JP2005329158A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of responding to diversification of a game performance display and improving the taste by providing diversified and dynamic performance mode. <P>SOLUTION: A slot machine, a Pachinko machine or the like is movably provided with a liquid crystal or an EL (electroluminescence) performance device executing the game performance related to game contents, so that the performance device is moved in a performance position of a different visible position of a player in a predetermined area of a game machine front face according to the game state. This constitution can increase the variation of the performances, diversify the game performance according to the complicated game contents and further improve the taste of the game. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine provided with a game effect unit that performs a game effect related to game contents.

  For example, a slot machine which is one of this type of gaming machine usually includes a plurality of main reels. Recently, in order to improve the game performance in addition to the game content by the main reel, a slot machine having a game effect section for displaying effects related to the game on the main reel has appeared.

  As this game effect part, a liquid crystal display or the like is used as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-65489 of Patent Document 1 below. In this document, an effect liquid crystal is disposed on the right side of the reel display window.

JP 2004-65489 A (FIG. 2)

  Thus, the conventional game production | presentation part was fixedly arrange | positioned in the limited space division of housing | casing front side, such as a front panel and an upper panel of a housing | casing, from the visibility to a player. For this reason, even if the display contents are variously devised in a fixed arrangement of liquid crystal or the like in a predetermined section, it becomes a uniform display mode, and it is dynamic and rich in change corresponding to the recent complicated game contents. There was a limit to the performance display. In other words, in the game effect display on the fixed arrangement screen, there is a tendency to become monotonous game characteristics such that the fixed arrangement screen and the main reel are alternately compared in the process of the slot game performed continuously, and a sufficient effect can be obtained. There was no problem.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can cope with diversification of game effect display and can improve interest by realizing a dynamic effect mode rich in change.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the first form of the present invention includes a variable display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, and a lottery for determining whether or not to give a predetermined game value. A lottery means to perform, and a game machine capable of giving a game value based on the lottery result when the variable display is stopped in a predetermined manner according to the lottery result, and an effect for performing a game effect related to the game content And a moving means for moving the effect means.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the effect means is moved to an effect position where a player's viewing position is different within a predetermined area on the front surface of the gaming machine by the moving means according to the game situation. This is a gaming machine having production control means for performing production control.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, a plurality of fixed point positions are provided in the predetermined region, and any one of the plurality of fixed point positions is set as the effect position by the effect control means. This is a gaming machine in which the effect control is performed by moving the effect means.

  In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the effect control means causes the effect control while moving the effect means so that the effect position continuously changes within the predetermined area. This is a gaming machine designed to perform.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the movement determination unit includes a movement determination unit that determines whether to move the presentation unit based on the lottery result. A game machine in which the effect control means moves the effect means based on the determination.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the effect means comprises a plurality of effect devices, and each effect device can be moved by the moving means. .

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the directing means notifies the possibility that a specific game value is won by the lottery means. The effect control means is a gaming machine that moves the effect means according to the reliability of the effect notification.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a fluctuation display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, a lottery means for performing a lottery for determining whether or not to give a predetermined game value, and a predetermined aspect according to the lottery result When the variable display is stopped in the gaming machine that can give the game value based on the lottery result, the effect means for performing the game effect related to the game content is configured to be movable by the moving means. Accordingly, an effect of moving the effect means can be performed, and a variety of game effects can be realized. Therefore, the production variation can be increased, the game production according to the complicated game content can be provided, and the effect of enhancing the game is further enhanced. An electrical display device such as a liquid crystal, an EL (electroluminescence) display device, a dot matrix LED, a 7-segment LED display device, or a lamp such as an LED can be used as the rendering means. In addition to these electrical display devices, mechanical devices such as reel devices, character robots, and small animals can also be used. Furthermore, in addition to visual presentation means such as these display devices, auditory presentation means using speakers and sound devices for performing music and voice notifications are also included in the presentation means of the present invention. Note that the present invention can be applied not only to a slot machine but also to a pachinko machine in which a sub effect unit is provided in the game board surface, for example, for the main variable symbol display device. In addition to the reel device, a belt drive type device or an image display type variation device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal can be used as the variation display means in the present invention. Furthermore, the game value according to the present invention is, for example, a bonus game or a small role in a slot machine, a winning combination notification in a winning combination notification mode such as an AT described later, or a big hit game in a pachinko machine.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the effect means is changed to an effect position in which a player's viewing position is different in a predetermined area on the front surface of the gaming machine by the moving means according to the game situation. Since there is an effect control means for effect control by moving it, a dynamic effect mode is realized in which the effect means is moved to an effect position where the player's viewing position is different within a predetermined area in front of the gaming machine according to the game situation it can. The game situation in the present invention includes not only a normal game state but also a special game state such as a bonus game and a specific game state such as an AT.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, a plurality of fixed point positions are provided in the predetermined area, and any one of the plurality of fixed point positions is set to the effect position by the effect control means. Since the effect control is performed by moving the effect means, it is possible to realize diversification of the effect mode such as at which of the plurality of fixed point positions the effect is performed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the effect control means moves the effect means so that the effect position continuously changes within the predetermined area. Since the production control is performed, for example, a liquid crystal screen as the production means can perform production display with a variety of changes such as dynamically performing production display while shifting within the predetermined area. Can be planned.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the movement determination means for determining whether to move the effect means based on the lottery result, the movement determination Since the production control means moves the production means based on the determination of the means, production aspects such as movement of the production means and change of the production position can appear in association with the lottery result. , Contribute to the increase in the fun of gaming.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the effect means includes a plurality of effect devices, and each effect device can be moved by the moving means. Various effect modes rich in change, such as individually moving a plurality of effect devices and changing the effect position, can appear, and the interest can be further enhanced. Each effect device according to the present invention is any one of the visual effect means and the auditory effect means, and the same or different combinations of these effect means can be used as the effect means.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the gaming machine that provides the effect notification by the effect means of the possibility that a specific game value is won by the lottery means. Then, the effect control means moves the effect means in accordance with the reliability of the effect notification. For example, in addition to the effect contents of the effect means, the bonus winning notification effect in the slot machine is added. This can also be performed depending on the movement mode, and a gaming machine having various rendering functions can be provided. For example, in the case of notification regarding establishment of a bonus winning flag, the reliability according to the present embodiment is determined according to the rate at which a pseudo-winning notification appears.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external front view of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The front door 2 is attached so as to be openable and closable by a hinge with respect to a housing 9 whose front side is open. Reel display windows 3, 4, 5 are juxtaposed on the central front panel 10, and three reels 6, 7, 8 are juxtaposed inside the housing 9 corresponding to each window. A reel tape on which 21 types of symbols such as bonus symbols, small symbols such as cherries, bells, and watermelons, and replay symbols are drawn at equal intervals is wound around the outer peripheral surface of each reel. Three of these symbols are observed through each of the reel display windows 3 to 5. Each reel is driven by stepping motors 56 to 58 described later. The reels 6 to 8 and the respective driving stepping motors 56 to 58 constitute the variable display means according to the present invention as individual reel devices. Each of the reels 6 to 8 is composed of a frame in which a pair of resin ring members are assembled in a drum shape by a plurality of connecting members, and the reel tape is wound around the outer periphery of the frame. The reel tape is made of a material such as a translucent PET sheet, and a design is applied to the surface of the reel tape by printing or the like. Although not shown, a reel backlight 27 for illuminating the reel surface from the back side is provided inside each of the reels 6-8. The reel display windows 3 to 5 are printed with a total of five pay lines L1 to L5, which are three in the center and three in the upper and lower sides and two in the diagonally right-down and right-up diagonal directions. In addition, a game operation unit is arranged below the front panel 10, and this operation unit is used for setting a medal bet (bet) for three medals from a medal insertion slot 11 and credit data in which the number of inserted medals is stored in advance. A maximum bet switch 12, a bet switch 17 for setting a single bet, a start lever switch 13 for instructing start of reel rotation, and stop button switches 14 to 16 for inputting an instruction to stop reel rotation are provided. It has been.

  An upper panel portion 21 for displaying a prize medal payout table and the like for the winning combination is provided on the upper portion of the front door 2. A lower panel portion 20 on which a model name and an image design are printed is attached to the lower portion of the front door 2. Under the lower panel portion 20, a medal receiving tray 19 and a medal discharge port 18 through which medals paid out from the medal hopper 26 in the housing 9 are discharged to the medal receiving tray 19 are provided.

  An effect display window 22 that can be seen through is provided in the vicinity of the upper part of the reel display windows 3 to 5 of the front panel 10 made of an acrylic plate on which decorative printing has been performed. On the back side of the effect display window 22, an effect display device 100 composed of a liquid crystal display device is provided so as to be shiftable in the horizontal direction by a moving mechanism described later. The effect display device 100 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and displays various game information such as game effect display, and corresponds to the effect means of the present invention. The effect display window 22 has a horizontally long shape as a whole, and has a size capable of juxtaposing three liquid crystal screens 100 a of the effect display device 100. The effect display device 100 may have a configuration in which a liquid crystal display control sub-board 35 described later is incorporated in a liquid crystal display device.

  The moving mechanism of the effect display device 100 is shown in FIGS. The effect display device 100 is attached to a holding frame 204 with a lower roller 203. The pair of lower rollers 203 are pivotally supported at the lower part of the holding frame 204. A guide rail 208 for the lower roller 203 is laid along the longitudinal direction of the effect display window 22, that is, in the horizontal direction in the present embodiment, on a lower support member 209 fixed to the lower side of the effect display window 22. On the other hand, an upper roller fixing member 205 is attached to the center of the upper side of the effect display device 100. An upper roller 206 is pivotally supported on the fixed member 205. An upper roller guide rail 207 is laid along the longitudinal direction of the effect display window 22 on the upper support member 210 fixed to the upper side of the effect display window 22. By placing each roller on each rail so that the upper roller 206 moves along the guide rail 207 and the lower roller 203 moves along the guide rail 208, the effect display device 100 is supported in a horizontally shiftable manner. In addition, the liquid crystal screen 100a of the effect display device 100 is held in a state of facing the effect display window 22. A decorative plate 213 for concealing a void created after the effect display device 100 has moved is disposed opposite to the effect display window 22 and on the back side of the effect display device 100. The effect display device 100 is driven by a small motor 200 for movement, a pinion gear 201 mounted on the output shaft of the motor 200, and a rack 202 that meshes with the pinion gear 201. The motor 200 is installed on the holding frame 204. The rack 202 is fixed to the lower support member 209 in parallel with the guide rail 208.

  When the motor 200 is driven to rotate, the upper roller 206 and the lower roller 203 are slid by the moving action of the pinion gear 201 and the rack 202, and the effect display device 100 is moved along the effect display window 22 by moving the holding frame 204 as a base. Can be shifted horizontally. In order to detect the shift position of the effect display device 100, a photo interrupter 211 is installed at the center of the upper side edge portion of the effect display device 100, and on the other side of the upper side portion of the effect display window 22, three light shielding pieces 212 are made of liquid crystal. It is arranged with a width interval. As shown in FIG. 1, in order to set the left side, the center, and the right side of the effect display window 22 as the effect fixing positions A, B, and C of the effect display device 100, these three light shielding pieces 212 are arranged. Yes. When the effect display device 100 is moved, one of the three light shielding pieces 212 corresponding to each stop position detects that the photo interrupter 211 has been shielded to reach the target position, and stops the motor drive. Stop moving. In the present embodiment, the initial set position of the effect display device 100 in a normal game or an unplayed game state is set as a center effect fixed position B. Based on the position detection of each light-shielding piece 212 and the photo interrupter 211, the motor 200 is moved forward or backward to move to the effect fixed positions A, B, and C, or reciprocate within the effect display window 22. It can be moved. In this embodiment, the motor 200 integrally installed on the holding frame 204 is used as a drive source. However, the pinion gear 201 is supported on the holding frame 204 by a bearing, and the holding frame 204 is supported by an external solenoid mechanism or a wire reciprocating winding drive mechanism. You may make it move to a horizontal direction.

  In the effect display device 100, a bonus winning display, the number of times the bonus game is executed, the number of medals earned, an announcement effect of a winning flag (bonus flag, small role flag, etc.) by random lottery, a winning combination notification mode (assist mode), etc. Game information is displayed. The winning combination notification mode is a gaming state called so-called assist time (AT), in which a winning combination is notified in advance at the time of reel start, which is advantageous for a player to acquire medals, or a predetermined winning reel This is a so-called push order navigation game state in which the stop order is notified to each reel. In addition, the demonstration display for attracting customers when the player is not playing a game is also displayed on the effect display device 100, and is repeatedly displayed together with the game machine model name, the description of the game content, and the payout table. In addition to the liquid crystal, the display device 100 capable of shifting movement includes, for example, a self-luminous transparent EL display device, a dot matrix LED, a 7-segment LED display device, an electrical display device such as a lamp such as an LED, or the like. A reel or belt type spinning device, a mechanical object device such as a character robot or a small animal can be used. Further, in addition to the visual presentation means using these display devices or the like, the auditory presentation means using a speaker or an audio device that performs music or voice notification may be movable.

  Next, a configuration including a game control unit that controls a game processing operation in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment and a peripheral device electrically connected thereto will be described with reference to FIG.

  The game control unit 40 is composed of a microcomputer, and includes a CPU 23 that performs a control operation according to a preset program, a ROM 24 that is a storage means for the program, and a RAM 25 that is a working area. The ROM 24 stores a game control program and a plurality of types of reel 6 to 8 stop control tables. In addition, an effect display content pattern by the effect display device 100 used according to the game situation and the lottery result is also stored in the ROM 24. A specific effect display content pattern is stored in a ROM (not shown) mounted on a display control sub-board 35 described later. The CPU 23 includes a clock pulse generator (not shown) that generates a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator (not shown) that generates random numbers used for game lottery and extracts an arbitrary random number from the generated random numbers. And are connected. The random number lottery is performed by the random number generation unit on the condition that a medal bet or a medal is inserted for one game and the start lever switch 13 is operated. When the rotation of the reels 6 to 8 is stopped by the operation of the stop button switches 14 to 16, the winning symbol is stopped at any of the pay lines L1 to L5 in the reel display windows 3 to 5, and the specific display contents When it becomes, it becomes a prize and shifts to a special game state such as award medal payout or a bonus game. As control objects whose operation is controlled under the control of the CPU 23, the stepping motors 56 to 58, the medal hopper 26 for storing and discharging medals, the speaker 37, the reel backlight 27, various lamps 39 such as a decorative lamp, and the effect display device 100. There is. These are driven and controlled by a motor drive circuit 41, a hopper drive circuit 42, a speaker drive circuit 45, a reel backlight drive circuit 43, various lamp drive circuits 46, and a display control sub-board 35, respectively. These drive circuit and display control sub-board 35 are connected to CPU 23 via a microcomputer I / O port. The display control sub-board 35 has a sub-CPU that receives various commands from the CPU 23 and appropriately controls various game effects displayed by the effect display device 100. The display control sub-board 35 receives a detection signal of the photo interrupter 211 that is a position detection sensor of the effect display device 100, refers to the position detection based on the detection signal, and controls driving of the effect display device 100 moving motor 200. Do. Note that peripheral drive circuits such as the speaker drive circuit 45, the reel backlight drive circuit 43, and the various lamp drive circuits 46 may also be controlled under the control of the display control sub-board 35. The game control unit 40 may perform drive control of the effect display device 100 and the motor 200.

  Further, the CPU 23 is connected with a start lever switch 13 and a inserted medal detection sensor (not shown) for detecting a medal inserted from the medal slot 11 via a microcomputer I / O port, and starts reel rotation. A signal and a medal insertion signal are input. Further, the reel rotation position is detected based on the rotation reference position detection of each reel by the reel rotation reference position detection sensors 41a, 41b, 41c, which are photosensors, for detecting the respective rotation reference positions of the reels 6 to 8. A rotation position detection signal from the reel position detection circuit 44 and a stop detection signal from a reel stop signal circuit 47 that detects stop signals from the stop button switches 14 to 16 are also input. By this rotational position detection signal, it is possible to perform so-called pull-in control in which the positions of the symbols on each reel are recognized and the winning symbols are drawn so as to be aligned on the winning line. As described above, the CPU 23 that performs reel stop control based on the rotation reference position detection and the reel stop control table of the ROM 24 constitutes a reel stop control means. This reel stop control means selects a predetermined reel stop control table corresponding to the lottery result, gaming state, etc., and refers to the reel stop control table based on the timing when the stop button switches 14 to 16 are turned on. Then, the process for determining the stop position of each reel is performed. The reel stop position may be determined without using such a reel stop control table. In this case, for example, a so-called control control method is used in which the stoppable position is determined within a predetermined range when the stop button switches 14 to 16 are turned on. In addition, the reel rotation control of the stepping motors 56 to 58 is performed by the motor drive circuit 41 based on the rotation reference position detection, and the reel rotation speed is maintained at a constant speed (about 80 rpm) during the game. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a credit / payment changeover switch 28 is provided in front of the game operation unit, and the credit provided on the lower side of the front panel 10 when the credit / payment changeover switch 28 is set to the credit mode. The number display unit 29 displays the number of credit medals, and instead of inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 11, by pressing the bet switches 12 and 17, one to three medal bets can be placed in one game. . When the credit / settlement changeover switch 28 is pressed at the time of setting the credit mode, the credit medal is settled and paid out to enter the manual insertion mode from the medal insertion slot 11, and when pressed again, the mode can be switched to the credit mode. In order to input such a mode setting signal to the CPU 23, the credit / payment changeover switch 28 is also connected to the game control unit 40. Also, a discharge completion signal from a medal discharge completion signal processing circuit 48 that receives a payout medal detection signal from a medal discharge sensor (not shown) provided at a medal discharge position of the hopper 26 and determines completion of discharge of a predetermined number of award medals. It is input to the game control unit 40. In the game control unit configured as described above, the main board on which the CPU 23 and other main control units are mounted except for external input means such as various detection sensors and the display control sub-board 35 is stored in a control box case (not shown). Further, the case is installed on the inner back surface of the housing 6.

  The main game process in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration is performed as follows.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, a medal acceptance process is performed by inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 11 or by a betting operation by the bet switches 12 and 17 (step S1), and then a game is started by a starting operation by the start lever switch 13 After the operation process is performed (step S2), a combination such as a big bonus, a regular bonus, or a small combination is determined by random number lottery (step S3). Along with the role lottery, the effect display contents according to the role lottery result are determined (step S4). When a bonus is won as a result of the lottery, a bonus flag is stored in the RAM 25 (steps S5 to S6), and reel rotation is started (step S7). Next, reel stop control is performed with reference to the reel stop control table in the ROM 24 in accordance with the stop operation timing by the player's stop button switches 14 to 16 and the lottery result. That is, pull-in control for stopping the winning symbols on the winning lines L1 to L5 is executed according to the reel stop operation timing by the player (steps S8 to S9). When the bonus symbols are aligned due to this reel stop, the bonus flag is cleared and the process proceeds to bonus game processing (steps S9, S11 to S13), or small role winning processing such as award medal payout is performed when winning a small role (step S11). S14). In the case of losing, the process proceeds to losing processing (steps S9 to S10). Even if the so-called “missing” fails when the bonus flag is on, the bonus flag is not turned off and is carried over to the next game.

  In the above game process, the effect display process by the effect display device 100 is performed according to the determination content of the effect display content determination process (step S4). The main processing is shown in FIG. This effect display process is executed according to an effect process pattern described later in the period from the reel start to the reel stop or in the predetermined period after the stop in the game process flow shown in FIG. In the effect display content determination process, for example, whether or not a winning flag (that is, a winning combination) by random lottery is notified, whether or not a lottery result regarding the winning combination notification mode is notified, or the transition of the winning combination notification mode is performed. Whether or not to notify the winning combination notification mode after the transition in the case of being determined, and the notification mode (effect mode) are determined. At this time, whether or not to execute a so-called pseudo notification effect that performs a notification effect even in the case of non-winning, or a mode of the pseudo notification effect is also determined. This determination process includes various effect process patterns, and is performed based on an effect process pattern table (not shown) stored in the ROM 24. When it is determined to perform the effect display (step S20), the effect processing pattern by the effect display device 100 is set and executed according to each notification mode. Each effect mode of the effect display is made up of an animation or a live-action image for notifying the winning of a character by the appearance of a character or the like, or performing a prize congratulation display. This effect display pattern includes an effect element related to the stop position of the effect display device 100, which is roughly a fixed position mode of effect fixed positions A, B, and C, and reciprocating movement within the effect display window 22. A continuous movement mode is included. With regard to the fixed position mode, the pattern is set so that the winning combination notification reliability increases in the order of B, A, and C. That is, during the normal game, the effect display device 100 is set at the fixed position B, and is appropriately moved to A or C according to the winning lottery result. By visually recognizing this position movement, the player can have a sense of expectation that a highly reliable performance notification can be obtained. FIG. 6 mainly shows a pattern related to the set position of the effect display device 100. In particular, the continuous movement mode of continuously reciprocating between the fixed positions A to C is a notification mode with extremely high reliability in, for example, notification of continuous entry.

  First, before changing the position of the effect display device 100, it is determined whether or not to start effect display on the liquid crystal screen 100a (step S21). When it is determined in the effect display content determination process (step S4) that the effect display is started first, the effect is started, and then the position is changed (steps S22 to S23). When giving priority to the position change, after changing the position, the effect display is started at the changed position (steps S23 to S26). It is determined whether the position change determined in the effect display content determination process (step S4) is a fixed position change or a continuous movement mode, and either one is executed (steps S24, S27 to S28). Of course, when there is no position change, the effect display is performed with the effect display device 100 kept at the current position (steps S23, S27, S25 to S26). As described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the fixed position is changed by moving the motor 200 forward or backward to move the effect display device 100 from the current position and set it at a predetermined position. The moving speed is preferably low enough to visually recognize the effect display on the effect display device 100, but may be moved instantaneously when movement to a fixed position is handled as one of the effect display modes. Similarly, in the continuous movement mode, when the motor 200 is driven and reaches the fixed position A or C, the rotation direction is reversed and the motor 200 is reciprocated. The reciprocating speed is preferably such that the effect display can be visually recognized. However, when the reciprocating operation itself is handled as one of the effect display modes, the reciprocating speed may be moved at a high speed of about 1 to 2 seconds for one reciprocation. Further, for example, the movement speed may be associated with the notification reliability of the winning combination such that the higher the speed, the higher the notification reliability. After performing the effect display with the change of the fixed positions A to C or the reciprocating movement and without the position change, it is determined whether or not the effect display device 100 is returned to the initial set position, and the effect display content determination process ( When it is determined to return in step S4), the effect display device 100 is moved from the destination to the initial fixed position B (steps S29 to S31). Of course, when the effect display device 100 is already at the fixed position B, the moving process is unnecessary.

  As described above, in the slot machine according to the present embodiment, the effect display device 100 is fixed in the effect display window 22 visible to the player by the moving mechanism such as the motor 200 shown in FIGS. Since the movement to A to C or the reciprocating movement between A to C is possible, the production position by the production display device 100 is changed, and an unexpected dynamic production mode can be realized. In addition to the production display contents It is possible to increase the production variation according to the movement mode, diversify the expectation production, and to provide an interesting slot machine.

  In the above embodiment, the effect display window 22 is provided in the vicinity of the upper part of the reel display windows 3 to 5 of the front panel 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this. it can.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the effect display unit 300 may be movable up and down so as to be visible in a vertically long effect display window 304 provided on the right panel surface of the reel display windows 3 to 5. In addition, the effect display unit 301 may be movable to the left and right so as to be visible in a horizontally long effect display window 305 provided on the panel surface near the lower part of the reel display windows 3 to 5. The moving direction of the effect display unit is not limited to one direction, and a plurality of moving directions may be provided. For example, an inverted L-shaped effect display window 306 is provided in the upper left corner of the reel display windows 3 to 5 and the window The effect display unit 302 can be visually recognized and can be moved left and right and up and down along its inverted L shape. Furthermore, an effect display window may be provided on the front surface of the casing other than the front panel 10. For example, a horizontally long effect display window 306 is provided on the upper panel unit 308, and the effect display unit 303 can be visually recognized in the window. It may be movable freely.

  In the above embodiment, an effect display window provided in a single plane is used, but a three-dimensional effect display window may be used. 8 and 9 include an upper panel portion 400 having a bent shape with the upper portion protruding forward, and the effect display windows 401 and 402 facing the effect display portion 403 as the effect means of the present invention are provided on the upper panel portion 400. The applied slot machine is shown. The same functional parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The effect display window 401 is formed on the upper side of the upper panel portion 400 so as to be seen through. The effect display window 402 has the same shape as that of the effect display window 401, is provided directly below the effect display window 401, and is formed so as to be seen through on the inclined surface side inclined obliquely inward of the upper panel portion 400. An effect display unit 403 made of a liquid crystal display device is provided inside the casing inside the upper panel unit 400 so that the position of the liquid crystal screen can be moved to a position facing the effect display windows 401 and 402. As shown in FIG. 9, the other end of the swing arm 404 whose one end is fixed to the case body of the effect display unit 403 is connected to the output shaft of the reversible motor 405 fixed inside the casing. A guide pin 406 provided in the middle of the swing arm member 404 is fitted into the groove of the slide groove member 407 and performs a guide action when the swing arm member 404 swings. In such a swing type movement mechanism, the swing arm member 404 is swung at a low speed around the output shaft of the reversible motor 405 by rotating the reversible motor 405 forward or reverse, and the effect display unit 403 is rendered. It can be moved to either the position facing the display window 401 or 402. A decorative plate 408 is provided on the back side of the effect display device 403 so as to conceal the space that can be formed in the other effect display window after the effect display device 403 has moved to one effect display window. ing. Instead of the reversible motor 405, a drive mechanism such as a rotary solenoid may be used.

  By using the oscillating movement mechanism shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the effect position of the liquid crystal screen can be switched to effect display windows 401 and 402 in a bending arrangement relationship. In other words, at the effect display position of the effect display window 402, the effect display can be performed at a position closer to the player, which is suitable for an effect feeling expectation such as a winning combination notification. On the other hand, the effect display at the effect display window 401 located slightly away from the player Is suitable for use during normal games and the like, and enables a three-dimensional movement effect according to the game situation, contributing to an increase in interest.

  Further, FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show a slot machine equipped with a three-dimensional effect function provided with an effect display window 502 protruding from the front panel 10 in the upper panel unit 500. The effect display window 502 is located below the upper lamp portion 501 of the upper panel portion 500, has a shape curved in an arc shape, and is formed so that almost the entire curved surface portion can be seen through. Inside the effect display window 502, three types of effect devices 503 to 505 are attached to the peripheral surface of the rotating body frame 507. The rendering devices 503 to 505 are different display devices, the rendering device 503 is a flexible liquid crystal display device, the rendering device 504 is a flexible EL display device, and the rendering device 505 is a dot display device in which dot LEDs are arranged on a curved surface. The rotating body frame 507 is connected to the output shaft of the small motor 506 and is rotatably supported by the rotation drive of the motor 506. At the time of production, the display surface of the production devices 503 to 505 is moved to the production position facing the production display window 502 by driving the motor 506. By using the effect devices 503 to 505 attached to the rotating body frame 507 in this way, the effect device used for the effect can be switched to any of the effect devices 503 to 505, and an effect mode for each effect device can be realized. Various productions are possible depending on the situation. Although different rendering devices 503 to 505 are used, the same rendering device 505 may be disposed on the entire circumferential surface of the rotating body frame 507. For example, a flexible liquid crystal display device may be disposed on the entire circumferential surface, and panorama. A wind effect can be realized. In addition to the rotational movement form of the effect device shown in FIG. 11, the present invention includes a movement form in which a single effect device can be used to move in the front-rear direction with respect to the front side of the gaming machine. For example, with respect to a predetermined effect display window, an effect liquid crystal display device having a screen larger than the window area can be moved back and forth to reduce the screen display area when the liquid crystal screen is approached, and behind By switching back to the enlargement mode based on the display area on the large screen, it is possible to realize an effect mode that causes a change in the viewing range of the liquid crystal screen.

  The reel device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, the game effect is achieved by moving the production means such as liquid crystal to a production position where the player's viewing position is different within a predetermined area on the front surface of the gaming machine according to the game situation. To provide slot machines, pachinko machines, etc. that can further enhance the fun of games by executing game effects according to complex game content, with abundant performance variations it can.

2 is an external front view of the slot machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a moving mechanism of the effect display device 100 arranged on the back side of the front panel 10 of the slot machine 1. FIG. It is a schematic side view of the said moving mechanism. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game control unit of the slot machine 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a process flow diagram for explaining a game process in the slot machine 1. FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of effect display processing in the slot machine 1. It is a partial front view which shows another example of arrangement | positioning of the effect display window concerning this invention. It is an external appearance front view of the slot machine which is another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a swinging movement mechanism of the effect display device 403 arranged on the back side of the upper panel portion 400 of the slot machine of FIG. 8. It is a partial appearance perspective view of a slot machine which is still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 51 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a rotary movement mechanism of the effect display devices 503 to 505 arranged on the back side of the upper panel section 500 in the slot machine of FIG. 10.

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6, 7, 8 ... reel 22 ... effect display window 100 ... effect display device 200 ... moving motor 201 ... pinion gear 202 ... rack

Claims (7)

Fluctuation display means for variably displaying a plurality of symbols, lottery means for performing lottery to determine whether or not to give a predetermined game value, and the lottery result when the variable display is stopped in a predetermined manner according to the lottery result A gaming machine that can be given gaming value based on
Production means for performing game production related to the game content;
A gaming machine comprising moving means for moving the effect means. 2. The effect control means for performing effect control by moving the effect means to an effect position where a player's viewing position is different within a predetermined area on the front surface of the gaming machine by the moving means according to a game situation. The gaming machine described. A plurality of fixed point positions are provided in the predetermined area,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the effect control is performed by moving the effect means with any one of the plurality of fixed point positions as the effect position by the effect control means. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the effect control means performs effect control while moving the effect means so that the effect position continuously changes within the predetermined area. A movement determining means for determining whether to move the effect means based on the lottery result;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect control means moves the effect means based on the determination of the movement determination means. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the effect means includes a plurality of effect devices, and each effect device can be moved by the moving means. A gaming machine for effecting and notifying the possibility of a specific game value being won by the lottery means by the effecting means,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect control means moves the effect means according to the reliability of the effect notification.

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