JP3955715B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a jackpot process in which a special symbol is displayed accidentally on a symbol variation display device such as a color liquid crystal display provided on a game board, and a variable winning device is continuously opened. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine configured so that the hit ball is very easy to win.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As is well known, the first type pachinko gaming machine called “fever machine” is provided with a color variation display such as a color liquid crystal display and a CRT on the surface of the game board, and the ball hit by the player is a tulip type. When entering the start port, the symbol variation indicator displays variation in multiple columns (usually three columns) so that symbols such as 1-8 and symbols such as ☆ ◆ ◎ or characters flow up and down or left and right respectively. The change in display stops in a few seconds, and the stop pattern has the same probability (eg, “222”, “777”, “☆☆☆”) with a predetermined probability (about 1/251). When the symbol becomes a big hit, the open / close door of the variable winning device (large winning opening) is opened by the operation of the solenoid, and a predetermined number of hit balls (usually in the opened variable winning device) (usually 10 balls) Or when a predetermined time limit (usually 30 seconds) elapses in the open state, the so-called first round is over and the variable prize-winning device is temporarily closed, but it is provided in the variable prize-winning device during the first round. If the hit ball has entered the continuous winning opening (referred to as V zone), the variable winning device is opened again as soon as the second round starts and the variable winning device is in the open state. In addition, when a predetermined number (usually 10) of hit balls enter or a predetermined time limit (usually 30 seconds) elapses in the open state, the second round is over and the variable winning device is closed again. If a ball hits the continuous winning slot again during the second round, the variable winning device is opened again immediately after the third round, and thus the ball hits the continuous winning slot during each round. Subject to final The variable winning device is continuously opened until it becomes a round (for example, the 16th round), and during this jackpot process, it is very easy to hit the variable winning device, so a large number of prize balls are obtained. It is designed to provide a lot of benefits to the player.
[0003]
By the way, in this kind of pachinko gaming machine, as shown in the applicant's patent No. 2744964, patent No. 2767031, etc., when the jackpot operation is completed, the lottery is performed, and the result is Atari Benefits such as increasing the probability of occurrence of jackpots or extending the opening time of the tulip-shaped starting port to make it easier to establish starting conditions are given, and the situation advantageous to the player is constant after the jackpot processing is completed What is known to last for a period is known. Further, Japanese Patent No. 3004594 is designed to eliminate the adverse effects of increasing the jackpot occurrence probability in this way.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in these conventional pachinko gaming machines, the above-described privilege grant state is generally terminated when the symbol variation number (starting frequency) of the symbol variation indicator reaches a predetermined number. In addition, proposals have been made such as ending when a predetermined symbol appears. However, the opportunity to end these privilege grant states is that there is no room for the player's individual skill to intervene, and the good or bad is determined by complete chance, so there is no effort, such a pachinko game Some players didn't like the opportunity.
Therefore, the present invention proposes a new condition as an opportunity to end the privilege grant state, and intends to increase the interest of the pachinko gaming machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
For this reason, the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention generates a jackpot by displaying a specific symbol with a chance on the symbol variation display, and the jackpot processing for continuously opening the variable winning device is performed. In the pachinko gaming machine that gives a privilege advantageous to the player by making the jackpot occurrence probability high after the process is finished or making it easy to start the display symbol of the symbol variation indicator, the number of shots hit provided with a firing hitting number counting means for counting, the net increase number calculated by calculating the difference between the paid out prize balls count and firing hitting number by winning, the player the player in descending jackpot processing Ri以 won The privilege grant state is terminated when the net increase in the number of balls reaches a predetermined number.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a front view of a game board 1 in this pachinko machine. In the figure, 2 is a symbol variation display composed of a color liquid crystal display provided on the game board 1, 3 is a normal winning opening, and 4 is a pass A gate 5 is a tulip-shaped start port provided so that a pair of blades 6 can be opened and closed by a solenoid. Reference numeral 7 denotes a variable winning device comprising a large rectangular large winning opening provided below the start opening 5. The variable winning device 7 is provided with an opening / closing door 8 that is opened and closed by the operation of a solenoid. A continuous winning opening 9 is provided in the device 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes four display lamps provided for storing the number of hitting balls when the symbol variation indicator 2 displays variation when the starting ball 5 wins, and 11 for holding the starting. The normal symbol variation display (7-segment digital display device) 12 starts to change by passing, and the normal symbol variation indicator 11 memorizes the number of hits when the ball hits the passing gate 4 while the variation symbol display is changing. Four display lamps are provided to hold the display.
[0007]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an input / output device related to the present invention connected to a game control board comprising a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O, and 20 detects a hit ball that has passed through the passing gate 4. A passage detection switch, 21 is a start switch that detects a hit ball that has won a winning opening 5, 22 is a count switch that counts a winning ball to the variable winning device 7, and 23 detects a winning ball to the continuous winning opening 9. It is a specific area switch, and the game control board further includes the symbol variation indicator 2, the normal symbol variation indicator 11, the solenoid 24 of the variable winning device 7, and the solenoid 25 that opens and closes the blade 6 of the starting port 5. Is connected, and the shot hitting ball detecting means 26 is connected. As shown in FIG. 1, this shot hitting ball detecting means 26 detects a hit ball shot in the game area of the game board by providing a detection switch 26 at the tip of the shot rail 13 provided in the game board 1. To do. Reference numeral 27 denotes a winning ball number detecting means for detecting the number of winning balls paid out by a ball paying device (not shown) at the time of winning.
[0008]
Next, as a privilege advantageous for the player, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention configured to make the jackpot occurrence probability high and make the display symbol of the symbol variation display easy to start is shown in FIGS. This will be described with reference to the flowchart. In the shot hitting ball detection process shown in step a of FIG. 3, as shown in the subroutine of FIG. 4, when a shot hit ball detection signal is obtained by the shot hit ball detection switch 26 in step A, a privilege is given in step B flag on, in the case of off is determined privilege granting flag-returns -1 from the value of the net increase number T of current is performed in step C. When the passage detection switch 20 detects the passing of the hit ball at step b, the number displayed on the normal symbol variation display 11 stops after a certain period of fluctuation, and the stop number is an odd number. Shifts to steps c, d, e, and when the privilege grant flag is determined to be on or off at step e, and when the privilege grant flag is on, the blade 6 of the starting port 5 is opened for 5 seconds by the operation of the solenoid 25 at step f. If the privilege grant flag is off, the blade 6 of the starting port 5 is opened for 0.5 seconds in step g. Accordingly, winning in the start opening 5 is facilitated when in the privilege grant state.
[0009]
In step h, when the start switch 21 detects that a hit ball has entered the start port 5 and the start condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to steps i and j. In step i, as shown in the subroutine of FIG. 5, when seven prize balls are paid out from the ball payout device in step D, and it is determined in step E that the privilege grant flag is on or off, and the privilege grant flag is on. In step F, 7 is added to the current net increase T, and in step G, it is determined whether or not the net increase T exceeds the number K of acquirable balls. If it exceeds, the bonus granting flag is turned off at step H and the process returns.
[0010]
Then, a random number is acquired in step j, and the symbols 1 and 8 and symbols such as ☆ ◆ ◎ or characters, etc. are variably displayed on the symbol variation display 2 so as to flow from top to bottom in three rows. In step k, the on / off state of the privilege grant flag is determined. As a result, the process proceeds to steps p and q via steps l and m or steps n and o, so that a high probability (1/60) is achieved for a short time. Fluctuation or normal probability (1/251) The normal time is fluctuated and the fluctuation is stopped. Then, in step r, for example, it is determined whether each column has the same symbol such as “222”, “777”, “☆☆☆”, and if each column has the same symbol, a jackpot occurs. In step s, a predetermined jackpot process is performed, and the open / close door of the variable winning device 7 is continuously opened by the operation of the solenoid 24. Further, the variable winning device is repeated until the 16th round on the condition that the winning to the continuous winning port 9 is made. By setting 7 to the open state, a large number of hit balls can be won during the jackpot process.
[0011]
Also, the net increase number T is reset together with the jackpot process, 1000 is substituted for the number K of acquirable balls at step t, the privilege grant flag is turned on at step u, and the process returns to step a.
[0012]
In this way, in this pachinko machine, the number K of acquirable balls is newly set together with the jackpot process, and the net increase T obtained by subtracting the number of hitting balls from the number of award balls paid out by winning a prize is set as the number K of acquirable balls. When the time is reached, the bonus granting flag is turned off at step H and the bonus granting state is terminated, so that the player deliberately suppresses the winning so that the net increase T does not exceed a certain number. Technical intervention is possible, such as maintaining a certain net increase T by striking.
[0013]
In this embodiment, 1000 is always set as the number K of acquirable balls. However, for example, when the symbol that generated the big hit is “3” or “7”, the number K of acquirable balls is set to 1200. If the jackpot is generated for a symbol other than that, it may be set according to the symbol that generated the jackpot, such as 600.
[0014]
In addition, by displaying a moving image for lottery such as roulette on the symbol fluctuation display 2 and setting the number determined when the rotation stops as the number K of acquirable balls, a new lottery is performed. The number of obtainable balls may be set.
[0015]
Alternatively, the display number when the symbol variation display 2 after the jackpot processing is finished first starts and stops symbol variation may be set to the number K of acquirable balls that ends the privilege grant state. For example, if the symbol variation display 2 stops at “587” in the first variation after the big hit processing is completed, 587 may be substituted for the obtainable number of balls K.
[0016]
Alternatively, when the symbol change display 2 stops after a so-called reach state in which only two columns stop at the same symbol, such as “787”, for example, the number of obtainable balls can be increased by 100. . Such a situation is displayed on the symbol variation display 2 during the game, and the player considers a more advantageous hitting method by firing a hit ball with reference to this display.
[0017]
On the other hand, not only when the number of game balls to be increased reaches a predetermined number as described above, but also when the other conditions are satisfied, the end of the privilege grant state can be triggered. . 6 to 8 respectively show the subroutines of the flowcharts in that case.
[0018]
That is, when the symbol variation of the symbol variation indicator is made a predetermined number of times as another condition, the symbol stop process is performed at step q in the flowchart shown in FIG. After the transition to the subroutine for checking the number of fluctuations is completed and the jackpot processing is completed, the number of times the symbol on the symbol fluctuation indicator is changed is counted, and it is determined whether or not the number of fluctuations exceeds the predetermined number S. Return as it is, if it exceeds, turn off the privilege grant flag and return. If the predetermined number S is set to 50, for example, at step t in FIG. 3, the privilege granting state is ended even when the symbol variation is made 50 times.
[0019]
In addition, as another condition, when setting that the number of hit balls that have been fired after the jackpot process has been started or terminated reaches a predetermined number as a trigger for termination, the firing of step a in the flowchart shown in FIG. In the hit ball detection process, the process proceeds to the subroutine shown in FIG. 7, and when the shot hit ball is detected and the privilege grant flag is on, the net increase number T = T−1 and the shot hit number D = D + 1 are made. It is determined whether or not the number D of hitting balls exceeds the predetermined number S. If it does not exceed, the process returns as it is, and if it exceeds, the privilege grant flag is turned off and the process returns. Then, if the predetermined number S is set to 5000, for example, at step t in FIG. 3, the privilege granting state is ended even when the number of hit balls reaches 5000.
[0020]
As another condition, when setting that the start port 5 is opened a predetermined number of times after the jackpot processing is started or ended, the start port 5 is set to 5 in step f in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 and the number of times the start port 5 is opened for 5 seconds in the privilege granting state is counted, and whether or not the number of times of opening does not exceed the predetermined number S. If it does not exceed, it returns as it is, and if it exceeds, the privilege grant flag is turned off to return. If the predetermined number S is set to 100, for example, at step t in FIG. 3, even when the number of times that the starting port 5 is released with the benefit reaches 100 times, the privilege grant state is terminated. Become.
[0021]
As another condition, when setting that the elapsed time from when the jackpot process is started or ended is a predetermined time, the privilege grant flag is turned on at step u in the flowchart shown in FIG. At the same time, the elapsed time is measured in a subroutine, the elapsed time is always checked when in the privilege grant state, and the privilege grant flag is turned off when the elapsed time reaches a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes). The privilege grant state may be terminated by satisfying a plurality of other conditions.
[0022]
For this reason, the player's individual skill will be reflected, for example, by taking into account these setting conditions so that the bonus granting state can be continued for as long as possible so as to obtain many opportunities to generate jackpots. .
[0023]
In this embodiment, an example in which the shot hitting ball detection switch 26 is provided at the tip of the shot rail 13 as the shot hitting ball number counting means is shown. You may make it count a hit ball. Further, it is possible to count the fired hit ball by counting the sum of the out ball and the winning ball.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, a jackpot is generated when a specific symbol is displayed by chance on the symbol variation display, and the jackpot processing for continuously opening the variable winning device is performed. In the pachinko gaming machine, a bonus advantageous to the player is given by making the jackpot occurrence probability high after the jackpot processing is finished or making it easy to start the display symbol of the symbol fluctuation indicator provided with a firing hitting number counting means for counting, the net increase number calculated by calculating the difference between the paid out prize balls count and firing hitting speed by a prize, the player has won the descending jackpot processing Ri以 The bonus granting state is terminated when the number of game balls reached the predetermined number, so that more innovative games can be made. , There is a remarkable effect of increasing the interest of the pachinko gaming machine or the like can as can intervene even skill of the player's personal.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Symbol fluctuation | variation display 5 Start opening 7 Variable winning device 26 Launching ball detection means 27 Prize ball number detection means

Claims (1)

A jackpot is generated when a specific symbol is displayed on the symbol variation display by chance, and a jackpot process is performed to continuously open the variable winning device, and after the jackpot process is completed, the jackpot probability is increased. In a pachinko gaming machine that is provided with a privilege that is advantageous to the player by making it easy to start the display symbol of the symbol variation indicator with high probability, and providing a shot hitting ball number counting means for counting the number of shot hitting balls the net increase number calculated by calculating the difference between the paid out prize balls count and firing hitting number by winning net increase number of game balls acquired by the player in descending jackpot processing Ri以 reaches a predetermined number A pachinko gaming machine characterized in that the privilege granting state is terminated with time.

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