JP5411248B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine called a so-called pachislot machine, which includes a reel group in which a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed are coaxially arranged side by side.

  In a so-called pachislo machine, a plurality of reels rotate by betting game media such as medals and operating a start lever. Subsequently, when the stop button is operated, each reel is stopped, and a symbol pattern is formed by the symbols displayed on each stopped reel. On the other hand, when the start lever is operated, a winning combination (predetermined symbol pattern) is drawn in the gaming machine. Therefore, when the winning combination matches the symbol pattern on the active line displayed by the stopped reel, a predetermined number of game media are paid out.

  Further, in recent gaming machines, those equipped with a liquid crystal display device have become common. This type of gaming machine provides various effects such as allowing a player to expect an advantageous role based on an image displayed on a liquid crystal display device. Further, for the purpose of further improving the production effect, there has been proposed one provided with a production device different from the liquid crystal display device (see Patent Documents 1 to 4).

JP 2006-325932 A JP 2008-173166 A JP 2008-228800 A JP 2009-233139 A

  However, all of the configurations described in Patent Documents 1 to 4 are merely provided so that a structure can be operated, and the operation variations are not rich. In other words, the configurations of the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 to 4 can simply operate a “no expression” mechanical structure, and the effects thereof are not sufficient.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that has a greater variety of expressiveness than the prior art and has a higher appeal to players and surrounding people.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention includes a reel group in which a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed are coaxially arranged, an operation unit operated by a player to start rotation of the reels, A movable liquid crystal display device capable of displaying the image and displaceable, and a control device for controlling the operation of the reel group and the movable liquid crystal display device, wherein the control device moves the movable liquid crystal as the game progresses. A game effect is performed in which the movable liquid crystal display device is displaced while displaying an image on the liquid crystal display device.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to achieve a game effect that displaces the position of the movable liquid crystal display device while displaying an image on the movable liquid crystal display device. The effect can be improved.

  In addition, the liquid crystal display device further includes a fixed liquid crystal display device fixedly provided to display an image for performance, and the control device is configured to display an image on the fixed liquid crystal display device and an operation of the reel group in the game effect. In conjunction with at least one of them, the movable liquid crystal display device may display an image and the movable liquid crystal display device may be displaced. By adopting such a configuration, since the display on the fixed liquid crystal display device and the operation of the reel group are linked with the display and operation on the movable liquid crystal display device, the expression in the entire gaming machine can be further diversified. It is possible to further improve the production effect.

  Further, the control device executes a lottery related to the game progress based on a predetermined winning probability, and stores a plurality of different values as the winning probability, and determines the relative level of the corresponding winning probability. The possible effect may be configured to be executed by the game effect that controls the display image and position of the movable liquid crystal display device. With such a configuration, it is possible to notify the player of the current winning probability level using various expressions.

  In addition, the control device executes a lottery regarding the game progress and, before outputting the lottery result, produces an effect for predicting the lottery result by the game effect for controlling the display image and the position of the movable liquid crystal display device. It may be configured to execute. By adopting such a configuration, in a situation before the lottery result is finalized, it is possible to perform an effect that causes the player to predict the result using various expressions.

  Further, the control device is configured to execute a lottery regarding the game progress and to produce an effect of outputting the lottery result in a discriminable manner by the game effect for controlling the display image and the position of the movable liquid crystal display device. May be. With such a configuration, a lottery result such as winning or losing can be notified to the player using various expressions.

  Moreover, the said control apparatus may be comprised so that the said movable liquid crystal display device may be vibrated according to the content of the said game effect. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to produce more various expressions, and in particular, it is possible to enhance the presence of the displayed video. For example, in a scene where a gun is shot, the player can be given a sense of realism that the gun has actually been shot by vibrating the movable liquid crystal display device simultaneously with the display of the shooting image.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that has a greater variety of expressive power and has a higher appeal to players and surrounding people.

It is a front view which shows the whole external structure of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine shown in FIG. It is drawing which shows the structure of a movable liquid crystal unit. It is drawing which shows the detailed structure of the movable liquid crystal unit shown in FIG. It is a left view of the state which fractured | ruptured the casing of the lock unit which shows the detailed structure of a movable liquid crystal unit. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the game progress by a game machine. It is drawing which shows the combination and internal probability set in a game machine, (a) is a thing of a normal state, (b) has each illustrated the thing of an ART state. It is a mimetic diagram showing example 1 (effect mode display) by a game machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the production example 2 (notification production) by a gaming machine. It is a mimetic diagram showing example 3 (ART winning effect) by game machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example 4 of production by a gaming machine (realistic feeling improvement production). It is a schematic diagram which shows the example 6 of production by a gaming machine. It is a mimetic diagram showing example effect 7 by a game machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the production example 8 by a gaming machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example 11 of production by a gaming machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example 16 of production by a gaming machine. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example 17 of production by a gaming machine.

  Hereinafter, a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Composition of gaming machine)
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall configuration of the appearance of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is a so-called pachislot machine, and a reel group 3, an operation panel 4, a payout opening 5, and a fixed liquid crystal display device 6 are provided in a casing 2 having a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. , A movable liquid crystal unit (movable liquid crystal display device) 7 is provided.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a horizontally long rectangular window 8 having translucency is attached to a substantially central portion of the housing 2. On the inner side, a reel group 3 is provided in which three reels 3a to 3c (left reel 3a, middle reel 3b, and right reel 3c) are coaxially arranged in the left-right direction in the present embodiment. Each of the reels 3a to 3c can rotate around its axis, and a plurality of symbols are displayed side by side in the circumferential direction on the peripheral surface thereof. Therefore, the player can visually recognize how the reels 3a to 3c rotate and the symbol patterns displayed on the stopped reels 3a to 3c through the window 8.

  Below the window 8, there is provided an operation panel 4 on which various operations are performed by the player. In this operation panel 4, an insertion slot 4a is provided in the upper right part, and when a medal (game medium) is inserted from here, a bet (BET) or credit (credit) is made by the number of insertions. A bet button 4b is provided in the upper left part of the operation panel 4, and when this is pressed, a credited medal is bet. A start lever 4c is provided in front of the bet button 4b. When the lever 4c is operated after a bet, the reels 3a to 3c are started (rotated). Three stop buttons 4d are provided on the central front surface of the operation panel 4, and the corresponding reels 3a to 3c are stopped each time each stop button 4d is pressed. In addition to the above, the operation panel is provided with a clearing button and the like.

  A discharge outlet 5 is provided on the lower front surface of the housing 2, and a lower plate 9 is provided below the outlet 5. Therefore, when the clearing button is operated, or out of the medals paid out according to the game result, the amount exceeding the creditable upper limit is paid out from the payout opening 5 and stored in the lower plate 9.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 includes a first control unit 100 including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the first control unit 100 mainly controls operation of the reels 3a to 3c. The first control unit 100 is connected to the above-described bet button 4b, start lever 4c, and stop button 4d via an input / output interface (I / F) 20, and when the player operates these, the operation signal is the first. Input to the controller 100. The first control unit 100 is also connected to the credit number display 4e via the input / output interface 20, and the number of medals credited at the present time is displayed so as to be visible to the player. Further, a medal payout mechanism 21 provided in the housing 2 is connected to the first control unit 100, and the reels 3a to 3c (more precisely, the reels 3a to 3c of the reels 3a to 3c are connected via the reel control board 22). Drive mechanism) is connected.

  Such a first control unit 100 displays the number of credits on the credit number display 4e, starts and stops the reels 3a to 3c in response to the player's operation of the bet button 4b, the start lever 4c, and the stop button 4d. A predetermined number of medals are paid out. In addition to this, the first control unit 100 executes “role lottery” processing and the like (“role lottery” will be described later).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the casing 2 is provided with various rendering devices. First, three lamps 10 are provided between the operation panel 4 and the window 8 so as to correspond to the reels 3a to 3c. A fixed liquid crystal display device 6 is provided above the window 8, and a movable liquid crystal unit 7 is provided on the right side of the window 8 and the fixed liquid crystal display device 6. Furthermore, an electrical decoration device 11 and a speaker 12 are provided at the top of the housing 2.

  Among these, the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 includes a horizontally long rectangular display region 6 a having substantially the same vertical and horizontal dimensions as the window 8 or the reel group 3, and is fixedly installed on the housing 2. Further, the movable liquid crystal unit 7 includes an electric decoration panel portion 7a having a vertically long shape from the lower end position of the window 8 to the upper end position of the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, and a movable liquid crystal portion 7b positioned in front of the electric decoration panel portion 7a. The movable liquid crystal unit 7b can move up and down.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the functional structure of these presentation apparatuses is further demonstrated. In addition to the first control unit 100 described above, the gaming machine 1 includes a second control unit 200 that includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like and controls each unit at the time of production. The second control unit 200 is connected to a video control board 24 including a CPU, ROM, RAM, and graphic controller 23. The video control board 24 is connected to the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, the illumination device 11, and the speaker 12 described above. Is connected. Accordingly, when the second control unit 200 outputs an instruction to execute a predetermined effect to the video control board 24, the video control board 24 displays an image (including a moving image) on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 based on this instruction. A predetermined effect is executed by light emission of the illumination device 11, sound output from the speaker 12, and the like.

  In addition, the movable liquid crystal unit 7 includes a relay substrate 30. In the movable liquid crystal unit 7, the relay substrate 30 includes a liquid crystal driver substrate 31 included in the movable liquid crystal portion 7b, a panel light emitting substrate 33 included in the electrical panel portion 7a, a stepping motor 34, a lock solenoid 35, and four positions. Connected to sensors 36-39. The movable liquid crystal unit 7b has a liquid crystal panel 32 connected to the liquid crystal driver substrate 31, and the liquid crystal panel 32 displays an image by a drive signal from the liquid crystal driver substrate 31. On the other hand, the relay board 30 is connected to the second control unit 200 via the input / output interface (I / F) 25 outside the movable liquid crystal unit 7 and further connected to the video control board 24. Yes.

  Such a second control unit 200 is also connected to the first control unit 100, and the result of the “role drawing” performed by the first control unit 100 and the player's operation input to the operation panel 4. Various performances are executed depending on the situation. In particular, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as an effect using the movable liquid crystal unit 7, to move or vibrate the movable liquid crystal unit 7b while displaying an image on the movable liquid crystal unit 7b. Is possible. Hereinafter, a mechanical configuration of the movable liquid crystal unit 7 that enables such an operation (movement, vibration) will be described.

(Configuration of movable liquid crystal unit)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the movable liquid crystal unit 7, and includes a front view, a plan view, and a right side view. As shown in FIG. 3, the movable liquid crystal unit 7 includes a vertically long rectangular unit base 40 made of a synthetic resin, and an electrical panel portion 7a is attached to the front surface thereof. A movable liquid crystal part 7b is arranged. The movable liquid crystal unit 7b moves up and down by a drive unit 41 provided on the back of the unit base 40, and is held at a predetermined position by a lock unit 42 provided on the back of the unit base 40. FIG. 3 shows a state where the movable liquid crystal portion 7b is at the lower end position.

  The movable liquid crystal unit 7b accommodates the liquid crystal driver substrate 31 in a casing 50 having a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a liquid crystal panel 32 having a vertically long rectangular shape on the front surface of the casing 50. Further, a triangular lamp 51 is provided near the upper part of the liquid crystal panel 32, and an inverted triangular lamp 52 is provided near the lower part. These lamps 51 and 52 also emit light based on an instruction signal output from the second control unit 200, and light up or blink.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the movable liquid crystal unit 7 shown in FIG. 3 and includes a rear view in addition to a front view, a plan view, and a right side view. In FIG. 4, the drive unit 41 is shown excluding the casing, and the unit base 40 and the lock unit 42 are not shown. As shown in FIG. 4, a stay 53 extends from one end of the movable liquid crystal part 7b. The stay 53 extends rearward from the base end connected to the movable liquid crystal portion 7b, bends after passing through one side of the electrical panel 7a, and extends behind the electrical panel 7a to the other side. It is installed. The tip of the stay 53 is supported by a guide rail 60 attached to the unit base 40 and extending in the vertical direction so as to be movable up and down.

  On the other hand, the drive unit 41 is provided with a stepping motor 34 at an upper rear position of the electrical panel portion 7a. A drive gear 61 is attached to the output shaft of the stepping motor 34, and a driven gear 62 is engaged therewith. In addition, a sprocket 63 is provided coaxially with the driven gear 62, and a sprocket 64 is also provided at a lower rear position of the electric decoration panel portion 7a. A toothed belt 65 is wound between the sprockets 63 and 64, and the tip of the stay 53 is connected to the toothed belt 65.

  Therefore, when the stepping motor 34 is driven and the output shaft rotates, the sprockets 63 and 64 and the toothed belt 65 are also rotated by being relayed to the gears 61 and 62. Then, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b connected to the toothed belt 65 via the stay 53 rises and falls according to the normal rotation and reverse rotation of the stepping motor 34. When the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is at the lower end, the liquid crystal panel 32 is positioned on the side of the reel group 3 (see FIG. 1), and when it is at the upper end, the liquid crystal panel 32 is the display area of the fixed liquid crystal display device 6. Located on the side of 6a.

  As shown in the side view in FIG. 4, the movable liquid crystal unit 7 includes four position sensors 36 to 39, which are provided at different predetermined height positions. These position sensors 36 to 39 are photosensors, and have a pair of light emitting units and light receiving units disposed at the front and rear sides with a space therebetween. Further, as shown in the rear view in FIG. 4, a light shielding plate 54 is provided at the tip of the stay 53. When the movable liquid crystal unit 7b moves up and down, the light shielding plate 54 passes through a position that blocks the optical path between the light emitting units and the light receiving units of the position sensors 36 to 39.

  Therefore, when any position sensor changes from the light receiving state to the light shielding state while the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is rising (descent), the upper end portion (lower end portion) of the light shielding plate 54 blocks the optical path of the position sensor. It can be determined that it is in the position. On the contrary, when the light shielding state is changed to the light receiving state, it can be determined that the lower end portion (upper end portion) of the light shielding plate 54 is located immediately above the optical path of the position sensor. As described above, the four position sensors 36 to 39 can detect eight height positions of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b. However, in the movable liquid crystal unit 7 according to the present embodiment, since the position of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is detected by only one position by the lowermost position sensor 39, the height positions of the seven positions can be detected as a whole. It has become.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the movable liquid crystal unit 7 and is a left side view of the lock unit 42 with the casing broken. In FIG. 5, unlike FIGS. 3 and 4, the locked state and the unlocked state of the movable liquid crystal unit 7 b at the upper end position are displayed. As shown in FIG. 5, the lock unit 42 includes a casing 70 that forms a vertically long space. The casing 70 accommodates a pin unit 71, a compression spring 72, a link mechanism 73, a lock solenoid 35, and the like. .

  The pin unit 71 has a configuration in which seven lock pins 71a are juxtaposed in the vertical direction on the front surface of a vertically long plate member. Seven through holes 70a corresponding to the respective lock pins 71a are formed in the front wall of the casing 70, and each lock pin 71a of the pin unit 71 is inserted into the corresponding through hole 70a. A lock solenoid 35 is attached to the rear wall of the casing 70 behind the pin unit 71. The lock solenoid 35 is provided downward so as to advance and retract the plunger 35a in the vertical direction, and one end of a link mechanism 73 made of an L-shaped link member is pivotally supported at the lower end of the plunger 35a. The other end of the link mechanism 73 is pivotally supported at the rear part of the pin unit 71, and the bent portion located at the approximate center of the link mechanism 73 is pivotally supported by the casing 70.

  Therefore, when the lock solenoid 35 is driven, the vertical movement of the plunger 35a is converted into the forward / backward movement by the link mechanism 73 and transmitted to the pin unit 71. When the pin unit 71 moves back and forth, each lock pin 71a is simultaneously advanced and retracted through the through hole 70a. Since the compression spring 72 is provided between the upper and lower rear surfaces of the pin unit 71 and the rear wall of the casing 70, the pin unit 71 is always urged forward. Therefore, for example, even when the lock solenoid 35 is not energized, the pin unit 71 is kept in the advanced state.

  On the other hand, the light shielding plate 54 is provided with a pin receiving hole 54a penetrating in the front-rear direction (see also the rear view in FIG. 4). This pin receiving hole 54a passes through a position facing each lock pin 71a of the pin unit 71 when the light shielding plate 54 moves up and down together with the movable liquid crystal portion 7b. Accordingly, when the pin receiving hole 54a is positioned in front of any of the lock pins 71a, when the lock solenoid 35 is driven to advance the pin unit 71, the lock pin 71a is inserted into the pin receiving hole 54a and the "lock" The movable liquid crystal unit 7b is stably held at that position. Conversely, when the lock solenoid 35 is driven in this state to retract the pin unit 71, the lock pin 71a comes out of the pin receiving hole 54a and enters the “released state”, and the movable liquid crystal portion 7b can move up and down.

  Each position of the movable liquid crystal portion 7b when the pin receiving hole 54a faces the front of the seven lock pins 71a coincides with each position of the movable liquid crystal portion 7b detected by the position sensors 36 to 39. . Accordingly, when the position of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is detected by the position sensors 36 to 39, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b can be locked at that position by driving the lock solenoid 35 and moving the lock pin 71a forward.

  The movable liquid crystal unit 7 as described above performs a predetermined effect such as moving the movable liquid crystal unit 7b up and down or vibrating while displaying an image on the liquid crystal panel 32 based on an instruction from the second control unit 200. Such effects are executed according to the progress of the game, and the entertainment of the gaming machine 1 can be improved, such as increasing the player's expectation.

(Game progress flow)
Next, the game progress of the gaming machine 1 including the scene where the effect by the movable liquid crystal unit 7 is executed will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of game progress by the gaming machine 1. Here, the game progress is shown when an assist replay time (hereinafter referred to as “ART”), which is one of the game modes of the gaming machine 1, is established. The ART is a game mode in which a predetermined number of games can be played while suppressing a decrease in the number of medals possessed by the player. And when ART is established, while the predetermined number of games is consumed, the number of medals can be gradually increased by winning a small role, or many medals can be obtained in a short time by winning a bonus role. It becomes possible. In addition, FIG. 6 illustrates a case where winning for a predetermined combination of “rush replay” is set as the ART start condition (see steps S108 and S212).

  With reference to FIG. 6, operation | movement of the 1st control part 100 is demonstrated first. In the game progress shown in FIG. 6, first, when the player operates the start lever 4c in a state where a bet is bet, the first control unit 100 accepts this operation input (step S100), and performs “role drawing”. (Step S101).

  Here, the “role lottery” will be outlined. In the gaming machine 1, the “role” is displayed according to the symbol pattern in which the symbols displayed on the three reels 3a to 3c are aligned on at least one of the plurality of active lines. Is decided. This combination includes a bonus combination and a small combination, and the winning probability (so-called “internal probability”) of each combination is recorded in a ROM or the like of the first control unit 100 in advance. Note that the internal probability pattern of each role recorded is not one, but the game state (normal state, ART state, etc.) that changes according to the progress of the gaming machine 1, and the administrator adjusts for the gaming machine 1 A plurality of patterns are recorded according to possible setting contents.

  FIG. 7 is a drawing showing the combination and internal probability set in the gaming machine 1, where (a) illustrates the game mode in the normal state, and (b) illustrates the game mode in the ART state. Yes. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), the role of the gaming machine 1 has a big bonus combination in which the winning is determined by having “7” symbols on the reels 3a to 3c aligned, and “RB” symbols being aligned. The regular bonus role that the winning is decided in, the small role that the winning is decided when the symbols such as “Bell” and “Watermelon” are gathered, the small role that the winning is decided when the symbols of “Replay” are gathered, and any of these There is a role of losing that does not correspond to a role and cannot be paid out or replayed. In addition, in this gaming machine 1, which is called a so-called pachislot machine, it is controlled so that the symbols are not aligned on the active line unless one of the roles other than the loser is won by lottery. Since the control is general, a detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Further, for example, some of the small roles such as replay and watermelon include a role of “six choices”. In this role, the reels 3a to 3c stop in a predetermined order in addition to the symbols being aligned, that is, the "push order" of the three stop buttons 4d corresponding to the reels 3a to 3c is in the predetermined order. Is defined as a winning condition. The above-mentioned “rush replay” is a kind of this six-choice role. For example, “replay”, “replay”, and “cherry” are arranged in order from the left, and each symbol is on the active line in a predetermined order. Win by winning the line. Further, for example, a part of a small role such as a watermelon includes an “ART lottery”. This combination is a small combination that, when the ART lottery combination is won by lottery in the first control unit 100, wins the ART depending on the result of further lottery in the second control unit 200.

  In FIG. 7, the relative level of the internal probability of these roles is schematically shown by the size of the vertical dimension of the area corresponding to each role. As shown here, the bonus combination has a lower internal probability than the small combination, and the lost combination has the highest value. On the other hand, when comparing FIGS. 7A and 7B, the internal probability of the lost role in the ART state is lower than that in the normal state, and the internal probability of some small roles such as the replay role is higher accordingly. Is set.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 6, the first control unit 100 performs a role lottery based on the internal probability corresponding to the normal state shown in FIG. 7A (step S101). Then, the winning combination information is transmitted to the second control unit 200 (step S102), while the operation of the stop button 4d by the player is accepted (step S103). As a result, if the winning combination in step S101 is won (step S104: yes), the winning combination information is transmitted to the second control unit 200 (step S105). At the same time, the medal payout mechanism 21 (see FIG. 2) is driven to perform a payout process (step S106) such as paying out medals according to a winning combination or setting a predetermined replay game.

  Next, the first control unit 100 determines whether or not the gaming machine 1 is in the ART state, that is, whether or not the gaming machine 1 is in the ART state by winning the “rush replay” as described above (step S107). ). If it is not in the ART state at this time (step S107: no), it is determined whether or not the winning combination determined to have won in the immediately preceding step S104 is “rush replay” (step S108). If it is a “rush replay” win, ART start setting is performed (step S109), and the state is shifted to the ART state. If the prize is not “rush replay” (step S108: no), the process returns to step S100.

  If it is determined in step S107 that the current state is the ART state (step S107: yes), the number of games after entering the ART state (that is, the number of winnings) is counted, and whether or not 50 games have been completed is determined. Judgment is made (step S110). In this process, the functionally provided counter of the first control unit 100 is incremented by one each time it is determined to be yes in step S107, and it can be determined by whether or not the counter value has reached 50. If the 50 games have not ended (step S110: no), the processing from step S100 is repeated. If the 50 games have ended (step S110: yes), a predetermined setting for terminating ART is performed (step S111).

  On the other hand, the second control unit 200 receives information on the winning combination by lottery (step S101) in the first control unit 100 in a state that is not ART (step S200), and the winning combination is an ART lottery combination. Whether or not (step S201). If it is not an ART lottery role (step S201: no), it waits for reception of step S200 again. Note that the second control unit 200 receives the winning combination information (step S105) transmitted from the first control unit 100 even when the winning combination is not the ART lottery combination. Depending on the performance, for example, the illumination device 11 emits light appropriately. In addition, the second control unit 200 performs an effect corresponding to the winning combination or wins the winning combination even in a normal gaming state (that is, a state where the ART state or the bonus combination is not won). Even in the absence, various effects according to the game progress are performed (for example, including the effects illustrated in FIGS. 8 to 17 described later and the execution of the following effect modes).

  When the winning combination is an ART lottery (step S201: yes), the second control unit 200 performs “ART lottery” (step S202). This ART lottery is performed based on a predetermined probability recorded in advance in the ROM of the second control unit 200, and this probability is set in accordance with an effect mode that changes as the game progresses. For example, the production mode includes a daytime stage mode (probability: low) in which a daytime landscape is displayed on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, and a night stage mode (probability: high) in which a nighttime landscape is displayed. The ART winning probability is set in association with the production mode. Such an effect mode is determined by a lottery when the player operates any of the operation panels 4, or is switched to an effect mode with a high probability by winning a predetermined combination. Therefore, the second control unit 200 performs the ART lottery based on the probability corresponding to the current performance mode.

  As a result, when winning ART (step S203), the number of digestion games after winning ART is counted based on the number of times winning combination information is received from the first control unit 100 (step S204). When the predetermined number of games (N times) are digested (step S205: yes), the “notification effect” is executed (step S206), and after the effect, the “ART winning effect” is executed (step S207). In other words, even if the ART lottery is won (step S203: yes), until the ART winning effect (step S207) is performed, the player does not know that the ART has been won. .

  As mentioned in the explanation of the operation of the first control unit 100, even if the ART is won, it is necessary to win the “rush replay” in order to actually start the ART (Step S108, (See S109). Further, as described above, this rush replay is a kind of six-choice role, and the pushing order is included in the winning conditions. Therefore, a player who does not know the fact that he has won the ART itself or the push order of the rush replay cannot win the rush replay by himself. Therefore, until the second control unit 200 determines that the game has been completed a predetermined number of times in steps S204 and S205, the first control unit 100 wins the entry replay and performs the ART start setting (step S108: yes and step S109) are not repeated.

  In addition, as described above, it is determined whether or not the ART is actually won at the time of step S203, but the player knows that the ART has been won by executing the ART winning effect (step S207). The notification effect (step S206) performed during this period increases the player's expectation that he may win the ART, and has the effect of improving the gameability of the gaming machine 1. Therefore, the notice effect and the ART winning effect are very exciting scenes as the game progresses, and the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment has the movable liquid crystal unit 7 (and the reel group 3 and / or the fixed liquid crystal display). Such an effect is performed using the apparatus 6) (see the description of FIGS. 8 to 17).

  On the other hand, when the ART is not won (step S203: no), the second control unit 200 receives the winning combination information from the first control unit 100 (step S220) and the number of digestion games after the ART is lost. Count. When the predetermined number of games (N times) are digested (step S221: yes), the “notification effect” is executed (step S222), and then the “ART lose effect” is executed (step S223). After completion of the ART loss production, the process again waits for reception in step S200.

  As described above, if the result of the lottery in the first control unit 100 (step S101) is that the ART lottery is won (step S201: yes), regardless of whether the ART is won or not (step S203). The notification effect (steps S206 and S222) is executed. For this reason, the player expects to win the ART by looking at the notice effect, and is anxious to see the subsequent ART win effect or ART loss effect. Note that the movable liquid crystal unit 7 (and the reel group 3 and / or the fixed liquid crystal display device 6) is also used in the notification effect (step S222) and the ART loss effect (step S223) when the ART is lost. .

  Next, processing after the start of the ART winning effect (step S207) will be described. The gaming machine 1 is in the “ART ready state” from the execution of the ART winning effect until the rush replay winning (step S212: yes). In this ART preparation state, the winning combination information transmitted from the first control unit 100 for each game (step S102) is received (step S208), and whether or not the winning combination is a predetermined six-choice (in this case, six-choice It is determined whether or not it is a “rush replay” role, which is a type of role (step S209). If it is not a six-choice combination, reception of winning combination information (step S208) and determination of whether or not it is a six-choice combination (step S209) are repeated. During this time, the first control unit 100 executes a process for each game according to whether or not the winning combination has been won (step S104).

  On the other hand, if the lottery result in step S101 by the first control unit 100 is a six-choice combination (step S209: yes), for example, “push order navigation” is displayed on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 (step S210). This “push order navigation” is for navigating the player in the stop order of the reels 3a to 3c included in the winning conditions in the selected six-choice combination. Specifically, for example, in the case of the six-choice role in which the order of “right, left, middle” is determined as the stop order, the stop button 4d to be pressed next is sequentially “right” on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6. , “Left” and “Middle” are displayed, and the player is guided to the prize. Note that the push order navigation is executed only in the ART preparation state and the ART state, and in other states, the push order navigation is not displayed even if the six-choice winning combination is won by the role lottery.

  Then, when the player operates the stop button 4d according to “push order navigation”, predetermined symbol patterns (“Replay”, “Replay”, “Cherry”) are arranged in order from the left on the active line. The winning combination will be won (step S104: yes). In this case, the first control unit 100 performs the processing of steps S105 and S106 already described, and determines whether or not the ART state is set (step S107). Here, since it is in the ART ready state, it is in the state that is not in the ART state (step S107: no), and is in the state where a winning replay that is a six-choice role is won (step S108: yes). Therefore, ART start setting (step S109) is performed.

  On the other hand, after displaying the push order navigation (step S210), the second control unit 200 receives winning combination information from the first control unit 100 (step S211), and determines whether or not it is a predetermined six-choice combination (step S211). Step S212). If the player has correctly operated the stop button 4d according to the push order navigation, the player will win the six-choice role (ie, rush replay). Accordingly, in this case, the winning combination information transmitted from the first control unit 100 (step S102) is information indicating that the winning replay has been won. Then, the second control unit 200 that has received this information determines that the entry replay has been won (step S212: yes), and shifts from the ART preparation state to the “ART state”.

  Here, in spite of the display of the push order navigation, if the player does not win the six-choice combination due to the wrong operation order (step S104: no), the first control unit 100 starts from step S100. Re-execute processing. In this case, since the second control unit 200 cannot receive the winning combination information (step S211), the winning combination information transmitted when the first control unit 100 re-executes the processing from step S100 (step S102) It is received in the process of S208, and it is determined again whether or not it is a six-choice combination (step S209). In other words, after displaying the push order navigation (step S210), the second control unit 200 receives the winning combination information without receiving the winning combination information (step S211), and then performs the processing from step S209. Try again.

  In addition, there may be a case where a combination different from the predetermined six-choice combination wins in spite of displaying the push order navigation (step S104). For example, when the operation is not performed as shown in the push order navigation, instead of the rush replay (the role of “Replay”, “Replay” and “Cherry” in order from the left), the normal replay (from the left “ In some cases, a combination of “Replay”, “Replay”, and “Replay” symbols may be awarded. In this case, based on the winning combination information received from the first control unit 100 (step S211), it is determined that the winning combination is not a rush replay (step S212: no). Then, in order to receive the winning combination information transmitted from the first control unit 100 as a result of the combination lottery in the next game, the processing from step S208 is re-executed. As described above, in the ART ready state (steps S208 to S212), the push order navigation display (step S210) and the rush replay winning determination (step S212) are executed according to the result of the winning rush replay determination (step S209). To do. Then, until the final entry replay is won (step S212: yes), the predetermined ART winning using the movable liquid crystal unit 7 (and the reel group 3 and / or the fixed liquid crystal display device 6) as described above is performed. Continue to produce.

  Next, when entering the entry replay and moving to the ART state, an ART effect (step S213) with a content different from the ART winning effect that was executed in the previous ART preparation state is executed, Indicates that it has entered the ART state. Then, when ART starts, in place of the internal probability in the normal state shown in FIG. 7A, a winning lottery (step S101) is performed based on the internal probability corresponding to the ART state shown in FIG. 7B. . Therefore, the winning of the replay role is highly probable, and the decrease in medal credit can be suppressed. Further, since “push order navigation” is displayed when the six-choice combination is won, the medal can be easily paid out when the six-choice combination with a medal payout is won. In ART, for example, such a state continues for a predetermined number of games (eg, until the number of winnings reaches 50) (step S214), and during this time, the second control unit 200 executes a predetermined ART effect.

  On the other hand, the first control unit 100 also enters the ART state after performing the ART start setting (step S109) as described above. Therefore, in the subsequent game, the number of digestion games is counted every time a winning combination (step S104: yes), and it is determined whether or not a predetermined number of games (for example, 50 winnings) has been reached (step). S110). When the predetermined number of games has been reached (step S110: YES), the ART state is set to end (step S111), and thereafter, the normal game state is entered.

  In the ART effect (step S213) performed by the second control unit 200, it is also possible to display a dedicated video that can only be viewed in the ART state and associated with the winning combination in the ART. Good. In addition to such images, the number of games for which a winning process has been performed in the ART state is displayed, and in the case of winning a six-choice role, a push order navigation is displayed. It should be noted that at the start of this ART production, by using the movable liquid crystal unit 7 (and the reel group 3 and / or the fixed liquid crystal display device 6), it becomes clear to the player and the surrounding that the ART state has been entered. An effective production that can be conveyed is possible.

  In addition, in FIG. 6, the game progress of the gaming machine 1 when the ART is established is described as including the scene where the effect by the movable liquid crystal unit 7 is executed, but in addition to the ART preparation state and the ART state, In particular, even in the normal gaming state, an effect using the movable liquid crystal unit 7 may be executed. For example, in the normal gaming state, every time the player operates the stop button 4d, an effect by the movable liquid crystal unit 7 as described later with reference to FIG. 11 may be performed, and the movable liquid crystal unit 7 is further used. Other effects may be executed.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment shifts from the normal state to the ART state as the game progresses as described above. During this time, various effects such as a notice effect (steps S206 and S222), an ART winning effect or an ART loss effect (steps S207 and S223), and an ART effect (step S213) are performed using the movable liquid crystal unit 7. In addition to these, the movable liquid crystal unit 7 shows the present performance mode of the gaming machine 1 that affects the ART lottery (step S202), and improves the sense of presence received from the video displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. In order to do so, various effects are performed. Hereinafter, an effect example using such a movable liquid crystal unit 7 will be described.

(Example 1: Production mode display)
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an effect produced by the gaming machine 1. Here, an example of an effect that displays the effect mode of the gaming machine 1, that is, the effect mode indicating the level of the winning probability in the ART lottery (step S202 in FIG. 6) will be described. This production example can be executed in place of the day stage mode or night stage mode production described above, or in combination with these.

  In the example shown in FIG. 8, a graphic imitating an electrocardiogram waveform is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7. Then, according to the ART winning probability, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b, the amplitude of the electrocardiogram waveform, and the background color change in a plurality of steps (for example, seven steps). Specifically, the lower the ART winning probability is, the lower the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is, the ECG waveform changes with a small amplitude, and the background is displayed in green. Conversely, the higher the ART winning probability is, the higher the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is, the ECG waveform changes with a larger amplitude, and the background is displayed in red. In the electrocardiogram waveform, the frequency level may be changed instead of or in combination with the amplitude.

  Here, in order to displace the position of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b, the second control unit 200 outputs a control signal corresponding to the current effect mode, and the drive unit 41 (FIG. 3) is driven based on the control signal. The liquid crystal part 7b is moved up and down. Then, among the seven positions detectable by the position sensors 36 to 39, the lock unit 42 may be driven at an appropriate position corresponding to the current effect mode to lock the movable liquid crystal unit 7b. Further, for the electrocardiogram waveform and background color, the video control board 24 transmits a predetermined video signal corresponding to the current effect mode to the movable liquid crystal unit 7 based on the control signal from the second control unit 200. Based on this video signal, the liquid crystal driver board 31 displays an electrocardiogram waveform and a background color corresponding to the current effect mode on the liquid crystal panel 32.

  Thus, since the position of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b and the display are changed in conjunction with each other, it is possible to improve the appeal degree of the present performance mode for the player and the surrounding people. A sound such as a heart sound may be emitted from the speaker 12 in correspondence with the frequency of the electrocardiogram waveform. Further, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b itself may be vibrated according to the electrocardiogram waveform. For example, when the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is brought into the unlocked state and the stepping motor 34 of the drive unit 41 is continuously reversed and driven with a small angular width, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b can be vibrated at substantially the same position. Thereby, the degree of appeal to the surroundings can be further increased.

(Production Example 2: Notification Production)
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the effect by the gaming machine 1, and here, an example of the notification effect described in steps S206 and S222 of FIG. 6 will be described. Basically, the announcement effect is to cause the player to predict the lottery result before outputting the result of the ART lottery. In the example shown in FIG. 9, when notifying that the ART has been won, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is raised and positioned at the upper end. In addition to this, an image that changes as it rises (an image that is expected to win) may be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. Conversely, when notifying that the ART has not been won (lost), the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is lowered and positioned at the lower end. In addition to this, an image that changes as it descends (an image that gives a sense of loss) may be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. Furthermore, after the movable liquid crystal part 7b is reciprocated a plurality of times in the vertical direction, the movable liquid crystal part 7b may reach the upper end or the lower end.

  By performing such an effect, it is possible to increase the expectation as to whether or not to win the ART for the player, to excite the field, and to improve the gameability. In particular, if a notice production starts when a high-probability production is being performed in the above-described production mode display, the player predicts that there is a high possibility that the player will win the ART, so that the place can be even more exciting. it can.

  Also in this announcement effect, the degree of appeal to the player and the surroundings may be improved by using transmission of sound from the speaker 12 and vibration of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b in combination. Further, it is possible to employ the effect mode display method described in the effect example 1 as the notification effect. For example, the effect mode display with the highest probability in the effect example 1 may be applied to the ART winning notification here, and the effect mode display with the lowest probability may be applied to the ART lose notification. The notice effect can also be used for notices other than the notice of whether or not the ART has been won. For example, the notice effect can also be applied when notifying the winning of the bonus combination. Furthermore, if ART machines are set so that a certain number of ART games can be added when the ART role is won and won again after the ART has started, ART addition will occur. The notification effect described here can also be used in the notification of whether or not it has been made.

(Production example 3: ART lottery result production)
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the effect by the gaming machine 1, and here, an example of the ART winning effect described in step S207 of FIG. 6 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, in the ART winning effect, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is reciprocated in the vertical direction while displaying on the liquid crystal panel 32 that the ART has been won. As a result, it is possible to clearly notify the player and surrounding people that the ART has been won. Note that such an ART winning effect is executed after the notification winning effect described in the above-described effect example 2 has reached the state where the probability of the ART winning is the highest (for example, the state where the movable liquid crystal unit 7b has reached the upper end). .

  This type of performance can also be used for notifications other than the notification of the ART winning decision, and can be applied to, for example, the notification of the winning determination of the bonus role mentioned above or the notification of the confirmed addition of ART. it can. Further, the present invention may be applied to an ART effect (step S213) after the ART has started (step S109 in FIG. 6). Further, in the case of ART loss notification (step S223 in FIG. 6) or bonus role loss notification, the liquid crystal panel 32 may be operated while the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is operated while displaying the display of the loss.

(Production example 4: Realistic feeling up production)
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the effect produced by the gaming machine 1. Here, in the image display on the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7 and the image display on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, there is a sense of presence. An example of an effect to be improved will be described. In the example shown in FIG. 11, a humanoid character holding a gun is displayed on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, and a scope image of the gun is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7. Then, at the same time as the scene in which the character shoots a gun is displayed on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is vibrated. Thereby, the scene of shooting a gun can be displayed with a higher sense of reality.

  In the liquid crystal panel 32, the target may be displayed at the end of the scope image, and immediately after the gun is shot, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b may be vibrated and an image indicating that the target is hit may be displayed. Further, for example, when push order navigation (step S210 in FIG. 6) is displayed, a scope image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32, and the player presses a stop button 4d (or a dedicated button provided separately) according to the push order navigation. The movable liquid crystal unit 7b may be vibrated each time it is operated. As a result, it is possible to produce a realistic sensation as if the player himself shot a gun. At this time, push navigation (ie, “right”, “left”, “middle”, etc.) may be displayed as a target at the end of the scope image.

  In addition, when displaying a scene in which the machine gun is fired continuously or a scene in which the ground shakes due to an earthquake or the like is displayed on the movable liquid crystal unit 7 or the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is vibrated in conjunction with these displays. Therefore, a sense of reality can be enhanced.

(Example 5)
The liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7 is juxtaposed on the right side of the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 to enlarge the screen, and an image can be displayed on a wide screen. As a result, the player can be expected to win a bonus combination or ART. Therefore, such an effect can be employed for the above-described notification effect (steps S206 and S222 in FIG. 6).

(Example 6)
Also, the image that was not visible on the right side outside the frame of the fixed liquid crystal display unit 6 is moved up to the side of the fixed liquid crystal display unit 6 by moving the lower movable liquid crystal unit 7b to the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b. It may be displayed and visible. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a predetermined image (in FIG. 12, a sword image excluding the tip portion) is displayed on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 with the movable liquid crystal portion 7b positioned downward, and the movable liquid crystal portion As the position 7b is raised, an image on the right side outside the frame of the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 (in FIG. 12, an image of the tip of the sword) may be gradually displayed from the upper part of the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal portion 7b. . Thus, the player can have a sense of expectation due to the effect that an image outside the frame of the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 that has not been seen becomes visible as the movable liquid crystal unit 7b rises.

(Example 7)
The effect shown in FIG. 12 may be performed when a predetermined combination is achieved on the reels 3a to 3c. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the sword symbols on the reels 3a to 3c are aligned on the effective line and won the role of "sword", the reels 3a to 3c are located on the side (that is, the lower end position). A display informing the winning of the role of “sword” is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b. Subsequently, when the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is lifted and arranged side by side with the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 and the liquid crystal panel 32 may be used to display a wide image of the sword. Good.

(Example 8)
As shown in FIG. 14, in the state where the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7 is juxtaposed on the right side of the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, an image emitted from the liquid crystal panel 32 is displayed. It is possible to produce a display that leaks. This is an effect that is executed only when the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 and the liquid crystal panel 32 are in parallel, and can be applied to the ART effect notification effect (steps S206 and S222 in FIG. 6).

(Example 9)
In addition, some gaming machines 1 are set so as to execute a so-called “pseudo-run” effect. This “pseudo-ream”, which is said to be a pachislot machine, is related to the effects of the previous game so as to produce a series of effects over a plurality of games, while performing an effect once in one game. This is an effect method in which the effect is executed in the next game. In general, when a pseudo-rendition production occurs, there is a high possibility that a bonus combination will be won (winned). In such a gaming machine 1, it is also possible to produce a light emission effect from the liquid crystal panel 32 to the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 as described above every time an effect corresponding to a new game is performed during the pseudo-group. Thereby, the player can have a higher sense of expectation.

(Example 10)
By arranging the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7 in parallel on the right side of the reel group 3 and displaying the same as the reels 3a to 3c of the liquid crystal panel 32, the liquid crystal panel 32 can be used as the fourth reel. In this case, “Replay” is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 when “Replay” is aligned by the reels 3a to 3c in the normal state. On the other hand, when a bonus combination or the like is won in the combination lottery (step S101 in FIG. 6), even if “Replay” is prepared by the reels 3a to 3c, the liquid crystal panel 32 has a symbol other than “Replay” (for example, a watermelon) ) Is displayed. In this way, the winning of the bonus combination may be implicitly notified to the player before winning the bonus combination.

(Example 11)
Even if the winning combination is won by winning a role that is not an ART lottery, the ART lottery (step S202 in FIG. 6) may be executed depending on the symbol displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. For example, it is assumed that a “Bell” role that is not an ART lottery is won and, for example, a bell symbol is aligned on the central effective line (Bell role wins). In this situation, the movable liquid crystal 7b further moves to the lateral position of the reels 3a to 3c (that is, the position where the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is on the extension of the effective line), and the liquid crystal panel 32 also When the “bell” symbol is displayed, if the “bell” on the reels 3a to 3c and the “bell” on the liquid crystal panel 32 are aligned on the active line, the medal is paid out as a result of winning the bell role. At the same time, ART lottery (step S202 in FIG. 6) may be executed. In this case, when the winning combination information received from the first control unit 100 is a “bell” combination that is not an ART lottery combination, the second control unit 200 first determines whether to execute the effect. Determined by In the case of execution, it is only necessary to select whether to display a bell symbol or another symbol on the liquid crystal panel 32, and display the determined symbol.

  In addition, even if the symbol pattern aligned on any active line is a lost role, the ART lottery may be executed depending on the symbol displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. For example, when the symbol patterns “replay”, “chance”, and “chance” are aligned on any active line, the symbol “chance” is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 with a predetermined probability. . As a result, the player can have a sense of expectation that some role may be won in the next and subsequent games. Then, as described above, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b moves on the extension of the effective line where the “chance” symbols of the middle reel 3b and the right reel 3c are located, and “chance” is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 there. When the chance symbols are arranged by the middle reel 3b, the right reel 3c, and the liquid crystal panel 32, it is considered that the ART lottery is won and the ART lottery is performed.

  In this case, if the winning combination information received from the first control unit 100 is “Lost”, the second control unit 200 uses the symbol pattern “Replay”, “Chance”, “Chance”. Whether or not an effect of moving the movable liquid crystal unit 7b and displaying the “chance” symbol on the liquid crystal panel 32 when the lines are aligned on the line is determined by lottery. Then, information about the stop symbol is acquired from the first control unit 100, and if the symbol pattern “Replay”, “chance”, “chance” is established, the symbol “chance” is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. At the same time, the ART lottery may be executed.

  In addition, even if the symbol pattern aligned on any active line is a winning combination, a bonus combination may be awarded depending on the symbol displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, when the bonus symbols (for example, “7”) of the middle reel 3b and the right reel 3c are aligned on the center effective line, and the bonus symbol of the left reel 3a is off the effective line. Even in the case of (losing role), the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is moved to the right side of the reel 3, and a bonus symbol is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 at a position on the extension of the effective line. As described above, when the reels 3a to 3c are in the role of losing and the bonus symbols are arranged by the reels 3b and 3c and the liquid crystal panel 32, it is considered that the bonus combination is won, and the bonus It is good also as performing the winning process of a combination.

(Example 12)
The fixed liquid crystal display device 6 displays an image in which multiple doors are sequentially closed, and each time the door is closed, the reels 3a to 3c are rotated by a small angle, and when the last door is closed, the reels 3a to 3c are displayed. Start rotating. In addition, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is initially positioned at the upper end and is lowered step by step every time the door is closed. Alternatively, the image on the liquid crystal panel 32 may change each time the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is lowered. Such an effect is performed immediately after the player operates the start lever 4c, and can be applied, for example, to notify that the present state is in the high-probability effect mode with respect to the ART winning probability.

(Example 13)
When winning a bonus combination, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is initially positioned at the lower end, and the movable liquid crystal unit is displayed every time a predetermined combination is won or a predetermined number of times is won in the bonus. Increase 7b step by step. At this time, an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 may be changed according to the position of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b. Such an effect can be adopted as a countdown display until winning the ART. For example, it is possible to set the winning of the ART when the movable liquid crystal unit 7b reaches the upper end. The movable liquid crystal unit 7b may be raised two or more steps at a time to produce an effect that improves the player's expectation.

(Example 14)
The movable liquid crystal unit 7b is arranged in parallel on the right side of the reel group 3, and after the start lever 4c is operated, the reels 3a to 3c are wave-operated and then rotated. That is, the reels 3a to 3c are operated in a wave shape as a whole by rotating (vibrating) up and down with a phase difference. Then, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is also operated so as to be interlocked with this, and is raised step by step for each game. That is, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is also controlled so that the reels 3a to 3c and the movable liquid crystal unit 7b perform a wave operation as a whole by making a phase difference with respect to the adjacent reel 3c and vibrating it up and down. Then, for each game, such a wave operation is performed, and the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is raised by a predetermined distance each time the wave operation is completed. If this is repeated for a predetermined number of games and the movable liquid crystal part 7b reaches the upper end, it can be determined that the winning of the bonus combination has been confirmed. Further, such an effect may be executed when the above-described pseudo-continuity is generated.

  In combination with this, for example, a “bomb” image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32, and when the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is lifted and reaches the top, an image in which the “bomb” explodes is displayed. You may do it. Furthermore, when an enemy character is displayed on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 and an image of exploding a bomb is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 as described above, an image of the enemy character falling down may be displayed. Good. By displaying such an enemy character falling down, the player can be more clearly notified of the winning of the bonus combination.

(Example 15)
In the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, for example, when an action of hitting an object with a hammer is performed, a movable liquid crystal unit is displayed while displaying a predetermined image on the movable liquid crystal unit 7b at the lower end in conjunction with this action. You may control to raise 7b itself. Then, when the movable liquid crystal display unit 7b reaches the upper end, the winning of the ART may be notified. In addition, the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 displays an image of swinging down the hammer to produce an effect of hitting the reel 3a (which may be any one or more of the reels 3a to 3c) directly below. be able to. When this effect is produced, the reels 3a to 3c and the movable liquid crystal unit 7b as a whole may be controlled so as to perform the wave operation as described above, starting with the struck reel 3a.

(Example 16)
When the symbols are aligned on the reels 3a to 3c and winning a winning combination, a notification display indicating that the winning has been made may be transferred from the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b to the fixed liquid crystal display device 6. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, when winning the role of “sword”, a display for notifying the winning is performed on the liquid crystal panel 32 of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b located at the lower end, and then the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is raised. When the movable liquid crystal unit 7b reaches the upper end, the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 performs a display for further winning notification. Thereby, as the movable liquid crystal unit 7b rises, the line of sight of the player and those around him can be guided to the fixed liquid crystal display device 6, and the notification effect on the fixed liquid crystal display device 6 is strongly impressed by the player and the like. be able to.

(Example 17)
In conjunction with the operation of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b, the liquid crystal panel 32 may perform display associated with the image of the illumination panel unit 7a (see FIG. 1) on the back side. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, an image imitating a person is displayed on the surface of the electrical decoration panel unit 7a. In this person image, the lower half is displayed in the lower half of the illumination panel section 7a, and the upper half is displayed in the upper half. Therefore, when the movable liquid crystal portion 7b is at the lower end, the lower half of the body is hidden by the movable liquid crystal portion 7b, and the upper half is visible. On the other hand, when the movable liquid crystal part 7a is at the upper end, the upper body is hidden by the movable liquid crystal part 7b, and the lower body is visible.

  Then, as the movable liquid crystal unit 7b positioned at the lower end is raised, an image related to the person image of the electrical decoration panel unit 7a is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, an image that appears as if the person image of the illumination panel section 7a has transmitted through the movable liquid crystal section 7b is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. In addition to this, when the movable liquid crystal unit 7b covers the head of the person image, the person image having a different expression from the person image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32. Such an effect is executed when, for example, the bonus symbols are not aligned on the reels 3a to 3c, and if the person image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 has a bright expression, the bonus regardless of the symbol pattern on the reels 3a to 3c. You may make it win a prize. Alternatively, if the facial expression of the person image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 32 is changed depending on whether or not the ART has been won, it will also be adopted for the ART winning effect (Step S207) and the ART loss effect (Step S223). Can do.

  As described above, the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is capable of various effects with various expressive powers depending on the display, position, operation, and the like of the movable liquid crystal unit 7. These effects include various notifications such as ART and bonus role winning notifications, countdown until winning, pseudo-recurring event notifications, effects during ART, notification of modes related to ART winning probabilities, and improvement of the presence of the displayed video. Can be applied to the scene.

  In the above description, the movable liquid crystal unit 7b moves up and down on the right side of the reel group 3, but the movable liquid crystal unit 7 is illustrated as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Good. In addition, the operation of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b is not limited to a linear reciprocating operation or a vibrating operation, and can be operated along a curved path using a known driving means, or arbitrarily moved within a predetermined range. You may do it. That is, the arrangement of the movable liquid crystal unit 7, the moving direction and the moving mode of the movable liquid crystal unit 7b are not particularly limited. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied even when a liquid crystal display is installed instead of the mechanical reels 3a to 3c shown in the present embodiment. In this case, the rotation operation of the reels 3a to 3c and the display of the symbols at the time of stopping may be performed by image display on the liquid crystal display.

  Further, the number of movable liquid crystal devices exemplified as the movable liquid crystal unit 7b and the configuration pattern (arrangement pattern) thereof are not limited. For example, two movable liquid crystal devices may be provided, and these may be arranged forward and backward as viewed from the front side of the housing 2 and the moving directions of the liquid crystal devices may be matched. More specifically, one liquid crystal device is arranged on the front side, the other liquid crystal device is arranged on the back side, both liquid crystal devices are moved in the vertical direction, and both liquid crystal devices are moved. The trajectory to be matched at least partially in front view. When such a configuration is adopted, for example, when the two liquid crystal devices are relatively moved to overlap each other in a front view, the item image displayed on the front liquid crystal device is erased and the back side is removed. By displaying on the liquid crystal display device, it is possible to achieve an effect as if the item has moved from the near side liquid crystal device to the far side liquid crystal device.

  The present invention can be applied to a gaming machine that has a greater variety of expressive power and has a higher appeal to players and the surrounding people.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 3 Reel group 4 Operation panel 6 Fixed liquid crystal display device 7 Movable liquid crystal unit 100 1st control part 200 2nd control part

Claims (3)

A reel group in which a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed are coaxially arranged;
An operation unit operated by a player to start rotation of the reel;
A movable liquid crystal display device capable of displaying an image for production and displaceable;
A control device for controlling the operation of the reel group and the movable liquid crystal display device;
A fixed liquid crystal display device fixedly provided to display an image for production,
The fixed liquid crystal display device is disposed above the reel group,
The movable liquid crystal display device has a longitudinal direction with respect to the fixed liquid crystal display device and the reel group from an upper end position that is a side of the fixed liquid crystal display device to a lower end position that is a side of the reel group. Is movable so as not to overlap,
The control device includes:
With respect to the rotation operation of the reel group, in a state where the movable liquid crystal display device is in the lower end position, the image display of the movable liquid crystal display device is interlocked so as to be a display related to the display of the reel group,
Thereafter, the movable liquid crystal display device is moved to the upper end position. When the movable liquid crystal display device is in the upper end position, the image of the movable liquid crystal display device is further displayed with respect to the image display on the fixed liquid crystal display device. A gaming machine , wherein the display is interlocked so as to be a display related to the display of the fixed liquid crystal display device . The control device causes the movable liquid crystal display device at the upper end position to descend stepwise and start rotation of the reel in conjunction with an image displayed on the fixed liquid crystal display device, and the movable liquid crystal The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein an image displayed on the movable liquid crystal display device is changed according to a position of the display device. When the operation unit is operated by a player, the control device rotates each of the plurality of reels up and down with a phase difference, and is in the lower end position every time the operation unit is operated. When the movable liquid crystal display device reaches the upper end position by oscillating the movable liquid crystal display device up and down in a stepwise manner and repeating the operation to the operation unit a predetermined number of times , the movable liquid crystal display device the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that to change the image displayed on device and the fixed liquid crystal display device.