JP6857902B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine.

In a general game machine, a hit / fail determination result is notified by a combination of symbols selected and displayed from each of a plurality of fluctuating symbol groups. The combination of symbols indicating a certain hit / fail judgment result is displayed even immediately before the notification of the next hit / fail judgment result is started. That is, the combination of symbols displayed as the initial state (state before the start of symbol fluctuation) when the notification of the next hit / fail judgment result is started is the combination of the symbols showing the previous hit / fail judgment result. (For example, see Patent Document 1 below (particularly FIG. 38, etc.)).

JP-A-2015-223250

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new display method of the symbol in a gaming machine in which a symbol indicating a hit / fail determination result is displayed.

The gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, has a lottery means for drawing whether or not an event advantageous to the player occurs when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and an identification indicating the lottery result by the lottery means. When the display means on which the symbol is displayed and the lottery result by the lottery means are the result of the occurrence of a specific event advantageous to the player, the combination of the identification symbols is specified that the specific event will occur thereafter. The specific mode includes a symbol control means that is displayed on the display means and notified, and the symbol control means uses a combination of the identification symbols to be displayed on the display means after the specific event is completed. It is characterized in that it has a different non-specific aspect.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to make a novel display method of a symbol indicating a winning / failing determination result.

It is a front view of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the gametability of the game machine which concerns on this Embodiment. (A) is a diagram showing an identification symbol displayed in a display area of a display device, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of a combination of identification symbols of a specific mode (special mode) and a non-specific mode. It is a figure for demonstrating that when a game ball does not enter a specific area, a non-specific mode is displayed after the end of a specific event. It is a figure for demonstrating that when a game ball does not enter a specific area, a non-specific mode is displayed after the end of a big hit game. It is a figure for demonstrating that when a jackpot is won (when a so-called direct hit occurs), a special mode is displayed after the jackpot game is completed. It is a figure for demonstrating the 4th specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the fifth concrete example. It is a figure for demonstrating the sixth concrete example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 7th specific example.

Hereinafter, embodiments 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 911 of the display device 91 that executes various effects is an area that can be visually recognized through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90. The shape of the display area 911 can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the display area 911 can be changed by changing the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself). ..

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 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.

The winning / failing 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. In the present embodiment, as the starting winning opening 904, a first starting winning opening 904a (so-called special drawing 1 winning opening) and a second starting winning opening 904b (so-called special drawing 2 winning opening) are provided (FIG. 1). The game area 902 in the present embodiment is roughly divided into a game area on the left side (hereinafter, may be referred to as a first game area 902a) and a game area on the right side (hereinafter, may be referred to as a second game area 902b). (See Fig. 1). The first start winning opening 904a is provided at a position where a game ball that has entered the first game area 902a can win a prize (see FIG. 1). It should be noted that the game ball that has entered the second game area 902b rarely wins the first start winning opening 904a. That is, the first start winning opening 904a is a winning opening aimed at by a so-called left-handed game. The second starting winning opening 904b is a winning opening that is normally closed (closed by a so-called electric tulip (electric chew)), and is a normal starting opening 905 (so-called through) provided in the second gaming area 902b. ) Is a winning opening that is opened when a winning lottery is won, which is executed when the game ball passes through. That is, the second starting winning opening 904b is a winning opening aimed at by a so-called right-handed game. The second starting winning opening 904b may be provided in the second gaming area 902b and may be a winning opening that is normally open.

When 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 winning numerical value. Is a hit, and if they are different, it is a miss. In the present embodiment, a big hit and a small hit are set as the winning modes by the winning / losing lottery. If the jackpot is won, the jackpot game is executed thereafter. Since the jackpot game is one in which the jackpot 906 is frequently opened and is the same as a known gaming machine, detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the jackpot game, the player can acquire a large number of game balls (so-called balls) by winning the game balls in the frequently opened large winning opening 906. In other words, the jackpot game allows the player to obtain a direct profit.

On the other hand, when a small hit is won, an event (hereinafter referred to as a specific event) in which the specific area 20 (the area with the letter "V" shown in FIG. 1) into which the game ball can enter is opened. (Sometimes) occurs. An opening / closing member 21 is provided on the front side of the specific area 20, and when the opening / closing member 21 is in the closed state, the game ball is prevented from entering the specific area 20 and the opening / closing member 21 is in the open state ( When in the state shown in FIG. 1), the game ball can enter the specific area 20. That is, the opening / closing member 21 is in the closed state in the normal state, and when the small hit is won, the opening / closing member 21 is in the open state. When the game ball enters the specific area 20, the jackpot is won and the jackpot game is executed. That is, it can be said that opening the specific area 20 is an event in which there is a possibility of winning a big hit (an event in which the right of a big hit may be acquired), which is advantageous for the player.

The game machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a so-called type-two type mixer. Since the basic playability of the type-two mixer is known, it will be briefly described below. The playability shown below is just an example and can be changed as appropriate. As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, a normal gaming state and a special gaming state are set as the gaming states. The normal game state is a state in which a game ball is launched (so-called left-handed game is performed) aiming at the first start winning opening 904a. A game is played with the aim of winning a big hit in a winning / failing lottery (hereinafter, also referred to as a special figure 1 lottery) executed when a game ball wins a prize in the first starting winning opening 904a. In the special figure 1 lottery, even if the small hit is not won or the small hit is won, the specific area 20 is in an extremely short time (a time when it is almost impossible for the game ball to enter the specific area 20). It is said that. That is, during the normal gaming state, it is not possible to hope for the big hit winning via the small hit winning. However, it is not denied that the gameplay is such that a big hit can be expected via a small hit even during a normal game state.

The special game state is a state in which a game ball is launched (so-called right-handed game is performed) aiming at the normal start opening 905 and the second start winning opening 904b. During the special game state, the probability of winning the opening lottery of the second starting winning opening 904b triggered by the entry of the game ball into the normal starting opening 905 is set to be extremely high, and the second starting winning opening 904b is easily opened. To do. The winning / failing lottery (hereinafter, also referred to as the special figure 2 lottery), which is executed when the game ball wins the opened second starting winning opening 904b, is different from the special figure 1 lottery, and the small hit winning probability. Is high and you can easily win a small hit. Therefore, basically, it can be said that the game state aims at the big hit winning by letting the game ball enter the specific area 20 opened by the small hit winning. In addition, even in the special figure 2 lottery, since the big hit is won with the same probability as the special figure 1 lottery, the big hit may be won without going through the small hit (so-called direct hit).

As the types of jackpots, normal jackpots and special jackpots are set. The ratio between the normal jackpot and the special jackpot (so-called jackpot distribution) can be set as appropriate. If the normal jackpot is won, the game shifts to the normal game state after the jackpot game is completed. On the other hand, if the special jackpot is won, the game shifts to the special game state after the jackpot game is completed. Since the special game state is a state in which a big hit can be won relatively easily via a small hit, once the special game state is entered, the big hit is continuously as long as the big hit becomes a special big hit. Will be elected (so-called consecutive chan).

In the present embodiment, the result of the winning / failing lottery is notified by the combination of the identification symbols 10 (see FIG. 3A) displayed in the display area 911. Specifically, a plurality of (three in this embodiment) identification symbol group 10g including a plurality of types of identification symbol 10 are displayed in a variable manner, and the identification symbol 10 selected from each identification symbol group 10g and stopped is selected from the winning / failing lottery. Build a combination that shows the results. In the case of a big hit, the combination of the identification symbols 10 is regarded as the special aspect 103. In the case of a small hit, the combination of the identification symbols 10 is defined as the specific mode 101. In the case of deviation, it is considered to be an aspect other than the special aspect 103 and the specific aspect 101 (hereinafter, referred to as a non-specific aspect 102) (see FIG. 3B for a specific example of each aspect). In the present embodiment, the special aspect 103 and the specific aspect 101 are a combination composed of the identification symbols 10 of the same type (in the present embodiment, three sets of the identification symbols 10 of the same type). That is, the special aspect 103 and the specific aspect 101 are configured so that there is no apparent difference. However, a difference may be set between the special aspect 103 and the specific aspect 101. For example, the special aspect 103 may be a set of three symbols of "7", and the specific aspect 101 may be a set of three other symbols. On the other hand, the non-specific aspect 102 is a combination in which at least a part of the identification symbols 10 constituting the combination is of a different type from the other identification symbols 10 constituting the combination. Simply put, the combination other than the combination composed of the identification symbols 10 of the same type is the non-specific mode 102.

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 10 is started), but when a certain numerical value is obtained, the notification is started. , When the hit / fail judgment result based on the numerical value acquired before that is notified, the storage means provided on the control board (not shown) is used until the notification of the pass / fail judgment result based on the certain numerical value is started. It will be remembered. Numerical values for which notification of the hit / fail judgment result (variation of the identification symbol 10) has not been started (the one corresponding to each of the numerical values is "hold (information)". Hold (information) is a subordinate concept of the pass / fail judgment information. The maximum 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 those triggered by winning a prize in the first starting winning opening 904a (so-called special figure 1 holding). On the other hand, the information acquired when the second start winning opening 904b is won is not reserved. The existence of the reserved information stored in the storage means is displayed in the display area 911 as a reserved symbol (not shown).

In the game machine 1 configured as described above, the control regarding the display of the identification symbol 10 at the time of winning the small hit will be described in detail below.

As described above, at the time of winning the small hit, the combination of the identification symbols 10 is set to the specific mode 101, so that the player is notified of the winning of the small hit (see FIGS. 4 (a) and 5 (a)). .. As described above, in the present embodiment, the player wins a small hit in a special gaming state in which a so-called right-handed game is performed. At the time of winning a small hit, a specific event occurs in which the specific area 20 is opened. If the player continues the right-handed game as it is, the position of the specific area 20 and the opening time are set so that the game ball can enter the specific area 20 with a probability of approximately 100%. At the time of winning a small hit, it is preferable that a display indicating the game method is displayed so that the player shoots the game ball aiming at the specific area 20 (see FIGS. 4 (a) and 5 (a)). That is, if the player is playing according to the game method, the game ball will enter the specific area 20 with a probability of approximately 100%. When the game ball enters the specific area 20, it becomes a big hit, and then the big hit game is executed (see FIG. 5B).

However, when a specific event occurs, the player does not perform an operation of firing the game ball toward the specific area 20, or the game ball flowing down the game area makes an irregular movement that exceeds expectations. In rare cases, the game ball may not enter the specific area 20. In such a case, for the player, the jackpot game does not occur even though the combination of the identification symbols 10 is set to the specific mode 101 (three sets of symbols of the same type are displayed). Become. Suppose that after a super reach effect in which the character on the player side and the enemy character fight and the character on the player side wins, the combination of the identification symbols 10 becomes the specific mode 101. Is a situation in which the jackpot game does not occur even though the character on the player side wins. In other words, the player complains about the occurrence of such a situation, which causes trouble. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the display of the identification symbol 10 after the occurrence of the specific event is controlled as follows.

If a small hit is won (see FIG. 4A) and the game ball does not enter the specific area 20 even though the specific area 20 is open (a specific event has occurred), the specific area 20 is specified. After the region 20 is closed, the identification symbol 10 of the combination of the non-specific aspect 102 is displayed (see FIG. 4C). As described above, the combination of the non-specific mode 102 basically indicates "off", but the combination of the non-specific mode 102 is displayed after the end of the specific event that occurred when the small hit was won. To do. Specifically, a result display indicating that the jackpot could not be obtained after the specific event in which the game ball did not enter the specific area 20 is completed (for example, "sorry ..."). (See FIG. 4 (b)), the combination of the non-specific mode 102 is displayed (see FIG. 4 (c)). By doing so, even if the game ball does not enter the specific area 20 and the jackpot cannot be obtained, what is displayed thereafter is a combination of the identification symbols 10 indicating "off". Therefore, it contributes to the suppression of the occurrence of troubles caused by the fact that the jackpot did not occur even though the specific aspect 101 was displayed (the symbols were aligned). In this embodiment, if the game ball does not enter the specific area 20 even though the small hit is won, the special game state is set to end and the game state shifts to the normal game state. (The so-called "time reduction" is set to once (the time reduction end condition is set to one special figure variation), or the number of small hits is set to one as the time reduction end condition). With such a setting, it can be said that there is a high possibility that the above-mentioned trouble will occur because the special game state will end without being able to win the jackpot.

On the other hand, when a small hit is won (see FIG. 5A), the specific area 20 is opened, and the game ball enters the specific area 20, the big hit game generated as a trigger (FIG. 5 (FIG. 5 (a)). b) After the end of), the identification symbol 10 of the combination of the non-specific aspect 102 is displayed (see FIG. 5 (c)). In other words, after the jackpot game is completed, regardless of whether the game shifts to the normal game state or the special game state, the new hit / fail judgment information (if there is a hold, the earliest acquired hold information) is used. When the notification of the corresponding hit / fail determination result, that is, the variation of the identification symbol 10 (identification symbol group 10 g) is started, the combination of the identification symbols 10 shown before the variation is regarded as the non-specific mode 102. It can be said that it is a normal game flow that a game ball enters a specific area 20 after a small hit is won and a big hit game is generated. There is no problem even if the specific aspect 102 is displayed. By doing so, after the specific event occurs, the non-specific mode 102 is displayed thereafter regardless of whether or not the game ball has entered the specific area 20, so that the identification symbol 10 is controlled. Becomes easier.

In the present embodiment, the combination of the non-specific mode 102 displayed after the occurrence of the specific event is constant (always the same) (for example, the combination of "1", "3", and "5" is displayed each time. (See FIGS. 3 (b), 4 (c), 5 (c)). Regardless of whether the game ball does not enter the specific area 20 (when the jackpot cannot be obtained) or when it enters (when the jackpot is won), the same non-specific mode 102 is used after the occurrence of the specific event. Is configured to be displayed. By doing so, it becomes possible to further facilitate the control of the identification symbol 10.

When a big hit is won in the winning / failing lottery, the combination of the identification symbols 10 of the special aspect 103 is displayed (see FIG. 6A). After the jackpot game (see FIG. 6B) is completed, the same special aspect 103 as the special aspect 103 notifying that the jackpot has been won is displayed (see FIG. 6C). That is, the combination of the identification symbols 10 indicating that the result of the winning / losing lottery was a big hit and the combination of the identification symbols 10 displayed after the end of the big hit game are the same. As described above, in the present embodiment, there is no apparent difference between the special aspect 103 and the specific aspect 101. That is, at the time of showing the result of the winning / failing lottery, since the combination composed of the identification symbols 10 of the same type is displayed, there is no difference in appearance. However, when a big hit is won without going through the small hit, what is displayed after the end of the big hit game is a combination composed of the same type of identification symbols 10, while the big hit is won via the small hit. In this case, what is displayed after the end of the big hit game is not a combination composed of the same type of identification symbols 10, so that the combination of the identification symbols 10 displayed after the end of the big hit game is passed through the small hit. It becomes possible to grasp whether or not it was a big hit.

Hereinafter, specific examples in which the gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment has been improved, modified, embodied, etc. will be described. In addition, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of items described using the following specific examples are applied.

○ First Specific Example Although it has been explained that the gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment is a so-called one-kind two-kind mixer, the game machine 1 having only so-called “two-kind” playability (so-called blade) , It is possible to apply the same technical idea.

It is also possible to apply the same technical idea to the so-called V probability change machine. Since the V probability change machine itself is known, detailed explanation is omitted, but the opportunity to acquire the right to shift to the probability fluctuation game state in which the probability of winning the winning / losing lottery is higher than that in the normal game state is during the jackpot game. This is to allow a game ball to enter a predetermined region (hereinafter referred to as a V region). Generally, as a jackpot, a normal jackpot in which the V region is not opened or is opened for an extremely short time during the jackpot game and it is difficult or impossible for the game ball to enter the V region, and a jackpot game A special jackpot is set in which the V region is open for a relatively long time and it is easy for the game ball to enter the V region. That is, basically, at the time of a normal jackpot, the gaming state after the end of the jackpot game becomes the normal gaming state, and at the time of the special jackpot, the gaming state after the end of the jackpot game becomes the probability-variable gaming state.

In this type of game machine 1, a combination of one or a plurality of types of identification symbols 10 (for example, a combination of "7", "7", and "7", hereinafter referred to as a special combination) for which it is confirmed that a special jackpot has been won is set. It is assumed that the other combinations of the identification symbols 10 (hereinafter, referred to as normal combinations) may be normal jackpots. It is assumed that the above special combination is displayed to indicate that the special jackpot has been won, but the game ball has not entered the V region during the resulting jackpot game. That is, it is assumed that there is a case where the gaming state after the jackpot game ends becomes the normal gaming state even though the special jackpot is won. In this case, after the jackpot game is completed, the normal combination is displayed without displaying the special combination. In this way, even though the special jackpot winning is notified by displaying the special combination, it contributes to the suppression of the occurrence of troubles caused by not shifting to the probability fluctuation gaming state. In addition, even when the special jackpot is won and the game ball enters the V region during the jackpot game, the normal combination may be displayed.

○ Second Specific Example In the above embodiment, it has been explained that the event in which the specific area 20 is opened is regarded as a specific event advantageous to the player, and the non-specific mode 102 is displayed after the specific event. The same control as in the above embodiment may be executed as a "big hit game" (big hit winning). For example, the winning of the jackpot is displayed in the specific aspect 101 (special aspect 103), which is a set of three identification symbols 10 of the same type, and then the non-specific aspect 102 is displayed after the jackpot game is executed. To.

The following can be considered as the purpose of doing so. For example, the combination of the identification symbols 10 of the non-specific mode 102 can be set to the player's preference, and the non-specific mode 102 is displayed after the jackpot game is completed. By doing so, it is conceivable to improve the taste of the game. Further, as another example, if the power is turned off for some reason during the jackpot game, it is conceivable that the non-specific mode 102 is displayed after the power is turned on (after the jackpot game is completed). .. In this way, it is not necessary to provide a storage means for maintaining the storage of the information of the specific mode 101 (special mode 103) at the time of the jackpot notification even when the power is turned off.

It should be noted that the control as in this example does not have the so-called "two types" of game playability (a game playability in which a big hit can be obtained by entering a game ball into a specific area after winning a small hit). It can also be applied to a game machine (a game machine having only so-called "kind" game characteristics).

○ Third Specific Example In the above embodiment, when a small hit is won during a special game state and a specific event occurs (when the player does not perform an operation of launching a game ball toward the specific area 20 or). The configuration is such that the game ball enters the specific area 20 with a probability of approximately 100% (except when the game ball flowing down the game area makes irregular movements that exceed expectations) (small hit during the special game state). Winning is substantially the same as winning a jackpot), but it does not have to be such a structure. That is, when a small hit is won and the specific area 20 is opened, if there is a game ball that has reached the entrance of the specific area 20 at a predetermined timing, the game ball enters the specific area 20 and such a game. The same technical idea is applied to a configuration in which a game ball does not enter the specific area 20 if the ball does not exist, that is, a configuration in which even if a small hit is won, it does not necessarily lead to a jackpot acquisition. It is possible.

However, as in the above embodiment, in the configuration in which the game ball enters the specific area 20 with a probability of approximately 100% when the small hit is won, the small hit is won (the combination of the identification symbols 10 of the specific aspect 101 is displayed). Since it can be said that a claim for not being a big hit is likely to occur in spite of the above, it can be said that it is significant to display the combination of the identification symbols 10 of the non-specific mode 102 after the end of the specific event.

○ Fourth Specific Example The combination of the non-specific mode 102 displayed after the occurrence of the specific event is different from the non-specific mode 102 indicating that the winning / failing lottery has become “missing”. For example, if the combination of the non-specific modes 102 displayed after the occurrence of the specific event is set to "1", "3", and "5" (constant) (see FIG. 7A), the winning / failing lottery is "missing". Is not notified by the combination of "1", "3", and "5" (the deviation is notified by the non-specific mode 102 other than the combination of "1", "3", and "5"). (See FIG. 7 (b)). By doing so, it is possible to clarify the content indicated by the combination of "1", "3", and "5", that is, after a specific event has occurred due to the small hit winning.

The combination of the identification symbols 10 of the non-specific aspect 102 basically indicates that the winning / failing lottery has become "missing". On the other hand, in order to indicate that a specific event has occurred, it is also shown even after the specific event has ended. Therefore, the non-specific mode 102 indicating that the specific event has occurred and the non-specific mode 102 indicating that the specific event has occurred can be distinguished from each other. Specifically, a dedicated non-specific mode 102 (aspect shown in FIG. 7A) indicating that a specific event has occurred is set, and depending on the non-specific mode 102, the winning / failing lottery is “missing”. The difference between the two is clarified by not notifying the fact.

○ Fifth specific example Non-displayed after the occurrence of a specific event, depending on whether the game ball does not enter the specific area 20 (when the jackpot cannot be obtained) or when it enters (when the jackpot is won). The specific aspect 102 may be different. For example, when the game ball does not enter the specific area 20, the combination of "1", "3", and "5" is displayed after that (see FIG. 4C), and the game ball enters the specific area 20. In this case, the combination of "3", "5", and "7" is displayed after the jackpot game is completed (see FIG. 8C). In this way, there is an advantage that it is possible to grasp whether or not the game ball has entered the specific area 20 after the end of the specific event.

○ Sixth Specific Example When the game ball does not enter the specific area 20 (when the jackpot cannot be obtained), the non-specific mode 102 is displayed after the occurrence of the specific event, but the game ball is in the specific area 20. When entering (when a big hit is won), the non-specific mode 102 is not displayed after the occurrence of the specific event, and the specific mode 101 that notifies the small hit winning is displayed. For example, when the small hit winning is notified by the combination of the identification symbols 10 of "2", "2", and "2", and the game ball does not enter the specific area 20, then "1", "3", and "2" The combination of "5" (non-specific mode 102) is displayed (see FIG. 4C). On the other hand, when the game ball enters the specific area 20, after the jackpot game is completed, "2", "2", and "2" are displayed. The combination of the identification symbols 10 (specific mode 101 in which the small hit winning is notified) is displayed (see FIG. 9 (c)). Since the jackpot game is executed when the game ball enters the specific area 20, there is no problem even if the specific mode 101 is displayed after that. By doing so, there is an advantage that it is possible to grasp whether or not the game ball has entered the specific area 20 after the end of the specific event, as in the fifth specific example.

Further, by further developing the above example, if the small hit winning is notified by the combination of the identification symbols 10 of "2", "2", and "2", but the game ball does not enter the specific area 20, then It is conceivable to display a non-specific mode 102 such as "2", "1", "2", "2", "3", "2", which indicates a so-called out-of-reach. That is, the combination is not a combination in which the types of the identification symbols 10 constituting the combination are all different types (a combination of "1", "3", and "5" as shown in FIG. 4C). By showing the non-specific mode 102 in which some of the identification symbols 10 and the other identification symbols 10 are the same, it can be seen that the game ball did not enter the specific area 20 although the small hit was won. It is conceivable to show it easily.

○ Seventh Specific Example The specific configurations of the specific aspect 101, the non-specific aspect 102, and the special aspect 103 can be changed as appropriate. For example, a special symbol 10s (note that the special symbol 10s is also a kind of the identification symbol 10) that is not variablely displayed as the identification symbol 10 is provided in the normal time (when the result of the winning / failing lottery is notified), and a specific event occurs. The special symbol 10s is displayed as a symbol constituting the non-specific mode 102 displayed after the above (see FIG. 10 (particularly, FIG. 10C)). That is, the special symbol 10s notifies the result of the winning / failing lottery. Since it is not used as a symbol to be used, it is not adopted as a symbol constituting the specific aspect 101 (special aspect 103). Therefore, the combination of the identification symbols 10 displayed after the occurrence of the specific event is If the mode includes the special symbol 10s, the mode is inevitably different from the specific mode 101. That is, the non-specific mode 102 displayed after the occurrence of the specific event includes the special symbol 10s. It is only necessary to assume that (the symbol other than the special symbol 10s may be any identification symbol 10), and the control of the symbol becomes easy. All of the non-specific modes 102 displayed after the occurrence of the specific event are all. It may be a combination composed of the special symbol 10s.

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.

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

・ Means 1
A lottery means for drawing whether or not an event advantageous to the player occurs when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a display means for displaying an identification symbol indicating the lottery result by the lottery means, and a lottery result by the lottery means. When the result is that a specific event that is advantageous to the player occurs, the symbol control means that notifies the display means that the specific event will occur thereafter by displaying the combination of the identification symbols as a specific mode on the display means. The symbol control means is characterized in that the combination of the identification symbols to be displayed on the display means after the end of the specific event may be a non-specific mode different from the specific mode.
According to the gaming machine according to the above means 1, since the combination of the identification symbols displayed after the specific event is completed is not a specific mode but a non-specific mode, a profit is obtained even though the specific mode is displayed. It contributes to the suppression of troubles such as complaints that it could not be done.

・ Means 2
The specific aspect is a combination composed of the identification symbols of the same type, and in the non-specific aspect, one said identification symbol constituting the combination is at least a part of the other identification symbols constituting the combination. The gaming machine according to the means 1, wherein the combination is different from the above.
When the same type of identification symbol is displayed, the player usually considers that he / she can obtain some direct benefit. Therefore, after a specific event occurs, a combination in which some of the identification symbols and other identification symbols that make up the combination are of different types is displayed, in case the player cannot obtain a direct benefit. It is good to keep it.

・ Means 3
The specific event opens a specific area in which the game ball can enter, and when the game ball enters the specific area, a hit game in which the player can directly obtain a profit occurs. The gaming machine according to means 1 or means 2, wherein the game machine is characterized by.
In such a configuration, the player cannot directly obtain a profit because the game ball does not enter the specific area due to circumstances such as the player not playing the game when a specific event occurs. Therefore, it is preferable to display a combination that becomes a non-specific mode after the end of a specific event.

・ Means 4
When the game ball enters the specific area opened in the specific event, the non-specific mode is displayed after the hit game is completed, and the game ball enters the specific area opened in the specific event. The gaming machine according to means 3, wherein if not, the non-specific mode is displayed after the specific area is closed.
When the game ball does not enter the specific area, it is preferable to display the non-specific mode as soon as possible in order to suppress the occurrence of trouble. On the other hand, when the game ball enters the specific area, the jackpot game is executed and there is no risk of trouble occurring. Therefore, the non-specific mode may be displayed after the jackpot game is completed. Further, by displaying the non-specific area regardless of whether or not the game ball has entered the specific area, control becomes easy.

・ Means 5
When the game ball enters the specific area opened in the specific event, the specific mode is displayed after the winning game is completed.
The gaming machine according to means 3, wherein when the game ball does not enter the specific area opened in the specific event, the non-specific mode is displayed after the specific area is closed. ..
When the game ball does not enter the specific area, it is preferable to display the non-specific mode as soon as possible in order to suppress the occurrence of trouble. On the other hand, when the game ball enters the specific area, the jackpot game is executed and there is no risk of trouble occurring. Therefore, the specific mode may be displayed after the jackpot game is completed.

・ Means 6
When the lottery result by the lottery means is the result that the winning game occurs without going through the specific event, the combination of the identification symbols is a special aspect, and after the winning game generated through the result is completed. The gaming machine according to any one of means 3 to 5, wherein the combination of the identification symbols displayed on the display means is the same as the special aspect displayed to show the result.
In this way, when the lottery result is such that the winning game occurs without going through a specific event, there is no problem even if the special mode showing the lottery result and the special mode displayed after the winning game are the same. .. Further, it is possible to distinguish between the case where the hit game occurs after the specific event and the case where the hit game occurs without passing through the specific event by the combination of the identification symbols shown after the end of the hit game.

・ Means 7
The gaming machine according to means 6, wherein the special aspect is a combination composed of the identification symbols of the same type as in the specific aspect.
The special aspect and the specific aspect may be visually indistinguishable. In other words, when the result of the winning / failing lottery is notified, it is clearly distinguished by only the combination of the identification symbols, whether it was the lottery result that a specific event occurs or the lottery result that the winning game occurs without going through the specific event. You don't have to be able to. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to distinguish the presence or absence of the occurrence of a specific event by the combination of the identification symbols shown after the winning game is completed.

・ Means 8
The specific event is configured such that if the player plays according to the game method shown to the player, the game ball enters the open specific area with a probability of approximately 100%. The gaming machine according to any one of the featured means 3 to 7.
In this way, a configuration in which a game ball enters a specific area with a probability of approximately 100% when a specific event occurs has a direct benefit even though a combination of identification symbols of a specific mode is displayed. Since it can be said that complaints about the fact that it could not be obtained are likely to occur, it can be said that it is of great significance to display the combination of the identification symbols of the non-specific mode after the end of the specific event.

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Claims (1)

It is a game machine that generates a hit game in which a player can directly obtain a profit by entering a game ball into a specific area.
A lottery means for drawing whether or not an event advantageous to the player occurs when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and
A display means for displaying an identification symbol indicating a lottery result by the lottery means, and a display means for displaying the identification symbol.
When the lottery result by the lottery means is the result of the occurrence of a specific event that opens the specific area, the display means is displayed with the combination of the identification symbols as a specific mode that the specific event will occur thereafter. And the symbol control means to notify
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When the game ball enters the specific area opened in the specific event, the specific mode is displayed after the winning game is completed.
When the game ball does not enter the specific area opened in the specific event, a non-specific mode different from the specific mode is displayed after the specific area is closed. A game machine to be.

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