JPH11114134A - Pattern combination game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display the winning state and to prevent an unaccustomed player from vainly missing the winning state by providing a display means displaying the winning state when a judging means judges that a combination of patterns winning in an internal lottery is arranged on the prize line. SOLUTION: Whether a combination of patters wins or not in an internal lottery is judged. If it wins, whether the internal lottery winning combination of patterns coincides with the combination of patterns predicted in advance or not, i.e., whether the internal lottery winning combination of patterns is arranged on the prize line or not, is judged. If it coincides, an operation is automatically stopped without operating a stop button 13, the internal lottery winning combination of patterns is shown on the prize line, a display unit 10 is set to the blinking state, a speaker 17 is driven to emit a special sound, and the situation is presented by sound and light. A player can know that the internal lottery winning combination of patterns is arranged on the prize line via the presentation of sound and light by entrusting to an automatic stop.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a slot machine,
The present invention relates to a symbol combination game machine that receives a payout by a combination of symbols such as pachislots.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For slot machines, various examples of symbol combination control (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-16154 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-72313) have been proposed. The three rotating drums that rotate about the rotation center axis are arranged side by side on the left and right, and each of the rotating drums has several kinds of symbols appropriately arranged on the outer peripheral surface thereof and rotates independently of each other.

[0003] When a medal is inserted and the start lever is pulled, the three winding drums rotate, and each time a stop button provided for each of the rotating drums is pressed, the corresponding rotating drum stops appropriately. At the time when the three torso stops, if the combination of the symbols of the respective torso displayed on the display window on the winning line matches a predetermined winning combination, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out. There is.

The time difference between the time when the stop button is pressed and the time when the torso actually stops is not fixed but is controlled by a computer. Therefore, even if the player presses the stop button aiming at a specific symbol, the symbol does not always appear on the winning line, and the skilled artisan is prevented from having an extremely high payout rate. Is controlled so that a substantially constant payout rate is ensured regardless of the skill level of the player.

That is, if a lottery operation is performed by a computer so that a predetermined combination of various winning symbols is selected with a certain probability for each of the winning combinations, and the lottery is won (internal winning), , So that the combination of the winning symbols appears.

[0006] Therefore, a kicking-out process for preventing other winning symbol combinations which have not been internally won from appearing on the winning line, and a pull-in process for drawing in internally winning symbol combinations on the winning line are performed.

The time difference between the pressing of the stop button and the actual stop of the torso is determined by the maximum time, and the symbols that can be displayed when the stop button is pressed are limited. It is not always possible to make the internally winning symbol combination appear.

If the stop button is not pressed, control is performed to stop the rotation by assuming that the stop button has been pressed when a predetermined time has elapsed after the start of rotation of the winding drum. Therefore, if the state at the elapse of the predetermined time is such that the internally winning symbol combination can be pulled in, the winning symbol appears, but there are cases where the symbol cannot be pulled in.

[0009]

In the case of internal winning by lottery, a skilled player can operate the stop button to make a winning symbol combination appear, but a beginner or other unfamiliar game The player often misses the election due to poor stop button operation, even though the symbol combination of the internal election can be displayed on the winning line, and if he misses the election many times, After all, they often lose interest and stop playing.

[0010] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and a purpose thereof is to display a message indicating that an internally winning symbol combination can be displayed on a winning line, thereby displaying an unfamiliar game. The point is to provide a symbol combination game device in which even a player does not miss a winning.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a rotating drum for displaying a plurality of symbols on a display window by rotating a predetermined number of symbols on an outer peripheral surface and sequentially displaying the symbols repeatedly. In a symbol combination game machine in which a plurality of symbols are arranged side by side and a payout is determined by a combination of symbols arranged on a winning line in a display window of each stopped torso, an operation of starting rotation of all the torso by a player's operation Start means, operation stop control means for stopping rotation of each of the rotating drums by a player's operation, and a predetermined time has elapsed without stopping by the operation stopping means after all the rotating drums have started rotating. Automatic stop control means for stopping rotation as a stop operation in the operation stop control means is performed for each of the torso at times, and lottery means for performing a lottery of a predetermined winning symbol combination A calculating means for calculating in advance the symbols of the respective torsels stopped on the winning line by the automatic stop control means, and a combination of the symbols of the respective torsels stopped on the winning line calculated by the calculating means is the lottery means A determination means for determining whether or not the symbol combination is internally matched with the symbol combination, and a display when the determination means determines that the internally winning symbol combination is on the winning line. And a display means for displaying the symbol combination.

When the inside of the winning is selected by the lottery means, the calculation means calculates after the rotation of the torso is started by the operation of the player, and as a result, it is determined that the internally won symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line. When it is displayed, the display means displays that fact, so when there is such a display, the player waits without performing the operation of stopping the spine to make the internally winning symbol combination appear on the winning line and actually Winners can be won, and an unfamiliar player can keep the interest without losing the win by performing a stop operation.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the symbol combination game device according to the first aspect, wherein the symbol combination internally won is arranged on the winning line each time each of the torso is stopped by the operation stopping means. The determination means determines whether or not there is a symbol combination, and when the determination means determines that the internally won symbol combinations are aligned on the pay line, the display means displays the fact.

[0014] Even if it is determined that the winning symbol combination is not aligned on the winning line as a result of the calculation by the calculating means,
When a part of the torso is forcibly controlled to be stopped by the operation stopping means, a newly won symbol combination may be lined up on the winning line, and at that time, the display means displays that effect. Therefore, by waiting without performing the operation of stopping the torso thereafter, the internally winning symbol combination can appear on the winning line and be actually won.

Therefore, in the case where the internal winning is performed by the lottery means, the operation of stopping the turning drum is performed unless the display means indicates so, and the operation of stopping the turning drum is performed after the indication is made. By waiting without performing, the winning can be ensured, and even an unfamiliar player will not miss the winning.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the symbol combination game device according to the first or second aspect, the display means displays at least one of sound and light. The player can sense the display of at least one of the sound and the light and know that the winning symbol combinations are lined up on the winning line.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The symbol combination gaming device 1 according to the present embodiment is a so-called pachi-slot, and FIG. 1 shows its appearance.

On the front surface of the housing 2, a display panel 3 displaying a winning symbol combination and the number of paid-out medals is stretched at an upper portion, and a part of the display panel 3 is a monitor television.
16 screens occupy.

Three vertically-long rectangular display windows 5 are arranged on the left and right sides inside covered by a central transparent plate. It is provided rotatably.

The turning drum 6 has a flat cylindrical shape and a plurality of types of symbols 7 are arranged on the outer peripheral surface over one circumference. Each display window 5 is rotatably supported at the center and is rotated in the same direction by a step motor.
Are displayed in front of the three symbols 7.

In a state where the three rotating drums 6 are stopped, each of the rotating drums 6
3 symbols 7 are displayed for each, and 9 symbols 7 in total
Are arranged in three rows and three columns, and a total of five lines, that is, three horizontal straight lines at the top, middle, and bottom, and two diagonal straight lines passing through the central pattern are the winning lines 8 (see FIG. 2). ),
Winning effective lamps 9 are provided at both ends of each winning line.

On the right side of the torso display section, there are provided various indicators 10 for indicating a play state. The lower end of the torso display unit and the display 10 project slightly forward, and a medal slot 11 is provided at the right end of the upper surface, and a start lever is provided at the left end.
12 are provided, and stop buttons 13 are provided on the front surface of the overhanging portion so as to correspond to the lower portions of the three turning drums 6, respectively.

A payout port 14 is provided at a lower portion of the housing 2, and a receiving tray 15 is provided to protrude forward, and medals discharged by a hopper provided inside the housing 2 are transferred from the payout port 14 to the receiving tray 15. Will be paid out. Speaker along the side plate of the housing 2
17 are built in, and various sound effects are generated.

In the spine display section shown in FIG. 2, a combination of three symbols arranged on the winning line 8 among the symbols arranged in three rows and three columns determines a hit, and a middle horizontal winning line is determined. 8 is marked with an I mark, horizontal winning lines 8 above and below are marked with a II mark, and diagonal winning lines 8 are marked with an I mark.
Marked II.

If the number of inserted medals is one out of the five pay lines 8, only one horizontal pay line 8, which is the middle center line of the I mark, becomes effective.
Only when the winning symbol combination is arranged on the mark winning line is a win.

When the number of inserted medals is two, three horizontal prize lines 8 above and below the I mark and the II mark are valid, and any one of the three prize lines 8 is a winning symbol combination. It becomes a hit when are lined up.

When the number of inserted medals is three, all five pay lines 8 including the diagonal pay line 8 of the III mark are valid. Note that the effective pay lines 9 at both ends of the activated pay line 8 are lit to inform the player of the effective pay line.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a control system in the symbol combination game machine 1. The game is controlled by the computer and controlled by the main CPU 20 and the sub CPU 40. The sub CPU 40 performs image processing of a video projected on the monitor television 16.

The main CPU 20 performs signal processing, drive control, lottery work, etc. using the RAM 22 in accordance with the program written in the ROM 21, calculates symbols appearing on the torso display portion in advance, and selects internally-selected symbol combinations. Are also determined on the winning line. The ROM 21 stores a table of predetermined winning symbol combinations, winning probability of each winning, the number of payouts, and the like.

Various signals are input to the main CPU 20 through the input port 23. That is, the medal slot
Medal insertion sensor 3 that detects medals inserted from 11
0, a start switch 31 operated by the operation of the start lever 12, a stop switch 32 operated by each operation of the three stop buttons 13, and a predetermined rotation position of each of the three torso 6 are detected. Signals from a rotation position detecting sensor 33 that outputs a reset signal, a medal payout sensor 34 that detects paid out medals, and the like are input to the main CPU 20 via the input port 23.

On the other hand, the output port 24
An instruction signal is output to the motor control unit 35 via the control unit, and the motor control unit 35 drives three step motors to control the rotation of the three winding drums 6 respectively.

It is determined how many pulses should be driven after receiving the reset signal to display each symbol of the turning drum 6, and the number of pulses is counted based on the reset signal to count the number of pulses. 6. The kicking process and the pull-in process can be performed.

Further, the main CPU 20 outputs an instruction signal via the output port 24 to a sound generation unit 36 for driving the speaker 17 and a lamp control unit 37 for lighting various displays 10 and the like.

The main CPU 20 transfers a symbol code signal of the symbol that appears by rotating the rotating drum 6 to the sub CPU 40 via the output port 25. The sub CPU 40
Signal processing is performed using the RAM 42 according to the program written in M41.

The sub CPU 40 inputs the symbol code of the symbol which has appeared from the main CPU 20, processes the signal, and outputs an instruction signal to the graphic control 43. Then, the graphic control 43 outputs an image signal to the display unit 45 using the V-RAM 44, and the display unit 45 projects a required image on the monitor television 16.

The rotation stop control of the rotating drum 6 by the main CPU 20 will be described below. The rotation stop control of the rotating drum 6 includes an operation stop control for stopping the rotating drum 6 by operating the stop button 13 and an automatic stop control for automatically stopping the rotating drum 6 when the stop button 13 is not operated for a predetermined time. 2
There are different control methods.

The operation stop control is based on the rule that the torso 6 is stopped within 0.19 seconds after the operation when the stop button 13 is pressed. The symbols appearing on the torso display section by the rotation of the torso 6 for 0.19 seconds are limited (about 5 symbols when paying attention to one winning line), and the kicking process and the pull-in process are performed from the limited symbols. The symbol displayed on the torso display is determined, and the torso 6 is stopped so that the symbol is displayed.

Therefore, when the internal winning has been achieved by a lottery performed in advance, if the timing at which the stop button 13 is pressed is appropriate, the internally-winning symbols are included in the limited symbols, and the pull-in process is performed. The design can be displayed on the torso display unit to stop the torso 6.

On the other hand, the automatic stop control is performed after the start lever 12 is pulled and the rotating drum 6 starts rotating.
When the predetermined time has elapsed without the button being pressed, the same turning stop control as when the stop button 13 is pressed is performed, and the turning drum 6 is automatically stopped.

FIG. 4 is a drive timing chart in the automatic stop control of the three rotating drums 6. When the time when the start lever 12 is pulled and the three rotating drums 6 start rotating is counted as 0 second and then timed, first, after 30 seconds, the left rotating drum enters a stoppable state in the same manner as when the stop button 13 is pressed. After that, kick processing within 0.19 seconds,
Stop after performing the retraction process, and then 0.2
The central torso stops in a similar manner between 30.2 and 30.39 seconds after a delay of 2 seconds, and the right side of the right torso has a delay of 30.4 and 30.59 seconds after a delay of 0.2 seconds from the central torso. In the same way, stop.

Since the rotating drum 6 rotates at a constant speed, it is determined how much each rotating drum 6 rotates in a predetermined time (30 seconds, 30.2 seconds, 30.4 seconds). It is possible to calculate the state of each of the turning drums 6 at the time of automatic stop from the state of the turning drum 6 when pulled.

That is, the state of the three torso 6 immediately before the start lever 12 is pulled (the symbol displayed on the torso display section)
It is possible to predict the symbol displayed on the torso display when the automatic stop is performed from. Therefore, it is possible to determine in advance whether or not the internally winning symbol combinations are lined up on the winning line 8 when the internally won by the lottery.

Each of the rotating drums 6 is independent of each other, and even if one of the rotating drums 6 is stopped by operating the stop button 13, the other rotating drums 6 are not affected by the operation and within a predetermined time. Stop automatically.

FIG. 5 shows the procedure of the torso drive control including the lottery in the symbol combination game machine 1 in the following. First, when a medal is inserted and the start lever 12 is pulled, the three torso 6 start rotating (step 1), and the game starts.

In step 2, the state of the torso 6 when the rotation of the torso 6 is automatically stopped from the state of the torso 6 when the rotation of the torso 6 starts is calculated for each of the torso 6 and displayed on the torso display section. Foresee the possible patterns. In step 3, a lottery process is performed, and a winning symbol combination is selected with a predetermined probability.

In the next step 4, it is determined whether or not an internal win has been achieved by lottery. If the internal win has not been achieved, the process jumps to step 7, and if the internal win has occurred, the process proceeds to step 5. In step 5, it is determined whether or not the previously predicted combination of symbols matches the internally winning symbol combination, that is, whether or not the internally winning symbol combination is aligned on the winning line.

If they do not match, the internal prize has been won.
In automatic stop control, there is no actual winning and jump to step 7,
If they match, automatic stop control, that is, stop button 13
If the operation is automatically stopped without performing the above operation, the symbol combinations of the internal winning can be arranged on the winning line and the actual winning can be achieved. In order to indicate that, the process proceeds to step 6 where the display of the display 10 is blinked and the speaker is turned on. Driving 17 emits a special sound, producing sound and light, and proceeds to step 7.

Accordingly, when there is a sound and light effect, the player can know that the internally winning symbol combinations are lined up on the winning line by leaving the automatic stop.
In step 7, it is determined whether or not the stop button 13 has been pressed. If the stop button 13 has not been turned on, the process proceeds to step 11, where it is determined whether or not 30 seconds have elapsed since the start of rotation of the rotating drum 6. Until the second elapses, the process returns to step 7 and steps 7 and 10 are repeated.

If the stop button 13 is pressed during this time,
Proceed from step 7 to step 8, but stop button 13
If 30 seconds elapse without pressing, the process proceeds from step 11 to step 12, and if the sound and light effects are being performed, stop the effect, and then stop in the next step 13 in the order of left side, center, right side body The rotating body that has not been turned on is automatically stopped, the process proceeds to step 14, a winning determination process or the like is performed, and the process returns to step 1.

Therefore, when the internally winning symbol combinations are lined up on the winning line (step 5) and sound or light is being produced (step 6), the stop button is pressed.
If 30 seconds elapse without operating 13 (steps 6 and 1
1) Automatically stop in the order of left, center and right torso (step 13). The predicted internal winning symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line and determined to be a winning, and a payout is performed (step 14).

On the other hand, if any one of the stop buttons 13 is pressed in step 7, the process proceeds to step 8, and if there is a sound and light effect, the effect is stopped. Stop button for corresponding torso 6
Kick-off processing and retraction processing are performed within 0.19 seconds after 13 is pressed, and the operation is stopped.

Then, in the next step 10, it is determined whether or not all of the three rotating drums 6 have stopped. If all of the rotating drums 6 have not stopped, the flow returns to step 4 to determine whether or not the internal winning state has been achieved. , And the steps from step 5 are performed in the same manner as described above.

Since the control is performed as described above, if the internal winning is determined by the lottery, but the symbol combinations of the internal winning are not in the state of being lined up on the winning line, the process jumps from step 4, 5 to step 7 and the sound is skipped. There is no directing light.

In such a case, the player cannot win if there is no production of sound and light and the automatic stop is not performed. Therefore, the player presses any one of the stop buttons 13 with good timing, and kicks the corresponding turning drum 6. By performing the pull-in process and stopping it (step 9), it is also possible to draw in the internally won symbols, so that the predictive symbol combinations are partially changed and become new predictive symbol combinations.
Returning from step 10 to step 4, if the new predictive symbol combination and the internally winning symbol combination are compared again in step 5 and match, it is determined that the internally winning symbol combinations are aligned on the winning line. .

In this case as well, there is a sound and light effect (step 6), so that if the automatic stop is performed thereafter, the winning can be reliably achieved.

The effect of the sound and the light when the internally winning symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line is that the stop button 13 is not pressed in some cases,
Only when one of the stop buttons 13 is pressed or two of the stop buttons 13 are pressed, the internally winning symbol combination is lined up on the winning line and sound and light are produced. There is also.

Therefore, when there is no sound and light effect, the player operates the stop button 13 and when the sound and light effect is performed, the player can leave the automatic stop without operating the stop button 13 to win the game. it can.

Conventionally, a player who is unfamiliar, such as a beginner, sometimes misses the winning by extra stop button operation even though the symbol combinations of the internal winnings are lined up on the winning line. When the internally winning symbol combinations are lined up on the winning line, the device 1 has sound and light effects, so that it is possible to avoid losing the winning and to maintain interest in the play.

The stop button 13 can be operated even when the internally winning symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line and a sound and light effect is performed. However, the stop button 13 may be operated well, but if the operation is poor, it may not be possible to win the place where the automatic stop is successful.

Various other sound and light production methods are conceivable. For example, it is possible to change the image of the monitor television 16 or to use a word indicating from the speaker 17 that the internally winning symbol combination is on the winning line. You may make them speak.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a symbol combination game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a torso display unit of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a control system in the device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a driving time chart of a rotating drum in the apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a rotating drum drive control including a lottery by the main CPU.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... symbol combination game machine, 2 ... housing, 3 ... display panel,
5: display window, 6: torso, 7: design, 8: winning line, 9
… Winning lamp, 10… display, 11… medal slot, 12
… Start lever, 13… Stop button, 14… Payout, 15… Panel, 16… Monitor TV, 17… Speaker,
20 ... Main CPU, 21 ... ROM, 22 ... RAM, 23 ... Input port, 24,25 ... Output port, 30 ... Medal insertion sensor,
31 ... Start switch, 32 ... Stop switch, 33 ... Turn body position detection sensor, 34 ... Medal payout sensor, 35 ... Motor control unit, 36 ... Sound generation unit, 37 ... Lamp control unit, 40 ...
Sub CPU, 41 ROM, 42 RAM, 43 graphic control, 44 V-RAM, 45 display unit.

Claims (3)

[Claims] A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface in a predetermined number, and a plurality of rotating drums for rotating and sequentially displaying symbols in a display window are arranged side by side, and are arranged on a winning line of a display window of each stopped rotating drum. In a symbol combination game machine in which a payout is determined by a combination of symbols arranged in a line, an operation start means for starting rotation of all the torso by a player's operation, and an operation for stopping the rotation for each of the torso by a player's operation Stop control means, assuming that a stop operation in the operation stop control means has been performed for each of the turning drums when a predetermined time has elapsed without being stopped by the operation stopping means after all of the turning drums have started rotating Automatic stop control means for stopping rotation, lottery means for performing a lottery of a predetermined winning symbol combination, and each time stopping on the winning line by the automatic stop control means Calculating means for calculating the symbol in advance, and determining whether or not the combination of the symbols of the respective torso stopped on the winning line calculated by the calculating means is in a state matching the symbol combination internally won by the lottery means. A symbol combination game device comprising: a determination unit for determining; and a display unit for displaying when the determination unit determines that the internally winning symbol combinations are aligned on the winning line. . 2. The determining means determines whether or not a symbol combination internally won is in a state of being lined up on the winning line each time the torso is stopped by the operation stopping means. 2. The symbol combination game device according to claim 1, wherein when the determination means determines that the winning symbol combinations are arranged on the winning line, the fact is displayed. 3. The symbol combination game device according to claim 1, wherein said display means displays at least one of sound and light.