JP2010029524A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with rich taste facilitating the visual recognition of an alignment of symbols in a big win by setting a winning line detected by a detection section in a strait line and further increasing a player's interest in the big win. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine includes: three reels disposed with a plurality of symbols along the circumferential-face direction and provided along the width direction; a main display section capable of displaying the plurality of symbols, wherein the main display section displays 9 variable symbols; five detection lines consisting of three horizontal detection lines crossing horizontally, and two slanting detection lines disposed on the diagonals of the main display section; sub display sections adjoining lateral to the corner parts of the main display section and capable of displaying one symbol by varying a plurality of symbols displayed on extension lines of the slanting detection lines; and sixth and subsequent slanting detection lines capable of detecting a combination state of three continuous symbols of two adjacent symbols on the slanting detection lines displayed on the main display section and the symbol displayed on the sub display section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a gaming machine with a high level of interest that further increases the jackpot interest of a player.

Conventionally, a slot machine has a plurality of symbols arranged along the circumferential direction and three reels provided along the width direction, and a main display unit that can display the plurality of symbols. The main display portion is formed in a square shape, and three consecutive symbols among the plurality of variable symbols of the respective reels are continuous in the height direction of the upper, middle, and lower steps on the main display portion. 9 symbols that can be changed are displayed along the width direction of the gaming machine, and the plurality of symbols are displayed on the main display unit by operating the gaming machine by the player. A control unit that can stop display, and a detection unit that detects a combination state of three symbols arranged in a straight line across the three reels displayed on the main display unit stopped by the control unit. The detection unit is connected to the main display unit. A configuration having five detection lines each including three horizontal detection lines arranged along the vertical direction and traversing in the horizontal direction, and two oblique detection lines arranged on the diagonal line of the main display unit. .
In the case of the configuration as described above, for example, when the symbols “7, 7, 7” are arranged on a straight line on any one of the five detection lines, the game is controlled so that a big win is won. Yes.
In the conventional slot machine having such five detection lines, the winning line is fixed, and the reach as a predetermined gaming state such that “7 · 7” having a big hit expectation is continuously stopped. There is no diversity in the scene, and when the two reels stop, if it does not stop “7.7” continuously on any of the above five detection lines, it will not be a big hit Because the prediction was made, the expectation of the jackpot disappeared before the last reel stopped, and the game characteristic was likely to be monotonous.

From this point of view, in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 9, in addition to the conventional five winning detection lines, there are eight detection lines L6 to L13 in which one end of the line is refracted in an oblique direction. A slot machine has been proposed in which a total of 13 detection lines can be set to increase the diversity of the winning detection lines.
In Patent Document 1, for example, a bent portion formed by the middle stage of the first reel display unit 70, the upper stage of the second reel display unit 71, and the upper stage of the third reel display unit 72 as shown in FIG. Since the detection line L10 is provided, even if “7” is stopped when the first reel display unit 70 is interrupted and “7” is stopped above the second reel display unit 71, the third reel display unit When “7” stops at the upper stage of 72, a big win is won, so that it is possible to secure a game characteristic that does not impair the sense of expectation for the big hit that could not be expected with the conventional detection line.
However, since the jackpot line is easy to visually recognize as a jackpot when the symbols are arranged in a straight line, in the case of FIG. 9 (e) described in Patent Document 1, even if the jackpot is reached. The player has difficulty in recognizing which detection line is aligned and has reached the jackpot winning, and may impair the satisfaction at the jackpot.
Therefore, there is a demand for a gaming machine that is provided with a detection unit that is a detection line that becomes a big win when three adjacent symbols are arranged in a straight line, and that does not have monotonous game characteristics and is rich in taste. ing.

Noto 3062079

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to set a detection line that can detect a combination of symbols in a straight line so that it is easy to visually recognize the arrangement of symbols at the time of winning the jackpot, and it is possible to further increase the interest of the jackpot for the player. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine rich in taste.

In the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of symbols are arranged along the circumferential direction and three reels are provided along the width direction, and the main display unit can display the plurality of symbols. The main display portion is formed in a square shape, and the main display portion has three consecutive symbols among the plurality of variable symbols of the respective reels at the heights of the upper, middle and lower tiers. Nine symbols that can be changed are displayed by being arranged continuously in the direction and along the width direction of the gaming machine, and the plurality of symbols are displayed by the player operating the gaming machine. A control unit that can stop display on the display unit, and a detection unit that detects a combination state of three symbols arranged in a straight line across the three reels displayed on the main display unit stopped by the control unit And the detection unit includes the main display unit. A gaming machine having five detection lines, each of which is arranged along the vertical direction and traversed in the horizontal direction, and two detection lines arranged diagonally on the main display section. A sub-display unit that is adjacent to the outside of the corner of the main display unit and can display a single symbol by changing a plurality of symbols arranged on an extension of the oblique detection line, Sixth and subsequent oblique detections capable of detecting a combination state of three consecutive symbols of two adjacent symbols displayed on the oblique detection line displayed on the main display and the symbols displayed on the sub-display. It has a line.
Accordingly, the main display unit has a sub-display unit that is adjacent to the outer corner of the main display unit and can display a single symbol by changing a plurality of symbols arranged on an extension of the oblique detection line. Sixth and subsequent oblique detection lines capable of detecting a combination state of three consecutive symbols, two adjacent symbols on the oblique detection line displayed on the display unit and the symbol displayed on the sub-display unit. Therefore, by providing a sub-display unit as compared with the conventional gaming machine having five detection lines, it is possible to increase the number of detection lines as the sixth and subsequent diagonal detection lines. The oblique detection line is set on a straight line.

In the invention of claim 2, the sub display unit is arranged outside the corner of the main display unit, so that the detection unit has four oblique detection lines, and nine sub-display units as a whole. It has a detection line.
Therefore, since the sub display unit is arranged outside the corner of the main display unit, the detection unit has four oblique detection lines, and has nine detection lines as a whole. Compared to a gaming machine having one detection line, four detection lines can be newly increased, and the increased four oblique detection lines are set in a straight line.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, one symbol displayed on the sub-display unit fluctuates due to rotation of a sub-reel on which a plurality of symbols are arranged along the circumferential direction, and is stopped and displayed by stop control. It is characterized by that.
Accordingly, one symbol displayed on the sub-display unit is changed by rotation of the sub-reel on which a plurality of symbols are arranged along the circumferential direction, and can be stopped and displayed by stop control. By rotating, one of the symbols can be displayed.

In the invention according to claim 4, when a predetermined game state is formed by continuously arranging two symbols adjacent to each other on the main display unit, the sub display unit displays the symbol. It is controlled so that a plurality of possible symbols fluctuate.
Accordingly, when a predetermined game state is formed by continuously arranging two symbols adjacent to each other on the main display unit, a plurality of symbols that can be displayed on the sub display unit are changed. Since it is controlled, a game state in which a combination state of two symbols adjacent to each other on the main display unit and a symbol stopped and displayed on the sub display unit can be detected by the oblique detection unit is formed, so that the player Can raise the sense of expectation.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to display one symbol by changing a plurality of symbols that are adjacent to the outer corners of the main display portion and that are arranged on an extension of the oblique detection line. It has a sub-display unit, and detects a combination state of three consecutive symbols, two adjacent symbols on the oblique detection line displayed on the main display unit and a symbol displayed on the sub-display unit. Since it has the 6th and later oblique detection lines, it can be increased as a 6th and later oblique detection lines by providing a sub display compared to a conventional gaming machine having 5 detection lines. Since the 6th and subsequent oblique detection lines are set on a straight line, it is easy to visually recognize the arrangement of the symbols when winning the jackpot, and the player can further increase the jackpot interest. Rich games It is possible to provide a.

  In the invention of claim 2, the sub display unit is arranged outside the corner of the main display unit, so that the detection unit has four oblique detection lines, and nine sub-display units as a whole. Since it has a detection line, it can increase four detection lines newly compared to the conventional gaming machine having five detection lines, and the increased four oblique detection lines should be set in a straight line. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that is easy to visually recognize the arrangement of symbols at the time of winning the jackpot and is rich in interest that can further increase the interest of the jackpot to the player.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, one symbol displayed on the sub-display unit fluctuates due to rotation of a sub-reel on which a plurality of symbols are arranged along the circumferential direction, and is stopped and displayed by stop control. Therefore, the sub-display unit can display one of a plurality of symbols by rotating the sub-reel, so that the player can be provided with an ambitious game machine that can further increase the jackpot interest. can do.

  In the invention according to claim 4, when a predetermined game state is formed by continuously arranging two symbols adjacent to each other on the main display unit, the sub display unit displays the symbol. The game state in which the oblique detection unit can detect the combination state of two symbols adjacent to each other on the main display unit and the symbols stopped and displayed on the sub display unit. As a result, it is possible to increase the player's sense of expectation, so that it is possible to provide a gaming machine that is rich in interest that can further increase the jackpot interest of the player.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention includes a plurality of symbols 11 a, 11 b, 11 c arranged along the circumferential direction and three reels provided along the width direction. 12a, 12b, and 12c and a main display portion 13 that can display the plurality of symbols 11a, 11b, and 11c. The main display portion 13 is formed in a square shape, and the main display portion 13 includes a main display portion 13 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, three consecutive symbols “14a, 14b, 14c”, “15a, 15b, 15c” of the plurality of variable symbols 11a, 11b, 11c of the respective reels 12a, 12b, 12c, By arranging “16a, 16b, 16c” continuously in the height direction of the upper stage 17a, the middle stage 17b, and the lower stage 17c and along the width direction of the gaming machine 10, there are nine possible variations. Design 1 a, 14b, 14c, 15a, 15b, 15c, 16a, 16b, 16c are displayed, and the plurality of symbols 11a, 11b, 11c as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the three reels 12a, 12b, and 12c displayed on the main display unit 13 stopped by the control unit 18 as shown in FIG. A detection unit 19 that detects a combination state of three symbols arranged in a straight line across the main display unit 13, and the detection unit 19 is arranged along the height direction of the main display unit 13. 5 horizontal detection lines 19 a, 19 b, 19 c and two diagonal detection lines 19 d, 19 e arranged on the diagonal line of the main display unit 13. , 19c, 19d, 19e, a plurality of symbols 20a, 20b, adjacent to the outside of the corner of the main display unit 13 and arranged on the extended lines of the oblique detection lines 19d, 19e, It has sub-display parts 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d that can display one symbol 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d by changing 20c, 20d, and is displayed on the main display part 13 as shown in FIG. Two adjacent symbols “15b, 14a”, “15b, 14c”, “15b, 16a” or “15b, 16c” on the oblique detection lines 19d, 19e and the sub-display portions 22a, 22b, 22c. , 22d, the sixth and later oblique detection lines 23a, 23b, 23 that can detect the combined state of three consecutive symbols 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d. c, 23d.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the sub-display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are respectively arranged outside the corners of the main display portion 13, whereby the detection portion 19 has four oblique detection lines 23a. , 23b, 23c, and 23d, and nine detection lines 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e, 23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d as a whole.
In addition, one symbol 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d displayed on the sub display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d is a diagram in which a plurality of symbols 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d are arranged along the circumferential direction. The sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d as shown in FIG.
Also, two symbols “15b, 14a”, “15b, 14c”, “15b, 16a”, or “15b, 16c” adjacent to the main display unit 13 as shown in FIG. When a predetermined gaming state is formed by being arranged, the plurality of symbols 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d that can be displayed on the sub-display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are controlled to vary.

Hereinafter, the details of the embodiment of the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is formed by a substantially rectangular parallelepiped hollow box 25, and a plurality of symbols 11a and 11b as shown in FIG. , 11c, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d are provided with a main display unit 13 and sub-display units 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d. The front opening of the box 25 opens and closes the front opening. A front door 26 is attached over substantially the entire front surface.
Further, the front door 26 is attached with a synthetic resin plate made of a transparent color so that the main display unit 13 and the sub display units 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d arranged at the center can be visually recognized from the outside. A central panel 30 having a display window 28, four sub display windows 29a, 29b, 29c, 29d and a medal number display window 65, and model names and model image designs arranged in the upper and lower parts are applied. The upper panel part 31 and the lower panel part 32 are configured.
An operation unit 27 having operation buttons and the like is provided between the central panel unit 30 and the lower panel unit 32.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main display window 28 is composed of a rectangular main display left window 28a, a main display center window 28b, and a main display right window 28c, and each main display window 28a, 28b and 28c are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other along the width direction at a substantially central position in the width direction of the center panel portion 30, and the main display portion 13 formed in an overall rectangular shape displayed so as to be visible to the player. It is composed.
In addition, the main display windows 28a, 28b, and 28c include a plurality of variable symbols 11a, 11b, and 11b of three main reels 12a, 12b, and 12c arranged inside the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG. 11c of the three stages "14a, 14b, 14c", "15a, 15b, 15c", "16a, 16b, 16c" which continue in the height direction of the upper stage 17a, the middle stage 17b, and the lower stage 17c as shown in FIG. Are stopped and displayed in the main display windows 28a, 28b, 28c shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the sub display windows 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are formed in a substantially square shape, and are respectively disposed at the four corners of the central panel portion 30 of the front door 26, and the main display window 28a. , 28b, and 28c, adjacent to the outside of the corner of the main display unit 13 and arranged on the diagonal line of the main display unit 13.
In addition, the sub display windows 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d have a plurality of variable symbols 20a, 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d arranged in the gaming machine 10 as shown in FIG. One symbol 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d of 20b, 20c, 20d is stopped and displayed when predetermined.

Further, a control unit 18 as shown in FIG. 5 is provided which can stop and display the plurality of symbols 11a, 11b and 11c as shown in FIG. 2 on the main display unit 13 by the operation of the gaming machine 10 by the player. Yes.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a combination state of three symbols arranged in a straight line across the three reels 12a, 12b, 12c displayed on the main display unit 13 stopped by the control unit 18 It has the detection part 19 which detects.
The detection unit 19 is arranged along the height direction of the main display unit 13, and is arranged on three horizontal detection lines 19 a, 19 b, 19 c that traverse in the horizontal direction and on the diagonal line of the main display unit 13. There are five detection lines 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, and 19e including two oblique detection lines 19d and 19e arranged.
Further, a plurality of symbols 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d that are adjacent to the outside of the four corners of the main display portion 13 and that are respectively arranged on the extended lines of the oblique detection lines 19d and 19e are changed to one. It has sub-display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d that can display symbols 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d.
Further, two adjacent symbols “15b, 14a”, “15b, 14c”, “15b, 16a”, or “15b, 16c” on the oblique detection lines 19d, 19e displayed on the main display unit 13 are displayed. And four oblique detection lines 23a, 23b, 23c, which can detect the combined state of three consecutive symbols 21a, 21b, 21c and 21d displayed on the sub-display units 22a, 22b, 22c and 22d. The detection unit 19 is configured to have nine detection lines 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e, 23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d as a whole.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a circuit board (not shown), a power source 66 and the like are arranged inside the box 25, and the central panel 30 of the front door 26 as shown in FIG. Three main reels 12a, 12b, 12c and four sub-reels 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d are rotatably mounted so as to be arranged on the back side. A medal discharger 34 that is provided in a hopper 33 for storing the plurality of medals and is capable of paying out the plurality of medals is disposed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the three main reels 12a, 12b, and 12c have a predetermined width dimension and a diameter that is substantially the same as the length dimension of the central panel 30 in the height direction. It is formed in the short cylinder shape of the same shape, and is arranged in the box 25 and adjacent to the back side of the central panel portion 30 along the width direction of the gaming machine 10 in a row, and the box The central panel portion 30 is attached to the metal frame portion 35 so as to be rotatable about the same central axis along the width direction of the body 25 and is attached to the inside of the box body 25 via the metal frame portion 35. It is arranged at the center in the width direction.
The four sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d are adjacent to both ends of the three main reels 12a, 12b, and 12c, and are inside the box 25 and at the four corners of the central panel 30. Are attached to the metal frame portion 36 so as to be rotatable on the back side of the box, and are attached to the inside of the box body 25 via the metal frame portion 36.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main reels 12a, 12b, 12c and the sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d are made of a synthetic resin reel body and a belt-like sheet 37a attached to the outer peripheral surface of the reel body. 37b, 37c, 38, 38b, 38c, 38d. Each of the belt-like sheets 37a, 37b, 37c, 38a, 38b, 38c, 38d has a plurality of symbols 11a, 11b, 11c made up of numbers, pictures and the like. , 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d are printed.
The main reels 12a, 12b, 12c and the sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d are driven by a stepping motor (not shown) that can individually rotate each reel.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation unit 27 is provided between the central panel unit 30 and the lower panel unit 32, and has a medal insertion slot 39 into which a necessary medal can be inserted, and the inside of the gaming machine 10. The first bet button 40 and the second bet button 41 that can bet by selecting the bet number of medals when the medals are stored, the start lever 42 that can indicate the start state, and the fluctuating symbols are stopped. The stop button 43a, 43b, 43c that can be used, and a credit / settlement switching button 44 that can be switched between storing medals in the gaming machine 10 or adjusting the medals.
Further, the first bet button 40 and the second bet button 41 are buttons that can bet medals by selecting the number of medals used in one game, and storing medals inside the gaming machine 10 In addition, the maximum bet number of medals that can be bet per game can be bet by one press operation of the first bet button 40, and the bet number of medals can be bet by one press operation of the second bet button 41. Can be one.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, below the lower panel portion 32, a medal payout opening 45, a medal tray 46 that can receive a medal released from the medal payout opening 45, and an effect sound according to the game state Are provided, and a speaker unit 47 and an ashtray unit 48 are provided.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the electrical configuration of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described based on a block configuration diagram.
As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 18 includes a CPU 49, a clock generation circuit 50, a random number generation circuit 51, a ROM 52 that stores a control program and the like, and a RAM 53 that stores necessary data and reads / writes data. The CPU 49 receives input signals from peripheral devices that can recognize the operating state of the gaming machine 10 through the input / output port 54 and sends a control signal that can control the operation of the gaming machine 10. Accordingly, necessary data is called from the control program stored in the ROM 52 in accordance with the progress of the game to control the operation of the gaming machine 10.
The clock generation circuit 50 generates a reference clock pulse and supplies the CPU 49 with the reference clock pulse.
The random number generation circuit 51 has random number sampling means for sampling a random number based on the game start operation by the start lever 42, and inputs the random number value sampled by the sampling means to the CPU 49. The CPU 49 checks the winning probability table stored in the ROM 52 to determine a symbol combination corresponding to the sampled random number value.
When the random value sampled by the sampling means is included in the winning range of the winning probability table, it is determined that the winning combination is won and a winning flag is established.
In this case, the winning flag is established, but no winning has occurred, and it is a state generally called an internal winning.
In the RAM 53, the result of collation with the winning probability table, the stored medal number increase / decrease data, the jackpot winning flag, and other data necessary for control are written and read out.

Here, each input / output unit connected to the input / output port 54 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the start lever 42 is turned on, an ON signal of the start lever 42 is inputted to the CPU 49 through the input / output port 54.
Each time the credit / payment switching button 44 is pressed, an input signal is input to the CPU 49 via the input / output port 54, and the CPU 49 stores a medal in the gaming machine 10 and a medal. It is switched to the mode in which the medals are manually inserted and stored manually without storing.
Further, in the mode in which medals are stored inside the gaming machine 10, the first bet button 40 or the one-time bet button 40 for betting the maximum number of bets that can be bet per game by one press operation. By inputting to the CPU 49 via the input / output port 54 an input signal based on the pressing operation of the second bet 41 button that can set the betting number of medals to one by pressing operation, the number of wagering medals is appropriately set. An effective detection line can be set.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, by pressing the reel stop buttons 43a, 43b, and 43c, a stop signal is input to the CPU 49 through the input / output port 54, and the CPU 49 receives the reels 12a, 12b, and 12c. , 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d are controlled to stop the stepping motor.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the display LED unit 55 displays a credit number display 56 of the current medal possession number, a payout number display 57 for each game, and an acquired number display 58 as an output signal from the CPU 49. Can be displayed via the input / output port 54.
Further, in the vicinity of each reel 12a, 12b, 12c, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d shown in FIG. 2, each reel 12a, 12b, 12c, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d passes the reel reference position by rotation. Reel sensors 59a, 59b, 59c, 59d, 59e, 59f, and 59g as shown in FIG. 5 are provided, and inputs from the reel sensors 59a, 59b, 59c, 59d, 59e, 59f, and 59g can be detected. The stop position of each reel 12a, 12b, 12c, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d shown in FIG. 2 is controlled by each stepping motor by the signal. In this case, the range of the stop position is set by various winning flags, etc., and the number of steps from the reference position is counted according to the timing of the input signal by pressing each reel stop button, and each reel motor 60a, The reel motors 60a, 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e, 60f, and 60g are stopped by controlling the operations of 60b, 60c, 60d, 60e, 60f, and 60g.

1 and FIG. 5, the number of medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 39 is counted by the insertion medal sensor 61, and the number of medals paid out from the medal payout opening 45 by the payout medal sensor 62 is calculated. By counting and inputting the medal count number to the CPU 49 via the output port 54, the RAM data is appropriately rewritten and controlled to be displayed on the display LED unit 55.
In addition, in order to prevent the insertion of medals into the gaming machine 10 from the medal insertion slot 39 during the game, when the insertion blocker solenoid 63 is activated at the start of the game and a medal is inserted during the game, Control is performed by outputting an output signal from the CPU 49 to the closing blocker solenoid 63 via the input / output port 54 so as to prevent the medal from passing into the gaming machine 10 and to discharge the medal from the medal payout opening 45. ing.
When the medals are paid out, an output signal from the CPU 49 is output via the input / output port 54, and a plurality of medals are discharged from the medal payout opening 45 by the medal discharger 34 that can be driven by the hopper motor 64.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is used in a slot machine generally called a pachislot machine.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 10 is in a preparatory stage for starting a game by appropriately inserting 1 to 3 medals from a medal slot 39 provided in front of the front door 26.
The effective detection line differs depending on the number of medals bet. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when one medal is inserted, one horizontal detection line 19 b crossing the interruption position of the main display unit 13 becomes an effective detection line.
In addition, when two medals are inserted, the three horizontal detection lines 19a, 19b, and 19c that cross the upper, interrupted, and lower positions of the main display unit 13 are effective detection lines.
When three medals are inserted, the three horizontal detection lines 19a, 19b, 19c crossing the upper, interrupted, and lower positions of the main display unit 13 and the diagonal lines of the main display unit 13 are arranged. Two oblique detection lines 19d, 19e and two adjacent symbols "15b, 14a", "15b" on the oblique detection lines 19d, 19e displayed on the main display unit 13 as shown in FIG. , 14c "," 15b, 16a "or" 15b, 16c "and a combination of three consecutive symbols 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d displayed on the sub-display units 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d Nine detection lines 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e, 23a, 23b, 23c, 2 of four oblique detection lines 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d 3d becomes an effective detection line.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the medal insertion operation is performed by manually inserting each medal from the medal insertion port 39 or when the medal insertion operation is stored in the gaming machine 10. This can be done by pushing the bet button 41.

Normally, one game is played by inserting three medals, so in this embodiment, a case where three medals are inserted will be described as an example.
First, three medals are inserted into the gaming machine 10 from the medal slot 39 shown in FIG.
Next, when the start lever 42 is tilted, the three reels 12a, 12b, and 12c are rotationally driven by the stepping motor, and the main display portion 13 is moved along the circumferential direction of the reels 12a, 12b, and 12c. A plurality of symbols 11a, 11b, and 11c arranged in this manner are displayed in a varying manner.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, an input signal from the start lever 42 is input to the CPU 49 via the input / output port 54.
The random number generation circuit 51 inputs the random number value sampled by the random number sampling means for sampling the random number based on the game start operation by the start lever 42 to the CPU 49 so that the CPU 49 converts the random number value to the sampled random number value. In order to determine the corresponding symbol combination, it is checked against the winning probability table stored in the ROM 52.
When the random value sampled by the sampling means is included in the winning range of the winning probability table, it is determined that the winning combination is won and a winning flag is established.
In this case, the winning flag is established, but no winning has occurred, and it is a state generally called an internal winning.
Such a lottery is performed immediately after the game is started by the start operation of the start lever 42.
When actually winning a prize, as shown in FIG. 1, the rotating reels 12a, 12b, and 12c are stopped by stop buttons 43a, 43b, and 43c, and the detection unit 19 has a predetermined symbol. Winning can be generated by stopping and displaying in line.
Therefore, in the process of actually generating a winning from the internal winning state, it is an important factor whether or not to increase the interest of the jackpot and increase the interest of the jackpot.
In particular, when the winning combination that has been generated is a bonus combination, for example, by arranging “7, 7 and 7” in the detection unit 19, it is possible to pay out about 300 to 400 medals, which is effective. When a predetermined gaming state is formed by increasing the number of detection lines, for example, when a continuous reach pattern such as “7/7” is established on the effective detection line, the sense of expectation is further increased and the jackpot Can be further increased.
On the other hand, if the detection lines are refracted as in the past, or if there are too many detection lines, etc., the player will be able to detect which line of the detection line As a result, it is difficult to recognize whether or not the jackpot winning prize has been achieved, and there is a possibility that the satisfaction of the jackpot will be impaired.

Here, in order to actually generate a winning, the rotating reels 12a, 12b, and 12c are stopped by the stop buttons 43a, 43b, and 43c, and the detection unit 19 stops and displays them in a predetermined pattern. It is possible to generate a winning.
However, if the timing of the stop operation is bad, even if an internal winning is established, no winning will occur.
Therefore, it is possible to generate a winning by staring at a rotating reel called “to push” and stopping and displaying so as to align predetermined symbols.

Here, an example of the stop control of each reel 12a, 12b, 12c in the process of actually generating a winning from the internal winning in the case where the winning winning of the internal winning is a bonus winning will be described based on FIGS. .
The first example is a control method used in a conventional pachislot machine as shown in FIG. 6, in which the detection unit 19 of the main display unit 13 stops and displays the “7” symbol in a straight line, A prize is generated.
First, when a bonus combination is won internally, a winning can be generated by aligning and displaying a predetermined symbol on the detection unit 19, so that, for example, as shown in FIG. By pressing the left reel stop button 43a disposed on the front surface of the front door 26, as shown in FIG. 6A, the symbol “7” is displayed on the middle stage 17b of the main display left window 28a of the main display unit 13. To stop display.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6B, the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage 17b of the main display central window 28b of the main display unit 13 by pressing the middle reel stop button 43b shown in FIG. .
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6C, the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage 17b of the main display left window 28c of the main display unit 13 by pressing the right reel stop button 43c shown in FIG. .
In this case, since the combination of the symbols “7, 7 and 7” is arranged in a straight line on the middle stage 17b of the main display unit 13 and is the horizontal detection line 19b of the detection unit 19, a big win is generated.
In the process leading to the occurrence of the winning, the symbols 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d displayed on the sub display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are stopped and displayed all the time.

Next, as a second example, as shown in FIG. 7, the rotational operation of the sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d as shown in FIG. Is.
First, as shown in FIG. 7A, for example, by pressing the left reel stop button 43a disposed on the front surface of the front door 26 as shown in FIG. The symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage 17a of the main display left window 28a of the display unit 13.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7B, the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage 17b of the main display central window 28b of the main display unit 13 by pressing the middle reel stop button 43b shown in FIG. .
In this case, a reach state is formed in which the symbols “7, 7” continuous to the upper stage 17a of the main display left window 28a and the middle stage 17b of the main display center window 28b of the main display section 13 are displayed obliquely.
In such a case, in this example, as shown in FIG. 7A, the four sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d are controlled to rotate.
In this manner, the four sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d are rotationally driven to variably display the symbols 20a, 20b, 20c, and 20d displayed on the sub display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d.
In this state, when the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage 17c of the main display right window 28c of the main display portion 13, or when the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the sub display portion 22a, the oblique detection is performed. Since the symbols “7, 7 and 7” are arranged in a straight line on the line 19d or the oblique detection line 23a, the player's expectation is enhanced.
After that, the right reel stop button 43c is pressed by “to push” so that the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the lower stage 17c of the main display right window 28c of the main display unit 13, but as shown in FIG. In addition, it is assumed that the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage 17b of the main display left window 28c in a state of being shifted upward by one frame.
In this case, the oblique detection line 19d formed on the main display unit 13 is only aligned with “7 · 7 · Hoshi”, and no winning has occurred.
However, after that, as shown in FIG. 7D, control is performed so that the four sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d are stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, and the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the sub display portion 22a. As a result of the arrangement of the symbols “7, 7 and 7” on the oblique detection line 23a, a big winning prize is generated.
In this way, by controlling the rotation operation of the sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d as shown in FIG. 2 to enhance the production effect and generate a jackpot winning, the player can further increase the jackpot interest. It can be a gaming machine rich in taste that can be increased.

Further, in the third example, as shown in FIG. 8, the rotational operation of the sub reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d as shown in FIG. Raise and generate a big win.
For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the left reel stop button 43a arranged on the front surface of the front door 26 as shown in FIG. 1 is pressed to stop the left reel 12a shown in FIG. The symbol “7” may not be stopped and displayed on the main display left window 28 a of the main display unit 13.
In this case, in the conventional slot machine, there is no possibility that the three symbols “7” traversing the three reels 12a, 12b, and 12c are arranged in a straight line. Therefore, when one left reel 12a is stopped. The expectation of jackpot will be lost.
Even after the expectation of the jackpot is lost, the remaining two reels 12b and 12c must be stopped, and the game performance tends to be monotonous.
Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 8C, the continuous symbols “7, 7” are displayed obliquely on the middle stage 17b of the main display central window 28b and the upper stage 17a of the main display left window 28c. In such a case, the symbols 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d displayed on the sub-display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are controlled to be variably displayed by rotationally driving the four sub-reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d. I do.
By performing such control, if the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the sub-display unit 22c, the symbol “7 · 7 · 7” is stopped and displayed on the oblique detection line 23c to generate a big win. Can do.
For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the symbol “7” cannot be stopped and displayed on the main display left window 28a of the main display unit 13, and then the middle reel stop button 43b shown in FIG. 1 is pressed. 8B, the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the middle stage 17b of the main display central window 28b of the main display unit 13, as shown in FIG.
Thereafter, by pressing the left reel stop button 43c shown in FIG. 2, the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the upper stage 17a of the main display left window 28c of the main display unit 13 as shown in FIG. 8C. .
In this case, a reach state is formed in which the symbols “7, 7” continuous to the middle stage 17b of the main display central window 28b of the main display unit 13 and the upper stage 17a of the main display left window 28c are diagonally stopped and displayed. The symbols 21a, 21b, 21c, and 21d displayed on the sub-display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are variably displayed by rotating the four sub-reels 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d.
In such a case, in the conventional slot machine, there is no expectation of a big win when the symbol “7” is not stopped and displayed on the main display left window 28c of the main display unit 13.
However, by rotating and driving the sub display portions 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed on the sub display portion 22c, a big win prize is generated. The expectation that things will come out is born.
Thereafter, for example, as shown in FIG. 8D, by performing control to stop and display the symbol “7” on the sub-display unit 22c, the symbol “7, 7, 7” is displayed on the oblique detection line 23c. As a result, a jackpot prize will be generated.

In this way, a gaming machine rich in taste that can further increase the jackpot interest by controlling the sub reels 12a, 12b, and 12c can be provided.
Moreover, since each detection part 19 is set to linear form, it is easy to visually recognize the arrangement | positioning of the symbol at the time of a jackpot winning, and can improve the satisfaction at the time of a jackpot.

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and in particular, can be widely applied to gaming machines rich in interest that further increase the jackpot interest for the player.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, in a state where a front door of the gaming machine is opened. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display state of one implementation of the main display part of a game machine which concerns on this invention, and a sub display part, and shows the newly provided detection line. It is a figure which shows the display state of one implementation of the main display part of a game machine which concerns on this invention, and a sub display part, and shows all the detection lines. It is a block block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the game machine which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the display state of one implementation of the main display part of a gaming machine which concerns on this invention, and a sub display part. It is a figure which shows the display state of one implementation of the main display part of a gaming machine which concerns on this invention, and a sub display part. It is a figure which shows the display state of one implementation of the main display part of a gaming machine which concerns on this invention, and a sub display part. It is a figure which shows the winning detection line of the conventional game machine.

Explanation of symbols

10 gaming machines
11a Multiple symbols 11b Multiple symbols 11c Multiple symbols
12a Reel 12b Reel 12c Reel 13 Main display 14a Symbol 14b Symbol 14c Symbol 15a Symbol 15b Symbol 15c Symbol 16a Symbol 16b Symbol 16c Symbol 17a Upper row 17b Middle row 17c Lower row 18 Control unit 19 Detector 19a Horizontal detection line 19b Horizontal detection line 19c Horizontal Detection line 19d Oblique detection line 19e Oblique detection line 20a Multiple symbols 20b Multiple symbols 20c Multiple symbols 20d Multiple symbols 21a Symbol 21b Symbol 21c Symbol 21d Symbol 22a Sub display portion 22b Sub display portion 22c Sub display portion 22d Sub Display unit 23a Oblique detection line 23b Oblique detection line 23c Oblique detection line 23d Oblique detection line 24a Sub reel 24b Sub reel 24c Sub reel 24d Sub reel 25 Box 26 Front door 27 Operation unit 2 8 Main display window 28a Main display left window 28b Main display center window 28c Main display right window 29a Sub display window 29b Sub display window 29c Sub display window 29d Sub display window 30 Central panel portion 31 Upper panel portion 32 Lower panel portion 33 Hopper portion 34 medal releasing machine 35 metal frame portion 36 metal frame portion 37a belt-like sheet 37b belt-like sheet 37c belt-like sheet 37d belt-like sheet 38a belt-like sheet 38b belt-like sheet 38d belt-like sheet 38e belt-like sheet 38d belt-like sheet 39 medal slot 40 first bet button 41 Second bet button 42 Start lever 43a Stop button 43b Stop button 43c Stop button 44 Credit / settlement switching button 45 Medal payout port 46 Medal tray 47 Speaker unit 48 Ashtray unit 49 CPU
50 Clock generation circuit 51 Random number generation circuit 52 ROM
53 RAM
54 I / O Port 55 Display LED Unit 56 Credit Number Display 57 Payout Number Display 58 Earned Number Display 59a Reel Sensor 59b Reel Sensor 59c Reel Sensor 59d Sub Reel Sensor 59e Sub Reel Sensor 59f Sub Reel Sensor 59g Sub Reel Sensor 60a Reel Motor 60b Reel Motor 60c Reel Motor 60d sub-reel motor 60e sub-reel motor 60f sub-reel motor 60g sub-reel motor 61 inserted medal sensor 62 payout medal sensor 63 inserted blocker sensor 64 hopper motor 65 medal number display window 70 first reel display unit 71 second reel display unit 72 third reel display unit L6 6th detection line L7 7th detection line L8 8th detection line L9 9th detection line L10 10th detection line L11 11th detection line L12 twelfth sensing line L13 13 sensing line

Claims (4)

A plurality of symbols are arranged along the circumferential direction and have three reels provided along the width direction, and a main display unit that can display the plurality of symbols.
The main display part is formed in a square shape,
In the main display section, three consecutive symbols out of a plurality of variable symbols of the respective reels are continuously arranged in the height direction of the upper, middle and lower stages, and in the width direction of the gaming machine. Nine symbols that can be changed are displayed by being arranged along each line,
A control unit capable of stopping and displaying the plurality of symbols on the main display unit by operating a gaming machine by a player, and a straight line crossing three reels displayed on the main display unit stopped by the control unit A detection unit that detects a combination state of three symbols arranged in
The detection unit is arranged along the height direction of the main display unit, and each of the three horizontal detection lines crossing in the horizontal direction, and two oblique detection lines arranged on a diagonal line of the main display unit, A gaming machine having five detection lines consisting of
A sub-display unit that is adjacent to the outside of the corner of the main display unit and that can display a single symbol by changing a plurality of symbols arranged on an extension of the oblique detection line;
Sixth and subsequent diagonals that can detect the combination of three consecutive symbols, two adjacent symbols on the oblique detection line displayed on the main display and the symbols displayed on the sub-display. A gaming machine having a detection line.   The sub-display unit is arranged outside each corner of the main display unit, so that the detection unit has four oblique detection lines, and has nine detection lines as a whole. The gaming machine according to 1.   The single symbol displayed on the sub-display unit varies according to rotation of a sub-reel in which a plurality of symbols are arranged along the circumferential direction, and can be stopped and displayed by stop control. Gaming machine.   When a predetermined gaming state is formed by consecutively arranging two symbols adjacent to each other on the main display unit, a plurality of symbols that can be displayed on the sub display unit are controlled to vary. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: