CN1600402A - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A gaming machine 310 of the invention displays a bingo card formed as a matrix of bingo boxes with which bingo card indicia is associated on a display 370A of a gaming terminal 314A for a player to play a bingo game. The gaming machine includes means for notifying the player of the possibility that a specific bingo box will be activated as specific indicia is drawn at the next lottery in a lottery machine 312 and the game play result desired by the player may be gained in a display manner in which the specific bingo boxes are displayed individually so that they can be distinguished.

Description

game console

technical field

The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a display unit for displaying information on game progress and a drawing unit for drawing identification information, wherein a game result is determined based on a drawing result of the drawing unit.

Background technique

Heretofore, a bingo game (bingo game) has been performed in which a bingo card having a cell matrix assigned various identification information is used, a player drills a hole in a cell from which identification information is drawn as a response to victory, and The first player to finish drilling holes in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row wins the game.

Although the rules of bingo are simple, many people are attracted to bingo because of the effect of making players eager to drill holes in bingo cards and the effect of making players feel expected to complete a row by drilling another hole. Regardless of age, gender, this is different from other game modes in which only one drawing produces a game result.

Typically, paper bingo cards are used for bingo games, but a variety of electronically controlled gaming machines have been developed that simulate bingo games. With this gaming machine, the bingo cards are displayed as a bingo cell matrix on the display, and when identification information drawn as a win exists on the bingo cards, the corresponding bingo cells are validated and displayed so that it can Distinguished from other bingo units.

There is proposed a gaming machine for enhancing the game entertainment of the bingo game by allowing a player to move a bingo card under predetermined restrictions. (For example, refer to JP-A-2001-161888.)

However, in the above invention, the gaming machine does not include a display unit for indicating which bingo unit is the next unit that needs to be validated to To complete a row with another bingo unit activated, I'm afraid the game doesn't know.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a game machine which allows the player to easily recognize the result of the lottery, thereby generating an expectation, the game machine comprising: means for displaying the result of the lottery to the player in a predetermined display manner. The probability of a player's desired game play outcome obtained by drawing specific identifying information in the lottery (eg, indicating which bingo unit is the next bingo unit that needs to be active to complete the first combination).

Specifically, according to the present invention, the following are provided.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine comprising: a display unit (for example, a main control unit 500A, a display controller 600A, and a display 370A which will be described below with reference to FIG. The device of step S209 etc.), it is used for displaying the game card (for example, bingo card) that forms as game unit matrix (for example, the matrix of bingo unit); 11 described ROM 508A, etc.) for storing display data (for example, information provided by combining an image and an image code number when assigning an image code number to an image corresponding to identification information including First identification information and second identification information, etc.) to display the identification information as a combination of different first identification information (for example, card numbers, etc.) and different second identification information (for example, card symbols, etc.); A card identification information determining unit (for example, the main control circuit 500A described below with reference to FIG. 11, the device for performing step S209 of FIG. 17, etc.), which is used to determine the card selected from the identification information and associated with the game unit. The game card identification information; drawing unit (for example, the drawing machine 312 that will be described below with reference to FIG. 2, the main control circuit 400 that will be described below with reference to FIG. devices, etc.) for extracting identification information; validating units (for example, main control circuit 500A, display controller 600A, and display 370A described below with reference to FIG. 11 , devices for performing step S216 in FIG. 18 , etc. ) for validating a gaming unit corresponding to the playing card identification information when a comparison is made between the identification information extracted by the drawing unit and the playing card identification information and a match is found between them; a combination determining unit (such as , the main control circuit 500A that will be described below with reference to FIG. 11, the device for performing the arrival determination process of FIG. 21 in step S225 of FIG. Whether the gaming units are capable of forming a predetermined first combination, or whether a combination of playing card identification information corresponding to a gaming unit validated by a validating unit and playing card identification information corresponding to a specific gaming unit not validated can form a combination different from the predetermined combination. a predetermined combination of the first combination; and a condition notification unit (for example, the main control circuit 500A, the display controller 600A, and the display 370A which will be described below with reference to FIG. The means of step S263, etc.), which is used to sequentially and individually display the specific game units that have not been validated in response to the determination of the combination determination unit.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when determining whether to validate a specific game unit that has not been validated, a first combination is formed or a predetermined combination different from the first combination is formed based on the playing card identification information corresponding to the specific game unit, Specific game units that are not validated are sequentially and individually displayed so that the game units can be distinguished, thereby allowing the player to easily recognize the lottery result of the identification information to anticipate and play the game with a relaxed mind.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, which further includes all condition notification units (for example, main control circuit 500A, display controller 600A, which will be described below with reference to FIG. 11 The display 370A, the means for performing step S262 of arrival unit notification start processing of FIG. 22, etc.), which is used to respond to the determination of the combination determination unit, and simultaneously display the specific game unit that is not effective except the condition notification unit.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when determining whether to validate a specific game unit that has not been validated, a first combination or a predetermined combination different from the first combination is formed based on the playing card identification information corresponding to the specific game unit, A specific game unit that has not been activated is simultaneously displayed in addition to the condition notification unit, so that the game unit can be distinguished. Therefore, it is expected that the player is given the opportunity to grasp all the lottery results.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, which further includes a game unit moving unit (for example, a main control circuit 500A, a dial 376A and a dial 376A which will be described below with reference to FIG. 377A, etc.), which is used to move the game unit when the player operates the game machine, wherein the condition notification unit and all the condition notification units are displayed individually or all at the same time regardless of the movement of the game unit by the game unit movement unit. unit.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, specific game units other than forming the first combination or a predetermined combination different from the first combination when the game units are in effect are sequentially displayed individually or all at the same time, so that it is possible to move the unit regardless of the game unit. The game unit can be distinguished by the movement of the unit, so that the player can easily identify and grasp the drawing result of the identification information to anticipate and play the game with a relaxed state of mind.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine including: a display unit (for example, a main control circuit 500A, a display controller 600A, and a display 370A which will be described below with reference to FIG. The device of step S209 etc.), it is used for displaying the bingo card that forms as bingo unit matrix; Identification information shows data storage unit (for example, will be described below with reference to Fig. 11 ROM508A etc.), and it is used for storing display data ( For example, information provided by combining an image and an image code number when assigning an image code number to an image corresponding to identification information including first identification information and second identification information to be described below, etc.) to The identification information is displayed as a combination of different first identification information (for example, numbers of cards, etc.) and different second identification information (for example, symbols of cards, etc.); The main control circuit 500A described in 11 is used to execute the device of step S209 of Fig. 17, etc.), which is used to determine the bingo card identification information selected from the identification information and associated with the bingo unit; the drawing unit (such as , the drawing machine 312 that will be described below with reference to FIG. 2, the main control circuit 400 that will be described below with reference to FIG. 10, the device for repeatedly performing steps S107 to S110 in FIG. 17, etc.), which is used to extract identification information; Validation unit (for example, main control circuit 500A, display controller 600A, and the display 370A that will be described below with reference to FIG. A comparison is made between the extracted identification information and the bingo card identification information and when a match is found between them, the bingo unit corresponding to the bingo card identification information is activated; the combination determination unit (for example, will be described below with reference to FIG. 11 The main control circuit 500A of the main control circuit 500A, which is used to perform the arrival determination process of FIG. 21 in step S225 of FIG. Whether the determined first combination, or the combination of the bingo card identification information corresponding to the bingo unit activated by the activation unit and the bingo card identification information corresponding to the specific bingo unit not activated can form a combination different from the predetermined first combination. A predetermined combination of combinations; and an arrival notification unit (for example, the main control circuit 500A, the display controller 600A, the display 370A that will be described below with reference to FIG. means, etc.) for sequentially and individually displaying specific bingo units that are not in effect in response to the determination of the combination determination unit.

According to the present invention, in the game machine for determining the game progress result based on the drawing result of the identification information, the probability of the game progress result desired by the player obtained by drawing the specific identification information in the next drawing is displayed, whereby This allows the player to easily recognize the result of the lottery to anticipate, and has a sense of anticipation that evokes the game, thereby playing the game with a relaxed mind.

Description of drawings:

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be more fully and clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a gaming machine 310 of an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the overall appearance of the lottery machine 312 of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a lottery ball receiver 334 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a lottery machine 312 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lottery tray 338 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a top view of the lottery tray 338 according to the embodiment of the present invention;

7A to 7G are longitudinal sectional views showing the overall appearance of the second recovery passage 350 in the gaming machine 310 of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a gaming terminal 314A according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a system configuration in the gaming machine 310 of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a block diagram showing the control circuit in the lottery machine 312 of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 11 is a block diagram showing the control circuit in the game terminal 314A of the embodiment of the present invention;

12 shows an example of an idle screen of a game terminal displayed on a screen of a game terminal 314A according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is an example of the screen of the game terminal after the game has been entered, displayed on the screen of the game terminal 314A of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is an example of the screen of the game terminal during the game, displayed on the screen of the game terminal 314A of the embodiment of the present invention;

15A to 15D show examples of screen transitions in which the arrival state is displayed alone, displayed on the screen of the game terminal 314A of the embodiment of the present invention;

16 shows an example of a double bet (double down) game screen of a gaming terminal displayed on the screen of a gaming terminal 314A in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 17 is a main flow chart, has shown the processing of the main control circuit of game terminal 314A and lottery machine 312 in the embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 18 is a flow chart following Figure 17;

Fig. 19 is a flow chart of bingo unit mobile operation invalid processing;

Fig. 20 is a flow chart of winning combination determination processing;

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of arrival determination processing;

Fig. 22 is a flowchart of an arrival unit notification start process.

Detailed ways

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings (FIGS. 1 to 22), which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention. In the description of this embodiment, the person who plays the game is represented as a player.

In addition, it is assumed that the game units are represented as bingo units, and the game cards are represented as bingo cards.

The gaming machine 310 of the present embodiment is a gaming machine for players to play games using game media such as cards storing information on game values given to players and information on coins, medals, balls, and tokens. . However, in the following description, it is assumed that the player plays the game using coins.

Game console configuration

First, the overall appearance of the game machine will be described using FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of the gaming machine of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the gaming machine 310 includes a lottery machine 312 and a plurality of gaming terminals 314 . This game machine 310 enables a plurality of players to simultaneously play games through a plurality of game terminals 314A to 314J.

The lottery machine 312 is mainly implemented as a frame 313 imitating the shape of a ship, which is arranged at the center of the gaming machine 310 . Furthermore, two lottery disks 338 and 339 are arranged at the center of the lottery machine 312 . The two lottery disks 338 and 339 are formed with a total of 52 lottery holes 340 , 341 (see FIG. 2 ). Combinations of first symbols including spades, clubs, hearts and diamonds and second symbols including numbers 2 to 10 and letters A, J, Q and K are associated with the lottery holes 340, 341 as identification information. The result of the game is determined by drawing corresponding to any one of the drawing holes 340, 341 into which the drawing ball enters. The shaking unit 346 (see FIG. 2 ) is arranged in the lottery machine 312, and the frame body 313 can be shaken so that the bow 312A (see FIG. 2 ) and the stern 312B (see FIG. 2 ) can be moved upwards and downwards. shift.

A plurality of game terminals 314A to 314J are arranged on both sides of the lottery machine 312 . In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, ten game terminals 314A to 314J are provided. In addition, the game terminals 314A to 314J are formed with coin dispensing outlets 382A to 382J. FIG. 1 does not show the game terminals 314F to 314J and the coin dispensing outlets 382F to 382J which are blocked from view by the lottery machine 312 .

In this embodiment, ten game terminals 314A to 314J are provided as a plurality of game terminals. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode and another mode may be employed. For example, a plurality of game terminals other than ten game terminals may be provided or one game terminal may be provided.

Configuration of the lottery machine

The general appearance of the lottery machine 312 of the gaming machine 310 will be described using FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the general appearance of the lottery machine 312 of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2 , a screw conveyor 320 is arranged at the stern 312B of the lottery machine 312 . This screw conveyor (screw conveyor) 320 is a device for transporting the lottery balls used in the lottery upward through the inside of the lottery machine 312 .

This screw conveyor 320 includes a screw body 320A extending upward at a predetermined inclination angle, a support plate 320B extending along the screw body 320A, and a lottery ball ascending motor 320C for operating the screw body 320A. The spiral body 320A is provided with a spiral groove having a radius of curvature larger than that of each drawing ball. When the drawing ball ascending motor 320A is driven, the auger 320A operates, and the drawing ball is transported upward in a state where it is held between the helical groove formed between the helical groove of the auger 320A and the support plate 320B. This means that the screw conveyor 320 is arranged outside the frame body 313 and transports the lottery ball 302 so that the player can visibly recognize the lottery ball 302 .

One end of the lottery ball guide 324 is disposed on the upper end of the screw conveyor 320 . The drawing ball guide portion 324 is formed with a guide passage (not shown). The lottery ball guide 324 guides the lottery ball transported by the screw conveyor 320 along the guide path.

On the upper portion of the lottery machine 312, a lottery ball holding portion 332 is arranged. This lottery ball holding portion 332 is formed of permeable resin so that a player or the like can visually recognize the lottery ball in the lottery ball holding portion 332 . Therefore, the remaining number of lottery balls can be clearly indicated to the player. This lottery ball holding portion 332 is opened upward and holds the lottery ball guided from the lottery ball guide portion 324 . An opening (not shown) for passing one lottery ball therethrough is formed at the bottom of the lottery ball holding portion 332 .

The cylindrical rotating body 328 is disposed under the lottery ball holding portion 332 . This rotating body 328 has a function of closing an opening formed at the bottom of the lottery ball holding portion 332 so that the lottery ball held by the lottery ball holding portion 332 is maintained in a held state.

The rotating body 328 is formed with a holding hole (not shown) for holding a lottery ball. A drive portion (not shown) including a rotary motor 326 (see FIG. 10 ) and the like is arranged on the edge of the rotary body 328 . When the driving part is driven, the rotating body 328 is rotated. When the rotating body 328 is rotated, the rotating body 328 opens the holding hole upward, thereby allowing a lottery ball held by the lottery ball holding portion 332 to drop into the holding hole through the opening. When the rotating body 328 is further rotated, the opening formed in the lottery ball holding portion 332 is closed, and a lottery ball is held in the holding hole. When the rotating body 328 is further rotated, the opening formed in the lottery ball holding portion 332 is closed, and the holding hole is opened downward to allow a lottery ball held in the holding hole to drop. Accordingly, one lottery ball held in the lottery ball holding portion 332 is drawn and dropped. This rotating body 328 is formed of permeable resin so that the player can visibly recognize the lottery ball held in the holding hole. Therefore, the progress of the game can be clearly displayed to the player.

A permeable lottery ball receptacle 334 is arranged below the rotor 328 . This lottery ball receiving portion 334 is provided for receiving lottery balls dropped by the holding ball of the rotating body 328 arranged on the lottery ball receiving portion 334 . Therefore, the lottery ball dropped from the holding ball of the rotating body 328 is held by the lottery ball receiving portion 334, so that the player can visually recognize the lottery ball. The lottery ball receiving portion 334 is formed with cutouts 334C and 334D (see FIG. 3 ) for dropping received lottery balls onto either one of the two lottery disks 338 and 339 . Since the lottery machine 312 has a shaking function, the lottery ball held by the lottery ball receiver 334 is guided to any one of the two lottery disks 338 and 339 in response to the tilt angle.

In the cutouts 334C and 334D (see FIG. 3 ) of the lottery ball receiving portion 334 are formed inclined surfaces 336A and 336B through which lottery balls can be thrown into the passage. These slopes 336A and 336B are provided for dropping the lottery ball held by the lottery ball receiver 334 onto either of the face parts 338A and 339A. Each of the slopes 336A and 336B is formed of permeable resin so that the player can visually recognize the lottery ball passing through the slopes 336A and 336B.

Two lottery trays 338 and 339 are arranged at the lower ends of the slopes 336A and 336B, respectively. These lottery boards 338 and 339 are formed with face surfaces 338A and 339A having planes on which lottery balls can shake and which are horizontal with respect to the frame body 313 .

A plurality of lottery holes 340, 341 for holding a lottery ball are formed on the upper surfaces of the face parts 338A and 339A (see FIG. 4). A shutter 347 is arranged on the bottom surface of the drawing holes 340, 341. During the game, the control partition 347 is closed, thereby retaining the drawing balls entering the drawing holes 340,341. After the game is over, the control partition 347 enters the open state, thereby ejecting the drawing balls entering the drawing holes 340 , 341 into the inside of the drawing machine 312 . In each of the lottery holes 340, 341, a throwing ball detection sensor 349 is arranged. The dropped ball detection sensor 349 detects a lottery ball that has entered any one of the lottery holes.

A recovery part 345 formed with a first recovery path 344 and a second recovery path 350 is provided below the two lottery trays 338 and 339 of such a lottery machine 312 . This recovery portion 345 allows the first recovery passage 344 to receive the lottery balls that have entered the lottery holes 340 , 341 when the control partition 347 is in the open state. This recovery portion 345 is formed with inclined portions 353A and 353B for dropping the lottery balls received by the first recovery path 344 . Also, a horizontally extending second recovery passage 350 is formed below the inclined portions 353A and 353B. In addition, the lottery balls guided into the lottery holes 340, 341 along the first recovery path 344 enter the second recovery path 350, and are held thereafter.

A gate 352 is arranged in the second recovery passage 350 . This door 352 can be controlled so that it can be opened and closed. Therefore, if the door 352 is open, the lottery ball can pass through the nip between the second recovery passage 350 and the lower end of the spiral body 320A. On the other hand, if the door 352 is closed, the lottery balls cannot pass through the interface between the second recovery passage 350 and the lower end of the spiral body 320A. In this way, the lottery machine 312 is shaken so that the stern 312B side becomes lower than the bow 312A side, and the control door 352 is brought into an open state. Thereby, the lottery ball held in the second recovery passage 350 is drawn into the lower end of the spiral body 320A. When the control door 352 enters the closed state, the lottery balls introduced into the lower end of the spiral body 320A are not returned to the second recovery path 350, and the lottery balls held in the second recovery path 350 are not introduced into the lower end of the spiral body 320A in addition. .

A lottery ball passing detection sensor 351 is arranged between the gate 352 and the lower end of the spiral body 320A. This lottery ball passing detection sensor 351 is provided for detecting the number of lottery balls introduced from the second recovery path 350 to the lower end of the spiral body 320A through the gate 352 . Therefore, if when the drawing machine 312 is tilted such that the stern 312B side becomes lower than the bow 312A side, and the control gate 352 enters an open state, the number of lottery balls passing through the gate 352 reaches a predetermined number, and the control gate 352 enters a closed state. state, and a predetermined number of lottery balls are introduced into the lower end of the spiral body 320A. After a predetermined number of lottery balls are introduced into the lower end of the spiral body 320A, the lottery balls do not return to the second recovery path 350 .

The lottery machine 312 is provided with a rocking unit 346 , and it is rockable and tiltable about a rocking shaft 348 .

In addition, a dot matrix LED display 327 including a plurality of LEDs and the like is arranged on the drawing ball holding portion 332 . On this dot matrix LED display 327 the number of game rounds is displayed. A START light 329 is arranged at the center of the lottery machine 312 . When the lottery ball falls onto the lottery ball receiver 334 through the holding hole of the rotator 328, a light included in the START lamp 329 is turned on so that the player visually recognizes the character string START. A plurality of lighting units may be provided to the gaming machine 310 for the lottery machine 312 enabling the sailing ship type to be illuminated in various colors and to enable various effects to be produced together with the shaking operation.

Description of lottery ball receiver and slope

The above-described lottery ball receiver 334 and slopes 336A and 336B will be described using FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a top view showing the lottery ball receiver 334 and the ramps 336A and 336B.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the above-mentioned lottery ball receiving portion 334 is formed to have a concave portion 334A. This recess 334A receives the lottery ball dropped through the holding hole of the above-mentioned rotating body 328 . In addition, two cutouts 334C and 334D are formed in the side surface 334B of the lottery ball receiving portion 334 . Therefore, when the lottery machine 312 is shaken, the lottery ball received by the recess 334A rolls out of the recess 334A through either one of the two cutouts 334C and 334D.

The upper ends of the slopes 336A and 336B are arranged in these cutouts 334C and 334D. The lower ends of the slopes 336A and 336B are arranged above the lottery disks 338 and 339, respectively. Accordingly, these slopes 336A and 336B receive the lottery balls rolled out of the lottery ball receiver 334 through the aforementioned cutouts 334C and 334D of the lottery ball receiver 334 , and guide the lottery balls to the lottery disks 338 and 339 , respectively. These slopes 336A and 336B are arranged so that the lottery balls are thrown in the same direction as the rotation direction of the lottery disks 338 and 339 . In this embodiment, the slopes 336A and 336B may be formed in a linear shape, but may not be formed in a linear shape. For example, there are curves other than linear formation.

Description of lottery board etc.

The above-described lottery machine 312 and lottery disks 338 and 339 will be described using FIGS. 4 to 6 . FIG. 4 is a top view showing the lottery machine 312 . FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the lottery tray 338 . FIG. 6 is a top view showing the lottery tray 338 . Therefore, in FIGS. 5 and 6, since the lottery tray 339 has the same configuration as the lottery tray 338, its description will be omitted below.

As shown in FIG. 4 , two lottery trays 338 and 339 are arranged in the lottery machine 312 as described above. Multiple lottery holes 340,341 may be made in both lottery disks 338 and 339. Therefore, for example, it is possible to effectively use the installation space in the game hall without creating unnecessary space by making many lottery holes, compared with when one lottery board is used. Therefore, many lottery holes can be provided, so that the fun can be increased, so that a more bonus range can be provided.

These lottery disks 338 and 339 are circular when viewed from above. And these lottery disks 338 and 339 are arranged on the deck of the frame body 313 for rotation. The lottery disks 338 and 339 are formed with faces 338A and 339A that allow the lottery balls to roll. These lottery disks 338 and 339 rotate in substantially the same direction (see arrows B1 and B2 ) as the direction in which lottery balls are dropped from the slopes 336A and 336B (see arrows A1 and A2 ). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , the lottery disk 338 rotates clockwise, and the slope 336A is thrown clockwise. Therefore, when the lottery balls roll on the lottery disks 338 and 339, the speed does not decrease significantly. Therefore, the probability that the lottery ball enters any one of the lottery holes 340, 341 in a very short time is low.

Between the draw trays 338 and 339 a connection platform 390 is provided. The connection platform 390 has a plane that is horizontal to the faces 338A and 339A of the lottery trays 338 and 339 . Accordingly, the lottery balls can roll between the lottery disks 338 and 339 . The rolling speed of the draw ball is not significantly reduced.

Guides 392 and 394 are provided between the lottery trays 338 and 339 . Guides 392 and 394 are provided at positions sandwiching the connection platform 390 along the outer peripheries of the lottery trays 338 and 339 . These guide portions 392 and 394 have a more convex shape than the face surfaces 338A and 339A of the lottery boards 338 and 339 . Accordingly, the lottery ball hits the guides 392 and 394, thereby guiding the rolling of the lottery ball.

Bank portions 396 and 398 are provided outside the lottery boards 338 and 339 . These shutter portions 396 and 398 are arranged along the outer perimeter of the lottery trays 338 and 339 . These shutter parts 396 and 398 have a shape that is more convex than the face parts 338A and 339A of the lottery boards 338 and 339 . Therefore, if the lottery balls thrown into the lottery discs 338 and 339 from the slopes 336A and 336B roll to the outside of the lottery discs 338, 339, the lottery balls climb to the top of the shutter parts 396 and 398, and then roll to the On the lottery disks 338 and 339. When the lottery balls that have climbed onto the shutter portions 396 and 398 roll onto the lottery disks 338 and 339, the speed does not decrease significantly. Therefore, the probability that the lottery ball enters any one of the lottery holes 340, 341 in a very short time is low; the lottery ball enters any one of the lottery holes 340, 341 in a time period of about 10 to 30 seconds.

In addition, the lottery dials 338 and 339 rotate in opposite directions, as indicated by arrows B1 and B2. Therefore, the lottery ball dropped on the lottery plate 338 may roll from the lottery plate 338 to the lottery plate 339 via the connection platform 390 . Conversely, the lottery ball dropped on 339 can roll from the lottery plate 339 to the lottery plate 338 via the connection platform 390 . Accordingly, the lottery balls roll between the lottery disks 338 and 339 . Because the shaking unit 346 is arranged in the lottery machine 312, the frame body 323 of the lottery machine 312 shakes, and it is possible to provide players with an unpredictable novel game in the way that the lottery balls roll on the lottery discs 338, 339, For example, the lottery ball can roll like a character 8 between the lottery disks 338 and 339; increasing the fun in the game. In addition, these lottery disks 338 and 339 are surrounded by fences formed of permeable resin, and the platforms 390, guides 392 and 394, and shutters 396 and 398 are connected, so there is no fear of the balls rolling out of the fences. .

These lottery disks 338 and 339 are formed with 26 lottery holes 340 and 26 lottery holes 341 , respectively. As shown in FIG. 5 , identification information including spades or hearts is assigned to the lottery holes 340 made in the lottery board 338 as first symbols. Specifically, A, 2 to 10, J, Q, and K of spades and A, 2 to 10, J, Q, and K of hearts are assigned to the lottery holes 340 made in the lottery board 338 . On the other hand, identification information including clubs or squares is assigned to the lottery hole 341 made in the lottery board 339 as the first symbol. Specifically, clubs A, 2 to 10, J, Q and K and diamonds A, 2 to 10, J, Q and K are assigned to the lottery holes 341 made in the lottery board 339 . That is, since any symbols are of the same kind, the player can easily recognize the required identification information by visually recognizing the position where the drawing ball rolls; fun in. For example, when the lottery ball rolls on the lottery plate 338, the player can easily recognize that the first symbol is spades or hearts, and when the lottery ball rolls on the lottery plate 339, the player can easily The ground recognizes that the first symbol is a club or a square. That is, the identification information of the first symbol of the same kind is assigned to the lottery holes 340 , 341 of the two lottery disks 338 and 339 . Thereby, for example, the player can easily recognize the required identification information by visually recognizing the lottery disks 338 and 339 on which the lottery balls roll; fun in.

The lottery disk 338 is formed with lottery holes 340 along the circles C1 and C2 centered on the center point C0 of rotation. This circle C2 lies within the circle C1. 16 lottery holes are made along the circle C1, and 10 lottery holes are made along the circle C2. As described above, A, 2 to 10, J, Q and K of spades and A of hearts, 2 to 10, J, Q and K are assigned to the 26 lottery holes 340 . And specifically, Ace of spades and 2 to 8 and Ace of hearts and 2 to 8 are assigned to 16 drawing holes made along circle C1, and 9, 10, J, Q and K of spades and hearts 9, 10, J, Q and K are assigned to 10 lottery holes made along circle C2.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the lottery board 338 is formed with a plurality of protrusions 342 having a shape that is more convex than the surface 338A of the lottery board 338 . As shown in FIG. 6 , a plurality of protrusions 342 are provided along a circumference C3 centered on the center point C0 of rotation. This circle C3 is located within the innermost circle C2 of the circles C1 and C2 making the drawing holes. That is, a plurality of protrusions 342 are provided along the circumference C3 located within the innermost circumference C2 of the various circumferences C1 and C2 so that they are adjacent to the drawing holes 340 formed on the innermost circumference C2. Therefore, for example, when the lottery ball hits the protrusion 342, the rolling of the lottery ball is weakened, the rolling direction of the lottery ball can be changed, and the lottery ball evenly enters the lottery hole 340 formed along the circumference C2 and along the circumference The lottery hole 340 formed by C1. Therefore, lottery can be maintained in a manner in which lottery balls enter a large number of lottery holes uniformly.

As shown in FIG. 6, preferably, the raised portion 342A is provided in an area defined by tangent lines D1 and D2 tangent to two adjacent drawing holes 340A and 340B along the circumference C2 and the circumference C3. surrounded. For example, the lottery ball passing through the interface between the lottery hole 340A and the lottery hole 340B collides with the protrusion 342A, which weakens the rolling of the lottery ball and can change the rolling direction of the lottery ball, thereby increasing the number of lottery balls. The ball enters the lottery hole 340A and the lottery hole 340B, and the lottery ball evenly enters the lottery hole 340 formed along the circumference C2 and the lottery hole 340 formed along the circumference C1. Therefore, the lottery can maintain the mode in which the lottery balls enter many lottery holes uniformly.

Description of the recycling department

The above-described recovery section 345 of the lottery machine 312 will be described using FIG. 7 . 7A to 7G are longitudinal sectional views showing the second recovery passage 350 .

When the game is over, the partition 347 opens and allows the lottery balls to drop through the lottery holes 340 and 341 as described above. After a predetermined time elapses, these lottery balls are held in the second recovery path 350 via the first recovery path 344 as shown in FIG. 7A . As shown in FIG. 7A , when the drawing ball 302 is held in the second recovery path 350 of the recovery unit 345 , the frame body 313 is tilted by the swing unit 346 . In this case, as shown in FIG. 7B , since the door 352 provided in the second recovery passage 350 is in the closed state, the lottery balls 302 are kept in the second recovery passage 350 so that they are located on the door 352 side. As shown in FIG. 7C , the control door 352 enters an open state, whereby the drawing ball 302 located in the second recovery passage 350 rolls to the lower part of the spiral body 320A. That is, the frame body 313 is inclined to introduce the lottery balls 302 located in the second recovery path 350 to the screw conveyor 320 . If the lottery ball 302 thus rolls to the lower side of the spiral body 320A, the lottery ball detects the number of the lottery ball 302 rolled to the lower side of the spiral body 320A by the detection sensor 351 . This means that the number of lottery balls 302 introduced from the second recovery path 350 to the screw conveyor 320 is detected by the lottery ball detection sensor 351 . In other words, the lottery ball passing detection sensor 351 detects the number of lottery balls 302 passing through the gate 352 . If the number of lottery balls 302 detected by the lottery ball passing detection sensor 351 reaches a predetermined number, as shown in FIG. 7D , the control door 352 enters a closed state. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7E , a predetermined number of lottery balls 302 roll to the lower side of the screw body 320A and are transported upward by the screw conveyor 320 . This means that the lottery ball is arranged in a state where it can be dropped. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7F , the inclination of the frame body 313 returns to the horizontal position, that is, the inclination of the frame body 313 is stopped. This means that the rocking unit 346 has a function of stopping the tilting of the housing 313 . Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7F , the lottery ball 302 rolled toward the lower side of the spiral body 320A does not return. Of course, as shown in FIG. 7G, if the frame body 313 is tilted in the opposite direction, the lottery ball 302 rolled to the lower side of the spiral body 320A will not return.

Therefore, the frame body 313 (see FIG. 1 ) is tilted to introduce the lottery balls located in the second recovery passage 350 to the lower side of the spiral body 320A. Therefore, the lottery ball can be simply collected only by tilting the frame body 313, and the gaming machine 310 can be manufactured at low cost. In particular, in large gaming machines such as bingo etc., it is necessary to save as much space as possible; according to the invention, still more space can be saved. There is no need to provide a lottery ball ejection unit to each of the lottery holes 340 and 341, thereby making it possible to manufacture the gaming machine in a simple manner and at lower cost.

Description of the game terminal

The game terminal 314A of the game machine 310 will be described using FIG. 8 . FIG. 8 is a perspective view of gaming terminal 314A. In addition, since each of the game terminals 314B to 314J has the same configuration as the game terminal 314A, description thereof will be omitted below.

The gaming terminal 314A mainly includes a display 370A, a touch sensor 372A (see FIG. 11 ), two dials 376A and 377A, a coin input port 378A and a main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 11 ).

A display 370A is provided on the upper portion of the game terminal 314A. The bingo card images for the bingo game assigned to the player, any other information, option game images, etc., are displayed on the display 370A. With this configuration, the game is played in a state in which the player can visually recognize pieces of information displayed on the screen (not shown) of the display 370A.

Also, a camera (not shown) that captures the entire screen of the lottery boards 338 and 339 may be provided to the lottery machine 312, and the captured images are displayed on the display 370A so that if it is difficult for the player to see any one of the lottery boards 338 and 339 339, the player can also visually identify the lottery disks 338 and 339.

A touch panel implemented mainly as a touch sensor 372A (see FIG. 11 ) is provided to the display 370A. Therefore, a game player can be provided with a game environment in which various data and various instructions can be input simply by touching the display 370A.

In this embodiment, the touch sensor 372A (see FIG. 11) allows the player to perform various types of input operations. However, any mode of operation may be used. For example, a plurality of operation buttons may be provided so that the player can perform various types of input operations.

A forward protrusion 374A is provided on the player's side of the display 370A. On top of this forward protrusion 374A are provided two dials 376A and 377A stacked on top of each other. Using these dials 376A and 377A, a game player can be provided with a game environment in which difficult-to-perform operations can be performed only by simply pressing normal operation buttons or touching the touch panel.

For example, in an embodiment, in a matrix image of a bingo game displayed on display 370A, bingo unit identification information assigned to an outer boundary of the matrix image may be moved to adjacent bingo units along the outer boundary. If the player wants to continuously move the second identification information according to the pattern, the player has to repeat the operation only by pressing the usual operation button and touching the touch panel, which is troublesome to repeat the operation. Therefore, using the input unit such as the dials 376A and 377A allows the player to perform continuous operations with only one action, so that a game with high operability can be provided to the player. The dial sign 376A, 366A can also be operated very simply for performing scrolling on the screen or similar motion in moving a pointer, and a game with high operability can be provided to the player.

In addition, a coin input port 378A for inserting coins is provided on the right side of the dials 376A and 377A. In addition, a chip sensor 380A (see FIG. 11 ) is arranged in the chip input port 378A. This coin sensor 380A detects whether a coin has been inserted into the coin input port 378A. Therefore, if the player inserts the coin into the coin input port 378A, the coin sensor 380A detects that the coin has been inserted.

A main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 11 ) for controlling the various devices described above is disposed within the forward protrusion 374A.

Game console system configuration

The system configuration of the gaming machine 310 will be described using FIG. 9 .

As shown in FIG. 9, the game machine 310 mainly includes: a lottery machine controller 360 for controlling the lottery machine 312; and game terminals 314A to 314J.

The lottery machine controller 360 is communicably connected with the ten game terminals 314A to 314J so that it can communicate with the game terminals 314A to 314J. This lottery machine controller 360 can transmit various data and various signals to and from the ten game terminals 314A to 314J, thereby controlling the ten game terminals 314A to 314J.

Electrical configuration of the lottery machine

The electrical configuration of the lottery machine 312 of the gaming machine 310 will be described using FIG. 10 .

As shown in FIG. 10 , the dropped ball detection sensor 349 is connected to the interface circuit group 402 of the main control circuit 400 . When the drawing ball enters any one of the drawing holes 340, 341, the dropped ball detection sensor 349 supplies a predetermined signal to the input/output bus 404 via the interface circuit group 402. The input/output bus 404 inputs/outputs data signals or address signals to/from a control processing unit (CPU) 406 .

The lottery ball is also connected to the interface circuit group 402 of the main control circuit 400 through the detection sensor 351 . When the lottery ball passes through the gate 352 , the lottery ball passes through the detection sensor 351 to provide a predetermined signal to the input/output bus 404 via the interface circuit group 402 .

Also, the communication control circuits 414A to 414J are connected to the interface circuit group 402 . These communication control circuits 414A to 414J are provided for connecting the lottery machine controller 360 and the game terminals 314A to 314J so that they can communicate with each other.

ROM (Read Only Memory) 408 and RAM (Random Access Memory) 410 are also connected to the input/output bus 404 described above. The ROM 408 records a control program for controlling processing related to the game in the lottery machine controller 360 . Also, the ROM 408 stores initial data for executing a control program, various programs, and the like. RAM 410 stores flags and variable values used in the above programs.

Furthermore, the interface circuit group 412 is connected to the input/output bus 404 . The lottery ball raising motor 320C, the rotation motor 326 , the lottery disk rotation motors 335 and 337 , the partition 347 , the swing unit 346 and the door 352 are connected to the interface circuit group 412 . Therefore, the CPU 406 controls various components so that the above-mentioned lottery machine 312 can be driven.

Electrical Configuration of the Game Terminal

The electrical configuration of the game terminal 314A of the game machine 310 will be described using FIG. 11 . In addition, since each of the game terminals 314B to 314J has the same configuration as the game terminal 314A, their descriptions are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 11, the token sensor 380A is connected to the interface circuit group 502A of the main control circuit 500A. When a coin is inserted through the coin input port 378A, the coin sensor 380A supplies a predetermined signal to the input/output bus 504A via the interface circuit group 502A. The input/output bus 504A inputs/outputs data signals or address signals to/from a central processing unit (CPU) 506A.

The touch sensor 372A is also connected to the interface circuit group 502A of the main control circuit 500A. If the touch sensor 372A detects that the player touches a display position of the command displayed on the display 370A, the touch sensor 372A supplies a signal corresponding to the content of the command to the interface circuit group 502A.

Dial pads 376A and 377A are connected to interface circuit group 502A. If the player turns the dial 376A or 377A, a signal corresponding to the turning angle is supplied to the interface circuit group 502A.

Furthermore, the communication control circuit 514A is connected to the interface circuit group 502A. This communication control circuit 514A is provided for connecting the lottery machine controller 360 and the game terminal 314A so that they can communicate with each other.

A ROM (Read Only Memory) 508A and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 510A are also connected to the aforementioned input/output bus 504A. The ROM 508A records a control program for assigning image code numbers to images corresponding to identification information including first identification information, second identification information, and control information provided by combining images and image code numbers, and the The control program is used to perform processing related to the game in the game terminal 314A. Also, the ROM 508A stores initial data for executing a control program, a display control program in the display 370A, and the like. RAM 510A stores flag and variable values used in the above programs.

Furthermore, the interface circuit group 512A is connected to the input/output bus 504A. A speaker 586A and a hopper 588A are connected to the interface circuit group 512A. And the interface circuit group 512A supplies drive signals and drive power to control the above components in response to the results of operation processing in the CPU 506A.

Furthermore, the display controller 600A is connected to the interface circuit group 512A. The display controller 600A supplies an image signal to the display 370A to display an image based on an image display instruction supplied from the main control circuit 500A.

12 to 15 show examples in which the present invention is applied to a bingo game using bingo cards having 5*5 bingo units. The game terminals 314A to 314J are the same game terminal, and therefore in the following description, the game terminal 314A is taken as a representative game machine.

The following existing bingo game is mainstream: for bingo cards with 5×5 bingo units, a predetermined number of numbers are drawn with a probability of 1/25 from 25 numbers, and when the drawn numbers are in the bingo card When present, the bingo unit corresponding to the drawn number is validated, and thereafter, if five validated bingo units are completed vertically, horizontally and diagonally, a first combination is formed. In this embodiment, a pack of cards (which may or may not include one or two trump cards, or may use as trump cards a free spot validating a particular bingo unit independently of the drawn identification information) is used for Identification information instead of the numbers used as identification information in prior art bingo games. The identification information is drawn in the drawing machine 312 with a probability of 1/52 (possibly 1/53 or 1/54 probability) (see FIG. 2). When the same identification information as the extracted identification information exists on the bingo card displayed on the screen of the gaming terminal 314A, the bingo unit corresponding to the identification information is validated. In addition to the prior art first combination (e.g., three, four, or five activated bingo units completed on a specific line of the bingo cards), a second combination can be formed from the activated bingo units (e.g., One pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four of a kind , straight flush (straightflush), royal flush (royal flush), or five of a kind (five of a kind, etc.), and a bonus corresponding to the first combination or the second combination will be given to the player. The second combination and the first combination may be formed simultaneously on the same line specified by the bingo cards, in which case the player is awarded a bonus corresponding to the second combination and a bonus corresponding to the first combination. However, the probability of the bingo unit being effective becomes lower and the probability of forming the first combination becomes lower than in prior art bingo games. Afterwards, although the first combination is formed when five active bingo units are completed on the vertical, horizontal or diagonal lines of prior art bingo cards, it is assumed that it is possible to complete not just five, but three or The first combination is formed with four active bingo units.

In this embodiment, in addition to the operation of the dial 376A or 377A (see FIG. 8), the player plays the game in the touch panel mode and the operation of the game terminal 314A is always acceptable. That is, a touch sensor 372A (see FIG. 11 ) is provided on the surface of the display 370A so that the player can operate the game terminal as desired by touching a predetermined touch portion of the display 370A. However, the present invention is not limited to this mode, but an operation acceptance method independent of the touch panel method may be employed (in this case, it is not necessary to provide the game terminal 314A with the touch sensor 372A). For example, a predetermined switch is provided for accepting a player's operation. Alternatively, dials 376A and 377A may be used to accept operations from all players.

The idle screen of the gaming terminal

The standby screen displayed on the screen (not shown) of the display 370A of the game terminal 314A will be described using FIG. 12 .

FIG. 12 shows a display example of an entry acceptance screen for playing a game in the game terminal 314A on the display 370A. In this screen, the player can operate touch portions 480 and 481 and dials 336A and 337A (see FIG. 8 ) for accepting a game entry operation. The coins inserted into the coin input slot 378A (see FIG. 8 ) are invalidated and the inserted coins are returned to the player from the coin delivery port 382A. All bingo units having a matrix of cards arranged on a bingo card displayed on display 370A are displayed relatively dark or shaded to indicate that the bingo unit has not yet been drawn and validated. In the following description, an active bingo unit means that when there is a bingo unit having the same card as that drawn in the drawing machine 312, the bingo unit is displayed so that the player can distinguish the bingo unit from the bingo unit. Other bingo units. When the bingo unit is activated, for example, the bingo unit is displayed in a relatively light or unshaded manner on display 370A. The bingo unit of the bingo card on the idle screen of the game terminal 314 is not validated when the identification information is drawn in the drawing machine 321 . The values of line odds or poker odds displayed on the screen (not shown) of the display 370A are not changed when the player performs some operations.

The arrangement of cards displayed on the bingo cards having 5*5 bingo units displayed on the standby screen of the gaming terminal 314A is different from the arrangement of the bingo cards for the game play after the game is entered. Here, the demo screen is displayed and the arrangement of cards displayed on the bingo board is determined again after the game is entered.

When the player touches the touch portion 480 or 481, game entry is accepted. When game entry is accepted at game terminal 314A, the display changes to the screen of FIG. 13 .

Screen gaming terminal after game entry

A screen after game entry displayed on a screen (not shown) of the display 370A of the game terminal 314A will be described with reference to FIG. 13 .

FIG. 13 shows a screen in which a bingo card consisting of 5×5 bingo units associated with the card is determined and displayed. At this time, the cards are arranged so that a predetermined second combination (for example, a second combination formed by five cards, namely, straight, flush, full house) is included on a specific line. , straight flush, royal flush). Because this provides a high bonus combination on the bingo card, it produces the effect of enhancing the player's anticipation feeling. Cards are randomly arranged on bingo units other than the above-mentioned predetermined second combination. The displays of the touched portions 480 and 481 are erased, and the displays of the arrival status display section 483 (to be described later) appear in full. In the state of this screen, the "BET" operation based on the player's coin input and operation of the dials 376A and 377A (see FIG. 8 ) etc. within a given time (for example, for a predetermined time of 45 seconds, etc.) efficient. For example, according to the "betting" operation based on the player's coin input, when a predetermined amount of coins is wagered, the level of the line odds displayed in the line odds table 482 (shaded portion in the figure) increases (moves upwards). ), and the numerical value displayed on the probability level of the line probability in the figure increases (in FIG. 13 , the shaded portion is located on the second row from the bottom of the line probability table 482, and the probability level is 2). When betting a predetermined amount of medals, likewise, the numerical value of the poker odds displayed on the poker odds table 484 is raised, and the numerical value displayed at the probability level of the poker odds in the figure (in the figure , showing the odds value of the second combination, and the odds level of poker odds is 3). The probability level mentioned here is an index indicating a level into which probability values are classified according to whether the probability values belong to a greater than, equal to, or less than relationship. For example, the higher the value of the probability level, the higher the probability value; or the higher the value of the probability level, the lower the probability value.

On the screen (not shown) of the display 370A of the gaming terminal after the game is entered, all bingo units of the displayed bingo cards are still displayed relatively dark or shaded to indicate bingos that have not yet been drawn and have not yet been validated unit.

If the "bet" operation based on the player's chip bet and operation of the dials 376A and 377A (see FIG. 8) is valid, the player can rotate and move the bingo units at the inner perimeter 490 of the bingo card, The bingo unit is shaded by the hatched line and raised to the right of FIG. Shaded and lowered to the left in Figure 13 by dial 377A. Specifically, when the player turns the dial 376A counterclockwise by a predetermined amount, the bingo units at the bingo card inner perimeter 490 are also turned counterclockwise about the center of the bingo card and move a predetermined amount. quantity. For example, if the player turns the dial 376A counterclockwise by an amount corresponding to one bingo unit movement, for example, the Q of Hearts placed in the upper left corner of the inner perimeter 490 of the bingo card in FIG. 13 moves to the position of the J of Hearts, and The J of hearts moves to the position of the 3 of clubs. Bingo units move counterclockwise one unit at a time in this manner. If the player operates the dial 377A, the bingo units in the outer perimeter 491 of the bingo cards are also rotated and moved in a similar manner. Thus, the player can move the bingo unit to rotate the bingo unit as desired about the center of the bingo unit. As long as the game terminal 314A accepts an operation, the player can perform the operation. Because this can be done, the player not only needs to move the bingo units so that the bingo cards are placed in a high probability of forming the first combination, but also needs to consider the second combination; thus strategy is required. For example, this strategy means that the mobile bingo units need to be considered to form pairs with low payouts but high probability of forming combinations or pairs with high payouts but low probability of forming combinations.

The screen of the game terminal during the game

A display example of the display 370A of the game terminal 314 during the progress of the game will be described with reference to FIG. 14 .

When a card is drawn by the drawing machine 312, the result of the drawing is sent to the gaming terminal 314A, which then determines that the same card as the drawn card exists on the bingo cards displayed on the display 370A of the gaming terminal 314A. If it is determined that the same card as the drawn card exists on the bingo card displayed on the display 370A of the gaming terminal 314A, then the bingo unit of the bingo card on which the card is arranged is displayed in a relatively bright or unshaded manner, so as to Indicates the bingo unit in effect.

In FIG. 14, for example, seven bingo units on which a square 10, a J of hearts, etc. are disposed are shown in a relatively light or unshaded manner to indicate that the bingo unit is active. When the drawing machine 312 performs a predetermined number of draws, the bingo unit validated by the draw remains displayed in a relatively light or unshaded manner to indicate that the bingo unit is valid.

Display of arrival status

In addition, as shown in FIG. 14 , based on the determination of whether the next valid bingo unit is the first combination or the second combination to be formed, the display 370A of the gaming terminal 314A is distinguishably displayed for the player during the game. The next bingo unit in effect. Wherein the display is produced in the following manner: where if a bingo unit is next to be activated, the bingo units used to form the first combination or the second combination are displayed individually (separate display of arrival status) or in the following manner: All bingo units are displayed at the same time (display of all arrival states). The arrival state means a state in which there is a probability of forming either the first combination or the second combination when a particular bingo unit is next to be activated.

In the arrival state individual display and the total arrival state display, the arrival state corresponding to the bingo unit after the movement may be displayed in response to the movement of the bingo unit, that is, each time the bingo unit moves.

This state of arrival is shown separately as follows: For example, as shown in FIG. 14, if the bingo unit on which the King of Hearts is placed is effected, a three of a kind is formed and the three bingo units become completed as the first combination, and thus end with The player is notified of this state in a blinking manner on the bingo unit on which the King of Hearts is arranged. In addition, as will be described below, if there is more than one bingo unit used to form both the second combination and the first combination or either of them when the bingo unit is active, the flashing is toggled for each bingo unit displayed so that the player can identify which bingo unit is active to form either or both of the second combination and the first combination.

The full arrival state is shown as follows: For example, as shown in FIG. 14, if the bingo unit on which the K of hearts, the A of spades, the K of spades, and the J of clubs is placed in effect, the two combinations of the second combination and the first combination are formed. Or or any one of them, and therefore the bingo unit is displayed at a time when all reach the state display portion 483, to inform the player of this state. In FIG. 14, flashing display 485 indicates where in the entire bingo card there are bingo units for forming either or both the second combination and the first combination when the bingo units are activated. The blinking display 485 indicates only among the bingo cards the bingo unit used to form both or either of the second combination and the first combination when the bingo unit is activated, and does not indicate the card placed on that bingo unit type, but the invention is not limited to this mode, and can indicate the type of sign.

Because the cards are used as identification information in the bingo game (specifically, the number of each card is used as the first identification information, and the symbol of each card is used as the second identification information), making it possible to form the first combination and The second combines the two, increasing the number of arrival state graphs, and making it certain. Because bingo units can be moved, the arrival state changes as bingo units are moved. Therefore, it is difficult for the player to quickly determine what happened to reach the state. However, by adopting the above-mentioned two ways of displaying the state of arrival, the player can easily and accurately understand which bingo unit takes effect in the bingo game to form both or either of the second combination and the first combination. . Therefore, the player has a sense of arousing anticipation, and can play the game with a relaxed mind and maintain interest in the game.

Screen transitions where the arrival status of the game terminal is displayed alone

A screen transition in which the arrival state is individually displayed, displayed on a screen (not shown) of the display 370A of the game terminal 314A, will be described with reference to FIG. 15 .

In FIG. 14, if the bingo unit on which the K of Hearts, A of Spades, K of Spades, and J of Clubs is placed in effect, as described above, in the individual display of the arrival state, both the second combination and the first combination are formed or any of them. The situation of FIG. 15 is similar to that of FIG. 14, and FIGS. 15A to 15D show how the bingo units on which the K of hearts, A of spades, K of spades and J of clubs are arranged individually blink.

In FIG. 15 , when the K of Hearts is activated, a second combination of three of the same number is formed and the three activated bingo units are arranged as the first combination, and thus the bingo unit on which the K of Hearts is placed is in the blinking display 486 show. A transition to the next state of FIG. 15B is made after the flickering display has been generated for a predetermined time.

In FIG. 15B , when the Ace of Spades is validated, the second combination of sequential numbers is formed and the five valid bingo units are arranged as the first combination, and thus the bingo unit on which the Ace of Spades is placed is flashing at 487 displayed in . After the flashing display is generated for a predetermined time, transition to the next state of FIG. 15C is made.

In FIG. 15C , when the K of Spades is valid, the second combination of three of the same number is formed and the three valid bingo units are arranged as the first combination, and thus the bingo unit on which the K of Spades is placed is displayed in blinking 488 is displayed. After the flashing display is generated for a predetermined time, a transition to the next state of FIG. 15D is made.

In FIG. 15D , when the J of Clubs is valid, a second combination of four of the same number is formed and the four valid bingo units are arranged as the first combination, and thus the bingo unit on which the J of Clubs is arranged is displayed in the flashing display 489 show. After the flashing display is generated for a predetermined time, transition to the next state of FIG. 15A is made again.

Therefore, the flashing display 486 of FIG. 15A is repeatedly generated in this order, the flashing display 487 of FIG. 15B is displayed, the flashing display 488 of FIG. , thus the player can easily and accurately understand which bingo unit can be expected to take effect to form both or any one of the second combination and the first combination. Therefore, the player has a sense of arousing anticipation and can play the game with a relaxed mind and maintain interest in the game.

Because as mentioned above, the flashing display 486 of FIG. 15A is repeatedly generated in this order, the flashing display 487 of FIG. Thus, the flashing display transitions may be made in order of strength of the first combination and the second combination (eg such that the combination with the greater bonus is the stronger combination).

Double bet game screen of gaming terminal

The double-up game screen displayed on the display 370A of the gaming terminal 314A will be described with reference to FIG. 16 .

The double bet game is as follows: When some bonus is given to the player in the bingo game of the gaming machine 310, the player bets on the bonus. In a double-down game, the banker card selected under the control of the gaming terminal 314A is compared to a card selected by the player from among a plurality of cards represented as face-down cards under the control of the gaming terminal 314A, And among the player or the banker, the stronger card player is selected to win the game. When the player wins the game, the bonus obtained is doubled; on the other hand, when the dealer wins the game, the player's bonus is forfeited in full.

For example, in FIG. 16, the face of the card selected by the dealer is shown first and the player can select one of four cards represented as face-down cards under the control of the gaming terminal 314A. If the player touches the display of any desired card to select the card, the card is placed face up and displayed, thereby determining the game outcome of the double bet game. If the player wins the game, he or she can designate whether to play another double-up game.

When some bonuses are given to the player in the bingo game of the gaming machine 310, the player can decide by himself or herself whether to play the double bet game.

In this way, in addition to the game of the basic purpose of the gaming machine 310, a game is provided so that the player can increase the bonus obtained by him or her, whereby the player sees the importance of obtaining the bonus in the game of the basic purpose and tries further The bonuses obtained are increased, and therefore, a great interest in the gaming of the gaming machine 310 can be generated.

Operation of the lottery machine and game terminal

The main control circuit 400 (see FIG. 10 ) at the lottery machine 312 and the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 11 ) at the game terminal 314 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18 .

Operation of the lottery machine

First, the processing of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312 will be described with reference to FIG. 17

In step S100, game progress preparation processing is executed. Specifically, a predetermined number of lottery balls held on the screw conveyor are moved to the lottery ball holding portion 332 . In addition, the CPU 406 executes various types of processing such as tilting the housing 313 at a predetermined angle. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S101.

In step S101, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 makes a lottery start determination. CPU 406 determines whether a predetermined waiting time has elapsed and the drawing start time has come.

When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S102; when the determination is "No", the process goes to step S103.

In step S102, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 transmits a lottery start signal. The CPU 406 sends a drawing start signal to the game terminals 314A to 314J via the communication control circuits 414A to 414J. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S104. The drawing start signal is received by the game terminal 314 at step S204, which is the processing of the main control circuit 500A of the game terminal 314 (to be described below).

On the other hand, in step S103, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 consumes waiting time. CPU 406 measures the time until a predetermined waiting time elapses. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure returns to step S101.

In step S104, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 consumes the "BET" operation acceptance time. The CPU 406 measures the time until a predetermined "BET" operation acceptance time elapses. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure returns to step S105.

In step S105, rotation of the lottery disk is started. The lottery disk rotation motors 335 and 337 are activated to start rotating the faces 338A and 339A under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312 . In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S106.

In step S106, start to shake the frame. The start shaking unit 346 is used to start shaking the frame of the lottery machine 312 under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312 . In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S107.

In step S107, a lottery ball is dropped. The rotating body 328 (see FIG. 1 ) is controlled under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312 for dropping a lottery ball into the lottery ball receiver 334 . In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S108.

In step S108, identification information is obtained. In this step, under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the drawing machine 312, one of the ball entering detection sensors 348 provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the drawing hole 340 detects the dropped drawing ball, and the drawing machine 312 The CPU 406 acquires identification information corresponding to the lottery hole 340 . In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S109.

In step S109, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 transmits the identification information obtained in step S108 and information indicating the current lottery time. CPU 406 sends the identification information and information indicating the current drawing time to game terminals 314A to 314J via communication control circuits 414A to 414J. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S110. Information indicating the current lottery time is counted by the CPU 406 and stored in the RAM 410 (see FIG. 10 ). In addition, the identification information and information indicating the current drawing time are received by the game terminal 314 at step S214, which is the processing of the main control circuit 500A of the game terminal 314 (to be described below).

In step S110, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 determines whether lottery has been performed a predetermined number of times. The CPU 406 refers to the information stored in the RAM 410 indicating when the current lottery is, and determines whether the predetermined number of times has been reached. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S112; when the determination is "No", the process returns to step S107.

In step S112, the shaking of the frame body is terminated. Under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312, the shaking unit 346 is stopped to terminate the shaking of the frame of the lottery machine 312, and in the case where this process is completed, the process goes to step S113.

In S113, the shaking of the lottery disk is terminated. Under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312, the lottery wheel rotation motors 335 and 337 are stopped to stop the lottery wheel 338 and 339 from rotating. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure returns to S100.

Operation of the game terminal.

Next, the processing of the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 11 ) of the game terminal 314 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18 .

In step S201, the game terminal 314 is initialized. CPU 506A (see FIG. 11 ) of game terminal 314 performs processing such as clearing various variables arranged in RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ) and initializing display of display 370A. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S202.

In step S202, a demonstration screen is displayed. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S203.

In step S203, a game entry operation is detected. In this step, when the player touches the screen (not shown) of 370A (or operates the dial 376A or 377A) to make a game entry, the touch sensor 372A (or the main control circuit 500A) is activated on the main control circuit of the game terminal 314. The operation of the player is detected under the control of 500A. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S204.

In step S204, a lottery start signal is received. CPU 506A of game terminal 314 receives the lottery start signal sent by lottery machine 312 in step S102 via communication control circuit 514A via main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 11 ) of game terminal 314. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S209.

In step S209, bingo cards are generated and displayed. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 selects a predetermined number (for example, 25) of display data from display data (for example, cards, etc.) displaying identification information stored in the ROM 508, and arranges the selected display data as a matrix to be displayed on the display 370A. show. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S210.

In step S210, the bingo unit moving operation is enabled. In this step, the CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 turns on the bingo unit moving operation validation flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. As long as the operation valid flag of bingo unit movement is turned on, the operations of the dial pads 376A and 377A for moving the bingo unit are all valid. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S211.

In step S211, the "betting" operation is accepted. In this step, the CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 processes information about the "betting" operation performed by the player touching the screen (not shown) of the display 370A, which is performed by the touch sensor 372A under the control of the main control circuit 500A of the game terminal 314. Detected information, and store the "betting" information in RAM510A (see FIG. 11). In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S212.

In step S212, a bonus number is determined in response to the "bet" count. In this step, CPU 506A of game terminal 314 determines the bonus count in the game based on the "bet" information stored in RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ) in step S211. The determination result is stored in RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ) and displayed on a predetermined portion of display 370A. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S213.

In step S213, it is determined whether the "betting" acceptance time is exceeded. The CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 measures the elapsed time from the start of execution of S209, and determines whether the measured time has reached a predetermined time. When the determination is "Yes", the process proceeds to step S214 of FIG. 18; when the determination is "No", the process proceeds to step S211.

In step S214, the identification information and information indicating the current lottery time transmitted by the lottery machine 312 in step S109 and obtained by the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 in step S108 (see FIG. 17) are received. The above information is received via the communication control circuit 514A under the control of the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 11 ) of the game terminal 314 . CPU 506A of game terminal 314 stores identification information and information indicating the current drawing time in RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ). In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S215.

In step S215, bingo unit moving operation invalidation processing is performed. This processing will be described in "Details of Bingo Unit Move Operation Invalidation Processing" below. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S216.

At step S216, the bingo cards are searched for the identification information received at step S214 and if the identification information is found, the bingo unit corresponding to the identification information is validated. In step S216, the bingo card generated in step S209 and displayed on the display 370A is searched for the identification information received in step S214, and if the identification information is found, the bingo card arranged in RAM 501A (see FIG. 11 ) is opened. Validation marks for bingo units with identifying information. Additionally, a bingo unit displayed on display 370A is displayed in a relatively light or unshaded manner so that the bingo unit can be distinguished from other bingo units. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S217.

In step S217, winning combination determination processing is performed. This processing will be described in detail in "Details of Winning Combination Determination Processing" below. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S218.

In step S218, it is determined whether a winning combination is formed. CPU 506A of gaming terminal 314 refers to the determination result at step S217 and determines whether a winning combination is formed. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S219; when the determination is "No", the process goes to step S225.

In step S219, it is determined whether a double bet game is played. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 determines whether the touch sensor 372A detects that the player touches a predetermined touched portion displayed on the display 370A to play the double bet game under the control of the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S220; when the determination is "No", the process goes to step S223.

In step S220, double bet game processing is performed. Under the control of the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314, this processing is performed as previously described in the double-up game screen of the gaming terminal. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S221.

In step S221, it is determined whether the player wins the game. Under the control of the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314, the outcome of the game is determined as previously described in the double bet game screen of the gaming terminal, and it is determined whether the player wins the game. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S222; when the determination is "No", the process goes to step S224.

In step S222, the player's bonus is doubled. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 refers to the information of the bonus count obtained by the player stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ) and doubles it to update the information. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S219.

On the other hand, in step S223, a bonus giving process is performed. The CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 refers to the information of the bonus count obtained by the player stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ), and under the control of the main control circuit 500A, the card feed box 588A gives out the bonus count obtained by the player. as much game currency. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S201.

In step S224, the number of bonuses obtained by the player is cleared to 0. The CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 refers to the information of the bonus count obtained by the player stored in the RAM 501A (see FIG. 11 ), and clears it to 0 to update the information. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S201.

On the other hand, in step S225, arrival determination processing is performed. This processing will be described in detail in "Details of Arrival Determination Processing" below. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S226.

In step S226, it is determined whether to enter the arrival state. Based on the arrival determination result at step S225, the CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 determines whether to enter the arrival state, wherein a number of bingo units of the bingo card displayed on the display 370A are validated and the first combination and sum are formed when validating another bingo unit. The second combines both or either of these. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S227; when the determination is "No", the process goes to step S228.

In step S227, arrival unit notification start processing is performed. This processing will be described in detail in "Details of Arrival Unit Notification Start Processing" below. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S228.

In step S228, it is determined whether identification information has been received a predetermined number of times. Referring to the information indicating the time of the current lottery stored in the RAM 410 (see FIG. 11 ) at step S214, and based on the information, it is determined whether the identification information has been received a predetermined number of times. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S201; when the determination is "No", the process returns to step S214.

Details of bingo unit move operation invalidation handling

Bingo unit move operation invalidation processing will be described with reference to FIG. 19 .

In step S241, it is determined whether the information indicating the current lottery time received in step S214 of FIG. 18 reaches a predetermined number of times. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 determines this information and determines whether the information has reached a predetermined number of times (eg, possibly three or any other number of times). When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S242; when the determination is "No", the subroutine is immediately exited and the process returns to step S216 of FIG. 18 .

In step S242, a prior notice is given that the movement operation of the bingo unit is invalid. The main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314 generates a predetermined notification display of the notification regarding the processing of performing invalid operations of the dials 376A and 377A for moving the bingo on the screen (not shown) of the display 370A. unit. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S243.

In step S243, a predetermined time is consumed. At this step, CPU 506A of game terminal 314 measures the time from execution of step S242, and prohibits the process from proceeding to the next step until a predetermined time elapses. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S244.

In step S244, the bingo unit movement operation is invalidated. In this step, the CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 turns off the dial operation validation flag disposed in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ), thereby invalidating the operations of the dials 376A and 377A for moving the bingo unit in the game terminal 314. In the event that this processing is completed, the subroutine is exited and the procedure returns to step S216 of FIG. 18 .

Details of the winning combination determination process

The winning combination determination process will be described with reference to FIG. 20 .

In step S231, it is determined whether a first combination is formed. In this step, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 determines combinations stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ) for forming the bingo card identification information displayed on the display 370A, information on the bingo unit positions on which the identification information is arranged, and a validation flag corresponding to the identification information, and determine whether to maintain the first combination on a specific line of the bingo card. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S232; when the determination is "No", the process goes to step S233.

In step S232, the first combination forming flag is turned on, information about each formed first combination and bingo unit is stored in RAM, and a corresponding bonus count is stored in RAM. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 turns on the first combination forming flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ). In addition, CPU 506A stores information about each formed first combination and bingo unit in RAM 510A. CPU 506A determines a bonus count corresponding to each formed first combination and stores the determination result in RAM 510A. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S233.

In step S233, it is determined whether a second combination is formed. In this step, the CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 determines a combination of identification information stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ) for forming the bingo cards displayed on the display 370A, information on the position of the bingo unit on which the identification information is arranged. , and a validation flag corresponding to the identification information, and determine whether to keep the second combination on the specific line of the bingo board. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S234; when the determination is "No", the subroutine is immediately exited and the process returns to step S218 of FIG. 18 .

In step S234, the second combination forming flag is turned on, information about each formed second combination and bingo unit is stored in RAM, and a corresponding bonus count is stored in RAM. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 turns on the second combination forming flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ). In addition, CPU 506A stores information on each formed second combination and bingo unit in RAM 510A. CPU 506A determines a bonus count corresponding to each formed second combination and stores the determination result in RAM 510A. In a case where the processing is completed, the subroutine is exited and the procedure returns to step S218 of FIG. 18 .

In the winning combination determination process, as described above, the formation of the first combination and the formation of the second combination are separately determined. In this way, the first combination and the second combination can be formed simultaneously on the same specific line of the bingo cards. A bonus is awarded to first and second combinations formed simultaneously on the same specific line of bingo cards. This means adding the bonus given to the first combination and the bonus given to the second combination and giving the result to the player. Through this process, the player can have a great sense of expectation for the probability of forming a combination giving a larger payout on a specific line of bingo cards. In this embodiment, it is possible to simultaneously form the first combination and the second combination on the same specific line of the bingo cards, but the present invention is not limited to this mode, but it is possible to determine only the formation of the first combination or to determine only the formation of the second combination. Two combinations. In this case, the player is only given the bonus of the first combination or the bonus of the second combination

Arrival to determine the details of the processing

Arrival determination processing will be described with reference to FIG. 21

In step S251, it is determined whether a first combination is formed when a specific bingo unit is activated. In this step, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 determines a combination of identification information stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ) for forming the bingo cards displayed on the display 370A, information on the position of the bingo unit on which the identification information is arranged. , and a validation flag corresponding to the identification information, and determine whether the situation is a situation in which the first combination can be formed on a specific line of the bingo board when a specific bingo unit is validated. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S252; when the determination is "No", the process goes to step S253.

In step S252, the first combination arrival status flag is turned on and information about each arrival unit based on the first combination is stored in RAM 510A. In a situation where a first combination can be formed on a particular line of bingo cards when one additional bingo unit is activated, the one additional bingo unit is the reaching unit. The CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 turns on the first combination arrival state flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ). In addition, CPU 506A stores information on each arrival unit based on the first combination in RAM 510A. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S253.

In step S253, it is determined whether a second combination is formed when a specific bingo unit is activated. In this step, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 determines a combination of identification information stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ) for forming the bingo cards displayed on the display 370A, information on the position of the bingo unit on which the identification information is arranged. , and a validation flag corresponding to the identification information, and determine whether the situation is a situation in which a second combination can be formed on a specific line of a bingo card when a specific bingo unit is validated. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S254; when the determination is "No", the subroutine is immediately exited and the process returns to step S226 in FIG. 18 .

In step S254, the second combination arrival status flag is turned on and information about each arrival unit based on the second combination is stored in RAM. The CPU 506A of the game terminal 314 turns on the second combined arrival status flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 11 ). In addition, CPU 506A stores information on each arriving unit based on the second combination in RAM 510A. In a case where the processing is completed, the subroutine is exited and the process returns to step S226 in FIG. 18 .

Arrival unit notification to start processing details

The arriving unit notification start processing will be described with reference to FIG. 22 .

In step S261, it is determined whether there is an arriving unit. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 determines whether at least one of the first combination and the second combination arrival status flag stored in the RAM 510 (see FIG. 11 ) in steps S252 and S254 in FIG. 21 is on. When the determination is "Yes", the process goes to step S262; when the determination is "No", the subroutine is immediately exited and the process returns to step S228 in FIG. 18 .

In step S262, all arrival units are displayed on the all arrival status display section 483 so that the arrival units can be distinguished at the start time. Under the control of the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 11 ) of the game terminal 314, the display controller 600A is driven to start displaying in step S252 and step S254 of FIG. All arriving cells stored in RAM 510 (see FIG. 11 ) in either or both. In a case where the processing is completed, the procedure goes to step S263.

In step S263, all arriving units start to be repeatedly displayed sequentially, so that arriving units can be individually distinguished. The display controller 600A is driven under the control of the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 11 ) of the game terminal 314 for displaying on the bingo cards displayed on the display 370A in order to repeat the two steps shown in step S252 and step S254 of FIG. 21 . All arrival units stored in RAM 510 (see FIG. 11 ) in one or both of them, so that arrival units can be individually distinguished. This display situation is previously described in "Screen Transition for Single Display of Arrival Status of Game Terminal". The screen display of the arrival unit notification, which is performed for initializing the game terminal 314, starts from step S262 and step S263 and continues until step S201 of FIG. 17 . In a case where the processing is completed, the subroutine is exited and the procedure returns to step S228 of FIG. 18 .

Step S263 is executed in the arrival unit notification start process of FIG. 2, so that the game terminal 314 can repeatedly sequentially display all arrival units on the screen (not shown) of the display 370A, so that the arrival units can be individually distinguished. That is to say, arrival unit notification start processing, particularly step S263 is an example showing the arrival notification manner in which specific bingo units that do not take effect are displayed sequentially and individually in response to the determination of combination determination units in the gaming machine, And the gaming machine includes a display unit for displaying bingo cards formed as a matrix of bingo cells; an identification information display data storage unit for storing display data to display the identification information as different first identification information and different second identification information; Two combinations of identification information; a bingo card identification information determination unit, used to determine the identification information of the bingo card selected from the identification information and associated with the bingo unit; a drawing unit, used to extract identification information; a validation unit , for when a comparison is made between the identification information extracted by the drawing unit and the bingo card identification information and a match is found therebetween, the bingo unit corresponding to the bingo card identification information is validated; the combination determination unit is used For determining whether the combination of bingo units validated by the validated unit and the specific bingo unit not validated can form a predetermined first combination or corresponding to the bingo card identification information of the bingo unit validated by the validated unit and corresponding to the specific bingo unit not validated Whether the combination of the bingo card identification information of the specific bingo unit can form a predetermined combination different from the predetermined first combination; and an arrival notification unit for sequentially and individually displaying There are no specific bingo units in effect.

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In this embodiment, the game machine is as follows: Lottery boards 338 and 339 are arranged on the deck portion corresponding to the lottery machine 312 imitating the shape of a ship, holes into which balls can enter are formed on the surfaces of the lottery boards 338 and 339, Identifying the card associated with the hole into which the ball enters when the boat rocks, validating the corresponding bingo unit when the same card is present on the bingo card when that card is shown on the bingo card, and not only when A usual first combination is formed on a particular line of the card and a predetermined bonus is given when a second combination different from the first combination of cards is formed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the present invention can also be applied to games of Keno (kino) etc., wherein, for example, drawing is performed by numbers associated with holes in a similar manner, and the frequency with which a predetermined number of numbers are drawn is based on a predetermined number previously selected by the player. to determine the bonus count. That is, if the game is a game for drawing identification information, the configuration of the lottery machine 312 (see FIG. 1 ) in this embodiment can also be applied to any game proceeding lottery machine.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described, specific examples are shown only and the embodiments do not limit the present invention. That is, the gaming machine of the present invention includes: a display unit for displaying game cards formed as a matrix of game units; an identification information display data storage unit for storing display data to display the identification information as different first identification information A combination with different second identification information; a game card identification information determination unit, used to determine the game card identification information selected from the identification information and associated with the game unit; a drawing unit, used to extract the identification information; a validation unit , for when a comparison is made between the identification information extracted by the drawing unit and the game card identification information and a match is found therebetween, validating the game unit corresponding to the game card identification information; a winning combination determination unit for determining Whether the game units validated by the validation unit can form a predetermined game combination or whether the identification information corresponding to the game units validated by the validation unit can form a predetermined combination different from the predetermined game combination. However, specific configurations of units such as the display unit, identification information display data storage unit, playing card identification information determination unit, validation unit, and winning combination determination unit may be changed as desired.

The advantages of the embodiments of the present invention described above merely enumerate the best advantages, and the advantages of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (6)

1. game machine comprises:

Display unit, it is used to show the playing card that forms the game unit matrix;

Identifying information video data memory cell, it is used to store video data, identifying information is shown as the combination of the first different identifying informations and different second identifying information;

Playing card identifying information determining unit, that it is used for determining selecting from identifying information and and the playing card identifying information that is associated of game unit;

Select the unit, it is used to extract identifying information;

The unit that comes into force, it is used for when coming into force corresponding to the game unit of this playing card identifying information by selecting when making comparison and find coupling between them between the identifying information that extracts the unit and the playing card identifying information;

The combination determining unit, it is used for determining whether game unit that is come into force by the unit that comes into force and the particular game unit that does not come into force can form predetermined first combination, or whether can form the predetermined combination that is different from predetermined first combination corresponding to the playing card identifying information of the game unit that is come into force by the unit that comes into force with corresponding to the combination of the playing card identifying information of the particular game unit that does not come into force; And

The condition notification unit, it is used in response to making up determining of determining unit, and order shows the particular game unit that does not come into force individually.

2. game machine as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises:

The full terms notification unit, it is used for also showing the particular game unit that does not come into force simultaneously in response to making up determining of determining unit except that the condition notification unit.

3. game machine as claimed in claim 2, it further comprises

The game unit mobile unit, it is used for moving game unit when player's operate game machine, wherein

Condition notification unit and full terms notification unit are no matter the game unit mobile unit shows or all show simultaneously the particular game unit in proper order individually to moving of game unit.

4. game machine comprises:

Display unit, it is used to show the Bingo game that forms guest fruit cell matrix;

Identifying information video data memory cell, it is used to store video data, with the combination of second identifying information that identifying information is shown as first symbol be made up of spade, plum blossom, red heart and square and is made up of numeral 2 to 10 and alphabetical A, J, Q and K;

Bingo game identifying information determining unit, that it is used for determining selecting from identifying information and and the Bingo game identifying information that is associated of game unit;

Select the unit, it is used to extract identifying information;

The unit that comes into force, it is used for when coming into force corresponding to the guest fruit unit of this Bingo game identifying information by selecting when making comparison and find coupling between them between the identifying information that extracts the unit and the Bingo game identifying information;

The combination determining unit, it is used for determining the guest fruit unit that is come into force by the unit that comes into force and whether the specific guest fruit unit that do not come into force can form predetermined first combination, or whether can form the predetermined combination that is different from predetermined first combination corresponding to the Bingo game identifying information of the guest fruit unit that is come into force by the unit that comes into force with corresponding to the combination of the Bingo game identifying information of the specific guest fruit unit that does not come into force; And

The condition notification unit, it is used in response to making up determining of determining unit, and order shows the specific guest fruit unit that does not come into force individually.

5. game machine as claimed in claim 4 further comprises:

Whole arrival notice unit, it is used for also showing the specific guest fruit unit that does not come into force simultaneously in response to making up determining of determining unit except that the arrival notice unit.

6. game machine as claimed in claim 5 further comprises:

Guest fruit cell moving unit, it is used for moving guest fruit unit when player's operate game machine, wherein

Arrival notice unit and full terms notification unit are no matter guest fruit cell moving unit shows or all show simultaneously really unit of specific guest in proper order individually to moving of guest fruit unit.

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