JP7218893B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

In the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, after a big win game, it is configured to shift to a privilege game that is more advantageous than the normal game.

JP 2010-35614 A (paragraph [0082])

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and further improvement in taste has been sought.

The first means is a hit of the success/failure determination performed according to the progress of the game , a time-saving hit in a time-saving game state in which the probability of winning in the normal symbol success/failure determination is higher than that of the normal game state, and a normal game. Includes a high-accuracy winning that is a high-accuracy game state in which the probability of winning in the special symbol propriety determination is higher than the state, and a time-saving/high-accuracy winning that is the time-saving winning and the high-accuracy winning. In the gaming machine where the success/failure determination is performed, a continuous upper limit number of times of the time-saving and high-accuracy winning is set in advance, and the next winning following the continuous upper-limit number of times becomes the high-accuracy gaming state. The game machine is a game machine with no high-accuracy winning or high-accuracy no time-saving winning in the time-saving game state .

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention; front view of game board A diagram explaining the game state after the jackpot Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the gaming machine

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 10 of the present embodiment is a pachinko game machine, the front side of which is covered with a front frame 10Z, and the game board 11 is viewed through a glass window 10W formed in the front frame 10Z. The game area R1 of is visible. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, "right" and "left" refer to "right" and "left" when the gaming machine 10 is viewed from the front.

An upper tray 26 and a lower tray 27 are provided in two stages below the glass window 10W in the front frame 10Z, and an operation handle 28 is provided on the right side of the lower tray 27. - 特許庁When the operation handle 28 is rotated, the game balls contained in the upper tray 26 are ejected toward the game area R1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game area R1 has a generally circular shape as a whole and is surrounded by guide rails 12. As shown in FIG. A display opening 11H is formed through the center of the game area R1 of the game board 11, and a display screen 13G of the display device 13 faces forward through the display opening 11H.

A display decoration frame 23 is attached to the opening edge of the display opening 11H. The display decoration frame 23 is fitted in the display opening 11H from the front side of the game board 11 and protrudes from the front surface of the game board 11, and restricts the entry of game balls flowing down the game area R1 into the display decoration frame 23. ing.

The display opening 11H is arranged in the middle in the horizontal direction and near the upper end of the game area R1. A flow region R3 and a lower flow region R4 are formed. An upper arc wall 25 extending in an arc shape along the guide rail 12 is provided on the upper part of the display decoration frame 23, and one game ball is placed between the upper arc wall 25 and the guide rail 12. A passable upper communication channel 25R is formed. Furthermore, on the right side of the display decoration frame 23, there is a communication flow that fills the space between the display opening 11H and the right end of the guide rail 12 without any gap and communicates between the upper communication channel 25R and the right flow region R3. A communication channel formation 24 having a channel 24R is provided.

A starting gate 18 is provided in the right flow region R3. A large winning opening 15 is provided in the lower portion of the starting gate 18 in the right flowing region R3. A first starting winning opening 14A, a second starting winning opening 14B, and an out opening 16 are arranged in order from the top in the central portion in the left-right direction of the lower flow area R4. In addition to the start winning openings 14A and 14B and the big winning opening 15, a plurality of general winning openings 20 are provided in the game area R1. All the game balls that do not win in any of the winning holes 14A, 14B, 15, 20 are taken into the out hole 16 arranged at the lower end of the lower flow region R4.

Next, each required part will be further explained in detail. The general prize winning opening 20 forms a so-called pocket structure and is open to the upper surface or the side surface of a member protruding from the front surface of the game board 11, and has a size that allows just one game ball to enter. . Then, when game balls enter the general winning hole 20, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper tray 26 as prize balls.

The starting gate 18 has a gate-shaped structure through which a game ball can pass through, and when a game ball passes through the starting gate 18, normal symbol suitability determination is performed. The determination result of the normal symbol propriety determination is displayed on a normal symbol display section (not shown). When the determination result of the normal symbol success/failure determination is hit, a normal symbol per game (hereinafter referred to as "normal symbol per game") is executed.

The first starting prize winning port 14A has a pocket structure similar to that of the general prize winning port 20.例文帳に追加The second start winning opening 14B opens forward and is opened and closed by a rotating door 14T. Specifically, the rotating door 14T is normally arranged in a vertical upright closed position, and when the result of the normal symbol validity determination is a hit and a normal symbol per game is executed, the lower end portion is moved. It rotates to the center and is placed in the open position, which is tilted forward. The rotating door 14T arranged at the open position receives the game ball flowing down from above and guides it to the second start winning opening 14B.

When the game balls enter the start winning holes 14A and 14B, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out as prize balls to the upper tray 26, and special symbol suitability determination is performed. That is, in the present embodiment, the determination right of the special symbol propriety determination is generated by entering the game ball into each of the start winning openings 14A and 14B. The judgment result of the special symbol propriety judgment is notified on the display screen 13G as the judgment right is used. Specifically, when the judgment right is used, a judgment performance related to the judgment result is performed on the display screen 13G prior to notification of the judgment result. Then, when the determination result is hit, the winning game state is set after the determination effect is completed, and the winning game is executed. If the determination result is out, the normal game state, which is not the winning game state, continues.

The big winning opening 15 is formed in a horizontally long rectangle, and is closed by a movable door 15T in a normal game state. When a winning game is performed in a winning game state, the movable door 15T is pushed forward over a predetermined period to open the big winning opening 15, and the movable door 15T guides the large winning opening 15. A game ball can win a prize. When the game balls enter the big winning hole 15, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper tray 26 as prize balls. In the winning game, a round game in which the big winning opening 15 is opened only a preset number of times is executed a number of times corresponding to the winning game to be executed. One round game ends when a predetermined upper limit number of game balls enter the big winning opening 15 or when a predetermined round game time elapses.

On the display screen 13G, as described above, a judgment performance related to the special symbol suitability judgment is displayed. Specifically, three special symbols 13A, 13B, and 13C are stop-displayed side by side in the central portion of the display screen 13G. Each of these special symbols 13A to 13C is composed of, for example, a plurality of types of numbers, characters, etc., and normally, predetermined types of special symbols 13A to 13C are stopped and displayed. . Then, when the game ball enters the start winning openings 14A and 14B, these three special symbols 13A to 13C are variably displayed (for example, displayed by scrolling in the vertical direction), and after a predetermined time has elapsed, for example, left, right, Stop display in order of middle. Then, the combination of the special symbols 13A to 13C that are stopped informs the determination result of the special symbol propriety determination.

Specifically, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are all the same symbols (doubles), it indicates a big hit. Moreover, when the special symbols 13A to 13C are a predetermined special combination, it indicates a big hit.

In the gaming machine 10, "normal game" which is a normal game state in which the probability of winning in the normal symbol success/failure determination is low, "time-saving game" in which the probability of winning in the normal symbol success/failure determination is higher than in the normal game state, normal "High accuracy game", which has a higher probability of winning in the special symbol judgment than in the game state, and has a higher probability of winning in the normal symbol judgment than in the normal game state, and special symbols than in the normal game state It has a "probability variable game (time-saving high-probability game)" with a high probability of winning in the success/failure determination.

In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the special symbols 13A to 13C become a predetermined special combination, after the end of the big hit game, the probability of winning in the normal symbol success/failure determination is higher than in the normal game state. ” Or rush into “variable game”. That is, in the gaming machine 10, the jackpot game is used as a trigger to shift from the normal game state to the time-saving game or the probability variation game (time-saving high-accuracy game). In the gaming machine 10, in the normal game state, the game ball is hit so as to flow down the left flow region R2, that is, so-called "left hitting" is performed, and during the time saving game, the right flow region R3 is flown down. It is possible to provide the player with two types of hitting methods, such as hitting the game ball in the same manner as above, or performing a so-called "right hitting". In time-saving games and probability-variable games (time-saving high-accuracy games), the number of judgment rights used after the end of the jackpot game reaches the specified upper limit number (for example, 100), or to "jackpot game" during the time-saving game Terminate if migrated.

It is determined by the result of the V winning chance performed during the big winning game whether the time saving game or the probability variable game (time saving high probability game) to be set after the end of the big winning game is set. In the V winning chance, the game ball can enter the V winning portion 21 (FIG. 2) provided in the right flowing area R3. Specifically, the V winning portion 21 has a ball entrance 21A that is opened and closed by a movable piece 21H, and when a V winning chance is given, the ball entrance 21A is opened. A normal hole and a V fixed hole (both not shown) are provided inside the V winning part 21, and a game ball entering the ball entrance 21A is distributed to either the normal hole or the V fixed hole. A mechanism (not shown) is provided. Then, when the game ball enters the V determination hole at the V winning chance, the game is set to shift to the probability variable game (shorter time high probability game) after the end of the big hit game. When the game ball does not enter the V fixed hole at the V winning chance, the game is shifted to a time-saving game after finishing the big winning game. In this way, in this embodiment, as the jackpot games, there are provided a V passing jackpot in which a ball enters a V winning chance and a V non-passing jackpot in which a ball does not enter a V winning jack.

In the game machine 10, as big hits, there is a high-probability V-passing jackpot in which a game ball entering the ball-entering hole 21A is easily distributed to the V-determining hole, and a ball entering the ball-entering hole 21A rather than the V-passing high-probability jackpot. There are two types of V-passing low-probability jackpots in which game balls are hard to be distributed to V-determining openings. The big hit in the special symbol propriety determination based on the entry of the ball into the first start winning opening 14A becomes a V passage high probability big hit with a predetermined probability (eg, 1/2). All of the big hits in the special symbol propriety determination based on the ball entering the second start winning opening 14B are V passage high probability big hits. In addition, below, the big hit which won a V prize is called "variable probability hit."

As shown in FIG. 3, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the number of consecutive time-saving games reaches a predetermined limit number of time-saving upper limit times (four times in this embodiment), the time-saving limiter operates. It has become. Furthermore, when the number of consecutive high-precision games reaches a high-precision upper limit number (5 times in this embodiment), which is a predetermined limit number of times, the high-probability limiter is configured to operate. And, in the present embodiment, the time saving upper limit number and the high probability upper limit number are set to different numbers. For example, in the present embodiment, the high-probability upper limit number is set to 5 times, which is one more than the time-saving upper limit number, and the high-probability limiter is activated when the high-probability game occurs five times in succession.

As a result, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the probability variable hit occurs continuously, when the number of consecutive times of the time saving game reaches 4 times, which is the time saving upper limit number, the time saving limiter is activated, and the probability variable hit is achieved. Even if it does not shift to the fifth probability variable game (time saving high probability game), the time saving game is cut off and it shifts to a non-time saving high probability game. That is, in the fifth probability variation hit, after the jackpot game, it can be a non-time-saving high probability game. In the non-time-saving high-accuracy game of the present embodiment, the non-time-saving high-accuracy game becomes an advantageous game state (small winning rush) that can acquire more prize balls than the probability variable game (time-saving high-accuracy game). .

In addition, by setting the time-saving upper limit number of times, it is possible to make the fifth probability variable hit a small hit rush, so there is no need to have a pattern for the small hit rush. In other words, since the small winning rush can be performed only when the probability variable winning occurs five times, frequent occurrence of the small winning rush can be suppressed, and security can be strengthened.

As described above, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, when variable probability wins occur continuously, it is possible to obtain a small win rush that is more advantageous for the player, and it is possible to improve the entertainment of the game. Become.

In addition, since a high-accuracy game is also provided with a high-accuracy limiter, when the number of consecutive high-accuracy games reaches 5 times, which is the high-accuracy upper limit number, the high-accuracy limiter is activated, and in the 6th probability variation hit, After the jackpot game, the high-precision game is not continued, but shifted to the time-saving game. As a result, even when the same variable probability hits are consecutive, the game state changes, and it becomes possible to further improve the interest of the game.

In addition, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, since the time reduction limiter and the probability variation limiter are set to different times, when shifting from the normal game to the probability variation game (time reduction high probability game), as described above, After the probability variation game (time-saving high-accuracy game), it will be in a small hit rush, but after the first high-accuracy game, if you shift to the probability variation game (time-saving high-accuracy game), the time-saving limiter and the probability variation limiter It operates at the same time, and there is a case where it shifts to a normal game at the fifth probability variation hit.

Next, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine 10 for achieving the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 50 in the figure denotes a main control circuit 50, which includes a microcomputer having a CPU 50A, a RAM 50B, a ROM 50C, and a plurality of counters, an input/output circuit connecting the microcomputer and a sub-control circuit 52, and a prize winning port 15. etc. are connected, and an input/output circuit that connects a payout control circuit, etc., and performs main control related to the game. The CPU 50A includes a success/fail determination unit, a control unit, a calculation unit, various counters, various registers, various flags, etc., and in addition to performing arithmetic control, also generates random numbers etc. related to special symbols and normal symbols, and sub-controls the control signal. It is configured to be able to output (transmit) to the circuit 52 and the like. The RAM 50B includes a storage area for various random values generated by the CPU 50A, a storage area and flags for temporarily storing various data, and a work area for the CPU 50A. In the ROM 50C, control data, symbol variation data relating to variation display of special symbols and normal symbols, etc., as well as determination values for special symbols and normal symbols, etc. are written. The opening pattern of the big winning opening 15 in the big winning game and the small winning game and the opening pattern of the rotating door 14T in the normal game are stored in the ROM 50C.

Similar to the main control circuit 50, the sub-control circuit 52 includes a microcomputer having a CPU 52A, a RAM 52B, a ROM 52C, and a plurality of counters, an input/output circuit connecting the microcomputer and the main control circuit 50, a display control circuit 54, and the like. It has an input/output circuit that connects The CPU 52A includes a control section, a calculation section, various counters, various registers, various flags, and the like, and is configured to be able to output (transmit) control signals to the display control circuit 54 and the like, in addition to performing arithmetic control. The RAM 52B has a storage area for various data and a work area for the CPU 52A. The ROM 52C stores a variation pattern table of special symbols, data of various effects, and the like.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, embodiments described below are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. It can be changed and implemented.

(1) In the above embodiment, the limited number of times of the time saving limiter was less than the number of limiting times of the high accuracy limiter, but the number of limiting times of the time saving limiter may be more than the number of limiting times of the high accuracy limiter.

(2) In the above embodiment, the limited number of times of the time-saving limiter and the limited number of times of the high-probability limiter were 1, but they may be 2 or more. In that case, it may shift from non-time-saving high-definite game to probability variable game. In this case, the configuration may further include a variable probability limiter. In addition, the probability variation limiter shall count the number of times of "probability variation hit".

(3) In the above embodiment, the number of times of time saving is counted as 1 when the transition from the non-time-saving state (normal state or non-time-saving high-precision state) to the time-saving state is counted, and the non-high-precision state (normal state or time-saving state) is high Although it was configured to count the number of highly accurate times assuming that the hit that shifted to the accurate state is 1, it may be configured to count the number of times of time saving and the number of highly accurate times after becoming the variable probability state.

(4) In the above embodiment, whether or not to shift to the probability variable game is determined by whether or not the ball can be entered into the V confirmation opening. It may be a configuration in which whether or not it is a probability variable hit is determined by the result. In this case, the configuration may be such that there is no V determination port.

10 game machine 13G display screen 14B first starting winning opening 14B second starting winning opening 15 big winning opening 50 main control circuit 52 sub control circuit

Claims (2)

In the success/failure determination performed according to the progress of the game, there is a time-saving hit in a time-saving game state in which the probability of success in the normal symbol success/failure determination is higher than that in the normal game state, and a special symbol success/failure that is higher than in the normal game state. A game machine including a high-accuracy winning that is in a high-accuracy game state with a high probability of winning in determination, and a time-saving/high- accuracy winning that is the time-saving winning and the high-accuracy winning. ,
A continuous upper limit number of times that the time-saving and high-accuracy winning is continuously performed in the success/failure determination is preset, and the next hit following the continuous upper limit number of times is a time-saving and high-accuracy winning that becomes the high-accuracy gaming state, or , A game machine that becomes a highly accurate and time-saving hit in the time-saving game state . The next hit following the continuous upper limit number of times is the time-saving non-high-probability hit,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the time-saving non-high-accuracy hit is a state in which a ball is more likely to enter a specific winning hole and a privilege is more likely to be obtained than the time-saving/high-accuracy hit .

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