Game machine

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of enhancing a player's interest in a game.SOLUTION: A specific value regarding a game is updated periodically, the periodically updated specific value is identified based on satisfaction of a predetermined identification condition, and determination using the identified specific value is executed by determination means. Based on determination as a predetermined determination result by determination of the determination means in a predetermined game state, specific control for setting to a state for showing that a player becomes more advantageous than a state before the predetermined determination result is executed. Specific control is more easily executed when a specific element is set to a first state than when it is set to a second state. When a predetermined determination result is obtained in a predetermined game state and specific control is executed, a game state after execution of the specific control is maintained in a predetermined game state. Accordingly, a player's interest in a game can be enhanced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to a game machine represented by a pachinko machine. [Background technology]

[0002] Some gaming machines, such as pachinko machines, shift to a winning state when the result of a lottery performed based on the winning of a game ball into a start winning opening is a win. Among such gaming machines, there are some which are intended to enhance interest by providing a plurality of types of game states having different degrees of advantage, etc., as game states that can be set after the end of the winning state. [Prior art documents] [Patent document]

[0003] [Patent document 1] Patent No. 2514417 [Outline of the invention] [Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, there is a demand for further enhancement of interest.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the interest of a player in playing a game. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve this object, the gaming machine according to claim 1 sets the state of the specific element related to the player's degree of advantage to a first state corresponding to a first degree of advantage and a state higher than the first degree of advantage. a second state corresponding to a second degree of advantage; and updating means capable of periodically updating a specific value related to a game, having specific element setting means capable of setting to one of a plurality of states including at least a second state. and, based on the establishment of a predetermined identification condition, identification means for identifying the specific value, determination means capable of performing determination using at least the specific value identified by the identification means, and at least a predetermined In the game state, based on the determination by the determination means that the predetermined determination result has been determined, a specification for making a state that is more likely to be advantageous to the player than the state before the predetermined determination result is obtained. and a control means capable of executing control, wherein the specific control is performed more when the specific element is set to the first state than when the specific element is set to the second state. When the specific control is executed as the predetermined determination result in the predetermined game state, the game state after the specific control is executed becomes the predetermined game state. It is a configuration that can be maintained.

[0007] The gaming machine according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the specific element setting means sets the third advantage higher than the first state, the second state, and the second advantage. and a third state corresponding to the degree, and the game machine can be set to one of a plurality of states including at least the It is a configuration in which specific control is not executed.

[0008] The gaming machine according to claim 3 is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising first gaming state setting means for setting a first gaming state based on the establishment of the first setting condition, The predetermined game state is a game state in which the degree of advantage is higher than at least the first game state.

[0009] Claim 4 is a gaming machine according to Claim 3, wherein a second set condition having a lower degree of advantage than the predetermined game state is established based on the establishment of a second set condition in the predetermined game state. A second game state setting means for setting a game state is provided, and the specific control is a control in which the second set condition is difficult to be satisfied until the specific control ends.

[0010] The gaming machine according to claim 5 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the predetermined game state, the control means determines the predetermined determination result and the determination result of the determination means once. The configuration is such that the specific control is more likely to be executed when the predetermined determination result is obtained twice in succession than when the determination is made.

Effect of the invention

[0011] According to the gaming machine of claim 1, the state of the specific element related to the degree of advantage for the player is divided into a first state corresponding to the first degree of advantage and a second degree of advantage higher than the first degree of advantage. and a specific element setting means that can be set to one of a plurality of states including at least a second state corresponding to the update means that can periodically update the specific value related to the game, and a predetermined identification Based on the establishment of a condition, identification means for identifying the specific value, and determination means capable of performing determination using at least the specific value identified by the identification means, and at least in a predetermined game state, the Specific control can be executed for making a state more advantageous to the player than the state before the predetermined discrimination result, based on the discrimination by the discriminating means determining the predetermined discrimination result. and a control means, wherein the game machine is configured such that the specific control is more likely to be executed when the specific element is set to the first state than when the specific element is set to the second state. When the specific control is executed as the predetermined determination result in the predetermined game state, the game state after the specific control is executed can be maintained in the predetermined game state. be.

[0012] As a result, there is an effect that the player's interest in the game can be improved.

[0013] According to the gaming machine according to claim 2, in addition to the effects of the gaming machine according to claim 1, the specific element setting means can set the first state, the second state, and the second degree of advantage. and a third state corresponding to a third advantage degree that is higher than the third state, and the game machine is configured such that the specific element is set to the third state This is a configuration in which the specific control is not executed when it is set.

[0014] As a result, when the third state with a high degree of advantage is set, the specific control is not executed. There is an effect that it is possible to realize a novel game property that makes you expect.

[0015] According to the gaming machine according to claim 3, in addition to the effect played by the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, the first gaming state for setting the first gaming state based on the establishment of the first setting condition A setting means is provided, and the predetermined game state is a game state having a higher degree of advantage than at least the first game state.

[0016] As a result, the lower the degree of advantage is set, the more strongly the player can expect a predetermined game state with a higher degree of advantage, so that the player's interest in the game can be improved. There is

[0017] According to the gaming machine according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the gaming machine according to claim 3, based on the fact that the second setting condition is satisfied in the predetermined game state, than the predetermined game state A second game state setting means for setting a second game state with a low degree of advantage is provided, and the specific control is a control in which the second set condition is difficult to be satisfied until the specific control ends.

[0018] As a result, when the specific control is executed, the possibility of being set to the second game state is reduced, so that the execution of the specific control can be strongly expected. Therefore, there is an effect that the player's interest in the game can be improved in the predetermined game state.

[0019] According to the gaming machine according to claim 5, in addition to the effects of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the control means, in the predetermined gaming state, determines the predetermined The specific control is more likely to be executed when the predetermined determination result is obtained twice in succession than when the predetermined determination result is determined once.

[0020] As a result, it is possible to realize novel game characteristics that make the player expect that predetermined determination results will continue in a predetermined game state. [Brief description of the drawing]

[0021]

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Claims

[Claim 1] A first ball entry means through which a game ball can be entered; A second ball entry means different from the first ball entry means, In a gaming machine having at least a first prize ball that can be awarded to a player when a gaming ball enters the first ball entry means and a second prize ball that can be awarded to a player when a gaming ball enters the second ball entry means, The gaming machine includes: A predetermined calculation corresponding to the number of prize balls awarded during a predetermined game period is executed, The system is configured such that the awarding of the prize balls is restricted in accordance with the result of the predetermined calculation becoming a specific result, compared to the game situation during the predetermined game period; A gaming machine characterized in having at least a first display whose appearance can be changed in response to the awarding of the first prize ball during the specified gaming period, and a second display which is different from the first display and whose appearance can be changed in response to the awarding of the first prize ball or the second prize ball.