JP6804103B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine.

There are various known game machines that perform an effect by combining an effect (effect member) that is a tangible object and an image displayed in a display area of a display device (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-158690

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of performing an interesting effect using an effect member and an image displayed in a display area.

The gaming machine according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, has a display means having a display area and a light emitting portion, and at least a part of the portion including the light emitting portion overlaps in front of the display area. With the effect member capable of being positioned at the position and the effect member located at the superposed position, the light emitting unit is made to emit light, and the first effect image adjacent to the light emitting unit is displayed in the display area. It is characterized by being provided with an effect executing means for executing an integrated effect.

According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to perform an interesting effect in which the effect member (light emitting unit included in the effect member) and the image displayed in the display area are visually recognized integrally.

It is a front view of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which showed the identification symbol and the reserved symbol displayed on the display device (display area). It is a figure which showed the effect member (a) located in the original position, the effect member (b) located in the effect position, and the integrated effect (c). It is a figure for demonstrating the display method of the 1st effect image. It is a figure for demonstrating the first specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the display method of the 2nd effect image. It is a figure for demonstrating the 3rd specific example. It is a figure for demonstrating the fifth concrete example.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the gaming machine 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of the game machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The game machine 1 includes a game board 90. The game board 90 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and the guide rail 903 forming a passage for guiding the game ball launched by the operation of the launch device 908 (launch handle) to the game area 902 has a substantially arc shape. It is provided as follows.

The game area 902 is provided with a display device 91, a start winning opening 904, a large winning opening 906, an out opening 907, and the like. The display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be visually recognized through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90. The shape of the display area 911 can be changed as appropriate (the shape and size of the display area 911 can be changed by changing the shape and size of the opening 901 and the shape and size of the display device 91 itself). ..

Further, in the game area 902, a plurality of game nails are provided as obstacles that change the flow mode of the game balls when the flowing game balls collide with each other. The game ball flowing down the game area 902 changes in various modes depending on the conditions when it collides with the game nail.

In such a game machine 1, the game ball is launched toward the game area 902 by operating the launching device 908. When a game ball flowing down the game area 902 wins a prize opening such as a start winning opening 904 or a large winning opening 906, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by a payout device.

The jackpot lottery is executed by a winning / failing determination means provided on a control board (not shown) triggered by winning a game ball into the starting winning opening 904 (a plurality of such starting winning openings may be provided). Specifically, a numerical value (win / fail judgment information) is acquired from the random number source triggered by the winning of the game ball to the starting winning opening 904, and if the numerical value is the same as the predetermined jackpot value, it becomes a jackpot. If they are different, they will be out of order. In the present embodiment, the notification of the hit / fail judgment result is started in the order in which the numerical values are acquired (so-called fluctuation is started), but when a certain numerical value is acquired, it is acquired before that. When the hit / fail judgment result based on the numerical value is notified, it is stored in a storage means provided on a control board (not shown) until the hit / fail judgment result based on the certain numerical value is started. The maximum number of stored numbers (maximum number of holds) of the numerical value (hereinafter, also simply referred to as hold) for which the notification of the hit / fail judgment has not been started can be appropriately set. The maximum number of holdings that can be stored by the storage means in the present embodiment is four for one kind of starting winning opening 904. The fact that the above-mentioned numerical value (hit / fail determination information) is stored in the storage means is displayed as the reserved symbol 80 (see FIG. 2). In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the acquired numerical value is a jackpot value at the time when the notification of the winning / failing determination is started, but when the numerical value is acquired, the winning / failing determination is performed. , The hit / fail judgment result itself may be stored (in this case, the hit / miss judgment result itself corresponds to the hit / miss judgment information). In addition, the acquired numerical value is also used as a numerical value for determining the specific content of the effect of notifying the success / failure determination result.

The components of the game machine 1 that are not related to the present invention, such as the frame of the game machine 1, the lower plate and the upper plate for storing the game balls, will not be described. As for these, those having the same structure as a known game machine can be applied.

In the present embodiment, similarly to the known gaming machine, the winning / failing determination result is notified to the player by the combination of the identification symbols 70 (see FIG. 2) displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91. Specifically, the identification symbol group 70 g (left identification symbol group 70 gL, middle identification symbol group 70 gC, right identification symbol group 70 gR) including a plurality of types of identification symbols 70 starts to fluctuate, and finally each identification symbol group 70 g. One of the identification symbols 70 is selected and stopped. When the jackpot is won, the combination of the identification symbols 70 selected from each identification symbol group 70g and stopped is a predetermined combination (for example, three sets of the same identification symbols 70). If it is out of the way, it will be a combination other than that (other than the combination that will be a big hit). In each figure, only the "numbers (characters)" constituting the identification symbol 70 are shown, but a symbol in which the numbers and characters are combined can be set as the identification symbol 70.

In the drawings after FIG. 3, the identification symbol 70 and the reserved symbol 80 are omitted.

Various effects are executed as an effect of notifying the result of the hit / fail determination. In the present embodiment, it is possible to execute an integrated effect as a kind of the effect. That is, the integrated effect is a series of effects for notifying the hit / fail determination result of the target (the effect from when the identification symbol 70 (group) starts to fluctuate until it stops at a combination indicating the hit / miss judgment result. Hereinafter, it is referred to as a notification effect. It can occur as part of (sometimes). Hereinafter, the integrated production will be described in detail. In the notification effect, the conditions for generating the integrated effect and the timing (generation timing) at which the conditions can be satisfied may be any, so the description thereof will be omitted. Unless otherwise specified, the "image" in the following description shall include both a still image and a moving image.

The integrated effect is an effect using the effect member 10 which is a tangible object. The effect member 10 in the present embodiment is a movable body capable of operating within a predetermined range. Specifically, it is possible to reciprocate between the original position (see FIG. 3A) and the effect position (corresponding to the superposed position in the present invention) (see FIG. 3B). .. Since any drive mechanism for operating the effect member 10 may be used, the description thereof will be omitted. All or part of the effect member 10 located at the original position is located behind the game board 90, and at least a part of the effect member 10 is covered with the game board 90 so that the player facing the player cannot see the effect member 10. The production member 10 in which the effect member 10 is located at the effect position has a smaller range covered by the game board 90 than when the effect member 10 is located in the original position. That is, the range visually visible to the player facing through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90 is increased. As described above, since the display area 911 of the display device 91 is an area that can be visually recognized through the opening 901 formed in the game board 90, at least a part of the effect member 10 located at the effect position is in front of the display area 911. Overlap with. That is, at least a part of the effect member 10 located at the effect position overlaps so as to cover the display area 911. The range in which the effect member 10 overlaps the display area 911 is larger when it is located at the effect position than when it is located at the original position.

The effect member 10 in the present embodiment has an elongated shape. The effect member 10 is located along the left edge of the display area 911 in the original position, and is located at the effect position by rotating with the lower end as a fulcrum (FIGS. 3A and 3B). reference). The operation mode of the effect member 10 is merely an example. The exposed range of the effect position may be larger than that of the original position, and at least a part of the effect position may be superimposed on the display area 911.

Since the front surface of the effect member 10 is a portion that is visible to the player at least at the effect position, various decorations are applied. The effect member 10 in the present embodiment has a light emitting unit 11 as one of the decorations (see FIG. 3B). That is, on the front side of the effect member 10, a light emitting unit 11 (a light source and a light transmitting member covering the light source) capable of emitting light in a predetermined mode is provided. The light emitting unit 11 may include a plurality of light sources, and by switching the light source to emit light, it may be possible to emit light in a plurality of types of modes. The light emitting portion 11 in the present embodiment is formed so as to extend from one side edge to the other side edge in the width direction of the effect member 10. That is, one side edge and the other side edge of the light emitting unit 11 substantially coincide with a part of the edge of the effect member 10 in the width direction.

In the integrated effect, the effect member 10 is moved from the original position to the effect position, and then the light emitting unit 11 is controlled to emit light. At the same time, an effect image (hereinafter, referred to as a first effect image 20 to distinguish it from the second effect image 30 described later) is displayed in the display area 911 of the display device 91 (see FIG. 3C). The first effect image 20 is displayed so as to be adjacent to the light emitting unit 11 that emits light. Specifically, in a plan view (the line of sight of the player facing the player), the first effect image 20 is displayed as if it is continuous (as if continuous) with one side of the light emitting unit 11. It includes an image unit A21 and a first image unit B22 that is displayed as if it is continuous (continuous) with the other side of the light emitting unit 11. In other words, the positional relationship is such that the light emitting unit 11 is located between the first image unit A21 and the first image unit B22. As a result, the effect element (hereinafter, also referred to as an integrated effect element) as if the first image unit A21, the light emitting unit 11, and the first image unit B22 exist as a series is played. It will be visible to the person. In the present embodiment, the widths of the first image unit A21, the light emitting unit 11, and the first image unit B22 are substantially the same, and are adjacent to each other so that the ends of the widths substantially coincide with each other. As a result, a linear integrated effect element in which the first image unit A21, the light emitting unit 11, and the first image unit B22 are continuous is constructed. By showing the player such an integrated effect element, the effect is produced as if the effect member 10 was divided by the integrated effect element.

The specific mode of the light emitting unit 11 and the first effect image 20 (first image unit A21, first image unit B22) may be any, but in a mode that enhances the "sense of unity" between them. It is preferable to have. For example, it is conceivable to match the emission color of the light emitting unit 11 with the color (hue) of the first effect image 20. In addition, it is conceivable to adopt a mode in which the color (hue) gradually and regularly changes from one side edge to the other side edge of the integrated effect element (a mode as if a gradation is applied). Be done.

The first effect image 20 may be displayed separately in the first image unit A21 and the first image unit B22 (see FIG. 4A), and is between the two image units. It may have an image unit (first image unit C23) connecting the two (see FIG. 4B). That is, the image may not be displayed at the portion covered by the effect member 10 located at the effect position, or the image may be displayed at the portion covered with the effect member 10 located at the effect position. .. Even in the mode as shown in FIG. 4B, since the portion where the first image unit C23 is displayed is covered with the effect member 10 located at the effect position, the player facing the effect can use the effect member 10. The first image section A21 adjacent to one side and the first image section B22 adjacent to the other side can be seen (the first image section C23 cannot be seen). Assuming that the first effect image 20 does not include the one corresponding to the first image unit C23, the effect member 10 located at the effect position may be displaced between the first image unit A21 and the effect member 10. While there is a risk that a gap may be formed between the first image unit B22 and the effect member 10, the first effect image 20 is a continuous image (the first image unit C23 is used as a continuous image). There is an advantage that such a state does not occur by using the aspect including the above.

According to the game machine 1 according to the present invention, the effect member 10 (light emitting unit 11 included in the effect member 10) and the first effect image 20 displayed in the display area 911 are integrally visually recognized, which is an interesting effect. It is possible to execute. Specifically, the first effect image 20 and the light emitting unit 11 can realize an effect mode as if some object or the like exists on the front side of the main body portion of the effect member 10.

Hereinafter, specific examples in which the gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment has been improved, modified, and embodied will be described. In addition, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of technical matters described with reference to the following specific examples are applied in combination.

○ First Specific Example The first production image 20 is a stereoscopic image with the naked eye (an image visually recognized three-dimensionally) (see FIG. 5). Since the autostereoscopic image itself is known, the description of the display method and the like of the image will be omitted. In the integrated effect, the "sense of unity" between the effect member 10 which is a tangible object (having a three-dimensional shape) and the first effect image 20 which is an intangible object is important, so that the first effect image 20 looks three-dimensional. By doing so, it is possible to enhance the "sense of unity" between the two.

○ Second specific example In the integrated effect, the second effect image 30 is displayed in addition to the first effect image 20 (see FIG. 6). The specific aspect of the second effect image 30 is as follows. Although the second effect image 30 is common to the first effect image 20 in that it is displayed so as to be adjacent to the effect member 10 in a plan view, the first effect image 20 is adjacent to the light emitting portion 11 of the effect member 10. On the other hand, the second effect image 30 is displayed so as to be adjacent to a portion of the effect member 10 where the light emitting portion 11 is not formed.

The second effect image 30 includes a second image unit A31 and a second image unit B32. The second image unit A31 is adjacent to one end of the effect member 10 in the width direction (the portion where the light emitting portion 11 is not formed), and the second image unit B32 is the other end of the effect member 10 in the width direction. It is displayed so as to be adjacent to the portion (the portion where the light emitting portion 11 is not formed). The second image section A31 and the second image section B32 are elongated linear images having substantially the same width, and if one is stretched substantially straight as it is, the shape is formed so as to substantially match the other. In other words, the positional relationship is such that there is a portion of the effect member 10 in which the light emitting portion 11 is not formed between the second image unit A31 and the second image unit B32. Therefore, it is as if a part of the effect element (second effect image 30) is hidden by the effect member 10.

The second effect image 30 may be displayed separately in the second image unit A31 and the second image unit B32 (see FIG. 7A), or both may be displayed between the two image units. It may have an image unit (second image unit C33) to be connected (see FIG. 7B). That is, the image may not be displayed at the portion covered by the effect member 10 located at the effect position, or the image may be displayed at the portion covered with the effect member 10 located at the effect position. .. Even in the mode as shown in FIG. 7B, since the portion where the second image unit C33 is displayed is covered with the effect member 10 located at the effect position, the player facing the effect can use the effect member 10. The second image section A31 adjacent to one side and the second image section B32 adjacent to the other side can be seen (the second image section C33 cannot be seen). Assuming that the second effect image 30 does not include the one corresponding to the second image unit C33, the effect member 10 located at the effect position may be displaced between the second image unit A31 and the effect member 10. While there is a possibility that a gap may be formed between the second image unit B32 and the effect member 10, the second effect image 30 is regarded as a continuous image (the second image unit C33 is used as a continuous image). There is an advantage that such a state does not occur by using the aspect including the above.

By doing so as in this example, when the light emitting unit 11 emits light in the integrated effect and both the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30 are displayed, the effect member 10 (light emitting unit 11) is displayed. ), The effect form constructed by the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30 becomes more united (looks more three-dimensional). Specifically, the effect element (the above-mentioned integrated effect element) constructed by the first effect image 20 (first image unit A21, first image unit B22) and the light emitting unit 11 is the effect member 10 (effect member 10). The effect element shown as an element that passes in front of the effect member 10 (the body of the effect member 10) is composed of the second effect image 30 (second image unit A31, second image unit B32). It will be shown as an element that passes through the back side of the part). That is, since the effect form is constructed as if an object sandwiching the front and back of the effect member 10 exists, it is possible to enhance the sense of unity of the effect form.

○ Third specific example (an example of further development of the second specific example)
It is assumed that a plurality of the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30 are displayed so as to be arranged alternately (at least one of the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30 is displayed) (see FIG. 8). ). Specifically, the first effect image 20, the second effect image 30, the first effect image 20, ... Are displayed in the order of the effect member 10 in the longitudinal direction. It is assumed that the effect member 10 is provided with the same number of light emitting units 11 as the number of the first effect images 20, and one effect image corresponds to one light emitting unit 11 (constituting one integrated effect element). That is, the integrated effect element composed of the first effect image 20 and the light emitting unit 11 is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the effect member 10, and the second effect image 30 is sandwiched between the integrated effect elements. Is displayed.

The first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30 include a portion continuous with each other. Specifically, the first image unit A21 of the first effect image 20 and the second image unit A31 of the second effect image 30 are connected on the side far from the effect member 10, and the first image unit B22 of the first effect image 20 is connected. And the second image portion B32 of the second effect image 30 are connected to each other on the side far from the effect member 10 (except for those in which the image unit to be "connected" does not exist). In this example, the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30 are regarded as an elongated "band", and the front and back sides of the "band" are reversed at the joint between the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30. Display as an image as if you were doing it. That is, it is as if the first effect image 20 (and the light emitting unit 11) represents the front surface of the "band" and the second effect image 30 represents the back surface of the "band". Preferably, the first effect image 20 is "front" by making the second effect image 30 more blackish than the first effect image 20 (increasing the black element and decreasing the brightness). Yes, it is preferable to emphasize that the second production image 30 is "back".

By doing so, when the integrated effect is executed, an integrated effect form is constructed in which a "band" surrounds the effect member 10 (the main body portion of the effect member 10) in a substantially spiral shape. .. That is, the image displayed around the effect member 10 looks three-dimensional (three-dimensional) in combination with the light emitting portion 11 of the effect member 10 itself. Since the effect member 10 is a tangible object having a three-dimensional shape, the effect form is constructed as if the three-dimensional objects were combined with each other.

○ Fourth specific example (an example of further development of the second and third specific examples)
The second production image 30 is a naked-eye stereoscopic image (an image visually recognized three-dimensionally). Since the autostereoscopic image itself is known, the description of the display method and the like of the image will be omitted. Since the "sense of unity" between the effect member 10 which is a tangible object (having a three-dimensional shape) and the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30 which are intangible objects is important for the integrated effect, the second effect image 30 By making the image look three-dimensional, it is possible to enhance the "sense of unity" between the two.

○ Fifth Specific Example In the first and fourth specific examples, it has been explained that the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30 are stereoscopic images with the naked eye, but the first effect image 20 and the second effect Only one of the images 30 is a naked-eye stereoscopic image, and the other is a two-dimensional image that is not a naked-eye stereoscopic image. As described above, the second effect image 30 is the effect member 10 (effect member 10) so that the first effect image 20 is located on the front side of the effect member 10 (the main body portion of the effect member 10) in combination with the light emitting unit 11. Since the image is displayed so as to be located on the back side of the main body portion of 10), only one of them is used as an autostereoscopic image in order to clarify the difference between the two images.

In general, an autostereoscopic image is displayed as if the image were projected toward the front. If it is important to effectively utilize the action, it is conceivable that the first production image 20 is a stereoscopic image with the naked eye (see FIG. 9A). By doing so, the action of capturing the first effect image 20 as if it is located on the front side is improved.

The first effect image 20 constitutes an integrated effect element together with the light emitting unit 11 of the effect member 10, and it is difficult to show the light emitting unit 11 in three dimensions. That is, even if the first effect image 20 is a stereoscopic image with the naked eye, the light emitting portion 11 to be integrated with the first effect image 20 is not stereoscopic, so that the integrity of the first effect image 20 and the light emitting unit 11 is impaired. It is conceivable that the first effect image 20 is a two-dimensional image (the second effect image 30 is a stereoscopic image with the naked eye) in order to suppress the above (see FIG. 9B). By doing so, while clarifying the difference between the first effect image 20 and the second effect image 30, an integrated effect element (first effect image 20 and light emission) shown as being located on the front side of the effect member 10 The unity of the part 11) can be ensured.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, but if it is a gaming machine provided with a display device for directing, the same technical idea applies to different gaming machines such as a rotary gaming machine. Applicable.

Specific means (game machines) obtained from the above embodiments are listed below.

・ Means 1
A display means having a display area and
An effect member having a light emitting portion and capable of locating at least a part of the portion including the light emitting portion at an overlapping position in front of the display area.
An effect executing means for executing an integrated effect of displaying a first effect image adjacent to the light emitting unit in the display area while causing the light emitting unit to emit light in a state where the effect member is located at the superposed position.
A game machine characterized by being equipped with.
The game machine can perform an interesting effect in which the effect member (light emitting unit included in the effect member) and the first effect image displayed in the display area are visually recognized integrally.

・ Means 2
The gaming machine according to means 1, wherein the first effect image includes a portion of the effect member adjacent to one side of the light emitting portion and a portion adjacent to the other side.
By doing so, it is possible to further enhance the sense of unity between the effect member (light emitting portion of the effect member) and the first effect image.

・ Means 3
The gaming machine according to means 1 or means 2, wherein the first effect image is an autostereoscopic image.
By making the first effect image look three-dimensional, it is possible to further enhance the sense of unity with the effect member which is a tangible object.

・ Means 4
The effect executing means 1 to means 3 are characterized in that, in the integrated effect, a second effect image adjacent to a portion of the effect member where the light emitting portion is not formed is displayed together with the first effect image. The gaming machine described in any of.
By doing so, an integrated effect as if the element composed of the first effect image and the light emitting portion is located on the front side of the effect member and the element composed of the second effect image is located on the back side. The form will be constructed.

・ Means 5
The gaming machine according to means 4, wherein the second effect image includes a portion of the effect member adjacent to one side of a portion where the light emitting portion is not formed and a portion adjacent to the other side.
By doing so, it is possible to further enhance the sense of unity between the effect member (light emitting portion of the effect member) and the second effect image.

・ Means 6
The gaming machine according to means 4 or means 5, wherein the second production image is an autostereoscopic image.
By making the second effect image look three-dimensional, it is possible to further enhance the sense of unity with the effect member which is a tangible object.

・ Means 7
The gaming machine according to any one of means 4 to 6, wherein the first effect image and the second effect image are images including a portion continuous with each other.
By doing so, it looks as if a three-dimensional structure is constructed by the first effect image and the second effect image, and in the integrated effect, the structure and the effect member that look three-dimensional are combined. Such a production form will be constructed.

1 Game machine 10 Effect member 11 Light emitting unit 20 First effect image 21 First image unit A
22 First image part B
30 Second production image 31 Second image part A
32 Second image part B
91 Display device 911 Display area

Claims (1)

A display means having a display area and
An effect member having a light emitting portion and capable of locating at least a part of the portion including the light emitting portion at an overlapping position in front of the display area.
An effect executing means for executing an integrated effect of displaying a first effect image adjacent to the light emitting unit in the display area while causing the light emitting unit to emit light in a state where the effect member is located at the superposed position.
Equipped with a,
In the integrated effect, the effect executing means displays a second effect image adjacent to a portion of the effect member where the light emitting portion is not formed, together with the first effect image.
A gaming machine characterized in that the first effect image and the second effect image are images including portions continuous with each other .

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