JP7084643B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

Many gaming machines are equipped with a movable body capable of advancing to a position overlapping the display area of the display device (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-026561

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing an easy-to-understand effect using a movable unit.

The gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, has a movable unit that can change from a normal mode to a staging mode, and the movable unit has the staging mode when a successful outcome is achieved in favor of the player. The movable unit is provided with an effect executing means for executing the specific effect, and the movable unit can be changed to the effect mode after changing from the normal mode to the intermediate mode. In the branching stage before reaching the ending, the movable unit is changed from the normal aspect to the intermediate aspect, and in the case of a successful ending, the movable unit is changed from the intermediate aspect to the staging aspect. It is characterized by being.

The gaming machine according to the present invention can perform an easy-to-understand effect using a movable unit.

It is a front view of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which showed the identification symbol and the reserved symbol displayed in the display area. It is a figure for demonstrating the position of the 1st decoration part. It is a figure for demonstrating the position of the 2nd decorative part (the position relative to the 1st decorative part). It is a figure for demonstrating an aspect of a movable unit. It is a figure for demonstrating a specific effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the first specific example (separate production). It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 4th specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the fifth concrete example. It is a figure for demonstrating the sixth concrete example.

1) Basic configuration of a gaming machine Hereinafter, an embodiment of the gaming machine 1 (pachinko gaming machine) 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. In the following description, the term "image" includes both moving images and still images.

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 constituting the 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 display device 50, a starting area 904, a large winning opening 906, an out opening, and the like. The display area 51 of the display device 50 is a portion that can be visually recognized through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90. Further, in the game area 902, a plurality of game nails are provided as obstacles that change the flow mode of the game ball by colliding with the game ball flowing down. 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 area such as a start area 904, a general prize area 20, or a large prize opening 906, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by a payout device.

The components of the game machine 1 not related to the present invention, such as the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the game balls, will be omitted. As for these, those having the same structure as a known gaming machine can be applied.

The jackpot lottery is executed by a winning / failing determination means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball in the starting area 904. In the present embodiment, as the starting region 904, a first starting region 904a (so-called “special drawing 1” starting region) and a second starting region 904b (so-called “special drawing 2” starting region) are provided. A numerical value (hit / fail judgment information) is acquired from the random number source triggered by the winning of the game ball in the starting area 904, and if the numerical value is the same as the predetermined jackpot numerical value, it is a jackpot, and if it is different, it is missed. It becomes. In the present embodiment, the notification of the hit / fail judgment result is started in the order in which the numerical value is acquired (so-called fluctuation is started), but there is the hit / miss judgment information for which the notification of the hit / miss judgment result has not been completed yet. In this case, the newly acquired hit / fail determination information is stored as hold information in a storage means provided on a control board (not shown). The fact that the reserved information is stored in the storage means is displayed as the reserved symbol 70.

In the present embodiment, as the reserved symbol 70, an effect of notifying the result of the hit / fail determination (from the start of fluctuation of the identification symbol 80 (identification symbol group 80 g) to the complete stop with the combination showing the result of the hit / miss determination, so-called one). The variable pending symbol 71 (so-called "variable pending information") corresponding to the information (hereinafter, also referred to as "changing pending information") for which the notification of the pass / fail judgment result has not been completed although the effect of the variable middle portion has been started. A symbol indicating the existence of "the change hold") and a pre-change hold symbol 72 corresponding to information for which the notification effect for notifying the hit / fail determination result has not been started (hereinafter, may be referred to as "pre-change hold information") are displayed. (See Fig. 2). In the present embodiment, the basic form of the variable pending symbol 71 and the pre-variable reserved symbol 72 is the same, and the variable pending symbol 71 is displayed larger than the pre-variable reserved symbol 72 in order to distinguish between them. To. The basic forms of the pending symbol 71 during change and the pending symbol 72 before change may be completely different.

An upper limit is set for the maximum number of stored information on hold before fluctuations. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of stored first change pre-hold information (holding in FIG. 1) obtained by winning the first starting area 904a is four, and by winning the second starting area 904b. The maximum number of stored second pre-variation hold information (special figure 2 hold) that can be obtained is four. Therefore, with respect to the reserved symbol 70 corresponding to one of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, one changing reserved symbol 71 and a maximum of four pre-change reserved symbols 72 may be displayed (see FIG. 2). ..

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 (see FIG. 2) displayed in the display area 51 of the display device 50. Specifically, the identification symbol group 80 g (left identification symbol group 80 gL, middle identification symbol group 80 gC, right identification symbol group 80 gR) including a plurality of types of identification symbols 80 starts to change, and finally each identification symbol group 80 g. One identification symbol 80 is selected from the above and stops. When the jackpot is won, the combination of the identification symbols 80 selected from each identification symbol group 80g and stopped becomes a predetermined combination (for example, three sets of the same identification symbols 80). If it is out of the question, it will be a combination other than that (other than the combination that will be a big hit). The identification symbol 80 may be a combination of numbers and characters.

In the present embodiment, a normal game state and a special game state are set as the game state. The special gaming state is a gaming state that is advantageous to the player as compared with the normal gaming state. The normal gaming state is a low-probability gaming state in which the probability of winning a big hit is low, and a low-base state (low probability / no time saving) in which it is difficult for a gaming ball to win a prize in the starting area 904. As the special gaming state, the first special gaming state and the second special gaming state are set. The first special gaming state is a high-probability gaming state in which the probability of winning a big hit is high, and is a high-base state (high probability / time saving) in which a gaming ball is likely to win a prize in the starting area 904. The second special gaming state is a low-probability gaming state in which the probability of winning a big hit is low, and is a high-base state (low probability / time saving) in which a gaming ball is likely to win a prize in the starting area 904. In the normal gaming state, the player launches a gaming ball aiming at the first starting area 904a (Special Figure 1). In the present embodiment, the game ball is launched so that the game ball flows down on the left side of the display area 51 in the game area 902. In other words, so-called "left-handed" is performed. In the special gaming state, the gaming ball is launched aiming at the second starting area 904b (Special Figure 1). In the present embodiment, the game ball is launched so that the game ball flows down on the right side of the display area 51 in the game area 902. In other words, so-called "right-handed" is performed. Since the special gaming state is a state in which it is easy to win the open lottery of the second starting area 904b triggered by the entry of the game ball into the normal starting area 905, the game ball can be relatively easily placed in the second starting area 904b. Win a prize.

2) Configuration of Movable Unit The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a movable unit 10 (movable accessory) that performs a predetermined operation. The movable unit 10 has a first decorative portion 11 and a second decorative portion 12, and the first decorative portion 11 and the second decorative portion 12 are displaced to change the mode thereof. Hereinafter, the decorative part will be described.

The first decorative portion 11 is a tangible object capable of operating within a predetermined range. A decoration visible to the player is formed on the front surface. Any form of decoration may be used. The first decorative portion 11 in the present embodiment is an object that can slide in the left-right direction (slides without changing the vertical position). As long as the first decorative portion 11 can be operated in this way, any drive mechanism thereof may be used, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. As will be described later, since the first decorative portion 11 supports the second decorative portion 12, the first decorative portion 11 can also be regarded as a member that serves as a “base” for the movable unit 10. In the present embodiment, rails along the left-right direction (not shown) are provided above and below the display device 50, and the first decorative portion 11 is displaced by being guided by the rails. The first decorative portion 11 can be located at a right position (see FIG. 3A), a central position (see FIG. 3B), and a left position (see FIG. 3C). The position on the left side of the right position is the center position, and the position on the left side of the center position is the left position. The original position of the first decorative portion 11 is a right position or a left position (in the present embodiment, it is a right position).

The first decorative portion 11 slides in front of the display area 51 without changing its position in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the first decorative portion 11 and the display area 51 overlap in the front-rear direction, the overlapping portion in the display area 51 is covered with the first decorative portion 11 and is difficult or impossible to visually recognize (a player facing the player). Is an invisible part).

As shown in FIG. 3B, when the first decorative portion 11 is located at the central position (with the second decorative portion 12 located at the covering position described later), a part of the central side of the display area 51 is formed. There will be exposed parts that are covered and visible to the player on the left and right sides of the first decorative portion 11. The left side area is referred to as a left division area 51CL, and the right side area is referred to as a right division area 51CR. As shown in FIG. 3A, when the first decorative portion 11 is located at the right position (with the second decorative portion 12 located at the covering position described later), a part of the right side of the display area 51 is covered. Therefore, there is a left exposed area 51L visible to the player on the left side of the first decorative portion 11. As shown in FIG. 3C, when the second decorative portion 12 is located at the left position (with the second decorative portion 12 located at the covering position described later), a part of the left side of the display area 51 is covered. Therefore, there is a right exposed area 51R visible to the player on the right side of the first decorative portion 11. Basically, various images for staging are displayed in the exposed portion of the display area 51 without being covered by the first decorative portion 11. When it is located at the right position or the left position, the first decorative portion 11 and the display area 51 may be set so as not to overlap at all.

The second decorative portion 12 has a decoration formed on the front surface thereof so that the player can see it. Any aspect of the decoration may be used. The second decorative portion 12 in the present embodiment is displaceably supported with respect to the first decorative portion 11. Therefore, as the first decorative portion 11 is displaced, the second decorative portion 12 is also displaced. The second decorative portion 12 is slidably supported to the left and right rear with respect to the first decorative portion 11. Similar to the first decorative portion 11, the second decorative portion 12 slides without changing the vertical position and the front-back position. As long as the second decorative portion 12 can be displaced in this way, the drive mechanism of the second decorative portion 12 may be any, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The drive sources of the first decorative portion 11 and the second decorative portion 12 may be different, or both decorative portions may be operated by one drive source. In the present embodiment, rails (rails along the left-right direction) (not shown) are provided above and below the back side of the first decorative portion 11, and the second decorative portion 12 is displaced with respect to the first decorative portion 11 by being guided by the rail. do.

In the front-rear direction, the second decorative portion 12 is located behind the first decorative portion 11. Therefore, the portion of the second decorative portion 12 that overlaps with the first decorative portion 11 in the front-rear direction is a portion that cannot be visually recognized by the player facing the first decorative portion 11. The second decorative portion 12 can be located at the covering position (see FIG. 4A) and the exposed position (see FIG. 4B) as relative positions to the first decorative portion 11. , FIG. 3 shows each position of the first decorative portion 11 in a state where the second decorative portion 12 is located at the covering position). The covering position and the exposed position are only relative positions with respect to the first decorative portion 11, and are actually positions of the second decorative portion 12 (hereinafter, “relative positions”” according to the positions of the first decorative portion 11. (Sometimes referred to as "absolute position") will be different. The covering position is the original position.

The second decorative portion 12 located at the covering position has a larger range of overlapping with the first decorative portion 11 in the front-rear direction than the second decorative portion 12 located at the exposed position. At the covering position, more than half of the second decorative portion 12 is set to overlap the first decorative portion 11, and at the exposed position, less than half of the second decorative portion 12 is set to overlap the second decorative portion 12. That is, by displacing the second decorative portion 12 from the covering position to the exposed position, the range exposed without being covered by the first decorative portion 11 is set to be large. In the present embodiment, in the covering position, the entire second decorative portion 12 is covered with the first decorative portion 11 (see FIG. 4A). That is, the second decorative portion 12 cannot be visually recognized from the front. The second decorative portion 12 reaches the exposed position by displacing from the covering position toward the right with respect to the first decorative portion 11. At the exposed position, a part on the left side of the second decorative part 12 is covered with the first decorative part 11, and a part on the right side is not covered with the first decorative part 11 and is exposed (FIG. 4B). reference). The mode may be such that the entire second decorative portion 12 is exposed.

3) Aspects of the movable unit An aspect of the movable unit 10 will be described. The term "mode" as used herein means one determined by the appearance and position of the movable unit 10. That is, it is assumed that the "mode" is the same if both the appearance and the position are the same, and that the "mode" is different if either one is different.

The normal mode (see FIG. 5A) is a mode in which the first decorative portion 11 is located at the right position and the second decorative portion 12 is located at the covering position. Since the second decorative portion 12 is covered by the first decorative portion 11, the player can see that the first decorative portion 11 is located at the right position. In a situation where the effect using the movable unit 10 is not executed, such as when the specific effect is not executed, the movable unit 10 is in the normal mode. That is, it can be said that the normal mode is the "in-situ" of the movable unit 10.

The intermediate mode (see FIG. 5B) is a mode in which the first decorative portion 11 is located at the central position and the second decorative portion 12 is located at the covering position. Since the second decorative portion 12 is covered with the first decorative portion 11, the player can see that the first decorative portion 11 is located at the center position. It is common to the usual aspect that the second decorative portion 12 is located at the covering position. Therefore, by displacing the first decorative portion 11 to the central position from the state in the normal mode, the mode changes to the halfway mode. Although the relative position of the second decorative portion 12 with respect to the first decorative portion 11 is maintained, the displacement of the first decorative portion 11 also changes the absolute position of the second decorative portion 12 supported by the first decorative portion 11.

The effect mode (see FIG. 5C) is an mode in which the first decorative portion 11 is positioned at the left position and the second decorative portion 12 is located at the effect position. Specifically, when changing from the intermediate mode to the staging mode, the first decorative portion 11 is displaced from the center position to the left position, and then the second decorative portion 12 is displaced from the covering position to the staging position. (The displacement of the first decorative portion 11 and the displacement of the second decorative portion 12 may proceed simultaneously at least for a part of the period). That is, the second decorative portion 12 is expanded to the right. From the player's point of view, an integrated production form in which both decorative portions are lined up is constructed so that the first decorative portion 11 is located on the left and the second decorative portion 12 is located on the right.

The absolute position of the first decorative portion 11 in the intermediate mode is the first intermediate position (corresponding to the above-mentioned central position), and the absolute position of the second decorative portion 12 is the second intermediate position (first decorative portion 11). Corresponds to the above-mentioned original position when is in the center position), and the absolute position of the first decorative portion 11 in the staging mode is the first staging position (corresponding to the above-mentioned left position) and the second decorative portion 12. The absolute position of is the second staging position (corresponding to the staging position when the first decorative portion 11 is in the left position). Due to the change from the midway mode to the staging mode, the first decorative portion 11 is displaced from the first midway position (center position) to the first staging position (left position). That is, the space on the right side of the first decorative portion 11 becomes larger due to the change from the midway mode to the staging mode (the space on the right side in the midway mode is referred to as a "small space", and the space on the right side in the staging mode is the right side. The space is called "large space"). On the other hand, the second decorative unit 12 is displaced from the second intermediate position to the second effect position due to the change from the intermediate mode to the effect mode, but the first decorative unit 11 remains in the first intermediate position. If there is (it remains a small space), the second decorative portion 12 cannot be displaced (deployed) to the right (because the second decorative portion 12 interferes with the game board 90). That is, it is possible to displace the second decorative portion 12 from the second intermediate position to the second staging position because the space on the right side of the first decorative portion 11 changes from a small space to a large space and becomes larger. .. From a different point of view, it can be said that the first decorative portion 11 is displaced from the first intermediate position to the first decorative position in order to open a space for developing the second decorative portion 12.

4) Specific effect A specific effect using the movable unit 10 will be described. A specific effect is an effect whose ending leads to a success or failure ending. The success outcome is more favorable to the player than the failure outcome. The specific effect in the present embodiment is a kind of so-called reach effect, and if the result of the hit / fail judgment is a big hit, the result is a success (see FIG. 6 (c-1)), and if the result is off, the result is a failure (Fig. 6). 6 (c-2)). In the case of a successful ending, the probability that the winning / failing judgment result will be a big hit is higher than in the case of a unsuccessful ending (so-called chance up) may be set. Further, in the case of a successful outcome, there is a possibility that the winning / failing determination result will be a big hit, but in the case of a failing outcome, the winning / failing determination result may be determined to be out of order.

The stage leading to a successful or unsuccessful ending is referred to as the ending stage, and the stage before reaching the ending stage is referred to as the branching stage. In other words, the branching stage is the stage before the player knows the ending. In the specific effect, the movable unit 10 is changed from a normal mode to an intermediate mode at the branch stage (see FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b)). That is, the movable unit 10 is set as an intermediate mode before the ending is clarified.

After that, it shifts to the ending stage with the establishment of the ending transition opportunity. In the present embodiment, the operation of the operating means (for example, a push button) is the trigger for the transition to the end. An image prompting the operation of the operating means is displayed in the left divided area 51CL and the right divided area 51CR (see FIG. 6B). When the operation means is not operated, the operation shifts to the ending stage when the operation valid period elapses. It does not necessarily have to be the setting to shift to the ending stage due to the behavior of the player. That is, it may be set to automatically shift to the ending stage. For example, it is conceivable to set that a predetermined time elapses after the movable unit 10 is in the middle mode as an end transition trigger. Further, the operation of the operating means (or the lapse of the operation valid period) may be the trigger for the ending transition, or the lapse of a predetermined time after the movable unit 10 is in the middle mode may be the trigger for the ending transition. It may be a certain setting. That is, the setting may be such that the operation of the operating means may or may not be prompted. In this case, the setting that the probability of success is different depending on whether the operation of the operating means is prompted or not (whether or not the operation of the operating means is prompted is a so-called chance-up setting). It should be said.

In the case of a successful outcome, the movable unit 10 changes from an intermediate mode to an staging mode (see FIG. 6 (c-1)). In the present embodiment, the second decorative portion 12 covered with the first decorative portion 11 is exposed. On the other hand, in the case of a failure result, the movable unit 10 returns from the intermediate mode to the normal mode (see FIG. 6 (c-1)). In the present embodiment, the second decorative portion 12 is not exposed and remains covered by the first decorative portion 11. If the result is a success, it is notified that the jackpot is a big hit (a combination of identification symbols 80 indicating the jackpot is displayed). If the result is a failure, it is notified that the error has occurred (the combination of the identification symbols 80 indicating the error is displayed).

As described above, in the specific effect of the present embodiment, the movable unit 10 changes to an intermediate mode at the branching stage before reaching the end (see FIG. 6 (b)). In other words, it is shown that the movable unit 10 is likely to be "completed" at the stage before reaching the end (it can be inferred that the "complete" of the movable unit 10 is an advantageous ending). The production becomes easier to understand (compared to the production in which no change occurs until the branch stage).

In addition, the change in the movable unit 10 (change from the halfway mode to the staging mode) in the case of a successful outcome exposes the second decorative part 12 covered by the first decorative part 11 (hidden until the halfway mode). It is easy to understand that the success was reached because it is something that was exposed).

Further, when the second decorative portion 12 is displaced from the second intermediate position (covering position) to the second effect position (exposed position) when changing from the intermediate mode to the effect mode, the first decorative portion 11 is the first to displace the displacement. It is realized by expanding the space (expanding from a small space to a large space) by displacing from the middle position (center position) to the first effect position (left position). By doing so, it is possible to construct a large staging mode within a limited space.

5) Hereinafter, specific examples in which the gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment has been improved, embodied, and modified will be described. In addition, as long as possible, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of techniques described using the following specific examples are applied in combination.

〇 First specific example It is assumed that an effect different from the specific effect using the movable unit 10 (hereinafter referred to as another effect) is executed. The basic aspect of the separate effect is the same as that of the specific effect, except for the following points. The difference between the separate effect and the specific effect is whether the movable unit 10 is in the normal mode (see FIG. 7 (b)) or in the middle mode (see FIG. 6 (b)) at the branch stage. .. That is, in another effect, the movable unit 10 is set to the normal mode (see FIG. 7 (b)) at the branch stage, and the movable unit 10 is set to the halfway mode when a successful ending is triggered by the establishment of the ending transition opportunity. After that, it is controlled so as to change to the staging mode (see FIG. 7 (c-1)). In the case of a failure result, the movable unit 10 is left in the normal mode (see FIG. 7 (c-2)).

The movable unit 10 reaches the effect mode from the normal mode through the intermediate mode, whereas the specific effect changes the movable unit 10 to the intermediate mode (changes from the normal mode to the intermediate mode) at the branch stage, while another effect. The two effects are different in that the movable unit 10 is used as a normal mode at the branching stage. In light of the fact that it is the "goal" for the player that the movable unit 10 is in the staging mode, the state in which the movable unit 10 is in the middle mode at the branch stage is closer to the "goal" than in the normal mode. You can say that. In other words, at the branching stage, it is highly probable that the player feels that the specific production is closer to the successful outcome than the other production.

Based on this, it is preferable that the setting is such that when a specific effect occurs, the probability of a successful outcome is higher than when another effect occurs. If the setting is "to have a successful ending = big hit", it means that the specific production has a higher reliability of the big hit than the other production. In other words, both the specific effect and the separate effect are reach effects that occur when the predetermined conditions are met, but the jackpot can be expected more when the specific effect occurs than when the separate effect occurs when the predetermined conditions are met. That's what it means. If another production is used as a standard, the specific production can be regarded as a so-called chance-up production. It should be noted that it is not denied that the separate production is set with a higher probability of a successful outcome than the specific production.

〇 Second specific example It is assumed that the movable unit 10 in the middle mode suggests the possibility that the specific effect will be a successful outcome. In the specific production, the movable unit 10 is set as an intermediate mode at the branching stage (the stage where the ending is unknown). It is assumed that the possibility of a successful outcome is suggested by using the movable unit 10 of the intermediate aspect. If the setting is such that "successful outcome = jackpot", the jackpot reliability is suggested by the movable unit 10 in the midway mode.

The above suggestion may be due to an element (visual element) that the player can see in the movable unit 10 (first decorative unit 11). As an example, it is conceivable that the light emitting mode of the light emitting unit 18 of the movable unit 10 suggests the probability of a successful outcome. For example, the emission color of the light emitting unit 18 at the branching stage is set to any of blue, green, and red, and the setting is such that the probability of a successful outcome is high (red is the highest) in that order (see FIG. 8). An emission color that is determined to be a successful outcome may be set. As another example, it is conceivable that the movable unit 10 (first decorative unit 11) is provided with a display, and suggestions are made by the mode of the image displayed on the display. Further, it is conceivable that the first decorative portion 11 has a configuration capable of changing its form, and the form suggests it.

In the specific effect, the movable unit 10 (first decorative portion 11) is changed from the normal mode to the intermediate mode from the stage before the end, and the player will pay attention to the movable unit 10. As in this example, the movable unit 10 may be used to suggest an ending.

〇 Third specific example The second decorative portion 12 does not have to be supported by the first decorative portion 11. That is, the second decorative portion 12 does not necessarily have to be displaced with the displacement of the first decorative portion 11. If the first decorative portion 11 and the second decorative portion 12 can construct an integrated staging form, the second decorative portion 12 can be independently displaced separately from the first decorative portion 11. May be.

〇 Fourth specific example The first decorative portion 11 and the second decorative portion 12 may be composed of a plurality of members. As an example, an embodiment in which the second decorative portion 12 is composed of two members (first member 121 and second member 122) will be described. At the covering position, the first member 121 and the second member 122 are covered with the first decorative portion 11 so as to overlap each other (see FIG. 9A). At the exposed position, one of the first member 121 and the second member 122 pulls the other so that the overlap of both members becomes smaller than the overlap at the covering position. That is, it is assumed that the second decorative portion 12 is constructed by unfolding the first member 121 and the second member 122 while the overlap with the first decorative portion 11 becomes smaller (see FIG. 9B). ..

〇 Fifth specific example As a mode of the movable unit 10, a plurality of intermediate modes are set. For example, the movable unit 10 has undergone a normal mode (see FIG. 10 (a)), a first intermediate mode (see FIG. 10 (b)), and then a second intermediate mode (see FIG. 10 (c)). Then, it is assumed that the effect mode (see FIG. 10 (d)) is changed. Based on the normal aspect, the first intermediate aspect can be regarded as the first stage aspect, the second intermediate aspect can be regarded as the second stage aspect, and the staging aspect can be regarded as the third stage (final stage) aspect. On the premise of such a configuration, not only the case where the movable unit 10 changes from the normal mode to the first halfway mode at the branch stage of the specific effect, but also the second halfway mode from the normal mode through the first halfway mode. The setting may change up to.

In the case of this example, the second halfway mode is adopted (FIG. 11 (a) → (b-1)) rather than the first halfway mode (FIG. 11 (a) → (b-1)) at the branching stage. ) → (b-2)) should be set with a higher probability of a successful ending (a production mode at the ending stage). Since the second halfway aspect (second stage aspect) is closer to the staging mode, which is the final stage aspect, than the first halfway aspect (first stage aspect), the case is in the first halfway aspect. The setting is more likely to lead to the staging mode than in the case of the second halfway mode. That is, it is preferable to make the production easy to understand in which the "closeness to the production mode" and the "success probability" are linked.

4) 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.

Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiments are listed below.

・ Means 1
The movable unit comprises a movable unit that can be changed from a normal mode to a staging mode, and a staging execution means by which the movable unit executes a specific staging that is the staging mode when a successful outcome is reached in favor of the player. Can change to the effect mode after changing from the normal mode to the intermediate mode, and in the specific effect, the movable unit is moved from the normal mode to the branch stage before reaching the end. A gaming machine characterized in that the movable unit is changed from the halfway mode to the staging mode when the result is a success after changing to the halfway mode.
According to the above-mentioned gaming machine, at the branching stage before reaching the end, the movable unit is likely to change to a halfway mode and the movable unit is likely to reach "completion" (a mode targeted by the player). Is shown, so it is possible to make the production using the movable unit easy to understand.

・ Means 2
The movable unit has a first decorative portion and a second decorative portion, and at least a part of the second decorative portion covered with the first decorative portion in the intermediate mode is changed to the staging mode. The gaming machine according to means 1, wherein the gaming machine is exposed by.
By doing so, the difference in appearance between the halfway mode and the staging mode becomes large, so it is easy to understand that a successful outcome has been reached.

・ Means 3
The gaming machine according to means 2, wherein the second decorative portion is supported by the first decorative portion.

・ Means 4
The movable unit can change from the normal mode to the first halfway mode, change from the first halfway mode to the second halfway mode, and then change to the effect mode. 1. The gaming machine described in.
By setting multiple midway modes, the variation of the production will be expanded and the fun will increase.

・ Means 5
Described in means 4, characterized in that the case where the movable unit is in the second halfway mode is more likely to lead to a successful outcome than in the case where the movable unit is in the first halfway mode at the branching stage. Pachinko machine.
Since the second halfway mode is closer to the target production mode than the first halfway mode, it is more likely that the second halfway mode will lead to a successful outcome than the first halfway mode at the branching stage. Should be set high.

・ Means 6
In the case of a successful ending that is advantageous to the player, the movable unit can execute another effect that is the effect mode, and in the other effect, the movable unit is operated at a branching stage before the end. The gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5, wherein the movable unit is changed from the normal mode to the staging mode in the case of a successful outcome. ..
In this way, playability is realized in which attention is paid to whether or not a change in the movable unit occurs in the middle stage at the branching stage.

・ Means 7
The gaming machine according to means 6, wherein the specific effect is more likely to lead to a successful outcome than the separate effect.
Since the intermediate mode is closer to the target production mode than the normal mode, it is assumed that the specific effect, which is the intermediate mode, is more likely to lead to a successful outcome than the other effect, which is the normal mode at the branch stage. good.

1 Pachinko machine 10 Movable unit 11 First decorative unit 12 Second decorative unit 50 Display device 51 Display area

Claims (4)

A movable unit that has a first decorative member and a second decorative member and can be changed from a normal mode to a staging mode.
In the case of a successful outcome that is advantageous to the player, the movable unit is an effect execution means for executing a specific effect that is the effect mode, and an effect execution means.
Equipped with
The movable unit can change from the normal mode to the first halfway mode, and then change from the first halfway mode to the second halfway mode, and then change to the staging mode.
The first decorative member and the second decorative member are not in a separated state regardless of whether they are in the normal mode, the first halfway mode, the second halfway mode, or the staging mode.
In the case where the specific effect results in a successful ending after changing the movable unit from the normal aspect to one of the first halfway aspect and the second halfway aspect at the branching stage before reaching the ending. A gaming machine characterized in that the movable unit is changed from any of the first halfway mode and the second halfway mode to the staging mode. The first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the case where the movable unit is in the second halfway mode is more likely to lead to a successful outcome than the case where the movable unit is in the first halfway mode at the branching stage. The described gaming machine. A movable unit that can be changed from a normal mode to a staging mode,
In the case of a successful outcome that is advantageous to the player, the effect execution means in which the movable unit executes a specific effect and another effect that are the effect modes, and
Equipped with
The movable unit can be changed to the staging mode after changing from the normal mode to the intermediate mode.
In the specific effect, the movable unit is changed from the normal mode to the intermediate mode at the branching stage before reaching the ending, and when a successful ending is achieved, the movable unit is changed from the intermediate mode to the effect mode. While changing to
In the separate effect, the movable unit is set to the normal mode at the branching stage before reaching the ending, and when a successful ending is achieved, the movable unit is changed from the normal mode to the effect mode.
A gaming machine characterized by that. The gaming machine according to claim 3 , wherein the specific production is more likely to lead to a successful outcome than the separate production.

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