JPH07227457A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp a playing state exactly for a player and to smoothly perform play in a special playing state. CONSTITUTION:This slot machine is provided with a picture pattern judging means 131 for judging the stop display condition of patterns on an image display part 40 and a specified area emphasizing means 132 for emphatically displaying the specified area of the image display part to be used for special play when the pattern judging means 131 judges special prize conditions.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine, and more particularly to a slot machine which enables a player to accurately grasp a game state and play a game smoothly according to the game state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of slot machine, a plurality of symbols are sequentially moved and displayed on a display section provided on a front panel at a high speed, and then the symbol moving display is stopped so that the symbols are stopped and displayed in advance. In the case of a special prize mode that is a combination of predetermined fixed symbols, the player is allowed to play a special game.

In this special game, a game different from a normal game, for example, among the symbols displayed on the display unit, only the symbols displayed on a predetermined line are used for the game,
The so-called JAC game is played a predetermined number of times. This J
As shown in FIG. 8, in the AC game, three “JACs” are arranged on a predetermined line, for example, a central horizontal line, out of a total of nine symbols displayed in the display unit 200 in each of three vertical and horizontal columns. In this case, it is a special game in which a predetermined number of medals are paid out.

Also, in this JAC game, the coin insertion method is different from the normal game, and, for example, in order to stop each symbol group arranged in a plurality of rows, one coin is inserted for each game. In other words, there are three groups of symbols in the left column, the center column, and the right column, and in each symbol group, when symbols are displayed in the vertical direction, first, in order to stop the movement display of the symbols in the left column. Insert a coin to play a game,
Next, insert a coin to stop the moving display of the symbol group in the center row and play the game. Finally, insert a coin to stop the moving display of the symbol group in the right row. You play a game.

In the JAC game which is slightly different in game method from the JAC game described above, for example, in order to stop each symbol group arranged in a plurality of rows, one medal is inserted to play the game. There is something to do. That is,
There are three groups of symbols, the left column, the center column, and the right column, and in each symbol group, when the symbols are moved and displayed in the vertical direction, the maximum number of medals that can be inserted, that is, the symbol group in the left column Insert one medal to stop the moving display of the game and then play, then insert one medal to stop the moving display of the symbol group in the center row and play the game, and finally to the right In order to stop the movement display of the symbol group in the row, one medal is inserted to play the game.

[0006]

However, in the conventional slot machine described above, the display section is displayed even during the special game.
A pattern is displayed on 200 as in the normal game. That is, even the symbols not used in the special game are displayed. For this reason, the player does not understand the difference between the JAC game and the normal game, and especially the player who is not particularly familiar with the game of the slot machine cannot understand the current situation and is confused about the game method. There were many things.

Further, the display on the display section 20 during the special game is troublesome for the player. further,
In different types of JAC games, the medal insertion method in the special game is different from the normal game, so players such as players unskilled in the game will mistake the medal insertion method.
There was a problem that smooth games could not be played.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the problems of the above-mentioned prior art, and its purpose is to allow the player to accurately grasp the game state and to smoothly perform the game in the special game state. It is to provide a slot machine capable of performing.

[0009]

The present invention is to achieve the above-mentioned object, and the contents thereof will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. The invention according to claim 1 is a symbol judging means (131) for judging the stop display mode of the symbol on the image display part (40), and a place where the symbol judging means (131) judges that it is a special prize mode, It is characterized by having a specific area enhancing means (132) for highlighting a specific area (140) of the image display section (40) used in the special game.

[0010]

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, during the normal game, a plurality of symbols are sequentially moved and displayed at high speed on the image display section (40) provided on the front panel (30), and the symbols are operated by the player. The movement display of stops. In the symbol judging means (131), the stop display mode of this symbol is judged, and if it is a special prize mode which is a predetermined combination of symbols, a special game is played.

Then, in the specific area emphasizing means (132), based on the judgment result in the above-mentioned symbol judging means (131),
When the special prize mode is configured, the specific area (140) of the image display unit (40) used in the special game is highlighted. Therefore, the stop display mode of the symbols displayed on the image display unit (40) becomes a predetermined prize mode, and when a special game is played, a specific area (1) of the image display unit (40) is set in accordance with the special game.
Since 40) is highlighted, the player can know that the special game has started, and can smoothly continue the game such as inserting medals in response to the special game.

Further, in the special game, since only the symbols required for the special game are highlighted, the display on the image display section (40) is not bothersome.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electric control device, and FIG. 3 is a special game. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the image display unit, and FIGS. 4 to 7 are explanatory views of the image display unit during the special game in another embodiment.

The slot machine 10 is, as shown in FIG.
A front panel 30 is provided on the front surface of the front door 20, and an image display unit 40 is provided at substantially the center of the front panel 30. The image display unit 40 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and can vertically move and display three symbols at predetermined intervals at variable display positions arranged horizontally and in three rows. Also,
On the left side of the image display section 40, there is provided an effective line image display section 50 for displaying lines which are effective according to the number of medals used in the game.

The image display unit 40 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be any device as long as it can move and display a plurality of symbols, such as a CRT, but it is thin and compact. The liquid crystal display device is preferable in that the image display unit 40 can be provided. On the surface of the slot machine 10 described above, a medal insertion slot 60 for inserting medals is provided diagonally to the lower right of the image display section 40, and the number of credit medals is provided on the right side of the medal insertion slot 60. A credit display unit 70 for displaying is provided. Also,
The image display unit 40 is located diagonally below and to the left of the image display unit 40.
A lever-shaped start switch 80 for starting the moving display of the symbol groups displayed on the display, and a button-shaped button for stopping each of the symbol groups that are moved and displayed, while being positioned below each symbol group. It has three stop switches 90 ... Further, on the right side of the stop switch 90 described above, a button-shaped credit medal insertion switch 100 for inserting a credit medal and a button-shaped settlement switch 110 for discharging a credit medal are provided on the slot machine 10. Is disposed on the surface of.

Further, below the surface of the slot machine 10 described above, a medal ejection tray 12 in which ejected medals are accumulated.
0 is set. An electric controller 130 for electrically controlling the slot machine 10 is provided at an appropriate place inside the slot machine 10. This electric control device 130 is a CPU
(Central processing unit), ROM (Read only memory),
The microcomputer is composed of a RAM (random access memory), an input / output control device, and the like.

With reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. 2, a schematic structure of a portion of the electric control device 130 which performs control according to the present invention will be described. The electrical control device 130 is a symbol determining means 131 for determining the stop display mode of the symbol on the image display unit 40.
And, when the symbol judging means 131 judges that it is a special prize mode, the specific area 140 of the image display section 40 used in the special game
And a specific area highlighting means 132 for highlighting.

Among the controls by the electric control device 130, the control of the image display section 40 in the case where the stop symbol is judged and the special game is started will be described. When the player operates the credit medal insertion switch 100 to insert a medal for use in the game, an effective line is determined according to the number of inserted medals, and the effective line display section 50 lights up,
Display active lines. Then, when the player operates the start switch 80, a plurality of symbols are sequentially moved and displayed at high speed on the image display unit 40 provided on the front panel 30.

After that, when the player operates the stop switch 90, the symbols which are moved and displayed at high speed on the image display section 40 are sequentially stopped. At this time, in the symbol determination means 131,
The combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the activated line is determined, and when the combination of symbols is a predetermined special prize mode, a special game is played. This special game is composed of, for example, a base game and a JAC game.
This normal game in the special game is played by the same playing method as the normal game not in the special game, and it is possible to play the game with the same or high winning probability as the normal game not in the special game. When the symbol combination stopped and displayed is a specific symbol combination, in this embodiment, for example, "JAC", "JAC", and "JAC", it is a game to shift to the JAC game.

In the JAC game, as shown in FIG. 3, among the symbols displayed in a total of 9 rows and 3 columns, a total of 9 symbols are displayed on the center horizontal line. Will be paid out. In the present embodiment, this central horizontal line is the specific area of the image display unit 40 used in the special game.
It becomes 140. At this time, in the specific area emphasizing means 132, based on the determination result of the special award mode in the symbol determining means 131, among the symbol groups displayed on the image display unit 40, only the central horizontal line is normally displayed, The other portions, that is, the upper horizontal row and the lower horizontal row, control the display on the image display unit 40 so that the display is in a semi-shielded state as if smoked. In this way, the central horizontal line, which is the specific area 140 of the image display unit 40 used in the special game, is highlighted.

Therefore, the player can easily understand the transition from the normal game during the special game to the JAC game, can continue the game without feeling uncomfortable, and particularly during the JAC game of the special game, Since only the symbols required for special games are highlighted, the image display section
The display at 40 is not bothersome.

The method of highlighting the specific area 140 is not limited to the above-described method, but it is also possible to set the display area other than the specific area 140 to a normal display state and highlight only the specific area 140. Further, it is possible not to set the area other than the specific area 140 to the semi-shielded state, but to set the display state to be completely erased.

Although various variations can be considered for the method of highlighting the specific area 140 in this manner, the display of the image display section 40 is made easy to see and the display is stopped while observing the symbols displayed above and below the specific area 140. In order to measure the timing and stop the specific symbol (JAC) in the specific area 140, as described above, it is preferable to display the specific area 140 as usual and to make the areas other than the specific area 140 semi-shielded.

Another embodiment of the image display section 40 during the special game will be described with reference to FIGS. The specific area 140 of the image display unit 40 used at the time of special game can be set at other positions in addition to the center horizontal line shown in FIG. Also in this case, as in the above-described embodiment, the specific area enhancing means 13
In 2, based on the determination result in the symbol determination means 131 is a special prize mode, only the specific area 140 of the symbol group displayed on the image display unit 40 is displayed as usual, and the other portions are displayed. The display on the image display unit 40 is controlled so as to be in a partially occluded state as if smoked.

FIG. 4 shows a display mode of the image display section 40 when the specific area 140 is an oblique line, and FIG.
6 shows the display mode of the image display unit 40 when 0 is the upper horizontal line, FIG. 6 shows the display mode of the image display unit 40 when the specific region 140 is the lower horizontal line, and FIG. The display modes of the image display unit 40 in a checkered pattern are shown respectively.

The specific area 140 is not limited to the one shown in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be implemented by appropriately changing it according to the game mode of the special game.

[0027]

Since the present invention is constituted as described above, it has the following effects. In the present invention, the symbol determination means determines the stop display mode of the symbol,
In the case of a special prize mode which is a combination of predetermined symbols, a special game is played. Then, the specific area highlighting means highlights the specific area of the image display unit used in the special game when the special prize mode is formed based on the judgment result by the above-mentioned symbol judging means.

Therefore, the stop display mode of the symbols displayed on the image display unit becomes a predetermined prize mode, and when a special game is played, a specific area of the image display unit is highlighted according to the special game. Therefore, the player can know that the special game has started, and can smoothly continue the game such as inserting medals in response to the special game.

Further, in the special game, only the symbols necessary for the special game are highlighted, so that the display on the image display section is not bothersome.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electric control device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a display mode of an image display unit during a special game.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an image display unit during a special game in another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an image display unit during a special game in another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an image display unit during a special game in another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an image display unit during a special game in another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a display unit during a special game in the conventional slot machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 slot machine 20 front door 30 front panel 40 image display section 50 active line display section 60 medal insertion slot 70 credit display section 80 start switch 90 stop switch 100 credit medal insertion switch 110 settlement switch 120 medal ejection tray 130 electrical control unit 131 Symbol judging means 132 Specific area emphasizing means 140 Specific area 200 Image display unit (conventional slot machine)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of symbols are sequentially moved and displayed at high speed on an image display unit provided on a front panel, and then the moving display of the symbols is stopped, and the stop display mode is a predetermined combination of symbols. In the case of a certain special prize mode, in the slot machine for allowing the player to perform the special game, the symbol judging means for judging the stop display mode of the symbol on the image display section, and the symbol judging means are the special prize modes. If you decide,
A slot machine, comprising: a specific area enhancing unit for highlighting a specific area of an image display unit used in a special game.