JP2000126397A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a player a fun to play by arranging an effective line through arrangement of a plurality of figure pattern display parts to have different figure pattern display numbers in a variable display game. SOLUTION: A liquid crystal display is disposed in a figure pattern display for a variable display game, and two inner figure pattern display parts L11, L12 performing variable display around a center and intermediate figure pattern display parts L21-L26 performing variable display and being disposed on the (eliptical) periphery of the inner figure pattern display parts L11, L12 are provided to perform display divisionwise. Twelve outer figure pattern display parts L31-L3C are disposed around the (circular) periphery of the intermediate figure pattern display parts L21-L26 and function as fixed figure patterns. The number of displayed figure patterns is made different in this way in each of the display parts L11, L12, L21-L26, L31-L3C while at least the figure patterns illustrated in the display parts L31-L3C are contained in the display parts L11, L12, L21-L26.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine having a symbol display section for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and to a symbol display in a variable display game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a pachinko machine as a game machine has a plurality of symbol display portions L11, L12, L13, L21, L22, L23, L31, L3 which can display symbols in a variable manner.
2. There is a liquid crystal design indicator for displaying the nine L33s in a divided manner. Then, when the game ball wins the symbol starting port, the symbols of the symbol display portions L11 to L33 start to fluctuate at the same time, and an effective line (for example, Y1 (L11, L12, L13), which becomes a big hit in advance, Y2 (L21, L22,
L23), Y3 (L31, L32, L33), Y4 (L11, L2
2, L33) and Y5 (L13, L22, L31) are displayed,
A variable display game in which symbols stop sequentially is performed. Then, when all of the confirmed symbols displayed on the symbol display section of the activated line to be displayed are, for example, the same symbol (big hit symbol), a special game state (big hit) in which a large amount of prize balls can be obtained for the player. ) May occur.

[0003]

However, since the symbol variation method in the variable display game is well known to players, it lacks interest. Therefore, the present invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine which can provide a player with an interesting display in a variable display game.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine provided with a plurality of symbol display portions capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and when a game ball wins a symbol starting port, a symbol display is started by a symbol change start signal. The symbol of the part starts to fluctuate, and after a predetermined time,
It is a gaming machine that is advantageous for a player when a variable display game in which symbols are definitely displayed and a jackpot symbol is definitely displayed in a combination (effective line) of symbol display portions, and a plurality of symbol display portions have different symbol display numbers. To form an effective line. For example, the inner symbol display section L12 and the middle symbol display section L
The number of symbols is different, such as 21, L22 and L23.
In the gaming machine of claim 2, the plurality of symbol display sections are divided into an outer symbol display section, a middle symbol display section, and an inner symbol display section, and the divided symbol display sections are centered on the inner symbol display section. By arranging in a circular shape, it has an unprecedented interest. In the gaming machine according to the third aspect, at least one of the plurality of symbol display units has a design that is not changed and displayed, thereby providing an interest different from the conventional one.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 (front view) shows a pachinko machine 1 as a game machine. A ball rental machine 20 is installed on the side of the pachinko machine. A card reader (not shown) is built in. The front panel 21 of the ball lending machine 20 is provided with an indicator lamp and a card insertion slot 22 when the operation of the ball lending machine is effective. on the other hand,
Supply tray 1 attached to front panel 11 of pachinko machine
2, an operation button and the like of the ball lending machine 20 are provided. Specifically, a display 13a for displaying the balance (frequency) of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22, a player, Is provided with a conversion button 13b for supplying a lending ball to a pachinko machine via the ball lending machine 20 by a ball lending machine 20, and a return button 13c for returning a card. A storage dish 17 is provided below the supply dish 12, and stores a prize ball that overflows when the supply dish 12 becomes full. In addition, by operating the handle 18 of the firing device, the game balls supplied from the supply tray 12 for each ball are guided by the guide rail 6 and fired into the game area 2.

At a substantially central portion of the game area 2, a symbol display device 10 for performing a variable display game via a plurality of variable symbols and already drawn symbols is arranged. The symbol display device 10 includes a liquid crystal display L.
Two inner symbol display parts L11 and L12 variably displayed near the center
And six middle symbol display portions L21 to L26 variably displayed on the outer periphery (elliptical shape) of the inner symbol display portion. Also, 1
The two outer symbol display portions L31 to L3C are the middle symbol display portions L21 to L3.
It is arranged on the outer periphery (circular shape) of L26, and the design is already drawn (it is a fixed design without variable display). In this manner, the inner symbol display section, the middle symbol display section, and the outer symbol display section are configured with different numbers of symbols to be displayed, and the symbols drawn on the outer symbol display sections L31 to L3C are the memory M31. ~ M3C.

The inner symbol display sections L11 and L12 and the middle symbol display sections L21 to L26 have at least an outer symbol display section L31.
For example, 15 types of symbols including the symbols drawn on L3C are displayed. The combination of symbols in a jackpot or the like corresponds to an effective line drawn from the inner symbol display portions L11 and L12 to the radiation, and is displayed on the middle and outer symbol display portions, and the effective lines Yn (n = 1 to c) are shown in FIG. 2 (B). These effective lines Yn are shown in FIG.
As can be seen from (B), the inner symbol display portions L11 and L12 correspond to the three middle symbol display portions L21 to L26 (for example, the inner symbol display portion L11 is the middle symbol display portions L21, L22 and L23).
The middle symbol display portions L21 to L26 correspond to the two outer symbol display portions L31 to L3C (for example, the middle symbol display portion L21 corresponds to the outer symbol display portions L31 and L32), and the active line Y
Are formed with a common symbol display, which is different from the corresponding symbol display. In the case of a big hit (special game state), the same symbol (big hit symbol) is definitely displayed on the inner symbol display, the middle symbol display, and the outer symbol display corresponding to the activated line Yn.

On the left and right sides of the symbol display device 10, ordinary symbol start gates 3a and 3b are provided, and when a game ball passes, a symbol of an ordinary symbol display 7 attached to a special winning opening 8 described later is displayed. The change is started and stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time, and when the finalized symbol coincides with a preset symbol, a hit occurs, and the ordinary electric accessory 4 is opened for a predetermined time. Then, when a game ball wins in the ordinary electric accessory (symbol starting port) 4, the determination memory Q (I) contributing to the variable display game is sequentially stored, and the number of unprocessed variable display games stored in the storage is increased. Correspondingly, the memory lamp LR is turned on to notify the player of the number of remaining variable display games. Also, game area 2
Are provided with ordinary winning ports 5a, 5b and the like.

Next, the processing of the variable display game in the gaming machine having the above configuration will be described with reference to the control flow executed in the interrupt processing. In FIG. 3A, initialization is performed. When the power of the pachinko machine is turned on (or when initialization of the variable display game is required) (S1), a jackpot (special game state) advantageous to the player is obtained. ) Is set to the low probability state (1/330), the judgment counter Hc (the number of circulations of 0 to 329), the circulation counters M11, M12, M21 to M26 as the fixed symbol determination means, the judgment memory Q
(I) Initialization of the index I = 1 to 4 and the number of valid lines Y are performed (S2).

FIG. 3B shows a judgment counter Hc (0 to 3).
29) and each symbol display part L11, L1 in a jackpot or the like
2. Circulation counters M11 to M33 (0 to 14) for selecting symbols to be fixedly displayed on L21 to L26, and an effective number Y (0 to 1)
Select 1). First, 1 is added to the judgment counter Hc every reset time (predetermined time (2 ms)) (S2
0), it is determined whether or not the value of the added determination counter Hc is 330 (S21). When the value of the judgment counter Hc is 330, the value of the judgment counter Hc is initialized (S22). By this processing, the value of the determination counter Hc becomes the circulation number of 0 to 329.

Next, 1 is added to the circulation counter M11 every reset time (predetermined time (2 ms)) (S25), and it is determined whether or not the value of the circulation counter M11 is 15 (S25).
26). When the value of the circulation counter M11 is 15, the circulation counter M11 is initialized and 1 is added to the circulation counter M12 (S27). This step 2
By the processing of 5 to step 27, the circulation counter M11 has a circulation number of 0 to 14, and corresponds to 15 kinds of symbols. In the following, the circulation counter M12 in steps 27 to 29 and the circulation counter M21 in steps 29 to 31 have circulation numbers of 0 to 14, respectively, and correspond to 15 types of symbols. Steps 42-
At 44, a selection effective line Yn executed later will be described.
(1-12) is selected by the effective number Y. The effective number Y is a circulation number of (0-11). When Y = 0, the effective line is Y1, and when Y = 1, the effective line Y2. ……

FIG. 4 shows the processing of a winning ball which has won the ordinary electric accessory (symbol starting port) 4. It is detected whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 4 has won (S5). Sometimes, the value of a determination counter Hc (0 to 329), which will be described in detail later, is read. Then, it is determined whether or not the determination memory Q (1) is zero (S6). When the determination memory Q (1) is zero, it means that the variable display game of the winning sphere is being executed or there is no winning sphere. , The value of the index I is set to 1 (S7). That is, addresses (1 to 4) for storing the determination memory Q described in detail in step 14 and thereafter are set.

On the other hand, when the judgment memory Q (1) is not zero, it is judged whether the value of the judgment memory Q (2) is zero (S8), and when it is zero, the index I is set to 2. (S9). Thereafter, the judgment memories Q (3) and Q (4) are sequentially judged and the value of the index I is set (S10 to S13). If the determination memory Q (4) is not zero, the winning sphere is ignored because the maximum memory (4) has already been stored, and the processing of this routine is terminated. In addition, the memory lamp LR provided in the game area 2 is turned on in response to the non-zero number in the winning ball determination memory Q (I) contributing to the variable display game. You can know the number of games.

Then, the read judgment counter Hc is read.
It is determined whether the value of (0-329) is "7" (S14). If it is "7", 1 is written to the determination memory Q (I) in order to generate a big hit (special game state) in the variable display game described later. next,
When the value of the determination counter Hc (0-329) is "80-9
If it is "0", "2" is written in the determination memory Q (I) to display the reach mode in the variable display game described below (S16, S17), otherwise, 3 is written in the determination memory Q (I). Is written to perform the disconnection processing (S1
8). By the above processing, the judgment memory Q (I) (index I = 1 to 4) is "1" in the case of a big hit,
Either "2" is stored in case of reach, and "3" is stored in case of out of reach.

Next, the control of the variable display game will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 and the control flow shown in FIGS. First, the symbol is changing (the symbol flag Fb =
It is determined whether or not 1), and if it is changing, the process proceeds to step 60 (S49). However, when the symbol is not fluctuating, it is determined whether or not the determination memory Q (1) is zero.
That is, it is determined whether or not there is a symbol change start memory (a variable display game is performed) (S50), and if there is no such memory, the processing routine is ended. Next, it is determined whether or not "1 (big hit)" is stored in the determination memory Q (1) (S51).
Is set to "1" (S52).

In the above step, if it is not a jackpot, it is determined whether or not "2 (reach)" is stored in the determination memory Q (1) (S53). If it is reach, the storage variable QQ is set to "2". (S54), otherwise, the memory variable QQ is set to "3" as off (S55). Then, the determination memory Q (I) (indexes I = 2 to 4) is shifted to Q (I-1), and "0" is written in the determination memory Q (4) (S5).
6), a new winning ball for the next variable display game can be stored (see FIG. 4).

Next, the effective number Y (0 to 11) is read, and at the time of the jackpot and the reach, a selection effective line Yn for determining and displaying at least the jackpot symbol is selected (S57). And the symbol display portions L11, L12, L21 to L
The fixed symbols displayed on 26 are, in principle, symbols corresponding to the circulation counters M11, M12, M21 to M26. In the following manner, symbols of each symbol display section are selected according to the value of the storage variable QQ. Fix (S58).

(1) At the time of a big hit (QQ = 1) When the effective number Y = 0 (effective line Y1), the symbol of the outer symbol display portion L31 (the symbol stored in the memory M31) is changed to the middle symbol display portion L21. It is displayed on the inner symbol display section L11 to be a big hit symbol. Hereinafter, similarly, for the other selected effective lines Yn, the symbols on the outer symbol display section are displayed on the middle symbol display section and the inner symbol display section to be the same symbol (big hit symbol).

(2) Reach (QQ = 2) When the effective number Y = 0 (effective line Y1), the symbol of the outer symbol display portion L31 (the symbol stored in the memory M31) is displayed on the middle symbol display portion L21. Display it as a reach symbol. Hereinafter, similarly, for the other selected effective lines Yn, the symbols in the outer symbol display section are displayed on the middle symbol display section to be the same symbols (reach symbols).

(3) In the case of deviation (QQ = 3) Regardless of the effective number Y, the circulation counters M11, M12, M21 to
The symbol corresponds to M26. However, when a combination of the jackpot symbol and the reach symbol is formed in each activated line, the symbol is changed to the next symbol or the next symbol.

Since the fixed symbols in the middle symbol display portions L21 to L26 and the inner symbol display portions L11 and L12 have been selected in the manner described above, the symbols in each symbol display portion are started to change, indicating that the symbols are changing. The symbol flag Fb is set to 1 (S5
9). Then, in this variable display game, in order to perform a stop symbol display process, it is determined whether or not a jackpot (QQ = 1) or a reach (QQ = 2) (S60). Do.

Therefore, first, in order to select the stop sequence of the middle symbol display section, an arbitrary number of values (0 to 12) of the circulation counter M11 are selected (S61), and the value of the circulation counter M11 is selected (S61). When 0-12) is an even number, stop display is performed (counterclockwise) in the order of middle symbol display sections L21, L22, L23, L24, L25, L26 (S62), and when odd number, middle symbol display sections L26, L25. , L24, L23, L22 and L21 are stopped and displayed clockwise (S63). More specifically, the reach action display reduces the display speed of the middle symbol display portions L21 to L26, which has been displayed at a high speed, to a level at which the player can understand, and then sequentially proceeds to the middle symbol according to the selection. The symbol is stopped and displayed on the display unit. It goes without saying that other means of the circulation counter M11 may be employed.

Next, it is determined whether or not a big hit (QQ = 1) (S64). When the big hit occurs, the symbols on the inner symbol display portions L11 and L12 are slowly changed at such a speed that the player can recognize them. At the same time, the inner symbol display section L11 and the inner symbol display section L12 are alternately changed and displayed, the big hit symbol is finally displayed, and the symbol flag Fb indicating that the symbol change is completed is set to 0 (S65). . This jackpot symbol is an outer symbol display portion on the selected active line Yn,
The same symbol is displayed for the symbols in the middle symbol display section and the inner symbol display section, and the big hit flag F is set to 1 (S66). Then, the opening / closing door 8a of the special winning opening 8 is opened a predetermined number of times, so that a large amount of prize balls can be paid out.

On the other hand, in step 64, when the reach (QQ = 2) is reached, the inner symbol display sections L11, L12
Is slowly fluctuated at such a speed that the player can recognize it, and the inner symbol display portion L11 and the inner symbol display portion L
12 are alternately displayed in a fluctuating manner, and finally a deviated symbol is fixedly displayed, and a symbol flag F indicating that the symbol fluctuating is completed.
b is set to 0 ((S67).
At 0, when QQ = 3, if the game is off, the symbol on the middle symbol display section is displayed to stop the variable display game early (S68), and then the symbol on the inner symbol display section is stopped and displayed. Then, while confirming and displaying the off symbol,
The symbol flag Fb is set to 0 (S69).

The symbol selection and the symbol display of the middle symbol display portions L21 to L26 are performed by, for example, the outer symbol display portion L in addition to the above-described method.
The above symbols including the symbols of 31-L3C are displayed in the middle symbol display section L21-
L26 is a method of moving and displaying clockwise or counterclockwise, one by one, one by one, in the order of a symbol, the outer symbol display, the middle symbol display, and the inner symbol corresponding to the active line at the time of a big hit. It goes without saying that the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the display unit.

The inner symbol display portion, the middle symbol display portion, and the outer symbol display portion are arranged in a circle around the inner symbol display portion with a different number of symbols to be displayed. Instead, it may be configured with a different number of symbol displays, for example,
As shown in FIG. 7, the symbol display sections may be displayed in a corresponding manner in the horizontal direction, and the number of the symbols may be appropriately selected. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to other gaming machines (such as pachinko machines and slot machines).

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the plurality of symbol display portions are configured with different numbers of symbol display, the configuration of the active line is different from the conventional one, so that the gaming machine has a new fun. In the gaming machine of claim 2, the plurality of symbol display sections are divided into an outer symbol display section, a middle symbol display section, and an inner symbol display section, and the divided symbol display sections are centered on the inner symbol display section. By arranging in a circular shape, it has an unprecedented interest. In the gaming machine according to the third aspect, at least one of the plurality of symbol display units has a design that is not changed and displayed, thereby providing an interest different from the conventional one.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between an outer symbol display section, a middle symbol display section, and an inner symbol display section and an effective line.

3A is a diagram illustrating a control flow for initializing, and FIG. 3B is a control flow for selecting a symbol to be definitely displayed on a determination counter Hc and a symbol display section and selecting an effective line.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a control flow for performing processing of a winning ball that has won a normal electric accessory (symbol starting port).

FIG. 5 is a control flow of symbol display in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a control flow of symbol display in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an arrangement of another symbol display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3a, 3b Ordinary symbol starting gate 4 Ordinary motorized accessory 8 Large winning opening L Symbol display L11, L12 Inner symbol display L21-L26 Medium symbol display L31-L3C Outer symbol display (fixed symbol)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of symbol display portions capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols are provided, and when a game ball wins at a symbol starting port, the symbol on the symbol display portion starts changing according to a symbol change start signal, and after a predetermined time. When a variable display game in which symbols are confirmed and displayed is performed, and a jackpot symbol is confirmed and displayed in a combination (effective line) of symbol displays, the gaming machine is advantageous to a player. A gaming machine characterized by being formed by a symbol display section. 2. A plurality of symbol display portions are divided into an outer symbol display portion, a middle symbol display portion and an inner symbol display portion, and the divided symbol display portions are arranged in a circle around the inner symbol display portion. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of symbol display portions is a symbol that is not variably displayed.