JPH11114139A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase a game property and to allow a player to enjoy a game by providing a means allowing the player to play the game prescribed times as multiple prescribed stop lines via the insertion of one game tool when a combination of stop patterns on the prescribed stop line is the special combination. SOLUTION: A game is started via medal insertion (S1), and whether a specific counter has a count number or not is checked (S2). If the count number ci is 0 (NO), the game proceeds as a normal game. If ci>0 (YES), the count number is decreased by 1 (S3), and a stop line generates five signals L1-L5 (S4). Whether a stop button is pushed or not is checked (S5). If the stop button is pushed, a normal action is made, e.g., rotors are stopped. When all rotors are stopped, whether the combination of stopped patterns wins or not is checked (S10). If it does not win (NO), the operation is returned to the start. If it wins (YES), medals are delivered (S11), then the operation is returned to the start.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medal based on a combination of pictures when a plurality of pictures, such as a slot machine, provided with a plurality of pictures are arranged and rotated, and each picture is sequentially stopped. Gaming machine that pays dividends such as payouts. More specifically, when a specific combination occurs, instead of providing a bonus game for increasing a payout or making it easier to win a prize, a gaming machine is provided with a function for enhancing the game characteristics and making the game fun. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional slot machine, for example, three spinning cylinders in which several kinds of patterns are arranged are arranged and rotated, and the rotating spinning cylinder is sequentially pressed by a stop button, or by a random timer. After a set time, each torso is stopped, and medals and the like are discharged according to the combination of pictures in the stopped state.

[0005] As shown in FIG. 5, as shown in a front view of a part of the slot machine, when one medal is thrown out of the three patterns each appearing vertically in the display window 51, each of the combinations is designed. The combination is one line in which three medals are arranged next to the line L1 of one medal in the center. When two medals are inserted, the two medals lines L before and after the two medals are added.
Two rows of L2 and L3 are added, and three rows are targeted. When three medals are further inserted, five rows of two rows of diagonal lines L4 and L5 of three medals are targeted. Therefore, when two or three medals are inserted, the predetermined stop lines are three rows and five rows, respectively. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 52 denotes a spine stop display lamp, 53 denotes a game medal slot, 54 denotes a spine rotation start button, 55 denotes a spine rotation stop button, and 56 denotes a list of the number of medals to be paid out by a combination of patterns. Reference numerals 57 denote various display sections such as a game stop lamp and the number of payout medals.

[0004] The above-mentioned combination of pictures meets a certain standard, for example, when three pictures lined up on a predetermined stop line of interest by three winding cylinders are arranged in a specific combination. In this case, a medal is paid out as a prize. In addition to the payout of medals, a continuous actor increase device (continuous bonus device, so-called large bonus or big hit) or a continuous actor device (continuous auditor device, so-called small bonus) according to the combination of the patterns. There is also set a bonus game that increases the possibility of winning such as a small hit.

[0005]

As described above, in a gaming machine such as a conventional slot machine, when a combination of symbols to be stopped becomes a specific combination of symbols, the payout of medals is increased, or a bonus game is performed. Is available. If the player wins the bonus game, he or she can receive a substantial amount of payout, and in the end, the main purpose is that the conventional special combination of specific patterns can receive a large amount of payout. In some cases, a function is provided that allows a player to play a game again without inserting a medal in the case of a fixed combination of pictures.

[0006] In the conventional privilege of increasing direct payout, there is a problem that the player is not interested in other combinations in search of it and is easy to run with gambling. On the other hand, in the re-game, it is only possible to re-play the game once without inserting a medal, and the value as a privilege is small.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, it is possible to play a game without increasing gambling, enhancing game characteristics, and having fun. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine with added functions.

[0008]

A gaming machine according to the present invention comprises:
A plurality of rotators in which a plurality of types of patterns are arbitrarily arranged are arranged and rotated, and the plurality of rotators are sequentially stopped, and a payout is awarded according to a combination of the respective patterns stopped on a predetermined stop line. When the combination of stop patterns on the predetermined stop line is a combination of specific patterns set in advance, a plurality of the predetermined stop lines are obtained by inserting one game tool. Means for playing a predetermined number of games is provided.

[0009] Here, the rotating body refers to a rotating body in which a band in which a pattern is randomly or regularly formed is formed into a ring shape and rotated by a reel, or a pattern along a circumferential portion of a disk along a circumferential direction. Randomly or regularly provided patterns, such as those that rotate around the center of the disk as an axis, can be displayed at a certain place when rotating and stopping the pattern provided randomly or regularly Means things. In addition, the predetermined stop line refers to a line of an array of patterns to be determined whether or not a winning is made, of an array of stop patterns appearing in the display window, for example, one line aligned with the center line of the display window, or a line thereof. Three rows, which are two rows before and after, can be used as a target of pattern combination, and five rows, which are two rows of diagonal lines added, can be used as a target of pattern combination. Also, a pattern is not limited to a figure, but includes numbers and characters,
It means an expression that can be recognized as the same display. In addition, the insertion of one game tool means not only the case of actually inserting one medal or coin, but also that one game can be played by a credit button.

[0010] With this configuration, it is possible to perform a predetermined number of games, for example, about 5 to 10 times, for example, in which one medal is a combination of five stop lines instead of a privilege that stimulates gambling. This greatly enhances the game characteristics and makes the game fun.

If the plurality of the predetermined stop lines capable of playing the predetermined number of games are the maximum number of lines that can be generated in the gaming machine, the player can further enjoy the game.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, for example, three rotating bodies 1a to 1c on which a plurality of types of patterns are arbitrarily arranged are rotated as shown in FIG. In a system in which the rotating bodies 1a to 1c are sequentially stopped and a payout is made in accordance with a combination of the respective patterns stopped on a predetermined stop line (L1 or L1 to L3 or L1 to L5 or the like depending on the setting), When the combination of stop patterns on the predetermined stop line is a combination of specific patterns set in advance, a predetermined number of games can be played with a plurality of the predetermined stop lines by inserting one medal. Means are provided. In addition, when such means is operating, it is displayed by a lamp or the like in front of the gaming machine, and the player is informed that a plurality of lines are subject to a predetermined stop line by inserting one medal. You can play games while knowing.

When a stop pattern on a predetermined stop line is a combination of specific patterns, for example, five lines L1 to L5 in FIG. When one medal is inserted after a predetermined pattern combination occurs, the same signal as that of the conventional three-medal insertion signal may be output, and setting for five lines is easily performed. be able to. In addition, in order to perform management by repeating a predetermined number of times, a counter for setting a predetermined number of times when a combination of the above-described specific patterns occurs is provided, and the count number of the counter is reduced every time the game is played. can do.

This series of means is performed in accordance with, for example, a flowchart shown in FIG. A counter is provided for setting a predetermined number of times, for example, 5 times, when the above-mentioned specific pattern combination occurs, and the predetermined number of times is set by the generation of the specific combination. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, a game is started by medal (S1), whether or not there is a count number to a particular counter is checked (S2), if the count number c _i is 0 ( NO) The game proceeds as a normal game. c _i > 0
If (YES), the count is reduced by 1 (S3),
A signal having five stop lines L1 to L5 is generated (S4). Then, it is determined whether or not the stop button is pressed (S5). If the stop button is pressed, a normal operation such as stopping of the rotating body is performed. Then, when all the rotating bodies are stopped, it is checked whether or not the combination of the stopped symbols is a winning (S
10) If not awarded (NO), return to start,
If a prize is won (YES), a medal is paid out (S
11) Then return to start.

The structure of the gaming machine is the same as that of the prior art as shown in the block diagram of the main part in FIG. 3. For example, three first to third rotating bodies 1a to 1c are connected in parallel. The rotating bodies 1 (1a to 1c) are arranged and rotated or stopped by the rotation and stop of the stepping motors 6a to 6c via the motor driving circuits 5a to 5c according to a signal from the motor control unit 4. I have. The normal stepping motors 6a to 6c are rotated or stopped by a start button 7 (rotation start means) and a stop button 8 provided on the front of the game machine or a random number generator 9 (rotation stop means) for automatically stopping. , By issuing an instruction to the motor control unit 4. Normally, all the rotating bodies start rotating simultaneously by the start button 7 when starting each rotating body,
With the start button 7, one rotator starts to rotate, and the other rotators can start rotating one after another according to the rotation. In the case of stopping, the rotation is stopped by the stopping means for each rotating body. Then, by stopping each rotating body, the pattern stopped on a predetermined stop line is changed to the stopped pattern detecting means 2a to 2d.
c, a determination is made by the winning determination unit 3 as to whether or not the combination has won. In the case of a winning, the medal payout control unit 10 pays out medals according to the winning. According to the present invention, when the winning combination is paid out and a specific pattern combination for performing the line increasing game is determined by the winning determining unit 3, the line increasing counter is set by a signal from the winning determining unit 3. It is configured to be.

FIG. 4 shows the rotating body 1 (1a to 1c).
FIG. 4 (b) shows a rotating body in which a picture is provided on a belt-like body as shown in FIG. 4 (a), which draws an arc from the front side of the game machine in the depth direction (the rotation axis is parallel to the front side). ), A pattern is provided along the circumferential direction on the periphery of the disk, and a disk that rotates parallel to the front of the game machine (the rotation axis is perpendicular to the front) can be used. The above pattern is
Although it is provided randomly, the order of the patterns in each rotating body of each game machine is constant and registered in the microcomputer of each game machine, and in which rotating body the number of the pattern from a fixed reference position It is recognized what kind of pattern it is. As a fixed reference position of the rotating body, as shown in FIG.
A position detection mark 111 is provided by a sensor, so that it is possible to always know when the position detection mark 111 of the rotating body passes through a certain place.

The stop pattern detecting means 2a to 2c are
For detecting the position detection mark (see 111 in FIG. 4), a counter for counting how many pictures the rotator 1 has advanced from the position of the position detection mark, and a counter for counting when the rotator stops. The stop pattern detecting unit detects what the pattern on the predetermined stop line is. That is, the counter is reset to 0 each time the sensor recognizes the position detection mark, and by counting the number of pulses that drive the pulse motor thereafter,
From the specific mark 111 of the rotating body, it is possible to know at what number of patterns the stopped state has stopped. Since the order of the patterns provided on each rotating body is known in advance, the pattern on the predetermined stop line of the display window can be known by the counter.

The pattern stopped on the predetermined stop line due to the stop of each rotating body is sent to the winning determination unit 3, and the combination of the stopped patterns of each rotating body is changed to a predetermined winning pattern or the aforementioned line increase. It is determined whether or not the pattern matches a specific pattern combination in which the game is played. When a winning is achieved, a predetermined number of medals are paid out via the medal payout control unit 10, and in the case of a pattern of the line increasing game, the line increasing counter is set as described above. The detection of the stop pattern and the determination of the winning are performed by a microcomputer in order to detect whether or not the three patterns have been completed when the conventional three rotating bodies stop. Same as how to do it.

The operation of this gaming machine is the same as that of a conventional slot machine, except that the line increase game is set by the combination of pictures as described above. That is, all the rotating bodies are rotated and stopped one by one by a stop means such as a stop button, and it is determined whether or not a winning is achieved based on a combination of pictures stopped on a predetermined stop line.

According to the present invention, it is not an addition of a game that stimulates a sense of eagerness to make a large number of prizes, such as a bonus game, nor is it an addition of a simple game in which a player can simply replay a game. It is possible to provide a game in which a privilege is appropriately given and the gambling is not inspired.

In the above example, there are three rotating bodies, but the same applies to four or more rotating bodies. Although the predetermined stop line of the line increase game is an example of five lines, the number is not limited to five, and may be set to three lines. If the maximum number of lines is larger, for example, 5 medals and 10 lines, the maximum number of lines can be set. By setting the maximum number of lines, the pleasure of the player can be further increased. Further, the number of games to be repeated can be freely set, and is not limited to five, but can be set to ten or less than five.

[0023]

According to the present invention, there is provided a game having an appropriate privilege without inciting gambling. As a result, the game characteristics are enhanced, and the player can play the game happily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart when a specific pattern combination occurs in one embodiment of a gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display unit of a stop pattern of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of the gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a rotating body.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a part of an example of a front view of a conventional slot machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 (1a-1c) Rotating body L1-L5 Stop line

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A combination of a plurality of rotators in which a plurality of types of patterns are arbitrarily arranged and rotated, respectively, and the plurality of rotators are sequentially stopped to stop on a predetermined stop line. A gaming machine that pays dividends in accordance with the above, and when the combination of the stop symbols on the predetermined stop line is a combination of specific patterns set in advance, the predetermined number of game devices A gaming machine provided with a plurality of stop lines and means capable of playing a predetermined number of games. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of predetermined stop lines capable of playing the predetermined number of games is the maximum number of lines that can be generated in the gaming machine.