JP2001346988A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fully interesting game machine capable of causing expectations to fluctuation display and supplying a novel impression. SOLUTION: The fluctuation display is performed in the state of covering a special image with a covering image (16 kinds of colors (a)-(p)) at the time of starting the fluctuation display, the covering image is made to disappear at a prescribed timing during the fluctuation display and the special image is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to an image control device for controlling display of an image displayed on a screen of an image display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An image which is variably displayed on an image display device of a conventional gaming machine is the same image as a special image for informing a special game state, and is formed by using characters, alphabets, numbers, symbols and patterns. The image is configured to be displayed in a specific order, and the final display is performed after the variable display of the image is completed, and the image having the same identifier is displayed in the display area of each of the final displayed special images. It is configured to notify the occurrence of a special game state. With the above-described configuration, the conventional gaming machine has an effect that the player can be reliably notified of the occurrence of the special game state and the notification of whether or not the probability change is made at the same time on the image that is definitely displayed.

[0003]

However, although the conventional gaming machine has the above-mentioned effects, the image displayed during the variable display of the image simply displays the same numbers, characters, symbols and patterns as the special image in a variable display. In addition to the above, there is a problem that the game machine lacks interest in the game, and another game machine has the same problem.
In addition, there is a problem that by displaying the images in a regular order and predicting an image to be stopped and displayed to the player, the expectation of the player in the variable display that does not reach the reach is significantly reduced. . Here, the present invention has been made to solve these problems suitably, and has an object to provide a gaming machine full of interest that can give a sense of expectation to a variable display and give a novel impression.

[0004]

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, each time the main control device determines whether or not to enter the special gaming state, the image display device performs a variable display of the image, A game machine including an image control device for performing control for final display in a mode indicating whether or not to enter the special game state, wherein a special image is covered with a predetermined image, the image is displayed in a variable manner, and a predetermined image is displayed. The special image is displayed by extinguishing the covering image at the timing of (i) and displaying the special game state according to the display mode of the special image displayed at the time of the fixed display. .

[0005] The state where the special image is covered with the predetermined image is as follows.
This is a state in which a special image is covered with a predetermined image so that the player cannot identify the special image. The predetermined image only needs to be large enough to cover the special image and make the player indistinguishable, and any characters, alphabets, numbers, symbols, patterns, colors, etc. may be used. The predetermined timing may be between the start of image fluctuation and the final display, and may be any timing between the start of image fluctuation and the final display. The jackpot notification means may be any means for notifying the player of the occurrence of the special game state according to the display mode of the special image. Even if the same special image is displayed side by side, the related special images are displayed side by side. No problem.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the gaming machine performs the variable display in a state where the special image is covered with the covering image in each image display area of the image display device, and at a predetermined timing from the stop display of the image to the final display. The special image is displayed by extinguishing the cover image, and the display mode of the special image displayed at the time of final display serves to notify the occurrence of the special game state and the advantage after the end of the special game state.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the fluctuation display is performed in a state where the special image is hidden by the covering image, so that the player does not foresee the image to be stopped and displayed. Has an excellent effect of significantly improving In addition, it has an excellent effect that differentiation from other gaming machines can be achieved by an image used as a cover image, and also has an excellent effect of giving a novel impression to a player and significantly improving interest.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment of the present invention
It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and can take various forms within the technical scope of the present invention.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a large rectangular outer frame 11 and a front frame 12, and a known prepaid card unit 13 is provided on the left of the outer frame 11. The front frame 12 is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11 by upper and lower left and right hinges 14. An upper plate 15 is provided below the front frame 12, and a lending button 16, a settlement button 17, and a balance display unit 18 are provided on the upper plate 15.
Is provided. When a prepaid card having an effective balance is inserted into the card slot 19 of the prepaid card unit 13, the effective balance is displayed on the balance display section 18 and the lending button 1
When 6 is pressed, the game balls are lent out, and the game balls are discharged from a payout opening (not shown) of the upper plate 15. A metal frame 20 made of a window-shaped metal sash is fixed to the front frame 12 with a plurality of screws (not shown).
A frame-shaped glass frame 20a is attached to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown) that opens and closes one side.

The glass frame 20a is made of a metal sash like the metal frame 20, and a transparent plate glass 21 is double-fitted in the structure of the sash. The game board 22 is stored. A lower plate 23 is provided below the front plate 12 of the upper plate 15, and a firing handle 24 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 23. A rotating ring (not shown) is provided on the outer periphery of the firing handle 24, and a game ball can be fired on the game board 22 by rotating clockwise. When the upper plate 15 is full of game balls, the game balls are guided to the lower plate 23 via a communication path (not shown).

FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the back. As shown in the figure, the mechanism board 26 is detachably attached to the front frame 12 and can be opened and closed, and the game board 22 is stored in a state sandwiched between the front frame 12 and the mechanism board 26. A ball tank 27, a guide gutter 28, and a payout device 29 are provided on the mechanism panel 26 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning of a game ball in the winning opening on the game board 22, a predetermined number of game balls can be discharged from the ball tank 27 to the above-mentioned upper plate 15 by the payout device 29 through the guiding gutter 28. . A main control device 30 and a prize ball control device 31 are detachably mounted on the mechanism board 26, a special image display device 32 is mounted on the game board 22, and a firing control device 33 is provided on a lower left portion of the front frame 12. External connection terminal devices 47 are attached to the left side of the display device 32, respectively. The mechanism panel 26
The structure related to payout of game balls and the like centered on is the same as that of the conventional configuration, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the game board 22 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 22 has an image display device 32a constituting a special image display device 32 in the center, a normal electric accessory 36 as a first-type starting port below the image display device 32a, and a normal electric accessory 36. A normal image display device 37 provided, left and right normal image operation gates 38 and 39 of an image display device 32a used for operation of an image displayed on the normal image display device 37, a large winning port 40 below the normal electric accessory 36, An out port 41 at the bottom of the board, other winning ports, a windmill, a game nail (not shown), and the like are provided. With this configuration, when the above-described rotating ring of the firing handle 24 is rotated, a firing motor 33a, which will be described later, is driven by the firing control device 33, and the game ball on the upper plate 15 is placed on the game board 22 via the guide rail. Fired. If the shot game ball wins in each winning opening, the game ball is taken into the back surface of the board as a safe ball, and if not won, the game ball is taken into the back surface of the board through the out port 41 as an out ball.

Next, the pachinko machine 1 described above with reference to FIG.
The electrical configuration of 0 will be described. As shown in FIG.
The electric circuit of the pachinko machine 10 is based on the main controller 3 described above.
0, a prize ball control device 31, a special image display device 32, a launch control device 33, a lamp control device 34, a sound control device 35, and the like. In this circuit diagram, a so-called relay device and a power supply circuit for transferring signals are not shown. The main control device 30 is configured as a logical operation circuit centered on a microcomputer having a ROM storing a game control program and a RAM serving as a work area for operations and the like, and other devices or various switches and various actuators. An external input / output circuit for inputting / outputting the data is also provided.

On the input side of the main controller 30, there are provided a first-type starting port switch 36a, ordinary image operation switches 38a and 3
9a, an accessory continuous operation switch (hereinafter, simply referred to as "V switch") 40a, a count switch 40b, a prize ball payout switch 29a, a full tank switch 43, a ball out switch 44, a touch switch 24a, and the like.
On the output side of the main controller 30, a special winning opening solenoid 40c, a V solenoid 40d, and a normal accessory solenoid 3 are provided.
6b and the external connection terminal device 47 are connected. The first type start switch 36a is provided within the ordinary electric accessory 36 on the game board 22 and the ordinary image actuation switches 38a and 39.
a is in the normal image operation gates 38 and 39, the V switch 40a is in a specific area in the special winning opening 40, the count switch 40b is in the special winning opening 40, and the prize ball payout switch 29a is a ball cut in the payout device 29. Below the motor 29b, a full tank switch 43 (not shown) is located on the lower side on the upstream side of the guide gutter 28, and a ball break switch 44 (not shown) is located on the ball tank 27.
Each is mounted inside.

Here, the V switch 40a is a special winning opening 40.
The count switch 40b indicates that all the game balls that have entered the special winning opening 40, and the prize ball payout switch 29a indicates that the game balls that have entered within the special device operation area have passed through the special device operation area. The full game switch 43 indicates that the game balls are full in the lower plate 23, the ball break switch 44 indicates that the game balls are present in the ball tank 27, and the touch switch 24 a Are built in the firing handle 24 to detect that the player is touching the firing handle 24, respectively. Also,
The special winning opening solenoid 40c connected to the output side is in the special winning opening 40, the V solenoid 40d is in a special area in the special winning opening 40, and the ordinary accessory solenoid 36b is an ordinary electric accessory 36.
Each is used for opening and closing.

The special image display device 32 includes the above-described image display device 32a, an image control device 32b for controlling the driving of the image display device 32a, and a special image holding LED 32c.
It is composed of The image control device 32b is configured as a logical operation circuit centered on a microcomputer. The information transmission path to the lamp control device 34 and the sound control device 35 indicated by a broken line on the output side of the image control device 32b is a sound (sound effect) or a lamp corresponding to the display mode displayed on the image display device 32a. This is for transmitting an instruction at the time of emitting light. The prize ball control device 31 includes the main control device 3
When a winning is achieved by driving and controlling the ball cutting motor 29b in accordance with a command command from 0, the game ball is paid out to the player as a prize ball, and the ball is related to the prepaid card unit 13 and the CR settlement display device 42 described above. It also controls the rental ball to be provided, and may be configured as a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer or may be configured as a discrete circuit. The CR settlement display device 42 includes the above-described lending button 16 of the upper plate 15, the settlement button 17, the balance display unit 18, and the like.

The award ball control device 31 pays out game balls in accordance with a command from the main control device 30. The main control device 30 detects whether or not a game ball corresponding to a winning has been paid out. The launch control device 33 drives and controls the launch motor 33a in accordance with the amount of rotation of the rotating ring of the launch handle 24 operated by the player, and changes the strength of the game ball to be launched. Is to stop the firing when the firing stop switch 24b is pressed, or to turn on the touch lamp 45 when the touch switch 24a built in the firing handle 24 is in the on state.

The lamp control unit 34 is mainly composed of a driving element such as a transistor or a one-chip microcomputer, and receives a command from the main control unit 30 to control the ordinary image display device 37, lamps such as a big hit lamp and an error lamp, and the like. This is for lighting various kinds of lamps such as LEDs. The information transmission path indicated by a broken line on the input side is for receiving instruction information when outputting light (light emission of a lamp or the like) corresponding to the display mode displayed on the image display device 32a. The sound control device 35 includes a sound source IC, an amplifier, and the like, and is for driving and controlling the speaker 46 in response to a command from the main control device 30.
The information transmission path indicated by a broken line on the input side is for receiving instruction information when outputting a sound (sound effect) corresponding to the display mode displayed on the image display device 32a.

Next, a screen display suitable for performing the variable display will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a screen of the image display device 32a displayed when the image fluctuates in the vertical direction, and a left image display area for displaying the left special images (50a to 50p) and the left covered images (53a to 53p). 56, right special image (51a-51p) and right covering image (54a-
54p), the right image display area 57, the special middle images (52a to 52p) and the middle covering images (55a to 55p).
, A background image display area 59 for displaying a background image, and an effective area 60 serving as an effective line for notifying the occurrence of a special game state.

(A) shows a state in which the left, right, and middle special images are displayed. The special image is composed of 16 types of characters a to p, alphabets, numbers, symbols, and patterns. . (B) shows a state in which the left, right, and middle covering images are displayed, and the covering image is composed of 16 kinds of colors a to p. (C) shows each display area for displaying the left, right, and middle images, and displays either the special image or the cover image. In addition, when displayed at the same time, since the image layer of the covering image is higher, the special image is displayed in a state hidden by the covering image.

Next, a display mode on the image display device 32a from the start of the variable display of the image to the final display will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing the display modes of the left, right, and middle special images and the left, right, and middle cover images from the start of the change to the final display. The display and non-display indicate whether or not the image is displayed on the image display device 32a, and is not displayed when the special image is covered by the covering image during the variable display. (A) is a timing chart when the cover image and the special image are replaced and displayed. In order to cover the special image by instantaneously increasing the color density of the cover image, both the images are simultaneously displayed. It is not displayed in an identifiable manner. Time points (a) to (h) correspond to (a) to (h) shown in FIG. (B) is a timing chart in the case where the cover image and the special image are displayed in an overlapping manner. Since the special image is covered by gradually increasing the color density of the cover image, both images are simultaneously displayed. It will be displayed in an identifiable manner. Time points (a) to (h) correspond to (a) to (h) shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 shows changes (a) to (h) from the start of the change to the final display. (A) has shown the state which displayed the fixed image in the last variable display.
(B) shows a state in which the left, right, and middle special images displayed in (a) are covered with left, right, and middle covering images. (C) shows a state in which each of the left, right, and middle covering images is variably displayed. (D) shows a state where the left covering image is stopped and displayed. (E) shows a state where the right covering image is stopped and displayed. (F) has shown the state where the middle covering image was stopped and displayed. (G) is the left,
This shows a state in which the right and middle covering images have disappeared, and the left, right and middle special images have been displayed. (H) shows a state in which a confirmed image in the current fluctuation display is displayed. Note that the combination of the special image and the cover image is selected for each change, and the same is used for the left special image and the left cover image, the right special image and the right cover image, and the middle special image and the middle cover image. The combination is applied, and when reach occurs, a reach action is performed between (e) and (f).

According to the embodiment described above, the covering images 53, 54 and 55 displayed during the variable display of the image are made rich in color, so that the image display device 32a is given an effect as illumination. Has the effect of improving the interest in the variable display, and by making it different from other gaming machines, it is possible to give a novel impression to the gaming machine, and to leap the effect It has an excellent effect that it can be increased in quality. In addition, by making the combination of the special image and the covering image selected for each change of the left, right, and middle images the same, the combination of the covering images that are not stopped and cannot be notified of the occurrence of the special game state is originally displayed. It is possible to inform the player of the occurrence of the special game state, and to notify the occurrence of the special game state and the advantage after the end of the special game state by the special image that is definitely displayed, thereby improving the interest during the variable display. In addition to having an excellent effect, it also has an excellent effect that a sense of expectation can be continuously maintained.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. still,
Since FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 used in the first embodiment have the same configuration, description is omitted in the second embodiment.

The display mode on the image display device 32a from the start of the variable display of the image to the final display will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing the display modes of the left, right, and middle special images and the left, right, and middle cover images from the start of the change to the final display. still,
The display and non-display indicate whether or not the image is displayed on the image display device 32a, and is not displayed when the special image is covered by the cover image during the variable display.
(A) is a timing chart when the cover image and the special image are replaced and displayed. In order to cover the special image by instantaneously increasing the color density of the cover image, both the images are simultaneously displayed. It is not displayed in an identifiable manner. The time (a) to the time (h) are shown in FIG.
To (h). (B) is a timing chart in the case where the cover image and the special image are displayed in an overlapping manner. Since the special image is covered by gradually increasing the color density of the cover image, both images are simultaneously displayed. It will be displayed in an identifiable manner. Time point (a) to time point (h)
Corresponds to (a) to (h) shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 shows the changes (a) to (h) from the start of the change to the final display. (A) has shown the state which displayed the fixed image in the last variable display.
(B) shows a state in which the left, right, and middle special images displayed in (a) are covered with left, right, and middle covering images. (C) shows a state in which each of the left, right, and middle covering images is variably displayed. (D) shows a state where the left covering image is stopped and displayed. (E) shows a state in which the left covered image disappears, the left special image is displayed, and the right covered image is stopped and displayed. (F) shows a state in which the right covering image has disappeared, the right special image has been displayed, and the middle covering image has been stopped and displayed. (G) shows a state in which the middle cover image disappears and the middle special image is displayed. (H) shows a state in which a confirmed image in the current fluctuation display is displayed. Note that the combination of the special image and the cover image is selected for each change, and is not the same for the left special image and the left cover image, the right special image and the right cover image, and the middle special image and the middle cover image. Is applied, and when reach occurs, a reach action is performed between (f) and (g).

According to the above-described embodiment, the covering images 53, 54 and 55 displayed during the variable display of the image are made rich in color, so that the image display device 32a is given an effect as illumination. Has the effect of improving the interest in the variable display, and by making it different from other gaming machines, it is possible to give a novel impression to the gaming machine, and to leap the effect It has an excellent effect that it can be increased in quality. In addition, by making the combination of the special image and the cover image selected for each change of the left, right, and middle images non-identical, the special image cannot be identified by the player until the cover image disappears. This has an excellent effect of improving the interest in the variable display, and also has an excellent effect that the expectation can be continuously maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a gaming machine 10 employing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the gaming machine 10 as viewed from the back.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a configuration of a game board 22 of the gaming machine 10.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electric configuration of the gaming machine 10.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration on an image display device 32a.

FIG. 6 is a display timing chart of a special image and a covering image.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display mode from the start of variable display of an image to the final display.

FIG. 8 is a display timing chart of a special image and a covering image.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display mode from the start of variable display of an image to the final display.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine (gaming machine) 11 ... Outer frame 12 ... Front frame 13 ... Prepaid card unit 14 ... Hinge 15 ... Upper plate 16 ... Rental button 17 ... Settlement button 18 ... Balance display unit 19 ... Card slot 20 ... Gold frame 20a ... Glass frame 21 ... Sheet glass 22 ... Game board 23 ... Lower plate 24 ... Shooting handle 24a ..Touch switch 24b..Launch stop switch 26..Mechanical panel 27..Ball tank 28..Induction gutter 29..Payout device 29a..Prize ball payout switch 29b..Ball cutting motor 30 .. · Main control device 31 ··· Award ball control device 32 · · · Special image display device 32a · · · Image display device 32b · · · Image control device 32c · · · LED for special image hold storage 33 · · · Launch control device 33a · ·firing Motor 34 ... Lamp control device 35 ... Sound control device 36 ... Normal electric accessory 36a ... first
Seed start port switch 36b ... normal accessory solenoid 37 ... normal image display device 37a ... normal image LED 37b ... normal image hold storage LED 38 ... normal image operation gate (left) 38a ... normal Image operation switch 39 ・ ・ ・ Normal image operation gate (right) 39a ・ ・ Normal image operation switch 40 ・ ・ ・ Grand prize opening 40a ・ ・ Accessory continuous operation switch 40b ・ ・ Count switch 40c ・ ・ Grand prize opening solenoid 40d ・・ V solenoid 41 ・ ・ ・ Out port 42 ・ ・ ・ CR settlement display device 43 ・ ・ ・ Full tank switch 44 ・ ・ ・ Ball cutout switch 45 ・ ・ ・ Touch lamp 46 ・ ・ ・ Speaker 47 ・ ・ ・ External connection terminal device 50a-50p ... left special image 51a-51p
... Right special image 52a-52p ... Middle special image 53a-53p
... Left covering images 54a to 54p ... Right covering images 55a to 55p
... middle covering image 56 ... left image display area 57 ... right image display area 58 ... middle image display area 59 ... background image display area 60 ... effective area

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shogo Tatsumi 1-3-3 Taiheidori, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya-shi Takaonai Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 2C088 AA35 AA36 AA42 BC07 BC22

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Every time the main control device determines whether or not to enter the special game state, the image display device displays an image in a fluctuating manner, and confirms and displays the image in a mode indicating whether or not to enter the special game state. A gaming machine including an image control device for performing control, wherein the special image is covered with a predetermined image, the image is displayed in a variable manner, and the special image is displayed at a predetermined timing by extinguishing the covering image. A gaming machine comprising: a jackpot notifying unit for notifying the occurrence of the special game state according to a display mode of a special image displayed at the time of the fixed display.