JP2877795B1 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To set a new winning mode in a slot machine. SOLUTION: In the slot machine, a fractional prize form is set such that no reward is obtained only once, but a prize is won for the first time when the picture arrangement is obtained a predetermined number of times. This will increase the variety of winning forms,
More entertaining games can be obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a slot machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a slot machine having a variety of winning modes as compared with a conventional gaming mode in which medals are paid out immediately after a specific pattern arrangement is obtained on an activated line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a slot machine has three reels (turning drums) around which a plurality of patterns are arranged, a starter which is a reel rotation start device, and three reels corresponding to each reel.
This is a gaming device having two stop buttons as basic components. A series of basic operations in which a player throws medals into a slot machine, urges a starter to rotate all reels simultaneously, and presses a stop button corresponding to each reel to stop the rotation of the reels in order. Perform the game by executing the pattern. The stop button is pressed in order to stop the pattern on each reel on a stop line of a pattern display window provided at the front of the slot machine in a predetermined combination. When a predetermined pattern arrangement is obtained, medals corresponding to the arrangement are immediately released. In order to stop the reel at a desired position, the player determines the timing of pressing each stop button while maximizing his or her own technology.

The stop lines include a middle line (L ₁ in FIG. 2 to be described later), an upper line (L ₂ ), and a lower line (L ₃ ), as well as a diagonally rising line (L). _Four
And L ₅ ), for a total of five. Normally, up to three medals can be inserted in one game, and an effective line is determined by the number of inserted medals. The validity of a line means that the pictures arranged on the line are detected. For example, when one card is inserted, only the middle line is valid, but when two cards are inserted, the upper, middle, and lower lines are valid. All five lines plus one are valid.

[0004]

In the conventional prize mode, when a specific pattern arrangement such as "7.7.7" is obtained on an effective line, the prize is immediately determined as a prize.
A predetermined number of medals are released according to the arrangement,
The game shifts to a special game called a big bonus or a regular bonus.

However, in such a conventional prize form,
The player tends to pay attention only to whether or not a winning pattern of the special game appears, aiming at stopping the reel only for the pattern to be shifted to the special game. Therefore, even if a winning pattern other than a specific pattern is completed, you do not feel much joy and excitement, and you will not spend the medal until the possibility that the pattern to shift to the special game you are aiming for appears While repeating the game, the player himself may feel that playing with the slot machine is monotonous and boring.

In order for the slot machine to keep its interest, it is necessary to avoid the player's interests and goals from being concentrated on only a small number of winning forms, and to secure the possibility of various developments of the game. It is important to keep.

[0007]

In the slot machine according to the present invention, in addition to the conventional prize form in which medals are immediately released, even if the game is completed once, the prize is not immediately won and the medal is not paid out. A new prize form is set such that a prize is won for the first time when a specific number of times are completed. Further, in that case, it is possible to shift to a special game called a big bonus or a regular bonus.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a slot machine according to the present invention. Each reel 20 is given rotation by a stepping motor 18 which is a motor for rotating the reel, and the stepping motor 18
It is driven by an excitation pulse signal via a stepping motor drive circuit 16.

First, a player inserts one to three medals in consideration of an activated line to be set. next,
Operate the starter S of the slot machine,
An excitation pulse signal is generated by a pulse generator (not shown) in the motor drive circuit 16. Each stop button 10
Until the generation is stopped by pressing down, the excitation pulse signal is continuously supplied to the stepping motor 18, so that each reel 20 continues to rotate. The player sequentially presses a stop button corresponding to a reel to be stopped. In response to the pressing of the stop button, the excitation pulse to the stepping motor 18 is cut off, and the rotation of the reel 20 stops. When all reels stop,
The CPU 12 determines whether or not a predetermined pattern arrangement corresponding to a winning has occurred on the set activated line, and determines a predetermined number of pictures based on the winning data stored in the memory 14 corresponding to each arrangement. Release medal.
Effective lines are set according to the number of medals to be inserted,
Various numbers of medals are emitted according to the arrangement of the pictures obtained on each activated line.

FIG. 2 shows three reels of the slot machine and possible effective lines L _{1 to} L ₅ . The fact that a certain line is valid means that a winning determination of the pattern arrangement on the line is made. Usually, the effective line is located 5 as shown in FIG. 2, only the center of the L ₁ when you put one, L _1, the addition of two upper and lower when introduced two L _2, L ₃ next, all five of L ₁ ~L ₅ is valid when three on.

In the present invention, in addition to the conventional prize form, in the present invention, a specific pattern arrangement is set, and even if the pattern arrangement is obtained once, the winning is not immediately made and the medal is not refunded. It is assumed that a prize is won for the first time when a specific number of times are completed, medals are refunded, and a transition to a special game called a big bonus or a regular bonus can be made. In other words, according to the present invention, a conditional prize having a certain potential fractional value, which is less than one prize but is newly set when the pattern arrangement is obtained a predetermined number of times in the future, is newly set. . A plurality of such specific pattern arrangements can be provided. For example, a potential prize equivalent to one-third in which a reward can be obtained when three times are completed, or a one-fifth potential prize in which a reward can be obtained when five times are completed can be provided.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when three apple patterns are arranged on an active line, a rule is set to be recognized as a prize for the first time when the arrangement is obtained five times, and the rule is set. It is stored in the memory 14. As mentioned above, this particular arrangement of three apples is
No reward is given until the fifth appearance.
However, on the front of the slot machine, the lamp 22 (FIG. 1) is set to be turned on or blinked by the number of appearances in order to clarify how many times this particular arrangement has appeared since the player started playing the game. I do. In the above example, five lamps are provided and only three are lit. By installing such a number display device, the player can aim at a pattern arrangement in which a reward can be obtained immediately if the player obtains the conventional one time, and at the same time, for example, according to the number display device, the arrangement of three apples is Since the game has already been played three times, if this arrangement is obtained two more times, the game will be executed with the expectation that a reward of medal release and transition to a special game will be obtained.

[0013]

Although no reward is obtained even if the player wins the game once, a prize is won for the first time when the picture arrangement is obtained a specific number of times, for example, three or five times, and a medal is released or a special game is started. By setting a new fractional prize mode in which the transition is given, the prize mode is more versatile than before, and a more attractive game mode for the player is achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a slot machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows five effective lines visible from a picture display window on the front of the slot machine.

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A slot machine comprising a plurality of reels, a reel rotation start means, and a stop button corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, wherein no reward is obtained even if a certain pattern arrangement appears once. A slot machine characterized by including a prize form that is not recognized but is recognized as a prize only when a predetermined number of appearances have occurred. 2. The slot machine according to claim 1, further comprising a number display means for notifying a player how many times the pattern arrangement has already been obtained. 3. A method for controlling a slot machine comprising a plurality of reels, a reel rotation start means, and a stop button corresponding to each of the plurality of reels. A method comprising a prize mode in which no reward is obtained but a prize is first recognized when a predetermined number of appearances are made. 4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of informing a player how many times the pattern arrangement has already been obtained.