JP6804101B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine.

There are various known gaming machines capable of performing an operation effect that encourages a player to operate an operating means (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-019748

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of improving the taste of a production including an operation production.

The gaming machine according to the present invention made to solve the above problems displays an operation means that can be operated by the player and an operation image showing the operation means, and allows the player to operate the operation means. It is provided with an operation effect executing means for executing a prompting operation effect, and an introduction effect executing means for executing an introduction effect for displaying a specific image representing a predetermined tangible object, which is an effect executed before the operation effect. When the transition from the introduction effect to the operation effect, a display is made as if a part of the specific image is changed to the operation image.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the taste of the production including the operation production.

It is an whole view of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which showed the identification symbol displayed in the display area. It is a figure (the 1) for explaining the outline of a three-dimensional display effect. It is a figure (the second) for explaining the outline of a three-dimensional display effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of a three-dimensional production. It is a figure which showed the 1st effect which both 2D image and 3D image are displayed, and 2nd effect which only 3D image is displayed. It is a figure which showed the example which shows the shape which both images are intertwined with each other at the boundary part of a 3D image and a 2D image. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the background change production (successful ending). It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the background change production (failure ending). It is a figure which showed the example which changes as if a part of the previous background image became translucent when the progress ending occurs in the background change effect. It is a figure which showed the example which shows whether or not a part of the former background image changes to a part of a later background image each time the fluctuation of the identification symbol group is stopped or pseudo-stopped. It is a figure which showed the example which a part of the background image is visually recognized through the identification symbol which stopped or pseudo-stopped the fluctuation. It is a figure which showed the example which the combination of identification symbols becomes a predetermined combination (chance eye) when the background change effect becomes a successful ending. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the introduction effect and the operation effect which occurs after that. It is a figure for demonstrating the example in which the mode of the operation effect changes depending on whether or not the introduction effect has been passed. It is a figure for demonstrating an example in which an operation effect is not always generated even when an introduction effect occurs.

1) Overall Configuration Hereinafter, an embodiment of the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the game 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 the guide rail 903 forming a passage for guiding the game ball launched by the operation of the launch device 908 (launch handle) to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows. The game area 902 is provided with a start winning opening 904, a large winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like.

The display area 11 of the display device 10 is visually recognized through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90. The display area 11 in this embodiment has a substantially rectangular shape (horizontally long rectangular shape). The size and shape of the display area 11 can be changed as appropriate.

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

In such a game machine 1, the game ball is launched toward the game area 902 by operating the launching device 908. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a prize opening such as a start winning opening 904 or a large winning opening 906, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by a payout device.

The jackpot lottery is executed by a winning / failing determination means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball into the starting winning opening 904 (a plurality of such starting winning openings 904 may be provided). Specifically, a numerical value (hereinafter, also referred to as winning / failing judgment information) is acquired from a random number source triggered by winning a game ball into the starting winning opening 904, and the numerical value is the same as a predetermined jackpot numerical value. If it is, it will be a big hit, and if it is different, it will be a miss. In the present embodiment, as in the case of a known game machine, in the case of a big hit, the identification symbols 80 (see FIG. 2) displayed in the display area 11 of the display device 10 are a predetermined combination (for example, three of the same symbols). It will be notified by the fact that it becomes the same), and if other combinations are displayed, it will be out of order. Although the description of the identification symbol 80 is omitted in some of the figures, basically, the identification symbol 80 (identification symbol 80 group) is being executed while the notification effect for notifying the hit / fail determination result is being executed. ) Continues to be displayed. Each identification symbol 80 may include an image representing a character or the like.

In the present embodiment, the notification of the hit / fail judgment result is started in the order in which the numerical values for the hit / fail judgment are acquired (the variation of the identification symbol 80 (identification symbol 80 group) is started), but a certain numerical value. When the hit / fail judgment result based on the numerical value acquired before that is notified, the control board (not shown) is notified until the notification of the pass / fail judgment result based on the certain numerical value is started. It is stored in the provided storage means. The maximum of the numerical values for which notification of the pass / fail judgment result has not been started (the one corresponding to each of the numerical values is "hold (information)". It can be said that hold (information) is a subordinate concept of the pass / fail judgment information). The number of stored items (maximum number of holds) can be set as appropriate. The maximum number of holdings that can be stored by the storage means in the present embodiment is four for one kind of starting winning opening 904. In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value is a big hit at the time when the notification of the winning / failing determination result is started, but when the numerical value is acquired, the winning / failing determination is made. It may be configured to perform this and store the hit / fail determination result itself. In addition, the acquired numerical value is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect of notifying the success / failure determination result.

In the game machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the notification of the hit / fail determination result stored in the storage means has not been started. The reserved symbol (not shown) which is a mark corresponding to each of the acquired numerical values (win / fail determination information). ) Is displayed in the display area 11 of the display device 10. In the present embodiment, the numerical values are displayed so as to be arranged from the left in order from the earliest acquisition timing (so-called pending digestion earliest). A dedicated display device for displaying the reserved symbol may be provided. The mode of the reserved symbol may always be the same, or the same as the normal reserved symbol suggesting that the probability that the corresponding hit / fail judgment result will be a big hit (hereinafter, also referred to as (big hit) reliability) has increased. May be set with one or more special symbols of different aspects.

The components of the game machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the game machine 1, the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the game balls, will not be described. As for these, those having the same structure as a known game machine can be applied.

2) Production using a display device (display area) An image displayed on a display device 10 (display area 11) (hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, an image simply includes both a moving image and a still image). I will explain the production by. It may be a configuration in which only one of the effects described below can be executed, or a configuration in which a plurality of the effects can be executed.

2-1) Three-dimensional display effect This is an effect that makes the image displayed in the display area 11 appear three-dimensional. Basically, the reference state (sometimes referred to as the initial state) in which the reference image 20 is displayed in the entire display area 11 is changed to the three-dimensional display state displayed in a three-dimensional manner, and the reference state is returned again. It is a production up to.

In the present embodiment, in the reference state, the player is displayed with the reference image 20 (naked-eye stereoscopic image; hereinafter, also referred to as a three-dimensional image) that looks three-dimensional (see FIG. 3A). ). Since a method for displaying a flat image in three dimensions is known, detailed description thereof will be omitted. By displaying the image for the right eye and the image for the left eye in combination, it is possible to use a method of showing three-dimensionally. In the initial state, the reference image 20 (although it is a moving image in the present embodiment, each drawing is described as a still image in order to make the drawings easy to understand) is used to provide a three-dimensional image to the player. Providing the effect used.

The stereoscopic display state is a state in which the reference image 20 displayed in the initial state is displayed as if it is displaced to the back. Specifically, the size of the reference image 20 is gradually reduced, and the display is displayed so that a gap is formed between the outer edge of the display area 11 and the outer edge of the reference image 20. In the present embodiment, the display is displayed so that a gap is formed between the outer edges of the display area 11 over the entire circumference of the reference image 20. Since the reference image 20 is an image that is displayed on the entire display area 11 having a substantially rectangular shape in the initial state, the shape is square. In the stereoscopic display state, the size of the reference image 20 is gradually reduced while maintaining the square shape. However, a situation may occur in which the reference image 20 in the initial state and the reference image 20 in the stereoscopic display state do not have similar figures temporarily. Although the reference image 20 in the present embodiment is a moving image, the continuity of the reference image 20 (“moving image”) even when the reference image 20 is displayed as if it is displaced to the back (so that it gradually becomes smaller). (Continuity as) is maintained.

In the stereoscopic display state, the depth image 21 is displayed between the outer edge of the reference image 20 and the outer edge of the display area 11 (see FIGS. 3 (b) to 3 (f)). That is, while the reference image 20 is displayed as if it is displaced to the back, the depth image 21 is displayed between the outer edge of the reference image 20 and the outer edge of the display area 11 generated thereby. Since the reference image 20 is displayed so as to gradually become smaller, the size of the depth image 21 (the area in which the depth image 21 is displayed) becomes larger accordingly.

The area where the depth image 21 is displayed is roughly divided into four. Specifically, assuming a virtual line extending from the four corners (corners) of the abbreviated display area 11 to the four corners (corners) of the reference image 20 which is the approximate shape, the four areas divided by the virtual lines are assumed. It shall be divided into. In the following description, the upper region of the reference image 20 may be referred to as an upper region 11A, the lower region may be referred to as a lower region 11B, the left region may be referred to as a left region 11C, and the right region may be referred to as a right region 11D.

The depth image 21 is displayed in each of these areas. Specifically, the depth image 21 has an upper portion displayed in the upper region 11A, a lower portion displayed in the lower region 11B, a left portion displayed in the left region 11C, and a right side displayed in the right region 11D. Including the part. Because there is a boundary along the virtual line between each part (a boundary that follows the virtual line exactly or may be a boundary that roughly follows the virtual line). The depth image 21 emphasizes the sense of depth of the reference image 20 displayed as if it were displaced to the back.

In the stereoscopic display state, the depth image 21 changes as follows. Each of the upper portion, the lower portion, the left side portion, and the right side portion of the depth image 21 is composed of one or a plurality of unit images. Each unit image has the same aspect as a part of the reference image 20 as an image. Here, the same aspect as an image means that a difference in shape and size is allowed as long as the player can grasp that the same content is represented (hereinafter, "the same aspect"). In that case, it means that the aspect as the image is the same). In the present embodiment, although the unit image is a moving image, the mode of the unit image changes according to the change of the moving image (that is, each unit image is also a moving image). Further, in the present embodiment, the reference image 20 is a three-dimensional image, and the unit image corresponding to a part of the reference image 20 is also a three-dimensional image. When a plurality of unit images are displayed in the same area among the upper area 11A, the lower area 11B, the left side area 11C, and the right side area 11D, the modes of the plurality of unit images displayed in the same area are the same. It is said that. However, each of the upper region 11A, the lower region 11B, the left region 11C, and the right region 11D has a width (the size of the upper region 11A and the lower region 11B in the left-right direction, the left region 11C, and the right region 11D) as the distance from the reference image 20 increases. Since the right side area 11D is an area in which the size in the vertical direction gradually increases (increases gradually), the unit image away from the reference image 20 when a plurality of unit images are displayed in the same area. The wider the width. That is, it can be said that the plurality of unit images displayed in the same area have the same mode but different shapes (sizes) of the entire image.

With the passage of time, the number of unit images displayed in each area gradually increases. In the present embodiment, the unit images of the upper region 11A and the lower region 11B increase (see FIGS. 3 (b) and 3d), and the unit images of the left region 11C and the right region 11D increase (FIG. 3 (FIG. 3). c) (see (e)) occur alternately. Specifically, from the reference state in which the reference image 20 is displayed in the entire display area 11, one unit image is displayed in each of the upper area 11A and the lower area 11B, and the reference image 20 is placed in the back by that amount. A display as if it has moved (display as if it has become smaller) is made (see FIG. 3 (b)). After that, one unit image is displayed in each of the left side region 11C and the right side region 11D, and the reference image 20 is displayed as if it has moved to the back by that amount (see FIG. 3C). Then, one more unit image is additionally displayed in each of the upper region 11A and the lower region 11B (a total of two unit images are displayed), and the reference image 20 is moved to the back by that amount. Is displayed (see FIG. 3D). After that, one unit image is additionally displayed in each of the left side area 11C and the right side area 11D (a total of two unit images are displayed), and the reference image 20 seems to have moved to the back by that amount. The display is made (see FIG. 3 (e)). While repeating such a process, the number of unit images displayed in each area increases, and the reference image 20 is displayed as if it has moved to the back. In the present embodiment, the unit images are increased until four unit images are displayed in each of the upper region 11A, the lower region 11B, the left region 11C, and the right region 11D (four unit images are displayed in each region). Is the maximum unit image display state) (see FIG. 3 (f)). As described above, in the present embodiment, it has been explained that the unit image increases first for the upper region 11A and the lower region 11B, but the unit image increases first for the left region 11C and the right region 11D. You may go.

The unit image is controlled to decrease after a lapse of a predetermined time from the maximum unit image display state (see FIG. 4). In the present embodiment, the unit images decrease in the reverse order of the unit images. Specifically, one unit image (unit image on the reference image 20 side) is erased from each of the left side region 11C and the right side region 11D, and the reference image 20 is displayed as if it has moved to the front (larger). (As if it had become) is done (see FIGS. 4 (b) and 4 (d)). After that, one unit image (unit image on the reference image 20 side) is erased from each of the upper region 11A and the right region 11D, and the reference image 20 is displayed as if it has moved to the front (as if it has become larger). () Is done (see FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (e)). By repeating this until the unit image displayed in each area becomes 0, the state in which the unit image is displayed in the entire display area 11, that is, the reference state is returned (see FIG. 4 (f)). As described above, in the present embodiment, it has been explained that the unit image decreases first for the left side region 11C and the right side region 11D, but the unit image decreases first for the upper region 11A and the lower region 11B. You may go. It suffices if the basic mode of increase / decrease is the same. In the present embodiment, the upper region 11A and the lower region 11B are set as one set, and the left region 11C and the right region 11D are set as one set, and the unit image is increased or decreased alternately in each set. -It can be said that the mode of decrease is the same.

In this way, in the stereoscopic display effect, the reference image 20 is displayed as if it is displaced to the back, and the depth image 21 representing the depth is displayed in the area generated by the reference image 20. The three-dimensional depiction of displacement to the back can be expressed realistically (realistically), and the taste of the game (directing) is improved.

Further, since the depth image 21 is displayed in the upper, lower, left, and right regions (upper region 11A, lower region 11B, left region 11C, right region 11D) of the reference image 20, a three-dimensional depiction effect is further enhanced. Can be enhanced.

Further, as the depth image 21, the images displayed in each area (upper area 11A, lower area 11B, left side area 11C, right side area 11D) are one or a plurality of images having the same aspect as a part of the reference image 20. Since it includes a unit image, the three-dimensional depiction effect is further enhanced.

Further, as in the present embodiment, the unit images of the upper region 11A and the lower region 11B increase / decrease, and the unit images of the left region 11C and the right region 11D increase / decrease alternately. If it is set to, it is possible to make an interesting image change mode.

The configuration related to the three-dimensional display effect is just an example. For example, it may be changed, improved, or embodied as follows. In addition, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of items (technologies) shown in the following examples are applied in combination.

a) Although it has been explained that the reference image 20 is a three-dimensional image (naked-eye stereoscopic image), it may be a two-dimensional image. In this case, the unit image having the same aspect as a part of the reference image 20 is also a two-dimensional image. In this way, even if the reference image 20 itself or the unit image itself is a two-dimensional image, the image displayed in the display area 11 in the stereoscopic display state is produced by the reference image 20 and the depth image 21 displayed around the reference image 20. It looks three-dimensional and is interesting.

b) In the above-mentioned example, the upper region 11A and the lower region 11B are set as a set, and the left region 11C and the right region 11D are set as a set, and the unit image is alternately increased or decreased in each set. As explained, the order of increase / decrease can be changed. Further, as in the above-mentioned example, the unit image may be increased in a plurality of regions at a time, or the unit image may be increased in a single region in order. Further, the increasing mode (increasing order, etc.) and the decreasing mode (decreasing order, etc.) of the unit image may be different.

For example, clockwise (upper region 11A, right side region 11D, lower region 11B, left side region 11C, upper region 11A ...) or counterclockwise (upper region 11A, left side region 11C, lower region 11B, right side). It is conceivable that the number of unit images increases along the circumferential direction of the reference image 20, such as region 11D, upper region 11A, and so on). In this way, it is possible to change the image as if the reference image 20 is displaced to the back side so as to be involved in the spiral.

Further, it is conceivable that the unit image is increased one by one in the order of the upper region 11A, the lower region 11B, the left region 11C, the right region 11D, the upper region 11A, and so on. In this way, it is possible to change the impression given to the player by changing the mode of increasing / decreasing the unit image.

c) In the above-described example, it has been described that a region (upper region 11A, lower region 11B, left side region 11C, right side region 11D) in which the depth image 21 is displayed is provided around the reference image 20. The shape of the above can be changed as appropriate. For example, the lower region 11B in the above-described example may not be provided. Even in this way, the three-dimensional depiction action of the reference image 20 displayed as if it is displaced to the back side is exhibited.

d) In the above-mentioned example, it has been explained that the unit image increases from the reference state to the maximum unit image display state, and then the unit image decreases and returns to the reference state, but all at once from the maximum unit image display state. The unit image may be erased and returned to the reference state. That is, the change mode in which the unit image gradually decreases may not occur. Further, the maximum unit image display state may be suddenly displayed without the change mode in which the unit image gradually increases from the reference state.

e) In the above-described example, it has been explained that the unit image has the same aspect as a part of the reference image 20, but the aspect of the unit image may be different from any part of the reference image 20. The aspect of the unit image may be completely unrelated to the reference image 20.

On the other hand, the aspect of the unit image may be related to the reference image 20. For example, it is conceivable that a part of the reference image 20 and one of the unit images are color images and the other is a monochrome image (the contents of the images are the same).

Further, it is conceivable that the reference image 20 is a moving image, while the unit image is a still image. A part of the reference image 20 at the time when each unit image is displayed is displayed as a unit image (still image). In this way, although the reference image 20 changes with time, the unit image maintains the mode at the time of display, so that the impression given to the player can be different. ..

2-2) Three-dimensional effect An image (three-dimensional image 30) visually recognized three-dimensionally and an image visually recognized two-dimensionally (two-dimensional image 31) in the display area 11 (a group of areas) of the display device 10. ) Is displayed once (at the same time). The three-dimensional image 30 in the present embodiment is a known autostereoscopic image. In this way, when the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed, the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed together, so that the three-dimensional image 30 is easy to see. In particular, when the three-dimensional image 30 is a stereoscopic image with the naked eye, whether or not the image is visually recognized three-dimensionally varies from person to person, but by displaying the two-dimensional image 31 together. The autostereoscopic image can be easily viewed three-dimensionally.

In the three-dimensional effect in the present embodiment, the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed so as to surround the three-dimensional image 30 (see FIG. 5). That is, the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed on the center side of the display area 11, and the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed on the outer edge side of the display area 11 (along the outer edge). By doing so, it is possible to give the impression that the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed in the entire display area 11. That is, displaying the three-dimensional image 30 means executing an effect that makes the three-dimensional image 30 stand out. Therefore, it can be said that the two-dimensional image 31 is originally an obstacle, but it is tertiary. By displaying the two-dimensional image 31 like the "frame" of the original image 30, it is possible to enhance the effect of making the image appear three-dimensional while decorating the three-dimensional image 30 with the two-dimensional image 31. ..

When the image displayed in the display area 11 is composed of a plurality of layers (image layers), the layer on which the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed and the layer on which the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed are different. The layer on which the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed may be set in front of the layer on which the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed. By doing so, the portion where the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed is covered by the two-dimensional image 31 (the three-dimensional image 30 is not actually output).

The configuration related to the above three-dimensional effect is just an example. For example, it may be changed, improved, or embodied as follows. In addition, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of items (technologies) shown in the following examples are applied in combination.

a) In the above-mentioned example, it has been explained that the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed around the three-dimensional image 30, but the shapes of the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31, and the three-dimensional images 30 and 2 in the display area 11 The relative positional relationship of the three-dimensional image 31 can be changed as appropriate. However, it is desirable that neither the three-dimensional image 30 nor the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed separately in the display area 11. If at least one of the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31 is separated (a part of the image and the other part are discontinuous), the three-dimensional effect is weakened. Similar to the above example, it is preferable that the entire three-dimensional image 30 is continuous and the entire two-dimensional image 31 is continuous.

b) As in the above-mentioned example, the effect (hereinafter, formally referred to as the first effect) in which the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed together with the two-dimensional image 31 in the display area 11 and the display (see FIG. 6A). An effect in which the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed in the entire area 11 (hereinafter, formally referred to as a second effect) (see FIG. 6B) can be generated. It is assumed that the three-dimensional image 30 displayed at the time of the first production and the three-dimensional image 30 displayed at the time of the second production have at least a part of the same aspects. Specifically, of the three-dimensional image 30 displayed during the second effect, the portion displayed in the area excluding the area where the two-dimensional image 31 is displayed during the first effect is displayed during the first effect. It is assumed that it is the same as the three-dimensional image 30.

Then, it is more probable that an event advantageous to the player will occur when the first effect occurs than when the second effect occurs. In addition, as an event advantageous to the player, it can be exemplified that the winning / failing determination result becomes a big hit. In this case, it can be said that which of the first effect and the second effect occurs suggests the so-called jackpot reliability. In this way, the situation in which the three-dimensional image 30 can be seen more clearly and three-dimensionally by the two-dimensional image 31 is more pleasing to the player than when the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed alone. It is possible to realize the playability that becomes. It should be noted that the setting opposite to this example, that is, the setting so that the probability that an event advantageous to the player will occur is higher when the second effect occurs than when the first effect occurs. Does not deny.

As an example different from this, it is conceivable to generate a series of effects such that the second effect is continuously changed to the first effect. That is, the effect of transitioning from the state in which the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed alone to the state in which the three-dimensional image 30 is emphasized by the two-dimensional image 31 is generated. By such a series of effects, the action of emphasizing the three-dimensional image 30 by the two-dimensional image 31 becomes clearer. That is, since the player visually recognizes the change from the state in which only the three-dimensional image 30 is displayed to the state in which the three-dimensional image 30 is emphasized, the player can feel the action of the two-dimensional image 31 more clearly. it can.

c) The boundary line between the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31 is not a straight line. For example, at the boundary portion between the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31, one image has a portion protruding toward the other side, and the protruding portions are alternately inserted. Specifically, assuming a virtual line parallel to the outer edge of the display area 11 which is a substantially rectangular shape (if the display area 11 is square, the virtual line is also rectangular), along the virtual line. When viewed, the shape is such that the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31 are alternately present (see FIG. 7).

If the boundary between the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31 is linear, the boundary between the two images becomes clear. Then, the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31 appear as separate and independent images, and the effect of making the three-dimensional image 30 appear three-dimensional by the two-dimensional image 31 may be weakened. On the other hand, if the two images have a shape in which the two images are inserted into each other at the boundary portion of the two images as in this example, the boundary between the two images is blurred, so that the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31 The sense of unity is increased, and the effect of making the three-dimensional image 30 appear three-dimensional by the two-dimensional image 31 is enhanced. It should be noted that the shape may be such that both images are inserted into each other at a part of the boundary portion, not over the entire boundary portion between the three-dimensional image 30 and the two-dimensional image 31.

2-3) Background change effect This is an effect indicating whether or not the background image displayed as the background of the identification symbol 80 indicating the result of the hit / fail determination is changed. In the present embodiment, the background image may be displayed while all the identification symbols 80 groups are changing (see FIG. 2 and the like). Since the background image is basically an image that is displayed as if it exists behind the identification symbol 80, the portion where the identification symbol 80 is displayed is covered with the symbol so that it cannot be visually recognized. Is displayed in. The background image may be a moving image or a still image.

The background image that is the target of the background change effect is the first background image 41 and the second background image 42. That is, it is assumed that the background change effect is an effect indicating whether or not the background image 41 changes from the background image 41 to the background image 42 later. The case where the switching from the previous background image 41 to the later background image 42 is realized is sometimes referred to as a success ending, and the case where the switching is not realized is sometimes referred to as a failure ending. Since the mode of each background image may be any mode, the description thereof will be omitted.

In the background change effect, the background image 41 above is divided into a plurality of parts. When the entire background image 41 is displayed, the line or the like that divides each part is not displayed (for the sake of explanation, the line is indicated by a dotted line in the drawing). That is, when the entire background image 41 is displayed, the player cannot distinguish each part. In the present embodiment, the portion displayed on the left side of the display area 11 (hereinafter, may be referred to as the left side portion 41L) and the portion displayed on the center side (hereinafter, also referred to as the middle side portion 41C). It is divided into a part displayed on the right side (hereinafter, may be referred to as a right side part 41R) (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

Further, the background image 42 after that is also divided into a plurality of parts in the same manner. When the entire background image 42 is displayed later (after a successful ending), the line or the like that separates each part is not displayed. That is, when the entire background image 42 is displayed later, the player cannot distinguish each part. In the present embodiment, a portion displayed on the left side of the display area 11 (hereinafter, may be referred to as a rear left side portion 42L) and a portion displayed on the center side (hereinafter, also referred to as a rear middle portion 42C). It is divided into a part displayed on the right side (hereinafter, may be referred to as a right side part 42R later). The rear left side portion 42L corresponds to the front left side portion 41L, the rear middle side portion 42C corresponds to the front middle side portion 41C, and the rear right side portion 42R corresponds to the front right side portion 41R. The size and display area of the rear left side portion 42L and the front left side portion 41L, the rear middle side portion 42C and the front middle side portion 41C, the rear right side portion 42R and the front right side portion 41R (the entire display area 11). (Displayed parts for) are the same (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

In the background change effect, each of the above parts (first left side portion 41L, front middle side portion 41C, front right side portion 41R), which is a part of the previous background image 41, is a part of the corresponding later background image 42. It is shown in order whether or not each of the above-mentioned portions (rear left side portion 42L, rear middle side portion 42C, rear right side portion 42R) changes. Specifically, it is shown whether or not the front left side portion 41L changes to the rear left side portion 42L. When the change occurs (see FIG. 8B), it is subsequently indicated whether or not the front right side portion 41R changes to the rear right side portion 42R. When the change occurs (see FIG. 8C), it is subsequently indicated whether or not the front middle portion 41C changes to the rear middle portion 42C. When the front middle portion 41C is finally changed to the rear middle portion 42C (see FIG. 8D), the change from the front background image 41 to the rear background image 42 is said to be a successful outcome. It will be. In other words, the background change effect consists of a plurality of stages (three stages in the present embodiment), and the ending of all the stages changes from a part of the previous background image 41 to a part of the corresponding background image 42. (Hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a progressive ending), the final ending is a successful ending.

On the other hand, when there is no change from a part of the previous background image 41 to a part of the later background image 42 corresponding to the change (an example is shown in FIG. 9), the background image 41 is later than the previous background image 41. This is a failure result in which the change to the background image 42 is not realized. In the case of a failure result (see FIG. 9D), the background image 41 is returned to the displayed state (see FIG. 9E).

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is indicated whether or not the change occurs in the order of left → right → middle, and the order can be changed as appropriate.

In the present embodiment, it is set as an advantageous event for the player that the background change effect is a successful ending. As an event advantageous to the player, it can be exemplified that the occurrence of the background change effect is set as a suggestion that the probability that the hit / miss determination result of the target becomes a big hit has increased. However, the background change due to the successful ending of the background change effect may be set as a mere change in the effect.

As described above, in the background change effect in the present embodiment, it is not shown at once whether or not the background image 41 changes from the previous background image 41 to the later background image 42, but a part of the previous background image 41 (first). Left side portion 41L, front middle side portion 41C, front right side portion 41R) changes to a part of the rear background image 42 (rear left side portion 42L, rear middle side portion 42C, rear right side portion 42R). Whether or not it is indicated in order (stepwise), and when all of a part of the front background image 41 changes to a part of the back background image 42, the front background image 41 to the back background image 42 The change to is actually occurring. Therefore, it is possible to improve the taste of the effect indicating whether or not the background image is changed.

The configuration related to the background change effect is just an example. For example, it may be changed, improved, or embodied as follows. In addition, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of items (technologies) shown in the following examples are applied in combination.

a) In the background change effect in the above example, a part of the front background image 41 (front left side portion 41L, front middle side portion 41C, front right side portion 41R) is a part of the rear background image 42 (rear). The left side part 42L, the rear middle part 42C, and the rear right side part 42R) are shown in order (stepwise), and a part of the background image 41 above corresponds to the change. Although it has been explained that a complete change to a part of the background image 42 is set as the progress ending, the display mode at the time of the progress ending is not limited to this.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, in the case of a progress ending, the background image 41 changes as if a part of the background image 41 becomes translucent (in the drawing, one of the background images 41 that has become translucent). The part is indicated by a dotted line), a part of the background image 41 is transparent, and a part of the background image 42 after the corresponding part is visually recognized. That is, by making a part of the background image 41 semi-transparent, it is possible to grasp a part of the background image 42 after that. When the final result is successful, the display mode is such that the entire background image 42 after the background image 42 is visually recognized by passing through the background image 41 above. In this way, it is not necessary to completely erase a part of the background image 41 in the case of a progress ending. Any display mode may be used as long as it gives the impression that a part of the later background image 42 is displayed instead of the part of the previous background image 41. That is, as in this example, a display mode in which a part of the later background image 42 can be visually recognized by changing the background image 41 as if it were translucent is also the previous background image. It is assumed that a part of 41 is "replaced" with a part of the background image 42 later.

b) Each time the fluctuation of the identification symbol 80 group is stopped or pseudo-stopped, it is indicated whether or not a part of the previous background image 41 is changed (replaced) with a part of the later background image 42. That is, it is assumed that the ending of each stage of the background change effect (whether or not it becomes a progressing ending) and the stop or pseudo stop of the fluctuation of the identification symbol 80 are linked.

As described above, the identification symbol 80 (identification symbol 80 group) starts to fluctuate at the same time as the start of the effect of notifying the hit / fail determination result of the target, and stops at the combination indicating the hit / miss determination result of the target. Based on the hit / fail determination result of the target, one identification symbol 80 is selected from each identification symbol 80 group and stopped. The "pseudo-stop" means a state in which the player seems to have stopped the fluctuation of the identification symbol 80 group (identification symbol 80). For example, it is conceivable to set a slightly shaking state as a "pseudo stop". The "pseudo-stop" is a case where one identification symbol 80 selected from the identification symbol 80 group is made to appear as if it has been selected and stopped, but may change to another type of identification symbol 80 in the future. Used for. However, both "stop" and "pseudo-stop" are the same as the occurrence of the event that one identification symbol 80 is selected from the identification symbol 80 group.

As described above, in the present embodiment, three identification symbols 80 groups are displayed. In the following description, the identification symbol 80 group displayed on the left side in the display area 11 is the left identification symbol 80 group, the identification symbol 80 group displayed on the center side is the middle identification symbol 80 group, and the identification symbol 80 displayed on the right side. The group is referred to as a right identification symbol 80 group. The timing at which one identification symbol 80 is selected from each of the identification symbol 80 groups and stops or pseudo-stops, and whether or not a part of the previous background image 41 changes (replaces) with a part of the later background image 42. Is controlled so that the timings indicated by are substantially the same (see FIG. 11). Specifically, whether or not the front left side portion 41L changes (replaces) with the rear left side portion 42L when one identification symbol 80 is stopped or pseudo-stops selected from the left identification symbol 80 group. Shown. When the change occurs (progressive ending) (see FIG. 11B), when one identification symbol 80 is selected from the right identification symbol 80 group and stops or pseudo-stops, the above Whether or not the right side portion 41R changes (replaces) with the later right side portion 42R is indicated. When the change occurs (progressive ending) (see FIG. 11 (c)), when one identification symbol 80 is selected from the inside identification symbol 80 group and stops or pseudo-stops, the inside It is indicated whether or not the right side portion changes (replaces) with the rear middle side portion 42C. When the change occurs (see FIG. 11 (d)), the result is successful. On the other hand, if any of the above changes does not occur, it will result in failure. In this way, the area where the front left side portion 41L and the rear left side portion 42L are displayed is the area where the left identification symbol 80 (identification symbol 80 group) is displayed, and the front right side portion 41R and the rear right side portion are displayed. The area where 42R is displayed is the area where the right identification symbol 80 (identification symbol 80 group) is displayed, and the area where the front middle portion 41C and the rear middle portion 42C are displayed is the inside identification symbol 80. (Identification symbol 80 group) is displayed, and the left / right / middle identification symbol 80 (identification symbol 80 group) and the left / right / middle indicating whether or not the background image changes occur. Areas are associated.

With such a configuration, it becomes easy to understand the timing at which it is indicated whether or not a part of the previous background image 41 is changed (replaced) with a part of the later background image 42.

c) This is a further development of the example described in b) above. When a part of the previous background image 41 changes (replaces) to a part of the later background image 42, and one identification symbol 80 is stopped or pseudo-stops when selected from the identification symbol 80 group. A part of the later background image 42 (the part overlapping the identification symbol 80) is displayed so as to pass through the stopped or pseudo-stopped identification symbol 80. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the stopped or pseudo-stopped identification symbol 80 is changed as if it became translucent (in the drawing, the translucent identification symbol 80 is indicated by a broken line). A part of the later background image 42 is made visible through the identification symbol 80.

With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the aspect of the background image 42 after being covered with the identification symbol 80 that is pseudo-stopped cannot be grasped occurs. In addition, since the aspect of the background image 42 afterwards is displayed through the identification symbol 80 indicating the result of the hit / fail determination, it is possible to clearly show that the background change may occur.

After the ending (successful ending or unsuccessful ending), the translucent identification symbol 80 returns to its original state. That is, the identification symbol 80 is displayed as if it is located in front of the background image.

d) This is a further development of the example described in b) or c) above. It is assumed that the occurrence of the background change, that is, the success of the background change effect is set as an advantageous event for the player. Then, when the background change effect is a successful outcome, the combination of the identification symbols 80 selected from each of the plurality of identification symbols 80 groups and stopped or pseudo-stop indicates the occurrence of an event advantageous to the player (so-called combination). Make it a "chance eye") (see FIG. 13). The combination makes it possible for the player to understand the law if the game is played continuously to a certain extent. For example, a combination of orders such as "1, 2, 3", "2, 3, 4" (see FIG. 13 (e)), or a specific position such as "○ ・ 7, ○" It is possible to exemplify a combination in which the symbols of are stopped or pseudo-stopped.

Further, the background change effect in this example can be applied as constituting a so-called continuous effect. Examples of the continuous effect include a look-ahead continuous effect and a pseudo continuous effect. Since these continuous effects are known, detailed description thereof will be omitted, but by applying the above background change effect, the following continuous effects can be obtained.

In the look-ahead continuous effect, there is a possibility that a certain hit / fail judgment result (hereinafter, also referred to as a target hit / fail judgment result) will be a big hit, and one or more hit / fail judgment results (which are notified before the certain hit / fail judgment result is completed) Hereinafter, it is suggested by using the effect of notifying the above-mentioned hit / fail determination result). As a look-ahead continuous effect, a combination of identification symbols 80 (combination of stopped identification symbols 80) for notifying the previous hit / fail determination result is a predetermined combination (described above) in order to show that the probability that the target hit / miss judgment result will be a big hit has increased. It shall be the "chance eye"). As described above, when the identification symbol 80 is in a predetermined combination, the background change effect is a successful outcome. Therefore, the background image changes at the time when the variation of the identification symbol 80 is stopped. become. That is, the increased probability that the target hit / fail judgment result will be a big hit as the look-ahead continuous effect is suggested not only by the identification symbol 80 stopping at a predetermined combination but also by the occurrence of the background change. ..

The pseudo continuous effect is a unit in which the identification symbol 80 for notifying a certain hit / fail judgment result (hereinafter, also referred to as a target hit / fail judgment result) temporarily stops in a predetermined combination from a fluctuation state and starts fluctuation again. It is a production that repeats the production once or multiple times. In general, it is set so that the higher the number of occurrences of the unit effect, the higher the probability that the target hit / miss determination result will be a big hit. In this way, in order to indicate the occurrence of the pseudo continuous effect (unit effect), the fluctuating identification symbol 80 is pseudo-stopped at a predetermined combination (the above-mentioned "chance eye"), and as described above, the identification symbol 80 is a predetermined combination. In the case of, the background change effect is a successful result, so that the background image changes at the time when the identification symbol 80 is pseudo-stopped. That is, it is suggested by the occurrence of the background change that the identification symbol 80 is pseudo-stopped in a predetermined combination that the probability that the target hit / miss judgment result becomes a big hit as a pseudo continuous effect is increased. Become.

2-4) Introduction effect The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with an operating means 50 that can be operated by a player (see FIG. 1). The operating means 50 may be any. The operation means 50 in the present embodiment is a so-called push button, and an operation effect using the operation means 50 is generated. The operation effect urges the player to operate the operation means 50. The operation mode prompted to the player may be any. A single operation mode that encourages the operation means 50 to be operated only once, and a maintenance operation mode that maintains the operated state of the operation means 50 (when the operation means 50 is a push button, it is a so-called "long press". ), A continuous operation mode for prompting the continuous operation of the operation means 50 (when the operation means 50 is a push button, it is a so-called “continuous hit”) can be exemplified.

In the operation effect, an operation image 51 showing the operation means 50 is displayed in the display area 11 so that the player can easily grasp that it is time to operate the operation means 50 (FIG. FIG. 14 (c)). The operation image 51 may be an image that allows the player to grasp that the operation means 50 is represented. It may be an image that imitates the operating means 50, or it may be an image that abstracts the operating means 50. Since the operating means 50 (push button) in the present embodiment has a substantially circular shape, the operating image 51 also has a substantially circular shape. In the operation effect, in addition to the display of the operation image 51, a display indicating an operation mode required of the player (for example, a display of characters such as "press") and an operation of the operation means 50 are reflected in the effect. A display indicating the operation validity period (display of a timer, etc.) is made.

The introduction effect (see FIGS. 14A and 14B) is executed before the operation effect. It should be noted that when the operation effect is generated, it is not always necessary to ensure that the introduction effect is generated before that. As the introduction effect, an image representing a predetermined tangible object (hereinafter referred to as a specific image 52) is displayed. The specific image 52 in the present embodiment is an image showing a “trophy” (see FIG. 14A). The "trophy" is assumed to include a trophy having a substantially spherical shape at the upper portion (top) (hereinafter, may be referred to as a spherical portion 521). Roughly speaking, a "trophy" has an inverted triangular shape that gradually increases from bottom to top.

The image displayed in the display area 11 is controlled as follows when shifting from the introduction effect to the operation effect. When the introduction effect is executed, the specific image 52 is displayed (see FIG. 14A). In the present embodiment, the "trophy" is displayed in a plane (two-dimensional) with the spherical portion 521 facing up (in an upright state). As a result, the player receives the impression that the specific image 52 is displayed as an effect.

After that, a display is made as if the specific image 52 has fallen toward you. That is, it is displayed as if the "trophy" has fallen toward you (see FIG. 14 (b)). In the present embodiment, the "trophy" in the standing state is displayed as if it has fallen to the front side by about 90 degrees. As a result, the spherical portion 521 is displaced toward the front side, and the "sphere" is displayed in a plane. Then, the "sphere" is changed to the operation image 51 by adding a predetermined pattern, characters, or the like to the "sphere" or deleting an unnecessary one (see FIG. 14C). That is, the operation shifts to the operation effect in which the operation image 51 is displayed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when transitioning from the introduction effect to the operation effect, it is displayed as if a part of the specific image 52 (spherical portion 521 in the present embodiment) is changed to the operation image 51. , It is possible to improve the taste of operation production.

Further, in the present embodiment, the specific image 52 is tilted toward the front side, and the top of the specific image 52 is displayed as if it were the operation image 51. Therefore, the flow is unexpected for the player. The effect mode is such that the introduction effect is shifted to the operation effect.

The configuration related to the introduction effect and the operation effect is just an example. For example, it may be changed, improved, or embodied as follows. In addition, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of items (technologies) shown in the following examples are applied in combination.

a) The aspect of the specific image 52 may be any. That is, if the player perceives that the specific image 52 represents some kind of "tangible object", the specific mode of the specific image 52 can be changed as appropriate.

Further, the mode of change of the specific image 52 when a part of the specific image 52 changes to the operation image 51 is not limited to the mode as in the above example (the mode of falling toward the front side). Any mode of change such as movement or rotation that can occur as displacement of a tangible object may be used.

b) For the same type of operation effect, the operation effect may be generated after the introduction effect, or the operation effect may be generated without the introduction effect. Here, the same type of operation effect means that the player can grasp that they are of the same type. Specifically, at least those having the same image (image other than the operation image 51 and the timer image) displayed in the display area 11 when the player is requested to operate the operation means 50 are the same. It is assumed that it is a kind of operation effect. In this way, the flow leading up to the operation effect becomes rich in variety, so that it is possible to improve the taste of the game.

In this case, when the operation effect is generated after the introduction effect, it is more likely that the end of the operation effect will be advantageous to the player than when the operation effect is generated without the introduction effect. It should be. In other words, the taste of the game is further improved by making it possible for the player to have more expectations when the introduction effect clearly indicates the forerunner of the operation effect than when it is not. Will be done.

c) One or more types of operation effects (hereinafter formally referred to as operation effect A) generated through the introduction effect and one or more types of operation effects (hereinafter formally referred to as operation effect A) generated without the introduction effect. It is assumed that the operation effect B) is set, and the mode of the operation image 51 displayed in the operation effect A and the operation effect B is different (see FIG. 15). In any of the operation effects, the operation image 51 is an image displayed to show the player that it is time to operate the operation means 50, and it is sufficient to understand that the operation means 50 is represented. .. That is, as long as it is such an aspect, the aspect of the operation image 51 displayed in the operation effect A and the aspect of the operation image 51 displayed in the operation effect B may be any. However, since the operation image 51 displayed in the operation effect A is displayed as if a part of the specific image 52 is changed, it may be set according to the mode of the specific image 52. ..

In this way, by making the mode of the operation image 51 different depending on the presence or absence of the introduction effect, the operation image 51 displayed in the operation effect A can be set according to the mode of the specific image 52. .. For example, the operation image 51 displayed in the operation effect B is a general aspect showing the aspect of the operation means 50 as it is (see FIG. 15B), and the operation image 51 displayed in the operation effect A is a general aspect. , The mode of the operating means 50 can be modified (deformed) (see FIG. 15 (a)). That is, the mode of the operation image 51 can be set so that the change from the specific image 52 to the operation image 51 does not give a sense of discomfort.

Further, even a player who has overlooked whether or not the introduction effect has occurred can grasp whether or not the introduction effect has occurred depending on the aspect of the operation image 51. The presence or absence of the introduction effect is a matter of concern for the player, such as the possibility that the outcome of the operation effect will be advantageous to the player depending on the presence or absence of the introduction effect as described in the example of b) above. This is especially effective when the configuration is as follows.

d) Even if the introduction effect occurs, the operation effect is not always generated. When a part of the specific image 52 displayed in the introduction effect is changed to the operation image 51, the operation effect is generated (see FIGS. 16A, 16b, 16C), and when it is not changed, the operation is performed. It is assumed that no effect is generated (see FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16D). According to the above example, as an introductory effect, an effect (so-called “fanning (effect)”) indicating whether or not the specific image 52 representing the “trophy” falls toward you occurs (see FIG. 16 (b)). , When the "trophy" collapses, an operation effect is generated (see FIG. 16 (c)), while when the "trophy" does not collapse, an operation effect does not occur (see FIG. 16 (d)). To do.

In this case, it is preferable that the transition from the introduction effect to the operation effect is set as an advantageous event for the player. For example, if it does not shift to the operation effect, it is determined that the corresponding hit / fail judgment result will be out of order, but if it shifts to the operation effect, there is a possibility that the corresponding hit / fail judgment result will be a big hit. Can be considered.

3) Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, 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 embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, but except for the configuration peculiar to the pachinko gaming machine, the technical idea described in the above embodiment is a game other than the pachinko gaming machine such as a rotary gaming machine. It can also be applied to machines.

4) Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiments are listed below.

○ Means 1-1
A display device having a display area and
While the reference image displayed in the display area is displayed as if it is gradually displaced to the back, the depth image representing the depth gradually expands between the outer edge of the displaced reference image and the outer edge of the display area. An effect execution means for executing a three-dimensional display effect displayed as if it were somewhere,
A game machine characterized by being equipped with.
According to the game machine, the three-dimensional depiction that the reference image is displaced to the back can be realistically expressed, and the taste of the game (directing) is improved.

○ Means 1-2
The depth image is
The upper part that gradually expands above the reference image as it moves away from the reference image,
Below the reference image, the lower part that gradually expands as you move away from the reference image,
On the left side of the reference image, the left part that gradually expands as you move away from the reference image,
On the right side of the reference image, the right part that gradually expands as you move away from the reference image,
The gaming machine according to the means 1-1, which comprises.
By doing so, the three-dimensional depiction effect is further enhanced.

○ Means 1-3
Each of the upper portion, the lower portion, the left side portion, and the right side portion constituting the depth image is displayed so that one or a plurality of unit images having the same aspect as a part of the reference image are arranged side by side. The gaming machine according to Means 1-2, characterized in that it is an image.
In this way, the three-dimensional depiction effect is further enhanced by making the unit image constituting the depth image appear to be constructed from a part of the reference image.

○ Means 1-4
In the stereoscopic display effect, the number of the unit images constituting the upper portion and the lower portion increases, and the number of the unit images constituting the left side portion and the right side portion increases alternately. The gaming machine according to means 1-3, which comprises an aspect of occurrence.
By doing so, the mode of change when the unit image increases becomes interesting.

○ Means 1-5
The stereoscopic display effect includes means 1-3 or means 1 including a mode in which the number of the unit images is reduced and finally the reference image is displayed in the entire display area. The gaming machine described in -4.
○ Means 1-5
In the stereoscopic display effect, the number of the unit images constituting the upper portion and the lower portion decreases, and the number of the unit images constituting the left side portion and the right side portion decreases alternately. The gaming machine according to means 1-5, comprising a mode in which a reference image is generated and finally returned to a state in which a reference image is displayed in the entire display area.
By doing so, the mode of change when returning the reference image to the state in which the reference image is displayed in the entire display area becomes interesting.

○ Means 2-1
A display device having a display area and
When displaying a three-dimensional image that is visually recognized three-dimensionally in a part of the display area, a three-dimensional effect that displays a two-dimensional image that is visually recognized two-dimensionally in another part of the display area is executed. Directing execution means and
A game machine characterized by being equipped with.
By doing so, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the three-dimensional image cannot be seen three-dimensionally.

○ Means 2-2
The gaming machine according to means 2-1 characterized in that the three-dimensional effect is such that the two-dimensional image is displayed along the outer edge of the display area so as to surround the periphery of the three-dimensional image.
In this way, it is possible to enhance the effect of the two-dimensional image to make the three-dimensional image appear three-dimensional.

○ Means 2-3
The gaming machine according to means 2-1 or means 2-2, wherein at least a part of the boundary portion between the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image exhibits a shape in which they are alternately inserted into each other.
By doing so, the boundary between the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image becomes inconspicuous (the possibility that the two-dimensional image and the three-dimensional image are regarded as different images is reduced), so that the three-dimensional image is shown three-dimensionally. It is possible to enhance the action.

○ Means 3-1
A display device having a display area and
A background effect executing means for executing a background change effect indicating whether or not the background image displayed in the display area changes from the previous background image to the subsequent background image.
With
The background change effect sequentially indicates whether or not a part of the previous background image is replaced with a part of the subsequent background image, and all of the part of the previous background image is after the background image. A gaming machine characterized in that a background change from the background image after the background image to the background image after the background image actually occurs when the background image is replaced with a part of the background image.
The background change effect of the game machine does not indicate at once whether or not the background image changes from the previous background image to the later background image, but a part of the previous background image becomes a part of the later background image. Since it is shown in order whether or not the background image is replaced, it is possible to improve the taste of the effect of showing whether or not the background image is changed.

○ Means 3-2
A plurality of identification symbol groups including a plurality of types of identification symbols are variably displayed in the display area, and a symbol control means for selecting one identification symbol from each identification symbol group and stopping or pseudo-stopping the identification symbol is provided.
In the background change effect, each time the identification symbol selected from each of the plurality of identification symbol groups is stopped or pseudo-stops, a part of the previous background image is replaced with a part of the subsequent background image. The gaming machine according to means 3-1 characterized in that it indicates whether or not it is present.
With such a configuration, it becomes easy to understand the timing at which it is indicated whether or not a part of the previous background image is replaced with a part of the later background image.

○ Means 3-3
In the background change effect, when a part of the background image is replaced with a part of the background image after the background image, each time the identification symbol selected from each of the plurality of identification symbol groups is stopped or pseudo-stops. The gaming machine according to means 3-2, wherein a part of the background image after the above is displayed so as to pass through the stopped or pseudo-stopped identification symbol.
With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the mode of the background image after being covered with the identification symbol that is pseudo-stopped cannot be grasped.

○ Means 3-4
When the background change from the previous background image to the subsequent background image actually occurs, the combination of the identification symbols selected from each of the plurality of identification symbol groups and stopped or pseudo-stopped is advantageous for the player. The gaming machine according to any one of means 3-1 to 3-3, which is a combination indicating that an event occurs.
With such a configuration, it is possible to suggest that the occurrence of the background change is an advantageous event for the player by combining the identification symbols.

○ Means 4-1
Operation means that can be operated by the player,
An operation effect executing means for displaying an operation image showing the operation means and executing an operation effect for urging the player to operate the operation means.
An introduction effect execution means for executing an introduction effect that displays a specific image representing a predetermined tangible object, which is an effect executed before the operation effect.
With
A gaming machine characterized in that, when transitioning from the introduction effect to the operation effect, a display is made as if a part of the specific image is changed to the operation image.
According to the above-mentioned game machine, it is possible to make the flow of the effect from the introduction effect to the operation effect interesting.

○ Means 4-2
Means 4-1 characterized in that when transitioning from the introduction effect to the operation effect, the specific image is tilted toward the front side and the top of the specific image is displayed as if it were the operation image. The game machine described in.
With such a configuration, it is possible to make the flow when transitioning from the introduction effect to the operation effect unexpected, which is difficult for the player to imagine.

1 Game machine 10 Display device 11 Display area 11A Upper area 11B Lower area 11C Left area 11D Right area 20 Reference image 21 Depth image 30 Three-dimensional image 31 Two-dimensional image 41 Destination left side image 41L Destination left side 41R Destination right Part 41C Front middle part 42 Rear background image 42L Left side part 42R Rear right part 42C Rear middle part 50 Operation means 51 Operation image 52 Specific image

Claims (1)

Operation means that can be operated by the player,
An operation effect executing means for displaying an operation image showing the operation means and executing an operation effect for urging the player to operate the operation means.
An introduction effect execution means for executing an introduction effect that displays a specific image representing a predetermined tangible object, which is an effect executed before the operation effect.
Equipped with a,
A gaming machine characterized in that when the introduction effect is changed to the operation effect, the specific image is tilted toward the front side, so that the top of the specific image is displayed as if it were the operation image .

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