JP2009273666A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the amusement of a game, by increasing elements to allow a game player to participate in the game. <P>SOLUTION: In each game of the BB mode, when the result in winning combination lottery is a blank, a blank image is displayed on the liquid crystal display, before operation of first-third stop buttons is validated. When either of the first-third stop buttons is pressed down, before 30 seconds elapse from start of rotation of first-third reels, a corresponding first-third reel stops, and counting value of the depressing number-of-times count part is reduced by "1". Therefore, when all first-third reels are stopped by pressing down of the first-third stop buttons, the counting value of the number of times counting part is reduced by "3" in one game. When counting value of the depressing number-of-times count part becomes "0 ", that is, when number of times of pressing down of the first-third stop buttons reaches the number of times determined number by drawing lottery of pressing down times, the BB mode comes to an end with the end of the game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  Slot machines used in pachinko parlors are called pachislot machines. In the pachislot machine, when the start lever is pressed after the medal has been inserted, the reels arranged side by side rotate and the symbol variation display starts. When a stop button (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4) is pressed after the symbol change display to stop each reel individually, it is determined whether or not the winning combination has been won. A corresponding process is performed.

  In recent pachislot machines, in addition to the BB (Big Bonus) mode and the RB (Regular Bonus) mode, the AT (Assist Time) mode in which the mode of pressing the stop button is notified and the RT (Replay Time) in which the winning probability of replay increases. ) Mode and the CT (challenge time) mode, where the reel stop position is determined at the timing of pressing the stop button without the reel stop control being performed, the player is more advantageous than the normal mode in increasing the number of medals. Various special modes are provided.

The special mode is terminated when the number of medals acquired by the player (including the net increase) reaches a certain upper limit value, or the number of times the game is played is set to a certain upper limit value. It is different depending on the model, such as terminating when it reaches. Under these end conditions, there is no extreme bias in the number of acquired medals, so that the game can be made fair for any player.
JP 2006-346114 A JP 2004-329434 A JP 2004-329435 A JP 2004-329436 A

  However, in the above-mentioned pachislot machines, the pachislot machine end conditions are determined in advance on the pachislot machine side, so the game is fair for the player, but the player has few elements to intervene in the game, and the game It became easy to get bored, and the special mode game was not interesting.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine that can increase the interest of a game by increasing the elements that a player intervenes in the game.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the slot machine according to claim 1, a game is performed under a plurality of types of game modes having different game modes, and a game process is executed in response to a button press. In the slot machine, the number-of-presses counting unit that counts the number of times the button is pressed, and the number of times of pressing counted by the number-of-presses counting unit after the transition to one of the game modes reaches a predetermined number. In such a case, a game control means for shifting to a game mode different from the game mode in which the number of times of pressing is counted is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the slot machine includes a plurality of types of buttons having different functions, and the pressing number counting means counts the number of pressings of any one of the plurality of types of buttons.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the slot machine includes a plurality of types of buttons having different functions, and the pressing number counting means counts the total number of pressings of the plurality of buttons.

  5. The slot machine according to claim 4, wherein the game mode includes a normal mode and a special mode that is more advantageous to the player than the normal mode, and the number-of-presses counting means presses the button in the special mode. The number of times is counted.

  The slot machine according to claim 5 is a combination of a winning combination determination means for determining one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loser by a winning combination lottery and a symbol stopped after a variable display of a plurality of columns of symbols is displayed. Symbol variation display means for displaying whether or not the winning combination has won, a plurality of stop buttons for individually stopping symbols in each row, and the stop until a certain time has elapsed since the symbol variation display was started If the button is not pressed, the symbol automatic stop means that automatically stops the winning combination so that the winning combination will not win, and the fact that the winning combination lottery in the special mode game is lost will be notified Loss notification means that counts the total number of times the stop button has been pressed. The function of the stop button is the same in that the symbol is stopped, but the function is different when the symbol row (reel) to be stopped is different.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to set the number of times the player presses the button as a game mode transition condition, and to increase the interest of the game by increasing the elements that the player intervenes in the game. it can.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, it is possible to increase the willingness to press a specific button, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the game.

  According to invention of Claim 3, it becomes possible to raise the willingness to press each button, and can raise the interest of a game.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to increase the willingness to increase the number of games in the special mode, and it is possible to increase the interest in the game in the special mode.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to automatically stop the symbols and increase the number of games in the special mode, and it is possible to give the game the pleasure of adjusting the number of games in the special mode.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 11 includes a slot machine main body 12 and a front door 13. The slot machine body 12 includes a storage box 12a. The storage box 12a stores various devices such as a reel and a control board for executing a game. The front door 13 is vertically divided into two parts, and is composed of an upper door 13a and a lower door 13b. The inside of the slot machine body 12 is opened and closed by an upper door 13a and a lower door 13b.

  A display window 14 is provided on the upper door 13a. A first reel 15a, a second reel 15b, and a third reel 15c are provided in the back of the display window 14. A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first to third reels (symbol variation display means) 15a to 15c. When the reels stop, three symbols per reel are displayed through the display window 14. In the slot machine 11, a total of five winning effective lines 16, consisting of three laterally and two diagonally, are set. Then, whether or not the winning combination has been won is displayed by the combination of symbols stopped on the winning winning line 16 when the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped.

  A liquid crystal display (lost notification means) 17 is provided on the side of the display window 14. On the liquid crystal display 17, when a game is lost in a BB (Big Bonus) mode (special mode) described later, a lost image indicating that is displayed. In addition, a pair of speakers 18 are provided above the display window 14 for outputting a production sound during the game.

  The lower door 13b has a medal slot 19 for inserting medals prior to the start of the game, a start lever 20 for starting rotation of the first to third reels 15a to 15c, and first to first for stopping the rotating reels. Third stop buttons 21a to 21c, a bet button 22 for inserting a credited medal, a settlement button 23 for paying out a credited medal, a payout port 25 for paying out a medal to a medal tray 24, and the like. .

  In the slot machine 11, three medals are inserted in one game. The third and subsequent medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 19 are automatically credited. When three or more medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 19 or a medal is inserted by pressing the bet button 22, the operation of the start lever 20 is validated. When the start lever 20 is pressed, a winning combination lottery is performed, and one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or a loss is determined.

  The winning combination is a BB that shifts to the BB mode where the payout rate (the ratio of the number of medals paid out with respect to the insertion of one medal) is higher than the normal mode when winning, and the next game is performed without inserting a medal when winning It consists of multiple types of small roles where a specified number of medals are paid out when winning. Once BB is elected, the right to win is carried over until winning.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the operation of the slot machine 11 is controlled by the control board 60. The control board 60 includes a CPU 60a and a memory 61. The operation of the CPU 60a is controlled by a control unit (game control means, symbol automatic stop means) 62. The ROM area of the memory 61 stores a game execution program and game execution data used in the game execution process, display data of a lost image displayed from the liquid crystal display 17, and the like. The control unit 62 performs an operation process of the slot machine 11 by reading a game execution program and game execution data from the memory 61. Note that the RAM area of the memory 61 is used for temporary storage and rewriting of various flags and data such as a winning flag indicating the winning combination lottery result.

  The medal sensor 63 detects a medal inserted from the medal slot 19 and inputs a medal detection signal to the control unit 62. The control unit 62 counts the number of medals detection signals input, identifies the number of inserted medals, and writes the identified number in the RAM area of the memory 61.

  The start signal sensor 64 detects that the start lever 20 has been pressed and inputs a game start signal to the control unit 62. In response to the game start signal, the control unit 62 subtracts three medals written in the memory 61 to start the game process, and operates the winning combination determining unit (winning combination determining means) 65.

  The winning combination determination unit 65 determines any of BB, small combination, replay, or loss by a winning combination lottery using random numbers. When one of the winning combinations is won in the winning combination lottery, a winning flag indicating the type is written in the RAM area of the memory 61, and when lost, a lost flag is written. The BB flag is cleared when BB wins, and the other flags are cleared when the game ends.

  The winning combination determining unit 65 includes a normal lottery table 65a used in the normal mode and a BB lottery table 65b used in the BB mode. In the lottery table 65b for BB, the number of winning random numbers for the small role is set so that the winning probability of the small role is higher than that of the normal lottery table 65a. For this reason, when the winning combination lottery is performed using the BB lottery table 65b, the winning probability of the small combination is higher than when the winning combination lottery is performed using the normal lottery table 65a. Thereby, in the BB mode, the winning probability of the small role is higher than in the normal mode, and as a result, the BB mode is more advantageous in proceeding with the game than in the normal mode.

  When the winning combination lottery is completed, the control unit 62 drives the stepping motor connected to each of the first to third reels 15a to 15c to start rotation of the first to third reels 15a to 15c and automatically stops. Timer 66 is activated. In the automatic stop timer 66, “30” seconds are set in advance, and the set time is subtracted as the operation starts.

  The stop signal sensor 67 detects that the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed. When the first to third stop buttons 21 a to 21 c are pressed, stop signals for the first to third reels 15 a to 15 c are individually input to the control unit 62. The controller 62 determines whether or not the first to third reels 15a to 15c are rotating in response to the stop signal, and if the first to third reels 15a to 15c are rotating, the reel drive is performed. The controller 68 is operated to stop the first to third reels 15a to 15c corresponding to the pressed first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c. The stop control of the first to third reels 15a to 15c is performed by performing drive control of the stepping motor connected to each of the first to third reels 15a to 15c. Stop control of the first to third reels 15a to 15c is performed by well-known pull-in control using a symbol stop table. In the stop table, when the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, the number of drawn frames required for the first to third reels 15a to 15c to stop includes five symbols including the symbols on the winning winning line 16. A range of 0 to 4 frames per minute, that is, a range of 5 frames (hereinafter referred to as “retraction range”) is set as an upper limit. If the winning symbol (the symbol corresponding to the winning combination won in the winning combination lottery) is included in the drawing range of 5 frames when the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, The drawing pull-in control is performed and the winning symbol stops on the winning winning line 16.

  When the time of the automatic stop timer 66 becomes “0” before all the reels 15a to 15c stop, the control unit 62 does not wait for the input of the stop signal of the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c. At that time, all the reels 15a to 15c are automatically stopped. Thus, the first to third reels 15a to 15c automatically stop after 30 seconds from the start of rotation unless the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed.

  The controller 62 identifies the rotation angle from the reference position of the first to third reels 15a to 15c based on the number of drive pulses supplied to each stepping motor, and thereby identifies the rotation position of the symbol. Then, the control unit 62 refers to the stop table when the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, identifies the number of symbols to be drawn, and based on the identified number of drawn frames, the winning effective line 16 Identify the type of symbol that stops above. The identified symbol is written in the RAM area of the memory 61, and when all the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, the combination of the stopped symbol on the winning effective line 16 and the symbol that the winning combination wins are displayed. The combination is compared. Thus, it is determined whether or not the winning combination has won a prize (hereinafter referred to as “winning determination”).

  When the small combination wins, the hopper device 69 is driven and medals are paid out. The number of medals to be paid out is set in advance in the payout table stored in the memory 61. The control unit 62 refers to the payout table when the small role wins, determines the number of medals to be paid out, and the hopper device 69. Drive.

  The press count counting unit (press count count means) 70 counts the press counts of the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c during the BB mode. When the BB wins, the number-of-presses lottery unit 71 performs a number-of-presses determination lottery using random numbers, and determines the number of times the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed until the BB mode ends. The number of pressings determined in the pressing number determination lottery is set in the pressing number counting unit 70. The number of times of pressing by the number-of-presses counting unit 70 is subtracted every time each of the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c is pressed during the BB mode. When the count value of the number-of-presses count unit 70 becomes “0”, the control unit 62 ends the BB mode in the game and shifts to the normal mode.

  Next, the flow of game execution processing in the BB mode will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, BB is won by the winning combination lottery in the normal mode, and when the BB wins, the mode shifts to the BB mode. When BB wins, a lottery of pressing times is performed. The number of pressings determined by the pressing number lottery is set in the pressing number counting unit 70.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in each game in the BB mode, when the start lever 20 is pressed after the medal is inserted, the winning combination lottery is performed and the first to third reels 15a to 15c start to rotate. When the winning combination lottery is lost, the lost image is displayed from the liquid crystal display 17 before the operation of the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c is validated. If any of the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c is pressed before 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of rotation of the first to third reels 15a to 15c, the corresponding first to third reels 15a to 15c are moved. While stopping, the count value of the number-of-presses count unit 70 is decremented by “1”. For this reason, when all of the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped by pressing the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c, the count value of the press count counter 70 is subtracted by “3” in one game. Will be. That is, in the present embodiment, the total number of times the plurality of top buttons 21a to 21c are pressed is counted. When all the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed or 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of rotation of the reels, all the rotations of the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped and the game is ended. When the count value of the number-of-presses count section 70 becomes “0”, that is, when the number of times the first to third stop buttons 21a-21c are pressed reaches the number determined by the number-of-presses lottery, the game At the end of BB mode ends.

  As described above, if the first to third reels 15a to 15c are automatically stopped in the game in which the losing image is displayed, the first to third stop buttons only in the game won in the winning role such as a small role or replay. It becomes possible to play a game by depressing 21a to 21c, and the number of times of pressing determined by the number-of-pressing selection lottery can be digested to acquire medals. As a result, an efficient game can be performed, and an unprecedented unique game interest can be obtained.

  In the above embodiment, each time the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed, the number of times of pressing is counted, that is, the number of times of pressing of the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c is accumulated. When any one of the defined ones is pressed, the number of times of pressing may be counted. For example, an example of counting the number of times the first stop button 21a is pressed will be described with reference to FIG. 5, but members and functions having the same functions as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the BB mode game, when the start lever 20 is pressed after the medal is inserted, the winning combination lottery is performed and the first to third reels 15a to 15c start to rotate. When the winning combination lottery is lost, the lost image is displayed from the liquid crystal display 17 before the operation of the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c is validated. When the first stop button 21a is pressed before 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of rotation of the first to third reels 15a to 15c, the corresponding first reel 15a is stopped and the count value of the press count counter 70 is changed. “1” is subtracted. When the other second and third stop buttons 21b and 21c are pressed, the second and third reels 15b and 15c are stopped, but the count value of the press count counter 70 is not subtracted. When all the stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed or 30 seconds have elapsed from the start of rotation of the reels, all the rotations of the first to third reels 15a to 15c are stopped and the game is ended. When the count value of the number-of-presses count section 70 becomes “0”, that is, when the number of times the first to third stop buttons 21a-21c are pressed reaches the number determined by the number-of-presses lottery, the game At the end of BB mode ends.

  In this example, since the BB mode is terminated by the number of times the first stop button 21a is pressed, for example, when the second and third stop buttons 21b and 21c are pressed, the small role symbols and the replay symbols are aligned on the winning winning line 16. If there is no winning combination, that is, if the small role or replay is not won even if the first reel 15a is stopped, the winning combination such as the small role or replay is automatically stopped by pressing the first stop button 21a without pressing it. It is possible to play the game by pressing the first stop button 21a only in the game won for the winning combination, and it is possible to digest the number of pressings determined by the pressing number lottery only for profit. Thereby, an efficient game can be performed, a difference in the skill of the player can be reflected in the game, and an unprecedented unique game interest can be obtained.

  In the above embodiment, the number of times the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed during the BB mode is counted. However, the number of times the start lever 20 is pressed, the number of times the bet button 22 is pressed, the number of times the settlement button 23 is pressed, The number of pressings of an appropriate button such as the number of pressings of a specific button provided exclusively for counting may be counted, or the number of pressings of each button may be combined and counted.

  In the above embodiment, the number of times the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c are pressed is counted during the BB mode. However, not only the BB mode but also the RT (replay) in which the winning probability of replay is higher than in the normal mode and the normal mode. Time) mode, AT (assist time) mode for notifying the pressing mode (push order, stop timing) of the first to third stop buttons 21a to 21c in which a small role wins, an ART combining the RT mode and the AT mode You may count in appropriate game modes, such as (assist replay time) mode.

  In the above embodiment, the lost image is displayed from the liquid crystal display 17. However, for example, a notification by voice from the speaker 18, a notification by lighting a lamp incorporated in the stop button, a notification by the back lamp of the reel, etc. The notification that the game has been lost may be performed by an appropriate method.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a slot machine that drives a reel. However, for example, a slot machine that rotates a reel displayed on a liquid crystal display (displays a variable display of symbols on the liquid crystal display), a game ball The present invention may be applied to other gaming machines such as a slot machine used as a medium.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a slot machine. It is a block diagram showing an outline of an electrical configuration of the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of BB mode whole. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in each game of BB mode. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process when only the frequency | count of pressing of a 1st stop button is counted.

Explanation of symbols

11 slot machine 15a-15c 1st-3rd reel (design variation display means)
17 Liquid crystal display (miss notification means)
21a-21c 1st-3rd stop button 62 control part (game control means, symbol automatic stop means)
70 Press Count Count Unit (Press Count Count Meaning)
71 Number of pressings lottery

Claims (5)

In a slot machine in which a game is performed under a plurality of types of game modes having different game modes, and a game process is executed in response to a button press,
A number-of-presses counting means for counting the number of times the button is pressed;
A game mode different from the game mode in which the number of times of pressing is counted when the number of times of pressing counted by the number-of-presses counting means has reached a predetermined number after shifting to any one of the game modes among a plurality of types A slot machine comprising game control means for shifting to a game machine. A plurality of types of buttons having different functions are provided,
2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the number-of-presses counting unit counts the number of times of pressing any one of a plurality of types of buttons. A plurality of types of buttons having different functions are provided,
2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the number-of-presses counting unit counts the total number of times the buttons are pressed.   The game mode is composed of a normal mode and a special mode that is more advantageous to the player than the normal mode, and the number-of-presses counting means counts the number of times the button is pressed in the special mode. The slot machine according to claim 1. A winning combination determining means for determining one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or losing by a winning combination lottery;
Symbol variation display means for displaying whether or not the winning combination has won a prize by a combination of symbols stopped after performing symbol variation display of a plurality of columns,
A plurality of stop buttons that individually stop the symbols in each row,
A symbol automatic stop means for automatically stopping the symbol so that the winning combination does not win when the stop button is not pressed until a predetermined time has elapsed since the symbol variation display was started;
Loss notification means for notifying that if the winning combination lottery in the special mode game is lost,
5. The slot machine according to claim 4, wherein the pressing number counting means counts the total number of pressings of the stop button.

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