JP2003033512A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a higher playing potentiality by raising expectations felt by players. SOLUTION: Numeral graphics '1' to '12' are attached to the left upper part of 12 kinds of figures and 'lion' is applied to '1', '5' and '9', 'horse' to '2', '6' and '10', 'rabbit' to '3', '7' and '11' and 'tortoise' to '4', '8' and '12'. When the right figures are displayed behind the left and middle figures, the character graphic alone is previously displayed and later, the numeral graphic is additionally displayed to show the whole of the figures. For example, the 'lion' is previously displayed, adding to it, any of the '1', '5' and '9' is displayed. Thus, at the stage where the 'lion' is displayed, the numeral graphic to be displayed subsequently is defined to be any of the '1', '5' and '9' to make players see that the probability of winning is one-third.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that displays a lottery result by displaying a plurality of symbols.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent game machines, lottery is carried out in response to a game ball winning at a starting opening, and the player is often notified of the result of this lottery. The announcement of the lottery result is generally performed by displaying a symbol on a liquid crystal display or the like provided in the game area. There are numerical designs, character designs, etc. in this design, and the winning is announced by displaying a plurality of the same designs.
That is, like a slot machine, a plurality of cards (for example,
(3 pieces) are designed to be displayed, and it is expressed that only the combinations in which the displayed patterns are all the same are winning, and the other combinations are out.

Therefore, when displaying N symbols, if all the symbols from the first sheet to the (N-1) th sheet are the same, the reach state is reached. Then, in this reach state, if the last N-th symbol is the same as the other symbol, it is “win”, and if it is different from the other symbol, it is “off”.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, the reach state is displayed and the hit is displayed only when the symbols to be displayed are the same, which is considered to be poor in game playability. . Therefore, it is desired to more effectively display the lottery result in order to enhance the game playability. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of further enhancing the game playability by more effective display.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a gaming machine has N symbols of the same type among a plurality of types of symbols including a first component and a second component (N is "3" or more). Is an integer, and the same applies hereinafter), which is a gaming machine that announces that the lottery result is a hit, and the first component is the same as at least one of the first components of other symbols, and , The second component is different from the second component of all other symbols, from the first sheet to (N-1)
After displaying the symbol of the first sheet, when displaying the symbol of the Nth sheet, the first component of the symbol is displayed first, and then the second component of the symbol is displayed. It is characterized by By displaying each figure which is a constituent element of the design in order and gradually completing the design, it is possible to maintain the player's expectation and further enhance the playability.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the first component is a character graphic and the second component is a numeral graphic. By displaying the character figure and then the number figure, the player's expectation can be increased. In the gaming machine according to claim 3 of the present invention, in claim 1, the symbol may further include a third component corresponding to the second component, and when displaying the symbol, the It is characterized in that the third component is displayed after the first component is displayed. By displaying the first component, the second component, and the third component in such an order, the player's sense of expectation can be sustained.
The playability can be further enhanced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the third aspect, the second component is a numeral figure, and the first component is an outer frame figure forming an outer frame of the display area of the numeral figure. And the third component is a character graphic. After displaying the outer frame graphic which is the first component, the character graphic which is the third component is displayed, and finally the numeral graphic which is the second component is displayed, thereby maintaining the player's expectation. It is possible to improve the game playability.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing referred to in the following description, the same parts as those in the other drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the special symbol start switch 24, the other switch group 25, the input port 26, the CPU 21, the special symbol display device 11
, Special winning opening solenoid 27, and other device group 28
And an output port 29 and a power supply circuit 23.

The CPU 21 is configured to include a ROM 21a and a RAM 21b in order to store and hold various data. With these ROM 21a and RAM 21b,
A table for outputting a command corresponding to the lottery result is realized. The special symbol display device 11 is a VRA for holding a liquid crystal display described later and data to be displayed on it.
It is configured to include M (Video RAM) and the like.
It is assumed that the liquid crystal display has an area for displaying a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol. CPU21
In order to produce an effect in accordance with the result of the lottery, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are sent to the liquid crystal display side with commands regarding fluctuation and stop. As a result, the liquid crystal display changes and stops the symbols. When three symbols are displayed, the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol are changed and stopped, respectively.

In such a configuration, when the game ball wins the starting opening, the special symbol starting switch 24 detects it. Then, the signal indicating the detection is sent to the CPU 21 via the input port 26. And this CP
In U21, a lottery is performed according to a predetermined probability. Then, in order to perform an effect corresponding to the lottery result, a command is sent to the special symbol display device 11 via the output port 29. In the special symbol display device 11, the lottery result is displayed on the liquid crystal screen or the like according to the sent command. In this case, the lottery result is displayed by changing and stopping the predetermined symbols.

The present invention is characterized by the control for changing and stopping the symbols. In other words, by displaying N symbols of the same type among a plurality of types of symbols including the first component and the second component, it is announced that the lottery result is a win, and the first component is the other one. It is the same as at least one of the first components of the symbol, and the second component is different from the second components of all other symbols, the first to the (N-1) th sheet When the N-th symbol is displayed after displaying the symbol, the first component of the symbol is displayed first, and then the second component is controlled to be displayed. By doing so, at the stage where the first component is displayed, the winning or losing is not fixed, and the player's expectation can be kept high.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 2 shows an example of a symbol used for displaying a lottery result. In the figure, 12
The type of design is shown, and "1" is displayed in the upper left part of the design.
Numerical figures from 1 to "12" are attached. And
Of these, the "1", "5" and "9" number figures are "Lion" character figures, the "2", "6" and "10" number figures are "Horse" character figures,
"Rabbit" in the figure of "3", "7" and "11"
The character figures of "4", "8" and "12" are respectively attached to the character figures of "turtle". As described above, each design includes a number graphic and a character graphic as constituent elements.

Here, paying attention to the character graphic which is the first component of each design, the character graphic is the same as at least one of the character graphics of other designs. On the other hand, if attention is paid to the numeral figures which are the second constituent elements of each of the symbols, the numeral figures are different from the numeral figures of all the other symbols. Thus, instead of displaying the 12 kinds of prepared symbols as they are, in this example, the display timings of the character graphic which is the first component of the design and the numerical graphic which is the second component are different. Here, only the character figure is displayed first, and the number figure is additionally displayed later in this displayed state, thereby displaying the entire design. For example, only the first component "Lion" of the design is displayed first, and in addition to the displayed "Lion", the number graphic "1" which is the second component,
Either "5" or "9" is displayed.

In the case of displaying in this way, the following is seen from the player side. That is, when the player expects to win a "lion", the first to the (N-1) th symbol (N is an integer greater than or equal to "3", the same applies hereinafter) to "lion". When the figure and the figure are the same symbol, the player's expectation can be increased by displaying "lion" before displaying the Nth symbol which is the remaining one symbol. This is because it is decided that the numerical figure to be displayed next when "lion" is displayed is "1", "5", or "9" as described above, so it is a win. It will be seen from the player side that the probability becomes 1/3.

In this way, a common character figure is prepared for a plurality of numeral figures, the character figure is displayed first, and then the number figure is additionally displayed, so that the numeral pattern and the character figure are displayed at the same time. It is possible to enhance the player's expectation than (displaying the symbol as it is). When the design is displayed as it is, the numerical design and the character graphic are simultaneously displayed. Then, in the reach state in which all the symbols except the remaining one have the same symbol, the player can know whether the winning symbol is out or not when the remaining symbols are displayed.

On the other hand, for the remaining one pattern in the reach state, if the character graphic is first displayed and then the numerical graphic is additionally displayed as in this example, at the stage when the character graphic is displayed, As long as the character graphic is the same as the other designs, the player does not know whether it is a hit or a hit, so the expectation continues. Since the character graphic is the same as the other designs and the type of numerical graphic to be displayed next time is limited, it is felt that the possibility of winning is increased, and the expectation is increased. In this way, the sense of expectation can be maintained and further enhanced, so that the playability can be further improved.

It is also possible to increase the expectation of reaching the reach state before expecting a hit. That is, if the “lion” graphic and the number graphic are the same up to the (N−2) th design, the “lion” is displayed first when the (N−1) th design is displayed. In the figure, the numerical figures displayed next at that stage are "1", "5",
Since it has been determined to be either "9", the probability that the reach state will be 1/3 will be seen from the player side.

Incidentally, for all the symbols from the first sheet to the Nth sheet, the character figures may be displayed first, and then the number figures of all the symbols may be displayed.
In this case, after the first to Nth sheets have all become the same character figure, the number figures are sequentially determined, so that a high expectation state can be continued.

The above operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming machine according to this embodiment. The same figure shows the operation of the sub-board which is the special symbol display device. For the sub-board, first C
The content of the command received from the main board provided with the PU is confirmed (step S300). If the command is to display any of "1", "5", and "9", the "lion" figure is displayed first (step S
301), and then display that figure (step S
302). If the command is to display any of "2", "6", and "10", the figure of "horse" is displayed first (step S303), and then the figure of that number is displayed (step S304). . The command is "3",
If the content is to display either "7" or "11", the figure of "rabbit" is displayed first (step S30).
5) Then, the figure of the number is displayed (step S30).
6). If the command is to display any of "4", "8", and "12", the "turtle" figure is displayed first (step S307), and then the number figure is displayed (step S308). .

By the way, when N symbols are displayed, the above operation is performed N times. In a general game machine, since three symbols of the left symbol, the middle symbol and the right symbol are displayed,
For each of the three patterns, the command is sent from the main board to the sub-board, and the above operation is performed three times. In the above example, the case where the design is composed of the numerical figure and the character graphic has been described. However, when the design is composed of the numeric figure and its background graphic, or the pattern is composed of the character graphic and its background graphic. It is obvious that the present invention can be applied to the case where is configured.
In these cases, the background graphic is displayed first, and then the number graphic or the character graphic is displayed, whereby the design is displayed.

By the way, it can also be applied to the notification of probability fluctuation. For example, "1", "3", "5", "7",
"9" and "11" are symbols corresponding to probability fluctuations, and when stopped at any of these symbols, the player is in an advantageous state until the next big hit occurs. That is, for example, the jackpot probability that is originally 1/300 is 1 /
Increase to 60 mag. By doing this, the appearance of the "lion" or "rabbit" symbol, which is the first component, makes it possible for the player to know that the probability variation symbol is a hit, so the expectation is higher than in the normal symbol.

Further, for example, the symbols are "1", "5",
If it is any of "9", up to 50 times of starting,
If the symbol is any of "3", "7", and "1", the high probability state of probability fluctuation may be continued up to 100 times of starting, or the number of time saving is set as described above. May be. (Second Embodiment) FIG. 4 shows another example of symbols used for displaying the lottery result. In the same figure, 12 types of symbols are shown, and the figures of numbers from "1" to "12" are shown in these symbols.

Out of these, a specific figure is provided with an outer frame figure that decorates the outside of the display area and is like a frame. Numerical figures with outer frame figures are
"3", "5", "7", "10", "11" and "1"
2 ". The outer frame figure attached to the figure figure of "3" and the figure figure of "5", the figure figure of "7" and "10"
The outer frame figure attached to the number figure, the outer figure figure attached to the number figure of "11" and the outer frame figure attached to the number figure of "12" are respectively the same. That is, the outer frame graphic which is the first component of the symbol is the same as at least one of the first components of the other symbols. And the numeral figure which is the 2nd component of a design differs from the 2nd component of all the other designs.

Further, among the numeral figures from "1" to "12", "3", "5", "7", "10", "1".
Different character figures are attached to the numeral figures "1" and "12", respectively. That is, the numeral figure of "3" is the character figure of "dog", the figure figure of "5" is the character figure of "chicken", the figure figure of "7" is the character figure of sheep, and "10". The number figure is attached with a "mouse" character figure, the number figure with "11" is attached with a character figure of "cow", and the number figure with "12" is attached with a character figure of "tiger".
As described above, each design includes a number graphic and a character graphic as constituent elements.

That is, unlike the case of the first embodiment described above, some types of symbols may further include a character graphic which is the third component corresponding to the numerical symbol which is the second component. These numeral figures are attached with the above-described outer frame figures and character figures. It should be noted that each design may be designed such that the character graphic has an outer frame graphic of a numeral graphic on its hand, forefoot, or the like.

In the present embodiment, the variable display and the stop display of the symbols are performed as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 using the symbols shown in FIG. 5 to 7 show a display screen of a liquid crystal display or the like. First, similarly to a general gaming machine, a lottery is performed in response to a winning in the starting opening, and symbols are changed and stopped according to the result of the lottery. Then, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the left symbol “3”,
It is assumed that the middle symbol "3" and the right symbol "4" are stopped.
In this state, the contents of the three symbols are different,
Not a hit. Therefore, the state shown in FIG. 7A is developed to the state shown in FIG. That is, the left symbol "3" and the middle symbol "3" which are the same symbol are reduced and displayed at the lower left of the screen. This can make the player feel that something will happen. Next, the state shown in FIG. 7C is entered and the outer frame graphic is displayed. The outer frame figure shown in FIG. 4C is the same as that attached to the number figure "3" or "5" shown in FIG.

Therefore, the player who sees this outer frame figure,
Next, it can be predicted that either the numeral figure "3" or the numeral figure "5" will be displayed. Temporary figure "3"
If is displayed, it is the same as the two numeral figures “3” already displayed at the lower left of the screen, so that the numeral figures “3” are all displayed together. Therefore, in this case, it is a hit. On the other hand, if the numeral figure "5" is displayed, it is different from the two numeral figures "3" already displayed at the lower left of the screen. Therefore, in this case, it is out of alignment.

In the case of displaying in this way, the following is seen from the player side. That is, when the player expects to win a symbol including the numeral figure "3" and the character figure "dog", the numeral figure "3" from the first to (N-1) th symbols. And character figure "dog"
In the case of the symbol, the player's expectation can be increased by displaying the outer frame symbol of the figure “3” first when displaying the Nth symbol which is the remaining one symbol. This is because it is determined that the numerical figure to be displayed next is "3" or "5" when the outer frame figure shown in FIG. 5C is displayed. 1/2 probability
Will be seen from the player side.

If the lottery result is a win, the display is performed as shown in FIG. 5 and then, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, the character graphic “dog” corresponding to the numeric graphic “3” is displayed near the outer frame graphic. The character figure "dog" may be gradually displayed from above or below the screen, or may be displayed suddenly at the position shown. Since the player knows that the character figure "dog" corresponds to the numeral figure "3", the numeral figure "3" is displayed next when the character figure "dog" is seen. You can predict and have great expectations. After that, as shown in FIG. 7B, by displaying the numerical figure "3", a display for confirming the winning is performed.

On the other hand, if the lottery result is out of order, the display is performed as shown in FIG. 5, and then, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, the numeral figure "5" is displayed near the outer frame figure.
The character figure "chicken" corresponding to is displayed.
The character figure “chicken” may be gradually displayed from above or below the screen or may be displayed suddenly at the position shown in the figure. Since the player knows that the character figure "chicken" does not correspond to the figure figure "3" (corresponds to the figure figure "5"), at the stage of seeing this character figure "chicken". Next, it can be predicted that the numerical figure "5" will be displayed. After that, as shown in FIG. 7B, by displaying the numeral figure "5", a display for confirming that it is out is displayed. Thus, even in the case of the final deviation, the player's expectation can be maintained until the state of FIG. 5C.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the Nth symbol is displayed after the first to (N-1) th symbols are displayed, the outside which is the first component After the frame graphic is displayed, the character graphic that is the third component is displayed, and finally the numeric graphic that is the second component is displayed. Here, the first component (in this example, the outer frame graphic) is the same as at least one of the first components of the other symbols. The second component (in this example, a figure) is different from the second components of all other symbols. Third component (in this example,
The character figure) corresponds to the second component. By displaying the first constituent element, the second constituent element, and the third constituent element in the above-described order, it is possible to maintain the player's expectation and further enhance the playability.

The above operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming machine according to this embodiment. The same figure shows the operation of the sub-board which is the special symbol display device. After the three symbols are displayed on the sub-board, the two symbols are reduced and displayed (step S801). Next, the outer frame graphic is displayed (step S8).
02).

If the lottery result is a win, the same character graphic as the two reduced designs is displayed (step S8).
03 → S804). Then, the numeral figure corresponding to the character figure is displayed (step S805). on the other hand,
If the lottery result is out of alignment, a character graphic different from the two reduced designs is displayed (step S803 → S).
806). Then, the numeral figure corresponding to the character figure is displayed (step S807).

By sequentially displaying the outer frame figure, the character figure, and the figure figure in the above-described order and gradually completing the design, the player's expectation can be maintained,
The playability can be further enhanced. By the way, in the gaming machine described above, the following control method is realized. That is, the first component is the same as at least one of the first components of the other symbols,
And, the second component is different from the second components of all the other symbols, and the lottery is performed by displaying N pieces of the same type of symbols out of a plurality of types of symbols including the first component and the second component. It is a control method of the gaming machine that notifies that the result is a hit, and after displaying the first to (N-1) th symbols, when displaying the Nth symbol, the symbols A control method is realized which includes the step of first displaying the first constituent element and the step of subsequently displaying the second constituent element of the symbol. And the above-mentioned first
In the above embodiment, the first component is a character graphic and the second component is a numeric graphic.

Further, in the above-mentioned second embodiment,
Some of the symbols further include a third component corresponding to the second component, and when the symbol is displayed, the step of displaying the third component after displaying the first component A control method including also is realized. The second component is a numeral graphic, the first component is an outer frame graphic forming an outer frame of the display area of the numerical graphic, and the third component is a character graphic.

If the control method as described above is adopted, more effective display can be performed, and the playability can be further enhanced. With regard to the description of the claims, the present invention can have the following aspects. (1) The first component is the same as at least one of the first components of the other symbols, and the second component is different from the second components of all the other symbols, and their first configuration Of the gaming machine that announces that the lottery result is a win by displaying N (N is an integer of “3” or more, the same below) symbols of the same type among a plurality of types of symbols including the element and the second component The control method is the first to the (N-
1) After displaying the symbol of the first sheet, when displaying the symbol of the Nth sheet, a step of displaying the first component of the symbol first, and then displaying the second component of the symbol. A method of controlling a gaming machine, comprising:

(2) The method of controlling a gaming machine according to (1), wherein the first constituent element is a character graphic and the second constituent element is a numeral graphic. (3) Some of the symbols further include a third component corresponding to the second component, and when the symbol is displayed,
The method of controlling a gaming machine according to (1), further comprising the step of displaying the third component after displaying the first component.

(4) The second component is a numeral graphic, the first component is an outer frame graphic forming an outer frame of the display area of the numerical graphic, and the third component is a character graphic. (3) The method for controlling a gaming machine according to (3).

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, by displaying a character figure and then a numeral figure,
Since it is possible to increase the player's expectation, there is an effect that the playability can be improved. Also, the outer frame figure,
By displaying character figures and numeral figures in order and gradually completing the design, there is an effect that the playability can be further enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a symbol displayed in the first embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation for realizing a display using the symbols in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a symbol displayed in the second embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example using the symbols in FIG.

6 is a continuation of the display example using the symbols in FIG. 4, and is a display example in the case where the lottery result is a win.

7 is a continuation of the display example using the symbols in FIG. 4, and is a display example when the lottery result is out of alignment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the display operation of FIGS.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Special symbol display device 21 CPU 21a ROM 22b RAM 23 Power circuit 24 Special symbol start switch 25 Other switches 26 input ports 27 Big Win Solenoid 28 Other device groups 29 output ports

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A lottery result is won by displaying N (N is an integer of “3” or more, and the same below) symbols of the same type among a plurality of types of symbols including the first component and the second component. A gaming machine that announces that there is
The component is at least one of the first components of other symbols
And the second component is different from the second components of all other symbols, and the first to the (N-
1) After displaying the symbol of the first sheet, when displaying the symbol of the Nth sheet, the first component of the symbol is displayed first, and then the second component of the symbol is displayed. A gaming machine characterized by 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first component is a character graphic and the second component is a numeral graphic. 3. The design may further include a third component corresponding to the second component, and when the design is displayed, the third component is displayed after the first component is displayed. The component is displayed so that it can be displayed.
The game machine described. 4. The second component is a numeral graphic, the first constituent is an outer frame graphic forming an outer frame of a display area of the numerical graphic, and the third constituent is a character graphic. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein: