JP2003117085A - Game machine and announcing method of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of surely preannouncing or announcing the effect of becoming a specific game state or the fact of being the specific game state. SOLUTION: An air blowing port 2 of an air blower is arranged in the vicinity of a front operation part 3 of a game machine 1 to preannounce or announce the effect of becoming the specific game state or the fact of being the specific game state to a game player by blowing air toward a hand of the game player from the air blowing port 2. Such a constitution can allow the blowing air from the air blowing port 2 to surely reach the hand of the game player, and can surely preannounce or announce the effect of becoming the specific game state or the fact of being the specific game state to the game player.

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 a method for informing the gaming machine, and more particularly, when a predetermined gaming condition is satisfied, the symbols on a symbol display device are variably displayed and a specific gaming state is generated. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that performs a lottery process and a notification method for the gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of (generally three) symbols are variably displayed on a display unit of a symbol display device, and when a stopped symbol combination is a specific combination, a jackpot game machine is known. Has been. Generally, in such a game machine, a predetermined game condition is satisfied, for example, in a pachinko machine,
With the start of the game ball as a trigger, the symbols on the symbol display device are variably displayed, and a lottery process for causing a specific game state (reach state, jackpot, probability variation, etc.) is performed, and the lottery process is performed. Based on the lottery result, the fact that the game is in the specific game state, or that the game is in the specific game state is notified or notified by the light of the lamp and the sound from the speaker. However, the notification by light and voice has a limit to the effect, and the player is tired of the similar effect immediately, and it is difficult to keep the interest in the game.

Therefore, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-165569, there is provided a blower device having a blower opening on the front face of a game machine, and an image is displayed on a video display unit to notify that the game is in the specific game state. Is disclosed, and a pachinko machine in which air is blown from a blower port arranged on the front surface of the game machine in accordance with the image display or the sound is disclosed. In the above pachinko machine, air vents are arranged on the left and right of the upper part of the front of the inner frame, and air is blown toward the player's face from the air vents in accordance with the image content of the image display section to improve the sense of presence Is increasing the interest in games. For example, when it reaches the reach state, display the image of the sports car so as to cross the display unit of the symbol display device,
By operating the air blower in accordance with the image of the sports car to blow air toward the player's face, the player is given a realistic sensation as if the sports car had passed in front of him.

However, in the above pachinko machine, the air blower of the blower is far from the face of the player, and the air blower from the air conditioner in the hall causes the player to blow air from the blower of the blower. Sometimes I did not notice that it was being done. Further, since the air blown from the air blower of the air blower is blown toward the player's face, some players may find it uncomfortable to hit the face. Furthermore, if the air volume is increased in order to ensure that the air blown from the air blower reaches the player's face, the noise and the air blower itself become large, which gives the player further discomfort and the layout of the air blower. The situation was happening.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the game is surely given to the player by the air blown from the air blower without giving the player discomfort. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine capable of giving advance notice or notifying that the game is in a specific game state.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention variably displays and specifies a symbol of a symbol display device when a predetermined game condition is satisfied. In a gaming machine that performs a lottery process to cause a game state, a blower device is provided with a blower port near the operation unit on the front of the game machine, and based on the lottery result of the lottery process, from the blower port at a predetermined timing. The feature is that it is possible to blow air toward the player's hand.

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, the player feels the wind blown from the blower port arranged in the vicinity of the operation portion by hand at a predetermined timing of the game, so that the game is in a specific game state. It can be recognized that the game is in a specific game state.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the operating portion is a handle of a pachinko machine.

According to the present invention, with such a configuration, the player feels the wind blown from the blower port arranged near the handle of the pachinko machine, and the game is brought into the specific game state or It is possible to recognize that the game is in the specific game state.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the operating portion is a plurality of stop buttons of the pachi-slot machine.

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the player feels the wind blown from the blower port arranged near the stop button of the pachi-slot machine, so that the game becomes the specific game state. Alternatively, it can be recognized that the game is in a specific game state.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 4 of the present invention, when the predetermined game condition is established, causes the symbols of the symbol display device to be variably displayed and causes a specific game state to occur. In the notification method of the gaming machine, a player performs a lottery process for causing the game to enter a notice or a notice that the game is in the specific game state or the game is in the specific game state based on the lottery result of the lottery process. A blower port of a blower capable of blowing toward is provided in the vicinity of the operation unit on the front of the game machine, and blows air from the blower port toward the player's hand at a predetermined timing of the game, or the game is in a specific game state or It is characterized by giving a notice or notifying that the game is in a specific game state.

According to the present invention, which is configured as described above, the air is blown toward the player's hand from the air blower of the air blower arranged near the operation section on the front of the game machine at a predetermined timing of the game. It is possible to notify the player of the fact that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A gaming machine and an informing method for the gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that, hereinafter, the portions having the same reference numerals are the same portions or corresponding portions. First, the outline of the gaming machine 1 will be described. The gaming machine 1 is provided with a blowing device 4 in which a blowing port 2 is arranged in the vicinity of the operation unit 3 on the front face 1a of the gaming machine. By blowing air toward, the game is in a specific game state (reach state,
A big hit, a probability change, etc.) or a notice or notification that the game is in a specific game state. Thus, the player can be surely notified or notified that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state.

Next, details of the gaming machine 1 will be described based on the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. On the game board surface of the pachinko machine 1, a symbol display device (not shown) having a display unit made of an LCD or the like is arranged at a substantially central portion of a game area 6 surrounded by a band 5. And this pachinko machine 1
Is triggered by the fact that a game ball is won at a start winning opening (not shown) arranged at a required position in the game area 6 (establishment of a predetermined game condition), and a plurality of display parts (generally 3
(2) The symbols are variably displayed and a lottery process for causing a specific game state (reach state, jackpot, probability variation, etc.) is performed by a main control device (not shown) including a microcomputer, and the lottery process is performed. Based on the lottery result, it is configured to give a notice or notify that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state.

In addition, below the front surface 1a of the inner frame of the present pachinko machine 1, there is a lower tray set 7 for storing the paid game balls, and on the right side of the lower tray set 7 is an operating portion. Handles 3 are provided respectively, and by rotating the handle 3 in the clockwise direction by a required amount, the game ball is driven into the game area 6 with the momentum according to the amount of rotation. . Further, a blower port 2 formed by forming slits between a plurality of louvers 8 is disposed diagonally above and to the right of the handle 3, and as shown in FIGS. On the back side, a blower device 4 including a fan 9, a motor 10 and the like installed on the back surface of the game board is arranged.

The direction of each louver 8 is set so that the wind generated by the rotation of the fan 9 of the blower 4 is blown toward the hand of the player who operates the handle 3. ing. As shown in FIG. 1, in addition to the air outlet 2 arranged near the handle 3, the air outlets 11 and 12 are arranged on the front surface 1a of the inner frame as required.
The fan 9 of the blower device 4 may be arranged on the back side of the blowers 1 and 12. In this case, it is desirable that the air blow ports 11 and 12 are arranged at substantially the same height as the player's head so that the air blown from the air blow ports 11 and 12 is blown toward the player's face.

Although not shown, the main control unit is connected to the symbol display unit including a symbol display control unit, a display unit, a symbol display data storage unit, and the like, and a blower unit 4 and the like. Based on the lottery result of the lottery process, the main control device operates the motor 10 of the blower device 4 to rotate the fan 9 at a predetermined timing to rotate the fan 9 from the blower port 2 arranged in the vicinity of the handle 3. By blowing air toward the hand of the player who operates 3, the player has a structure to notify the player that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state.

In this embodiment, the blower port 2 is provided near the handle 3 of the pachinko machine 1. However, the blower port 2 is provided near the stop button (operation section) of the pachi-slot machine (not shown). , The fact that the game is in the specific game state or the game is in the specific game state for the player by blowing air from the blower port 2 arranged near the stop button to blow the wind on the hand of the player who operates the stop button It may be configured to give advance notice or give notice. In addition, the louver 8 of the blower port
The direction may be fixed or variable, or a driving mechanism may be provided to change the air blowing direction in the game.

The operation of the gaming machine and the notification method of the gaming machine of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described. In the pachinko machine 1 as this gaming machine, a lottery process for causing the above-mentioned specific gaming state is performed by a main control device (not shown) triggered by a winning of a starting winning opening of a gaming ball (not shown). Be seen. Then, based on the lottery result of the lottery process of the main control device, the motor 10 of the blower device 4 is operated at a predetermined timing to rotate the fan 9 so that the handle 3 near the handle (operation part) 3 is slanted to the right. The air is blown toward the hand of the player who operates the handle 3 from the blower port 2 arranged above. Thereby, the air blown from the blower port 2 hits the hand of the player who operates the handle 3, and the player can be notified or notified that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state. it can. Further, since the air blow port 2 is provided at a position extremely close to the handle 3, even if the air volume is small, the player can be surely notified that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state. The notification can be made, and the fan 9 and the motor of the blower 4 can be downsized.

[0021]

According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, it is provided with a blower device in which a blower opening is arranged in the vicinity of the operation portion on the front surface of the gaming machine, and a predetermined blower is selected based on the lottery result of the lottery process. Since it is possible to blow air from the blower port to the player's hand at the timing, by blowing the air from the blower port to the player's hand at a predetermined timing of the game, the player is in a specific game state Or, it is possible to give a notice or give a notice that the game is in a specific game state, and in addition to the notice or give a notice by the light of the lamp (visual) and the sound (auditory) from the speaker, which is conventional, feel the wind in the hand. Such a tactile sensation can be used to give advance notice or notification, and it is possible to provide a gaming machine with a fresh game. Further, by providing the air blower port in the vicinity of the operation unit, it is possible to reliably reach the hand of the player who operates the operation unit even with a small air volume, and the fan and motor of the air blower can be downsized. Can be converted. Furthermore, by reducing the size of the air blower, it is possible to reduce noise during operation of the motor and fan, and the air blown from the air blower hits the player's face like a conventional air blower. Therefore, the player does not feel uncomfortable.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the blower port is provided in the vicinity of the handle of the pachinko machine. Therefore, by blowing air from the blower port provided in the vicinity of the handle of the pachinko machine, the game is played. It is possible to provide a player with a notice or notification that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention, since the blower ports are provided in the vicinity of the plurality of stop buttons of the pachi-slot machine, the air is blown from the blower ports arranged in the vicinity of the stop buttons of the pachi-slot machine. As a result, it is possible to provide the player with a notice or notification that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention, a blower port of a blower capable of blowing air to the player is provided near the operation section on the front of the game machine, and blows at a predetermined timing of the game. Blows from the mouth toward the player's hand to notify or inform that the game is in the specific game state or that the game is in the specific game state. Therefore, from the conventional lamp light (visual) and speaker In addition to the notification (or hearing) of the sound (hearing), it is possible to provide the notification or notification by using a tactile sensation such as feeling the wind in the hand, and to provide a notification method of a gaming machine that brings a fresh taste to the game. You can Further, by providing the air blower port in the vicinity of the operation unit, it is possible to reliably reach the hand of the player who operates the operation unit even with a small air volume, and the fan and motor of the air blower can be downsized. Can be converted. Furthermore, by reducing the size of the air blower, it is possible to reduce noise during operation, and unlike the conventional air blower, the air blown from the air blower does not hit the player's face, and It does not make you feel uncomfortable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view for explaining the outline of the structure of a pachinko machine as a game machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view for explaining the outline of the structure of the pachinko machine as the gaming machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a blowing device of the gaming machine of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game machine 2 air outlet 3 Handle (operation part) 4 blower

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine that performs a lottery process to variably display symbols on a symbol display device and to bring about a specific gaming state when a predetermined game condition is established, and a blower opening near the operation unit on the front face of the gaming machine. A gaming machine, comprising: a blower arranged in the above, and capable of blowing air toward the player's hand from the blower opening at a predetermined timing based on a lottery result of the lottery process. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a handle of a pachinko machine. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a plurality of stop buttons of a pachi-slot machine. 4. When a predetermined game condition is established, the symbols of the symbol display device are variably displayed and a lottery process for causing a specific game state is performed, and a game is identified based on a lottery result of the lottery process. In a notification method of a game machine that gives a notice or notifies that a game state or a game is in a specific game state, a blower port of a blower that can blow air toward a player is provided near the operation unit on the front of the game machine, A game characterized by blowing air from the blower port toward the player's hand at a predetermined timing of the game to give a notice or notification that the game is in a specific game state or that the game is in a specific game state. How to notify the aircraft.