JP7214223B2 - Information processing device, game program, and game control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, a game program, and a game control method.

In a conventional slot game, a plurality of reels start rotating and stop sequentially, and a plurality of symbols, which are game results, are rearranged in the symbol display area. Such slot games include a normal game that is started by betting a game value and a special game that is triggered in the normal game. As for the classification of symbols based on winning determination, there are symbols that are determined to win based on their arrangement on the active line set in the symbol display area, and symbols that are re-arranged in a predetermined number or more in the symbol display area regardless of the active line to win. There exists a symbol that becomes In the normal game and the special game, if the winning result is determined as described above, a game value that can be used for betting is awarded as a payout. The number of payouts corresponds to the number of bets in the base game and the type of mode formed by a plurality of symbols.

For example, in the slot game of Patent Document 1, when the combination of symbols displayed by lottery in the normal game is a predetermined combination, the game shifts to a high-probability mode in which the predetermined symbols are more likely to be displayed than in the normal game. Since predetermined symbols are likely to be displayed in this high-probability mode, the probability of awarding a payout based on a symbol combination including predetermined symbols is increased. That is, in this high-probability mode, the average ratio of rewards to bets (payout rate) is set high. The payout rate is calculated based on the probability of rearrangement of each of the plurality of symbols, the activated line in the symbol display area, etc., and is designed so that neither the game provider nor the user who plays the game suffers a significant disadvantage. properly set.

US Patent Application Publication No. 2017-0200346

In recent years, it is common for slot games to have a plurality of game states with different payout rates, as in the above conventional example. However, when multiple game states with different payout rates are provided in a slot game, the probability of placing symbols in each game state changes, so the more game states there are, the more difficult it is to adjust the overall payout rate of the slot game. This has increased the burden of development on game providers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus capable of easily providing a slot game having a plurality of game states with different payout rates.

The information processing device of the present invention includes:
a display for displaying a symbol display area in which a plurality of symbols including a plurality of types of specific symbols that win prizes when a predetermined number or more are rearranged are rearranged;
A base game and a special game in which a payout is multiplied by a multiplier after shifting from the base game are executed, and in the base game and the special game, the symbol row in which the plurality of symbols are arranged is changed to the symbol display area. a controller that determines which relocation symbols to display in the
a memory for storing a lottery table in which a plurality of candidates for the magnification are stored and in which the plurality of candidates are associated with different probabilities for each of the plurality of types of specific symbols;
has
The controller is
a process of selecting a specific symbol of the symbol array from the plurality of types of specific symbols in the base game;
a process of shifting from the base game to the special game when a predetermined number or more of the specific symbols are rearranged in the symbol display area;
a process of determining the multiplier from the plurality of candidates based on the probability of the plurality of candidates associated with the selected specific symbol in the lottery table;
When a payout is generated as a result of the special game, a process of awarding a value obtained by multiplying the payout by the multiplying factor as the payout;
is characterized by executing

According to the above configuration, the rearranged symbols to be rearranged in the base game are determined from the symbol row, and the specific symbol of the symbol row is one specific symbol selected from a plurality of types. When a predetermined number or more of specific symbols are rearranged and the special game is started, the payout in the special game is a value multiplied by the multiplier. A multiplier is determined based on the probability associated with a specific symbol selected from a plurality of candidates. This makes it possible to create a special game with different payout rates for a plurality of possible multipliers only by setting multipliers associated with different probabilities for each specific symbol, and the probability of rearranging a plurality of symbols and the effectiveness of the symbol display area. It is no longer necessary to calculate payout rates for all special games from lines or the like. As a result, it is possible to create as many special games as the number of multipliers, and to easily adjust the payout rate of each special game by setting the multipliers and the probability associated with the multipliers, and to create a plurality of games with different payout rates. It becomes possible to easily provide a slot game having a state.

The computer program of the present invention comprises
A computer having a display and a memory,
a process of displaying a symbol display area in which a plurality of symbols including a plurality of types of specific symbols that win prizes when a predetermined number or more are rearranged are rearranged;
A base game and a special game in which a payout is multiplied by a multiplier after shifting from the base game are executed, and in the base game and the special game, the symbol row in which the plurality of symbols are arranged is changed to the symbol display area. A process of determining the relocation symbol to be displayed in the
a process of storing a lottery table in which a plurality of candidates for the magnification are stored and in which the plurality of candidates are associated with different probabilities for each of the plurality of types of specific symbols;
a process of selecting a specific symbol of the symbol array from the plurality of types of specific symbols in the base game;
a process of shifting from the base game to the special game when a predetermined number or more of the specific symbols are rearranged in the symbol display area;
a process of determining the multiplier from the plurality of candidates based on the probability of the plurality of candidates associated with the selected specific symbol in the lottery table;
When a payout is generated as a result of the special game, a process of awarding a value obtained by multiplying the payout by the multiplying factor as the payout;
is characterized by executing

According to the above configuration, the rearranged symbols to be rearranged in the base game are determined from the symbol row, and the specific symbol of the symbol row is one specific symbol selected from a plurality of types. When a predetermined number or more of specific symbols are rearranged and the special game is started, the payout in the special game is a value multiplied by the multiplier. A multiplier is determined based on the probability associated with a specific symbol selected from a plurality of candidates. This makes it possible to create a special game with different payout rates for a plurality of possible multipliers only by setting multipliers associated with different probabilities for each specific symbol, and the probability of rearranging a plurality of symbols and the effectiveness of the symbol display area. It is no longer necessary to calculate payout rates for all special games from lines or the like. As a result, it is possible to create as many special games as the number of multipliers, and to easily adjust the payout rate of each special game by setting the multipliers and the probability associated with the multipliers, and to create a plurality of games with different payout rates. It becomes possible to easily provide a slot game having a state.

The game control method of the present invention includes:
displaying a symbol display area in which a plurality of symbols including a plurality of types of specific symbols that win prizes when a predetermined number or more are rearranged are rearranged;
A base game and a special game in which a payout is multiplied by a multiplier after shifting from the base game are executed, and in the base game and the special game, the symbol row in which the plurality of symbols are arranged is changed to the symbol display area. determining which relocation symbols to display in the
storing a lottery table in which a plurality of candidates for the magnification are stored and in which different probabilities are associated with the plurality of candidates for the plurality of types of specific symbols;
selecting a specific symbol of the symbol row from the plurality of types of specific symbols in the base game;
transitioning from the base game to the special game when a predetermined number or more of the specific symbols are rearranged in the symbol display area;
determining the multiplier from the plurality of candidates based on the probability of the plurality of candidates associated with the selected specific symbol in the lottery table;
When a payout is generated as a result of the special game, awarding a value obtained by multiplying the payout by the multiplying factor as the payout;
characterized by comprising

According to the above configuration, the rearranged symbols to be rearranged in the base game are determined from the symbol row, and the specific symbol of the symbol row is one specific symbol selected from a plurality of types. When a predetermined number or more of specific symbols are rearranged and the special game is started, the payout in the special game is a value multiplied by the multiplier. A multiplier is determined based on the probability associated with a specific symbol selected from a plurality of candidates. This makes it possible to create a special game with different payout rates for a plurality of possible multipliers only by setting multipliers associated with different probabilities for each specific symbol, and the probability of rearranging a plurality of symbols and the effectiveness of the symbol display area. It is no longer necessary to calculate payout rates for all special games from lines or the like. As a result, it is possible to create as many special games as the number of multipliers, and to easily adjust the payout rate of each special game by setting the multipliers and the probability associated with the multipliers, and to create a plurality of games with different payout rates. It becomes possible to easily provide a slot game having a state.

1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing device; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an information processing device; FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an information processing device; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a display screen. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a specific symbol lottery table; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a rate lottery table; 10 is a flow chart of slot game processing. 10 is a flowchart of bonus game processing;

A game system of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 displays a symbol display area 21 in which a plurality of symbols 500 including a plurality of types of specific symbols 510 that win prizes when a predetermined number or more are rearranged are rearranged. It has a display 2 . The information processing device 1 executes a normal game and a special game as slot games. The special game is configured as a slot game that is more advantageous than the normal game, in which the payout is multiplied by a multiplying factor after shifting from the normal game. The information processing device 1 determines rearranged symbols to be displayed in the symbol display area 21 from a symbol row in which a plurality of symbols 500 are arranged in the base game and the special game. The information processing device 1 stores, in the flash memory 104 described later, a lottery table in which multiple candidates for the magnification are stored and different probabilities are associated with the multiple candidates for each of the multiple types of specific symbols 510 . Hereinafter, the special game may be referred to as a bonus game.

In the present embodiment, the plurality of types of specific symbols 501 do not differ in appearance, and are configured so that it is not possible to visually distinguish which specific symbol 510 it is. That is, which specific symbol 510 is selected internally, and the user cannot determine which specific symbol 510 is selected in the base game. In other words, the specific symbols 510 are displayed using the same image in appearance, but are stored in association with different payout rate information internally. Here, the payout rate information indicates the probability of display of a predetermined symbol related to a payout in a special game, or a multiplier. Therefore, the information processing device 1 uses the stored lottery table to determine a plurality of symbols 500 to be rearranged in the symbol display area 21, and when the rearranged symbols 500 include the specific symbol 510, the A payout is determined based on payout rate information associated with the specific symbol 510 . Here, "determining the payout" may indicate that the multiplier is multiplied in the subsequent special game, or it indicates that the payout is decided by displaying the specific symbol 510. There may be. In this way, while using the same image in appearance, by using specific symbols associated with different payout rate information internally, it is possible to create multiple types of game states with different payouts, change payout rates, etc. can be easily designed.

Note that this is not a limitation, and each specific symbol 510 may be visually identifiable. Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the odds are associated with the odds in the lottery table is shown, but data indicating weighting or random number ranges may be associated with the odds.

When the information processing device 1 starts the base game (A1), the specific symbol 510 of the symbol array is selected from a plurality of types of specific symbols 510 in the base game (A2). In this embodiment, the specific symbol 510 is a scatter symbol, and 1 is selected from two types of scatter symbols, but it is not limited to this. For example, the specific symbol 510 may be a symbol determined only on active lines. Hereinafter, the specific symbol may be referred to as a scatter symbol in some cases.

Then, the information processing device 1 internally outputs the symbols to be rearranged in the symbol display area 21 by the symbol lottery as a game result (A3), and rearranges a predetermined number or more of the specific symbols 510 in the symbol display area 21. Determine whether or not (A4). Then, when the predetermined number or more of the specific symbols 510 are to be rearranged in the symbol display area 21, an effect such as actually rearranging the predetermined number or more of the specific symbols 510 to the symbol display area 21 is displayed on the display 2. , transition from the normal game to the special game. Then, the information processing device 1 determines a multiplying factor from a plurality of candidates in the lottery table based on the probabilities for the plurality of candidates associated with the selected specific symbol 510 (A5). Then, the information processing apparatus 1 starts the special game (A6), and if a payout is generated as a result of the special game, the payout is awarded by multiplying the payout by the multiplier (A7).

According to the above configuration, the rearranged symbols to be rearranged in the base game are determined from the symbol row, and the specific symbol 510 of the symbol row is one specific symbol 510 selected from a plurality of types. When a predetermined number or more of specific symbols are rearranged and the special game is started, the payout in the special game is a value multiplied by the multiplier. The multiplier is determined based on the probability associated with the specific symbol 510 selected from a plurality of candidates. As a result, a special game having a different payout rate for a plurality of candidates for the magnification can be created only by setting a magnification associated with a different probability for each specific symbol. It is no longer necessary to calculate the payout rate in all the special games from the effective line in the game. As a result, it is possible to create as many special games as the number of multipliers, and to easily adjust the payout rate of each special game by setting the multipliers and the probability associated with the multipliers, and to create a plurality of games with different payout rates. It becomes possible to easily provide a slot game having a state.

The information processing device 1 is connected to a server 10 via an Internet line 101 so that data communication is possible, and a game system 100 including the information processing device 1 and the server 10 is configured. It should be noted that the game system 100 is not limited to this, and may be composed only of the information processing device 1 . Further, the information processing device 1 may mean a game system itself having a terminal device such as a smartphone and a server. Also, the functions of the information processing apparatus 1 described in this embodiment may be provided by any component of the game system.

A common application is installed in the plurality of information processing apparatuses 1 via an application store server or the like corresponding to the OS (Operating System) of each information processing apparatus 1 . In this embodiment, a slot game is playable as a game element in an application installed in the information processing device 1 . That is, the user can play slot games on this application. Note that the slot game may be an add-in for the application. That is, the slot game may be provided by the application store server, the server 10, or the like, as an additional function of the application, separately from the application. Further, in the application, a plurality of types of slot games with different effects and rules may be playable. Note that the application may be a web browser.

Although the details will be described later, the slot game is started on the condition that the accumulative game value is consumed. As a result of the slot game, if there is a winning, a game value corresponding to the type of winning and the consumed game value is added to the accumulated game value. Thus, the information processing device 1 executes a slot game that increases or decreases the accumulative game value according to the result. The game value may be information having no monetary value (game points) used only to start the slot game, or it may be electronic valuable information equivalent to monetary value. good.

As shown in FIG. 1, an information processing apparatus 1 exemplified in the present embodiment is a so-called smart phone, and includes a display 2 provided on the front surface of a housing 11 and a touch panel 5 provided on the entire surface of the display 2. have. The display 2 is provided with a symbol display area 21 in which symbols are displayed in a variable and stationary manner when the game is started.

A plurality of scroll areas are set in the symbol display area 21, and the symbol columns respectively set are scrolled in the vertical direction and stopped. Each scroll area is composed of a plurality of cells arranged vertically. That is, the symbol display area 21 is provided with cells arranged in a matrix of multiple columns and multiple rows. When the symbols 500 are rearranged, the symbols 500 are displayed in each cell. In this embodiment, three cells are provided in each of the five-row scroll regions, but the present invention is not limited to this.

As mentioned above, the symbols 500 include specific symbols 510 . The specific symbols 510 are determined by a scatter method in which a predetermined number or more of the specific symbols in the symbol display area 21 win a prize. Also, the symbols 500 have payline symbols for which winning is determined by a payline method. In the payline system, a payline set in the symbol display area 21 is used, and a prize is awarded when a predetermined mode is formed on the payline.

Although not shown, a symbol row in which a plurality of symbols 500 are arranged is set in each of a plurality of scroll areas. Positions at which the specific symbols 510 are arranged are defined in the symbol row. Then, at the start of the base game, one of the plurality of types of specific symbols 510 is selected and replaced with the corresponding position in the symbol array. As described above, the specific symbol 510 selected in the base game is related to the lottery for the payout to be multiplied in the special game shifted from the base game. That is, the special game payout rate is based on the lottery probability associated with the specific symbols 510 selected in the base game. Therefore, "selecting a specific symbol in a symbol column from a plurality of types of specific symbols in a normal game" is for determining a multiplier to be multiplied by a payout in a special game when the normal game is shifted to a special game. can be rephrased to select the lottery table of It should be noted that the arrangement of the specific symbols 510 in all the symbol rows set in each of the plurality of scroll areas is not limited to being determined.

As described above, the information processing apparatus 1 has the display 2 provided on the front surface of the housing 11 and the touch panel 5 provided on the entire surface of the display 2 . In this embodiment, the information processing device 1 is a smart phone, but may be either portable or stationary. Examples of the portable information processing apparatus 1 include portable information devices such as portable computers, laptop computers, tablet personal computers, handheld personal computers, and PDAs (Personal Data Assistants).

The display 2 is configured to display an image. Examples of the display method of the display 2 include various display methods such as a liquid crystal method, an organic electroluminescence method, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) method, and a plasma method. The touch panel 5 is configured to be able to detect the coordinates of the portion touched by the user's finger or the like. The touch panel 5 employs known technologies such as an electromagnetic induction method and a capacitance method. The information processing apparatus 1 determines an object on the screen touched by the user and a manner of touch such as swipe from the coordinates detected by the touch panel 5 . Then, the information processing device 1 makes a response according to the determination result. In the following description, the information processing apparatus 1 determining an object that is an input target of the user may be described as the user performing a selection or touch operation on the object.

Note that the touch panel 5 is not limited to being provided on the entire surface of the display 2 . For example, the touch panel 5 may be provided on the back side of the housing 11 opposite to the display 2 . Also, the touch panel 5 may be provided on a part of the display 2 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the touch panel 5 operates as an input device and accepts swipe operations, touch operations, and the like, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the input device may be a microphone or a camera, and may accept a user's voice or gesture as an instruction operation.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, a flash memory 104, an operation button 108, a power switch 109, a bus line 110, a network I/F 111, a camera 112, an imaging device I/F 113, a microphone 114, a speaker 115, a sound input/output I/F 116, a display I/F 117, a sensor controller 118, a short-range communication circuit 119, and an antenna 119a of the short-range communication circuit 119.

The server 10 is a so-called computer including a CPU 1101 , a ROM 1102 , a RAM 1103 , a storage device 1104 such as a hard disk drive, and a network I/F 1111 .

A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101 functions as a main component of a controller in the information processing apparatus 1 and controls the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 as a whole. The CPU 1101 functions as a main component of a controller in the server 10 and controls operations of the server 10 as a whole. That is, the CPUs 101 and 1101 function as controllers that control the operation of the game system 100 as a whole. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 102 stores programs used to drive the CPU 101, such as an IPL (Initial Program Loader).

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 103 and a RAM 1103 are used as work areas for the CPU 101 and the CPU 1101 . The operation button 108 is a button that is operated when initializing the information processing apparatus 1 or the like. The power switch 109 is a switch for switching ON/OFF of the power of the information processing apparatus 1 .

The flash memory 104 as a memory is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores various data such as game programs, communication programs, image data, and sound data. The storage device 1104 is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that functions as a database and stores game data for each of the plurality of information processing devices 1 . The server 10 appropriately refers to the database of the storage device 1104 and returns a response to a request from the game program of the information processing device 1 .

For example, the flash memory 104 stores various programs including game programs executed by the CPU 101 as a controller, and various data used by the various programs. In other words, the program causes the information processing apparatus 1, which is a computer including the CPU 101 and the flash memory 104, to execute processes included in various programs. When considering the information processing apparatus 1 as the game system 100, the flash memory 104 and the storage device 1104 store various programs including game programs executed by the CPUs 101 and 1101 as controllers, and various data used by the various programs. In other words, the program causes the information processing apparatus 1, which is the game system 100 including the CPU 101, the CPU 1101, the flash memory 104, and the storage device 1104, to execute the processes of the various programs. In this way, the processing and operations of the information processing device 1 can be replaced by programs and game control methods. In this manner, the processing and operation of the information processing apparatus 1 can be replaced by a program, a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing the program, a game control method, and the like.

The data and programs stored in the flash memory 104 and storage device 1104 may be stored in advance at the factory shipment stage, or may be downloaded from a server or the like (not shown) by communication means and stored. . The communication means may be a transmission line capable of two-way communication such as the Internet or cable television, or may be a broadcasting that transmits information only in one direction. The data and programs stored in the flash memory 104 and storage device 1104 are stored in recording media such as floppy disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, MO (magneto-optical disks), flash memories, etc. It may be read from a recording medium and installed.

A network I/F (Interface) 111. A network I/F 1111 is an interface for data communication using a communication network such as the Internet. The camera 112 is a type of built-in imaging means for imaging a subject and obtaining image data under the control of the CPU 101 . The imaging device I/F 113 is a circuit that controls driving of the camera 112 . The microphone 114 is a type of built-in sound collecting means for inputting sound. The sound input/output I/F 116 is a circuit for processing input/output of sound signals between the microphone 114 and the speaker 115 under the control of the CPU 101 . A display I/F 117 is a circuit that transmits image data to the display 2 under the control of the CPU 101 . The display 2 is provided on the front surface of the housing 11 . The sensor controller 118 is a circuit that receives input from the touch panel 5 provided on the display 2 . The short-range communication circuit 119 is a communication circuit such as NFC (Near Field Communication) (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark). A bus line 110 is an address bus, a data bus, or the like for electrically connecting each component such as the CPU 101 .

A user can play the slot game as a game element in an application installed in the information processing device 1 . The slot game is a game in which a plurality of symbols are stopped (rearranged) after being varied within the symbol display area 21 and a game value is given according to a combination of the symbols displayed within the symbol display area 21 . A state in which a plurality of symbols are stopped after being moved within the symbol display area is called "rearranged". In the slot game, a base game may be played, and if a predetermined condition is satisfied in the base game, a bonus game that is more advantageous to the user than the base game may be played.

The game value is used in a pseudo manner as a substitute for credits in the game, and is used for bets as conditions for executing the slot game. That is, the user can bet game value, play one slot game (unit game), and obtain game value as a result of the slot game.

A "unit game" is a series of operations from the start of acceptance of a bet to a state in which a prize can be established. That is, the unit game includes one bet time for accepting a bet, one game time for rearranging the stopped symbols, and one payout time for awarding a payout.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing device 1, which is a game machine for executing slot games, has the following functions. Specifically, the information processing device 1 has a BET input section 601 and a spin input section 602 . Incidentally, the BET input section 601 and the spin input section 602 are a kind of input devices. The BET input unit 601 has a function of accepting a bet by user's operation. The spin input unit 602 has a function of accepting the start of the game by user's operation, that is, a start operation.

The information processing device 1 also includes a start check unit 603, a normal game execution unit 605, a bonus game start determination unit 606, a bonus game execution unit 607, a lottery game execution unit 608, a random value extraction unit 615, A symbol determination unit 612, an effect random value extraction unit 616, an effect content determination unit 613, a sound output unit 617, an effect display processing unit 618, an award determination unit 619, an award awarding unit 620, and a game display process. and a portion 631 .

The normal game execution unit 605 has a function of executing a normal game, which is a base game, on condition that the BET input unit 601 is operated. A bonus game start determination unit 606 determines whether or not to execute a bonus game based on the combination of symbols rearranged in the base game. That is, the bonus game start determination unit 606 determines that the bonus game is won when the bonus trigger condition is satisfied, and transfers the processing to the bonus game execution unit 607 so that the bonus game is executed from the next unit game. It has the function to A lottery game execution unit 608 has a function of drawing lots for a plurality of prizes including a bonus game, and is executed after the bonus game execution unit 607 is executed, thereby making it possible to repeatedly execute the bonus game.

The symbol determination section 612 has a base game processing section 612a and a bonus game processing section 612b. A symbol determination unit 612 including these processing units 612a and 612b has a function of determining symbols to be rearranged using the random number value from the random value extraction unit 615, and the function of determining symbols to be rearranged and placing the determined symbols in the game area of the display 2. 291, the function of outputting the symbol rearrangement information to the winning judgment section 619, and the function of outputting the effect command signal to the effect random number extractor 616 based on the combination of the symbol rearrangements. have.

Random number extraction unit 616 for effect has a function of extracting a random number for effect when receiving a command signal for effect from symbol determination unit 612 and a function of outputting the random number for effect to content determination unit 613 for effect. are doing. The effect content determination unit 613 has a function of determining the effect content using the effect random number value, a function of outputting video information of the determined effect content to the effect display processing unit 618, and sound/light emission information of the determined effect content. to the sound output unit 617.

A prize determination unit 619 has a function of determining whether or not there is a prize based on a combination of symbols when symbol rearrangement information is obtained, and calculates a payout amount based on a winning combination when it is determined that a prize has been won. and a function of outputting a payout signal based on the payout amount to the award granting section 620 . The award granting unit 620 has a function of paying out game value to the user.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the symbol determining section 612 has a function of selecting the specific symbol 510 of the symbol array from a plurality of types of specific symbols 510 in the base game. The lottery game executing section 608 also has a function of determining the odds from a plurality of candidates based on the probabilities of the plurality of candidates associated with the selected specific symbol in the lottery table. Further, the award granting unit 620 has a function of, when a payout is generated as a result of the special game, awarding a value obtained by multiplying the payout by a magnification as the payout.

Although not shown, the output contents of each processing unit described above are appropriately transmitted to the server 10 connected via a communication line.

In the present embodiment, processing and operations are described assuming that the information processing device 1, which is a smart phone, has these functions, but the functions may be distributed among the constituent elements of the game system 100. FIG. For example, the server 10 may hold a lottery to determine the result of the slot game.

The basic game content of the slot game will be explained. The information processing device 1 has two types of game modes, a normal game mode and a bonus game mode, as slot games. The normal game mode corresponds to the game state during the normal game, and the bonus game mode corresponds to the game state during the free game. The information processing device 1 executes the unit game mainly in the normal game mode, and shifts the game mode to the bonus game mode when the bonus trigger condition is satisfied in the normal game mode. For example, the trigger of the bonus game is the appearance (rearrangement) of three or more bonus symbols. Other conditions may be used to trigger the bonus game.

To explain the normal game mode in detail, in the game area displayed on the display 2 (see FIG. 1), slot game symbols of video reels can be rearranged in 3 rows and 5 columns. In the betting process, the user selects the number of bets. For example, the number of bets may be selected from 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, etc. by operating a bet button, or a desired number may be entered. The jackpot is the capital obtained by accumulating part of these bet numbers.

Next, when symbols are rearranged by variably displaying (scrolling) and stop-displaying (stopping scrolling) video reels in the game area, it is determined whether or not a prize has been won. Then, a win determination is made based on the rearrangement mode of the rearranged symbols. For example, if three or more bonus symbols are rearranged within the game area, the bonus game trigger wins.

In the normal game mode, when the trigger condition for the bonus game is satisfied, the mode shifts to the bonus game mode, and free game processing is first executed.

In the free game process, a reel strip for free games to be used during the free game is determined, and a predetermined number of free games is set. The reel band for free games and the number of free games may be set by random number lottery from a plurality of selections.

When the free game is executed, a win determination is made. Note that the win determination may be the same as the win determination in the base game. For example, when three or more bonus symbols appear again in the game area, the re-trigger condition for the bonus game (free game) is established and the number of free games is added.

After that, the end of the free game is determined, and if the number of free games has not been completed, the free game is continued and the remaining free games are executed.

Next, the display state of the symbol display area 21 will be specifically illustrated with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 4, five scroll areas 211 to 215 are set in the symbol display area 21, and symbol rows are scrolled in each area. When the normal game is started, scrolling of symbol columns including the selected specific symbol 510 is started. When a predetermined number (three in this embodiment) of the specific symbols 510 are rearranged in the symbol display area 21, the transition from the normal game to the special game in which a plurality of unit games are executed is confirmed.

When the special game is started, before the unit game is executed, a multiplier to be multiplied by the payout in the special game is displayed as an effect. Specifically, the display 2 is provided with a magnification roulette area 210 , and after the scrolling of magnification candidates is started in the magnification roulette area 210 , the determined magnification is displayed in the center of the roulette area 210 . As described above, the odds are determined by lottery based on the specific symbols 510 selected in the base game.

Further, the multiplication factor roulette area 210 is also used as an effect indicating the symbol array used in the special game. In the present embodiment, one of two types of symbol arrays (LOW, HIGH) is used by lottery in the special game. The two types of symbol arrays have different expected payout values, and one can expect a higher payout than the other. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, when the magnification is displayed surrounded by star marks, it indicates that a symbol row with a high payout is used. As for the method of differentiating the payout expected value, the symbols themselves arranged in the symbol row may be different, or the probabilities of rearrangement of the symbols arranged in the symbol row may be different. Also, the number of types of symbol strings is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more.

In this way, the presence of a plurality of types of symbol strings makes it possible to further diversify the payout rate in the special game in combination with the types of the specific symbols 510 (lottery probability of the multiplier).

After that, the unit game is started, and when a payout is awarded in the unit game, the payout is awarded after being multiplied by the multiplier.

Next, an example of a data table stored in the information processing device 1 will be described.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the flash memory 104 of the information processing device 1 stores a specific symbol lottery table.

The specific symbol lottery table is a lottery table used to select one of two types of specific symbols 510 (A, B). In the present embodiment, two types of symbol strings (LOW, HIGH) are simultaneously determined by lottery along with the specific symbols 510 in the base game, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the specific symbols 510 may be determined during the normal game, and the symbol arrays may be determined during transition to the special game.

Specifically, the specific symbol lottery table has a specific symbol field, a symbol string field, and a probability field, and probabilities are associated with all combinations of the specific symbols 510 and symbol strings. there is The specific symbol lottery table is referred to at the start of the base game, and the specific symbol 510 is determined.

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the flash memory 104 of the information processing apparatus 1 stores a rate lottery table. In the odds lottery table, probabilities for odds of odds are set for each type of specific symbol. The odds lottery table is referred to when determining the odds in the special game, and the odds are determined by lottery with a probability corresponding to the specific symbols 510 selected in the normal game that triggered the special game.

Next, a game program executed by the CPU 101 of the information processing device 1 will be described.

A game program for slot game processing executed by CPU 101 of information processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the CPU 101 executes initialization processing at the end of one game (S1). The CPU 101 clears unnecessary data in the work area of the RAM 103, such as the number of bets and symbols determined by lottery, for each game.

Also, the CPU 101 clears the specific symbol 510 selected in the base game in the initialization process at the end of one game. That is, in the base game, the specific symbol 510 is re-determined for each unit game.

Then, the CPU 101 executes normal game start processing (S2). In the normal game start process, the CPU 101 checks the input of the bet amount selected on the touch panel 5 or the like.

Then, the CPU 101 executes specific symbol determination processing (S3). Specifically, in the specific symbol determination process, the CPU 101 refers to the specific symbol lottery table (FIG. 5) and determines the combination of the specific symbol 510 and the symbol string based on the set probability.

Thereafter, the CPU 101 executes normal game symbol lottery processing (S4). In this process, the CPU 101 refers to the symbol array table, and draws and determines symbols 500 to be stopped based on random numbers.

The specific symbol 510 in the symbol string table is replaced with the specific symbol 510 determined in the specific symbol determination process.

Next, the CPU 101 executes payout number determination processing (S5). Specifically, the CPU 101 determines whether or not a winning combination has been established on a set payline to win a prize. It also determines whether the bonus game has been triggered.

Next, the CPU 101 executes base game effect determination processing (S6). Next, the CPU 101 executes normal game reel fluctuation stop processing (S7). In this process, the CPU 101 displays the content of the presentation on the display 2 based on the presentation of the content determined in step S6, and performs control such as outputting the sound from the speaker 115. FIG.

Next, the CPU 101 executes payout processing (S8). Specifically, the CPU 101 adds the value stored in the payout amount storage area to the value (credit amount counter) stored in the credit amount storage area provided in the RAM 103 .

Next, the CPU 101 determines whether or not a bonus game trigger has been established based on the process of step S5 (S9). When determining that the bonus game trigger has been established (S9: YES), the CPU 101 executes bonus game processing (S10).

On the other hand, if the bonus game trigger has not been established (S9: NO), or after executing the bonus game process in step S10, the CPU 101 re-executes the process from S1.

Next, a game program for bonus game processing, which is a subroutine of slot game processing executed by CPU 101 of information processing device 1, will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the CPU 101 executes magnification determination processing (S18). Specifically, in the rate determination process, the CPU 101 refers to the rate lottery table (FIG. 6), and selects a plurality of candidates for the rate corresponding to the specific symbol 510 determined in the specific symbol determination process (S3) in the slot game process. get probability. Then, the CPU 101 determines a multiplying factor of 1 from a plurality of candidates by lottery based on the probability.

Then, the CPU 101 executes a magnification notification effect (S19). That is, the CPU 101 displays the effect of notifying the multiplier explained with reference to FIG. is executed in the magnification roulette area 210 of the

Then, the CPU 101 sets the number of free games (S21). For example, the CPU 101 sets 7 as the number of free games. After that, the CPU 101 executes initialization processing at the end of one game (S22). For example, the CPU 101 clears unnecessary data, such as symbols determined by lottery, in the work area of the RAM 103 for each game. Note that the number of bets in the bonus game is the same as in the normal game immediately before shifting to the bonus game.

Thereafter, the CPU 101 performs free game start processing (S23), free game symbol lottery processing (S24), payout amount determination processing (S25), free game effect determination processing (S27), free game A reel fluctuation stop process (S28) and a payout process (S29) are executed.

In the payout number determination process of step S25, the CPU 101 multiplies the payout based on the rearrangement of the symbols 500 by the rate determined in the rate determination process of step S18 to determine the number of payouts.

Also, in the free game, a symbol lottery table for the free game that is different from the symbol row table used in the base game may be used. In this case, it is preferable that the symbol lottery table for the free game is more advantageous than the one for the normal game. For example, in the symbol row table for free games, there are a large percentage of symbols associated with winning combinations with large payouts (or a high stop probability), a large number of wild symbols (or a high stop probability), and a large number of bonus symbols. (or the probability of stopping is high) is exemplified.

After that, the CPU 101 decrements the set number of free games by 1 (S29). Then, the CPU 101 determines whether or not the bonus game is over (S30). When the number of free games is not 0 (S30: NO), the CPU 101 determines that the bonus game has not ended, and re-executes the free game from the process of S22. On the other hand, if the number of free games is 0 (S30: YES), the CPU 101 determines that the bonus game has ended, ends this subroutine, and returns to the slot game process.

Although not shown, when the number of payouts is determined in the slot game process and the bonus game process, the CPU 101 executes a process of transmitting the number of payouts to the server 10 as the number of wins.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the specific examples are merely illustrated, and the present invention is not particularly limited. Moreover, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are merely enumerations of the most suitable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

In addition, in the above detailed description, the characteristic parts have been mainly described so that the present invention can be understood more easily. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth in the foregoing detailed description, but may be applied to other embodiments and its scope of application is diverse. Moreover, the terms and usage used in this specification are used to describe the present invention precisely, and are not used to limit the interpretation of the present invention. In addition, it is believed that those skilled in the art can easily conceive of other configurations, systems, methods, etc. included in the concept of the present invention from the concept of the invention described herein. Therefore, the claims should be considered to include equivalent configurations within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, the purpose of the abstract is to facilitate understanding of the technical content and essence of the application by the Patent Office, general public institutions, and engineers in this technical field who are unfamiliar with patents, legal terms, or technical terms. It is intended to make it possible to make a quick judgment through a thorough investigation. The Abstract, therefore, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, which should be evaluated by the claims. In addition, in order to fully understand the purpose of the present invention and the unique effects of the present invention, it is desired that the description should be interpreted with sufficient consideration given to the literatures that have already been disclosed.

The foregoing detailed description includes computer-implemented processes. The above explanations and representations are provided for the purpose of most efficient understanding by those skilled in the art. As used herein, each treatment used to derive a result of 1 should be understood as a self-consistent treatment. In each process, transmission/reception, recording, etc. of electrical or magnetic signals are performed. Note that the operations in each process represent such signals as bits, values, symbols, characters, terms, numbers, etc., which are used merely for convenience of explanation. There is a need. In addition, the processing in each processing may be described in terms common to human behavior, but the processing described in this specification is basically executed by various devices. Also, other configurations required to perform each process are self-explanatory from the above description.

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Claims (6)

a display for displaying a symbol display area in which a plurality of symbols including a plurality of types of specific symbols that win prizes when a predetermined number or more are rearranged are rearranged;
A base game and a special game in which a payout is multiplied by a multiplier after shifting from the base game are executed, and in the base game and the special game, the symbol row in which the plurality of symbols are arranged is changed to the symbol display area. a controller that determines which relocation symbols to display in the
a memory for storing a lottery table in which a plurality of candidates for the magnification are stored and in which the plurality of candidates are associated with different probabilities for each of the plurality of types of specific symbols;
has
The controller is
a process of selecting a specific symbol of the symbol array from the plurality of types of specific symbols in the base game;
a process of replacing all the specific symbols in the symbol string with one type of specific symbol selected from the plurality of types of specific symbols;
a process of shifting from the base game to the special game when a predetermined number or more of the specific symbols are rearranged in the symbol display area;
When shifting to the special game, on the lottery table, based on the probabilities of the plurality of candidates associated with the specific symbols selected in the normal game in which the shift to the special game is determined, the plurality of a process of determining the magnification from the candidates;
When a payout is generated as a result of the special game, a process of awarding a value obtained by multiplying the payout by the multiplier determined at the time of transition to the special game, as the payout;
An information processing apparatus characterized by executing 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein images having the same appearance are used for the plurality of types of specific symbols. The controller further
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determined magnification is notified on the display when shifting to the special game. The controller further
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a process of randomly determining a symbol string to be rearranged in the special game from a plurality of types of symbol strings having different expected payout payout values is executed. A computer having a display and a memory,
a process of displaying a symbol display area in which a plurality of symbols including a plurality of types of specific symbols that win prizes when a predetermined number or more are rearranged are rearranged;
A base game and a special game in which a payout is multiplied by a multiplier after shifting from the base game are executed, and in the base game and the special game, the symbol row in which the plurality of symbols are arranged is changed to the symbol display area. A process of determining the relocation symbol to be displayed in the
a process of storing a lottery table in which a plurality of candidates for the magnification are stored and in which the plurality of candidates are associated with different probabilities for each of the plurality of types of specific symbols;
a process of selecting a specific symbol of the symbol array from the plurality of types of specific symbols in the base game;
a process of replacing all the specific symbols in the symbol string with one type of specific symbol selected from the plurality of types of specific symbols;
a process of shifting from the base game to the special game when a predetermined number or more of the specific symbols are rearranged in the symbol display area;
When shifting to the special game, on the lottery table, based on the probabilities of the plurality of candidates associated with the specific symbols selected in the normal game in which the shift to the special game is determined, the plurality of a process of determining the magnification from the candidates;
When a payout is generated as a result of the special game, a process of awarding a value obtained by multiplying the payout by the multiplier determined at the time of transition to the special game, as the payout;
A computer program characterized by causing the execution of displaying a symbol display area in which a plurality of symbols including a plurality of types of specific symbols that win prizes when a predetermined number or more are rearranged are rearranged;
A base game and a special game in which a payout is multiplied by a multiplier after shifting from the base game are executed, and in the base game and the special game, the symbol row in which the plurality of symbols are arranged is changed to the symbol display area. determining which relocation symbols to display in the
storing a lottery table in which a plurality of candidates for the magnification are stored and in which different probabilities are associated with the plurality of candidates for the plurality of types of specific symbols;
selecting a specific symbol of the symbol row from the plurality of types of specific symbols in the base game;
replacing all the specific symbols in the symbol string with one type of specific symbol selected from the plurality of types of specific symbols;
transitioning from the base game to the special game when a predetermined number or more of the specific symbols are rearranged in the symbol display area;
When shifting to the special game, on the lottery table, based on the probabilities of the plurality of candidates associated with the specific symbols selected in the normal game in which the shift to the special game is determined, the plurality of determining the scaling factor from the candidates;
When a payout is generated as a result of the special game, awarding a value obtained by multiplying the payout by the multiplier determined at the time of transition to the special game, as the payout;
A game control method comprising:

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