JPH09285609A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine which can display special symbols (first recognition information) and decoration symbols (second recognition information) on a same display device to reduce the total cost of the pachinko machine. SOLUTION: A special symbol display part 34 and a decoration symbol display part 35 are made on the screen of an LCD display constituting a variable display device. The special symbol display part 34 is to judge generation of a specific game condition by variably displaying special symbols 34a-34c, and the decoration symbol display part 35 is to introduce display conditions of decoration symbols 35a-35i according to the way that the special symbols 34a-34c are displayed. Therefore, it is not necessary to install separate display devices for special symbols and for decoration symbols, and as a result, overall cost of the pachinko machine will be reduced maintaining decorativeness of the decoration symbols.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a specific gaming state based on a specific display result derived when a plurality of columns of the first identification information displayed on the first identification information display section are combined into a predetermined combination. The present invention relates to a ball game machine equipped with an image display device capable of generating

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a variable display device provided in a pachinko game machine as a ball game machine generally starts to change a special symbol with a start winning, and a display result of the special symbol is a predetermined jackpot. When a symbol (specific display result) is generated, a specific game state is generated to give a specific game value to the player. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine equipped with such a variable display device, the decorative design is changed in accordance with the change of the special design due to the start winning, and the display mode of the decorative design is displayed as the special design (missing hit). There has been proposed a device provided with a decorative pattern display device that is derived correspondingly. It should be noted that this decorative pattern display device is arranged almost in the center of the game area where the player can easily pay attention, and the decorative pattern with high decorativeness is variably displayed by the image data so as to improve the visual interest. Was becoming.

[0003]

However, in the pachinko gaming machine capable of displaying the special design and the decorative design as in the above-described conventional art, since each design is displayed by the individual display device, the entire gaming machine is displayed. It had a problem of high cost. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to display a special design (first identification information) and a decorative design (second identification information) on the same image display device. , Providing a ball game machine that can reduce the cost of the game machine as a whole.

[0004]

A ball game machine controls the display of a plurality of columns of first identification information in a first identification information display section, and displays a plurality of columns of second identification information different from the first identification information. Display control means for controlling display by the second identification information display portion in the same screen as the first identification information display portion, and variation allowance means for permitting both variation of the first identification information and the second identification information when a predetermined condition is satisfied. , And the display control means controls the derivation of the second identification information in the specific display mode in response to the derivation of the first identification information as the specific display result, so that the first identification information (special symbol) and The second identification information (decorative pattern) is displayed and controlled on the same screen of the image display device. Therefore, the cost of the gaming machine as a whole can be reduced while maintaining the decorativeness of the decorative pattern.

Further, the display control means controls the display of the first identification information of the plurality of columns at the same time in the first identification information display section, and sequentially stops the second identification information of the plurality of columns in a plurality of steps. It can be configured to control.

Further, as a structure for controlling the display of the first and second identification information on the same screen, the display area of the second identification information display section is wider than that of the first identification information display section. Along with the provision, the first and second identification information display portions may be provided in an overlapping manner, or the display area of the second identification information display portion may be provided wider than the first identification information display portion, and It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the respective second identification information display portions are provided without overlapping.

Further, in the structure in which the first and second identification information display portions are provided in an overlapping manner, the first identification information is constituted by halftone data, and the first identification information display portion is constituted by the second identification information. By arranging on the upper surface side of the display unit, the second identification information display unit can be set to be seen through from the first identification information display unit, or the first identification information can be set only at the time when the variation starts and when the variation stops. When the identification information display unit is configured to be displayed on the screen, it is possible to prevent the identification information from being hidden due to the superimposed display.

By the variable display device 30 shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of columns of the first identification information (three columns of special symbols) displayed in the first identification information display unit (special symbol display unit 34) are predetermined combinations. Thus, when the specific display result (big hit symbol) is derived, an example of the image display device of the present invention that can generate the specific game state based on this is configured.

Further, special symbols 34a to 34 shown in FIG.
An example of the first display control means of the present invention that controls the display of the plurality of columns of the first identification information at the same time by the variation control of c constitutes the first identification information display section.

Further, the variable display device 30 shown in FIG.
Display screen, and the decorative pattern 35 shown in FIGS. 15 to 18.
By the variation control of a to 35i, a plurality of columns of the second identification information different from the first identification information (decorative pattern 35a in three rows and three columns)
To 35i) is configured as an example of the second display control means of the present invention for controlling the display by the second identification information display section (decorative pattern display section 35) in the same screen as the first identification information display section.

Further, by the starting ball detector 7 shown in FIG.
An example of the variation permitting means of the present invention is configured to permit variation of both the first identification information and the second identification information when a predetermined condition is established (winning detection).

Further, a decorative pattern 35a shown in FIG. 10 (B).
The stop setting in four stages of ~ 35i constitutes one example of the second display control means of the present invention which sequentially controls the second identification information of the plurality of columns in a plurality of stages (four stages).

Further, C_RND_LINE shown in FIG.
When the first identification information is derived as the specific display result by setting the big hit correspondence pattern according to the extracted value, the second identification information is controlled to be derived in the particular display mode (big hit correspondence pattern) in accordance with this. It constitutes an example of the second display control means of the present invention.

The variable display device 30 shown in FIG.
With the display screen of, the display area of the second identification information display section is provided wider in the display screen of the image display device than the first identification information display section, and the first and second identification information display sections are provided. The structure of this invention overlapped and provided is illustrated.

The variable display device 30 shown in FIG.
Display screen, the first identification information displayed on the first identification information display unit is composed of halftone data, and the first identification information display unit is arranged on the upper surface side of the second identification information display unit. Thus, the configuration of the present invention is set so that the second identification information display section can be seen through from the first identification information display section.

Further, special symbols 34a to 34 shown in FIG.
By the display control of c, the structure of this invention which displays the said 1st identification information display part on a screen only at the time of a fluctuation start and fluctuation stop of the said 1st identification information is illustrated.

The variable display device 30 shown in FIG.
With the display screen of, the display area of the second identification information display section is provided wider in the display screen of the image display device than the first identification information display section, and the first and second identification information display sections are provided. The structure of this invention provided without overlapping is illustrated.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of a game board 1 of a ball game machine (a pachinko game machine in the figure) according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the game board 1. In FIG. 1, on the surface of the game board 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding a shot hit is planted in a substantially circular shape, and a region defined by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game area 3. ing. A variable display device 30 that enables variable display of special symbols and decorative symbols (hereinafter, also referred to as variation) is disposed at approximately the center of the game area 3. In addition,
When the display result of the special symbol becomes a predetermined big hit symbol, a specific game state described later is generated based on this. In addition, the decorative design changes with the changing motion of the special design, and the form of the display result thereof (hereinafter referred to as the display form) is set in correspondence with the display result of the special design. That is, when the special design is a big hit design, the decorative design is displayed in a specific display mode (hereinafter, this is referred to as a big hit design), while when the particular design is out of design, the decorative design is other than the big hit design. Is displayed. The detailed configuration of the variable display device 30 will be described later.

Below the variable display device 30, there is arranged a normal variable winning ball device 4 having a starting function for allowing the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol. The ordinary variable winning ball device 4 is provided with a pair of movable wing pieces 6a and 6b which are movably controlled between a vertical (normal winning hole) position and a tilt (enlarged winning hole) position by a solenoid 5, and is a so-called tulip-shaped role. The ordinary variable winning ball device 4 is provided with a starting ball detector 7 for detecting a hit ball. In addition, even when the movable wing pieces 6a and 6b are in the vertical (normal winning opening) position, it is possible to win the normally variable winning prize ball device 4. Further, the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol based on the winning of the normal variable winning ball device 4 is stored a predetermined number of times (4 times in this embodiment) except during the variation, and a special symbol memory display to be described later. It is designed to be displayed by the LED 41.

On the left side of the normal variable winning ball device 4, a normal symbol starting device 8 having a passage opening 9 and a decorative LED 11 is arranged, and a passage ball detector 10 is provided at the passage opening 9. There is. Then, when the normal symbol starting device 8 detects the passing ball to the passage opening 9 by the ON operation of the passing ball detector 10, it allows the fluctuation of the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 36 described later. ing. The normal symbol display 36 is for controlling the opening of the movable wing pieces 6a, 6b of the normal variable winning ball device 4 for a predetermined period when the normal symbol becomes a winning symbol. Normal symbol fluctuation (starting) is stored a predetermined number of times (4 times in this embodiment) except during fluctuation, and the starting memory is a normal symbol storage display LED 3 described later.
It is displayed by 7. Further, the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened compared to the normal time at the time of probability variation (a game state in which the hit determination probability is changed to a high probability different from the normal time) described later.

In the lower part of the game area 3, a special variable winning ball device 12 mounted on the game board 1 via a mounting board 13 is arranged. Special variable winning ball device 12
A special variable winning port 14 has been opened in the center of
The special variable winning opening 14 is controlled to be opened / closed by moving an opening / closing plate 16 by a solenoid 15.
The inside of the special variable winning opening 14 is divided into two left and right, of which the left side is a specific area and the right side is a normal area. The specific area is provided with a specific ball detector 17 capable of reopening the opening / closing plate 16 by detecting a winning ball. In addition, a winning ball detector 18 is also provided in the normal area to detect winning balls. A V display LED 19 is provided on the rear wall of the special variable winning opening 14 to notify the occurrence of the specific game state. Further, below the special variable winning port 14, a 7-segment type number display 20 for displaying the number of opening / closing cycles of the opening / closing plate 16 due to the occurrence of a specific game state, a winning ball detector 18 and a specific ball detector 17 7-segment type number display 21 for displaying the number of winning balls detected by. Further, on the left and right sides of the special variable winning port 14 on the mounting board 13, there are provided winning ports 23 each incorporating a decorative lamp 22.

The special variable winning ball device 12 constructed as described above operates as follows. That is, when the hit ball normally wins the variable winning ball device 4 and the starting ball detector 7 is turned on, the variable display device 30 starts changing the special symbol and the decorative symbol, and after a predetermined time, the display result of the special symbol and The display mode of the decorative pattern is determined. And
When the combination of the decided symbols becomes a predetermined jackpot combination, the specific game state is entered. In this specific game state, the opening / closing plate 16 of the special variable winning ball device 12 is opened (open cycle) until a predetermined period (for example, 29.5 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated. The game board 1 which is set so that it is open
The ball hits the surface of the ball.
Further, when the hitting ball that has been received turns on the specific ball detector 17, the above-described opening cycle is repeated again, and each time the specific ball detector 17 is turned on, the continuation right is established and the opening cycle can be repeated up to 16 times. You can do it.

The specific game state of the present invention is not limited to the above, and may be a state in which any one of the following controls (1) to (4) or a combined control is executed.

A first state in which it is easy to win a ball, and a second state in which a ball cannot or is difficult to win
Control of the variable winning ball device that can be changed to the first state continuously or intermittently for a predetermined period of time to facilitate the winning of a hitting ball by intervening the detection of a hitting ball in a specific winning or passing area. A variable winning ball device that can change between a first state and a second state in which the ball cannot be won or is difficult to win The control for continuously or intermittently placing the variable ball into the first state for a predetermined time. Control that directly ejects a specified number of prize balls regardless of winning prizes Storage media with valuable value (cards, receipts, etc.)
A control for adding a valuable number to a control for giving a score to a playable game machine based on the fact that there is a score Also, on the surface of the game board 1 including the game area 3, other than the above-mentioned configuration , A windmill 24 with a built-in windmill lamp 24a,
Side lamp ornament 25 with a built-in side lamp 25a,
A back ball prevention member 26, an outlet 27, etc. are provided. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine, a game effect lamp and a game effect LED that light up or blink during the specific game state or when it changes, and a game effect LED, and a speaker 28 (only symbols are shown in FIG. 3) for generating a sound effect. , Are provided.

Next, the structure of the variable display device 30 which constitutes the main part of this embodiment will be described. Variable display device 30
Is a mounting board 31 mounted on the surface of the game board 1.
And a rectangular window frame portion 32 is formed on the mounting substrate 31. Then, behind the window frame 32, an LCD display 33 including a special symbol display portion 34 that variably displays a special symbol and a decorative symbol display portion 35 that variably displays a decorative symbol is provided. As shown in FIG. 4 (A), the decorative pattern display portion 35 is composed of a total of nine display portions in which the entire display screen is divided into vertical and horizontal three columns in a matrix shape. Top / Upper right / Left middle / Middle middle / Right middle /
The lower left, middle lower, and lower right decorative patterns 35a to 35i are individually variably displayed. The special symbol display section 34,
It is provided so as to overlap with the lower area of the middle and lower display part of the decorative pattern,
The left, middle, and right special symbols 34a to 34c are variably displayed. Further, on the right side of the mounting substrate 31, a normal symbol display 36 for variably displaying a normal symbol, a normal symbol memory display LED 37 for displaying a starting memory of a normal symbol,
Is provided, and the winning opening 38 is provided on the upper side of the mounting substrate 31.
And a warp entrance 39 for transferring the received hitting balls to the back side of the game board 1. On the other hand, the mounting board 31
On the lower side, a warp exit 40 for discharging a ball from the warp entrance 39 onto the game board 1 surface again above the ordinary variable winning ball device 4 and a starting memory for special symbols and decorative symbols are displayed. The special symbol storage display LED 41, which is used, is provided. The ball discharged from the warp exit 40, in other words, the ball hitting the warp entrance 39 is easily dropped from the position above the normal variable winning ball device 4 to easily enter the normal variable winning ball device 4. Has become. In addition to the above-described configuration, the decorative LED 42,
43 are provided.

Next, the display screen of the LCD display 33 for superimposing the above-mentioned special symbol display section 34 and the decorative symbol display section 35 will be described. The display screen of the LCD display 33 is, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, a special symbol 34a.
~ 34c to display the first screen 51, decorative pattern 35
The second screen 52 for displaying a to 35i, the display frame 34d for the special symbols 34a to 34c, and the decorative symbol 35a to
Third screen 5 for displaying display frame 35j for 35i
It is composed of three types of screens. Specifically, the first to third screens 51 to 53 each include dot data of 320 dots in the horizontal direction × 224 dots in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. Then, the respective screens 51 to 53 constituted by such dot data are sequentially superposed from the viewing direction as shown in FIG. 3 (B) so as to be decorative with the special symbol display portion 34 shown in FIG. 4 (A). A display screen that overlaps with the symbol display unit 35 is configured.

In this embodiment, the special symbols 34a ...
Special symbols 34a to 34 to give priority to the display of 34c
Although c is superimposed and displayed on the decorative patterns 35a to 35i, such priority display can be arbitrarily changed by changing the setting of registers (not shown). Further, in the superimposed display of the special symbol display unit 34 and the decorative symbol display unit 35, by overlapping the first screen 51 for the special symbol on the second screen 52 for the decorative symbol,
Part of the decorative pattern 35h in the middle bottom is a special pattern 34a to 34
Although the configuration is hidden by c, the configuration is not limited to this configuration. For example, normally, normal symbol data as shown in FIG. 6A (“A” symbol is illustrated in the figure) is used, but instead of this, as shown in FIG. 6B. By using the halftone symbol data provided with data in a lattice pattern for the special symbols 34a to 34c,
The decorative pattern 35h in the middle and lower part, which is the background image, may be seen transparently from the display portion superimposed with the special patterns 34a to 34c (see FIG. 4 (B)). Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), when the decorative pattern 35h in the lower middle becomes a reach corresponding pattern, the special symbol display portion 34 is moved to a lower right display portion other than the reach corresponding symbol to visually confirm the reach state. May be surely performed. Furthermore, the special symbol display unit 34 and the decorative symbol display unit 35 may be configured to variably display the special symbol and the decorative symbol on a display screen that does not overlap (see FIG. 5B).

In FIG. 6B, the halftone grating is in the vertical direction, but it may be in the horizontal direction, or may be in the cross shape of the vertical and horizontal directions. Good. Further, instead of alternately displaying the background image and the pattern image at every other lattice area, the background image may be displayed transparently by making the pattern image transparent. It should be noted that which of the above various halftone displays is to be adopted is determined by a VDP (Video Display Processor) (not shown) mounted on the LCD display 33.
It is determined according to the configuration of. For example, when the VDP does not have the function of performing the transparent processing of the display color, the lattice-shaped image display area is divided and formed by the arithmetic processing to perform the halftone display. On the other hand, when the VDP has a function of performing the transparent processing of the display color, the pattern image is made transparent by the color palette control or the like without performing the complicated calculation processing of the display area, and the halftone display is performed. I do.

The configuration of the game board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine including the variable display device 30 has been described above, but those gaming devices are controlled by the game control circuits shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. 7 and 8 are circuit diagrams showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, including MPU, ROM, RAM,
It is controlled by a basic circuit 60 including an input / output circuit. Therefore, the basic circuit 60 includes the starting ball detector 7, the passing ball detector 10, and the specific ball detector 1 via the input circuit 61.
7. The detection signal from the winning ball detector 18 is input, and the address decode circuit 62 gives a chip select signal to the basic circuit 60. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 63 to the basic circuit 60,
The regular reset signal is given from the regular reset circuit 64 to the basic circuit 60 every predetermined time.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 60 gives control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, the LCD circuit 64
A display control signal is given to the LCD display 33 (described as an LCD display device in FIG. 7) via the LED display 65.
Via the normal symbol display 36, the number of times display 20, the number display 21, the normal symbol memory display LED 37, the special symbol memory display LED 41, and various LEDs 11, 19, 42.4
3 is supplied with a display drive signal, a solenoid circuit 66 supplies a drive signal to each of the solenoids 5 and 15, and a lamp circuit 67 provides a decoration lamp 22 and a windmill lamp 24.
The display control signal is given to the a and the side lamp 25a, and the voice signal is given to the speaker 28 through the voice synthesizing circuit 68 and the volume amplifying circuit 69. The lamp circuit 67 outputs various kinds of lamp control data to control the display of lamps other than the above-mentioned constituent members. Furthermore, the basic circuit 60 outputs effective start information, big hit information, and probability variation information to the outside (hall computer, calling lamp, etc.) via the information output circuit 70, and also outputs the prize ball number signal output circuit 71. And outputs various prize ball number signals to the outside. Electric power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 72 to the above-mentioned devices and circuits.

Next, the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol by the special variable display device 30 will be described with reference to the time charts and explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. 9 to 21. First,
The random number used for the varying operation of the variable display device 30 will be described. The variable display device 30 uses 15 kinds of random numbers as shown in FIG. 9, and these random numbers are the first-stage C_RND1 for jackpot determination.
, C_RND2 of the second stage for jackpot determination, C_RND_LINE for jackpot symbol arrangement, C_RND_ZU1 for upper left decorative symbol display, and C_ for lower right decorative symbol display
RND_ZU2 and C_RND_ for displaying middle and upper decorative patterns
ZU3 and C_RND_ZU4 for displaying the left middle decoration pattern
And, C_RND_ZU5 for the right middle decorative pattern display, C_RND_ZU6 for the middle lower decorative pattern display, C_RND_ZU7 for the upper right decorative pattern display, C_RND_ZU8 for the lower left decorative pattern display, and C_RN for the middle middle decorative pattern display
D_ZU9 and C_RND_L for left special symbol display,
It is composed of C_RND_C for displaying a medium special symbol and C_RND_R for displaying a right special symbol.

C_RND1 is 80 of "0 to 79".
The numerical value changes every moment when 0.002 seconds are incremented by 1, and C_RND2 changes from 0 to 0.
C_RND1 is incremented by one when the carry value of C_RND1 is changed, and C_RN
D_LINE changes every moment when 90 numerical values "0 to 89" are added to the remaining time of interrupt processing by 1, and C_RND_ZU1 is "0 to 9".
C_RND is a value that changes every moment by adding 8 values to the remaining time of interrupt processing.
_ZU2 is a value that changes from moment to moment when 10 different numerical values of "0 to 9" are added to the remaining time of the interrupt processing by 7, and C_RND_ZU3 is 10 of "0 to 9".
The actual number changes by adding 5 to the remaining time of the interrupt process, and C_RND_ZU
4 is C_RND_ZU with 10 numerical values from "0 to 9"
It changes every moment when 1 is incremented when a carry of 1, and C_RND_ZU5 is 10 of "0 to 9".
C_RND is a value that changes every moment by incrementing C_RND_ZU2 by 1 when carried.
For _ZU6, 10 numerical values from "0 to 9" are C_RND.
_ZU3 is incremented by one when carried, and changes every moment, and C_RND_ZU7 is "0 to 9".
C_RND_ZU is changed by adding one by one every 0.002 seconds and adding one by one at the time of carry of C_RND_ZU4.
For 8, C_RND is added to 10 numerical values from “0 to 9”, which is incremented by 1 every 0.002 seconds. It changes every moment by adding 1 at the time of carry of ZU5,
In C_RND_ZU9, 10 numerical values of “0 to 9” are incremented by 1 every 0.002 seconds, and C_RND_
It changes every moment by adding 1 at the time of carry of ZU6, and C_RND_L is 1 of "0 to 14".
The five numerical values change every second by adding one every 0.002 seconds, and C_RND_C is “0.
15 different values of "~ 14" are added one by one to the remaining time of the interrupt processing, and change every moment.
_RND_R has 15 different numerical values of "0-14" as C_
It is changed every moment by adding 1 at the time of carry of RND_C.

Then, as shown in FIG.
If the value extracted from RND1 is “1”, then C_
When the extracted value of RND2 is determined and the extracted value is "1" and it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit, C_RND_LINE (0
~ 89) determines the symbol array to be a big hit, and displays the big hit design of the special design and the big hit corresponding design of the decorative design on the variable display device 30. On the other hand, C_RND1
Alternatively, when a value other than “1” is extracted in C_RND2 and determined to be out, a combination of special symbols corresponding to each extracted value from C_RND_L / C / R is set as an out symbol, and each from C_RND_ZU1 to 9 A combination of decorative patterns corresponding to the extracted values is displayed on the variable display device 30 as an off pattern. If the extracted values from C_RND_L / C / R or the extracted values from C_RND_ZU1 to 9 are accidentally a big hit combination, C_RND_C
Also, "1" is added to the data of C_RND_ZU7 to 9 and displayed as a deviating pattern. Also, the above C_
The determination associated with the extraction of RND1 is that the winning probability of the symbol is normal, and when the probability changes (high probability), C_RN
When the extracted value of D1 is "1, 3, 5, 7, 11", the extraction determination of C_RND2 is performed.

The types of the decorative patterns are as shown in FIG. 11, and each of the upper left, lower right, middle upper, left middle, right middle and lower middle patterns 35a, 35b, 35d, 35f, 35h. Three
5i is "7, ☆, A, ☆, B, ☆, C, ☆.
It consists of 10 symbols in the order of "D / ☆", and each symbol on the upper right / lower left 3
5c and 35g are for "7, ☆, ☆, E, ☆, F,"
☆ ・ G ・ ☆ ・ ☆ ”consisting of 10 symbols in order, 3 in the middle
5e is "7 ・ ☆ ・ H ・ ☆ ・ I ・ ☆ ・ ☆ ・ J ・ ☆ ・ ☆"
It consists of 10 patterns in order. The symbols 35a to 35i are provided with the random numbers of the C_RND_ZU1 to 9 correspondingly. As shown in FIG. 10 (B), the arrangement of the big hit corresponding designs in the decorative design is a display mode in which the designs of "7" are aligned on any of the hit lines of ~, or the alphabet "A" is displayed on all nine display parts. It is a display mode in which the symbols "~ J" are arranged. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, it is determined based on the extracted value of C_RND_LINE, and the extracted value of C_RND_LINE is “0 to 71”.
When it is, it becomes a combination in which "7" symbols are aligned on any of the hit lines, and when the extracted value of C_RND_LINE is "72-89", the alphabet symbols are aligned on all display parts (hereinafter, this is the all alphabet. That is). In addition, the jackpot combination by the alphabet symbol is to display the smallest alphabet symbol closest to the extracted value of the symbol display random numbers (C_RND_ZU1 to 9).

On the other hand, the types of special symbols are as shown in FIG. 13, and the left, middle, and right symbols 34a to 34c, respectively.
Are 15 in the order of “0-9, A, L, P, H, F”
Along with a pattern, the random numbers C_RND_L, C, and R are provided correspondingly. As shown in FIG. 14, the arrangement of the jackpot symbols in the special symbol is a display result in which the same symbols are arranged, and the combination type thereof is determined based on the extracted value of C_RND_LINE like the decorative symbol. It should be noted that the extracted value of C_RND_LINE is "72" in the above-described combination of the jackpot of the decorative design and the special design.
~ 89 ", that is, all-alphabet jackpot design in the decorative design, and" 333 "" 555 "" 777 "jackpot design in the special design, probability variation (probability change) control with its derivation It is a definite strange pattern that can occur. Further, the stop display of the decorative pattern is performed in the order of the numbers "1 to 4" shown in FIG. That is, the upper left and lower right symbols 35a and 35i (hereinafter, also referred to as the first symbol) to which the number "1" is assigned first are stopped, and then the number "2" is assigned. Upper, left middle, right middle, lower middle of each pattern 35b, 35d, 35f,
35h (hereinafter, also referred to as the second symbol) is stopped, and then the upper right and lower left symbols 35c and 35g numbered with "3" (hereinafter, also referred to as the third symbol)
Is stopped, and the symbol 35e (hereinafter, also referred to as the fourth symbol) in the middle numbered “4” is stopped. Note that the stop timings of all nine decorative patterns are not limited to those described in the embodiment. For example, the display mode of the decorative symbol may be derived by stopping the three-dimensional symbol 35e at the same time as the third symbol to display the decorative symbol, and the variation time of the decorative symbol may be shortened.

Next, FIG. 1 shows a concrete changing operation of the decorative pattern.
It will be described based on the time charts of FIGS. In addition, the variation of the decorative design and the special design described later is as shown in FIG.
This is performed based on the pattern shown in the list view of (B).
The fluctuation pattern A is a pattern that fluctuates at 1.0 second / round, and the fluctuation pattern B is 3 seconds at a speed of 2.0 seconds / round.
It is a pattern that varies for the design, and the variation pattern C is
It is a pattern that fluctuates in 3.0 seconds / round. Further, in the following description, when the reach is not reached, the fourth symbol is targeted for reach, the third symbol is targeted for reach, the third and fourth symbols are targeted for reach The specific changing operation will be described by dividing the four types of patterns. The symbol to be reached here is a symbol that may be a big hit due to the stop of the symbol.

First, the variation operation of the decorative pattern in the case of not reaching will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
In (A), when a hit ball is won in the normal variable winning ball device 4 and the starting ball detector 7 derives a starting signal, numerical values are respectively extracted from C_RND1 and C_RND2 at the rising of the starting signal and stored. . Then, 0.002 seconds after the rising of the start signal, the stored C
Read and determine _RND1 and C_RND2. At this time, if it is a big hit, C_RND
Extract a numeric value from _LINE. Then, 0.022 seconds after the rising of the start signal, C_RND_ZU1
Numerical values are extracted from 9 to 9 and C_RND_L * C * R, and at the same time, the first to fourth symbols are changed in the change pattern A. After that, the first pattern is
After being changed by the change pattern A for 4.0 to 4.9 seconds,
Data before the 3 symbols of the stop symbol is set and changed in the variation pattern B for 0.6 seconds, and the stop symbol is displayed. The second symbol is changed in the variation pattern A for 5.5 to 6.4 seconds, then the data before the three symbols of the stop symbol is set and is changed in the variation pattern B for 0.6 seconds to be the stop display. To be done. The third symbol is changed in the variation pattern A for 7.0 to 7.9 seconds, then the data before the three symbols of the stop symbol is set and is changed in the variation pattern B for 0.6 seconds to be the stop display. To be done. The fourth pattern is 8.5-9.4
After fluctuating in the fluctuation pattern A for 2 seconds, the data before the 3 symbols of the stop symbol is set and changed in the fluctuation pattern B for 0.6 seconds to be stopped and displayed.

Next, the variation operation of the decorative design when the fourth design is the reach target will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the operation until the first to third symbols end the fluctuation is the same as that in FIG. 15 (A), and the description thereof will be omitted. That is, in the case where the fourth symbol is the target of the reach, the operation until the third symbol is stopped and displayed is the same as when the reach is not performed, and at the time when the third symbol is stopped and displayed. When the reach is confirmed, the reach of the fourth symbol is changed.
In FIG. 16, the fourth symbol is changed in the changing pattern A for 9.4 seconds, then changed in the changing pattern C for 6.0 to 8.7 seconds, and is stopped and displayed.

Next, the variation operation of the decorative pattern when the third pattern is the reach target will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the operation until the first and second symbols end the fluctuation is the same as that in FIG. 15 (A), and the description thereof will be omitted. That is, in the case where the third symbol is the target of the reach, the operation until the second symbol is stopped and displayed is the same as when the reach is not performed, and at the time when the second symbol is stopped and displayed. When the reach is confirmed, the reach of the third symbol is changed.
Further, the third symbol is composed of the symbol on the upper right and the symbol on the lower left, and both are not necessarily the symbols to be reached. Therefore, in FIG. 17, the variable motion is separately described as a symbol that is not a target of reach and a symbol that is a target of reach. In FIG. 17, the third pattern is 7.
It is changed in the change pattern A for 4 seconds. After that, the third symbol that is not the target of reach is changed in the change pattern C for 3.0 to 5.7 seconds and is stopped and displayed. on the other hand,
The third symbol to be reached is changed in the changing pattern C for 6.0 to 8.7 seconds and is stopped and displayed. In addition, the fourth symbol is changed in the variation pattern A for 13.4 to 16.1 seconds, and the data before the three symbols of the stop symbol is set and is changed in the variation pattern B for 0.6 seconds. It is displayed as a stop.

Next, the variation operation of the decorative design in the case where the third and fourth designs are targets for reach will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the operation up to the end of the fluctuation of the first to third symbols is the same as that in FIG. 17, and the description thereof will be omitted. That is, when the 3rd and 4th symbols are targeted for reach, 1 to 4 except the 4th symbol
For the third symbol, the same operation as the case where the above-mentioned third symbol is the target of the reach is performed, and when the third symbol is stopped and displayed, the reach state is still reached. The reach of the fourth symbol is changed after the reach of the symbol is changed. In FIG. 18, the fourth pattern is
After being changed in the change pattern A for 13.4 to 16.1 seconds, it is changed in the change pattern C for 6.0 to 8.7 seconds and stopped and displayed.

Next, the operation after the variation of the decorative design is completed will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. First, as a result of the change, in the case of a specific game state, as shown in FIG. 20, after the change of the medium-intermediate symbol 35e, which is the final stop symbol, is stopped, a minute time (0.700 seconds) elapses. The jackpot is determined at, and then a predetermined time (11.800
Seconds), the opening and closing plate 1 of the special variable winning ball device 12
The solenoid 15 is turned on for a predetermined time (29.500 seconds) in order to open 6 (indicated as a special winning opening in the figure). The predetermined time (2.000 seconds) after the opening / closing of the opening / closing plate 16 is
It is set as an active time of the accessory continuous operation device, and if the specific ball detector 17 is turned on within that time, the continuation right is controlled. After that, the special variable winning ball device 12
19A, when there is a start winning prize memory at the time when the final opening operation is finished, as shown in FIG. 19A, C_RND_ZU1 to C_RND_ZU1 to a predetermined time (16.800 seconds) after the special variable winning ball device 12 is closed. 9 is extracted and the above-mentioned FIG.
As shown in the time charts of FIGS. 5 to 18, C_RND1 and C_RND2 that are extracted and stored at the time of winning the starting opening are read. Then, after a predetermined time (16.804 to 16.822 seconds) from the closing of the special variable winning ball device 12, the variation of all symbols is started. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19 (B), after the variation of the medium-intermediate symbol 35e, which is the final stop symbol, is stopped and comes off, if there is a start winning memory, a predetermined time (0.700 seconds) When the time has passed, a check is performed to confirm the stop of the disengagement symbol, and 0.50 from that check.
Extraction of C_RND_ZU1 to 9 after 2 seconds, and C extracted and stored at start mouth winning 0.504 seconds after checking
Read out _RND1 and C_RND2. Then, the predetermined time (1.20
4 to 1.222 seconds) After that, the variation of all the symbol rows of the decorative symbol and the special symbol is started.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a specific variation operation of the special symbol.
It will be described based on the time chart of No. 1. As shown in FIG. 21, the left, middle, and right special patterns 34a to 34c are changed pattern A at the same time when the decorative pattern starts to change.
The fluctuation starts at. And special symbols 34a-34
c is the data before the three symbols of the stop symbol is set 0.6 seconds before the middle and middle symbols 35e, which is the final stop symbol of the decorative symbol, are stopped, and the pattern is changed from the variation pattern A to the variation pattern C. After that, all the symbols are stopped and displayed at the same time as the middle and middle symbols 35e are stopped by being changed by the change pattern C for 0.6 seconds. That is, the left, middle, and right special designs 34a to 34c start changing at the same time as the decorative design by simultaneous control regardless of whether or not the hit result is displayed and whether or not the decorative design is reached. It is supposed to stop. The simultaneous control of the left, middle, and right special symbols 34a to 34c described in the embodiment means that the display control of each symbol 34a to 34c is performed in synchronization, but not all the symbols 34a. ~ 34
It is not necessary to control c exactly at the same time, and all the symbols 34
Any error is acceptable as long as it is considered that the display control of a to 34c is synchronized. For example, if reach control is not performed, stop control may be sequentially performed in a short period.

Next, the generating operation of the probability variation control associated with the derivation of the probability variation pattern on the variable display device 30 will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG. In FIG. 22, C_RND_L
The extracted value of INE becomes any of "72 to 89", and the probability variation symbol of "333""555""777" is displayed on the special symbol display portion 34 of the variable display device 30 (described as a condition device in FIG. 22). Is derived, in other words, the decorative pattern display portion 3
When the all-alphabet probability variation pattern is derived in 5,
Probability change control is executed based on this. The specific control of the probability variation is to change the probability to a high probability upon the end of the specific game state (operation of the condition device) by the probable change symbol, and then, when the next specific game state occurs, Return the hit probability to the normal probability. Then, the variation of the hit probability triggered by the end and occurrence of such a specific game state is set as one unit of the probability variation control, and this probability variation control is repeated twice. In addition, during such a probability change, when a big hit is made with all alphabets, the probability variation control is performed from that time until two big hits are newly obtained. In addition, the probability variation control is also performed for ordinary symbols, which will be described in detail below, as well as special symbols and decorative symbols.

Next, the normal symbols displayed on the normal symbol display 36 will be described. Ordinary design is, as shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 (A), “A / b / C / d / L /
There are 6 types of "7", and for these ordinary designs,
WC_ for determining a hit that is incremented by 1 every 0.002 seconds
RND2 (3 to 13) and WC_RND_F (0 to 5) for normal symbol display, which is incremented by 1 every 0.002 seconds and is incremented by 1 in the interrupt processing surplus time, are provided. Each random number of WC_RND_F (0 to 5) is provided corresponding to each ordinary symbol of “A, b, C, d, L, 7”. Also, WC_RND2 (3 to 13)
In the extraction of the random number from, as shown in FIG. 24 (B), when the value of “3” is extracted and it is determined that there is a hit,
"5" of WC_RND_F data on the normal symbol display 36
The winning symbol of "7" corresponding to is displayed and the normal variable winning a prize ball device 5 is opened for a predetermined time (the winning opening is enlarged). On the other hand, W
When a value other than "3" is extracted in C_RND2 and it is determined that the value is out of the range, the value of the WC_RND_F data is extracted, and the out-of-range design corresponding to this value is displayed on the normal symbol display 36. In addition, when the value extracted by WC_RND_F happens to be a winning symbol even though it is determined to be off by WC_RND2, the off symbol of “A” is selected and displayed on the normal symbol display 36. To do. Further, the determination of the hit or miss due to the extraction of WC_RND2 is that the winning probability of the symbol is normal, and when the probability changes (at the time of high probability), the value of "3 to 12" of WC_RND2 is for the hit determination. Will be a random number.

Next, the variation operation of the normal symbol on the above-mentioned normal symbol display 36 will be described based on the time charts of FIGS. 25 and 26. First, in FIG. 25, when the passing ball detector 10 (in FIG. 25, a normal symbol starting ball detector) is turned ON, WC_RND2 is extracted and stored at the same time. After that, the passing ball detector 10 turns on.
After a predetermined time (0.002 seconds) has passed, WC_R
ND_F is extracted, and 0.002 seconds after that, the fluctuation of the normal symbol is started. Then, the fluctuation is stopped after a predetermined time (28.000 seconds) from turning on of the passing ball detector 10. In addition, at the time of probability change of * shown in FIG. 25, the change time of the normal symbol is shortened to 5.200 seconds. Then, when the normal symbol stopped and displayed at the normal probability is a winning symbol, as shown in FIG. 26 (A), the normal variable winning ball device 4 after a predetermined time (0.002 seconds) has elapsed after the normal symbol stops.
Open for 0.500 seconds. After that, the passing ball detector 10
When there is a passage memory to, normally WC_RND_F is extracted 0.002 seconds after the variable winning a prize ball device 4 is closed, and after that, the fluctuation of the normal symbol is started again 0.002 seconds later. On the other hand, when the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed at the time of probability change is a winning symbol, as shown in FIG. 26 (B),
When the predetermined time (0.002 seconds) elapses after the normal symbols stop, the normal variable winning ball device 4 is opened for 2.200 seconds, and after an interval of 3.000 seconds, the operation is repeated again.
Open for 200 seconds. After that, when there is a passing memory to the passing ball detector 10, WC_RND_F is extracted 0.002 seconds after the normal variable winning ball device 4 is closed,
After that 0.002 seconds, the fluctuation of the normal pattern is started again.

As described above, the variable display device 30 according to the present embodiment is provided with the LCD display device 33, and the display screen of the LCD display device 33 shows whether or not the specific game state is generated by the variable display of the special symbol. Special symbol display unit 34 for determining
And a decorative symbol display section 35 for deriving the display mode of the decorative symbol according to the display result of the special symbol. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a separate display device for the special pattern and the decorative pattern as in the conventional case, and thus the cost of the entire gaming machine can be reduced while maintaining the decorative property of the decorative pattern. In the above-described embodiment (first embodiment), the special symbol display unit 34 and the decorative symbol display unit 35 are always displayed on the screen, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and for example, , The special symbol display unit 3 only at the time of starting and stopping the fluctuation of the special symbols 34a to 34c
4 may be displayed on the screen. Hereinafter, this configuration will be described as a second embodiment with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28.

Special symbols 34a to 34c in the second embodiment
In the variation control of the decorative patterns 35a to 35i,
As shown in the time chart of FIG. 27, the middle and right special symbols 34a to 34c are simultaneously changed at the same time as the change of the decorative symbols 35a to 35i is started. Note that the specific display screen at this time is, as shown in FIG. 28A, a screen in which the special symbol display portion 34 is superimposed and displayed on the decorative symbol display portion 35, as in the first embodiment. . Then, when a predetermined period (1.500 seconds in FIG. 27) has elapsed from the start of fluctuation, the display of the special symbols 34a to 34c, in other words, the display of the special symbol display unit 34 is erased from the screen and the decorative symbol display unit 35 is displayed. It is displayed only (see FIG. 28 (B)).
After that, decorative designs 35a to 35i and special designs 34a
Up to a predetermined period (0.600 seconds before) when ~ 34c fluctuates and stops
Then, as shown in FIG. 28 (C), the special symbol display portion 34 is displayed again on the decorative symbol display portion 35 in a superimposed manner, so that the display results of the special symbols 34a to 34c and the decorative symbol 3 are displayed.
The display modes of 5a to 35i are derived to the symbol display portions 34 and 35. Thus, in the second embodiment, the special symbol 3
The special symbol display unit 34 is configured to be displayed on the screen only at the fluctuation start time and the fluctuation stop time of 4a to 34c.
Therefore, the variation of the decorative patterns 35a to 35i, which have higher decorativeness than the special patterns 34a to 34c, can be further emphasized.

The first and second embodiments described above do not limit the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the special symbols are composed of three left, middle, and right, and the decorative symbols are composed of nine vertically and horizontally in three rows, but the present invention is not limited to this, and each symbol is a symbol. As long as they can form a combination of In addition, in the present embodiment, the variable display device is an LCD.
Although the display device is used, the display device is not limited to this, and a display device such as CRT, LED, VFD, EL, or plasma may be used. In addition, as a configuration of the ball-and-ball game machine, the change of the identification information on the variable display device is started in accordance with the detection of the winning ball of the starting ball detector, and when the identification information has a predetermined display result, a specific game state occurs. A ball game machine (commonly referred to as a first type) that opens a variable winning ball device is illustrated as an example, but is not particularly limited to this, and is associated with detection of a winning ball by a starting ball detector. The variable display device starts changing the identification information, and when the identification information has a predetermined display result, a right generation state occurs. In this state, when a ball is hit in a specific area, a specific game state occurs. (This is commonly referred to as a third type).
In addition, the entire gaming machine is configured with a display device such as an LCD display, that is, a ball-ball gaming machine is configured by displaying the components such as "hit balls" and "variable winning ball device" on the display in a pseudo manner. It is also possible to do so. In this case, the payout of the prize ball may be performed on behalf of a point or the like.

[0049]

As is apparent from the above description, in the configuration of the present invention, the ball game machine controls the first identification information display section to display a plurality of columns of the first identification information, and Display control means for controlling display of a plurality of columns of second identification information different from the one identification information on the second identification information display section in the same screen as the first identification information display section, and first identification information and A variation permitting means that permits variation of the second identification information together, and the display control means, in response to the first identification information being derived as the specific display result, the second identification information in a specific display mode. Since the derivation control is performed, the first identification information (special design) and the second identification information (decorative design) are displayed and controlled on the same screen of the image display device. Therefore, the cost of the gaming machine as a whole can be reduced while maintaining the decorativeness of the decorative pattern.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A to 2C are front views showing first to third screens constituting a display screen of an LCD display, respectively.

FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram showing dot data on a screen, and FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram showing a superposed state of each of the first to third screens.

FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen of an LCD display, and FIG. 4B is an LCD according to another embodiment.
It is explanatory drawing which shows the display screen of a display.

5A is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen of an LCD display device according to another embodiment, and FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram showing a display screen of an LCD display device according to another embodiment. is there.

FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram showing the symbol data in a normal state, and FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram showing the symbol data in a halftone state.

FIG. 7 is a part of a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 8 is a part of a block diagram showing a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 9 is a list of various random numbers used for special symbols and decorative symbols.

FIG. 10 (A) is a simple flow chart for explaining the operation of determining whether the special symbol and the decorative pattern are hit or lost by the selected random number, and FIG. 10 (B) is on the decorative symbol display portion. It is an explanatory view showing a plurality of hit lines formed in.

FIG. 11 is a list diagram showing types of decorative patterns.

FIG. 12 is a list showing a big hit arrangement of decorative patterns.

FIG. 13 is a list showing types of special symbols.

FIG. 14 is a list showing a big hit arrangement of special symbols.

FIG. 15 (A) is a time chart showing a variation operation of a decorative design, and FIG. 15 (B) is a list chart showing variation patterns A to C.

FIG. 16 is a time chart showing a variation operation of a decorative pattern.

FIG. 17 is a time chart showing a changing operation of a decorative pattern.

FIG. 18 is a time chart showing a changing operation of a decorative pattern.

FIG. 19 (A) is a time chart showing a variation operation of a decorative symbol in the case where there is a starting memory after the end of the specific game state, and FIG. 19 (B) has a starting memory after the variation of the symbol stops. It is a time chart which shows the changing operation of a special design and a decorative design in a case.

FIG. 20 is a time chart showing the opening operation of the opening / closing plate of the special variable winning ball device in the specific game state.

FIG. 21 is a time chart showing a changing operation of a special symbol with respect to a decorative symbol.

FIG. 22 is a time chart showing an operation in which the probability of hitting a special symbol is changed with a high probability according to the operation of the condition device.

FIG. 23 is a list of various random numbers used for ordinary symbols.

FIG. 24 (A) is an explanatory diagram showing the types of ordinary symbols, and FIG. 24 (B) is a simple flowchart for explaining the operation of determining the normal symbol hit / miss by a selected random number. Is.

FIG. 25 is a time chart showing an operation in which a normal symbol changes in accordance with a normal symbol start detection.

FIG. 26 (A) is a time chart showing an operation in which the normal variable winning ball device is opened along with a normal symbol hitting in the normal time, and FIG. 26 (B) is a normal symbol hitting in the probability variation. 7 is a time chart showing an operation of opening the normally variable winning ball device according to the above.

FIG. 27 is a time chart showing a changing operation of special symbols in the second embodiment.

28 (A) to (C) are explanatory diagrams showing a variation operation of a special symbol and a decorative symbol in the second embodiment, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 3 game area 4 ordinary variable winning ball device 7 starting ball detector 8 ordinary pattern starting device 10 passing ball detector 12 special variable winning ball device 17 specific ball detector 18 winning ball detector 30 variable display device 34 special symbol Display unit 34a to 34c Special design 34d Display frame 35 Decorative design display unit 35a to 35i Decorative design 35j Display frame 36 Normal design display 37 Normal design storage display LED 41 Special design storage display LED 51 to 53 Screen 60 Basic circuit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An image display in which a specific game state can be generated based on a specific display result derived when a plurality of columns of the first identification information displayed on the first identification information display unit are combined in a predetermined manner. In a ball game machine provided with a device, the ball game machine controls the display of the plurality of columns of the first identification information in the first identification information display unit, and a plurality of columns of different first identification information from each other. (Ii) display control means for controlling the display of the identification information on the second identification information display section in the same screen as the first identification information display section, and the variation of the first identification information and the second identification information due to the establishment of a predetermined condition. A variation allowing means for allowing, and the display control means, when the first identification information is derived as the specific display result, performs derivation control of the second identification information in a specific display mode accordingly. Characteristic ball game machine. 2. The display control means controls the display of the first identification information of the plurality of columns at the same time in the first identification information display section, and sequentially stops the second identification information of the plurality of columns in a plurality of steps. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine is controlled. 3. A display area of the second identification information display section is provided wider on the display screen of the image display device than the first identification information display section, and each of the first and second identification information display sections is provided. The overlapped arrangement is provided.
Alternatively, the ball game machine according to claim 2. 4. The first identification information displayed on the first identification information display section is composed of halftone data, and the first identification information display section is arranged on the upper surface side of the second identification information display section. Therefore, the ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein the second identification information display section is set to be seen through from the first identification information display section. 5. The image display device displays the first identification information display section on a screen only at a start time and a change stop time of the first identification information.
The ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 4. 6. The display area of the second identification information display section is provided wider on the display screen of the image display device than the first identification information display section, and the first and second identification information display sections are provided. The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball game machine is provided without overlapping.