JP2000024201A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the new interest by mounting a judging means for judging a winning state of the game balls entered into a winning device, and controlling a game machine so that a value state to be applied to a player is varied on the basis of the result of the judgement. SOLUTION: In a variable winning device 20 mounted on a game zone, the variation of seven-segments LED is started in a picture display device 22 when a ball enters in one of a plurality of start winning holes, and the variable displays are successively stopped after a specific time. When the combination of three stop pictures is agreed with a specific combination of the large prize pictures, a large prize game state is gained. On this occasion, a rotary body 27 comprising a ball receiving recess 28 which can receive one winning ball, and constantly rotated by a motor 31 is faced to an inlet of a special winning zone 26. When the wining ball entered into a winning zone 23 enters the ball receiving recess 28, the large prize game state is generated by the on-operation of a detecting switch 33.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine equipped with a winning device for receiving a game ball.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, when a big hitting game state is reached, a movable member is released in a predetermined manner to receive a hit ball in a winning area, and a special winning area is divided into a plurality of areas in the winning area. Many prize winning devices have been proposed in which, when a prize ball is guided, a continuation right is established and the movable member is repeatedly opened in a predetermined mode again.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional prize apparatus, when the prize ball received in the prize area reaches the entrance portion of the special prize area, all the balls are guided into the special prize area and continue. Since the right was established, there was a problem that the interest was lacking and the interest in the game was reduced. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to make a determination on a winning state of a game ball received by a winning device depend on a predetermined condition below, It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of providing a new and exciting interest.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, in a gaming machine provided with a prize device for receiving a game ball, a prize status of the game ball received by the prize device is determined. Is determined, and the value status subsequently given to the player is controlled so as to fluctuate according to the determination result of the determining means. Further, in this case, it is preferable that the result of the determination by the determining means is set so as to be influenced by a winning time in the winning device.

[0005]

When a game ball wins a winning device, the winning state is determined by the determining means. Then, the value status subsequently given to the player is changed according to the determination result. Here, the result of the judgment by the judging means is configured to be influenced by the winning time of the prize device.
As a result, even if the prize mode to the prize device is the same, if a prize is won at a certain time, it becomes a situation advantageous to the player,
Further, when a prize is won at another time, it is possible to produce a game situation such that the situation does not become advantageous to the player, and it is possible to give a new interest that has not existed before.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a configuration of a gaming board 1 of a pachinko machine as a gaming machine to which the winning device according to the embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 1. In the drawing, as is well known, a guide rail 2 for guiding a hit ball is set up in a substantially circular shape on a game board 1, and a range surrounded by the guide rail 2 is a game area 3 where the hit ball falls.
Is composed.

At the approximate center of the game area 3, a variable winning device 20 including a rotating body 27 constituting a main part of the present embodiment is arranged. Below the variable winning device 20, three starting winning ports 4a to 4c are provided. Are installed in the horizontal direction. In addition, in the game area 3, in addition to the above-described parts, winning ports 6, 7a, 7b,
8a, 8b, a plurality of windmills 9, big hit lamps 10a, 10
b are arranged at positions symmetrical with respect to the vertical center line (except for the winning opening 6). Further, the lowermost portion of the game area 3 is provided with the above-mentioned winning opening and an out opening 11 for receiving a hit ball which has not won the winning device. Of the above-mentioned components, the winning lamps 7a and 7b and the winning ports 8a and 8b (so-called tulip winning ports) have operation lamps that are turned on or flashed when a big hit or when the symbol display device 22 described later fluctuates. (Not shown) is built in, and the starting winning opening 4a is provided.
To 4c include start winning ball detection switches 5a to 5c, respectively.
c is built in.

The variable winning device 20 provided substantially at the center of the game area 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the variable prize apparatus 20, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable prize apparatus 20. In the figure, the variable winning device 20 has a mounting board 21 mounted on the surface of the game board 1, and a symbol display device 22 is provided on the mounting board 21. In this embodiment,
The symbol display device 22 includes three 7-segment LEDs. Then, when a hit ball wins in any of the starting winning openings 4a to 4c, the 7-segment LED of the symbol display device 22 starts to fluctuate at a speed that cannot be visually recognized by the player,
When a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed, the variable display is sequentially stopped, and the three symbols are stopped and displayed. When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed is a predetermined combination of big hit symbols, a big hit game state is set.

In the big hit game state, an opening / closing plate 24 for opening and closing a rectangular winning area 23 formed substantially at the center of the mounting board 21 is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds). However, if the number of winning balls received by the open / close plate 24 during opening is ten, the open / close plate 24 is closed even before a certain time has elapsed. As is well known, the open / close plate 24 is connected to a solenoid 25 attached to the back of the game board 1 via a link member (not shown), and is opened when the solenoid 25 is turned on, and the solenoid 25 is turned off. Sometimes they are closed. The solenoid 25 is connected to the variable winning device 20.
It may be attached to the back of.

The hit ball received by the opening / closing plate 24 rolls rearward in the prize area 23 formed substantially in the center of the mounting board 21 and the special prize area 26 formed in the center or the normal prize on the left and right thereof. Win an area (no sign). In the special winning area 26, a rotating body 27 constituting a main part of the present embodiment faces the entrance portion, and a special winning ball detection switch 33 is provided below the rotating body 27. Rotating body 27
Is a ball receiving recess 28 on its outer periphery for receiving a winning ball.
And a rotating shaft 29 protruding rearward at the center thereof.
A gear 30a is fixed to the rear end of the motor 31. The gear 30a meshes with a gear 30b fixed to the motor shaft 32 of the motor 31. The rotating body 27 is driven by the rotation of the motor 31.
Is constantly rotating.

When the prize ball received in the prize area 23 reaches the entrance of the special prize area 26 with the opening / closing plate 24 opened, the ball receiving recess 2
In the case where there is 8, the winning ball is received by the ball receiving recess 28 and is taken into the special winning area 26, and the special winning ball detection switch 33 is turned ON. On the other hand, when the prize ball received in the prize area 23 is the portion of the rotating body 27 other than the ball receiving recess 28 when reaching the entrance portion of the special prize area 26, the prize ball is received in the ball receiving recess 28. Instead, the player is guided into the normal winning area formed on the left and right of the special winning area 26. That is, in the present embodiment, even if the prize ball received in the prize area 23 reaches the entrance portion of the special prize area 26, it is not always guided into the special prize area 26. The player's attention is directed to the special winning area 26, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

By the way, when the winning prize ball is received by the ball receiving recess 28 of the rotating body 27 and is taken into the special prize winning area 26 and the special prize winning detecting switch 33 is turned on, the above-mentioned opening / closing plate 24 is kept for a certain time or a certain number. (Hereinafter, this open state is referred to as an open cycle) is repeated. In other words, in the case of the jackpot game state, the prize ball accepted by opening the opening and closing plate 24 wins in the special prize area 26, whereby the continuation right is established, and the number of times corresponding to the number of times the continuation right is established is established. Since the open / close plate 24 of the variable winning device 20 is repeatedly opened, a large number of winning balls are generated in a short time. However, the number of repetitions described above is the special prize area 2
It is set to a maximum of 16 times, provided that the winning ball of No. 6 is won. Here, the special winning ball detection switch 33
Together with a control circuit and the like (not shown) constitute a judgment means. Whether or not the special winning ball detection switch 33 is turned ON depends on a time factor based on the rotation cycle of the rotating body 27 as a movable member. Depending on the winning time of the ball, the special winning ball detection switch 33 may or may not be turned on.

In order to count the number of winning balls received by the open / close plate 24, a winning number detection switch 34 (see FIG. 3) is arranged on the back surface of the game board 1. The prize number detection switch 34 is a prize ball guided to the prize area 23 and not only a prize ball prize in the special prize area 26 but also a prize in a normal prize area formed on the left and right of the special prize area 26. It is arranged at a position where a ball can also be detected. Then, the winning ball that has passed the winning number detection switch 34 flows down along the back surface of the game board 1 and is processed as a winning ball. Further, the variable prize winning device 20 may include, in addition to the above-described configuration, a jackpot game state or a symbol display device 2.
A start storage LED 35 (located above the symbol display device 22) for notifying that a hit ball has been stored in the start winning opening 4a to 4c at the time of the fluctuation display of 2, and a winning ball received during one opening cycle. Winning ball number display 3 that displays the number
6 (provided on the rear wall in the prize area 23) and a decorative LED 37 provided on the mounting board 21 below the open / close plate 24.
And normal winning ports 38a and 38b provided on the upper left and right sides of the mounting board 21.

The configuration and operation of the variable winning device 20 as the winning device according to the embodiment have been described above.
According to the present embodiment, the rotating body 27 in which one ball receiving recess 28 capable of receiving one winning ball is formed into the special winning area 26.
And the rotating body 27 is always rotated by the motor 31. Therefore, even if the prize ball received in the prize area 23 reaches the entrance portion of the special prize area 26, a special prize is not always required. The player is not always guided into the area 26 and always pays attention of the player to the special prize area 2.
It can turn to 6 and excite the interest of the game.

In the above description, when the prize ball reaches the entrance portion of the special prize area 26, if the ball receiving recess 28 is not present, the prize ball is divided right and left and guided to the normal prize area. As described above, only the winning prize ball that has arrived first may be made to wait at the entrance portion, and only the succeeding prize ball may be distributed to the left and right. The rotation speed of the rotating body 27 may be arbitrarily selected. For example, by rotating the rotating body 27 at a time period that is one third to one quarter of the time during which the opening and closing plate 24 is open, 3 to 4 while opening 24
A winning prize ball may be received by the ball receiving recess 28 and given a chance to be taken into the special prize area 26. Further, in the above embodiment, the single ball receiving recess 28 provided in the rotating body 27 is shown, but a plurality of ball receiving recesses 28 may be provided. Furthermore, the rotation mode of the rotating body 27 is not always rotated, and may be designed to start or stop rotating at a desired timing.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the variable winning device 20 which changes between a state in which the hit ball is easily accepted and a state in which the hit ball is unacceptable is shown as the winning device, but a winning device without such a change may be used. Alternatively, a variable winning device of a type in which a pair of opening and closing blade pieces open and close may be used. Furthermore,
The function of the special winning area 26 also does not establish a continuation right, and has or has a function of establishing a predetermined gaming state (for example, a right generating gaming state or a big hit gaming state) different from a normal gaming state. But it is good.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, when a game ball wins a winning device, the winning state is determined by the determining means. And
In accordance with the result of the determination, the value status subsequently given to the player is changed. Here, the result of the judgment by the judging means is configured to be influenced by the winning time of the prize device. As a result, even if the prize mode in the prize device is the same, if a prize is won at a certain time, the situation is advantageous to the player, and if the prize is won at another time, the situation is not advantageous to the player. Such a game situation can be produced, and a new and exciting interest can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a variable winning device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the variable winning device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine to which a variable winning device is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 variable winning device (winning device) 23 winning region 26 special winning region 27 rotating body (movable member) 28 ball receiving recess 31 motor 33 special winning ball detection switch (judging means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine provided with a prize winning device for accepting a game ball, comprising: a judging device for judging a winning state of the game ball accepted by the winning device; A gaming machine characterized by being controlled so that a value situation given to a player fluctuates. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a result of the judgment by said judging means is set so as to be influenced by a prize time to said prize device.