CN111659100A - Game system with three-dimensional re-rotation mechanism judging whether to be triggered - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention uses a control unit to judge whether a game result of a roller game meets a specified condition, the specified condition is a plurality of game symbols in the game result, any one of the game symbols can meet a reward condition when replaced, and the replaced game symbol is defined to be positioned at a replacement position; when the control unit judges that the game result meets the specified condition, the control unit starts a three-dimensional rotating element to generate a substitute game symbol, the substitute game symbol is used for substituting the game symbol at the substitute position to update the game result, and then the control unit can judge whether the updated game result meets the reward condition again, and a reward program is carried out by a reward unit after the reward condition is met; therefore, when the player can enter the reward program at a moment when the game result is poor, the player can be given the stimulation similar to squinting cards by the three-dimensional re-rotating element, and the winning can be expected again, so that the playing interest of the player is improved.

Description

A game system with a mechanism for judging whether to trigger a three-dimensional re-turn

technical field

The present invention relates to a game system, in particular to a game system for judging whether to trigger a three-dimensional revolving mechanism.

Background technique

Please refer to FIG. 1 , a conventional slot machine 1 has a plurality of reels 2 . After placing a bet, the player can start the reels 2 to rotate, and then the reels 2 can be rotated according to the situation after the reels 2 stop. The formed symbols are arranged to obtain points, and when a specific symbol appears or meets the default conditions, you can enter a certain number of rounds of extra games or give extra points. The gameplay features of this extra game include free spins, multiplier scores and Wild symbols appear locked, high points, etc., which allow players to obtain high points without cost, that is, have a very high probability of obtaining high points, so players will look forward to the jackpot in additional games, which is to attract players to use the roller game machine. One of the important features of 1.

Common game modes of the extra game can be selected from respin, bonus game, free game, retrigger, jackpot, and the like.

Among them, the re-spin of the wheel is as shown in Fig. 4 of US Patent No. 8,197,328B2; and the bonus game is as shown in Figs. and the description in the 6th row, 34th line to 50th line of the manual; as for the free game (free game), retrigger (retrigger) can be seen in the US Bulletin No. US 6,955,600B2 Figure 3A ~ Figure 3B, Figure 4 and the manual Column 6, line 2 to line 57; for jackpot, refer to US Patent No. 10,176,670B2.

However, under the completely random setting, even in the extra game with a high probability of winning, the player has a considerable chance of not winning at all during the extra game, or winning but not accumulating many points. Under the situation, the player will suddenly fall from the emotion of expecting the big prize to the emotion of no winning or small and medium prize, which is easy to cause the player to have negative emotions, thus reducing the player's interest in using the reel game machine 1; , once the player does not get the expected amount of points, after the extra game is over, the player may end the game directly, which will affect the utilization rate of the reeling game machine 1, thereby reducing the profit of the reeling game machine 1.

Therefore, at present, there are many technologies for improving or maintaining the player's willingness to use the wheel game machine 1. One of them is the US Patent No. 8.444.475B2, which uses the design of setting a threshold. Repeatedly execute extra games to accumulate extra game points until the player reaches the compensation set threshold; accordingly, it can ensure that the player obtains certain benefits in the extra game, meet the player's expectations, and avoid lowering the reel 1 profit.

The aforementioned technologies can ensure that players can obtain certain benefits in extra games, but they cannot increase the probability of players entering extra games. When players do not enter extra games for a long time, or often can enter extra games or get extra points with one symbol missing , it is also easy to have a sense of loss. When the player is in this situation for a long time, the player's interest in playing the game will also be greatly reduced, thereby reducing the utilization rate of the scrolling game machine 1 .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main purpose of the present invention is to disclose a system that can give the player a new expectation of winning, so as to maintain the player's interest for a long time and increase the utilization rate of the reel game machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game system with a mechanism for judging whether to trigger a three-dimensional re-spin, which is applied to a wheel game, and the wheel game has a plurality of game results. The game system includes a display element and a game result generating element. , a three-dimensional re-turn element, an award unit and a control unit, wherein the display element has a game screen for displaying the real-time image of the wheel game; the game result generating element generates a plurality of game symbols, and the plurality of game symbols are side by side Arranged and displayed on the game screen, and the wheel game constitutes different game results according to the types of the plurality of game symbols; the three-dimensional revolving element has a three-dimensional image displayed on the game screen, and the three-dimensional image has a three-dimensional arrangement at least four display surfaces, the at least four display surfaces respectively have a game symbol, the three-dimensional revolving element randomly selects any one of the at least four display surfaces, and the three-dimensional image presents a process of random selection in a three-dimensional rotation manner, and the After the three-dimensional re-turning element selects the display surface, it displays the selected display surface forward, and at the same time, the three-dimensional re-turning element makes the game symbol corresponding to the selected display surface as a substitute game symbol; the reward unit is placed on the scroll wheel When the game result generated by the game in real time meets a reward condition, the reward unit executes a reward program; the control unit connects the display element, the game result generating element, the three-dimensional revolving element and the reward unit.

And the control unit of the present invention performs the following steps for controlling the game:

Step S1: a judgment program, the control unit judges whether the game result generated by the wheel game in real time satisfies a specified condition, and the specified condition is the plurality of game symbols in the game result, and it may be satisfied by replacing any of the game symbols. the bonus condition, and the game symbol that is defined to be replaced is located at a replacement position, when the control unit judges that the game result satisfies the specified condition, the control unit generates an activation signal;

Step S2: Re-turning program, the control unit transmits the activation signal to the three-dimensional re-turning element, and after receiving the activation signal, the three-dimensional re-turning element generates the substitute game symbol, and the substitute game symbol is used to replace the replacement position. game symbols to update the result of the game;

Step S3: judging whether to reward, the control unit re-judges whether the updated game result satisfies the reward condition, if so, the control unit generates a reward signal;

Step S4: Carry out an award, the control unit notifies the award unit to carry out the award program.

Accordingly, in the present invention, the control unit uses the judgment program to compare whether the game result generated by the wheel game in real time satisfies the specified condition, and after the specified condition is satisfied, the control unit transmits the activation signal to the three-dimensional weight. A turning element is used to generate the substitute game symbol, and the substitute game symbol is used to replace the game symbol in the replacement position to update the game result, so the control unit can once again determine whether the game result satisfies the reward condition, and allows the player to restart the game again. It is expected that the reward condition will be satisfied in order to carry out the reward program. Therefore, the present invention can give the player a feeling of excitement similar to squinting by means of the operation of the three-dimensional re-turning element, and at the same time, give the player a chance to look forward to winning the prize again, so as to improve the player's ability to play. interest.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a conventional wheel game machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a game screen of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a game screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional re-turning element of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional revolving element according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of displaying game symbols on the three-dimensional re-turning element of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the steps of the present invention.

FIG. 9A is a schematic diagram showing that the game screen of the present invention satisfies the specified condition.

FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram of generating substitute game symbols on the game screen of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart of steps of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of steps of still another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are described as follows in conjunction with the drawings:

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the present invention is a game system with a mechanism for judging whether to trigger a three-dimensional re-spin. It is applied to a wheel game, the wheel game has multiple game results, and the game system includes a display element 10. A game result generating element 20, a three-dimensional revolving element 30, a reward unit 40 and a control unit 50, wherein the display element 10 has a game screen 11 for displaying a real-time image of the wheel game, and the game result The generating element 20 generates a plurality of game symbols 21, the plurality of game symbols 21 are displayed side by side on the game screen 11, and the wheel game constitutes different game results according to the types of the plurality of game symbols 21. The actual structure of the game result generating element 20 can be a plurality of wheel elements 22A, the plurality of wheel elements 22A generate the plurality of game symbols 21, and the plurality of wheel elements 22A independently generate the game symbols 21, respectively, That is, the plurality of game symbols 21 are generated by the corresponding number of the plurality of reel elements 22A, respectively.

Or, please refer to FIG. 4 again, which is another embodiment, which has a plurality of wheel elements 22B, but the plurality of game symbols 21 in the same row are generated by the same wheel element 22B, that is, the same The plurality of game symbols 21 in the row are displayed continuously scrolling from top to bottom. For example, when the game screen 11 has the plurality of game symbols 21 arranged in a 4×5 matrix, it has five wheel elements 22B, and each When a wheel element 22B displays four columns of game symbols 21 at the same time, the game symbols 21 will move from the first column to the second column, then to the third column, and finally to the fourth column, and then the game symbol 21 will be moved from the game screen. 11 disappeared.

Please refer to FIG. 5 again, the 3D revolving element 30 has a 3D image 31A displayed on the game screen 11 , and the 3D image 31A has at least four display surfaces 32 arranged in a 3D arrangement. In actual implementation, the 3D revolving The three-dimensional image 31A of the element 30 can be a six-sided die, and its shape can be the same as a normal die, and the at least four display surfaces 32 can be six, which are respectively located on the six sides of the six-sided die.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6 , the three-dimensional image 31B of the three-dimensional re-turning element 30 can also be a spherical body (as shown in FIG. 6 ) or a tetrahedron; if the three-dimensional image 31B is a spherical body, the at least four display surfaces 32 are Embedded on the outer surface of the spherical body. The at least four display surfaces 32 have a game symbol 21 respectively. In game design, the type of the game symbol 21 of the three-dimensional revolving element 30 can be the same as the type of the plurality of game symbols 21 of the game result generating element 20 ; Or, the type of game symbols 21 of the three-dimensional re-turning element 30 may be more than the types of the plurality of game symbols 21 of the game result generating element 20, for example, the game result generating element 20 can be added that will not be generated. Special symbols that can give special bonus effects.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 7 together, the three-dimensional re-turning element 30 is randomly selected from any one of the at least four display surfaces 32 , and the three-dimensional image 31A of the three-dimensional re-turning element 30 is an example of a six-sided dice. To illustrate, the stereoscopic image 31A presents a random selection process in the form of stereoscopic rotation (as shown in FIG. 5 ), and the stereoscopic re-rotation element 30 displays the selected display surface forward after selecting the display surface 32 32 (as shown in FIG. 7 ), while the three-dimensional re-turning element 30 makes the selected game symbol 21 corresponding to the display surface 32 as a substitute game symbol 21A, and in order to attract the player’s attention, and achieve the goal of attracting the player’s attention. effect, the 3D re-turning element 30 can display the 3D image 31A on the game screen 11 in any display mode of magnification, brightening and high-contrast color display, etc. As shown in FIG. The effect of magnification indicates it.

The reward unit 40 shown in FIG. 2 , the reward unit 40 executes a reward program when the game result generated in real time by the wheel game satisfies a reward condition, and the reward program may be to allow the player to additionally Play an extra game, the game mode of the extra game can be selected from the wheel respin, bonus game, free game, retrigger, jackpot, etc. , or the bonus program may be to give additional points directly.

Please refer to FIG. 8 again, the control unit 50 is for connecting the display element 10, the game result generating element 20, the three-dimensional re-turning element 30 and the reward unit 40, and the control unit 50 is for controlling the progress of the game The following steps are as follows: Step S1: Judgment procedure, Step S2: Re-transfer procedure, Step S3: Judging whether to reward or not, Step S4: Perform reward.

Please also refer to FIG. 9A . First, step S1 is performed: the determination procedure. Step S1 is for the control unit 50 to determine whether the game result generated by the wheel game in real time satisfies a specified condition, and the specified condition is one of the game results. The bonus condition may be satisfied by replacing any one of the game symbols 21 of the plurality of game symbols 21 , and it is defined that the replaced game symbol 21 is located at a replacement position 61 . As mentioned here, "for the plurality of game symbols 21 in the game result, replacing any one of the game symbols 21 may satisfy the reward condition"; for example, as shown in FIG. 9A , the game screen 11 has a 4×5 The plurality of game symbols 21 arranged in a matrix, assuming that the reward condition is that the plurality of game symbols 21 in the same row are all heart symbols, that is, when the plurality of game symbols 21 in any row has four heart symbols, the Reward condition; then as circled 60, when the multiple game symbols 21 in the same row have three heart symbols, the specified condition is satisfied, because as long as the game symbols 21 in the same row that are not heart symbols (located in the replacement position 61) is replaced, that is, the specified condition may be satisfied.

When the control unit 50 determines that the game result satisfies the specified condition, the control unit 50 generates an activation signal. In addition, the control unit 50 can be controlled to generate the activation signal. More specifically, when the specified condition is satisfied, the control unit 50 can randomly trigger and generate the activation signal. It does not generate the activation signal every time, so as to maintain the The system (ie, the dealer) should have business interests; of course, when the specified conditions are met, the control unit 50 can generate the activation signal every time, so as to fully exert the effect of attracting players.

Next, step S2 is performed: the re-turning procedure. In step S2, the control unit 50 transmits the activation signal to the stereo re-turning element 30. After receiving the activation signal, the three-dimensional re-turning element 30 rotates the stereoscopic image 31A and moves toward the stereoscopic image 31A. The previously selected display surface 32 is displayed to generate the substitute game symbol 21A (as shown in FIG. 9B ), and the substitute game symbol 21A is used to replace the game symbol 21 in the substitute position 61 to update the game result.

Next, step S3 is performed: judging whether to reward, step S3 is for the control unit 50 to re-judg whether the updated game result satisfies the reward condition, if so, the control unit 50 generates a reward signal, as shown in FIG. 9B , When the generated substitute game symbol 21A is a heart symbol, the control unit 50 will judge that it is satisfied, and generate the bonus signal.

Finally, step S4 is performed: reward is performed, and step S4 is for the control unit 50 to notify the reward unit 40 to perform the reward program.

Please also refer to FIG. 10 , which is a flow chart of steps of another embodiment of the present invention. After the control unit 50 generates the activation signal, the control unit 50 firstly performs step P1 : detecting whether there is an extra bet. When the control unit 50 detects that there is an extra bet, it will continue to step S2: re-transfer the procedure. More specifically, the game system will provide an extra bet option 70, as shown in FIG. 3, which can be marked with “Extra Bet”, and the game system will proceed to step S2 only after the player must bet on the extra bet option 70. That is, players must have additional bets to trigger the three-dimensional re-spin mechanism, which can further increase the betting amount and effectively maintain the due business interests of the system (banker).

Please also refer to FIG. 11 , which is a flow chart of the steps of another embodiment of the present invention. After the control unit 50 generates the activation signal, the control unit 50 first performs step P2 : detecting whether to bet on the specified item. When the control unit 50 detects that there is a betting designation item 80, it will continue to step S2: re-transfer the procedure. More specifically, the game system will select at least one betting item as the designated item 80 for the existing betting items. As shown in Figure 3, "Line20" can be designated as the designated item 80, and the player must bet on the designated item 80". The game system will only proceed to step S2 after placing a bet on Line20”, that is, the player must bet on the specified item 80 to trigger the three-dimensional re-spin mechanism. The specified item 80 is an item with higher operating interests of the system (banker), so it can also be Effectively maintain the business interests that the system (banker) should have.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 9B , in order for the player to truly enjoy the excitement similar to squinting, the game screen 11 of the display element 10 can display a prompt area 90 when the stereoscopic image 31A appears. The control unit 50 further calculates the missing game symbol 21 in the replacement position 61 to meet the reward condition before step S2: re-transferring the program, and the control unit 50 notifies the display element 10 to display it in the prompt area 90 The game symbol 21 missing from the reward condition; as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the game symbol 21 missing from the reward condition is a gold ingot; and as shown in FIG. 9B , the game symbol 21 missing from the reward condition is a love symbol.

Accordingly, the player can clearly know which type of game symbol 21 the substitute game symbol 21A generated by the three-dimensional revolving element 30 is, the reward condition can be satisfied, and thus the player can enjoy the thrill of squinting the card .

To sum up, the advantages of the present invention at least include:

1. The present invention allows the three-dimensional revolving element to generate the substitute game symbol and update the game result through the judgment program through the control unit, so that the player can expect to meet the reward condition again, so as to maintain the player's fun.

2. Before the three-dimensional revolving element, through the display of the prompt area on the game screen, the player can clearly know the missing game symbols in the reward condition, so the player can use the operation of the three-dimensional revolving element Give the player a sense of excitement similar to squinting, so as to increase the player's interest in playing.

Claims (14)

1. A game system with a mechanism for judging whether to trigger stereo re-rotation is applied to a roller game, wherein the roller game has a plurality of game results, and the game system comprises:

a display element, which is provided with a game picture for displaying the real-time image of the roller game;

a game result generating element, which generates a plurality of game symbols, wherein the game symbols are arranged side by side and displayed on the game picture, and the roller game forms different game results according to the type composition of the game symbols;

a stereoscopic rotating element, which has a stereoscopic image displayed on the game picture, the stereoscopic image has at least four display surfaces arranged in a stereoscopic manner, the at least four display surfaces are respectively provided with a game symbol, the stereoscopic rotating element randomly selects any one of the at least four display surfaces, the stereoscopic image presents a random selection process in a stereoscopic rotating manner, the stereoscopic rotating element displays the selected display surface forwards after selecting the display surface, and meanwhile, the stereoscopic rotating element enables the game symbol corresponding to the selected display surface to be used as a substitute game symbol;

the reward unit carries out a reward program when the game result generated by the roller game in real time meets a reward condition; and

a control unit, the control unit is connected with the display element, the game result generating element, the three-dimensional re-rotating element and the reward unit, and the control unit controls the game to carry out the following steps:

step S1: a judging program, wherein the control unit judges whether the game result generated by the roller game in real time meets a specified condition, the specified condition is the plurality of game symbols in the game result, the reward condition can be met by replacing any game symbol, the replaced game symbol is defined to be positioned at a replacement position, and when the control unit judges that the game result meets the specified condition, the control unit generates a starting signal;

step S2: the control unit transmits the starting signal to the three-dimensional rotating element, the three-dimensional rotating element generates the substitute game symbol after receiving the starting signal, and the substitute game symbol is used for replacing the game symbol at the substitute position to update the game result;

step S3: judging whether the game is rewarded, judging whether the updated game result meets the rewarded condition by the control unit again, and if so, generating a rewarded signal by the control unit;

step S4: and (4) carrying out reward, and informing the reward unit to carry out the reward program by the control unit.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein said game result generating element is a plurality of wheel elements, and said plurality of wheel elements generate said plurality of game symbols.

3. The gaming system of claim 2, wherein said plurality of game symbols are generated by a corresponding number of said plurality of wheel elements, respectively.

4. The gaming system of claim 2, wherein the plurality of game symbols in a same row are generated by a same wheel element.

5. The game system of claim 1, wherein the bonus program is for the player to play a bonus game additionally.

6. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the control unit randomly triggers generation of the activation signal when the specified condition is met.

7. The game system of claim 1, wherein the control unit generates the activation signal each time the specified condition is satisfied.

8. The game system of claim 1, wherein after the control unit generates the activation signal, the control unit performs step P1: detecting whether there is an extra bet, and when the control unit detects an extra bet, proceeding to step S2: and (5) the program is re-rotated.

9. The game system of claim 1, wherein after the control unit generates the activation signal, the control unit performs step P2: detecting whether to bet the designated item, and when the control unit detects that there is a bet designated item, proceeding to step S2: and (5) the program is re-rotated.

10. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the type of game symbols of said solid rewind element is the same as the type of said plurality of game symbols of said game outcome generating element.

11. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein said solid rewind element has a greater number of game symbols than said plurality of game symbols of said game outcome generating element.

12. The game system of claim 1, wherein the stereoscopic image of the stereoscopic re-rotating element is a six-sided dice.

13. The game system of claim 1, wherein the stereoscopic image display device displays the stereoscopic image on the game screen in any one of an enlarged, highlighted and high-contrast color display.

14. The game system of claim 1, wherein the game screen of the display device displays a prompt area when the stereoscopic image appears, and the control unit in step S2: before the program is re-transferred, the game symbols which are not enough for the reward condition and are met by the replacement position are obtained through further calculation, the control unit informs the display element, and the game symbols which are not enough for the reward condition are displayed in the prompt area.

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