JP2007252531A - Pattern display method and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pattern display method capable of recognizing a pattern fluctuation area within an image display area without the feeling of incompatibility, and a game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine comprises a transparent game board 100 where the surface side is served as a game area 101, game balls PB flow down through the game area 101 and a plurality of game board components for limiting or guiding the flow-down direction of the game balls PB are provided, and a liquid crystal display device 200 which is disposed on the back surface side of the transparent game board 100 and for which an area corresponding to the game area 101 of the transparent game board 100 is served as a display area 201. A part of the display area 201 is served as the fluctuation area 203, and when displaying an image that a pattern P is scrolled in a scroll direction S inside the fluctuation area 203, it is displayed in the display area 201 including the fluctuation area 203 such that at least the boundary of the scroll direction S of the fluctuation area 203 and the display position of a partition image 320 included in background images match. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is used, for example, in a gaming machine in which a lottery is performed by performing a start start operation such as winning a game ball at a starting port, and a lot of game media can be obtained according to the lottery result. The present invention relates to a symbol display method and a gaming machine for displaying symbols on display means according to the progress of the game.

  Conventionally, full-screen pachinko machines equipped with a large display have been proposed as one of the above gaming machines. This full-display pachinko machine is a game in which a game board is progressing because the members constituting the game board are transparent, and a display device having substantially the same external shape as the game board is provided on the back side of the transparent game board. From the viewpoint of the player, the entire game board becomes a display screen, and the pachinko ball rebounds on a plurality of game nails and windmills disposed on the transparent game board surface so as to overlap (overlap). It will fall.

  In a pachinko machine equipped with such a large display, the scale of effect display is expanded, and a further effect can be expected.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko machine with a large display area, an area free of obstacles such as nails and stages near the center of the game area of the game board is defined as a pattern fluctuation area, and at least during normal fluctuations, this symbol fluctuation Symbols are displayed in a variable manner in the area, and hit / miss is displayed according to the situation when the display is stopped.

  For example, Patent Document 1 provides a game board for projecting a video according to a game state with a projector and displaying the video projected from the projector on the player side. It has been proposed to provide a main display area on which a game is projected and to arrange game nails while avoiding the main display area.

Also, in the cited document 2, a display means is provided on the back side of the transparent gaming board so that it can be visually recognized through the transparent gaming board formed of a transparent member and transparently visible behind, and can be displayed on the transparent gaming board. In addition to forming an area, it has been proposed to form a variable display area in which a plurality of pieces of identification information are variably displayed and stopped in areas where no nails, winning holes, etc. are arranged in the effect displayable area.
JP 2004-57467 A JP-A-2005-270455

  However, in each of the above patent documents, a nail or a winning opening is not arranged in the symbol variation area, but a line indicating the boundary between the symbol variation region and another region is provided so as not to cause a sense of incongruity with the background image. Is not displayed and the boundary of the symbol variation area cannot be clearly grasped. For example, when the symbol is scrolled and displayed, the variation symbol suddenly moves in the middle of the screen in the background image while the symbol is moving. There is a problem that it may disappear as a result, and there is a possibility that it may appear uncomfortable.

  In addition, due to this phenomenon, the player cannot grasp the range in which the symbol moves, and may not be able to accurately recognize the position of the effective line that aligns the symbols.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a symbol display method and a gaming machine capable of grasping a variation region of symbols in an image display region without a sense of incongruity.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is a symbol display method for a gaming machine provided with an image display device for displaying symbols corresponding to a game lottery result in a stopped display state. A part of the display area of the image display device is configured as a symbol display area for variably displaying the symbol, the symbol display area is overlapped with a background image displayed in the display area, and the symbol is at least The symbol display area and the background image displayed so that at least the symbol moves outside the symbol display area when the variable display is performed so that the symbol moves outside the symbol display area after moving within the symbol display area. On the border. A part of the background image is provided, a partition image for visually clearly partitioning the symbol display area and the background image is provided, and the symbol displayed to move outside the symbol display area is the partition image. The display position is displayed so as to disappear while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a part of the background image is formed at the boundary between the symbol display area and the background image provided in the image display device so that the symbol display area and the background image are visually separated clearly. By displaying the partition image so that the symbol displayed to move out of the symbol display area disappears while being displayed behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image. It is possible to provide a symbol display method for a gaming machine capable of grasping a variation region of symbols within an image display region of the apparatus without a sense of incongruity.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game machine symbol display method according to the first aspect, the partition image coincides with a display boundary of the symbol display area.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the partition image coincides with the display boundary of the symbol display area, in addition to the invention according to claim 1, it is possible to grasp the variation area of the symbol in the image display area without a sense of incongruity. It is possible to provide a game machine symbol display method capable of

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, when the symbol displayed in the symbol display area is displayed so as to move from outside the symbol display area into the symbol display area. The symbol is displayed so as to appear in the symbol display area while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image.

  According to the invention of claim 3, when the symbol displayed in the symbol display area is displayed so as to move from the symbol display area to the symbol display area, the symbol is displayed at the display position of the partition image. By the way, since it is displayed so as to appear in the symbol display area while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image, the image appearing in the symbol display area can be grasped without a sense of incongruity. In addition to the described invention, it is possible to provide a symbol display method for a gaming machine that can grasp a variation region of symbols in the image display region without a sense of incongruity.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of symbols to be displayed in the symbol display area are provided, and the plurality of symbols are either in the left or right direction or in the vertical direction. It is characterized by displaying while sequentially moving in the direction of.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of symbols to be displayed in the symbol display area are provided, and the plurality of symbols are displayed while being sequentially moved in either the left or right direction or the upper or lower direction. In addition to the invention of any one of claims 1 to 3, in addition to the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, it is further possible to grasp the variation area of the symbols in the image display area. It is possible to provide a game machine symbol display method that can be easily grasped.

  The invention of claim 5 comprises an image display device for displaying a symbol for performing display corresponding to the game lottery result according to the stop display state, and display control means for controlling the display of the image display device, The display control means configures a part of the display area of the image display device as a symbol display area for variably displaying the symbol, and superimposes the symbol display area on a background image displayed in the display area, The symbol display area that is displayed so that at least the symbol moves outside the symbol display region when the symbol is variably displayed so that the symbol moves outside the symbol display region after moving within the symbol display region at least A part of the background image is formed at the boundary with the background image, and a partition image is provided for visually clearly partitioning the symbol display area and the background image. The partition image is moved outside the symbol display area. It is characterized in that the symbols displayed to the controls display so disappear while displaying to pass behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the display control means for controlling the display of the image display device forms a part of the background image at the boundary between the symbol display area and the background image provided in the image display device, and displays the symbol. A partition image is provided for visually and clearly partitioning the area and the background image so that the symbol displayed so as to move outside the symbol display area passes behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image. By controlling the display so that it disappears while being displayed, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of grasping the fluctuating region of the symbol within the image display region of the image display device without a sense of incongruity.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the display control means performs control so that the position of the partition image matches the display boundary position of the symbol display area.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, since the partition image coincides with the display boundary of the symbol display area, in addition to the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to further grasp the variable area of the symbol in the image display area without a sense of incongruity. It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the display control means is configured so that the symbols displayed in the symbol display area move from outside the symbol display area into the symbol display area. When the symbol is displayed, the display control is performed so that the symbol appears in the symbol display area while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the symbol displayed in the symbol display area is displayed so as to move from the symbol display area to the symbol display area, the symbol is displayed at the display position of the partition image. By the way, since it is displayed so as to appear in the symbol display area while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image, the image appearing in the symbol display area can be grasped without a sense of incongruity. In addition to the described invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of grasping the variation region of the symbols in the image display region without a sense of incongruity.

  The invention according to an eighth aspect is the invention according to any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, wherein the display control means displays a plurality of symbols displayed in the symbol display area, and the plurality of symbols are displayed on either the right or left side. Control is performed so that display is performed while sequentially moving in either of these directions or up and down directions.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of symbols to be displayed in the symbol display area are provided, and the plurality of symbols are displayed while being sequentially moved in either the left or right direction or the upper or lower direction. In addition to the invention according to any one of claims 5 to 7, in addition to the invention according to any one of claims 5 to 7, it is further possible to grasp the variation area of the symbols in the image display area. It is possible to provide a game machine symbol display method that can be easily grasped.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of game board components for limiting and guiding the downstream direction of the game ball are provided mainly in the game area on the surface side facing the player, and formed of a light transmissive material having a predetermined transparency. A game board, an image display device having a display area disposed on the back side of the game board and including an area corresponding to the game area of the game board, and display control means for controlling display of the image display apparatus And the display control means includes the common stencil plate composition and the face method provided in the game board as a symbol display region for variably displaying the symbol in a part of the display region of the image display device. The symbol display area is configured to avoid the facing area on the line, and the symbol display area is overlapped with the background image displayed in the display area, and the symbol is moved at least within the symbol display area and then moved out of the symbol display area. Fluctuate as A part of the background image is formed at the boundary between the symbol display area and the background image, at least when the symbol is displayed so as to move outside the symbol display area, and the symbol display area and the background A partition image for visually clearly partitioning the image is provided, and the symbol displayed so as to move outside the symbol display area is displayed so as to pass behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image. It is characterized by display control so that it disappears.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the display control means for controlling the display of the image display device is provided on the game board as a symbol display region for displaying a part of the display region of the image display device in a variable manner. It is configured to avoid the area facing the game board component on the surface normal, and this symbol display area is overlapped with the background image displayed in the display area, and the symbol display area provided in the image display device and the background image A partition image is provided at the boundary to form a part of the background image and to visually separate the symbol display area from the background image, and the symbol displayed so as to move outside the symbol display area By controlling the display so that it disappears while being displayed behind the partition image at the display position, it is possible to grasp the fluctuation region of the pattern in the image display region of the image display device without a sense of incongruity. It is possible to provide a technique machine.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect of the invention, the display control means controls the position of the partition image and the display boundary position of the symbol display area to coincide with each other.

  According to the invention described in claim 10, since the partition image coincides with the display boundary of the symbol display area, in addition to the invention according to claim 9, it is possible to further grasp the variable area of the symbol in the image display area without a sense of incongruity. It is possible to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

  The invention according to claim 11 is the invention according to claim 9 or claim 10, wherein the image display device is arranged at a predetermined interval from the game board, and the display control means is configured as the background image. An image relating to each game board component is displayed at a position facing each game board component provided on the game board on the surface normal.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, not only the fluctuation area can be easily grasped, but also the correspondence between the image displayed in the display area and the game board component can be easily grasped.

  The invention of claim 12 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 11, the image relating to each game board component is a shadow image of each game board component.

  According to the invention of claim 12, the correspondence between the display area of the image display device and the game area on the game board is obtained by making the image related to each game board composition a shadow image of each game board composition. It is possible to grasp more clearly.

  The invention of claim 13 is the invention according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the background image is configured by matching the shape and position of the partition image with the image of the entire background. It is a feature.

  According to the invention of claim 13, since the background image is configured by harmonizing the shape and position of the partition image with the entire background image, the symbol display area and the entire background image can be harmonized. In addition to the invention according to any one of claims 9 to 12, it is possible to grasp the fluctuation region without a sense of incongruity.

  A fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the game ball according to the ninth or tenth aspect of the present invention, wherein the partition position of the partition image can be placed on a stage configured on the game board as one of the game board components. It is characterized in that it is arranged above the center position.

  According to the invention of claim 14, the partition position of the partition image is arranged above the center position of the game ball that can be placed on the stage configured on the game board as one of the game board components. Therefore, there is no possibility that the symbols displayed in a variable manner will be blocked by the game board components, and there is almost no risk of being blocked by the game balls. Therefore, in addition to the invention according to claim 9 or claim 10, the visibility of the symbols is improved. Furthermore, it is possible to secure and recognize the fluctuation of the pattern without a sense of incongruity.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth or tenth aspect of the present invention, the uppermost part of the symbol display area is configured on the game board as one of the game board components to guide the flow of the game ball. It is characterized in that it is arranged below the area of the guide member to be operated.

  According to the invention of claim 15, the uppermost part of the symbol display area is arranged below the area of the guide member configured on the game board as one of the game board components and guiding the flow of the game ball. Thus, in addition to the invention according to claim 9 or claim 10, it is possible to further ensure the visibility of the symbols both above and below the variation region of the symbols, and to recognize the variation of the symbols more comfortably.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a part of the background image is formed at the boundary between the symbol display area and the background image provided in the image display device, and the symbol display area and the background image are visually clearly displayed. By providing a partition image for partitioning and displaying the symbol displayed so as to move out of the symbol display area so as to disappear while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image, It is possible to provide a gaming machine symbol display method and a gaming machine capable of grasping a variation region of symbols within an image display region of an image display device without a sense of incongruity.

(Configuration of pachinko machine)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes a rectangular outer frame 12 that constitutes the outline of the pachinko machine 10 and is installed in the island facility of the hall. A rectangular frame-shaped inner frame 14 is arranged on the front surface of the outer frame 12, and the inner frame 14 can be opened and closed with a left end portion pivotally supported by a pair of hinge portions 16, 18 provided on the outer frame 12. Is attached. A lower decoration 20 serving as a decorative panel is attached to the lower front portion of the outer frame 12.

  A glass frame 26 having a glass frame 24 fitted with a glass plate 22 in a window portion 25 is disposed on the front upper portion of the inner frame 14, and the left end of the glass frame 26 is pivotally supported by the inner frame 14 to open and close. It is attached as possible. Further, the glass plate 22 mounted on the glass frame 24 has a double structure composed of a pair of glass plates arranged in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval in the depth direction of the paper surface of FIG. A rectangular opening 28 is provided in the upper part of the inner frame 14 on the back side of the glass frame 26. An exchangeable game board 100 (see FIG. 2) is set in the opening 28. The game board 100 is configured such that the glass frame 26 (glass plate 22) is closed with the glass frame 26 closed to the inner frame 14. It is supposed to be covered with.

  On the front surface of the glass frame 26, a lighting effect indicator lamp 142 that turns on, turns off, and flashes according to the progress of the game and produces an effect effect by illumination is arranged so as to surround the glass plate 22. In addition, an error indicator lamp 144 for notifying various errors such as a prize ball payout error and a payout state error is disposed in the upper right corner. In addition, speakers 146L and 146R for outputting game sound effects in stereo are arranged inside each error indicator lamp 144.

  An integrated dish 30 serving as a hitting ball supply dish having functions of a general upper dish and lower dish is disposed at the lower front portion of the inner frame 14. The integrated dish 30 is attached so that the left end of the panel member 32 is pivotally supported by the inner frame 14 and can be opened and closed, and a ball dish part 34 for storing game balls is formed on the front surface of the panel member 32. A ball tray main body 36 is projected.

  Although illustration is omitted, the bottom surface of the ball tray portion 34 is inclined in both directions, one of which is arranged on the front side from the left side to the right side in the front view of FIG. 1, and the other is from the right side to the left side. The slopes are arranged on the back side, and both slopes are smoothly and continuously formed on the right side when viewed from the front.

  The front side tilt accepts a cash game ball lending machine (not shown) provided between the gaming machines from the front side of the ball tray 34, and guides it to roll to the right side, while the back side tilt is a ball. A game ball received in the tray 34, a prize ball, which will be described later, or a rental ball via a card-type lending machine, is received from the ball discharge port 46 and rolled and guided from the right side to the left side.

  This back side inclination is formed so that the width dimension is gradually narrowed along the inclination, whereby a ball feeding device (not shown) in which the game balls in the ball tray portion 34 are arranged on the back surface of the panel member 32. ) Are sent in a line.

  A ball discharge port 46 through which a prize ball discharged from a payout device (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 10 is discharged is formed on the upper right side of the front surface of the panel member 32. The prize balls discharged from the ball outlet 46 are stored in the ball tray 34, flow down to the left in the ball tray 34, are aligned in a line by the alignment passage, and are sent to the ball feeder.

  Further, an ashtray 38 is provided at the lower left portion on the front surface of the panel member 32, and a firing handle 39 for adjusting the firing force (flying distance) of the hit ball is attached to the lower right portion.

(Game board configuration)
FIG. 2 shows a game board 100 according to the present embodiment.

  In the game board 100, a transparent flat synthetic resin material is applied as a substrate (hereinafter referred to as the transparent game board 100).

  The surface of the transparent gaming board 100 is a board surface 100A, and an arc-shaped outer rail 102 and an inner rail 104 are attached near the outer peripheral end of the board surface 100A. In the circular area surrounded by the outer rail 102 and the inner rail 104, the game ball PB launched from the launching device (not shown) can be moved by its own weight fall, and this area plays a game. A game area 101 is set.

  On the back side of the transparent gaming board 100, a large-sized liquid crystal display device 200 having a display surface facing at least substantially the entire gaming area 101 is disposed. That is, the game area 101 is the display area 201 of the liquid crystal display device 200, and almost the entire field of view of the player is covered.

  In the game area 101, a passing gate (through chucker) 118 is arranged on the left side of FIG. In addition, a special symbol start winning opening (start chucker) 108 is disposed at the bottom of FIG. 2, and further below the special symbol starting winning opening 108, it is located near the lower end of the game area 101. Thus, an attacker 112 is arranged.

  The attacker 112 is provided with an opening / closing door 116, which opens or closes when the opening / closing door 116 is opened or closed. When the open / close door 116 is opened, the game ball dropped on the open / close door 116 is guided by the open / close door 116 and wins the attacker 112.

  On the other hand, a guide member 125 is provided in the upper portion of the game area 101 in FIG. 2 to guide the game ball PB so as not to flow down the central portion of the game area 101.

  In addition, the game area 101 is provided with a windmill 122 and a large number of game nails 123 that guide a game ball that falls by itself in the game area 101 to a predetermined route.

  Further, below the center of the transparent gaming board 100, a stage 124 is provided in which a path for the game ball PB is provided in the back side passage and the front side passage of the transparent gaming board 100. The game ball PB is a windmill 122. It is guided on the stage 124 by the game nail 123 or the like. The game ball PB guided on the stage 124 can easily win the special symbol start winning opening 108.

  In addition, an out port 124 through which the dislodged ball is discharged to the back side of the transparent game board 100 is provided at the lowest position of the transparent game board 100.

  Note that an image indicated by a broken line in the figure is an image displayed in the display area 201 of the liquid crystal display device 200.

(Control system configuration)
Next, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control system of the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured around a main control unit 150. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  The main control unit 150 detects a start winning sensor 180 that detects a winning ball to the special symbol starting winning opening 108, a passing gate winning sensor 184 that detects a winning ball to the passing gate 118, and a winning ball to the attacker 112. Each of the big winning sensors 186 is connected, and each of these sensors outputs a detection signal to the main control unit 150 when a winning ball is detected. If necessary, if there is a V zone in the attacker 112 that triggers the round of jackpot processing, a V zone sensor 228 that detects that the V zone has been passed is arranged. Established.

  Furthermore, a solenoid 175 and a holding lamp 176 that open / close the opening / closing door 116 of the attacker 112 are connected to the main control unit 150.

  Further, when the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning opening 108, the main control unit 150 performs a lottery (hereinafter referred to as “special symbol lottery”) of special symbol win / loss by detecting this with the start winning sensor 180. When the result of the special drawing lottery is a win (big hit), the main control unit 150 controls the game state so as to shift from the normal game state to the special game state. As for the jackpot, there are cases where a normal hit and a probability change mode in which the next hit probability is increased after the end of the special gaming state, or a time reduction mode in which the symbol variation pattern time is shortened may be added.

  Also, information (start winning signal, jackpot signal, symbol determination number signal) indicating the progress of the game is transmitted from the main control unit 150 to the hall computer via the board external terminal 190.

  Furthermore, an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154 are respectively connected to the main control unit 150, and these control units are controlled by command transmission from the main control unit 150.

  The effect control unit 152 is connected to the liquid crystal display device 200 via the symbol control unit 156. In addition, the effect control unit 152 is a light-emitting element 126 for lighting effects provided in various game parts of the transparent gaming board 100, a display lamp 142 for lighting effects and an error indicator lamp provided in the glass frame 26. The lighting, extinguishing and blinking of 144 are controlled, and further, the outputs of sound effects and the like are controlled by operating the speakers 146L and 146R provided on the front surface of the glass frame 26.

  On the liquid crystal display device 200 controlled by the effect control unit 152, an effect image of the symbol variation pattern for informing the result of the special symbol lottery is displayed, and BGM at the time of the symbol variation pattern effect is displayed from the speakers 146L and 146R. Is output. Thereby, the player can enjoy the production | presentation by the design symbol corresponding to the result of special drawing lottery through vision and hearing. The content displayed by the hold lamp 176 may be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 200.

  There are two types of symbol variation patterns: special symbol variation patterns and production symbol variation patterns, both of which notify the result of special symbol lottery, but the special symbol variation pattern performs a predetermined variation and stop and special symbol lottery While the result of the form is officially notified after a lapse of a predetermined time, the directing pattern variation pattern takes effect into the process of notifying the result of the special drawing lottery, and makes it awkward whether it is a hit or miss. However, it is of the nature to notify.

  Here, when the result of the special drawing lottery becomes “big hit” and the fact is notified by the symbol variation pattern effect on the liquid crystal display device 200 and the BGM output from the speakers 146L and 146R, the big hit processing in the special gaming state is completed. Executed.

  In this jackpot process, the attacker 112 opens a predetermined number of times (rounds), and the opening time of one round is about 30 seconds, and a maximum of 10 gaming balls PB can be won during this time. That is, when either one of 30 seconds which is a time limit or 10 which is a number limit is satisfied first, the round is ended and the next round is started.

  For this reason, in the special gaming state, more winnings are expected in a shorter period than in the normal gaming state, and a gaming state advantageous to the player can be achieved.

  In addition, as described above, in the liquid crystal display device 200, when a special symbol start winning port 108 is newly won during execution of the symbol variation pattern effect, and when a special symbol start winning port 108 is won during the jackpot process, The number of lighting of the holding lamp 176 increases to a maximum of four according to the number of winnings.

  On the other hand, when the previous symbol variation pattern effect ends or the jackpot process ends, the liquid crystal display device 200 starts a new symbol variation pattern effect to notify the reserved special symbol lottery result. Along with this, one hold lamp 176 is extinguished, and the player is informed of the digestion of the hold.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 is connected to the payout device 160 and the launch control unit 164, and the launch control unit 164 is connected to the launch device 40. The payout control unit 154 operates the payout device 160 provided in the pachinko machine 10 to control the payout and lending ball payout and stop operations and the number of payouts. Further, the launch control unit 164 activates the launch device 40 by operating the launch handle 39 (see FIG. 1) by the player to start launching the game ball PB and launch force according to the operation amount of the launch handle 39. To control.

  Further, the payout control unit 154 transmits payout information to the hall computer installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 191.

  Here, in the present embodiment, as a symbol variation pattern effect, an effect of scroll-displaying a plurality of columns of symbols in a partial variation region of the liquid crystal display device 200 and then stopping and displaying is performed. Then, the result of the special drawing lottery is notified by the combination of symbols stopped and displayed by the effect.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the display state of the liquid crystal display device 200 when the symbol variation pattern effect is executed. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, in order to clarify the fluctuation region (symbol display region) 203, a visually distinct division is made at a position corresponding to the boundary between the background image and the fluctuation region 203. Alternatively, a cut-off image (partition image) with a difference so as to be a partition is arranged so that the boundary portion of the fluctuation region 203 in the scroll direction of the symbol P is clarified. In the figure, the symbol P moves in the scroll direction indicated by the arrow S in the variable region 203 in the display region 201 where the background image is displayed.

  In the example shown in the figure, a palm tree leaf image 310 is arranged as a cue image on the boundary in the scroll direction S upstream of the fluctuation region 203, and a road as a cue image is arranged on the boundary in the scroll direction S downstream. The image 320 is arranged.

  By configuring the background image in this way, it is possible to display the background image of the display area 201 and the fluctuation pattern without any sense of incongruity and to be able to grasp the boundary of the fluctuation area 203.

  In the present embodiment, the position of the click image 310 on the upstream side in the scroll direction S is displayed below the portion corresponding to the guide member 125 that guides the flow of the game ball PB. Further, the position of the contact image 320 on the downstream side in the scroll direction S is guided above the stage 124 and displayed above the center of the game ball PB when placed on the topmost part 124T of the center part. ing.

  That is, game board components such as the windmill 122, the game nail 123, the stage 124, and the guide member 125 are arranged at positions corresponding to the fluctuation area 203 on the transparent game board 100, that is, areas facing the surface normal. In this way, the game ball PB is configured not to pass therethrough so that the game ball PB does not block the fluctuation region 203.

  In this way, the visibility in both the upper and lower sides of the symbol scroll direction S of the variation region 203 of the symbol P is ensured, and the symbol variation display can be recognized more comfortably.

  FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the image shown in FIG. 4 as an example. As shown in the figure, a fluctuation screen 206B in which the pattern P scrolls in the vertical direction is superimposed on the background 206A, and a frame 206C configured to include an image showing the vertical boundary of the fluctuation area 203 is overlaid. Appears to be displayed.

  Actually, the three images are not displayed in an overlapping manner, but the image shown as the frame 206C is included in the background image 206A, and the design P is included in the fluctuation region 203 in the background image. A scrolling variation image is displayed in an overlapping manner.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  In the game using the pachinko machine 10, when the player operates the launch handle 39, the game balls stored in the ball tray portion 34 of the integrated dish 30 are supplied to the launch device 40 one by one by the ball feeding device. Is fired upward. The launched game ball PB is driven into the game area 101 of the transparent game board 100 along the outer rail 102 and falls in the game area 101 while changing the direction by hitting the game nail. Then, the game ball that has reached the lower end of the game area 101 without winning a prize is collected into the pachinko machine 10 from the out port 124.

  When the game ball PB wins the special symbol start winning slot 108, a special symbol winning / losing lottery process is executed, and the lottery result is obtained in two areas in the lower part of the liquid crystal display device 200. The special symbol is changed in a predetermined pattern, and the special symbol is displayed by a combination of stop symbols that have passed through the changed pattern. Further, along with this display, in almost the entire area of the liquid crystal display device 200, the effect design fluctuates in a predetermined pattern and is stopped and displayed through the variation pattern. In the production image of this production pattern variation pattern, for example, a number of patterns that take various productions and tastes into consideration are prepared, such as display of a winning design after reach, display of a missed design, or display of a missed design without reach. The player receives these effects and observes the lottery result of the special symbol with expectation.

  In this embodiment, when the symbol variation pattern is such that the symbol P scrolls the variation region 203 in the display region 201, the variation region 203 is set by setting a background image in advance according to the variation region 203. It is present without any sense of incongruity with the background image, and the boundary of the fluctuation region 203 can be easily grasped.

  That is, by arranging the palm tree leaf image 310 and the road image 320 at a position corresponding to the boundary of the background image fluctuation region 203, the player can easily and easily feel the fluctuation region 203 without feeling discomfort with the background image. Can be grasped.

  Here, when the notification of the result of the special drawing lottery is finished, in the case of a big win, a big hit process which is a special gaming state is executed.

  The jackpot process is opened by the attacker 112 for a predetermined number of times (rounds) for a predetermined time. In general, the opening time of one round is about 30 seconds, and during this period, up to 10 game balls are won, or 30 seconds have passed, either of which is satisfied first, the round ends and the next round Migrate to Since this is continued for about 15 rounds, in the special game state, more wins are expected in a shorter period than in the normal game state, and a game state advantageous to the player can be achieved.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the surface side is the game area 101, the game balls PB flow down the game area 101, and a plurality of game boards that restrict or guide the flow direction of the game balls PB. A transparent gaming board 100 provided with components, a liquid crystal display device 200 disposed on the back side of the transparent gaming board 100 and having a display area 201 corresponding to the gaming area 101 of the transparent gaming board 100, and a display area When a part of the area 201 is set as a variable area 203 and an image in which the pattern P scrolls in the scroll direction S is displayed in the variable area 203, the boundary between at least the scroll direction S of the variable area 203 and the background image Since the images 310 and 320 are displayed so as to coincide with the display positions, they are moved and displayed along the scroll direction S so as to be displayed in the variable display area 203. The symbol P to be displayed will appear on the screen for the first time after passing through the behind image 310 at the click image 310 and displayed so that it can be seen by the player. The pattern P moved and displayed along S is displayed so that it disappears while being displayed at the click image 320 while passing through the back of the check image 320. Therefore, the variation area 203 of the pattern P in the display area 201 can be grasped without a sense of incongruity from the pattern P scrolled and displayed in the variation area 203 and the background image.

  Note that the scrolling direction is not limited to the direction from the top to the bottom of the gaming machine in the symbol display area as in the embodiment, and for example, the scrolling direction may move from bottom to top. . When scrolling from the bottom to the top, the symbol P is displayed so as to appear from the back side of the click image 320 and to disappear behind the click image 310. Further, the scroll direction may be such that the symbol P is moved toward the left or right in the symbol display area toward the gaming machine. In this case, taking the embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5 as an example, the pattern P is changed from the palm tree image 330 to the palm tree image 340 by using the palm tree images 330 and 340 as a click image. In the case of scrolling in the direction, the symbol P appears from behind the click image 330 and disappears behind the click image 340.

  Further, the moving direction of the symbol P within the symbol display area is not limited to the top, bottom, left, and right. Even if the symbol P is moved in an oblique direction, the back of any one of the click images 310, 320, 330, and 340 It appears from behind any of the images and disappears behind any one of the click images 310, 320, 330, 340.

  In addition, the moving direction of the symbol P appears from the center of the symbol display area, and the moving display expands in all directions up and down, left and right. The effect may be such that it is suddenly displayed in the symbol display area and converges and disappears near the center of the symbol display area. In the case of such enlarged display, the symbol P appears from the vicinity of the center of the symbol display area and disappears behind any one of the click images 310, 320, 330, 340. It appears from behind any of the overlaid images 310, 320, 330, and 340, and is displayed so as to converge and disappear near the center of the symbol display area.

  In the present embodiment, the transparent game board 100 is configured such that no game board components are arranged in the area facing the fluctuation area 203 on the surface normal, and the player can display the display means through the game board. When viewed, the display of the variable area is not obstructed by the game board components, so that the display of the variable area can be noted.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the transparent gaming board 100 is configured such that the gaming board components are arranged around the area facing the fluctuation area 203 on the surface normal, and surrounded by the gaming board components. Since the symbols are scroll-displayed in the region, the scroll display of the symbols P in the variation region 203 can be easily grasped.

  It should be noted that the configuration of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment (see FIGS. 1 to 4) and the effect image (see FIG. 5) are merely examples, and it goes without saying that they can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Yes.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, as a background image, each gaming board component is positioned at a position facing each gaming board component such as a nail 123 and a stage 124 provided on the transparent gaming board 100 on the surface normal. Images including the shadow images 208 may be displayed.

  That is, since there is a gap between the transparent game board 100 and the liquid crystal display device 200, the transparent game board 100 and the liquid crystal display device 200 do not appear to overlap each other depending on the angle at which the liquid crystal display device 200 is viewed. It can only be seen as an image. However, since the shadow image 208 of the game board composition is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 200, the correspondence between the display area 201 of the liquid crystal display device 200 and the placement position of the game board composition on the transparent game board 100 is clear. Therefore, even when an image displayed on the liquid crystal display device is viewed from a position where the transparent gaming board 100 and the liquid crystal display device 200 do not overlap, it can be regarded as an effect image in the entire gaming machine 10, I don't feel it naturally.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine concerning an embodiment. It is a front view which shows the transparent game board which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the pachinko machine which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display area of LCD with which the image based on a design fluctuation pattern was displayed. It is a figure explaining the structure of the image shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows the display area of LCD with which the image based on a design variation pattern was displayed with the shadow image of a game board structure.

Explanation of symbols

PB Game Ball 10 Pachinko Machine 100 Transparent Game Board (Game Board)
101 gaming area 152 effect control unit (display control means)
200 Liquid crystal display device (image display device)
201 Display area 203 Fluctuation area (symbol display area)
208 Shaded image 310 Screen image (partition image)
320 Click image (partition image)
330 Click image (partition image)
340 clip image (partition image)

Claims (15)

A symbol display method for a gaming machine comprising an image display device for displaying a symbol for performing display corresponding to a game lottery result according to a stop display state,
A part of the display area of the image display device is configured as a symbol display area for variably displaying the symbol, the symbol display area is overlapped with a background image displayed in the display area, and the symbol is at least the symbol When moving and displaying so that it moves outside the symbol display area after moving within the display area,
At least at the boundary between the symbol display area and the background image displayed so that the symbols move out of the symbol display area. A part of the background image is provided, a partition image for visually clearly partitioning the symbol display area and the background image is provided, and the symbol displayed to move outside the symbol display area is the partition image. A display method of a gaming machine, wherein the display is made to disappear while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image at the display position.   2. The symbol display method for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the partition image coincides with a display boundary of the symbol display area.   When the symbol displayed in the symbol display area is displayed so as to move from outside the symbol display area into the symbol display area, the symbol passes behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image. 3. The symbol display method for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the symbol display is performed so as to appear within the symbol display area.   4. A plurality of symbols to be displayed in the symbol display area are provided, and the plurality of symbols are displayed while sequentially moving in either the left or right direction or the top or bottom direction. The game machine symbol display method according to claim 1. An image display device for displaying a symbol for performing display corresponding to the game lottery result according to the stop display state, and display control means for controlling the display of the image display device;
The display control means configures a part of the display area of the image display device as a symbol display area for variably displaying the symbol, and superimposes the symbol display area on a background image displayed in the display area, The symbol display area displayed so that at least the symbol moves out of the symbol display region when the symbol is variably displayed so as to move out of the symbol display region after moving in the symbol display region at least. A part of the background image is formed at the boundary with the background image, and a partition image is provided for visually clearly partitioning the symbol display area and the background image, so as to move outside the symbol display area. A gaming machine, wherein display control is performed so that a displayed symbol disappears while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image at a display position of the partition image.   6. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the display control means controls the position of the partition image and the display boundary position of the symbol display area to coincide with each other.   When the symbol displayed in the symbol display area is displayed so as to move from outside the symbol display area into the symbol display area, the display control means is located at the display position of the partition image. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein display control is performed so as to appear in the symbol display area while being displayed so as to pass behind the partition image.   The display control means displays a plurality of symbols displayed in the symbol display area, and controls to display the plurality of symbols while sequentially moving in either the left or right direction or the up or down direction. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 5 to 7. A plurality of game board components for limiting and guiding the downstream direction of the game ball are mainly provided in the game area on the surface side facing the player, and a game board formed of a light-transmitting material having a predetermined transparency;
An image display device having a display area disposed on the back side of the game board and including an area corresponding to the game area of the game board;
Display control means for controlling the display of the image display device,
The display control means faces a part of the display area of the image display device as a symbol display area for variably displaying the symbol on the plane plate component provided on the game board on the surface normal. The symbol display area is overlapped with a background image displayed in the display area, and the symbol is displayed in a variable manner so that the symbol moves at least within the symbol display area and then moves outside the symbol display area. A part of the background image is formed at the boundary between the symbol display area and the background image displayed such that at least the symbol moves outside the symbol display area, and the symbol display area and the background image A partition image is provided for visually and clearly partitioning, and a symbol displayed so as to move outside the symbol display area passes behind the partition image at the display position of the partition image. Gaming machine and displaying control to disappear while displaying such.   The gaming machine according to claim 9, wherein the display control unit controls the position of the partition image and the display boundary position of the symbol display area to coincide with each other. The image display device is disposed at a predetermined interval from the game board,
The display control means displays, as the background image, an image related to each game board component at a position facing each game board component provided on the game board on a surface normal. A gaming machine according to claim 9 or claim 10.   12. The gaming machine according to claim 11, wherein the image relating to each game board component is a shadow image of each game board component.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the background image is configured by matching the shape and position of the partition image with the image of the entire background.   The partition position of the partition image is arranged above a center position of a game ball that can be placed on a stage configured on the game board as one of the game board components. The gaming machine according to claim 9 or claim 10.   The uppermost part of the symbol display area is arranged below the area of a guide member configured on the game board as one of the game board components and guiding the flow of game balls. The gaming machine according to claim 9 or claim 10.

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