JP2004000787A - Game machine and method for displaying special character - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which increases and stimulates game player's expectation of a display changing game more than before and has an increased entertainment property. <P>SOLUTION: A central control part 14 moves a game state to a ready-to-win state or a big winning state from a lost state in the same display changing game if the ready-to-win state or the big winning state never occurs and displays symbols such as numbers and pictures read out from a frame memory 16 on a display part 12 through a driver 15. The central control part 14 notifies a player of the occurrence of the ready-to-win state or the big winning state in advance by displaying a special character when the game moves to the ready-to-win state or the big winning state from the lost state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a special character display method, and more specifically, a non-reach state in which a variable display game in which symbols such as numbers and pictures are changed is started and the symbols are stopped without being arranged in a predetermined number. While the game is in a losing state, the symbols are stopped in a losing state from the reach state in which the symbols are stopped by a predetermined number, and then, in the same variability display game, a re-fluctuation that fluctuates at least one of the stopped symbols. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that shifts to a jackpot state after re-change through a state, and a special character display method.

In conventional pachinko and slot machine gaming machines, a variety of symbols such as numbers, symbols, patterns, or pictures are displayed on a variable display such as a drum or display located almost at the center of the game board. The big hit is displayed when the same symbols are displayed and stopped, for example, three identical numbers such as “7, 7, 7”. Then, when the big hit occurs, the gaming machine changes to a state advantageous to the player. For example, in the case of a pachinko machine, a large winning opening is opened to make it easier for game balls to win, and in the case of a slot machine, a game is given by giving a player a right to play a predetermined bonus game. The coin is ready to come out.

The purpose of the player in playing a gaming machine that performs such a variable display is to put out a large number of game balls and game coins in the above-mentioned big hit state, but the more attractive is the variable display in the variable display game. The player can enjoy the transition and the thrill of the game by following the change of the symbol from the change of the bowl to the stop of the bowl with his / her eyes. In particular, the player always desires to quickly reach the reach state during the game, and in the case of the reach state, the chest is expanded in expectation that a big hit may occur.

Note that Patent Document 1 describes a case where re-variation starts simultaneously from a loss state (FIG. 9) and a case where only unaligned symbols are rotated (FIG. 8).
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H09-122313 describes that a character appears as a jackpot notice when a jackpot occurs. JP-A-9-56896, JP-A-8-336642 and JP-A-9-103553 also disclose non-patent document 1 that "Sumi-chan Reach Ya Reach rewriting a picture with a brush is eight frames ahead of the jackpot. (It is not always possible.) Sumi-chan appears and fills out the eyes, stopping at the big hit or one frame ahead. ”(Page 12, left column, third row) Eye). In other words, it is disclosed that if the mode once stopped from the reach does not become a jackpot, the appearance of the character changes the design and the jackpot becomes a jackpot. However, the date when it became public is unknown. "Notice & Reach Grand Prize CR Kazuki Z", Pachinko Winning Guide, Byakuya Shobo Co., Ltd., September 7, 1997, September 7, 1997, pp. 10-12.

However, in such a conventional gaming machine, if the reach state or the big hit state does not occur, the lost state does not return to the reach state or the big hit state again in the same variable display game. Expectation diminishes at a stretch, and the player's interest shifts to the next variable display game.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention according to claim 1 starts a variable display game in which symbols such as figures and pictures are changed, and stops without a predetermined number of symbols. While the game goes into the losing state through the reach state, the symbols stop once in a losing state from the reach state in which a predetermined number of symbols have been aligned and then change in at least one of the stopped symbols in the same variability display game. In the gaming machine that shifts to the big hit state after the re-change, the display unit that simultaneously displays various images in addition to the symbols in the change display game, and the display of the symbols in the change display game and the A central control unit that controls the projection of various images, wherein the central control unit starts a variable display game and controls the display unit to display the variable display game; and Controlling the appearance of special characters such as goddess and Mito Komon, the display unit rotates all the stopped symbols at once from the lost state where the symbols are not aligned, or While rotating only the symbols that did not exist to shift to the big hit state, in the same fluctuation display game, during the stop state once and before the stop, the special character does not appear, from the loss state, The special character is caused to appear in the re-change state when shifting to the big hit state.

In the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the display unit simultaneously rotates all the stopped symbols from a lost state in which the symbols are temporarily stopped without being aligned. When rotating only the unmatched symbols to shift to the big hit state, the symbols that are re-fluctuating are aligned with the same symbol.

In the special character display method according to the third aspect of the present invention, a variable display game in which symbols such as numbers and pictures are changed is started, and the symbols are shifted to a lost state through a non-reach state in which the symbols are stopped without a predetermined number. On the other hand, after temporarily stopping in the lost state from the reach state in which the symbols are stopped in a predetermined number, the same variation display game, through a re-variation state in which at least one or more of the stopped symbols is varied, In the special character display method of a gaming machine that shifts to a jackpot state after a re-change, a display step of simultaneously displaying various images in addition to the symbols on a display unit in the change display game, and displaying the symbols in the change display game. A central control step of controlling the projection of the various images, wherein the central control step starts a variable display game and Control to display the variable display game in the section, and control to make a special character such as a goddess or Mito Komon appear, and the display step is performed from the losing state in which the symbols are temporarily stopped without being aligned, and all the stopped. Or simultaneously rotate the symbols that are not aligned to shift to the big hit state, and in the same variable display game, temporarily stop in the lost state and before the stop. It is characterized in that the special character is caused to appear in the re-change state when shifting from the losing state to the big hit state without causing the special character to appear.

A special character display method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the special character display method according to the third aspect, wherein the display unit displays all the stopped symbols from a lost state in which the symbols are temporarily stopped without being aligned. In the case where the symbols are rotated simultaneously or only the unaligned symbols are rotated to shift to the big hit state, the symbols that are re-fluctuating are aligned with the same symbol.

An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that amplifies and stimulates a player's expectation of a variable display game more than ever, thereby improving entertainment.

In the present invention, the central control unit performs control to start a variable display game and display the variable display game on the display unit, and control to make a special character such as a goddess or Mito Komon appear, and From the losing state in which the symbols are temporarily stopped without being aligned, all the stopped symbols are rotated at the same time, or only the unaligned symbols are rotated to shift to the big hit state, and the same variable display game is performed. In, in the loss state, the special character does not appear during the temporary stop and before the stop, and the special character appears in the re-change state when shifting from the loss state to the big hit state. Is the most important feature. As a result, it is possible to amplify and stimulate a player's expectation of the variable display game more than before, thereby improving the entertainment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. A pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a configuration of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a holding frame 2, and a game board 3 is fitted in an upper portion of the front of the holding frame 2. Further, a supply tray 4 for supplying pachinko balls and a receiving tray 5 for storing payout balls are arranged at a lower front position of the holding frame 2.

Further, on the right side of the tray 5, a launching device 6 for launching a pachinko ball is arranged. The launching device 6 has an operation dial 7, and the pachinko ball is continuously fired by rotating the operation dial 7 by a predetermined amount or more. A variable winning device 8 is provided below the gaming board 3 and is configured to open intermittently a predetermined number of times in a predetermined case (for example, when three identical numbers are aligned). I have.

A display device 9 for displaying a variable display game is provided at the center of the game board 3. On both sides of the display device 9, first specific winning openings 10 are provided, respectively. Further, below the display device 9, a second specific winning opening 11 is provided. When a pachinko ball wins in the first specific winning opening 10 and the second specific winning opening 11, a variable display game, which will be described in detail below, starts, and the transition of the variable display game is displayed on the display device 9.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing the configuration of the display device 9 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention.

The display device 9 includes a display unit 12 having a color liquid crystal display or the like, and a winning ball display unit 13 for displaying the number of pachinko balls that have won the first specific winning opening 10 and the second specific winning opening 11.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a basic connection of a control circuit and a display device of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 is controlled by a central control unit 14 including a CPU. The central control unit 14 has a ROM 14 a for storing a control program and image data to be displayed on the display unit 12 in addition to the CPU, and a ROM 14 a required for control. It has a plurality of flag areas and is constituted by a RAM 14b for temporarily storing data and the like.

(4) A frame memory 16 for outputting image data to the display unit 12 via the driver 15 is connected to the central control unit 14.

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described.

When the player rotates the operation dial by a predetermined amount, a pachinko ball is fired from the launching device, and when the pachinko ball wins the first specific winning opening 10 or the second specific winning opening 11, the central control unit 14 displays a variable display. The game is started, and the variable display game is displayed on the display unit 12.

Hereinafter, for the sake of simplifying the description, an example of a variable display game in which a big hit occurs by rotating three drums and aligning the same three numbers in a row will be described as an example. However, recently, in addition to predetermined numbers and patterns, various images have been simultaneously displayed, and a fluctuating display game that gives more stimulation to the player has also appeared. However, the present invention can be applied to this kind of game. It is possible. In addition, although a variation display game in which three drums are rotated is taken as an example, the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the display unit 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The display unit 12 is configured to display a rotating drum that is divided into three parts vertically and numbered from 0 to 9 respectively, and is displayed in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. (From top to bottom). Further, in this figure, reference numerals are assigned to the left drum display section 12a, the middle drum display section 12b, and the right drum display section 12c in order from the left, but other drawings showing the display section 12 have a range in which no doubt arises. In some cases, these symbols are not given.

5 (A) to 5 (D) in FIG. 5 are schematic diagrams showing the display unit 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the rotating drum stops after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the variable display game. Are shown in time series.

In FIG. 5 (A), the three rotating drums rotate from the top to the bottom of the figure, and immediately after the start of the variable display game, rotate at such a high speed that the player cannot discriminate. After a predetermined time has elapsed, the central control unit 14 firstly displays the left drum display unit 12a (see FIG. 5B), then the middle drum display unit 12b (see FIG. 5C), and finally the right drum display unit 12b. By gradually decreasing the rotation speed in the order of the display unit 12c (see FIG. 5D) and finally stopping the rotation of all the drums, the numbers are displayed side by side in the center row. In this case, the aligned numbers are “725”, and three identical numbers are not aligned in a horizontal line without reaching the reach state, which is a so-called complete loss state.

6 (A) to 6 (F) are schematic diagrams showing the display unit 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the rotating drum stops after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the variable display game. Are shown in time series.

FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (C) follow exactly the same course as FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (C) in FIG. 5, and a description thereof will be omitted. The drum display unit 12a and the middle drum display unit 12b stop, and from the non-reach state in which their numbers are not aligned (see FIG. 6C), the middle drum display unit 12b further rotates during the same variable display game. (See FIG. 6D), which is the same numeral “7” as that of the left drum display section 12a, indicating that the reach state (see FIG. 6E) has been reached. However, not only the middle drum display section 12b but also the left drum display section 12a may be rotated to reach the reach state. Also, FIG. 6F shows that the right drum display unit 12c stops from the reach state of FIG. 6E and the number becomes “7”, and all the numbers are aligned and a big hit state is shown. . Note that, when a transition from the non-reach state to the reach state occurs, if a special character (for example, a goddess or Koto Mito) appears, the player can be further excited.

7 (A) to 7 (F) in FIG. 7 are schematic views showing the display unit 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the rotating drum stops after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the variable display game. Are shown in time series.

FIGS. 7A to 7D follow exactly the same courses as FIGS. 5A to 5D in FIG. 5, and a description thereof will be omitted. However, FIG. The drum display unit 12a, the middle drum display unit 12b, and the right drum display unit 12c are stopped, and the numbers are not aligned. And, the right drum display section 12c is rotated and becomes the same number "7" as the left drum display section 12a, indicating that a big hit state (see FIG. 7 (F)) has been reached. However, not only the middle drum display section 12b and the right drum display section 12c, but also the left drum display section 12a may rotate all at once, or only the unaligned drum display sections may rotate to a big hit state. Good. It should be noted that when a special character (for example, a goddess or Mito Komon) appears in the transition from the losing state to the big hit state, the player can be further excited.

As described above, the gaming machine and the special character display method according to the present invention shift from the loss state to the reach state or the big hit state in the same variable display game even if the reach state or the big hit state is not achieved. Thus, it is possible to amplify and stimulate the player's expectation for the variable display game.

1 is an external view illustrating a configuration of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. 1 is an external view showing a configuration of a display device 9 provided in a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control circuit of the pachinko gaming machine 1 which concerns on this invention, and the basic connection of a three-dimensional display apparatus. It is the schematic which showed the display part 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is the schematic which showed the display part 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is the schematic which showed the display part 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is the schematic which showed the display part 12 of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

Explanation of reference numerals

1 pachinko gaming machine 3 gaming board 8 variable winning device 9 display device 10 first specific winning opening 11 second specific winning opening 12 display unit 12a left drum display unit 12b middle drum display unit 12c right drum display unit 14 central control unit 14a ROM
14b RAM
15 Driver 16 Frame memory

Claims (4)

A fluctuating display game in which symbols such as numbers and pictures fluctuate is started, and the symbols are stopped in a non-reach state in which the symbols are not aligned for a predetermined number, while the symbols are stopped for a predetermined number. After temporarily stopping in the losing state from the reach state, in the same change display game, through a re-change state in which at least one or more of the stopped symbols is changed, in a gaming machine that shifts to the jackpot state after the change,
A display unit that simultaneously displays various images in addition to the symbols in the variable display game,
A central control unit that controls the display of the symbols and the projection of the various images in the variable display game,
The central control unit performs a control to start a variable display game and display the variable display game on the display unit, and to control a special character such as a goddess or Mito Komon to appear,
The display unit, from the losing state where the symbols are temporarily stopped without being aligned, rotate all the stopped symbols simultaneously, or rotate only the unaligned symbols and shift to the big hit state, In the fluctuation display game, the special character is temporarily stopped in the losing state and does not appear before the stop, and the special character is displayed in the re-changing state when shifting from the losing state to the big hit state. To appear,
A gaming machine characterized by the following. The gaming machine according to claim 1,
The display unit is configured such that, from the losing state in which the symbols are temporarily stopped without being aligned, all the stopped symbols are rotated at the same time, or only the unaligned symbols are rotated to shift to the big hit state. Aligning the symbols having the same symbol with each other,
A gaming machine characterized by the following. A fluctuating display game in which symbols such as numbers and pictures fluctuate is started, and the symbols are stopped in a non-reach state in which the symbols are not aligned for a predetermined number, while the symbols are stopped for a predetermined number. A special character of a gaming machine that temporarily stops in the losing state from the reach state, and then transitions to the jackpot state after the re-change through the re-change state in which at least one of the stopped symbols is changed in the same change display game. In the display method,
A display step of simultaneously projecting various images in addition to the symbols on a display unit in the variable display game;
A central control step of controlling the display of the symbols and the projection of the various images in the variable display game,
The central control step is a control to start a variable display game and display the variable display game on the display unit, and to control a special character such as a goddess or Mito Komon to appear,
In the display step, from the losing state in which the symbols are temporarily stopped without being aligned, all the stopped symbols are simultaneously rotated, or only the unaligned symbols are rotated to shift to the big hit state, and the same In the fluctuation display game, the special character is temporarily stopped in the losing state and does not appear before the stop, and the special character is displayed in the re-changing state when shifting from the losing state to the big hit state. To appear,
Special character display method characterized by the following. The special character display method according to claim 3,
The display unit is configured such that, from the losing state in which the symbols are temporarily stopped without being aligned, all the stopped symbols are rotated at the same time, or only the unaligned symbols are rotated to shift to the big hit state. Aligning the symbols having the same symbol with each other,
Special character display method characterized by the following.

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