JP6909484B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

As described in Patent Document 1 and the like below, a gaming machine capable of performing a so-called look-ahead effect is known. The look-ahead effect suggests the probability that a certain hit / fail determination result will be a hit in the effect of notifying the previous hit / miss determination result. That is, it is possible to execute an effect (suggestion effect) that suggests the probability that a certain hit / fail determination result will be a big hit during the effect of notifying another hit / fail determination result.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-42106

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing an unprecedentedly interesting effect.

The gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, acquires the first winning / failing determination information when the game ball wins the first starting winning opening, and is different from the first starting winning opening. (Ii) A gaming machine in which the second hit / fail judgment information is acquired triggered by the winning of the game ball into the starting winning opening, and what the win / fail judgment result corresponding to the first hit / fail judgment information will be. It is characterized in that a suggestion effect suggesting during the effect of notifying the result of the hit / fail determination corresponding to the second hit / miss determination information can be executed.

The gaming machine according to the present invention suggests what the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the first hit / miss judgment information will be by using an effect of notifying the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the second hit / miss judgment information. Therefore, it is possible to make the effect suggesting what the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the first hit / miss judgment information will be, as compared with the conventional case, with a high degree of taste.

When the first hit / fail judgment information and the second hit / fail judgment information for which the notification of the hit / fail judgment result has not been completed exists, the time from the start to the completion of the notification of the hit / miss judgment result corresponding to the first hit / miss judgment information. It is preferable that a certain first fluctuation time and the second fluctuation time, which is the time from the start to the completion of the notification of the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the second hit / miss judgment information, proceed together.

In this way, in the configuration in which the effect of notifying the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the first hit / miss judgment information and the effect of notifying the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the second hit / miss judgment information proceed together (so-called simultaneous fluctuation). It is possible to execute a suggestion effect using an effect of notifying the result of the hit / fail determination corresponding to the second hit / miss determination information.

The time of one or more types that may be set as the second variation time is shorter than any of the times of one or more types that may be set as the first variation time. It is good to be.

In this way, when the second fluctuation time is shorter than the first fluctuation time, the effect of notifying the shorter success / failure judgment result is used to suggest the longer success / failure judgment result. It is possible to do so (effectively use the effect of notifying the shorter result of the hit / miss judgment).

It is preferable that the storage means for storing a predetermined number of the second hit / miss determination information is provided, and the suggestion effect may be executed over the effect of notifying a plurality of the second hit / miss determination information.

In this way, it is possible to increase the variation of the suggestion effect by allowing the suggestion effect to be executed over the effect of notifying the result of the hit / fail judgment corresponding to the plurality of second pass / fail judgment information. Become.

When the number of the second hit / miss determination information that can be stored by the storage means is X and the longest time that may be set as the second fluctuation time is T2max, it is set as the first fluctuation time. The shortest possible time T1min is preferably the time satisfying “T1min ≧ T2max × X”.

With this configuration, when the maximum number of second hit / miss judgment information is stored in the storage means, a suggestion effect is used to notify the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to all the second hit / miss judgment information. Becomes possible to execute.

The gaming machine according to the present invention can perform an unprecedentedly interesting effect.

It is a front view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. (A) is a diagram showing a state in which a combination of first identification symbols indicating a jackpot is displayed, and (b) is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the 1st fluctuation time and the 2nd fluctuation time. It is a figure which showed an example (display of a suggestion image) of the suggestion effect which occurs in the second variation. It is a time chart for explaining the occurrence timing of the suggestion effect.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the 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 gaming board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and the guide rail 903 forming a passage for guiding the game ball launched by the operation of the launch device 908 (launch handle) to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

The game area 902 is provided with a start winning opening 904, a large winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like. The display area 911 of the display device 91 that executes various effects is an area that can be visually recognized through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90. Although the display area 911 is roughly described in FIGS. 2 and 4, the shape and the like thereof can be appropriately changed (the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself are changed). By doing so, the shape of the display area 911 and the like can be changed).

Further, in the game area 902, a plurality of game nails are provided as obstacles that change the flow mode of the game balls when the flowing game balls collide with each other. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes in various modes depending on the conditions when it collides with the game nail.

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

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 gaming balls, will not be described. As for these, those having the same structure as a known gaming machine can be applied.

The jackpot lottery (win / fail determination) is executed by a win / fail determination means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball into the first start winning opening 904 or the second starting winning opening 905. Specifically, a numerical value (hereinafter, also referred to as winning / failing judgment information) is acquired from a random number source triggered by winning a game ball into the first starting winning opening 904 and the second starting winning opening 905, and the numerical value is obtained. If it is the same as the predetermined jackpot value, it will be a jackpot, and if it is different, it will be a miss. If the jackpot is won, the jackpot game is executed. In the jackpot game, the jackpot 906 is frequently opened, and the player can acquire a large number of gaming balls (so-called payout balls), which is similar to a known gaming machine. Is omitted. A plurality of types of jackpot games with different expected values of the game balls that can be acquired may be set. Further, based on the numerical value acquired from the random number source, the specific content of the effect for notifying the hit / fail determination result is determined.

Further, in the present embodiment, basically, the notification of the hit / fail judgment result (hereinafter, may be referred to as variation) is started in the order in which the hit / miss judgment information is acquired. The winning / failing judgment information (hereinafter, also referred to as the first winning / failing judgment information) triggered by the winning of the game ball to the first starting winning opening 904 and the winning of the game ball to the second starting winning opening 905 are triggered. When only one of the winning / failing determination information (hereinafter, also referred to as the second winning / failing determination information) exists, the notification of the winning / failing determination result is started in the order in which the winning / failing determination information is acquired. That is, the variation of the identification symbol 80 for notifying the hit / fail determination result is started.

On the other hand, when both the first hit / fail judgment information and the second hit / fail judgment information are present, the notification of the hit / fail judgment result (hereinafter, also referred to as the first hit / miss judgment result) corresponding to the first hit / miss judgment information (hereinafter, may be referred to as the first hit / miss judgment result). Hereafter, it may be referred to as the first variation) and the notification of the pass / fail judgment result (hereinafter, also referred to as the second pass / fail judgment result) corresponding to the second pass / fail judgment information (hereinafter, also referred to as the second variation). Yes) progresses at the same time. That is, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a so-called simultaneous fluctuation type in which the first fluctuation and the second fluctuation, which will be described later, proceed at the same time. Each of the first hit / miss judgment result and the second hit / fail judgment result is notified in the order in which the hit / miss judgment information is acquired.

In the present embodiment, similarly to the known gaming machine, the winning / failing determination result is notified to the player by the combination of the identification symbols 80 displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 (see FIG. 2A). The identification symbol 80 starts to fluctuate when the notification of the hit / miss determination result is started. If the jackpot is won, the identification symbol 80 will finally stop at a predetermined combination (for example, the same identification symbol 80 will stop at three sets. If it is out of order, the identification symbol 80 will finally be otherwise (for example). It stops at a combination (other than the combination that becomes a big hit). The first hit / fail judgment result is notified by the first identification symbol 81, and the second hit / miss judgment result is notified by the second identification symbol 82. Note that this type of identification symbol is used. Reference numeral 80 denotes a result of determining whether the player is successful or not in an easy-to-understand manner, and the result of the determination is not necessarily displayed in the display area 911. The second identification symbol 82 is displayed large, and the first identification symbol 81 is displayed small or not displayed at all.

When a certain first hit / miss judgment information is acquired, when the first change corresponding to another first hit / fail judgment information acquired earlier is executed, the certain first hit / miss judgment information is executed. Until the first variation corresponding to the above is started, the certain first hit / miss determination information is stored in a storage means provided on a control board (not shown). Similarly, when a certain second pass / fail judgment information is acquired, when the second change corresponding to another second pass / fail judgment information acquired earlier is executed, the certain second hit / fail judgment information is executed. Until the second variation corresponding to the hit / fail determination information is started, the certain second pass / fail determination information is stored in a storage means provided on a control board (not shown). Then, with respect to each hit / fail judgment information, fluctuations are started (so-called digestion) in the order in which the hit / miss judgment information is acquired. The maximum number of stored items (maximum number of items on hold) of the pass / fail determination information (hereinafter, also referred to as hold (holding information)) for which fluctuation has not yet started can be appropriately set. The maximum number of reserved information that can be stored by the storage means in the present embodiment is four for the first reserved information corresponding to the first correctness determination information and four for the second reserved information corresponding to the second correctness determination information. .. It should be noted that the numerical value acquired for performing the winning / failing determination is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect of notifying the winning / failing determination result. The display area 911 may be displayed (first hold display, second hold display) indicating the existence of the hold information (the hold display is not shown). When a certain hit / fail judgment information is acquired and a change corresponding to another pass / fail judgment information is not started (when there is no hold at all), a change corresponding to the certain hit / fail judgment information is immediately generated. Although it will be started, the certain hit / fail determination information may be temporarily stored in the storage means as reserved information.

The game-likeness (game-likeness) of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming area 902 of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is divided into a first gaming area 902a, which is a relatively left region, and a second gaming region 902b, which is a relatively right region. Will be done. A first start winning opening 904 is provided in the first game area 902a. The second game area 902b is provided with a first start winning opening 904 and a second starting winning opening 905. When a player plays a game (so-called left-handed game) aiming at the first game area 902a, the game ball may win a prize in the first start winning opening 904. When a player plays a game (so-called right-handed game) aiming at the second game area 902b, the game ball may win both the first start winning opening 904 and the second starting winning opening 905. Specifically, a game ball that has entered the second game area 902b may win both the first start winning opening 904 and the second starting winning opening 905, and by the player's intentional operation, one side. It is configured so that the game ball cannot be won in the winning opening of (the avoiding that the game ball is won in the other winning opening). With such a configuration, the arrangement of the first start winning opening 904 and the second starting winning opening 905 in the second game area 902b may be arbitrary. In the present embodiment, one first start winning opening 904 is provided in each of the first game area 902a and the second game area 902b, but it is commonly used for left-handed and right-handed hits. A configuration may be provided in which one first starting winning opening 904 is provided.

In the present embodiment, a distribution device 92 is provided in which a game ball that has entered the second game area 902b always enters the ball, and the distribution device 92 may win a prize in the first start winning opening 904. The game balls are distributed to the first route 921 and the second route 922 which may win the second starting winning opening 905. Since it is difficult for the player to play the game aiming at the distribution timing of the distribution device 92, the game ball is made to win a prize in one of the winning openings by the player's intentional operation (the other). It is not possible to avoid winning a game ball in the winning opening of.

As shown in FIG. 2B, a normal gaming state 30n and a special gaming state 30s are set as the gaming states of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. The player plays the game so that the game ball enters the first game area 902a during the normal game state 30n. That is, the game is played so that the game ball wins the first start winning opening 904 provided in the first game area 902a. Then, the winning / failing lottery (about 1/300 in this embodiment) is won (so-called first hit is obtained) triggered by the winning of the game ball in the first starting winning opening 904 provided in the first game area 902a. If you do, you can get 10 first jackpots. After the end of the first big hit game, the special game state may shift to 30s. In this embodiment, 20% of the first jackpot 10 is the special first jackpot 12, and the other 80% is the normal first jackpot 11. In the case of the special first jackpot 12, the state shifts to the special gaming state 30s after the jackpot game is completed. In the case of the normal first jackpot 11, after the jackpot game ends, the normal gaming state shifts to the normal gaming state 30n (the normal gaming state 30n is maintained).

The player plays the game so that the game ball enters the second game area 902b during the special game state 30s. During the special gaming state 30s, the winning / failing determination lottery is won with a higher probability than during the normal gaming state 30n. In the present embodiment, the winning / failing judgment lottery is won at about 1/10. During the special game state 30s, not only the winning of the game ball in the first starting winning opening 904 but also the winning of the game ball in the second starting winning opening 905 can be used as an opportunity to receive a winning / failing judgment lottery. As described above, when the first jackpot 10 is won with the winning of the game ball to the first starting winning opening 904, 80% is usually the first jackpot 11, so the special game state 30s is until it is won. continue. On the other hand, the second jackpot 20 that is won when the game ball wins the second starting winning slot 905 is a jackpot in which the special gaming state 30s continues. Therefore, the player usually aims to win as many second jackpots 20 as possible before winning the first jackpot 11. Further, even if the first jackpot 10 is won, if the jackpot is the first special jackpot, the player will shift to the special gaming state 30s again, so that the player will be assigned to the first jackpot 10. When you win, you will hope that the jackpot is the first special jackpot.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the present embodiment, the second fluctuation time (T2), which is the time required for the second fluctuation, is larger than the first fluctuation time (T1), which is the time required for the first fluctuation in the special gaming state. Is set shorter (T1> T2). That is, the time required to notify the first hit / fail determination result is relatively long (long variation), and the time required to notify the second hit / fail determination result is relatively short (short variation). Therefore, in the special gaming state 30s, it usually takes a relatively long time to win the first jackpot 11. In the meantime, the player plays with the aim of winning a large number of the second jackpot 20 which is won relatively quickly. In other words, the more the player avoids winning the first jackpot 11, the higher the expected value of the profit that the player obtains. However, as described above, in the case of a so-called right-handed game, it is not possible to intentionally prevent the game ball from winning the first start winning opening 904. Therefore, it is usually a technique to win the first jackpot 11. It is almost impossible to avoid it.

In the present embodiment, the lengths of the first fluctuation time and the second fluctuation time are constant, but they may be variable. That is, a plurality of types of time may be set as the first fluctuation time and the second fluctuation time. For example, the configuration may be such that three types of T1a, T1b, and T1c are set as the first fluctuation time, and two types of T2a and T2b are set as the second fluctuation time. In such a case, the one or more types of time that may be set as the second variation time , all of which may be set as the first variation time. It is set to be shorter than any of. In the above example, when T1a (T1min) <T1b <T1c (T1max) and T2a (T2min) <T2b (T2max), T1a, T1b, T1c > T2b (all of T2 <T1 min). ) Is set.

Further, when the number of the second hit / miss determination information (second hold information) that can be stored by the storage means is X, it is set so that "T1min ≧ T2max × X" is established (first fluctuation time (T1). ) And the second fluctuation time (T2) are fixed times, so that “T1 ≧ T2 × X” is set).

In the present embodiment, when the first hit / fail judgment information that is a big hit is acquired in the special game state 30s, the win / fail judgment lottery based on the second hit / fail judgment information acquired at that time is forcibly excluded. .. That is, by winning the first jackpot 10, there is a possibility of shifting from the special gaming state 30s to the normal gaming state 30n, so that the second jackpot 20 is not generated.

Hereinafter, the suggestion effect 40 that may occur in the special gaming state 30s will be described. The suggestion effect 40 corresponds to the second hit / fail judgment information as to what the first hit / fail judgment result (hereinafter, may be referred to as the target hit / miss judgment result 50) corresponding to the first hit / miss judgment information will be. It is suggested during the production of notifying the result of the hit / miss determination. In the present embodiment, when the target hit / fail determination result 50 is a big hit, it is suggested whether the big hit is the normal first big hit 11 or the special first big hit 12. That is, if the first jackpot is 11, the special gaming state 30s ends, and if the special first jackpot is 12, the special gaming state 30s continues (maintains). Whether or not the player wins is of interest to the player. The suggestion effect 40 is an effect that suggests the point during the effect of notifying the second pass / fail determination result in which the notification is completed before the target hit / fail determination result 50.

The specific aspect of the suggestion effect 40 may be any. The mode of the effect executed as the suggestion effect 40 may be only one type or may be a plurality of types. The suggestion effect 40 is common to the known look-ahead effect in that it uses an effect in which the notification of the hit / fail determination result is completed before the target hit / fail determination result 50 (hereinafter, may be referred to as a change in the destination). Is what you do. However, according to the present embodiment, the number of previous fluctuations that can be used for the suggestion effect 40 can be increased as compared with the conventional case.

As described above, the first hit / miss determination result is notified in the first fluctuation time which is a long fluctuation, and the second hit / fail judgment result is notified in the second fluctuation time which is a short fluctuation. And both fluctuations proceed at the same time. Therefore, during the effect of notifying the first hit / miss determination result, a plurality of effects of notifying the second hit / miss determination result may be executed. For example, in the configuration where the first fluctuation time is 60 seconds and the second fluctuation time is 5 seconds, a maximum of 12 second fluctuations are performed during the first fluctuation (between the start and end of the first fluctuation time). Fluctuations may be carried out. That is, it is possible to execute the suggestion effect 40 that suggests what the first pass / fail determination result will be during the maximum of 12 second fluctuations (effect of notifying the second pass / fail determination result). It becomes a composition. According to the conventional look-ahead effect, it can be said that it is possible to execute an effect in which the number of times of look-ahead is 12 times at the maximum.

As a specific embodiment of the suggestion effect 40, the unit effect in which the suggestion image 41 is displayed during the effect of notifying the second pass / fail determination result is one or more times in succession over the effect of notifying a plurality of second pass / fail determination results. (See FIGS. 4 and 5), and the greater the number of times the unit effect is continuously displayed, the more likely it is that the target hit / fail judgment result 50 will be the special first jackpot 12. Is to increase. In this case, the maximum number of continuous unit effects is 12, which makes it possible to perform a variety of effects as compared with the conventional (conventional look-ahead effect). The mode of the suggestion effect 40 is not limited to the unit effect as described above occurring continuously over a plurality of second fluctuations. For example, in a plurality of second fluctuations, the suggestion effect 40 may be generated in such a manner that the unit effect is generated one by one. Further, the element suggesting the target hit / fail determination result 50 is not limited to the number of consecutive times. For example, a predetermined effect element (for example, the color of the image) set in a plurality of stages may be stepped up, and the target hit / fail determination result 50 may be suggested depending on to what stage the effect element has stepped up. ..

In the present embodiment, since the first fluctuation time and the second fluctuation time are set so that the relationship “T1min ≧ T2max × X) is established, the first fluctuation period (from the start to the end of the first fluctuation time) is set. It means that the second fluctuation may be executed four or more times. That is, if the first fluctuation time and the second fluctuation time are set so as to satisfy the above relationship. It is possible to use the second fluctuation of the maximum number of reservations or more as the suggestion effect 40. The conventional look-ahead effect is the maximum when the effect constituting the look-ahead occurs immediately after the start of the change. The number of look-aheads is "maximum number of holds-1". In other words, if the maximum number of holds is four, the limit is three look-aheads. In the present embodiment, since it is possible to execute the suggestion effect 40 (effect that looks like look-ahead) using the fluctuation of the number of times more than this, the variation is compared with the conventional (conventional look-ahead effect). It is possible to carry out a rich production.

Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, when the first hit / fail judgment information that is a big hit is acquired in the special game state 30s, the win / fail judgment lottery based on the second hit / fail judgment information acquired at that time is performed. It will be forcibly removed. Therefore, the effect (second variation) of notifying the second hit / miss determination information, which is forcibly missed, would be completely useless. When the first fluctuation and the second fluctuation proceed at the same time and the second fluctuation time is shorter than the first fluctuation time, the number of the second fluctuations that are wasted in this way increases. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the second variation that is always out of alignment can be used as the suggestion effect 40, it is possible to prevent the second variation from being completely wasted.

During the special gaming state 30s in the present embodiment, the second identification symbol 82 for showing the second hit / miss judgment result is displayed in a variable manner (see FIGS. 4A and 4B), and the game is stopped in a combination according to the hit / miss judgment result. (See FIG. 4 (b)). On the other hand, during the special gaming state 30s, the first identification symbol 81 for showing the first hit / miss determination result is not displayed or is less noticeable than the second identification symbol 82 (for example, smaller than the second identification symbol 82). ) Is displayed (see FIGS. 4A to 4C). As a result, the player can easily grasp that the special gaming state 30s is basically a state in which the player is playing with the aim of winning the second jackpot 20. That is, the first jackpot 10 is a jackpot that may end the special gaming state 30s, and is rather something that the player does not want to occur. Therefore, the first jackpot 10 (first hit or not) The first identification symbol 81 indicating the determination result) is not displayed, or is made less noticeable than the second identification symbol 82. In the present embodiment, when the first jackpot 10 is won, whether the first jackpot 10 is the normal first jackpot 11 or the special first jackpot 12 is indicated by a predetermined notification effect. For example, a battle between a ally character and an enemy character is performed, and in the case of a normal first jackpot 11, the ally character is defeated, and in the case of a special first jackpot 12, the ally character wins. Is executed. In the normal game state 30n, since the game state aims at the first jackpot 10, the first identification symbol 81 indicates the first hit / fail determination result.

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

1 Game machine 10 1st jackpot 11 Normal 1st jackpot 12 Special 1st jackpot 20 2nd jackpot 30n Normal game state 30s Special game state 40 Suggestion effect 41 Suggestion image 50 Target hit / fail judgment result 80 Identification symbol 81 First identification symbol 82 No. (Ii) Identification symbol 904 First start winning opening 905 Second starting winning opening 91 Display device 911 Display area

Claims (3)

The first winning / failing judgment information is acquired when the game ball wins the first starting winning opening, and the second winning / failing judgment is triggered by winning the game ball into the second starting winning opening which is different from the first starting winning opening. It is a gaming machine from which information is acquired.
When the first hit / fail judgment information and the second hit / fail judgment information for which the notification of the hit / fail judgment result has not been completed exists, the time from the start to the completion of the notification of the hit / miss judgment result corresponding to the first hit / miss judgment information. A certain first fluctuation time and a second fluctuation time, which is a time from the start to the completion of notification of the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the second hit / miss judgment information, proceed together.
As a hit, a normal hit and a special hit that is more advantageous to the player than the normal hit are set, and the second hit / fail judgment is made more than when the hit is made through the first lottery based on the first hit / miss judgment information. It is set so that the probability of winning the special winning is higher when the winning is achieved through the second lottery based on the information.
Suggestion that when the hit / fail judgment result corresponding to the first hit / miss judgment information is a hit, the probability that it will be a special hit is suggested during the production of notifying the hit / miss judgment result corresponding to the second hit / miss judgment information. A gaming machine characterized in that production is feasible. The time of one or more types that may be set as the second variation time is shorter than any of the times of one or more types that may be set as the first variation time. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the gaming machine is characterized by the above. The number of the second hit / fail determination information that can be stored by the storage means that stores a predetermined number of the second hit / miss determination information is X, and the longest time that may be set as the second fluctuation time is T2max. In the case, the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the shortest time T1min that may be set as the first fluctuation time is a time satisfying "T1min ≧ T2max × X". ..

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