JP2000202092A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of directing elaborate games regardless of the number of game mediums to use. SOLUTION: The insertion of game mediums is received by a game medium receiving part 1100. Voting is received by an operation receiving part 5200. A lot part 3100 draws lots to determine. Game mediums of the number obtained by multiplying the number of the insertion-received game mediums by the determined multiplication factor are paid off by a medium payoff part 1200. The display of a lottery game indicating the agreement between the results of lot and the voting is directed by a display part 5100.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine for performing a lottery game in response to the insertion of a game medium, and to a gaming machine which is easy to motivate to play a game regardless of the number of games played.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko machines, slot machines and the like are typical examples of gaming machines. For example, some pachinko machines have a lottery game system as a main role (a so-called main electric role). In this lottery game system, a display device is arranged substantially at the center of the game board surface, and a control device for controlling the lottery game is provided on the back side of the game board surface. In this type of gaming machine, when a game medium (pachinko ball) punched out on a gaming board surface wins a specific winning opening (start winning opening), it is detected by a sensor, and the control device performs lottery based on the detection signal. Is executed to display the lottery result on the display device. If the lottery result is a winning, the winning is displayed and a special value state is generated.

[0003] As a display in a lottery game, usually, a display simulating an arrangement of symbols of a slot machine is often used. That is, a plurality of symbols are displayed in a moving state, and finally, the symbol array is displayed stationary, and at that time, if the lottery result is a hit, the symbol is arranged in a predetermined fixed array. Display a pattern. For example, a symbol pattern in which symbols of the same number are arranged, such as the same type of numeral, "7, 7, 7", is displayed.

As a special value state, a special winning state (variable winning opening) in which pachinko balls are easy to win is opened and closed under certain conditions to give a special value state to the player. Generate a state. For example, the variable winning opening is opened and closed 16 times for about 10 seconds once.

[0005] When such a special value state occurs,
Since many of the pachinko balls launched win a prize, a very large number of prize balls can be obtained. Therefore, the player plays a game in expectation of such a state.

[0006]

However, some of the players have a lottery game as their main interest, and for such a player, it is necessary for the player to play the ball in such a way that a pachinko ball wins in the starting winning opening. Adjusting the strength of the ball or waiting for a winning prize in the starting prize mouth feels troublesome. Therefore, for the player, for quite a long time before hitting,
The game will be performed in the waiting posture, and the game will be tired of it. This is not a favorable state for a game arcade because it leads to customer churn. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that performs a lottery game in accordance with the insertion of a game medium.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided, in accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, a receiving means for receiving game media, and a means for counting the number of received game media. Counting means, lottery means for determining a coefficient by lottery, prize determining means for determining the number of game media to be awarded as a prize, with the number of game media and the coefficient as arguments of a predetermined function, A gaming machine comprising: a display unit for performing a display for producing a lottery game in accordance with whether or not the number of game media determined by the prize determination unit is zero.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a medium input / output unit for receiving and paying out game media,
A lottery game system for executing a lottery game,
The medium input / output unit includes an input opening for receiving game media, a counting unit for counting the number of received game media, and a payout unit for paying out the number of game media specified by the lottery game system. And the lottery game system, the number of accepted game media,
And, the sending and receiving means for sending and receiving the number of game media to be paid out to and from the medium input / output unit, the medium number storing means for storing and calculating the number of game media, and at least one state among a plurality of states. Lottery means for selecting, an operation for voting in one of the plurality of states, and an input interface means for receiving an operation for instructing the end of the lottery game, and a result of the lottery, Output interface means for displaying the match between the result and the voted state, and determining the number of game media to be provided as a prize according to the match between the result of the lottery and the voted state. Prize providing means, and the medium number storage means receives and adds the number of the accepted game media, and each time the voting operation is received, When the operation for instructing the end of the lottery game is received, the number of the game media stored as the prize is received and added. A gaming machine is provided, wherein the number is instructed to the payout means via the transmission / reception means, and the stored number is set to zero.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a medium input / output unit for receiving a recording medium on which the number of game media is recorded and issuing a recording medium on which the number of game media is recorded, a lottery game The medium input / output unit includes a reading unit for reading the number of game media recorded on the received recording medium, and a game medium designated by the lottery game system. Issuing means for issuing a recording medium on which the number is recorded, wherein the lottery game system reads the number of game media read and the number of game media to be recorded on the recording medium to be issued by the medium. Sending and receiving means for sending and receiving to and from the input / output unit, medium number storing means for storing and calculating the number of game media, lottery means for selecting at least one state from a plurality of states, Input interface means for accepting an operation for voting to one of the plurality of states, an output interface for displaying the result of the lottery, and displaying the consistency between the result and the voted state Means, and prize providing means for determining the number of game media to be provided as a prize according to the consistency between the result of the lottery and the voted state. The number of game media received and added, the predetermined number is subtracted every time the voting operation is received, and the number of game media given as the prize is received and added. Then, when the operation for instructing the end of the lottery game is accepted, the number of game media stored at that time is instructed to the issuing means via the transmission / reception means, and the number stored is zero. Gaming machine is provided, characterized by.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medium receiving unit for receiving the insertion of a game medium, and a lottery game system for executing a lottery game in response to the insertion of the game medium. The gaming system has a display unit and a lottery / control unit, the display unit has a plurality of display areas capable of displaying the identification information specified by the lottery / control unit, and the lottery / control unit is A counting means for counting the number of game media accepted by the medium receiving unit, and which of a plurality of predetermined identification information is displayed in the display area, for each of the display areas A lottery means for performing a lottery, a number of times corresponding to the counted number of game media, a designation receiving means for receiving an operation for designating any of the display areas, and an operation indicating a start of the lottery game Start accepting means for receiving, a display control means for controlling identification information displayed in each of the display areas, a hit judging means for judging a hit or miss from the correspondence of the lottery and designation results, Award means for awarding a prize when it is determined to be a hit,
The display control means, upon receiving the operation indicating the start, displays the lottery identification information in the designated symbol display area, the determination means, in the designated display area, A gaming machine is characterized in that it is determined that a win has occurred when a predetermined number of items having the same lottery identification information is included.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a slot for accepting insertion of a game medium, and a lottery game system for executing a lottery game in accordance with the insertion of the game medium. The system has a display unit and a lottery / control unit, the display unit has a plurality of symbol display areas arranged in a matrix, and the lottery / control unit is a game medium inserted into the slot. Counting means for counting the number of
With a probability according to the counted number of game media, a lottery means for performing a lottery win, a display control means for controlling a symbol displayed in each of the symbol display areas, and a result of the lottery. Award means for awarding a prize in response to the award,
Wherein the display control means displays a symbol having an indefinite attribute in all symbol display areas, and according to the counted number of game media among the patterns constituted by a predetermined number of symbol display areas. Selected patterns, highlight the symbols in the symbol display area corresponding to the selected pattern, and, if the result of the lottery is a hit, each symbol display area constituting at least one of the selected patterns In addition, there is provided a gaming machine characterized by displaying a symbol on which a common attribute is set.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, an outline of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, a game machine 10 has a game medium input / output section 10 for receiving and paying out game media.
00 and a lottery / control unit 3000 for performing a lottery game
And a user interface unit 5000 for receiving instructions from a user and displaying information.

The game medium input / output section 1000 includes a game medium receiving section 1100 for receiving game media, and a medium payout section 1200 for paying out game media. In the following description, a case where an actual game medium (for example, a pachinko ball or the like used in a pachinko game machine) is inserted and paid out will be described. However, the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this. For example, by receiving a recording medium on which the number of game media is recorded and reading the number recorded on the recording medium, a game medium receiving unit is provided. The game medium may be accepted in 1100, or the medium may be paid out in the medium payout unit 1200 by issuing a recording medium in which the number of game media to be awarded is recorded. In this case, a separate recording medium may be accepted / issued for inputting and paying out game media, or may be recorded on the inserted recording medium by using a rewritable recording medium. The number of game media used may be rewritten and issued.

The lottery / control unit 3000 executes a lottery game in response to the game medium being received by the game medium receiving unit 1100. The lottery / control unit 3000 includes a lottery unit 3100 for selecting identification information for each lottery element, a lottery result holding unit 3200 for holding a lottery result, and the user interface 50.
The voting result holding unit 3300 for holding the voting result for which the voting operation has been accepted in 00, and the lottery result holding unit 3
200 and a voting result holding unit 3300 to compare the contents of the voting result holding unit 3300 to determine a hit or miss.
And an award control unit 3600 for determining the number of game media to be awarded in accordance with the result of the determination, and a medium number calculation for obtaining and holding the number of game media from the results of insertion, voting and award. And a holding section 3700.

The lottery / control unit 3000 includes a storage device that stores a program for realizing each of the above functions,
Central processing unit (CPU) for executing the program
And an interface unit for performing input / output with the medium input / output unit 1000 and the user interface unit 5000.

The user interface unit 5000 includes:
It has a display unit 5100 for displaying information to a player, and an operation receiving unit 5200 for receiving an operation of the player. The display portion 5100 can be formed using, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, a CRT display device, a multi-segment display device, or the like. The operation input unit 5200
May be provided in advance with an operation unit (for example, a button switch or the like) for each operation to be accepted, or the table unit 5100
In cooperation with or using an independent display device, an interactive input device that indicates an acceptable operation candidate and accepts an instruction to designate any of the candidates may be used. For example, the user interface unit 5000 can be configured using a touch panel that displays information and receives operations.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, among nine identification information display areas arranged in a matrix of three rows and three columns, voting for ten patterns composed of three identification information display areas is accepted, and A case will be described where a lottery game in which a prize is awarded to a player is performed on the assumption that the same type of identification information is arranged.

In FIG. 2, a user interface unit 5
000, a medium number display section 5110 for displaying the number of game media that can be provided for the game at that time (hereinafter, also referred to as a medium holding number), and arranged in a matrix of 3 rows and 3 columns. Nine identification information display areas 51
20, a voted pattern, and a pattern display area 5130 for indicating that the same type of identification information is arranged in a certain pattern. The operation receiving unit 5200 includes, for each pattern, a voting instruction unit 5230 for receiving a vote for the pattern, a game start,
In other words, the start instructing unit 5 for determining the hit / miss determination
210 and an end instruction unit 5220 for requesting the end of the game, that is, the payout of the number of game media accumulated at that time.

In FIG. 2, the medium number display section 511
Although an example in which a 7-segment light-emitting element is used as the 0 and identification information display area 5120 is illustrated, the form of the display device is not limited thereto, and a display device such as a multi-dot display device or a liquid crystal display plate may be used. Of course, it may be constituted.

As the above-mentioned voting candidates, for example, ten patterns shown in FIGS. That is, a pattern (a to c) in which the same type of identification information is arranged in each row in the horizontal direction, a pattern (d to f) in which the same type of identification information is arranged in each column in the vertical direction, and the same type of identification information is arranged on the diagonal element The pattern (g, h) and the pattern (i, j) in which the same type of identification information is arranged in a mountain shape and a valley shape are voting candidates.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation of the gaming machine accompanying the execution of the lottery game will be described, focusing on the user interface.

First, when a game medium is inserted into the medium receiving section 1100 and counted, the result is sent to the medium number calculation holding section 3700 and held as an initial value, and the result is stored by the interface control section 3500. Is displayed on the medium number display section 5110.

Next, assuming that the number of mediums in the medium number calculation holding unit 3700 is positive, the voting instruction unit 523
0 is in an instruction waiting state. At this time, for example, the light-emitting button switch may be turned on, or the button displayed on the touch panel may be highlighted. This makes it easier for the player to recognize that voting is possible.

When an operation is given to any of the voting instruction sections 5230 and a vote is made, a pattern display area 5130 corresponding to the voted pattern is highlighted. For example, in the present embodiment, continuous highlighting is performed. This is to make the display mode different from the highlighted display in the pattern in the "hit" state described later.
In this embodiment, in this case, a pattern in which a “hit” state is displayed by a periodic change in luminance and color, more specifically, for example, by blinking display or the like is shown.

The voting pattern accepted by voting instruction section 5230 is held in voting result holding section 3300. When a plurality of patterns are voted, these are retained.

The fact that the voting has been performed is also sent to the medium number calculation holding section 3700, and the medium number calculation holding section 370
At 0, an operation of reducing the number of held media by 1 is performed for each vote. Accordingly, the display content of the medium number display unit 5110 is updated.

When voting has been performed for at least one pattern, the start instructing unit 5210 enters an instruction waiting state.
This can also be highlighted as in the case of the voting instruction section 5230, and the player can easily recognize that the game can be started.

When an operation is given to the start instructing unit 5210, the lottery unit 3100 performs a lottery for extracting any one of a plurality of pieces of identification information prepared in advance for each matrix element of a 3 × 3 matrix. . Then, these nine lottery results are held in the lottery result holding unit 3200.

On the other hand, this lottery result is reflected on the display contents of each identification information display area 5230.

Next, the hit / miss determination section 3400 compares the content held in the lottery result holding section 3200 with the content held in the voting result holding section 3300 to determine the hit / miss. You. For example, for each pattern held in the voting result holding unit 3300, the same type of identification information is defined in three matrix elements corresponding to the pattern (hereinafter, such a pattern is referred to as a hit pattern). It is determined whether or not there is a hit.

When a winning pattern exists, a pattern display area 5130 corresponding to each winning pattern is highlighted in a manner different from the voted pattern. For example, highlighting by periodic changes in brightness, color,
More specifically, for example, the hit pattern is indicated by blinking display or the like.

In particular, if there is a voted pattern and a winning pattern, the display mode in the identification information display area 5230 constituting the pattern is changed. For example, it is possible to periodically change the display luminance of the identification information, change the background color of the identification information display, and the like. This makes it easier for the player to recognize that the voted pattern has become a winning pattern.

Next, in the award control unit 3600, the number of game media to be awarded, which is set in common or individually for each identification information, is sent to the medium number calculation holding unit 3700 and added to the medium holding number. You. Along with this, the medium number display section 5110
Is updated. That is, at the time of the lottery, the identification information having a low appearance frequency can set the number of game media of a large number as a prize, and the content of the lottery game can be diversified, thereby increasing the curiosity of the player. It is expected to collect.

When an operation is given to the end instructing unit 5220, the number of game media held in the medium number calculation holding unit 3700 is paid out by the medium payout unit 1200, and the content of the medium number calculation holding unit 3700 becomes zero. Is initialized to

In the above description, a recording medium on which the number of remaining balls is recorded is issued. However, rewriting recording (for example, by magnetic recording) on a recording medium whose owner is specified, such as a membership card, is performed. Recording).

In the above description, an example was described in which up to one vote is accepted for one pattern. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which a plurality of votes are accepted for one pattern may be adopted. . In such a case, for example, as shown in FIG.
A configuration may be adopted in which a vote count display area 5140 is displayed at a position corresponding to 30.

It should be noted that the result of the lottery is not limited to winning or falling, but may be selected from a plurality of predetermined coefficients, for example, a plurality of natural numbers. Then, the number of selected game media may be determined by multiplying the number of voted game media by using the selected number as a coefficient.

Hereinafter, a processing procedure for performing a lottery game for determining the number of game media to be awarded will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 11.

First, an outline of the procedure will be described with reference to FIG. That is, initial settings such as a display state and storage contents are performed (initial processing; S200), game media are accepted (medium receiving processing; step S210), voting for selecting a state is accepted (voting accepting processing; S220), and a hit is possible. Is determined by lottery, and a prize is determined from the matching between the lottered state and the voted state (lottery process; S23).
0), a display corresponding to the presence or absence of a prize (winning / losing) is produced (display processing; S240), and the game medium held at the time is paid out in response to a settlement request (payout processing; S2).
50). Hereinafter, the details of each process will be described with reference to FIGS.

Referring to FIG. 7, the details of the medium receiving process will be described.

First, it is detected whether or not the count has occurred, that is, whether or not the medium remains in the medium inlet (S211). If there is a game medium, the number Nin is incremented (S212), and the counted number Nin is added to the number N of held media at the time to update the held number (S213). On the other hand, if there are no unmeasured game media, the process proceeds to the voting reception process.

Next, the voting acceptance process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, it is determined whether the end of the voting has been requested (S221). Here, if the end of voting is requested without voting at all, a message indicating that voting is requested is displayed.

If the end of the voting is not requested, that is, if the continuation of the voting is requested, the voting is accepted (S222), and if there is a voting instruction, a predetermined number based on the number of game media held (here, 1) (S2)
23), a vote is added to the number of votes Bj (here, 1).
Each vote) (S224). At this time, the number of states that can be voted is q, and Bj (1, 2, 3,..., J,.
The number of votes Bj may be added for each state.

When the end of voting is requested, for example, when a game start instruction is accepted, the process proceeds to a lottery process.

Next, details of the lottery process will be described with reference to FIG.

First, a lottery (S231) is performed, and the coefficient αj
Decide. This coefficient can also be randomly selected as αj (1, 2, 3,..., J,..., Q) to determine each of the q states.

Next, the number of game media to be awarded is determined according to the lottery (S232). For example, it can be determined by multiplying the obtained coefficient αj by the accepted number of votes Bj. Here, the prize is determined by the product of these, but may be obtained by another calculation such as a sum or a power. In the present embodiment, Bj = f (αj, Bj) is obtained by a predetermined function f (S23).
2). The function f can be a monotonically increasing function from the viewpoint of the expectation of the player, that is, the harmony with the idea that more prizes will be obtained if more game media are dropped.

The function f can be determined by, for example, exponentiation, multiplication, addition, or a combination of these for αj and Bj. For example, Bj ＾ (α
j), αj × Bj, Bj + αj, or a combination thereof. More specifically, lots of αj, βj, γj are selected, and C ₁ , C ₂ , C ₃ are used as constant coefficients, and Bj = C ₁ Bj ＾ (αj) + C ₂ βj2B
The above function can be determined as a polynomial j + C ₃ γj.

At this time, if voting is accepted and a lottery is performed for the plurality of states, 1, 2, 3,..., J,.
Bj = f (αj) (for example, Bj
= Αj × Bj), the number of game media to be awarded in each state is determined. Therefore, total P _total award in that round of the lottery is the sum of these, i.e., P _total =
It is obtained as Σ _j (Pj) (S233).

Then, the obtained total P _total is added to the number of holding media at that time, the number of game media is updated (S234), and the process proceeds to the display process.

Next, the details of the display process will be described with reference to FIG. In the present process, a lottery result for the player and an effect on the match between the result and the vote are performed using the display unit 5100 (see FIG. 1).

First, it is determined whether or not the result of the lottery game is a "hit" state (S241). Here, the term “hit” refers to a state in which at least one state is selected by lottery and a vote is accepted. That is, this corresponds to a case where the _total number of game media to be awarded is non-zero (P _total > 0). In the case of the above "hit", the hit display (S243) is performed, and in the case of the other "miss" ((P _total = 0)), the miss display (S2).
42) is performed. As the hit display, for example, a pattern corresponding to a state selected in the lottery and accepted for voting can be highlighted. In addition to this, or in place of this, the number of game media that can be awarded in each of the “winning” patterns and the total number thereof may be displayed.

Then, the display for producing "hit" or "missing" is canceled (S244), and the flow proceeds to the payout process.

Next, the payout process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, it is determined whether settlement is requested (S251). For example, in addition to displaying the number of game media held at the time point, an operation indicating whether or not to continue the game is received. More specifically, for example, when an operation is given to the game end reception area 5220 (see FIG. 4), the number (N
) Game media (S252), the holding number is initialized to zero (N = 0) (S253), and the lottery game ends.

On the other hand, if the continuation of the game is selected in step S251, the process returns to the initial processing. At this time,
By returning to the time before the medium receiving process, it becomes possible to accept the insertion of a further game medium and to provide the received game medium and the held game medium together for a lottery game. Therefore, when it is not necessary to insert additional game media, it is sufficient to return to the time before the voting reception process.

In the above-described gaming machines, a configuration has been described in which a state of voting can be selected by a player's operation, but the operation of selecting any state may be omitted. That is, only the number of states (patterns) to be voted is selected based on the number of inserted game media. For example, when ten patterns (a) to (j) are preset as shown in FIG. 3, depending on the number of game media inserted, the pattern (a), the pattern (b),. It can be configured to be sequentially selected. The processing procedure in this case will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 5, when the game medium is inserted,
The number Nin is counted (S101), and a coefficient α is determined by performing a lottery (S102). Then, the number Nout of game media to be awarded is determined from the number Nin of game media inserted and the coefficient α. Here, the prize is determined by the product operation, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the sum operation, the exponentiation operation, and the like may be performed as in the above description. That is, in general, Nout = f (α, Ni
n).

Then, it is determined whether or not the result of the lottery is a hit (S104). The “hit” determination in the case of voting in two or more states can be performed in the same manner as in the above-described case.

Next, in accordance with the result of the lottery, an off-state display (S1)
05) or hit display (S106).

Next, the game medium which becomes the above determined prize is set to N
Out payout (S107), the out-of-off display or the hit display is canceled, and the process ends.

Here, although there is no mention of continuing the game by accumulating the awarded game media, it goes without saying that it can be performed in the same manner as the above-described processing procedure.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The present embodiment is a gaming machine suitably configured to be applied to a disc-shaped game medium such as a medal of a slot machine. The basic configuration of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is the same as the gaming machine according to the above-described first embodiment (for example, it can be configured as shown in FIG. 1). The description will focus on the points.

In FIG. 2, user interface unit 5000 (see FIG. 1) in gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes nine identification information display areas 5120 arranged in a matrix of three rows and three columns, and a voting function. An input / output unit having a voting instruction unit 5230 for displaying a selected pattern and a pattern display area 5130 for indicating that the same kind of identification information is arranged in a certain pattern, and for each pattern receiving a voting for the pattern And a medium number display section 5110 for displaying the number of game media that can be provided for the game at that time (hereinafter, also referred to as a medium holding number), and a start instruction section for starting the game, that is, for determining a hit or miss. 5210, an end instruction unit 5 for ending the game, that is, for paying out the number of game media accumulated at that time. And a 20.

The medium input / output unit 1000 (see FIG. 1) in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment has a medal slot 11111 for receiving a game medium such as a medal.
And a payout medium tray 1210 for receiving paid out medals
Is provided. Thus, the above-described game can be performed using medals used in a slot machine or the like.

For example, in a conventional slot machine, the number of lines can be increased in accordance with the number of BET (bet) medals, but it is difficult to selectively vote for a specific line. For this reason, if the winning lines are diversified, many medals must be bet so as to cover those lines, and this does not necessarily lead to an improvement in the player's attachment. For this reason, simple lines such as three horizontal lines and two oblique lines have to be set. For this reason, the game becomes monotonous, and the player may get tired of the long-time game.

On the other hand, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the player can designate an arbitrary line and vote (BET) on that line, so that even if the winning line is diversified, It is possible to enjoy the interest of the game. For this reason, a more complicated line can be set. Further, in the game content, an element of which line to vote is added, so that it is possible to further stimulate the curiosity of the player.

FIG. 12 shows an example in which one vote is accepted for one pattern. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which a plurality of votes are accepted for one pattern can be adopted. . In such a case, for example, similarly to the gaming machine shown in FIG.
A configuration may be adopted in which a vote count display area 5140 is displayed at a position corresponding to 30.

The operation of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment described above.
Here, repeated description is omitted.

According to the present embodiment, there is provided a gaming machine capable of accepting a BET (voting) more complicated than a conventional slot machine using medals such as a slot machine. For this reason, it is possible to diversify the winning pattern, and to incorporate a new element of which pattern to vote into in the game content.

[0074]

According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine for performing a lottery game in accordance with the insertion of a game medium. Therefore, the curiosity of the player can be attracted regardless of the number of game media used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a winning pattern in a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing another aspect of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of a gaming machine to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a schematic processing procedure of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a medium receiving process of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a voting reception process of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a lottery process of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in display processing of a gaming machine to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a payout processing of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: gaming machine, 1000: game media input / output unit, 1100 ...
Medium receiving section, 1110: game medium input tray, 1111: medal slot, 1200: medium payout section, 1210: payout medium tray, 1220: medium prize exit, 1230 ... opening / closing lever, 1240: medium exit, 3000 ... Lottery / control section, 3100 ... lottery section, 3200 ... lottery result holding section, 3
300: voting result holding unit, 3400: hit / miss determination unit, 3500: interface control unit, 3600: winning control unit, 3700: medium number calculation holding unit, 5000: user interface unit, 5100: display unit, 5110: medium number Display area, 5120 ... Identification information display area, 5130
... pattern display area, 5140 ... number of votes display area, 52
00: operation receiving section, 5210: game start receiving area, 5220: game end receiving area, 5230: voting receiving area.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving a game medium, a counting means for counting the number of the received game media, a lottery means for determining a coefficient by lottery, and the number and the coefficient of the game medium As arguments of a predetermined function, prize determining means for determining the number of game media to be provided as a prize, and a lottery game according to whether the number of game media determined by the prize determining means is zero or not. A gaming machine, comprising: display means for performing an effect display. 2. A gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said prize determining means determines the number of game media to be awarded as a prize, based on a product of the number of game media and a coefficient. . 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said display means has a display device and a control device, and said control devices are arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns. The display device displays an image including m × n symbol display areas on the display device. Of the patterns formed by combining at least the smaller number of symbol display areas of m and n, For the number of candidate patterns corresponding to the number, the display mode of the symbol display area constituting the candidate pattern is changed, and when the number of game media to be awarded is one or more, at least one of the candidate patterns A gaming machine characterized by displaying symbols having a common attribute in a symbol display area constituting two patterns. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the lottery means selects a coefficient which is a natural number, and the control device determines the number of patterns formed by a display symbol area for displaying the common symbol. To the above coefficient. 5. A medium input / output unit for receiving and paying out game media, and a lottery game system for executing a lottery game, wherein the medium input / output unit has an input opening for receiving game media. And counting means for counting the number of accepted game media, and payout means for paying out the number of game media designated by the lottery game system, wherein the lottery game system is The number of game media, and the number of game media to be paid out, the medium input / output unit, a sending and receiving means for sending and receiving, a number of game media for storing and calculating the number of game media, and a plurality of states. A lottery means for selecting at least one state, an operation for voting in any one of the plurality of states, and an operation for instructing the end of the lottery game are received. An input interface means for displaying the result of the lottery, and an output interface means for displaying a match between the result and the voted state, and a match between the result of the lottery and the voted state. A prize awarding means for determining the number of game media to be awarded as a prize, wherein the medium number storage means receives and adds the number of the accepted game media, and the voting operation is performed. Each time the reception is received, a predetermined number is subtracted, the number of game media provided as the prize is received and added, and when an operation for instructing the end of the lottery game is received, A gaming machine wherein the number of game media stored at the time is instructed to the payout means via the transmission / reception means, and the stored number is set to zero. 6. A medium loading / unloading section for receiving a recording medium on which the number of game media is recorded and issuing a recording medium on which the number of game media is recorded, and a lottery game system for executing a lottery game. The medium input / output unit issues reading means for reading the number of game media recorded on the received recording medium, and a recording medium on which the number of game media specified by the lottery game system is recorded. The lottery game system, wherein the lottery game system, the number of read game media, and the number of game media to be recorded on the recording medium to be issued, the sending and receiving means for sending and receiving the medium input and output unit Medium number storage means for storing and calculating the number of game media;
Lottery means for selecting at least one state from the plurality of states; input interface means for accepting an operation for voting for any of the plurality of states; a result of the lottery; Output interface means for displaying a match between the result and the voted state, and an output interface means for determining the number of game media to be awarded according to the match between the result of the lottery and the voted state Prize providing means, and the medium number storage means receives and adds the number of the read game media, and increments a predetermined number each time the voting operation is received. When the operation for instructing the end of the lottery game is accepted, the number of the game media stored at the time is increased. A gaming machine wherein the issuing unit is instructed via a recording / receiving unit and the stored number is set to zero. 7. A lottery game system for executing a lottery game in response to the insertion of the game medium, the medium receiving unit for receiving the insertion of the game medium, the lottery game system comprises a display unit and a lottery A control unit, wherein the display unit has a plurality of display areas capable of displaying identification information designated by the lottery / control unit, and the lottery / control unit includes a game medium received by the medium receiving unit. Counting means for counting the number of, which of a plurality of predetermined identification information to be displayed in the display area, lottery means for performing a lottery for each of the display areas, A number of times corresponding to the number of game media counted, a designation receiving means for receiving an operation of designating any of the display areas, and a start receiving means for receiving an operation indicating the start of a lottery game And display control means for controlling the identification information displayed in each of the display areas; hit determination means for determining a hit or miss from the correspondence between the lottery and designation results; and when the hit is determined. Awarding means for giving a prize, wherein the display control means causes the lottery identification information to be displayed in the designated symbol display area upon receipt of the operation indicating the start. A gaming machine characterized in that the determining means determines a hit when the designated display area includes a predetermined number of items having the same lottery identification information in common. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the medium receiving unit receives a recording medium recording a fraction of the game medium, which is generated when exchanging the game medium for a prize, and the counting means includes: A game machine for reading the number of game media recorded on a recorded recording medium. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein said winning means accumulates and holds a predetermined number of game media each time the hit is determined, and terminates the game. A gaming machine for issuing a recording medium on which the accumulated number of gaming media is recorded. 10. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein each display area of said display section is arranged in a matrix of m rows and n columns, and said designation accepting means designates a row. A gaming machine comprising: means for accepting an operation to perform a command; means for accepting an operation for designating a column; and means for specifying a matrix element by using these means. 11. A lottery game system for executing a lottery game in response to the insertion of the game medium, the slot having a slot for accepting the insertion of the game medium, wherein the lottery game system includes a display unit and a lottery / control. The display unit has a plurality of symbol display areas arranged in a matrix, the lottery control unit, counting means for counting the number of game media inserted into the insertion slot A lottery means for performing a lottery with a probability according to the counted number of game media; a display control means for controlling a symbol displayed in each of the symbol display areas; And a prize winning means for giving a prize according to the result.The display control means displays a symbol having an indefinite attribute in all symbol display areas, and is configured by a predetermined number of symbol display areas. Of the above patterns A number of patterns corresponding to the counted number of game media are selected, and symbols are highlighted in a symbol display area corresponding to the pattern. If the result of the lottery is a hit, at least one of the selected patterns is selected. A game machine characterized by displaying a symbol with a common attribute set in each symbol display area constituting one pattern.