JP2006158682A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply the tricky novel visual stimulation during the games for the sufficient enhancement of the attractiveness of the games by the closer and unique superposition of front and rear performance elements. <P>SOLUTION: A performance device 70 is constituted of the front performance element D which enables the display of the images and is made transparently visible backward and the rear performance element B which is disposed behind it and can carry out real actions with a drive part. The synthesization of the performances is accomplished to make the other performance element develop the actions following the development of the actions by one performance element so that the display images by the front performance element D are hourly linked successively to the real actions by the rear performance element B, front to rear or rear to front. The successive linkage of the performances between different kinds of performance elements arrayed in depth enables the application of the tricky visual stimulations. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is mainly used for laws related to customs business regulations and business optimisation, abbreviated law, Article 2, Paragraph 1, Item 7, Pachinko-ya, and Item 8 stores. The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines, and new and second-hand goods made with specifications for general users.

This type of gaming machine includes an effect device that displays information related to a player's profit under a specific game condition in order to derive what is called a jackpot or not. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, the effect device Is constructed by combining a transmissive liquid crystal type front display that enables image display and rear perspective, and a rear display such as a movable character and a fixed figure arranged behind it. Proposals have been made to reveal a unique scene.
JP 2004-97411 A

  However, even if the front display image and the rear figure, etc. are simply combined and shown at the same time, it is possible to create a scene that is somewhat deep in the depth direction as a whole, but in the end, it is an art that is contained in the frame It can only enhance the production effect, but it does not reach the point where an unexpected visual stimulus can be applied.

  In the present invention, it is an object to provide a gaming machine capable of giving a surprising and unique visual stimulus during a game by closely and uniquely overlapping front and rear effect elements and sufficiently enhancing the interest of the game. .

  The invention according to claim 1 is a game comprising an effect device 70 for executing an effect on display based on specific game conditions and a control device for the effect device, as exemplified characteristically in FIG. 3, FIG. 7, and FIG. In the machine, the effect device 70 includes a front effect element D that enables image display and rear perspective, and a rear effect element B that is arranged behind and enables an actual operation by the drive unit. The said control apparatus has the specific matter containing the production | generation synthetic | combination means which expand | deploys the operation | movement continuous with the operation | movement expansion | deployment of one production | presentation element in the other production | generation element.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the control device includes a main control unit MC that determines a production time, and the production device based on a command that is commanded in a one-way manner from the main control unit MC. And a sub-control unit SC1 for operating 70, and the sub-control unit SC1 is provided with effect matching means Y that repeats the effect synthesis by the effect synthesis means X according to the availability of the effect time determined by the main control unit MC. Have specific matters.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the display composition by the front effect element D and the actual operation by the rear effect element B are continuously connected in time from front to back or rear and rear by the effect composition means. In this way, the continuous connection of the different staging elements arranged in the depth direction can give a tricky and unexpected visual stimulus, and can inspire a novel interest during the game.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the composition of the production is repeated according to the vacancy of the production time determined by the main control unit MC, the decision is made while complying with the matters to be determined by the main control unit MC. You can show your performance without getting bored.

  FIG. 1 shows a pachinko gaming machine 1 to which the present invention is applied, and a game frame 10 supports a main body 11 so that the door can be opened. A front door 14 in which a glass 13 is fitted to a round window 12 is provided at the upper front portion of the main body 11, and the game board 2 is provided inside the front door 14. A lower part of the front surface of the main body 11 is provided with a receiving tray 3 for receiving a rental ball and a winning ball, a launching handle 4 for hitting the ball on the game board 2, and left and right speakers 51, 52 for producing sound effects. The saucer 3 includes a ball lending button 31 that lends a ball in cooperation with a card unit (not shown) installed adjacent to the gaming machine 1, a card return button 32, and a left / middle / right meter that involves player operations during the game. Three player operation switches 3L, 3C, 3R are provided. The front door 14 includes decorative lamps 61 and 62, decorative LEDs 63 and 64, and various display lamps 65 and 66 such as prize ball payout.

The game board 2 includes the following game parts 1) to 5).
1) Center unit 7
This unit 7 is provided with a display effect device 70 in a central part of a frame-shaped decorative frame 71 for deriving jackpot information related to the player's profit in a predetermined manner in response to the start winning. The effect device 70 includes a front effect element D that enables both image display and rear perspective. The front effect element D is formed by laminating a liquid crystal display unit DL that displays an image and a liquid crystal shutter unit DS that sees behind or does not see through. The production device 70 may be a special symbol display device itself referred to in the laws and regulations related to the wind management law, or may include a special symbol display device on a part of the screen or the like, or a special symbol provided separately. It may be a display device dedicated to production that matches the confirmed display of the display device.

2) Upper start port 81, lower start port 82
For each starting winning prize by entering the starting openings 81 and 82, a predetermined number, for example, five award balls are paid out, and one from a software or hardware random number warehouse which is updated at a high speed within a predetermined numerical range of 0 to 319, for example. Each lottery random number for lottery is obtained, for example, one stop symbol lottery random number from software or hard random number warehouse that is updated at high speed within a predetermined numerical range of 0 to 9, for example, and stored in the RAM of the main controller MC described later. To do. The lower start port 82 is normally in a state in which it is not possible to enter the ball by the upper start port 81, and can enter the ball by opening the petals 82a and 82b of the electric tulip associated with the ordinary electric accessory. Note that an accessory means a special device for facilitating winning. An ordinary electric accessory is a concept that enlarges the entrance of a prize opening other than the grand prize opening, and is a concept that is distinguished from a special electric accessory that enlarges the entrance of a big prize opening.

3) Grand prize opening 8 related to special electric equipment
The game is opened to the front during the jackpot game after the jackpot is derived, making it easy to win game balls. A predetermined number, for example, 15 prize balls are paid out per winning. When one round is opened for a maximum of 30 seconds, a maximum of 10 winnings are allowed, and if a ball passes through a specific area V provided in approximately one-third of the area of the big winning opening 8 during that time, the role is continued. After the operation of the continuous actuating device to be operated is continued and the big prize opening 8 is once closed at the end of one round, the special prize opening 8 is opened again after a predetermined interval. In a single jackpot, a predetermined maximum upper limit round, for example, 15 rounds is continued, and a large number of balls can be obtained in excess of 2000.

4) Normal symbol gate 9 and normal symbol display device 90
By passing the ball to the gate 9, a normal symbol lottery that is different from the big win lottery is started, and the numbers etc. are changed on the normal symbol display device 90 composed of 7-segment LED etc. After derivation, the electric tulip petals 82a and 82b are opened with a predetermined specification, for example, a maximum of one second or a maximum of one prize.

5) Others A predetermined number of, for example, 10 prize balls for each prize winning, such as general winning holes 23 to 26, rails 21 and 22 that divide a substantially circular gaming area 20 and guide a ball to be launched by the firing handle 4, The outlet port 29 for discharging the ball that missed is provided. Although not shown, the game area 20 has a number of game nails struck according to a unique gauge.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the liquid crystal display portion DL, which is one component of the front effect element D, includes an upper polarizing plate a, a color filter b, an upper electrode c, a liquid crystal d, a lower electrode e, and a lower polarizing plate f from the front. The light guide plate g is laminated. Note that the upper polarizing plate a and the lower polarizing plate f have 90 degree polarization specifications. The liquid crystal shutter part DS, which is another component of the front effect element D, is formed by laminating an upper electrode h, a polymer liquid crystal i, and a lower electrode j from the front.

  When the applied voltage of the liquid crystal display part DL is 3 volts, for example, and the applied voltage of the liquid crystal shutter part DS is 1 volt, for example, a clear display mode is achieved, and the display image displayed on the liquid crystal display part DL when viewed from the front of the game board 2 Can be seen most clearly, making it difficult to see behind. On the other hand, when the applied voltage of the liquid crystal display part DL is set to 1 volt and the applied voltage of the liquid crystal shutter part DS is set to 3 volt, for example, a clear see-through mode is achieved. it can. The intermediate applied voltage enables the combined use of image display and rear perspective.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal shutter part DS is arranged in such a manner that the first component plate DS1 and the second component plate DS2 are in contact with the door, and the applied voltage is controlled stepwise in the horizontal direction. At the same time, by using the displacement of the door image of the liquid crystal display unit DL together, each of the constituent plates DS1 and DS2 can effectively express the door opening and closing left and right without moving. However, instead of the constituent plates DS1 and DS2 of the liquid crystal shutter portion DS, a pair of movable doors that actually slide to the left and right by a motor, a solenoid, or the like may be substituted. In this case, when the movable door is closed and an image signal is output to the liquid crystal display DL under an applied voltage of 3 volts, a clear display mode is established. When the movable door is opened and the applied voltage is 1 volt, an image signal is also displayed on the liquid crystal display DL. By not outputting, it becomes a clear fluoroscopy mode, and when a movable door is opened and an image signal is output to the liquid crystal display part DL under a predetermined applied voltage control, a display and fluoroscopy mode is set. Moreover, the light guide plate g of the liquid crystal display unit DL is omitted by using the movable door with a non-transparent reflective film pasted on the transparent plate and functioning the transparent plate of the movable door as a light guide plate of the edge light. It is also possible to do.

  In the housing 72 behind the front effect element D, a rear effect element B composed of a monster type movable figure B0 that enables actual operation by the drive unit is arranged. By a first drive source M1 for vertical movement and a second drive source M2 for horizontal movement, which are built-in motors and solenoids, the right fist P on the left side and the left fist W on the right side move up and down. It can be moved down and pinched down when swinging down. Also, the left and right eyes T shine by the built-in LEDs and the like. In the housing 72, a lamp such as a cold cathode tube is installed to illuminate the movable figure B0 from the front side.

  FIG. 4 shows a control device CN that controls the above games. A main control unit MC including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and first and second sub control units SC1 and SC2 are provided. The main control unit MC includes a ball entrance switch S for the start ports 81 and 82, a ball count switch C1 for the grand prize port 8, a ball passage switch C2 for the specific region V, a ball passage switch G for the gate 9, and a general winning port 23. ˜26 entrance switches J and the like are input. The player operation switches 3L, 3C, 3R are input to the first sub-control unit SC1.

  From the main control unit MC to the sub-control units SC1 and SC2, the jackpot lottery based on the jackpot lottery in the main control unit MC, the stop symbol type based on the stop symbol lottery, and the reach type and effect time based on the reach effect lottery are specified The sub-control units SC1 and SC2 are exclusively responsible for effect control according to the variable command commanded from the main control unit MC. The main control unit MC performs timer management of the passage of the production time corresponding to the transmitted fluctuation command, and falsely recognizes the end of one production. In addition, the specification which transmits separately a symbol determination command from main control part MC during the time of one production may be sufficient. In addition, bidirectional data transmission / reception is possible between the sub-control units SC1 and SC2 as necessary.

  The main control unit MC controls the opening / closing solenoid SL1 for the special winning opening 8, the opening / closing solenoid SL2 for the petals 82a and 82b of the electric tulips, and the normal symbol display device 90. From the first sub-control unit SC1, the liquid crystal display unit DL and the liquid crystal shutter unit DS of the front effect element D and the first drive source M1 and the second drive source M2 of the rear effect element B are controlled. Specified by the effect composing means X that develops the operation that is continued from the operation development of one effect element D or B in the other effect element B or D by the CPU, ROM, and RAM of the first sub-control unit SC1, and the variation command The effect matching means Y is constructed to repeat the effect synthesis by the effect synthesizing means X according to the vacant effect time. The second sub-control unit SC2 controls the speakers 51 and 52 and the lamps 61 to 66.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when there is a start prize at the start port 81 or 82 in the display mode in which the door is closed by the image of the front effect element D, the left, middle and right symbols on the screen are scrolled vertically. At the same time, select “Key” and display the message “Open the door”. Subsequently, a screen for selecting one of the three color keys corresponding to the three left, middle and right player operation switches 3L, 3C and 3R is displayed, and the player operation switches 3L, 3C and 3R are displayed. A video that unlocks the lock with the key selected based on the selection is displayed. For example, if the player does not select a key within 5 seconds, the lock is released with a predetermined key selected and determined internally.

  If the change command from the main control unit MC is a non-winning win and there is no selection of the reach effect of the gusset, the key will break here, and the display that the left, middle and right symbols are not aligned will be confirmed Is done. In this case, the door is not opened and the rear effect element B cannot be seen. On the other hand, if the command is a fluctuating command that causes a reach effect to appear even if it is a big win with a reach effect and even if it is out of place, the displacement of the display image on the liquid crystal display unit DL and the stepwise direction of the liquid crystal shutter unit DS With appropriate applied voltage control, the image display mode is changed to the fluoroscopic mode with the center portion as the center. The lock is released and the door slowly opens to the left and right, and a rear effect element B appears in the center.

  As shown in FIG. 6, as another example of the production mode before reach, the display character on the liquid crystal display unit DL repeatedly opens and closes the door so that the heavy door is opened, The region width of the perspective mode is changed so that the rear effect element B is visible and hidden. If the command is a fluctuating command with no selection of the reach effect, the door will close and the display indicating that the left, middle and right symbols are not aligned will be displayed. In the case of a variable command that develops to reach that the left and right symbols are aligned, the door opens to the left and right, and the rear effect element B appears in its entirety.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the reach is developed, the left and right fists P and W of the rear effect element B are moved up under the combined control of the display mode and the fluoroscopic mode, and the middle design is equivalent to the front effect element D. Scroll the design horizontally. Under the management of the timer by the first sub-control unit SC1, the left and right fists P and W are swung down at a predetermined timing selected at random, and the effect synthesizing means X adjusts the left and right fist in accordance with the lowering timing. The enhanced image of the fists P and W and the image crushed in the mess just below the fists P and W are displayed on the front effect element D. As a result, it is possible to give a tricky and unique visual stimulus as if the retro toy figure was mischievous from the gaming machine to the front virtual design. In addition, the swing-down operation of the fists P and W may be performed based on the operation of the player device switches 3L, 3C, and 3R.

  After swinging down the fists P and W, for example, the middle symbol is determined based on the symbol in the middle of the fists P and W. At this time, if there is a predetermined space or more by the expiration of the production time specified by the change command, the production matching means Y raises the fists P and W again and swings them down toward the resumed horizontal scroll symbol. Repeat the production composition that the symbols under P and W become messy. The symbol that enters the middle of the fists P and W immediately before the determination of the middle symbol is different from the reach symbol when deviating and is the same as the reach symbol when deriving the jackpot. The first sub-control unit SC1 adjusts the timings of the downward movements of the fists P and W and the horizontal scrolling operation of the symbols so as to satisfy this relationship.

  If the command is a fluctuating command with a long production time that does not stop at swinging down the fists P and W, and then develop into long reach, the left and right fists P and W move slowly inward and move In accordance with the timing, the effect composition means X seems to burst the pattern on the front effect element D sandwiched between the left and right fists P and W, gradually and vertically as if a balloon was sandwiched. Change to an image. As a result, it is possible to give a more visual and unique visual stimulus.

  When deriving a detachment, for example, if the pinched symbol is different from the reach symbol, move the pinched symbol so that it slips upward, and display the arrangement of the detachment. , Confirm with the next symbol. When deriving a jackpot, for example, if the pinched symbol is the same as the reach symbol, it will be moved up and moved as it is to confirm the triplet, and if it is different from the reach symbol, the symbols will burst one after another until the same symbol appears. When the same symbol as the reach symbol appears, the symbol is moved upward and the triple is confirmed and displayed. Even after further development to this long reach, the operation of reopening and narrowing the fists P and W by the effect matching means Y is repeated as appropriate according to the vacancy until the effect time expires.

  In FIG. 7, at the moment when the rear effect element B swings down the left and right fists P and W, the whole or part of the front effect element D (for example, only the fist P and W portions) is controlled under the combined use of the display mode and the fluoroscopic mode. The display mode is switched to only the display mode, and the fist image corresponding to the lowered fist P, W portion represents that the pattern image is crushed or ruptured, and the operation based on the perspective parallax between the rear effect element B and the front effect element D The deviation may be reduced.

  In FIG. 8, a rear effect element B is constituted by a movable batter figure B1, a fixed catcher figure B2, a home base B3, and the like simulating a bat swing by rotating and moving a foot. The ball DB projected on the front effect element D is gradually reduced, and when the ball DB reaches the home base B3, the bat swing is activated, and the effect composition is performed to display the ball collision image DA on the trajectory of the swung bat. Yes. Thereafter, in the case of a big hit, for example, a home run display is displayed on the front effect element D and the set of three symbols is confirmed, and in the case of losing, for example, an out display is displayed and the arrangement of the outages is confirmed.

  In addition, it is good also as an effect etc. which carry out KO etc. of the figure of the back effect element B by the advancing animation to the back, such as a punch and a bow and arrow displayed on the front effect element D. Further, the present invention may be applied to various effects of a pachislot machine.

The perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine which is an example of this invention gaming machine. The disassembled perspective view which shows the laminated structure of a front production element. The exploded perspective view of the production | presentation apparatus containing a back production element. The block diagram of a control apparatus. An example explanatory drawing of the effect before reach. Other illustration explanatory drawing of the effect before reach. Explanatory drawing of this invention effect synthetic | combination example. Explanatory drawing of the other production | combination synthesis example.

Explanation of symbols

70; production device, D; front production element, B; rear production element CN; control device, MC; main control unit, SC1; first sub-control unit X; production composition unit, Y: production matching unit

Claims (2)

In a game machine equipped with an effect device that performs an effect on display based on specific game conditions and its control device,
The effect device includes a front effect element that enables display of an image and a perspective of the back, and a rear effect element that is arranged behind and enables an actual operation by a drive unit,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the control device includes an effect synthesizing means for causing the other effect element to develop an action continuous with the action development of the one effect element.   The control device includes a main control unit that determines an effect time, and a sub-control unit that operates the effect device based on a command that is commanded in a one-way manner from the main control unit, and the sub-control unit includes the main control unit. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising an effect matching unit that repeats the effect synthesis by the effect synthesizing unit according to the vacancy of the effect time determined by the control unit.

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