JP2000262683A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine in which the function unification of a substrate is accelerated, the circuit constitution of a main control means is simplified and signals to be transmitted from the main control means for pattern control is simplified. SOLUTION: This machine is provided with the main control means 31 for controlling the side of a game panel, a specified direction display part 23 for displaying a specified direction pattern, an optional direction display part 24 for displaying an optional direction pattern and a pattern control means 40 for controlling the patterns of the specified direction display part 23 and the optional direction display part 24. The pattern control means 40 is provided with a specified pattern control function for deciding specified direction contents corresponding to a direction command from the main control means 31 and displaying the specified direction pattern at the specified direction display part 23 and an optional pattern control function for deciding optional direction contents corresponding to the direction command and displaying the optional direction pattern at the optional direction display part 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and a play ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, a symbol starting means, a symbol displaying means, an openable variable winning means and the like are arranged on a game board, and the symbol starting means detects a game ball. When the symbol of the symbol display means fluctuates for a predetermined time, and when the stop symbol after the fluctuation is a predetermined hit symbol, the variable winning means is opened as a so-called big hit for a predetermined time, thereby providing a profit state which is advantageous to the player. Is caused to occur.

In this type of ball game machine, a designated effect display unit for displaying one or a plurality of (for example, three) designated symbols on a symbol display means, and an optional effect display different from the designated effect display unit When the symbol starting means detects a game ball, the main control means for mainly controlling the game operation on the game board side randomly selects a hit state or a missed state, and the lottery result. It is conceived that the designated effect symbol of the designated effect display unit and the optional effect symbol of the optional effect display unit are changed in accordance with the above, and after changing for a predetermined time, each symbol is stopped at a winning symbol or a missing symbol.

[0004]

In the conventional control method,
The main control means is provided with a main control function for controlling the game operation on the game board side and a symbol control function for controlling the symbol display means, and the main control means determines the symbol variation pattern and other variable display contents. The symbol of the symbol display means is controlled while constantly transmitting a control signal from the main control means to the symbol display means.

For this reason, a designated effect display section and an optional effect display section are provided in the symbol display means, and the designated effect pattern of the designated effect display section and the arbitrary effect pattern of the optional effect display section are variably displayed in a predetermined relationship. In this case, the circuit configuration of the main control means becomes very complicated, and the data amount of the control signal transmitted from the main control means to the symbol control means becomes extremely large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems and promotes the single function of the board, thereby simplifying the circuit configuration of the main control means, and also transmitting a signal transmitted from the main control means for symbol control. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball game machine which can be simplified and can easily promote diversification of design fluctuations of designated effect symbols and arbitrary effect symbols.

[0007]

The present invention mainly relates to a game board 4.
Main control means 31 for controlling the side, a designated effect display unit 23 provided on the game board 4 and displaying one or more designated effect symbols 25, and an optional effect symbol 26 provided on the game board 4 and provided. An optional effect display unit 24 to be displayed, a symbol control unit 40 for controlling the symbols of the designated effect display unit 23 and the optional effect display unit 24 are provided, and the main control unit 31 and the symbol control unit 40 are separately provided. A ball game machine having a circuit configuration on the substrates 32 and 48, wherein the symbol control means 40 comprises the main control means.
The designated design control function for determining the designated effect content corresponding to the effect command from 31 and displaying the designated effect symbol 25 on the designated effect display unit 23, and the optional effect content corresponding to the effect command and determining the optional effect content An optional design control function for displaying the optional effect symbol 26 on the effect display unit 24 is provided.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention,
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a game machine main body, which has a front frame 2 which is pivotally connected to be freely opened and closed. A game board 4 is detachably attached to the front frame 2 from the back side so as to correspond to the window hole 3.
A glass door 5 and a front plate 6 are arranged at the front side of the vehicle so as to be freely opened and closed. The front plate 6 has an upper plate for storing game balls for launch.
7 is installed.

A lower plate for storing surplus spheres is provided below the front frame 2.
8 and a firing handle 10 of the firing means 9 are provided respectively. The firing means 9 is activated when the player grips and operates the firing handle 10, and hits the game balls supplied one by one from the upper plate 7 onto the firing rail with a hitting hammer to play the game board.
It is designed to fire on the 4 side.

As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 11 is mounted on the game board 4 in a ring shape.
A plurality of game parts such as a liquid crystal display unit 13, a second symbol starting unit 14, a variable winning unit 15, a first symbol starting unit 16, and normal winning units 17 to 19 are arranged in a game area 12 inside the inside 11. .

The liquid crystal display means 13 constitutes a second symbol display means 21 on the liquid crystal display section 20 side, and a first symbol display means 22 is provided above the liquid crystal display section 20. As shown in FIG. 5, the second symbol display means 21 includes a designated effect display section 23 disposed at an appropriate place such as an upper side or a lower side of the liquid crystal display section 20.
And an optional effect display unit 24 arranged separately from the designated effect display unit 23.

The designated effect display section 23 is for changing and stopping one or a plurality of, for example, three designated effect symbols 25 in the horizontal direction in accordance with the contents of the designated effect described later. In the screen, for example, it is fixedly set to a fixed area near the lower left corner.

The designated effect symbol 25 includes, for example, “0”-
A plurality of appropriate symbols (special symbols) such as ten numeric symbols and character symbols up to "9" are used.
In each of the designated effect symbols 25, for example, the left and right two scroll upward and downward, and the center one scrolls in the opposite direction. The designated effect symbol 25 has a winning symbol and a missing symbol. For example, when the stop symbols after the fluctuation of the three designated effect symbols 25 have the same combination, the symbol is regarded as a winning symbol. In this case, ten kinds of numeral symbols from “0” to “9” are used as the designated effect symbol 25.

The optional effect display section 24 fluctuates and displays the optional effect symbol 26 in accordance with the optional effect contents described later.
In the display screen of the liquid crystal display section 20, a predetermined area such as a partial or entire area excluding the area of the designated effect display section 23 is fixedly set to, for example, the entire area. This optional effect display section
The display area 24 is larger than the display area of the designated effect display unit 23.

The optional effect design 26 is a different type of design from the designated effect design 25, and includes an optional design main body 27 such as a character design and an optional design background 28 serving as a background of the optional design main body 27. The optional symbol main body 27 and / or the optional symbol background 28 fluctuate appropriately and stop according to the optional effect. The optional effect symbol 26 also has a winning symbol and a departure symbol corresponding to the designated effect symbol 25, and the consistency of the optional effect symbol 26 with the designated effect symbol 25 is only a hit, a deviation, and a variation time.

The optional effect design 26 includes an optional design main body.
A moving image in which the 27 and the arbitrary symbol background 28 continuously or intermittently vary may be used, or a moving image in which the arbitrary symbol main body 27 continuously or intermittently varies may be used. The optional symbol main body 27 may be either one or plural.

The second symbol display means 21 is provided with a designated effect symbol 25 and an optional effect display unit 24 of the designated effect display unit 23 on condition that the second symbol starting means 14 detects winning or passing of the game ball. The arbitrary effect symbol 26 fluctuates for a predetermined time in a predetermined effect content, and after a predetermined fluctuation time elapses, each designated effect symbol 25 of the designated effect display unit 23 stops in a predetermined order, and the arbitrary effect display unit 24 The optional effect symbol 26 stops in synchronization with the designated effect symbol 25 in a predetermined relationship.

The stop time of the optional effect symbol 26 may be the same as or before or after the stop time of the designated effect symbol 25 when there is one designated effect symbol 25, or the designated effect symbol 25
In the case where there are a plurality of symbols, and all or some of them have different stop times, the stop times of any of the designated effect symbols 25 may be simultaneous or before and after.

The first symbol display means 22 has one symbol display portion, and displays ten types of numeral symbols (normal symbols) from "0" to "9" on the symbol display portion. I have.
In addition, the first symbol display means 22 is designed so that the symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time by random number control and stops when the first symbol starting means 16 detects a game ball.

The second symbol starting means 14 comprises a variable operation type variable winning opening such as an electric tulip having a pair of left and right opening / closing claws 14a which can be opened and closed, and the first symbol display means 22.
The opening / closing claw 14a is opened for a predetermined period of time when the stop symbol after the change becomes a hit symbol. The first symbol starting means 16 is constituted by a passage gate through which a game ball passes.

The variable winning means 15 includes an opening / closing plate 29 for opening and closing a winning opening around a lower horizontal axis, and an opening state (first state) and a disadvantageously closed state (first state) for opening and closing the opening / closing plate 29 to the player. (2 states). The variable winning means 15 is a second symbol displaying means.
The stop symbol after the change of the second symbol of 21 is, for example, "7.7.
When a big hit symbol such as "7" is displayed, the opening / closing plate 29 is opened to the front side. A specific area 30 is provided in the variable winning means 15, and when a game ball passes through the specific area 30, a profit state by a so-called big hit is continued.

The variable winning means 15 closes the opening / closing plate 29 when a predetermined time has elapsed since the opening of the opening / closing plate 29 or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls have been won, and the game ball is moved to a specific area. The opening / closing operation is repeated up to a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that the vehicle passes through 30.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a control system. Reference numeral 31 denotes a main control means for mainly performing control relating to a game operation on the game board 4 side. The main control means comprises a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like mounted on a main control board 32 (see FIG. 4). (Omitted), and is provided detachably on the back side of the game board 4. The main control means 31 includes a first symbol display means 22 and a first processing system 50 for performing processing related thereto, and a second symbol display means 21 and a second processing system 33 for performing processing related thereto.

The first processing system 50 includes first lottery means 34, first symbol control means 35, and opening / closing control means 36. The first lottery means 34 selects one of a hit state which is advantageous to the player and a detached state which is disadvantageous to the player by random number processing on condition that the first symbol starting means 16 detects a game ball. It has a function to determine by lottery.

The first symbol control means 35 is a first symbol starting means.
The first symbol display means, provided that 16 detects a game ball.
A first lottery means for changing the first symbol of the predetermined pattern for a predetermined period of time, and stopping at a hit symbol when the first lottery means determines a hit state, and stopping at a departure symbol when the first lottery means determines a departure state; It has a function of controlling the first symbol of the first symbol display means 22 according to the lottery result of 34.

The opening / closing control means 36 opens the opening / closing claw 14a of the second symbol starting means 14 for a predetermined time on condition that the symbol of the first symbol displaying means 22 hits and the symbol is displayed.

The second processing system 33 includes a second lottery means 37, a command generation means 38, and a profit state generation means 39. The second lottery means 37, under the condition that the second symbol starting means 14 detects a game ball, a hitting state (so-called big hitting state) that is advantageous to the player, or a detached state that is disadvantageous to the player. Is randomly selected by random number processing. For example, when the probability of occurrence of a hit state is 1/300, a random number of 0 to 299 is always generated, and the second symbol starting means When the game ball is detected, the random number value of the hit random number is extracted. If the random number value matches the hit determination value, it is determined to be a hit, and if it does not match the hit determination value, it is determined to be out.

The command generating means 38 generates and transmits an effect command according to the result of the lottery by the second lottery means 37. For the production command, an encoded digital signal is used.
And a variable time data part of lower bits. The hitting / missing data portion includes data for instructing the difference of hitting / missing, and the variation time data portion includes data for instructing the variation time of the designated effect symbol 25 and the optional effect symbol 26, respectively.

For example, when the variation time of the designated effect symbol 25 and the optional effect symbol 26 is two types of 5 seconds and 10 seconds, the total of four types of the variation command is a combination of the two types of variation times and the deviation. Kind. The command generating means 38 is configured to generate one of the four types of effect commands according to the lottery result of the second lottery means 37 in the hit state or the off state.

The profit state generating means 39 is provided in the designated effect display section 23.
This is for generating a profit state that is advantageous to the player on condition that the stop symbol on the second symbol display means 21 hits the symbol such that the designated effect symbol 25 is "3.3.3" or the like. . The profit state generating means 39 has a control function of opening the open / close plate 29 of the variable winning means 15 on condition that a stop symbol of the second symbol display means 21 hits and stops at the symbol. The opening / closing plate 29 is closed when a predetermined time has elapsed, or when a predetermined number of game balls have been won in the variable winning means 15, and on condition that the game balls won during the opening pass through the specific area 30, A function of controlling the opening and closing operation to be continued up to a predetermined number of times.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a second symbol control means, a designated symbol control function for determining the designated effect content corresponding to the effect command from the main control means 31 and displaying the designated effect symbol 25 on the designated effect display section 23; An optional design control function for determining an optional effect content corresponding to the command and displaying the optional effect symbol 26 on the optional effect display unit 24, a command analyzing unit 41, a designated effect content determining unit 42, and an optional effect content determining unit 43 and symbol storage unit 44
And a designated effect symbol control unit 45, an optional effect symbol control unit 46, and a liquid crystal drive unit 47. The second symbol control means 40 includes a CPU mounted on a symbol control board 48 (see FIG. 4), a ROM,
It is composed of a RAM and other electric parts, and is mounted on the back side of the liquid crystal display means 13 or the like.

The command analyzing section 41 has a function of receiving and storing an effect command from the command generating means 38 of the main control means 31, and a function of analyzing the effect command.
The designated effect content determination unit 42 determines the designated effect content corresponding to the effect command in accordance with the analysis result of the command analysis unit 41, and causes the designated effect display unit 23 to display the designated effect symbol 25. By the random number control and other determination methods within the designated effect range, the type of the change pattern when the designated effect symbol 25 changes, the type of the symbol to be displayed during the change, the type of the hit symbol and the off symbol after the stop, the other The variable display contents relating to the designated effect design 25 are determined.

The optional effect contents determination unit 43 includes a command analysis unit
According to the analysis result of 41, the content of the optional effect corresponding to the effect command is determined, and the optional effect display section 24 displays the optional effect symbol 26.
Is displayed, and the type of the display symbol at the time of the fluctuation of the optional effect symbol 26, the type of the hit symbol and the off symbol after the stop, and the other optional effect symbol 26 are appropriately determined within the specified effect range of the effect command. The variable display contents are determined.

The symbol storage unit 44 stores pattern data of a variation pattern when the designated effect symbol 25 and the optional effect symbol 26 of the second symbol display means 21 change, symbol data to be displayed during the change, and a hit symbol after stopping. , A plurality of types of design data related to the designated design symbol 25 and the optional design symbol 26 are provided. Note that the symbol storage unit 44 may be divided into those for the designated effect symbol 25 and those for the optional effect symbol 26.

The designated effect symbol control unit 45 stores the symbol effect in accordance with the designated effect content determined by the designated effect content determining unit 42.
Read the design data related to the designated effect design 25 from 44,
The designated effect symbol 25 on the designated effect display unit 23 is controlled by the read symbol data via the liquid crystal drive unit 47.

The optional effect symbol control section 46 stores a symbol storage section in accordance with the optional effect content determined by the optional effect content determining section 43.
Read the design data related to the optional effect design 26 from 44,
The optional effect symbol 26 of the optional effect display unit 24 is controlled by the read symbol data via the liquid crystal drive unit 47.

The designated effect symbol control unit 45 and the optional effect symbol control unit 46 are driven by a synchronous drive unit or the like (not shown) to stop the fluctuation display of the designated effect symbol 25 and stop the fluctuation display of the arbitrary effect symbol 26. It has a stop synchronization function to synchronize with.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control boards 32 and 48 are provided separately and independently for the main control means 31 and the second symbol control means 40, respectively. means
31 is a circuit configuration of the second symbol control means 40 on the symbol control board 48, and they are connected to each other via a lead wire, a connector and the like.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned ball game machine will be described. When the firing handle 10 of the firing means 9 is operated with the game ball on the upper plate 7, the game ball on the upper plate 7 is
The game balls are supplied one by one in association with the launch operation of No. 9 and the game balls are hit with a hitting hammer and sequentially fired along the guide rail 11 toward the game board 4.

The game ball fired on the upper side of the game board 4 is
When the game ball falls along the board of the game board 4 and the game ball passes through the first symbol starting means 16, the first symbol control means 35 operates to change the first symbol of the first symbol display means 22 for a predetermined time.
On the other hand, when the first symbol starting means 16 detects a game ball,
The first lottery means 34 of the main control means 31 determines whether or not it is a winning state by random number lottery processing.
The stop symbol of the first symbol display means 22 displays a predetermined winning symbol. When the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the first symbol display means 22 becomes a hit symbol, the open / close control means 36 operates to open the pair of open / close claws 14a of the second symbol start means 14.

When a game ball wins in the second symbol starting means 14, the second lottery means 37 of the main control means 31 performs a random number lottery process to determine whether or not a winning state has occurred, and a command is issued in accordance with the determination result. The generating means 38 generates and transmits a predetermined effect command for hit or miss. This allows the second
The symbol control means 40 operates in accordance with the effect command as described later, and the designated effect symbol 25 of the designated effect display section 23 of the second symbol display means 21 and the optional effect symbol 26 of the optional effect display section 24 fluctuate for a predetermined time and stop. Then, the designated effect symbol 25 after the stop displays a winning symbol or a missing symbol, and the optional effect symbol 26 displays a winning symbol or a missing symbol which is related to the designated effect symbol 25.

If the stop symbol after the change of the designated effect symbol 25 in the designated effect display section 23 is a hit symbol, the profit state generating means 39 works to open the open / close plate 29 of the variable winning means 15,
Gaming balls falling from the upper side of the game board 4 easily enter the variable winning means 15 via the opening / closing plate 29. Then, when a game ball wins in the variable winning means 15, the prize ball payout means operates to pay out a specified number of prize balls and return profit to the player.

When the second lottery means 37 selects a winning state by random number lottery processing, the command generating means 38 generates a winning effect command including variable time data, and the effect command is transmitted to the second symbol control means. 40 command analyzers
Send to 41. Therefore, on the second symbol control means 40 side, the command analysis unit 41 analyzes the effect command from the command generating means 38, and the designated effect content determination unit 42 specifies the designated effect content of the designated effect symbol 25 corresponding to the effect command. Is determined, and the optional effect content determination unit 43 determines the optional effect content of the optional effect symbol 26 without being restricted by the designated effect content.

That is, in this case, since the effect command from the command generating means 38 is a hit, the designated effect content deciding section 42 determines the designated effect symbol within the range of the hit effect and the variable time effect specified by the effect command. The designated effect contents such as the 25 variation patterns, the type of the symbol being changed, and the type of the hit symbol displayed on the stopped symbol after the change are determined.

When the contents of the designated effect are determined, the designated effect symbol control unit 45 reads the symbol data from the symbol storage unit 44, and finally stops at a predetermined winning symbol according to the designated effect display unit. 23 designated production patterns 25
Control. For this reason, the designated effect symbol 25 of the designated effect display unit 23 scrolls and fluctuates for a predetermined time in a predetermined fluctuation pattern, a symbol, or the like within the effect range specified by the winning effect command, and thereafter, in a predetermined hit symbol. Stop.

At the same time, the optional effect content determining unit 43 determines the type of the optional effect symbol 26 to be displayed on the optional effect display unit 24 under the condition that the hit effect and the variable time effect are specified by the effect command. Freely determine the content of the optional production. Then, when the content of the optional effect is determined, the optional effect symbol control unit 46 reads the symbol data from the symbol storage unit 44 in the same manner as described above, and the optional effect symbol 26 of the optional effect display unit 24 finally reaches the predetermined hit according to the symbol data. Control to stop at the symbol. For this reason, the optional effect symbol 26 of the optional effect display section 24 fluctuates for a predetermined time according to the arbitrary effect content arbitrarily determined under the condition of the hit and the fluctuating time, and thereafter stops at a predetermined hit symbol.

At this time, the designated effect symbol control unit 45 and the optional effect symbol control unit 46 perform the designated effect symbol 25 of the designated effect display unit 23.
And the random effect symbol 26 of the random effect display unit 24 are controlled in synchronization with each other to synchronize the stop time of the variable display of the designated effect symbol 25 with the stop time of the variable display of the random effect symbol 26. That is,
The designated effect design 25 and the optional effect design 26 fluctuate synchronously,
For example, when the three designated effect symbols 25 stop in the order of left, right, and middle, the stop timing of any of the three designated effect symbols 25 precedes, coincides with, or coincides with, After the stop, the arbitrary effect symbol 26 stops.

When the second lottery means 37 of the main control means 31 has drawn out of the off state, the command generating means 38 generates an effect command for the departure for a predetermined variation time, and the effect command is transmitted to the second symbol control means. The command is transmitted to the command analysis unit 41 of 40. And the command analysis unit 41 analyzes the production command,
The designated effect content deciding unit 42 determines the designated effect content of the designated effect symbol 25, and the optional effect content deciding unit 43 determines the optional effect content of the optional effect symbol 26, respectively, and the designated effect symbol 25 and the optional effect symbol
The designated effect design control unit 45 and the optional effect design control unit 46 read the design data of the design storage unit 44 according to the designated effect content and the optional effect content so that the 26 finally comes off and stops at the design. The designated effect symbol 25 of the unit 23 and the optional effect symbol 26 of the optional effect display unit 24 are respectively controlled.
In this case as well, the designated effect symbol 25 and the optional effect symbol 26 fluctuate and stop synchronously.

In this embodiment, a main control means 31 for mainly controlling the game board 4 is provided on a main control board 32, and a designated effect symbol 25 and an optional effect symbol 26 of the second symbol display means 21 are subjected to variation control. Since the second symbol control means 40 are separately provided on the symbol control board 48, it is possible to promote the single function of each control board, and to manufacture a plurality of types of ball game machines having some control functions different from each other. In such cases, it can be easily dealt with by exchanging control boards having different control functions.

The second symbol control means 40 includes a main control means 31.
The designated design control function for determining the designated effect content corresponding to the effect command from the user and displaying the designated effect design 25 on the designated effect display unit 23, and the optional effect display unit 24 for determining the optional effect content corresponding to the effect command. The main control means has a command transmission function of transmitting a production command to the second symbol control means 40 side.
31, the circuit configuration on the main control means 31 side can be simplified, and the second symbol control means from the main control means 31 side.
The signal transmitted to the side 40 can be simplified, and the diversification of the design variation of the designated effect symbol 25 of the designated effect display unit 23 and the optional effect symbol 26 of the optional effect display unit 24 can be easily promoted.

A designated effect display section is provided on the second symbol display means 21.
23 and an optional effect display unit 24, and the optional effect display unit 24
Is larger than the designated effect display section 23,
Specified effect design 25 and optional effect design with one of the symbol display means 21
26 can be displayed, and the arbitrary effect design 26 that can be arbitrarily determined and displayed as compared with the designated effect design 25 constrained by predetermined conditions can be displayed in a large size.
A change can be given to the entire symbol fluctuation on the 21 side.

Further, the stop synchronizing function of the second symbol control means 40 synchronizes the stop time of the variable display of the designated effect symbol 25 with the stop time of the variable display of the optional effect symbol 26. While using a symbol that is not directly related to the designated effect symbol 25 as the symbol 26, a symbol effect having a relationship with the designated effect symbol 25 can be performed by the optional effect symbol 26.

The main control means 31 is provided with a lottery function for selectively selecting one of a hit state which is advantageous to the player and an off state which is disadvantageous for the player. In the effect display unit 24, the second symbol control means 40 is provided with a function of stopping and displaying the hit symbol in the hit state and the off symbol in the off state, respectively, so that the designated effect symbol 25 and the optional effect symbol 26 This can produce a hit state and a detached state.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. For example, the effect command generated and transmitted by the command generating means 38 of the main control means 31 may be only a hit effect command or a miss effect command, or other effect data may be added in addition to each effect command and fluctuation time data. May be.

The effect content determining section of the second symbol control means 40 is set to 1
It is also possible to provide a specific effect content and an optional effect content in the effect content determining unit. In addition, the method of determining the effect contents is arbitrary. Also, when synchronizing the stop time of the designated effect symbol 25 with the stop time of the optional effect symbol 26, an arbitrary synchronization method may be adopted.

In providing the designated effect display section 23 and the optional effect display section 24 in the second symbol display means 21, it is preferable that the area of the optional effect display section 24 be larger than the area of the designated effect display section 23. Alternatively, the two display areas may be the same, or the area of the designated effect display unit 23 may be enlarged. Also, the designated effect display unit 23 and the optional effect display unit 24 may be configured by different display means.

In the embodiment, since the first symbol display means 22 is provided in addition to the second symbol display means 21, the second symbol display means is provided.
Although the control of FIG. 21 is exemplified, the symbol display means is the first control.
The same can be applied to the case where only one of the symbol display means 22 or the second symbol display means 21 is provided. When the second symbol display means 21 displays a complicated symbol, the liquid crystal display means 13 is appropriate in terms of shape, etc., but other display elements may be used. In addition, the present invention is a pachinko machine, arrange ball machine,
The present invention can be similarly applied to various ball game machines such as a sparrow ball game machine.

[0058]

According to the present invention, a main control means 31 for mainly controlling the game board 4 side, a designated effect display section 23 provided on the game board 4 and displaying one or more designated effect symbols 25, An optional effect display unit 24 provided on the game board 4 and displaying an optional effect symbol 26, a designated effect display unit 23, and an optional effect display unit 24
And a main control unit.
This is a ball and ball game machine in which the circuit is configured on separate boards 32 and 48, respectively, with the symbol control means 40 and the symbol control means 40 determines a designated effect content corresponding to an effect command from the main control means 31. The designated design control function for displaying the designated effect design 25 on the designated effect display unit 23 and the optional design control function for determining the optional effect content corresponding to the effect command and displaying the optional effect design 26 on the optional effect display unit 24 With this arrangement, the single function of the board can be promoted, the circuit configuration of the main control means 31 can be simplified, and the signal transmitted from the main control means 31 for symbol control can be simplified. It is possible to easily promote the diversification of the symbol variation of the 25 and the optional effect symbol 26.

Since the game board 4 is provided with a symbol display means 21 having a designated effect display section 23 and an optional effect display section 24, the optional effect display section 24 is made larger than the designated effect display section 23. The designated effect symbol 25 and the optional effect symbol 26 can be displayed by one symbol display means 21, and the optional effect symbol 26 of the optional effect display unit 24 is made larger than the designated effect symbol 25 constrained by predetermined conditions. It can be displayed, and a change can be given to the entire symbol variation on the second symbol display means 21 side.

Moreover, the symbol control means 40 controls the designated effect symbol 25
It has a stop synchronization function that synchronizes the stop time of the fluctuation display with the stop time of the fluctuation display of the optional effect symbol 26,
While using a design that is not directly related to the designated effect design 25 for the optional effect design 26, the designated effect design 25
You can direct the relationship with.

Further, the main control means 31 has a lottery function for selecting one of a hit state which is advantageous to the player and an off state which is disadvantageous to the player.
However, since the designated effect display unit 23 and the optional effect display unit 24 have a function of stopping and displaying the hit symbol in the hit state and the off symbol in the off state, respectively, the designated effect symbol 25 and the optional effect symbol With 26, a hit state and a detached state can be produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a second symbol display means showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Game board 14 Symbol starting means 21 Symbol display means 23 Specified effect display section 24 Random effect display section 25 Specified effect symbol 26 Arbitrary effect symbol 31 Main control means 40 Symbol control means

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 22, 1999 (1999.12.
22)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claim 1

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0007

[Correction method] Change

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[0007]

The present invention mainly relates to a game board 4.
Main control means 31 for controlling the side, a designated effect display unit 23 provided on the game board 4 and displaying one or more designated effect symbols 25, and an optional effect symbol 26 provided on the game board 4 and provided. An optional effect display unit 24 to be displayed, a symbol control unit 40 for controlling the symbols of the designated effect display unit 23 and the optional effect display unit 24 are provided, and the main control unit 31 and the symbol control unit 40 are separately provided. The ball game machine having a circuit configuration on the substrates 32, 48, wherein the main control means 31 has a winning / losing lottery function for randomizing winning / losing, and winning / losing data according to the lottery result. A function of transmitting an effect command including fluctuation time data, the symbol control means 40,
A designated design control function for determining the designated effect content within the designated effect range in accordance with the effect command from the main control means 31, and displaying the designated effect symbol 25 on the designated effect display unit 23 according to the designated effect content. An optional design control function for determining an optional effect content within the optional effect range according to the effect command from the main control means 31, and displaying the optional effect symbol 26 on the optional effect display unit 24 according to the optional effect content. It is provided with.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0058

[Correction method] Change

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According to the present invention, a main control means 31 for mainly controlling the game board 4 side, a designated effect display section 23 provided on the game board 4 and displaying one or more designated effect symbols 25, An optional effect display unit 24 provided on the game board 4 and displaying an optional effect symbol 26, a designated effect display unit 23, and an optional effect display unit 24
And a main control unit.
31 and a symbol control means 40 is a ball game machine in which the circuit is configured on separate substrates 32, 48, respectively, the main control means 31 is a winning / losing lottery function for lottery of winning / losing, and the lottery result And a function of transmitting an effect command including hit / miss data and fluctuation time data in accordance with the symbol control means.
40 is a designated design control function for determining the designated effect content within the designated effect range in accordance with the effect command from the main control means 31, and displaying the designated effect symbol 25 on the designated effect display unit 23 according to the designated effect content. An optional design control function for determining an optional effect content within the optional effect range in accordance with the effect command from the main control means 31, and displaying an optional effect symbol 26 on the optional effect display unit 24 according to the optional effect content; , The single control of the board can be promoted, the circuit configuration of the main control means 31 can be simplified, the signal transmitted from the main control means 31 for symbol control can be simplified, and the designated effect symbol 25 Also, it is possible to easily promote the diversification of the symbol variation of the optional effect symbol 26.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main control means (31) for mainly controlling the game board (4) side, and a designated effect provided on the game board (4) and displaying one or more designated effect symbols (25). A display unit (23);
An optional effect display unit (24) provided on the game board (4) and displaying an optional effect symbol (26), and controlling the symbols of the designated effect display unit (23) and the optional effect display unit (24). A ball game machine comprising a symbol control means (40), wherein the main control means (31) and the symbol control means (40) are circuit-configured on separate boards (32) and (48), respectively. The symbol control means (40) determines the designated effect content corresponding to the effect command from the main control means (31), and displays the designated effect symbol (25) on the designated effect display section (23).
A designated symbol control function for displaying the desired effect, and the effect effect corresponding to the effect command.
A ball game machine having an optional design control function for displaying an optional effect symbol (26) in 4). 2. The designated effect display unit is provided on the game board (4).
(23) and a symbol display means comprising the optional effect display section (24)
The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein (21) is provided, and the optional effect display section (24) is made larger than the designated effect display section (23). 3. The symbol control means (40) controls a stop time of a variable display of the designated effect symbol (25) and the arbitrary effect symbol (26).
The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a stop synchronization function for synchronizing a stop timing of the variable display. 4. The main control means (31) includes a lottery function for selectively selecting one of a hit state which is advantageous to the player and an off state which is disadvantageous to the player. The control means (40) has a function of causing the designated effect display section (23) and the optional effect display section (24) to stop and display the hit symbol in the hit state and the off symbol in the off state, respectively. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. A symbol starting means for changing symbols on the designated effect display section (23) and the optional effect display section (24) on the game board (4) on condition that a game ball is detected. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising (14).