JPH0871221A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a game machine having a variable display device capable of variably displaying printed patterns abundant in a colorful property. CONSTITUTION: The dot printing system printing transparent paints 72, 73 of blue and yellow on a substrate member 70 in dots is employed for printing a pattern on a rotary drum used as a moving body. Gradations can be applied to the pattern of the rotary drum, and the printed pattern abundant in a colorful property can be displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a variable display device having a moving body on which a plurality of pieces of identification information are printed and formed on a display surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a plurality of pieces of identification information (hereinafter referred to as a symbol) are variably displayed on a variable display device (a symbol display device), and a combination of symbols at the time of the stop is displayed. When a combination of predetermined big hit symbols, there are provided many things which give a player a chance to generate a large number of winning balls in a short time in a specific game state (also called big hit game state). In addition, in such a pattern display device, in addition to the one that electrically variably displays the symbols such as LCD and CRT, the one that variably displays the symbols printed on the moving body such as the drum type and the belt type. Was proposed.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional pattern display device having a moving body, the pattern drawn on the moving body is formed by solid printing. That is, since the pattern was formed by simply combining the opaque monochromatic paints, only the color of the paint was visually recognized visually, and the pattern lacked versatility and became monotonous. 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 variable display device capable of variably displaying printed symbols having a wide variety of colors.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, in a gaming machine provided with a variable display device having a moving body on which a plurality of pieces of identification information are printed and formed on a display surface, It is characterized in that the identification information of the moving object is formed by dot-shaped collective printing of paint.

Further, by combining a plurality of colors of the paint for collectively printing the identification information in the form of dots, it is advantageous in that fine printing such as photographs and illustrations can be performed.

[0006]

Since the identification information of the moving body is formed by the dot-shaped collective printing of the paint, it is possible to form the identification information with gradation, and thus, the variable display device having the moving body is provided with a variety of identification information. Variable display of information becomes possible.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1, a configuration of a game board 1 of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of the gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an enlarged front view of the game board 1. In FIG. 1, on the surface of a game board 1, a guide rail 2 for guiding a shot hit ball is planted in a substantially circular shape, and a region partitioned by the guide rail 2 constitutes a game region 3. ing. A symbol display device (variable display device) 30 that variably displays (also referred to as variation) a plurality of pieces of identification information (hereinafter referred to as a symbol) is arranged in the upper center of the game area 3. Below the symbol display device 30, a starting winning opening 4 is provided which allows variations in the symbol. The winning balls won in the starting winning opening 4 are guided to the back surface of the game board 1 and detected by the starting ball detector 5. In addition, the variation of the symbol display device 30 based on the winning in the starting winning opening 4 is stored a predetermined number of times (for example, four times), and that effect is displayed.
It is adapted to be displayed by a start memory display LED 46 which will be described later and is provided in the.

A variable winning ball device 6 is provided below the starting winning port 4. The variable winning ball device 6
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, has a mounting board 7 mounted on the game board 1, and a rectangular winning area 8 is formed in the approximate center of the mounting board 7. The winning area 8 is closed by a single opening / closing member 9. The opening / closing member 9 is controlled to be opened / closed by a solenoid 10 (see FIG. 1), and while the opening / closing member 9 is tilted forward, it receives a hitting ball falling on the surface of the game board 1 and guides it to the winning area 8 to be a winning ball. To do. On the other hand, inside the winning area 8, a specific ball detector 11 that can generate a continuation right, which will be described later, and a winning ball detector 12 that counts a predetermined number of winning balls (for example, 10) are provided. . Further, the variable winning ball device 6 is provided with winning openings 13a and 13b respectively on the left and right sides of the opening / closing member 9, and on the outside of the winning opening 13a, a number display LED 14 for displaying the number of open cycles described later. And decorative LED
While the LED board 15 having the 15a is provided, a number display LED 1 for displaying the number of winning balls counted by the winning ball detector 12 is provided outside the winning opening 13b.
6 and an LED substrate 17 having a decorative LED 17a are provided. Furthermore, on the inner rear wall of the winning area 8,
An LED board 18 having a decorative LED 18a that is illuminated and illuminated according to the detection of a winning ball by the specific ball detector 11 is provided, and an inclined projection 19 is provided below the opening / closing member 9.

However, the variable winning ball device 6 configured as described above operates as follows. That is, when the ball hits the starting winning opening 4 and the starting ball detector 5 is turned on,
The symbol display device 30 starts changing, and when a certain period of time has elapsed, the symbols are fixed in the order of left, right, and middle, and the specific game state (when the combination of the fixed symbols becomes a predetermined display mode) ( Also called jackpot gaming state). Then, in this specific game state, the opening / closing member 9 of the variable winning ball device 6 is opened for a predetermined period (for example, until 29.5 seconds elapse or 10 winning balls are generated) (open cycle). Is set so that the ball hitting the surface of the game board 1 while it is open is received.
When the specific ball detector 11 in the winning area 8 detects a winning ball, the above-mentioned opening cycle is repeated again, and each time the specific ball detector 11 detects a winning ball, the continuation right is established and the opening cycle is maximized. It can be repeated 16 times.

By the way, the opening / closing member 9 has its ball receiving surface 9a inclined downward to the left side so that the hitting ball received and flowed down to the left side. The detector 11 and the winning ball detector 12 are arranged at the left end and substantially the center of the winning area 8, respectively. Therefore, the hit balls that have entered the winning area 8 are quickly detected by the specific ball detector 11 or the winning ball detector 12, so that variations in the payout can be suppressed. That is,
In a pachinko game, a batting ball is often struck on the left side with respect to the center line of the game board, and therefore, many batting balls in the winning area inevitably come from the left side. However, in the conventional variable winning ball device, the specific ball detector and the winning ball detector are usually arranged at both left and right ends in the winning area. For this reason, the winning ball detector does not immediately detect the winning ball even after the winning ball has won in the winning area, and as a result, a predetermined number or more of winning balls are won in the winning area. On the other hand, in the variable winning ball device 6 of the present embodiment, the specific ball detector 11 and the winning ball detector 12 are respectively arranged to the left side from the center line in the winning area 8, and the ball receiving member of the opening / closing member 9 is arranged. By forming the surface 9a so as to incline downward to the left, the detection of hitting balls in the winning area 8 is speeded up, and variation in the payout is suppressed.

Next, the operation of detecting a winning ball by the specific ball detector 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In addition,
Near the specific ball detector 11, a ball stopper member 20 having a substantially L shape is provided. The ball stopper member 20 has one end rotatably attached to a shaft and is constantly urged to rotate in the A1 direction by a spring 21. Further, at the other end of the ball stopper member 20, a support protrusion 20a for supporting the winning ball B is formed.
Are formed. In FIGS. 4A and 4B, when the opening / closing member 9 is opened due to the occurrence of the specific game state, the locking projection 9b formed on the opening / closing member 9 is engaged with the side end portion 20b of the ball stopper member 20. By fitting, the ball stop member 20 is locked with the support protrusion 20a arranged directly below the specific ball detector 11. Then, such a ball stopping member 20 supports the winning balls B by the support protrusions 20a and keeps this state until the winning ball detector 12 detects a predetermined number of winning balls. After that, when the winning ball detector 12 detects a predetermined number of winning balls, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the opening / closing member 9 is closed, and the locking projection 9b of the opening / closing member 9 and the ball stopping member. The engagement with the side end 20b of 20 is released. As a result, the ball stopping member 20 receives the weight of the winning ball B directly on the support protrusion 20a, and therefore rotates in the A2 direction against the biasing force of the spring 21 to drop the winning ball B. Then, the specific ball detector 11 allows the winning of the winning prize B to be established by detecting the falling winning ball B.

Further, on the surface of the game board 1, windmill lamps 22 each having a built-in lamp are provided on the upper left and right sides of the symbol display device 30, and decorative LEDs 23a are provided on the left and right sides in the middle. The warp entrance 23 is provided, and the winning openings 24 provided with the sleeve lamps 24a are provided on the left and right sides of the lower portion, respectively, and the side lamps 25a and the decorative LEDs 2 are provided on the left and right ends of the game area 3, respectively.
5b is provided. A backflow prevention member 26 is attached to the upper end of the inner guide rail 2 at the entrance of the game area 3 so that the hit balls that reach the game area 3 do not flow backward. At the bottom, there are game balls 1 that have not won any of the above winning areas.
An outlet 27 is provided to the rear of the. In addition, the rail decoration lamp 28 is provided along the outer periphery of the guide rail 2.
Further, a game effect lamp 29 is provided on the upper front part of the pachinko gaming machine, and a speaker (both refer to the block diagram of FIG. 7) that produces a sound effect according to the progress of the game is also provided. ing.

Next, the structure of the symbol display device 30 which constitutes the main part of this embodiment will be described. Symbol display device 30
Is a mounting board 31 mounted on the surface of the game board 1.
The mounting substrate 31 has a rectangular window opening on the left.
It has been opened in three places, center and right. In these window openings,
As shown in FIG. 6, a drum lens 32 is provided, and at the rear of the drum lens 32, rotary drums 33a, 34a, and 35a, which serve as moving bodies with symbols drawn on the outer periphery, are arranged, and -It constitutes each of the symbol display portions 33 to 35 on the right. In addition, each of the symbol display portions 33 to 35 is for displaying the three symbols of the upper, middle and lower symbols in a stopped manner. Further, the rotary drums 33a, 34a, 35a are rotationally controlled by the drum motors 33b, 34b, 35b, which are stepping motors, respectively via the reel member 36, and the drum sensor 33 for detecting the stop symbol.
c, 34c, 35c (both refer to the block diagram of FIG. 8) are provided. Furthermore, each rotary drum 33a, 34a,
In 35a, upper drum lamps 37a, 38a, 3 for individually illuminating and decorating each of the nine symbols in three rows on the left, center, and right
9a, middle drum lamps 37b, 38b, 39b, and lower drum lamps 37c, 38c, 39c are attached via a lamp house 40. These drum lamps 37a-37c, 38a-38c, 39a-39c are
Each of them is connected to a game control circuit, which will be described later, via the connectors 41a and 41b, so that the blinking and lighting operation thereof is controlled. In addition, the rotary drums 33a and 34
On the back side of the a. 35a, the rotary drums 33a, 34a.
A storage box 42 for covering and storing 35a is provided, and a cooling opening 43a is provided at the rear end of the storage box 42.
A cooling member 43 made of metal is attached. In the symbol display device 30 of this embodiment, the drum lamps 37a to 37c, 38a to 38c, 39a to 39c are used.
Since each uses a fluorescent tube, it is possible to display near natural colors compared to conventional incandescent bulbs. In addition, a cooling opening 4 for releasing heat generated in the device 30 to the outside.
By forming 3a with the metal cooling member 43, the heat dissipation effect is improved as compared with the conventional cooling opening formed in the resin storage box.

On the other hand, on the side of the mounting substrate 31 which constitutes the symbol display device 30, above the symbol display portions 33 to 35, the winning opening 4 is formed.
4, and a decorative pattern LED 45 that variably displays a decorative pattern,
Starting memory display LED 46 for storing the variation undigested portion of the pattern display device 30, and center lamps 47a and 47b,
Is provided. It should be noted that the maximum number of stored variable undigested portions of the symbol display device 30 is four, and therefore four start memory display LEDs 46 are also provided. Further, below the symbol display portions 33 to 35, a decoration LED 48 and a warp outlet 49 serving as a discharge hole for the ball hitting the warp inlet 23 are provided. The warp outlet 49 is arranged right above the starting winning opening 4 so that the hit ball to be discharged can be easily put into the starting winning opening 4.

By the way, the decorative pattern LED 45 variably displays the numbers "0-9" with the occurrence of the specific game state, and after a predetermined time, any one of the numbers "0-9" is used as the decorative pattern. It is a stop display. For this reason, a specific decorative design is decided in advance in the hall, and when the specific decorative design is stopped and displayed, it is possible to boost the additional game content by permitting continued use of the prize ball. I have to. Hereinafter, the changing operation of the decorative design LED 45 will be described. For this changing operation, the RANDM4 (random number) for displaying the decorative design shown in FIG. 9 is used. The RANDM4 changes every moment by adding ten values of "0 to 9" every 0.002 seconds and adding 1 to the surplus time of the interrupt processing.
As shown in FIG. 10, the decorative patterns of "0 to 9" are individually provided. Then, in FIG. 11, a batted ball is won in the starting winning opening 4 and the RANDM described later is executed.
When the jackpot is determined in advance by extracting 1, the RANDM4 is 0.132 seconds after the winning of the ball hitting the starting winning port 4.
Numerical values are extracted from. After that, when 0.188 seconds have elapsed from the winning of the ball hitting the starting winning opening 4, the symbol display device 3
The variation of each symbol display unit 33 to 35 (indicated as a medium symbol in FIG. 11) of 0 is started, and after a predetermined time, the symbol display unit 33.
The big hit symbols are stopped and displayed at ~ 35. After that, when 1.000 seconds have passed from the stop display of the big hit symbol, the variation of the decorative symbol LED 45 is started, and 6.000 seconds +0 to 0.
After fluctuation for 1.152 seconds (0-9 symbol fluctuation), RAN
The decorative pattern corresponding to the value extracted in DM4 is stopped and displayed.

Next, the symbols displayed by the rotary drums 33a, 34a and 35a of the symbol display portions 33 to 35 will be described below with reference to FIG. Rotating drum 33
Each symbol row (left symbol / right symbol) of a ・ 35a is respectively
"Mikan (figure)""Girl(figure)""Cherry(figure)""Plum(figure)""7(character)""Watermelon(figure)""Grape(figure)""Apple(figure)" and " It is composed of a total of 17 symbols consisting of 10 patterns of 9 types of "peach (figure)" and 7 deviating symbols of "ume (figure)", and the pattern row (middle pattern) of the rotary drum 34a is , "Mikan (figure)""Girl(figure)""Cherry(figure)"
"Plum (figure)""7(text)""Watermelon(figure)"
It is composed of a total of 19 patterns consisting of 9 kinds of 9 kinds of "grape (figure)", "apple (figure)" and "peach (figure)", and 10 off-designs of "ume (figure)". ing. In each of these symbol columns, the symbol "girl (figure)" corresponds to the three symbols of the other symbols, and each symbol is provided with a random number of RANDM2 described later. ing. Also, for the combination of big hit symbols in each of the left, middle and right symbol columns, RANDM
Random number of 3 (see FIG. 18) is provided, and this RANDM3 (combination of big hit symbols) is all 44 (0 to 0).
It is composed of 43) random numbers. As the combination type, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the upper horizontal line, the left diagonal line, the middle horizontal line, the right diagonal line, and the lower horizontal line formed on each of the symbol display portions 33 to 35. "Girl (figure)""Mikan(figure)""Peach(figure)""Apple(figure)""Grape(figure)""Watermelon(figure)""7 (character ) ”,“ Plum (figure) ”, and“ cherry (figure) ”are combinations in which the same symbols are arranged. However, as for "girl (figure)", one symbol is drawn for three symbols, so it is a combination of only middle and horizontal lines.

Next, the rotary drums 33a, 34a, 3
A method of printing each pattern drawn on 5a will be described. In addition, in the conventional case, as shown in FIG.
An opaque paint 71 of red or the like is solidly printed with respect to 0, and when the opaque paint 71 is irradiated with white light L, the color (for example, red) of the paint 71 is merely visually recognized. It was On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), for example, blue and yellow transparent paints 72 and 73 are printed in dots on the cloth member 70 (this is called dot printing). Therefore, when the white light L is applied to the transparent paints 72 and 73, the paints 72 and 73 are added to the colors (blue and yellow) of the paints 72 and 73.
It is also possible to visually recognize a mixed color (blue + yellow = green) that is formed by overlapping. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15, even when the pattern "7" is printed, for example, in the conventional art, it was not possible to give gradation to the pattern 74 with only a single color (see FIG. 15A). In this embodiment, it is possible to print the gradation-added pattern 75 by making the dots (see FIG. 7B).

The pattern printing method according to this embodiment is
In addition to the dot printing as described above, multicolor printing (this is called full-color printing) is also performed. As shown in FIG. 16, the multicolor printing is to form each of the patterns A to D by discontinuous dot printing, which enables fine printing of photographs, illustrations, etc. There is. In addition, in the present embodiment, by adding the solid printing pattern E to each of the above-mentioned dot patterns A to D, the finishing pattern F is further diversified. Further, a gravure printing method is adopted in the specific printing process of the design according to the present embodiment.
Incidentally, in the past, the letterpress printing method was adopted. In this relief printing method, as shown in FIG. 17A, the paint 82 taken from the ink roller 80 on the protrusions 81 a of the relief plate cylinder 81 is sandwiched between the relief plate cylinder 81 and the impression cylinder 83. This is a printing method in which transfer is performed by pressing onto the cloth member 84 conveyed in the mounted state.
On the other hand, in the gravure printing method, as shown in FIG. 17 (B), the concave plate cylinder 93 is coated with the paint 91 in the paint tank 90 using a thin metal spatula 92 (this is called a doctor).
After being stored in the concave portion 93a of the concave plate 93a, the concave portion 93a is formed in the material member 95 conveyed in a sandwiched state between the concave plate cylinder 93 and the impression cylinder 94.
The paint 91 inside is pressed and transferred. Also,
In this gravure printing method, by setting a plurality of recesses 93a formed on the outer periphery of a roller-shaped intaglio cylinder 93 at different depths, the paint 9 transferred to the cloth member 95 is formed.
It is possible to make the thickness of No. 1 different, and as a result, the different thickness of the paint 91 enables rich gradation expression. Then, after such a gravure printing process, the material member 95 on which the design is printed by the hot stamping process shown in FIG. 17C is attached to the reel member 36. In this hot stamping process, the material member 9 cut into a predetermined length by the cutter 96 and the pedestal 97.
5 is attached to the outer periphery of the reel member 36 by the hot roller 98.

The structure of the game board 1 of the pachinko game machine including the symbol display device 30 has been described above, but these game devices are controlled by the game control circuits shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. 7 and 8 are circuit diagrams showing the game control circuit in a block configuration, including MPU, ROM, RAM,
It is controlled by a basic circuit 50 including an input / output circuit. Then, the basic circuit 50 is the switch input circuit 51.
The detection signals from the starting ball detector 5, the specific ball detector 11 and the winning ball detector 12 are input via the, and the basic circuit 50 and the switch input circuit 5 from the address decoding circuit 52.
A chip select signal is given to 1. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 53 to the basic circuit 50, and the clock reset pulse generation circuit 5
A clock reset signal is supplied from 4 to the basic circuit 50.

On the other hand, the basic circuit 50 provides control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, 7-segment LED
Through the LED lamp circuit 55, the number display LED 14, the number display LED 16, the decorative pattern LED 45, the start memory display LED 46, and the decorative LEDs 15a, 17a, 18a
A display control signal is given to 23a, 25b, and 48, and the solenoid 10 and various lamps 22, 24a, 25a, and 28 are supplied through the lamp / solenoid / information output circuit 56.
A control signal is given to 29.47a.47b, and the sound circuit 5
A sound signal is given to the speaker via the motor 7, and the drum motors 33b, 34b, 3b through the motor drive circuit 58.
A drive signal is given to 5b, and each drum lamp 37a-37c. 38a-38c.
Control signals are applied to 39a to 39c. The detection signals of the stop symbols by the drum sensors 33c, 34c, and 35c are input to the basic circuit 50 via the sensor input circuit 60. The above lamp, solenoid,
From the information output circuit 56, effective starting information, big hit information,
Information such as starting information and information output common is output to the outside. Further, power having various voltages is supplied from the power supply circuit 61 to the above-described devices and circuits.

The specific changing operation of the symbol display device 30 performed by the game control circuit described above will be described with reference to the time charts and explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. 18 to 25. First, the random number used for the varying operation of the symbol display device 30 will be described. In the symbol display device 30, four types of random numbers as shown in FIG. 18 are used, and these random numbers are RANs for determining the big hit.
DM1 and the RAND for displaying all symbols (other than jackpot)
It is composed of M2, the RANDM3 for the big hit symbol arrangement, and the RANDM5 for the reach operation. In addition, RANDM1 changes momentarily by adding 205 numerical values of "0-204" by 1 every 0.002 seconds, and RANDM2 changes for each of the left, middle, and right symbols. 21 kinds of numerical values of "0 to 20" are changed every 0.002 seconds and 1 is added to the remaining time of interrupt processing, and RANDM3 changes from "0 to 4".
4 "of" 3 "are changed every 0.002 seconds and 1 is added to the remaining time of the interrupt processing, and RANDM5 has 5 different values of" 0 to 4 ". Every 0.002 seconds and by adding 1 to the remaining time of the interrupt processing, it changes every moment.

Then, as shown in FIG.
When the value extracted from 1 (0 to 204) is “3” and it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit, the symbol and the arrangement which are the big hit are determined by RANDM3, and the jackpot symbol is the symbol display device 30.
Is displayed in. On the other hand, when a value other than “3” is extracted by RANDM1 (0 to 204) and it is determined that the value is out of range, RA
The value extracted by NDM2 is used as a stop symbol, and this symbol is displayed on the symbol display device 30 as a disengaged symbol. In addition, the value extracted by RANDM2 happens to be R
When it matches with the jackpot pattern of ANDM3, RAND
2 is added to the middle symbol of M2 to display it as a deviating symbol.

Next, the changing operation of each symbol row in the symbol display device 30 will be described based on the time charts of FIGS. 21 and 22. In addition, the fluctuation of each symbol row on the left, middle, right,
This is performed based on the variation pattern shown in the list chart of FIG. The fluctuation pattern A is a fluctuation of acceleration → constant speed → deceleration, the fluctuation pattern B is a constant fluctuation of 20 mS per step (0.160 seconds per symbol), and the fluctuation pattern C is 16 mS per step. Is a constant fluctuation (0.128 seconds per symbol).

First, in FIG. 21, when a hitting ball enters the starting winning opening 4 and the starting ball detector 5 is turned on to derive a starting signal, a numerical value is extracted from RANDM1 at the rising of the starting signal and stored. To do. After that, when a minute time (0.132 seconds) has elapsed from the derivation of the start signal,
The stored value of RANDM1 is read to determine a big hit or a miss. Further, at this time, when it is determined to be out of sync, numerical values are extracted from RANDM2, while when it is determined to be a big hit, numerical values are respectively extracted from RANDM3 and 4. When RANDM3 is extracted in this way, or when there is a reach in the extraction of RANDM2, 0.134 to 0.1 is derived from the derivation of the start signal.
After 50 seconds, RANDM5 is extracted.

Then, when 0.186 seconds have elapsed from the derivation of the starting signal as described above, the fluctuation of the left symbol row is started,
When 0.188 seconds have passed from the derivation of the starting signal, the middle symbol row starts to fluctuate (see FIG. 22), and when 0.190 seconds has passed from the derivation of the starting signal, the right symbol row starts to fluctuate. . Then, in the case of a big hit by the extraction of the RANDM1, a symbol based on the extracted value of the RANDM3,
If the RANDM1 extraction results in a loss, the RA
The symbols based on the extracted values of NDM2 are displayed as stop symbols in the left, middle, and right symbol columns, respectively. Further, for each of the left and right symbol columns, the same variation control is performed regardless of the presence or absence of reach. That is, the left symbol column is changed in the change pattern A for 5.870 seconds after the change is started, and then changed in the change pattern B for 0.160 seconds until the change is stopped. The right pattern row is 5.87 after the fluctuation starts.
The fluctuation pattern A fluctuates for 0 seconds, and the fluctuation pattern B fluctuates for 0.960 seconds until the fluctuation stops.

On the other hand, the variation control of the middle symbol string is different depending on the presence / absence of reach, that is, the presence / absence of extraction of the RANDM 5. Explaining the variation control of the middle symbol sequence below, in the case where RANDM5 is not extracted (no reach), as shown in FIG. 22, it is varied in the variation pattern A for 5.870 seconds after the variation is started, After that, the fluctuation pattern B continues for 1.760 seconds until the fluctuation stops.
Fluctuated in. On the other hand, when the extracted value of RANDM5 is “0” (reach 1 is described in FIG. 22), the fluctuation pattern A fluctuates for 5.870 seconds after the fluctuation starts.
After that, 10.240 to 13.440 until the fluctuation stops
It is fluctuated in the fluctuation pattern B for 2 seconds. Also, RANDM
When the extracted value of 5 is "1 to 4" and the middle symbol stops at the big hit symbol or at one symbol before and after it (described as reach 2 in FIG. 22), 5.870 seconds after the fluctuation starts 6.880-1 after being changed by the change pattern A during
It is fluctuated by the fluctuation pattern B for 0.080 seconds, and then the fluctuation of 0.224 seconds is 2 at intervals of 0.480 seconds.
The fluctuation is stopped by repeating ~ 8 times. Also, RA
In the case where the extracted value of NDM5 is "1 to 4", and the middle symbol of the central line stops at the big hit symbol or at one symbol before and after it (described as reach 3 in FIG. 22), the fluctuation starts from 5 After being fluctuated with the fluctuation pattern A for .870 seconds, it is fluctuated with the fluctuation pattern B for 6.880 to 10.080 seconds, and then 2.68 with a 0.480 second interval.
The fluctuation pattern C for 8 seconds is repeated three times to stop the fluctuation. Furthermore, the extracted value of RANDM5 is "1-
4 ", and all the symbols are all the same and the left symbol is stopped at the symbol other than" apple "and" citrus "in the center line (described as reach 4 in FIG. 21), the left symbol shown in FIG.
Fluctuating stop control of each symbol row on the right is not performed, but all left, middle and right symbol rows are controlled to fluctuate simultaneously. That is, each of the left, middle, and right symbol columns is changed in the change pattern A for 5.870 seconds after the change is started, and then 3.520 to 6.
It is fluctuated in the fluctuation pattern B for 720 seconds and then 0.4
A fluctuation of 2 to 10 for 0.448 seconds with an interval of 00 seconds
The fluctuation is repeated by repeating the process once.

Next, the operation of the symbol display device 30 after the end of fluctuation will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25. First, as a result of the change, in the case of a big hit game state, as shown in FIG. 23, after the change of the middle symbol row is stopped, a predetermined time (9.850 seconds) elapses, the variable winning ball device 6
The solenoid 10 is turned on for a predetermined time (29.500 seconds) to open the opening / closing member 9 (described as a big winning opening in FIG. 23).
To be done. A predetermined time (2.00
0 second) is set as the effective operation time of the accessory continuous operation device, and if the specific ball detector 11 is turned on within that time, the continuation right is controlled. After that, if there is a start winning memory at the time when the final opening operation of the variable winning ball device 6 is completed, as shown in FIG. 24, a predetermined time (10.132 seconds) from the closing of the variable winning ball device 6 The RANDM1 stored later is read and determined. At the same time, if the judgment of RANDM1 is wrong, RAND
While M2 is extracted, when RANDM1 is a big hit, RANDM3 and 4 are extracted. Then, after the minute time (0.054 seconds), the fluctuation of all the symbol rows is started. On the other hand, as a result of the change, if there is a misplacement and there is a start winning memory, as shown in FIG. 25, after the change of the middle symbol row is stopped, a predetermined time (1.132 seconds) elapses, then the stored RANDM1 Read out and determine whether it is out or not. At the same time, RANDM2 is extracted. Then, after the predetermined time (0.054 seconds), the variation of all the symbol arrays is started.

The above embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the moving body of the symbol display device 30 is a drum type constituted by the rotating drums 33a to 35a, but it may be a symbol display device having a leaf type or belt type moving body. Further, in the above-described embodiments, the pachinko gaming machine is shown as the gaming machine, but any gaming machine provided with a symbol display device may be a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a video game machine.

[0029]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, since the identification information of the moving body is formed by the dot-shaped collective printing of the paint, it is possible to form the identification information with gradation. As a result, it becomes possible to variably display the identification information with a great variety in a variable display device having a moving body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged front view showing a game board of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a variable winning ball device.

FIG. 4A is a side sectional view showing a state in which the opening / closing member of the variable winning ball device is opened, and FIG. 4B is a side sectional view showing the state in which the opening / closing member of the variable winning ball device is opened. It is a front sectional view shown.

FIG. 5 (A) is a side sectional view showing a state in which an opening / closing member of the variable winning ball device is closed, and FIG. 5 (B) shows a state in which the opening / closing member of the variable winning ball device is closed. It is a front sectional view shown.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a variable display device.

FIG. 7 is a part of a block diagram of a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 8 is a part of a block diagram of a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a RANDM 4 for displaying a decorative pattern.

FIG. 10 is a list showing a correspondence relationship between each random number of RANDM4 and a decorative pattern.

FIG. 11 is a time chart showing a variation operation of a decorative design due to occurrence of a specific game state based on winning of a ball hitting a starting winning opening.

FIG. 12 is a list chart showing the order of symbol strings displayed on the symbol display device.

FIG. 13 (A) is a list showing the arrangement of symbols that are a big hit, and FIG. 13 (B) is an explanatory view showing each hit line.

FIG. 14A is an explanatory diagram showing solid printing, and FIG. 14B is an explanatory diagram showing dot printing.

FIG. 15 (A) is an explanatory view showing a design by solid printing, and FIG. 15 (B) is an explanatory view showing a design by dot printing.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing multicolor printing.

FIG. 17A is an explanatory diagram showing a relief printing method, FIG. 17B is an explanatory diagram showing a gravure printing method, and FIG. 17C is an explanatory view showing a hot stamping step. It is a figure.

FIG. 18 is a list of random numbers used for a varying operation of the symbol display device.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method of selecting a hit symbol and a deviation symbol that are determined when a hit ball wins a starting winning opening.

FIG. 20 is a list showing a variation pattern of each symbol row.

FIG. 21 is a time chart showing a changing operation of each of the left and right symbol rows based on the winning of a ball hitting the starting winning opening.

FIG. 22 is a time chart showing the changing operation of the middle symbol row based on the winning of a ball hitting the starting winning opening.

FIG. 23 is a time chart showing the operation of the variable winning ball device when a jackpot is hit after the variation ends.

FIG. 24 is a time chart showing the operation of the symbol display device when there is a start memory after the end of the big hit.

FIG. 25 is a time chart showing the operation of the symbol display device in the case where there is a deviation after the end of fluctuation and there is a start memory.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Game Board 4 Start Winning Hole 6 Variable Winning Ball Device 8 Winning Area 9 Opening / Closing Member 11 Specific Ball Detector 12 Winning Ball Detector 30 Design Display Device (Variable Display Device) 33-35 Design Display Unit 33a / 34a / 35a Rotating Drum (Moving body) 36 reel member 50 basic circuit 70/95 cloth member 72/73/91 paint 90 paint tank 92 spatula 93 concave plate cylinder 93a recess 94 impression cylinder 96 cutter 97 cradle 98 hot roller

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine provided with a variable display device having a moving body on which a plurality of pieces of identification information are printed and formed on a display surface, wherein the identification information of the moving body is formed by dot-shaped collective printing of paint. Characteristic gaming machine. 2. The paint for collectively printing the identification information in a dot shape is combined in a plurality of colors.
The game machine described.