JP2002200273A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of performing new ready-to-win state presentation display by using a mechanical variable display device and an electrical variable display device together. SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a drum display control part 13 for controlling the variable display operation of special patterns at a special pattern display device, an LCD display control part 14 for controlling a presentation display operation by images at an LCD and a game control part 11 for beforehand deciding the variation mode kind of the special patterns by the drum display control part 13. The LCD display control part 14 displays a ready-to-win state presentation image at the LCD in the case of becoming a ready-to-win state display mode at the special pattern display device on the basis of the variation mode kind decided by the game control part 11. Thus, in the constitution of the special pattern display device capable of variably displaying the special patterns by the drive of a rotating body, the new ready- to-win state presentation display is performed by the display image of the LCD.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine for driving a plurality of rotating bodies having a plurality of types of identification information to variably display predetermined identification information. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a change display of identification information (hereinafter referred to as a display symbol) is performed on a variable display device, and if the display result is a specific display mode, a big hit is made. Many things are provided. The variable display device is roughly classified into a mechanical variable display device that mechanically drives a rotating body such as a drum or a belt to display a variable display pattern, and a liquid crystal display device (hereinafter, LCD:
Liquid Crystal Display) and LED (Light Emitting D)
iode) There is an electric variable display device that performs variable display of a display symbol by electrically driving a matrix or the like.

[0003]

By the way, the mechanical variable display device performs a reach effect or the like according to a variation mode due to the mechanical operation of the rotating body, and therefore, its unique movement which cannot be obtained with the electric variable display device. Many players prefer to. On the other hand, the electric variable display device performs a reach effect or the like by changing a display image in various ways, and thus has a feature that a visual effect is higher than a mechanical variable display device. As described above, the mechanical variable display device and the electric variable display device each have advantages and disadvantages, and the characteristics of the gaming machine are determined depending on which variable display device is used.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing a novel reach effect display by using a mechanical variable display device and an electric variable display device together.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by driving a plurality of rotating bodies having a plurality of types of identification information, the identification information can be changed and displayed. A variable display device, an image display device provided at a position near the variable display device, and capable of performing an effect display by an image in cooperation with a variation mode of the identification information displayed on the variable display device; Variable display control means for controlling a variable display operation of the identification information in a display device, image display control means for controlling an effect display operation by an image in the image display device, and a variation mode type of the identification information by the variable display control means And a variable mode determining unit that determines in advance the variable display device based on the variable mode type determined by the variable mode determining unit. If the reach display mode in, characterized in that to display the reach effect image on the image display device.

With this configuration, a new reach effect display can be performed by the display image of the image display device separately from the variable display device.

Further, the variation mode determining means outputs variation mode type information indicating the variation mode type of the identification information to at least one of the variable display control section and the image display control section, and Control means and / or
Alternatively, the image display control means may control a display operation based on the variation mode type information. With this configuration, the variable display device and / or the variable display device can be configured based on the variation mode type information output from the variation mode determination unit.
Alternatively, display control of the image display device can be performed. In this case, it is preferable that a display mode of the reach effect image is changed in accordance with a change operation of the identification information in the variable display device. With this configuration, it is possible to further enhance the effect of the reach. Also,
It is preferable that the reach effect image includes at least one of a character display image and a character display image. With such a configuration, it is possible to perform a reach effect with an enhanced effect of the effect, which is easier to understand.

[0008]

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 (hereinafter, these states are temporarily stopped), that is, a state in which the update display is continuously stopped within a predetermined area for a certain period of time, 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.

A specific combination of symbol display areas in the special symbol display device is set in advance as an effective line. Then, when it is determined that the predetermined game value is to be given, when the final stop symbol mode informs that a big hit has occurred, the display symbol finally stopped on this activated line is the specific display mode. Stop after changing the display symbol so that it becomes. That is, the player can easily recognize whether or not a big hit has occurred by checking the display mode on the pay line on the special symbol display device.

The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a gaming machine that performs a special figure game (game relating to variable display of a special symbol) using a mechanical variable display device such as a rotating drum, and lends a ball using a prepaid card. A card reader (CR: Card Reader) type first class pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example. However, the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to this. For example, a pachinko gaming machine classified into the second type or the third type, a general electric machine, or a probability setting function called a pachicon. It may be a ball-and-ball game machine equipped with the like. Further, the present invention is applicable not only to a CR-type pachinko gaming machine that lends a ball with a prepaid card, but also to a pachinko gaming machine that lends a ball with cash. That is, any form of gaming machine having a mechanical variable display device including a rotating drum or the like and capable of performing an effect display corresponding to a special figure game may be used.

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 4a as a variable display device is provided at a substantially central position of the game area. An LCD 4b as an image display device is provided near the special symbol display device 4a, that is, at a position directly above the special symbol display device 4a.

At the lower position of the special symbol display device 4a, a special symbol starting port (start chucker) 6 also serving as an electric tulip type accessory (ordinary electric accessory) 5 and a solenoid or the like are driven when a big hit occurs. A large winning opening (a first-class special electric accessory) 7 that performs an opening operation is arranged vertically. The special winning opening 7 performs an opening operation when a special figure game is played based on the timing of winning the special symbol starting opening 6 and a big hit is achieved. Speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided at upper left and right positions of the gaming machine frame 3, and a lamp 9 is provided around the gaming 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 drum display control unit (drum display control board) 13;
LCD display control unit (LCD display control board) 14
A lamp control unit (sound / lamp control board) 15, a payout control unit (payout control board) 16, and an information output unit (information terminal board) 17 are provided.

The power supply unit 10 supplies a predetermined power supply voltage to each circuit in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The game control unit 11 is composed of 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 drum display control It has a function of outputting a control command signal to the unit 13, the LCD display control unit 14, the sound / lamp control unit 15, and the payout control unit 16, and a function of outputting various information to the hall management computer. .

The input / output unit 12 is used for detecting a game ball and opening / closing an accessory. Drum display control unit 1
3. LCD display controller 14, sound / lamp controller 15
Is to execute the special figure display control, the effect display control, and the sound / lamp output control in the special figure game independently of the game control section 11 based on the control command signal transmitted from the game control section 11. is there. 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 variation timing of the special symbol displayed by the special symbol display device 4a are uniquely determined according to the variation display pattern command output from the game control unit 11. That is, the drum display control unit 13, the LCD display control unit 14, and the sound / lamp control unit 15 perform the variable display of the special symbol on the special symbol display device 4a and the effect on the LCD 4b from the timing of receiving the variable display pattern command. Display, speaker 8
Control is performed so that the sound output from the L and 8R and the blinking display of various lamps are performed in conjunction with each other.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing details of the drum display control unit. The drum display control unit 13 includes various circuits provided in the drum display control board, and performs display control for variable display in a special figure game independently of the game control unit 11. Drum display control unit 13
Drives a drum motor 27 and a drum lamp 28, which will be described later, based on display control command data output from the game control unit 11. For this reason, the drum display control unit 1
Reference numeral 3 includes an oscillation circuit 20, a reset circuit 21, an MCU 22 for variable display control, a control ROM 23, an I / O port 24, a drum motor control circuit 25, and a drum lamp control circuit 26. The oscillation circuit 20 outputs a reference clock signal to the variable display control MCU 22. The reset circuit 21 outputs the variable display control MCU 22.
Output a reset signal for resetting. The variable display control MCU 22 is a 32-bit CPU 2
2a as a core and a work RAM 22b. When command data is input from the game control unit 11 via the I / O port 24, the CPU 22a uses the work RAM 22b as a work area while controlling the control ROM.
The control data for display control is read from 23. Further, the CPU 22a, based on the read control data,
A control signal is output to the drum motor control circuit 25, and
A control signal is output to the drum lamp control circuit 26.

The control ROM 23 includes a display control MCU 22
Is a semiconductor memory that stores various control programs and the like used by the computer. The I / O port 24 is connected to the game control unit 1
This is an interface for transferring an input signal from the control unit 1 to the display control MCU 22. Drum motor control circuit 2
5 is a drum motor 2 which rotates in 160 steps per rotation.
A pulse signal for performing a feed step or return step control on the signal 7 is output via a signal line. The drum lamp control circuit 26 includes white and red LEs.
A control signal is output to instruct the drum lamp 28 provided with D to turn on and off. The drum motor 27 and the drum lamp 28 are components of the special symbol display device 4a.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing details of the LCD display control unit. The LCD display control unit 14 includes various circuits provided in the LCD display control board, and performs display control for effect display in a special figure game independently of the game control unit 11. LCD display control unit 14
Displays an image used for effect display on the LCD 4 based on display control command data output from the game control unit 11.
b. For this reason, the LCD display control unit 14
An oscillation circuit 30, a reset circuit 31, an image display control MCU 32, a control ROM 33, and an I / O port 34
And a video display processor (VDP: Vi)
deo Display Processer) 35 and character ROM3
6, a VRAM (Video RAM) 37, and an LCD drive circuit 38.

The oscillation circuit 30 includes an image display control MCU 3
The reference circuit 2 outputs a reference clock signal, and the reset circuit 31 outputs a reset signal for resetting the image display control MCU 32. The image display control MCU 32 includes a work RAM 32b with a 32-bit CPU 32a as a core. CPU3
When command data is input from the game control unit 11 via the I / O port 34, the control unit 2a reads control data for display control from the control ROM 33 while using the work RAM 32b as a work area. Also, the CPU 32a
Outputs a control signal to the VDP 35 based on the read control data.

The control ROM 33 includes an image display control MCU.
32 is a semiconductor memory that stores various control programs and the like used by the MPU 32. The I / O port 34 is an interface for transferring an input signal from the game control unit 11 to the image display control MCU 32. VDP35 is
It has a display device control function for displaying images and a high-speed drawing function, and operates according to a drawing command from the CPU 32a. Further, it has a two-dimensional address space independent of the CPU 32a, and the VRAM 37 is mapped therein.

The character ROM 36 stores character image data frequently used among images displayed on the LCD 4b, for example, persons, animals, characters, figures, or symbols in advance. VRAM 37
This is a frame buffer memory for expanding image data generated by the VDP 35. LCD drive circuit 38
Converts the image data input from the VDP 35 into a video signal including a color signal and a synchronization signal, and outputs the video signal to the LCD 4b.

The operation (action) of this embodiment in the above configuration will be described.

First, an outline of a game flow in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. By operating a handle provided at the lower right position of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a game ball is launched 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 at the special symbol starting port 6, the number of winning game balls and an extracted value of a random number at the time of winning are stored in the special symbol determination bank. Then, a special figure game is started on the special symbol display device 4a based on the stored data.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation in the game control section. The game control unit 11 according to the present embodiment is activated approximately every 2 milliseconds by a timer interrupt using a software timer or the like. That is, the game control unit 11 uses the timer interrupt method and repeatedly executes the following processes every about 2 milliseconds based on the timer interrupt signal.

The game control unit 1 is operated by a timer interrupt signal.
When the game control unit 11 is activated, the game control unit 11 first performs a so-called stack setting process of setting a designated address to a stack pointer (S101).
Checks the flag information for system check, and if the flag information is different from the normal operation determination value,
A system check process for clearing the work area in the memory is performed (S102). Thereafter, the game control unit 11 performs a time division process of an information output process of acquiring various flag information and the like in the special map game and a sound output process of outputting a sound effect in the special map game (S103). Then, an input signal from the input / output unit 12 is detected, and after performing an input process (S104) corresponding to the detected state, a special symbol process process described later is performed (S105).

Thereafter, a random number updating process (S106) for updating the judgment random number used for the special figure game and a display symbol random number updating process (S107) for updating the display symbol random number used for the special figure game are sequentially performed. Do. Next, the game control unit 11 detects the presence or absence of an irregularity such as an error, and, when an error occurs, performs an error notification as necessary (S10).
After performing step 8), a detection signal from the input / output unit 12 is input, and a winning ball process is performed to determine whether or not each winning port or winning device has a winning (S109). Output processing for transmitting commands such as audio data, a display control signal (including the above-described variable display pattern command), a decorative lamp, an information signal, a solenoid drive signal, and a prize ball number signal to each output port. After performing (S110), the remaining time processing (S111) for updating the display symbol determination random number and the determination random number is repeated until a timer interrupt signal is given.

The special symbol processing in S105 is as follows.
The corresponding process 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.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the special symbol process. When the value of the special figure flag information is “0”, it is determined whether or not the random number value selected in the special figure game is equal to the big hit value, or in a normal game state such as a process of notifying the outside to the outside. The special symbol normal process is executed (S201). When the value of the special figure flag information is “1”, a special symbol big hit determination process for determining whether or not the display result of the symbol led to the special symbol display device 4a is a big hit symbol is executed (S202).

When the value of the special symbol flag information is "2", a special symbol stop symbol setting process for setting a stop symbol (display result) of the special symbol game performed by the special symbol display device 4a is executed (S203). . When the value of the special figure flag information is "3", a variable display pattern setting process for setting a variable display pattern of a symbol of the special figure game performed by the special symbol display device 4a is executed (S204). When the value of the special figure flag information is "4", a special design change processing for performing a change processing in the special figure game performed by the special design display device 4a is executed (S205).

If the value of the special figure flag information is "5", a special symbol stop processing for executing a special symbol deceleration stop processing is executed (S206). When the value of the special figure flag information is “6”, a special winning opening pre-processing for performing a processing for the big hit operation is executed (S207). When the value of the special figure flag information is "7", various processes relating to the big hit operation and a process during opening of the special winning opening for checking the opening time of the special winning opening 7 per one time are executed (S208). When the value of the special figure flag information is "8", the passage of the game ball to the specific area switch is monitored, and the specific area effective time processing for determining whether or not the special symbol process has been completed is executed (S209). .
When the value of the special figure flag information is "9", it is determined whether or not the special symbol process has been completed. The big hit end processing for clearing the big hit end display and clearing the big hit information is executed (S
210).

The processing executed in the special symbol processing is not limited to the above-described processing, but may be replaced with another processing or another processing may be added. Also, if the processing content of each process branched by the value of the special figure flag information becomes complicated and the process 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 wins the special symbol start-up port 6, a special symbol big hit or a loss is determined based on the value of the random number for determination. As a result of the determination, when a big hit occurs, a special symbol combination corresponding to the value of the random number for determination is displayed on the special symbol display device 4a. On the other hand, when a loss occurs, a special symbol corresponding to the value of the display symbol random number is displayed.

Hereinafter, the display processing of the special figure game performed by each display control unit based on the display control command data output from the game control unit 11 to the drum display display unit 13 and the LCD display control unit 14 will be described in detail. In the display processing by each display control unit, it is not always necessary to execute the processing procedure according to the flowchart described below as long as the same image display is apparently performed.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the LCD display control process. First, when a game ball wins in the special symbol starting port 6, the game control unit 11 acquires various random numbers as described above, and determines a final stop symbol and a variation display pattern. When the final stop symbol and the variable display pattern are determined by the game control unit 11, a display control command indicating the final stop symbol and the variable display pattern is output from the game control unit 11 to the drum display control unit 13 and the LCD display control unit 14. You. The drum display control unit 13 starts predetermined fluctuation display based on the determined final stop symbol and the fluctuation display pattern. Similarly, the LCD display control unit 14
Starts a predetermined effect display based on the determined final stop symbol and the variable display pattern. More specifically, each display control unit checks whether or not a display control command has been input from the game control unit 11 (S301), and if there is a command input (S301; Y), each display control unit checks each display. An internal random number generated in the control unit is obtained (S302). Next, each display control unit refers to table data as shown in Table 1 based on the acquired internal random numbers to determine the presence or absence of a notice and the variable display pattern instructed by the game control unit 11 (S303). ).

When the variable display pattern is determined by the determination, the drum display control unit 13 performs a variable display control process based on the variable display pattern, and the LCD display control unit 14 performs an effect based on the variable display pattern. A display control process is performed (S304), and the process returns to the main flow.
On the other hand, if there is no command input (S301; N),
It is checked whether a predetermined time has elapsed (S305).
If the fixed time has not elapsed (S305; N), the process returns to the main flow as it is, while if the fixed time has elapsed (S305; Y), the LCD display control unit 14 performs a demo display control process (S306). ), And return to the main flow.

[0036]

[Table 1]

Next, a display image on the LCD 4b is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. First, special design opening 6
If there is no winning for a certain period of time, as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, a demonstration display in which the character 50 appears from the right end portion of the LCD 4b and walks to the left is performed. Then, when there is a prize in the special symbol starting port 6, as shown in FIG. 8D, an image indicating the start of change is displayed by the character 50. In the embodiment, a character is displayed on the LCD 4b. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and information related to a game is displayed on the LCD 4b as shown in FIGS. You may. Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 9A, the number of big hits of “today”, “previous day”, and “two days before” is “15”, “23”, and “18”, respectively.
The number of times of start is displayed as “231” times, and the number of probable changes of today is displayed as “9” times. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 9B, a case where the number of times of the start during the past seven big hits is set to 50 on one scale and displayed in a block shape is displayed. FIG.
In the example shown in (c), the jackpot probabilities of “today”, “previous day”, and “two days before” are respectively “1/283”, “1/43”.
2) "1/189", "Today""Previousday"
"2400" and "600" respectively
"0" and "3400" times are displayed.

Next, the display of the reach effect image on the LCD 4b will be described. In this embodiment, two types of variation patterns A and B are set. First, the reach effect image in the variation pattern A is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), when the reach is reached (in FIG. 10 (a), the case where the left and right symbols are aligned at "7" is exemplified).
! Is displayed on the LCD 4b. At this time,
From the speakers 8L and 8R, a voice of "reach !!" is emitted in accordance with the character display. Next, when the reach fluctuation of the middle symbol, which is the final stop symbol, is started, the character 60 is displayed on the LCD 4b as shown in FIG. 10B, and thereafter, as shown in FIGS. As shown, an effect image is displayed in which the character 60 hits the upper end portion of the middle symbol display section with a mallet. At this time, the middle symbol is shifted downward by one frame at a time, and the character 60 hits the upper end portion of the middle symbol display portion with a mallet accordingly. In other words, an effect is performed in which the middle symbol is lowered one symbol at a time in accordance with the action of the character 60 hitting with a mallet. Then, as shown in FIG.
When the middle symbol of “7” stops and the big hit symbol of “7 / 7.7” is derived, the character “big hit !!” notifying that the big hit has been made is displayed on the LCD 4b.

Next, the reach effect image in the variation pattern B will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG.
1 (a) shows an example in which the left and right symbols are aligned at "7"), and the character "reach !!"
To be displayed. At this time, a sound of "reach !!" is emitted from the speakers 8L and 8R in accordance with the character display. Next, when the reach fluctuation of the middle symbol which is the final stopped symbol is started, as shown in FIG.
Is displayed, and thereafter, the character 70 is displayed as shown in FIG.
As shown in (e), an effect image is displayed in which the character 70 hits the upper end of the middle symbol display section with a spear. Then, at the same time as the character 70 strikes the upper end portion of the middle symbol display portion with a spear, the middle symbol is stopped and the display result is derived (see FIG. 11E). In FIG. 11 (e),
This illustrates a case where the middle symbol of “7” stops and a big hit symbol of “7 / 7.7” is derived. After that, FIG.
As shown in (f), the character "Big hit !!" is displayed on the LCD 4b to notify that a big hit has occurred. In addition, the type of the reach fluctuation and the type of the reach effect image according to this are not limited to those described in the embodiment.

As described above, according to the configuration of this embodiment, a new reach effect display is performed by the display image of the LCD 4b separately from the special symbol display device 4a capable of variably displaying the special symbol by driving the rotating body. Can be.

Further, the game control section 11 outputs variation mode type information indicating the variation mode type of the special symbol to at least one of the drum display control section 13 and the LCD display control section 14, and The drum display control unit 13 and / or the LCD display control unit 14 controls a display operation based on the variation mode type information, thereby displaying a special symbol based on the variation mode type information output from the game control unit 11. Device 4a and / or LCD 4b
Display control can be performed.

The reach effect image can be further enhanced by changing the display mode according to the special symbol changing operation in the special symbol display device 4a.

Further, the reach effect image includes at least one of a character display image and a character display image, so that the reach effect can be more easily understood and the effect of the effect enhanced.

The above embodiment (first embodiment)
Now, the drum display control unit 13 and the LCD display control unit 14
However, the game control unit 11 individually outputs a variable display pattern command, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. Hereinafter, modified examples will be described as second and third embodiments. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment,
A detailed description thereof will be omitted. First, the configuration of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the output destination of the variable display pattern command from the game control unit 11 is limited to only the drum display control unit 13, and the variable display pattern command is output via the drum display control unit 13. The data is output to the LCD display control unit 14.

As shown in FIG. 13, the drum display control unit 1
The third I / O port 24 is configured to output command data input from the game control unit 11 to the LCD display control unit 14. Further, as shown in FIG.
Command data output from the drum display control unit 13 is input to the I / O port 34 of the D display control unit 14.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the third embodiment,
The drum display control unit 13 and the LCD display control unit 14 are provided on one display control board. That is, the oscillation circuit 4
0, reset circuit 41, CPU 42a and work RAM
Display control MCU 42 having 42b, control ROM 4
3, a common circuit including an I / O port 44, a drum control circuit including a drum motor control circuit 25 and a drum lamp control circuit 26, a VDP 35, a character ROM 36,
And an LCD control circuit including a VRAM 37 and an LCD drive circuit 38. The common circuit and the drum control circuit constitute a drum display control unit 13, and the common circuit and the LCD control circuit constitute an LCD display control unit 14.

In the embodiment, the variable display device is constituted by a rotary drum type display device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the variable display device may be constituted by a mechanical display device such as a belt type. . The image display device is an LCD, but is not limited to this, and may be a CRT (Cathode Radar).
y Tube), LED, FED (Field Emission Displa)
y), EL (Electro Luminescence), PDP (Plasma
An image display device such as a Display Panel may be used.

[0048]

As apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the entertainment amusement of the reach effect can be improved by using both the mechanical variable display device and the electric variable display device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a game control unit and various control units.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram illustrating a drum display control unit.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing an LCD display control unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing main processing by a game control unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a special symbol process process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an LCD display control process.

FIGS. 8A to 8D are explanatory diagrams showing demonstration display images displayed on the LCD.

FIGS. 9A to 9C are explanatory diagrams showing modified examples of a display image displayed on the LCD except for a notice.

FIGS. 10A to 10G are explanatory diagrams showing reach effect images displayed on the LCD.

FIGS. 11A to 11F are explanatory diagrams showing reach effect images displayed on the LCD. FIGS.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a game control unit and various control units according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram illustrating a drum display control unit according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a circuit diagram illustrating an LCD display control unit according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a circuit diagram illustrating a display control unit according to the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko game machine (game machine) 2 Game board 4a Special symbol display device (variable display device) 4b LCD (image display device) 11 Game control unit (variation mode determination unit) 13 Drum display control unit (variable display control unit) 14 LCD display control unit (image display control means)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A variable display device which is capable of driving a plurality of rotating bodies having a plurality of types of identification information to change and display the identification information; and a variable display device provided at a position near the variable display device. An image display device capable of effect display by an image in cooperation with a variation mode of the identification information displayed above; a variable display control means for controlling a variation display operation of the identification information in the variable display device; An image display control unit that controls an effect display operation by an image in an image display device, and a variation mode determination unit that determines a variation mode type of identification information by the variable display control unit in advance, the image display control unit includes: When a reach display mode is established on the variable display device based on the variation mode type determined by the variation mode determination means, a reach effect is displayed on the image display device. Gaming machine, characterized in that to display the image. 2. The variable mode determining unit outputs variable mode type information indicating a variable mode type of the identification information to at least one of the variable display control unit and the image display control unit. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control unit and / or the image display control unit controls a display operation based on the variation mode type information. 3. The display image according to claim 1, wherein the reach effect image changes a display mode in accordance with a change operation of the identification information in the variable display device.
The gaming machine described. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the reach effect image includes at least one of a character display image and a character display image.