JP2012232033A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute pseudo continuation performances full of changes without deviating from the category of the pseudo continuation performance of repeating performances with some sort of a turning point as a boundary.SOLUTION: For the kind and the number of times of pseudo continuation, performance time is applied. Conventionally, temporary stoppage of a symbol column has been essential for the pseudo continuation and it has been difficult to increase the number of times of the pseudo continuation in accordance with an expectation value. Then, in addition to normal pseudo continuation, a long performance not accompanied with the temporary stoppage of the symbol column is established. In the long performance, variation is continued without executing the temporary stoppage and the performance is continued with an interruption performance as a break. In the long performance, since the time required for the temporary stoppage is allocated to a performance image, the larger number of times of the pseudo continuation than that of the normal pseudo continuation is established by the same performance time, a difference of correlation with the expectation value is corrected, and the correlation of the pseudo continuation performance and the expectation value is made tight.

Description

  The present invention displays a result of a lottery executed by winning a game ball at a start winning opening, an image effect including a change in a predetermined symbol sequence, and a symbol arrangement state stopped after the image effect. The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with an informing means for informing by displaying on the screen.

  Conventionally, gaming machines, such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines, are provided with an LCD display unit, and an effect image is displayed on the LCD display unit as the game progresses, thereby exciting the game. In addition, the LCD display section informs important information in advance as the game progresses, and informs the result.

  For example, in a pachinko machine, a special symbol lottery is executed when a game ball wins a special symbol start winning opening provided on the game board surface. The LCD display section notifies the result of the special symbol lottery with effects.

  Some of these effects are called “pseudo-continuous effects”, for example. In general, the pseudo-continuous effect refers to an effect in which a plurality of symbol sequences fluctuate, and each symbol sequence temporarily stops and then fluctuates again (see Patent Document 1 as an example).

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a pachinko ball game machine in which a plurality of types of background variation patterns are combined so as to have the same time in accordance with the total variation time of the symbol variation pattern. (See Patent Document 2).

  In Patent Document 2, a relatively wide variety of background variation patterns can be configured based on relatively few types of background images, and a simple effect can be broken down to create a new taste. .

  By the way, the said patent document 1 is described about the table data which selects the variation pattern type classified for every kind of effect operation of reach effect after a pseudo-continuous effect, and what is called typical pseudo-effects about pseudo-continuous effect. Only one of the renditions is adopted.

  In addition to the quasi-continuous effects described in Patent Document 1, the quasi-continuous effects include "an effect that re-variates every time a symbol sequence that is not a predetermined hit temporarily stops (for example, 1 to 3 times)" The middle symbol group has a special design for the quasi-ream, and an effect that re-varies when the quasi-ream dedicated design is temporarily stopped. ” There are various types of production such as “the production that stops and re-variates”, etc., all of which are the length (time) of one fluctuation of normal fluctuation and the length of the production of whether or not the pseudo-continuation continues ( In addition, if the length (time) of the re-variation of the symbol after the temporary stop is taken into account, the length (time) per set of pseudo-continuous performance becomes redundant, and the overall performance Leads to an increase in time. For this reason, the start-up efficiency is lowered, and as a result, the operating rate can be lowered.

  In addition, the technique of Patent Document 2 is to select an effect pattern that is the background of the symbol variation that is won from the normal variation via the reach effect, and the concept that various background images are connected is similar. There is no concept of pseudo-continuous production.

JP 2011-31096 A International Publication No. 2007/108309

  An object of the present invention is to obtain a gaming machine that can execute a variety of pseudo-continuous effects without departing from the category of pseudo-continuous effects that repeat effects at some milestone.

  The present invention executes a lottery by winning a game ball in a start winning opening provided on a game board surface, and controls a game progress control for controlling selection of effect execution information including the lottery and effect time information based on the lottery Based on the means and the lottery and the performance execution information of the game progress control means, the display device displays an image effect including a change in a predetermined symbol sequence, and depending on the symbol arrangement state stopped after the image effect. The lottery after repeating a plurality of times with a temporary stop between the change of the symbol sequence as an image effect form including the change of the symbol sequence notified by the notification unit, and a notification means for notifying the result of the lottery Normal pseudo-continuous effect form information to be stopped at the final stop symbol for informing the result, and an image effect to be executed together with the change of the symbol sequence without a temporary stop for the change of the symbol sequence are determined in advance. A pseudo-continuous effect form information storage means for storing irregular pseudo-continuous effect form information that is stopped at the final stop symbol for informing the result of the lottery after repeating the interrupted image a plurality of times, and Selection means for selecting one of the normal pseudo-continuous effect form information or the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form information from the pseudo-continuous effect form information storage means based on the effect execution information selected by the game progress control means. And an effect execution control means for controlling the informing means and executing the effect based on the pseudo-continuous effect form information selected by the selection means.

  According to the present invention, when a game ball wins at the start winning opening, if the game ball is a win that is effective for the lottery, for example, the lottery is executed.

  Here, the result of the lottery is notified by the notification means. In other words, the game progress control means sends effect time information for notifying the result of the lottery.

  The effect execution control means executes the effect based on the effect time information. That is, the notification means is controlled to display on the display device an image effect including a predetermined change in the symbol sequence and a symbol arrangement state stopped after the image effect. The player confirms winning / losing according to the symbol arrangement state to be finally stopped. In the process up to that point, various effects may be executed to give a sense of expectation of winning.

  As one of them, there is a pseudo-continuous effect form. This pseudo-continuous effect form is an effect that increases the expectation of winning as the number of changes in the symbol sequence and the effect image is repeated. In the present invention, the normal pseudo-continuous effect form and the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form are selected and executed based on the effect time information.

  In the normal quasi-continuous effect form, after repeating a plurality of times with a temporary stop between changes in the symbol sequence, the final stop symbol for informing the result of the lottery is stopped.

  In the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form, the effect of the lottery is notified after the image effect that is executed together with the variation of the symbol sequence without repeating a temporary stop is repeated a plurality of times with a predetermined interrupt image interposed therebetween. Stop at the final stop symbol to do.

  In the selection means, when the presentation time information is received from the game progress control means, either the normal pseudo-continuous presentation form information or the irregular pseudo-continuous presentation form information is selected.

  Both the normal pseudo-continuous effect form and the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form are pseudo-continuous effects, but the interrupt image in the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form is used as a means for delimiting a new effect image instead of a temporary stop. A rich variety of pseudo-continuous effects can be executed.

  For example, if the execution time of the interrupt image is made shorter than the time required for the temporary stop, in the case of the same effect time, the number of times of the pseudo-ream can be increased in the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form. In other words, in the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form, when the number of pseudo-reams is determined as much as there is no temporary stop of the symbol sequence, an increase in the variation time can be suppressed as compared with the normal pseudo-continuous effect.

  In other words, the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form is an effect that does not involve a change in the symbol sequence, so the effect form is not limited. For example, a moving image, a still image, or a simple blackout image in which the interrupt image emphasizes the change of the image It is also possible to make the pseudo-continuity aware by changing the effect form within a moment.

  In addition, since the normal pseudo-continuous production mode always involves temporary stop, it is obvious that it is a pseudo-continuous system, but in the case of the irregular pseudo-continuous production mode, there is no temporary stop, so whether or not it is a pseudo-continuous system. It is possible to make it difficult to make a judgment as one effect.

  Further, the present invention defines, in the normal pseudo-continuous effect form, an effect image that is divided and executed from the start of change of the symbol sequence to a temporary stop of change as one normal pseudo-ream, and In the effect form, the effect image that is executed by being divided by the interrupt image is defined as one irregular pseudo-run, and the execution time of the interrupt image is the start of the temporary stop that is a break of the normal pseudo-run By setting the time shorter than the time required for the change to resume, the number of times of the irregular pseudo-run may be set to be larger than the number of times of the normal pseudo-run in the same production time.

  Since the interrupt effect image in the irregular pseudo-continuous effect is shorter than the time required for the temporary stop in the normal pseudo-continuous effect, in the case of the same effect time, the irregular pseudo-continuous effect can increase the number of pseudo-reams. The number of pseudo-reams can be increased while suppressing the burden on the control system.

  Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the effect time information of the effect execution information includes at least the effect execution time of the image effect including the variation of the symbol sequence executed by the notification means.

  When the production execution information includes production execution time, the selection means allows the range of choices by having the same production time to exist in the production form of the normal pseudo-continuous performance execution means or the irregular pseudo-continuous performance execution means. Can be spread.

  In addition, when the production execution information is composed of production time and production form, the range of choices in the selection means is narrowed, but the control for selection is unnecessary.

  Furthermore, when the production execution information is an identification code for specifying any production form, the production execution instruction means on the transmission side of the production execution information recognizes the production time. Even in the control mode in which the production status is not fed back, the actual game progress and the production can be synchronized.

  Further, in the present invention, in the execution of the normal pseudo-continuous effect form or the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form, before stopping at the final stop symbol that informs the result of the lottery, among the plurality of symbol sequences, the final stop symbol sequence It is characterized in that there may be a reach state that temporarily stops with a winning symbol leaving behind.

  In the process of reaching the reach state, for example, the player has learned that the higher the expected value of winning the higher the number of pseudo-reams, the higher the number of pseudo-reams before reaching even in the same reach pattern The expectation of winning can be changed according to the situation.

  Further, in the present invention, the game progress control means controls the progress of a normal game in which a lottery is executed by winning a game ball in the start winning opening provided on the game board surface, and the lottery is won. At this time, it is characterized in that the progress of a special game that allows winning of a game ball is controlled by opening a large winning opening provided on the surface of the game board and closed during the normal game for a predetermined period.

  When the result of this lottery is winning, a game ball can be won by opening a large winning opening that is provided on the game board surface and is closed during normal games for a predetermined period of time. You can get the right of special games. In other words, during the special game, more game balls can be received in a shorter period of time than during the normal game.

  As described above, the present invention has an excellent effect that it is possible to execute a variety of pseudo-continuous effects without departing from the category of pseudo-continuous effects that repeat the effects at certain milestones.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the game board concerning this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the control system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram for symbol variation pattern execution control in the effect control unit according to the present embodiment. It is a timing chart of the pseudo | simulation series effect which concerns on this Embodiment, (A) is a timing chart which concerns on a long effect, (B) is a timing chart which concerns on a normal pseudo-series effect. It is a front view which shows an example of the frame split image of the moving image displayed on an LCD display part by an interruption effect. It is a flowchart which shows the symbol variation pattern effect selection control routine in the effect control part which concerns on this Embodiment and contains a pseudo | simulation continuous effect. It is a timing chart which concerns on the long production which concerns on a modification.

(Configuration of pachinko machine)
As shown in FIG. 1, a lower decoration 12 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the pachinko machine 10.

  Further, a glass frame 16 equipped with a pair of glass plates 14 arranged in parallel to each other and at a predetermined interval in the depth direction is arranged on the upper part of the undergarment 12 of the pachinko machine 10. 1, the left end is pivotally supported in the state shown in FIG. On the back side of the glass frame 16, a detachable / replaceable game board 18 is set, and the game board 18 faces the glass plate 14 while being closed by the glass frame 16.

  An integrated dish 24 is disposed below the glass frame 16. A key hole 27 is provided at the right end of the integrated dish 24 in FIG. 1, and the glass frame 16 is opened when the key is inserted into the key hole 27 and turned to one of the left and right sides, and the integrated dish 24 is opened when turned to the other side. To do. The glass frame 16 may be opened when the turning angle is shallow, and the integrated dish 24 may be opened when the glass frame 16 is further turned in the same direction.

  The integrated plate 24 is provided with an upper plate portion 28 and a lower plate portion 30. An upper dish ball removal lever 34 is provided at the peripheral edge portion 32 forming the upper dish part 28, and by operating the upper dish ball removal lever 34, the game balls stored in the upper dish part 28 are moved to the lower dish part 28. 30 can be sent out. Further, the lower dish portion 30 is provided with a lower dish ball removal button 36. By operating the lower dish ball removal button 36, the game balls PB stored in the lower dish portion 30 are externally (for example, so-called "" It can be discharged into a dollar box ").

  A ball lending button 42 and a return button 44 are provided at the right end of FIG.

  A grip unit (launching handle) 26 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right portion of the integrated dish 24, and an ashtray 46 is attached to the lower left portion.

  A saucer speaker 60U is disposed on the right side of the lower dish portion 30 of the integrated dish 24 in FIG.

  Here, an operation button 50 that can be operated by the player is provided on the peripheral edge portion 32 of the upper plate portion 28 in the integrated plate 24. This operation button 50 can be intervened in the effect image by operating during the operation effective period during the game, and is set according to each game specification.

  Around the glass plate 14 in the glass frame 16, an upper effect section that turns on, turns off, and blinks in accordance with the progress of the game in an arch shape to produce visual effects such as lighting and auditory effects such as sound. 52 is arranged. The lower end portion of the upper effect portion 52 is connected to the upper end portion of the lower effect portion 54 arranged in a substantially U shape around the integrated dish 24.

  As a result, the effect unit 56 is formed by the upper effect unit 52 and the lower effect unit 54 so as to surround the game board 18.

  The effect unit 56 has a predetermined design so that both the upper effect unit 52 and the lower effect unit 54 are covered with a substrate (not shown) on which an illumination member (light emitting element such as an LED or a lamp) is attached, and the substrate. A formed lens cover 58 is attached.

  The lens cover 58 is cut into a concavo-convex shape so as to divide an area where the illumination member is lit, and lighting control of the illumination member is performed for each of the divided areas (hereinafter referred to as “lens portion” as necessary). The The lighting member basically has a set of LEDs that are lit in three colors of R (red), G (green), and B (blue). It can be lit. In addition, a triple display 62 is provided at each upper corner of the glass frame, and is applied to gaming state notification (including error notification and the like).

  Further, glass frame speakers 60C, 60L and 60R are built in the center and both ends of the area corresponding to about 1/3 of the upper arc of the glass frame 16 in the upper effect section 52, and sound is output simultaneously with illumination. To do.

  Hereinafter, the saucer speaker 60U and the glass frame speakers 60C, 60L, and 60R are collectively referred to as “speaker 60”.

(Game board configuration)
The game board 18 shown in FIG. 2 has a resin sheet-like cell attached to a plywood board serving as a substrate, and the surface of the cell is a board surface. An arc-shaped outer rail is provided near the outer peripheral edge of the board surface. 102 and the inner rail 104 are attached. In the circular area surrounded by the outer rail 102 and the inner rail 104, the game ball PB launched and driven from the launching device 165 (see FIG. 3) can be moved by its own weight fall, and this area is a game. This is a gaming area where

  Nails (not shown) and windmills 21 are scattered in the game area of the game board 18. In addition, a center accessory 105 is arranged almost in the center of the game area. The center accessory 105 includes a liquid crystal display unit (LCD display unit) 106 that displays images of various effects and the like.

  In the LCD display unit 106, for example, the symbol variation pattern effect is such that when the three symbol sequences change independently and finally the three symbol sequences stop at the same symbol, the winning of the special symbol lottery is notified. Is executed. Note that, among the three columns, the case where two columns stop at the same symbol first (temporary stop) and the remaining one column is changing is called “reach”.

  A stage 105 </ b> S is formed at the lower side of the center accessory 105. A game ball PB received by rebounding with a nail or the like, or a game ball PB received guided by a warp path (not shown) is sent to the stage 105S.

  The stage 105S is formed with an inclined surface, a protrusion, etc., and the movement of the game ball PB changes irregularly by the inclined surface, the protrusion, etc., and finally returns to the game board 18 from the lower side. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a passing gate 118 having a normal symbol lottery starting function is disposed on the left side of the center accessory 105 in FIG.

  In addition, a special symbol start winning port (A) 129 and a special symbol start winning port (B) 134 are arranged in a column at the lower part of the center accessory 105.

  The special symbol start winning opening (A) 129 is open at the top so that it can always win a prize, while the special symbol start winning opening (A) 129 is closed at the upper opening of the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134. ing.

  An electric tulip 136 is attached to the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134. The electric tulip 136 is configured to open and close by energization / non-energization of an electric chew solenoid 138 (see FIG. 3) disposed on the back side of the game board 18.

  Here, when the electric tulip 136 is in the open state, the pachinko ball PB can be received into the winning opening of the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134, and the pachinko ball PB can be won.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an attacker 112 is disposed at a lower part of the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 and located near the lower end of the game area.

  The attacker 112 is provided with an opening / closing door 116. The opening / closing door 116 is opened or closed by energization / non-energization of the attacker solenoid 148 (see FIG. 3). That is, when the open / close door 116 is opened, the game ball PB dropped on the open / close door 116 is guided by the open / close door 116 and wins the attacker 112.

  Further, at the lowest position of the game area, there is provided an out port 124 through which the dislodged ball is discharged to the back side of the game board 18.

  Further, a plurality of general winning ports 120 (in the present embodiment, FIG. 2) are provided below the center role 105 and to the left and right of the special symbol starting winning port (A) 129 and the special symbol starting winning port (B) 134. , Two general winning ports 120A and 120B are provided on the left side of the attacker 112, and one general winning port 120C) is provided on the right side of the attacker 112. Note that the number of the general winning openings 120 is not limited to three, and the number may be determined by, for example, a design calculation such as a winning rate.

  In addition, a light emitting element 137 for lighting effects that produces a lighting effect by lighting on, turning off, and flashing according to the progress of the game on the center actor 105 and the peripheral edge of the board surface provided in the game area (see FIG. 3). Many are provided.

  Here, when the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning opening (A) 129 or the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134, a special symbol lottery is executed, and when the special symbol lottery is won, the opening and closing of the attacker 112 is performed. The door 116 opens and closes in a predetermined pattern, and this is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) (sometimes referred to as “special gaming state” or “big role processing”).

  Note that the winning / losing of the special symbol lottery is mainly notified in the symbol variation display effect of the LCD display unit 106, and during the symbol variation pattern effect or during the major role processing, the lottery result is suspended and sequentially We are going to inform you. In addition to the symbol variation display effect, an anthropomorphic character of an animal or the like is displayed, and a visual effect may be given to give the player a sense of expectation by implying that they have won the lottery. In that case, the player's interest is increased from the auditory sense by sound effects.

  In the present embodiment, a maximum of four for one special symbol starting prize opening (in this embodiment, two special symbol starting prize opening (A) 129 and special symbol starting prize opening (B) 134 are provided. Since it is a special symbol start winning opening, it will be 8). The number of reserved balls is not limited to this.

The number of reserved balls is arranged in the center accessory 105 at the lower right as viewed in FIG. 2 and is mainly notified by a reserved lamp which is a part of the game progress guide lamp unit 109 provided with a special figure display unit. A part of this is used for easy display to the player.
(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured with a main control unit 150 as a center, and the main control unit 150 includes an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154. And are connected. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  Information (start winning signal, jackpot signal, symbol determination signal) indicating the progress of the game is transmitted from the main control unit 150 to the hall computer (not shown) via the board external terminal 190.

  The main control unit 150 includes, as an input system, a pass gate sensor 118S that detects a game ball PB passing through the pass gate 118, and a special figure A start port sensor that detects a winning ball to the special symbol start winning port (A) 129. 129S, a special figure B start opening sensor 134S for detecting a winning ball to the special figure B starting winning opening 134, an attacker sensor 112S for detecting a winning ball to the attacker 112 that is opened in a special gaming state, a general winning opening 120A, General winning sensors 120AS, 120BS, and 120CS for detecting winning balls to 120B and 120C are connected.

  In addition, the main control unit 150 includes, as an output system, a guide lamp unit 109 for notifying game information when the lamp is lit, an electric chew solenoid 138 for opening and closing the electric tulip 136, and an opening and closing door 116 for the attacker 112. An attacker solenoid 148 is connected.

  An operation button 50 is connected to the effect control unit 152 as an input system. In addition, to the effect control unit 152, a light emitting element 137 for lighting effects and speakers 60 (glass frame speakers 60L, 60C, 60R, saucer speaker 60U) provided in various game parts of the game board 18 are connected as an output system. Has been.

  Furthermore, the LCD display unit 106 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via the symbol control unit 156.

  The payout control unit 154 is connected to a payout device 160 and a launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to a launch device 165. The payout control unit 154 controls the payout operation and the stop operation of the payout device 160 provided in the pachinko machine 10, and pays out a predetermined number of game balls PB as prize balls or rental balls. In addition, the launch control unit 164 activates the launch device 165 by the operation of the grip unit 26 (see FIG. 1) by the player to start launch of the game ball PB and the launch force according to the operation amount of the grip unit 26. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information to a hall computer (not shown) installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 191.

  A ball guide panel 200 is attached to the lower part of the center accessory 105 on the back side of the game board 18 (the side facing the player is the front side). As shown by a chain line in FIG. 2, the ball guide panel 200 has a winning port (special symbol starting winning port (A) 129, special symbol starting winning port (B) 134) concentrated in the lower part of the center actor 105. , General winning openings 120A, 120B, 120C).

  Here, in the present embodiment, when the result of the special symbol lottery is found in the main control unit 150, the effect control unit 152 is instructed to execute the effect of the symbol variation pattern. At this time, the main control unit 150 instructs the effect time of the symbol variation pattern. For this reason, the main control unit 150 and the effect control unit 152 are each independently controlled according to the time, for example, both without feeding back the processing status information from the effect control unit 152 to the main control unit 150 Are controlled in synchronization.

  The effect control unit 152 selects the symbol variation pattern type based on the instructed effect time, but basically, the variation of the three columns of symbols starts, and each column passes through various effect images. Is determined (main stop), and the presence / absence of reach, reach type, etc. are selected based on the instructed performance time.

  Further, in the present embodiment, there is a case where the pseudo-continuous effect is selected during the symbol variation before reach. The pseudo-continuous effects include a normal pseudo-continuous effect and an irregular pseudo-continuous effect. In the following, the irregular pseudo-continuous production may be referred to as “long production”.

  FIG. 5B is a timing chart related to the normal pseudo-continuous performance. In FIG. 5B, after one re-change (a total of two changes including the first time) is executed, the reach state is reached. The form which becomes is shown.

  In this normal pseudo-continuous production, a variation (re-variation) production and a temporary stop production are set. For example, if one set is about 14 seconds, one pseudo-continuous production is performed in a total of 28 seconds until reaching reach. Realized. Thereafter, the selected reach pattern effect is stopped. This interval is assumed to be t1 seconds.

  In contrast to this normal pseudo-continuous effect, the effect control unit 152 of the present embodiment newly sets a long effect that is executed during symbol variation before reach.

  FIG. 5A is a timing chart relating to a long effect, and this long effect is basically composed of a series of continuous images, but a predetermined interrupt effect 250 (see FIG. 6). It is designed to intervene. In other words, the interruption effects 250 can be classified into a plurality (three in FIG. 5A) of block effects.

  That is, when this interruption effect 250 is used as a delimiter, since the symbol change before reach is in progress, the long effect shown in FIG. 5 (A) has two re-changes (three changes including the first). It can be said that it is an anomalous pseudo-rendition production.

  In FIG. 5 (A), if one set of block effects is about 7 seconds, the last block needs to be temporarily stopped until reaching reach, and thus the pseudo-continuous effects are realized in a total of 28 seconds. Thereafter, the selected reach pattern effect is stopped. This interval is assumed to be t1 seconds.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the frame divided images 250 </ b> A to 250 </ b> D of the moving image executed in the interrupt effect 250. As shown in FIG. 6, the interrupt effect 250 is composed of a moving image. In FIG. 6A, a background image showing a fire flame when a bullet is suddenly fired against a background image 252 showing a landscape. In FIG. 6B, a crack image 258 is entered in the background image 256. In FIG. 6C, the silhouette image 262 of the main character is displayed from the back of the background image 260. In FIG. The main character image 264 breaks through the cracked background image 266.

  The execution time of the moving image shown in FIGS. 6A to 6D is extremely shorter than the temporary stop time, and is, for example, 1 second or less. In the long effect, the background image 252 of FIG. 6A is displayed. For example, if the final background image 266 of FIG. 6D is displayed, the pseudo-continuation continues, and if the final background image 266 is not displayed, the background image 252 is simulated. An effect such as the end of the ream is possible.

  Here, when the production time of the long production (anomalous pseudo-continuous production) in FIG. 5A and the production time of the normal pseudo-continuous production in FIG. 5B are compared, the time to reach is about 28 seconds. However, three variations are executed in the irregular pseudo-continuous production in FIG. 5A, and two variations are executed in the normal pseudo-continuous production in FIG. 5B. It is possible to increase the number of fluctuations.

  This is because, in the long production, the fluctuation is continued without performing the temporary stop, and the interruption production that shortens the time related to the temporary stop is used as a break, and the long production is continued, thereby producing the time required for the temporary stop. This is because it is assigned to an image.

  In addition, in the long production (anomalous pseudo-continuous production) of FIG. 5A, the temporary stop time that becomes the reach after the third fluctuation is changed to the temporary stop time that becomes the reach of the normal pseudo-continuous production of FIG. 5B. However, it is not necessary to adjust the time in particular, and the reach state may be achieved in a short time.

  In the present embodiment, when the production time is instructed from the main control unit 150, the production control unit 152 selects either the normal pseudo-continuous production and the long production corresponding to the designated production time. doing. This selection may be based on a calculation result of an expected value or the like separately executed in the effect control unit 152, or may be based on a predetermined effect selection rate or the like. Further, it may be included in an instruction from the main control unit 150.

  The reason for using the expected value as an element of selection is, for example, that when the same production time is set and the expected value calculated separately is higher than the predetermined expected value level, the number of pseudo-reams is increased. This is because the player's expectation (so-called emotion) can be set in accordance with the expected value (numerical value).

  FIG. 4 shows functional blocks for symbol variation pattern execution control in effect control unit 152 according to the present embodiment. 4 are functionally classified and specialized in symbol variation pattern control, and the configuration of the effect control unit 152 is not limited.

  Information such as a command from the main control unit 150 is received by the command reception unit 268, and the command is analyzed.

  When the command receiving unit 268 analyzes that the lottery information is used, the lottery information is sent to the pseudo-continuous execution feasibility determining unit 270 and the symbol variation pattern information collecting unit 272.

  The pseudo-continuous execution enable / disable determining unit 270 determines whether to execute the pseudo-continuous based on a table stored in the pseudo-continuous execution enable / disable determination table memory 274. For example, an expected value-pseudo-continuous number of times table or the like is applicable as the pseudo-continuous execution feasibility determination table. That is, the number of pseudo consecutive times (0 to n times) is preliminarily stored based on an expected value that is separately formed. In general, as the number of continuous runs increases, the higher the expectation of winning, the lower the expected value and the highest value can be set. The division ratio may be directly proportional, may be set based on another function such as a quadratic function, or may be non-linear. In addition, the number of pseudo-continuous times means “no pseudo-continuous”.

  The pseudo-continuous execution availability determination unit 270 is connected to the symbol variation pattern information collection unit 272, and sends pseudo-continuous execution availability information to the symbol variation pattern information collection unit 272.

  When the lottery information and pseudo-continuous execution availability information are collected, the symbol variation pattern information collection unit 272 sends the information to the symbol variation pattern type determination unit 274.

  The symbol variation pattern type determination unit 274 is connected to a pseudo-sequence symbol variation pattern editing unit 276 and a normal symbol variation pattern editing unit 278. The symbol variation pattern type determination unit 274 determines a symbol variation pattern type based on various information input from the symbol variation pattern information collection unit 272, and edits a pseudo-continuous symbol variation pattern based on the determined symbol variation pattern type. The execution instruction information is output to either the unit 276 or the normal symbol variation pattern editing unit 278.

  When execution instruction information is input from the symbol variation pattern type determination unit 274 to the pseudo-continuous symbol variation pattern editing unit 276, the pseudo-continuous symbol variation pattern editing unit 276 includes a variation pattern type image data memory 280 and an effect image data memory. Necessary information is taken in from the 282, the interrupt image data memory 284, and the temporary stop pattern data memory 286, and the pseudo continuous symbol variation pattern is edited.

  When the execution instruction information is input from the symbol variation pattern type determining unit 274 to the normal symbol variation pattern editing unit 278, the normal symbol variation pattern editing unit 278 receives the symbol variation pattern type image data memory 288, the effect image data. Necessary information is fetched from the memory 290, and the normal symbol variation pattern is edited.

  For example, when the pseudo-continuous effect is a long effect, as shown in FIG. 5A, an interrupt image corresponding to the set number of pseudo-continuous times (n) is interrupted in the middle of a series of effect images. A symbol variation pattern is generated. In the case of reach, the effect images after reach are combined.

  On the other hand, when the pseudo-continuous type is the normal pseudo-continuous effect, as shown in FIG. 5B, the symbol variation pattern in which the variation pattern and the temporary stop are set is set as many times as the set number of pseudo-continuations (n). A symbol variation pattern of combination and normal pseudo-continuous production is generated. In the case of reach, the effect images after reach are combined.

  The symbol variation pattern edited by the pseudo continuous symbol variation pattern editing unit 276 or the normal symbol variation pattern editing unit 278 is sent to the display instruction unit 292. The display instruction unit 292 is connected to the symbol control unit 256, and the symbol variation pattern information edited from the display instruction unit 292 is sent to the symbol control unit 156, whereby the symbol control unit 256 receives the LCD display unit 106. Is controlled to display the symbol variation pattern.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  In the game using the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the grip unit 26 (see FIG. 1), the ball is shot upward by the launching device 165 (see FIG. 3) one by one. As shown in FIG. 2, the launched game ball PB is driven into the game area of the game board 18 along the outer rail 102 and falls in the game area while changing the direction of hitting the game nail or the windmill 21. Then, the game ball PB reaching the lower end of the game area without winning a prize is collected into the pachinko machine 10 from the out port 124.

  Further, when the game ball PB wins a special symbol start winning opening (A) 129 and a special symbol start winning opening (B) 134 provided in the game area, or passes through the passing gate 118, it is based on the respective game specifications. Processing (for example, special symbol lottery, normal symbol lottery, etc.) is executed, and image display effects (for example, symbol variation pattern effects, etc.) on the LCD display unit 106, sound effects using the speaker 60, and the like are executed. . Although not shown in the drawing, when a prize is awarded to the general winning opening 120, a predetermined prize ball (payout) is executed.

(Outline of game specifications)
First, the game control centered on the lottery process in the main control unit 150 will be described.

  When the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning opening (A) 129 or the special symbol start winning opening (B) 134, the main control unit 150 determines whether or not it is an effective start winning prize. The effective start winning is a game where the reserved balls are not full (for example, four for one start opening) and the special symbol starting winning opening (A) 129 or the special symbol starting winning opening (B) 134 is played. Saying that the ball PB has won a prize, and thereby, a lottery right is obtained. In the invalid starting prize, the right to draw is not given, but a predetermined number (about 3 to 5) of prize balls may be paid out.

  When the start winning is an effective start winning, the main control unit 150 acquires a random number for winning lottery according to the winning timing from a random number generating unit (not shown), and uses a pre-stored winning value. Read and compare both to determine whether the special symbol lottery is a hit or miss.

  If the current gaming state is in jackpot processing or symbol variation pattern production, in order to put the special symbol lottery right on hold, the holding number is incremented by one (+1), and the current gaming state is jackpot processing When it is not in the middle or when the symbol variation pattern production is no longer being performed, the special symbol lottery process is executed by subtracting the number of holdings by one.

  Based on the winning / losing of the special symbol lottery, the symbol variation pattern effect time is set, and a command including the special symbol lottery result and the symbol variation pattern time is sent to the effect control unit 152.

  The effect control unit 152 controls output system devices such as the LCD display unit 106 and the speaker 60 to notify the result of the special symbol lottery using the set effect time. For example, on the LCD display unit 106, a symbol variation pattern effect is executed.

  After this notification, if the result of the special symbol lottery is a win, a special game state (a big win process) is executed. In the normal gaming state, the closed attacker 112 is always opened and closed by a predetermined number of rounds (5R, 10R, 15R). The opening time of the attacker 112 is a maximum of 30 seconds. The attacker 112 is closed when a predetermined number (for example, 8 to 10) of game balls are won during the opening, and a predetermined closing time is set. , Go to the next round (open). Thereby, the player can receive a lot of prize balls in a short time.

  Here, when the result of the special symbol lottery is found, the lottery information is sent from the main control unit 150 to the production control unit 152, and the production control unit 152 performs the design variation pattern type based on the designated production time. Will be selected. The design variation pattern production is basically a flow in which the design of 3 rows of symbols starts and the design of each row is confirmed (this stop) through various production images. The presence / absence of reach, reach type, etc. are selected based on the performance time. Note that the reach type generally indicates the difference in production, and a ratio (expected value, etc.) indicating the possibility of winning a special symbol lottery is set. Usually, the character or story that appears in the production Differences are also made in the production time. As a result, the reach is classified into a normal reach group, a super reach group, a premium reach group, etc. in order from the lowest expected value, and is selected according to each selection ratio based on the expected value.

  In the present embodiment, in the symbol variation pattern production as described above, during the symbol variation before the three columns of symbols are confirmed (for example, the case before the reach but including the case where the reach is not reached). In some cases, a pseudo-continuous effect is selected. FIG. 7 shows a symbol variation pattern effect selection control routine in the effect control unit 152 including this pseudo-continuous effect.

  In step 300 of FIG. 7, it is determined whether or not a command has been received from the main control unit 150. If a negative determination is made, this routine ends. If an affirmative determination is made in step 300, the process proceeds to step 302, where it is determined whether the accepted command is lottery information (effect time information, winning / losing information).

  If a negative determination is made in step 302, the process proceeds to step 304, and other processing is executed according to the analyzed command content, and this routine ends.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 302, the process proceeds to step 306 to perform a pseudo-continuous effect execution availability determination process.

  In this embodiment, the determination as to whether or not the pseudo-continuous performance can be executed is made dependent on the expected value. In other words, a setting table is prepared in which the pseudo-ream is not executed when the expected value is smaller than the predetermined value, and is executed when the expected value is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, and the determination is made based on the separately determined expected value.

  In addition, the type of pseudo-continuous (whether the normal pseudo-continuous or the long effect) and the number of pseudo-continuous are applied as the main selection factors for the effect time input as a command from the main control unit 150. It should be noted that some candidates may be selected according to the production time, and further selected from among them based on a selection ratio table set separately, or may be determined by lottery.

  That is, since only the effect time of the symbol variation pattern effect is transmitted from the main control unit 150, the type and the number of times of the pseudo effect are left to the selection of the effect control unit 152 according to this effect time. At this time, in the past, since it was indispensable to temporarily stop the symbol sequence in the pseudo-ream, it was sometimes difficult to increase the number of pseudo-reams according to the expected value.

  However, in the present embodiment, in addition to the normal pseudo-ream, a long effect (anomalous pseudo-ream) that does not involve a temporary stop of the symbol sequence is established, so that the correlation between the effect time and the expected value can be further deepened.

  In the quasi-continuous effect execution availability determination process in step 306, whether or not the quasi-continuation execution is possible is determined as described above, and then in step 308, the result in step 306 is determined. That is, in step 308, it is determined whether or not the pseudo-continuous effect is executed. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 310, and the variation pattern type and effect image data are based on the effect time information and the winning / failing information. Is used to edit the normal symbol variation pattern effect image, and the process proceeds to step 320.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step 308, the process proceeds to step 312, and the pseudo-continuous type and the number of pseudo-continuous times are selected based on the production time, and the process proceeds to step 314. In step 314, it is determined whether the pseudo-type is a normal pseudo-type or a long effect.

  If it is determined in step 314 that it is a normal pseudo-ream, the process proceeds to step 316, where the temporary stop pattern, variation pattern type, effect image data, etc. are used based on the effect time information and the winning / failing information. The design variation pattern effect image including the pseudo-continuous effect is edited, and the process proceeds to step 320.

  If it is determined that the long effect is determined in step 314, the process proceeds to step 318, and the long effect is generated using the interrupt image, the variation pattern type, the effect image data, etc. based on the effect time information and the winning / failing information. The design variation pattern effect image including the image is edited, and the process proceeds to step 320.

  In step 320, the symbol variation pattern effect image data edited in any of step 310, step 316, or step 318 (or, if the image data is stored in the symbol control unit 156, the symbol variation pattern effect image data). Is sent to the symbol control unit 156. The symbol control unit 156 controls the LCD display unit 106 to display the edited symbol variation pattern effect image.

(Example of long production)
As shown in FIG. 5A, the long effect is basically composed of a series of continuous images by variation (1st), variation (2nd), and variation (3rd).

  An interrupt effect 250 (moving image) shown in FIG. 6 is interposed between the three variations (that is, two locations). Thus, with the interrupt effect 250 as a break, a variation (1st), a variation (2nd), and a variation (3rd) are configured, and two pseudo-continuous effects are established.

  When the variation (1st) is started, the three symbol sequences are displayed in a reduced state at one of the four corners of the LCD display unit 106 (such as the upper left corner). This makes it easier for the player to see the variation (1st), and in addition, gives the player a sense of expectation that something will start. When this variation (1st) is executed for a predetermined time, an interrupt image 250 is inserted.

  In the interruption effect 250, a background image 254 showing a fire flame when a bullet is suddenly fired is displayed on the background image 252 showing a landscape (FIG. 6A), and a crack image 258 is displayed on the background image 256. Is entered (FIG. 6B), and the silhouette image 262 of the hero is displayed from the back of the background image 260 (FIG. 6C), and the hero image 264 breaks through the cracked background image 266 ( FIG. 6 (D)).

  The execution time of the interrupt image 250 is extremely short (for example, 1 second or less) compared to the temporary stop time, and when the interrupt image 250 ends, the fluctuation (2nd) starts. From this interrupt image 250, the player can determine that this is the second variation of the pseudo-ream at that time.

  When the variation (2nd) is executed for a predetermined time, the interrupt image 250 is inserted again, and the interrupt (3rd) is started. The player can determine from the interrupt image 250 that this is the third variation of the pseudo-ream at that time.

  When the variation (3rd) is completed, the three rows of symbol variations enter a temporary stop operation, and for example, reach is notified. After the reach notification, the reach pattern is executed for a predetermined reach variation time (t1) and the stop is performed, and the winning / losing lottery result is notified by the finally stopped symbol.

  In the long effect, two pseudo-continuous effects are performed, and the time at this time is a time for three sets (for example, 7 seconds) + a temporary stop time.

  Since this production time is determined based on a command from the main control unit 150, a pseudo continuous production time obtained by subtracting the reach fluctuation time after reach (such as the temporary stop time of 7 seconds, a total of 28 Second) cannot be changed.

  As a comparative example, a normal pseudo-ream with the same production time will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the fluctuation (1st) is started in the normal pseudo-ream, and then the design is temporarily stopped at the pseudo-ream. The pseudo-symbol symbol is, for example, a predetermined off-sequence symbol or a special symbol that appears only in the pseudo-symbol.

  When this temporary stop is included, one fluctuation time (fluctuation (1st) + temporary stop) is 14 seconds. For this reason, in the normal pseudo-ream, only two sets can be incorporated in the production time of 28 seconds.

  In this way, in the long production, the fluctuation is continued without executing the temporary stop, and the interruption production that shortens the time related to the temporary stop is used as a break, and the long production is continued. Since it was assigned to the effect image, the long effect can establish more pseudo-continuous times than the normal pseudo-ream within the same effect time range. It is possible to correct the disparity in the correlation with the expected value such that the effect cannot be achieved as expected, and the correlation between the pseudo-continuous effect and the expected value can be made closer.

  5A, the temporary stop time that becomes the reach after the third fluctuation is matched with the temporary stop time that becomes the reach of the normal pseudo continuous effect in FIG. 5B. As shown in FIG. 8, it is not necessary to adjust the time in particular, and the reach state may be achieved in a short time. As shown in FIG. 8, by shortening the temporary stop time or dividing from the time required for the reach pattern, etc., it is possible to perform three pseudo-reams (four variations) in the same production time (28 seconds). Become.

PB game ball 10 Pachinko machine (game machine)
18 Game board 105 Center actor 106 LCD display (display device)
129 Special design starting prize opening (A)
134 Special design starting prize opening (B)
150 Main control unit (game progress control means)
152 Production control unit (notification means, production execution control means)
154 Dispensing control unit 156 Symbol control unit 160 Dispensing device 164 Firing control unit 165 Firing device 250 Interruption effect 250A-250D Frame dividing image 252 Background image 254 Background image 256 Background image 258 Crack image 260 Background image 262 Silhouette image 264 Protagonist image 266 Background image 268 Commandant accepting unit 270 Pseudo-continuous execution feasibility judging unit (selecting means)
272 Symbol variation pattern information collection unit (selection means)
274 Pseudo-continuous execution feasibility determination table memory 276 Pseudo-continuous symbol variation pattern editing unit (production execution control means)
278 Normal symbol variation pattern editing unit 280 Variation pattern type image data memory 282 Production image data memory (pseudo-continuous production form information storage means)
284 Interrupt image data memory (pseudo-continuous effect form information storage means)
286 Temporary stop pattern data memory (pseudo continuous effect form information storage means)
288 Symbol variation pattern type image data memory 290 Production image data memory 292 Display instruction section (production execution control means)

Claims (5)

A game progress control means for controlling the selection of the performance execution information including the lottery and the performance time information based on the lottery by performing the lottery by winning the game ball at the start winning opening provided on the game board surface,
Based on the lottery and the performance execution information of the game progress control means, the lottery is displayed on the display device according to the symbol arrangement state in which an image effect including a change in a predetermined symbol sequence is displayed and stopped after the image effect. An informing means for informing the result of
As an image effect form including the variation of the symbol sequence that is notified by the notification means, it is stopped at the final stop symbol for notifying the result of the lottery after repeating the variation of the symbol sequence a plurality of times with a temporary stop. The result of the lottery after the normal pseudo-continuous effect form information and the image effect that is executed together with the variation of the symbol sequence without a temporary stop are repeated a plurality of times with a predetermined interrupt image sandwiched with the variation of the symbol sequence Anomalous pseudo-rendition effect form information to be stopped at the final stop symbol for informing, and pseudo-continuous effect form information storage means for storing each,
Selection for selecting either the normal pseudo-continuous effect form information or the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form information from the pseudo-continuous effect form information storage means based on the effect execution information selected by the game progress control means Means,
On the basis of the pseudo-continuous effect form information selected by the selecting means, an effect execution control means for controlling the informing means and executing an effect;
A gaming machine having. In the normal pseudo-continuous effect form, an effect image that is executed in a divided manner from the start of change of the symbol sequence to a temporary stop of the change of the symbol sequence is defined as one normal pseudo-ream,
In the anomalous pseudo-continuous effect form, an effect image that is divided and executed by the interrupt image is defined as one irregular pseudo-ream,
By setting the execution time of the interrupt image to be shorter than the time required for resuming the fluctuation from the start of the temporary stop, which is the break of the normal pseudo-ream, the number of times of the irregular pseudo-ream is normally The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine may be set to be larger than the number of pseudo-reams.   3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect time information of the effect execution information includes at least an effect execution time of an image effect including a variation of the symbol sequence executed by the notification means.   In the execution of the normal pseudo-continuous effect form or the irregular pseudo-continuous effect form, before stopping at the final stop symbol that informs the result of the lottery, leave the final stop symbol sequence among a plurality of symbol sequences, The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a reach state for temporarily stopping may be interposed.   The game progress control means controls the progress of a normal game in which a lottery is executed by winning a game ball in the starting prize opening provided on the game board surface, and when the lottery is won, The progress of a special game that allows a game ball to be won is controlled by opening a large winning opening that is provided during the normal game and is closed for a predetermined period of time. The gaming machine according to any one of claims.