JP2018068541A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of executing a highly amusing performance.SOLUTION: A game machine 1 executes a specific performance for suggesting a degree of expectation as a probability that a winning/losing determination result of a target results in winning by the number of performance elements (for example, a card displayed on a display device). The game machine 1 is configured such that one of a plurality of kinds of element images is displayed as one performance element, and the plurality of kinds of element images include performance elements having mutually different degrees of expectation when the elements are displayed (for example, a normal card 30 and a rare card 31).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a gaming machine that suggests an expected value based on the number of points.

JP 2006-073869 A

  The gameability which suggests an expectation degree only by the magnitude of the number of points as described above is lacking in interest.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of executing a highly interesting performance.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is a gaming machine capable of executing a specific effect that suggests the expectation, which is a probability that the result of the determination of whether or not a target is a hit, by the number of effect elements. In addition, as one effect element, any one of a plurality of types of element images is displayed, and the plurality of types of element images have different expectations when displayed. It is included.

  As described above, if the expectation level is suggested not only by the number of effect elements (element images) but also by the type of element image to be displayed, the effect element It is possible to increase the preference of the expectation suggestion effect using (element image).

  As one effect element, after a certain element image is once displayed, another element image may be displayed instead of the certain element image.

  Thus, it is possible to further improve the preference by changing the element image once displayed into another element image (another element image having a different expectation).

  The another element image may have a higher degree of expectation when displayed than the certain element image.

  Thus, it is preferable that the change in the element image is a change in a direction that is pleasing to the player.

The plurality of types of element images include special element images, and when the special element image is displayed as one effect element, one or a plurality of elements images are displayed until the notification of the target determination result is completed. It may be configured to generate any one of the special effects.
The special effect may be an effect that suggests that the degree of expectation has increased.

  In this way, when a special element image is displayed as an element image, if the special effect always occurs, the effect mode that the player expects to generate the special effect after the special element image is displayed is displayed. It is possible to build.

  The gaming machine according to the present invention can execute a highly interesting performance.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. (A) is the figure which showed the hold display and the identification symbol (group) which were displayed on the display apparatus (display area), (b) is the figure which showed the kind of hold display. (A) is the figure which showed the kind of identification symbol, (b) is the figure which showed the special symbol. It is the figure which showed the kind of normal card and a rare card. It is the figure which showed the basic aspect of card production. It is the figure which showed the example of an effect (example of a pseudo-continuous effect) in which acquisition of the card | curd by an identification symbol start opportunity generate | occur | produces, Comprising: It is the figure (the 1) which showed the example in which a special symbol stops false secondly. The figure which showed the example of an effect (example of a pseudo-continuous effect) in which the acquisition of the card by the start of the identification symbol occurs, and the example showing the second example where the special symbol is pseudo-stopped (Part 2; continued from FIG. 6) ). It is the figure which showed the example of an effect (example of a pseudo-continuous effect) in which acquisition of the card | curd by an identification symbol start opportunity generate | occur | produces, Comprising: It is the figure (the 1) which showed the example which a special symbol stops in a 3rd. The figure which showed the example of an effect (example of a pseudo-continuous effect) in which the acquisition of the card by the start of the identification symbol occurs, and shows the third example where the special symbol is pseudo-stopped (Part 2; continued from FIG. 8) ). It is the figure which showed the example of the production | generation which the card | curd acquisition by another opportunity generate | occur | produces, Comprising: It is the figure (the 1) which showed the example which card | curd acquisition generate | occur | produced before establishment of the reach state. It is the figure which showed the example of the production | generation which the card | curd acquisition by another opportunity generate | occur | produces, Comprising: It is the figure which showed the example which card | curd acquisition generate | occur | produced before the reach state was established (the 2nd; continuation of FIG. 10). It is the figure which showed the example of the production | generation in which acquisition of the card | curd by another opportunity occurs, Comprising: It is the figure (the 1) which showed the example which card acquisition generate | occur | produced after the reach state was established. It is the figure which showed the example of the production | generation which the card | curd acquisition by another opportunity generate | occur | produces, Comprising: It is the figure which showed the example which card | curd acquisition generate | occur | produced after the reach state was established (the 2nd part; the continuation of FIG. It is the figure (the 1) which showed the example of the card increase production. It is the figure (the 2nd continuation of FIG. 14) which showed the example of the card increase production. It is the figure (the 3; continuation of FIG. 15) which showed the example of the card increase production. It is the figure which showed the example of the design change effect. It is the figure which showed the example of the applicable pending | holding change effect. It is the figure which showed the example of the pending | holding change effect. It is the figure which showed the example of the sudden effect. It is a list figure of an insertion image. It is the figure (the 1) which showed the example of the insertion effect. It is the figure which showed the example of the insertion effect (the 2nd; continuation of FIG. 22). It is the figure (the 1) which showed the example of the insertion change effect. It is the figure which showed the example of the insertion change effect (the 2; continuation of FIG. 24). It is the figure (the 1) which showed the example of the reverse effect. It is the figure which showed the example of the reverse production (the 2; continuation of FIG. 26). It is a figure for demonstrating a special effect. It is the figure which showed the example of the card type change production. (A) is the figure which showed the identification symbol whose subelement part is a normal mode, (b) is the figure which showed the identification symbol whose subelement part is a special mode. It is the figure which showed the example of the design aspect change effect.

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

  The gaming machine 1 includes a game board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 903 that forms a path for guiding a game ball launched by operating the launching device 908 (launching handle) to the gaming area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

  In the game area 902, a display device 91, a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening, and the like are provided. The display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be viewed through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90. Note that the shape and the like of the display region 911 can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the display region 911 can be changed by changing the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself). .

  In addition, the game area 902 is provided with a plurality of game nails as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flow-down game balls collide. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes into various modes depending on the condition when it collides with the game nail.

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

  Note that the description of the components of the gaming machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1, the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the game balls, is omitted. About these, the thing of the structure similar to a well-known game machine is applicable.

  The jackpot lottery is executed by the winning determination means being a circuit constructed on a main control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball in the start winning opening 904 (even if there are a plurality of such starting winning openings). Good). Specifically, a numerical value (hereinafter also referred to as “hit / failure determination information”) is acquired from a random number source when a game ball is won at the start winning opening 904, and the numerical value is the same as a predetermined jackpot value. If it is, it will be a big hit, otherwise it will be out of place. In this embodiment, notification of the determination result is started in the order in which the numerical values are acquired (so-called fluctuation is started), but when a certain numerical value is acquired, it is acquired before that. When the determination result based on the numerical value is informed, the determination result based on the certain numerical value is stored in a storage unit provided on a control board (not shown) until the determination result is started. The maximum storage number (maximum hold number) of a numerical value for which notification of determination of success / failure has not yet started (hereinafter may be simply referred to as hold (hold information)) can be set as appropriate. The maximum number of reservations that can be stored by the storage unit in the present embodiment is four per kind of start winning prize opening 904. The hold information stored in the storage means is displayed in the display area 911 as the hold display 20 (see FIG. 2A). In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value is a numerical value that is a big hit at the time when the notification of the determination of correctness is started. The determination result itself may be stored (in this case, the determination result itself corresponds to the determination information). Moreover, the acquired numerical value is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect for informing the determination result.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the effect which alert | reports the success / failure determination result is performed (the effect which alert | reports a success / failure determination result is already started), Completion of alerting | reporting of the success / failure determination result is not completed. A corresponding hold display 201 indicating the presence of the determination information (in this embodiment, the determination result itself that has already been determined) is displayed (see FIG. 2A).

  As modes of the hold display 20 and the corresponding hold display 201, a plurality of types having different probabilities (a so-called jackpot expectation degree, hereinafter simply referred to as an expectation degree) in which the determination result is a jackpot is set (FIG. 2 ( b)). In this embodiment, the normal mode 20n, the first special mode 21s, the second special mode 22s, and the third special mode 23s are set in order from the lowest expectation (see FIG. 2B). In this embodiment, the difference of each aspect is differentiated by the color of the hold display 20. However, how to set the difference between the modes, the number of types of modes, and the like can be changed as appropriate.

  In this embodiment, the basic mode (each mode described above) of the hold display 20 and the corresponding hold display 201 is the same, but the basic mode of the hold display 20 and the corresponding hold display 201 may be different. Good. For example, the “color” for distinguishing the normal mode 20n from each special mode is maintained, but the basic mode may be set to be different between the hold display 20 and the corresponding hold display 201.

  Moreover, when the basic mode of the hold display 20 and the corresponding hold display 201 is the same as in the present embodiment, the hold display 20 and the corresponding hold display 201 may be easily distinguished. In this embodiment, by displaying an auxiliary image accompanying the corresponding hold display 201, it is possible to distinguish whether each display is the hold display 20 or the corresponding hold display 201. Specifically, an image that supports the corresponding hold display 201 (hereinafter referred to as a pedestal 210a) is displayed below the corresponding hold display 201 (see FIG. 2A) and displayed on the pedestal 210a. It is indicated that the image to be displayed is the corresponding hold display 201 (not the hold display 20). In this way, each display may be distinguished by displaying an auxiliary image associated with at least one of the hold display 20 and the corresponding hold display 201. Further, as a different method, each display is suspended by making the gap (space) between the hold display 20 and the corresponding hold display 201 larger than the gap (space) between the hold displays 20. It is conceivable to set so that the display 20 or the corresponding hold display 201 can be easily distinguished.

  In the present embodiment, as in the case of a known gaming machine, the player is notified of the determination result of the success / failure by the combination of the identification symbols 10 (see FIG. 2A) displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91. Specifically, an identification symbol group 10g including a plurality of types of identification symbols 10 (left identification symbol group 10gL, middle identification symbol group 10gC, right identification symbol group 10gR) starts to change, and finally from each identification symbol group 10g. One identification symbol 10 is selected and stopped. When the jackpot is won, the combination of the identification symbols 10 selected and stopped from each identification symbol group 10g is a predetermined combination (in this embodiment, three combinations of the same identification symbols 10). If it is out of place, it becomes a combination other than that (other than the combination that is a big hit). In the present embodiment, basically, the variation stops in the order of the left identification symbol group 10gL, the right identification symbol group 10gR, and the middle identification symbol group 10gC.

  In the present embodiment, symbols including numbers “1” to “7” are set as the plurality of types of identification symbols 10 (see FIG. 3A). Different characters are combined in each identification symbol 10. Specifically, the character “A” is the symbol “1”, the character “B” is the symbol “2”, the character “C” is the symbol “3”, the character “D” is the symbol “4”, and the symbol “5”. Is a character E, a character F is combined with a symbol “6”, and a character G is combined with a symbol “7”.

  When the identification symbols 10 of “1” to “7” are classified according to the value for the player, they are classified into a first type identification symbol 10A, a second type identification symbol 10B, and a third type identification symbol 10C (FIG. 3). (See (a)). The “value for the player” refers to the value of the jackpot when it is adopted as a combination (three sets of the same symbol) indicating the jackpot. In the present embodiment, the symbols “2”, “4”, and “6” as the first type identification symbols 10A, and the symbols “1”, “3”, and “5” as the second type identification symbols 10B are the third type identification symbols. The symbol “7” is set as 10C.

  The player basically determines the determination result by the “number” portion of the identification symbol 10. That is, it can be said that the “number” portion of the identification symbol 10 is the main element portion 101 for determining the result of the determination, and the “character” portion is a portion attached to the “number” portion. It can be said that it is the sub-element part 102 for aiming at the improvement of gameability by being used for performance improvement and effects (such as a design change effect described later).

  In the present embodiment, as the jackpot, a normal jackpot where the success / failure lottery probability after the jackpot game ends is in a low probability state and a probability change jackpot where a high probability state (so-called probability variation state) is set. In addition, 10 rounds and 15 rounds of big hits are big jackpots that have different expected values of game balls (so-called game balls) that can be earned during jackpot games (so-called game balls that can be earned have a larger expected value). Is set. When it is informed that it is a big hit using the first type identification symbol 10A (when a triple of the first type identification symbols 10A is shown), it becomes a normal big hit for 10 rounds. When it is informed that it is a big hit using the second type identification symbol 10B (when three sets of second type identification symbols 10B are shown), it becomes a 10-round probability variation big hit. When it is informed that it is a big hit using the third type identification symbol 10C (when a triple of the third type identification symbols 10C is shown), it becomes a 15-round probability variation big hit. This setting is only a basic setting. It is good also as a setting which may generate what is called a promotion effect (it omits explanation because it is publicly known) after notification of a jackpot where the triple of the same identification symbols 10 is displayed. For example, it may be set such that the first-class identification symbol 10A pretends that it is a 10-round normal jackpot and then a promotion effect is generated to notify that the 10-round probability jackpot or the 15-round probability jackpot.

  Considering the gaming state (high or low probability of winning / failing lottery) that transitions after the jackpot game and the expected value of the game ball that can be acquired during the jackpot game, the value for the player is the lowest in the first class identification symbol 10A, The third type identification symbol 10C is the highest. As described above, the plurality of types of identification symbols 10 in the present embodiment include a value element indicating a value for the player (a value when the jackpot is reached). In the present embodiment, the value element is indicated by a color tone. Specifically, the first type identification symbol 10A is “blue” (solid in the drawing), and the second type identification symbol 10B is “red” (in the drawing, hatched including only diagonal lines in the same direction). The third type identification symbol 10C has a color tone based on “gold” (represented by cross-hatching in the drawing). Therefore, the player can grasp the value of each symbol by the color tone.

  The value element setting method is not limited to “color tone”. The value element may be set so as to be distinguished depending on the outer shape and size of each symbol. In addition, it is well known that, in the known general pachinko gaming machine, “odd” is more valuable than “even”, and “7” has the highest value. Therefore, it may be set to indicate the value element of each symbol by the meaning of the number itself.

  Moreover, it is good also as the setting from which the value element of a certain identification symbol 10 can change. For example, the color tone of the identification symbol 10 of “2” may be changed from blue to red (the first type identification symbol 10A of “2” may be changed to the second type identification symbol 10B).

  In the present embodiment, a special symbol 11 different from the identification symbol 10 is set (see FIG. 3B). The special symbol 11 is a symbol including the character S (a character different from the characters A to G included in the identification symbol 10). The special symbol 11 is not used as a symbol for notifying the determination result, but is displayed when a card effect to be described later occurs, such as variably displayed (included in the identification symbol group) with a plurality of types of identification symbols 10. May be. However, it is not denied that the special symbol 11 is set so that the jackpot is notified (for example, by displaying a triple of special symbols 11).

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, various effects for improving the interest of the game are executed (controlled) by the effect execution means that is a circuit constructed on the effect control board (sub control board) (not shown). ) Hereinafter, effects that can be executed by the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

1) Card production The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment can execute card production. Hereinafter, the card effect will be described in detail.

1-1) Basic Configuration of Card Effect Card effect is an effect of acquiring a character's card (card on the effect displayed as an image in display area 911) (see FIG. 5). As the card, cards of characters A to G included in each identification symbol 10 are set. Also, a normal card 30 and a rare card 31 are set as cards for each character. That is, the normal card 30 and the rare card 31 are set for each character, such as the normal card 30 and the rare card 31 of the character A, the normal card 30 and the rare card 31 of the character B, etc. (FIG. 4). reference). The setting method of the difference between the modes of the normal card 30 and the rare card 31 can distinguish between the two, and any method may be used. For example, it may be possible to distinguish the two by changing the color tone. In each figure, the normal card 30 is indicated by a single-line frame and the rare card 31 is indicated by a double-line frame. Further, in the following description, an alphabet indicating a character is added after the normal card 30 and the rare card 31 such that the normal card 30 of the character A is the normal card A and the rare card 31 of the character A is the rare card A. Each card is shown separately.

  The card effect is basically a series of effects informing a certain determination result (hereinafter also referred to as a target determination result), and if the number of acquired cards (displayed cards) increases. The higher the probability (expectedness) that the target's success / failure determination result is a big hit. Further, the probability (expected degree) that the target determination result is a big hit is higher when the acquired card is the rare card 31 than when the acquired card is the normal card 30. Therefore, the player wishes that the number of acquired cards increases and desires that the acquired card becomes the rare card 31. If the displayed card is regarded as an “element image” constituting a card effect, it can be said that the card effect suggests the degree of expectation by the number of element images. In addition, it can be said that the element images have different expectations (normal card 30 / rare card 31) when displayed. That is, it can be said that the card effect is not suggested only by the number of element images, but also expected by the type of displayed element image.

  In such card effects, it is set so that a plurality of cards of the same character are not acquired. For example, a plurality of normal cards A are not acquired, and both the normal card A and the rare card A are not acquired. There is only one card that can be acquired for the character A, including the normal card A and the rare card A. Therefore, the maximum number of cards acquired in this embodiment is seven. However, there is a possibility that the normal card 30 for a certain character is changed to a rare card 31 for the character (see card type change effect and the like described later). That is, only one per character is displayed as an acquired card at a certain time. If the effect of acquiring the normal card is the first effect and the effect of acquiring the rare card is the second effect, the types of the first effect and the second effect are set by the number of characters. In addition, the first effect and the second effect using the same type of character include the same effect element in that the character is used.

  Note that a character corresponding to a card that has not yet been acquired may be known. For example, a card (character) that has not yet been acquired is shown in a state (for example, a translucent image) that has been acquired and is more ambiguous than the card, thereby indicating which character the corresponding card has not been acquired. You may make it easy for a player to understand.

  The card effect in the present embodiment can also be regarded as a so-called step-up effect. That is, in the present embodiment, since the maximum number of cards that can be acquired is 7, it can be regarded as a step-up effect in which the maximum number of steps is 7 steps. Then, it can be considered that a normal card 30 that is a normal element and a rare card 31 that is a special element that is more advantageous to the player than the normal element are set as performance elements constituting each stage. In other words, let's focus not only on the level of progress (hope to increase the number of steps up as much as possible) but also on the staging elements that make up each step (if step-up occurs, rarely It can also be said that it is a step-up effect).

1-2) Card acquisition opportunity The card acquisition opportunity is roughly divided into an identification symbol triggering trigger and other triggers.

1-2-1) Identification design trigger The identification design trigger is due to the occurrence of a so-called pseudo-continuous effect. Since the pseudo-continuous production itself is publicly known, detailed description thereof will be omitted, but the pseudo-continuous production has a fluctuating identification symbol 10 (one identification symbol 10 selected from each identification symbol group) is pseudo-stopped again. The unit effect that starts the fluctuation is repeated one or more times. Depending on the number of occurrences of the unit effect, the probability that the target determination result is a big hit will be suggested. The pseudo stop (hereinafter also referred to as a pseudo stop) refers to a stop mode that does not stop completely but makes the player seem to stop. For example, it refers to an aspect in which the identification symbol 10 is slightly shaken.

  Thus, when the unit effect occurs, the identification symbol 10 is stopped in a pseudo manner. When the combination at the time of the pseudo stop is a “pseudo stop combination”, a character card corresponding to at least a part of the identification symbols 10 constituting the pseudo stop combination is acquired. Since the “pseudo stop combination” can be said to indicate the occurrence of a unit effect (resumption of change), the character included in the identification symbol 10 used to indicate the occurrence of the unit effect when the unit effect occurs. The corresponding card will be acquired.

  The special stop 11 described above is included in the pseudo stop combination in the present embodiment. Specifically, one of the three symbols constituting the combination is a special symbol 11 and the other two are identification symbols 10. The three symbols are displayed on any one of the left side, the center side, and the right side (hereinafter simply referred to as left, middle, and right) of the display area 911. However, the special symbol 11 is used in the pseudo stop combination in the present embodiment. Is displayed on the right or in the middle (see FIGS. 6B and 8B).

  When the special symbol 11 is displayed on the right, the character card included in the identification symbol 10 displayed on the left is acquired (see FIGS. 6 and 7). When the special symbol 11 is displayed in the middle, the character card included in the identification symbol 10 displayed on the left and right is acquired (see FIGS. 8 and 9). That is, whether one card or two cards are acquired differs depending on the position of the special symbol 11 constituting the pseudo stop combination. If the card effect is a specific effect and the card displayed at the time of the specific effect is an effect image, the effect image corresponding to at least a part of the identification symbol 10 pseudo-stopped together with the special symbol 11 is displayed. As described above, in this embodiment, since the variation of the identification symbol group is set to stop (pseudo stop) in the order of left, right, and middle, the pseudo stop is performed before the special symbol 11. It can be said that the card corresponding to the character included in the identification symbol 10 is acquired. In light of the fact that it is preferable for the player to acquire more cards, it can be said that the player's profit is greater when the special symbol 11 is displayed. As described above, when the identification symbol is triggered, there are cases where only one card is acquired (see FIG. 6B and FIG. 7A), and cases where two cards are acquired at one time (FIG. 8 ( b) and FIG. 9 (a)), which are interesting settings that relate to the order in which the identification symbols 10 are stopped. There may be a possibility that three or more cards may be acquired at a time.

  In the present embodiment, when the card of an existing character has been acquired, the identification symbol 10 including the character corresponding to the acquired card is set so as not to be pseudo-stopped. Therefore, when the identification symbol 10 as a part of the pseudo-continuous performance is pseudo-stopped, a card corresponding to the identification symbol 10 is always acquired.

  The special symbol 11 suggests the possibility of pseudo-continuous production and the possibility of card acquisition, and is not displayed in normal times. The timing at which the display of the special symbol 11 is started can be set variously. For example, the change of each identification symbol group is started when the effect of notifying the determination result of the target is started. At the start of the change, the middle identification symbol group 10gC or the right identification symbol group 10gR It is conceivable to vary the special symbol 11 together with the plural types of identification symbols 10 included in any of them.

  In this case, when the special symbol 11 included in the middle identification symbol group 10gC or the right identification symbol group 10gR has a ending that is a pseudo stop (success ending), a unit effect is generated, and a ending that does not stop the pseudo stop (failure ending). When it becomes, it is good to set it as the structure which does not produce a unit production. That is, it can be considered that whether or not the pseudo stop of the special symbol 11 included in the identification symbol group is successful is linked to the presence / absence of the unit effect (which is also the presence / absence of card acquisition in the present embodiment). .

  Here, when the special symbol 11 is variably displayed so as to be included in the right identifying symbol group 10gR, and when the special symbol 11 is variably displayed so as to be included in the middle identifying symbol group 10gC, the special symbol 11 is The probability of pseudo-stop, that is, the probability of successful outcome is set differently. The probability of a successful outcome can be set as appropriate. In this embodiment, when the right identification symbol group 10gR is variably displayed so that the special symbol 11 is included, it is set to have a successful outcome with a probability of less than 100%, while the middle identification symbol group 10gC Is displayed so as to include the special symbol 11, the success ending is set with a probability of 100%. That is, when the special symbol 11 is included in the middle identifying symbol group 10gC, it is determined that the unit effect is generated. Since the occurrence of the unit effect also leads to card acquisition, it is also determined that card acquisition (two card acquisition in the present embodiment) occurs.

  Note that the special symbol 11 is not displayed at the time when the variation of each identification symbol group is started, but the special symbol 11 may be displayed halfway (before the pseudo stop). Further, the special symbol 11 may be displayed immediately before the pseudo stop. That is, a timing other than the time of starting the variation may be set as a timing at which the special symbol 11 may be displayed.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure where the card | curd acquisition intertwined with the prefetch continuous production which is a continuous production different from a pseudo | simulation continuous production occurs. The pre-reading continuous production itself is well known and will not be described in detail. However, the pre-reading continuous production changes in the identification symbol 10 (one identification symbol 10 selected from each identification symbol group) stops and starts to change again. The unit production is repeated one or more times. In other words, this is an effect that uses the result (previous determination result) of which the determination of the determination result is completed prior to the determination result that is the target of the pre-reading continuous effect. If the combination of the identification symbols 10 indicating the previous determination result (the combination of the identification symbols 10 indicating outliers) is “prefetching combination”, the above “pseudo stop combination” is replaced with “prefetching combination”. Technical ideas can be applied. The player can grasp that the prefetching effect is generated by including the special symbol 11 in the symbols constituting the “prefetching combination”.

  As described above, the “identification symbol trigger opportunity” means that a card is acquired when a unit effect constituting a continuous effect such as a pseudo continuous effect or a pre-reading continuous effect is generated. When a card is acquired by the “identification symbol trigger”, not only an increase in expectation due to the acquisition of a new card, but also an increase in expectation due to the occurrence of unit effects constituting a continuous effect is indicated. .

  In addition, when a card is acquired by the “identification symbol trigger”, whether the card becomes a normal card 30 or a rare card 31 is determined by a lottery based on the target determination result (target) This is a lottery mode that makes it easier for the rare card 31 to appear when the result of the determination of whether or not is a big hit). It is good also as a structure with the production | generation aspect etc. which the probability that the rare card 31 is acquired is high or it is decided that the rare card 31 is acquired is set. For example, it may be set such that the probability that the acquired card becomes the rare card 31 varies depending on the position (left / middle / right) where the special symbol 11 is displayed.

1-2-2) Other triggers Various triggers other than the “identification symbol trigger” can be set. Card acquisition may occur suddenly (suddenly a card is acquired), or an effect of whether or not to acquire a card may be generated. In the present embodiment, a sub-effect indicating whether or not to acquire a card is executed near the outer edge of the display area 911, and acquisition of a card is performed when the end of the effect is a successful end (an end that is advantageous to the player). It occurs (see FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 / FIG. 12 and FIG. 13). Any specific aspect of the sub-production may be used. Multiple types of sub-effects may be set.

  When the card acquisition is triggered by the sub-effect, it is set so that whether the acquired card is the normal card 30 or the rare card 31 is determined according to the generation timing of the sub-effect. Specifically, if the successful outcome of the sub-production occurs before the predetermined event occurs, the card acquired as a trigger is the normal card 30 (see FIGS. 10 and 11). On the other hand, if a successful end result of the sub-effect occurs after a predetermined event occurs, the card acquired as a trigger is the rare card 31 (see FIGS. 12 and 13). That is, whether the timing at which the sub-effect is generated is before or after the predetermined event is set to determine the type of the card.

  As described above, in this embodiment, an action effect of card acquisition occurs in response to a specific effect called a sub-effect, and the action effect is acquired from the normal card 30 depending on whether or not a predetermined event has occurred. The first action effect is determined, or the acquisition of the rare card 31 is determined as the second action effect. The first action effect and the second action effect include a common effect element “card (acquisition)”.

  The “predetermined event” may be any event as long as it may occur in a series of effects informing the target determination result. It may be an event that always occurs or an event that may not occur. In the present embodiment, establishment of a known “reach state” (see FIG. 12A) is set as the occurrence of a predetermined event. The reach state refers to a state where there is still a possibility of a big hit when the identification symbol 10 is selected from a part of a plurality of identification symbol groups and the identification symbol 10 is stopped or pseudo-stopped. In the present embodiment, the identification symbol 10 selected from the left identification symbol group 10gL and the right identification symbol group 10gR to be stopped first and stopped or pseudo-stopped is the same symbol. Whether or not the reach state is established can be said to be a major branch point in terms of whether or not the determination result is a big hit, and is one of the items that the player pays attention to. Therefore, it is possible to provide an easy-to-understand presentation mode by setting the “reach state establishment” as a branch point of what kind of card is acquired.

In the present embodiment, the card type is determined depending on whether the “end result” (successful end) of the sub-effect is generated before or after the occurrence of the predetermined event. The card type may be determined depending on whether the “start” time point is before or after the occurrence of a predetermined event.

  In addition, the setting opposite to that of the present embodiment, that is, the rare card 31 may be set before the occurrence of a predetermined event, and the normal card 30 may be set after the predetermined event. However, if what is set as the predetermined event is an event that indicates an increase in the degree of expectation (the establishment of the reach state can be said to be an event that indicates an increase in the degree of expectation), It is preferable to do. Cards that occur after the expectation level has been shown to have increased due to the occurrence of a predetermined event is a natural flow when the rare card 31 has a higher expectation level. This is an easy setting.

  Moreover, even if it is a case where the success ending of a sub production occurs before the occurrence of a predetermined event, it is good also as a setting with which a rare card 31 may be acquired. Similarly, it may be set such that the normal card 30 may be acquired even if the successful outcome of the sub-effect occurs after the occurrence of the predetermined event. That is, the normal card 30 is likely to be generated if the success ending of the sub-stage is before the occurrence of the predetermined event, and the rare card is generated if the success ending of the sub-stage is after the occurrence of the predetermined event. It is good also as the setting (setting in which the kind of card | curd acquired according to the occurrence of a predetermined | prescribed event is not decided uniquely).

  In this embodiment, as another opportunity for acquiring a card, an opportunity for acquiring a card increase effect to be described in detail later is also set.

  If the continuous production is the first specific production and the card production is the second specific production, the first specific production is expected based on the number of occurrences of the “first unit production” that is the stoppage of the identification symbol 10 or the re-change after the pseudo stop. It can be said that the card effect is an effect indicating the degree of expectation based on the number of occurrences of the “second unit effect” of card acquisition. The occurrence of the first unit effect always leads to the generation of the second unit effect, while the second unit effect occurs even when the first unit effect does not occur (in this embodiment, the It can be said that the second unit production is triggered by the production). The second unit effect that accompanies the occurrence of the first unit effect differs from the second unit effect that occurs without the first unit effect in that a plurality of cards (suggested images) may be displayed ( It can be said that there is always only one card (suggested image) that is displayed in response to one sub-production.

1-3) Action of Rare Card The rare card 31 suggests that the probability that the result of determining whether or not a target is a big hit is higher than when the normal card 30 is acquired. In addition, when the rare card 31 is acquired, the following operation (effect effect) that does not occur when the normal card 30 is acquired is brought about.

1-3-1) Card Increase Effect Generation Action When the rare card 31 is acquired (when the specific effect that the rare card 31 is acquired occurs), the card increase effect (see FIGS. 14 to 16) occurs. Sometimes. The card increase effect is an effect in which a plurality of cards can be acquired through the effect (from the start to the end of the effect). In the present embodiment, a card increase effect named “Card Ranbu” occurs (see FIG. 14B). Basically, cards that increase one by one can be said to be a delightful performance for the player in that there is a possibility that a plurality of cards may increase at a time when this production occurs. If the card effect is a specific effect and the card shown to represent the expectation in the effect is an effect element (the normal card 30 is the first element and the rare card 31 is the second element), the second element is shown. In some cases, there is a possibility that an “effect element increasing effect” in which a plurality of effect elements are newly indicated will occur. In this embodiment, when a card increase effect occurs, it is determined that a plurality of new cards will be acquired (two or more cards will be acquired), but there is a possibility that one new card will be acquired. A certain setting may be used.

  Any specific aspect of the card increase effect may be used. In the present embodiment, operating means 92 provided in the gaming machine 1 (a push button in the present embodiment, the specific configuration and the like can be appropriately changed as long as the player can operate. A sensor that detects a player's hand, etc., and the player's hand or the like being detected by the sensor may be regarded as an operation of the operating means). ) Is prompted by the player (see FIG. 15A), and cards are gradually acquired according to the operation (see FIG. 15B and FIG. 16A). The number of cards to be increased is determined in advance by a lottery determination of the production mode according to whether the target success / failure determination result is a big win or not. Therefore, even if the player sufficiently operates the operation means 92 within the operation effective time during which the operation of the operation means 92 becomes effective, the cards exceeding the determined number are not acquired. It should be noted that even if the operation means 92 is not sufficiently operated, an end result indicating that a predetermined number of cards will increase in the end (after the operation valid time has elapsed) is shown. It is.

  A card newly acquired in the card increase effect may be a normal card 30 (see FIG. 15B) or a rare card 31 (see FIG. 16A). That is, there is a possibility that a new rare card 31 is acquired. When a rare card 31 is newly acquired, a card increase effect may occur again based on the fact that the rare card 31 has been acquired. That is, the acquisition of the rare card 31 in the card increase effect may cause the card increase effect again.

  Further, when the card increase effect does not occur even though the rare card 31 is acquired, one of the opportunity effects described later is surely generated. The card increase effect can be regarded as one of the opportunity effects. As will be described in detail later, the acquisition of the rare card 31 is to confirm the occurrence of at least one opportunity effect. Therefore, when the rare card 31 is acquired, if a card increase effect does not occur as an opportunity effect, one of the opportunity effects different from the card increase effect occurs.

1-3-2) Opportunity effect generating action The acquisition of the rare card 31 suggests the occurrence of a subsequent opportunity effect. Specifically, when the rare card 31 is acquired (when a special element image called the rare card 31 is displayed), the notification of the target determination result is completed in a series of effects informing the target determination result. Until then, at least one of one or more types of opportunity effects (special effects) is necessarily generated. When a plurality of rare cards 31 are acquired, the same number of opportunity effects are necessarily generated.

  The opportunity effect is suggested to have increased the probability that the result of the determination of whether or not the object is a big hit will be generated. The types of opportunity production will be described later. The opportunity effect in the present embodiment may occur even if the rare card 31 is not acquired. In this way, if the acquisition of the rare card 31 promises the generation of the opportunity opportunity thereafter, the effect that makes the player have an expectation as to what opportunity presentation will occur after the occurrence of the rare card 31 It can be set as an aspect.

  In addition to the card increase effects described above, the following can be considered as opportunity effects. However, not all of the effects described below have to be set as opportunity effects. Only some effects may be set as opportunity effects. Further, an effect other than the effect described below may be set as an opportunity effect.

・ Design change effect (see Figure 17)
The identification symbol 10 that has been stopped or quasi-stopped to indicate the determination result is changed to an identification symbol 10 having a value element having a higher value than the value element of the identification symbol 10 that has been stopped or quasi-stopped. As described above, in the present embodiment, the first type identification symbol 10A (lowest value), the second type identification symbol 10B, and the third type identification symbol 10C (highest value) are divided into symbol change effects. Is that the first-type identification symbol 10A once stopped or pseudo-stopped changes to the second-type identification symbol 10B or the third-type identification symbol 10C, and the second-type identification symbol 10B changes to the third-type identification symbol 10C. It is.

  The timing at which the symbol change effect occurs is set after the “reach state” is established. More specifically, after the occurrence of a so-called “super-reach effect”, which is an effect that may occur after the establishment of the “reach state”, indicating that the probability of being a big hit has increased due to the occurrence of the effect. Is set. That is, when the identification symbol 10 (in this embodiment, the left identification symbol and the right identification symbol) stopped or pseudo-stopped to construct the reach state is the first type identification symbol 10A or the second type identification symbol 10B. Further, the identification symbol 10 changes to a symbol having a higher value element. Therefore, it can be said that the symbol change effect is an effect indicating that the profit obtained by the player when the jackpot is increased (shown as increased). Multiple types of super reach production may be set. Moreover, it is good also as a setting which may generate | occur | produce a symbol change effect only in some of several types of super reach effects.

  In the present embodiment, after the super reach effect is generated, only the “number” portion of the identification symbol 10 constituting the reach state is displayed. Since the value of the identification symbol 10 is indicated by the “number” portion of each symbol, there is no problem even if the display of the “character” portion is eliminated. Therefore, the change of the pattern mode occurs as a change of the “number” part. However, even after the super reach effect is generated, “number + character” may be displayed, and when the design changes, both parts may be changed.

  In the present embodiment, the shape (outer shape) of the symbol changes such that the identification symbol 10 of “2” changes to “3” or “7”, but the color tone of the symbol of “2” The “blue” (normal color tone) may be changed to “red” or “gold” so that the value of the identification symbol 10 is increased. That is, it is good also as the production aspect from which only a value element changes.

  Further, when a symbol change effect is generated, the symbol after the change may be set to be a symbol having the highest value. That is, when the symbol change effect is generated, the symbol after the change is always the third type identification symbol 10C regardless of whether the symbol before the change is the first type identification symbol 10A or the second type identification symbol 10B. It may be set as follows. In this way, the value of the design change effect can be increased.

  Further, when the symbol change effect is generated, the magnitude of the change may be set to be limited to one stage. That is, when the symbol change effect is generated, when the symbol before the change is the first type identification symbol 10A, the symbol after the change is always the second species identification symbol 10B, and the symbol before the change is the second species identification symbol 10B. In some cases, the changed symbol may be set to be the third type identification symbol 10C. In this way, it is possible to construct an effect form that is expected to generate a plurality of symbol change effects.

-Appropriate pending change effect (see Figure 18)
The mode of the corresponding hold display 201 changes to a mode with higher expectation. That is, this is an effect indicating that the probability that the result of determining whether or not the target is a big hit has increased. As described above, the mode of the corresponding hold display 201 in the present embodiment includes the normal mode 20n and three types of special modes (first special mode 21s to third special mode 23s). By the occurrence of the corresponding hold change effect, the mode changes to a mode with higher expectation that is preferable to the player than the current mode. A mode change (for example, a change from the first special mode 21s to the third special mode 23s) may occur in order to improve the degree of expectation in a plurality of stages.

  In the present embodiment, the corresponding hold change effect generated as the opportunity effect always changes the mode of the corresponding hold display 201. In other words, an end result that does not change the mode of the corresponding hold display 201 (which ends only with “buzz” that the mode may change) is not set as an opportunity effect. However, it is good also as a setting which may produce | generate the production | generation which becomes the ending which does not change the aspect of the corresponding hold display 201 separately from an opportunity production.

・ Holding change effect (see Fig. 19)
The mode of the hold display 20 changes to a mode with higher expectation. As described above, the mode of the hold display 20 in the present embodiment includes the normal mode 20n and three special modes (first special mode 21s to third special mode 23s). Due to the occurrence of the on-hold change effect, the aspect changes to a higher expectation that is preferable to the player than the current aspect. A plurality of modes of change (for example, change from the first special mode 21s to the third special mode 23s) may occur.

  Since the hold change effect is to change the mode of the “hold display 20”, it does not indicate that the probability that the target determination result is a big hit has increased. This means that the probability that the success / failure determination result notified after the target's success / failure determination result is a big hit has increased. That is, although the card effect is executed as a part of a series of effects for informing the target success / failure determination result, a hold change effect as an opportunity effect that occurs when the rare card 31 is acquired is provided. It can be said that after the notification of the target determination result is completed, the effect of notifying the determination result is suggested, but the degree of expectation is suggested.

  In the present embodiment, the hold change effect generated as the opportunity effect always changes the mode of the hold display 20. In other words, the end result that the mode of the hold display 20 does not change (that is, the process that ends only with “buzz” that the mode may change) is not set as an opportunity effect. However, it is good also as a setting which may produce | generate the effect which becomes the end which the aspect of the hold display 20 does not change separately from an opportunity effect.

・ Sudden production (see Fig. 20)
This is an effect that may occur at a predetermined timing. Specifically, it is an effect that may or may not occur at the predetermined timing, and when it occurs, it indicates that the degree of expectation that the result of determining whether or not the target is a big hit has increased. . Examples of this type of sudden effect include a cut-in effect in which an image (inserted image 40) of a character or the like is inserted so as to be superimposed on an image (video) of the effect at a specific timing during a so-called super reach effect. The degree of expectation of the super reach effect differs depending on the presence / absence of the insertion image 40.

  If the player knows the timing at which the sudden effect may occur, when the rare card 31 is acquired, the occurrence of the sudden effect at the timing is expected.

  Note that multiple types of sudden effects that occur at specific timings may be set. For example, it is assumed that a first sudden effect and a second sudden effect are set as different sudden effects. The first sudden effect may be generated at the specific timing as the opportunity effect triggered by the acquisition of the rare card 31, or the second sudden effect may be set. A difference in expectation may be set for each sudden effect. With such a configuration, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which not only the sudden effect occurs at a specific timing but also the type of the sudden effect that occurs.

・ Insertion effect (see FIGS. 22 and 23)
This is an effect that occurs at a predetermined timing. The sudden effect is different in that it may occur at a certain timing (it may not occur), whereas the insertion effect always occurs at a certain timing. Examples of this type of insertion effect include a cut-in effect that inserts a predetermined image (inserted image 40) so as to be superimposed on an image (video) of the effect at a specific timing during a so-called super reach effect. Further, the player is prompted to operate the operation means 92 such as a push button (see FIG. 22B), and the insertion image 40 is displayed when the operation is detected (see FIG. 23). it can. That is, it may be an effect that occurs automatically or an effect that occurs due to the player's action. In the case of an effect that occurs due to the player's action, the timing at which the player performs the action changes each time, so the timing at which the insertion effect occurs is not exactly the same every time. .

  As an effect mode that can be generated as an insertion effect, multiple types of modes are set. In the present embodiment, three modes of a first insertion image 41, a second insertion image 42, and a third insertion image 43 are set as images to be inserted when an insertion effect occurs (see FIG. 21). Each image has a different expectation when it occurs. In the present embodiment, the first insertion image 41 is set to be the lowest and the third insertion image 43 is set to the highest. Note that the difference in the form of each image may be any as long as it can be distinguished by the player. For example, a difference is set in the color tone of the image displayed as each effect.

  When an insertion effect occurs as an opportunity effect, the image inserted as the insertion effect is always configured to be the third insertion image 43 (see FIG. 23). That is, an insertion effect with the highest expectation is generated. With such a configuration, when the rare card 31 is acquired, the player expects that an effect mode having the highest expectation level occurs at the timing when the insertion effect occurs.

  It should be noted that, as in the present embodiment, an insertion effect having the highest expectation is generated as an opportunity effect. As an opportunity effect, it may be set so that any one of a plurality of types of insertion effects having a high degree of expectation is generated (so that an insertion effect having a mode with the lowest expectation is not generated). According to the present embodiment, either the second insertion image 42 or the third insertion image 43 except the first insertion image 41 with the lowest expectation may be set to be displayed. .

-Insertion change effect (refer to FIG. 24 and FIG. 25)
This is an effect in which the aspect of the insertion effect changes. Specifically, after an insertion effect of one of a plurality of types is once executed (see FIG. 25 (a)), an insertion effect with a high probability that the result of the determination of success / failure will be successful instead. It is executed (see FIG. 25B). As described above, if three modes of the first insertion image 41, the second insertion image 42, and the third insertion image 43 are set as the images inserted at the time of the insertion effect, the first insertion image 41 is once set. After the display, the second insertion image 42 or the third insertion image 43 is displayed in place of it, and after the second insertion image 42 is displayed once, the third insertion image 43 is displayed in place of it. The displayed mode can be executed as an insertion change effect. With such a configuration, when the rare card 31 is acquired, the player expects that the aspect of the insertion effect once executed is changed to a higher expectation aspect.

  In addition, when an insertion change effect is performed as an opportunity effect, the change mode may be limited to a specific mode. For example, the aspect of the insertion effect that is executed later may be set to improve only one step from the aspect of the insertion effect that is executed first. If comprised in this way, since the aspect of the insertion effect performed previously will also become important, it can be set as the structure which pays attention also about what the insertion effect performed previously becomes.

・ Reverse effect (see Fig. 26 and Fig. 27)
After the identification symbol 10 indicating the determination result is falsely stopped in a manner indicating that the determination result is out of date (see FIG. 26), the determination result is actually a big hit (see FIG. 27). ) Production. In other words, when the determination result is a big hit, it is an effect that shows the player that it was once out of play, and then actually a big hit. When the teammate character and the enemy character win a battle jackpot, in the super reach production where the teammate character wins, it appears as if the teammate character has been defeated (see FIG. 26A). A series of effects can be illustrated as if the teammate character is restored and wins in reverse (see FIG. 27A). Since the “deletion” is once shown formally, the identification symbol 10 is pseudo-stopped in the middle of the combination indicating the decoupling (see FIG. 26B). Then, after producing the effect (see FIG. 27 (a)) as if the miss notification is a fake, the identification symbol 10 is finally stopped (deterministically stopped) with a combination indicating a jackpot (FIG. 27). 27 (b)).

  In this way, if the reverse effect is set as one of the opportunity effects, when the specific effect occurs, the reverse effect occurs when the opportunity effect does not occur until the end (until the reverse effect may occur). Then, it is notified that the determination result is a win. In other words, the reversal effect is an effect that can occur at the end, and it is pleasing to the player that the jackpot is confirmed when it occurs, so that when the specific effect occurs, the player does not generate an opportunity effect on the way. A game with a high degree of preference is built.

  Further, the reverse rotation effect may be a setting that can be generated only when a predetermined condition is established and it is notified that the result of the determination is out of place. For example, it can be considered that the setting can be generated only when it is notified that the determination result is out of order after the reach state is established. In addition, it is conceivable that the setting can be generated only when it is informed that the result of the determination of the success / failure is out of place through a so-called super reach effect as in the examples shown in FIGS.

1-3-3) Special Effect Generation Action Special effect that may occur only when a plurality of rare cards 31 (two in this embodiment) are acquired (see FIG. 28A) (FIG. 28B). Reference) is set. If the effect from which the rare card 31 is acquired is a specific effect, it can be said that the special effect is an effect that occurs only when a plurality of specific effects occur. Further, if the effect from which the normal card 30 is acquired is the normal effect, the specific effects of the characters A to G include effect elements that are common to the normal effects of the characters A to G in terms of “character” and “card”. It can be said that The special effect is set as one of so-called super reach effects, and the result of the determination of whether or not the target is appropriate is indicated by the end of the effect. In other words, if the target's success / failure determination result is a jackpot, the player will have a favorable ending mode (including a reverse ending that appears to be a jackpot and indicates a jackpot). This is an unfavorable ending form for a person. Any specific aspect of the special effect may be used. Also, multiple types of special effects with different aspects may be set.

  In addition to the special effects, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment has one or more kinds of effects (a super reach effect different from the special effect, hereinafter referred to as “another effect”) indicating the result of the success / failure determination by the ending. It is feasible. The special effect is expected to have a higher expectation when it occurs than all other effects. In other words, the special effect has the highest expectation when it occurs among the effects whose success / failure determination result is indicated by the ending. As described above, even if one rare card 31 is used, an opportunity effect is generated. Therefore, a special effect that may be generated by acquiring two rare cards 31 has high value for the player. Is preferred.

1-3-4) Handling of Rare Cards As described in 1-3-1) and 1-3-2), acquisition of the rare card 31 is a chance effect (including card increase effect). In this embodiment, the rare card 31 that is the basis for generating the opportunity effect is set to remain as it is even if the opportunity effect is generated. The same applies to special effects. The number of cards acquired through a series of performances that notify the target's success / failure determination results and the number of rare cards 31 included in the acquired cards indicate the degree of expectation, so leave them as they are. The expectation is shown to the player in an easy-to-understand manner. That is, the rare card 31 is set to “not digested”. As described in 1-3-3) above, the acquisition of a plurality of rare cards 31 is a condition for generating a special effect. However, since the rare card 31 that triggered the opportunity effect remains, the opportunity By setting the rare card 31 that is the trigger for the production to be combined with another rare card 31, the special card can be triggered. For example, when two rare cards 31 are acquired, an opportunity effect is triggered by the acquisition of each rare card 31 (two opportunity effects are generated), and the acquisition of the two rare cards 31 is an opportunity. Special effects may occur.

  When an opportunity effect or a special effect occurs, an effect may be executed that indicates that the acquisition of the rare card 31 triggers the generation of these effects. For example, the rare card 31 that triggers the production of the effect is displayed in a different manner from the normal mode. For example, an enlarged display or lighting is made conspicuous. As shown in FIG. 14B and the like, in the present embodiment, the rare card 31 that is an opportunity is turned on. In addition, as shown in FIG. 17B and the like, an image that links the rare card 31 that becomes an opportunity and the produced effect depending on the effect (in FIGS. 17, 18, and 19, changes with the rare card 31 that becomes an opportunity) A linear image associating the identification symbol 10, the corresponding hold display 201, and the hold display 20 is displayed. Thereby, it becomes easy for the player to grasp that the rare card 31 is an opportunity for the occurrence of the opportunity effect or the special effect.

  However, unlike the present embodiment, when the opportunity effect is generated, the rare card 31 that is the basis for generating the opportunity effect changes to the normal card 30 (changes to the normal card 30 of the same character). Good. In other words, in order to recall the idea that the rare card 31 causing the opportunity production is “digested (used)”, the rare card 31 is changed to the normal card 30 as a result of being “digested”. Also good. If comprised in this way, it can be shown to a player intelligibly whether the opportunity production based on the rare card 31 has already generate | occur | produced. Alternatively, the rare card 31 that is the basis for the occurrence of the opportunity effect may be set to disappear (the card disappears without changing to the normal card 30). In this way, when the rare card 31 is set to be “digested”, there is a possibility that only the rare card 31 that has not been used to generate the opportunity effect is used to generate the special effect.

  For example, when three rare cards 31 are acquired, if one rare card 31 is used as an opportunity to generate one opportunity production, there is a possibility that a special effect will be generated by the remaining two rare cards 31. is there. However, if each of the two or more rare cards 31 is used as an opportunity for occurrence of an opportunity effect, the possibility that a special effect will occur is eliminated.

  Further, for example, when one rare card 31 is acquired, the occurrence of the opportunity effect is determined, and when a plurality of rare cards 31 are acquired, the generation of the special effect may be determined. That is, it may be set such that an opportunity effect or a special effect is generated depending on whether one or a plurality of rare cards 31 can be acquired.

  Hereinafter, modified examples in which the gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment is modified or improved will be described. In addition, it is good also as a structure applied combining the modification demonstrated below.

○ First modification (card type change effect)
After the normal card 30 is acquired, a card type change effect in which the card changes to a rare card 31 may occur. Since it can be said that the change to the rare card 31 is a change in a direction in which the degree of expectation increases, it can be said that it is a pleasing production for the player. In addition, since the acquisition of the rare card 31 leads to the occurrence of the above-mentioned opportunity effect, it can be said that this is a pleasing effect for the player.

  However, the card type change effect is set so that only a change from a normal card 30 to a rare card 31 of the same character occurs. That is, a certain normal card 30 never changes to a rare card 31 of another character.

  Any specific mode of the card type change effect may be used. The action image 50 is displayed in the display area 911, the action image 50 acts on the already acquired normal card 30 (see FIG. 29A), and the normal card 30 changes to the rare card 31 (FIG. 29 ( An example of the production mode such as b) is possible. The type of card type change effect may be determined for each character. In accordance with the above-described embodiment, the card type change effect corresponding to each of the characters A to G may be set (seven types of card type change effects are set). In this way, it is possible to clearly show which card changes. Further, the probability of occurrence of a change to the rare card 31 (probability that results in an advantageous outcome for the player) may be set differently depending on the type of card type change effect. However, it does not deny setting to determine the change to the rare card 31 when the card type change effect occurs.

○ 2nd modification (design aspect change production)
In order to make it easy to understand the types of cards that have already been acquired, a setting is made to generate a pattern mode change effect that changes the mode of the identification pattern 10 of the character corresponding to the cards that have already been acquired. Specifically, the normal mode 102a and the special mode 102b are set for the sub-element portion 102 which is the character portion of each identification symbol 10 (see FIG. 30), and the identification symbol 10 corresponding to the already acquired card. The character portion is designated as a special mode 102b. On the other hand, for the identification symbol 10 corresponding to a card that has not yet been acquired, the character portion is maintained in the normal mode 102a. If the card effect is a specific effect and the card displayed at the time of the specific effect is an effect image, only the identification symbol 10 corresponding to the displayed effect image is changed. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the occurrence of the continuous effect is associated with the type of card to be acquired, it is important to indicate to which identification symbol 10 the character type already acquired corresponds to the character. It is.

  In a state where no card has been acquired, the character portions of all the identification symbols 10 are in the normal mode 102a (see FIG. 31A). Thereafter, when cards corresponding to some characters are acquired, only the character portion of the identification symbol 10 corresponding to the some characters changes to the special mode 102b (see FIG. 31B). . As described above, among the plural kinds of identification symbols 10 constituting each identification symbol group (reel), only a part of the identification symbols 10 (target identification symbols) changes, and the other identification symbols 10 have different aspects. A maintained state (a state in which the same mode as that at the start of variation is maintained) can occur.

  In this example, only the character portion (sub-element portion 102) changes when the card is acquired. That is, the number part (main element part 101) does not change with the acquisition of the card. If the numerical part is maintained in this way, it is suppressed that it becomes difficult to understand the determination result, the presence / absence of reach state, and the like. However, it is not necessarily denied that the overall design including the main element portion 101 changes.

  It is preferable that the timing of occurrence of the design aspect change effect is the same as or immediately after the card is acquired (the card image is displayed). By generating at such a timing, it is possible to make it easy to understand which character card corresponding to which identification symbol 10 has been acquired.

○ Third Modification Although it has been described that the cards acquired in the card effect in the above embodiment are the normal card 30 and the rare card 31, two or more types of cards may be set. For example, the rare card 31 in the above-described embodiment has been explained that the acquisition itself increases the degree of expectation and also triggers the occurrence of an opportunity effect. Such a rare card 31 has The functions may be set separately. That is, a configuration may be used in which a first rare card having a higher expectation level when acquired than the normal card 30 and a second rare card that triggers the occurrence of an opportunity effect are set.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 gaming machine 10 identification symbol 10g (10gL, 10gC, 10gR) identification symbol group 10A first-class identification symbol 10B second-class identification symbol 10C third-class identification symbol 11 special symbol 101 main element portion 102 sub-element portion 102a normal mode 102b Special mode 20 Hold display 201 Corresponding hold display 20n Normal mode 21s First special mode 22s Second special mode 23s Third special mode 201a Pedestal 30 Normal card 31 Rare card 40 Inserted image 41 First inserted image 42 Second inserted image 43 First Three insertion images 50 Action image 91 Display device 911 Display area 92 Operating means

Gaming machine according to the present invention made to solve the above problem, the degree of expectation is probability that propriety determination result of the target is hit, the specific effect suggests the total number of direction elements maximum number is N pieces a viable gaming machine, the direction elements, the being divided into N attributes, as direction elements belonging to each of the N attributes, a plurality of expectation are different from each other when displayed Kinds of element images are set, and the specific effect is such that for each of the N attributes, only one of the plurality of kinds of element images belonging to each attribute can be displayed as a selected image. Depending on whether the selected image is displayed for each of the N attributes, the total number of the selected images to be displayed indicates the expectation level, and the selected image having a certain attribute is displayed. When, characterized in that one of said plurality of kinds of element images belonging to the certain attribute is one that the expectation by either displayed as the selected image is suggested.

After any one of the plurality of types of element images belonging to the certain attribute is once displayed as the selected image, another element image belonging to the same attribute as the certain attribute is displayed as the selected image instead of the selected image. It is good to be able to change to the state which was made .

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A gaming machine capable of executing a specific effect that suggests the degree of expectation, which is a probability that the target's success / failure determination result is a hit, by the number of effect elements,
As one effect element, it is configured to display one of multiple types of element images,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of types of element images include images having different expectations when displayed.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein, as one effect element, after a certain element image is once displayed, another element image may be displayed instead of the certain element image.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the another element image has a higher degree of expectation when displayed than the certain element image. The plurality of types of element images include special element images,
When the special element image is displayed as one effect element, one or more kinds of special effects are generated until the notification of the target determination result is completed. The gaming machine according to claim 3.   The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the special effect is an effect suggesting that the degree of expectation has increased.

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