JP2006055224A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can avoid an additional increase in the cost while realizing a highly powerful display by displaying the figures almost over the entire playing area. <P>SOLUTION: In the pachinko game machine 1, a pattern display device 10 has a first liquid crystal display device 11 covering almost the entire playing area 7a in a fashion of having a transparent window 11a formed excluding the liquid crystal component and a second liquid crystal display device 12 which is so arranged as to correspond to the transparent window 11a of the first liquid crystal display device 11. Being controlled by the first and second display control means 34 and 35, the contents except for the result of the jackpot lottery are shown mainly on the first liquid crystal display device 11 while the contents of the result of the jackpot lottery mainly on the second liquid crystal display device 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine configured to be inexpensively manufactured while having a large-sized symbol display device.

  Generally, as a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, a game ball staying in a ball tray is launched on the game board according to the operation of the launching handle, and then guided to an obstacle nail or a windmill on the game board surface. It is known that it is configured to flow down the board surface and enter various winning holes, or flow into the out hole at the lower part of the game board without entering (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a pachinko machine, when a player enters a general winning opening, a corresponding number of game balls are paid out, and when winning a starting chucker (starting winning opening), a big win lottery is performed based on this. At the same time, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, and according to the result of the lottery, a predetermined effect display is performed on the screen of the symbol display device made up of liquid crystal or the like provided in the central portion of the game board. When a big hit is generated, a big winning opening called an attacker is opened, and a large amount of game balls are paid out in response to the entry.

JP 2003-236210 A

  By the way, in the pachinko machine described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the symbol display device that displays the symbol related to the result of the big hit lottery or the like is displayed only at the substantially central portion of the game area, so it is somewhat lacking in the power of production. I could not deny that there was a point.

  In view of this, a pachinko machine configured to display a symbol in substantially the entire game area is conceivable. However, in that case, when a large-sized liquid crystal panel covering almost the entire game area is adopted, a high-quality one that can display a clear image over the entire display surface is extremely expensive, There is a risk of causing a problem of significantly increasing the manufacturing cost.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured so as to avoid an increase in the cost of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine while displaying a symbol on almost the entire gaming area and realizing a powerful effect, thereby solving the above-described problem. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine.

  The present inventor can divide a symbol display device that covers substantially the entire game area into, for example, an area that should be displayed with clear image quality and an area that does not require so high accuracy. The idea was to adopt a high-quality and high-priced display device, and to use a low-priced display device in areas that do not require a clear image quality, even if the image quality is relatively low. Then, the inventors have eagerly searched for the position of each region having different sharpness and the display contents in the entire game region, repeated trial production, and invented the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 7) is provided with a symbol display device (10) for displaying symbols in the game area (7a). A gaming machine (1) configured to launch a game ball in 7a) and play a game,
The symbol display device (10) includes a first liquid crystal display device (11) that covers a substantially entire area of the game area (7a) in a form having a transmission window (11a) formed by eliminating a liquid crystal component, and the first liquid crystal display device (10). A second liquid crystal display device (12) disposed so as to correspond to the transmission window (11a) of the liquid crystal display device (11),
A display for controlling the first liquid crystal display device (11) to display a first event and the second liquid crystal display device (12) to display a second event different from the first event. It is characterized by comprising control means (34, 35).

Further, in the present invention according to claim 2 (see, for example, FIGS. 1 to 3), in the gaming machine invention according to claim 1, a winning that can trigger a jackpot lottery is performed in the gaming area (7a). A start winning opening (15) is further provided,
The first event is mainly content excluding the jackpot lottery result, and the second event is mainly content related to the result of the jackpot lottery.

Further, the present invention according to claim 3 (see, for example, FIG. 1 to FIG. 3), in the gaming machine invention according to claim 2, the game area (7a) is a display surface of the symbol display device (10). A substantially entire area and a transparent panel (6) disposed on the front side of the display surface and arranged to cover the substantially entire area of the display surface;
The transparent panel (6) is integrally provided with an obstruction nail (for example, 25, 26, 46) and various accessories (for example, 16, 17, 19, 45) together with the start winning opening (15). It is characterized by that.

  In addition, although the code | symbol in the said parenthesis is for contrast with drawing, this is for convenience for making an understanding of invention easy, and has no influence on the structure of a claim. It is not a thing.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the design display device includes a first liquid crystal display device that covers substantially the entire game area in a form having a transmission window formed by eliminating a liquid crystal component, and the first liquid crystal display device. And a second liquid crystal display device arranged to correspond to the transmission window, wherein the display control means displays the first event with the first liquid crystal display device, and the second liquid crystal display device with the second liquid crystal display device. Since the display is related to the display of the event, the display content is distinguished by the area while the design is displayed so that the symbol is displayed almost in the entire game area. It is possible to adopt a liquid crystal display device that is relatively inexpensive even if the image quality is relatively low, and a high-quality and high-priced display device as the second liquid crystal display device. As a result, it is possible to avoid an increase in the cost of the gaming machine while displaying a symbol on substantially the entire game area to achieve a powerful effect.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the game area further includes a start winning opening through which a winning that can trigger the jackpot lottery execution is performed, and the first event is mainly the content excluding the jackpot lottery result, Because the event is mainly related to the result of the jackpot lottery, the first liquid crystal display device covering substantially the entire game area adopts a relatively inexpensive but inexpensive image, and the second liquid crystal display device A high-quality and high-priced display device can be adopted, and a cost increase can be avoided while displaying a symbol almost in the entire game area to achieve a powerful effect.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the game area is composed of a substantially entire front surface of the symbol display device and a transparent panel disposed so as to cover the front surface of the symbol display device. Since various actors and obstacle nails are integrally disposed, the first and second liquid crystal display devices are used to display symbols over almost the entire game area. By eliminating the need for nails and screws to be placed on the liquid crystal display device, it is possible to eliminate any restrictions on the arrangement of objects and the like in the game area, and increase the degree of freedom in gauge setting and other design. .

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, a pachinko machine installed in a game hall or the like will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a front view showing an external structure of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing a game board of the pachinko machine, and FIG. 3 shows a symbol display device of the pachinko machine. 4 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 4 is a side sectional view schematically showing the structure of a symbol display device and the like mounted on the pachinko machine, FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the back surface structure of the pachinko machine, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the pachinko machine.

  This pachinko machine 1 plays a game while launching a game ball (so-called pachinko ball) into the game area 7a by operating a launching device (not shown) by operating a launching handle 9, and so-called hits such as probability fluctuations occur. In this state, it is configured to pay out the number of game balls corresponding to the game balls that have entered the attacker (large winning opening) 16. The above per probability change (also referred to as “probability change”) is advantageous to the player at least until the next jackpot is drawn in the gaming state in the probability change mode when the jackpot of the probability change mode is won as a result of the lottery. This means a special state that can give added value, whereas there is a “normal hit” as a big hit that does not become the special state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a frame-shaped housing 2 having an opening and a front door 3 that is attached to the housing 2 so as to be opened and closed. A glass frame 5 having transparent glass (not shown) is attached to the front surface of the door 3 so as to be openable and closable. A game board 7 having a game area 7a is arranged on the back side of the transparent glass. Illumination devices 23 for performance are arranged on the left and right and the upper part of the game area 7a in the front door 3, and sound emitting devices 8 having speakers (not shown) are arranged on the upper left and right and the lower part of the front door 3, respectively. Has been. Further, a locking device 4 for locking or releasing the front door 3 to the housing 2 side is disposed on the right side of the central portion of the glass frame 5.

  A dish unit 13 is provided in the lower center of the front door 3, and a ball supply port 18 through which game balls including prize balls and rental balls are supplied is provided in the upper right part of the dish unit 13. A ball lending button 14a and a prepaid card return button 14b are provided on the upper left wall surface. In the central part of the dish unit 13, a first ball removal button 22a for discharging game balls on the dish unit 13 downward from the vicinity of the launching device through a ball discharge port (not shown) at the lower part of the dish unit, A second ball removal button 22b is disposed for discharging the game ball on the unit 13 downward from the vicinity of the ball supply port 18 through the ball discharge port.

  In addition, a launching handle 9 for operating the ball launching device to launch a game ball toward the game area 7a is provided below the right side of the dish unit 13 in the front door 3. Further, an ashtray 24 is arranged on the lower left side of the dish unit 13. In addition, the code | symbol 44 in a figure is a guide rail which guides the game ball launched by operation of the launch handle 9 to the game area | region 7a, and the code | symbol 21 is an out port.

  And as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the said game area | region 7a is comprised from the substantially whole area of the front surface in the symbol display apparatus 10, and the transparent panel 6 arrange | positioned so that the front surface of the symbol display apparatus 10 may be covered, The transparent panel 6 is provided with a starter chucker (starter winning port) 15 and obstacle nails, as well as an attacker (large winning port) 16, a through gate 17, a general winning port 19 and a windmill 45, which are various accessories. Has been. As the obstruction nail, a large number of nails 26 are driven so as to cover a mountain shape above the second liquid crystal display device 12 described later, a life nail 25 positioned above a starting chucker 15 described later, and a game area from the life nail 25 Examples thereof include a nail 46 that is driven in a large number obliquely toward the upper left and right of 7a.

  The symbol display device 10 includes a first liquid crystal display device 11 that covers a substantially entire area of the game area 7a in a form having a transmission window 11a formed by removing a liquid crystal component at a substantially central portion, and the first liquid crystal display device 11 The second liquid crystal display device 12 is provided so as to correspond to the transmissive window 11a (that is, to be exposed from the transmissive window 11a). The first liquid crystal display device 11 displays mainly the contents (first event) excluding the jackpot lottery result under the control of the first display control means 34 described later, and the second liquid crystal display device 12 displays the details later. Under the control of the second display control means 35, the contents of the jackpot lottery result (second event) are mainly displayed.

  The positional relationship among the transparent panel 6, the first liquid crystal display device 11, and the second liquid crystal display device 12 is as shown in FIG. That is, the pachinko machine 1 includes a game board 7, a transparent panel 6 attached to the game board 7, and a case body 27 containing an exhaust fan 28 and a sub board 31 (see FIG. 6) at the top. The liquid crystal display device 11 and the second liquid crystal display device 12 having an exhaust fan 29 on the top are sequentially provided from the front side (the player side seated facing each other). The second liquid crystal display device 12 is positioned and fixed facing the transmission window 11a so that the display surface can be exposed forward from the back surface (back surface) side of the first liquid crystal display device 11. A game board 7 having a transparent panel 6 is mounted on the back surface of the front door 3 so as to be positioned on the front side of the first liquid crystal display device 11 in this state.

  In FIG. 3, the starting chucker 15, the attacker 16, the out port 21 and the double winning award port 19 on the transparent panel 6 are shown, but the through gate 17 and the nails 25 and 26 shown in FIGS. 46 and other obstacle nails, the windmill 45, and the game ball stage S are not shown. The transparent panel 6 can be made of a transparent plastic material, but its transmissive state does not mean only the state of completely transmitting through the front surface of the symbol display device 10, but the first liquid crystal display device 11 and the second liquid crystal display device 10. It is a concept that includes a state in which the symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12 can be transmitted to such an extent that the player can easily identify them.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a transparent window 11a of the first liquid crystal display device 11 is located at the center of the transparent panel 6, and a second window disposed corresponding to the transparent window 11a. A game ball stage S is provided across the lower left and right of the liquid crystal display device 12. Further, at the lower center of the game ball stage S, it is introduced from a warp inlet (not shown) formed in the transparent panel 6 and rolls on the game ball stage S and is provided at the upper center of the stage S. A ball discharge port 20 is provided for discharging a game ball dropped by its own weight from a ball introduction port (not shown). The phrase “introducing warp” refers to guiding the game ball launched into the game area 7a onto the starting chucker 15 without passing through the nail 46 or the like located relatively below the game area 7a. It is a concept that means that.

  A starter chuck 15 is disposed on the transparent panel 6 so as to be positioned below the ball discharge port 20, and an attacker 16 and an out port 21 are sequentially disposed below the starter chucker 15. . The transparent panel 6 is further provided with a pair of through gates 17 so as to be positioned on the left and right sides of the starter chucker 15, and a double winning award port 19 is provided on the left and right sides of the attacker 16.

  The starting chucker 15 constitutes a starting winning opening for entering a ball that can trigger a jackpot lottery by the first lottery means 38a described later. Also, the attacker 16 functions to release when a big hit occurs and to pay out a large amount of game balls in response to the incoming, and during the big hit, a predetermined number of entries are completed with one release. It is configured to close at this point and repeat the opening / closing operation a predetermined number of times.

  Here, the structure of the first liquid crystal display device 11 having the transmission window 11a described above will be schematically described with reference to FIG. That is, as shown in the figure, the first liquid crystal display device 11 includes a flat transmissive color liquid crystal display LQD, a transparent light guide plate TPB disposed in close contact with the back surface of the transmissive color liquid crystal display LQD, And a reflection plate RFM disposed on the back surface of the light guide plate TPB.

  The color liquid crystal display LQD includes transparent substrates SB1 and SB2 that are positioned so as to face each other, and liquid crystal LQ that is filled in a gap between the transparent substrates SB1 and SB2. The transmission window 11a is defined by the sealing member SEL interposed between the transparent substrates SB1 and SB2, and the region inside the transmission window 11a defined by the sealing member SEL is not filled with the liquid crystal LQ. .

  The reflection plate RFM is provided only in a region excluding the transmission window 11a on the back side of the transmission window 11a. Thereby, the formation region of the transmission window 11a in the first liquid crystal display device 11 is a non-display region that has a high light transmittance and cannot display an image. That is, the first liquid crystal display device 11 having this structure is a transmission window 11a in which the central portion of the color liquid crystal display LQD extending around the entire periphery of the second liquid crystal display device 12 is rectangular and the liquid crystal component (LQ) is eliminated. Thus, a so-called donut-shaped liquid crystal display panel is formed.

  Next, the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, as shown in the figure, on the back side of the front door 3, a back set board 48 having a window 47 communicating in the front and rear in the center and formed in a rectangular frame shape slightly smaller than the front door 3, The plurality of levers L ... provided on the back surface of the front door 3 are detachably set and held.

  Each part of the back set board 48 was supplied from a preliminary prize ball storage tank 49 for storing preliminary prize balls from a ball storage device (not shown) installed on the game island, and from the preliminary prize ball storage tank 49. The tank rail 50 for aligning while moving the preliminary prize balls while falling, the alignment waiting passage 51 for reducing the ball pressure and flowing the preliminary prize balls downward, and reserves through the tank rail 50 according to the winning state on the game board 7 A ball payout device 52 that pays out a preliminary prize ball supplied from the prize ball storage tank 49 to the dish unit 13 as a prize ball, and a prize ball passage that guides the prize ball discharged from the ball payout device 52 to the dish portion of the dish unit 13. 53, a power supply unit 54 for supplying power to various control boards (see FIG. 6) and electronic components, a main board 30 for comprehensively controlling the operation of the pachinko machine 1, an image display located on the back side of the symbol display device 10, Production of sound effects, etc. Sub-board 31 that controls display of effect lamps, etc., payout control device 55 that controls the ball payout device, launch control device 56 that controls the launch intensity and launch timing of the launch device (not shown), external terminal plate 57, etc. Are arranged as shown.

  The pachinko machine 1 is provided with an out ball passage (not shown) for guiding the game ball that has fallen without winning on the game board 7 during the game and entered the out port 21 to the back side of the pachinko machine. Yes. The out ball guided to the out ball passage is discharged to the ball collection space from the out ball discharge port 58 opened on the back surface of the pachinko machine, and is collected by rolling on the collection passage provided in the game island.

  Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the control system includes a main board 30 and a sub board 31 connected to the main board 30. In FIG. 6, the power supply unit 54, the payout control device 55, the launch control device 56, etc. described in FIG. 5 are not shown.

  The main board 30 manages the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 in an integrated manner, and includes a system program for managing the entire operation of the pachinko machine 1 and a semiconductor memory in which a game execution program is stored in advance. A storage unit (not shown) and a microprocessor (MPU) for executing these programs are provided. The main board 30 includes a winning determination unit 32, a winning signal output unit 33, a first lottery unit 38a, a second lottery unit 38b, a game control unit 36, a holding unit 37, an operation control unit 41, an operation determination unit 42, and an operation. Determination means 43 is provided. Further, a tulip opening / closing solenoid 39 and an attacker opening / closing solenoid 40 are connected to the main board 30.

  The winning determination means 32 determines that the starting chucker 15 has won a prize when a game ball launched into the game area 7a by a launching device (not shown) that is operated by operating the launching handle 9 wins the starting chucker 15. .

  The winning signal output means 33 outputs a winning signal indicating that winning has been made to the starting chucker 15 when the winning determination means 32 determines that the starting chucker 15 has won.

  When the winning signal is input from the winning signal output means 33, the first lottery means 38a is triggered by winning the next jackpot triggered by entering the starting chucker 15 with less than the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, 4). A winning random number from a lottery memory (not shown) so as to win either one of the probability fluctuation that becomes a special state that can give added value advantageous to the player and the normal hit that does not become the special state. And a lottery lottery is executed.

  The second lottery means 38b is a lottery based on a production random number value stored in an effect memory (not shown) in the case of winning by chance in the jackpot lottery in the first lottery means 38a. The variation pattern that the symbols such as “111”, “333”, and “777” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and the variation pattern command to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit. The second lottery means 38b is also a lottery based on the production random number value in the case that the normal win is won in the big lottery in the first lottery means 38a, and “222”, “444” A variation pattern indicating that symbols such as “888” are finally aligned on the jackpot valid line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output. The second lottery means 38b is also a lottery based on the production random number when the big lottery lottery in the first lottery means 38a is missed. As a result of fluctuation, “252”, “464”, “838”, etc. The variation pattern that the symbols are finally aligned on the jackpot active line is determined, and this variation pattern command is output.

  The game control means 36 sends a signal related to the effect content (mainly the content excluding the big hit lottery result) to be displayed on the first liquid crystal display device 11 according to preset effect data together with the control command to the first of the sub-board 31. It transmits to the display control means 34. Further, the game control means 36 sub-signals the signal related to the effect contents (mainly the contents of the result of the big hit lottery) to be displayed on the second liquid crystal display device 12 in accordance with the lottery result performed in the second lottery means 38b together with the control command. It transmits to the 2nd display control means 35 of the board | substrate 31. FIG.

  The holding means 37 inputs the variation pattern command output from the second lottery means 38b, and sequentially stores it as a holding ball as a result of the lottery performed each time the winning to the starting chucker 15. The storage status is lit and displayed as, for example, a maximum of four reserved balls on a reserved ball display unit (not shown) provided in the game area 7a. For example, the holding means 37 always determines whether or not the number H of held balls is 0 <H <5. While the number H of four held balls is displayed, it is a big hit regardless of winning the starting chucker 15 There will be no lottery. Note that the number of reserved balls that are lit and displayed as the reserved balls is not limited to the “maximum of four”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, three or less or five or more. In addition, the above-described reserved ball display unit that displays the number of reserved balls in a lighting manner can be appropriately provided, for example, in a part of the display screen of the first liquid crystal display device 11 or the second liquid crystal display device 12.

  Then, the holding unit 37 sequentially transmits the fluctuation pattern commands held (stored) to the second display control unit 35, and transmits the next fluctuation pattern command until the effect display based on the transmitted fluctuation pattern commands is completed. A symbol variation prohibition flag for setting the symbol variation prohibition flag is set (turned on), and a symbol variation timer (not shown) for measuring the time for releasing the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set. The number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to transmission. Further, the holding means 37 indicates the result of the jackpot lottery in response to the winning to the starting chucker 15 performed by the first lottery means 38a when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. And the number of reserved balls is incremented by one.

  The operation control means 41 sends a drive signal to the tulip opening / closing solenoid 39 at a predetermined timing based on a signal indicating that the operation start means 43, which will be described later, determines the start of operation, and that the game ball has passed through the through gate 17. Based on the sub lottery, the starting chucker 15 is released for a predetermined time. The operation control means 41 further sends a drive signal to the attacker opening / closing solenoid 40 at a predetermined timing based on a signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 43, and when a big hit occurs due to lottery by the first lottery means 38a. Control is performed to repeat the predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) the operation of closing the attacker 16 and closing every time a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses).

  The operation determination means 42 determines whether or not a condition for operating the tulip opening / closing solenoid 39 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 40 is satisfied.

  The operation determining means 43 receives the determination signal from the operation determining means 42 and determines the start of operation of the tulip opening / closing solenoid 39 and the attacker opening / closing solenoid 40.

  The tulip opening / closing solenoid 39 operates to open the starting chucker 15 for a predetermined time in response to the control of the operation control means 41 when lottery is performed in the sub lottery performed on the main substrate 30 when entering the through gate 17. .

  The attacker opening / closing solenoid 40 opens and closes the attacker 16 in response to the control of the operation control means 41 when a big hit occurs due to the lottery in the first lottery means 38a.

  On the other hand, the sub-board 31 includes an effect control means 59, a first display control means 34, and a second display control means 35. The sub-board 31 includes a sound emitting device 8, an effect lighting device 23, and a first display device. A liquid crystal display device 11 and a second liquid crystal display device 12 are connected.

  The effect control means 59 drives the sound emitting device 8 and the effect lighting device 23 in a timely manner in accordance with the signal supplied from the microprocessor in the main board 30 to perform an effect display appealing to the player's vision and hearing.

  The first display control means 34 drives the first liquid crystal display device 11 in a timely manner in accordance with a signal relating to the contents of the effect transmitted from the game control means 36 in accordance with the effect data set in advance, and the contents excluding mainly the jackpot lottery result. The effect is displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision.

  The second display control means 35 drives the second liquid crystal display device 12 in a timely manner according to a signal related to the contents of the effect transmitted from the game control means 36 in accordance with the lottery result performed by the second lottery means 38b, and is mainly used for the big win lottery. The content of the result is displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision.

  As described above, the sound emitting device 8, the lighting device for effect 23, the first liquid crystal display device 11 and the second liquid crystal display device 12 respond to each control and generate sound and light, thereby producing a normal effect and a big hit time. Special effects are performed at.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, when a player seated facing the pachinko machine 1 holds the firing handle 9 and rotates it to an appropriate angle (step S1), the game ball is moved for a predetermined time by the operation of the launching device (not shown). Fired continuously toward the game area 7a at intervals. Then, a large number of game balls released to the game area 7a win the starting chucker 15 and the double winning port 19, or enter the through gate 17 and pass through or fall without rolling. As a result, the game area 7a is discharged to the back side of the game board 7 from the lowermost outlet 21.

  When winning the starter chucker 15, the winning determination means 32 determines the winning and the winning signal output means 33 outputs a winning signal (step S2). At this time, the holding unit 37 always determines whether or not the holding ball H is 0 <H <5. When it is determined that 0 <H <5 is satisfied, the holding variation pattern command is The information is sequentially transmitted to the second display control means 35 via the game control means 36, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer is set, and the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the variation pattern command. The holding means 37 holds the result of the jackpot lottery according to the winning to the starting chucker 15 performed by the first lottery means 38a when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the reserved balls. Remember as a sphere and increment the number of balls held by 1

  Then, when winning in the jackpot lottery (step S3), when the first lottery means 38a turns on the winning flag, the second lottery means 38b performs the lottery based on the effect random number value stored in the effect memory. That is, the variation pattern corresponding to the probability variation or the normal variation is determined.

  As a result, in step S4, a winning symbol to be displayed on the second liquid crystal display device 12 is set, and the second lottery means 38b outputs a variation pattern command to that effect and an effect display based on the variation pattern command. Until the end of, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on to prevent transmission of the next variation pattern command, and the symbol variation timer is set to measure the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag. The number of held balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the pattern command. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. Thereby, the off symbol displayed on the second liquid crystal display device 12 is set, and the second lottery means 38b outputs a variation pattern command to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, and sets the symbol variation timer. Then, the number of reserved balls is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the variation pattern command.

  As described above, based on the fact that the game control means 36 transmits a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the first liquid crystal display device 11 together with the control command to the first display control means 34 of the sub-board 31. The control means 34 drives the first liquid crystal display device 11 in a timely manner, and mainly displays the content excluding the jackpot lottery result so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S5). On the other hand, the second display control means 35 drives the second liquid crystal display device 12 in a timely manner according to the signal related to the contents of the effect transmitted from the game control means 36 in accordance with the lottery result performed by the second lottery means 38b, and mainly. The contents of the jackpot lottery result will be displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision. At this time, when the jackpot lottery result is a jackpot, the operation of closing every time the attacker 16 is released and a predetermined number of winnings are completed (or a predetermined time elapses) is repeated a predetermined number of rounds. A jackpot process is executed in which the number of game balls corresponding to the number of balls entered is paid out (step S6).

  According to the pachinko machine 1 described above, the first display covers the substantially whole area of the game area 7a by distinguishing the display contents according to the area, although it is configured to display the symbols on the whole area of the game area 7a. A liquid crystal display device 11 with a relatively low image quality is used, but an inexpensive one is used, and a high-quality, high-priced display device is used for the second liquid crystal display device 12 located in the approximate center of the game area 7a. Can do. Thereby, it is possible to avoid an increase in the cost of the pachinko machine 1 while displaying a symbol over a substantially entire area of the game area 7a to achieve a powerful effect.

  In addition, the game area 7a is composed of a substantially entire front surface of the symbol display device 10 and a transparent panel 6 arranged so as to cover the front surface of the symbol display device 10, and the obstacle nail together with the starting chucker 15 is provided on the transparent panel 6. In addition, since the attacker 16, the through gate 17, the general winning port 19 and the windmill 45, which are various actors, are integrally disposed, the first and second liquid crystal display devices 11 and 12 are used to cover the entire game area. Although it is configured to display symbols, it eliminates the need for nails or screws to be driven into the first and second liquid crystal display devices 11 and 12, thereby restricting the placement of objects and the like with respect to the game area 7a. Can be eliminated, and gauge setting and other design freedom can be increased.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the suitable embodiment, the game machine of this invention is not limited only to the structure of the said embodiment, A various correction and change from the structure of the said embodiment. The gaming machine which has been subjected to is also included in the scope of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the external structure of the pachinko machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which expands and shows the game board of the pachinko machine in this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the symbol display apparatus of the pachinko machine in this embodiment. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows roughly structures, such as the symbol display apparatus mounted in the pachinko machine in this embodiment. It is a rear view which shows the front door back surface which shows the control board etc. of the pachinko machine in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the pachinko machine in this embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the action | operation by the pachinko machine in this embodiment.

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1: Pachinko machine (game machine)
6: Transparent panel 7: Game board 7a: Game area 10: Symbol display device 11: First liquid crystal display device 11a: Transmission window 12: Second liquid crystal display device 15: Start chucker (start prize opening)
16: Attacker (Big prize opening, character)
17: Through gate (act)
19: Double winning prize entrance (act)
25: Life nails
26: Obstacle nail 34: First display control means (display control means)
35: Second display control means (display control means)
45: Windmill (act)
46: Road nails

Claims (3)

A gaming machine comprising a symbol display device for displaying symbols in a game area, and configured to play a game by launching a game ball in the game area,
The symbol display device corresponds to the first liquid crystal display device that covers a substantially entire area of the game area in a form having a transmission window formed by removing a liquid crystal component, and the transmission window of the first liquid crystal display device. A second liquid crystal display device disposed,
Display control means for controlling the first liquid crystal display device to display a first event and the second liquid crystal display device to display a second event different from the first event;
A gaming machine characterized by that. The game area further includes a start winning opening for winning a prize that can be a trigger for a big hit lottery execution,
The first event is mainly content excluding the jackpot lottery result, and the second event is mainly content related to the jackpot lottery result,
The gaming machine according to claim 1. The gaming area comprises a substantially entire area of the display surface of the symbol display device, and a transparent panel disposed on the front side of the display surface so as to cover substantially the entire area of the display surface,
The transparent panel is integrally provided with obstacle nails and various accessories together with the starting prize opening.
The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein:

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