JPH08141209A - Game machine with paired game boards - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a game machine with paired game boards, which stimulates emulation of rival players by providing a stock case which temporarily stores medals between the adjacent game board pair, where a given number of medals are stored in the stock case for one game, number of medals to be stored being determined by a given pattern for a slot game, and are thrown to a play field showing a given pattern for another game. CONSTITUTION: Neighboring paired game boards 2, 2 are provided, between them, with a stock case 7 which temporarily stores medals, where a given number of medals are stored in the stock case, number of medals to be stored being determined by a given pattern for a slot game, and are thrown to a play field 5 showing a given pattern for a pardheesi type game. Each game boards is provided with a liquid-crystalline monitor which displays patterns/ pictures relevant to each game.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device having a plurality of play fields, and more particularly to a game device having a pair of game boards having a mechanism for inducing a competitive spirit of adjacent players.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among general game machines, one that has a very long history and is widely used is, for example, a medal dropping game machine. In this device, a game board is provided in a cabinet, a device on which the player can insert medals is provided above the game board, and a horizontally fixed play board is provided below the game board and a medal pushing device that reciprocates back and forth in contact with the upper surface of the play board. A medal push-out device including a moving plate and a drive device for the moving plate is provided, and a shooter for paying out medals pushed down from the play board by the medal pushing plate is provided. When a player inserts a medal from a predetermined medal insertion slot, the medal falls on the medal push-out device through the game board surface with various tastes, and is pushed off the play board by the reciprocating motion of the medal push-out board. , Is paid out to a player through a shooter from a predetermined payout opening.

This medal drop game device is provided with a device for collecting medals that have fallen in a collection groove other than a predetermined payout opening without paying out to the player. Therefore, if the player considers the distribution state of medals on the play board, the structure and function of the game board, and inserts medals at an appropriate time, he or she can obtain a larger number of medals than the inserted medals. , It is not possible to receive medal payouts.

[0004]

A game machine having a long history and widely spread, represented by this medal dropping game machine, is not particularly popular as a game machine, but other recent games. There is a problem in that it is not particularly strong compared to the machine. An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and particularly to provide a game device having a pair of game boards that makes players interested in each other by incorporating an element for competing players who are adjacent to each other.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a game device having a pair of game boards according to the present invention is a game device having a plurality of game boards in which a plurality of game elements are combined. A stock case is provided between the game boards, the opening of which can be rotated to the left and right to temporarily store medals, and the medals are placed in an upward facing state by a winning combination of one of the game elements. Control for throwing in the stock case and storing it, and rotating the stock case by a winning combination of another game element to release the medal to the play field on the side of the player who played the corresponding or winning combination. It has a part.

Further, the plurality of game elements include a medal dropping game and a slot game having a function of putting a medal into a stock case. Further, each game board is provided with at least a liquid crystal monitor for displaying a slot game. In addition, when the plurality of game elements are released in the Sugoroku style, the medals stored in the stock case are released when the game progresses to the upper stage and the final stage in the steps determined for each specific role in the slot game. It is configured to include a step-up game having a role. Further, in addition to the above, a structure is provided which has means for displaying a story screen corresponding to each step of the step-up on the liquid crystal monitor and outputting a sound corresponding to the screen.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a medal slot, 2
Is a game board, 3 is a start checker, 4 is an LCD monitor,
5 is a terminal pusher field (hereinafter referred to as pusher field), 6 is a parting, 7 is a stock case, and 8 is a coin cup (medal payout port).
Although not shown in the drawing, the plane cross section of this embodiment is a square with four corners, and a pair of left and right game boards 2 and 2 are arranged on each of the four sides.

FIG. 2 is a front external view showing one example of the game board 2 of the embodiment shown in FIG. The game board 2 is provided with a liquid crystal monitor 4 for displaying a slot game display and a story-like animation screen corresponding to each step of the step-up game. Lamps 10-1 indicating whether there is
There is 6. Further below that, there is a start checker 3 for starting a slot game on the liquid crystal monitor when a medal passes through this portion.
You can pass medals from top to bottom,
It is always moving left and right as shown by the arrow in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a slot screen displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 4. Reference numeral 20 is an example of a slot display screen, and A, B, C, and D in the figure are pictures of pirate ships, treasure chests, coins, swords, and the like. 21 is a slot stock display screen. In the case of the slot display screen of FIG. 3, in a three-reel TV slot game, all reels rotate in unison at the start of the slot, and after a certain time, the left end,
The reels stop in the order of center and right edge. However, when the reels at the left end and the center are stopped and the appearance patterns are the same, the reach mode is entered.

There are two reach modes, one of which is a reach mode used for a combination other than a two-step step-up combination, in which the reel rotation speed at the right end slows down and stops for several rotations in that state. . The other is a reach mode that uses only 2-step step-up, the reel rotation speed at the right end remains the same, and the speed is slowed down from three points before the 2-step step pattern, and the rotation speed is restored based on the 2-step step pattern. Do a few times to stop.

First, a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot,
When the medal passes through the start checker 3 which is constantly moving to the left and right during the fall, a sensor (not shown) detects this and the slot game is started on the liquid crystal monitor 4. After a certain period of time, the slot is stopped, and after determining the outcome, the winning determination is made. In this case, there are three types of prize-winning outcomes, and in the first outcome, the number of medals according to the winning combination is paid out directly to the pusher field 5. In the second roll, the stock case 7 is replenished with the same number of medals as the winning combination. In the third roll, the steps of the step-up game are advanced by the number of steps corresponding to the winning combination, and the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out to the pusher field 5.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of combinations of winning combinations and winning combinations of slot games. A in the figure
B, C, and D correspond to the same symbols in FIG. 3, and (AN
Y) indicates any other design. As shown in FIG. 4, when three patterns A are prepared, two steps of the step-up game are advanced and ten medals are paid out to the pusher field 5. When 3 patterns B are prepared, the step of the step-up game is advanced by 1 and 5
The medals are paid out to Pusher Field 5.
When three patterns C are prepared, ten medals are paid out to the pusher field 5. When two patterns C are prepared, five medals are paid out to the pusher field 5. With only one pattern C, three medals are paid out to the pusher field 5. When three patterns D are prepared, ten medals are paid out to the stock case 7. When two patterns D are prepared, five medals are paid out to the stock case 7. With only one pattern C, three medals are paid out to the stock case 7.

In the case of the first winning combination and the second winning combination, the game is shifted to the next game after paying out the medals, but in the case of the third winning combination, the final stage It is necessary to step up the six stages aiming for a big hit. There are 1 step and 2 steps in the role of stepping up. Then, each time the third winning combination is won, one step or two steps are advanced, and when the final sixth row is reached, it is a big hit. In the meantime, in this embodiment, one story is divided and assigned to each step, a screen suitable for the story is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 4, and voice and music are played from a speaker (not shown) to enhance the atmosphere of the game progress.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an example of a display screen assigned to the first stage of such a story. In FIG. 5, reference numerals 101 to 105 are examples of the display screen of the first step of the step-up game, and the parentheses near each reference numeral indicate the audio content played from the speaker. When the final jackpot is hit, all the medals that have been stocked in the stock case 7 by that time are paid out to the pusher field 5 on the winning side. After that, a fixed amount of supplemental medals are paid out from the medal hopper (not shown) to the stock case 7, and the next game is started.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of the partings 6,6. The medals 9 ejected from a medal hopper (not shown) are distributed to the pusher field 5 and the stock case 7 by a pair of partings 6 and 6. The parts 6 and 6 are rotatably supported by shafts 6a and 6a attached to them, and are driven by an actuator such as a solenoid (not shown). Although the medals 9 are distributed to three places, the state shown in FIG. 6 is a case where the medals are paid out to the stock case 7, and the state when the medals are paid out directly to either the left or right pusher field 5 is shown in FIGS. It is shown. Medals are distributed to the right side of the drawing in the case of FIG. 7 and to the left side of the drawing in the case of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the stock case 7 shown in a posture in which ordinary medals are stored. However, an exterior (for example, a motif of a pirate ship) that covers the outer side of the medal 9 and the stock case is omitted. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the stock case 7 when releasing the accumulated medals. The medals are released to the pusher field 5 by tilting the stock case 7 left or right. 10, the posture of the stock case 7 corresponding to FIG. 9 is shown by a solid line, and the case of discharging to the right side of the figure is shown by a two-dot chain line 7a. Also, the case of the release to the left is shown by the two-dot chain line 7b. The posture of the stock case 7 is changed by a motor (not shown) attached to the central portion of the stock case 7, which rotates the shaft 7c left and right.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the operation of the control unit for controlling the flow of the game. In FIG. 11, 201-
212 is each step of the flow. First step 2
At 01, medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 1. Start checker 3 that is always moving left and right during the fall
When the medal passes through, the sensor (not shown) detects it (see step 202) and the slot game is started on the liquid crystal monitor 4 (see step 203). It should be noted that although the medals that have passed and the medals that have not passed are supplied to the pusher field 5, if they do not pass, then the state before the insertion of medals is restored.

When the medal passes through the start checker 3, after a certain period of time, the slot is stopped, the outcome is determined, and then the winning determination is made (see step 204). If it is not determined that the prize is won, the state before the medal is inserted is returned to. If the combination includes the step-up of the step-up game (see step 205), the corresponding number of step-ups are performed (see step 206). As a result of the step-up, it is determined whether or not the final stage (in this case, 6 rounds (6R)) has been reached (see step 207), and when the final stage has not been reached, and
If it is determined in step 205 that there is no step-up, it is determined whether or not the payout of the medal is to the stock case (see step 210).

If the medals are paid out to the stock case, the medals pass through between the pair of partings 6 and 6, the medals are stored in the stock case 7 (see step 211), and the state before the medal insertion is returned. If the payout of the medal is not in the stock case, one side of the parting 6, 6 is rotated, the medal is supplied to the pusher field 5 on the winning side (see step 212), and the state before the medal insertion is returned. If it is determined in step 207 that the stock has reached the final stage, the stock case 7 rotates and tilts, and the medals stored in the stock case 7 reach the final stage of the pusher. It is supplied to field 5 (see step 208). After that, the stock case 7 is supplemented with some medals (step 209).
Refer to), return to the state before inserting the medal.

Since the above operation is repeated, it is possible for one player to play the game, but when two players play the game on the adjacent game boards 2 and 2, a stock case arranged between them is used. In 7, the medals are inserted and accumulated according to the winning results of both slot games. And the accumulated medals have a chance to be released to the pusher field 5 of either game board 2,
The amount released will be more or less depending on the timing of the release, so they will compete with each other and a lot of thrills will be absorbed in the competition.

[0021]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a stock case capable of temporarily storing medals is provided between adjacent pairs of game boards.
By accumulating medals by one winning game and releasing the accumulated medals to the play field that has been hit or played by another winning game, it is possible to drive the competitiveness of adjacent players. effective. Then, by including the slot game having a role of putting the medals in the stock case and discharging the accumulated medals to the play field of the medal dropping game, the effect can be sufficiently exerted. In addition, in the Sugoroku style, a step with a winning combination for releasing the medals stored in the stock case when advancing to the upper stage in the step determined for that specific role of the slot game and advancing to the final stage The effect is even greater if the up game is combined with the medal dropping game. Further, by displaying the screen of the story suitable for each stage of the slot game or the step-up game on the LCD monitor on each game board, the effect of attracting interest in the competition is further enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front external view showing an example of the game board of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a slot screen displayed on a liquid crystal monitor.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an example of a combination of a slot game winning combination and a winning combination.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen display related to a step-up game.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of parting.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of distributing medals by parting.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of distributing medals by parting.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the stock case shown in a normal position.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of a stock case that discharges medals.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit that controls the flow of the game.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Medal Slot 2 Game Board 3 Start Checker 4 LCD Monitor 5 Terminal Pusher Field 6 Parting 7 Stock Case 8 Coin Cup 10, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14, 15, 16 Illumination Display 20 Slot Display Screen 101-105 Story Display screen 201-212 Each step of the flow of the game A, B, C, D

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game device having a plurality of game boards in which a plurality of game elements are combined, the stock having a pair of adjacent game boards, the opening of which can be rotated left and right to temporarily store medals. A case is provided, a medal is won by one of the game elements, and the medals are thrown into and stored in the stock case with the opening facing upward. A game device having a pair of game boards, which has a control unit that controls the game field to be released to the play field on the side of the player who has moved or played a corresponding role. 2. A game device having a pair of game boards according to claim 1, which includes a game of dropping a medal in a plurality of game elements and a slot game having a function of putting a medal into a stock case. 3. A game device having a pair of game boards according to claim 2, wherein each game board is provided with a liquid crystal monitor for displaying at least a slot game. 4. The medals stored in the stock case are released to the upper stage and the final stage in the steps determined for each specific role of the slot game in a sugoroku style for a plurality of game elements. A game device having a pair of game boards according to claim 2 or 3, which includes a step-up game having a winning combination. 5. A game device having a pair of game boards according to claim 4, further comprising means for displaying a story screen corresponding to each step of step-up on a liquid crystal monitor and producing a sound corresponding to the screen.