JP2001224740A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can feed a premium in a new way to enable a player to have new interest in a game. SOLUTION: A game is played by player's operation and this game machine feeds premiums according to the result in the game. The game machine is equipped with a premium container 3 with an open top face to store premium, a drive device to vibrate and/or reciprocate the premium container 3, and a control device to control the drive device correspondingly to the result in the game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine in which a game is executed by a player's operation, and a prize is paid out according to the game result.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game machine has been provided with a prize or a medal according to a game result.
There is a crane game machine, a prize game machine, or a medal game machine.

For example, a crane game machine picks up a prize arranged in a prize storage section from above with a crane device,
This is a game machine that puts it into a prize exit provided at a predetermined position to obtain a prize to be paid out from a payout exit.

[0004]

However, such a conventional game device has been installed in many game centers and the like for a long time, and is actually played by many players. Therefore, the contents of the game device are widely known. Therefore, there was a problem that the novelty was lacking and the fun was fading.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances described above, and is an amusement apparatus which can pay out prizes by a novel method and give a new interest to a player. To provide

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
The following technical measures have been taken:

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine in which a game is played by a player's operation and pays out a prize according to the game result. An amusement apparatus comprising: a drive device for vibrating and / or reciprocating a prize container; and a control device for controlling the drive device according to a game result.

[0008] According to a preferred embodiment, the control device changes the state of the vibration and / or the reciprocating swing according to the game result.

According to another preferred embodiment, the control device varies the amplitude of the vibration and / or the reciprocating swing according to the game result.

[0010] According to another preferred embodiment, the control device varies the period of the vibration and / or the reciprocating swing according to the game result.

According to another preferred embodiment, a plurality of prize containers are provided, and the control device controls the driving device so that the prize container selected by the operation of the player is driven.

According to another preferred embodiment, a plurality of prize containers are provided and have a plurality of types of shapes such that the depths of the prize storage portions are different.

According to the present invention, a prize container having an open upper surface for storing a prize, a driving device for vibrating and / or reciprocating the prize container, and a control device for controlling the driving device in accordance with a game result The prize container is vibrated and / or reciprocated in accordance with the result of the game played by the player. If the prize falls from the prize container as a result of the vibration and / or reciprocating swing, the prize is paid out. That
The prize can be paid out in a very novel way, and thus the player can be given new interest.

[0014] Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a game apparatus according to the present invention. This amusement device is installed at a game corner of a game center or a shopping center, and can obtain a prize by guiding a prize stored in the device to a predetermined payout port.

This game device has a game device main body 1 having a substantially rectangular shape, and a prize container arrangement on which an after-mentioned prize container, whose front and both sides are partially covered with a transparent plate, is disposed. A part 2 is provided. The transparent plate is made of a glass plate or a resin plate. The prize container disposition portion 2 is provided with a plurality of prize containers 3 which can reciprocate around the horizontal axis and which can change the amplitude, that is, the angle of the reciprocation, in a plurality of steps. In these prize containers 3, prizes such as stuffed animals are stored.

At the center of the front surface of the game apparatus main body 1, a part of the projecting base 4 is projected from the game apparatus main body 1 toward the front.
Is provided. The upper surface of the projecting table 4 is formed in a substantially tapered shape, and a roulette wheel 6 covered with a dome-shaped transparent body 5 that can be opened and closed is formed in this portion. Transparent body 5
Is made of glass or resin. On the protruding stand 4, an operation display unit 7 for proceeding the game is formed on the front side of the roulette wheel 6.

On the right side of the operation display section 7 and in front of the game apparatus main body 1, a coin slot 8 for inserting coins necessary for playing a game, a coin return slot 9 for returning coins, A coin collection / distribution port 10 is provided for the maintenance staff to collect and distribute the inserted coins. A door 11 that can be opened and closed is attached to the coin collecting and dispensing port 10. A payout port 12 for paying out prizes is formed below the operation display unit 7 of the protruding stand 4. A payout door 13 that can be freely opened and closed is attached to the payout opening 12, and the payout door 13 is usually closed.

Although not shown in detail in FIG. 1,
The lower surface of the prize container arrangement portion 2 except for the portion where the projecting stand 4 is installed is open, and communicates with the payout port 12 via a payout passage (not shown). In the middle of the payout passage,
A payout prize detector, described later, for detecting a prize to be paid out is provided.

FIG. 2 is a view of the prize container arrangement section 2 as viewed from the front side. As described above, the prize container arrangement portion 2 is provided with a total of six prize containers 3 for accommodating prizes as described above, for example, two rows in three rows in the vertical direction, and can reciprocate around a horizontal axis. Supported. Specifically, the two uppermost prize containers 3 and the two lowermost prize containers 3 are arranged along the back surface of the prize container disposition portion 2, and the two prize containers 3 in the middle stage are connected to a frame 14 (see FIG. 1). ), And is arranged to protrude forward from the other prize containers 3.

The prize containers 3 are open at the top, and are classified into, for example, three types according to their shapes. For example, it is formed into a star-shaped star, a UFO-shaped UFO, and a moon-shaped moon. In these prize containers 3, the storage portions of the prize containers 3 are gradually shallower in the order of star, UFO, and moon.
That is, when the prize container 3 is reciprocated and oscillated, the prize is given due to complex factors such as the angle of the reciprocating swing, the size, the shape, the weight, the position of the center of gravity, and the depth of the prize container 3. Drops from the container 3. Therefore, the easiness of dropping of the prize from the prize container 3 is, if other conditions are the same, a moon type, U
FO type and star type. As described above, if a plurality of types of prize containers 3 having different depths of the prize storage portions are provided, the deeper the storage portion, the higher the difficulty of obtaining the prizes generally, and the player's game. Can be further stimulated. In addition, the premium container 3
The rear panel 16 (FIG. 1) may be provided so as to be detachable. For example, an employee of a game center may change the arrangement of the panels as necessary, or may have a prize having a shape different from the shape described above. The container 3 may be replaced.

Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, since each prize container 3 contains a prize such as a stuffed animal, each prize container 3 swings back and forth at a large angle, and the prize is returned. Upon dropping out of the container 3, the prize is led to the payout opening 12, and the player can acquire the dropped prize.

As shown in FIG. 2, a prize selection lamp 21 illuminated when the player selects the prize container 3 is provided at the center of the prize container 3 on the back of the prize container placement unit 2. Are provided corresponding to the respective premium containers 3. These prize selection lamps 21 are sequentially turned on when the player selects the prize container 3, and can select the prize container 3 in which a desired prize is stored.

As described above, the prize container 3 is reciprocated by the driving device 22 shown in FIGS. 3 is a diagram showing the drive device 22 when the game device main body 1 is viewed from the side, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the drive device 22 when the game device main body 1 is viewed from the back side. is there. The prize container 3 is fixed to one end of a shaft 24 penetrating the back plate 16 of the prize container arrangement portion 2. The shaft 24 is rotatable, and a link plate 25 is fixed to the other end of the shaft 24. A long hole 26 extending in the horizontal direction is formed at one end of the link plate 25. A roller 29 rotatably attached to the tip of a plunger 28 of a solenoid type actuator 27 is slidably fitted in the long hole 26.

The plunger 28 of the actuator 27 is
The state shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 is the neutral state, and the expansion and contraction are repeated at a predetermined cycle by controlling the energization state of the solenoid of the actuator 27. Further, the length of expansion and contraction from the neutral state can be arbitrarily changed within a predetermined range depending on the energized state of the solenoid of the actuator 27.

With this configuration, when the energization state of the solenoid of the actuator 27 is controlled to expand and contract the plunger 28, the link plate 25 reciprocally swings around the axis of the shaft body 24 at a predetermined angle. As a result of the body 24 reciprocatingly rotating within a predetermined angle range, the prize container 3 reciprocally swings.
At this time, since the roller 29 is slidably fitted in the long hole 26, the change in the distance between the axis of the shaft body 24 and the axis of the roller 29 due to the swing of the link plate 25 is caused by the roller 29. 29 is absorbed by sliding in the long hole 26.

FIG. 5 is a view of the roulette wheel 6 and the operation display unit 7 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from above. The roulette wheel 6 is for determining the angle of the reciprocating swing of the prize container 3. The operation display unit 7 is for advancing the game, and includes an operation button 42 for determining the prize container 3 to be reciprocated, an operation button 43 for starting and stopping roulette, and And a continuation selection button 44 for setting continuation.

The roulette wheel 6 is partially fixed to the operation display portion 7, and has a substantially disk-shaped fixing portion 45 having a transparent plate made of glass or resin attached to the periphery thereof, and is rotatably supported below the fixing portion 45. And a substantially disk-shaped movable portion 46. The movable portion 46 is rotatably driven by a roulette motor (not shown), and the upper surface thereof is divided into a plurality of regions, and a numerical value or a symbol corresponding to the angle of the reciprocating swing of the prize container 3 is described in each region. Have been. The numerical values and the like described in the area of the movable part 46 are
5 through the transparent plate.

A downward arrow 47 pointing downward is drawn on the front side of the fixed portion 45, and an area of the movable portion 46 when the movable portion 46 stops is detected below the downward arrow 47. Not shown is provided with a roulette stop position detector (not shown). That is, the numerical value indicated in the area indicated by the down arrow 47 is the magnitude of the reciprocating swing angle of the prize container 3.

Specifically, in each area, the magnitude of the reciprocating swing angle of the prize container 3 is “0”, “1”,
Numerical values or symbols such as “2”, “3”, “W”, and “R” are described. For example, after the roulette wheel 6 is rotated, the roulette wheel 6 stops and the area of “1” is indicated by the down arrow 47. , The prize container 3 selected by the player
Swings back and forth at a predetermined small angle. In the roulette wheel 6 according to the present embodiment, as the angle of the reciprocating swing increases, the range of the area decreases, and the area of “1” is maximized. In the area of "1", in the case of a prize in which the angle of the reciprocating swing is small and the fall is easy,
It is a level that is unlikely but could be taken.
The area of “2” is a level in which the angle of the reciprocating swing is medium, and in the case of a prize that is easy to fall, there is a reasonable possibility that it can be taken. The region of "3" is a level at which the reciprocating swing angle is large, and in the case of a prize which is easy to fall, the possibility of taking the prize is extremely large. The area of “W” has a reciprocal swing angle extremely large, and is a level at which any premium can be taken without fail. That is, the area of "W" is a jackpot area, and the prize container 3 reciprocates and swings at a large angle for forcibly discharging the prize.

The area of "0" is an outlier area,
The prize container 3 does not swing back and forth. Of course, the prize container 3 may be reciprocally rocked at such a small angle that the prize container 3 does not fall even if it is any prize. The “R” region is a redo region, and the player executes the roulette start operation and the stop operation again. The area of "R" is an area in which the previous numerical value is reset at the time of retry, and details thereof will be described later.

The operation button 42 is formed of a substantially cylindrical press switch that can be pressed, and is pressed by the player when determining the premium container 3 to be reciprocated.

The operation button 43 is formed of a substantially cylindrical press switch that can be pressed, and is pressed by the player when starting and stopping roulette.

When the game is over, the continuation selection button 44
When the game is to be continued, the “Y” button 48 is used when the player selects whether or not to retry, and an “N” button 49 for inputting no retry and an “N” button 49 for inputting no retry. And
The “Y” button 48 and the “N” button 49 include
Illuminated LEDs (not shown) are provided. If the retry is selected, the prize container 3 cannot be changed, but the roulette roll in the previous roulette game may be added to the current roulette roll. If you do not select a retry, instead of selecting a different premium container 3 from the last time,
The result of the roulette in the previous roulette game is not added to the result of the roulette.

FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram of the game apparatus shown in FIG. This game machine includes a CPU 51, and a ROM 52, a RAM 53, and an I / O connected to the CPU 51 via a bus.
An O portion 54 is provided. The I / O unit 54 includes a prize selection lamp 21, an operation button 42, an operation button 43, a continuation selection button 44, an actuator driving unit 55, a roulette motor driving device 56, and a roulette stop position detector 5.
7, a coin detector 58, and a payout prize detector 59 are connected to each other. The actuator 27 is connected to the actuator driving section 55. The roulette motor driving device 56 includes a movable portion 4 of the roulette wheel 6.
A roulette motor 61 for rotating the motor 6 is connected.

The CPU 51 serves as a control center of the present amusement apparatus, and controls the operation of each unit and performs data processing in accordance with the game execution program stored in the ROM 52 and the contents of the input from the operation display unit 7. Execute

The ROM 52 stores sound data such as sound effects output through a speaker (not shown), in addition to the game execution program. The sound data is
It is output to the speaker at any time according to a command from the CPU 51.

The RAM 53 temporarily stores variable data during execution of the program.
1. Provide a working area.

The prize selection lamp 21 is, as described above,
The display is controlled by the CPU 51 provided corresponding to the prize container 3 and connected via the I / O unit 54.

When the operation buttons 42 and 43 are pressed by the player, the operation signals are sent to the connected CPU 51 via the I / O unit 54.

The continuation selection button 44 has a “Y” button 48
Alternatively, when the “N” button 49 is pressed by the player, the operation signal is transmitted to the C connected via the I / O unit 54.
These are sent to the PU 51, respectively. Also, “Y” button 48
The lighting of the “N” button 49 is controlled by a display signal from the CPU 51.

The actuator drive unit 55 is provided with the I / O unit 5
A drive signal is sent to each actuator 27 provided corresponding to each prize container 3 based on a control signal from the CPU 51 connected through the CPU 4. This drive signal is supplied to the solenoid of the actuator 27,
Thereby, the plunger 28 of the actuator 27 repeats the expansion and contraction operation.

The roulette motor driving device 56 has an I / O
A drive signal is sent to the roulette motor 61 based on a control signal from the CPU 51 connected via the O section 54.

The roulette stop position detector 57 is a sensor for detecting the area of the movable portion 47 of the roulette wheel 6, and sends a detection signal to the CPU 51 connected via the I / O unit 54.

The coin detector 58 is provided in the middle of a passage connecting the coin insertion slot 8 and a coin storage box (not shown) for storing coins, and detects the type of coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 8. It has a function of detecting and counting the number of coins inserted. The coin detector 58 is
If the number of coins that can execute the game is detected, the I / O unit 54
A detection signal is given to the CPU 51 connected via the.

The payout prize detector 59 is provided in the prize container placement unit 2
Is provided in the middle of a payout passage connecting the payout port 12 and
The prize guided from the prize container placement unit 2 is detected. Upon detecting a premium, the payout premium detector 59 provides a detection signal to the CPU 51 connected via the I / O unit 54.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the power of the game apparatus is turned on, the CPU 5
1 executes a demonstration process (S1).
This demonstration process is a process of outputting an appropriate sound effect from a speaker (not shown) and appropriately lighting each display unit. At this time, the actuator 27 may be driven to reciprocate all the prize containers 3 to a small extent.

Then, the CPU 51 determines whether or not a coin has been inserted by the player (S2). Specifically, when the coin detector 58 detects the number of coins required to execute the game, the coin detector 58
A detection signal is sent to PU 51. CP that received this detection signal
U51 determines that a coin has been inserted (S2: YE
S) Then, a process for determining the prize container 3 to be reciprocated is performed. On the other hand, when it is determined that a coin has not been inserted (S2: NO), the process returns to step S1 to continue the demonstration process.

In the processing for determining the prize container 3 to be reciprocated, the CPU 51 outputs a display signal for sequentially turning on the prize selection lamp 21 until the player performs an input operation on the prize selection lamp 21. Send continuously. The prize selection lamp 21 is sequentially turned on by the display signal (S3). In this case, the lighting time of one premium selection lamp 21 is set to a time (for example, every two seconds) sufficient for the player to make a selection input.

Then, the CPU 51 continues to send the display signal and determines whether or not the operation button 42 has been pressed (S4). At this time, the player confirms that the prize selection lamp 21 lights up sequentially,
The operation button 42 is pressed to select a desired prize selection lamp 21 corresponding to the prize container 3 to be rotated.

When the operation button 42 is pressed by the player, an operation signal is sent to the CPU 51. CPU 51
Receives this operation signal, determines that the operation button 42 has been pressed (S4: YES), and at the same time stops continuous display on the premium selection lamp 21 (S5). on the other hand,
When it is determined that the operation button 42 has not been pressed (S
4: NO), returning to step S3 to get the prize selection lamp 21
Continue the continuous display at.

In step S5, when the CPU 51 stops displaying the prize selection lamp 21 continuously, the CPU 51 recognizes the region of the prize selection lamp 21 which is lit at that time, and rotates the prize container 3 in the region. A prize container to be determined is determined (S6).

When the prize selection lamps 21 are sequentially turned on, the time during which one prize selection lamp 21 is turned on is set to be relatively long in order for the player to input a desired prize container 3 without fail. However, the lighting time may be set short to make it difficult for the player to select a desired prize container 3. Further, the CPU 51 may execute a so-called payout process for controlling the selection of the premium container 3. For example, the probability that a prize container 3 in which a prize is likely to drop due to reciprocating swing or a prize container 3 in which a popular prize is stored is reduced as a prize container 3 to be reciprocated. By performing such control, it is possible to drop an unpopular prize, that is, to increase the possibility that the player will acquire the prize. Therefore, it is possible to suppress accumulation of only unpopular prizes as inventory. .

Then, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the operation button 43 has been pressed by the player (S7).

If the operation button 43 has been pressed by the player to start roulette (S7:
YES), the CPU 51 sends a drive signal to the roulette motor driving device 56, rotates the roulette motor 61, and rotates the movable portion 46 of the roulette wheel 6 (S).
8). On the other hand, if the operation button 43 has not been pressed by the player (S7: NO), the process returns to step S7 and waits for the player to press the operation button 43.

Then, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the operation button 43 has been pressed by the player (S9).

When the operation button 43 is pressed by the player to stop the roulette, the operation signal is sent to the CPU 51. When receiving the operation signal, the CPU 51 determines that the operation button 43 has been pressed (S9: YE).
S), transmission of the drive signal to the roulette motor drive device 56 is stopped (S10). Thereby, the rotation drive of the roulette motor 61 is stopped, and the movable portion 46 of the roulette wheel 6 rotates by inertia. That is, the rotation speed of the movable portion 46 gradually decreases, and after a while, stops smoothly. On the other hand, if the operation button 43 has not been pressed (S9: NO), the process returns to step S9 and waits until the operation button 43 is pressed.

Then, a value corresponding to the area of the movable portion 46 indicated by the down arrow 47 is detected by the roulette stop position detector 57 and sent to the CPU 51.
For example, if the movable part 46 of the roulette wheel 6 stops and the down arrow 47 points to the area of “2”, the value becomes CP.
It is sent to U51. Thereby, the designated prize container 3
Is determined (S11). Details of the angle determination processing will be described later.

When the reciprocating swing angle of the prize container 3 is determined, the CPU 51 controls the actuator driving section 55 to drive the actuator 27 (S12). As a result, the prize container 3 reciprocates at a predetermined angle for a predetermined time as shown in FIG. At this time, the prize may or may not drop out of the prize container 3 due to complex factors such as the depth of the prize container 3, the size and the position of the center of gravity of the prize container, or the angle of reciprocating swing.

For example, the roulette stop position is "1".
, The premium container 3 reciprocates at a small angle. As described above, when the angle of the reciprocating swing is small, the probability that the prize will stay in the prize container 3 is extremely high. When the stop position of the roulette is in the area of "2" or "3", the prize container 3 reciprocates and swings at a larger angle than in the case of "1". As a result, the balance is lost, and the probability of dropping from the prize container 3 and falling downward is increased. Roulette stop position is "W"
In the case of the region of, as shown in FIG.
The prize container 3 swings reciprocally at such a large angle that the prize container 3 is surely dropped from the container.

Then, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the prize has been paid out (S13). This is performed by detecting whether or not a detection signal from the payout prize detector 59 has been sent. That is, as described above, when the prize container 3 reciprocates and swings and the prize falls, the prize is guided to the payout opening 12. At this time, the payout prize detector 59 detects the led prize, and sends a detection signal to the CPU 51.

If no prize is paid out during the predetermined time (S13: NO), the CPU 51 inquires of the player whether or not to continue the game. Specifically, first, the CPU 51 sends a lighting signal to the “Y” button 48 and the “N” button 49 of the continuation selection button 44, and turns them on (S14). FIG.
Although not shown in the figure, the game can be continued only once, and when the player selects step continuation of the game and restarts the game, the process proceeds to step S14.
This routine ends without turning on the “Y” button 48 and the “N” button 49.

Then, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the "N" button 49 has been pressed (S15). If the “N” button 49 has not been pressed (S15: NO), the CPU
51 determines whether the "Y" button 48 has been pressed (S16). If the “Y” button 48 has not been pressed (S16: NO), the process returns to step S15, and waits until the “N” button 49 or the “Y” button 48 is pressed. Although not shown in FIG. 7, step S14 is performed.
, Even if a predetermined time has elapsed since the “Y” button 48 and the “N” button 49 were turned on,
If neither the button 48 nor the “N” button 49 is pressed,
Considering that the player does not intend to continue the game,
The PU 51 has a “Y” button 48 and an “N” button 49
Is turned off, and this routine ends.

If the "Y" button 48 has been pressed (S
16: YES), the CPU 51 determines whether or not an additional coin has been inserted (S17). That is, the fact that the "Y" button 48 is pressed indicates that the player intends to retry, and therefore, the player checks the insertion of additional coins necessary for the retry.

If an additional coin is inserted (S17: YE
S), the CPU 51 turns on the retry flag (S1).
8) Return to step S7 to restart the roulette game. In this case, if the value of the coin to be inserted first for playing the game device is set to, for example, “200 yen”, the value of the coin to be inserted to continue the game may be “100 yen”. Such a service-like process may be performed. The retry flag is a flag indicating whether or not the roulette game is being retried.
3 in a predetermined area. That is, since the method of determining the angle of the reciprocating swing of the prize container 3 differs depending on whether or not the retry is being performed, the on / off of the retry flag is determined in step S11.

On the other hand, if the additional coin has not been inserted (S17: NO), the flow returns to step S17 to wait for the additional coin to be inserted. Although not shown in FIG. 7, if the player has not inserted a coin after a predetermined time has elapsed from the point in time at which the "Y" button 48 was pressed in step S16, the player is given an intention to continue the game. This routine is regarded as missing and the routine ends.

In step S15, "N" button 4
If 9 has been pressed (S15: YES), the player does not retry, but the intention is to continue the game, so the CPU 51 determines whether or not additional coins have been inserted (S19).

When an additional coin is inserted (S19: YE
S), returning to step S3 to restart the game. That is, since no retry is performed, the game is started from the stage of selecting the premium container 3.

On the other hand, if the additional coin has not been inserted (S19: NO), the flow returns to step S19 to wait for the additional coin to be inserted. Although not shown in FIG. 7, if the player has not inserted a coin after a predetermined time has elapsed from the point in time at which the "N" button 49 was pressed in step S15, the player is given an intention to continue the game. This routine is regarded as missing and the routine ends.

If the prize is paid out during the predetermined time in step S13 (S13: YES), the CPU 51
Turns off the retry flag (S20), and terminates this routine. That is, the game ends.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of the angle determination processing in step S11 of FIG.

In the angle determination processing, first, the CPU 51
Determines whether the retry flag is on (S
31). That is, it is checked whether or not a retry is currently being performed.

If the retry flag is on (S31:
YES), the CPU 51 determines whether or not the outcome of the roulette is in the “R” region (S32). That is, it is checked whether or not the area indicated by the down arrow 47 is “R” in a state where the movable portion 46 of the roulette wheel 6 is stopped.

If the outcome of the roulette game is not the "R" area (S32: NO), the CPU 51 adds the current outcome of the roulette game and the contents of the area stored in the RAM 53 (S33). The area storage is performed in step S
At 12, the storage information indicates which area of the movable portion 46 of the roulette wheel 6 corresponds to the angle at which the prize container 3 is reciprocated and rocked, and is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 53. For example, the result of the roulette this time is the “1” area, and step S1 is performed based on the result of the previous roulette.
Assuming that the reciprocating swing angle determined in 1 corresponds to the “2” area, the content of the area storage is “2”.
Therefore, the CPU 51 calculates 1 + 2 = 3, and determines the angle of the reciprocating swing of the prize container 3 to the size of the “3” region. When the addition result is 4 or more, the reciprocating swing angle is determined to be the size of the “W” region. Of course, if the outcome of the roulette game this time is the “W” area, the reciprocating swing angle is unconditionally determined to be the size of the “W” area. In other words, as a result of playing with the present gaming device, if a prize cannot be obtained, the player selects retry, and the result of the previous roulette game is added.
This is advantageous for the player.

Then, the CPU 51 causes the RAM 53 to store the calculation result in step S33 as area storage (S34), and proceeds to step S12 in FIG.

In step S32, if the roulette roll is in the "R" region (S32: YES), the CPU 5
1 erases the area storage stored in the RAM 53 (S35), and proceeds to step S7 in FIG. That is, if the result of the roulette in the retry is the “R” area,
The roll of the previous roulette is not added, and the reciprocating swing angle of the prize container 3 is determined according to the roll of the roulette that has been redone. Of course, the roulette game must be repeated as many times as possible until the roulette roll is in an area other than the “R” area.

In step S31, if the retry flag is not on (S31: NO), the CPU 51 determines whether or not the roulette roll is in the "R" region (S36).

If the outcome of the roulette is not in the "R" region (S36: NO), the flow proceeds to step S34. That is,
Since the retry is not being performed, there is no need to perform the addition process in step S33, and the process proceeds to step S34.

If the result of the roulette is the "R" region (S36: YES), the flow proceeds to step S7 in FIG. That is, the player plays the roulette game again.

As described above, the prize container 3 is reciprocated in accordance with the result of the roulette game played by the player, and if the prize falls from the prize container 3 as a result of the reciprocating swing, the prize is paid out. The prize can be paid out in a novel manner, and thus, the player can be given new interest.

Also, as in the present embodiment, by changing the angle of the reciprocating swing of the prize container 3 in accordance with the roulette roll, the prize can be obtained even if the roulette roll is not necessarily in the "W" region. There is a possibility that the prize can be obtained, and the player can always have the expectation of obtaining the prize during the reciprocating swinging period of the prize container 3, thereby further increasing interest.

Further, if a plurality of types of prize containers 3 having different depths are provided as in the present embodiment, the player can predict and select prize containers 3 from which prizes are likely to be easily obtained. Or a prize container 3 for which it is difficult to obtain a prize
Can be challenged, and interest will further increase.

Further, as in the present embodiment, when the result of the previous roulette is added at the time of retry, the player can have a strong sense of expectation of obtaining a prize,
It can increase the willingness to take a retry.

In the above embodiment, the game is configured to be able to be continued only once, but the game may be configured to be able to be performed a plurality of times.

In the above embodiment, when the roulette roll is in the "W" region, the prize is dropped from the prize container 3 by increasing the reciprocating swing angle of the prize container 3. But roulette rolls "W"
If it is the area, the prize falls out of the prize container 3 simply by rotating the prize container 3 90 degrees or more to the right or left or forward by 90 degrees or more without swinging back and forth. You may be comprised so that it may be performed.

In the above embodiment, the operation button 42 for selecting the prize container 3 and the operation button 43 for starting and stopping the roulette wheel are provided independently of each other. You may comprise so that a button may be used also.

In the above-described embodiment, the actual roulette wheel 6 is provided.
A roulette wheel may be displayed on a display screen of a display device such as a play) or a CRT (cathode-ray tube). Instead of roulette, the display may be scrolled like a slot machine.

In the above embodiment, the prize actually paid out is mounted on the prize container 3.
The prize stored in the prize may not be a prize that can be actually obtained. That is, the present invention may be configured to act to pay out another predetermined prize, and may be configured to pay out another predetermined prize when the product itself falls out of the prize container 3.

In the above embodiment, both the start and the stop of the roulette are executed based on the operation of the player. However, the start of the roulette is automatically executed at a predetermined timing. May be.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, as in the operation of the normal roulette wheel, after the operation button 43 is pressed by the player to stop the rotation, the rotation speed is gradually reduced, and the rotation is smoothly stopped. However, after the operation button 43 is pressed, the movable portion 46 may be rotated in a stepwise manner and stopped at a predetermined position like a frame feed. In addition, after the operation button 43 is pressed, the rotation may be performed without lowering the rotation speed, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the rotation may be suddenly stopped at once. Further, just before the rotation is stopped, the normal rotation and the reverse rotation may be repeated on the boundary of the region, and finally, the rotation may be stopped in any of the regions. Further, the various rotation controls described above may be appropriately combined.

In the above embodiment, the prize container 3 is reciprocated according to the result of the roulette game. However, the present invention is not limited to the roulette game, and the prize container 3 is reciprocated according to the result of another game. May be moved.

In the above embodiment, the prize container 3 is reciprocated by the actuator 27 using a solenoid. However, the prize container 3 may be reciprocated by another driving device such as an electric motor. Good.

Further, in the above embodiment, the actuator 27 capable of changing the stroke amount of the plunger 28 is used.
The prize container 3 is reciprocally oscillated, and the angle of the reciprocating sway is changed in accordance with the roulette's appearance. The reciprocating swing cycle may be changed accordingly. Even when the cycle of the reciprocating swing is changed as described above, an electric motor or the like may be used instead of an actuator using a solenoid as a driving device.

In the above embodiment, the prize container 3 is reciprocally rocked, but the prize container 3 may be vibrated. The magnitude, cycle, direction, and the like of the vibration are of course arbitrary, but it is desirable that the player can clearly recognize that the prize is vibrating. The source of the vibration is not particularly limited, and for example, an electric motor can be used. Further, the premium container 3 may be vibrated while being reciprocated. When the prize container 3 is vibrated while being reciprocally oscillated as described above, a vibration device may be attached to the prize container 3, and the prize container 3 and the vibration device may be reciprocated by an actuator or an electric motor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an internal configuration of a prize container disposition section provided in the game apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a driving device provided in the game apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of a driving device provided in the game apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an operation display unit provided in the game device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram of the game device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control operation of a CPU provided in the game apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating details of an angle determination process in step S11 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a reciprocating swing state of the premium container.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which a prize is dropped from a prize container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Amusement apparatus main body 2 Prize container arrangement part 3 Prize container 6 Roulette wheel 7 Operation display part 8 Coin slot 9 Coin return port 12 Payout port 22 Drive device 24 Shaft 25 Link plate 26 Slot 27 Actuator 28 Plunger 29 Roller 42 Operation Button 43 Operation button 44 Continuous selection button 45 Fixed part 46 Movable part 47 Down arrow 48 “Y” button 49 “N” button 51 CPU 53 RAM 55 Actuator drive part 56 Roulette motor drive device 57 Roulette stop position detector 58 Coin Detector 59 Payout prize detector 61 Roulette motor

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A game is played by an operation of a player,
A game machine for paying out a prize according to a game result, comprising: a prize container having an open upper surface for storing a prize; a drive device for vibrating and / or swinging the prize container back and forth; A game device, comprising: a control device for controlling the driving device. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the control device changes the state of the vibration and / or the reciprocating swing according to the game result. 3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the control device changes the amplitude of the vibration and / or the reciprocating swing according to the game result. 4. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the control device varies a cycle of the vibration and / or the reciprocating swing according to the game result. 5. The prize container is provided in plurality, and the control device controls the driving device so that the prize container selected by an operation of a player is driven. An amusement device according to the present invention. 6. The amusement device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said prize containers are provided, and the prize containers have a plurality of types of shapes such that the depths of storage portions of said prize are different.