JP6872245B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

A gaming machine is known in which a player can arbitrarily select an output song from a plurality of songs (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

JP-A-2017-148235

An object of the present invention is to improve the taste of a gaming machine having a function of selecting an output musical piece.

The gaming machine according to the present invention made to solve the above problems includes a sound output means and an effect executing means for executing a specific effect for notifying whether or not an event advantageous to the player occurs depending on the ending mode. , The player selects a song that is actually output during the specific production from a plurality of types of candidate songs, and the player selects the type of music that is actually output even during the production. Is characterized in that it can be changed.

Since the gaming machine according to the present invention can change the type of music to be output even during the middle of a specific production, it is possible to improve the taste of the game.

It is a front view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which showed the identification symbol and the holding image to be displayed in the display area of a display device. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of a specific production. It is a figure which showed the list of the candidate music which can be selected during a specific production (during the selectable period). It is a figure which showed how the music which is actually output is switched during a specific production (during the selectable period) (the music other than the music which is actually output is played at a volume 0). It is a figure (the 1) for demonstrating the 1st specific example. It is a figure (the second) for demonstrating the first concrete example. It is a figure (the 1) for demonstrating the 2nd specific example.

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

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

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 gaming machine, when a big hit is achieved, the identification symbols 80 (see FIG. 2) are notified by forming a predetermined combination (for example, three sets of the same symbols), and other than that. If the combination of is displayed, it will be out of order.

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 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. Be remembered. Numerical values for which notification of the pass / fail judgment result (variation of the identification symbol 80) has not yet 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 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 gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the hold image 70, which is a mark corresponding to each of the acquired numerical values (win / fail determination information) for which the notification of the hit / miss determination result stored in the storage means has not been started, is displayed. It is displayed in the display area 911 of the device 91. Specifically, the reserved images 70 are displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 so that the numerical values for executing the hit / fail determination are arranged in the order in which they are acquired (see FIG. 2). 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). The reserved image 70 may be a still image or a moving image.

The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment executes a specific effect (see FIG. 3) as a part of a notification effect (an effect during the period from the start to the stop of the fluctuation of the identification symbol 80) for notifying the hit / fail determination result. Is possible. The specific effect is a so-called reach effect (super reach effect), and the result of the hit / fail determination is indicated by the ending of the effect. Specifically, one or more kinds of success endings and one or more kinds of failure endings are set as the endings of the specific production, and when the success / failure judgment result is a big hit, the success ending is out of order. Will have a failed ending. If it is the same kind of specific production, the same series of images are output each time until the end (except for the difference depending on the presence or absence of so-called chance up), and the time required to execute the production is the same. As a specific effect, the character on the ally side (character on the player side) and the character on the enemy side fight (see FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b)), and the character on the ally side wins (Fig. 3 (c)). ), It is possible to exemplify a case in which the defeat of a ally character is set as a failure result (see FIG. 3D). A configuration may be configured in which a plurality of types of effects that can occur as such a specific effect are set.

In the present embodiment, the player can arbitrarily select the music output from the speaker 10 (sound output means) from a plurality of types of candidate music (see FIG. 4) during the specific effect. Further, even during the middle of the specific production, it is possible to change (switch) the type of the output music (selected music, hereinafter may be referred to as selected music). However, the type of selected music may be changed during the entire period during which the specific effect is executed, or the type of selected music may be changed during a part of the period during which the specific effect is executed. May be a possible configuration. In the following, the period during which the type of selected music can be changed may be referred to as a selectable period. In the present embodiment, a part of the period during which the specific effect is executed is set as the selectable period (see FIG. 3B).

Any method may be used by the player to select a desired song from the plurality of types of candidate songs. In the present embodiment, the candidate music set as the selected music is switched by the player operating the operation means 20 (a push button, a cross key, or the like can be exemplified) during the selectable period. That is, a plurality of types of candidate songs are arranged in a predetermined order (list order), and the candidate songs to be selected songs are switched in that order by the operation of the operation means 20 (see FIG. 5). It is preferable that the title of the music selected as the selected music at the present time is displayed in the display area 911. Further, all of the plurality of types of candidate songs may be displayed in the display area 911.

The plurality of types of candidate songs are set according to the length of time that any of the candidate songs in the specific production is output. That is, the lengths (playback times) of the candidate songs are the same as each other. The "length" of the song here does not mean the length of the original song of the candidate song. It shall mean the "length" set as a musical piece for directing. Therefore, a composition in which a part of the original song is deleted or a part of the original song is repeated may be set as a candidate song.

In the present embodiment, all of the plurality of types of candidate songs are played back in parallel at least during the selectable period during the specific production. Here, the reproduction means a state in which the sound signal itself based on the music data stored in the storage means is sent to the speaker 10 which is the sound output means. However, in the present embodiment, the volume is set to 0 for songs other than the selected song selected by the player (the output via the speaker 10 is set to 0). The volume of the selected music is set to a predetermined volume other than 0 (if it has a known volume adjustment function, it is output at a volume based on it). That is, during the specific production, all of the plurality of types of songs are simultaneously played, but the volume is 0 for the songs other than the selected songs, so that only the selected songs whose volume is not 0 can be heard by the player. (Actually output state) (see FIG. 5).

When the player changes the type of the selected music, another candidate music becomes a new selected music, so that the new selected music is output at a predetermined volume, while the volume of the old selected music is 0. (See FIG. 5). As a result, only the music selected by the player can be heard.

As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the player can arbitrarily select the music that is actually output (becomes audible) during the specific effect of notifying the hit / fail determination result from among a plurality of types of candidate music. It is possible to improve the taste of the game because it can be selected and switched during the production.

Further, since a plurality of types of candidate songs are played in parallel and the volume other than the actually output selected songs is set to 0, the selected songs can be heard, so that the selected songs can be switched smoothly. Will be done. Since the specific production has a limited time to be executed (the time required for the production is usually constant), a game of selecting a favorite music in comparison with other music. In order to shorten the time required for the action of the person, it can be said that it is preferable to facilitate the switching of the music as in the present embodiment.

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 It is assumed that the number of types of candidate songs suggests the probability that the hit / fail judgment result notified by the specific effect will be a big hit (hereinafter, may be referred to as a big hit reliability). For example, it is assumed that the number of songs set as candidate songs is set to any one of the first aspect of "5 songs", the second aspect of "6 songs", and the third aspect of "7 songs". It is conceivable that the larger the number of, the higher the jackpot reliability (see FIG. 6). In this way, for the player, as the number of types of candidate songs increases, not only the choice of songs is expanded, but also the jackpot reliability is increased, which is a double benefit. It is possible to realize the sex. However, it is not denied that the setting is such that the reliability of the jackpot decreases as the number of types of candidate songs decreases.

In this example, even if the number of types of candidate songs changes, it is preferable that common songs that can always be selected are set. For example, in the configuration in which the first to third aspects are set as described above, the "5 songs" that can be selected in the first aspect are configured to be selectable in the second and third aspects as well. That is, the candidate music that can be selected in the mode in which the number of selectable candidate songs is the smallest (default mode) is a common music that can be selected in other modes as well. Specifically, in the second aspect, it is assumed that "common music (5 songs) + another music A" is set as a selectable candidate music, and in the third aspect, "common music (5 songs) + another music" is set. It is assumed that "song A + another song B" is set as a candidate song. In this case, it is preferable that the order of the common songs (list order) does not change in the first to third aspects (see FIG. 6).

In this way, the difference between each mode becomes clear. For example, it can be said that the occurrence of the second aspect or the third aspect is a so-called "chance up" (compared to the case where the first aspect occurs). , Since another song is added as a candidate song in addition to the common song that can be selected in the first aspect, the difference becomes clear. From another point of view, among the songs that can be selected in the second and third aspects, the candidate songs that are not common songs (the above-mentioned other song A and another song B) are considered to be an event advantageous to the player. It can be said that it is a special song that shows that the probability that a big hit will occur has increased.

In the above example, another music A and another music B (special music) indicate that the jackpot reliability has increased, so it is preferable that the display mode is different from that of the common music. As a method for changing the display mode, a character color or the like can be exemplified. For example, when the second aspect or the third aspect is set, the common music is displayed in black, but another music A and another music B are displayed in a color other than black. In this way, it is possible to determine whether or not there is a so-called "chance up" depending on whether or not there is a candidate song that is displayed in a mode different from that of the common song. Further, it is advisable to make the mode of another music A different from that of another music B. For example, when the second aspect and the third aspect are set, another piece of music A is displayed in green, and when the third aspect is set, another piece of music B is displayed in red. In this way, it is possible to suggest a difference in jackpot reliability between the second aspect and the third aspect.

Further, in the above example, when the first aspect is set, another music A or another music B cannot be selected, but a display indicating that such a music may be selectable. Should be done. For example, in the first aspect, the common music (5 songs) is clearly displayed as an option, but the other music A and the other music B are displayed more unclearly (for example, than the common music). (See Fig. 7). In this way, even when the first aspect is set, there is a possibility that another song A or another song B can be selected (the second aspect or the third aspect can be selected). It is suggested that it may be set). Therefore, when the second aspect or the third aspect is actually set, it is more likely that the player will notice that the increase in the selectable music suggests something. Similarly, when the second aspect is set, it is preferable that another music B is not selectable, but a display indicating that such a music may be selectable is made. It should be noted that the music that is actually audible when another music A or another music B that is in an unclear state is displayed is one of the common music (naturally, of course). Another song A or another song B cannot be heard). For example, it is conceivable to maintain a state in which the music selected before another music A or another music B is displayed can be heard.

○ Second specific example In the first specific example, the jackpot reliability is suggested by the number of types of candidate songs, but there is a mode in which it is determined that the hit / fail judgment result notified by the specific effect is a jackpot. It may be set. For example, the number of songs set as candidate songs is a configuration in which the mode of "5 songs" and the second mode of "6 songs" are set, and when the second mode is used, it is determined that a big hit will be obtained. (See FIG. 8). When the second aspect is set, a song that could not be selected if the first aspect is set can be selected, so it is confirmed that the song will be added as a candidate song. It can be said that it shows. For example, it is said that the "5 songs" that can be selected in the first aspect are the common songs that can be selected in the second aspect, and in the second aspect, another song C can be selected in addition to the common song. To do. In this case, the fact that the other song C is set as a candidate song is an effect form indicating that the jackpot is confirmed. In other words, it can be said that the other music C is a special music indicating that the occurrence of a jackpot as an event advantageous to the player is confirmed.

In this example as well, as the display method of another music C, the same method as the display method of another music A or another music B described in the first specific example can be adopted. That is, another piece of music C may have a different display mode from that of the common piece of music. Since another piece of music C indicates that the occurrence of a big hit is confirmed, it is conceivable that the piece of music C is displayed in rainbow-colored characters. Further, when the first aspect is set, it is preferable that a display indicating that such a music may be selectable is displayed although another music C cannot be selected.

○ Third Specific Example In the above embodiment, all of the plurality of types of candidate songs that can be selected by the player in the specific effect are played back in parallel, but the volume other than the selected songs is set to 0, so that the selected songs. Explained that is in the state where is actually output (the state where it can actually be heard) (the state where other songs cannot be heard), but only the selected music is played and the other songs are not played (selected). Only the sound signal of the music may be sent to the speaker 10).

○ Fourth specific example The configuration is such that multiple types of specific effects can occur. In this case, it is preferable that the types of candidate songs that can be selected in various specific effects are different from each other (not exactly the same). For example, as the specific effect, the first specific effect and the second specific effect are set. In this case, at least one of the plurality of types of candidate songs that can be selected during the first specific effect is different from any of the plurality of types of candidate songs that can be selected during the second specific effect. In this way, the difference in the selected music is useful for the player to discriminate the difference in the type of the specific production.

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
Sound output means and
An effect execution means for executing a specific effect that notifies whether or not an event advantageous to the player occurs depending on the aspect of the ending.
With
The player selects a song that is actually output during the specific production from a plurality of types of candidate songs, and the player changes the type of music that is actually output even during the production. A gaming machine characterized in that it is possible.
In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the player can arbitrarily select the music output during the specific production that notifies whether or not an advantageous event occurs from a plurality of types of candidate music, and can switch the music during the production. Therefore, it is possible to improve the taste of the game.

・ Means 2
The gaming machine according to means 1, wherein all of the plurality of types of candidate songs are played back in parallel during the specific production, and the volume of songs other than the selected songs selected by the player is set to 0. ..
By doing so, the switching of the selected music can be smoothly performed.

・ Means 3
Described in means 1 or means 2, wherein the number of types of the candidate music is variable, and the number of types of the candidate music suggests a probability that an event advantageous to the player will occur. Gaming machine.
In this way, in addition to being able to select a favorite song, the number of types of candidate songs suggests the possibility that an advantageous event will occur, further improving the taste of the game. It is possible to make it.

・ Means 4
A special song that may be set as the candidate song is set, and whether or not the special song is set as the candidate song suggests the possibility that an event advantageous to the player will occur. The gaming machine according to any one of the featured means 1 to means 3.
・ Means 5
The gaming machine according to means 4, wherein when the special musical piece is set as the candidate musical piece, it is determined that an event advantageous to the player occurs.
With such a configuration, it is possible to realize playability that draws attention to whether or not the special music is included in the candidate music.

1 Pachinko machine 10 Speaker 20 Operating means 91 Display device 911 Display area

Claims (4)

Sound output means and
An effect execution means for executing a specific effect that notifies whether or not an event advantageous to the player occurs depending on the aspect of the ending.
With
The specific effect is an effect in which the same image is output to the display device every time until the end as an effect image excluding the part showing the identification symbol indicating the result of the hit / fail determination .
The player selects a song that is actually output during the specific production from a plurality of types of candidate songs, and the player changes the type of music that is actually output even during the production. Is possible,
A gaming machine characterized in that the production image continues to be output even if the type of music actually output during the specific production is changed. The game according to claim 1, wherein the number of types of the candidate music is variable, and the number of types of the candidate music suggests a probability that an event advantageous to the player will occur. Machine. A special song that may be set as the candidate song is set, and whether or not the special song is set as the candidate song suggests the possibility that an event advantageous to the player will occur. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein when the special musical piece is set as the candidate musical piece, it is determined that an event advantageous to the player occurs.

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