JP2005177526A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of providing totally new combinations and variable display of patterns. <P>SOLUTION: A pattern line to be displayed in each pattern display part of a special pattern display device 27 is selected by pattern display part from a prescribed number of pattern lines larger than the number of pattern display parts. Then, three pattern display parts start to move patterns on the display panel of the special pattern display device 27, and stop the movement at stop positions determined based on values extracted from positional relation determining random numbers. At the time, if the image of a saury is completed with the combination of patterns stopped/displayed on the three pattern display parts on the whole, a jackpot is made. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and in particular, a symbol display section for displaying a symbol (symbol string) is moved on the screen, and the symbols (symbol strings) appearing on each symbol display section are predetermined symbols (symbol strings). In spite of this, the jackpot symbol is configured to be obtained only when the display positional relationship is a specific relationship.

  The conventional symbol variation method related to whether or not a big jackpot has occurred is that each of a plurality of symbol display units formed in the symbol display device sequentially causes a plurality of types of symbols arranged in a predetermined arrangement to appear. Judgment was made according to the content of the combination.

  Since it is determined whether or not a large profit is generated based on the result of this stop symbol, if there is a possibility that a big hit symbol may be obtained, the player's expectation is stimulated by implementing a variation aspect called reach Such a method has been adopted.

  However, with the same content as the fate of entertainment machines, it has a stale impression, and it is a major proposition of manufacturers to always propose a new pattern variation method.

JP-A-5-285261

  Most of the prior art uses a combination of three symbol display parts, left, middle, and right. The symbol display part was fixed to the right side, and the display position did not move.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that enables completely novel symbol combinations and symbol variations that have not existed before.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 includes a symbol display device having a plurality of symbol display portions on the screen for variably displaying a plurality of symbols for each symbol display portion, and each symbol display of the symbol display device. In a gaming machine that gives a profit to the player when the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the part is a predetermined jackpot symbol, the function of moving the plurality of symbol display parts on the screen and changing the display position And a random number for determining the positional relationship when each symbol display unit stops after movement, and a function for stopping each symbol display unit after movement according to the positional relationship determined corresponding to the value extracted from this random number; The technical means of selecting a symbol sequence to be displayed in each of the plurality of symbol display units from a predetermined number of symbol sequences greater than the number of the symbol display units for each symbol display unit is used.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, as the jackpot symbol, a jackpot symbol comprising a combination of symbols in which symbols stopped and displayed on each symbol display section stopped after movement, When the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the symbol display section consist of a combination of different symbols, and the stop position of each symbol display section has a specific positional relationship, the entire combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed on each symbol display section Each symbol display unit selects a symbol sequence to be displayed on each of the plurality of symbol display units from a predetermined number of symbol sequences greater than the number of the plurality of symbol display units. As a result, the symbols constituting the jackpot symbol in which one image is determined by the whole combination of symbols in the symbols belonging to the symbol row selected corresponding to one symbol display portion among the plurality of symbol display portions. Even if included, in the symbol belonging to the symbol row selected corresponding to another symbol display portion among the plurality of symbol display portions, the symbol constituting the jackpot symbol is not included, The technical means that the symbol constituting the jackpot symbol can only function as a lost symbol is used.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, as the jackpot symbol, the jackpot symbol made up of a combination of the same symbols, the symbols stopped and displayed on each symbol display section stopped after moving, When the symbols that are stopped and displayed on the symbol display section consist of a combination of different symbols, and the stop position of each symbol display section has a specific positional relationship, the entire combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed on each symbol display section Each symbol display unit selects a symbol sequence to be displayed on each of the plurality of symbol display units from a predetermined number of symbol sequences greater than the number of the plurality of symbol display units. As a result, even if the symbols belonging to each of the selected symbol sequences include a symbol that constitutes a jackpot symbol in which one image is determined by the whole combination of symbols, each symbol stopped after moving If radical 113 of the stop position is not in the specific positional relationship, symbol constructing the bonus game symbol is used technical means that not only functions as a losing symbol.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since it has a function of moving a plurality of symbol display units on the screen, a completely new symbol combination and symbol variation not found in conventional gaming machines in which the symbol display unit is always fixed. Can be obtained.
Moreover, in order to select a symbol sequence to be displayed in each of the plurality of symbol display units from a predetermined number of symbol sequences greater than the number of symbol display units for each symbol display unit, it is necessary to select which symbol sequence to use. The effect that it can be performed can be produced.

According to the invention according to claim 2, when the symbol that is stopped and displayed on each symbol display unit is a combination of different symbols as a jackpot symbol, and the stop position of each symbol display unit has a specific positional relationship Since there is a jackpot symbol in which one image is determined for the entire combination of symbols stopped and displayed on each symbol display unit, symbols (symbol columns) appearing on each symbol display unit are predetermined symbols (symbol columns). In spite of this, it is possible to obtain an effect that a jackpot symbol can be obtained only when the positional relationship when stopped after moving is a specific relationship.
In addition, as a result of selecting a symbol string to be displayed on each of the plurality of symbol display units from a predetermined number of symbol sequences greater than the number of symbol display units for each symbol display unit, one symbol among the plurality of symbol display units Even if the symbols belonging to the symbol row selected corresponding to the display unit include a symbol that constitutes a jackpot symbol in which one image is determined for the entire combination of symbols, it is different from the plurality of symbol display units. In the case where the symbols constituting the jackpot symbol are not included in the symbols belonging to the symbol row selected corresponding to the symbol display portion, the symbol constituting the jackpot symbol can only function as a lost symbol.
In other words, an unprecedented effect that the jackpot symbol only functions as a lost symbol can be achieved.

According to the invention according to claim 3, when the symbol that is stopped and displayed on each symbol display unit is a combination of different symbols as a jackpot symbol, and the stop position of each symbol display unit has a specific positional relationship Since there is a jackpot symbol in which one image is determined for the entire combination of symbols stopped and displayed on each symbol display unit, symbols (symbol columns) appearing on each symbol display unit are predetermined symbols (symbol columns). In spite of this, it is possible to obtain an effect that a jackpot symbol can be obtained only when the positional relationship when stopped after moving is a specific relationship.
In addition, as a result of selecting a symbol sequence to be displayed in each of the plurality of symbol display units from a predetermined number of symbol sequences greater than the number of the symbol display units for each symbol display unit, the symbols belonging to each selected symbol sequence If there is a symbol that constitutes a jackpot symbol in which one image is determined for the entire symbol combination, but the stop position of each symbol display section stopped after movement is not in a specific positional relationship, The symbols constituting the symbol can only function as a lost symbol.
In other words, an unprecedented effect that the jackpot symbol only functions as a lost symbol can be achieved.

(First embodiment)
As a gaming machine of the present invention, a pachinko machine will be described as an example with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front structural view of a pachinko machine, and an inner frame 1 is attached to a front side of an outer frame (not shown) by a hinge so as to be detachable and openable. A front plate 3 and a glass door 4 assembled with an upper tray 5 are attached to the central opening of the inner frame 1 through a metal frame 2 so as to be opened and closed. A lower tray 6 and a firing handle 7 are attached below the inner frame 1, a keyhole ornament 9 having a glass frame opening / closing keyhole 8 formed on the right side, and a frame ornament 10 on the upper side.
When a game ball is placed in the upper tray 5, the launch handle 7 is gripped, and a clockwise operation is performed, one game ball is fired and fired at a rate of about 100 shots per minute by a game ball launcher (not shown). The game balls are guided to the game area 23 of the game board 22 by the guide rail 21.
The game ball guided to the game area wins a prize opening provided on the board or enters the out slot 24. When a game ball wins a winning opening, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of gaming balls are provided on a mechanism plate (not shown) on the back side of the inner frame by the winning opening (not shown). ) Is paid out to the upper tray 5 through the prize ball passage.
A touch sensor is provided in the grip portion of the firing handle 7, and if the player is operating by touching the handle with a bare hand, the LED provided in the keyhole decoration 9 is lit, and a launching device (not shown) ) Is displayed. In addition, a firing stop button (not shown) is provided on the side of the firing handle, and the firing motor is stopped by a pressing operation. Therefore, the firing handle can be operated so as to perform a single firing.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 22, and a center case 25 is provided at the center of the board surface. The center case 25 includes a winning symbol 26, a special symbol display device 27 including a liquid crystal display, a normal symbol display device 28 including three LEDs, a special symbol memory display LED 29, a normal symbol memory display LED 30, and a plurality of decorative LEDs. (Not shown) and the like are provided.
Below the center case 25, an ordinary electric accessory 31 is provided. The winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory that is opened when the ordinary electric accessory 31 is operated includes a first type start opening switch, and functions as a first type starting opening for operating the special symbol display device 27.
Although not shown below the ordinary electric accessory 31, a middle prize opening may be provided as a first type starting opening, and a large prize opening 32, a left sleeve prize opening 33, and a right sleeve may be provided below the middle prize opening. A prize winning opening 34 and a variable prize winning device 35 having a plurality of decorative LEDs are arranged.

The big prize opening 32 is opened and closed by a big prize opening solenoid (not shown), a count switch (not shown) for counting all game balls won in the big prize opening 32, and a large A continuous operation switch (not shown) for detecting a game ball that has passed through a specific area 36 formed in the center of the winning opening 32 is provided.
In addition, the game area 23 is provided with a large number of game nails (not shown) in addition to the side decoration 37, the windmill 38, and the normal prize opening 39, and the game board outside the guide rail 21 has a prize lamp 40 and a ball is out of ball. A corner decoration 42 having a lamp 41 and a decoration LED (not shown) is disposed.
If the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 43 while the normal symbol display device 28 or the ordinary electric accessory 31 is operating, the first four are stored as the start memory, and are stored by the number of lighting of the normal symbol memory display LED 30. When the number is displayed and the normal symbol can be changed, the change is started based on the start-up memory.
The normal symbol is composed of three LEDs, which are red on the left and right and green on the center. The winning / losing of the normal symbol is determined by the normal symbol random number of “0” to “15”. If the game ball passes the normal symbol operating gate 43 and the memory is not full, the value of the normal symbol random number at that time is used. Store.

When the normal symbol starts to fluctuate, the stored random number value is confirmed. If the numerical value is “0” to “9”, it is determined as a hit, and if it is “10” to “15”, it is determined as a loss. Determined. Once the winning / losing is determined, the stop symbol is determined. In the case of winning, since there are three types of winning symbols, one of the three types of symbols is selected as the stopping symbol. When the fluctuation is continued and the fluctuation fixed time determined at the following time has elapsed, the fluctuation is stopped by replacing with the stop symbol already selected corresponding to the hit / miss.
The normal symbol is set as a fixed value of 25.0 seconds even in the case of fluctuation due to start-up memory, and the value of the fluctuation fixed time set at the start of fluctuation differs between normal time and short time.
However, when the time is short, not only 9.0 seconds is set as the fluctuation fixed time, but in the case of fluctuation due to the start memory, the fluctuation of the symbol is started after the game ball passes the normal symbol operation gate 43. The time obtained by subtracting the elapsed time until 9.0 seconds from 9.0 seconds is set as the variable fixed time. However, even if the elapsed time exceeds 4.2 seconds, no further reduction is performed, and a minimum of 4.8 seconds is the variable fixed time.

When the normal symbol is won, the winning opening relating to the ordinary electric accessory is opened for 0.6 seconds in normal times and 2.0 seconds in short time. For this reason, when the time is short, the number of normal symbol variations increases, inevitably the number of hits per unit time increases, and not only the number of operations of the ordinary electric accessory 31 increases, but also the opening time of the winning opening increases. Since at least one winning is expected each time it is opened, the number of winnings to the winning opening related to the ordinary electric accessory having the function of the first type starting opening varies greatly depending on the gaming state.
Since the winning opening relating to the opened ordinary electric accessory 31 has a function as the first type starting opening, the first type such as the winning opening relating to the opened ordinary electric accessory 31 or the middle winning opening not shown. When a game ball wins at the start opening, the start memory number is confirmed as the first type start processing. If it is less than 4, the value of the special bonus random number consisting of 169 frames of 0 to 168 frames at that time is extracted and stored At the same time, the positional relationship when the symbol display unit stops after moving is selected and determined. The positional relationship of each symbol display part is determined corresponding to the current value of the positional relationship determination random number consisting of 32 frames of 0 to 31, and if it is 0 to 15, it is in the order of ABC from the left, 16 to 25 If it is 26-31, it will be CAB order. This extracted value is also stored until the jackpot symbol is selected.
For this reason, the probability of ABC is 16/32, the probability of BCA is 10/32, the probability of CAB is 6/32, and the probability of the arrangement of ABCs is the highest.

The outline of the changing operation of the special symbol display device 27 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, if the special symbol display device 27 is in a variable state, the special symbol starts to be changed, and each symbol display unit is moved in an animation style on the screen. First, the symbols on each symbol display section shift from the stopped state (a) to the variation state (b), and the three symbol display sections gather at the center of the screen and rotate as if they were Bon dance. After rotating (c) for a while, each is sequentially arranged (d, e, f) in the positional relationship selected and determined based on the value extracted from the positional relationship determination random number.
Three types of symbol sequences that are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 27 are prepared corresponding to the number of symbol display units. An example is shown below.
A row 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Peach fish way B row 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Thick autumn cloud C row 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Buro Katana Enter here, from 0 to 7 of each design row No. will be a winning symbol if it is the same number, for example 2-2-2, regardless of the position of the symbol row.

However, “Peach”, “Fish”, “Road” in row A, “Thick”, “Autumn”, “Cloud” in row B, “Buro”, “Sword”, “On” in row C specify the stop display position of the symbol row The symbol is a big hit symbol only when it is in the position of, and even if it is the same combination, it is a symbol that is treated as a lost symbol if the stop display position is different.
If the stop display positions of each symbol row are arranged in the order of ABC from the left, “Momotaro” will be a big hit symbol, and “Fishakito”, “Michimoiri”, etc. will be lost symbols. Similarly, if they are arranged in the order of BCA, “Autumn Sword” is arranged in the order of CAB, “Thunder Cloud” becomes a big hit symbol, and “Momotaro” mentioned above is identical to “Taro Momo” and “Romo Mota”. Even if it is a symbol structure, it becomes a lost symbol. In other words, the symbols constituting the jackpot symbol can only function as a lost symbol by changing the stop display position. Such a design change was first introduced by the present invention, and is a major feature of the present invention that is not found in the conventional display method. In the past, a losing-dedicated symbol is always a losing-dedicated design. Even if three symbols gathered, it could not be a big hit symbol.

Only when lined up in a specific stop position relationship defined by symbols as in the previous example, it is not limited to characters that can be understood as words that make clear meanings, but is stopped on three symbol displays. Any one of the three symbols can be used as long as the image becomes a single image and the image is confirmed and the player is satisfied.
As shown in FIG. 4, for example, it is easier to recognize that it is a big hit by using an image together, and in the case of “autumn”, “sword”, and “fish”, one autumn sword fish is used as the background of each symbol. By using a picture divided into three parts for the head, torso, and tail, it may be understood that not only a combination of characters but also a background image is a big hit if one fish is completed.
In addition, when the position to be arranged is determined at random, three symbol display parts such as “banana”, which is a big hit symbol in the case of ABC, ACB, and “tomato” in the case of ABC, CBA are specified. Instead of the positional relationship, a symbol that can be a big hit when only a certain symbol row is at a specific position may be used. Further, the number of symbol rows is not limited to three.

The stop symbol and the variation mode leading to the stop are determined by the following method. When the fluctuation starts, a big hit prior determination is made as to whether the random number stored when passing through the first type start port switch is equal to the value “7” determined to be a big hit. If it is other than “7”, the process of selecting the big hit symbol in the step is shifted to the lost symbol selection process.
The jackpot symbol is determined by a combination corresponding to the value of the jackpot symbol random number consisting of nine frames from “0” to “8” when it is determined to be a jackpot, “0” is “000”, “1” is “111”. It is determined as follows. However, in the case of “8”, any combination of “Momotaro” for ABC, “Akitou” for BCA, and “Thunderhead” for CAB, depending on the combination of the stop positions at that time (by a value extracted from the positional relationship determination random number). Is selected. When the jackpot symbol is determined, the reach mode is determined by the reach random number.

On the other hand, for the lost symbol, the symbol corresponding to the current value of the random number consisting of 11 frames “0” to “10” is selected for each of the A column, the B column, and the C column, and the combination is equal to the jackpot symbol. If this happens, make a selection again to create a losing symbol.
When only the symbols that are stopped and displayed on any of the symbol display parts differ from the jackpot symbol consisting of the numbers from “000” to “777” and the jackpot symbol of “Momotaro”, “Akitou Fish”, and “Thunderhead” Lost reach is performed, and the reach mode is determined by the reach random number.
The contents of the reach mode are divided into a normal time reach and a short time reach depending on whether the gaming state at that time is normal or short, and the fluctuation pattern is determined when the reach is determined to be performed. And is determined by collating the value of the reach random number consisting of 32 frames “0” to “31” with the table value created for each stop symbol content and reach pattern. Loss fluctuation patterns other than reach are also normally stopped during normal times, and shortened normal stops during shorter times.
Although detailed explanation about the fluctuation pattern from the start of fluctuation of reach and normal stop to the stop is omitted, as described above, when the change of the special symbol is started, the display position of the symbol row is first changed (see FIG. 3B). Is done.

After the three symbol display parts gather in the center, they rotate as if they were Bon dance (see Fig. 3 (c)), and each symbol row is sequentially arranged in the selected and determined positional relationship (Fig. 3 (d), ( e) and (f).
Including the time required for changing the stop position, about 4 seconds, it fluctuates in a high-speed state where it cannot be seen until the time set as the fluctuation fixed time elapses from the start of fluctuation. Normal reach and various reach have different fluctuation patterns after the fixed fixed time has elapsed.In normal stop, the pattern immediately shifts to stop operation, while in various reach, various reach is displayed in a special pattern that expects a big hit. However, fluctuations of up to about 20 seconds are performed.
The value of the fluctuation fixed time set at the start of fluctuation differs between the normal time and the short time, and the normal time is set as a fixed value of 8.0 seconds even in the case of fluctuation due to the start memory.

However, when the time is short, in the case of fluctuation due to start memory, the time obtained by subtracting the elapsed time from when the game ball passes the first type start opening switch until the fluctuation of the symbol is started is subtracted from 8.0 seconds. Set as variable fixed time. However, even if the elapsed time exceeds 4.2 seconds, no further shortening is performed, and at least 3.8 seconds is the variable fixed time. Incidentally, the time required for changing the stop position at the time of shortening the time is shortened to about 3 seconds so as to cope with the minimum fluctuation fixed time.
For this reason, the average fluctuation time of the special symbol in the normal time is about 13 seconds, whereas the average fluctuation time in the short time is about 7 seconds, and the number of possible fluctuations increases. Combined with a reduction in the time of the normal symbol at the time and an increase in the number of winnings at the first type start port due to the extension of the operating time of the ordinary electric accessory, the occurrence of the big hit is expected at an early stage without changing the probability of the big hit .

If the symbol stops fluctuating and the symbol is the aforementioned big hit symbol, the big hit operation is started, and the big winning opening 32 of the variable prize winning device 35 is opened. The big winning opening 32 is closed when either 9 game balls are won or 29.5 seconds have passed after the opening. In the center of the open / close door of the grand prize winning opening 32, there is formed a stopping portion for temporarily stopping one game ball. After passing through the specific area 36 inside the big winning prize opening temporarily stopped at the closing time, it passes again after a predetermined interval time. The big prize opening 32 is opened.
The maximum number of times of repeated opening by one big hit operation depends on the contents of the big hit symbol, and up to two times for the big hit symbol consisting of even numbers, and up to 12 for the odd number and the big hit symbols of “Momotaro”, “Akitou Fish”, and “Thunder Cloud”. Times.

Also, in the case of an odd number jackpot symbol, after the jackpot operation ends, until the special symbol change ends 20 times, in the case of “Thunder Cloud” until 50 times, in the case of “Akitou Fish” 100 times Until the end, in the case of “Momotaro”, the time until the next big hit occurs will be short.
For this reason, there is a difference in the upper limit of the profit that can be acquired depending on the stop position of the symbol display unit, and as a previous stage whether or not it will be a big hit for the player, a display area that is performed immediately after the start of fluctuation Will be interested in the sort of.

(Second Embodiment)
In recent pachinko machines, the area where players can participate is decreasing. The game ball is automatically supplied, and the ball can be fired only by holding the handle in a moderately rotated state. The symbol stop button has not been used for a long time, and the player simply sits on the chair and grasps the handle. It has become only a game.
Therefore, in the second embodiment, the rearrangement of the symbol display section of the first embodiment is determined by a player's button operation, thereby creating a new interest.

The operation of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As with the first embodiment, if the special symbol display device 27 is in a variable state, the special symbol changes. And the display position is changed on the screen. As shown in FIG. 3, the state of each symbol display unit shifts to the changing state from the state in which the previous stop symbol is displayed (see FIG. 3A), and three symbol display units are gathered in the center of the screen. The screen is switched to the screen (see FIG. 3B) and held in the clockwise rotation state (see FIG. 3C).
In the first embodiment, the position is automatically corrected. In the second embodiment, a stop position selection (stop) switch 12 (see FIG. 1) provided on the upper right of the upper tray 5 is used for the player. The rotating state is maintained indefinitely until the is operated. For this reason, a message “Please press the stop switch” is displayed in a telop on the display screen, and the operable notification LED 11 (see FIG. 1) provided on the side of the switch is turned on.

The symbol at the 12 o'clock position when switching the screen is determined by the starting position random number consisting of 15 frames of “0” to “14” extracted and stored together with the special bonus random number when the game ball passes the first type start opening switch Is done. If the random value is 3n (a multiple of 3), the symbol sequence A is determined at the 12 o'clock position, the symbol sequence B is determined if it is 3n + 1, and the symbol sequence C is determined if it is 3n + 2. This is because the current selection timing is independent of the previous stop symbol position.
Three symbol display sections are rotating clockwise at a speed of 0.9 second per revolution, and the symbol display section (the symbol display at the 12 o'clock position) is facing forward when the stop position selection switch 12 is operated. Part) is then placed at the left position of the regular symbol display position from the position fixed in the center after a little more than one turn, and the symbol display parts appearing in the order of the rotation direction are sequentially arranged at the center position and the right position. .
4.0 seconds from the time when the symbol display section has reached the predetermined position is normal fluctuation fixed time, and when the time is short, 4.0 seconds if the fluctuation starts at the same time as the first start opening prize, In the case of fluctuation due to starting memory, the time obtained by subtracting the elapsed time from the game ball passing the first type start opening switch until the fluctuation of the symbol is started from 4.0 seconds is set as the fluctuation fixed time. Is done. However, even if the elapsed time exceeds 3.2 seconds, no further reduction is performed, and a minimum of 0.8 seconds is the variable fixed time.
The determination process of other stop symbol contents / variation mode up to the stop of the change is the same as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

(Third embodiment)
Further, if the process of selecting the stop position of each symbol display unit is not performed first with the start of symbol variation, but is performed at the end just before the stop, another interest is born.
For example, it is assumed that the symbols stopped and displayed in each symbol display section are “thick”, “ro”, “peach” or “ro”, “peach”, “thick” from the left side. In the case of determining the stop position relationship at the beginning as in the first embodiment, it is lost in these cases, but the stop symbol in each symbol display unit is confirmed as in the present embodiment. If the stop position relationship is determined from the above, there is a possibility that the above symbols will be rearranged to the winning symbol of “Momotaro”, and it will be impressed as if the loss has been remedied, creating a new interest.
In this case, unlike the first embodiment, one of all 10 types of jackpot symbols is selected and determined by a random number, and the position is automatically determined so that the determined jackpot symbol is displayed. The

(Fourth embodiment)
Furthermore, when changing, it is also possible to select and arrange three of the four or more symbol display portions instead of rearranging the three symbol display portions.
This not only moves the display position, but also selects which symbol row to use, so it is slightly different from the above case.
Five types of ABCDE are available, ABCC, BCD, CDE, DEA, and EAB. There are 5 types of symbols, and in some cases, special symbols such as “peach” are not included. There are few or different types of symbols, and you can change your profits accordingly. An example is shown below.

Row A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Peach B Row 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Thick Autumn C Row 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Buro Katana D Row 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fishway E Row 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cloud Here, ABC has the possibility of a big hit symbol of “Momotaro”, which has the largest grant profit, “Akitou” for BCD and “Thunder Cloud” for CDE, even if the grant profit is small Each has the possibility of becoming a special jackpot symbol, but in the case of DEA and EAB, only the numerical symbol symbol is a big hit symbol, and the special symbol cannot constitute the big hit symbol and always functions only as a lost symbol.
Further, it may be selected and arranged completely at random like CAD instead of being selected in order from the top.

It is a figure which shows the front structure of the pachinko machine as a game machine of this invention. It is a front view of the pachinko machine game board concerning the game machine of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the fluctuation | variation operation | movement of the special symbol display apparatus based on the game machine of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the jackpot symbol which uses an image together in the game machine of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inner frame 2 Gold frame 3 Front plate 4 Glass door 5 Upper tray 6 Lower tray 7 Launch handle 8 Key hole 9 Key hole decoration 10 Frame decoration 11 Operation possible notification LED
12 Stop position selection (stop) switch 21 Guide rail 22 Game board 23 Game area 24 Out port 25 Center case 26 Tensho prize port 27 Special symbol display device 28 Normal symbol display device 29 Special symbol memory display LED
30 Normal symbol memory display LED
31 Ordinary electric accessory 32 Large winning port 33 Left sleeve winning port 34 Right sleeve winning port 35 Variable winning device 36 Specific area 37 Side decoration 38 Windmill 39 Normal winning port 40 Winning lamp 41 Round lamp 42 Corner decoration 43 Normal symbol operation gate

Claims (3)

A symbol display device having a plurality of symbol display portions on the screen for variably displaying a plurality of symbols for each symbol display portion is provided, and combinations of symbols stopped and displayed on each symbol display portion of the symbol display device are predetermined. In a gaming machine that gives a player a profit if it is a jackpot symbol,
A function of changing the display position by moving the plurality of symbol display portions on the screen;
A random number for determining the positional relationship when each symbol display section stops after moving,
A function to stop each symbol display unit after moving according to the positional relationship determined corresponding to the value extracted from this random number;
A gaming machine, wherein a symbol string to be displayed on each of the plurality of symbol display units is selected for each symbol display unit from a predetermined number of symbol sequences that is greater than the number of symbol display units. The jackpot symbol is a combination of a jackpot symbol made up of the same symbol combination that is stopped and displayed on each symbol display portion stopped after movement, and a symbol combination that is stopped and displayed on each symbol display portion, and A jackpot symbol that determines one image for the entire combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed on each symbol display when the stop position of each symbol display is in a specific positional relationship,
As a result of selecting a symbol sequence to be displayed in each of the plurality of symbol display units from a predetermined number of symbol sequences greater than the number of symbol display units for each symbol display unit, one of the symbol display units Even if the symbol belonging to the symbol row selected corresponding to the symbol display unit includes a symbol constituting a jackpot symbol in which one image is determined for the entire combination of symbols, the plurality of symbol display units If the symbol constituting the jackpot symbol is not included in the symbols belonging to the symbol row selected corresponding to another symbol display part, the symbol constituting the jackpot symbol is only a lost symbol. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine cannot function. The jackpot symbol is a combination of a jackpot symbol made up of the same symbol combination that is stopped and displayed on each symbol display portion stopped after movement, and a symbol combination that is stopped and displayed on each symbol display portion, and A jackpot symbol that determines one image for the entire combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed on each symbol display when the stop position of each symbol display is in a specific positional relationship,
As a result of selecting a symbol string to be displayed in each of the plurality of symbol display units from a predetermined number of symbol sequences greater than the number of the symbol display units for each symbol display unit, the symbols belonging to each selected symbol column In the case where the symbols constituting the jackpot symbol in which one image is determined in the whole combination of symbols is included, but the stop position of each symbol display unit stopped after movement is not in the specific positional relationship The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the symbols constituting the jackpot symbol can only function as a lost symbol.

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