JPH10258163A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve entertainment and interest by improving the probability of hitting when a pattern concerning hitting and a drawn probability fluctuating pattern correspond to each other at the time of hitting at a picture game. SOLUTION: A drawing control means 70 executes a drawing program when a reaching state is generated. At the time of entering an electrical tulip 81 during the execution of this program, a pattern is drawn from probability fluctuating patterns which is not selected and displayed in a display area. At the time of finishing the drawing program, the variable display of a variable display means 20 is also stopped. Then when the executing result of a pattern matching game comes into a hitting state, whether a numeral figure concerning hitting is coincident with one of the numeral figures concerning the drawing is judged. Namely, when a probability fluctuating condition is formed, a probability changing means 60 changes hitting appearing probability from normal one to high one. Then, a big hit game is started to improve the interest and entertainment of the game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention executes a predetermined screen game based on winning of a ball hit on a game board into a specific winning opening, and a special game advantageous to a player when the execution result is a hit. Related to gaming machines that provide value.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional gaming machine, a screen game such as a pattern matching game, which looks like a slot machine, is displayed on a liquid crystal display arranged in the center of the game board surface, and when three patterns are aligned, a big hit occurs. There is a so-called fever machine. In such a fever machine, the game target for the player is a jackpot, but from the end of the jackpot until the next jackpot, the player simply puts pachinko balls, which are many game media, on the game board surface. It is necessary to play a low interest game for a long time, and such a normal jackpot does not allow the player to obtain a sufficient sense of satisfaction. Therefore, in order to enhance the playability of the fever machine, the hit probability of the jackpot is changed to a higher value, and the period from the end of the jackpot to the next jackpot becomes a short time, that is, a so-called probability fluctuating pachinko machine. Is spreading. In this probability variation pachinko gaming machine, if the probability variation symbol is displayed on the game board surface and the displayed probability variation symbol corresponds to the symbol related to the hit when the big hit occurs, the probability variation occurs, The probability is changed to be higher.

[0003] In such a probability variation pachinko machine, a symbol in which the probability variation occurs is determined in advance, and some other general symbols do not cause the probability variation. Also, after the jackpot occurs, the probability variation symbol is displayed,
In some cases, it is determined whether or not a probability change occurs according to the displayed symbol.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional gaming machine, in the case of a stochastic fluctuating pachinko machine, since the pattern in which the probability fluctuates occurs is determined in advance, for example, the general When the symbol has reached the reach state, it has been found that probability fluctuation does not occur at that point, and there has been a problem that the interest of the player is significantly impaired. Further, in the latter case, since the probability change is uniquely displayed after the occurrence of the jackpot, there is a problem that the effect of whether or not the probability change occurs is monotonous and does not have high entertainment. The present invention has been made by focusing on such problems of the conventional technology, and without randomly determining a probability variation symbol relating to occurrence of a probability variation, when a certain condition is satisfied, a random variation symbol is randomly selected. So that
The purpose is to enhance the interest of players and to provide gaming machines with a high level of entertainment.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above object lies in the following inventions. [1] A gaming machine that executes a predetermined screen game based on a winning of a ball hit on a gaming board surface into a specific winning opening, and gives a special value advantageous to a player when the execution result is a hit. A variable display means for displaying the screen game, a screen game control means for variably displaying a picture on the variable display means when the ball wins the specific winning opening, and a constant in the game. When the condition is satisfied,
Lottery control means for variably displaying the probability variation symbol on the game board surface and performing a lottery of the probability variation symbol, and when the screen game performed by the screen game control means wins, the pattern relating to the hit is selected. A gaming machine comprising: a probability changing means for increasing a hit probability in the screen game when a probability variation symbol corresponds.

[2] When the lottery control means enters a reach state in which, except for one of a plurality of patterns to be aligned in the screen game, other patterns are aligned, the electric accessory on the game board is opened for a predetermined time. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the lottery is started when a game medium wins in the opening.

[3] The gaming machine according to [1] or [2], wherein the lottery control means starts the lottery when a win is made in the screen game.

[4] The lottery control means performs the lottery on the screen of the variable display means.
4. The gaming machine according to 2 or 3.

[5] The gaming machine according to the item 4, wherein the lottery control means performs the lottery either before or after hitting in the screen game.

The present invention operates as follows. The screen game control means (50) executes a screen game such as a symbol matching game on the variable display means (20) arranged on the game board surface (11) when a ball wins in the specific winning opening (12). .

[0011] The probability changing means (60) includes a pattern relating to a hit when a win is made in a screen game performed by the screen game control means (50) and a probability variation symbol drawn by the lottery control means (70). In response, the probability of winning in the next screen game is increased.

The lottery control means (70) variably displays a probability variation symbol when certain conditions are satisfied in a screen game. Here, the “certain condition” refers to, for example, a case where, in a screen game, a reach state is reached in which other patterns are aligned except for one of a plurality of patterns, and a specific winning opening is won. When the player enters the reach state and wins a specific winning opening, the probability variation symbol is variably displayed and selected. If the lottery probability variation symbol has a hit after the reach state, it is determined whether or not it corresponds to the symbol related to the hit.

[0013] The "certain condition" refers to, for example, a case where a player wins a screen game and wins a specific winning opening after the win. In this case, the winning design is associated with the probability variation symbol that will be drawn later. In this manner, the probability of a hit is determined by a lottery of a probability variation symbol performed when a certain condition in the screen game is established, so that the process of establishing the probability variation and its display are not monotonous, The player plays the game intensively in the process of establishing the probability fluctuation, and can be a gaming machine with high customer attraction.

3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the lottery control means, when a state is reached in which, except for one of a plurality of patterns to be aligned in the screen game, other patterns are aligned, an electric accessory on the game board surface. Is opened for a certain period of time, and when the game medium wins in the opening, the lottery is started, so that the player desires a lottery of the probability variation symbol, and within a certain period when the electric accessory is opened. Since the player concentrates on the nerves to win the opening in the game, the fun of the game can be enhanced as compared to the monotonous game in which the screen game simply waits for a hit.

In the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the lottery control means (70) starts the lottery when the player wins the screen game, so that the player can win the lottery by the probability variation symbol. In order to increase the probability and shorten the time from the end of the hit to the next hit as much as possible, the game was focused on whether the pattern related to the hit and the probability variation symbol corresponded and played In addition to feeling pleasure, the type of the pattern related to the hit also shows interest in relation to the probability variation symbol in the lottery performed later.

In the gaming machine according to the fourth aspect, since the lottery control means (70) performs the lottery on the screen of the variable display means (20), the execution result of the screen game is displayed on the variable display means (20). And the probability variation symbol are displayed on the same screen by moving them forward and backward, and the liquid crystal display can be used for both displaying the execution result and displaying the probability variation symbol, so that the liquid crystal display can be used effectively.

In the gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, since the lottery control means (70) performs the lottery either before or after the hit in the screen game, the player can select the lottery according to the result of the random variation symbol lottery. Since the game machine has a great influence on the progress of the game in the future, it is not necessary to simply wait for a hit or simply be happy that the game has been hit, and the gaming machine can further enhance the interest of the game.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Each drawing shows one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is a pachinko machine that launches a ball by rotating a handle 14 and competes for winning a ball into various winning ports. Note that the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention can be applied to various game machines that use a ball as a game medium, such as an arrangement ball machine.

The game machine 10 has a game board surface 11 as a place where a hit ball flows down. The game board surface 11 is provided with a winning opening, various kinds of accessories, obstacle nails, an out opening, and the like. At a substantially central portion of the game board surface 11, a variable display means 20 as a central accessory for displaying a symbol matching game is provided. The variable display means 20 is also used to display a probability variation symbol having a correspondence with the symbol related to the winning when the symbol is hit in the symbol matching game.
Here, a color liquid crystal display is used as the variable display means 20, but a monochrome liquid crystal display, a CRT display, or the like may be used as the variable display means 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, a game display area 22 for displaying a symbol matching game is provided above the variable display means 20, and a probability variation symbol display area for displaying a probability variation symbol is provided below the variable display means 20. 21 are provided. The game display area 22 is divided into display areas in three horizontal rows, in which a number matching game as a slot machine is displayed. The probability variation symbol display area 21 is
The display area is divided into 10 rows and 5 columns.
Numbers 0 to 9 are variably displayed in each of the zero display areas. Below the variable display means 20, generally,
A special winning opening 12 called a start chucker is provided. The ball launched on the game board surface 11 is a specific winning opening 12
, The symbol matching game is executed on the variable display means 20.

Further below the specific winning opening 12, there is provided a variable winning opening 30 (see FIG. 1) for generating a special value advantageous to the player when a winning occurs in the symbol matching game. The variable winning opening 30 is usually closed,
A large winning opening that is opened and closed a plurality of times when a winning occurs in the symbol matching game. At the lower part of the game board surface 11, a front plate 15 for holding a ball to be used for a game is provided, and at the lower part thereof, a lower plate 16 for receiving a ball overflowing from the front plate 15 is provided. On the right side of the lower plate 16 is provided a handle 14 for operating the firing of a ball. Note that the gaming machine 1
Control circuits for controlling various operations of the game board 0 are mounted in the body such as the back surface of the game board 11.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of a circuit configuration of a gaming machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The specific winning opening 12 includes a winning detection switch 13 for detecting a winning ball. The prize detecting switch 13 may be a mechanical switch, an optical sensor that detects a prize when light is blocked by a ball, or a magnetic sensor that detects a change in a magnetic field due to the passage of a ball. it can. The winning signal 41 output from the winning detection switch 13 when the winning of the ball is detected is input to the screen game control means 50. The screen game control means 50 is a circuit part for controlling the symbol matching game displayed on the variable display means 20, and has a selecting means 5 game display area 221 for executing a random selection for determining an execution result of the symbol matching game. I have.

The screen game control means 50 outputs a selection result signal 42 indicating the result of the selection by the selection means 51, and the selection result signal 42 is input to the probability changing means 60, the lottery control means 70 and the like. The probability changing means 60 is a circuit section for setting and changing the probability of a hit in random selection performed by the selecting means 51, and outputs a probability setting signal 43 specifying the probability of a hit to the selecting means 51. It has become.

The probability changing means 60 changes the winning probability of a hit in a screen game from the previous hit to the next hit, and a lottery control means 70.
Has a probability setting section 62 for setting the appearance probability of a hit according to the probability variation symbol selected by the lottery.
Here, as the appearance probability per hit, the general probability of 3
Two stages of 1/00 and 1/10 with high probability are prepared, but 1/500, 1/300, 1/100, 5
Five stages of 1/10 and 1/10 may be prepared. When the winning probability is set to five stages, each stage is set according to the type of the probability variation symbol to be drawn.

When the reach state occurs, the lottery control means 70 can execute the lottery program, and the electric tulip 81 as the electric accessory is opened for a certain period of time. When the pachinko ball wins the electric tulip 81 in the opening, the lottery control means 70 executes the lottery. The program is executed, and in accordance with the scheduled probability, a probability variation symbol that determines the appearance probability of displaying for the player is randomly selected, and the probability variation symbol is displayed on the probability variation symbol display area 21 of the variable display means 20. Is a circuit portion to be lit. Here, the reach state refers to a state in which the same number is displayed in the other two display areas excluding any one of the three display areas constituting the game display area 22.

The lottery control means 70 includes a symbol storage table 71 in which a probability variation symbol is stored, which is linked to a data table in which game information for proceeding with the original screen game is written, and a probability variation symbol to be displayed. Symbol storage table 7
And a symbol selecting section 72 for selecting from among the symbols. The probability variation symbol selected by the symbol selection unit 72 includes several regions (three regions 1, 7, and 8 in the present embodiment) among the ten display regions constituting the probability variation symbol display region 21. Illuminated and shown. The probability variation symbol may be displayed in reverse video. The symbol storage table 71 may be created on the same table as the data table.

The variable winning opening 30 is closed in the normal state, but in the screen game on the variable display means 20, the numbers displayed in the three display areas 22 are aligned (for example, the number 7).
Have an attacker 31 as a large winning opening that is opened when giving a special value advantageous to the player, and the attacker 31 is provided with a solenoid 3
2 is driven to open and close. The attacker 31 opens and closes for a predetermined period (for example, 29 seconds) and then closes for a short time (about 2 seconds) a predetermined number of times (here, 16 rounds).
It is supposed to repeat.

A picture related to a jackpot displayed in the display area 22, a number in the embodiment, a probability variation pattern selected by the symbol selection section 72 and lit and displayed in the display area 21, and three figures in the same embodiment If any one of the numbers matches, a probability change from normal probability to high probability is established. The probability changing means 60 determines whether the number related to the winning matches the number related to the probability variation symbol. Probability changing means 6
In the data table (including the symbol storage table 71 linked to the data table), a numerical value satisfying the probability fluctuation condition (a numerical value for a winning pattern) is a specific field (a field relating to the probability fluctuation symbol) in the data table. It is determined whether or not it exists.

Screen game control means 50, probability changing means 6
0, a lottery control means 70 and the like, a CPU (central processing unit) which plays a central function of various controls in the gaming machine 10;
It is configured by a circuit mainly including an OM (read only memory) and a RAM (random access memory). Various fixed data such as a program executed by the CPU and a symbol storage table 71 are stored in the ROM. The RAM is a work memory for storing data temporarily required for executing a program.

Next, an operation flow of the gaming machine 10 will be described. FIG. 3 shows a flow of operation in a gaming machine that changes a winning probability when a screen game is advanced from the last hit to the next hit in accordance with a randomly-changed probability variation symbol. When a ball wins in the specific winning opening 12 (FIG. 3: chucker) (step S101; Y), the screen game control means 50 executes a symbol matching game that looks like a slot machine. At this time, the screen game control means 50 determines whether the winning probability is the normal probability or the high probability (step S102).

If the winning probability is the normal probability, the selecting means 51 of the screen game control means 50 randomly selects numbers to be displayed in the respective display areas 22 under the normal probability (step S103). On the other hand, if the hit probability is high, the selection means 51 of the screen game control means 50 randomly selects numbers to be displayed in the respective display areas 22 under high probability (step S104). Next, the selected picture is variably displayed on each display area 22 of the variable display means 20 (step S105).

As a result of executing the symbol matching game, "77
6 ”,“ 757 ”,“ 377 ”, etc.
To determine if a reach condition where the two numbers are aligned has occurred,
If the reach state has occurred, the lottery control means 70 (FIG. 3: probable symbol lottery means) executes and operates the lottery program (step S107). If the reach state does not occur as a result of executing the symbol matching game, the variable display means 20
The variable display of each display area 22 stops (step S1).
08). Next, based on FIG.
(Step S201) to (step S208).

When the lottery control means 70 starts executing the lottery program (Step S201), the electric tulip 81, which is an electric accessory, is opened for a predetermined time (Step S20).
2). When the pachinko ball wins the open electric tulip 81 (step S203), a symbol is randomly selected from the probability variation symbols that have not been selected (step S20).
4). When a symbol is selected by lottery, the display area 21 corresponding to the probability variation symbol related to the lottery is lit (Step S2)
05). Next, after the electric tulip 81 is opened,
It is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed, and if not, the process returns to determine the winning of the electric tulip 81 (step S203), and if it has elapsed, the electric tulip 81 is closed (step S207). ). When the electric tulip 81 is closed, the lottery program ends (step S208).

When the lottery program ends or the lottery program is not executed from the beginning, the variable display means 2
The variable display of each display area 22 of 0 stops (step S).
108). Next, the execution result of the symbol matching game is "7
If the three numbers such as “75” are not aligned and the winning state is not reached (step S109; N), that is, if the execution result is out of order, the count value of the execution number counting unit 61 is increased by “1” and the identification is performed. The process returns to determine a winning in the winning opening 12 (step S101).

On the other hand, the execution result of the symbol matching game is
In the case of a winning state in which three numbers are aligned, such as "777" (step S109; Y), it is determined whether the winning number matches one of the numbers related to the lottery, that is, whether the probability variation condition is satisfied. If the probability variation condition is satisfied (step S110; Y), the probability variation means 60 varies the hit appearance probability from the normal probability to the high probability, and sets the hit appearance probability to the high probability from the next time until the third hit. The game is set (step S111), and then the big hit game is started (step S112). On the other hand, if the probability variation condition is not satisfied (step S110; N), the big hit game is started without changing the big hit appearance probability and keeping the normal probability (step S112).

In the case of the fluctuation of the jackpot appearance probability, the probability setting unit 62 notifies the changed probability to the selection means 51 of the screen game control means 50, and the selection means 51 executes the next and subsequent lotteries in accordance with the notified probability. I do. When the jackpot game ends, the remaining probability change count is counted, and if the count is 0 (step S113; Y), the process returns to determine a winning in the specific winning opening 12 (step S101), and returns to the probability change count. If is not 0, 1 is subtracted from the remaining number of times (step S114), and the process returns to determine the winning in the specific winning opening 12 (step S101).

FIG. 5 shows the display area 22 of the variable display means 20.
If a jackpot with three numbers is established in step (step S)
306), the lottery program by the lottery control means 70 becomes executable (Step S307), and the electric tulip 81 is opened. Before the execution of the lottery program (Steps S301) to (Step S305), the aforementioned (Step S101) ) To (Step S105), and after executing the lottery program (Step S3).
08) to (Step S312), as described above (Step S312).
110) to (Step S114).

In this game, rather than a lottery of a probability variation symbol, a game of the next stage is performed after the big hit to determine whether or not the hit appearance probability fluctuates to a high probability. It is a game that has an Atari value in numbers (probability change symbols) related to the lottery.

FIG. 6 shows that when the pachinko ball wins the specific winning opening 12 without using the electric tulip 81 which is a winning opening for the random variation symbol drawing, the jackpot lottery is performed at the normal probability or the high probability every time the pachinko ball wins the specific winning opening 12. (Step S103 and Step S104), and thereafter, the process proceeds to three lotteries of probability variation symbols, and the display order is determined first (Step S405). Next, each probability variation symbol is variably displayed. (Step S406) For example, the left symbol is stopped (Step S407), the first probability variation symbol is displayed (Step S408), and the middle symbol is stopped (Step S40).
9) Display the second probability variation symbol (step S41)
0), stop the right symbol (step S411), and display the third probability variation symbol (step S412) to the player in this order. After displaying the third probability variation symbol, a jackpot is determined (step S109), and then the process proceeds to the success / failure of the probability variation condition (step S110).
(Step S110) and subsequent steps are described above (Step S1).
10) to (Step S114).

In the embodiment according to FIG. 6, there is no need to provide a special display area for displaying the probability variation symbols, and the production cost can be reduced. Further, in this symbol matching game, the probability variation symbol is determined before the hit (fever), but it can be determined after the hit. Since the probability variation symbols (numbers) displayed in the same display area immediately before and after are directly associated with each other, the player has three symbols (numerical symbols) in a random manner.
It is no longer necessary to look at the game, and it is possible to enhance the playability.

[0041]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, when a certain condition is satisfied without predetermined determination of a probability variation symbol relating to occurrence of a probability variation, a random variation symbol is selected by lottery. Enhancement and entertainment can be enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation performed by the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a part of a flow of an operation performed by the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of another operation performed by the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of yet another operation performed by the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game machine 11 ... Game board surface 12 ... Specific winning opening (chucker) 13 ... Winning detection switch 14 ... Handle 15 ... Front plate 16 ... Bottom plate 20 ... Variable display means 21 ... Probability variation symbol display area 22 ... Game display area 30 ... variable winning opening 31 ... attacker 32 ... solenoid 42 ... selection result signal 43 ... probability setting signal 50 ... screen game control means 51 ... selection means 60 ... probability change means 61 ... execution number counting section 62 ... probability setting section 70 ... lottery control Means 71: Symbol storage table 72: Symbol selection unit 81: Electric tulip (electric accessory)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine which executes a predetermined screen game based on a winning of a ball hit on a game board surface into a specific winning opening, and gives a special value advantageous to a player when the execution result is a hit. A variable display means for displaying the screen game; a screen game control means for variably displaying a picture on the variable display means when the ball wins in the specific winning opening; When a certain condition is satisfied, a lottery control means for variably displaying the probability variation symbol on the game board surface and performing a lottery of the probability variation symbol, and a win is made when the screen game performed by the screen game control means is hit. A gaming machine comprising: a probability changing unit that increases a winning probability of winning in the screen game if the pattern according to the above corresponds to the randomly selected probability varying symbol. 2. The lottery control means, when in a reach state in which one of a plurality of patterns to be aligned in the screen game is aligned except for one of the plurality of patterns, an electric accessory on the game board is opened for a predetermined time, The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the lottery is started when a game medium wins in the opening. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said lottery control means starts said lottery when a hit is made in said screen game. 4. The lottery control means performs the lottery on a screen of the variable display means.
Or the gaming machine according to 3. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein said lottery control means performs said lottery either before or after hitting in said screen game.