JP3177065B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a game machine which enables the further enjoyment of a game by allowing the proceeding of the game while a player holds expectation. CONSTITUTION:This machine is provided with a display means D having a plurality of display parts 9, 10 and 11 to display multi-kinds of patterns set in the other repeatedly, starting means 2 and 7 to start a repeated display operation of patterns on the display means D and stopping means 3, 4 and 5 to stop a repeated display operation of patterns on the plurality of display parts 9, 10 and 11 of the display means D separately. Moreover, a prize judging means is provided to determine a winning when the array of the plurality of patterns stopped on the plurality of display sections 9, 10 and 11 is in a pocket state that the order of the patterns stopped on a specified display section 10 is at an intermediate position between the orders of the patterns stopped on the other display sections 9 and 11, and an output means 16 to produce a specified output based on the judgment information of the prize judging means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional example of a gaming machine, for example, a slot machine is known. Generally, slot machines
With the three reels on which the symbols are printed being rotated, the player of the gaming machine sequentially stops the rotating reels, and matches the combination of symbols to be displayed with the combination set as the winning arrangement, A predetermined number of medals according to the type of the winning arrangement are paid out. In such a slot machine, in the process of sequentially stopping the spinning reels and matching the symbols, the player enjoys the game by expecting to achieve a winning arrangement.

[0003]

However, in the above-described slot machine, since the winning arrangement is limited such that the symbol display of all reels is the same symbol, the rotating reels are sequentially stopped. In the process of going
It is highly likely that the player will not be in the winning arrangement immediately after starting to stop, and in many cases, the player loses expectations as soon as the game starts. The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is the table
The multiple types of symbols displayed in the display section are ranked
And paying attention to the
All the display units were stopped with reasonable modification
The present invention provides a gaming machine that enables a player to play a game while maintaining a high expectation of winning until the game can be played.

[0004]

A first characteristic structure of a gaming machine according to the present invention is a display device having three display units for repeatedly displaying a plurality of types of symbols set in order, and a display unit in the display device. Activating means for activating the symbol repetitive display operation, stopping means for individually stopping the symbol repetitive display operation on three display portions of the display means,
The arrangement of a plurality of symbols stopped at the designated positions of the three display units indicates that the order of the symbols on all the display units matches, and that the order of the stopped symbols on the specific display unit is different from the other display units. A prize determining means for determining a win when the pocket state is in the middle of the symbols stopped in the section, and an output means for performing a predetermined output based on the determination information of the prize determining means are provided. In addition, when the display unit is stopped by the stopping unit, the specific display unit is configured to stop in the order of the final rank. The second characteristic configuration is the same as the first characteristic configuration. the winning determination means, an auxiliary prize when the order of the plurality of symbols stopped and the indicated position of the three display portion is different from a straight state by the unit rank by said stop means In that it is configured as a constant.

[0005]

According to the first feature configuration, after the activation means activates the repeated display operation of the symbol on the display means,
The operation of repeatedly displaying the symbols on the three display units is sequentially stopped by the stopping means. Thus, three display units
When the symbols are stopped at the designated positions , the arrangement of the plurality of stopped symbols is the same when the symbol display on all the display units is the same symbol. In the same manner as in the prior art, the prize determining means determines that a prize has been won. In particular, in the present invention, the order of symbols stopped on a specific display unit is the order of symbols stopped on another display unit. Are in the middle of the so-called pocket state in which, for example, the order of symbols stopped on a specific display unit is “5” and the order of symbols stopped on other display units is “2” and “7”. , The winning determination means determines that a winning has occurred. Then, the output means outputs a predetermined output based on the determination information of the winning determination means. The player of this gaming machine
Since the winning arrangement is widened by the width of the order of the symbols stopped on the other display units, in the process of sequentially stopping the repeated display operations of the symbols on the plurality of display units, the display operation is started to be stopped. It is less likely that you will immediately know that you will not be in the winning arrangement,
The game can be advanced while maintaining a high expectation that a winning arrangement can be obtained. In addition, since the specific display unit serving as a criterion for determining whether or not the player is in the pocket state is stopped in the final order, it is possible to continue to expect winning in the pocket state until all the display units are stopped.

According to the second characteristic configuration, three fingers of the display unit are provided.
When the plurality of symbols stopped at the indicated position are different from each other in unit rank, that is, in a so-called straight state, the prize determining means determines the auxiliary prize. In other words, when a prize is won in a straight state in which the probability of occurrence is lower than that in a normal pocket state, determination is made separately from the case of a prize in a normal pocket state.

[0007]

According to the first characteristic configuration, the player of the gaming machine can stop the symbol stopped at the designated position on the specific display unit even when the order of the symbols on all the display units does not match as described above. It is possible to expect a prize in a pocket state where the order is in the middle of the order of the symbols stopped at the designated position of the other display unit, and further, all the display units are stopped by the expectation that the winning arrangement is obtained. Can be maintained until the game machine is more enjoyable. Furthermore, paying attention to the fact that a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the display unit are ranked, and using the ranked plurality of types of symbols, a specific position on the designated position of the display unit <br / Even when the stopped symbols are in the so-called pocket state where the stopped symbols are at the position indicated by the other display unit and are in the middle of the stopped symbols, the winning determination means determines that the winning is achieved. Since it is only a judgment, it is possible to respond with a simple modification of the game program, and it is advantageous in terms of manufacturing cost to manufacture a gaming machine that can play the game happily while maintaining a high expectation that a winning arrangement can be obtained can do. According to the second characteristic configuration, in the case of a winning in the straight state, the winning determination means makes a determination separately from the winning in the normal pocket state, so that a more enjoyable gaming machine having a wider range of games can be obtained. .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied has a plurality of types of symbols in three rows,
Three symbol display windows 1, a start lever 2, and three first to third stop switches 3, for displaying lines in a line state.
4, 5 and a BET switch 6 for instructing the number of medals to be bet and a maximum BET switch 7.

The symbols displayed in each symbol display window 1 are shown in FIG.
, A plurality of symbols printed on the outer peripheral surface of the three first to third reels 21, 22, and 23. These reels 21, 22, and 23 are connected to their respective rotation axes R in an interlocked manner. The rotation is driven by the stepping motor S. The indication lines 8 added over the respective symbol display windows 1 are three first to third indication positions 9, 1 indicated by the indication lines 8.
This indicates that the symbols stopped at 0, 11 are to be determined for winning, and the first to third designated positions 9, 10, 1
1 functions as a display section for repeatedly displaying a plurality of types of symbols, and a display means D having three display sections includes a stepping motor S, first to third reels 21, 22, 23,
It comprises a symbol display window 1 and an instruction line 8. At the first to third designated positions 9, 10, and 11, the symbols printed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 21, 22, and 23 are driven by the rotation of the reels 21, 22, and 23 by the stepping motor S. Is displayed repeatedly.

The drive of the stepping motor S is started by the start lever 2 and the maximum BET switch 7, and the drive is stopped by the first to third stop switches 3, 4, and 5. I have. That is,
The start lever 2 and the maximum BET switch 7 function as start-up means for starting the symbol display operation on the symbol display means D, and the first to third stop switches 3,
Reference numerals 4 and 5 function as stop means for individually stopping the repeated display operations of the symbols on the three display sections 9, 10, and 11 of the display means D. First to third reels 21 and 2
As shown in FIG. 1, the symbols printed on the symbols 2 and 23 are symbols corresponding to the numerical display of the playing cards, including A (ace) to K (king) and the joker. In the symbols from (Ace) to K (King), the numbers indicated by the numerical display of the playing cards are assigned as ranks as they are. In addition, these reels 21, 22,
Among the symbols 23, the symbols printed on the second reel 22 are alternately arranged in a pattern whose base color is red and green. Control device 31 shown in the block diagram of FIG.
Is constituted by a well-known microcomputer, and controls the rotation of the reels 21, 22, and 23 and determines a winning.
Therefore, the control device 31 also functions as a part of the component of the display unit D.

Next, the operation procedure and the outline of its control will be described. When the player inserts an appropriate number of medals from the medal insertion slot 12, the medal insertion detecting device 43 composed of a magnetic proximity sensor detects the insertion of medals, and sends a detection signal to the control device 31. Can be started. Next, when the player presses the start lever 2 or the maximum BET switch 7, each of the reels 21 and
The rotation of 2, 23 starts. When the player sequentially presses the first to third stop switches 3, 4, and 5, the control device 31
Detects that the stop switches 3, 4, and 5 are pressed, and stops the rotation of the reels 21, 22, and 23 corresponding to the respective stop switches 3, 4, and 5. The order in which the first to third reels 21, 22, 23 are stopped is the order of the first reel 21, the third reel 23, and the second reel 22.

The control device 31 includes a magnetic proximity sensor 24 and a magnetic piece 25 provided on each of the first to third reels. The reel position detecting means P which outputs a passage detection signal upon detection detects the first to third designated positions 9, which are detected by counting the number of pulses output to the stepping motor S from the time when the passage detection signal is output. The arrangement of the symbols 10 and 11 is determined, and the order of the symbols at the third designated position 11 is lower than the order of the symbols at the first designated position 9 and the symbol of the second designated position 10 as a specific display unit. Is intermediate between the order of the symbol at the first designated position 9 and the order of the symbol at the third designated position 11, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the numeral display of the symbol at the first designated position 9 is "4".
In a so-called pocket state where the numeral display of the symbol at the third designated position 11 is "8" and the numeral display of the symbol at the second stop position 10 is "5", and from the first to the third.
When all the symbols on the reels have the same rank, it is determined that a winning has been achieved. In addition, the control means 31 determines that the numerical display of the symbols at the first to third designated positions 9, 10, and 11 in the winning in the pocket state is a unit ranking such as "8", "9", "10". In other words, a straight state that differs by one, that is, by “1”, is distinguished from other pocket states, and is determined as an auxiliary winning.

[0013] When it is determined that a prize or an auxiliary prize has been won, the game can be shifted to a special game, and the player can select whether or not to play the special game. When the special game is not performed, the control unit 31 displays the number of winning medals as determination information according to the winning arrangement on the winning number display unit 16 as an output unit, and the player including the number of medals inserted by the player displays The display of the POOL number display section 17 for displaying the total number of medals obtained in the games up to this point is updated. The number of prize medals for the prize arrangement is set to be larger in the case of the auxiliary prize in which the prize is in the straight state than in the case of the normal prize in the pocket state. The part 16
The number of winning medals different from the winning in the normal pocket state is displayed. That is, they output differently. Also, the first
Is set so that the number of winning medals in the case where all the numerical displays of the symbols at the third designated positions 9, 10, and 11 match each other is larger than that in the case of the auxiliary prize described above. When the symbols match, the symbols are "Joker", "K (corresponding to 13)", and "A (corresponding to 1)". , A larger number of winning medals is set.

If the player selects to play a special game, pressing the green designating switch 18 or the red designating switch 19 causes a transition to the special game.
The rotation of the second reel 22 is started by controlling the stepping motor S. When the player presses the second stop switch 4,
The control device 31 detects this and stops the second reel 22. At this time, the basic color of the symbol display is green designation switch 1.
8 or the color designated by the red designation switch 19, it is determined to be a winning in the special game, and the number of winning medals is doubled.
It becomes a sheet. If a prize is won in the special game, the above special game can be repeated up to five times.
The player ends the game and the POOL number display section 1
When the number of medals displayed in 7 is to be taken out, the medals are released from the medal discharge opening 20 by pressing the takeout switch 44 except during the game.

Next, a process in which the control device 31 functions as a winning determination means and controls the operation of the gaming machine as described above will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. If the player first presses the maximum BET switch 7, it is detected that the maximum permitted bet amount (five) has been bet (step # 1). Enter the number of bets using the BET switch 6 instead of the maximum BET switch 7.
Is input by pressing the same number of times as the number of bets, the number of times pressed is detected as the number of bets (steps # 2 and # 3).
Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG.
When the pressing operation of the BET switch 6 in a state where the display of the L number display section 17 is “0”, the display of the POOL number display section 17 is
Pressing the maximum BET switch 7 in a state where the bet amount is less than the maximum bet amount and the bet amount is 0
The pressing operation of the start lever 2 in the state of the number of coins is ignored, and the step # 5 is performed only when the number of bets is properly inputted.
It is configured to proceed to the following. POOL number display section 1
If the maximum BET switch 7 is pressed when the display of 7 is not "0" (step # 1), or if the start lever 2 is pressed after the bet amount is input (step # 4), the bet amount The number of bets is displayed on the display unit 42 (step # 5), the display of the winning number display unit 16 displaying the record of the previous game is reset to "0", and the special game indicating the number of winnings in the special game is displayed. The winning lamp L is turned off (step # 6), and the first to third reels 21, 22, 2
The rotation of all the reels of No. 3 is started (step # 7).

After the rotation of all the reels 21, 22, and 23 has started, the system waits for the player to press the first stop switch 3 while blinking the first stop instruction lamp 13 (steps # 8 and # 9). When the 1 stop switch 3 is pressed, the first reel 21 is stopped, and the first stop instruction lamp 13 is turned off (step # 10). The same control as the stop of the first reel 21 is performed on the third reel 23 (steps # 11 to # 1).
3) The control of stopping the second reel 22 (steps # 14 to # 16) is performed in this order while sequentially blinking the third stop instruction lamp 15 and the second stop instruction lamp 14.

When all three reels 21, 22, 23 are stopped, the first to third designated positions 9, 10, 1 are detected based on the detection information detected by the reel position detecting means P.
It is determined whether or not the numeral display of the symbol stopped at 1 is in a pocket state (step # 17). If the arrangement is not in the pocket state, it is determined whether or not the number display of all the symbols is in the triple state that matches (step # 18). If the game is not in the triple state, the game is "out" and the game is ended.

If it is determined in step # 18 that the state is the triple state, the numerical display of the symbol in the triple state is any of "Joker", "K (corresponding to 13)", and "A (corresponding to 1)". If this is the case (step # 19), the winning number corresponding to each symbol is displayed on the winning number display section 16 (step # 20), and at that time the POOL number display section 17
Is added to the number of winnings at that point in time, the display on the POOL number display section 17 is updated (step # 21), and the current game is ended. Step # 1
9, "Joker", "K (equivalent to 13)", "A
(Corresponding to 1) ", the winning number of the normal triple is displayed on the winning number display section 16 (step # 22).

If it is determined in step # 17 that the pocket is in the pocket state, it is determined whether or not the pocket state is the straight state (step # 23). The winning number according to the state is displayed on the winning number display section 16 (step #).
24, # 25). In the case of winning in the normal pocket state, the straight state, and the normal triple state, it is possible to proceed to the special game, and the end switch 41, the green designation switch 18,
Alternatively, it waits for the selection by pressing any one of the red designation switches 19 (steps # 26, # 28).

When the end switch 41 is depressed, the display at the POOL number display section 17 is updated by adding the winning number at that time to the number displayed at the POOL number display section 17 at that time (step). # 27) End the current game.

When the green designation switch 18 or the red designation switch 19 is pressed, the special game starts and the rotation of the second reel 22 is started (step # 29). After the rotation of the second reel 22 is started, the player stops the second stop switch 4 while blinking the second stop instruction lamp 14.
Is pressed (steps # 30 and # 31). When the player presses the second stop switch 4, the second reel 22 is stopped, and the second stop instruction lamp 14 is turned off (step #).
32).

After the second reel is stopped, the base color of the symbol detected in the same manner as the position detection of the symbol is changed to step #.
It is determined whether the color specification matches the color specification specified at step 28 (step # 33). If the colors do not match, the display of the winning number display section 16 is set to "0" and the number of winnings in the special game is determined. Is turned on (step # 35), and the current game is ended. In step # 33, if the colors match, it is determined that a winning has been achieved in the special game, and the winning number displayed on the winning number display section 16 is doubled to update the display on the winning number display section 16 ( Step # 36), the number of lighting of the special game winning lamp L is added by one.

It is determined whether or not the number of winnings in the special game has reached five (step # 38). If the number has not reached the fifth, the process returns to step # 26 to execute the special game again. If the number of winnings in the special game is the fifth, the number of winnings at that time is added to the number displayed in the POOL number display section 17 at that time, and the POOL is added.
The display of the number display section 17 is updated (step # 39), and the current game is ended. After the end of the current game, the next game can be started again from the “start” position. The winning number of medals according to the respective winning arrangements corresponds to the betting number of medals specified by the maximum BET switch 7 or the BET switch 6, and the larger the betting number, the larger the winning number. Is also set.

[Another Embodiment] Another embodiment will be described below. In the above embodiment, the first
To stop the third reels 21, 22, 23 from
Although a stop switch is provided separately, the stop switch shown in FIG.
Stop each reel with one switch like switch 50
You may make it. In the above embodiment, the symbol
Set the numerical order in the same way as the numerical display of the lamp.
But "a", "b", "c", ~, "z"
Alphabet, or “excellent”, “good”, “possible”, “not good”
The ranking may be set using “OK” as a symbol.
In the above embodiment, the specific display unit is the second pointing position 10.
However, other display units may be used, for example, a specific display unit.
Is the first designated position 9 and the number of the symbol at the first designated position 9
The display is a numeric display of the symbol at the second designated position 10 and a third designated.
A prize is placed when it is in the middle of the numeral display of the symbol at position 11.
The determination may be made. In the above embodiment, the pocket
When determining whether or not the vehicle is in the
Of the symbol at the first designated position 9
Condition that the number is larger than
The case may be omitted, and the numerical display of the symbol at the first designated position 9
Big and small between the figure and the numerical display of the symbol at the third designated position 11
Regardless of the person in charge, the numerical display of the symbol at the second designated position 10
Is the numeral display of the symbol at the first designated position 9 and the third designated position 1
Pocket state when it is in the middle of the number display of the symbol 1
May be determined. Or, also, a diagram of the first pointing position 9
The numerical display of the pattern is from the numerical display of the pattern at the third designated position 11
Is large, and the numerical display of the symbol at the second designated position 10 is
The numerical display of the symbol at the first designated position 9 and the display of the symbol at the third designated position 11
When it is in the middle of the number display of the pattern, it is judged as a pocket state.
May be specified.  In the above embodiment, in the straight state
When winning a prize, when winning in the normal pocket state
The number of winning prizes has been increased, but
No.

In the claims, reference numerals are provided for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the structure shown in the accompanying drawings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a gaming machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2,7 starting means 3,4,5 stopping means 9,10,11 display unit 16 output means 31 winning determination means D display means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display means (D) comprising three display units (9, 10, 11) for repeatedly displaying a plurality of types of symbols for which ranks have been set, and a display unit (D) for displaying the symbols. Activating means (2, 7) for repeatedly activating the display operation; and three display sections (9, 10, 11) of the display means (D).
A stop means (3, 4, 5) for separately stopping the repetitive display operation of the symbols, and an arrangement of a plurality of symbols stopped at designated positions of the three display portions (9, 10, 11). , All display units (9, 1
0, 11) when the symbol rankings match, and
A prize-winning judgment is made when each of the symbols stopped in the specific display section (10) is in a pocket state that is in the middle of the order of the symbols stopped in the other display sections (9, 11). Means (31), and an output means (16) for performing a predetermined output based on the determination information of the winning determination means (31), and a display section by the stopping means (3, 4, 5). (9,10,
A gaming machine configured to stop a specific display unit (10) in the order of the final rank when the stop is performed in 11). 2. The prize determining means (31) is operated by the stopping means (3, 4, 5) to display the three display units (9, 1).
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of symbols stopped at the designated position ( 0, 11) are in a straight state in which the ranks are different from each other by a unit rank, and are determined as auxiliary winning.