JP2002085684A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a special pattern display device constituted of turning drums such as reels to select a final display condition from display conditions at the time of a temporary stop without being limited by the arrangement of pieces of identification information or display conditions when the display patterns are changed again after being temporarily stopped. SOLUTION: The special pattern display device 4 comprises reels 4a, 4b, and 4c, and the display patterns on the reel 4a are arranged in order reverse to the order of arrangement of display patterns on the reels 4b and 4c. All the display patterns are changed (a) and the left pattern and the right pattern are temporarily stopped on an effective line L in a lichich (ready-for-win display condition in which the patterns aligned are both 'A' (b). Next, a '7 (red)' is temporarily stopped on the effective line L as the middle symbol; patterns '7 (red)' on the reels 4a and 4c are equal distances away from the effective line L in opposite directions (c). Thereafter, the reels 4a and 4c are rotated in opposite directions to change the left and right patterns again (d), and the patterns '7 (red)' are aligned on the effective line L as all the display patterns (f, g).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine,
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine having a variable display function of variably displaying predetermined identification information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pachinko gaming machine for playing a special figure game, for example, there is a pachinko gaming machine having a first-class special electric accessory (attacker). This pachinko gaming machine performs random number extraction, that is, a jackpot lottery, when a game ball fired in the game area wins a winning opening called a first-class starting opening (start chucker). The effect display and the stop symbol mode in the special figure game are determined based on the numerical values.

For example, on the special symbol display device, three display symbols arranged in the horizontal direction such as a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol stop sequentially updating the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol, If all of these display symbols finally stop at the same symbol, it will be a big hit. During this time, if the left symbol and the right symbol other than the middle symbol, which is the final stopped symbol, are temporarily stopped at the same symbol, the reach display mode is set. Further, if the middle symbol is also temporarily stopped at the same symbol, the specific symbol is displayed in a specific display mode (big hit display mode).

When the jackpot is determined, the attacker is opened intermittently for a certain period of time, so that the player can acquire many game balls. Therefore, during the special map game, the player
We expect the final display mode to be a specific display mode,
In order to effectively increase the player's expectation and enhance the interest of the game, various effect displays have been conventionally performed in special map games.

[0005] As such an effect display, there is a display in which at least two display symbols are changed again after temporarily stopping all display symbols after the start of the change. Here, in a special symbol display device to which an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device is applied, technically, the display symbols can be freely replaced or the like. Regardless of the type of display at the time of the temporary stop for the type, the display mode after the re-change can be freely selected.

[0006]

However, in the special symbol display device composed of a plurality of drivable reels, the order of updating the display symbols in the event of fluctuation is completely determined by the arrangement of the display symbols on the reels. Is restricted by For this reason, if the method of the re-change is the same for each reel, the display symbols of the type stopped on the activated line after the re-change are in the display area before the re-change and outside the display area before the re-change. Regardless, the restriction that they had to be aligned had been imposed.

According to the present invention, in a special symbol display device constituted by a rotating body such as a reel, when a display symbol (identification information) is temporarily stopped and then re-changed, the arrangement and display mode of the identification information are restricted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of selecting a final display mode from a display mode at the time of a temporary stop without any need.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention is configured such that a plurality of rotating bodies having a plurality of pieces of identification information arranged on an outer peripheral portion are driven. A variable display device (e.g., a special symbol display device 4) in which identification information displayed in the variable display region can be variably displayed and an effective line is set in the variable display region;
A variable display mode determining unit that determines a process and a result of a change of the identification information displayed in the variable display area when a predetermined variable start condition is satisfied, and based on a determination result of the variable display mode determining unit. A variable display control for variably displaying the identification information in the variable display area by driving the plurality of rotators and stopping the variability display of the identification information by stopping the driving of the plurality of rotators. Means, the variable display control means,
After temporarily stopping all the identification information, drive the corresponding rotating bodies so that two or more and not all of the identification information are of the same type (different of individual display symbols) and are aligned on the effective line. Control and fluctuate again.

In the case where a plurality of effective lines are set on the variable display device, identification information which does not change again and is of the same type as that present on the effective line becomes effective after the change. It is preferable that the type of identification information be aligned on the line. In the case where a plurality of effective lines are set in parallel, the identification information to be re-varied is re-changed on another parallel effective line different from the effective line on which the identification information which is not re-changed is displayed. They may be aligned. In that case, at least one of the identification information that has not been changed or the identification information that has been changed again can be changed and displayed again.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, at least two of the plurality of rotating bodies which are driven again after the identification information is temporarily stopped may have a different arrangement of the identification information from each other. Good. In this case, even if the identification information (all or a part) displayed in the variable display area at the time of the temporary stop is of the same type on the active line, outside the variable display area, In some cases, the same type of identification information may not be available. Therefore, in order to align the identification information of the type that is not aligned outside the variable display area after the re-change, it is necessary to control the driving of the rotating body.

In the gaming machine, the variable display control means may control a driving speed of a rotating body when the identification information is re-varied. In this case, the drive speed of the rotating body whose identification information to be aligned on the effective line after the re-fluctuation is not aligned before the re-fluctuation is controlled to be different from the driving speed of the other rotative bodies. be able to.

In the above-mentioned gaming machine, the change display control means may control a driving direction of a rotating body when the identification information is changed again. In this case, it is possible to control the driving direction of the rotating body whose identification information to be aligned after the re-fluctuation is not aligned before the re-fluctuation to be different from the driving directions of the other rotating bodies.

It is to be noted that the re-driven rotator has at least two discriminating information sequences completely reversed in order.
In the case where there is one, the variable display control means temporarily determines that the same type of identification information is aligned on the effective line for the rotating body in which the arrangement of the identification information is reversed, and for the rotating body that is driven again. After the stop, it is preferable that the identification information is re-varied by controlling the driving directions to be opposite to each other. In this case, if display symbols of the same type are aligned on the active line before re-change, any other type of display symbols will be located at the same distance from the active line and in opposite directions to each other, This is because the start and end timings of the re-variation and the driving speed of the rotating body at the time of the re-variation can be made the same.

In order to achieve the above object, a variable display method according to a second aspect of the present invention provides a method for displaying a plurality of rotations in which a plurality of pieces of identification information are arranged on an outer peripheral portion when a predetermined change start condition is satisfied. A variable display mode determining procedure for determining a process and a result of the change of the identification information displayed in the variable display area of the variable display device in which the identification information is displayed by enabling the body to be driven by setting the active line, and Based on the determination result of the variable display mode determination procedure, the identification information in the variable display area is variably displayed by driving the plurality of rotators, and the driving of the plurality of rotators is stopped. A variable display control procedure for stopping the variable display of the identification information, wherein the variable display control procedure temporarily stops all the identification information, To align the effective line intended one type, by controlling the driving of the corresponding rotating body respectively varied again.

That is, by causing a computer device or the like to execute the procedure according to the above method, the same effect as that of the gaming machine of the present invention can be obtained. That is, by realizing the above-described processing procedure using hardware such as a computer device, the effect display technique of the present invention can be easily implemented on the hardware.

Also, a program or data for causing a computer or the like to execute the procedure according to the above method is encoded and transmitted as a program code signal superimposed on a carrier, and the program code signal superimposed on the carrier is received. Then, the effect display technology of the present invention can be easily implemented by decoding the original program or data and causing the computer device or the like to execute it.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the reach effect display refers to a display symbol other than the display symbol that is the final stop symbol, for example, stopped, rocked, enlarged or reduced or deformed in a state in which it matches the specific display mode that is a big hit. State, that is, a state in which the update display is continuously stopped within a predetermined area for a certain period of time (hereinafter, these states are temporarily stopped), or a state in which the display positions of the display symbols are switched, or This refers to an effect display in which the possibility that the display result becomes a specific display mode is apparently increased before the final result is displayed, such as a state in which a plurality of display symbols are updating and displaying in synchronization.

The activated line is a specific combination of the symbol display areas on the special symbol display device. When the final stopped symbol mode is the specific display mode, identification information (display information) for forming the specific display mode is used. Symbol) is displayed on the activated line.

The gaming machine in this embodiment is a gaming machine for playing a special figure game using a special symbol display device, and a card reader (C) for lending a ball with a prepaid card.
R: Card Reader) -type pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example, but the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

In addition, even if it is a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, if it has a variable display device constituted by drivable reels or the like, it is classified into, for example, a second type or a third type. It may be a pachinko game machine, a general electric machine, or a ball game machine with a probability setting function called a pachicon. Furthermore, CR-type pachinko machines that lend balls with prepaid cards (CR
The present invention is applicable not only to pachinko machines but also to pachinko game machines (cash machines) that lend balls with cash.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, and shows an arrangement layout of main members. The pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) 1 is roughly divided into a gaming board (gauge board) 2 constituting a gaming board surface, and a gaming machine frame (base frame) 3 for supporting and fixing the gaming board 2. A substantially circular game area surrounded by guide rails is formed on the game board 2, and a special symbol display device 4 as a variable display device is provided at a substantially central position of the game area.

The special symbol display device 4 is composed of reels 4a, 4b and 4c as three rotating bodies driven to rotate by a stepping motor. In the special symbol display device 4, the player can visually recognize three consecutive symbols among the display symbols drawn on the outer periphery of the reels 4a, 4b, and 4c in three stages, upper, middle, and lower. Three in the horizontal direction,
And two effective lines are set in the diagonal direction.
If the same display symbol is arranged on any of these activated lines, a specific display mode is obtained. Also, the reels 4a, 4b,
Inside the 4c, there are provided reel lamps for irradiating light from the rear side of the display symbols in the viewable areas. These reel lamps are configured to be able to change a light emission mode such as a light emission color.

FIG. 5A shows a display symbol drawn on the outer periphery of the left reel 4a. FIG. 5B shows a display symbol drawn on the outer periphery of the middle and right reels 4b and 4c. As shown in these figures, the reels 4a, 4b, 4c
On the outer peripheral portion, some display symbols related to the jackpot and display symbols not related to the jackpot are alternately drawn in a predetermined order. Among the display symbols related to the jackpot,
White, red, blue, and green “7” are probability variation symbols, and “A” (white), “J” (blue), “Q” (red),
The symbol with “K” (green) is a non-stochastic variation symbol.
In other words, there are eight types of display symbols related to the jackpot depending on differences in shape and color (pattern). The probability variation symbol and the non-probability variation symbol are drawn alternately with a symbol not related to the jackpot. Also, the reels 4b and 4
The arrangement order of the symbols c and c is the same, and the arrangement order of the symbols on the reel 4a and the reels 4b and 4c is completely reversed.

Returning to FIG. 1, the explanation will be continued. At a position below the special symbol display device 4, a special symbol starting port (start chucker) 6 which also serves as an electric tulip type accessory (ordinary electric accessory) 5; A large winning opening (first-class special electric accessory) 7 that performs an opening operation by driving a solenoid or the like when a big hit occurs is arranged vertically. Grand Prize Win 7
Performs the opening operation when the special symbol game is played based on the winning timing to the special symbol starting port 6 and the jackpot is won. In addition, speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at upper left and right positions of the game frame 3, and a lamp 9 is provided around the game area.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration centering on a game control unit. The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a power supply section (power supply board) 10.
And a game control unit (game control board) 11 and an input / output unit 12
, A display control unit (display control board) 13, a sound control unit (sound control board) 14, and a lamp control unit (lamp control board) 1
5, a payout control unit (payout control board) 16, and an information output unit (information terminal board) 17. In the present invention, the functions of the variable display mode determining unit and the variable display control unit are mainly implemented by the game control unit 11 and the display control unit 13.

The power supply section 10 supplies a predetermined power supply voltage to each circuit in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The game control unit 11 includes various circuits provided in the game control board, and has a function of generating random numbers used in the special figure game, a function of inputting and outputting signals via the input / output unit 12, a display control unit, 13, a sound control unit 14, a lamp control unit 15, and a payout control unit 16, each of which has a function of outputting a control command signal and a function of outputting various information to a hall management computer.

The input / output unit 12 is used for detecting a game ball and opening / closing an accessory. The display control unit 13, the sound control unit 14, and the lamp control unit 15 perform a special figure display control (including a control of a reel lamp) in a special figure game and a sound output based on a control command signal transmitted from the game control unit 11. The control and the lamp display control are executed independently of the game control unit 11, respectively. The display control unit 13 drives and stops the reels 4a, 4b, 4c by sending a control signal to the stepping motors of the reels 4a, 4b, 4c, and changes the display symbols. The payout control unit 16 controls payout of a game ball or a prize ball. The information output unit 17 is for outputting various game-related information to the outside.

Here, the temporary stop timing and the fluctuation timing of the display symbols displayed on the special symbol display device 4 are as follows.
It is uniquely determined according to a variable display pattern command described later. That is, the display control unit 13 and the audio control unit 14
From the timing at which the fluctuation display pattern command is received, the lamp control unit 15 changes the display symbol on the special symbol display device 4 (including turning on the reel lamp), outputs sound from the speakers 8L and 8R, and outputs the lamp 9 The control is performed so that the blinking display is performed in conjunction.

Next, the operation (operation) of this embodiment will be described.

First, an outline of a game flow in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. Pachinko machine 1
By operating the handle provided at the lower right position of the game ball, the game ball is fired into the game area. Game control unit 11
In this example, the presence or absence of an input of a special symbol start switch or the like in the input / output unit 12 is monitored, and when a game ball wins the special symbol start port 6, the winning of the game ball is detected by the special symbol start switch. When a winning of a game ball is detected in the special symbol starting port 6, the number of winning game balls and a random number at the time of winning are stored in a special symbol determination bank. Then, a special figure game is started on the special symbol display device 4 based on the stored data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing operation in the game control section. The game control unit 12 according to the present embodiment is activated approximately every 2 milliseconds by a timer interrupt. That is, the game control unit 11 uses a timer interrupt method, and repeatedly executes the following processes for each timer interrupt.

When the game control unit 11 is started by the timer interrupt signal, the game control unit 11 performs a so-called stack setting process of setting a designated address to a stack pointer (step S101: hereinafter simply referred to as S101). . Next, the game control unit 11 checks the flag information for system check, and if the flag information is different from the normal operation determination value, performs a system check process of clearing a work area in the memory ( S102).

Next, the game control section 11 performs time division processing of information output processing for acquiring various flag information and the like in the special figure game and sound output processing for outputting a sound effect in the special figure game (S103). . Next, an input signal from the input / output unit 12 is detected, and an input process corresponding to the detected state is performed (S104).

Next, the game control section 11 executes a special symbol process, which will be described in detail later (S105). Similarly, after executing the special symbol process, a random number updating process for updating the determination random number used for the special figure game is performed (S106), and a display symbol for updating the display symbol random number used for the special figure game is also provided. Perform random number update processing (S
107). Then, the game control unit 11 performs an error process of detecting the presence or absence of an irregularity such as an error, and performing an error notification as necessary when an error occurs (S108).

Further, the game control unit 11 includes an input / output unit 12
And performs a prize ball process to determine whether or not each prize port or prize device has a prize (S10).
9). Next, the game control unit 11 outputs audio data, a display control signal, a decorative lamp, an information signal,
An output process for transmitting commands such as a solenoid drive signal and a winning ball number signal is performed (S110). Thereafter, the game control unit 11 repeats the remaining time process of updating the display symbol determination random number and the determination random number until a timer interrupt signal is given (S111).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the special symbol process processing of FIG. In the special symbol process processing, the corresponding processing is selectively executed according to special figure flag information for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a predetermined order according to the gaming state. Then, the value of the special figure flag information is updated during each processing according to the gaming state. In the special symbol process process, the following processes are executed corresponding to the special figure flag information.

When the value of the special figure flag information is “0”, it is determined whether or not the random number value drawn in the special figure game is equal to the jackpot value, or is notified to the outside. Process ”(S201). When the value of the special figure flag information is “1”, “special design change start processing” for starting the change display in the special figure game on the special symbol display device 4 is executed (S202). In the special symbol change start processing, the setting of the change display pattern of the special figure game and the setting of the final stop symbol are performed.

When the value of the special figure flag information is "2", "special design change processing" for performing change display processing in a special figure game is executed on the special design display device 4 (S20).
3). When the value of the special flag information is “3”, a special symbol left symbol which is the first stop symbol in the special symbol display device 4,
Subsequently, a “special symbol all symbol stop process” for performing a deceleration stop process of a special symbol right symbol which is a second stop symbol and finally a special symbol middle symbol which is a final stop symbol is executed (S20).
4).

When the value of the special flag information is "4", initialization processing for the jackpot operation, various processes during the interval period, and various flags set at the time of the jackpot at the end of the jackpot operation are reset. "The special winning opening pre-opening process" is executed (S205). When the value of the special figure flag information is "5", various processes relating to the jackpot operation and "the process of opening the special winning opening 7" for checking the opening time of the special winning opening 7 per time are executed (S206). When the value of the special figure flag information is "6", a "big hit operation end waiting process" for adjusting the timing until the big hit operation ends is executed (S207).

It should be noted that the processes executed in the special symbol process are not limited to the above-described processes, but may be replaced with other processes or other processes may be added. Also, if the processing contents of each processing branched according to the value of the special figure flag information become complicated and the processing cannot be completed within the timer interrupt time,
A plurality of the same processes may be added.

In the special figure game, when the game ball passes through the special symbol starting port 6, a special symbol jackpot or a loss is determined based on the value of the determination random number. As a result of the determination, when a jackpot is won, the special symbol combination corresponding to the value of the random number for determination is displayed on the special symbol display device 4. On the other hand, when a loss occurs, a special symbol corresponding to the value of the display symbol random number is displayed.

Hereinafter, based on the variable display pattern command sent from the game control unit 11 as described above,
A process for causing the display control unit 13 to variably display a symbol on the special symbol display device 4 will be described. Here, the patterns shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 and the display example of FIG. 7 are shown as the variable display patterns. FIG.
In (a) to (f), the effective line at the middle stage in the horizontal direction is L
As shown.

By the way, the flowchart used in the following description is for simply explaining the procedure of the variable display of the display symbols, and the display control unit 13 always executes a program corresponding to such a flowchart. It is not necessary to perform processing. That is, as long as the mode on the special symbol display device 4 corresponds to a display screen example described later, the processing program of the display control unit 13 may be any program.

When the special figure game starts, the display control unit 13
As shown in FIG. 7A, all of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are rotated by driving all the reels 4a, 4b, and 4c stopped in the end state of the last special figure game. The display is changed (S301).

Next, every time a certain period of time elapses, the display control unit 13 temporarily stops the left symbol by stopping the rotation of the reel 4a (S302), and stops the rotation of the reel 4c by rotating the right of the reel 4c. The symbol is temporarily stopped (S30
3). At this time, as shown in FIG. 7B, the left symbol and the right symbol are the same display symbol “A” on the activated line L.
It is in a state of reach. Note that the symbols temporarily stopped are, as shown in FIG. 7B, reels 4a,
By finely reciprocating the 4c, the display is vibrated up and down (the same applies hereinafter).

After a certain period of time has elapsed, the display control section 13 temporarily stops the middle symbol by stopping the rotation of the reel 4b (S304). Here the effective line L
As shown in FIG. 7C, the type of the middle symbol that is temporarily stopped at the top is “7 (red)” different from the displayed symbol “A” in the reach state. “7 (red)” is the type of the display symbol at the time of final confirmation as described later.
"7 (red)" is the same distance from the effective line L in the opposite direction on a and 4c (see FIG. 5).

Next, as shown in FIG. 7D, the display control unit 13 changes the left symbol and the right symbol again by rotating the reels 4a and 4c in opposite directions (S30).
5) After a certain period of time has elapsed, as shown in FIG. 7 (e), the rotation of the reels 4a and 4c is stopped again to temporarily stop at "7 (red)" on the effective line L, A temporary stop is performed in the specific display mode (S306). Here, since "7 (red)" on the reels 4a and 4c is at the same distance from the effective line L, it is possible to make the timing of the start of re-variation the same, make the rotation speed the same, and temporarily stop at the same time.

The display controller 13 sets the reel 4 in this state.
By completely stopping the movements of a, 4b and 4c,
All of the left, middle and right symbols are completely stopped and fixed (S307). Then, the process of this flowchart ends.

As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine according to this embodiment, the arrangement order of the display symbols on the reels 4a and the arrangement of the display symbols on the reels 4b and 4c are opposite to each other. For this reason, even if the left symbol and the right symbol are temporarily stopped so as to be aligned with the same display symbol on the activated line L, other display symbols may not be aligned outside the display area. However, since the arrangement is in reverse order, the distance from the effective line L is equal.

Therefore, if the rotation direction of the reels 4a and 4c is reversed and the left symbol and the right symbol are changed again in the opposite direction, the timing of the start of the change and the reels 4a and 4c are changed.
By setting the rotation speed of c and the timing of the end of the re-change (the second temporary stop) to be the same, the display symbols of the same type can be temporarily stopped on the effective line L. For this reason, with respect to the left symbol and the right symbol, any of the display symbols temporarily stopped on the activated line L before the re-change is selected as the display symbols displayed on the activated line L after the re-change. be able to.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

In the above embodiment, when the left symbol and the right symbol are changed again, the rotation directions of the reels 4a and 4c are set to be opposite to each other. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the left symbol and the right symbol may be changed again by controlling the rotation speed of the reels 4a and 4c (in FIG. 8, the length of the arrow indicates the rotation speed). Represents the difference). For example, in the state of FIG.
“7 (red)” on a and 4c means that the distance from the effective line L in the same direction is different. For example, when the distance ratio is 1: n and the rotation speeds of the reels 4a and 4c are 1: n, the start and end timings of the re-variation are simultaneously performed, and the same type of display symbol is displayed as an effective line. L will be aligned.

Further, by rotating the reels 4a and 4c a plurality of times, the left symbol and the right symbol can be changed again. In this case, if the moving distance from the effective line L to “7 (red)” that temporarily stops after changing along the reel by the number of revolutions is 1: N, the rotation speed of the reels 4a and 4c is set to 1: N. be able to.

In the above embodiment, when the left symbol and the right symbol are changed again, the rotation direction of the reels 4a, 4c is controlled, and the above-mentioned modified example controls the rotation speed. Was. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the start of the re-change of the display symbol (reel 4a, 4
At least one of the timing of the start of the rotation of c and the timing of the end of the re-variation (the end of the rotation of the reels 4a and 4c) may be controlled.

In the above-described embodiment, the arrangement order of the display symbols on the reels 4a and 4c to be changed again is reverse to each other. However, the present invention can be applied to any arrangement order of the display symbols. That is, at least one of the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the reels 4a and 4c is controlled depending on the position of the display symbol of the type that is the display mode at the time of final determination at the time of the temporary stop before the re-change. It is only necessary.

In the above-described embodiment, the left and right symbols are aligned with the same symbol to reach the state before the re-variation, and thereafter, the re-variation and the specific display mode are set. On the other hand, the left symbol and the right symbol are not in the reach state before the re-fluctuation, and may be arranged in the reach display mode after re-fluctuation. In that case, the reach effect display may be performed by changing again at least any one of the middle symbol, the left symbol, and the right symbol that have not been changed again. The final display mode after setting the reach display mode in this way may be either a specific display mode or a loss display mode.

In the above embodiment, the reels 4a, 4a
Reel lamps provided inside b and 4c were backlights for emitting light from the back side of the display symbol. On the other hand, a front light that irradiates light from the front side of the display symbols on the reels 4a, 4b, and 4c, and a side light that irradiates light from the side surface may be used.

In the above embodiment, as the special symbol display device 4, the display symbols are drawn on the outer periphery, and the reels 4a, 4b, which change the display symbols by being driven to rotate,
4c has been described as an example. However, the special symbol display device 4 may be configured by arranging a plurality of belts each having a ring shape and having a display symbol arranged on the outer periphery.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been described. On the other hand, the present invention can be applied to a game machine or the like that simulates the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In other words, when the CPU of the game machine executes a predetermined program to simulate the movement of the above-mentioned game ball, and as a result, when it is determined that the game ball has passed through the above-mentioned special symbol starting port 6, the above-mentioned The same lottery as that described above is performed, and the display symbols can be changed and displayed. The game machine program can be stored in a CD-ROM or the like and distributed separately from the game machine.
In addition, the present invention can be applied to a slot machine or the like that displays an image on a liquid crystal display device and outputs sound to perform an effect.

[0060]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a special symbol display device constituted by a rotating body such as a reel, when a display symbol is temporarily changed after being temporarily stopped, without being restricted by the arrangement and the display mode of the identification information, the display mode at the time of the temporary stop is used. It is possible to select the final display mode.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration centering on a game control unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing operation example in a game control unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing example in the special symbol process processing of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a display symbol arranged on a reel constituting the special symbol display device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a variable display pattern according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example on the special symbol display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another display example on the special symbol display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Pachinko gaming machine 4 Special symbol display device 8L, 8R Speaker 9 Lamp 11 Game control unit 13 Display control unit 14 Sound control unit 15 Lamp control unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of rotating bodies each having a plurality of pieces of identification information arranged on an outer peripheral portion are driven, so that identification information displayed in a variable display area can be variably displayed, and effective in the variable display area. A variable display device having set lines, a variable display mode determining means for determining a process and a result of a change of the identification information displayed in the variable display area when a preset change start condition is satisfied; Based on the determination result of the display mode determination means, the identification information in the variable display area is variably displayed by driving the plurality of rotating bodies, and the identification information is reduced by stopping the driving of the plurality of rotating bodies. Variable display control means for stopping the variable display of, after temporarily stopping all the identification information, two or more and not all the identification information is of the same type A gaming machine characterized in that the driving of the corresponding rotating bodies is controlled and varied again so that they are aligned on the activated line. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least two of the plurality of rotating bodies driven again after the identification information is temporarily stopped have different arrangements of the identification information from each other. The gaming machine according to claim 1. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the variable display control means controls a driving speed of the rotating body when the identification information is changed again. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the variable display control means controls a driving direction of a rotating body when the identification information is re-varied. . 5. The rotating body to be driven again includes at least two units in which the arrangement of the identification information is completely reversed in each other, and the variable display control means rotates the arrangement in which the arrangement of the identification information is reversed in each other. For the rotating body to be driven again, after temporarily stopping so that the same type of identification information is aligned on the effective line, the driving direction is controlled to be opposite to each other, and the identification information is changed again. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine is operated.