JPH0910384A - Display device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a display device for a game machine which can thoughtfully indicate a game condition that varies in association with the progress of a game in a gaming part to a player so as to awake the thinking of the player, and with which the player can fully enjoy the game by his/her thinking. CONSTITUTION: A game machine incorporates a gaming part 14 on the front surface side of a game machine body 8 so as to change its game condition in association with the progress of a game in this gaming part 14. Further, a display means 7 for thoughtfully indicating a game condition of the game in the gaming part 14 to a player is provided on the front surface side of the game machine body 8 and on the left side of the game board.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a rotary game machine, and other various game machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in various types of ball game machines, for example, pachinko machines, a variable symbol display means having a plurality of symbol display portions on a game board, and a variable symbol display means for detecting a game ball and changing the symbol pattern. A starting gate for changing the symbol of the display unit for a certain period of time, and when the starting gate detects entry or passage of a game ball, the symbol of each symbol display unit of the variable symbol display means is changed, and after the change, When the stop symbol becomes a predetermined combination of winning symbols, the special winning means is opened a predetermined number of times, or after the game ball which has won another winning means passes through the special operation area therein, a specific On the condition that a game ball wins at the starting gate, there is a type in which a profit is returned to the player, such as opening and closing other large winning means a predetermined number of times each time the game ball wins at the starting gate.

[0003] In the variation control of the variation symbol display means,
For example, assuming that the probability of hit is 1/160, random numbers from 0 to 159 are generated by random number generation means,
When the starting gate detects the entrance or passage of the game ball, the random number is read and the stop symbol of each symbol display part of the variable symbol display means is determined by random number processing, and each symbol of the variable symbol display means is determined based on this. The control method of changing the display unit for a certain period of time is adopted, and this is only repeated every time the starting gate detects a game ball.

[0004]

In a pachinko machine equipped with this kind of variable symbol display means, normally, the symbol variable processing of each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means is performed by random number processing as described above, The hit occurs at a predetermined probability. For this reason, depending on the pachinko machine, there is a difference as to whether or not the game ball easily enters the starting gate, but if the starting gate detects the game ball and the symbol of the variable symbol display means continues to fluctuate, a predetermined probability is obtained. A hit will occur.

[0005] Therefore, if the fluctuation operation of the fluctuation symbol display means continues to some extent and no hit has yet occurred, the pachinko machine will continue to operate while the fluctuation symbol display means repeats the fluctuation operation several to several tens times. Regardless of whether or not a hit actually occurs, the probability of occurrence of the hit gradually increases stochastically.

However, in the conventional pachinko machine, when the starting gate detects a game ball, the symbols on the respective symbol display portions of the variable symbol display means only change repeatedly for a certain period of time. Has the drawback that it just waits for the hit to occur, and the game itself is very monotonous and unthinkable, which makes it less interesting. In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention can display a game state, which changes with the progress of a game in a game section, to the player in a thinking manner, and arouse the thinking ability of the player to cause the player to think. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device for a gaming machine, which allows a user to play a game while thinking.

[0007]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a game section 14 is provided on the front side of a gaming machine body 8 and the game state changes as the game progresses in the game section 14. In such a gaming machine, a display means 7 is provided on the front side of the gaming machine body 8 for thinkingally displaying the game state of the gaming section 14 to the player.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first aspect, the game machine is a ball game machine 2, the front side of the ball game machine body 8 and the left side of the game board 14. Display means
7 is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, the game board 14 is provided with a plurality of numbers that fluctuate for a certain period of time by random number processing when the starting means 23 detects a game ball. The variable symbol display means 35 having the symbol display portions 39 to 41 is provided, and each time the variable symbol display means 35 changes, the display means 7 displays the game state before the variable symbol display means 35 stops changing. It was done like this.

The present invention described in claim 4 is the first and second aspects of the present invention.
Alternatively, in the invention described in 3, among the random numbers generated when the starting means 23 detects the game ball, the variable symbol display means 35
Is a random number when the winning symbol is a predetermined combination, a reach random number when one symbol is a reaching symbol different from the winning symbol, and a constant when the winning symbol and the out symbol other than the reach symbol are constant. Random number determining means 50 for determining a specific random number including an out-of-number random number, and this random number determining means
The display control means 54 is provided for causing the display means 7 to perform a predetermined display when the specific random number is determined by 50.

[0011] The present invention described in claim 5 is based on claim 1,
In the invention described in 2, 3 or 4, the display means 7 is constituted by a level meter 42.

[0012]

When the starting means 23 detects a game ball, a plurality of symbol display sections 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 are processed by random number processing.
Symbol fluctuates for a certain period of time, and stops at the symbol corresponding to the random number at that time. Then, a profit state is generated when the stopped symbol becomes a winning symbol of a predetermined combination.

When the game state changes as the game progresses, the random number generated at that time is judged by the random number judgment means 50 at any time, and the judgment result is output to the display control means 54, so that the display control means 54 is a game board. Display control of the display means 7 on the left side of 14 is performed, and the display means 7 intentionally displays the game state. That is, according to the determination result of the random number determination unit 50,
The level meter 42 that constitutes the display means 7 emits light, and the game state at that time is displayed to the player playing the game in a thoughtful manner, and the thinking ability of the player is aroused.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show pachinko gaming facilities in a game arcade, where 1 is an island structure, 2 is a pachinko machine, and 3 is an automatic ball rental machine. The island structure 1 is provided with an upper frame 4 and a lower frame 5 which are arranged vertically at an interval, and a plurality of pachinko machines 2 and automatic ball rental machines 3 are provided between the upper frame 4 and the lower frame 5. Are arranged alternately in a detachable manner.

The pachinko machine 2 is configured as follows. That is, reference numeral 8 denotes a pachinko machine main body, which comprises a front frame 9 and an outer frame 10. The front frame 9 is a pair of left and right vertical frame portions 9a, 9b.
And a pair of upper and lower horizontal frame portions 9c and 9d, which are hinged to the outer frame 10 by hinges 11 at both upper and lower ends of a left vertical frame portion 9a. A glass door 12 and a front plate 13 are mounted on the front frame 9, a game board 14 is detachably mounted on the rear side thereof, and a display means 7 is mounted on a front side of the left vertical frame portion 9a. I have. The pachinko machine body 8 is removably fitted between the upper frame 4 and the lower frame 5 of the island structure 1 between the left and right automatic ball rental machines 3.

An upper plate 15 is mounted on the front plate 13, and this upper plate
A ball sweeping lever is provided at the front edge of the fifteen. A lower plate 16 and an operation handle 18 of the firing means 17 are provided at a lower portion of the front frame 9, and when the operation handle 18 is operated, game balls are supplied one by one from the upper plate 15 to the firing unit, and the game balls are supplied. Is fired toward the game board 14 by the operation of the firing motor. A jackpot indicator lamp 19 is provided above the front frame 9.

On the front surface of the game board 14, a guide rail 20 for guiding a shot game ball is provided in an annular shape. Then, inside the guide rail 20, a display unit 21,
Lamp windmill 22, starting gate 23, winning opening 24-26, specific winning means 27, third kind starting opening 28, big winning means 29, corner lamp 30, etc. are mounted, and the upper display lamp outside the guide rail 20 31 and a side display lamp 32 are mounted.

The display unit 21 is arranged at the center of the game board 14, and a start gate 23,
The winning ports 24 to 26, the specific winning means 27, the third kind starting port 28, the big winning means 29 and the like are arranged. The display unit 21 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a display case 34 having a cell part 33 protruding forward, a variable symbol display means 35 vertically attached to the display case 34 below the cell part 33, and a starter provided in the cell part 33 A gate winning number display lamp 36 and a count display lamp 37 are provided.

The fluctuating symbol display means 35 includes three symbol display sections 39 to 41 in the left-right direction, and when a game ball passes through the starting gate 23 and the starting gate 23 detects a game ball, it will be described later. The display symbols of the symbol display sections 39 to 41 are configured to fluctuate for a predetermined time by random number processing. In addition, each symbol display part 39-41 displays the numerical symbol of 0-9, for example. It should be noted that the display unit 21 of the refrigerator unit 33,
The specific winning means 27, the third kind starting opening 28, the big winning means 29, and the corner lamp 30 are provided with display lamps which blink appropriately as the game progresses.

The specific winning means 27 is opened when the stop symbol of each of the symbol display portions 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 becomes a winning symbol of a predetermined combination such as "7.7.7". ing. The inside of the specific winning means 27 is 3
It is divided, and its center is a special operation area 48.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display means 7 employs a level meter 42 that is long in the vertical direction. The level meter 42 is mounted on a vertical frame portion 9a on the left side of the front frame 9. Attached to member 6. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the support member 6 has a hollow shape with an open rear side.
The front frame 9 is fixed to the left vertical frame portion 9a on the left side of the front frame 9.

The support member 6 has a front end protruding surface 43 and a pair of left and right inclined surfaces 44 and 45 formed so as to spread to the left and right sides as the front end protruding surface 43 moves from the left and right ends to the rear side. It has a trapezoidal shape. The slope 44 on the game board 14 side has a smaller slope compared to the slope 45 on the automatic ball lending machine 3 side, and is relatively small with respect to the player's eyes when sitting on the chair in front of the pachinko machine 2. The angle is vertical or close to it.

The level meter 42 has a large number of light emitting portions 46 finely divided at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and each of the light emitting portions 46 continuously emits light from a lower side to a predetermined position. . Each light-emitting portion 46 of the level meter 42 is colored green, yellow, red, or the like in a required number from the lower side. Each light emitting section
Reference numeral 46 denotes a light-emitting diode or the like.

The pachinko machine 2 is provided with a control device as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 49 denotes a random number generating means. For example, when the hit probability is 1/160,
A random number from 0 to 159 is generated.
As shown in FIG. 7, the random numbers generated by the random number generating means 49 include a hit random number and an outlier random number, and the outlier random numbers include a reach random number and a random number other than the reach random number. And
The winning random number is defined as one random number from 0 to 159, for example, 75, and the reach random numbers are 25 and 6
Five, five, 85, and 125 are defined.

Numeral 50 is a random number judging means which reads the random number at the time of detection from the random number generating means 49 when the starting gate 23 detects the passage of the game ball and judges the random number.
It has a function of determining whether or not the random number is a hit random number, a reach random number, and a certain number of outlier random numbers.

Note that the fixed number of outliers is 0 to 159.
A certain number of random numbers, for example, 5, 15, 35, out of 155 out-of-range random numbers excluding 75 random numbers and reach random numbers 25, 65, 85 and 125 from 160 random numbers up to
The eleven random numbers 45, 55, 95, 105, 115, 135, 145 and 155 are referred to. Each of these random numbers is called a specific random number.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a variation processing means, in which stop symbols of the symbol display sections 39 to 41 of the variation symbol display means 35 are designated in advance in accordance with each random number. The symbols on the symbol display sections 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 are changed for a predetermined time so that the symbol display sections 39 to 41 stop at the symbol specified by the random number. Further, the fluctuation processing means 51 is provided in each symbol display section 39.
It is designed to stop the symbols of ~ 41 in the order of left, right, and middle.

The fluctuation processing means 51 includes a random number determination means.
When 50 is determined to be a winning random number, the symbols of the respective symbol display portions 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 are stopped at a winning symbol of a predetermined combination such as "7.7. At the time of the determination, the three symbol display portions of the two symbol display portions 39, 41 on the left and right sides of the variable symbol display means 35 match, and only the symbols of the middle symbol display portions 39 to 41 are different.
The symbols 39 to 41 are stopped, and in the case of other outliers, all of the symbol display portions 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 are stopped at different symbols.

Reference numeral 52 denotes a symbol determining means which determines a stop symbol of each of the symbol display portions 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 from a random number at the time of the variable processing by the variable processing means 51, and determines whether each stopped symbol is a hit symbol. The specific prize winning means 27 is opened at the time of the hit.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a right status generating means, which is a symbol determining means 52.
Is determined to be a winning symbol, the specific winning means 27 is opened, and when the game ball passes through the special operation area 48, a right state (big hit state) advantageous to the player is generated. That is, when the game ball passes through the special operation area 48 of the specific winning means 27, the right state generating means 53 thereafter opens the special winning means 29 for a certain time every time the game ball enters the third type starting port 28. The opening and closing operation of the special winning means 29 is repeated up to 16 times.

Numeral 54 denotes a display control means, which is a lamp group 55 including various display lamps, a jackpot display lamp 19 and the like at appropriate timing.
When the generated random number determined by the random number determination means 50 is a hit random number, a reach random number, and a fixed number of out-of-range random numbers each time the starting gate 23 detects a game ball, the level meter 42 controls the game board 14 side. Each light emitting unit 46 of the level meter 42 is controlled to blink or light continuously so that the game state is displayed to the player in a thoughtful manner.

[0032] That is, the display control unit 54, lights when the other out random non Reach random number and constant off-random number, the first level L ₁ in the light emitting portion 46 from the lower 1/5 of the level meter 42 a function of, when the part of the leech random number and constant off-random number, and a function to light the second level L ₂ in the light emitting portion 46 of about 1/2 from the bottom of the level meter 42, reach a random number and a constant off-random number of the time of another part, the light emitting portion of the third level L ₃ of about 3/4 from the bottom of the level meter 42
A function of turning on the 46, and a function of blinking all the light emitting portions 46 of the full level L ₄ to the upper end of the level meter 42 when per random 75.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a display condition setting means, which is a display control means 54.
Is used to select and set display conditions for displaying the game state on the level meter 42. This display condition setting means 56, as shown in FIGS.
To C are set in advance, and one of the types A to C is selected by a switch operation and set in the display control means 54.

[0034] For example, the type in A, the reach random third level L ₃ and 65, 85, a certain out-random number of the third level L ₃ and 45,55,95,105, second level L ₂ of the reach random Are 25 and 125, and the non-constant random numbers of the second level L ₂ are 5, 15, 35, 115, 135, 145 and 155.
And

[0035] In addition the type B, and the third level L ₃ reach random and 65,85,125, a certain out-random number of the third level L ₃ and 95,105,115, the second level L ₂ of the reach random 25, and the out-of-constant random number of the second level L ₂ is 5,
15, 35, 45, 55, 135, 145, 155.

[0036] In addition type C, and a third level L ₃ reach random and 25,65,85, a certain out-random number of the third level L ₃ and 35, 45, and 55, a second level L ₂ of the reach random 125 and the second level L ₂ out-of-constant random number is 5, 1
5, 95, 105, 115, 135, 145, 155.

Therefore, at the game store side, any of the types A to C can be selected by the display condition setting means 56 according to the business plan and the like, and each light emission of the level meter 42 can be selected according to the conditions of the selected types A to C. The unit 46 is turned on and emits light. In the second level L ₂ and the third level L ₃ , when the reach random number is output, the light emitting unit 46 is turned on as much as possible as far as possible when the reach random number is output. Light emission may be performed irrespective of stray random numbers.

The automatic ball lending machine 3 has a card insertion slot 57, and after inserting a magnetic card into the card insertion slot 57,
When a ball lending switch (not shown) mounted on the upper plate 15 of the pachinko machine 2 is operated, game balls corresponding to the operation are paid out from a prize ball dispensing device (not shown) in the pachinko machine 2. When the customer pays out the card at 15 and operates a checkout switch (not shown), the magnetic card is returned from the card insertion slot 57.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 2 will be described. In the game, first, a magnetic card is inserted into the card insertion slot 57 of the automatic ball lending machine 3 and the ball lending switch is operated. Then, the number of game balls corresponding to the operation of the ball lending switch is paid out to the upper plate 15 from the prize ball payout device. At this time, there is a support member 6 on the right side of the automatic ball lending machine 3, but since the support member 6 is located above the card insertion slot 57, the support member 6 is used for inserting and removing a magnetic card into and from the card insertion slot 57. Never get in the way.

When the operating handle 18 of the firing means 17 is operated after the payout of the game balls, the game balls on the upper plate 15 are supplied one by one to the firing position of the firing rail in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means 17. The game ball is hit with a hitting hammer and fired sequentially along the guide rail 20 toward the upper side of the game board 14.

Then, while the game ball fired on the upper side of the game board 14 falls along the board surface of the game board 14 and the game ball enters the start gate 23, the change processing means 51 operates to change the game ball. The symbols in the symbol display sections 39 to 41 of the symbol display means 35 are changed, and when a predetermined change time elapses, the symbol display sections 39 to 41 are changed.
Stop the symbols in the order of left, right and middle.

The random number generating means 49 constantly generates random numbers from 0 to 159. When the starting gate 23 detects a game ball, the random number at the time of detection is read and determined by the random number determining means 50. Variation processing means according to the judgment result of the random number
51 performs a fluctuation process, and fluctuates the symbols on the symbol display sections 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 for a certain period of time.

Then, the stop symbol of each of the symbol display portions 39 to 41 after the change becomes “7.77.7” when the winning random number is obtained.
In the case of the reach random number, the symbols of the two left and right symbol display sections 39 and 41 are both "7". And a non-reach symbol other than the reach symbol is displayed.

In this embodiment, the probability of occurrence per hit is 1 /
160, and the probability of occurrence of the reach is 4/160, so that the starting gate 23 detects the game ball and displays the changing symbol display means.
Even if 35 is operated, in most cases, the stopped symbols of the symbol display sections 39 to 41 are released and become symbols.

If the generated random number is one of the four reach random numbers and the eleven predetermined non-predetermined random numbers, the display unit 21, the specific winning means 27, the third kind starting port 28, the big winning means 29 and the corner lamp 30 Each of the display lamps flashes as appropriate, and each light emitting unit 46 of the level meter 42 of the display means 7 flashes and lights based on the game state at that time while observing the display conditions set in advance by the display condition setting means 56. The game state of the game board 14 is displayed to the player in a thoughtful manner.

That is, on the game store side, the display condition when the game state is thoughtfully displayed by the level meter 42 of the display means 7 can be set to one of the types A to C by the display condition setting means 56. Any of these types A to C is selected and set according to the business plan of the day.

If the type A is selected by the display condition setting means 56, the level meter is displayed by the display control means 54.
Each condition for blinking controlling the light-emitting portions 46 of 42, with a third level L ₃ 65, 85 reach random in, and 45,55,95,105 certain out random, at level L ₂ The reach random number is set to 25, 125, and the constant outliers are set to 5, 15, 35, 115, 135, 145, 15
5 is set.

Each time a game ball enters the starting gate 23, the random number judging means 50 judges the generated random number, and displays the judgment result as to whether or not the generated random number is a random number set in the type A. Output to means 54. For example, when the generated random number is any other random number such as 51, a signal indicating the other random number is output from the random number determination means 50 to the display control means 54, and the generated random number is a fixed number such as 5, 15, 35, 45. In the case of out-of-order random numbers or reach random numbers of 25, 65, 85, 125, the random number determining means 50 displays a signal indicating those random numbers on the display control means.
Output to the display control means 54, so that the light emission length from the lower end changes at any time according to each determination result at that time,
Each light emitting unit 46 of the level meter 42 is controlled to blink.

Therefore, at the same time as or immediately after the fluctuation symbol display means 35 starts the fluctuation operation, each light emitting section 46 of the level meter 42 emits light while blinking.
By indirectly displaying the generated random numbers in accordance with the length of the light emitting portion 46 of the light emitting section 46, the game state of the game board 14 at that time is thoughtfully displayed to the player.

For example, when the generated random number is another outlier, such as 51, the variable symbol display means 35 is activated and the symbol of each symbol display section 39-41 starts to vary, or at the same time or immediately after, the level meter. emitting unit 46 blinks the light emitting 42 first level L within _1. However, since the generated random numbers at this time are outliers, only the symbol display portions 39 to 41 of the changing symbol display means 35 fluctuate for a certain period of time, and the stopped symbols become outliers.

[0051] Also when a constant off-random numbers, the level L ₂ or third level L ₃ inside the light emitting portion 46 of the level meter 42 emits light. However, since the generated random number at this time is also a random number, only the symbol display portions 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 fluctuate for a certain period of time, and the stopped symbol becomes a non-standard symbol.

At the time of the reach random number, the level meter 42 is set so that the level is slightly higher than at the time of the fixed random number.
Emitting unit 46 emits light at a level L ₂ or third level L within _3.
On the other hand, since the random numbers generated at this time are reach random numbers, the symbols on the left and right symbol display portions 39 and 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 are both "7", and stop in the reach state. Then, at the same time as the symbols of the left and right symbol display portions 39 and 41 display the reach state, the display unit 21, the display lamps such as the corner lamp 30, and the lamp group 55 including the lamps around the same start blinking and lighting, Directs the player to increase the sense of expectation of hit occurrence.

[0053] Also when the contact on the random number is generated, the light emitting portion 46 of the level meter 42 to operate simultaneously with or immediately after the change symbol display unit 35 in a similar manner to blinking to full level L _4. Then, after the symbols in the symbol display portions 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 fluctuate for a certain period of time, the stopped symbol is changed to “7.7.7”.
The hit symbol is displayed.

Therefore, each time the starting gate 23 detects a game ball and the fluctuating symbol display means 35 is operated, a level meter is displayed.
Since the light emitting section 46 of 42 flashes and lights and its display level changes, the player can easily determine that the display of the level meter 42 is related to the operation of the variable symbol display means 35.

In this kind of pachinko machine 2, random number generating means
49 random number generation timing is constant and
Since the interval at which game balls are fired is substantially constant according to 17, the random numbers extracted when the game balls detect the starting gate 23 also tend to have a constant periodicity, that is, a wave. In the same model pachinko machine 2, the time from the occurrence of a hit to the occurrence of the next hit is very long, but once a hit occurs, the hit occurs repeatedly several times in a relatively short time. , There is commonality or similarity in the generation characteristics.

Therefore, if the reach random number 65, 85 or a random number close to the reach random number starts to appear frequently among all the generated random numbers, even if it is an outlier random number, it does not matter whether or not a random number is actually generated. Is very likely to occur. Also, after the occurrence of a hit, the probability of a hit occurring again becomes very high.

Therefore, when the reach random numbers 65, 85 or the out-of-range random numbers 55, 95, etc., appear, the level meter is displayed while the symbol display sections 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35 are changing.
By displaying 42 the light emitting portion 46 of flash to emit light up to the third level L ₃ approximately, always in the case of a player who is playing a game while paying attention to changes in the display state, the thought of the player It is possible to arouse, and the player can play an interesting game while thinking.

In other words, even if the player does not know at all what the level of the light-emitting portion 46 of the level meter 42 that emits light blinks changes, the change of the light-emitting level of the level meter 42 can be changed. Senses that there is some change depending on the level of the light emission level of the level meter 42, and guesses and thinks about various causes and conditions of the level change, and the player himself Therefore, the player plays the game while increasing the sense of expectation of hitting, and can play the game while thinking.

[0059] However, two types of cases each of the symbol display section 39-41 of change symbol display unit 35 is a flashing light-emitting to the level L ₂ when the flashing light emitting to the third level L ₃ have the same reach random to display the reach symbol And the third level L ₃ and level L ₂ blinking and lit include not only reach random numbers but also certain out-of-range random numbers. Therefore, even if the level change of the level meter 42, especially the high level display starts to appear, immediately It does not directly lead to the occurrence of a hit, and in most cases, it is out of expectation of the player.

For this reason, even in a situation in which a hit is actually occurring, the level meter 42 displays a constant high level when a reach symbol is formed, and the same level is displayed for any reach symbol. Compared to the case where the level meter 42 arouses the player's thinking ability and motivates the player to capture the game,
With the high-level display of the game, the player's experience does not make it easy to detect that the player is close to hitting. It can be performed.

Further, since any one of the types A to C is selected on the game store side by the condition selecting means, the display level of the level meter 42 can be changed even with the same reach random number and out-of-range random number depending on the type A to C. It can be changed slightly. Therefore, although it is empirical, the player does not perceive the conditions when the display level of the level meter 42 changes, its meaning, and the like.

When the variation processing means 51 starts the variation processing, the symbol determination means 52 determines the symbols stopped in the symbol display sections 39 to 41 of the variation symbol display means 35. If the symbols stopped in each of the symbol display sections 39 to 41 are other than the winning random number which is a winning symbol, the symbol determining means 52 determines that the symbol is off, and the specific winning means 27 is not opened.

Each symbol display section 39 to 41 of the variable symbol display means 35
Is stopped at the symbol, the specific winning means 27 is opened by a signal from the symbol determining means 52, and when the game ball passes through the special operation area 48, the right state generating means 53 works,
Generate an advantageous right state for the player, ie, a jackpot state. That is, the game ball is in the special operation area 48 of the specific winning means 27.
After that, every time a game ball enters the third type starting port 28, the special winning means 29 is opened for a certain period of time.
Since 29 repeats the opening and closing operation up to 16 times, a large number of game balls enter the big prize winning means 29 in succession, and a great profit is returned to the player. If a big hit occurs,
The jackpot display lamp 19 flashes.

The level meter 42 is located at the same height as the game board 14 in the vertical frame portion 9a on the left side of the front frame 9 and is provided on the left side of the game board 14 in the same direction as the launching direction of the game ball. It is easy to confirm the display of the level meter 42 during the game. That is, the player during the game does not need to interrupt the game or largely change the posture, and can easily and reliably check the display of the level meter 42 while sitting on the chair.
For this reason, unlike the display intended only for the illuminated effect, the level meter 42 can provide a display with information to give the player a thought.

Further, since the vertical support member 6 is mounted on the front surface of the vertical frame portion 9a of the front frame 9 and the level meter 42 is provided on the inclined surface 44 of the support member 6, for the player in the game, The level meter 42 can be set to an angle that is easy to see. For this reason, the level meter 42 can be arranged at an optimum angle. In addition, since the hinge 11 normally protrudes forward from the support member 6, the support member is attached to the vertical frame 9a on the hinge 11 side.
Although the level meter 42 is provided through the support member 6, the support member 6, the level meter 42, and the like do not obstruct the opening and closing of the front frame 9.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, the probability of occurrence per hit is 1/160, one random number per specific random number, four reach random numbers, and 11 out-of-constant random numbers are set. What is necessary is just to determine suitably in the whole. Also separately For certain off-random Leach random number to two, but the respective second level L ₂ of the level meter 42 is made to correspond to the third level L _3, into one combined both May be.

The level meter 42 may be provided symmetrically in each of the vertical frame portions 9a and 9b on both the left and right sides of the front frame 9, and another type of display means 7 may be used instead of the level meter 42. .
In the embodiment, the pachinko machine 2 in which the variable symbol display means 35 is operated by random number processing is illustrated, but the present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as an arrangement ball machine adopting a random number processing method. However, the present invention can also be implemented in a mechanical pachinko machine 2 such as a so-called airplane, which does not include the random number generating means 49 at all and operates when a game ball wins the winning means. In addition, the present invention can be similarly implemented in a rotary gaming machine that employs a random number processing method.

A level meter is also provided on the inclined surface 45 of the support member 6.
42 may be provided. The light emitting section 46 of the level meter 42 may be, for example, of a two-color emission type of red and green, and emit light while appropriately selecting single emission of red or green and simultaneous emission of red and green according to the game state.

[0069]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a game section 14 is provided on the front side of the gaming machine main body 8 so that the game state changes as the game progresses in the game section 14. In the gaming machine, the display means 7 is provided on the front side of the gaming machine body 8 for thinkingly displaying the game state of the gaming section 14 to the player. That is, the player can enjoy the game while thinking about the game state at that time from the display of the display means 7 by the player.

According to the present invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, the game machine is a ball game machine 2.
Since the display means 7 is provided on the front side of the ball game machine main body 8 and on the left side portion of the game board 14, the display means 7 is positioned in the shooting direction of the game ball, and the player displays the display means 7 The display state can be easily confirmed.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the game board 14 is provided with a starting means.
23 is provided with a variable symbol display means 35 having a plurality of symbol display portions 39 to 41 that fluctuate for a certain period of time by random number processing when a game ball is detected, and for each variation operation of this variable symbol display means 35,
The display means 7 before the fluctuation operation of the fluctuation pattern display means 35 is stopped.
Since the game status is displayed by
With the display of 7, it is possible to make a great sense of expectation for future results after the end of the changing operation of the variable symbol display means 35.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 4, in the invention as set forth in claim 1, 2 or 3, of the random numbers generated when the starting means 23 detects the game ball, the variable symbol display means 35. Is a random number when the winning symbol is a predetermined combination, a reach random number when one symbol is a reaching symbol different from the winning symbol, and a constant when the winning symbol and the out symbol other than the reach symbol are constant. Since the random number determination means 50 for determining a specific random number including an out-of-number random number and the display control means 54 for causing the display means 7 to perform a predetermined display when the random number determination means 50 determines a specific random number are provided. The display state of the display means 7 can be changed when the specific random number is generated. In particular, since the specific random number includes a random number, a reach random number, and a fixed number of outlying random numbers, the display of the display means 7 is changed despite the display state of the display means 7 being changed. The player is not immediately aware of the meaning of the state change, and the thinking ability for the game is further improved.

According to the present invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, since the display means 7 is constituted by the level meter 42, it is easy to change the game state. Can be displayed as a level change,
The display is simple and clear, and the display itself can be easily grasped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mounted state of a pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, in a mounted state.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of a display unit showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a display means portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a display unit portion of the pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control system on the pachinko machine side showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of random numbers and display conditions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a display level and a display lamp showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Island structure 2 Pachinko machine (ball game machine) 3 Automatic ball rental machine 6 Support member 7 Display means 35 Changing symbol display means 39-41 Symbol display section 42 Level meter 54 Display control means 56 Display condition setting means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine having a gaming section (14) on the front side of a gaming machine body (8), wherein the game state changes as the game progresses in the gaming section (14). Machine body
A display device for a game machine, characterized in that display means (7) for thinkingally displaying a game state of the game section (14) to a player is provided on a side portion on the front side of (8). 2. The game machine is a ball game machine (2), and display means (7) is provided on the front side of the ball game machine body (8) and on the left side of the game board (14). The display device for a gaming machine according to claim 1. 3. A fluctuating symbol display having a plurality of symbol display portions (39) to (41) that fluctuate for a predetermined time by random number processing when a starting means (23) detects a game ball on a game board (14). Means (35), and for each fluctuating operation of the fluctuating symbol display means (35), display means (7) before the fluctuating operation of the fluctuating symbol display means (35) is stopped.
The display device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display device displays a game state. 4. Among the random numbers generated when the starting means (23) detects a game ball, the random number when the variable symbol display means (35) becomes a winning symbol of a predetermined combination, and one A random number determination means (50) for determining a specific random number including a reach random number when the reach pattern is a reach design different from the hit design and a certain number of out-of-range random numbers when the hit design and the reach design are other than the reach design. The display control means (54) for displaying a predetermined display on the display means (7) when the random number determination means (50) determines a specific random number. A display device for the game machine described. 5. The display device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the display means (7) comprises a level meter (42).