JP2000210411A - Game board - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To deploy game contents abundant in varieties for different winning types according to winning lines and to increase an interesting property by fitting multiple reels arranged with multiple types of patterns, and determining the combination of winning patterns aligned on the winning line and the winning type for each winning line. SOLUTION: Three reels 101-103 arranged with multiple kinds of patterns on the outer peripheries are rotatably arranged at the center section of a slot machine body 100, and five winning lines including one horizontal line 7a at the center, two horizontal lines 7b1, 7b2 and two oblique lines 7c1, 7c2 are set on a pattern display window in the front of the body 100 to which the patterns of the reels 101-103 are faced. The combination of winning patterns and the winning type on the winning line are determined for each winning line. The winning type is determined by the combination of patterns on the winning line corresponding to the number of coins inserted for one game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method in which a reel on which a picture is drawn is rotated, and when the reel is stopped, a prize is determined based on a combination of pictures stopped on a reel display window. It is about an amusement board that enjoys receiving.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional slot machine, for example, a total of 5 types (positions) of 3 lines in the horizontal direction and 2 lines in the diagonal direction are set as a winning line, or another predetermined winning line is added to the winning line. And When the game is started by inserting three medals and pressing the stop button to stop each reel, for example, if the pattern of "bell" is aligned with one of the winning lines on the winning line, Regardless of the winning line, a winning is achieved because the pictures of "bell" are aligned on the winning line, and a predetermined number of medals (for example, 10) are paid out. When one or two medals were inserted and started, the winning line was limited only.

That is, in the conventional slot machine, the type of winning is not determined for each winning line.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an invention proposed in view of the above-mentioned conventional game console, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is that each winning line is displayed on the winning line. The aim is to provide a variety of game consoles in which the type of winning is different depending on the combination of the patterns.

That is, an object of the present invention is to determine a combination of pictures to be awarded for each of the award lines, to provide a game table with a variety of game contents in which the award line has different types of award, and to provide a player with It is a place to provide an amusement platform that motivates the play and allows the player to enjoy the game more.

[0006]

The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and according to the present invention,
A plurality of rotatable reels in which a plurality of types of patterns are arranged in a table are provided, the patterns are stopped on a reel display window, and a prize is determined from a combination of the patterns on the reel display window when the reel is stopped, A game machine for paying out a predetermined number of medals or balls, wherein a combination of winning patterns arranged on the winning line and a type of winning are determined for each winning line.

Further, the type of the prize is determined by a combination of pictures on the prize line corresponding to the number of medals inserted in one game.

[0008] Further, even if the type of the prize is the same,
The combination of the winning symbols is different for each winning line.

Further, even if the combination of pictures on the pay line is the same, the type of the win is different if the pay line is different.

[0010] Further, the types of the winning lines include three lines of upper, middle, and lower rows in which pictures are arranged on a straight line in the horizontal direction.
It is characterized by including a total of five lines, that is, two lines in which pictures are arranged on a straight line from the upper left to the lower right and the line from the lower left to the upper right, or a winning line obtained by adding another predetermined winning line.

Further, the types of the winning include a big bonus, a regular bonus, and a small role.

Further, when a winning pattern is aligned on a predetermined line, the number of medals obtained by adding the number of normal medals paid out and the number of medals paid out for the special prize line winning is set as the number of medals paid out. Can solve the problem to be solved by the present invention.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. (Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described in detail by an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine.

<External Configuration of Slot Machine> (Configuration) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a slot machine according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. In the central part of the slot machine main body 100 of FIG. 1, a pattern row in which a plurality of types of patterns are arranged on each outer peripheral surface, that is, three reels (101 to 101).
103) It is housed and configured to be rotatable inside the main body 100. The pattern of each reel 101-103 is
From the picture display windows 131 to 133 on the front of the main body 100, three pictures are displayed in a vertical direction for each reel so that the player can see them. Therefore, when the reel is stopped, a total of nine (3 × 3) patterns are displayed to the player in the pattern display window.

Reference numeral 105 denotes a reel 10 by a player.
This is a start lever for starting rotation of 1 to 103. A medal is inserted from a medal insertion port indicated by reference numeral 106 to start a game, and from a medal payout port indicated by reference number 107 in accordance with a result of the game. , Reference number 10
Medals are paid out to the tray for the 8th medal.

Reference numerals 109, 110 and 111 are credit bet buttons for credits, 109 is a button for hanging up to three medals, 110 is a button for hanging up to two medals, and 111 is a button for hanging one medal. With this, one to three medals can be inserted (bet) from one displayed on the credit remaining number display unit 114 in one game.

Reference numeral 112 is a credit medal clearing button and a credit switching button. The medal acquired by the player is stored as a credit up to a maximum of 50 medals, or the medals displayed on the medal remaining number display 114 are displayed. This button is used to determine whether or not to save credits.

Reference numeral 113 denotes a sound hole for outputting a sound from a speaker for outputting sound, which generates and outputs a sound effect to a player according to the progress of the game. Reference numeral 115 denotes a medal payout number display. When the reels 101 to 103 stop, the arrangement of the pictures displayed in the picture display windows 101 to 103 wins, and the medals obtained by the player are discharged.
The number of paid-out medals is displayed.

Reference numeral 116 denotes a medal insert lamp, which is a lamp for urging a player to insert a medal to start a game.

Reference numeral 117 denotes a replay start lamp, that is, a lamp for notifying the player of the replay when the player wins the replay.

Reference numeral 118 denotes a notification lamp which is in a state where the inside has won a big bonus (hereinafter referred to as “BB”) or a inside has won a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as “RB”) by lottery. This is a lamp that informs the player of the fact as internal information.

Reference numeral 119 denotes a winning and payout display plate, which displays the number of medals to be paid out when a predetermined pattern is aligned on an effective winning line (winning effective line) on the display window, that is, the setting of the odds. It is a panel.

Reference numeral 120 denotes a pay line effective line display lamp, which indicates a line in which pictures are arranged in a predetermined sequence corresponding to the number of inserted medals, that is, a pay line which is valid in a game. In general, when one medal is inserted, one horizontal line in the middle row (7a in FIG. 2) and two medals are awarded.
When two sheets are inserted, the upper and lower horizontal lines are placed on the middle horizontal line.
When three medals (7a, 7b1, 7b2 in FIG. 2) are inserted and three medals are inserted, a diagonal line from the upper left to the lower right and a diagonal line from the lower left to the upper right are further added to 5 lines (FIG. 2). 2 of 7a, 7b1, 7b2, 7c1, and 7c2) are the payout effective lines. It is also possible to define a winning line in advance.

Reference numerals 121 to 123 are stop buttons provided for the player to stop at the respective reels corresponding to the respective reels. Stop button 121 for reel 101, stop button 1 for reel 102
22, a stop button 123 corresponds to the reel 103. A flicker display lamp 140 blinks when a big bonus is won and a game of the big bonus is started. (Reel Window) FIG. 2 is an enlarged view in which other parts are omitted for easy understanding of the reel window portion. As in FIG. 1, the slot machine has 100 reels and 101 to 10 reels.
3. The reel window is 104. After the reels are stopped, it is determined whether or not predetermined patterns are aligned on the winning line of the reel window 104 in accordance with the number of inserted medals. In FIG. 2, five lines 7b1, 7b2, 7c1, and 7c2 are shown according to the types (positions) of the winning lines 120 shown in FIG.

<Outline of Game Operation> Next, an outline of a game operation of the slot machine will be described.

1) A game is started by a player first inserting one or more (two or three) coins through the medal slot 106 (bet: betting), and 2) operating the start lever 105. Start.

3) When the game starts, three reels 10
1, 102 and 103 start rotating at the same time. At the same time, the control unit performs a lottery internally, and a loss or a prize (including the type of prize) is internally determined. At this time, the player is BB
Or expect to win RB. Here, when the BB or RB is internally won by the internal lottery, the control unit holds the state of the internal winning until the picture of BB or RB is aligned on the activated pay line on the display window.

4) Next, after the rotation speed of each reel reaches a predetermined speed, the operation of pressing the stop buttons 121 to 123 becomes possible. (The lamp that can be pressed is turned on.) 5) The player presses the stop buttons 121 to 123 provided corresponding to each reel to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel. At this time, the player individually presses each of the stop buttons 121 to 123 in order to stop a predetermined pattern on the pay line on the display window, aiming at a time when a specific pattern comes. When each stop button is pressed and the internal winning is determined by the lottery at the time of start (when the start lever 105 is operated), the control unit displays the type of the winning (B) in the winning line within a predetermined standard.
B, RB, etc.) to control the reels so that the patterns are aligned.

6) When each reel is stopped, if the combination of the symbols stopped on the pay line, which is determined by the number of inserted medals, corresponds to a predetermined winning combination, a game (BB or RB) according to the predetermined winning combination is performed. At the start, a predetermined number of medals are discharged from a medal payout port 107 shown in FIG. If the slot machine is set to the credit processing state (the credit selection switch 112 is turned on) instead of discharging the medals, the payout of up to 50 medals is held internally, and the credit display 11
4 is displayed in addition to the number of credits.

Thus, one game is completed. At this time B
When the player wins B or RB, the corresponding game starts.

<Structure of Control Unit> FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a structure of a control unit controlled by a microprogram of slot machine 100 in the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in relation to each part of the slot machine of FIG.
The configuration of the control unit controlled by the microprocessor 0 will be described.

A portion indicated by reference numeral 22 in FIG. 3 is a microprocessor (CPU), which is the center of the control operation of the slot machine in the present embodiment. Perform delivery.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a medal sensor for detecting a game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 106.
4 is a stop button 121, 122, 1 for stopping the reel.
Switch input from a stop button switch that is activated when 23 is pressed, 25 is a sensor that senses that the start lever 105 has been operated, and 26 is when one of the credit bet buttons 109, 110, and 111 is pressed. , Which are connected to the CPU 22 via the input interface 27 via the bus 50.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a read-only memory (ROM), which is a program for controlling and effecting the present slot machine, and the reels 101, 102, 1
03, control data, tables, and the like for performing stop control. 29 is a random access memory (RA
M), and is a part for storing a work area of the program, variable data, and the like. Here, for data that needs to be retained even after the main power is shut off, such as a setting value for establishing a lottery winning, a battery-backed RAM (generally, a power-saving CMOS element or the like is used).
Or stored in a rewritable ROM (programmable, for example, EEPROM).
The detailed description is omitted as it includes these functions. The memories of the ROM 28 and the RAM 29 are connected to a bus 50.
Is connected to the CPU 22 via the.

Reference numeral 30 denotes reels 101, 102, 1
03 is a motor control unit for rotating and stopping 03.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a hopper control unit for paying out medals, and these are connected to a bus 5 via an input / output interface 32.
0 is connected to the CPU 22.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a lamp control unit for turning on / off various lamps. The lamp control unit 33 is connected to the CPU 22 via the bus 50 and the interface 34. Under the control of the CPU 22, the lamp control unit 33 controls the lighting of each unit of the slot machine and the lighting / extinguishing (backlight) of illuminating the reels from outside and inside, and plays To the slot machine 1
The control information (such as the state of internal winning of the BB or RB) is notified as the internal information of the control 00, and the turning on / off of a lamp for indicating that the BB or the RB is playing is controlled.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a speaker, which outputs a number of sound effects according to instructions from the CPU 22 under the control of the sound output unit 36. That is, effects such as background music during the game, BB and RB winning, sound output when displaying the internal state of the control unit, and the like are provided to make the game fun.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a random number generator used for a lottery, which is used by the control unit to perform a random number lottery when the start lever is pressed.

<Display of Winning> FIG. 4 shows the winning line on the display window. That is, each pay line in the present embodiment includes one central horizontal line 7a, two upper and lower horizontal lines 7b1 and 7b2, two oblique lines 7c1 from upper left to lower right, and two oblique lines 7c2 from lower left to upper right. , Five pay lines in total.

In the conventional slot machine, it is assumed that the player plays the game by inserting three medals at the start of the game. Next, when the player performs a reel stop operation to stop each reel, "A" is aligned on the winning line 7c1 as shown in FIG. 5 and a horizontal line at the center as shown in FIG. In the case where "A" is aligned on the winning line of 7a, the same kind of prize is won, the same number of medals are refunded, or the same kind of winning game (regular bonus, big bonus, etc.) Will be performed.
That is, in the conventional game console, when one medal is inserted, the pattern is aligned on the winning line 7a, and when two medals are inserted.
Even if the pictures are aligned on the winning line 7a, 7b1, or 7b2 when the cards are inserted, the same kind of winning is controlled for all the same pictures.

According to the present invention, for example, the prize shown in FIG. 5 and the prize shown in FIG. 6 have different prize lines even though they have the same picture, so that the type of prize differs. In other words, when "A" is previously arranged on the winning line 7c1, it is determined to be, for example, BB, and when "A" is arranged on the winning line 7a, it is determined to be RB. Even if they are lined up, the type of winning is different depending on the winning line. Further, it is possible to determine that a predetermined prize is obtained if a predetermined predetermined pattern is aligned with a predetermined prize line.

Further, the winning pattern may not be the same pattern, but may be a combination of predetermined patterns as the winning pattern. The details of these winnings may be displayed on the odds panel 119.

<Operation of Control Unit> The operation of the control unit according to the present embodiment will be described on the assumption that the number of prize-winning lines to be awarded when the pictures are arranged is determined by the number of inserted medals as in the related art.

According to the present invention, as shown in the following prize list, when a combination of prize patterns set in advance corresponding to each prize line is arranged on the prize line, it is determined according to the type of the prize. Pay out a predetermined number of payout medals.

[Prize List] In the case of the pay line 7a: ・ 8 bells ・ 10 watermelons ・ 10 melons ・ Replay ・ A... Regular bonus ・ 7 ・ ・ ・ Big bonus In the case of the pay line 7b1: -10 bells-12 watermelons-8 melons-8 melons-A---Big bonus-7---Regular bonus Winning line 7b2:-10 bells-12 watermelons-12 sheets- Melon: Replay ・ A: Regular Bonus ・ 7: Big Bonus On the winning line 7c1: ・ Bell: 12 ・ Water: 14 ・ Melon: 10 ・ A: Regular Bonus ・7 ... Big Bonus For the winning line 7c2:-Bell-10 pieces-Watermelon-14 pieces-Melon-12 pieces-A ... Big bonus-7 ... Yura bonus.

Next, the control in the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to a flowchart. FIG.
Is a flowchart illustrating control of the overall flow of the game (main flow). Hereinafter, the control flow of FIG. 7 will be described. When the power of the slot machine is turned on, the control unit completes a predetermined initial process to make it possible to start the game, turns on a lamp for requesting a player to insert a medal, and turns on each lamp of FIG. Perform step processing.

[Explanation of Main Flow] Step S100: (medal insertion?) A player inserts (bets) one to three medals (which can be selected by the player) from the medal insertion slot 106. At this time, the winning lines (7a, 7b1, 7b2, 7c1, 7c) shown in FIG.
The number of 2) is 1 line (1 line only for 7a), 3 lines (3 lines for 7a, 7b1, 7b2), or 5 lines (5 lines for 7a, 7b1, 7b2, 7c1, 7c2)
Is determined. However, in the next game when the replay patterns are completed during the normal game (in this embodiment, the pay line 7
a), it is determined that the same number of medals have been inserted as in the previous medal insertion, and the next step S10
Proceed to 1. Here, when the player has won the BB and has not entered the RB game, one to three medals can be inserted as in the normal game. During the RB game, one medal is inserted, and the next step S101 is performed.
Proceed to.

Step S101: (Start) The game is started by the player operating the start lever 105, and the process proceeds to the next step 102. Step S102: (Random Number Lottery) An internal lottery of drawing a random number is performed, and it is determined whether or not the internal winning is possible. When the internal winning is performed, the drawing stop processing of the corresponding pattern is performed as the stop processing described later. The term “pull-in” as used herein means that when a predetermined internal winning state is established, a predetermined pattern is advanced by a frame to a predetermined winning line and stopped, and the number of frame advancing is referred to as a number of drawn frames. There is also. Further, when no internal prize has been won, the control is performed such that the frame is shifted and stopped so that the predetermined pattern does not stop at the winning position. This is sometimes called slip.

Step S103: (lottery lottery) If the RB has not been started in the game in which the BB has been won, the winning probability of the lottery has increased, and the internal winning of the RB is determined by the lottery in step S103. . R
When B is internally won, control is performed so that a combination of pictures for starting RB is displayed on the winning line. R
When the patterns to be B are aligned on the winning line, the RB game starts. In addition, when the RB game is not started in the BB game state, the winning is in a state of winning with a high probability. When the player stops the bell or watermelon winning pattern with his / her eyes, the normal winning ( The medal can be paid out for the normal character). During the BB game, medals can be paid out for the normal accessory up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 30 times). However, if all the normal bonuses have been paid out (30 times in this example), the game will be called “punk”, deviating from the big bonus privilege, and returning to the normal game.

Step 104: (Reel rotation) The rotation of each reel is started. Generally, in consideration of power saving of the maximum starting power, control is performed to start the rotation of each of the reels 101 to 103 with a slight time difference one by one.

Step S105: (Stop Processing) The player presses the stop buttons 121 to 123 in any order, and selects the stop buttons 121 to 123 corresponding to the left reel 101, the middle reel 102, and the right reel 103. Perform the operation to stop each reel. At this time,
In accordance with the result of the internal lottery performed in step S102 or the lottery of the lottery and the number of inserted medals, the processing of stopping the drawing of the picture is performed.

However, even if a predetermined winning is obtained,
If the corresponding picture cannot be aligned, the reel frame is sent to a predetermined position where the reel can be stopped, and the reel is stopped. When the inner hit of the RB or BB is obtained and the corresponding pattern cannot be aligned, the reel is sent to a predetermined position where the reel can be stopped while the state of the inner hit is maintained, and the reel is stopped. Is performed.

Step S106: (winning determination) According to the type of picture on the stopped winning line (depending on the number of inserted medals), a winning determination is made in accordance with the above-mentioned winning list, and when a winning is achieved, a predetermined medal is paid out. The next step S107 is performed, or a predetermined (RB or BB) winning game is started. Where R
During B, when the replay (melon) is completed on the winning line of 7a, the payout of 15 medals is performed in the next step S.
The control performed at 107 is performed.

Step S107: (medal payout) In accordance with the inserted medals and the state of the game (depending on the type of the base game, RB during the base game, RB during the BB, etc.), the pictures aligned on the winning line of the display window 104. In response to the above, payout of medals according to the contents of the medal payout number buffer on the RAM set in the winning determination processing S106 is performed.

Step S108: (Game Management Processing) This step is a game management processing. If it is desired to win a lottery, the process returns to step S100 to start a new game. During the RB, the process proceeds to step S100 while maintaining the state of the RB until the eight payouts are completed and the eight payouts are completed. To end. Or, if the player has won the BB, if the RB during the BB does not end three times, the process proceeds to step S100 while maintaining the state of the BB. When the payout is completed after the number of times (for example, 30) is completed, the game of BB is completed, the process returns to step S100, and a new game is started.

Next, the stop processing in step S105 will be described in more detail.

[Stop Processing] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing step S1 of FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the control of the stop process of this Embodiment shown in FIG. 05 in further detail. Hereinafter, the stop control of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Step S200: (Stop processing) This processing is entered in the stop processing of step S105 in FIG.

Step S201: (Determination of Effective Line) An effective line to be drawn in is determined based on the number of inserted sheets.

Step S202: (Preparation of Retracted Picture) For each reel, the number of pictures to be drawn for the winning-winning picture at the position where the stop button is pressed is prepared for all reels.

Now, as shown in FIG.
1, the middle reel is L2, the right reel is L3, the stop position of a predetermined pattern on each reel is a suffix, and the upper row is described as 1, the middle row is described as 2, and the lower row is described as 3. (For example, the middle stage of the left reel is L12) Here, the order in which the player presses the stop button of the reel is undefined,
The following six cases can occur. (1) L1, L2, L3 (2) L1, L3, L2 (3) L2, L3, L1 (4) L2, L1, L3 (5) L3, L2, L1 (6) L3, L1, L2 The stop positions of the reels include an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage, and an effective line is determined at a position where a predetermined pattern can be stopped.

Each time the stop button is pressed, the order in which the pictures are aligned on the pay line depends on the order in which the stop button is pressed.

FIG. 10 shows a case where the stop button L1 is pressed first, and the numeral 1 shown on the left side is a case where a predetermined pattern is stopped at the upper position (L11).
Reference numeral 2 denotes a case where the operation is stopped at the middle stage (L12), and reference numeral 3 denotes a case where the operation stops at the lower stage (L13). Now, consider stopping a predetermined pattern at the position of L11.

For example, when pulling in up to three frames is permitted, when the stop button is pressed, the corresponding pattern is three frames before (up), two frames before, one frame before, or L11. May be in the position. That is, depending on the position where the stop button is pressed, the current position of the predetermined pattern to be stopped on the display window, L11, L11
12, L13 and L13
Whether it can be drawn only to L11, L12
There is a case where it can be drawn into any of L11, L12 and L13. Here, when there are a plurality of places to be withdrawn, the positions are determined by lottery.

From the above, an effective pay line when three medals are inserted (a pay line that can be aligned).
Is determined every time each reel is stopped. FIG.
FIGS. 0 to 15 enumerate all possible pay lines. The following describes the order in which the stop button is pressed.

When the reel stop order is L1, L2, L3: (FIG. 10) (1) When a predetermined pattern on the left reel is stopped at the upper stage, the horizontal direction of the upper stage (L11, L21, L31) or upper left 2 in the diagonal direction (L11, L22, L33) from
It is limited to one winning line. Further, when the same pattern is stopped at the position of the middle reel in the upper row (L21) or the middle row (L22), the stop position of the same pattern on the right reel is
It is limited to the upper part (L31) or the lower part (L33).

(2) When a predetermined pattern on the left reel is stopped at the middle stage (L12), it is only pulled in the middle horizontal direction. The position where the same pattern on the center reel and the right reel is stopped is (L22). Or (L32).

(3) When a predetermined pattern on the left reel is stopped in the lower row, the horizontal direction (L13, L23, L3
3) or an oblique direction from the lower left to the upper right (L13, L2
2, L31). Further, when the same pattern stops at the position of the middle reel at the upper (L23) or middle (L22) position, the stop position of the same pattern on the right reel is limited to the lower (L33) or the upper (L31). .

When the reel stop order is L1, L3, L2: (FIG. 11) (1) Also in this case, the predetermined pattern on the left reel is stopped at the upper stage. L11, L2
1, L31) or (L11, L22, L33). Therefore, the stop position of the same pattern on the right reel is limited to (L31) or (L33). The middle reel is (L21) or (L2)
It is limited to the place where the same pattern stops at the position 2).

(2) When a predetermined pattern on the left reel is stopped in the middle stage (L12), it is only drawn in the middle horizontal direction. The position where the same pattern on the right reel and the middle reel is stopped is (L22). Or (L32).

(3) When a predetermined pattern on the left reel is stopped at the lower stage, (L13, L23, L33) or (L1
3, L22, L31). Therefore, the stop position of the same pattern on the right reel is (L
33) or (L31), and the same pattern on the middle reel corresponds to (L2) corresponding to the stop position of the same pattern on the right reel.
3) The same picture is drawn into the position of (L22) or stopped.

In the case of another reel stop order: FIG. 12 and FIG.
3 shows a middle reel (the stop button of L2 is pressed first, and then the order of L2 and L1 or the order of L1 and L3). FIG. 14 and FIG. Press the stop button first, then L2, L1,
Or L1 and L2 in that order). Like FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the description is omitted because it can be seen from the position diagram where the predetermined pattern on the winning line on the pattern display window is stopped.

The number of inserted medals: The above operation has been described for the case where three medals are inserted. However, when two medals are inserted and when one medal is inserted, the case where three medals are inserted is simplified. It is omitted here.

In the stop processing according to the present embodiment, the number of drawn frames of the winning prize winning pattern at the position where the stop button of each reel is pressed is set to all reels in accordance with the number of inserted medals and the result of the lottery. Prepare for. Since these generally require time for calculation when they are calculated, they are not described in the present embodiment, but are prepared as a table of symbols or codes that are systematic in a program, and can be searched using tags or the like. It has an easy structure.

Step S203: (Preparation of a pattern to be mutually drawn in) As described in the previous step S202, step S2
In step 03, when the stop button is pressed next, the pull-in position of another reel corresponding to each stop position of the predetermined picture with respect to the predetermined reel is switched and searched according to the order of the pressed stop button (selection). Prepare to be able to.

Step S204: (First Stop Processing) Stop processing is performed on the reel for which the stop button of the first reel is pressed, and the remaining tables are deleted, leaving only usable tables.

Step S205: (Second Stop Processing) Stop processing is performed on the reel whose second stop button is pressed, and the remaining tables are deleted, leaving only usable tables.

Step S206: (Third Stop Processing) Similarly, stop processing is performed on the reel for which the stop button has been pressed third, and all the stop processing ends.

Step S2 in each of the steps described above
Each stop control shown in steps 04 to S206 will be described in detail below with reference to flowcharts.

[First Stop Process] (S204) FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the first stop process of step S204 in FIG. 8, ie, the stop control process of the reels when the stop button is first pressed.

Step S300: (First Stop Process) This is the entrance to the first stop process when the stop button is first pressed.

Step S301: (pull-in judgment) It is determined whether or not a winning-winning pattern can be pulled in at a stop request position of the stop target reel (the position where the stop button is pressed) by a predetermined number of pull-in frames. Check from (table). If impossible, the process proceeds to step S305. If it is within the retraction range, the process proceeds to step S302.

Step S302: (Table Switching Judgment) This is a step of performing processing when there are a plurality of winning lines that can be pulled in and stopped for a drawing frame number table (selection candidate table), that is, a pattern to be won. The stop position of the predetermined pattern on the reel to be stopped is the upper, middle, or lower position of the display window. For example, when the left reel is first stopped, as shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, when a predetermined pattern is stopped at the upper position of the display window, there is a possibility of two winning lines, and when the left reel is stopped at the middle position. When one stop line is reached at one lower line, there is a possibility of two pay lines.

If the allowable number of pull-in frames is defined as 4 frames, assuming that the stop button is pressed at the position where the winning reel pattern on the left reel is at the lower position of the display window, the stop position is at the lower position. The position is determined, and the winning line including the middle reel and the right reel becomes two. (Two prize winning lines are determined, and it is sufficient to leave only a predetermined pattern from the drawn-in frame number table for each prize line.) Similarly, the stop button is pressed when the prize winning pattern on the left reel is at the middle position. When the stop button is pressed at the upper position, the predetermined reel can be selectively stopped at the upper position, the middle position, and the lower position. The pattern can be stopped.

Further, even if the stop button is pressed when there is a predetermined picture in the frame before and after the upper row, the same processing as when there is a predetermined picture in the upper position can be performed by moving the frame by two frames. (The number of frames to be drawn in differs depending on the position where the stop button is pressed.)

Further, when there is a predetermined picture at a position before that, it is possible to stop only at the upper and middle stages.
Further, if there is a predetermined pattern before that, it is possible to stop the predetermined pattern only in the upper stage. At a position before that, it is impossible to stop a predetermined pattern in the display window. (Similarly, when a predetermined picture has passed the lower position, it cannot be stopped in the display window.

As is clear from the above description, the control for aligning a predetermined pattern on the winning line when the left reel is stopped first is as follows. When the predetermined pattern can be stopped only in the upper row, the upper row (L1) shown in FIG.
1, L21, L31) or (L11, L22, L3)
In the case where the two winning lines of 3) are possible and only the lower stage can be stopped, two winning lines of (L13, L23, L33) or L13, L22, L31 in the lower stage can be achieved, and the middle stage (L12, L22) , L32) is not a single one, but an upper part, a lower part, or a part where a predetermined pattern can be stopped together with the upper and lower parts.

In summary, the predetermined pattern can be stopped at any of the upper, middle, and lower positions, there are a plurality of (scheduled) winning lines, and each of the winning lines prepared for each of the winning lines. When there are a plurality of pull-in frame number tables including the second and third stops corresponding to, that is, when there are a plurality of pull-in frame number tables of selection candidates, the process proceeds to step S303.
If there is one table, the table cannot be switched, and the process proceeds to step S305.

Step S303: (Drawing Table Lottery) Use from the drawing frame number table of a plurality of selection candidates corresponding to the position where the stop button is pressed.
The pull-in frame number table is selected by lottery.

Step S304: (Excluding non-pull-in pattern) The pull-in frame number table of the selected pull-in frame number table of the selected candidate, in which the winning prize pattern of the reel whose stop button is pressed cannot be drawn into the pay line. Is excluded.

Step S305: (Determine number of frames to be drawn in and stop reel) The number of frames to be drawn in is determined from the number of frames to be drawn in and the reels are stopped. However, in the case where the winning prize pattern cannot be pulled in, the pull-in stop control of the pull-out is performed using a pull-in pull-out table prepared in advance similarly to the prize pattern, and thereafter, the stop of the second and third reels is similarly performed. Is controlled so as to be off.

Next, the second stop following the first stop will be described. [Second Stop Process] (S205) FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the second stop process of step S205 in FIG. 8, that is, the reel stop control process when the stop button is pressed for the second time.

Step S400: (second stop processing) This is the entrance of the second stop processing when the stop button is pressed second.

Step S401: (pull-in determination) It is checked from the pull-in frame number table whether or not the winning prize pattern can be pulled into the stop request position of the stop target reel corresponding to the second pressed stop button. . If the pull-in is impossible, the process proceeds to step S407. If it is within the retraction range, the process proceeds to step S402.

Step S402: (Table Switching Judgment) After the first stop process, one or a plurality of winning lines that can be pulled in are selected for the drawing frame number table (selection candidate table), that is, the pattern to be won. This second stop process is a step of performing a process in a case where there are a plurality of positions where the drawing of the predetermined pattern on the reel to be stopped second is to be stopped. If there are a plurality of selection candidate pull-in frame number tables, the process proceeds to step S403.
If the number of tables is one, the process proceeds to step S407 because the table cannot be switched.

Step S403: (Extraction of Switchable Table) There are a plurality of selection candidate tables obtained in the above steps, that is, a plurality of pull-in frame number tables. Among them, a frame number table that can be switched is searched and extracted (narrowed down).

Step S404: (table switching possible?) If there are a plurality of pull-in frame number tables and switching is possible, the flow advances to step S405. If the switching is not possible, the process proceeds to step S407.

Step S405: (lottery of frame number table) From the pull-in frame number table of a plurality of selection candidates corresponding to the position of the second pressed stop button, the pull-in frame number table to be used is randomly selected. Select by.

Step S406: (Excluding non-pull-in pattern) The pull-in frame number table in which the symbols to be won cannot be drawn into the pay line is excluded from the pull-in frame number table of the selected selection candidate.

Step S407: (Determining Number of Retracted Frames / Reel Stop) The number of frames to be drawn is determined based on the remaining table of number of drawn frames, and the reels are stopped. However, in the case where the winning prize design cannot be pulled in, as in the first stop processing,
A pull-in stop control is performed by using a pull-in table prepared in advance, and thereafter, the stop of the third reel is similarly controlled so as to be released.

Next, the last third stop will be described. [Third Stop Processing] (S206) FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the third stop processing in step S206 of FIG. 8, that is, the reel stop control processing when the stop button is pressed for the third time.

Step S500: (Third stop processing) The third stop processing is performed when the stop button is pressed third.

Step S501: (Determining / Stopping Number of Retracted Frames) As is clear from the above description, this processing is the stop processing corresponding to the third pressed stop button, and will be described with reference to FIG. To explain, for example, in the first stop processing,
The position to stop the predetermined pattern on the left reel is upper, middle,
Assume that the upper one of the lower ones is selected. Therefore, the pay line is (L11, L21, L31) or (L11,
L22, L33), there is a possibility that the predetermined pattern can be stopped.

Next, when the stop button of the middle reel is pressed for the second time, a predetermined pattern is displayed on L21 or L22.
It is assumed that the pull-in frame number table of the selection candidates to be stopped at L21 is selected from the pull-in frame number table of the selection candidates that can be stopped at L21. Then the winning pattern is (L1
The upper horizontal line composed of (1, L21, L31) is a winning line.

Therefore, when the stop button of the right reel is pressed for the third time, the number of drawn frames of the right reel is determined from the drawn frame number table, and the reel is stopped. At this time, if the predetermined pattern is not in the pull-in range, the right reel is stopped using the slip-in pull-in table so that all the patterns displayed in the display window become the slip-out pattern, and the third stop processing is performed. finish.

As described above in detail with reference to the first embodiment of the present invention, according to the present invention, the type of a prize is determined for each of the prize lines in accordance with the combination of the patterns arranged on the prize line. It provides a variety of game consoles that are different, and is a game that changes depending on whether an internal lottery is won or not. It provides a game player with a desire to play and enjoys the game.

Next, the winning determination process shown in step S106 of FIG. 7 will be described in more detail.

[Winning Determination] FIG. 19 shows a flowchart of the winning determination processing.

Step S600: (Winning Determination) This step is an entrance of a winning determination process for determining a winning based on a combination of pictures stopped on the picture display window after the rotation of the reel has stopped.

Step S601: (Acquisition of stop picture) The picture on the picture display window at the final stop position is acquired and RAM
In a predetermined area.

Step S602: (Distinction of winning determination line) A loop counter for checking the winning determination line is set for the number of inserted medals. For example, "1" is set when the number of medals is one, "3" is set when the number of medals is two, and "5" is set when the number of medals is three.

Step S603: (winning determination) This is a pattern winning determination. When each loop counter is "1", it is a middle horizontal line, when it is "2", a lower horizontal line.
"3" indicates the upper horizontal line, "4" indicates the diagonal line from the upper left to the lower right, "5" indicates the diagonal line from the upper right to the lower left, and the winning pattern corresponding to each line. Check and judge. If the winning patterns have been completed, the process proceeds to step S604; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S607.

Step S604: (Determination of Special Line) It is determined whether or not the winning picture is on a predetermined special winning line. If it is a special line, the process proceeds to step S606. In the case of a normal prize, step S
Proceed to 605.

Step S605: (Normal prize) In the case of a normal prize, a prize (the prize pattern displayed in the odds table and the payout number of the corresponding medals are set to RA
Set in the medal payout number buffer on M.

Step S606: (Special Line Winning) When a predetermined pattern can be arranged on a predetermined predetermined winning line, it becomes a special line winning, and the medal payout number of the normal winning and the special line winning The medal payout number obtained by adding the medal payout number is set in the medal payout number buffer on the RAM.

Step S607: (End of Checking of Winning Line?) It is checked whether or not the winning determination of all winning lines according to the contents of the loop counter set in step S602 has been completed. If not completed yet, step S603
Return to check the picture on the next winning line. When the check of the picture on the winning line is completed for all the winning lines, the winning determination is finished.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. That is, the present invention determines a winning pattern and a winning type to be aligned on the winning line for each winning line.

Here, as described in the above-described embodiment, all the pay lines are valid without determining the pay line by the number of medals to be inserted at one time, and the prize patterns aligned on the pay line are valid. The combination or the type of winning is different, resulting in a changing game console.

Further, as described in the above embodiment, even if the same pattern is prepared when the prize line is different, the type of prize is different, and the medals are paid out differently.

Further, even if the prize types have the same number of payouts, there is a change due to a difference in the pattern to be arranged depending on the prize line.

In the present embodiment, the pay lines have been described using five lines which have been used in the past. However, the number of pictures displayed on the picture display window is different or the number of pay lines is different. The same is true when the numbers are different.

Further, in the present invention, the special winning line has been described in the above description. However, even if a predetermined pattern is aligned on a predetermined winning line, a lottery is performed in each game. The special winning line may be set according to the number of medals paid out, and if the winning symbols are aligned on this special winning line, the number of medals obtained by adding the number of ordinary medals paid out and the number of paid out special prize line winnings By doing so, it is possible to make the game more interesting and changeable.

[0123]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a variety of game contents can be provided by determining a combination of winning patterns and types of winnings arranged on the winning lines for each winning line. An amusement board is provided, which makes the game more interesting than conventional slot machines, increases a player's willingness to play, and provides an amusement board for enjoying the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a slot machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a picture of a reel viewed from a reel display window 104 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control unit of the slot machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for clarifying a winning line.

FIG. 5 is an example in which pictures are aligned on a winning line of 7c1 (downward right line).

FIG. 6 is an example in which pictures are aligned on a winning line 7a (central horizontal line).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a game flow.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a stop process.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing names given to stop positions of reels.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing possible pay lines in which pictures are aligned when a stop button is pressed in the order of L1, L2, and L3.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a possible pay line in which pictures are aligned when a stop button is pressed in the order of L1, L3, and L2.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a possible pay line in which pictures are aligned when a stop button is pressed in the order of L1, L3, and L2.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing possible pay lines in which pictures are aligned when a stop button is pressed in the order of L2, L3, and L1.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a possible pay line in which pictures are aligned when a stop button is pressed in the order of L3, L2, and L1.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a possible pay line in which pictures are aligned when a stop button is pressed in the order of L3, L1, and L2.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a first stop process.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a second stop process.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a third stop process.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a winning determination.

[Explanation of symbols]

 22 CPU 23 Medal Sensor 24 Stop Button Switch 25 Start Lever Sensor 26 Credit Bet Button Switch 27 Input Interface 28 ROM 29 RAM 30 Motor Control Unit 31 Hopper Control Unit 32 Input / Output Interface 33 Lamp Control Unit 34 Output Interface 35 Speaker 36 Sound Output Unit 50 Bus 100 Slot machine 101-103 Reel 104 Reel display window 105 Start lever 106 Metal slot 107 Medal payout slot 108 Medal tray 109 Three medals button 110 Two medals button 111 One medals button 112 Credits Clearing button / credit switch button 113 Sound hole 114 Credit remaining number display 115 Displayed number of payout 116 Medal insert lamp 117 Replay start lamp 118 Announcement lamp 119 Winning payout display board (odds panel) 120 Winning pay line 121-123 Stop button 124 Credit selection switch 140 Flicker display lamp 7a Central horizontal winning line 7b1 Upper horizontal Prize line 7b2 Lower horizontal pay line 7c1 Lower right pay line 7c2 Upper right pay line

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of rotatable reels each having a plurality of types of pictures arranged on a table, stopping the pictures on a reel display window, and combining the pictures on the reel display window when the reels are stopped. A game console for determining a prize and paying back a predetermined number of medals or balls, wherein for each prize line, a combination of prize patterns aligned on the prize line and a type of the prize are determined. 2. The game console according to claim 1, wherein the type of the prize is determined by a combination of pictures on the prize line corresponding to the number of medals inserted in one game. 3. The game console according to claim 1, wherein even if the types of the prize are the same, a combination of the prize designs is different for each of the prize lines. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein even if the combination of the patterns on the pay line is the same, the type of the win is different if the pay line is different. A playstand. 5. The types of the winning lines are three lines of upper, middle, and lower rows in which pictures are arranged on a straight line in the horizontal direction, and two lines in which pictures are arranged on a straight line in the lower right direction from the upper left and in the upper right direction from the lower left. The amusement table according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a winning line obtained by adding a total of five lines or a predetermined winning line. 6. The type of the prize is a big bonus,
The game console according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the game console includes a regular bonus and a small role. 7. The medal payout number is determined by adding a normal medal payout number and a payout number of a special payout line winning when a winning pattern is aligned on a predetermined line. The game console according to any one of items 1 to 6.