JP7289438B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

In the following patent document 1, an image (hereinafter also referred to as a specific image) showing "relevant change suspension" in which the effect of informing the success/failure determination result has been started but the notification has not been completed is displayed. A game machine is disclosed.

JP 2016-165636 A

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the entertainment of a game by using a specific image.

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, a notification effect for notifying the success/failure determination result is started, and a specific image indicating the existence of a game machine for which the notification of the success/failure determination result has not been completed is displayed. and an image change effect for changing the aspect of the specific image in accordance with the number of simulated stoppages of the decorative pattern, which suggests that the reliability, which is the probability of the success/failure determination result, has increased in the notification effect corresponding to the specific image. and an effect executing means for executing the effect.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to improve the entertainment of the game using the specific image.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is the figure which showed the decoration design and the pending|holding image which are displayed on the display area of a display apparatus. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an image change effect; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an effect immediately before the specific image is erased; It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 3rd specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 4th specific example. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a fifth specific example; FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a sixth specific example; FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a seventh specific example;

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The game machine 1 is equipped with a game board 90 . The game board 90 is made of a substantially square plywood board, and a guide rail 903 forming a passage for guiding a game ball fired by operating a shooting device 908 (shooting handle) to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. is provided as follows.

The game area 902 is provided with a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like. A display area 911 of the display device 91 that executes various effects is an area that can be visually recognized through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90 . Note that the shape and the like of the display area 911 can be changed as appropriate (the shape and the like of the display area 911 can be changed by changing the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself). .

In addition, in the game area 902, a plurality of game nails are provided as obstacles that change the flowing state of the game balls when the falling game balls collide with each other. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes in various modes according to the conditions when it collides with the game nail.

In such a gaming machine 1 , game balls are shot toward the game area 902 by operating the shooting device 908 . When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning opening such as a starting winning opening 904 or a big winning opening 906, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by a payout device.

Descriptions of components of the gaming machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1 and the lower and upper trays for storing game balls, will be omitted. For these, those having the same structure as known gaming machines can be applied.

The lottery for the jackpot is executed by winning/failure determining means provided on a control board (not shown) when a game ball enters the starting winning opening 904 (a plurality of such starting winning openings 904 may be provided). Specifically, a numerical value (hereinafter also referred to as win/fail determination information) is acquired from a random number source triggered by the winning of a game ball into the start winning opening 904, and the numerical value is the same as the predetermined jackpot numerical value. If it is, it is a jackpot, and if it is different, it is a loss. In the present embodiment, similarly to known gaming machines, when a jackpot is achieved, the decorative patterns 80 (see FIG. 2) are notified by forming a predetermined combination (for example, three sets of the same pattern). If a combination of is displayed, it is lost. In the present embodiment, a group of decorative patterns 80 including a plurality of types of decorative patterns 80 are variably displayed, and one pattern is selected from each and stopped, thereby constructing a combination indicating the result of right/wrong determination.

In the present embodiment, notification of the results of the success/failure determination is started in the order in which the numerical values for the above-mentioned success/failure determination are acquired (variation of the decorative pattern 80 is started). , when the pass/fail judgment result based on the numerical value obtained before that is notified, the data is stored in the storage means provided on the control board (not shown) until the pass/fail judgment result based on the certain numerical value is started to be notified. remembered. Numerical values (variation of the decorative pattern 80) for which notification of the success/failure determination result has not yet started (the value corresponding to each of the numerical values is “suspension (information)”. Suspension (information) is a subordinate concept of the success/failure determination information. The maximum number of stored (maximum pending number) of (can be said to exist) can be set as appropriate. The maximum number of reservations that can be stored by the storage means in this embodiment is four per type of start winning opening 904 . In the present embodiment, at the time when notification of the success/failure determination result is started, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value is a value that will result in a big hit. It is also possible to have a configuration in which the determination result itself is stored. In addition, the acquired numerical value is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect for informing the success/failure determination result.

In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the numerical value (win/fail determination information) stored in the storage means, and the effect of notifying the win/fail determination result is not started (variation of the decorative pattern 80 is not started). is displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 (see FIG. 2). Specifically, the pending images 70 are displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 so that the numerical values for executing the validity determination are arranged in the order in which they were obtained. In the present embodiment, the values are displayed so as to line up from the left in order from the timing at which the numerical value was acquired (from the so-called pending digestion).

In addition, in the present embodiment, although the effect of informing the result of the success/failure determination has already started (the variation of the decorative pattern 80 starts), the notification of the result of the success/failure determination has been completed (the variation of all the decorative symbols 80 has stopped). An image (hereinafter referred to as a specific image 10) indicating that there is a so-called "retained change" is displayed in the display area 911 (see FIG. 2). It is preferable that the specific image 10 can be distinguished from the reserved image 70 . For example, it is conceivable that the specific image 10 and the reserved image 70 are different in basic aspect (a concept different from a specific aspect to be described later). In the present embodiment, by displaying the associated image 11 associated with the specific image 10, the player can easily understand that the associated image 11 is "suspended change". It is

As the reserved image 70 and the specific image 10, a plurality of specific modes having different probability (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as (jackpot) reliability) of the corresponding win-or-fail judgment result being a big win may be set. . That is, a so-called pending change effect may be generated to suggest the reliability. The reserved image 70 and the specific image 10 may be still images or moving images. In the following description, the term "image" includes both still images and moving images.

The gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment is capable of executing an image change effect using the specific image 10 described above. The image change effect will be described below.

The image change effect (see FIG. 3) is a series of notification effects for notifying the success/failure determination result corresponding to the specific image 10 (from the start of the variation of the decorative pattern 80 to the stop with the combination indicating the success/failure determination result). ), it indicates the number of times a specific effect has occurred that suggests that the reliability of the jackpot has increased. It can be said that the specific effect is a so-called "chance-up effect". That is, it can be said that the image change effect indicates the number of "chance up". It is set so that the greater the number of occurrences of the specific effect, the higher the reliability of the big hit. In addition, it is preferable that an upper limit is set for the number of occurrences of the specific effect. Also, in a series of notification effects, it is set so that the number of occurrences of a specific effect does not occur a certain number of times, such as 4 times or 6 times. may In addition, if the number of occurrences of the specific effect is 7 times, the jackpot is confirmed, and if the number of occurrences of the specific effect reaches a certain number, the jackpot is confirmed (reliability is 100%). ) case may be set.

The specific effect may be any one that can occur once or multiple times in the notification effect for notifying one success/failure determination result. In this embodiment, the basic aspect of each specific effect that occurs in one notification effect is the same. In other words, when specific effects occur a plurality of times in one notification effect, there is no difference in the basic aspect of one specific effect and another specific effect. In this embodiment, the changing decorative pattern 80 stops in a pseudo manner and starts changing again (see FIGS. 3(a) to (c) and (c) to (e)) as one specific effect. I reckon. Here, "pseudo stop" refers to a state in which the symbols appear to be stopped to the player, but are not completely stopped. For example, it refers to a state in which the pattern is slightly swaying. In other words, in the case where the specific effect occurs multiple times, the decorative pattern 80 starts to fluctuate multiple times after being pseudo-stopped multiple times. The decorative patterns 80 for pseudo stopping are in a predetermined combination (for example, a combination in order from the left; see FIGS. 3(b) and 3(d)) to suggest a chance. It is better to Note that, in the present embodiment, when the specific effect occurs multiple times, the interval between the specific effects is short. That is, unlike the known "pseudo-continuous effect", the interval between pseudo-stops is not relatively long. In addition, in a game machine equipped with a "pseudo-continuous effect", it is known that an image indicating that the effect has occurred is displayed together with the occurrence of the effect (pseudo stop of the pattern). In the present embodiment, such an image is not displayed, and the pseudo-stop of the decorative pattern 80→variation restart is repeated at high speed.

The image change effect changes the specific mode of the specific image 10 according to the specific effect generated in one notification effect. In this embodiment, the number of times the specific effect has occurred in the specific image 10 is indicated. In other words, the specific image 10 changes its specific mode each time the specific effect occurs.

In a state where the specific effect is not generated, the specific image 10 is in a normal mode (default mode) (see FIG. 3(a)). A typical aspect in this embodiment is a pattern with a “circle” outline. Specifically, it is a pattern that represents a "crystal". Note that the normal mode does not indicate that the number of occurrences of the specific effect is "0" ("0" is not displayed), but the number "0" or something corresponding to it (for example, It may include the Chinese characters "zero" and "nothing").

Then, when the first specific effect occurs, the number "1" is displayed in the specific image 10 (number of times display 101 is displayed). Specifically, the specific image 10 has a specific form in which the number "1" is superimposed on the normal form (see FIG. 3(c)). After that, the number is incremented like "2", "3", "4" each time the specific effect occurs (see FIG. 3(e)). That is, in the present embodiment, the specific mode of the specific image 10 changes each time the specific effect occurs. Note that the manner of display using Arabic numerals is merely an example. The number of occurrences of the specific effect may be displayed using Chinese numerals or the like.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the specific image 10 indicating the presence of the "variable suspension" displays the number of times the specific effect has occurred. Therefore, in a series of notification effects, it becomes easy to understand how many times the specific effect, which is a so-called chance-up effect, has occurred. In addition, since the "degree of chance" corresponding to a certain success/failure determination result is visually displayed on the specific image 10, which is the corresponding image, it contributes to the enhancement of the entertainment of the game.

The specific image 10 is erased when the notification of the corresponding suitability determination result is completed. This point is the same as in known game machines. In this embodiment, the specific image 10 representing the crystal is erased through an effect as if it were destroyed (see FIG. 4 (especially FIG. 4(c))). This is the same even when the specific effect occurs one or more times during the notification effect and the specific image 10 has a specific mode corresponding to it. In other words, regardless of the specific mode of the specific image 10, the specific image 10 is erased through an effect as if the specific image 10 were destroyed.

In this way, if the specific image 10 is erased through an effect as if it were destroyed, it is possible to make it easier to understand that the number of occurrences of the specific effect displayed in the specific image 10 is reset. is.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the specific image 10 is erased through the above-described "effect as if it were destroyed" only when the corresponding right/wrong judgment result is a failure (corresponding right/wrong judgment result is a jackpot). In other words, there is also an effect of showing in an easy-to-understand manner that the hit/fail judgment result is a failure by the effect of being destroyed. Further, in the present embodiment, even when the specific effect does not occur (when the specific image 10 remains in its normal form), the specific image 10 is erased through the "destroyed effect". be.

Specific examples of improvement, modification, embodiment, etc. of the gaming machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment will be described below. In addition, it is good also as a structure which applied multiple items demonstrated using the following specific examples.

First Specific Example In the above-described embodiment, the number of occurrences of the specific effect in the specific image 10 is indicated by a “number”, but the configuration may be such that the number of occurrences of the specific effect is indicated by elements other than the “number”. good too. For example, it is conceivable that the color of the specific image 10 changes when the specific effect occurs. In addition, the characters included in the specific image 10 are changed every time the specific effect occurs such as "A, B, C, D...", "I, ro, ha, ni...". good too.

○Second specific example In the above-described embodiment, it was explained that the specific mode of the specific image 10 changes (the “number” changes) each time the specific effect occurs. , the form of the specific image 10 may not change. For example, the occurrence of a specific effect a plurality of times is regarded as one set, and the specific mode of the specific image 10 is changed when the specific effect for the one set occurs (the number of times of the specific effect for one set is changed). may be constant or different) (see FIG. 5). Even with such a configuration, it is possible to roughly grasp the number of occurrences of the specific effect. Also, in the case of such a configuration, it is set to increase the reliability of the big hit with the occurrence of one set of specific effects as a break (reliability does not necessarily increase with the occurrence of one specific effect. not set). In this way, a change in the specific mode of the specific image 10 and an increase in reliability are linked.

Also in this example, the number of times of the specific effects can be displayed by "numbers" as in the above-described embodiment. For example, in a configuration in which the number of specific effects for one set is all set to 5, it is conceivable to change the numbers of the specific image 10 such as 5, 10, 15, and so on. .

Also, as described in the first specific example, elements other than numbers (such as colors) may change. Considering the fact that the change in color is easy to understand (if the color of the same family is adopted, the change is difficult to understand and inappropriate), the number of types of colors that can be used as the color of the specific image 10 is limited. Therefore, it can be said that it is a reasonable configuration to change the color of the specific image 10 by using the occurrence of the specific effect a plurality of times as delimiters.

○Third Concrete Example When a specific effect occurs, it is set so that an effect (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a failure effect) that looks like it ends in failure occurs. For example, when a plurality of decorative patterns 80 are simulated to stop in a predetermined combination and start to fluctuate again as one specific effect, the plurality of decorative patterns 80 are simulated to stop in a predetermined combination (success Effect (=specific effect) may occur), and pseudo-stop may not occur (failure effect may occur) (see FIG. 6).

In such a case, the success or failure of the effect cannot be known, and the player may not be able to accurately grasp the number of occurrences of the specific effect. In this embodiment, the specific image 10 indicates the number of occurrences of the specific effect, and the number of times display 101 increases in the case of success, and the number of times display 101 does not increase in the case of failure. It is possible to easily grasp the number of occurrences of the specific performance even if the player does not get the hang of it. In addition, a player who encounters a specific effect for the first time may not be able to grasp what kind of effect is successful (whether it is a failure). By comparing, it is possible to grasp what kind of mode the successful effect (specific effect) is.

○Fourth Specific Example The specific effect in the above embodiment is that once the fluctuating decorative pattern 80 stops temporarily and starts to fluctuate again, that is, multiple times in a series of notification effects. It was explained that the specific effects that can occur are the same type (type) of effects (meaning what appears to be substantially the same to the player), but multiple types of effects that can occur as specific effects are set. It may be configured as follows. As another type of specific effect, a predetermined image (hereinafter also referred to as opportunity image 20) may be displayed (see FIG. 7 (especially FIG. 7B)).

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

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

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

Sixth Specific Example In the above-described embodiment, when the notification of the success/failure determination result corresponding to the specific image 10 (notice of failure) is completed, the specific image 10 is erased through an effect as if the specific image 10 was destroyed. However, the specific image 10 is erased through such a mode only when the specific effect occurs at least once and the specific image 10 shows the number of times display 101 . In other words, the specific image 10 disappears when the specific image 10 changes due to the occurrence of the specific effect, or when the specific image 10 remains in its normal form without the specific effect occurring. It is assumed that the effect (mode immediately before erasure) until the game is played is different. For example, when a specific effect occurs, it is erased through the above-described destructive effect (see FIGS. 9(a-1) to (a-3)). In some cases, it is configured to be erased without warning (see FIGS. 9(b-1) to (b-3)). With such a configuration, the mode until the specific image 10 is erased when the specific effect occurs is different from the case when the specific effect does not occur. It becomes easier to understand that the number of times is reset when the notification of the result is completed.

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

○Seventh Concrete Example As a so-called look-ahead effect, an effect that suggests the number of occurrences of a specific effect is generated. Since the look-ahead effect itself is known, a detailed explanation is omitted. It is suggested even during execution of the notification effect of the previous success/failure determination result based on a plurality of success/failure determination information.

A specific effect is generated at the stage where the notification effect corresponding to the target success/failure determination result has not yet started, that is, at the stage when the reserved image 70 is displayed, and the number of times of the specific effect generated (the number of times display 101) is corresponded. It is displayed on the reserved image 70 (see FIGS. 10(a) and 10(b)). In other words, the number of specific effects that have occurred as the look-ahead effect is displayed at the stage of the pending image 70 . After that, every time the notification of the previous propriety determination result is completed, the so-called pending execution order is moved up, and finally the pending image 70 becomes the specific image 10 . The number of specific effects added in the state of the reserved image 70 (the number of times display 101) is taken over to the specific image 10 as it is (see FIG. 10(c)). Then, even after becoming the specific image 10 (after the notification performance corresponding to the target suitability determination result is started), the number of times is incremented with the generation of the specific performance as a trigger.

In this way, from the stage where the reserved image 70 is displayed, a setting is made that a specific effect can occur as a pre-reading effect that suggests the result of the judgment corresponding to the reserved image 70, and when the specific effect occurs at this stage , the specific aspect of the reserved image 70 may be changed accordingly.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is by no means limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Specific means (gaming machines) obtained from the above embodiment are listed below.

・ Means 1
a display means for displaying a specific image indicating the presence of an object for which a notification effect for notifying the success/failure determination result is started and the notification of the success/failure determination result has not been completed;
In the notification effect corresponding to the specific image, an image change effect that changes the mode of the specific image according to the number of times the specific effect that suggests that the reliability of the probability that the result of the success/failure judgment has increased has occurred. a production execution means to be executed;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:
In the gaming machine, the mode of the specific image changes according to the number of times the specific effect has occurred. Therefore, in a series of notification effects, it becomes easy to understand how much the specific effect, which is a so-called chance-up effect, has occurred. In addition, since the "degree of chance" corresponding to a certain success/failure determination result is visually displayed on the specific image, which is the corresponding image, it contributes to the improvement of the entertainment of the game.

・ Means 2
1. The method according to means 1, characterized in that the image change effect changes the mode of the specific image so that the number of occurrences of the specific effect is indicated in the specific image each time the specific effect occurs. game machine.
By doing so, it becomes easy to understand the number of occurrences of the specific effect.

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

・ Means 4
Multiple types of modes are set in which the basic form of the notification effect changes,
3. The method according to any one of means 1 to 3, wherein the image change effect is generated when the basic form of the notification effect is set to one or a plurality of predetermined modes. game machine.
In this way, if it is configured such that it occurs when the notification effect is set to one or a plurality of types of predetermined modes, it is possible to draw attention to the change in the notification effect mode.

・ Means 5
Regardless of the mode of the specific image, the specific image is erased through an effect as if it were destroyed when the notification that the corresponding right/wrong judgment result is a failure is completed. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4, characterized by:
With such a configuration, it is possible to clearly indicate that the number of occurrences of the specific effect (change in the form of the specific image due to the occurrence of the specific effect) has been reset by the completion of the notification of the corresponding success/failure determination result. be.

・ Means 6
One or more specific effects occur through the notification effect, and the mode of the specific image changes accordingly, and the specific effect does not occur through the notification effect, and the mode of the specific image changes. Any one of means 1 to 4, characterized in that the performance up to erasure of the specific image is different when the notification that the corresponding result of judgment of success or failure is not given is different from when there is no result. The gaming machine described in .
With such a configuration, the mode until the specific image is erased when the specific effect occurs is different from when the specific effect does not occur. It is possible to indicate in a more comprehensible manner that the number of times of occurrence (the change in the form of the specific image due to the occurrence of the specific effect) has been reset by the completion of notification of the corresponding success/failure determination result.

1 gaming machine 10 specific image 101 frequency display 20 good opportunity image 30 background image 70 reserved image 80 decorative design 91 display device (display means)
911 display area

Claims (1)

a display means for displaying a specific image indicating the presence of an object for which a notification effect for notifying the success/failure determination result is started and the notification of the success/failure determination result has not been completed;
In the notification effect corresponding to the specific image, by setting the form of the specific image to a special form different from the normal form, reliability, which is the probability that the success/failure determination result corresponding to the specific image is a hit, is increased. an effect execution means for executing an image change effect suggesting
with
If the specific image is in the normal mode, the production until the specific image is erased when it is notified that the pass/fail judgment result corresponding to the specific image is a failure is a normal production. , In the case of the special mode, it is a special performance,
The normal effect is one in which the specific image in the normal mode is erased without warning,
The gaming machine, wherein the special effect is erased after the specific image in the special mode is once changed to another mode.
However, it is assumed that the special effect does not occur when it is notified that the win/loss determination result corresponding to the specific image is a win.

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