JP2004248772A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a game enjoyable by generating sound changed by a game ball directly colliding with a sound generation member on condition that a predetermined sound change condition is established. <P>SOLUTION: A game machine for playing the game by hitting the game ball onto a game board is provided with a sound generator V arranged on the game board 1 for generating the sound by the collision of the game ball B and a sound changing device C for changing the sound generated by the game ball colliding with the sound generator V when the predetermined sound change condition is established. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game machine provided with a sound generating means for generating a change sound when a game ball collides.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, with respect to the production of sound in a pachinko machine, different sounds are produced in accordance with the result of the game contents (for example, a jackpot, a reach, a special winning opening opening, etc.) (for example, Patent Literature 1), or a starting winning opening is won. There is one that surely informs the player of this with a sound different from a normal winning sound (for example, Patent Document 2).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-103543 [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-5-137838
However, the sound generating devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are common in that each result of the game content is notified to the player with a different sound, and the direct movement of the game ball And is not relevant.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a sound that changes due to a game ball directly colliding with a sound generating member, assuming that a predetermined sound change condition is satisfied, so that a game can be enjoyed. It is to be.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A first solution for solving the above-mentioned problem (invention of claim 1) is a game machine which launches a game ball on a game board to play a game, and is arranged on the game board, and is provided by a collision of the game ball. A sound generating member that generates a sound, and a sound changing unit that changes a sound generated when a game ball collides with the sound generating member when a predetermined sound changing condition is satisfied. .
[0007]
According to the first solving means, when a game ball collides with a sound generating member arranged on a game board and a predetermined sound changing condition is satisfied, the generated sound is changed by the sound changing means, and the changing sound is changed. Occurs. Thereby, the player can know the specific game content by the change of the generated sound, and can play the game while enjoying the change of the sound.
[0008]
Further, the second solving means according to the first solving means, further comprising a driving means for operating the sound generating member, activating the driving means on condition that the sound change condition is satisfied, and It is characterized in that the sound changing means is configured to change the generated sound in accordance with the operation.
[0009]
According to the second solution, since different elements of the operation of the sound generating member and the change of the generated sound are interlocked, the player plays the game while enjoying the interlocking of the operation of the sound generating member and the change of the generated sound. I can do it.
[0010]
Further, the third solving means is the first or second solving means, further comprising a lottery means, wherein the sound change condition is satisfied on condition that a lottery result by the lottery means satisfies a predetermined condition. The sound changes according to a predetermined rule.
[0011]
According to the third solution, since the change in the sound is related to the result of the lottery, the player can proceed with the game while inferring the result of the lottery from the change in the sound, and can enhance the entertainment of the game. .
[0012]
Further, a fourth solving means is characterized in that in any one of the first to third means, the sound generating member is disposed on the board at a position where a possibility of collision of a game ball is low in a normal game state. .
[0013]
According to the fourth solution, the sound generating member is arranged on the board at a position where the possibility of collision of the game ball is low in the normal game state. However, if the player adjusts the firing state of the game ball, the sound generation member may be adjusted to the lottery result. You can know the degree of expectation early. Therefore, the player is required to have a technique for properly adjusting the firing state of the game ball, thereby improving the playability.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming surface of a pachinko machine in which a sound generating device V according to the present invention is incorporated, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a switch device T which is a collision object constituting the sound generating device V. is there. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the outer and inner ball guide rails 2 and 3 are attached to the game board 1, and an area surrounded by the ball guide rails 2 and 3 is a game area 4. The outer and inner ball guide rails 2 and 3 overlap inside and outside to form a ball launch path 5, and a game ball B launched from a ball launch device (not shown) passes through the ball launch path 5. To the game area 4.
[0015]
A special symbol display device D, which is a center accessory device, is arranged at a substantially central portion of the game area 4. The special symbol display device D has a configuration in which three reel bodies 6, 7, 8 each having a large number of symbols continuously displayed on the outer periphery are arranged side by side. Below the special symbol display device D, a shelf device 9 on which the game ball B can roll in both the lateral direction and the front-back direction is arranged facing the game surface. Immediately below the central portion, a starting winning opening 11 for operating the special symbol display device D is arranged. A large winning opening device 12 is arranged immediately below the starting winning opening 11, and two side winning openings 13 are arranged on each of the left and right sides of the starting winning opening 11.
[0016]
Further, windmills 14 for scattering the game balls B in arbitrary directions are provided on both sides of the lower end of the special symbol display device D and a total of three places on the upper left side of the special symbol display device D, respectively. Gate openings 15 are provided on both sides substantially at the center in the vertical direction. Further, a switch device T, which is a collision object constituting the sound generation device V, is incorporated in the upper right diagonal of the special symbol display device D which is a position where the possibility of collision of the game ball B is low in a normal game state. I have. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 16 denotes an arc-shaped decorative member arranged at the side winning opening 13, and reference numeral 17 denotes an out opening for collecting a ball that did not win any winning opening.
[0017]
Next, the sound generator V will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the sound generator V. The sound generating device V is incorporated in the game board 1 and is a switch device T that is a collision object with which the game ball B collides, and a sound that generates a change sound by an electronic sound when the switch device T is turned “ON”. composed of the generator main body _{V 0.} As shown in FIG. 2, the switch device T, which is the object to be impacted, has a drum 21 having an outer diameter approximately twice as large as that of the windmill 14 and a rotating shaft 22 arranged perpendicular to the surface of the game board 1. The configuration is such that it is rotatable about the center. A gear 23 attached to the base end of the rotary shaft 22 and a gear 25 attached to the drive shaft 24 of the drive motor M mesh with each other, and the drum 21 is driven and rotated by the drive motor M. The drum body 21 has a configuration in which portions close to the outer peripheries of a pair of disk bodies 26 arranged opposite to each other are connected by a large number of switch plates 27. A predetermined gap 28 is formed between each switch plate 27, and a plurality of decorative through holes 29 are formed in each drum body 21 in the same phase along the circumferential direction.
[0018]
Next, with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 3 and the flowchart of FIG. 4, the gaming method of the above-described pachinko machine will be described. The game ball B released to the game area 4 through the ball launch passage 5 collides with a large number of game nails (not shown) formed on the game board 1 or is scattered by hitting the windmill 14 and directed downward. Flowing. Then, the game ball B rides on the shelf device 9 and rolls on its rolling surface, falls from this rolling surface to the game area 4 and wins the starting winning opening 11, or the shelf device 9 When the player wins the start winning opening 11 from the side while flowing in the game area 4 without riding on the reel, the lottery is executed by the lottery device, and the reels 6 of the special symbol display device D are displayed to display the lottery result. , 7, and 8 start rotating and stop after a predetermined time has elapsed. When the combination of a plurality of symbols at the time of stopping is in a specific display mode, it becomes "big hit", and the "big hit game" described below is started, and the combination of the plurality of symbols is displayed in a specific display mode. If not, it will be "missing".
[0019]
Here, during the game, the drum body 21 is stopped, but for example, two of the three symbols of the special symbol display device D are stopped together, and only the remaining one symbol is changing. When the “sound generation condition” is satisfied (step S ₁ ) when a “specific game state” such as “reach” is reached (step S ₁ ), the sound changing device C is activated (step S ₂ ), and the drive motor M is started to activate the switch. drum body 21 of device T is driven to rotate (step _S 3). During driving rotation of the drum body 21 of the switch device T, the game ball B collides with one of the switch plates 27 of the rotating drum body 21 and the switch device T is turned “ON” (step S ₄ ), based on the lottery result "big hit" whether the sound change condition generation signal K is inputted to the sound change device C (step S _5), the expected sound that varies according to a certain rule from the sound generator main body V ₀ based on this Either (for example, a fixed scale, a specific song, or the like) or a disappointing sound that changes without following a rule is generated by an electronic sound (steps S ₆ and S ₇ ).
[0020]
And, if you change the sound emanating from the sound generator main body V ₀ is in accordance with the law, for example, in the musical scale, "Do-Re-Mi file Sorashido" and has scale is completed, in the song, or interrupted in the middle, from what pitch is a regular If the song is completed without any change, the changed sound is recognized as "expected sound" by the player, and the degree of expectation of the game announcement is high (in the above example, "reach" From the state, it is recognized that the remaining symbols during the change become "big hits" along with the other two symbols. Conversely, if the change sound emitted from the sound generator main body V ₀ is deviated from the rule, for example, in the scale, irregularly or changed "Doremimimi", the song, or interrupted in the middle, or out of tune If the song is not completed as a song, the change sound is recognized as a "sorry sound" by the player, and the expectation of the notice is low (in the above example, the change from the "reach" state to the changing Recognize that the remaining symbols are not aligned with the other two symbols, resulting in "out of alignment."
[0021]
Here, in the normal game state, the player places the game ball B in the game area 4 by aiming at the left side of the game area 4 so that the winning possibility with respect to the winning opening (in particular, the “start winning opening 11”) is increased. Shooting is a common game method. On the other hand, as the player's psychology, if there is a desire to know the "lottery result" as soon as possible and the player wants to obtain "notice of the lottery result" during the game, the above-mentioned normal game, which has a high possibility of winning to the winning opening, Unlike the state, the game ball B is released toward the drum 21 constituting the switch device T, aiming at the right side of the game area 4, and collides with the drum 21 to turn the switch device T "ON". As a result, a “notification of the lottery result” is obtained from the content of the changing sound generated from the sound generator V. Then, each time the game ball B collides with the drum body 21, the sound generator V generates a change sound of "notification of a game state".
[0022]
For this reason, as a player, the possibility of winning with respect to the winning opening is lowered and the player aims at the left side of the game area 4 and obtains “notice of the lottery result” before the lottery result appears as the game state, This is either one of increasing the possibility of winning with the aim of the right side. Then, if the player has a high firing adjustment technique, it is possible to achieve both of the above-mentioned two game states, so that the playability is enhanced.
[0023]
As described above, the player enjoys the interlocking of the rotation of the drum body 21 constituting the switch device T and the change sound generated by the collision of the game ball B with the drum body 21 and draws the lottery result by the change sound. You can play while guessing.
[0024]
In the "big hit game", a large winning opening (not shown) in which the lid 12a of the large winning opening device 12 is tilted forward and opened is a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 30 seconds). Until there is a (10) prize, the winning port is kept open. Even after the special winning opening is closed by the standing of the lid 12a, when a ball (winning ball) received through the special winning opening passes through an internal special winning opening (not shown), it is re-established. When the lid 12a falls to the front side, the special winning opening is opened again, and the "big hit game" is repeated up to 16 times (round).
[0025]
Further, since the result of the lottery by the lottery device is known at the time when the game ball wins in the starting winning opening 11, the "winning of the game ball to the starting winning opening 11" is set to "satisfy the sound change condition" and the switch device T The rotation of the drum body 21 may be started.
[0026]
Also, the switch device T is configured, and the hit body against which the game ball collides is not limited to the one that the game ball collides with and rotates like the drum body 21. Any configuration may be used as long as it is "ON" and exercises to draw the player's attention. For example, a pendulum motion or a reciprocating linear motion may be performed by a collision of a game ball.
[0027]
In the above embodiment, the impacted body game balls collide directly to, Yes to function as a switch device of the sound generator body V ₀ which generates the electronic sound, from the impact body itself, directly to the desired Although it is not a configuration that generates a change sound, in the present invention, a collision target having a structure in which a sound of a loudness recognizable by a player is generated by collision with a game ball is selected, and direct collision with the game ball is performed. It is also possible to generate a “change sound” by the collision sound.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to enjoy a game by generating a sound that changes due to a game ball directly colliding with a sound generating member, assuming that a predetermined sound change condition is satisfied. Out. In addition, when the sound generating member is operated, the player can play a game while enjoying the interlocking of the operation of the sound generating member and the change of the generated sound. There is an advantage that the game can be performed while estimating the lottery result from the change.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming surface of a pachinko machine in which a sound generator V according to the present invention is incorporated.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a switch device T which is a collision object included in the sound generation device V.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a sound generator V.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the sound generator V of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
B: Game ball C: Sound changing device (sound changing means)
K: sound change condition generation signal M: drive motor T: switch device (sound generation member)
V: Sound generation device (sound generation member)
V ₀ : sound generator main unit (sound generating member)
1: gaming board 21: drum body (sound generating member)

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine that plays a game by firing a game ball on a game board, a sound generating member that is arranged on the game board and generates a sound by a collision of the game ball, and a predetermined sound change condition is satisfied, A game machine comprising: sound changing means for changing a sound generated when a game ball collides with the sound generating member.

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