JP2002165920A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine having a perfect informing function accepted by both a beginner and a senior. SOLUTION: A player himself/herself can select a using time of the perfect informing means. The perfect informing is performed in a condition in which a start lever is moved in a usually incogitable direction, namely the player intentionally moves the start lever in a specific direction, to operate the slot machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine which starts a plurality of reels at a time and determines a winning or losing of a game based on a combination of symbols stopped on an effective line in a reel display window.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a slot machine, when a start lever is moved, a lottery is performed in an internal hit lottery section, and it is determined whether or not an internal hit has been won. Then, when the player wins the internal hit, a specific symbol (for example, “7”) of each reel regardless of the timing of pressing the stop button of the player as long as the game is continued until the symbols corresponding to the internal hit are prepared. And "BAR" are arranged in a line within a certain range (for example, "7.77.7", "BAR-B").
AR / BAR ”) The reel is controlled to stop.
By this, once the internal hit is won, a large amount of medals can be received regardless of the timing of the stop button pressed by the player, and whether or not the internal hit is won becomes the most interesting of the slot machine. I have.

However, the reels are controlled to stop so that a predetermined symbol is arranged in a winning arrangement even if the inside win is won, on condition that a stop button is pressed within a certain range. If the timing at which the player presses the stop button is too far from the symbol "7", the stop control of the drum is not controlled at "7". Therefore, when the player does not notice the internal winning, the game may be stopped halfway despite the internal winning effect being continued.

Therefore, a system has been developed for notifying a player of the result of an internal hit when the player wins the internal hit, so that the player can enjoy the profit of the internal hit without stopping the game halfway. Have been. Specifically, there are known methods of displaying a so-called reach eye, lighting a lamp for notifying an inside hit, and generating a sound.

[0005] The reach eye display is to control the reels so that the arrangement of the symbols stopped in the subsequent game when the internal winning is won is changed to a certain limited symbol arrangement. The player can determine whether or not the symbol that has appeared matches this particular symbol arrangement (reach eye), and if he can recognize that it matches, he can know the inside hit.

On the other hand, a method of notifying an internal hit by lighting a lamp or generating a sound means that when an internal hit is won, a display lamp on the front of the housing of the slot machine is turned on violently, A certain back lamp is turned on violently, and a specific melody which does not normally appear from a speaker is played to notify a player of an inside hit. The player can know that the internal hit has been won based on the lighting of the lamp and the presence or absence of the melody.

[0007]

However, as for the reach eye display among the above-mentioned informing means, even if some of the experienced persons do not know all the reach eyes, they can guess the reach eyes and enjoy the game. However, for beginners, the game may be stopped halfway without being able to judge whether it is a reach eye or not, and a chance of winning inside will be missed, causing beginners to avoid slot machines.

Accordingly, a method has been developed for notifying an internal hit by lighting a lamp or generating a sound. However, if the player cannot determine that the way of turning on the lamp or the way of generating the sound is different from the normal state, the notification means also stops the game in the same way as the reach eye display, You may miss a chance to win inside.

However, a system for notifying the internal hit with a lamp, and the lamp is not turned on unless the internal hit is won, and is always turned on when the internal hit is won (hereinafter referred to as "complete"). Only when it is "notifying means"), it is possible to reliably notify the player of the internal hit regardless of the skill level of the player.

[0010] Such a complete informing means, no matter how new to a slot machine, is to be able to always enjoy the profit of the internal win if the internal win is won, to stop the game halfway, While there is an advantage that there is no chance of missing a chance, for a slot machine expert, the most interesting thing in slot machine games is to guess whether or not your own gaming machine is winning inside. Some parts are gone. This is a reason for advanced players to avoid slot machines with full notification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot machine provided with a complete notifying means capable of solving the above-mentioned problems relating to the slot machine provided with the complete notifying means and being enjoyed by beginners to advanced players. I do.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention has a function of a complete informing means, and allows a player himself / herself to select a time of using the complete informing means. It was made. Specifically, the complete notification is performed on the condition that the start lever is not normally considered, that is, on condition that the player intentionally moves the start lever in a specific direction to operate the slot machine.

That is, when the start lever is operated in a direction in which it is most difficult to move, for example, by being pushed upward, the complete leaving means is operated. (Claim 1)

The above method is further complicated, and the complete notification means is activated by moving the start lever in a specific direction a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time. (Claim 2)

[0015]

[Effect] Even an advanced player will not shy away from a slot machine provided with complete notification means.

[0016]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a slot machine according to the present invention. This slot machine is provided with a notification lamp 1, a reel display window 2, a deposit count display 3, a medal slot 4, a start lever 5, a stop button 6, a medal discharge port 7, a medal tray 8, and the like.

FIG. 2 shows an electric configuration of the slot machine centering on the game control device 9. The game control device 9 is composed of a microprocessor or the like, and is a CPU 10 which is a main body of control and calculation, a ROM 11 for storing programs and fixed data, and an RA used as a work area.
M12, a random number generator 13 for generating random numbers, and the like.

The CPU 10 decodes and executes a program stored in the ROM 11, and controls a series of operations relating to a game while reading and writing data from and to the RAM 12.

The player rotates the respective reels by pressing the start lever 5, and stops the respective reels corresponding to the three stop buttons by pressing the three stop buttons 6 at an arbitrary timing of the player. be able to. By operating the start lever 5 and the stop button 6, the player can enjoy a slot game by arranging predetermined winning symbols.

The start signal of the start lever 5 is transmitted to the game control device 9, and a predetermined winning or non-winning is determined.
The reel and the like are controlled according to the result. At the same time, it is determined by the complete notification means operation determination device 14 whether the predetermined operation of the start lever 5 for notifying the internal hit has been performed, and when it is determined that the predetermined operation has been performed,
A signal is sent to the notification lamp 1 to notify the player of the inside hit. The player can recognize the internal hit by turning on the notification lamp 1.

Next, a description will be given of a predetermined operation relating to the start lever 5 to be performed by the player for the operation of the complete notification means.

The start lever 5 of the slot machine is designed to operate even if it is moved up, down, left, or right. Normally, the player operates in such a manner that the start lever 5 is pressed from above in the direction in which it is most easy to move. By doing so, it is possible to play a game for a long time with the least fatigue. Therefore, operating the start lever 5 by pushing it upward, for example, is the most likely way of playing a game, and it is very difficult to play the game in this way for a long time. As described above, the complete notification function is activated on the condition that the player does not or does not normally perform the operation.

The above described method can be made more difficult for a player to perform. Start lever 5
By moving a predetermined number of times in a specific direction within a predetermined time, a complete internal hit notification function is activated. For example, the start lever 5 is again actuated in the same direction as the direction in which the start lever 5 was first actuated between 0.2 seconds and 0.3 seconds from when the start lever 5 was actuated to when the reel started rotating. Activate the complete notification function on condition that it is moved. As described above, the complete notification function is activated by an operation that the player does not normally perform or is difficult to perform.

The operation direction, the operation period, and the number of operations of the start lever 5 described in the present embodiment are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

By the way, even if the player himself / herself can select the use time of the complete notification means, if the selection can be easily made, the complete notification function is substantially simply provided. It is no different from the slot machine provided. Only with some inconvenience as described above

The problems as described in the above are solved.

[0026]

According to the present invention, in a slot machine provided with complete informing means welcomed by a beginner, a player can select an operation time of the complete informing means, and a certain inconvenient operation is required for the operation. Since the operation is accompanied, the player is prevented from frequently using the function, so that it becomes easy for an advanced player to accept a slot machine provided with complete notification means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a control system of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Notification lamp, 2: Reel display window, 3: Deposited number display, 4: Medal slot, 5: Start lever, 6: Stop button, 7: Medal discharge port, 8: Medal receiving tray, 9:
Game control device, 10: CPU, 11: ROM, 12: R
AM, 13: random number generator, 14: complete notification means operation determination device, 15: reel unit, 16: audio output unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] In a slot machine which determines a hit by a combination of pictures at a stop position of a plurality of rotating reels provided with different pictures, an internal hit is notified by moving a start lever attached to the slot machine in a specific direction. A slot machine characterized by: 2. A slot machine in which a plurality of rotating reels provided with different pictures are hit at a stop position by a combination of pictures at a stop position, wherein a start lever attached to the slot machine is fixed in a predetermined direction within a predetermined time. A slot machine that reports an internal hit by moving it a number of times.