JPH0810385A - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enjoy a game during a set time permitting the game without coin input in a slot machine of rotary drum type by providing the machine with a control means for interrupting the set time permitting the game without the coin input integrated into a program. CONSTITUTION:When a coin is put into a coin input port 7, the lock of a control beam 11 is released. When the control beam 11 is first operated, then, three rotary drums 1-3 are rotated at once. When a player pushes three stop buttons 8-10, each rotary drum 1-3 is stopped, and each display pattern is aligned on a stop line. Whether the pattern arrangement is coincident with a program arrangement or not is successively judged. When it is not coincident, the control beam is locked as a lost game, while coins are released when it is coincident. In a service time permitting the game without coin input, interruption is worked to flash a replay display part 34, and each rotary drum 1-3 is also automatically rotated at once.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art 1 every few minutes while playing a slot machine
Administrative guidance is given at a rate of once to give the player the opportunity to play games without inserting coins.

Further, the invention according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-154230 discloses a game in which a specific prize is won after a normal game is played.
After enabling the game to be played, the number indicating the number of times that the bonus game was executed is randomly changed, then one number is displayed and stopped, and the number is set to the bonus game. It is stored as the number of times of execution, and the same number of bonus games as the displayed numbers are performed.

Further, the invention of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-131044 forms a condition for stepping up the payout of the winning mark depending on the type of the card distributed on the monitor screen each time a coin is inserted, and a desired condition is formed. When the condition is displayed, the player operates the slot lever to stop the rotating slot disk, which has a large number of hit marks on the periphery and is displayed annularly, and hits the hit mark. When the player stops at the position, the payout is made under the above conditions.

[0005]

According to the conventional administrative guidance, the game can be made by starting the start device,
The start is just an extension of time and is only boring for the player.

In the case of the invention according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-154230, when a specific picture is combined and stopped during a normal game, the number display section provided above the picture display section displays a variable display. Start, and the number combination is "7"
When the number is "7" or "7", the bonus rotation display section further variably displays and one number is fixedly displayed, and the bonus game is combined as many times as the number of the symbols on the pattern display section. Therefore, the bonus is not won by the combination of the numbers on the number display section, and the service time under the administrative guidance is not directly used.

The invention according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-131040 is
The player decides the payout condition of the winning mark by the combination of the winning mark displayed on the rotating disc and the card distributed on the monitor screen, which is displayed on the rotating disc. Bonus won't be awarded due to the pattern matching of the hit mark.

[0008]

A plurality of rotating drums or a plurality of concentric discs are individually rotated, respectively, and a normal game is provided by a number or a pattern made up of figures or a combination of figures and figures when stopped. Or a specific pattern
In a slot machine equipped with main routines and subroutines that give bonuses when a player wins a prize, a specific pattern is provided every few minutes at a service time that can be gamed without inserting coins given to the player. An auxiliary routine that is activated when a player wins a prize, and a sub-display unit that operates independently of the main display unit composed of the rotary drum or a plurality of concentric discs by the interruption is provided on the sub-display unit.
When a player wins a prize, the game is given a bonus so that the game can be enjoyed even during the service time and the expectations of the player are raised.

[0009]

When a special pattern is won in the sub-display portion, a bonus is given when an interruption occurs during the service time that occurs after the end of a normal game.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a rotary drum system, in which three rotary drums 1, 2 and 3 are exposed from the front of a slot machine so that a player can gaze, and each rotary drum is shown in FIG. Display a pattern 4 that randomly arranges such numbers or figures or combinations of figures and characters,
Or, as shown in FIG. 3, a pattern 5 in which numbers 1 to 9 are randomly arranged is displayed, and a specific pattern consisting of an orange figure and the letters "Start" is displayed in the pattern 4. The player can always watch the 9 patterns displayed on the 3 rotating drums, and select the pattern on the central stop line A corresponding to the insertion of one coin. Two
It is possible to select patterns on the upper and lower stop lines B and the central stop line A corresponding to coin insertion, and by inserting three coins, in addition to the upper and lower and center stop lines B and A, on the diagonal stop line C. Pattern can be selected.

Reference numeral 7 is a coin slot, 8, 9 and 10 are stop buttons for stopping the rotating drums 1, 2 and 3, respectively, 11 is an operating rod for starting the rotating drums, and 12 is a tray for the ejected coins. , The main display units 13, 14 and 1 by various patterns displayed on the rotating drums 1, 2 and 3.
5 is formed.

As shown in the block diagram of the circuit construction of the slot machine of FIG. 4, the sensor 16 detects whether or not a coin has been inserted, and the operating rod lock switch 17 is controlled so as to be turned off when a coin is inserted. The motor 18 controls the rotation of the rotary drum 1, the pulse motor 19 controls the rotation of the rotary drum 2, and the pulse motor 20 controls the rotation of the rotary drum 3.

Reference numeral 21 is a bonus device which is a main display unit 1.
A drive unit that wins when a specific number or figure or figure and figure are aligned in 3, 14, and 15 and ejects a coin corresponding to a determined big bonus or small bonus, and 22 is a coin Main display unit 1 which is a payout device
This is a drive unit that executes payout of coins when a normal score is obtained in 3, 14, and 15.

Each of these input units has an interface 23.
Is connected to the CPU 24 via the
The program of No. 5 is deciphered, necessary data is read out from the RAM 26, arithmetic processing is performed, and the operation of each input / output unit is controlled.

The interrupt 27 which is the most characteristic of the present invention is
When the set time (service time) is incorporated into the program once every few minutes, the main routine or subroutine is temporarily interrupted and executed, and three are provided above the main display. Sub-displays 28, 29, and 30
There is coin payout when a specific number or figure or a combination of figures and characters displayed on the coin is displayed, and when a specific pattern 6 is prepared, a bonus is won.

As an example of the specific pattern, there is a pattern in which the letters "Start" are combined with the orange figure, and the program is determined so that the prize is won when the specific pattern 6 is prepared. There is.

The interrupt routines are the rotary drums 31, 32, and 3 built in the sub-displays 28, 29, and 30.
The pulse motors 18, 19 and 20 for driving 3 are controlled, and when the normal patterns are aligned on the stop line by pressing the stop buttons 8, 9 and 10, the payout device 22 is driven to a specific When pattern 6 wins
The eggplant device 21 is controlled to be driven.

While the service time is being executed, it means that the player can play by operating the operating rod 11 provided without inserting a coin provided on the right side of the sub-display, while controlling the blinking of the light-emitting diode of the replay display 34 and controlling the replay. Display 3
A counter provided below 4 for indicating the number of coins to be paid out.
Control 35.

As another embodiment of the main display, as shown in FIG. 5, three sets of concentric disks 36, 37 are used instead of the rotary drum system.
And 38, each disc rotates independently, each disc is divided into 9 cells, and each disc is controlled to stop by pressing the stop button 8 or 9 or 10, and Numbers and figures are respectively displayed in the cells of to form the main display portions 39, 40 and 41, and the number "7" or the figure displayed on the center fixing portion 42 of the disk 36 and the numbers displayed on other disks. A roulette method in which a normal coin payout is executed when "7" or a graphic is aligned on a radial stop line, and a bonus payout is executed when a specific graphic or number is aligned. You can also do it.

Although not shown, the main display section and the sub-display section may be of a liquid crystal digital system.

6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the control operation of the slot machine by the CPU 24. When the player inserts a coin into the coin slot 7, step 51 is executed.
Becomes "YES" and the lock of the operating rod 11 is released (step 52).

When the operating rod 11 is operated next, step 53 becomes "YES" and the three rotary drums 1, 2 and 3 or the disks 36, 37 and 38 rotate simultaneously (step 54).

Next, when the player sequentially presses the three stop buttons 8, 9 and 10, and step 55 becomes "YES", each rotary drum or disk is stopped and the main display portions 13, 14 are displayed.
And 15 or the patterns 4 or 5 displayed on the main display portions 39, 40 and 41 are displayed on the stop line of A, AB or ABC, or in a radial alignment (step 5).
6).

In the next step 57, it is determined whether the pattern sequence matches the program sequence, and the determination is "N".
When it is "O", it is a losing game and the operating rod 11 is locked (step 58). When the judgment is "YES", a coin is ejected (step 59) or a bonus game is executed (step 60). .

The above is a well-known control procedure in a main routine or a subroutine for executing a normal game using the main display portion of the slot machine, and the present invention occurs every few minutes by a program. Interruption 27 at service time that can be played without coin insertion
The service time at which (software interrupt) is activated starts (step 71), the light emitting diode of the replay display section 34 blinks (step 72), and then the rotary drum 3
1, 32 and 33 automatically rotate all at once (step 7)
3).

The rotating drums 31, 32 and 33 are rotated for a fixed time by program control and automatically stopped (step 74).

It is judged whether or not the patterns displayed on the sub-displays 28, 29 and 30 match each other (step 75),
If the determination is “NO”, the process ends (step 7).
6).

When the result of the judgment is "YES", the bonus game is executed and the scores of the big bonus and the small bonus are obtained (step 77) and the coin is ejected (step 78).

After that, the end is reached.

[0030]

[Effects of the Invention] The player can enjoy the game without coin insertion and without boredom at the service time that is generated once every several minutes by the program, and expectation for the score. At the same time, the service time will be effectively utilized by the contractor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a rotary drum system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a pattern of a main display unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing another pattern of the same.

FIG. 4 is a circuit configuration block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a roulette system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control operation of a conventional slot machine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

4.5. Pattern 6. Specific pattern 8.9.
10. Stop button 11. Operation rod 27. Interrupt 28.29.3
0. Sub display 31.32.33 Rotating drum

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rotary drum type or roulette type slot machine, which has a control means for interrupting a set time that can be played without a coin inserted into a program and various randomly displayed patterns that operate during the set time. A slot machine provided with a display drive means, a game execution means, and a game win / loss determination means.