JP3285200B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine having a symbol display section for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and to a symbol display for generating a special game state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko machine as a gaming machine is provided with a special symbol display having a plurality of symbol display portions capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and a game ball is awarded at a symbol starting port. Thereby, the symbols in the respective symbol display sections start to fluctuate, and after a predetermined time, the symbols are sequentially stopped, and when the combination of the fixed symbols is the same symbol, for example, a special game state which is advantageous to the player. (Spot hits) may occur.

[0003] Explaining with a specific example, it is composed of three symbol display parts L1 to L3.
When the symbols 1, L2, L3 start to fluctuate, and the symbol display units L1, L2 are sequentially stopped and the same symbols (for example, 4, 4) are displayed, there is a possibility that a big hit may be reached as a reach. Have a sense of expectation. However, depending on the type of the pachinko machine, the value of the jackpot may differ depending on the jackpot design. For example, in the case of the jackpot in which the symbol “4, 4, 4” previously selected as the non-specific symbol is definitely displayed, the jackpot ends. Later, the probability of becoming a big hit again does not become a high probability, but if the specific symbol “7, 7, 7” is a confirmed big hit, it changes to a high probability (advantageous state) after the end of the big hit and is advantageous to the player. State.

[0004]

Therefore, in the pachinko machine of the above-mentioned type, even if the player reaches the non-specific symbol "4, 4", the player does not have much expectation. Also, as a method for solving the above-mentioned problem, for example, it is displayed as if the non-specific symbol “4, 4” has stopped,
The reach is apparent, and the last symbol in the symbol display section is temporarily stopped at "4" (the maximum stop time is regulated to 0.5 seconds according to the pachinko machine manufacturing standard). Again, the symbols on the three symbol display units start to change. Then, after that, there is a display in which the symbols of the three symbol display sections are confirmed and displayed. In this form, even if the symbol that has been stopped is a non-specific symbol, it starts to change again and may be confirmed and displayed with the specific symbol, giving the player interest, but it is more interesting A gaming machine having a certain symbol display mode is desired.

[0005]

A gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention has a symbol display section capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and a plurality of large jackpot symbols displayed on the symbol display section have a special symbol large jackpot symbol. There is a jackpot symbol of non-specific design, a special game state occurs if the confirmed symbol is a jackpot symbol, and furthermore, if the confirmed symbol is a jackpot symbol of the specific symbol,
After the end of the special game state, an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player is generated. The reach symbol representing the reach state, which is the condition of the jackpot, is displayed so as to fluctuate up and down after being temporarily stopped. If the jackpot is a jackpot, the jackpot symbol relating to the reach symbol and the other jackpot symbols subsequently stop temporarily. The jackpot symbols which are displayed and temporarily stopped and displayed sequentially include a specific symbol and a non-specific symbol, and one of the specific symbol and the non-specific symbol is set as a fixed symbol, and the jackpot symbol which is sequentially and temporarily stopped and displayed. about,
The time of the temporary stop display of each big hit symbol is set to the same predetermined time or almost the same predetermined time, and a small identification mark is simultaneously formed on the big hit symbol as the confirmed symbol so that it is difficult to identify in relation to the predetermined time. It is displayed. For example, referring to FIG. 2B, when the reach symbols “4, 4” are displayed on the symbol display portions L1, L2, the symbols are fluctuated up and down (f). By performing the variable display, the player is notified that the symbol "4" is not a fixed symbol. Next, the big hit symbol of “4, 4, 4 (non-specific symbol)” is temporarily stopped and displayed (g), and subsequently, the big hit symbol of the specific symbol and the big hit symbol of the non-specific symbol “5, 5, 5” (Specific symbols), "6, 6, 6 (non-specific symbols)" and "7, 7, 7 (specific symbols)" are sequentially and temporarily stopped (h, i, j). And when the confirmed symbol is “5, 5, 5”, the determined symbol “5,
5, 5 "is marked with a small identification mark (star), which is different from the other jackpot symbols" 4, 4, 4 "," 6, 6, 6 "and" 7, 7, 7 ". With a slight difference,
Since it is difficult to determine whether a specific symbol or a non-specific symbol has been selected as the fixed symbol, a new interest is generated.

Further, in the gaming machine of the present invention, since the stop time of the big hit symbol is set to be the same or approximately the same predetermined time, whether the fixed symbol is a specific symbol or a non-specific symbol is determined. Since it is difficult to discriminate, when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the advantageous state has occurred (for example, when the number of symbol changes in the symbol display unit has become a predetermined number or more in the advantageous state), the decorative lamp is turned on. To inform that it is in an advantageous state.

[0007]

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 (front view) shows a pachinko machine 1 as a gaming machine, which is paired with a card unit 20 and which has a card reader (not shown). ) Is built-in. The front panel 21 of the card unit 20 has an indicator lamp and a card insertion slot 2 when the operation of the card unit is valid.
2 are provided. On the other hand, the supply unit 12 attached to the front panel 11 of the pachinko machine has the card unit 2 attached thereto.
An operation button 0 and the like are provided. Specifically, a display 13a for displaying the balance (frequency) of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22 and the like, and via the card unit 20 by the operation of the player. Button 13 to supply ball rental to pachinko machines
b, a return button 13c for returning a card is provided.

A storage dish 17 is provided below the supply dish 12, and stores the prize balls overflowing when the supply dish 12 becomes full. Also, the handle 1 of the launching device
By the operation 8, the game balls supplied from the supply tray 12 for each ball are guided by the guide rail 2 and fired into the game area 3. A special symbol display L for performing a variable display game via a plurality of variable symbols is disposed substantially at the center of the game area 3, and the special symbol display L has a liquid crystal special symbol display unit. It has LA. Then, as one display mode in the game, the special symbol display section LA is displayed in the symbol display sections L1, L2, and L3 of the divided display as "0-9, A, B,
"C, D, E" are variably displayed in this order.

On the left and right sides of the special symbol display L, normal symbol start gates 4a and 4b are provided, and when a game ball passes, the symbol of the ordinary symbol display 31 attached to the special winning opening 30 described later fluctuates. And stops after a lapse of a predetermined time for changing between the normal state and the advantageous state. When the finalized symbol matches a predetermined symbol, a "hit" occurs, and the blade 5a of the ordinary electric accessory 5 is opened for a predetermined time. The determination of the hit is performed through the ordinary counter Fc having a well-known circulation number. Then, when the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 5, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, so that the more open the ordinary electric accessory 5, the more advantageous to the player. When the game ball passes the normal symbol start gates 4a and 4b while the symbol of the ordinary symbol display 31 is fluctuating, up to four symbols are stored as symbol display memory for the next and subsequent ordinary symbols. indicate.

Accordingly, as the symbol on the ordinary symbol display 31 fluctuates for a shorter time, it is possible to determine the hitting of many game balls passing through the ordinary symbol starting gates 4a and 4b, and the possibility of the winning is obtained. Is increased, which is advantageous for the player, and is also advantageous when the winning probability is high.
The game balls passing through the normal symbol start gates 4a and 4b are configured to flow down to the lower center of the game area 3. In the game area 3, other normal winning ports 9a,
9b and the like are provided.

When a game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 5, a variable display game is performed, and a special symbol start signal is generated for the winning ball via a detector (not shown), and the symbol display section L1. L3 starts the variable display of the symbol. still,
When the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 5 while the symbols in the symbol display portions L1 to L3 are changing, up to four special symbol change display memories are stored as the change display memory of the next and subsequent special symbols, and the number of stored symbols is indicated by a memory lamp LR. Lights up to inform. Then, based on the special symbol start signal, the determination counter Hc (circulation counter of 0 to 219) determines whether or not a big hit (special game state) or not.

When it is determined by the determination counter Hc that the jackpot is a big hit, a big hit (special game state) is generated after a symbol is displayed as described later, and the opening / closing door 3 of the big winning port 30 is opened.
0a is maintained for t seconds, or closed when a game ball wins, and while the opening / closing door 30a is open, the special winning opening 3 is opened.
When the game ball passes through a specific area (not shown) provided in 0, the special winning opening 30 is opened again, and this operation is performed up to X times. Therefore, the player can obtain a large amount of prize balls.

If the "special game state (big hit)" is determined, big hit symbols ("000" to "EEE") in which the same symbols are arranged are displayed on the symbol display portions L1, L2, L3. The winning symbols of "333""5"
"55", "777", and "AAA" are called "big hits" in a specific symbol, and other determined symbols ("000", "111", "22")
2, 444, 666, 888, 999, BB
B "," CCC "," DDD "," EEE ") is called a jackpot in a non-specific symbol. The ordinary counter Fc and the judgment counter Hc are set to a low probability (normal state) when the power is turned on, and a big hit occurs. Make it in an advantageous state (hits and jackpots can occur with high probability).

Next, with reference to FIG. 2 (A), a description will be given of a symbol variation mode of the symbol display sections L1 to L3, with reference to FIG. (1) When the game ball wins the ordinary electric accessory 5, the symbol display units L1 to L3 start changing display from the initial screen (a) (b). (2) After a lapse of a predetermined time, the symbol in the symbol display section L1 is temporarily stopped and displayed (c), and thereafter, the symbol display section L1 is displayed.
The symbol “4” indicates that the upper variation (d) and the lower variation (e) are continuously displayed, indicating that the symbol “4” is not the final display. (3) Subsequently, the symbol of the symbol display section L2 is displayed. When the symbol is off, a symbol different from the symbol of the symbol display section L1 selected by the symbol selection counter Zc is displayed, and an arbitrary symbol is also displayed on the symbol display section L3. Display a symbol. (4) On the other hand, when you reach the jackpot,
The symbol "4" selected by the symbol selection counter Zc is temporarily stopped and displayed on the symbol display portion L2.
As in (e), the vertical display is continued (f), indicating that symbol "4" is not the final display.

(5) Next, the big hit symbol "4" is temporarily stopped and displayed on the changing symbol display portion L3 for t1 (= 0.49) seconds (g). The display of "4, 4, 4" (big hits of non-specific symbols) on the symbol display portions L1, L2, L3 indicates that the player has created a special game state (big hits). Does not necessarily mean that (6) After that, the symbol display units L1, L2, L3
“5, 5, 5” (a special symbol big hit, a symbol determined under the conditions described below) is temporarily stopped and displayed for t2 (= 0.51) seconds (h), and then “6, 6, 6” ( Non-specific symbol jackpot) is temporarily stopped (i) for t3 (= 0.49) seconds,
Next, “7, 7, 7” (special symbol jackpot) is t4
(= 0.49) seconds and temporarily stop display (j). (7) The special symbol display section LA including the symbol display sections L1, L2, and L3 displays "Congratulations" as a special prize demo symbol and turns on the decoration lamp to inform the player that a big hit has occurred. Inform.

Then, as described above, the plurality of big hit symbols are set at different stop times, and the fixed symbols "5, 5,
When the temporary stop time t of "5" is set to be the longest and the symbol having the longest temporary stop time is selected as the fixed symbol, it means that the specific symbol has been selected. In this way, the jackpot symbols “4, 4, 4”, “6, 6, 6”, and “7, 7, 7” are slightly smaller than the confirmed symbol “5, 5, 5” to such an extent that the player cannot identify them. Are displayed at different temporary stop times t, so that the player cannot recognize the difference in the identification without careful observation. As a result, even if the player knows that the symbol to be temporarily stopped and displayed for the longest time is selected as the final symbol, it is difficult to determine which symbol is the final symbol. Therefore, after the end of the jackpot, the player plays the game in a state where the player has shifted to the advantageous state or does not know it, which is a new interest.

In the present embodiment, the fixed symbol is displayed in a state where the specific symbol of the big hit symbol and the non-specific symbol are intersected, and the big hit symbols are displayed with slightly different stop times. As mentioned above,
There is no need to select the symbol with the longest stop time, and various schemes can be adopted, such as selecting the symbol with the shortest temporary stop time or selecting the symbol in the order of appearance of the jackpot symbols (the second symbol).

In addition, since it is sufficient to make it difficult to identify which player has been selected as the fixed symbol, FIG.
As shown in (B), the fixed symbol “5, 5, 5” is replaced with other jackpot symbols “4, 4, 4”, “6, 6, 7”, “7, 7,
7 ", the symbol is provided with a small identification mark (star mark or the like) S that can be identified as being different if attention is paid. Then, those jackpot symbols are set to the same stop time t (however, it is not always necessary to set the same temporary stop time). In this configuration, the jackpot (special game state)
Occurs, a plurality of jackpot symbols of the same stop time t are sequentially stopped and displayed on the symbol display portions L1, L2, L3 to such an extent that a difference from the determined symbol cannot be discriminated. It is not known whether the
It has the same effect as.

As described above, in addition to the temporary stop time difference, an identification mark S (including a mode in which the identification symbol S is attached to another jackpot symbol and is not attached to the determined symbol) is also attached to the determined symbol. Change the color of part of the design, change the display position of the design on the design display section, change the size of the design, change the design form (Gothic, Mincho, etc.), By displaying the pattern at an angle, etc., by observing it carefully and making it distinguishable from other jackpot symbols to some extent, it is unknown whether a specific symbol has been selected.
Demonstrate new fun. At the time when the big hit (special game state) is completed, if there is a change display memory of the special symbol after the next time (lighting on the memory lamp LR),
At the same time as the end of the special prize demo symbol display at the time of the big hit, the symbol display portions L1, L2, L3 are immediately changed. this is,
This is because the final winning symbol is not displayed. Conversely,
If there is no such memory, the initial symbols "1, 3, 2" etc. are displayed on the symbol display sections L1, L2, L3 instead of the special prize demo symbols, so that the player does not know the fixed symbol. Is significant.

In this embodiment, the symbol display units L1, L
Although the number of L2 and L3 is illustrated as an example, the number is not limited. For example, in the case of one, the symbol display portion L1 is made to correspond, and the big hit symbol is fixedly displayed and specially displayed on the symbol display portion L1. A mode may be adopted in which a gaming state can be generated, and when the determined symbol is a specific symbol, an advantageous state is set after the special gaming state is completed.

(Second Embodiment) This embodiment uses a pachinko machine of the same type as that of the first embodiment, and therefore different points will be described. Symbol display part L1, L
2. The symbols that can be displayed in a variable manner on L3 are 9 of symbols "0-9".
Although it is a type, the symbols “0 to 9” of the symbol display portions L1 and L2
Can be distinguished and displayed by giving two kinds of colors, red (no mark) and green (square frame), to the same symbol, but the symbols "0 to 9" in the symbol display portion L3 are red (no symbol). It is displayed in one color (see FIG. 3A).

The symbols that cause the special game state (big hit) are the same symbols displayed on the symbol display portions L1, L2, L3, and there are 40 combinations as shown in FIG. 3 (B). The specific symbol is an appropriately selected symbol combination (circled in the number), and is, for example, a symbol display portion L1, L2, L
When “1, 1, 1” is confirmed and displayed in No. 3, the fifth “1”
(Red), 1 (red), 1 (red) ”and 7“ 1 (red), 1 ”
(Green), 1 (red) ".

As described above, in this type of pachinko machine, the same symbol is fixedly displayed on the symbol display portions L1, L2, L3 as the big hit symbol, but the combination of the big hit is determined as to which one is selected as the specific symbol. It is a large number and difficult to judge. Therefore, even if a big hit occurs, the player plays the game without knowing whether or not the big hit becomes an advantageous state (high-probability state) after the big hit is finished, which is unprecedentedly interesting.

It should be noted that if the selection of the fixed symbol is changed every day or the like, it becomes more difficult for the player to make a decision, and when the number of colors to be used is further increased, it becomes more difficult to determine the specific symbol.
Further, in the above embodiment, the symbol display portions L1 and L2 are distinguished by giving different colors to the same symbol, but the symbol display portion L3 can be similarly configured. Although the case where L1, L2, and L3 are three is illustrated,
The number is not limited. For example, when the number is one, the symbol display part L1 is made to correspond.

In the first and second embodiments, the decorative lamp (not shown) attached to the game machine is used immediately when the advantageous state is reached, or when the advantageous state is satisfied and a predetermined condition is satisfied. Blinking or displaying on the symbol display units L1, L2, L3 is preferable as a service to the player.
In addition, after the jackpot is completed, the state becomes an advantageous state, and the number of symbol changes of the symbol display portions L1, L2, L3 is a predetermined number or more (for example, 100 or more), or a timer is installed in the gaming machine for a predetermined time ( For example, after playing a game for 30 minutes or more, it is preferable to turn on the decoration lamp in a manner different from the normal state to notify the player that the game is in an advantageous state as a service to the player who has played the game for a long time. .

[0027]

According to the gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention, by displaying the reach symbol up and down, the player knows that the reach symbol is not a fixed symbol, and then temporarily stops and displays a plurality of big hit symbols. However, since the fixed symbol has an identification mark that is slightly different from other jackpot symbols,
The game is played in a state where it is difficult to determine whether or not the special game state has shifted to the advantageous state after the end, and this is a new interest. In the gaming machine according to the second aspect, since the temporary stop time of the big hit symbol is set to be the same or approximately the same predetermined time, it is difficult to determine whether the fixed symbol is a specific symbol or a non-specific symbol. Therefore, when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the advantageous state has occurred, a decorative lamp is turned on as a service to the player to notify that the state is the advantageous state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 shows an enlarged view of a special symbol display according to the first embodiment and a variation mode of a symbol on a symbol display section.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing combinations of symbols that cause a special game state in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4a, 4b Ordinary symbol starting gate 5 Ordinary electric accessory 30 Large winning opening L Special symbol display L1 to L3 Symbol display

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A symbol display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols, wherein the plurality of jackpot symbols displayed on the symbol display unit include a jackpot symbol of a specific symbol and a jackpot symbol of a non-specific symbol. Is a jackpot symbol, a special gaming state occurs, and if the final symbol is a specific symbol jackpot symbol, after the special gaming state ends, the gaming machine generates an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player. The reach symbol indicating the reach state, which is the condition of the jackpot, is displayed so as to fluctuate once after stopping, and if the jackpot is reached, the jackpot symbol related to the reach symbol and the other jackpot symbols subsequently stop temporarily. The special symbols and non-specific symbols are included in the jackpot symbols that are displayed and temporarily stopped and sequentially displayed, and either the specific symbols or the non-specific symbols are determined. For the big hit symbols that are temporarily stopped and displayed sequentially, the time of the temporary stop display of each big hit symbol is set to the same predetermined time or almost the same predetermined time, and the relationship between the big hit symbol as the final symbol and the predetermined time is set. A small identification mark is displayed at the same time so that identification is difficult. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when a predetermined condition is satisfied after the advantageous state has occurred, the fact that the advantageous state has occurred is notified.