JP2007151934A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively and continuously attract attention of players by providing various kinds of presentation, and to improve the precision in the rotating positions of members independently rotating along concentric circles. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine comprises reels 31 with a plurality of kinds of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface, a driving part 30b with a reel driving motor 32 and a reel driving shaft 33 for rotating/driving the reels 31, and a symbol variable display device with a plurality of reel units 30a disposed parallel, including a mounting plate for fixing the driving part 30b inside the game machine. The game machine also has a moving image display 35 in at least one gap between adjacent reel units 30a. The moving image display 35 is moved by a display driving motor 36 and a display driving shaft 37 coaxial with the reel driving shaft 33. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a symbol variation display device in which a plurality of reel units including reels each having a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface thereof are arranged, and more specifically, in a gap between adjacent reel units. The present invention relates to a technique that can provide various effects by providing a moving image display.

Conventionally, a gaming machine is provided with a symbol variation display device in which a plurality of reel units each having a reel that displays a plurality of types of symbols on an outer peripheral surface and a drive unit that rotationally drives the reel are arranged in parallel.
In such a symbol variation display device, a reel drive motor arranged on the inner peripheral side of the reel is driven to rotate, and the reel is rotated via a reel drive shaft. Then, a lottery is performed inside the control means, and the rotational drive of the reel drive motor is controlled based on the lottery result to stop the reel at a predetermined position.

Here, the symbol variation display device is usually composed of three reel units including a reel that displays a plurality of types of symbols on the outer peripheral surface. However, the effect of attracting the player's attention to each reel unit and incorporating a new taste. In order to realize the above, a structure in which each reel has a double structure and an inner reel is arranged inside the outer reel is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-248856 A

  The gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 is a pachinko machine, and the diameter of the inner reel in each reel unit of the symbol variation display device is smaller than the diameter of the outer reel, and the inner reel can be accommodated inside the outer reel. ing. Then, when the inner reel is accommodated inside the outer reel, the outer reel is disposed at a position where the outer peripheral surface of the outer reel and the outer peripheral surface of the inner reel overlap. There is a transparent region on the outer peripheral surface of the outer reel. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner reel through the transparent area of the outer reel.

  Such an outer reel and an inner reel are rotated around a concentric reel drive shaft by separate reel drive motors. That is, the outer reel is rotationally driven by an outer reel reel drive motor fixed to the outer reel mounting plate, and the inner reel is driven by an inner reel reel driving motor fixed to the inner reel mounting plate. Driven by rotation. Then, the inner reels are arranged inside the outer reels so that the respective reel drive motors face each other.

However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, since the design of the inner reel is only visible through the transparent area of the outer reel, there is a certain limit to the effect that lacks the fun and attracts the player's attention. .
In addition, when trying to apply to a symbol variation display device that displays a game result of a slot machine, it is difficult to use a separate reel drive motor and rotate each reel by a separate drive shaft because of space problems. It was.
Furthermore, in the technique of Patent Document 1, the reel driving shaft of the outer reel and the reel driving shaft of the inner reel are concentric by fixing the outer reel mounting plate and the inner reel mounting plate separately. Since the reel drive shafts are independent of each other, assembly is difficult and the accuracy of the rotational position is poor.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to realize a wide variety of effects that are impossible with a dual-structured reel, and can be applied not only to pachinko machines but also to slot machines. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that can effectively and continuously attract attention, and that has improved rotational position accuracy of members that individually rotate on concentric circles.

The present invention solves the above problems by the following means.
The invention according to claim 1 is a reel having a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface, a drive unit having a reel drive motor and a reel drive shaft for rotationally driving the reel, and for fixing the drive unit in a gaming machine. A gaming machine comprising a symbol variation display device in which a plurality of reel units including a mounting plate are arranged side by side, comprising a moving image display in at least one gap between adjacent reel units, wherein the moving image display is The display is driven by a display drive motor and a display drive shaft coaxial with the reel drive shaft.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the moving image display is provided between all the adjacent reel units.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the moving image display moves along the outer peripheral surface of the reel.
Furthermore, the invention of claim 4 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display drive motor is attached to the drive unit, and the display drive shaft or One of the reel drive shafts is a hollow shaft, and the other of the display device drive shaft or the reel drive shaft protrudes through an inner surface of the hollow shaft.

  Furthermore, the invention of claim 5 is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine includes a role lottery means for performing a lottery of a role, and contents of effects during the game. An effect pattern storage means for storing a plurality of kinds of effect patterns, an effect pattern selection means for selecting any of the effect patterns based on a lottery result of the combination by the combination lottery means, and the effect pattern selection means It is a slot machine including an effect control means for displaying an effect image on the moving image display according to the selected effect pattern.

(Function)
In the above invention, the movable image display is provided in at least one gap between adjacent reel units.
Therefore, a variety of effects that are not possible in the past can be realized by the image displayed on the moving image display that moves in the gap between the adjacent reel units.

The moving image display is moved by a display drive shaft that is coaxial with the display drive motor and the reel drive shaft. That is, the display drive shaft of the moving image display is coaxial with the reel drive shaft of the reel.
Therefore, the reel and the moving image display can be arranged so as to be concentric easily and reliably.

According to the present invention, an image displayed on a moving image display that moves through a gap between adjacent reel units can realize various unprecedented effects and can effectively and continuously attract the attention of the player. .
In addition, since the reel and the moving image display can be arranged concentrically easily and reliably, it is possible to improve the rotational position accuracy of the reel and the moving image display that individually rotate on the concentric circles.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, an embodiment in which the gaming machine of the present invention is applied to a slot machine is taken as an example.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the front surface showing the entire slot machine 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the inside of the base portion 11 with the front mask portion 12 of the slot machine 10 opened in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing of the slot machine 10 includes a base body portion 11 and an openable / closable front mask portion 12 attached to the front surface of the base body portion 11.

  Here, the base body 11 is formed by assembling wood and the like and is formed in a box shape having an open front surface. The base 11 is inside the base 11 and stores a power supply unit 101 and medals in the lower part thereof. A medal payout device 102 including a hopper is provided. A support plate 103 is provided above the power supply unit 101 and the medal payout device 102, and the symbol variation display device 30 is mounted on the support plate 103.

  The symbol variation display device 30 has three reel units including a ring-shaped reel 31 arranged side by side. That is, a reel drive motor 32 (not shown) made up of a stepping motor is connected to the center of rotation of each reel 31, and each reel 31 is rotated individually by drive control of this reel drive motor 32. It has become. A back lamp 21a is attached to the inner periphery of each reel 31 as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the front mask portion 12 is attached to the base portion 11 so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front surface of the base portion 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the front mask portion 12 has a bet switch 40, a start switch 41, a stop switch 42, a medal slot 43, a medal tray 44, etc. on the front side (player side). Is arranged.
In addition, an image display device 23 composed of a large liquid crystal display is provided above the front mask portion 12 in order to display an effect associated with the game. A transparent display window 25 is provided on the front side of the image display device 23, and the image display device 23 can be seen through the display window 25.
Furthermore, a transparent window 13 is provided at the center of the front mask portion 12. From the transparent window 13, the group of reels 31 inside the base portion 11 can be seen through.

Furthermore, reel tapes on which a plurality of symbols (designs constituting a role) are printed are affixed to the outer peripheral surface of each reel 31 (not shown). Each reel 31 is displayed with 21 symbols by reel tape, and from the transparent window 13 of the front mask portion 12 shown in FIG. It has become. Therefore, a total of nine symbols of the reel 31 group can be seen through the transparent window 13.
The effective lines that become the combination lines of the symbols when the reel 31 is stopped are the horizontal upper, middle and lower lines, and the diagonal lines of the lower right and the upper right, respectively, in the same manner as the conventional 5-line slot machine. A total of five.

Here, two moving image displays 35 are provided in the gaps between the reels 31. The moving image display 35 is a small liquid crystal display, and outputs various effects together with the lamp 21 (21a to 21c), the speaker 22, and the image display device 23. That is, in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, three reels 31 displaying a plurality of types of symbols are arranged side by side, and a game result is displayed by a combination of symbols when the reels 31 that are rotating are stopped. An effect is output by the speaker 22, the image display device 23, and the moving image display 35, and the lottery result of the combination is notified according to the content of the output effect.
And the output of such an effect is a so-called reach that means the outcome when each reel 31 stops, for example, the combination of symbols corresponding to one of the roles stops on the active line, or the winning of the special role It is used to predict the appearance of eyes, etc., and is an extremely important element as an auxiliary role in the progress of games.

  In addition, a main control board 104 housed in a transparent case 105 is disposed inside the base body 11 and above the symbol variation display device 30. The main control board 104 is a control board that performs overall control of the progress of the game and the like. Although not shown, the main control board 104 temporarily stores data such as a CPU that performs arithmetic operations, a ROM that stores game programs, and games. A RAM or the like is provided. The main control board 104 is caulked and sealed after being accommodated in the case 105 in order to prevent fraud.

  On the other hand, a sub-control board 106 is provided on the back side of the front mask portion 12. The sub-control board 106 is a board that controls the effects during the game. The lamp 21 (21a to 21c) is turned on, the sound is output from the speaker 22, and the image by the image display device 23 and the two moving image displays 35 is displayed. The display includes a CPU that performs calculations, a ROM that stores presentation programs and presentation data, a RAM that temporarily stores various data, and the like. The sub-control board 106 is a board belonging to the lower level of the main control board 104, and is electrically connected to the main control board 104 by a harness (not shown). An effect execution command or the like is transmitted from the main control board 104 to the sub-control board 106.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an outline of control by the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the game control means 60 is a means for overall control of the entire slot machine 10 including the progress and effects of the game of the slot machine 10. The game control means 60 includes a main control means 60a for controlling the progress of the game, such as lottery of a combination, drive control of each reel 31 in the symbol variation display device 30, payout at the time of winning, etc .; And sub-control means 60b for controlling the output of the effect to the image display 35 or the like. Each unit in the present embodiment is an example, and the main control unit 60a, the sub control unit 60b, and the like are not limited to the units shown in the present embodiment.

The main control means 60a is composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like mounted on the main control board 104 (see FIG. 2).
The sub-control means 60b is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM and the like mounted on the above-described sub-control board 106.

A bet switch 40, a start switch 41, and three stop switches 42 are electrically connected to the input side (left side in FIG. 3) of the main control means 60a.
Here, the bet switch 40 is a switch operated when the player inserts a stored medal as in the case of inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 43.
The start switch 41 is a switch operated by the player when starting each reel 31 of the symbol variation display device 30.
Furthermore, three stop switches 42 are provided corresponding to the three reels 31, and are operated by the player when the corresponding reels 31 are individually stopped.

  Further, three reel drive motors 32 for respectively driving the respective reels 31 are electrically connected to the output side (right side in FIG. 3) of the main control means 60a. Then, the player inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 43 shown in FIG. 1 or operates the bet switch 40 to enable a valid line. Next, when the start switch 41 is operated, a signal generated at that time is input to the main control unit 60a, and the main control unit 60a drives the reel drive motor 32 based on this signal, thereby The reel 31 is controlled to rotate. Accordingly, each reel 31 is rotated by the operation of the start switch 41, and the symbols of each reel 31 are moved and displayed at a predetermined speed in the transparent window 13.

  Further, when the start switch 41 is operated, the main control means 60a transmits a signal indicating that the start switch 41 has been operated to the sub-control means 60b. Thereby, the sub control means 60b receives this signal, and controls each effect output device electrically connected to the output side (right side in FIG. 3) of the sub control means 60b (for example, lighting of the lamp 21). Control of sound, output of sound from the speaker 22, and image display control of the image display device 23 and the two moving image displays 35).

When the stop switch 42 is operated, a signal generated at that time is input to the main control means 60a. The main control means 60a drives the reel drive motor 32 and corresponds to the operated stop switch 42. The reel 31 is controlled to stop. Furthermore, when the main control means 60a receives a signal to the effect that the stop switch 42 has been operated, the main control means 60a transmits a signal to that effect to the sub-control means 60b. The sub control means 60b controls the output of the effect based on the received signal.
When all the reels 31 are stopped, the combination of symbols on the effective line in each reel 31 matches a predetermined combination of symbols of a certain combination, and when the winning combination of the combination is made, the winning combination is determined. The medals will be paid out.

On the output side (right side in FIG. 3) of the sub-control means 60b, an effect output comprising the lamp 21, the speaker 22, the image display device 23, and the two moving image displays 35 controlled by the sub-control means 60b. Provide equipment.
The lamps 21 are effects lamps for the slot machine 10 and are turned on in a predetermined pattern when predetermined conditions are satisfied. The lamp 21 includes a back lamp 21a (see FIG. 1) disposed on the inner peripheral side of each reel 31, and an upper lamp 21b that is disposed on the front surface of the casing of the slot machine 10 and blinks when winning a winning combination. And a side lamp 21c and the like. In FIG. 1, the back lamp 21 a is illustrated by a dotted circle, and the symbols positioned on the front side of the back lamp 21 a are patterns that can be seen through the transparent window 13.

The speaker 22 is provided above the front mask portion 12 and outputs a predetermined sound when a predetermined condition is satisfied so as to perform various effects during the game.
Furthermore, the image display device 23 and each moving image display 35 are liquid crystal displays, which display various character images and background images, and display various effects based on the character images and background images during the game. To do. The two moving image displays 35 are each provided with a display drive motor 36 and can move independently in the vertical direction.

  Next, the main control means 60a will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 60 a includes the following combination lottery unit 61 to information transmission unit 69.

The role lottery means 61 performs a lottery for a role. Here, special types (BB and RB), small combinations, replays, and predetermined combinations are provided as types of combinations in the present embodiment.
BB (Big Bonus) is one of the roles corresponding to the special role, and is a role to be transferred to the BB game corresponding to one of the special games. Also, RB (Regular Bonus) is one of the roles corresponding to the special role as in the case of BB, and is a role for shifting to the RB game corresponding to one of the special games. These BB games and RB games will be described later.
Furthermore, the small combination is a combination in which a predetermined number of game media (medals in this embodiment) are paid out.

Furthermore, the replay is a replaying role in which medals are automatically inserted and the next game (replaying) can be performed. Depending on the gaming state, both the case where the number of medals inserted in the game is inserted and the re-game can be performed, and the case where the medals number different from the number of medals inserted in the game are inserted and the re-game can be performed are both. Can be mentioned.
Further, the predetermined combination is a combination that is drawn in a special game (BB game and RB game) (not a lottery in a normal game), and is a combination in which a predetermined number of game media are paid out as in the case of a small combination. is there.

  Furthermore, a combination of symbols corresponding to each of the above combinations is determined. When all of the reels 31 are stopped, if the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations stops on the active line, the winning combination of the combination is won and the number of medals corresponding to the combination is paid out.

  The role lottery means 61 corresponds to the random number generation means (hardware random number or software random number) for the role lottery, the random number extraction means for extracting the random number generated by the random number generation means, and the random number value extracted by the random number extraction means. The value is compared with a combination lottery table 62, which will be described later, and determination means for determining a winning combination (including non-winning) corresponding to a range to which the value belongs.

The random number generator generates random numbers in a predetermined area (for example, 0 to 65535 in decimal notation). The random number is, for example, a counter that counts at 200 n (nano) sec and continues counting as a cycle in the range of 0 to 65535, and the random number is counted while the power of the slot machine 10 is turned on. to continue.
The random number extracting means extracts the random number generated by the random number generating means at a predetermined time, in this embodiment, when the start switch 41 is turned on (operated) by the player. Then, the determination unit determines the winning combination corresponding to the range to which the random number value extracted by the random number extracting unit belongs.

The combination lottery table 62 defines the types of combinations to be selected and the winning probability of each combination. The combination lottery table 62 is provided with a unique combination lottery table 62 for each gaming state (inside non-normal game, inside normal game, and special game).
Each combination lottery table 62 has a predetermined range of lottery areas. The lottery area is divided into a winning area and a non-winning area for each combination, and the winning combinations are determined in advance. It is set to a predetermined ratio so as to be a probability.
Although not shown, the winning area and the non-winning area of each combination are determined for each set value of the payout rate (six levels of setting 1 to setting 6).

  The lottery result storage unit 63 is for storing the lottery result of the combination by the combination lottery unit 61. The lottery result storage means 63 is provided with a winning combination flag for every combination, and when any combination is won, the winning combination flag corresponding to that combination is turned on to win each combination. / Memorize non-winning.

Here, if the combination of symbols corresponding to the role does not stop on the active line in the game won for the role, the role that is carried over after the next game and the role that is not carried over are determined. Yes.
And as a role carried over, special roles (BB and RB) are mentioned. When a special role is won, the special combination flag is turned on in the game until the combination of the symbols corresponding to the special role is stopped on the active line and the special role is won, and the special game is won the next game It is controlled to carry over after that. The state of the special combination flag being on is maintained until the special combination wins, and when the special combination wins, the special combination flag is turned from on to off.

  In addition, the concept called non inside and inside is provided in the normal game. “Non-inside” means a gaming state in which a special combination is not won, that is, a state in which the special combination flag is off. On the other hand, “inside” means that the special combination is won in the game or the game before that, and the special combination flag is turned on, but the combination of symbols corresponding to the selected special combination stops on the active line. A state of gaming that has not been won (no win).

  In addition, when a role other than the special role (small role, replay, and predetermined role) is won in the role lottery by the role lottery means 61, the winning role is valid only in the game (the winning role flag only in the game). Will be turned on), and the winning will not be carried over after the next game. In other words, in a game in which these winning combinations are won, the reel 31 is stopped and controlled so that the winning winning combination can be won, regardless of whether or not the winning winning combination has been won. The right is extinguished (the winning role flag is turned off).

  When the stop switch 42 is operated, the reel stop control means 64 indicates the state of the winning combination flag stored in the lottery result storage means 63 (the lottery result of the combination by the combination lottery means 61) and the stop switch 42 is operated. The stop position of the reel 31 corresponding to the stop switch 42 is determined with reference to a stop position determination table 65, which will be described later, based on the timing at which the reel drive motor 32 is driven. The reel 31 is controlled to stop at the position.

  For example, the reel stop control means 64 controls to stop the reel 31 so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on the effective line within the range of the stop control of the reel 31 in the game won for the winning combination, The reel 31 is controlled to stop so that a combination of symbols corresponding to a combination other than the winning combination is not stopped on the effective line.

  Here, “within the range of stop control of the reel 31” means the maximum number of moving symbols (maximum amount of rotation) during the stop control of the reel 31 from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated until the reel 31 actually stops. In this embodiment, it is set within 5 symbols including the symbol at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated. In other words, “within the range of stop control of the reel 31” means within the range of the stop control time of the reel 31, that is, within the time from when the stop switch 42 is operated until the reel 31 actually stops. In the present embodiment, it is set within 190 ms from the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated.

  Thus, any of the symbols up to the number of symbols (5 symbols) within the range of stop control of the reel 31 counted from the symbol at the moment when the operation of the stop switch 42 is detected is a symbol to be stopped on the effective line. When the stop switch 42 is operated, the symbol is controlled to stop at the active line.

  In other words, when the reel 31 is stopped immediately at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated at the time of winning the winning combination, if the symbol related to the winning winning combination does not stop on the effective line, By controlling the rotational movement of the reel 31 within the “range of control”, the symbol related to the winning combination is controlled to stop as much as possible on the effective line.

  On the contrary, if the reel 31 is stopped immediately at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated when the winning combination is not won, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped on the effective line. When the reel 31 is stopped, the reel 31 is controlled to rotate and move within the “reel 31 stop control range” so that the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not stopped on the active line.

The stop position determination table 65 determines the stop position of the reel 31 (design on the effective line when the reel 31 is stopped) based on the position of the reel 31 at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated.
The stop position determination table 65 includes a BB table used when winning a BB, an RB table used when winning an RB, a small role table used when winning a small role, a replay table used when winning a replay, A non-winning table used at the time of winning and a predetermined combination table used when winning a predetermined combination are provided.
Then, the reel stop control means 64 uses any one of the stop position determination tables 65 to control one of the symbols to be stopped on the effective line within the range of the stop control of the reel 31.

  The stop symbol discriminating means 66 discriminates whether or not the symbol combination of the reel 31 stopped on the effective line matches the symbol combination corresponding to any combination when the reel 31 is stopped. The stop symbol discrimination means 65 discriminates symbols on the effective line by detecting, for example, the angle and number of steps when the reel drive motor 32 is stopped.

  The stop symbol discriminating means 66 does not discriminate the symbol combination after the reel 31 is actually stopped. Instead, the stop symbol discriminating unit 66 uses the stop position determination table 64 to determine the reel from the position of the reel 31 at the moment when the stop switch 42 is operated. It is also possible to determine a combination of symbols on the effective line when 31 stop positions are determined.

  The payout unit 67 determines that the combination of symbols stopped on the active line when the reel 31 is stopped matches the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations by the stop symbol determining unit 66 and the winning combination is won. In addition, a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out to the player, or processing such as credit addition is performed. Further, at the time of replay winning, control is performed so that medals are automatically inserted without paying out medals.

  The special game control means 68 starts the special game (BB game or RB game) (transition from the normal game to the special game), progress of the game during the special game, and end of the special game (from the special game to the normal game). Transition) and the like.

  The special game control means 68 shifts from the normal game to the BB game when the combination of specific symbols corresponding to BB stops on the active line. Further, when the combination of specific symbols corresponding to RB stops on the active line, the game is shifted from the normal game to the RB game.

Furthermore, the special game control means 68 includes a special game state flag 68a. The special game state flag 68a is a flag that is turned on when the game state is set to the special game state during the BB game, and turned off when the special game state ends.
First, during the normal game, when the symbol combination corresponding to BB stops on the active line, BB is won and the BB game is started from the next game.

  At this time, the special game control means 68 turns on the special game state flag 68a immediately before the start of the first game of the BB game (immediately before the reception of medals from the player). Thereby, the special game state is set from the first game of the BB game.

In the special game state, the special game control means 68 accepts only one medal when starting the game. When one medal is inserted, one in the horizontal middle is set as an active line.
Furthermore, the special game control means 68 continues to determine whether or not the special game state end condition is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the special game state termination condition is when at least one of a winning combination (predetermined combination) has reached 8 times or a gaming number has reached 12 has been satisfied.

  Then, when the number of winning a winning combination reaches 8 times, or when the number of games in the special gaming state reaches 12, the special game control means 68 terminates the game to end the special gaming state. Sometimes, the special gaming state flag 68a is turned off.

  Furthermore, the special game control means 68 turns on the special game state flag 68a immediately before the start of the next game of the game (immediately before the reception of medals from the player). Thus, in a game that satisfies the special game state end condition, the special game state ends at the end of the game, but the game state is set to the special game state again immediately before the start of the next game.

Note that the BB game of the present embodiment is as described above, but may be a BB game that has been conventionally known.
That is, when shifting to the BB game, first, as in the normal game, a general game in which a predetermined number of medals (for example, 3) are inserted and a game is played is performed, and a shift to shift to the bonus game in this general game is performed. Draw a role. When the transition role is won and won during the general game, the next game is shifted to the bonus game.

  In the bonus game, a single medal is inserted and a game in which one horizontal middle row is set as an active line is performed. In the bonus game, a lottery of a predetermined role is performed, and when the number of winning of the predetermined role or the number of games of the bonus game reaches a specified number, the bonus game is ended and the game returns to the general game. In this way, the general game and the bonus game are satisfied until the BB game end condition (for example, when the number of games of the general game reaches the specified number of times or when the number of times of transition to the bonus game reaches the specified number of times). It will repeat the journey to and from.

In the present embodiment, the BB game end condition is set such that the number of medals paid out during the BB game exceeds the upper limit. Here, the upper limit value of the present embodiment is set to 465 sheets.
Therefore, in this embodiment, the special game control means 68 counts the number of medals paid out during the BB game, and keeps updating the number of coins paid out for each game.
When the special game control means 68 determines that the counted number of payouts exceeds the upper limit value (exceeds 465), it determines that the BB game end condition is satisfied.

  In addition, the RB game is a game in which a special game state in the above-mentioned BB game is performed in one set, that is, until the number of winnings of a combination (predetermined combination) reaches 8 times or until the number of games reaches 12 times. It is. In the RB game, the special game control means 68 continues to count the number of games or the number of winning combinations.

  The information transmission means 69 includes information on the number of inserted medals for each game, operation information indicating that the start switch 41 has been operated, winning lottery result information (winning winning information) by the winning lottery means 61, and a stop switch 42. Operation information indicating that it has been operated, information on the stop position of each reel 31, information on the number of medals paid out, and the like are transmitted to the sub-control means 60b side.

  Next, the sub control means 60b will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 3, the sub control means 60 b includes information receiving means 81, effect pattern storage means 82, effect pattern selection means 83, and effect control means 84.

The information receiving means 81 is the payout information, the operation information indicating that the start switch 41 and the stop switch 42 are operated, the lottery result information, the information on the stop position of each reel 31, which is transmitted from the information transmitting means 69. And information on the number of medals paid out.
On the side of the sub-control means 60b, the lighting of the lamp 21, the output of the speaker 22, the image display of the image display device 23, the image display of each moving image display 35 and the vertical movement are controlled based on the received information.

  The effect pattern storage means 82 stores a plurality of types of effect patterns. There are multiple types of performance patterns depending on the winning combination. For example, a plurality of types of effect patterns are provided for each of BB winning, small role winning (not inside or inside), and not winning (not inside or inside).

  As for the production pattern, as to the progress of the game, at what timing (when the start switch 41 is operated, when each stop switch 42 is operated, etc.) what kind of production is output (how the lamp 21 is lit) Blinking or extinguishing, what kind of sound is output from the speaker 22, what kind of image is displayed on the image display device 23, and what kind of image is displayed on the two moving image displays 35, How to move up and down, etc.).

The effect pattern selection unit 83 selects an effect pattern for each game when a game is started based on the lottery result (received information) of the combination by the combination lottery unit 61. In the present embodiment, one of the effect patterns is selected by lottery using software random numbers.
In addition, a plurality of effect patterns are provided for each winning combination, and any one of the plurality of effect patterns corresponding to the winning combination is selected.
Furthermore, the effect control means 84 controls the output of the effect at a predetermined timing according to the selected effect pattern.

  Next, the moving image display 35 in the effect output device will be described in detail. The moving image display 35 is attached to each of two gaps between three adjacent reels 31 of the symbol variation display device 30.

  Here, the symbol variation display device 30 includes three reel units including a reel 31 and a reel drive motor 32 and the like, and displays a game result by a combination of symbols when each reel 31 is stopped. However, in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, a moving image display 35 for outputting effects is attached to the gaps between the reels 31 of the reel unit constituting the symbol variation display device 30. The moving image display 35 is moved up and down along the outer periphery of the reel 31 by a display drive motor 36. Therefore, the player can enjoy the effect by the two moving image displays 35 while looking at the three reels 31 related to the progress of the game.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing one reel unit 30a of the symbol variation display device 30 in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the reel unit 30 a includes a reel 31, a back lamp 21 a disposed on the inner peripheral side of the reel 31, a drive unit 30 b that rotationally drives the reel 31, and the back lamp 21 a and the drive unit 30 b. And an attachment plate 34 for fixing in the gaming machine 10 (see FIG. 1). The reel unit 30a shown in FIG. 4 also includes a moving image display 35 that moves in the vertical direction along the outer peripheral surface of the reel 31. Note that a reel tape on which a plurality of symbols (designs constituting a role) are printed is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the reel 31 (not shown).

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing one reel unit 30a of the symbol variation display device 30 in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, the drive unit 30 b of the reel unit 30 a includes a reel drive motor 32 and a reel drive shaft 33 for rotating the reel 31. Further, the drive unit 30 b has a display drive motor 36 for moving the moving image display 35 in the vertical direction and a display drive shaft 37 coaxial with the reel drive shaft 33. The reel 31 is attached to the reel drive shaft 33, and the moving image display 35 is attached to the display device drive shaft 37.

  Furthermore, the drive part 30b is fixed to the mounting plate 34 together with the back lamp 21a and the sensor 38. Therefore, the drive unit 30b, the reel 31, the moving image display 35, the back lamp 21a, the sensor 38, and the like are fixed in the gaming machine 10 (see FIG. 1) via the mounting plate 34. The sensor 38 specifies the reference position of the reel 31, and determines the symbol position by calculating the amount of movement from the reference position (the number of steps when the reel drive motor 32 is a stepping motor). However, the reel 31 is stopped at a position to be stopped. A sensor (not shown) for specifying the reference position of the moving image display 35 is also attached, and the moving image display 35 stops at a predetermined position by calculating the amount of movement from the reference position. It has become.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the drive unit 30b used in the symbol variation display device 30 in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the drive unit 30b used in the symbol variation display device 30 in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the drive unit 30 b includes a reel drive motor 32, a reel drive shaft 33, a display device drive motor 36, a display device drive shaft 37, and a gear box 39. Note that gears and ball bearings are incorporated in the gear box 39.

  That is, the reel drive motor 32 and the display drive motor 36 are attached to the back side of the gear box 39 side by side. The driving force of the reel driving motor 32 is transmitted to the reel driving shaft 33 through a gear, and the driving force of the display driving motor 36 is transmitted to the display driving shaft 37 through another gear.

  Here, the display drive shaft 37 projects through the inner surface of the reel drive shaft 33 which is a hollow shaft. Therefore, the reel drive shaft 33 and the display device drive shaft 37 are coaxially and easily and reliably, and the moving image display device 35 attached to the display device drive shaft 37 is driven by the reel while maintaining high rotational position accuracy. It moves up and down along the outer peripheral surface of the reel 31 (see FIG. 4) attached to the shaft 33. In addition, since the reel drive shaft 33 and the display device drive shaft 37 become one drive shaft, the drive unit 30 b can be reduced in size, and the drive unit 30 b can be arranged in the reel 31. The reel 31 is rotated by the reel drive motor 32, but the moving image display 35 is moved up and down by the display drive motor 36 within a range that can be seen through the transparent window 13 (see FIG. 1).

  Thus, in addition to the reel drive motor 32 and the like that rotate the reel 31, the display unit drive motor 36 that moves the moving image display 35 is attached to the drive unit 30b. The moving image display 35, the display drive motor 36, and the like are omitted from the remaining one of the three reel units 30a.

  This is because, as shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment is provided with the moving image display 35 only in two gaps between the three adjacent reels 31. That is, when the symbol variation display device 30 is configured by arranging three reel units 30a shown in FIG. 4, the moving image display 35 overlaps the outside of the mounting plate 34 of the adjacent reel unit 30a. ing. Therefore, in the slot machine 10 shown in FIG. 1, the moving image display 35 is attached only to the right reel unit 30a and the central reel unit 30a, and the moving image display 35 is attached to the left reel unit 30a. Not.

Next, effects in the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment including the moving image display 35 and the image display device 23 as described above will be described.
First, normally, the two moving image displays 35 are stopped at a predetermined position. Then, the effect control means 84 (see FIG. 3) displays various information during the game (information such as the number of stored medals and the number of payouts) on the image display device 24, and displays each image display according to the selected effect pattern. The moving image display 35 is made to perform.

Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the image display device 23 is provided in a region that does not overlap with the viewing region of the reel 31, so that the visibility of the reel 31 is hindered by the image display of the image display device 23. There is nothing.
On the other hand, since the two moving image displays 35 are provided in the gaps between the three reels 31, the symbols on each reel 31 can be seen through the transparent window 13 and at the same time displayed on each moving image display 35. The image can be visually observed. In other words, while watching each reel 31 related to the progress of the game, it is possible to enjoy the effects by each moving image display 35.

In the effect pattern, each moving image display 35 is moved up and down along the outer peripheral surface of each reel 31 along with the rotation of each reel 31. The upper image display device 23 is provided with a specific effect pattern for displaying an effect image.
When the specific effect pattern is selected, the effect control means 84 continues to detect whether or not information indicating that all the reels 31 have been stopped is received. Then, when receiving the information that all the reels 31 are stopped, the effect control means 84 stops the two moving image displays 35 between the reels 31 at predetermined positions and displays an image for effect. Are shifted from each moving image display 35 to the upper image display device 23.

When the selection of the specific effect pattern is completed, the effect control means 84 (see FIG. 3) returns the moving image display 35 to the initial position and initializes the image displayed on each moving image display 35 to the initial position. Switch to an image.
Furthermore, by switching the image displayed on the image display device 23 to the initial image, the state before the effect by the specific effect pattern is restored. Then, prepare for the next game.

The specific effect pattern described above is selected in accordance with the lottery result of the combination by the combination lottery means 61 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the specific performance pattern is selected with a high probability (for example, with a probability of 50%) when winning the special role, and with a small probability even when the special role is not won ( (For example, with a probability of about 2%).
Therefore, by performing the above-described effect based on the specific effect pattern, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that he may have been won as a special role.

Further, when only the image display of the effect by the image display device 23 is performed, the image display device 23 is arranged at the upper part away from each reel 31, so that the player can display the specific effect pattern during the stop control of each reel 31. Even if you want to see it, you have to bother to look up, so it was difficult to attract the player to the production, but in the slot machine 10 of this embodiment, the player can watch each reel 31 Since each moving image display 35 moving up and down between the reels 31 can be seen, it is possible to enjoy the effects of movement and image display at an easily viewable position.
And after all the reels 31 stop, since the production | presentation by the large sized image display apparatus 23 can be enjoyed, a player's attention can be alerted effectively and continuously with respect to production.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, For example, the following various deformation | transformation is possible.
(1) In the present embodiment, the slot machine 10 has been exemplified as a representative example of the gaming machine, but the present invention can be similarly applied to other types of gaming machines such as a pachinko machine as well as the slot machine 10. It is.
(2) In this embodiment, a medal is used as a game medium. However, the present invention can be applied to a game machine using a game medium other than a medal, such as a game ball.
(3) In this embodiment, the two moving image displays 35 are provided in the gaps of the three reels 31, but the moving image displays 35 are provided not only in the gaps of the reels 31 but also outside the reels 31. Can do.
(4) In the present embodiment, the image display device 23 is provided in addition to the moving image display 35. However, the image display device 23 may not be provided, and the moving image display 35 may be used for presentation.
(5) In this embodiment, the display drive shaft 37 protrudes through the inner surface of the reel drive shaft 33, which is a hollow shaft. Conversely, the display drive shaft 37 is a hollow shaft, and the display The reel drive shaft 33 may protrude through the inner surface of the drive shaft 37.

It is a front view of the front surface showing the whole slot machine of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, the front mask part of the slot machine is open | released, and it is the front view shown in figure so that the inside of a base | substrate part could be seen. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the control by the slot machine of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows one reel unit of the symbol fluctuation display apparatus in the slot machine of this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows one reel unit of the symbol fluctuation display apparatus in the slot machine of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the drive part used for the symbol fluctuation display apparatus in the slot machine of this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the drive part used for the symbol fluctuation display apparatus in the slot machine of this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Slot machine 11 Base part 12 Front mask part 13 Transparent window 21 Lamp 21a Back lamp 21b Upper lamp 21c Side lamp 22 Speaker 23 Image display apparatus 25 Display window 30 Symbol change display apparatus 31 Reel 32 Reel drive motor 33 Reel drive shaft 34 Installation Plate 35 Moving image display 36 Display drive motor 37 Display drive shaft 38 Sensor 39 Gear box 40 Bet switch 41 Start switch 42 Stop switch 43 Medal slot 44 Medal tray 60 Game control means 60a Main control means 60b Sub control means 61 Role lottery means 62 Role lottery table 63 Lottery result storage means 64 Reel stop control means 65 Stop position determination table 66 Stop symbol determination means 67 Payout means 68 Special game control means 68a Another game status flag 69 information transmitting unit 81 information receiving unit 82 performance pattern storage means 83 effect pattern selection means 84 effect control unit 101 Power unit 102 medal payout device 103 supporting plate 104 the main control board 105 casing 106 sub-control board

Claims (5)

A reel displaying multiple types of symbols on the outer surface,
A drive unit having a reel drive motor and a reel drive shaft for rotationally driving the reel;
A gaming machine comprising a symbol variation display device in which a plurality of reel units including a mounting plate for fixing the driving unit in a gaming machine are arranged in parallel,
A moving image display is provided in at least one gap between adjacent reel units;
The moving image display device is moved by a display device driving motor and a display device driving shaft coaxial with the reel driving shaft. In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The moving image display device is provided at all between the reel units adjacent to each other. In the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The moving image display device moves along an outer peripheral surface of the reel. In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The display drive motor is attached to the drive unit,
One of the display drive shaft or the reel drive shaft is a hollow shaft, and the other of the display drive shaft or the reel drive shaft projects through an inner surface of the hollow shaft. . In the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The gaming machine is
A role lottery means for drawing a role;
Production pattern storage means for storing a plurality of types of production patterns that define the content of production during the game;
Production pattern selection means for selecting any of the production patterns based on the lottery result of the combination by the combination lottery means,
A gaming machine comprising: an effect control means for displaying an effect image on the moving image display according to the effect pattern selected by the effect pattern selection means.

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