JPH0324879B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a reel-type game machine typified by a slot machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a reel-type game machine that is equipped with four reels and that changes the payout ratio depending on the number of medals inserted.

[Prior Art] A reel-type game machine such as a slot machine usually uses three symbol reels each having a large number of symbols on its circumferential surface, and rotates them so that one symbol is placed on each symbol reel.
When the player presses the stop button provided individually, each symbol reel is stopped at random, winnings are determined according to the combination of symbols on the predetermined winning line, and if a prize is won, This is a game machine that pays out a predetermined number of medals.

27 and 28 show a schematic front view of such a conventional reel-type game machine Z, a winning line on the front panel 21, a symbol drum, etc. seen from the reel window.

The reel-type game machine Z is also called a slot machine, and has a box-shaped housing, and inside it there are three picture reels 1, 2, and 3, a motor for rotating them, and other equipment. Control equipment etc. are built-in. On the outer peripheral surface of each of the pattern reels 1, 2, and 3, for example, 21 patterns of 7 types are displayed in a random arrangement order. Upper front panel 2
1 includes a reel window 22 for the player to see through the symbols on the symbol drums 1, 2, and 3;
Start switch 1 for rotating 2 and 3
0. stop buttons 11, 12, 13 for individually stopping the rotation of each of the symbol reels 1, 2, 3;
A medal slot 9 and a line display 23 for displaying the position and number of winning lines are provided.

In such a game machine Z, the winning line is in the reel window 2.
Five reels are prepared corresponding to the three rows of symbols on each symbol reel 1, 2, and 3 that appear on reel 2, and a predetermined position and number of winning lines among them are mechanically assigned according to the number of medals inserted. It is becoming more and more popular. In other words, if the number of medals that the player has inserted into the medal slot 9 is one, only the center line will be displayed, and if the number of medals that the player has inserted into the medal slot 9 is two, then there will be three lines in which the upper and lower lines a and b are added to the center line. , in the case of three lines, the five lines to which diagonal lines a and b are added are set to become winning lines.

When playing a game on such a conventional gaming machine Z, a line indicator 23 is used to indicate one, three, or five winning lines depending on the number of coins that the player has inserted into the coin slot 9. It lights up and the player is informed of the position and number of winning lines. Then, the player presses the start switch 10,
After rotating each symbol reel 1, 2, 3, if the stop buttons 11, 12, 13 are pressed in an arbitrary order, each symbol reel 1, 2, 3 stops rotating. Winning is determined based on the combination of symbols on the winning line when the machine stops, and in the case of winning, a predetermined number of medals are paid out. By the way, the rotational speed of each of the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 is such that the symbols on the outer circumferential surface cannot be clearly read, and in most cases, the player can only press the stop buttons 11, 12, and 13 at random. However, it is also possible to aim to some extent and stop the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 at desired stopping positions. Therefore, such a reel-type game machine Z is a game machine that appropriately stimulates the player's shooting spirit and allows him to play interesting games.

In addition to the conventional game machine Z, in order to further increase the fun of the game, in addition to the usual game using combinations of stopped symbols on the three symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 (hereinafter referred to as the "normal game"), ,1
It is now possible to play a series of yakuza games using book pattern reels. A continuous yakuza game is generally referred to as a bonus game, in which the symbol reels are rotated and the symbol reels are stopped one by one, and if one symbol reel stops at a symbol for a continuous yakuza object, a predetermined game is awarded. It is a game in which a number of medals are paid out.

Such a continuous accessory game can be played by operating a built-in consecutive accessory device when a specific winning combination (hereinafter referred to as "continuous accessory combination") is reached among the winning combinations of the normal game. Furthermore, some machines are equipped with a continuous accessory increasing device that increases the number of games of the consecutive accessory game itself, and are designed to further arouse interest in the game.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional game machine Z has a combination of a chance element and a player's technique of aiming and pressing the stop button in determining the stop position of the symbol reel, which is extremely problematic. It is widely used as a game machine that allows you to play fun games.

However, the inventor of the present invention, while conducting intensive research into a game machine that can play even more interesting games, noticed the following.

In other words, in the conventional game machine Z, although the position and number of winning lines change depending on the number of medals inserted, they are essentially fixed, and the player inserts the medals into the medal slot 9. The point is that the moment you enter the equation, one of the three cases mentioned above will be automatically determined.

Regarding this situation, the present inventor has found that if a certain degree of chance and skill are incorporated into the determination of winning lines, a more interesting game can be created.

The present invention is based on this new knowledge and aims to provide a reel-type game machine that has been completed to achieve this.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The reel type game machine of the present invention will be explained based on FIG. 1.

The present invention comprises (a) three pattern reels 1, 2, and 3 on which an appropriate number of different types of symbols are displayed on the circumferential surface, and (b) an appropriate number of marks indicating winning lines on the circumferential surface. (c) the displayed line instruction reel 4; (c) rotation drive devices 5, 6, 7, 8, such as stepping motors, provided on each of the symbol reels 1, 2, 3 and the line instruction reel 4; d) the rotational drive device 5;
(e) an input means 10 for giving a start signal to the rotation drive devices 5, 6, 8 by human operation;
Stop means 11, 12, 13, 14 for individually giving a stop signal to each of 7 and 8 by manual operation
and (f) position detection devices 15, 16, 17, 18 for detecting the stop positions of each of the symbol reels 1, 2, 3 and line instruction reel 4 when the rotation is stopped.
and (g) a winning line determining means 31 that determines a winning line based on the detection signal of the position detection device 18;
(h) a stopped symbol determining means 32 which determines the symbol when each symbol reel 1, 2, 3 is stopped based on the detection signals of the position detecting devices 15, 16, 17; and (i) determined by the entered prize line determining means 31. A prize determining means 33 compares the winning line determined with the arrangement of symbols determined by the stopped symbol determining means 32 and determines whether or not a prize has been won; and (k) payout ratio changing means 52 for changing the payout ratio at the time of winning based on the number determined by the inserted medal number determining means 51. It is a feature.

The winning line indicating marks displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the line indicating reel 4 may be displayed according to a certain regularity or may be displayed at random. Furthermore, the designated number of winning lines can also be set arbitrarily. For example, one that selectively displays one or two winning lines,
Of the winning lines, only one is fixed so that it can always be won, and the second or more winning lines are specified, or any number of winning lines between 0 and 5 are randomly specified. You can freely set the settings.

The change of the payout ratio by the payout ratio changing means 52 may be of any kind as long as the payout is given in proportion to the number of medals inserted by the player. A direct method of increasing the number of medals paid out in stages according to the number of inserted medals, or increasing the number of stop operations of the line instruction reel 4 per game according to the number of inserted medals,
An indirect method such as increasing the winning line can be adopted.

[Operation] The game according to the present invention is played as follows.

When the input means 10 is manually operated, a start signal is issued from the input means, and the three pattern reels 1, 2, 3 and the line instruction reel 4 are simultaneously activated by the driving means 5, 6, 7, 8 such as stepping motors. Start rotating. After that, the stopping means 11, 12, 13,
When 14 is manually operated, the three pattern reels 1, 2, and 3 and the line instruction reel 4 stop at the rotational position corresponding to the time of the operation. The stopping means 1
The operations 1, 12, 13, and 14 may be completely random. It is preferable that the line instruction reel 4 is stopped by operating the stopping means 14 before the three symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 are stopped, but it may be stopped after that.

When the line instruction reel 4 stops rotating, a winning line is indicated by a mark displayed on its outer circumferential surface. The winning line that is instructed is controlled by the coincidence of the rotational position at which the line indicating reel 4 stops, so depending on the number and pattern of marks displayed, there will be 0 winning lines per rotational stop. Sometimes there is one, and sometimes there is only one. There are also cases where 2, 3, 4 or 5 pieces are available. The dividend ratio changing means 52
If the number of rotation stops of the line instruction reel 4 is to be controlled, the stop operation of the line instruction reel 4 may be performed, for example, twice or three times in succession at this stage, depending on the number of medals inserted. A few stop operations like this will move the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3.
The winning line when made before stopping is
The winning lines designated by each stop operation are added up, and more winning lines are obtained for one game. In addition, if the line instruction reel 4 is stopped after the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 are stopped, if the winning line stops at the position where a winning is determined after several stopping operations,
Even if the number of stops still remains, it is sufficient to cancel them. Of course, the greater the number of winning lines, the greater the chance of winning in general. As a player, in the step of stopping the line instruction reel 4, he is already excited about the winnings and the number of medals that will be paid out, and becomes even more interested.

the line instruction reel 4 and the symbol reel 1;
The rotation stop position when the rotations 2 and 3 are stopped is detected by each position detection means 15, 16, 17, and 18, respectively. The winning line determining means 31 determines the winning line indicated by the line indication reel 4 for the winning determining means 33 based on the detection signal from the position detecting means 18. Further, the stopped symbol determining means 32 determines what symbol is on each symbol reel 1, 2, 3 based on the detection signals from the position detecting means 15, 16, 17. A prize determining means 33 compares the winning line determined by the entered prize line determining means 31 with the arrangement of symbols determined by the stopped symbol determining means 32 to determine whether or not a prize has been won.

In the case where the payout ratio changing means 52 controls the number of medals to be paid out, at this stage, a number of medals such as the standard number, twice the standard number, or three times the standard number is paid out according to the number of medals inserted. It will be done. Of course, at this stage, the player can enjoy the results of the normal game, just as in the conventional gaming machine Z, and depending on the winning combination, he can also enjoy the continuous yakuza game.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to enjoy the excitement that arouses the desire to play not only at the stage of determining the stopped symbols but also at the stage of determining the winning line, and furthermore, the number of medals inserted can be increased. Since you can get a corresponding payout, it is much more fun to play than traditional game machines.

[Example] Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a functional explanatory diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a functional explanatory diagram of a reel-type game machine A according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the reel-type game machine A of Embodiment 1. A front view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the symbol reel and line instruction reel, and FIG. 5 is a rotating game machine A.
6 is a developed diagram showing the marks displayed on the line indicating reel, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams of the winning lines indicated by parts a and b of the marks shown in FIG. 6. , Figures 9 to 11 are explanatory diagrams showing display patterns of other marks, and Figure 12 is the 11th
Figs. 13 to 16 are explanatory drawings showing display patterns of other marks, and Figs. 17 to 19 are explanatory drawings of the winning line indicated by the part e of the mark shown in the figure. Figs. A flowchart showing how to play the game, Fig. 20 is a functional explanatory diagram of the reel type game machine B according to the second embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 21 is a flowchart showing the winning line determination procedure in the second embodiment, Fig. 22a 24c are explanatory diagrams illustrating winning lines determined based on the flowchart of FIG. 21, and FIGS. 25 and 26 are flowcharts illustrating how to play the game in slot machine B of the second embodiment.

Embodiment 1 The slot machine A of this embodiment is configured so that the number of medals paid out at the time of winning varies depending on the number of medals inserted.

First, explanation will be given based on FIGS. 3 and 4. A front panel 21 is attached to the upper front of the main body 20. The front panel 21 is provided with four reel windows 22 through which the player can view the symbol reels 1,
2, 3, and three lines of symbols and marks on the line instruction reel 4 can be seen with the naked eye. A line indicator 23 is provided on the left side of the line indication reel 4 to indicate the position and number of winning lines.

At the bottom of the front panel 21, there are a medal slot 9 into which a predetermined number of medals are inserted for each game, a start switch 10 for starting each symbol reel 1, 2, 3 and a line instruction reel 4, and each symbol. Stop buttons 11, 12, 1 for stopping operations associated with reels 1, 2, and 3, respectively
3. A stop button 14 associated with the line instruction reel 4 is provided. In addition, there is a payout indicator 24 that displays the number of medals to be paid out, and a stop lamp 25 that is lit while the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 are rotating, but turns off when the stop buttons 11, 12, and 13 are pressed. An input display 27 for displaying the number of medals inserted is provided at an appropriate location. Further, at the lowest part of the main body 20, there is provided a tray 26 for receiving the dispensed medals.

Inside the main body 20, driving means for the pattern reels 1, 2, 3 and the line instruction reel 4, various control devices, a hopper, etc. are built-in.

In FIG. 4, 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a are reel drums. 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b are band-shaped reel tapes, which are fixed to the outer periphery of the reel drums 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a,
It consists of symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 and a line instruction reel 4. Reel drums 1a, 2a, 3a,
4a is rotatably supported by frames 1c, 2c, 3c, and 4c, and its support shaft (not shown)
Stepping motors 5, 6, 7, and 8 constituting a rotational drive device are attached to the motors. Since the stepping motors 5, 6, 7, and 8 can obtain a rotation amount corresponding to the number of pulses of the input signal, starting and stopping the rotation of the pattern reels 1, 2, and 3 and the line instruction reel 4 depends on the control signal. Responds with high response.

There are 7 types of symbols on each reel, and 21 symbols are displayed at equal pitches on the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3. The mark for indicating the winning line on the line indicating reel 4 will be described later.

The picture reels 1, 2, and 3 as described above and the line instruction reel 4 are mounted inside the main body 20 so that three lines of pictures and marks can be seen through the reel window 22.

In FIG. 5, 30 is a microcomputer that controls the entire slot machine A, and includes a CPU (central processing unit) that performs various calculations and processes, and processes input and output signals, a control program, and a picture reel 1. , 2, 3 and the rotation stop position of the line instruction reel 4.
Only Memory), RAM (Random
Access Memory), an input port 36, and output ports 35 and 37. Stepping motors 5, 6, 7, and 8 are connected to the output port 35 via a drive circuit 38.
While the pulsed drive signal is being sent from the CPU,
An electric signal is sent from the drive circuit 38 to rotate the stepping motors 5, 6, 7, and 8. A start switch 10 is connected to the input port 36.
The stop buttons 11, 12, 13, and 14 are connected via a start circuit 47 and a stop circuit 48. When the start switch 10 is pressed, the drive signal is emitted from the CPU, and each stop button 11, 12, 13, 1
When 4 is pressed, each stop button 1
The transmission of the drive signal to the stepping motors 5, 6, 7, and 8 associated with motors 1, 12, 13, and 14 is stopped. With the above configuration, when the player presses the start switch 10, each symbol reel 1, 2, 3 and line instruction reel 4 start rotating all at once, and when the player presses the stop button 11, 12, 13, 14, , the symbol reels 1, 2, 3 and the line instruction reel 4 stop according to the order in which they were pressed or the time at which they were pressed. Of course, when the player presses the stop button 11,1
The time interval for pressing the keys sequentially from 2, 13, and 14, or the time interval for pressing the keys further, is completely free, and there is room for the player's skill. In any case, the player can play the game by simply pressing the start switch 10 and the stop buttons 11, 12, 13, and 14.

The input port 36 also includes a position detection sensor 15,
16, 17, and 18 are connected. The position detection sensors 15, 16, 17, and 18 are used to determine the symbols and marks that appear on the reel window 22 when the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 and the line instruction reel 4 stop rotating. For example, a device configured as follows can be used. A reset signal portion is provided at one location on the circumference of each of the reels 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the reset signal portion is detected once every rotation by, for example, a photo sensor. The number of pulses of the drive signal required to rotate one frame of the picture or mark appearing on the circumference of each reel 1, 2, 3, 4 is known in advance. Therefore, if the CPU counts the number of pulses sent until each reel 1, 2, 3, and 4 stops after the reset pulse is generated, it is possible to determine what the symbols and marks appearing on the reel window 22 are. Ru.

41 is a medal detector for detecting the number of inserted medals, and for example, a micro switch or a photo sensor is used. This medal detector 41 is also connected to the input port 36.

The output port 37 includes a hopper 42 that pays out a predetermined number of medals (for example, 2, 5, 8, 10, 15) when a prize is won, a speaker 43 that plays a melody with a different tone each time the reels are rotating or when a prize is won.
A line indicator 23 that indicates the position and number of winning lines when the line instruction reel 4 stops rotating, an input indicator 27 that indicates the number of inserted medals, and the like are connected via respective drive circuits 44, 45, and 46.

Winning line determining means 3 shown in Figure 2
1. The stopped symbol determining means 32, the winning determining means 33, and the payout number selecting means 53 are all constituted by the microcomputer 30.

Therefore, inside the ROM, the marks on the line instruction reel 4 and the symbols on each symbol reel 1, 2, and 3 are encoded and stored at predetermined addresses. Further, the combination of winning symbols on each winning line is coded and stored. Furthermore, the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning is also stored, which corresponds to the number of medals that the player has inserted into the medal slot 9 prior to the start of the game. The number can be set arbitrarily within the legal limits, but for example, when the number of inserted medals is 1, the number of medals to be paid out is 5, when the number of inserted medals is 2, the number of medals to be paid out is 10, When the number of inserted medals is 3, the number of medals to be paid out is 15, and so on, and the number is set proportionally in stages.

The winning line is determined as follows. The CPU uses the reset signal taken in from the position detection sensor 18 as a reference, and resets the line instruction reel 4.
It counts the number of pulses of the drive signal until it stops, and calls from the ROM the code at the address that corresponds to the counted number in advance. The CPU uses that code to determine which winning line is specified.

The determination of stopped symbols is performed as follows.
The CPU resets each symbol reel 1, 2, 3 based on the reset signal of each symbol reel 1, 2, 3 taken in from the position detection sensor 15, 16, 17.
The number of pulses of the drive signal until it stops is counted, and the code at the address corresponding to each count is called from the ROM. The CPU uses those codes to reel window 2.
It is determined what the symbols on each symbol reel 1, 2, and 3 appearing in 2 are.

Judgment of prize winning is done as follows.
The CPU calls the winning symbol combination code in the called winning line code from the ROM and compares it with the code of the actual stopped symbols. If the results of the comparison match, it is determined that the prize has been won.

The number of medals to be paid out is selected as follows. The CPU compares the detection signal of the medal detector 41 with the contents stored in the ROM, and outputs a payout drive signal of the number of medals corresponding to the number of inserted medals to the hopper 42. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the number of inserted medals is 1, 2, or 3, 5, 10, and 15 medals are paid out, respectively.

Now, regarding mark M on line instruction reel 4,
This will be explained based on FIGS. 6 to 16. The mark itself on the line indication reel 4 may be of any kind as long as it can inform the player of the winning line, for example, an arrow, horizontal bar, circle, or other appropriate figure or symbol may be used.

The pitch P at which the mark M is displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the reel must be equal to the pitch of the pattern arrangement of pattern reels 1, 2, and 3. However, if the mark M is displayed on all the frames, the line instruction reel 4
Therefore, there is no point in randomly changing the winning line, so some pieces that do not indicate the winning line must also be included. The number of M marks displayed is an important factor that affects interest in the game, but if there are many M marks, there will be more chances of winning, and if there are fewer, there will be fewer chances of winning, so it is important to consider the balance between them. It can be determined by

As an example, FIG. 6 shows a line instruction reel in which each frame is alternately marked with a mark M and a frame without a mark (marked with a circle M in the drawing for ease of understanding). 4 is shown in an expanded state.

Note that the above 〇 mark M ₁ is on the actual reel 4,
The eyelashes can be plain, or they can have a suitable design added to them.

For example, when the line indicating reel 4 shown in FIG. 6 stops rotating at a position where the part a is visible from the reel window 22, as shown in FIG.
The center winning line is designated as the winning line. Similarly, if it stops at part b,
As shown in the figure, two upper and lower winning lines a and b are designated as winning lines.

In addition to the above, the following mark display patterns can also be adopted. In Figure 9, mark M
Three lines in a row are shown. When this part c appears in the reel window 22 and stops, three winning lines, a and b, are indicated. 10th
In the figure, frame _M1 with no mark is 3
A row of items is shown. When this part d appears in the reel window 22 and stops, there will be no winning line.

The mark for indicating the winning line is not limited to one that indicates only one winning line, but may be one that indicates two winning lines at the same time, or one that indicates five winning lines at the same time.
In FIG. 11, two types of marks M ₂ and M ₃ indicating two winning lines are shown. These marks M ₂ and M ₃ may be displayed two or more frames apart, but they may also be displayed with one instruction mark M between them as shown in FIG. 11. When the displayed portion e appears on the reel window 22 and stops, the five winning lines a, b, a,
b will be instructed at the same time. Also, instead of such a display, as shown in FIG.
Using one mark M ₄ that combines five arrows,
When the mark M ₄ stops at the center of the reel window 22, five winning lines, a, b,
A and b may be designated. Note that the mark _M4 is not limited to a combination of arrows, but may be a mark with a specific design, such as a crown.

14 and 15, the marks M ₁ , M ₂ ,
A display example of M ₃ is shown in FIG. 16, and a display example of marks M ₅ and M ₆ for indicating diagonal winning lines is shown, respectively. In each of the above examples, when the part g stops in the reel window 22, four winning lines a, b, a, b are indicated, and when the part h stops in the reel window 22, the winning lines are However, when the part i stops in the reel window 22, two diagonal winning lines a and b are designated as winning lines.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, for example, the center winning line may be fixed as the winning line at all times to avoid a state where the winning line is zero. In that case, the central part of the reel window 22 for the line instruction reel 4 may be closed and a specific mark displayed there, or a specific mark may be displayed next to the reel window 22. Bye.

Although the display pattern of the marks on the line instruction reel 4 has been described above based on the drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various forms of display patterns can be adopted as appropriate.

How to play the game in the slot machine A having the above configuration will be explained based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 17 to 19.

First, as shown in FIG. 17, the player inserts medals into the medal slot 9 (101). The number of inserted medals is determined by the detection signal of the medal detector 41.
Once confirmed by the CPU (102), the game is ready to start. The player then presses the start switch 10 (103). This causes the startup signal to
The signal is sent to each stepping motor 5, 6, 7, and 8, and the four reels 1, 2, 3, and 4 start rotating at the same time (104), and the game starts.

When the game starts, the player presses the four stop buttons 11, 1, as shown in FIG.
Press 2, 13, or 14 arbitrarily (105). The button operations are left up to the player's free will as to which order to press and when to press the buttons, thereby allowing the player to enjoy a sense of play. When the line instruction reel 4 is stopped by operating the stop button 14 (106), many players have high expectations as to which position and how many winning lines will be won based on the stop position mark. You will be tickled. Also, stop buttons 11, 12, 1
When the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 are stopped by the operation 3 (107), the player can visually determine whether or not he or she has won a prize based on the combination of the stopped symbols on the winning line.

At this stage, as shown in Figure 19, the winning line is determined (108), the stopping symbols are determined (109), and the winning is determined (110). A selection is made. Therefore, depending on whether the player inserts 1, 2, or 3 medals prior to the start of the game, there will be 5 (111), 10 (112), or 15 (113) medals. A payout is made, and when the payout is completed, the game ends.

If the entered prize is a specific winning combination, the microcomputer 30 controls the game to proceed to a continuous role game or the like.

Embodiment 2 The throttle machine B of this embodiment is configured to increase the number of times the line instruction reel 4 is stopped in accordance with the number of medals inserted.

The configuration described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 16 in the first embodiment and the counting process of the number of medals inserted prior to the start of the game described with reference to FIG. 17 are exactly the same in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 20, this embodiment includes a re-rotation means 54 and a winning line holding means 55, which are realized by the microcomputer 30.

The re-rotating means 54 is a means for automatically restarting the line instruction reel 4 after the first rotation stop. The number of medals inserted into the medal slot 9 by the player prior to the start of the game is detected by the medal detector 41 and captured by the CPU. CPU
When the number of medals inserted is N, the restart is controlled to occur (N-1) times after the line instruction reel 4 stops for the first time. Therefore, if the number of medals inserted by the player is one, the machine only rotates and stops for the first time and does not restart. However, if the number of inserted medals is 2, one restart will be performed, and similarly 3 medals will be restarted.
In the case of two copies, restart is performed twice. The operation to stop the line instruction reel 4 that has rotated due to restart is as follows:
Stop button 14 in the same way as the first stop operation
This can be done by pressing .

The winning line indicated by the line indicating reel 4 whose rotation has been stopped several times as described above is as follows:
Winning line holding means 55 and winning determining means 33
It is summed up by That is, the first time, the second time,
The stop position of each line instruction reel 4 for the third time is detected by the position detection sensor 18, and then the position of the winning line is determined by the winning line determining means 31, but each time, as shown in FIG. Then, the position of the winning line is imported into the CPU and temporarily
Stored in RAM (121), (122), (123). The winning lines stored in this way are compared with the stopped symbols of symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 at the stage of determining the winning, and the result is then added up.

For example, FIGS. 22a and 22b explain the case where the line instruction reel 4 is stopped twice, but in this case, the winning line indicated the first time and the winning line a indicated the second time are Two will be used to determine the prize. Further, in FIGS. 23a to 23c, a case is explained in which the line instruction reel 4 is stopped three times, but in that case, a,
The three winning lines b are used to determine the winnings. In the case of Figures 24a to 24c, ,a,
The three winning lines a are used to determine the winnings. However, it is not always the case that one winning line is obtained at each stop; for example, in FIG. 24b, if there is no mark M in all three frames, there will be two winning lines, a and a. Furthermore, if multiple winning lines at the same position are specified, only one line will be counted. Furthermore, if the mark _M4 indicating five winning lines appears even once, the winning lines specified during other stops are controlled to be invalidated.

How to play the game in the slot machine B having the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 25 and 26.

First, as shown in FIG. 17, the player inserts medals into the medal slot 9. When the number of inserted medals is confirmed by the CPU based on the detection signal of the medal detector 41 (102), the game is ready to start.

Then, when the player presses the start switch 10 (103), a start signal is issued from the CPU to each stepping motor 5, 6, 7, 8.
The four reels 1, 2, 3, and 4 start spinning at the same time (104) and the game starts.

When the game starts, the player presses the four stop buttons 11, 1, as shown in FIG.
Press 2, 13, or 14 arbitrarily (131). The button operations are left up to the player's free will as to which order to press and when to press the buttons, thereby allowing the player to enjoy a sense of play. When the line instruction reel 4 is stopped by operating the stop button 14 (132), the winning line is indicated by the mark at the stop position.

Note that if the number of medals inserted is two, the line reel 4 will automatically rotate again (133), so the player must press and operate the stop button 14 again.
Rotation can be stopped (134). Furthermore, if the number of medals inserted is three, the line instruction reel 4 will rotate again (135), so the player can press and operate the stop button 14 again (135) to stop the rotation (136). . In this way, the instruction of the winning line due to the stoppage after re-rotation is added to the winning line as described above. Therefore, when the player inserts a large number of medals, the winning line in one game increases, so the chance of winning naturally increases, and the player can receive a larger payout.

When the symbol reels 1, 2, and 3 are stopped by pressing the stop buttons 11, 12, and 13 (137), the player himself or herself can check whether or not he or she has won a prize based on the combination of the stopped symbols on each winning line. You can judge by looking at it. When the player wins a prize, he or she is satisfied with the gambling spirit.

One game is completed by the above steps. As shown in FIG. 26, during the game, the computer 30 simultaneously determines the winning line (108), the stopped symbols (109), and the winning determination (110), and in the case of winning, the game ends. At the same time, a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the tray 26, and in the case of a specific winning combination, it is possible to proceed to a continuous game.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, players can enjoy the excitement that arouses their desire to shoot not only at the stage of determining the stopped symbols but also at the stage of determining the winning line in each game. Since you can select advantageous payouts, you can enjoy the game much more fun than with conventional game machines.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional explanatory diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a functional explanatory diagram of a reel-type game machine A according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the reel-type game machine A of Embodiment 1. A front view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the symbol reel and line instruction reel, and FIG. 5 is a rotating game machine A.
6 is a developed diagram showing the marks displayed on the line indicating reel, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams of the winning lines indicated by parts a and b of the marks shown in FIG. 6. , Figures 9 to 11 are explanatory diagrams showing display patterns of other marks, and Figure 12 is the 11th
Figs. 13 to 16 are explanatory drawings showing display patterns of other marks, and Figs. 17 to 19 are explanatory drawings of the winning line indicated by the part e of the mark shown in the figure. Figs. A flowchart showing how to play the game, Fig. 20 is a functional explanatory diagram of the reel type game machine B according to the second embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 21 is a flowchart showing the winning line determination procedure in the second embodiment, Fig. 22a Figures 24c to 24c are explanatory diagrams illustrating winning lines determined based on the flowchart in Figure 21, Figures 25 to 26 are flowcharts illustrating how to play the game in slot machine B of Example 2, and Figures 27 to 28. is an explanatory diagram of a conventional game machine Z. (Main symbols on the drawing), 1, 2, 3: Picture reel,
4: Line instruction reel, 5, 6, 7, 8: Stepping motor, 10: Start switch, 11,
12, 13, 14: Stop button, 15, 16, 1
7, 18: Position detection sensor, 30: Microcomputer, 31: Winning line determining means, 32: Stop pattern determining means, 33: Winning determining means, 41: Medal detector, 42: Hopper, 51: Number of inserted medals determining means , 52: Payout ratio changing means, 53: Payout number selection means, 54: Re-rotation means, 55: Winning line holding means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. (a) Three pattern reels in which an appropriate number of different types of patterns are displayed on a circumferential surface, and (b) an appropriate number of marks indicating winning lines are displayed on a circumferential surface. (c) a rotational drive device provided on each of the symbol reels and the line instruction reel; (d) input means for manually providing a start signal to the rotational drive device; (e) (f) a position detection device that detects the stop position of each of the symbol reels and line instruction reels when rotation is stopped; (g) winning line determining means for determining a winning line based on a detection signal from the position detecting device; (h) stopped symbol determining means for determining a symbol when each symbol reel is stopped based on a detection signal from the position detecting device; i) a prize determining means for comparing the winning line determined by the entered prize line determining means with the arrangement of symbols determined by the stopping symbol determining means to determine whether or not a prize has been won; (j) a medal detector; (k) payout ratio changing means for changing the payout ratio at the time of winning based on the number determined by the inserted medal number determining means based on a detection signal; A rotating game machine. 2. The drum-type game machine according to claim 1, wherein the payout ratio changing means changes the number of medals paid out at the time of winning. 3. After the payout ratio changing means stops the line instruction reel for the first time,
A rotating drum type game machine according to claim 1, wherein the rotating drum type game machine is configured to start rotating again only once.