JP2000000352A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine capable of guiding a player to increase his expectation of winning. SOLUTION: A pachinko machine having a drawing game system is provided with a drawing executing means 50b for executing drawing upon receiving starting instruction and deciding a drawing result belonging to any one of usual winning, special winning and no winning, a display means 20 for displaying an image, a display control means 50b for performing control to cause the display means 20 to perform dynamic displaying to change and display a picture design and sequentially stop dynamic displaying according to drawing results and display in a static manner, and a special winning control means 50b for performing control to set a special winning mechanism 30 in a special value generating state if the drawing results are winning and special winning. If the drawing result is special winning, the display control means 50b performs static displaying by making the stopping order of dynamic displaying different from that in the case of usual winning.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a starting winning port on a game board, a display device capable of displaying various symbols, and a special winning mechanism, wherein a pachinko ball enters the starting winning port. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which the special winning mechanism generates a value-added state that is advantageous to a player, in a case where a symbol is displayed in a specific combination when a display symbol of the display device changes and stops.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pachinko machine of this type, for example, as shown in FIG.
There is a mechanism that displays a plurality of symbols, determines a hit or miss depending on a combination of the displayed symbols, and has a mechanism for making a special prize, for example, a pachinko ball easily win in the case of a hit. . In the example shown in FIG. 10, when the same numbers are arranged on a straight line on a plurality of display units displayed on the display screen 21 of the display device 20, that is, in FIG. Out of three rows in the horizontal direction and two columns in the diagonal direction, a mechanism that becomes a "hit" when the same number, for example, "7" is displayed on the display unit arranged in any one of the columns. Are shown.

[0003]

By the way, in this kind of conventional pachinko machine, the symbols are displayed in a fluctuating manner, and thereafter,
The symbol display is controlled such that the dynamic display of the symbols on the respective display units is stopped in order, and in the state where all of the symbols are finally stopped, the hit or miss is determined. However, in order to induce a player to expect a hit, usually, when two of the three display units arranged in a line are aligned, at that point, the sound, An effect to notify that the vehicle has reached the reach state is provided by illumination or the like. Therefore, the player is guided by increasing the expectation of winning. by this,
It was trying to attract players to the game.

However, in a conventional pachinko machine of this type, even if the same design is arranged on two of the three display portions and the effect of the reach state is made, the hit or miss is actually a matter of probability. And just because you're in a reach state doesn't mean it's easier to hit. As a result, players are becoming more and more involved in the production, and even if they have a production of reach, they will not be guided to increase the expectation of winning, and the interest in the game will be less popular The problem has arisen.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and provides a pachinko machine in which a player's expectation of "hit" is greatly expanded and a player can enjoy a game. The purpose is.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game execution mechanism for executing a pachinko game, and a lottery, when receiving an instruction from the game execution mechanism. And the lottery result is displayed.If the lottery result is a hit, the game execution mechanism is provided with a lottery game system for realizing a special value generation state. In a pachinko game, when a specific condition is satisfied, a lottery start instruction means for outputting a lottery start instruction to the lottery game system, and a special prize mechanism for generating the special value generation state are provided. The lottery game system executes the lottery in response to the start instruction, and determines a lottery result belonging to one of a normal hit, a special hit, and a miss. Lottery execution means, display means for performing image display, and a display area in which a plurality of symbols are arranged and displayed on the display means, and dynamic display in which symbols are changed and displayed in the display area is provided. Display control means for performing the control, and sequentially stopping the dynamic display in accordance with the lottery result to make the display static, and when the lottery result is a hit and a special hit, the special winning mechanism Special prize control means for controlling a special value generation state, wherein the display control means changes the stop order of the dynamic display when the lottery result is a special hit and in the case of the normal hit. A pachinko machine characterized in that the pachinko machine is controlled to make a static display.

[0007] In the case of the normal hit, the display control means stops the dynamic display of the symbols sequentially from one end of the array along the arrangement order, and performs a control to make the symbols static display, and performs the special hit. In the case of, a configuration in which the dynamic display of the symbol is first stopped and statically displayed for a position other than the one end in the array, and then the dynamic display is statically displayed for other positions. can do.

In the case of the special hit, the display control means statically displays on the other end as the first stop position other than the one end, and then moves from the other end to the one end. Can be controlled so that display is performed statically sequentially.

[0009] Further, the display control means causes the display means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in at least one line, and, in the case of the special hit, stops dynamic display first and stops the display. The display position may be controlled so that the position where the image is displayed is the center of the array in the row direction.

In addition to the above, the display control means causes the table means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows, and in the case of the special hit, stops the dynamic display first and stops the display. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the position to be displayed is controlled so as to be a symbol arranged at the center of the array in the row direction.

The display control means causes the table means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows, and
In the case of the special hit, the dynamic display of the symbol arranged at the center in the row direction of each array of the plurality of rows is first stopped and statically displayed, and then the symbols arranged at other positions of each row Can be configured to perform a static display.

Further, the display control means causes the table means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and
And, in the case of the special hit, the dynamic display of the symbol arranged at the center in the column direction of each array of the plurality of columns is first stopped and statically displayed, and then arranged at other positions of each column. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which control is performed so as to statically display the symbol to be displayed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when a game execution mechanism for executing a pachinko game and an instruction from the game execution mechanism are received, a lottery is executed, a lottery result is displayed, and the lottery is displayed. In a case where the result is a hit, in the pachinko machine including a lottery game system for realizing a special value generation state for the game execution mechanism, the game execution mechanism is configured to satisfy a specific condition in a pachinko game. A lottery start instruction means for outputting a lottery start instruction to the lottery game system, and a special winning mechanism for generating the special value generating state, wherein the lottery game system transmits the start instruction. A lottery execution means for receiving and executing a lottery, and determining a lottery result belonging to one of a normal hit, a special hit, and a miss;
A plurality of reels on each of which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn and a rotation drive mechanism thereof, and each of the reels is rotated, and
Rotation control means for controlling the rotation drive mechanism so as to sequentially stop the rotation of each reel so that the symbols drawn on each reel are arranged in accordance with the lottery result; and In the case of a win, special winning control means for controlling the special winning mechanism to a special value generating state is provided, and the rotation control means, when the lottery result is a special hit, the case of the normal hit There is provided a pachinko machine characterized by controlling the reel rotation stop order to be different.

Here, the rotation control means performs control to stop rotation of the reels sequentially from one end of the arrangement of the reels in the order of arrangement in the case of the normal contact, and in the case of the special contact, After the rotation of the reels at positions other than the one end in the arrangement is stopped first, the rotation of the reels at other positions may be controlled to be stopped.

In the case of the special hit, the rotation control means stops the reel on the other end as a first stop position other than the one end, and then sequentially stops from the other end toward the one end. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which control is exercised.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment receives a game execution mechanism (see FIG. 1) for executing a pachinko game and an instruction from the game execution mechanism. A lottery game system (see FIG. 2) is provided for executing a lottery, displaying the lottery result, and realizing a special value generation state for the game execution mechanism when the lottery result is a hit.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game execution mechanism is operated by the player rotating the handle 11 so that the game board 1
2 is provided with a mechanism for launching a ball and enjoying the number of prize balls to be paid out by hitting the ball in one of the winning ports 12b or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, in a pachinko game, when a specific condition is satisfied, a lottery start mechanism (start winning port 13a and a winning detection switch) functioning as a means for outputting a lottery start instruction to the lottery game system. 13b) 13 and a special winning mechanism 30 for generating the special value generating state.

On the game board surface 12, the starting winning port 13a is provided.
And a special winning mechanism 30 are arranged. In addition, a large number of nails for playing pachinko balls, various winning ports, out ports, and the like are arranged at appropriate places on the game board surface 12. Above the game board surface 12, a hold display 40 for displaying the number of holds, which is the number of waiting in the queue waiting for the execution of the lottery, which satisfies the conditions for the lottery, is arranged. Specifically, four lamps are provided below the display device 20. Further, below the game board surface 12, a front plate 18 for holding a pachinko ball to be used for a game and a lower plate 19 for storing a pachinko ball overflowing from the front plate 18 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lottery game system includes a control device 50, a display device 20 controlled by the control device and functioning as a display means for displaying an image, and a hold display device 40. The control device 50 controls the lottery starting mechanism 1
3, display device 20, special winning mechanism 30, hold display 4
0, the illumination device 71 and the sound device 75 are connected.

In the present embodiment, the control device 50
As shown in the figure, a game control unit 50b and a display control unit 50a
It is composed of The display control unit 50a includes a CPU 51, R
It is configured by a computer system including the OM 52, the RAM 53, and the like. Similarly, the game control unit 50b also includes the CPU 6
1, a computer system including a ROM 62, a RAM 63, and the like. The display control unit 50a and the game control unit 50b are connected to each other via a data bus or the like. In this embodiment, two sets of computer systems are used, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, 1
It can be configured by a set of computer systems. On the other hand, using three or more computer systems,
The configuration may be such that functions are further subdivided and shared.

The CPU 51 of the display controller 50a has a ROM
The display of the display device 20 is controlled in accordance with the display control program stored in the storage device 52. ROM5
Reference numeral 2 stores a display control program for controlling display contents of the display device 20, data, and the like. The display content may be any picture, symbol, numeral, or the like. R
The AM 53 temporarily stores various data relating to the symbol display generated by the CPU 51. Note that R
The various data of the AM 53 are stored in the CPU 62 and the CPU
It is set so as to be read out based on the command from 51 and output to the display device 20.

The display controller 50a causes the display device 20 to display an image according to a display control program stored in the ROM 52. Specifically, on the display screen of the display device 20, a display area for arranging and displaying a plurality of symbols is set, and a dynamic display for changing and displaying the symbols in the display area is performed, and According to the lottery result, the dynamic display functions as display control means for performing a control to sequentially stop the dynamic display and make a static display. When the lottery result is a special hit, the display control means controls the display to be static by changing the order of stopping the dynamic display from the case of the normal hit.

The CPU 61 of the game control unit 50b has a ROM
Based on the game control program stored in 62, various processes such as a lottery process, which will be described later, and a process accompanying the lottery process are executed. The winning ball counter 33 for counting the winning balls is connected to the CPU 61. ROM 62 is
A game control program and data for controlling the lottery process, the special prize mechanism 30 and the like, and a program and data for processing for effecting the illumination device 71 and the sound device 75 for producing a prize for various types of public works. Is stored. For example, data for a lighting pattern of a decoration lamp of the illumination device, generation of sound from a speaker of the audio device, and the like are stored. Also,
The RAM 63 temporarily stores a lottery result by the CPU 61 and various data related to the game including signals from the winning detection switch 13b and the winning ball counter 33.

The game control unit 50b executes a lottery in response to a start instruction according to a game control program stored in the ROM 62, and executes a lottery among "normal hits", "special hits", and "missing". A lottery executing means for determining a lottery result belonging to any one of the above, and a special prize control for performing a control for setting the special prize mechanism 30 to a special value generating state when the lottery result is “normal hit” or “special hit” In addition to performing the means and the lottery holding process, it functions as a means for controlling the display of the hold indicator 40.

The display device 20, as shown in FIG.
The display unit 22 includes a display unit 22 that performs display, and a display drive unit 21 that causes the display unit 22 to perform display. As the display unit 22, for example, a panel display such as a liquid crystal display device, C
RT or the like can be used. In this embodiment mode, a color liquid crystal display device is used.

[0027] In the display portion 22, the display control unit 50a, as the symbol display area, as shown in FIG. 3, the frame 22 ₀₀
Nine display places 22 _{11 to} 22 _{33 in} 3 rows and 3 columns surrounded by
An area is set so that a symbol can be displayed on the screen. In this embodiment, it is set to allow the display of the symbols and independently in the display portion 22 _{11-22 33.} Various images such as numbers, characters, symbols, and symbols are prepared in advance as symbols. It should be noted that a photograph, a handwritten figure, or the like taken from outside may be used as the design.
In the present embodiment, the frame ₂₂₀₀ itself is also displayed as an image on the display screen of the display unit 22.

In the case of this kind of lottery game, 3
Of the display portion 22 _{11-22 33} rows and three columns in total nine, 4
As shown in the figure, the combination of specific symbols is one of the hit lines of H1 to H8 in which three symbols can be arranged in a line, that is, any one of a total of eight lines of three vertical lines, three horizontal lines, and two diagonal lines. The lottery can be controlled so as to be a hit in the realization. However, usually,
Since it simulates a slot machine, not all the lines H1 to H8 are hit lines. That is,
About H4-H6 arranged in a line vertically,
The lottery is controlled so as to be a hit when a specific symbol combination is realized in any one of three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines. In the present embodiment, the same 5
Hit the line.

FIG. 3 shows that one horizontal line at the center is "7, 7,
This is an example of a hit with 7 ". A hit occurs for any symbol. In FIG. 3, no symbol is displayed for the lines above and below the hit line. However, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0, other symbols that do not hit can be displayed in this portion. In this embodiment, in all of the display portion 22 _{11-22 33} 9 points, symbols are dynamically displayed, when the final hit are displayed, the operator displays only the symbol of the per line . Of course, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in all of the display portion 22 _{11-22 33} it may be left to display the symbol (see Fig. 10). Alternatively, only the hit line may be displayed in an enlarged manner.

The special winning mechanism 30 determines whether the lottery result by the control device 50 is “special hit” or “normal hit”.
In any of the above cases, opening and closing are repeated a certain number of times within a predetermined time. The special prize mechanism 30 includes an openable / closable attacker 31 and a solenoid 32 as a driving means thereof.
(See FIG. 2). The special prize mechanism 30 is, for example, based on a special value generation signal according to the lottery result from the control device 50, for example, when the attacker 31 performs a predetermined time (eg, 29 seconds)
It is set to be in a so-called fever state in which the special value generating operation of closing for a short time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds) after opening for a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 16 times).

The lottery starting mechanism 13 comprises a starting winning port 13a on the game board 12 and the winning detecting switch 13b provided therein. This lottery starting mechanism 13
The prize is detected by detecting the pachinko ball that has entered the start winning opening 13a by the prize detection switch 13b, and the CP of the control device 50 is detected by the prize switch.
The lottery process of U61 is started.

When the lottery starting mechanism 13 starts the next lottery before the processing of the preceding lottery ends, the hold display 40 can hold the lottery for a predetermined number of times, for example, four times. Execute the hold process.

The illumination device 71 and the sound device 75 are used to flicker decorative lighting or to generate and produce sound such as predetermined music in the "reach" state and the "hit" state. . In addition, during the execution of the game, the decorative lighting may be flickered appropriately,
It can be used to generate sound. Both are controlled by the control unit 50b. Note that the lighting and sound effects may be changed between the “reach” state and the “hit” state.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a game is executed by a game execution mechanism and a lottery game system.

In FIG. 1, when a pachinko ball hit on the game board surface 12 wins a winning opening, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out for each winning ball. When the pachinko ball enters the start winning opening 13a, the winning detection switch 13b detects it, and a winning signal is sent to the game control unit 50 of the control device 50.
b to the CPU 61. Also, as in the case of the other winning ports, a winning state is established, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. These prize ball payout controls can be realized by hardware logic circuits. Of course, CPU6
1 may be processed.

Here, various images may be displayed on the display unit 22 of the display device 20 by the display control unit 50a. For example, animations, landscapes, symbols, various messages, and the like are displayed in a mode different from the display mode in the lottery game. In the case of this display, it is not necessary to display the image of the frame ₂₂₀₀ as shown in FIG. This display is a display unique to the lottery game when the lottery game is started,
For example, an image of the frame 22 ₀₀ indicating the display position as shown in FIG. 3, within the frame is switched to the dynamic display to change the symbol time. Note that these images may be used as background images for the lottery game display. As the image, in addition to displaying the image stored in the ROM 52, image information provided externally via a communication system (not shown) can be displayed. Display of video images, display of television images, and the like can be performed.

The CPU 61 receiving the winning signal executes a lottery game. FIG. 5 shows the flow of this processing. The processing flow shown in FIG. 5 shows a part of the processing procedure of the game control program stored in the ROM 62.

In FIG. 5, upon receiving a winning detection signal from the winning detecting switch 13b (step 1101), the CPU 61 instructs the display control unit 50a to display a symbol unique to the lottery game (step 110).
2). In response to this, the display control unit 50a performs display of the frame 22 ₀₀ of the image indicating the display position as shown in FIG. 3, and a dynamic display of symbols in the the frame. Step 11
01 is determined by the hold indicator 4 described above.
This is performed even when the number of times of suspension is 1 or more in 0. When the lottery is executed based on the winning winning, the number of times of holding is reduced by one and displayed on the holding display 40.

[0039] Here, the dynamic display of symbols in the step 1102, in each display position 22 _{11-22 33,} carried out by displaying the successively symbols to a predetermined order from the graphic pattern group to a predetermined, respectively. Thus, in each display position 22 _{11-22 33,} respectively will be symbols are displayed changes with time, it appears to symbols move the player. Therefore, when the dynamic display is set to the static display, it is possible to switch from the dynamic display to the static display by switching to the static display at a timing when the symbol to be subjected to the static display is displayed. There is an effect that unnaturalness cannot be seen in the switching of. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, at the time of dynamic display, symbols can be randomly selected and sequentially displayed.

Next, the CPU 61 executes a lottery process (step 1103). The lottery can be performed in various modes. In the present embodiment, for example, the following is performed. First, a counter is prepared that adds a number starting from zero and repeats adding a number from zero again when the number reaches a predetermined upper limit. As this counter, for example,
The one built in the CPU 61 can be used. Further, this counter executes the above-described counting operation when the lottery is started, or always executes the counting operation. On the other hand, the ROM 62 stores a group of numerical values of “hit” and “missing” corresponding to the count value of the counter. When the CPU 61 receives the signal of the winning detection of the pachinko ball to the starting winning opening 13a from the winning detection switch 13b, the CPU 61 shifts to the lottery process and reads the value of the counter at that time. Then, the detected numerical value is compared with a numerical value group stored in the ROM 62 to determine which of “hit” and “miss” (step 110).
4).

The relationship between the count value of the counter and each group of numerical values of "hit" and "missing" is determined in consideration of the probability of hitting. In addition, the value group of "out"
The classification may be performed so as to distinguish whether or not the reach processing should be performed.

It is further determined whether the "hit" is a "special hit" (step 110).
5). In the present embodiment, the determination of “special contact”
The determination is made based on whether or not the numerical value of the "hit" of the counter is a specific numerical value, for example, whether the numerical value is an odd number or an allegorical number. In the case of odd and even numbers, the “special hit” is about half of the “hit”. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and a numerical value can be determined so that the ratio of the “special hit” in the “hit” becomes a desired ratio. In addition, a second lottery mechanism may be provided to perform a separate lottery.

The result of the lottery is notified from the CPU 61 to the CPU 51. In response to the notification, the CPU 51 causes the display device 20 to continuously change the display of the symbols for a certain period of time, and then causes the display device 20 to perform a lottery result display operation to be stopped, and displays the result of the lottery as a combination of symbols. The display mode at this time is “special hit”, “normal hit”, and “missing”.
It depends on which of Here, the dynamic display can be performed in a display mode predetermined by the display control unit 50a. Further, the display symbol at the time of stoppage is appropriately selected and displayed from an arrangement pattern of symbols to be hit on the display control unit 50a side. Therefore, which of the hit lines shown in FIG. 4 is a hit is determined by the selection of the symbol arrangement pattern. Of course, it is not limited to this. For example, the display control unit 5 determines the symbol pattern at the time of winning.
The symbol to be displayed may be designated at 0a. It is also possible to determine which line is a hit line and determine a symbol pattern.

In the case of a normal "hit", the dynamic display is stopped according to the standard stop sequence of the system, and the symbols are statically displayed. As shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 51 first displays the display locations 22 ₁₁ , 22 ₂₁ , 22 _{31 in the} left column.
, The dynamic display of the symbol is stopped, and a part of the symbol display pattern that can be a winning pattern is statically displayed (step 1108). Next, the display location 2 in the center column
The dynamic display of symbols is stopped for 2 ₁₂ , 22 ₂₂ , and 22 ₃₂ , and a part of the symbol display pattern that can be a winning pattern is displayed (step 1109). In FIG. 6, symbols are displayed only in the left column, but symbols are also displayed in other columns. However, when a specific symbol is displayed, it is confusing with a static display, so that it is blank for the sake of convenience of illustration in order to clarify that it is a dynamic display.

In this state, the two symbols are aligned on the line where the symbols to be the winning patterns are to be arranged, so that the reach display is performed (step 1110). That is, the illumination device 71 and the sound device 75 are instructed to generate predetermined lighting and sound. In the present embodiment, the reach display is continued in the case of a hit until the process related to the hit ends.
In the present embodiment, this processing is performed by the game control unit 50b in accordance with a reach timing instruction from the CPU 51.
Performed by

Next, the CPU 51 sets the display location 22 in the right column.
_13, 22 _23, 22 ₃₃ stops the dynamic display of symbols on, displays a portion of the display pattern of symbols that can be hit pattern (step 1111). As a result, all nine symbols are statically displayed. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, "7, 7, 7" is arranged in the center row. Here, just display this line,
Other symbols may be deleted. At this time, only the hit line may be displayed enlarged.

In each of the left column, the center column, and the right column, the dynamic display at the three display locations may be stopped at the same time, or may be stopped, for example, sequentially from the top. . Further, it is also possible to stop from the line that becomes a hit.

If the lottery result is equivalent to "hit", C
When the PU 51 notifies the completion of the hit display processing, the CPU 61 sets the special prize mechanism 3 so that the player may be provided with an advantageous value-added state corresponding to a predetermined “hit”.
Operate 0. That is, the drive unit (not shown) of the solenoid 32 of the special winning mechanism 30 shown in FIG. 2 is instructed to open, and the attacker 31 is opened to make it easy to win the pachinko ball. When a pachinko ball is won in this portion, the number is counted by the winning ball counter 33, and the number of pachinko balls multiplied by a predetermined number of balls is paid out as a prize ball.

Thereafter, a process for canceling the reach process and canceling the lottery game display is performed (step 111).
6). That is, the CPU 61
Instructing to cancel the lottery game display, the CPU 51 receives the instruction and ends the lottery game display.

On the other hand, in the case of “special hit”, in this embodiment, the CPU 51, for example, as shown in FIG.
Middle column the display portion 22 _12, 22 _22, 22 ₃₂ stops the dynamic display of symbols in, displays static part of the display pattern of symbols that can be hit pattern (Step 11
06). Next, the display locations 22 ₁₁ , 22 ₂₁ , 22 _{31 in} the left column
, The dynamic display of the symbol is stopped, and a part of the symbol display pattern that can be a winning pattern is statically displayed (step 1107). Here, as in the case of the above-mentioned normal "hit", after the CPU 61 performs the reach processing (step 1110), the CPU 51 stops the dynamic display in the right column and displays a symbol that can be a hit pattern. The remaining part of the pattern is statically displayed (step 111).
1), a special winning process is executed (step 1115), and further, a process of canceling the reach process and canceling the lottery game display is executed (step 1116).

On the other hand, if it is deviated, the CPU 61 determines whether or not to perform reach display (step 1112). Here, whether or not to use the reach pattern is determined, for example, by whether or not the numerical value determined by the lottery is predetermined in the numerical value group of “outside” to be reached. . In the case of the reach pattern, a reach process is performed (step 1113). In other words, the reach pattern is displayed by the CPU 51 while the illumination device 71 and the sound device 75 are operated by the CPU 61.

After that, the CPU 51 displays "disengagement" (step 1114). The display at the time of "departure"
A reach pattern and a non-reach pattern are selected. The specific pattern that constitutes each pattern is determined in advance, and the pattern is appropriately selected. The preparation and selection of the symbol pattern can be performed by the display control unit 50a. Therefore, the CPU 61 instructs the display control unit 50a whether the lottery result is “missing” which becomes a reach pattern or not “missing”. Of course, all may be determined in the game control unit 50b.

In this embodiment, in the case of a special hit, the center row is stopped first, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the stop may be performed in the order of the right column, the center column, and the left column. Further, in the present embodiment, the reach processing is performed by the game control unit 50b, but the entire reach processing may be performed by the display control unit 5a.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in addition to “reach”, “hit”, and “missing”, the number of cases where a hit always increases depending on the first stop position of the dynamic display increases. On the other hand, it is possible to guide the user to have a stronger expectation of "hit" than before.
In particular, in the case of "special hits", when reach display is performed, it does not come off, that is, it can be sure that it will always be "hits", so the expectation for "hits" is greater It can be said that. In the above-described embodiment, an example in which three rows and three columns of display portions are provided is shown. However, the display location is not limited to three rows and three columns. For example, 1
Only the rows may be displayed. The display control in this case can be said to be the same as that described above.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment has three rows and three columns of display locations, but the hit line is shown in FIG.
This is a case where a total of five lines, that is, two lines and two diagonal lines of H7 and H8 are set. In this example, in the case of “special contact”, as shown in FIG. 8, first, the dynamic display is controlled to be stopped at the display locations 22 ₂₁ , 22 ₂₂ , and 22 _{23 in} the center row. In the case of a normal “hit”, for example, the dynamic display is stopped in the order of the first line, the second line (center line), and the third line. The control for stopping the dynamic display in this embodiment is the same as that in the above-described embodiment except that the columns and rows are replaced. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

This embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in the display device. That is, in the present embodiment,
In the display device shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 22 is configured by a reel instead of a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The display drive unit 21 is not a display drive unit such as a liquid crystal display, but a reel drive unit that drives a reel to rotate. As the reel, for example, as shown in FIG.
3 can be arranged.

The control of the lottery game in the present embodiment is as follows.
It can be executed by the same procedure as the flowchart shown in FIG.

However, this embodiment is different from the previous embodiments in that the display mode of the "hit" is a display unique to the reel. That is, in the case of the present embodiment, three reels 221, 222, and 223 are arranged and driven to rotate. Each of the reels 221, 222, and 223 is provided with an angular position detecting mechanism (not shown). In addition, data indicating the correspondence between the angular position detected by the angular position detection mechanism and the symbol drawn on the outer periphery is stored in, for example, the ROM 52 or the ROM 62. Therefore, the angle position when stopping the reels 221, 222, and 223 is determined in accordance with each of the "hit" and "missing" patterns, and the reels 221, 222, and 223 are stopped at the angular positions. At this time, in the case of “special contact”, the reel from the center 222 is reached.
To stop sequentially.

Thus, in the case of a pachinko machine in which reels are arranged, "special contact" can be controlled in the same manner as in a case of a pachinko machine having a display device such as a liquid crystal display device for displaying images by symbols. Becomes possible.

As described above, in the present invention, the "special hit" is selected from the "hits", and the order of stopping the dynamic display is different from that of other hits. This allows
The expectation of "hit" can be increased.

[0062]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the sense of expectation of hitting can be greatly increased, so that the player can continue playing with the feeling of expectation and tension maintained.

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FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware system configuration for realizing a lottery game function of the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a symbol pattern at “hit” in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the arrangement of “winning” lines in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a lottery game in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a column to be stopped at the beginning of dynamic display in the case of a normal “hit”.

FIG. 7 In the case of “special hit”

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a column to be stopped first in dynamic display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a reel to be stopped first according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a symbol when a result of a lottery game is a hit in a pachinko machine.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine 12 ... Game board surface 13 ... Lottery starting mechanism 13a ... Start winning port 20 ... Display device 21 ... Display unit 22 ... Display drive unit 30 ... Special winning mechanism 50 ... Control device 50a ... Display control unit 50b ... Game control unit 51, 61 ... CPU 52, 62 ... ROM 53, 63 ... RAM

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According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game execution mechanism for executing a pachinko game, and a lottery, when receiving an instruction from the game execution mechanism. And the lottery result is displayed.If the lottery result is a hit, the game execution mechanism is provided with a lottery game system for realizing a special value generation state. In a pachinko game, the game machine has a lottery start instruction means for outputting a lottery start instruction to the lottery game system when a specific condition is satisfied, and a special winning mechanism for generating the special value generation state. The lottery game system executes the lottery in response to the start instruction and determines a lottery result belonging to one of a normal hit, a special hit, and a miss. Selection execution means, display means for performing image display, and a display area for arranging and displaying a plurality of symbols on the display means, and performing dynamic display for changing and displaying symbols in the display area. Display control means for performing the control, and sequentially stopping the dynamic display in accordance with the lottery result to make the display static, and when the lottery result is a hit and a special hit, the special winning mechanism Special prize control means for controlling a special value generation state, wherein the display control means changes the stop order of the dynamic display when the lottery result is a special hit and in the case of the normal hit. A pachinko machine characterized in that the pachinko machine is controlled to make a static display.

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According to another aspect of the present invention, when a game execution mechanism for executing a pachinko game and an instruction from the game execution mechanism are received, a lottery is executed, a lottery result is displayed, and the lottery is displayed. In a case where the result is a hit, in the pachinko machine including a lottery game system for realizing a special value generation state for the game execution mechanism, the game execution mechanism is configured to satisfy a specific condition in a pachinko game. A lottery start instruction unit for outputting a lottery start instruction to the lottery game system, and a special winning mechanism for generating the special value generation state, wherein the lottery game system receives the start instruction. Run a lottery
A lottery execution means for determining a lottery result belonging to one of a normal hit, a special hit, and a miss, a plurality of reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn, and a rotation drive mechanism thereof, and each of the reels Rotation control means for controlling the rotation drive mechanism so as to sequentially stop the rotation of each reel so that the symbols drawn on each reel are arranged in accordance with the lottery result; and Special prize control means for controlling the special prize mechanism to a special value generation state when the result is a hit or a special hit, wherein the rotation control means is adapted to execute the normal The pachinko machine is characterized in that it is controlled so that the reel rotation stop order is different from the case of hitting.

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As shown in FIG. 1, the game execution mechanism is operated by the player rotating the handle 11 so that the game board 1
2 is provided with a mechanism for launching a ball and enjoying the number of prize balls to be paid out by hitting the ball in one of the winning ports 12b or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, in a pachinko game, when a specific condition is satisfied, a lottery start mechanism (start winning port 13a and a winning detection switch) functioning as a means for outputting a lottery start instruction to the lottery game system. 13b) 13 and a special winning mechanism 30 for generating the special value generation state.

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On the game board surface 12, the starting winning port 13a is provided.
And a special winning mechanism 30 are arranged. In addition, a large number of nails for playing pachinko balls, various winning ports, out ports, and the like are arranged at appropriate places on the game board surface 12. Also, the game board surface
12, a hold indicator 40 for displaying the number of holds, which is the number of waits in the queue waiting for the execution of the lottery, is provided. Specifically, four lamps are provided below the display device 20.
Further, below the game board surface 12, a front plate 18 for holding a pachinko ball to be used for a game and a lower plate 19 for storing a pachinko ball overflowing from the front plate 18 are provided.

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FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware system configuration for realizing a lottery game function of the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a symbol pattern at “hit” in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the arrangement of “winning” lines in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a lottery game in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a column to be stopped at the beginning of dynamic display in the case of a normal “hit”.

FIG. 7: Dynamic display in the case of “special hit”
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a first column to be stopped.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a column to be stopped first in dynamic display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a reel to be stopped first according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a symbol when a result of a lottery game is a hit in a pachinko machine.

[Description of Signs] 10 ... Pachinko machine 12 ... Game board surface 13 ... Lottery starting mechanism 13a ... Start winning prize port 20 ... Display device 21 ... Display unit 22 ... Display drive unit 30 ... Special winning mechanism 50 ... Control device 50a ... Display control unit 50b: Game control unit 51, 61 ... CPU 52, 62 ... ROM 53, 63 ... RAM ───────────────────────

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[Title of the Invention] Pachinko machine

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a starting winning port on a game board, a display device capable of displaying various symbols, and a special winning mechanism, wherein a pachinko ball enters the starting winning port. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which the special winning mechanism generates a value-added state that is advantageous to a player, in a case where a symbol is displayed in a specific combination when a display symbol of the display device changes and stops.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pachinko machine of this type, for example, as shown in FIG.
There is a mechanism that displays a plurality of symbols, determines a hit or miss depending on a combination of the displayed symbols, and has a mechanism for making a special prize, for example, a pachinko ball easily win in the case of a hit. .

In the example shown in FIG. 10, when the same number is arranged on a plurality of display portions displayed on the display screen 21 of the display device 20 in a straight line, that is, in FIG. When the same number, for example, “7” is displayed on the display unit arranged in any one of three horizontal rows and two diagonal columns,
One having a "win" mechanism is shown.

[0004]

By the way, in this kind of conventional pachinko machine, the symbols are displayed in a fluctuating manner, and thereafter,
The symbol display is controlled such that the dynamic display of the symbols on the respective display units is stopped in order, and in the state where all of the symbols are finally stopped, the hit or miss is determined. However, in order to induce a player to expect a hit, usually, when two of the three display units arranged in a line are aligned, at that point, the sound, An effect to notify that the vehicle has reached the reach state is provided by illumination or the like. Therefore, the player is guided rather than increasing the expectation of winning. by this,
It was trying to attract players to the game.

However, in a conventional pachinko machine of this type, even if the same design is arranged on two of the three display portions and the effect of the reach state is made, actually, the hit or miss is a matter of probability. And just because you're in a reach state doesn't mean it's easier to hit. As a result, players are becoming more and more involved in the production, and even if they have a production of reach, they will not be guided to increase the expectation of winning, and the interest in the game will be less popular The problem has arisen.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and provides a pachinko machine in which a player's expectation of "hit" is greatly expanded and a player can enjoy a game. The purpose is.

[0007]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game execution mechanism for executing a pachinko game, and a lottery executed upon receiving an instruction from the game execution mechanism. In addition to displaying the lottery result, when the lottery result is a hit, the game execution mechanism,
In a pachinko machine including a lottery game system for realizing a special value generation state, the game execution mechanism, in a pachinko game, when a specific condition is satisfied, a lottery that outputs a lottery start instruction to the lottery game system Start instruction means, and a special winning mechanism for generating the special value generation state, the lottery game system,
A lottery is executed in response to the start instruction, a lottery executing means for determining a lottery result belonging to one of a normal hit, a special hit, and a miss, a display means for displaying an image, and the display In the means, a display area for arranging and displaying a plurality of symbols is provided, dynamic display for changing and displaying the symbols is performed in the display area, and the dynamic display is sequentially performed according to the lottery result. Display control means for performing control for stopping and making static display; and special prize control means for performing control for setting the special prize mechanism to a special value generation state when the lottery result is a hit or a special hit. The display control means controls the pachinko machine such that, when the lottery result is a special hit, the order of stopping the dynamic display is different from that in the case of the normal hit and a static display is performed. Provided.

[0008] In the case of the normal hit, the display control means performs control to stop the dynamic display of the symbols sequentially from one end side of the array along the arrangement order to make the symbols static display, and to perform the special hit. In the case of, a configuration in which the dynamic display of the symbol is first stopped and statically displayed for a position other than the one end in the array, and then the dynamic display is statically displayed for other positions. can do.

In the case of the special hit, the display control means statically displays on the other end as the first stop position other than the one end, and then moves from the other end to the one end. Can be configured to perform control so that display is performed statically sequentially.

[0010] Further, the display control means causes the display means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in at least one line, and in the case of the special hit, stops dynamic display first and stops the display. The display position may be controlled so that the position where the image is displayed is the center of the array in the row direction.

In addition to the above, the display control means causes the display means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows, and, in the case of the special hit, stops dynamic display first and stops static display. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the position to be displayed is controlled so as to be a symbol arranged at the center of the array in the row direction.

Further, the display control means causes the display means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows, and
In the case of the special hit, the dynamic display of the symbol arranged at the center in the row direction of each array of the plurality of rows is first stopped and statically displayed, and then the symbols arranged at other positions of each row Can be configured to perform a static display.

Further, the display control means causes the display means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and, in the case of the special hit, in the column direction of each of the plurality of columns. After the dynamic display of the symbol arranged at the center is first stopped and statically displayed, it can be configured to control so as to statically display the symbols arranged at other positions in each column. .

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, a pachinko machine 10 according to a first embodiment is shown.
Is a game execution mechanism for executing a pachinko game (FIG. 1)
), When receiving an instruction from the game execution mechanism, executes a lottery, displays the lottery result, and realizes a special value generation state for the game execution mechanism when the lottery result is a hit. And a lottery game system (see FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 1, the game execution mechanism is operated by the player rotating the handle 11 so that the game
2 is provided with a mechanism for launching a ball and enjoying the number of prize balls to be paid out by hitting the ball in one of the winning ports 12b or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, in a pachinko game, when a specific condition is satisfied, a lottery start mechanism (start winning port 13a and a winning detection switch) functioning as a means for outputting a lottery start instruction to the lottery game system. 13b) 13 and a special winning mechanism 30 for generating the special value generation state.

The game board surface 12 has the starting winning port 13a.
And a special winning mechanism 30 are arranged. In addition, a large number of nails for playing pachinko balls, various winning ports, out ports, and the like are arranged at appropriate places on the game board surface 12. Above the game board surface 12, a hold indicator 40 for displaying the number of holds, which is the number of waiting in the queue waiting for the execution of the lottery, which satisfies the conditions for the lottery, is arranged. Specifically, four lamps are provided below the display device 20. Further, below the game board surface 12, a front plate 18 for holding a pachinko ball to be used for a game and a lower plate 19 for storing a pachinko ball overflowing from the front plate 18 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lottery game system includes a control device 50, a display device 20 controlled by the control device and functioning as a display means for displaying an image, and a hold display device 40. The control device 50 controls the lottery starting mechanism 1
3, display device 20, special winning mechanism 30, hold display 4
0, the illumination device 71, and the sound device 75.

In the present embodiment, the control device 50
As shown in the figure, a game control unit 50b and a display control unit 50a
It is composed of The display control unit 50a includes a CPU 51, R
It is configured by a computer system including the OM 52, the RAM 53, and the like. Similarly, the game control unit 50b also includes the CPU 6
1, a computer system including a ROM 62, a RAM 63, and the like.

The display control unit 50a and the game control unit 50
b are connected to each other via a data bus or the like.
In this embodiment, two sets of computer systems are used, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can be constituted by a set of computer systems. On the other hand, a configuration may be employed in which functions are further subdivided and shared by using three or more sets of computer systems.

The CPU 51 of the display controller 50a has a ROM
In accordance with the display control program stored in the storage device 52, the display of the display device 20 is controlled. ROM5
Reference numeral 2 stores a display control program for controlling display contents of the display device 20, data, and the like. The display content may be any picture, symbol, numeral, or the like. R
The AM 53 temporarily stores various data relating to the symbol display generated by the CPU 51. Note that R
The various data of the AM 53 are stored in the CPU 61 and the CPU
It is set so as to be read out based on the command from 51 and output to the display device 20.

The display controller 50a causes the display device 20 to display an image in accordance with the display control program stored in the ROM 52. Specifically, on the display screen of the display device 20, a display area for arranging and displaying a plurality of symbols is set, and a dynamic display for changing and displaying the symbols in the display area is performed, and According to the lottery result, the dynamic display functions as display control means for performing a control to sequentially stop the dynamic display and make a static display. When the lottery result is a special hit, the display control means controls the display to be static by changing the order of stopping the dynamic display from the case of the normal hit.

The CPU 61 of the game control unit 50b has a ROM
Based on the game control program stored in 62, various processes such as a lottery process, which will be described later, and a process accompanying the lottery process are executed. The winning ball counter 33 for counting the winning balls is connected to the CPU 61. ROM 62 is
A game control program and data for controlling the lottery process and the special prize mechanism 30 and the like, and an illumination device 71 and a sound device 7 for producing a prize for various types of public works.
5 and a program and data for processing for performing the effect of the fifth example.

For example, data for lighting patterns of illumination lamps of the illumination device, generation of sound from speakers of the audio device, and the like are stored. RAM6
Numeral 3 temporarily stores the lottery result by the CPU 61 and various data relating to the game including signals from the winning detection switch 13b and the winning ball counter 33.

The game control section 50b executes a lottery in response to a start instruction according to a game control program stored in the ROM 62, and executes a lottery among "normal hits", "special hits" and "missing". A lottery executing means for deciding a lottery result belonging to any of them, a special prize control for controlling the special prize mechanism 30 to be in a special value generating state when the lottery result is "normal hit" or "special hit" In addition to performing the means and the lottery holding process, it functions as a means for controlling the display of the hold indicator 40.

The display device 20, as shown in FIG.
The display unit 22 includes a display unit 22 that performs display, and a display drive unit 21 that causes the display unit 22 to perform display. As the display unit 22,
For example, a panel display such as a liquid crystal display device, a CRT
Etc. can be used. In this embodiment mode, a color liquid crystal display device is used.

As shown in FIG. 3, a frame 220 is displayed on the display section 22 as a symbol display area by the display control section 50a.
Nine display locations 2211 and 2 in 3 rows and 3 columns surrounded by 0
An area is set at 233 so that a symbol can be displayed. In the present embodiment, it is set so that symbols can be displayed independently at the display portions 2211 to 2233. Various images such as numbers, characters, symbols, and symbols are prepared in advance as symbols. It is to be noted that a photograph, a handwritten figure, or the like taken from outside may be used as the design. In the present embodiment, the frame 2200 itself is also image-displayed on the display screen of the display unit 22.

In the case of this kind of lottery game, 3
Of the nine display places 2211 to 2233 in three rows and three columns,
As shown in FIG. 4, three symbols H1 to H can be arranged in a line.
It is possible to control the lottery so as to win when a specific symbol combination is realized on any one of eight winning lines, that is, three vertical lines, three horizontal lines, and two diagonal lines in total. it can.

However, usually, all the lines H1 to H8 are not regarded as hit lines, since the line simulates a slot machine. That is, with respect to H4 to H6 arranged vertically, the lottery is performed such that no winning occurs and any one of three horizontal lines and two diagonal lines makes a winning when a specific symbol combination is realized. Control. Also in this embodiment, the same five lines are hit.

FIG. 3 shows that one horizontal line at the center is “7, 7,
7 ". A hit occurs for any symbol. In FIG. 3, symbols are not displayed for lines above and below the hit line. However, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0, other symbols that do not hit can be displayed in this portion. In the present embodiment, in all of the nine display locations 2211 to 2233, when a symbol is dynamically displayed and finally a hit is displayed,
Only the symbol of the hit line is displayed.
Of course, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the symbols may be displayed in all of the display locations 2211 to 2233 (see FIG. 10). Alternatively, only the hit line may be displayed in an enlarged manner.

The special winning mechanism 30 determines whether the lottery result by the control device 50 is “special hit” or “normal hit”.
In any of the above cases, opening and closing are repeated a certain number of times within a predetermined time. The special prize mechanism 30 includes an openable / closable attacker 31 and a solenoid 32 as a driving means thereof.
(See FIG. 2). The special prize mechanism 30 is, for example, based on a special value generation signal according to the lottery result from the control device 50, for example, when the attacker 31 performs a predetermined time (eg, 29 seconds)
It is set to be in a so-called fever state in which the special value generating operation of closing for a short time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds) after opening for a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 16 times).

The lottery starting mechanism 13 comprises a starting winning port 13a on the game board 12 and the winning detecting switch 13b provided therein. This lottery starting mechanism 13
The prize is detected by detecting the pachinko ball that has entered the start winning opening 13a by the prize detection switch 13b, and the CP of the control device 50 is detected by the prize switch.
The lottery process of U61 is started.

When the lottery starting mechanism 13 starts the next lottery before the processing of the preceding lottery ends, the hold display 40 can hold the lottery for a predetermined number of times, for example, four times. Execute the hold process.

The illumination device 71 and the sound device 75 are used to flicker decorative lighting or to generate and produce sound such as predetermined music in the "reach" state and the "hit" state. . In addition, during the execution of the game, the decorative lighting may be flickered appropriately,
It can be used to generate sound. Both are controlled by the control unit 50b. Note that the lighting and sound effects may be changed between the “reach” state and the “hit” state.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a game is executed by a game execution mechanism and a lottery game system.

In FIG. 1, when a pachinko ball hit on the game board surface 12 wins a winning opening, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out for each winning ball. When the pachinko ball enters the start winning opening 13a, the winning detection switch 13b detects it, and a winning signal is sent to the game control unit 50 of the control device 50.
b to the CPU 61. Also, as in the case of the other winning ports, a winning state is established, so that a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. These prize ball payout controls can be realized by hardware logic circuits. Of course, the CPU 61
May be processed.

Here, various images may be displayed on the display unit 22 of the display device 20 by the display control unit 50a. For example, animations, landscapes, symbols, various messages, and the like are displayed in a mode different from the display mode in the lottery game. In the case of this display, it is not necessary to display the image of the frame 2200 as shown in FIG. This display is a display unique to the lottery game when the lottery game is started,
For example, the image is switched to an image of a frame 2200 indicating a display location as shown in FIG. 3 and a dynamic display in which the symbol is temporally changed within the frame. Note that these images may be used as background images for the lottery game display. As the image, in addition to displaying the image stored in the ROM 52, image information provided externally via a communication system (not shown) can be displayed. Display of video images, display of television images, and the like can be performed.

The CPU 61 receiving the winning signal executes a lottery game. FIG. 5 shows the flow of this processing. The processing flow shown in FIG. 5 shows a part of the processing procedure of the game control program stored in the ROM 62.

In FIG. 5, upon receiving a winning detection signal from the winning detection switch 13b (step 1101), the CPU 61 instructs the display control unit 50a to display a symbol unique to the lottery game (step 1102). .
In response to this, the display control unit 150a performs display of an image of a frame 2200 indicating a display location as shown in FIG. 3 and dynamic display of a symbol in the frame. Step 1100
The determination of the start winning prize detection in the above is performed including the case where the number of times of suspension is one or more in the suspension indicator 40 described above. When the lottery is executed based on the winning winning, the number of times of holding is reduced by one and displayed on the holding display 40.

Here, the dynamic display of the symbols in step 1102 is performed by sequentially displaying the symbols in a predetermined order from a predetermined group of graphic patterns at each of the display portions 2211 to 2233. As a result, in each of the display portions 2211 to 2233, the symbol is changed and displayed with time, and the symbol appears to move to the player. Therefore, when the dynamic display is set to the static display, it is possible to switch from the dynamic display to the static display by switching to the static display at a timing when the symbol to be subjected to the static display is displayed. There is an effect that unnaturalness cannot be seen in the switching of. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, at the time of dynamic display, symbols can be randomly selected and sequentially displayed.

Next, the CPU 61 executes a lottery process (step 1103). The lottery can be performed in various modes. In the present embodiment, for example, the following is performed. First, a counter is prepared that adds a number starting from zero and repeats adding a number from zero again when the number reaches a predetermined upper limit. As this counter, for example, C
The one built in the PU 61 can be used. Also,
This counter executes the above-described counting operation when the lottery is started, or always executes the counting operation. on the other hand,
In the ROM 62, corresponding to the count value of the counter,
Numerical groups of "hit" and "missing" are stored. When the CPU 61 receives the signal of the winning detection of the pachinko ball to the starting winning opening 13a from the winning detection switch 13b, the CPU 61 shifts to the lottery process and reads the value of the counter at that time. Then, the detected numerical value is compared with a numerical value group stored in the ROM 62 to determine which of “hit” and “miss” (step 1104).

The relationship between the count value of the counter and each group of numerical values of "hit" and "missing" is determined in consideration of the probability of hitting. In addition, the value group of "out"
The classification may be performed so as to distinguish whether or not the reach processing should be performed.

It is further determined whether the "hit" is a "special hit" (step 110).
5). In the present embodiment, the determination of “special contact”
The determination is made based on whether or not the numerical value of the "hit" of the counter is a specific numerical value, for example, whether the numerical value is an odd number or an even number. In the case of an odd number, the “special hit” is about half of the “hit”. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and a numerical value can be determined so that the ratio of the “special hit” in the “hit” becomes a desired ratio. In addition, a second lottery mechanism may be provided to perform a separate lottery.

The result of the lottery is notified from the CPU 61 to the CPU 51. In response to the notification, the CPU 51 causes the display device 20 to continuously change the display of the symbols for a certain period of time, and then causes the display device 20 to perform a lottery result display operation to be stopped, and displays the result of the lottery as a combination of symbols. The display mode at this time differs depending on whether it is “special hit”, “normal hit”, or “missing”. Here, the dynamic display can be performed in a display mode predetermined by the display control unit 50a.

The display pattern at the time of stoppage is displayed by the display control unit 5.
It is appropriately selected and displayed from the arrangement pattern of the symbols to be hit on the 0a side. Therefore, which of the hit lines shown in FIG. 4 is a hit is determined by the selection of the symbol arrangement pattern. of course,
It is not limited to this. For example, a symbol pattern may be determined as a hit, and a symbol to be displayed may be indicated to the display control unit 50a. It is also possible to determine which line is a hit line and determine a symbol pattern.

In the case of a normal "hit", the dynamic display is stopped according to the standard stop sequence of the system, and the symbols are statically displayed. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 51 first displays the display locations 2211, 2221 and 212 in the left column.
The dynamic display of the symbol 231 is stopped, and a part of the symbol display pattern that can be a winning pattern is statically displayed (step 1108). Next, the display location 2 in the center column
The dynamic display of symbols is stopped for 212, 2222, and 2232, and a part of the display pattern of the symbol that can be a winning pattern is displayed (step 1109).

In FIG. 6, symbols are displayed only in the left column, but symbols are also displayed in other columns. However, when a specific symbol is displayed, it is confusing with a static display, so that it is blank for the sake of convenience of illustration in order to clarify that it is a dynamic display.

In this state, the two symbols are aligned on the line where the symbols to be the winning patterns are to be arranged, so that the reach display is performed (step 1110). That is, the illumination device 71 and the sound device 75 are instructed to generate predetermined lighting and sound. In the present embodiment, the reach display is continued in the case of a hit until the process related to the hit ends. In this embodiment, this process is performed by the game control unit 50b in response to a reach timing instruction from the CPU 51.

Next, the CPU 51 sets the display location 22 in the right column.
The dynamic display of symbols is stopped for 13, 2223, and 2233, and a part of the display pattern of the symbol that can be a winning pattern is displayed (step 1111). As a result, all nine symbols are statically displayed.
Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG.
7, 7 ". Here, only this line may be displayed and other symbols may be deleted. At this time, only the hit line may be displayed enlarged.

In each of the left column, the center column, and the right column, the dynamic display at the three display locations may be stopped at the same time, or may be stopped, for example, sequentially from the top. Good. Further, it is also possible to stop from the line that becomes a hit.

If the lottery result is equivalent to "winning",
When the PU 51 notifies the end of the hit display processing, the CPU 61 sets the special prize mechanism 3 so that the player can be provided with an advantageous value-added state corresponding to a predetermined “hit”.
Operate 0. That is, the drive unit (not shown) of the solenoid 32 of the special winning mechanism 30 shown in FIG. 2 is instructed to open, and the attacker 31 is opened to make it easy to win the pachinko ball. When a pachinko ball is won in this portion, the number is counted by the winning ball counter 33, and the number of pachinko balls multiplied by a predetermined number of balls is paid out as a prize ball.

Thereafter, a process for canceling the reach process and canceling the lottery game display is performed (step 111).
6). That is, the CPU 61
Instructing to cancel the lottery game display, the CPU 51 receives the instruction and ends the lottery game display.

On the other hand, in the case of "special hit", in the present embodiment, the CPU 51, for example, as shown in FIG.
The dynamic display of the symbols is stopped at the display locations 2212, 2222, and 2232 in the center row, and a part of the symbol display pattern that can be a winning pattern is statically displayed (step 1106). Next, display locations 2211 and 222 in the left column
The dynamic display of symbols 1 and 2231 is stopped, and a part of the symbol display pattern that can be a winning pattern is statically displayed (step 1107).

Here, as in the case of the normal "hit" described above, after the CPU 61 performs the reach processing (step 1110), the CPU 51 stops the dynamic display in the right column and becomes a hit pattern. The remaining part of the symbol display pattern is statically displayed (step 1111), a special winning process is executed (step 1115), and a process of canceling the reach process and canceling the lottery game display is performed (step 1111). 1116).

On the other hand, in the case of a miss, the CPU 61 determines whether or not a reach display is to be performed (step 1112). Here, whether or not to use the reach pattern is determined, for example, by whether or not the numerical value determined by the lottery is predetermined in the numerical value group of “outside” to be reached. . In the case of the reach pattern, a reach process is performed (step 1113). In other words, the reach pattern is displayed by the CPU 51 while the illumination device 71 and the sound device 75 are operated by the CPU 61.

After that, the CPU 51 displays "disengagement" (step 1114). As a display at the time of “detachment”, a pattern that becomes a reach and a pattern that does not become a reach are selected. The specific pattern that constitutes each pattern is determined in advance, and the pattern is appropriately selected. The preparation and selection of the symbol pattern can be performed by the display control unit 50a. Therefore, the CPU 61 determines whether the lottery result is “missing” as a reach pattern or not “missing”.
0a. Of course, all may be determined in the game control unit 50b.

In the present embodiment, in the case of a special hit, the center row is stopped first, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the stop may be performed in the order of the right column, the center column, and the left column. Further, in the present embodiment, the reach processing is performed by the game control unit 50b, but the entire reach processing may be performed by the display control unit 5a.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in addition to “reach”, “hit”, and “missing”, the number of cases where a hit always increases depending on the first stop position of the dynamic display increases. On the other hand, it is possible to guide the user to have a stronger expectation of "hit" than before.
In particular, in the case of "special hits", when reach display is performed, it does not come off, that is, it can be sure that it will always be "hits", so the expectation for "hits" is greater It can be said that.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which three rows and three columns are provided. However, the display location is not limited to three rows and three columns. For example, only one line may be displayed. The display control in this case can be said to be the same as that described above.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment has three rows and three columns of display locations, but the hit line is shown in FIG.
This is a case where a total of five lines, that is, two lines and two diagonal lines of H7 and H8 are set. In this example, in the case of “special contact”, first, as shown in FIG. 8, control is performed so that the dynamic display is stopped at the display locations 2221, 2222, and 2223 in the center row.

In the case of a normal "hit", for example, the dynamic display is stopped in the order of the first line, the second line (center line), and the third line. The control for stopping the dynamic display in this embodiment is the same as that in the above-described embodiment except that the columns and rows are replaced. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in the display device. That is,
In the present embodiment, in the display device shown in FIG. 2, the display unit 22 is configured by a reel instead of a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The display drive unit 21 is not a display drive unit such as a liquid crystal display, but a reel drive unit that drives a reel to rotate. As the reel, for example, as shown in FIG.
1, 222, and 223 can be arranged.

The control of the lottery game in the present embodiment is as follows.
It can be executed by the same procedure as the flowchart shown in FIG. However, this embodiment is different from the above-described embodiments in that the display mode of “hit” is a display unique to the reel. That is, in the case of the present embodiment, three reels 221, 222, and 223 are arranged and driven to rotate.

Each of the reels 221, 222 and 223 is provided with an angular position detecting mechanism (not shown). In addition, data indicating the correspondence between the angular position detected by the angular position detection mechanism and the symbol drawn on the outer periphery is stored in, for example, the ROM 52 or the ROM 62.

Therefore, the angular position at which the reels 221, 222, 223 are stopped is determined in accordance with the "hit" and "miss" patterns, and the reels 221, 222, 223 are stopped at the angular positions. that time,
In the case of "special hit", the reels are sequentially stopped from the center reel 222, and in the case of normal "hit", the reels 221 on the left end are sequentially stopped.

Thus, in the case of a pachinko machine in which reels are arranged, "special contact" can be controlled in the same manner as in a case of a pachinko machine having a display device such as a liquid crystal display device for displaying a pattern by an image. Becomes possible.

As described above, in the present invention, the "special hit" is selected from the "hits", and the order of stopping the dynamic display is different from that of other hits. This allows
The expectation of "hit" can be increased.

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According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the sense of expectation of hitting can be greatly increased, so that the player can continue playing with the feeling of expectation and tension maintained.

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FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware system configuration for realizing a lottery game function of the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a symbol pattern at “hit” in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of arrangement of “winning” lines in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a lottery game in the pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a column to be stopped at the beginning of dynamic display in a case of a normal “hit”.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a column to be stopped at the beginning of dynamic display in the case of “special hit”.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a column to be stopped at the beginning of dynamic display according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a reel to be stopped first in still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a symbol when a result of a lottery game is a hit in a pachinko machine.

[Description of Signs] 10 ... Pachinko machine 12 ... Game board surface 13 ... Lottery starting mechanism 13a ... Start winning port 20 ... Display device 21 ... Display unit 22 ... Display drive unit 30 ... Special winning mechanism 50 ... Control device 50a ... Display control unit 50b: Game controller 51, 61 ... CPU 52, 62 ... ROM 53, 63 ... RAM

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A game execution mechanism for executing a pachinko game, and when receiving an instruction from the game execution mechanism, executes a lottery, displays a lottery result, and executes the game when the lottery result is a hit. In a pachinko machine including a lottery game system for realizing a special value generation state for the mechanism, the game execution mechanism, when a specific condition is satisfied in the pachinko game, starts lottery for the lottery game system. A lottery start instructing means for outputting an instruction; and a special winning mechanism for generating the special value generating state. The lottery game system executes the lottery in response to the start instruction, and executes a normal winning. , A lottery executing means for determining a lottery result belonging to any of a special hit and a miss, a display means for displaying an image, and the display means A display area in which a plurality of symbols are arranged and displayed, a dynamic display in which the symbols are changed and displayed in the display area is performed, and the dynamic display is sequentially stopped according to the lottery result. Display control means for performing control to make a static display, and, if the lottery result is a hit and a special hit, special winning control means for controlling the special winning mechanism to a special value generating state, The display control means, when the lottery result is a special hit,
A pachinko machine characterized in that the order of stopping the dynamic display is different from that in the case of the normal hit, and the display is controlled to be a static display. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein, in the case of the normal hit, the display control means stops the dynamic display of the symbols sequentially from one end of the array along the arrangement order to freeze the symbols. In the case of the special hit, the dynamic display of the symbol is stopped first at a position other than the one end in the array and the display is statically displayed, and then dynamically displayed at other positions. A pachinko machine characterized by controlling to display statically. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the display control means performs a static display on the other end as a first stop position other than the one end in the case of the special hit. A pachinko machine characterized by performing control so as to sequentially perform static display from the other end to the one end. 4. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the display control means causes the display means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in at least one line, and in the case of the special hit, A pachinko machine wherein a position where a dynamic display is stopped first and a static display is performed is controlled to be a center in a row direction of the array. 5. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the display control means causes the table means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows and dynamically displays the symbols when the special hit occurs. A pachinko machine wherein the position where display is stopped first and displayed statically is controlled to be a symbol arranged in the center of the array in the row direction. 6. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the display control means causes the table means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows, and, in the case of the special hit, the display means. Dynamic display of symbols arranged at the center in the row direction of each array of rows is stopped first and displayed statically, and then control is performed to statically display symbols arranged at other positions of each row Pachinko machine characterized by the following. 7. The pachinko machine according to claim 6, wherein the display control means causes the table means to display an odd number of symbols arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and in the case of the special hit, After the dynamic display of the symbols arranged at the center in the column direction of each array of the plurality of columns is first stopped and statically displayed, the symbols of the symbols arranged at other positions in each column are statically displayed. A pachinko machine characterized by performing control. 8. A game execution mechanism for executing a pachinko game, and when receiving an instruction from the game execution mechanism, executes a lottery, displays a lottery result, and executes the game when the lottery result is a hit. In a pachinko machine including a lottery game system for realizing a special value generation state for the mechanism, the game execution mechanism, when a specific condition is satisfied in the pachinko game, starts lottery for the lottery game system. A lottery start instructing means for outputting an instruction; and a special winning mechanism for generating the special value generating state. The lottery game system executes the lottery in response to the start instruction, and executes a normal winning. Lottery executing means for determining a lottery result belonging to any one of a special hit and a miss, and a plurality of reels on each of which a plurality of kinds of symbols are drawn. And a rotation drive mechanism thereof, and the rotation drive mechanism for rotating the reels, and for sequentially stopping the rotation of the reels so that the symbols drawn on the reels are arranged according to the lottery result. And a special prize control means for controlling the special prize mechanism to generate a special value when the lottery result is a hit or a special hit, the rotation control means comprising: If the result is a special hit,
A pachinko machine wherein the reel rotation stop order is controlled to be different from that in the normal case. 9. The pachinko machine according to claim 8, wherein, in the case of the normal hit, the rotation control means performs control to sequentially stop the rotation of the reels from one end of the arrangement of the reels. , In the case of the special hit,
A pachinko machine wherein, after first stopping rotation of a reel at a position other than the one end in the array, stopping rotation of a reel at another position. 10. The pachinko machine according to claim 9, wherein, in the case of the special hit, the rotation control means stops a reel on the other end as a first stop position other than the one end, and then stops the other end. A pachinko machine characterized in that the pachinko machine is controlled to stop sequentially from one side toward the one end side.