JP6800137B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine that plays a game.

As a game machine, a variable display unit capable of variablely displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified by each is provided, and after variable display of the variable display unit, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit. , There is a slot machine in which a prize can be generated according to the display result. Further, as a gaming machine, a gaming ball, which is a gaming medium, is launched into a gaming area by a launching device, and when the gaming ball wins a prize in a winning area such as a winning opening provided in the gaming area, a gaming value is given to the player. There is a pachinko game machine.

As such a game machine, there is a game machine that outputs an effect menu related to the effect to a liquid crystal display in response to an operation by the player (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-07779

In the above-mentioned game machine, when a special operation for performing a special notification such as the display of the production menu is received during a period in which a specific operation for performing a production different from the display of the production menu can be accepted. Was not taken into consideration.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to consider the case where a special operation for performing a special notification is received during a period during which a specific operation can be accepted. Therefore, it is to provide a game machine that does not spoil the interest in the production based on a specific operation.

(1) A gaming machine capable of playing games
Equipped with display means
The display means
A reception screen suggesting that a specific operation can be accepted is displayed during the specific reception period set according to the progress of the game.
During the specific reception period, a specific screen is displayed based on the acceptance of the specific operation.
During the menu reception period, a menu screen that allows you to select one item from multiple items based on the reception of the menu start operation is displayed.
The display of the menu screen is terminated based on the acceptance of the menu end operation when the menu screen is displayed.
When it is the menu reception period and the specific reception period, the reception screen is displayed.
During the menu reception period and the specific reception period, the menu screen is displayed based on the reception of the menu start operation.
After the menu screen is displayed based on the reception of the menu start operation during the menu reception period and the specific reception period, the specific screen is displayed based on the reception of the specific operation. ,
After the menu screen is displayed based on the reception of the menu start operation during the menu reception period and the specific reception period, the menu end operation is accepted without accepting the specific operation. Based on this, the reception screen is displayed.
The game machine may be configured as follows.
It is a game machine that can play games
A specific notification is sent based on the reception of a specific operation (for example, an operation on the push button 56) in a specific reception period (for example, a reception period set according to the establishment of a specific condition) set according to the progress of the game. Specific notification means to be executed (for example, a sub-control unit that executes privilege notification shown in FIGS. 3 (b-1) and (b-2)) and
Special notification (for example, menu display as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C) based on the reception of a special operation (for example, an operation for the enter button 71) during the special reception period including the specific reception period. (For example, a sub-control unit that performs setting change processing) is provided.
The specific reception period does not end even if the special notification is executed (for example, the reception period continues even if the menu is displayed during the reception period as shown in FIG. 8).
The specific notification means executes the specific notification based on the reception of the specific operation even when the special notification is executed during the specific reception period (for example, as shown in FIG. 7). The privilege notification is performed based on the operation of the push button 56 regardless of whether or not the setting is being changed).

(2) In the gaming machine described in (1) above
When the specific notification is received while the special notification is being executed during the specific reception period, the specific notification means notifies the privilege as the specific notification based on the specific operation after the special notification is completed. Execution (For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, when the push button 56 is operated during the menu display, the screen is switched to the privilege notification screen at the timing when the operation for ending the menu display is performed. ).

(3) In the gaming machine according to (1) or (2) above
If the special notification ends without performing the specific operation while the special notification is being executed during the specific reception period, the specific reception period continues (for example, as shown in FIG. 8C). , The reception period will continue even after the menu display ends).

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above.
When the specific notification means receives the specific operation while the special notification is being executed during the specific reception period, the specific notification means receives and executes the specific operation when the special notification is not executed. The specific notification is executed by omitting at least a part of the notification contents (for example, at least the sound output is omitted as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8E).

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4) above.
The specific operation is an operation on a specific operation unit (for example, a push button 56).
When the special notification means receives an operation on a special operation unit (for example, a decision button 71, a cross key 70) different from the specific operation unit, the content of the special notification is changed (for example, in FIG. 2). As shown, the volume setting screen is switched to by selecting the volume setting with the cross key 70 and operating the enter button 71.).

(6) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (5) above.
The special notification means receives the special operation and executes the special notification based on the special operation even when the specific notification is being executed (for example, as shown in FIG. 8B). , Switch to the menu display screen based on the operation to the enter button 71 even during privilege notification),
If the special notification is executed while the special notification is being executed as the specific notification, the specific notification means continuously executes the specific notification after the special notification is completed (for example, FIG. 8). As shown in (b), when the screen is switched to the menu display screen during the privilege notification, and the operation for ending the menu display is performed, the menu display screen is switched to the privilege notification screen).

It is a schematic diagram which shows the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating about the display of a menu screen. It is a figure for demonstrating the push effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the flow from the start of a specific effect to the notification of a result. It is a flowchart of a setting change process. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between a specific effect and a menu display. It is a flowchart of push effect processing. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between a push effect and a menu display.

A mode for carrying out the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

[Push button and cross key]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a game machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a liquid crystal display 51 for displaying an image, speakers 53 and 54 for outputting sound, a push button 56, a cross key 70, and a decision button. It is equipped with 71. The push button 56 is a switch that is operated to advance the effect content of the push effect described later. The cross key 70 includes a left switch 70a, a right switch 70b, an upper switch 70c, and a lower switch 70d, and is a switch operated to select an item displayed during menu display described later. .. The left switch 70a and the right switch 70b are also referred to as left and right keys. The enter button 71 is a switch that is operated to display a menu or to confirm an item selected by operating the left and right keys.

Although not shown, the game machine 1 includes a game control board for controlling the progress of the game and an effect control board for controlling the effect. The game control board includes a main control unit that performs processing related to the progress of the game and controls a configuration mounted or connected to the game control board. The effect control board includes a sub control unit 91 that receives a command transmitted from the game control board to perform an effect, and controls a configuration mounted on or connected to the effect control board.

For example, speakers 53 and 54, a liquid crystal display 51, a push button 56, a cross key 70, or a decision button 71 are connected to the effect control board. For example, the sub control unit controls the speakers 53 and 54 to output a predetermined sound from the speakers 53 and 54, and the sub control unit controls the liquid crystal display 51 to advance the game and various buttons. A predetermined image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in response to the operation of. Further, the sub control unit detects that the push button 56, the cross key 70, or the enter button 71 has been operated, and performs control according to the operation.

[Menu display]
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the menu display. The menu display refers to a general display for changing or confirming the settings of the game machine, and displays images related to menus such as the menu screen and the volume setting screen shown in FIGS. 2 (b) and 2 (c) on the liquid crystal display 51. Including to do.

FIG. 2A is an example of a screen during the game. When the player operates the decision button 71 and detects the operation to the decision button 71 during the period when the menu display can be performed, the sub control unit displays the liquid crystal display 51 from the screen during the game as shown in FIG. Switch to the menu screen shown in b). That is, the sub-control unit displays the menu based on the detection that the enter button 71 has been operated.

The period during which the menu can be displayed may be, for example, a period from when the power of the game machine 1 is turned on to when the power is turned off, or even during a period other than the predetermined game. Good. The term “during a predetermined game” means, for example, that the slot machine is displaying the fluctuation of the reels rotating, and the pachinko gaming machine is during the period of the variable display of the symbols or during the big hit game. The period during which the menu can be displayed is included in the acceptance period during which the operation to the push button 56 described later can be accepted.

In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the menu items of "payout table", "game history", "volume setting", and "end" are displayed on the menu screen. The menu items are not limited to this.

Menu items can be selected by operating the left and right keys while the menu screen is displayed. Further, by operating the enter button 71 while the menu screen is being displayed, the screen is switched to the screen corresponding to the selected menu item. For example, when the enter button 71 is operated with "End" selected, the sub-control unit switches the display of the liquid crystal display 51 from the menu screen to the screen during the game shown in FIG. 2A. Here, the operation of the decision button 71 with "End" selected can be said to be an operation for ending the menu display.

When the enter button 71 is operated with "volume setting" selected while the menu screen shown in FIG. 2B is being displayed, the sub-control unit displays the liquid crystal display 51 from the menu screen in FIG. 2 (b). Switch to the volume setting screen shown in c).

In the example shown in FIG. 2C, the player can adjust the loudness of the sound output from the speakers 53 and 54 by operating the left and right keys. When the enter button 71 is operated on the volume setting screen, the sub-control unit sets the loudness of the sound output from the speakers 53 and 54 to the volume selected when the enter button 71 is operated. At the same time, the display of the liquid crystal display 51 is switched from the volume setting screen to the menu screen. The sub-control unit outputs sound from the speakers 53 and 54 at the changed volume each time the left and right keys are operated while the volume setting screen is displayed and the loudness of the selected sound is changed. You may do so.

[Push production]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the push effect. In the game machine 1, the sub control unit executes the push effect based on the fact that the specific condition is satisfied.

The push effect is composed of a reception notification that notifies that the operation to the push button 56 is being accepted during the reception period, and a privilege notification that notifies information about the privilege.

Benefits include, for example, the right to be able to transition to a favorable state for the player (winning a lottery to determine whether or not a favorable state will occur, the right to execute the lottery, etc.), Directly to the player, such as the right to be controlled to a gaming state with a high expected value to which the game value is given, and the period controlled to an advantageous state (fixed number of games, average value of the number of games that fluctuates depending on the end condition, etc.) It may be a favorable privilege, and it is not directly advantageous to the player, but it may be an indirectly advantageous privilege to the player, for example, as a condition for obtaining the privilege on the Internet. good.

It is decided that the push effect is executed based on the establishment of a specific condition. The specific conditions are conditions that are established according to the progress of the game, for example, that a lottery regarding the granting of benefits has been performed, that the amount of acquired game media has exceeded a predetermined amount, and that a special effect is executed. It is established according to the decision to do.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the push effect is executed as the final result of the battle effect executed over a plurality of games. The battle effect is an effect in which the warrior character and the devil character play against each other, and when the warrior character wins, the privilege is given, and when the warrior character is defeated, the privilege is not given. The push effect is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 3, and includes a reception notification for notifying that the reception period is in progress and a privilege notification when the push button 56 is operated during the reception period. It should be.

(Reception notification)
The reception notification is an effect for notifying that the reception period for accepting the operation of the push button 56 is in progress. Here, the acceptance period is a period for accepting an operation on the push button 56, and is a period for encouraging the operation on the push button 56. The reception period is set according to the decision to execute the push effect. The execution of the push effect is determined based on the fact that a specific condition is satisfied. In other words, the acceptance period is determined based on the fulfillment of specific conditions. Since the specific condition is a condition that is satisfied according to the progress of the game, the reception period is also a period set according to the progress of the game. Even if an operation on the push button 56 is detected outside the reception period, the sub-control unit does not perform an effect based on the detected operation on the push button 56.

The reception notification is executed, for example, by displaying an image on the liquid crystal display 51, outputting sounds from the speakers 53 and 54, turning on the LED, moving a movable member, and the like. For example, the reception notification is performed by displaying an image indicating that the push button 56 is operated on the liquid crystal display 51 or outputting a sound "press the button!" From the speakers 53 and 54. Further, the reception notification may be performed by providing an LED inside the push button 56 and turning on the LED to make the push button 56 itself appear to be shining. Further, the push button 56 is a movable member, and when the push button 56 is buried or stowed inside the game machine 1 except during the reception period, the push button 56 may be projected. Alternatively, the reception notification may be performed by exposing the push button 56.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, the reception notification is executed by using the speakers 53 and 54 and the liquid crystal display 51.

(Bonus notification)
If a predetermined condition is met during the reception period, a privilege notification is performed to notify the player of information regarding the privilege. The "predetermined condition" is, for example, that the player operates the push button 56 and the sub-control unit detects the operation, or that the reception period set without operating the push button 56 is defined. It is a condition that is satisfied according to the passage of time.

The privilege notification includes, for example, information indicating whether or not the privilege has been granted, information indicating the possibility that the privilege has been granted, and information indicating the amount of the granted privilege.

The privilege notification is executed, for example, by displaying an image on the liquid crystal display 51, outputting sounds from the speakers 53 and 54, lighting an LED, moving a movable member, and the like. For example, the privilege notification is performed by displaying a character image or a character image for directing on the liquid crystal display 51, or outputting a "congratulations" or "sorry" sound from the speakers 53 and 54.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 (b-1) and 3 (b-2), the privilege notification is executed by using the speakers 53 and 54 and the liquid crystal display 51.

[Specific production]
The game machine 1 may execute a series of effects that notify the result of the effect after executing the specific effect for a predetermined period. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a flow from the start of the specific effect to the notification of the result. As shown in FIG. 4A, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit executes a specific effect by using the liquid crystal display 51 and the speakers 53 and 54. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the sub-control unit displays an image showing that the ally character and the devil character are fighting on the liquid crystal display 51 as a specific effect, and displays the specific effect sound as BGM on the speakers 53 and 54. Output from.

The sub-control unit executes the specific effect for a predetermined period of time, and then notifies the result as a result of the specific effect. The result notification may indicate the result of the effect executed over a predetermined period. In the present embodiment, as a result of the production, notification that a predetermined privilege has been granted is performed. It should be noted that the result notification does not have to be the notification of the granting of the privilege, and may be any one indicating the end of the specific effect. Further, the specific effect changes the content of the effect regardless of the operation of the player, and the result notification is executed regardless of the operation of the player. Further, the result notification is different from the privilege notification in that even if the player performs a predetermined operation, the result notification is not performed unless the predetermined period has elapsed.

In the present embodiment, the specific effect and the result notification are performed at the end of one game, in other words, before the start of the next game. The result notification ends based on the fact that the start condition of the next game is satisfied. The start condition of the next game includes, for example, that an operation for starting the next game has been performed, or that a predetermined time has elapsed. In the present embodiment, the start condition of the next game is that the operation for starting the next game is performed.

[Setting change processing]
The setting change process executed by the sub-control unit will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the setting change process. The setting change process is a process for controlling the setting change state. The setting change state is a state in which the volume and the brightness of the liquid crystal display 51 can be changed. In addition, the sub-control unit displays a menu when the setting is changed.

In step S21, the sub-control unit determines whether or not the decision button 71 has been operated. When it is determined that the enter button 71 has not been operated (NO in step S21), the sub-control unit ends the setting change process. When it is determined that the decision button 71 is being operated (YES in step S21), the sub-control unit switches the control to step S22.

In step S22, the sub control unit controls the setting change state. The sub-control unit controls the setting change state until the operation related to the end is detected (step S23), and when the operation related to the end is detected (YES in step S23), the control to the setting change state ends (step S24). .. When the sub-control unit ends the control to the setting change state, the menu display also ends.

As shown in FIG. 5, the sub-control unit 91 controls the setting change state when the operation to the enter button 71 is detected, regardless of whether the push effect is in progress or the specific effect is in progress, and displays the menu. Do. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the menu is displayed while the predetermined effect is being executed, the effect overlaps with the predetermined effect, so that it is necessary to adjust the effect content and the like. is there.

[Relationship between specific effects and menu display]
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the specific effect and the menu display. A case where an operation for displaying a menu is performed during a series of effects from the specific effect to the result notification will be described separately for pattern 1 and pattern 2. Pattern 1 is a case where an operation for displaying a menu is performed during result notification, and pattern 2 is a case where an operation for displaying a menu is performed during a specific effect.

As shown in FIG. 6A, when a predetermined period has elapsed from the start of the specific effect, the result notification is performed, and when the decision button 71 is operated during the result notification, the display of the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed. Switches to the screen displaying the menu. After that, when an operation for ending the menu display is performed, the screen displaying the menu is switched to the screen displaying the result. After that, when the start operation of the next game is performed, the sub control unit ends the result notification.

As shown in FIG. 6B, it is assumed that the enter button 71 is operated during the specific effect to switch the display of the liquid crystal display 51 from the screen during the specific effect to the screen during the menu display. After that, when an operation for ending the menu display is performed after the period from the start of the specific effect elapses for a predetermined period, the screen displaying the menu is switched to the screen displaying the result.

In this case, the sub control unit switches to the screen during the result notification without outputting the sound related to the effect result (Win sound or Rose sound in FIG. 4). Even if the enter button 71 is operated during the specific effect, the sub-control unit continuously executes the control related to the specific effect simply by switching the display of the liquid crystal display 51 to the screen displaying the menu. As a result, when the operation for ending the menu display is performed after the period from the start of the specific effect has elapsed a predetermined period, the result is notified.

In the present embodiment, when the enter button 71 is operated during the specific effect, the screen is switched to the screen during the menu display, but the screen during the specific effect and the screen during the menu display are simultaneously displayed on the liquid crystal display. It may be displayed on the vessel 51. For example, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the enter button 71 is operated during the specific effect, the sub control unit simultaneously displays the screen displaying the menu and the screen during the specific effect on the liquid crystal display 51. You may. Specifically, the screen of the menu display may be displayed in a small size so as to be superimposed on the image of the specific effect.

The sub-control unit continuously executes the specific effect, and notifies the result when a predetermined period elapses from the start of the specific effect. In this case, the sound related to the result notification may be omitted.

[Push production processing]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the push effect processing. In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit executes the push effect regardless of whether or not the menu is being displayed.

In step S11, the sub-control unit determines whether or not the execution of the push effect is determined. That is, it is determined whether or not the specific condition is satisfied. If it is determined that the execution of the push effect has not been decided, the sub-control unit ends the process.

When it is determined that the execution of the push effect is decided, that is, when it is determined that the specific condition is satisfied, the sub-control unit sets the acceptance period in step S12. The reception period may be, for example, a timed period (for example, 30 seconds, 1 minute, etc.), or a period that ends when the privilege notification is executed. In the present embodiment, the reception period is a period that ends when the privilege notification is executed.

In step S13, the sub-control unit performs reception notification in order to notify that the reception period is in progress. In step S14, the sub-control unit determines whether or not the reception period has elapsed. When the reception period has elapsed (YES in step S14), the sub-control unit executes the privilege notification in step S16. If the acceptance period has not passed (NO in step S14), it is determined in step S15 whether or not the push button 56 has been operated.

When it is determined that the push button 56 has been operated (YES in step S15), the sub-control unit executes the privilege notification in step S16. If it is determined that the push button 56 has not been operated (NO in step S15), the sub-control unit performs steps S14 and S15 until the reception period elapses or the push button 56 is operated. repeat.

After executing the privilege notification, the sub-control unit continuously executes the privilege notification until the start condition of the next game is satisfied (step S17). The start condition of the next game includes, for example, that an operation for starting the next game has been performed, or that a predetermined time has elapsed.

When it is determined that the start condition of the next game is satisfied (YES in step S17), the sub-control unit ends the privilege notification in step S18 and ends the process.

[Relationship between push production and menu display]
As shown in FIG. 7, the sub-control unit performs the push effect independently of the execution of the menu display. Therefore, the sub-control unit will continue the reception period even while the menu is displayed. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the push effect and the menu display.

FIG. 8A is a diagram showing the flow of the effect in the first pattern in which the push button 56 is operated during the menu display. When the decision button 71 is operated during the reception notification, the sub-control unit switches the display of the liquid crystal display 51 from the reception notification screen to the menu display screen. On the other hand, even after the enter button 71 is operated to switch to the menu display, the reception period continues. After the push button 56 is operated during the menu display, when an operation for ending the menu display is performed, the sub-control unit displays the liquid crystal display 51 on the screen during the privilege notification from the screen displaying the menu. Switch to. The sub-control unit ends the reception period at the timing when the push button 56 is operated.

Here, switching screens means that one screen disappears from the liquid crystal display 51 and another screen is displayed. At this time, one screen may be erased by covering the image related to one screen with the image related to the other screen, or the image related to one screen may be erased to display the image related to the other screen. It may be. Specifically, the screen during reception notification disappears from the liquid crystal display 51 at the timing when the enter button 71 is operated, and the screen during menu display is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. After that, when the push button 56 is operated during the menu display and the operation for ending the menu display is performed, the screen during the menu display disappears from the liquid crystal display 51 and the screen during the privilege notification is displayed.

That is, the sub-control unit executes the privilege notification in response to the operation of the push button 56 even during the menu display. By displaying the screen in which the menu is being displayed in preference to the liquid crystal display 51 over the screen in which the sub-control unit is informing the privilege, the menu display is terminated instead of the timing when the push button 56 is operated. At the timing when the operation is performed, the screen during the privilege notification is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. The sub-control unit may not output the sound output in the privilege notification when the push button 56 is operated during the menu display.

FIG. 8B is a diagram showing the flow of the effect in the second pattern in which the decision button 71 is operated during the privilege notification. When the sub control unit detects that the enter button 71 has been operated during the privilege notification, the sub control unit switches the display of the liquid crystal display 51 from the screen during the privilege notification to the menu display screen. At this time, the sub control unit ends the reception period. After that, when the sub control unit detects an operation for ending the menu display, the sub-control unit switches the display of the liquid crystal display 51 from the menu display screen to the screen during the privilege notification. Specifically, at the timing when the decision button 71 is operated, the screen during privilege notification disappears from the liquid crystal display 51 once, and the screen during menu display is displayed. After that, when the operation for ending the menu display is performed, the screen displaying the menu disappears from the liquid crystal display 51 and the screen during the privilege notification is displayed.

That is, even if the menu is displayed during the privilege notification, the sub-control unit continues to execute the privilege notification when the menu display is finished. If the start condition of the next game is satisfied after the lapse of a predetermined period and the start condition of the next game is satisfied before the menu display ends, the next game will not be continuously notified. The display may be switched to.

FIG. 8C is a diagram showing a flow of effect in the third pattern in which the decision button 71 is operated during the reception notification and then the menu end operation is performed without operating the push button 56. The sub-control unit controls the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 during the reception period even after the decision button 71 is operated during the reception period to switch the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 from the screen during reception notification to the menu display screen. After that, when the player performs an operation for ending the menu display without operating the push button 56, the sub-control unit switches to the reception notification screen indicating that the menu is controlled during the reception period. After that, while controlling the reception period until the push button 56 is operated, the screen during the reception notification is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and when the push button 56 is operated, the screen is switched to the screen during the privilege notification, and the reception period To finish.

Specifically, at the timing when the enter button 71 is operated, the screen during reception notification disappears from the liquid crystal display 51, and the screen during menu display is displayed. After that, when an operation for ending the menu display is performed without operating the push button 56, the screen displaying the menu disappears from the liquid crystal display 51 and the screen during reception notification is displayed. After that, when the push button 56 is operated, the screen during reception notification disappears from the liquid crystal display 51 and the screen during menu display is displayed.

Further, in the present embodiment, in FIG. 8A, even if the push button 56 is operated during the menu display, the display of the liquid crystal display 51 is not switched. However, as shown in the first modification of FIG. 8D, when the push button 56 is operated during the menu display, the privilege notification may be executed with priority over the menu display. In this case, the sound related to the privilege notification may be output without being omitted. Specifically, at the timing when the push button 56 is operated during the menu display, the screen during the menu display may disappear from the liquid crystal display 51 and the screen during the privilege notification may be displayed.

Further, as shown in the second modification of FIG. 8 (e), when the sub-control unit detects the operation to the enter button 71 during the reception notification and displays the menu display screen, the sub-control unit and the menu display screen are displayed. , The screen during reception notification may be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. When the sub-control unit detects an operation on the push button 56 during menu display, the sub-control unit may switch the screen during reception notification to the screen during privilege notification. In this case, the sound during the privilege notification (Win sound or Rose sound in FIG. 3) may be omitted. After that, when the operation for ending the menu display is detected, the sub-control unit erases the menu display screen and displays only the screen during the privilege notification on the liquid crystal display 51.

[Main effect]
(1) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8A, 8D, and 8E, even if the enter button 71 is operated during the reception period to display the menu, the reception period ends. do not do. When the push button 56 is operated during the menu display, the privilege notification based on the operation on the push button 56 is executed. Therefore, the operation of the push button 56 performed by the player is not wasted, and the interest of the game is not impaired.

(2) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8D, the privilege notification based on the operation of the push button 56 is performed after the menu display is finished. Therefore, as compared with the pattern shown in FIG. 8 (e) in which the menu display and the privilege notification are executed at the same time, the player can concentrate on the content of the privilege notification, and the content of the privilege notification can be preferably played. Can be communicated to others. Similarly, since the menu display is displayed without being disturbed by the privilege notification, it is possible to preferably convey the content related to the menu display to the player.

(3) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the enter button 71 is operated to display the menu during the reception period, the push button 56 is not operated and the menu is displayed. The reception period will continue even if you finish. Therefore, even if the enter button 71 is operated during the reception period, the player can continue to operate the push button 56, so that the interest of the game is not impaired.

(4) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8E, when the enter button 71 is operated to display the menu during the reception period, the push button 56 is operated during the menu display. At that time, the screen for the reception notification is switched to the screen for the privilege notification without outputting the sound for the privilege notification. That is, when the push button 56 is operated during the menu display and the privilege notification related to the push button 56 is executed, compared with the case where the privilege notification related to the push button 56 is executed when the menu is not displayed. Omit the audio. Therefore, the privilege notification can be executed in an appropriate manner according to the situation when the privilege notification is executed. For example, if the sound related to the privilege notification is output during the volume setting, the sound related to the privilege notification is the sound due to the volume setting, or the sound output by changing the volume according to the volume setting. I wonder if it gets confusing.

Further, in the first pattern shown in FIG. 8A, when the push button 56 is operated during the menu display, no sound or image is output at the timing when the push button 56 is operated. If the screen displaying the menu is switched to the privilege notification screen based on the operation of the push button 56, there is an inconvenience that the display disappears even though the setting is being changed or confirmed. As shown in FIG. 8A, such inconvenience can be prevented by switching to the screen during privilege notification after the operation of ending the menu display is performed.

In the first pattern shown in FIG. 8A, even if the push button 56 is operated during the menu display, only the sound is output when the screen does not switch to the privilege notification at the operated timing. It may be. By doing so, the player can recognize that the privilege notification has been performed by operating the push button 56 at the timing when the push button 56 is operated.

In this way, when the push button 56 is operated during the menu display and the privilege notification according to the operation is performed, compared with the case where the privilege notification according to the operation is executed when the menu is not displayed. By omitting a part of the effect, the privilege notification can be suitably performed according to the execution mode of the menu display.

(5) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the enter button 71 and the cross key 70 are used to change the display contents when the menu is displayed. On the other hand, in the push effect, the push button 56 is used. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from unintentionally performing an operation for displaying the menu during the reception period or unintentionally performing an operation for notifying the privilege during the menu display. can do.

(6) In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8B, the operation for displaying the menu is accepted and the menu is displayed even when the privilege notification is being performed. After that, even after the menu display is finished, the privilege notification is continuously performed, so that the content of the privilege notification can be suitably transmitted to the player.

Further, in a game machine designed so that the volume of the speakers 53 and 54 is reduced during the menu display, the menu can be displayed during the privilege notification, so that the volume of the speakers 53 and 54 can be easily reduced during the privilege notification. It can be made smaller.

[Other effects]
(1) As shown in FIG. 6A, even if the menu screen is switched during the result notification, the result notification is performed again when the display of the menu screen is finished, so that the player does not intend to do so. Even if the menu screen is displayed, the content of the result notification can be checked again.

(2) As shown in FIG. 6B, in the present embodiment, the result notification can be performed as a result of the specific effect after a predetermined period has elapsed from the start of the specific effect, and the specific effect is being performed. When the display of the menu screen is finished after a predetermined period has elapsed from the start of the specific effect after the menu is displayed on the screen, the result notification is performed. Therefore, the content of the result notification can be reliably transmitted to the player.

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

[About the game machine]
The game machine 1 described above includes a plurality of variable display units capable of variablely displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified by each, and after variable display of the variable display unit, the variable display of the variable display unit is stopped for display. It may be a slot machine capable of deriving a result and generating a prize according to a display result combination which is a combination of display results of a plurality of variable display units. The above-mentioned gaming machine 1 may be a pachinko gaming machine that can control a jackpot gaming state that is advantageous to the player according to the result of variable display of a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified by each.

[Regarding the reception period]
In the present embodiment, the reception period is set to the period that ends when the privilege notification is executed, but it may be a timed period. In this case, if the reception period elapses while the menu is displayed, the privilege notification may be executed as the reception period elapses, or another privilege notification may be executed without executing the privilege notification as the reception period elapses. You may perform the production. In this case, the screen may be switched to the screen during the privilege notification after the menu display is finished, or the other effect may be executed after the menu display is finished.

[Notification that can be executed during the reception period]
In the present embodiment, a gaming machine capable of performing notification related to menu display during the reception period is given as an example, but other notifications can be executed as notifications that can be performed during the reception period. There may be. For example, the screen for the administrator of the game machine 1 may be displayed. The screen for the administrator is, for example, to delete the game history, select the game content to be stored as the game history, select the item to be displayed on the menu screen, and check the history of changing the settings of the game machine. It is a screen that can be used.

The operations for displaying the screen for the administrator include operations that can be performed only by the administrator. The operations that can be performed only by the administrator include, for example, an operation on a switch provided inside the game machine and an operation on a key provided in the game machine.

[Operations for displaying menus and operations related to push effects]
The gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a decision button 71 and a cross key 70 as an operation unit for performing an operation for displaying a menu and an operation unit for switching the menu display, and a push button 56 as an operation unit for a push effect. Was prepared. Of the operation unit related to the menu display and the operation unit related to the push effect, at least a part of the operation units may be common. For example, the menu may be displayed based on the operation of the push button 56. In this case, depending on the operation mode for the push button 56, it may be distinguished whether the operation is related to the push effect or the operation for displaying the menu. For example, the operation related to the push effect may be an operation in which the push button 56 is held down for a period shorter than 5 seconds, and the operation for displaying the menu may be an operation in which the push button 56 is held down for 5 seconds or longer.

[Termination conditions for privilege notification]
In the present embodiment, the end condition of the privilege notification is when the start condition of the next game is satisfied, but other conditions may be set as the end condition. For example, the end condition of the privilege notification may be satisfied depending on the elapse of a predetermined period and the operation related to the progress of the game.

[About reception notification]
In the present embodiment, the reception notification is not performed during the menu display as an example, but the reception notification may be performed. In this case, when the menu is displayed, the reception notification may be executed while omitting a part of the effect as compared with the case where the menu is not displayed. For example, when the menu is not displayed, the liquid crystal display 51 and the LED are used for reception notification, whereas when the menu is displayed, only the LED is used for reception notification. It may be.

51 LCD display, 53, 54 speakers, 56 push buttons, 70 cross keys, 71 enter buttons.

Claims (1)

It is a game machine that can play games
Equipped with display means
The display means
A reception screen suggesting that a specific operation can be accepted is displayed during the specific reception period set according to the progress of the game .
During the specific reception period, a specific screen is displayed based on the acceptance of the specific operation.
During the menu reception period, a menu screen that allows you to select one item from multiple items based on the reception of the menu start operation is displayed.
The display of the menu screen is terminated based on the acceptance of the menu end operation when the menu screen is displayed.
When it is the menu reception period and the specific reception period, the reception screen is displayed.
During the menu reception period and the specific reception period, the menu screen is displayed based on the reception of the menu start operation.
After the menu screen is displayed based on the reception of the menu start operation during the menu reception period and the specific reception period, the specific screen is displayed based on the reception of the specific operation. ,
After the menu screen is displayed based on the reception of the menu start operation during the menu reception period and the specific reception period, the menu end operation is accepted without accepting the specific operation. A game machine that displays the reception screen based on the above .

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