JP2000140213A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel game by an image display device arranged on a game board surface of a pachinko machine, and to create a flow of balls for enhancing the interest of a game on the game board surface. SOLUTION: Two image display devices 14 (such as a liquid crystal display device, CRT, a plasma display or the like) are arranged at a space from right to left in the central area of a game board 13 of a pachinko machine 11, the space between both the image display devices 14 is used as a ball flow space, and a start prize winning port 15 is provided below the ball flow space between both the image display devices 14. By this arrangement, the total area of display screens of the image display devices 14 is increased to create such a ball flow that the pachinko balls shot to the game board 13 naturally flow toward the start prize winning port 15. When plural image display devices 14 are used, a new game not in the past can be created.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having an image display such as a liquid crystal display for displaying a game image on a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a pachinko machine has an image display such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display for displaying a game image at the center of a game board, and a game is started below the image display. When the pachinko ball fired on the game board during the game wins the starting winning opening,
In many cases, symbols such as numbers and characters displayed on an image display are changed so that a big hit or a reach is achieved by a combination of symbols when the change is stopped. Therefore, in order to enhance the expectation of the player during the game and make the game interesting, the pachinko ball fired on the game board naturally falls near the starting winning opening while rolling and hitting the nail of the game board. It is necessary to have a board configuration that creates a smooth ball flow.

[0003]

By the way, recent pachinko machines tend to increase the size of the image display in order to diversify images such as characters and backgrounds displayed on the image display and enhance the fun of the game. is there. However, since the size of the pachinko machine is fixed to a fixed size according to the standard, if the image display is enlarged, a lot of space of the game board is occupied by the large image display, and the ball of the game board is used. The flow space leaves only a narrow space on both sides of the large image display. For this reason, the ball flow of the game board becomes monotonous, and the enjoyment of watching the original ball flow of the pachinko machine becomes less interesting, and the pachinko ball flowing on the game board approaches the starting winning opening below the large image display. There is a drawback that it is difficult to create a natural ball flow that moves.
In addition, there is a disadvantage that a large-sized image display is expensive and cannot meet the demand for cost reduction.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to be able to create a novel game which has never been seen before by using an image displayed on an image display, and to provide a ball for a game board. An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of increasing the degree of freedom in flow design and satisfying requirements for cost reduction.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a pachinko machine according to claim 1 of the present invention has a plurality of image displays for displaying game images on a game board. This makes it possible to create a novel game that could not be realized with a single conventional image display. For example, a mound pitcher is displayed on one image display, a batter on the home base side is displayed on the other image display, and a ball thrown by the pitcher displayed on one image display is displayed on the other image display. The display object may be exchanged between a plurality of image display devices, for example, the batter displayed on the screen returns. Also, a pattern or the like that determines a big hit is displayed on one image display, and the probability of a big hit changes depending on the type of character appearing on another image display, or a character displayed on one image display is displayed. The probability of a big hit may increase each time the player defeats a villain and moves to the next image display. In addition, images are displayed according to the design of the game board, such as displaying a character by placing an image display at the position of a cave designed on the game board, on a tree, on a window of a building, on a pirate ship at the bottom of the sea, etc. It is also possible to arrange a container and display a character suitable for the design.

As described above, in the present invention, since a plurality of image displays are arranged, what is displayed on each image display is different from a conventional case where a game image is displayed on one image display. This can inspire the curiosity of the player and give the player new fun.

In addition, according to the present invention, the space between the respective image displays of the game board can be used as the ball flow space, so that the degree of freedom of the ball flow design of the game board is increased, and the ball flow path of the game board is increased as compared with the prior art. Ball flow can be realized, and it is easy to create a ball flow in which pachinko balls naturally approach the starting winning opening. In addition, each image display can be smaller and cheaper than a large image display, and can be manufactured at a low cost using a plurality of image displays.

In this case, it is preferable that the plurality of image displays are arranged so as to leave a ball flow space above a winning opening for starting a game. With this configuration, since the pachinko ball flows in the ball flow space formed above the starting winning opening, an expectation of winning in the starting winning opening can be effectively increased.

[0009]

[Embodiment (1)] An embodiment (1) of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 13 is mounted on a machine frame 12 of a pachinko machine 11. This game board 1
3 are provided around the center of the image display 3 such as a liquid crystal display, a CRT, and a plasma display. Each image display 14 has a game image in which a background image, a figure, a character, or the like changes. Is displayed. Each image display 14
Are relatively small and are spaced apart left and right.
Thereby, as a ball flow path of the pachinko balls fired on the game board 13, a path flowing down the left space of the left image display 14, a path flowing down the right space of the right image display 14, A path that flows down the space between the two image displays 14 is formed. A start winning opening 15 for starting the game is provided below the ball flow space between the two image displays 14. in this case,
Each of the image displays 14 may be arranged to be horizontally long as shown in FIG. 1, but may be arranged to be vertically long as shown in FIG. The width of the ball flow space may be made wider.

Below the starting winning opening 15, a variable winning device 1 is provided.
The game board 13 is provided with a normal winning port and various winning devices (both not shown).
On the lower front surface of the pachinko machine 11, an upper ball tray 17, a lower ball tray 18, a firing operation handle 19 and the like are provided.

Control circuit (not shown) for pachinko machine 11
Displays, for example, a pattern such as a number and a character on each image display 14, and when a pachinko ball fired on the game board 13 during the game wins the starting winning opening 15, each image display 1
The symbol displayed in 4 is changed (scroll operation) and stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed. The big hit is established when the combination of the symbols of each image display 14 at the time of the fluctuation stop becomes a predetermined big hit combination.

In addition, various games can be played using the two image displays 14. For example, a mound pitcher is displayed on one image display 14, a batter on the home base side is displayed on the other image display 14, and a ball thrown by the pitcher displayed on one image display 14 is displayed on the other image display 14. The display object may be exchanged between the two image displays 14, for example, a batter displayed on the image display 14 returns. Alternatively, a symbol or the like for determining a big hit may be displayed on one image display 14 and the probability of the big hit may change depending on the type of character appearing on the other image display 14.

According to the embodiment (1) configured as described above, since two image displays 14 are arranged on the game board 13, a novel image display that cannot be realized by a conventional single image display is used. A game can be created and the fun of the game can be increased. In addition, since the two image displays 14 are arranged left and right apart, the space between the two image displays 14 can be used as a sphere flow space,
A spherical flow path flowing in the space on the left side of the left image display 14, a spherical flow path flowing in the space on the right side of the right image display 14, and a spherical flow path flowing in the space between the two image displays 14 are formed. be able to. As a result, it is possible to increase the ball flow path of the game board 13 to achieve a variety of ball flows as compared with the conventional art, and it is possible to increase the fun of watching and enjoying the original ball flow of the pachinko machine and to flow through the game board 13. It is possible to easily create a ball flow in which the pachinko ball naturally approaches the starting winning opening 15. In addition, each image display 14 is larger than a large image display.
Small and inexpensive devices that are widely distributed in the market can be used, and even if two image displays 14 are used, the total cost can be kept low and the demand for cost reduction can be satisfied.

Further, in the present embodiment (1), the two image display devices 14 are arranged to be separated from each other in the left and right direction, so that the ball flow space of the pachinko ball is opened above the starting winning opening 15. A pachinko ball can be rolled in the ball flow space above the starting winning opening 15 to effectively increase the expectation of winning at the starting winning opening 15, thereby further increasing the fun of the game. .

[Embodiment (2)] In the above-described embodiment (1), the two image displays 14 are arranged on the game board 13 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right. However, the embodiment (FIG. 3) and FIG. In 2), two relatively small image displays 21 are arranged vertically apart on the game board 20, and the lower image displays 21 are arranged.
, A start winning opening 15 is provided below the opening. In this case, each of the image displays 21 may be arranged to be horizontally long as shown in FIG. 3, or may be arranged to be vertically long as shown in FIG.

In the embodiment (2) described above, the two image displays 21 are arranged vertically on the game board 20, so that a large ball flow space is provided on both sides of each image display 21. be able to. This makes it possible to create a variety of sphere flows using the wide sphere flow space on both sides of each image display 21. In addition, since the small image display 21 is arranged above the starting winning opening 15, the pachinko ball naturally comes closer to the starting winning opening 15 as compared with the case where a large image displaying device is arranged. Ball flow is easy to make.

[Embodiment (3)] In each of the above embodiments (1) and (2), two image displays are arranged on the game board. However, the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. In the mode (3), three image displays 23 are arranged on the game board 22 in a triangular shape. In other words, the two image displays 23 are arranged in the vicinity of the center of the game board 22 so as to be separated from each other, and the third image display 23 is arranged above the two image displays 23. A start winning opening 15 is provided below the ball flow space between the image displays 23. Each image display 23 may be arranged so as to be horizontally long as shown in FIG. 5, or may be arranged so as to be vertically long as shown in FIG.

As in the embodiment (3), various games can be played by using three image displays 23. For example, the symbol displayed on each image display 23 is changed (scrolling operation) and stopped after a predetermined time elapses to determine a big hit, or the character displayed on one image display 23 is Each time the villain is defeated and moves to the next image display 23, the probability of a big hit may be increased. By doing so, it is possible to excite the player's curiosity about what is displayed on each image display 23, as compared with the case where the game image is displayed on one image display as in the conventional case, New fun can be given to the player.

In the present embodiment (3), three image displays 23 are arranged in a well-balanced manner around the center of the game board 22 to improve the appearance. Moreover, by using the space between the respective image displays 23 as a spherical flow space, various spherical flow paths can be formed, and a novel spherical flow that has not been achieved in the past can be realized.

In this embodiment (3), the lower two image display devices 23 are arranged left and right so as to leave a ball flow space for the pachinko balls above the starting winning opening 15. It is possible to easily create a ball flow such that the pachinko ball naturally comes close to the starting winning opening 15, and to expect the winning of the starting winning opening 15 by rolling the pachinko ball above the starting winning opening 15. A board configuration that effectively enhances the feeling can be provided, and the game can be interesting.

[Embodiment (4)] In the embodiment (4) of the present invention shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, three image displays 25 are arranged on a game board 24 in an inverted triangular shape. In other words, the two image displays 25 are arranged apart from each other left and right, and
A third image display 25 is disposed below one image display 26, and a start winning opening 15 is provided below the lower image display 25. Also in this case, each image display 25
May be arranged to be horizontally long as shown in FIG. 7, but may be arranged to be vertically long as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment (4), the game board 24
While the three image displays 25 are arranged in a well-balanced manner around the central part of the image to improve the appearance, various spherical flow paths can be formed by utilizing the space between the image displays 25, and the novel A spherical flow can be realized. In addition, since the small image display 25 is arranged above the starting winning opening 15, compared with the case where a large image display is arranged,
It is easy to create a ball flow in which a pachinko ball naturally approaches the starting winning opening 15.

In the above embodiments, two or three image displays are arranged on the game board. However, four or more image displays may be arranged on the game board. Further, the arrangement positions of the plurality of image displays are not limited to the above embodiments. For example, a character is displayed by placing an image display device on a cave designed on a game board, on a tree, on a window in a building, on a pirate ship at the bottom of the sea, etc. An image display may be arranged to display a character suitable for the design.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment (1) of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board showing another example of the embodiment (1).

FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board showing an embodiment (2) of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a game board showing another example of the embodiment (2).

FIG. 5 is a front view of a game board showing an embodiment (3) of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a game board showing another example of the embodiment (3).

FIG. 7 is a front view of a game board showing an embodiment (4) of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a game board showing another example of the embodiment (4).

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... Pachinko machine, 13 ... Game board, 14 ... Image display,
15 ... Start winning opening, 20 ... Game board, 21 ... Image display,
22 ... game board, 23 ... image display, 24 ... game board, 25
... Image display.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine wherein a plurality of image displays for displaying game images are arranged on a game board. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of image displays are arranged so as to leave a ball-flowing space for the pachinko balls above a starting winning opening for starting a game. Pachinko machine.