JP7093026B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine having an advantageous section in which an AT game can be executed and a normal section in which an AT game cannot be executed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-079881

By the way, in the field of gaming machines, there is a demand for gaming machines capable of providing a wide variety of playability in order to meet the needs of players.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of providing new playability.

The gaming machine of one aspect of the present invention is
It is equipped with a special winning / failing lottery section that performs a special winning / failing lottery using a lottery group having a plurality of lottery media including hits and misses.
In the special winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing is determined according to one lottery medium selected from the lottery group, the selected lottery medium is excluded from the lottery group, and the next lottery is performed.

According to the gaming machine of the above-described aspect, a special winning / failing lottery unit for performing a special winning / failing lottery using a lottery group having a plurality of lottery media including hits and misses is provided. The winning or failing of the special winning or losing lottery is determined according to one lottery medium selected from the lottery group. If the selected lottery medium is the loss, the selected loss is excluded from the lottery group and the next special winning / failing lottery is performed. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize a gaming machine capable of providing new playability.

The front view of the slot machine which is the gaming machine of one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the slot machine of FIG. The figure which shows the arrangement of the rotary reel of the slot machine of FIG. The schematic diagram which shows the effective line of the slot machine of FIG. The figure for demonstrating the 1st game state of the slot machine of FIG. The figure for demonstrating the 2nd game state of the slot machine of FIG. The figure for demonstrating the 3rd game state of the slot machine of FIG. The figure for demonstrating the game section of the slot machine of FIG. The figure for demonstrating the contents of the internal lottery table of the slot machine of FIG. The first figure for demonstrating the lottery group of the slot machine of FIG. The second figure for demonstrating the lottery group of the slot machine of FIG. The third figure for demonstrating the lottery group of the slot machine of FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating the process at the time of performing AT lottery using the determination by the determination part of the slot machine of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 which is an example of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a rectangular parallelepiped housing 10. The housing 10 has an opening (that is, a surface on the front side in the paper penetrating direction in FIG. 1) which is not shown on the front surface, and a plate-shaped front door 20 which can open and close the opening.

The front door 20 has a translucent display window 21 provided at a substantially central portion thereof, and is lockably attached to the housing 10. The display window 21 is arranged so that a plurality of symbols arranged on the surfaces of the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43, which will be described later, can be visually recognized in a state where the opening of the housing 10 is closed by the front door 20.

Further, the housing 10 has a liquid crystal display device 22, an illumination device 23, and a speaker 24, which are examples of the display unit. Each of the liquid crystal display device 22, the illumination device 23, and the speaker 24 is arranged above the display window 21 of the front door 20. Various effects during the game are performed using the liquid crystal display device 22, the illumination device 23, and the speaker 24. For example, the liquid crystal display device 22 displays various effect images (effect moving images) during the game, and displays predetermined information and the like. Further, the illumination device 23 turns on or off in a predetermined pattern when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the speaker 24 outputs a predetermined sound when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

Further, the housing 10 has a payout port 25 for paying out medals, a lower plate 26 for storing medals paid out from the payout port 25, and an operation unit 30. Each of the payout port 25, the lower plate 26, and the operation unit 30 is arranged at the lower part of the display window 21 of the front door 20.

The operation unit 30 is provided on the medal insertion slot 31 for inserting medals as an example of a game medium, the bet switch 32 for betting medals, and the front door 20 so as to be operable. It has a start switch 33 that rotates 42, 43, and a stop switch 34, 35, 36 that is operably provided on the front door 20 and stops each rotating reel 41, 42, 43 that is rotating by operation. Each switch of the operation unit 30 outputs an operation signal based on the operation of the player. Further, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided in the medal insertion slot 31, detects the insertion of a medal into the medal insertion slot 31 by the player, and outputs a detection signal.

In addition, the operation unit 30 is provided with a settlement switch (not shown), a storage medal display unit (not shown) as an example of the display unit, and the like. In addition to the number of stored medals, the stored medal display unit is configured to be able to display that the game section described later is an advantageous section. Further, the operation unit 30 has a switch that can be turned on and off by the operation of the player, and is configured to be able to set whether or not to display the total number of lottery media described later on the liquid crystal display device 22 via this switch. There is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 includes a control device 100 for controlling the entire slot machine 1, a rotary reel unit 40, a rotary reel position detection sensor 44, and a hopper unit 50 for paying out medals. .. The control device 100, the rotary reel unit 40, the rotary reel position detection sensor 44, and the hopper unit 50 change the set values of the power supply device (not shown) for turning on / off the main power of the slot machine 1 and the slot machine 1. It is arranged inside the housing 10 together with the operation unit 45 and the like operated by the administrator at the time of the operation.

The rotary reel unit 40 is arranged substantially in the center of the inside of the housing 10 and drives a plurality of rotary reels (three rotary reels 41, 42, 43 in this embodiment) and the rotary reels 41, 42, 43. It is composed of stepping motors 61, 62, 63. Each of the rotary reels 41, 42, 43 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of rotary reels 41, 42, 43 are arranged on the surface thereof at intervals along the circumferential direction of each rotary reel 41, 42, 43. A symbol and a reference point (not shown) are provided. The reference point is arranged at the center of the zeroth symbol (bell A) of the rotary reels 41, 42, 43, for example.

Here, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9, an outline of the game performed by the slot machine 1 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, when playing a game with the slot machine 1, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 31 or medals (that is, credits) stored by operating the bet switch 32 are used. Then bet the medal. When a predetermined number of medals (for example, 1 to 3) are bet, the valid line is activated and the start switch 33 can be operated, that is, the game can be started. Become. At this time, medals inserted in excess of the specified number set according to the gaming state and the like are stored as credits.

As shown in FIG. 4, the effective line is a virtual line for determining the winning of the winning combination, and the symbols of the rotating reels 41, 42, and 43 displayed on the display window 21 by this effective line are 1 respectively. They are connected one by one. In this slot machine 1, the effective line is composed of, for example, a downward-sloping line 70, and is activated by betting a predetermined number of medals (for example, 3 medals). As an example, the symbols displayed on the display window 21 of the slot machine 1 are three symbols for each rotating reel.

When the start switch 33 is operated in a state where the game can be started, a lottery by a computer (hereinafter referred to as an internal lottery) performed in the slot machine 1 is performed, and the rotations of the rotating reels 41, 42, and 43 are rotated. It will be started. When any of the stop switches 34, 35, 36 is operated in this state, the rotary reels 41, 42, 43 corresponding to the operated stop switches 34, 35, 36 are stopped and hit the display window 21. The result according to the role played is displayed. When all the rotating reels 41, 42, 43 are stopped, a predetermined number of medals are paid out according to the winning combination, and one game ends. In this embodiment, when all the rotary reels 41, 42, 43 are stopped and the combination of symbols set for each winning combination by the internal lottery is arranged on the effective line 70, the effective line 70 is used. It is determined that the winning combination corresponding to the combination of the symbols arranged above has won. It should be noted that the case where the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination does not stop on the effective line 70 (at the time of so-called loss) is also included in the winning.

In this way, a series of operations for obtaining the result of the game by operating the bet switch 32, the start switch 33, and the stop switches 34, 35, 36 is called a game. The unit of the game is a game, and one game is called a unit game.

Further, during the game, one game section is set from the plurality of game sections, and one game state is set from the plurality of game states. Then, an internal lottery is performed based on the set game section and game state. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the gaming state includes a first gaming state, a second gaming state, and a third gaming state.

The first game state is a game state for determining the type of replay combination (see FIG. 9) and the winning probability among the winning combinations (hereinafter, simply referred to as winning combinations) by internal lottery, and as an example. As shown in FIG. 5, it is composed of RT0 and RT1.

RT0 is set when the second game state shifts from the special role implementation state to the special role non-carryover state, or when the game state is initialized (for example, when the RAM is cleared) (that is, the first game state is set). Transition from RT1 to RT0). Further, the first gaming state immediately after the slot machine 1 is installed in a store or the like is also set to RT0. In other words, the first game state is all set to RT0 except when the kind BB is carried out.

RT1 is set when the second gaming state shifts from the special role non-carry-over state to the special role implementation state (that is, the first gaming state shifts from RT0 to RT1). In RT1, as shown in FIG. 9, there is no possibility of hitting the replay combination and the kind BB. Further, in RT1, the section transition lottery described later and the AT lottery described later are not performed.

The second game state is a special role non-carry-over state in which the prize of the type BB won by the internal lottery is not carried over, a special role carry-over state in which the prize of the type BB won by the internal lottery is carried over, and a type of winning. Includes a special role implementation status for implementing BB.

The special role non-carry-over state is when the number of medals paid out from the transition to the special role implementation state exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 180 or 2), or the game state is initialized (for example, RAM clear). It is set when certain conditions such as (hours) are met.

The special role carry-over state is set when a kind of BB is won by an internal lottery and a predetermined condition described later is satisfied. The first-class BB is a bonus continuous operation device (so-called big bonus) related to the first-class special bonus, and is an example of the special bonus. If the type BB is carried over, the type BB will not be drawn. Further, the flag of the kind BB carried over is configured so as not to disappear even if the set value is changed, but it may be configured to disappear.

The special role implementation state is set when the special role is won and won by an internal lottery, and is a kind BB implementation state (shown in FIG. 6, BB in general) and the RB carry-over state (in FIG. 6, inside JAC). Includes) and RB implementation status (shown in FIG. 6, JAC). BB in general is set when a special role is won. The BB general is an example of the non-internal state of the accessory, and is set when the RB (JAC1 to JAC1 to 4 in FIG. 9) of the example of the special accessory is not hit by the internal lottery. The inside of JAC is an example of the internal state of the accessory, and when the second game state is a kind of BB implementation state BB general, the RB (that is, JAC1 to 4 in FIG. 9) is won by internal lottery and the RB wins a prize. Set if not. During JAC, it is an example of the character implementation state, and is set when the winning RB wins a prize. During JAC, 12 games are consumed from the time of transition to JAC, or some role wins 8 times during JAC, and the transition is made to BB in general.

The third gaming state is a state for determining the effect performed during the game, and as an example, as shown in FIG. 7, it is composed of a general gaming state and an AT.

The general game state is a state in which the instruction function does not occur, and is set, for example, after changing the set value, after clearing the RAM, after the end of AT, and until the AT lottery is won. The slot machine 1 has, as a general game state, a normal state and a high probability state (so-called chance zone) in which the probability of winning the AT lottery is higher than the normal state. As an example, the AT lottery is performed according to the winning combination by the internal lottery when the first game state is RT0 and the game section is an advantageous section. The transition from the normal state to the high probability state is performed, for example, when the internal lottery is performed when the first game state is RT0 and the game section is an advantageous section, and as a result, the AT lottery is not won. It is done by winning the high probability state transition lottery. It should be noted that the general gaming state may include a state in which the notification of the operation procedure of the push order combination is generated, although it is different from the AT.

The AT is an example of a special game state in which the instruction function is generated, and the number of games elapsed since the third game state shifts to the AT reaches the number of games that can be played in the AT (that is, the number of AT games). Is set up to. In the AT, the push order of the push order combination with the payout of the medal is notified, and the expected value of winning the medal is higher than that in the general gaming state (for example, the normal state).

The AT and the high-probability state are examples of advantageous states that are more advantageous to the player than the normal state, and the AT lottery and the high-probability state transition lottery are examples of the advantageous state lottery. Further, the AT or the extended lottery in the high probability state may be included in the advantageous state lottery.

The game section is a state for determining whether or not the processing related to the instruction function is performed, and as an example, as shown in FIG. 8, it is composed of an advantageous section and a normal section.

The advantageous section is a section in which processing and lottery related to the instruction function can be executed, and the advantageous section ends after the game section wins the section transition lottery performed based on the result of the internal lottery performed in the normal section. It is set until the conditions are met. The advantageous section includes an advantageous section in which the third gaming state progresses in the general gaming state and an advantageous section in which the third gaming state progresses in the special gaming state (that is, AT).

The normal section is a section in which processing and lottery related to the instruction function cannot be executed, and is set when an advantageous section is not set as a game section. In the normal section, the third gaming state progresses in the general gaming state.

The instruction function is a function that teaches the player the operation procedure (for example, the push order of the push order) or the operation method that affects the ball ejection by some method, and for example, the stop switches 34, 35, and 36 are predetermined. The function to instruct the push order of the push order combination that can be won by operating according to the operation procedure of, or the position of the rotary reels 41, 42, 43 when the stop switches 34, 35, 36 are operated in advance. A function that indicates the operation position of a winning combination when the operation position is specified. That is, AT is set as the third gaming state only when the gaming section is an advantageous section.

Next, the control device 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 100 includes a main control unit 110 and a sub control unit 120.

Each of the main control unit 110 and the sub control unit 120 includes a CPU for performing calculations and the like, a storage device (for example, ROM and RAM) for storing programs or data necessary for the progress of a game, and the like. The main control unit 110 includes an internal lottery unit 111, a rotary reel control unit 112, a game result determination unit 113, a section control unit 114, a game state control unit 115, a measurement unit 116, and a set value control unit 117. It has a special winning / failing lottery unit 118, and controls for advancing the game. The sub control unit 120 has an effect control unit 121, and controls for performing various effects and the like.

Each of the main control unit 110 and the sub control unit 120 described below is a function realized by the CPU executing a predetermined program.

The internal lottery unit 111 has a plurality of internal lottery tables, and performs an internal lottery in response to the reception of the operation of the start switch 33. Specifically, the internal lottery unit 111 determines the first game state (in other words, the RT state) when the operation of the start switch 33 is accepted, and selects the internal lottery table based on the determined RT state. Then, the internal lottery unit 111 performs an internal lottery based on the selected internal lottery table and the random number acquired when the operation of the start switch 33 is accepted.

For example, the winning combination is determined based on the internal lottery table shown in FIG. This internal lottery table is provided for each RT state, and has information on a winning area that may be won by the internal lottery. At least one combination of symbols is set in this winning area.

In FIG. 9, in each of the RT state and the second gaming state, the winning area that may be won is indicated by “◯”, and the winning area that is not likely to be won is indicated by “×”. That is, each internal lottery table is provided with a plurality of areas (regions of numbers) in which the roles corresponding to the random numbers acquired when the start switch 33 is operated are stored. Each of the above is associated with the winning region indicated by “◯” in FIG.

For example, the slot machine 1 has a push order role that maximizes the payout of the game medium by operating the stop switches 34, 35, and 36 according to a predetermined operation procedure as a role of winning the internal lottery. In this slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 9, the push order is "left correct answer bell", "middle / left / right bell", "middle / right / left bell", "right / left / middle bell". And has "right / middle / left bell". If you win each push order, you will win multiple roles at the same time. As a result, each push order combination is set while the "bell", which pays out eight medals, wins when the stop switches 34, 35, and 36 are operated according to the set operation order. When the stop switches 34, 35, and 36 are operated in an order different from the operation order, "missing" or "one-card combination" is configured to win a prize.

The rotary reel control unit 112 controls the stepping motors 61, 62, 63 of the rotary reel unit 40 in response to the reception of the operation of the start switch 33 or the stop switches 34, 35, 36, and the rotary reels 41, 42, Starts or stops the rotation of 43 (that is, controls the rotation of the rotary reels 41, 42, 43).

For example, when the start switch 33 is operated while all the rotary reels 41, 42, 43 are stopped, the rotary reel control unit 112 rotates all the rotary reels 41, 42, 43. When the stop switches 34, 35, 36 corresponding to the rotating rotary reels 41, 42, 43 are operated while any of the rotary reels 41, 42, 43 is rotating, the rotary reel control unit 112 , Stops the rotary reels 41, 42, 43 corresponding to the operated stop switches 34, 35, 36.

When stopping each of the rotary reels 41, 42, 43, the rotary reel control unit 112 has a winning combination by internal lottery and a timing at which the stop switches 34, 35, 36 are operated (that is, the stop switches 34, 35, respectively). , The positions of the corresponding rotary reels 41, 42, and 43 when the operation of 36 is accepted), the pull-in control or the kick-off control is performed. The pull-in control is a control for stopping the rotation of each of the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43 so as to pull the symbol corresponding to the winning combination onto the effective line 70. The kick-off control is a control for stopping the rotation of the rotary reels 41, 42, and 43 so that the symbols corresponding to the winning combinations are not aligned on the effective line 70.

The game result determination unit 113 determines the result of the game based on the result of the internal lottery and the result of the stop control of the rotary reels 41, 42, 43. The result of the game includes, for example, a determination as to whether or not the winning combination has won a prize based on the symbols aligned on the valid line.

Further, the game result determination unit 113 controls the hopper unit 50 and pays out medals based on the result of the determined game or the reception of the operation of the settlement switch. The medals paid out based on the result of the game (that is, the medals obtained by winning or winning the winning combination) are first stored as credits. Then, when the credit upper limit (for example, 50 cards) is exceeded as a result of storing the medals, the medals exceeding the upper limit are paid out from the hopper unit 50. Further, when the settlement switch is operated when there are one or more stored medals (that is, when the credit is one or more), the stored medals are paid out from the hopper unit 50.

Further, for example, when the third game state shifts to the AT, the game result determination unit 113 outputs a signal indicating that the third game state shifts to the AT to the hall computer and notifies the administrator.

The section control unit 114 sets a game section from a plurality of game sections (in this embodiment, a normal section and an advantageous section).

Specifically, when the game section is a normal section, the section control unit 114 performs a section transition lottery, which is a lottery for whether to leave the game section as the normal section or set it as an advantageous section. When the section transition lottery is won, the game section is set as an advantageous section. Whether or not the section transition lottery is successful is determined by, for example, whether or not the winning combination (that is, the winning combination subject to the lottery) is won by the internal lottery.

The section shift lottery may or may not have a difference in winning probability depending on the set value of the slot machine 1. When a difference is provided in the winning probability of the section transition lottery, for example, it may be realized by setting a setting difference in the winning probability in the internal lottery of the lottery target combination, or it is performed when the lottery target combination is won by the internal lottery. It may be realized by setting a difference in the winning probability of the lottery.

Further, when the game section is an advantageous section, the section control unit 114 determines whether to leave the game section as an advantageous section or to set it as a normal section. In this embodiment, the section control unit 114 determines whether or not the third gaming state has shifted from the AT to the general gaming state, and when it is determined that the third gaming state has shifted to the general gaming state, the section control unit 114 sets the gaming section from the advantageous section. Set to the normal section.

Further, in the section control unit 114, the number of games (that is, the number of advantageous section digestion games) elapsed since the game section measured by the measurement unit 116 is set as the advantageous section reaches a predetermined value (for example, 1500 games). If this is the case, or if the difference in the number of medals after the game section is set to the advantageous section reaches a predetermined value (for example, 2400), the game section is shifted from the advantageous section to the normal section.

When the game section shifts to the advantageous section, the section control unit 114 operates the instruction function during the advantageous section, and the accessory (that is, RB or CT) and the accessory continuous operation device (that is, a kind BB). ), Only when the average payout rate exceeds 100% when the game is advanced so that the small winning combination is paid out and the maximum number of prizes is won, in the advantageous section via the display unit provided in the operation unit 30. Display that there is.

The game state control unit 115 has an RT state control unit 1151 and a game state setting unit 1152.

The RT state control unit 1151 sets one RT state in which an internal lottery is performed from a plurality of RT states (R0 and RT1 in this embodiment). Specifically, as described above, the RT state control unit 1151 sets the first game state to RT0 when the second game state shifts to the special role non-carryover state, and the second game state is the special role implementation state. When shifting to, the first game state is set to RT1.

The game state setting unit 1152 sets one game state from a plurality of second game states (that is, a special role non-carry-over state, a special role carry-over state, and a special role implementation state).

Further, the game state setting unit 1152 determines whether or not the third game state is set to AT (that is, whether or not the AT is hit) based on the result of the AT lottery. Specifically, when the game state setting unit 1152 determines that the first game state is RT0 and the AT lottery performed when the game section is an advantageous section is won, the third game state is a special game. Set to state (ie AT). When the third game state is set to AT, the game state setting unit 1152 notifies the push order of the push order combination with the payout of medals. Notification of the push order of the push order combination is performed, for example, via the liquid crystal display device 22.

The measuring unit 116 has, for example, the number of games elapsed since the game section was set as the advantageous section (that is, the number of advantageous section digestion games) based on the result of the game determined by the game result determination unit 113, and The difference in the number of medals after the game section is set as the advantageous section is measured. Further, for example, the measuring unit 116 measures the time elapsed from the starting point set after all the rotating reels 41, 42, and 43 have reached steady rotation.

The set value control unit 117 is set to one of a plurality of set values (six in this embodiment) having different degrees of advantage for the game (for example, machine discount) when the administrator operates the operation unit 45. To set. The difference in the degree of advantage is realized, for example, by providing a difference in the winning probability of the internal lottery for a predetermined combination. In addition, the set value control unit 117 sets the degree of advantage related to ball ejection such as the transition rate to the advantageous section, the AT lottery, and the AT addition lottery.

An example of how to set the set value is shown below. This method is performed in the order of (1) to (7).
(1) Open the front door 20.
(2) Turn off the main power of the slot machine 1. By turning off the main power of the slot machine 1b, all the rotating reels 41, 42, and 43 are stopped, but the winning determination is not performed by stopping the rotating reels 41, 42, 43.
(3) Insert the setting change key at a predetermined position on the operation unit 45 to change the setting change mode from off to on.
(4) Turn on the main power of the slot machine 1.
(5) The current set value is displayed, for example, on the storage medal display unit of the operation unit 30. By operating a predetermined button, the set value displayed on the storage medal display unit is adjusted to the desired set value.
(6) Operate the start switch 33. By operating the start switch 33, the set value of the slot machine 1 is changed to the set value displayed on the storage medal display unit.
(7) Change the setting change mode from on to off and extract the setting change key.

The effect control unit 121 determines the effect for each game based on the game state in which the internal lottery is performed and the result of the internal lottery, via the liquid crystal display device 22, the lighting device 23, and the speaker 24. And output the determined production. Further, the staging control unit 121 outputs the operation procedure of the stop switches 34, 35, 36 notified by the generation of the instruction function via the liquid crystal display device 22 or the like to notify the player.

The special win / fail lottery unit 118 performs a special win / fail lottery using a lottery group having a plurality of lottery media including hits and misses. The special win / fail lottery is applicable to all lottery performed during the game (for example, internal lottery for a specific role, AT lottery and AT extension lottery), and one lottery medium is selected from the lottery group. The result is determined according to the selected lottery medium. In the special winning / failing lottery, the selected lottery medium is removed from the lottery group and the next lottery is performed. For example, if the lottery medium selected in the first special win / fail lottery is a loss, the selected loser is excluded from the lottery group in the next special win / fail lottery.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, it is assumed that the special winning / failing lottery unit 118 performs a special winning / failing lottery in which the total number of lottery media is "8912", the number of hits is "1", and the number of losses is "8911". In this case, when the loss is selected in the special winning / failing lottery performed for the first time, the selected loss is removed and the number of losses becomes "8190" as shown in FIG. That is, the special winning / failing lottery is configured so that the winning probability increases for each lottery until a winning is selected, and in the special winning / failing lottery of FIG. 10, the winning is always selected within 8192 times of the lottery. In addition, the special winning / failing lottery may be configured so that the winning is always selected when all the losses are removed, or the winning is selected based on other conditions. You may. For example, if the special win / fail lottery is performed with all the losses removed, and if the player wins a predetermined role (for example, replay) by the internal lottery that is performed at the same time, it is considered that the lottery has been lost to the special win / fail lottery. If you win a role other than the role, you may consider that you have won the special winning / failing lottery.

The composition of the lottery group (for example, the total number of lottery media, the number of hits) and the number of lottery groups can be arbitrarily set. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the special winning / failing lottery unit 118 has a plurality of lottery groups having different configurations (in FIG. 12, three lottery groups A to C are shown as an example), and the special winning / failing lottery is performed. At the time of the drawing, at least one lottery group may be selected from a plurality of lottery groups by lottery, and a special winning / failing lottery may be performed using the selected lottery group. In this case, the lottery group may be selected by the player operating the operation unit 30. Further, the timing of performing the special winning / failing lottery and the timing of selecting the lottery group may be the same or different.

The composition of the lottery group may be set in advance, or may be set by lottery when performing a special winning / failing lottery. For example, the composition of the lottery group may be reset when the game section shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section, or the composition of the lottery group may be set when the game section is set to the advantageous section. You may. Further, the composition of the lottery group can be configured to be changeable during the game. For example, when a loss is selected 10 times in a row in the special win / loss lottery, one win may be added to the lottery group by lottery, or one loss may be excluded from the lottery group. Further, not only when the special winning / failing lottery is continuously lost, the winning or losing may be increased or decreased by winning the so-called rare role. That is, the composition of the lottery group can be changed by satisfying arbitrary conditions during the game.

One lottery group may be used for a plurality of different special winning / failing lottery. For example, the special winning / failing lottery unit 118 can perform a special winning / failing lottery using one lottery group for two AT extension lottery having different expected acquisition values of the number of additional games. For example, if you win the "watermelon" by internal lottery, the AT extension lottery with the lower expected value of the number of additional games will be performed, and if you win the "cherry" by the internal lottery, the expected value of the number of additional games will be acquired. A high AT extension lottery is done. Although the special win / loss lottery is used for the winning / failing of the AT extension lottery, the number of games to be added may be configured to change depending on the winning combination when the special winning / failing lottery is performed. In this case, the role of winning the special winning / failing lottery becomes important, and the playability can be enhanced.

By performing such two AT extension lottery using one lottery group, not only the success or failure of the AT extension lottery, but also the type of the winning combination by the internal lottery, the timing of winning the AT extension lottery, etc. are combined. A new playability can be realized.

Further, the special winning / failing lottery unit 118 has a determination unit 1181. The determination unit 1181 determines whether to make a success determination or a failure determination according to the winning combination by the internal lottery. The success determination determines whether or not an arbitrary lottery has been won, and the failure determination determines whether or not an arbitrary lottery has been won. The success or failure of the determined judgment is made by a special success or failure lottery.

As an example, with reference to FIG. 13, a process in which an AT lottery is performed using the determination by the determination unit 1181 will be described. The process described below is performed by, as an example, the CPU executing a predetermined program.

When the internal lottery is performed (step S1) and the replay is won by the internal lottery (step S2), the determination unit 1181 makes a failure determination (step S3) and either bell or rare role (for example, watermelon or cherry). ) (Step S7), success determination is performed (step S8). If the failure determination is successful (“YES” in step S4), the AT lottery is missed (step S6), and the success determination is successful (“YES” in step S9), the AT lottery is won (step S11). If the role of rare is won, the success determination is performed a plurality of times (for example, twice). In this case, the lottery medium is excluded from the lottery group every time the success determination is made.

When the failure determination fails (“NO” in step S4), the loss is excluded from the lottery group used for the failure determination (step S5), the process returns to step S1, and the internal lottery is performed again. Similarly, when the success determination fails (“NO” in step S9), the loss is excluded from the lottery group used for the failure determination (step S10), the process returns to step S1, and the internal lottery is performed again. When all the losses are excluded from the lottery group, the failure determination in step S3 and the success determination in step S8 always succeed.

The special win / fail lottery relating to the success / failure of the success determination and the failure determination is performed by a special win / fail lottery using one lottery group. For example, it is assumed that a special winning / failing lottery is performed using a lottery group in which the total number of lottery media is "12", the number of hits is "1", and the number of losses is set to "11". If the replay is won in the first game after the start of the AT lottery, a failure determination with a success probability of 1/12 is performed. If a loss is selected in the special win / fail lottery performed in this failure judgment, the success probability is determined regardless of whether the selected loss is removed from the lottery group and then the success judgment or the failure judgment is made. It becomes 1/11.

By performing the AT lottery using the determination by the determination unit 1181 in this way, not only the success or failure of the AT lottery but also the type of the winning combination by the internal lottery (that is, which of the success determination and the failure determination is determined) is performed. ), And a new playability that combines the timing of successful determination and the like can be realized.

The special win / fail lottery unit 118 uses the special win / fail lottery to perform a benefit grant lottery as to whether or not the benefit based on the operation of the start switch 33 is granted by winning. For example, when the rotary reel control unit 112 wins a predetermined combination (for example, a rare combination such as watermelon or cherry) by internal lottery, the stop switches 34, 35, 36 are temporarily disabled for a freeze period. When the freeze period occurs, the player is given benefits according to the game state in which the freeze period has occurred, such as winning the AT lottery or the AT extension lottery. In this case, the lottery for whether or not to generate the freeze period performed in the special win / fail lottery corresponds to the benefit grant lottery. Further, the benefits based on the operation of the start switch 33 include, for example, suggestion of setting or reduction of the number of ceiling games in the case of the slot machine 1 having a so-called ceiling function. That is, the benefit-giving lottery may be, for example, a lottery for whether or not to suggest a set value, or a lottery for whether or not to shorten the number of ceiling games.

According to the slot machine 1, the following effects can be exhibited.

According to the slot machine 1, a special winning / failing lottery unit 118 for performing a special winning / failing lottery using a lottery group having a plurality of lottery media including hits and misses is provided. The winning / failing of the special winning / failing lottery 118 is determined according to one lottery medium selected from the lottery group. If the selected lottery medium is the loss, the selected loss is excluded from the lottery group and the next special winning / failing lottery is performed. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize a new playability that combines not only the success or failure of the lottery, but also, for example, the type of the winning combination by the internal lottery, the timing of winning the lottery, and the like. As a result, the slot machine 1 capable of providing new playability can be realized. Further, according to the slot machine 1, since the probability of winning increases by repeating the loss, it is possible to suppress the decrease in the player's motivation to play even if the loss occurs.

Further, the slot machine 1 can arbitrarily adopt any one or a plurality of configurations of the plurality of configurations shown below. That is, any one or more of the following plurality of configurations can be arbitrarily deleted if they are included in the embodiment, and can be arbitrarily added if they are not included in the embodiment. can. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to realize a gaming machine capable of providing more new playability.

The number of hits set in the lottery group is plural. In this case, when the special winning / failing lottery is performed, not only the loss but also the winning may be excluded from the lottery group.

The slot machine 1 further includes a liquid crystal display device 22 for displaying the configuration of the lottery medium.

The slot machine 1 further includes an operation unit 30 capable of setting whether or not to display the configuration of the lottery medium on the liquid crystal display device 22. The player may perform the operation of whether or not to display the composition of the lottery medium for the operation unit 30, or the store staff may perform the operation.

The special winning / failing lottery unit 118 has a plurality of lottery groups having different configurations, and when the special winning / failing lottery is performed, at least one lottery group is selected from the plurality of lottery groups according to predetermined conditions and selected. A special winning / failing lottery will be conducted using the lottery group.

The special winning / failing lottery has a first special winning / failing lottery and a second special winning / failing lottery different from the first special winning / failing lottery. The special win / fail lottery and the second special win / fail lottery can be executed.

Depending on the winning combination of the special winning / failing lottery unit 118, a success determination for determining whether or not the lottery has been won or a failure determination for determining whether or not the lottery has been lost is determined. It has a determination unit 1181 that determines whether or not to perform the determination, and whether or not the determined determination is correct or not is determined by a special correctness or rejection lottery.

The special win / fail lottery unit 118 uses the special win / fail lottery to perform a benefit grant lottery as to whether or not the benefit based on the operation of the start switch is granted by winning.

The special winning / failing lottery unit 118 resets the composition of the lottery group when the game section shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section.

The special winning / failing lottery unit 118 sets the configuration of the lottery group when the game section is set to the advantageous section.

The slot machine 1 can also be configured as follows.

The determination unit 1181 can be omitted.

The special win / fail lottery is not limited to the case where it is used for the lottery related to the payout, but may be used for the lottery related to the production. The lottery related to the effect includes, for example, a setting suggestion effect. In this case, by generating a lottery group when the set value is determined and performing the setting suggestion effect generation lottery at a predetermined timing by the special hit / fail lottery, the setting suggestion effect can be always generated during the game. .. Further, it is assumed that the setting confirmation effect includes a plurality of effects (for example, "6 confirmation", "123 denial", "456 confirmation", "56 confirmation"). Depending on the determined setting value, there is a possibility that a plurality of these setting confirmation effects are applicable (for example, when the determined setting value is, for example, setting 6, all of the above four setting confirmation effects are applicable. ). In such a situation, it is conceivable to determine the setting confirmation effect to be generated by a lottery, but this lottery can also be performed by a special winning / failing lottery. In this case, by performing a special winning / failing lottery using a lottery group including four hits corresponding to each finalizing effect, it is possible to configure all the setting finalizing effects to occur.

The AT lottery and the high-probability state transition lottery (CZ lottery) may be performed by a special winning / failing lottery using one lottery group. Usually, AT has a higher expected value of getting a ball than CZ. Therefore, even if the CZ lottery is repeatedly missed, the expected winning value of the AT winning is high, so that it is possible to suppress a decrease in the player's motivation to play.

When one lottery group is selected from a plurality of lottery groups, one lottery group to be selected may be determined by lottery, or each of the plurality of lottery groups is assigned a different number to each other and is assigned a number. It may be decided in ascending order of. In this case, the lottery group that may be selected may be configured to include at least one hit, or may be configured to include a lottery group that does not contain any hits. good. In addition, the lottery group in which all the lost or hits are excluded may be erased from the storage medium, or may not be included in the lottery group that may be selected without being erased from the storage medium. May be good.

The special winning / failing lottery may be performed during the general gaming state during the advantageous section. For example, a special winning / failing lottery may be performed each time the number of games played in an advantageous section and in a general game state reaches a predetermined number. In this case, by making the total number of lottery media correspond to the number of ceiling games, the staging effect can be enhanced. For example, suppose that the number of ceiling games is 500, a special winning / failing lottery is performed every 50 games, and the total number of lottery media included in the lottery group is set to 10. In this case, if Atari is selected in the special winning / failing lottery by the time the number of ceiling games is reached, the winning of the bonus or AT will be confirmed.

When the slot machine 1 has a plurality of modes having different numbers of ceiling games, one of the plurality of modes may be set in the general gaming state in which the slot machine 1 progresses in the advantageous section. In this case, it is preferable to set the configuration of the lottery group (for example, the total number of lottery media, the number of hits) according to the mode. At that time, if the total number of lottery media and the number of hits are notified, the player can guess the current stay mode by checking the notification contents, and the motivation to continue the game is increased.

The advantageous state lottery is not limited to the AT lottery and the high probability state transition lottery. For example, when the slot machine 1 has an ART or a pseudo-bonus, the advantageous state lottery includes an ART lottery, a pseudo-bonus lottery, an ART extension lottery, and the like.

The condition for forcibly setting the advantageous section to the normal section by the section control unit 114 is not limited to the number of advantageous section digestion games reaching 1500 games and the difference number of advantageous sections reaching 2400. Under conditions different from these conditions, the advantageous section may be forcibly set in the normal section, or the condition for forcibly setting the advantageous section in the normal section may not be provided. For example, when the number of advantageous section digestion games reaches 1500 games, the advantageous section is forcibly set in the normal section, but when the difference number of advantageous sections reaches 2400, the advantageous section is forced in the normal section. It may be configured not to be set. Further, for example, except when the advantageous section is forcibly set to the normal section, once the game section is set to the advantageous section, a so-called bonus (for example, a kind BB) is won once or , The advantageous section may not be set to the normal section until the push order of the push order combination (for example, the push order bell) that maximizes the payout of medals is notified once.

When the setting value of the slot machine 1 is changed, the game section may be set to inherit the state immediately before the setting value of the slot machine 1 is changed, or is set to the preset initial state. (Ie, it may be initialized).

In the above-described embodiment, the instruction function is activated during the advantageous section, and the average of the payout rates when the game is advanced so that the small winning combination is paid out and the maximum number of winnings is obtained except for the accessory and the accessory continuous operating device. Is configured to be displayed on the display unit only when is more than 100%, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the game section shifts to the advantageous section, the display unit may be configured to always indicate that the advantageous section is in progress.

In the above embodiment, when the game section shifts to the advantageous section, the section control unit 114 is configured to display that the game section is the advantageous section via the display unit provided in the operation unit 30. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the liquid crystal display device 22 may be configured to also serve as a display unit, or the display unit may be omitted so as not to indicate that the game section is an advantageous section. After the display unit displays that it is an advantageous section, it may or may not continue to display that it is an advantageous section until the advantageous section ends.

The control device 100 is an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) or an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) specially designed to realize a predetermined function only by hardware instead of a CPU that executes a predetermined function in cooperation with software. , ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) may be included.

The main control unit 110 and the sub control unit 120 may be provided on different substrates or may be provided on the same substrate. That is, the main control unit 110 and the sub control unit 120 may each include a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, or may share the CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

The push order combination is not limited to the case where a prize is won by operating the stop switches 34, 35, 36 in a predetermined push order. For example, the push order combination may be won by operating the stop switches 34, 35, 36 at a predetermined position, or in addition to the predetermined position, the stop switches 34, 35, 36 may be performed in a predetermined push order. You may win a prize by operating.

The internal lottery table is not limited to the information shown in FIG. 9, but may include any other information depending on the design of the slot machine.

At least one effective line may be set, and two or more effective lines may be set.

If possible, the configuration of the main control unit 110 may be provided in the sub control unit 120, or the configuration of the sub control unit 120 may be provided in the main control unit 110.

The present invention is not limited to slot machines, but can be applied to, for example, pachinko gaming machines.

By appropriately combining any of the various embodiments or modifications thereof, the effects of each can be achieved. Further, a combination of embodiments, a combination of examples, or a combination of an embodiment and an embodiment is possible, and a combination of features in different embodiments or examples is also possible.

1 Slot machine 10 Housing 20 Front door 22 Liquid crystal display 33 Start switch 34, 35, 36 Stop switch 41, 42, 43 Rotating reel 45 Operation switch 100 Control device 118 Special hit / miss lottery section 1181 Judgment section

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It is equipped with a special winning / failing lottery section that performs a special winning / failing lottery using a lottery group having a plurality of lottery media including hits and misses.
In the special winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing is determined according to one lottery medium selected from the lottery group, the selected lottery medium is excluded from the lottery group, and the next lottery is performed. It ’s a machine,
With multiple rotating reels,
A start switch and multiple stop switches that can be operated by the player,
A control device for controlling the plurality of rotary reels based on the operation of the start switch and the plurality of stop switches is provided.
The control device
The special hit / miss lottery section and
It has an internal lottery unit that performs an internal lottery in accordance with the operation of the start switch performed in a state where all the rotary reels are stopped.
The special winning / failing lottery section is
A determination to determine whether to make a success determination to determine whether or not the lottery has been won or a failure determination to determine whether or not the lottery has been lost, depending on the winning combination in the internal lottery. Has a part,
A gaming machine in which the success or failure of the determined determination is determined by the special winning or failing lottery. It is equipped with a special winning / failing lottery section that performs a special winning / failing lottery using a lottery group having a plurality of lottery media including hits and misses.
In the special winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing is determined according to one lottery medium selected from the lottery group, the selected lottery medium is excluded from the lottery group, and the next lottery is performed. It ’s a machine,
The special win / fail lottery has a first special win / fail lottery and a second special win / fail lottery different from the first special win / fail lottery.
The special winning / failing lottery unit is a gaming machine capable of executing the first special winning / failing lottery and the second special winning / failing lottery using the same lottery group. It is equipped with a special winning / failing lottery section that performs a special winning / failing lottery using a lottery group having a plurality of lottery media including hits and misses.
In the special winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing is determined according to one lottery medium selected from the lottery group, the selected lottery medium is excluded from the lottery group, and the next lottery is performed. It ’s a machine,
An internal lottery is performed from a plurality of game sections including a normal section, which is a section in which processing and lottery related to the instruction function cannot be executed, and an advantageous section, which is a section in which processing and lottery related to the instruction function can be executed. It also has a section control unit that sets one game section.
The special winning / failing lottery section is
A gaming machine that sets the configuration of the lottery group when the gaming section is set to the advantageous section.

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