JPH11267342A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the rate of transmission of various information other than game-related information to a player during play. SOLUTION: In a game machine 10 which has on a game board surface a starting winning hole and a variable display part 20 capable of displaying various kinds of patterns, and which conducts a pattern combination game for a constant time using the pattern display changing action of the variable display part 20, in which a special value condition advantageous for a player is generated if the patters stopped show a specific combination, a game machine control part 120 which puts the variable display part into the pattern display changing action to display the state of the progress of the game and an information display part comprising a first information display part 30A and a second information display part 30B on the game board surface are equipped, and the information display part is connected to an information providing device 100 controlling the display of information outside the game machine, so that information is displayed independently of the pattern display changing action of the game machine control part 120.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a winning opening on a game board and a variable display section on which various symbols can be displayed.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine that generates a special value state advantageous to a player when a stopped symbol becomes a specific combination after the symbol display is changed on the variable display section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a game machine of this kind, for example,
In some pachinko machines, a display unit using a liquid crystal, a cathode ray tube, or the like is provided on a game board surface, and a display unit of a pattern matching game is displayed on the display unit.

[0003] In addition to game-related information on individual gaming machines, information (for example, CM-like information) that the player wants to be known to all players as a gaming store is provided by a gaming media lending machine having an information display unit provided side by side with each gaming machine. Had been displayed.

[0004]

However, the information display section provided on such a game media lending machine or the like which is juxtaposed with the conventional game machine is out of the range of the player's attention during the game. However, there is a problem that the information is not often seen, and that the information cannot be sufficiently transmitted.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and displays various information other than game-related information on a game board which is within a gazing range of a player during a game. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of improving an information transmission rate to a player.

[0006]

Means for achieving the object are as follows.

[1] A starting winning port (13) on a game board (11) and a variable display section (2) capable of displaying various symbols.
0), the symbol is stopped after performing a symbol matching game by a symbol display changing operation on the variable display unit (20) for a certain period of time based on the winning of the game medium into the starting winning port (13), When the stopped symbol becomes a specific combination,
A gaming machine (1) that generates a special value state advantageous to the player
0), a gaming machine control section (120) for controlling the gaming machine (10) to display a symbol matching game on the variable display section (20), and an information display section (10) provided on the gaming board surface (11). 30) and the information display section (3).
0) is an information providing device (100) provided outside the gaming machine via information control means (130) for controlling information display.
A gaming machine (10), characterized in that information can be displayed independently of the symbol matching game by the gaming machine control unit (120).

[2] The information display section (30) is provided with a first information display section (3) arranged close to the variable display section (20).
0A) and a second information display section (30B) provided at a position separated from the variable display section (20).

[3] The first information display section (30A) and the second information display section (30B) are the variable display section (20).
3. The gaming machine (10) according to item 2, wherein game-related information that assists the display content of (1) can be displayed.

[4] A starting winning port (13) on a game board (11) and a variable display section (2) capable of displaying various symbols.
0), the symbol is stopped after performing a symbol matching game by a symbol display changing operation on the variable display unit (20) for a certain period of time based on the winning of the game medium into the starting winning port (13), When the stopped symbol becomes a specific combination,
A gaming machine (1) that generates a special value state advantageous to the player
0), a gaming machine control section (120) for controlling the gaming machine (10) to display a symbol matching game on the variable display section (20), and an information display section (10) provided on the gaming board surface (11). 30) and the gaming machine control unit (1).
20) The variable display section (20) includes a game-related display area (20A) for displaying the progress of the symbol matching game and the special value state, and an information display area (30A) for displaying other general information. The information display unit (30) is connected to an information providing device (100) provided outside the gaming machine (10) via an information control means (130) for controlling information display. A gaming machine (10) which is connected and capable of displaying information independent of the symbol matching game by the gaming machine control section (120).

[5] The information display section (30) includes a first information display section (30A) as the information display area and a second information display section provided at a position separated from the variable display section (20). (30B).
(10).

Next, the operation will be described.

When the gaming machine (10) is not in operation,
The information display unit (30) displays information sent from an information providing device (100) provided outside the gaming machine (10) and controlling information display. For example, the gaming machine (1
Words such as "Welcome" and information such as "Today's Service Day" are displayed so as to greet a player who wants to play a game in 0).

[0014] The game medium that has been hit on the game board surface (11) by operating the steering wheel by the player is successfully started.
When the player wins 3), the gaming machine control section (120) executes and displays the symbol matching game on the variable display section (20). That is, the symbol is stopped after the symbol matching game is performed by the symbol display changing operation for a certain period of time. On the other hand, a message or the like that supports the player is displayed on the information display section (30) in accordance with the progress of the symbol matching game.

When the stopped symbol becomes a big hit of a specific combination and a special value state advantageous to the player occurs, the variable display section (20) displays the progress of the game, and the information display section (30). In the special value state, a display of how to play the game in the special value state and an auxiliary display of a progress state of the game are made. In this display, information unrelated to them can be displayed on the same screen.

When neither the special value state of the jackpot nor the symbol matching game is executed, general information can be flown. Therefore, the information transmission rate to the player who is playing various kinds of information other than the game-related information is also reduced. Be improved.

The information display section (30) is provided at a position separated from the first display section (30A) and the first information display section (30A), which is arranged below and below the variable display section (20). In the above example, the symbol matching game becomes a big hit, a special value state advantageous to the player is generated, and the variable display unit (30B) is formed. When the progress of the game is displayed in 20), the second information display section (30B) displays a guide such as how to play the game in the special value state and an auxiliary display of the progress of the game, and displays the first information. The display unit (30A) displays information unrelated to the game in progress.

Therefore, information display directly related to the game,
Since the auxiliary information display of the game and the information display irrelevant to the game can be performed at the same time, the information transmission rate to the player during the game is improved.

The gaming machine control section (120) displays the variable display section (20) in two display areas, a game-related display area (20A) and an information display area (30A) for displaying other general information. ), The progress of the symbol matching game and the special value state is displayed in the game-related display area (20A), and the information display section (30) is formed. Since general information can be displayed on the first information section (30A), which is an area, and the second information display section (30B) provided at a position separated from the variable display section (20). Various information other than the game-related information also improves the information transmission rate to the player who is playing the game.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is a pachinko machine in which a ball hit on a game board surface 11 is awarded and the player enjoys obtaining the ball paid out as a prize. The pachinko machine 10 executes a symbol matching game that looks like a slot machine on the variable display unit 20 arranged at the center of the game board surface 11 based on the fact that the launched ball has won the starting winning opening 13, "777" when the gaming machine control unit 120 performs a lottery and wins a big hit.
Stop the pattern display operation so that the predetermined numbers are aligned,
The variable winning opening 14 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times to provide a special value state advantageous to the player.

At the lower right of the front of the pachinko machine 10, the start or stop of the driving of the pachinko ball onto the game board surface 11,
Alternatively, a handle 12 for adjusting the driving strength
Is provided. When the player operates the handle 12, the front plate 15 provided on the front of the gaming machine 10 is operated.
Pachinko balls stored in the game board 11 can be driven one by one. A lower plate is provided below the front plate 15 for receiving and storing pachinko balls that cannot be accommodated in the front plate 15 when a large amount of pachinko balls are released from the pachinko machine 10 into the front plate 15 due to a jackpot or the like. 16 are provided.

The game board surface 11 is provided with a launch rail 17 for guiding a pachinko ball fired from below the game board surface 11 by operating the handle 12 in a substantially circular shape and leading the ball to near the upper portion of the game board surface 11. . At approximately the center of the game board surface 11, a variable display unit 20 is arranged. Below the variable display section 20, a starting winning opening 13 is arranged, and further below the variable winning opening 14 is arranged a variable winning opening 14.

In addition, on the game board surface 11, there are provided obstacle nails 18 and a windmill 19 for changing the falling speed and the traveling direction of the driven pachinko ball. At the bottom of the game board surface 11, there is provided an out port A for collecting pachinko balls that did not win any of the winning ports. Further, on the front face of the pachinko machine 10, a number of various display lamps for displaying various game states and increasing the fun of the game are provided.

The variable display section 20 is constituted by a liquid crystal screen capable of displaying an arbitrary symbol. The illustrated variable display section 20 has three display areas for changing and displaying symbols in the process of executing the symbol matching game and stopping and displaying symbols determined as the execution result. This display area is not limited to three, and may be a general nine display areas of three vertical columns and three horizontal rows.

A first information display section 30A constituting the information display section 3 is provided below the variable display section 20, and the information display section 30 is provided at an upper right corner of the game board surface 11 separated from the variable display section 20. A second information display unit 30B is provided. Each of the information display units 30 (30A, 30B) is formed of a liquid crystal screen capable of displaying arbitrary symbols, characters, and the like, like the variable display unit 20.

The starting winning opening 13 is a winning opening that triggers the start of the execution of the symbol matching game.
The symbol matching game is executed on the variable display section 20 when a ball wins in the start winning opening 13.

The start winning port 13 includes a start winning detection switch (not shown) for detecting a winning pachinko ball. The variable winning opening 14 includes an opening / closing plate 14A that opens and closes back and forth as a special value generating means and the opening / closing plate 1
And a solenoid (not shown) for driving the opening and closing of the 4A.

The opening and closing plate 1 is provided in the variable winning opening 14.
A winning detection switch (not shown) for detecting a winning pachinko ball in the open state of 4A, a winning counter (not shown) for counting the detection result, and a V winning formed in the center of the opening and closing plate 14A. A V-prize detection switch (not shown) for detecting a winning pachinko ball in a mouth (not shown) is provided.

The variable winning opening 14 is opened or closed by the opening / closing plate 14A for a fixed time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of pachinko balls when a big hit occurs. It is configured to be opened a predetermined number of times, provided that it is opened and that a winning in the V winning opening is achieved when it is opened. In other words, the winning counter is used to determine the closing timing of the variable winning opening 14, and the V winning detection switch is used to determine the condition for continuing the open state.

The payout of prize balls is performed by a prize ball payout counter which is a prize ball payout means. The prize ball payout counter includes an infinite counter built in the gaming machine 10 and is configured to count the number of pachinko balls to be paid out and to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls for each winning port.

FIG. 3 shows an outline of a circuit configuration of the gaming machine 10. The gaming machine 10 is provided with a gaming machine control unit 120 for controlling various devices as the game progresses. The gaming machine control unit 120 performs a lottery and a symbol by winning a pachinko ball into the starting winning opening 13. It is used to issue a command to the screen game execution means for executing the matching game, and is constituted by a circuit having a CPU (central processing unit), a RAM and a ROM as main components.

In addition to the above, the gaming machine control section 120 provides the player with a detection status of a prize detection switch, which is an informing means of various specific prize ports (a start prize port 13, a variable prize port 14, etc.), and a player with a prize. It performs various controls related to the progress of the game, such as the number of prize balls to be paid out, the number of times the opening and closing plate 14A of the variable winning opening 14 is opened, and issues commands to special value generation means, prize ball payout means, etc. as appropriate. It is.

In addition, the game machine 10 is configured to control various devices such as controlling the display states of the variable display section 20 and various display lamps. In addition, it also has a function of sending a game state or the like to the information providing apparatus 100 provided outside the gaming machine 10. Operation detection means for determining whether or not the gaming machine 10 is in operation to appropriately select information to be provided is also connected to the gaming machine control unit 120.
The operation detection means may be, for example, a touch sensor provided at a place where the player always touches the handle 12 when the player grips the handle 12 for a game, or sends a signal to the gaming machine control unit 120 in conjunction with the operation of the handle 12. It may be transmitted.

The screen game execution means executes the display on the variable display section 20, but is configured to be able to also perform the display on the second information display section 30B as shown in FIG. I have.

The information display means on the second information display section 30B is mainly provided by the information control means 130 provided outside the gaming machine 10, and the information display means on the first information display section 30A is exclusively provided by the information control means 130. Have been.
Information from the information control means 130 is provided from the information providing apparatus 100. Each of the information control means 130 and the information providing apparatus 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM,
This is an information processing device mainly including an OM. The information providing device 100 is managed by a management computer that manages the entire gaming hall via a gaming machine terminal control device, a gaming machine island CPU, and the like.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1A, the gaming machine 1
When 0 is not in operation, the second information display unit 30B, which is one of the information display units 30, is the information transmitted from the information providing device 100 provided outside the gaming machine 10 for controlling the information display. Is displayed. For example, information such as "Welcome / Today's Service Day" that displays a player who is going to play a game with the gaming machine 10 is displayed. At this time, nothing is displayed on the variable display unit 20, but a moving image or other display may be displayed.

When the player starts the game by operating the handle 12, the operation detecting means sends a signal to the gaming machine control section 120 that the operation is in operation. When the pachinko ball hit on the game board surface 11 successfully enters the start winning opening 13, the gaming machine control section 120 causes the screen game execution means to execute a symbol matching game, and the display is executed on the variable display section 20. That is, the symbol is stopped after the symbol matching game is performed by the symbol display changing operation for a certain period of time. On the other hand, a message or the like that supports the player is displayed on the second information display unit 30B in accordance with the progress of the symbol matching game.

When the stopped symbol is lost, the variable display section 20 randomly stops and displays a numeral such as "123" as shown in FIG. 1B. Since information about the content of the game is also sent from the gaming machine control unit 120 to the information providing apparatus 100, in the case of a loss, the information providing apparatus 1
00 is the second information display unit 30 via the information control means 130
B is caused to display a message, such as "Sorry / forgotten / do your best", shown in b as a message for the loss.

FIG. 1C shows a state where two identical numbers (here, “7”) are stopped during the symbol matching game.
Is a so-called reach state where a big hit occurs. At this time, the second information display section 30B displays a message such as "I'll do it / go!" Shown in FIG. 1c in accordance with the reach state of the symbol matching game.

After the reach state, as shown in FIG. 1D, when the last symbol stops at "7" and a big hit occurs, the second information display section 30B displays "Done" as shown in FIG. -Jackpot / Today's present is indicated as "*****".

When a special value state advantageous to the player occurs due to the jackpot, the variable display section 20 displays the symbol "777" of the jackpot on the variable display section 20 as shown in FIG. The information display unit 30B displays a jackpot game state (special value state) such as “Put a ball in the center / next right” shown in FIG. 1E from the information providing apparatus 100 via the information control unit 130. The message required to continue is displayed. At this time, as shown in FIG. 1e, the first information display unit 30A displays the present of the jackpot and its providing company from the information providing apparatus 100 via the information control unit 130 as "present *** / ... company". Is displayed, which is not directly related to the game state (special value state).

When the jackpot game starts, the variable display section 20 displays the progress of the game. For example, FIG.
F is usually 16 in the jackpot game state
The rotation opening / closing plate 14A is opened and closed.
Currently, the opening and closing of the pachinko ball has reached the fifteenth time, and a box “2” indicates that two pachinko balls have won the variable winning opening 14 after the fifteenth opened state. The symbol “7” in the circle indicates a symbol that has become a big hit. Depending on the symbol displayed at the time of the jackpot, the subsequent game state may change to a probability variation state, so by leaving the jackpot display symbol in a circle, the player can be informed about the game after the jackpot. it's shown.

At this time, the display of "one time remaining" is displayed on the second information display portion 30B, and the opening of the opening / closing plate 14A leaves one remaining.
The auxiliary display of the progress state of the game in the jackpot game state is shown by indicating that it is the time. "1 remaining
Below the display of “times”, the name of the company providing the present is shown as “... company”.

In this display, information unrelated to the information can be displayed on the same screen.

In the first information display section 30A, "present ***" and a present name are shown.

It should be noted that general information can be sent to the first information display section 30A irrespective of whether a big hit game is in progress or whether a symbol matching game is being executed. The information transmission rate of various types of information to the player who is playing the game is improved.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention.

The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the difference between the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment and the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment is different from the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment. In the machine 10, the first information display unit 30A is provided below the variable display unit 20, but only the variable display unit 20 is provided in the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, the circuit configuration of the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment is different from the circuit configuration of the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment as follows.

That is, in the second embodiment,
The gaming machine control unit 120 does not transmit information to the information providing device 100 provided outside the pachinko machine 10. Also, the gaming machine control unit 120 of the present embodiment
0 can be divided into upper and lower parts, an upper part defines a game-related display area 20A for displaying a game and information about the game, and a lower part of the variable display part 20 as an information display area 30A. To information control means 1
First information display unit 30 for displaying general information via 30
A. The gaming machine control unit 120 further includes:
In the first embodiment, the operation of the second information display unit 30B can be controlled via the screen game execution unit. However, in the present embodiment, the second information display unit 30B is also provided with the information providing device. It is configured such that only general information is displayed from 100 via the information control means 130.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4A, the gaming machine 1
When 0 is not in operation, the second information display unit 30B, which is one of the information display units 30, is the information transmitted from the information providing device 100 provided outside the gaming machine 10 for controlling the information display. Is displayed. For example, a commercial is played. The variable display section 20 displays a moving image or a still image different from the game display.

When the player operates the steering wheel 12 and the pachinko ball hit on the game board surface 11 wins the starting winning opening 13, the gaming machine control section 120 causes the screen game execution means to execute a symbol matching game and displays the same. The changing operation is started in the entire variable display unit 20 as shown in FIG. 4B. That is, the display operation for stopping the symbol is started after the symbol matching game based on the symbol display changing operation for a certain period of time is performed.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, a CM display unrelated to the symbol matching game is displayed on the second information display section 30B.

FIG. 4C shows a case where the symbol matching game is in the reach state on the variable display section 20. At this time, the CM display is displayed on the second information display section 30B as shown in FIG. 4C.

In FIG. 4D, the same numeral "7" is displayed on the variable display section 20 in a double-slotted manner, indicating that a big hit has occurred. On the other hand, the CM display flowing on the second information display unit 30B stops (d in FIG. 4).

When a special value state advantageous to the player occurs due to the jackpot, the variable display section 20 is divided into two upper and lower display areas by the gaming machine control section 120 as shown in FIG. "777", which is a jackpot symbol display, is displayed in the game-related display area 20A, and information related to the CM displayed in the second information display section 30B is provided in the lower first information display section 30A. Apparatus 10
0 is displayed via the information control means 130. At this time, the information displayed in FIG. 4D is continuously displayed on the second information display unit 30B (e in FIG. 4).

When the big hit game starts, the progress of the game is displayed in the game-related display area 20A above the variable display section 20. For example, as illustrated in the first embodiment, the opening / closing plate 14A is currently in the 15th opening of the 16 opening / closing operations due to “15R”, and the opening state is set to the 15th opening due to “2” enclosed in a square. This indicates that two pachinko balls have won the variable winning opening 14 after that. The symbol “7” in the circle indicates a symbol that has become a big hit. The reason why the symbol displayed when the big hit is displayed is the same as the reason described in the first embodiment.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4F, information that is not directly related to the game, such as CM, is displayed on the first information display section 30A and the second information display section 30B.

As described above, also in the present embodiment, the display of information directly related to the game and the general information not directly related to the game can be displayed on the game board.
The information transmission rate of various useful information to the player is improved.

[0064]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, information relating to a game and other general information can be displayed on the game board surface, so that the player can obtain necessary information and various useful information while playing the game. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in each operating state of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an outline of a circuit configuration of the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in each operating state of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an outline of a circuit configuration of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game machine 11 ... Game board surface 12 ... Handle 13 ... Start winning prize hole 14 ... Variable winning opening 14A ... Opening / closing plate 20 ... Variable display part 20A ... Game related display area 30 ... Information display part 30A ... First information display part (information Display area) 30B: second information display unit 100: information providing device 120: gaming machine control unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a start winning port and a variable display section on which various symbols can be displayed on the game board. When the symbol is stopped after performing the symbol matching game by the display change operation and the stopped symbol is a specific combination,
In a gaming machine that generates a special value state advantageous to a player, a gaming machine control unit that controls a gaming machine and displays a symbol matching game on the variable display unit, and an information display unit provided on a game board surface The information display unit is connected to an information providing device provided outside the gaming machine via information control means for controlling information display, and is independent of a symbol matching game by the gaming machine control unit. A gaming machine characterized by being capable of displaying information. 2. An information display unit comprising: a first information display unit disposed close to the variable display unit; and a second information display unit provided at a position separated from the variable display unit. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the first information display section and the second information display section can display game-related information that assists display contents of the variable display section. . 4. A game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a start winning port and a variable display section capable of displaying various symbols on the game board, wherein the variable display section displays a symbol for a predetermined time based on a winning of the game medium in the starting winning port. When the symbol is stopped after performing the symbol matching game by the display change operation and the stopped symbol is a specific combination,
In a gaming machine that generates a special value state advantageous to a player, a gaming machine control unit that controls a gaming machine and displays a symbol matching game on the variable display unit, and an information display unit provided on a game board surface The gaming machine control unit has a variable display unit, a game-related display area for displaying the progress of the symbol matching game and the special value state, and an information display area for displaying other general information. The information display unit is connected to an information providing device provided outside the gaming machine via information display control means for controlling information display, and a symbol matching game by the gaming machine control unit is provided. A gaming machine characterized by the ability to display information independent of the above. 5. The information display section comprises a first information section as the information display area and a second information display section provided at a position separated from the variable display section. Item 6. The gaming machine according to Item 4.