JPH10314400A - Game machine, game-machine control method, and storage medium storing game-machine controlling program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for improving the amusement performance of a game using a game machine. SOLUTION: The game machine has a control means (CPU 100) which decides a combination of ordinary marks when a game medium passes through a specific area (area where an ordinary-mark actuation gate switch 15 can detect the passage of the game medium) and opens a first accessory (ordinary electric accessory a40) for a specific length of time when the combination has a particular pattern. In the case, a detection means (ordinary electric accessory b actuation switch 15) for detecting the passage of the game medium, and a second accessory (ordinary electric accessory b42) which opens/closes for allowing the game medium to become a winning ball are provided. Upon detecting the passage of the game medium by the detection means, the control means controls the opening/closing of the second accessory according to one of several kinds of control modes determined in advance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a means for improving the playability of a game using a gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko machine having only one ordinary symbol display device as symbol display means. It relates to suitable means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a schematic explanatory view of a front portion of a conventional gaming machine, and FIG. 11 is an operation timing chart for explaining an operation of the conventional gaming machine.

[0003] As shown in FIG.
An ordinary symbol display device 230 provided at the upper center of the game board for displaying ordinary symbols 1, an ordinary symbol 1 operation gate switch 233 provided below the ordinary symbol display device 230, and an ordinary symbols display device 230 And a normal symbol 1 operation storage unit 232 composed of four LEDs provided above the display unit.

[0004] Also, a pair of prize ball indicator lamps 250 and 251 which are lit in a predetermined lighting pattern when a prize ball is won for winning a prize in one of the winning openings of the game medium are provided at upper left and right ends of the game board. At the same time, an out port 245 for discharging a game medium not winning any of them is provided at a lower portion of the game board.

Further, an outer rail 247 having an external appearance and an arc shape, which functions as a guide track for guiding a game medium fired by operation of a firing device (not shown) to an upper portion of the game board,
It is provided so as to be inscribed in the outer peripheral part of the game board,
In addition, a foul ball stop (not shown) is fixed to the tip of the game device to prevent the game media that cannot be guided by the outer rail 247 from rolling on the game board when the firing force of the game media by the firing device is small. An inner rail 246 is also provided.

The game medium ejected by the operation of the launching device is guided by the outer rail 247, advances toward the upper part of the game board, and then falls while rolling on the game board. And the normal symbol 1 operation gate switch 23
3 detects the passage of the game medium, the normal symbol display device 2
30 is driven, and the variable display of the normal symbol 1 is determined.
A series of stop display operations are performed.

[0007] The variable display of the ordinary symbol 1 is performed in such a manner that the ordinary symbol is independently changed in three variable display regions of the ordinary symbol display device 230. In addition,
Normal symbol 1 operating gate switch 2 while symbol 1 is fluctuating
Each time 33 detects the passage of the game medium, the LED of the ordinary symbol 1 operation storage section 232 is turned on one by one, and a maximum of four LEDs can be turned on. A series of operations of variable display / determination of appearance / stop display is suspended, and when a game medium wins one of the winning holes, a prize ball is displayed and the prize ball is displayed in a predetermined lighting pattern. The lighting of the lamps 250 and 251 is controlled.

[0008] An ordinary electric accessory d235 is provided at the lower right of the ordinary symbol display device 230. The ordinary electric accessory d235 includes an ordinary symbol 2 display 234 composed of 7-segment LEDs, A normal symbol 2 operation storage unit 236 including four LEDs is provided.

When the result of the normal symbol 1 is a specific pattern, the ordinary electric accessory d235 is in a winning state for a predetermined time. At this time, the game medium is changed to the ordinary electric accessory d.
When the player wins 235, the ordinary symbol 2 display 234 is driven, and a series of operations of variable display, determination of appearance, and stop display of the ordinary symbol 2 are performed. It should be noted that the game medium is usually an electric accessory d.
Each time the prize 235 is won, the LED of the normal symbol 2 operation storage section 236 is lit one by one, and up to four LEDs can be lit. A series of operations for determining and stopping the eyes are suspended.

When the result of the ordinary symbol 2 reaches a specific number, the ordinary electric accessory e237 provided at the lower right of the ordinary symbol 1 operation gate switch 233 (the lower left of the ordinary electric accessory d235) is moved to a predetermined position. It is opened and closed with the opening and closing pattern.
Then, when the game medium wins the ordinary electric auditors product e237 when the ordinary electric auditors product e237 is in the open state, the ordinary electric auditors product f238 provided at the lower portion of the game board is opened for a predetermined time to be able to win the prize.

The above operation will be described below with reference to the timing chart of FIG. In practice, a control means such as a CPU that operates in accordance with an operation program stored in a storage medium such as a ROM obtains output signals and ON signals from various sensors and switches provided in the gaming machine. A series of control operations are performed by controlling the operation of various mechanisms such as a winning mechanism and the display device provided in the accessory.

First, the normal symbol 1 operation gate switch 23
3 detects the passage of the game medium, the ordinary symbol 1 operation gate switch 233 is turned on, and an ON signal is output from the ordinary symbol 1 operation gate switch 233 (FIG. 1).
1 (a)), whereby the normal symbol display device 230 enters the variable display state for about 10 seconds, and then the variable display stops (FIG. 11 (b)).

Actually, before the ordinary symbol display device 230 enters the variable display state, the number of the ordinary symbol 1 is determined, and when the number of the ordinary symbol 1 is a specific pattern (hit pattern), " As a result, the ordinary electric accessory d235 is opened for about 6 seconds (FIG. 11C).

Approximately 6 when the normal electric accessory d235 is opened
In seconds, up to five game media, usually electric
Every time the player wins No. 5, the ordinary symbol 2 operation switch (not shown) provided in the ordinary electric accessory d235 is turned on, and an ON signal is output from the ordinary symbol 2 operation switch (FIG. 11D). By the normal design 2 display 2
Numeral 34 is in the variable display state for about 5 seconds from the first winning, and thereafter the variable display is stopped (FIG. 11 (e)).

In practice, before the normal symbol 2 display 234 enters the variable display state, the number of the normal symbol 2 is determined, and this number is determined by a specific number (for example, “3” or “7”). ), It is a “hit” and the ordinary electric accessory e237
Are opened and closed in a predetermined opening and closing pattern (FIG. 11).
(F)). In this example, the open state for about 1 second and the closed state for about 7 seconds are repeated twice. Finally, after the ordinary electric accessory e237 is opened for about 1 second, the ordinary electric accessory e2
37 is closed.

When a game medium wins in the ordinary electric accessory e237 while the ordinary electric accessory e237 is in an open state, a normal electric accessory f operation switch (not shown) provided in the ordinary electric accessory e237. Is turned on, and an ON signal is output from the ordinary electric accessory f operation switch (FIG. 11 (g)). Every time the ordinary electric accessory f operation switch is turned on, the ordinary electric accessory f238 is turned on by about 6 times. For two seconds, it is opened, and it becomes possible to win the game medium to the normal electric combination f238.

As described above, in the conventional gaming machine, the normal symbol 1 operation gate switch 233 detects the passage of the game medium, and the result of the normal symbol 1 is determined. If so, ordinary electric accessory d
235 is set to a prize possible state, and if a game medium is won in the normal electric auditors d d235 in the prize possible state, the roll of the normal symbol 2 is determined. If the determined roll is a specific number, Furthermore, the ordinary electric auditors e 237 is set to a winning state in a predetermined opening / closing pattern, and if a game medium is won in the open ordinary electric auditors e 237, the ordinary electric auditors f 238 is further made a winning state. By
I was playing games.

Therefore, when the detection of the passage of the game medium by the normal symbol 1 operation gate switch 233 is used as a trigger, the normal symbol 1 becomes a specific pattern, and the ordinary electric accessory d235 in the open state wins the game medium and wins. When the result of the symbol 2 becomes a specific number, the ordinary electric auditors e 237 is opened, and if a game medium is won in the ordinary electric auditors e 237 in the open state, the ordinary electric auditors f 238 is opened. In such a case, the game is played in a predetermined winning pattern, that is, in such a manner that the bonuses are sequentially enabled.

[0019]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional gaming machines, since the players are expected to be able to successively enter the winning prize, the game can be predicted in a state where the game pattern can be predicted. Was performed, the desire to play was sometimes reduced.

In a conventional gaming machine, in order to operate a plurality of electric accessories in an interlocking manner, it is usually necessary at least that a specific pattern be a specific pattern as a trigger for the interlocking operation. Normally, the probability that the symbol will become this specific pattern is not very high, and during normal times (other than the specific pattern), which occupies most of the game, the electric accessories do not operate in conjunction with each other. However, even if they are provided, they cannot be said to be effectively utilized, and the player lacks a sense of interest.

Further, a player plays a game aiming at a prize in the role, but the game medium in which the prize could not be won is also used by using the game medium. It has also been desired to realize a technique for improving game motivation by giving a possibility.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide means for improving the playability of a game using a game machine.

More specifically, in a gaming machine using a plurality of electric characters, which conventionally only operates at the time of hitting, and the operation mode is only monotonous, a plurality of electric characters are usually used. Has a new function of individually operating and, when a specific condition is satisfied, organically combining a plurality of electric auditors, performing an operation different from the normal operation and improving the playability. Provide gaming machines.

[0024]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a game medium passes through a predetermined area, a roll of a normal symbol is determined, and the roll is determined to be a specific pattern. A game machine having a control means for setting the first character to a winning state for a predetermined time when the game machine is in the open state, The control means further includes, when detecting the passage of the game medium by the detection means, according to one of a plurality of types of control modes, The opening and closing operation of the accessory is controlled.

According to this, when the detecting means detects the passage of the game medium, the control means controls the opening / closing operation of the second accessory according to one of a plurality of predetermined control modes. .

Here, the predetermined area refers to, for example, an area in which the normal symbol operation gate switch can detect the passage of the game medium. , The consumables that are closed are in a non-winning state. In this way, the open / close state of the accessory is controlled so that the accessory is in a winning state or a non-winning state.

The detecting means is provided, for example, directly above the winning position of the second character, and the game medium whose passage has been detected by the detecting means is used when the second character is in the open state. The gaming machine may be configured to be able to fall on the game board so that the player can win.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, in the plurality of control modes, the second accessory is provided after a lapse of a predetermined time after the detecting means detects the passage of the game medium. And a second control mode for setting the second character to a winning state immediately after the detection means detects the passage of the game medium, The control means may be any one of the first control mode and the second control mode,
The opening and closing operation of the second accessory is controlled.

According to this, the control means controls the opening / closing operation of the second accessory in one of the first control mode and the second control mode. In the case where the second accessory is controlled to be opened and closed in the first control mode, the second accessory is set to be in a winning state after a predetermined time has elapsed after the detection means detects the passage of the game medium. In this case, the game medium whose passage has been detected by the detecting means is prevented from winning the second character.

On the other hand, when the opening and closing of the second accessory is controlled in the second control mode, the second accessory is set to be in the winning state immediately after the detecting means detects the passage of the game medium. There is a game medium whose passage is detected by the detection means is the second
Will be won.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is based on claim 2
In the above, when the control means further detects that the first role is in a prize-enabled state and that the first medium in the prize-enabled state is awarded with a game medium, the control means further controls the second control. The opening and closing operation of the second accessory is controlled in a mode.

According to this, when the control means detects that the first role is in the prize-possible state and the first medium in the prize-possible state is awarded with the game medium, the control means sets the second role. The opening / closing operation of the second accessory is controlled in the control mode described above, and the game medium whose passage has been detected by the detecting means is awarded as the second accessory.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the third role (for example, when the second role is in the open state, the second role in the open state). (A role that is opened when a game medium wins an object) and a notification unit that notifies the remaining number of game media that can win the third role, and the control unit further includes: Driving the notifying means to notify a subtraction result obtained by subtracting the number of game media that have won the third role from a predetermined time from the total number of game media that can win the third role. Features.

The third accessory is, for example, an accessory that is opened when a game medium wins when the second accessory is open, and the predetermined time is, for example, a gaming machine. At the start of

According to this, the control means drives the notifying means to notify the remaining number of game media that can win the third role, so that the player can win the third role. The number of game media remaining can be immediately grasped, which is convenient. Also,
You may make it notify sequentially the remaining number of times which makes a 3rd accessory into an open state.

That is, in claim 3, a third accessory and the number of times the third accessory is opened (the number of times that the third accessory is opened).
Notification means for notifying, the control means further comprises:
The notification unit is driven to notify a subtraction result obtained by subtracting the number of times the third accessory is opened from a predetermined time from the total number of times the third accessory is opened. A gaming machine with the above is also conceivable.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first, second, third and fourth aspects, the detecting means can detect a game medium which has been put on hold by a game. , And a holding means for setting a non-holding state.

The holding means operates independently of the prize state of the game medium to another character, and the holding means drops the game medium in the hold state at predetermined time intervals.
A non-suspended state is set so that the detecting means can detect.

The time from when the holding means puts the game medium on hold to when it goes into the non-holding state is usually kept constant, and in a specific case, the holding time of this holding state is changed. You may make it so.

That is, in any one of the first, second, third and fourth aspects, the game medium put on hold by the game is
When the holding means sets a non-holding state so that the detecting means can detect, when a time from when the holding means holds the game medium to the non-holding state satisfies a predetermined condition. (For example, when the opening and closing control of the second accessory is performed in the second control mode), a gaming machine characterized by being configured to be shortened is also conceivable.

According to this, when the opening and closing control of the second accessory is performed in the second control mode, the time for maintaining the holding state is shortened and the time for opening the second accessory is set. Is shortened, and the game progress can be sped up to improve the game motivation.

Further, another embodiment of the present invention is a method,
That is, according to the invention according to claim 6, when the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the roll of the normal symbol is determined, and when the roll becomes a specific pattern, the first character is played for a predetermined time. A step of detecting the passage of a game medium, and a step of detecting the passage of a game medium. In one of the first control mode in which the second character is in the winning state and the second control mode in which the second character is in the winning state immediately after the passage of the game medium, the second control mode is used. Controlling the opening / closing operation of the role of the first character, when it is detected that the first character is in a prize-possible state, and that the first medium in the prize-possible state has received a game medium, In the second control mode, the second And controlling the opening and closing operation of the object.

According to this, first, in the first step,
Detecting the passage of the game medium by the detecting means,
In the step, the opening / closing operation of the second accessory is controlled in one of the first control mode and the second control mode.

In the second step, when controlling the opening / closing operation of the second character, the first character is in a prize-possible state, and the first character in the prize-possible state is played. When it is detected that the medium has won, the second control mode
The opening / closing operation of the accessory is controlled, and the game medium whose passage is detected by the detection means is awarded as the second accessory.

The first step, that is, the detection of the passage of the game medium, is detected by, for example, a detection operation of a gate switch (detection means) for an ordinary electric accessory b provided immediately above the winning opening of the second accessory. Done. According to the invention according to this claim, the first accessory and the second accessory are linked with each other in a different pattern from the conventional one, so that it is possible to enjoy a variety of game patterns, thereby improving the playability. .

Actually, such a control method is realized as a game machine control program, and this program is
It is provided by being stored in a storage medium such as OM. And CP
U, and if the CPU performs processing in accordance with the gaming machine control program stored in the storage medium, a gaming machine capable of executing a series of gaming machine controls can be constructed. It becomes possible.

In other words, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the appearance of the normal symbol is determined, and when the appearance becomes a specific pattern, the first character is determined. For a predetermined time, in a computer-readable storage medium storing a game machine control program for controlling a gaming machine control program into a winning possible state, a process of detecting the passing of the gaming medium, and the first character becomes a winning possible state. ,And,
When it is detected that a game medium has been won in the first role in the prize-possible state, the second mode is set to the prize-enabled state immediately after the passage of the game medium is detected in the control mode.
And a processing medium for controlling the opening and closing operation of the accessory.

According to this, a storage medium storing the game machine control program is provided, and it is possible to construct a game machine using a portable storage medium. This computer can be configured to include, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that operates according to an operation program created in advance.
Examples include an optical storage medium such as a VDROM, a magnetic storage medium such as a flexible disk, a semiconductor storage medium such as a ROM and an IC card, and a magneto-optical storage medium such as an MO.

Further, when the pattern of the appearance of the ordinary symbol, which is the first accessory, becomes the probability variation symbol pattern which is a specific pattern among the hit patterns, the predetermined number of hits will be repeated thereafter. It is preferable to cause so-called probability fluctuation, because the game performance is further improved.

That is, in any one of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth aspects, the control means may further comprise: a control unit, when the pattern of the first symbol, the pattern of the ordinary symbol, becomes a specific pattern. A gaming machine characterized by setting the hit probability to a higher than normal probability until a predetermined number of hits occur thereafter.

Here, the specific pattern is a probability variation symbol pattern, and as described above, for example, there are 30 types of hit patterns, and among them, a predetermined pattern is defined as one of 10 types. It is possible to put.

According to this, when the pattern of the normal symbol, which is the first accessory, becomes a specific pattern, the control means operates until a predetermined number of hits occur thereafter.
Since the winning probability is higher than usual, it is possible to realize a gaming machine having a so-called probability changing function.

Then, for example, when the normal hit probability is "1/1 /
It is conceivable to control the hit probability so that the hit probability is about 400, and the hit probability is increased to about 1/40 in the probability fluctuation state. As a control method of the gaming machine having the probability changing function, a gaming machine control method as described below can be considered.

That is, when the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the outcome of the ordinary symbol is determined, and when the outcome becomes a specific pattern, the first character is controlled to be in a winning state for a predetermined time. In the control method of the gaming machine, the step of detecting the passage of the game medium, and the step of detecting the passage of the game medium. In any one of the first control mode and the second control mode in which the second character is made into a winning state immediately after the passage of the game medium is detected, the opening and closing operation of the second character is performed. A step of controlling; and a step of setting a hit probability to be higher than usual until a predetermined number of hits occur after the pattern of the first symbol, the pattern of the ordinary symbol, becomes a specific pattern. And the first When it is detected that the accessory is in a prize-enabled state and that the first medium in the prize-enabled state is awarded with a game medium, the opening / closing operation of the second accessory is controlled in the second control mode. A method of controlling a gaming machine characterized by performing

Note that such a control method is also realized as a game machine control program, and this program
M and stored in a storage medium such as M. If a configuration is provided with a CPU, and this CPU performs processing in accordance with the gaming machine control program stored in the storage medium, a gaming machine capable of executing a series of gaming machine controls is constructed. It becomes possible.

A storage medium can be provided with a game machine control program for realizing a game machine control method in consideration of the probability fluctuation, and the following storage medium can be considered.

That is, when the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the outcome of the normal symbol is determined, and when the outcome becomes a specific pattern, the first character is controlled to be in a winning state for a predetermined time. For detecting the passing of a game medium in a computer-readable storage medium storing a game machine control program for storing a game machine control program; When it is detected that a game medium has been won in the second character, the opening / closing operation of the second character is controlled in a control mode in which the second character can be made a winning state immediately after the detection of the passage of the game medium. Processing, and when the pattern of the appearance of the normal symbol as the first character becomes a specific pattern, until the predetermined number of hits occur thereafter, the process of setting the hit probability to a higher than normal probability, On the computer The storage medium storing the game machine control program for row is considered.

According to this, a storage medium storing the game machine control program is provided, and it is possible to construct a game machine using a portable storage medium. As described above, the computer can be configured to include, for example, a CPU that operates according to an operation program created in advance, and the storage medium is a CDRO.
M, optical storage media such as DVDROM, magnetic storage media such as flexible disks, semiconductor storage media such as ROM and IC card, and magneto-optical storage media such as MO.

[0059]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, an attempt will be made to explain only the main parts of the present invention as much as possible.

First, for ease of understanding, referring to schematic explanatory views of the front of the game board in the gaming machine shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, etc., the main parts arranged on the front of the game board and their operations. Here is an overview. FIG. 9 is a more detailed schematic explanatory view of the lower part of the game board shown in FIG.

The gaming machine shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is provided at the upper center of the game board, and has a normal symbol display device 30 for displaying a normal symbol and a normal symbol display device provided below the normal symbol display device 30. A symbol operation gate switch 10, an ordinary symbol operation storage unit 28 provided above the display unit of the ordinary symbol display device 30 and realizable by four LEDs, and a three-digit provided above the ordinary symbol operation storage unit 28 7 segment LE
D, which displays the number of game media that can be awarded in the ordinary electric accessory c44, the number of game media that can be won.

Also, a pair of prize indicator lamps 252 and 253, which are lit in a predetermined lighting pattern when a prize is made for a prize in one of the winning openings of the game medium, are provided at upper left and right ends of the game board. At the same time, an out port 240 for discharging a game medium not winning any of them is provided at a lower portion of the game board. Further, an external, arc-shaped outer rail 242 functioning as a guide track for guiding the game medium fired by the operation of the firing device (not shown) to the upper part of the game board is provided so as to be inscribed in the outer peripheral portion of the game board. Further, a foul ball stop (not shown) is fixed to the tip portion, and when the firing force of the game medium by the firing device is small, the game medium that cannot be guided by the outer rail 242 rolls on the game board. An inner rail 241 for blocking is also provided.

The game medium emitted by the operation of the launching device (not shown) is guided by the outer rail 247 and proceeds toward the upper part of the game board, and then falls while rolling on the game board. Then, when the ordinary symbol operation gate switch 10 detects the passage of the game medium, the ordinary symbol display device 30 is driven, and a series of operations of the variable display of the ordinary symbols, the determination of the appearance, and the stop display are performed.

The variable display of the ordinary symbol is performed such that the ordinary symbol is independently changed in each of the three variable display areas of the ordinary symbol display device 30. Specifically, after the outcome is determined, the ordinary symbol display device 30
Performs a variable display of a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol, which are three-digit symbols.
The symbol display is performed by stopping the right symbol and the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol in this order.

During the normal symbol change, each time the ordinary symbol operation gate switch 10 detects the passage of the game medium, one LED of the ordinary symbol operation storage unit 28 is turned on one by one, and up to four LEDs can be turned on. , While this LED is lit, a series of operations of variable display, determination of appearance, and stop display of a normal symbol are suspended, and when a game medium wins one of the winning openings, , A prize ball is played, and the lighting of the prize ball indicator lights 252 and 253 is controlled in a predetermined lighting pattern.

A normal electric accessory a40 is provided on the left side of the ordinary symbol display device 30, and when the appearance of the ordinary symbol is a specific pattern, the ordinary electric accessory a40 can win for a predetermined time. State. At this time, if the game medium wins the ordinary electric combination a40, the opening and closing control of the ordinary electric combination c44 described later is performed in a specific control pattern.

Further, a holding device 60 is provided below the normal symbol display device 30. Further, below the holding device 60, from the top in order, the normal electric accessory b operating gate switch 15, the normal electric An accessory c44 and an ordinary electric accessory b42 are provided.

When the game medium wins because the ordinary electric auditors b42 is in the winning state (open state), the ordinary electric auditors c44 is arranged in the winning state (open state). When the ordinary electric accessory b operating gate switch 15 as a detecting means for detecting the passage of the medium detects the passage of the game medium, the opening / closing control operation of the ordinary electric accessory b42 in a certain control mode is performed.

FIG. 9 shows the holding device 60 and the ordinary electric accessory b4.
It is the figure which showed the structure of 2 and the normal electric accessory c44 in further detail, and has shown typically the mode which looked at these from the game machine front side.

The holding device 60 (holding means) has a fixing member 64 fixed to the game board, and penetrates the fixing member 64.
A circular thin plate-shaped rotating member 61 fixed to the tip of a shaft 65 that is normally driven to rotate at a constant speed by a motor (not shown), and is provided on a part of the outer periphery of the rotating member 61 and rolled. A holding member 62 for holding one game medium, and when the holding by the holding member 62 is released, the game medium falling downward is passed through an area sandwiched by two life nails 121 to be a normal electric player. A guide member 63 for guiding the object b operation gate switch 15 is provided.

Normal electric accessory b operation gate switch 15
Has a ring shape having an opening having a circular cross section large enough to allow one game medium to pass through, and when the game medium passes through this opening, the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 Detects the passage of the game medium. This ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 is, for example,
This can be realized by a configuration having a proximity sensor and the like.

Further, the ordinary electric accessory c44 switches between a winning state and a non-winning state by opening and closing a member that is sufficiently longer in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction so as to form an extremely long winning opening in the horizontal direction. The normal electric accessory b42 can be set in a winning state and a non-winning state by opening and closing a member whose horizontal direction is slightly longer than the vertical direction.

When the game medium is held in the holding member 62 without winning the role, the rotation of the rotating member 61 releases the holding by the holding member 62 that performs the rotating operation together with the rotating operation of the rotating member 61. The held game media is released, and the guide medium 63
And passes through the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 between the two life nails 121.

In this manner, the holding device 60 performs an operation of releasing the held game medium from the hold state and falling downward at predetermined time intervals. In addition, if the upper end of each of the left and right guide members 63 is made sufficiently long, even if the game medium currently held by the holding member 62 is present, the currently held game medium is The other game media can be stopped at the upper end of the guide member 63 so that the other game media can be dropped and then immediately held, and the next hold operation is immediately performed. Of the game will be improved.

FIG. 7 shows an opening / closing control pattern of the ordinary electric accessory b42. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), when the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 detects the passage of the game medium. , The gate switch for operating the electric accessory b outputs an ON signal.

FIG. 7B shows a first control mode (first control mode).
The opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory b42 is shown in the first control mode in the first control mode after the normal electric accessory b operation gate switch ON signal is output for a predetermined time (about 2 seconds). After the passage of time, the ordinary electric accessory b42
Is a control mode in which is set to a winning possible state (open state for 2 seconds). FIG. 7C shows the second control mode (second control mode).
The opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory b42 according to the opening pattern of FIG. 2 is shown. In the second control mode, the ordinary electric accessory b42 is opened immediately after the gate switch-on signal of the ordinary electric accessory b operation is output. This is a control mode for making a winning possible state (open state for 2 seconds).

Therefore, when the open / close control of the ordinary motorized accessory b42 is performed in the second control mode, the holding medium released by the holding device 60 and the dropped game media will win the ordinary electric accessory b42. ing. On the other hand, when the open / close control of the ordinary electric accessory b42 is performed in the first control mode, the game medium dropped from the hold by the holding device 60 and dropped does not win the ordinary electric accessory b42.

However, even in this case, since the ordinary electric accessory b42 is opened for a predetermined time, the other game media rolls and the ordinary electric accessory b42 can directly win a prize. It is possible to design a gaming machine in which the size and position of the winning port of the accessory b42 are adjusted.

That is, depending on the design mode of the ordinary electric accessory b42 and the ordinary electric accessory b operating gate switch 15, the game medium in which the ordinary electric auditors character b42 can be awarded is changed to the ordinary electric auditors character b operating gate switch 15. It is possible to use only the game medium that has passed, or that the game medium that has rolled from another can be awarded to the normal electric accessory b42 without passing through the gate switch 15 for operating the ordinary electric accessory b.

When the game medium wins the ordinary electric accessory b42 controlled to be opened and closed in the second control mode, the ordinary electric accessory c44 is opened for a predetermined time, and the total number of awardable game media is reduced. Ordinary motor role c winning prize ball display device 35
After that, when the displayed number of game media wins the ordinary electric accessory c44, the control mode becomes the first control mode. Note that the total number of prizeable game media decreases each time a game medium is awarded to the ordinary electric auditors product c44, and the decreasing total number of prizeable game media sequentially becomes the ordinary electric auditors c prize The number is displayed on the ball number display device 35.

What has been described above is a schematic diagram of the outline of the configuration and operation of the main part of the present invention, which has been made to facilitate understanding of the present invention. Now, the configuration and operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to block diagrams and flowcharts.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, a power supply section (power supply circuit or reset) which is not a main part of the present invention is provided. Circuits, etc.), effect directing parts (indicating lights and sound effect generating / outputting parts for speakers, etc.), input / output interface parts, etc. are omitted as much as possible.

This game machine has an ordinary symbol operation gate switch 10 which outputs an ON signal when the passage of a game medium is detected.
A normal electric accessory b operating gate switch 15 that outputs an ON signal when the passage of the game medium is detected; a normal electric accessory a winning sensor 20 that outputs an output signal when the game medium wins the ordinary electric accessory a40; A switch 22 in the normal electric accessory b provided in the normal electric accessory b42 and outputting an ON signal when a game medium wins in the ordinary electric accessory b42;
A normal electric accessory c winning sensor 26 that outputs an output signal when a game medium wins the ordinary electric accessory c44, and these ON signals and output signals are connected so as to be able to be input, and serve as control means for performing a series of control operations. CPU (central processing unit) 10
0, a ROM 50 as an example of a storage medium for storing the operation program of the CPU 100, and a RAM 55 having a counter area 57 capable of holding various counter values and having a flag area and the like and functioning as a work area. It is composed.

Further, the normal symbol actuating gate switch 10 of the game medium which can be realized by the holding device 60 and the four LEDs.
Normal symbol operation storage unit 2 that displays the storage result of the number of passes
8, the normal symbol display device 30 capable of independently changing and stopping the normal symbol in each of the three display areas, which can be realized by the liquid crystal display, and the total number of game media that can win the normal electric accessory c44. The sequentially displayed ordinary electric accessory c winning ball count display device 35 (notifying means), the ordinary electric accessory a40 (first accessory), and the ordinary electric accessory b42 (second
) And an ordinary electric accessory c44 (third accessory) are connected to the CPU 100 so as to be operationally controllable.

Each sensor and each switch can be realized by, for example, a known technique using a proximity sensor or the like, and the display device can be realized by a liquid crystal display, for example. , An accessory, a display device, various control mechanisms, and the like.

Next, the control operation of the gaming machine will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. It should be noted that a series of control operations described below are executed when the CPU 100
It is executed by performing an operation according to an operation program stored in a storage medium such as M50. FIG. 2 is a general flowchart showing a series of control operations performed by the gaming machine.

First, an initialization process is performed in step S200. As this initialization processing, the CPU 100
Clearing the memory area including the counter area 57 of the RAM 55, turning off all the LEDs constituting the normal symbol operation storage unit 28, and displaying the normal symbol display device 30 and the normal electric accessory c winning prize ball display device 35 Performing a predetermined initial display on each display device, activating the holding device 60, and the like are included. Thereafter, the activated holding device 60
Usually keeps the driving state independent of the winning status of other characters.

Next, in step S220, the CPU
100 performs a normal symbol operation counter update process. FIG.
The normal symbol operation counter updating process in step S220 will be described with reference to FIG.

In this process, the CPU 100 stores the normal symbol operation gate switch 10 stored in the counter area 57.
Is a process for updating the value of a counter for counting the number of times that the passage of the game medium has been detected.

First, in step S300, it is determined whether or not an ON signal is obtained from the normal symbol operation gate switch 10. If the normal symbol operation gate switch 10 detects the passage of the game medium, an ON signal is obtained. If yes (Yes), the process proceeds to step S305; otherwise (No), the process returns.

Next, in step S305, it is determined whether the counter value is 4 or more (Yes) or not (No). If the counter value is 4 or more, the process returns. In this case, the process proceeds to step S310. Here, the counter value “4” is the maximum number that can be displayed in the normal symbol operation storage unit 28.

Next, at step S310, the CPU 10
“0” increases the value of the counter stored in the counter area 57 by one. Then, in step S320, a random number is generated to determine the appearance of the ordinary symbol, and the generated random number is stored in a predetermined area in the RAM 55. At this time, the CPU 100 normally operates the symbol operation storage unit 28 so that the number of LEDs corresponding to the value of the counter is turned on.
Control.

Next, the process proceeds to step S230 in FIG. 2, and in step S230, a normal symbol / normal electric accessory a process is performed. This processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

In the normal symbol / normal electric accessory a processing, the hit of the ordinary symbol is determined by determining the appearance of the ordinary symbol, or the normal electric accessory a in accordance with the winning of the game medium to the ordinary electric accessory a is determined. It performs opening and closing control.

First, in step S400, it is checked whether or not the value of the counter is 0, and if it is 0, (Ye
s), the process returns without performing the process, and if the value is other than 0 (No), the process proceeds to step S405 and proceeds to step S4.
At 05, the value of the counter stored in the counter area 57 is decreased by one. At this time, the CPU 100
Controls the ordinary symbol operation storage unit 28 so that the number of LEDs corresponding to the value of the counter is turned on.

Since the value of the counter is not 0, furthermore, in order to continue the normal symbol / motor accessory a processing,
In step S410, the outcome of the ordinary symbol is determined based on the already generated random numbers, and it is determined whether or not the outcome is a specific pattern (step S415). In the case of a hit (Yes), the process proceeds to step S420, and R
A hit flag is set in a predetermined area of the AM 55. On the other hand, if it is not a hit (No), the process proceeds to step S425. Before performing the process of step S425, the random number used for the hit determination is cleared.

The process of generating a random number to determine an outcome and determining whether or not the outcome is a hit pattern is as follows.
Since it can be realized by a known algorithm, a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

Next, in step S425, the CPU
100 performs a display in which the symbols are stopped after the symbol variation display of the ordinary symbol display device 30 is performed for a predetermined time. The symbols are stopped, for example, in the order of a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol.

In step S430, it is determined whether or not the hit flag is set. If the hit flag is not set (No), the process returns. If the hit flag is set (Yes), the process returns. Is reset, and the process proceeds to step S435.

In step S435, since the roll is a hit, the CPU 100 controls the opening and closing of the ordinary electric accessory a40. Thus, for example, the normal electric accessory a40 is controlled to be opened and closed so that the game medium enters an open state in which a game medium can be won for a predetermined time and then enters a closed state.

Then, in step S440, CPU 1
00 determines whether or not the game medium has won the ordinary electric accessory a40 by judging whether or not an output signal has been given from the ordinary electric accessory a winning sensor 20. Is received (Yes), step S4
Go to 45 and if no prize is won (No),
To return.

In step S445, the counter area 57
The maximum number (for example, 160) set in advance is stored in a winning ball counter that indicates the total number of balls that can be won in the ordinary electric auditors product c44. The CPU 100 controls the normal electric accessory c winning prize ball display device 35 so as to display the number corresponding to the value of the prize ball counter at any time. As a result, when the processing of step S445 is performed for the first time, the normal electric accessory c winning prize ball display device 35 displays
For example, "160" is displayed.

Incidentally, when the process proceeds to step S445, it is a time when a symbol is hit.
As will be described later, the opening and closing control of the ordinary electric accessory c44 is performed in the second opening pattern shown in FIG.
In this case, the rotation speed of the rotation member 61 of the holding device 60 is
If the speed is increased from "1 rotation / 30 (s)" in the normal state, the time required to win the prize in the ordinary electric accessory b42 is shortened, the progress of the game is accelerated, and the motivation of the game is improved.

Next, the routine proceeds to step S240 in FIG. 2, and the ordinary electric accessory b process is performed. This processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In this process, when an ON signal is output from the gate switch 15 for operating the ordinary electric accessory b, the opening and closing control of the ordinary electric accessory b42 is performed in one of the first control mode and the second control mode. Things.

First, in step S500, the CPU
100 determines whether or not the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 detects the passage of the game medium and outputs an ON signal from the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15.
When the ON signal is not output from the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 (No), the process returns. When the ON signal is output from the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 (Yes), step S505 is performed. Proceed to.

At step S505, the CPU 100
It is determined whether or not the value of the winning ball counter stored in the counter area 57 is 0. When the value of the winning ball counter is 0 (Yes), the process proceeds to step S510, and when the value of the winning ball counter is other than 0 (No), step S515.
Proceed to.

In step S510, C is set so that the first release pattern (first control pattern) shown in FIG.
The PU 100 controls opening and closing of the normal electric accessory b42,
In step S515, the CPU 100 controls the normal electric accessory b42 to open and close so that the second opening pattern (second control pattern) shown in FIG. 7 is obtained.

When the value of the winning ball counter is other than 0, it is still possible to win the ordinary electric accessory c44. Therefore, the opening and closing control of the ordinary electric accessory b42 is performed in the second control pattern. It is ensured that the game medium that has passed through the electric accessory b operating gate switch 15 wins the ordinary electric accessory b42, while the value of the winning ball counter is 0.
In the case of, the state in which it is not possible to win the ordinary electric accessory c44 is indicated.
The opening / closing control of 42 is performed so that the game medium that has passed the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 is prevented from winning the ordinary electric accessory b42.

Next, the process proceeds to step S250 in FIG. 2, and the ordinary electric accessory c process is performed. This processing will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This processing is usually performed by the electric accessory b4.
If the game medium is awarded to No. 2, the opening / closing control of the ordinary electric accessory c44 is performed.

First, in step S600, the ordinary electric accessory b42 provided inside the ordinary electric accessory b42.
It is determined whether or not an ON signal has been given to the CPU 100 from the switch 22 in the ordinary electric auditors character b that outputs an ON signal when detecting a winning of the game medium to the CPU 100.

If the CPU 100 has received the ON signal from the switch 22 in the ordinary electric accessory b (Yes), the process proceeds to step S605, whereas if it has not received the ON signal (No), the process returns.

Next, in step S605, the CPU 10
0 controls the opening and closing of the ordinary electric accessory c44. CPU10
0, for example, an ordinary electric accessory c4
4 is controlled so as to be in an open state in which a prize can be won for 6 seconds, and then into a closed state in which a prize cannot be won.

In step S610, the CPU 1
00 determines whether or not an output signal has been received from the ordinary electric accessory c winning sensor 26. If no output signal has been received (No), it is determined that there is no prize in the ordinary electric accessory c44, and the process returns. If the player wants to do so (Yes), it is determined that there has been a prize in the ordinary electric auditors product c44, and the flow advances to step S615. The normal electric accessory c winning sensor 26 is configured to output an output signal a number of times in accordance with the number of winning balls, and the CPU 100 counts the output signal from the normal electric accessory c winning sensor 26. And a process of calculating the number of winning balls.

Then, in step S615, the CPU 1
00 indicates that there was a prize in the ordinary electric accessory c44, so that the value of the prize ball number counter stored in the counter area 57 is
By reducing the number of winning balls, the CPU 100 further reduces
The normal electric accessory c winning number display device 35 is controlled so as to display the value of the new winning number counter.

As described above, from the total number of game media that can be awarded to the predetermined ordinary electric accessory c44 (third accessory), the ordinary electric accessory c44 from a predetermined time (for example, at the time of initial reset) is determined. -Powered c-winning ball number display device 3 as a notifying means of a subtraction result obtained by subtracting the number of game media having won the prize
5, the player is notified of the normal electric
The number of remaining game media that can win the prize 44 can be immediately grasped, which is convenient. Needless to say, the remaining number can be notified by voice or the like.

Next, when the normal electric accessory c processing in step S250 is completed, step S220 in FIG.
And the control operation is continued. Note that the above-described processing is processing of a main part of the present invention, and a prize ball operation, an output processing of sound effect / effect light, and the like are not described.

By the way, instead of the above-mentioned winning ball number counter, it is conceivable to control the operation of the gaming machine by using an opening number counter. This opening number counter is a counter that stores the value of the number of times (opening number) that the ordinary electric accessory c44 is opened after the opening and closing control of the ordinary electric accessory b42 in the second control mode. This opening number counter is reset each time the ordinary electric accessory b42 starts to be opened and closed in the second control mode, and a predetermined initial value is set.

For this, first, in step S4 in FIG.
“Set counter value to open counter” instead of 45 “set counter value to winning ball counter”
Processing to be performed. Here, the setting of the number-of-openings counter value may be such that the CPU 100 stores a predetermined value in the number-of-openings counter in the counter area 57.

Then, the processing of step S615 in FIG. 6 may be deleted, and the ordinary electric accessory b processing shown in FIG. 5 may be replaced with the processing shown in FIG. 12 described below. Now,
In step S1200 of FIG.
Means that the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 detects the passage of the game medium and
5 to determine whether an ON signal has been output. If the ON signal is not output from the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 (No), the routine returns and the ordinary electric accessory b
If the ON signal is output from the operation gate switch 15 (Yes), the process proceeds to step S1205.

In step S1205, the CPU 100
Determines whether the value of the opening number counter stored in the counter area 57 is 0 or not. If the value of the release number counter is 0 (Yes), the process proceeds to step S1210, and if the value of the release number counter is other than 0 (No), the process proceeds to step S1210.
Proceed to 1215.

In step S1210, the first data shown in FIG.
So that the open pattern (first control pattern)
The CPU 100 controls the opening and closing of the normal electric accessory b42. In step S1215, 1 is subtracted from the value of the number-of-openings counter stored in the counter area 57, and step S1215 is executed.
Proceed to 1220.

In the step S1220, the second
So that the opening pattern (second control pattern) of
The CPU 100 controls the opening and closing of the normal electric accessory b42. According to the above control processing, when the value of the opening number counter is not 0, the ordinary electric accessory b42 is used in the second control pattern.
Opening / closing control to ensure that the game medium that has passed the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 wins the ordinary electric accessory b42. On the other hand, when the value of the opening number counter is 0, In the first control pattern, the opening / closing control of the ordinary electric accessory b42 is performed, and the game medium that has passed the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 is switched to the ordinary electric accessory b42.
Try to stop winning.

As described above, even when the opening number counter is used, it is possible to control the gaming machine in the same manner as when using the winning ball counter. Then, similarly to the winning ball counter, if the value of the opening number counter is sequentially displayed on a display device such as a 7-segment LED, the player can use
In this control mode, the game can be played while grasping the remaining number of times the normal electric accessory c44 is controlled to be opened and closed, so that the game can be continued with interest.

This display processing is performed, for example, in step S12.
A processing step for performing a new “display processing of the number-of-opening-times counter” is provided next to the processing steps of FIG.
Controls the operation of the display device, and performs the process of displaying the value of the open counter on the display device.

According to the above-described embodiment, when the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the roll of the normal symbol is determined, and when the roll becomes a specific pattern, the normal electric accessory a40 ( When controlling the first character) to be in the winning possible state for a predetermined time, a step of detecting that the game medium passes through the gate switch 15 for operating the ordinary electric character b, and a step of detecting the passage of the game medium After a lapse of a predetermined time from the detection of the passage of the game medium, the normal electric accessory b42
A first control mode in which the (second accessory) is set to be in a winning state, and a second control mode in which the normal electric accessory b42 (second accessory) is set to be in a winning state immediately after the passage of the game medium is detected.
Controlling the opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory b42 (second accessory) in any one of the control modes of the control mode, and further, the ordinary electric accessory a40 (first accessory) wins a prize. When it is detected that a gaming medium has been won in the possible state and the winning state of the ordinary electric accessory a40 (first accessory), the ordinary electric accessory b4 in the second control mode is detected.
Since the opening / closing operation of 2 (second accessory) is controlled, it is possible to enjoy a game in which the ordinary electric accessory a40 and the ordinary electric accessory b42 (the first accessory and the second accessory) are linked. It becomes possible and the playability improves.

In order to realize such a control operation, a game machine control program describing a control procedure is stored in a ROM.
It is possible to construct a gaming machine that stores the program in a storage medium such as a computer and reads a gaming machine control program stored in the storage medium by a CPU constituting a computer and can execute the above-described control operation.

That is, when the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the outcome of the normal symbol is determined, and when the outcome becomes a specific pattern, the first character is controlled to be in a winning state for a predetermined time. For detecting the passing of a game medium in a computer-readable storage medium storing a game machine control program for storing a game machine control program; When it is detected that a game medium has been won in the second character, the opening / closing operation of the second character is controlled in a control mode in which the second character can be made a winning state immediately after the detection of the passage of the game medium. And a storage medium storing a gaming machine control program for causing a computer to execute the processing.

Further, by providing a configuration having the holding device 60, the operation of the holding device 60
The game medium that has been held (held) during the game is placed in a non-hold state at predetermined time intervals so that the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 can be detected. The operation gate switch 15 is dropped downward at predetermined intervals so that it can be detected.
The opening and closing control operation of the ordinary electric accessory b42 is performed in one of the control mode and the first control mode,
This also makes it possible to improve the playability.

Even if the opening / closing control operation of the ordinary motorized accessory b42 is performed in the first control mode, the game medium dropped from the holding device 60 is used for the ordinary electric accessory b42.
May be won at the timing when is opened, that is, the guide trajectory of the game medium passing through the left and right of the ordinary electric accessory b operating gate switch 15 to the ordinary electric accessory b42 is secured. The game machine is designed in consideration of the shape of the left and right portions of the gate switch 15 for the ordinary electric accessory b and the size and arrangement of the ordinary electric accessory b42, and is operated independently of the prize status of other accessories. If the possibility of winning the ordinary electric accessory b42 by the operation of the device 60 is guaranteed, the playability is increased, and a decrease in the desire to play can be prevented. Of course, the game medium dropped from the holding device 60 may be awarded to the ordinary electric auditors product c44 in the open state, so that the game willingness is also improved.

As described above, in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, as a mode of obtaining a hit, "a normal pattern has a specific pattern, and the first medium is a game medium. When a prize is won, the game medium wins in the normal electric accessory b42 in the second control mode. "
"Usually, the pattern does not appear in a specific pattern,
Even if the specific pattern is reached, then, even when the game medium does not win the first role, the game medium wins the normal electric role-playing item b42 in the first control mode. " It is possible to enjoy a variety of game patterns.

That is, the first mode of "game using the ordinary symbol actuation gate switch 10, the ordinary symbol display device 30, and the ordinary electric accessory a40" and the second aspect of "the ordinary electric accessory b gate" The switch 15 and the game using the ordinary electric accessory b42 "normally operate as independent ones. However, the hit generated in the first aspect affects the second aspect and is independent and independent. The previously played game modes are organically combined to function as one game, and in normal times, the two types of game modes can be simultaneously enjoyed by independently operating the electric accessory, The occurrence of a hit in the first mode affects the second mode, enables organic combination of the game modes, makes it difficult to predict the game pattern, and realizes a gaming machine with much improved interest. . Note that, for example, when the hit in the first mode is “big hit” and the hit in the second mode is “small hit”, it is preferable to provide a difference in hits between the game modes because the interest is further improved. .

Further, even if the gaming machine is configured to have two different game patterns, the common electric accessory b42 and the ordinary electric accessory c44 are shared, so the limited space on the game board is provided. There is also obtained an effect that it is possible to provide a gaming machine with a wide variety of gaming patterns without increasing the number of components arranged in the gaming machine.

In the gaming machine according to the embodiment described above, when the pattern of the normal pattern display device 30 becomes a specific one of the hit patterns (for example, there are 30 types of hit patterns). In this case, the operation program of the CPU 100 should be created so as to cause a so-called probability change until a predetermined number of hits occur thereafter (when any of ten predetermined patterns is applied). Is also preferable because the playability is improved.

For this purpose, for example, step S in FIG.
In the hit determination process of 410, if the pattern of the appearance is a probability variation symbol pattern that causes a variation in the probability, the predetermined number of hits in the RAM 55 thereafter are repeated until a predetermined number of hits are generated. A probability variation flag is set in the area, and while the flag is set, the CPU 100 may set the hit probability to be higher than usual so as to determine the outcome of the normal symbol display device 30. It is possible to improve the player's willingness to play the game. Note that the probability variation process itself can be realized by a known algorithm, and thus the probability variation process will not be described in detail here.

A control process for causing this probability variation will be described with reference to FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 13 is provided between steps S415 and S420 in the flowchart of FIG.
Now, a case will be described in which the CPU 100 determines in step S415 that a hit is a hit.

First, in step S1300, the CP
U100 determines whether or not the roll is a probability variation symbol pattern. If the roll is a probability variation symbol pattern (Yes), the process proceeds to step S1305; otherwise (No), the process proceeds to step S1310.

At step S1305, CPU 100 sets a probability variation flag in a predetermined area of RAM 55, and proceeds to step S420. Thereafter, when the probability variation flag is set, the CPU 100 performs a control operation such that a hit occurs with a high probability. For example, it is conceivable to increase the hit probability to a hit probability of about 1/40 when the normal hit probability is about 1/400 in the probability variation state.

On the other hand, in the step S1310, since the outcome is not the probability variation symbol pattern, the step S131
At 0, it is determined whether or not the number of hits after setting the probability variation flag is more than a predetermined number. Such a determination is made, for example, in step S after setting the probability variation flag.
This may be performed based on the number of times the hit flag is set in 420. Next, if the number of hits after setting the probability variation flag is more than a predetermined number (Yes), step S131
5; otherwise (No), step S4
Go to 20.

Further, in step S1315,
Since the number of hits after setting the probability change flag has become a predetermined number or more, the CPU 100 lowers the probability change flag set in the predetermined area of the RAM 55 and proceeds to step S13.
Proceed to 15.

By performing such processing, during the predetermined number of times after the result becomes the probability variation symbol pattern,
Even if the gaming machine has only one ordinary symbol display device as symbol display means, it is possible to realize a probability variation function of generating a hit with a high hit occurrence probability, and to obtain an effect of further improving the playability. .

In order to realize such a control operation including the probability variation process, a game machine control program describing a control procedure is stored in a storage medium such as a ROM, and the CPU constituting the computer stores the program in the storage medium. It is possible to construct a gaming machine that can execute the control operation including the probability variation processing by reading the gaming machine control program that has been executed.

That is, when the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the result of the ordinary symbol is determined, and when the result becomes a specific pattern, the first character is controlled to be in a winning state for a predetermined time. For detecting that a game medium passes through a computer-readable storage medium that stores a game machine control program for storing a game machine control program, and a state in which the first accessory is in a prize-winning state, and the first role in the prize-enabled state is Processing for controlling the opening and closing operation of the second character in a control mode in which the second character is made available for prize immediately after the detection of the passage of the game medium upon detecting that the game medium has been won. And a process of setting the hit probability to be higher than usual until a predetermined number of hits occur after the pattern of the first symbol, the pattern of the ordinary symbol, becomes a specific pattern,
An effect is obtained that a storage medium storing a gaming machine control program to be executed by a computer can also be realized.

In the embodiment described above, the case where the opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory b42 is controlled in one of the two control modes of the first and second control modes has been described. For example, adding a third control mode for opening the ordinary electric accessory b42 for a relatively long time, such as adding a new control mode, generally uses any one of a plurality of control modes. It is preferable to control the opening / closing operation of, because the playability can be improved.

In this case, for example, the appearance pattern of the ordinary symbol is associated with the control mode, and the CPU 100
By adopting a control mode corresponding to the pattern determined by the player himself, it is conceivable to adopt one of the control modes to control the opening / closing operation of the ordinary electric accessory b42.

More specifically, the association between the appearance pattern of the normal symbol and the control mode may be performed more specifically as follows. For example, "aaa", "bbb", "ccc",
"Ddd", "ee", "fff", "gggg",
"Hhh", "iii", "jjj" (a, b,
(c, d, e, f, g, h, i, and j are numbers and pictures displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 30 as ordinary symbols).

On the other hand, as the control mode, a first control mode shown in FIG. 7 (a) (first open pattern: this control mode is performed after the normal electric accessory b operation gate switch-on signal is output, and FIG. 7B shows a control mode in which the ordinary electric accessory b42 is closed for two seconds, the ordinary electric accessory b42 is opened for two seconds, and then the ordinary electric accessory b42 is closed. ) In the second control mode (a second opening pattern: the normal electric accessory b 42 is opened for two seconds immediately after the gate switch-on signal for the operation of the ordinary electric accessory b. After that, a control mode in which the normal electric accessory b42 is closed) and a third control mode (not shown in FIG. 7) are defined.

In the third control mode, for example, the ordinary electric accessory b42 is closed for 2 seconds after the gate switch-on signal for the activation of the ordinary electric accessory b, and thereafter, the ordinary electric accessory b42 is closed for 30 seconds. Assume that the control mode is such that the object b42 is in the open state, and thereafter the ordinary electric accessory b42 is in the closed state. In this description, it is assumed that three types of control modes, ie, a first control mode, a second control mode, and a third control mode, are defined.
It goes without saying that more than two types of control modes may be determined.

By the way, the above-mentioned ten types of appearance patterns (“aaa”, “bbb”, “ccc”, “ddd”,
"Eee", "fff", "gggg", "hhh",
For each of “iii” and “jjj”), a table in which one of the control modes is associated is stored in the ROM 50 in a nonvolatile manner.

For example, the first control mode is set for the pattern “aaa”, the second control mode is set for the pattern “bbb”, and the third control mode is set for the pattern “ccc”. A control mode,..., A first control mode for the appearance pattern “jjj”, and a table describing the correspondence between the appearance pattern and the control mode are represented by R.
It is stored in the OM 50 in a nonvolatile manner.

Now, following the step of determining whether or not a hit has occurred in step S415 of the normal symbol / normal electric accessory a processing in FIG. 4, the following processing steps are provided to perform new processing. To do.

That is, when it is determined that a hit has occurred (step S
("Yes" at 415), the step of examining the pattern of the hit, and the control mode corresponding to the pattern of the hit is acquired by referring to the table stored in the ROM 50 in a nonvolatile manner. , RAM acquired control mode
55 in a predetermined area.

When the control process proceeds to Yes in step S 415, the CPU 100 checks which one of the ten hit patterns is to be hit, and reads the table stored in the ROM 50. The control mode corresponding to the pattern of the outcome is referred to in the RAM 55
In a predetermined area. After the end of the storing process, the CPU 100 performs the process of step S420.

Then, in the ordinary electric accessory b process of FIG. 5, steps S505, 510, and 515 are deleted, and a new "open / close operation of the ordinary electric accessory b42 in the control mode stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 55" is performed. A step of performing “control” is provided between step S500 and return.

As a result, CPU 100 has already
With reference to the control mode stored in the predetermined area of M55, opening / closing control of the ordinary electric accessory b42 is performed by this control mode, and the ordinary electric accessory b process is ended.

As described above, when the control mode is the first control mode, the game medium that has passed through the ordinary electric accessory b operating gate switch 15 is prevented from winning the ordinary electric accessory b42. When the control mode is the second control mode, the normal electric accessory b42 is controlled to open and close so as to reliably win the ordinary electric accessory b42. You. When the control mode is the third control mode, the ordinary electric accessory b42 is controlled so that the game medium that has passed through the ordinary electric accessory b operation gate switch 15 is prevented from winning the ordinary electric accessory b42. Is controlled to be opened and closed, but since the time of the open state is relatively long, immediately after a certain game medium is dropped from the holding device 60, the next game medium is held by the holding device 60, and if it is dropped from the holding device 60, It becomes possible to win a prize for the ordinary electric accessory b42.

In this way, it is possible to control the opening and closing of the ordinary electric accessory b42 in accordance with the pattern of the rolled numbers, and it is possible to enjoy a variety of games.
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, even in a gaming machine having only one ordinary symbol display device as symbol display means, the control mode in which a plurality of operations of the ordinary electric accessory b42 exist. By controlling according to any one of the above, or by providing the holding device 60, by linking the operation of a plurality of characters in a special mode, etc., the variation of the game pattern is rich, and the playability is greatly improved It becomes possible to provide game means.

[0157]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the control means detects the passage of the game medium by the detection means, the control means performs the control in accordance with one of a plurality of types of control modes. Since the opening / closing operation of the second accessory is controlled, it is possible to improve the playability of the game using the gaming machine and prevent a decrease in the desire to play the game.

In particular, according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, a plurality of types of control modes can be set in the second accessory after a predetermined time has passed after the detection of the passage of the game medium. And a second control mode for opening the second character immediately after the detection means detects the passage of the game medium, and Since the opening / closing operation of the second accessory is controlled in one of the control modes, the player can perform the second operation in any of the control modes.
Since the player can play the game while enjoying the opening / closing operation of the character, the effect of further improving the playability can be obtained.

According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 2, the control means further enables the first character to enter a prize-winning state, and sets the first prize-winning state to the first prize-winning state.
When it is detected that the game medium has been awarded to the role of the player, the second
Control the opening and closing operation of the second character in the control mode of
It is possible to enjoy a game in which the first and the second accessories are linked in a different pattern from the conventional one, thereby also improving the playability.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 3, the control means further determines, from a predetermined total number of game media that can win the third character,
Since the subtraction result obtained by subtracting the number of game media having won the third role from the predetermined time is notified to the notifying means, the player
The number of remaining game media that can win a prize can be immediately grasped, and an effect of high convenience can be obtained.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of any one of the first, second, third, and fourth aspects, the holding means causes the detecting means to detect the game medium which has been put into the holding state by the game. Since it will be put on hold so that it can be detected,
This also makes it possible to improve the playability.

According to the invention of claim 6, when the passage of the game medium is detected, the passage of the game medium is detected, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the first character is set to the winning state. Controlling the opening / closing operation of the second accessory in any one of the control mode of the second mode and the second control mode in which the second accessory can be set to the winning state immediately after the passage of the game medium is detected. When it is detected that the first accessory is in a prizeable state and that the first medium in the prizeable state is awarded with a game medium, the opening / closing operation of the second accessory is controlled in the second control mode. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy a game in which the first and second accessories are linked in a different pattern from the conventional one, and the effect that the playability is improved is also obtained.

Furthermore, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the roll of the normal symbol is determined, and when the roll becomes a specific pattern, the first pattern is determined.
A game machine control program for controlling the character in a winning state for a predetermined time in a storage medium in a computer-readable manner, and detecting that the game medium passes therethrough; Is in a prize possible state, and when it is detected that a game medium has been won in the first prize in the prize possible state, the second role is set to a prize enabled state immediately after the passage of the game medium is detected. By causing the computer to execute the process of controlling the opening / closing operation of the second accessory in the control mode, it is possible to obtain an effect that a storage medium storing the gaming machine control program is provided.

Further, in the above-mentioned invention, the game machine which causes a probability variation when the number of the normal symbol becomes a specific pattern, that is, the control means further comprises:
A gaming machine characterized in that when a pattern of a normal symbol, which is a first accessory, becomes a specific pattern, the hit probability is higher than usual until a predetermined number of hits occur thereafter. According to this, according to this, the control means is provided with the first
When the pattern of the appearance of the ordinary symbol that is the character of the particular pattern becomes a specific pattern, until a predetermined number of hits occur thereafter,
Since the hit probability is higher than usual, it is possible to realize a gaming machine having a function of causing a so-called probability change, thereby further improving the playability.

Then, when the storage medium storing the control program for causing the probability fluctuation, that is, the game medium passes through the predetermined area, the roll of the ordinary symbol is determined, and the roll becomes a specific pattern. In some cases, a game machine control program for controlling the first accessory to be in a winning state for a predetermined time is stored in a storage medium in a computer-readable manner, and a process of detecting the passing of the game medium, When it is detected that the first role is in a prize-possible state and that the first medium in the prize-possible state is awarded with a game medium, the second role is changed immediately after the passage of the game medium is detected. A process of controlling the opening and closing operation of the second character in a control mode for setting a winning possible state, and a predetermined number of times thereafter when the pattern of the first symbol, which is an ordinary symbol, becomes a specific pattern. Hit Until then, a storage medium storing a game machine control program for causing a computer to execute the process of setting the hit probability to a higher than normal probability is also conceivable, which also makes it possible to realize a storage medium storing a game machine control program. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an opening / closing control mode of an ordinary electric accessory b.

FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory view of a front portion of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a lower front part of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic explanatory view of a front portion of a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is an operation timing chart for explaining the operation of a conventional gaming machine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Ordinary symbol actuation gate switch 15 Ordinary electric accessory b activation gate switch 20 Ordinary electric accessory a winning sensor 22 Ordinary electric accessory b switch 26 Ordinary electric accessory c winning sensor 28 Ordinary symbol operation storage unit 30 Ordinary symbol display device 35 Ordinary electric accessory c winning prize ball display device 40 Ordinary electric accessory a 42 Ordinary electric accessory b 44 Ordinary electric accessory c 50 ROM 55 RAM 57 Counter area 60 Reservation device 61 Rotary member 62 Hold member 63 Guide member 64 Fixed Member 65 axis 100 CPU 121 life nail 230 ordinary symbol display device 232 ordinary symbol 1 operation storage unit 233 ordinary symbol 1 operation gate switch 234 ordinary symbol 2 display 235 ordinary electric accessory d 236 ordinary symbol 2 operation storage unit 237 ordinary electric hand Object e 238 Ordinary electric accessory f 240 Out mouth 241 Inner layer 242 outer rail 245 in the out port 246 rail 247 outside rail 250 prize ball indicator 251 prize ball indicator 252 prize ball indicator 253 prize ball indicator

Claims (7)

[Claims] When a game medium passes through a predetermined area, an appearance of a normal symbol is determined, and when the appearance becomes a specific pattern, the first character is set to a winning state for a predetermined time. A gaming machine having a means, comprising: a detecting means for detecting that a game medium passes therethrough; and a second accessory which opens and closes to allow a game medium to be won when the game machine is in an open state. The control means further comprises: A game machine configured to control the opening / closing operation of the second accessory according to one of a plurality of types of control modes when the detection means detects the passage of the game medium. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of control modes include: setting a state in which the second character can be awarded after a lapse of a predetermined time after the detection means detects the passage of a game medium. And a second control mode in which the second character is set to a winning state immediately after the detection means detects the passage of the game medium, and wherein the control means comprises: Control mode and the second
A gaming machine that controls the opening and closing operation of the second accessory in any one of the control modes. 3. The control device according to claim 2, wherein the control unit further determines that the first character is in a prize-enabled state, and that the game medium is awarded in the first character in the prize-enabled state. A game machine which, when detected, controls the opening and closing operation of the second accessory in the second control mode. 4. The control device according to claim 3, further comprising: a third accessory, and a notification unit configured to notify a remaining number of game media that can win the third accessory. Driving the notifying unit to notify a subtraction result obtained by subtracting the number of game media that have won the third role from a predetermined time from the total number of game media that can win the third role. A gaming machine characterized by the following. 5. The holding means according to claim 1, further comprising a non-holding means for making the detecting means detect the game medium put on hold by the game so that the detecting means can detect it. A gaming machine comprising: 6. When a game medium passes through a predetermined area, an appearance of a normal symbol is determined, and when the appearance becomes a specific pattern, the first accessory is controlled to a winning state for a predetermined time. In the method for controlling a gaming machine, a step of detecting that a game medium passes, and a step of detecting the passage of the game medium. In any one of the first control mode and the second control mode in which the second character is made into a winning state immediately after the passage of the game medium is detected, the opening and closing operation of the second character is performed. Controlling the first character in the second control mode when detecting that the first character is in a prize-enabled state and that the first medium in the prize-enabled state is awarded with a game medium. Controlling the opening and closing operation of the second accessory A game machine control method. 7. When a game medium passes through a predetermined area, a normal symbol is determined, and when the determined result is a specific pattern, the first character is controlled to be in a winning state for a predetermined time. A computer-readable storage medium storing a game machine control program for detecting a passing of a game medium, the first character being in a winning state, and a first state in the winning state being When it is detected that a game medium has been won in the second character, the opening / closing operation of the second character is controlled in a control mode in which the second character can be made a winning state immediately after the detection of the passage of the game medium. And a storage medium storing a game machine control program for causing a computer to execute the processing.