JP3087119U - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (with correction) [Problem] To provide a new slot machine that enables a player to play in a posture that does not shift or is tired from the front of a main reel. SOLUTION: There are three main reels 5, 6, 7 on the outer periphery of which main symbols are arranged, and when a rotation of the main reels is stopped, a combination of symbols stopped on a pay line causes a prize to be won. In the determined slot machine, a first sub-reel is provided on the left side of the main reel group, and a second sub-reel is also provided on the right side, and sub-symbols for producing a bonus pattern are arranged around the first and second sub-reels. It is.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a slot machine in which presence or absence of a prize is determined by a combination of symbols stopped on a prize line.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As a conventionally known slot machine of this type, a single sub reel is provided next to only one of the main reel groups in order to double the enjoyment, and only when the sub symbols on this sub reel are aligned on the winning line. A bonus game for directing a bonus game (referred to as the former), a bonus notice to induce emotional transfer to the game above the main reel group, and bonus patterns such as game navigation are displayed 1-3. There has been proposed a game in which a bonus game is produced by providing sub reels (hereinafter referred to as the latter).

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, in the former, players tend to move forward from the center of the game console, as players tend to move forward in front of the main reel and want to proceed with the game, causing inconvenience to neighboring players. There were inconveniences such as easy fatigue due to the deviation of the line of sight. In the latter case, when the player proceeds with the game, it is necessary to alternately look at the main reel group and the sub reel in order to move up and down the line of sight. Was unsuitable.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and has as its object to provide a novel and interesting slot machine.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the slot machine according to the present invention has three main reels on the outer periphery of which main symbols are arranged, and when these main reels stop rotating, they stop on the winning line. In a slot machine in which a winning is determined by a combination of symbols, a first sub-reel is provided on the left side of the main reel group, a second sub-reel is provided on the right side, and bonuses are provided on the outer periphery of the first and second sub reels. It has a configuration in which sub-symbols for producing patterns are arranged.

[0006]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the slot machine according to the present invention, in which three main display windows 2, 3, and 4 are provided in a horizontal arrangement on an upper part of a front panel 1 thereof. Behind these main display windows 2, 3, 4, three main reels 5, 6, 7 which are rotated about a rotation axis arranged horizontally and coaxially are provided. On the outer periphery of these main reels 5, 6, and 7, a plurality of symbols (not shown) of a plurality of types are arranged. When all the main reels 5, 6, and 7 stop, the combination of the symbols of each reel is determined on the winning line, and the presence or absence of a winning and the type of the winning are determined by the combination. That is, these main reels 5, 6, and 7 constitute a main reel group for winning determination.

Further, a first sub display window 10 is provided on the left side of the main reel group for winning determination, and a second sub display window 11 is also provided on the right side. The first and second sub-reels 12 and 13 which rotate about the rotation axes arranged horizontally and coaxially are provided at the back of the first and second sub-display windows 10 and 11 respectively. On the outer periphery of the first and second sub reels 12 and 13, there are provided a plurality of sub-symbols for producing a bonus pattern or a plurality of sub-symbols for producing navigation (both not shown). It is arranged until. When all of the first and second sub reels 12 and 13 stop, a bonus pattern or a navigation pattern is produced. That is, the first and second sub reels 12 and 13 constitute a sub reel group for producing a bonus pattern or the like.

On the left side of the first sub display window 10 on the front panel 1, there are provided a plurality of winning line indicators 14 for indicating a winning line according to the number of inserted medals. On the right side of the second sub-display window 11 on the front panel 1, a payout number display 15 for displaying the number of paid out medals is provided.

In the middle section of the front panel 1, a medal slot 16, a start lever 17 for starting each of the reels 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13, and a stop button 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 are provided.

In the lower part of the front panel 1, a medal tray 23 for receiving paid-out medals is provided.

FIG. 2 shows an electrical configuration of the slot machine.

That is, stepping motors 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 for rotating the main reels 5, 6, 7 and the sub reels 12, 13 are provided in the slot machine main body. Further, position detectors 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 for detecting the reference positions of the reels 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 are provided at predetermined positions in the slot machine main body. In the slot machine body, a number-of-inserts detector 36 for detecting the number of medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 16 and a double number of medals according to a winning type and a bonus pattern when a prize is won. A hopper 37 for paying out to the medal tray 23 is provided.

The slot machine is controlled by a central processing unit (hereinafter, referred to as a CPU) 100. The CPU 100 includes a ROM 101 for storing the program and the like and a RAM 102 for storing necessary data.

The input number detector 36, the start lever 17, the stop buttons 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and the position detectors 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 are connected to the CPU 100 via an input interface 103. ing.

The drive circuits 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 of the stepping motors 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 are connected to the CPU 100 via an output interface 104. The drive circuit 44 of the hopper 37, the drive circuit 45 of the pay line display 14, and the drive circuit 46 of the payout number display 15 are connected to the CPU 100 via the output interface 105.

FIG. 3 shows a processing procedure of the slot machine by the CPU 100.

When a player inserts medals into the medal insertion slot 16, the inserted number detector 36 detects the number of inserted medals. The detection result is sent to the CPU 100 (step 1) and stored in the RAM 102 (step 2).

Next, when the player operates the start lever 17, an operation signal is sent to the CPU 100. When this operation signal (start command signal) is input (step 3), a winning lottery is performed (step 4), and the lottery result is stored in the RAM 102 (step 5).

Further, each of the stepping motors 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 is driven (Step 6). Thereby, each of the reels 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 rotates. During this rotation, when the position detectors 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 detect the reference positions of the corresponding reels 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 respectively, the position detectors 31, Reference position detection signals are sent from 32, 33, 34, and 35 to the CPU 100.

After the reels 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 start rotating, an operation signal (stop command signal) from any one of the stop buttons 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 is input. (Step 7), a reel to be stopped is determined based on which of the stop buttons 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 is the stop command signal (Step 8). Then, it is checked what has been won in the lottery (step 9).

If there is a hit in the lottery, the reels determined in step 8 are stopped so that the symbols for the hit are aligned within a predetermined range (step 10). Then, it is determined whether or not all of the reels 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13 have stopped (step 12). If not all, the process returns to step 7.

If it is determined in step 9 that the winning has not been selected in the lottery, the reel determined in step 8 is stopped so as to be off (step 11). Then, it is determined whether or not all of the reels 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13 have stopped (step 12). If not all, the process returns to step 7.

When the processing of steps 7 to 12 is repeated, and all of the reels 5, 6, 7, 12 and 13 are stopped (YES in step 12), the symbols are aligned on the winning line. It is determined whether or not there is (step 13).

If the symbols are aligned on the pay line, the payout number corresponding to the corresponding winning type is read from the ROM 101 (step 14). The payout number medals read in step 14 are paid out to the tray 23 by the hopper 37 (step 15). Then, the current process ends.

In step 13, if the symbols are not aligned on the pay line, no medals are paid out, and the current process ends.

The relationship between the combination of symbols and the winning type on each winning line and the relationship between the winning type, the number of payouts and the number of bonuses are also stored in the ROM 101 in advance. The determination of the winning type and the calculation of the number of payouts are performed.

The first and second sub reels 12 and 13 are provided with sub symbols representing the type of winning, the number of payouts and the number of bonuses, so as to produce a bonus function, or the sub symbols representing the rotation direction. Are displayed to provide a navigation function, and sub-symbols that indicate the amount of rotation are written so that the amount of reel movement can be predicted. Of course, it is also possible to display sub-symbols that fulfill other bonus functions and other navigation functions, and to carry out them.

[0028]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the slot machine of the present invention is provided with the first and second sub-reel groups having sub-symbols on the left and right of the main reel group, thereby producing a bonus pattern, etc. You can get amusement, and you will be given a chance to win in addition to the traditional prize format, and you can incorporate new amusement that is not available in conventional slot machines.

Moreover, as described above, the sub-symbols indicating the rotation directions are displayed on the first and second sub-reels, whereby the direction in which the reels of the main reel group are re-rotated can be determined. When the reels of the main reel group are re-rotated by displaying the sub-symbols representing the amount of rotation on the first and second sub-reels, because the direction of rotation of the reel is known. If the rotation amount of the main reel group can be determined, the amount of movement of the reels in the main reel group can be predicted, so that a further sense of expectation can be created.

Further, a first sub-reel is provided on the left side of the main reel group, and a second sub-reel is also provided on the right side, and sub-symbols for producing a bonus pattern are arranged on the outer periphery of the first and second sub-reels. Therefore, when the player proceeds with the game in front of the main reel, the player can play the game in a posture that does not deviate from the center of the game machine. As a result, it is possible to eliminate inconveniences such as disturbing the next player and causing fatigue due to biased eyes. Also, since the player can play the game by moving his or her eyes in a balanced manner to the left and right, it is less likely to cause fatigue than the latter, and is suitable for players who want to continue playing for a long time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a slot machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a basic process of the slot machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front panel 2, 3, 4 Main display window 5, 6, 7 Main reel 10 First sub-display window 11 Second sub-display window 12 First sub-reel 13 Second sub-reel 14 Win line display 15 Payout number display 16 Medal Slot 17 Start lever 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Stop button 23 Medal tray 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Stepping motor 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Position detector 36 Insertion number detector 37 Hopper, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 Driving circuit for stepping motor, 44 Driving circuit for hopper, 45 Driving circuit for winning line display, 46 Driving circuit for payout number display 100 CPU 101 ROM 102 RAM 103 Input interface 104 Output interface 105 Output interface

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A slot machine having a main reel group in which main symbols are arranged on an outer periphery, wherein a winning is determined by a combination of symbols stopped on a winning line when rotation of the main reel is stopped. A slot machine comprising: a first sub-reel provided on the left side of a reel group; a second sub-reel also provided on the right side; and sub-symbols for producing a bonus pattern arranged on the outer periphery of the first and second sub-reels. .