JP7499513B2 - Gaming Machines - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an amusement machine.

In many gaming machines, it is common to determine the presentation to notify each winning/losing judgment result based on the winning/losing judgment result (determining the presentation according to each change) (for example, see Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2016-093353 A

The problem that this invention aims to solve is to provide a gaming machine that can realize highly creative changes in presentation.

The gaming machine of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, is characterized by comprising: a display means for displaying an identification pattern indicating a win/loss judgment result and a background image of the identification pattern; a win/loss judgment information acquisition means for acquiring win/loss judgment information when a gaming ball enters a predetermined area; a storage means for storing the win/loss judgment information up to a predetermined number; and, if the win/loss judgment information acquired by the win/loss judgment information acquisition means is specific information and a predetermined prohibition condition based on the win/loss judgment information acquired by the win/loss judgment information acquisition means prior to the specific information and stored in the storage means is not established, a performance control means for starting a sudden performance in which the background image different from the currently running performance is displayed in place of the currently running performance that was being executed when the specific information was acquired.

The gaming machine of the present invention makes it possible to realize highly creative variations in presentation.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. (a) is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of a hold display and an identification pattern displayed on a display device (display area), and (b) is a diagram showing the types of hold displays. A diagram for explaining the flow of effects from before the occurrence of a sudden effect to after the occurrence of the sudden effect. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a prohibition condition. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a second specific example. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a third specific example. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a fourth specific example. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a fifth specific example.

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

The gaming machine 1 includes a gaming board 90. The gaming board 90 is made of a substantially square piece of plywood, and has a guide rail 903 that is substantially arc-shaped and forms a path that guides gaming balls launched by operating a launching device 908 (launching handle) to a gaming area 902.

The game area 902 is provided with a display device 91, a start winning hole 904 (corresponding to the specified area in the present invention), a big winning hole 906, an outlet hole, etc. The display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be seen through an opening 901 formed in the game board 90. The shape, etc. of the display area 911 can be changed as appropriate (the shape, etc. of the display area 911 can be changed by changing the shape and size of the opening 901, or the shape and size of the display device 91 itself).

In addition, the play area 902 is provided with multiple game pegs as obstacles that change the way the game ball flows down when the game ball collides with them. The game ball flowing down the play area 902 changes into various forms depending on the conditions when it collides with the game pegs.

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

The lottery for the big win is executed by the winning/losing determination means, which is a control circuit constructed on the main control board (not shown), when a game ball enters the start winning hole 904 (there may be multiple such starting winning holes). Specifically, when a game ball enters the start winning hole 904, a numerical value (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as winning/losing determination information) is acquired from a random number source (the winning/losing determination information acquisition means acquires the numerical value, which is the winning/losing determination information), and if the numerical value is the same as the predetermined winning numerical value, it is a big win, and if it is different, it is a loss. In this embodiment, the announcement of the winning/losing determination result is started in the order in which the numerical values are acquired (so-called fluctuation is started), but when a certain numerical value is acquired and the winning/losing determination result based on the numerical value acquired before that is announced, it is stored in the storage means provided on the control board (not shown) until the winning/losing determination result based on the certain numerical value is started. The maximum number of stored values (maximum number of reserved values) for which the announcement of the winning/losing determination has not yet started (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as reserved (reserved information)) can be set appropriately. The maximum number of reserved numbers that the storage means in this embodiment can store is four per one type of starting winning slot 904. The reserved information stored in the storage means is displayed in the display area 911 as reserved display 20 (see FIG. 2(a)). In this embodiment, it is determined whether the acquired number is a number that will result in a jackpot when the hit/miss judgment notification begins, but it is also possible to perform a hit/miss judgment when the number is acquired and store the hit/miss judgment result itself (in this case, the hit/miss judgment result itself corresponds to the hit/miss judgment information). The acquired number is also used as a number to determine the specific content of the presentation that notifies the hit/miss judgment result.

In this embodiment, the pending display 20 is set to have a number of different modes with different probabilities of the hit/miss judgment result being a hit (the so-called hit expectation rate; hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as hit expectation rate). In this embodiment, the following modes are set in order of decreasing expectation rate: normal mode 20n, first special mode 21s, second special mode 22s, and third special mode 23s (see FIG. 2(b)). In this embodiment, the difference between each mode is differentiated by the color of the pending display 20 (in each figure, the color is expressed by text). However, the way in which the difference between each mode is set and the number of types of modes can be changed as appropriate.

Note that we will not explain components of the gaming machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1 and the lower and upper trays that store the gaming balls. These components can have the same structure as known gaming machines.

In this embodiment, as in known gaming machines, the winning/losing judgment result is notified to the player by the combination of the identification patterns 10 (see FIG. 2(a)) displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91. Specifically, the identification pattern group 10g (left identification pattern group 10gL, center identification pattern group 10gC, right identification pattern group 10gR) including a plurality of types of identification patterns 10 starts to change, and finally, one identification pattern 10 is selected from each identification pattern group 10g and stops. If the jackpot is won, the combination of the identification patterns 10 selected and stopped from each identification pattern group 10g will be a predetermined combination (for example, three of the same identification patterns 10). If the jackpot is lost, the combination will be other than the above (combination other than the combination that results in the jackpot). Note that in each figure, only the "numbers (letters)" that make up the identification patterns 10 are illustrated, but a pattern in which the numbers and characters, etc. are combined can be set as the identification pattern 10.

In the gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment, various effects are executed to enhance the entertainment value of the game. In this embodiment, the various effects are controlled by an effect control board (sub-control board) not shown (the control circuit constructed on the effect control board corresponds to the effect control means in this invention). The gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment is capable of executing a sudden effect (corresponding to a specific effect in this invention) as one type of effect. The sudden effect will be described in detail below.

The sudden performance is a performance that is executed when the acquired winning/losing judgment information is specific information (when the numerical value acquired from the random number source is a predetermined value). Usually, a performance that notifies a winning/losing judgment result is started after all the announcements of the winning/losing judgment results (previous winning/losing judgment results) for which winning/losing judgment information was acquired earlier have been completed. In other words, it is common for the performance to start when the identification pattern 10 (identification pattern group 10g) for notifying a winning/losing judgment result starts to change. Therefore, even when new winning/losing judgment information is acquired, if a performance that notifies a previous winning/losing judgment result is being executed, the performance continues to be executed as it is, so that the acquisition of new winning/losing judgment information is not reflected in the performance that is being executed (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as the execution performance), except for the points that the hold display 20 triggered by the acquisition of new winning/losing judgment information is displayed and the display of the identification pattern 10 continues (details will be described later). In other words, when the sudden performance starts, at least the background image is switched from that of the execution performance to that of the sudden performance.

The sudden performance is started suddenly in place of the ongoing performance when specific information is acquired. In other words, when specific information is acquired, the ongoing performance is forcibly terminated and the sudden performance is started instead. Note that in this embodiment, when the ongoing performance is not set, that is, when specific information is acquired when all the results of the correct/incorrect decisions have been notified, a performance similar to the sudden performance will be started. However, the following describes the sudden performance that is executed in place of the ongoing performance (i.e., the sudden performance that occurs when all the results of the correct/incorrect decisions have not been notified).

In this embodiment, the sudden performance is composed of at least the performance image displayed in the display area 911, the performance sound output from the speaker 94, and the performance light output from the light-emitting member 93 provided on the frame of the gaming machine 1. In other words, these are set as the performance elements of the sudden performance. The specific form of each performance element may be any. Since the start timing of the sudden performance is the timing when the specific information is acquired, the total time of the sudden performance is indefinite. Therefore, each performance element may be configured to output a predetermined performance form that changes over time so as to loop at regular time intervals. In other words, the performance image is output to the display area 911 so that a certain amount of video is started from the beginning each time the time has passed. The performance sound is output from the speaker 94 so that a certain amount of music is started from the beginning each time the time has passed. The performance light is controlled by controlling the light-emitting member 93 so that a certain amount of light-emitting pattern is started from the beginning each time the time has passed. It is preferable to make the timing of looping each performance element coincident. In this way, it is possible to create a sudden performance in which the video, sound, and light are linked.

In this way, the sudden performance in this embodiment changes the performance mode over time, but the performance mode of any of the performance elements may be maintained while the performance continues. For example, a still image may be continuously output as the performance video. Also, in this embodiment, the identification pattern 10 continues to be displayed even during the sudden performance. The identification pattern 10 may be displayed in a dedicated manner during the sudden performance. In such a configuration, the identification pattern 10 that was displayed in accordance with the performance currently being performed changes to a state where it is displayed in a dedicated manner when the sudden performance starts. In this embodiment, during the sudden performance, the identification pattern 10 is displayed small so as not to stand out in the corner of the display area 911.

The sudden performance continues at least until the identification pattern 10 (identification pattern group 10g) for notifying the pass/fail judgment result corresponding to the specific information (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as the target pass/fail judgment result) starts to change. If the hold display 20 corresponding to the specific information is the specific hold display 201 (which looks no different from the normal hold display 20), it continues from when the specific hold display 201 is displayed until the specific hold display 201 is not displayed as the hold display 20. However, if the performance for notifying the pass/fail judgment result starts and the notification of the pass/fail judgment result has not yet been completed, that is, if the setting is such that the display corresponding to the change (the change display) is displayed, the sudden performance will continue until the one corresponding to the specific hold display 201 is shifted to the change display. In this way, the sudden performance continues until a predetermined time point after all the notifications of the pass/fail judgment results prior to the target pass/fail judgment result have been completed. However, the sudden performance may end before the change of the identification pattern 10 (identification pattern group 10g) for notifying the target pass/fail judgment result starts to change.

In this embodiment, after the sudden performance ends, a predetermined performance is started, and the result of the performance is notified of the hit/miss judgment result. The predetermined performance may be only one type (a dedicated performance may be set to be executed after the sudden performance), or multiple types may be set. Alternatively, such a predetermined performance may not occur, and the result of the target hit/miss judgment may be notified by the end of the sudden performance itself. Note that the sudden performance in this embodiment is set as a performance that increases the hit/miss judgment result (compared to when it does not occur), although it is sometimes called the jackpot expectation rate of the target hit/miss judgment result when it occurs. The jackpot expectation rate when it occurs can be set appropriately. It may also be set so that the occurrence of the sudden performance determines that the hit/miss judgment result of the target is a jackpot.

In this embodiment, even if specific information is acquired as the win/loss determination information, the sudden performance may not be triggered by that. Specifically, even when specific information is acquired, if a predetermined prohibition condition is met, the sudden performance will not be generated. In this embodiment, a prohibition condition is set based on the win/loss determination information acquired before the specific information (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as the previous pending information). Specifically, it is as follows. Note that the prohibition condition can be set from various perspectives, so the conditions shown below are merely examples. It is also possible to configure the system so that such prohibition conditions are not set. In other words, it is also possible to configure the system so that when specific information is acquired, the sudden performance will be started regardless of the situation.

First prohibition condition (see FIG. 4A)
If the previous reserved information includes a so-called reach state, the sudden performance is not generated. The reach state refers to a state in which any of the multiple identification symbols 10 that notify the winning/losing judgment result is stopped or pseudo-stopped (meaning a state in which the player sees it as stopped (e.g., a state in which the symbols are slightly shaking), the same applies below), and there is still a possibility of a big win from the player's point of view at that time. In this embodiment, it refers to a state in which the symbols selected from two of the left identification symbol group 10gL, the center identification symbol group 10gC, and the right identification symbol group 10gR and stopped or pseudo-stopped are the same, and the remaining one identification symbol group 10g is fluctuating. In other words, if the identification symbol 10 selected from the remaining one identification symbol group 10g is the same as the one selected from the other identification symbol group 10g, it is a state in which a big win will occur. The reach state indicates to the player that the probability of the hit/miss judgment result being a jackpot has increased, and since it is a state (presentation) that gives the player hope, if the frequency of occurrence of the reach state decreases, interest may decrease. Therefore, the prohibition condition is set when there is a reach state in the previous reserved information. Note that it does not matter whether the hit/miss judgment result corresponding to the reach state is ultimately a jackpot or not.

Second prohibition condition (see FIG. 4B)
If the previous reserved information includes information that will cause a so-called continuous performance, the sudden performance is not generated. Examples of the continuous performance include the so-called pseudo continuous performance and the look-ahead continuous performance. These continuous performances are well known, so detailed explanations are omitted. The pseudo continuous performance is a performance in which the identification pattern 10, which changes with a combination indicating a loss, is stopped in a pseudo manner and the change is started again, and this is repeated one or more times. Basically, this repetition occurs during a performance in which one hit/miss judgment result is notified. The look-ahead continuous performance is a performance in which the identification pattern 10, which changes with a predetermined combination indicating a loss (such as a combination indicating a chance), is stopped and the change is started again, and this is repeated one or more times. In other words, when a certain hit/miss judgment result is notified, a performance is used in which one or more hit/miss judgment results that are completed before that are notified. Generally, both continuous performances are set so that the more times the number of times the stop or pseudo stop is changed again, the higher the expectation of a big win. These consecutive effects indicate to the player that the probability of the hit/miss judgment result being a jackpot has increased, and because they are conditions (effects) that give the player hope, if their occurrence frequency decreases, there is a risk that interest will decrease. Therefore, the case where the previous reserved information includes something that will cause a so-called consecutive effect is set as a prohibited condition.

Third prohibition condition (see FIG. 4C)
If the previous reserved information includes information that indicates a jackpot as a result of the hit/miss judgment, the sudden performance is not generated. If the hit/miss judgment result is a jackpot, a jackpot game will be executed, so the presence of such previous reserved information is set as a prohibited condition. In a configuration in which the hit/miss judgment result is set to always go through the reach state when the hit/miss judgment result is a jackpot, this condition can be covered by a prohibited condition (first prohibited condition) based on the existence or non-existence of the reach state, so it does not need to be set as a prohibited condition. In a configuration in which there is a possibility of winning a jackpot without going through a reach state, such as a so-called full rotation performance (not explained because it is publicly known) in which a jackpot is confirmed, this condition needs to be set as a prohibited condition.

Fourth prohibition condition (see FIG. 4(d))
If the reserved display 20 corresponding to the previous reserved information has a special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s, the sudden performance is not generated. When the reserved display 20 has a special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s, the player expects that the hit/miss judgment result corresponding to the reserved display 20 will be a big hit, so by not disappointing that expectation, the decrease in the entertainment value is suppressed. However, in a configuration in which the above-mentioned reach state is always established when the reserved display 20 has a special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s, this condition can be covered by a prohibition condition based on the existence or nonexistence of the reach state (first prohibition condition), so it does not have to be set as a prohibition condition. Even if the reserved display 20 has a special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s, in a configuration in which the reach state may not be established, this condition needs to be set as a prohibition condition.

Fifth prohibition condition (not shown)
When the number of previous reserved information items is less than a predetermined number, the sudden performance is not generated. For example, when the number of previous reserved information items is less than two (one or less), the sudden performance is not generated. Since the sudden performance can be said to be a performance (preview performance) that is executed across multiple reserved items, the effect of the sudden performance is reduced when the number of previous reserved information items is small, and therefore a prohibition condition based on the number of previous reserved information items may be set.

In this way, in the gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment, when specific information is acquired, there is a possibility that the ongoing presentation will suddenly change to a sudden presentation. In other words, it is possible to realize an unprecedented change in presentation, where the presentation suddenly changes upon acquisition of win/loss determination information.

In addition, in this embodiment, even when a sudden performance occurs, the image showing the hold display 20 indicating the presence of at least the hold information is maintained and continues to be displayed. Note that "maintained" here does not mean that the image showing the hold display 20 does not change at all, but that the display mode of the hold display 20 is maintained as it is. In other words, the purpose is to allow the hold display 20 to increase or decrease due to the acquisition of hit/miss judgment information and the notification of the hit/miss judgment result. Since a sudden performance occurs as a result of the acquisition of specific information, the number of holds when the sudden performance occurs is greater than the number of holds immediately before the sudden performance occurs (+1). Therefore, an increase in the hold display 20 occurs accordingly. In this way, by making the hold display 20 continue to be displayed as it is, it is possible to realize an impactful change in the performance while preventing the player from misunderstanding that all the hit/miss judgment results corresponding to the hold information have been notified.

In addition, in this embodiment, the identification pattern 10 continues to be displayed even after the sudden performance has started, just like the pending display 20, so it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which it is not clear what the result of the win/loss judgment corresponding to the previous pending display 20 was.

Below, we will explain specific examples of modifications and improvements to the gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment. Unless otherwise specified, the technical ideas of the specific examples described below may be applied alone or in combination.

First concrete example (see Figure 3)
During the execution of the sudden performance (from the start to the end of the sudden performance), the modes of all the displayed reserved displays 20 are maintained in the normal mode 20n. When the reserved display 20 is set to the special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s, it is easy to know that the win/lose judgment result corresponding to the reserved display 20 in the special mode 21s, 22s, or 23s is the target of the sudden performance. If the reserved display that is the target of the sudden performance is easily known in this way, there is a risk that the fun of the performance, such as imagining how long the sudden performance will continue, will be lost. Therefore, during the execution of the sudden performance, it is preferable that the modes of all the reserved displays 20 (including the reserved displays 20 other than the reserved displays 20 corresponding to the specific information) are maintained in the normal mode 20n.

When the fourth prohibition condition is set as the prohibition condition, the hold display 20 corresponding to the previous hold information, which is the win/lose determination information acquired before the specific information, will always be in the normal mode 20n when the sudden performance starts. Therefore, the hold display 20 corresponding to the specific information and the hold display 20 corresponding to the win/lose determination information (new hold) acquired after the specific information (after the sudden performance has started) may be in the normal mode 20n. When the fourth prohibition condition is not set as the prohibition condition and there is a possibility that the hold display 20 in the specific mode is displayed at the start of the sudden performance (just before the start), the specific mode may be changed to the normal mode 20n at the same time as the sudden performance starts, and may be controlled to be maintained until the end of the sudden performance.

Second concrete example (see Figure 5)
This is a control example of the reserved display 20 different from the first concrete example. At the timing when the sudden performance starts (immediately after the start), the state of all the displayed reserved displays 20 is the normal state 20n (see FIG. 5 (a) (b)). By doing so, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the entertainment value caused by easily knowing which reserved display 20 the sudden performance corresponds to immediately after the sudden performance starts.

In other words, unlike the first specific example, this example allows for a change in the state of the hold display 20 after a specified period of time has elapsed since the start of the sudden performance. In this example, the state of the hold display 20 may change during the performance, which has the advantage that the sudden performance and the change in the hold display 20 can be combined to increase the ingenuity of the performance.

The timing at which the state of the hold display 20 is permitted to change can be, for example, the point at which at least one result of the win/lose judgment has been notified after the start of the sudden performance. In other words, it is possible to set it so that the state of the hold display 20 may change (a hold change performance may occur) after the position of each hold display 20 (hold consumption order) moves up by one as a result of the win/lose judgment result being notified after the start of the sudden performance (see Figure 5 (c)).

The change in the state of the hold display 20 can be set to occur only for the specific hold display 201, or it can be set to occur for hold displays 20 other than the specific hold display 201 (FIG. 5(c) shows an example of a change in the state of the specific hold display 201). If the former is adopted, it is possible to clearly indicate the hold display 20 that is the subject of the sudden performance, and to indicate the expected probability that the hit/miss judgment result corresponding to that hold display 20 will be a jackpot by the change in the hold display 20. If the latter is adopted, the state change will occur for hold displays other than the one that is the subject of the sudden performance, making it possible to make it difficult to identify the hold display 20 that is the subject of the sudden performance (to create an unexpected performance).

The same technical idea as in this example may be applied to the hold change suggestion effect, which is an effect intended to show the player that the hold display 20 may change, and which may or may not result in a change in the state of the hold display 20. In other words, the hold change suggestion effect may occur after the notification of at least one win/loss determination result is completed after the start of the sudden effect. Furthermore, the hold display 20 that is the target of the hold change suggestion effect may be limited to the specific hold display 201, or it may not be limited to the specific hold display 201.

Third Example (See Figure 6)
This is an example of control when a movable member 92 (so-called movable prop) that can move within a predetermined range is provided. The specific form of the movable member 92 and the driving mechanism, etc., may be any type, so a description will be omitted. The movable member 92 may be integrated with a light-emitting member 93, the details of which will be described later. The movable member 92 is capable of moving between an original position and one or more performance positions. The shape, color, etc. may change depending on the movement between the original position and the performance position.

When the specific information is acquired, there is a possibility that the movable member 92 is not in the original position. In other words, the possibility that a performance using the movable member 92 is being performed for the ongoing performance cannot be denied. Taking this into consideration, if the movable member 92 is not in the original position when the specific information is acquired and the sudden performance starts (see FIG. 6(a)), the movable member 92 is immediately returned to the original position (if the shape or color changes, it is returned to the shape or color in the original position) (see FIG. 6(b)). With this configuration, the movable member 92 is forcibly displaced to the original position by the start of the sudden performance, making it easy to understand the change in the performance. Furthermore, an unprecedented series of performances can occur in which the movable member 92, which was not in the original position, suddenly returns to the original position without any context.

If the movable member 92 is in the original position when the specific information is acquired, that state will be maintained even after the sudden performance begins.

Fourth Example (see Figure 7)
This is a control example in the case where the light emitting member 93 (which may have one light source or may be a light emitting unit equipped with multiple light sources) is provided, which can be changed to various light emitting modes, such as being able to switch the light emitting color. The light emitting member 93 may be lit in a light emitting mode corresponding to the currently running performance. In such a situation, when specific information is acquired and a sudden performance is started, the light emitting mode corresponding to the currently running performance (see FIG. 7(a)) is immediately switched to a light emitting mode (performance light) corresponding to the sudden performance (see FIG. 7(b)). With such a configuration, the light emitting mode of the light emitting member 93 is forcibly switched by the start of the sudden performance, so that the change in the performance is easy to understand. Furthermore, a series of performances that have not been seen in the past may occur in which the light emitting member 93 that has been emitting light corresponding to the currently running performance (for example, it is considered that it is emitting light regularly corresponding to the currently running performance) suddenly switches to a different light emitting mode without any context.

Fifth Example (see Figure 8)
This is a control example when a speaker 94 (sound output device) that outputs sound effects for performance is provided. The speaker 94 may output sound effects for performance corresponding to the currently running performance. In such a situation, when specific information is acquired and a sudden performance is started, the sound effects corresponding to the currently running performance (see FIG. 8(a)) are immediately switched to sound effects (performance sounds) corresponding to the sudden performance (see FIG. 8(b)). With such a configuration, the mode of the sound output from the speaker 94 is forcibly switched by the start of the sudden performance, so that the change in the performance is easy to understand. Furthermore, a series of performances that have not been seen in the past may occur in which a state in which a certain melody music corresponding to the currently running performance is output is switched to a state in which a completely different melody music is output without any context.

Sixth Specific Example Although it has been described that the sudden performance in the above embodiment is started when the specific information is acquired, it may be started at other timing. For example, after the specific information is acquired, the result of the winning/losing judgment that has already been notified at the time of acquisition of the specific information and the result of the winning/losing judgment corresponding to the previous reserved information are notified in order, and the completion of the result of the winning/losing judgment that has already been notified at the time of acquisition of the specific information and the result of the winning/losing judgment corresponding to the previous reserved information may be triggered to cause the sudden performance corresponding to the specific information. In other words, the sudden performance may be triggered by the advancement of the order of consumption of the reserved corresponding to the specific information (the display position of the specific reserved display 201 is moved). As in the above embodiment, the sudden performance may be triggered immediately when the specific information is acquired, or the sudden performance may be triggered by the advancement of the order of consumption of the reserved corresponding to the specific information.

In this way, by configuring it so that a sudden performance can occur when the reserved lottery order is moved up, it is possible to realize unprecedented changes in performance.

The above describes in detail the embodiments (specific examples) of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Specific means (gaming machines) obtained from the above embodiment are listed below.
Means 1
A gaming machine comprising: a win/lose determination information acquisition means for acquiring win/lose determination information when a gaming ball enters a specified area; and, when the win/lose determination information acquired by the win/lose determination information acquisition means is specific information and a specified prohibition condition is not established, a presentation control means for starting a specific presentation in place of the currently executing presentation when the specific information is acquired, regardless of what type of presentation is currently being executed.
According to the gaming machine relating to the means 1, when specific information is acquired, it is possible to realize an unprecedented change in presentation, in which the currently running presentation may suddenly change to a specific presentation.

Means 2
The gaming machine described in means 1 is characterized in that it is equipped with a memory means for storing the win/loss determination information acquired by the win/loss determination information acquisition means as reserved information up to a predetermined number, and at least a portion of the prohibition conditions are determined to be fulfilled or not based on the type of reserved information stored in the memory means.
In this way, by preventing a specific performance from being executed depending on the content of the pending information, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems such as an important performance not being executed due to the start of a specific performance.

Means 3
The gaming machine described in means 1 or 2 is characterized in that it is equipped with a memory means for storing the win/lose determination information acquired by the win/lose determination information acquisition means as reserved information up to a predetermined number, and when the specific performance begins, the image displayed on the display device is maintained as an image showing a reserved display indicating the existence of the reserved information.
In this way, by maintaining the pending display indicating the presence of pending information when a specific presentation is started, it is possible to realize an impactful change in presentation while preventing the player from misunderstanding that all win/lose judgment results corresponding to the pending information have been announced.

Means 4
A gaming machine described in any of means 1 to 3, which is equipped with a memory means for storing the win/loss determination information acquired by the win/loss determination information acquisition means as reserved information up to a predetermined number, and a normal state and a special state which suggests that the corresponding win/loss determination result is more likely to be a win than the normal state are set as reserved displays to indicate the existence of the reserved information, and while the specific performance is being executed, the state of all reserved displays is set to the normal state.
In this way, by making the pending display appear in the normal state while a specific performance is being executed, it is possible to prevent a decrease in entertainment value that would occur if it were easy to tell which pending display (pending information) the specific performance corresponds to.

Means 5
A gaming machine described in any of means 1 to 3, which is equipped with a memory means for storing the win/lose determination information acquired by the win/lose determination information acquisition means as reserved information up to a predetermined number, and the reserved display indicating the existence of the reserved information is set to a normal state and a special state which suggests that the corresponding win/lose determination result is more likely to be a win than the normal state, and at least at the timing when the specific performance occurs, the state of all reserved displays is set to the normal state.
In this way, by making the pending display appear in the normal state when a special performance occurs, it is possible to prevent a decrease in entertainment value that would occur if it were easy to tell immediately after the start of a special performance which pending display (pending information) the special performance corresponds to.

Means 6
A gaming machine described in any one of means 1 to 5, characterized in that it has a movable member that can move within a predetermined range, and when the specific performance starts, the movable member is positioned at an original position.
With this configuration, if the movable member is located in a position other than the original position immediately before the start of a specific performance, the start of the specific performance will forcibly displace the movable member to the original position, making it easy to see the change in performance.

Means 7
A gaming machine described in any one of means 1 to 6, characterized in that it is provided with an illuminating member that can emit light in a plurality of different light emission modes, and when the specific performance starts, even if the illuminating member is emitting light in accordance with the performance currently being performed, the light emission mode of the illuminating member can be switched to one that matches the specific performance.
With this configuration, the light emission state of the light-emitting components is forcibly changed when a specific performance begins, making it easy to see the change in performance.

Means 8
A gaming machine as described in any one of means 1 to 7, further comprising a sound output device that outputs sound effects for a presentation, and when the specific presentation starts, even if a sound effect for a presentation that matches the presentation currently being performed is being output from the sound output device, the sound effect for the presentation can be switched to one that matches the specific presentation.
With this configuration, the sound effects are forcibly switched when a specific effect starts, making it easy to notice the change in effect.

1 Gaming machine 10 Identification pattern 20 Hold display 20n Normal mode 21s First special mode 22s Second special mode 23s Third special mode 201 Specific hold display 91 Display device 911 Display area 92 Movable member 93 Light-emitting member 94 Speaker (sound output device)

Claims (1)

A display means for displaying an identification pattern indicating the result of the winning/losing judgment and a background image of the identification pattern;
A winning/losing determination information acquisition means for acquiring winning/losing determination information when a gaming ball enters a predetermined area;
A storage means for storing the pass/fail determination information up to a predetermined number;
a presentation control means for, when the winning/losing determination information acquired by the winning/losing determination information acquisition means is specific information and a predetermined prohibition condition based on previous winning/losing determination information acquired by the winning/losing determination information acquisition means prior to the specific information and stored in the storage means is not established, starting a sudden presentation in which the background image different from the currently running presentation being displayed and the identification pattern changes slightly in place of the currently running presentation being executed when the specific information was acquired, and terminating the sudden presentation before the winning/losing determination result corresponding to the specific information is announced, so that the winning/losing determination result is announced by the conclusion of a predetermined presentation different from the sudden presentation ;
A gaming machine comprising:
However, the result of the judgment corresponding to the specific information is not necessarily a confirmed win.

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