JP7267553B2 - game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to gaming machines.

There is known a gaming machine that performs hold look-ahead. For example, there has been proposed a game machine that performs an effect of changing the display mode of the pending display by prefetching the pending state (Patent Document 1).

JP 2014-168558 A

However, if similar patterns of effects are used repeatedly, the player cannot experience new experiences. Therefore, there is a risk that the player will get bored with the game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of providing a player with a new experience.

A gaming machine according to one aspect of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, includes an acquisition unit that acquires win/fail judgment information in accordance with the progress of a game, determining means for performing a win-or-fail determination using information; and when the start condition is satisfied, the symbols displayed in the display screen are variably displayed, and the symbols displayed after the variably displayed are confirmed and displayed by the determining means. Notification means for notifying the result of the success/failure judgment; storage means for storing the success/failure judgment information within a range of a predetermined upper limit number; is displayed in the display screen when the propriety determination information is acquired , and the number of display of the pending display can be displayed up to the predetermined upper limit number, and the pending display based on the start of the variable display of the pattern holding display means that can reduce the number of displays, preliminary determination means for performing a preliminary determination based on the propriety determination information before the determination is performed by the determination means, and the prior determination by the prior determination means effect control means for executing a look-ahead effect before the right/wrong determination start time of the right/wrong determination information subject to the prior determination comes based on the result of (1), wherein the look-ahead effect is the start of the variable display of the pattern. Instead of the reserved display that decreases based on the above, it is a reserved display that remains until the fluctuation display of the pattern based on the arrival of the time to start judging the suitability as related to the reserved display up to the predetermined upper limit number. Including production to make .

In the gaming machine, it is preferable that the suspension display by the suspension display means does not exist based on performing an effect for ending the effect included in the look-ahead effect.

In the gaming machine, the second effect includes a pseudo-continuous effect in which the symbols that are being variably displayed are temporarily stopped and then variably displayed again, and when the symbols are again variably displayed in the pseudo-continuous effect, the The number suggested by pending indications may be reduced.

In the gaming machine, the look-ahead effect includes a continuous advance notice effect executed in a plurality of times of the variable display of the symbols, and the continuous notice effect is stored in the storage means after the first effect is executed. It is preferable that the effect is to execute the second effect so as to match the number of the propriety determination information displayed and the number suggested by the pending display.

A gaming machine according to one aspect of the present invention can provide a player with a new experience.

1 is a schematic front view showing a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing a board configuration of a game board in the gaming machine of FIG. 1; 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine of FIG. 1; FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the look-ahead effect|presentation process in the effect|presentation control board 200 of the game machine of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 1st example of a normal look-ahead effect|presentation. It is explanatory drawing which shows the 2nd example of normal look-ahead production|presentation. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a first example of a look-ahead effect including an effect that does not reduce the number of pending displays; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a second example of a look-ahead effect including an effect that does not reduce the number of pending displays; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a third example of a look-ahead effect including an effect that does not reduce the number of pending displays; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth example of a look-ahead effect including an effect that does not reduce the number of pending displays; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a first example of a look-ahead effect including an effect of increasing the number of pending displays; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a second example of a look-ahead effect including an effect of increasing the number of pending displays; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a third example of a look-ahead effect including an effect of increasing the number of pending displays; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a look-ahead effect including simultaneously an effect of not decreasing the number of pending displays and an effect of increasing the number of pending displays;

A gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of game machine]
The gaming machine 1 has a front frame 2 on the front side, as shown in FIG. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 1 includes a main body frame and a middle frame disposed on the front side of the main body frame and rotatably supported on the side of the main body frame. The front frame 2 is disposed on the front side of the middle frame, and is rotatably supported by the side of the middle frame that is supported by the body frame. The front frame 2 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and has a transparent window 2a in the upper center. The game machine 1 also has a game board 10, which will be described later, on the front side of the middle frame. The game board 10 is visible through the window portion 2a of the front frame 2. - 特許庁In the following, the left side (the left side in the drawing) facing the front of the game machine 1 is simply referred to as the left side, and the opposite side is referred to as the right side.

A lamp 3 is provided at the top of the center of the front frame 2 for effecting performance by light emission, and a pair of upper speakers 4a for effecting performance by sound are provided on the left and right sides of the lamp 3. - 特許庁In addition, a pair of left and right lower speakers 4b are provided on the lower part of the front frame 2 for producing sound effects.

Below the window part 2a of the front frame 2, an upper tray 5 for storing game balls to be rented or paid out is provided. A lower tray 6 is provided for storing extra game balls when they become flattened.

A shooting handle 7 for shooting game balls into the game board 10 is provided at the lower right portion of the front frame 2 . In the game machine 1, the game progresses as the player operates the shooting handle 7 while viewing the game board 10 through the window 2a of the front frame 2. - 特許庁In addition, an effect button 8 for executing an effect is provided on the edge of the central front side of the upper plate 5, and the game machine 1 allows the player to press the effect button 8 at a predetermined effect timing during the game. When operated, a predetermined effect is executed.

[Configuration of game board]
The game board 10 has a game area 10a and a segment display area 10b on the front side, as shown in FIG. . The game area 10a is formed in a wide area in the center of the game board 10, while the segment display area 10b is formed in a narrow area in the lower right part of the game board 10. FIG.

The game board 10 has a liquid crystal display device 11 substantially in the center of the game area 10a. The liquid crystal display device 11 is capable of displaying various effect images and effect images on the display screen, and is configured to perform various effect displays according to the progress of the game. In addition, the periphery of the liquid crystal display device 11 in the game area 10a is a flowing-down area for the game balls, and the game balls flow down while changing the direction of movement by nails or the like arranged in this area.

In the lower central part of the game area 10a, a first starting port 12 capable of receiving the game balls flowing down the game region 10a is provided, and inside this first starting port 12, the first starting port 12 A first starting hole sensor 12a is provided that can detect entry of a game ball (winning a prize). The gaming machine 1 is configured to, when detecting a ball entering the first starting port 12, pay out a predetermined number of game balls to the upper tray 5 and acquire win/fail determination information regarding the first special figure.

Below the first starting port 12, a second starting port 13 is provided. A starting port sensor 13a is provided. The gaming machine 1 is configured to, upon detecting the entry of a ball into the second starting port 13, pay out a predetermined number of gaming balls to the upper tray 5, and acquire win/fail determination information regarding the second special figure.

The game board 10 is configured to easily guide the game balls flowing down the left side of the game area 10a to the first starting port 12 and to easily guide the game balls flowing down the right side of the game area 10a to the second starting port 13. .

At the central right part of the game area 10a, an operating gate 14 through which game balls flowing down the game area 10a can pass is provided. A possible gate sensor 14a is provided. The game machine 1 is configured to perform a normal symbol lottery when detecting passage of a game ball through the operating gate 14 .

The first starting port 12 is configured to always accept game balls. On the other hand, the second starting port 13 is provided with an opening/closing member (not shown), and a starting port solenoid 13b that operates this opening/closing member is in either a closed state in which it is difficult to receive game balls or an open state in which it is possible to receive game balls. controlled to one side. Normally, the second starting port 13 is controlled to be in a closed state, but when the game machine 1 detects the passage of the game ball through the operation gate 14, the second starting port 13 is controlled to be in an open state by a normal symbol lottery. Decide whether or not

A large prize winning opening 15 having an opening and closing door is provided in the lower right portion of the game area 10a. Normally, the big winning opening 15 is controlled to be closed by the big winning opening solenoid 15b that operates the opening/closing door, but it is controlled to open based on the result of winning/failing determination using winning/failing determination information. Also, inside the big winning hole 15, a big winning hole sensor 15a capable of detecting a ball entering the big winning hole 15 (winning a prize) is provided. The game machine 1 is configured to pay out a predetermined number of game balls to the upper tray 5 when a ball entering the big winning hole 15 is detected.

At the lower end of the game area 10a, a pair of left and right out ports 16 are provided for collecting game balls that have flowed down the game area 10a into the game machine 1. As shown in FIG. A shooting rail 17 is provided on the left side of the game area 10a for guiding the game ball shot upward from the lower side by the shooting device. A decorative member 18 for decorating the gaming machine 1 is provided above the liquid crystal display device 11 .

The game board 10 has a segment display section 50 for displaying information about a game in the segment display area 10b. The segment display unit 50 has a plurality of LEDs, and the gaming machine 1 performs symbol variation display related to the first special symbol, symbol variation display related to the second special symbol, and first special symbol according to a combination of displays by these LEDs. Reservation number display for second special design, reservation number display for second special design, display of number of rounds that can be executed in jackpot game at the time of jackpot game, symbol variation display for normal design, reservation number display for normal design, second start port 13 is open It is possible to perform an electric sapo display indicating whether or not the electric sapo state is easily controlled by the state, and a right-handed display indicating that it is time to prompt the shooting of the game ball to the right side of the game area 10a.

[Electrical configuration]
The gaming machine 1, as shown in FIG. A performance control board 200 for performing control is provided. These boards are equipped with a CPU and a storage unit, and use these hardware resources to implement predetermined functions.

In addition to the production control board 200 and the payout control board 300, the main control board 100 includes a first starting hole sensor 12a, a second starting hole sensor 13a, a big winning hole sensor 15a, a gate sensor 14a, a starting hole solenoid 13b, a large The winning opening solenoid 15b, the segment display section 50 and the like are connected. A detection signal is transmitted to the main control board 100 when a game ball is detected by the first starting hole sensor 12a, the second starting hole sensor 13a, the big winning hole sensor 15a, and the gate sensor 14a. When the main control board 100 receives a detection signal from one of the sensors, it generates a command or a drive signal by calculation according to the progress of the game, and produces a production control board 200, a payout control board 300, a start opening solenoid 13b, and a big prize. The generated command or drive signal is transmitted to the solenoid 15b, the segment display unit 50, and the like.

The payout control board 300 is connected with a shooting device 7a for shooting game balls, a shooting handle 7, an inter-stand machine provided in the game machine 1 (not shown), a ball lending button, a payout device, and the like. A shooting motor for shooting game balls and a touch switch for detecting that the player is touching the shooting handle 7 are connected to the shooting device 7a. The payout control board 300 executes game ball payout control based on payout commands transmitted from the main control board 100, transmission processing of a game ball launch signal to the launcher based on the operation of the launch handle 7, and the like.

The effect control board 200 is connected with the liquid crystal display device 11, the lamp 3, the speakers (the upper speaker 4a and the lower speaker 4b), the effect operation section (the effect button 8), and the like. When the production control board 200 receives various commands transmitted from the main control board 100, it analyzes the contents of the various commands, and uses the liquid crystal display device 11, the lamp 3, the upper speaker 4a, the lower speaker 4b, the production button 8, etc. to control the effect according to the content of the command.

[Functional configuration]
The main control board 100 includes acquisition means for acquiring win/fail determination information according to the progress of the game, determination means for performing win/fail determination using the acquired win/fail determination information when the start condition is satisfied, and Judgment result display means for variably displaying the pattern when it is established, and displaying the judgment result of the judging result by the judging means by confirming display of the pattern after the variably displaying; Storage means for storing information within the range of a predetermined upper limit number, and storage reservation display means for displaying the number of win/fail determination information stored in the storage means.

The main control board 100, as an acquisition means, acquires win/loss determination information in accordance with the progress of the game. Specifically, the main control board 100 acquires the propriety determination information related to the first special figure based on the ball entering the first starting opening 12, and the second special figure related to the entering ball into the second starting opening 13. Acquire the information on whether or not the decision has been made. The right/wrong determination information is a random number generated by a random number generator. In addition, when the main control board 100 acquires the winning judgment information, the main control board 100 transmits a winning command including the winning judgment information to the effect control board 200 .

The main control board 100, as a judging means, makes a right/wrong judgment using the acquired right/wrong judgment information when the start condition is met. Specifically, the main control board 100, when the display of the judgment result of the previous pass/fail judgment is completed and the time to start a new pass/fail judgment has arrived, the acquired random number is A determination is made as to which of a plurality of predetermined numerical ranges the random number belongs to, and the type of acceptance or rejection is determined according to the numerical range to which the random number belongs. It should be noted that the types of win/loss include not only the two types of big hits and losses, but also multiple types of big wins and multiple types of losses. Further, when random numbers are stored in the storage unit as will be described later, the first stored random number is used as the acquired random number.

The main control board 100 serves as determination result display means to variably display the symbols when the start condition is satisfied, and to display the result of determination by the determination means by confirming and displaying the symbols after variably displaying the symbols. Specifically, the main control board 100 variably displays the special symbols using a plurality of LEDs of the segment display unit 50 when the time to start the right/wrong determination has arrived, and by confirming the special symbols after the variable display The determination result of the pass/fail determination by the determination means is displayed. In addition, the main control board 100, when starting the variable display of the special symbols, transmits to the effect control board 200 a symbol variation control command including the determination result of the success/failure determination.

The main control board 100 stores, in the storage means, the right/wrong determination information within a predetermined upper limit number before the right/wrong determination is performed by the determination means. Specifically, the main control board 100 stores up to four random numbers, which are newly acquired before the right/wrong determination start time comes, in the order in which the random numbers are acquired. The success/failure determination information stored in the storage unit (hereinafter, may be referred to as storage retention) is used to display the determination result of the success/failure determination by the determination result display means, and then the next success/failure determination information is started. It is deleted (digested) when the condition is met.

The main control board 100 displays the number of win/loss determination information stored in the storage means as a storage reservation display means. Specifically, main control board 100 uses a plurality of LEDs of segment display section 50 to display the number of storage reservations.

The effect control board 200 variably displays the symbols displayed in the display screen when the start condition is established, and notifies the judgment result of the determination by the judging means by confirming display of the symbols after the variable display. and a holding display means for displaying on the display screen a holding display suggesting the number of right/wrong judgment information stored in the storage means; It is provided with prior determination means for making a determination, and effect control means for executing a look-ahead effect based on the result of determination by the prior determination means.

The performance control board 200 serves as a notification means to variably display the symbols displayed in the display screen when the start condition is established, and to confirm the determination result of the determination means by the definite display of the symbols after the variable display. inform. Specifically, the effect control board 200 is displayed in the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 based on the symbol variation control command transmitted from the main control board 100 when the start time of the win/fail judgment comes. The production pattern is variably displayed, and the judgment result of the success/failure judgment is notified by the fixed display of the production pattern after the variably displayed. The variable display of the production pattern is carried out in accordance with the variable display of the special pattern.

The effect control board 200 displays, as a pending display means, a pending display suggesting the number of winning/failure determination information stored in the storage means within the display screen. Specifically, the effect control board 200 calculates the number of winning/failure determination information stored in the storage unit of the main control board 100 based on the winning command transmitted from the main control board 100 one after another. On the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 is displayed a pending display suggesting the number of pieces of right/wrong determination information. The pending display displayed in the display screen indicates the number of correctness determination information stored in the storage section of the main control board 100, and does not always indicate the correct number of correctness determination information. .

The effect control board 200 performs a propriety determination in advance using the propriety determination information before the propriety determination is performed by the determination means as a preliminary determination means. Specifically, the effect control board 200 acquires the winning command transmitted from the main control board 100 before the start time of the winning judgment comes, and uses the winning judgment information included in this winning command in advance. make a judgment. It should be noted that the propriety determination method in the preliminary determination means is the same as the propriety determination method in the determination means, and the type of propriety determination information to be determined is determined in advance by this propriety determination.

The effect control board 200 executes the prefetch effect as effect control means based on the determination result of the suitability determination by the prior determination means. Specifically, the effect control board 200, when a predetermined determination result is obtained in the prior determination by the prior determination means, read ahead before the start time of the right or wrong determination of the right or wrong determination information to be the target of the prior determination comes. perform the performance. Details of the look-ahead effect will be described later.

[Game progress control]
In the gaming machine 1, a game is executed in which a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. That is, in the gaming machine 1, the first game using the first special figure based on the ball entering the first starting port 12 and the second game using the second special figure based on the ball entering the second starting port 13 is executed. In addition, the gaming machine 1 is configured such that the second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game are not executed at the same time.

First, the player operates the shooting handle 7 to shoot a game ball toward the left side of the game area 10a. Since the game board 10 is configured to easily guide the game ball flowing down the left side of the game area 10a to the first starting port 12, the game ball enters the first starting port 12 with a predetermined probability.

A performance pattern is displayed in the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 . The game machine 1 starts the variable display of the performance symbols displayed in the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 when the start condition is satisfied by winning the game ball to the first start port 12 (the first game ). After the start of the variable display, the performance pattern is fixedly displayed by stopping the variable display when a predetermined time elapses. By the finalized display of the performance symbols, the player can know the determination result of the winning/losing determination.

Also, in the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11, an effect image or an effect image is displayed together with the effect pattern. The game machine 1 performs an effect to make the player expect a big win by means of the effect image or the effect video when repeating the variable display and the fixed display of the effect symbols.

On the other hand, when a new game ball wins into the first starting hole 12 during the variable display of the effect symbols, the number of win/fail judgment information regarding the first special symbol before the win/fail judgment is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11. display a pending indication suggesting However, since the upper limit of the number of propriety determination information related to the first special figure stored in the storage unit is four, the upper limit of the number of propriety determination information suggested by the pending display is limited to four.

When the determination result of the success/failure determination is a big hit, that is, when the finalized display of the production pattern becomes a display indicating a big win, the big win game is started. When the jackpot game is started, the gaming machine 1 executes a round game a plurality of times to open the jackpot 15 until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of game balls are won. When the round game starts, the player can win the game ball into the big winning hole 15 by shooting the game ball toward the right side of the game area 10a.

When the round game for a predetermined number of times is completed, the gaming machine 1 ends the jackpot game. The game machine 1 starts the electric support game in which the second start port 13 is controlled to the electric support state when the kind of the big win which is the basis of the ending big win game is a predetermined kind of big win.

The game board 10 is configured to easily guide the game balls flowing down the right side of the game area 10a to the second starting port 13, and in the electric sapo game, the opening and closing member of the second starting port 13 is easily controlled to an open state. Therefore, the player can win the game ball to the second starting port 13 by shooting the game ball toward the right side of the game area 10a.

In the gaming machine 1, when the start condition is satisfied by the winning of the game ball to the second starting port 13, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 is displayed in the same manner as the winning of the game ball to the first starting port 12. A variable display of the displayed performance symbols is started (second game). After the start of the variable display, the performance pattern is fixedly displayed by stopping the variable display when a predetermined time elapses. The effect image or the effect image is displayed together with the effect pattern, which is the same as when the game ball enters the first start hole 12 and wins the prize.

On the other hand, when a new game ball wins into the second starting hole 13 during the variable display of the effect symbols, the number of win/fail judgment information regarding the second special symbol before the win/fail judgment is displayed in the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11. display a pending indication suggesting However, since the upper limit of the number of propriety determination information related to the second special figure stored in the storage unit is four, the upper limit of the number of propriety determination information suggested by the pending display is limited to four.

When the determination result of the success/failure determination is a big hit, it is the same as when the game ball enters the first start hole 12 and wins. However, the hit/fail determination information about the second special figure is set to be easier to win an advantageous big hit than the hit/fail determination information about the first special figure.

The gaming machine 1 is configured so that the second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game are not executed at the same time. Even if the validity determination information is stored, the validity determination of the validity determination information regarding the first special figure is not executed until the validity determination information regarding the second special figure is lost.

As is clear from the progress of the game described above, during the first game, the win/loss determination information regarding the first special symbol is likely to be stored in the storage unit, and during the second game, the win/loss determination information regarding the second special symbol is stored. Easy to remember in department. In other words, in the game other than the jackpot game, the number of any memory retention tends to approach the upper limit. Therefore, the game machine 1 performs a win-or-fail judgment in advance for the win-or-fail judgment information stored in the storage unit, and when repeating the variable display and the fixed display of the performance symbols a plurality of times, To perform a look-ahead performance for making a player expect a big win by means of a performance image or a performance video.

[Prefetching effect processing in effect control board 200]
As shown in FIG. 4, in the look-ahead effect process, the effect control board 200 acquires a winning command transmitted from the main control board 100 (S1).

When the prize winning command including the win/fail determination information is acquired, the effect control board 200 determines whether or not the condition for prohibiting the prefetch effect is satisfied (S2). As a condition for prohibiting the look-ahead effect, for example, if there is no success judgment information that has been received and is not notified of the judgment result of the success judgment (if there is no storage reservation before digestion), the judgment result of the success judgment that has been received (If there is a big hit in the memory retention before digestion), etc. can be mentioned.

When the condition for prohibiting the prefetching effect is satisfied (S2Y), the effect control board 200 performs the prefetching prohibition setting so as not to execute the prefetching effect (S3), and ends the prefetching effect process. On the other hand, when the condition for prohibiting the look-ahead effect is not satisfied (S2N), the effect control board 200 determines whether or not to execute the look-ahead effect (S4). Specifically, the effect control board 200 performs a win-or-fail decision on the win-or-fail determination information included in the winning command, and determines execution of the prefetching effect when the win-or-fail decision result is a predetermined result. Note that the predetermined determination result may include a predetermined type of jackpot, and may include a predetermined type of loss. Further, when the determination result of the success/failure determination is a predetermined determination result, the look-ahead effect may not necessarily be executed. For example, the execution of the look-ahead effect may be determined with a predetermined probability.

When the execution of the look-ahead effect is determined (S4Y), the effect control board 200 determines the pattern of the look-ahead effect to be executed (S5). On the other hand, if the look-ahead effect is not executed, the look-ahead effect process is terminated.

<Look-ahead performance>
The look-ahead performance is a performance for making the player expect a big hit before notifying the determination result of the win-or-fail determination of the target win-or-fail determination information, but if the same look-ahead performance is used repeatedly, the player quickly gets tired of it. . Therefore, there is a demand for a look-ahead effect that can give the player a new experience.

5 to 14 show examples of the look-ahead effect executed by the gaming machine 1. FIG. In the example of the look-ahead effect shown in FIGS. 5 to 14 shown below, the effect image is displayed according to the variation of the effect pattern, and the progress of the look-ahead effect when performing the pending display so as to be superimposed on the effect image They are explained in chronological order from right to left. In addition, these look-ahead effects are effects including continuous advance notice effects that are executed in the variable display of special symbols multiple times, and the fourth prize is awarded during the variable display of special symbols (during the first symbol variation). It is executed after the second symbol change based on the winning judgment information included in the winning command transmitted by this winning. That is, there are five special symbol variations, and the look-ahead performance is executed during four symbol variations from the second symbol variation to the fifth symbol variation. Also, for the sake of simplification, a description of new winnings during the look-ahead effect is omitted.

The effect is a story-type effect displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11, and the story develops in order of increasing numbers. The pending display is a display that suggests the number of pieces of right/wrong determination information stored in the storage means, and the number of pending displays ◯ displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 suggests this number. The symbol variation indicates how the performance symbols displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 are varied. Confirmation display of the production pattern is performed at the timing. Also, the numbers above the arrows indicate the order of the symbol changes. The storage reservation indicates the number of pieces of information for determining whether or not the information is actually stored in the storage means, and matches the number of storage reservations displayed using a plurality of LEDs in the segment display section 50 .

FIG. 5 shows a first example of normal look-ahead effect. In the production example of FIG. 5, the number of right/wrong determination information suggested by the pending display is decreased by one while progressing the story in the production each time the pattern variation is started. Therefore, in the effect example of FIG. 5, the game progresses in a state where the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means and the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display match.

FIG. 6 shows a second example of normal look-ahead effect. In the production example of FIG. 6, as in the production example of FIG. At the time of the th pattern variation, a pseudo-continuous performance is executed to variably display again after temporary stop display of the performance symbols being variably displayed. At the time of the re-variation display of the performance symbols in the pseudo-continuous performance, the story in the performance progresses by one, but the number of right/fail determination information suggested by the pending display does not change. Therefore, even in the example of the effect shown in FIG. 6, the game progresses in a state where the number of win/fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means matches the number of win/fail judgment information suggested by the pending display.

5 and 6, the game progresses in a state in which the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means matches the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display. , the player can easily predict the continuation of the look-ahead effect based on the number of win-or-fail determination information suggested by the pending display. 5 and 6 alone, there is a risk that the upper limit of the increase in reliability due to the look-ahead effect will become apparent from the number of right/wrong determination information suggested by the pending display.

Therefore, the gaming machine 1 executes a look-ahead effect that conceals the decrease in the number of winning/failure determination information according to the variation of the symbols, as a look-ahead effect that can give the player a new experience. Specifically, the gaming machine 1 executes a look-ahead effect in which the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means is different from the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display.

FIG. 7 shows a first example of the look-ahead effect including the effect that does not reduce the number of pending displays. In the production example of FIG. 7, the number of right/wrong judgment information suggested by the pending display is decreased by one while the story in the production is progressed each time the pattern change is started. does not reduce the number of pass/fail information suggested by That is, the example of the effect in FIG. 7 includes a first effect (third effect) that does not decrease the number of win-or-fail determination information suggested by the pending display.

The production example of FIG. 7 includes the first production that conceals the decrease in the number of win-or-fail judgment information according to the variation of the pattern, so the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means and the pending display suggest By making it different from the number of correctness determination information, it is possible to make it difficult to predict the continuity of the look-ahead effect due to the pending display, and to conceal the upper limit of the reliability increase due to the look-ahead effect. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can give the player a new experience.

Also, in the production example of FIG. 7, the number of right/wrong determination information suggested by the pending display is reduced by two at the time of the fifth symbol change. That is, the production example of FIG. 7 is the second production (fourth production and fifth production) in which the number of right or wrong determination information suggested by the pending display is reduced by two in accordance with the variable display of the special symbol once. further includes This second effect includes a quasi-continuous effect in which the variably-displayed effect symbols are temporarily stopped and then variably displayed again. While switching from the fourth performance to the fifth performance, the number of right/wrong determination information suggested by the pending display is decreased by one.

The example of the effect of FIG. 7 includes the second effect of reducing the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the pending display when the symbols are again changed and displayed in the pseudo-continuous effect. It is possible to reduce the difference between the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means and the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display caused by one effect.

As described above, in the production example of FIG. 7, after the first production is executed, the number of the success/failure determination information stored in the storage means is matched with the number of the success/failure determination information suggested by the pending display. It includes a continuous announcement effect that executes a second effect. Therefore, the game machine 1 can eliminate the difference between the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means and the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display caused by the first effect by the second effect. It is possible to match memory suspension and suspension display after the look-ahead effect.

FIG. 8 shows a second example of the look-ahead effect including the effect that does not reduce the number of pending displays. The effect example of FIG. 8 does not reduce the number of right/wrong determination information suggested by the pending display at the time of the third symbol variation and the fourth symbol variation. That is, the example of the effect in FIG. 8 includes the first effect (the second effect and the third effect) that does not reduce the number of win-or-fail determination information suggested by the pending display.

Also, in the production example of FIG. 8, the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display is reduced by three at the time of the fifth symbol change. That is, the production example of FIG. 8 is a second production (fourth production, fifth production and 6th rendition) is further included. This second effect includes a pseudo-continuous effect that repeats the temporary stop display and the re-fluctuation display twice. While switching from the production to the 5th production, the number of right or wrong judgment information suggested by the pending display is reduced by 1, and at the time of the second re-variation display of the production pattern, the 5th production to the 6th production. , and the number of correctness determination information suggested by the pending display is further decreased by one.

As described above, in the production example of FIG. It includes a continuous announcement effect that executes the second effect so as to match the number of For this reason, the gaming machine 1 can give the player a new sensation even with the example of the effect shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a third example of the look-ahead effect including the effect that does not reduce the number of pending displays. The effect example of FIG. 9 does not reduce the number of win/loss judgment information suggested by the pending display at the time of the second symbol change. That is, the example of the effect in FIG. 9 includes a first effect (first effect) that does not reduce the number of win-or-fail determination information suggested by the pending display. In addition, the example of the effect in FIG. 9 includes a pseudo-continuous effect that is executed at the time of the third symbol change, and when the third symbol change is started, the number of right or wrong judgment information suggested by the pending display does not reduce That is, the example of the effect in FIG. 9 includes a first effect (second effect) that does not decrease the number of win-or-fail determination information suggested by the pending display.

In addition, the example of the effect in FIG. 9 switches from the second effect to the third effect at the time of re-fluctuation after the temporary stop display in the pseudo-continuous effect during the third pattern change, and is suggested by the pending display. The number of right/wrong determination information is decreased by one, and the number of right/wrong determination information suggested by the pending display is decreased by two at the time of the fifth pattern change. It should be noted that the effect executed at the time of the fifth symbol variation is the second effect in which the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the reserved display is reduced by two according to one special symbol variation display.

As described above, in the example of the effect shown in FIG. 9, when the first effect is started, which is the timing when the number of win/fail judgment information stored in the storage means decreases, and when switching from the first effect to the second effect does not reduce the number of correctness judgment information suggested by the pending display. On the other hand, in the example of the effect shown in FIG. 9, when switching from the second effect to the third effect, which is the timing at which the number of win/fail judgment information stored in the storage means does not decrease, and from the fifth effect to the sixth effect When switching, the number of correctness determination information suggested by the pending display is reduced. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can provide the player with a new experience even with the example of the effect shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 shows a fourth example of the look-ahead effect including the effect that does not reduce the number of pending displays. The example of the effect in FIG. 10 includes a first effect (second effect) that does not reduce the number of win-or-fail determination information suggested by the pending display at the time of the third symbol change. On the other hand, in the example of the effect in FIG. 10, the second effect (the third effect and the fourth effect) is further added to reduce the number of the correctness determination information suggested by the pending display by two at the time of the fourth pattern change. contains.

The example of the effect in FIG. 10 includes the second effect that is executed at the time of the fourth symbol change before the symbol change (fifth symbol change) based on the success/failure determination information that is the basis for executing the look-ahead effect. It does not include the second production when the pattern changes. The gaming machine 1 can provide the player with a new sensation even by the example of the effect shown in FIG. 10 .

FIG. 11 shows a first example of the look-ahead effect including the effect of increasing the number of pending displays. In the production example of FIG. 11, each time the pattern change starts, the story in the production progresses and the number of right/wrong judgment information suggested by the pending display is reduced by one. Increases the number of correctness judgment information suggested by . That is, the example of the effect in FIG. 11 includes the first effect (suspended acquisition effect) for increasing the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the pending display after the second effect. In addition, the production example of FIG. 11 is the second production (4 5th rendition and 5th rendition).

The example of the effect in FIG. 11 includes the first effect of increasing the number of the correctness determination information suggested by the pending display. By making the number of determination information different, it is possible to substantially conceal the decrease in the number of win/fail determination information corresponding to the variation of the pattern, and to suggest a chance by the pending display after the first effect. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can give the player a new experience.

Further, in the production example of FIG. 11, after the first production is executed, the second production is performed so that the number of the success/failure determination information stored in the storage means and the number of the success/failure determination information suggested by the pending display are matched. It contains a continuous announcement performance that executes. Therefore, the game machine 1 can eliminate the difference between the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means and the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display caused by the first effect by the second effect. It is possible to match memory suspension and suspension display after the look-ahead effect.

FIG. 12 shows a second example of the look-ahead effect including the effect of increasing the number of pending displays. In the production example of FIG. 12, the number of win-or-fail determination information suggested by the pending display is increased by two at the time of the third symbol change. That is, the example of the effect shown in FIG. 12 includes the first effect (2 pending acquisition effect) for increasing the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the pending display by two after the second effect. Also, in the production example of FIG. 12, the number of right/wrong determination information suggested by the pending display is reduced by three at the time of the fifth symbol change. That is, the production example of FIG. 12 is the second production (fourth production, fifth production and 6th rendition) is further included.

As described above, in the production example of FIG. It includes a continuous announcement effect that executes the second effect so as to match the number of Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can provide the player with a new experience even with the example of the effect shown in FIG. 12 .

FIG. 13 shows a third example of the look-ahead effect including the effect of increasing the number of pending displays. The effect example of FIG. 13 increases the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the pending display at the time of the third symbol change. That is, the example of the effect in FIG. 13 includes a first effect (suspended acquisition effect) for increasing the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the pending display before the second effect.

The example of the effect in FIG. 13 reduces the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the pending display when switching from the pending acquisition effect to the second effect. In addition, in the production example of FIG. 13, the second production (3 4th rendition and 4th rendition).

As described above, the example of the effect shown in FIG. Increase the number of judgment information. On the other hand, in the example of the effect shown in FIG. 13, when switching from the pending acquisition effect to the second effect, which is the timing at which the number of winning/failure determination information stored in the storage means does not decrease, and when switching from the third effect to the fourth effect In this case, the number of correctness determination information suggested by the pending display is reduced. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can provide the player with a new sensation even with the example of the presentation of FIG. 13 .

FIG. 14 shows an example of a look-ahead effect including both an effect of not decreasing the number of pending displays and an effect of increasing the number of pending displays. In the example of the effect in FIG. 14, when switching from the first effect to the second effect, which is the timing at which the number of right/failure determination information stored in the storage means decreases, the number of right/failure determination information suggested by the pending display does not reduce Also, in the example of the effect in FIG. 14, when switching from the second effect, which is the timing at which the number of right/failure determination information stored in the storage means does not change, to the pending acquisition effect, the right/fail determination information suggested by the pending display increase the number. On the other hand, in the example of the effect shown in FIG. 14, when switching from the third effect to the fourth effect and from the fifth effect to the sixth effect, which is the timing at which the number of win/fail judgment information stored in the storage means does not decrease. When switching, the number of correctness determination information suggested by the pending display is reduced. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 can provide the player with a new sensation even with the example of the effect shown in FIG. 14 .

[Other embodiments]
The invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

In the above-described embodiment, the prefetch effect is a story-type effect displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11. However, if the continuation of the effect can suggest an increase in reliability, the story-type effect can be used. It is not limited to staging. For example, an effect in which the background color of the effect image and the light emission color of the lamp are switched step by step, an effect in which the sound output from the speaker is switched step by step, and an electric accessory provided separately on the game board 10 and the front frame 2 It is possible to employ an effect or the like in which the operation of is switched step by step.

Further, when the continuation of the look-ahead effect suggests an increase in reliability, the reliability may be set according to the number of times the effect is continued. For example, if the production continues 5 times, the reliability is set to 50%, if the production continues 6 times, the reliability is set to 70%, and if the production continues 7 times, the reliability is 100% ( Jackpot confirmation) may be set.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of pending indications ◯ displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 suggests the number of correct/impossible judgment information. not limited to For example, the pending indication may be a symbol indicating a number, such as a number.

Further, in the above embodiment, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 simultaneously displays the effect pattern, the effect image, and the pending display, but the present invention is not limited to the simultaneous display of these. For example, any one of the effect pattern, the effect image, and the pending display may be controlled to be hidden at a predetermined timing, or any one of the effect pattern, the effect image, and the pending display may be displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11. may be displayed by another display means.

In the above-described embodiment, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 displays a pending display indicating the number of correctness determination information stored in the storage unit. It is preferable to always display a memory pending number display showing the correct number of pieces of right/fail judgment information together with the pending display. That is, it is preferable that the effect control board 200 displays the correct number of memory reservations and executes the above-described look-ahead effect. It is preferable that the display of the number of pending memories is displayed in a small size in the corner of the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11 . When the memory reservation number display is displayed together with the reservation display in this way, the gaming machine 1 can present the correct memory reservation number while giving the player a new sensation.

In the above-described embodiment, the examples of the look-ahead effects to be executed in the gaming machine 1 are shown in FIGS. 5 to 14. If at least one of the examples is included, one or more other example renditions may optionally be employed. Further, each example of effect to be executed may be arbitrarily selected based on the determination result of success/failure determination by the preliminary determination means, for example, one example of effect may be selected by lottery from a plurality of examples of effect.

In addition, the game machine 1 is configured so that when memory retention is less than when there are many memory retentions (for example, when there are two memory retentions), it is easy to select the rendering examples from FIG. 7 to FIG. may When the game machine 1 is configured in this way, even when memory retention is small, it is possible to suggest an increase in reliability by continuing the look-ahead effect.

The gaming machines supported by the above embodiment are described below.

[Appendix 1]
Acquisition means for acquiring win/fail determination information according to the progress of a game, determination means for performing win/fail determination using the acquired win/fail determination information when a start condition is satisfied, and when the start condition is satisfied a notifying means for variably displaying a pattern displayed on a display screen, and notifying the judgment result of the judging means by the judging means by confirming display of the pattern after the variably displaying; a storage means for storing within a predetermined upper limit number of the right/failure determination information before being stored; means, prior determination means for performing a right or wrong determination in advance using the right or wrong determination information before the right or wrong determination is performed by the determination means, and based on the determination result of the right or wrong determination by the prior determination means, the pattern a game machine comprising performance control means for executing a look-ahead performance that conceals a decrease in the number of the success/failure determination information according to a change in

Since the game machine of Supplementary Note 1 executes a look-ahead effect that conceals the decrease in the number of win-or-fail judgment information according to the variation of the symbols, it is suggested by the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means and the pending display. A new experience can be given to the player by making the number of win/fail determination information different from the number of hit/fail determination information.

[Appendix 2]
Acquisition means for acquiring win/fail determination information according to the progress of a game, determination means for performing win/fail determination using the acquired win/fail determination information when a start condition is satisfied, and when the start condition is satisfied a notifying means for variably displaying a pattern displayed on a display screen, and notifying the judgment result of the judging means by the judging means by confirming display of the pattern after the variably displaying; a storage means for storing within a predetermined upper limit number of the right/failure determination information before being stored; means, advance judgment means for performing a propriety judgment in advance using the propriety judgment information before the propriety judgment is performed by the judging means, and pre-reading effect based on the judgment result of the propriety judgment by the prior judgment means and an effect control means for execution, wherein the look-ahead effect includes a first effect in which the number suggested by the reserved display is not reduced according to one variation of the symbols.

In the gaming machine of Supplementary Note 2, the look-ahead effect executed by the effect control means includes the first effect that does not reduce the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the pending display in accordance with one variation of the symbol. By making the number of right/wrong determination information stored in the storage means different from the number of right/wrong determination information suggested by the pending display, it is made difficult to predict the continuity of the look-ahead performance by the pending display, and the look-ahead performance is made difficult. You can hide the upper limit of reliability increase. Therefore, the gaming machine of Supplementary Note 2 can give the player a new experience.

[Appendix 3]
Acquisition means for acquiring win/fail determination information according to the progress of a game, determination means for performing win/fail determination using the acquired win/fail determination information when a start condition is satisfied, and when the start condition is satisfied a notifying means for variably displaying a pattern displayed on a display screen, and notifying the judgment result of the judging means by the judging means by confirming display of the pattern after the variably displaying; a storage means for storing within a predetermined upper limit number of the right/failure determination information before being stored; means, advance judgment means for performing a propriety judgment in advance using the propriety judgment information before the propriety judgment is performed by the judging means, and pre-reading effect based on the judgment result of the propriety judgment by the prior judgment means and an effect control means for executing the game machine, wherein the look-ahead effect includes a first effect of increasing the number suggested by the pending display by one or more.

In the game machine of Supplementary Note 3, since the look-ahead effect executed by the effect control means includes the first effect for increasing the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display, the win-or-fail judgment actually stored in the storage means By making the number of pieces of information different from the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display, it is possible to suggest a chance by the pending display after the first effect. Therefore, the gaming machine of Supplementary Note 3 can give the player a new experience.

[Appendix 4]
3. The gaming machine according to appendix 2 or appendix 3, wherein the look-ahead effect further includes a second effect of reducing the number suggested by the reserved display by two or more in response to one variation display of the symbol.

In the gaming machine of Supplementary Note 4, the look-ahead effect executed by the effect control means further includes a second effect in which the number of win/loss determination information suggested by the pending display is reduced by two or more in accordance with one symbol fluctuation display. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the difference between the number of win-or-fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means and the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display caused by the first effect.

[Appendix 5]
The second effect includes a pseudo-continuous effect in which the symbols that are being variably displayed are temporarily stopped and then variably displayed again. The gaming machine according to appendix 4, wherein the number is reduced.

The gaming machine of Supplementary Note 5 reduces the number of win-or-fail judgment information suggested by the pending display at the time of re-variation display of the symbols in the pseudo-continuous effect, so that the actual effect caused by the first effect without giving the player a sense of discomfort. It is possible to reduce the difference between the number of correctness determination information stored in the storage means and the number of correctness determination information suggested by the pending display.

[Appendix 6]
The look-ahead effect includes a continuous advance notice effect that is executed in a plurality of times of the variable display of the symbols, and the success/failure determination information stored in the storage means after the first effect is executed in the continuous advance notice effect. 6. The gaming machine according to appendix 4 or appendix 5, wherein the effect is to execute the second effect so as to match the number of and the number suggested by the pending display.

In the gaming machine of Supplementary Note 6, the second effect can eliminate the difference between the number of pieces of win/fail judgment information actually stored in the storage means caused by the first effect and the number of pieces of win/fail judgment information suggested by the pending display. It is possible to match memory suspension and suspension display after the look-ahead effect.

1 game machine 2 front frame 2a window 3 lamp 4a upper speaker 4b lower speaker 5 upper plate 6 lower plate 7 launch handle 7a launch device 8 production button (production operation unit)
10 game board 10a game area 10b segment display area 11 liquid crystal display device 12 first start opening 12a first start opening sensor 13 second start opening 13a second start opening sensor 13b start opening solenoid 14 operation gate 14a gate sensor 15 big winning opening 15a Special winning opening sensor 15b Large winning opening solenoid 16 Outlet 17 Launch rail 18 Decorative member 50 Segment display unit 100 Main control board 200 Effect control board 300 Payout control board

Claims (1)

Acquisition means for acquiring win/fail judgment information in accordance with the progress of a game;
Judgment means for making a propriety judgment using the acquired propriety judgment information when a start condition is satisfied;
notification means for variably displaying a pattern displayed on a display screen when the start condition is satisfied, and for notifying the determination result of the determination by the determination means by confirming display of the pattern after the variable display;
a storage means for storing the propriety determination information within a predetermined upper limit number;
Displaying a pending display indicating the number of the propriety determination information stored in the storage means in a display screen when the propriety determination information is acquired , and increasing the number of display of the pending display up to the predetermined upper limit. pending display means capable of displaying and reducing the number of pending displays to be displayed based on the start of the variable display of the symbols;
advance determination means for making a preliminary determination based on the propriety determination information before the propriety determination is performed by the determination means;
A performance control means for executing a prefetch effect before the right or wrong determination start time of the right or wrong determination information subject to the prior determination based on the result of the prior determination by the prior determination means,
The look-ahead effect is based on the arrival of the right/wrong judgment start time as related to the suspension display up to the predetermined upper limit number, instead of the suspension display that decreases based on the start of the variable display of the symbols. To provide a game machine including an effect to make a reserved display remaining until a pattern is displayed in a variable manner.

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