JPH02305584A - Game machine using medal as game medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the interest of a game by a method wherein a charge part for a game medium is formed such that game media in an unit being integral number times as large as game media in a minimum unit are chargeable, and an amount of game media in one game can be selected by a player. CONSTITUTION:When a player charges game media equivalent to those charged a plurality of game times are charged in a charge port 3, a total point is counted by a charge counting control part 9g and displayed on a display part 3a. The player selects prizing line set buttons 5d-5g and pushes a start button 2a of a reel 2 to rotate the reel 2, and pushes a stop button 2b at a proper timing to stop the reel 2. Prize is discriminated by a prize discriminating part 2d, and when the player wins a prize, a delivery command is fed to a delivery computing part 2f according to a prize grade. In the case of a method wherein delivery is made at each game, game media equivalent to the number of prize points are delivered by a selection button 7b, and game media equivalent to present delivery data are delivered by a collective delivery demand button 7a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to gaming machines such as slot machines that use medals as game media, and gaming machines.

[Conventional technology]

When you rotate about 3 reels with many symbols displayed on the outer periphery and stop each reel at an arbitrary timing,
2. Description of the Related Art A so-called slot machine is known in which a game is played with a winning pattern when the arrangement of symbols between each reel matches a predetermined sequence of winning symbols. Also, known gaming machines of this type include slot machines in which the reels and the symbols displayed on the reels are displayed on a CRT, and this display is changed in the same way as the reels rotate or the symbols move. There is also.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In most conventional slot machines, games are played using a single type of coin or medal as the game medium, and payouts for winning games are also made with the same medal. be.

For this reason, it is cumbersome to insert medals into the machine for each game in order to play the game, and since winnings are paid out using medals each time a winning game is won, if the winning games continue, the payouts in the machine will be delayed. There is also the annoyance of having to replenish medals frequently.

Furthermore, when inserting medals or replenishing medals, the game is interrupted, so the real thrill of continuous games is lost.

In view of these points, slot machines that allow game media to be loaded into multiple games at once and slot machines that automatically replenish medals for game media have been proposed. Even if it is called bulk loading, the medals must be loaded one by one in advance, which makes the loading process cumbersome.Also, even with an automatic medal supply mechanism, the structure is extremely complicated and the supply process is complicated. There is a problem that the operation is often not smooth.

The present invention has been made with the object of providing a gaming machine that does not have the above-mentioned drawbacks of gaming machines such as slot machines that use medals as game media, and can significantly increase the interest of the game. .

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has a configuration in which a plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols displayed on the outer circumferential surface are provided so as to be able to rotate and stop freely, and when game media is input, Such as a slot machine in which the reels are rotated and each of the rotating reels is stopped at an arbitrary timing, and whether a win or an out is determined by the combination of the symbol rows on each reel at the time of stopping. In the gaming machine, the game media input section is formed so that game media valued at an integral multiple of the minimum unit of game media can be input, while the amount of game media used for one game is limited. , so that the player can arbitrarily select one of the preset number of winning lines of 5 or more, and the winning or settlement payout of game media is performed using two or more of the above game media. The main feature of the game media storage section in the gaming machine is that it has two or more types of game media storage sections and is formed to display the amount of storage.

[Function] By making it possible to use game media that is valued at multiple times the value of the smallest unit of game media, the hassle of inputting game media is reduced.

The quantity of game media used in one game is set by the player selecting an arbitrary number of winning lines from six or more winning lines.

For this reason, the number of game media used in one game and the number of winning lines to be selected are set in advance on the gaming machine side with a certain relationship.

Since winnings or settlement payouts are made using one or more types of game media to which a value is assigned an integral multiple of the minimum unit, the amount of game media to be handled is small compared to the number of games.

The game media storage section within the gaming machine constantly displays the stored amount of game media on the outside of the gaming machine.

Displays the trend and quantity of game media in the storage section, such as the payout quantity at the time of winning or settlement.

〔Example〕

Next, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of the slot machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a storage section, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a control system.

In Fig. 1, 1 is the outer box of the slot machine formed to have the same front size and depth as a pachinko machine, and 1a is the front panel attached to the front of the outer box so that it can be opened and closed or detached. .

Reference numeral 2 denotes three reels provided inside the outer box 1. Similar to known slot machines, the reels 2 have appropriate designs (not shown) displayed on their outer circumferential surfaces, and the reels 2 are provided on the front panel 1a. A portion of each picture, etc., is visible from the outside through each display window 1b.

Therefore, although the three reels 2 mentioned above do not appear in Figure 1,
Each of them is formed so that it can be rotated and stopped individually by, for example, a stepping motor 2c. For this reason, the panel 1a is provided with a start button 2a for starting the rotation of each reel 2, and three stop buttons 2b for individually stopping the rotation of each reel 2. ing.

1. In a slot machine to which the present invention can be applied, instead of the symbols drawn on the reel 2 and its outer circumferential surface, the progress and stop of the symbols caused by the rotation and stop of the reel 2 can be displayed using an appropriate display means such as a CRT. This shall include those designed to be carried out.

Reference numeral 3 indicates a slot for game media provided at an appropriate location on the panel la, and the slot 3 of the present invention may be the same slot for multiple types of game media, or a slot formed for each type of game media. It is formed so that it can be inserted from the inside. In the illustrated example, two or more types of game media, for example in the shape of medals, are inserted through the same input slot 3.

Here, as the two or more types of game media, for example, each piece of game media is given a value in an integral multiple of the minimum unit (for example, 20 yen per piece) of the game medium (for example, 100 yen or 500 yen per piece). There are two or more types of game media that have been created. The unit of game media (unit price of one piece) can be set arbitrarily, but in the slot machine of the present invention, different unit prices can be expressed as, for example, two or more types of game media with different outer diameters, materials, shapes, etc. Formed as game media M1 to M,
It is a requirement that these can be input.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the input port 3 is connected to a game media storage container 9 (see FIG. 2) disposed inside the outer box 1.
They are linked for each type of game medium. In this embodiment, the storage containers 9 are formed into individual containers 9a to 9c corresponding to the number of types of game media to be input.

Therefore, since the same input port 3 communicates with the storage containers 9a to 9c for each type of game media, here, as shown in FIG. A section 32 is provided, and the discriminating section 32 distinguishes each medium and is configured to flow into the individual storage containers 9a to 9c.

The individual types of game media M-M1 that are input into the input port 3 and flowed into the respective storage containers 9a-9c are counted by the sensors 9d-9f and the counting control unit 9g, and the inflow quantity for each type is counted by the sensors 9d-9f and the counting control unit 9g. The quantity of each input medium and the total score (or value) of each input medium are calculated, and the counted quantity or the total input score (or value) is shown in panel 1a.
It is displayed on an input medium display section 3a provided in the input medium display section 3a. Whether or not to display this display is optional, but it is preferable. 9h is a driver for the display section 3a.

On the other hand, on the front panel 1a facing the display window 1b of the reels 2, in this example, seven winning lines 4a to 4g are formed.

5a to 5g are winning line setting buttons provided on the panel 1a corresponding to the seven winning lines 48 to 4g, 5a is for one winning line 4a, and 5b is for two winning lines 4a.
, 4b, etc., the player freely selects and presses any of the setting buttons 5a to 5g to select one of the winning lines 4a to 4g and the number of winning lines to be applied to the game. You can choose between. Note that the buttons 5a to 5g may be formed by a numeric keypad (not shown).

In the slot machine of the present invention, the number of winning lines to be applied to the game selected by the player's setting of the above-mentioned winning lines 4a to 4g, and the quantity of game media consumed for the game (minimum unit × n times, where n is natural numbers) are associated with a certain relationship.

In other words, for example, if one winning line is associated with one minimum unit of game media, then in the case of two winning lines, it will be 2 pieces.
It is like this. Note that since this relationship can be arbitrarily determined in advance, it is of course not limited to the relationship in this embodiment.

6a and 6b are selection buttons for automatic continuous or set line settings each time for the above entered prize line settings, 6a is for selecting the location and number of winning lines independently for each game, and 6b is for setting once. The location and number of winning lines are automatically continued for each game.

Here, when the selection buttons 6a and 6b are pressed twice in succession, the selection is canceled, but it goes without saying that the cancellation conditions and operation modes may be other. Further, the functions given to the selection buttons 6a and 6b may be attached to the winning line setting buttons 5a to 5b. For example, if you press any of the setting buttons 5a to 5g once, the selection will be made for each game, and the selection will be made for each game.
If you press the button repeatedly, the continuous setting will be set, and if you press it again, the continuous setting will be cancelled.

Operation of the above winning line setting buttons 5a to 5g, and
When the line setting selection buttons 6a and 6b are operated, the meaning of the operation is
By using b as an illuminated switch or displaying it on a separately provided display unit, the display is made so that the player can understand it.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a payout button, and by pressing it when you want to stop the game, the game contents corresponding to the payout amount displayed on the display section 7f are transferred from the payout section (not shown in FIG. 1) to the payout tray 8. paid out.

This payout can be made by issuing a recording sheet or the like in which the payout amount is recorded by printing or the like, in addition to the payout using game media.

The game medium storage container 9 is constructed as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

A medium flow passage 31 is connected to the input port 3, and a medium discriminating section 32 is connected below this passage 31. Below this discriminating section 32, individual passages 33a to 33c for each medium are connected.
Storage containers 9a to 9c for different media are arranged via the storage containers 9a to 9c.

The determining unit 32 includes three sensors 32a, 32b, and 32c for determining the size and diameter of the game medium, and processes the outputs of the sensors 32a to 32c to determine the separator 32.
d, 32e, and a CPU-based control unit 32j that controls the driving of the drive source actuators 32h and 32i, as well as the opening and closing of the gates 32f and 32g, and operates as follows, for example. . At 32,
32Q is a driving source for opening and closing the gates 32f and 32g.

That is, game media M1 to M, each having a different diameter, are detected by one of the sensors 32a to 32c, respectively, and when the game media M has the smallest diameter, the separator 32d is closed and the gate 32f is opened to detect the media. M1 in storage container 9a
When the game medium M2 has an intermediate diameter, the separator 32d and the gate 32g are opened, while the separator 32e and the gate 32f are closed, and the medium M2 is guided and flowed down into the dedicated storage container 9b. When the medium M3 has the maximum diameter, the gates 32f and 32K are closed, while the separators 32d and 32e are opened to introduce the medium M3 into the dedicated storage container 9c.

On the other hand, the storage container 9 has dispensing ports 9i and 9j in this embodiment.
, 9k, respectively. This dispensing is performed by operating dispensing means such as dispensing actuators 9Q to 9n, which are not shown in FIG. Here, each storage container 9a to 9c
The quantity of game media set and housed in advance is counted in advance, and this counted value is added or subtracted from the quantity of game media to be input and game media to be paid out, and displayed on the display units 10a to 10c.
are displayed for each game medium. In other words, the display units 10a to IQc constantly display the current storage amount of each storage container 9a to 9c.

The functions for controlling the operation of the slot machine as described above will be explained with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 3.

In FIG. 3, 21 is a drive control unit for the motor 2c of each reel 2, and 51 is a winning determination unit 2 that determines the location and number of winning lines set by operating the winning line setting buttons 5a to 5g.
This control unit 5 is a setting control unit for the winning line supplied to
The output of 1 is supplied to the prize determining section 2d based on the diameter of the line selection control section 6c, which determines whether the line setting is consecutive or each time.

Thus, when each motor 2c is stopped, the winning determination unit 2d determines whether or not the symbol row of each reel 2 on the preset winning line is winning, and it is possible to determine whether or not the symbol row is winning. When it is done, a signal of a preset winning grade is supplied to the winning payout control section 2e. Here, 2
f is a payout calculation unit that outputs the number of payouts, 2h is a display unit for the number of payouts for each winning prize, and 21 is its driver.

Conventionally, the payout control unit 2e directly drives and controls the payout actuators, here the payout actuators 9Q to 9n, but in the present invention, the payout condition control unit 2g passes through the payout calculation unit 2f and controls one game. or pay out directly for each
Alternatively, data on the number of winnings and payouts for each game is compared with game consumption data, etc., and it is possible to select whether to pay out all at once at the end of the game.

Here, 7a is a button that allows a lump sum payout in the payout request button 7, and 7b is a button for instructing a payout for each game.To request a payout, press and operate either button 7a or 7b to pay out winnings in the payout calculation unit 2f. Data is supplied to the payout control unit 9q for each game and the payout actuator 9Ω
~9n driver 9p is driven every time a prize is won, or
The current payout data is supplied to the calculation unit 11a.

The current payout data calculation unit 11a contains the calculated value of the consumed media calculation unit 11b, which is obtained by subtracting the number of game media consumed in each game from the counted value of the input game media count control unit 9g, and The numerical value of the payout data of the payout calculation unit 2f is supplied, and the number of game media that can be paid out at once at the present time is calculated. This calculated value is displayed on the payout possible display section 7f as the number of game media that can be paid out at the present time. 7g is that driver.

On the other hand, regarding the number of game media remaining in the storage container 9, for each storage container 9a to 9c, the amount of each medium input from the input port 3, and the amount stored in advance in each storage container 9a to 9c. The data are added in the adding unit 10d, and the data paid out from this value is added in the subtracting unit 10e.
The number of game media currently stored in each of the storage containers 9a to 9c is displayed on the display section LOa to LOa for each type of media.
loc. 10f is the display section 10a to 10c
This is the driver. In addition, 7c is the display part of the payout quantity, 7d
is its driver, and 7e is a payout counter.

The gaming machine of the present invention configured as described above plays a game in the same manner as a conventional slot machine in the following manner.

The player uses game media M1 to M borrowed from the game hall.
3 for a plurality of games are put into the slot 3 prior to the game.

The total number of points paid for the input game media M, ~M3 (
(value) is counted in the input counting control section 9g, stored in the input data calculation section Llb, and displayed on the display section 3a. In this state, the gaming machine enters the game ready state6. The player selects any of the winning line setting buttons 5a to 5g, and selects the payout method using the payout buttons 7a or 7b, respectively. Press the button to operate. Thereafter, the game is started by pressing the start button 2a of the reel 2 to rotate each reel 2, and pressing the stop button 2b at an appropriate timing to stop the rotation of each reel 2. Winning line setting button 5a~
5g, the consumed media calculating section 11b subtracts the number of media consumed in the game from the input data and displays it on the display section 3a.

When each reel 2 stops, a winning determining section 2d determines whether or not a prize has been won. If a prize has been won, a payout command is supplied from a payout control section 2e to a payout calculation section 2f in accordance with that fact and its grade.

The number of payouts for winning each game is displayed on the display section 2h.

Here, if the payout method is set to payout for each game by operating the selection button 7b, the payout control unit 9q drives the payout drive unit 9p every time a prize is won, and the payout control unit 9q drives the payout drive unit 9p to match the winning points (compensation). Dispense game media from the reservoir.

On the other hand, when the payout method is set to batch payout by operating the selection button 7a, the winning payout value is supplied to the payout data calculation unit 11a via the control unit 2g. This calculation section 1
Data on the remaining number of input media currently remaining for each game is supplied to 1a from the consumption media calculation unit 11b, and numerical data that can be paid out at the current time is calculated and stored for each game. This data is displayed on the display section 7a as numerical data that can currently be paid out.

If there is a numerical value on the display section 3a or display section 7f, the player presses the lump sum payout request button 7a, and the lump sum payout control section 9r drives the payout drive section 9p based on the data output from the calculation section 11a, indicating that the current payout is possible. It is possible to receive payouts of game media commensurate with the data.

The payout of the game media is done by any of the game media M-M, but the selection of the media is made by the payout control unit 9q,
Performed at 9r. For example, the number of points paid out is first determined by the media with the highest unit price.

The remaining points are carried out by mediums with small unit prices.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention is as described above, and the present invention enables a gaming machine such as a slot machine to set the amount of game media to be consumed in one game depending on the position and number of winning lines selected by a player, and further, This setting can be set automatically for each game individually or consecutively, increasing the interest of the game and smoothing the progress of the game, which is not possible with conventional slot machines. You can enjoy the game.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of the slot machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a storage section, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a control system. 1... Outer box, 1a... Front panel, 1b... Display window, 2... Reel, 2a... Start button, 2b
...stop button, 3...game media input slot,
4a-4g... Winning line, 58-5g... Winning line setting button, 68-6d... Winning line setting selection button. 7a, 7b...Payout selection button, 8...Saucer, 9.
・Storage container for game media

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of reels displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer circumferential surface are provided so as to be able to rotate and stop freely, and the reels are rotated by inputting game media and rotated at arbitrary timing. In a gaming machine such as a slot machine in which each of the reels is stopped and whether a win or an out is determined based on the combination of the symbol rows of each reel at the time of stopping, the game media input section is It is formed so that game media valued at an integral multiple of the minimum unit of game media can be input, and the amount of game media used for one game is one of the preset number of winning lines of 5 or more. A game machine using medals as a game medium, characterized in that the game machine is formed so as to be set by a player's arbitrary selection. 2. A plurality of reels displaying a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface are provided so as to be rotatable and stopable, and the reels are rotated by inserting game media, and each reel that is rotating is stopped at an arbitrary timing. In a gaming machine such as a slot machine in which winning or winning is determined by the combination of symbol rows on each reel when the machine is stopped, the game media input section is designed to hold the smallest unit of game media. It is formed so that game media valued in units of integral multiples can be input, and the amount of game media used in one game is arbitrarily selected by the player from one of the preset number of winning lines of 5 or more. The system is configured so that winnings or settlement payouts of game media are performed using two or more types of game media, and the game media storage section in the gaming machine is configured to be A gaming machine using medals as game media, characterized by having a game media storage section and being formed to display the storage amount. 3. A gaming machine in which the game medium is a medal according to claim 1 or 2, in which two or more types of game media can be input at the same time. 4. A gaming machine whose game medium is a medal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the two or more types of game media are a minimum unit of game media and a game media valued at an integral multiple thereof. . 5. A gaming machine in which the game medium is a medal as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 4, in which a plurality of games can be input at once.