JP7168874B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a gaming machine that suggests a preset set value to a player.

Japanese Patent No. 6738102

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

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of providing new playability.

A gaming machine according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
A gaming machine having a plurality of setting values that define the degree of advantage for a game, wherein one of the plurality of setting values is set,
a suggestive effect determination unit that determines whether or not to perform a suggestive effect suggesting the set value and determines the type of the suggestive effect to be performed;
a storage unit that stores the suggestive effect determined by the suggestive effect determining unit;
and a benefit imparting unit that imparts a benefit to the player based on the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit.

According to the gaming machine of the aspect, it is determined whether or not to perform a suggestive effect suggesting a set value, the type of suggestive effect to be performed is determined, the determined suggestive effect is stored, and stored. A benefit is given to the player based on the suggested performance. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize a gaming machine capable of providing new game features.

1 is a front view of a slot machine, which is a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the slot machine of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the arrangement of rotating reels of the slot machine of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the pay lines of the slot machine of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a first game state of the slot machine of FIG. 1; A diagram for explaining a second game state of the slot machine of FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a third game state of the slot machine of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining game sections of the slot machine of FIG. 1; 2 is a diagram for explaining the contents of an internal lottery table of the slot machine of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the suggestive effect of the slot machine of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining benefit giving processing of the slot machine of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining notification processing of the slot machine of FIG. 1; FIG.

A slot machine 1, which is an example of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes a rectangular parallelepiped housing 10, as shown in FIG. The housing 10 has an opening (not shown) on the front surface (that is, the surface on the front side in the penetrating direction of the plane of FIG. 1) and a plate-like front door 20 capable of opening and closing the opening.

The front door 20 has a translucent display window 21 provided substantially in the center thereof, and is attached to the housing 10 so as to be lockable. The display window 21 is arranged so that a plurality of symbols arranged on the surfaces of the rotation reels 41, 42, 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. FIG.

The housing 10 also includes a liquid crystal display device 22 , which is an example of a display device, an illumination device 23 and a speaker 24 . 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), predetermined information, and the like during a game. 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 a predetermined condition is satisfied.

The housing 10 also has a payout port 25 through which medals are paid out, a lower tray 26 for storing medals paid out from the payout port 25, and an operation unit 30. Dispensing port 25 , lower tray 26 and operation unit 30 are each arranged below display window 21 of front door 20 .

The operation unit 30 includes a medal slot 31 for inserting medals as an example of game media, a bet switch 32 for betting medals, and rotating reels 41, 41 and 41 which are operably provided on the front door 20 and operated. It has a start switch 33 for rotating reels 42 and 43, and stop switches 34, 35 and 36 which are operably provided on the front door 20 and which are operated to stop the rotating reels 41, 42 and 43, respectively. Each switch of the operation unit 30 outputs an operation signal based on the player's operation. A medal sensor (not shown) is provided in the medal insertion slot 31 to detect insertion of medals into the medal insertion slot 31 by the player and output a detection signal.

The operation unit 30 is also provided with a settlement switch (not shown), a stored medal display unit (not shown), which is an example of a display unit, and the like. This stored medal display section is configured to be able to display, in addition to the number of stored medals, that the later-described game section is an advantageous section.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 includes a control device 100 that controls the entire slot machine 1, a rotating reel unit 40, a rotating reel position detection sensor 44, and a hopper unit 50 that pays out medals. . The control device 100, the rotating reel unit 40, the rotating reel position detection sensor 44, and the hopper unit 50 are a power supply (not shown) that turns on/off the main power of the slot machine 1, and change the setting values of the slot machine 1. It is arranged inside the housing 10 together with a setting unit 45 and the like operated by the administrator when performing the operation.

The rotating reel unit 40 is arranged substantially in the center inside the housing 10, and drives a plurality of rotating reels (three rotating reels 41, 42, 43 in this embodiment) and the rotating reels 41, 42, 43. It is composed of stepping motors 61 , 62 and 63 . Each of the rotating reels 41, 42, 43 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and as shown in FIG. Symbols and reference points (not shown) are provided. The reference point is arranged, for example, at the center of the zero-numbered pattern (bell A) on the reels 41, 42, and 43. As shown in FIG.

Here, an outline of the game played on the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. FIG.

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

As shown in FIG. 4, the effective line is a virtual line for determining the winning of a winning combination. connected one by one. In this slot machine 1, the activated line is composed of, for example, a downward-sloping line 70, and is activated by betting a predetermined number of medals (for example, three). 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 (hereinafter referred to as an internal lottery) is conducted by an electronic computer within the slot machine 1, and the reels 41, 42 and 43 are rotated. be started. In this state, when one of the stop switches 34, 35, 36 is operated, the rotating reels 41, 42, 43 corresponding to the operated stop switch 34, 35, 36 are stopped and the display window 21 is hit. Results are displayed according to the role played. 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 rotating reels 41, 42, 43 are stopped and a combination of symbols set for each winning combination by internal lottery is arranged on the pay line 70, the pay line 70 is displayed. It is determined that the combination corresponding to the combination of 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 activated line 70 (so-called loss) is also included in winning.

Thus, a series of actions to obtain a game result by operating the bet switch 32, the start switch 33 and the stop switches 34, 35, 36 is called a game. The game unit is a game, and one game is called a unit game.

Also, during the game, one game section is set out of a plurality of game sections, and one game state is set out of a plurality of game states. Then, an internal lottery is performed based on the set game section and game state. The game state includes a first game state, a second game state and a third game state, as shown in FIGS.

The first gaming state is a gaming state for determining the type of replay combination (see FIG. 9) and the winning probability thereof among the combinations to be won by the internal lottery (hereinafter simply referred to as "winning combination"). As shown in FIG. 5, it consists of RT0 and RT1.

RT0 is set when the second game state transitions from the special combination execution state to the special combination non-carried over state, or when the game state is initialized (for example, when the RAM is cleared) (that is, when the first game state is transition from RT1 to RT0). Also, the first game 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 gaming state is all set to RT0, except when the type BB is being executed.

RT1 is set when the second game state shifts from the special combination non-carry-over state to the special combination execution state (that is, the first game state shifts from RT0 to RT1). In RT1, as shown in FIG. 9, there is no possibility of winning a replay hand and a kind of BB. Also, in RT1, the section transition lottery and the AT lottery, which will be described later, are not performed.

The second game state includes a special role non-carried-over state in which the winning of the first-class BB won by the internal lottery is not carried over, a special role-carried-over state in which the winning of the first-class BB won by the internal lottery is carried over, and a winning one. and a special role execution state for executing BB.

The special role non-carry-over state is when the number of paid out medals exceeds a predetermined number (eg, 180 or 2) after transitioning to the special role implementation state, or when the gaming state is initialized (eg, RAM clear It is set when a predetermined condition such as (time) is satisfied.

The special handover state is set when a type BB is won by an internal lottery and predetermined conditions to be described later are satisfied. The type BB is a type continuous operation device (so-called big bonus) relating to a type of special type, and is an example of a type of special type. If the type BB is carried over, the lottery for the type BB is not performed. Further, the carried over type BB flag is configured 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 a special role is won and won by internal lottery, and a kind of BB implementation state (indicated by BB general in FIG. 6) and RB carryover state (in FIG. 6, JAC inside ) and RB implementation state (shown in JAC in FIG. 6). BB general is set when a special role wins. General BB is an example of a non-internal state of the prize, and is set when the RB (JAC1 to 4 in FIG. 9), which is an example of a special prize, is not won by an internal lottery. The inside of the JAC is an example of the internal state of the accessory, and when the second game state is the type BB execution state BB general, RB (that is, JAC 1 to 4 in FIG. 9) is won by internal lottery and RB wins. set if not During JAC is an example of a state in which the prize is executed, and is set when the winning RB wins a prize. During JAC, after completing 12 games from the time of transition to JAC, or by winning 8 times in some role during JAC, transition to BB general.

The third game state is a state for determining an effect to be performed during a game, and as an example, as shown in FIG. 6, it is composed of a normal game state and an AT.

The normal game state is a state in which no instruction function occurs, and is set, for example, after changing the set value, after clearing the RAM, after the end of the AT, and until the AT lottery is won. The slot machine 1 has, as general gaming states, a normal state and a high probability state (so-called chance zone) in which the probability of winning the AT lottery is higher than in the normal state. For example, the AT lottery is performed according to the winning combination won by the internal lottery when the first game state is RT0 and the game section is the 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 the advantageous section, and as a result, the AT lottery is not won. It is done by winning a high-probability state transition lottery.

AT is an example of a special game state in which an instruction function occurs, and the number of games that have passed since the third game state shifted to AT reaches the number of games that can be played in AT (that is, the number of AT games). is set up to In the AT, the pushing order of the pushing order with the payout of medals is notified, and the expected value of obtaining medals is higher than that in the normal game state (for example, normal state).

The AT and 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. Also, an extended lottery for AT or a 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. 7, it is composed of an advantageous section and a normal section.

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

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

Note that the instruction function is a function that teaches the player the operation procedure (for example, the order of pushing the winning combination) or the operation method that affects the ball output. The function of instructing the pushing order of the pushing order that can be won by operating in the operation procedure of , or the position of the rotating reels 41, 42, 43 when the stop switches 34, 35, 36 are operated in advance It is a function to indicate the operation position of a winable combination when it is a predetermined operation position. That is, AT is set as the third game state only when the game section is the advantageous section.

Next, the control device 100 is described. The control device 100 is composed of a main control section 110 and a sub-control section 120, as shown in FIG.

Each of the main control unit 110 and the sub-control unit 120 includes a CPU that performs calculations and the like, and a storage device (for example, ROM and RAM) that stores programs or data necessary for the progress of a game. The main control unit 110 includes an internal lottery unit 111, a rotating 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. , a suggestion effect determination unit 131, a storage unit 132, and a benefit provision unit 133, and performs control for progressing the game including control related to the payout of balls. The sub control unit 120 has an effect control unit 121 and performs control for performing various effects and the like.

Each unit 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 section 111 has a plurality of internal lottery tables, and conducts an internal lottery upon reception of the operation of the start switch 33 . Specifically, the internal lottery section 111 determines the first game state (in other words, RT state) when the operation of the start switch 33 is accepted, and selects an internal lottery table based on the determined RT state. Then, the internal lottery section 111 conducts an internal lottery based on the selected internal lottery table and the random number obtained 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 winning areas that may be won by the internal lottery. At least one winning combination associated with a combination of symbols is set in the winning area.

In FIG. 9, for each of the RT state and the second game state, the winning areas with the possibility of winning are indicated by "O", and the winning areas with no possibility of winning are indicated by "X". That is, each internal lottery table is provided with a plurality of areas (numerical area) in which wins corresponding to random numbers obtained when the start switch 33 is operated are stored. are associated with the winning areas indicated by "O" in FIG.

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

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

When stopping the reels 41, 42, 43, the reel control unit 112 determines the combination won by the internal lottery and the timing at which each stop switch 34, 35, 36 is operated (that is, each stop switch 34, 35 , 36 are received, the position of the corresponding reels 41, 42, and 43), pull-in control or kick-off control is performed. The pull-in control is a control to stop the rotation of each of the rotary reels 41, 42, 43 so as to pull the symbol corresponding to the winning combination onto the pay line 70. FIG. Kicking control is control to stop the rotation of the rotary reels 41 , 42 , 43 so that the symbols corresponding to the winning combination are not aligned on the pay line 70 .

The game result determination unit 113 determines the game result based on the result of the internal lottery and the result of the stop control of the rotating reels 41 , 42 and 43 . The result of the game includes, for example, determination of whether or not the winning combination is won based on the symbols arranged on the pay line.

In addition, the game result determination unit 113 controls the hopper unit 50 and pays out medals based on the determined game result or 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 a role or winning a prize) are first accumulated as credits. As a result of accumulating medals, when the upper limit of credits (for example, 50) is exceeded, the medals exceeding the upper limit are paid out from the hopper unit 50 . Also, when there are one or more stored medals (that is, when the credit is one or more) and the payment switch is operated, the stored medals are paid out from the hopper unit 50 .

Further, for example, when the third gaming state has shifted to AT, the game result determination unit 113 outputs a signal indicating that the third gaming state has shifted to AT to the hall computer to notify the manager.

The zone control unit 114 sets a game zone from among a plurality of game zones (normal zones and advantageous zones in this embodiment).

Specifically, when the game section is a normal section, the section control unit 114 performs section transition lottery, which is a lottery to determine whether the game section is set as a normal section or set as an advantageous section, A game section is set as an advantageous section when the section transition lottery is won. Whether the section transition lottery is successful or not is determined, for example, by whether or not the player wins the internal lottery for the winning combination for which the section transition lottery is performed (that is, the lottery target combination).

Note that the interval transition lottery may or may not have different winning probabilities depending on the set value of the slot machine 1 . When providing a difference in the winning probability of the section transition lottery, for example, it may be realized by providing a set difference in the winning probability in the internal lottery of the lottery target role, or it is performed when the lottery target role is won by the internal lottery. It may be realized by providing a set difference in the winning probability of the lottery.

In addition, when the game section is the advantageous section, the section control unit 114 determines whether the game section remains the advantageous section or is set as the normal section. In this embodiment, the section control unit 114 determines whether or not the third game state has shifted from AT to the general game state, and when it is determined that the state has shifted to the general game state, the game section is changed from the advantageous section. Set to normal section.

Furthermore, the interval control unit 114 determines that the number of games played after the game interval measured by the measuring unit 116 was set as the advantageous interval (that is, the number of games completed in the advantageous interval) reaches a predetermined value (eg, 1500 games). or when the difference 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.

In addition, when the game section shifts to the advantageous section, the section control unit 114 operates the instruction function during the advantageous section, ), only when the average ball payout ratio exceeds 100% when the game is played so as to win the maximum number of small wins paid out, except for show that there is

The game state control unit 115 sets one game state out of a plurality of game states. The game state control section 115 has an RT state control section 1151 and an advantageous state lottery section 1152 .

The RT state control unit 1151 sets one RT state in which internal lottery is performed from among 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 combination non-carryover state, and the second game state changes to the special combination execution state. , the first game state is set to RT1.

The advantageous state lottery unit 1152 determines whether or not to shift the game state to an advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state when a preset lottery condition (hereinafter simply referred to as a lottery condition) is satisfied. Advantageous state lottery.

As described above, the advantageous state lottery includes the AT lottery, the high-probability state transition lottery, and the AT or high-probability state extension lottery and the advantageous state lottery. The lottery conditions are set in advance according to the transitional advantageous state. For example, an AT lottery is performed when a predetermined winning combination (for example, a so-called rare winning combination of cherry, watermelon, etc.) is won by an internal lottery. Further, for example, the high-probability state transition lottery is performed when the first game state is RT0 and the game section is an advantageous section, and a rare combination is won by the internal lottery, but the AT lottery is not won.

The measurement unit 116, for example, based on the game result determined by the game result determination unit 113, the number of games that have elapsed since the game interval was set to the advantageous interval (that is, the number of games completed in the advantageous interval), and The difference number of medals after the game section is set to the advantageous section is measured. Also, for example, the measurement unit 116 measures the time that has elapsed from a set starting point after all the reels 41, 42, and 43 have been rotating normally.

The setting value control unit 117 selects one setting value from among a plurality of setting values (six in this embodiment) that differ in the degree of advantage (for example, machine discount) to the game by the administrator operating the setting unit 45. set. The difference in the degree of advantage is realized, for example, by providing a difference in the probability of winning an internal lottery for a predetermined combination. In addition, the set value control unit 117 sets the rate of transition to the advantageous section, the degree of advantage related to ball output, such as AT lottery and AT additional lottery.

An example of how to set the setting 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 supply of the slot machine 1b, all rotating reels 41, 42, and 43 are stopped, but winning determination is not performed by stopping the reels 41, 42, and 43.
(3) Insert a setting change key in a predetermined position of the setting section 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 accumulated medal display section of the operation section 30 . By operating a predetermined button, the set value displayed on the medal display section is adjusted to a 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 medal display section.
(7) Change the setting change mode from ON to OFF and extract the setting change key.

The suggestive effect determination unit 131 determines whether or not to perform a suggestive effect suggesting a set value, and determines the type of suggestive effect to be performed. The suggestive effect is performed when the player wins the suggestive effect lottery which is performed when the start switch 33 is operated at the beginning of each game, when a kind of BB is finished, when AT is finished, or the like. When winning the suggestive effect lottery, the type of suggestive effect to be performed is also determined based on the set value.

The suggestive effects include, for example, any one or more or all of the following suggestive or deterministic effects (1) to (6) (see FIG. 10).
(1) An effect indicating that the set value may be an odd number or an even number.
(2) An effect indicating that there is a possibility that the set value is greater than or equal to a specific value.
(3) An effect indicating that the set value may be set to a high value. For example, when the slot machine 1 has six stages of set values, an effect indicating that the set values may be four or more.
(4) Effect indicating that the set value is not a specific value. For example, if the slot machine 1 has six levels of setting values, an effect indicating that the setting value is not 1 or that the setting values are not 1 and 2.
(5) An effect indicating that the set value is an odd number or an even number.
(6) Effect indicating that the setting value is high setting. For example, when the slot machine 1 has 6 levels of setting values, an effect indicating that the setting value is 4 or more, or that the setting value is 5 or more, or that the setting value is 6.

In addition, the suggestive effect determination unit 131 notifies the player of at least one of the following contents. This notification is made through, for example, the liquid crystal display device 22, the illumination device 23, the speaker 24, and the like. The notification is not limited to the liquid crystal display device 22, the illumination device 23, and the speaker 24, and may be notified via any other configuration.
- The benefit is provided based on the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 .
- Suggestive effects already stored in the storage unit 132 .
- The suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 has been deleted from the storage unit 132 . It should be noted that the erased suggestion effect may be configured so that the player can arbitrarily check it. In addition, when the suggestive effect that caused the benefit to be imparted is erased, it may be suggested or notified to the player that the suggestive effect that caused the benefit to be imparted has been erased. This allows the player to understand or infer the reason why the benefit was given.

In addition, the suggestion effect determination unit 131 adjusts the effect of the given benefit according to the set value. For example, the suggestive effect determination unit 131 adjusts so that the lower the set value, the greater the effect of the given benefit.

The storage unit 132 stores the suggestive effect determined by the suggestive effect determining unit 131. - 特許庁Further, the storage unit 132 is configured to be able to erase the stored suggestive effect without changing the set value.

The benefit providing unit 133 provides the player with, for example, the following benefits based on the suggestive effects stored in the storage unit 132 .
・Change the suggestive effect to be performed to another suggestive effect.
The suggestive effect to be performed is changed to a suggestive effect with a higher degree of certainty of the suggested setting value than the suggestive effect already stored in the storage unit 132 . For example, an effect indicating that the set value may be 2 or more is changed to an effect indicating that the set value may be 3 or more. Further, for example, the effect indicating that the possibility of the set value being 4 or more is 50% or more is changed to the effect indicating that the possibility of the setting value being 4 or more is 80% or more.
· Shift the game state to an advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state (in this embodiment, shift the third game state from the normal game state to AT).
・Perform processing related to continuation of games that can be played in an advantageous state. In the present embodiment, the processing relating to the continuation of the game means, for example, adding the number of AT games and completing the advantageous section when the AT is of the number-of-games management type. In addition, when the AT is of the number-of-sets management type, it means, for example, increasing the number of AT games, increasing the number of AT sets, increasing the AT continuation rate, confirming the AT continuation, and completing the advantageous section.
When the suggestive effect also serves as notification of the number of added games (in this embodiment, the number of AT games added), which is the number of games that can be played in an advantageous state, the number of added games is increased. For example, assuming that the addition of 66G for the number of AT games is a suggestive effect of setting 6 confirmation, when the suggestive effect of setting 5 or more is stored, if the addition of 66G for the number of AT games occurs, any AT game Either add up the number of games or cause the same number of games to be bumped up again (eg, 66 games). Alternatively, a dedicated table may be provided for each suggestive effect, and the number of additional games may be determined by lottery based on this dedicated table. For example, it is set so that the expected value of winning the number of additional games will be larger if the lottery is received at the exclusive table provided for the suggestive effect of setting 4 than that for the suggestive effect of setting 4. may Also, one of a plurality of ranks may be set for each suggestive effect, and a benefit may be given based on the set rank. For example, the suggestive effects (1) and (2) shown in FIG. 10 are assigned a rank of 1, the effect (3) is assigned a rank of 2, and the definite effects (4) and (5) are assigned. is set to rank 3, and performance (6) is set to rank 3, and the higher the set rank, the greater the increase in the number of additional games. Also, even if the rank is the same, the benefit given for each suggestive effect may be changed. For example, when the execution of the suggestive effect (3) (= rank 2) is determined by the suggestive effect determination unit 131, if the determined suggestive effect is an effect that suggests setting 4 or more, the AT game If the additional expected value is 10G and the effect suggests setting 6, the AT game may be configured to have an additional expected value of 50G. Also, for example, it is assumed that the setting value of the actual slot machine 1 is 6 and that a suggestive effect that negates the setting of 2 or less is stored. When the execution of the definite system effect (4) (=rank 3) is determined by the suggestive effect determination unit 131, if the determined suggestive effect is an effect that denies setting 1, setting 3 or higher is determined. If the suggestive performance is changed and the determined suggestive performance negates the setting 2 or less, the suggestive performance can be changed to the performance in which the setting 4 or more is fixed.

Suppose that the suggestive effect before being changed by the benefit is the effect performed via the liquid crystal display device 22. - 特許庁In this case, the suggestion effect after the change may be effect via the liquid crystal display device 22 , or may be effect performed via the illumination device 23 or the speaker 24 . In other words, the suggestive effect after being changed by the benefit can be configured to be performed through an arbitrary configuration without being affected by the mode of the effect before being changed. For example, in a state in which the voice effect of setting 4 or more confirmed is stored in the storage unit 132, when the suggestive effect determining unit 131 determines to execute the liquid crystal effect of setting 5 fixed, the setting 5 fixed effect is executed with the voice effect. You may execute the setting 5 confirmation effect with the liquid crystal effect, or you may execute the setting 5 confirmation effect with the illumination effect. It should be noted that the suggested effect is changed based on the set values actually set in the slot machine 1. FIG.

The benefit granting unit 133 grants a benefit, for example, when any one of the following benefit granting conditions is satisfied.
- When the same suggestive effect as the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 is performed. It should be noted that not only suggestive effects with completely the same content, but also suggestive effects with the same suggestive settings may be determined to have satisfied the benefit provision condition and benefit may be provided. For example, after the setting 6 fixed suggestive effect is executed at the end of the type BB, if the setting 6 fixed suggestive effect using the number of games added during AT (for example, 66 games) is executed, the benefit granting condition is It will be judged as fulfilled and a boon will be granted.
When the newly performed suggestive effect is a suggestive effect suggesting a set value with a lower degree of advantage to the game than the suggestive effect already stored in the storage unit 132 . For example, when "effect indicating that the setting value may be 4 or more" is performed in a state where "effect indicating that the setting value may be 5 or more" is stored in the storage unit 132. .
When the newly performed suggestive effect is a suggestive effect with a lower degree of certainty of the suggested setting value than the suggestive effect already stored in the storage unit 132 . For example, in a state in which an “effect indicating that the setting value is an odd (or even) number” is stored in the storage unit 132, an “effect indicating that the setting value may be an odd (or even) number” is performed. if broken.

Note that benefits not related to ball payout, such as rewriting of setting suggestion effects, are given regardless of the game section, while benefits related to ball payout disappear with the end of the advantageous section. Disappearance of the benefit may be configured so that the player can confirm it through the liquid crystal display device 22 or the like.

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, and determines the effect through the liquid crystal display device 22, the illumination device 23, and the speaker 24. to output the determined effect. In addition, the effect control unit 121 notifies the player by outputting 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.

Next, referring to FIG. 11, the benefit giving process of the slot machine 1 will be described. It should be noted that, as an example, the processing described below is performed by the CPU executing a predetermined program.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the suggestive effect lottery is performed (step S1), the suggestive effect determination unit 131 determines whether or not the suggestive effect lottery is won (step S2). If it is determined that the player has not won the suggestive effect lottery, the benefit giving process ends.

When it is determined that the player wins the suggestive effect lottery, the suggestive effect determination unit 131 determines whether or not there is a suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 (step S3). When it is determined that there is a suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132, the benefit imparting unit 133 determines whether or not the benefit imparting condition is satisfied (step S4). When it is determined that the benefit granting condition is satisfied, the benefit granting unit 133 grants the benefit to the player (step S5), and the performed suggestive effect is stored in the storage unit 132 (step S6), The benefit giving process ends. The benefit is given to the player at the same time as the suggestive effect determined by the suggestive effect determination unit 131 is executed, or is given to the player at a timing different from the execution of the suggestive effect, depending on the contents thereof.

In step S3, if it is not determined whether or not there is a suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132, and if it is not determined in step S4 that the benefit giving condition is satisfied, the benefit is the game. The suggestive effect determined by the suggestive effect determining unit 131 is performed without being given to the player. After that, the performed suggestive effect is stored in the storage unit 132 (step S6), and the benefit giving process ends.

The notification processing of the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that, as an example, the processing described below is performed by the CPU executing a predetermined program.

As shown in FIG. 12, the suggestive effect determining unit 131 determines whether or not there is any suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 (step S11). If it is determined that there is no suggestive effect stored, the notification process ends.

When it is determined that there is a stored suggestive effect, the suggestive effect determining unit 131 notifies the player of the suggestive effect already stored in the storage unit 132 (step S12), and based on the stored suggestive effect. It is determined whether or not a benefit has been given (step S13).

When it is determined that a benefit has been provided based on the suggested performance stored in the storage unit 132, the suggested performance determination unit 131 notifies the player that the benefit has been provided based on the suggested performance stored in the storage unit 132 ( Step S14), it is determined whether or not the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 has been erased (step S15). Even when it is not determined that the benefit is given based on the suggestive performance stored in step S13, the process proceeds to step S15 and it is determined whether or not the suggestive performance stored in the storage part 132 is erased.

When it is determined that the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 has been erased, the suggestive effect determination unit 131 notifies the player that the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 has been erased (step S16). ). When it is notified to the player that the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 has been erased in step S16, or when it is not determined that the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 has been erased in step S15. In this case, the notification process ends.

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

The slot machine 1 determines whether or not to perform a suggestive performance suggesting a set set value, determines the type of suggestive performance to be performed, stores the determined suggestive performance, and stores the suggested suggestive performance. grants a boon to the player based on With such a configuration, it is possible to realize the slot machine 1 capable of providing new game features.

In addition, the slot machine 1 can arbitrarily employ one or more (including all) of the following multiple configurations (A) to (K). A slot capable of providing new gameplay by adopting any one of configurations (A) to (K), or by adopting a combination of any one of configurations (A) to (K) Machine 1 can be realized more reliably.

(A) The benefit giving unit 133 gives a benefit when the same suggestive effect as the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132 is performed.

(B) The benefit imparting unit 133 gives a benefit when the newly performed suggestive effect suggests a set value with a lower degree of advantage to the game than the suggestive effect already stored in the storage unit 132. Give.

(C) The benefit giving unit 133 changes the suggestive effect to be performed as a benefit to another suggestive effect.

(D) As a benefit, the benefit providing unit 133 changes the suggestive effect to be performed to a suggestive effect with a higher degree of certainty of the suggested setting value than the suggestive effect already stored in the storage unit 132 .

(E) Based on the suggestive effect stored in the storage unit 132, the suggestive effect determination unit 131 notifies the player that a benefit has been given.

(F) The suggestive effect determination unit 131 notifies the player of the suggestive effect already stored in the storage unit 132 .

(G) As a benefit, the benefit giving unit 133 shifts the game state to an advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state, or performs processing related to continuation of a game that can be played in an advantageous state.

(H) If the suggestive performance also serves as notification of the number of additional games that can be played in an advantageous state that is more advantageous than the normal state, the benefit providing unit 133 increases the number of additional games as a benefit. .

(I) The slot machine 1 includes a main control section 110 having a benefit imparting section 133 and a suggestive effect determining section 131, and performing control relating to payout of balls.

(J) The storage unit 132 is configured to be able to erase the stored suggestive effect without changing the set value.

(K) The suggestion effect determination unit 131 adjusts the effect of the given benefit according to the set value.

The slot machine 1 can also be configured as follows.

The benefits given by the benefit giving unit 133 and the benefits giving conditions are not limited to those described above, and any benefits and benefits giving conditions can be adopted.

The change of the suggestive effect by the benefit is not limited to the case where it is always performed when the benefit granting condition is satisfied, but may be performed by lottery. For example, the winning probability of the lottery may be constant regardless of the setting value set in the slot machine 1, or may vary according to the setting value set in the slot machine 1. FIG.

When the storage unit 132 stores a suggestion effect that completely suggests or notifies the actual setting value set in the slot machine 1 (for example, a suggestion effect of setting 6 confirmation, a suggestion effect of setting 4 or more confirmation + an odd number Suggestion effect of setting confirmation), the actual set value set in the slot machine 1 is notified to the player, and the given benefit is changed to a benefit other than the change of the suggestion effect (for example, addition of the number of AT games). may be configured to be

If possible, the configuration of the main controller 110 may be provided in the sub-controller 120 , or the configuration of the sub-controller 120 may be provided in the main controller 110 . For example, the suggestive effect determination section 131 may be provided in the sub-control section 120 instead of the main control section 110 . It is more efficient to perform the setting suggestion by the sub-controller 120 if it is only the effect, but by performing it by the main controller 110, the benefit giving and the setting suggestion can be executed in the same ROM. Since the sub-controller 120 only needs to follow commands from the main controller 110, the control program of the slot machine 1 can be simplified. In addition, by performing setting suggestion in the main control unit 110, the suggestion effect can be linked to the ball output. Since the slot machine 1 basically cannot transmit a signal from the sub-controller 120 to the main controller 110, it has a significant configuration.

The storage unit 132 can also be configured so that the stored suggestive effect cannot be erased except for changing the setting value.

The conditions for forcibly setting the advantageous interval to the normal interval by the interval control unit 114 are not limited to reaching 1,500 games in the advantageous interval and reaching 2,400 difference sheets in the advantageous interval. The advantageous section may be forcibly set to the normal section under conditions different from these conditions, or the condition for forcibly setting the advantageous section to the normal section may not be provided. For example, when the number of games played in the advantageous section reaches 1500, the advantageous section is forcibly set to the normal section. It may be configured so that it is not specifically set. Also, for example, except when the advantageous interval is forcibly set to the normal interval, once the game interval is set to the advantageous interval, a so-called bonus (for example, a kind of BB) is won once, or Alternatively, the advantageous section may not be set as the normal section until the pushing order of the pushing order that maximizes the payout of medals (for example, pushing order bell) is notified once.

When the setting value of the slot machine 1 is changed, the game section may be set to take over the state immediately before the setting value of the slot machine 1 is changed, or may be set to a preset initial state. (ie, initialized).

In the above-described embodiment, the instruction function is activated during the advantageous section, and the average ball output rate is obtained when the game is advanced so that the maximum number of payouts of small winning combinations is won, excluding the accessory and the accessory continuous actuating device. is more than 100%. For example, when the game section shifts to the advantageous section, the display unit may always display that the game is in the advantageous section.

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

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

The main controller 110 and the sub-controller 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, etc., or may share the CPU, ROM, RAM, etc.

The order of pushing is not limited to winning by operating the stop switches 34, 35, 36 in a predetermined order of pushing. The order of pushing may be achieved, for example, by operating the stop switches 34, 35, 36 at a predetermined position, or by pressing the stop switches 34, 35, 36 in a predetermined order in addition to the predetermined position. You may make it win a prize by operating .

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

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

By appropriately combining any of the various embodiments or modifications described above, the respective effects can be obtained. In addition, combinations of embodiments, combinations of examples, or combinations of embodiments and examples are possible, as well as combinations of features in different embodiments or examples.

1 slot machine 10 housing 20 front door 22 liquid crystal display device 33 start switches 34, 35, 36 stop switches 41, 42, 43 rotating reel 100 control device 131 suggestion effect determination unit 132 storage unit 133 benefit giving unit

Claims (12)

A gaming machine having a plurality of setting values that define the degree of advantage for a game, wherein one of the plurality of setting values is set,
a suggestive effect determination unit that determines whether or not to execute a suggestive effect suggesting the set value that has been set, and that determines the suggestive effect to be executed ;
a storage unit that stores first information indicating the type of the suggestive effect determined by the suggestive effect determining unit;
Benefits are given to the player using two pieces of information, the first information stored in the storage part and the second information indicating the kind of the suggestive performance newly determined by the suggestive performance determining part. A gaming machine comprising a benefit imparting unit. The benefit giving unit
The suggestive effect newly determined by the suggestive effect determining unit is in the storage unitfirstThe same suggestive effect as the suggestive effect in which the information is storedis2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said benefit is given when the game is played. The benefit giving unit
When the newly executed suggestive effect is the suggestive effect suggesting the set value with a lower degree of advantage to the game than the suggestive effect in which the first information is already stored in the storage unit, 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said benefit is provided. The benefit giving unit
4. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said suggestive effect to be executed is changed to another said suggestive effect as said benefit. The benefit giving unit
5. As said benefit, said suggestive effect to be executed is changed to said suggestive effect with a higher probability of said set value suggested than said suggestive effect in which said first information has already been stored in said storage unit. game machine. The suggestion effect determination unit
6. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the player is notified that the benefit has been granted based on the first information stored in the storage unit. The suggestion effect determination unit
7. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said suggestive effect in which said first information has already been stored in said storage unit is notified to the player. The benefit giving unit
8. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein as the benefit, the game state is shifted to an advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal state, or a process relating to the continuation of the game that can be played in the advantageous state is performed. machine. The benefit giving unit
When the suggestive effect also serves as notification of the number of additional games, which is the number of games that can be played in an advantageous state that is more advantageous to the player than in a normal state, the number of additional games is increased as the benefit. Any one gaming machine. 10. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a main control section having said benefit imparting section and said suggestive effect determining section, and performing control relating to payout of balls. 11. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said storage unit is configured to be able to erase said first information stored without changing said set value. 12. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein said suggestive effect determination unit changes said benefit to be provided according to said set value that has been set.

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