JP2007068904A - Game data display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game data display device which enables players to objectively judge the degree of expectations for the performance pattern in a slot machine. <P>SOLUTION: When a bonus is internally won, the slot machine 1 selects a performance pattern and executes a display with a liquid crystal display part 5a or the generation of effect sounds with a speaker 17. The slot machine 1 having a totalizing function for the performance pattern displays the frequency and the ratio of the performance pattern in the internal winning of the bonus when a player selects the totalizing function on the occasion of internally winning the BIG bonus by operating a display switch button 6. This display enables the players to learn the ratio of the performance pattern in the internal winning of the big bonus and hence, to estimate the degree of expectations for the internal winning of the big bonus when the performance pattern is generated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game data display device attached to a slot machine that executes an effect pattern selected based on a result of winning a bonus internally.

In the slot machine, as shown in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, various performance patterns are executed based on the result of the internal lottery, so that the player is expected to win. .
JP 2000-167110 A JP 2000-210410 A

  However, in recent years, there are too many slot machine performance patterns, and there is a problem that the player is confused rather than knowing which performance pattern expectation is high. In particular, for beginners or elderly people, it is not known at all what kind of production pattern expectation is high, and it is possible to play without enjoying the taste of the production pattern, or to increase the expectation degree with the production pattern that originally has low expectation. It is the actual situation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game data display device that enables a player to objectively determine the expectation of the effect pattern of a slot machine.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a bonus is won internally in the slot machine, an effect pattern selected corresponding to the bonus is performed, and an effect pattern history in which the bonus and the effect pattern are associated is created. And provided to the player. Thereby, the player can determine the production pattern with high expectation based on the relationship between the bonus and the production pattern.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the effect pattern when the bonus is won internally and the effect pattern executed until the bonus is won after that can be distinguished and identified, Even if the pattern selection rate changes, it is possible to recognize an effect pattern with a high expectation level in the internal winning without being affected by the change.

  According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to easily recognize an effect pattern that is likely to occur when the bonus is won internally, or an effect pattern that is likely to occur before winning the bonus after that.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a front appearance of the slot machine 1. In FIG. 1, a calling lamp unit 2 having a data display function is provided above the slot machine 1. The calling lamp unit 2 has various functions such as the following (1) to (4) output from the slot machine 1 and a function of transferring the signals to a management device (not shown).

(1) Out signal (1 pulse output for every 1 medal inserted (including 1 credit medal inserted))
(2) Safe signal (1 pulse output for every medal paid out)
(3) Game signal (1 pulse output for each game start)
(4) REG signal (level signal output during REG bonus period)
(5) BIG signal (level signal output during BIG bonus period)
A management device (not shown) provided so as to be communicable with the call lamp unit 2 sums up various operation data for each slot machine 1 based on a signal from the call lamp unit 2, and a predetermined result of the summation results. The data is used for the display operation in the calling lamp unit 2.

  A display window 3 is formed on the front surface of the slot machine 1, and the symbol of the variable display device 4 provided therein can be visually recognized through the display window 3. This symbol is drawn on the circumferential surface of the three reels 4a to 4c of the variable display device 4. When the reels 4a to 4c are stopped, the symbols are displayed corresponding to the upper, middle and lower stages of the display window 3. It has come to be. Further, a game data display device 5 (only the liquid crystal display unit 5a is shown in FIG. 1) having a liquid crystal display unit (corresponding to display means) 5a for performing display related to the present invention is provided on the side of the display window 3. A display switching button 6 for switching display contents of the display unit 5a, a payout number display unit 7 for displaying the number of medals paid out in accordance with winning, and a credit number display unit 8 for indicating the number of credited medals are provided. Yes.

An operation panel 9 provided below the display window 3 is provided with a credit clearing button 10, a MAXBET button 11 for multiplying the maximum number of credits, a medal slot 12, a start lever 13, a left stop button 14, A middle stop button 15 and a right stop button 16 are arranged.
In addition, a speaker 17 that generates sound effects is provided above the display window 3.

  In this case, in the slot machine 1, the start lever 13 is operated in a series of game start operations, that is, in a state where a medal is inserted into the medal slot 12, or in a state where a credit medal is inserted by the MAXBET button 11. Is performed, the internal lottery for determining the internal winning combination (including the loss) is executed, and the operation of the variable display device 4 (the rotation operation of the reels 4a to 4c) is started. When the stop buttons 14 to 16 are operated, the corresponding reels 4a to 4c are stopped based on the result of the internal lottery, and one game is finished. When stopping the reel, the pull-in control is executed within a certain range so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination is stopped and displayed. At the end of the game, when the variable display device 4 has a predetermined winning pattern, for example, a combination of symbols stopped and displayed on each of the reels 4a to 4c becomes a symbol corresponding to a winning combination, a winning combination (BIG bonus symbol) , REG bonus symbols, small role symbols, etc.) are paid out to the tray 18.

If the operation timing of the stop buttons 14 to 16 is inappropriate, the combination of symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination cannot be stopped and displayed, so that a so-called oversight occurs, but the internal winning of BIG bonus and REG bonus Will be carried over until you win those bonuses.
On the other hand, on the front face of the calling lamp unit 2, a lamp group 19, a calling switch 20, a data changeover switch 21, and a display 22 capable of displaying data from the management device are provided.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine 1. In FIG. 2, a main board (corresponding to the production history storage means) 23 includes a CPU 24, a ROM 25, and a RAM 26, and includes a start lever 13, stop buttons 14 to 16, a inserted medal detection unit 27 that detects a inserted medal, and a MAXBET button 11. , Receiving various signals from the credit check button 10 and the like, and based on these various signals, rotation control for the left motor 28, the middle motor 29, and the right motor 30, and a stop position detector for detecting the stop positions of the reels 4a to 4c. Signal input from 31, medal payout control for the medal payout unit 32, display control for the various display units 5, 7, and 8 are appropriately executed.

  The main board 23 controls the sub board 33. The sub board 33 includes a CPU 34, a ROM 35, and a RAM 36. In accordance with a command from the main board 23, display control for the liquid crystal display unit 5 a by the display control board 37, sound effect from the speaker 17 through the amplifier 39 by the audio control board 38. And the display switching of the liquid crystal display unit 5a by the operation on the display switching button 6 is executed.

  3 shows a general symbol arrangement of the reels 4a to 4c of the slot machine 1, and FIG. 4 shows a symbol corresponding to the combination and a general payout number of medals. The bonus-in shown in FIG. 4 is a symbol that enters a bonus game from a small-combination game in which a small combination is easily arranged during a BIG bonus, and jack-in is a symbol that is required to be arranged during a bonus game. The BIG bonus ends when 30 small role games continue or when the bonus game is played three times.

  By the way, in the slot machine 1, an effect pattern selected from a plurality of effect patterns according to the internal lottery result is executed. Thereby, the player can guess the internal lottery result from the effect pattern, and the preference of the slot machine 1 can be improved.

  FIG. 5 shows the selection rate of effect patterns set in the slot machine 1. In FIG. 5, the plurality of effect patterns are set so that an effect pear occurs with a predetermined probability in addition to the effect patterns 1 to 7. Specifically, the occurrence probability of the production pattern 1 is 14/128 at the time of BIG internal winning, 24/128 after the BIG internal winning (from the time of BIG internal winning to when BIG is established), 14/128 at the time of REG internal winning, 24/128 after REG internal winning (from the time of REG internal winning to when REG is established), 5/128 for 15-player internal winning, 49/128 for 3-player internal winning, 10/10 for 2-player internal winning 128 is set. Similarly, the occurrence probability of the production patterns 2 to 7 is set, and the occurrence probability of the production pear is set.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
The slot machine 1 performs an internal lottery when the start lever 13 is operated, and outputs a signal indicating that when an internal winning is made. At this time, the effect pattern is selected with a probability corresponding to the internal lottery result, and the selected effect pattern is executed. Therefore, the player increases the expectation degree of the internal winning by the effect pattern executed in the slot machine 1.

  By the way, the slot machine 1 in recent years has many production patterns in order to improve the preference, and it is difficult to estimate the expected degree of internal winning from the production patterns. For this reason, a beginner or an elderly player simply plays a game without enjoying the taste of the production pattern.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the slot machine 1 provides the player with data that can analyze the production pattern.
That is, when the slot machine 1 wins a bonus by internal lottery and selects an effect pattern corresponding to the bonus, the slot machine 1 creates an effect pattern history storing the effect pattern corresponding to the bonus.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the effect pattern history. In this FIG. 6, as the effect pattern history item, the bonus No. which is won internally for the BIG bonus or the REG bonus is shown. , Type of bonus (BIG or REG), game No. from the time the bonus is won internally until the bonus is won. The game No. The number of games from the end of the previous bonus game and the production pattern at that time are set respectively.

  Now, for example, when the slot machine 1 of the machine number 1 wins the first BIG bonus after the start of business, and selects not to execute the effect pattern based on the effect pattern selection rate shown in FIG. No. “BIG” in the type column corresponding to “1”, bonus No. Game No. 1 belonging to No. 1 As the number of games in 1, the number of games from the start of business is stored, and “-” indicating the effect pear is stored as the effect pattern.

By the way, when the BIG bonus is won internally, the slot machine 1 tries to establish “777” as a BIG bonus symbol by reel control. However, if the player is a beginner, “777” is arranged. Since it is difficult to hold on to, a plurality of games are played from when the BIG bonus is won internally until “777” is established. In this case, the slot machine 1 selects an effect pattern every time the game is executed until “777” is established from the time of internal winning of the BIG bonus, and executes the selected effect pattern. As this effect pattern, display of various characters by the liquid crystal display unit 5a or generation of various sound effects by the speaker 17 is executed. Therefore, the player senses the expected degree of bonus based on the character display and sound effect.
As the effect pattern, various operations such as operating a movable accessory or blinking the reel backlight can be executed.

Here, when an effect pattern is selected as the game is executed, the slot machine 1 sequentially stores the selected effect pattern in the effect pattern history as shown in FIG.
As a result of the reel control by the slot machine 1, when the BIG bonus symbol “777” is prepared in the fifth game from the internal winning of the BIG bonus, the slot machine 1 stores the effect pattern corresponding to the final game. Bonus No. 1 finishes storing the bonus history.
Similarly, every time a bonus is won internally in the slot machine 1, the effect pattern from the time of the internal winning until the bonus is won is stored in order.

Now, when the player cannot estimate the expected level of bonus due to the production pattern, the display switching button 6 of the slot machine 1 is operated.
When the display switching button 6 is operated, the sub board 33 generates and displays a bonus history, a detailed history, a bonus total, and an effect pattern total according to the operation.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the bonus history. In FIG. 7, when the sub board 33 is instructed to display the bonus history, the sub board 33 creates a bonus history based on the effect pattern history shown in FIG. 6 and displays it on the display unit 5a. That is, the number of games, type, and production pattern when winning the bonus are displayed corresponding to the bonus. Therefore, the player can confirm the effect pattern that is likely to occur when the BIG bonus symbol or the REG bonus symbol is established, and thereafter, the player can infer the establishment of the bonus based on the generated effect pattern, and the slot machine You can enjoy 1 taste.

  In the example shown in FIG. 7, when the 9 BIG bonuses are won, the production patterns 1 and 2 are generated three times, so when the production patterns 1 and 2 are generated, the BIG bonus is won. It can be determined that the possibility is high.

Further, a detailed history corresponding to each bonus in the bonus history shown in FIG. 7 can be displayed.
FIG. 8 shows an example of the detailed history. In FIG. 8, as the detailed history, the number of games and the production pattern from when the bonus is won internally until the bonus is won are displayed corresponding to the selected bonus.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, when the BIG bonus is won internally, the production is not performed, and the production pattern 1, the production pattern 2 and the production pattern 3 are performed along with the game until the BIG bonus is won, and the BIG bonus is established. At time, it can be seen that production pattern 1 has been performed. In the present embodiment, the data corresponding to the game won in the bonus is displayed in reverse so that the effect pattern generated when winning the bonus is conspicuous.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of bonus aggregation. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the current cumulative number of games is 3720, the BIG bonus is 10 times, the BIG probability (BIG count / number of games) is 1/372, the REG bonus is 3 times, and the REG probability (REG count / game). (Number) indicates 1/1240.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the production pattern aggregation. In the example shown in FIG. 10, when the BIG bonus is won internally, the occurrence probability of the production pattern 1 is 30% and the occurrence probability of the production pattern 2 is 20%. Therefore, the player can grasp the ratio of the effect pattern executed at the time of the internal winning of the bonus based on the effect pattern total, so that it is possible to estimate the expected degree of the bonus from the effect pattern to some extent thereafter. , You can enjoy the game.

  According to such a configuration, the game data display device 5 is provided in the slot machine 1, and data for analyzing the effect pattern generated corresponding to the bonus is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5a. Based on this, it is possible to infer a bonus that is won internally or a bonus that is established when an effect pattern is generated. Therefore, even if the player is a beginner or an elderly person, he can enjoy the taste of the effect pattern of the slot machine 1.

  In addition, since the effect pattern that occurred when the bonus was won internally is displayed so that it can be distinguished from the subsequent effect pattern, the slot machine 1 selects the effect pattern when the bonus is won and after the internal win. In the case of a model of a type whose probability is changed, it is possible to distinguish and grasp an effect pattern that is likely to occur during internal winning and an effect pattern that is likely to occur after internal winning.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows.
Although the game data display device 5 is provided integrally with the slot machine 1, the game data display device 5 may be provided separately from the slot machine 1 or may be provided in the calling lamp unit 2. Alternatively, it may be used also as the indicator 22 of the calling lamp unit 2. In the case where the game data display device 5 is provided in the calling lamp unit 2, a signal indicating the internal winning of the BIG bonus and the REG bonus from the slot machine 1 to the calling lamp unit 2, and a signal indicating the type of effect pattern executed. Must be configured to output.

Although one game data display device 5 is provided corresponding to one slot machine 1, one game data display device 5 may be provided corresponding to a plurality of slot machines 1.
Based on the signal output from the slot machine 1, the production pattern may be totaled by the management device, and the total result may be provided to the player.
Even if the result of the internal lottery is “losing”, the slot machine that executes the effect may be used.

The front view of the slot machine which shows one Example of this invention Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the slot machine Illustration showing the reel design The figure which shows the relationship between the combination, the symbol and the number of payouts The figure which shows the selection rate of production pattern The figure which shows an example of production pattern history Diagram showing an example of bonus history Diagram showing an example of detailed history Diagram showing an example of bonus tabulation The figure which shows an example of production pattern totalization

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1 is a slot machine, 2 is a calling lamp unit, 5 is a game data display device, 5a is a liquid crystal display (display means), and 23 is a main board (effect history storage means).

Claims (3)

A game data display device attached to a slot machine that executes an effect pattern selected from among a plurality of effect patterns according to an internal lottery result,
Effect history storage means for storing the effect pattern executed when the result of the internal lottery is an internal winning of bonus, as effect pattern history;
A game data display device comprising: display means for displaying the effect pattern history stored in the effect history storage means to the player.   The effect history storage means distinguishes and stores an effect pattern executed when the bonus is won internally and an effect pattern executed until a bonus is won thereafter. Item 4. The game data display device according to Item 1. Corresponding to the type of bonus, there is a counting means for counting the number of each effect pattern executed when the bonus is won internally and the number of each effect pattern generated before winning the bonus after that. Prepared,
The game data display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display means displays the number of times each effect pattern is counted by the counting means.

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