JPH11188135A - Rotary-type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to easily identify a wining line by providing wining line displays at least in the middle of a rotary member. SOLUTION: The wining line displays LED 146b, c to 150b, c in the middle of plural rotary drums 131a to 131c parallely arranged at a rotary-type game machine 130. Thereby, the wining line exists in the range inside of the rotary drums 131a to 131c to allow the player to easily know a wining line in spite of being concentrated in a game. At the time of providing winning line displays LED 146a, d to 150a, d on both sides of the respective rotary drums 131a to 131c in addition, winning line display is made easier to understand. The winning line is easily understood like this.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention wins when a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on any one of a plurality of winning lines constituted by a plurality of rotating members arranged in parallel. The present invention relates to a rotary game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a predetermined symbol combination is displayed on any one of a plurality of hit lines constituted by a plurality of (generally three) rotating members arranged in parallel. In order to notify the player of the above-mentioned hit line in a rotary type gaming machine that wins a prize, a hit line display lamp provided on the outer side of one rotating member disposed on the left or right side at the time of prize is provided. It was configured to light or flash.

[0003]

However, in a game in a rotary type gaming machine, a player's attention is focused on whether or not a combination of symbols is established toward the inside of a plurality of rotating members. Therefore, there is a drawback that the pay line is not noticed and the pay line is hardly noticed without paying attention to the hit line provided on the outer side of one rotating member. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rotary gaming machine in which a player can easily recognize a hit line even when the player concentrates on the game. .

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a predetermined one of a plurality of hit lines constituted by a plurality of rotating members arranged in parallel is provided. In the rotary type gaming machine that wins when a combination of symbols is displayed, a display for displaying the hit line is provided at least in the middle of the rotating member. With such a configuration, the indicator for displaying the hit line is also present in the range inside the plurality of rotating members, so that the player can easily understand the hit line even if the player concentrates on the game. it can.

[0005] Further, by providing indicators for displaying the hit line on both sides of the rotating member, the display of the hit line can be more easily understood.

Further, the display for displaying the hit line is constituted by a light emitting element, and the display is driven so as to be lit and moved in a state where the player is not playing a game and in a normal game state. The decorative effect of the rotary gaming machine can be enhanced in a state where the customer is not playing a game and in a normal game state.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a rotary gaming machine 130 according to the embodiment. In FIG. 1, the rotary gaming machine 130 has a plurality (three) of rotating drums 131a to 131c near the upper center thereof. The rotating drums 131a to 131c are mounted on the rotating drums 131a to 131c with a predetermined number (one to three) of coins inserted from a coin insertion slot 142 provided below one side of the rotating drums 131a to 131c. The rotation is started by pressing down a start lever 132 provided on the lower side of the other side, and the drum stop switch valid display LEDs 135a to 135l which light up after a predetermined time from the start of the rotation.
After 135c is turned on, the start lever 132
Stop switches 133a-1 provided in the horizontal direction
33c, the corresponding rotating drum 13 is pressed.
1a to 131c are sequentially stopped.

Then, in the stopped state, the active line display LEDs 143, 144a, 144b, 145a,
When a combination of a plurality of predetermined symbols prepared on the activated line indicated by 145b is formed, a predetermined number (up to 15) of coins are paid out on the lower front surface of the rotary gaming machine 130. It is paid out to the saucer 134. When a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 7-slot) among a plurality of types of predetermined symbol combinations is reached, a big hit state is reached, and the maximum payout number of 15 sheets is reached. A bonus game in which a combination of corresponding symbols may appear continuously or at predetermined intervals can be played once or a plurality of times.

The rotary drums 131a to 131a
Although a plurality of symbols (for example, 16 symbols) are depicted in 1c, three symbols can be visually recognized by the player when the rotation of the rotating drums 131a to 131c is stopped. Then, among the combinations of the three symbols, it is possible to determine the combination of the predetermined symbols on a total of five effective lines in the central horizontal direction, the vertical horizontal direction, and the vertical diagonal direction.

However, the number of valid lines differs depending on the number of coins inserted. That is, when one coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 142, the combination of the symbols only on the line in the center horizontal direction is determined, and the effect is indicated by the active line display LED 143 arranged on the side of the rotating drum 131a. When two coins are inserted through the coin insertion slot 142, a combination of symbols on a total of three lines, that is, a line in the central horizontal direction and a line in the vertical and horizontal directions is determined, and the effect is indicated as an active line. When the display LED 143 and the effective line display LEDs 144a and 144b arranged above and below the LED 143 are displayed, and three coins are inserted through the coin insertion slot 142,
The combination of the symbols on all the lines, that is, the total of five lines is determined, and the effect is indicated by the activated line display LED 14.
3. The active line display LEDs 144a and 144b and the active line display LEDs 145a and 145b disposed above and below the active line display LEDs 144a and 144b, respectively.

Therefore, the player can select the number of activated lines depending on the number of coins to be inserted. However, if the operation of inserting coins is troublesome, the player operates the coin storage game selection switch 136 to play the game. Before starting, a predetermined number (up to a maximum of 50) of coins are continuously inserted through the coin insertion slot 142, and the predetermined number of coins is stored. Then, when starting the game, the player may operate the stored coin insertion switch 137 to subtract the required number of coins from the stored value and play the game. When the automatic insertion mode as described above is selected, the coin storage game display LED 138 is turned on, and the stored coin number is displayed as the stored coin number display 7 segment LED 1.
41 is displayed. Conversely, when the manual insertion mode is selected, the coin insertion game display LED 139 is turned on.

The coin storage game selection switch 1
36 and a stored coin insertion switch 137 are provided slightly below the opposite side of the start lever 132, and the coin storage game display LED 138 and the coin insertion game display LED 139 are provided with the activated line display LEDs 143, 1
44a, 144b, 145a, and 145b. Further, the storage coin number display 7 segment LED 141 is provided below the coin insertion slot 142. Further, in this embodiment, when a predetermined symbol combination is displayed on the selected activated line, the payout coin number display 7-segment LED 140 for displaying the number of coins to be paid out according to the symbol combination is also provided in the coin insertion slot. 142 is provided above.

A display for displaying a hit line along each of the effective lines selected when the rotation of the rotary drums 131a to 131c is stopped, in order to notify on which of the effective lines the predetermined combination has been established. Hit line display LEDs 146a to 146d and 147a to 147
d, 148a to 148d, 149a to 149d, 150
a to 150d are provided. This hit line display L
ED 146a to 146d, 147a to 147d, 148
a to 148d, 149a to 149d, 150a to 150
The display d is driven not only to display the hit line but also to turn on and off sequentially in a state where the player is not playing a game and in a normal game state. For example, first, the LEDs 146a to 146d are lit and moved in the order of a to d, then the LEDs 147a to 147d are lit and moved in the order of a to d, and thereafter, similarly, 148a to 148d and 149a to 1
49d, 150a to 150d are lit and moved in the order of a to d, and then return to the first LED 146a to 146d to repeat the above operation.

On the upper part of the rotary type gaming machine 130, the combination of symbols when the rotary drums 131a to 131c are stopped is in the specific display mode described above, and lights or flashes when a big hit state is reached. Big hit indicator lamp 151,
152, and a jackpot display strobe lamp 153a, 15
3b is provided. These jackpot indicating lamps 15
1, 152, 153a, and 153b are not driven in a state in which the player is not playing a game or in a normal game state, and are displayed and driven only in a relatively short big hit state.

The rotary gaming machine 13 constructed as described above
0, a plurality of rotating drums 1 arranged in parallel
In the rotary gaming machine 130 that wins when a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on any one of a plurality of winning lines constituted by 31a to 131c, at least the middle of the rotating drums 131a to 131c is hit. Line display LEDs 146b, c, 1 for displaying a line
47b, c, 148b, c, 149b, c, 150b,
c, the indicator for displaying the hit line is also present in the range inside the plurality of rotating drums 131a to 131c, so that the player can easily understand the hit line even if the player concentrates on the game. Can be.

Also, hit line display LEDs 146a, d, 147a, d, 148a, d for displaying the hit line.
149a, d, 150a, d are rotated drums 131a-1.
By providing it on both sides of 31c, it is easier to understand the display of the hit line.

Furthermore, hit line display LEDs 146a to 146d, 147a to 147d, and 1
48a to 148d, 149a to 149d, 150a to 1
50d is constituted by an LED as a light-emitting element, a state in which the player is not playing, and a state in which the player is not playing by performing display driving so as to light and move in a normal gaming state; In addition, the decoration effect of the rotary gaming machine 130 can be enhanced in a normal gaming state.

Note that, in the rotary type gaming machine 130 in the illustrated embodiment, the player is not playing a game,
And, in a normal game state, the hit line display LEDs 146a to 146 constituted by LEDs as light emitting elements
d, 147a to 147d, 148a to 148d, 149
a to 149d and 150a to 150d are driven so as to light up and move, and the active line display LED 14
3, 144a, 144b, 145a, 145b, drum stop switch valid display LEDs 135a to 135c, coin storage game display LED 138, coin insertion game display LE
D139, payout coin number display 7 segment LED14
The display of 0 and the 7-segment LED 141 indicating the number of stored coins is also driven according to the respective game states. When the combination of the symbols at the time when the rotation of the rotary drums 131a to 131c is stopped becomes the specific display mode and the big hit state is reached, the hit line display LED on the line determined to be the big hit is displayed and driven, and the big hit display lamp is displayed. 151, 15
2, 153a and 153b are driven for display.

That is, the rotary type gaming machine 130 of the present embodiment is constituted by the light emitting elements in a state in which a player who occupies most of the game time is not playing a game and in a normal game state. Hit line display LE
D146 (~ 150) a ~ 146 (~ 150) d are driven and displayed to attract the interest of the player, and light is emitted only in a predetermined gaming state in which the game time is relatively short, that is, in a gaming state of a big hit state. Big hit indicator lamps 151, 15 each composed of a lamp together with an element.
2, 153a and 153b are also configured to be driven for display, so that the display drive time of a lamp which is susceptible to vibration and impact and has a shorter life than a light emitting element can be shortened to prevent deterioration. Because of this, it can be used for a long period of time, so that there is an advantage that the interest of the player can be attracted even in a predetermined game state.

[0020]

As apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a predetermined symbol is provided on any one of a plurality of hit lines constituted by a plurality of rotating members arranged in parallel. In the rotary gaming machine that wins when a combination is displayed, a display for displaying the hit line is provided at least in the middle of the rotating member. With such a configuration, the indicator for displaying the hit line is also present in the range inside the plurality of rotating members, so that the player can easily understand the hit line even if the player concentrates on the game. it can.

Further, by providing indicators for displaying the hit line on both sides of the rotating member, the display of the hit line can be more easily understood.

Further, the display for displaying the hit line is constituted by a light emitting element, and the display is driven so as to light and move in a state where the player is not playing a game and in a normal game state. The decorative effect of the rotary gaming machine can be enhanced in a state where the customer is not playing a game and in a normal game state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a rotary gaming machine according to an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 130 rotary gaming machines 131a-131c rotating drums (rotating members) 146a-146d per-line display LEDs (displays) 147a-147d per-line display LEDs (displays) 148a-148d per-line display LEDs (displays) 149a- 149d per line display LED (display) 150a-150d per line display LED (display)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rotary type gaming machine which wins when a predetermined symbol combination is displayed on any one of a plurality of winning lines constituted by a plurality of rotating members arranged in parallel. A rotating game machine provided with an indicator for displaying the hit line at least in the middle of the rotating member. 2. The rotary gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein indicators for displaying the hit line are provided on both sides of the rotating member. 3. A display device for displaying the hit line, comprising a light emitting element, and a display drive so as to light and move in a state where the player is not playing a game and in a normal game state. The rotary type gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein