JP3496875B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gaming machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a variety of games are realized by improving the monotonousness of winning of a game medium to a starting opening that defines a winning area for changing symbols, and the taste is enhanced.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional gaming machines are classified into, for example, 1 type and 2 types in the case of a pachinko machine, and in the case of a 1 type pachinko machine, after a pattern change triggered by winning a prize in the 1st type starting opening. When the big hit design is obtained in the special design, the big hit occurs,
The special winning opening is opened. Also, in the case of the 2nd class pachinko machine, the big winning opening is opened by winning the 2nd class start opening,
When a winning ball passes through a specific area of the opened special winning opening, a big hit occurs.

[0003] For example, in the case of one kind of pachinko, when a specific symbol is obtained from the jackpot symbols, the probability that the jackpot symbol is obtained in the special symbol, that is, the jackpot probability shifts to a high probability, and the ordinary symbol and the special symbol In the fluctuation, the time shortening function is activated, and the time for opening the type 1 starting port is extended.

That is, in the type 1 pachinko machine, for example, when a game ball wins a large prize hole, for example, 15 game balls can be acquired for each prize ball, and when the other prize hole is won, for example, 5 game balls can be won. The game ball can be acquired, the normal symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device of the normal symbol display device starts to fluctuate with the passage of the game ball to the left gate or the right gate as an actuation trigger, and after a predetermined time has elapsed The symbol fluctuation stops and the fixed ordinary symbol is displayed. Then, when the fixed ordinary symbol displays the specific symbol, the winning symbol is won, and the winning opening, that is, the first-type starting port of the ordinary electric accessory is operated with the display of the specific symbol as an operation trigger. In addition, the detection of the game ball in the first type starting opening (that is, a prize) is an actuation opportunity, the symbols of the special symbol display device start changing together with a plurality of symbols, and when the predetermined time elapses, the symbol variation stops,
The confirmed special symbol is displayed. Then, when the confirmed special symbol displays a predetermined combination, it becomes a big hit, and the special winning opening is opened for a predetermined period of time, triggered by the display of the combination of the symbol. In addition, when the special symbol becomes a big hit with the specific symbol, the period from the end of the operation of the condition device due to the big hit until the specific symbol display device operates a predetermined number of times (this period is a condition device due to the next big hit). End with the operation of), while the probability of getting a big jackpot shifts to a high probability, the time shortening function operates in the variation of ordinary symbols and special symbols, and the time for opening the type 1 starting opening etc. is extended. is there.

The first-class starting port of the conventional first-class pachinko machine is itself driven by a solenoid or the like of an electric accessory to open and close its blades, thereby changing itself between an expanded state and a non-expanded state. However, the game medium (gaming ball) is easy to win in the expanded state, and it is difficult to win in the non-expanded state. is there.

[0006]

In the conventional gaming machine, as in the case of the above-mentioned type 1 pachinko machine, the ordinary symbol is a hit indicating that it shows a specific mode, etc. That is, the first type starting port is in the expanded state,
There is one in which special symbols start changing with the inflow of game balls into the starting opening (that is, winning), but in that case the first
As described above, the seed starting port changes the winning state by changing the starting port itself, such that the game medium easily wins in the expanded state and it becomes difficult to win in the non-expanded state. With regard to each of the game media, only the prize or the miss is paid attention, and all the game media other than the game media to be won are useless since they have nothing to do with the contents of the game thereafter. It's closed.

As described above, in the conventional game machines such as the 1st class pachinko machine, the winning of the game medium to the starting opening (the 1st type starting opening) that defines the winning area for the fluctuation of the symbol is whether the winning or the winning. It is monotonous and has little taste.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and improves the monotonousness of the winning of the game medium to the starting opening that defines the winning area for the variation of the symbol, and the variety of the taste of the game. It is an issue to make it high.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the winning state of a game medium to the starting opening is changed by the presence or absence of a guiding action of a game medium other than the winning winning winning game medium, regardless of the change of the starting opening itself. In addition, the probability of occurrence of the induction action is changed.

That is, the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a starting port for defining a winning area for the variation of the symbol on the gaming board surface, and the variation of the symbol is started with the inflow of the game medium into the starting port. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, the fluctuation is stopped, and the game medium flowing into the starting opening is started by a detection switch.
The symbol display device that displays a symbol based on a random number selected when it is detected by the symbol display device, and the symbol display device displays the variation of the symbol in the stopped state after the change becomes a predetermined aspect, and expands. In a game machine with a special winning opening that is in a state, a closed state in which another game medium is reserved so as to assist the inflow of the game medium into the starting opening on the game board surface, and without stopping the game medium It is characterized in that a stop device that can be changed to an open state to be passed is provided, and a game medium that is stopped by the stop device being closed is guided to flow into the starting opening.

In this case, in the closed state of the detent device, another game medium is detained to assist the inflow of the game medium into the starting port, and the subsequent game medium is started by the guiding action of the detained game medium. Flows into the mouth. Further, in the open state of the detention device, the game medium passes without detention. In other words, regardless of changes such as expansion of the starting port itself,
The winning state changes depending on the presence or absence of the inducing action of another game medium, and if there is an inducing action, it is a winning in the starting opening, and if there is no inducing action, the game passes as it is. Therefore, it is not a monotonous thing such as winning or losing, but for each game medium, it is won to the starting opening by the guidance action of other game media, or it becomes a non-stop game medium itself. Various modes such as assisting the winning of the game medium or passing without winning and stopping will be shown, and winning the starting opening will not be monotonous and the taste will be improved. .

Further, in the gaming machine of the invention according to claim 1, the game medium stopped in the closed state of the stopping device is:
It is characterized in that the stoppage is released and the game board surface is dropped as the stoppage device shifts to the open state.

In this case, the stopped game medium serves only to assist the winning of the later game medium.

[0014] game machine of the invention according to claim 2, claim 1
In the gaming machine according to the above, the detention device alternately repeats a closed state and an open state, and the time distribution between the closed state and the open state is a stop after a change displayed by the symbol display device.
The mode of the design in the stopped state is a specific mode among the predetermined modes.
The condition that is, different for the case where if the condition is satisfied and the condition is not satisfied, if the condition is satisfied
In comparison with the case where the condition is not satisfied,
It is characterized in that it is set to have a relatively long time in the closed state .

In this case, the time distribution between the closed state and the open state of the retaining device changes depending on whether the predetermined condition is satisfied or not satisfied, whereby the action of inducing the start port by another game medium is generated. The probability changes.

When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the detention device is in a closed state for a relatively long time, so that the probability of the induction action of the other game medium to the starting port is increased, and the starting operation is increased. The chance of winning a prize increases.

Then, the special winning opening is expanded by the design being in a predetermined mode, and further, the special state is a specific mode among the predetermined modes, so that the retaining device is closed and opened. In the time allocation with the state, the time to be in the closed state is relatively lengthened or the time to be in the open state is relatively shortened, and the probability of the induction action to the starting opening by another game medium becomes high. , The probability of winning a prize at the starting point is increased.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG . 1 is a plan view of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is a game board, and a game area 3 is defined by a rail 2 on the board surface. And
The symbol display device 4 is arranged substantially in the center of the game area 3, the sky winning port 5 is arranged above the special symbol display device 4, and below the symbol display device 4, there is a winning device 7 having a starting port 6. The special electric accessory 9 having the special winning opening 8 is arranged below the special winning accessory 9. Then, the left gate 10 and the right gate 11 are arranged on the left and right sides of the symbol display device 4, and the left sleeve winning opening 12 and the right sleeve winning prize are provided on the left and right sides of the winning device 7 having the starting opening 6 as a winning area. Mouth 13 is placed and a big winning mouth 8
The lower left winning opening 14 and the lower right winning opening 15 are arranged on the left and right sides of the special electric accessory 9 provided with.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, for example, the winning device 7 has the starting opening 6 for receiving the game medium p falling on the board surface of the game board 1 and guiding it to the opening position of the starting opening 6. The receiving member 16 is arranged in a shape that is inclined and opened to the left and right while sandwiching it. Then, below the opening position of the starting port 6,
A stop device 18 is arranged. The detention device 18 operates by using, for example, a solenoid 17 as a drive source so as to repeat the open state and the closed state with a predetermined time distribution, and in the closed state, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 3A. , Two game media p guided by the inclination of the receiving member 16 are parked below the opening position of the starting port 6, and then the game medium which is guided by the inclination of the receiving member 16 and reaches the opening position of the starting port 6 2 is guided by the two stopped game media p to flow into the starting port 6, and in the open state, FIG. 2B.
And, as shown in FIG. 3B, the board surface is dropped as it is without stopping the game medium p guided by the inclination of the receiving member 16, or the stop of the game medium p stopped in the closed state is released. It is designed to be dropped. Moreover, the game medium p that has fallen on the board surface above the starting opening 6 does not pass through the receiving member 16 and is directly started.
A starting opening shield eaves 19 is provided to prevent reaching the opening position of the.

The game medium p that has been driven into the game area 3 of the game board 1, dropped on the board surface and received by the receiving member 16,
The inclination of the receiving member 16 leads to the opening position of the starting opening 6. At that time, if the detention device 18 is in the open state, the guided game medium p directly drops on the board surface. When the retaining member 18 is closed, the game medium p guided by the inclination of the receiving member 16 is retained by the retaining device 18 below the opening position of the starting opening 6 and then guided. The game medium p is the two stopped game media p.
The starter 6 is won by the inducing action of.

In the normal game state, the stopping device 18 alternately repeats a closed state for 3 seconds and an open state for 1 second, for example. When two game media p are parked in the closed state for 3 seconds, the game media p guided by the inclination of the receiving member 16 after that are started by the guiding action of the two game media parked. Win 6 If the three seconds elapse before the later game medium p arrives, the detention device 18 shifts to the open state, and the detained game medium p is discharged downward. At that time, It is almost impossible to win a prize in the starting opening 6.

The game medium p flowing into the starting port 6 is guided to the back side of the game board 1 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3A and detected by the start detection switch 20. And
Five award game media are paid out to the player, and the symbol display on the symbol display device 4 is started as described later.

Further , the game medium p passing without stopping at the opening position of the starting port 6 in the opened state of the stopping device 18 moves downward on the board surface of the game board 1 as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3 (B). It drops as it is and is processed as a detached game medium.

The symbol display device 4 is provided with a display consisting of three regions of a right symbol display region, a left symbol display region, and a middle symbol display region, and the game medium p flowing into the starting opening 6 is detected by the start detection switch 20. The symbol corresponding to the random number value selected by the drawing is expressed by a combination of 10 types of numbers from 0 to 9 displayed in each of the three display areas.

When the game medium p flows into the starting opening 6 and is detected by the start detection switch 20, five prize game media are paid out to the player, and a random number is randomly selected by the control device, and the random number is selected. The random number is stored and the variable display of the symbol on the symbol display device 4 is started. Then, the symbols in the three display areas of the symbol display device 4 each start changing in 10 symbols, and after a predetermined stop time elapses after those symbols start changing, the symbol variation is stopped and the random selection is performed. The combination of symbols according to the numerical value is displayed as a confirmed symbol. Then, when the symbols displayed in the confirmed and stopped state become a predetermined combination (corresponding to a predetermined mode in claim 1), the special winning opening 8 is opened for a predetermined time.

Since the symbol display device 4 displays ten kinds of symbols 0 to 9 in the three display areas as described above, the symbol combinations are 1000 kinds. And out of the 1000 combinations of symbols,
The ten winning combinations in which the symbols of the three display areas are all the same are the predetermined combinations (predetermined modes), and the special winning opening 8 is opened when the symbols are in the predetermined modes. Becomes

[0028] Then, among the symbol combination of the 10 kinds its predetermined manner, when the pattern of the three display areas becomes the specific embodiments aligned with 1,5 or 9, stopping device 18
In the time distribution between the open state and the closed state, the time of the closed state of 3 seconds is kept as it is, the time of the open state of 1 second is shortened to 0.5 seconds, and the state becomes the predetermined mode next time. Will continue until.

Further , among the 10 combinations of symbols which are the predetermined modes, when the patterns of the three display areas are in a specific mode in which the patterns are 3 or 7, the opening state and the closing time of the stopping device 18 are In the time allocation, the open state time for 1 second is kept as it is, the closed state time for 3 seconds is extended to 5 seconds, and the state is continued until the next predetermined mode.

In this way, when the three patterns are in a specific mode in which 1, 5 or 9 are arranged, the time in the open state is shortened, and in the case in which the pattern is in 3 or 7, the specific mode is arranged. , The closed state time is extended, and the state is continued until it becomes a predetermined mode, so that the probability of winning in the starting opening 6 is high during that time, and therefore,
In addition, the frequency of start-up of symbol fluctuations increases, and the probability that the special winning opening 8 will be in an expanded state increases.

Although the embodiment has been described with reference to the illustrated example, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example, and various modifications may be made without departing from the technical idea of the invention.

Although the examples described in the above embodiments relate to a pachinko machine, the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, and is also applied to other gaming machines such as slot machines and arrange balls. Of course you can.

[0033]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the game medium is configured so that the winning of the game medium into the starting opening is possible only by the guiding action of the other game medium. The game contents show various modes for each one, the taste is improved, and a variety of games are possible.

[0034] and, by providing a change in the probability of occurrence of the induction action, winning to the start hole is as rich in more change, tastes property is further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a gaming machine according to an example of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view (A) in a closed state of the retention device and a perspective view (B) in an opened state of the retention device, showing a configuration and an operation of the winning device according to the example of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view (A) in a closed state of the retention device and a vertical sectional view (B) in an opened state of the retention device, showing a configuration and an operation of the winning device according to the example of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game board 3 game areas 4 Symbol display device 6 starting port 7 prize winning device 8 big prize holes 16 Receiver 18 Stop device 19 Starter shield 20 Start detection switch

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game board surface is provided with a starting opening for defining a winning area for symbol variation, and the symbol variation is started with the inflow of a game medium into the starting opening, and the variation is stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time. Start detection of the game medium flowing into the start opening
With the symbol display device displaying a symbol based on a random number value randomly selected when detected by the output switch in a stopped state, and the aspect of the symbol in the stopped state after the change displayed by the symbol display device becomes a predetermined aspect In a game machine with a special winning opening that is in an expanded state, a closed state in which another game medium is stopped so as to assist inflow of the game medium into the starting opening on the game board surface, and a game medium is stopped By providing a stop device that can be changed to an open state that allows the vehicle to pass without passing through the game medium, the stop device is stopped in a closed state.
By inducing game medium after Ri is flowed into the start hole, wherein
The game medium stopped in the closed state of the stopping device is
Along with the transition of the stop device to the open state, release the stop and play the game board.
A game machine characterized by dropping a surface . 2. The detention device alternately repeats a closed state and an open state, and the time distribution between the closed state and the open state is in the stopped state after the change displayed by the symbol display device.
The aspect of the design is a specific aspect of the predetermined aspect.
Subject to bets, unlike in a case where if the condition is satisfied and the condition is not satisfied, when the condition is satisfied, the
Compared to when the condition is not satisfied,
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the chained time is set to be relatively long .