination result is continuously executed from the specific prefetch effect 30. As described above, since the specific prefetching effect 30 is executed even after the start of the effect that notifies the target hit/miss determination result, the step-up effect 20 that is executed as a part of the effect that notifies the target hit/miss determination result, It is possible to be continuously executed from the specific prefetch effect 30. In other words, it is possible to execute a continuous and highly attractive effect that is a combination of the specific lookahead effect 30 and the step-up effect 20.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The gaming machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, but can be applied to a rotary gaming machine or the like provided with a display device. As a rotary game machine, there is known a game machine capable of executing an effect (pachinko effect) on a display device as if it occurs on a display device, in order to notify the result. The technical idea described in the above embodiment can be applied to the pachinko production of the dynamic game machine.

Further, in the above embodiment, the step-up effect 20 is set as the target variation effect that may be continuously executed from the specific prefetch effect 30, but this is merely an example. The target variation effect may be any one as long as it is executed during the presentation of the target hit/miss determination result and the continuity from the specific prefetching presentation 30 is ensured.

1 Game machine 20 step-up production (target variation production)
30 Specific Look-ahead Rendering 41 Look-ahead Image X1 Target Change Start Time X2 Reference Time 91 Display Device 911 Display Area

Claims (1)

A storage unit capable of storing, with a limit of a predetermined number, the hit determination information regarding the hit determination acquired when the hit determination condition is satisfied.
It is an effect that suggests a probability that the hit/damage determination result corresponding to the target hit/miss determination information, which is the hit/miss determination information stored in the storage unit, is a hit, and is obtained before the target hit/miss determination information. Or a pre-reading effect executing means for executing a pre-reading effect that occurs when an effect for notifying the hit/damage determination result corresponding to a plurality of the hit/damage determination information is executed,
Equipped with
The specific pre-reading effect, which is at least one of the pre-reading effects, is to be continuously executed from before the start of the effect for notifying the hit determination result corresponding to the target hit-or-miss determination information to after the start, and the end of the effect. , A successful outcome that is advantageous to the player, and a failure outcome that is unfavorable to the player that is the outcome when the successful outcome is not achieved ,
As constituting an effect of notifying the advisability judgment result corresponding to the target spruce decision information, executes the advisability judgment result is subject variation effect probability is Ru heightened as the hit corresponding to the target spruce determination information as to proceed Is possible
If the specific prefetch effect in the course of production which notifying the advisability judgment result corresponding to the target spruce decision information is performed has reached the ending, the end of the particular look-ahead effect when the outcome is the successful outcome while advancing the target variation effect triggered, the gaming machine the ending is characterized by the prefetch effect ends have such proceeded the target variation effect in response to the <br/> that when a said failure consequences.

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