JP2018015349A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of effectively utilizing a display area of a display device.SOLUTION: A game machine 1 comprises: a display device 10 having a display area 11 of a predetermined size; a game member 90 overlapped so as to cover a part of the display area 11; and display control means for displaying predetermined information in a location where the game member 90 in the display area 11 is overlapped. Information on software is displayed in a location where the game member 90 in the display area 11 is overlapped, as predetermined information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In many gaming machines, an accessory or the like is provided around the display device (for example, see Patent Document 1 below). A display area that is always covered with an accessory or the like may occur due to a limitation on the arrangement space or the like.

JP 2011-172814 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of effectively utilizing a display area of a display device.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes a display device having a display area of a predetermined size, a gaming member that overlaps so as to cover a part of the display area, and the display area in the display area. Display control means for displaying predetermined information at a place where game members overlap.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, predetermined information is displayed at a place where gaming members overlap in the display area. That is, it is possible to effectively utilize the area that overlaps with the game member in the display area.

  As the predetermined information, information on software can be exemplified.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively utilize the display area of the display device.

It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. (A) is the figure which showed the relationship between a display area and game members (game board, a decoration member), and (b) is the figure which showed the 1st part and 2nd part of the display area. It is the figure which showed typically the cross section (cross section cut | disconnected by the plane in alignment with the front-back direction) of a display area and game members (game board, a decoration member). It is the figure which showed the state for alert | reporting the determination result to the 1st part in a display area, and the state where the predetermined information was displayed on the 2nd part. It is the figure which showed the relationship between a display area and a movable member.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a game board 91. The game board 91 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 903 that forms a path for guiding a game ball launched by operating the launching device 908 (shooting handle) to the gaming area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

  In the game area 902, a start winning opening 904, a big winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like are provided. In addition, the game area 902 is provided with a plurality of game nails as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls when the flow-down game balls collide. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes into various modes depending on the condition when it collides with the game nail.

  In such a gaming machine 1, a game ball is launched toward the game area 902 by operating the launching device 908. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a winning opening such as the start winning opening 904 or the big winning opening 906, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by the payout device.

  Note that the description of the components of the gaming machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the gaming machine 1, the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the game balls, is omitted. About these, the thing of the structure similar to a well-known game machine is applicable.

  The jackpot lottery (win / no-go determination) is executed by a winning / non-showing means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball in the start winning opening 904 (even if there are a plurality of such start winning openings). Good). Specifically, a numerical value is acquired from a random number source when a game ball is won at the start winning opening 904, and when the numerical value is the same as a predetermined jackpot number, It will be out of place. In the case of winning a jackpot, a known jackpot game is executed in which the jackpot 906 is frequently opened. Moreover, based on the numerical value acquired from the random number source, the specific content of the effect for informing the determination result is determined.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the display device 10 that displays a symbol for notifying the result of the determination of the success or failure, or displays an image as an effect, and a display for controlling the same, as in a known gaming machine. Control means (not shown) are provided. An example of the display device 10 is a liquid crystal display device. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the display device 10 includes a display area 11 having a predetermined size. Here, the display area 11 does not mean an area that can be viewed by a player facing the gaming machine 1 but an area in which an image can be displayed as the display device 10. The display area 11 of the display device 10 in the present embodiment has a rectangular shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display area 11 includes a portion not covered by the gaming member 90 (hereinafter also referred to as the first portion 111) and a portion covered by the gaming member 90 (hereinafter referred to as the first portion). A second portion 112). In other words, the first portion 111 is a portion that does not overlap with the game member 90 located on the front side in the front-rear direction (which means a direction orthogonal to the plane along the display region 11), and the second portion 112 is A portion that overlaps in the front-rear direction with respect to the gaming member 90 (hereinafter, the term “overlap or not overlap” refers to the presence or absence of overlap in the front-rear direction). Here, the game member 90 includes all members constituting the gaming machine 1 such as the game board 91 and the decorative member 92 fixed thereto.

  In the present embodiment, an opening 911 (which may be covered with a light-transmitting member) is formed in the game board 91, and the display area 11 overlaps at least a part of the opening 911. 10 is arranged. A decoration member 92 is fixed to the game board 91 so as to overlap a part of the opening 911, and at least a part of the decoration member 92 overlaps the display area 11. Therefore, the first portion 111 is a portion that overlaps the opening 911 formed in the game board 91 (exposed through the opening 911) and does not overlap the decoration member 92. The second portion 112 is a portion that overlaps the game board 91 or a portion that overlaps the decorative member 92. It can also be said that the second portion 112 is a portion other than the first portion 111 in the display area 11. In the present embodiment, the relative position of the game member 90 (the game board 91 or the decoration member 92) with respect to the display area 11 does not change, that is, both the display device 10 and the game member 90 are on the main body side of the gaming machine 1. Therefore, the sizes of the first portion 111 and the second portion 112 do not change.

  The first portion 111 in the display area 11 is a portion that can be visually recognized by a player facing the gaming machine 1. Therefore, in the first part 111, a symbol for notifying the result of the determination of the success / failure and various videos as effects are displayed (see FIG. 4). That is, during the game, an image (a concept including both a still image and a moving image; the same applies hereinafter) indicating information related to the progress of the game is displayed. Since the display mode of the first portion 111 is the same as that of a known gaming machine, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The second portion 112 in the display area 11 is a portion that is difficult or impossible for a player who faces the gaming machine 1 to be visually recognized. Note that “unrecognizable” here means that it is impossible to visually recognize the game member 90 in a state where it is not removed. That is, if the gaming member 90 covering the display area 11 is removed, or the position thereof is shifted, the second portion 112 covered with the gaming member 90 is exposed, so that the portion can be visually recognized. On the other hand, the difficulty in visual recognition means that there is a certain gap between the display area 11 (second portion 112) and the gaming member 90, and the second portion 112 is formed by making the line of sight inclined with respect to the front-rear direction. A state in which an image displayed on the screen becomes visible.

  In the present embodiment, predetermined information 20 is displayed on the second portion 112 (see FIG. 4). The predetermined information 20 in the present embodiment is an image indicating information not related to the progress of the game. It can be said that the image displayed on the second portion 112 is not related to the image displayed on the first portion 111 (an image indicating information related to the progress of the game).

  In the present embodiment, information relating to the control and operation inside the gaming machine 1 is displayed as the predetermined information 20. Specifically, information about software that the gaming machine 1 has is displayed. Examples of the information related to the software include information related to the version number of the software (version information), information related to various flags (such as a big hit flag), and information related to various counters (such as a random number counter for executing a lottery determination lottery).

  Thus, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the predetermined information 20 is displayed on the second portion 112 covered with the gaming member 90 in the display area 11 of the display device 10. In other words, information is displayed in a portion that is difficult or impossible for the player who is facing the gaming machine 1 and is unnecessary to execute various effects, and was originally wasted. Therefore, the display area 11 can be effectively used.

  And in this embodiment, since the information regarding control and operation | movement inside the game machine 1 is displayed on the 2nd part 112, the malfunction response which needs the repair after grasping | ascertaining these information becomes easy. As a conventional gaming machine, it is known that the internal information can be displayed on a display device by a special operation (transmission of a special command), and this type of gaming machine obtains the information by a special operation. In addition, the problem was dealt with. Moreover, about what cannot display internal information on a display apparatus by special operation, after the said information was obtained by analysis of a board | substrate etc., the malfunction response was performed. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, such information is always displayed on the second portion 112, so that it is not necessary to perform a special operation in advance or analysis of a board or the like.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, but the same technical idea can be applied to other gaming machines equipped with a display device such as a rotating gaming machine.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that the gaming member 90 covering the display area 11 is a fixed member such as the game board 91 or the decoration member 92, but the movable member may be configured as the gaming member 90. Good. For example, it is assumed that a movable member 93 that can operate within a predetermined range is provided (see FIG. 5A). The movable member 93 has a portion that overlaps a part of the display area 11 at any position. That is, it is assumed that there is always a portion covered by the movable member 93 in the display region 11 regardless of the position (operating) of the movable member 93. In this case, the part may be set as at least a part of the second part 112 (see FIG. 5B). Further, if a drive mechanism (not shown) for operating the movable member 93 overlaps a part of the display area 11, the part may be set as at least a part of the second part 112.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that information not related to the progress of the game is displayed in the second portion 112 of the display area 11, but the information related to the progress of the game displayed in the first portion 111 and The information related to the progress of another game may be displayed on the second portion 112. In other words, in the first portion 111, a main effect that can be visually recognized by any player, such as a design for notifying the result of the success / failure determination or an effect indicating the probability that the result of the success / failure determination is a big hit. On the other hand, in the second portion 112, a sub-effect (hidden effect) different from the main effect is executed. It is preferable that the sub-effect indicates information related to the progress of the game so as not to be related to the main effect (with an approach different from the main effect). For example, a configuration may be considered in which a sub-effect that specifically indicates the contents of the determination result is executed in the second portion 112 before the determination result is notified in the first portion 111.

  In such a configuration, a gap of a certain size is set between the display area 11 (second portion 112) and the game member 90, and the player keeps his line of sight in the front-rear direction. It is necessary to set so that the second portion 112 is visible when tilted. That is, it is necessary to enable the player to visually recognize the image displayed on the second portion 112 during the game without removing the gaming member 90 or shifting the position.

  In the above embodiment, it has been described that the predetermined information 20 is displayed on the second portion 112, but the predetermined information 20 may not be always displayed. For example, the predetermined information 20 may not be displayed during the game, and the predetermined information 20 may be displayed during the standby state in which the game is not executed for a certain time. However, the configuration in which the predetermined information 20 is always displayed has an advantage that the control for switching between displaying and hiding the predetermined information 20 is unnecessary.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 10 Display apparatus 11 Display area 111 1st part 112 2nd part 20 Predetermined information 90 Game member 91 Game board 911 Opening 92 Decoration member 93 Movable member

A gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes a display device having a display area of a predetermined size, a gaming member that overlaps so as to cover a part of the display area, and the display area in the display area. Display control means for displaying predetermined information which is not related to the progress of the game at a place where the game members overlap.

Claims (2)

A display device having a display area of a predetermined size;
A gaming member that overlaps to cover a part of the display area;
Display control means for displaying predetermined information at a location where the gaming members overlap in the display area;
A gaming machine comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information is information relating to software.

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