JP2012065937A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game apparatus capable of advancing a game speedily in a good tempo without disturbing the rhythm of the game by displaying the display content of a display means fixedly according to each display fixing operation even when a player performs display fixing operation continuously in a hurry to each display fixing operation part, and preventing the display fixing operation from becoming invalid.SOLUTION: A display fixing means displays the display content fixedly by a corresponding display means within a predetermined period from display fixing instructions while controlling the display content to be fixedly displayed by the display means if necessary, and a validation time is set to be shorter than the predetermined period, wherein the validation time is the time until display fixing instructions to the corresponding display means can be effectively given by performing the display fixing operation to the other display fixing operation part after giving the display fixing instructions effectively to the corresponding display means by performing the display fixing operation to any one of the display fixing operation parts.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus in which a display fixing operation on a display fixing operation unit by a player is prevented from being invalidated.

  In conventional slot machines, the time from when a player operates a stop button corresponding to each reel to output a valid stop instruction until the corresponding reel stops is limited to a certain time (190 ms). The next stop button can be operated to output a stop instruction effectively after 200 ms from the previous stop instruction after the previous reel has completely stopped.

  Therefore, if the player suddenly operates the left, middle, and right stop buttons continuously, the middle reel is operated without being activated, and the middle reel is not controlled and only the left and right reels are stopped. There is a disadvantage that the stop button needs to be operated again.

  If this happens, the player may not only be troublesome twice, but also the rhythm of the game may be disturbed and may be offended.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-237483 discloses an operation time measuring means for measuring an operation required time from the start to the end of a game operation such as pressing a stop button, the operation required time and a preset reference time. Compared to the above, there is disclosed a gaming machine comprising payout control means for reducing the number of game media to be paid out when the winning time is won when the required operation time has passed the reference time.

  This gaming machine measures the time required for pressing the stop button by a stop time timer. For example, when the time required for pressing has exceeded the standard time of 0.5 seconds, By reducing the number of payout medals one by one, the time for pressing each stop button is reduced.

  However, the continuous operation time of a plurality of stop buttons is not reduced.

JP 2008-237483 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems existing in the prior art, and the purpose of the present invention is to enable a player to quickly perform a display fixing operation on each display fixing operation unit continuously. Even when it is performed, the display contents of the display means can be fixedly displayed according to the display fixing operation for each display fixing operation unit, and the display fixing operation for the display fixing operation unit is prevented from being invalidated. Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming apparatus that can advance a game quickly and quickly without disturbing the rhythm of the game.

The gaming device of the present invention that achieves the above object is as follows.
Two or more display means capable of displaying various display contents while continuously changing, two or more display fixing operation sections respectively corresponding to the display means, and a player for each display fixing operation section Display fixing means for fixedly displaying the display contents on the corresponding display means in response to a predetermined display fixing instruction that can be output by the display fixing operation. A game apparatus capable of repeatedly executing a game corresponding to a winning corresponding to a display content achieving a predetermined winning condition,
The display fixing means controls the display contents to be fixedly displayed by the display means as required, and causes the display contents to be fixedly displayed on a display means corresponding to a predetermined period from a display fixing instruction. Yes,
After performing a display fixing instruction on the corresponding display means by performing a display fixing operation on any display fixing operation section, the display fixing operation on the other display fixing operation section is performed on the corresponding display means. The activation time until the display fixing instruction can be effectively performed is shorter than the predetermined period.

  The display fixing means controls the display contents to be fixedly displayed by the display means as required, and causes the display contents to be fixedly displayed on the corresponding display means within a predetermined period from the display fixing instruction.

  After performing a display fixing instruction on the corresponding display means by performing a display fixing operation on any display fixing operation section, the display fixing operation on the other display fixing operation section is performed on the corresponding display means. The activation time until the display fixing instruction can be performed effectively is shorter than the predetermined period.

  Therefore, before the display fixing operation is performed on the display fixing operation unit, the display fixing instruction to the corresponding display unit is effectively performed, and the display unit displays the display content in a fixed manner. Thus, a display fixing operation can be performed on the display means corresponding to the corresponding display means.

  In this case, the display fixing unit fixedly displays the display contents of the display unit corresponding to the previous display fixing operation, and the process of fixedly displaying the display contents of the display unit corresponding to the subsequent display fixing operation. May be performed in parallel.

  Therefore, even when the player performs display fixing operations for each display fixing operation unit in a hurry and continuously, the display contents of the display means are fixedly displayed according to the display fixing operation for each display fixing operation unit. Since the display fixing operation on the display fixing operation unit can be prevented from being invalidated, it is possible to advance the game quickly and quickly without disturbing the rhythm of the game.

  In the gaming apparatus, the activation time may be 55% or less of the predetermined period.

  The gaming device may be configured such that the activation time is 0.5 to 25% of the predetermined period.

Each of the above gaming devices
A plurality of symbols are displayed on the outer peripheral surface, and one or more of the symbols can be visually recognized by the player when the rotation is stopped, and a rotationally supported rotational body, and a rotational drive for rotationally driving the rotational body Two or more display devices comprising devices;
2 or 3 or more display fixing operation units respectively corresponding to the display devices;
A display fixing device for stopping the corresponding rotating body that is rotationally driven in response to a predetermined display fixing instruction that can be output by a player's display fixing operation for each display fixing operation unit, and fixing and displaying symbols Have
The symbol machine and the stop position of the rotating body stopped by the display fixing device may be a slot machine in which the winning corresponds to the achievement of a predetermined winning condition.

  According to the gaming apparatus of the present invention, even when the player hurries and continuously performs the display fixing operation on each display fixing operation unit, the display means displays according to the display fixing operation on each display fixing operation unit. The contents can be fixedly displayed, the display fixing operation on the display fixing operation unit is prevented from being invalidated, and the game can be progressed quickly and quickly without disturbing the rhythm of the game.

It is a front view of the appearance of the slot machine. It is a block diagram. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of a game process.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 relate to a slot machine as an example of an embodiment of a gaming apparatus of the present invention.

  [1] A symbol display window 12 is provided slightly above the central portion in the vertical direction of the slot machine 10, and three reels 14 a, 14 b, 14 c on the right, middle, and left are provided at corresponding positions in the slot machine 10. They are supported so as to be rotatable independently of each other about a horizontal rotation axis. On the outer peripheral surface of each reel 14a, 14b, 14c, various symbols (pictures such as orange, plum, bell, ☆, cherry, “7”, “BAR”, “RP”, etc.) (Not shown.) Are displayed in order at fixed distances in the circumferential direction, and any three symbols that are consecutive in the circumferential direction are displayed at the upper, middle, and lower positions in the symbol display window 12 when the reels 14a, 14b, 14c are stopped. The position is displayed for each reel 14a, 14b, 14c. The player can visually recognize these symbols. Each of the reels 14a, 14b, 14c is rotationally driven and held by a separate stepping motor (an example of a rotational drive device, not shown).

  The symbol means a figure, a picture, a character, a symbol, and the like. Examples thereof include a picture of plum, watermelon, cherry, bell, etc., a character “7”, a character “BAR”, and “RP”. Can be mentioned.

  The display means (display device) for sequentially displaying a plurality of types of symbols is a rotating body that is driven to rotate by a rotation driving device such as a stepping motor, for example, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, etc. The video display apparatus may be used.

  The gaming device of the present invention may have one or more such display means, and each display means may display a set of symbols independently of each other. In the case of the rotating body, two or more (preferably 3) rotating bodies rotate independently of each other, whereby the symbol groups displayed on the respective rotating bodies can be displayed independently of each other. In the case of using a video display device, for example, two or more symbol groups can be displayed on one video display device independently of each other to provide two or more display means.

  As a general example of the rotating body, a reel on which various symbols are displayed one by one in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface can be cited.

  Regarding the 3 rows and 3 columns of symbols displayed on the symbol display window 12 when the three reels 14a, 14b and 14c are stopped, the effective symbol arrangement in the winning determination is the number of paid medals (1 to 3). It can be set accordingly. If only one medal is paid in, only the arrangement of the three symbols on the central horizontal line is valid. If there are two medals, three symbols on the upper, middle, and lower three horizontal lines When the number of medals is three, the upper, middle and lower three horizontal lines are divided into two lines on the diagonal line from the upper left corner to the lower right corner and the diagonal line from the upper right corner to the lower left corner. All five symbol sequences including one symbol sequence are valid. These effective lines can be shown to the player by the light emitting device or various display devices according to the number of paid-out medals. The effective line setting rule is not limited to this example.

  The player can know the result of the game (whether or not a prize has been won, and the type of prize that has been won) by seeing what symbols on the reels 14a, 14b and 14c are positioned on the active line. . The result of the game can be informed by other display devices, light emitting devices, sound output from the speaker 20, or the like.

  In order to pay the medal, the medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 22 provided in the lower right part of the symbol display window 12, or when there is a medal held in the slot machine 10, the payment acceptance period. During this time, the user presses the BET button 24 provided on the lower left side of the symbol display window 12 to instruct to pay the required number. It is also possible to provide an operation unit capable of giving an instruction to pay the maximum payable number of sheets in one operation. A cancel button 25 for canceling payment is provided on the left back side of the BET button 24. The payout button 26 at the lower left of the medal slot 22 is pushed to pay out the held medal.

  When the rotation of the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c can be started, an instruction to start the rotation of the three reels 14a, 14b, and 14c at the same time can be issued by pressing the start lever S. The fact that the rotation of the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c can be started can be indicated by, for example, a light emitting device or other display device.

  When the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c are rotating, the right, middle, and left reels 14a, 14b, and 14c that correspond to the upper sides are stopped by pressing when the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c are rotating. Are provided with three stop buttons 30a, 30b, 30c (display fixing operation unit). Each stop button 30a, 30b, 30c is provided with a lighting device that lights when the corresponding reel 14a, 14b, 14c is rotating and the rotation can be stopped by pressing. . The display fixing operation unit is not limited to such a button, and a touch switch, a lever, or the like can be appropriately employed. In order to easily and smoothly operate the plurality of display fixing operation units, for example, a button or a touch switch with a smooth convex part is preferable.

  A medal tray portion 42 is provided at the lower end portion, a medal payout port 44 is provided above the center portion, and the speaker 20 is provided on the right side thereof.

  It is to be noted that a display indicating that a medal can be inserted, a display indicating an active line, a display indicating a game status, a display indicating the number of reserved cards, a display indicating the number of payouts, and the like are provided by individual indicators or a comprehensive display. It can be displayed by a possible display device or the like.

  [2] Next, an outline of the configuration of the slot machine will be described mainly with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

  The control unit 50 is for CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM, execution of the game, control of peripheral devices, and the like for performing processes such as game execution, control of various devices constituting the slot machine, and reading / writing of various data. ROM in which the program and various data are written, and the start lever S, right, middle, left reels 14a, 14b, 14c, right, middle, left stop buttons 30a, 30b, 30c and other peripheral devices It comprises an input / output interface for connection, various electronic or electrical circuits (not shown), and implements various functions such as the function of a display fixing means (display fixing device) in cooperation with the various devices. .

  The medal detection unit 51 detects a medal inserted from the medal insertion port 22 and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 50.

  The BET button 24 is pressed once for each medal when paying a medal held in the slot machine to the slot machine, and outputs a signal to the control unit 50 each time it is pressed. .

  By performing an operation such as pressing the start lever S, a signal for giving an instruction to start simultaneous rotation of the three reels 14a, 14b, and 14c is output to the control unit 50.

  The reel unit 14 drives the three reels 14a, 14b, and 14c, three stepping motors for rotationally driving or holding each reel, and the stepping motors according to a stepping motor drive signal from the control unit 50. And a reset signal output unit for outputting a reset signal to the control unit 50 at a fixed rotational position (not shown). The controller 50 can grasp the rotation angle of the reel, that is, the position of each symbol by counting, for example, the number of pulses of the stepping motor drive signal from the time when the reset signal is received for each rotation of the reel.

  Each stop button 30a, 30b, 30c is in a state where the corresponding reel 14a, 14b, 14c is rotating and the rotation can be stopped by a player's game operation. , 14b, and 14c, the lighting device of each stop button 30a, 30b, and 30c is turned on by the lighting instruction signal given from the control unit 50.

  The stop buttons 30a, 30b, 30c (stop buttons) are pressed for each reel when stopping the rotating reels 14a, 14b, 14c, and the right, middle, left stop buttons 30a, 30b, Signals for stopping the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c corresponding to the right, middle, and left, respectively, are output to the control unit 50 by the pressing of 30c.

  The sound output unit 52 outputs sound from the speaker 20 in accordance with the sound output signal output from the control unit 50.

  The medal payout unit 44a pays out medals according to the number of coins from the medal payout port 44 according to the payout signal output from the control unit 50 according to the medal payout number calculated by the control unit 50 according to the game result.

  [3] The game is generally executed as follows (see FIG. 3).

  When a medal can be inserted, a medal detection signal detected by inserting one to three medals from the medal slot 22 is input to the control unit 50, or a pending medal is When the BET button 24 is pressed during a period during which payment is accepted, a signal for instructing to pay one or more medals is input to the control unit 50, so that the control unit 50 receives each number of medals. Is received (S1).

  Subsequently, after the input of the first, second and third medal detection signals to the control unit 50 is stopped, respectively, or the first, second and third medal payout signals are input. After each stop, the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c can be rotated (when only one medal is accepted, the second and third medals are not accepted). The stop of the signal means, for example, that the signal is turned on and then turned off.

  If the current game is in the replay (replay) state, such as when a replay (replay) was won in the previous game, the medal payment will be accepted even if the medal is inserted and the BET button 24 is pressed. First, the control unit 50 enables the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c to start rotating without paying out medals.

  Thereafter, when a signal for instructing to rotate the three reels 14a, 14b, and 14c at the same time is input to the control unit 50 by pressing the start lever S (S2), the control unit 50 rotates the reels. The prizes for executing various bonuses, and prizes (small items) that are relatively less profitable for other players, such as orange, plum, bell, cherry, etc., replay (replay), or RT (replay time) ), And a lottery to determine whether or not an award or the like for executing a special game such as ART (assist replay time) is won (S3). If there is a restriction that the time from the stop of reel rotation in the previous game to the start of reel rotation in the current game must not be within a predetermined time, the start of reel rotation is delayed according to the restriction. It can be controlled by the control unit 50.

  When the control unit 50 completes the necessary processing and can stop the rotation of the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c, the controller 50 rotates the corresponding reels by pressing the stop buttons 30a, 30b, and 30c. In a state where a stop signal for stopping the operation can be output (validation of stop signal output), the lighting device of each stop button is turned on (S4).

  After that, when a stop signal is input to the control unit 50 by pressing each stop button 30a, 30b, 30c at an appropriate timing (or when the player does not press the stop button 30a, 30b, 30c for a predetermined time) When the operation state continues, the control unit 50 executes stop control for sequentially stopping the stepping motors of the corresponding reels 14a, 14b, and 14c as follows, for example.

  When the control unit 50 stops the stepping motors of the corresponding reels 14a, 14b, and 14c, if any of the prizes is not in the internal hit state, the control unit 50 presses the stop buttons 30a, 30b, and 30c (or stops by pressing the stop button). The reels 14a, 14b, and 14c are stopped at a fixed timing after receiving a stop signal by a predetermined time sufficiently longer than the longest time from when the signal is input to the control unit until the corresponding reel is stopped. However, when the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c are stopped at the predetermined timing and the winning conditions for any one of the awards are achieved, the control unit 50 uses the reels 14a, 14b, and 14c as necessary frames. Send it (rotate it by the required number of symbols) and stop it so that it does not win a prize (non-winning control, which is one example of controlling the display contents to be fixedly displayed by the display means).

  When any winning is in the internal winning state, the control unit 50 is required to win the winning in the internal winning state from the time when the stop signal is received by pressing the stop buttons 30a, 30b, 30c or the like. If the difference until the correct symbol reaches the position required for winning is within the specified stop time (or other specified range), the reels 14a, 14b, 14c are stopped so that the symbol is displayed at the required position. (Pull-in control which is one example of controlling display contents to be displayed fixedly by the display means). If it is not possible to win a prize that is in the internal winning state, each reel is stopped so that no other prizes are won.

  In such stop control, the longest time (a predetermined period from the display fixing instruction) until the corresponding reel is stopped after a stop signal by pressing each stop button 30a, 30b, 30c is input to the control unit 50 is In this example, it is 190 ms (not limited to this).

  When any one of the stop buttons 30a, 30b, 30c is pressed and a stop signal is input to the control unit 50 (effective display fixing instruction), the other unpressed stop buttons are temporarily pressed. Thus, a stop signal for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel cannot be output (stop signal output is disabled), and the stop signal output is enabled after 10 ms (validation time). Even when the second stop button is pressed and a stop signal is input to the control unit 50, the stop signal output is temporarily disabled for the remaining unpressed stop buttons, and the stop signal output is enabled after 10 ms. The That is, when the control unit 50 inputs a stop signal of the first stop button (S5), the stop control of the reel corresponding to the first stop button is immediately started (S6), and the second or third stop button When the control unit 50 inputs a stop signal (S8, S11) that is pressed after the activation time has passed since the last stop signal input (S7, S10), it corresponds to each stop button. The reel stop control is started (S9, S12).

  Accordingly, the stop signal can be input to the control unit 50 by pressing the next stop button before the reel to which the stop signal has been previously input and the stop signal is input to the control unit 50 is stopped. In this case, in the control unit 50, the stop control for the reel to which the stop button is first pressed and the stop signal is input, and the stop control for the reel to which the stop button is pressed and the stop signal is input next, Next, out of the stop control for the reels to which the stop signal is input by pressing the stop button, any two continuous stop controls or three stop controls can be performed in parallel.

  Therefore, even if the player presses each stop button (reel stop operation) quickly and continuously, the reel can be stopped in response to each stop button press (reel stop operation). Since it becomes possible to prevent the pressing (reel stop operation) from becoming invalid, it is possible to advance the game quickly and with good tempo without disturbing the rhythm of the game.

  The activation time is 0 or 0.5 to 55%, preferably 0 or 0.5 to 25%, more preferably 0 or 0.5 to 5% of a predetermined period from the display fixing instruction. Alternatively, it may be 0 or 1 to 100 ms, preferably 0 or 1 to 50 ms, more preferably 0 or 1 to 10 ms.

  The activation time is 0% or 0 ms of a predetermined period from the display fixing instruction (in the case where the input timing of the display fixing instruction is the same in the control unit), that is, the stop signal output is not invalidated. It is also possible that the display fixing instruction is simultaneous. In that case, when the control unit 50 receives a stop signal by pressing two or more of the stop buttons 30a, 30b, and 30c at the same time, for example, in a predetermined order (or the previous time) The stop control of the reels may be performed in that order according to the stop signal order or the order according to other regulations. For example, if the left, middle, and right display fixing instructions are simultaneous, stop control of the left, middle, and right reels in this order.If the left and middle display fixing instructions are simultaneous, the left, middle reels are stopped in this order. Stop control is performed when the left and right display fixing instructions are simultaneous, and the left and right reels are stopped in this order. When the middle and right display fixing instructions are simultaneous, the middle and right reels are stopped in this order. Can be.

  When recognizing the stop of the third reel, the control unit 50 determines whether or not a prize has been won and the kind of prize that has been won according to the type and arrangement of symbols on the active line. The game shifts to the payout of bonus medals, bonus games, and various special games.

10 slot machine 12 symbol display window 14 reel section 14a reel 14b reel 14c reel 20 speaker 22 medal slot 24 BET button 25 cancel button 26 payout button 30a stop button 30b stop button 30c stop button 42 medal tray 44 medal payout 44a medal Payout unit 50 Control unit 51 Medal detection unit 52 Audio output unit S Start lever

Claims (4)

Two or more display means capable of displaying various display contents while continuously changing, two or more display fixing operation sections respectively corresponding to the display means, and a player for each display fixing operation section Display fixing means for fixedly displaying the display contents on the corresponding display means in response to a predetermined display fixing instruction that can be output by the display fixing operation. A game apparatus capable of repeatedly executing a game corresponding to a winning corresponding to a display content achieving a predetermined winning condition,
The display fixing means controls the display contents to be fixedly displayed by the display means as required, and causes the display contents to be fixedly displayed on a display means corresponding to a predetermined period from a display fixing instruction. Yes,
After performing a display fixing instruction on the corresponding display means by performing a display fixing operation on any display fixing operation section, the display fixing operation on the other display fixing operation section is performed on the corresponding display means. A gaming apparatus, wherein an activation time until the display fixing instruction can be effectively performed is shorter than the predetermined period.   The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein the activation time is 0 to 55% of the predetermined period.   The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein the activation time is 0 to 25% of the predetermined period. The gaming device is
A plurality of symbols are displayed on the outer peripheral surface, and one or more of the symbols can be visually recognized by the player when the rotation is stopped, and a rotationally supported rotational body, and a rotational drive for rotationally driving the rotational body Two or more display devices comprising devices;
2 or 3 or more display fixing operation units respectively corresponding to the display means;
A display fixing device for stopping the corresponding rotating body that is rotationally driven in response to a predetermined display fixing instruction that can be output by a player's display fixing operation for each display fixing operation unit, and fixing and displaying symbols Have
The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the symbol type and the stop position of the rotating body stopped by the display fixing device are slot machines in which a winning condition corresponds to achieving a predetermined winning condition.

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