JP2004113574A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve amusement of a game machine performing a game selected by a player out of a plurality of different types of games. <P>SOLUTION: A win is produced by a table lottery following a start win, a display means 25 displays a selection screen on a display 9 and, when the player operates a selecting mechanism 13, a selection notification means 26 lights or flashes either one of "general probability", "probability variation", "time shortening" and "leaving it to the machine" in a selectable message 42 fitted to the selection of the player and notifies the player of the game selected by the player. In this state, when the player operates a determination mechanism 14, a selection determination means 29 determines the selection of the game. When the win is produced by the table lottery in the start win, a time notification means 28 displays a residual time message 45 showing a playable time from a present time on the display 9, the player can easily recognize the game state and the both of the present time and the playable time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine for playing a game selected by a player from a plurality of different types of games.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A pachinko machine that performs a game selected by a player from among a plurality of different types of games in the related art is a game in which a player operates a selection operation mechanism to select a large hit, a medium hit, and a small hit. In the state where one game is selected, when the player operates the ball launching operation mechanism to win the ball in the starting winning part, the starting winning ball detector detects the winning ball and sends the starting winning signal to the control device. The control device executes the lottery for the game selected by the player and instructs the display to start the symbol change. After that, the control device instructs the display to stop the symbol change to reflect the lottery result. Then, if the winning is won as a result of the lottery, the control device controls the opening / closing drive source after the symbol fluctuation is stopped, and the opening / closing drive source opens and closes the opening / closing body of the variable winning component (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-224341 (Claims, FIGS. 1 and 2)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the conventional example has a structure in which a player operates one of the selection operation mechanisms provided for each of a plurality of different games, if the player erroneously operates the selection operation mechanism, In this case, the game is executed against the intention of the player, and there is a problem that the game lacks in the game. Further, when the player selects a plurality of different games, the player can use a watch, a wall clock of a store, or a clock attached to a mobile phone to display the remaining time in the store business or the remaining time for meeting with a person. Therefore, there is a problem that the player cannot concentrate on the game and lacks the game ability. Furthermore, since the selection operation mechanism is provided near the ball firing operation mechanism within the reach of the player operating the ball firing operation mechanism, the player can select with the hand operating the ball firing operation mechanism. When the operation mechanism is operated, the operation amount of the ball firing operation mechanism is slightly deviated, and the position of the ball fired in the game area changes, while the hand opposite to the hand by which the player operates the ball firing operation mechanism. In the case of operating the selection operation mechanism, the hand operating the ball firing operation mechanism and the hand trying to operate the selection operation mechanism are entangled with each other, and the operability of both is deteriorated, and the lack of gameability is a problem. there were.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention prevents the player from making a mistake in selecting, or makes the player easily recognize the current time and the playable time, or adjusts the operability of both the hit selection operation and the ball firing operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the game performance by realizing the game machine.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to one aspect of the present invention, in a gaming machine that performs one game selected by a player from a plurality of different types of games, selection notifying means for notifying one game selected by the player; When the player selects one game from a plurality of different types by providing the player with selection determining means for determining the selection of one game, the selection notifying means sets one game selected by the player. When the player operates the selection deciding means after confirming the game selected by the player himself in the notification, the selection deciding means decides the selection of the game. Can be prevented, and the playability can be improved. According to another aspect of the present invention, in a gaming machine that performs a game selected by a player from a plurality of different types of games, a time for notifying one or all of a current time and a playable time is provided. By providing the notification means, the player can easily recognize both the game situation, the current time, and the playable time, thereby improving the playability. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a selection operation mechanism that selects one game from a plurality of different types of games by a player's operation, a ball launch operation mechanism that launches a ball into a game area, In a gaming machine equipped with a ball, the ball launch operation mechanism and the selection operation mechanism are spaced apart from each other so that the player can properly operate the ball launch operation mechanism with one hand and the selection operation mechanism properly with the other hand. , And the game performance can be improved.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 and 2 show a first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a front view of a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine, and FIG. 2 shows a game machine for allowing a player to select one of a plurality of different hit games. 9 shows a selection screen of the display 9 of FIG.
[0008]
The pachinko machine will be described with reference to FIG. A point in which the ball launching mechanism 1 launches one ball at a time from the plate 4 provided on the front face of the gaming machine frame 3 toward the game area of the game board 5 by operating the ball launching operation mechanism 2 by the player; The start winning ball detector 6 detects a ball winning the start winning part 7 and outputs a start winning signal to the control device 8, and the control device 8 starts the symbol change on the display 9 by the input of the start winning signal. The point that the instruction is given, the point that the control device 8 instructs the display 9 to stop the symbol change to reflect the lottery result, and the jackpot game after the stop of the symbol variation is the opening / closing body 12 of the variable winning part 11 by the opening / closing drive source 10 It is conventionally known that the opening and closing are performed.
[0009]
In contrast, the following points are new. The control device 8 executes the front lottery and the back lottery in response to the input of the start winning signal, and the control device 8 displays a plurality of different types of games that can be selected on the display 9 when the winning is selected as a result of the lottery. Point, when the control device 8 displays information on time on the display 9 when a winning is determined as a result of the lottery, the control device 8 selects one game selected from a plurality of different types of games by the player. , The point that the control device 8 determines the selection of one game by the player, and the point that the ball firing operation mechanism 2 and the selection operation mechanism 13 are separated from each other as viewed from the front of the gaming machine frame 3. And so on. A selection operation mechanism 13 and a determination operation mechanism 14 are provided on the front surface of the plate 4.
[0010]
When the player operates the selection operation mechanism 13, the selection switch 15 outputs a selection operation signal to the control device 8. When the player operates the determination operation mechanism 14, the determination switch 16 outputs a determination operation signal to the control device 8. The control device 8 includes a winning detection unit 21, a symbol driving unit 22, a variable driving unit 23, a lottery unit 24, a display unit 25, a selection notification unit 26, and an operation notification, which are embodied by the operation of a stored microcomputer by a program. It comprises means 27, time notifying means 28, selection determining means 29, counter 30, selected game lottery knowledge 31, selection determined lottery knowledge 32, machine game lottery knowledge 33, and timer 34. The timer 34 divides a clock signal for operating the microcomputer to generate a current time. The display means 25 instructs the display 9 with the selection instruction message 41, the selection notifying means 26 instructs the display 9 with the selectable message 42, the operation notifying means 27 instructs the display 9 with the selection operation message 43, The time notifying means 28 indicates the current time message 44 and the remaining time message 45 to the display 9.
[0011]
The selection instruction message 41, the selectable message 42, the selection operation message 43, the current time message 44, and the remaining time message 45 displayed on the selection screen of the display 9 will be described with reference to FIG. The selection instruction message 41 is, for example, "Congratulations. You can select a winning game. Please select it with the selection operation mechanism 13. The remaining selection time is 60 seconds." The selectable message 42 is, for example, a message such as “normal probability”, “probability change”, “time reduction”, “automatic selection by computer (hereinafter referred to as“ automatic selection ”)” and the like. The selection operation message 43 is, for example, "When the selection is completed, press the determination operation mechanism 14. When the selection time becomes" 0 "or the remaining selection time becomes" 0 ", the game is selected by the computer. "Is a message after the selection is completed. The current time message 44 is, for example, a message “current time; 22:00”. The remaining time message 45 is, for example, a message of “playable time; remaining 1:00”.
[0012]
The numerical value of, for example, "60" for specifying the second in the selection instruction message 41 is subtracted and displayed every second every moment. The numerical value of “60” is the maximum time during which the player can operate the determination operation mechanism 14 from the start of the display of the selection screen, and when the value becomes “0”, the selection operation mechanism 13 and the determination operation mechanism of the player This message indicates that the machine selects and determines any one of the normal probability, the probability variation, and the time reduction regardless of the operation to the game. The numerical value of, for example, “22:00” for specifying the hour and minute in the current time message 44 is added and displayed every minute every minute. The numerical value of, for example, “1:00” that specifies the remaining hours and minutes in the remaining time message 45 is subtracted and displayed every minute every minute. The remaining time displayed in the remaining time message 45 is a time difference between the set end time stored in the control device 8 as the store business end time and the current time displayed in the current time message 44. Specifically, if the end time of the store operation is set to, for example, “23:00” and the current time is “22:00”, “1:00” is displayed as the remaining playable time. Is done.
[0013]
In the normal probability game, it is assumed that the expected number of prize balls is 2100, the maximum number of rounds is 15 rounds (15R), and the time required for completing one game is set to about 5 minutes. Probability-variable games have the expected number of prize balls of 700 to 900, the maximum number of rounds is 5 rounds (5R), the continuation rate is 3/4, and the time required to complete the game is set to about 20 minutes. It is assumed that Time-reduced games must have an expected prize ball count of 420 or more, a maximum round number of 3 rounds, a continuation rate of 5/6, and a digestion time required for digestion of a single game of 20 minutes or more. I do. In short, the normal probability game is a game in which the expected number of prize balls is large and the digestion time is short, the probability variation game is a game in which the expected prize ball number and the digestion time are medium, and the time shortening game is the expected number of prize balls. This is a game with little and long digestion time.
[0014]
The maximum number of rounds is the number of times the jackpot game in which the opening / closing body 12 of the variable winning component 11 is opened and closed as a result of a lottery associated with one starting winning in which one ball wins the starting winning component 7 is likely to be repeated. It is. More specifically, since the variable winning component 11 has a normal winning port called a count zone and a specific winning port called a V zone inside the variable winning component 11, the variable winning component 11 plays a game while the opening / closing body 12 is open. The ball taken into the variable winning part 11 from the area wins either the normal winning opening or the specific winning opening. A normal winning prize detector (not shown) outputs a normal prize signal to the control device 8 in which a ball having won a normal prize opening is detected. A specific prize ball detector (not shown) outputs a specific prize signal to the control device 8 in which a ball having won a specific prize port is detected. Then, the control device 8 proceeds before the count value counted up for each input of the normal winning signal reaches the set number such as 10 stored in the control device 8 or from the start of opening and closing of the opening and closing body 12. Before or after the time reaches the set time stored in the control device 8, if the control device 8 detects the input of the specific winning signal, the opening and closing of the opening and closing body 12 is stopped once and then the opening and closing of the opening and closing body 12 is stopped. The opening / closing game for the variable winning component 11 in which the opening / closing is performed again is repeated. The number of repetitions is referred to as the number of rounds.
[0015]
The operation of the first embodiment will be described. In FIG. 1, when the ball fired in the game area wins the start winning part 7 and the control device 8 inputs a start winning signal from the start winning ball detector 6 (see YES in step 101), the lottery means 24 starts. The process of the front lottery and the back lottery shown in step 102 is executed. Specifically, the lottery means 24 acquires the counter value as a random value from the counter 30 at the input timing of the start winning signal, and executes the front lottery and the back lottery. The table lottery is a lottery for allowing the player to select one game from a plurality of different types. Either a hit or a miss is extracted as a lottery result and stored in a memory such as a RAM. The back lottery is a lottery for letting the machine select one game from a plurality of types when the player does not execute the selection action. The obtained random value is checked against the machine game lottery knowledge 33, As one lottery result corresponding to the random number value, one game such as a normal probability, a probability change, and time reduction, and one of hits and misses for the one game are extracted from the RAM 33 and stored in the RAM. The lottery result by the front lottery and the lottery result by the back lottery are individually stored in different storage areas.
[0016]
Then, when the winning is determined in the table lottery, the result of step 103 becomes YES, so that the process proceeds to step 104, and the control device 8 executes the following processing. The display unit 25, the operation notifying unit 27, and the time notifying unit 28 instruct the display unit 9 to display, so that the display unit 9 displays the selectable message 42 including a plurality of different types of games, and the remaining selectable time for the selection operation. A selection instruction message 41, a selection operation message 43, a current time message 44 indicating the current time, a remaining time message 45 indicating a playable time from the current time, and the like are displayed on the screen. Therefore, when the player sees the selection instruction message 41, the selectable message 42, the selection operation message 43, the current time message 44, and the remaining time message 45 displayed on the display 9, the player wins in the table lottery. You can understand what was done.
[0017]
Therefore, when the player who has viewed the selection screen of the display 9 operates the selection operation mechanism 13 at about 10 seconds after the start of the display of the selection screen, for example, the selection switch 15 outputs a selection operation signal to the control device 8. Then, the selection notifying means 26 outputs a notification signal to the display 9 in the order of, for example, “normal probability”, “probability variation”, “time reduction”, “Random” for each operation of the selection operation mechanism 13 by the player, and displays the signal. The player 9 notifies the player that the "normal probability", "probability change", "time reduction", and "automatic selection" in the selectable message 42 are sequentially selected in accordance with the operation of the selection operation mechanism 13 by the player. Lights or flashes as much as possible. One of the “normal probability”, “probability change”, “time reduction”, and “Random” lights or blinks, so that the player can properly grasp the game selected by himself / herself from a plurality of different types. can do.
[0018]
Then, in a state where any one of “normal probability”, “probability variation”, and “time reduction” is turned on or blinking, within “60” seconds from the start of the screen display, that is, the selection instruction message 41 is “0” seconds. If the player operates the determination operation mechanism 14 of FIG. 1 before the determination is made (YES in step 105), the determination switch 16 outputs a determination operation signal to the control device 8. When this determination operation signal is input to the control device 8, the control device 8 executes the processing shown in step 106. More specifically, the player determines any one of “normal probability”, “probability variation”, and “time reduction” in which the selection determination unit 29 is lit or blinking as the selection notification by the selection notification unit 26. Is stored in the RAM as the game selected and determined by the game, and the selection determination lottery process is executed. The selection determining means 29 obtains a counter value as a random number value from the counter 30 at the input timing of the determination operation signal, compares the obtained random number value with the selection determination lottery knowledge 32, and calculates the normal probability, the probability variation, One of a win and a miss is extracted as a lottery result corresponding to a random number value from one selected table such as a time reduction and stored in the RAM.
[0019]
In addition, when "automatic selection" is selected and determined in the selection determination operation by the player, or when the player does not operate the determination operation mechanism 14 even after "60" seconds have elapsed from the start of the screen display ( The control device 8 executes the process shown in step 107 instead of the player's game selection (step 105: NO). Specifically, in order for the machine to select and determine any one of the normal game, the probability change, and the time reduction, and determine the win or miss, the result of the back lottery stored in the RAM described above is used. Execute the used process.
[0020]
When the selection determination processing for a plurality of different types of games by the player is completed, the symbol driving unit 22 instructs the display 9 to start symbol variation. Thus, the display 9 displays the symbol variation on the screen instead of the selection screen. After that, the symbol driving means 22 is operated by the player based on the result of the table lottery for one of the “normal probability”, “probability variation”, and “time reduction” or “normal probability”, “probability variation”, In order to reflect the result of the back lottery for any one of the games in "time reduction", the display 9 is instructed to stop the symbol change. When the winning is determined as a front lottery result or a rear lottery result, the determined symbols stopped on the display 9 are aligned with the winning symbol, and thereafter, the control device 8 controls the open / close drive source 10 to open / close the open / close drive. The big hit is executed by the source 10 opening and closing the opening and closing body 12 of the variable winning parts 11.
[0021]
In the case where the out-of-drawing is selected in the front lottery or the out-of-drawing is selected in the back lottery, the symbol driving unit 22 instructs the display 9 to start the symbol change without displaying the selection screen. After that, the display 9 is instructed to stop the symbol change. As a result, the fixed symbol stopped on the display 9 becomes a non-designated symbol. Thereafter, the control device 8 does nothing and terminates the game associated with the start winning (the opening / closing body 12 of the variable winning component 11 does not open / close).
[0022]
In short, in the first embodiment, a win occurs in the table lottery associated with the start winning, the display means 25 displays a selection screen on the display 9, and when the player operates the selection operation mechanism 13, the selection notification means 26 One of the “normal probability”, “probability change”, “time reduction”, and “automatic” in the selectable message 42 that matches the selection operation of the player is turned on or flashed, thereby one game selected by the player. Is notified to the player, and in this state, when the player operates the determination operation mechanism 14, the selection determining means 29 determines the selection of the game, so that an erroneous operation of the game selection by the player can be prevented. In addition, when a win occurs in the table lottery associated with the start winning, the time notifying means 28 displays the current time message 44 indicating the current time and the remaining time message 45 indicating the playable time from the current time on the display unit 9. The player can easily recognize both the game situation, the current time, and the playable time. In addition, since the ball firing operation mechanism 2 and the selection operation mechanism 13 are spaced apart from each other on the left and right, the player can properly operate the ball firing operation mechanism 2 with one hand and operate the selection operation mechanism 13 with the other hand. It can be operated properly. In FIG. 1, the symbol variation and the selection screen are displayed on one display 9, but may be displayed separately on different displays.
[0023]
3 and 4 show a second embodiment. FIG. 3 shows the front of a medal-type slot machine as an example of a gaming machine, and FIG. 4 shows that a player selects one of a plurality of different winning games. 5 shows a selection screen of the display 52 for causing the display 52 to perform the selection.
[0024]
In FIG. 3, the slot machine includes a symbol display 51 as a main player inside the gaming machine frame 3 and a display 52 for notifying one game selected by the player from a plurality of different types of games. And The selection operation mechanism 13 and the determination operation mechanism 14 are located near the medal insertion slot 53 and are separated from the game start operation mechanism 54 and the symbol stop operation mechanism 55. Then, when the player operates the game start operating mechanism 54 in a state where the player inserts medals into the medal insertion slot 53, the game start switch 56 outputs a game start signal to the control device 57 (see YES in step 301). ), After the lottery means 24 executes the processing of the front lottery and the back lottery shown in step 302 and stores the results in the RAM, if the winning is selected in the front lottery (see YES in step 303), the display means 25 instructs the display 52 shown in step 304 to display a selection screen, and the display 52 displays a selection instruction message 41, a selectable message 42, a selection operation message 43, a current time message 44, a remaining time message 45, and the like on the screen. indicate.
[0025]
In this state, when the player who has viewed the selection screen of the display 52 operates the selection operation mechanism 13, the selection switch 15 outputs a selection operation signal to the control device 57 (YES in step 305), and the control device 57 The processing shown in step 306 is executed. That is, the selection notifying means 26 outputs a notification signal to the display 52 every time the player operates the selection operation mechanism 13 and the "big game", the "regular game", the "small role concentration game", One of the "Random" lights or flashes. In this state, if the player operates the decision operation mechanism 14 within "60" seconds from the start of the screen display, the decision switch 16 outputs a decision operation signal to the control device 57, and the selection decision means 29 is turned on or blinks. Any one of the “big game”, “regular game”, and “small win concentrated game” is stored in the RAM as a game selected and determined by the player, and a selection determination lottery process is executed.
[0026]
In addition, when "automatic selection" is selected and determined in the selection determination operation by the player, or when the player does not operate the determination operation mechanism 14 even after "60" seconds have elapsed from the start of the screen display ( The control device 57 executes the process shown in step 307 instead of the player's game selection (step 305: see NO). In other words, the machine uses the result of the back lottery stored in the above-mentioned RAM to select and determine any one of the big game, the regular game, and the small role intensive game to determine the win or not. Execute the processing that was performed.
[0027]
When the selection decision processing for a plurality of different types of games by the player described above is completed, the symbol driving means instructs the symbol display 51 to start symbol variation, and after the symbol variation by the symbol display 51 starts, the player The symbol stop switch 58 outputs a stop signal to the control device 57 each time the operator operates the symbol stop operation mechanism 55, and the display 52 stops the symbol change. When the stopped symbols on the display 52 are hit and the symbols are aligned, the controller 57 drives a payout mechanism (not shown), and the medal payout mechanism pays out medals as prizes to the plate 59.
[0028]
The selection instruction message 41 and the selectable message 42 displayed on the selection screen of the display 52 will be described with reference to FIG. The selection instruction message 41 is a message of "Congratulations. You can select a winning game. Please select it with the selection operation mechanism 13. Remaining selection time: 60 seconds." The selectable messages 42 are a plurality of messages such as "Big game", "Regular game", "Small part intensive game", "Omakase, select by computer."
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a selection screen according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a slot machine of a second embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an exemplary front view showing a selection screen according to a second embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Ball launch operation mechanism 9 Display 13 Selection operation mechanism 14 Decision operation mechanism 26 Selection notification means 28 Time notification means 29 Selection determination means

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine that performs one game selected by a player from among a plurality of different types of games, selection notifying means for notifying one game selected by the player, and selection of one game by the player. A gaming machine provided with a selection determining means for determining. A gaming machine for performing a game selected by a player from among a plurality of different types of games, wherein a time notifying means for notifying one or all of a current time and a playable time is provided. Machine. In a gaming machine including a selection operation mechanism for selecting one game from a plurality of different types of games by a player's operation and a ball firing operation mechanism for shooting a ball in a game area, a ball firing operation mechanism is selected. A gaming machine characterized in that an operation mechanism is separated from the left and right.

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