JPH11244455A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine for not spoiling enjoyment while suppressing a gambling property. SOLUTION: In this slot machine, a new winning form for supplying medals for the same number as the number of fed medals as a reward at the time of prescribed reel 20 array is set. Thus, the slot machine for conquering the demerit of reducing the enjoyment on a player side present in replay while being provided with a gambling property suppression effect practically same as the conventional replay is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a slot machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a slot machine including, as a prize mode, a "drawing prize" in which the same number of prizes as the number of medals to be inserted is refunded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a slot machine has three reels (turning drums) around which a plurality of patterns are arranged, a starter which is a reel rotation start device, and three reels corresponding to each reel.
This is a gaming device having two stop buttons as basic components. A series of basic operations in which a player throws medals into a slot machine, urges a starter to rotate all reels simultaneously, and presses a stop button corresponding to each reel to stop the rotation of the reels in order. Perform the game by executing the pattern. The stop button is pressed in order to stop the pattern on each reel on a stop line of a pattern display window provided at the front of the slot machine in a predetermined combination. When a predetermined combination of pictures is obtained, medals corresponding to the combination are released. In order to stop the reel at a desired position, the player determines the timing of pressing each stop button while maximizing his or her own technology.

The stop lines include a middle line (L ₁ in FIG. 2 to be described later), an upper line (L ₂ ), and a lower line (L ₃ ), as well as a diagonally rising line (L). _Four
And L ₅ ), for a total of five. Normally, up to three medals can be inserted in one game, and an effective line is determined by the number of inserted medals. The validity of a line means that the pictures arranged on the line are detected. For example, when one card is inserted, only the middle line is valid, but when two cards are inserted, the upper, middle, and lower lines are valid. All five lines plus one are valid.

In a slot machine, one game cycle, which is a time interval from the insertion of a medal to the stop of a reel, is at least a predetermined time (for example, 4 times) in order to suppress the gambling (gambling) of the game to a certain limit. .1
Seconds) or more.
By providing the minimum time unit of the game cycle in this way, it is possible to prevent the speed of money expenditure from increasing at an accelerated rate, and to set an upper limit on the amount of money that can be used within a certain time.

[0005] In order to realize the suppression of the ejaculation, several methods have been conventionally performed as follows.
For example, (1) when one game ends and a medal is inserted for the next game, if the time consumed by the game has not reached a predetermined time, the operation of the medal receiving means is prohibited. In other words, the medal insertion is accepted, but the rotation start operation of the reel is not validated until a predetermined time has elapsed, or (2) instead of paying out medals by winning, the player does not need to insert medals (insertion). Even if it is not accepted, the reel rotation operation is automatically activated) Same conditions as when the prize is won (one game is played when the game is played on one game, two games are played when the game is played on two games) By providing a prize form in which the player can play a game of three games in the case of three games, a predetermined number of prizes in this form are given within a predetermined time, thereby suppressing the consumption of the game fee.
And so on. (2) is a prize form in which a free game is given instead of a medal.
Called "replay."

[0006]

The social demands to maintain soundness of the game have reduced the gambling, but the suppression of the gambling clearly shows the interest in the game of slot machines. If it is reduced, it must be judged that the control method is poor. The conventional methods as described above are not good in that sense, and, of course, all of them are very unpopular to players, and many call for new methods. . The reason is as follows.

As described above, a game in a slot machine has a series of basic operation patterns of inserting medals, rotating all reels simultaneously by urging a starter, and stopping rotation of reels by pressing a stop button. I have. The player presupposes this basic operation pattern, and aims at the timing of reel stop according to the rhythm. For it,
In the conventional method, the flow of the game operation lacks a part of the basic operation pattern or interrupts the basic operation pattern, and therefore, the player tends to disturb the rhythm of the game. Since instantaneous timing is an important game, there is a possibility that disruption of the rhythm may prevent the player from fully utilizing the techniques and skills possessed by the player. Further, for example, stopping the operation due to the reel rotation start operation not being validated may result in a sharp decrease in the sense of speed of the game, which may cause psychological irritation to the player.

[0008] Under the circumstances described above, there is a requirement that the basic operation pattern inherent in the slot machine should not be confused, and furthermore, a request for suppression of shotiness in a form that is not so obvious to the player side is realized. There is a need for a prize winning design that can be achieved. An object of the present invention is to provide such a winning form.

[0009]

The slot machine according to the present invention is set so as to include a prize form in which the same number of medals as the inserted medals are given as a reward.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a slot machine according to the present invention. Each reel 20 is given rotation by a stepping motor 18 which is a motor for rotating the reel, and the stepping motor 18
It is driven by an excitation pulse signal via a stepping motor drive circuit 16.

In the embodiment according to the present invention, a player first inserts one to three medals in consideration of an activated line to be set. Next, the slot machine starter S
To generate an excitation pulse signal in a pulse generator (not shown) in the stepping motor drive circuit 16.
Until the generation is stopped by pressing the respective stop buttons 10, the excitation pulse signal is continuously supplied to the stepping motor 18.
Keeps spinning. The player sequentially presses a stop button corresponding to a reel to be stopped. In response to the pressing of the stop button, the excitation pulse to the stepping motor 18 is cut off, and the rotation of the reel 20 stops. When all the reels have stopped, the CPU 12 determines whether or not an arrangement of a predetermined pattern corresponding to the winning has occurred on the set pay line, and the winning data stored in the memory 14 corresponding to each arrangement. , A predetermined number of medals are released. The same as the conventional slot machine, in that an effective line is set according to the number of medals to be inserted, and various numbers of medals are released according to the arrangement of the pictures obtained on each effective line.

As described above, the slot machine according to the present invention has several types of prize forms like the conventional slot machine. It is characterized in that it has the same winning configuration as the number. That is, when a pattern arrangement corresponding to this special winning mode is obtained on the pay line, 1
When one coin is inserted, two medals are paid when two cards are inserted, and three medals are paid when three cards are inserted. Valid line is a five as shown in FIG. 2, only the center of the L ₁ when you put one, L ₁ when you put two by adding two vertical, L _2, L ₃ becomes all five of L ₁ ~L ₅ is valid when three on.

This winning form can be called a "drawing win" or a "draw game", and since the same game can be played again, the result is substantially the same as the above-mentioned conventional "replay". Has the effect of However, in the replay, the second game starts from the time of reel rotation without inserting a medal,
Since the slot machine lacks the first basic operation pattern of inserting a medal, the rhythm of the game is broken and the timing of the player is confused. Further, since there is no refund of medals even if a prize is won, the joy of winning is not obtained.
In contrast, in the prize mode newly set in the slot machine according to the present invention, the same number of medals as the number of inserted medals is released, so that the player can feel the prize.

As described above, the above-mentioned conventional method (1) is a method of limiting the number of games within a certain period of time so as to suppress the consumption of money. There is a disadvantage that the time cannot be shortened, and a time gap occurs between the games, giving the player a sense of being prolonged. On the other hand, in the prize mode newly set by the slot machine according to the present invention, the inserted medals are paid out. That is, there is no increase or decrease in the number of medals, so to say, the game must be restarted, and the shooting ability is zero. Therefore, if this prize is made to appear a predetermined number of times within a certain period of time, even if the number of games is not limited, it is possible to conclude that it is possible to suppress the ejaculation and achieve the initial purpose, It does not detract from the player's satisfaction with winning.

[0015] From the viewpoint of the number of possible games, by setting a new winning form according to the present invention, the variety and options of the slot machine as a game are expanded as compared with the conventional replay. That is, in the case of replay,
Since the prize is a replay of the game itself, the only choice of the player when the prize is won is to perform the next game once or to abandon the right to free re-game. On the other hand, in the draw winning according to the present invention, if one medal has been inserted, one medal is required.
If two medals have been inserted, two medals will be refunded if three medals have been inserted.
The player can naturally play the same game by inserting one, two or three medals again. In addition, when two or three medals are obtained, one medal can be inserted one by one to play a single-game two or three times, or when three medals are obtained. The game can be performed once in a given game and once in a single game in an arbitrary order. Therefore, a prize winner according to the present invention has more options. In the case of a replay prize, the maximum number of games that can be played is one, while in the case of a draw prize, one to three games are possible. This means that a larger number of games can be executed in the case of a draw and a lower game fee per game than in the case of a replay.

[0016]

According to the present invention, by newly setting a prize form in which medals of the number of inserted medals are awarded as rewards, it has substantially the same effect of suppressing ejaculation as the conventional replay,
The effect of overcoming the drawback of reducing the interest on the player side, which was present in the replay, is obtained.

As described above, from the viewpoint of the number of games that can be played, the new prize mode according to the present invention has a wider variety and choices as games of the slot machine than in the case of the conventional replay. A larger number of games can be executed than in the case of replay, and the game fee per game is lower.

Assuming that a replay is not used but a draw according to the present invention is used instead, a minimum time unit per game (for example, 4.1)
Seconds) while maintaining the same medal consumption as in the case of the model employing replay. In addition, since the number of possible games per fixed medal number is large as described above, although the game mode is superior to replay in terms of the variety of game modes, there is actually an effect of suppressing ejaculation more than replay.

As described above, according to the slot machine of the present invention, while satisfying the social demands of the slot machine, it is still attractive to the player, and sometimes more attractive than before. Is achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a slot machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows five effective lines visible from a picture display window on the front of the slot machine.

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] March 18, 1999

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A slot machine comprising a plurality of reels, a reel rotation start means, and a stop button corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, wherein the same number of medals as the number of inserted medals is given as a reward. A slot machine including a winning prize form. 2. A method of controlling a slot machine comprising a plurality of reels, a reel rotation start means, and a stop button corresponding to each of the plurality of reels, wherein the same number of medals as the number of inserted medals is provided. A method comprising a prize form given as a reward.