JP4385256B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a symbol display unit of a symbol display device is rotatably arranged on a game board.

In recent gaming machines, various effects are performed to enhance the interest of the player, and as one of them, a configuration for rotating the symbol display unit of the symbol display device has been proposed (for example, Patent Literature 1). In Patent Literature 1, various reach notices can be performed by rotating the symbol display section under a predetermined condition and changing the rotation direction, the rotation timing, or the combination thereof.
JP-A-9-19552

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is difficult for the player to understand what operation mode indicates the reach notice even if the symbol display unit can perform the reach notice. However, it is pointed out that it is difficult to improve interest.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed to solve this problem in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the prior art described above, and is based on the effects performed in the symbol display section and the rotation stop of the display section. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the interest of the game by closely associating with the content represented by the indicated role.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a gaming machine according to the present invention provides:
A symbol display unit (24) that is rotatable in a plane substantially parallel to the game surface (10a) of the game board (10) is provided, and the symbol displayed on the symbol display unit (24) is changed and stopped and displayed. In a gaming machine having a symbol display device (22) for performing a variation effect,
A plurality of actors (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) implying the contents of the effect performed in the symbol display unit (24) at positions facing the outer periphery of the symbol display unit (24) on the gaming surface (10a) Are arranged along the circumferential direction,
The symbol display section (24) is provided with instruction means (24d, 36) for pointing to any one of the above-mentioned objects (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) when the rotation is stopped.
When the symbol display unit (24) stops rotating, the symbol display unit (24) performs the effect contents implied by the accessory (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) indicated by the instruction means (24d, 36). It is characterized by having comprised as follows.

  The plurality of accessories (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) may imply different types of reach effects.

The plurality of actors (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) respectively imply the contents of step-up notice effects for notifying that a specific state is changed in stages,
The symbol display section (24) stops rotating step by step so as to indicate any of a plurality of accessories (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d), and a corresponding step-up notice effect in synchronization with the timing of the stop It may be set to perform.

  Each accessory (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) is used as a decorative part having a light emitting means (34), and the accessory (32a, 32b, 32c) indicated by the rotation of the symbol display unit (24) is stopped. 32d) may be configured to emit light.

  According to the gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention, since the effect performed in the symbol display unit can be implied by the rotation stop operation of the symbol display unit, the rotation of the symbol display unit and the effect are closely associated with each other. be able to. That is, it is not limited to merely giving an effect by rotation of the symbol display unit, and it is possible to raise interest in stopping the rotation of the symbol display unit and future development and improve the interest of the player.

  According to the gaming machine of the second aspect, since the type of reach effect that produces whether or not it is a big hit can be notified by the rotation stop of the symbol display unit, the player for the rotation stop operation of the symbol display unit Can be further improved, and the expectation that a highly reliable reach production will be performed can be enhanced.

  According to the gaming machine according to claim 3, since the symbol display unit stops rotating step by step so that the step-up notice can be developed, the player's interest in the rotation stop operation of the symbol display unit is It can be further improved, and the expectation for the big hit can be further enhanced by the advancement of the notice.

  According to the gaming machine of the fourth aspect, it is possible to clearly notify the player of the contents of the effect that will be performed from now on by causing the role indicated by stopping the rotation of the symbol display unit to emit light.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a general pachinko machine using a pachinko ball as a game medium will be described as an example of the game machine, but other forms such as an arrangement ball may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a game board 10 of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment has a rail 12 formed in a substantially circular shape on the front side thereof, and a game area 14 is defined by the rail 12. Yes. On the gaming surface 10a, which is the front surface of the gaming board 10 in the gaming area 14, a pachinko ball flowing down the gaming area 14 (on the gaming surface 10a) can be won at the middle of the longitudinal center, and the winning pachinko ball is And a large electric prize-winning device 18 that is opened by a result of a symbol combination game on a symbol display device 22 to be described later. Is arranged.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine has main control means 38 that performs overall control of the entire pachinko machine and various sub-control means that are controlled by the main control means 38 and are provided in relation to the game. And an overall control means 40 that performs overall control. The sub-control means includes a design control means 26 for controlling display and rotation in the design display device 22, a sound control means 44 for controlling the speaker 42, and a lamp control means 46 for controlling the light emitting means 34 described later. Equipped. That is, the overall control means 40 controls the design control means 26, the sound control means 44, and the lamp control means 46 so that they are always synchronized and tuned, and controlled by the design control means 26. The symbol combination game on the symbol display device 22 and the rotation of the symbol display unit 24, the sound effect generation effect by the speaker 42 controlled by the voice control means 44, and the lighting effect by the light emitting means 34 controlled by the lamp control means 46 There will be no deviation from the (notice), and the production effect can be further enhanced.

  A decorative member 20 for decorating the game board 10 is disposed on the game surface 10a above the start winning tool 16, and a visual display portion 20a established on the decorative member 20 is disposed on the back side of the game board 10. The symbol display unit 24 of the symbol display device 22 is facing. The symbol display device 22 changes and stops the symbols displayed on the symbol display unit 24 in response to the pachinko ball passing into the starting prize device 16, thereby displaying a required symbol combination game (symbol variation effect). ) And is controlled by the symbol control means 26 (see FIG. 3) disposed on the back side of the gaming machine.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the visible display portion 20a of the decorative member 20 is formed in a circular shape when viewed from the front. On the other hand, the symbol display unit 24 is formed in a rectangular shape from a pair of long sides 24a and 24b and a pair of short sides 24c and 24d orthogonal thereto, and the symbol display unit 24 is interposed via the visible display unit 20a. Is set to be visible from the player (front side). And one short side 24d is comprised so that it may function as an instruction | indication means which points out the accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d mentioned later. Hereinafter, one short side 24d functioning as the instruction means is also referred to as an instruction side. In the symbol display unit 24, the state in which the long sides 24a and 24b are horizontal as shown in FIG.

  The symbol display unit 24 in the symbol display device 22 is configured to be rotatable in a plane substantially parallel to the game surface 10 a of the game board 10, and driving means 28 such as a motor, etc., that is driven and controlled by the symbol control means 26 (see FIG. 3) to be rotated in a predetermined direction. The symbol control means 26 drives the driving means 28 based on the control command sent from the main control means 38 via the general control means 40 by winning the pachinko ball to the start winning tool 16 to display the symbol. The unit 24 is set to rotate. In addition, the symbol display unit 24 or the driving unit 28 is provided with an angle detecting unit 30 (see FIG. 3) including a sensor and a sensor switch, and the indication side 24d has optional features 32a, 32b, 32c, which will be described later. When the angle detection means 30 detects that it has arrived at the position pointing to 32d, the design control means 26 controls the drive means 28 to stop and the design display section 24 stops rotating.

  In the decorative member 20, at the position that faces the outer periphery of the visible display portion 20 a, that is, the outer periphery of the symbol display portion 24, there is an accessory 32 a, 32 b, 32 c, which functions as a plurality (four in the embodiment). 32d are arranged at equiangular intervals along the circumferential direction. In the embodiment, when the counterclockwise rotation of the symbol display unit 24 is normal rotation, it passes through the center of rotation of the symbol display unit 24 in the reference posture and is relative to a reference line CL parallel to the long sides 24a and 24b. The angle is set such that the center position of the second accessory 32c from the bottom in the front view is set to 0 °, the center position of the lowest accessory 32d is set to −37 °, and the third accessory from the bottom. The center position of 32b is set to 37 °, and the center position of the uppermost accessory 32a is set to 74 °. The symbol display unit 24 has a position where the indicated side 24d points to an arbitrary accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d, that is, the symbol display unit 24 is -37 °, 0 ° 37 ° with respect to the reference posture, The rotation is set to stop at an angular position of 74 °. In addition, the space | interval of each accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d is not limited to the said angle space | interval, It can set arbitrarily. Further, the size of each accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d is set to a dimension facing between the imaginary lines IL, IL extending from the two long sides 24a, 24b in the symbol display section 24 as shown in FIG. It is set, and in this state, the relevant objects 32a, 32b, 32c, and 32d are pointed to.

  Each of the accessories 32a, 32b, 32c, and 32d is configured to imply various contents of effects performed in the symbol display unit 24. In the embodiment, A (tiger reach), B (dragon reach), C (鳳凰 reach), and D (hime reach) with different effects performed on the symbol display unit 24 are set to imply characters. It is. That is, the letter A is represented in the accessory 32a corresponding to the A reach effect, the letter B is represented in the accessory 32b corresponding to the B reach effect, and the character 32c corresponding to the C reach effect. Represents the letter C, and the character 32d represents the character 32d corresponding to the D reach effect. In the symbol control means 26, when the symbol display unit 24 stops rotating, the symbol display unit 24 performs a reach effect implied by the accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d pointed to by the indicated side 24d. It is set as follows. For example, when the accessory 32a is pointed to by the indicated side 24d, an effect of crushing the losing pattern by the appearance of a tiger is performed as an A reach effect, and when the character 32b is pointed to by the indicated side 24d, B As a reach production, a dragon appears and spits out flames and burns out the lost pattern. When the accessory 32c is pointed by the instruction side 24d, the wind pressure caused by the appearance and flapping of the spider appears as the C reach production. When an effect of blowing out the lost symbol is performed, and the role 32d is pointed by the instruction side 24d, a princess appears as a D reach effect, and an effect of attracting the big hit symbol by invitation is performed. That is, by pointing the actors 32a, 32b, 32c, and 32d with the indicated side 24d of the symbol display unit 24, the type of reach effect to be performed in the symbol display unit 24 can be notified in advance.

  In addition, the probability of jackpot occurrence after reach corresponding to each of the A, B, C, and D reach effects is set to be different, and the jackpot occurrence probability is set in a relationship of A> B> C> D. The In other words, by changing the reach reliability (high probability of being a big hit) of A to D, the symbol display unit 24 stops rotating and indicates which of the roles 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d. The interest of the player can be improved.

  Each accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d is provided with a light emitting means 34 such as a lamp or LED controlled by the lamp control means 46, and is indicated by the rotation of the symbol display unit 24 being stopped. The lamp control means 46 controls the light emitting means 34 of the corresponding accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d to be emitted (see FIG. 2). Specifically, when the angle detection means 30 detects that the indicated side 24d has arrived at a position indicating any given accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d, the overall control means 40 to the lamp control means 46. A control command for causing the corresponding light emitting means 34 to emit light is sent, and the corresponding light emitting means 34 is set to emit light by the lamp control means 46 based on the command.

(Effects of Example)
Next, the operation of the gaming machine according to the above-described embodiment will be described.

  When the pachinko ball launched on the game board 10 wins the starting prize 16 and the switch detects this, the control command sent from the main control means 38 to the symbol control means 26 via the overall control means 40. Based on the above, the driving means 28 is driven by the symbol control means 26, and the symbol display section 24 of the symbol display device 22 starts to rotate. During the rotation of the symbol display unit 24, the display unit 24 performs an effect different from the effect contents implied by the actors 32a, 32b, 32c, and 32d, or stops and displays a specific symbol. Also good. The main control means 38 determines the type of hit, miss, reach effect, etc. based on the random number value acquired at the timing when the pachinko ball is detected, and sends a corresponding control command to the overall control means 40.

  When the angle detection means 30 detects that the position indicates the accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d corresponding to the reach effect determined by the main control means 38, the overall control means 40 detects the symbol. A stop control command is sent to the control means 26, the drive means 28 is controlled to stop by the symbol control means 26, and the symbol display section 24 stops rotating. Thereby, the indicated side 24d of the symbol display unit 24 indicates the corresponding accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d. That is, for example, when it is decided that the main control means 38 performs the D reach effect, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the indicated side 24d of the symbol display unit 24 points to the lowermost accessory 32d, At the timing of the rotation stop, the symbol display section 24 performs a D reach effect. Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 2 (b) to 2 (d), when the instruction side 24d points to any of the accessories 32c, 32b, 32a, any of the corresponding C to A Reach production is performed on the symbol display unit 24.

  That is, the content of the effect performed in the symbol display unit 24 is related to the actors 32a, 32b, 32c, and 32d indicated by the rotation stoppage of the symbol display unit 24, so that the player can display the symbol display unit 24. In addition to the fun of rotating the symbol, the symbol display unit 24 can have an interest such as what role 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d is pointed to stop rotating. Further, in the embodiment, since the reliability that is a big hit of the reach corresponding to the reach effect implied by each of the actors 32a, 32b, 32c, and 32d is made different, the player can make the symbol display unit 24 more reliable. The expectation to stop the rotation by pointing to the high-ranking objects 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d is held.

  Further, in the accessory 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d pointed to when the symbol display section 24 stops rotating, the corresponding light emitting means 34 by the lamp control means 46 based on the control command sent from the overall control means 40. Is emitted (see FIG. 2), it is possible to clearly notify the player of the contents of the effect to be performed in the symbol display unit 24. In addition, by using one short side 24d of the symbol display unit 24 as an instruction unit as in the embodiment, there is no need to separately provide an instruction unit such as an arrow, and the cost can be reduced.

[Example of change]
Note that the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.
1. In the embodiment, the reach effect is given as the effect content implied by each actor, but it is not limited to this, and it changes in stages during the symbol variation game performed in the symbol display unit to a specific state ( For example, it may be set so as to imply the contents of the step-up notice effect in which the degree of reliability increases in advance and the advance notice is given. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the lowermost accessory 32d implies the first step-up notice effect, the second accessory 32c from the bottom implies the second step-up notice effect, and the third from the bottom. When the accessory 32b is set to imply a third step-up notice effect, and the uppermost accessory 32a is assumed to imply a fourth step-up notice effect, the fourth step-up notice effect is performed. Set to be a big hit. Further, the symbol control means 26 is configured to control the driving means 28 so that the instruction side 24d of the symbol display section 24 stops rotating step by step so as to point to the accessory in order from the bottom to the top. Thereby, the player can know that the step-up notice is developed by the stepwise rotation stop of the symbol display unit 24 and the light emission of the light-emitting means 34, and expectation for a big hit or a game Interest is further improved.

2. The effect contents implied by the accessory are not limited to the types of reach effects and step-up notice effects, but may imply gasses, normal reach, super reach, and special reach. In this case, if the content implied by the actors is arranged so that the reliability of the big hit increases by repeating the rotation and stop of the symbol display unit, it is possible to further improve the interest of the player It becomes. Also, it may imply a re-lottery effect, and when there are four items, two can be set as normal and the other two can be set to be probable.

3. Examples and Modifications In the above description, a case in which one short side (indicating side) constituting the symbol display unit is used as the instruction means for indicating an accessory has been described. However, as shown in FIG. It may be provided integrally with the portion 24, and the accessory members 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d may be indicated by the arrow member 36.
In addition, when the shape of the symbol display unit 24 such as the arrow member 36 does not need to indicate the actors 32a, 32b, 32c, and 32d, the shape of the symbol display unit 24 is not a rectangle, but a square, other polygons, or a circle Various shapes can be adopted. In addition, an accessory etc. can also be pointed out by displaying an arrow etc. on a symbol display part.

4). Examples and Modifications In the above, the contents of the effect are implied by the characters displayed on the accessory, but the effect may be implied by the shape or color of the accessory itself.
5. The accessory is not limited to a decorative part provided with a light emitting means, but may be a movable body or a figure that performs a required operation by an operating means (not shown), and at the timing indicated by the symbol display unit, the movable body or the figure. The structure which operates etc. can be employ | adopted.

6). The number of accessories is not limited to four, and may be two or more, and the interval is not limited to an equiangular angle.
7). The arrangement position of the accessory is not limited to the configuration arranged only on the right side in the front view as in the embodiment, but may be arranged on the left side, the left and right sides, or the entire periphery.
8). The accessory is not limited to being integrally formed with the decorative member, and may be separately provided on the game surface separately from the decorative member.
9. The symbol display unit is not limited to one that continuously rotates in one direction, but may use a driving means capable of forward / reverse driving to reverse the rotation direction until the symbol display unit stops rotating, Moreover, the structure which rotates intermittently with a predetermined angle pitch can be employ | adopted.

The specific configuration of the present invention can be limited as follows.
[Appendix 1]
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the symbol display portion (24) has a rectangular shape, and an imaginary line (IL, IL) extending from the two long sides (24a, 24b). It is configured to point out by having the actors (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) in between.
According to the gaming machine according to Supplementary Note 1, since it is configured to indicate the accessory by the shape of the symbol display unit, it is not necessary to separately provide an instruction means such as an arrow, and the cost can be reduced.

[Appendix 2]
With regard to the gaming machine according to claim 2, the respective reach reliability corresponding to each reach effect implied by the plurality of items (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) is set to be different.
And according to the gaming machine according to supplementary note 2, since the reliability of each reach corresponding to each reach production implied by the role is made different, the player's interest in the rotation stop operation of the symbol display section is further improved Can do.

[Appendix 3]
With regard to the gaming machine according to claim 3, the reliability of the notice is increased by changing the role (32a, 32b, 32c, 32d) that the symbol display unit (24) indicates by repeatedly rotating and stopping in stages. Set as follows.
According to the gaming machine according to supplementary note 3, the symbol display unit repeatedly rotates and stops, and the role indicated by the step changes stepwise so that the reliability of the notice is increased. Can further enhance the interest of the player.

It is a schematic front view which shows the game board of the game machine which concerns on an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which points to each accessory in the symbol display part of an Example. It is a control block diagram of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows each accessory and the symbol display part which concern on the example of a change which changed the production content to suggest. It is explanatory drawing which shows the symbol display part and accessory which concern on the example of a change.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game board, 10a Game surface, 22 Symbol display apparatus, 24 Symbol display part 24d One short side, instruction | indication side (indication means), 32a accessory, 32b accessory 32c accessory, 32d accessory, 34 Light emission means, 36 Arrow (instruction means)

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine having a symbol display device that includes a symbol display unit that is rotatable in a plane substantially parallel to the game surface of a game board, and that performs symbol variation effects by changing and stopping the symbols displayed on the symbol display unit ,
At the position facing the outer periphery of the symbol display portion on the game surface, a plurality of actors implying the contents of the effect performed in the symbol display portion are arranged along the circumferential direction,
The symbol display section is provided with an instruction means for pointing to any of the above-mentioned objects when rotation stops.
A gaming machine characterized in that the symbol display unit performs an effect content implied by the character indicated by the instruction means when the symbol display unit stops rotating.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of accessories imply different types of reach effects. The plurality of actors imply the contents of the step-up notice effect for notifying that a specific state is changed in stages,
The said symbol display part is set so that rotation may be stopped in steps so as to indicate any of a plurality of actors, and a corresponding step-up notice effect may be performed in synchronization with the timing of the stop. Gaming machine. The said each accessory is a decoration component provided with the light emission means, It is comprised so that the light emission means of the accessory pointed out by the rotation stop of the said symbol display part may be light-emitted. Game machines.

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