JP2003339954A - Reel control method and recording medium for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remarkably improve game features by controlling rotations of a reel to various rotation patterns in accordance with a lottery result, or the like. <P>SOLUTION: When a player rotates the reel by a start lever, a main control part 11 performs the lottery of patterns according to a game program in a ROM 13. When a successful lot is drawn, based upon the game program in the ROM 13, the main control part 11 backwards rotates the reel in a certain pattern for a certain time. The backward rotation pattern is preset in accordance with a role of a win. The reel is rotated backwards in a certain pattern and rotated forwards later. When the lottery result is a failure, on the other hand, the reel is just rotated forwards without being rotated backwards. The player stops the reel by depressing the reel stop button while aiming at a ready- to-win spot announced by the backward rotation of the reel. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reel control technique for gaming machines, and more particularly to a technique effectively applied to image software used for pachi-slot machines and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a game machine, for example, a pachi-slot (rotating drum type game machine) is widely known. In the case of this pachi-slot, after inserting a coin and pressing the start button, each reel is rotated and the reel stop button corresponding to the reel is pressed to stop the reel.
Then, coins are refunded in accordance with the patterns of the reels that are aligned.

Such a game progress is generally EPROM provided in an electronic system provided inside the game machine.
(Erasable and Programmable
e Read Only Memory) is executed based on the game software stored in the memory.

[0004]

However, the present inventor has found that the above-mentioned gaming machine has the following problems.

With the diversification and expansion of gaming machines,
Although advanced performance of the gaming machine is widely desired, for example, the rotation of the reel usually only rotates in one direction from the upper side to the lower side of the gaming machine to improve the visual performance and improve the game. I haven't reached the point where I have it.

An object of the present invention is to control the reels to rotate in various rotation patterns according to the result of lottery,
An object of the present invention is to provide a reel control method for a gaming machine and a recording medium capable of significantly improving the game property.

[0007]

According to a reel control method for a gaming machine of the present invention, when a game is started, three reels on which various symbols are arranged are reversely rotated in an arbitrary order for a certain time. After that, the three reels are simultaneously and normally rotated for a certain period of time, and then the reels are stopped to display the pattern of the lottery result.

In the reel control method for a gaming machine of the present invention, a lottery for a design is performed when a game is started, and when there is a lottery for the design, one of the three reels in which the design is arranged is selected. It is characterized in that at least one reel is reversely rotated for a certain time and then all three reels are simultaneously positively rotated for a certain time, and then the reels are stopped to display a picture of a lottery result.

Further, according to the reel control method for a gaming machine of the present invention, a lottery for a design is performed when a game is started. When there is a lottery for the design, three reels in which the designs are arranged are selected. Among them, at least one reel is reversely rotated for a certain time according to the role of the pattern, and then all three reels are simultaneously rotated for a certain time, and then the reels are stopped to display the pattern of the lottery result. Characterize.

Further, the recording medium of the present invention includes a step of drawing lots of symbols when the game is started, and at least one of the three reels on which symbols are arranged is reversely rotated for a certain period of time. It is characterized by recording a program for causing a computer system to execute the step of causing the reels to rotate normally for a certain time all at once, and the step of stopping the reels and displaying the pattern of the lottery result.

Further, in the recording medium of the present invention, at least one of the three reels on which the patterns are arranged is selected in the step of performing the lottery of the patterns when the game is started and when the lottery of the patterns is hit. One reel is reversely rotated for a certain period of time and then forwardly rotated for a certain period of time. Then, the reel is stopped and the pattern of the lottery result is displayed. A program for causing a computer system to execute the steps of rotating the reels all at once and then stopping the reels to display a picture of a lottery result is recorded.

Further, in the recording medium of the present invention, when the game is started, lottery of the design is performed, and when there is a lottery of the design, the design is arranged according to the role of the design. In the case where at least one of the three reels is reversely rotated for a certain period of time and then is normally rotated for a certain period of time, and when the lottery of the design is out of alignment,
A program for causing a computer system to perform the steps of rotating the three reels all at once and then stopping the reels to display a picture of the lottery result is recorded.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic system provided in the gaming machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the gaming machine of FIG. An operation flowchart, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the normal rotation direction of the reel in the gaming machine of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the reverse rotation direction of the reel of the gaming machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a gaming machine of FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a reverse rotation pattern of the reel in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the gaming machine 1 is a rotating-body type gaming machine, a so-called pachi-slot. The gaming machine 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the liquid crystal display 2 is provided above the front surface. The liquid crystal display 2 displays various images.

Below the liquid crystal display 2 are various
Reels 3 with different designs ₁~ 3₃Is provided
ing. Reel 3₁~ 3₃Below, from left to right
Start lever 4 and reel stop button
5₁~ 5₃Are provided respectively.

The start lever 4 is a lever for starting the rotation of the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ . The reel stop buttons 5 _{1 to} 5 ₃ are buttons provided corresponding to the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ , respectively, and stop the rotation of the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ .

Below the start lever 4 and the reel stop buttons 5 _{1 to} 5 ₃ , there are provided a medal payout section 6, a speaker 7, and the like.

Further, the gaming machine 1 has an electronic system 8 built therein for operating the gaming machine 1 to progress the game.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic system 8 is composed of a main control section 9, a liquid crystal control section 10, and the like. The main controller 9 includes a main controller 11, a RAM 12, a ROM (recording medium) 13, and an I
The I / O unit 14 and the motor drive unit 15 are included.

The main controller 11 includes a RAM 12 and a RO.
The M13, the I / O unit 14, and the motor drive unit 15 are connected to each other, and control signals and data are input / output through the I / O unit 14.

The main controller 11 is, for example, a CPU
(Central Processing Unit)
Etc., and various peripheral circuits such as drivers.
Operations related to game progress such as sound effects output from
And control.

The RAM 12 is a memory that can be read / written at any time, and temporarily stores data necessary for the progress of the game. The ROM 13 is a read-only memory in which a game program is stored. Main control unit 1
1 controls the game progress based on the game program stored in the ROM 14.

The motor drive unit 15 based on the control of the main control unit 11, drives the step ping motors for rotating the reel 3 ₁ to 3 _3, rotates the reel 3 ₁ to 3 _3.

The liquid crystal control unit 10 is composed of, for example, a control unit, a ROM, a liquid crystal driver and the like.
The CPU controls the liquid crystal driver based on the display-related program stored in the ROM to display various images on the liquid crystal display.

Next, the rotation control of the reels 3 ₁ to ₃ 3 of the gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Hereinafter, the rotation control of the reels 3 ₁ to 3 _3, and is controlled based on the game program stored in the ROM 13.

First, the player inserts a coin into the gaming machine 1 (step S101) and rotates the reel by the start lever 4 (step S102). When the reels rotate, the main control unit 11 carries out a lottery of useful symbols based on the game program stored in the ROM 13 (step S).
103).

By this lottery, a big bonus or a regular bonus with a specific picture, and a winning or losing of small wins such as bell, cherry, plum, etc. are determined.

The main controller 11 receives the result of the lottery and controls the rotation of the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ . When the lottery result is a win (step S104), the main control unit 11 rotates the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ from below to above the gaming machine 1 for a certain time as shown in FIG. 4 (step S1).
05).

In this case, in the gaming machine 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the case where the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ rotate from the upper side to the lower side of the gaming machine 1 is the forward rotation, so that the state shown in FIG. The reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ rotate in reverse. And
After a certain period of time, the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ are normally rotated (step S106).

As the reverse rotation pattern, for example, 25 patterns are preset as shown in FIG. Figure 6
In the figure, from the left side to the right side, the pattern numbers and the rotation order of the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ are respectively shown.

In the order of rotation of the reels 3 ₁ to ₃ 3 in the figure, "0" indicates that the reel does not rotate,
"1", "2", and "3" indicate how many times the corresponding reel rotates.

For example, in the pattern 4, the reel 3 ₁ is "0", the reel 3 ₂ is "1", and the reel 3 ₃ is "1".
Since it is 2 ', the reel 3 ₁ does not rotate, and the reel 3 ₃ rotates after the reel 3 ₂ rotates.

This pattern is associated with the announcement of the winning combination in the lottery result, so-called reach. For example, pattern 10 is set for a big bonus, and pattern 9 is set for a regular bonus.

When the lottery result is a big bonus, the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ rotate in a manner corresponding to the pattern 10. Therefore, the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ rotate in reverse for a certain period of time, and then rotate forward. Becomes On the other hand, when the lottery result is off,
Reel 3 ₁ to 3 _3, the only normal rotation without reverse rotation.

[0036] Then, the player may press the reel stop button 5 ₁ to 5 ₃ aims to reach th picture which is notified by the reverse rotation of the reel 3 ₁ to 3 _3, the reel 3 ₁ -
3 ₃ is stopped (step S107).

As a result, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to notify the player of what reach the player has made by the order of reverse rotation of the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 _3, etc., so that higher game performance is achieved. It is possible to enhance the effect of the effect.

Further, in the present embodiment, the reverse rotation patterns of the reels 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ are preliminarily assigned according to the winning combination, but when the winning comes out by the lottery, the reel 3 is selected.
The _{1-3 3} may be reversely rotated in any pattern.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the lottery
Reel 3 only if you win ₁~ 3₃Reverse rotated
However, for example, if there is a gap in the lottery, the
Rule 3₁~ 3₃May be controlled to rotate in the reverse direction.

It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0041]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION (1) According to the present invention, by rotating the reel in the reverse direction, the player can be notified of the winning combination and the like, and a higher game quality can be provided.

(2) Further, in the present invention, the effect of the game machine can be improved by the above (1).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic system provided in the gaming machine of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is an operation flowchart of the gaming machine of FIG.

4 is an explanatory diagram of a normal rotation direction of a reel in the gaming machine of FIG. 1. FIG.

5 is an explanatory diagram of a reverse rotation direction of a reel in the gaming machine of FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a reverse rotation pattern of reels in the gaming machine of FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 gaming machine 2 liquid crystal display 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ reel 4 start lever 5 _{1 to} 5 ₃ reel stop button 6 medal payout unit 7 speaker 8 electronic system 9 main control unit 10 liquid crystal control unit 11 main control unit 12 RAM 13 ROM (recording Medium) 14 I / O unit 15 Motor drive unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. When a game is started, three reels on which various patterns are arranged are reversely rotated in an arbitrary order for a certain time, and then the three reels are simultaneously positively rotated for a certain time. After that, the reel is stopped to display a pattern of a lottery result, and a reel control method for a gaming machine. 2. A design lottery is performed when a game is started, and when there is a winning in the design lottery, at least one of the three reels on which various designs are arranged is used for a certain time. After the reverse rotation, the three reels are simultaneously rotated forward for a certain time at a time, and then the reels are stopped to display the pattern of the lottery result. 3. A lottery of symbols is performed when a game is started, and when there is a lottery of the symbols, at least one of the three reels in which various symbols are arranged is the reel. A game machine characterized by rotating the three reels in a forward direction for a certain time at the same time after reversely rotating for a certain time according to the role of the pattern, and then stopping the reels to display the pattern of the lottery result. Reel control method. 4. A step of drawing lots of symbols when the game is started, and a step of arbitrarily rotating at least one of the three reels on which various symbols are arranged in reverse for a certain period of time. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer system to execute a step of rotating the three reels forward for a certain time at a time and a step of stopping the reels and displaying a picture of a lottery result. 5. A step of drawing lots of symbols when a game is started, and if there is a lottery of the symbols, at least one of the three reels on which various symbols are arranged is selected. When the three reels are simultaneously positively rotated for a certain time after being arbitrarily reverse-rotated for a certain time, and then the reels are stopped to display the design of the lottery result, and when the lottery of the design is missed In the recording medium, a program for causing a computer system to perform the steps of rotating the three reels in a forward direction all the time and then stopping the reels to display a picture of a lottery result is recorded. 6. A step of performing a lottery of symbols when the game is started, and, if there is a lottery of the symbols, three reels in which various symbols are arranged according to the role of the symbols. Of these, at least one of the reels is reversely rotated for a certain period of time, and then the three reels are simultaneously rotated for a certain period of time. If the lottery of the pattern is out of alignment, the three reels are simultaneously rotated. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer system to execute a step of stopping the reel after normal rotation and displaying a picture of a lottery result.