JPH0966142A - Game information display device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game information display device in a game machine, which can stimulate the consideration of a player by adding a three-dimensional image to game information obtained by a two-dimensional image so as to allow the display of game information to have variation, and by giving meaning in variation from the two-dimensional image into the three-dimensional image and so forth. SOLUTION: Display means 28, 29 which can display two-dimensional and three-dimensional images are provided on a game board, and a display control means 50 for displaying three-dimensional images on the display means 28, 29 is provided. The display means is of a type such that a three-dimensional image is visualized when image observing glasses are used.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game information display device for various types of gaming machines such as pachinko machines, arrange ball machines, and rotary type gaming machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a game board is mounted on the main body of the game machine, and the game board has a starting means for detecting a game ball and a plurality of symbol display parts. And, when the starting means detects a game ball, the display symbol of each symbol display part is provided with a variable symbol display device which varies for a certain time, and the display symbol after the variation of each symbol display part of the variable symbol display device is a stopped symbol. There is one provided with a profit state generation means for generating a profit state advantageous to a player when a predetermined winning pattern occurs.

Then, when a hit occurs in the variable symbol display means, the profit state generating means is activated, and the big winning means is opened a predetermined number of times, or a game ball that has entered another winning means is an operating area inside thereof. After passing the game, if a game ball enters a specific entrance, each time a game ball enters the entrance, other winning means will be opened and closed a predetermined number of times, etc. The game balls are easily won to the means or other winning means to return the profit to the player.

A flat image display system for displaying a flat image is adopted in each of the symbol display portions of the variable symbol display means, and when the starting means detects entry or passage of a game ball, the random number at that time is read to perform random number processing. By determining the stop symbol at the time of stopping each symbol display unit, and adopting a control method for varying each symbol display unit for a certain time based on this, every time the starting means detects a game ball, this is repeated It has become.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In a ball game machine provided with this kind of variable symbol display means, normally, the variation process of each symbol display part of the variable symbol display means is performed by random number processing, and it is predetermined. There is a probability that a hit will occur. Therefore, depending on the ball game machine, there is a difference whether or not the game ball easily enters the starting means, but if the starting means detects the game ball and the fluctuation operation of the variable symbol display means continues, a predetermined value is determined. There will be a chance of winning.

Therefore, the fluctuation operation of the variable symbol display means continues to some extent, and if the hit has not yet occurred, the ball game machine is thereafter changed while the symbol of the variable symbol display means is changed several times to several tens of times. In addition, it can be said that there is a very high probability of winning, stochastically, regardless of whether or not a hit actually occurs. However, in the conventional pachinko machine, when the starting means detects the game ball,
The flat display symbol of each symbol display unit of the variable symbol display means only fluctuates for a certain period of time, and the display itself of the variable symbol display means does not change much, and there is a defect that the stereoscopic effect is lacking.

Further, the display of each symbol display portion of the conventional variable symbol display means merely displays the result of the random number processing in a flat display method, so that the number of players who have mastered the ball game machine is very small. Aside from the players, even when looking at the display of the variable symbol display means, it is very difficult for many players to grasp some kind of message property from the display itself. Therefore, many players, during the game, for each variation of the variable symbol display means, simply feel the expectation of occurrence of a hit, while only following the variation of the symbol displayed on each symbol display section, each symbol display It is almost impossible to arouse the thinking of the player by changing the display pattern of the part, and there is a drawback that the game itself becomes very monotonous.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems.
By adding a stereoscopic image display to the conventional two-dimensional image game information display, the game information display is changed, and the change from the two-dimensional image to the three-dimensional image has a message property. An object of the present invention is to provide a game information display device for a gaming machine that can bring out thinking.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a game machine having a game board 5 and display means 28, 29, the game information can be displayed by a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image. Display control means 50 for providing stereoscopic images on the display means 28, 29 when 28, 29 are provided and predetermined conditions are satisfied.
Is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the eyeglasses visual type display means 28, 29 which can visually recognize a stereoscopic image when the eyeglasses 38 for visual image recognition are used are used. is there.

The present invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game board 5 has a starting means 15 for detecting a game ball and a plurality of symbol display portions 39, 40, 41. And each of the symbol display portions 39, 4 when the starting means 15 detects a game ball
Variable symbol display means 29 in which the display symbols of 0, 41 fluctuate for a certain time
And each symbol display section 39, 40, 41 of the variable symbol display means 29.
Is provided with a profit state generating means 48 for generating a profit state advantageous to the player, when the stop symbol after the change becomes a predetermined hit symbol.

The present invention according to claim 4 is, in the invention according to claim 3, only one of the display symbols of the plurality of symbol display portions 39, 40, 41 is displayed on the symbol display portion 40. When the reach is different from the hit symbol, the display control means 50 for stereoscopically displaying the display symbol is provided.

The present invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 3 or 4, wherein:
Variable symbol display means 28, 29 display symbols of each symbol display portion 39, 40, 41 is a predetermined variation symbol probability variation means 49 for varying the probability of hit occurrence, and the probability variation means 49 when the probability changes The means 28 is provided with a display control means 50 for displaying a stereoscopic image.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. In Fig. 1, 1 is a pachinko machine and 2
The front frame is pivotally attached to the front side of the pachinko machine body so that it can be opened and closed. A glass door 3 and a front plate 4 are attached to the front frame 2, and a game board 5 is detachably attached to the rear side of these.

The upper plate 6 is attached to the front plate 4 and the upper plate 6 is attached.
The front edge of 6 is equipped with a ball wiping lever. A lower plate 7 and an operating handle 9 of the launching means 8 are provided at the lower part of the front frame 2, and when the operating handle 9 is operated, one game ball is supplied from the upper plate 6 to the launching section, and the game ball is provided. It is designed to be hit by a hitting mallet and fired to the upper side of the game board 5.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a card type ball lending machine, which is attached to one side of the pachinko machine 1 in a vertically long shape on the island structure side. The ball lending machine 10 has a card insertion slot 11 and an indicator lamp 12 on the front side, and when a game card is inserted into the card insertion slot 11, the indicator lamp 12 lights up and the balance is displayed on the card balance display portion. , If you press the ball lending switch on the upper plate 6 after inserting the game card, a predetermined number of game balls will be paid out to the upper plate 6,
Further, if the return switch is pressed after the game is over, the game card with the remaining balance recorded is returned from the card insertion port 11.

On the front face of the game board 5, a guide rail 13 for guiding the launched game balls is provided, and the game board 5
The display unit 14, the starting means 15, the upper winning opening 16, the lower winning opening 17, and the lower central winning means 18 are arranged in the vertical direction in the central part in the left-right direction, and the windmill 19 and the upper winning means 2 are arranged on the left and right sides of these.
0,21, bottom winning means 22,23 and bottom winning openings 24,25 are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 14 has a display case 27 having a sill 26 projecting forward, and an image display means 28 vertically mounted on the display case 27 below the sill 26.
Also, a variable symbol display means 29 is provided, and its display case 27 is attached to the game board 5. The image display means 28 and the variable symbol display means 29 are arranged above and below the display window 30 of the display case 27.

Image display means 28 and variable symbol display means 29
As shown in FIG. 3, two liquid crystal display units 31 and 32, which are arranged behind the display window 30 of the display case 27 so that their optical axes are orthogonal to each other, and both liquid crystal display units 31 and 32 are shown in FIG. 45 against
Display window with half mirror 33 arranged at an angle of degrees
The game information is configured to be displayed on the 30 side as a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image.

The liquid crystal display unit 31 is for the right eye and the liquid crystal display unit 32 is for the left eye, and deflection filters 34, 35 are arranged in parallel in front of the respective liquid crystal display units 31, 32. Then, when looking at the stereoscopic image displayed on the image display means 28 and the variable symbol display means 29 of the display window 30, the player uses the deflection filter.
The image-deflecting deflection glasses 38 having deflection filters 36 and 37 having the same deflection angle as 34 and 35 are used. In other words, as the image display means 28 and the variable symbol display means 29, the glasses visual type display means by which the stereoscopic image can be visually recognized when the deflection glasses 38 are used is used.

The variable symbol display means 29 is provided with three symbol display parts 39, 40, 41 in the left-right direction, the game ball passes through the starting means 15, and when this starting means 15 detects the game ball, The symbols displayed on the symbol display portions 39, 40, 41 are configured to change for a predetermined time. The symbol display portions 39, 40, 41 are adapted to display numerical symbols 0 to 9, for example.

The image display means 28 is for displaying image information such as moving images, characters, etc. in accordance with the number of fluctuations when the pattern of the variable symbol display means 29 fluctuates, a combination of symbols, and other predetermined conditions. Yes, this display arouses the player's thinking about the game.

The lower central winning means 18 is a variable symbol display means 29
When the stop symbol of each symbol display section 39, 40, 41 hits and becomes a combination of symbols, the opening and closing plate 17a is released for a certain period of time, and the opening and closing plate 18a guides the game ball falling from above to enter the ball. It is designed to let you. This lower center winning means
The inside of 18 is divided into three passages, and any one of the three passages is set as an operation area, and when a game ball passes through the operation area, a beneficial advantage for the player It is designed to generate a condition.

The deflecting glasses 38 are, for example, simple ones in which the deflecting filters 36 and 37 are attached to an eyeglass frame 43 having a knob 42, and are provided on the lower side of the front frame 2 on the side of the lower plate 7. It is detachably stored in the eyeglass storage section 44. FIG.
Is a block diagram of a control system. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 45 is a random number generating means, each of the symbol display portions 39, 40, of the variable symbol display means 29.
When 41 stopped symbols all match such as "7/7/7", the winning symbol is defined as a winning symbol, and the probability of occurrence of the winning symbol is 1/300.
In that case, random numbers 300 times as many as the number of types of winning symbols are sequentially generated.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a fluctuation processing means which, when the starting means 15 detects the passage of the game ball, reads the random number value of the random number generated by the random number generating means 45 at the time of detection, and processes the detected random number. The display symbols of the respective symbol display portions 39, 40, 41 of the variable symbol display means 29 are varied, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the symbols are stopped at a predetermined combination of symbols according to the random number. 47 is a symbol determination means, by the random number from the variation processing means 46, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol after variation of each symbol display section 39, 40, 41 of the variable symbol display means 29 is a combination of predetermined hit symbols. The lower central winning means 18 is opened at the time of winning.

Reference numeral 48 is a profit state generating means, which is a symbol judging means 47.
Is determined to be a winning symbol, the lower central winning means 18 is opened, and when the game ball passes through the operation area, a profit state advantageous to the player is generated. That is, the profit state generating means 48, if the game ball passes through the operation area of the lower central winning means 18, then, every time the game ball enters the upper winning means 21 on the upper right, the lower winning means 23 on the lower right is kept constant. The game is opened for a period of time, and the opening / closing operation of the lower prize winning means 23 is repeated up to 16 times. In addition, the lower prize means 23 in the lower right is a tulip type.

Numeral 49 is a probability varying means, for example, a display symbol of each symbol display portion 39, 40, 41 of the variable symbol display means 29 becomes a specific symbol and a hit occurs, and after that, a stereoscopic image worked. Sometimes, the signal from the symbol determination means 47, the profit state generation means 48, the occurrence probability of the subsequent hit is, for example, 1 /
It is designed to increase from a low probability of 300 to a high probability of about 1/30.

Reference numeral 50 is a display control means for controlling the display means,
Normally, a two-dimensional image is displayed in advance, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the variable symbol display means 29 and the image display means 28 are caused to display a three-dimensional image. That is, the display control means 50 is, at the time of the reach and at the time of reach at which only the display symbol of the one symbol display unit 40 in the center among the symbol symbols of the plurality of symbol display units 39, 40, 41 is different from the symbol. When the reach random number is close to the random number, the reach display function that stereoscopically displays the display symbols on the symbol display portions 39, 41 on both sides of the reach random number, and when the jackpot occurs, each symbol display portion 39, 40, 41 of the variable symbol display means 29.
The big hit display function for stereoscopically displaying the display pattern and the probability variation means 49 work to switch the probability of occurrence of a hit from a low probability of 1/300 to a high probability of 1/30 at the time of a probability change and a moving image or the like on the image display means 28. And a probability variation display function for displaying a stereoscopic image of.

In this embodiment, the image display means 28
, The characters such as "Chance" at the time of reach on the variable symbol display means 29 side, or a video or the like suggesting the chance to the player is displayed, and when the jackpot is displayed, the characters "Big hit" are displayed. At other times, other moving images and the like are appropriately displayed.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine will be described. During the game, the operating handle of the firing means 8
When 9 is operated, the game balls are supplied one by one to the launch position of the launch rail in conjunction with the launch operation of the launch means 8, and the game balls are sequentially shot along the guide rail 13 to the upper side of the game board 5. . Then, while the game ball shot on the upper side of the game board 5 falls along the board surface of the game board 5, when the game ball enters the starting means 15, the fluctuation processing means 46 causes the random number generating means 45 to move from the random number generating means 45. The random symbol is extracted and the random number process is performed, and the variable symbol display means 29 is arranged to stop at the stop symbol corresponding to the random number.
The display pattern of is changed.

The fluctuation pattern display means 29 by the fluctuation processing means 46
If is activated, before the symbols of the respective symbol display portions 39, 40, 41 are stopped, the symbol determination means 47 determines whether or not the stop symbol of each symbol display portion 39, 40, 41 is a winning symbol combination. To do. Then, if the stop symbol of each symbol display section 39, 40, 41 is other than the winning symbol, the symbol determining means 47 determines that it is out, and the lower central winning means 18 is not opened.

If the extracted random number when the starting means 15 detects the game ball is a reach random number, the fluctuation processing means 46 activates the fluctuation symbol display means 29, and the display of each symbol display portion 39, 40, 41. The design stops in the order of left, right, and middle. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the symbols in the left and right symbol display portions 39, 40, 41 are sequentially stopped at "7" to display the reach state. And after these display symbols are stopped, the central symbol display section
40 display symbols stop slowly. However, since the extracted random number is a reach random number, the stop symbol of the central symbol display unit 40 is other than "7", and the three symbol display units 39, 40, 41 as a whole display the deviating symbol.

On the other hand, even in the same reach state, when the reach random number is a random number close to the jackpot random number, the probability that the jackpot will occur is very large while the variable symbol display means 29 fluctuates several times to several tens of times thereafter. May be. Now, assuming that the reach random number when the symbols on the left and right symbol display portions 39, 41 are "7" is very close to the jackpot random number, at this time, the symbol determination result from the symbol determination means 47, The signal is sent to the display control means 50, and the display symbols of the left and right symbol display portions 39, 41 of the variable symbol display means 29 are switched from the two-dimensional image to the three-dimensional image and displayed.

Therefore, after the reach occurs frequently, the player takes out the deflection glasses 38 from the glasses storage section 44 at the lower left portion of the front frame 2, and then the deflection glasses 38.
If you look at the display symbol of the variable symbol display means 29 with the wearing, the symbol display parts 39, 41 on the left and right sides of the variable symbol display means 29
"7" of the display symbol of appears as a stereoscopic image protruding forward as shown in FIG.

Therefore, even a player who is not familiar with the characteristics of the pachinko machine can easily determine that the reach is different when the stereoscopic image appears. . Therefore, by the reach display at this time, the player can be encouraged to think according to his experience.

When the extracted random number is a jackpot random number, the stop symbol of each of the three figures of the variable symbol display means 29 is, for example, "7.7
.7 ", the display control means 50 operates to display each stop symbol as a stereoscopic image as shown in FIG. Then, the judgment result by the symbol judging means 47 becomes a win, the lower center winning means 18 is opened, the game ball falling from above is guided by the opening / closing plate 18a, and is entered, and the lower center winning means 18 is entered. When the played game ball passes through the operation area, the profit state generating means 48 operates to generate a profit state advantageous to the player.

After the occurrence of this profit state, the upper prize winning means in the upper right
When the game ball enters 21, the lower winning means 23 at the lower right is opened for a certain time for each entering, and the game ball easily enters the lower winning means 23. Therefore, the number of game balls that enter the lower winning means 23 increases, so that a great profit is returned to the player.

The stop symbol of each symbol display portion 39, 40, 41 when a big hit occurs in the variable symbol display means 29 is a specific winning symbol, for example, "7. If it is "7", after the profit state generating means 48 is activated and the profit state is generated, the probability changing means 49 operates and the probability of hitting on the variable symbol display means 29 is reduced from 1/300 to 1 / Switch to 30 high probability states. For this reason, the subsequent hits become easy.

On the other hand, when the probability varying means 49 operates and the probability of occurrence of a hit becomes a high probability state, the display control means 50 operates to display a stereoscopic moving image on the image display means 28. Therefore, if the player uses the deflection glasses 38, the stereoscopic image of the image display means 28 can be easily visually recognized, so that the stereoscopic image can draw the player's attention and thought.

The images of the variable symbol display means 29 and the image display means 28 are merely planar images unless the deflection glasses 38 are used, and are the same as the images displayed so far. Then, since it can be grasped as a stereoscopic image for the first time when the deflection glasses 38 are used, this allows the player to experience the hidden expression and at the same time to feel the hidden message characteristic from the hidden expression. Can greatly arouse the thinking ability of. Therefore, there is an advantage that the player's willingness to capture the game is increased, and the game can be played with excellent interest.

Furthermore, since the stereoscopic image can be grasped only when the deflection glasses 38 are used, the player using the deflection glasses 38 has an advantage that he can play the game while being immersed in the superiority feeling with respect to other players. . Further, by using the stereoscopic image, the display symbol itself of each symbol display section 39, 40, 41 of the variable symbol display means 29 can have a wide feeling, and the effect of the production is remarkably improved.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example,
In the embodiment, the variable symbol display means 29 and the image display means 28 are provided as the display means, but the display means other than these can be similarly implemented. Further, the display contents of the display means 28, 29 may be game information to be displayed according to the conditions when the game satisfies a predetermined condition in progress, and its specific contents, display form, etc. It doesn't matter at all.

The display system of the display means 28, 29 is exemplified by the deflection system by the deflection filters 34, 35 in the embodiment. However, when the deflection glasses 38 for image recognition are used, a stereoscopic image can be visually recognized. An expression display means is sufficient. Therefore, instead of the deflection filters 34 and 35, display means using an anaglyph method or a time division method using red and blue color filters on the liquid crystal display sections 31 and 32 side and the glasses 38 side may be used. .

Of course, it is also possible to use a stereoscopic image display system which does not require the glasses 38. In the embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described, but other ball game machines such as an arrange ball machine or a rotary game machine can be similarly implemented.

[0045]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, in the gaming machine provided with the display means 28, 29 on the game board 5, the display means 28, capable of displaying the game information by a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image. 29 are provided, and display means 2 is displayed when the predetermined conditions are met.
Since the display control means 50 for displaying a stereoscopic image is provided on the display devices 29 and 29, the display system by the display devices 28 and 29 can be changed, and the change from a normal two-dimensional image to a three-dimensional image can be displayed as a message. It is also possible to arouse the thinking ability of the player by, for example, having a.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the eyeglasses visual type display means 2 capable of visually recognizing a stereoscopic image when the eyeglasses 38 for image visual recognition are used.
Since 8 and 29 are used, there is an advantage that a hidden expression can be experienced when the image viewing glasses 38 are used.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 3, in the invention as set forth in claim 1 or 2, the game board 5 has a starting means 15 for detecting a game ball, and a plurality of symbol display portions 39, 40. And 41, and when the starting means 15 detects a game ball, the display symbols of the respective symbol display parts 39, 40, 41 are provided with a variable symbol display means 29 that varies for a certain time, and each symbol of the variable symbol display means 29. Display unit 3
Since the stop pattern after the change of 9, 40, 41 has become a predetermined hit symbol, when the hit state generating means 48 for generating a profit state advantageous to the player is provided, the variable symbol display means 29 is attached. Even in the ball game machine, the display system can be changed.

According to the invention of claim 4, in the invention of claim 3, a plurality of symbol display portions 39, 40, 41
Of the display symbols, the display control means 50 for stereoscopically displaying the display symbol when the reach symbol is different from the symbol only in the symbol display unit 40 is displayed, so that it can be displayed as a stereoscopic image during the reach.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 5, in the invention as set forth in claim 3 or 4, when the predetermined conditions are satisfied, the respective symbol display parts 39, 40, of the variable symbol display means 28, 29 are displayed. 41
Since the probability changing means 49 for changing the hit occurrence probability that the display pattern of the above is a predetermined hitting pattern, and the display control means 50 for displaying a stereoscopic image on the display means 28 when the probability is changed by the probability changing means 49 are provided. , Means for displaying changes in probability
It can be indirectly displayed or suggested by 28 stereoscopic images.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a display unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a display unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the display unit at the time of reach showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the display unit at the time of jackpot showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Game board 15 Starting means 28 Image display means 29 Variable pattern display means 38 Deflection glasses (glasses for visual recognition of images) 39,40,41 Symbol display section 48 Profit state generating means 50 Display control means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game machine having display means (28) (29) on a game board (5), the display means (28) (29) capable of displaying game information by a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image, A game information display device for a gaming machine, comprising display control means (50) for displaying a stereoscopic image on the display means (28) (29) under a predetermined condition. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, characterized by using display means (28) (29) for visually recognizing glasses, which enables stereoscopic images to be visually recognized when the eyeglasses (38) for visually recognizing images are used. Game information display device. 3. The game board (5) has a starting means (15) for detecting a game ball and a plurality of symbol display parts (39) (40) (41) and the starting means (15) is a game. Each symbol display part (39) when detecting a sphere
(40) (41) the display symbol is provided with a variable symbol display means (29) that fluctuates for a certain time, each symbol display part of the variable symbol display means (29)
(39) (40) (41) is a feature that the stop state after the change has become a predetermined hit symbol, when the hit occurs, a profit state generating means (48) for generating a profit state advantageous to the player is provided The game information display device of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2. 4. When the reach is different from the hit design only in the design display of one design display unit (40) among the display designs of the plurality of design display units (39) (40) (41), the display design thereof 4. The game information display device for a gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a display control means (50) for stereoscopically displaying. 5. The probability of a hit occurring when the display symbol of each symbol display section (39) (40) (41) of the variable symbol display means (28) (29) becomes a predetermined hit symbol when the predetermined condition is met. And a display control means (50) for displaying a stereoscopic image on the display means (28) when the probability is changed by the probability changing means (49). 1, 2, 3
Alternatively, the game information display device of the gaming machine described in 4.