Game machine, game control method, and computer program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10019873-B2
Application number	US-201214423680-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2012
Priority date	Aug 31, 2012
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

A game machine is provided with a center unit which holds a lottery to select at least one option from a plurality of options by a relative movement between a roulette ring having a plurality of pockets corresponding respectively to the plurality of options and a ball and a center monitor which makes predetermined effects to a lottery in the center unit. The game machine controls the center monitor so as to make the effects when a temporal condition which is a lapse of a predetermined time after the lottery is started and a positional condition under which a JP pocket corresponding to a specific option among the plurality of options and the ball are in a predetermined positional relationship are satisfied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A game machine including;
a lottery mechanism which holds a lottery to select at least one option from a plurality of options by a relative movement between a lottery board having a plurality of lots corresponding respectively to the plurality of options and a lottery object, the lottery board including a specific lot corresponding to a specific option among the plurality of options, wherein the lottery object is movable along a guidepath positioned adjacent to the lottery board, the lottery mechanism configured to initiate the lottery by rotating the lottery board;
an effect device which makes predetermined effects to the lottery in the lottery mechanism and
an effect control device configured to:
determine a position of the specific lot with respect to the guidepath; and,
while the lottery object is moving along the guidepath, control the effect device so as to make the effects upon detecting occurrence of a temporal condition and a positional condition under which the specific lot corresponding to the specific option among the plurality of options and the lottery object are in a predetermined positional relationship are satisfied.

2. The game machine of claim 1 , wherein
the effect control device makes the effect device execute the effects which make a player realize a situation that the specific option becomes easy to be selected by the lottery when the temporal condition and the positional condition are satisfied.

3. The game machine of claim 1 , wherein
the lottery mechanism is a physical lottery mechanism.

4. The game machine of claim 3 , comprising
a driving source which makes the lottery board rotate about a rotation axis, wherein the plurality of lots are arranged along a circumferential portion of the lottery board.

5. The game machine of claim 3 , further comprising a velocity detection device which detects a velocity of the lottery object, wherein as the temporal condition, the velocity of the lottery object is set to be less than a predetermined velocity.

6. The game machine of claim 4 , further comprising a rotation amount detection device which detects a rotation amount of the lottery board, wherein as the temporal condition, the rotation amount of the lottery board is set to be more than a predetermined rotation amount.

7. The game machine of claim 1 , further comprising a timer which measures a time, wherein as the temporal condition, the measured time is set to be more than a predetermined time.

8. A game machine as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the temporal condition includes at least one of a lapse of a predetermined time after the lottery is started and a velocity of the lottery object is less than a predetermined velocity.

9. A game machine including:
a lottery mechanism which holds a lottery to select at least one option from a plurality of options by a relative movement between a lottery board having a plurality of lots corresponding respectively to the plurality of options and a lottery object;
an effect device which makes predetermined effects to the lottery in the lottery mechanism;
an effect control device which controls the effect device so as to make the effects when a temporal condition and a positional condition under which a specific lot corresponding to a specific option among the plurality of options and the lottery object are in a predetermined positional relationship are satisfied, wherein the lottery mechanism is a physical lottery mechanism;
a driving source which makes the lottery board rotate about a rotation axis, wherein the plurality of lots are arranged along a circumferential portion of the lottery board, wherein the lottery board is inclined and is configured in such a way that the lottery object enters the lot near the lowest point of the lottery board, and as the positional condition, the specific lot is included in a winning range centering on the lowest point of the lottery board.

10. A game control method of a game machine, the gaming machine including a lottery mechanism and an effect device, the lottery mechanism holds a lottery to select at least one option from a plurality of options by a relative movement between a lottery board having a plurality of lots corresponding respectively to the plurality of options and a lottery object, the lottery board including a specific lot corresponding to the specific option among the plurality of options, wherein the lottery object is movable along a guidepath positioned adjacent to the lottery board the effect device makes predetermined effects to the lottery in the lottery mechanism, the method including the steps of;
an initiating step, by the lottery mechanism, of initiating the lottery by rotating the lottery board;
a step of determining a position of the specific lot with respect to the guidepath; and,
while the lottery object is moving along the guidepath, an effect control step which controls the effect device so as to make the effects upon detection of a temporal condition and a positional condition under which a specific lot corresponding to the specific option among the plurality of options and the lottery object are in a predetermined positional relationship are satisfied.

11. A game control method as set forth in claim 10 , wherein the temporal condition includes at least one of a lapse of a predetermined time after the lottery is started and a velocity of the lottery object is less than a predetermined velocity.

12. A computer program for a game machine, the game machine including a lottery mechanism which holds a lottery to select at least one option from a plurality of options by a relative movement between a lottery board having a plurality of lots corresponding respectively to the plurality of options and a lottery object, the lottery board including a specific lot corresponding to a specific option among the plurality of options, wherein the lottery object is movable along a guidepath positioned adjacent to the lottery board, the computer program is constructed so as to the computer set in the game machine to serve as:
an effect device which makes predetermined effects to the lottery in the lottery mechanism; and,
an effect control device configured to:
determine a position of the specific lot with respect to the guidepath; and,
while the lottery object is moving along the guidepath, control the effect device so as to make the effects upon detecting occurrence of a temporal condition and a positional condition under which the specific lot corresponding to the specific option among the plurality of options and the lottery object are in a predetermined positional relationship are satisfied.

13. A computer program for a game machine as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the temporal condition includes at least one of a lapse of a predetermined time after the lottery is started and a velocity of the lottery object is less than a predetermined velocity.

14. A game control method of a game machine, the game machine including a lottery mechanism and an effect device, the lottery mechanism holds a lottery to select at least one option from a plurality of options by a relative movement between a lottery board having a plurality of lots corresponding respectively to the plurality of options and a lottery object, the effect device makes predetermined effects to a lottery in the lottery mechanism, the game control method includes:
an effect control step which controls the effect device so as to make the effects when a temporal condition and a positional condition under which a specific lot corresponding to the specific option among the plurality of options and the lottery object are in a predetermined posi

Assignees

• Okuaki Masato
• Hirai Tomoaki
• Omoto Toru
• Konami Gaming Inc

Inventors

• Okuaki Masato
• Hirai Tomoaki
• Omoto Toru

Classifications

• G07F17/3211

  Display means · CPC title

• G07F17/3272

  Games involving multiple players · CPC title

• G07F17/34

  depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines · CPC title

• G07F17/329 Primary

  Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards · CPC title

• G07F17/3213

  Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members · CPC title