JP5180909B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine that produces an effect in a game by projecting an image from a projector onto the back side of the gaming board.

Generally, in a gaming machine, a lottery is performed in response to a game ball winning at a start winning opening, and an effect corresponding to the lottery result is performed. For example, there is an effect that three variable symbols are displayed on a liquid crystal display provided almost in the center of the game area. In this case, three symbols of left, middle, and right are displayed and stopped in order. Then, when the three symbols that are finally displayed are the same symbol, it is often determined that the game is shifted to a state advantageous to the player. Even in the case of a loss, an effect such as giving a player a sense of expectation is performed.
Here, even in gaming machines that produce images by projecting images from the projector from the back side of the gaming area, the above-mentioned variation symbols are displayed and the lottery results are notified in the same manner as the variation symbol display by the liquid crystal display. Is desirable.

JP 2001-314604 A

By the way, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-314604 describes a technique in which a special movable piece is provided and a certain effect is produced by combining the movable piece and the display content of the liquid crystal display. In order to employ the technique described in the publication, it is necessary to provide a special structure in addition to the board surface structure normally provided in the gaming area of the gaming machine. However, it is not preferable to provide a special structure on the game board surface in a gaming machine that produces images by projecting images from the projector from the back side of the game area. This is because the video is not shown at the position where the structure is provided, so the production content is limited.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of realizing an effective performance.

A gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention is a gaming board having optical transparency, display means for displaying an image on the back side of the gaming board, display control means for controlling the image displayed by the display means, The game board is a board structure, and a rail for guiding a game ball to a game area provided on a game board surface on the front side of the game board, and a game ball for lottery provided in the game area. A start winning opening capable of winning a prize, a center feature video display area for displaying a symbol corresponding to a result of the lottery performed in response to winning at the start winning opening, and outside the center bonus video display area A prize opening that is open when the lottery result is a win, and is provided outside the center accessory video display area, arranged at predetermined intervals toward the prize opening, and toward the prize opening Arranged at predetermined intervals A plurality of nails provided in a passing area of the game ball, wherein the display means is provided on the game board. An image is displayed from the back side of the board surface structure including a winning opening and the plurality of nails, and the display control means displays a predetermined character near the plurality of nails by the display means when the result of the lottery is off The predetermined character is moved toward the winning opening along the array of the plurality of nails, and the predetermined character is separated from the other portions of the plurality of nails before reaching the winning opening. Is displayed downward from the wide open portion to produce an image that cannot reach the winning opening , or a predetermined character is displayed in the vicinity of the plurality of nails by the display means, Along the array Although above the traces it arrived the predetermined character of the winning hole while moving the predetermined character tries to open the movable piece of the winning opening displays directing the image can not open the movable piece toward the winning openings When the lottery result is a win, the display means displays the predetermined character in the vicinity of the plurality of nails, and moves the predetermined character toward the winning opening along the array of the plurality of nails. by the predetermined character Ki follow wear above the winning hole rather open the movable piece of the winning holes, characterized in that the effect display images.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game board having a display device for displaying an image on the back side has a winning opening outside the center feature image display area for displaying a symbol according to the lottery result, A plurality of nails arranged toward the mouth are provided, and when the lottery result is off, the predetermined character is displayed in the vicinity of the plurality of nails by the display means, and directed toward the winning opening along the arrangement of the plurality of nails. A predetermined character is moved, and a video that does not reach the winning opening is displayed by dropping downward from a portion that is wider than the other portions of the plurality of nails. It is possible to produce an effect that emphasizes to the player that the result is out of place, and when the lottery result is a win, a predetermined character is displayed in the vicinity of a plurality of nails by a display means, and a plurality of nails are arranged. Along the winning gate Only by moving the predetermined character, since the effect display an image arrive above the winning openings, by the movement of the character can be emphasized to inform the player that is per drawing result.

In particular, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the invention, the game board having a display device for displaying an image on the back side has a movable piece outside the center accessory image display area for displaying a symbol corresponding to the lottery result. A winning opening and a plurality of nails arranged toward the winning opening are provided, and when a lottery result is won, a predetermined character is displayed in the vicinity of the plurality of nails by the display means, and the arrangement of the plurality of nails is followed. Since the video that opens the movable piece of the prize opening is produced and displayed by moving the predetermined character toward the prize opening, the player's movement and the open image of the movable piece are emphasized to the player that the lottery result is a win. Can be announced.

Gaming machine according to the second invention is the game machine according to the first invention, wherein the display control unit, when the result of the lottery per, the center won game image displaying the predetermined character by the display means After the display in the area, the predetermined character arrives above the winning opening while moving toward the winning opening having the movable piece along the arrangement of the plurality of nails outside the center actor image display area. An image of opening the movable piece of the winning opening by the predetermined character is produced and displayed.

In the gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, a winning opening having a movable piece outside the center feature image display area for displaying a symbol according to the lottery result on a game board having a display device for displaying an image on the back side. And a plurality of nails arranged toward the winning opening, and if the lottery result is a win, the predetermined character is displayed in the center accessory video display area by the display means, and then the predetermined character is displayed as the center accessory. While moving toward the winning opening having a movable piece along the arrangement of a plurality of nails outside the image display area, the video reaches the winning opening, and the predetermined character displays the opening image of the moving piece of the winning opening. By the movement of the character, it is possible to emphasize and notify the player that the lottery result is a win.

  As described above, the present invention has an effect that the lottery result can be emphasized and notified to the player, and an effective performance can be realized.

It is a figure which shows the example of the image | video which open | releases the movable piece of a winning opening. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part of one Embodiment of the game machine by this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the game board before the image | video from a projector is projected. It is a figure which shows the image | video projected on a screen from a projector. It is a figure which shows the example of a character's symbol displayed instead of the symbol etc. which should be displayed originally in a symbol area | region. It is a figure which shows the state which moved and displayed the character on parts other than a center combination. It is a figure which shows the image | video as which a character falls. It is a figure which shows the effect which a character moves so that the movable piece of a winning opening may be open | released. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the program for implement | achieving operation | movement of the gaming machine by this invention.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each drawing referred to in the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as in the other drawings.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part of an embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided on the back surface of the gaming area, and projects on the screen 10 for producing a game by projecting an image. A projector 20 that emits an image to be projected, a reflector 30 that reflects the image emitted from the projector 20 and projects the image on the screen 10, and a control board 40 that outputs an image to be emitted from the projector 20. Yes. The control board 40 is often provided on the back surface of the reflecting surface of the reflecting plate 30.

In order to create the gaming machine 1, a light-transmitting gaming board in which a screen 10 is pasted on a transparent acrylic plate or the like is prepared. And the image | video from a projector is projected from the back side of this game board. This projected image can be viewed from the front side of the game board.
The gaming machine 1 is installed in a hall (game shop) by inserting the inner frame 101 into the outer frame 102 provided on the island side. Then, the image emitted from the projector 20 is reflected by the reflecting plate 30 and then projected onto the screen 10. The player plays the game while watching the effect produced by the projected image.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the game board before the image from the projector is projected. In FIG. 1, a game board 1b includes a rail 11 for guiding a game ball to be launched to the game area, a start winning opening (start chucker) 12 for performing a lottery, and a winning opening 13 having a movable piece that opens and closes. And an out port 14 provided below the winning port, and nails 15 arranged at a predetermined interval.

A screen 10 on which an image emitted from the projector is projected is provided on the back of the game area 1a. An image emitted from the projector is projected on the back side of the screen 10, and an effect on the game is performed. An example of this effect will be described below.
4 to 8 show images emitted from the projector and projected onto the screen. First, in FIG. 4, an image 16 of the center actor is projected on the central portion of the game area 1a. The center accessory video 16 includes a left symbol area 16L, a middle symbol area 16C, and a right symbol area 16R. In these three symbol areas 16L, 16C, 16R, numbers and figures of “1” to “9”, “0”, etc. are displayed according to the results of the lottery performed in response to winning at the start winning opening 12. The symbols are displayed in a variable manner. After this variation display, the symbols are stopped and displayed in order. For example, after the symbol in the left symbol region 16L is stopped and displayed, the symbol in the middle symbol region 16C is stopped and displayed, and the symbol in the right symbol region 16R is stopped and displayed. In the state shown in the figure, the symbol “7” is stopped and displayed in the left symbol region 16L and the middle symbol region 16C.

Thereafter, in the present example, as shown in FIG. 5, the symbol C of the character C in the shape of a person is displayed in the right symbol region 16R. Originally, by displaying the design of the character C instead of the design such as the numbers to be displayed in the right design area 16R, it is possible to produce an effect that is surprising to the player.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the character C that has appeared as shown in FIG. 5 is moved and displayed on a portion other than the portion of the video 16 of the center actor. As a result, it can be produced as if the character C started to move and jumped out of the center object to the outside area. In this example, the nails 15 arranged at predetermined intervals on the game board 1b are regarded as stairs or slopes, and the character C is moved along the arrangement. In this way, by moving the character C along the arrangement in the vicinity of the nails arranged at a predetermined interval, it is possible to realize an effect as if the character C is going down the stairs or hill. An unexpected impression can be given.

In this example, an image for moving the character C toward the winning opening 13 is displayed. Then, the result of the movement is notified to the user of the lottery result. That is, if the character C cannot reach the winning opening 13, the lottery result is “out of place”, and the video that cannot be reached is displayed.
Here, as shown in FIG. 7, in the arrangement of the nails 15, the character C is displayed upside down from the part where the distance between the nails is larger than the other part, and the character C can be moved downward and displayed. In this case, it is possible to realize such an effect that the character C falls off the stairs. Thereby, the effect which emphasizes that the lottery result is “out of place” can be performed.

Further, in this example, even if the character C arrives at the winning opening 13 safely, it is not “winning” if the movable piece of the winning opening 13 is not opened. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, if the character C is swung left and right with the tip of the portion corresponding to the “hand” of the character C displayed at the position of the movable piece, it is as if the character C An effect that C moves so as to open the movable piece of the winning opening 13 can be realized.
After performing such an effect, if the movable piece of the winning opening 13 is released, the lottery result is “winning”, and if it is not opened, the lottery result is “off”, and a game is displayed by displaying one of the images. Can increase the expectation of the person.

The video for opening the movable piece of the winning opening 13 may be configured, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, in the image of FIG. 1A, the tip of the portion corresponding to the “hand” of the character C is displayed at the position of the movable piece 13L of the winning opening 13. After this display, an image for opening the movable pieces 13L and 13R of the winning opening 13 is displayed as shown in FIG. That is, an image in a state in which the distance between the movable piece 13L and the movable piece 13R is increasing is displayed.
Further, in this example, the character C is moved, and as shown in FIG. 1C, the character C is displayed above the winning opening 13 where the distance between the movable piece 13L and the movable piece 13R is wide. At this time, if the tip of the portion corresponding to both arms of the character C is displayed facing upward, it is possible to produce an effect as if the character C is playing a banzai. Thereby, it can be emphasized that the lottery result is “winning”.

As described above, the operation of projecting an image from the projector can be realized by controlling the computer by a program. More specifically, the above operation can be realized by controlling the control board 40 in FIG. 2 by a program. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a program for realizing the above operation.
When the lottery result performed in response to the start winning prize is notified by a variable symbol, if two of the three symbols become the same symbol, the reach state is reached, and thus a video in which the character appears is displayed (step S901). → S902). An image in which the entered character approaches the winning opening is displayed (step S903).

Here, by displaying an image in which the character does not reach the winning opening, the fact that the lottery result is “out of place” is notified (steps S904 → S908).
In addition, the player's sense of expectation can be enhanced by displaying an image in which the character reaches the vicinity of the winning opening and tries to open the movable piece of the winning opening (steps S904 to S905). As a result, by displaying an image in which the movable piece of the winning opening is not opened, it is notified that the lottery result is “out” (steps S906 → S908). On the other hand, as a result, an image showing that the movable piece of the winning opening is displayed is displayed to notify that the lottery result is “winning” (steps S906 → S907).

As the recording medium for recording the program shown in FIG. 9, various recording media can be used in addition to a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc., not shown.
As described above, in this gaming machine, control is performed so that an image that performs an operation related to the board surface structure is projected from the projector in the vicinity of the position of the board surface structure provided on the game board surface. By controlling in this way, it is possible to perform an unexpected performance that was not found in conventional gaming machines.

Moreover, in the above-described example, an image for performing an operation for associating a character with a winning opening or a nail is projected, but even when a board surface structure other than the winning opening is used, a surprising effect can be similarly performed. . For example, an image for performing an action of associating a character with a windmill or rail may be projected.
Furthermore, the character, the position where it appears, the action to move it, and the notification effect of the “winning” or “out of” lottery result are not limited to the above example. Anthropomorphized animals and prominent characters may appear.

Here, when a special structure for associating with the character is provided on the game board, it becomes difficult to reuse the entire game board. In other words, in a gaming machine that produces effects using video from a projector, it can be reused because it can be changed to another model by changing only the video projected from the projector. If a special structure is provided, the video from the projector must be designed accordingly, and as a result, it becomes difficult to reuse the game board.
On the other hand, if you use a structure normally provided in a general gaming machine and perform an effect integrated with it, you can change only the image projected from the projector by changing other models. Can be changed. For this reason, the game board can be reused.

(How to produce gaming machines)
By the way, in the gaming machine described above, the following production methods are realized. In other words, it is an effect method of a gaming machine that projects an image from a projector on the back side of the game board and produces an effect in the game. A character movement step for moving the character board to a position near the position of the board structure provided on the game board; and a character action step for performing the action of the character in association with the board structure after the character is moved by the character movement step. A production method including this is realized.

Then, in the character appearance step, the character is made to appear by displaying the character instead of the changing symbol for notifying the lottery result. In the character moving step, the character is moved along the arrangement in the vicinity of the nails arranged at predetermined intervals on the game board. Further, in the character action step, the movable piece which is the board structure is associated with the character and moved.
If the above-described production method is adopted in the gaming machine and the board structure and the image projected by the projector are integrated, it is possible to realize a more effective presentation that is surprising to the player.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 1a Game area 1b Game board 10 Screen 11 Rail 12 Start winning opening 13 Winning opening 14 Out opening 15 Nail 16 Image of center actor 16C Middle symbol area 16L Left symbol area 16R Right symbol area 20 Projector 30 Reflector 40 Control Substrate 101 Inner frame 102 Outer frame C Character

Claims (2)

A game board having light permeability;
Display means for displaying video on the back side of the game board;
Display control means for controlling the video displayed by the display means,
The game board is a board structure,
A rail for guiding a game ball to a game area provided on a game board surface on the front side of the game board;
A start winning opening provided in the gaming area and capable of winning a game ball for performing a lottery,
A center feature image display area for displaying a symbol corresponding to a result of the lottery performed in response to winning at the start winning opening;
A prize opening which is provided outside the center accessory video display area and is opened when the result of the lottery is a win,
Provided outside the center accessory video display area, arranged at a predetermined interval toward the winning opening, and larger in intervals than the other portions in the predetermined interval array arranged toward the winning opening. A plurality of nails having an open portion and provided in a passing area of the game ball,
The display means displays an image from the back side of the board surface structure including the winning opening provided in the game board and the plurality of nails,
The display control means includes
If the result of the lottery is off,
The display means displays a predetermined character in the vicinity of the plurality of nails, moves the predetermined character toward the winning opening along the array of the plurality of nails, and displays the predetermined character before reaching the winning opening. An image that does not reach the winning opening is displayed by dropping from a portion of the plurality of nails that is wider than the other portion , or a predetermined character is displayed by the display means. The predetermined character is moved to the winning opening along the arrangement of the plurality of nails, and reaches the upper position of the winning opening, and the predetermined character opens the movable piece of the winning opening. However, the video that cannot open the movable piece is displayed ,
If the lottery result is a win,
The display means by displaying the predetermined character to the vicinity plurality of nails, a plurality of along the arrangement of the nail toward the winning hole traces above the winning hole while moving the predetermined character wearing Ki the predetermined character gaming machine characterized by the effect display the open video movable piece of the winning openings by. The display control means includes
If the lottery result is a win,
After the predetermined character is displayed on the center character image display area by the display means, the predetermined character is displayed along the arrangement of the plurality of nails outside the center character image display area, and the winning opening having the movable piece gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the effect display an image to open the movable piece of the winning openings by tracing arrived the predetermined character above the winning hole while moving towards.

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