JP2006122364A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a performance displaying window to be expanded, to make a performance display more powerful, and to increase the amusement of the game. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine is equipped with an identification information displaying device 4, and a performance displaying device 5. In this case, the identification information displaying device 4 is controlled by a main control device which performs a lottery for the winning mode of the game, and can display the lottery result by identification information. The performance displaying device 5 is controlled by a subsidiary control device which is constituted separately from the main control device, and assists the display of the identification information by the identification information displaying device 4 by performance information. The performance displaying window 31 through which the performance information of the performance displaying device 5 is visible is provided on the front surface of this game machine facing a game player. An identification information displaying window 22 through which the identification information of the identification information displaying device 4 is visible is provided in a region other than the front surface of the game machine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including an identification information display device that displays a game lottery result and an effect display device that assists the display of the identification information display device.

  Conventionally, in gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines, an identification information display window in which the display mode of an identification information display device composed of three main reels for displaying a game lottery result is visible on the front of the gaming machine Is provided. The player grasps the lottery result of the game by looking at a combination of identification information composed of symbols, numbers and the like drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each main reel. The lottery of games is executed for each game by a main control device that can control the entire game provided in the gaming machine.

An effect display window is provided above the identification information display window so that the display of the effect display device that assists the display of the identification information display device can be seen. The effect display device is controlled by a sub-control device that is configured separately from the main control device, and performs effect display so as to excite the display of the identification information display device (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-283337 A

  However, in the gaming machine as described above, the identification information display window and the effect display window are both provided in front of the gaming machine so as to face the player. There are limitations. In particular, the effect display device and the effect display window cannot be enlarged to increase the game effect. In addition, since the display modes of the identification information display device and the effect display device enter the field of view at the same time, it is difficult to concentrate on the display of each display device, and the displays may be confused.

  In view of the conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can expand an effect display window, enhance the effect display, and improve the interest of the game.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) It is controlled by a main control device that draws a winning mode of a game, and is controlled by an identification information display device capable of displaying a lottery result by identification information, and a sub-control device configured separately from the main control device, In a gaming machine having an effect display device that assists display of identification information by the identification information display device with effect information, an effect display window through which the effect information of the effect display device can be visually recognized faces the player And an identification information display window through which the identification information of the identification information display device can be viewed is provided in an area other than the front surface of the gaming machine.

(2) In the above item (1), an identification information display window is provided on the upper surface of the gaming machine.

(3) In the above item (1), an identification information display window is provided on the side of the gaming machine.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.
(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, an effect display window capable of visually recognizing the effect information of the effect display device is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine facing the player, and the identification information of the identification information display device can be visually recognized. By providing the information display window in a region other than the front surface of the gaming machine, the effect display window can be expanded, the game effect can be enhanced, and the entertainment can be improved.

(B) According to the invention described in claim 2, by providing the identification information display window on the upper surface of the gaming machine, the display mode of the identification information display device can be confirmed from the upper surface of the gaming machine as necessary.

(C) According to the invention described in claim 3, by providing the identification information display window on the side of the gaming machine, the display mode of the identification information display device can be confirmed from the side of the gaming machine as necessary.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine (slot machine) to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a conceptual longitudinal sectional view of the gaming machine, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical relationship between a main control board and a sub-control board. FIG. In the following description, the lower left in FIG. 1, the left in FIG. 2 is the “front or front” of the gaming machine, the upper right in FIG. 1, the right in FIG. In FIG. 1, the upper left side in FIG. 1, the rear side in FIG. 2 is “left”, the lower right side in FIG. 1, and the front side in FIG. 2 is “right”.

  A slot machine as a gaming machine (1) is a rectangular housing (2) with a front (front) opening, and a pair of upper and lower hinge shafts (upward and downward) facing the left side of the housing (2). And a front door (3) pivotally supported to be openable and closable.

  In the case (2), there are an identification information display device (4) capable of displaying a game lottery result, an effect display device (5) for assisting the display of the identification information display device (4), and a game medium. A hopper unit (6) capable of storing and paying out medals (including coins), a main control board (7) constituting a main control device for overall control of the entire game and drawing lottery of the game, and main control A sub-control board (8) that is configured separately from the board (7) and that can output production information based on the control signal of the main control board (7), and the main control board (7) A power supply device (not shown) for supplying electric power to each electrical device is accommodated.

  The identification information display device (4) is provided with three small main reels (41) in which identification information composed of a plurality of types of symbols, numbers, etc. is drawn on the outer peripheral surface, and an effect in the housing (2). The display device (5) is attached to the top plate (21) constituting the upper portion of the upper casing (2) or the rear plate (23) constituting the rear portion.

  The effect display device (5) is a large-sized 3 having effect information composed of a plurality of types of symbols, numbers, patterns, colors, etc. in a form different from the identification information of the identification information display device (4) on the outer peripheral surface. Each sub-reel (51) is provided and is mounted on a middle plate (24) in the left-right direction that is fixed at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction in the housing (2).

  On the front face of the front door (3), that is, on the front face of the gaming machine (1) facing the player, a large effect display window (31) through which the effect information of each sub reel (51) can be visually recognized, and the front door (3) An information display window (32) through which various game information displayed on a central board (not shown) provided on the back of the game can be visually recognized, a medal slot (33) into which a medal is inserted when playing a game, and the number of bets on the medal Maximum bet button (34) to set the maximum (3), 1 bet button (35) to set the number of medals to one, and operation to rotate all main reels (41) all at once Provided start lever (36), three stop buttons (37) operated when stopping the rotation of each main reel (41), checkout button (38) operated when adjusting the game, etc. It has been.

  The MAX bet button (34), single bet button (35), start lever (36), each stop button (37) and checkout button (38) can be detected by sensors (not shown). Is built-in.

  The player visually recognizes the display mode of the identification information of each main reel (41) as necessary on the area other than the front surface of the gaming machine (1), specifically, the top plate (21) of the housing (2). A possible identification information display window (22) is provided. A transparent glass or acrylic plate is fitted in the identification information display window (22).

  Note that the position of the identification information display window (22) that allows the identification information of the main reel (41) to be viewed as necessary is not specified only on the top plate (21). For example, as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 1, the identification information of the main reel (41) from the side of the gaming machine (1) is provided on the upper side plate (25) constituting the side of the housing (2) as necessary. An identification information display window (22a) that can be visually recognized may be provided. In this case, the identification information display device (4) is arranged so that the outer peripheral surface on which the identification information of the main reel (41) is drawn is opposed to the side plate (25). 21) or attached to the side plate (25).

  In the posture where the player is playing the game facing the front of the gaming machine (1), the player can see the display mode of the production information of the sub reel (51), but the display of the identification information of the main reel (41). I cannot see the aspect. However, when the player stands or changes his / her posture, the identification information on the main reel (41) can be viewed through the identification information display window (22).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control board (7) has a microcomputer (71) that controls the game as a main component. The microcomputer (71) includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (72) that executes a series of control processes according to a preset program, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) (73) that stores programs and data. And a RAM (Random Access Memory) (74) functioning as a work area for the CPU. The CPU (72) is connected to a random number generator (75) for generating a certain range of random numbers and a random number sampling circuit (76) for specifying one of the generated random numbers. The random number generator (75) and the random number sampling circuit (76) draw lots of game winning patterns.

  The main control board (7) is connected to an MAX bet button (34), a single bet button (35), a start lever (36), each stop button (37) and a settlement button (not shown) via an input port (not shown). 38) are electrically connected, and the sub-control board (8), main reel relay board (42), hopper (6), other lamps, display (not shown), etc. are electrically connected via the output port. Connected.

  The microcomputer (71) inputs the operation signals of the MAX bet button (34), the single bet button (35), the start lever (36), each stop button (37), and the settlement button (38), A control process corresponding to each operation signal is executed, and each time a game is executed, a random number generator (75) performs a lottery for winning or losing, and a control signal corresponding to the lottery result is sent to the main reel relay board. Output to the main reel motor (43) and the sub control board (8) via (42).

  The main reel motor (43) rotates each main reel (41) based on the control signal of the microcomputer (71), and sets each main reel (41) to a combination of identification information according to the lottery result. Stop.

  Note that it is legal to change the rotation speed, rotation direction, brightness of the illumination for illuminating identification information, etc. in the main reel (41) whose rotation is controlled by the microcomputer (71) of the main control board (7). It is strictly limited by regulations.

  The sub-control board (8) inputs the control signal of the lottery result of the main control board (7), and sends the control signal corresponding to the lottery result via the sub-reel relay board (52) to the sub-reel motor (53). The sub-rule (51) is rotationally controlled by driving the sub-reel motor (53).

  Each time the main reel (41) rotates, the sub reel (51) is rotated by a sub reel motor (53) in a form different from that of the main reel (41) to increase the game. In particular, if the lottery result by the main control board (4) is a winning combination and the combination when the identification information of each main reel (41) is stopped is a big hit such as "7, 7, 7", the sub reel (51) is an effect that allows the player to easily grasp that the possibility of winning a prize is high, for example, lighting of illuminating the surface of the sub reel (51) by rotating each sub reel (51) in reverse. The brightness changes, or each sub-reel (51) is repeatedly rotated and stopped, so that the effect information finally becomes the combination information “7, 7, 7” of the identification information of the main reel (41). Stop at the corresponding performance information. Then, when winning, medals are paid out from the hopper unit (6) to the medal tray (3a) by a predetermined number of winnings.

  When the lottery result by the main control board (4) is lost, the main reel (41) stops in a display mode in which the identification information is a combination of lost. Further, the sub reel (51) also stops at the production information so that it can be easily grasped that the lottery result is lost.

  The game of the gaming machine (1) is performed as follows. First, the player facing the front of the gaming machine (1) inserts a medal into the medal slot (33) and operates the MAX bet button (34) or the single bet button (35) to change the medal. Set the number of bets and operate the start lever (36). When an operation signal generated by operating the start lever (36) is input to the main control board (7), the main reel (41) displays a variation display of identification information by rotation control based on the control signal of the main control board (7). In addition, the sub reel (51) changes the effect information by the rotation control based on the control signal of the sub control board (8).

  Note that the player cannot see the fluctuation display of the identification information of the main reel (41) in the posture facing the front of the gaming machine (1), but the rotation of the sub reel (51), that is, the fluctuation of the production information. By looking at, it is possible to easily grasp the game lottery result.

  After the main reel (41) has rotated and a predetermined time has elapsed, when the three stop buttons (37) are operated in sequence, each main reel (41) is identified according to the lottery result of the main control board (4). The sub reel (51) stops at the production information corresponding to the combination of identification information of the main reel (41).

  When the lottery result of the main control board (4) is a win, the main reels (41) are stopped so as to be in a winning display mode. Further, the sub reel (51) rotates while the main reel (41) is rotating so that the game is excited. Therefore, the player can grasp that the possibility of winning a prize is high by looking at the movement of the sub reel (51), the change in the luminance of the illumination, and the like. Then, by looking at the display mode of the effect information when the sub reel (51) is stopped, it is possible to grasp whether the winning or losing.

  As described above, the player simply concentrates on the effect of the sub reel (51) without looking at the display mode of the main reel (41) for each game, and the lottery result by the main control board (7), that is, the main reel (41 ) Identification information display mode can be easily grasped.

  Also, unlike the main reel (41), the sub-reel (51) can be rotated while producing an effect that excites the game, unlike the one that displays the identification information according to the lottery result in a monotonous rotation. An effect according to the result can be performed, and the game can be further increased.

  Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide an identification display window on the front surface of the front door (3) so that the identification information of the main reel (41) can be visually recognized, it is possible to visually recognize the effect information of the sub reel (51). The effect display window (31) can be enlarged, and the game effect can be made more powerful.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the following various modifications and changes can be made to the embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention.
(I) The gaming machine (1) is a pachinko machine or slot machine in which the game medium is a pachinko ball.
(Ii) Instead of the sub reel (51), the effect display device (5) for displaying the effect information is a liquid crystal screen or a screen capable of displaying an image corresponding to other effect information.
(Iii) A sub-control board (8) is provided with a random number generator or the like for lottery of the production mode according to the lottery result of the main control board (7), and for each game separately from the main control board (7) The production mode is selected by lottery.

It is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional conceptual diagram of a gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical relationship between a main control board and a sub control board.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Pachislot machines
(2) Housing
(3) Front door
(3a) Medal tray
(4) Identification information display device
(5) Production display device
(6) Hopper unit
(7) Main control board (main control device)
(8) Sub control board (sub control device)
(21) Top plate
(22) (22a) Identification information display window
(23) Rear plate
(24) Middle plate
(25) Side plate
(31) Production display window
(32) Information display window
(33) Medals display window
(34) MAX bet button
(35) Single bet button
(36) Start lever
(37) Stop button
(38) Checkout button
(41) Main reel
(42) Main rule relay board
(43) Main reel motor
(51) Sub reel
(52) Sub reel relay board
(53) Sub reel motor
(71) Microcomputer
(72) CPU
(73) ROM
(74) RAM
(75) Random number generator
(76) Random number sampling circuit

Claims (3)

The identification information display is controlled by an identification information display device that is controlled by the main control device that draws the winning mode of the game and can display the lottery result by identification information, and a sub-control device that is configured separately from the main control device. In a gaming machine provided with an effect display device that assists display of identification information by the device with effect information,
An effect display window capable of visually recognizing the effect information of the effect display device is provided on the front of the gaming machine facing the player, and the identification information display window capable of visually recognizing the identification information of the identification information display device is other than the front of the gaming machine A gaming machine characterized in that it is provided in the area.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an identification information display window is provided on the upper surface of the gaming machine.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an identification information display window is provided on a side surface of the gaming machine.

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