JP2007267969A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine including a performance presenting means operated by a game medium delivered by prize winning, with which internal winning or the like of a bonus game is indicated by a new performance presenting mode. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine 1, a start lever 4 is operated to rotate reels 21, stop buttons 5 are operated to stop the reels 21, and tokens are delivered according to symbol arrangement on the reels 21. The game machine includes a delivery passage 40 for passing delivered game balls so as to be visually confirmed from the outside, and a delivery performance presenting means 41 provided in the delivery passage 40 and operated by the passing game balls, and the delivery performance presenting means 41 is composed of a prize winning port allowing entrance of the game balls passing through the delivery passage 40. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine (pawl type gaming machine) or a pachinko machine in which a predetermined number of game media are paid out in accordance with a predetermined winning content, and in particular, an effect means that operates by a gaming medium paid out by winning. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that can provide a new effect and an internal announcement by a game medium to be paid out, and can provide a slot machine game and a pachinko game that are novel and attractive than ever before.

Generally, in a gaming machine represented by a slot machine or a pachinko machine, when a predetermined winning is made during a game, a number of game media corresponding to the winning contents are paid out.
For example, in a slot machine, when a player inserts a game medal (coin) or game ball (pachinko ball) as a game medium and presses a start lever, a predetermined pattern, number, character, etc. The reels (usually three reels) displaying the symbol of Fig. 1 start rotating, and after rotating at a constant speed, the reels are stopped by pressing the stop button at an arbitrary timing. Accordingly, a predetermined number of game media are paid out (see, for example, Patent Document 1-2).

And in such a gaming machine, in order to increase the fun of the game, winning control called “internal drawing” is usually performed, and a reel or slot machine or pachinko machine equipped with The symbol variation display unit is automatically controlled, and stop control is performed so that the varying symbols are arranged in a predetermined arrangement on the winning line.
For example, in the case of a slot machine, when a game is started by depressing the start lever, an internal lottery is automatically performed inside the slot machine for each game, and the winning content is determined. Thus, the stop position of the reel is controlled.
With this kind of stop control, when a certain content is won as a result of the internal lottery, regardless of the timing when the player presses the stop button, the symbols attached to each reel within a certain range are arranged according to the content of the winning (winning) (Stop arrangement) is automatically controlled so that a predetermined amount of game media corresponding to the winning arrangement is paid out.

Specifically, as a result of internal lottery, if a prize is won, a plurality of rotating reels are within a certain range (for example, within the range of 4 symbols from the position of the corresponding symbol) and the player stops Regardless of the timing of pressing the button, the symbol is stopped on the predetermined winning line so that it becomes a predetermined winning arrangement (for example, “7, 7, 7”, “BAR, BAR, BAR”, etc.) according to the winning content. Control (winning control).
When such reel stop control is performed, the timing at which the stop button of each reel is pressed stops symbols (“7”, “BAR”, etc.) constituting an array of a certain winning content on the winning line. Even if it deviates from the timing, if the deviation is within a certain range (within 4 frames from the symbol, etc.), the reel is stopped by mechanical control so that the symbol is positioned on a predetermined winning line. A predetermined winning arrangement is formed.

With such stop control, regardless of the skill of the game, if the player presses the stop button within a certain range, the reels are automatically stopped and stopped so that the symbols are in a predetermined winning arrangement. A predetermined amount of game media is paid out according to the winning arrangement. As a result, even a beginner or a person unfamiliar with a game can acquire a predetermined amount of winning game media with a certain probability.
Here, in a gaming machine in which a predetermined amount of game media is paid out by the reel stop control as described above, a specific game that is advantageous to the player and a normal game that is a game other than the specific game are usually performed. It has become.
The specific game (combination) is a control that is different from the normal game when a specific winning condition is established in the game or the next game when a predetermined winning combination is won as a result of internal drawing. The game is executed once or a plurality of times, and when a certain condition is satisfied, the specific gaming state is ended.

As the specific game, for example, there is a specific game state called a bonus game that is advantageous to the player. In the case of a slot machine, the bonus games include, for example, “Big Bonus Game (BB)”, “Regular Bonus Game (RB)”, “Single Bonus Game (SB)”, and the like. In addition to bonus games, there are also specific games such as “single challenge time” and “challenge time”.
On the other hand, a normal game is a game in which the above-mentioned specific game is not performed, and when the game is continuously performed, the next specific game state starts after the end of the specific game state. The game until it is played becomes a normal game.

In normal games, as a result of the internal lottery, “small role” in which a small amount of game media (for example, 2 to 4 medals, 7 cards, etc.) is won or paid out for each game, Stop control is performed for “re-game (replay, RP)” in which a game can be played and “losing” without paying out game media.
The effect of the lottery result in this normal game is effective as long as the game, and the effect disappears in subsequent games.
In general, a slot machine game is basically a repetition of a normal game performed in one game unit, except for a specific game (a combination) that occurs at a certain probability.

Then, when a specific game (act) is generated with a predetermined probability, the predetermined winning symbol is controlled to be aligned on the winning line with a high probability, thereby acquiring a large amount of game media that cannot be obtained in the normal gaming state. Is possible. Similarly, with a pachinko machine, it is possible to acquire a large amount of game media that cannot be obtained in a normal game state in a bonus game that occurs with a predetermined probability.
Therefore, in a specific game state generated by such a big win (a prize for a specific game (commodity)), it is the greatest attraction and excitement that a large amount of game media that is advantageous to the player is paid out.
For this reason, in the case of a conventional gaming machine, when a specific gaming state occurs as a result of an internal lottery, or when the possibility that a specific gaming state will occur becomes high, It is common to ensure that a player can enjoy the specific game state or to increase the expectation for the occurrence of the specific game state.

Here, as an announcement to such a player, for example, when a bonus game is won, the bonus is achieved by controlling the reel stop position and aligning a specific symbol arrangement called “reach eyes”. A method for notifying the occurrence of a game is known.
However, the notification by reach eyes may or may not be aligned depending on the timing when the player presses the stop button, and even a player who recognizes the reach eyes does not notice the inside of the bonus game There was also.
In addition, if the slot machine type is different, the reach is also different, so the player needs to remember the reach for each model, and there are not a few players who play without knowing the reach.
For this reason, the reach-notification method is not necessarily the optimum notification method for the player.

Therefore, in recent slot machines, a specific sound is generated from the speaker when a bonus game is won or a special small role that may have been won by a bonus game (so-called double winning) is hit. It is common to perform a predetermined notification by a method that can be surely recognized by the player, such as turning on a notification lamp (see, for example, Patent Document 3-4).
In this way, when a bonus game or the like is notified by a predetermined method, the player can reach the inside of the bonus game by reaching the reach, making a specific sound, or lighting the notification lamp. Can be recognized.

Then, by watching the symbols on the rotating reels and pressing the stop button at the right timing (so-called “eye-push”), the bonus game can be enjoyed by aligning the predetermined winning symbol arrangement at which the bonus game starts. It becomes like this.
In addition to the case where the above-mentioned reach and notification lamps are used, in addition to the case where the bonus game mentioned above is won, as a result of internal lottery, the case where a specific small role or replay (replay) is won or , If you win a specific small role that may be duplicated with a bonus game (double winning), or until a certain end condition is met, a specific small role (such as a cherry role) is high A predetermined notification may also be given when a high-probability gaming state that wins with a probability occurs.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-342751 JP 2000-350809 A Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-80235 JP-A-9-173528

However, the announcement of bonus games and the like performed in the conventional slot machine as described above is already widely known, and the announcement mode is limited to reach eyes or specific sounds or lamps. And it is no longer new to players.
For this reason, it has become desirable to develop a slot machine that will make a more innovative and attractive internal announcement, rather than just a reel stop pattern, sound, lamp, etc. There is no proposal of a slot machine that can meet the demands.

As a result of earnest research, the inventors of the present application have made use of game media paid out by winning a prize, so that notifications for internal hits may or may not be made. Thus, the present invention has been conceived in which the present invention can be realized.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-41564 proposes a slot machine in which game media corresponding to game media paid out by winning is displayed on the player side in advance, and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-118478 discloses Has proposed a slot machine that allows the user to visually recognize the state in which a game medium is dropped when paid out. These have the effect of increasing the joy of the player in the process of paying out winning medals, etc., but this does not lead to new productions or announcements, but solves the conventional problems described above It was not possible.

  The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the conventional techniques as described above, and the game medium to be paid out by winning is provided with a payout path that can be visually recognized from the outside. Providing directing means that operate with the game media that has been released, it is possible to provide new effects and announcements using the paid-out game media, and to provide exciting and exciting slot machine games and pachinko games that have never been seen before An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine suitable for a slot machine or a pachinko machine that can use a gaming ball (pachinko ball) as a gaming medium.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine in which a number of gaming media according to a predetermined winning content is paid out, and the gaming media to be paid out has a predetermined height. The game medium is provided with a payout path that allows the game medium to pass through while being dropped from the outside and visible from the outside.
Specifically, as described in claim 2, the payout path is disposed in a front surface portion of the gaming machine, a path space through which game media can pass, and a transparent cover that covers the front surface of the path space It consists as follows.
And as described in Claim 3, it is set as the structure provided with the payment appearance means which can enter the game medium to pass in in the said payout path | route.

In particular, as described in claim 4, the payout appearance means includes a winning opening through which a game medium passing through the payout path can enter.
In addition, as described in claim 5, the payout appearance paying-out means may be configured to include a cleon into which a game medium passing through the payout route can enter.

The gaming machine according to the present invention comprises a notification means for performing a predetermined notification indicating a predetermined gaming state and / or a predetermined internal lottery result in the gaming machine as described in claim 6, and the payout route When the game medium passing through enters the payment appearance means, the notification means performs a predetermined notification.
In particular, as described in claim 7, the payout appearance issuing means includes the notification means.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention having such a configuration, a game medium paid out by a predetermined prize is passed through a discharge path that is visible from the outside while dropping from a predetermined height, and the winning game medium is paid out. The player can be actively shown how it is taken out and discharged to the tray.
In the middle of this discharge path, as a presentation means that is operated by a game medium passing therethrough, for example, a so-called tulip type winning opening through which a game ball (pachinko ball) can enter (wins) is arranged. As the paid-out game medium enters and passes, a predetermined effect or announcement can be made as a new prize.
Generally, in a pachinko machine or slot machine, when a game medium is paid out by winning a prize, the game medium is simply paid out to a receiving tray, etc. There wasn't.

In the present invention, a winning slot etc. are further provided in the middle of the payout route of the game medium, so that a new winning can be obtained by the game medium paid out by the original winning of the gaming machine. Interest that does not exist in the machine can be added.
Specifically, for example, a tulip type winning opening is provided in the payout route of the game medium, and when the paid game medium enters (wins) the winning opening, an additional game medium can be paid out or the original game is played. As a result of the internal lottery performed in, a bonus game or a specific small role can be won, or when a predetermined gaming state has occurred, the winning can be announced.
Here, the prize opening provided in the payout route is not limited to the tulip type, and a prize opening is further provided inside the prize opening, and when a game medium enters (wins) into the inside prize opening, a predetermined prize opening is provided. It may be of a so-called feather type where the production is performed, or of a so-called attacker (large prize opening) type in which a large opening capable of entering (winning) a large amount of game media at a time is opened and closed. May be.

Further, the winning opening of the payout route may be a so-called croon type. The croon is provided with a plurality of holes (for example, three) through which the entered game media fall, and only one of the holes is a winning hole. It is an effect means for determining whether or not a prize is won, and the player can increase the sense of expectation and thrill of the prize before the game medium falls into the hole.
In the present invention, by providing such a Kroon type winning opening in the payout route, it is possible to produce an effect depending on whether or not the paid game medium wins the Kroon, and in the case of winning, a predetermined effect or bonus It is possible to notify the winning of a game or a specific small role, the occurrence of a predetermined gaming state, or the like.

In addition, as a means for notifying a bonus game or winning of a specific small role, it is possible to use a notification lamp or a notification sound similar to those provided in an existing slot machine. The notification means can be configured by an LED or a liquid crystal display device provided integrally with the winning opening.
As a result, the player always pays attention to the payout route of the game media and concentrates the consciousness, and further increases the expectation, thrill, and satisfaction for the performance and announcement made on the payout game media. Will be able to.

In this way, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, in addition to the enjoyment of the original game performed in the gaming machine body, the player is provided with additional effects and announcements depending on the game medium to be paid out. A sense of expectation and interest are given, and further, by being able to know the winnings of the bonus game and the like through the additional effects and announcements, the expectation and thrill of the bonus game are further enhanced.
Therefore, in the gaming machine of the present invention, it becomes possible to perform a novel and exciting game that is not found in conventional slot machines and pachinko machines, and it is possible to provide a gaming machine that is attractive to the player.

In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention is configured such that the payout appearance means includes a course changing means for changing the course of the game medium passing through the payout path.
In particular, as described in claim 9, the route changing means is configured to be controlled in accordance with a result of a predetermined internal lottery.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention having such a configuration, the game medium is entered into a winning opening such as a tulip or a croon provided in the payout route by the route changing means for changing the route of the game medium passing through the payout route. It can be made easier or difficult to enter in reverse, and this can further enhance the effects of the effects and notifications performed by the game medium to be paid out according to the present invention.
As such a course changing means, for example, there are a rotating blade member provided in a winning opening such as a tulip or a feather, a shutter that opens and closes provided in a large winning opening (attacker), and the like. A nail or the like provided in the can also be a course changing means according to the present invention.

Further, the course changing means can be constituted by a plate-like member or protrusion that protrudes forward and backward in the payout path, and such a plate or protrusion is not protruded according to the timing at which the game medium is paid out. It is possible to enhance the production effect.
The course changing means is driven according to the result of the internal lottery performed in the game machine main body, so that the course changing means is driven only when a specific small role is hit, and the game medium Makes it easier for players to enter the prize opening, allowing players to enjoy the thrill and other expectations of operating the course changing means, and to play innovative and exciting games that are not available in conventional gaming machines. It can be carried out.

  Furthermore, the slot machine according to the present invention may be configured such that a predetermined internal lottery is performed when a game medium passing through the payout route enters the payout appearance payout means.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention having such a configuration, an internal lottery similar to that performed in the gaming machine main body is performed by allowing a gaming medium passing through the payout route to enter and win a winning opening in the route. For example, a bonus game can be generated according to the lottery result.
As a result, it is possible to add an effect of an internal lottery such as a bonus game to the effect performed by the game medium to be paid out, and the player can further enhance the expectation and thrill of the occurrence of the bonus game. It becomes possible to play a novel and exciting game that can not be tasted with this game machine.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the game medium to be paid out by winning is provided with a payout path that is visible from the outside, and the payout path is provided with effect means that operates with the paid out game medium. It is possible to make a new performance using a game medium and notify the inside.
This makes it possible to provide exciting and exciting slot machine games and pachinko games that have never been seen before, and in particular, slot machines and pachinko machines that are suitable when using game balls (pachinko balls) as game media. Can be provided.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Here, the gaming machine of the present invention shown in the following embodiments is operated by a computer controlled by a program. The program sends a command to each component of the computer to perform predetermined processing such as reel reel rotation start processing, reel stop control processing, internal lottery processing, and the like of the slot machine. Thus, each process and operation in the gaming machine according to the present invention is realized by specific means in which the program and the computer cooperate. The program is stored in advance in a recording medium such as a ROM or RAM, and is executed by causing the computer to read the program from a recording medium mounted on the computer. However, the program may be read by the computer via a communication line, for example. . Further, the recording medium for storing the program can be constituted by, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or any other recording means readable by a computer.

[First embodiment]
First, a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the gaming machine according to this embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the state in which the front door showing the internal structure of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1 is opened.
As shown in these drawings, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment can rotate and stop a plurality of reels 21a, 21b, and 21c, and acquire a predetermined winning game medium according to the symbol arrangement of the stopped reels 21. It constitutes a slot machine that can be used. The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a payout path 40 through which a game medium to be paid out by winning is visibly visible from the outside, and a predetermined effect is provided by the game medium passing through the payout path 40. In addition, an internal hit notification is displayed.

[Machine body]
In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of reels 21 (reel (left) 21a, reel (middle) 21b, reel (right) 21c) are rotated, and symbols (characters, numbers, patterns) attached to each reel 21 are rotated. Etc.) is a slot machine (revolving game machine) that can win a prize medal by stopping in a predetermined arrangement, and uses a pachinko ball as a game medium (so-called pachilot, parrot, ball slot) Is configured.
Specifically, in the gaming machine 1, a control unit (control means) 10 including a microcomputer and necessary machines, devices, and the like are arranged at predetermined positions on the front surface and the back surface of the front panel 2. Then, the front panel 2 is pivotally attached to the frame 1a having the same shape as the pachinko machine arranged upright on the game island of the game hall via the hinge portion 1b to cover the front opening of the frame 1a. It has a structure.

A display device L is provided on the upper part of the front panel 2 constituting the front of the gaming machine 1. The display L is a display means including a liquid crystal display device, a lamp that is lit and blinking, and in this embodiment, a horizontal elliptical liquid crystal display device is provided as the display L as shown in FIG. .
With this display L, when a bonus game or a specific small role (for example, a cherry role) is won or won (start), when various roles are won, when a game medium is paid out, a moving image or a still image is displayed. The lamp is turned on and blinks to perform a predetermined effect.
The display L is driven and controlled by a display drive circuit 18 provided in the control unit 10 (see FIG. 4).

A speaker 9 is provided on the upper left side of the front of the gaming machine 1. The speaker 9 generates various sounds such as a melody sound and a message sound to the player. Through the speaker 9, together with the display L described above or separately from the display L. A predetermined effect by sound is performed.
For example, when an internal lottery is performed by the control unit 10 and a predetermined jackpot or small role is won, or when a winning symbol is aligned and a big winning or small role is won, a predetermined effect sound or internal hit from the speaker 9 is obtained. The voice etc. which announces will come out.
The sound generated from the speaker 9 is generated and output to the sound circuit 17 provided in the control unit 10 (see FIG. 4).

A display window 3 is provided at a substantially central portion of the front panel 2. The display window 3 is a viewing window portion of three reels (left) 21a, reel (middle) 21b, and reel (right) 21c arranged on the back side of the gaming machine 1, and is usually colorless and transparent or colored and transparent. It consists of a resin panel, etc., and among a plurality of symbols drawn around each of the three reels 21, a plurality of (usually three) symbols adjacent in the vertical direction can be visually recognized and identified. Yes.
In this display window 3, a winning line is set (not shown), and the winning of the game is determined by a combination of symbols of the reels 21a to 21c which are stopped and arranged along a predetermined winning line. It has become.

At a position below the display window 3 on the front panel 2, a start lever 4, a stop button 5, an upper plate 6, a loading button 7, a lower plate 8, and the like are provided.
The start lever 4 is a game start means for starting the rotation of each of the three reels 21. When the start lever 4 is pressed by a player's operation, a start signal is output to the control unit 10 and each reel 21a. ˜21c rotate all at once (or sequentially).
Further, when a start signal is input by depressing the start lever 4, an internal lottery is performed in the control unit 10.

The stop button 5 is a stop means for stopping the rotating reel 21 and includes three stop buttons (left) provided corresponding to the three reels (left) 21a, the reel (middle) 21b, and the reel (right) 21c. 5a, a stop button (middle) 5b, and a stop button (right) 5c. By pressing each of the stop buttons 5a, 5b, 5c at any timing of the player, a stop signal is output to the control unit 10 so that the rotation of the corresponding reels 21a, 21b, 21c is stopped. It has become.
Therefore, when the player operates the start lever 4 and the stop button 5, the three reels 21a to 21c are rotated and stopped, and the symbols attached to the reels 21a to 21c are arranged in a predetermined winning arrangement. You can play slot machine games.

The upper plate 6 is a portion that serves as a receiving tray for storing game balls used in the game, and the game balls stored in the recess 6 a of the upper plate 6 are taken into the gaming machine 1 in accordance with the operation of the input button 7.
For example, when the insertion button 7 is pressed once, the maximum number of game balls (15 balls: equivalent to 3 medals) that can be inserted in one game is taken into the gaming machine 1 and the start operation by the start lever 4 is possible. become.
As for the winning game balls to be paid out by a predetermined winning, the winning game balls paid out from the payout device 30 (to be described later) inside the gaming machine 1 are paid out to the upper plate 6 through the payout path 40. ing.

In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the upper plate 6 is formed so as to protrude forward from the front panel 2 as shown in FIG. The upper surface portion of the upper plate 6 is a substantially flat horizontal surface except for the concave portion 6a for storing the game balls, and the insertion button 7 is arranged using the left front end portion thereof.
The front surface of the upper plate 6 is a substantially flat vertical surface, and the start lever 4 and the stop button 5 are arranged using this surface.
Above the upper plate 6, a payout path 40 formed in a curved shape from the upper part of the gaming machine 1 is provided.
The lower tray 8 is provided at the lowermost part of the front panel 2, and is a tray that can store game balls in the same manner as the upper tray 6. In the gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment that pays out the game balls to the upper plate 6, the game balls overflowed from the upper plate 6 are stored in the lower plate 8.

As shown in FIG. 3, a control unit 10 (to be described later) and a drum unit 20 are provided on the back side of the gaming machine 1, and a game ball is supplied to the gaming machine 1 inside the frame 1a. A payout device 30 is provided.
The drum unit 20 rotatably holds the three reels 21a, 21b, and 21c and the three reels 21a to 21c, and rotates the stepping motors 23a to 23c corresponding to the reels 21a to 21c. A motor drive circuit 22 that controls the start of rotation of 21c, constant speed rotation and stop, and a rotation position detection unit that detects a stop position of each of the stopped reels 21a to 21c and outputs a position signal to the control unit 10 24.

The payout device 30 is a game medium supply means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls to the upper plate 6 in response to a payout signal from the control unit 10.
Specifically, the payout device 30 includes a storage unit 31 that stores game balls to be supplied to the gaming machine 1, a transport unit 32 that conveys and transports the storage unit 31 to a predetermined height, And a discharge port 33 for paying out a predetermined number of game balls transported by the unit 32, and the game balls paid out from the discharge port 33 pass through a payout path 40 formed on the front surface of the gaming machine 1. Then, it is paid out to the upper plate 6.
Then, when a predetermined winning content is won in the slot machine game, a number of winning game balls corresponding to the winning content are paid out by the paying device 30 and paid out to the upper plate 6 via the paying route 40. become.

The payout path 40 is a path formed on the front surface of the gaming machine 1, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game balls to be paid out pass while falling from a predetermined height, It is configured to be visible from the outside.
Specifically, the payout path 40 is formed of a path space formed in the front portion of the gaming machine 1 through which a game ball can pass, and the front surface of the path space is covered with a transparent cover 40a.
The upper end in the payout path 40 is provided with an introduction port 40b (see FIGS. 6 to 9 to be described later) communicating with the discharge port 33 of the above-described payout device 30, and a game ball from the discharge port 33 to the introduction port 40b. When the game ball is discharged, the game ball passes through the payout path 40 and drops to be guided to the opening at the lower end of the path, and is then paid out to the upper plate 6.

The front surface of the payout path 40 is covered with a transparent cover 40a having the same shape as the payout path 40, and a game ball passing through the payout path 40 is visible from the outside, and is covered with the transparent cover 40a. As a result, the payout path 40 is protected from mischief and fraud.
The transparent cover 40a is formed of, for example, colorless transparent, colored transparent, or translucent resin or glass.
By providing such a payout path 40 on the front side of the gaming machine so as to be visible, the game balls to be paid out by a predetermined winning are passed through the discharge path while dropping from a predetermined height, so that the winning game balls are paid out. The player can be actively shown how it is taken out and discharged to the upper plate 6.

Further, the payout path 40 is provided with payout appearance paying means 41 that operates according to the game medium paid out by a predetermined winning.
The payout appearance means 41 can be constituted by a winning port such as a so-called tulip type that can be entered (winned) by a game ball, a croon, or the like.
Further, such payout appearance / payout means 41 can be provided with a course changing means 42 for changing the course of the game medium passing through the payout path 40, and a game is provided at a prize opening such as a tulip or a croon provided on the payout path 40. You can make it easier to enter the ball, or make it difficult to enter the ball in reverse.

Such a course changing means 42 can be constituted by, for example, a rotating blade member provided in a prize opening such as a tulip or a feather, or a shutter that opens and closes provided in a large prize opening (attacker). Further, the course changing means 42 can also be configured by a nail or the like provided near the winning opening or the cloon so as to make it easier for the game ball to enter the winning opening or the like, or to make it difficult to enter in reverse.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as the course changing means 42, for example, a plate-like member or protrusion that protrudes forward and backward in the payout path 40 is provided independently of the winning opening, and such a plate or protrusion is provided. It is possible to make it easier for a game ball to enter a winning opening such as a tulip or a croon, or to make it difficult to enter the game in reverse.
Further, the course changing means 42 composed of a tulip blade or a plate-like member that can move forward and backward can be operated at a predetermined timing, for example, the result of an internal lottery performed in the main body of the gaming machine 1 or a winning result. The operation can be controlled according to the above. Specifically, the tulip blades may be opened or the plate-like members and protrusions may be projected only when a specific small role (for example, a hot small role (cherry)) is won or won. This makes it possible to increase the possibility of a predetermined payout appearance when winning a specific small role.

The game medium supplied from the payout device 30 and paid out enters and passes through the payout path 40 by providing the payout appearance and output means 41 having such a prize opening and the course changing means 42. Thus, it is possible to perform a predetermined performance or notification.
Specific configurations, effects, and notification modes of the payout appearance means 41 and the course change means 42 will be described later (see FIGS. 6 to 9 described later).

[Control unit]
Next, the control unit 10 that controls the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an outline of the control unit 10 that controls the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment and its peripheral configuration.
As shown in the figure, the control unit 10 of the present embodiment is a control means for controlling each part of the gaming machine 1 described above, and has a microcomputer including an IC, a memory, various circuit boards, and the like. Has been.
Specifically, the control unit 10 includes a CPU 11, a RAM 12 and a ROM 13 serving as storage means, a clock generation circuit 14 that generates a reference clock, a random number generation circuit 15 that generates a random number for internal lottery, an LED, etc. And a display unit driving circuit 16 for driving a display unit 16a for displaying a game state, a sound circuit 17 for generating sound through a speaker 9, a display unit driving circuit 18 for driving a display unit L, and the like.
Then, the control unit 10 controls the driving of the drum unit 20 and the payout device 30 described above, and controls the payout appearance paying means 41 and the course changing means 42 provided in the payout path 40 so as to perform predetermined effects and notifications. It has become.

First, when the insertion button 7 is operated and a game ball is inserted, the control unit 10 inputs a start signal from the start lever 4 and a stop signal from the stop buttons 5a to 5c, thereby controlling the reel 21 control signal. Is output to the drum unit 20, and the reels 21a to 21c are rotated and stopped.
Thus, in the drum unit 20, the reels 21a to 21c are rotated by the start signal, and the corresponding reels 21a to 21c are stopped by the stop signal input by pressing the stop buttons 5a to 5c.

Further, the control unit 10 recognizes the stop symbols of the reels 21a to 21c based on the marker signal input from the drum unit 20, and determines whether or not the stop symbols are in a predetermined winning arrangement. As a result, when it is a predetermined winning arrangement, the payout device 30 is controlled to perform the payout processing of the number of game balls according to the type and content of the winning.
Further, the control unit 10 controls the payout appearance giving means 41 and the course changing means 42 provided in the payout route 40 to perform a predetermined effect or notification.
Specific control of the payout appearance means 41 and the course change means 42 will be described later (see FIGS. 6 to 9).

And the control part 10 which performs the above game control performs an internal lottery for every game, and controls the game according to the result of the internal lottery.
The internal lottery is a lottery process performed for each game, and is executed by a random number generation circuit 15 including a counter IC or the like and a random number table preset and stored in the ROM 13, and the extracted random number is stored in any random number table. Depending on whether it belongs to an area, the contents indicated by that area are determined and won as a lottery result.

Specifically, in the internal lottery, the random number generation circuit 15 generates a random value within a predetermined random width range (for example, 0 to 16383). It is determined in which area of the random number table this random number value belongs, and the content of the winning combination is determined.
FIG. 5 shows an example of a random number table used for the internal lottery of the slot machine according to the present embodiment.
FIGS. 9A to 9C show a random number table in a bar graph.
The random number table is a data table stored in the ROM 13, and as shown in FIG. 5, predetermined winning content is assigned corresponding to the range (0 to 16383, etc.) that the random number value can take.

The winning content set in the random number table includes bonus games (for example, BB, RB, SB, etc.), small roles (for example, cherry roles), replays (replays), loses, etc. The contents are assigned according to the range of the random number width.
In the random number table shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the bonus game, the cherry combination, other small combination, and the loss are assigned so that each content is won with a predetermined probability.
Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 5A, random numbers such as 0 to 75: bonus, 50 to 250: cherry role, 250 to 500: other small roles, 500 to 16383: lose are assigned. .
In the example shown in FIG. 5B, random numbers such as 0 to 50: bonus, 0 to 250: cherry role, 250 to 500: other small roles, 500 to 16383: lose are assigned.
In the example shown in FIG. 5C, random numbers such as 0 to 75: bonus, 50 to 75: cherry role, 75 to 500: other small roles, 500 to 16383: lose are assigned.

Then, under the control of the control unit 10 having the random number table as described above, one random number is extracted from the random number generation circuit 15 at the moment when the start lever 4 is pressed, and the extracted random number is compared with the value of the lottery table. Thus, the winning content to which the random number belongs is determined as a lottery result, and the stop position of the reel 21 is controlled according to the winning content.
Then, by performing such stop control of the reels 21, when a winning content is won, regardless of the timing at which the player presses the stop button 5, the symbols attached to each reel 21 within a certain range The stop control is performed so that the arrangement according to the winning contents is obtained.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the random number table of the present embodiment has a partly overlapping random number value for the random numbers of the bonus game and a specific small role (the cherry role in this embodiment). Assigned to be.
This is a setting of a random number table called a so-called double lottery (or double win). When a duplicate random number is won, a bonus game is won (flag is established) under the control of the control unit 10, and a specific number is selected. It is designed to win a small role (cherry).
As a result, when a specific small role (cherry role) is arranged in a certain game, there is a possibility that a bonus game has been won (flag is established). You may have the expectation that it may have been a bonus game. Such a small role is called a “hot small role” and is effective as a means of increasing the player's expectation and excitement. In this embodiment, the cherry role is assigned as such a “hot small role”. It is.

Specifically, in the random number table shown in FIG. 5A, random numbers for 0 to 75: bonus, 50 to 250: cherry combination, and 50 to 75 are assigned redundantly. In this case, when the cherry roles are arranged in a certain game, there is a possibility that the bonus game is won, but there is a high possibility that it is not.
In the example shown in FIG. 5B, 0 to 50: Bonus, 0 to 250: Cherry combination, and 0 to 50 are assigned with random numbers. In this case, when the cherry roles are arranged in a certain game, there is a possibility that the bonus game is won, but there is a high possibility that it is not.
Further, in the example shown in FIG. 5C, random numbers are assigned to 0 to 75: bonus, 50 to 75: cherry combination, and 50 to 75 are overlapped. In this case, if a cherry role is prepared in a certain game, the bonus game is always won.

In the present embodiment, when the internal winning of the bonus game including the double winning occurs as a result of the internal lottery as described above, the control unit 10 controls the internal winning according to a predetermined notification or effect mode. To inform the person.
As a notification method of this bonus game, it is possible to use a notification lamp and a notification sound similar to those provided in the existing slot machine, but in this embodiment, LEDs provided in the payout appearance giving means 41 provided in the payout route 40. Or a liquid crystal display device.
That is, in the case where a bonus game is won including the case of the “hot role” as described above, the control unit 10 is conditioned on the condition that the game ball wins the payout appearance means 41 provided in the payout path 40. Under the control, a predetermined notice display such as displaying “GO” characters or “Cherry” patterns is performed by the LED or the liquid crystal display device provided in the payout appearance giving means 41.

In this way, by making a predetermined notice by the payout appearance giving means 41, the player always pays attention to the payout path 40 of the game balls, concentrates his / her consciousness, and is performed with the payout game balls. Expectation, thrill, and satisfaction for production and announcement will be enhanced.
Here, the notice by the payout appearance means 41 can always display a notice display when a game ball wins a winning opening constituting the payout appearance means 41 when a bonus game is won. Even when the ball wins the winning opening, the notification display may or may not be displayed. In this way, it becomes indeterminate whether or not the bonus game has been won, and the player's thrill and expectation can be increased accordingly.
In place of the notice of the paying appearance means 41, a bonus notice by a predetermined notice lamp or sound may be performed in the same manner as in the existing slot machine, and the paying appearance means 41 and the existing notice lamp Notification sound or the like may be used together.

[Payment appearance means]
Hereinafter, a specific example of the payout appearance dispensing means 41 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[Tulip type]
FIG. 6 shows a case where a so-called tulip type winning opening 41a is provided as the payout appearance giving means 41 provided in the payout route 40 according to the present embodiment.
Specifically, a tulip type winning opening 41a through which a gaming ball can fall and enter (win) can be provided below the gaming ball payout path 40. When the game ball enters, the winning opening 41a opens and closes the tulip-shaped wings, and when the wings are opened, the game sphere becomes easier to enter. When the game sphere enters, a predetermined winning signal is sent to the control unit 10a. To output. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the winning opening 41 a is provided with a display means including an LED or a liquid crystal display device for displaying, for example, “GO” characters, “Cherry” designs, and the like. In this way, a bonus game notification is displayed.
Here, the tulip blade of the winning opening 41a functions as the course changing means 42, and in this embodiment, the tulip blade opens only when winning a specific small role (cherry role). To be controlled.

Further, in the vicinity of the winning opening 41a, there is provided a course changing means 42 composed of a plate-like member or a projection that protrudes forward and backward in the payout path 40, and a game ball is placed in the course changing means 42. The course of the game ball passing through the payout path 40 is changed by the contact. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the course changing means 42 made of a plate-like member moves forward and backward with respect to the payout path 40 from the lateral direction. The forward / backward movement of the route changing means 42 is performed by driving a solenoid or a motor (not shown), for example.
The advancing / retreating operation of the course changing means 42 is driven and controlled by the control unit 10, and is controlled to protrude or retract according to the timing at which the game ball is paid out, and thereby, the winning opening 41 a provided in the payout path 40 is controlled. Game balls are easier to enter, or difficult to enter. In the present embodiment, similarly to the tulip feathers, the operation is controlled so as to protrude into the payout path 40 only when a specific small role (cherry role) is won, so that the game ball can easily enter the winning port 41a. It is like that.

The game ball paid out from the discharge port 40b at the top of the payout route 40 passes through the payout route 40 while falling, and enters the winning port 41a. In this embodiment, when an internal winning of the bonus game occurs as a result of the internal lottery during the slot machine game performed in the gaming machine 1, the winning portion is controlled by the control unit 10 A predetermined notification display for displaying, for example, a character “GO”, is made on the display means including an LED and a liquid crystal display device provided in front of 41a to notify that the bonus game is won.
Note that the game ball that has entered the winning opening 41a passes through the winning opening 41a, returns to the payout path 40, and is paid out to the upper plate 6 of the gaming machine 1.

Thereby, when the player wins a predetermined symbol in the slot machine game of the gaming machine 1, the player pays attention to whether or not the winning game ball paid out for the winning wins the winning opening 41a of the payout path 40. Will do. In particular, when winning a “hot role” such as a cherry role that doubles with the bonus game as described above, the bonus game is announced by winning at the winning opening 41a of the payout path 40. Will increase the thrill and expectation for the player.
At this time, the course changing means 42 is moving forward and backward in the vicinity of the winning opening 41a, making it easier or difficult for the game ball to enter the winning opening 41a. It will be interesting and exciting.
Then, when a game ball is won in the winning opening 41a and a notice display ("GO" lighting display) is made, a bonus game is won in the gaming machine 1, and the player can play in the slot machine game after the next time. The bonus game can be started and a bonus game in which a large amount of winnings and payouts are made can be enjoyed.

[Feather type]
FIG. 7 shows a case where a so-called feather-type winning opening 41b is provided as the payout appearance paying means 41 provided in the payout path 40 according to the present embodiment.
The feather-type winning opening 41b is a winning opening that allows a large number of game balls to easily enter when the feathers are opened by opening and closing large blades at a predetermined timing than the tulip-type winning opening 41a. A special prize opening is further provided inside the mouth, and when a game ball enters (wins) the special prize opening inside the mouth, a predetermined effect is performed. In this feather-type winning opening 41b, a large blade functions as the course changing means 42.
As shown in FIG. 7, the winning opening 41b is provided with a display means such as an LED or a liquid crystal display device for displaying characters such as “GO”. When the game ball wins a special winning opening, Announcement display of the bonus game is performed by the display means.

In the case of the feather-type winning opening 41b shown in FIG. 7, the game ball that has entered the winning opening 41b is structured to be taken inside, and the taken-in game ball is returned to the payout path 40. The exit 40c is provided below the winning opening 41b.
In the type shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of (two places) course changing means 42 made of plate-like members that move forward and backward in the front-rear direction with respect to the payout path 40 are provided as the course changing means 42.
Even when such a feather-type winning opening 41b is provided, as with the above-described tulip-type winning opening 41a, it is possible to enjoy the effect and bonus notification by the payout game balls to be paid out.
In addition, in the case of this feather type winning opening 41b, it is possible to enjoy an effect peculiar to the feather type that the production (bonus notice) is not performed unless a special winning opening inside the winning opening is awarded. You can enjoy the fun of the game different from the tulip type.

[Kroon type]
FIG. 8 shows a case where a so-called croon type winning opening 41c is provided as the payout appearance giving means 41 provided in the payout route 40 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 8, the Kroon type winning opening 41c is provided with a plurality of holes (three in FIG. 8) into which the entered game balls can drop, and only one of these holes is a winning hole. It is a production means for determining whether or not a winning game ball falls into which hole, and the player has a sense of expectation and thrills for winning until the gaming ball falls into the hole. Will be enhanced.
Then, when the game ball falls (wins) in the internal winning hole, a predetermined effect is performed. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. Display means comprising an LED for displaying the characters “GO” and the like and a liquid crystal display device are provided, and when a game ball wins a winning hole in the croon, a notice display of a bonus game is performed by this display means.

In addition, the clune type winning opening 41c shown in FIG. 8 has a structure in which the game ball that falls into and enters the hole in the croon is taken into the inside, like the above-described feather type winning opening 41b. A discharge port 40c for returning the played game ball to the payout path 40 is provided below the winning port 41c.
Further, in the type shown in FIG. 8, as the course changing means 42, the course changing means 42 made of a plate-like member that moves back and forth in the front-rear direction with respect to the payout path 40 is provided at one place.
Even when such a Kroon type winning opening 41c is provided, it is possible to enjoy the effect and bonus notification by the payout game balls to be paid out, like the tulip type winning opening 41a and the feather type winning opening 41b. .
In addition, in the case of this Kroon type winning opening 41c, it is possible to enjoy a Krün-specific effect that a production (bonus notice) is not performed unless it falls or wins in any of the winning holes in the Kroon, You will be able to enjoy the fun of the game that is different from the tulip and feather types.

[Attacker type]
FIG. 9 shows a case where a so-called attacker (large winning mouth) type winning opening 41d is provided as the paying appearance appearance means 41 provided in the payout route 40 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, the attacker (large prize winning) type winning opening 41d is provided with a large opening / closing winning opening (attacker), which opens and closes for a predetermined time at a predetermined timing. It is a directing means that a lot of game balls fall and enter to win, and the player can enjoy the expectation and thrill of how many game balls win while the attacker is opening and closing . In this attacker type winning opening 41d, a large winning opening (attacker) that opens and closes also functions as the course changing means 42.
Then, when the game ball falls (wins) on the attacker, a predetermined effect is performed. In this embodiment, for example, a character “GO” is displayed below the winning opening 41d as shown in FIG. The display means is composed of an LED for displaying etc. and a liquid crystal display device. When the game ball wins the winning opening 41d, the display means displays a notice of the bonus game.

Note that the attacker (big prize opening) type winning opening 41d shown in FIG. 9 has a structure in which the game balls that fall into and enter the attacker are taken into the inside, similarly to the above-described prize type of the feather type or the croon type. A discharge port 40c for returning the taken game ball to the payout path 40 is provided below the winning port 41c.
Further, in the type shown in FIG. 8, as the route changing means 42, there is one route changing means 42 made of a plate-like member that moves forward and backward from the payout route 40 in the same manner as shown in FIG. It is provided.
Even when such an attacker (large winning mouth) type winning opening 41d is provided, the payout to be paid out is the same as the tulip type winning opening 41a, the feather type winning opening 41b and the cruel type winning opening 41c. You can enjoy directing with game balls and bonus announcements.
Further, in the case of this attacker (large winning mouth) type winning opening 41d, if the game ball does not fall / win in the winning opening 41d while the attacker is opening and closing, no effect (bonus notice) is given. You can enjoy the special effects of the attacker, and you can enjoy the fun of the game that is different from the tulip type, feather type, and croon type.

As mentioned above, although the specific example of the production | presentation by the paying-out appearance means 41 and the notification was demonstrated, as an effect by this paying-out appearance means 41, not only a bonus notification by winning a prize opening 41 as mentioned above but also other effects Of course, it is also possible to perform.
For example, an additional game ball can be paid out when a game ball wins the winning opening 41.
It is of course possible to make a notification other than the bonus game by winning a game ball in the winning opening 41. Notifications other than the bonus game include, for example, notification of the pressing order of the stop button 5, notification of a specific small role (cherry role) or replay (replay), a specific game state (high probability state, Replay time etc.) may occur.

Furthermore, a predetermined internal lottery can be performed when a game ball wins the winning opening 41.
In this way, the game medium passing through the payout route enters and wins a winning opening in the route, so that the same lottery or similar lottery as the slot machine game original internal lottery performed in the gaming machine 1, or , A lottery different from the internal lottery in slot machine games is performed, and a game state advantageous to a player who, for example, generates a bonus game or wins a predetermined role with a high probability according to the lottery result Can be generated.
As a result, it is possible to add an effect of an internal lottery such as a bonus game to an effect performed by a game ball to be paid out, and the player can expect a bonus game or an advantageous gaming state to occur. Thrills and the like are further enhanced, and novel and exciting games that cannot be experienced with conventional gaming machines can be performed.

As described above, according to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a game ball paid out by a predetermined prize is passed through the discharge path 40 that is visible from the outside while being dropped from a predetermined height, and a prize game is made. The state from when the ball is paid out to the upper plate 6 can be shown positively.
In the middle of the discharge route 40, as a payout appearance means 41 operated by a passing game medium, for example, a so-called tulip type, feather type, croon type, grand prize that a game ball (pachinko ball) can enter (win) A winning mouth such as a mouth type can be arranged.
Then, when the game medium paid out to the winning opening enters / passes, a predetermined effect or notification can be performed as a new winning.
Generally, in a pachinko machine or slot machine, when a game medium is paid out by winning a prize, the game medium is simply paid out to a receiving tray, etc. There wasn't.

In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a new winning can be obtained by the gaming medium paid out by the original winning of the gaming machine by further providing a winning opening etc. in the middle of the payout path 40 of the gaming medium, Interest that does not exist in conventional slot machines and pachinko machines can be added.
Specifically, for example, a tulip type winning opening is provided in the gaming medium payout path 40, and when the paid gaming medium enters (wins) the winning opening, an additional gaming medium can be paid out, When a player wins a bonus game or a specific small role, the player can be notified of the winning.

In particular, in this embodiment, the notification means for notifying the winning of the bonus game is configured by an LED or a liquid crystal display device that is provided integrally with a winning opening made of a tulip type or the like.
As a result, the player always pays attention to the payout route of the game media and concentrates the consciousness, and further increases the expectation, thrill, and satisfaction for the performance and announcement made on the payout game media. Will be able to.

In this way, according to the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, in addition to the enjoyment of the original game performed in the gaming machine body, the player is provided with additional effects and announcements depending on the game medium to be paid out. A sense of expectation and fun are given to the player, and further, the bonus game's expectation, thrill, and the like can be further enhanced by knowing the winnings of the bonus game through the additional effects and announcements.
Therefore, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, it becomes possible to perform a novel and exciting game that is not found in conventional slot machines and pachinko machines, and it is possible to provide a gaming machine that is attractive to the player. .

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 10 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 schematically shows a payout route provided with a payout appearance means provided in the gaming machine according to this embodiment shown in FIG. FIG.
As shown in these drawings, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a modified embodiment of the above-described first embodiment, and changes the payout path 40 and the payout appearance payout means 41 provided therein.
Accordingly, the other components are the same as those of the gaming machine 1 shown in the first embodiment, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment in the drawing, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Omitted.

Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the discharge port 40 b of the payout path 40 for paying out the game ball (and the discharge port 33 of the payout device 30) is almost the front of the gaming machine 1. The payout path 40 is formed so as to be located in the center, and is formed in a hem-like shape spreading symmetrically on the left and right of the gaming machine 1 with the discharge port 40b as a vertex.
By configuring the payout route 40 as described above, it is possible to secure a larger area of the payout route 40 than in the case of the first embodiment, and the payout appearance means 41 provided in the payout route 40 is also provided. , It is possible to provide a plurality of prize winning openings, or to provide a larger prize winning opening, and to make the payout appearance taking-out means 41 more complicated.
For example, as shown in FIG. 11, as the payout appearance means 41 including the course changing means 42, a plurality of winning holes and game balls are dropped over the entire payout path 40 spreading symmetrically as in the existing pachinko machine. It can be a pachinko-type winning opening 41e provided with a nail to be regulated and a winning opening such as a tulip type as shown in the first embodiment.

According to the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment provided with such a pachinko-type winning opening 41e, an original slot machine game can be performed in the gaming machine 1, and if there is a prize payout of a game ball in the slot machine game, A game similar to a pachinko game can be enjoyed by the released game balls.
And in the pachinko game, when the game ball wins a predetermined winning opening, a bonus announcement and other effects will be performed, and it is a novelty that does not exist at all in conventional gaming machines to the player. It is possible to provide new games full of charm.

The preferred embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention has been described above, but the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case of the slot machine as the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied has been described as an example. However, the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the slot machine and is a pachinko machine. In addition, any game machine can be applied as long as the game medium is paid out in accordance with the predetermined winning content. In addition to slot machines and pachinko machines, there are various types of gaming machines that use a gaming medium such as balls and coins, for example, as well as slot machines and pachinko machines. The present invention can be applied.

  Moreover, in the slot machine of the above-described embodiment, the case where the game medium to be used is a game ball (pachinko ball) is shown, but the game medium that can be used in the slot machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the pachinko ball, For example, as in the conventional slot machine, it is of course possible to use medals (coins) as game media.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a slot machine or a pachinko machine where a game is played using a pachinko ball or medal as a game medium, and in particular, a bonus game that is advantageous to the player because an internal lottery is performed at a predetermined timing. It can be suitably used for a gaming machine in which a gaming state such as the above is performed.

1 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the front door which shows the internal structure of the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the control part of the game machine which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the random number table with which the gaming machine which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically an example of the payout appearance means provided in the payout path | route of the gaming machine which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, and shows the case where what is called a tulip type winning opening is provided as a payout appearance means. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically an example of the payout appearance means provided in the payout path | route of the gaming machine which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, and has shown the case provided with what is called a feather type prize-winning port as a payout appearance means. . It is explanatory drawing which shows typically an example of the payment appearance means provided in the payout path | route of the gaming machine which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, and has shown the case where what is called a croon type winning opening is provided as a payment appearance means. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically an example of the paying out appearance means provided in the payout path | route of the gaming machine which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, and is equipped with what is called an attacker (large winning mouth) type winning opening as a paying out appearance means Is shown. It is a front view which shows the game machine which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the payout path | route provided with the payout appearance means with which the gaming machine which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention is equipped.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Front panel 4 Start lever 5 Stop button 6 Top plate 7 Insert button 10 Control part 21 Reel 40 Discharge route 41 Disbursement appearance means 42 Course change means

Claims (10)

A gaming machine in which a number of game media according to a predetermined winning content are paid out,
A gaming machine characterized in that a game medium to be paid out passes while falling from a predetermined height, and a game path through which the passing game medium is visible from the outside is provided.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the payout path includes a path space that is disposed in a front portion of the gaming machine and through which a game medium can pass, and a transparent cover that covers the front surface of the path space.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising payout appearance means for allowing a passing game medium to enter the payout route. The payment appearance means is
The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a winning opening through which the game medium passing through the payout path can enter. The payment appearance means is
The gaming machine according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising a cleon into which a game medium passing through the payout path can enter. A notification means for performing a predetermined notification indicating a predetermined gaming state in the gaming machine and / or a lottery result of a predetermined internal lottery;
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the notification means makes a predetermined notification when a game medium passing through the payout route enters the payout appearance means.   The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the payout appearance means includes the notification means. The payment appearance means is
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 3 to 7, further comprising route changing means for changing a route of the game medium passing through the payout route.   The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the course changing means is controlled in accordance with a result of a predetermined internal lottery.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 3 to 9, wherein a predetermined internal lottery is performed when a game medium passing through the payout route enters the payout appearance payout means.

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