JP2001198263A - Drum rotating type playing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drum rotating type playing machine with improved playing performance by informing change in either effective line constitution or increase/decrease in number of effective lines and change in probability of prizing or their combination and informing the changes to a player depending on a specified condition (action) in playing. SOLUTION: In a drum rotating type playing machine wherein all picture pattern reels 5 are simultaneously rotated by inputting a start lever 6 and a button 7 for stopping rotation of the cylinder corresponding to each of the picture pattern reels is pushed to stop the picture pattern reels and when the picture patterns are arranged in order on a prizing line, a prizing is recognized, displaying windows 10a-10d for displaying the change in either the effective line constitution or the number of effective lines and change in probability of prizing or their combination when any condition occurs during playing, are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spinning-type gaming machine for changing any of the effective line configuration, the number of active lines, and the winning probability or a combination thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A spinning-type gaming machine called a so-called slot machine has three rows of left, middle, and right symbol reels facing a display window. An effective line is provided in the display window, and three symbols (for example, 7, BAR, fruit mark, animal mark, star mark, etc.) of each symbol reel can be seen from the display window, that is, a total of nine symbols. I have.

[0003] The main player inserts coins or, if credit is present, pushes down the bet button and then inputs a start lever. As a result, the symbol reels rotate at the same time, and the symbol is displayed as a flowing image of light and shade. The player presses the spine stop button corresponding to each symbol reel at a certain time to stop the symbol reel. A prize is won when specific symbols are aligned on the activated line.

[0004]

By the way, in this revolving-type gaming machine, a player selects 1-3 valid coins by inserting one to three coins. And the configuration of the valid line and the number of valid lines corresponding thereto.

At present, the upper limit of the number of activated lines is fixed between 5 and 8, and once the winning probability of a specific symbol is set inside the machine, the game is played with the same probability until it is reset. Will be.

[0006] Therefore, once the game is started, the fixed game conditions without any change are continued until the game is completed, giving the player a lack of freshness.

[0007] The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and its object is to select one of the active line configuration, the number of active lines and the winning probability depending on a specific condition (operation) during a game, or The combination is changed, the change is notified to the player, and a spinning-type gaming machine with improved playability is provided.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to satisfy the above-mentioned object, and as a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a spinning-type gaming machine, in which all the symbol reels are simultaneously moved by inputting a start lever. Rotate and press the spinning stop button corresponding to each symbol reel to stop the symbol reel, and when the symbols are aligned with the activated line, a winning machine will win and some condition occurs during the game Then, display means is provided for displaying that any one of the configuration of the active lines, the number of active lines, and the winning probability or a combination thereof has been changed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the turning-type gaming machine according to the first aspect, the display means is a plurality of display windows provided at predetermined positions of the main body of the gaming machine, each displaying an active line having a different configuration. , A display window having a corresponding effective line is selected and displayed.

In a third aspect of the present invention, the display means is provided at a predetermined position of the main body of the gaming machine, stores a plurality of types of change effective lines, and displays the corresponding change effective lines. It is a display window for selecting and displaying.

[0011] By adopting the means for solving such a problem, during the game, any one of a change in the configuration of the active line, an increase or decrease in the number of active lines, and a change in the winning probability depends on the state of the game (specific operation). Or, by making a combination thereof, a game that is constantly changing for the player is performed.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a spinning-type gaming machine. A symbol reel device 2 is provided on an upper front part of the main body 1 of a spinning-type gaming machine, and an operation button unit 3 is provided on a lower part thereof.

The symbol reel device 2 comprises a window 4 and a symbol reel 5 displayed on the window 4. The window section 4 is divided into three rows, that is, a left row, a middle row, and a right row, and each has an opening area in which three symbols of each symbol reel 5 can be seen.

As the symbols, characters such as "7" and "BAR", fruit marks, animal marks, and star marks are used.
The arrangement order and the like differ depending on the name of the game mounted on each gaming machine. Therefore, if the player memorizes the order of these symbols, it is extremely advantageous in the game.

In the window 4, three parallel lines and two diagonal lines are drawn in the horizontal direction, and these lines form an effective line. That is, when the same symbols are arranged on the activated line, a winning is achieved.

The operation button section 3 has a start lever 6 on the leftmost side in the figure, and three rotation stop buttons 7 are provided at equal intervals in the horizontal direction at the center. The start lever 6 is used for driving the symbol reel device 2 by pressing and operating the player when starting the game.
The spinning button 7 on the left side of the figure is a button for stopping the rotation of the symbol reel 5 in the left row, and the spinning button 7 in the middle row is a button for stopping the rotation of the symbol reel 5 in the middle row. The turning button 7 in the right row is a button for stopping the rotation of the symbol reel 5 in the right row.

Above the window 4, a plurality of display windows 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d are provided as display means. FIGS. 2A to 2D show display windows 10a and 10a.
b, 10c, and 10d are shown below. All are provided with a backlight on the back side of the transparent plate or the translucent plate, and when receiving a control signal from a control circuit (neither is shown), the backlight is turned on or off.

The transparent plate or the translucent plate is divided by nine cells, that is, columns and rows corresponding to the symbol reel 5 displayed on the window 4, and effective lines having different structures are drawn thereon. ing. Normally, the display contents cannot be confirmed, but the player can know the activated line by turning on or blinking the backlight.

A spinning-type gaming machine constructed in this manner. In a normal gaming method, one to three or three coins are inserted, or if there is a credit, a bet button is pressed and displayed on the window 4. Arbitrarily determine the number of effective lines to be executed.

When the start lever 6 is input, the symbol reel device 2 is driven, and the symbol reels 5 rotate simultaneously.
The symbol on the symbol reel 5 displayed on the window 4 flows as a shaded image at a high speed, and it is difficult to confirm each symbol.

The player reads the light and shade image flowing through the window 4 and sets the timing of pressing the spinning stop button 7 corresponding to each symbol reel 5. In the gaming machine main body 1, the winning combination determined by lottery is determined after the start lever 6 is input.

Then, the rotation stop button 7 is pressed to stop the symbol reels 5 in the corresponding row. After all the torso stop buttons 7 are pressed and all the symbol reels 5 are stopped,
If the symbol of the winning combination is displayed on the activated line, the payout process corresponding to the winning combination is performed, and the game ends.

Here, when a state corresponding to a predetermined condition (operation) occurs while playing the above-described spinning-type gaming machine, the configuration of the active line, the number of active lines, and Any of the winning probabilities or a combination of two or more thereof is changed.

For example, a valid line corresponding to the number of coins inserted in advance is set, and (any one of) the display windows 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d of the corresponding valid line is displayed. In practice, the backlight of the display window is turned on or blinks to notify the player.

That is, a game in which three coins are inserted and five activated lines are started, and an internal hit such as a BB (big bonus) occurs during the game, and when the game is completed, FIG. As shown in (5), the leftmost display window 10a is lit or blinked, so that the player knows that the number of active lines in that form has increased.

In this case, the winning probability of the specific symbol is increased by two lines from five lines to seven lines. The player inevitably increases his interest in the game at a stroke, and plays a game in which the specific symbols are matched with the activated lines displayed on the display window 10a in addition to the activated lines.

From the point where the number of effective lines has increased, B
The probability of occurrence of an internal hit such as B increases. And
When the game is over, the backlight of the display window 10a that has been lit or blinked until then is turned off. The player is notified of the return to the active line at the beginning of the game, and the number of active lines is reduced.
By displaying 10b, 10c, and 10d, the game can be continued to change the configuration of the active line, the number of active lines, and the winning probability, or a combination of two or more thereof.

As described above, the display means is provided with a plurality of display windows 10a, 10, 10c, and 10d, each of which selects and displays an effective line having a different configuration. It is not limited to
For example, as shown in FIG.

That is, a display window 10A having a relatively large area is provided near the window 4 as a display means. The display window 10A stores effective lines having a plurality of types of configurations as shown in FIG.

According to a specific condition (operation) during the game, for example, an effective line as shown in FIG. Alternatively, an effective line of another configuration may be displayed. The player knows that the probability of winning a specific symbol has increased during the game, and inevitably increases his interest in the game, and plays the game.
Further, in some cases, the number of active lines may decrease, so that a game having the same change as described above can be performed.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the provision of a separate display window as the display means. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a window 2 for displaying a symbol reel 5 has a transparent electrode 12 for displaying an existing activated line, and a different from the activated line when some condition occurs during a game. A transparent electrode 13 as a display means for displaying an additional effective line is attached.

Since a transparent plate is fitted into the window 2 and the transparent electrodes 12 and 13 are attached to the transparent plate, even if the existing active line 12 is displayed during the game,
Alternatively, even if the additional effective line 13 is displayed, there is no problem in confirming the symbol of the specified symbol reel 5.

Alternatively, by sequentially shifting the blinking timing of each transparent electrode on each of the lines 12 and 13, dynamic display is achieved and the display performance is improved. Furthermore, a moving image can be displayed by appropriately selecting the configuration of the line and appropriately setting the blinking timing.

As described above, in the current spinning-type gaming machine, the upper limit of the number of valid lines fixed between 5 and 8 is set to the total number of lines that can be combined from 1 as the maximum value.
During this time, the number of effective lines is increased or decreased.

For example, using the symbol reel 5A shown in FIG. 6, the change in the probability of winning a specific symbol due to an increase or decrease in the number of activated lines will be described. Here, the symbol is composed of five types of symbols such as circles and triangles. .

Since three symbol reels 5A are provided, 5 × 5 × 5 = 125 combinations are obtained.
Therefore, by changing the maximum number of active lines, the winning probability changes as follows.

That is, if the number of active lines is 5, the winning probability is 5/125, but if the number of active lines is 7, the winning probability is 7/125, and the number of active lines is 9 and the winning probability is 9 / 125, number of active lines is 11 and winning probability is 1
1/125, 13 active lines, winning probability 13/1
It will be 25. The minimum winning probability described here (5/12
The ratio of the maximum winning probability (13/125) to 5) is 2.6 times.

As described above, by changing the configuration of the active line during the game, the player can be changed from a monotonous game. In addition to the change in the configuration of the active lines, the increase or decrease in the number of active lines under a specific condition gives a further change to the game.

As a display means, not only the turning on or off of the backlight and the energization of the transparent electrode, but also
For example, an LED may be used, or a display using a liquid crystal may be used.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, depending on specific conditions (operations) during a game, any one of the change of the active line configuration, the increase / decrease of the number of active lines and the change of the winning probability, or a combination thereof can be performed. By doing so, the player can be notified of the change, thereby improving the playability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a spinning-type gaming machine illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing different types of display windows according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a selected display window is turned on or blinks according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a turning-type gaming machine provided with different display means according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a spinning-type gaming machine having different display means according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a symbol of a symbol reel according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 start lever, 5 ... design reel, 7: rotation stop button, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10A: display window.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. When the symbol is rotated simultaneously by inputting a start lever, the spinning stop button corresponding to each symbol reel is pressed to stop the symbol reel, and the symbols are aligned with the activated line. A display means for displaying that any one of the configuration of active lines, the number of active lines and the winning probability, or a combination thereof has been changed when some condition occurs during the game, in a spinning-type gaming machine that makes a prize. A spinning-type gaming machine, comprising: 2. The display means is provided at a predetermined position of a game machine main body, and is a plurality of display windows each displaying an effective line having a different configuration, and a display window having a corresponding effective line is selected. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game is displayed. 3. The display means is a display window provided at a predetermined position of the gaming machine main body, storing a plurality of types of change effective lines, and selecting and displaying a corresponding change effective line. A spinning-type gaming machine according to claim 1.