JP5366105B2 - Game director - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game presentation body operated unexpectedly beyond the player's assumption, in front of an image display device on which a Yakumono (accessory) is operated dynamically, thereby strongly attracting the player's interest, and considerably increasing the game excitement; and to provide a game machine and a game presentation method. <P>SOLUTION: An opening/closing Yakumono is provided to be visually confirmed from the surface of a game board 6 achieving a game using a flowing ball 20, and disposed in front of a symbol display device 7 for displaying images 7a and 7b thereon. The opening/closing Yakumono has a flat-shaped movable presentation body 11 disposed in front of the symbol display device 7, the movable presentation body 11 is operated to be folded and deployed, and the folded movable presentation body is movable vertically or horizontally in a plane parallel to the game board and in front of the symbol display device 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game effect body, and in particular, a game effect body capable of increasing the power of game effect and improving the interest of a player by performing a new effect operation in front of a video display device such as a symbol display device. About.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a ball that has been shot flows down on the surface of the game board, and in the process of flowing down, the ball rolls while colliding with a gauge (also called a nail) or impeller on the surface of the game board. The flow direction changes. As a result, if a ball wins at various winning holes arranged on the surface of the game board, a predetermined prize ball is paid out. On the other hand, if a ball flows into the out port without winning any prize hole, no prize ball is paid out. . The player enjoys the game by demonstrating his / her skill in the ball or using the chance of the ball flowing down and expecting to win a prize and give away a prize ball.

  Among such pachinko machines, recently, there are those in which an accessory such as a symbol display device or a variable winning device is arranged on a game board surface.

  The variable winning device has, for example, a character doll for gaming effects and a plurality of types of winning openings, and the ball that has flowed into the variable winning device is affected by the action of the character doll and any type of It is configured to enjoy whether or not to win a prize opening. Depending on the type of prize opening that the ball has won, the number of prize balls to be paid out may be different, or different types of different games may be started.

  In addition, the symbol display device is for configuring a so-called “hit” that allows a player to acquire a large amount of prize balls when the symbol displayed on the display screen changes and becomes a specific display mode. is there. By arranging this symbol variation device in the gaming machine, not only when a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by winning a prize at the winning opening of the game board surface, but a lot of prize balls are also generated depending on the result of the symbol variation. Since the payout is made, the player pays much attention to the display mode of the symbols.

  This symbol display device is generally located at the approximate center of the game board surface, and it is easy to attract the player's attention. Therefore, if an accessory that directs the game is placed near the symbol display device, it will be highly effective. Demonstrate. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a long bar-like member can move in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction on the front side of the symbol display device.

JP 2005-34631 A

  However, in the configuration disclosed in Patent Literature 1, there is a problem that the long bar-shaped member simply moves up and down or left and right in the front side of the symbol display device, so that the production is not interesting. If the actor performs an unexpected action in the vicinity of the symbol display device, it can attract the player's interest strongly, but if it is a game production action that does not exceed the player's assumption, it will get bored immediately. End up.

  In recent years, the symbol display device tends to increase in size, and a large space is generated in front of it. Therefore, if this space is used, it is possible to use a large accessory or increase the action of the accessory, and to significantly increase the power of the game effect. In addition, if the character performs an unexpected action, the interest of the player is improved, the popularity of such a gaming machine is increased, and the demand is also increased.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by performing an unexpected operation exceeding the player's assumption at the front position of the video display device capable of performing a large character operation, the player's It is an exemplary problem to provide a game director that can attract interest and greatly improve interest.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a game effect body as an exemplary aspect of the present invention is provided so as to be visible from the surface side of a game device body that realizes a game by flowing down game media, and displays an image that produces a game. A game effect body arranged in front of a video display device having a displayable video display surface, comprising a plate-like movement effect body arranged in front of the video display device, wherein the movement effect body is folded and It can be unfolded, and can be moved in the up-down direction or the left-right direction in a folded state in a plane parallel to the surface of the game apparatus body.

  The folded game effect body can be moved in the vertical direction or the left and right direction in front of the video display device, and the folded game effect body can be deployed. Can attract and improve interest. Since the front space of the video display device is used to move up and down, to the left and right, and to fold and unfold, a large operation can be performed while effectively using the space, and a powerful production can be performed.

  Since the game effector moves in front of the video display device, the video display surface of the video display device should be made entirely visible, partially invisible, or almost invisible to the player. Can do. In addition, the position of the visible portion can be changed variously. Since the visual appearance of the video displayed on the video display surface can be changed in various ways, new interest and interest can be given to the player.

  Further, by folding or unfolding the game effect body, the shape in which the player recognizes the game effect body (that is, the projection shape toward the player direction) can be changed variously. Since it can be folded to make it look thin, or unfolded to make it look larger, a variety of performances are possible. In addition, since various aspects of the game effect body can be presented to the player, various game effect modes can be presented, for example, by adding different patterns, colors, and the like to each side surface.

  Here, for example, the game medium is a ball used in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, and the game apparatus body is a game board for the ball to flow down. For example, the surface of the gaming device body is a game board surface, and the video display device is a symbol display device arranged on the game board surface. The forward direction is the direction from the gaming device body toward the player, that is, the direction from the back surface of the game board to the front surface, and the backward direction is the direction from the front surface of the game board to the back surface.

  In the folded state, the moving effect body may be folded in half with the substantially central portion of the flat plate surface being the central axis of folding, and the flat plate surface may be directed vertically or horizontally and the folded central axis may be directed forward.

  Thereby, folding operation | movement and an up-down or left-right moving operation | movement are realizable with a simple structure. Of course, depending on the convenience of the design arrangement, the folded state may be configured such that the folding center axis is directed rearward.

  In the unfolded state, the moving effect body may make the video display surface substantially invisible from the front side by covering substantially the entire video display surface of the video display device.

  It is possible to perform the action by the game effect body by making a large use of the front space of the video display device, and a powerful effect is possible. The moving effect body can be made larger as it expands to the full front space in the unfolded state, and its up / down or left / right moving operation and unfolding operation can be a powerful large action. By making the video display surface substantially invisible in the unfolded state, it is possible to allow the player to see the video sufficiently or to hardly see it, so that the player's interest by unexpected game effects Can attract.

  An effect display unit for producing a game may be provided in the vicinity of the folding center axis and on the flat plate surface. Since the effect display unit is provided in the vicinity of the folding center axis facing forward in the folded state, the player can display the effect display unit even when the moving effector is moved up and down or left and right, that is, when the moving effector is in the folded state. Can be presented. For example, if a decorative color or modeling is applied to the effect display unit, the player's interest can be attracted to the effect display unit even when the moving effect body is folded.

  In addition, since the effect display is provided on the flat plate surface, the effect display unit can be presented to the player not only in the folded state but also in the unfolded state. In addition, it is possible to perform different effects in the folded state and in the unfolded state. In the folded state, the presentation display near the folding center axis and the video on the display screen are presented to the player, and in the unfolded state, the presentation display on the inner surface of the flat plate different from the video is presented to the player. Players can enjoy the power and unexpectedness of various game effects. In the folded state, an effect display unit is provided on a flat plate surface that is not visible to the player, and is suddenly presented to the player when unfolded, so that an unexpected game effect can be performed.

  Here, even when the folding center axis is facing forward in the folded state, even if the folding center axis is facing backward, the effect is displayed on the flat plate side facing the player side (front) when unfolding Of course, it is desirable to have a section.

  You may further have the light source which discharge | releases light from the folding central axis vicinity in a folding state. Since the light from the light source is emitted from the vicinity of the folding center axis in the folded state, the player's interest can be attracted by the effect of the light. Even if the effect display unit provided near the folding center axis is smaller in area and less powerful than the effect display unit provided on the flat plate surface, the emitted light can strongly attract the player's interest. it can.

  A gaming machine according to another exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a housing frame that surrounds a gaming machine, a gaming device body, the game effect body, and a gaming device body that holds the gaming device body. A machine frame that is swingably supported so as to be openable and closable on the front side, a front transparent plate that is spaced apart from the gaming device body by a predetermined distance, and a decorative member that surrounds and decorates the gaming device body are held. It has a decorative frame swingably supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the frame, and a launch unit that launches a game medium toward the upper part of the game apparatus body.

  Since this gaming machine has the above-described game effect body, it is possible to perform an unexpected game effect beyond the player's assumption in the vicinity of the video display device. Therefore, the player can continue to have a strong interest and play a game happily without getting bored.

  A game effect method as still another exemplary aspect of the present invention is a game effect method performed in the above-described gaming machine, and the movement in a folded state located above or below the video display surface in the first game state. A step of moving the effector to a position substantially in the vertical direction of the video display surface in the folded state when the second gaming state is different from the first gaming state; And a step of unfolding the movement effect body in a folded state that is located at the approximate center in the vertical direction of the video display surface when the third gaming state is different from the gaming state.

  Further objects and other features of the present invention will become apparent from the preferred embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game space effect which is powerful and unexpected can be performed exceeding the assumption of a player effectively using the front space of a video display apparatus. Therefore, the player can continue to have a strong interest and play a game happily without getting bored.

1 is an external perspective view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the front view which looked at the game board of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1 from the front, and is a figure which shows the case where a flat plate member is a folding state. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the opening / closing accessory of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1, (a) shows the folding state of a flat plate member, (b) shows the state in the middle of expansion | deployment of a flat plate member. It is the front view which looked at the game board of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1 from the front, and is a figure which shows the case where a flat plate member is an unfolded state.

Form to carry out

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an external appearance of a pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. This pachinko machine 2 includes a housing frame 4, a game board (game device body) 6, an opening / closing accessory (game production body) 8, a machine frame 9, a front glass (front transparent plate) 10, a decorative frame 12, an upper plate ( And a ball launch unit (not shown).

  A rail decoration 26 is attached to the game board surface (surface) 6a of the game board 6 so as to define a game area 6b in which a ball 20 as a game medium flows down, and a gauge 27 and a normal winning opening 28 are provided in the game area 6b. The symbol display device (video display device) 7 and the opening / closing accessory 8 are arranged together with the special winning port 28a, the starting winning port 29, the large winning port 29a, and the out port 30.

  The pachinko machine 2 includes a combination pachinko machine, an enclosed circulation pachinko machine, a sparrow ball machine, and the like. In addition to pachinko machines, various gaming machines and arcade machines can be conceptualized as gaming machines. In short, the present invention can be applied to any gaming machine having the symbol display device 7.

  The housing frame 4 is a frame for enclosing the periphery of the pachinko machine 2 and is configured to have a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. As a material, wood, resin, metal, or the like can be applied, and aluminum is used in the present embodiment. The housing frame 4 surrounds the upper and lower surfaces and the left and right side surfaces of the pachinko machine 2, and a hinge portion (swing support portion) 22 for swinging and supporting the machine frame 9 and the decorative frame 12 on the left side as viewed from the front. Is provided.

  The game board 6 is a game apparatus body for realizing a game by flowing down a ball 20 as a game medium in the pachinko machine 2. In FIG. 2, the front view which looked at this game board 6 from the front is shown. A rail ornament 26 is attached to the game board surface 6a of the game board 6 in a substantially circular shape so as to surround the periphery, and an inner side surface 26a of the rail ornament 26 is erected with respect to the game board surface 6a to define a game area 6b. doing.

  A symbol display device 7 is provided at a substantially central portion in the game area 6b. A large number of gauges 27, a normal winning port 28, a special winning port 28a, a starting winning port 29, a large winning port 29a, an out port 30, and other various objects (for example, an impeller) are provided around the symbol display device 7. Is arranged.

  When the ball 20 is launched toward the upper part in the game area 6b by a ball launching device (not shown), the ball 20 collides with the gauge 27 and flows down in the game area 6b while changing its flow direction. . In the middle of the flow, some things win the regular prize opening 28 to trigger a certain number of prize ball payouts, and some things win the special prize opening 28a more than when winning the regular prize opening 28. As a trigger for paying out a prize ball, a certain item is discharged from the out port 30 to the outside of the pachinko machine 2 without winning any of the winning ports.

  The symbol display device 7 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display, an LED, and the like, and is provided so as to be visible from the game board surface 6a side, and displays a video on its display screen (video display surface) 7a. . On the display screen 7a, for example, a display pattern 7b composed of a three-digit number or a character is displayed as an image so as to rotate or stop. Further, for example, an effect image 7c as a story tailoring image by a character or the like is also displayed on the display screen 7a.

  In the present embodiment, the display screen 7a is disposed behind the game board surface 6a, and an opening / closing accessory 8 such as a moving effect body 11 is disposed in front thereof (FIG. 3A). , (B)).

  When the ball 20 wins the start winning opening 29, the display pattern 7b on the display screen 7a starts to rotate and is gradually displayed at a reduced speed. If the display pattern 7b at the time of the stop display is a predetermined mode (for example, “7, 7, 7”), it becomes “big hit”, and the big winning opening 29a is opened so that a large number of balls 20 can be won. . If a large amount of balls 20 wins the big prize opening 29a, a large amount of balls 20 will be paid out as a prize ball, and the player will obtain a large profit. On the other hand, when the display pattern 7b at the time of stop display is other than the predetermined mode, it is “displaced”, the special winning opening 29a is not opened, and the player cannot acquire a prize ball.

  Thus, since the stop mode of the display symbol 7b displayed on the display screen 7a of the symbol display device 7 determines whether or not a large profit can be obtained for the player, the player can play the game during the game. The central part of the board surface 6a, that is, the vicinity of the symbol display device 7 is attracted to a strong interest.

  The opening / closing accessory 8 is a game effect accessory arranged in front of the display screen 7 a of the symbol display device 7. FIGS. 3A and 3B are configuration diagrams showing a schematic configuration of the opening / closing member 8. The opening / closing accessory 8 is generally configured to include a moving effect body 11, a ball screw 13, a driven shaft 13a, a first motor 16 for driving the ball screw, and a second motor 17 for folding and unfolding operations. The display screen 7a of the symbol display device 7 is arranged behind the game board surface 6a, and the movement effect body 11 is arranged in a substantially rectangular space formed in front of the display screen 7a. The moving effect body 11 is configured to be visible from a substantially rectangular opening formed on the side.

  In the present embodiment, these components are all arranged on the game board surface 6a side. The mechanical parts excluding the moving effect body 11 are covered with a decorative cover part (not shown) and the like so as not to be directly touched by the player. Of course, only the movement effect body 11 may be arranged in front of the symbol display device 7, and other mechanical parts may be arranged on the back side of the game board 6.

  The movement effect body 11 is an accessory part configured by including a flat plate member 11a, and is disposed in front of the symbol display device 7 by being supported by a ball screw 13 and a driven shaft 13a as shown in the figure. The hinge portion 11d located at the substantially central portion of the flat plate member 11a is folded, and the upper portion 11b and the lower portion 11c of the flat plate member 11a can be folded and unfolded in a folded state with the hinge portion 11d facing forward. ing.

  A small effect member (effect display part) 11e for effect display is provided on the divided surface of the flat plate member 11a in the vicinity of the hinge part 11d. The small effect member 11e is an effect member that is presented to the player when the flat plate member 11a is in a folded state (see FIGS. 2 and 3A). For example, the model is provided with a color or pattern. Consists of the body.

  A large number of LEDs (light sources) 11f are arranged in the flat plate member 11a with the irradiation surface facing the small effect member 11e. Then, by turning on or blinking the LED, it is possible to irradiate decorative light that contributes to the game effect toward the player from behind the small effect member 11e. At this time, if the divided surface of the flat plate member 11a and the small effect member 11e have translucency, the light from the LED 11f passes through the small effect member 11e and is emitted toward the player. Increases further.

  A large effect member (effect display part) 11g for effect display is also provided on the flat plate surface of the flat plate member 11a. The large effect member 11g is an effect member that is presented to the player when the flat plate member 11a is in the unfolded state (see FIGS. 3B and 4). Consists of a shaped body.

  Gears 11h and 11j are arranged on the side surfaces of the upper portion 11b and the lower portion 11c near the hinge portion 11d, and mesh with each other. One of the gears 11j is attached to the motor shaft of the second motor 17, and by rotation of the second motor 17, the upper part 11b and the lower part 11c are centered on the hinge part 11d as shown in FIG. The flat plate member 11a is rotated so as to open in the middle arrow X direction and the flat plate member 11a is expanded.

  When the upper side portion 11b and the lower side portion 11c are rotated by 90 ° by the unfolding operation and become substantially upright, the large effect member 11g is presented to the player. The upper part 11b and the lower part 11c are erected as a single plate member so as to cover the entire rear display screen 7a (see FIG. 4). At this time, the small effect member 11e on the upper side 11b side and the small effect member on the lower side part 11c are stored inward so as to face each other, and cannot be visually recognized by the player.

  The second motor 17 is screwed to the ball screw 13 via a bracket. The hinge portion 11d is fitted and supported on the driven shaft 13a via a bracket on the opposite side surface. The ball screw 13 is configured to rotate by the rotation drive of the first motor 16, and by this rotation of the ball screw 13, the flat plate member 11 a moves forward of the display screen 7 a together with the second motor 17 by the arrow Y in FIG. It moves up and down in the direction.

  The machine frame 9 is a frame for holding the game board 6, and an attachment opening for attaching the game board 6 is formed in the vicinity of the center of the machine frame 9. An attachment portion for detachably attaching the game board 6 to the periphery of the attachment opening is provided, and the machine frame 9 is configured to surround the periphery of the game board 6. The machine frame 9 is disposed in front of the housing frame 4 and is swingably supported by the housing frame 4 at the hinge portion 22.

  The front glass 10 is a transparent plate that is spaced apart from the game board 6 by a certain distance or more. The front glass 10 is formed of transparent flat glass, and has a function of forming a flow-down space in which the ball 20 flows down between the game board 6 and the visibility so that the player can visually recognize the game board 6 through the front glass 10. The function and the function of preventing unauthorized access to prevent the player from illegally accessing (contacting) the game board 6 are exhibited.

  Of course, a resin material such as transparent acrylic may be used as the front transparent plate in addition to the front glass 10 made of glass. In the present embodiment, the front glass 10 is held by the decorative frame 12, but the front glass 10 is attached to the front of the game board 6 and is held by the machine frame 9 together with the game board 6. May be.

  The decorative frame 12 is a frame for holding the front glass 10 or a decorative member 32 surrounding the periphery thereof. In the present embodiment, the decorative frame 12 holds both the front glass 10 and the decorative member 32. The decorative frame 12 is disposed on the front side of the machine frame 9 and is swingably supported by the housing frame 4 together with the machine frame 9 at the hinge portion 22, and is swingably supported by the machine frame 9 so that the front surface can be opened and closed. .

  The decorative frame 12 is made of resin or metal, and a see-through hole for the player to visually recognize the game board 6 is formed at the center thereof, and the front glass 10 is attached so as to cover the see-through hole. Around the front glass 10, a decoration member 32 to which a model, a color, and a lamp for decorating the pachinko machine 2 are attached is attached, which contributes to the game effect of the pachinko machine 2.

  The upper plate 14 is for storing the ball 20 so as to guide it to the launch unit, and has a function of storing the player's ball together with the lower plate 14a. The upper plate 14 is disposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 2 and below the game board 6, that is, at the lower portion of the decorative frame 12, and the lower plate 14 a is disposed further below the upper plate 14. In the present embodiment, the upper plate 14 and the lower plate 14a are configured separately, but of course, the upper plate 14 and the lower plate 14a may be integrated to form one ball plate.

  The upper plate 14 has a function of receiving the sphere 20 paid out from the pachinko machine 2 as a premium sphere, and a function of storing the sphere 20 so as to guide the sphere 20 to the launch unit via a sphere supply device (not shown). ing. At the end of the game, the player can discharge the ball 20 from the upper plate 14 to the lower plate 14a by operating the ball discharge button 14b.

  The firing unit is for firing (bulleting) the ball 20 sent from the upper plate 14 to the firing position by the ball supply device toward the upper part of the game area 6b. The ball launcher includes, for example, a launcher that shoots the ball 20 at the launch position, a launch motor that drives the launcher, a launch spring that energizes the launcher and generates a force for the bullet. The unit is configured and attached to the machine casing 9. For launching the ball by the launch unit, a launch handle 15 that realizes on / off of the launch of the ball and adjustment of the launch intensity based on the player's operation is provided below the front surface of the pachinko machine 2, but the details are omitted.

  Next, the operation of the opening / closing member in the pachinko machine 2 will be described.

  When the player starts the game by operating the launch handle 15 with the pachinko machine 2, the ball 20 is launched to the top of the game area 6b and flows down. Here, although the ball 20 wins the normal winning opening 28 or the special winning opening 28a or flows into the out opening 30 without winning the winning opening, the normal gaming state where the starting winning opening 29 is not won (the first gaming state). ), The moving effect body 11 is in a folded state and is located at a position P above the display screen 7a (see FIG. 2).

  At this time, on the display screen 7a of the symbol display device 7, the display symbol 7b in the stopped display state and the effect image 7c in the normal gaming state are displayed. And since the movement effect body 11 is located above the display screen 7a, the player can visually recognize the display pattern 7b and the effect image 7c on the display screen 7a without being obstructed by the movement effect body 11. You can get fun. Moreover, since the small effect member 11e of the movement effect body 11 faces forward, the interest of the player is further improved by the small effect member 11e.

  On the other hand, when the ball 20 wins the start winning opening 29, the display symbol 7b starts rotating display. Then, the effect video 7c is also displayed on the display screen 7a different from that related to the normal gaming state. At this time, the movement effect body 11 is in a state of being stopped at the position P in the folded state, but the internal LED 11r blinks. Therefore, the small effect member 11e blinks brightly, and the player's sense of expectation for the symbol rotation display is improved.

  When the two-digit display pattern 7b is stopped and displayed as “7” and the so-called reach game state (second game state) is reached, the movement effect body 11 is lowered by driving the first motor. It stops at a position Q at substantially the center of the display screen 7a. At that time, the display screen 7a of the symbol display device 7 seems to be divided up and down by the small effect member 11e of the movement effect body 11 for the player, but in the upper half of the display screen 7a, the effect related to the reach game state The video 7c is displayed, and the display symbol 7b of the reach game state is displayed in the lower half. Therefore, the player's interest is greatly improved by the upper half reach effect image 7c, the lower half display symbol 7b, and the small effect member 11e flashing brightly in the center.

  Subsequently, when the last one-digit display symbol 7b also stops at “7” and enters into the big hit gaming state (third gaming state), the movement effect body 11 is developed by driving the second motor, The effect member 11g is directed forward. Thereby, since it becomes possible to see the large effect member 11g that could not be seen in the first and second gaming states, the interest of the player is further improved (see FIG. 4).

  When the movement effect body 11 is deployed, the large effect member 11g covers the entire display screen 7a and the player cannot see the display screen 7a. However, in this big hit gaming state, if the second motor 17 is repeatedly driven in reverse to repeat the expansion and folding of the moving effect body 11, the player can alternately appear on the large effect member 11g and the display screen 7a. It will be strongly interested by the video.

  Note that the vertical movement and folding / unfolding operations of the moving effect body 11 are realized by automatically driving and controlling the first motor 16 and the second motor 17 based on a command from a control circuit (not shown). . The control circuit may be integratedly mounted on, for example, a main board (game control circuit board) (not shown) that executes operation control of the entire pachinko machine 2.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various deformation | transformation and change are possible within the range of the summary. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the hinge part 11d is directed forward while the flat plate member 11a is folded, but of course, the hinge part 11d may be configured to face rearward in the folded state. As a result, the large effect member 11g presented forward at the time of unfolding can be configured to be stored in the folded state in the folded state, so that the player almost visually recognizes the large effect member 11g in the folded state. The unexpectedness at the time of deployment can be further improved.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the first motor 16 and the second motor 17 are automatically driven and controlled according to the gaming state based on an instruction from the control circuit has been described. The first motor 16 and the second motor 17 may be driven and controlled by the player operating the production buttons 31 a and 31 b provided in the machine 2.

  For example, while the player continues to press the effect button 31a, the first motor 16 is driven to reciprocate, the flat plate member 11a moves up and down in the X direction in front of the display screen 7a, and the player produces an effect at a desired timing. You may be comprised so that it can stop in a desired position if a hand is released | separated from the button 31a. Then, each time the player presses the effect button 31b, the second motor 17 may be rotationally driven so that the flat plate member 11a performs the folding operation or the unfolding operation.

P, Q: Position X, Y: Arrow 2: Pachinko machine (game machine)
4: Housing frame 6: Game board (game device body)
6a: Game board surface (surface)
6b: Game area 7: Symbol display device (video display device)
7a: Display screen (video display surface)
7b: Display pattern 7c: Production video 8: Opening / closing accessory (game production)
9: Machine frame 10: Front glass (front transparent plate)
11: Movement effector 11a: Flat plate member (part of the motion effector)
11b: upper part 11c: lower part 11d: hinge part (folding central axis)
11e: Small effect member (effect display part)
11f: LED (light source)
11g: Large production member (production display unit)
11h, 11j: Gear 12: Decoration frame 13: Ball screw 13a: Drive shaft 14: Upper plate (ball plate)
14a: Lower plate 14b: Ball discharge button 15: Launch handle 16: First motor 17: Second motor 20: Ball (game medium)
22: Hinge (swing support)
26: Rail decoration 26a: Inner side surface 27: Gauge 28: Ordinary winning opening 28a: Special winning opening 29: Start winning opening 29a: Outstanding winning opening 30: Out opening 31a, 31b: Production button 32: Decoration member

Claims (1)

A game effect body disposed in front of a video display device having a video display surface capable of displaying a video for producing a game,
Having a plate-shaped movement effect body arranged in front of the video display device;
The moving effect body is configured to be expandable from a first state where an effect can be displayed with a small effect member to a second state where an effect can be displayed with a large effect member, and even in the first state The second state is also configured in a flat plate shape,
In the first state, the movement effect body is a game effect body that enables an effect by a light source provided inside the small effect member.

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