JP6021203B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with means for measuring actual real time.

  Patent Document 1 listed below describes a gaming machine including an RTC (real time clock) that measures actual real time. Such a gaming machine is configured such that a predetermined effect is executed according to the actual time measured by the RTC. However, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 below only executes a predetermined effect when the actual time measured by the RTC reaches a predetermined time. Because it is not directly related to the effects during the game and real time, it was difficult to say that the effects attracted the player's interest.

JP 2009-279351 A

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

  A gaming machine according to the invention of claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, includes a real-time measuring means for measuring actual real time, a display device for displaying virtual time on production, and the virtual time. The virtual time update means for updating, the possibility that the player is in a gaming state advantageous over the normal gaming state, or the possibility of entering a gaming state advantageous over the normal gaming state is the real time and the virtual time. A time effect unit for performing a time effect that is configured to be higher when it matches and when it does not match, and the virtual time is changed stepwise by the virtual time update unit And when the real time is different from the virtual time at the start of the time effect, the time is only when the virtual time at the start of the time effect is one stage before the real time. Characterized in that it is configured such that the sometimes virtual time and the real time matched in output.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the time effect may be a gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state as the real time and the virtual time are closer. Or a game state that is more advantageous than the normal game state.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the time effect may cause a special effect when the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other. It is comprised as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the real time measured by the real time measuring means and the virtual time on the production become a new production, and it is possible to improve the preference.
In addition, the game state is advantageous for the player, or the possibility of entering the advantageous game state is configured to be higher when the real time matches the virtual time than at other times. Therefore, the production is expected to match the virtual time and the real time, and it is possible to improve the preference of the production.
In addition, the situation of “virtual time and real time coincidence” is limited to the case where the virtual time is one stage before the real time when the real time and the virtual time are different at the start of the production, The player wishes that the virtual time shifts to a stage just before the real time. In other words, attracting the player's interest step by step, such as hoping that the virtual time will move to the stage just before the real time, and eventually both times will match It is possible to produce a highly interesting performance.

  As in the second aspect of the invention, the possibility that the game state is advantageous to the player or the possibility of entering the advantageous game state increases as the real time and the virtual time get closer. Then, since the player watches the performance while wishing that the virtual time approaches the real time, it is possible to further enhance the preference of the performance.

  As in the invention according to claim 3, it is configured such that special effects (changes in the background, etc.) may occur when the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other, thereby improving the preference of the effects Is possible.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a control block diagram of the gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of the main process (sub control main process) which a sub control board | substrate performs. It is a flowchart of a reception interruption process. It is a flowchart of a 2 ms timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a 10 ms timer interrupt process. It is a flowchart of a received command analysis process. It is a flowchart of a fluctuation pattern creation process. It is the figure which showed the specific example (The case where real time and virtual time correspond at the time of production start). It is the figure which showed the specific example (Case where real time and virtual time do not correspond at the time of presentation start). It is a figure for demonstrating a 1st modification. It is a figure for demonstrating a 2nd modification. It is a figure for demonstrating a 3rd modification. It is a figure for demonstrating a 4th modification.

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

  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 strip-shaped guide rail 903 made of a thin metal plate for guiding a game ball fired by the operation of the launcher to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. Is provided.

  In the game area 902, a display device 91, a first start winning opening 904, a second starting winning opening 905, a big winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like are provided. As the display device 91, for example, a liquid crystal display device is used, and special symbols, normal symbols, and the like are displayed on the display screen of the display device 91. The display screen of the display device 91 is visible through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90.

  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. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning port such as the start winning ports 904 and 905 or the big winning port 906, a predetermined number of award balls are paid out by the payout device. Unless otherwise specified below, other configurations and the like are the same as those of known game machines, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Control of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is mainly performed by the main control board 51 and the sub control board 52 shown in FIG. The main control board 51 executes control related to main parts of the gaming machine such as a big hit lottery. The sub control board 52 controls the effects provided to the player based on the jackpot lottery result determined by the main control board 51. Hereinafter, control performed by the sub-control board 52 will be described. The various probabilities in the following description are set in advance based on the probability to be set, such as the total number of random numbers and the total number of winning numbers (the total number of winning numbers / the total number of random numbers) = the winning probability) This is realized by doing so.

  In the sub control main process (S1) performed by the sub control board 52, as shown in FIG. 3, first, a CPU initialization process is performed (S1-1). Specifically, stack setting, CPU setting, SIO, CTC setting, and the like are performed. Then, a process is performed to determine whether or not the power-off signal is ON and the contents of the RAM of the sub-control board 52 are normal (S1-2). If the power-off signal is not ON or the contents of the RAM are not normal, the RAM is initialized (S1-3). Thereafter, the watchdog timer counter 1 (for 2 ms) is initialized (S1-4). After initialization of the watchdog timer counter, interrupts are prohibited (S1-5), and update processing of various effects and various symbol random numbers is performed (random number seed update; S1-6). After the update process, an interrupt is permitted (S1-7) and a loop process is performed. In this loop processing, initialization of the watchdog timer counter 2, reception interrupt processing (S20), 2 ms timer interrupt processing (S30), and 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S40) are performed.

  The reception interrupt process (S20) shown in FIG. 4 is a process for receiving a command (control signal) from the main control board 51. In the reception interrupt processing, first, it is confirmed whether the strobe (STB) signal from the main control board 51 is ON (S21). When the strobe signal is ON, that is, when the strobe signal is input to the external INT input unit, the main control board The command (control signal) output from 51 is received and stored in the RAM (S22). On the other hand, if the strobe signal is not ON, the reception interrupt process (S20) is completed at that time.

  The 2 ms timer interrupt process (S30) shown in FIG. 5 is performed with priority over the 10 ms timer interrupt process. In the input / output control process (S31), input / output control of external data (lamp data, operation switch data, etc.) is performed. In the input data processing (S32), input data creation (for 2 ms) of the origin sensor of the driving mechanism that drives the operation switch and the driving object (the accessory) is performed. The drive process (S33) is a process for driving a drive object (an accessory). In the watchdog timer counter 1 initialization process (S34), the watchdog timer 1 is initialized.

  In the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S40) shown in FIG. 6, first, as input data process (S41), input data creation (for 10 ms) of the origin sensor of the drive mechanism that drives the operation switch and the drive object (actual object) is performed. Thereafter, main command analysis processing (S42), which will be described in detail later, is performed. After the main command analysis process, various control processes (S43) related to effects such as lamps and driving objects (acts) and other processes (S44) are performed.

  The main command analysis process (S42) shown in FIG. 7 analyzes a command (control signal) received from the main control board 51 in the reception interrupt process, and performs a process corresponding to the command. The commands received in the present embodiment include commands related to jackpots (commands related to jackpot execution, etc.) and commands related to fluctuations (effects).

  In the main command analysis process (S42), first, it is determined whether or not the command received from the main control board 51 is a command related to jackpot (S42-1). When the command is related to the jackpot (S42-1 “Yes”), a jackpot setting process (S42-2) such as a process of notifying the display device 91 of the jackpot is performed. If it is determined in S42-1 that the command is not a jackpot (S42-1 “No”), it is determined whether the command is related to fluctuation (S42-3). When it is determined that the command is related to fluctuation (S42-3 “Yes”), fluctuation pattern creation processing (S42-5), which will be described in detail later, is performed. If it is determined that the command is not a jackpot command or a fluctuation command (S42-3 “No”), setting processing for other commands is performed (S42-4). If there is no command other than the jackpot command and the fluctuation command as commands transmitted from the main control board 51, the setting process for the other commands is not necessary.

  The variation pattern creation process (S42-5) shown in FIG. 8 is a process for executing a variation pattern (effect) based on a command related to variation transmitted from the main control board 51. In the variation pattern creation process, first, various variation information such as an effect mode (background image or the like) is set (S42-5-1). Then, it is confirmed whether the present production mode is A mode (S42-5-2). When the mode is not the A mode (S42-5-2 "No"), the current mode and a notice (production) according to the received change command are set (S42-5-3).

  When it is determined in S42-5-2 that the mode is A, “time effect” that is one effect for notifying whether or not the game state is more advantageous than the normal game state (a big hit in this embodiment). (The means for performing the time effect (in this embodiment, the sub-control board 52) corresponds to the time effect means in the present invention). The time effect is an effect using an RTC 53 (real time clock) (refer to FIG. 2, which is mounted on the sub control board 52 in the present embodiment), which is a real time measuring means capable of measuring the current real time. . In the present embodiment, in the A mode, the virtual time on the effect is displayed on the display device 91 (displayed on the virtual time display unit 911 which is a part of the display area of the display device 91). Based on the relationship between real time and virtual time, the possibility of a big hit is notified to the player. In other words, based on whether or not the jackpot is established, the means for updating (adjusting) the virtual time (according to the selection of the background change) to match or change the virtual time to the real time is the virtual time in the present invention. Equivalent to updating means). The time effect is aimed at the player predicting whether or not the jackpot will be established from the relationship between the real time and the virtual time in order to improve the preference of the effect. In this embodiment, the virtual time is displayed but the real time is not displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the actual time is measured in “month” units. In accordance with this, the virtual time is also updated in “month” units. The unit of time is not limited to “month”. Any unit (calendar) that changes with the passage of time, such as seconds, minutes, days of the week, years, or the zodiac, may be used. If it is determined in S42-5-2 that the mode is the A mode (S42-5-2 "Yes"), first, the real time matches the current virtual time displayed on the display device 91. Is determined (S42-5-4). If the real time matches the virtual time (S42-5-4 “Yes”), it is determined whether or not the change for executing the effect is a big hit (S42-5-5). If the change is a big hit (S42-5-5 "Yes"), the type of time effect to be executed is selected from the first effect table (S42-5-6). The first stage table has a pattern to maintain the virtual time and a pattern to update (background change). If the jackpot is a big hit, the real time and the virtual time may or may not match. It is configured to draw lots. In addition, in the lottery with reference to the first performance table, the real time and the virtual time are likely to be selected (the matching state is maintained). It is possible to improve a sense of expectation that an advantageous gaming state due to coincidence between real time and virtual time is set when the effect is set to be higher than the possibility of selecting an effect in a different state. If it is determined in S42-5-5 that the change is not a big hit, that is, a fluctuation that is out of place (S42-5-5 "No"), the type of time effect to be executed is selected from the second effect table ( S42-5-7). In the present embodiment, the second performance table is configured with a pattern for updating the virtual time (background change), and all the effects selected by the lottery referring to the second performance table are finally real time and virtual time. Are in different states. That is, when it is not a big hit, since it is better that the real time and the virtual time do not coincide with each other, the lottery is performed by the second effect table.

  When it is determined in S42-5-4 that the real time does not match the current virtual time displayed on the display device 91 (S42-5-4 “No”), the virtual time is real time. It is determined whether the month is one month before (S42-5-8). When it is determined that the virtual time is the month immediately before the real time (S42-5-8 “Yes”), it is determined whether or not the change for executing the effect is a big hit (S42). -5-9). If the change is a big hit (S42-5-9 "Yes"), the type of time effect to be executed is selected from the first effect table (S42-5-10). In other words, in the case of a big hit, the real time and the virtual time may or may not coincide with each other. In addition, there is a possibility that an effect in which the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other (the virtual time proceeds in January and the both times coincide) is selected. It is possible to improve the expectation that the real time and the virtual time will become an advantageous gaming state by matching the real time and the virtual time is higher than the possibility of selecting the production that will be in a state where the state that is different from the month is maintained) It becomes possible. When it is determined in S42-5-9 that the change is not a big hit, that is, a fluctuation that is out of place (S42-5-9 "No"), the type of time effect to be executed is selected from the third effect table ( S42-5-11). In the present embodiment, the third performance table is configured by a pattern that maintains the virtual time, and the effects selected by the lottery with reference to the third performance table are all in a state where the real time and the virtual time are finally different. (The state that is different for one month is maintained as it is). That is, when it is not a big hit, since it is better that the real time and the virtual time do not coincide with each other, the lottery is performed by the third performance table. In the present embodiment, the difference between the virtual time and the real time at the start of the production is one step (January), and if the result of the determination is wrong, there is a state where the difference is one step (January). Although it is configured to be maintained, it is sufficient that the real time and the virtual time are in a different state, and the virtual time is changed so that it is different in two stages (two months) or more. Good.

  If it is determined in S42-5-8 that the virtual time is not the month immediately before the real time (S42-5-8 "No"), whether or not the change is a big hit is determined. Regardless, the type of time effect to be executed is selected from the fourth effect table (S42-5-12). In the present embodiment, the fourth effect table has a pattern for maintaining the virtual time and a pattern for updating (background change). In other words, if the virtual time is not one month before the real time, even if you select a pattern that updates (changes the background) the virtual time, the real time and the virtual time do not match. Is configured to do. Therefore, all the effects selected by the lottery referring to the fourth effect table are finally in a state where the real time and the virtual time are different. The fourth effect table may be composed of the same table as the first effect table, or may be composed of different tables having different selection rates of the pattern for maintaining the virtual time and the pattern to be updated (background change). To do. Therefore, in the present embodiment, at the start of the time production, when the virtual time and the real time coincide with each other, or when it is determined that the virtual time is the month immediately before the real time, The time is set to match the virtual time.

  Specific examples of the time effects are shown in FIGS. What is shown in FIG. 10 is an example (actual example of S42-5-4 to S42-5-7) in which the real time (July) coincides with the virtual time at the start of the production. When the production starts, the identification symbol that becomes a big hit when three of the same symbols (numbers) are finally gathered starts to change. In the present embodiment, the virtual time is displayed on the virtual time display unit 911 at the upper right of the display unit of the display device 91. The virtual time at the start of production in this embodiment is July, which is the same as the real time.

It is a variation that is a big hit, and if the production determined with reference to the first production table is a pattern that maintains the virtual time, and finally the state where the real time and the virtual time match, The virtual time is not changed, and the state where the real time matches the virtual time is maintained. After that, through a predetermined reach production and the like, finally, the jackpot is notified in a state where three identification symbols are arranged (FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9D) ( e) The production proceeds in the order of (f)). On the other hand, it is a big hit change, and the effect determined with reference to the first effect table is a pattern in which the virtual time is updated (background change), and finally the real time and the virtual time do not match. If it is, the virtual time is advanced to display the next month (August). After that, through a predetermined reach production, etc., finally the jackpot is notified in a state where three identification symbols are arranged (FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9G, 9H, 9H) The production proceeds in the order of i) and (j)).

  In the case of a variation that is out of place, the effect determined with reference to the second effect table is composed of a pattern that updates the virtual time (changes the background), so that the real time and the virtual time are finally different. Become. Therefore, the virtual time is advanced to display the next month (August). After that, finally, the state where the three identification symbols are not arranged is informed, and the deviation is notified. Note that the deviation may be notified as it is (without passing through a predetermined reach effect or the like), or the deviation may be notified through a predetermined reach effect or the like (FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9G). ), (K) or (a), (b), (g), (h), (i), (l) in order.

  FIG. 10 shows an example in which the virtual time does not match the real time (August) at the start of the production, and the virtual time is one stage before the real time (S42-5-8 above) ~ Example of production of S42-5-11). In other words, the virtual time at the start of production is July, which is one stage before the real time.

  It is a variation that is a big hit, and the effect determined with reference to the first effect table is a pattern in which the virtual time is updated (background change), and finally the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other In some cases, the virtual time is changed as it is, and the real time and the virtual time are matched in the next month (August). After that, through a predetermined reach production and the like, finally, the identification symbol becomes a state where three identification symbols are arranged (FIGS. 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10D) e) The production proceeds in the order of (f)). On the other hand, when the change is a big hit, and the effect determined with reference to the first effect table is a pattern that maintains the virtual time, and finally the real time and the virtual time do not match , Keep the virtual time as July and do not match the virtual time with the real time. After that, through a predetermined reach production and the like, finally, the jackpot is notified in a state where three identification symbols are arranged (FIGS. 10A, 10B, 10G, 10H, 10H) ( The production proceeds in the order of i) and (j)).

  In the case of a variation that is out of sync, the effect determined with reference to the third effect table is composed of a pattern that maintains the virtual time, and therefore the real time and the virtual time are finally different. Therefore, the virtual time is maintained as July. After that, finally, the state where the three identification symbols are not arranged is informed, and the deviation is notified. Note that the deviation may be notified as it is (without passing through a predetermined reach effect or the like), or the deviation may be notified through a predetermined reach effect or the like (FIGS. 10A, 10B, 10G). ), (K) or (a), (b), (g), (h), (i), (l) in order.

  As described above, in the time effect, when the real time and the virtual time finally coincide with each other, the real time and the virtual time do not coincide with each other. The possibility that the real time matches the virtual time when the jackpot is established is set higher than the possibility that the real time matches the virtual time when the jackpot is not established. If it is such a relationship, the said flow (the content of a production table (lottery probability)) can be changed suitably. In this embodiment, the real time and the virtual time are set to be a big hit if they match, and if they do not match, they may be lost. However, the real time and the virtual time are the same. What is necessary is just to comprise so that possibility that it will be a jackpot becomes high rather than the case where it does not exist. For example, if the time matches the virtual time, it is always a big hit, and if it does not match, it may be lost. In addition, for example, a configuration may be adopted in which the above relationship is established as a whole by setting the coincidence between the real time and the virtual time as an opportunity to develop a reach effect with a high probability of winning.

  In the present embodiment, the final virtual time is set so as not to exceed the real time, but the virtual time at the start of the production is one stage before the real time (one month ago). In some cases, when it is not desired that the virtual time and the real time coincide with each other but the virtual time is changed, the final virtual time may exceed the real time.

  After determining the contents of the time effect, a lottery for determining the contents of the other effects is performed (S42-5-1), and the variation pattern creation process ends.

  According to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment described above, the following effects are exhibited. According to the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the possibility of rushing into an advantageous gaming state (big hit) is suggested by the relationship between the real time measured by the RTC 53 and the virtual time in the production. However, it is possible to produce a highly-oriented production that focuses on real time and virtual time. In particular, as in this embodiment, if the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other, there is a higher possibility that the game state (big hit) is more advantageous than the other times. The person watches the performance while wishing that the virtual time matches the real time.

  In the present embodiment, the situation of “matching virtual time and real time”, which is likely to be an advantageous gaming state (bonus), is that the virtual time is different from the real time at the start of the production. Since the time is limited to the stage just before the real time, the player wishes that the virtual time shifts to the stage just before the real time at the start of the time production. In other words, it is expected that the virtual time will shift to the stage just before the real time at the start of the time production, and if it does, it will hope that both times will eventually match, so that the player will step by step It is possible to produce a highly interesting production that attracts the interest of Such a setting can also be used as a so-called hold prefetch effect. In other words, when notifying a certain determination result, it is also possible to apply the effect of gradually bringing the virtual time closer to the real time by using the variation for notifying the previous determination result.

  In addition, although it demonstrated that the time performance in the said embodiment suggested the possibility of becoming an advantageous gaming state (big hit), the object suggested by the time production is not limited to the big hit and is advantageous for the player. As long as it suggests whether or not to enter a different gaming state. For example, when a big hit is made, it may be suggested whether or not the subsequent gaming state becomes a high probability state (probability variation (probability variation) state) advantageous to the player than the low probability state (normal state). To do. Further, it may indicate a possibility that the current gaming state is an advantageous state for the player. For example, a gaming machine (which becomes a so-called latent probability variation state) in which the current gaming state may not be clearly known whether it is a high probability state (probability variation (probability variation state)) or a low probability state (normal state). The possibility of a high probability state advantageous to the player may be suggested by the time effect. That is, the possibility that the real time and the virtual time match in the case of the high probability state may be higher than the possibility that the real time and the virtual time match in the case of the non-high probability state. With this configuration, it is possible to give a sense of expectation that the real time and the virtual time coincide. Therefore, it is possible to perform an effect associating real time with randomly updated virtual time.

  The following configuration can be considered as a modified example of the gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment described above. In the above embodiment, when it is established that an advantageous gaming state (eg, jackpot) is established, the possibility that the real time matches the virtual time is established that an advantageous gaming state (eg, jackpot) is established. Explained that the real time and the virtual time are set higher than the possibility of matching when not, but the game state (eg, jackpot) will be advantageous due to the "closeness of the real time and virtual time" A possibility may be suggested. As a specific example (first modification), there is a configuration as shown in FIG.

  In the first modification, the time changes in units of one hour. When the real time is in the 12 o'clock range, the closer the virtual time is to the 12 o'clock range, the higher the possibility that an advantageous gaming state (eg, jackpot) is achieved. For example, when the virtual time is around 12:00 (matches), the possibility of an advantageous gaming state (eg, jackpot) is set to 80% (see FIG. 11A), and the virtual time is 11:00 In the case of a stand (one stage before), the possibility of an advantageous gaming state (eg, jackpot) is set to 50% (see FIG. 11B), and the virtual time is 10 o'clock (two In the previous stage), the possibility of an advantageous gaming state (eg, jackpot) is set to 30% (see FIG. 11 (c)), and the virtual time is around 9:00 (three stages before) In such a case, a configuration in which the possibility of an advantageous gaming state (eg, jackpot) is set to 10% (see FIG. 11D) can be exemplified.

  In the above embodiment, when the real time and the virtual time are different at the start of the production, the real time and the virtual time can coincide in the production only when the virtual time is one stage before the real time. Although it has been explained that there is a possibility, it may be set so that there is a possibility of matching even in other cases. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the virtual time at the start of the time effect is closer to the real time, and the virtual time may be set to be more likely to match the real time in the time effect (second modification). ). Specifically, when the real time is in the 12 o'clock range and the virtual time at the start of the production is in the 11 o'clock range (which is the previous stage), the real time and the virtual time can coincide in the production. When the virtual time is set to 50% (see FIG. 12A) and the virtual time is in the 10 o'clock range (two stages before), there is a possibility that the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other in the production. % Is set (see FIG. 12B), and when the virtual time is in the 9 o'clock range (three stages before), the possibility that the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other in the production is set to 10% (See FIG. 12C). Such a configuration is also applicable as a so-called hold prefetch effect.

  The contents of the second modified example may be set so as to be established only when an advantageous gaming state (eg, jackpot) is established, or regardless of whether or not the advantageous gaming state is achieved (eg, jackpot). It may be set so as to be established. If the setting is established only when an advantageous gaming state is reached, the closer the real time and virtual time are at the start of the production, the closer the real time and virtual time will be in the production, and then the possibility of entering an advantageous gaming state Therefore, it is possible to increase the attention to “the closeness between real time and virtual time” at the start of production. Even if the result is determined whether or not the determination result is an advantageous gaming state, there is a possibility that an advantageous gaming state will eventually be obtained when the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other. Therefore, the closer the real time and virtual time are at the start of the production, the higher the possibility that the real time and virtual time will match in the production, that is, the possibility of an advantageous gaming state. become. However, attention is paid to “the closeness between the real time and the virtual time” at the start of the production when the setting is such that it is established only when the determination result is an advantageous gaming state.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated that time progresses in steps, such a step does not need to exist. That is, as in the third modification shown in FIG. 13, if the virtual time proceeds steplessly (appears in seconds) and the real time and the virtual time at a certain time after the start of the production are close to each other, You may set so that possibility that it will become an advantageous gaming state (for example, jackpot) becomes high, so that it is near. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the gaming state (eg, jackpot) in which the case from FIG. 13 (a) to (b) is more advantageous than the case from FIG. 13 (a) to (c). Is likely to be. In addition, it is good also as a structure which embodied the "closeness of real time and virtual time" at the time of the production start in the said 2nd modification in a stepless manner.

  The fourth modification shown in FIG. 14 is an example in which a special effect may occur due to a time effect based on the relationship between real time and virtual time. Here, the “special effect” refers to a specific effect (special mode) that hardly appears in normal times. The background displayed on the display device 91 (the background image of the fluctuating identification pattern) is different from the normal background, characters and characters that are not normally displayed are displayed, and the BGM being played is normal. For example, changing to a different one is a specific example of special effects.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 14A to 14C, when the real time is Wednesday, the virtual time changes from Tuesday to Wednesday, and the real time matches the virtual time (see FIG. 14). 14 (a), (b)). In this case, the mode that was the A mode (normal mode) in which “sun” is displayed as the background changes to the B mode (special mode) in which “moon” is displayed as the background (FIG. 14C). That is, when the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other, the mode shifts to a special mode different from the normal mode. That is, a special effect occurs when real time and virtual time coincide with each other. Note that when the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other, the mode may be set to change, or the mode may be changed.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 14D to 14F, when the real time is Sunday, the virtual time does not change as it is on Saturday, and the real time does not match the virtual time (FIG. 14 ( d), (e)). In this case, the A mode (normal mode) in which “sun” is displayed as the background is maintained (FIG. 14F).

  Thus, in this modification, a special effect may occur when real time and virtual time coincide with each other. Note that the occurrence of the special effect may be completely unrelated to the direct profit of the player, such as success or failure of the jackpot, or may be related. Even if there is no relationship, the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other and the occurrence of the special production is a highly interesting production. If there is a relationship, the fact that the real time and the virtual time match will increase the possibility of profits through special effects, so it is possible to further increase the player's interest in the effects It becomes.

  Like the present modification, the configuration in which the special performance may occur due to the time performance is a configuration that suggests information related to the direct profit of the player by the time performance (in the above embodiment and the first to third modifications). You may use with the structure demonstrated. For example, a special effect may occur due to a time effect, or a success or failure of a jackpot may be suggested (notified).

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment at all, if it is the structure which performs the production which linked | related real time and virtual time, this invention Various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the virtual time is displayed but the real time is not displayed. However, the virtual time may be displayed. In addition, the update of the virtual time is updated in accordance with the selection of the background change, but it may be selected and selected separately from the background change. Moreover, the pattern which maintains the virtual time provided in the production | presentation table, and the pattern to update (background change) may be one, and plural may be sufficient as it.

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Real-time measurement means for measuring real-time real time,
A display device that displays virtual time on production,
Virtual time updating means for updating the virtual time;
When the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other, the possibility that the player is in a gaming state advantageous over the normal gaming state, or the possibility of entering a gaming state advantageous over the normal gaming state is the same Time directing means for performing a time directing configured to be higher than when they do not match;
With
The virtual time is changed stepwise by the virtual time update means,
When the virtual time is different from the real time at the start of the time production, the virtual time in the time production is only when the virtual time at the start of the time production is one stage before the real time. And the real time may coincide with each other.   The time effect is more likely to be a gaming state advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state or to enter a gaming state advantageous to the normal gaming state as the real time and the virtual time are closer. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured as follows. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the time effect is configured such that a special effect may occur when the real time and the virtual time coincide with each other. .

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