JP2009254715A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a game machine capable of providing an excellent performance by effectively utilizing game medals or the like for performance. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 10 has a receiving tray 30 for storing the medals, and spotlights 40 and 41 for irradiating the medals stored in the receiving tray 30 with light. Light irradiating performance operation can be carried out in the game machine 10 for irradiating the medals with light by the spotlights 40 and 41 on conditions that a special combination is determined and won for prize and that the number of medals stored in the receiving tray 30 is a predetermined number X or greater. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a machine having a feature in the structure of a tray portion for storing gaming media.

Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 below has been provided. In the slot machine of the prior art, as a result of the lottery process, when a winning combination set in advance is won and a prize is won, a medal as a game medium is paid out to the tray.
Japanese Patent No. 3965224

  Here, in many slot machines of the prior art, when a specific role is won or won, a moving image or an image is displayed on a display device provided separately, or a light emitting device provided separately is caused to emit light. It was supposed to be directed. Such productions that have been made in the prior art are merely productions that have been won or won, and things that enhance the production effect using medals paid out as a result of winning or winning. There wasn't. Therefore, the gaming machine of the prior art has a problem that the game media such as medals cannot be sufficiently utilized for production and lacks production effect.

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to provide a gaming machine that can effectively use a game medium such as a medal for production and has an excellent production effect.

  The gaming machine of the present invention provided to solve the above-described problems includes a tray that can store game media, an irradiation unit that can irradiate game media stored in the tray, and controls the operation of the irradiation unit. A control means capable of performing an irradiation effect operation of irradiating a game medium existing in the saucer by the irradiation means. In the gaming machine of the present invention, the irradiation effect operation is executed on the condition that the number of game media stored in the tray is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount.

  The gaming machine of the present invention has a part lottery means for performing part lottery from a plurality of parts, on condition that a specific part preset by the part lottery by the part lottery means is won and won, An irradiation effect operation may be executed. Moreover, when it is set as this structure, the aspect of irradiation effect operation | movement may be different according to the kind of winning combination by the winning combination lottery. Furthermore, the gaming machine of the present invention can be configured to set a set value of the winning probability of a combination, and the aspect of the irradiation effect operation is different depending on the set value.

Note that the gaming machine of the present invention may be provided with a quantity detection means capable of deriving the quantity of game media stored in the tray based on the weight. The irradiation state may change continuously or intermittently.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is capable of irradiating the game medium stored in the tray by the irradiation means, and the irradiation means sets the number of game media stored in the tray to the predetermined amount or more by the irradiation means. An irradiation effect operation for irradiating a game medium existing in the game is executed. When the irradiation effect operation is executed, the light is reflected in the game media, or the light leaks from between the game media, so that it appears to shine. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively use the gaming medium paid out to the tray for the production, and to provide a gaming machine excellent in the production effect.

  In addition, the gaming machine of the present invention is provided with a role lottery means for performing a role lottery for determining one role from a plurality of roles, and winning a specific role preset by the role lottery by the role lottery means. However, if the irradiation effect operation is executed on the condition that a prize is won, a large number of game media paid out to the tray with the prize will shine, and the effect effect at the time of winning is further enhanced. be able to. In addition, in such a configuration, since the irradiation effect is performed in a state where a large number of game media are paid out in accordance with the winning, it is assumed that the shine due to the reflection or the like increases accordingly, and the effect of the effect is further enhanced. The

  As described above, when the winning combination and winning a specific role is set as the execution condition of the irradiation effect operation, the mode of the irradiation effect operation is made different depending on the type of the winning combination in the role lottery. For example, it is possible to produce an effect according to the type of combination.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is capable of setting a set value of the winning probability of the combination, and the setting is changed when the setting is changed by changing the mode of the irradiation effect operation according to the set value. Can be implied to the player.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, if there is provided a quantity detecting means capable of deriving the quantity of the game medium stored in the tray based on the weight, the quantity of the game medium is reliably detected, and at an appropriate timing. An irradiation effect operation can be executed.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the lighting state of the irradiation means is continuously or intermittently changed, so that the light emission state in the tray is sequentially changed, and the effect of the presentation can be further enhanced.

Next, a gaming machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the internal structure of the gaming machine 10. FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of the vicinity of the tray 30 of the gaming machine 10. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a device configuration centering on the control means 64 in the gaming machine 10, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming machine 10.

  A gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called slot machine. As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 10 includes a housing 12a and a front door 12b attached to the housing 12a so as to be freely opened and closed. In the housing 12a, various devices such as various sensors and switches are housed in addition to the main control means 66, the rotating drum 16, and the medal payout device 18.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, on the surface side (outside) of the front door 12b, that is, the front surface of the gaming machine 10 and facing the player side in use, the medal insertion port 20a and the medal payout port 20b In addition, buttons for operating the gaming machine 10 are provided. Specifically, various buttons such as a stop button 22a and a medal return button 22b for stopping the spinning cylinder 16 and a bet button 22c for inserting a medal stored therein, A start lever 22d for starting rotation is provided. Furthermore, on the front side of the front door 12b, as a configuration for enhancing the effect of the gaming machine 10, an effect display unit 24a for displaying images and the like, and a display window 24b for making the reel 16 visible. Speaker 24c, effect lamps 24d and 24e, side lamp 24f, and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a tray 30 is provided at a position below the medal payout opening 20b in the front door 12b. The tray 30 is formed integrally with the front door 12b. As shown in FIG. 1, the tray 30 has a storage space 36 surrounded by a bottom surface 32 and a peripheral surface 34. The storage space 36 is opened upward, and medals paid out from the medal payout opening 20b can be stored therein.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, spotlights 40 and 41 are arranged on the bottom side of the tray 30. The spotlight 40 is located on the left side of the saucer 30 when viewed from the player side, and the spotlight 41 is located on the right side. Each of the spotlights 40 and 41 can be irradiated with light from below to above. The spotlights 40 and 41 are installed such that the optical axes are slightly directed toward the center of the tray 30.

  As shown in FIG. 3, medal number detection means 54 (quantity detection means) is installed on the bottom surface 32 side of the tray 30. The medal number detection means 54 is for detecting the number of medals in the tray 30. The medal number detection means 54 is constituted by a weight sensor or the like, and detects the weight acting on the bottom surface 32 of the tray 30. As shown in FIG. 4, the medal number detection means 54 is connected to a medal number determination means 86, which will be described in detail later, so that data can be transmitted. The detection data of the medal number detection unit 54 is used by the medal number determination unit 86 to derive the number of medals in the storage space 36 of the tray 30 in relation to the weight of one medal.

  The control means 64 controls the operation of the gaming machine 10 and includes a main control means 66 and a sub-control means 68 as shown in FIG. The main control means 66 has a role lottery means 70 and a special game control means 72. The role lottery means 70 performs a lottery of a role. The role lottery means 70 is based on, for example, a random number generation means 70a for a role lottery, a random number extraction means 70b for extracting a random number generated by the random number generation means 70a, and a random value extracted by the random number extraction means 70b. Determination means 70c for determining the presence / absence of winning and the winning combination.

  Here, in the present embodiment, a plurality of types of special combinations, a plurality of types of small combinations, and a combination called replay are provided as combinations. As a result of the lottery by the combination lottery means 70, the gaming machine 10 switches from a state in which a normal game can be performed to a state in which a special game in which a medal can be expected more than a normal game can be performed. In addition, when the gaming machine 10 wins a small role, a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the medal payout opening 20b. The number of medals to be paid out by winning a small role is smaller than the number of medals paid out by winning a special role. Further, when the gaming machine 10 wins a role called “replay”, the game can be executed again while maintaining the number of medals inserted in the game.

  The random number generation means 70a of the role lottery means 70 generates a random number in a predetermined area. The random number extraction means 70b extracts the random number generated by the random number generation means 70a when the start lever 22d is turned on by the player. The determination unit 70c determines a combination corresponding to the random number value extracted by the random number extraction unit 70b. The combination lottery means 70 determines the presence / absence of a winning combination and the winning combination from the above-mentioned special combination, small combination, replay and non-winning based on the random number value extracted by the random number extracting means 70b during the normal game.

  The special game control means 72 controls the start of the special game, the progress of the game during the special game, the end of the special game, and the like. For example, when the special combination is won internally by the combination lottery means 70 and the stop button 22a is operated by the player and the special combination wins, the special game control unit 72 starts the special game. Then, the special game is controlled until the specified number of medals are paid out or the specified number of games is reached.

  On the other hand, the sub-control unit 68 includes an effect control unit 82, an irradiation control unit 84, and a medal number determination unit 86. The effect control means 82 controls the operations of the effect display unit 24a, the speaker 24c, the effect lamps 24d and 24e, and the side lamp 24f. The effect control means 82 emits an image or sound suitable for the effect via the effect display unit 24a or the speaker 24c based on the lottery result or the like in the role lottery means 70 described above, or the effect lamps 24d and 24e and the side lamps. 24f emits light.

  The medal number determination means 86 is based on the detection data transmitted from the medal number detection means 54 attached to the bottom surface 32 of the tray 30 and the weight of one medal, and the number of medals stored in the tray 30 (existing amount). Has the function of deriving P). The medal number determination means 86 also has a function of determining whether or not the existing amount P is larger than the reference amount X.

  The irradiation control means 84 is a configuration unique to the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, and is provided for controlling effects by the spotlights 40 and 41. The irradiation control unit 84 is configured to control the irradiation state by the spotlights 40 and 41 based on the lottery result in the above-described combination lottery unit 70 and the determination result of the medal number determination unit 86. Specifically, the irradiation control means 84 is spotted on the condition that, as a result of the lottery in the part lottery means 70, the special combination is won internally and won, and the determination result of the medal number determination means 86 is equal to or greater than the reference amount X An operation command for the lights 40 and 41 is output. Accordingly, the spotlights 40 and 41 emit light upward from the bottom surface 32 side of the tray 30, and the medal stored in the storage space 36 is irradiated.

  Next, the operation of the gaming machine 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the gaming machine 10, first, in step 1, it is detected by the control means 64 whether or not a medal has been inserted. If the insertion of a medal is detected in step 1 by operating the bet button 22c or the like, the control flow proceeds to step 2. When the start lever 22d is operated in step 2, the three spinning cylinders 16 start to rotate. At the same time, the combination lottery means 70 provided in the control unit 64 executes a combination lottery process (step 3). Thereafter, the control flow proceeds to step 4.

  As a result of the lottery process described above, when the small role or replay is won or not, the control flow is returned from step 4 to step 1. On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step 4 that the special combination is won, the control flow proceeds to step 5 to check whether or not the special combination is won. Here, if the special combination is not won, the process returns to step 1. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step 5 that the special combination is won, in step 6, the number of medals corresponding to the special combination is paid out. Thereafter, the control flow proceeds to step 7, and it is confirmed by the medal number determination means 86 whether or not the number of medals in the storage space 36 of the tray 30 is equal to or larger than the reference amount X. In step 7, when the number of medals in the storage space 36 is smaller than the reference amount X, the control flow is returned to step 1.

  On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step 7 that medals of the reference amount X or more are stored in the storage space 36, the medals stored in the tray 30 are irradiated by the spotlights 40 and 41 in step 8. An irradiation effect operation is performed. Thereby, the light emitted from the spotlights 40 and 41 is reflected by medals existing in the storage unit 30 or leaks from between medals. In Step 8, the spotlights 40 and 41 emit light intermittently at a predetermined time interval. For this reason, the entire tray 30 appears to emit light in a blinking manner as if it were a treasure chest. The irradiation effect operation in Step 8 ends when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start, and the control flow returns to Step 1.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 10, the irradiation effect operation is executed when the medal stored in the tray 30 exceeds the predetermined amount X, and the spotlights 40 and 41 irradiate the medal. When the irradiation effect operation is executed, the light emitted from the spotlights 40 and 41 is reflected on the medals, or the light leaks upward from between the medals, so that the entire tray 30 appears to glitter. Therefore, the gaming machine 10 can achieve an excellent performance effect using the medals paid out to the tray 30.

  In addition, since the gaming machine 10 executes the irradiation effect operation on the condition that the special role is won and won, this medal is in a state where a large number of medals are paid out to the tray 30 in accordance with the winning. Will be irradiated. Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, a large number of medals shine in the tray 30, and an extremely high production effect can be exhibited at the time of winning a prize.

  In the above embodiment, winning a special role by lottery processing is one of the execution conditions for executing the irradiation effect operation, but the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, for example, when multiple different roles are set as special roles, the special role with the largest number of medals is won, or the one with more than a predetermined number of medals is won. It is also possible to make it one of the release conditions. Further, not only the special role but also winning other prizes such as a specific small role and winning a prize can be set as the execution condition of the irradiation effect operation.

  If there are multiple different roles set as special roles, or if you want to win other prizes such as specific small roles as well as special roles, and make it an execution condition of irradiation effect operation, Accordingly, it is possible to vary the embodiment of the irradiation effect operation. Moreover, about the embodiment of the irradiation effect operation | movement performed when a specific winning combination is won and won, it is good also as changing according to a predetermined condition in that case or for every timing, or changing at random.

  The embodiment of the irradiation effect operation is not limited to the aspect in which the light emission is intermittently performed as described above. For example, the brightness of the light emission changes sequentially, or the interval between the intermittent light emission and the change in the brightness. However, it is possible to adopt an appropriate mode such as those that fluctuate according to predetermined conditions or that fluctuate randomly.

  In the said embodiment, although the structure which provided the spotlights 40 and 41 in the bottom face 32 side of the saucer 30 so that it could light-emit diagonally upward was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the gaming machine 10 can be configured so that the medals stored in the tray 30 can be irradiated from the upper side, corresponding to the spotlights 40 and 41. When such a configuration is used, light emitted from the spotlights 40 and 41 is almost attenuated when a non-translucent game medium such as a medal that is generally used in the past is used. Instead, it is reflected by the surface of the medal on the upper side of the tray 30 and enters the player's eyes. Therefore, the reflected light reflected on the surface of the medal is further shining, and the effect of production can be enhanced. In addition, the gaming machine 10 may be configured such that those corresponding to the spotlights 40 and 41 are arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the tray 30. In such a configuration, since the medals present in the tray 30 can be irradiated from the surroundings, it is possible to achieve an effect that is different from the case where the medals are irradiated from below or above the tray 30.

  The gaming machine 10 may be configured to execute an irradiation effect operation by arranging a large number of irradiation means such as spotlights 40 and 41 on the inner peripheral surface of the tray 30 and emitting them in a predetermined order. It is. When many irradiation means such as the spotlights 40 and 41 are provided and light is emitted in order, the light is emitted so that the light rotates in the saucer 30 like a so-called roulette or rotating lamp. Further, by emitting light in this way, the medals present in the receiving tray 30 emit light by reflection sequentially regardless of the position of the receiving tray 30, so that the entire receiving tray 30 appears to emit light in a blink.

  Moreover, even if it is a case where many irradiation means like the spotlights 40 and 41 are arranged side by side on the inner peripheral surface of the tray 30 as described above, the order in which they emit light may be changed randomly. Is possible. In the case of such a configuration, the medals present in the tray 30 emit light by reflection, and the portions that appear to shine by light emission and reflection by the medal change randomly, so that each irradiation means in a predetermined order as described above It is possible to obtain a production effect that is different from the case of emitting light.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the spotlights 40 and 41 are employed as the irradiation means for irradiating the medals is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other light sources such as light emitting diodes are used. May be adopted instead of the spotlights 40 and 41, or in addition to the spotlights 40 and 41. When a light source such as a light emitting diode is employed, the illumination effect, brightness, and the like of the spotlights 40 and 41 are different, so that an effect different from the above can be obtained.

  The above-described spotlights 40 and 41 are not limited to those capable of emitting light with a single color, and may be capable of emitting light with a plurality of colors. When a light source that can emit light in a plurality of colors is employed as the irradiating means, different rendering effects can be obtained by making the emission colors different, and variations in the rendering effects are further expanded. In addition, when it is possible to appropriately change or select the emission color of the irradiation means such as the spotlights 40 and 41, the emission color is changed according to the type of winning winning combination and timing, or the light is emitted randomly. It is also possible to change the color.

  In addition, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment performs the irradiation effect operation with a predetermined probability when the set value of the medal payout rate is changed and the winning or special game is finished for the first special role. It may be executed. In addition, the gaming machine 10 may execute the irradiation effect operation in different embodiments according to the set value of the payout rate. In such a configuration, when the setting change of the medal payout rate is performed, the fact that the setting has been changed is notified, and it is possible to implicitly indicate to the player that the setting has been changed.

  In the present embodiment, the fact that a large number (more than the reference amount X) of medals is accumulated in the tray 30 is one of the execution conditions of the irradiation effect operation, and in addition to this, a specific role such as a special role is won and won. However, the present invention is not limited to this. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the gaming machine 10 may execute an irradiation effect operation when a single execution condition is satisfied that medals having a reference amount X or more are accumulated in the storage space 36 of the tray 30 and this is satisfied. Good. In addition to winning a specific role and winning a prize, in addition to satisfying other execution conditions, the irradiation effect operation may be performed, or other conditions may be used instead of winning and winning a specific role. May be one of the execution conditions of the irradiation effect operation.

  In the above-described embodiment, the irradiation effect operation is performed when it is confirmed that medals having a predetermined reference amount X or more are accumulated in the tray 30 at the timing after the medals are paid out after winning the special role and winning. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the timing for confirming the number of stored medals can be set appropriately. Specifically, the condition that the number of medals in the tray 30 is equal to or greater than the reference amount X at the time when the special game executed after winning the special role is completed may be one of the execution conditions of the irradiation effect operation.

  In addition, in the gaming machine 10, the execution condition of the irradiation effect operation may be set according to the number of medals acquired at the end of the special game. Specifically, the gaming machine 10 may acquire one medal as many as the maximum number of medals that can be acquired in the special game as one of the execution conditions of the irradiation effect operation.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the structure which derives | leads-out the number of medals in the storage space 36 of the saucer 30 based on the detection data of the medal number detection means 54 provided with the weight sensor was illustrated, this invention is limited to this. Is not to be done. Specifically, for example, based on the number of times that a special role or small role is won during a certain number of games, the total amount of medals paid out in a certain number of games is derived, and the irradiation effect operation that this reaches a predetermined amount The execution condition of the irradiation effect operation is that the quantity obtained by subtracting the number of medals consumed during a certain number of games from the total payout amount thus derived reaches a predetermined amount. good.

  The medal number detection means 54 is not limited to the one provided with the weight sensor. For example, the medal number detecting means 54 detects whether or not medals are stacked up to a predetermined height in the storage space 36 of the tray 30 by an infrared sensor or the like. Based on this, it may be configured to determine whether or not medals have accumulated approximately the reference amount X or more.

  Note that the gaming machine 50 shown in the above embodiment is a so-called slot machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is, for example, another type of gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine. May be.

It is a perspective view which shows the game machine concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the gaming machine shown in FIG. (A) is the front view which expanded the saucer vicinity of the game machine shown in FIG. 1, (b) is an A direction arrow directional view of (a). It is a block diagram which shows the structure regarding the operation | movement of the partition plate in the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the gaming machine shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 gaming machine 30 saucer 40, 41 spotlight (irradiation means)
54 Medal number detection means (quantity detection means)
70 role lottery means

Claims (3)

A saucer capable of storing game media;
Irradiation means capable of irradiating the game medium stored in the tray;
Control means capable of controlling the operation of the irradiation means,
An irradiation effect operation of irradiating the game medium existing in the tray by the irradiation means can be performed,
The gaming machine characterized in that the irradiation effect operation is executed on condition that the number of game media stored in the tray becomes a predetermined amount or more. It has a role lottery means for drawing a role lottery from a plurality of roles,
The irradiation effect operation is executed on the condition that a specific role preset by the role lottery by the role lottery means is won and awarded.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the irradiation effect operation has a different form according to the type of the winning combination in the winning lottery. It is possible to set the set value of the winning probability of the role,
The gaming machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the aspect of the irradiation effect operation differs according to the set value.

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