JP6901131B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

In the following Patent Document 1, an image (hereinafter, also referred to as a specific image) indicating "the fluctuation hold" is displayed, although the effect of notifying the pass / fail determination result has been started, the notification has not been completed. The gaming machine is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-165636

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the taste of a game by using a specific image.

The gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, has started a notification effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result, and displays a specific image indicating the existence of an object for which the notification of the hit / miss judgment result has not been completed. In the means and the notification effect corresponding to the specific image, an image change effect that changes the mode of the specific image according to the number of times the specific effect that suggests that the reliability, which is the probability of the hit / fail determination result, has increased is generated. It is characterized by having an effect execution means to be executed.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the taste of the game by using a specific image.

It is a front view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which showed the decorative design and the reserved image to be displayed in the display area of a display device. It is a figure for demonstrating an image change effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect just before the specific image is erased. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 3rd specific example. 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 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 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 decorative 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, a group of 80 decorative symbols including a plurality of types of decorative symbols 80 is displayed in a variable manner, and one symbol is selected from each of them and stopped, thereby constructing a combination indicating a win / fail determination result.

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 decorative 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 hit / fail judgment result (variation of the decorative symbol 80) 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 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 above-mentioned numerical values (hit / fail determination information) stored in the storage means for which the effect of notifying the hit / fail determination result has not been started (the variation of the decorative symbol 80 has started). The reserved image 70, which is a mark corresponding to the above, is displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 (see FIG. 2). 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. 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).

Further, in the present embodiment, although the effect of notifying the winning / failing determination result has already started (the variation of the decorative symbol 80 has started), the notification of the winning / failing determination result has been completed (the variation of all the decorative symbols 80 has stopped). An image (hereinafter referred to as a specific image 10) indicating that a so-called “variation hold” exists is displayed in the display area 911 (see FIG. 2). The specific image 10 may be distinguished from the reserved image 70. For example, it is conceivable that the specific image 10 and the reserved image 70 have different basic modes (a concept different from the specific modes described later). In the present embodiment, the accompanying image 11 accompanying the specific image 10 is displayed so that the player can easily grasp that the accompanying image 11 is "the fluctuation hold". Has been done.

The reserved image 70 and the specific image 10 may be configured in which a plurality of specific modes having different probabilities (hereinafter, also referred to as (big hit) reliability) that the corresponding hit / fail determination result becomes a big hit are set. .. That is, a so-called pending change effect may occur, thereby suggesting reliability. The reserved image 70 and the specific image 10 may be a still image or a moving image. In the following description, the term "image" includes both still images and moving images.

The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can execute an image change effect using the specific image 10. Hereinafter, the image change effect will be described.

The image change effect (see FIG. 3) is a series of notification effects for notifying the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the specific image 10 (from the start of the variation of the decorative symbol 80 to the stop at the combination showing the hit / fail judgment result). In), it indicates the number of times a specific effect has occurred, which suggests that the reliability of the jackpot has increased. It can be said that the specific production is a so-called "chance-up production". That is, it can be said that the image change effect indicates the number of times of "chance up". The jackpot reliability is set to increase as the number of occurrences of the specific effect increases. It is advisable that an upper limit is set for the number of times a specific effect is generated. In addition, in a series of notification effects, it is set so that the number of occurrences of the specific effect does not become a specific number of times, such that the number of occurrences of the specific effect does not become 4 or 6 times. You may. Further, when the number of occurrences of the specific effect is 7 times, the jackpot is confirmed, and when the number of occurrences of the specific effect reaches a certain number of times, the jackpot is confirmed (reliability is 100%). ) A case may be set.

The specific effect may be one or a plurality of times in the notification effect for notifying the result of one hit / fail determination. In the present embodiment, the basic modes of each specific effect generated in one notification effect are the same. That is, when a specific effect occurs a plurality of times in one notification effect, the basic mode of a specific effect and another specific effect is not different. In the present embodiment, the fluctuating decorative symbol 80 is pseudo-stopped and starts to fluctuate again (see FIGS. 3 (a) to (c) and (c) to (e)) as one specific effect. I reckon. Here, the "pseudo-stop" means a state in which the symbol appears to the player to be stopped, but is not completely stopped. For example, it refers to a state in which the design is slightly shaking. That is, in the case where the specific effect is generated a plurality of times, the decorative symbol 80 may start to fluctuate again after a pseudo stop, which may occur a plurality of times. It is suggested that the decorative symbol 80 at the time of pseudo-stop is a chance by making a predetermined combination (for example, a combination in order from the left. See FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (d)). It is good to do so. In the present embodiment, when the specific effects occur a plurality of times, the interval between the specific effects is short. That is, unlike the known "pseudo continuous effect", the interval between pseudo stops is not relatively long. Further, in a gaming machine equipped with a "pseudo continuous effect", it is known that an image indicating that the effect has occurred is displayed together with the occurrence of the effect (pseudo stop of a symbol). In the present embodiment, such an image is not displayed, and the pseudo stop → fluctuation restart of the decorative symbol 80 is repeated at high speed.

The image change effect changes the specific mode of the specific image 10 according to the specific effect generated in one notification effect. In the present embodiment, the number of times of the specific effect generated in the specific image 10 is shown. That is, the specific image 10 changes its specific mode each time a specific effect is generated.

In the state where the specific effect is not generated, the specific image 10 is in the normal mode (default mode) (see FIG. 3A). A normal aspect of the present embodiment is a symbol having a "circular" outer shape. Specifically, it is a pattern that represents a "crystal". It should be noted that the normal aspect does not indicate that the number of occurrences of the specific effect is "0" ("0" is not displayed), but is a number "0" or something corresponding to it (for example,). It may include the kanji characters "zero" and "nothing").

Then, when the first specific effect occurs, the number "1" is displayed on the specific image 10 (the number display 101 is displayed). Specifically, the specific image 10 has a specific mode in which the number "1" is superimposed on the above-mentioned normal mode (see FIG. 3C). After that, each time a specific effect occurs, the numbers are added as "2", "3", "4", and so on (see FIG. 3 (e)). That is, in the present embodiment, the specific mode of the specific image 10 changes each time the specific effect is generated. It should be noted that the mode of display in Arabic numerals is merely an example. The number of occurrences of a specific effect may be displayed by using Chinese numerals or the like.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of times the specific effect is generated is displayed on the specific image 10 showing the existence of the “variation hold”. Therefore, in a series of notification effects, it becomes easy to understand how many times a specific effect, which is a so-called chance-up effect, has occurred. Further, since the "degree of chance" corresponding to a certain hit / fail determination result is visually displayed on the specific image 10 which is the corresponding image, it contributes to the improvement of the taste of the game.

When the notification of the corresponding hit / fail determination result is completed, the specific image 10 is deleted. This point is the same as that of a known gaming machine. In the present embodiment, the specific image 10 is erased after the effect as if the specific image 10 representing the crystal was destroyed (see FIG. 4 (particularly FIG. 4C)). The same applies even when the specific effect is generated once or a plurality of times during the notification effect and the specific image 10 has a specific mode corresponding to the specific effect. That is, no matter what specific mode the specific image 10 is in, the specific image 10 is erased through an effect as if the specific image 10 was destroyed.

In this way, if the specific image 10 is erased after the effect as if it was destroyed, it is possible to make it easy to understand that the number of occurrences of the specific effect displayed on the specific image 10 is reset. Is.

Further, in the present embodiment, the specific image 10 is erased through the "effect as if it was destroyed" as described above only when the corresponding pass / fail judgment result is out of alignment (corresponding pass / fail judgment result). Will not be executed if is a jackpot). That is, there is also an effect that it is easy to understand that the result of the hit / miss judgment was wrong due to the effect of being destroyed. Further, in the present embodiment, even when the specific effect does not occur (when the mode of the specific image 10 remains the normal mode), the specific image 10 is erased through the “effect as if destroyed”. To.

Hereinafter, specific examples in which the gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment has been improved, modified, and embodied 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 In the above embodiment, it has been explained that the number of times the specific effect is generated in the specific image 10 is indicated by a “number”, but as a configuration in which the number of times the specific effect is generated is indicated by an element other than the “number”. May be good. For example, it is conceivable that the color of the specific image 10 changes when the specific effect is generated. Further, as a configuration in which the characters included in the specific image 10 change each time a specific effect occurs, such as "A, B, C, D ...", "I, ro, ha, ni ...". May be good.

○ Second Specific Example In the above embodiment, it has been explained that the specific mode of the specific image 10 changes (the “number” changes) each time the specific effect occurs, but the specific effect changes once. In the occurrence of the above, the aspect of the specific image 10 may not change. For example, the occurrence of a plurality of specific effects is set as one set, and the specific mode of the specific image 10 is changed when the specific effect for the one set occurs (note that the number of times the specific effect for one set is generated). May be constant or different) (see FIG. 5). Even with such a configuration, it is possible to grasp the approximate number of occurrences of a specific effect. In addition, in such a configuration, the jackpot reliability is set to increase with the occurrence of one set of specific effects as a delimiter (the reliability does not always increase with the occurrence of one specific effect). No settings). In this way, the change in the specific mode of the specific image 10 and the increase in the reliability are linked.

In this example as well, the number of specific effects can be displayed as a "number" as in the above embodiment. For example, in a configuration in which the number of specific effects for one set is set to 5 times, it is conceivable to change the number of the specific image 10 such as 5, 10, 15, ... ..

Further, as described in the first specific example, elements (colors and the like) other than numbers may be changed. The number of types of colors that can be adopted as the color of the specific image 10 is limited in view of making the color change easy to understand (the change is difficult to understand and inappropriate if the same type of color is adopted). Therefore, it can be said that it is a reasonable configuration to make the color change of the specific image 10 occur with the occurrence of the specific effect a plurality of times as a delimiter.

○ Third specific example The setting is such that when a specific effect occurs, an effect that pretends to be a failure (hereinafter, may be referred to as a failure effect) can occur. For example, in the case where a plurality of decorative symbols 80 are pseudo-stopped in a predetermined combination and the variation is started again as one specific effect, the plurality of decorative symbols 80 are pseudo-stopped in a predetermined combination (success). There are cases where the effect (= specific effect) occurs) and cases where the pseudo stop does not occur (failure effect occurs) (see FIG. 6).

In such a case, the success or failure of the production may not be known, and the player may not be able to grasp the exact number of occurrences of the specific production. In the present embodiment, the number of occurrences of the specific effect is shown in the specific image 10, and the number display 101 increases in the case of success, and the number display 101 does not increase in the case of failure. Therefore, the distinction between success and failure is made. It is possible to easily grasp the number of times of the specific effect that has occurred even if the image is not attached. In addition, the player who comes into contact with the specific effect for the first time may not be able to grasp what kind of effect is successful (whether it is a failure). By comparing, it becomes possible to grasp what kind of mode the successful production (specific production) is.

○ Fourth Specific Example The specific effect in the above embodiment is that the fluctuating decorative symbol 80 temporarily stops and then starts to change again, that is, a plurality of times in a series of notification effects. It was explained that the specific effects that can occur are the same type (type) of effects (meaning those that appear to be substantially the same to the player), but multiple types of effects that can occur as specific effects are set. It may be a configured configuration. As another type of specific effect, it can be exemplified that a predetermined image (hereinafter, also referred to as an opportunity image 20) is displayed (see FIG. 7 (particularly FIG. 7B)).

With such a configuration, the value of the numbers included in the specific image 10 increases due to the occurrence of various specific effects, so that it is possible to improve the taste of the game. In addition, a player who has little experience in playing the game machine 1 may not be able to grasp what the so-called chance-up effect is, so that the chance-up effect (specific effect) occurs. In that case, the number of the specific image 10 will increase, so that it is possible to grasp what kind of effect is the effect that increases the chance.

○ Fifth Specific Example The configuration is such that the form of the specific image 10 in which the image change effect can occur is limited. Specifically, a plurality of types of basic forms (excluding changes in the form due to the occurrence of a so-called hold change) are set as the specific image 10 (an image showing the change hold), and the plurality of types of basic forms are set. It is assumed that the image change effect can occur when one or a plurality of predetermined forms are a part of the forms. For example, as the basic form of the specific image 10, three types of a first form having a round outer shape, a second form having a triangular outer shape, and a third form having a square outer shape are set, and in the case of the first form among them. It is assumed that the image change effect can occur only (see FIG. 8). In line with this, it is preferable that the specific effect is also generated only when the specific image 10 is the first form. With such a configuration, it is possible to pay attention to the basic form of the specific image 10. There may be a plurality of basic forms in which the image change effect can occur, such as assuming that the image change effect can occur in the first form and the second form.

The basic form of the specific image 10 is set according to the mode of the notification effect (also referred to as a stage or the like). The mode is set to change the basic form of the notification effect. When the mode changes, the basic configuration of the notification effect changes. For example, it is conceivable that the basic configuration of the background image 30 displayed as the background of the decorative symbol 80 changes according to the mode (see FIG. 8). Each of the basic forms of the specific image 10 is associated with a mode different from each other. Therefore, it can be said that the image change effect occurs when the notification effect is set to one or a plurality of predetermined modes. With such a configuration, it is possible to pay attention to the change in the mode of the notification effect.

○ Sixth Specific Example In the above embodiment, when the notification of the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the specific image 10 (disappearance notification) is completed, the specific image 10 is deleted through an effect as if the specific image 10 was destroyed. Although the above has been described, the specific image 10 is erased through such an embodiment only when the specific effect is generated at least once and the number display 101 is shown on the specific image 10. That is, the specific image 10 is erased depending on whether the specific mode of the specific image 10 is changed due to the occurrence of the specific effect or the normal mode of the specific image 10 is maintained without the specific effect occurring. It is assumed that the effect (aspect immediately before erasing) up to the point of being erased is different. For example, when a specific effect occurs, it is erased through the above-mentioned destructive effect (see FIGS. 9 (a-1) to 9 (a-3)), while the specific effect does not occur. In some cases, it is configured to be erased without warning (see FIGS. 9 (b-1) to (b-3)). With such a configuration, the mode until the specific image 10 is erased when the specific effect occurs is different from the case where the specific effect does not occur. It becomes easier to understand that the number of times is reset when the notification of the result is completed.

It should be noted that the "destructive effect" that occurs when a specific effect occurs is just an example. It is only necessary that the mode immediately before the specific image 10 whose specific mode is changed is different from the mode immediately before the specific image 10 which has remained the normal mode is erased.

○ Seventh specific example As a so-called look-ahead effect, an effect that suggests the number of occurrences of a specific effect is generated. Since the look-ahead effect itself is known, a detailed description is omitted, but in the look-ahead effect, the probability that the hit / fail judgment result based on a certain hit / miss judgment information will be a big hit is obtained before the hit / miss judgment information. It is suggested even while the notification effect of the previous hit / fail judgment result based on the plurality of hit / miss judgment information is being executed.

A specific effect is generated at a stage where the notification effect corresponding to the target hit / fail determination result has not yet been started, that is, at a stage displayed as the reserved image 70, and the number of times of the generated specific effect (number of times display 101) is supported. It is displayed on the reserved image 70 (see FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b)). That is, the number of specific effects generated as the look-ahead effect is displayed at the stage of the reserved image 70. After that, each time the notification of the hit / fail determination result is completed, the so-called hold digestion order is advanced, and finally the hold image 70 becomes the specific image 10. The number of times of the specific effect (number of times display 101) added in the state of the reserved image 70 is taken over by the specific image 10 as it is (see FIG. 10C). Then, even after the specific image 10 is reached (after the notification effect corresponding to the hit / miss determination result of the target is started), the number of times is added with the occurrence of the specific effect.

In this way, from the stage of being displayed as the hold image 70, a specific effect can be generated as a look-ahead effect that suggests a hit / fail determination result corresponding to the hold image 70, and when the specific effect occurs at the stage. May change the specific mode of the reserved image 70 accordingly.

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 display means for displaying a specific image indicating the existence of a notification effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result and the notification of the hit / miss judgment result has not been completed.
In the notification effect corresponding to the specific image, an image change effect that changes the mode of the specific image according to the number of times the specific effect occurs, which suggests that the reliability, which is the probability that the hit / fail judgment result is a hit, has increased. The production execution means to be executed and
A gaming machine characterized by being equipped with.
In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the mode of the specific image changes according to the number of times the specific effect is generated. Therefore, in a series of notification effects, it becomes easy to understand how much a specific effect, which is a so-called chance-up effect, has occurred. In addition, since the "degree of chance" corresponding to a certain hit / fail judgment result is visually displayed on the specific image which is the corresponding image, it contributes to the improvement of the taste of the game.

・ Means 2
The image change effect according to means 1, wherein the mode of the specific image is changed so that the number of occurrences of the specific effect is shown in the specific image each time the specific effect is generated. Game machine.
By doing so, it becomes easy to understand the number of occurrences of the specific effect.

・ Means 3
A plurality of types of forms are set as the basic forms of the specific image.
The gaming machine according to means 1 or means 2, wherein the image change effect occurs when the basic form of the specific image is one or a plurality of predetermined forms.
With such a configuration, attention is paid to the basic form of the specific image, which contributes to improving the taste of the game.

・ Means 4
A plurality of types of modes in which the basic form of the notification effect changes are set.
The image change effect according to any one of means 1 to 3, wherein the image change effect occurs when the basic form of the notification effect is set to one or a plurality of predetermined modes. Game machine.
As described above, if the configuration is such that it occurs when the notification effect is set to one or a plurality of predetermined modes, it is possible to pay attention to the change in the mode of the notification effect.

・ Means 5
Regardless of the mode of the specific image, when the notification that the corresponding hit / fail judgment result is out of order is completed, the specific image is deleted through an effect as if it was destroyed. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4.
With such a configuration, it is possible to clearly show that the number of occurrences of the specific effect (change in the mode of the specific image due to the occurrence of the specific effect) has been reset by the completion of the notification of the corresponding hit / fail judgment result. is there.

・ Means 6
One or more of the specific effects are generated through the notification effect, and the mode of the specific image is changed accordingly, and the specific effect is not generated through the notification effect, and the mode of the specific image is changed. Any of means 1 to 4, characterized in that the effect until the specific image is erased is different when the notification that the corresponding hit / fail judgment result is out of order is completed. The gaming machine described in.
With such a configuration, the mode until the specific image is erased when the specific effect occurs is different from the case where the specific effect does not occur. Therefore, by comparing with that, the specific effect can be obtained. It is possible to more clearly show that the number of occurrences (change in the mode of the specific image due to the occurrence of the specific effect) has been reset by the completion of the notification of the corresponding hit / miss determination result.

1 Game machine 10 Specific image 101 Number of times display 20 Opportunity image 30 Background image 70 Hold image 80 Decorative pattern 91 Display device (display means)
911 display area

Claims (1)

A storage means for storing up to a predetermined number of hit / fail judgment information used for hit / fail judgment, and
Among the hit / fail judgment information, the hold image indicating the existence of the notification effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result and the notification effect for notifying the hit / fail judgment result are started, and the notification of the hit / miss judgment result is completed. Display means to display a specific image showing the existence of something that is not
It is a production that suggests that the reliability, which is the probability that the target hit / fail judgment result will be a hit, has increased, and the decoration pattern showing the hit / fail judgment result is displayed in a predetermined combination of opportunities. Specific effect execution means to execute the effect,
The mode of the hold image so that the number indicating the number of occurrences of the specific effect changes when the specific effect occurs at the stage where the existence of the hit / fail determination information corresponding to the target hit / fail determination result is shown as the hold image. On the other hand, when the specific effect occurs at the stage where the existence of the hit / fail determination information corresponding to the target hit / fail judgment result is shown as the specific image, the number indicating the number of occurrences of the specific effect changes. An image change effect executing means for executing an image change effect that changes the mode of the specific image, and
With
When the reserved image indicating the existence of the hit / fail determination information corresponding to the target hit / miss determination result includes a number indicating the number of occurrences of the specific effect, when the notification effect for notifying the target hit / fail determination result is started, the notification effect is started. A gaming machine characterized in that the numbers indicated by the reserved image are carried over to the specific image.

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