JP2009165727A - Poker slot game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a poker slot game machine by video displaying, which is capable of simultaneously performing a slot game and a poker game by one kind of operation with respect to a reel group, and winning the symbol combination, etc. <P>SOLUTION: When a token is thrown into a token throw-in port 6, a credit corresponding to the thrown-in token is displayed. When a BET button 7 is depressed and a start button 8 is depressed, the reel group on a game screen 5 in an image display part 3 starts rotating. The respective reels are sequentially stopped. When symbols of frames in the reels are stopped to be one of the symbol combinations indicated in a slot game symbol combination display part 2, the credit corresponding to the symbol combination is put out. When the array of stop frames in the reels shows one of the symbol combinations indicated in a poker game symbol combination display part, the credit corresponding to the symbol combination of the poker game is simultaneously put out. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a poker slot game machine in which two games of slot and video poker can be played simultaneously with one game machine.

Conventionally, there are slot machines and video game machines with bonus games, but there is no game machine based on the idea of enjoying different games at the same time.
A rotary game machine that realizes a poker game state has been proposed as one of this type of game machine (Patent Document 1).

This proposal aims to reproduce the state of a normal poker game on a machine, a number reel body according to an array of integers from 1 to 13, and a mark reel according to an array of marks consisting of spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds. The cards are divided into bodies, and each pattern of the playing cards is expressed by a combination of marks and numbers by both reel bodies, thereby realizing each pattern of the playing cards to appear at random on the machine.
JP 2002-248201 A

  This rotary game machine mechanically rotates 5 number reels and 5 playing card mark reels, and by this combination, a poker game is played on the machine. Slot games and poker games can be played with a single operation. Not at the same time.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a poker slot game machine with a video display capable of simultaneously playing a slot game and a poker game and obtaining a prize such as a role by an operation on one type of reel group.

In order to achieve the above object, claim 1 of the present invention provides an operation unit, a video display unit for displaying a game screen, a slot game payout table describing the payout contents of each role of the slot game, and each role of the poker game. The game screen is provided with storage means for storing a poker game payout table in which the payout contents are described, and a game control unit, and five or more reel units that are scrolled in the vertical direction are arranged side by side. More than one frame is displayed and stopped, and a symbol corresponding to a slot machine game and a number corresponding to a poker game are displayed on each frame, and the game control unit is configured such that the player controls each reel by the operation unit. In the slot machine game, the symbols displayed on the game screen when each reel stops when the reels are rotated. By comparing the number of bols in a poker game with the numbers in the poker game payout table and the poker game payout table, the numbers in the poker game payout table are compared to each other. It is characterized by that.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the game control unit proceeds to a bonus game when a specific combination of the slot machine game and a specific combination of the poker game are simultaneously played. It is characterized by.
According to claim 3 of the present invention, when the player sets 1 bet at the start of the game in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, only the slot game is valid, and when 2 bets are set, the slot game and the poker It has a means to enable two games of the game simultaneously.

  According to the above configuration, the slot machine and the poker game can be integrated and two games can be played simultaneously with one operation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a poker slot game machine according to the present invention.
An image display unit 3 is arranged at the front center of the poker slot game machine 1, and a game screen 5 is displayed on the image display unit 3. A slot game combination display unit 2 for displaying a payout of a combination of slot games is arranged on the image display unit 3. The slot game combination display unit 2 is a translucent plastic plate or glass plate printed with a payout table (picture glass) or the like, and can be displayed using a liquid crystal display unit.
A slot game combination is paid when a predetermined number of the same symbols are arranged horizontally, and the payout contents are as follows.
2 3 3 4 “Gem” 10 100 500 4000
“7” 5 50 200 1000
"Bell""Cherry" 5 25 100
“BAR” “$” 10 50 500
For example, if five bells are aligned in the horizontal direction, a payout of “100” credits is obtained.

A coin insertion slot 6, a BET button 7, a start button 8, and a help / payout related button 9 are arranged on the lower panel surface of the image display unit 3. A coin payout unit 11 for paying out coins is provided near the feet of the poker slot game machine 1.
The game screen is formed of five reel groups and a poker game combination display section, and a poker slot game can be started by inserting coins, setting a BET, and operating a start button.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display indicating that it is a poker slot game machine.
A picture of a treasure box is displayed in the center, and an ace (A) is displayed in the upper left corner and lower right corner, respectively, indicating a poker slot game. You may display on a screen at the time of a game start or a game standby, or may display on a part of front of a housing | casing.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a poker slot game screen according to the present invention.
A poker slot game screen 30 of a group of five reels for three-frame display is displayed, and a poker payout table 31 is displayed on the left side. Further, a CREDIT window 32, a WIN window 33, and a BET window 34 are provided at the bottom of the game screen 30, and 100 credits and 1 BET are displayed in this example.
The symbols (symbols) of the frames on each reel use the patterns of gems, bells, cherries, BARs, 7 and $, and a small number of playing cards A, 2 to 10, J, Q, K is displayed.
The payout details of the payout table 31 for the poker roles are as follows.
"5 of a Kind" ... 500
"4 of a Kind" ... 400
“Full House” ・ ・ ・ 250
“Straight” ・ ・ ・ 150
"3 of a Kind" ... 100
“Two Pair” ・ ・ ・ 50
For example, if you win Full House, you will get a dividend of “250” credits.

  The game is played after all the reels start rotating at the same time and then stop in order from the left first reel. The example of FIG. 3 shows a state immediately after all the reels are stopped. Since three jewels are arranged in the first stage, a payout of “100” credits is received as a role of the slot. In the case of the conventional slot machine, there is no role other than the slot, but in the case of the present invention, the number displayed at the lower right of the top of this reel is handled as the role of playing cards poker. Turning to the second row, three aces (A) are gathered and become the role of “3 of a Kind” of the poker game, and “100” credits of the role of 3 cards are also paid out.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the circuit of the poker slot game machine according to the present invention.
The game machine includes a coin slot 6, a coin-related device 21, an operation unit 20, a backup memory 22, an input / output processing device 23, a CPU 15, an image processing unit 18, an image display unit 19, a ROM 16, a RAM 17, a payout control unit 24, and a payout drive. The unit 25 is configured.

  A coin-related device (coin counter, coin box, etc.) 21 detects a coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 6 and sends the detection information to the CPU 15 via the input / output processing device 23. The operation unit 20 includes a BET button 7, a start button 8, and a help / payout related button 9, and operation information from each button is sent to the CPU 15 via the input / output processing device 23. The backup memory 22 stores setting values such as the number of coins.

The ROM 16 stores a game program 16a for playing a poker slot game, a table 16b indicating a payout for each combination of the slot game, a poker combination table 16c indicating a payout for each combination of the poker game, and necessary data 16d for the poker slot game. ing.
When the CPU 15 reads out and executes the game program 16a from the ROM 16, the functions of the game control unit 15a, the slot / poker combination determination payout processing unit 15b, and the game display processing unit 15c are realized.
The game control unit 15a controls the entire game machine and performs processing on input information from the operation unit 20 and the like, game result processing, start processing, end processing, and the like. The slot / poker combination determination payout processing unit 15b refers to the slot combination table 16b and the poker combination table 16c to determine whether or not the arrangement of the symbols of the frames that have been stopped and confirmed corresponds to one of the combinations of the table. If a winning combination is made, a credit increase process corresponding to the winning combination is performed.

The game display processing unit 15c outputs information for displaying each processing result, operation information, and the like on the image display unit 19 to the image processing unit 18, and the image processing unit 18 receives this and performs image processing.
The RAM 17 is used as a work area for the CPU 15 to perform calculations, and temporarily stores data such as calculation results.
The game machine includes a coin storage section (not shown), a coin guide path for guiding coins to the payout slot 26, and a payout drive section 25 for sending coins from the coin storage section to the coin guide path and paying out to the payout slot 26. The coin payout unit 11 shown in FIG. 1 includes a payout port 26, a payout drive unit 25, and the like.
When the player performs a payout operation on the accumulated credit, the game control unit 15a receives this information and instructs the payout control unit 24 to perform payout control.
In accordance with the instruction, the payout control unit 24 drives the payout driving unit 25 to pay out coins corresponding to credits to the payout port 26.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of operations and operations of the poker slot game machine according to the present invention. In this example, the game machine can play poker and a slot game simultaneously with 1 BET. This will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the player inserts coins, coin insertion information is sent to the CPU 15 via the coin-related device 21 and the input / output processing device 23. The game control unit 15 a calculates a credit corresponding to the inserted coin, and the game display processing unit 15 c displays a credit such as “100” in the “CREDIT” window 32 of the game screen 5.
The game control unit 15a monitors whether the BET button 7 is operated and the start button 8 is further operated (step (hereinafter referred to as “S”) 001).

  When the player presses the BET button 7, the information is sent from the operation unit 20 to the game control unit 15 a via the input / output processing device 23. As a result, the game control unit 15 a displays the bet number “1” in the bet window 34. Then, when the player presses the start button 8, the information is sent to the game control unit 15a. The game control unit 15a rotates the first to fifth reels and performs a process of determining a stop position with a random number in order from the first reel (S002), and each rotating reel is set to the determined stop position. Stop in order. FIG. 7A shows an example of a state immediately after the slot is stopped.

  The game control unit 15a passes control to the slot / poker combination determination payout processing unit 15b. The slot / poker combination determination payout processing unit 15b recognizes the arrangement of the pictures in a row of frames at each stage and compares this arrangement with the content read from the slot combination table 16b to determine whether there is the same ( S003). Further, it is compared with the contents read from the poker combination table 16c, and it is determined whether or not there is the same (S004). The game display processing unit 15c displays the results determined by the slot / poker combination determination payout processing unit 15b, that is, the winning line of the slot and the number of acquisitions (credits) and the number of acquisitions of poker (credits) (S005, S006). Further, the total number of slots and poker acquired (credit) is displayed in the WIN window 33 (S007).

  In the example of FIG. 7 (a), it is determined that the role of a slot with three jewels in the first stage is generated, and the role of “3 of a Kind” poker is generated in the second stage. As shown in FIG. 7B, “SLOT WIN 100 + POKER WIN 100” display 40 is displayed at the bottom of the reel group, and “200” is displayed in the WIN window 33. Although the processing of the game machine is completed as described above, if the player subsequently issues a payout request by pressing the help / payout related button 9 for payment, the information is sent to the game control unit 15a. The game control unit 15a issues an instruction to the payout control unit 24, and pays out coins corresponding to accumulated credits.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of operations and operations of the poker slot game machine according to the present invention. In this example, poker can be played at the same time by 2BET.
When the player inserts coins, coin insertion information is sent to the CPU 15 via the coin-related device 21 and the input / output processing device 23, credits are displayed by the processing by the game control unit 15a, and a game is started after a bet. The processes in S101 and S102 for determining the stop position with a random number are the same as those in S001 and S002 in FIG.
The slot / poker combination determination payout processing unit 15b recognizes the arrangement of the pictures in a row of frames at each stage and compares this arrangement with the content read from the slot combination table 16b to determine whether there is the same ( S103). At this stage, the game display processing unit 15c performs a process of displaying the slot hit line and the number of acquisitions (credits) based on the determination information (S104).

  Then, the game control unit 15a determines whether or not a bet for poker has been placed, that is, whether or not 2BET has been set (S105), and if only 1 BET is obtained, the process ends. FIG. 8A shows an example in which the slot is stopped when the start button is pushed when only 1 BET is placed. As shown in FIG. 8B, “WIN 100” is displayed at the bottom of the reel group on the result display screen. "41" and "100" is displayed in the WIN window 33.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S105 that the bet is 2BET, the slot / poker combination determination payout processing unit 15b compares the contents read from the poker combination table 16c and determines whether there is the same (S106). If the result of determination by the slot / poker combination determination payout processing unit 15b is the same, the game display processing unit 15c displays the number of poker acquired (credit) (S107). Further, the total number of slots and poker acquired (credit) is displayed in the WIN window 33 (S108). FIG. 9A shows an example in which the slot is stopped when the start button is pressed when 2 bets are placed. As shown in FIG. 9B, “SLOT WIN 100 + POKER” is displayed at the bottom of the reel group on the result display screen. “WIN 100” display 43 is displayed, and “200” is displayed in WIN window 33.

Although an example of the poker slot game has been described above, it is possible to add a bonus to the winning combination. For example, a bonus payout can be given to “5 of a Kind” of Ace. It is also possible to make the top payout progressive.
It is also possible to enter a bonus game by gathering specific numbers.
It is also possible to create a blank symbol without a number to further develop poker. It is also possible to enter a bonus game when a specific combination of a slot game and a specific combination of a poker game are simultaneously played.

In the above embodiment, the object to be handled in the game is a coin, but it is not limited to a coin, and a ball or other shape object may be used.
Although an example using jewels, bells, cherries, bars, etc. as patterns (symbols) has been shown, the present invention is not limited to such patterns, and the same effect can be obtained using other patterns. . The slot line is an example of 3 lines, but 1 to 243 lines are possible.

  It is a poker slot game machine that can be used for business slots and poker installed in game centers and event venues.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the poker slot game machine by this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the display showing that it is a poker slot game machine. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen of the poker slot game in this invention. It is a block diagram which shows embodiment of the circuit of the poker slot game machine by this invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of operations and operations of the poker slot game machine according to the present invention, where a poker and a slot game can be played simultaneously with 1 BET. The flowchart for explaining the flow of operations and operations of the poker slot game machine according to the present invention is a case where poker can be played simultaneously by 2BET. It is a figure for demonstrating the game machine which can play the game of a slot and a poker with 1BET. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a game machine that can play a slot game with 1 BET and a slot and poker game with 2 BET, in which a slot game is played with 1 BET. It is a figure for demonstrating the game machine which can play a slot game by 1 BET, and a slot and a poker game by 2 BET, and is a case where a slot and a poker game are played by spending 2 BET.

Explanation of symbols

1 Poker slot game machine
2 Slot game role display
3 Image display section
5 Game screen
6 Coin slot 7 BET button 8 Start button 9 Help Payout related button 10 Panel surface 11 Coin payout section 15 CPU
16 ROM
17 RAM
18 Image processing unit 19 Image display unit (video display unit)
20 Operation Unit 21 Coin-Related Device 22 Backup Memory 23 Input / Output Processing Device 24 Dispensing Control Unit 25 Dispensing Drive Unit 26 Dispensing Port

Claims (3)

An operation unit;
A video display for displaying the game screen;
Storage means for storing a slot game payout table describing the payout content of each combination of the slot game and a poker game payout table describing the payout content of each role of the poker game;
A game control unit,
Five or more reel portions scrolling vertically in the game screen are arranged side by side, and each reel portion is displayed on the game screen with three or more frames and stopped.
Each frame is configured to display a slot machine game compatible symbol and a poker game compatible number,
When the player rotates each reel by the operation unit, the game control unit determines the symbol arrangement in the slot machine game with respect to the picture displayed on the game screen when each reel is stopped. A poker slot game characterized in that when the numbers are in the same order by comparing the order of the numbers with the roles of the poker game payout table and the poker game payout table, respectively. Machine.   2. The poker slot game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game control unit proceeds to a bonus game when a specific combination of the slot machine game and a specific combination of the poker game are simultaneously hit.   When the player sets 1 bet at the start of the game, only the slot game is valid, and when 2 bets are set, the player has means for simultaneously enabling the two games of the slot game and the poker game. The poker slot game machine according to claim 1 or 2.

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