JP2001062088A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the amusement properties of a PACHINKO game by displaying a pattern fluctuation scene or a competition scene at an image display device when a hit ball enters a start port and performing novel display. SOLUTION: A PACHINKO machine is provided with a start port 5, an image display device 2 and a variable winning device 7 on a game panel 1. When a hit ball enters the start port, a pattern varying scene or a competition scene is displayed on the image display device. In the case that the pattern varying scene is displayed, when the various patterns of numerals and symbols, etc., are variably displayed as if flowing in a moving image form in a plurality of display columns and then stopped at the same patterns, large winning is attained and the variable winning device continuously becomes and open state. When an anticipated competition result is achieved in the case that the competition scene is displayed, large winning is attained and the variable winning device continuously becomes the open state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a design change scene or a competition scene displayed on an image display device. When a big hit occurs, a special game state is established, and a variable prize device is continuously opened to easily hit a ball. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine configured as described above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A first type generally called a "fever machine".
The kind of pachinko machine has a color LCD display on the game board, C
An image display device such as an RT is provided, and when a ball is hit into the starting port, numbers 1 to 9 and symbols or characters such as ☆ ◆ ◎ (hereinafter referred to as symbols) are respectively displayed on the image display device from top to bottom. Fluctuations are displayed in three columns in a flowing manner, and the display changes after a few seconds in the order of the left column, right column, and middle column.
When the same pattern is displayed in all three rows, such as “7” and “☆☆☆”, a jackpot (special game state) occurs and the opening / closing door of the variable winning device (large winning opening) is opened by the operation of the electric switchgear. When a predetermined number (usually 10) of hit balls hit the variable winning device in the opened state, or when a predetermined time limit (normally 30 seconds) elapses in the opened state, the so-called first ball is hit. After the round, the variable winning device is closed once, but during the first round, a continuous winning opening (referred to as a V zone) provided in the variable winning device.
When the hit ball is hit, the variable prize device is opened immediately after the second round is started, and a predetermined number (usually 10) of hit balls are hit into the variable prize device in the opened state, or Alternatively, when a predetermined time limit (usually 30 seconds) elapses in the open state, the variable winning device is closed again after the second round, but the continuous winning opening provided in the variable winning device during the second round. If a hit ball hits the ball (referred to as the V zone), the variable winning device is opened immediately after the third round starts and thus the hit ball wins the continuous winning opening during each round. The variable winning device is continuously opened until the final round (for example, the 16th round). As described above, during the special game state, the opening and closing door of the variable prize device is continuously opened up to a predetermined number of rounds, and the situation where the hit ball is extremely easy to enter continues. Benefit.

[0003] By the way, in the conventional pachinko machines of this type, it is necessary to see whether the two display columns have already stopped at the same symbol and the last row that is still fluctuating also stops at the same symbol. Because it was a sensation of entertainment only by being able to move, it was possible to have a unique fluctuation pattern of the pattern such as the reach state, or to flash the screen at the same time and make the character appear However, even if various measures are devised for the display mode, for example, it is inevitable to make a rut, and it is becoming impossible to keep the interest of the player sufficiently.

[0004] In addition, various competition scenes, such as a horse race scene and a character performing an aerial race, are displayed on the image display device, and as a result, a jackpot is obtained, and the variable winning device is continuously opened as described above. There have been pachinko machines as well. However, there is a problem that even if only displaying a competition scene is simple, the user can quickly get bored.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when a ball is hit into the starting opening, a symbol change scene or a competition scene is displayed on an image display device, and a pachinko game is played in an unconventional form. It seeks to increase entertainment.

[0006]

For this purpose, the present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a starting port, an image display device, and a variable winning device on a game board, and a pattern change scene is displayed on the image display device when a hit ball enters the starting port. Or, when a competition scene is displayed and a symbol change scene is displayed, various symbols such as numbers and symbols are displayed in a moving manner in a plurality of display columns in a moving manner, and then stop at the same symbol, resulting in a big hit. The variable prize device is continuously opened, and when a competition scene is displayed, a jackpot is won when the expected result is achieved, and the variable prize device is continuously opened. . Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned pachinko machine, the display is switched to the competition scene while the symbol change scene is being displayed on the image display device.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a gaming board 1 of this pachinko machine.
In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes an image display device comprising a color liquid crystal display provided on the game board 1, 3 denotes a normal winning opening, 4 denotes a pass gate, and 5 denotes a starting opening. Starting port 5
Is provided with a pair of blades 6, and when predetermined conditions are satisfied, the blades 6 are opened and closed so that a hit ball can easily win. Reference numeral 7 denotes a variable prize device comprising a large rectangular large prize hole provided below the starting port 5. The variable prize device 7 is provided with an opening / closing door 8 which is opened and closed by the operation of a solenoid. . Reference numeral 9 denotes a continuous winning opening formed in the center of the variable winning device 7.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part of the pachinko machine related to the present invention. This pachinko machine opens and closes a starting port switch 11 for detecting a hit ball in the starting port 5 and a variable winning device 7 on a game control board 10 composed of a main control CPU, a main control RAM and a main control ROM. The solenoid 12 to be operated, the display lamps 13, the sound output unit 14, and the like are connected, an image control board 15 is connected via an I / O port, and the image display device 2 is connected to the image control board. The image control board 15
Is an image display RO in which a large number of image data are stored.
M, an image display RAM, a video display processor (VDP) capable of synthesizing two or more images, and an image display CPU for controlling the entire image processing.

The image control board 15 is a game control board 1
The image is synthesized according to a command signal called an intelligent command sent from 0, and the synthesized image is displayed on the image display device 2. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of this image composition.
The fluctuating symbol display plane, the character display plane, and the background display plane can be superimposed to form one composite image. The fluctuating symbol display plane is a figure numeral “1-9” and a moon dumpling, a fox, etc. 1 as shown in FIG.
The four symbols are variably displayed in this order in three rows in a moving image manner from top to bottom. In addition, the character display plane displays a competition scene where you compete for the success or failure of things such as a raccoon tightrope,
The background display plane displays a blue sky with floating clouds.

[0010] In this pachinko machine, when a ball is hit into the starting port 5, St in a flowchart shown in FIG.
According to the random value read in ep8, the image display device 2 displays a symbol change scene as illustrated in FIG.
Is displayed.

In the symbol change scene shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 4 (a) shows the figure numerals of “1 to 9” and the symbols such as moon dumplings and foxes in this order. As shown in the figure, the variation is displayed so as to flow in a moving image from top to bottom in three columns, and after a few seconds, the variation stops first from the left column (b) (c), and then the variation in the right column stops (d) ( E) Finally, the middle row stops changing. Then, as shown in (f), when all the display columns stop at the same symbol, a big hit is displayed as in (g), and a "big hit" is displayed as in (g), and the variable winning device 7 is continuously opened and the ball is hit. Is very easy to win and can get many prize balls. Also,
If the stop is not made at the same symbol as shown in (h), a "losing" display is made as shown in (i), and it is awaited that the hitting ball enters the starting port 5 again.

In the competition scene shown in FIG. 6, a character raccoon first appears as shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), this character starts a tightrope walk in the image with the cloud as the background, and starts to cross smoothly as shown in (c), and then falls as shown in (d) and (e). Become
After that, if you recover and cross over as shown in (f) and (g), the expected result of the competition has been achieved,
As shown in (h), the "big hit" is displayed, the variable winning device 7 is continuously opened, and it becomes very easy to hit a ball, so that a large number of premium balls can be obtained. Also,
(Li) If you fall off the rope as shown in (nu) (lu)
Is displayed, and it is awaited that the hit ball enters the starting port 5 again. This competition scene is performed by combining the character display plane and the background display plane.

Next, the game control board 1 of this pachinko machine.
The outline of the operation of 0 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Step1 Initialization processing starts when the power is turned on. After the memory clear processing, set the initial value to the work area that requires the initial setting value. (Example) Continuous pattern check, normal stop symbol, normal display symbol, stopped special symbol, etc. Commands to be displayed on the special symbol display device are saved in the buffer memory for display output. 2. In a state after the power is turned on, various game information for developing the game by the symbol combination by the symbol variable display is displayed and the game is started. Step2 1. Perform random number processing. Updating of the random value When the power is turned on, the random value is reset to 0 and initialized, but thereafter, the count is incremented every 2 milliseconds, and when the predetermined value is reached (for example, 277), the value is reset to 0 again. 2. Setting of random value for hit determination, setting of random value for normal hit symbol, setting of random value for big hit determination, setting of random value for reach selection, setting of random value for special big hit symbol, setting of random value for temporary stop symbol Random value setting for out-of-left special symbol, setting of random value for out-of-right special symbol, setting of random value for out-of-outside and distinguishing symbol, and update processing of these nine random values. Step 3 If the game ball wins the starting opening or not and detects whether or not it wins the starting opening, Step 4 temporarily stores the big hit random value at that time, and Step 5 stores the big hit random value temporarily stored in Step 4 with the big hit random value. It is determined whether the jackpot is a big hit or not by comparing with a predetermined big hit value. Step 6 When the big hit is determined in Step 5, one of the big hit symbol random values of the special symbol is selected, the big hit symbol information is set, and the big hit determination flag is set. Step 7 If the departure is determined in Step 5, the departure (left, right, middle) symbol is set from the departure special symbol random value, and if the big hit flag is set, it is reset. Step 8: After winning in the starting opening, it is determined whether or not the random value is for erasing the special symbols that fluctuate. Step 9 If the random value is selected, the symbol is either before the start of the change when the winning in the opening or immediately after the start of the change. Is transmitted to the display control unit. If the symbol is not a random value to delete the symbol from the middle in Step 10, the symbol variation pattern table set for each condition is selected, and the contents of the selected pattern table are sequentially read. Step 11 It is determined whether or not the reading of the pattern table is completed. If not, the respective commands are transmitted to the display unit each time the pattern table is not completed, and the display unit displays the symbols in accordance with the command. Step 13 When the reading of the pattern table is completed in Step 11, the stopped symbol information after the determination is set to Step 6 or Step 6.
At step 7, the process of the stop symbol is set based on the symbol information in which the big hit or the miss is set. Step 14 It is determined whether the big hit flag is set or reset, and Step 15 is displayed if the big hit flag is set. In addition to instructing the control unit to display a big hit symbol, Step 16 develops various big hit game processes, such as driving a big winning opening, generating a big hit sound effect, turning on a display lamp, and the like. Step 17 If the big hit flag is reset in Step 14 (in the case of a miss), the display control unit is instructed to display a stop symbol of the miss on the display unit, and the process returns to Step 2. Step 18 When the big hit processing is completed, a big hit end command is instructed to each control unit to end a series of processing, and then the process returns to Step 2.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the outline of the operation of the image control board 15. The steps in FIG. 8 are as follows. Step 1 Command receiving state. Step 2 The commands from the main control unit are the background image, the character image,
It is determined whether or not the command is a command related to an image such as a symbol image. Step 3 In Step 3, it is determined whether or not the command is a symbol related command. If the command is a symbol related command, the process jumps to Step 5 to determine whether or not the stop command is determined. to decide. If it is determined in Step 3 that the command is not a pattern-related command, it is known that the command is an image command in Step 2. Therefore, in order to display a background image or a character image on the liquid crystal display unit, the background image data or the character image data is V
After sending to DP (Video Data Processor) and displaying these images on the liquid crystal, return to Step1. Step 5 It is determined whether or not the command is a fixed stop symbol command. Step 6 If the command is not a fixed symbol command, since the command is a variable symbol, the process branches to Step 6, and it is determined whether or not the command is a variable symbol erasure. Branches to Step 7. If No, the process branches to Step 9. Step7 to Step8 The variable symbol erasure data is transmitted to the VDP, and the image display unit
Apparently, the symbol is actually erased. If it is determined that the command received in Step 9 to Step 10 is not a variable symbol erasing command, the symbol is a variable symbol symbol command, and the symbol variation display image data is VDP according to the symbol variation display instructed from Step 12 on the main control side. After displaying the variable symbol, the process returns to Step 1 and waits for the next command. Step 11 to Step 12 On the other hand, it is determined whether or not the command is a fixed symbol in Step 5, and if it is determined to be a fixed stop symbol, the image information data of each of the fixed stop symbol information of the big hit and / or miss is transmitted to the VDP. Then, after displaying the symbol, the display of a series of symbols, images, and the like ends, and the process returns to Step 1.

In this embodiment, the "raccoon rope walk" is exemplified as a competition scene for competing for success or failure, but other competition scenes, for example, "sumo game", "wrestling game"
A competitive scene such as "game of poker game", "size of dice eyes", "success or failure of home run", "success or failure of strike", etc. can be set. By displaying such a game scene, it is possible to give a different taste from the conventional pachinko game.

Further, in this embodiment, either the symbol change scene or the competition scene is displayed on the image display device when a hit ball enters the starting port, but the game is switched to the competition scene in the middle of the symbol change scene. It is also possible to switch to a symbol change scene in the middle of a competition scene, or to mix a symbol change scene and a competition scene.

[0017]

As described above, the pachinko machine according to the present invention is a pachinko machine provided with a start port, an image display device, and a variable winning device on a game board. Or, when a competition scene is displayed and a symbol change scene is displayed, various symbols such as numbers and symbols are displayed in a moving manner in a plurality of display columns in a moving manner, and then stop at the same symbol, resulting in a big hit. When the variable winning device is continuously opened and the competition scene is displayed, the jackpot is won when the expected result is achieved and the variable winning device is continuously opened, so the image display device is used. In addition, there is provided a novel display form that has never been seen before, and there is an effect of increasing the recreational performance of pachinko games.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a game board of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of image synthesis displayed on the image display device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a transition diagram of a display of the image display device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a variation of a symbol displayed on the image display device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a transition diagram of a display of the image display device of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game control board of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the image control board of the pachinko machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 game board 2 image display device 5 starting port 7 variable winning device 10 game control board 15 image control board

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] September 1, 1999 (1999.9.1)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0013

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Next, the game control board 1 of this pachinko machine.
The outline of the operation of 0 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Step1 Initialization processing starts when the power is turned on. After the memory clear processing, set the initial value to the work area that requires the initial setting value. (Example) Continuous pattern check, normal stop symbol, normal display symbol, stopped special symbol, etc. Commands to be displayed on the special symbol display device are saved in the buffer memory for display output. 2. In a state after the power is turned on, various game information for developing the game by the symbol combination by the symbol variable display is displayed and the game is started. Step2 1. Perform random number processing. Updating of the random value When the power is turned on, the random value is reset to 0 and initialized, but thereafter, the count is incremented every 2 milliseconds, and when the predetermined value is reached (for example, 277), the value is reset to 0 again. 2. Setting of random value for hit determination, setting of random value for normal hit symbol, setting of random value for big hit determination, setting of random value for reach selection, setting of random value for special big hit symbol, setting of random value for temporary stop symbol Random value setting for out-of-left special symbol, setting of random value for out-of-right special symbol, setting of random value for out-of-out special symbol, and update processing of these nine random values. Step 3 If the game ball wins the starting opening or not and detects whether or not it wins the starting opening, Step 4 temporarily stores the big hit random value at that time, and Step 5 stores the big hit random value temporarily stored in Step 4 with the big hit random value. It is determined whether the jackpot is a big hit or not by comparing with a predetermined big hit value. Step 6 When the big hit is determined in Step 5, one of the big hit symbol random values of the special symbol is selected, the big hit symbol information is set, and the big hit determination flag is set. Step 7 If the departure is determined in Step 5, the departure (left, right, middle) symbol is set from the departure special symbol random value, and if the big hit flag is set, it is reset. Step 8: After winning in the starting opening, it is determined whether or not the random value is for erasing the special symbols that fluctuate. Step 9 If the random value is selected, the symbol is either before the start of the change when the winning in the opening or immediately after the start of the change. Is transmitted to the display control unit. If the symbol is not a random value to delete the symbol from the middle in Step 10, the symbol variation pattern table set for each condition is selected, and the contents of the selected pattern table are sequentially read. Step 11 It is determined whether or not the reading of the pattern table is completed. If not, the respective commands are transmitted to the display unit each time the pattern table is not completed, and the display unit displays the symbols in accordance with the command. Step 13 When the reading of the pattern table is completed in Step 11, the stopped symbol information after the determination is set to Step 6 or Step 6.
At step 7, the process of the stop symbol is set based on the symbol information in which the big hit or the miss is set. Step 14 It is determined whether the big hit flag is set or reset, and Step 15 is displayed if the big hit flag is set. In addition to instructing the control unit to display a big hit symbol, Step 16 develops various big hit game processes, such as driving a big winning opening, generating a big hit sound effect, turning on a display lamp, and the like. Step 17 If the big hit flag is reset in Step 14 (in the case of a miss), the display control unit is instructed to display a stop symbol of the miss on the display unit, and the process returns to Step 2. Step 18 When the big hit processing is completed, a big hit end command is instructed to each control unit to end a series of processing, and then the process returns to Step 2.

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a pachinko machine provided with a starting port, an image display device and a variable winning device on a game board, when a hit ball enters the starting port, a symbol changing scene or a competition scene is displayed on the image display device, and a symbol changing scene is displayed. Is displayed, various symbols such as numbers and symbols are displayed in a plurality of display columns so as to flow like moving images, and then stop at the same symbol to win a jackpot and the variable prize device is continuously opened. A pachinko machine characterized in that when a competition scene is displayed, a jackpot is won when the expected competition result is achieved, and the variable prize device is continuously opened. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the design change scene is switched to the competition scene while the symbol change scene is being displayed on the image display device.