JP6505637B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  As a pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine, there is known a pachinko gaming machine in which a frame member such as a center part with various decorations is mounted in the gaming area of the gaming board (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .

  In the pachinko gaming machine of Patent Document 1, an image display device that produces an effect by displaying an image can be visually recognized through the opening of the frame member. The frame member is provided with a partition wall that partitions an area in which the image display device is provided in the game area. The partition wall restricts the game ball rolling on the game area from entering the area where the image display device is disposed.

JP, 2016-77347, A

By the way, depending on the shape of the partition wall of the frame member, the visibility of the image displayed on the image display device is lowered, which reduces the interest of the player.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the interest of a player.

A game machine for solving the above problems comprises a game board having a game area, a rendering device, and a frame member made of a transparent material facing the rendering device through the gaming board, the frame member Has an opening that allows the effect device to be visible, and has a partition wall shaped to surround the opening, and a stage on which gaming balls roll at the lower edge of the opening, the effect device comprising an image display apparatus, the stage extends from the front surface of the game board back toward the image display apparatus, the partition wall overlap in a direction perpendicular to the front surface of the game board to the image display device And the first partition wall disposed in the upper part of the stage and the second partition wall surrounding the opening in the area excluding the first partition wall, surrounding the entire periphery of the opening; the first partition wall, said image display A downwardly inclined shape toward the device, the tip surface is located further forward than the front end portion of the stage, the second partition wall, the front end surface is perpendicular to the front surface of the game board The first partition wall and the second partition wall are in the same position as the tip end face of the first partition wall in the direction, and the end of the first partition wall and the end of the second partition wall are up and down. The stage is formed in a series by facing in the direction, and the stage is a guideway located right above the winning opening, a non-right located on both left and right sides of the guiding path, and not right above the winning opening. The guide path and the non-guide path are inclined downward toward the player, and the downward inclination angle of the non-guide path is lower than the inclination angle of the guide path. The point is to be small .

In the gaming machine, a member for changing the behavior of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area is formed in the gaming board so as to project, and the tip surface of the first partitioning wall and the second partitioning wall The front end face of the is at a position overlapping the front end face of the member in a direction orthogonal to the front face of the game board .

  According to this invention, it is possible to improve the player's interest.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The perspective view which shows a pachinko game machine typically. The front view which shows a game board typically. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 shown in FIG. The fragmentary sectional view which expands and shows the circumference | surroundings of a stage among game boards.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine will be described. The upper, lower, left, right, front (front), and rear (back) in this specification indicate the directions as viewed from the player.
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine includes a frame 11. The frame 11 includes a first frame 11a fixed to an island facility such as a game arcade, and a second frame 11b pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the first frame 11a. The second frame 11 b is provided with a protective glass plate 14 (see FIG. 4) for protecting game components mounted on the pachinko gaming machine 10. The second frame 11 b is a frame for mounting various game components. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a firing handle 15 on the front side of the frame 11. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the gaming ball is fired at a strength corresponding to the operation amount (rotation amount) of the firing handle 15.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a decoration lamp 16 on the front side of the frame 11. The decoration lamp 16 performs an effect (hereinafter, referred to as an emission effect) of emitting, blinking, and extinguishing the built-in light emitting body as one of the effects. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a speaker 17 on the front side of the frame 11. The speaker 17 performs an effect (sound effect) that outputs voices of human and animal voices, sound effects, and music as one of effects.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a game board 20 which is a substantially square plate-like member. The game board 20 of this embodiment is a transparent acrylic board, and the player can visually recognize various game parts behind the game board 20. For example, the game board 20 may be a plywood board having a predetermined pattern such as a character or a landscape on its surface. The game board 20 is assembled to the second frame 11b. The game board 20 is provided with a game area 21 on the front side, in which game balls flow (roll). The game board 20 is provided with an opening 20 a penetrating substantially in the thickness direction of the game board 20 substantially at the center of the game area 21.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 20 is provided with a first rail 22. The first rail 22 is a member having a circular arc surface that bulges from the lower left portion to the upper right portion of the game board 20 toward the upper left as a guide surface for guiding the game balls. The tip 22a of the first rail 22 is disposed in the upper right portion of the game board 20. The game board 20 is provided with a second rail 23. The second rail 23 is a member having a circular arc surface that bulges from the upper right portion to the lower portion of the game board 20 and to the lower right direction as a guide surface for guiding the game balls. The rails 22 and 23 may be configured by bending a metal strip member in an arc shape, and may be configured by a plate-like member having a guide surface of the gaming ball. In this embodiment, the game area 21 is formed by the front of the game board 20 being divided by the rails 22 and 23. That is, the rails 22 and 23 enclose the game area 21 and constitute an outer frame of the game area 21.

  Further, the gaming board 20 is provided with a third rail 24 inside the first rail 22. The third rail 24 is an arc-shaped member extending from the lower left portion to the upper left portion of the game board 20 and along the first rail 22. The game board 20 is provided with a launch passage 21 b through which game balls shot by the operation of the launch handle 15 pass toward the play area 21. The firing passage 21 b is a space between the first rail 22 and the third rail 24. The game board 20 is provided with a backflow prevention valve 24 a at the tip of the third rail 24.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an information display panel 25. The information display panel 25 is provided outside the gaming area 21 of the gaming board 20 and at a position where it can be viewed by the player. In the information display panel 25, various information indicating the control state of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is notified by display.

  The information display panel 25 is provided with a special symbol display unit. The special symbol display section variably displays a predetermined symbol and displays a special symbol variation game in which a special symbol is finally displayed on a fixed stop. The information display panel 25 includes a special hold display unit. The special hold display unit can recognize the number of the special symbol variation games whose execution is being held because the start condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not yet satisfied. The information display panel 25 includes a normal symbol display unit. The normal symbol display section variably displays a predetermined symbol and displays a normal symbol variation game in which the normal symbol is finally derived.

  The information display panel 25 includes a normal hold display unit. The normal hold display unit can recognize the number of normal symbol variation games whose execution is being held because the start condition is satisfied but the execution condition is not yet satisfied. The information display panel 25 also includes a right-handed display unit. The right strike display unit displays information on the launch intensity of the game ball. The plurality of display units described above do not have to be in the same information display panel 25 and may be separately provided in parts different from this embodiment.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a center frame 40 as a frame member substantially at the center of the game area 21. The center frame 40 is provided with an opening 40a, and the whole is a frame-like member. The center frame 40 may be configured as a single member, or may be configured in an annular shape by combining a plurality of members. The center frame 40 is assembled to the game board 20 in a state where the opening 40a of the center frame 40 and the opening 20a of the game board 20 overlap when viewed from the player. The configuration of the center frame 40 will be described in detail later.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an image display device 26 as a rendering device. The image display device 26 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The image display device 26 is assembled to the game board 20 so that the player can visually recognize the display area through the opening 40 a of the center frame 40. The image display device 26 performs an effect (hereinafter, referred to as a display effect) of displaying a pattern imitating a predetermined character or character as one of the effects. For example, as one of display effects, the image display device 26 can execute an effect pattern fluctuation game in which the effect pattern is variably displayed in a plurality of lines and finally a combination of effect symbols is derived. In addition, in the effect pattern variation game, display effects such as reach effects and advance effects may be performed. The image display device 26 displays the display effect as an image.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a first start winning opening 27 opened in the game area 21 below the center frame 40. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a first start sensor (not shown) that detects a game ball that has won the first start winning opening 27. In this specification, "winning" means that the gaming ball enters the winning opening.

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 has a second start winning opening 28 opened in the game area 21 below the center frame 40. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a second start sensor (not shown) that detects the game ball that has won the second start winning opening 28. In this embodiment, when the game ball is detected by the first and second start sensors, the start condition of the special symbol variation game can be established. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a first variable member 29 that opens and closes the second start winning opening 28. The first variable member 29 is operable in an open state in which the game ball easily wins the second start winning opening 28 and in a closed state in which the game ball hardly wins or can not win the second start prize opening 28. .

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a first big winning opening 30 opened in the game area 21 at the upper right of the center frame 40. The first large winning opening 30 is a so-called upper attacker. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a second variable member 31 that opens and closes the first large winning opening 30. The second variable member 31 is a so-called big winning opening door. The second variable member 31 is operable in an open state in which the game ball easily wins the first large winning opening 30, and in a closed state in which the game ball hardly wins the first large winning opening 30 or can not win. .

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a second big winning opening 32 opened in the game area 21 at the lower right of the center frame 40. The second large winning opening 32 is a so-called lower attacker (V-attacker). The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes a third variable member 33 that opens and closes the second large winning opening 32. The third variable member 33 is a so-called big winning opening door. The third variable member 33 is operable in an open state in which the game ball easily wins the second large winning opening 32, and in a closed state in which the game ball hardly wins the second large winning opening 32 or can not win. .

  The pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a gate 34 through which game balls can pass (enter) on the right side of the center frame 40 in the game area 21. The gate 34 is between the first big winning opening 30 and the second big winning opening 32 in the distribution direction of the gaming balls. In this embodiment, when the gaming ball passes through the gate 34, the start condition of the normal symbol variation game can be established. The pachinko gaming machine 10 has an out port 35. In this embodiment, the gaming balls that have not won any of the winning openings are discharged from the out opening 35 to the outside of the machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 may have a winning opening different from the winning openings 27, 28, 30, 32. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a member such as a nail, a windmill or the like for changing the behavior of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area 21.

Next, the center frame 40 will be described in detail.
The center frame 40 is provided with an annular flange 41 extending along the front face 20 b of the game board 20. The center frame 40 is provided with a plurality of attachment portions 41 c on the flange 41 for attaching the center frame 40 to the game board 20. The screws 50 inserted into the attachment portions 41 c are screwed into the front surface 20 b of the game board 20. The center frame 40 is attached to the front surface 20 b of the game board 20 by screwing the plurality of screws 50 into the game board 20. The flange 41, together with the front face 20b of the gaming board 20, constitutes a rear wall of the gaming area 21.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the separation distance between the front surface 20b and the flange 41 of the game board 20 and the inner surface 14a of the protective glass plate 14 is a distance at which two or more game balls do not line up.

  As shown in FIG. 2, for example, the center frame 40 may be provided with a plurality of obstacle walls 41 a projecting forward in the upper left portion of the flange 41. The obstacle wall 41 a changes the behavior of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area 21.

  The center frame 40 includes a stage 42 extending in the left-right direction at the lower edge of the opening 40 a. The stage 42 is provided with a guide path 42 b capable of guiding the game ball to the first start winning opening 27. The guide path 42 b is located directly above the first start winning opening 27. The guiding path 42b is inclined downward toward the player (forward). The stage 42 is provided with non-guide paths 42 c on the left and right sides of the guide path 42 b. Each non-guide path 42 c is not located directly above the first start winning opening 27. Further, each non-guideway 42c is inclined downward toward the player (forward), but the angle of downward inclination is smaller than that of the guidance path 42b. The center frame 40 is provided with a warp path 43 for guiding the gaming balls flowing down the area on the left side of the center frame 40 in the gaming area 21 to the stage 42 as shown by the arrow Y.

  The stage 42 has a first guide portion 42d which is inclined downward from the warp path 43 toward one non-guide path 42c closer to the warp path 43, and a second guide slopes upward from the other non-guide path 42c toward the upper right. And a guide portion 42f. The length of the first guide portion 42d along the direction inclining from the one non-guide path 42c is longer than the length of the second guide portion 42f along the direction inclining from the other non-guide path 42c.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or 4, the stage 42 extends rearward from the front surface 41 b of the flange 41 toward the image display device 26. The stage 42 rolls the gaming ball along the left and right direction. Then, the first guide portion 42d of the stage 42 is rolled, and the gaming ball on the guide path 42b is guided to roll toward the first start winning opening 27. In addition, the gaming balls rolling on the first guide portion 42d and riding on any of the non-guide paths 42c are guided so as not to roll toward the first start winning opening 27. Furthermore, the gaming ball having passed the other non-guide path 42c rolls on the second guide portion 42f, and is guided again on the guide path 42b or any non-guide path 42c.

  The center frame 40 includes a first partition wall 44 extending in the left-right direction at the lower edge of the opening 40a. For example, the first partition wall 44 is formed using a transparent resin material, such as polycarbonate resin or acrylic resin, so as to allow visual recognition of the game components behind it. The surface of the first partition wall 44 has high gloss and a large specular reflection light component. The first partition wall 44 extends from the upper end portion of the rear wall plate 44a to the front (the player side) from a plate-like rear wall plate 44a extending upward from the rear end portion of the stage 42. And a top plate 44b. The rear wall plate 44 a is located rearward of the front surface 41 b of the flange 41.

  In a front view of the game board 20, the top plate 44b has a first inclined portion 44b1 inclined downward toward the stage 42 from the lower left portion of the opening 40a, a horizontal portion 44b2 extending horizontally in the left-right direction, and the opening 40a. And a second inclined portion 44b3 inclined downward toward the stage 42 from the lower right portion. That is, the top plate 44b includes a horizontal portion 44b2 in the upper portion of the stage 42, and a first inclined portion 44b1 and a second inclined portion 44b3 extending obliquely upward from both ends of the horizontal portion 44b2. It has a shape close to the letter V.

  The first inclined portion 44b1 is located above the first guide portion 42d of the stage 42, and the second inclined portion 44b3 is located above the second guide portion 42f of the stage 42. Further, the horizontal portion 44b2 is located on the stage 42 above the guiding path 42b and the non-guiding path 42c. The length of the first inclined portion 44b1 along the direction of the upward inclination from the horizontal portion 44b2 is longer than the length of the second inclined portion 44b3 along the direction of the upward inclination from the horizontal portion 44b2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in a direction (front and rear direction) orthogonal to the front surface 20 b of the game board 20, the top 44 b is at a position overlapping the front surface of the image display device 26. The top 44 b is located forward of the front of the image display device 26 (player's side).

  The top 44 b is located above the stage 42, and a space S exists between the top 44 b and the stage 42. The gaming ball guided by the warp path 43 enters the space S and rolls on the stage 42.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the top plate 44 b has a tip end 44 f at the tip in the direction of projection from the rear wall plate 44 a. The front end portion 44 f is flat and parallel to the inner surface 14 a of the protective glass plate 14. The tip end portion 44f has a shape in which the tips of the first inclined portion 44b1, the horizontal portion 44b2 and the second inclined portion 44b3 are connected, and has a shape close to a V when viewed from the player.

  Moreover, the top plate 44b is provided with the inner wall surface 44g connected with the front-end | tip part 44f. The inner wall surface 44g is a surface closer to the inner side of the center frame 40 among the two surfaces connecting the front end portion 44f and the rear wall plate 44a, and is the surface not facing the stage 42.

  The projecting dimension of the top plate 44b directed to the front from the rear wall plate 44a is longer than the projecting dimension of the stage 42 similarly directed to the front from the rear wall plate 44a, and the tip 44f of the top plate 44b is the tip 42a of the stage 42. More forward than the player side. Also, in order to prevent the game ball rolling on the stage 42 from jumping up and entering into the opening 40a, the tip 44f of the top plate 44b is larger than the inner surface 14a of the protective glass plate 14 and the diameter of the game ball Are close without providing a gap of Therefore, the inner wall surface 44 g of the top plate 44 b is wider in the front-rear direction than the upper surface of the stage 42.

  The front surface of the rear wall plate 44 a of the first partition wall 44 extends in the vertical direction and is parallel to the front surface 20 b of the game board 20. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, when the surface along the front surface 20b of the game board 20 is a virtual surface M, the angle θ formed by the virtual surface M and the inner wall surface 44g of the top plate 44b is Acute angles smaller than Therefore, the top plate 44 b has a shape inclined toward the inside of the center frame 40 and a shape inclined toward the image display device 26. The top board 44b is not in a state of standing vertically to the front face 20b of the game board 20, but in a state of being inclined obliquely upward. The inner wall surface 44g of the top plate 44b is a surface inclined toward the image display device 26 in all of the first inclined portion 44b1, the horizontal portion 44b2 and the second inclined portion 44b3, and the first inclined portion 44b1 is horizontal. The inner wall surfaces of the portion 44b2 and the second inclined portion 44b3 are inclined at the same angle θ. That is, the top plate 44b is inclined toward the image display device 26 at the same angle θ from the one end of the V-shape to the other end as viewed from the player.

  When the player looks down on the image display device 26 to see the image of the image display device 26, the angle .theta. The inner wall surface 44g is set along. When the player looks down at the image display device 26, if the top 44b is perpendicular to the front surface 20b of the game board 20, the inner wall surface 44g of the top 44b easily enters the line of sight. However, in the present embodiment, when the player looks down on the image display device 26, in other words, the player's gaze looks like the tip 44 f instead of the inner wall 44 g of the top 44 b. The angle θ is set to a value slightly smaller than 90 degrees so as to be orthogonal to the plane of the tip portion 44 f.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the center frame 40 includes an arc-shaped second partition wall 45 that bulges upward from the lower left portion to the lower right portion of the opening 40 a. For example, the second partition wall 45 is formed using a transparent resin material, such as polycarbonate resin or acrylic resin, so as to allow visual recognition of the game components behind it. The second partition wall 45 is a wall-like portion projecting forward from the flange 41. The tip of the second partition wall 45 is in close proximity to the inner surface 14a of the protective glass plate 14 without providing a gap larger than the diameter of the gaming ball. That is, the second partition wall 45 prevents the game ball flowing down the game area 21 from intruding into the opening 40a. The opening 40a of the center frame 40 is surrounded by the first partition wall 44 and the second partition wall 45 over the entire circumference without providing a gap equal to or larger than the diameter of the gaming ball.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 configured as described above, the gaming ball fired by the operation of the firing handle 15 is within the gaming area 21 in the area sandwiched by the rails 22 to 24 and the dividing walls 44 and 45 described above. Flow down. The player plays a game while visually recognizing the image displayed on the image display device 26. In addition, the player plays a game while visually recognizing whether or not the gaming ball rolling on the stage 42 wins the first start winning opening 27.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In most cases, the player plays a game while looking down on the image display device 26. At this time, if the top plate 44b of the first partition wall 44 is inclined toward the image display device 26, the top plate 44b is likely to be inclined along the player's line of sight, and the player's line of sight The tip portion 44f of the inclined top plate 44b can easily enter. For this reason, in the inner wall surface 44g of the top plate 44b, the area visible to the player is smaller than in the case where it is not inclined, and it is possible to suppress inhibition of the player's visibility. It can be improved.

  (2) The first partition wall 44 is formed of a transparent resin material, and at a position overlapping the image display device 26 in the front-rear direction. With such a top plate 44b, the image displayed by the image display device 26 is likely to be reflected on the inner wall surface 44g, and easily viewed by the player in a distorted state. However, by tilting the top plate 44b, it becomes difficult for the player to visually recognize the image reflected on the inner wall surface 44g of the top plate 44b, and the visible area is also reduced, thereby improving the player's interest. Can.

  (3) The top plate 44 b of the first partition wall 44 is disposed above the stage 42. The player visually recognizes whether the game ball guided to the stage 42 rides on the guide path 42b or the non-guide path 42c, and visually recognizes whether or not the game ball wins in the first start winning opening 27 Therefore, the whereabouts of the gaming balls rolling on the stage 42 are often tracked. An image reflected on the top plate 44b above the guiding path 42b of the stage 42 and the non-guiding path 42c, in particular, on the inner wall surface 44g of the horizontal portion 44b2, is likely to hinder the player from visually recognizing the gaming ball. However, the interest of the player can be improved by inclining the top plate 44b above the stage 42 to make it difficult to visually recognize the reflected image and reducing the visible area.

  (4) The top plate 44 b of the first partition wall 44 is at the top of the stage 42. The projecting dimension of the top plate 44b directed to the front from the rear wall plate 44a is longer than the projecting dimension of the stage 42 directed to the front from the rear wall plate 44a. Therefore, the inner wall surface 44g of the top plate 44b is wider in the front-rear direction than the upper surface of the stage 42, and an image displayed on the image display device 26 is easily reflected. Even with such a top plate 44b, it is difficult to visually recognize the image reflected on the inner wall surface 44g by inclining to the image display device 26 side, and the visible area is reduced to make the player's interest It can be improved.

  (5) The top plate 44b has a V-like shape as viewed from the player, and includes the horizontal portion 44b2 and first and second inclined portions 44b1 and 44b3 extending obliquely upward from both ends of the horizontal portion 44b2. . The image reflected on the inner wall surface 44g of the top plate 44b differs between the inclined portions 44b1 and 44b3 and the horizontal portion 44b2, and tends to hinder the player's visual recognition. However, by making the horizontal portion 44b2 and the inclined portions 44b1 and 44b3 inclined, it is possible to make it difficult to visually recognize the reflected image and to reduce the visible area, thereby improving the player's interest.

The above embodiment may be modified as follows.
In addition to the top plate 44 b of the first partition wall 44, part or all of the second partition wall 45 may be inclined toward the image display device 26.

The partition wall inclined toward the image display device 26 may be only the second partition wall 45 instead of the first partition wall 44.
-Of the top plate 44b of the first partition wall 44, only the horizontal portion 44b2 may be inclined toward the image display device 26, or at least one of the first inclined portion 44b1 and the second inclined portion 44b3 may be the image display device It may be inclined toward 26.

  With regard to the stage 42 and the first partition wall 44, the projecting dimension of the top plate 44b directed forward from the rear wall plate 44a and the projecting dimension of the stage 42 directed forward from the rear wall plate 44a may be the same. The projecting dimension of the top plate 44 b may be shorter than the projecting dimension of the stage 42.

  In the top plate 44b, the horizontal portion 44b2 and the inclined portions 44b1 and 44b3 may have different inclination angles θ. As for the horizontal part 44b2 in the upper part of the guide path 42b and the non-guide path 42c which follow the whereabouts of the game ball, the player's line of sight tends to turn, so that the tip part 44f of the horizontal part 44b2 can easily fit into the player's line of sight Is preferably made larger than the inclined portions 44b1 and 44b3.

  The top 44 b may not be transparent. For example, the top plate 44b may be a high gloss color such as silver or gold. Even with this configuration, the image displayed by the image display device 26 is likely to be reflected on the inner wall surface 44g of the top plate 44b. However, by tilting the top plate 44b, it becomes difficult for the player to visually recognize the image reflected on the inner wall surface 44g of the top plate 44b, and the visible area is also reduced, thereby improving the player's interest. Can. In addition, the top plate 44b may have other colors such as white and black.

The top 44 b may not overlap with the image display device 26 in the front-rear direction.
The top plate 44b of the first partition wall 44 may not have a sloped shape close to the V shape, but may have a shape of only the horizontal portion 44b2 extending horizontally as seen from the player, and the shape may be changed as appropriate. You may

  In the first partition wall 44, the back wall plate 44a extends in the vertical direction, and only the top plate 44b is inclined to the image display device 26 side, but the back wall plate 44a and the top plate 44b are inclined to the image display device 26 side You may

  The effect device may be a movable body (feature) in addition to the image display device 26 displaying the effect display as an image, and the center frame 40 is at least one of the partition walls surrounding the movable body. The part may be inclined toward the movable body.

  In this case, if the movable body is a movable body that performs light emission effect, the light emission effect is likely to be reflected on the partition wall, and it is likely to be reflected. When at least a part of the partition wall surrounding the movable body is inclined toward the movable body, the partition wall tends to be inclined along the player's line of sight, and the player's line of sight of the inclined partition wall The tip is easy to get in. For this reason, in the inner wall surface of the division wall, the area visible to the player is smaller than in the case where it is not inclined, and it is possible to suppress the player's visibility from being inhibited and improve the player's interest be able to.

  In addition to the image of the image display device 26, the light emission effect of the movable body is also easily reflected on the partition wall surrounding the opening 40a of the center frame 40. In this case, if at least a part of the partition wall of the center frame 40 is inclined toward the image display device 26 and the movable body, the partition wall is likely to be inclined along the player's line of sight, and the player's line of sight The tip of the inclined partition wall can easily enter. For this reason, in the inner wall surface of the division wall, the area visible to the player is smaller than in the case where it is not inclined, and it is possible to suppress the player's visibility from being inhibited and improve the player's interest be able to.

  The effect device may be a movable body (a character) other than the image display device 26 that displays the effect display as an image, and the center frame 40 may be at least a part of a partition wall surrounding the movable body. The shape may be inclined toward the movable body.

The image display apparatus may be movable, and in this case, at least a part of the partition wall at the movement destination of the image display apparatus may be inclined toward the image display apparatus.
The special symbol is displayed on the information display panel 25. However, the special symbol may be displayed on the image display device 26.

The technical idea shown next can be grasped from the embodiment mentioned above.
The partition wall includes a horizontal portion viewed from the player and a portion extending obliquely upward from both ends of the horizontal portion.

  The partition wall extends forward from the rear end of the stage, and the front end of the partition is in front of the front end of the stage.

  20: game board, 20a: opening, 21: gaming area, 26: image display device (rendering device), 40: center frame (frame member), 40a: opening, 42: stage, 44: first partition wall, 44b: top plate (inclined portion), 44g: inner wall surface, 45: second partition wall.

Claims (2)

A game board having a game area,
A rendering device,
And a frame member made of a transparent material facing the rendering device via the game board,
The frame member has an opening that allows the effect device to be viewed, and includes a partition wall shaped to surround the opening, and a stage on which gaming balls roll at the lower edge of the opening.
The effect device is an image display device.
The stage extends rearward from the front of the game board toward the image display device.
The partition wall is overlapped on the image display device in a direction perpendicular to the front surface of the game board, and a first partition wall which is disposed above the stage, the opening in the region except for the first partition wall A second partition wall surrounding the opening, and surrounding the entire circumference of the opening;
The first partition wall is shaped so as to be inclined downward toward the image display device, and the tip surface thereof is located in front of the tip portion of the stage ,
In the second partition wall, the tip end surface is at the same position as the tip end surface of the first partition wall in the direction orthogonal to the front surface of the game board,
The first partition wall and the second partition wall are formed in series by an end of the first partition wall and an end of the second partition wall facing in the vertical direction,
The stage has a guideway located immediately above the winning opening, and a non-guideway located on the left and right sides of the guiding route and not directly above the winning opening.
The guiding path and the non-guiding path are inclined downward toward the player,
A gaming machine characterized in that the downward inclination angle of the non-guide path is smaller than the downward inclination angle of the guide path . In the gaming board, a member for changing the behavior of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area is formed to protrude.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the leading end surface of the first partition wall and the leading end surface of the second partition wall overlap with the leading end surface of the member in a direction perpendicular to the front surface of the gaming board.

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