JPH0481473B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applicable to a game machine with a maintenance device that allows easy improvement of score probability, more specifically, a combination pachinko machine or a mahjong-style pachinko machine. This invention relates to a game machine with a score probability improvement/maintenance device that improves the probability of winning during a number of games.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, with the advancement of computer technology, various gaming machines including pachinko machines have been
Various computer controls are performed.

As a result of computer control, so-called fiber machines have been provided as pachinko machines and have been used for actual games.

In this fever machine, when a specific state is reached during the game, an accessory is activated so that the probability of scoring is significantly increased. It is now possible to get a prize ball of.

More specifically, a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols written on the board are provided, and when each reel stops rotating, for example, if three numbers 7 appear in a row, it is extremely easy to win a prize. A specific winning hole is open for a certain period of time, allowing you to win a large number of prizes in a short period of time. In addition, although this special winning hole normally closes when 10 prizes are won, it is formed in such a way that it opens again and the probability of winning is high again, and in the end it will open and close 10 times. As a result, the state in which the probability of winning a prize has improved has come to an end.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, in the past, pachinko machines have been enriched in game quality by improving the winning probability.

However, in such conventional pachinko machines, the game continues until all the balls in hand are exhausted or the game is stopped, so the above-mentioned state of increasing winning probability is repeated 10 times. It was possible that it would be done.

On the other hand, as a game machine similar to a pachinko machine,
Regarding combination pachinko machines, mahjong-style pachinko machines, etc. that already exist, one game ends with a specified number of balls, so a single game can be played using the same method as conventional pachinko machines. Although it is possible to improve the scoring probability during a game, it is not possible to improve the scoring probability over several games.

Therefore, in the present invention, once the game becomes easy to improve the scoring probability, the scoring probability can be easily improved by simply letting the ball pass through a specific chucker or win for a certain number of games. It is designed to improve game playability.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes the following:
One game is made up of a certain number of bullets, and if a point is scored at the end of one game, medals corresponding to the score will be paid out, and if specific conditions are met, the probability of scoring will be improved. In a medal-type pachinko machine that can achieve During this period, the specific winning object becomes valid, and by winning the specific winning object, the winning position can be selected as many times as the number of balls that have won the prize.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to illustrated examples, taking as an example a case in which the present invention is applied to a mahjong-style pachinko machine formed to display the game content on a CRT.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mahjong-style pachinko machine, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for determining whether the inserted medals are appropriate or not.

The mahjong-style pachinko machine shown in Figure 1 is
It is formed from a box body 50 and a front plate 51 of the entire box body 50. A wall surface 52 is fixed to the upper center of the front plate 51, and a handle 53 for a bullet and a medal payout port 54 are provided at the lower center. Further, on the left side of the board surface 52, there are provided a medal slot 55, a return slot 56, a return switch 57, a payment switch 58, etc. In addition, a rail 59 is fixed to the board surface 52 for guiding the ball that has been hit, and a CRT or the like is installed in the center of the board surface 52 to display the dealt tiles, the progress of the tiles, Dora tiles, wind tiles, etc. A display section 60 formed by the above, an accessory 62 for use in a state where the probability of scoring is improved, and a specific chuck car 63 are provided. In addition, the display section includes a rotating reel 6 as a scoring probability improving device.
1 is shown. Furthermore, a tile selection switch 64 is provided at the bottom of the board surface 52.

In the flowchart for determining the suitability of inserted medals shown in FIG. 2, the game machine is set to a usable state by the start of the control program, and after that, the medals are inserted into the medal slot 5.
5 (step 1).

Then, the medal selector provided on the back side of the medal slot 55 of the game machine determines whether or not the inserted medal is appropriate (step 2).

As a result, if the inserted medal is not genuine coin, it is returned to the medal return port 56 (step 3), and the series of operations ends.

If the inserted medals are genuine coins, it is determined whether the game to be played is a normal game or a game in which the winning probability can be easily improved (step 4).

If the result of that judgment is a normal game,
If the normal game processing shown in FIG. 3 is performed and the game is a game in which the winning probability can be easily improved, the game processing shown in FIG. 4 in which the winning probability can be easily improved is performed.

FIG. 3 is a control flowchart used when it is determined that it is a normal game, and after the start, the normal game is started (step 5).

During this started game, it is determined whether the scoring probability improving device is activated (step 6).

Here, the score probability improving device is, for example, as shown in FIG. It is conceivable that the probability of scoring can be improved by combining symbols.

In addition, this score probability improvement device is able to increase
The operation is started and stopped after a certain period of time has elapsed or when a stop switch is turned on. Therefore, if there is no passage of a specific winning hole or a specific chucker, the scoring probability improving device may not operate.

Therefore, there are cases where this score probability improving device does not operate at all during the game, but in that case, the player will be able to enjoy the game of a normal combination pachinko machine.

In that case, when a predetermined number of balls have been hit, it is determined whether a score has been scored or not based on the game result displayed on the display section 60 (step 7), and if there is no score, the game ends.

If there is a score, the number A of medals to be paid out according to the score is memorized (step 8), and then the medals are sequentially paid out one by one to the payout port 54 (step 9).

Furthermore, when medals are paid out in this way, the payout counter B increments the count value by 1 each time one medal is paid out (step 1).
0), then the memory value A of the number of medals to be paid out
and the count value B (Step 1)
1) Continue the medal dispensing operation until these values become equal.

When the payout is completed, after clearing the payout counter B and memory A (step 12), 1
The game ends.

On the other hand, if the score probability improving device is activated, this state is determined in step 6, and it is then determined whether a predetermined combination has been established (step 13).

If the combination is not established as a result,
The process moves to step 7 and subsequent processing steps, and the same processing as described above is performed.

However, if a combination is established, it is determined whether the combination is valid only for that game, or whether it is a combination that can easily improve the scoring probability over multiple games (step 14).

As a result of the determination, if the combination is valid only for that game, the process moves to step 7 and subsequent steps.

On the other hand, if the combination is such that it will be easy to improve the score probability by spreading over multiple games, a display light to that effect will be lit (step 15), and from the next game onwards, a specific character will be used. After enabling the use of 62 (step 16), the processing from step 7 onwards is executed again.

In other words, once a predetermined number of balls have been hit, medals corresponding to the points earned in that game will be paid out, regardless of whether there is a combination or not, and whether or not it will be easier to improve the scoring probability from the next game. done, 1
The game will end.

Further, as a specific example of the combination established in step 13, for example, when the plurality of rotating reels 61 stop rotating as described above, each reel 6
1 may be either [7--], [-7-], or [--7], and in this case, it is used with an improved probability of a specific score that is configured to make it easier to win. When the specific accessory 62 opens for one second and the specific accessory 62 wins, the selection switch 6 is later activated.
It is conceivable to improve the scoring probability by allowing the winning position to be selected using 4. Therefore, when considering a mahjong style pachinko machine, by turning on the selection switch 64, it becomes possible to select tiles that are easy to get up and have many winning combinations.

Furthermore, as a specific example of another combination established in step 13, there is a case where the stopped reel 61 is either [77-], [-77], or [7-7], and in this case, the winning A specific accessory 62 that is configured to be easy to open opens for 10 seconds, and the specific accessory 6
2, the probability of scoring can be improved by allowing the selection switch 64 to later select the winning position by the number of balls that match the number of winning balls.

Note that when the combination of the reels 61 that has stopped rotating is [777], the specific winning object 62 that is configured to be easy to win will open for 30 seconds, and the When winning a prize, the winning position can be selected by the selection switch 64 after the number of balls corresponding to the number of winning balls, and the combination of games can easily improve the winning probability from the next game in step 14. .

FIG. 4 shows a processing routine when it is determined in step 4 that the game is a game in which the winning probability can be easily improved. When the game is started (step 17), the counter C is incremented. (Step 18).

A game is played in this state, and during the game it is determined whether the ball has won or passed through the specific chucker 63 that has become operational (step 19).

In this embodiment, when the ball hits or passes the specific chuck car 63, the accessory 62 opens, and the probability of scoring is improved by opening the accessory 62.
When it is determined in step 19 that the ball has not passed through the specific chucker 63, it is determined in step 20 whether or not a point has been scored, similar to step 7 in which it is determined whether or not a point has been scored in the normal game.

If it is determined in step 20 that there is a score, the processing shown in steps 7 to 12 in FIG. 2 is performed. That is, through a series of processes from step 21 to step 25, medals are paid out to the payout port 54.

When the medals have been paid out in this way, it is determined whether there is a usable end signal for the specific chaser 63 (described later) (step 26), and if there is an end signal, the counter C is cleared (step 27), and then the game is started. ends.

If it is determined in step 26 that there is no usable end signal, then it is determined whether the count value C of the counter in step 18 exceeds 20 in this example (step 28).

If the total number of games does not reach 20 games (20-C>0), the game ends, but the next game is also played under the condition that the specific chuck car 63 can be used so that the winning probability can be easily improved. It will be a game.

Also, when the count value C of the counter reaches 20, that is, it is determined that a total of 20 games have been played under conditions in which the specific chuck car can be used (20-C=0), the counter C and After clearing the counter D that counts the total number of games in the score probability improvement state (described later) (step 29), this condition is canceled (step 3).
0), the game in which the specific chuck car 63 that can easily improve the winning probability ends, and the game returns to the normal game from the next game.

If it is determined in step 20 that there is no score, the process moves to step 28 and the same processing as described above is performed.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the ball has passed through the specific chucker 63 (step 19), the accessory 62 opens to improve the scoring probability (step 3).
1) Increment a counter D for counting the number of probability improvements (step 32).

Next, it is determined whether the value of the probability improvement counter D is greater than 10 in this example (step 33).

When this counter D is less than 10, (10−
D>0), the process moves to step 20, where processing such as score determination and medal payout is performed.

If it is equal to 10 (10-D=0), the counter D is cleared (step 34), and a signal indicating the end of use of the specific chucker is issued (step 35).
After that, the process similarly moves to step 20.

In other words, when a combination pachinko machine is controlled by this program, once a game state is reached that makes it easy to improve the scoring probability, that state will be maintained for the next 20 games (step 28), but during those 20 games, After playing the game in which it is easy to improve the scoring probability 10 times, the game in which it is easy to improve the scoring probability ends regardless of the total number of games (20 games) (step 33), and a new normal game is played. This is a game state.

Therefore, although the game quality can be improved, it does not provide a rich gambling experience.

Note that 10 games or 20 games in the above description are merely examples, and other numbers of games may be used.

The operation of the score probability improving device is started at the start of the game in step 5, and the rotation of the reel 61 is stopped when a prize is won in any of the winning holes.
It is also possible to stop the rotation of the reel 61 by winning a prize in a specific winning hole. Among these other embodiments, in the former case, the scoring probability improving device is always operated during one game, so step 6 in FIG. 3 is eliminated and step 5 is
will directly follow step 13.

Further, the score probability improving device can also be formed as something other than the rotating reel 61. Furthermore, when the rotating reel 61 stops rotating, if there is even one "7", the accessory 62 will open for one second, and if there are two "7"s, the accessory 62 will open for 10 seconds. However, the accessory 62 may not open during the normal game, but may open only when the player passes the specific chuck car 62 during the game with improved winning probability.

Furthermore, the shape of the accessory 62 is not limited to the illustrated example, and there is no limitation on the shape as long as it improves the score probability.

Furthermore, although a passing chaser has been described as an example of the specific chaser 63, this specific chaser 63 may also use a winning hole displaying a specific number at the bottom of the board as a specific chaser,
Other accessories may also be used. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide an accessory such as a ticket that opens at the start of the game to facilitate the improvement of the scoring probability, and to open the accessory 62 by winning this accessory.

Furthermore, when the player passes the specific jacker 63 (step 19), since the above explanation uses a mahjong-style pachinko machine as an example, the specific jackpot 62 configured to facilitate winning is opened for a certain period of time, and the specific jackpot 62 is opened for a certain period of time. It has been explained that when a player wins a prize, by pressing the selection switch 64, the player is treated as if he or she had won a prize at the position of the tile corresponding to each selection switch 64.
By pressing the selection switch 64 in the same way as if you had won in the most advantageous position, your chances of scoring will be significantly improved.

However, in any case, it is desirable to improve the game quality and to take care not to increase the gambling quality too much.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention provides that, once a game becomes easy to improve the scoring probability, the ball simply passes through a specific chuck car or wins for a certain number of games. Therefore, the game is designed to easily improve the probability of scoring, thereby improving the gameplay.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mahjong-style pachinko machine, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining the contents. 52... Board surface, 54... Payout port, 55...
Input port, 56...Return port, 60...Display section, 61
... Reel, 62 ... Accessory, 63 ... Specific chaser, 64 ... Selection switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. One game is composed of a certain number of bullets,
A medal-type pachinko machine that pays out medals corresponding to the score when a point is scored at the end of one game, and improves the probability of scoring if certain conditions are met. and games in which it is easy to improve the score probability, and in the normal game, if a specific condition is obtained, a specific accessory becomes valid for a certain number of games from the next game, and this specific accessory A game machine with a scoring probability improvement/maintenance device, characterized in that the winning position can be selected a number of times corresponding to the number of pitches won by winning a prize.