WO2009139268A1

WO2009139268A1 - Game machine and method for progressing game

Info

Publication number: WO2009139268A1
Application number: PCT/JP2009/057778
Authority: WO
Inventors: 庸輔佐々木; 真一石井; 朋博住谷; 孝浩浅井; 利恵鈴木; 隆佐久間; 康司山中
Original assignee: 株式会社コナミデジタルエンタテインメント
Priority date: 2008-05-14
Filing date: 2009-04-17
Publication date: 2009-11-19
Also published as: JP2009273629A; JP4546558B2; TWI388363B; TW200948441A

Abstract

Provided is a game machine that realizes a free game with a structure in consideration of the existence of a player. A game machine (1) determines any one of a plurality of moving positions (MP) and moves a boss monster (M) to the determined position in a game screen (20) displaying an ongoing game. When the boss monster (M) arrives at the moving position (MP), the game machine displays a wild symbol (W) as a game result in a plurality of real units (21) including the moving positions (MP) and determined symbols as game results in the other reel units (21), renews a character point (32) or player point (31) in accordance with the winning or losing a prize including the wild symbol (W), and determines whether or not to terminate a bonus game in accordance with a condition of the character point (32) or player point (31).

Description

Game machine and game progression method

The present invention relates to a game machine and a game progress method in which a slot game is executed by displaying a predetermined symbol in each of a plurality of display areas on a game screen.

In a slot game in which a predetermined symbol is displayed in each of a plurality of display areas on a game screen, a configuration in which a bonus game set to a higher payout than a base game is provided when a predetermined case occurs is well known. (For example, patent document 1 and patent document 2). A game that changes a parameter value of a character based on a game result of a slot game is also known (for example, Patent Document 3).

JP 2005-334352 A JP 2004-49408 A JP 2007-130344 A

However, the conventional bonus game is a so-called free game that does not accept player operations. In such a free game, a game without a player progresses only by a predetermined number of consecutive games being played one after another. Further, in the slot game of Patent Document 3, a character who is a friend of the player appears, but it is not a configuration in the free game.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine and a game progress method for realizing a free game that adopts a configuration that takes into account the presence of a player.

The game machine of the present invention includes a display unit on which a game screen on which a plurality of display areas in which any one of a plurality of types of symbols is displayed is arranged, and the symbols are displayed in the display areas. A game machine for executing a special game in which a virtual slot game is repeatedly executed and displayed as a result and a payout is determined based on the arrangement of the displayed symbols. , A result storage unit for storing character results indicating the game results of the character moving on the game screen, each of a plurality of movement positions on the game screen to which the character can move, and a specific symbol displayed as a game result A position association storage unit that associates and stores at least one of the display areas, and the special game. A special game processing unit that performs processing relating to each slot game that is repeatedly executed, and the special game processing unit includes a symbol determination unit that determines a symbol to be displayed in each display area, and a plurality of movement positions. A moving position determining unit that determines any one moving position, a character movement control unit that moves the character to the determined moving position when the slot game is started, and the character at the moving position. Upon arrival, a game result display unit displays the specific symbol as a game result in at least one display area associated with the movement position, and displays the determined symbol as a game result in the other display area; Determining whether or not there is a prize including the specific symbol, and depending on the determination result, the character performance and / or A score update unit that updates the player score, and determines whether or not to end the special game according to the updated character score and / or the state of the updated player score, and does not end the special game In this case, the above-described problem is solved by including a special game end determination unit for starting the next slot game.

According to the present invention, the character appearing on the game screen by the character movement control unit is moved to the movement position determined by the movement position determination unit, and at least one display associated with the movement position is displayed by the game result display unit. A specific symbol is displayed at the position, the player score and / or character score is updated based on the specific symbol displayed by the score update unit, and the special game end determination unit determines the special game based on the player score and / or character score. Is determined to end. As a result, when the character movement result is advantageous to the player, each score is updated so that the player wins. When the character movement result is disadvantageous to the player, each score is updated so that the player loses. In addition, it is possible to provide a battle game in which each score is used for determining whether to end the special game. Therefore, even if the game is a special game that is continuously performed without accepting the player's operation, it is possible to provide a battle game in which the player and the character compete virtually, and the player's operation is not accepted. Also, it is possible to give the player a sense of participating in the game.

Each of the plurality of movement positions associated with the character includes a case where it is one of the display areas and a case where it is a position on the game screen which is not the display area. When there are a plurality of display areas associated with each movement position, the plurality of display areas are adjacent display areas included in the predetermined range, and are separate display areas that are not adjacent to each other. Including. It does not matter before and after the timing at which the specific symbol is displayed at the moving position and the timing at which the symbol is displayed in the other display area.

The character results and player results are not limited to numerical values such as points, but may be character strings indicating the state of the results. Further, the update of the character result and the player result may be a point addition method or a deduction method. For example, each of the player score and the character score is indicated by points, and when there is a prize including the specific symbol, the score update unit subtracts the point of the character score and receives a prize including the specific symbol. If not, the player achievement point may be subtracted, and the special game end determination unit may be set to end the special game when the player achievement point reaches a predetermined value.

When the determined symbol is displayed in each display area before the specific symbol is displayed, the game result display unit displays the symbol of at least one display area associated with the movement position. The specific symbol may be changed. In this case, it is possible to represent on the game screen that a symbol once displayed in at least one display area associated with the movement position changes to a specific symbol upon arrival of the character.

Each of the plurality of movement positions at which the character can move is set as a current position, and a movement table associated with each current position so that a movement position that can be moved from the current position is determined with a predetermined probability. A moving table storage unit is further provided, wherein the special game processing unit includes a current position specifying unit that specifies the current position of the character at the start of the slot game, and the moving position determining unit The moving position may be determined based on the specified current position by referring to the moving table. In the movement table, the movement position that can be moved from the current position of the character is associated with a predetermined probability. For example, the movement tendency of the character is set, such as a pattern with a lot of horizontal movement or a pattern with a lot of vertical movement. can do.

A character data storage unit for storing character data that associates the character identification information for identifying the character with other characters and the plurality of movement positions at which the character can move; and the special game processing unit includes: A character selection unit for selecting a character to appear on the game screen, and the special game end determination unit, when the character score point reaches a predetermined value, causes the character selection unit to The next game may be started by selecting a character to appear on the screen. Thereby, it is possible to provide a battle game that virtually battles against a plurality of characters.

As an aspect of ending the game with the above configuration, for example, the special game may be configured to be ended when a predetermined number of characters have been selected by the special game end determination unit. In this case, the special game may be terminated when it is determined that a predetermined number of characters have been selected when there is no unselected character among the characters to be selected by the character selection unit.

In order to associate the movement position in the present invention with a display area, and to associate the movement position with a display area of a predetermined range including the display area of the movement position, for example, each of the plurality of movement positions may In the display area, the position association storage unit may store each movement position and a predetermined range of display area including the display area that is the movement position in association with each other.

The game progress method of the present invention includes a display unit on which a game screen in which a plurality of display areas on which any one of a plurality of types of symbols is displayed is arranged, and the symbols are displayed in the display areas. A game progress method in a game machine in which a special game is executed in which a virtual slot game is repeatedly executed in which a virtual slot game is displayed as a game result and a payout is determined based on the displayed symbol arrangement. Storing a player result indicating the game result, a character result indicating the game result of the character moving on the game screen, each of a plurality of movement positions on the game screen to which the character can move, and a specific symbol being a game Associating and storing at least one display area displayed as a result; Performing a process relating to each slot game that is repeatedly executed in a special game, wherein the step relating to each slot game includes determining a symbol to be displayed in each display area; and Of these, the step of determining one of the movement positions, the step of moving the character to the determined movement position when the slot game is started, and the movement when the character arrives at the movement position Displaying the specific symbol as a game result in at least one display area associated with the position, and displaying the determined symbol as a game result in the other display area; and winning including the specific symbol And the character performance and the character according to the determination result. Or determining whether to end the special game according to the step of updating the player score and the updated character score and / or state of the updated player score and not ending the special game Includes the step of starting the next slot game, thereby solving the above-mentioned problem. The present invention is embodied as the above-described game machine.

As described above, according to the present invention, one of the plurality of movement positions is determined, and the character is moved to the determined movement position on the game screen indicating that the game is in progress. Upon arrival at the movement position, the specific symbol is displayed as a game result in at least one display area associated with the movement position, and the determined symbol is displayed as a game result in the other display area. Whether or not to update the character result and / or the player result according to the presence or absence of a prize including the specific symbol, and to end the special game according to the updated character result and / or the updated player result state Providing a game machine or the like that realizes a free game incorporating a configuration that takes into account the presence of the player It is possible.

The figure which shows an example of the external appearance of the game machine of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed with the game machine shown in FIG. The figure which shows the game start screen of each game performed in a bonus game. The figure which shows how a boss monster moves during the game of each game performed in a bonus game. The figure which shows the game result screen of each game performed in a bonus game. The figure which shows how a boss monster moves in the 3rd game from the 1st game. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware configuration of a game machine 1. FIG. The figure which shows the coordinate of each reel part. The figure which shows an example of the data structure of monster data. The figure which shows the movable position matched with the monster M1. The figure which shows the movable position matched with the monster M2. The figure which shows the movement table matched with each monster. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed in a bonus game process. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed by the game process in a bonus game process.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a game machine 1 according to the present invention. The game machine 1 is a commercial game machine installed in a game corner of a game center or a commercial facility. The game machine 1 provides a so-called medal game in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out based on the number of inserted medals and a game result. Is done. The game machine 1 has a monitor 4 as a display unit on which a game screen is displayed, an operation area 5 provided with various buttons for accepting player operations in the game, a medal slot 6, a medal payout port 7, a medal tray 8, And a speaker 9 for outputting BGM, sound effects, messages, and the like. In the operation area 5, a BET button 10, a maximum BET button 11, a start button 12, and the like are provided, and a reel image that imitates a reel of a slot game is displayed on the game screen. Slot games are provided.

An example of the game screen 20 displayed on the monitor 4 is shown in FIG. 2, and a virtual slot game provided by the game machine 1 will be described. The game screen 20 has a reel image portion RA in which a plurality of reel portions 21a to 21o are arranged as a plurality of display areas on which symbols are displayed. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish each of the plurality of reel portions 21a to 21o, they are referred to as “reel portions 21”. The reel image portion RA of this embodiment is configured by a total of 15 reel portions 21 in three rows and five rows.

In the game machine 1, a base game and a bonus game set with a higher payout than the base game are provided. Up to three winning lines A to C can be activated in the base game, and two additional winning lines A ′ to C ′ are added to each winning line A to C in the bonus game, for a total of nine. The winning lines A, A ′, B, B ′, C, and C ′ are valid.

The normal game may have the same configuration as the conventional virtual slot game. For example, when a desired number of medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 6 by the player, the number of medals owned by the player is recorded in the medal saving memory. By pressing the BET button 10 (hereinafter referred to as “BET operation”), the player can activate one pay line A to C per BET operation, and can activate a maximum of three. . The number of medals stored in the medal saving memory is consumed according to the number of the winning lines A to C that are validated.

When the start button 12 is pressed (hereinafter referred to as “game start operation”), the game starts, and each reel unit 21 has an image imitating that the reel is rotating in a general slot game (hereinafter “rotation”). "Image") is displayed. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, various symbols are displayed on the reels 21 as game results. The symbols displayed on each reel unit 21 are determined by lottery. The winning combination is determined by the arrangement of symbols displayed on the valid winning lines A to C, the number of medals as a payout corresponding to the winning combination is determined, and the number of medals as a payout is added to the medal storage memory.

As described above, after the game start operation, the rotation image is displayed on each reel unit 21 and the game result symbol is displayed on each reel unit 21 as one game, and the player performs the BET operation and the game start. A game is performed a plurality of times by repeatedly performing the operation. It should be noted that by providing a stop button in the operation area 5, the timing at which the rotated image is stopped and the game result is displayed may be determined by the player's operation. Hereinafter, symbols displayed as game results on the reel unit 21 are sometimes referred to as game results.

In the game machine 1, depending on the state of the game machine 1, for example, when a predetermined winning combination is won in the game or when the number of medals in the medal saving memory reaches a predetermined number, a bonus for obtaining a high payout as a special game is obtained. A game is provided to the player. The bonus game of this embodiment is a so-called free game in which a plurality of games (slot games) are continuously performed without accepting a player's BET operation or game start operation. In each game, a game result is displayed when a predetermined time elapses after the rotation image is displayed on each reel unit 21. In each game, the winning lines A to C and the additional winning lines A 'to C' are all valid.

The outline of each game performed in the bonus game of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 show the game screen 20 from the start of the game to the display of the game result for one game in the bonus game. 3 shows a game start screen 20a at the start of the game, FIG. 4 shows an in-game screen 20b during the game, and FIG. 5 shows a game result screen 20c in which the game results are displayed on each reel unit 21. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the

game screens

20a, 20b, and 20c, they are referred to as game screens 20.

In addition to the reel unit 21, a player character 30 and a boss monster M are displayed on the game screen 20 of the bonus game. Further, a player point 31 as a player result indicating the game result of the player character 30 and a boss point 32 as a character result indicating the game result of the boss monster M are displayed above the game screen 20.

In the game start screen 20a and the in-game screen 20b, a rotation image 22 is displayed on each reel unit 21 to indicate that the symbol of the reel unit 21 is virtually rotating. Hereinafter, the state where the rotation image 22 is displayed on the reel unit 21 is referred to as “rotating”. The boss monster M is displayed at the current position PP (reel portion 21e in the example of FIG. 3) at the start of the game, and then the game screen 20 starts moving. A predetermined symbol is displayed on each reel unit 21 after a predetermined time has elapsed after the game starts. When the boss monster M arrives at the movement position MP (reel unit 21d in the example of FIG. 5), the movement position All the symbols of each reel unit 21 included in a predetermined range (hereinafter referred to as “wild area WA”) associated with the MP change to wild symbols W. In this embodiment, the movement position MP is any one of the reel parts 21, and the wild area WA is all the reel parts 21 constituting the row including the movement position PP.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the movement position MP of the boss monster M is the reel portion 21d, and the wild area WA is composed of the reel portion 21d, the reel portion 21i, and the reel portion 21n. Since the boss monster M is displayed at the movement position MP (reel portion 21d) on the game screen 20, the wild area WA is set so as to be located behind the boss monster M. After a symbol as a game result is displayed on each reel unit 21, it is determined whether or not a winning combination is established according to the arrangement of the symbols, and a payout according to the established winning combination is performed. Further, it is determined whether or not the wild symbol W of the wild area WA is included in the established winning combination. The boss point 32 is subtracted when the wild symbol W is included in the established winning combination, and the player point 31 is subtracted when it is not included.

As described above, in the bonus game, a game in which any one of the

points

31 and 32 is subtracted in accordance with the winning combination established based on the symbols displayed as game results on each reel unit 21 is continuously performed. When the boss point 32 of the boss monster M becomes 0, another boss monster M appears on the game screen 20 and the game is continued. When the player point 31 becomes 0 or when all the boss monsters M appear, the bonus game ends.

As described above, if the movement result is advantageous to the player, the player character 30 can be won, and the game can be continued and a game in which a high payout can be expected can be continued. Accordingly, the player wishes that the player character 30 wins in each game in the bonus game. Accordingly, by incorporating the player character 30 having a configuration that is conscious of the presence of the player into the bonus game, the player feels that the player is participating in the bonus game, despite the bonus game being a free game that does not accept player operations. Can be given.

An outline of how the boss monster M moves on the game screen 20 will be described. In the following description, the game played n times in the bonus game is referred to as the nth game. FIG. 6 shows game screens 20a-1 and 20c-1 related to the first game, game screens 20a-2 and 20c-2 related to the second game, and game screens 20a-3 and 20c-3 related to the third game. Each game screen 20 shown in FIG. 6 is a reel image portion RA, and each square corresponds to each reel portion 21.

In each game, each game screen 20a-1, 20a-2, 20a-3 corresponds to the game start screen 20a at the start of the game, and each game screen 20c-1, 20c-2, 20c-3 displays a game result. This corresponds to the game result screen 20c. In the example of FIG. 6, the boss monster M moves in the order of reel part 21e → reel part 21d → reel part 21c → reel part 21d. The movement position MP in each game is determined by a process described later.

When the first game is started, each reel unit 21 is rotating, and the boss monster M appears on the reel unit 21e as the initial position. Thereafter, the boss monster M moves to the reel portion 21d which is the first movement position MP1. As a result, the first wild area WA1 is composed of a row including the reel portions 21d, and the reel portions 21d, i, and n constituting the first wild area WA1 are displayed on the game result screen 20c-1 of the first game. The symbol changes to a wild symbol W.

After the processing of the

points

31 and 32 in the first game, the next second game is started while the boss monster M is placed on the reel part 21d which is the first movement position MP1, and each reel part 21 is rotating. Become. The boss monster M moves to the reel portion 21c which is the second movement position MP2. As a result, the second wild area WA2 is configured in a row including the reel portion 21c, and in the game result screen 20c-2 of the second game, each reel portion 21c, h, m constituting the second wild area WA2 is displayed. The symbol changes to a wild symbol W.

After the processing of the

points

31 and 32 in the second game, the next third game is started while the boss monster M is placed on the reel portion 21c which is the second movement position MP2. Each reel unit 21 is rotating, and the boss monster M moves to the reel unit 21d which is the third movement position MP3. As a result, the third wild area WA3 is constituted by a row including the reel portion 21d, and in the game result 20c-3 of the third game, the symbols of the reel portions 21d, i, n constituting the third wild area WA3. Changes to a wild symbol W. After displaying the game result, a process of updating the

points

31 and 32 based on the game result is performed.

Next, processing performed in the game machine 1 to provide the bonus game as described above will be described. First, the hardware configuration of the game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The game machine 1 includes an operation-related unit 110 that transmits to the control unit 100 an input signal that is output when each

button

10, 11, 12 of the operation area 5 is operated, and the medal slot 6. A medal insertion unit 120, which is a transport mechanism for transporting inserted medals to a predetermined storage unit (not shown), an audio output related unit 130 that performs processing for outputting predetermined audio from the speaker 9, and a monitor 4, a display-related unit 140 that performs processing for outputting the game screen 20, a medal payout unit 150 that is a mechanism for transporting a medal to be paid out from the medal stored in the storage unit to the medal payout port 7, Is connected.

The control unit 100 includes a CPU, a data storage unit 101 for storing various data and computer programs necessary for its operation, and an image memory unit 102 configured with a game screen 20 displayed on the monitor 4. The operation of each unit 110 to 150 is controlled.

In the image memory 102, an XY coordinate system having a predetermined position as an origin is set, and in the game machine 1, the position on the game screen 20 is recognized by the XY coordinates on the image memory 102. The game screen 20 displayed on the monitor 4 corresponds to a partial range of the image memory 102. In this embodiment, the center position of each reel portion is set as shown in FIG. Thereby, the position of each reel 21 is specified by the coordinates of the center position. Hereinafter, the position on the game screen 20 may be indicated by coordinates.

By operating the computer program stored in the data storage unit 101, the control unit 100 mainly functions as a special game processing unit 103 that controls a bonus game and a normal game processing unit 104 that controls a normal game. The data storage unit 101 stores various data including image data. For example, it stores the number of medals owned by the player and functions as the medal storage memory described above. Further, the data storage unit 101 stores monster data 200 information in which data on the correspondence between the movement position MP and the world area WA and the boss monster M is set, and the player point 31 and the character are stored temporarily as data. Point 32 is also stored. Thereby, the data storage unit 101 functions as a results storage unit, a position association storage unit, and a character data storage unit.

As shown in FIG. 9, the monster data 200 includes a monster ID 201 for identifying each boss monster M on the game machine 1, a movable position 210 indicating a position where the boss monster M can move, image data 220 of the boss monster M, And history data 230 relating to the movement of the boss monster M. The image data 220 includes leftward image data 220a and rightward image data 220b of the boss monster M.

The movable position 210 is set with a plurality of reel portions 21 to which the boss monster M can move. The movable position 210 is set differently depending on the boss monster M. For example, the movable position 210a set for the monster M1 is shown in FIG. 10, and the movable position 210b set for the monster M2 is shown in FIG.

The movable position 210a of the monster M1 is the

reel portions

21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, and 21e. That is, the monster M1 is set to move the first stage of the reel image portion RA. On the other hand, the movable position 210b of the monster M2 is the

reel portions

21k, 21l, 21m, 21n, 21o, that is, the monster M2 is set to move the third stage of the reel image portion RA. Each of the five reel sections 21 constituting the movable position 210 is associated with each of the movement position numbers 0-4. Since each reel portion 21 is specified by the coordinates of the center position as described above, for example, the movement position number 2 of the monster M1 corresponds to the reel portion 21c by being associated with the coordinates (398, 96) of the reel portion 21c. Attached.

Next, a method for determining the movement position MP of the boss monster M in this embodiment will be described. The movement position MP is determined based on the movement table MT set for each boss monster M. The movement table MT is held in the data storage unit 101. Thereby, the data storage unit 101 functions as a movement table storage unit. FIG. 12 shows a movement table MT1 set for the boss monster M1 and a movement table MT2 set for the boss monster M2.

In the movement table MT, the movement position that can be moved according to the “current position PP” and “direction” of the boss monster M is associated with a predetermined probability. Each position on the moving table MT is indicated by the position number described above. For example, in the movement table MT1, when the current boss monster M1 is facing right and the current position PP is 3, 2, 3 and 4 are set as movable movement positions MP, and 4 has a probability of 50%. Selected, 2 and 3 are set to be selected with a probability of 25%. As described above, the movable position is associated with the current position PP, so that the movement position moves to the reel portion 21 adjacent to the current position PP as in the boss monster M1, or the boss monster M2. The movement mode of moving to the reel unit 21 away from the current position PP can be set according to the boss monster M.

Bonus game processing executed by the control unit 100 functioning as the special game processing unit 103 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. By executing the bonus game process, the bonus game of the present invention is realized. First, in step S500, a boss monster M to appear on the game screen 20 is selected. In the selection, the direction of the selected boss monster M is also determined. For example, a case where the left-facing boss monster M1 is selected will be described. Next, in step S505, the player point 31 of the player character 30 and the boss point 32 of the boss monster M1 are initialized. For example, 10,000 points are set as initial values for the

points

31 and 32, respectively. Each

point

31 and 32 is displayed on the game screen 20.

Subsequently, a game process is performed in step S510. In the game process, the above-described game is started, and finally, a game result screen 20c in a state where symbols as game results are displayed on the reels 21 on the monitor 4 is displayed. Details of the game process will be described later. When the game result screen 20c is displayed, it is determined in step S515 whether or not a winning combination including the wild symbol W has been established.

If the winning combination including the wild symbol W is established, the process proceeds to step S520, and the boss point 32 is subtracted, for example, 500 points. If the prize is not established, the process proceeds to step S535, where the player point 31 is subtracted, for example, 500 points. The After the boss point 32 is subtracted, the process proceeds to step S525, where it is determined whether or not the boss point has become zero. If it is not determined to be 0, the process returns to step S510 to start the next game. If it is determined as 0, the process proceeds to step S530, and it is determined whether or not the next boss monster M exists.

In the bonus game process, if there is a boss monster M that has not yet been selected, it is determined in step S530 that the next boss monster M exists, and the process returns to step S500 to select the next boss monster M. If no unselected boss monster M exists in step S530, it is determined that there is no next boss monster M, and the bonus game is terminated. Note that it may be determined whether step S530 has been completed for a predetermined number of boss monsters. In this case, if the game has been completed for a predetermined number of boss monsters, the bonus game is terminated.

In step S535, after 500 points have been subtracted from the player point 31, the process proceeds to step S540 to determine whether or not the player point 31 has become zero. When it is determined that the player point 31 is 0, the bonus game is ended, and when it is determined that the player point 31 is not 0, the process proceeds to step S510 to start the next game.

Details of the game process in which the process related to each game (slot game) in the bonus game process is performed will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step S600, the current position PP of the boss monster M in each game is specified. In the first game, one of the movement positions set as the movable position 210 may be selected as the current position PP, or one movement position may be set in advance as the current position PP of the first game. It may be left. After the second game, the movement position MP of the previous game is specified as the current position PP.

Next, the movement position MP of the boss monster M is determined in step S605. As described above, the movement position MP is determined from the current position PP and the movable position 210 associated with the direction of the boss monster M based on the movement table MT corresponding to the boss monster M. When the movement position MP is determined, symbols to be displayed on each reel unit 21 are determined in step S610. The symbol may be determined by a conventionally known lottery based on a random number or a predetermined probability.

Subsequently, a game start screen 20a is displayed in step S615. That is, each reel unit 21 is rotating, and the boss monster M is displayed at the current position PP. Since the current position PP of the game after the second game matches the previous movement position MP, the boss monster M may remain in the state displayed at the movement position MP in the previous game. Subsequently, in step S620, a movement display process is performed. In the movement display process, it is displayed on the game screen 20 as if the boss monster M moves toward the movement position MP.

The process proceeds to step S625 after a predetermined time from the start of the game, and the symbols determined in step S610 are displayed on each reel unit 21. In the subsequent step S630, the boss monster M arrives at the movement position MP, and according to the movement position MP. The symbol of the reel portion 21 of the wild area WA is changed to the wild symbol W. After a symbol as a game result is displayed on each reel unit 21, a payout process is performed in which a payout according to the winning combination established in step S635 is given to the player, and the game process ends.

The control unit 100 that functions as the special game control unit 103 functions as a character selection unit in step S500, functions as a score update unit in steps S520 and S535, and performs a special game end determination unit in steps S525, S530, and S540. Function as. The control unit 100 functioning as the special game control unit 103 functions as a current position specifying unit in step S600, functions as a movement position determining unit in step S605, functions as a symbol determining unit in step S610, and in step S620. It functions as a character movement control part, and functions as a game result display part by step S625 and step S630.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described form and may be implemented in various forms. For example, the position set as the movable position 210 of the boss monster M is not limited to the reel unit 21 and may be any position on the game screen 20. Although the update mode of each

point

31 and 32 is a deduction method, a point addition method may be used. In the case of the point addition method, it may be configured such that whether or not the special game is over is determined when the difference between the

points

31 and 32 reaches a predetermined value or when the player point 31 reaches a predetermined value. Further, the player character 30 may not be displayed on the game screen 20. As long as this invention is realizable, the order of each process in a bonus game process and a game process is not ask | required.

Claims

A display unit for displaying a game screen on which a plurality of display areas for displaying any one of a plurality of types of symbols is arranged is displayed and displayed as a game result in each display area. A game machine that executes a special game in which a virtual slot game in which a payout is determined based on the arrangement of symbols is repeatedly executed,
A score storage unit for storing a player score indicating a player's game score and a character score indicating a game score of a character moving on the game screen;
A position association storage unit that associates and stores each of a plurality of movement positions on the game screen to which the character can move and at least one display area in which a specific symbol is displayed as a game result;
A special game processing unit that performs processing related to each slot game repeatedly executed in the special game,
The special game processing unit
A symbol determination unit for determining a symbol to be displayed in each display area;
A movement position determination unit for determining any one movement position among the plurality of movement positions;
When the slot game is started, a character movement control unit that moves the character to the determined movement position;
When the character arrives at the movement position, the specific symbol is displayed as a game result in at least one display area associated with the movement position, and the determined symbol is used as a game result in the other display areas. A game result display section to be displayed;
A score update unit that determines whether or not there is a prize including the specific symbol, and updates the character score and / or the player score according to the determination result;
It is determined whether or not to end the special game according to the updated character score and / or the updated player score, and when the special game is not ended, the special slot game is started. A game machine having a game end determination unit.
When the determined symbol is displayed in each display area before the specific symbol is displayed, the game result display unit displays the symbol of at least one display area associated with the movement position. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is changed to the specific symbol.
Each of the plurality of movement positions at which the character can move is set as a current position, and a movement table associated with each current position so that a movement position that can be moved from the current position is determined with a predetermined probability. A moving table storage unit is further provided,
The special game processing unit has a current position specifying unit for specifying the current position of the character at the start of the slot game,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the movement position determination unit determines the movement position based on the specified current position by referring to the movement table of the character.
Each of the player performance and the character performance is indicated by points,
The score update unit subtracts the character score points when there is a prize including the specific symbol, and subtracts the player score points when there is no prize including the specific symbol,
The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the special game end determination unit ends the special game when the player achievement point reaches a predetermined value.
A character data storage unit that stores character data that associates the character identification information for identifying the character with other characters and the plurality of movement positions at which the character can move;
The special game processing unit
A character selection unit for selecting a character to appear on the game screen;
The special game end determination unit, when the point of the character score reaches a predetermined value, selects a character to appear on the game screen of the next game by the character selection unit, and starts the next game. 4. The game machine according to 4.
6. The game machine according to claim 5, wherein the special game end determination unit ends the special game when selection of a predetermined number of characters is completed in the character selection unit.
Each of the plurality of movement positions is one of the plurality of display areas, and the position association storage unit has a predetermined range including each of the movement positions and the display area that is the movement position. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the display area is stored in association with each other.
A display unit for displaying a game screen on which a plurality of display areas for displaying any one of a plurality of types of symbols is arranged is displayed and displayed as a game result in each display area. A game progress method in a game machine in which a special game in which a virtual slot game in which a payout is determined based on the arrangement of symbols is repeatedly executed is executed,
Storing a player result indicating a game result of the player and a character result indicating a game result of a character moving on the game screen;
Storing each of a plurality of movement positions on the game screen to which the character can move and at least one display area in which a specific symbol is displayed as a game result in association with each other;
A step of performing processing related to each slot game repeatedly executed in the special game,
The step of performing a process related to each slot game is as follows:
Determining a symbol to be displayed in each display area;
Determining any one of the plurality of movement positions;
When the slot game is started, the character is moved to the determined movement position;
When the character arrives at the movement position, the specific symbol is displayed as a game result in at least one display area associated with the movement position, and the determined symbol is displayed as a game result in the other display areas. As a step to display as
Determining the presence or absence of a prize including the specific symbol, and updating the character score and / or the player score according to the determination result;
Determining whether or not to end the special game according to the updated character result and / or the updated player result, and starting the next slot game if the special game is not ended And a game progress method.