JPH06233863A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a game machine having multiple pattern variable display means easy to manufacture and allowing a player to concentrate in a game. CONSTITUTION:The display region of a liquid crystal indicator 23 is divided into a special pattern variable display region 24 and normal pattern variable display regions 25a, 25b, and the special pattern variable display function and the normal pattern variable display function are applied to individual display regions. A player can concurrently confirm two variable display actions while observing one liquid crystal indicator 23 and can concentrate in a game, only one liquid crystal indicator 23 is required to be fitted to a game board 1, only the wires extended from the liquid crystal indicator 23 are required to be processed, and the manufacture of the game board 1 is simplified that much.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention drives and controls the first variation winning device based on the variation display result of the first symbol variation display means in a predetermined mode, and the variation of the second symbol variation display means. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that drives and controls a second variable winning device in a predetermined manner based on a display result.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine, for example, a pachinko machine, two symbol variation display devices and two variable winning devices corresponding thereto are arranged on the game board, and one symbol variation display device (this It may be called a normal pattern display device)
When the display result of is a predetermined winning symbol, one of the variable winning devices (sometimes referred to as an electric auditor) is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 4). Please open until a prize ball of
The other symbol variation display device (this may be called a special symbol display device) is changed by the winning balls received during the opening, and when the display result becomes the predetermined jackpot pattern, the jackpot gaming state. Then open the other variable winning device (sometimes called a special winning opening) until a fixed time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated, It has been proposed to repeat such opening a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times). In this type of pachinko machine, a normal symbol display device and a special symbol display device are independently provided on the game board, and each is independently driven for variable display.

[0003]

Therefore, during the game, the state in which the normal symbol display device and the special symbol display device are simultaneously displayed in a variable manner is complicated, but in this case,
Since the normal symbol display device and the special symbol display device are arranged at distant positions on the game board, they have to be seen alternately and there is a drawback that they cannot concentrate on the game. Also, on the game board Since two variable display devices have to be provided, there is a drawback that the manufacturing process of the game board including the wiring process is troublesome. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with a plurality of symbol variation display means that is not only easy to manufacture, but can also concentrate on a game. To do.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, the first variable winning device is driven in a predetermined mode based on the variable display result of the first symbol variable display means. In the gaming machine which controls and drives and controls the second variable winning device in a predetermined mode based on the variable display result of the second symbol variable display means, the first symbol variable display means and the second symbol The variation display means and one electrical symbol variation display device are configured, and the display region of the electrical symbol variation display device is divided into a plurality of areas, and the first symbol variation display function and the first symbol variation display function are provided in each divided display region. The feature is that the symbol variable display function of 2 is added.

[0005]

The first symbol variation display means and the second symbol variation display means are constituted by one electrical symbol variation display device, and the display area of the electrical symbol variation display device is divided into a plurality of areas. Since the first symbol variation display function and the second symbol variation display function are added to the division display area, the player simultaneously observes two electric symbol variation display devices by simultaneously watching 2
It is possible to check the two variable display operations and concentrate on the game. Further, since it suffices to attach only one electric symbol variation display device to the game board, and only the wiring extending from the electric symbol variation display device needs to be processed, the manufacture of the game board is simplified accordingly.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine as an example of a game machine to which the symbol variation display device 20 according to the embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 1. In the figure, a game area 3 is formed on the front surface of a game board 1 and is divided by guide rails 2 provided in a substantially circular shape. A symbol variation display device 20 is arranged in the approximate center of the game area 3.

This symbol variation display device 20, the special symbol variation display area 24 and the normal symbol variation display areas 25a, 25
A liquid crystal display 23 having a display area divided into b, and a plurality of (four) passage memory LEDs 26 for notifying that the number of passing balls that have passed through passage openings 13a and 13b described later is stored.
And, a plurality of (four) start memory LEDs 27 for notifying that the number of winning balls won in the electric tulip type start winning port 4 which will be described later are stored are respectively faced to the front. The passage memory LED 26 is used when the hit ball passes through the passage openings 13a, 13b while the normal symbol variation display areas 25a, 25b of the liquid crystal display 23 are being displayed for variation or the electric tulip type start winning opening 4 is open. The memory is held and the passing memory LED 26 is turned on by the number of the held numbers, and the normal symbol variation display areas 25a, 2 of the liquid crystal display 23 are displayed.
One light is turned off each time the fluctuation of 5b starts. However, the number of memories is up to 4, and the passing memories beyond that are invalidated. Similarly, the starting memory L
ED27, the special symbol variation display area 2 of the liquid crystal display 23
When the ball hits the electric tulip type start winning opening 4 while the variable display of 4 or during the big hit state is stored, the starting memory LED 27 lights up by the number of the held balls, and the special symbol of the liquid crystal display 23. One light is turned off each time the fluctuation display area 24 starts changing. However,
The maximum number of memories that can be stored is four, and starting winnings beyond that are invalidated. The symbol variable display device 20 will be described in detail later.

A variable winning device 7 is arranged below the above-described variable display device 20. The variable winning device 7 has an opening / closing plate 8 (also referred to as an attacker) that opens and closes in the front-rear direction, and the opening / closing plate 8 is driven to open / close by an attacker solenoid 9. Further, in the variable winning device 7, a prize winning ball number detection switch 11 for detecting the prize balls received with the opening / closing plate 8 open and a V winning opening formed in the center of the opening / closing plate 8 are won. A V winning ball detection switch 10 for detecting winning balls is provided. The variable winning device 7 configured as described above, until the opening / closing plate 8 has passed a certain time (for example, 30 seconds) when a jackpot gaming state described later is reached, or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings. Open until a ball occurs, and repeat such an open state (this is called an open cycle) a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times; this is called a continuous number of times) on condition that a winning ball is won in the V winning opening. It has become. Then, the winning ball number detection switch 11 is
It is used to count the number of winning balls accepted during one opening of the opening / closing plate 8, and the V winning ball detecting switch 10 is
It is used to detect the condition in which the opening / closing plate 8 is repeatedly opened.

Further, in the game area 3, an electric tulip type start winning opening 4 (hereinafter referred to as an electric starting winning opening 4) is provided between the symbol variation display device 20 and the variation winning device 7. This electric starting winning opening 4 is a pattern variation display device 2
The variable display of the special symbol variable display area 24 of 0 is allowed, and therefore, the electric starting winning opening 4 has a built-in starting winning ball detection switch 6 for detecting the winning of a hit ball.
In addition, the electric start winning port 4 is a tulip solenoid 5
This tulip solenoid 5 is configured to be controlled to open and close by the tulip solenoid 5, and the regular symbol variation display areas 25a and 25b of the symbol variation display device 20 display a predetermined winning symbol for a certain time ( For example,
It is opened until 3 seconds have passed or a predetermined number (for example, 4) of winning balls have been generated. Further, a passage opening 15 is provided above the electric start winning opening 4, and a hit ball passing through the passage opening 15 wins the electric starting winning opening 4 to perform a starting function. The starting winning opening 4 is never opened.

Further, in the game area 3, passage openings 13a and 13b having passage ball detection switches 14a and 14b therein are arranged on the left and right sides of the symbol variation display device 20. The passage openings 13a and 13b allow the variable display of the normal symbol variable display areas 25a and 25b of the symbol variable display device 20. In addition, prize winning openings 16a and 16b are provided on both upper sides of the variable winning device 7. Winning holes 16a, 16
Although lamps 17a and 17b are provided in b respectively, these lamps 17a and 17b constitute operation lamps that are turned on or blinked according to various game states. In addition, on the left and right sides of the game area 3, a kind of operation lamp, and when the big hit game state is entered, the big hit lamps 18a, 18b blink to inform the player of that fact.
Is also arranged. In addition, at the lowermost part of the game area 3, there is also provided an outlet 19 for collecting hit balls that do not enter the above-mentioned winning openings. Further, the game area 3 is provided with a large number of obstacle nails and a plurality of wind turbines (both of which have no reference numeral) for changing the direction and speed of the falling hit ball.

By the way, the above-mentioned symbol variation display device 20
In, as shown in FIG. 1, it has a mounting board 21 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, the mounting board 21,
A substantially rectangular display window 22 is opened, and the liquid crystal display 23 faces the display window 22. Then, the liquid crystal display 23 is divided into a special symbol variation display region 24 whose display region occupies a wide area above and a normal symbol variation display regions 25a and 25b which occupy a narrow area below.
In the special symbol variable display area 24, three variable display columns are displayed, and three symbols are variably displayed in each variable display column. Then, when the three symbols that stop on the three horizontal and two diagonal hit lines are a combination of predetermined jackpot symbols, the jackpot gaming state becomes the open / close plate of the variable winning device 7. 8 is driven and controlled in the above-described manner. Also, the normal symbol variation display area 25
Although a and 25b are provided on the left and right, the normal symbol variation display area 25a on the left side corresponds to the passage opening 13a, and the normal symbol variation display area 25b on the right side corresponds to the passage opening 13b. It is configured such that the individual symbols can be displayed in a laterally variable manner, and when the three symbols are a combination of predetermined winning symbols, the electric start winning opening 4 is drive-controlled in the above-described manner. . In the present embodiment, the left side normal symbol variation display area 25a and the right side normal symbol variation display area 25b are not variably displayed at the same time, and when one is variably displayed, the other is stopped. Has become. Of course, these may be simultaneously and independently changed and displayed.

Thus, in the special symbol variable display area 24, when a predetermined big hit symbol (for example, 7 or 3 as shown in FIG. 1) is prepared in any of the above-mentioned five hit lines, the big hit. Although the gaming state is caused, the variable display rows are stopped in such a manner that the left variable display row first stops, then the right variable display row stops, and finally the central variable display row stops. Also, when the big hit symbols are aligned on any of the hit lines at the time when the left and right variable display columns stop, the reach state is reached, and the variation time of the central variable display column that stops at the end becomes longer and the variation speed also increases. Slowly fluctuated. In addition, the symbol variation display device 20
The mounting board 21 is provided with a passing memory LED 26 having the above-described function above it and a starting memory LED 27 having the above-mentioned function below it. The passage memory LED 26 and the start memory LED 27 may also be displayed on the liquid crystal display 23.

The structure of the symbol variation display device 20 described above and the game control circuit for controlling the operation of the opening / closing plate 8 of the variation winning device 7 will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 3
It is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the game control circuit. A microcomputer 30 is used for the game control circuit. The microcomputer 30
An external ROM 31 and an external RAM 32 are connected to the. Then, in the external ROM 31, symbol data is set.

In the external RAM 32, a normal symbol hit / miss counter 33, a hit pattern counter 34, a hit pattern counter 35, a special symbol big hit miss counter 36, a big hit pattern counter 37, and a reach pattern counter 38. And the detachment pattern counter 39,
The respective fixed memories 40 for storing the values extracted from the respective counters 33 to 39 are formed. The respective decision memories 40 corresponding to the hit-off counter 33 and the big hit-off counter 36 have a memory of only the number of holding balls of the passage openings 13a and 13b or the electric start winning port 4 + 1, and the hit-off for each holding ball is lost. Numerical values for determination are determined at the time of passage or at the time of winning a start, and the numerical values are stored in the corresponding decision memories 40. Further, the hit pattern counter 34 and the big hit pattern counter 37 are counters provided corresponding to all hit patterns or big hit patterns of which hit symbol or which hit line is placed on which hit line. Similarly, the reach pattern counter 38 is a counter corresponding to all types of reach patterns.
Reference numeral 39 is also a counter corresponding to all types of misalignment patterns. Then, the respective pattern counters 34 to 35, 37
Numerical values up to 39 are determined at the start of fluctuation corresponding to each passing or starting winning.

On the other hand, passing ball detection switches 14a and 14b for detecting passing balls at the passing ports 13a and 13b, starting winning ball detecting switch 6 for detecting winning balls at the electric start winning port 4, and winning balls passing through the V winning port. The V winning ball detection switch 10 for detecting the number of winning prizes and the winning ball number detection switch 11 for detecting the number of winning prizes on the opening / closing plate 8 are included in the waveform shaping circuit 4
It is connected to the microcomputer 30 via 1. Further, the clock generation circuit 43 sends an external interrupt signal to the INT of the microcomputer 30 via the frequency divider 42.
Outputting to the terminal. Then, the microcomputer 30 executes a main program (not shown) in synchronization with the external interrupt signal. Also, the microcomputer 3
A timing signal output from the timing signal generation circuit 44 is input to the RST1 terminal of 0, and a numerical value generation program (not shown) is activated in synchronization with the timing signal. A reset signal output from the reset signal generation circuit 45 by the ON operation of the power supply circuit 46 is input to the RST2 terminal of the microcomputer 30, and the reset signal activates an initial program (not shown).

An LED drive circuit 47, an LCD drive circuit 48, and a driver 49 are connected to each output port of the microcomputer 30. In the LED drive circuit 44,
The passing memory LED 26 and the starting memory LED 27 are connected, and the LCD drive circuit 48 is connected to the liquid crystal display 23 (LCD
Is displayed) is connected. Further, the driver 49 drives and controls the tulip solenoid 5, the attacker solenoid 9, and the operation lamps 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b in response to a signal from the microcomputer 30.
The microcomputer 30 and the LCD drive circuit 48
It is also possible to provide a microcomputer dedicated to the LCD between and and control the LCD 23 with this microcomputer.

Next, of the operations controlled by the above-mentioned game control circuit, the operation at the time of passing and the starting winning will be described with reference to FIG. 4, and at step 10, the hitting ball will be one of the passage openings 13a, 13b. After passing through, the passing ball detection switches 14a and 14b are turned on to determine whether or not there is a gate passage signal. If there is no passage signal, the process jumps to step 50 described later, while if there is a passage signal, step 20 Then, it is judged whether or not the value of the gate passage counter D is smaller than 4. When the value of the gate passage counter D is larger than 4, the four gate passages have already been stored, so that the process skips to step 50 without performing the following processing.
If the value of the gate passage counter D is smaller than 4, the value of the gate passage counter D is updated in step 30, and then the current value of the hit / miss counter is stored in the corresponding definite memory M (d) in step 40. To do. The hit / miss counter is, for example, a numerical value from 0 to 9 is changing every moment, and when the value extracted at the time of passing through the gate is, for example, “0 to 2”, it is determined to be a hit, and other If the value is a value, it is determined to be out. In addition, the fixed memory M
In (d), there are two normal symbol variable display areas 25a, 2
Of the 5b, data is also stored which one of the normal symbol variable display areas 25a or 25b is variably displayed corresponding to the passage openings 13a and 13b.

Next, at step 50, a hit ball wins the electric start winning opening 4, the starting winning ball detection switch 6 is turned on, and it is judged whether or not there is a starting winning signal. If the start winning signal is present, it is determined in step 60 whether the value of the starting winning counter C is smaller than 4. When the value of the starting prize counter C is larger than 4, the four starting prizes are already stored, so the subroutine is terminated without performing the following processing, and the value of the starting prize counter C is smaller than 4. At this time, in step 70, the value of the starting winning counter C is updated, and then in step 80, the current value of the big-hit-out counter is stored in the corresponding fixed memory N (c). For example, a numerical value from 0 to 234 is constantly changing, and when the value extracted at the time of winning the start is "0", it is determined to be a hit, and
It is judged to be reach when it is "20" (however,
If the value is any other value, it is determined to be out. In addition, a predetermined condition in the game (for example,
When the odd number big hit game condition is finished) is established, if the appearance probability of the big hit (or hit) in the special symbol (or normal symbol) is set to be a high probability, the big hit The upper limit value of the deviation counter 36 (or the hit-and-miss counter 33) may be changed to be smaller.

Next, the variable display operation of the liquid crystal display 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the variable display operation of the normal symbol variable display areas 25a and 25b will be described with reference to FIG.
The states of a and 25b are determined in steps 100 to 120. Specifically, it is determined in step 100 whether or not one of the normal symbol variation display areas 25a, 25b is in a state of variation (state flag G = 1), and in step 110, only the left symbol varies. It is determined whether or not the vehicle is in a stopped state (state flag G = 2), and step 120
Then, it is determined whether or not the right symbol is in a state of varying stop (state flag G = 3).

When neither of the above-mentioned states is present (when it is not changing), the state flag G = 0, and at this time, the gate passage counter which stores the passage of the hit ball to the passage openings 13a and 13b in step 130. If it is determined whether the value of D is 1 or more, and there is no stored value in the gate passage counter D, step 290 described later shown in FIG.
Fly to.

When the value of the gate passage counter D is 1 or more, the timers t1, t2 and t3 are set in step 140, the fluctuation of all the symbols is started in step 150, and the value of the state flag G is "1". It is set, and the value of the gate passage counter D is further decremented by one. Next, at step 160, the value of the hit-miss determination memory M (D) is updated to a lower memory, and it is determined at step 170 whether the value of M (0) in the updated determination memory is a hit. It When it is determined that the value of M (0) is a hit, one value is extracted from the hit pattern counter 34 at that time and stored in the corresponding definite memory in step 180, while it is determined that it is not a hit. When
In step 190, one value is extracted from the deviation pattern counter 35 and stored in the corresponding definite memory.

By the way, the above-mentioned timers t1, t2, t
3 regulates the variation time of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol, and has a relationship of t1 <t2 <t3; t2-t1≈t3-t2. Then, it is determined in step 200 that the timer t1 is up, but if it is not up, step 200 → step 290 to step 550 → variation display subroutine end → variation display subroutine start to step 100 → step Repeat 200 → ...

When it is determined that the timer t1 has timed out, the variable display of the left symbol is stopped in step 210 along the selected pattern and the value of the state flag G is set to "2". It Similarly, in step 220, it is determined whether or not the timer t2 has timed out. Until the timer t2 times out, step 220 → step 290 to step 550 → variation display subroutine end → variation display subroutine start to step 110 → step 220. → is repeated, and when it is determined that the time is up, the variable display of the right symbol is stopped along the selected pattern in step 230 and the value of the state flag G is set to “3”. It Further, it is determined in step 240 whether or not the timer t3 has timed out, and step 240 → step 290 to step 550 → variation display subroutine end → variation display subroutine start to step 120 → step 240 → until the timer t3 times out. ... is repeated, and when the time is up, the process proceeds to step 250.

When the timer t3 times out,
In step 250, the variable display of the medium symbols is stopped along the selected pattern, and then it is determined in step 260 whether or not it is a combination of the winning symbols. If it is determined that the winning symbol is not hit, the state flag is determined in step 280. On the other hand, if it is determined that the hit is achieved, the state flag is reset and the hit flag is set at step 270, and then the processing shown in FIG. 6 is performed. When the hit flag is set in step 270, the opening drive control of the electric start winning port 4 is performed until a predetermined time has elapsed or a predetermined number of winning balls are generated. In addition, when the opening drive control of the electric start winning opening 4 is completed, the hit flag is reset.

Next, the variable display operation of the special symbol variable display area 24 will be described with reference to FIG. First, during the big hit game state, the special symbol variation display area 24 is held in a state in which the symbols that have normally become big hits are kept displayed, so if it is determined in step 290 that the big hit flag has been set. , The following processing is never executed.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the big hit flag is not set, the state of the special symbol variable display area 24 is determined in steps 300 to 330. Specifically, in step 300, a state in which all the symbol rows in the special symbol variation display area 24 are changing (state flag F =
It is determined whether or not 1), in step 310 only the left symbol row is in a stopped state (state flag F = 2), it is determined in step 320, the right symbol row is in a stopped state. It is determined whether or not (state flag F = 3), and in step 330 it is determined whether or not the combination of symbols displayed on any of the hit lines is in the reach state (state flag F = 4). It

When neither of the above-mentioned states is present (when it is not changing), the state flag F = 0, and at this time, in step 340, the start winning counter for storing the winning of the hit ball to the electric starting winning opening 4 is stored. It is determined whether or not the value of C is 1 or more, and when there is no stored value in the start prize winning counter C, the following processing of the variation display subroutine is not executed and the processing ends.

When the value of the starting prize counter C is 1 or more, the timers t4, t5 and t6 are set in step 350, the fluctuation of all the symbol rows is started in step 360, and the value of the state flag F is "1". Is set, and the value of the start prize counter C is further decremented by one. Next, in step 370, the value of the big hit off confirmation memory N (c) is updated to a lower memory, and it is determined in step 380 whether or not the value of N (0) in the updated confirmation memory is a big hit. It When it is determined that the value of N (0) is a big hit, one value is extracted from the big hit pattern counter 37 at that time and stored in the corresponding definite memory in step 390, while it is determined that it is not a big hit. If it is, it is determined in step 400 whether the value of N (0) is reach, and if it is reach, step 4
At 10, one value is extracted from the reach pattern counter 38 and stored in the corresponding definite memory. When it is not reach, at step 420, one value is extracted from the outlying pattern counter 39 and stored in the corresponding definite memory.

By the way, the above-mentioned timers t4, t5, t
6 regulates the variation time of the left symbol row, the right symbol row, and the middle symbol row, and has a relationship of t4 <t5 <t6; t5-t4≈t6-t5. Then, in step 430, it is determined whether or not the timer t4 has timed up. If the time has not expired, step 430 → variation display subroutine end → variation display subroutine start-step 300 → step 430 → ... Until the time is up. repeat.

When it is determined that the timer t4 has timed out, the variable display of the left symbol row is stopped along the selected pattern in step 440 and the value of the state flag F is set to "2". To be done. Similarly, in step 450, it is determined whether or not the timer t5 has timed out. If it is determined that the time has expired,
In step 460, the variable display of the right symbol row is stopped along the selected pattern and the value of the state flag F is set to "3". Then, when the variable display of the symbol rows excluding the center is stopped, at step 470 N (0)
It is determined whether or not the value of is a big hit or reach, that is, whether or not reach display is performed.

If it is not the reach display, step 48
At 0, it is determined whether or not the timer t6 has timed up,
Until the timer t6 times out Step 480 → end of fluctuation display subroutine → start of fluctuation display subroutine ~
Step 320 → Step 470 → Step 480 → ・
.. is repeated, and when the time is up, the process proceeds to step 520.

On the other hand, when it is judged that the reach display is made, it is judged at step 490 whether or not the value of the state flag F is "4", and if not "4", the step 500 is carried out.
The timer t7 is newly set and the value of the status flag F is set to "4". Here, the timer t7 is to extend the variation time of the central symbol row which finally stops changing in the reach state, and is selected as a value having a relationship of t7> (t6-t5). Then, in step 510, it is determined whether or not the timer t7 has timed out, and step 510 → variation display subroutine end → variation display subroutine start to step 330 → step 510 → ... are repeated until the timer t7 times out. When the time is up, the process proceeds to step 520.

When the timer t6 when the reach display is not set is up, the timer t7 when the reach display is set
When the time is up, the variable display of the central symbol row is stopped along the selected pattern in step 520, and then it is determined in step 530 whether or not it is a combination of big hit symbols, and it is determined that it is not a big hit. If so, the status flag is reset in step 550, while
When it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit, the state flag is reset and the big hit flag is set in step 540, after which the variable display subroutine is ended. Also,
In step 540, when the big hit flag is set, the opening mode of the opening / closing plate 8 of the variable winning device 7 is executed a predetermined number of times until a predetermined time elapses or a predetermined number of winning balls are generated. When the opening / closing plate 8 is opened a predetermined number of times, the jackpot flag is reset.

As described above, the pattern variation display device 20 according to the embodiment
Although the configuration and operation of the pachinko machine provided with the above have been described, according to the present embodiment, the display area of the liquid crystal display 23 is the special symbol variation display area 24 and the ordinary symbol variation display area 25.
Since the special symbol variation display function and the normal symbol variation display function are given to each of the divided display areas by partitioning into a and 25b, the player pays attention to one liquid crystal display 23 to watch the special symbol variation display area. 24 and normal symbol variable display area 25
It is possible to check the variable display operation in a and 25b at the same time and concentrate on the game. Further, since it is sufficient to attach only one liquid crystal display 23 to the game board 1, and only the wiring extending from the liquid crystal display 23 needs to be processed, the manufacture of the game board 1 becomes simpler.

In the above embodiment, the liquid crystal display 23 is shown as the electric variable display device, but the electric variable display device is not limited to the liquid crystal display 23 and may be, for example, a CRT or a dot matrix. It may be an electrically variable display device including an LED or the like. In addition, the partitioning form of the display area may be arbitrarily partitioned, for example,
One special symbol display area and one normal symbol display area may be provided, or all the normal symbol display areas may be provided. Further, the display of the symbols displayed in the divided display areas is exchanged on the way (for example, the symbol displayed in the normal symbol variable display area 25a and the symbol displayed in the special symbol variable display area 24 are replaced with each other. It is also possible to change them and aim for the zoom-up effect) and display them in a variable manner. Also,
The game content on the pachinko machine may be not only a so-called digital game but also a draw game. Further, other than a pachinko machine as a game machine, the above-described modified examples may be applied to a slot machine, a TV game, or the like.

[0036]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the first symbol variation display means and the second symbol variation display means
The symbol variation display means and one electrical symbol variation display device is configured, and the display region of the electrical symbol variation display device is divided into a plurality of areas, and the first symbol variation display function and the first symbol variation display function are provided in each divided display area. Since the symbol variable display function of 2 is added, the player can check two variable display operations at the same time by gazing at one electric symbol variable display device, and can concentrate on the game. Further, since it suffices to attach only one electric symbol variation display device to the game board, and only the wiring extending from the electric symbol variation display device needs to be processed, the manufacture of the game board is simplified accordingly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a symbol display device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine to which the symbol display device is applied.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a game control circuit that controls a game operation.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of passing and a start winning.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a variable display operation in a normal symbol.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a variable display operation for special symbols.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 4 electric tulleup type start winning hole 7 variable winning device 13a, 13b passage port 20 symbol display device 22 display window 23 liquid crystal display 24 special symbol variable display region 25a, 25b ordinary symbol variable display region 30 microcomputer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The first variable prize winning device is drive-controlled in a predetermined mode based on the variation display result of the first symbol variation display means, and based on the variation display result of the second symbol variation display means. In a gaming machine that drives and controls the variable winning device 2 in a predetermined manner, the first symbol variation display means and the second symbol variation display means are configured with one electrical symbol variation display device, A display machine of the electric symbol variation display device is divided into a plurality, and the first symbol variation display function and the second symbol variation display function are added to each of the divided display regions, a gaming machine.