JP2000033170A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enjoy thrill for a long time by preventing a ball successively entering a winning device from entering a specific winning hole after the ball entering the winning device enters the specific winning hole according to opening of an opening/closing blade piece. SOLUTION: Plural pattern displays 5a to 5c of a pattern display device 4 start a variable display by an entrance and winning into a gate passing hole 7, and are stopped/controlled in order of the pattern displays 5a, 5b, 5c with every constant time, for example, the passing of about six seconds. When the whole stopping patterns become a prescribed combination, it is judged as a hit, so that a motor-driven winning device is driven for opening. The pattern displays 5a to 5c change a coloring display in a low probability variable display and a high probability variable display, so that a probability can be recognized. A gate winning storage display 6 informs the effect of storing passing balls of the gate passing hole 7 up to four pieces at its maximum in a variable display or in opening the motor-driven winning device 8. Then, the display 6 is invalidated even if the whole four pieces pass through the passing hole 7 in a lighting state. Thus, a tensional feeling can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hit display detecting means for detecting that a display result of a symbol display device matches a hit symbol, and an electric winning device opened based on an output of the corresponding display detecting means. A special prize device for guiding a prize ball received during opening of the electric prize device to one of a plurality of passing areas including a special device operation region, and detecting a prize ball passing through the special device operation region. Special winning prize ball detecting means, which starts when the output of the special prize winning ball detecting means is derived, and when there is an output of a later special winning ball detecting means or when a hit ball is hit into the starting winning opening. A special device which is activated when the output of the starting winning ball detection means for detecting the predetermined number reaches a predetermined number, and the opening drive is performed in a predetermined manner every time there is an output of the starting winning ball detecting means during the operation of the special device. Variable winning device , The present invention relates to a pachinko machine equipped with.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a prize ball passes through a special device operation area of a special prize device provided on a game board, a special device is activated to generate a right, and a hit ball is started during the right generation state. A large number of pachinko machines have been provided on the market that open the variable prize device until a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls is generated by winning the mouth. . In such a pachinko machine, when a prize ball passes through the special device operation area again, or when a predetermined number (for example, 16
), The right generation state ends.

[0003] In a pachinko machine having the above-mentioned game contents, an electric winning device is disposed above the special winning device so as to easily guide a hit ball to the special winning device. A device which is opened when the display result of the symbol display device matches a predetermined hit symbol has been proposed. In this case, when the special winning ball detection switch provided inside the special winning device passes through the special device operating area, the right generation state is generated.

[0004]

Therefore, conventionally, a player illegally opens a glass door of a pachinko machine, puts a hit ball directly into a special winning device, and passes the hit ball through a special device operating area. However, there is also a problem that a right generation state is generated. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine that does not generate a right even if a hit ball is illegally guided to a special device operation area.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hit display detecting means for detecting that a display result of a symbol display device matches a hit symbol, and a hit display detecting means. An electric winning device that is opened based on the output of the electric winning device, a special winning device that distributes a winning ball received during opening of the electric winning device to any of a plurality of passing areas including a special device operating area, Special winning ball detecting means for detecting a winning ball that has passed through the special device operating area, and when the previous output of the special winning ball detecting means is derived, the operation is started and the output of the subsequent special winning ball detecting means is A special device that ends its operation when there is or when the output of the starting winning ball detecting means for detecting the winning of the hit ball into the starting winning port reaches a predetermined number, and the starting winning ball detecting means during the operation of the special device. Output And a variable prize device that is opened and driven in a predetermined manner every time the pachinko machine is provided. And output invalidating means.

[0006]

In the normal game state, the display result of the symbol display device hits and displays the symbol, based on which the electric winning device is opened, and a part of the winning balls received during the opening is changed to the special device operating area. Led to the right generation status.
On the other hand, even if the glass door is opened and the player hits the ball directly into the special winning device by directing the ball into the special device operating area and activates the special winning ball detecting means, the display result on the symbol display device shows the hit symbol As a result, the output of the hit display detecting means is not derived, and the output of the special winning ball detecting means is invalidated so that the right generation state does not occur. For this reason, it is possible to surely prevent the player from performing wrongdoing.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the drawing, a symbol display device 4, a gate passage 7, an electric winning device 8, and a special winning device 10 are arranged in order from the top in a substantially central portion of a game area 3 surrounded by a guide rail 2 of a game board 1. ing. The following describes the relationship between them. The gate passage 7 is configured so that a hit ball falling in the game area 3 simply passes therethrough, and does not discharge a prize ball. Is controlled to change the display of the symbol display device 4 provided above the gate passage opening 7 by passing through. Note that the gate passage 7 may be used as a winning opening through which a prize ball is discharged, in addition to the operation of the symbol display device 4. Thus, the gate prize ball detection switch 3
0 (see FIG. 7), and the symbol display device 4 performs a variable display based on the detection signal.

The symbol display device 4 includes a plurality of (three in the illustrated embodiment) symbol indicators 5a to 5c (7-segment LE).
D) and a gate winning storage display 6. The symbol displays 5a to 5c start changing display based on the fact that a hit ball has hit the gate passage 7, and after a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) elapses, the left symbol display 5a stops. At a short time interval, the central symbol display 5b and the right symbol display 5c are sequentially controlled to stop. The symbols displayed on the symbol indicators 5a to 5c are, for example, eleven types of numbers 0 to 9 and F and alphabetic symbols are variably displayed. And the combination of the symbols when all the symbol indicators 5a to 5c are stopped is "3, 3, 3" or "7,
When the combination is "7, 7", it is determined that a hit has occurred, and the electric winning device 8 disposed between the gate passage 7 and the special winning device 10 is driven to open. In addition, the symbol indicators 5a to 5c have two-color light emitting segments L.
When the ED is used and the variable display is performed with a low probability described later, for example, the display is controlled so that the variable display is performed in red, and when the variable display is performed with a high probability, the display is controlled so that the variable display is performed in, for example, green. In this way, the player can immediately know at what probability the symbol display device 4 fluctuates and displays.

Further, the gate winning storage display 6 provided on the symbol display device 4 passes through the gate passage opening 7 when the symbol display device 4 is displaying a variable display or when the electric winning device 8 is being opened. This informs that up to four hit balls have been stored, and even if a hit ball passes through the gate passage 7 with all four of the gate winning storage indicators 6 lit, it is treated as invalid. .

By the way, when the combination when the symbol indicators 5a to 5c are stopped is a winning symbol combination, the electric winning device 8 arranged above the special winning device 10 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds). Be released. The illustrated electric winning device 8 is a so-called tulip-type winning device having a pair of opening / closing wing pieces 9a and 9b.
A and 9b are opened and driven by a tulip solenoid 35 (see FIG. 7). Thus, the tulip solenoid 35 is excited and the electric winning device 8
Is released, the hit ball falling in the game area 3 is easily accepted, and the hit ball received by the electric winning device 8 is
All are guided to the special winning device 10. Further, in the illustrated electric winning device 8, a structure is shown in which a hit ball does not win at all when the electric winning device 8 is closed, but a hit ball wins even when the electric winning device 8 is closed. You may make it.

As shown in FIG. 9, the special winning device 10 disposed below the electric winning device 8 has a mounting board 11 mounted on the surface of the game board 1 so as to face the surface of the mounting board 11. Is provided with a rotating body 12. The rotator 12 is rotated in one direction by a rotator motor 37 (see FIG. 7), and a plurality of recesses 13 and 14 having two different shapes are formed on the outer periphery thereof. In the case of the present embodiment, usually five recesses 13 are formed, and one special recess 14 is formed. In front of the mounting board 11, a winning ball receiving frame 11a is provided so as to surround the rotating body 12, and the indentation recess 11 is located at the lowermost part of the winning ball receiving frame 11a.
b is formed. Thus, the winning ball dropped from the electric winning device 8 is received by the winning ball receiving frame 11a, reaches the lowermost portion thereof, enters the recess 11b, and is received by the recesses 13 and 14 of the rotating body 12. ing.

The winning balls received in the recesses 13 and 14 move with the rotation of the rotating body 12 and are guided to either the passing winning area 15 or the special device operating area 16 opened on the mounting board 11. It has become. Specifically, the winning prize ball normally received in the concave portion 13 passes through the prize winning area 1
The winning ball guided to 5 and accepted in the special recess 14 is
It is guided to the special device operation area 16. The passing prize area 15 is configured as a prize area in which a predetermined number (for example, 15) of prize balls are discharged by guiding the prize balls. In addition, when a winning ball is guided to the special device operation area 16, a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged in the same manner as described above, and the special winning ball detecting switch 31 is also used.
(See FIG. 7). Special winning ball detection switch 3
The 1 ON signal is used to generate the right generation state based on the previous signal and to eliminate the right generation state based on the later signal, that is, is used as a start signal and an end signal of the operation of the special device. However, in this embodiment, the preceding signal is derived as the start signal only when the display result of the symbol display device 4 hits and the symbol is displayed, except for a certain time after the power is turned on.

The special winning device 10 includes a rotating body 12.
Body position detection switch 3 for detecting the stop position of the motor
4 (see FIG. 7). In the lower part of the special winning device 10, there is provided a starting winning number display 17 for displaying the number of balls won in the starting winning ports 18 and 21 described below during the right generation state. The start winning number display 17 often includes an attacker opening / closing plate 2 described later.
It is possible to display a number equal to the number of releases of 3. This will be described in detail later. The operation of the special device ends when the numerical value displayed on the start winning number display 17 becomes "16".

Returning to FIG. 8, on the right side of the gate passage 7, there is provided a starting winning opening device 18 (also referred to as a starting winning opening 18) constituting a starting winning opening, and a left side of the special winning device 10 is provided. Is provided with a start winning port 21.
The start winning openings 18 and 21 open the attacker opening / closing plate 23 of the variable winning device 22 disposed below one of the start winning openings 18 based on the fact that the hit ball has been won during the operation of the special device as described above. Is what you do. By the way, in the illustrated embodiment, the starting winning opening 2 on the left side of the drawing is shown.
1 has the same structure as a normal receiving opening for simply receiving a hit ball, but the starting winning opening device 18 on the right side of the drawing has a structure in which a rotating disk 19 having one receiving concave portion 20 is built in. . The rotating disk 19 constitutes a hit ball receiving mechanism capable of receiving a hit ball at substantially the same time period as the opening time T4 (described later in detail) allowed for the variable winning device 14. The start winning ports 18 and 21 have a start winning ball detection switch 32 for detecting a hit of a hit ball.
(See FIG. 7). In addition, the starting winning opening 1
The number of prize balls discharged by hitting a ball at 8, 21 is set to a smaller number (for example, seven) than the number of prize balls discharged by other winning ports.

As described above, one start winning opening device 18
The variable winning device 22 is arranged below the. The variable winning device 22 includes an attacker solenoid 36 (FIG. 7).
The attacker opening / closing plate 23 is driven to open and close by the opening / closing operation, and receives a hit ball falling in the game area 3 with the attacker opening / closing plate 23 opened. However, the opening of the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is executed based on the fact that the right generation state is continued and a hit ball is won in the starting winning prize holes 18 and 21, and one opening is performed by a predetermined number (for example, Until 10) winning balls are generated
Alternatively, the process is continued until a predetermined time T4 (for example, 9.5 seconds) elapses. In order to count the above-mentioned predetermined number, the variable winning device 22 is provided with a winning ball number detection switch 33 (see FIG. 7), and detects the number of winning balls detected by the winning ball number detecting switch 33. A winning number display 24 is provided for display.

Further, in the gaming area 3 of the gaming board 1, a plurality of winning ports 26, 28a to 28d, windmills 25a, 25b, 27a, 27b, and an out port 29 are provided in addition to the above configuration. Among the plurality of winning ports 26, 28a to 28d, the winning ports 26 arranged on the left side of the gate passage 7 are provided with the windmills 27a and 27b. Also,
Among the windmills 25a, 25b, 27a, 27b, the windmills 25a, 25b arranged on the left and right sides of the symbol display device 4 are:
This is called a windmill with a lamp that incorporates an operation lamp 38 (see FIG. 7). Then, this operation lamp 38
Is for notifying that the right is in the state of occurrence of the right, or notifying that the symbol display device 4 and the variable winning device 22 are being driven. The special prize device 10 and the start prize ports 18 and 21 also have a built-in lamp, LED, or the like having substantially the same function as the operation lamp 38.

The configuration of a control device for controlling the operations of the symbol display device 4, the special winning device 10, the variable winning device 22 and the like described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the control device. The control device uses a microcomputer 40. An external ROM 41 and an external RAM 44 are connected to the microcomputer 40. Then, the symbol display 5a is stored in the ROM 41 in the off mode.
A numerical value table 42 for determining numerical values to be displayed on to 5c and a numerical value table 43 for determining numerical values to be displayed on the symbol displays 5a to 5c in the hit mode are set.

The external RAM 44 has a mode determination counter 45, an outlier numerical value table 42 and a hit numerical value table 4.
An outlier numerical memory 46 and a hit numerical memory 47 for storing a numerical value changing every moment by 3 are formed, and a fixed memory 48 for storing a fixed numerical value for determining the hit mode is formed. The confirmed memory 48 has a memory for the number of winning balls held at the gate passage 7 plus one. The numerical value for mode determination with respect to each reserved winning ball is determined at the time of winning (passing), and the numerical value is stored in each determination memory 48. The maximum value of the mode determination counter 45 is changed to change the probability of occurrence of the hit mode.

On the other hand, a gate winning ball detection switch 30 for detecting a passing ball at the gate passing opening 7, a special winning ball detecting switch 31 for detecting a winning ball passing through the special device operating area 16, and a winning at the starting winning openings 18 and 21. Start winning prize ball detection switch 32 for detecting a ball, attacker opening / closing plate 2
Winning ball number detection switch 3 for detecting a winning ball in 3
3, and the rotating body position detection switch 34 of the rotating body 12 of the special winning device 10 are connected to the microcomputer 40 via a waveform shaping circuit 49 composed of a flip-flop for preventing chattering.

The clock generation circuit 51 outputs an external interrupt signal via the frequency divider 50 to the IN of the microcomputer 40.
Output to T terminal. Then, the microcomputer 40 executes the main program shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 in synchronization with the external interrupt signal. A timing signal output from the timing signal generation circuit 52 is input to the RST1 terminal of the microcomputer 40, and a numerical value generation program (not shown) is started in synchronization with the timing signal, and the value of the mode determination counter 45 is changed. Be updated. As described above, the occurrence probability of the hit mode is changed by changing the maximum value at which the mode determination counter 45 returns to zero. The power supply circuit 5
4, the reset signal output from the reset signal generation circuit 53 by the ON operation of R
The signal is input to the ST2 terminal.
The initial program shown in FIG. 5 is started.

A display drive circuit 55, a display selection circuit 56, and a driver 57 are connected to each output port of the microcomputer 40. The display drive circuit 55 and the display selection circuit 56 include the above-described symbol displays 5a to 5c,
The gate winning storage display 6, the winning number display 24, and the starting winning number display 17 are connected. These displays are dynamically driven by outputting selected data and display data from the microcomputer 40 at regular intervals. That is, each display unit is selected by the display selection circuit 56 and displayed according to the output signal of the display drive circuit 55 at that time. The driver 57 includes a tulip solenoid 35, an attacker solenoid 36, and a rotating body motor 3 according to a signal from the microcomputer 40.
7. Drive control of the operation lamp 38 and the motor, lamp display, and lamp group of the rotating disk 19 (not shown).

Next, the operation controlled by the above-described control device will be described with reference to a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the microcomputer 40. (1) Initial setting when power is turned on When the power supply circuit 54 is energized, the microcomputer 4
0, and the reset signal generation circuit 53
A reset signal is output to the RST2 terminal. Then, the microcomputer 40 (hereinafter, referred to as CPU 40)
The processing shown in FIG. 5 is executed. That is, the symbol indicators 5a to 5
The three-digit numerical registers X1, X2, and X3 displayed in c are set to initial values (3, 4, 1). Gate passage 7
The gate winning counter C, which counts the number of reserved balls that have been awarded and held, is set to “0”, and the starting winning ports 18 and 21 are started.
The start winning counter D for counting the number of winning balls to the counter is set to "0", the winning ball counter E for counting the number of balls won to the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is set to "0", and the number of times the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is opened is counted. Open counter G
Is initialized to "0", and an operation number counter L for counting the number of operations of the special device is initialized to "0". The state registers F and H storing the control state are set to “0”, and the timer T
1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 are initialized to "0".
Further, a predetermined time y set in an initial timer Ti is set.
(For example, 2 to 5 minutes) and an initial timer flag is set. Then, the numerical value I of the mode determination counter 45 is set to the initial value “0”, and the address J of the outlier numerical value table 42 and the address K of the hit numerical value table 43 are respectively set to the initial value “1”. Although not shown, the probability increase flag and the right generation flag are reset at the time of the initial setting, and the green flag is also reset.

(2) Main Program After the initial setting, each time an external interrupt signal output from the frequency divider 50 is input, the CPU 40 executes the main program shown in FIGS. In FIG. 1, a timer update process is performed in step 100, and it is determined whether or not the time of the initial timer Ti has expired in step 102. If it is determined that the time has expired, the timer is set in the initial setting in step 104. Reset the initial flag. This initial flag, as described later, after the power is turned on, even if the display result of the symbol display device 4 hits for a certain period of time and the symbol is not displayed, when the ball is manually put into the special device operation area 16, This is used to enter the right generation state. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 102 that the time is not up, or after the above-described processing of step 104 is completed, step 106
And the state signals S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 of the switch group
Is read. These status signals (except S5)
When the signal is at a low level, the switch is in the ON state, indicating that a winning ball has been detected.

When the falling of the gate winning signal S1 is detected in step 108, step 110
It is determined whether or not the number of pending winning balls is smaller than four. Only when the number is smaller, the gate winning counter C is determined in step 112.
Is updated by 1 and the value of the mode determination counter 45 at that time is stored in the determination memory M (c) 48 at step 114. That is, when a winning in the gate passage 7 is detected in a state where there is no pending winning ball, the gate winning counter C becomes 1, and the value of the mode determination counter 45 at that time is stored in the determination memory M (1). . Also, the gate winning counter C is 1
In the above case, when a further prize is won at the gate passage 7, the winning prize becomes a reserved prize, and the gate prize counter C
Is increased by one. Then, the value of the mode determination counter 45 at the time of winning is stored in the determination memory M (c) corresponding to the reserved winning ball. In this way, when the player wins the gate passage 7, the numerical value for determining the hit mode is determined.

In step 116, a special winning signal S2
Is detected, it is determined in step 118 whether or not the right generation flag is set. If it is determined that the right generation flag is already set, the special winning signal S2 should erase the right generation state. The signal is treated as a signal, and the process proceeds to step 140 described later. On the other hand, if the right occurrence flag has not been set yet, it is determined in step 120 whether or not the hit flag has been set. If the hit flag has been set, step 124
And the right generation flag is set.
At 5, the hit flag is reset. As a result, a right is generated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step 120 that the hit flag has not been set, step 122
It is determined whether or not the initial timer flag is set, and if the initial timer flag is set (within a certain time y after the power is turned on), step 12 is executed.
The process proceeds to step S4, where the right generation flag is set. If the initial timer flag is not set, the right generation flag is not set, and a step 1 described later is performed.
Go to 32.

As described above, steps 116 to 1 described above are performed.
25 detects whether or not a hit symbol is displayed on the symbol display device 4 when an input signal is received from the special winning ball detection switch 31, and when a hit symbol is displayed, When the right symbol is set and the winning symbol is not displayed, the right is not set except for a certain time y set by the initial timer Ti from the time of power-on. For this reason, during the game, the player opens the glass door, directly hits the special winning device 10 and guides the ball to the special device operating area 16, and the special winning ball detection switch 31
Even if is activated, the winning signal S2 is invalidated and the right generation state is not generated, so that the illegal act of the player can be surely prevented. When the special winning signal S2 is derived in a state where the symbols are not displayed until a certain time has elapsed from the time of turning on the power and the special winning signal S2 is derived, the right generation state is caused to occur quickly when performing a test or the like. This is to make the right generation state appear. Further, in the processing procedure of the above-mentioned steps 116 to 125, it is detected whether or not only the special winning signal S2 of the special winning signal S2 which causes the right occurrence state is generated based on the hit symbol. The special prize signal S2 after extinguishing the right generation state by replacing steps 120 and 122 between step 116 and step 118.
It is possible to detect whether or not this has occurred based on the hit symbol.

When it is determined in step 126 that the probability increase flag has been set when the right is generated as described above, the probability increase flag is reset in step 128 and the symbol display devices 5a to 5c are reset. The green flag is reset to indicate that the variable display is performed with a low probability. As a result, the symbols displayed on the symbol displays 5a to 5c are displayed in red, and the player is notified that the probability that the symbols will be displayed is low.
Then, thereafter, in step 130, the operation number counter L
Is increased by one.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, when the falling of the start winning signal S3 is detected at step 132, it is determined at step 134 whether or not the right occurrence flag is set. , The following steps 136 to 144 are not performed. On the other hand, when the right occurrence flag is set, the starting winning ball counter D is incremented by 1 in step 136,
Thereafter, in step 138, it is determined whether or not the value of the starting winning ball counter D is larger than 15. If it is larger than 15, step 140 is performed to end the right generation state.
The right occurrence flag is reset in step 142, and it is determined in step 142 whether the value of the operation counter L at that time is an odd number. When the value of the number-of-operations counter L is odd, a probability increase flag is set in step 144, and a green flag is set in order to indicate that the subsequent display of the symbol displays 5a to 5c will be performed with a high probability. I do. As a result, the symbols displayed on the symbol indicators 5a to 5c are displayed in green, and the player is informed that the probability that the symbol is displayed is high.

The above steps 116, 118 → 140
144 and steps 132 to 144, the right generation state is terminated based on the passage of a prize ball to the special device operation area 16 and the predetermined number of hit balls in the start winning holes 18 and 21 during the right generation state, When the end is an odd-numbered end, the probability that the symbol display device 4 will be in the hit mode increases, and the probability increase state is canceled at the start of the next right generation state. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, after the power is turned on, the special device is turned on (right generation flag is set).
The point from the point a to the point b at which the special device is turned off (reset of the right generation flag) is the first right generation state, and the display probability of the hit symbol at this time is controlled at a low probability of 1/220. You. Then, during the period from the point b (the set of the probability increase flag) at which the right generation state ends to the point c (the reset of the probability increase flag) which is the start point of the second right generation state, the winning symbol of the symbol display device 4 is changed. The display probability is controlled with a high probability of 1/22. Also,
At point c, which is the second right generation state, although the probability is low, the special device is turned on, and the state is continued up to point d. Then, at the point d, the probability is not changed because the even-numbered right generation state ends. In addition, 3
In the right and fourth right generation states, the above operation is repeated. As described above, in the present embodiment, the gaming state in which the right-generating state is likely to be continuously generated and the gaming state in which the right-generating state is unlikely to be continuously generated tend to occur alternately. We can attract interest.

Further, in step 146, the winning ball number signal S4
Is detected, at step 148, the winning ball counter E is incremented by one. Step 1
If it is determined in step 50 that the rotating body position detection signal S5 is present, the stop flag is set in step 154 on the assumption that the hit flag is set in step 152. When the stop flag is set, the driving of the rotating body motor 37 is stopped as described later.

Steps 156 to 190 shown in FIG.
And the processing of steps 222 to 230 shown in FIG.
This is a processing step corresponding to each state of the symbol display device 4 and the electric winning device 8, and includes steps 192 to 220 shown in FIG.
Processing steps 222 to 230 are processing steps according to each state of the variable winning device 22 during the right generation state. The processing steps of the symbol display device 4 and the electric winning device 8 are performed irrespective of whether or not the right is being generated.

First, processing steps corresponding to the states of the symbol display device 4 and the electric winning device 8 will be described. (A) Processing when there is no gate winning ball When there is no gate winning ball, that is, when the gate winning counter C is 0, steps 100 to 162 → 19.
2 to 230 are performed, whereby the symbol display 5
a to 5c, a lamp group, each solenoid, and a motor perform predetermined display or driving.

(B) Variation display processing In step 162, the value of the counter C is determined. If it is 1 or more, the value of the counter C is decremented by 1 in step 164.
To indicate the variable display state, the register F is set to 1 and the timer T1 is set to a predetermined value (for example, 6 seconds) in step 166. Then, as the gate winning counter C is decremented, the contents of the decision memory M (c) 48 are incremented by one at step 168 and updated. Next, at step 170, it is determined whether or not the timer T1 has timed out.
The memory is extracted from the mode determination counter and determined as M (0).
Is determined as to whether or not the numerical value stored in. Is equal to a predetermined hit numerical value. For example, when the hit value is set to “3”, it is determined that the hit is a hit when the value of the determined memory (0) is “3”, and when the value is any other value, it is determined that the hit is out. Is determined. When it is determined that the hit is not a hit, the process proceeds to step 174, where the value of each digit of the outlier numerical value memory 46 storing the value for display in the outlier mode is set in the numerical value display register. 5a to 5c display the numerical values for display in the off mode stored in the outlier value memory 46.
On the other hand, if it is determined that a hit has occurred, then step 17
6 and the values of each digit of the hit numerical memory 47 storing the display numerical value in the hit mode are set in the numerical display register. The stored display value in the hit mode is displayed.

In this way, the display numerical values generated by the out-of-display numerical value table 42 and the hit numerical value table 43, which are separate from the numerical value generating means for determining the mode, are displayed on the symbol display devices 5a to 5c. Will be displayed. Further, since the maximum value of the mode determination counter 45 is set, for example, to 220 at the time of low probability and to 22 at the time of high probability, the probability that the numerical value stored in the definite memory M (c) is a hit value is When the increase flag is set, it is 1/22, and when the probability increase flag is not set, it is 1/220. Until the timer T1 times out, it is determined in step 156 that the variable display is being performed.
70 → 192 to 230 are repeated.

(C) Processing at the time of hitting If the result of the determination at step 172 is a hit, at step 178 the hitting flag is set and an interval timer T is set until the electric winning device 8 is opened.
2 is set, and the value of the register F is set to 2 to indicate that the interval is in progress. Then, during this interval, it is determined whether or not the stop flag is set in step 180, and if it is set, the motor flag (hereinafter, abbreviated as Mo flag) is reset in step 182. When the Mo flag is reset, the driving of the rotating body motor 38 in step 230 is stopped. In other words, the rotating body 12 of the special winning device 10 normally rotates at a constant speed, and when the display results of the symbol displays 5a to 5c are hit, the rotating body position is detected during a predetermined interval time. The switch 34 is stopped at a position where the switch 34 is turned on (for example, a position where the normal concave portion 13 immediately before the special concave portion 14 faces the intrusion concave portion 11b).

When it is determined in step 184 that the interval timer T2 has expired,
In step 186, a tulip solenoid flag (hereinafter abbreviated as a tulip SOL flag) is set, and the status register F is set to 3 to indicate that the tulip is being opened.
And a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) is set in the timer T3. Then, the tulip solenoid 35 is excited until it is determined in step 188 that the timer T3 has timed out, so that a state in which a hit ball easily wins the electric winning device 8 is maintained. Thus, when the predetermined time has elapsed, in step 190, the tulip SOL flag,
And the stop flag are reset, the Mo flag is set, and the status register F is set to 0. Mo
When the flag is set, the rotating motor 37
Rotates. Until the timer T2 expires, it is determined in step 158 that the interval is in progress, so steps 100 to 158 → 180 to 184 → 1
The processing of 92 to 230 is repeated. Step 1
The reset of the hit flag executed in step 25 may be executed based on the elapse of a predetermined time by the timer after the processing of step 190 described above.

As described above, when it is determined that a hit has occurred, the electric winning device 8 is opened until a predetermined time has elapsed,
At the same time as the end of the opening, the rotating body 12 rotates and the concave 1
Winning balls are sequentially received and rotated in 3 and 14, and the winning balls are guided to either the special device operating area 16 or the passing winning area 15. In this case, there is a high possibility that a plurality of winning balls will win the special winning device 10 while the electric winning device 8 is open, and thus the winning balls may pass through the special device operating area 16 and become a right generation state. And the excitement of the player can be excited. Note that, depending on the position where the rotating body 12 is stopped, the right generation state can be set even when one winning ball is generated. For example, special recess 1
When the rotating body 12 is stopped at the position corresponding to the indentation recess 11b, as long as the electric winning device 8 is hit by a hit ball, the right winning state is always generated. Until the timer T3 expires, it is determined in step 160 that the vehicle is being opened.
188 → 192 to 230 are repeated. After the open state of the electric winning device 8 ends, the next variable display of the symbol display device 4 may be started after a predetermined interval.

Next, the processing steps of the variable winning device 22 will be described. (D) Processing in the Right Generation State When it is determined in step 196 and step 198 that the value of the starting winning counter D is 1 or more and smaller than 17 and larger than the value of the opening counter G, the attacker solenoid is determined in step 200. A flag (hereinafter abbreviated as an attacker SOL flag) is set, and the status register H indicating that the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is being opened is set to 1
After that, at step 202, the release counter G is increased by one. Then, in step 204, a timer T4 for regulating the opening time of the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is set to a predetermined value (for example, 9.7 seconds). The attacker solenoid 36 is excited until E becomes 10. Thereafter, when the time T4 elapses or when the winning ball counter E reaches 10, in step 210, the attacker SOL flag is reset to release the excitation state of the attacker solenoid 36, and the winning ball counter E is reset. Set to 0.

When one open / close state of the attacker open / close plate 23 is completed, steps 212 and 214 are performed to provide an interval time until the next open / close operation. When the interval time has elapsed, step 2
In step S218, the register H is set to 0, and whether or not the right generation flag is set at that time is determined.
Is determined. If the right generation flag is set, the process immediately proceeds to step 222; I do.

The processing of steps 222 to 230 is always executed every time the main routine is executed. The rotating body motor 37 is driven according to the state of the flag or the register. In addition, symbol display 5a-
During the fluctuation display of 5c, the contents of the outlier numerical value table 42 are displayed with fluctuation at a speed that cannot be identified in order.

Although the embodiment has been described above, in the above-described embodiment, in a normal game state, the display result of the symbol display device 4 displays a hit symbol, and based on the result, the electric winning device 8 is opened. A part of the winning balls received during the opening is guided to the special device operation area 16 and the right is generated. On the other hand, even if the player illegally opens the glass door, directly hits the ball into the special winning device 10 and guides the ball to the special device operating area 16, and operates the special winning ball detection switch 31, the symbol display device Since the display result in No. 4 does not display a hit symbol, the entry of a hit ball into the special device operation area 16 is invalidated and the right generation state is not generated, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the player from misbehaving. it can. Further, in the present embodiment, when a hit ball is intentionally put into the special device operation area 16 in a state in which a symbol is not displayed until a predetermined time has elapsed since power-on, a right generation state is generated. With this configuration, the right generation state can be quickly displayed when performing a test or the like, and it can be easily checked whether the operation of the device is normal.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the appearance probability of the hit symbol of the symbol display device 4 changes is shown. Further, the electric winning device 8 and the special winning device 10 may be integrally formed on one mounting board.

[0043]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the output invalidating means for invalidating the previous output of the special winning ball detecting means when the output of the hit display detecting means is not derived. Therefore, even if the player illegally opens the glass door, directly hits the ball into the special winning device, guides the ball to the special device operating area, and activates the special winning ball detecting means, the special winning ball Since the output of the detecting means is invalidated and the right generation state is not generated, it is possible to surely prevent the player from cheating.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a part of a control operation of a control device.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart following FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart following FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart following FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart executed at the time of initial setting.

FIG. 6 is a time chart showing the relationship between the operation of the special device and the probability of occurrence of a hit symbol.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a control device for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing the relationship between the special winning device and the electric winning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Symbol Display Device 5a-5c Symbol Display 8 Motorized Winning Device 10 Special Winning Device 15 Passing Winning Area 16 Special Device Operating Area 18 Start Winning Winner Device 21 Start Winning Winner 31 Special Winning Ball Detection Switch (Special Winning Ball Detection Means) 40 Microcomputer

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[Submission date] August 20, 1999 (1999.8.2
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[Document Name] Statement

[Title of the Invention] Gaming machine

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a variable display means for variably displaying identification information, and a special game provided that the identification information definitely displayed on the variable display means is predetermined specific identification information. Special game state generating means for generating a state, before and after the special game state, based on the satisfaction of a predetermined condition, based on the satisfaction of a predetermined condition, the probability variation means for varying the probability that the specific identification information is fixedly displayed on the variable display means, Opening and closing wing pieces that are opened in a predetermined manner during the special game state,
In addition, the present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine having a prize device having a specific prize port and a normal prize port in which a game ball accepted at the time of opening is provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a prize ball passes through a special device operation area of a special prize device provided on a game board, a special device is activated to generate a right. A large number of pachinko machines have been provided on the market by opening the variable prize apparatus by winning a mouth until a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls is generated. . In such a pachinko machine, when a prize ball has passed through the special device operation area again, or when a predetermined number (for example, 16
), The right generation state ends.

[0003] In a pachinko machine having the above-mentioned game contents, an electric winning device is arranged above the special winning device in order to easily guide a hit ball to the special winning device. A device which is opened when the display result of the symbol display device matches a predetermined hit symbol has been proposed. In this case, when the special winning ball detection switch provided inside the special winning device passes through the special device operating area, the right generation state is generated.

[0004]

The situation of whether or not a hit ball that has won a prize in this special prize apparatus causes a profit state such as the generation of a right is very urgent for the player. For example, when a number of hit balls pass through the special device operation area, the sense of urgency is reduced, and there is a problem that the sense of urgency is reduced. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a player with a sense of urgency until a profit state given to the player is obtained and to increase the sense of urgency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing a decrease in the game.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, variable display means for variably displaying identification information and identification information fixedly displayed on the variable display means are predetermined. A special game state generating means for generating a special game state as a necessary condition that the specific identification information is required, and the specific identification information being fixed to the variable display means before and after the special game state, based on satisfaction of a predetermined condition. Probability changing means for changing the displayed probability, opening and closing wing pieces opened in a predetermined manner during the special game state, and a specific winning opening and a normal winning opening in which a game ball received at the time of opening is won. A prize device provided in the prize device, and a game ball received by the prize device with the opening and closing of the opening / closing wing piece once enters a specific prize port, and thereafter, Game ball received in the winning device Te is that a drive member which is driven and controlled so as not to win a particular winning hole. In this case, it is preferable that the driving member is disposed at a position on the entrance side of the specific winning opening, which is visible to a player.

[0006]

When the identification information fixedly displayed on the variable display means is the predetermined specific identification information, a special game state is generated, and the opening / closing wing of the winning device is opened in a predetermined manner. The winning device is provided with a special winning opening and a normal winning opening. To obtain profit based on winning in the specific winning opening,
It is necessary that the game ball received during the opening operation of the opening / closing wing piece wins the specific winning opening. In this case, once the game ball has won the specific winning opening, the gaming ball subsequently enters the specific winning opening. Is configured so as not to win, so that the player can enjoy the feeling of tension until the above profit state can be obtained, and thereafter, the above-mentioned tension caused by a large number of game balls winning successively in the specific winning opening. It is possible to prevent the feeling from being lowered. In addition to this, after the end of the special game state, the next special game state occurrence condition changes in the form of a probability variation, so that the game can have a further thickness. In addition,
If the drive member is arranged at a position visible to the player on the entrance side of the specific winning opening, there is an advantage that it is easy for the player to determine whether or not the specific winning opening has been won.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the drawing, a symbol display device 4 as a variable display means, a gate passage 7, an electric winning device 8, and a special winning device are arranged in order from the top in a substantially central portion of a game area 3 surrounded by a guide rail 2 of a game board 1. Apparatus 10 is arranged. The electric winning device 8 and the special winning device 10 constitute a winning device of the present invention. The following describes the relationship between them. The gate passage 7 is configured so that a hit ball falling in the game area 3 simply passes therethrough, and does not discharge a prize ball. Is controlled to change the display of the symbol display device 4 provided above the gate passage opening 7 by passing through. Note that the gate passage 7 may be used as a winning opening not only for activating the symbol display device 4 but also for discharging a prize ball. Thus, the gate prize ball detection switch 3
0 (see FIG. 7), and the symbol display device 4 performs a variable display based on the detection signal.

The symbol display device 4 includes a plurality of (three in the illustrated embodiment) symbol indicators 5a to 5c (7-segment LE).
D) and a gate winning storage display 6. The symbol displays 5a to 5c start changing display based on the fact that a hit ball has hit the gate passage 7, and after a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) elapses, the left symbol display 5a stops. At a short time interval, the central symbol display 5b and the right symbol display 5c are sequentially controlled to stop. The symbols displayed on the symbol indicators 5a to 5c are, for example, eleven kinds of numbers 0 to 9 and F and alphabetic symbols are variably displayed. And the combination of the symbols when all the symbol indicators 5a to 5c are stopped is "3, 3, 3" or "7,
When the combination is "7, 7", it is determined that a hit has occurred, and the electric winning device 8 disposed between the gate passage 7 and the special winning device 10 is driven to open. In addition, the symbol indicators 5a to 5c have two-color light emitting segments L.
When the ED is used and the variable display is performed with a low probability described later, for example, the display is controlled so that the variable display is performed in red, and when the variable display is performed with a high probability, the display is controlled so that the variable display is performed in, for example, green. In this way, the player can immediately know at what probability the symbol display device 4 fluctuates and displays.

Further, the gate winning storage display 6 provided on the symbol display device 4 passes through the gate passage opening 7 when the symbol display device 4 is displaying a variable display or when the electric winning device 8 is being opened. This informs that up to four hit balls have been stored, and even if a hit ball passes through the gate passage 7 with all four of the gate winning storage indicators 6 lit, it is treated as invalid. .

By the way, when the combination when the symbol indicators 5a to 5c are stopped is a winning symbol combination, the electric winning device 8 arranged above the special winning device 10 is operated for a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds). Be released. The illustrated electric winning device 8 is a so-called tulip-type winning device having a pair of opening / closing wing pieces 9a and 9b.
A and 9b are opened and driven by a tulip solenoid 35 (see FIG. 7). Thus, the tulip solenoid 35 is excited and the electric winning device 8
Is released, the hit ball falling in the game area 3 is easily accepted, and the hit ball received by the electric winning device 8 is
All are guided to the special winning device 10. Further, in the illustrated electric winning device 8, a structure is shown in which a hit ball does not win at all when the electric winning device 8 is closed, but a hit ball wins even when the electric winning device 8 is closed. You may make it.

As shown in FIG. 9, the special winning device 10 disposed below the electric winning device 8 has a mounting board 11 mounted on the surface of the game board 1 so as to face the surface of the mounting board 11. Is provided with a rotating body 12 as a driving member. This rotating body 12 is driven by a rotating body motor 37 (FIG. 7).
), And a plurality of recesses 13 and 14 having two different shapes are formed in the outer peripheral portion thereof. In the case of the present embodiment, the recess 13 is usually 5
And one special concave portion 14 is formed. A winning ball receiving frame 11a is provided in front of the mounting substrate 11 so as to surround the rotating body 12, and an indentation recess 11b is formed at the lowermost portion of the winning ball receiving frame 11a. Thus, the winning ball dropped from the electric winning device 8 is a winning ball receiving frame 11a.
And reaches the lowermost part thereof, and enters the indentation recess 11b.
After entering, it is received in the concave portions 13 and 14 of the rotating body 12.

The winning balls received in the recesses 13 and 14 move with the rotation of the rotating body 12 and pass through the winning area 15 as a normal winning port opened on the mounting board 11 or a special winning port as a specific winning port. It is guided to one of the device operation areas 16. Specifically, the normal recess 13
The winning prize ball received by the player is guided to the passing prize winning area 15, and the winning prize ball received by the special concave portion 14 is guided to the special device operating area 16. The passing prize area 15 is configured as a prize area in which a predetermined number (for example, 15) of prize balls are discharged by guiding the prize balls. When a winning ball is guided to the special device operation area 16, a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged as described above, and the special winning ball detection switch 31 (see FIG. 7) is turned on. ON of special winning ball detection switch 31
The signal generates an entitlement state based on the previous signal,
In order to make the entitlement status disappear based on a later signal,
That is, they are used as a start signal and an end signal of the operation of the special device. However, in the present embodiment, the preceding signal is derived as a start signal only when the display result of the symbol display device 4 hits and the symbol is displayed, except for a certain time after the power is turned on. Here, the rotating body 12 as a driving member
In this case, the winning ball guided to the special recess 14 is won in the special device operation area 16. Even if there are a plurality of winning balls following the winning, these winning balls are not removed from the ordinary recess 13 following the special recess 14. And only the winning prize area 15 is won. As a result, even if there are a plurality of prize balls, the prize balls once enter the special device operation area 16 and the prize balls are subsequently placed in the area 1 after the prize balls have won.
No 6 will be won.

The special winning device 10 includes a rotating body 12.
Body position detection switch 3 for detecting the stop position of the motor
4 (see FIG. 7). In the lower part of the special winning device 10, there is provided a starting winning number display 17 for displaying the number of balls won in the starting winning ports 18 and 21 described below during the right generation state. The start winning number display 17 often includes an attacker opening / closing plate 2 described later.
It is possible to display a number equal to the number of releases of 3. This will be described in detail later. The operation of the special device ends when the numerical value displayed on the start winning number display 17 becomes "16".

Returning to FIG. 8, on the right side of the gate passage 7, there is provided a starting winning opening device 18 (also referred to as a starting winning opening 18) constituting a starting winning opening, and a left side of the special winning device 10 is provided. Is provided with a start winning port 21.
The start winning openings 18 and 21 open the attacker opening / closing plate 23 of the variable winning device 22 disposed below one of the starting winning openings 18 based on the fact that a hit ball has been won during the operation of the special device as described above. Is what you do. By the way, in the illustrated embodiment, the starting winning opening 2 on the left side of the drawing is used.
1 has the same structure as a normal receiving opening for simply receiving a hit ball, but the starting winning opening device 18 on the right side of the drawing has a structure in which a rotating disk 19 having one receiving concave portion 20 is built in. . The rotating disk 19 constitutes a hit ball receiving mechanism capable of receiving a hit ball at substantially the same time period as the opening time T4 (described later in detail) allowed for the variable winning device 14. The start winning ports 18 and 21 have a start winning ball detection switch 32 for detecting a hit of a hit ball.
(See FIG. 7). In addition, starting winning a prize mouth 1
The number of prize balls discharged by hitting a ball at 8, 21 is set to a smaller number (for example, seven) than the number of prize balls discharged by other winning ports.

As described above, one start winning opening device 18
The variable winning device 22 is arranged below the. The variable winning device 22 includes an attacker solenoid 36 (FIG. 7).
The attacker opening / closing plate 23 is driven to open and close by the opening / closing operation, and receives a hit ball falling in the game area 3 with the attacker opening / closing plate 23 opened. However, the opening of the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is executed based on the fact that the right generation state is continued and a hit ball is won in the starting winning prize holes 18 and 21, and one opening is performed by a predetermined number (for example, Until 10) winning balls are generated
Alternatively, the process is continued until a predetermined time T4 (for example, 9.5 seconds) elapses. In order to count the above-mentioned predetermined number, the variable winning device 22 is provided with a winning ball number detection switch 33 (see FIG. 7), and detects the number of winning balls detected by the winning ball number detecting switch 33. A winning number display 24 is provided for display.

Further, in the gaming area 3 of the gaming board 1, a plurality of winning ports 26, 28a to 28d, windmills 25a, 25b, 27a, 27b, and an out port 29 are provided in addition to the above configuration. Among the plurality of winning ports 26, 28a to 28d, the winning ports 26 arranged on the left side of the gate passage 7 are provided with the windmills 27a and 27b. Also,
Among the windmills 25a, 25b, 27a, 27b, the windmills 25a, 25b arranged on the left and right sides of the symbol display device 4 are:
This is called a windmill with a lamp that incorporates an operation lamp 38 (see FIG. 7). Then, this operation lamp 38
Is for notifying that the right is in the state of occurrence of the right, or notifying that the symbol display device 4 and the variable winning device 22 are being driven. The special prize device 10 and the start prize ports 18 and 21 also have a built-in lamp, LED, or the like having substantially the same function as the operation lamp 38.

The configuration of a control device for controlling the operations of the symbol display device 4, the special winning device 10, the variable winning device 22 and the like described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the control device. As the control device, a microcomputer 40 constituting a special game state generating means and a probability changing means is used. The microcomputer 40 has an external RO
M41 and an external RAM 44 are connected. And R
The OM 41 has symbol displays 5a to 5c when in the off mode.
Value table 42 for determining the numerical value to be displayed
And a winning numerical value table 43 for determining numerical values to be displayed on the symbol displays 5a to 5c in the hit mode.

The external RAM 44 has a mode determination counter 45, an outlier numerical value table 42 and a hit numerical value table 4.
An outlier numerical memory 46 and a hit numerical memory 47 for storing a numerical value changing every moment by 3 are formed, and a fixed memory 48 for storing a fixed numerical value for determining the hit mode is formed. The confirmed memory 48 has a memory for the number of winning balls held at the gate passage 7 plus one. The numerical value for mode determination with respect to each reserved winning ball is determined at the time of winning (passing), and the numerical value is stored in each determination memory 48. The maximum value of the mode determination counter 45 is changed to change the probability of occurrence of the hit mode.

On the other hand, a gate winning ball detection switch 30 for detecting a passing ball at the gate passing opening 7, a special winning ball detecting switch 31 for detecting a winning ball passing through the special device operating area 16, and a winning at the starting winning openings 18 and 21. Start winning prize ball detection switch 32 for detecting a ball, attacker opening / closing plate 2
Winning ball number detection switch 3 for detecting a winning ball in 3
3, and the rotating body position detection switch 34 of the rotating body 12 of the special winning device 10 are connected to the microcomputer 40 via a waveform shaping circuit 49 composed of a flip-flop for preventing chattering.

The clock generation circuit 51 outputs an external interrupt signal via the frequency divider 50 to the IN of the microcomputer 40.
Output to T terminal. Then, the microcomputer 40 executes the main program shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 in synchronization with the external interrupt signal. A timing signal output from the timing signal generation circuit 52 is input to the RST1 terminal of the microcomputer 40, and a numerical value generation program (not shown) is started in synchronization with the timing signal, and the value of the mode determination counter 45 is changed. Be updated. As described above, the occurrence probability of the hit mode is changed by changing the maximum value at which the mode determination counter 45 returns to zero. The power supply circuit 5
The reset signal output from the reset signal generation circuit 53 by the ON operation of
The signal is input to the ST2 terminal.
The initial program shown in FIG. 5 is started.

A display drive circuit 55, a display selection circuit 56, and a driver 57 are connected to each output port of the microcomputer 40. The display drive circuit 55 and the display selection circuit 56 include the above-described symbol displays 5a to 5c,
The gate winning storage display 6, the winning number display 24, and the starting winning number display 17 are connected. These displays are dynamically driven by outputting selected data and display data from the microcomputer 40 at a fixed period. That is, each display unit is selected by the display selection circuit 56 and displayed according to the output signal of the display drive circuit 55 at that time. The driver 57 includes a tulip solenoid 35, an attacker solenoid 36, and a rotating body motor 3 according to a signal from the microcomputer 40.
7. Drive control of the operation lamp 38, and the motor, lamp display, and lamp group of the rotating disk 19 (not shown).

Next, the operation controlled by the above-described control device will be described with reference to a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the microcomputer 40. (1) Initial setting when power is turned on When the power supply circuit 54 is energized, the microcomputer 4
0, and the reset signal generation circuit 53
A reset signal is output to the RST2 terminal. Then, the microcomputer 40 (hereinafter, referred to as CPU 40)
The processing shown in FIG. 5 is executed. That is, the symbol indicators 5a to 5
The three-digit numerical registers X1, X2, and X3 displayed in c are set to initial values (3, 4, 1). Gate passage 7
The gate winning counter C, which counts the number of reserved balls that have been awarded and held, is set to “0”, and the starting winning ports 18 and 21 are started.
The start winning counter D for counting the number of winning balls to the counter is set to "0", the winning ball counter E for counting the number of balls won to the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is set to "0", and the number of times the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is opened is counted. Open counter G
Is initialized to "0", and an operation number counter L for counting the number of operations of the special device is initialized to "0". The state registers F and H storing the control state are set to “0”, and the timer T
1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 are initialized to "0".
Further, a predetermined time y set in an initial timer Ti is set.
(For example, 2 to 5 minutes) and an initial timer flag is set. Then, the numerical value I of the mode determination counter 45 is set to the initial value “0”, and the address J of the outlier numerical value table 42 and the address K of the hit numerical value table 43 are respectively set to the initial value “1”. Although not shown, the probability increase flag and the right generation flag are reset at the time of the initial setting, and the green flag is also reset.

(2) Main Program After the initial setting, each time an external interrupt signal output from the frequency divider 50 is input, the CPU 40 executes the main program shown in FIGS. In FIG. 1, a timer update process is performed in step 100, and it is determined whether or not the time of the initial timer Ti has expired in step 102. If it is determined that the time has expired, the timer is set in the initial setting in step 104. Reset the initial flag. This initial flag, as described later, after the power is turned on, even if the display result of the symbol display device 4 hits for a certain period of time and the symbol is not displayed, when the ball is manually put into the special device operation area 16, This is used to enter the right generation state. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 102 that the time is not up, or after the above-described processing of step 104 is completed, step 106
And the state signals S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 of the switch group
Is read. These status signals (except S5)
When the signal is at a low level, the switch is in the ON state, indicating that a winning ball has been detected.

When the falling of the gate winning signal S1 is detected in step 108, step 110
It is determined whether or not the number of pending winning balls is smaller than four. Only when the number is smaller, the gate winning counter C is determined in step 112.
Is updated by 1 and the value of the mode determination counter 45 at that time is stored in the determination memory M (c) 48 at step 114. That is, when a winning in the gate passage 7 is detected in a state where there is no pending winning ball, the gate winning counter C becomes 1, and the value of the mode determination counter 45 at that time is stored in the determination memory M (1). . Also, the gate winning counter C is 1
In the above case, when a further prize is won at the gate passage 7, the winning prize becomes a reserved prize, and the gate prize counter C
Is increased by one. Then, the value of the mode determination counter 45 at the time of winning is stored in the determination memory M (c) corresponding to the reserved winning ball. In this way, when the player wins the gate passage 7, the numerical value for determining the hit mode is determined.

In step 116, a special winning signal S2
Is detected, it is determined in step 118 whether or not the right generation flag is set. If it is determined that the right generation flag is already set, the special winning signal S2 should erase the right generation state. The signal is treated as a signal, and the process proceeds to step 140 described later. On the other hand, if the right occurrence flag has not been set yet, it is determined in step 120 whether or not the hit flag has been set. If the hit flag has been set, step 124
And the right generation flag is set.
At 5, the hit flag is reset. As a result, a right is generated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step 120 that the hit flag has not been set, step 122
It is determined whether or not the initial timer flag is set, and if the initial timer flag is set (within a certain time y after the power is turned on), step 12 is executed.
The process proceeds to step S4, where the right generation flag is set. If the initial timer flag is not set, the right generation flag is not set, and a step 1 described later is performed.
Go to 32.

As described above, steps 116 to 1 described above are performed.
25 detects whether or not a hit symbol is displayed on the symbol display device 4 when an input signal is received from the special winning ball detection switch 31, and when the hit symbol is displayed, When the right symbol is set and the winning symbol is not displayed, the right is not set except for a certain time y set by the initial timer Ti from the time of power-on. For this reason, during the game, the player opens the glass door, directly hits the ball into the special winning device 10 and guides the ball to the special device operating area 16, and the special winning ball detection switch 31
Even if is activated, the winning signal S2 is invalidated and the right generation state is not generated, so that the illegal act of the player can be surely prevented. When the special winning signal S2 is derived in a state where the symbols are not displayed until a predetermined time has elapsed from the time of turning on the power and the special winning signal S2 is derived, the right generation state is caused to occur quickly when performing a test or the like. This is to make the right generation state appear. Further, in the processing procedure of the above-mentioned steps 116 to 125, it is detected whether or not only the special winning signal S2 of the special winning signal S2 which causes the right generation state is generated based on the hit symbol. The special prize signal S2 after extinguishing the right generation state by replacing steps 120 and 122 between step 116 and step 118.
It is possible to detect whether or not it has occurred based on the hit symbol.

When it is determined in step 126 that the probability increase flag has been set when the right is generated as described above, the probability increase flag is reset in step 128 and the symbol display devices 5a to 5c are reset. The green flag is reset to indicate that the variable display is performed with a low probability. As a result, the symbols displayed on the symbol displays 5a to 5c are displayed in red, and the player is notified that the probability that the symbols will be displayed is low.
Then, thereafter, in step 130, the operation number counter L
Is increased by one.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, when the falling of the start winning signal S3 is detected at step 132, it is determined at step 134 whether or not the right occurrence flag is set. , The following steps 136 to 144 are not performed. On the other hand, when the right occurrence flag is set, the starting winning ball counter D is incremented by 1 in step 136,
Thereafter, in step 138, it is determined whether or not the value of the starting winning ball counter D is larger than 15. If it is larger than 15, step 140 is performed to end the right generation state.
The right occurrence flag is reset in step 142, and it is determined in step 142 whether the value of the operation counter L at that time is an odd number. When the value of the number-of-operations counter L is odd, a probability increase flag is set in step 144, and a green flag is set in order to indicate that the subsequent display of the symbol displays 5a to 5c will be performed with a high probability. I do. As a result, the symbols displayed on the symbol indicators 5a to 5c are displayed in green, and the player is informed that the probability that the symbol is displayed is high.

Steps 116 and 118 → 140 described above
144 and steps 132 to 144, the right generation state is terminated based on the passing of a prize ball to the special device operation area 16 and the predetermined number of hit balls in the start winning openings 18 and 21 in the right generation state, When the end is the odd-numbered end, the probability that the symbol display device 4 will be in the hit mode increases, and the probability increase state is canceled at the start of the next right generation state. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, after the power is turned on, the special device is turned on (right generation flag is set).
The point from the point a to the point b at which the special device is turned off (reset of the right generation flag) is the first right generation state, and the display probability of the hit symbol at this time is controlled at a low probability of 1/220. You. Then, from the point b at which the right generation state ends (set of the probability increase flag) to the point c (reset of the probability increase flag) which is the start point of the second right generation state, the hit symbol of the symbol display device 4 is changed. The display probability is controlled with a high probability of 1/22. Also,
At point c, which is the second right generation state, although the probability is low, the special device is turned on, and the state is continued up to point d. Then, at the point d, the probability is not changed because the even-numbered right generation state ends. Note that 3
In the right and fourth right generation states, the above operation is repeated. As described above, in the present embodiment, the gaming state in which the right-generating state is likely to be continuously generated and the gaming state in which the right-generating state is unlikely to be continuously generated tend to occur alternately. We can attract interest.

Further, in step 146, the winning ball number signal S4
Is detected, at step 148, the winning ball counter E is incremented by one. Step 1
If it is determined in step 50 that the rotating body position detection signal S5 is present, the stop flag is set in step 154 on the assumption that the hit flag is set in step 152. When the stop flag is set, the driving of the rotating body motor 37 is stopped as described later.

Steps 156 to 190 shown in FIG.
And the processing of steps 222 to 230 shown in FIG.
This is a processing step corresponding to each state of the symbol display device 4 and the electric winning device 8, and steps 192 to 220 shown in FIG.
Processing steps 222 to 230 are processing steps according to each state of the variable winning device 22 during the right generation state. The processing steps of the symbol display device 4 and the electric winning device 8 are performed irrespective of whether or not the right is being generated.

First, processing steps corresponding to the states of the symbol display device 4 and the electric winning device 8 will be described. (A) Processing when there is no gate winning ball When there is no gate winning ball, that is, when the gate winning counter C is 0, steps 100 to 162 → 19.
2 to 230 are performed, whereby the symbol display 5
a to 5c, a lamp group, each solenoid, and a motor perform predetermined display or driving.

(B) Variation display processing In step 162, the value of the counter C is determined. If it is 1 or more, the value of the counter C is decremented by 1 in step 164.
To indicate the variable display state, the register F is set to 1 and the timer T1 is set to a predetermined value (for example, 6 seconds) in step 166. Then, as the gate winning counter C is decremented, the contents of the decision memory M (c) 48 are incremented by one at step 168 and updated. Next, at step 170, it is determined whether or not the timer T1 has timed out.
The memory is extracted from the mode determination counter and determined as M (0).
It is determined whether the numerical value stored in is equal to a predetermined hitting numerical value. For example, when the hit value is set to “3”, it is determined that the hit is a hit when the value of the determined memory (0) is “3”, and when the value is any other value, it is determined that the hit is out. Is determined. Then, when it is determined that it is not a hit, the process proceeds to step 174, and the value of each digit of the outlier numerical value memory 46 storing the display numerical value in the outlier mode is set in the numerical value display register. 5a to 5c display the numerical values for display in the off mode stored in the outlier value memory 46.
On the other hand, if it is determined that a hit has occurred, then step 17
6 and the values of each digit of the hit numerical memory 47 storing the display numerical value in the hit mode are set in the numerical display register, so that the symbol displays 5a to 5c have the hit numerical memory 47. The stored display value in the hit mode is displayed.

In this way, the display numerical values generated by the out-of-display numerical value table 42 and the hit numerical value table 43, which are separate from the numerical value generating means for determining the mode, are displayed on the symbol display devices 5a to 5c. Will be displayed. Further, since the maximum value of the mode determination counter 45 is set, for example, to 220 at the time of low probability and to 22 at the time of high probability, the probability that the numerical value stored in the definite memory M (c) is a hit value is When the increase flag is set, it is 1/22, and when the probability increase flag is not set, it is 1/220. Until the timer T1 times out, it is determined in step 156 that the variable display is being performed.
70 → 192 to 230 are repeated.

(C) Processing at the time of hitting If the result of the determination at step 172 is a hit, at step 178 the hitting flag is set and an interval timer T is set until the electric winning device 8 is opened.
2 is set, and the value of the register F is set to 2 to indicate that the interval is in progress. Then, during this interval, it is determined whether or not the stop flag is set in step 180, and if it is set, the motor flag (hereinafter, abbreviated as Mo flag) is reset in step 182. When the Mo flag is reset, the driving of the rotating body motor 38 in step 230 is stopped. In other words, the rotating body 12 of the special winning device 10 normally rotates at a constant speed, and when the display results of the symbol displays 5a to 5c are hit, the rotating body position is detected during a predetermined interval time. The switch 34 is stopped at a position where the switch 34 is turned on (for example, a position where the normal concave portion 13 immediately before the special concave portion 14 faces the intrusion concave portion 11b).

When it is determined in step 184 that the interval timer T2 has expired,
In step 186, a tulip solenoid flag (hereinafter abbreviated as a tulip SOL flag) is set, and the status register F is set to 3 to indicate that the tulip is being opened.
And a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) is set in the timer T3. Then, the tulip solenoid 35 is excited until it is determined in step 188 that the timer T3 has timed out, so that a state in which a hit ball easily wins the electric winning device 8 is maintained. Thus, when the predetermined time has elapsed, in step 190, the tulip SOL flag,
And the stop flag are reset, the Mo flag is set, and the status register F is set to 0. Mo
When the flag is set, the rotating motor 37
Rotates. Until the timer T2 expires, it is determined in step 158 that the interval is in progress, so steps 100 to 158 → 180 to 184 → 1
The processing of 92 to 230 is repeated. Step 1
The reset of the hit flag executed in step 25 may be executed based on the elapse of a predetermined time by the timer after the processing of step 190 described above.

As described above, when it is determined that a hit has occurred, the electric winning device 8 is opened until a predetermined time has elapsed,
At the same time as the end of the opening, the rotating body 12 rotates and the concave 1
Winning balls are sequentially received and rotated in 3 and 14, and the winning balls are guided to either the special device operating area 16 or the passing winning area 15. In this case, there is a high possibility that a plurality of winning balls will win the special winning device 10 while the electric winning device 8 is open, and thus the winning balls may pass through the special device operating area 16 and become a right generation state. And the excitement of the player can be excited. Note that, depending on the position where the rotating body 12 is stopped, the right generation state can be set even when one winning ball is generated. For example, special recess 1
When the rotating body 12 is stopped at the position corresponding to the indentation recess 11b, as long as the electric winning device 8 is hit by a hit ball, the right winning state is always generated. Until the timer T3 expires, it is determined in step 160 that the vehicle is being opened.
188 → 192 to 230 are repeated. After the open state of the electric winning device 8 ends, the next variable display of the symbol display device 4 may be started after a predetermined interval.

Next, the processing steps of the variable winning device 22 will be described. (D) Processing during the Right Generation State When it is determined in step 196 and step 198 that the value of the starting winning ball counter D is 1 or more and smaller than 17 and larger than the value of the opening counter G, the attacker solenoid is determined in step 200. A flag (hereinafter abbreviated as an attacker SOL flag) is set, and the status register H indicating that the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is being opened is set to 1
After that, at step 202, the release counter G is increased by one. Then, in step 204, a timer T4 for regulating the opening time of the attacker opening / closing plate 23 is set to a predetermined value (for example, 9.7 seconds). The attacker solenoid 36 is excited until E becomes 10. Thereafter, when the time T4 elapses or when the winning ball counter E reaches 10, in step 210, the attacker SOL flag is reset to release the excitation state of the attacker solenoid 36, and the winning ball counter E is reset. Set to 0.

When one open / close state of the attacker open / close plate 23 is completed, steps 212 and 214 are performed to provide an interval time until the next open / close operation. When the interval time has elapsed, step 2
In step S218, the register H is set to 0, and whether or not the right generation flag is set at that time is determined.
Is determined. If the right generation flag is set, the process immediately proceeds to step 222; I do.

The processing of steps 222 to 230 is always executed every time the main routine is executed, and includes symbol displays 5a to 5c, lamp indicators and lamps not shown, tulip solenoid 35, attacker solenoid 36, The rotating body motor 37 is driven according to the state of the flag or the register. In addition, symbol display 5a-
During the fluctuation display of 5c, the contents of the out-of-place numerical value table 42 are displayed at a speed that cannot be identified in order.

Although the embodiment has been described above, in the above-described embodiment, in a normal gaming state, the display result of the symbol display device 4 indicates a hit symbol, and the electric winning device 8 is opened based on it. A part of the winning balls received during the opening is guided to the special device operation area 16 and the right is generated. On the other hand, even if the player illegally opens the glass door, directly hits the ball into the special winning device 10 and guides the ball to the special device operating area 16, and operates the special winning ball detection switch 31, the symbol display device Since the display result in No. 4 does not display a hit symbol, the entry of a hit ball into the special device operation area 16 is invalidated and the right generation state is not generated, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the player from misbehaving. it can. Further, in the present embodiment, when a hit ball is intentionally put into the special device operation area 16 in a state in which a symbol is not displayed until a predetermined time has elapsed since power-on, a right generation state is generated. With this configuration, the right generation state can be quickly displayed when performing a test or the like, and it can be easily checked whether the operation of the device is normal.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the appearance probability of the hit symbol of the symbol display device 4 is changed is shown. Further, the electric winning device 8 and the special winning device 10 may be formed integrally on one mounting board.

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As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, when the identification information definitely displayed on the variable display means is predetermined identification information, a special game state is generated. The opening and closing wing pieces of the winning device are opened in a predetermined manner. The winning device is provided with a specific winning opening and a normal winning opening, and in order to obtain a profit based on the winning in the specific winning opening, the game ball received during the opening operation of the opening / closing wing piece is set in the specific winning opening. However, in this case, once the game ball has won the specific winning opening, the game ball is not configured to subsequently win the specific winning opening, so that the above profit state can be obtained. While allowing the player to enjoy the sense of urgency, it is also possible to prevent the decrease in the urgency caused by a large number of game balls winning the specific winning opening continuously thereafter. In addition to this, after the end of the special game state, the next special game state occurrence condition changes in the form of a probability variation, so that the game can have a further thickness. If the driving member is arranged at a position on the entrance side of the specific winning opening that is visible to the player, there is an advantage that it is easy to determine whether or not the player has won the specific winning opening.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a part of a control operation of a control device.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart following FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart following FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart following FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart executed at the time of initial setting.

FIG. 6 is a time chart showing the relationship between the operation of the special device and the probability of occurrence of a hit symbol.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a control device for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the game board of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing the relationship between the special winning device and the electric winning device.

[Description of Signs] 4 Symbol Display Device 5a to 5c Symbol Display 8 Motorized Winning Device 10 Special Winning Device 15 Passing Winning Area 16 Special Device Operation Area 18 Start Winning Winner Device 21 Start Winning Winner 31 Special Winning Ball Detection Switch (Special Winning) Ball detection means) 40 Microcomputer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hit display detecting means for detecting that a display result of a symbol display device matches a hit symbol, an electric winning device opened based on an output of the corresponding display detecting means,
A special prize device for guiding a winning ball received during opening of the electric prize device to any one of a plurality of passing areas including a special device operation region, and detecting a prize ball passing through the special device operation region. The special prize ball detecting means and the special prize ball detecting means are activated when the previous output is derived, and when there is an output of the special prize ball detecting means later or when the hit ball is hit into the starting winning opening. A special device that is activated when the output of the detected start winning ball detecting means reaches a predetermined number, and is opened and driven in a predetermined manner every time there is an output of the starting winning ball detecting means during the operation of the special device. Wherein the output of the special winning ball detection means is invalidated when the output of the hit display detection means is not derived. To crack Nko machine.