JP2001310014A - Game device and game method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a beginner, or the like, to identify a pattern appearing at a display position on a rotating rotary body by instantaneously irradiating the pattern appearing at the display position. SOLUTION: This game device for rotating the rotary body displaying plural patterns on an outer periphery, then stopping the rotary body on the basis of a stop operation and deciding the presence/absence of winning by the pattern appearing at the display position when the rotary body is stopped is provided with a detection means for detecting that the respective patterns appear at the display position, a manual light emission switch operated by a player and a synchronous light emission control means for controlling a light emission means so as to instantaneously irradiate the pattern appearing at the display position when the manual light emission switch is operated and the detection means detects that the pattern appears at the display position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game in which a rotating body having a plurality of symbols displayed on its outer periphery is rotated, and when the rotating body is stopped by a stop operation, the presence or absence of a prize is determined by the symbol appearing at the display position. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a game method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 2816509, a spinning-type gaming machine such as a slot machine has three reels around which a number of symbols are provided.
The reels are arranged side by side, they are rotated, and each reel is stopped by operating the stop button provided for each reel. When all the reels are stopped, the symbols appearing in the display window of each reel are displayed. If the combination is a winning combination, the number of medals according to the prize is paid out. The player operates the reel stop button aiming at a target symbol while watching the symbol of the reel passing through the display window in order to win a prize.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional slot machine, it is difficult to stop the reel by pressing a stop button aiming at a symbol constituting a winning combination, that is, an element symbol, and aligning the element symbol with a display window. Was. In particular, for beginners of slot machine games, etc., it is extremely difficult to identify the element symbol on the rotating reel, and there is a problem that the winning probability is extremely unfair compared to a skilled person. .

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to radiate a symbol indexed to the display position instantaneously in synchronization with the passage of the symbol through the display position of the display window, so that a beginner or the like rotates. The object of the present invention is to make it possible to identify the symbol indexed to the display position.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a structural feature of the invention according to claim 1 is that a rotating body having a plurality of symbols displayed on the outer periphery is rotated and then rotated. Is stopped based on a stop operation, and in the gaming machine which determines presence or absence of a prize by a symbol appearing at the display position when the rotating body stops, detecting that each symbol is indexed to the display position. Detecting means, a manual light-emitting switch operated by a player, light-emitting means for emitting light and irradiating the symbol indexed to the display position, and wherein the manual light-emitting switch is operated and each symbol is at the display position. Synchronous light emission control means for causing the light emission means to emit light so that the symbol detected at the display position is instantaneously illuminated when the detection means detects the indexing.

[0006] The structural features of the invention according to claim 2 are as follows.
After rotating a plurality of rotators displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery, each rotator is stopped based on a stop operation, and a winning combination is obtained by a combination of symbols appearing at each display position when all rotators are stopped. In a gaming device for determining the presence or absence, a detecting means provided corresponding to each of the rotating bodies and detecting that each of the symbols is indexed to the display position, a manual light emitting switch operated by a player, A light emitting means provided corresponding to each rotating body to emit light to irradiate the design indexed to the display position, the manual light emitting switch is operated, and each design of each rotary body is indexed to the display position; Synchronous light emission control means for causing the light emission means to emit light so that the symbol indexed to the display position is instantaneously irradiated when each of the detection means detects that.

[0007] The structural features of the invention according to claim 3 are as follows.
After rotating a plurality of rotators displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery, each rotator is stopped based on a stop operation, and a winning combination is obtained by a combination of symbols appearing at each display position when all rotators are stopped. In a gaming device for determining the presence or absence, a detecting means provided corresponding to each of the rotating bodies and detecting that each of the symbols is indexed to the display position, a manual light emitting switch operated by a player, A rotator selection switch for selecting one of the plurality of rotators, a light emitting unit provided corresponding to each of the rotators to emit light and irradiate the design indexed to the display position, and the manual light emission When the switch is operated and the detecting means corresponding to the rotating body selected by the rotating body selection switch detects that each symbol is indexed to the display position, the symbol indexed to the display position is instantaneously displayed. I will irradiate for hours It is equipped with a synchronous light emission control means for causing the light emitting means provided in correspondence with the rotating body.

[0008] The structural features of the invention according to claim 4 are as follows.
After rotating a rotating body displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery, the rotating body is stopped based on a stop operation, and the presence or absence of a prize is determined by a symbol appearing at a display position when the rotating body is stopped. In the method, when a player activates a manual light-emitting switch and the respective symbols are indexed to the display positions, the symbols indexed to the display positions are instantaneously illuminated by the light emitting means.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a rotating body displaying a plurality of symbols on its outer periphery is rotated and then stopped, and a symbol appearing at the display position determines whether or not a prize is won. In the gaming device, the issuing device emits light when the manual light emitting switch is operated by the player and the detecting device detects that each symbol is indexed to the display position, and the symbol is indexed to the display position. Since each symbol is illuminated for an instant, the player finds that the symbol indexed to the display position has stopped for a moment due to the afterimage phenomenon.
It is possible to identify the symbol indexed to the display position on the rotating rotator. As a result, even beginners can operate the manual light emission switch to identify the symbol indexed to the display position, it is easy to stop the target symbol at the display position, and it is possible to bring the winning probability closer to a veteran. It becomes possible to enjoy the game equally. In addition, the attractiveness of the game is doubled by the exciting effect of the flash light and the appearance of beautiful patterns.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 2 configured as described above, a plurality of rotators displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery are rotated and then stopped, and a winning combination is displayed by a combination of symbols appearing at each display position. In the gaming device that determines the presence or absence,
When the manual light emission switch is operated by the player and the detection means provided for each rotating body detects that each symbol of each rotating body is indexed to the display position, the light emitting means emits light and the display is performed. Since the symbols indexed to the position are illuminated for an instantaneous time, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, it is easy for a beginner or the like to align the element symbol of the winning combination targeted at each display position. Become.

In the invention according to claim 3 configured as described above, a plurality of rotators displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery are rotated and then stopped, and a winning combination is formed by a combination of symbols appearing at each display position. In the gaming device that determines the presence or absence,
When a manual light emission switch is operated by a player and detection means provided corresponding to the rotating body selected by the rotating body selection switch detects light emission means when detecting that each symbol is indexed to the display position. Since the light is emitted and the symbol indexed to the display position is illuminated for an instantaneous time, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the manual light emission switch is operated only for the rotating body to be stopped. When the image is displayed, the indexed pattern is illuminated and appears to float.
This makes it easy for a beginner or the like to sequentially align the element symbols of the selected winning combination at each display position.

[0012] In the invention according to claim 4 configured as described above, the rotating body displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery is stopped after being rotated, and the presence or absence of a prize is determined based on the symbol appearing at the display position. In the method, when the player activates the manual light emitting switch, and when each of the symbols is indexed to the display position, the symbol indexed to the display position is illuminated instantaneously by the light emitting means. It seems that the symbol indexed to the display position has stopped for a moment due to the afterimage phenomenon, and it is possible to identify the symbol indexed to the display position on the rotating rotating body, aiming at the beginner etc. Can easily be stopped at the display position, the winning probability can be made closer to the veteran, and the game can be enjoyed equally.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 10 denotes a slot machine, which is a gaming machine, in which three reels 11 are rotatably arranged side by side as rotating bodies. Usually, 19 to 21 symbols 12 of 5 to 7 types are displayed on the outer peripheral surface of each reel 11.
The front of the apparatus is covered with a translucent acrylic plate panel 13 on which pictures and characters are printed, and three rows of transparent display windows 14 are provided corresponding to the respective reels 11. A total of nine display positions 15 are set in the three display windows 14 at three levels vertically, and when each reel 11 is stopped, three symbols 12 appear at the display positions 15 at three levels above and below. It has become. The panel 13 has three display windows 14 over three rows.
Five lines 16 connecting the individual display positions 15 are drawn. That is, three horizontal lines connecting the three display positions 15 arranged horizontally at each level in the vertical direction, and three lines arranged diagonally.
These are two lines connecting the display positions 15. At the left end of each line 16, an effective line lamp 17 indicating which line 16 is effective according to the number of paid medals is provided. For example, when the paid-in medal is one, a line 16 connecting the display positions 15 in the middle three horizontal rows becomes effective, and when the symbols 12 of the winning combination, that is, the element symbols are arranged in these three display positions, a winning is achieved. . If the number of paid medals becomes two, three horizontal lines 16 become valid, and if the number of medals becomes three, all five lines 16 become valid, and if the element symbols 12 of the winning combination are aligned along any one of the lines 16 It will be a prize. A winning combination display section 21 for displaying various winning combinations 20 is provided at an upper portion of the panel 13, and when the reel 11 stops, an effective line 1 is displayed.
The symbol 12 which is a prize when appearing at the display position 15 along 6
Are displayed. Behind the winning combination display section 21, a back lamp is provided to illuminate the entire winning combination display section 21 from behind.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 25 denotes a reel unit on which three reels 11 are rotatably mounted.
Are mounted inside the apparatus main body 18 so as to face the respective display windows 14. Since the structure of each reel 11 is the same, the structure of one reel 11 will be described. Mounting plate 2 vertically fixed to base 26 of reel unit 25
7, a stepping motor 28 is fixed by screws 29. A reel frame 34 is fixed to the output shaft of the stepping motor 28 by screws 30, and a translucent reel tape 39 on which a plurality of types of the symbols 12 are drawn is wound and fixed to the outer periphery of the reel frame 34. . A mounting tool 32 is fixed in front of the mounting plate 27 with screws 33, and the mounting tool 32 faces the display window 14 from the inner peripheral surface of the reel 11. The mounting device 32 has three backlights 49.
Are attached to the display window 14 so as to face the upper, lower, and lower display positions 15, respectively, so as to illuminate the design 12 indexed to the upper, middle, and lower display positions 15 from behind. Reference numeral 31 denotes a light-emitting body attached to the mounting device 32, which faces the middle display position 15 of the display window 14 on the inner peripheral surface of the reel 11, and irradiates the symbol 12 indexed to the middle display position 15 for an instantaneous time. It has become. As the luminous body 31, a strobe discharge tube, a xenon lamp, a light emitting diode (LED) or the like is used.
Such three reels 11 are provided so as to be able to rotate and stop independently of each other.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a manual light emission switch provided on the left side of the center of the apparatus main body 18.
Is pressed by the player and each symbol 12 of each reel 11 is indexed to the middle display position 15, the middle display position 15
Is illuminated by the luminous body 31 for an instantaneous time. Reference numeral 23 denotes a reel selection switch for selecting one of the plurality of reels 11. Only the reels 11 selected by the reel selection switch 23 have their three backlights 49 turned off and are assigned to the middle display position 15. The emitted symbols 12 are illuminated for an instant by the light emitter 31. A start handle 35 and three stop switches 36 are provided below the panel 13. The start handle 35 is for starting all three reels 11 at the same time, and each stop switch 36 is for stopping each corresponding reel 11. 37 is a medal slot for paying out one to three medals prior to starting a game. 38
Is a medal receiving tray for receiving medals paid out in a number corresponding to the prize when a prize is won.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the slot machine 10.
It is connected to M42 and RAM43, and executes a control program and the like stored in ROM42. The manual light emission switch 22, the reel selection switch 23, the start lever 35, and the stop switch 36
4. It is connected to the CPU 40 via the bus 41. The pulse motor 28 is connected to a drive circuit 45 connected to the CPU 40 via the interface 44 and the bus 41,
Each time a pulse signal is sent from the CPU 40, it rotates by a unit angle. The pulse signal sent from the CPU 40 is also input to the pulse counter 46 and counted. The pulse counter 46 counts 1 by the origin signal sent from the origin detector 47 which detects that the output shaft of the pulse motor 28 is located at the origin. Since the pulse counter 46 is reset every rotation, the content of the pulse counter 46 indicates the rotation angle of the pulse motor 28 and thus the reel 11. The pulse counter 46 is connected to the CPU 40 via the interface 44 and the bus 41.

When the manual light emitting switch 22 is pressed and the symbol 12 is indexed to the middle display position 15, the light emitting body 31 is controlled to emit light by the strobe light emitting section 48 so as to irradiate the symbol 12 instantaneously. Is done. Strobe light emitting section 48,
The backlight 49 is connected to the CPU 40 via the interface 44 and the bus 41.

In the embodiment configured as described above,
As shown in FIG. 4, when the player operates the starting lever 35 in step 50, the CPU 40 sends a pulse signal having a frequency corresponding to the rotation speed of the reels 11 to the drive circuits 45 corresponding to the three reels 11, respectively. . Each drive circuit 45 drives the pulse motor 28 to rotate by a unit angle each time a pulse signal is input (step 51), and the reel 11 has such an extent that a normal player cannot identify the symbol 12 displayed on the outer peripheral surface. Rotated at speed. The player selects the reel 11 whose rotation is to be stopped, and turns on the reel selection switch 23 corresponding to the selected reel 11 (step 5).
2). The three backlights 49 facing the display position 15 of the selected reel 11 are turned off (step 5).
3).

As a detecting means for detecting that each symbol 12 is indexed to the middle display position 15, the rotation angle of the reel 11 when each symbol 12 of the reel 11 is indexed to the middle display position 15, That is, the index rotation angle is obtained in advance,
The relationship between each symbol and its indexing rotation angle is listed for each reel and registered in the ROM 42, and the CPU 40 determines the content of the pulse counter 46 corresponding to the selected reel 11, that is, the rotation angle of this reel 11. It is read and compared with the indexing angle of each symbol 12, and when both match, it is detected that each symbol 12 has been indexed to the display position 15 in the middle.

The player operates the manual light emitting switch 2 with his left hand, for example.
When the button 2 is pushed (step 54), the CPU 40 reads the manual light emission switch ON signal and sets the manual light emission switch flag (step 55). In this state, the CPU 40
When detecting that the symbol 12 of the selected reel 11 has been indexed to the middle display position 15 of the display window 14 (step 56), it outputs a light emission command to the strobe light emitting unit 48 corresponding to the reel 11. Then, the strobe light-emitting unit 48 is activated, and the light-emitting body 31 emits light for an instantaneous time (step 57), and the symbol 12 indexed to the display position 15 in the middle is instantaneously irradiated,
It appears as if it has stopped for a moment. At this time, since the backlight 49 of the selected reel 11 is turned off, only the symbol 12 indexed to the middle display position 15 clearly appears. The CPU 40 is a strobe light emitting unit 4
When a light emission command is output to the flag 8, the flag is turned off (step 58). Since the rotation of the reel 11 is quite fast, when the player presses the manual light emitting switch 22 and the time when any of the symbols 12 is indexed to the middle display position 15, for the player, When the manual light emission switch 22 is pressed, the user feels as if the symbol 12 indexed to the middle display position 15 is seen. The player thus repeatedly presses the manual light-emitting switch 22 with the left hand, for example, to identify the symbols 12 sequentially appearing at the middle display position 15. For example, the target symbol combination of the winning combination is displayed at the middle display position 15. And at the same time, the stop switch 36 is pushed with the right hand (step 59).

As a result, even a beginner or the like can easily stop the pulse motor 28 and the reel 11 in a state in which the winning combination element pattern 12 is indexed to the middle display position 12 (step 60). The turned off backlight 49 of the stopped reel 11 is turned on (step 6).
1) The design 12 indexed to the display position 15 of the display window 14
Illuminate from behind. Next, the player selects the reel 11 whose rotation is to be stopped, turns on the reel selection switch 23 corresponding to the selected reel 11, repeats the same operation, aligns the element symbols of the winning combination to the display position, and repeats the entire operation. The reel 11 is stopped.

In the above embodiment, the reel 11 is rotated by the stepping motor 28. However, the reel 11 is driven to rotate by the servo motor, and the rotation angle of the output shaft of the motor is fed back by the encoder. The rotation angle of the shaft may be detected. Alternatively, an identification code may be attached to the reel frame 29 corresponding to the position of each symbol, and the rotation angle of the reel 11 may be detected by reading the identification code with a sensor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a reel unit of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 shows a control circuit of the device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control program of the apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 slot machine (game machine), 11 reel (rotating body), 12 symbols, 14 display window, 15 display position,
18: apparatus main body, 20: winning combination, 21: winning combination display section, 22: manual light emission switch, 23: reel selection switch (rotating body selection switch), 28: stepping motor, 31: light emitting body (light emitting means), 35 ... start lever,
36 ... Stop switch, 40 ... CPU, 42 ... ROM, 4
5: drive circuit, 46: pulse counter, 48: strobe light emitting section, 55: detecting means.

Claims (4)

[Claims] After rotating a rotating body displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery, the rotating body is stopped based on a stop operation,
In a gaming device that determines the presence or absence of a prize based on a symbol that appears at a display position when the rotating body stops, a detecting unit that detects that each of the symbols is indexed to the display position,
A manual light-emitting switch operated by a player, and a light-emitting unit that emits light and irradiates a symbol indexed to the display position,
When the manual light emitting switch is operated and the detecting means detects that each of the symbols is indexed to the display position, the light emitting means emits light so that the symbol indexed to the display position is instantaneously irradiated. A game device comprising: a synchronous light emission control unit for causing the game device to emit light. 2. A pattern that appears at each display position when all of the rotating bodies are stopped based on a stop operation after rotating a plurality of rotating bodies each displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery. A detecting means provided corresponding to each of the rotating bodies to detect that each of the symbols has been indexed to the display position, and a manual device operated by the player A light-emitting switch, a light-emitting unit provided corresponding to each of the rotating bodies and emitting light to irradiate the design indexed to the display position; and the manual light-emitting switch is operated and each of the symbols of each rotating body is displayed on the display. A synchronous light emission control unit that emits light to the light emitting unit so as to illuminate the symbol indexed to the display position for an instant when the detection unit detects that the index has been indexed to a position. Gaming equipment. 3. After rotating a plurality of rotators displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer periphery, each rotator is stopped based on a stop operation, and a symbol appearing at each display position when all the rotators are stopped. A detecting means provided corresponding to each of the rotating bodies to detect that each of the symbols has been indexed to the display position, and a manual device operated by the player A light emitting switch, a rotating body selecting switch for selecting one of the plurality of rotating bodies, and a light emitting means provided corresponding to each of the rotating bodies to emit light and irradiate the design indexed to the display position. When the manual light emission switch is operated and the detecting means corresponding to the rotating body selected by the rotating body selection switch detects that each symbol has been indexed to the display position, the index is indexed to the display position. Instantaneous pattern A game device comprising: synchronous light emission control means for causing light emission means provided corresponding to the rotating body to emit light so as to irradiate the light during the irradiation. 4. After rotating a rotator displaying a plurality of symbols on an outer periphery, the rotator is stopped based on a stop operation,
In a game method for determining the presence or absence of a prize by a symbol appearing at a display position when the rotating body stops, the display is performed when a player operates a manual light emitting switch and the symbols are indexed to the display position. A game method, wherein a symbol indexed to a position is illuminated for an instant by a light emitting means.