JP2007159995A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine in which the manner of performance is increased. <P>SOLUTION: An out ball storing section for storing out balls is provided in a pachinko machine to have the out balls put out to a lower pan in conjunction with the display of liquid crystal panel, etc. according to the result of a performance lottery. Concretely, if the 50 out balls flow in a retrieval port, the storing of the out balls to the out ball storing section is started (S1-S3). If the 500 out balls are stored in the out ball storing section, the storing of the out balls to the out ball storing section is finalized (S4-S5). Then, if a winning lottery and the performance lottery are performed, the out balls stored in the out ball storing section are put out to the lower pan according to the result of the performance lottery (S7-S13). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko shop, and more specifically, a ball game that enhances the effect of the game using a game medium such as a pachinko ball. Related to the machine.

  As a kind of pachinko machine, a type of pachinko machine called a digipachi type is known. Some digipachi-type pachinko machines are set with a game mode such as a normal mode in which a game is played against a player and a hit mode in which a game is played in a state advantageous to the player. Digipachi-type pachinko machines are usually played in normal mode. In this case, the big prize opening that triggers a large amount of prize balls to be paid to the player is closed by the attacker, so that pachinko balls flowing down the board of the game board do not win the big prize opening. . For this reason, most of the pachinko balls flow into the out opening provided at the lower part of the game board, and the winning balls are paid out to the player only when the pachinko balls win the lucky place such as the start winning opening or the normal winning opening.

  When a pachinko ball wins a start winning opening in a game in the normal mode, a winning lottery is performed to draw whether or not to shift the gaming mode to the winning mode. When the winning lottery is won, the game mode shifts from the normal mode to the winning mode. In the game in the winning mode, the attacker rotates between a closed position for closing the big prize opening and an open position for opening the big prize opening, and the big prize opening that is closed in the normal mode is opened. One opening of the grand prize opening, i.e., one round, is to detect that 10 pachinko balls have been won in the grand prize opening or 30 seconds have passed since the grand prize opening was opened. It is kept open until is established. The game in the winning mode ends when, for example, 15 rounds are executed. In this way, in the winning mode, a game in which a pachinko ball is likely to win a prize winning opening is performed, so that the player can acquire many prize balls.

  As described above, when the game mode shifts to the winning mode, the player can acquire many pachinko balls. Therefore, the player generally plays a game in the hope that the winning lottery will be won. For this reason, in recent pachinko machines, not only effects are produced by the light emission mode of the lamp and the sound effects and voices output from the speakers, but also as an effect when displaying the win, The display mode of the liquid crystal panel, such as the background display mode, is changed to increase the player's sense of tension or improve the fun of the game.

  For example, when a game in the normal mode is being performed, when the pachinko ball wins a start winning opening, a change display of symbols is started. And, when the last symbol to be stopped is displayed and the remaining symbols are stopped, if the symbol being changed is stopped and displayed, the winning combination may be displayed depending on the combination of specific symbols. In a certain state (reach state), various effects can be achieved by changing the speed of the symbol display that will be stopped last, the direction in which the symbol changes display, the background display, etc. (For example, Patent Document 1).

In the case of a conventional general pachinko machine, the pachinko ball that has flowed into the outlet is collected by a collecting device provided in the pachinko store, then washed by a washing device, and the pachinko machine is replenished with the pachinko machine. It is stored in the ball supply device. In recent years, not only such a pachinko machine but also a pachinko machine that circulates pachinko balls by using a cleaning means for cleaning the pachinko balls inside the pachinko machine has been devised (for example, Patent Document 2). ).
JP 2004-57326 A JP 2004-81584 A

  However, the conventional pachinko machine can only produce effects using the display mode of the liquid crystal panel, the light emission mode of the lamp, the sound effect output from the speaker, etc., so the production tends to be monotonous and easily bored by the player There was a problem. Such a problem can be solved, for example, by increasing the types of display images to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel, or changing the combination of the light emission mode of the lamp and the sound effect output by the speaker with respect to these display images. . However, since the display image and the program for determining the combination of the lamp light emission mode and the sound effect of the speaker with respect to the display image are generally stored in the memory, if the number of types of display images is increased, the program is stored in the memory of the pachinko machine. This causes a problem that the amount of data to be increased increases. In addition, in order to solve this problem, a large-capacity memory must be used for the pachinko machine, which causes a problem of increasing the cost of the pachinko machine.

  In addition, as described above, pachinko balls that have flowed into the outlet are washed after being collected by the collecting device, and then supplied to the pachinko machine again or while being washed by the cleaning means provided inside the pachinko machine. It is used by circulating sequentially. However, in the case of these pachinko machines, all the pachinko balls collected from the outlet are washed. For this reason, the pachinko sphere with relatively little dirt is washed together with the dirty pachinko sphere. Therefore, there is a problem that the cost for cleaning increases.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a gaming machine that performs an effect that does not bore the player by increasing the aspect of the effect display of the ball game machine.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the ball game machine of the present invention is an out-ball that has been awarded to a receiving tray when a game ball flowing down the game area has won a winning opening, and has not won the winning opening. In the bullet ball game machine that flows into the out port, a storage unit that stores the out ball that flows into the out port, and a discharge unit that discharges the out ball stored in the storage unit from the storage unit to the tray. And a discharge control means for driving the discharge means when a predetermined discharge condition is established during the game, and discharging the stored out ball.

(Explanation of words in claims)
The “predetermined discharge condition” means a condition that triggers driving of the discharge means. In the case of a ball game machine equipped with a symbol display device, for example, this condition is that the display of the effect image is started on the symbol display device based on the fact that the game ball has won the winning opening, or the effect image When a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of display of the symbol, the symbol displayed on the symbol display device has been rotated for a predetermined number of times, and a symbol that is being displayed in a variable state is displayed in a stopped state. The reach state has a possibility of being lost, or the state of the reach state has changed, and the state has shifted to a super reach state in which a sense of expectation for winning is increased.

  In addition, a guide member is provided so as to surround the game area, and the out-port is formed on a rolling surface on which the out-ball rolls, and the storage means includes the out-ball flowing into the out-port. It is preferable to have a storage part provided in the guide member so as to store, and a discharge port for guiding the stored out ball from the storage part to the discharge means.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the storage means allows a player to visually recognize the stored out ball.

  In addition, it is preferable that the tray includes an upper plate and a lower plate from which the prize ball is paid out when the upper plate is full, and the discharging unit discharges the stored out ball to the lower plate. .

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, when a game ball flowing down the game area wins a winning opening, the winning ball is paid out to the receiving tray, and the out ball that has not won the winning opening flows into the out opening. In the ball game machine, a storage unit that stores the out ball that has flowed into the out port, a discharge unit that discharges the out ball stored in the storage unit from the storage unit to the tray, and a predetermined discharge condition The discharge means is driven when the game is established during the game, and the discharge control means for discharging the stored out ball is provided, so that the storage means is triggered when a predetermined discharge condition is established. The stored out ball is paid out to the tray. Therefore, it is possible to increase production variations by using the out ball. Further, by increasing the variation of the production, it is possible to prevent the player from getting bored. Therefore, the interest of the player can be improved and the game can be continuously performed, so that the operating rate of the gaming machine can be improved and the profit of the gaming store can be increased. In addition, since the game balls flowing into the outlet are stored in the storage means, the number of game balls collected by the collection device provided in the game store can be reduced. Therefore, when the game balls are washed at the game store side, the game balls that have flowed into the outlet are not washed all at once as in the prior art, but the games that are not stored in the storage means but are collected in the collection device. Since only the ball is cleaned, it is possible to reduce the cost of the game shop.

  In addition, a guide member is provided so as to surround the game area, and the out-port is formed on a rolling surface on which the out-ball rolls, and the storage means includes the out-ball flowing into the out-port. Since it has the storage part provided in the guide member to store and the discharge port which guides the stored out ball from the storage part to the discharge means, it is separate from the game ball used at the time of game The out ball used at the time of production can be stored. As a result, the out ball that has flowed into the storage portion from the out port is reliably stored without being used in the game, and it is possible to prevent inconvenience such that an effect using the out ball cannot be performed.

  Further, since the storage means allows the player to visually recognize the stored out ball, the out ball stored in the storage means and the out ball stored in the storage means are discharged to the tray. The player can visually recognize the situation. Therefore, it is possible to appeal to the player that the out ball has been discharged to the tray, thereby improving the player's interest and making the game more enthusiastic.

  Further, the tray is composed of an upper plate and a lower plate from which the prize ball is paid out when the upper plate is full, and the discharging means discharges the stored out ball to the lower plate. Compared to paying out balls to the upper plate in which game balls are stored, it is usually better to pay out balls to the lower plate where game balls are not stored. This makes it easier for the player to see the amount. For this reason, it is possible to improve the interest of the player by paying out the out ball to the lower plate, and to be more enthusiastic about the game.

  A configuration of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied will be described. The pachinko machine (bullet ball game machine) 11 is provided with two game modes, a normal mode and a hit mode. Normally, the game is played in the normal mode, and when the winning is made in the winning lottery, the normal mode is changed to the winning mode. In the winning mode, the big winning opening (winning opening) 29 that is closed in the normal mode is opened. In the single hit mode, the number of times that the grand prize winning hole 29 is opened is fifteen, and for example, 30 seconds per opening of the big winning prize opening 29 or 10 pachinko balls (game balls) 22 are provided. Open until you win a prize. If a pachinko ball wins while the big prize opening is open, a certain number of award balls are paid out as a consideration.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the pachinko machine 11, a front door 15 including an upper door 13 and a lower door 14 is attached to a front surface of a main body base 12 serving as a base so as to be freely opened and closed. A game board 16 is attached to the main body base 12. The upper door 13 is provided with an opening in the center so that a board surface of the game board 16 provided on the back side and an out-ball storage unit 41 described later can be visually recognized. A glass door 17 made of a transparent member such as glass is attached to the back surface of the upper door 13 so as to be openable and closable with respect to the upper door 13. The glass door 17 is normally closed by the upper door 13, and the opening is covered by the glass door 17.

  The lower door 14 includes a tray 20 including an upper plate 18 and a lower plate 19, and an operation handle 21. The upper plate 18 stores a pachinko ball 22 to be thrown by the player at the start of the game and a prize ball to be paid out to the player during the game. The lower plate 19 is provided below the upper plate 18, and is formed so that the capacity for storing the pachinko balls 22 is smaller than that of the upper plate 18. Further, the lower plate 19 is adapted to pay out a prize ball or the like acquired by the player when the upper plate 18 is full of pachinko balls 22. The operation handle 21 adjusts the resilience of a launching device (not shown).

  A guide plate (guide member) 23 is provided on the surface of the game board 16. A game area 16 a is formed in a place surrounded by the guide plate 23. The game area 16a is an area where pachinko balls launched by the launching device flow down. In addition to obstacle nails (not shown), the game area is provided with a symbol display device 24, a start winning port (winning port) 25, an attacker 26, a recovery port 27, and the like. A liquid crystal panel 28 is incorporated in the symbol display device 24. The liquid crystal panel 28 displays three symbols arranged in parallel. There are 10 types of symbols indicating the numbers “0” to “9”. When the pachinko ball 22 wins a start winning opening 25 described later, the variable display of the symbols in each column is started. Then, depending on the combination of symbols when the symbols are stopped and displayed, it is displayed whether the result of the winning lottery for determining whether or not to shift the game mode from the normal mode to the winning mode is winning or losing. If three of the same numbers are collected, it is a win, and other combinations are lost.

  The start winning opening 25 is provided below the symbol display device 24. When the pachinko ball 22 wins the start winning opening 25, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 18. At the same time, a winning lottery is performed. When the winning lottery is won, the game in the special mode that is advantageous to the player over the game in the normal mode is started.

  The attacker 26 is an open / close door-like plate material provided below the start winning opening 25. A big prize opening 29 is provided on the back side of the attacker 26. The large winning opening 29 is formed in a size that makes it easier to accept the pachinko ball 22 than the start winning opening 25. When a game in the normal mode is being performed, the big winning opening 29 is closed by the attacker 26 so that the pachinko ball 22 does not win the big winning opening 29. Also. When a game is being played in the winning mode, the attacker 26 moves from the closed position to the open position, and the big winning opening 29 is opened, so that the pachinko ball 22 is easy to win.

  The collection port 27 is provided in the lower part of the game area 16a. The collection port 27 collects pachinko balls 22 that have not been won in various winning ports such as the start winning port 25 and the big winning port 29 (hereinafter, this pachinko ball 22 is referred to as an out ball). The guide plate 23 is provided below the game board 16. When the guide plate 23 is viewed from the front, the guide plate 23 is formed with a rolling surface 23a on which the out ball rolls. When the pachinko machine 11 is viewed from the front side, the rolling surface 23a is formed so as to draw a curve in which the portion where the recovery port 27 is formed is the lowest point.

  Further, an out-sphere storage unit 41 (storage unit) is provided on the left side of the guide plate 23 when the guide plate 23 is viewed from the front. The out ball storage unit 41 stores an out ball that rolls on the rolling surface 23a. In addition to the storage space (storage part) 42 and the out port (out port) 43 formed in the guide plate 23, and the discharge port 44 formed in the game board 16, the out ball storage unit 41 includes a movable piece 45, A drive motor 46 and an outlet sensor 47 are included.

  The storage space 42 is formed in the lower left part of the guide plate 23 when the guide plate 23 is viewed from the front side. In the upper part of the storage space 42, an out port 43 through which the out sphere flowing down along the rolling surface 23 a of the guide plate 23 flows into the storage space 42 is provided. A transparent plate 42a formed of glass, plastic, or the like is fitted on the front side of the storage space 42 so that the out sphere is stored or the out sphere stored in the storage space 42 is reduced. The player can visually check the way of going. The out port 43 is formed in the rolling surface 23a. The out port 43 is formed in a size that allows the out ball that rolls along the rolling surface 23 a of the guide plate 23 to flow in. The out port 43 is formed with a groove 43a for guiding an out port sensor 47 described later to an attachment position. In addition, a space in which a movable piece 45 (to be described later) can rotate is also formed in the out port 43. When the guide plate 23 is attached to the game board 16, the board surface of the game board 16 constitutes a wall surface on the back side of the storage space 42.

  The outlet 44 formed in the game board 16 is formed in a size that allows the out balls stored in the storage space 42 to be paid out one by one. The discharge port 44 is formed so as to penetrate the game board 16. Although not shown in FIG. 2, on the back side of the game board 16, the payout device (discharge means) 70 for paying out balls stored in the storage space 42 to the lower plate 19 is paid by the payout device 70. A payout sensor 57 for detecting the passage of the out ball is provided. Further, the game board 16 is provided with an outlet sensor insertion hole 48 and a rotation shaft insertion hole 49 into which an outlet sensor 47 (to be described later) and a rotation shaft 46a of the drive motor 46 can be inserted. These holes 48 and 49 are sized so that the out-port sensor 47 and the rotation shaft 46a can be inserted from the back side of the game board 16, respectively.

  The movable piece 45 is composed of a plate material formed to have the same width as the rolling surface 23a. In FIG. 2, an insertion hole 45 a into which a rotation shaft 46 a of a drive motor 46 described later is inserted is formed on the right side of the movable piece 45 when viewed from the front side. Since the movable piece 45 rotates about the center of the insertion hole 45a as the rotation shaft 46a, the right side is formed so as to draw a curve so that the corner of the movable piece 45 and the guide plate 23 do not interfere with each other at the time of rotation. Usually, the movable piece 45 is positioned at a closed position where the upper end surface 45a is flush with the rolling surface 23a. When the drive motor 46 starts to rotate, the movable piece 45 also rotates with the center of the insertion hole as the rotation axis, and the upper end surface 45a is positioned at an open position that is substantially perpendicular to the rolling surface 23a. When the movable piece 45 is positioned at the open position, the out port 43 is opened. In addition, when closing the out port 43, the operation | movement contrary to the operation | movement mentioned above is performed.

  The drive motor 46 includes a rotation shaft 46a and rotates a movable piece 45 attached to the tip of the rotation shaft 46a. The drive motor 46 performs a drive operation and a stop operation based on a drive signal output from a driver 68 described later and a stop signal.

  The out port sensor 47 detects the passage of the out sphere flowing down from the out port 43 to the storage space 42. A proximity sensor is used as the out port sensor 47. When the out ball passes through the hole 47 a of the out port sensor 47, an inflow detection signal is output to the control unit 52 which will be described later. The out port sensor 47 is attached to the guide plate 23 while being guided by a groove 43 a formed in the out port 43.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control of the pachinko machine 11 is basically controlled by the control device 51. The control device 51 includes a CPU 53 including a control unit 52, and the CPU 53 controls games and the like. The control unit 52 is connected to the start port sensor 54, the special winning port sensor 55, the collection port sensor 56, the out port sensor 47, and the payout sensor 57. The control unit 52 includes a hit determination unit 58, an effect lottery unit 59, an effect image memory 60, an out ball number counter 61, an inflow ball number counter 62, a payout number counter 63, a timer 64, and a memory 65. Further, the control unit 52 is connected to an attacker control device 66, a symbol display control device 67, and drivers 68 and 69.

  The start opening sensor 54 detects whether the pachinko ball 22 has won the start winning opening 25 and the big winning opening sensor 55 respectively in the large winning opening 29. The recovery port sensor 56 detects whether or not an out ball has flowed into the recovery port 27, and outputs a recovery detection signal to the control unit 52 when the out ball has flowed. Upon receiving the recovery detection signal, the control unit 52 counts the number of times the recovery detection signal is output by the out-ball number counter 61. The number of times this recovery detection signal is output corresponds to the number of out balls that flowed into the recovery port 27.

  The out port sensor 47 outputs an inflow detection signal to the control unit 52 when it detects that the out ball has flowed into the out port 43. Upon receiving the inflow detection signal, the control unit 52 counts the number of times the inflow detection signal is output by the inflow ball number counter 62. The number of times the inflow detection signal is output corresponds to the number of out balls that have flowed into the storage space 42.

  The payout sensor 57 outputs a payout detection signal to the control unit 52 when it is detected that the out ball stored in the storage space 42 has been paid out by the payout device 70. Receiving the payout detection signal, the control unit 52 counts the number of times the payout detection signal is output with a counter. The number of times that the payout detection signal is output corresponds to the number of out balls discharged from the storage space 42 to the lower plate 19, and the difference between the count value of the inflow detection signal and the count value of the payout detection signal is: This corresponds to the number of out balls stored in the storage space 42.

  The hit determination unit 58 includes a random number generator, a random number sampling circuit, and a hit determination table. The random number generator updates the random number value by incrementing the random number value within a predetermined range at regular intervals. When a start detection signal is output from the start port sensor 54, the random number sampling circuit extracts a random number value updated at that time. In the hit determination table, either all or random numbers generated by the random number generator are assigned. Then, the winning or losing is determined depending on whether the extracted random number value is a winning random number assigned with winning or a losing random number assigned with losing.

  The production lottery unit 59 performs the production lottery every time a lottery is performed, depending on the winning or losing. When the winning lottery result is a winning, an effect image is selected based on the result of the effect lottery from a plurality of types of effect images provided in the winning image table 60a stored in the effect image memory 60 described later. The selected effect image data is output to the symbol display control device 67. Similarly, when the result of the winning lottery is a loss, the effect image based on the result of the effect lottery is selected from a plurality of types of effect images provided in the image table for losing 60b stored in the effect image memory 60 described later. Is selected, and the selected effect image data is output to the symbol display control device 67.

  The effect image memory 60 stores a winning image table 60a and a lost image table 60b. The winning image table 60a and the lose image table 60b respectively store data of a plurality of types of effect images that are displayed when winning or losing is determined in the winning lottery. These effect images include, for example, a reach state in which only one of the remaining symbols is changed in a state where two symbols are stopped, a background display in the reach state, or a change in the reach state. Some of them reach a super reach state that changes the fluctuation speed. In addition, there are some which are set so that only ten out balls stored in the storage space 42 are paid out to the lower plate 19 when shifting from the reach state to the super reach state.

  The out-ball number counter 61 counts the number of times the collection detection signal is output from the collection port sensor 56 to the control unit 52, that is, the number of out-balls that have flowed into the collection port 27. The inflow ball number counter 62 counts the number of times the inflow detection signal is output from the out port sensor 47 to the control unit 52, that is, the number of out balls that have flowed into the out port 43. The payout number counter 63 counts the number of times the payout detection signal is output from the payout sensor 57 to the control unit 52, that is, the number of out balls paid out from the storage space 42 to the lower plate 19. Each time these counters update the count value, they output a count signal to the control unit 52.

  The timer 64 starts timing when a timing start signal is output from the control unit 52. Then, the time until the dispensing device 70 starts operating is counted. When a preset time (for example, 5 seconds) has been reached since the start of timing, the timer 64 outputs an arrival signal to the control unit 52. The timer 64 resets the measured time after outputting the arrival signal to the control unit 52.

  The memory 65 is composed of a ROM and a RAM. In the ROM, a game control program used by the control unit 52 during the game is recorded. The RAM stores data that should be temporarily saved, such as the count value of the counter.

  The driver 68 performs drive control of the drive motor 46 based on the control signal output from the control unit 52. When it is determined from the count value of the out ball counter 61 that the number of out balls flowing into the collection port 27 has reached 50, the control unit 52 outputs an opening control signal to the driver 68. Upon receiving the output of the opening control signal, the driver 68 supplies power to the drive motor 46 to rotate the movable piece 45 from the closed position to the open position. Further, the control unit 52 calculates the difference between the count value of the inflow ball number counter 62 and the count value of the payout number counter 63, and when the number of out balls stored in the storage space 42 reaches 500, If it is determined from the calculation result, a blockage control signal is output to the driver 68. Upon receiving the closing control signal, the driver 68 supplies power to the driving motor 46 to rotate the movable piece 45 from the open position to the closed position.

  The driver 69 controls the payout device 70 based on the payout control signal output from the control unit 52. When the control unit 52 receives the time arrival signal from the timer 64, it outputs a payout control signal to the payout device 70. When the payout control signal is received, the payout device 70 pays out the out ball stored in the storage space 42 to the lower plate 19. At this time, the control unit 52 determines the difference between the value of the payout number counter 63 at the time when the payout control signal is output to the payout device 70 and the value of the payout counter by the count signal sequentially output every time the out ball is paid out. When it is determined that the number is ten, a stop control signal is output to the driver 69. Upon receiving this stop control signal, the driver 69 ends the payout operation of the payout device 70.

  Next, the process flow of the pachinko machine 11 from the storage of the out ball to the discharge will be described. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the movable piece 45 is set to rotate from the closed position to the open position when 50 out balls flow into the recovery port 27. Further, among the effects used in the present embodiment, when an effect that shifts to the super reach state after the reach state is selected in the effect lottery, the effect shifts to the super reach state after 5 seconds have elapsed since the reach state is reached. It will be explained as a thing. Note that the condition that triggers the movable piece 45 to rotate may not be as described above, and may be set as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the player starts the game, the control unit 52 determines whether the count value of the out ball counter 61 is equal to 50 and whether or not 50 out balls flow into the collection port 27. (S1). If the controller 52 determines that 50 out balls have flowed into the collection port 27 in S <b> 1, it outputs an opening control signal to the driver 68. The driver 68 that has received the opening control signal supplies electric power to the driving motor 46, rotates the movable piece 45 from the closed position to the open position, and stores the out ball in the storage space 42 (S2, S3).

  Next, the control unit 52 determines whether or not 500 out balls have been stored in the storage space 42 from the count value of the inflow ball number counter 62 and the count value of the payout number counter 63 (S4). . When determining that 500 out balls are not stored in the storage space 42 in S4, the control unit 52 continuously stores the out balls in the storage space 42. On the other hand, when it is determined in S4 that 500 out balls have been stored in the storage space 42, the control unit 52 outputs a blockage control signal to the driver 68. The driver 68 that has received the closing control signal supplies power to the drive motor 46 to rotate the movable piece 45 from the open position to the closed position, so that the out ball does not flow into the storage space 42 (S5).

  When 500 out balls are stored in the storage space 42, the control unit 52 determines whether or not the pachinko ball 22 has won the start winning opening 25 and a lottery has been performed (S6). Here, when determining that the winning lottery has been performed, the control unit 52 determines whether or not the winning lottery has been won, and the winning image table 60a and the lost image table stored in the effect image memory 60 are determined. The effect lottery unit 59 is made to perform the effect lottery using any one of the image tables corresponding to the determination result of the winning lottery among 60b (S7). Then, the display of the effect image corresponding to the result of the effect lottery is started on the liquid crystal panel 28 (S8).

  Moreover, the control part 52 determines whether the lottery result of effect lottery performs the effect which discharges an out ball | bowl simultaneously with performing the process of S8 (S9). And the control part 52 makes the timer 64 start time measurement simultaneously with starting the display of the effect image in S8, when the result of an effect lottery performs the effect which discharges an out ball | bowl (S10). .

  When the timer 64 starts measuring time in S10, the control unit 52 determines whether or not 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of timing (S11). This determination is made based on whether an arrival signal is output from the timer 64. In S11, when the arrival signal is output from the timer 64 to the control unit 52, the control unit 52 causes the lower tray 19 to discharge ten out balls stored in the storage space 42 (S12).

  After discharging the out ball in S12, the control unit 52 determines whether or not the effect image displayed on the liquid crystal panel 28 has been displayed in a certain cycle (S13). In addition, after the display of the effect images is completed in S13, the control unit 52 shifts the game mode to the win mode when the win is won in the previous win lottery. On the other hand, after the display of the effect images is completed, if the player wins the previous lottery, the control unit 52 maintains the game mode in the normal mode.

  If it is determined in S9 that the effect of discharging the out ball is not made, the timer 64 starts timing (S10), and the process of discharging 10 out balls after 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of the timer 64 timing. It is determined whether or not the effect images displayed on the liquid crystal panel 28 are completely displayed without performing (S11, S12), and the subsequent processing is performed (S13).

  In the case of the pachinko machine 11 of the present embodiment, 10 out balls are paid out in the game after 500 out balls are stored in the storage space 42, but the out balls are stored in the storage space 42. If 500 balls are stored before the out ball is discharged, the pachinko ball stored in the storage tank provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 11 is paid as a prize ball. You just have to put it out. Further, once 500 out balls are stored in the storage space 42, the control unit 52 invalidates the recovery detection signal output from the recovery port sensor 56 until all the stored out balls are paid out. do it.

  As described above, according to the pachinko machine 11 of the present invention, when the time measurement result of the timer 64 reaches 5 seconds, the out ball stored in the storage space 42 is paid out. It is possible to make it seem as if the outball has been paid out by shifting to the state. By paying out the out ball in this manner, an effect different from that when using a liquid crystal panel or the like can be performed, so that the player's expectation can be increased. Therefore, the interest of the player can be improved and the game can be further absorbed.

  Further, since the player plays the game while watching the out ball being stored in the storage space 42 and the out ball being discharged from the storage space 42 to the lower plate 19, the pachinko machine 11 Compared with the case where the pachinko ball 22 is paid out from the ball payout device 70 provided on the back surface side, the satisfaction that the pachinko ball 22 has been acquired can be easily obtained. Therefore, this also makes it possible to improve the interest of the player.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 11 of the present embodiment, an effect of discharging the out ball based on the result of the effect lottery after 500 out balls are stored in the storage space 42 is performed. As long as it is positioned in the open position and the out sphere can flow into the storage space 42, the out spheres may be sequentially paid out before 500 are stored. Further, in this case, when the number of out balls stored is not the same as the number to be paid out to the lower plate 19, the back balls of the pachinko machine 11 are not paid out from the storage space 42. The pachinko balls 22 may be paid out from the storage tank provided in the storage space, or all the out balls stored in the storage space 42 are paid out, and the storage provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 11 by the number that is not sufficient. You may make it pay out from a tank.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 11 of the present embodiment, the production is started, and the out ball is paid out to the lower plate 19 after 5 seconds from the start of the timing by the timer 64, but the out ball is paid out to the lower plate 19. Other timings may be used. For example, during a game in the hit mode, the out ball may be paid out to the lower plate 19 when the round is continuously performed. Further, in the case of the pachinko machine 11 having the time-saving mode set so that the time for displaying the symbols on the liquid crystal panel 28 is shorter than when the game in the normal mode is performed, the mode is shifted to the time-saving mode. Sometimes, the out ball may be paid out to the lower plate 19.

  In the pachinko machine 11 according to the present embodiment, the out ball stored in the storage space 42 is paid out by the payout device. However, the out ball may be paid out by a shutter or the like. You may go.

  In addition to the above, when a game is played in the normal mode, the out ball is paid out when the number of times the symbols displayed on the liquid crystal panel 28 are variably displayed reaches a predetermined number (for example, 200 times). Also good. In this case, since the loss of the player is often large, it is possible to compensate for the loss of the player by paying out the out ball to the upper plate 18.

It is an external appearance perspective view showing the external appearance of the pachinko machine of this embodiment. It is an enlarged view showing the structure of an out ball storage part. It is an electric block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine. It is the flowchart showing the flow of the process of the pachinko machine from the start of the storage of the out ball to the out ball storage unit until it is paid out to the lower plate.

Explanation of symbols

11 Pachinko machine (ball game machine)
16a Game area 18 Upper plate 19 Lower plate 20 Saucer 22 Pachinko ball (game ball, prize ball, out ball)
23 Guide plate (guide member)
23a Rolling surface 25 Start winning entrance (winning entrance)
29 Grand Prize Exit (Winner Exit)
41 Out ball storage part (storage means)
42 Storage space (storage part)
43 Out port 44 Discharge port 52 Control unit (discharge control means)
70 Dispensing device (discharge means)

Claims (4)

In a ball game machine in which a game ball flowing down the game area wins a winning opening, a winning ball is paid out to a receiving tray, and an out ball that has not won a winning opening flows into the out opening.
Reserving means for storing the out ball that has flowed into the out port;
Discharging means for discharging the out ball stored in the storage means from the storage means to the tray;
A bullet ball game machine comprising: discharge control means for driving the discharge means when a predetermined discharge condition is established during the game, and discharging the stored out ball. A guide member is provided so as to surround the game area, and the out port is formed on a rolling surface on which the out ball rolls.
The storage means includes a storage part provided in the guide member so as to store the out sphere flowing into the out port, and a discharge port for guiding the stored out sphere from the storage part to the discharge unit. The ball game machine according to claim 1, comprising:   3. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the storage means allows a player to visually recognize the stored out ball. The saucer comprises an upper plate and a lower plate from which the prize ball is paid out when the upper plate is full,
4. The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the discharging means discharges the stored out ball to the lower plate. 5.

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