JP3754344B2 - Pachinko machine symbol display device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a symbol display device for a pachinko gaming machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this kind of pachinko gaming machine symbol display device has, for example, three display panels such as a liquid crystal television set in the center of the gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine as shown in JP-A-2-124192. By scrolling numbers and symbols containing numbers from the bottom to the top or from the top to the bottom of the display board, and confirming the display while stopping the display of each display area sequentially In other words, a method was used to increase the expectation until the so-called jackpot. However, the symbols displayed on the symbol display device of the pachinko gaming machine as described above show a big hit when the numbers displayed in the three display areas are the same, and the numbers are mainly used as the surrounding pictures. Only served as a decoration. Therefore, since the display is monotonous and lacks an aesthetic effect, there is a problem that it lacks the point of enjoying the change of the display surface in addition to the game.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems. By changing the display contents of the display board into patterns, the change in the board surface is diversified, and in addition to enjoying the game, the pachinko that can also enjoy the change in the display board surface An object is to provide a symbol display device for a gaming machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The symbol display device of the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention scrolls and displays a plurality of symbol elements in each of the plurality of display areas of the display board, and hits and misses the combination of the symbol elements in the plurality of display areas when the scrolling is stopped. In the configuration in which the first symbol element and the second symbol element “2” are superimposed on the first symbol as the display order, a plurality of symbol elements scroll-displayed in a predetermined display area are displayed. There is a second symbol element in which a number “3” symbol pattern is superimposed on the symbol as a display order, and the first symbol element and the second symbol element are continuously scrolled and displayed in the order, The first design is composed of only the design of the content from which the content that can identify the second design is separated, and the design in which the number design of “2” is superimposed in all the display areas. Scroll In the stopped jackpot combination state, the border between the adjacent display areas is not displayed, and the outlines of the patterns in the adjacent display areas are continuously displayed, and one overview over all the display areas It is characterized by the fact that a completed symbol with a is formed .
According to the above means, since the display on the display board is rich in change and the aesthetic effect is enhanced, the player can enjoy the change in the design of the display board in addition to the interest in the game.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 schematically show a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention by a front view and a rear view. This pachinko gaming machine stores a game board 10 arranged on the front surface of a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped main body, a display board 20 arranged in the center of the game board 10, and a game ball arranged in the lower part of the game board 10. A storage tray 30, a game ball launching device 40 for launching and supplying game balls supplied from the storage tray 30 to the launch position in the game area, a prize ball supply device 50 for feeding prize balls to the storage tray 30, and a pachinko And an electric control device 60 for controlling the operation of the gaming machine.
[0007]
The game board 10 is provided with an arc-shaped game ball passing rail 11 that leads the game ball to the game area in the center from the lower side to the upper left side. The game area of the game board 10 is provided with five winning holes 12 and three first-type starting holes 13 provided in the center. Each first type start port 13 is provided with a first type start port winning detection switch 14. When a game ball enters one of the first type start ports 13, a winning result is detected. As shown in FIG. 2, each winning opening 12 and the first type starting opening 13 are connected to a winning ball passage 15 provided on the back surface of the game board 10, and a winning detection switch 16 is provided in the winning ball passage 15. It has been. When a game ball enters any of the winning opening 12 and the first type start opening 13, the winning detection switch 16 confirms that it is a winning ball, and the prize ball supply device 50 wins a prize based on this confirmation result. The number of prize balls corresponding to the mouth 12 and the first type starting mouth 13 is supplied to the storage tray 30.
[0008]
The display board 20 is a liquid crystal display type display board. As shown in FIG. 1, the display surface includes three display areas 20a to 20c arranged continuously in the upper, middle, and lower sides. In each of the display areas 20a to 20c, one of 15 kinds of symbol elements P1 to P15 corresponding to each display area is displayed, and the symbol element is displayed when a game ball is won at the first type starting port 13. It is displayed by scrolling continuously in the horizontal direction. One specific symbol element in each display area 20a to 20c constitutes a complete symbol by a combination with one specific symbol element in another display area, and the completed symbol is a display board. The display at 20 indicates the occurrence of a jackpot. Further, when the combination of the symbol elements is not completed, it is indicated that it is out of place. There are 15 types of symbols PA1 to PA15 prepared according to symbol elements. Examples of symbols PA1 to PA3 are shown in FIG. In addition, symbol symbols 1 to 0 and 15 kinds of symbols such as a diamond, a heart, a spade, a club, and a joker are supplementarily attached to the symbol elements.
[0009]
The bottom of the storage tray 30 is a game ball standby bowl (not shown), a prize ball supply port 31 is opened in the front wall of the left position of the game ball standby bowl, and the right side is a game ball described later. It is connected to a game ball feeding device (not shown) that supplies one by one to the launch position. Further, at the right end of the storage tray 30, a ball removal lever 32 that moves the game balls in the storage tray 30 to the lower tray 33 is provided. Further, the game ball feeding device continues from the game ball passing rail 11, and the game ball is placed on the game board at the lower end portion of the game ball passing rail 11 and the boundary portion of the game ball feeding device as shown in FIG. A game ball launching device 40 is provided for launching and feeding to 10.
[0010]
The game ball launching device 40 includes a launch motor 41, a striking ball (not shown) that intermittently swings as the launch motor 41 rotates, and an operation handle 42 that starts the actuation of the launch motor 41 and adjusts the rotational speed thereof. I have. The game ball supplied to the launch position at the lower end of the game ball passing rail 11 by the game ball feeding device is bullet-launched by the hitting ball cage and is sent along the game ball passing rail 11 to the center of the game board 10.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 2, the prize ball supply device 50 is interposed in the prize ball supply basket 52 at the right end of the substantially vertical center of the back surface of the gaming machine. The prize ball supply device 50 controls the rotation of a claw wheel (not shown) by exciting or demagnetizing the prize ball supply solenoid 51 to allow or prevent the game ball from passing. The upper end of the prize ball supply basket 52 is connected by a game ball tank 53 and a tank rail 54 provided at the upper part of the back surface of the gaming machine, and the lower end is connected to the storage tray 30 via the prize ball supply port 31. ing.
[0012]
Next, the electric control device for the display panel will be described with reference to FIG. The electric control device 60 includes a control circuit 61 configured by a microcomputer having a ROM, a CPU, a RAM, a probability counter, an I / O, and the like. The control circuit 61 executes a winning process program and a display process program corresponding to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. The probability counter, for example, continuously counts up a number in a certain range such as 0 to 939. Depending on the number of the probability counter when a game ball enters the first type starting port 13, whether or not it is a big hit or miss It is determined. The first type start port winning sensor 14 and the winning detection sensor 16 are connected to the input side of the control circuit 61. Further, the display board 20 and the prize ball supply solenoid 51 are connected to the output side of the control circuit 61 via the drive circuits 20d and 51a. The prize ball supply solenoid 51 is excited or demagnetized by driving the drive circuit 51a, and the display board 20 displays a predetermined combination of symbols by driving the drive circuit 20d.
[0013]
Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. A game is started when a power switch (not shown) is turned on and the player inserts a game ball into the storage tray 30 and operates the operation handle 42. The control circuit 61 starts execution of the winning ball processing program shown in FIG. 7 at step 100, initializes various variables at step 101, and whether the game ball has entered the winning hole 12 at step 102. Determine whether or not. If the game ball has not entered the winning opening 12, the program proceeds to step 104 under the determination of "NO" in step 102, and the following steps are executed. When the game ball enters the winning opening 12, the program proceeds to step 103 under the determination of "YES" in step 102, a winning signal is output, and the prize ball supply solenoid is driven by the drive circuit 51a. 51 is excited to rotate the claw wheel to supply a predetermined number of prize balls to the storage tray 30. Then, in step 104, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the first type starting port 13. When the game ball has not entered the first type start port 13, the program proceeds to step 102 under the determination of "NO" in step 104, and steps 102 to 104 are executed thereafter. When a game ball enters the first type starting port 13, the program proceeds to step 105 under the determination of "YES" in step 104, and a winning signal is output. The prize ball supply solenoid 51 is excited by driving the drive circuit 51 a in response to the winning signal, and the hook wheel is rotated to supply a predetermined number of prize balls to the storage tray 30 through the prize ball supply basket 52.
[0014]
On the other hand, the control circuit 61 starts the execution of the display program shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 at step 110, initializes the stored value Ao of the probability counter to “0” at step 111, and displays the symbol at step 112. Output the display signal. The display board 20 displays the start symbols P1, P2, and P3 in order from the top in the three display areas 20a to 20c as shown in FIG. 4A by driving the drive circuit 20d. However, the start symbol may be any combination of symbol elements, or a completely different completed symbol may be used. Next, in step 113, the probability counter starts counting up the numbers 0 to 939, and counts up by "1" every fixed time. When the count value reaches “939”, the probability counter returns to “0” and starts counting up. Next, in step 114, it is determined whether or not the game ball is a first type starting port 13 winning. When the game ball wins the first type starting port 13, the control circuit 61 shifts the program to step 115 based on the determination of “YES”, and simultaneously reads the count value A of the probability counter in step 115. . In step 116, the control circuit 61 stores the count value A as Ao in the RAM. In step 117, a symbol variation start signal is output, and the symbol elements P1 to P15 are continuously scrolled in the horizontal direction and displayed on the display board 20 by driving the drive circuit 20d.
[0015]
Then, when t1 elapses after the game ball has won the first type starting port 13, it is determined "YES" at step 118, and the program is shifted to step 119 to determine whether or not Ao is a big hit. . The jackpot number is determined in advance and stored in the RAM, and the probability of jackpot for winning the game ball to the first type starting port 13 is, for example, 1/225. If the winning at the first type start port 13 does not correspond to the jackpot, the control circuit 61 shifts the program to step 120 based on the determination of “NO” at step 119 and is stored in the RAM at step 120. A missing symbol selection area which is a combination of symbols indicating a predetermined deviation is selected. In step 121, the control circuit 61 selects a predetermined combination of stop symbols (lower symbol element Pa, middle symbol element Pb, upper symbol element Pc) from the missed symbol selection area. Here, the symbol combination (lower symbol element P3, middle symbol element P2, upper symbol element P1) is selected.
[0016]
Further, in step 122, the control circuit 61 first determines and displays the lower symbol element P1 after t2 seconds after determining whether or not the big symbol element P1 is a big hit. Next, in step 123, the control circuit 61 displays the variation pattern for t2 seconds in the same manner as the lower symbol element for the middle symbol element P2 of the selected symbols, and finally displays the symbol P2 as the symbol P2. indicate. Next, in step 124, the control circuit 61 displays the variation pattern for the upper symbol element P1 among the selected symbols for t2 seconds, and finally displays P1. Then, the off symbol (P3, P2, P1) is displayed on the display board 20 for a predetermined time and then erased in step 125. In step 133, the stored value Ao based on the probability counter is deleted. Thereafter, the program is returned to step 114, and the processes of steps 114 to 125 and step 133 are repeated.
[0017]
When the winning of the game ball to the first type starting port 13 is a big win, the control circuit 61 shifts the program to step 126 based on the determination of “YES” in step 119, and in step 126 the RAM The jackpot symbol selection area, which is a combination of symbol elements indicating the predetermined jackpot stored in, is selected. In step 127, the control circuit 61 selects a predetermined symbol combination (lower symbol element Ps, middle symbol element Ps, upper symbol element Ps) from the jackpot symbol selection area. Here, the symbol combination (lower symbol element P2, middle symbol element P2, upper symbol element P2) is selected.
[0018]
Further, in step 128, the control circuit 61 first displays the fluctuation pattern for t2 seconds for the lower symbol element P2 among the selected symbols, and finally displays P2. Next, in step 129, the control circuit 61 displays the variation pattern for t2 seconds in the same manner as the lower symbol element for the middle symbol element P2 in the selected symbol, and finally displays P2. To do. Next, in step 130, the control circuit 61 displays the variation pattern for the upper symbol element P2 among the selected symbols for t2 seconds. Here, for the upper symbol element, before displaying the final P2, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), after passing once to the subsequent symbol element P3, it is returned to P2. As a result, the fluctuation of the expectation until the big hit is confirmed is great, and the game is thrilled. Then, in the following step 131, a predetermined jackpot processing routine is performed.
[0019]
The jackpot processing routine displays the jackpot display symbol PA2 (see Fig. 4 (c)) indicated by the combination of symbol elements (P2 P2 P2), then erases the numbers from the symbol PA2 and wins the girl (not shown) Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the opening of the special winning opening is changed to a special winning opening opening design in which the heart has jumped out from the girl. When the game ball further wins a V in the grand prize opening, the display changes to a V winning symbol with a new V mark as shown in FIG. 5B. Thereafter, the display board 20 repeatedly displays the jackpot display symbol, the big winning opening opening symbol, and the V winning symbol until the big hit state is finished. When the jackpot state ends, the program proceeds to step 132, and the jackpot symbol displayed on the display board 20 is erased. Thereafter, in step 133, the stored value Ao based on the probability counter is deleted. Thereafter, the program is returned to step 114, and the processes of steps 114 to 133 are repeated.
[0020]
As described above, in the above embodiment, the occurrence of so-called jackpot is made to correspond to when a symbol completed by a combination of symbol elements displayed in the upper, middle, and lower display areas appears on the display board. Because the display is rich in changes, the display is very varied and superior in aesthetic effect compared to the conventional jackpot display that simply combines numbers, so the player can use the display board in addition to the game itself. You can enjoy the display results. In addition, by adopting a liquid crystal type display board, the design element display area is continuously provided on the display board, and the space between each other is not spatially separated, so that the completed design is integrated seamlessly. Therefore, the aesthetic effect of the display is further enhanced.
[0022]
In addition, regarding the kind of design, what was demonstrated to the said Example is an example, and can employ | adopt another kind of design freely. In the above embodiment, for the upper symbol element, before the final P2 is displayed, after passing to the subsequent symbol element P3, and then returning to P2, the change in expectation until the jackpot is confirmed. The game is thrilling, but other than that, it can be a big hit using methods such as slowing down the speed of symbol elements, or stopping the changes of symbols once and then finalizing them. The expectation until confirmation may be increased, or these symbol determination methods may be selected at random and used. Furthermore, the order of determining the upper, middle, and lower symbol elements is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be freely changed.
[0023]
In the above embodiment, a liquid crystal type display panel is used, but a similar display device such as a fluorescent display tube may be used. Moreover, in the said Example, although the 1st type accessory continuous action | operation apparatus pachinko machine was demonstrated, you may apply this invention to the display board of not only this but the pachinko game machine of another type.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a surface side of a pachinko gaming machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a back view showing the back side of the pachinko gaming machine.
FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing PA1 to PA3 among the completed symbols displayed on the display board of the pachinko gaming machine.
FIG. 4 is a front view schematically showing a display of a symbol element displayed on the display board before the start of scrolling, immediately before the stop of scrolling, and a jackpot display.
FIG. 5 is a front view schematically showing a variation mode of a jackpot symbol.
FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing an electric circuit configuration of the pachinko gaming machine.
7 is a flowchart of a winning process program executed by the control circuit of FIG. 6;
8 is a part of a flowchart of a display program executed by the control circuit of FIG.
FIG. 9 is a part of a flowchart of the display program.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10; Game area | region, 11; Game ball passing rail, 12; Prize opening, 13; 1st type starting port, 14; Winning detection sensor, 15; 1st type starting port winning sensor, 20; Display board, 20a-20c; Display area 30; storage tray 40; game ball launching device 41; launch motor 42; operation handle 50; prize ball supply device 51; prize ball supply solenoid 60; electric control device 61; control circuit P1 to P3; design elements, PA1 to PA3; design.

Claims (1)

In a configuration in which a plurality of symbol elements are scroll-displayed in each of a plurality of display areas of the display board, and a combination of the symbol elements in the plurality of display areas is notified of a big hit and a disengagement by a combination when scrolling is stopped.
A plurality of symbol elements scroll-displayed within a predetermined display area include “3” in the first symbol element and the second symbol in which the number symbol “2” is superimposed on the first symbol as the display order. There is a second design element in which number patterns are superimposed in the display order,
The first symbol element and the second symbol element are continuously scrolled and displayed in this order,
The first pattern is composed only of a pattern with contents separated from the content that can identify the second pattern ,
Adjacent display areas without displaying a boundary line between adjacent display areas in the state of a big hit combination in which a picture in which the number picture of “2” is superimposed in all of the plurality of display areas is stopped scrolling A symbol display device for a pachinko gaming machine characterized in that a completed symbol having a single overview over a plurality of display areas is formed by continuously displaying the contour lines of the symbols in the inside .

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